(EAW intro plays)
(The camera opens to a recap of last week’s episode of Sunday Night Voltage. It starts off with TLA trying to solve his current problem of finding out if he actually has a kid or not, as he ends up getting the idea to get DNA tests from Raul Goodman. Later in the night, he decides to just come out and play nice, actually wondering why Hikari tried to make things personal by bringing this topic heading into their match, as Hikari comes out and explains she just wanted to show who TLA actually is but TLA defends himself saying he is a good man and will prove to be a good father if Feliciano is indeed his kid. He hasn’t looked at the DNA tests yet, but all of a sudden Hikari attacks TLA, lays him out and steals the results from him. Dr. Bethany Blue and Kassidy Heart have their contract signing, but instead of an actual signing, Bethany uses this opportunity to try and shame Kassidy as she treated like a criminal when entering the ring being forced to be searched and Bethany attacks her with a taser, throwing her into the table and putting a muzzle and straight jacket on her to send a message as Bethany stands tall. Myles comes out to look back on his EAW Championship loss and his relationship with Minerva, before promising he is going to win the World Heavyweight Championship. Usagi Senshi speaks backstage about her career on Season 16 and how at the end she is going to be the one winning the Specialists Championship contendership at Pain for Pride. Harley Lewis defeats Kasai after cheekingly getting the tights. Theron and Chris finally come face to face. They go back and forth before Charlie Marr makes his return! He still isn’t cleared to compete but he just came out to trash on the two men, as Chris uses the distraction to attack Theron and the two men are pulled apart. Major Michael Scott Connor wins against MITSUBACHI and Tanner Black. Captain Charisma announces Minerva and Yhwach will fight in a new stipulation called Three Stages of Voltage Hell, with Minerva and Yhwach both coming out and promising victory. Theron Nikolas defeats Miku Sakai. Captain Charisma makes official the match between Daryl and Rex. Usagi Senshi and Ayu Megumi versus ARIA and Madison Kaline ends in a no contest as ARIA and Usagi have enough of Madison’s attitude and begin beating her up, with Ayu joining and the Ice Aces standing tall over her. TLA takes a win against Sheridan Muller after an interference from Miku. Ronan is angry at Eden for treating him the way that he did and how he got put in the match with the #DisneyBesties but Eden ends up giving him an incredibly angry and stern response back and Ronan ends up caving in. Sadly, he is unsuccessful in defeating Rex McAllister, as after the match Daryl tries to sneak attack Rex but Rex has him scouted. A video package is played of the history of Barbed Wire Massacre. And in the main event, the #DisneyBesties almost win the match after Minerva interferes to attack Yhwach and Drake takes down Methuselah, but Ronan interferes himself and the match ends in a no contest as the #DisneyBesties take out their frustrations on Ronan and they end up standing tall over him.)
(Sunday Night Voltage transitions to show a shot of the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. An edited version of ‘33rd Blakk Glass’ by ZilaKami & SosMula is played through the speakers while spotlights are panning around and golden pyro is shooting out from the stage. The Voltage crowd cheers loudly while the shot then goes over to show the broadcasting team of Rich Russillo, James Peters, and Persephone.)
Rich Russillo: Welcome everybody…TO SUNDAY NIGHT VOLTAGE! We are officially one week, I repeat, one week away from Pain for Pride! Excitement is through the roof here for all of us as we head into this amazing event, sadly, we don’t have any matches for you tonight-
Persephone: WOOHOOOOOOOOOOO-
James Peters: But we will hear from all of your favorite wrestlers on Voltage on this go-home show edition of Voltage, as well as rewinds of matches of this season our fans voted for to watch!
Persephone: Rigged, I tell you, rigged! Do we really have that many fans that they overtook all the votes I put to watch a Rexy match?!
Rich Russillo: What?
Persephone: What?
James Peters: Anyway, let’s not waste anymore time, let’s get right into the show!
(‘Trepanation’ by Millennium Parade hits, and there’s a very mixed reaction coming from the crowd, one that’s more negative than positive after the past month. The Hardcore Champion Hikari Kanno begins walking out, and she’s wearing her Championship around her waist as well as holding a microphone in her hand. That’s not all however, as she’s also holding onto TLA’s DNA test results. This gets a few more boos from the crowd, which Hikari is able to ignore as she walks down the ramp and heads to the ring.)
James Peters: At this point, I don’t think we need to go over everything Hikari Kanno has done. We all know that she’s tormented TLA over his potential family, and it looks like Hikari Kanno right now has the answers we’ve all been waiting to hear.
Rich Russillo: I’m sure TLA knows the answer already as he was about to share it when Hikari attacked him, and I don’t blame him for not saying anything publicly following that. Hikari’s actions were not okay, though clearly she doesn’t have a problem with that.
Persephone: Of course she doesn’t. She did bring Lola and Feliciano here in the first place. Clearly she’s just as interested as the rest of us in whether or not they’re telling the truth.
James Peters: I don’t know if that’s all this is about… But speaking of Lola and Feliciano, it looks like they’ll be joining us here tonight.
(The camera cuts to the crowd briefly, where Lola and Feliciano are seen in the front row. Lola doesn’t look very amused with everything that’s happened in the past few weeks, and Feliciano looks very disinterested. Hikari Kanno walks up the steel steps and enters the ring, and before long she begins to speak.)
Hikari Kanno: I’m sorry. I know, I kept you all waiting. Not as long as TLA’s kept Feliciano and Lola waiting of course, but the difference between us is that I don’t enjoy having precious time wasted. I don’t enjoy having to spend week after week focused on mediocrity rather than turning my attention to what’s most important. That’s why I’ve always wanted better opponents throughout this Championship reign. That’s why I’m not content with speaking to TLA about the fact that he’s already had various Championship opportunities throughout this season and failed to capitalize on them while Lola and Feliciano have waited thirteen years to hear the truth. I want better, and everyone with self respect should want the same for themselves. I want you all to hear the truth, so I decided to take matters into my own hands and make sure that the result you all hear is exactly what is said on these papers. Lola, Feliciano, I’m sorry the two of you had to go through all of this, but it ends now.
(Hikari Kanno looks down at the papers before continuing.)
Hikari Kanno: Ladies and gentlemen…
(The crowd goes almost completely silent as they wait to hear the answer from Hikari.)
Hikari Kanno: TLA IS THE FATHER!
(A loud reaction comes from the crowd, and the camera cuts to Lola and Feliciano. Lola looks conflicted over that answer, meanwhile Feliciano just shakes his head. Hikari Kanno waits as the fans quiet down, before beginning to speak.)
Hikari Kanno: I didn’t doubt it for a second. I trusted Lola and Feliciano. I knew that their story couldn’t have been wrong, and clearly it wasn’t. My only questions now have to do with TLA himself, because as you all can see, he’s not out here yet.
(Hikari turns towards the stage before continuing.)
Hikari Kanno: TLA, why don’t you come out here before we continue? There’s a few things the world still needs to know, and things you still need to answer for. You spent thirteen years away from your son and his mother. Thirteen years in the ring, all without acknowledging Lola or Feliciano’s existence. I shouldn’t have known about them before you did. We shouldn’t have found out that you had a child on the exact same night. You’ve completely failed as a father and we need to know why that’s the case. There’s only one week before Pain for Pride where I defeat you and retain this Hardcore Championship, so we might as well get this all out of our systems now. Tell us what we’ve all waited weeks to hear. Tell us why you abandoned Lola and Feliciano all to pursue a wrestling career, and while you’re at it maybe apologize to them for missing out on such a large portion of their lives, not that it’ll give them that time back. Go on. We’re waiting.
(“Ambitionz az a Ridah” by Tupac blasts over the speakers throughout the arena as the crowd erupts into cheers. TLA has a serious look on his face, clearly unhappy with Hikari Kanno’s comments here tonight as he walks to the ring and takes a microphone. TLA slides into the ring as he looks like he is visibly restraining himself from attacking Hikari right then and there but instead he waits for the crowd to quiet down before beginning to speak.)
Rich Russillo: Well that was definitely a bombshell that Hikari Kanno just dropped. That TLA is in fact the father of Feliciano who alongside Lola still is looking very conflicted about the news here at ringside.
James Peters: TLA does not look happy and that is probably the result of everything that Hikari Kanno has had to say to him here tonight. He already learned the truth last week before Hikari attacked him but now the whole world is aware as well and you have to wonder where things will develop from here.
Persephone: You know, I was actually hoping that Feliciano would be revealed as me and Rex’s son. That would have really been a big twist!
Rich Russillo: But how would you not be aware of that? Wait nevermind I don’t want to get into that idea any further.
TLA: Are you having fun out here? No, en serio y’all really having a good time huh? This is all just a game to you? Messing with people’s lives? Messing with they familia? This what gets you wet as fuck right? Clearly it does cuz you out here dickriding like you been doing it yo entire life. You know Hikari? I have said it before and I will say it again. I came through and I gave you exactly what you have been begging for your entire Hardcore Championship title reign. I gave you some legitimate competition. You was sick and tired of dealing with the #DisneyBesties well I’m about as far from Disney as you going to get around here. Pero that just wasn’t good enough for y’all. You just couldn’t work with that. Nah you had to return right on back to old habits. Turn that mean girl persona right back on like it ain’t never even been shut off. You decided you couldn’t just focus on the biggest professional challenge not just of your title reign but of your entire career. Nah that was too boring for you. You had to play them games. So imma ask again, Hikari. Are you having fun out here?
(TLA pauses for a second as the crowd cheers and Hikari Kanno just shrugs in indifference to what TLA has been saying.)
TLA: Now the news is out! TLA es el padre! What did you expect was going to come from all of this Hikari? Did you actually expect me to come out here and apologize and grovel like I did something wrong here? I don’t think you believe a single word of anything that came out of your mouth. I think all of this is just mind games and you don’t give a damn about me or mi familia. It is all just a game to you and while you come out here and try to assassinate my character I think the entire world sees through you. Everyone here sees what you are doing and they see exactly what kind of person you are. You can call me a failure all you want but as far as I knew I wasn’t a father until Lola and Feliciano came back into my life. You can act like I abandoned them but even thirteen years later there’s a reason that they’ve been around every single week since they made contact with me. I don’t abandon nobody. I don’t give up on nothing. That spells some real bad news for you because you can play all the games you want. I never say quit and you can throw whatever you want at me. Play all the games you want. I’ll win at all of them. This match should’ve just been kept at two people wanting to beat the shit outta each other for the EAW Hardcore Championship and after Pain for Pride I’m going to be the one who was not only blessed with the privilege of being a father but I’m going to be the EAW Hardcore Champion as well. You Hikari? You already lost the closest thing to a family you had in EAW. You losing the respect of these with yo antics more and more each week. Now you are going to lose that Hardcore Championship too. You gonna have nada chica.
(The fans cheer loudly after hearing what TLA had to say, and once they quiet down Hikari begins to respond.)
Hikari Kanno: I understand, TLA. I truly understand why my actions wouldn’t sit well with you. I’m choosing to interfere with your personal life and share information that I’m sure you’d rather not have out in the public. I’m sure that my actions have caused people to lose respect for me, and have caused some people to remember why they didn’t respect me in the first place. Truth be told, I do not care. It’s none of my concern how some people may react to my actions as of late, because when it comes to you, you’ve already lost the respect of someone who should be one of the most important people in your life. You’ve already lost Feliciano’s respect and made it difficult for him to even look at you as a father despite having to hear the truth said to him just a few minutes ago. I haven’t lost sight of the Hardcore Championship match that’s to come. I haven’t forgotten what’s on the line here, but that’s the difference between the two of us. Throughout my career I’ve grown, I’ve changed, and I’ve learned from my experiences to the point where I can enter a match like this knowing that I belong in that ring. I’m sure you’ve spent thirteen years feeling the exact same way, and now we both know that wasn’t true, don’t we?
(The fans boo disrespectfully after hearing what Hikari Kanno has to say as TLA doesn’t even wait for them to stop before responding.)
TLA: Actually Hikari I haven’t lost anything. You say that I have lost Feliciano’s respect but actually I never had it anyway. Cuz the chico ain’t even met me until a few weeks ago. That might not be a meaningful difference to you but it is meaningful. It means that if we are being completely real about this I am just a stranger to him just as he is to me. But that is just a blank slate. A fresh start. I haven’t lost his respect because I haven’t even begun to earn it but there is all the time in the world for that if that’s what he decides he wants. If not he’s more than free to head on back home with Lola and have nothing to do with me or EAW. That’s his choice. That’s not your choice Hikari. That’s not even my choice. What was your choice was to take this match and make it personal. You could have stopped after you reintroduced us. But you had to go further than that sticking yo nose into a vato business. Hating and disrespecting like you do. You say you have learned from yo past mistakes but you making them all over again like you some lil nobody just walking on into EAW for the first time with the same attitude. Straight basura up in here. Now you going to find out exactly what happens when you fuck with blood. Sangre por sangre puta
James Peters: TLA JUST HIT HIKARI WITH A BOOT, AND NOW HE RUNS IN BEFORE BEGINNING TO PUNCH AWAY AT THE HARDCORE CHAMPION!!! TLA HAS HAD TO DEAL WITH HIKARI GOING AFTER HIM FOR HIS FAMILY FOR WEEKS, AND TLA IS LOOKING FOR REVENGE RIGHT NOW!!!!
Rich Russillo: HIKARI SHOVES TLA AWAY, AND NOW SHE HITS HIM IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD WITH HER MICROPHONE!!! TLA STUMBLES TO A KNEE AND NOW HIKARI LOOKS TO SET HIM UP FOR ALLELUIA- BUT TLA SLIPS OUT OF HIKARI’S GRASP BEFORE PUSHING HER AWAY!!! TLA NOW RUNNING IN AS HIKARI TURNS TOWARDS HER CHALLENGER, AND TLA SENDS BOTH HIMSELF AND HIKARI OVER THE TOP ROPE WITH A CLOTHESLINE!!!!
Persephone: BOTH ELITISTS LAND AT RINGSIDE, AND TLA GRABS HIKARI BEFORE SENDING HER RIGHT INTO THE APRON!! TLA SLAMS HER FACE DOWN ONTO THE APRON, AND NOW HE GRABS HER BEFORE THROWING HER INTO THE BARRICADE!!! TLA really must have had enough!
James Peters: Hikari Kanno uses the barricade to pull herself back to her feet, AND NOW TLA SWINGS AT HER- OH NO!!!!
Rich Russillo: :lupe: !!!
Persephone: TLA JUST HIT FELICIANO!!!!
James Peters: HIKARI DUCKED UNDER TLA’S STRIKE, CAUSING HIM TO ACCIDENTALLY HIT FELICIANO!!!
(TLA can’t believe his eyes as Lola quickly checks on Feliciano, who fell out of his chair and seems to be unconscious. TLA leans over the barricade to see if he’s okay, and after seeing that Feliciano is knocked out he can’t believe what he’s done. After a little while TLA becomes even more frustrated with the situation, and turns towards the Hardcore Champion…)
Rich Russillo: AND THERE IT IS, HIKARI JUST TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION AND HIT TLA RIGHT IN THE FACE WITH THE HARDCORE CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!
Persephone: HIKARI DOESN’T STOP THERE!!! HIKARI SENDS TLA CRASHING INTO THE STEEL STEPS, CAUSING THE BACK OF HIS HEAD TO HIT THE CORNER OF THE STEPS!!! Hikari walks over and kicks off the top half of the steps, and it looks like she has something else planned!
James Peters: Hikari Kanno now grabbing the Hardcore Championship before walking back to TLA, AND NOW SHE JUST BEGINS BASHING THE TITLE RIGHT INTO TLA’S FACE, HITTING HIM WITH IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN AS TLA IS BASICALLY DEFENSELESS!!!!
Rich Russillo: Hikari now pulling TLA up to his feet as she steps up onto the bottom half of the steps… OH NO!! BOOK OF THE END!!!! HIKARI KANNO WITH THE BOOK OF THE END RIGHT ONTO THE STEEL STEPS, AND I THINK TLA MAY HAVE LANDED ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD THERE RATHER THAN HIS BACK!
James Peters: TLA is unconscious, and that’s not all there is to worry about! Thanks to Hikari, TLA accidentally knocked out his own son!
Rich Russillo: This match has become really personal, and in one week we’ll see whether that was a good thing for Hikari, or the worst mistake she could have made.
(At this point the fans are mostly booing, and Hikari Kanno stands over TLA, holding up her Hardcore Championship as blood pours from the back of TLA’s head. ‘Trepanation’ begins playing once again, and as Lola is seen holding Feliciano, Voltage fades away from ringside.)
(Promotional ad for Pain for Pride, where Hikari Kanno defends the Hardcore Championship against TLA.)
(‘Mo Money’ by Ben McLusky blares throughout the arena, prompting an encore of boos from fans, knowing that song usually leads to Ronan Malosi’s presence. Sure enough, it does as Ronan exits through the curtain, not carrying his usual smugness, and instead, appearing more annoyed and angry than anything. Ronan poses on the stage, which causes pyro to go off, and afterwards, he begins sauntering down to the ring, taking glances at the fans with utter disdain written on his face.)
Amaya: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome… RONAN MALOSI!
Persephone: Oh, great! Just what Voltage needs, Ronan Malosi’s presence!
James Peters: Do I detect sarcasm there, Persephone? :mjgrin:
Persephone: None at all. :troll:
Rich Russillo: Well, when it comes to Ronan Malosi, he has a match booked for Pain for Pride 16, but not one he’s happy with.
James Peters: Well, what would have satisfied Ronan if we’re being honest? I mean, the guy thought CITV was beneath him, and would’ve prefered being outright GIVEN a World Title match.
Rich Russillo: Ronan won’t have to worry about CITV. When it comes to Pain for Pride, he needs to worry about surviving, because he’ll be in there with Candice Blair, Halsey Neel, and Sierra Everett, who have a common enemy amongst each other, and that’s him.
James Peters: Ronan’s never struggled to make enemies, and this time, it might come to bite him in a bad way.
Persephone: Can’t be any worse than getting thrown overboard by Kassidy Heart, and almost drowned.
(Ronan poses for the hardcam, spreading his arms wide, and once he’s done, grabs a microphone from a stagehand. ‘Mo Money’ by Ben McLusky fades out, and Ronan is standing in the center of the ring, ready to address the world.)
Ronan Malosi: I-
(Ronan’s anger begins to boil as the crowd cuts him off, drowning him out with boos, which eventually simmer down slightly, causing him to continue.)
Ronan Malosi: See, that’s the problem! Lately, I’ve been nothing but disrespected, and I’m sick of it. I was disrespected by Bethany Blue, I was nearly maimed by Jamie O’Hara, and despite that, DESPITE THAT, I gritted through the pain, so I could compete in a match the very next week, even though booking me in a match after being stomped on top of steel steps is outright sabotage. But you know what? Let’s make matters worse, let’s make things more difficult for Ronan Malosi. I mean, it’s already challenging that I need to face and defeat an EAW Hall of Famer, but I had to face and defeat an EAW Hall of Famer with his number one fan as special guest referee. And because of said number one fan, last week… last week, I had Rex McAllistar beat until SHE screwed that up for me.
(Ronan points to Persephone, staring daggers into her, but she seems largely unphased by the gesture, and Ronan shakes his head, continuing his speech.)
Ronan Malosi: Now, I should come out there, Persephone, pull your skinny ass over the table, and make you regret it. But I’m not going to.
Persephone: He’d probably lose that match too…
Ronan Malosi: I’ve got much more important fish to fry than Persephone. She disrespected me for one match, but the Disney Besties? They’ve disrespected me the entirety of 2023 thus far, which has prevented me from moving on to bigger and better things. I wanted to punch my ticket into Cash in the Vault, but guess what? Halsey Neel screwed that up for me, piledriving me off a ladder, and I’m sure that was satisfying for her, destroying me like that. But what would’ve been more satisfying for me is watching Disney Besties destroy one another at Pain for Pride. But now? Now, I’ve got to worry about them trying to destroy me. That wasn’t the plan, Eden should’ve never put me in that match. Matter of fact, I might just stay here until I’m taken out of it, because I deserve better than this.
(Ronan crosses his arms, and stays planted in the ring, looking towards the stage area, waiting for the arrival of someone like Eden Sinclair or Captain Charisma, so he can be taken out of the match. The fans boos only intensify.)
Persephone: Is he forreal?
James Peters: I… I guess so.
Ronan Malosi: Boo all you want, I’m not going anywher-
(Ronan rolls his eyes as ‘Rhapsody in Pink’ by Stela Cole (Clean Version) plays, garnering a positive reaction from fans, who are glad someone is out here to shut up Ronan Malosi. Candice Blair comes out, being flanked by Halsey Neel and Sierra Everett, who each have a mic in their hand as well.)
Ronan Malosi: Hey! Cut that music off! Cut it off right now!
(‘Rhapsody in Pink’ by Stela Cole (Clean Version) cuts out as Disney Besties are still walking down the ramp.)
Ronan Malosi: Look, I get it! I’m tall, I’m handsome, I’m everything a woman could want, but that doesn’t mean you have to follow me around-
Sierra Everett: Ronan, with all due disrespect, SHUT UP!
(The crowd pops, but Ronan is visibly annoyed in the ring. Disney Besties stop at the end of the ramp, and Candice takes a turn to speak next.)
Candice Blair: Yeah, nobody’s obsessed with you. But if anything, you’re obsessed with us, you’re the one who kept this little rivalry going. Because after Halsey beat you in that three stages of hell match, we were willing to let things go, and move on, because WE deserve better than a greasy, bald, ferret.
Halsey Neel: And we’ve proven that on multiple occasions now, because all three of us have beaten you in singles action.
Ronan Malosi: None of you beat me, alright? Not in a singles match at least, maybe on paper, but in reality? No, because every time we face each other, it feels more like a handicap match.
Sierra Everett: In Halsey’s match, there were no rules that prohibited us from interfering, so technically…we did no wrong. And in my match, sure, we attacked you before the bell, but what goes around comes around, right? Because let’s not act like you beat me at Rise of the Resistance without any outside help.
Candice Blair: And let’s not act like you don’t break the rules in almost every match. But considering you’re on a losing streak, I’d say that adds it up to nothing for you most of the time. You know why, Ronan? Because you’re useless. Matter of fact, so useless, Eden left you with one job, and that was to break us up, which you couldn’t even do either.
Halsey Neel: But one thing you did do, was cost me an opportunity to have a pinfall victory over Methuselah last week, which we can add to the list, because you also cost me an opportunity to become Hardcore Champion.
Sierra Everett: So, much like everything else, you can consider this next beatdown of yours deserved.
(Sierra, Halsey, and Candice drop their mics, and begin surrounding Ronan, each member hopping on different sides of the apron. With nowhere to go, Ronan tosses his mic to the side, and takes off his suit jacket, which he tosses to the side as well, getting in a fighting stance.)
James Peters: I guess the time for talking is over. Disney Besties are out to make a statement ahead of Pain for Pride.
Persephone: Yeah, and as usual, it’ll be at Ronan Malosi’s expense. :mjlol:
Rich Russillo: OOH! RONAN MAKES THE FIRST MOVE, KNOCKING CANDICE OFF THE APRON WITH A FOREARM! BUT THE NUMBERS ADVANTAGE COMES INTO PLAY AS HALSEY AND SIERRA SWARM MALOSI WITH LEFTS AND RIGHTS, BACKING HIM INTO THE CORNER WITH THEIR ONSLAUGHT!
James Peters: CANDICE BLAIR ENTERS THE FRAY AS WELL, AND MALOSI HAS NOWHERE TO GO AS EACH WOMAN IS MAULING HIM IN THE CORNER!
Rich Russillo: BUT RONAN SHOWS SIGNS OF LIFE, SHOVING CANDICE BLAIR BACK! KNOCKING SIERRA BACK WITH A BACK ELBOW, AND CATCHING NEEL WITH A HARD RIGHT HAND!
James Peters: WITH SOME SPACE CREATED, RONAN GRABS HOLD OF SIERRA EVERETT’S NECK, POSSIBLY LOOKING FOR A CHOKESLAM! BUT HALSEY CONNECTS WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE BACK OF MALOSI’S HEAD, CAUSING HIM TO RELEASE THE CHOKESLAM, AND PLACING HIM ON WOBBLY LEGS!
Persephone: So much for a comeback! :mjlol:
Rich Russillo: SUPERKICK BY CANDICE TO MALOSI, WHO DROPS TO A KNEE! HALSEY HOLDS RONAN UP FOR SIERRA, WHO CHARGES IN FOR A HUGE RUNNING FOREARM SMASH!
James Peters: BUT RONAN AVOIDS, AND SIERRA WINDS UP DROPPING HALSEY NEEL INSTEAD!
(Candice immediately swarms Ronan with right hands while he’s leaned up against the ropes, but Sierra doesn’t join in just yet, still in her initial shock after dropping Halsey, who rolls out of the ring. But Sierra quickly shrugs it off, not appearing too phased once fully processing what just happened, which Candice picks up on. With Ronan stunned up against ropes, Candice turns Sierra around, and spreads her arms like “what are you doing?”)
Sierra Everett (off-mic): What? Halsey didn’t believe me about Ronan and Eden.
Candice Blair: That’s what this is abo-
James Peters: RONAN MALOSI! RONAN MALOSI JUST INTERJECTED HIMSELF BACK INTO THE FRAY, SHOVING CANDICE INTO SIERRA EVERETT, WHO GETS DROPPED OFF THAT COLLISION! RONAN TURNS CANDICE AROUND, AND PLANTS HER WITH THE DEATH-RO!
Rich Russillo: DON’T TAKE YOUR EYES OFF RONAN MALOSI!
James Peters: WHICH MIGHT BE A VALUABLE LESSON FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE DISNEY BESTIES TO LEARN COME PAIN FOR PRIDE! BECAUSE IF SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS THERE, RONAN COULD WALK OUT OF THAT MATCH VICTORIOUS!
(Ronan stares down at a limp Candice Blair, intensity in his eyes before letting out a fired up scream, which is followed with ‘Mo Money’ by Ben McLusky playing once more to boos.)
Persephone: To the shock many, Ronan Malosi has managed to stand tall!
(The camera pans around, showing Halsey Neel writhing in pain on the outside, clutching at her head. Sierra Everett is writhing in pain as well, having been bumped into by Candice, and knocking heads. And Candice hasn’t moved off the Death-Ro. Ronan poses to the hardcam, and the camera cuts to the backstage area, showing Eden Sinclair, watching on a monitor, licking her lips as Malosi stands tall.)
[SCREENBAR – Territorial Invasion 2022]
(‘My War’ by Shinsei Kamattechan plays through the speakers of the O2 Arena as Team Dynasty appears; the Specialists Champion, Serenity Valdez, the Interwire Champion, Joso, and Team Captain, Limmy Monaghan, who is rocking a satin-red version of his trademark gear, inspired the scenery on Attack on Titans. He tops off the outfit with the ‘Eren Yeager’ rumbling-arc jacket with his hair tied back.)
Bella Braxton: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN…THE FOLLOWING MATCH IS THE FIRST-EVER ANARCHY IN THE ARENA MATCH!!!!!!!! INTRODUCING FIRST…REPRESENTING FRIDAY NIGHT DYNASTY…THEY ARE THE TEAM OF THE EAW SPECIALISTS CHAMPION, SERENITY VALDEZ! THE EAW INTEWIRE CHAMPION, JOSO! AND THE CAPTAIN, LIMMY MONAGHAN…TEAM DYNASTY!!!!!!!
Stew-O: Now, this is what you call a star studded team, ladies and gentleman. A team full of champions and future World Champions. Serenity Valdez accomplished her ‘Serenity Agenda’ at Pain for Pride by dethroning Ximena Velasquez. Joso won the Interwire Championship back in ‘Poor Unfortunate Souls’ by defeating Ruler and then-double champion, Andre Walker. Meanwhile, you have Limmy Monaghan who has grown to be a star in his own right during his time on Showdown last season. Someone who is more than poised to be a World Heavyweight Champion!
Persephone: To some people, it’s a risk that Limmy Monaghan picked two lesser experienced Elitists for a huge match up like this. While they are champions, can you say that Serenity Valdez and Joso have the same experience as someone like Jake Smith or Hikari Kanno?
Gavin Kirkland: That’s been a debate within the last few weeks, is Limmy Monaghan a fit leader to lead two inexperienced rookies to Anarchy in the Arena, when all the Elitists have no idea what they will be getting themselves into the match? I LOVE me some Limommy, but he’s not a miracle worker.
Stew-O: Joso is the Interwire Champion. Serenity Valdez is the Specialists Champion. These two have done things that people may not think that they were able to do. No one thought that Joso would be able to give Andre Walker his first L in about a year. No one thought that Serenity would take the title off a strong Ximena Velasquez. Dynasty people have done the unthinkable in the past and Anarchy in the Arena will be no different!
(‘You Know My Name’ by Chris Cornell begins to play as Jake Smith, Xander Payne and Team Showdown’s captain, Adam Lucas come out from the crowd in the O2 Arena. The fans are completely hyping up these three Elitists who are making their way down the stairs and on their way to the ring.)
Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING NEXT….REPRESENTING SATURDAY NIGHT SHOWDOWN…THEY ARE THE TEAM OF “THE BEST IN THE WORLD,” XANDER PAYNE… “MR. CASH IN THE VAULT,” JAKE SMITH AND THE CAPTAIN, ADAM LUCAS…TEAM SHOWDOWN!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: It’s no secret that the Showdown brand hasn’t won any of these multi-branded Territorial Invasion main events, but that can all change this year with this combination of men. You have Xander Payne, who has been looking to show everyone his technical ability due to the whole Disney-agenda. You have Adam Lucas, who has been poised to be a future World Champion and it’s just a matter of when. You have Jake Smith, who is Mr. Cash in the Vault and has his destiny in his hands. If there is a team to bet on, it has to be this one!
Stew-O: If there is a year that Showdown may have the biggest chance of winning, it might be this year. This is a wonderful group of men who are hungry and determined to make a statement. Adam Lucas won the opportunity to be named team captain at Midsummer Massacre against the two men he’s with tonight, but my question is on if Xander Payne will be focused on the task at hand. This is not going to be the typical environment that he’s used to as of late.
Persephone: I feel like having a captain like Adam Lucas, who has been able to adjust to being a PURE Champion to Hardcore Champion at some point in his career, it might make things easier for Team Showdown. Not only that, but Jake was PURE Champion and knowing of his past, he has been able to adjust with the different periods of times. I would like to think that Xander Payne will adapt just fine.
(‘Blood, Milk & Sky’ by White Zombie begins to blast through the speakers as EAW Champion, Minerva and Hikari Kanno come out from the other side of the crowd; however, they didn’t take the stairs like Team Showdown did. Just took the exit that the fans normally take to enter the arena on the ground floor.)
Bella Braxton: AND LASTLY…REPRESENTING SUNDAY NIGHT VOLTAGE…THEY ARE THE TEAM OF HIKARI KANNO, THE EAW CHAMPION, MINERVA AND CAPTAIN, DRAKE THE REDEEMER…TEAM VOLTAGE!!!!!!!!
Persephone: Now, this is going to be interesting from the Voltage side because they locked Drake King in a closet. It’s just going to be those two and those two trust each other more than they trust Drake. :mjlol:
Gavin Kirkland: These women are at a disadvantage going into Anarchy in the Arena. Without Drake King, it makes these two more vulnerable. It’s one less person to rely on in comparison to Showdown and Dynasty. I didn’t think this would happen, but when you realize Minerva’s past history with Drake and then, what Hikari has learned about Drake over the past matter of weeks, especially after it was revealed he was in cahoots with Eden, can you blame them for what they did?
Stew-O: Something tells me that they don’t know what they got themselves into. I think what they did to Drake is going to bite them in the butt, but I hope that I’m proven wrong, but it wouldn’t be the first time the women of Voltage conquered the odds at Territorial Invasion. It could be the second time tonight.
( Team Voltage joins Team Dynasty and Showdown at ringside. All of them are staring down at one another, looking to see who makes the first punch. Before it seems like this match is ready to implode, Xander Payne grabs a microphone from Bella Braxton as he rolls inside the ring. The three different exclusive brands are looking at him, puzzled, even telling him to get his fatbutt back down here to begin the match.)
Xander Payne: (taps on the microphone to see if it’s working) Okay, it’s on. Look, I’m aware of what Anarchy in the Arena is going to present. There’s going to be a ruckus. There’s going to be so-called “freakery” (looks at the camera) – you’re welcome, Mickey (tongue click). Now, I’m not going to tell any of you how to approach this match. You can do whatever you want, but that’s not going to show anyone anything about Xander Payne being ‘The Best in the World.’
(The crowd begins to buzz around as Xander Payne continues.)
Xander Payne: For weeks on Showdown, I’ve been going out there every single week and showing all of you people why I am ‘The Best in the World’ with my ‘Best in the World’ challenge. I have been able to show you all my technical prowess and while I could give into the ‘anarchy’ that this match will have, I am not going to do that. Instead, I am going to challenge anyone in this match to step up to me, have a technical wrestling match with me and prove that my claims of being the best wrestler in the world are false. I know there are people in this match that would love nothing more than to get me to shut my mouth. Now, it’s your time to do just that.
(Xander Payne forms a smirk on his face as Limmy Monaghan, Team Dynasty’s captain, steps up to the plate. He steps in between the ropes and slowly walks up to Xander. The two Elitists are having a staredown inside the ring. The crowd is heard getting antsy, wanting one of these men to throw the first punch into the match. The two men are talking to each other, slightly trash-talking to one another.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Persephone: JAKE SMITH WITH A SWING TO JOSO WITH THE PTSD INVOKER! ADAM LUCAS ATTACKS SERENITY VALDEZ, TAKING HER DOWN TO ONE KNEE! I did not see Team Showdown throwing the first punch in the match-up coming! I had my money on Minerva and Hikari Kanno! But, I am loving that unpredictability from the blue brand, Gavin!
Gavin Kirkland: WITH LIMMY MONAGHAN DISTRACTED INSIDE THE RING, XANDER PAYNE CLUBS THE CAPTAIN FOR TEAM DYNASTY IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD! LIMMY CRASHES TO THE GROUND AS XANDER BEGINS TO STOMP ON THE FACE OF LIMMY! XANDER GETS LIMMY TO HIS FEET BEFORE THROWING HIM INTO ONE OF THE CORNERS! NOW, I’M CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT’S UP WITH TEAM VOLTAGE. ANY SIGHT OF THEM?
Stew-O: It seems like that answers your question, Gavin! Speaking of Team Voltage, Hikari Kanno and the EAW Champion, Minerva run to Adam Lucas and Mr. Cash in the Vault, Jake Smith! We see Hikari and Minerva delivering punches to the face of 2/3rds of Team Showdown! Adam and Jake are hitting those punches back to those two talented women! Minerva goes to a knee, but she is looking to battery ram Jake Smith into the barricade! Meanwhile, Hikari Kanno does the same thing as she battery rams Adam Lucas spine-first at the edge of the apron!
Persephone: As we look on the Team Dynasty side, we’re seeing Joso and Serenity Valdez revealing a table from underneath the ring! The two of them are working together to assemble the table! Joso and Serenity are lining up that table next to the horizontal set of ropes at ringside! I feel like this could be SO dangerous and NOT Disney-like!
Gavin Kirkland: But, it seems like Hikari Kanno and Minerva attack the two members of Team Dynasty from behind! But, Serenity Valdez manages to get Hikari Kanno, a woman who she’s had issues with for the past few weeks, and slams her face on the edge of the table, taking the former Unified Tag Team Champion to one knee! Serenity gets Hikari by her arm and looks to whip her to the steel steps, but Hikari counters that whip as Serenity goes crashing spine-first against the steel steps!
Stew-O: Joso goes flying at Hikari Kanno with a running dropkick that sends her back to the barricade! BUT, MINERVA, FROM THE APRON – RUNNING SENTON TO JOSO ON THE OUTSIDE! THE INTERWIRE CHAMPION IS TAKEN DOWN AS SHE PICKS UP HIKARI KANNO! HIKARI AND MINERVA LOOK AT EACH OTHER BEFORE HIKARI PICKS UP SERENITY BY HER HAIR! MEANWHILE, MINERVA PICKS UP JOSO AND WHIPS HIM STOMACH FIRST AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE APRON –
Persephone: No, Joso uses the apron to springboard himself and backflips himself as he gestures for Minerva to come at him! Minerva, with a wicked smile on her face, is more than willing to accept the challenge as she runs towards Joso! But, Joso, looks to get her with a clothesline, but Minerva ducks the clothesline as she stands behind him and begins to claw his eyes out!
Gavin Kirkland: As we focus back inside the ring, we see Xander Payne getting Limmy Monaghan in a headlock! He has been doing a good job with keeping the former Hardcore Champion down, but it’s too early for the match to conclude here! The winning team will be determined by pinfall or submission! It doesn’t matter who makes the pin or submission. As long as it happens inside the ring, it’s all allowed! Slowly, we see that Limmy is finding his way back to his feet!
Stew-O: Limmy Monaghan begins to elbow himself out of the way! He elbows the former World Heavyweight Champion in the chest! He manages to separate himself from Xander as he rebounds himself off the ropes and looks to connect with a ‘Howitzer Impact,’ but Xander is able to catch Limmy’s knee, pushing it away from him! Xander grabs Limmy and connects with a scoop slam! Xander is going to be the one with the first cover in the match!
OOOOONNNNNEEEEEE–
Persephone: Limmy Monaghan kicks out! Xander Payne gets to his feet as he gets Limmy by his hair, but Limmy gets out of Xander’s grasp and takes a step back! Limmy connects with an open hand chop to the chest of the so-called ‘Best in the World,’ but it seems like Xander retaliates by returning the favor! He delivers an open hand chop to Limmy’s chest! But, Limmy stands still as he delivers a knife-edge chop to Xander! Xander delivers a knife-edge chop to Limmy! Now, it’s the two men trading chops inside the ring! But, let’s look at the action at ringside!
Gavin Kirkland: WE SEE MINERVA AND JOSO FIGHTING THEIR WAY UP THE RAMP! MEANWHILE, SERENITY VALDEZ HAS HER HANDS ON A STEEL CHAIR AS DRIVES THE EDGE OF THE STEEL CHAIR ONTO THE GUT OF THE FORMER UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPION! NOW, SERENITY SLAMS THE STEEL CHAIR AGAINST THE SPINE OF HIKARI AS THAT TAKES HER DOWN! JOSO CONNECTS WITH A KICK TO THE GUT OF THE EAW CHAMPION AND DELIVERS A SNAP SUPLEX ON THE RAMP! MINERVA’S SPINE COLLIDES WITH THAT METAL OF THE RAMP AS SHE CLUTCHES HER LOWER BACK IN PAIN!
Stew-O: Serenity Valdez grabs Hikari Kanno by her hair and slams her face against the table that she and Joso set up a little bit earlier in the match! There’s a bit of staggering by Hikari, but she is able to stop herself from moving around as Serenity looks to get Hikari, but Hikari throws a punch, trying to get things swinging for herself! BUT, SERENITY THROWS A PUNCH AT HIKARI, WHICH CAUSES HIKARI TO STAGGER BACK, BUT HIKARI MANAGES TO CATCH HERSELF BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A KNIFE-EDGE CHOP, BUT SERENITY CONNECTS WITH A KNIFE-EDGE CHOP TO HIKARI’S CHEST! THE TWO WOMEN HAD BACK-AND-FORTH WORDS WITH EACH OTHER THIS PAST WEEK AND IT’S ALL BREWING TONIGHT IN ANARCHY IN THE ARENA!
Persephone: Wait, what in the world is happening inside the ring?!??!
Gavin Kirkland: FROM INSIDE THE RING, ADAM LUCAS AND JAKE SMITH GO THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE AND CONNECT WITH A SIMULTANEOUS SUICIDE DIVE TO HIKARI KANNO AND SERENITY VALDEZ!!! ALL FOUR OF THEM GO COLLIDING WITH THE TABLE THAT TEAM DYNASTY SET UP EARLIER IN THE MATCH!!!!!!
Stew-O: It seemed like things were quiet from Team Showdown’s side, but it seems like the captain of Team Showdown, Adam Lucas was trying to strategize on when to make their presence felt in the match! In the process, it seemed like they took themselves out of the equation! Limmy Monaghan is inside the ring as he can’t believe what transpired, but he sees that Serenity is down. Then, he sees that Jake Smith is slowly finding his way to his feet! Adam Lucas follows shortly after, so Limmy gets out of the ring, stands on the apron, and connects with a moonsault off the apron as he lands on Jake, who was looking to find himself back to his feet!
Persephone: Oh, this is interesting.
(Limmy Monaghan turns to Adam Lucas. The two men are captains for both Dynasty and Showdown. The two men have had a rivalry with each other that expanded from the Dynasty and Showdown brands. In a way, it seems like the two men have that respect for each other on top of needing to one up the other.)
Gavin Kirkland: We can’t forget about this rivalry that began a couple of seasons ago over the PURE Championship and then last season on Showdown over the Hardcore Championship. These two men have always torn the house down whenever they’ve faced off in the past. It seems like we’re going to run it back a bit –
Stew-O: Limmy Monaghan throws a punch, but Adam Lucas catches the fist of Limmy before connecting with an elbow to the face! That causes Limmy to stagger back as Adam stands behind and looks to connect with a German suplex, but Limmy is able to catch himself as Adam turns himself around! Limmy charges toward the captain of Team Showdown, connecting with a superkick, but Adam ducks the superkick as Limmy stumbles forward, Limmy is able to catch himself as Adam tries to go for a release butterfly suplex, but Limmy has his feet planted on the ground! He throws an elbow to Adam’s face! He turns himself around before picking him up and connecting with a uranage on our announce table! :damn:
Persephone: The PTSD Provoker lands on the spine of Limmy Monaghan! This causes Limmy to crumble down to his knees! Jake Smith is standing above his former Insurgency stablemate! Jake swings the PTSD Provoker again, NAILING LIMMY IN THE FACE! OH GOD, I THINK THAT LIMMY IS CUT FROM HIS FOREHEAD! JAKE IS STANDING BEHIND A KNEELED LIMMY BEFORE GRAZING THE BARBED WIRE OVER THE FOREHEAD, CAUSING THE FOREHEAD TO BE CUT DEEPER! OH GOD, DISNEY IS NOT GOING TO LIKE THIS! :lupe:
Gavin Kirkland: I hope Disney isn’t watching this! Jake Smith throws Limmy Monaghan to the side as he’s looking at…*Serenity Valdez!*
Stew-O: Look at what Serenity has in her possession! She has that golden scepter in her hands! Jake Smith is looking at his Chamber Family PTSD Provoker with almost a smirk on his face! Serenity is looking at her golden scepter with a wicked grin on her face! Oh god…
Persephone: SERENITY VALDEZ SWINGS HER GOLDEN SCEPTER TO JAKE SMITH, BUT JAKE SMITH USES HIS PTSD PROVOKER TO BLOCK THE SCEPTER FROM COLLIDING WITH HIM! SERENITY GOES TO SWING AGAIN, BUT JAKE BLOCKS IT AGAIN WITH HIS PTSD PROVOKER! You can see a bit of frustration building on the face of the Specialist Champion! She goes to swing again, BUT JAKE IS ABLE TO SWING THE PROVOKER TO THE GUT OF ‘THE VIRTUOSA’ AS THAT CAUSES HER TO CLUTCH IN PAIN! JAKE SLAMS THE PROVOKER TO THE BACK OF HER HEAD AS SHE FALLS TO HER KNEES! NOW, IT SEEMS LIKE JAKE IS PLANNING TO DO WHAT SHE DID TO LIMMY MONAGHAN EARLIER AND SLAM THAT WEAPON TO HER FACE –
Gavin Kirkland: SERENITY VALDEZ SLAMS THE GOLDEN SCEPTER IN BETWEEN THE LEGS OF MR. CASH IN THE VAULT! :damn: Holly Arrow is not going to like that whatsoever!
Stew-O: But, look behind Serenity Valdez – XANDER PAYNE WITH A ‘BLOODY NOSE’ ON SERENITY VALDEZ AS THAT PUNCH WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE HER TO BEGIN BLEEDING FROM HER NOSE! SERENITY GOES TO KICK XANDER BETWEEN THE LEGS, BUT THE FORMER WORLD CHAMPION CATCHES HER LEG —
Persephone: Oh no! That seems to be a mistake on the part of the Specialists Champion, who is now trying to be reasonable and request for Xander Payne to put her foot down, but ‘The Best in the World’ seems to have other plans as he yanks, Serenity Valdez, by her leg, which takes her to her back! Xander gets her by the other leg before positioning himself behind the apron as Serenity is catapulted face-first against the apron!
Gavin Kirkland: Not quite, Persephone! Serenity Valdez is able to place her hands on the apron and prevent her face from colliding with the edge of the apron! Xander Payne goes after her, but the Specialists Champion elbows the former World Heavyweight Champion in the face, which only causes him to stagger back! Serenity finds herself on the apron before taking down Xander with a meteora!
Stew-O: Serenity Valdez is hyping herself up as she turns herself around! Jake Smith comes back into the fold with a super kick that staggers Serenity back as Adam Lucas finds himself into his feet by connecting with a German suplex! A lovely combination from Team Showdown as Adam gets Serenity and rolls her back inside the ring! Is Adam going for the cover here?!?!
OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEE!!!!!
TTTTTTWWWWWW—
Persephone: Yes! This match is still going! :blessed:
Gavin Kirkland: Not going to lie, I wanted it to end there.
Stew-O: I certainly did not.
Persephone: Now, Adam Lucas looks like he’s going to apply an abdominal stretch on the champion herself, but as we look at the damage at ringside, we see Team Voltage’s Hikari Kanno, who is scrambling to her feet. It seems like she took the most damage out of that double suicide dive from Adam and Jake Smith! Meanwhile, as we look near the stage —
(A small, but impactful explosion is set off quite close to the action in the ring. This startles some of the fans near that action as well as the commentators.)
Gavin Kirkland: WHAT IN THE HECK JUST HAPPENED?!?!
Stew-O: I’m seeing a bunch of smoke coming from the stage, but I can’t see if there’s anyone in the rumble. Can anyone get a camera near there?
(The camera pans to the smoke revealing EAW Champion Minerva and Team Dynasty’s Joso who are in the mess. A bunch of referees and technicians are checking on the two Elitists. Hikari Kanno is racing over to the mess to check on the only Team Voltage teammate that she can trust.)
Persephone: We see Joso and the EAW Champion, Minerva take a tumble off the stage and into the electrical box of crates. Now, I’m just being informed that we have footage of how those two Elitists got there.
Gavin Kirkland: It seems like we were able to capture that show from that specific camera angle that we’re going to show right now.
(REPLAY: We see the last moments with Minerva trying to make a comeback and land some punches on the face of the Interwire Champion, Joso. She is able to back him into the LED screen, but Joso manages to kick her away, but Minerva looks to be in a position to spear him through the screen, but Joso moves out of the way. Minerva manages to catch herself and avoid a serious collision! Joso tries to go after her, but Minerva hits an elbow. Joso gets Minerva and connects with a suplex, but Minerva manages to land on her feet before connecting with a running knee strike to Joso, but Joso manages to catch her, hoisting her up in the air and connects with a spin-out sit-out power slam on the electrical crates, setting an explosion on the side of the stage.)
(The scene pans to the side of the stage with Hikari Kanno checking on Minerva. Minerva is trying to find her way back to her feet, but she still seems to be a bit out of it. You can tell that she’s pointing at Joso as Hikari knows what Minerva is talking about.)
Stew-O: The former Unified Tag Team Champion is looking at Joso, who seems to be out of it as well. Hikari Kanno knows exactly what she needs to do as she picks up the Interwire Champion by the hair and pulls him in the direction of the ring. The two of them are going around the stage and down the ramp as Joso seems to be out! Hikari rolls him into the ring as Hikari slides into the ring and races for the cover! Is this going to be enough to give Team Voltage the victory?
Persephone: Omg, I hope so!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
TTTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
TTTTTTT—
Gavin Kirkland: JOSO WITH THE KICK OUT!
Stew-O: What did I tell you about this kid, Gavin? JOSO. DON’T MISS.
Persephone: Hikari Kanno takes Joso and throws him through the second rope and back to ringside! Hikari rolls herself back outside to continue inflicting as much pain on Joso as she possibly can. We see that Joso is trying to get back to his feet, BUT HIKARI STOPS HIM WITH A KNEE TO HIS RIBS, WHICH CAUSES HIM TO GO DOWN TO ONE KNEE! HIKARI GETS HIM UP AND CONNECTS WITH A HIGH ANKLE URANAGE SLAM ON TOP OF THE STEEL STEPS! SHE CALLS THAT ‘BRIGHTSTAR,’ LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!
Gavin Kirkland: The look on Joso’s face looks disturbing enough as Hikari Kanno turns herself around to look at the man that she faced a few weeks ago on Dynasty, Limmy Monaghan!
Stew-O: This was an incredible match! I would recommend anyone to check on the Dynasty Season 16 vault and check out that gem! It was professional wrestling at its finest! Something that Showdown General Manager, Hurricane Hawk would be proud of! Hikari Kanno has a smirk on her face as she welcomes the challenge from Dynasty’s Team Captain. Hikari wants the smoke!
Persephone: Sometimes, it seems like this woman is a lot braver than most people in this company.
Gavin Kirkland: Limmy Monaghan runs to Hikari Kanno, BUT HIKARI STOPS HIM WITH A KNIFE-EDGE CHOP TO THE CHEST. IT SEEMS LIKE WE’RE GOING TO RUN THINGS BACK FROM DYNASTY, STEW-O! LIMMY CONNECTS WITH A KNIFE-EDGE CHOP OF HIS OWN TO HIKARI, BUT HIKARI DOESN’T STUMBLE! SHE CONNECTS WITH A KNIFE EDGE CHOP AGAIN TO LIMMY, BUT LIMMY DOESN’T STUMBLE EITHER! THE TWO OF THEM ARE CHOPPING THE HECK OUT OF EACH OTHER! LIMMY WITH A PUNCH! HIKARI WITH A PUNCH! LIMMY WITH A ‘HOWITZER IMPACT,’ BUT HIKARI BACKS AWAY AND TAKES HIM DOWN WITH A CLOTHESLINE!
Stew-O: Serenity Valdez is inside the ring as she’s staring down with Hikari Kanno, almost begging for Hikari to step into the ring! Hikari doesn’t need to think twice as she steps on the apron, but look at who gets Hikari on his shoulders —
Persephone: LIMMY MONAGHAN HAS HIKARI KANNO IN POSITION FOR ‘GOD OF DESTRUCTION’S WRATH!’ IS HE GOING TO HIT THE MOVE AT RINGSIDE —
???: WAIT!
(Serenity Valdez is seen gesturing for Limmy Monaghan not to connect with the one-handed electric chair driver as she finds herself in the top corner. Limmy still has Hikari Kanno in position for his finisher and has a grip on her, making sure the former Unified Tag Team Champion does not let go.)
Stew-O: THAT’S LIKE TEN FEET HIGH IN THE AIR! WHAT IN THE WORLD DOES SERENITY VALDEZ HAVE IN MIND?!?!
Persephone: I have no idea, but I hope it’s nothing dangerous. :lupe:
Gavin Kirkland: Serenity Valdez leaps off the top corner and connects with a crossbody to Hikari Kanno! :damn: :damn: :damn:
Stew-O: Hikari Kanno is down as Serenity Valdez finds her way back to her knees! There’s an impressed look on our captain’s face as he high-fives Serenity! Serenity is feeling good at this moment and that’s why I love our team! It gives rising talent like Serenity a chance to shine and prove that she more than belongs in this position! She and Joso, who spent a good portion of this match standing toe-to-toe with the EAW Champion!
Persephone: Joso finds his way back to his feet as he joins the rest of Team Dynasty, who find themselves staring down at the members of Team Showdown!
Crowd: “LETS GO DYNASTY!” “LETS GO SHOWDOWN!” “LETS GO DYNASTY!” “LETS GO SHOWDOWN!”
Gavin Kirkland: All this time, the crowd has been clearly divided on which brand they want to walk out as the winners. Now, I know that we’re all biased, but you see a team like Team Showdown and it’s probably the best that Showdown has looked in years! We could possibly win this entire thing!
Stew-O: :mjpls: Don’t count out Team Dynasty, Gavin!
Persephone: I think that despite having two members at the moment, I think that Team Voltage could pull this off!
Gavin Kirkland: This is almost similar to the stare-down that we had to start Anarchy in the Arena! We have Limmy Monaghan staring down Adam Lucas. Xander Payne staring down at Serenity Valdez. Jake Smith staring down Joso. The two teams are trash-talking to one another —
Stew-O: THE CROWD JUST ERUPTED WITH JAKE SMITH THROWING THE FIRST PUNCH TO JOSO, WHICH LEADS TO XANDER PAYNE AND SERENITY VALDEZ CLASHING AT THE SAME TIME, TRYING TO FIGHT CONTROL OF THE ALTERCATION. THEN, WE HAVE THE CAPTAINS OF DYNASTY AND SHOWDOWN, LIMMY MONAGHAN AND ADAM LUCAS, WHO ARE THROWING PUNCHES AT EACH OTHER! JAKE MANAGES TO BATTERY RAM JOSO AGAINST THE BARRICADE! LIMMY MONAGHAN AND ADAM LUCAS ARE GOING UP THE STEEL STEPS AS XANDER PAYNE IS THROWING SERENITY BACK INSIDE THE RING.
Persephone: We see that Xander Payne is determined to keep things in the ring, which could be helpful to the rest of Team Showdown. It could help them get the pins faster than the other two teams.
Gavin Kirkland: Jake Smith runs to Joso, NAILING HIM WITH A CLOTHESLINE AS THAT SENDS THE INTERWIRE CHAMPION BACK, BUT JOSO IS ABLE TO LAND ON HIS FEET OVER THE BARRICADE! HE LANDS ON THE GROUND, WHERE THE EAW UNIVERSE IS AT! JAKE GETS ON TOP OF THE BARRICADE! HE’S STALKING JOSO UP TO HIS FEET AS —
Stew-O: SUPER FLIP PILEDRIVER ON JOSO AS THE TWO ELITIST LAND ON THE STEEL CHAIRS!!!!! :damn: :damn: :damn: :damn:
Gavin Kirkland: Holy crud, that was amazing! Can we see that again?!?!
(REPLAY: It shows Jake Smith jumping off the barricade and landing a super flip piledriver on Joso. The two Elitists land on the chairs, creating a giant mess.)
(The camera pans back to ringside with Limmy Monaghan and Adam Lucas.)
Stew-O: Limmy Monaghan is going over to the timekeeper’s area and I’m not sure what he is going to get his hands on, but Adam Lucas gets Limmy by his hair and pulls him out of the timekeeper’s area —
Persephone: LIMMY MONAGHAN JUST BLASTED ADAM LUCAS WITH THE RING BELL! ADAM’S HEAD IS BUSTED OPEN AND DISNEY IS NOT GOING TO LIKE THIS BLOOD WHATSOEVER! I HOPE THAT THIS MATCH DOESN’T LAND ALL OF US IN HOT WATER. :lupe:
(The camera quickly blurs the blood out on Adam Lucas.)
Gavin Kirkland: It totally is. :lupe:
Stew-O: :francis:
Persephone: Limmy Monaghan has his hands on the ring bell as he slams it on the spine of the former Hardcore Champion! THIS CAUSES ADAM TO FALL TO A KNEE AS LIMMY PLACES THE BELL DOWN AND GETS ADAM INTO POSITION BEFORE HITTING THE ‘ABSOLUTE ZERO’ — HIS VARIATION OF A HIGH-ANGLE URANAGE SLAM ON THE RING BELL! OH GOODNESS, ADAM CRINGES BACK HIS SPINE IN PAIN! I CAN’T IMAGINE HOW THAT FEELS!
Gavin Kirkland: Let’s focus on the action back inside the ring as Xander Payne and Serenity Valdez are squaring off against each other! We see Serenity delivering an Irish whip at the corner to Xander! Serenity runs to Xander at the corner, but Xander gets a foot up, Serenity tries to pull Xander towards her, but Xander nails her with a headbutt that sends the Specialists Champion back! Xander charges towards the champion, following that headbutt with a dropkick that sends her back to one of the corners!
Stew-O: Serenity Valdez stumbles forward as Xander Payne manages to get her by the arm and connect with an arm drag that sends her flipping forward! Then, Xander follows that up with a roundhouse kick that sends her back! Xander with the cover!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
TTTTTTWWWWWWOOOO—
Persephone: Serenity Valdez with a kick out, but it seems like Xander Payne is looking to go all submission specialists on us right now! He turns Serenity to her stomach and it seems like he’s going for a sharpshooter! But, he’s also going for a chicken wing at the same time? :oh: That’s kinda cool, not gonna lie!
Gavin Kirkland: Serenity Valdez is screaming in pain! I can’t imagine how that feels, but Joso is with Jake Smith in the EAW Universe and we’ll be panning to them soon enough! Limmy Monaghan and Adam Lucas are finding their way up the ramp! It seems like Serenity has nowhere to go at this point! The ropes aren’t going to help break any submission hold!
Stew-O: SERENITY VALDEZ KNOWS THAT SHE CAN’T LET THE REST OF TEAM DYNASTY DOWN! SHE NEEDS TO FIGHT THIS TILL THE VERY END!
Persephone: XANDER PAYNE IS GRABBED BY THE LEGS AND PULLED OUT OF THE RING!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: IT’S TEAM VOLTAGE! HIKARI KANNO AND THE EAW CHAMPION, HERSELF MINERVA! MINERVA WAS OUT FOR A GOOD PERIOD OF TIME! HIKARI DID WHATEVER SHE COULD TO HOLD DOWN THE FORT FOR THE TEAM, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THINGS ARE GOING TO GET INTERESTING! MINERVA AND HIKARI HAVE XANDER BY BOTH OF HIS ARMS AND THROW HIM STOMACH FIRST AGAINST THE BARRICADE AND THEN SPINE FIRST AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE APRON! THESE WOMEN ARE AMAZING!
Stew-O: Hikari Kanno gets Xander Payne by the back of his head as she throws him head first against the steel steps. Then, we have Minerva who rips the other part of the steel steps away from the ring post! She’s tossing the steel steps to the side as she begins to rip apart the black mat used at the ringside as she reveals the concrete floor! Hikari is helping roll the mat away from the action and I just know that things are going to get ugly!
Persephone: The EAW World Champion is gesturing for Hikari Kanno to bring Xander Payne closer to her! Hikari goes to lift Xander back to his feet, but Xander shoves the lighter Elitist away from him! Minerva goes after him as Xander delivers a kick that causes her to stumble back! Hikari goes to attack Xander from behind, but Xander with an elbow shot to her face, which causes Hikari to stumble against the barricade, but —
Gavin Kirkland: MINERVA WITH A FOREARM TO THE FACE OF ‘THE BEST IN THE WORLD.’ IT LOOKS LIKE HER KNUCKLES WEREN’T BARE WHEN SHE THREW THAT PUNCH.
Stew-O: She has her trademark Gypsy chain that was her weapon of choice. It’s been a while since we’ve seen it, but she’s brought it here tonight at Territorial Invasion! Minerva gets on top of Xander Payne before unloading on a series of fiery fists from that right hand of hers, which possesses that Gypsy chain! Now, she’s wrapping the chain around the neck of Xander and oh my goodness —
Persephone: SHE’S LIFTING UP XANDER PAYNE OFF HIS FEET AS SHE SLOWLY FINDS HER WAY UP TO THE APRON! XANDER IS GASPING FOR AIR AT THE MOMENT!
Gavin Kirkland: NOW, MINERVA IS THE ONE CHOKING AS SERENITY VALDEZ HAS HER GOLDEN SCEPTER AGAINST THE NECK OF THE EAW CHAMPION, BUT MINERVA IS NOT LETTING GO OF XANDER PAYNE! THIS IS PURE MADNESS! :damn: :damn: :damn: Someone stop this!
Stew-O: Serenity Valdez is on the second row of ropes as she has that golden scepter pressed against the throat of Minerva, who is standing on the apron as she has that Gypsy chain wrapped around Xander Payne’s neck! One of these Elitists is going to pass out the other! But, what they need to realize is that this match needs to end inside the ring via pinfall or submission!
Persephone: LOOK AT HIKARI KANNO, STEW, AND GAVIN! SHE IS BALANCING HERSELF ON THE TOP ROPE! SHE IS TRYING TO GET ON THE SHOULDERS OF SERENITY VALDEZ, WHO IS HOLDING ONTO MINERVA FOR DEAR LIFE! THIS IS NOT GOING TO END UP PRETTY! THIS IS A HUGE RISK THAT COULD BITE VOLTAGE IN THE BUTT! :lupe:
Gavin Kirkland: From basically having no choice, but to think about herself, Serenity Valdez releases her golden scepter and grasps Minerva! SHE HAS HER EYES FOCUSED ON HIKARI KANNO, WHO JUMPS TO SERENITY AND CONNECTS WITH A POISONRANA! SERENITY GETS SPIKED TO THE TOP OF HER HEAD AS HIKARI SITS ON SERENITY AND GOES FOR THE HOOK OF THE LEG!
OOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
TTTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Stew-O: Serenity Valdez with a kick out as that gets Hikari Kanno off of her! At the same time, Minerva releases her grasp on Xander Payne as she stares down at Adam Lucas! Now, it’s been established on a couple of occasions that Minerva and Dr. Bethany Blue are great friends, and in the process, she and Adam have respect for each other, but all of that goes out the window at Anarchy in the Arena!
Persephone: Minerva throws Xander Payne to the side as she goes to the bottom ramp where Adam releases his grasp on Limmy Monaghan! Minerva throws a punch at Team Showdown’s captain, Adam Lucas! Adam is able to duck the punch as Minerva stumbles forward! Adam wraps his arms around the waist of the current EAW Champion, who turns herself around and connects with a harsh headbutt, but that only seems to cause Adam to stumble back just a bit as Adam goes running to her, connecting with a giant clothesline!
Gavin Kirkland: BUT, ADAM LUCAS HAS HER BY THE WRIST AS HE PULLS HER UP TO HER FEET BEFORE GETTING HER INTO POSITION AND CONNECTING WITH HIP TOSS AS HE TRANSITIONS THAT INTO A CRADLE POWERBOMB! ‘HONOR BOMB’ CONNECTS AS MINERVA’S SPINE CONNECTS ON THE TOP OF THAT RAMP!
Stew-O: I’m hearing from the production truck that we finally got some cameras around the EAW Universe, where Jake Smith and the Interwire Champion, Joso are clashing with each other!
(The camera pans to Joso and Jake Smith who are trading punches. Clearly, the two men are getting exhausted, but they are not stopping whatsoever.)
Persephone: Joso connects with a chop to the chest of Mr. Cash in the Vault himself, Jake Smith! BUT, JAKE CONNECTS WITH A SLAP ACROSS THE FACE OF JOSO, WHO IS CHECKING TO SEE IF HE’S BLEEDING FROM HIS LIPS, BUT SIKE, HE THROWS A PUNCH AT JAKE, TAKING HIM BACK! JAKE SLIDES UNDERNEATH THE LEGS OF JOSO, CAUSING THE INTERWIRE CHAMPION TO TURN AROUND AS JAKE CONNECTS WITH A PELE KICK THAT SENDS JOSO BACK INTO ONE OF THE CHAIRS! It seems like security is doing its part to evacuate some of the members of the EAW Universe away from all the action!
Stew-O: Jake Smith is taking a couple of steps away before running towards Joso with a giant boot to the face, but Joso finds himself out of the way at the last second as Jake tries to catch his fall! Jake turns himself around as Joso connects with a spinning back kick that takes Jake into that same seat that Joso was sitting on previously. What does that Interwire Champion have in mind now?
Gavin Kirkland: JOSO CHARGES TO JAKE SMITH, WHO IS STANDING UP, AND CONNECTS WITH A RUNNING EUROPEAN UPPERCUT AS THAT SENDS HIM BACK INTO THAT CHAIR! NOW, JOSO IS ABLE TO GET JAKE IN A HEADLOCK POSITION BEFORE LIFTING HIM UP AND CONNECTING WITH AN X-PLEX THAT CAUSES JAKE TO LAND SPINE-FIRST ON THAT STEEL CHAIR! Now, I would hate to be on the receiving end of that move! Mr. Cash in the Vault is clutching his spine in pain! Jake is trying to find himself in a crawling position, but Joso —
Stew-O: CURB STOMP ON ONE OF THE FALLEN STEEL CHAIRS! JAKE SMITH’S SKULL BOUNCES BACK FROM THE ENTIRE MESS! JOSO WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE AS —
Persephone: What in the world? Jake Smith finds a way up to his feet? :comeagain:
Gavin Kirkland: Joso can’t seem to believe it at the moment! He thought it was enough to put Jake Smith down, but Jake is showing that heart that is allowing him to continue participating in Anarchy in the Arena! He hasn’t been happy with his results as of late. He feels like he’s been letting people down and would love to win this match for Team Showdown, who hasn’t had the best luck in these types of matches in recent years.
Stew-O: We have though. 😄
Gavin Kirkland: No need to rub it in. 😒
Persephone: I think that everyone should have fun! I know I am. 😀
Gavin Kirkland: JOSO KICKS JAKE SMITH IN THE STOMACH, TAKING THE FORMER TWO-TIME PURE CHAMPION INTO HIS BACK! JOSO NOW GETS JAKE BY HIS HAIR AND IT SEEMS LIKE THEY’RE HEADING THROUGH THE TUNNEL AND BACKSTAGE! DO WE HAVE ANY CAMERAS LINED UP?!?
(Happily, there are cameras backstage, which are able to get a look at Joso having Jake Smith by his hair.)
Stew-O: JOSO SEES A WOODEN TABLE NEARBY AND SLAMS JAKE SMITH’S SKULL ON TOP OF IT! THIS CAUSES JAKE TO STAGGER BACK AS JOSO GETS JAKE BEFORE SLAMMING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TABLE AGAIN! JOSO GOES TO SLAM JAKE’S HEAD ON THE TABLE FOR THE THIRD TIME—
Persephone: JAKE SMITH IS ABLE TO STOP HIMSELF BY PLACING HIS HANDS ON THE EDGE OF THE TABLE! HE THROWS AN ELBOW TO JOSO’S FACE AS HE SWITCHES POSITIONS WITH HIM SO THAT HE HAS JOSO BY HIS HAIR AND REPEATEDLY SLAMS JOSO’S FACE AGAINST THE TABLE! AND AGAIN! AND AGAIN! AND AGAIN! AND AGAIN! AND AGAIN! AND AGAIN! JAKE THROWS JOSO BACK BEFORE NAILING HIM WITH A SUPERKICK, WHICH TAKES HIM BACK TO THE WALL! JAKE TAKES A STEP BACK AS HE GOES FOR A RUNNING BOOT, BUT JOSO IS ABLE TO DUCK OUT OF THE WAY!
Stew-O: The Interwire Champion wraps his arms around the waist of Mr. Cash in the Vault! German suplex on the table, but that doesn’t break the table! Jake Smith falls out of it as he’s clutching onto his neck! Joso is looking at the table as it seems like he wants to break that table! This is obviously going to mean trouble for Jake Smith, who has been taking some beating in the last couple of moments of this crazy match-up!
Gavin Kirkland: JOSO GETS ON THE TABLE AS HE GETS JAKE SMITH ON THAT SAME TABLE HAS HIM. JOSO IS STANDING ON THE TABLE AND IT SEEMS LIKE JOSO IS GOING TO CONNECT WITH THAT PACKAGE PILEDRIVER THAT HE CALLS ‘HEAVEN’S GATE.’
Stew-O: BUT, JAKE SMITH IS ABLE TO LIFT THE INTERWIRE CHAMPION OVER HIS HEAD AND CONNECT WITH THE KNEELING BELLY-TO-BACK PILEDRIVER! THIS CAUSES THE TABLE TO COMPLETELY FALL APART AS JOSO AND JAKE SMITH ARE LYING IN ALL OF THAT RUBBLE!
Persephone: But, it seems like Jake Smith is finding his way back to his feet —
Gavin Kirkland: BICYCLE KNEE STRIKE FROM LIMMY MONAGHAN, COMING TO THE AID OF HIS TEAM DYNASTY TEAMMATE! He just managed to take Jake Smith out as Limmy grabbed Jake by his hair and goes down the hallway! I’m hearing that we finally found Minerva and Adam Lucas.
(The camera pans to Minerva and Adam Lucas, who fight near the concourse area in the O2 Arena. There, you can see a group of EAW fans, who were getting snacks, using the bathroom, or trying to get a closer look at the action of the main event. They are rowdy with Minerva and Adam trying to take the other one down.)
Stew-O: Adam Lucas battery rams Minerva against one of the walls! Adam unloads in a series of punches to Minerva! What turned out to be a cute, little spirit of competition has turned out to be an annihilation between these two Elitists! MINERVA IS GRABBING ADAM BY HIS HAIR, LOOKING FOR A WAY TO TAKE HIM DOWN WITH HER AND THROW SOME PUNCHES OF HER OWN! SHE IS CLUBBING THE BACK OF ADAM’S HEAD, WHICH IS HELPING HER GET HIM DOWN! SHE GETS ON TOP OF HIM AND BEGINS TO THROW SOME PUNCHES TO HIS FACE, BUT HE ROLLS HERSELF OVER HIM BEFORE LOOKING TO CONNECT WITH A HEADBUTT, WHICH WOULD KNOCK THE NORMAL ELITIST OUT!
Persephone: Minerva is not a normal Elitist of any sort! This woman has been through so much, so I can’t imagine her backing down due to all of this!
Gavin Kirkland: MINERVA BEGINS TO GAUGE ADAM LUCAS IN THE EYES, WHICH CREATES A BIT OF DISTANCE BETWEEN HER AND TEAM SHOWDOWN’S CAPTAIN! SHE KICKS ADAM IN THE STOMACH BEFORE RUNNING TOWARDS HIM AND CONNECTING WITH A RUNNING STO AS SHE PLANTS HIM ON THE TILE FLOOR! SHE UNWRAPS THAT GYPSY CHAIN FROM HER FIST AND BEGINS TO WRAP ADAM’S NECK AROUND IT AS SHE DID WITH XANDER PAYNE EARLIER IN THE MATCH!
Stew-O: MINERVA IS CHOKING ADAM LUCAS AS SHE DRAGS HIM AWAY FROM THE CONCOURSE AREA! THE FANS ARE COMPLETELY LOSING THEIR MINDS AS ADAM IS GASPING FOR AIR AS THEY GO WHO KNOWS WHERE?!?
Persephone: Is she going to ✨unalive✨him?
Gavin Kirkland: Can we transition to some other part of the arena, please? :lupe:
(The camera pans to the same closet that was seen earlier tonight where Drake King was locked in by Minerva and Hikari Kanno due to a lack of trust in him. There is a noise of mental coming from somewhere as we see that it’s coming from the vents. The camera follows the path of the vent before stopping at the end of the hallway. There you can see a vent shaking and rattling before it swings open and something drops down from it.)
(It’s Drake King who makes one of the cleanest landings on his feet ever, almost like he was a secret agent. He looks impressed with himself for making such a great landing, almost forming a smile on his face, before realizing that he was upset with Minerva and Hikari for locking him in a closet before the match began. His look goes from a charming smile to an emotionless frown.)
(Drake King pulls something from his jacket and it’s a metal bookcase, where the ‘Book of Dristianity’ is kept locked and safe. He looks at the metal bookcase with his initials branded on it on the back and realizes what he must do now. He begins to make his way down to the ring.)
Stew-O: Drake King is out and this could mean trouble for everyone in sight.
(The scene transitions to Limmy Monaghan and Jake Smith in the catering area. Still, Limmy has Mr. Cash in the Vault by his hair as Jake has the strength to get himself away from the team captain of Dynasty.)
Persephone: LIMMY MONAGHAN SMASHES JAKE SMITH’S HEAD AGAINST THE TABLE, WHICH CAUSES FOR JAKE TO STAGGER BACK, BUT LIMMY IS ABLE TO CATCH HIS FORMER INSURGENCY PARTNER BEFORE THROWING HIM OVER THE TABLE! IN THE PROCESS, THIS CAUSES FOR THE TABLE TO FLIP OVER HIM, BUT LIMMY IS ABLE TO GO OVER BEFORE UNLOADING ON A SERIES OF PUNCHES TO THE FORMER UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPION! He grabs Jake from the rubble and it seems like he’s going to get him on top of the rectangular table, which is in the middle of catering. He gets himself up to his feet before getting Jake on top of the table with him!
Gavin Kirkland: This is pure madness! Why hasn’t Disney done anything to stop this mess?! This is probably too much anarchy for anyone! He gets Jake Smith onto his shoulders and it looks like we’re going to get a ‘God of Destruction’s Wrath’ on Jake on top of the table! This cannot be good at all. :lupe:
Stew-O: NO! JAKE SMITH IS PUNCHING THE TOP OF LIMMY MONAGHAN’S HEAD AS HE JUMPS FROM BEHIND HIM! HE GETS LIMMY FROM BEHIND BEFORE TURNING HIM AROUND AND CONNECTING WITH A SPINEBUSTER! Then, Jake gets on top of Limmy before unloading on a series of punches on ‘The Leader.’ This causes the two Elitists to fall off the table! Jake is the first one up to his feet before Limmy follows shortly after, but Jake catches him with a superkick, but look at that, Limmy is able to remain perfectly still as Jake connects with another superkick! Limmy keeps his feet planted on the ground!
Persephone: Limmy Monaghan gestures for Jake Smith to hit him again as Jake does that with no hesitation, but Limmy is able to catch Jake by his leg! But, Jake connects with an enzuigiri as that causes for the former Hardcore Champion to stumble to the side! Jake gets Limmy by his hands as he’s being lead to the table with the toaster and wafflemaker! Oh god, he’s going to cook? :lupe:
Gavin Kirkland: JAKE SMITH OPENS THE TOP OF THE WAFFLEMAKER BEFORE PLACING LIMMY MONAGHAN’S HAND IN IT AND SLAMMING IT CLOSED! JAKE TURNS IT ON TO THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE POSSIBLE! :damn:
Stew-O: Limmy Monaghan is screaming in pain! I can’t imagine how that must feel, but Jake Smith is looking for anyway to weaken Limmy enough for Team Showdown to win the match! It’s metal burning onto a hand, ladies and gentlemen. Not only do you have the harshness of the metal, but putting that on a high temperature and it’s a match made in h-e-🏒-🏒
Persephone: Jake Smith removes Limmy Monaghan’s right hand from the wafflemaker and Limmy with his left hand punches Jake in the face! Jake returns the favor by punching Limmy in the face! Limmy with a punch to Jake! Jake with a punch to Limmy! The two former Insurgency partners are going at it! Limmy with a knee to the gut of Mr. Cash in the Vault as he grabs him by the back of his neck and out of the catering area!
(The camera pans to Adam Lucas and Minerva in the boiling room of the arena. The two Elitist are bleeding. Minerva is bleeding so much, her vision is basically imparied, but she is still getting some hits in.)
Stew-O: Thank god, Adam Lucas is alive!
Persephone: Yeah, but for how long??
Gavin Kirkland: ADAM LUCAS GETS MINERVA BY THE BACK OF HER HEAD AND FLIPS HER, WHICH MAKES HER COLLIDE WITH THE GAS TANK! I’M SURPRISED IF THAT DIDN’T TEAR MINERVA’S SPINE IN HALF! ADAM IS DOING WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO IN ORDER TO WIN THIS MATCH! ADAM GETS MINERVA UP TO HER FEET AND HITS HER HEAD FIRST AGAINST ONE OF THE PIPES AS THAT CAUSES HER TO STUMBLE TO THE FLOOR! Team Showdown’s captain knows what’s on the line. He knows what it feels to come short in these high stakes matches and he knows that he can’t lose tonight!
Stew-O: Adam Lucas follows that up with a basement dropkick as that sends the EAW Champion back against the wall! Adam goes over to get Minerva back to her feet, but Minerva knees Adam in the stomach! She then knife-edge chops Adam in the chest as that sends him back! Adam goes to knife-edge chop Minerva, BUT MINERVA DUCKS OUT OF THE WAY! SHE GRABS ADAM BACK AND APPLIES A HEADLOCK BEFORE DROPPING HIM DOWN WITH AN ELBOW DROP AS ‘TWILIGHT’ CONNECTS!
Persephone: ADAM LUCAS IS DROPPED DOWN AS MINERVA LIFTS ADAM UP AND IT SEEMS LIKE SHE’S GOING FOR ‘ATLAS FALLS’ – THE TWISTING BRAINBUSTER ON THE CAPTAIN OF TEAM SHOWDOWN! I FEEL LIKE THIS COULD BE THE ONE THING THAT TAKES ADAM OUT FOR GOOD! I HOPE NOT, BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO! :lupe:
Gavin Kirkland: NO! ADAM LUCAS COUNTERS WITH A SUPLEX ON MINERVA! HE LIFTS MINERVA UP AND CONNECTS WITH THE BIGGEST SPINEBUSTER THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN HIM CONNECT WITH! MINERVA LANDS ON ONE OF THE PIPES THAT CONNECTS THE GAS ONTO THE VENTS AND OH NO…
(The pipes that connect everything breaks apart from the gas as it begins to make a leaking noise. Soon after, Adam Lucas sees a led pipe next to him and picks that up. There is a slight hesitation with leaving Minerva there. After all, that’s his wife’s friend and someone that he has respect for. But, Adam realizes that he needs to win for Team Showdown and runs out the door.)
(The camera pans back to ringside with Xander Payne, Serenity Valdez and Hikari Kanno inside the ring.)
Stew-O: As we finally pan to the ring, things have gotten crazy with these three Elitists, who refuse to back down from one another! We have the Specialists Champion, Serenity Valdez and Hikari Kanno, who are throwing punches at each other! Each of these women are clearly exhausted as Xander tries to get in the middle of the situation, but Hikari and Serenity chop him in the chest before grabbing him by each arm and whip him across the horizontal set of ropes as they stop him with a shoulder tackle, but Xander is not moving!
Persephone: Xander Payne headbutts Serenity Valdez and then kicks Hikari Kanno away from him! Serenity gets right back up as she looks to throw a punch to Xander, but Xander throws her aside before throwing a knife-edge chop to the chest of the former Unified Tag Team Champion! HIKARI IS ABLE TO REMAIN STILL, PRETTY UNFAZED BY THE CHOP AS XANDER GOES FOR ANOTHER KNIFE-EDGE CHOP! THIS ONE LOOKS HARDER THAN THE LAST ONE! STILL, HIKARI REMAINS CALM. IT’S ALMOST LIKE SHE HAS A SERIOUS LOOK ON HER FACE AS XANDER CONNECTS WITH ANOTHER KNIFE-EDGE CHOP AND ANOTHER ONE! AND ANOTHER ONE! AND ANOTHER ONE! AND ANOTHER ONE!
Gavin Kirkland: Hikari Kanno is still up on her feet as she is looking at ‘The Best in the World’ dead in the eye, but connecting with a knee strike to the face of Xander Payne! THIS CAUSES HIM TO FALL BACK INTO ONE KNEE AS HIKARI CONNECTS WITH A SERIES OF KICKS AND SLAPS TO THE FACE OF THE FORMER WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION! XANDER IS DOING HIS BEST TO CATCH ALL OF THAT, BUT HIKARI IS TOO QUICK FOR HIM! HIKARI IS LIKE A FIRECRACKER! SHE TAKES HIM DOWN WITH ONE FINAL SIDEKICK TO HIS SKULL AS HE FALLS TO HIS SIDE! HIKARI WITH THE COVER!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
TTTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Stew-O: Xander Payne with a kick out! Hikari Kanno realizes what exactly she needs to be doing and that’s wrapping this match up and giving Team Voltage the victory! They might be able to get the job done with two people —
Persephone: We still got Drake King who is planning to make his presence felt at some point in the match! Hikari Kanno begins to apply the cross face/rings of Saturn combination that she calls ‘Auswählen.’ She is locking to apply the move on Xander Payne, who is scrambling at this point She is trying to lock her fingers, but Xander is scrambling out of this hold!
Gavin Kirkland: BUT, LOOK AT THIS — SERENITY VALDEZ CONNECTS WITH ‘HIT THE LIGHTS’ TO THE BACK OF HIKARI KANNO’S SKULL! IS THIS GOING TO BE ENOUGH TO GIVE TEAM DYNASTY THE VICTORY FOR A THIRD YEAR IN A ROW?!?!?
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!!!
TTTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!!!!!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHHHHRRRRRRR–
Stew-O: HIKARI KANNO KICKS OUT!!!! SERENITY VALDEZ CANNOT BELIEVE IT!!!!!!
Persephone: NOW, SERENITY VALDEZ LOCKS IN THE ‘AMARI’ – THE CRIPPLER CROSSFACE, BUT ON HIKARI KANNO! HIKARI IS TRYING TO SCRAMBLE OUT OF THIS MOVE AS SERENITY HAS THE MOVE CINCHED IN!
Gavin Kirkland: Xander Payne comes from behind as he hoists Serenity Valdez up and connects with a high-angle uranage as she goes crashing onto the spine of Hikari Kanno! Now, it seems like Xander is only focused on Hikari at the moment, who just had all the weight of Serenity slammed on top of her spine! Xander gets Hikari up to her feet before shoving her into the horizontal set of ropes as he hoists her up –
Stew-O: ‘LAST SEDATION’ – THE POP-UP POWERBOMB FROM THE FORMER WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, BUT HIKARI KANNO CONNECTS WITH A POSIONRANA ON XANDER PAYNE! THAT WAS ENOUGH TO KNOCK SOME OF THE WIND ON TEAM VOLTAGE MEMBER.
(The camera pans to the EAW Universe, where Limmy Monaghan and Jake Smith are clashing with each other. It seems like the two Elitists are finding their way back inside the ring, but we can’t be too sure.)
Persephone: It seems like Limmy Monaghan is fighting with his left hand at the moment since Jake Smith burned his right hand with a wafflemaker, but Jake burning things isn’t really a new thing.
Gavin Kirkland: Limmy Monaghan throws a punch to Jake Smith, who knees Limmy in the stomach before hoisting him in the air and connecting with a kneecap brainbuster! Jake is gesturing for security to evacuate the fans from the arena! We all saw what happened earlier in the match up with Joso and Jake, so if I was the security, I would be getting these fans out of harm’s way! Jake is getting Limmy into position by one of the chairs and I have no idea what he’s planning to execute, but it doesn’t look pretty for Limmy!
Stew-O: JAKE SMITH WITH AN IMPALER DDT! HE’S TAKING A PAGE OUT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF EAW’S PLAYBOOK AS LIMMY MONAGHAN’S FACE GOES PLANTING ONTO ONE OF THE CHAIRS! NOW, IT SEEMS LIKE JAKE IS GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT LIMMY STAYS DOWN! HE PLACES THE CHAIR UNDERNEATH LIMMY’S HEAD BEFORE PULLING HIS ARMS BACK. LIMMY FINDS HIMSELF IN A SURFBOARD-LIKE POSITION AND WE’VE SEEN JAKE HIT THIS ON JACOB SENN LAST SEASON AND IT SEEMS LIKE LIMMY’S HEAD IS GOING TO BE ‘CRUSHCRUSHCRUSH.’
Persephone: But, look up from the railing above them!
Gavin Kirkland: JOSO IS STANDING ON TOP OF THE RAILING AS HE FLIES FROM IT! JOSO WITH A MOONSAULT AS THAT TAKES DOWN JAKE SMITH! JOSO IS STILL ALIVE IN THIS THING AS THE CROWD IS UP ON THEIR FEET FOR THE INTERWIRE CHAMPION! Still, Joso was able to land on his feet by connecting with that moonsault! I don’t think that Jake saw Joso coming, but Joso gets Jake up to his feet before connecting with a knife-edge chop to the chest of Jake, who staggers back! Joso connects with another knife-edge chop! It seems like they’re going in direction of the barricade that block the ringside!
Stew-O: Jake Smith’s best solution would be to take this match back to ringside. He has Xander Payne there to possibly be some help to him! But, at the same time, Joso and Serenity are going to be united! Everyone is going to come back around to this area! Joso throws Jake over the barricade as he hopes over at the same time! Meanwhile, Serenity Valdez has a smirk on her face, knowing that Team Dynasty could be moments away from the biggest victory of their young careers!
Persephone: Joso rolls Jake Smith inside the ring as he slides underneath the bottom ropes shortly after! Joso tells Serenity Valdez to hold Jake up and throw Jake to him! There, Joso connects with a discus lariat! Then, he follows that up with a snap dragon suplex as that takes Jake to his knees, but Joso connects with a superkick! This causes for Jake to stagger back as he tries to look for some way back to his feet, only to have a spinning heel kick take him back as Joso follows that up with pop-up knee strike! Finally, Joso is able to top all of that up by connecting with a brainbuster and he races for the cover!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
TTTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!!!!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHHHRRRRRR–
Stew-O: ADAM LUCAS WITH A LEAD PIPE TO THE BACK OF JOSO’S SKULL OUT OF NOWHERE!!!! That takes him out momentarily as Serenity Valdez goes right after Adam, who then smashes the pipe to her stomach, causing her to go down to one knee! Then, Adam slams the pipe to the back of her spine! He sees that Serenity is still finding a way back to her feet, but Adam slams the pipe to her spine again, taking her down!
Persephone: Adam Lucas looks at Hikari Kanno is is starting to find her way back to her feet as he swings the lead pipe to her forehead, BUT HIKARI DUCKS IT BEFORE GOING BEHIND HIM AND CONNECT WITH A SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! ADAM IS ABLE TO ROLL TO ONE KNEE AS HIKARI RUNS AND TAKES HIM DOWN WITH A GIANT BOOT! But, she doesn’t have much time to process that before turning herself around and gets kicked in the stomach by Joso, who is still feeling the effects of that lead pipe to the skull! Joso gets Hikari into position before connecting with a front suplex into a cutter–
Gavin Kirkland: WHAT IN THE WORLD??!?!?
Stew-O: DRAKE KING JUST TOOK THAT METAL BOOKCASE AND SLAMMED IT INTO THE SKULL OF JOSO! NOW, DRAKE IS LOOKING AT ADAM LUCAS BEFORE DRIVING THAT METAL BOOKCASE TO HIS SKULL, KNOCKING HIM INTO ONE OF THE CORNERS! SERENITY VALDEZ GOES AFTER HIM, BUT GETS THE SAME RESULT WITH DRAKE SWINGING THAT METAL BOOKCASE TO HER FACE!!!! JAKE SMITH IS FINDING HIS STRENGTH TO GET BACK TO HIS FEET, BUT DRAKE SLAMS THE METAL BOOKCASE TO HIS FACE!!!! XANDER PAYNE GOES AFTER DRAKE AS DRAKE GOES TO SWING THE METAL BOOKCASE TO HIM, BUT XANDER DUCKS, BUT DRAKE SLAMS THE BOOKCASE TO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD!!!!!
Persephone: Drake King just took out FIVE Elitist in just a matter of moments into this match up! Now, we have Drake King, who is staring down one of the women who locked him in the closet. You can cut that tension with a knife, but look at the ramp.
(We see the EAW Champion herself, Minerva, with a red tank of gasoline and a crimson face, making her way down the ramp. No one knows how she was able to get herself out of the boiler room, which was suffering from a gas leak and smoke, but Minerva looks like she’s ready to end some lives and most likely, Drake King’s life.)
Stew-O: This isn’t going to end pretty. :lupe:
(The members of Team Voltage are arguing with one another. That seems to be the only focus at this very moment. Drake King is upset about the attack by Minerva and Hikari Kanno and being locked in a closet. Minerva is angry at Drake for multiple reasons that were established last season. Meanwhile, Hikari thought that she had nothing to do with Drake and his scheming ways, actually trusted him, and come to find out he set her up for a loss back at Rise of the Resistance!)
Persephone: It seems like Team Voltage is ready to implode. These three need to focus on the common task in hand. Drake King is telling Minerva to put away the gas tank and matches, but Minerva is almost gesturing, throwing the gas tank in Drake’s face, which startles Drake.
(Team Voltage is completely oblivious to Team Dynasty and Team Showdown assembling on each side of them. We have Xander Payne, Jake Smith and Adam Lucas on one side. We have Serenity Valdez, Joso and Limmy Monaghan, who is still feeling the effects from the fight in the crowd on the other side. Meanwhile, Hikari Kanno has eventually caught on to the trouble they are in, trying to get their attention.)
Gavin Kirkland: It seems like Hikari Kanno is able to get their attention as Drake King is chuckling, trying to play nice. Drake is looking at Team Dynasty in a playful manner before all of Team Voltage turns to the other side at the same time to look at Team Showdown. Both Team Dynasty and Showdown have evil smiles and smirks on their faces. This is really not going to end pretty –
Stew-O: TEAM SHOWDOWN AND TEAM DYNASTY BEGIN TO BEAT THE LIVING HECK OUT OF TEAM VOLTAGE! :damn: IT SEEMS LIKE THOSE TWO BRANDS HAVE HAD IT WITH VOLTAGE’S BULLSUGAR AND DRAMA! THEY JUST WANT TO PUT ALL OF THIS MADNESS TO AN END! SERENITY VALDEZ AND JOSO ARE BEATING UP HIKARI KANNO! LIMMY MONAGHAN AND JAKE SMITH ARE PUTTING DOWN MINERVA! XANDER PAYNE AND ADAM LUCAS ARE TRYING TO TAKE DOWN DRAKE KING! Out of all the competitors in the match, Drake King is the freshest Elitist. He was locked in a closet for a majority of this match up!
Persephone: Drake King and Hikari Kanno are thrown out of the ring on opposite sides, leaving Minerva in the ring with Xander Payne and Adam Lucas! Adam swings the pipe to Minerva’s stomach, causing her to clutch her stomach in pain! Adam goes to connect that lead pipe to her stomach again, but she kicks Adam away from her! XANDER CONNECTS WITH A POWERFUL CLOTHESLINE AS SOON AS SHE TURNS AROUND! THEN, XANDER HOISTS UP THE EAW CHAMPION, MINERVA FOR THE ‘XANDER DRIVER’ –THE TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER AS THAT’S GOING TO TAKE DOWN THE WORLD CHAMPION!
Gavin Kirkland: Minerva is able to flip herself over as she has Xander Payne in a tombstone piledriver position – ‘TPK’ – THE PRINCESS KILLER!!!! MINERVA WITH THE COVER!!!!!!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
TTTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEE!!!!!
Stew-O: ADAM LUCAS BREAKS UP THE PIN! DRAKE KING SLIDES IN THE RING, LOOKING TO CONNECT WITH A SPINNING ROUNDHOUSE KICK, BUT ADAM DUCKS AS HE MANAGES TO GET DRAKE INTO POSITION FOR AN EXPLODER SUPLEX AS THAT SENDS HIM INTO ONE OF THE CORNERS! Adam charges to one of the corners, nailing Drake with a running forearm to the face! Adam stands on top of the ropes, looking down on Drake as he begins to punch the top of Drake’s head! One! Two! Three! Four! Five! Six! Seven! But, Drake hoists Adam up, but look!
Persephone: HIKARI KANNO IS BALANCING ON THE TOP ROPE AGAIN AS SHE GETS ON ADAM LUCAS AND CONNECTS WITH THE ‘IDOL STAR DROP’ – THE TOP ROPE BODYSCISSORS BACKFLIP INTO A BACK-TO-BACK KNEELING PILEDRIVER! AT THE SAME TIME, ADAM CONNECTS WITH A HEADSCISSORS TAKEDOWN ON DRAKE KING, WHICH SENDS HIM FLYING! HIKARI LIFTS ADAM INTO POSITION FOR ‘BOOK OF THE END’ – HAMMERLOCK BACK SUPLEX INTO A MICHINOKU DRIVER II! DRAKE IS LOOKING AROUND TO SEE IF ANYONE IS GETTING UP AS HIKARI GOES FOR THE COVER!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!!!
TTTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: JAKE SMITH BREAKS UP THE PIN!!!!!!
Stew-O: ‘JUDGEMENT DAY’ – THE CURBSTOMP FROM ‘THE MESSIAH’ HIMSELF AS DRAKE KING GETS JAKE SMITH AND TAKES HIM OUT OF THE RING! Drake notices that a few of the Elitists at ringside are starting to get back to their feet, so he rebounds himself off the set of ropes and connects with a tope con hilo to Xander Payne, Serenity Valdez and Limmy Monaghan, but happily, it seems like Joso was able to get the hell out of the way! Drake turns around as Joso connects with a superkick that staggers the former World Champion back, but Joso follows that superkick up and connects with a slingblade as that takes down ‘The Messiah!’
Persephone: JOSO FOLLOWS THAT UP WITH A SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT AS THAT TAKES DRAKE KING DOWN! Joso is hyping himself up as he’s gesturing for the World Champion to find himself to his feet! Joso slams Drake’s head against the edge of the apron before putting him on the apron! Joso gets on top of the apron as he pulls Drake into position for the piledriver on the apron, but Drake is able to get himself out of Joso’s grasp before nailing him with a knee strike that takes the Interwire Champion back!
Gavin Kirkland: Joso goes right after Drake King with a clothesline, but Drake delivers a kick to the stomach before lifting Joso up and connecting with a falcon arrow on the apron! That sends the champion down! But, we see that Limmy Monaghan is starting to get to his feet as he manages to lift Drake up and throw him over his shoulder, but Drake manages to land on his feet behind Limmy, who turns around as Drake lands a superkick to the chin of Dynasty’s team captain!
Stew-O: DRAKE KING CHARGES AT LIMMY MONAGHAN AND CONNECTS WITH A BLOCKBUSTER ON THE COLD CONCRETE THAT MINERVA AND HIKARI KANNO STRIPPED FROM RINGSIDE WAY EARLIER INTO THE MATCH! I THINK THAT LIMMY LANDED ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD WITH THAT! THE BACK OF HIS HEAD HAS BEEN TAKING QUITE A BEATING IN THIS MATCH AND IT’S SLOWED HIM DOWN A BIT, BUT HE JUST KEEPS GOING! This is one of the reasons why he was chosen to lead Team Dynasty at Territorial Invasion! Drake begins to unload on a series of punches to the face of Limmy before placing him on top of our table!
Persephone: Oh goodness, we need to get out of the way.
(The commentators getting out of their chairs and scrambling for their papers is heard. When it becomes clear, Drake King places Limmy Monaghan on top of the table.)
Gavin Kirkland: DRAKE KING JOINS LIMMY MONAGHAN ON TOP OF THE TABLE AS DRAKE GETS LIMMY IN POSITION FOR ‘ASCENSION’ — THE PEDIGREE ON LIMMY! HE HOOKS LIMMY’S ARMS, BUT LIMMY IS REFUSING TO MOVE! HE KNOWS THE LAST THING THAT SHOULD HAPPEN IS GIVING DRAKE AND TEAM VOLTAGE THE UPPER HAND IN THIS MATCH! HE KNOWS THAT IF HE TAKES THIS MOVE, IT COULD DECREASE THE CHANCES OF DYNASTY WALKING AWAY WITH THE VICTORY.
Stew-O: DRAKE KING LOOKS TO CONNECT WITH ‘ASCENSION’ AGAIN, BUT LIMMY MONAGHAN HAS DRAKE KING UPSIDE DOWN ON HIS BACK AS HE GETS HIM IN POSITION FOR ‘BERMUDA’S END’ — THE KNEELING BELLY-TO-BACK PILEDRIVER ON DRAKE KING! THIS SHATTERS OUR TABLE AS THE TWO ELITISTS ARE DOWN ON THE GROUND! Limmy knows that he can’t waste any time, but to get inside that ring and end this match! Both men are in pain! Limmy looks tired as heck, but he tries to rise back to his feet, gets Drake and rolls them back inside the ring!
Persephone: LIMMY MONAGHAN GETS DRAKE KING INTO POSITION AS HE TAKES HIM UP ON HIS SHOULDERS! ‘GOD OF DESTRUCTION’S WRATH’ — THE ONE-HANDED ELECTRIC CHAIR DRIVER ON TEAM VOLTAGE’S CAPTAIN! LIMMY WITH THE COVER!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
TTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
TTTTTHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: ADAM LUCAS BREAKS UP THE PIN! LIMMY MONAGHAN IS LOOKING AT ADAM IN DISBELIEF! THESE TWO MEN ARE SO DETERMINED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR BRAND WALKS OUT WITH THE VICTORY! Meanwhile, we look at ringside and it seems like Minerva and Hikari Kanno are pulling out another rectangular shaped table. Minerva has the gasoline in her position as she pours gasoline all over that table!
Stew-O: Hikari Kanno lights up the match and begins to ignite the flame on the table! As the table lights up on fire, they put their focus on Joso and Serenity Valdez. MEANWHILE, AS WE LOOK AT THE ACTION INSIDE THE RING! LIMMY MONAGHAN BEGINS TO SHOVE ADAM LUCAS! ADAM SHOVES LIMMY IN RETURN! YOU CAN TELL THAT THINGS ARE GETTING INTENSE INSIDE THAT RING! PEOPLE’S EMOTIONS ARE RUNNING WILD AS LIMMY THROWS A PUNCH TO ADAM, BUT ADAM RETURNS THE FAVOR BY THROWING A PUNCH TO LIMMY! ADAM GETS LIMMY BY HIS WRIST AND WHIPS HIM INTO ONE OF THE CORNERS! ADAM RUSHES TO THAT CORNER WITH A BODY SPLASH, BUT LIMMY GETS OUT OF THE WAY! HE GRABS ADAM BY THE WAIST AND CONNECTS WITH AN O’CONNOR ROLL! IS HE GETTING THE VICTORY HERE?!??!
OOOOOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
TTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
TTTTTTHHHHHHHRRRRRR—
Persephone: NO! ADAM LUCAS WAS ABLE TO ROLL HIMSELF OUT OF THE WAY AND LOOK AT THIS! HE HAS LIMMY MONAGHAN’S SUBMISSION MOVE LOCKED IN ON LIMMY! LIMMY CALLS THAT ‘ULTIMATE DESPAIR’ — THE OVER-THE-SHOULDER CROSS FACE ON HIS FORMER RIVAL! LIMMY IS IN DEEP, DEEP TROUBLE AT THE MOMENT! Once upon a time, Adam made Limmy submit to win the PURE Championship and it seems like Adam is looking to do the same thing again! Limmy can feel his grasp slipping away from him as —
Gavin Kirkland: PHOENIX SPLASH BY DRAKE KING AS HE LANDS ON BOTH ADAM LUCAS AND LIMMY MONAGHAN!!!!! LOOK AT THIS, IS DRAKE GOING TO STACK THEM BOTH ON TOP OF EACH OTHER AND PIN THEM AT THE SAME TIME?!?!?!?
OOOOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
TTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
TTTTTTHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Stew-O: Adam Lucas and Limmy Monaghan lift Drake King off of them as Xander Payne gets Drake into position for the Gory special before sliding him into position for the ‘Xander Driver’ that he tried to connect earlier in the match and Drake manages to land on his feet! He runs to Xander, who manages to take him down with an arm drag that sends ‘The Messiah’ flinging across the ring! Drake finds himself backed into the corner as Xander flattens Drake like a pancake!
Persephone: OH GOD, THE FIRE REEKS FROM HERE! MINERVA IS CLASHING WITH JOSO! HIKARI KANNO IS THROWING PUNCHES AT SERENITY VALDEZ! MINERVA GOES TO WHIP JOSO TO THE RING POST, BUT JOSO MANAGES TO USE THAT RING POST TO BACK FLIP HIMSELF OFF OF IT! Minerva looked like she had intended to battery ram Joso onto that ring post, but she ran forward, unable to control herself, but she was able to put her hand on the ring post and prevent any sort of collision! Joso is able to grab her by the waist and connects with a deadlift German suplex!
Gavin Kirkland: As we look at Hikari Kanno, who Serenity Valdez managed to take down to one knee! Serenity grabs Hikari, springboards herself off that ring post and connects with a tornado DDT! With ⅔ members of Team Voltage down, Joso and Serenity look at that flaming table that Minerva lit up earlier in the match! The two of them get Minerva and Hikari on that apron before getting on the apron themselves! It seems like Joso and Serenity are looking to suplex them to the table!
Stew-O: I’m not sure how they’ll be able to do that! Joso goes to lift Minerva, but Minerva is holding onto the top rope! Hikari does the same thing when Serenity tries to lift her up! It seems like Joso and Serenity are going to attempt the same thing, but Minerva and Hikari know that they cannot fall into that table! Minerva and Hikari are throwing elbows to the two members of Team Dynasty, but Joso and Serenity find themselves clutching onto the middle rope for dear life!
Persephone: JOSO GOES TO LIFT MINERVA FOR THE GERMAN SUPLEX, BUT MINERVA COUNTERS BY CONNECTING WITH ‘THE DARK’ — THE BLACK MIST BLINDS JOSO AS MINERVA SHOVES HIM OFF THE APRON AND ONTO THE TABLE OF FLAMES! With Serenity being distracted by all of that, Hikari Kanno manages to get Serenity Valdez in position for the hitodenashi driver as Hikari jumps to the outside to make sure the move has an extra impact to it! I think that Serenity landed on the back of her neck!
Gavin Kirkland: Hikari Kanno and Minerva look at each other with a nod before rolling back inside the ring! Meanwhile, as we look towards the outside, we see that Jake Smith has begun to pummel DRAKE KING WITH THAT PTSD REVOKER THAT WE HAVEN’T SEEN SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE MATCH! JAKE IS BEATING THE LIVING HECK OUT OF HIS FORMER ‘ROUND TABLE’ BRETHREN! THE SAME MAN THE HE LIVED IN THE SHADOW DURING THE EARLIER STAGES OF HIS CAREER! JAKE KNOWS THAT HE NEEDS TO FIGURE OUT FOR SOME WAY TO TAKE DRAKE OUT OF THE EQUATION FOR GOOD! HE GRABS THAT METAL BOOKCASE THAT DRAKE BROUGHT INTO THE MATCH!
Stew-O: Jake Smith is stalking Drake King to his feet, ready to smash that metal bookcase to Drake’s face, but — HIKARI KANNO CONNECTS WITH A CHOP LOCK THAT TAKES JAKE TO HIS KNEES! NOW, WE SEE THAT HIKARI IS LOOKING TO USE THAT PTSD REVOKER THAT JAKE BROUGHT TO THE MATCH AND SLAM IT AGAINST THE SIDE OF HIS SKULL! That noise was quite disturbing as Hikari gets Jake and throws him over to the timekeeper’s area, hoping that it’s the last they’ll see of him! Hikari covers Jake with some of the leather chairs, steel chairs and coverings that are used to assemble ringside! She even places the ringside mat that she and Minerva ripped apart earlier in the match!
Persephone: As we look back inside the ring, we see that Minerva throws Limmy Monaghan outside of the ring! Drake King throws Adam Lucas out of the ring! The two team captains are on the outside as Xander Payne is left inside the ring with Team Voltage!
Gavin Kirkland: Minerva has that tank of gasoline and begins to pour it around the edges of the apron! Oh goodness, she’s planning to burn everything to the ground! :lupe:
Stew-O: It’s almost like a barrier to keep everyone else out. :oh:
Persephone: Minerva lights up the match and begins to ignite the fire that forms around the edge of the ring! Meanwhile as we look inside the ring, we find Xander Payne who is looking to find his way up to his feet at the corner! Xander is gesturing for Team Voltage to give it everything that they have! Hikari Kanno runs to Xander, BUT XANDER BLOCKS AND SHOVES HER AWAY! MINERVA GOES AND DOES THE SAME THING, BUT XANDER PUNCHES THE EAW CHAMPION AWAY! HE CONNECTS WITH A HEADBUTT TO DRAKE KING! HE KICKS HIKARI AWAY! HE KICKS MINERVA AND SUPERKICKS DRAKE AWAY FROM HIM! XANDER IS LOOKING TO TAKE CARE OF THE VOLTAGE PROBLEM ALL ON HIS OWN!
(As we look at the outside of the ring, we see Limmy Monaghan and Adam Lucas trying to look for an extinguisher from underneath the ring. The two men are trying to be as careful as they possibly can to not burn themselves. We have Limmy who is asking for an official or someone to put out the fire at ringside. Adam looks very concerned about the action happening inside the ring with Xander Payne needing to handle Team Voltage all on his own.)
Gavin Kirkland: Xander Payne is able to throw Hikari Kanno into Minerva, which takes those two out of the equation before setting his sight on his fellow wrestling rival, Drake King! Drake goes after Xander, BUT XANDER IS ABLE TO CONNECT WITH A PALM STRIKE TO THE JAW. HE CALLS THAT ‘OVERDOSE!’ DRAKE THROWS A PUNCH TO THE FACE, BUT THAT DOESN’T SEEM TO STAGGER XANDER AS HE THROWS A GIANT KNEE STRIKE, WHICH TAKES THE VOLTAGE TEAM CAPTAIN TO HIS KNEES! Xander manages to stack Minerva and Hikari on top of each other and at the corner! He places Drake on top of them and if it looks like what it’s going to look like, it was nice knowing them!
Stew-O: XANDER PAYNE GOES FORWARD AND CONNECTS WITH A ‘HEATWAVE’ – HIS VARIATION OF A CANNONBALL SENTON TO THE MEMBERS OF TEAM VOLTAGE! HE PULLS DRAKE BY HIS LEG AND GOES FOR THE COVER! IS THIS GOING TO BE IT?!?!
OOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
TTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
TTTTTTHHHHHHHHH–
Persephone: DRAKE KING WITH THE KICK OUT! XANDER PAYNE REALIZES THAT HE CAN’T LOSE HIS TEMPER! HE NEEDS TO FIND A WAY TO END THIS MATCH AND WIN FOR TEAM SHOWDOWN! HE GETS DRAKE UP TO HIS FEET AS HE PUSHES HIM AGAINST THE HORIZONTAL SET OF ROPES! DRAKE REBOUNDS FROM THOSE SET OF ROPES AS XANDER LIFTS DRAKE UP AND CONNECTS WITH ‘LAST SEDATION!’ – BUT DRAKE MANAGES TO JUMP DOWN AT THE LAST SECOND BEFORE NAILING XANDER WITH A SUPERKICK! Drake pulls Xander closer before connecting with ‘Crown of Thorns’ – the half nelson backbreaker!
(At ringside, an official arrives with a fire extinguisher as Limmy Monaghan gets his hands on it. There is a struggle with what exactly he needs to do to make it work as Adam Lucas looks to take the fire extinguisher from him and show him how it works, but Limmy takes it away as the two men are pulling the extinguisher to themselves. In the middle of all of that bickering, the fire extinguisher releases the white foam of smoke.)
Gavin Kirkland: Inside the ring, Xander Payne is looking to get himself into a crawling position, BUT DRAKE KING IS AT THE CORNER WITH A SMIRK FORMING ON HIS FACE AS HE RUNS AND CONNECTS WITH ‘BOOK OF DRISTIANITY’ – THE PUNT KICK TO THE SKULL OF XANDER PAYNE! XANDER FALLS TO HIS BACK AS HE GOES FOR THE COVER!
OOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
TTTTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
(Adam Lucas and Limmy Monaghan see the smoke clearing as the fire was put out. They see that Drake King has Xander Payne pinned in the middle of the ring as both men go to slide inside the ring.)
TTTTTTHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
(Minerva and Hikari Kanno get Adam Lucas and Limmy Monaghan’s legs, pulling them out of the ring at the last second.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
(“Cold War” by Hans Zimmer begins to play through the speakers. The Voltage stans are completely on their feet, cheering for their brand as Drake King rolls off of Xander Payne. Minerva drops to the ground at ringside, completely exhausted and Hikari Kanno has one arm dangling on the barricade with a smirk on her face.)
Bella Braxton: THE WINNERS OF THIS MATCH… DRAKE THE REDEEMER…HIKARI KANNO AND THE EAW CHAMPION…MINERVA….TEAM VOLTAGE!!!!!!!!!
Stew-O: I am completely blown away! This match was an emotional rollercoaster from beginning to end! I thought every single person in this match delivered a star-studded performance! At some point, I had no idea how this was going to end. Like, this could have went on forever!
Persephone: Happily, it didn’t reach that point because I think that Disney would have a heart attack after witnessing what just occurred at Anarchy in the Arena. This was supposed to be a match to keep everything inside, but I’m afraid about what Disney is going to think about all of this. :lupe:
Gavin Kirkland: We’re mostly gonna end up in trouble, but the crowd is up on their feet, applauding all of these Elitists for their wonderful performances tonight!
(The camera goes to Team Dynasty’s Joso and Serenity Valdez, who are having their burns tended to on top of the ramp by medical personnel. They looked bummed out due to the result of the match on top of feeling emotionally drained from what this match had to offer. Both went out, wanting to prove that they more than deserve their spot and only time will tell if they believe they did. If anything matters, they deserve the gold on their shoulders. We pan to Limmy Monaghan who is resting his head against one of the barricades, looking heartbroken of the result. He really wanted to go out there and prove that he was more than fit to be ‘The Leader’ and represent Dynasty, but did this create a bit of doubt for him? Or will he find a way to pick himself up?)
(The camera goes to Team Showdown with Adam Lucas looking completely speechless at the celebration inside the ring after falling short of breaking up the pin for Team Showdown, but once again, he felt like it was taken away from him. How is he going to be mentally going into Showdown? Jake Smith is looking to pick himself from the rubble thanks to a couple of medical personnel, but he shakes his head, not believing that he felt short of winning a match. Once again, he is met with defeat and it makes you wonder how much will he be able to take? What is he going to need to do to turn his luck around? Xander Payne is being rolled out of the ring by two referees, but Xander pushes them out of the way and tries to find the strength to walk by himself, but falls down within a couple of steps. To him, this match didn’t display him as being ‘The Best in the World,’ so he’s going to not try to be too hard on himself. After all, he’s still the best wrestler in the world and will continue to prove that every time he steps foot in the ring.)
Stew-O: You got to give Team Showdown and Team Dynasty their flowers tonight. Everyone showed up and went as hard as they possibly could. At the end of the day Serenity Valdez and Joso deserve the gold on their shoulders. This match should be nothing more than a confidence boost between these two fast-growing, talented individuals. For Limmy Monaghan, he is a future World Champion and could be the one to dethrone Andre Walker, no doubt about it.
Gavin Kirkland: Jake Smith and Adam Lucas are two future World Champions in the making. While this may be a bump in the road for them, it will only make them better. Xander Payne has been to the mountaintop again and will be there, but he needs to continue to show people that he’s a magnificent wrestler and we’ll see that on Showdown.
Persephone: Congratulations to Team Voltage!
(All of team Voltage are in the ring now, and while Drake is celebrating like he just won the Superbowl, Hikari and Minerva are exchanging looks behind his back. Regardless of what transpired between all of them tonight and in the past, they did manage to one of the wildest and most competitive matches in EAW history and it was indeed a team effort. While both of them have unfinished business with Drake, they nod to one another and raise one another’s arms in the air. Drake turns around and looks at them, but both women turn their back to him. That’s the final shot of Territorial Invasion and it fades to black.)
[SCREENBAR – Territorial Invasion 2022]
(The camera cuts to Bella Braxton in the ring.)
Bella Braxton: The following contest is scheduled for ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!
(‘Kimarigoto’ by BRATS blares throughout the arena, receiving mixed reaction from fans, the crowd being split on who they want to win. Ice Aces make their way out from behind the curtain, but boos intensify once Eden Sinclair reveals herself to be flanking them. The members don’t seem exactly thrilled themselves.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first! At a combined weight of 340 pounds, accompanied to the ring by Eden Sinclair…THE ICE ACES!
James Peters: Big fight feel, because it is. The fate of TLA’s job is on the line.
Persephone: :aww:
Rich Russillo: I feel, if anything, that makes him more dangerous. When someone like TLA is backed up in a corner, he’ll come at you with his most ferocious strikes.
James Peters: If TLA goes down, he’s going down swinging. Ice Aces have the opportunity of a lifetime tonight though, and I don’t think they’ll let it easily slip through their fingers.
Rich Russillo: Don’t forget, they’re a legitimate tag team, meanwhile, TLA’s is a bit more thrown together.
(“Down with the Sickness” by Disturbed causes a hush to fall under the crowd, and Samael makes his usual entrance, stopping at the ringside area, staring down Ice Aces in the ring. ‘Unbreakable’ by Fireflight is next to play, and Kylie Grace strides down to where Samael is, a bit cautious of the monster. ‘Ambitionz az a Ridah’ by Tupac is last to play, and TLA rides out in his lowrider, having Captain Charisma riding shotgun, getting a positive reaction from fans. The two step out, and join the rest of the team.)
Stephie Love: And their opponents! At a combined weight of 620, accompanied to the ring by Captain Charisma…THE TEAM OF KYLIE GRACE, SAMAEL, AND TLA!!!
Persephone: Certainly an entrance. Maybe his last.
James Peters: I hope not. TLA is an asset to have on the Voltage brand, just through the entertainment he brings, whether that be inside or outside the ring.
Rich Russillo: If there’s anyone who doesn’t wanna see him go most, it’s these fans. They can’t get enough of La pantera sexual, and many have voiced their displeasure with this match lately online.
James Peters: But there’s nothing to be done now, like it or not, this match is happening.
(Both teams discuss something with each other in both corners as the referee signals for the bell.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
James Peters: The bell has rung, meaning this matchup is officially underway. Looks like TLA, and Usagi Senshi are gonna kick things off for their respective teams.
Rich Russillo: Right now, the two circle one another before locking up in the center of the ring. Senshi grabs TLA into a standing side headlock, and goes down to a knee, bringing him to his as well.
James Peters: Usagi has the early advantage, and needs to maintain it, which she’s doing a good job of, wrenching on, and tightening that side headlock. But TLA grits through the pain, powering back to his feet, and bouncing Usagi off the ropes to free himself. Dropdown by TLA, followed up with a leapfrog! Running shoulder tackle takes Usagi down as she rebounded off the ropes a third time!
Rich Russillo: Senshi rushes to a vertical base, staggering back in her corner.
*TAG!!**
Rich Russillo: Usagi tagged out to Ayu, who enters the ring, and circles TLA herself now. Collar and elbow tie-up initiates in the center, and similar to her partner, ARIA gets the upper hand on TLA, making a go behind for a rear waistlock. ARIA used her superior speed, but TLA uses his superior strength, given the height and weight distribution between the two, prying Ayu’s hands apart.
Persephone: Not often that successfully goes down.
James Peters: TLA wrings the left arm of Ayu! Ayu rolls through to her feet! TLA places his arm on her shoulder, and yanks her right back down. TLA moves into a quick lateral press!
ONNNNNNNEEEEE-
Rich Russillo: Immediate kickout, TLA couldn’t even get a one as Megumi is still fresh.
Persephone: I hope he didn’t expect to get a win off that.
James Peters: Ayu sits up, and gets trapped in a rear chinlock, TLA’s already attempting to wear his opponent down early on. But Ayu quickly slips out before he could tightly cinch it in, and grabs TLA in a grounded front facelock! Maybe even a guillotine, she has that forearm pressed up against the trachea pretty good.
Rich Russillo: TLA powers up to a knee, and Ayu switches up strategy a bit, realizing her previous one wasn’t working, and places the Hall of Famer in a side headlock while he’s knelt down. TLA stands himself back up, and Ayu gets bounced off the ropes for a repeat of earlier!! Dropdown! Leapfr- no! Ayu saw it coming, and hooked both arms on the top rope, halting her momentum.
James Peters: Right hand attempt on TLA, but he blocks it, and takes her down with one of his own! Megumi clutches at her mouth, having gotten popped in it, and uses the ropes for assistance in getting back to her feet. Ayu heads to her corner as TLA watches from the center, I don’t think he’s showing fear at the prospect of any of these women against him.
Rich Russillo: TLA is big on confidence, but it’s a good thing to have it here, especially knowing the stipulation. Not letting that get into his head.
**TAG!!**
James Peters: Ayu makes the tag out to ARIA! Both competitors circle each other, and we’ll see how TLA fairs against another member of Ice Aces one-on-one.
Rich Russillo: He’s already gotten the best of two, and slightly frustrated them a bit.
James Peters: TLA and ARIA go in for a collar and elbow, TLA gets the upper hand this time, placing ARIA in a standing side headlock. Another role reversal as she bounces him off the ropes, and TLA runs right into a back elbow! TLA sits up, clutching at his mouth and nose area, having got caught flush by ARIA! You can tell Eden’s pleased, seeing Ice Aces finally mount some momentum here.
Rich Russillo: TLA rushes back to his feet, and locks up again with ARIA, who gets him in a standing side headlock. TLA sends her off the ropes, and collides into ARIA with a shoulder tackle, staggering her back, and causing her to rebound off the ropes once more. CALF KICK! ARIA came off the ropes with a calf kick, knocking TLA down, and both competitors move to a kneel.
James Peters: An equal place as they lock eyes before completely standing themselves back up. TLA charges at ARIA, and ducks underneath her clothesline attempt! ARIA spins around into a kick to the midsection, and TLA’s going for Very Mexican Destroyer! But ARIA shoves him away, falling to a seated position, and scooting back to her team’s corner, not taking her eyes off TLA.
Persephone: TLA backs into his corner, starting to- perhaps a bit exhausted, and tags out to Samael.
**TAG!!**
Rich Russillo: Samael could possibly be considered the team’s wildcard, but he’s also their difference maker. ARIA’s clearly thinking about the best way to approach this as Samael just stands in front of her, not moving an inch. ARIA goes in for a collar and elbow, but unsurprisingly, Samael uses the power advantage, backing ARIA up against the corner. I gotta commend ARIA for having guts in that situation, not backing down against the bigger, and more intimidating opponents.
Persephone: Guts, but not a lot of brains.
James Peters: Samael aggressively has his arm pressed up against the jaw of ARIA, the referee’s gonna have yo intervene, he’s showing no signs of stopping.
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FO-
James Peters: Samael releases, and stares down the referee, who might need a new change of pants after that, based on that look he gave. Even Captain Charisma looked a bit worried on the outside, not wanting to have to fine Samael. But he turns attention back towards ARIA, who catches him off guard with a kick to the gut, and slams him face first off the top turnbuckle!
Rich Russillo: ARIA tags him with repeated right hands in the corner, but those punches aren’t phasing Samael, who shoves her back, and places her on wobbly legs with an uppercut! Samael grabs hold of ARIA, BUT SHE BREAKS OUT OF IT, AND CATCHES HIM WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE SKULL! Samael turns around, seemingly reeling off that attack, and ARIA runs off the ropes behind him!
James Peters: BUT HE TWISTS AROUND LAST MINUTE FOR AN EMPHATIC CLOTHESLINE! ARIA got turnt inside out, but Samael isn’t done yet, picking her back up, and SENDING HER HALFWAY ACROSS THE RING WITH A RELEASE SUPLEX! Samael makes the cover, hooking the leg!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWW-
Rich Russillo: Still a bit too early, and ARIA kicks out. Samael goes to pick her up again, but ARIA drives the top of her head into his abdomen like a battering ram, staggering the monster back into the corner. ARIA CHARGES IN WITH A RUNNING FOREARM STRIKE TO THE FACE! And ARIA wrings the arm of Samael, directing him into her corner, pinning Samael there.
**TAG!!**
James Peters: Tag is made, here comes Ayu, who unleashes with shots to the body, and face area of Samael, who drops down to a knee. The referee pulls Megumi away, giving Samael some time to recover in the corner, but she’s right back on the attack, grabbing him in a front facelock, and leaning him up against the ropes. Irish whi- no! Samael reverses at the last minute, sending Ayu toward the ropes instead!
Rich Russillo: BACK BODY DROP! DID YOU SEE THAT ELEVATION?! Ayu hit hard, and favors the lower back area while standing herself up in the corner. Samael Irish whips her to the opposite corner now, and after colliding, she groggily walks right into a SIDEWALK SLAM! Megumi rolls out onto the apron, and Samael pursues her.
James Peters: You gotta admit. That was a smart move by Ayu, preventing herself from getting pinned, and buying time to think up a game plan against this monster. Samael pulls her up to a vertical base, and lifts Megumi over the top rope with a fireman’s carry, walking with her on his shoulders to the center of the ring.
Rich Russillo: But she starts to show fight, squirming, and eventually slips off the shoulders of Samael, who turns around, GETTING CAUGHT WITH A BASEMENT DROPKICK TO THE KNEE! Samael’s down to all fours now, and eats a jumping double foot stomp to the back, flattening him prone on the canvas!
James Peters: Ayu rolls Samael over, and kneels beside him, landing shot after shot to the face. Usagi extends her hand, and Ayu makes the tag!
**TAG!!**
James Peters: Usagi’s in the match now, and starts to repeatedly stomp the chest of Samael, using the top rope for assistance. Ayu exits the ring, leaving things for Senshi to handle. Usagi picks Samael up, and leans him against the ropes. Multiple forearms to the face connect, followed by shoot kicks to the chest! Once Usagi deems the big man stunned enough, she runs off the ropes in front of him!
Rich Russillo: BUT GETTING A SECOND WIND, SAMAEL EXPLODES OFF THE ROPES WITH A RUNNING CROSSBODY! Samael brings Usagi up, and keeps hold of her while tagging out to Kylie, who he points to beforehand, signaling what’s about to happen.
**TAG!!**
James Peters: Samael holds Usagi long enough for Kylie to connect with a shoot kick to the chest! Repeated one’s back Senshi up against the corner, and she’s Irish whipped to the opposite side for a RUNNING DROPKICK! Usagi’s eyes looked glossed over, and Kylie lifts her to the top turnbuckle, climbing up to the top rope herself for an AVALANCHE HURRICANRANA! Cover is made, hooking the leg!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Persephone: Two count.
Rich Russillo: Usagi had enough wherewithal, and energy to kickout. Kylie stands her up, landing a stiff European uppercut! Followed up by another! Senshi is rocked, but almost in an act of desperation to return things back in her team’s favor, she connects with a throat strike!
James Peters: Kylie doubles over in the center of the ring, holding her throat, gasping for air, and Usagi stumbles back in her corner. Ayu tags her on the shoulder!
**TAG!!**
James Peters: Megumi enters the ring, and charges at Kylie! WHO TAKES HER DOWN WITH A DROP TOE HOLD! Kylie quickly transitions into a fujiwara armbar, possibly going to rip that arm out its socket! Kylie stretches a hand out to Samael, who tags it!
**TAG!!**
Rich Russillo: Samael stomps on the shoulder of Ayu, who writhes in pain, holding it, even after Kylie releases the submission hold. Samael notices her lying supine on the canvas, and runs off the ropes for a LEG DROP! A deep cover is made by Samael, who hooks the leg!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
James Peters: Kickout! Ayu stays in it! Samael heads to his corner, and tags out to TLA. Ayu starts to stir, getting back to her feet, BUT TLA GETS POPPED UP OVERHEAD OF SAMAEL, AND INTO HER FOR A HURRICANRANA! TLA rushes into the cover!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Rich Russillo: Once again, there’s a kickout by Megumi! She gets to a knee, but TLA gets to his feet quicker, and strikes her with a right hand, backing Ayu up into the corner. Irish whip to the opposite! BUT TLA RUNS RIGHT INTO A BACK ELBOW FOR HIS TROUBLES! TLA stumbles back a bit, leaving enough room for Ayu to land the HANDSPRING PELE KICK! TLA goes down, and Megumi shoots the half for a cover!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
James Peters: TLA kicks out, and I don’t think that came as a shock to many, not even Ayu, knowing the resilience he can possess. She brings TLA up to a knee, but he begins to fight back with shots to the abdomen, followed by a punch to the face after standing himself up. Irish whip into the corner! TLA- AGAIN, GETS HIS MOMENTUM HALTED, RUNNING INTO A BIG BOOT!
Rich Russillo: Ayu springs to the middle rope, AND DIVES DOWN WITH A BLOCKBUSTER! INTO THE COVER GOES AYU!
ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THH-
James Peters: TLA’s head banged off that canvas, but he managed to survive. Gears have started to turn in Ayu’s head, who stalks TLA from the corner, waiting for him to get back up. …SHOTGUN DROPKICK! TLA JUST GOT SENT BACK FIRST INTO THE MIDDLE AND BOTTOM ROPE! Ayu quickly makes a tag out to ARIA!
**TAG!!**
Rich Russillo: AND ARIA RUSHES INTO THE RING, CRASHING INTO TLA WITH A CANNONBALL SENTON! ARIA drags TLA out of the comer, and makes the cover, hooking his leg!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
James Peters: Not sure if ARIA dragged him just far enough as TLA reached out with his arm, able to grab the bottom rope.
Rich Russillo: I think she underestimated his wingspan slightly. But TLA stays in this thing, and even saved himself some energy by not kicking out. ARIA looks down at TLA, and questions her next move, but waits for him to stand up. I don’t think he has any idea of what’s happening as ARIA handsprings off the ropes in front of him for a CUTTER! ZIRICON INJECTION!
Persephone: Why isn’t she going for the cover? :comeagain:
James Peters: TLA may look down and out as he lies prone on the canvas, but ARIA knows better than that. She wants to guarantee that he’s done. TLA picks himself up using the ropes, and ARIA stalks him from the opposite set. JUSTICE FOR AL- NO! ARIA CAME RUNNING IN FOR THAT KNEE STRIKE, BUT TLA SIDESTEPPED HER, SENDING ARIA OUT THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE MID JUMP! I think she landed on her tailbone. Either way, that was rough.
Rich Russillo: TLA collapses to the canvas, and starts crawling to his corner, managing to stand himself up in the middle of the ring. BUT ARIA SLIDES BACK IN, BLINDSIDING HIM WITH A CLAYMORE KICK TO THE SIDE OF HIS FACE! THE COVER IS MADE!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHRRRR-
James Peters: TLA powers out! ARIA gets a knee, and just shakes her head, starting to get a bit frustrated. Meanwhile, Eden is watching very closely, feeling as if TLA is close to being done for. Captain Charisma, and Kylie are trying to rally TLA on. ARIA brings him back to his feet in a front facelock, BUT TLA DRIVES HER BACK FIRST INTO THE ICE ACES CORNER! I don’t think that was intentional on his end, just acting out of pure instinct.
Rich Russillo: He delivers repeated shoulder thrusts to the gut of ARIA, but Usagi tags her on the shoulder!
**TAG!!**
James Peters: SENSHI SLINGSHOTS OVER THE TOP ROPE BEHIND TLA, AND DUMPS HIM HIGH ON HIS HEAD AND NECK WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX! Or rather Ace-Plex! Usagi doesn’t go for the cover, and picks TLA back up. Irish whip to the cor- NO! TLA COUNTERED! AND USAGI GOES STERNUM FIRST INTO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE! Senshi rolls through to both knees, holding her sternum, and TLA collapses down to the canvas.
Rich Russillo: Usagi quickly makes a tag out to Ayu!
**TAG!!**
Rich Russillo; AYU RUNS IN, DELIVERING A STOMP TO THE BACK OF A CRAWLING TLA! AND SHE GRABS HIS FOOT, STOPPING HIM FROM GETTING TO HIS CORNER! But TLA keeps inching himself closer, and closer regardless, having to use his forearm to claw.
Persephone: Don’t think she’s gonna be strong enough to stop him from getting the tag like that.
James Peters: AYU REALIZES THIS, AND KNOCKS KYLIE OFF THE APRON WITH A RUNNING FOREARM! Ayu doesn’t look proud of the actions there, but acted out of desperation, being so close to putting TLA away possibly.
Rich Russillo: Samael tries to enter the ring, the anger building up inside him, but the referee stops that from happening, so does Captain Charisma on the outside.
James Peters: Ayu picks TLA up, and places him in her corner, tagging out to Usagi!
**TAG!!**
James Peters: A double tornado DDT plants TLA, and Usagi hooks the leg!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!
James Peters: Kickout! Rear chinlock tacked on by Usagi, continuing to wear down TLA, and at this point, I’m unsure of just how much energy he has left.
Rich Russillo: Looks like he still has some, powering back to his feet, and driving the back of his elbow into the abdomen of Usagi! Senshi looks to shut him down with a half and half suplex! BUT THE FIGHTING SPIRIT OF TLA IS ON FULL DISPLAY AS HE STANDS BACK UP TO HIS FEET, NOT SELLING THE EFFECTS OF THAT MOVE AT ALL!
James Peters: USAGI SEES THIS, CLEARLY IN SOME DISBELIEF, AND CHARGES RIGHT INTO A POP UP VERY MEXICAN UPPERCUT! TLA collapses prone, and crawls to the corner. But Usagi crawls to hers as well.
**TAG!!**
Rich Russillo: TAGS ARE MADE OUT TO KYLIE, AND AYU! CLOTHESLINE ATTEMPT BY MEGUMI, BUT KYLIE DUCKS UNDERNEATH IT, AND KNOCKS ARIA OFF THE APRON WITH A RUNNING DROPKICK! Kylie gets back to her feet, and Ayu almost lands a punch, but she blocks it, scoring right hand after right hand, backing Megumi up into the corner. Irish whip- no, Ayu reverses, sending Kylie to the opposite corner instead!
James Peters: GRACE GOES UP AND OVER AYU, AND SHE TURNS AROUND INTO THE POWER PUNCH! COVER IS MADE!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THH-
James Peters: ARIA breaks things up with a double axe handle! Samael enters the ring, and scoops her up on his shoulder for a snake eyes, dropping ARIA face first on the top turnbuckle! SAMAEL RUNS OFF THE ROPES, AND- JUSTICE FOR ALL! THE RUNNING KNEE TAKES OUT SAMAEL! TLA slides in the ring, and spins ARIA around, MEXICAN DEST- NO!
Rich Russillo: ARIA reversed with a back body drop, and runs off the ropes behind him for JUSTICE FOR ALL! TLA rolls out of the ring! KY-KICK! ARIA SPUN AROUND INTO A SUPERKICK FROM KYLIE! FROM BEHIND, AYU WITH AN O’CONNOR ROLL!!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
James Peters: Grace still kicks out! Kylie is down, and Ayu climbs to the top rope, back to her opponent! LEAP! THE DIVING MOONSAULT DOESNT CONNECT AS KYLIE GETS OUT OF THE WAY! Ayu gets back to her feet, stumbling into the corner, holding her gut. KYLIE CHARGES IN WITH A DROPKIC- AYU GOT OUT OF THE WAY!
Rich Russillo: SCHOOL GIRL BY AYU!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWW-
James Peters: CRY ABOUT IT! KYLIE KICKED OUT, BUT TRANSITIONED INTO THE BANK STATEMENT! IS AYU GONNA TAP?!
Rich Russillo: Panic is starting to form on the face of Eden Sinclair!
James Peters: USAGI! USAGI COMES IN TO DELIVER A STOMP TO THE SIDE OF KYLIE’S FACE, BREAKING UP THE SUBMISSION HOLD! BLOOD DONATION! RUNNING BIG BOOT BY SAMAEL DROPS USAGI WHERE SHE STANDS!
Persephone: She’s out.
Rich Russillo: SACRED ARROW! SAMAEL TURNED AROUND INTO BLACK MASS! It’s down to Kylie, and Ayu once again, and Ayu charges Kylie with a clothesline, Grace ducks underneath! Both competitors run off the opposing ropes to one another, and collide with crossbody attempts! Both women are down!
James Peters: TLA! TLA is up on the apron, and reaches out for a tag! ARIA is up on her apron as well, wanting a tag herself. You can tell both are exhausted.
**TAG!!**
James Peters: TAG TO BOTH ARIA AND TLA! Each competitor enter the ring, TLA a bit more explosive than ARIA it seems, perhaps having gotten a second wind, knowing what’s on the line.
ARIA: (off-mic) Wait.
(ARIA stares across the ring at TLA and is immediately hit with a rush of emotions. She knew in her heart that this situation wasn’t right. The Ice Aces shouldn’t be forced to end another person’s career in order to get their own opportunities.)
Persephone: Oh my heavens! It seems like ARIA is experiencing an internal conflict at the moment. I just LOVE that we are about to see this match get delayed and last even longer!
James Peters: Well, TLA is motioning for ARIA to lock-up. If there is anything we know about TLA it’s that he’s a fighter and throughout this entire match, he’s been doing everything he can to keep his career here in EAW alive.
Rich Russillo: ARIA is asking for a microphone. What is going on?
(Even TLA looks a little perplexed as ARIA takes a microphone from Bella. The blonde looks nervous and unsure of herself, but she clears her throat and begins to speak.)
ARIA: Okay, uhhh, I-I know this isn’t very typical and you’re not supposed to stop a match to start talking but uh, I think everyone kinda needs to hear me out.
(On the outside of the ring, Usagi and Ayu exchange looks with one another. Clearly, they’re just as clueless as everyone else and neither woman appears to know what ARIA is about to say. ARIA looks towards them and shoots them both an apologetic look.)
ARIA: I don’t really want to speak for either of you right now, but I know that you two are just as upset over being in this position as I am. All three of us want our chance to break out and become household names, but I know that for me personally, I can’t do it at someone else’s expense. Not like this. I’m sorry.
(The crowd has gone completely quiet. On the opposite side of the ring from the Ice Aces, Kylie has placed her hand on Samael’s arm. She doesn’t want him getting in the ring right now, and once again, to the surprise of everyone, Samael seems to be calmed by her.)
(ARIA takes a deep breath and she looks over at Captain Charisma.)
ARIA: Sir, you need to know who Eden Sinclair really is…
(Of course, this immediately gets everyone’s attention, and all eyes are on Eden now. She narrows her eyes and glares up at ARIA, but to her credit, ARIA doesn’t back down. She’s come this far, after all, and in her opinion, the world deserves to know the truth.)
ARIA: TLA, you deserve to know the truth.
Persephone: Okay, not gunna lie. This has kind of taken an interesting turn. I wish I had some popcorn right now.
Rich Russillo: Same, honestly.
ARIA: A few weeks ago, like before Rise of the Resistance, TLA, you and Sheridan were both in the ring and both of you wanted a chance to face Drake. After all, he completely and totally screwed you both over the previous week when it came to that number one contendership match and I can see why you both wanted to fight him. Drake is not a good person. I mean, that’s completely obvious. He kind of sucks, actually, but you know what? So does Eden Sinclair!
(The conviction that ARIA spoke with wasn’t exactly in character for her. There usually wasn’t a ton of malice behind her words but it was pretty obvious she didn’t like Eden. ARIA cuts a look down at Eden, who is giving her a warning look, but ARIA doesn’t get intimidated.)
ARIA: TLA, do you remember how you and Sheridan started to approach Drake after he basically refused to face either of you in a singles situation and dragged Hikari into his mess?
TLA: (off-mic) Si…
ARIA: Well, instead of getting to Drake, Eden rushed out and pulled him away, remember?
(Oh TLA definitely remembered that. The camera shifts from TLA to Eden, who’s gone pale.)
Eden Sinclair: (off-mic) ARIA…
ARIA: Well everyone has been wondering why Eden would pull Drake away and since Eden herself asked me to spy on the lockerroom and report back to her, I’m doing that right now. I was walking down the hallway and saw Eden leading Drake away from everyone backstage. Neither one saw me so of course I decided to follow them. I am a detective after all, and when they finally stopped, I crept into a corner and unlucky for them, I had my phone with me, and in case you’re wondering… yes, I did hit record!
(ARIA gestures towards the video tron which comes to life.)
[ SCREENBAR – VOLTAGE: 08.21.2022 ]
(Drake Kind stands across from Eden Sinclair with his arms folded over his chest.)
Drake King: What is that you want, Eden?
Eden Sinclair: Look, I know that you and I haven’t gotten off to the best start…
Drake King: If by that you mean how you refused to take my concerns over Samael seriously, then yes. We haven’t gotten off to the best start.
Eden Sinclair: Look Drake, I believe in raising awareness for people from all walks of life. Samael’s condition is not his fault and both EAW and Disney support him. Samael deserves a fair chance to succeed here just like everybody else and I am confident in Dr. Doyle’s abilities to get him back where he needs to be. But look, I am not here to talk about Samael. I know you don’t agree with him being here and I’m sorry for that, but really, Samael should be the least of your concerns right now. There is a much bigger problem.
Drake King: And what would that be?
Eden Sinclair: TLA.
Drake King: :francis: I don’t like him very much.
Eden Sinclair: Neither do I. TLA is bad for business and I have been doing what I can to try and change him. Clearly, nothing is going to work and I refuse to let one bad apple spoil the entire bunch. I want to get rid of TLA for good and there is no better time to do that than now. Captain Charisma won’t be back for awhile and by the time he does return, it’ll be too late. I know Disney will support me.
Drake King: Well that is great news. I am glad that you see what a cancer TLA is to everyone and everything.
Eden Sinclair: There’s a catch though, and this is where I need your help.
Drake King: My help?
Eden Sinclair: Yes. I’m going to go ahead and make the match you want official. At Rise of the Resistance, TLA and Sheridan can face you and Hikari and I want to be able to fire TLA immediately after the fact.
Drake King: Okay and that’s completely fine. But what does that have to do with me?
Eden Sinclair: I want you to make sure TLA does something reprehensible that will warrant him getting a pink slip.
Drake King: :oh: Do you have something in mind?
Eden Sinclair: (shrugging her shoulders) You’re resourceful. I am sure you will come up with something.
Drake King: Well thankfully Disney frowns on unnecessary violence and doesn’t want to see Elitists bleed or risk their lives for no reason. Hmmm, if the ring steps get moved, or something is left where it shouldn’t be and TLA uses that and it so happens to cause someone to bleed…
Eden Sinclair: :notbad: I like the way you’re thinking. Do what you gotta do, even if it has to be at your expense. I’ll do the rest and EAW can finally get rid of TLA for good.
Drake King: Oh it won’t be at my expense. But what Hikari doesn’t know won’t hurt her.
(Drake and Eden shake hands and that piece of camera footage fades out.)
(Another piece of footage begins to play immediately.)
[ SCREENBAR – RISE OF THE RESISTANCE: 08.28.2022 – ALTERNATIVE CAMERA ANGLE ]
James Peters: Hikari holds her arm in some serious pain as Sheridan….Sheridan looks to lock it in once again…BUT HIKARI IS REFUSING TO LET IT HAPPEN, AND OUT OF DESPERATION, HIKARI DRIVES HER BACK FIRST INTO THE CORNER, AND HIKARI DELIVERS SEVERAL KICKS IN THE CORNER BEFORE SITTING HER ON THE TOP ROPE! And then Hikari climbs up top with her, and OH NO!! HIKARI LOOKS TO BE SETTING UP FOR “IDOL STAR DROP!!” BUT SHERIDAN FIGHTS BACK BY DELIVERING SEVERAL BACK HANDED ELBOW SHOTS…BUT OH GOSH, HIKARI RAINS DOWN ELBOWS ON THE TOP OF THE HEAD OF SHERIDAN….AND THEN “IDOL STAR DROP” CONNECTS!!! SHERIDAN LANDS ON HER HEAD AS HIKARI HAS THE COVER FOR THE WIN!!!
(The events of the last few minutes have taken their toll on all the competitors. TLA looks up and sees that his partner is in danger of being pinned. He quickly gets to the apron, but he’s unaware that Drake is dragging himself up too despite being crotched against the ring post. Drake sees TLA about to try and stop the pin, and he drops to the ground and rushes towards TLA!)
OOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!
Persephone: DRAKE PULLS TLA OFF THE APRON MAKING SURE HE CAN’T STOP THE PIN!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEE!!!
Rich Russillo: BUT SHERIDAN STILL KICKS OUT!!! HOW DID SHE SURVIVE THAT?! Hikari can’t believe, and neither can Drake on the outside. And now Hikari thinks of her next strategic move in order to finally put this match to bed.
(On the outside, Drake appears to be furious over Sheridan kicking out and he kicks the ring steps in frustration. The force of the kick moves the steps out of position and just for good measure, Drake kicks the steps again before heading back to his corner.)
James Peters: Hikari picks her up and.. she puts her in position for “BRIGHTSTAR!!!” BUT SHERIDAN THROWS AN ELBOW, AND THEN ANOTHER, AND ANOTHER!! AND THEN SHE DELIVERS AN UPPERCUT BEFORE HITTING A SUPERKICK KNOCKING BOTH WOMEN DOWN! DRAKE AND TLA ARE BOTH BACK IN THEIR CORNERS AND BOTH ARE EXTENDING THEIR HANDS EAGER TO GET TAGGED BACK INTO THIS MATCH! SHERIDAN AND HIKARI ARE CRAWLING, AND….HIKARI TAGS DRAKE BACK IN!!
(The footage fades out and the live shot returns to the ring. Everyone seems to be stunned over what they just watched, but none more than Eden, who has come to the realization that she’s been caught. ARIA grips her microphone until her knuckles turn white and she shakes her head in disgust.)
ARIA: And we all know what happened next. The action spilled to the outside and TLA dropped Hikari into the steps that were never supposed to be there in the first place. She started to bleed and the referee called the match off, and Drake King had the actual nerve to act like he was enraged over this decision despite the fact he moved those steps on purpose hoping something like that would happen. Eden fired TLA and a great competitor and beloved Elitist lost his job for absolutely no reason. It’s not fair. It was a set-up from the very beginning. And Eden Sinclair is a horrible person.
ARIA: She has bullied the Ice Aces since day one. Forcing me to spy for her and trying to make something awful out of Usagi-Chan and Ayu-Chan’s relationship. She’s just been downright cruel and is a total hypocrite. I’m not going to be the reason TLA loses his job and I don’t want a tainted opportunity to come out of this.
James Peters: ARIA just slammed down the microphone and she’s laying down! She is urging TLA to pin her and basically handing him his job back!
Rich Russillo: LOOK AT EDEN! Eden Sinclair just screamed at ARIA and goes to dive into the ring! AYU MEGUMI AND USAGI SHENSHI BOTH FLY OFF THE APRON OF THE RING AND NAIL EDEN WITH A DOUBLE DROP KICK! EDEN HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT! TLA’S FACE IS SHOWING A RANGE OF EMOTIONS RIGHT NOW BUT HE FINALLY DROPS DOWN AND COVERS ARIA!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
TTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Bella Braxton: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN… HERE ARE YOU WINNERS… THE TEAM OF SAMAEL, KYLIE GRACE, AND TLA!!!!
(The crowd explodes as ‘Ambitionz az a Ridah’ by Tupac begins to blast across the PA system. TLA sits back and extends his hand to ARIA, who takes it and allows the Hall of Famer to pull her into a sitting position. The two are talking, but the camera can’t pick up their conversation. Ayu, Usagi, and Kylie join them in the ring as Samael stays to himself on the outside. After a few more seconds of conversation, TLA gets to his feet and pulls ARIA up with him. The five in the ring shake hands, showing one another respect, and the referee raises TLA’s hand high in the air much to everyone’s delight.)
James Peters: With a twist I don’t think any of us ever saw coming, TLA is once again a member of Elite Answers Wrestling! I have no idea what to even make of the turn this match took, but I can tell you this. There will be hell to pay for Eden Sinclair. Captain Charisma isn’t the type of person you can play games with.
Rich Russillo: Apparently neither are the Ice Aces. If this doesn’t prove that the three of them aren’t to be overlooked or messed with, then I don’t know what will do it. But they stuck it to Eden Sinclair tonight and did the right thing.
Persephone: I just LOVE happy endings, guys! The fact TLA is still here just absolutely makes my day. Can not wait to see how this plays out in the coming weeks as we head to Wicked Games.
James Peters: Something tells me that Drake King needs to watch his back.
(Captain Charisma, who has already been in the ring and congratulated everyone, is now back on the floor. He walks over to Eden, who is being checked on by the official and he just shakes his head in disgust. The Ice Aces have taken their leave as well, and Samael who is now Michael, is jumping up and with Kylie Grace as they celebrate. TLA has climbed on the turnbuckles and is pandering to the crowd as Territorial Invasion fades out.)
(“LIKE IT! LOVE IT!” by Setsuna Yuki begins playing on the speakers and the crowd comes unglued as they cheer loudly when hearing Ayu Megumi’s music. She calmly walks out with a small smile on her face and wearing casual clothes since she didn’t expect any match tonight. She had a microphone in her hand and she stood there on the ramp for a few moments taking in the cheers.)
James Peters: Here comes one part of the Ice Aces and one of the competitors in the 24/7 Battle Royale, Ayu Megumi! A determined competitor with a heart of gold and something to prove going into Pain for Pride, and considering the reaction that she got, it seems everybody in this building wants her to be the one to succeed. Even though Ayu has shown she is a capable competitor, her season hasn’t been exactly the brightest, and it is clear the past few weeks Ayu has been wanting to redeem all of this.
Rich Russillo: It is clear that is the one thing she wants to do at Pain for Pride and being able to win the 24/7 contract would be a great way to show that she is indeed able to succeed here, and tonight it is clear she wants to talk about that to everyone here-
Persephone: Before she ends up getting interrupted and this whole thing goes on too long, I am already going to take a nap-
Rich Russillo: Wow, wow, wow, how do you know that is going to happen?
Persephone: …99% of the time it happens. Ayu is in the 24/7 Battle Royale with a trillion people in it. Someone is definitely coming out to interrupt her and I am not going to sit through that and bore myself to death.
Rich Russillo: Tonight might be the exception!
Persephone: Yeah, no, GOODNIGHT RICH-
Rich Russillo: Come on Persephone!
Persephone: Ugh, fine, but if I am right you are going to buy me snacks.
Rich Russillo: Deal!
James Peters: With Disney or not, the more things change, the more they stay the same.
(Ayu then began walking down the ramp after taking a moment, making sure to high-five a few fans along the way and taking in their support, as she quickly climbed up the steel stairs and went through the ropes to enter the ring. She stood there in the center, taking a deep breath, making sure to gather her thoughts, and when her music died down, she waited a few seconds and spoke up.)
Ayu Megumi: Thank you everybody. Your support always makes me happy.
(The crowd cheers once more as they hear that and the smile on Ayu’s face grows a little bit more as she continues speaking.)
Ayu Megumi: I think it is very clear why I came out tonight all alone by myself, and that of course has to do with Pain for Pride and me being in the 24/7 Battle Royale. I gave my reasons to Captain Charisma personally on why I wanted to be in the match but I think it is a good idea that I give my explanation to all of you as well, because all of you have a reason to know as well, to all of the people who support me and the Ice Aces. I entered the match because I knew it was the last chance I had left to prove that I can be successful here. It isn’t much of a surprise how most wrestlers tend to treat this match with disrespect and not much importance because of the people usually involved in it but there is still something on the line there; a contract that basically gives you the chance to turn things around for yourself and give you that redemption that you have been looking for. That is why I thought to enter the match to be able to finally prove myself and become the holder of the 24/7 Contract. I deserve to be able to hold that. I want the win more than anybody else in that match and I want to show that I am not going to give up so easily, not when this is the last chance in the season to prove I can be someone who can become a champion… someone who can be successful here in EAW!
Ayu Megumi: This season has been incredibly rough for me. I have been proud of a few things I have done but others not so much at all. Of course I had Usagi and Aria with me every step of the way but having to deal with all of that hardship? Having to be bothered and manipulated by someone like Eden, annoyed and belittled by the #DisneyBesties, having to fail at capturing the Specialists Championship and the Hardcore Championship, and also once again failing at even fighting for the Unified Tag Team Championships? I genuinely didn’t know what to think either when that loss ended up happening. I felt like it was my fault of why we ended up losing again and…I told Usagi that maybe we should focus on fighting for ourselves for now, and so far, between us three in the Ice Aces, I think I am last when it comes to succeeding as a singles competitor, and I want to be able to turn that completely around and show that I can be successful on my own. All season long I have been fighting to get better and better, making sure to grow as a person and as a wrestler every step of the way, and seeing the great things that Usagi and Aria have been able to do, I very much know that it would be wrong for me to fall behind like that.
Ayu Megumi: That is why I am the one who needs that win more in the 24/7 Battle Royale, because I have a lot of things to prove right and a lot of people to prove wrong. I want to succeed alongside my girlfriend and my best friend. After Pain for Pride, I want to bring another championship to the Ice Aces and I am going to show that I can be called a 24/7 Contract Holder as well-
(‘The Rapture (but it’s pink)’ by Scene Queen & Mothica plays as Rory Slate steps out onto the stage with a microphone and sliding inside the ring. )
Rory Slate: Enough, enough already! I wasn’t going to come out but there’s only so much you can take listening to people like you who get their hopes up thinking they’ve got a fighting chance in this match. That contract is pretty much made for me because the contract is supposed to represent a hot up and comer making their name on the biggest stage possible, and we both in this ring and everybody around the world know that I fit that bill a hell of a lot more than you or anybody else in that battle royal.
Ayu Megumi: Well I respectfully disagree with that.
Rory Slate: Especially you Ayu of all people! If anybody is going to win that contract, it’s somebody who actually has a future here and not somebody who is just…there. It’s actually kind of sad that you’re here talking about being in it and actually being motivated by it. You are nothing more than the third most important member of your group…and the sad thing about that is you were part of the original two. You dragged your partner down which is the reason you never held the tag team gold and most recently it seems you put a lot of eggs in the basket challenging Hikari and that blew up hilariously in your face. Nobody should take what you say seriously.
Ayu Megumi: I’ve been in the ring with many greats while you have only been here for a cup of coffee so it’s you who needs to shut the hell up and learn some humility. You seriously need to get your eyes checked if you don’t think I’m one of the biggest threats in this match. You don’t succeed without a few speed bumps and everything you mentioned is stuff I will overcome no matter the odds. Acting like you lit the world on fire when in reality all you did was flicker with the light switch does you no favors.
(Blackway & Black Caviar – “What’s Up Danger” plays as Korey Gaines quickly makes his way out onto the stage.)
Korey Gaines: I think you guys are forgetting about somebody.
Rory Slate: I choose to ignore it.
Ayu Megumi: Well speaking of don’t take seriously what they say….Korey Gaines everybody!
Korey Gaines: Sometimes we have seen some wildcards in the past who have actually gone on to win the contract then go on to have amazing careers. I easily fit that bill and I am going to embrace that role and show that despite all the losing, I still have an incredibly bright future ahead of me and that contract I need more than air I breathe because it’s a new lease of life that will take me to the places I want to go. Both of you two arguing like little school girls is just a flat out waste of time and you’re wasting your breath talking about a match neither of you are going to win.
Rory Slate: Korey…even deep down in your body, you do not believe that because you’ve bought into your role and you’re comfortable sitting back and taking paychecks to do nothing. You’re lucky that you’re even in this match to begin with, that’s just the way you are.
Korey Gaines: I have the same exact motives and ambitions as both of you coming into this match. It only takes one match to change the trajectory of your career and that contract is my ticket. Trust me when I tell you that there’s way more to me that you don’t know about just by seeing all the close matches I have lost. I have the athleticism, the speed, the drive and most importantly the killer instinct which is what you and everybody else will learn soon.
Ayu Megumi: Yeah I’m not gonna sit here and take slander from Korey Gaines of all peopl –
( “KARATE” by BABYMETAL hits as “The Huntress” Kasai makes her way out to the ring not interested in being left out of the action.)
Kasai: Did you think that you could all have this little party out here without me? I may not have been around here very long but everyone here knows who “The Huntress” is! But when they look around the ring all they see is a bunch of prey. Well that is exactly why I am here. At Pain for Pride I definitely won’t be off my game. I will be hunting game and that spells bad news for all of you. Both me and Rory might not have been around here very long at all. But that doesn’t matter when it comes to someone like me. Because unlike Rory over here I am taking my competition very seriously indeed. Unlike Rory I’m not going to be making the same mistake by brushing off my competition. Especially not in a match like this one.
(Kasai makes a dramatic gesture as if she is throwing someone over the top rope to the outside. Rory responds to her by yawning and looking extremely bored.)
Kasai: This is the 24/7 Battle Royale we are talking about here. Any one of us can be eliminated in an instant! In some ways a match like this is even harder than Grand Rampage. It might be fun and games to the rest of you but I have my eyes locked on winning that prize! You see I have my eye on each and every one of you and I am confident in my ability to exploit all of your weaknesses and eliminate you all from this match! None of you can match my technical prowess. I have written about you all extensively in my “Opponents” journal. I have studied you all and once I unveil my master experiment at Pain for Pride none will survive! Nobody can defeat Kasai with prep time!
Ayu Megumi: Well that is all well and good Kasai. You can have all the prep time that you need. However… for Ayu Megumi… THE TIME IS NOW!!!
Rich Russillo: WOAH! Ayu Megumi just lunged at Kasai with a Running Forearm to the face! She just blasted her! But Kasai retaliates backwards and tackles Ayu down to the ground! And that is enough of a signal to the others who join the fight as well!
James Peters: Rory Slate just began ramming her knees hard to the face of Korey Gaines knocking him backwards into the turnbuckle! Korey on defense now as Rory is lighting him up with strikes! Rory grabs the arms of Korey and drags him back to the center of the ring!!! GTFO!!! RORY WITH THE DOUBLE ARM DDT PLANTING KOREY-
Rich Russillo: No! Korey Gaines slips out of it and rolls out of the ring to safety but Rory is going after him, clearly not done with him just yet! But wait from behind Kasai grabs the hair of Rory and yanks her backwards into the ring! KASAI YANKS DOWN RORY RIGHT INTO A CROSSFACE!!! RORY TAPPING OUT FRANTICALLY BUT THIS ISN’T’ EVEN A MATCH SO IT DOESN’T EVEN MATTER!
James Peters: But Ayu Megumi with a Curb Stomp to the back of the head of Kasai! Ayu saving Rory Slate from that Crossface! But now Ayu grabs Rory as well! AYU BACKS UP SLIGHTLY… AYU JUST TOOK RORY’S HEAD OFF WITH THE ETHEREAL BLADE!!! AYU MEGUMI TAKING OUT ALL HER OPPONENTS AND SHE IS THE LAST ONE STANDING HERE TONIGHT! AYU WAS RIGHT! FOR AYU MEGUMI… THE TIME IS NOW!!!
Rich Russillo: WAIT LOOK OUT!!! KOREY GAINES IS BACK IN THE RING AND HE JUST LEVELED AYU MEGUMI FROM BEHIND WITH A STEEL CHAIR!!!
James Peters: Korey Gaines with a sneak attack just laying Ayu out! Korey picks up Kasai and hurls her over the top rope to the outside! Korey then picks up Rory Slate as well and hurls her over to the outside! Korey climbs up to the top rope… THE 405 CHIROPRACTOR CONNECTS ON AYU!!! Korey then picks up Ayu and tosses her over the top rope to the outside as well!!
Rich Russillo: We were wrong! For Ayu Megumi… the time is not now! The time is now… for Korey Gaines!!!
Korey Gaines: :blessed: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Blackway & Black Caviar – “What’s Up Danger” hits to heavy boos from the audience as Korey Gaines celebrates as the last man standing.)
James Peters: Well it wasn’t pretty but Korey Gaines managed to outsmart all of his rivals here tonight. Could this be a preview of what is to come at Pain for Pride?!?!
Rich Russillo: It could be James. But this is the 24/7 Battle Royale and anything can happen! I have no idea who is going to win it!!!
(The camera fades into a commercial for the upcoming EAW Network special about the EAW Fossils division featuring Chris Elite.)
(The camera cuts to a wide shot of the arena, showing the packed FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee, who each jump out their feet when ‘A Cruel Angel’s Thesis’ by Yoko Takahashi hits. Usagi is in her regular street clothes, and marches down to the ring, briefly taking time to interact with fans via high fives, but is mainly focused on heading to the ring, and saying what she has to say.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome… USAGI SENSHI!
James Peters: This is final Voltage before Pain for Pride 16 takes place, and as you can see, Usagi Senshi already looks focused.
Rich Russillo: Focused is what she’ll need to be heading into that event, because Jamie Cross and Lexi? They’re no pushovers, it won’t be easy for any of the three competitors to win.
Persephone: Yep, which means the match will probably drag on and on and on… 🙄
James Peters: Just to annoy you, I hope it does.
Persephone: :russwtf:
Rich Russillo: Look, no time for back and forth, let’s see what Usagi Senshi has to say. Because based on her body language coming down here, it’s important.
(Usagi enters the ring, and sticks her hand through the middle rope, requesting a microphone from a stagehand, which she quickly gets. Usagi walks around the ring, taking glances at the cheering fans in attendance tonight. Eventually, Usagi makes her way to the center of the ring, and begins speaking into the microphone.)
Usagi Senshi: Look, I’ll be the first one to say that this season hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing for me. It’s had its fair share of highs, and fair share of lows. Starting with the lows, I found myself in the crosshairs of Eden Sinclair, who helped make my life a living hell, spreading lies and nasty rumors about me being an “abuser” to my girlfriend, which still follow me to this day. Sure, Eden and her team were an obstacle, but to close out 2022, me and Ayu overcame said obstacle, and tried moving on with our careers to bigger and better things. Bigger and better things like the Unified Tag Team Championships, which have eluded us for a long time now. We tried winning them at Pain for Pride 15, but we failed, and in our match against Xander Payne and Ryan Wilson, also known as Dominion, we failed. We failed to secure ourselves a Tag Team Title opportunity, meaning: we took one step forward, and two steps back with our victory at Road to Redemption. I’ll admit… that loss? It was devastating, devastating to both of us, and especially devastating to Ayu, who blamed herself for our loss, and believed that she was holding me back.
(Usagi’s takes a pause, saddened thinking about seeing Ayu in that state, but collects herself, and keeps going.)
Usagi Senshi: So, from there, I needed to move forward, and I had a chance to do that against Harper Lee in another number one contenders match, except it was for a shot at the Universal Women’s Championship, and I thought- I thought there was a chance that I could win that, and turn my luck around. But no… No, I failed there too. So, what was next for Usagi Senshi? Well, it was another opportunity to prove myself, and that opportunity came against Minerva, who is undoubtedly one of the best elitists on Voltage, and in EAW period. I lost to her at Tempest, and this was after I already failed to show people that I was on her level in the buildup. I lost against Myles, and I lost against them in a tag match, even if it was by countout, so it maybe makes sense that I lost at Tempest. For a while, I felt like there was a black cloud over my head, and there have been times when I’ve wondered whether or not this has all been worth it, but at the end of the day… I’m still here.
(The crowd pops as Usagi takes a pause.)
Usagi Senshi: After that loss against Minerva, I took a step in the right direction at Grand Rampage, and come Pain for Pride 16, I take a step in the right direction again, because Captain Charisma has gifted me with another opportunity, and I don’t plan on letting that slip through my fingertips. He believes in me to win, and most of all, I believe in myself to win too. Not just the contendership, but the Specialists Championship as well.
(‘Anti Hero [Rock Version]’ by Taylor Swift plays to a positive reaction from fans, and Usagi turns toward the stage area, paying close attention as Jamie Cross walks to the ring, high fiving fans along the way with a giant smile on her face.)
James Peters: Well, business is about to pick up as Jamie Cross has entered herself into the fray.
Rich Russillo: Similar to Usagi, maybe she has some stuff to get off her chest too.
Persephone: Great, because we’re all just “dying” to hear what Jamie Cross has to say! 😃
(Jamie walks up the steps, picking up a microphone, which was placed on top of them, and enters the ring. ‘Anti Hero [Rock Version]’ by Taylor Swift dies down in the background, and Jamie places herself in front of Usagi Senshi, who is staring back at Cross with a slight smirk on her face. Jamie looks around, smiling as the crowd are exchanging chants for her and Senshi, both sides split in the middle.)
Crowd: JAMIE CROSS! USAGI! JAMIE CROSS! USAGI! JAMIE CROSS! USAGI!
Jamie Cross: Thank you for that! :mjgrin:
(Jamie turns her attention one-hundred percent over to Usagi.)
Jamie Cross: Usagi, I didn’t mean to interrupt, but I wanted to come out here, and say… I agree! I agree with everything you’re saying. See, you’ve worked hard to get in this spot, gritting through loss after loss after loss, and not once giving up. I’ve seen you take talents like Minerva, Myles, and Methuselah to their limits in singles competition, and I truly believe sky is the limit for you. At Pain for Pride, I think you stand a strong chance of winning, which I’m sure everyone here agrees with. So, if I’m going to be the underdog, that’s fine, that’s nothing for me, because I’ve been the underdog since stepping foot here, and similar to you, I’ve gone through my fair share of struggles. I’ve lost against Serenity, I’ve lost against Caroline, I’ve lost against Madison Kaline, but similar to you, I haven’t given up, and I’ve shown my potential in the ring, especially when I defeated a former New Breed Champion, The All Mighty, The Dark Destroyer, The Creeper of Creepy Town, The Prince Of Darkness-
Usagi Senshi: Ahem.
Jamie Cross: Ruler. I defeated Ruler! Who has been touted as the future of Elite Answers Wrestling… Just like me. I’ve been touted as the future of Elite Answers Wrestling, but I don’t just want to settle at being “the future.” I want to be the now, and I can take steps toward that by defeating you at Pain for Pride, and defeating Milli Banks for her Specialists Championship. Honestly, I can’t think of a better way to make a splash here than that.
(Both Jamie and Usagi turn their heads to the stage area as “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers plays to an equally positive reaction from fans, and Lexi exits through the curtain, making her way on the stage with a microphone already in hand. Lexi poses before “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers fades out in the background, and she begins speaking while sauntering down to the ramp.)
Lexi: Trust me, I know that our match at Pain for Pride will be far from a cakewalk, and each one of you have reason to give it everything you got past just being a number one contenders match. Usagi, for the hoops you’ve gone through, and Jamie? For the simple fact that this is your first Pain for Pride, and you’re looking to make an impact. I get that, but this isn’t my first Pain for Pride, I’ve competed at the event before, and that’s what motivates me more than anything. I’ve competed at Pain for Pride multiple times, yet… there’s not a moment that I can look back on fondly.
(Lexi walks up the steel steps, and enters the ring, placing herself between both women, and continues talking, looking back and forth between both of em, making sure each are paying attention and listening to what she has to say.)
Lexi: At Pain for Pride 13, I competed in a mud wrestling match, embarrassing myself in front of millions, all thanks to Jake Smith. One year later I had an embarrassing showing in the 24/7 Battle Royal… And at Pain for Pride 15, I was robbed by Veena Adams. So, yeah, not an impressive track record, but if you use that as reason to underestimate me, then you’re in for a rude awakening. You better use that track record as reason to fear me, because with embarrassing moments like that on EAW’s biggest show of the year, which have replayed in my head over and over and over again, I don’t just want the fans to forget. I, myself, want to forget, or at the very least look back, look back and see how far I’ve come as a performer. From putting on performances like that to earning number one contendership to Milli’s title.
Lexi: Like I said, I know that Pain for Pride will be no cakewalk, but I also know that I’m capable of defeating you.
(Lexi gets in Usagi’s face briefly while uttering “you” before getting in Jamie’s face next.)
Lexi: And I can defeat you.
???: Ladies, ladies, ladies…
(The tension simmers down as all three women’s attention get diverted to Milli Banks, who appears live via satellite on the titantron. A stagehand can be seen, finishing his job of mic’ing her up, and runs out of the shot, leaving Milli Banks, who’s sat down, and has the Specialists Championship slung over her shoulder. Milli has a smile on her face, oozing confidence.)
Milli Banks: First of all, LOVE the competitive spirit, and honestly I wish I could see it up close, but as you can see, I’m not in the arena. That’s cool though, because while I’m not sharing a ring with one of you now I will be getting in the ring with one of you in the future, that is after I’m done dealing with Seren-ren, because she’s made herself a major thorn in my side, but she’s one I’ll pluck out soon enough.
(The crowd cheers for this, making Milli’s smile grow wider, knowing they’re firmly in her corner to kick Serenity’s ass.)
Milli Banks: Now, I’ll be exchanging words with Seren-ren real soon, but when it comes to this Championship it’s you three that I’m thinking about. Serenity’s getting what’s coming to her at Pain for Pride and after that I’m ready for whoever’s stepping up, so y’all better be ready. Y’all need to make sure you’re prepared for this Specialists Championship match just like I’ll be prepared for each and every single one of you, who… honestly, I could see either one winning at Pain for Pride. To be honest, I don’t care which one of you does win either, because it all adds up to the same exact ending. That’s me standing over you with my Specialists Championship hoisted up high. Now, that’s not to knock on your abilities as performers, but I have strong enough faith in my abilities as a champion to take any and all comers, and that’s not gonna fail me anytime soon. So at Pain for Pride 16, make no mistake about it, I’ll be watching your match, and I’ll be watching it closely, waiting to see who my challenger is. And while you all think that winning at Pain for Pride, and punching your ticket to face me for the title is a dream, I’ll quickly turn that all into a nightmare, because no one will want to face the woman responsible for what I do to Serenity Valdez at Pain for Pride.
(After this, Milli Banks disappears from the screen, and each woman is left to process that final message she left. Despite this Usagi’s face fills with determination, refusing to back down.)
Usagi Senshi: We’ll see about that. Milli, if you’re listening, just know your little message has absolutely no effect on me. I’m not afraid, even if you do your absolute worst to Serenity, because I’ll still line up at your door, ready for my title shot. I’ve let many opponents slip through my fingers before, but this one is different. I will become Specialists Champion, whether you like it or not.
Lexi: :comeagain: Excuse me, but did you say YOUR title shot? You mean MY title shot?
Jamie Cross: With all due respect, Lexi, I think she meant MY title shot! :mjgrin:
Usagi Senshi: No, your ears weren’t mistaken. I said MY title shot. The one I earn next week. Sorry, Lexi. And sorry, Jamie, but business is business. I’m not letting even you take this away from me.
Jamie Cross: Here you are, using my own line against me again.
Usagi Senshi: Well, what I said is true. We’re friends, but that’ll go out the window come Pain for Pride.
Lexi: Well, keep running your mouth until Pain for Pride, because then, the time for talk is over.
Jamie Cross: Well, we don’t have to wait until Pain for Pride, right guys?!
(Jamie looks toward the crowd, who pop loudly, wanting to see a scuffle between the three women.)
Usagi Senshi: You’re right, we don’t have to wait til Pain for Pride, I could lay your ass out in this very ring again, Jamie.
Jamie Cross: I’d like to see you try.
Lexi: Well, I’m glad it’ll be an equal playing field, and not someone attacking me after a match this time.
(All three women toss their mics, and stare one another down.)
Crowd: FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
James Peters: The fans are not making it hard to decipher what they want here! Clearly they’re interested in a fight, but there’s no telling what’ll happen either now or at Pain for Pride!
Rich Russillo: All three women one their shot at the Specialists Championship, and from the looks of it, Milli Banks knows that very well.
Persephone: It’d be a problem if she didn’t. She’s the Champion, after all.
James Peters: That’s a fair point, so let’s see which one of these Elitists will face Milli Banks after Pain for Pride!
(The tension is boiling between the three women, who look as if they’re going to fight, but ultimately decide to back off from one another slightly, deciding to save it for Pain for Pride 16. All three take a glance at the sign, and begin yelling at one another off-mic that they’ll be the ones walking out victorious as the camera fades elsewhere.)
[SCREENBAR – Wicked Games 2022]
(The camera cuts to Bella Braxton in the ring.)
Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS A HARDCORE RULES MATCH… AND IS FOR THE EAW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!
(‘Praise The Lord’ by Bandokay plays out Charlie Marr, who appears on the stage, having the Hardcore Championship on his shoulder, and Charlie simply looks out to the booing crowd with disdain on his face. Marr refocuses himself, and proceeds to walk down the ramp, looking side to side, determined to walk out of this match a double champion at the expense of Minerva.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first! Hailing out of Tower Hamlets, London, United Kingdom, weighing in at 240 pounds…HE IS THE EAW HARDCORE CHAMPION…CHARLIE MARR!!
James Peters: While he is a champion, tonight, Charlie Marr is a challenger for Minerva’s World Title, which he has fought hard to get back to.
Rich Russillo: The cards are in his favor, and if you ask me, tonight could be his night. Charlie Marr is cruel enough, Charlie Marr is vicious enough to survive in a stipulation like this, along with thrive in it.
Persephone: I’m scared at the prospect of what these two’ll do to each other.
James Peters: Speak for yourself. These fans? They’re excited at the prospect, same with the competitors.
(“Blood, Milk & Sky” by White Zombie is next to play, receiving a far more positive reaction than Marr’s music, a reaction which only grows once the lights go out. Soon, a single spotlight shines on Minerva, who’s knelt on the stage area, having the World Championship on her shoulder, and her signature orange rose, which she twirls while walking down to the ring.)
Bella Braxton: And her opponent! Residing out of The Florida Everglades, weighing in at 122 pounds…SHE IS THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION…MINERVA!!
Rich Russillo: We’ve seen Minerva and Charlie attack one another leading into this, each coming out on the winning side at times, but it’s not about the little battles, it’s about the war.
James Peters: And believe me, we are in for one. But yeah, attacking an opponent, even laying out the opponent doesn’t mean you’ve beaten said opponent, and I hope neither competitor are prematurely celebrating.
Rich Russillo: Charlie already is, based on that conversation he had with Theron Nikolas, seeing this match as a foregone conclusion. It’s arrogance like that, which gets many people to come up short in matches.
(Minerva hands her title off to the referee, and twirls her rose in the corner while he raises it in the air, showing people what this match is all about before signaling the bell to ring.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
James Peters: Talk about a big fight feel. Well, we’re in the presence of it. Charlie Marr, Minerva, squaring off tonight, and it’s all for the EAW World Championship, which Minerva has held onto since Pain for Pride 15. Defeating both Myles and Drake King, this woman has been the very definition of fighting champion, having gone through Ronan Malosi, having gone through Daryl Kinkade, now? She must go through Charlie Marr.
Rich Russillo: A task easier said than done. Because if you wanna talk about champion, Charlie has been that since Dia Del Diablo of last season, toppling Limmy Monaghan for his then Hardcore Championship. Extreme stipulations are where Charlie Marr thrives, extreme stipulations are why Charlie Marr is even in this company to begin with. Nonetheless, Minerva chose for this to be a hardcore match.
Persephone: Do you think the champion dug her own grave tonight? :lupe:
James Peters: While a hardcore stipulation is where Charlie Marr thrives, Minerva’s no stranger to these match types herself, given the way she beat both Drake and Myles in that Barbed Wire Massacre match.
Rich Russillo: But Charlie’s made clear he doesn’t care about said match, and if his word wasn’t enough to go off, allow Marr’s actions to speak for him. These two competitors have eyed each other from their respective corners, and while they both share the same focus, Marr’s got a confident, almost smug smirk etched across his face. There is no doubt in his mind that he can defeat Minerva on this night.
James Peters: And if he does, that cements Marr’s legacy right there as an EAW Hall of Famer. I mean, there’s a handful of people who get to say they’ve even been champion in this company, let alone double champion. Charlie’s ego is already inflated, who knows what’ll happen if he manages to pull that off.
Rich Russillo: Looks like we’re finally gonna see these two go at it as both competitors exit their corners. We’re witnessing the feeling out process as both Marr and Minerva circle each other, not breaking any eye contact, before locking up in the center of the ring. Minerva gets the early advantage, grabbing Charlie in a standing side headlock, and quickly tightens her hold.
James Peters: Minerva maintains control briefly, but Marr battles back, rebounding her off the ropes to escape! Dropdown by Charlie, forcing Minerva to hop over him, and she rebounds off the ropes a second time! Leapfrog by Charlie! Minerva rebounds off the ropes a third time, and Marr actually runs off that same rope after her, going for a rebound lariat as Minerva turns around! BUT MARR RUNS RIGHT INTO AN ARM DRAG!
Rich Russillo: Charlie pops back to his feet, as does Minerva, and Marr runs right into ANOTHER arm drag from Minerva! Charlie gets to a knee, and looks a bit frustrated, that smile which was on his face before certainly isn’t there now as Minerva gets to her feet, urging Charlie to bring it on, beckoning him with her finger.
Persephone: I’m shocked there’s been no weapon use yet. 😒
James Peters: I think they’re attempting to pace themselves, not going to weapons right away, and wrestling more traditionally to start out. Besides, I think the opponent is too fresh for them to just immediately go out there fishing for weapons.
Rich Russillo: Charlie stands himself back up, perhaps placing a bit more focus on Minerva than he did before, and the two circle one another in the center of the ring. Minerva goes in for another collar and elbow- but Charlie Marr shuts her down with a kick to the midsection! Minerva’s doubled over, and Marr grabs her into a standing side headlock, wrenching on HIS hold now, role reversal from earlier.
James Peters: Minerva loosens the grip of Marr with forearm shots to the rib cage, and shoves him off towards the ropes! Charlie rebounds, and takes her down with a shoulder tackle! Marr runs off the ropes, and Minerva pops up for a hip toss attempt! Charlie blocks it, standing his ground, and hooks the arm of Minerva for a hip toss of his own! But Minerva stands her ground, and scores with a right hand to the abdomen of Marr!
Rich Russillo: Charlie doubles over, and Minerva goes for a leg hook bulldog possibly, but Marr reverses with a flipping leg hook belly-to-back suplex! However, Minerva lands on her feet behind Marr, and plants him with a BACK SUPLEX! Charlie clutches at his back while getting to a knee, using assistance from the middle rope. Minerva wisely doesn’t let up on Marr, and quickly goes to Irish whip him off the ropes!
James Peters: But Charlie counters, wringing the arm of Minerva, and cracking her in the mouth with a FOREARM SMASH! Minerva staggers up against the ropes, holding her jaw, and Charlie runs off the opposite set of ropes! BUT BEFORE HE COULD REBOUND OFF, MINERVA IS THERE TO MEET HIM WITH A RUNNING FOREARM, GIVING MARR A TASTE OF HIS OWN MEDICINE!
Rich Russillo: Minerva runs off the opposite set of ropes, similar to Marr. BUT CHARLIE TRIES TO MEET INTERCEPT HER WITH A DISCUS LARIAT IN THE CENTER OF THE RING! BUT MINERVA ROLLS UNDERNEATH THE CHARRING CROSS, SUCCESSFULLY AVOIDING IT! MARR SPINS AROUND, AND CHARGES IN! BUT RUNS RIGHT INTO THE DEVIL’S TOUCH!
James Peters: NO! MARR CAUGHT THE BOOT, AND PULLS MINERVA’S LEG OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HER, CAUSING THE CHAMPION TO FACEPLANT ON THE CANVAS! Minerva gets to a knee, favoring her mouth and nose area, but Marr hooks both arms, bringing her to a vertical base, preparing to spike her with The Queen is Dead!
Rich Russillo: MINERVA TWIRLS OUT OF IT, AND KICKS CHARLIE IN THE GUT, WHICH SETS UP FOR ATLAS FALLS! Minerva lifts him up briefly for that twisting brainbuster, but Marr blocks it, now attempting to lift Minerva up for a suplex of his own, but she blocks it herself! Again, Marr is lifted in the air, but blocks the Atlas Falls attempt a second time, getting back down. Charlie tries lifting Minerva up for a suplex, but she blocks it, being leaned up against the ropes now. Minerva attempts getting Charlie up a third time-
James Peters: BUT BOTH COMPETITORS SPILL TO THE OUTSIDE OVER THE TOP ROPE! MARR HELD ON TO MINERVA FOR DEAR LIFE, AND KNOWING THE SIZE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO, MINERVA WAS GOING WHETHER SHE WANTED OR NOT! Both competitors writhe in pain on the outside, having taken a very hard landing. The referee checks on their well-being, making sure they’re okay to keep going.
Persephone: I’d hope they’re okay, they’ve yet to introduce a single weapon, which is a trend I hope doesn- does continue!
James Peters: Smooth recovery. :mjgrin:
Rich Russillo: Minerva’s the first one back to her feet, using our announce table for assistance. Charlie Marr uses the apron for assistance in getting to a knee, and Minerva goes over to further inflict damage, grabbing hold of Marr’s head. BUT HE FIGHTS BACK, DRIVING HER BACK FIRST INTO THE APRON! Minerva grimaces in pain, and gets thrown sideways, back first into the corner of the barricade!
James Peters: That’s a result of the force, the momentum Charlie threw her into that barricade with. Minerva gets to all fours, and Charlie grabs the back of her head and trunks, sending Minerva sideways, back first into another corner of the barricade!
Rich Russillo: Marr has a devious look in his eye, and picks her up in a front facelock, eyeing said corner of the barricade, and lifts Minerva up, dropping her gut first on top of the barricade with a GOURDBUSTER! Minerva just got all the wind taken out of her sails, and Marr grabs her in a front facelock again while she’s draped over the barricade still.
James Peters: Minerva gets hung on the barricade by her feet, going for a modified version of The Last Judgement! HES GOING TO SPIKE HER HEAD FIRST ON THE OUTSIDE WITH A DDT! …NO! MINERVA SLIPS OFF THE BARRICADE, AND DOUBLE LEGS MARR TO THE FLOOR, HOOKING BOTH HIS LEGS! Minerva eyes the ringpost, and pivots herself, so her back is facing it. This spells bad news for Marr here.
Rich Russillo: SLINGSHOT CATAPULT FACE FIRST INTO THE RINGPOST! Charlie stumbles briefly before dropping to a knee, and crawling over towards the barricade, using it for assistance in getting back to his feet. Marr takes a few steps on his own, BUT FAILS TO NOTICE MINERVA REBOUNDING OFF THE ROPES FOR A SUICIDE DIVE, SENDING HIM BACK FIRST INTO THE BARRICADE!
James Peters: Minerva grabs the back of Charlie’s head, and builds up steam, sending- :krabs:
(The commentary team scrambles out of the way as Charlie gets thrown over their announce table by Minerva
James Peters: MINERVA JUST SENT CHARLIE MARR OVER OUR ANNOUNCE TABLE! But she isn’t done yet, clearing it off as well, and getting on it herself, I’m thinking she wants to put Charlie Marr through. Charlie gets to a knee, and Minerva pulls him up there with her by the head! Marr gets hooked up for a uranage, but elbows his way out of it, dropping to a knee afterward, having been bombarded with offense by Minerva, who reels back a bit.
Rich Russillo: BUT SHES RELENTLESS, CHARGING BACK AT MARR, WHO CATCHES HER WITH THE HEADMASTER RITUAL! TWISTING SPINEBUSTER THROUGH THE SPANISH ANNOUNCE TABLE!
Persephone: I’m just glad it wasn’t our table! :roman:
Rich Russillo: Both competitors are down, both competitors are out, and Marr just lies on top of Minerva. Unfortunately, he’d have to be in the ring for that to count as an actual cover.
James Peters: Imagine that. Marr accidentally escaping with the World Title. Speaking of, Charlie’s beginning to stir, and rolls off Minerva, getting to all fours, wincing in pain. Meanwhile, Minerva’s showing faint signs of life, writhing in pain. Charlie catches his breath, and gets to a knee, standing himself up, and starting to dig underneath the ring.
Rich Russillo: Looks like we’re kicking into second gear.
James Peters: Charlie sends at least five-to-six chairs into the ring, and focuses attention back on Minerva, rolling her back into the ring. Minerva tries getting to all fours, shaking some cobwebs out of her head-
**SMACK**
Rich Russillo: OOH! CHARLIE MARR WITH A STEEL CHAIR TO THE BACK, FLATTENING MINERVA, WHO GETS THE TOP OF SAID STEEL CHAIR PRESSED UP AGAINST THE BACK OF HER NECK! All Minerva can do is flail her feet, being pinned under that chair before Marr finally takes it off. Minerva rolls to all fours, clutching at the back of her neck, and Charlie pulls her up by the wrist.
James Peters: Something tells me this isn’t an act of compassion on Charlie Marr’s part. …STRONG IRISH WHIP INTO THE CORNER, AND MINERVA COLLAPSES PRONE ON THE CANVAS! DID YOU SEE HER NECK SNAP BACK WHEN COLLIDING WITH THE TURNBUCKLES?! Minerva favors the back of her neck, but looks up at Charlie Marr, who plops a chair down in front of her.
Rich Russillo: Charlie pulls Minerva up to a standing position by the head and hair, proceeding to MAT SLAM HER DOWN ON THE STEEL CHAIR! THE BACK OF MINERVA’S HEAD AND NECK JUST BOUNCED OFF!
Persephone: Perhaps she might’ve wanted to keep the time limit intact, now Charlie Marr can inflict as much damage as he wants, that is until he decides enough is enough, but then again, knowing Charlie, that could take a while…
James Peters: Charlie kicks the chair away, and sits Minerva up, performing a neck crank, twisting that head of hers sideways. The referee checks on Minerva, questioning if she wants to give up, something she doesn’t seem to keen on, prompting Charlie Marr to stomp her on the back of her neck! Minerva falls to her side, holding the back of her neck in pure agony.
Rich Russillo: Charlie brings Minerva to a knee, and positions himself behind her, tacking on a rear waistlock, and pulling her back to a vertical base. I think Charlie’s gonna try, and dump Minerva on the back of her head and neck with a German suplex. But Minerva holds her weight down, making it a bit harder for Charlie to do so! Minerva delivers some back elbows to the face of Marr, and she slips behind him with a standing switch!
James Peters: REVERSE RANA! MINERVA SCORES WITH A REVE- WAIT! CHARLIE MARR HELD HIS GROUND, AND COUNTERS WITH AN INVERTED ALABAMA SLAM, FACE PLANTING THE CHAMPION! MARR QUICKLY SHOOTS THE HALF FOR A COVER!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!
Rich Russillo: Minerva kicks out at two!
James Peters: Right when it looked as if Minerva was battling back against Marr, he swung the momentum right back into his favor.
Rich Russillo: That’s not a move you typically see from Charlie Marr, but when facing a smaller, and lighter opponent like Minerva, you’re allowed a little leeway with your offense more. Minerva gets to all fours, and Charlie just lightly pushes her head with his foot, toying with his opponent. Some arrogance creeping back, evident when Charlie dares Minerva to get back up, which she does, SMASHING HIM IN THE MOUTH WITH A FOREARM!
James Peters: CHARLIE FIRES BACK WITH ONE OF HIS OWN, AND MINERVA GETS PLACED ON WOBBLY LEGS! HOWEVER, SHE RETURNS FIRE WITH A FOREARM STRIKE! CHARLIE SWITCHES GAMEPLAN, DELIVERING A KNEE TO THE ABDOMEN OF MINERVA, AND RUNS OFF THE ROPES IN FRONT OF HER!
Rich Russillo: DEVILS TOUCH! CHARLIE MARR RAN RIGHT INTO DEVILS TOUCH, PLACING HIM ON SPAGHETTI LEGS NOW, SO MUCH SO, HE DOUBLES OVER, AND MINERVA TAKES ADVANTAGE, REBOUNDING OFF THE ROPES FOR A SCISSORS KICK! Minerva lies on her side, recovering from the onslaught she’s been on the receiving end of, which allows Marr to create seperation, crawling over to, and picking himself up in the corner.
James Peters: Minerva gets to a knee, clutching the back of her neck, but sees a chair on the mat, and grabs hold of it with one hand. Charlie’s still dazed in that corner, and Minerva sets the chair up in the center of the ring. Minerva walks to the opposite corner, and eyes Charlie Marr in the opposing corner. SHE BUILDS UP A FULL HEAD OF STEAM, AND KICKS OFF THE CHAIR FOR A RUNNING JUMPING BACK ELBOW IN THE CORNER!
Rich Russillo: WAIT! CHARLIE CAUGHT HER IN TRANQUILITY, THAT REAR NAKED CHOKE! HE MUST’VE BEEN PLAYING POSSUM! MINERVA WALKS A FEW FEET FORWARD, STRETCHING HER ARMS OUT, LOOKING FOR ANYTHING TO ESCAPE WITH!
James Peters: Minerva needs to make sure Charlie doesn’t drop down with that rear naked choke! If he wraps his legs around her, she’s gonna have nowhere to go, and if she taps out, even passes out, that’s the end of EAW World Championship reign.
Rich Russillo: MINERVA BACKPEDALS, DRIVING MARR BACK FIRST INTO THE CORNER, BUT HE DOESNT LET GO!
James Peters: Minerva takes a step few steps forward, driving him back first into the corner AGAIN, and AGAIN! Charlie finally releases the hold, and gets slammed face first onto the seat of the steel chair with a RUNNING ONE-HANDED BULLDOG!
Rich Russillo: Charlie Marr is on both knees, resting his head on the seat of the chair, looking out of it. Minerva realizes this, and starts crafting a devious plan in her head, rolling out underneath the bottom rope, and going digging underneath the ring. What could she possibly pull ou-
(The crowd roars in excitement as Minerva pulls out a table, and begins setting it up ringside.)
Persephone: Things have gone from bad to worse!
James Peters: Minerva sets up that table ringside, and enters the ring, going to try and put Charlie Marr through it. Minerva picks Marr up, and goes to Irish whip him out the ring where the table is, BUT CHARLIE REVERSES LAST MINUTE, SENDING HER OUT THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE! WAIT! MINERVA CAUGHT HERSELF ON THE APRON, ALBEIT BARELY, HAVING TO KEEP HOLD OF THE MIDDLE ROPE WITH BOTH HANDS, SO SHE DOESNT FALL THROUGH THE TABLE!
Rich Russillo: Marr went down to a knee from exhaustion, but turns around to notice this, and rushes at Minerva! BUT SHE DRIVES HER SHOULDER RIGHT INTO HIS GUT, HALTING HIM! Minerva grabs Charlie in position for a suplex, she’s going to try, and suplex him over the top rope through the table!
Persephone: I can’t watch! 🫣
James Peters: Charlie stops that from happening, grabbing the middle rope for leverage in dead weighting Minerva. The Gypsy gets caught with shots to the rib cage, switching the tide over for Charlie, who lifts her up vertically for a gourdbuster through the table possibly! But Minerva slips out behind Marr, and grabs him in a rear waistlock!
Rich Russillo: Marr hangs on to the top rope with both hands, and a standing switch allows him to slip behind Minerva, and SCORE WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX! Charlie’s grip doesn’t break, and he lifts up Minerva for a second! Minerva uses her ring awareness, reaching out for and grabbing hold of the middle rope, but isn’t able to keep her grip as Marr lands the second German suplex! He wants the trifecta, he wants the third, pulling Minerva back up!
James Peters: Minerva reaches out for, and grabs a steel chair with one hand, but Marr places his boot on top of it, forcing her to let go! A THIRD GERMAN SUPLEX CONNECTS! Minerva is back to favoring that neck, but tries gritting through it, picking herself up to a vertical base. Having already got to his, Marr watches, Marr stalks her as she gets to both feet, but remains bent over, unable to stand upright just yet.
Rich Russillo: MARR TAKES ADVANTAGE WITH A RUNNING BIG BOOT TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD! Minerva drops to a knee, BUT CHARLIE LANDS ANOTHER RUNNING BIG BOOT TO THE OTHER SIDE OF HER HEAD! Minerva goes down to all fours, and Charlie lifts her up by the wrist. SHORT-ARM SPINEBUSTER! Charlie plants Minerva with Headmaster’s Ritual, but doesn’t go for the cover.
James Peters: Charlie Marr pulls up Minerva again by the wrist, and PLANTS HER WITH HEADMASTER RITUAL A SECOND TIME! Marr pulls her up AGAIN, and repeats the action a THIRD TIME! Right in the middle of the ring, Charlie hooks the leg of Minerva.
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEE-
Rich Russillo: ALMOST A THREE, BUT MINERVA INCHES THE SHOULDER UP! You had to expect she wouldn’t give the championship over without a fight.
James Peters: I’m sure Marr wishes she would, sitting in that chair she planted him on, and just shaking his head at the resilience of Minerva. Charlie pulls her up to a knee, having a handful of hair, and forces her to look him in the eyes while she’s glazed over. Charlie trash talks Minerva, but in being overconfident, GETS CAUGHT OFF GUARD AS MINERVA EXPLODES TO HER FEET! MARR TRIES GETTING UP TO RETAIN CONTROL OF THE SITUATION, BUT GETS KNOCKED BACK INTO THE CHAIR WITH DEVILS TOUCH!
Rich Russillo: MINERVA RUNS OFF THE ROPES IN FRONT OF HIM, AND DELIVERS A MISSILE DROPKICK TO THE CHEST OF MARR! Charlie landed high on his head and neck, getting another taste of his own medicine by Minerva! Marr sprawls on the canvas, and Minerva does the same, catching her breath before inflicting any more damage.
James Peters: Both competitors begin to stir, getting to a knee, and locking eyes with one another. Charlie grabs the back of Minerva’s head, and pulls her up with him as he stands on a vertical base. RIGHT HAND FROM MARR! Minerva’s groggy after that, BUT FIRES BACK WITH A RIGHT HAND OF HER OWN! Charlie’s been made groggy himself, but scores another right hand on Minerva.
Rich Russillo: MINERVA! CHARLIE! MINERVA! CHARLIE! MINERVA! CHARLIE! MINERVA! CHARLIE! MINERVA! MINERVA! MINERVA! KICK TO THE GUT BY MA- NO! MINERVA CAUGHT THE BOOT, AND SPINS HIM AROUND 180! Minerva short-arms Charlie, and pulls him in for a CLOTHESLINE! But Marr doesn’t go down! Minerva short-arms him for a third clothesline!
James Peters: BUT CHARLIE TRAPS THE ARM, AND TRIES FOR THE CHARRING CROSS! BUT CHARLIE SPINS RIGHT INTO A SAMBO SUPLEX FROM MINERVA! Marr is quickly back up, perhaps running off instinct, but clutches at his back while staggering into the corner. Minerva charges in at Charlie- BUT GETS SENT UP AND OVER THE TOP ROPE!
Rich Russillo: MINERVA! MINERVA LANDS ON HER FEET, CATCHING HERSELF ON THE APRON, AND CHARLIE SPINS AROUND, EATING A FOREARM TO THE JAW FOR HIS TROUBLE! Minerva goes to re-enter the ring, BUT EATS A PENALTY KICK TO THE FACE FROM MARR AFTER GETTING HALF HER BODY THROUGH!
James Peters: MARR QUICKLY PULLS MINERVA BACK INTO THE RING, AND GOES TOOK BOTH ARMS, BUT CANT GET HIS HANDS COMPLETELY CLASPED TOGETHER! MINERVA TWIRLS OUT OF THE FINISHER ATTEMPT, AND CRACKS CHARLIE WITH A STEP-UP ENZIGURI! Charlie’s out on his feet, and Minerva runs off the ropes in front of him!
Rich Russillo: BIG BOOT! MINERVA RAN RIGHT INTO A BIG BOOT FROM CHARLIE MARR, AND STAGGERS BACK, REBOUNDING OFF THE ROPES A SECOND TIME, AND SNAPPING OUT OF HER DAZE! CHARING CROSS! MINERVA WENT FOR THE DISCUS LARIAT ON CHARLIE, ADDING INSULT TO INJURY! BUT CHARLIE DUCKS UNDERNEATH IT, SLIPPING BEHIND MINERVA IN THE PROCESS FOR A GERMAN SUPLEX!
James Peters: Minerva rolls through to her feet, and TAGS CHARLIE WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE HEAD AFTER HE GETS TO A KNEE! Charlie stands himself up in spite of the roundhouse kick, but is evidently dazed and disoriented, taking wild swings at the air, turning his back on Minerva in the process. GERMAN SUPLEX!
Rich Russillo: Marr got dumped high, but similar to Minerva earlier, rolls through his feet, clutching at the back of his neck. Minerva gets back to her feet, and the two eye one another before closing in. DOUBLE CLOTHESLINES, BUT NEITHER COMPETITOR GOES DOWN! DOUBLE CLOTHESLINES A SECOND TIME, BUT NEITHER COMPETITOR GOES DOWN, BARELY, JUST BARELY REMAINING ON THEIR FEET! THIRD DOUBLE CLOTHESLINES, AND EACH COMPETITOR GOES DOWN!
Persephone: They’re taking lumps out of each other!
James Peters: Both are supine on the canvas, but start to stir, both reaching out, both using the opposite set of ropes to another for assistance in getting back to their feet. Both Minerva and Charlie notice one another, and meet in the middle of the ring for SOME HOCKEY LIKE FISTICUFFS!
Rich Russillo: BOTH COMPETITORS ARE THROWING HANDS, THROWING BOMBS, BUT CHARLIE GETS SHOVED AWAY SLIGHTLY BY MINERVA! DEVILS TOUCH! THE CHAMPION TEASED ANOTHER DEVILS TOUCH, CAUSING CHARLIE TO COVER HIS FACE IN HOPES OF BLOCKING IT! BUT MINERVA JUST SUPERKICKS MARR IN THE KNEE, BRINGING HIM DOWN TO ONE!
James Peters: MINERVA GOES IN TO LAND THE ACTUAL SUPERKICK TO MARR’S FACE NOW, BUT HE POPS UP LAST MINUTE, AND HITS HER WITH A BICYCLE KNEE STRIKE! Minerva goes down to a knee, and Charlie backs up a bit, creating some space for himself to build momentum towards his opponent. CHARLIE MARR CHARGES IN!
Rich Russillo: MINERVA POPS UP IN TIME TO HALT HIS MOMENTUM WITH A BACK ELBOW! Both competitors stagger back, but Minerva runs at Charlie for a clothesline! CHARLIE SWATS THE ARM AWAY WITH A BIG BOOT, SPINNING MINERVA AROUND- CHARRING CROSS! MINERVA CAUGHT CHARLIE WITH CHARRING CROSS! THE DISCUS LARIAT!
James Peters: Both competitors are down, but both competitors certainly aren’t out, still having a lot more punishment to dish out towards one another. Minerva looks up at the lights, lying on her, and sprawled on her canvas, but Charlie rolls over to prone positioning, which I think is smart in making Minerva’s job harder to pin him.
Rich Russillo: Speaking of, Minerva rolls out of the ring, landing on her feet, and takes a moment to catch her breath, and recover from this grueling match thus far. But Minerva’s gonna make this match even more gruesome, digging underneath the bottom rope, and pulling out a 15 pound steel chain!
Persephone: 😱
James Peters: Minerva slides it in the ring, and goes to re-enter it herself, BUT MARR, WHOS BEEN SLOWLY RECOVERING IN THE BACKGROUND, RUSHES OVER, AND GRABS MINERVA IN A FRONT FACELOCK AS SHE STUCK HER HEAD THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE!
Rich Russillo: MARR HANGS HER ON THE MIDDLE ROPE, AND SPIKES MINERVA ONTO THAT CHAIN WITH THE DDT, AKA LAST JUDGEMENT! Cover is made, hooking the leg on Minerva for a deep cover!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEE-
James Peters: KICKOUT AT TWO! Minerva rolls off the chain, clutching at her head. Charlie Marr stays kneeling, looking down at Minerva, perhaps contemplating “what’s next?” What more he’s gonna have to do in order to put away Minerva. Uh oh, a sadistic smile has formed across the face of Charlie Marr, who might just internally answered himself to what’s next, to what what more he’s gonna have to do in order to put away Minerva, and I don’t like the looks of it one bit.
Rich Russillo: Charlie grabs that steel chain, and begins wrapping an end of it around his fist! Minerva gets too all fours, and sees the opposite end of the chain next to her on the mat, and grabs it, beginning to wrap it around her fist also. Charlie marches over toward Minerva, and she pops back to her feet! THESE TWO ARE ENGAGING IN ANOTHER ROUND OF FISTICUFFS, JUST CRACKING EACH OTHER IN THE FACE WITH THEIR CHAIN WRAPPED HANDS!
James Peters: CHARLIE WINS THE EXCHANGE, JUST REPEATEDLY HAMMERING MINERVA IN THE FACE WITH THAT CHAIN, FORCING HER TO DROP IT! Charlie goes for another punch, but Minerva catches him with a kick to the midsection, doubling him over, and forcing Marr to drop the chain! Penalty kick to the chest jolts Charlie back upright, and Minerva runs off the ropes in front of him! BIG BOOT! BIG BOOT DROPS MINERVA, AND CHARLIE HOOKS THE LEG FOR A COVER!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHRRRRRRRR-
Rich Russillo: Shoulder up! Charlie Marr sits up, frustration etched across his face, and rolls out of the ring, falling to a knee. Minerva has to be running off instincts at this point, having a glossy look in her eyes, but sees Charlie on the outside, and rolls herself out of the ring as well. MARR TRIES TO EXPLODE WITH A RIGHT HAND, BUT IT GETS BLOCKED BY MINERVA, WHO ANSWERS WITH ONE OF HER OWN!
James Peters: Charlie Marr spins around, and stumbles up the ramp. However, he isn’t gonna get away that easy, and is tailed by Minerva once more, WHO WALKS RIGHT INTO A BACK ELBOW! Charlie Marr eyes the Diamond plate, and hooks Minerva up for a suplex!
Rich Russillo: Diamond plate is a painful part of that ramp you don’t wanna land on.
Persephone: Don’t do it, Charlie!
James Peters: Minerva blocks the suplex attempt, AND BEGINS TO CHOKE MARR OUT WITH A GUILLOTINE! IF SHE CAN SUCCESSFULLY PULL THAT OFF, MINERVA CAN JUST ROLL HIM BACK INTO THE RING, AND GO FOR THE COVER!
Rich Russillo: CHARLIE MARR IS IN TROUBLE, AND HE REALIZES IT! FLAILING HIS ARMS, LOOKING FOR ANYTHING TO HELP HIM ESCAPE THE PREDICAMENT HES IN! BUT HE STARTS TO GET WEAKER AND WEAKER IN DOING SO! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, CHARLIE MARR IS FADING!
James Peters: Need more proof? Charlie just dropped to a knee! Wait, he’s back up, AND DRIVES MINERVA BACK FIRST INTO THE APRON, ALMOST GETTING A SECOND WIND! BUT ITS NOT ENOUGH TO BREAK THE HOLD, AND AFTERWARD, MINERVA JUST TIGHTENS IT!
Rich Russillo: Charlie Marr pivots, so he’s facing the steel steps, and goes to drive Minerva back first into it like the apron! BUT MINERVA JUST REVERSED LAST MINUTE WITH A HATCH SUPLEX! HATCH SUPLEX INTO THE STEEL STEPS, CHARLIE MARR JUST CRASHED LOWER BACK FIRST!
James Peters: Minerva helps Marr up to a knee, and places his head down on the top step. Minerva climbs up the steel steps, and places her foot on the head of Charlie, making sure it stays pinned there. Minerva takes a moment to acknowledge the crowd, who are cheering her on to do it. They wanna see her stomp Charlie Marr’s head in. AND MINERVA DOES JUST THAT!
Rich Russillo: NO! IN THAT BRIEF TIME MINERVA BROUGHT HER BOOT UP, MARR TRIPPED HER, CAUSING HER TO LAND BACK FIRST ON THE STEEL STEPS! Minerva lies across the top, writhing in pain. Meanwhile, Charlie has more cruel intentions in mind, going digging underneath the ring. He pulls out a trash can first, but tosses it aside in favor of another steel chair!
James Peters: Marr sets it up ringside, and grabs Minerva off the steel steps, picking her up in position for a side slam or pendulum Backbreaker, but he’s marching with her over to the steel chair. …KNEE! MINERVA CAUGHT CHARLIE MARR WITH A KNEE TO THE JAW, AND SHE FALLS OUT OF HIS CLUTCHES!
Rich Russillo: Minerva scrambles back to her feet, and CONNECTS WITH A KNIFE EDGE CHOP TO THE CHEST OF MARR, ECHOING THROUGHOUT THE ARENA! A FEW MORE FROM MINERVA CONNECTS, AND MARR WINDS UP SEATED ON THAT CHAIR HE SET UP! Minerva sees that trash can Charlie tossed aside, and grabs hold of it, placing it on top of him!
James Peters: Marr’s vision has been obscured, and she climbs up on the apron, BUILDING MOMENTUM, AND COLLIDING INTO HIM WITH A CANNONBALL SENTON OFF THE APRON! That move hurt Minerva just as it did Charlie, but regardless, she grits through the pain, and pulls out two kendo sticks and another trash can from under the ring, sending them inside! That ring is already host to a steel chain, steel chairs, now kendo sticks, and trash cans!
Persephone: This all feels very unnecessary, I think Minerva could just go for the cover, and have Charlie Marr beat! He hasn’t moved inside that garbage can following the senton.
Rich Russillo: I think Minerva wants a surefire definitive end. …Charlie gets that trash can taken off him, and rolled back into the ring. Minerva grabs the steel chairs, and places them in a pile of each other. Minerva grabs hold of Charlie Marr, wanting to plant him with Atlas Falls! But Charlie blocks it, and tries lifting Minerva up for a suplex of his own, which she blocks! We’re in a similar spot like earlier, both competitors fending off each other’s suplex attempts!
James Peters: MINERVA GETS CHARLIE UP, BUT HE SLIPS OUT BEHIND HER! MARR TRIES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE, BUT A BACK ELBOW SPINS HIM AROUND, AND DROPS HIM TO A KNEE! Minerva wraps her around his waist for a German suplex on the pile of chairs!
Rich Russillo: STANDING SWITCH BY CHARLIE, AND HE PLANTS HER WITH THE GERMAN SUPLEX INSTEAD! Out of instinct, Minerva rolls through to her feet, but can barely stand, clutching the back of her neck. CHARLIE CAPITALIZES ON THIS, AND HOOKS HER UP FOR THE QUEEN IS DEAD! SPIKE DOUBLE UNDERHOOK DDT ON THE PILE OF CHAIRS! MINERVA DID A GOOD JOB AT AVOIDING THE MOVE EARLIER, BUT WAS SIMPLY TOO DAMAGED TO DO THE SAME!
James Peters: MARR RUSHES INTO A COVER, HOOKING THE LEG DEEP!
ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEE-
James Peters: KICKOUT! CHARLIE MARR CANT BELIEVE IT! AT THIS POINT, CHARLIE MARR IS APOPLECTIC THAT THAT WASNT ENOUGH TO PUT AWAY MINERVA! He grabs most the chairs, and hurls them out of the ring!
Persephone: Watch it, he could’ve hit us with that last one!
James Peters: In this state, I don’t think he cares! Charlie Marr is incensed, and undoes his wrist tape, approaching Minerva from behind as she gets to both knees. AND MARR’S JUST USING THAT WRIST TAPE TO CHOKE HER!
Rich Russillo: MINERVA TRIES SLIPPING HER FINGERS THROUGH TO ESCAPE, BUT WITH HOW BAD MARR IS PULLING BACK, THERES NO ROOM FOR HER TO! Minerva’s beginning to cough, and might fade if Charlie keeps this up!
James Peters: Minerva powers back to her feet, and drives the back of her elbow into the gut of Marr, loosening his grip, and allowing her to remove that tape from around her throat. Minerva delivers a right hand! Marr delivers the same! Minerva fires back! Marr returns it!
Rich Russillo: MINERVA! MARR! MINERVA! MINERVA REPEATEDLY HAMMERS CHARLIE WITH PUNCHES, AND AN ACT OF DESPERATION, CHARLIE RAKES HER EYES!
James Peters: Minerva is blinded, and turns around, falling to both knees. Charlie grabs a kendo stick off the mat, and walks in front of Minerva, bending down to talk trash before lining her up! CHARLIE RAISES THE STICK HIGH IN THE AIR! BUT MINERVA COVERS HERSELF UP, WHICH LEAVES HER OPEN FOR A KENDO STICK SHOT TO THE RIB CAGE!
Rich Russillo: Minerva favors her side, which also leaves her open for a KENDO STICK SHOT TO THE UPPER BACK AND NECK AREA! Minerva falls prone on the canvas, and Marr sits on top of her for a KENDO STICK ASSISTED CAMEL CLUTCH! THAT KENDO STICK HAS BEEN PLACED ACROSS THE MOUTH OF MINERVA, AND CHARLIE IS PULLING BACK ON IT HARD AS HE CAN!
James Peters: Charlie is yelling at Minerva to give up! The referee is questioning Minerva if she wants to give up, but she’s shaking her head no, refusing to let go of the EAW World Title like that.
Rich Russillo: Charlie’s wasting his time trying to make her tap out, that’d practically be Minerva signing away her own Championship. If he wants to win, I think he needs to pin her 1-2-3. But after she kicked out of Queen is Dead earlier, I don’t blame Charlie for taking alternative routes!
James Peters: Charlie releases the camel clutch, and tosses the kendo stick to the side. Charlie paces around, allowing the gears to turn in his head some more. Marr is reaching peak frustration as of right now, and picks up a steel chair, nothing but pure callous in the eyes.
Rich Russillo: Minerva gets to all fours, albeit barely, AND THERE’S CHARLIE WITH A CHAIR SHOT TO THE BACK, FLATTENING HER! But Minerva refuses to stay down, getting up to all fours again, ONLY TO GET ANOTHER CHAIR SHOT TO THE BACK!
James Peters: Charlie is on wobbly legs thanks to all the punishment he’s taken, but can’t believe Minerva getting up to all fours a third time.
Charlie Marr: (off-mic) WHY WONT YOU STAY DOWN???
James Peters: ANOTHER CHAIR SHOT! BUT MARR DOESNT RELENT THIS TIME, DELIVERING CHAIR SHOT AFTER CHAIR SHOT AFTER CHAIR TO THE BACK OF MINERVA! THE CHAIR HAS DENTS IN IT AT THIS POINT!
Persephone: I’m beginning to join the same boat as Charlie here, just stay down Minerva.
Rich Russillo: Marr staggers back a bit, again, struggling to remain upright, but shakes his head in disbelief once seeing Minerva show signs of life, getting up to both knees this time.
(Minerva slowly gets back up just enough to look at Charlie, and she has a smirk on her face)
Minerva: (off-mic) Is that all you’ve got?
James Peters: Minerva gestures to Charlie Marr to keep it coming! I can’t believe this, but the champion is actually asking for more!
Charlie Marr: (off-mic) YOU STUPID SON OF A- STAY DOWN!
James Peters: OOH! CHAIR SHOT TO THE SKULL OF A KNEELING MINERVA, WHO FALLS TO THE CANVAS! Charlie Marr drops the chair, and smirks to the booing audience, slowly going into the cover, believing he has the match won right here, right now!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Persephone: New champion!
Rich Russillo: BARELY! MINERVA JUST BARELY INCHED HER SHOULDER UP OFF THE CANVAS, USING HER LAST OUNCE OF STRENGTH!
James Peters: Charlie pounds the mat in frustration, going as far to grab the referee by the shirt, and back him into the corner. He’s adamant that was a three, but the referee affirms to him it wasn’t.
Rich Russillo: Charlie Marr turns attention back toward Minerva, gesturing that this thing is done! Minerva gets brought back to her feet by Marr, who stands her there, SO HE CAN CONNECT WITH CHARRING CROSS! BUT MID SPIN, MINERVA JUST COLLAPSES DOWN TO THE RING MAT, INADVERTENTLY SAVING HERSELF!
James Peters: Charlie slaps Minerva lightly on the cheek a few times, taunting her, telling her to wake up. Charlie brings Minerva back to a vertical base, and GOES FOR CHARRING CROSS A SECOND TIME!
Rich Russillo: BLACK MIST! MINERVA JUST MISTED CHARLIE, WHOS BEEN BLINDED MOMENTARILY, AND MINERVA HOISTS HIM UP FOR TPK! SPINNING TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER SPIKES CHARLIE MARR ON HIS HEAD! THIS ONE IS OVER AS MINERVA MAKES THE COVER, LYING SIDEWAYS ON MARR!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEE-
James Peters: KICKOUT! BUT MARR USED THE CHAIN TO PUNCH MINERVA WITH WHILE DOING SO! The champion just got popped in the side of her head, and rolls off Marr in agony!
Charlie Marr: (off-mic) WATER! GET WATER, IDIOT!
Rich Russillo: Marr encourages the ref to grab him water, which he does from our announce table!
Persephone: What does he need water for?
James Peters: We’re about to find out as Charlie snatches the water out the referee’s hand, and pours it on his eyes, flushing out the mist from the looks of it!
Rich Russillo: That’s smart, very smart from Marr, who’s starting to regain his vision, and pulls himself up with assistance from the ropes! Charlie sees Minerva is still down, and places a steel chair on her chest before he climbs to the top rope! He has her in his sights, AND DIVES OFF THE TOP WITH SIN SALIDA!
James Peters: MINERVA GOT OUT OF THE WAY, FORCING CHARLIE TO ROLL THROUGH TO HIS FEET! MINERVA SCRAMBLES TO HERS, AND TOSSES THE CHAIR RIGHT IN CHARLIE’S FACE! HES DOUBLED OVER, AND GETS SPIKED ON THE STEEL CHAIR WITH A DOUBLE UNDERHOOK DDT! MINERVA JUST USED MARR’S OWN MOVE AGAINST HIM! MINERVA SHOOTS THE HALF, AND GOES FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Rich Russillo: KICKOUT! Charlie rolls out underneath the bottom rope, and to the apron, hoping to create seperation, realizing he’s on the brink of defeat possibly.
James Peters: Minerva slowly gets back to her feet, meanwhile, Marr pulls himself up on the apron. Minerva grabs hold of the trash can thrown into the ring earlier, and CRACKS MARR IN THE HEAD WITH IT! CHARLIE ALMOST GOES THROUGH THE TABLE SET UP RINGSIDE EARLIER, BUT HANGS ON!
Rich Russillo: MINERVA SLAMS THE GARBAGE CAN OVER HIS HEAD A SECOND TIME! BUT MARR STILL HANGS ON! Minerva tosses the can aside, and runs off the ropes! …RUNNING JUMPING CROSSBODY OVER THE TOP ROPE, AND THROUGH THE TABLE! MINERVA WENT CRASHING ALONGSIDE MARR!
Persephone: SOMEONE GET A DOCTOR DOWN HERE!
James Peters: It goes without saying Charlie took the brunt of that impact, which is why he lies motionless, and Minerva simply writhes in pain on top of him.
Rich Russillo: All this… all this to win, or in Minerva’s case, retain the EAW World Championship.
James Peters: Speaking of, Minerva stirs, and picks up Charlie Marr out of the rubble, and rolls him back into the ring. Before she can slide in herself, Minerva drops to a knee, the wear, the tear beginning to show.
Rich Russillo: Minerva finally gets up on the apron, and goes to enter through the middle rope- BUT CHARLIE MARR USED THAT RECOVERY WINDOW SHE GAVE HIM, AND BARRELS INTO HER WITH A RUNNING KNEE TO THE SIDE OF HER FACE!
James Peters: Minerva falls out to the apron, and rolls in under the bottom rope. Marr twists around, dropping to a knee, and grabs a steel chair off the floor. He looks to mumbling to himself, possibly saying “it’s over.”
Rich Russillo: Charlie Marr stands up with assistance from the chair, and raises it high in the air before spinning around. Minerva has no idea what’s behind her as she gets to a kneel.
James Peters: MAYBE SHE DOES! MINERVA JUST SPUN AROUND HERSELF, BLASTING MARR IN THE GUT WITH A KENDO STICK SHE PICKED UP!
Rich Russillo: CHARLIE DROPS THE CHAIR, AND MINERVA DROPS THE KENDO STICK, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HER DOUBLED OVER OPPONENT FOR ATLAS FALLS! THE TWISTING BRAINBUSTER CONNECTS! MINERVA GOES FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Bella Braxton: HERES YOUR WINNER… AND STILL EAW WORLD CHAMPION… MINERVA!!!
(Minerva rolls off a limp Charlie Marr as “Blood, Milk & Sky” by White Zombie blares throughout the arena to a thunderous ovation from the fans in Melbourne, Australia. Minerva just overcame her biggest challenge to date while champion, and of course, it wasn’t easy, given her wear and tear. The referee grabs hold of the World Championship, and places it across the chest of a downed Minerva.)
James Peters: Minerva won the match, but you wouldn’t have guessed it based on the scene here.
Persephone: Textbook definition of a war they just went through.
James Peters: Exactly what I, and these fans expected. Neither competitor was expected to go down easy, especially Charlie Marr, who was in his element tonight.
Rich Russillo: And unfortunately, got beat in said element. If Minerva has any doubters, any detractors still, she just silenced them right here. This woman is the real deal, whether you like it or not, and I imagine is gonna be World Champion for a long, long time.
James Peters: Well, on behalf of Voltage, thank you all for being here tonight. Minerva with the victory on what has been an unbelievable Wicked Games.
(Minerva sits up, wincing in pain from her match, and clutching her title close to her chest while looking over at a downed Charlie Marr. Minerva stands up with assistance from the referee, and the final shot is her raising the title high in the air, mustering up all her strength, all her energy to stand after such a hellacious battle.)
[SCREENBAR – Wicked Games 2022]
(The camera pans to another section of the Rod Laver Arena where multiple other arenas are located within the huge Stadium, this one in particular is the Margaret Court Arena where the Disney Funhouse has been constructed.)
Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS THE DISNEY FUN HOUSE MATCH AND IT IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!
Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING FIRST…. FROM THE DEAD SEA IN ISRAEL! WEIGHING IN 220 POUNDS…. HE IS THE REDEEMER….. DRAKE KING!!!!
(Cold War by Hans Zimmer starts to play throughout the arena as the fans get up and start to boo. Drake King slowly comes out and stands in the entrance way before finally spreading his arms and he starts to smile, slowly walking to the entrance to the funhouse.)
James Peters: Here comes Drake King and he will enter this very unique match of the Funhouse where there are camera’s everywhere placed in and outside throughout the whole arena floor and the ring. TLA and Drake King will look to basically end this blood feud but do it the Disney way!
Persephone: This is going to be so much fun; I cannot wait! I wish we were playing the Funhouse too! I hope this match lasts all night long!
Rich Russillo: This makes me nervous; I hated funhouses when I was a kid, the construction to the funhouse is there, the ring is at the end of the Funhouse where they must end up to score the victory. This match will be like nothing we have ever seen before!
(Drake waits at the entrance of the Funhouse before he finally sighs, slowly walking inside and looking around, he waits as his music fades and transitions to ‘Ambitionz az a Ridah’ by Tupac as the crowd goes wild and they get up to cheer.)
Bella Braxton: THE OPPONENT…. HAILS FROM TLAXCALA, MEXICO! WEIGHING IN AT 210 POUNDS…. “LA PANTERA SEXUAL”…… TLA!!!!!!!!
(TLA slowly walks out and looks at the fans, nodding his head before making his way to the Funhouse as the crowd chants loudly….)
Crowd: TLA!!!! TLA!!! TLA!!!!
James Peters: TLA is loved here in Australia, and he has a huge task ahead of him tonight against one of the most dangerous wrestlers in the world, Drake King! This all started many seasons ago but hit its apex thanks to Eden Sinclair and all that mess when Drake King tried to get TLA fired.
Rich Russillo: And TLA has not forgotten that at all! They even teamed and tried to win the Unified Tag Team Championships but imploded and now this has come to a head!
Persephone: I think these two will put on a fantastic match again that could go for a long time and make me so happy at the same time I LOVE Disney movies!
(TLA gets to the entrance of the Funhouse. He is face to face with Drake King. A referee separates both as he instructs both wrestlers to slowly enter the Funhouse so he can ring the bell and the match will begin. TLA and Drake walk in, it is a black room, until the door behind them closes….)
(DING!!!!! DING!!!! DING!!!!)
(Both men are standing in the dark when suddenly a lone spotlight shines on a stage right in front of them. The Cheshire Cat shows up as both Drake King and TLA look on in confusion….)
Cheshire Cat: Hello TLA! Hello Drake King! I am the Cheshire Cat. I wanted to personally welcome you to the Disney Funhouse. Once you enter those doors, it will be a magical experience. Remember that there are some safety issues, both must be over 5 feet tall, luckily Jake Smith is not wrestling here tonight, or he would be denied entry. Keep your hands only to yourselves and of course on each other. Please take your time through the funhouse and at the very end, when those doors open, the ring will be waiting for you. But just remember…. The fun doesn’t end there!
(He slowly disappears and all you can see is the Cheshire Cat’s eyes and smile before that too fades to black. The curtains open and now the Disney Funhouse Match officially begins.)
James Peters: Here we go, and the Funhouse officially begins, and they both walk in …. And we are in the Hall of Mirrors to kick things off! How in the heck are they going to get through all of that…. And DRAKE KING FOREARMS TLA! BOTH ARE NOW THROWING PUNCHES AT EACH OTHER AND TLA NOW HAS TAKEN THE UPPER HAND, SLAMMING DRAKE’S HEAD INTO ONE OF THE MIRRORS! THEY CRACKED IT!
Rich Russillo: DRAKE KING IS TRYING TO GET AWAY NOW! HE IS FINDING HIS WAY THROUGH THE HALL OF MIRRORS AND…… HE JUST SLAMMED HIMSELF INTO ONE OF THE MIRRORS AND HERE IS TLA BEHIND HIM! TLA WITH A MASSIVE FOREARM TO THE BACK AND ANOTHER! DRAKE KING TURNS AROUND AND KNEES TLA STUNNING HIM FOR A SECOND AS HE TRIES TO ESCAPE THE HALL OF MIRRORS!
(Drake is looking for the next pathway and he finds it …..)
Drake King: WHAT IN THE FUDGE!!!!
(Drake falls back to the floor as the Ghosts of the Haunted Mansion appear and they are looking for a way out as well.)
Persephone: It’s ghost! This is so…… cool! I mean really scaaaaaaary…..
James Peters: TLA caught up to Drake and he is kicking him down while on the floor! DRAKE King didn’t see this coming! TLA IS STOMPING A MUDHOLE IN DRAKE KING’S ASS RIGHT NOW AND THE GHOSTS ARE WATCHING! TLA PICKS UP DRAKE AND AGAIN SLAMS HIM INTO THE MIRROR, AGAIN AND AGAIN CRACKING IT BEFORE THROWING HIM DOWN.
TLA: Orale Haunted Homie’s!
(The Ghosts all smile and wave to TLA before he turns back to Drake and picks him up by the hair.)
Rich Russillo: Another knee to the gut! And another by Drake King to counteract TLA! Drake King picks him up from behind….. RELEASE GERMAN SUPLEX!!!
(CRASH!!!!!)
Rich Russillo: TLA WENT THROUGH MULTIPLE MIRROR PANELS! HE CRASHED THROUGH THE MIRRORS AND IS COVERED IN GLASS ALREADY EARLY IN THIS MATCH! DRAKE NOW IS RAINING KICKS AND STOMPS ON HIM OVER AND OVER! TLA LOOKS HURT, BUT DRAKE NOW TURNS AND HE IS LOOKING TO GET OUT OF THAT HALL OF MIRRORS!
Persephone: I think Drake is claustrophobic! He wants to get out of that Hall of Mirrors and after breaking a few it looks like he found a way out, but he is now heading to what looks to be a doorway!
(TLA is stirring, trying to get back up and seeing Drake King race out of the Hall of Mirrors, TLA though is struggling to get back to his feet.)
James Peters: Drake King is getting the hell out of dodge, and he is now trying to get to the next door of the funhouse, he is going through and…… WAIT A SECOND!
Rich Russillo: WAIT….. WHAT!?!?!
(Drake King stops. He looks stunned and looks around. It is a delicate and very brightly lit Tea Party. He looks a little nervous as several Disney Princesses, the White Rabbit and the Mad Hatter are all there sipping tea, they all turn to Drake.)
Drake King: Cinderella? Tiana? Pocahontas? Aurora? Mulan? Rapunzel? Merida?
Disney Princesses: HI! DRAKE KING!
Drake King: …….
(Drake is stunned, the beautiful Disney Princesses have a seat empty for him. Aurora taps on the chair for Drake to come and sit down.)
Aurora: Come sit next to me Drake!
Drake: :lupe:
The White Rabbit: It is time….. it is time! Tea Party Time! The Redeemer is here, Tea Party Time!
Mad Hatter: Why Hello Drake King! Please….. come and join us here at our Tea Party, we have been waiting to start!
(Drake King looks confused, all he wants to do is find the exit, looking around for it. He then turns and looks back at the Tea Party.)
Cinderella: My glass slipper seemed to have slipped off, Drake. Will you come over here and put it back on for me!?
(Cinderella places her barefoot on the table, pointing to it with a smirk on her face, holding the glass slipper in the other hand. Drake starts breaking out in a cold sweat, with a twitch, running his hands through his hair. He looks extremely nervous trying to figure out what the hell is going on right now. He again looks around, wondering what to do.)
Persephone: OMG! THE DISNEY PRINCESSES! I AM SO JEALOUS!
James Peters: Drake King is just shook. He doesn’t know what to and I wouldn’t either surrounded by all those Princesses! He looks like he’s in a room full of Sarah Price’s!
Rich Russillo: Talk about PTSD! Drake King is just shook right now! He really doesn’t know what to do right now!
(Drake is conflicted here. He wanted Disney to take over the EAW, he even takes all the credit for Disney coming there and taking over. He wants to be a team player; this is what he wanted.)
Drake King: Uh…. Just tea…. Right?
Cinderella: Absolutely! After you put my slipper on!
Aurora: Your seat is getting cold Drakey. Come sit next to me, you can keep me awake, I need to shred that “Sleeping Beauty” moniker.
(Drake again looks around, this time pacing once again nervously. He slowly starts to make his way to the table. The Mad Hatter grabs the chair and takes it out for Drake to sit down. He is hesitant at first but then sits down as he is poured a cup of tea.)
Aurora: Cheers Drakey!
Drake King: ….. uh…. Cheers?
Mad Hatter: Here is to our guest….. be our guest….. be our guest welcome to the party Drake!
(They break out in a musical piece. Drake at first finds this really weird but as the Princesses starts to sing, Drake starts to calm down some. His head starts to bob side to side. Aurora leans into Drake and starts to sing, her beautiful voices trances him…)
Aurora: I know you, I walked with you once upon a dream! I know you, that look in your eyes is so familiar a gleam! And I know it’s true that visions are seldom all they seem! But if I know you, I know what you’ll do! You’ll love me at once, the way you did once upon a dream!
(Drake’s eyes widen….)
Aurora: But if I know you, I know what you’ll do! You’ll love me at once! The way you did once upon a dream!
(Batting her eyelashes, Aurora lays her head on Drake’s shoulder as he quickly jumps out of the seat.)
Drake King: What…. What are you doing! The rules say the cast is not supposed to touch the wrestlers and vice versa! That is how it is in the parks!
Rapunzel: Oh, come on Drake, we are having a Tea Party! So…. Let’s party!
(Suddenly the Disney Princesses drop their original garments and are all dressed in sexy versions of it as The Mad Hatter starts to laugh.)
Mad Hatter: PARTY TIME DRAKE KING!
(Drake King looks horrified, he tries to cover his eyes, scrambling to look for a way out…..)
Rapunzel: GET OVER HERE!!!!
(Suddenly Rapunzel swings her long hair, and it whips around Drake’s neck. He starts to scream….)
Drake King: NO! NO PLEASE!!!! LET ME GO! I CANNOT LOOK AT THIS!
(The rest of the Princesses start to pull Drake toward them as he continues to scream.)
Cinderella: My tootsie is getting cold, COME AND PUT ON MY GLASS SLIPPER!!!!
Aurora: OH DRAKEY….. KEEP ME AWAKE!!!!
(Frantically Drake starts to pull away when suddenly…..)
James Peters: HERE COMES TLA BEHIND DRAKE KING WITH A HUGE CLOTHESLINE! DRAKE FALLS TO THE GROUND AND TLA UNWRAPS RAPUNZEL’S HAIR…. I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD EVER SAY THAT IN MATCH AND HE STARTS WHIPPING DRAKE WITH RAPUNZEL’S HAIR!
(WHIP!!!!)
(WHIP!!!!)
(WHIP!!!)
James Peters: HE CONTINUES TO PUNISH DRAKE KING WITH THAT HAIR! HE IS TAKING THE HIDE OFF DRAKE KING! TLA STOPS AND NOW HE GRABS DRAKE KING BY THE HAIR….. SWAG SHOT AND THAT MADE DRAKE’S HEAD SPIN RIGHT INTO THE WALL!
Rich Russillo: TLA IS MUGGING DRAKE KING WHO IS LEANING AGAINST THE WALL AND HE GRABS DRAKE…. THROWING HIM ON TO THE TABLE OF THE TEA PARTY!
(CRASH!!!!!!)
Rich Russillo: DRAKE KING HAS JUST CRASHED AND BURNED AS TLA THREW HIM OVER THE TABLE AND HE TOOK OUT THE ENTIRE SETUP! THE PRINCESSES WERE OUT OF THE WAY AND TLA IS GRABBING DRAKE KING…. HE PICKS HIM UP……
Persephone: POWERBOMB THROUGH THE TABLE AND DRAKE KING HAS BEEN LAID OUT BY TLA! WAIT….. OH BROTHER…..
(The Princesses all smile and they walk up to TLA and starts rubbing on him.)
Aurora: OUR HERO!!!!
TLA: Gracias mi princessas.
(TLA sees Cinderella holding her glass slipper, TLA winks and grabs it, only to get on one knee and slip it on her foot as she gets all giddy and spins around dancing.)
TLA: Now if you excuse me…. Heinas. I finna gotta win this match. My lovely princessas!
(He kisses their hands and then grabs the hot tea and pours it all over Drake who screams and rolls around as TLA is led to the exit by the beautiful Princesses to the next stage of the Funhouse.)
James Peters: TLA has left Drake King laid out and he enters the next section of the Funhouse and it’s an upside down room! The exit is at the top of the floor and the only way to get out is by climbing the furniture and get to the very top!
(TLA looks around to see which is the best way to go about it. He then goes to start the climb and then suddenly Drake King stumbles into the room, drenched and burned by the tea, full of frosting from the cakes and scones.)
Persephone: Drake King looks like a birthday cake, and he stumbles in. TLA turns and runs at Drake, he goes for a running knee…. NO! Drake slides by and TLA misses, he turns back around, and Drake hits a Bicycle Kick! TLA falls against what looks to be a table and Drake grabs TLA’s head and is smashing it over and over on the table…. This is violent and wholesome!
James Peters: Drake has snapped! He is slamming the back of TLA’s head into the table! After what happened earlier, I cannot blame him but now he is back up, he runs… stiff kick to the chest of TLA! Drake now sees what he has to do! Climb the upside down room to the door which is up on the ceiling! He starts to climb!
(Drake starts to climb to the top, he hops on pieces of furniture to the top but stops quickly….)
???: Aye! Ello’ there mate!? I seem to be a bit lost!
(Crake’s eyes widen and he almost loses his grip and falls some startled at who is standing at the doorway….)
James Peters: It’s….. it’s……. CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW!!!
(Captain Jack Sparrow has a bottle of rum with him, taking a sip before looking at his compass.)
Captain Jack Sparrow: Ey mate… I seem to be a lil’ lost. Me compass didn’t exactly take me in the right direction, so I ended up…. Wait…. Shiver me timbers…. Is this room upside down or is it the rum?
Drake King: WHY ARE YOU HERE!!?!?!
Captain Jack Sparrow: Oi! That’s me question too! Why I’m I ere’!? Hey mate….
Drake King: Shut up and don’t talk to me! Get out of thew way you drunkard! I need to get out of this room!
Captain Jack Sparrow: Mate…..
Drake King: NO! SHUT UP!
(Captain Jack Sparrow shrugs his shoulders.)
Captain Jack Sparrow: Suit yerself mate…. All I was gonna tell you is there’s a bloke behind ya.
(Drake’s eyes widen as he feels TLA grab his legs….)
Rich Russillo: DRAKE KING WAS SO DISTRACTED BY CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW THAT HE FORGOT ALL ABOUT TLA! WHO GRABS HIM…. GERMAN SUPLEX ON THE FLOOR AND THEY CRASH THROUGH SOME FURNITURE AS BOTH MEN TAKE EACH OTHER OUT! CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW IS CRINGING JUST LOOKING AT WHAT HAS HAPPENED.
Captain Jack Sparrow: Seems like ya two are a lil’ busy…. I’ll find me way out…. Cheerio!
(Captain Jack disappears back through the door while TLA and Drake King are both laid out on the floor.)
James Peters: These two have tried to take each other out already through this Disney Funhouse Match so far! Both have taken such a huge beating; I don’t know if they have anything left to get out of the damn Funhouse!
Rich Russillo: I don’t either! TLA though is the first to slowly get back up with the help of some furniture! He gets back to his feet! TLA is starting to climb now, he is able to get up some on the wall and scale it, but wait! Drake is getting back up as well! Drake looks beat up!
Persephone: Traumatized too! A woman touched him! A Disney Princess at that!
Rich Russillo: I have to agree, this match has taken a toll on Drake King in so many ways and I don’t know is he will be able to recover! TLA though is climbing, slowly but surely he is halfway there but Drake King is definitely right behind him!
James Peters: TLA IS ALMOST TO THE DOOR AND….. WAIT…. CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW SHOWS BACK UP AND HE EXTENDS THE ARM TO TLA TO HELP HIM THROUGH THE DOOR!
Captain Jack Sparrow: Come on mate…. I declare parlay!
TLA: Gracias carnal!
(Captain Jack Sparrow lifts him up and they get through the door as TLA disappears through the entrance. Drake King screams…..)
Drake King: NOOOOOO!!!!!
(Captain Jack smiles and winks before he disappears too, forcing Drake King to climb the rest all tired and beat up without any assistance.)
James Peters: Drake King is not being helped by his Disney compatriots! Drake is going to have to go about this by himself and he is in a lot of trouble as TLA has already gone through and it looks we are going to transition as Drake is finally making it to the door!
(The camera transitions to the next room where TLA is in a very dark corridor, there is steam coming out from both sides, as he walks slowly and most importantly he does cautiously. He knows that there is a lot going on right now with the Funhouse and after what they have seen anything can happen.)
Persephone: It looks very dark, don’t really know what is going on here….. but TLA is being very careful going through. Wait…… oh wait!
(Suddenly a red light forms in the shape of a sword. TLA stops and backs up as it illuminates to show the face of Emperor Palpatine.)
Emperor Palpatine: Helloooooo TLAAAAA. It looks like you have taken a wrong turn.
TLA: Emperor Palpatine….. mierda….
Emperor Palpatine: I know that the Dark Side doesn’t flow within you. But I know who does. Right…. DARTH KING!?
(TLA turns around and Drake King is right there….)
James Peters: DRAKE KING WAS ABLE TO GET THROUGH THE DOOR AND HE IS BEHIND TLA, KICKING HIM IN THE MIDSECTION! DRAKE KING MAKES TLA BUCKLE OVER! HE STUMBLES SOME AND RIPCORD KNEE! TLA CRUMBLES TO THE FLOOR AS THE EMPEROR STARTS TOO LAUGH!
(As the Emperor laughs, Drake King slowly turns around and suddenly the Emperor hands him the red lightsaber…..)
Emperor Palpatine: Now…. Darth King….. FINISH HIM!
(Drake holds the red lightsaber as TLA slowly gets up, he backs up as Drake has a smile on his face…..)
Drake King: GET UP TLA! GET UP AND WE ARE GOING TO FINISH THIS!
(TLA is being backed up to a corner, Drake has the red lightsaber holding it with a grip…)
Rich Russillo: THIS MIGHT BE IT FOR DRAKE KING! THIS COULD BE ALL SHE WROTE FOR HIM AND! DRAKE WANTS TO FINISH THIS RIGHT NOW! HE WANTS TO HURT TLA TO THE POINT HE CAN JUST DRAG HIM TO THE RING AND PIN HIM! DRAKE WANTS TO FINALLY END THIS WITH TLA AND….
Persephone: What….. what is going on here!?
(Drake and the Emperor hear the sounds of another lightsaber. He turns and it is a blue one, standing there is none other than….)
James Peters: OBI-WAN KENOBI!
(With blue lightsaber in hand, he then throws it at TLA who now has it.)
Obi-Wan Kenobi: Now it is a fair fight. Get him my padawan!
TLA: ORALE! THE FORCE IS WITH THIS CHINGON, BUEY!
(Drake and TLA circle around each other with lightsabers in hand….. when suddenly “Duel of the Fates” starts to play in the background.)
Persephone: OMG….. they have the theme music too….. this is so la… lovely!
James Peters: I once again never thought I would ever say this….. BUT TLA AND DRAKE KING ARE ABOUT TO HAVE A HUGE LIGHTSABER FIGHT! BOTH MEN THAT HATE EACH OTHER AND HOW FITTING! THEY ARE ABOUT TO DUEL!
Rich Russillo: DRAKE KING TAKES THE FIRST SWING AND TLA BLOCKS IT, HE TWIRLS HIS LIGHTSABER AND STRIKES DRAKE KING BUT HE ALSO BLOCKS IT! WE ARE SEEING A LIGHTSABER DUEL ON AN EAW FREE PER VIEW! DRAKE STRIKES, TLA BLOCKS, TLA TURNS AND SPINS, HE TRIES TO STRIEK BUT DRAKE SHIFTS AND BLOCKS OVER THE HEAD, HE STOPS TLA AND NOW BOTH ARE STRKICING EACH OTHER BACK AND FORTH!
(Obi-Wan Kenobi and Emperor Palpatine both look on as Drake King, turns again and he strikes….)
Persephone: BOTH ARE AT A STAND STILL! TRYING TO GET THE UPPERHAND BUT NEITHER CAN DO IT! THEY STRUGGLE WHEN DRAKE KING KICKS TLA AND HE BUCKLES OVER…. NO! TLA STAYS UP SMASHING THE HILT OF THE LIGHTSABER ON THE FACE OF DRAKE KING AND HE STUMBLES BACK. TLA RUSHES IN….
James Peters: HE MOVES OUT OF THE WAY AND TLA STUMBLES FORWARD…. SPEAR BY DRAKE KING AND THEY CRASH THROUGH THE BACKGROUND AND RIGHT INTO THE NEXT ROOM!
Obi-Wan Kenobi: May the Force be With You TLA.
(TLA and Drake King both lost their lightsabers. They are on the ground, TLA is down and suddenly he realizes he is surrounded by fog and an old witch looking down at him holding an apple. He then sees Jafar, Scar, Hades, Gaston, Captain Hook, Cruella De Ville, Ursula and finally….. Maleficent who steps up and bends down, she turns to the others…..)
Maleficent: Help him up.
(She points at Drake King, who the Disney Villains help up. Both Drake King and TLA realize they are in the Evil Queen’s Chamber, the Mirror is there watching, with a smile on his face.)
Maleficent: It seems to me TLA that you came to the wrong place. We have been waiting for you and since our friend here, Drake King is rather tired of your meddling? So are we, because if I recall….you are not very fond of Disney…..and you don’t like Taco Bell…. And they sponsor us. You know what that means, right TLA?
TLA: You have no taste in good food, frfr?
(Maleficent starts to laugh….)
Maleficent: Get him.
(Suddenly the Disney Villains start to beat up TLA…..)
James Peters: THE DISNEY VILLAINS ARE STOMPING ON TLA! LOOK AT THE SMILE ON DRAKE KING AS THEY PICK UP TLA AND HOLD HIM UP, DRAKE KING GRABS TLA AND…. THE HITS THE ASCENSION ON TLA WHO HAS BEEN LAID OUT ON THE FLOOR! THE DISNEY VILLAINS ARE HELPING DRAKE KING OUT OF THE ROOM! HE IS STARTING TO MAKE HIS WAY AS GASTON OPENS THE MIRROR FOR HIM AND DRAKE PASSES THROUGH, BUT TLA IS STILL DOWN AND THE DISNEY VILLAINS CONTINUE TO BEAT DOWN ON HIM!
(Drake gets through the next door and he walks in. Looking around he stops, and it looks like a cave with lots of treasures. Drake looks confused, as he makes his way into the cave, it is rather cold when suddenly he sees a magical lamp that says “RUB ME”…. And of course, Drake grabs and rubs it….)
Persephone: Drake… do not rub that and….. oh, you done fudged up….
(Suddenly the Genie pops up!)
Genie: Well…. Hello there! I have been waiting a long time for someone to rub me!
Drake King: I… uh…… shouldn’t have rubbed you.
Genie: Oh stop! So, you were the first here, lucky you! So, guess what?
Drake King: I get three wishes?
Genie: YES YOU DO!
Drake King: PERFECT! Okay….. the first…. Make Minera disappear!
Genie: :francis:
Drake King: You said I get any wishes! So that is my first! My second is to make all Championships mean nothing!
Genie: :francis:
Drake King: Oh, come on!
Genie: What is your third?
Drake King: I want TLA to…… to……. I don’t ever want to see him again!
Genie: :francis:
(By now Drake King is beyond frustrated.)
Drake King: What am I supposed to wish for then!?
Genie: How about a way out.
Drake King: Well…. I need that too but come on, I get three wishes.
(As Drake King argues with the Genie, the camera transitions to TLA still getting beat up by the Disney villains, but TLA starts to fight back.
James Peters: He gets up and punches Hook, lifting him up and throws him on top of Gaston! He pushes Cruella into the Evil Queen as they fall backwards! TLA IS GOING TO TOWN AND HE GRABS MALEFICENT…. THROWING HER THROUGH THE MIRROR AS IT SCREAMS AND HE JUMPS THROUGH THE DOOR!
Rich Russillo: HE IS IN THE MIRROR! HE WENT THROUGH AND HE IS IN THE CAVE AND LOOK AT DRAKE KING!
(Drake frantically screams…..)
Drake King: MY THREE WISHES! I DON’T EVER WANT TO SEE HIM AGAIN!
Genie: Done!
(The lights go off and Drake King looks around blindly….)
Drake King: Oh, come on! Are you being serious right now!?!?!
(SMACK!!!!)
James Peters: THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON AND TLA JUST HIT THE VERY MEXICAN UPPERCUT! DRAKE KING IS STUNNED AND HE IS ROLLING ON THE GROUND AS TLA PICKS HIM BACK UP AND … HE HITS THE DESMADRE! HE HITS THE SITDOWN POWER BOMB! TLA IS RIGHT BACK UP AND HE LOOKS RIGHT AT THE GENIE!
Genie: Oh… you bad dawg….. you don’t even have to make a wish…. The exit is behind me!
TLA: Gracias homie!
Persephone: And TLA is finally out of the treasure cave, and he is to what we are told is the final room! Drake King is down, but he is slowly starting to get back up! I don’t want it to end so fast! I really want it to continue!
Rich Russillo: Drake King is still trying to get to his feet and the Genie stands over him shaking his head.
Genie: I’ll give you one wish…. The exit is that way too. Get outta here.
Drake King: I hate you….. I hate Jasmine! I hate Aladdin! I hate you all!
Genie: Peace!
(The Genie disappears, and Drake King just screams as he crawls and tries to get back to his feet. He slowly crawls through the exit, no sign of TLA and now is on a dance floor….)
Drake King: Oh…. what the heck.
???: Why Hello Mr. King!?
(Drake King looks up, almost ready to cry because he has had enough of this….)
???: Will you….. BE OUR GUEST!?!
(Drake pounds the dance floor….)
Drake King: I am not talking to a candle and a tea pot!
(Lumiere and Mrs. Potts are there ready to dance with the rest of the group as they start singing…..)
Lumiere: Be our guest! Be our guest! Put our service to the test! Tie your napkin ’round your neck, Cherie! And we provide the rest! Soup du jour! Hot hors d’oeuvres! Why, we only live to serve!
Drake King: Sttooooooppppppppppp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ms. Potts: Try the grey stuff, it’s delicious! Don’t believe me? Ask the dishes! They can sing! They can dance! After all, Miss, this is France! And a dinner here is never second best! Go on, unfold your menu! Take a glance and then you’ll…..
(Drake has had enough and he stands up grabbing one of the chairs ready to blast all the utensils when TLA grabs it from behind….)
James Peters: TLA WITH THE CHAIR AS DRAKE KING WAS ABOUT TO STRIKE THEM ALL AND HE PUNISHES DRAKE WITH A SWIFT SHOT TO THE ABDOMEN! DRAKE BUCKLES OVER AND TLA SLAMS THE CHAIR ON THE BACK OF DRAKE KING WHO BUCKLES OVER AND FALLS TO ONE KNEE. DRAKE RAISES THE CHAIR UP HIGH WHEN DRAKE KING THEN CONNECTS WITH A LOW BLOW! TLA CRUMBLES TO THE FLOOR! DRAKE KING NOW IS BACK UP AND HE GRABS THE CHAIR, LIFTS IT UP IN THE AIR AND……
(When music starts to play, a familiar tune. Drake stops and looks up to see Belle standing there all innocently.)
Belle: Drake….. do we really need this violence?
Drake King: ….. not again……
Belle: Tale as old as time….. True as it can be….. Barely even friends. Then somebody bends….. Unexpectedly. Just a little change…. Small to say the least…. Both a little scared….. Neither one prepared…. Beauty and the Beast!
(Drake starts to sob, gripping the chair…..)
Belle: Dance with me Drake…. Please?
Drake King: I…. uh……
(Belle takes his hand and they start to spin on the dance floor. Drake King has two left feet and he doesn’t even know what he is doing…..)
Belle: Ever a surprise…. Ever as before… Ever just as sure…. As the sun will rise….. Ever just the same. SING WITH ME DRAKE.
Drake King: I……. uh…..
Belle: You know the lyrics, come on!
(As they spin she continues to sing….)
Belle: Ever a surprise. Ever as before…..
Drake King: ….. I……. uh….. Ever just as sure. As the sun will rise…..
Belle: YES! Tale as old as time…..
Drake King: …. Tune as old as song….
Belle: … Bittersweet and strange….
Drake King: Finding you can change. Learning you were wrong….
Belle: Certain as the sun…..
Drake King: …. Rising in the east.
Belle: Tale as old as time…..
Drake King: Song as old as rhyme….
Belle: Beauty and the Beast.
(Just then someone taps him on the shoulder…..)
Drake King: WHAT NOW……
(As he turns…..)
Rich Russillo: I don’t know what the hell we are watching right now but do NOT turn around Drake!? DO NOT TURN AROUND AND……
(Drake is face to face with the Beast….)
The Beast: Beauty and the Beast.
Drake King: WHAT!?!?!?!
(Suddenly TLA grabs Drake King from behind…)
James Peters: RELEASE GERMAN SUPLEX ON THE DANCE FLOOR AND DRAKE KING LANDS HARD ON THE FLOOR! TLA MOUNTS HIM AND STARTS WAILING ON HIM WITH FISTS AS DRAKE TRIES TO COVER UP BUT TLA IS POUNDING HIM LEFT AND RIGHT! TLA PICKS HIM UP AND THROWS HIM OVER THE BUFFET TABLE AND DRAKE LANDS WITH THE TABLE ON TOP OF HIM!
(Belle walks up to TLA and points to the way out…..)
Belle: We are going to dance now ….. your exit is over there.
TLA: Gracias Belle….and to my homie…. The Beast…..
(They high five….)
TLA: Orale carnal.
The Beast: Grrr….. orale.
(TLA takes the table off Drake and throws him out of the exit as they are out of the Funhouse and the crowd starts to cheer heavily……)
Crowd: TLA!!!!! TLA!!!! TLA!!!!
Persephone: They are finally out of the Disney Funhouse and TLA is dragging Drake King to the ring! Both of these men already took a huge beating and wait a second…. What is this!?
(Out of the Fun House walk out Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and Pluto. The crowd starts to cheer loudly as they are hopping around and clapping, surrounding the ring while TLA pushes Drake into the ring, he gets to the apron and waits…..)
James Peters: WE ARE IN THE RING NOW AND DRAKE KING IS STRUGGLING TO GET TO HIS FEET. TLA IS WAITING FOR HIM AND HE HOPS OFF THE MIDDLE ROPES RIGHT INTO THE CLOTHESLINE! NO! DRAKE IS ABLE TO ROLL OUT OF THE WAT AND HE WAITS AS TLA TURNS AROUND AND…. JUDGEMENT DAY!!!!
Rich Russillo: AFTER ALL THAT CRAZINESS! JUDGMENT DAY HITS AND TLA IS DOWN! HE ROLLS HIM OVER AND GOES FOR THE COVER! THIS IS IT!!!!
ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TWO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Persephone: TLA WITH A SHOULDER UP!?!? HOW DID HE MANAGE TO DO THAT! DRAKE THOUGH CANNOT BELIEVE IT! HE LOOOKS UP AT THE REFEREE IN SHOCK! HE DOESN’T KNOW WHAT TO DO!
James Peters: HE IS SLAMMING THE MATS OVER AND OVER! HE IS NOT HAPPY AT ALL! DRAKE IS BACK UP GRIMACING AND PICKING UP TLA…. HE IS GOING FOR THE ASCENSION AGAIN! THIS WILL DO IT…. NO! TLA FLIPS HIM OVER AND DRAKE KING LANDS HARD ON HIS BACK! HE TRIES TO GET BACK UP AND THE AR15 BY TLA!!!! HE JUST TOOK DRAKE KING’S HEAD OFF AND HE IS CLIMBING THE ROPES…. SLOWLY BUT SURELY….. HE IS IN POSITION!
Rich Russillo: THIS COULD BE IT! THIS COULD BE IT…… BURNOUT!!!! THE CORKSCREW 630 SENTON CONNECTS!!!! TLA HIT IT AND HE HOOKS THE LEG FOR THE COVER! WE HAVE A WINNER!
ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TWO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Persephone: DRAKE KING KICKED OUT!? HOW!?!? OKAY THIS WAS FUN AT FIRST BUT COME ON!
(The crowd is roaring at the kickout. They cannot believe that Drake King was able to kick out. TLA turns to the referee, and he shakes his head no. TLA though gets back up, he sees Drake and grabs him….)
James Peters: TLA grabs Drake King back up….. kick again to the groin of TLA! THERE ARE NO DISQUALIFICATIONS HERE! TLA BUCKLES OVER AND DRAKE KING….. ASCENSION CONNECTS! THE PEDIGREE HIT DEAD ON AND TLA IS DOWN! WAIT… WHAT IS DRAKE KING DOING!?!
(Drake slowly walks over to the corner and waits, TLA is back up on his fours…..)
Rich Russillo: TLA IS ABOUT TO FEEL THE WRATH OF DRAKE KING…… THE BOOK OF DRISTIANITY!!!!!
Persephone: HE IS ABOUT TO KICK HIS HEAD OFF….. AND –
(Drake is about to run at TLA when something grabs his leg, Drake turns and sees Mickey Mouse holding on to his leg…..)
Drake King: LET ME GO MICKEY!
Mickey Mouse: That is not very nice Drake!
James Peters: DRAKE KING IS ARGUING WITH MICKEY MOUSE! HE JUST TRIED TO GET A KICK AT MICKEY!
Rich Russillo: HERE COMES THE BOOK OF DRISTIANITY…… HE MISSES! TLA WAS ABLE TO RECOVER AND HE SPRINGS UP AND DRAKE TURNS!
Persephone: CARTEL KICK! DRAKE KING STUMBLES ON TO THE ROPES AND FALLS THROUGH AT THE FEET OF THE DISNEY CHARACTERS STANDING OUTSIDE!
(Drake wobbly gets up and looks around, he is surrounded by all the Disney characters when suddenly….)
Rich Russillo: THE DISNEY CHARACTERS ARE BEATING THE TAR OUT OF DRAKE KING! THEY ARE MUGGING HIM RIGHT NOW! BEATING THE HELL OUT OF EACH ONE OF THEM OVER AND OVER! DRAKE KING IS BURIED IN DISNEY CHARACTERS RIGHT NOW AND LOOK AT HIM! THEY PICK HIM UP AND THROW DRAKE BACK IN THE RING!
James Peters: TLA QUICKLY GRABS DRAKE AND CLIMBS THE TOP ROPE DRAGGING DRAKE UP WITH HIM, THOUGH DRAKE IS FIGHTING SOME BUT BARELY HAS ANY STRENGTH LEFT! HE GETS TO THE TOP….. HE HAS DRAKE IN THE POSITION……
(TLA looks out to the crowd pounding his chest…..)
James Peters: THE VERY MEXICAN DESTROYER OFF THE TOP ROPE AND HE JUMPS ON DRAKE KING FOR THE COVER!!!!!
ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TWO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(DING!!! DING!!! DING!!!)
Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER….. TLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(‘Ambitionz az a Ridah’ by Tupac starts to play throughout the arena. The fans cheer loudly as TLA barely rolls off Drake King, exhausted too going through that hellacious match. The referee raises his hand as TLA lies there for a minute.
James Peters: I DON’T KNOW WHAT THE HELL WE JUST WITNESSED HERE TONIGHT BUT THAT WAS ONE OF THE CRAZIEST MATCHES I HAVE EVER SEEN! TLA SURVIVED,. KEY WORD SURVIVED AND HIT DRAKE KING WITH THAT FLIP OVER PILEDRIVER OFF THE TOP ROPE THANKS TO THE DISNEY CHARACTERS SURROUNDING THE RING!
Rich Russillo: THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE SILLIEST AND YET THE MOST BRUTAL MATCH WE HAVE EVER SEEN IN THE EAW! DISNEY ON STEROIDS! IT WAS AN UNBELIEVABLE MATCH! TLA IS VICTORIOUS HERE AND DRAKE KING IS SLOWLY STIRRING…. TLA ROLLS OUT OF THE RING WITH THE DISNEY CHARACTERS!
(The Disney Characters all start to take off their head gear…..)
Persephone: WAIT…. ARE THOSE HIS POONS! THEY ARE! TLA HAD ASSISTANCE FROM HIS DISNEY POONS! :wow:
(Drake is leaning against the ropes holding his head, completely horrified as TLA starts walking away with the Disney Characters, but it is more they are helping him to the back as the camera fades.)
(The camera opens to a video package of Myles after the conclusion of the triple threat match at Pain for Pride last year before proposing to his fiance Minerva to close the show on that night.)
Myles: (voiceover) On that night… I won, and I lost. I lost my championship but I secured a future, while also watching Minerva celebrate the culmination of all the hard work she has put in since she first got here. It was an amazing moment that I won’t ever forget…
(The package switches to clips of Myles rehabbing his injury during his time away. The footage covers all of the months he was away from EAW, working as hard as he could to get back into the ring as soon as possible. Near the end, footage of him training is seen, as he begins returning to normalcy.)
Myles: (voiceover) But the worst was yet to come as I suffered an injury in that match. Thanks to what happened at Pain for Pride, I had to sit back and watch everything unfold rather than competing in that ring and the itch was just flat out driving me crazy. It tore me apart and I trained twice as hard to show that no injury will slow me down from being the best this company has to offer today and reclaiming my spot at the top of the mountain. I did everything I could because I knew where I belonged. I knew that I had to be in that ring and that I had to get back to the place I used to be. I knew that I’d make enemies following my return, but I also knew that nobody was good enough to stand in my way of taking what I thought was mine. It wasn’t a matter of if, but a matter of when….
(The video package fast forwards to Myles making his big return at Wicked Games. This return would be very well received by the fans, but things would not be perfect for very long, as Yhwach O’Hara would emerge to attack him. The video package then transitions to Road to Redemption months later, where Myles would take on Yhwach O’Hara in a huge two outta three falls tables match.)
Myles: (voiceover) I came back… And I failed in my two out of three falls tables match against Yhwach O’Hara. I thought that I was ready. I thought that even Yhwach couldn’t stop me, but things weren’t as simple as I thought they’d be, clearly. After this I failed against Drake King in the King of Elite tournament, despite the fact that the referee made a mistake. I didn’t realize it back then, but during rehab you can be consumed by your goals. You can get lost in whatever it is you’re trying to achieve, and reaching my goals came at the highest price possible. It affected my personal life as I was fighting for something I knew Minerva put her blood, sweat, and tears over the years into winning. Every bad decision you make has consequences, and I found that out rather quickly.
(The package flickers between his loss against Yhwach to his real life problems with his fiance Minerva.)
Myles: (voiceover) I learned the hard way of those consequences but there was no point in dwelling on the past because that only sets you back further. What’s done is done and there’s no turning back now. The goal was right there in front of me… Taking my throne back. Even with the setbacks I faced both in the ring and out, none of it was enough to knock me off my path of reclaiming what’s mine.
(The package then goes to King of Elite where Myles captures his second World Championship.)
Myles: (voiceover) Despite everything, I took my spot back and showed the world just why I’m The Peak of professional wrestling. It wasn’t just about the Championship, it was about who I am. I took my spot in the world, I showed everyone what I am capable of, and what did I get in return?
(The video package transitions to Fighting Spirit where Myles faced Drake King for the EAW World Championship. Highlights from the match are shown, before cutting to the end of the match, where Methuselah attacked Myles and allowed Drake to win.)
Myles: (voiceover) It was all ripped away from me, that’s what I got in return. Not only my EAW Championship, but my main event spot at Pain for Pride. It felt like all my progress was flushed as Pain for Pride was just around the corner. Imagine that. I went through all of that, put in all of the work I possibly could and was screwed over because I was too good for Methuselah’s golden boy. It was like some sick joke, one that wasn’t funny to me in the slightest.
(The package then switches to another event that occurred at Fighting Spirit, where Myles was offered a shot at Limmy Monaghan’s World Heavyweight Championship at Pain for Pride, in what truly should be a dream match.)
Myles: (voiceover) It seemed like all hope was lost, but Limmy Monaghan made the greatest mistake he possibly could have. I knew that I belonged at Pain for Pride. I knew that I should be World Champion right now and Limmy Monaghan knew it too. This is what needs to be understood, though. When I say I belong at the top, it’s not just because I want to be there. I’ve never said it to whine, or to beg, or even to demand an opportunity that shouldn’t have already been offered to me. I say it because I was screwed out of one Championship, and I won’t be walking out of Pain for Pride without taking back the spot thag belongs to me.
(The package shows clips of Myles and Limmy exchanging words, before cutting to Myles laying Limmy out just a few weeks ago. During all of this Myles’ voice can be heard in the background.)
Myles: (voiceover) I don’t care what Limmy had planned for that World Championship reign of his. When he offered me that opportunity, he gave away his title. At Pain for Pride I am taking what’s rightfully mine, and I am becoming the World Heavyweight Champion.
(That final line by Myles is heard echoing as the video package comes to a close. After this, the scene fades to Molly Waters, who is behind her desk at EAW Headquarters in Newark, New Jersey. She is in front of the camera, and before long she begins to speak.)
Molly Waters: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us tonight. As always I am Molly Waters, and wow. What can I say? Myles going through each step of his journey and what each one of them meant to get him here today as he prepares to compete for the World Heavyweight Championship at Pain for Pride. Myles right now is simply on a mission and you can tell as he wants to get that Pain for Pride moment, win his third world title, and silence the narratives that this is a charity title match. Speaking of which, this has become so important as to Myles, some feel that he doesn’t deserve this chance. This has inadvertently caused things to escalate between Myles and Limmy, and these past few weeks have been the result of that escalation. We all know what kind of competitor Myles is though, and we know that he stands a great chance of reclaiming his spot at World Champion, regardless of what anyone else may or may not think about him.
Molly Waters: Who he has to go through in order to do that will be a feat and a half though… As his opponent is Limmy Monaghan, the man who has been leading the charge over on Dynasty for the past season. Limmy Monaghan is undoubtedly a superstar in every possible way you could imagine. Going into this season, we all knew that it was only a matter of time before he won his first World Championship and to nobody’s surprise, he did just that and lit the wrestling world on fire. Who is going to stop him? That’s a question we’ve all been asking…. But has he met his match in Myles? Some people might even say these two are so much alike in some ways, as they’ve both exceeded expectations throughout their careers and proven themselves capable of excelling far beyond the stages they were at the beginning of their careers.
Molly Waters: Pain for Pride season can get out of control sometimes, but I don’t think anybody expected the turn things would take between Myles and Limmy going into their match. Things sure have gotten heated the past couple of weeks between these two guys and while that can be expected sometimes as this is the most important time of the year, this has clearly been about moee than that. The biggest example of this would have to be Myles making a statement, taking out Limmy and almost throwing away his slot at Pain for Pride. Limmy wants to send the message that it doesn’t matter what show you’re on or if you decide to return just for the sake of challenging him, he will beat you too and add you to his list of victims as he just continues to elevate himself higher and higher each time he steps into that ring, showing just why he is considered one of the biggest stars in the industry. Myles on the other hand is looking to prove that he’s no charity case and he is not the type of competitor you just hand a World Championship match at Pain for Pride to on a silver platter because one way or another, he’s going to take advantage of it and he’s going to take everything you worked so hard for and run with it, as we just heard him say moments ago in the video package.
Molly Waters: Myles almost missed out on this opportunity because of the assault on Limmy Monaghan weeks ago, but Limmy had vowed that no matter what he will be there to walk in with the World Heavyweight Championship, and he will walk out with it. This would mean that the match at Pain for Pride will still happen, and since then Myles has spoken about how he wants to take back that spot at the top of the mountain. Now he can do exactly that with this golden opportunity, becoming a three time World Champion and defeating someone like Limmy in order to accomplish it, it will only add on to his claim of being “The Peak” of the wrestling industry. It’s for sure going to be a match for the ages and for sure a dream match that we are going to be talking about for many years to come. Whoever walks out of Pain for Pride as Champion will have definitely earned it and deserves the right to carry that title going into the brand new season.
(The camera starts to zoom out from Molly Waters.)
Molly Waters: Limmy Monaghan vs Myles at Pain for Pride for the World Heavyweight Championship next weekend, you don’t wanna miss this one folks!
(The camera switches off Molly before transitioning into a match card graphic advertising the title match for next weekend at Pain for Pride.)
(The camera pans back into the arena, and after a little while ‘Amerika’ by Rammstein begins to play. There is a mixed reaction coming from the crowd, but this clearly isn’t any of Sheridan’s concern, as judging by the look on her face she’s not happy whatsoever. This is because of the match that took place between her and TLA last week on Voltage, where Miku Sakai interfered and allowed TLA to pick up the victory.)
James Peters: Sheridan Müller doesn’t seem to be in a great mood, and I don’t think we need to bother asking why. We all know that things have been heated between her and Miku Sakai lately, and last week things may have gotten even worse.
Rich Russillo: Miku Sakai cost Sheridan her match against TLA, and while I’m sure she did it to send a message to Sheridan heading into Pain for Pride, I can’t help but feel that this might have been a mistake by Miku.
Persephone: Well she definitely got on Sheridan’s bad side, I don’t know if that counts for anything.
(Sheridan makes it to ringside and walks over to the timekeepers area, where she quickly grabs a microphone. As she slides into the ring, she immediately begins to speak.)
Sheridan Müller: Cut the music, cut it.
(Her theme dies down as she has a visibly annoyed look on her face. She quickly raises the microphone up to her lips.)
Sheridan Müller: I’ve had enough of this. I am tired of entertaining people who don’t deserve this kind of attention. There are just some people that you never push around and the person who does it never usually realizes it until it’s too late. Miku Sakai decided to make the choice of pushing me when she got involved in my business last week and why? Because she couldn’t get the job done in her own match where I had nothing to do with it? I’ve already made my thoughts on Miku known and I have done everything I could to keep my focus on what really matters. TLA and I were in the middle of a match, a match that very well could have even surpassed what occurred at Tempest. Now we will never know, because she decided to interfere. Miku Sakai wants people to believe that she is one of the favorites going into this Cash in the Vault match at Pain for a Pride. She wants people to take her seriously and acknowledge everything that she is capable of, but then she goes and pulls shit like that. Let us also not forget the fact that she attacked me from behind almost immediately after I beat her clean as a whistle just a few weeks back… And why is that? Why is it that I have been on the receiving end of Miku’s tantrums these past few weeks? Perhaps it’s because that’s the only way Miku can make any noise whatsoever, not when it really matters from bell to bell. It seems she’s been letting those bright lights blind her a lot since she decided to come back, and something that I haven’t let happen to me.
(There’s a mixed reaction coming from the crowd, and Sheridan just shakes her head before continuing to speak.)
Sheridan Müller: Have there been some setbacks? Of course, that’s how this business works. One of those setbacks happened at this time last year when I didn’t finish the job in my first Pain for Pride match in quite some time, and even as recently as Grand Rampage I failed to capture the Universal Women’s Championship. I’ve already shared how I felt following that loss, but I’m not like Miku. Instead of acting like a coward, I just work even harder than I always have. It’s time I reposition myself at the top where I belong and I plan on knocking two birds out with one stone come Pain for Pride. But for now, I have a little bone to pick with somebody. It seems Miku loves to attack people from behind, but that’s not how I do things. If Miku wants a fight, she can walk out here and we can have one. Let me remind you of the match we’re about to compete in next week, there are no shortcuts and in the end only one of us can win, and if Miku thinks costing me matches and attacking me after I’ve already beaten her is going to get her that briefcase, she is terribly mistaken. We still have a week before Pain for Pride though, and I say we settle this right now so we can finally get this out of our systems.
(Several seconds go by with just awkward silence as Miku Sakai has not come out yet. Suddenly, her face goes from annoyed to amused as she puts the microphone up to her lips once again. )
Sheridan Müller: Do you want me to turn my back? Is that what it will take to get you out here?
(Sheridan turns around with her back facing the stage for several seconds before ‘Brooklyn The Hole’ begins to play throughout the PA system briefly as Miku steps out onto the stage holding a microphone as Sheridan is ready to fight in the ring. Her theme dies down before letting out a chuckle.)
Miku Sakai: It’s really that easy to get inside your head huh?
Sheridan Müller: Come on, let’s just get this assbeating over with.
Miku Sakai: I could, but Pain for Pride is just over a week away and there’s no benefit in risking health or stamina. Unlike you, I got bigger things to worry about rather than worrying about small things nobody will remember in a week’s time anyway. I heard you in the back talk about how heartbreaking it was for you to not win last year, well at least you actually got to compete. I had my moment stolen from me by my former BFF Hikari and I had to watch the show from the sidelines, in a period where I was red hot in this division becoming Specialists Champion and having a match of the year in the Empress Of Elite finals. It’s quite clear that a lot of people, including you, are forgetting just how good of a wrestler I am and what I am capable of. You can stand there and brag about some stupid win you got over me on a random episode of Voltage, but while you do that, I’m gonna actually win what’s important! I have my focus on winning that briefcase, and that is a moment people will talk about for years to come. Weekly matches where you can get lucky on the other hand… Isn’t. People won’t remember stuff like that, so who cares if I cost you your match with TLA? Your small moral victories are gonna be meaningless by the time next weekend is in the books… If it wasn’t already meaningless at least.
Sheridan Müller: Seriously, do you hear yourself talk? At this point I’m not so sure. You’re so clearly ignorant, and it’s to the point where I’m beginning to wonder whether or not this is all on purpose. You will not win the Cash in the Vault ladder match. I won’t allow that to happen, though you’ve already proven that you’re far too inconsistent to guarantee victory anyway.
Miku Sakai: First off, that last part is not true because the briefcase is mine and everybody knows that. And second of all, again, you’re bringing up stuff that will not matter in the long term. That’s why I’m smarter than you, I’m thinking long term while you’re in there like a caged animal wanting a fight where you gain nothing from it. You shouldn’t even show up at Pain for Pride because that match is mine to win. All the other participants in the match know that as well no matter how much they try to tell themselves otherwise. You really don’t want to do this, but if you do I’ll have no problem embarrassing you at Pain for Pride.
Sheridan Müller: It’s funny. You never had a problem taking all this time to try “sending a message” when I had my back turned, when I was in the middle of a match, whenever I could not have possibly fought back. What’s the difference now, Miku? You know me, don’t you? You know that I don’t enjoy entertaining this sort of thing, but you’ve pushed me for long enough, so I’ll ask you one more time. Do you want to just get this over with?
Miku Sakai: Ehhh. I don’t feel like it. You’re not worth my time.
(The fans begin to boo, and Sheridan doesn’t look too amused.)
Sheridan Müller: I want to take care of this little problem now because in Cash in the Vault, I’m not guaranteed to get you in a one on one situation. That along with the fact that I have more important things to worry about than you and your childish antics that have plagued this show recently, I have no reason to see you as anything more than an opponent following this week. So I will give you one more opportunity. We can settle all of this right now so we can move onto what’s more important, or you can have your reminder next week of why you should think real carefully about who you want to mess with.
(Miku pretends to think for a few seconds, before simply shaking her head.)
Miku Sakai: Yeah I think I’ll pass on that little offer. You should probably try actually thinking instead of mindlessly getting into fights whenever you get your feelings hurt. It’s not my fault you couldn’t beat TLA. If you were a better wrestler, maybe you would’ve kicked out! Either way you can keep whining all you want but it won’t matter when I win. I’ve outsmarted you and most importantly I’ve embarrassed you and I have no problem doing it again in Cash in the Vault where it actually matters. This means too much to me and come hell or high water, I’m walking out of my first Pain for Pride in two years with my ticket to superstardom punched that being the Cash in the Vault briefcase… And your stupid looking face will just be the cherry on top of it all.
Sheridan Müller: I knew it would come to this.
Miku Sakai: :comeagain:
(Sheridan drops the mic and quickly exits the ring and speeds up the ramp which catches Miku off guard.)
James Peters: AND NOW BOTH SHERIDAN AND MIKU CHARGE AT EACH OTHER BEFORE BEGINNING TO TRADE LEFTS AND RIGHTS!!!! BOTH WOMEN HAVE BEEN AT EACH OTHER’S THROATS FOR WEEKS, AND THEY’VE HAD ENOUGH OF EACH OTHER!!!! SHERIDAN GETS THE UPPER HAND AS SHE KNEES MIKU IN THE MIDSECTION, BEFORE THROWING HER DOWN THE RAMP!
Rich Russillo: MIKU QUICKLY GETS BACK UP AS SHERIDAN CHARGES TOWARDS HER- AND MIKU KICKS SHERIDAN IN THE MIDSECTION BEFORE SLAMMING HER FACE ONTO THE APRON!
Persephone: MIKU TRIES TO THROW SHERIDAN INTO THE BARRICADE, BUT SHERIDAN TURNS IT AROUND AND SENDS MIKU CRASHING INTO IT INSTEAD!!! SHERIDAN RUNS IN AND TRIES TO DELIVER AN ELBOW TO FOLLOW IT UP- BUT MIKU BARELY MANAGES TO DUCK UNDER IT!
James Peters: MIKU GRABS SHERIDAN BEFORE SLAMMING HER FACE ONTO THE BARRICADE, AND NOW SHE DOES IT AGAIN! AND AGAIN! AND AGAIN! MIKU SLAMS SHERIDAN’S FACE ONTO THE BARRICADE REPEATEDLY-
Rich Russillo: BUT SHERIDAN BEGINS ELBOWING MIKU IN THE MIDSECTION, FORCING MIKU TO BACK AWAY FROM HER!!! MIKU BACKS OFF, AND NOW SHERIDAN RUNS IN BEFORE DUCKING A STRIKE FROM MIKU- AND CONNECTING WITH THE SHERPLEX!!!!!
James Peters: Sheridan took matters into her own hands making sure she got her hands on Miku here tonight! Maybe now she can look to put this behind her and focus on winning that Cash in the Vault briefcase!
Rich Russillo: Maybe, but we won’t know until Pain for Pride. That match could very well end in any way, and we won’t know until it’s time for them to finally enter the ring.
Persephone: Right. Wooooo yay Sheridan or something. Can we move on now?
(Sheridan stands above the lifeless Miku on the top of the stage and points at the Cash in the Vault briefcase in the distance.)
Rich Russillo: Message sent loud and clear. Are we looking at the next Cash in the Vault winner?
(The camera fades to black as Sheridan is mumbling inaudible words into the ear of the unconscious Miku Sakai.)
[SCREENBAR – Wicked Games 2022]
(The camera cuts to ringside, and Bella Braxton stands in the middle of the ring with a microphone in her hand.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen… THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS A THIRTY-MINUTE IRONWOMAN MATCH!!!
(As the crowd cheers, ‘Amerika’ by Rammstein hits. This causes a really loud but mixed reaction as the first half of the Unified Tag Team Champions, Sheridan Müller, begins to walk out to the stage. Sheridan takes a deep breath with a focused look on her face. Despite the reasoning for this match’s creation and the fact that she’s facing her tag team partner, Sheridan looks ready for this match, confident that the result won’t have an effect on their partnership no matter what happens. Sheridan begins making her way down the ramp as Bella Braxton continues to speak.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first… Residing in Atlanta, Georgia.. Weighing in at 135 pounds… SHE IS ONE HALF OF THE UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS, “THE FLAMESTRESS”, SHEEEERRIIIDDDAANNNNNN MMMMMMMMMÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜLLLLEERRRRR!!!!!!!
James Peters: This match was formed recently after Ronan Malosi used his power to get back at Sheridan Müller and Dr. Bethany Blue. While they expected it to get cancelled initially, Captain Charisma managed to convince them that facing each other and having the excellent match we all know they’ll have could actually be a good way to get back at Ronan!
Rich Russillo: You’re right, but personally I’m interested in seeing who’ll win this match! Dr. Bethany Blue won their last match back at Reckless Wiring, and I’m sure Sheridan hasn’t forgotten about that!
(‘Somebody Get Me A Doctor’ by Van Halen follows to a similar reaction, and as Sheridan waits in the ring, her own tag team partner Dr. Bethany Blue walks out to the stage. Dr. Bethany Blue has a focused look on her face similar to what Sheridan had, as both Elitists would like to leave this match with the victory despite their opponent being their partner and co-Champion. Dr. Bethany Blue doesn’t spend too much time on the stage as she’s also ready to get the match started and get this all over with. She begins walking down the ramp with her own Unified Tag Team Championship as she and Sheridan keep their eyes on each other.)
Bella Braxton: And her opponent… Residing in Boca Raton, Florida… Weighing in at 125 pounds…. SHE IS ALSO ONE HALF OF THE UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS AND THE EMPRESS OF ELITE, DOOOCCCCCTTOOORRRRR BEEEETTHHHAANNNNYYY BBLLLLLUUUUUUUUEEEE!!!!!
James Peters: You’re right about one thing, Rich. Dr. Bethany Blue DID win their last match, which was a Fight Pit! A lot has time has passed since then, though. Who knows if the same result will be seen tonight?
Rich Russillo: This match should definitely be interesting. These two have a time limit, and whoever has the most falls by the end of it wins the whole thing. Will it be Sheridan Müller, or will Dr. Bethany Blue get her second win against her?
Persephone: I can’t wait to find out. I’m just so excited for pure wrestling! 😃
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
(TIMER: 30:00)
James Peters: HERE WE GO, IT’S TIME FOR THE 30 MINUTE IRONWOMAN MATCH BETWEEN THE UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS! Dr. Bethany Blue and Sheridan Müller circle the ring, and knowing just how well these two know each other there’s no telling how this one could end! These two have had an amazing match earlier in the year, but they’ve also spent basically this entire season as a tag team! With the amount of chemistry they’ve had it’d be impossible for them to not know each other, and now they have to find a way to win this match!
Rich Russillo: THE TWO WOMEN LOCK UP AND SHERIDAN LOOKS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE WITH A HAMMERLOCK, BUT DR. BETHANY BLUE TURNS AROUND BEFORE PULLING SHERIDAN TO THE MAT WITH AN ARM DRAG! DR. BETHANY BLUE GOES TO CAPITALIZE AS SHERIDAN GETS TO A SEATED POSITION, BUT SHERIDAN TURNS AND SWEEPS DR. BLUE’S LEGS!
Persephone: SHERIDAN MÜLLER NOW GRABBING DR. BETHANY BLUE BY THE ARMS BEFORE PULLING HER IN FOR WHAT LOOKS LIKE A POSSIBLE BELLY-TO-BELLY, BUT DR. BETHANY BLUE MANAGES TO SLIP HER ARMS UNDER SHERIDAN’S BEFORE PULLING HER LEGS OUT FROM UNDER HER!
James Peters: DR. BETHANY BLUE GOES FOR A DOUBLE FOOT STOMP, BUT SHERIDAN ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY AND GETS BACK TO HER FEET! Both women are back to square one now!
(Sheridan and Dr. Bethany Blue both stare at each other as they wait to attack, meanwhile the timer flashes on the bottom of the screen once again.)
(TIMER: 28:34)
Rich Russillo: DR. BETHANY BLUE RUNS AT SHERIDAN MÜLLER, AND SHERIDAN SLIPS BEHIND BEFORE LOOKING FOR WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE SHERPLEX, BUT BETHANY LANDS A BACK ELBOW TO THE JAW! Dr. Bethany Blue now grabbing Sheridan and attempting to slam her face first onto the top turnbuckle, BUT SHERIDAN GRABS THE ROPES TO STOP HERSELF BEFORE LANDING A BACK KICK TO THE MIDSECTION, FORCING BETHANY TO BACK OFF!
Persephone: Sheridan runs up to the top rope as Dr. Bethany Blue holds her midsection, AND SHERIDAN TURNS BEFORE DIVING AT DR. BETHANY BLUE WITH A CROSSBODY!!!
James Peters: BUT DR. BETHANY BLUE ROLLS TO HER FEET WITH SHERIDAN MÜLLER WITH HER ARMS!! IT LOOKS LIKE SHE’S TRYING TO SET UP FOR GRADE C2!!!
Rich Russillo: SHERIDAN DOESN’T ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN THOUGH! DR. BETHANY BLUE HAD TO LIFT SHERIDAN INTO A FIREMAN’S CARRY TO TRANSITION INTO THE AIR RAID CRASH, BUT AS SOON AS SHE DID SHERIDAN STARTED LAYING IN ELBOWS AND KNEES TO THE SIDES OF HER HEAD! DR. BETHANY BLUE TRIES AS HARD AS SHE CAN TO KEEP HOLDING ONTO SHERIDAN, BUT SHERIDAN MANAGES TO ESCAPE HER GRASP!
Persephone: Dr. Bethany Blue turns around, AND SHERIDAN HITS TWO ELBOW SHOTS BACK TO BACK BEFORE KICKING BETHANY IN THE STOMACH, AND THAT DROPPED HER TO A KNEE! SHERIDAN MÜLLER NOW WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK THAT DROPS THE EMPRESS OF ELITE TO ALL FOURS! Sheridan Müller now running the ropes as she looks to capitalize-
James Peters: BUT DR. BETHANY BLUE PUSHES HERSELF FORWARD AND CATCHES SHERIDAN BY SURPRISE WITH A CHOP BLOCK TO THE KNEE!!! Both Elitists now taking time to recover, meanwhile time is ticking!
(TIMER: 26:56)
Rich Russillo: Sheridan and Bethany pull themselves back up to their feet, AND THIS TIME IT’S SHERIDAN CHARGING IN- AND BETHANY GOES FOR A DROPKICK TO THE LEGS TO CAPITALIZE ON THE CHOP BLOCK, BUT SHERIDAN JUMPS OVER IT, LANDING ON BETHANY WITH AN ELBOW DROP! Sheridan now picks Bethany up and pulls her up onto the top rope! Looks like she’s planning something big!
Persephone: Sheridan climbs up to the top rope while Dr. Bethany Blue is up top, AND I THINK SHERIDAN MAY BE LOOKING FOR AN OVERHEAD BELLY TO BELLY OFF THE TOP ROPE, BUT DR. BETHANY BLUE IS REPEATEDLY ELBOWING SHERIDAN IN THE BACK, STOPPING SHERIDAN FROM GOING FOR THE MOVE AND INSTEAD FORCING HER TO BACK OFF A BIT AND STEP DOWN TO THE BOTTOM TURNBUCKLE! Sheridan now with a right hand to Dr. Bethany Blue, but as soon as Sheridan approaches again Bethany hits a right hand of her own! I don’t think Sheridan’s going to connect with the move that she wants!
James Peters: I think Sheridan knows that as well as she begins to back off, BEFORE GRABBING DR. BETHANY BLUE BY THE LEG AND PULLING HER OFF OF THE TOP ROPE AS HARD AS SHE CAN, INADVERTENTLY CAUSING THE EMPRESS OF ELITE TO HIT THE BACK OF HER HEAD ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE! That was a really nasty landing for Dr. Bethany Blue, who now starts rolling out to the ring apron to get a chance to recover! Really smart move by Dr. Bethany Blue, as Sheridan can’t go for the cover from there!
Rich Russillo: These two are clearly bringing their very best to this match, and right now we’re seeing the environment come to play in a way it couldn’t have in their Fight Pit match earlier in the year! Dr. Bethany Blue slowly starts to make it back up to her feet, AND NOW SHERIDAN LANDS A KICK TO THE MIDSECTION BEFORE LOOKING TO PULL DR. BLUE BACK INTO THE RING WITH A ROPE-HUNG DDT!
Persephone: NO! BETHANY MANAGED TO PULL HER HEAD OUT OF SHERIDAN’S GRASP BEFORE SHE COULD PULL HER THROUGH THE ROPES, AND NOW BETHANY LANDS A FOREARM STRIKE! SHERIDAN LOOKS TO LAND A STRIKE OF HER OWN, BUT BETHANY DUCKS UNDER IT BEFORE LANDING ANOTHER FOREARM!
James Peters: THIS TIME SHERIDAN MANAGES TO RESPOND THOUGH, HITTING BETHANY WITH A EUROPEAN UPPERCUT!! DR. BETHANY BLUE IS BARELY HANGING ONTO THE TOP ROPE AND STAYING ON THE APRON, AND SHERIDAN MÜLLER NOW TAKES THE CHANCE TO BEGIN RUNNING THE ROPES, BEFORE GOING FOR A-
Rich Russillo: NO! DR. BETHANY BLUE JUST PULLED DOWN THE TOP ROPE, CAUSING SHERIDAN MÜLLER TO FALL OVER IT AND OUT OF THE RING!
Persephone: SHERIDAN GRABBED ONTO THE MIDDLE ROPE ONCE SHE FELL OUT THOUGH, AND NOW BOTH HER AND BETHANY ARE ON THE APRON!
James Peters: Both Sheridan Müller and Dr. Bethany Blue are getting back up, AND NOW SHERIDAN RUNS AT BETHANY BEFORE KNOCKING HER DOWN WITH A RUNNING ELBOW!! Dr. Bethany Blue drops to both knees, and Sheridan Müller grabs onto her tag team partner, BEFORE SLOWLY BEGINNING TO DEADLIFT HER UP ONTO HER SHOULDERS!! THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST IMPRESSIVE MOVES FROM THE FLAMESTRESS, AND NOW SHE’S DOING IT ON THE RING APRON! SHERIDAN MÜLLER IS LOOKING FOR THE DEADLIFT POWERBOMB ONTO THE HARDEST PART OF THE RING!!!
Rich Russillo: BUT DR. BETHANY BLUE LANDS A RIGHT HAND TO THE TOP OF SHERIDAN’S HEAD BEFORE THROWING SHERIDAN INTO THE RINGPOST WITH A HURRICANRANA!!! BOTH ELITISTS TUMBLE OFF OF THE RING APRON, BUT THAT COUNTER MIGHT HAVE JUST SAVED DR. BETHANY BLUE AS SHERIDAN WAS IN THE PERFECT POSITION TO SCORE HER FIRST POINT! Now both women are down, and they both have a huge chance to get back into this!
(TIMER: 23:43)
Persephone: Dr. Bethany Blue just pulled herself back onto the ring apron, and it looks like she has a plan in mind since she’s waiting for Sheridan to get back to her feet!
James Peters: Sheridan Müller slowly makes it back up, AND NOW DR. BETHANY BLUE RUNS TO THE EDGE OF THE APRON BEFORE DIVING AT HER, TAKING SHERIDAN OUT WITH A DIVING MISSILE DROPKICK!!!
Rich Russillo: Dr. Bethany Blue uses the barricade to pull herself back to her feet before grabbing Sheridan and sending her back into the ring, and right now the Empress of Elite is on fire! Dr. Bethany Blue now sliding back into the ring as Sheridan gets to all fours, AND NOW BETHANY RUNS UP TO HER TAG TEAM PARTNER BEFORE GOING FOR THE CONCUSSION PROTOCOL!!!!
Persephone: SHERIDAN ROLLED OUT OF THE WAY!! SHERIDAN JUST ROLLED TOWARDS THE ROPES AND USED THEM TO GET BACK UP TO HER FEET! Dr. Bethany Blue quickly turns and runs towards Sheridan, BUT SHERIDAN MANAGES TO GET A BOOT UP-
James Peters: BUT DR. BETHANY BLUE CAUGHT THE LEG, AND NOW SHE TAKES A STEP BACK BEFORE GOING FOR TJD-
Rich Russillo: WHICH DOESN’T CONNECT, AS NOW IT’S SHERIDAN CATCHING THE LEG, BEFORE DELIVERING A LEG SWEEP TO DROP BETHANY ONTO THE MAT! SHERIDAN NOW JUMPS ONTO BETHANY FOR A SENTON-
Persephone: BUT BETHANY MANAGED TO GET THE KNEES UP!!!
James Peters: Sheridan rolls away from her tag team partner before slowly getting to her knees, and this gives Dr. Bethany Blue the chance to recover a bit before going back on the offensive! Sheridan uses the turnbuckles to slowly pull herself back up, AND DR. BETHANY BLUE USES THE OPPORTUNITY TO DELIVER A KNEE TO THE MIDSECTION! Now it’s Dr. Bethany Blue pulling Sheridan up top, possibly looking to get a bit of revenge for earlier! We already saw how dangerous things could get going high risk like that, so I don’t think I even need to explain how much danger these two are currently in!
Rich Russillo: Dr. Bethany Blue begins to make her way up the turnbuckles, AND SHERIDAN MÜLLER LANDS AN UPPERCUT THAT NEARLY TAKES BETHANY OFF OF THE TURNBUCKLES BEFORE SHE COULD GET ANYTHING GOING! Bethany manages to hang on though, and now she hits Sheridan with a knife edge chop before hitting her with a forearm! Dr. Bethany Blue now pulling Sheridan into a front facelock, AND NOW SHE HOOKS SHERIDAN’S ARM OVER HER NECK! DR. BETHANY BLUE IS LOOKING FOR A SUPERPLEX!
Persephone: BUT WAIT, ONCE BETHANY STARTED LIFTING SHERIDAN, SHERIDAN STARTED SLIDING DOWN BETHANY’S BACK! SHERIDAN MANAGES TO PLANT HER FEET DOWN ON THE MAT BEFORE HOLDING ONTO DR. BETHANY BLUE, AND NOW SHERIDAN PULLS BETHANY OFF OF THE TURNBUCKLES BEFORE PLANTING HER ON THE MAT WITH A POWERBOMB!!!
James Peters: That powerbomb took so much out of Sheridan that she just collapsed next to Bethany, having to roll towards the ropes! This match has moved at such a great pace, but then again.. Nearly ten minutes have passed and neither competitor has managed to pick up their first fall!
Rich Russillo: Sheridan Müller slowly uses the ropes to pull herself back to her feet, meanwhile Dr. Bethany Blue has rolled to the ropes on the other side of the ring, preventing Sheridan from going for a pinfall once again! Sheridan makes her way over towards her tag team partner before starting to drag Bethany back up to her feet, AND NOW THERE’S A KNEE TO THE MIDSECTION BY SHERIDAN, AND SHERIDAN NOW BEGINS PUMMELING BETHANY’S BACK IN AN ATTEMPT TO JUST WEAR HER DOWN AND STOP THE EMPRESS OF ELITE FROM FIGHTING BACK! SHERIDAN MAY BE THINKING ABOUT DELIVERING A SECOND POWERBOMB!
Persephone: Well now is her best chance! Dr. Bethany Blue is down on the mat after all those attacks to the stomach and back, and now Sheridan is slowly trying to deadlift her onto her shoulders once more! BETHANY MANAGES TO BACKPEDAL AND HOLD ONTO THE ROPES THOUGH, AND SHE LIFTS SHERIDAN OVER HER HEAD WITH A BACK BODY DROP, SENDING SHERIDAN OUT ONTO THE RING APRON ONCE AGAIN!
James Peters: Sheridan is quick to try and capitalize though, KICKING BETHANY IN THE BACK AS SOON AS SHE LANDS ON THE APRON! Sheridan now getting back in the ring-
Rich Russillo: TJD!!! THAT KICK TO THE BACK JUST GAVE BETHANY THE SPACE SHE NEEDED TO DELIVER THAT SUPERKICK BEFORE SHERIDAN COULD FULLY RE-ENTER THE RING!!! SHERIDAN FALLS BACK THROUGH THE ROPES, ROLLING OFF OF THE RING APRON AS DR. BETHANY BLUE DOESN’T EVEN HAVE ENOUGH LEFT IN HER TO REMAIN ON HER FEET!!! Time is ticking and neither woman has managed to pick up a fall as we approach the twenty minute mark! Sheridan needs to be careful while she’s out there though, if Bethany chooses to remain in the ring then we may see her get the first fall by a countout!
(TIMER: 19:57)
James Peters: Come on, Rich. We both know that Dr. Bethany Blue wouldn’t go for a countout. Not in a match like this, at least. The Prescription’s last tag team title defense ended with that outcome, but unlike that match what happens tonight is entirely in Bethany and Sheridan’s control, and right now Bethany is rolling out of the ring just to make sure she’s actually able to score a fall against her opponent!
Rich Russillo: Well we’ll see soon enough whether or not she’s made a mistake not accepting a potential countout! Dr. Bethany Blue just rolled Sheridan back into the ring before following behind, and at this point she’s not going straight for the cover! Bethany knows Sheridan extremely well, she must believe that the superkick won’t put her away after the amount of time wasted out of the ring!
Persephone: Dr. Bethany Blue slowly pulls Sheridan up to her feet before pulling Sheridan’s arm over her head! It looks like she’s setting up for a move we all know!
James Peters: CODE BLUE!!! DR. BETHANY BLUE GOES FOR THE HEART PUNCH!!
Rich Russillo: AND IT DOESN’T CONNECT!!! SHERIDAN MANAGED TO STOP THE ATTACK!
James Peters: SHE DIDN’T JUST STOP IT, SHE USED HER FREE ARM TO CATCH BETHANY’S HAND JUST BEFORE THE HEART PUNCH COULD CONNECT!!! WE’VE SPENT SO MUCH TIME TALKING ABOUT HOW WELL THESE TWO KNOW EACH OTHER, BUT IT REALLY JUST SHOWED IN THESE PAST FEW MOMENTS- AND NOW SHERIDAN HITS DR. BETHANY BLUE WITH A HEADBUTT, CAUSING BOTH ELITISTS TO STUMBLE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER! Sheridan now taking a second to catch her breath as she’s still worse for wear following the TJD, before bouncing off the ropes and rushing towards Dr. Bethany Blue!
Rich Russillo: RIGHT INTO THE REMEDY!! DR. BETHANY BLUE WITH THE CUTTER-
Persephone: NO! SHERIDAN STOPS BETHANY AT THE LAST SECOND BEFORE PUSHING HER RIGHT INTO THE ROPES!!! BETHANY BOUNCES OFF OF THE ROPES, BACKPEDALING RIGHT INTO SHERIDAN’S GRASP AND SHE GOES FOR THE SHERPLEX!!!
James Peters: THAT DOESN’T CONNECT EITHER!!! DR. BETHANY BLUE MANAGES TO FLIP OUT OF IT ONTO HER FEET WITH A SURPRISE SHOWCASE OF ATHLETICISM THIS FAR INTO THE MATCH, AND NOW SHE LOOKS TO CATCH SHERIDAN OFF GUARD WITH THE CONCUSSION PROTOCOL!!
Rich Russillo: BUT ONCE AGAIN SHERIDAN MANAGES TO AVOID THAT- ONLY THIS TIME SHE FOLLOWS THAT REVERSAL UP WITH A STEP-UP ENZUIGIRI!! DR. BETHANY BLUE BACKPEDALS INTO THE ROPES, AND ONCE SHE BOUNCES OFF OF THEM SHERIDAN SCOOPS HER UP BEFORE DROPPING HER WITH A SIDE SLAM!!! Dr. Bethany Blue pulls herself into the corner, and Sheridan slowly pushes herself back to her feet once she notices this! Dr. Bethany Blue is in a seated position in the corner, and I really don’t think that’s where she wants to be right now!
Persephone: SHERIDAN TAKES OFF AND BEGINS RUNNING DIRECTLY TOWARDS DR. BETHANY BLUE, BEFORE JUMPING AND GOING FOR A CANNONBALL SENTON!!!
James Peters: BUT DR. BETHANY BLUE JUST BARELY DIVES OUT OF THE WAY, CAUSING SHERIDAN TO CRASH INTO THE TURNBUCKLES!!!
Rich Russillo: That dive must have come out of desperation, but it clearly saved Dr. Bethany Blue as she was nearly hit with what would’ve been a devastating running cannonball! At this point both women are down and out, and it’s honestly just amazing seeing how far they’re willing to push each other to pick up the victory! Ronan Malosi may have made the match in order to drive a wedge between the Prescription, but instead these two are showcasing just how far they’ve come since their last match!
Persephone: Dr. Bethany Blue and Sheridan Müller are both slowly using the ropes to pull themselves back to their feet, AND NOW DR. BETHANY BLUE KNEES SHERIDAN IN THE STOMACH, BUT SHERIDAN RESPONDS WITH A RIGHT HAND THAT CAUSES BETHANY TO STUMBLE! NOW DR. BETHANY BLUE HITS SHERIDAN WITH A FOREARM, AND SHERIDAN HITS AN ELBOW IN RETURN! DR. BETHANY KICKS SHERIDAN’S LEG OUT FROM UNDER HER THOUGH, AND THAT GIVES DR. BETHANY BLUE THE CHANCE TO RUN THE ROPES AND GO FOR A-
James Peters: SHE COULDN’T GO FOR ANYTHING! SHERIDAN RAN IN AS SOON AS BETHANY TURNED TO RUN THE ROPES, AND AS SOON AS BETHANY TURNED TO BOUNCE OFF OF THE ROPES SHE WAS MET WITH A SPINNING BACK ELBOW!
Rich Russillo: Sheridan now pulling Dr. Bethany Blue into the double underhook as she sets up what may be a butterfly backbreaker, BUT BETHANY MANAGES TO FREE ONE OF HER ARMS BEFORE HOLDING ONTO THE OTHER! SHERIDAN ATTEMPTS TO TAKE THE CHANCE TO PULL BETHANY INTO A SHORT ARM CLOTHESLINE- BUT BETHANY DUCKS UNDER IT BEFORE HOLDING ONTO SHERIDAN’S ARM FROM BEHIND! RIPCORD FOREARM STRIKE BY DR. BETHANY BLUE, FORCING SHERIDAN TO STUMBLE INTO THE CORNER!
James Peters: Dr. Bethany Blue now runs in, AND SHE CONNECTS WITH A CLOTHESLINE IN THE CORNER!!! Dr. Bethany Blue now pulling Sheridan out of the corner with a snapmare, AND DR. BETHANY BLUE RUNS IN BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A PENALTY KICK TO THE BACK!! Sheridan is in pain and Dr. Bethany Blue clearly isn’t finished just yet as she pulls Sheridan up by the arms, AND THERE’S A TIGER SUPLEX BY DR. BETHANY BLUE, AND THAT WAS A HUGE COMBINATION TO HIT AT THIS POINT IN THE MATCH!! THIS MAY BE WHAT DR. BETHANY BLUE NEEDED!
Rich Russillo: Sheridan slowly pulls herself to a knee, and I think that may be as much as she can do after the combination of moves she was just hit with! At this point Dr. Bethany Blue has already made it to her feet though, AND BETHANY GOES FOR THE TJD ONCE MORE!!!
Persephone: AND SHERIDAN THIS TIME DUCKS UNDER IT BEFORE GETTING TO HER FEET AND DROPPING DR. BETHANY BLUE WITH A BIG BOOT!!! SHERIDAN NOW PULLS BETHANY IN, BEFORE DELIVERING THE PUMPHANDLE URANAGE!!!!
Rich Russillo: WHAT A MOVE BY SHERIDAN MÜLLER, AND NOW ONCE AGAIN BOTH WOMEN ARE DOWN, BUT LOOK HOW MUCH TIME IS LEFT!!!
(TIMER: 15:00)
James Peters: We’re halfway through this match, and neither competitor has been able to score a point! I don’t think now’s the time that that’ll change either, as Sheridan Müller isn’t able to pull herself over her partner just yet! These two have hit each other with so many major attacks throughout the match that they’re having trouble even capitalizing on their own moves! Sheridan is slowly using the ropes to get back up, and at this point I think even she knows that she won’t be able to go for the pin now!
Rich Russillo: Sheridan slowly stumbles over towards Dr. Bethany Blue before starting to drag her back to her feet! I’m not too sure just how much either competitor can take at this point in the match. In fact, I’m pretty confident that as soon as one of these two Elitists are able to put their opponent in a pinfall or a submission, we’ll see them score a point! Right now Sheridan is looking to be that person as she holds Bethany from behind, BEFORE SPINNING HER AROUND AND LOOKING FOR “ENDLESS FANTASIES”, THE RIPCORD LARIAT!!!!
Persephone: BETHANY JUST DROPPED TO A KNEE, AVOIDING THE LARIAT!!!
James Peters: I DON’T KNOW IF THAT WAS ON PURPOSE OR IF BETHANY JUST DOESN’T HAVE ANYTHING LEFT IN THE TANK, BUT THAT WAS PERFECT TIMING AS BETHANY NEARLY HAD HER HEAD TAKEN OFF BY THAT LARIAT!!
Rich Russillo: EITHER WAY DR. BETHANY BLUE FORCES HERSELF TO GET BACK UP BEFORE GRABBING SHERIDAN FROM BEHIND, AND NOW DR. BETHANY BLUE HITS “GERMAN EFFICIENCY” WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX!! What a counter by the Empress of Elite, finding a way to save herself as Sheridan was on the verge of scoring a fall!
James Peters: Dr. Bethany Blue slowly starts to grab the ropes to pull herself back to her feet, meanwhile Sheridan starts to stumble back to her feet! The two women now are at opposite sides of the ring, both knowing that anything could happen! DR. BETHANY BLUE RUNS IN LOOKING TO STRIKE FIRST, AND SHE GOES FOR A RUNNING KNEE LIFT!!!
Rich Russillo: IT DOESN’T CONNECT THOUGH! SHERIDAN CATCHES THE KNEE BEFORE PUSHING BETHANY INTO THE ROPES!! SHERIDAN NOW BACKPEDALING INTO THE OPPOSITE PAIR AS THE TWO ELITISTS RUN AT EACH OTHER ONCE AGAIN, AND NOW IT’S SHERIDAN GOING FOR A FLYING KNEE STRIKE!!
Persephone: THAT DOESN’T CONNECT, EITHER!!! DR. BETHANY BLUE MOVED OUT OF THE WAY, AND SHERIDAN LANDS BACK FIRST ONTO THE MAT! DR. BETHANY BLUE NOW RUNS IN AND JUMPS ONTO SHERIDAN WITH A KNEE DROP TO THE HEAD!!
James Peters: BUT SHERIDAN MANAGED TO ROLL OUT OF HARM’S WAY BEFORE THAT COULD CONNECT, CAUSING BETHANY’S KNEE TO COLLIDE WITH THE MAT! DR. BETHANY BLUE SLOWLY GETS BACK UP- AND AS SOON AS SHE’S ON HER FEET SHERIDAN RUNS IN AND GOES FOR A BICYCLE KICK, WHICH BETHANY IS ABLE TO JUST BARELY DUCK UNDER!
Rich Russillo: Dr. Bethany Blue grabs Sheridan and takes her down with an arm drag! Sheridan is down in a seated position, AND NOW DR. BETHANY BLUE RUNS THE ROPES BEFORE LOOKING TO HIT A PENALTY KICK TO THE FACE- BUT SHERIDAN DUCKS UNDER THE KICK! Sheridan now rolling to a knee, AND DR. BETHANY BLUE TURNS TO TRY AND GRAB SHERIDAN BUT IS MET WITH A PUNCH TO THE SIDE, FORCING BETHANY TO QUICKLY LET GO OF HER! Sheridan now getting back up and grabbing Bethany from behind, AND SHE GOES FOR A BACK SUPLEX ON DR. BETHANY BLUE!
Persephone: ONCE AGAIN BETHANY IS ABLE TO ROLL OUT OF IT AND ONTO HER FEET THOUGH, AND NOW SHE SPINS SHERIDAN AROUND BEFORE SCOOPING HER UP!! I THINK DR. BETHANY BLUE IS LOOKING FOR THE FALLAWAY SLAM, BUT SHERIDAN MÜLLER IS ELBOWING BETHANY REPEATEDLY TO TRY AND FORCE HER TO LET GO! Even a fallaway slam this late into the match would do a lot of damage, neither woman has had a lot of time to recover since the match started!
James Peters: Sheridan is able to free herself from Bethany’s grasp after all of the elbows, AND NOW SHERIDAN KICK’S DR. BETHANY BLUE IN THE MIDSECTION, BEFORE GOING FOR A DOUBLE UNDERHOOK SUPLEX!
Rich Russillo: IT CONNECTS, SENDING BETHANY ROLLING OUT TO THE RING APRON!! Sheridan slowly starts to get back up while Dr. Bethany Blue is forced to use the ropes to do the same! We’ve already seen what can happen while these two are out at the ring apron, AND NOW SHERIDAN CHARGES IN BEFORE USING THE MIDDLE ROPE TO CONNECT WITH A STEP UP KNEE STRIKE, AND THAT ALONE NEARLY KNOCKED BETHANY OFF OF THE RING APRON COMPLETELY! She barely managed to hang on!
Persephone: Sheridan begins to make her way out to the ring apron, AND DR. BETHANY BLUE SWINGS A RIGHT HAND AT SHERIDAN, BUT SHERIDAN JUST DUCKED UNDER IT! SHERIDAN NOW WITH A KICK TO THE MIDSECTION, AND THAT PUSHES BETHANY BACKWARDS! SHERIDAN MÜLLER NOW RUNNING IN AS BETHANY GETS BACK TO HER FEET-
James Peters: AND DR. BETHANY BLUE LIFTS SHERIDAN OVER HER HEAD WITH A BACK BODY DROP ONTO THE RING APRON!!! SHERIDAN IS LAID OUT ON THE RING APRON, AND NOW’S BETHANY’S BEST CHANCE AT CAPITALIZING AND SCORING HER FIRST PINFALL OF THE MATCH! THESE TWO ARE STILL TIED, BOTH AT ZERO!
Rich Russillo: Dr. Bethany Blue slowly starts pulling Sheridan up, and it looks like she’s trying to scoop Sheridan up onto her shoulders for a move! She manages to get Sheridan up into a fireman’s carry like earlier in the match, BUT SHERIDAN IS ABLE TO GRAB THE ROPES, STOPPING BETHANY FROM GOING FOR WHAT I BELIEVE WOULD’VE BEEN A GRADE C2 ON THE RING APRON! SHERIDAN MÜLLER USES THE ROPES TO HELP HER DROP DOWN BEHIND DR. BETHANY BLUE, AND NOW SHERIDAN BEGINS TO LIFT BETHANY UP!!
Persephone: SHERIDAN MÜLLER DROPS BETHANY ONTO THE RING APRON WITH AN ELECTRIC CHAIR DROP!!!!
(TIMER: 10:23)
James Peters: We’re only just over ten minutes. These two are running out of time and I still can’t say for sure who’ll win this match as neither of them have gotten a single point!
Rich Russillo: Sheridan Müller slowly pulls herself back up to her feet using the help of the ropes, AND NOW SHE RUNS ACROSS THE APRON AND JUMPS ONTO DR. BETHANY BLUE WITH A DOUBLE FOOT STOMP!!
Persephone: NO! BETHANY ROLLED OFF OF THE APRON BEFORE IT COULD CONNECT, AND NOW BETHANY GRABS SHERIDAN’S LEGS AND PULLS THEM OUT FROM UNDER HER, DROPPING SHERIDAN BACK FIRST ONTO THE APRON AGAIN!
James Peters: Both women are down, but Sheridan slowly manages to roll back inside of the ring! Sheridan is down and out, so I don’t even think she realizes that Dr. Bethany Blue is still down at ringside! We could see Sheridan score a fall by countout, and she doesn’t even know it!
Referee: ONE!… TWO!… THREE!.. FOUR!…
Rich Russillo: Dr. Bethany Blue is slowly starting to stir, as is Sheridan Müller who I’m sure won’t want a countout here!
Referee: FIVE!… SIX!… SEVEN!…
Rich Russillo: Dr. Bethany Blue finally grabs onto the ring apron, but it might be too late!
Referee: NINE!… TEN!
James Peters: NO, DR. BETHANY BLUE MANAGED TO ROLL INTO THE RING AT THE VERY LAST SECOND!!!!! DR. BETHANY BLUE STOPS SHERIDAN FROM PICKING UP A FALL, MEANWHILE SHERIDAN IS STILL TRYING TO GET BACK UP AND ONLY JUST REALIZES THAT BETHANY WAS LAID OUT AT RINGSIDE UNTIL NOW!
Rich Russillo: Sheridan and Bethany both slowly find their way back to their feet as they keep their eyes on each other, and that was extremely close!
Persephone: Yeah, Sheridan could barely even move at the time! Even if she knew Bethany was still out there, there’s not much she could’ve done! Both women are back on their feet now though, AND DR. BETHANY BLUE HITS SHERIDAN WITH AN ELBOW! DR. BETHANY BLUE NOW PULLING SHERIDAN INTO A FRONT FACELOCK BEFORE TRYING TO SET UP FOR A FISHERMAN’S NECKBREAKER-
James Peters: BUT SHERIDAN FREES HER LEG, BEFORE LIFTING DR. BETHANY BLUE UP INTO A SUPLEX POSITION!! SHERIDAN GOING FOR A SUPLEX TO POSSIBLY PUT THIS ONE AWAY-
Rich Russillo: BUT DR. BETHANY BLUE DROPS DOWN ONTO HER FEET BEHIND SHERIDAN, AND FROM THERE SHE CONNECTS WITH A NORMAL NECKBREAKER!
James Peters: Dr. Bethany Blue slowly crawls over to the turnbuckles, and from there she manages to pull herself up onto the second rope! Sheridan Müller is down after the neckbreaker, so whatever Bethany’s looking for right now, I don’t think Sheridan will have an answer for! DR. BETHANY BLUE DIVES OFF OF THE TOP ROPE, AND SHE CONNECTS WITH A DIVING KNEE DROP!!! She attempted a knee drop earlier to no avail, but this time it connects as Dr. Bethany Blue rolls towards the corner, waiting to connect with yet another big move!
(TIMER: 7:49)
Rich Russillo: Dr. Bethany Blue used the turnbuckles to pull herself to her feet, and now she’s waiting for Sheridan to get back up for whatever reason! Dr. Bethany Blue clearly has something in mind, and whatever it is can’t be good for Sheridan Müller! Sheridan hasn’t been able to get anything going since Bethany got back into the ring, and if something doesn’t change we may be seeing Bethany get the first point! Sheridan is slowly starting to get to a knee, AND NOW DR. BETHANY BLUE CHARGES IN!
Persephone: SHERIDAN MÜLLER QUICKLY GETS UP AND GRABS BETHANY THOUGH, BEFORE THROWING DR. BETHANY BLUE INTO THE CORNER OF THE RING WITH AN OVERHEAD BELLY TO BELLY!!!
James Peters: WHAT A COUNTER BY SHERIDAN MÜLLER, WHO AT THIS POINT CAN’T HAVE MUCH LEFT IN THE TANK! Sheridan slowly gets back to
her feet before grabbing Dr. Bethany Blue, AND NOW IT’S SHERIDAN SLOWLY STARTING TO LIFT DR. BETHANY BLUE INTO A FIREMAN’S CARRY!! SHERIDAN MÜLLER LOOKS TO BE TAKING A MOVE OUT OF DR. BETHANY BLUE’S BOOK WITH THAT AIR RAID CRASH, AS SHERIDAN SETS UP FOR HER OWN VERSION OF THE GRADE C2!!!
Rich Russillo: NO!!! DR. BETHANY BLUE JUST FOUND A COUNTER TO HER OWN MOVE, DROPPING SHERIDAN MÜLLER WITH A CRUCIFIX BOMB!!! SHERIDAN WENT FOR ONE OF BETHANY’S OWN MOVES AS SHE KNEW BETHANY HAD HERS SCOUTED, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE DR. BETHANY BLUE WAS PREPARED FOR THAT AS WELL!!! Now it’s Bethany pulling herself up as she starts to drag Sheridan Müller up to her feet! Dr. Bethany Blue has managed to regain control of the match, and now she holds onto Sheridan’s arm from behind! Bethany now spinning Sheridan around, BEFORE GOING FOR ENDLESS FANTASIES, SHERIDAN’S OWN FINISHER!!!
James Peters: SHERIDAN DUCKED UNDER IT!!! SHERIDAN AVOIDED THE RIPCORD LARIAT BEFORE PULLING BETHANY’S LEGS OUT FROM
UNDER HER, AND NOW SHERIDAN MÜLLER RUNS THE ROPES BEFORE GOING FOR BETHANY’S CONCUSSION PROTOCOL!!!
Rich Russillo: BUT AS SOON AS SHERIDAN GOT HER FOOT ON BETHANY’S HEAD, BETHANY MANAGED TO POP SHERIDAN UP BEFORE TAKING SHERIDAN OUT OF THE SKY WITH A EUROPEAN UPPERCUT!!! DR. BETHANY BLUE NOW SCOOPS SHERIDAN MÜLLER UP BEFORE GETTING HER INTO POSITION, AND FINALLY BETHANY MANAGES TO CONNECT WITH GRADE C2 AFTER ATTEMPTING TO HIT IT ALL THROUGHOUT THE MATCH!!!
Persephone: Wait, what happened to Bethany!?
(After connecting with the Grade C2, Dr. Bethany Blue rolls away from Sheridan, holding the back of her head.)
James Peters: :lupe: I’m not too sure. I think we’ll need a replay.
(REPLAY: After the european uppercut, Dr. Bethany Blue scoops Sheridan onto her shoulders before setting up for the “Grade C2” air raid crash. However, just as Dr. Bethany Blue jumped to deliver the move, Sheridan managed to free her legs, causing the back of Bethany’s head to hit Sheridan’s knees as the move connected.)
James Peters: It looks like Sheridan Müller managed to get her knees up at the last second, causing Bethany to deal damage to herself while hitting the Grade C2 on Sheridan!
Rich Russillo: That was really smart on Sheridan’s part, but here’s the problem. There’s only five minutes left on the timer!
(TIMER: 5:03)
Rich Russillo: Somehow neither woman has been able to get a point, and after what just happened, I don’t
think Dr. Bethany Blue will be able to get to the cover before Sheridan recovers enough to kick out! At the rate these two are going, we might be looking at a draw to end this 30 minute Ironwoman match!
James Peters: Dr. Bethany Blue slowly pulls herself up using the ropes while holding the back of her head! Sheridan at this point has managed to grab onto the ropes, slowly starting to use them to get back up as well, AND DR. BETHANY BLUE RUNS IN BEFORE HITTING SHERIDAN WITH A KNEE TO THE SIDE OF HER HEAD!! Sheridan Müller might not have anything left! Bethany could be looking to pick up the first fall here, and at this rate I’m not too sure if Sheridan would have time to get a point for herself to cause a tie!
Rich Russillo: Dr. Bethany Blue slowly drags Sheridan away from the ropes, BUT SHERIDAN HITS BETHANY WITH A RIGHT HAND!! Dr. Bethany Blue slowly stumbles backwards, AND NOW BETHANY HITS SHERIDAN WITH A RIGHT HAND OF HER OWN, DROPPING SHERIDAN TO A KNEE! SHERIDAN MÜLLER NOW WITH A PUNCH TO THE MIDSECTION, and these two are just going back and forth to see who runs out of gas first! I’d say these two might just be able to go all night seeing how much they’ve gotten back up from, but in reality they have less than five minutes now!
Persephone: Dr. Bethany Blue grabs the arm as she looks to set up some sort of hold, but Sheridan rolls out of Bethany’s grasp as she pulls Bethany into a snapmare! Sheridan now grabbing Bethany’s arm, AND I THINK IT MIGHT BE FOR THE ARMBAR, BUT BETHANY PULLS SHERIDAN DOWN TO THE MAT WITH AN ARMDRAG INSTEAD!!! Sheridan sits up, AND BETHANY QUICKLY JUMPS OVER TO HER AND CONNECTS WITH A FOREARM SMASH!! Sheridan slowly rolls away as Dr. Bethany Blue takes a second to catch her breath before finally pushing herself to her feet! Dr. Bethany Blue now, GRABBING SHERIDAN AND TRYING TO SET UP FOR THE DISLOCATION!
James Peters: SHERIDAN IS QUICK TO REACT THOUGH, TOSSING BETHANY OVER HER JUST AS BETHANY DROPPED DOWN TO TRY AND APPLY THE SUBMISSION! NOW IT’S SHERIDAN GRABBING BETHANY AS SOON AS SHE GETS BACK UP, AND IT LOOKS LIKE SHERIDAN IS ATTEMPTING TO LOCK IN GEHENNA!!!
Rich Russillo: BETHANY STOPS THE KIMURA LOCK ATTEMPT THOUGH, QUICKLY RUNNING INTO THE CORNER, SENDING SHERIDAN BACK FIRST INTO THE TURNBUCKLES!! Both Elitists stumble out of the corner, AND NOW SHERIDAN SWINGS AT BETHANY BUT BETHANY IS ABLE TO DUCK UNDER IT, BEFORE GOING FOR CODE BLUE!! THE HEART PUNCH OUT OF NOWHERE!!
James Peters: SHERIDAN JUST BARELY GOT OUT OF THE WAY, AND NOW THERE’S A SIDE ELBOW TO DR. BETHANY BLUE!!! That was a really close call as Dr. Bethany Blue nearly got herself the first fall, BUT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE SHERIDAN MÜLLER IS TRYING TO DO THE SAME AS SHE SETS UP FOR THE PUMPHANDLE URANAGE ONE MORE TIME!!
Rich Russillo: BETHANY PULLS HERSELF OUT OF IT THOUGH, BEFORE DRAGGING SHERIDAN DOWN ONTO THE MAT WITH A HEADLOCK TAKEDOWN!!! Bethany now rolling away, and we’re running out of time, these two need to make a move and fast!
(TIMER: 1:25)
Persephone: Dr. Bethany Blue returns to her feet, and I think she’s thinking about her next move! These two have thrown everything at each other, from their own attacks to using their opponents moves against them, and they’ve constantly found a way to get out of it and keep fighting!
James Peters: It looks like Bethany has figured something out as she pulls Sheridan into a front facelock.. Wait a second.. IS DR. BETHANY BLUE GOING FOR WHAT I THINK SHE IS!? IF SHE IS, BETHANY IS ABOUT TO PICK UP HER FIRST FALL!!!
(Timer: 00:56)
Rich Russillo: DR. BETHANY BLUE IS SETTING UP FOR FLATLINE, THE SUPLEX PILEDRIVER!!! THIS IS HER ULTRA FINISHER, AND THE SAME MOVE SHE USED TO FINALLY PUT BRONSON DANIELS DOWN AT TERRITORIAL INVASION TO HELP TEAM VOLTAGE WIN THE BRAND WARFARE MATCH!!! DR. BETHANY BLUE LIFTS SHERIDAN MÜLLER UP INTO THE SUPLEX POSITION, AND I THINK BETHANY’S WINNING HER FIRST FALL!!!
Persephone: WAIT, WAIT NO! SHERIDAN MANAGES TO PLANT HER FEET DOWN ONTO THE MAT, AND NOW SHE BEGINS HITTING PUNCHES TO THE MIDSECTION, CAUSING BETHANY TO HAVE TO BACK UP!!! SHERIDAN JUST SAVED HERSELF FROM RECEIVING THE FLATLINE-
James Peters: BUT DR. BETHANY BLUE MAKES UP FOR THAT BY CONNECTING WITH TJD!!! DR. BETHANY BLUE HITS THE SUPERKICK AS SHERIDAN FALLS BACKWARDS INTO THE ROPES!!!
(TIMER: 00:32)
Rich Russillo: WAIT!! AS SOON AS SHERIDAN BOUNCED OFF THE ROPES SHE SPUN BEHIND DR. BETHANY BLUE AND LIFTED HER UP FROM BEHIND!!!!
Persephone: SHERPLEX!!!!
(TIMER: 00:25)
James Peters: SHERIDAN MÜLLER JUST CONNECTED WITH THE SHERPLEX, BUT SHE CAN BARELY EVEN MOVE AFTER BEING HIT WITH THE TJD RIGHT BEFORE IT!!! SHERIDAN IS STILL HOLDING ONTO BETHANY, BUT WE’RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME AND NEITHER WOMAN HAS MADE A FALL!!
(TIMER: 00:19)
Rich Russillo: WAIT!! SHERIDAN IS SLOWLY PULLING HERSELF BACK UP TO HER FEET, AND SHE’S STILL HOLDING ONTO BETHANY FROM BEHIND BUT SHE’S SWITCHED AROUND AND IS NOW HOLDING ONTO BETHANY’S ARM!!!
Persephone: ENDLESS FANTASIES!!!!
James Peters: IT CONNECTS, AND NOW BOTH WOMEN ARE LAID OUT ON THE MAT AS THE TIMER COUNTS DOWN!!!!!
(TIMER: 00:12)
James Peters: Is this about to end in a draw!?
(10… 9… 8…)
Rich Russillo: SHERIDAN IS SLOWLY TRYING TO TURN HERSELF OVER TO BETHANY, BUT IT MIGHT BE TOO LATE!!!
(7… 6…)
Persephone: WAIT, SHERIDAN GOT AN ARM OVER BETHANY!!!!
(5… 4…)
Rich Russillo: BUT IT MIGHT BE TOO LATE!!!
(TIMER: 00:03)
OOOOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
(TIMER: 00:02)
TTTTWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
(TIMER: 00:01)
TTTTTTTTHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
James Peters: :lupe:
Rich Russillo: :lupe:
(SCREENBAR –
Dr. Bethany Blue: 0)
(Sheridan Müller: 1)
Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER WITH A ONE-TO-ZERO LEAD… SSSHHHEEEERRIIIIIDDDAAANNNNNN MMMMMMMMMÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜLLLERRRRR!!!!!!!!
(‘Amerika’ starts blasting through the speakers, and the fans explode with cheers after the match that just happened between the two tag team partners, which came down to the wire at the very end. Sheridan Müller and Dr. Bethany Blue are down on the mat, and haven’t moved since the match ended. It takes a while, but eventually all they can do is sit up and look at each other, both completely exhausted after the match they just had.)
James Peters: WOW! SHERIDAN MÜLLER JUST BARELY GETTING THE VICTORY WITH NO TIME LEFT TO SPARE, AND THAT COULDN’T HAVE BEEN ANY CLOSER!!!
Rich Russillo: That was the only pinfall made in that entire match, and in the end it turned out to be successful because of all of the damage done beforehand! The lack of pins and submissions meant that these two never got the chance to have much of a break, and in the end there was just no way for Dr. Bethany Blue to survive two finishing moves in a row!
James Peters: The referee is handing those two their Unified Tag Team Championships, and I have to say I’m shocked! It’s rare that we see a match like this made without a single point until the very end, and in the end this turned out to be the one!
Rich Russillo: Congratulations to Sheridan Müller, who gets a huge victory against her tag team partner!
(After getting the chance to catch their breath, Sheridan Müller and Dr. Bethany Blue pull each other into a hug, proving that even after that match they’re still just as much of a team as before. The two slowly help each other up as the fans cheer them on for putting on such an excellent match, and finally, the two members of the Prescription raise each other’s arms.)
James Peters: WAIT, LOOK OUT!!!!
Rich Russillo: WHAT THE HELL!?!?
(Suddenly, the fans begin to boo as Sheridan Müller drops to the mat..)
(And as Sheridan falls, Dr. Bethany Blue is dropped to the mat as well.)
James Peters: IT’S SOUL FOOD SUNDAY!!! THE VISUAL PROPHET AND SOSA HENDERSON ARE HERE AT WICKED GAMES, AND THEY JUST BLINDSIDED THE UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!!! THE VISUAL PROPHET AND SOSA HENDERSON ARE STOMPING AWAY AT THE PRESCRIPTION!!!
Rich Russillo: WE KNOW THAT THESE TWO WANT THE UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY’RE HERE TO SEND A MESSAGE TO THE CHAMPIONS DIRECTLY!!!
James Peters: This is awful timing for the Prescription, who can’t fight back at all after just throwing everything they had at each other in that ironwoman match! SOSA and Viz knew exactly what they were doing, waiting until they were all worn out and couldn’t fight back!
Rich Russillo: SOSA pulls Dr. Bethany Blue off of the mat, AND HE THROWS HER AT VIZ, ALLOWING VIZ TO DROP HER WITH THE “KISS TO THE HEAD” ELBOW STRIKE!!!
James Peters: NOW VIZ IS PULLING SHERIDAN UP BEFORE SETTING HER UP INTO A BACK SUPLEX POSITION AND LIFTING HER UP, AND NOW HE THROWS HER TO SOSA! BOOMERANG CONNECTS!!! THE UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS ARE DOWN, AND SOUL FOOD SUNDAY STANDS TALL!!
Rich Russillo: Just last night on Dynasty it looked like they’d be down a member following an injury in the main event, but as long as these two are here it looks like they’ll be chasing the same goal that they promised! Soul Food Sunday is coming for the Unified Tag Team Championships!
(The crowd boos extremely loudly as Dr. Angelo D’Angelo walks into the ring. He picks up the Unified Tag Team Championships with a grin on his face, before handing them to SOSA Henderson and the Visual Prophet. Sheridan Müller and Dr. Bethany Blue are both laid out, not moving at all, and the two members of Soul Food Sunday raise the Unified Tag Team Championships. The Visual Prophet and SOSA Henderson holding up the titles is the very last thing shown as Wicked Games fades away from ringside.)
(The camera fades to an overview of the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. Fans buzz with excitement in anticipation but their anticipation is cut as “SUN//EATER” by Lorna Shore cuts through to a loud, vocal reaction of mixed cheers and jeers. After the long introduction of the song, Yhwach emerges onto the stage, clutching in his right hand the lead pipe he has used on Minerva and Ronan Malosi. Yhwach heads towards the ring without paying much attention to the fans down the aisle.)
James Peters: Last week the Voltage commissioner Captain Charisma, with the renewal of Elite Answers Wrestling’s contract with Disney and the return of all that has made the Voltage brand what it is today, announced that the man about to speak his mind, the legendary Yhwach O’Hara and his opponent, one of the very best Eltists Voltage the Voltage brand has ever known, will face in a Three Stages of Voltage Hell match at Pain For Pride! Just a fittingly, unbelievably brutal stipulation to add that’s perfect for the war these two are about to wage and of course to celebrate in a way the return of the Voltage we all know and all!
Rich Russillo: Absolutely James! The lead pipe that Yhwach is carrying, dented by the skulls of Minerva and Ronan Malosi in back to back weeks, says all that needs to be said about how violent and how hateful this feud has become. Three Stages of Voltage Hell might not even be perfect for them, they might need four…or five…or six, seven, eight stages of hell in order to actually settle this!
Persephone: Just imagine how violent this is going to be when this convict and that gypsy go to every means they physically can to knock the other out in the first two rounds? God, it’s so tantilising just thinking about it 🤤
(Yhwach comes to a pause in the middle of the ring. As “SUN//EATER” fades, Yhwach takes a moment staring down at the canvas; thoughts racing through his head as the lead pipe sits in his hand. Eventually he pops his head up and in doing so commands silence from the audience)
Yhwach O’Hara: In just one week, Pain For Pride will be upon us. The biggest event of the year, one of our most important events of the year and I’ve never really had to look very far, never had to look very hard to find myself in a match. Cash In The Vault for my first Pain For Pride, facing my future wife in my second, defeating Xavier Williams in the co-main event, facing Impact, trying to become a World Champion for a third time, the ‘War To End All Wars’, being brought from the precipice of retirement to face Kassidy Heart, this event has never failed to entertain me. At this point I truly believe that a Pain For Pride without me feels hollow, feels as if it’s missing something…important. And after not being present for it last year, despite my greatest efforts to ignore that fact, I am glad to be present on the greatest stage, the most fitting stage for someone like me, once again. That, of course, brings me to Minerva.
(A soft jeer rolls throughout the crowd, cut with scattered cheers)
Yhwach O’Hara: In this world where so many get caught up in their emotions, making vows of vengeance when they’re struck down, when someone attempts to injure them, place them up on the proverbial shelf, I almost…almost commend her for trying to jump the gun by a fraction of a second. I almost…almost commend her for trying to ensure that I would fade away once again before I ever had the chance to revel in this final act of mine. Almost. I, too, am almost glad that she did force my hand instead of the slightest of possibilities that I would let things be; the past rest as the past. As I now have the chance to once more satisfy my cravings in squashing yet another insignificant gnat who has crawled their way up to the pearly gates of MY heaven. There’s admiration in the fact that she tried her best to preserve her career, no matter the cost, no matter how people would perceive such cowardice. Yet in the end, when I…when everyone else looks down at this bent, twisted, blood stained ironwork, the reality settles in that her career rests in my hands. I have always enjoyed this part; where the fate of those who dared to oppose me were tied to strings…tied to the tips of my fingers. At any moment, I could walk back there, hunt down that filthy mutt and wrap this very lead pipe around her skull enough times that nobody would recognise her…and she would never return to this ring again.
(This time the crowd audibly boos Yhwach, yet the Hall of Famer pays no mind to it, his gaze fixated on the pipe as he dangles it from his grip)
Yhwach O’Hara: Truth is, I’ve wondered about the matter of my place in this world. I’ve been floating through these months without any true long term vision. Hate festering into more hate, clouding my vision and slowly but surely extinguishing the flames I believed would light my way forward. I had wondered, once I defeat Minerva, what would be next? How would Yhwach O’Hara fulfill that purpose that drove me to be here in the first place? The further I’ve travelled, the more blood I’ve spilled from myself and others, the more the paint has been stripped from this newly crafted exterior, the more I have realised misjudgments of the past. Misjudgements for YEARS. For more reasons than time will allow me, I’m almost thankful to Minerva. The pitifulness of such an opponent on a stage as iconic as this, I’ve come to realise that I still want so much more in this world. That I want to continue to take and take and take, more than I am entitled to. Ending this chapter of ‘revenge’ on those who have wronged me won’t satisfy my greed and as long as my greed still exists, exists in more than just some form of bloodlust, then there are no heights that I can’t ascend to–
(Before Yhwach can utter another word, the crowd erupts as “Blood, Milk & Sky” by White Zombie thunders throughout the arena as the audience rises to their feet in near unison. Without any hesitation, Minerva emerges from the behind the curtain and walks hastily down to the ring)
James Peters: After everything these two have put themselves through, I’m a little surprised we had to wait this long for Minerva to make her presence known here tonight ahead of Pain For Pride.
Rich Russillo: Maybe she just wanted to hear what Yhwach had to say before giving the final word herself? Yhwach’s not exactly the most predictable person but ultimately someone can only hear so many words that are so dismissive, to the point where Yhwach is thinking of the future beyond Pain For Pride. It’s immensely disrespectful to Minerva and she’s the last person on this roster or even in this world who would sit back and take it.
Persephone: I’m not going to thank her or anything, but I’m not unhappy that she stopped that boring, monotonous dribble.
(“Blood, Milk & Sky” fades as the audience continues to cheer for Minerva)
Crowd: MI-NER-VA! MI-NER-VA! MI-NER-VA! MI-NER-VA! MI-NER-VA! MI-NER-VA!
(Minerva settles in the center of the ring, microphone gripped in her hand, taking a second to gather her thoughts with her eyes averted from Yhwach. Though after a second or two, they snap towards her Pain For Pride opponent, like daggers threatening to plunge into his soul)
Minerva: I’ve had to listen to you enough for all these weeks and I’ve listened to you ever since you returned last year as this…thing. Whatever ‘Yhwach’ is. No matter what has fallen from your mouth, no matter what kind of piece of history you have tried to leverage over others, no matter the threats of violence and suffering you have made, there’s not a single piece of me that is afraid. Even when you wrapped that pipe around my skull, I refused to let the pain of it get the better of me and begin to regret anything that I did to you. I refused to let it be a window for any one of your threats to seep in. Even I know that doing so would turn it into a flood gate that can’t be closed. You play a game based solely on exploiting people’s insecurities about whether or not they can measure up to you, turning doubt into fear and using every means possible to intimidate. Physical with a lead pipe or mental with words, I’ve heard and felt both over these last few weeks and still, I am not wavering. And just one week out from Pain For Pride, I won’t get complacent.
(Fans applaud as Minerva readjusts her shoulders, rising her head up higher as Ywach looks on with a devilish grin on his face)
Minerva: Week after week I have met every action of yours, every act of malice and even every verbal barb with an equal response. I’ve refused to back down, refused to hesitate, refused to second-guess myself, only throw everything behind my retaliations. I struck first because I knew what was coming, knew exactly what was going to happen if I didn’t and there wasn’t going to be a day where you got the better of me. You called it cowardice, you called it career-preservation and quite frankly I couldn’t give a damn what you think of it, I wasn’t going to let myself become the next puppet you toyed with. I struck first and I struck quickly and like there’s not a part of me that has any ounce of fear, not a part of me regrets doing so. I’ve known throughout my entire career what I’m capable of and I’ve proved it for years, even before you returned as Yhwach to attack Myles. The amount of blood I’ve bled in pursuit of it, the bones I’ve broken to justify that belief, everything that I have suffered through for whatever reason it may be has vindicated everything that I’ve believed I’m capable of.
(Once again, the fans applaud, this time with an increasingly louder cheer as Minerva, again, shapes up to Yhwach)
Minerva: And I’m proving that again. I’m validating all that I believe I am again by not backing down to you. By refusing to let myself be conquered the same way others have been conquered. The writing was on the wall for me the moment you spelled out the reason why you attacked Myles at Wicked Games; I’ve had all this time, this looming threat sitting in the back of my mind. I am more prepared to go through ‘Three Stages of Voltage Hell’ – I’m even prepared to go through an eternity of Hell with you if it means that I defeat you – than you’re ever going to want to believe yourself. It would have been easier to run and hide, to beg but that’s not me. That’s never going to be me. I attacked you when I knew not just that the time had come for our paths to cross, but because I knew that I was fully prepared for whatever the consequences would be. That I was fully prepared to endure whatever it was that you could serve my way and the fact that I’m still standing here before you, staring you down without a single drop of fear existing throughout my entire body. You might be one of the biggest challenges of my career, might even be the biggest yet, but it hasn’t stopped me from taking over the position of being the hunter in all of this, you’re in my crosshairs and I won’t stop, through as many stages of hell that it takes me, until I have your head resting on a silver platter.
(Yhwach sharpens his gaze a little, still maintaining a grin on his face. A brief pause begins to generate rising tension between the two opponents who remain silent. That is, until Yhwach breaks away, gaze and all. He takes a few soft steps back and around, twirling the pipe in his hand before letting it come to a rest on his shoulder momentarily)
Yhwach O’Hara: Adorable. No, truly, adorable. Such confidence, such bravado in the face of the Omniopotent One. See this game you’re playing? I’ve played it already. Only difference is that I played it half a decade ago and have been watching others try to pathetically obtain the same outcome I did. Your wars, your battles, your sacrifices. It’s all well and good to be relying on them as some sort of validation but understand that I am beyond everything you’ve overcome in your career. I’m sure you considered everything you went through with Drake King, as New Eden came crashing down around you all and I know, deep down, you look at that victory as the greatest piece of evidence you can muster, but in stark contrast to the place I’m going to take you, that’s going to look like Eden itself; I’ll introduce you to a true, honest Hell.
(Again, the two come face to face. Minerva with a deathly gaze in her eyes piercing through O’Hara who maintains his arrogance)
James Peters: :lupe:
Rich Russillo: :lupe: We might need to get those officials from last week out here to stop these two from getting started a week too early!
Minerva: There’s another reason I felt encouraged to attack you when I did, Yhwach. I’ve watched you throughout all these months, all throughout this pursuit of yours and I don’t think there’s a better time than now to defeat you, and ensure that I won’t have to spend another day looking over my shoulder. Everyone here remembers who you were when you were on top of the world; everyone remembers just how intimidating you truly were. Rarely did you have to come out to the ring and talk about how you were going to end someone’s career, rarely did you have to make the threats you’ve been making. Yhwach O’Hara was supposed to strike fear in the hearts and minds of those you targeted, the worst parts of who you used to be realised, or so you said. Instead, here we have a man who has fallen short of his desires to destroy all in his path and salt the earth in the process. There’s no reason to fear you. You couldn’t defeat Drake and instead of seeing the O’Hara of old be relentless, you moved on. Methuselah robbed you of a seemingly inevitable victory and instead of starting yet another ‘War to End All Wars’, you did nothing. Spoke to yourself one week and then got your head bashed in by me. You will have nothing left when I defeat you. Your desire to get revenge for what we did to you almost two years ago will end with nothing gained but a shambolic end that’s almost tragic considering who you once were. There’s no greater level for you to ‘ascend’ to, O’Hara. I can make Pain For Pride the most humane death possible for the career of someone who has reached their end.
(Fans murmur as Yhwach O’Hara once more steps back, this time his arrogant expression fading quickly. Minerva doesn’t change her disposition in the moment, remaining on guard in case Yhwach was to strike her with the pipe once again.)
Yhwach O’Hara: You and I are similar in a way, Minerva. I’ll admit it. I, like you, thought that all of this was going to be some kind of end, some kind of grand finale. Maybe it would be this Pain For Pride…well…because…
(Yhwach motions up and down Minerva with his finger, hovering outwards as if he was disgusted with the person in front of him however, Minerva refuses to bite and remains focused on Yhwach)
Yhwach O’Hara: But an end arriving at some point nonetheless. Nobody would be blamed for thinking that way as I began to weave bows on once open chapters of my career. However….however as more bows were placed, the more I started to feel that supposed ‘end’ slip further away until I could no longer see it. Minerva, I’ve wondered. And I’ve wondered and wondered and wondered for so long now what it is that I desire most, what fuels me, what drives me. A purpose for existing…for THIS existing. I’ve done more soul-searching than you could ever possibly imagine and arrived at the only fitting conclusion. I’ve always believed that when you begin to slow down, when you find yourself with expired ideas and ambitions, every man and every woman must evolve. They must ascend higher or otherwise be met with the consequences of stagnation and that is as true for me…as it is you. So, let me ask you, Minerva — who seems to have everything about me figured out, who doesn’t possess an ounce of fear — what if ‘Yhwach O’Hara’ isn’t my final form? What if there’s something more, deep within me, just chomping at the bit to escape its prison and take over? Chained away, for what I believed for my own good; to ensure that I would fulfill my desires in this company without any resistance. No, no, it’s not a demon nor anything of that kind but perhaps you and everyone else will find some sense of familiarity…
(Ywach hesistants, raising his index finger in the air before tapping it softly on the side of his head. Once again, Minerva remains unmoved by anything said by her foe)
Yhwach O’Hara: …but rest assured, no amount of familiarity will prepare you for Pain For Pride. This will end the way it was always destined to, the way it has always ended for me. You called yourself the ‘hunter’ in all of this but understand that at no point in my career has it mattered who was the hunter and who was the hunted; in the end, I still devoured whoever dared to stand in front of me. In fact, I ENJOYED being the hunted as there’s nothing more satisfying than feasting on someone’s hope, someone’s pride, someone’s optimism. You, like so many others, choose to be delusional to the reality standing before you; that you’re not some kind of exception, that you’re not above suffering the way others have suffered. No, you can be confident standing here, directly to my face, that there isn’t an ounce of fear or hesitation in you but rest assured that the moment that reality forces your hand, it will most definitely grow. You’re like everyone else I’ve victimised, Minerva. You’re like everyone else I’ve beaten to a pulp, that I’ve delivered whatever ideal sense of ‘justice’ to. No matter what your career has been, no matter its highs, no matter its lows, no matter your struggles and no matter your perseverance, this will be in a realm all of its own. You can’t beat this storm, merely weather it and live to see the sun once again.
(The crowd roars with a cacophony neither cheering nor jeering. Minerva raises her head and exhales deeply before taking a moment to ponder her thoughts. The crowd’s roar begins to settle as she finally finds the words)
Minerva: It doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter if you arrive like this, or as anything else. It doesn’t matter what ‘form’ you choose to parade around in and it doesn’t matter if you have spent a career making it obsolete who is being hunted or not, you have no idea how far I’m willing to go to defeat you. I’m not going to let myself be another victim of ‘Yhwach’ or let myself be like any of the victims throughout your career. I’ve consistently validated everything I’ve believed about myself throughout my career through every battle I’ve fought, every scar I’ve earned on my body, every drop of blood I’ve stained this ring canvas with. This won’t be any different. Despite all your vague threats, all your attempts to instill any kind of ‘fear’ in me, I haven’t wavered one single bit; so don’t think that you can reduce what I’m about to say down to a cliche you might have heard some time ago. I refuse to be another victim of yours, I refuse to be another footnote in your career. Understand that come Pain For Pride, come hell or high water, I’m going to slay the legendary Yhwach O’Hara and there’s not a damn thing you can do to stop it.
(The crowd once again stands up and roars, this time with overwhelming cheers as the two Pain For Pride opponents step closer in the ring. Yhwach grins with a soft chuckle as he tosses the twisted pipe out of the ring. The two continue to trade inaudible words back and forth, Minerva keeping the narrowed focus expression no matter what is being hurled at her until. The tension rises as, just like last week, officials begin to race out to prevent the two from prematurely starting their war)
James Peters: We might not make it to Pain For Pride if the officials don’t get down to the ring quick enough to stop these two! Between Yhwach’s threats and the absolute fury in Minerva’s eyes, I’m surprised they haven’t torn down this building!
Persephone: That would be tragic, I really wanted to see one of them die in ‘Three Stages of Voltage Hell’ :noah:
(Before the officials reach the ring, Yhwach signals them away before stepping past Minerva and climbs out of the ring. Minerva keeps her back turned towards her Pain For Pride opponent as “SUN//EATER” by Lorna Shore returns once again. Yhwach continues his way up the ramp passing the officials who clear out from in front of him and swarm to be in the space between him and the ring. Soon after, the camera fades to black)
(Promotional ad for Pain for Pride, where Yhwach O’Hara and Minerva face off in Three Stages of Voltage Hell.)
(‘O Fortuna’ by Carl Orff hits, and this causes all of the fans in the arena to begin booing loudly. Before long, Madison Kaline begins to walk out, and despite the boos coming from the crowd Madison has a smirk on her face. She doesn’t spend a very long time on the stage, instead beginning to walk down the ramp as the boos continue.)
James Peters: We all know how things have been between Madison Kaline and ARIA in recent weeks. Last week we all saw as Madison added a very unique stipulation to their match at Pain for Pride, and while ARIA had no problem accepting the added stipulation, one has to wonder whether or not she made the right choice.
Rich Russillo: Madison Kaline is a veteran in the business and a Hall of Famer, but ARIA is someone that has really managed to rise up the ranks throughout this season. She won her first Championship, she’s undoubtedly proven herself, and at Pain for Pride she might not only defeat a legend. She might have the chance to humiliate her in front of the entire world.
Persephone: Well, Madison obviously doesn’t think that’s gonna happen. She probably wouldn’t be smiling right now if she was worried about her chances at all.
(Madison gets onto the apron and steps through the ropes, entering the ring. She notices the fans beginning to boo loudly, and she just shrugs, not caring about what they think as she begins to speak. She drops the smile that was on her face, having a more serious look on her face as she begins.)
Madison Kaline: One week. In one week we’ll be walking into Nashville for Pain for Pride, and you know what? I know what I said before. I know that I said that facing ARIA is such a significant downgrade compared to what I did at Pain for Pride just last year. I know that I’m above facing someone like her at the biggest show of the year… But part of me is actually excited for this match! I wasn’t expecting it at all, but I actually can’t wait to walk into Pain for Pride! I thought that ARIA was an idiot for ever even suggesting that I should spend my Pain for Pride facing her rather than doing literally anything else with my time, but maybe she had the right idea. Maybe she was right to challenge me. Pain for Pride will end up being far more exciting than I thought it was going to be when she first challenged me, and do you know why that’s the case?
(The grin appears on her face, and this causes the loud boos to begin once again.)
Madison Kaline: … It’s because when this match ends, ARIA won’t just be leaving Pain for Pride a loser, just like she has for the majority of this season. She won’t just be leaving our match having failed to defeat me just like anyone with common sense would’ve expected. I’m excited because I am going to embarrass ARIA at Pain for Pride, and while I’m putting all of this behind me and moving onto bigger and better things, she’s going to be worried about whether or not she should even bother showing her face around here again! She made a mistake challenging me weeks ago, and she may not realize that just yet but she will when I make my own Pain for Pride moment out of her own humiliation. I deserve better. I am a legend in this business, and I should be doing far more than facing someone like ARIA, but I’m GLAD that I can just get this over with now. I’m glad that I can finish all of this and get rid of her, because once this season ends I’m going to go back to competing for Championships, competing in matches that actually mean something, and facing opponents that actually matter.
(As the boos continue, Madison turns towards the stage.)
Madison Kaline: Come on ARIA, don’t you have any last words before Pain for Pride? After all, Pain for Pride might just be the last we ever see of you! I know that I’d hate to show my face again if I lost a match like this one, so come on ARIA. The floor is yours, I’m sure we’re all just dying to hear what you have to say.
(The sarcasm in Madison’s words cause more boos to come from the crowd, but those boos completely turn into cheers as ‘DESTINY’ by Saori Yoshida hits. ARIA begins walking out with a microphone in her hand, and she’s clearly not very amused by Madison’s words tonight as she wastes no time beginning to walk down the ramp.)
James Peters: This all started thanks to an altercation backstage prior to ARIA’s match against Dr. Bethany Blue back at Fighting Spirit, and clearly those issues have spiraled out of control lately. Both women seem ready for Pain for Pride at this point.
Rich Russillo: I definitely don’t blame ARIA for some of her actions throughout these past few weeks, though we know what kind of Elitist Madison is. This match could go either way for different reasons, and with that said it makes me wonder if Madison’s confidence here is justified.
Persephone: I don’t know if I care about that to be honest. What happens once the match is over should be funny though!
(ARIA walks up the steel steps and enters the ring, face to face with Madison Kaline. Before long, she begins to speak.)
ARIA: You know what, Madison? You’re right. I’m glad that Pain for Pride is so close. I’m glad that in one week we’ll be able to settle this. I’m glad that this will all be over soon, because you’ve done enough for one year and I think I speak for everyone in this arena when I say we’ve seen enough.
(This causes cheers from the crowd, and Madison just rolls her eyes as ARIA continues.)
ARIA: You’re the veteran, here. You’re the one with all of the experience, and the accolades, and instead of showing it all you’ve done is disrespect everyone you come across. I didn’t really have history with you before all of this. I had no reason to think about you before Fighting Spirit, but you decided to walk up to me and disrespect me because that’s just the kind of person you are. It’s been weeks, and I’ve been disrespected by you, Ayu’s been disrespected by you, Usagi’s been disrespected by you, and we’ve all had enough. These are my teammates. These are my friends, and they’ve had to put up with just as much as I have just because you felt the need to go after those close to me. It’s tiring, and at Pain for Pride I’ll finally have the opportunity to make sure that you don’t get away with everything you’ve done to them. I already planned to make sure you learned to stop treating me the way you have, but going after my friends was a step too far.
ARIA: You already had your chances to become World Champion. You had three of them within one year and you weren’t good enough to win any of them. That’s no one’s fault but your own, yet every single week we have to hear that you “deserve better”. What do you deserve, Madison? What do you deserve that countless other women don’t deserve far more than you? What opportunities should you be receiving that all of the other women that have spent their seasons fighting as hard as they could haven’t already earned? There are none. There are no opportunities that you should be getting over anyone else, and for way too long you’ve been allowed to run your mouth without anyone there to shut you up. If nobody else is going to do it, then I will at Pain for Pride.
(The fans cheer loudly after hearing all of this from ARIA, but Madison doesn’t look impressed at all. Madison just shakes her head before beginning to speak.)
Madison Kaline: Wow. You’re going to be the one to shut me up? That’s cute, but you do understand why I’m still here after all this time, right? I hope you don’t actually believe that you’ll be the first to try and shut me up. I’m a legend around here, and with a resume like that comes countless Elitists, past and present, who want nothing more than to silence me. You’re not the first and you won’t be the last to try and shut me up. Instead the outcome will be the same as always. I’m going to move on, and I’m going to succeed regardless of what you think about me. You clearly have no respect for those who came before you and paved the way for Elitists like you, and that’s fine. I planned to be here for a long time so I can force the people around here to start giving me the respect I deserve, and you won’t be the one to change that.
ARIA: Oh, really? We’ll see about that, but until then let me leave you with a housewarming gift!
(Madison Kaline looks confused, until ARIA takes out some chapstick. This causes loud cheers from the crowd, and a smirk appears on ARIA’s face.)
ARIA: Take this chapstick and pucker up, Maddie!
(The cheers continue, and Madison Kaline can’t believe what ARIA just did. She just shakes her head and walks past ARIA, beginning to leave the ring until…)
James Peters: MADISON JUST TURNED AROUND AND HIT ARIA WITH HER MICROPHONE!!!! MADISON DIDN’T TAKE TOO KINDLY TO THAT JOKE FROM ARIA, AND NOW SHE’S ATTACKING HER PAIN FOR PRIDE OPPONENT ONLY ONE WEEK BEFORE THE SHOW!!!!
Rich Russillo: MADISON IS PUNCHING AWAY AT ARIA, BUT ARIA IS FIGHTING BACK!!!! ARIA DELIVERS PUNCHES TO THE RIBS, FORCING MADISON TO BACK OFF!!! ARIA NOW RUNNING IN AS MADISON STUMBLES TO THE ROPES, AND ARIA SENDS MADISON OUT OF THE RING WITH A CLOTHESLINE BEFORE RUNNING THE ROPES AND TAKING MADISON OUT WITH A SUICIDE DIVE!!!!
Persephone: Madison starts getting back up, AND ARIA GOES TO HIT HER WITH A RIGHT HAND- BUT MADISON BLOCKS IT BEFORE SLAPPING ARIA IN THE FACE!!! ARIA RESPONDS BY KNEEING MADISON IN THE MIDSECTION- BUT NOW MADISON RAKES THE EYES!!!!
James Peters: MADISON HITS ARIA WITH A KNEE OF HER OWN TO THE MIDSECTION, AND NOW SHE THROWS ARIA UP THE RAMP!!! The fans don’t like what they’re seeing whatsoever, but ARIA quickly pushes herself up to a knee- AND PUNCHES MADISON IN THE MIDSECTION JUST AS SHE CAME RUNNING IN! ARIA GETS TO HER FEET AND PUNCHES MADISON IN THE JAW, BUT MADISON RESPONDS WITH A PUNCH OF HER OWN, CAUSING ARIA TO STUMBLE UP THE RAMP!
Rich Russillo: Madison charges after ARIA, BUT ARIA SWEEPS THE LEGS, CAUSING MADISON TO FALL FACE FIRST ONTO THE STAGE!!! MADISON GETS BACK TO HER FEET, AND ARIA HITS MADISON WITH A SUPERKICK, CAUSING MADISON TO DROP TO A KNEE!!!
James Peters: ARIA now grabbing Madison and pulling her into a front facelock- BUT MADISON STARTS CHARGING FORWARD, AND RUNS WITH ARIA RIGHT OFF OF THE STAGE-
*BOOM!!!!!*
(Suddenly, an explosion full of sparks is seen next to the stage, causing a huge reaction from the crowd.)
Rich Russillo: RIGHT INTO ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT!!!!
Persephone: :oh:
James Peters: MADISON KALINE JUST SENT HERSELF AND ARIA RIGHT INTO ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT!!! THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT JUST EXPLODED, AND NOW A BUNCH OF OFFICIALS ARE RUNNING OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT BOTH WOMEN ARE OKAY!!!
Rich Russillo: These two have a match next week! They’re supposed to compete at Pain for Pride, and now the question is whether or not they can walk into that match at one hundred percent! That was a really bad landing for both women, and if things are already this bad now, I can only imagine what’s going to happen next week!
(Officials are seen crowding the equipment box, where a bunch of smoke is seen following the explosion. Both Madison and ARIA appear to be unconscious, and have to be helped out of the area as Voltage fades away from ringside.)
[SCREENBAR – Road to Redemption 2022]
(The camera would pan down to ringside, as we see Bella Braxton standing in the ring, holding an EAW branded microphone.)
Bella Braxton: The following contest… IS AN ELIMINATION CHAMBER MATCH! AND IT IS FOR THE EAW SPECIALISTS CHAMPIONSHIP!!!
Crowd: WNQKDBFIQBSOWNCOENQOWND
Bella Braxton: As always, the match begins with two Elitists in the ring while the other four competitors will be encased in their respective pods! Every five minutes, a pod door will open, allowing another competitor into the match! The process will continue until everyone has entered the match! If at any time an Elitist is pinned, submitted, knocked out, or removed from the match by the officials they are officially ELIMINATED! The winner will be the last competitor remaining and they will be the EAW SPECIALISTS CHAMPION!!!
(‘MEGITSUNE’ by BABYMETAL begins to play throughout the arena, as the lights would change to a white and red scenery, an explosion of cheers filling the arena as ARIA would walk out through the curtain. Wearing an all white version of her normal wrestling attire, with a brown tan jacket and a red tie, ARIA shows off her cosplay for Light Yagami from Death Note, as she is also carrying an apple in one hand, and the famous Death Note in the other! On top of that, her normal blue highlights in her hair have been tinted to brown for the occasion, and finally, it is shown her sporting a matching face paint to her best friend, Alex Myers, painting one side with letters saying “KIRA” on it. She looks around at the Elimination Chamber, and nods, before making her way down to the ring!)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first… hailing from Chandler, Arizona… weighing in at 110 pounds… AAAAAAAARRRRRRIIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
(The crowd would once again cher, as ARIA makes her way to the bottom of the ramp, looking at the chamber face-to-face. She takes a deep breath, before placing down the apple and the Death Note, removing her jacket and tie, before walking up the steps and entering the ring. She would climb the turnbuckles, and pose, before climbing down and making her way to the outside. ARIA enters her pod, before ‘MEGITSUNE’ fades out, only to be replaced by ‘Unbreakable’ by Fireflight. The camera would pan over to the stage, as we see Kylie Grace walking onto the stage, holding her skateboard. Unfortunately, she would have to let it go, as she walks down the ramp and heads to the ring!.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing next… hailing from San Diego, California… weighing in at 125 pounds… KYYYYYLIEEEEEEEEE GRAAAAAAAAAAACEEEEEEEE!!!
(Kylie would remove her jacket and hat, before walking up the steps. She would walk past ARIA, staring her down, before heading over to her pod, and entering it. Moments later, ‘The Lazy Song’ by Bruno Mars would play through the speakers, as the crowd continues to cheer. Mary S. Atlas would walk out onstage, pointing to the audience, with a bright smile on her face lighting them all up. She would begin to run down the ramp, high fiving them, however, she almost immediately comes to a halt, as she reaches the Chamber. Her entire demeanor would change, facing a structure she had never seen before.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing third… hailing from St. Louis, Missouri… weighing in at 115 pounds… MAAAARRYYYY S. ATLAAAAAAAS!!!!
(Mary would walk up the steps, and enter the ring, before looking around at the structure completely. She nods, before exiting the ring, and walking into a pod of her own. Moments later, ‘Mr Brightside’ by The Killers would blare through the speakers, as the cheers continue to rack up. Lexi walks onto the stage, posing on top of the ramp, before she makes her way down it, heading towards the chamber.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing next… hailing from Detroit, Michigan… weighing in at 117 pounds… LLLLLEEEEEEXXXXXIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!
(Lexi, having experience in a match like this, would have a completely different reaction to the previous two, simply walking up the steps, and entering the ring. She would stand on the ropes, as she winks at the camera, before climbing down off, and exiting the ring. The pod door would open, as she steps inside. ‘Changed It’ by Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Wayne would hit the speakers, as the crowd continues to cheer. Milli Banks would walk out onto the stage, fitted in a Chun Li from Street Fighter-inspired outfit. Milli would make her way down the ramp, as she walks with a swagger no one but her has.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing fifth… hailing from Brooklyn, New York… weighing in at 130 pounds… MILLIIIIIII BANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Milli would smirk as she notices the Chamber, walking up the steps without even questioning it, before she enters the ring. She stares down the hardcam, and poses, before her entrance is cut short. ‘Enemy’ by Imagine Dragons ft. J.I.D would hit the speakers, as the entire crowd would let out a large amount of boos. Serenity Valdez would make her way onto the stage, dressed in a bee-colored and designed attire, with gold glitter outlining the edge of the black stripes. She would have her title around her waist, bee stickers on the side of it, 167 of them to be exact, counting the days she’s currently had as Champion. The camera would pan up, to show her wearing a crown, colored similarly to her attire. There would be a Specialists Championship gemstone right in the center, however, there would be countless missing holes, ready to count her future Championships already, showing off just how highly she thinks of herself.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing last… hailing from Tijuana, Mexico… weighing in at 130 pounds… SHE IS THE EAW SPECIALISTS CHAMPION… SERENITYYYYYY VAAALDEEEEEEEEEZ!!!!!!
(Serenity would stop at the bottom of the ramp, as she removes her crown, placing it by ringside, before walking up the ramp. She enters the ring, before immediately getting in Milli’s face, as she raises up the title. The referee has to get in between them, before eventually, Serenity has to hand him the title. He raises it high above his head, before passing it on to a stage crew member. Eventually, he signals for the bell…)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Stew-O: And now… we are under way!
(The crowd would cheer as the bell rings, the camera slowly panning out to display the full scope of the Elimination Chamber, with the two Elitists – Milli and Serenity – standing in the center of the ring, staring down. For the first time since 2020, the Specialists Championship is being defended in a Chamber situation, and the crowd is ecstatic! More importantly, they are ecstatic for the two Elitists standing face-to-face in the ring, Milli Banks and Serenity Valdez, their tensions at an all time high following the past few months. The camera would pan back inside the chamber, as chants in support of their favorite between these two break out.)
Crowd: :clap: MI-LLI! :clap: MI-LLI! :clap: MI-LLI! :clap:
(The camera cuts to an angle showing Milli’s smirk, as she mutters something to Serenity.)
Milli Banks: (off-mic) Hear that? It’s who’s ending your title reign, as she should’ve months ago.
Serenity Valdez: (off-mic) Hmmm. Nope!
Stew-O: AND SERENITY VALDEZ THROWS A FOREARM TO THE HEAD- NO, MILLI DUCKS IT! MILLI BEGINS TO FIRE FOREARMS AT SERENITY’S HEAD, AS SERENITY BACKS OFF INTO THE CORNER! Milli is firing down on her still-
Persephone: Wow! Serenity throws an elbow right into Milli’s jaw!!!!! That really was a connection of all time here! :innocent:
Gavin Kirkland: And what a connection that was, as Milli Banks stumbles away from the corner, backing off into the center of the ring, leaving Serenity on her own – who quickly has to realign her jaw, being hit with those forearms with no time to block! That was flush on the jaw as she let it fly wildly, asking for it to get caught! But wait a second, Milli Banks isn’t done, as she charges towards Serenity Valdez, but Serenity lifts her over the ropes!
Stew-O: Milli uses her athleticism to her advantage, however, as she quickly lands on the apron, before connecting with yet another forearm to the face of Serenity! Serenity wasn’t expecting it, and because of that, she stumbles away from the corner! Milli is looking to capitalize here, as she sends her foot through the rope, and places it on the bottom, waiting for Serenity to pull a u-turn here and face her, clearly setting something huge up… TO WHICH SHE FOLLOWS THROUGH ON! MILLI WITH THE SLINGSHOT TORNADO DDT ONTO SERENITY VALDEZ RIGHT HERE TONIGHT-
Persephone: WOW! SERENITY VALDEZ WITH PERHAPS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING, FANTABULOUS, AWE-INSPIRING COUNTERS OF MY ENTIRE LIFE!!!! SHE… CAUGHT HER!!! WHOA!!!! Serenity Valdez places Milli Banks down on her feet, before charging forward across the ring… slamming her into the turnbuckles! What a fantastic counter by our Champion, and already this match is giving “greatest of all time” status! Never seen anything like it! :ahh~2: :russ: :gladbron: :damn~2: Serenity Valdez grabs Milli Banks and drags her away from the corner, before kicking Milli in the gut! Serenity leaps off the ground, before taking a seat on Milli’s back! Sunset Flip Powerbomb-
Stew-O: But Milli sits down on it! The first cover of the match!
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Stew-O: Serenity escapes at two!
(Serenity Valdez and Milli Banks quickly scatter to their feet, as Milli stares at Serenity with a smirk on her face. She makes a small gap between her fingers, miming “just this close”, which angers Serenity.)
Gavin Kirkland: These two women with *large* personalities return to their feet, and after Milli mocks Serenity, Serenity charges forward with a lariat! Milli ducks, and grabs Serenity by her waist, before throwing her into the ropes! Wheelbarrow DDT!
Stew-O: But Serenity Valdez is able to catch her opponent, and transition the move into something completely different! Serenity sits out, before connecting with a Wheelbarrow Facebuster, slamming Milli Banks face-first into the ring mat! What a great cover from Serenity, who slides away from Milli, and heads to the corner! Serenity Valdez has something in mind, as she’s clearly looking to put Milli Banks away this early on! Serenity Valdez awaits Milli Banks getting up to her knees, as she looks to connect with ‘Hit The Lights’! The Running Knee to the back of the head! Serenity charges… BAM!
Gavin Kirkland: NO! MILLI BANKS LIFTS SERENITY VALDEZ UP INTO THE POWERBOMB POSITION! SERENITY VALDEZ IS CONFUSED, SHE WAS TAKEN RIGHT OFF HER FEET AND HAD NO TIME TO REACT, JUST BARELY BECOMING AWARE OF HER SITUATION! MILLI BANKS BEGINS TO CHARGE FORWARD, AND RUNS TOWARDS THE CORNER, LOOKING TO CONNECT WITH A BUCKLE BOMB… NOPE! SHE OVERSHOOTS IT, AND THROWS SERENITY VALDEZ OUT OF THE RING… BANG! SERENITY GOES BACK-FIRST AGAINST ARIA’S POD, CHIPPING PART OF THE GLASS AS IT STICKS IN HER SHOULDER! SERENITY FALLS HARD AGAINST THE METAL FLOOR, COMPLETELY LAID OUT ON THE OUTSIDE! MY GOD!
Stew-O: Serenity Valdez is pulsating on the ground, kicking her feet as she’s holding onto her neck! Milli Banks may have just ended this night off early for the EAW Specialists Champion, as she exits the ring, and grabs her by the boot! She drags Serenity Valdez back inside of the ring, perhaps looking to end the match right here, due to the insane amount of pain she just put her opponent through! Milli Banks drops down into a kneeling base, before sliding on top of Serenity Valdez, hooking the leg, looking to get a three count early on tonight!
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Gavin Kirkland: KICK OUT FROM SERENITY VALDEZ! It’s going to take a whole lot more in order to keep this woman down, apparently, after all, she is the Specialist’s Champion for a reason! Milli Banks returns to her feet, before grabbing Serenity by the hair, looking to inflict more damage here, throwing her through the ropes, straight to the outside! Serenity crashes against the floor, as Milli Banks slips through the ropes herself to follow through, looking to deal even more damage to the Champion here tonight! Serenity begins to crawl away, before turning around to face Milli!
Serenity Valdez: (off-mic) LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING!
Milli Banks: :dahell:
Stew-O: POKE TO THE EYES FROM SERENITY VALDEZ! MILLI STUMBLES BACK, BEFORE SERENITY PUSHES HERSELF THROUGH THE PAIN AND GRABS MILLI BY THE TRUNKS, BEFORE USING ALL OF HER STRENGTH TO THROW MILLI STRAIGHT INTO THE CHAMBER WALLS! MILLI CRUMBLES TO HER KNEES, AS SERENITY COMES UP FROM BEHIND, BEFORE DIGGING HER KNEE INTO THE BACK OF HER HEAD! MILLI BANKS REALLY IS FEELING THAT, AS THE STEEL CHAINMAIL BEGINS TO SCRAPE HER FACE, UNDOUBTEDLY GOING TO LEAVE RED MARKS! BIG BOOT FROM SERENITY!
Persephone: :mjlit:
Gavin Kirkland: Milli Banks crumbles right against the ground, as she holds onto the back of her head and kicks her feet, much like Serenity did earlier on, however, she isn’t going to have enough time to recover! Serenity smirks, using her index finger to point to her brain, tapping the side of her head, before she stumbles over to Milli and grabs her by the head! She picks her up off the ground, before swirling her around… BACK SIDE SUPLEX FROM SERENITY VALDEZ, SLAMMING ‘THE IT GIRL’ INTO THE STEEL, BEFORE ROLLING HER INTO THE RING! COVER!
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Stew-O: MILLI BANKS GETS THE SHOULDER UP! She is refusing to let go of this opportunity so early on, perhaps not at all, as Serenity begins to grow a little frustrated! She slaps the mat, before grabbing Milli by the hair once again, bringing the both of them up to a standing base! She starts to lay down some punches to the head, over and over and over again, until she does enough damage to make Milli Banks’ legs give way, sending her crashing to a kneeling base! Serenity boots Milli in the face, before bending down and hooking the foot!
Gavin Kirkland: Oh no, Serenity Valdez has something in mind, and it certainly isn’t good! She places the foot underneath her arm, before crossing the other… FIGURE FOUR LEG LOCK APPLIED! SERENITY VALDEZ HAS MILLI BANKS IN THIS SUBMISSION, AND SHE’S PERHAPS LOOKING FOR THE FINISH ONCE MORE, VIA SUBMISSION! MILLI BANKS IS WRITHING IN PAIN AS SHE TRIES TO PUNCH SERENITY’S KNEE, BUT IT REALLY ISN’T WORKING, IT ISN’T DOING ENOUGH DAMAGE! THE FIGURE FOUR LEG LOCK IS STILL APPLIED, MILLI MAY BE FORCED TO TAP OUT HERE, AS SERENITY VALDEZ AIMS FOR THE ELIMINATION!
(As the submission is applied, the fans’ attention would begin to switch back and forth between the action and the titantron, as the countdown now begins…)
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Stew-O: MILLI BACKS IS TRYING TO ROLL SERENITY OVER, BUT SERENITY REFUSES!
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Gavin Kirkland: MILLI BANKS IS STILL REFUSING TO SUBMIT HERE, AS THE COUNTDOWN CONTINUES!
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**BUZZ!**
(The arena would slowly dim, as a spotlight appears on the chamber. It would begin to shuffle at the pods at random, before landing on Kylie Grace.)
Stew-O: BUT HERE COMES KYLIE! HER POD DOOR OPENS, AND SHE ENTERS THE RING! QUICK COVER ON SERENITY!
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Stew-O: SERENITY KICKS OUT, BUT THE HOLD IS STILL APPLIED! KYLIE GRACE WASTES NO TIME, THOUGH, AS SHE SLIPS INTO ANOTHER COVER BY PINNING MILLI!
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Stew-O: WHAT THE? SERENITY VALDEZ LIFTS KYLIE GRACE OFF THE GROUND, BEFORE THROWING HER FACE-FIRST INTO THE TURNBUCKLES!
Serenity Valdez: (off-mic) How DARE you do something like that to me, you skinny loser???
Stew-O: Kylie Grace just annoyed Serenity Valdez by pinning her, and her ego refused to let her get away with it! She stops attacking Milli, before booting Kylie in the stomach!!
Gavin Kirkland: Serenity grabs Kylie by the hair, before running across the ring, and slamming her head-first into the top turnbuckle! Kylie Grace drops to a knee, but Serenity doesn’t give her a moments rest! She lifts her up off the ground, before hooking her by the wrist! She pulls her in, before connecting with the ‘El Ultimo Baile’ Recoil!!!! Leaping Single Knee Facebreaker, driving Kylie Grace head-first, before Serenity quickly crawls over into the cover!!!! This one could easily be over for Kylie Grace here, which is unfortunate for her, let’s see if she can continue going forward in the match!
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Stew-O: BUT MILLI ISN’T GOING TO LET SERENITY VALDEZ GET AWAY! SHE PULLS HER OFF THE COVER, BEFORE MOUNTING HER AND CONNECTING WITH SOME HUGE PUNCHES! OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, WAILING DOWN ON SERENITY VALDEZ, IN ORDER TO PUNCH HER TICKET TO BECOMING SPECIALISTS CHAMPION! THEIR STORIED HISTORY ISN’T GOING TO BE FORGOTTEN HERE, IF ANYTHING, MILLI WANTS TO MAKE SURE IT’S GUARANTEED THAT SERENITY LOSES HER CHAMPIONSHIP HERE TONIGHT, SHE WANTS TO BE THE ONE THAT RIPS IT OUT OF HER HANDS, AND THAT’S EVIDENT WITH EVERY SINGLE PUNCH SHE THROWS HERE TONIGHT!
Gavin Kirkland: BUT SERENITY WON’T LET MILLI TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HER FOR LONG, AS SHE FLIPS OVER, AND CONNECTS WITH A FOREARM TO THE JAW! ANOTHER ONE CONNECTS, AND MILLI LOSES HER GRIP! Serenity slowly climbs up to her feet, as she stumbles over to the corner, holding onto her head- but wait! Milli Banks charges forward, running to the corner- NO! SERENITY LIFTS HER UP, AND SENDS HER BACK INTO THE TURNBUCKLES! MILLI LANDS ON THE MIDDLE ROPE, AND HERE COMES KYLIE! DROPKICK TO SERENITY, SENDING HER INTO A SEATED BASE! HANDSPRING METEORA FROM MILLI BANKS TAKING THE CHAMPION OUT!
Stew-O: Milli Banks rolls backwards, but Kylie Grace quickly grabs her by the waist and looks to roll her up- but Milli overshoots and lands on her feet! Kylie tries to recover- BUT MILLI TAKES HER OUT WITH A ‘NEW BODY’ SUNSET FLIP BACKSTABBER! KYLIE GRACE FOLDS IN THE CENTER OF THE RING, AS MILLI BANKS QUICKLY CRAWLS OVER, PUSHING HER KNEES DOWN STRAIGHT INTO HER FACE, AND ENTERS THE COVER!
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Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen, Kylie Grace has been eliminated!
(Milli Banks would roll off of Kylie Grace, before pushing her outside of the ring, as the match has now been reduced back to two people. Milli, however, doesn’t see Serenity on her feet behind her…)
Stew-O: And Kylie Grace has now been eliminat- WHAT THE?? ‘HIT THE LIGHTS’!!!! THE RUNNING KNEE TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD TAKES MILLI OUT, HER FINISHING MANEUVER! MILLI BANKS WAS DISTRACTED AS SHE WATCHED THE REFEREES ASSIST KYLIE GRACE OUT OF THE RING, AND SERENITY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF IT, SENDING HER FACE-FIRST INTO THE MAT! SERENITY SHOOTS THE HALF, SLOWLY, BEFORE LYING ATOP HER PRONE BODY, AND HOOKING THE LEG ONE MORE TIME, AND PERHAPS, ONE LAST TIME!
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Gavin Kirkland: MILLI KICKS OUT! MILLI KICKS OUT! MILLI STAYS IN IT!
Serenity Valdez: (off-mic) WHAT? THAT WAS THREE!
Referee: 🤷
(Serenity Valdez recovers to her feet, and begins to argue with the referee.)
Serenity Valdez:
(Serenity groans like an entitled brat, before turning her attention back to Milli. She lifts her up off the ground, before throwing her back into the corner.)
Stew-O: Serenity isn’t going to let Milli get away that easily, as she throws her head-first into the turnbuckles again, before lifting her up on the top rope! Serenity slowly begins to climb, before she starts to punch Milli in her head, over and over and over, making sure she’s worn down, perhaps looking to connect with the match ending move here tonight! Serenity hooks Milli Banks by the head, and places her feet on the top rope, standing high and mighty above her, looking to connect with what I can only assume is an avalanche brainbuster! Serenity has her set up- NO! MILLI BANKS PUSHES HER OFF, AND SHE GOES CRASHING INTO THE MAT!
Gavin Kirkland: HERE IT IS! IT’S OVER FOR THE REIGN! ‘MILLI-ON-AIR’!!! CORKSCREW SHOOTING STAR PRESS!
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Gavin Kirkland: BUT SHE GETS A FACE FULL OF KNEES, TAKING HER OUT COMPLETELY! MILLI IS UNCONSCIOUS, BUT SERENITY VALDEZ CAN’T EXACTLY RECOVER EITHER! THE TWO OF THEM ARE LAID OUT IN THE RING, STARING UP AT THE LIGHTS, AS THE CROWD POP FOR THAT BRUTAL LANDING! WHICH ONE OF THESE TWO ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO CAPITALIZE FIRST? WE’RE GOING TO FIND OUT- OR PERHAPS NOT! THE COUNTDOWN HAS BEGUN ONCE MORE, AND WE’RE NOW GOING TO EXPECT A BRAND NEW ELITIST BEING INTRODUCED IN THIS MATCH!!!
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**BUZZ!!**
(The lights would once again dim, as Serenity and Milli make their way to their stomachs, crawling over to one another. The spotlight would pan across the pods, before…)
(Landing on Lexi’s pod!)
Gavin Kirkland: HERE COMES *pg word to describe a woman’s looks* LEXI! SHE ENTERS THE RING, AND IMMEDIATELY IS ABLE TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE MATCH UP! ‘LIGHTS OUT’ SUPERKICK TAKES DOWN SERENITY VALDEZ, BEFORE LEXI BEGINS TO ROLL HER OUT OF THE RING! LEXI TURNS HER ATTENTION BACK TO MILLI BANKS, BEFORE LOOKING TO CONNECT WITH A ‘LIGHT’S OUT’ SUPERKICK TO HER TOO-
Stew-O: CAUGHT! MILLI BANKS GRABS LEXI BY THE FOOT, DENYING THE SUPERKICK, BEFORE SPINNING HER OUT! MILLI THROWS A SUPERKICK OF HER OWN, BUT LEXI SIDESTEPS! DOUBLE SUPERKICK! THEY BOTH SUPERKICK ONE ANOTHER!
Gavin Kirkland: MILLI BANKS FALLS TO A KNEE, AS LEXI STUMBLES BACK INTO THE ROPES, AND REBOUNDS IMMEDIATELY! SHE SPRINTS FORWARD, BEFORE QUICKLY CONNECTING WITH A HANDSTAND DDT, USING HER LEGS TO DRILL MILLI FACE FIRST INTO THE RING MAT! MILLI BANKS IS TAKEN OUT COMPLETELY, AS LEXI QUICKLY RECOVERS BACK UP TO HER FEET! LEXI RUNS ACROSS, BEFORE GRABBING HER BY THE WRIST, PULLING HER BACK UP!
Stew-O: LEXI DRAGS MILLI BANKS TO THE CENTER OF THE RING, CONNECTING WITH A KNEE TO HER STOMACH, CAUSING HER TO STUMBLE BACKWARDS, INTO THE ROPES! LEXI CHARGES FORWARD AND CLOTHESLINES HER OUT OF THE RING, BUT MILLI SOMEHOW LANDS ON HER FEET! LEXI TAKES A FEW STEPS BACK, MAKING HER WAY OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RING, BEFORE CHARGING FORWARD AND LEAPING ONTO THE TOP ROPE! NO! MILLI THROWS HER FORWARD, AND LEXI GOES CRASHING INTO THE CAGE, WHAT A BRUTAL FATE FOR LEXI THIS EARLY ON IN THE MATCH!
Gavin Kirkland: I WOULDN’T SAY THAT JUST YET, AS LEXI WAS ABLE TO CATCH HERSELF LIKE SHE WAS SPIDER-MAN OR SOMETHING! MILLI BANKS DOES NOT YET KNOW IT, THOUGH, AS SHE TAKES A MOMENT TO CATCH HER BREATH, BEFORE TURNING AROUND… INTO A ‘HEART STOPPER’ DIVING MOONSAULT FROM THE CAGE!!! THEY BOTH CRASH INTO THE STEEL, BUT MILLI TAKES THE BIGGER BLOW! LEXI HOLDS ONTO HER STOMACH IN ORDER TO DULL THE PAIN, BEFORE SHE PUSHES MILLI BACK INTO THE RING! LEXI MAY ELIMINATE THE FORMER SPECIALISTS CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENDER, THE ELITIST THAT FACED SERENITY WAY BACK AT JUSTIFIED RECKONING, SOLIDIFYING HERSELF AS A THREAT HERE TONIGHT!
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Stew-O: KICK OUT FROM MILLI BANKS! THE RESILIENCE SHE’S SHOWING HERE TONIGHT IS UNFATHOMABLE, AS NOT EVEN A MOVE LIKE THAT HAS BEEN ABLE TO KEEP HER DOWN! Milli is doing anything in order to make sure she comes out on top, and if she has to do it at Lexi’s expense, that’s fine by her! But I’m sure Lexi has the same mindset, as she’s now grabbing Milli Banks by the wrist, pulling her up off her feet! Lexi pushes her back against the ropes, before irish whipping her! She drops down… leapfrog… HURRICANARANA!
Gavin Kirkland: MILLI BANKS CATCHES HER! SHE LOOKS TO CONNECT WITH A POWERBOMB, HOWEVER, LEXI NOW BEGINS TO CONNECT WITH HUGE PUNCHES STRAIGHT TO THE HEAD, WEARING DOWN ON MILLI, AND SHE DROPS TO A KNEE! LEXI LANDS ON HER FEET, BEFORE PLACING MILLI BANKS’ HEAD UNDERNEATH HER ARM! LEXI HOOKS THE TIGHTS, BEFORE LOOKING TO LIFT HER HIGH UP INTO THE AIR FOR A BRAINBUSTER- NO! MILLI BANKS DROPS DOWN, BEFORE SPINNING AROUND! MILLI LIFTS LEXI UP… BEFORE THEY BOTH TUMBLE OVER THE TOP ROPE, MAINTAINING THE SUPLEX POSITION, CRASHING AGAINST THE STEEL AGAIN! LISTEN TO THAT SOUND!!!!
Crowd: :damn:!!!!
Stew-O: Milli Banks and Lexi quickly hold onto their back in pain, clearly suffering from the damage! They both had such a brutal landing right there, which won’t be good for either them in the slightest! Lexi rolls away from Milli, who is seemingly taken out for good- AND HERE COMES SERENITY! THE CHAMP GRABS LEXI AND LIFTS HER UP, BEFORE THROWING HER INTO THE RING! LEXI IS LOOKING TO GET AN ELIMINATION HERE ALREADY- BUT WAIT! LEXI SWINGS BACK OUTSIDE, AND CONNECTS WITH A FOREARM TO SERENITY’S FACE! SHE FALLS BACK INTO THE CHAMBER, AS LEXI LOOKS TO CAPITALIZE!
Gavin Kirkland: LEXI GRABS SERENITY VALDEZ BY THE HAIR, BEFORE PULLING HER AWAY FROM THE CAGE! LEXI PLACES SERENITY’S HEAD UNDER HER ARM IN THE FRONT FACELOCK POSITION, BEFORE SHE RUNS TO THE CAGE, AND BEGINS TO SCALE UP THE WALL… TORNADO DDT STRAIGHT INTO THE STEEL, SPIKING SERENITY VALDEZ RIGHT ON HER HEAD, ALMOST AS IF SHE WAS TURNED INTO A DAMN POLE! SHE FORCED HER TO DO A HEADSTAND, AND NOW SERENITY BOUNCES FORWARD! UNLIKE EVERYTHING BEFORE, SHE ISN’T HOLDING ONTO THE DAMAGE, SHE ISN’T WINCING IN PAIN, SHE’S COMPLETELY KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS!
Stew-O: Lexi once again falls back-first into the mat though, and it’s surely weighing down on her! She’s going high risk, high reward here, but who knows if it’s going to pay off? We’ll soon find out, as she crawls over to Serenity Valdez, and pushes her back into the ring! Lexi is going to eliminate our Champion if she’s given the opportunity, and if she does, that could be a historic moment right here! Lexi climbs up the turnbuckles, and turns around, before standing up high… ANOTHER DIVING MOONSAULT CONNECTING WITH SERENITY VALDEZ! ‘HEART STOPPER’ CONNECTS ONE MORE TIME, AND SHE ENTERS THE COVER!!!!!!!!!
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Stew-O: SERENITY KICKS OUT! SERENITY ESCAPES- WHOA!!!
Gavin Kirkland: ‘MILLI-ON-AIR’!!!! MILLI CONNECTS WITH THE DIVING CORKSCREW SHOOTING STAR PRESS, LANDING ON BOTH SERENITY VALDEZ *AND* LEXI, TAKING THE BOTH OF THEM OUT! SERENITY IS QUICK TO ROLL OUT OF THE RING, BUT LEXI REMAINS INSIDE, AND MILLI SLOWLY CRAWLS OVER TO COVER, LYING ON TOP OF LEXI, UNABLE TO HOOK THE LEG!
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Stew-O: LEXI POPS THE SHOULDER UP IN TIME, AS THIS MATCH CONTINUES FOR HER!!! MILLI BANKS ROLLS OFF OF LEXI, HAVING BEEN WORN OUT ALREADY BY THE BRUTALITY OF THIS MATCH, AS LEXI SUFFERS A HUGE BLOW!
(As everybody is down in the ring, the countdown would once more begin.)
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**BUZZ**
(The lights would dim a third time, as the spotlight starts to pan across the pods. Eventually…)
(It settles on Mary S. Atlas!)
Stew-O: And now that everyone is out, here comes Mary! Her pod opens, and she swiftly sprints towards the ring! Mary S. Atlas slides through the ropes, before quickly booting Milli in the chest! Milli falls straight down, but Mary doesn’t let her sit out for long! She picks up Milli, before irish whipping her straight into the corner! Mary S. Atlas then turns her attention over to Lexi, picking HER up from the ground too, irish whipping her into the same corner that Milli Banks is resting in! Milli Banks groans in pain as the entire body weight of Lexi crashes against her, but that’s not all!
Persephone: Wow! So creative! I love this so so so so so so so much!!!!!! 😀 xD
Gavin Kirkland: The two of them are rested in the corner, as Mary S. Atlas looks to capitalize! She sprints forward… BEFORE CONNECTING WITH ‘9 MILES’!!!! THE HELLUVA KICK CONNECTS, AND BOTH OF HER OPPONENTS CRASH DOWN INTO THE MAT! MILLI BANKS FALLS ONTO THE BOTTOM ROPE, BEFORE CRASHING DOWN TO THE OUTSIDE, MEANWHILE LEXI IS FACE-DOWN IN THE RING MAT! MARY S. ATLAS IS GOING TO TAKE OUT LEXI RIGHT HERE, AS SHE SHOOTS THE HALF, AND ENTERS THE COLATERAL PRESS!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
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Stew-O: LEXI KICKS OUT! SHE TOOK A BOOT STRAIGHT TO THE FACE, BUT SHE’S STILL ABLE TO KICK OUT! WHAT A BRUTAL MANEUVER, BUT IT’S GOING TO TAKE A WHOLE LOT MORE IN ORDER TO TAKE OUT LEXI!!
(Mary S. Atlas slowly crawls up to her feet, before bending down and grabbing Lexi by the hair. She picks her up, before throwing her straight to the outside!)
Gavin Kirkland: Lexi lands on her knees, right on the solid steel, before she begins to crawl over to the chainmail wall! She intertwines her fingers with the chains, before pulling herself up into a standing base, however, it’s not going to be her saving grace! She’s barely standing as she turns around, before she notices Mary S. Atlas with her hands on the ropes! She’s going to take Lexi out for good!
Stew-O:…SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODY! MARY S. ATLAS HITS A SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODY AND SANDWICHES HER IN BETWEEN MARY’S OWN BODY, AND THE CAGE! SHE COMPLETELY CRUSHES HER RIBCAGE, SENDING HER FALLING FLAT ON THE GROUND! HOWEVER, SO DOES LEXI, AS SHE TOO HITS THE GROUND, AND BEGINS TO GRIMACE IN PAIN, HOLDING THE SIDE OF HER BODY DUE TO THE IMPACT! THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO COME OUT ON TOP, THOUGH! YOU HAVE TO DO ANYTHING IF IT MEANS YOU WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP, AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT THESE ELITISTS ARE GOING TO DO HERE TONIGHT!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Mary S. Atlas uses the cage to pull herself back up to a standing base, before grabbing Lexi by the wrist, dragging her away from the cage, before rolling her back into the ring! Mary would hold onto her waist, as she calls Lexi up to her feet, wagging her arm up and down in order to call her up! Lexi would soon oblige, though indirectly, holding onto her ribs not knowing where Mary is! Mary places her foot through the ropes, before slingshotting into the ring… ‘CUTTER CULTURE’!!! SHE CONNECTS WITH THE CUTTER, TAKING LEXI OUT! THIS MAY BE OVER!
Stew-O: NO! HOLD ON A SECOND, LEXI CAUGHT HER! LEXI CATCHES HER IN THE DRAGON SLEEPER POSITION, AND FALLS DOWN INTO THE MAT, WRAPPING HER LEGS AROUND MARY’S WAIST! MARY GOT CAUGHT AND IS NOW PLACED IN A SUBMISSION! MARY’S ARMS ARE WAVING ALL OVER THE PLACE AS SHE’S TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO ESCAPE! MARY HAD NO IDEA THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, SHE WAS CAUGHT OFF GUARD, AND NOW IT’S GOING TO BE THE DOWNFALL OF HER! COULD LEXI SCORE HER FIRST ELIMINATION OF THE MATCH, CUTTING DOWN THE NUMBERS TO FOUR! THIS MAY BE OVER!
Persephone: Oh goodness! Now we’d hate if that were to happen! :worried:
Gavin Kirkland: BUT WAIT A SECOND! MARY S. ATLAS KICKS HER FEET, AND BREAKS LEXI’S VINEGRIP, BEFORE SHE ROLLS BACKWARDS AS IF IT WERE A GYMNASTICS TRICK! SHE PLANTS LEXI’S SHOULDERS DOWN INTO THE MAT WHILE THE DRAGON SLEEPER IS LOCKED IN! LEXI MAY BE OUT! LEXI MAY BE OUT!
OOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
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Gavin Kirkland: LEXI PUSHES MARY OFF OF HER, BEFORE SHE TRIES TO RECOVER BACK TO HER FEET! MARY S. ATLAS STUMBLES BACKWARDS, AS LEXI SPRINTS FORWARD-
**WHIP!**
Gavin Kirkland: WHAT THE?? DID YOU HEAR THAT? MARY JUST HIT A ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO LEXI’S RIBCAGE, AND IT WAS SO LOUD IT SOUNDED LIKE SHE WAS JUST STRAIGHT UP WHIPPED RIGHT ACROSS THE CHEST! LEXI FALLS DOWN STRAIGHT TO HER KNEES AND BEGINS TO GAG, AS SHE STRUGGLES TO BREATHE! MARY S. ATLAS STEPS AWAY, AS SHE LOOKS OUT AND SEES SERENITY VALDEZ!
Stew-O: I DON’T LIKE WHAT SHE HAS IN MIND HERE, AS SHE STANDS IN THE CENTER OF THE RING LOOKING BACK AND FORTH! MARY S. ATLAS RUNS AND HITS THE ROPES, BEFORE STEPPING ON LEXI, PROPELLING HERSELF INTO THE AIR… TOPE CON HILO TO SERENITY!
Persephone: :blessed:
Gavin Kirkland: NO! SERENITY VALDEZ DUCKED, AND MARY S. ATLAS CRASHES RIGHT ONTO THE STEEL WITHOUT EVEN PROTECTING HERSELF, ABSOLUTELY BRUTAL! SERENITY GRABS MARY S. ATLAS BY THE WRIST, BEFORE DRAGGING HER OVER TO THE ROPES, INTO THE RING! MARY S. ATLAS MAY HAVE JUST TAKEN HERSELF OUT OF THE MATCH AS SHE TRIED TO GO HIGH RISK, BUT IN THE END IT DIDN’T PAY OFF! SERENITY VALDEZ CRAWLS DOWN INTO THE COVER!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
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Stew-O: BUT MARY STAYS IN IT! SHE’S ABLE TO LIFT THE SHOULDER UP, AND SAVE THE MATCHUP FOR HERSELF! MY GOD!
(As Mary S. Atlas lifts the shoulder up, the crowd’s attention would swiftly transfer back to the titantron, and they start to count down for the last time.)
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**BUZZ!**
(Moments later, as all 4 members in the ring slowly gather to their knees, ARIA’s pod lights up.)
Stew-O: AND HERE COMES THE FINAL ENTRANT! HERE COMES ARIA! HER POD DOOR OPENS UP, AND SHE IMMEDIATELY COMES SPRINTING OUT OF THE CORNER! ARIA SLIPS THROUGH THE ROPES, BEFORE CHARGING AT LEXI… BICYCLE KNEE STRIKE! LEXI GOES DOWN WITH THAT BICYCLE KNEE, AS ARIA STARTS OFF HOT!
Gavin Kirkland: YOU CAN SAY THAT LAST WORD AGAIN… BECAUSE SHE IS FIRED UP!!! SHE TURNS AROUND, AND RUNS OVER TO SERENITY VALDEZ… BEFORE HITTING A STEP-UP ENZUIGIRI!!! SERENITY VALDEZ FALLS DOWN, BEFORE SLIPPING THROUGH THE ROPES AND HEADING TO THE OUTSIDE! ARIA HAS TAKEN OUT TWO ELITISTS SO FAR, AND SHE’S NOT GOING TO STOP THERE! SHE DUCKS A LARIAT FROM MARY S. ATLAS, BEFORE THROWING HER INTO THE CORNER! ARIA TAKES A FEW STEPS BACK, BEFORE CHARGING FORWARD… SHE KNOCKS MARY DOWN WITH A HANDSPRING BACK ELBOW, CRUSHING HER SOUL, AS SHE FALLS FLAT ON THE MAT!!!
Stew-O: ARIA BACKS AWAY FROM THE CORNER, AS MILLI BANKS SLOWLY BEGINS TO RECOVER, AND ARIA MAKES HER WAY OVER TO HER! ARIA LIFTS HER UP FOR A SIDEWALK SLAM, BEFORE DROPPING HER DIRECTLY ONTO HER KNEE! SHE DOESN’T LET GO, HOWEVER, AS SHE SWINGS MILLI BANKS AROUND, AND HOOKS BOTH OF HER ARMS! ARIA LIFTS MILLI BANKS HIGH INTO THE AIR LOOKING TO CONNECT WITH A DOUBLE UNDERHOOK VERTICAL SUPLEX, HOWEVER MILLI BANKS IS ABLE TO GET ONE ARM FREE! SHE DROPS DOWN, AND HITS AN ARM DRAG, WHICH SENDS ARIA CRASHING INTO THE CENTER OF THE RING! WHAT A COUNTER!
Gavin Kirkland: Milli Banks looks to capitalize here, as she places ARIA in the front facelock position, clearly setting up a DDT maneuver, yet almost instantly ARIA is able to spin out of it, throwing Milli Banks into the ground with a shoulder breaker! ARIA performs a fantastic counter! Milli Banks slowly regroups to her knees, but ARIA isn’t going to let her recover for much longer! She turns around and hits the ropes, before running back… CLAYMORE KICK! THE CLAYMORE KICK KNOCKS MILLI BANKS DOWN ON THE GROUND, AND ARIA QUICKLY RECOVERS TO HER FEET, PERHAPS GOING TO CAPITALIZE-
Stew-O: Whoa! But Mary S. Atlas grabs ARIA by the shoulder, and swivels her around!
Mary S. Atlas: (off-mic) We’re not done, little girl.
Stew-O: OH, AND MARY S. ATLAS CONNECTS WITH A FOREARM, AFTER MAKING A PRETTY DISPARAGING COMMENT ABOUT HER OPPONENT! ARIA ISN’T GOING TO TAKE IT LIGHTLY, THOUGH, AS SHE QUICKLY THROWS A FOREARM OF HER OWN RIGHT BACK! MARY DOESN’T LET THAT SLIDE EITHER, AS SHE THROWS ONE OF HER OWN! ONE AFTER ANOTHER AFTER ANOTHER, THESE TWO ARE ENGAGING IN A BRAWL IN THE CENTER OF THE RING, BUT WHO WILL GAIN THE UPPER HAND?
Gavin Kirkland: THAT LOOKS TO BE MARY! SHE CONNECTS WITH ONE HUGE FOREARM, AND IT OBVIOUSLY STUNS ARIA, AS HER LEGS GIVE WAY, AND SHE BEGINS TO FALL BACKWARDS – HER LEGS TRYING TO KEEP HER STANDING! ARIA LANDS IN THE CORNER, AND MARY S. ATLAS CHASES AFTER HER! SHE CONNECTS WITH A HUGE RUNNING FOREARM WHICH SENDS ARIA INTO A SEATED BASE, AND MARY TURNS AROUND ONCE MORE! SHE SPRINTS AND HITS THE TURNBUCKLES, BEFORE RUNNING BACK TO CONNECT WITH A HESITATION DROPKICK! SHE JUST TOOK ARIA OUT, AS SHE IMMEDIATELY GOES TO THE COVER!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!
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Stew-O: KICK OUT FROM ARIA!
Gavin Kirkland: It’s not going to be that easy to take her out right here, and Mary will have to learn that the hard way! ARIA is more determined than ever, and if Mary wants to take that away from her, she’ll have to pull out everything she has left inside of her if not more! Mary S. Atlas understands this, though, as she lifts ARIA up to her feet, and looks to increase the damage! Mary S. Atlas hooks ARIA’s head, before lifting her high up off the mat… ‘BRAINLESS SCREWDRIVER’!!! THE BRAINBUSTER CONNECTS IN THE CENTER OF THE RING, WIPING ARIA OUT!
Stew-O: MARY S. ATLAS PLANTS ARIA ON THE DOME OF HER HEAD WITH THAT BRAINBUSTER, AND IT CLEARLY ISN’T LOOKING GOOD FOR HER IN THE SLIGHTEST! MAYBE *THIS* IS THAT EXTRA SOMETHING THAT MARY NEEDED! MAYBE *THIS* IS THAT NEXT LEVEL DAMAGE THAT SHE’D HAVE TO BRING OUT IN ORDER TO PUT ARIA AWAY! MAYBE, AFTER ALL, MARY IS GOING TO BE THE ONE WHO WIPES HER OUT OF THE MATCH COMPLETELY, AND PUNCHES HER TICKET TO THE EAW SPECIALISTS CHAMPIONSHIP! SHE’S LOOKING TO FOLLOW UP FROM THAT BRAINBUSTER HERE, WITH A MATCH ENDING MOVE!
Persephone: *sarcastic :lupe:*
Gavin Kirkland: MARY S. ATLAS PLACES HER HANDS AROUND THE TOP ROPE, BEFORE SHE SLOWLY STARTS TO SCALE THE TURNBUCKLES! THUS FAR IN THIS MATCHUP, MARY S. ATLAS HAS TAKEN HIGH RISK MOVE, AFTER HIGH RISK MOVE, AFTER HIGH RISK MOVE, AND THIS COULD ABSOLUTELY PAY OFF FOR HER IN THE LONG RUN! IF THIS CONNECTS THERE IS NO WAY ARIA IS GOING TO GET BACK UP FROM IT, THERE IS NO CHANCE! MARY S. ATLAS STANDS HIGH ON THE TOP ROPE… BEFORE LEAPING! SHE CONNECTS WITH ‘MARY IN FAIRYTALES’!!! THE DIVING MOONSAULT ONTO ARIA-
Gavin Kirkland: WHOA! LEXI WITH A SPRINGBOARD REVERSE RANA OFF THE TOP ROPE! MARY LANDS FACE FIRST IN THE CENTER OF THE RING, COMPLETELY TAKEN ABACK!
Stew-O: LEXI SPRINTS FORWARD AND PICKS MARY S. ATLAS UP IMMEDIATELY! ‘FRICK OUTTA HERE’!!! THE STANDING SHIRANUI HITS, AND MARY S. ATLAS IS TAKEN OUT OF THE MATCH! LEXI COVERS!!!
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Bella Braxton: Mary S. Atlas has been eliminated!!!!
Stew-O: AND THAT’S TWO! TWO ELITISTS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED TONIGHT!
(Lexi rolls off of Mary S. Atlas, and immediately begins to clench onto her ribcage. Lexi is in visible pain, and was simply acting on adrenaline following that reverse rana. The officials help Mary S. Atlas out of the ring, before the chamber door once more closes.)
Stew-O: Lexi is slowly recovering back to her feet following that elimination, and-
Gavin Kirkland: WHOA!!! ‘HIT THE LIGHTS’!!!! RUNNING KNEE TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD FROM SERENITY VALDEZ, AND IT TAKES OUT LEXI RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE RING! SHE CAPITALIZED ONCE MORE, AND THIS TIME, IT MAY BE IT! SHE SHOOTS THE HALF, AND ENTERS THE COVER!!
OOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!
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Bella Braxton: Lexi has been eliminated!
Stew-O: WHOA! SERENITY JUST TOOK OUT LEXI WHEN SHE LEAST EXPECTED IT, WHEN SHE FELT SAFE AT LEAST MOMENTARILY, AND IT PAID OFF! WE ARE DOWN TO THREE!
(Lexi is helped out of the ring, as the camera pans to show her confused face. She looks disappointed, as we cut back to Serenity, who is laughing.)
Gavin Kirkland: Serenity Valdez points and laughs at Lexi being dragged away, but right behind her, ARIA has recovered! ARIA connects with a forearm, and Serenity stumbles through the ropes! ARIA is taking the fight to the Champion right now, as she slips out behind her, and continues to connect with forearm strikes!
Stew-O: Serenity Valdez is in trouble right now, as the challenger is beating down on her, over and over again! ARIA hooks the head, and drags her away from the pod… BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A HUGE SNAP SUPLEX! SERENITY IS TAKEN OUT ON THE OUTSIDE, AS ARIA IS LAYING WASTE TO THE CHAMPION! SERENITY IMMEDIATELY APPLIES PRESSURE TO HER BACK DUE TO THAT LANDING, AS SHE CRAWLS TO THE CAGE IN ORDER TO GET RIGHT BACK UP TO HER FEET!
Gavin Kirkland: ARIA CHARGES FORWARD, AND LOOKS TO CONNECT WITH THE RUNNING FOREARM-
**CLICK!**
Gavin Kirkland: WHAT THE???
Stew-O: SERENITY JUST APPLIED HANDCUFFS TO ARIA! SHE’S LOCKED UP AGAINST THE CAGE! SERENITY PULLED THEM OUT OF HER TIGHTS, AND NOW ARIA IS LOCKED UP, TRYING TO REACH SERENITY!
(Serenity laughs at ARIA, before waving at her. She backs off, before slipping through the ropes. She continues to face her way, laughing, while ARIA struggles to get free – which, at this point, may be entirely impossible. The camera would focus on ARIA pulling her arm, trying to snap the handcuffs in half, but to no prevail. Serenity steps back, before she’s suddenly stopped in her path…)
Serenity Valdez: (off-mic) HAHAHAHA! LOOK AT YOU, YOU IDIOT- huh?
(Serenity would reach behind her, before sighing.)
Serenity Valdez: (off-mic) God damn it- WHOA!
Stew-O: ‘MONEY MOVES’ FROM MILLI BANKS!!! THE RIPCORD SLAP CONNECTS TO SERENITY VALDEZ’ HEAD, BEFORE IT’S QUICKLY FOLLOWED UP BY A HUGE JUMPING KNEE STRIKE! SERENITY IS SPUN AROUND, BEFORE MILLI LEAPS INTO THE AIR… POISON RANA!! SERENITY IS SPIKED ON HER HEAD, TAKEN OUT COMPLETELY, AS MILLI BANKS ROLLS AWAY FROM SERENITY! WE MAY JUST SEE A BRAND NEW CHAMPION HERE TONIGHT! MILLI BANKS RETURNS TO HER FEET, BEFORE SHE GRABS SERENITY, AND THROWS HER INTO THE CORNER!
Gavin Kirkland: RUNNING UPPERCUT FROM THE CHALLENGER! MILLI BANKS CONNECTS WITH A RUNNING UPPERCUT, AND I’M SURPRISED SERENITY VALDEZ DIDN’T FALL STRAIGHT DOWN! SHE’S STILL STANDING, SOMEHOW, SOMEWAY, BUT SHE’S DOING SO ON JELLY LEGS! SHE STUMBLES FORWARD, AND MILLI BANKS MOVES TOWARDS THE CORNER… ‘FORECLOSURE’!!! THE SPRINGBOARD BACKFLIP INVERTED DDT CONNECTS, PLANTING THE CHAMPION ONTO THE MAT! TWO SIGNATURE MANEUVERS BACK TO BACK, THIS COULD BE OVER FOR SERENITY VALDEZ’ CHAMPIONSHIP REIGN! MILLI BANKS ENTERS THE COVER!!!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
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Stew-O: KICK OUT! SERENITY IS ABLE TO ESCAPE, SOMEHOW!
(Milli Banks rolls off of Serenity Valdez, tired out, worn out, having gone through so much, but still fighting. She grabs Serenity Valdez by the hair, and picks her up off her feet.)
Milli Banks: (off-mic) This is the end for you. :yeshrug:
Stew-O: MILLI GOES FOR A- NO! BEFORE SHE CAN CONNECT, SERENITY HITS A LEAPING ENZUIGIRI! MILLI BANKS IS STUNNED ONCE MORE IN THIS MATCH, AS SERENITY VALDEZ WAS QUICKLY ABLE TO RECOVER! MILLI ISN’T FALLING THOUGH, SO SERENITY WILL HAVE TO PULL HERSELF TOGETHER ONCE MORE… AS SHE POPS UP OFF HER FEET! PALM STRIKE TO THE JAW! THIS ONE KNOCKS MILLI BACK!
Gavin Kirkland: MILLI IS ALMOST DOWN, AND SERENITY IS LOOKING TO FINISH HER! SHE HEADS BEHIND MILLI BANKS, LOOKING TO PLACE HER IN A RIPCORD POSITION-
Stew-O: ‘BANKRUPT’!!! THE SALIDA DEL SOL CONNECTS, AND BOTH ELITISTS ARE TAKEN OUT!!!
(The camera pans to a wide shot, displaying both Elitists now down and out, as ARIA still struggles in the background. Milli rolls onto her stomach, and she crawls over to Serenity-)
Referee: (off-mic) WHOA WHOA, WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING?
(The camera pans over to the ringside area, as a referee watching on from the outside is now being shaken down…)
Stew-O: IT’S THE QUEEN BEES! SIERRA BRADFORD AND MEI SASAKI! THEY’RE SHAKING DOWN THE REF, AS THEY’RE LOOKING TO STEAL THE KEY! THEY’RE COMING IN TO UNLOCK THE DOOR!
Gavin Kirkland: BUT MILLI PLACES AN ARM OVER SERENITY!
OOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Stew-O: THE DOOR UNLOCKS!
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Stew-O: SIERRA AND MEI SPRINT INTO THE CHAMBER, BUT THEY’RE TOO LATE!
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Stew-O: BUZZSAW KICK TO MILLI’S HEAD FROM SIERRA! THE COVER IS BROKEN UP!
Persephone: MILLI BANKS JUST ALMOST WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP, BUT THESE TWO FANTASTIC FRIENDS ARE HERE TO LEND THEIR MORAL SUPPORT! THIS IS FANTASTIC!!!!! :ohlawd::ohlawd::ohlawd:
Gavin Kirkland: SIERRA AND MEI NOW PICK MILLI BANKS UP OFF THE GROUND! SHE’S IN A KNEELING POSITION, AS SIERRA AND MEI TAKE MULTIPLE STEPS BACK! MILLI BANKS HAS NO IDEA WHAT’S GOING ON, AND IT WILL CERTAINLY NOT END WELL! SIERRA AND MEI CHARGE FORWARD, BEFORE HITTING A COMBINATION OF FINISHING MOVES! ‘PRIMA DONNA’ FROM SIERRA CONNECTS, THE DISCUS BIG BOOT, ALONGSIDE THE ‘DISINTEGRATION’ SPINNING HEEL KICK FROM MEI SASAKI! MILLI BANKS FALLS FLAT, UNCONSCIOUS, AND THE REFEREE IS EXTREMELY CONFUSED! THEY HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT TO MAKE OF THIS SITUATION, BUT TECHNICALLY, IT’S ALL LEGAL! WHAT ENORMOUS… MOVES… FROM THE QUEEN BEES!
(Sierra and Mei would soon make their way over to Serenity Valdez, who has absolutely no idea where she currently is. She’s dazed, confused, due to the fact she was likely knocked unconscious just a few seconds ago. However, the Queen Bees look to make sure she wakes up, as they tap her on the cheek, and lift her up off the ground. Serenity leans onto her tag team partners, before her eyes dart across the ring. She looks down at Milli, before back at her partners, before quickly scurrying into the cover, following their attack!)
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
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Bella Braxton: MILLI BANKS HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!
Stew-O: And now… down to two?
(The Queen Bees all begin to celebrate, as they look down at Milli. She is later helped out of the ring, and they all wave goodbye at her. The door closes behind her, however, it remains unlocked, as Sierra has the key. The camera then pans over to ARIA, who is watching helplessly.)
Stew-O: And yet… ARIA has no one here for her. ARIA is handcuffed to the cell. ARIA has nowhere to go. She’s surrounded by sharks, surrounded by women that are looking to kill her, and she’s handicapped, unable to move. The odds are stacked against her, impossible odds.
Gavin Kirkland: Slowly, one by one, The Queen Bees begin to exit the ring, as they surround ARIA! ARIA tries to throw a few jabs, but she’s too far away! Sierra at her left, Mei at her right, Serenity directly in front of her! ARIA has nowhere to go, unfortunately, she has no chance of making it out of this! She’s hopeless, helpless, she’s guaranteed to lose right here… BECAUSE THE QUEEN BEES WASTE NO MORE TIME, AS THEY RUSH FORWARD AND ATTACK!
Stew-O: SIERRA BRADFORD, MEI SASAKI, AND SERENITY VALDEZ COMBINED BEGIN TO PUNCH DOWN ON ARIA, THROWING STRIKES TO HER HEAD, BACK, AND STOMACH, ARIA’S ENTIRE BODY IS GOING LIMP! THIS ATTACK IS BRUTAL RIGHT NOW!
Gavin Kirkland: BUT THAT’S NOT ALL! SIERRA AND MEI GRAB HER BY THE FACE, BEFORE SLAMMING HER HEAD-FIRST INTO THE STEEL, OVER, AND OVER, AND OVER AGAIN! THEY ARE BEATING DOWN ON ARIA, THE QUEEN BEES ARE DOMINATING THE CHAMBER!!
Stew-O: THE QUEEN BEES HAVE JUST STOLEN A WIN FOR SERENITY, AS THEY BEAT DOWN ON ARIA! ARIA FALLS TO HER KNEES, AND NOW MEI AND SIERRA BEGIN TO TRADE KICKS TO THE HEAD! ARIA IS DONE FOR! THE QUEEN BEES HAVE JUST STOLEN THIS! SERENITY WOULD HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETWEEN MILLI AND ARIA, BUT NOW IT’S A THREE-ON-ONE ATTACK! WE ARE ABOUT TO SEE A TITLE RETENTION BECAUSE OF THIS, BECAUSE OF THE QUEEN BEES’ ACTIONS! SIERRA AND MEI STOP BEATING DOWN ON ARIA, AS THEY LOOK TO REMOVE THE HANDCUFFS FROM ARIA-
(But suddenly, the chamber door swings open…)
Gavin Kirkland: IT’S THE ICE ACES! USAGI SENSHI, AYU MEGUMI, THEY’RE HERE TO CONFRONT THE QUEEN BEES AND EVEN THE ODDS!
(The crowd would suddenly cheer.)
Gavin Kirkland: SIERRA BRADFORD SLIPS THROUGH THE ROPES, BEFORE SPRINTING TOWARDS THE ICE ACES… ‘ETHEREAL BLADE’ FROM AYU!!!! CLAYMORE KICK TO THE HEAD TAKES SIERRA OUT!!
Stew-O: AND HERE COMES MEI! SHE LOOKS TO JUMP THEM TOO- BUT THE ‘FATALITY’ RUNNING BICYCLE KNEE HITS!!! MEI AND SIERRA ARE BOTH DOWN, AS THE ICE ACES NOW MAKE THEIR WAY OVER TO SERENITY VALDEZ!
(Serenity runs past the ring post, away from ARIA and the Ice Aces, but the Ice Aces meet her at the ropes…)
Serenity Valdez: :whoa:
(The Ice Aces would look to attack her… before they smirk. They bend down, grab the key from Sierra, before picking up their prone bodies.)
Stew-O: THE ICE ACES ARE EXITING THE CHAMBER WITH THE QUEEN BEES! THEY HAND THE KEY OVER TO THE REFEREE, IT’S NOW JUST BETWEEN SERENITY AND ARIA!
Gavin Kirkland: ARIA now crawls underneath the bottom rope, unable to pick herself back up, as Serenity looks around frantically! She notices ARIA’s prone body, before she rushes through the ropes, looking to take control of the moment! Serenity Valdez can still get the win here, as she camps the corner, waiting for ARIA to recover… ‘HIT THE LIGHTS’!!!
Stew-O: ‘J4A’ FROM ARIA!!!! JUSTICE FOR ALL CONNECTS AS ARIA LIFTS HER KNEE UP QUICKER, RUNNING FORWARD AND DROPPING SERENITY VALDEZ IN THE CENTER OF THE RING! SHE JUST KNOCKED THE SOUL OUT OF THE CHAMPION, AS BOTH OF THEM FALL DOWN, FLAT ON THE MAT! THEY’RE BOTH WORN OUT, ARIA IS BROKEN DUE TO THAT ATTACK, AND SERENITY HAS BEEN WRESTLING THIS ENTIRE MATCH! RIGHT NOW, IT COULD COME DOWN TO ARIA THOUGH, AS SHE ROLLS ONTO HER STOMACH, BEFORE CLIMBING ON TOP OF SERENITY VALDEZ, HER ARM THROWN OVER HER CHEST! THIS IS OVER!
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Stew-O: BUT SOMEHOW SERENITY VALDEZ IS ABLE TO KEEP THE SHOULDER OFF THE GROUND!
Gavin Kirkland: ARIA CAME SO CLOSE, BUT SERENITY VALDEZ ESCAPED THE NEAR-LOSS SITUATION! SERENITY WAS ABLE TO KICK OUT, FORCING THIS MATCH TO CONTINUE GOING! BOTH OF THESE ELITISTS ARE OUT COLD, BOTH OF THESE ELITISTS ARE LAYING ON THE MAT, THEY HAVE BOTH FOUGHT SO HARD, BUT ONLY ONE OF THEM CAN WIN! ONLY ONE OF THEM CAN SUCCEED, AT THE END OF THE DAY, ONLY ONE OF THEM CAN WALK OUT WITH THE EAW SPECIALISTS CHAMPIONSHIP! WILL IT BE ARIA? WILL IT BE SERENITY VALDEZ? THESE TWO ARE GOING TO KEEP FIGHTING TO MAKES URE IT IS IN THEIR FAVOR!
Stew-O: Serenity and ARIA roll onto their stomachs, before their foreheads press up against each other! They use their leverage to pick each other off the map, but it’s clear none of them are the same! It’s clear they’re both damaged, injured, just fighting to survive! They return to their feet, and ARIA throws a forearm strike! It clocks Serenity on the jaw, and she stumbles back, but she returns one of her own… ARIA FALLS! NO! THE ROPES CAUGHT HER!
Gavin Kirkland: ARIA almost went night night on the ground, it would have been a KO, she would have been ready to get pinned, but the ropes keep her standing! Not for long though! Serenity looks to finish the match here and now, as she uses the last of her energy to sprint towards ARIA… ‘FALL FROM GRACE’!!! THE SPRINGBOARD FLATLINER CONNECTS, DROPPING ARIA FACE-FIRST INTO THE MAT! SERENITY VALDEZ SCURRIES TO THE COVER, SCRATCHING AND CLAWING AS FAST AS SHE CAN TO LAY ON TOP OF ARIA, BEFORE HOOKING THE INSIDE LEG! SERENITY RETAINS HER TITLE!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
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Gavin Kirkland: ARIA ESCAPES **AGAIN**!!!!!!!!!! ARIA IS STILL IN IT!
Stew-O: SERENITY VALDEZ HAS NO IDEA WHAT IT TAKES, SHE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO HERE, SHE HAS NO IDEA WHAT IT’S GOING TO TAKE! SERENITY ROLLS AWAY FROM ARIA, AS SHE RUNS HER HANDS THROUGH HER HAIR, JUST QUESTIONING WHAT IT’S GOING TO TAKE IN ORDER TO PICK UP THE VICTORY! SHE’S BAFFLED, SHE’S TRIED EVERYTHING BUT ARIA IS STILL HERE! ARIA IS NOT GIVING UP, DESPITE THE ODDS! DESPITE ALL OF THE DAMAGE DONE TO HER! SERENITY USES THE ROPES TO PULL HERSELF UP!
Gavin Kirkland: BUT SO DOES ARIA! SHE PULLS HERSELF UP, BEFORE WALKING OVER TO SEREN-
(But… she trips.)
Stew-O: SHE COULDN’T KEEP HER BODY UP FOR LONG! TOO MUCH DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE, AND SHE COLLAPSES! SERENITY VALDEZ IS IN THE CORNER AT THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RING, AND SHE’S PREPARING ONE MORE ‘HIT THE LIGHTS’!!! IT’S OVER FOR ARIA, THIS IS IT! THIS HAS TO BE IT, THERE’S NO OTHER WAY! SERENITY CHARGES FORWARD… AND IT CONNECTS!!!
Gavin Kirkland: ARIA WRAPS THE FREE SIDE OF THE HANDCUFFS AS A MAKESHIFT BRASS KNUCKLES, PUNCHING SERENITY IN THE SKULL! SERENITY FALLS FORWARD, AND HER HEAD CONNECTS WITH THE FLOOR!
Stew-O: THE HANDCUFFS THAT SERENITY VALDEZ INTENTIONALLY PLACED ON ARIA HAS NOW BACKFIRED ON HER! WHAT SHE USED TO ISOLATE ARIA, BULLY ARIA, WEAR ARIA DOWN, IT HAS NOW BEEN THE KEY TO ARIA’S VICTORY! ARIA SLOWLY RECOVERS TO HER FEET, AS SHE ROLLS SERENITY VALDEZ ONTO HER BACK!
Gavin Kirkland: ARIA STUMBLES OVER TO THE CORNER, BEFORE EXITING ONTO THE APRON! SHE SCALES THE TURNBUCKLES, AND CLIMBS TO THE TOP ROPE! ARIA LOOKS DOWN ON SERENITY, LOOKING TO CONNECT WITH ‘2TF’!!! THE ‘TO THE FUTURE’ SPIRAL TAP! SHE’S GOING TO END THE REIGN!
(But…. ARIA stops herself, and she rethinks.)
Gavin Kirkland: What… WHAT IS SHE DOING?
(ARIA turns around…)
Stew-O: OH MY GOD! ARIA IS CLIMBING UP ONTO THE POD BEHIND HER! ARIA IS USING THE LAST OF HER ENERGY TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR TO HER PAIN FOR PRIDE MOMENT, STANDING ON TOP OF THE POD NOW, LOOKING DOWN ON HER OPPONENT! ARIA IS INSANE, THIS COULD BE CATASTROPHIC FOR EITHER AND/OR BOTH OF THESE ELITISTS IF SHE GOES THROUGH WITH IT, AND KNOWING ARIA, SHE MOST LIKELY WILL! THIS IS GOING TO BE INSANE! ARIA HAS LOST HER MIND!
Gavin Kirkland: ARIA STANDS TALL ON TOP OF THE POD, LOOKING DOWN AT SERENITY, WHO IS STILL OUT COLD FROM THAT HANDCUFF PUNCH RIGHT TO THE SKULL! BUT THAT’S NOT ALL SHE’S GOING TO FEEL, AS ARIA LEAPS INTO THE AIR… SPIRAL TAP OFF THE POD!!! SPIRAL TAP OFF THE POD, LANDING ON TOP OF SERENITY VALDEZ! ALL OF THE WIND HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF HER, SERENITY IS DONE!
Stew-O: ARIA WHIPLASHES INTO A SEATED POSITION, BEFORE SHE FALLS BACKWARDS AND LANDS ON TOP OF SERENITY! SHE HAS FALLEN INTO A COVER, SHE HAS DIVED STRAIGHT INTO HER TITLE WIN!
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Bella Braxton: SERENITY VALDEZ HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER OF THE 2022 SPECIALISTS ELIMINATION CHAMBER MATCH… AND NEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW EAW SPECIALISTS CHAMPION!!!!! AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
(‘MEGITSUNE’ by BABYMETAL would blare through the speakers, as everybody in the Capital Indoor Stadium would get off their feet, and flood the arena in cheers. This war would be over, and it ended with a feel-good moment. ARIA would remain lying on top of Serenity Valdez, the attack by The Queen Bees still doing a number on her, as the referee looks to attend to the both of them. ARIA would eventually wake up, as the referee would lift her off the ground. She would be presented with the title moments later, as her facial expression would change from joy, to satisfaction, seeing the title in her hands. She immediately drops to her knees.)
Stew-O: SHE’S DONE IT! THE SACRED DETECTIVE HAS DONE IT! ARIA IS OUR BRAND NEW SPECIALISTS CHAMPION!
Persephone: And of course, she’s going to be bringing that title back to the best brand to ever grace this company, and a place I am totally happy working for, Voltage! The brand that has birthed greats like… Rex McAllister!
Stew-O: What a war this match was, though! We watched these women put on a classic, we saw The Queen Bees and Ice Aces get involved. We saw absolute chaos unfold in front of our very eyes, and just when it all seemed bleak, just when everything seemed impossible, ARIA was able to use the object that Serenity used to keep her Championship reign handcuffed to her against her, breaking that lock, and shattering the reign in two! ARIA was able to be the last woman standing, ARIA was able to end the year as Specialists Champion!
Gavin Kirkland: Absolutely! Despite the efforts of Milli Banks, Lexi, Mary S. Atlas, Serenity Valdez, Sierra Bradford AND Mei Sasaki all fighting against her, ARIA was able to overcome all of that, and force her way into the Championship history books! ARIA has done what so many Elitists in this company have yet been able to do, including the Elitist she just beat, and that’s win an Elimination Chamber match! I’m sure she’s going to treasure that for a very long time!
(‘MEGITSUNE’ would continue to play through the speakers, as ARIA climbs the turnbuckles. She raises the EAW Specialists Championship high above her head, looking out into the proud, onlooking crowd, as they cheer her on. A smile would be plastered on her face, from ear-to-ear, as she holds the first Championship in her entire career right in her hands. ARIA would climb down from the turnbuckles, and place the title over her shoulder.)
Stew-O: Speaking of; the Ice Aces once again make their way into the chamber, as they rush over to ARIA and pull her into their embrace! An absolute feel-good moment for all three of these women, as Road To Redemption marks not only the first title of ARIA’s career, but the entire team as a whole!
(Ayu Megumi and Usagi Senshi would take the title out of ARIA’s hands, before walking behind her and placing it around her waist. They connect the straps, before leaning down to grab one leg each. Lifting her off the ground, the camera would fade out to a long shot, as we see The Ice Aces together, ARIA on the shoulders of Ayu Megumi and Usagi Senshi, celebrating her title win. Eventually, Road To Redemption would fade out to commercial break.)
[SCREENBAR – Road to Redemption 2022]
(Road to Redemption returns to ringside, where a table is seen set up on opposite sides of the ring, just as usual for a match of this stipulation. Bella Braxton is seen at ringside holding a microphone, and she begins to speak.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen… The following contest is a TWO OUT OF THREE TABLES MATCH!!!!
(As the camera fades to the stage, ‘Enemy Strike’ by Yuki Hayashi hits. The crowd explodes with cheers, and it doesn’t take long for their cheers to be answered as Myles begins walking out to the stage. As he walks out, Myles looks possibly more focused than ever. Not only is it his first Marquee match since returning at Wicked Games, but this has already become one of his more personal matches because of the history he has with his opponent, and the reason the match was made in the first place. Myles doesn’t spend much time on the stage, and on his way towards the ring it’s very clear that he wants nothing more than for the bell to ring so he can get the match started.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first… From Melbourne, Australia… Weighing in at 215 pounds…. HE IS “THE WARLORD”, MMMYYYYYYYYYLLLLLLLLESSSSS!!!!!!
James Peters: A few months ago I didn’t think I’d ever be seeing this match again. After New Eden’s attack one year ago I thought Jamie O’Hara was done for good.
Rich Russillo: In a way, he is.
James Peters: You’re right, and that just makes me wonder whether or not Myles knows what he’s getting himself into. He’s done great things, he has huge wins under his belt, but so far only one person has faced Yhwach O’Hara, and Yhwach defeated her.
Rich Russillo: Yeah, although we can’t forget what Myles did on that same night. To be honest, their journeys towards this match have been very similar, which will make it difficult to determine who was more prepared than the other.
(As ‘Enemy Strike’ fades out, ‘SUN//EATER’ by Lorna Shore replaces it. This draws in a more mixed reaction, but it’s just as loud as Yhwach O’Hara makes his second ever match entrance. Immediately after he walks out the two opponents stare at each other, but Yhwach doesn’t look any different than he has for the past few weeks. The only thing that can be confirmed seeing the look on his face is that Yhwach is also ready for this match. He slowly walks down the ramp, Myles waiting for him inside of the ring, and the fans can already imagine how a match like this is going to turn out before Yhwach even enters the ring.)
Bella Braxton: And his opponent… Weighing in at 190 pounds…. HE IS THE “OMNIPOTENT” YHHHWWWAACCHHHH OOOO’HHAAAAARRRRAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!
James Peters: Yeah, you’re right Rich. The man who was injured by New Eden is not who we’re seeing tonight, that much should be clear. I think the only question is whether or not he’ll be superior, and I will say this. His match last week was extremely promising, and I’d be careful if I were Myles.
Rich Russillo: This definitely might get a bit violent. In a tables match there are no disqualifications, meaning that these two could do whatever they want to each other without being held back. That’s what Yhwach wanted, but there’s a reason Myles wasn’t against it.
Persephone: It’ll sure be a great match, and I can’t wait for it to end- not that I want the ending to happen anytime soon! Just excited to see who wins!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
James Peters: And here we go! Myles versus Yhwach O’Hara! The two out of three tables match is underway, and this is a match I could see ending either way! Yhwach has already made a huge impact since returning to EAW as close as you could get to being an entirely new man, and Myles was holding a World Championship just this year! These two also have some history which is what led to this match being made in the first place, and right now we’re just seeing a staredown between the two men who, sooner or later, are going to tear each other apart.
Rich Russillo: You’re right about that one. Myles helped injure “Jamie O’Hara” one year ago, and on the very night Myles returned, Yhwach O’Hara emerged and made sure to remind him that he hasn’t forgotten about it.
Persephone: Yeah, and since then these two sure have fought a lot. This TLC match is gonna be great, I am just sooo excited for it!
James Peters: This isn’t even a.. Are you paying attention?
(Neither Myles nor Yhwach have moved since the match started, both Elitists waiting for their chance to strike. There is no noticeable emotion on O’Hara’s face, but with Myles there is a clear look of rage on his face after all that’s happened in the past few weeks. The staredown between the two men lasts a while, with the fans completely silent as even they seem to know just how wild and out of hand this match will get just by knowing the two Elitists involved.)
(Finally, after a minute of silence, the fans explode as the match really gets started.)
Rich Russillo: MYLES CHARGES RIGHT AT YHWACH, BUT O’HARA DUCKS UNDER BEFORE TAKING MYLES DOWN WITH A DOUBLE LEG TAKEDOWN!!!!! YHWACH CAN ONLY LAND A SINGLE STRIKE THOUGH, AS MYLES IS QUICK TO TURN ON TOP OF YHWACH AND START PUNCHING AWAY AT HIM INSTEAD!! YHWACH PUSHES MYLES OFF OF HIM, BUT MYLES IMMEDIATELY RUNS IN BEFORE LOOKING FOR A PENALTY KICK, WHICH DOESN’T CONNECT AS O’HARA DUCKED UNDER IT! O’HARA NOW BACK TO HIS FEET, AND THESE TWO ARE BACK ON EVEN GROUND!!! This doesn’t last for too long though as Yhwach quickly backs himself up into the far corner while Myles turns towards him, BEFORE RUNNING IN, LOOKING TO HIT MYLES WITH A JOHN WOO DROPKICK!!
Persephone: MYLES CATCHES YOURWATCH’S LEGS THOUGH, AND NOW MYLES QUICKLY TRANSITIONS INTO A POWERBOMB POSITION BEFORE DEADLIFTING O’HARA UP ONTO HIS SHOULDERS!!!! Wait a second, Myles is walking towards the edge of the ring, and there’s a table set up at ringside over there! Is Myles about to get an early fall and bring this match a step closer to ending!? That’d just be great!… For their health, of course. No other reason!
James Peters: Well regardless of whether or not you’re being honest about that, it looks like Myles won’t get what he may have been looking for! Yhwach was already punching away at Myles’ head, but it looks like he’s found an opening to pull himself down onto the ring apron, before hitting Myles with a rope-assisted enzuigiri! Myles is forced to take a step back-
Rich Russillo: BUT HE QUICKLY RUNS IN, LOOKING TO KNOCK YHWACH OFF THE APRON INTO THE TABLE!!!
James Peters: BUT MYLES DOESN’T GET WHAT HE WANTED ONCE AGAIN!!! THIS TIME YHWACH MOVED AWAY ONCE MYLES STUCK HIS HEAD THROUGH THE ROPES, AND NOW HE HITS MYLES WITH A KNEE TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD!!! MYLES FALLS BACK INTO THE RING, AND NOW YHWACH RE-ENTERS BEFORE-
Rich Russillo: NO! AS SOON AS YHWACH STEPPED INTO THE RING MYLES RAN IN AND DELIVERED A RUNNING ELBOW STRIKE!!! MYLES NOW GRABBING O’HARA AND THROWING HIM INTO THE ROPES, AND HE GOES TO KNOCK HIM OUT WITH VICTORIA!!!!
Persephone: HE JUST CAUGHT THE KNEE???
James Peters: WAIT, WHAT??
Rich Russillo: JUST AS O’HARA WAS FALLING DOWN HE LANDED ON HIS FEET AND CAUGHT MYLES’ KNEE, STOPPING IT FROM HITTING HIS FACE!!! MYLES DIDN’T EXPECT THAT, BUT HE DOESN’T EVEN GET THE CHANCE TO REACT AS YHWACH QUICKLY LANDS A HEADBUTT, FOLLOWED BY A KNEE TO THE MIDSECTION, AS WELL AS MULTIPLE STRIKES TO THE JAW, INCLUDING A SPINNING BACK ELBOW THAT SENDS MYLES STUMBLING BACK INTO THE ROPES!!! YHWACH QUICKLY RUNS THE ROPES BEFORE MYLES COULD EVEN RECOVER FROM THAT SERIES OF STRIKES, AND NOW A DROPKICK SENDS MYLES THROUGH THE ROPES AS O’HARA SEEMS TO HAVE KICKED THINGS INTO SECOND GEAR!!!
James Peters: Myles pulls himself back up, BUT NOT FAST ENOUGH AS YHWACH QUICKLY RUNS IN AND CONNECTS A BOOT TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD!!! Yhwach holds onto Myles before he could fall, and now he seems to be scanning the arena for something before turning his attention towards the ring post. Yhwach now, WITH ANOTHER KNEE TO THE MIDSECTION, FOLLOWED BY AN ELBOW TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD!!! MYLES TRIES TO PULL HIMSELF UP, BUT YHWACH SENDS HIM BACK FIRST INTO THE POST, AND GRABS MYLES BY THE HEAD AS SOON AS HE STUMBLES AWAY, SLAMMING HIS HEAD ONTO THE RING APRON!!
Rich Russillo: Wait a second.. Is it just me or does this feel kind of familiar to any of you?
Persephone: Really? I’m not so sure what you mean. Maybe it’s just because they had a match before.
James Peters: Wait… Myles tried using the steps to pull himself but Yhwach just grabbed him by the head, and I think I know what Rich is talking about..
(Yhwach slams Myles’ head onto the steps, causing Myles to drop down into a seated position next to them. Yhwach continues to hold onto Myles’ head, and this causes James and Rich to realize what he is doing.)
James Peters: THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT MYLES DID TO JAMIE O’HARA ONE YEAR AGO!!! NEW EDEN ATTACKED HIM IN A PARKING LOT AND WE FINALLY SAW THE FOOTAGE OF THE BEATING JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND IF MY MEMORY SERVES ME RIGHT YHWACH IS UTILIZING THE RINGSIDE AREA THE EXACT SAME WAY MYLES USED THE CARS IN THE PARKING LOT!!
Rich Russillo: YEAH!! MYLES HAD HIT THAT ELBOW TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND SENT THE MAN FORMERLY KNOWN AS JAMIE INTO A CAR WINDOW EXACTLY LIKE YHWACH DID! The only difference is that Yhwach is using the equipment right here in the arena, but if he’s planning what I think he is, Myles might not have things any easier!
James Peters: Wait.. You’re right! If my memory serves me correctly, Myles finished off the assault by repeatedly bashing Jamie’s head into the side of a car, until the battered and bloodied Hall of Famer couldn’t even move anymore. You don’t think..-
(Before James could finish his sentence, Yhwach pulls Myles’ head back and slams the side of his head into the corner of the steel steps as hard as he can.)
Persephone: WAIT, MYLES JUST SAVED HIMSELF!!!
James Peters: I THINK HE CAUGHT ON AT THE VERY LAST SECOND WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND HE USED ALL HIS STRENGTH TO SHOVE THE STEPS AWAY FROM THE RINGPOST!!! That was a really nasty injury Myles just avoided, and knowing that Yhwach may have been looking to do that repeatedly… That was scary.
Rich Russillo: Yhwach doesn’t get much time to process the moment either, AS MYLES QUICKLY LANDS A RIGHT HAND, KNOCKING YHWACH OFF OF HIM!! YHWACH FALLS BACK AS MYLES PULLS HIMSELF UP ONTO THE RING APRON, AND AS SOON AS O’HARA GETS BACK UP HE’S MET WITH A DIVING METEORA!!!!!
Persephone: Wow! What a move by Myles! I hope he puts O’Hara through that table now, wouldn’t wanna miss a good opportunity to win the match like this one!
James Peters: Myles gets up before grabbing Yhwach, AND NOW MYLES THROWS O’HARA INTO THE BARRICADE!!! Yhwach drops down into a seated position before slowly pulling himself right in front of the timekeepers area, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT MYLES WANTED!!! MYLES RUNS RIGHT TOWARDS YHWACH O’HARA, DELIVERING A KNEE STRIKE THAT SENDS YHWACH THROUGH THE BARRICADE AND RIGHT INTO THE TIMEKEEPERS AREA!!!!
Rich Russillo: YHWACH AND MYLES BOTH FELL RIGHT INTO BELLA BRAXTON AND THE TIMEKEEPER, BUT THAT’S NOT A TABLE!!! MYLES JUST GOT HIMSELF THE UPPER HAND AND A HUGE OPENING TO POTENTIALLY GET A FIRST TABLE BREAK, BUT HE DIDN’T GET THAT JUST YET!!! HE STILL HAS JUST A LITTLE FURTHER LEFT TO GO!!
Persephone: Wow! I sure am enjoying this match!
James Peters: Myles pulls himself up and tosses Yhwach out of the timekeepers area, and at this point it looks like Myles is looking to dish out even more damage as he lifts Yhwach up into a bearhug, BEFORE RUNNING INTO THE RINGPOST, SENDING YHWACH BACK FIRST INTO THE RINGPOST!!!!! Myles looking to pay O’Hara back as he slams his face into the ring apron, and now Yhwach stumbles towards the commentary tables!
Myles: (off-mic) This is what you wanted, isn’t it!? You returned for this, didn’t you!?
James Peters: MYLES WITH A PUNCH TO THE FACE OF YHWACH, AND NOW HE THROWS YHWACH OVER THE SPANISH COMMENTARY TABLE AS O’HARA NEARLY FALLS RIGHT INTO THE SPANISH ANNOUNCERS!!!! Myles now clearing out the tables, and it looks like he’s planning to repeat history after he put Yhwach through the commentary table just this past Sunday on Voltage! Myles now throwing out two of the monitors, but it looks like one of them is gone already. I’m not sure what happened there, but it makes Myles’ job easier. Myles now dragging Yhwach back up-
( *CRASH* )
Rich Russillo: THERE’S THE ANSWER TO WHERE THE THIRD MONITOR WAS!!!! YHWACH GRABBED IT AS HE ROLLED OFF OF THE COMMENTARY TABLE, AND AS SOON AS MYLES DRAGGED HIM UP, O’HARA SMASHED IT ACROSS HIS FACE!!! MYLES DROPS TO THE MAT, AND IT LOOKS LIKE YHWACH MAY HAVE JUST SAVED HIMSELF FROM BEING PUT THROUGH THE COMMENTARY TABLE!!! MYLES WAS JUST DROPPED TO THE GROUND, AND NOW IT’S THE HALL OF FAMER THAT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET HIMSELF ONE STEP CLOSER TO PUTTING THIS MATCH AWAY BY PICKING UP HIS FIRST FALL!!!
Persephone: Yhwach is grabbing Myles by the arms before pulling him up… WAIT A SECOND, HE’S GOING FOR THAT ONE MOVE!!! HATHAWAY’S DREAMS!!!!
James Peters: WAIT A SECOND!!!!??? MYLES AT THE LAST SECOND MOVED HIS HEAD OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE GETTING UP TO HIS FEET, AND THIS ALLOWED MYLES TO TRANSITION INTO A PUMPHANDLE HOLD!! I THINK WE ALL KNOW WHERE MYLES IS GOING WITH THIS!!!! DE FACTO!!!!!
Rich Russillo: WAIT NO!!!!!! YHWACH SLIPS DOWN MYLES’ BACK BEFORE PULLING MYLES DOWN WITH HIM IN A SUNSET FLIP MOTION!!! YHWACH QUICKLY RETURNS TO HIS FEET BEFORE PULLING MYLES UP INTO A POWERBOMB POSITION, AND THERE’S A POWERBOMB ON THE RING APRON!!!!
Persephone: YHWACH DRAGS MYLES UP ONTO THE TABLE, AND I THINK YHWACH IS LOOKING TO PUT THIS ONE AWAY!!! YHWACH SLOWLY STARTS TO LIFT MYLES UP INTO A FIREMAN’S CARRY, AND NOW MYLES-
James Peters: WAIT, MYLES JUST HIT A HUGE ELBOW TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD BEFORE DROPPING DOWN TO HIS FEET!! BOTH MEN ARE ON TOP OF THE COMMENTARY TABLE, AND MYLES LANDS AN UPPERCUT!! YHWACH LANDS A FOREARM, BUT MYLES FOLLOWS WITH A KNEE TO THE MIDSECTION! MYLES NOW LIFTING YHWACH UP INTO A CANADIAN RACK, AND IT SEEMS LIKE MYLES IS PLANNING TO PUT YHWACH THROUGH THE TABLE WITH THE WRATH OF PANDORA!!!!
Rich Russillo: WAIT, NO!!!! YHWACH SLIPS DOWN AND DROPS ONTO HIS FEET ON THE RINGSIDE FLOOR!!!! YHWACH NOW GRABS AND PULLS MYLES’ LEGS OUT FROM UNDER HIM, DROPPING MYLES BACK FIRST ONTO THE SPANISH ANNOUNCE TABLE!!!! O’HARA NOW GRABBING ONE OF THE FALLEN MONITORS AND SLAMMING IT INTO MYLES’ FACE, AND I THINK THAT SHOT MIGHT HAVE ACTUALLY KNOCKED HIM OUT!!!!!
James Peters: Yhwach grabs Myles and sends him on top of one of the normal tables that’s at ringside! They’re closer to the ring than the announce table so he must have something in mind! He quickly climbs up to the ring apron, BUT HE ISN’T DONE THERE!!! YHWACH IS HEADING UP TO THE TOP ROPE!!!!
Rich Russillo: WELCOME BACK, O’ SLUMBERING ACE!!!!
Persephone: O’HARA JUST DOVE OFF THE TOP ROPE ONTO MYLES WITH THAT DOUBLE FOOT STOMP, PUTTING HIM THROUGH THE TABLE!!!!!!!
Bella Braxton: Yhwach O’Hara has scored the first fall!
(There’s a mixed reaction as Yhwach O’Hara slowly pulls himself up, away from the wreckage as Myles is holding his midsection area in pain following “Welcome Back O’ Slumbering Ace”. Yhwach looks down at Myles before turning his attention towards the Spanish commentary table, which has yet to be used after being set up.)
James Peters: Yhwach O’Hara just put Myles through a table! He only needs one more in order to win this match, and he might already have that lined up for him thanks to Myles, who removed the cover and monitors in the first place!
Rich Russillo: Yhwach is dragging Myles towards that table, just shaking his head almost as if he’s not even impressed by Myles’ performance so far!
James Peters: Yhwach slowly pulls Myles up by his hair-
Rich Russillo: BUT MYLES SOMEHOW STILL HAS LIFE LEFT IN HIM AS HE HITS YHWACH WITH A HEADBUTT!!!!
(Myles immediately drops down to his knees following that headbutt, meanwhile Yhwach stumbles away, clearly taken aback by the fact that Myles was able to fight back at this point.)
James Peters: YHWACH RUNS IN WITH A KNEE TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD, AND I DON’T THINK HE’S TOO HAPPY ABOUT THAT ONE!!! Yhwach now is heading towards the other table that was set up at ringside, picking it up before sliding it back into the ring! Yhwach now following behind before setting that table up in the middle of the ring, and it seems like he’s got an idea! Yhwach rolls back out to the ring apron before stomping away at Myles, and I don’t think he is done yet!
Rich Russillo: Yhwach pulling Myles up, AND NOW HE GOES TO THROW MYLES INTO THE BARRICADE-
Persephone: NO!! MYLES TURNED IT AROUND, AND INSTEAD OPTED TO SEND O’HARA INTO THE RING APRON!!! MYLES DOESN’T STOP THERE EITHER, GRABBING O’HARA AND DELIVERING A BACK SUPLEX DROP ONTO THE RING APRON!!!!
James Peters: MYLES STILL ISN’T DONE!!! HE PULLS BACK THE APRON SKIRT AS YHWACH FALLS OFF THE APRON, AND NOW YHWACH IS STUCK IN A STANDING POSITION THANKS TO THE APRON SKIRT HOLDING HIM IN PLACE!!! MYLES NOW TAKING A SECOND TO CATCH HIS BREATH, BEFORE RUNNING IN AND DELIVERING A RUNNING KNEE!!!!
Rich Russillo: Myles takes a few steps back, AND NOW THERE’S ANOTHER RUNNING KNEE!!!!
Persephone: Myles is taking a step back again, AND HE JUST HIT A THIRD RUNNING KNEE!!!!
James Peters: MYLES PULLS O’HARA UP FROM BEHIND THE APRON SKIRT, LIFTING HIM INTO A FIREMAN’S CARRY-
Rich Russillo: BUT YHWACH SLIPS BEHIND MYLES JUST AS HE STARTED WALKING AWAY FROM THE APRON, AND NOW YHWACH SHOVES MYLES RIGHT INTO THE BARRICADE!!!! YHWACH NOW USING WHAT MIGHT BE HIS LAST LITTLE BIT OF STRENGTH LEFT TO RUN IN AT MYLES-
James Peters: BUT MYLES LIFTS HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE, AND THE FANS IN THE FRONT ROW ARE FORCED TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY AS YHWACH LANDS RIGHT INTO A BUNCH OF CHAIRS!!!!
(Both Elitists are down and out, having taken a lot out of each other. The fans begin cheering before long though, as Myles is able to pull himself up using the barricade.)
Rich Russillo: Both men seem to slowly be finding life on the opposite sides of the barricade, AND MYLES LANDS THE FIRST STRIKE AS YHWACH DROPS OFF THE CHAIR, DROPPING TO THE GROUND FOR A MOMENT! He quickly pushes himself though, HITTING MYLES WITH A RIGHT HAND!!! Myles stumbles back, AND MYLES HITS O’HARA WITH AN ELBOW STRIKE!!! YHWACH NOW HITTING AN UPPERCUT ON MYLES- BUT WAIT A SECOND!!! MYLES JUST GRABBED YHWACH BY THE HEAD AND SLAMMED HIS FACE ONTO THE BARRICADE!!
Persephone: O’Hara isn’t looking too good, not gonna lie. Too bad there’s no tables on that side of the barricade!
James Peters: Myles takes a few seconds to recover, knowing that he’s been through hell tonight and things won’t be getting easier with O’Hara still conscious-
Rich Russillo: SPEAKING OF, YHWACH JUST GRABBED ONE OF THE CHAIRS AT RINGSIDE AND THREW IT AT MYLES’ HEAD!!!!
Persephone: :oh: MYLES JUST CAUGHT THE CHAIR BEFORE IT COULD HIT HIM!!! MYLES PREPARES TO SWING THE CHAIR-
James Peters: BUT YHWACH JUMPS ONTO THE BARRICADE, BEFORE JUMPING OFF OF IT AND DIVING AT MYLES WITH A DROPKICK TO THE CHAIR, KNOCKING IT RIGHT INTO MYLES’ FACE!!!!
(Myles stumbles back, falling down next to the pair of steel steps that hasn’t been knocked to the side. With Myles down Yhwach sees his opportunity, not just to pick up the victory, but to force Myles to relive what happened one year ago.)
Rich Russillo: Yhwach grabs Myles by the head, AND NOW HE BEGINS TO REPEATEDLY BASH HIS HEAD AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE STEEL STEPS!!!! WE’RE VERY LUCKY THAT HE SEEMS TO JUST BE SWINGING WILDLY, BECAUSE IF EXHAUSTION NEVER GOT TO HIM AND HE WAS AS CALCULATED AS HE WAS EARLY ON IN THE MATCH, YHWACH MAY HAVE JUST CARVED A HOLE IN MYLES’ HEAD!!!
James Peters: YHWACH IS FINALLY GETTING REVENGE AS HE CONTINUES TO JUST BASH MYLES’ HEAD INTO THE STEPS, BUT MYLES SOMEHOW SEEMS TO HAVE LIFE LEFT IN HIM AND IS FORCING HIMSELF TO TRY AND FIGHT BACK, KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT YHWACH IS GOING FOR!!! MYLES TRIES TO STOP THIS ASSAULT, BUT YHWACH FINALLY SEEMS TO HAVE HAD ENOUGH AND JUST USES ALL HIS POWER TO SLAM THE SIDE OF MYLES’ HEAD INTO THE CORNER OF THE STEEL STEPS!!!!
(Yhwach pulls Myles up before rolling him back into the ring, and Myles looks lifeless at this point. There’s even blood starting to drip from the side of his head, causing the screen to have to switch to black and white.)
James Peters: Myles can’t possibly have much left in him, if anything. Yhwach rolls back into the ring before getting back to his feet, and while he hasn’t shown much of it from his face, there just has to be a lot of pent up hatred coming from O’Hara. That’s the only way I could explain the level of aggression we’ve seen from him tonight.
Rich Russillo: I’m really not sure what the case is with this new version of O’Hara, but I can say this for sure. Yhwach is setting Myles up on the top rope, and I think we may be seeing the end of the match very soon at this rate.
Persephone: O’Hara is climbing up the turnbuckles while Myles is lifeless on the top rope, and it looks like we might get a clean sweep tonight! It must suck to be Myles!
James Peters: Yhwach now looking to set Myles up as he pulls him into a front facelock, AND NOW YHWACH GOES FOR A SUPERPLE-
Rich Russillo: WAIT, NO!!! MYLES JUST USED HIS FREE ARM TO PUNCH YHWACH IN THE MIDSECTION, HOW DOES HE STILL HAVE ANY LIFE LEFT IN HIM!? HE JUST HAD HIS HEAD BASHED INTO THE STEEL STEPS, HOW IS HE STILL TRYING TO FIGHT YHWACH O’HARA RIGHT NOW!? MOST PEOPLE WOULD HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO OFFER IN THIS POSITION, MOST PEOPLE WOULD BE DOWN AND OUT AT THIS POINT, BUT MYLES IS SOMEHOW STILL FIGHTING EVEN AFTER THE BRUTAL BEATING HE’S TAKEN AT THE HANDS OF “THE ALMIGHTY” YHWACH O’HARA!! IS HE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SAVE HIMSELF THOUGH!?
James Peters: MYLES LANDS AN ELBOW TO THE JAW, BUT YHWACH RETALIATES WITH A FOREARM STRIKE!! NOW IT’S YHWACH GETTING THE UPPER HAND, BUT MYLES CATCHES HIM WITH A RIGHT HAND!!! YHWACH NOW LOOKING TO HIT MYLES WITH A PUNCH OF HIS OWN-
Rich Russillo: BUT MYLES CATCHES IT, BEFORE PUNCHING YHWACH IN THE MIDSECTION REPEATEDLY!!! ALL THOSE PUNCHES ARE CAUSING YHWACH TO LOSE HIS FOOTING ON THE MIDDLE ROPE, BUT IT’S MYLES WHO HOLDS ONTO HIM AS HE SEEMS TO HAVE SOMETHING IN MIND!!!
Persephone: :lupe: That’s a really bad spot for them to be in right now! Anything could happen up there and if they’re not careful they could get hurt pretty badly!
James Peters: You’re right, but I don’t think Myles cares anymore! He just let loose with a crazy series of strikes, AND NOW HE SEEMS TO BE SETTING YHWACH UP FOR SOMETHING AS HE… WAIT A SECOND, I THINK WE ALL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT MYLES IS GOING FOR!!!!! MYLES LIFTS YHWACH UP ONTO HIS SHOULDERS BEFORE TURNING AROUND!!!!
Rich Russillo: DE FACTO OFF OF THE TOP ROPE, RIGHT THROUGH THE TABLE!!!!!
Bella Braxton: Myles has scored the second fall!
Rich Russillo: MYLES GETS THE SECOND FALL, AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE’LL BE SEEING ALL THREE FALLS TONIGHT AS THESE TWO ARE PUSHING EACH OTHER TO THE LIMIT!!!!!
(Both men are laid out for a while, but the first Elitist to move is Myles, and once he starts to stir he immediately stares at the fallen Yhwach O’Hara.)
James Peters: We know how heated things have been between these two for the past few weeks, and now Myles is looking to finish this, slowly picking up a broken table half! For possibly the first time in this match Yhwach O’Hara is truly down and out, and I don’t see him fighting back after an avalanche De Facto!
Rich Russillo: Well that just makes this all the better for Myles, AS HE BEGINS SWINGING THAT BROKEN TABLE HALF ONTO YHWACH’S BACK OVER AND OVER!!!! THIS WON’T COUNT AS ANOTHER TABLE BREAK, BUT I DON’T THINK MYLES IS LOOKING TO WIN THE MATCH RIGHT NOW!! AFTER ALL HE’S HEARD AND AFTER ALL YHWACH HAS DONE, I THINK MYLES IS JUST LOOKING TO DISMANTLE THE HALL OF FAMER AND HE JUST MIGHT BE SUCCEEDING!!!
Persephone: Yhwach managed to roll himself out of the ring, but I don’t think he’s safe right now, not after the beating he just took.
James Peters: Myles rolls out of the ring, picking up the top half of the steel steps that he pushed over earlier! Yhwach O’Hara is using the barricade to pull himself up, BUT MYLES RUNS IN AND SENDS THE STEEL STEPS RIGHT INTO YHWACH’S HEAD, DROPPING O’HARA TO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR!!! Myles drops the steps before picking up the steel chair that Yhwach took from the front row, AND NOW MYLES STARTS SLAMMING IT ONTO YHWACH OVER AND OVER, NOT EVEN AIMING ANYWHERE SPECIFIC AS HE JUST STARTS SWINGING WILDLY AT THE MAN THAT ATTACKED HIM ON THE NIGHT OF HIS RETURN!
Rich Russillo: Myles has clearly snapped here as he just repeatedly swings that chair on O’Hara! Yhwach is trying to cover up and protect himself, and it looks like he may be digging under the ring for something! The fact that he’s even moving at all is unbelievable, BUT MYLES PULLS HIM OUT FROM UNDER THE RING- JUST FOR YHWACH TO PULL A TABLE OUT FROM UNDER THE RING AS HARD AS HE CAN, SENDING THE END OF IT RIGHT INTO MYLES’ MIDSECTION!! YHWACH GRABS MYLES AND SENDS HIM BACK INTO THE RING BEFORE FOLLOWING BEHIND!
James Peters: Yhwach slowly rolls back into the ring, BUT HE’S IMMEDIATELY MET WITH A BICYCLE KICK FROM MYLES, WHO GRABS YHWACH AND SENDS HIM INTO THE CORNER!!! MYLES NOW KICKING AND STOMPING AWAY AT YHWACH, FORCING HIM INTO A SEATED POSITION AS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THIS MATCH YHWACH ACTUALLY SEEMS TO BE HELPLESS!!!! O’Hara may have underestimated Myles heading into this, he’s a former World Champion and he’s showing exactly why right now as he continues to stomp away!!
Rich Russillo: Myles backs into the far, opposite corner as Yhwach is just out of it! Both men have received some painful moves tonight as they’ve thrown their very best at each other, and now Myles looks to throw another one at Yhwach as he charges towards him! RUNNING METEORA TO THE TRAPPED YHWACH O’HARA!!!!
Persephone: NO!!! O’HARA GOT OUT OF THE WAY AND MYLES JUST CRASHED INTO THE TURNBUCKLES!!!! O’HARA GOT OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE THE DOUBLE KNEES COULD CONNECT, AND NOW HE PICKS UP THE BROKEN TABLE HALF BEFORE SMASHING IT OVER MYLES’ HEAD JUST AS HE WAS GETTING TO A KNEE!!! Both men are down now!
James Peters: I don’t know what’s keeping these two going at this point. Neither man should really have anything left to offer. Both were hit with finishing moves off the top rope, Yhwach O’Hara was hit in the head with the steel steps and Myles had his own head bashed into them until he bled! I don’t know who’s going to win this match, or if we’ll even see a winner with all the damage they’ve done to each other, but both men have done amazing tonight.
Rich Russillo: They’re both slowly starting to get back to their feet, AND NOW YHWACH O’HARA LANDS THE FIRST STRIKE, CAUSING MYLES TO DROP TO A KNEE!!
Persephone: MYLES FIGHTS BACK WITH A RIGHT HAND, AND O’HARA IS ON SPAGHETTI LEGS!!!
James Peters: YHWACH CONNECTS WITH AN ELBOW STRIKE THOUGH, AND NOW IT’S MYLES IN TROUBLE AS HE STUMBLES BACKWARDS-
Rich Russillo: AND YHWACH DOESN’T GIVE MYLES A SECOND TO CATCH HIS BREATH EITHER, INSTEAD RUNNING RIGHT TOWARDS HIM!!! IN EXCELSIS!!!!!!
James Peters: NO!!!! MYLES JUST DUCKED DOWN AND POPPED YHWACH UP INTO A POWERBOMB POSITION, BEFORE RUNNING TOWARDS THE EDGE OF THE RING AND THROWING HIM OUT ONTO THE TABLE THAT YHWACH PULLED OUT!!!! THE TABLE WAS NEVER SET UP SO YHWACH DIDN’T GO THROUGH IT, BUT THAT DOESN’T MAKE THAT FALL ANY BETTER AS THE HALL OF FAMER MUST BE IN AN UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF PAIN RIGHT NOW!!
Rich Russillo: Myles dropped to a knee after powerbombing Yhwach out of the ring, having to use the ropes just to stop himself from collapsing completely.
(After a while, Yhwach is slowly able to use the barricade to pull himself back to his feet, but Myles doesn’t give him the chance to recover.)
James Peters: WAIT, MYLES JUST PULLED HIMSELF UP AND NOW HE’S RUNNING THE ROPES!!
Rich Russillo: TOPE CON HILO!!!!! MYLES TAKES YHWACH O’HARA OUT WITH HIS TOPE CON HILO, AND NOW ONCE AGAIN THIS FIGHT HAS SPILLED OUT TO RINGSIDE!!!!
Persephone: O’Hara got pretty lucky there. That was the same powerbomb Myles went for at the start of the match, and if that table was set up the match would’ve been over. Now neither of them can get up, so at this rate the match might not be ending anytime soon.. Which is completely fine with me, of course. I’d never have a problem with matches dragging out way longer than they need to!
(After a while, both Yhwach and Myles are seen stirring. Both men are crawling, grabbing onto whatever is nearby to help them get back to their feet. Yhwach is able to get up using the ring apron, meanwhile Myles uses the barricade to get back up.)
James Peters: Both men have returned to their feet after what honestly may have been around two whole minutes, AND NOW MYLES RUSHES TOWARDS YHWACH, BUT O’HARA LANDS A SIDE ELBOW, FORCING MYLES TO BACK OFF AS HE STUMBLES CLOSER TOWARDS OUR AREA!! Yhwach is approaching him now, AND THERE’S A KICK TO THE MIDSECTION BY O’HARA!!
Rich Russillo: Myles retaliates with a right hand, BUT YHWACH ELBOWS MYLES, CAUSING MYLES TO STUMBLE BACK TOWARDS THE SPANISH COMMENTARY TABLE!!! Myles is down but Yhwach isn’t letting him get a second to recover, instead pulling him up by-
( *CRASH!* )
James Peters: WAIT A SECOND!!!! MYLES JUST REPAID YHWACH FOR WHAT HE DID EARLIER!!! MYLES JUST PICKED UP ONE OF THE REMAINING MONITORS THAT WERE THROWN DOWN, AND SLAMMED IT RIGHT INTO THE SIDE OF O’HARA’S HEAD!!!! YHWACH JUST FELL OVER ONTO OUR TABLE, WE NEED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY!!!
(James Peters, Rich Russillo and Persephone all move out of the way as Yhwach O’Hara is laid out on top of their commentary table. Myles isn’t far behind, climbing onto the table without even removing any of the coverings. Myles slowly drags Yhwach up to a knee, and the two Elitists stare at one another as Myles begins to speak.)
Myles: (off-mic) I told you this would happen. I’m winning this war, Jamie.
(Yhwach doesn’t respond, and to the people in the front row it’s not clear if it’s because he’s not able to or because he’s choosing not to, but Myles couldn’t care less at this point. He raises one of the fresh monitors off of the commentary table before raising it up.)
( *CRACK!* )
( *CRACK!* )
( *CRACK!* )
James Peters: MYLES IS JUST BEATING YHWACH OVER AND OVER WITH THE NOW BROKEN MONITOR, JUST LOOKING TO MAKE YHWACH SUFFER!!!
Rich Russillo: MYLES HAS LOST IT, BUT AT THIS POINT I THINK THE SAME COULD BE SAID FOR HIS OPPONENT!!! BOTH MEN HAVE USED THIS MATCH AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK REVENGE ABOVE ALL ELSE!! THEY JUST WANT TO HURT EACH OTHER, AND MYLES IS DOING EXACTLY THAT RIGHT NOW!!
Persephone: Myles starts pulling O’Hara back up again, and.. Wait a second! I remember that move I think!
James Peters: MYLES IS SETTING UP FOR INFINITE VOID!!!! THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS MOVE HE HAS IN HIS ENTIRE ARSENAL!!! MYLES GETS YHWACH INTO A BACK SUPLEX POSITION, AND HE LIFTS YHWACH UP!!!!!
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Rich Russillo: YHWACH ROLLS OVER ONTO HIS FEET!!! MYLES’ SAW RED AND HE WENT FOR THE MOVE THAT WAS SURE TO DO SEVERE DAMAGE, BUT YHWACH WAS ABLE TO COUNTER IT!!! HE AVOIDED THE INFINITE VOID-
James Peters: AND AS SOON AS MYLES TURNS AROUND, YHWACH CONNECTS WITH IN EXCELSIS!!!! Myles drops down, but Yhwach catches him! Yhwach is holding Myles by his arms, AND HE FINALLY CONNECTS WITH HATHAWAY’S DREAMS!!!!! THE DOUBLE WRISTLOCK KNEE STRIKE CONNECTS, AND NOW MYLES IS DOWN AND OUT!!!!
(Yhwach doesn’t stop there, but it’s at this point where the fans begin to realize what his plan is and why he remained silent. Yhwach begins to back up towards the edge of the table, right next to the Spanish commentary table, and he starts to get Myles in position.)
James Peters: INTO THE DREAMSCAPE!!!!! YHWACH DELIVERS INTO THE DREAMSCAPE, JUMPING OFF OF OUR TABLE RIGHT INTO THE SPANISH TABLE AS HE PUTS MYLES HEAD FIRST THROUGH IT!!!!
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Bella Braxton: Yhwach O’Hara has scored the final fall!
James Peters: YHWACH O’HARA WINS THE MATCH!!!!!!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
Bella Braxton: Here is your winner with a score of two-to-one…. YYYYYYYHHHHHWWWAAAACCHHH OOOOOO’HHHAAAAAARRRRAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!
(Both men are down at ringside, laid out in the remains of the Spanish commentary table. There’s broken monitors all around them, as well as some blood coming from their heads. It takes a while, but eventually, ‘SUN//EATER’ hits once again. The fans are cheering extremely loudly after the match these two just had.)
James Peters: What can I even say after that!? That match was incredible. Both men did everything they possibly could, but as it progressed it became clear that they weren’t just planning to win. They wanted to dish out the same punishment “Jamie O’Hara” was forced to suffer one year ago.
Rich Russillo: After the way it ended, I can’t completely agree. Both men were really aggressive tonight, but I think we were wrong to assume that Yhwach did everything he did out of the same pure hatred that Myles had. In the end, Yhwach won because he was able to keep a cool head, and find an opening as soon as he got the chance. Both men had a godly level of resilience tonight, but Yhwach O’Hara may be on a far different level than we expected.
James Peters: And that’s not to take away from Myles, either. This match couldn’t have been any closer, and while he may not have won, this is not the type of fight that could be forgotten.
Rich Russillo: For their first Marquee match this season both men did beyond great, but congratulations to Yhwach O’Hara for picking up the victory!
(By this point, Yhwach O’Hara has begun to stir, and he uses the barricade to pull himself back to his feet. As he slowly turns towards the camera, Yhwach has a very familiar look on his face. Despite all the bruises, and the cut that was opened on his head, he looks just as calm as he did at the start of the match. Slowly, he raised both of his arms, and this turns out to be the final image of this war as Road to Redemption slowly fades away from ringside.)
(The camera cuts to a shot of the stage area as graphics for Rex McAllistar appear once “Stronger (salü remix)” by The Score starts playing to a thunderous reaction from fans. Rex exits through the curtain, and while not dressed for competition, looks to be all business as he marches down to the ring, walking with a purpose.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome… EAW HALL OF FAMER… REX MCALLISTAR!!
James Peters: Persephone, I’ll have to ask that you contain yourself for Rex’s entrance.
Persephone: I promise to be on my best beh- OH, WHO AM I KIDDING?! SEXY REXY!!!! SNUDUFFHUDHDJFHFHFYFHF!!
James Peters: So much for that…
Rich Russillo: Last week, we saw Rex compete against Ronan Malosi in his first singles match back, and Rex came out on top in that encounter, although you can credit some of that assist to Persephone.
James Peters: Yeah, she did NOT call things down the middle last week, but with Ronan Malosi’s recent luck, who knows if that would have mattered in the first place?
Rich Russillo: Well, Ronan served as a good warm up for Rex, but come Pain for Pride, Rex gets the full workout as he takes on Daryl Kinkade, who might be the reason as to why Rex came out here, making a beeline towards the ring.
James Peters: We saw those two exchange blows last week, but it was Rexy- sorry, Rex, who wound up standing tall.
Rich Russillo: Did you call him Rexy?
James Peters: I spend too much time around Persephone…
Persephone: Shush! Let him speak!
(Rex enters the ring, and sticks his hand out through the middle rope, requesting a microphone, which he quickly gets handed to him by a stagehand. Rex paces around the ring, waiting for “Stronger (salü remix)” by The Score to die down, which it soon does, giving Rex the floor to speak his mind.)
Rex McAllistar: Last week, Daryl had some choice words to say about me, and for those who missed it, here’s a recap.
(Rex points to the screen, prompting a replay of Daryl Kinkade’s interview with Sofia Clarke last week, showing a shortened version, including Captain Charisma’s interjection. Once the replay wraps up, the camera cuts back to an angry Rex in the ring, and a booing crowd can be heard in the background, reacting to Daryl’s comment.)
Rex McAllistar: Now, a few words stuck out to me there, one of them being coward, which I find funny coming from Daryl Kinkade. I mean, who is he to call me a coward? Well, if I’m a coward, then going back to that old expression… it takes one to know one, Daryl. Because to me, a coward tries sneak attacking after my match with Ronan Malosi, then running away once I fully expected it. Now, this behavior out of character for you, Daryl, it’s shocking. It really is. You’ve turned into an entirely different person, or maybe the person you’ve always been, I don’t know. But from what I’ve seen, you’ve not only become a coward, you’ve also completely lost your mind, and forgotten how this whole thing started to begin with. YOU attacked me, and it wasn’t my first time being jumped, it certainly won’t be my last. But that wasn’t your average attack, because Daryl, you were trying to hurt me to the point that I was never seen again in Elite Answers Wrestling.
James Peters: Are- are you crying?
Persephone: I’m just imagining a world without seeing Sexy Rexy again… :mjcry:
Rex McAllistar: Last week, let’s be honest, you were probably going to try, and attempt that for a second time as well, that is if I hadn’t been ready for you. But ask yourself this, Daryl. If I was ready for your little sneak attack last week, imagine how ready I’m going to be for you at Pain for Pride, because there’ll be no room for sneak attacks, you’ll have to face me like a man, and with the way you’ve been acting, I’m not sure if you are one anymore. You have as much testicular fortitude as Persephone… actually, I take that back, Daryl, you’ve got some guts competing against me at Pain for Pride still, even after all this. Deep down, knowing you’re outmatched, and about to be taught a lesson. A painful one at that.
(‘Kamikaze’ by RedHook plays to a blistering reaction from fans, who are not the slightest hint of happy at seeing Daryl Kinkade make his way onto the stage, carrying a microphone in hand. Rex is pacing back and forth inside the ring, not taking his eyes off Daryl, who gestures for the music to stop, which it does, and he begins speaking, a cocky grin on his face.)
Daryl Kinkade: You? You’re going to teach me a lesson? :mjlol: Somehow, I don’t see that happening. But look, similar to you, I’ve got some words to say of my own heading into our match at Pain for Pride, and I plan to get them out, whether these parasites in Memphis, Tennessee like it or not, so quiet down while I’m talking!
(The boos only intensify from there, eliciting a chuckle from Daryl, who continues his speech like nothing.)
Daryl Kinkade: Rex, in regards to our match at Pain for Pride, I just want to remind you that… you’re the one who got it made. That wasn’t my doing, so I didn’t need to play along, but I did. At Pain for Pride 16, I will face you, and there’s a reason for that. See, I’m going to send the “great” Rex McAllistar home, and that’s that… you need to go home. This place? It doesn’t need you anymore, not when it has Elitists like me around, and I get it. It’s going to take a lot for that message to get through your thick skull, but once I beat you at Pain for Pride, hopefully it will… trust me, it will. Because make no mistake, Rex, I’m going to embarrass you, and embarrass you to the point that there is no return.
(Daryl looks down, and a mischievous smirk creeps across his face before looking back up at Rex, and sauntering down the ramp.)
Daryl Kinkade: But who knows? Maybe even that won’t be enough. Maybe I can’t close the book on Rex McAllistar’s career, and you’ll just continue to keep coming back. Now, why is that? Is it because you love these fans?
(Daryl points out to the fans, who reign down upon him with boos.)
Daryl Kinkade: No, that can’t be it… is it because you love wrestling that match? Or! Or is it because you’re sick of dealing with that wife of yours, Raven, and her barren womb?
(The crowd responds with shock that Daryl would cross that line, but it ignites a fire out of Rex, who slides out of the ring, and charges at Daryl on the ramp area.)
James Peters: OOH! DARYL CROSSED THE LINE, AND BOTH COMPETITORS ARE GOING AT ONE ANOTHER AT THE END OF THE RAMP, EXCHANGING HOCKEY LIKE BLOWS! LEFTS AND RIGHTS FROM BOTH MEN ARE LANDING, NEITHER ABLE TO GET A CLEAR ADVANTAGE!
Persephone: YES!
Rich Russillo: BUT REX CHANGES THAT, DRIVING DARYL BACK FIRST INTO THE RING APRON, AND STARTS TO UNLOAD WITH RIGHT HANDS! DARYL IS ON THE DEFENSIVE, TRYING TO COVER UP, PROBABLY REGRETTING HIS COMMENTS RIGHT ABOUT NOW!
James Peters: DARYL! DARYL SHIFTS THE MOMENTUM WITH A KNEE TO THE MIDSECTION, AND LEANS REX UP AGAINST THE APRON FOR A SERIES OF RIGHT HANDS NOW! BUT REX IS FIGHTING BACK, SCORING RIGHT HANDS OF HIS OWN, WHICH STUN DARYL LONG ENOUGH, LEAVING HIM VULNERABLE TO BE THROWN BACK FIRST INTO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE BARRICADE!
Rich Russillo: REX THREW DARYL WITH SO MUCH FORCE AND MOMENTUM, HE HIT SIDEWAYS! REX LIFTS DARYL BACK TO HIS FEET, BUT GETS SHOVED BACK FIRST INTO THE RINGPOST FOR HIS TROUBLES! REX GRABS THE BACK OF HIS HEAD IN PAIN, BUT DARYL DOESNT GIVE HIM A SECOND TO RECOVER, ROLLING REX BACK INSIDE THE RING!
Persephone: NOOO!!
James Peters: DARYL GETS UP ON THE APRON, BUT REX SCRAMBLES TO HIS FEET IN TIME, KNOCKING DARYL OFF THE APRON WITH A JUMPING HIGH KNEE STRIKE!
Rich Russillo: Rex exits the ring, and Daryl is crawling away, using the southeast corner of the barricade to pull himself up. BUT REX CHARGES IN, CLOTHESLINING DARYL OVER THE TOP, AND INTO THE TIMEKEEPERS AREA! Rex is staggered, and shakes the cobwebs out of his head before going to approach Daryl, who is still recovering in that timekeep-
James Peters: OOH! DARYL JUST THREW A STEEL CHAIR FROM THE TIMEKEEPERS AT REX’S HEAD, DROPPING HIM ON THE OUTSIDE!
Persephone: OH MY GOD, NO! SECURITY! SECURITY, PLEASE!
Rich Russillo: Rex is writhing in pain from being caught with that chair, and Daryl exits the timekeepers area, pulling Rex back to his feet, and directing him towards our announce table area.
James Peters: DARYL TRIES SLAMMING REX FACE FIRST OFF OUR ANNOUNCE TABLE COVER, BUT REX GOT HIS HANDS IN FRONT, AND SLAMMED DARYL OFF THE COVER INSTEAD! BUT DOESNT STOP AT ONE, JUST RAPID FIRE KEEPS SLAMMING HIS FACE DOWN OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN!
(Rex lifts Daryl’s face up after repeated slams on the table cover, and reveals blood pouring out his nose, dripping down to his chest. Daryl looks completely out of it, but Rex isn’t done, and rolls him back inside the ring.)
Rich Russillo: Rex rolls Daryl back inside the ring, and almost off instinct, Daryl is back to his feet. BUT REX SLIDES IN, AND DARYL TRIES TAKING HIM DOWN WITH A SLUGGISH LOOKING CLOTHESLINE! BUT REX DUCKS UNDERNEATH, AND DARYL RUNS OFF THE ROPES BEHIND HIM FOR THE REX EFFECT! DARYL TURNED INTO THE REX EFFECT! REX SPIKED HIM WITH THE DDT!
(Daryl lies prone on the canvas, limp from that DDT, and Rex rises back to his feet, staring down at Daryl with fire in his eyes.)
James Peters: Wrong night for Daryl to involve Raven Roberts, that’s for certain.
Rich Russillo: BUT I DONT THINK REX IS DONE AS HE LOCKS DARYL IN-
Persephone: THE REX LOCK! STF! STF!
James Peters: DARYL WAS ALREADY UNCONSCIOUS, AND REX IS INFLICTING EXTRA PUNISHMENT, REALLY WRENCHING BACK ON THAT STF MANEUVER!
Rich Russillo: LET GO, REX! OR YOU MAY NOT HAVE AN OPPONENT FOR PAIN FOR PRIDE!
(Rex finally releases the submission hold, and stares down at Daryl once again, looking between anger and intensity. But Rex stands over an unconscious Daryl to “Stronger (salü remix)” by The Score, which once again blares throughout the arena, garnering a loud reaction from fans after this vicious display from Rex ahead of Pain for Pride.)
(Promotional ad for Pain for Pride, where Rex McAllister faces Daryl Kinkade.)
(Sunday Night Voltage fades back into a pan-around shot of the FedEx Forum, with ‘Praise The Lord’ by Bandokay being heard playing as well. The Memphis crowd responds with a mixed reaction, loud boos as customary, but unusual cheers as well, still feeding off of the fumes of last week’s return on Voltage, Hall of Famer Charlie Marr, who is inside the ring. The ring mat has a red carpet over it with there being a desk with a coffee mug and a stack of papers over it, and Charlie seated in an office chair, legs up as he leans back with a devilish smirk on his face. There are two chairs set up on the left and right of Charlie, supposedly for his guests tonight, as he takes the microphone off of the desk, signaling for ‘Praise The Lord’ to fade out before he then begins to speak.)
Charlie Marr: Yeah yeah, hold your applause. I know you missed having my sexy face on your weekly Sunday Night Voltage programming, but unfortunately, tonight isn’t about me. No, tonight is about the Make-A-Wish Foundation and something very special in collaboration with EAW for Pain For Pride this year. Yes, believe it or not, for the very first time, we will be having Make-A-Wish children wrestle one another at the show! Everyone, please give a round of applause!
(Charlie claps his hands together while the crowd boos. He pretends to be surprised by the reaction as he continues to speak.)
Charlie Marr: What, do you guys not support terminally ill children? You should be ashamed of yourselves! Yes, I get the question that everyone might be asking themselves right now, why Pain For Pride? Why not a more insignificant date like a Dynasty or Showdown Marquee Event, I ask myself the same thing. But I also understand how much this would mean for the image of EAW, especially after renewing their Walt Disney Company partnership. A global message that anything is possible if you put your mind to it, and even you, yes, you sitting at home eating cheese puffs, can compete at Pain For Pride-
(Before Charlie can continue on any longer, ‘Show Me Your God’ by The Amity Affliction begins to play, with the crowd responding with a mix of boos and cheers. The camera goes over to show an annoyed Theron Nikolas beginning to make his way out to the stage. He doesn’t waste much time beginning to make his way down the ramp, quite pissed off about how this situation has escalated to the point that Charlie Marr had to get involved. He makes his way up the steps and onto the apron, before entering through the ropes and into the ring while his theme begins to fade, Theron already having a microphone in his hand. Charlie has a surprised look on his face as he sees him.)
Charlie Marr: My bad, I forgot about you. Please, take a seat Theron, let me get the introduction out of the way and we can continue.
Theron Nikolas: I think you’ve done enough talking, how about you shut up, Charlie?
Charlie Marr: Oh no, someone’s still hurt because he’s been exposed for using Charlie Marr as a meal ticket. Don’t make this more difficult than it needs to be, Theron.
Theron Nikolas: You have no business being out here, you had no reason to even return in the first place, but here we are. You like to cause unnecessary trouble just like my Pain For Pride opponent who I hope is listening right now, can’t you see that nobody wants you here?
Charlie Marr: Bro please just sit down.
Theron Nikolas: This isn’t over.
Charlie Marr: Oh I know.
(Theron takes a step away from Charlie’s desk, which he’s practically pressed up against as he speaks to Charlie. He takes a seat in one of the chairs while Charlie looks away from him, smiling and continuing to speak.)
Charlie Marr: Sorry about that folks, some people just have no dignity am I right? Anyway, cats out of the bag, this is a sit-down interview. I’ll be asking questions to my lovely friend here and my other guest who has yet to join us here tonight, but I figure he’s just waiting for his cue. Please welcome at this time, somehow a former World Champion and somehow an EAW Hall of Famer, Chris…
(Charlie pauses, seemingly stuck on a last name, thinking for a moment before quickly looking at one of his papers.)
Charlie Marr: ELITE! ROUND OF APPLAUSE!
(‘Invincible’ by Pop Smoke then begins to play up, with the crowd cheering loudly while the camera then goes over to show Chris Elite, who makes his way out from the backstage area and toward the stage with an equally as annoyed face as Theron while he does. He himself does not waste very much time with theatrics as he makes his entrance, quickly sliding into the ring while ‘Invincible’ begins to fade out, microphone in hand.)
Chris Elite: Out of everyone they could’ve gotten to host this-
Charlie Marr: He literally just said the same thing, how about you do what he did and sit down and shut up? The host is speaking.
(Chris closes his eyes and takes a deep breath, already at his breaking point as he makes his way over and takes a seat as well.)
Charlie Marr: There, see? How hard was that? We’re all just one happy family, now let’s all stay quiet so Papa can ask his questions.
(Theron and Chris roll their eyes on cue while Charlie takes a look at his papers once again, looking back up and at the both of them.)
Charlie Marr: Now, this first question goes out to Theron. After years of irrelevancy and subpar wrestling, what is the most gratifying thing about Pain For Pride Season even if you know you’re going to be doing absolutely nothing at the event?
(Theron ignores the insults and responds.)
Theron Nikolas: I walk into Pain For Pride this year with a very different mindset than the ones before it. Before all of this happened I had no clue what was in store for me, no guarantees, and while any other day that would eat me alive… it was relieving. To be freed from the constraints of certainty, a chance to breathe. But I also establish the fact that my time is better suited for things that matter, that hold substance in this industry, not… this. I am admittingly disappointed that this is what it has come down to be, but I also know that I’ve been left with no choice.
(Charlie rolls his eyes.)
Charlie Marr: So insightful, let’s move on to you, Chris. After years of irrelevancy and subpar wrestling, what is the most gratifying thing about Pain For Pride Season even if you know you’re going to be doing absolutely nothing at the event?
(Charlie smirks having repeated the same question he asked Theron, Chris not amused by it just as Theron was.)
Chris Elite: Absolutely nothing? Well, I feel better than how you must feel knowing you’re not going to be wrestling there.
Charlie Marr: I feel just fine.
Chris Elite: Funny, I didn’t ask.
(Charlie glares at Chris but allows him to continue.)
Chris Elite: My apologies 😔. But yeah, when I returned this Season I had no clue what to really expect out of my Showdown run leading into Pain For Pride. Fighting for the Answers World Championship and the National Elite Championship was cool and all, but losing both of them was all I could really focus on. I’m not going to try and sugarcoat things to make them seem better than what they actually are, because my return has not gone the way I wanted to at all. I have high hopes for Season 17, but the only focus I have right now is making sure that I walk into Pain For Pride and finally shut this bozo up.
(Theron rolls his eyes while Charlie chuckles.)
Charlie Marr: Well either of you could be fighting for a Championship right now but it seems you’ve suffered a fate worse than death, facing one another. Last year, Theron, you beat disgusting Ava sister #1 at Pain For Pride. While on the other hand, Chris, you beat disgusting Ava sister #3. I’m not going to toot my horn here and say at the same event I was a newly inducted Hall of Famer defending my Hardcore Championship, but I will ask if that means anything to you heading into this year.
Theron Nikolas: I think it’s safe to say that I’m a bit disappointed. I may not like Cameron at all, but there was a level of uncertainty facing her that I’m not getting out of facing Chris.
Chris Elite: I’d rather face Camille 10 more times than face him.
Theron Nikolas: Well that sucks doesn’t it? You could’ve gone on your way and did just that, but you had to stick your nose in my business.
Chris Elite: How many times I gotta tell you that you started it? You were the one that tried to drag my name through the mud and thought that you could get away with it. This was your problem to create and I’m going to solve it for you when I beat you at Pain For Pride.
Theron Nikolas: I’m sick of pointing fingers and arguing who did what with you, because even if we both know the truth. Everything that I said about you at that panel was correct, and only proved that. You’ll never be able to get the job done when it counts and don’t expect Pain For Pride to change that. There’s a reason your return hasn’t gone to plan and that’s nobody’s fault but yours, and what you’ve shown me in the ring since you and I have become acquainted with one another is that you’re not ready, in fact, you’re lazy. You’ve spent years proving that you’re not at the level that you should be at this point in your career, and you have done nothing to change that. Nothing will change the fact that you’re a career loser, and you’re wasting your time every week trying to convince anyone otherwise.
Chris Elite: Have you not been listening to anything that I’ve said toward you these past few weeks? How about you, Theron? Because right now you’re talking like you’re perfect as well when you’re far from it. Your own failures as of late show that, and with the track record that you have, I probably don’t even need to get involved with any of your matches for you to lose. Again, you’re the one that decided to try and disrespect me, and there’s no reason that you should have started playing innocent just because I decided to retaliate. Can you please get something new so you can actually make a point? Because this is just getting annoying.
Theron Nikolas: You think this is all going to change your luck, that Pain For Pride is exactly how you want it to be because you’re going to rectify all your past mistakes. Well, you’re wrong, Chris, absolutely wrong. You’ve had multiple chances in the past to make things better, opportunity after opportunity so graciously granted to you because of your status in this company, and opportunities that people like myself have been unable to get. Yet every time you somehow find a way to disappoint. So tell me why-
Rich Russillo: OH MY! CHRIS HAS HEARD ENOUGH! HE JUST TOOK HIS CHAIR AND TOSSED IT AT THERON BEFORE TACKLING HIM DOWN AND BEGINNING TO LAND PUNCHES! THERON PUSHES HIM AWAY AND MANAGES TO GET BACK UP TO HIS FEET AS THE TWO OF THEM ARE TRADING BLOWS!
Persephone: My favorite part!
(Theron and Chris are going at it, and Charlie does not waste time retreating away. He leaves the ring, getting out of harm’s way, and watches from a distance with an entertained look on his face while the brawl continues.)
James Peters: THERON HAS CHRIS AND HE SLAMS HIS FACE AGAINST THE TURNBUCKLE PADDING! THROWING HIM DOWN TO THE CENTER OF THE RING, BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A KNEE TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD! CHRIS IS DOWN AND THERON BRINGS HIM BACK UP TO HIS FEET…
Rich Russillo: HE’S GOING FOR ‘CARPE DIEM’! RIPCORD SPINNING BACK ELBOW TO THE TEMPLE OF CHRIS ELITE!
James Peters: BUT CHRIS DUCKS UNDER THAT BEFORE CONNECTING WITH ‘BOX OFFICE SMASH’! SUPERKICK TO THE JAW TAKES THERON DOWN AND IT’S CHRIS THAT STANDS TALL!
(‘Invincible’ begins to play through the speakers while Theron is out cold, Chris standing tall over him as he yells remarks at him and trash talks him while he’s on the floor. Officials quickly swarm the scene and Chris, feeling like his job is through, rolls out of the ring and begins to take his leave. Charlie is seen applauding Chris for getting the upper hand in this fight, and the last shot seen is Chris disappearing through the backstage area while Sunday Night Voltage, from there, begins to fade to elsewhere.)
[SCREENBAR – Tempest 2023]
( It opens up to several outside angles of a Taco Bell establishment just a couple steps away from the sold-out Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio. There are several advertisement banners promoting the return of the Volcano menu and their $5 Cravings Trio Ad. The perimeter of the property is surrounded with reinforced barricades to ensure a safe brawl between these two elitists. )
James Peters: Welcome everyone to the first-ever Taco Bell Brawl! This is one for the history books.. and we’re going to see the issues that have been brewing between Sheridan Muller and TLA be resolved right here in the fine establishment at Taco Bell..
Rich Russillo: This is going to be a unique fight that the EAW universe has definitely been waiting for all week! It probably doesn’t need to be said; but this match is officially sponsored by Taco Bell! Catch the return of the Volcano Menu and save with their $5 Cravings Trio and more! Visit your local Taco Bell franchise and grab your food today!
( The camera continues to explore the signature dark purple colors of the fast food chain until it fades into the inside. It shows a static shot of the front counter, to where a bell can be heard to indicate that someone has entered the premises. )
**RING.. RING.. RING**
( It shows Sheridan Muller opening the door wide open; appearing more confident while maintaining vigilance of her surroundings. The referee officiating this match is seen following her and watching from a distance. She makes her way through the lobby, keeping eyes at the back of the head as she approaches the front counter. There would usually be someone at the cash register to take her order, but there are no patrons. It will only be the two elitists in the vicinity tonight. )
Persephone: Sheridan Muller is using her head and making sure that she is able to counter a sneak attack that TLA might have in store! No one is as smart as Sheridan Muller in the ring; I tell you!
( Muller peeks her head over the counter, trying to see if her opponent is hiding anywhere to no avail. Muller continues to walk around the lobby, checking out the utility closet and partially looking underneath tables. )
Sheridan Muller: (off-mic) Where can this man be?
(The establishment is so quiet that her voice almost echoes throughout. Muller begins to approach the door that leads her behind the front counter. She grabs the door knob, presses her left ear against the door to catch any noise, and cautiously pushes the door open. )
( A huge air horn blasts into the ears of Muller. )
Persephone: AHHH!! MY EARS!!!
James Peters: GOD! THAT WAS LOUD!
( A huge air horn noise blasts into the eardrums of Sheridan Muller. She takes a couple of steps back and retracts her steps. It seems like the door was booby trapped, but nonetheless she walks through and makes her way through the counter area. Muller now knows that she is prone to rigged traps, as she now inches closer towards the kitchen area. )
Persephone: This is where the magic is made! The uber-talented workers over at Taco Bell make the food here.. and if you ever have cravings for that Taco Bell.. Catch the return of the Volcano Menu and save with their $5 Cravings Trio and more! Visit your local Taco Bell franchise and grab your food today!
James Peters: Perse… Rich already plugged that advertise-
Persephone: How is that my fault? They are telling us to say that after every sentence here on commentary.
Rich Russillo: Guys! Sheridan Muller is just standing in the middle of the kitchen, looking down at her feet at what! It’s so thin I can’t even see it!
( Sheridan Muller sees not just one tripwire right in front of her, but two more of them. Muller is puzzled, seeing as even if she goes straight, right, or left; there is a tripwire in front of them. Muller walks backwards and just laughs at how poorly laid these traps are. Muller begins to look around, before she immediately crouches down to what she hears next. )
**RING! RING! RING!**
James Peters: Guys, guys, guys.. Keep quiet.. Shoooooshh.. Someone is here.
Persephone: We’re not even there?
( Muller goes on guard, knowing those ringing sounds were the same ones she heard as she walked into the establishment. Sheridan Muller quietly grabs a metal spatula from one of the kitchen stations and sneaks her way to the front counter. She tries her best not to make any noises in the process, and gradually peeks her head over the top of the counter. )
Persephone: CAN IT BE?!?
( Muller’s pupils pop out as she looks at the back of a certain gentleman who is facing the door. She observes the man who wears a black coat, with a black cowboy hat, and black pants. This man matches the description of her opponent tonight. Muller can’t believe that TLA is being this foolish, as she sneaks over the counter and clutches her metal spatula in the left hand ready to strike. )
James Peters: TLA! TURN AROUND!
**BANG!**
Rich Russillo: MULLER SMASHES THE SPATULA INTO THE BACK OF… I BELIEVE.. IS TLA!
( The individual drops like a ragdoll. Muller looks down in confusion, eventually leading to disappointment as she just attacked a paper mache TLA. It seemed too good to be true! )
Persephone: THAT WAS A FAKE TLA! A FAKE TLA!! THAT WASN’T HIM!
( Muller scrunches her nose and becomes incensed that TLA is treating her with this lethal amount of disrespect. Muller almost wants to stomp down on the paper mache clone, but she begins to freeze as she hears a couple of footsteps behind her. )
( The real TLA creeps behind her, slowly raising his head up to his feet and smiling whereas Sheridan Muller slowly turns her head around. )
Sheridan Muller: (off-mic) F-
Rich Russillo: TLA WITH A MEXICAN UPPERCUT THAT SENDS SHERIDAN MULLER A COUPLE OF STEPS AWAY!!
( DING! DING! DING! )
James Peters: THE TACO BELL BRAWL IS ON AS TLA HAS FINALLY SHOWN HIMSELF! IT SEEMS LIKE TLA ARRIVED EARLY TO RIG THE PLACE UP.. AND MULLER SQUIRMS AWAY UNDERNEATH THE TABLES.. TRYING TO GET HERSELF AN ADVANTAGE OVER THE CHARISMATIC SAVANT.. BUT TLA DODGES THE PROJECTILES AND DROPS SHERIDAN WITH ANOTHER MEXICAN UPPERCUT!
Persephone: NOPE! SHERIDAN BLOCKS THE MEXICAN UPPERCUT.. AND SHE WRAPS HER ARMS AROUND HIS NECK.. LIKE A CHEESY GORDITA CRUNCH THAT YOU CAN GET AT YOUR LOCAL TACO BELL.. AND SHE BEGINS TO ADMINISTER A SLEEPER CHOKE ONTO THE HALL OF FAMER! THIS TACO BELL BRAWL MIGHT END IMMEDIATELY IF MULLER IS ABLE TO PUT HIM TO SLEEP!
James Peters: TLA is able to back up against the walls in the lobby.. and Muller smashes her lower back into the wall.. This works in freeing TLA of the sleeper hold momentarily as he now lunges towards her! AND CLOCKS HER WITH A FOREARM SMASH! NO! MULLER BLOCKS THE FOREARM SMASH.. AND HOOKS HIM BY THE ARM.. AND HE THROWS HIM DOWN WITH NO MERCY WITH A JUDO TAKEDOWN!! AND MULLER IS SIGNALING FOR THE CROSS ARMBREAKER HERE!
Rich Russillo: TLA IS ABLE TO GET BOTH OF HIS FEET UP.. THRUSTS THEM UPWARDS AND DRIVES THEM INTO THE JAW OF MULLER.. MULLER EATS TWO FEET TO THE JAW AND BACKS UP AGAINST THE TABLES! AND TLA BEGINS TO DEAL PUNCHES TOWARDS MULLER.. TLA WITH ANOTHER SOUTHPAW PUNCH.. AND ANOTHER ONE.. AND HE LANDS ANOTHER ONE. AND TLA WITH A MEXICAN UPPERCUT THAT LEANS MULLER UP AGAINST A TABLE..
Persephone: AND TLA GRABS A STOOL AND LOOKS TO DRIVE IT INTO THE FACE OF HIS OPPONENT HER-
Rich Russillo: Muller traps TLA’s head into a leg scissors and has him in the arm triangle! Muller administers an arm triangle while she is laying her upper body on top of the table.. and Muller continuing to be resourceful of her surroundings and looking for opportunities to use her technical expertise to put TLA away.. TLA is reaching for something, but there is nothing within grabbing distance. TLA GIVES UP ON FINDING A WEAPON TO BREAK FREE.. AND GOES FOR ANOTHER PLAN!
Persephone: AND THIS PLAN IS STICKING HIS HAND INTO THE MOUTH OF HIS OPPONENT.. THE MANDIBLE CLAW IS IN.. AND MULLER STARTS GAGGING AND IT DOESN’T TAKE LONG FOR HER TO LET GO OF THE ARM TRIANGLE.. TLA MAINTAINS THE MANDIBLE CLAW.. BUT IT ALSO DOESN’T TAKE LONG FOR HIM TO LET GO AS MULLER SMASHES ONE OF THE STOOLS INTO THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD!
James Peters: WHAT A TACO BELL BRAWL THIS HAS BEEN SPONSORED BY TACO BELL! AND TLA MIGHT BE KNOCKED OUT FOR GOOD BY TAKING THAT STOOL TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD! Sheridan Muller drops the stool and walks back over to TLA. She picks him up and looks to be going for a suplex on the lobby floor.. but MULLER PUSHES TLA INTO THE TABLES.. MULLER PUSHES THE BRAKES AND TURNS AROUND..
Persephone: AND TLA WITH A SHOTGUN DROPKICK TO THE CHEST OF MULLER.. AND IT PROPELS MULLER TO GO FLYING ONTO THE TABLE AND OFF IT!! Muller plops onto the floor on the other side of the tables and TLA starts to get lightbulbs turning on over his head..
James Peters: And TLA NOW LEAPS OFF THE GROUND ONTO THE STOOL.. LEAPS ONTO THE TABLE.. RUNS ACROSS THE TABLE.. AND NOW SOARS OFF IT WITH A CROSSBO-
Rich Russillo: HUH! MULLER HAS THE WHEREWITHAL TO REVERSE THE CROSSBODY BY SNATCHING HIS ARM IN MID-AIR AND ROLLING HIM UP INTO WHAT SEEMS TO BE AN ATTEMPT AT THE CROSS ARMBREAKER.. BUT WHAT MULLER IS TRYING TO DO IS WHAT TLA HAS BEEN FAMOUS FOR HIS ENTIRE CAREER.. THE CROSSED PATHS.. AND NOW TLA ADMINISTERS THE MONKEY GRIP TO AVOID THE FULL EXTENSION OF THE CROSS ARMBAR!
James Peters: AND THE BIGGER TLA… PLUCKS SHERIDAN OFF THE LOBBY FLOOR AND DRIVES HER DOWN INTO THE TILED FLOOR.. BUT SHERIDAN DOESN’T LET OFF AND NOW TRANSITIONS IT INTO AN ARM TRIANGLE.. TLA begins to panic in the submission, but he refuses to submit as he now plucks Sheridan off the ground yet again.. and TLA brings her closer towards the front counter.. AND SHE POWERBOMBS SHERIDAN ONTO THE FRONT COUNTER.. BUT THE SUBMISSION HAS MADE IT SO WHERE A MAJORITY OF THE POWER BEHIND THE POWERBOMB WAS DEBUFFED..
Persephone: AND BECAUSE OF THAT! SHERIDAN NOW HAS THE FREEDOM TO APPLY THE ARM TRIANGLE RIGHT ON TOP OF THE FRONT COUNTER.. AND TLA CONTINUES TO FIND HIMSELF IN THE CLUTCHES OF THE SUBMISSION WIZARD..
( TLA tries to reach for a weapon that could break him free of the arm triangle. He reaches to the right, to where he blindly mashes the buttons on the cash register. He somehow is able to get it open, and grabs the cash and coins, but throwing them does nothing to relinquish the arm triangle. TLA now begins to grab the credit card machine and tries to rip it out, but it seems to be anchored to the counter. )
Persephone: TLA IS SOMEHOW ABLE TO RIP THE CARD TAP MACHINE FROM THE COUNTER.. AND HE SMASHES REPEATEDLY INTO THE FOREHEAD OF THE FORMER TAG TEAM CHAMPION.. HE DOES IT HOWEVER MANY TIMES IT TAKES TO FREE HIMSELF OF THE ARM TRIANGLE.. AND MULLER IS MOMENTARILY STAGGERED.. WHEREAS TLA IS LEANED UP AGAINST THE COUNTER, GASPING FOR AIR!
James Peters: Sheridan Muller is sprawled on top of the front cover TLA is able to get himself moments of respiration–BUT NOT FOR LONG.. AS MULLER SWINGS HER UPPER BODY ON THE COUNTER AND WRAPS HER ARMS AROUND THE NECK OF TLA.. AND SHE APPLIES A SLEEPER HOLD.. BUT MULLER DOESN’T HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OF HAVING HER FEET PLANTED TO APPLY MORE MOMENTUM.. AND TLA KNOWS THIS.. AND TLA IS ABLE TO QUICKLY PRY HER ARMS AWAY.. AND HE BACKFLIPS..
Persephone: AND TLA LANDS THE CARTEL KICK ONTO THE CROWN OF SHERIDAN MULLER’S HEAD.. THE OVERHEAD KICK SENDS MULLER OFF THE FRONT COUNTER AND PLOPPING DOWN BEHIND IT ONTO THE FLOOR! WHAT A MATCH THIS HAS BEEN.. BROUGHT TO YOU BY TACO BELL.. CATCH THE RETURN OF THE VOLCANO MENU AND SAVE WITH THEIR $5 CRAVINGS TRIO AND MORE! VISIT YOUR LOCAL TACO BELL FRANCHISE AND GRAB YOUR FOOD TODAY!
Rich Russillo: THIS TACO BELL BRAWL HAS BEEN HARD-HITTING AND PERSONAL.. That overhead kick earlier to Sheridan on the front counter was enough to get her away for now. Sheridan grabs onto the counter for support, trying to regain her consciousness after that kick whereas TLA has taken a couple of steps back.. What is the man thinking here? TLA begins to gain speed while Sheridan is back on her feet…
Persephone: AND TLA JUMPS OVER THE FRONT COUNTER.. AND MEETS SHERIDAN IN THE BACK.. AND NOW ADMINISTERS THE GROUND AND POUND OFFENSE!! A THESZ PRESS ONTO MULLER AS TLA IS NOT PULLING BACK ON THESE STRIKES! TLA CONTINUES TO RAIN DOWN STRIKES ONTO MULLER BEFORE HE GRABS SHERIDAN.. AND TLA GRABS HER BY THE TIGHTS.. AND THROWS HER INTO I BELIEVE IS THE OVEN.. AND SHERIDAN SMACKS HER FACE AGAINST THE GLASS OVEN AND FALLS TO THE GROUND.
Rich Russillo: What is TLA thinking here next? Sheridan has yet to recalibrate and get herself level-headed as TLA now grabs her head as he brings her up to her feet.. and TLA KICKS UP OFF THE KITCHEN TABLES.. SPINS AROUND WITH HER HEAD GRAPPLED.. AND DRILLS SHERIDAN ONTO THE KITCHEN FLOOR WITH A SENSATIONAL TORNADO DDT! It doesn’t matter where TLA he is; he is always down to pull off those types of maneuvers even if it is inside a Taco Bell kitchen! TLA grabs onto the table for support and waits for Sheridan to get up to her feet. TLA landed a punch onto the crown of the head, before pulling her up and chopping her right in the chest beneath her jaw.
Persephone: Sheridan doesn’t take lightly to the cop and immediately responds with a stiff elbow that brings TLA to a knee. Sheridan now swings forward for a roundhouse kick to the head, but TLA ducks under it… and TLA WITH A BELL CLAP! FOLLOWED BY A COMBINATION OF RAPID-FIRE STRIKES!! ENDING WITH MEXICAN UPPERCUT!! NO!! MULLER REVERSES IT BY SIMPLY GRABBING ONTO HIS HEAD!! AND SMASHING IT INTO THE KITCHEN STATION TABLE.. AND MULLER DOES IT AGAIN.. AND AGAIN.. AND AGAIN.. AND MULLER IS NOW REPEATEDLY SMASHING HIS HEAD INTO THE TABLES OVER AND OVER AGAIN!
( Sheridan Muller grabs a flour tortilla from the table and smacks it against the head of TLA. )
Persephone: THAT SURELY GOT TO HURT! TLA MUST HAVE MAX LEVEL CTE NOW!
Rich Russillo: Sheridan Muller is just doing this to spite him.. to send some disrespect towards his way.. and Muller throws the tortilla at him.. before kicking him mercilessly in the back of the head. She isn’t done yet as she now stomps his head into the ground as he’s fallen! Muller is not holding back on these strikes.. and that is the type of ferocity she will need if she plans on winning this thing! TLA slowly crawls away from her, seemingly purposefully as he heads towards his own tripwires..
James Peters: Sheridan Muller grabs one of his legs, but TLA pops up with a headscissors.. and TLA SENDS MULLER OVER HIM.. AND MULLER GOES FLYING INTO THE TRIPWIRE AND ACTIVATES IT! OH NO!!
Persephone: I BEEN WATCHING THE SAW FRANCHISE ON REPEAT RECENTLY.. DO YOU THINK TLA HAS TAKEN INSPIRATION FROM THEM?!?! IMAGINE HOW IT WOULD BE!
**SNAP**
( A bucket of Nacho Cheese tilts over and deposits onto Sheridan Muller below. Muller is able to get out of it, but that movement only leads her to getting most of the nacho cheese all over her face. TLA smiles brightly while Muller disgustingly wipes it away from her face. )
Rich Russillo: BAH!! NACHO CHEESE IS ALL OVER THE FACE OF MULLER!! THE DISRESPECT!!
James Peters: AND SHERIDAN MARCHES FORWARD.. BUT TLA ACTS FASTER.. AND BLASTS HER IN THE FACE WITH A SHOOT KICK.. AND IT SENDS SHERIDAN STUMBLING BACKWARDS AND INTO THE CREW ROOM!! SHERIDAN IS STILL TRYING TO WIPE OUT THE NACHO FROM HER FACE.. MEANWHILE.. TLA GRABS THAT PORTABLE TALL COAT HOOKS AND PICKS IT UP OVER HIS HEAD..
Persephone: AND SHERIDAN EATS THE COAT HOOK RIGHT TO THE FACE! AND SHERIDAN IS NOT DOWN AS SHE IS MANAGING TO LEAN UP AGAINST THE WALL IN THE CREW ROOM.. AND NOW TLA SEES THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY.. AND HE NOW BEGINS TO BEGIN A BARRAGE OF MEXICAN UPPERCUTS TO SHERIDAN IN THE CORNER OF THE ROOM.. UPPERCUT.. AFTER UPPERCUT.. AFTER UPPERCUT.. AFTER UPPERCUT.. AFTER UPPERCUT..
James Peters: AND SHERIDAN HAS HAD ENOUGH.. AS HE NOW COUNTERS ONE OF THE FINAL UPPERCUTS.. GRABS HIM BY THE HEAD.. AND THROWS HIM FACE-FIRST INTO THE TELEVISION SCREEN IN THE CREW ROOM! TLA’S FOREHEAD LEAVES A DENT IN THE TABLE AS SHERIDAN RESTS AGAINST THE WALL TO RECUPERATE FOR A MOMENT! THAT’S ONE WAY TO GET HIM OFF YOUR CASE!
Rich Russillo: Sheridan Muller grabs one of the napkins in the crew room and is able to get the most of the nacho cheese left on her face. She has had it enough with TLA’s antics and now sits him on the chair.. and now it is now MULLER’S TIME TO STRIKE.. AS HE NOW PUMMELS THE LIVING HELL OUT OF THE HALL OF FAMERS CHEST WITH POWERFUL ROUNDHOUSE KICK.. KICK AFTER ANOTHER.. AFTER ANOTHER.. AFTER ANOTHER.. AFTER ANOTHER.. AFTER ANOTHER.. AFTER ANOTHER..
Persephone: AND MULLER CONCLUDES THE STREAK OF ROUNDHOUSE KICKS WITH A STIFF KICK TO THE FAC–
Rich Russillo: WHAT THE?! How does TLA still have it in him after consuming several roundhouse kicks to the upper chest.. as he blocked the kick by snatching it in mid-air.. and Sheridan is frozen! AND TLA PULLS HER IN.. AND SNATCHES HER.. AND SCOOPS HER OVER.. AND DEPOSITS HER ONTO THE CHAIR WITH A RELEASE EXPLODER SUPLEX.. AND THAT SUPLEX IS ENOUGH TO BREAK THE CHAIR INTO PIECES AS MULLER GRABS HER BACK IN PAIN! OUCH!
Persephone: We are not kidding when we say that Sheridan Muller and TLA are showing zero mercy whatsoever in this Taco Bell Brawl sponsored by Taco Bell! Catch the return of the Volcano Menu and save with their $5 Cravings Trio and more! They both have been incredibly resourceful of their environment and have made sure to make every strike and maneuver count.
James Peters: Here goes TLA practicing that ferocious mindset as he now GRABS SHERIDAN.. AND THROWS HER SHOULDER FIRST INTO THE SMALL SET OF LOCKERS IN THE CREW ROOM.. AND NOW HE GRABS THE LONG COAT RACK.. AND DRIVES IT INTO THE LOWER BACK OF THE FORMER TAG TEAM CHAMPION!
Rich Russillo: AND TLA NOW PULLS SHERIDAN UP TO HER FEET.. AND GOES FOR A MEXICAN UPPERCUT.. BUT SHERIDAN DUCKS UNDER IT.. AND GOES FOR THE SHERPLEX.. BUT TLA SLAPS HER WRISTS AWAY.. COCKS HIS ELBOW BACK, BUT HE MISSES.. AND SHERIDAN HUGS HIS WAIST.. AND TOSSES HIM OVERHEAD..
**CRASH**
Persephone: **AND SHERIDAN DRIVES TLA THROUGH THE DRYWALL IN THE CREW ROOM WITH AN OVERHEAD BELLY-TO-BELLY SUPLEX..** AND TLA IS NOW EMBEDDED INTO THE DRYWALL.. AS THIS MATCH MAY BE OVER! SHERIDAN IS SHOCKED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO DO THAT.. BUT SHE CALLS OVER FOR THE REFEREE AND THROWS HER ARM OVER TLA..
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THR-
Rich Russillo: TLA POWERS OUT AT TWO! Sheridan Muller can’t believe that TLA was able to survive it, but she keeps pushing through. She gets up to her feet and pulls TLA away from inside the wall. She brings TLA with her into the kitchen area, and wide opens one of the fridge doors.. and she places TLA’s head into it.. and SHE WHIPS THE DOOR BACK INTO THE FRIDGE INTO THE HEAD OF TLA.. BUT TLA PULLS HIS HEAD AWAY.. AND TLA WITH A MEXICAN UPPERCUT THAT SENDS MULLER AWAY FROM THE KITCHEN..
Persephone: Sheridan Muller reels away from the kitchen and ends up in the storage room… and TLA follows her into it.. and both competitors are in an incredibly cramped position. A claustrophobic human would not like being in this room.. and TLA utilizes the lack of space.. and REPEATEDLY SMASHES MULLER INTO THE LEFT SHELF.. AND THEN DRIVES HER HEAD INTO THE RIGHT SHELF.. AND TLA ALTERNATES LEFT AND RIGHT FOR A MINUTE BEFORE TOSSING HER RIGHT OUT OF THE STORAGE ROOM..
Rich Russillo: TLA gradually steps out of the storage room and reaches his hand on the edge of the doorfra-
Persephone: SHERIDAN MULLER WHIPS THE DOOR BACK INTO THE FRAME.. AND TLA’S RIGHT ARM GOT CAUGHT INTO IT.. AND IT SMASHES RIGHT INTO HIS RIGHT ARM.. TLA NURSES THE ARM, BUT MULLER QUICKLY TAKES ADVANTAGE.. AND SHE DRIVES HIS RIGHT ARM INTO HER LEFT SHOULDER.. BEFORE HAMMERLOCKING THE ARM AROUND HIS WAIST.. AND DRIVING HIM INTO THE FRIDGE DOOR.. TLA CLUTCHES HIS RIGHT ARM AS MULLER MIGHT HAVE STARTED SOMETHING THAT WILL DEFINITELY COME IN HANDY IN THE FINAL STRETCH OF THIS MATCH!
Rich Russillo: TLA tries to get up to his feet, but Muller steps onto his right arm.. TLA continues to favor his right arm in pain.. and Muller opens the fridge door and looks to wedge his right arm in between the door and the frame in the fridge… but TLA is able to push Muller away.. and Muller immediately charges back into him.. and TLA GRABS A MOP HANDLE AND SMASHES IT AGAINST THE FACE OF MULLER.. THE EAW HALL OF FAMER GIVES HIMSELF A MOMENT OF RECUPERATION AS HE CRAWLS BACKWARDS
Persephone: TLA fights through the agony and is able to partially use his right arm normally. He picks up one of the trash cans and smashes it against the back of Muller. He then proceeds to cover Muller’s entire upper body with the trash can.. and then he leaps onto one of the small tables.. and he is now perched on top of it.. What is the EAW Hall of Famer thinking here in this Taco Bell Brawl presented to you by the return of the Volcano menu??!
Rich Russillo: TLA JUMPS OFF THE TABLE.. AND HE DELIVERS A DOUBLE FOOT STOMP ONTO THE GARBAGE CAN THAT MULLER WAS TRAPPED INSIDE! AND TLA REMOVES THE TRASH CAN FROM MULLER.. AND HE NOW GRABS MULLER.. AND HE SMASHES MULLER’S FACE REPEATEDLY INTO THE TRASH CAN OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.. TLA SMASHES HER FOREHEAD INTO THE TRASH CAN BEFORE NOW AGGRESSIVELY DRAGGING HER TOWARDS THE DRIVE-THRU WINDOW..
James Peters: Both competitors are now at the drive thru receptacle here at Taco Bell in Cleveland. TLA is able to remove the monitor from this area and chucks it onto the back of Muller.. and now TLA grabs a handful of her hair and DRIVES HER FACE FIRST INTO THE DRIVE THRU WINDOW.. AND HE DOES IT AGAIN.. AND HE DOESN’T DO IT FOR A THIRD TIME AS HE NOW UNLOCKS THE WINDOW AND SLIDES IT OPEN..
Rich Russillo: AND TLA RESTS MULLER’S HEAD IN THE FRAME OF THE WINDOW.. AND HE NOW LOOKS TO SLIDE IT BACK INTO PLACE!!
Persephone: MULLER GRABS THE SLIDING WINDOW AND HOLDS IT IN PLACE! AND TLA IS TRYING TO SLIDE IT BACK IN, BUT MULLER RESISTS!! AND TLA EVENTUALLY LETS GO.. AND MULLER HEADBUTTS THE HALL OF FAMER.. AND MULLER GRABS THE RIGHT ARM.. AND SHE LOOKS TO DO MORE DAMAGE TO IT.. BUT MULLER EATS A HEADBUTT FROM TLA!! TLA GIVING HER A DOSE OF HER OWN MEDICINE.. AND NOW TLA SWINGS FORWARD FOR A STRIKE!!
Rich Russillo: TLA MISSES AND HE TRIPS.. LOSING BALANCE AND DANGLING HIS RIGHT ARM INTO THE DRIVE THRU WINDOW.. AND MULLER WITH A KICK TO THE BACK OF THE KNEE.. AND NOW MULLER DRIVES THE WINDOW BACK INTO PLACE.. AND TLA IS STUNNED RIGHT NOW.. AND THE WINDOW IS DRIVEN BACK INTO HIS RIGHT ARM!! TLA SCREAMS IN PAIN AS HE FALLS BACK AND HOLDS HIS ARM IN PAIN!
Persephone: MULLER HAS FOUND AN EXPLOIT AND TLA IS GOING TO BE IN HUGE TROUBLE IF HE DOESN’T FIND A SOLUTION TO HIS RIGHT ARM PROBLEM! MULLER RESTS AGAINST THE WINDOW WHILE TLA GINGERLY GETS UP TO HIS FEET. Muller is in no hurry as he is just waiting for TLA to get to a vertical base.. and TLA is heavily favouring his right arm.. and he needs to get away from Muller… BECAUSE!
Rich Russillo: MULLER JUMPS AND LATCHES ONTO TLA… AND SHE APPLIES THE KIMURA LOCK!! SHE CALLS THIS THE GEHENNA!! THE GEHENNA KIMURA LOCK IS CINCHED IN TIGHT IN THE DRIVE-THRU RECEPTACLE.. AND IF THE RIGHT ARM WASN’T DAMAGED ENOUGH.. MULLER IS GOING TO SNAP IT AND MAKE SURE THAT SHE WINS THIS TACO BELL BRAWL! THE REFEREE IS ON BOARD LOOKING TO SEE IF HE WILL TAP, BUT TLA HASN’T EVEN FALLEN DOWN TO A KNEE!
James Peters: TLA MIGHT HAVE ALWAYS HAD A UNSERIOUS PERSONALITY.. AND HE MIGHT BE SEEN AS ALL JOKES.. BUT HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN FOR HIS HEART AND SOUL… FOR HIS RESILIENCE.. AND IT IS ON DISPLAY AS HE FIGHTS THROUGH THE AGONY AND PAIN WHILE BEING STUCK IN THE EXCRUCIATING GEHENNA KIMURA LOCK IN HIS RIGHT ARM!
Rich Russillo: AND TLA DROPS DOWN TO ONE KNEE.. IF MULLER IS ABLE TO GET HIM DOWN ONTO THE GROUND RIGHT HERE.. THEN TLA WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TAP OR GET HIS ARM SNAPPED!
Persephone: BUT TLA SUDDENLY SPRINGS UP TO A FULL VERTICAL BASE.. AND SHERIDAN IS CONFUSED AS TLA’S FACE IS FULL OF PASSION AND HEART.. AND TLA SPRINTS FULL SPEED TOWARDS THE DRIVE-THRU WINDOW WITH SHERIDAN MOUNTED ON TOP OF HIM…
**SMASH**
Rich Russillo: AND TLA SPEARS SHERIDAN MULLER THROUGH THE DRIVE THRU WINDOW AS BOTH ELITISTS SPLATTER ONTO THE ASPHALT BELOW! OH MY GOODNESS.. TLA BREAKS FREE OF THE GEHENNA KIMURA LOCK IN THE BIGGEST WAY POSSIBLE.. BUT WHAT DOES HE GAIN?!
Persephone: BOTH COMPETITORS WENT CRASHING THROUGH THE GLASS.. AND WENT CRASHING DOWN ONTO THE HARD ASPHALT ROAD OF THE DRIVE-THRU LANE BELOW.. AND HAD GLASS SHARDS RAINING DOWN BELOW.. YOU ARE RIGHT.. BUT, TLA HAD NO CHOICE THERE AND IT WAS EITHER THAT OR HAVE HIS ARM SNAPPED IN HALF!! AND TLA CHOSE BREAKING THROUGH THE WINDOW.. BUT HE IS NOW FREE OF THE GEHENNA.. AND HE GETS TO LIVE TO SEE ANOTHER DAY! OR LIVE WITH HIS RIGHT ARM ACTUALLY!
( TLA and Sheridan Muller continue to be sprawled across the drive-thru lane with glass shards scattered around them. The referee jumps down to check on them. Both elitists seem to be still able to wrestle through this Taco Bell Brawl as they slowly begin to crawl and make their way up to their feet. )
Rich Russillo: Sheridan Muller and TLA are using the wall to get up to their feet, trying to recollect and put their pieces back together. This has been a grueling brawl between these two in this Taco Bell franchise, and crashing right through the drive-thru window is seemingly not enough to put either of these uber-talented elitists down! Neither of them stepping down as they now meet each other and begin to engage strikes! TLA! SHERIDAN! TLA! SHERDIAN! TLA! SHERIDAN! TLA! SHER! TLA! SHER! TLA! SHER! TLA! SHER!
Persephone: Until Sheridan stuffs TLA in the midsection with a heavy knee strike, and he tosses him head first into one of the pillars. Sheridan now leans him face first into the pillar, grabbing both of his wrists and forcefully pulling him into the pillar! Sheridan repeatedly reels him in face first into the concrete pillar. Sheridan stops this brutal enclave and finishes him off with a stiff kick to the face! NO! TLA grabs her foot yet again, and whips it against the concrete pillar. Sheridan hops on one foot and GETS BLASTED WITH A PIMP SLAP! IT DOESN’T TAKE SHERIDAN DOWN.. SHERIDAN HAS TAKEN MUCH TOUGHER STRIKES THAN THAT IN HER FIELD..
Rich Russillo: It is enough to have Sheridan leaning up beside the pillar, dropped onto one knee whereas TLA takes a couple of steps back. What is the EAW Hall of Famer have in his mind here? TLA SPRINTS TOWARDS THE PILLAR.. AND HE JUMPS SIDEWAYS, GRABBING BOTH OF THE PILLAR WITH HIS TWO HANDS AND SWINGING HIS ENTIRE BODY TO THE OTHER SIDE OF IT….
James Peters: ..AND TLA DELIVERS A TIGER FEINT KICK USING THE PILLAR ONTO SHERIDAN MULLER!! TLA WITH THE 305! THE 305.. AND A MOMENT OF DOWNTIME IN THIS TACO BELL BRAWL AS TLA ELECTS TO NOT TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PIN HER SHOULDERS DOWN TO THE ASPHALT SURFACE.. TLA IS THINKING OF SOMETHING MORE TO TAKE HER DOWN..
( After using the pillar to deliver a tiger feint kick that seemingly stuns Muller for now, TLA sets his eyes on the ladder that leads to the roof of the Taco Bell establishment. )
Persephone: The Taco Bell products have always been known to take you to the moon! So, it should come as no one’s surprise that in a Taco Bell Brawl; the shenanigans will be taken to the roof of the building! TLA is able to slide the metal ladder down and begins to climb it, whereas Sheridan is still shaking off the cobwebs after that tiger feint kick. TLA has successfully made his way to the roof rung-by-rung and stands on the edge of it, looking down onto Sheridan Muller..
( TLA stands on the edge of the roof, overlooking Sheridan. He decides to jump down onto a lower platform at the drive-thru lane that is just beneath the roof and begins to run across it. )
Rich Russilo: TLA IS RUNNING ACROSS THE TOP OF A SHORT WALL AT THE DRIVE-THRU.. AND SHERIDAN HAS NO IDEA WHERE HE IS.. AND TLA LEAPS OFF THE SURFACE… AND HE DELIVERS A CORKSCREW SENTON OFF THE PLATFORM ONTO SHERIDAN MULLER BELOW!!! TLA MIGHT HAVE TAKEN SOME DAMAGE LANDING ONTO THE ASPHALT FOLLOWING THE AERIAL ASSAULT.. BUT HE IS ABLE TO WIGGLE HIS WAY TOWARDS SHERIDAN..
Persephone: AND TLA LOOKS TO WIN THIS TACO BELL BRAWL SPONSORED BY THE RETURN OF THE VOLCANO MENU WITH THE DEATH-DEFYING CORKSCREW SENTON! TLA WITH THE LATERAL PRESS WITH HIS FACE DOWN!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Rich Russillo: SHERIDAN MULLER POPS HER SHOULDER UP AT THE VERY LAST SECOND.. BUT SHE MIGHT AS WELL SHOULDN’T HAVE AS TLA IMMEDIATELY SNATCHED THAT SAME SHOULDER AND NOW APPLIES HIS CROSS ARMBREAKER ONTO HER RIGHT ARM! TLA HAS CROSSED PATHS CINCHED IN THE DRIVE THRU LANE, WHICH IS RIDICULOUS NOW THINKING ABOUT IT.. AND MULLER IS STARTING TO SLIP AWAY IN HER MONKEY GRIP.. AND ONCE IT IS BROKEN.. TLA WILL BE ABLE TO GET THE FULL EXTENSION OF THE CROSSED PATHS.. AND IT MIGHT BE ACADEMIC FROM THAT POINT!
Persephone: AND MULLER’S MONKEY GRIP BREAKS… AND TLA HAS THE FULL EXTENSION LOCKED IN!! AND WE ARE SECONDS AWAY FROM SHERIDAN MULLER SUBMITTING OR GETTING HER ARM SNAPPED… BUT SHERIDAN IS ABLE TO TILT HER ENTIRE BODY WEIGHT ON TOP OF TLA AND BEGINS TO STOMP DOWN ON HIS LEFT ARM!! TLA TRIES TO IGNORE AND COPE WITH THE PAIN.. BUT MULLER’S REPEATED KICKS ARE TOO POWERFUL AND TLA LETS GO OF THE ARMBAR..
Rich Russillo: TLA holds his left arm, but still hustles his way onto his feet.. BUT HE WALKS RIGHT INTO A DEVASTATING ROUNDHOUSE KICK COURTESY OF THE FLAMESTRESS! TLA IS DOWN ONTO BOTH KNEES..
Persephone: AND SHERIDAN MULLER HOPS ON ONE OF THE MINI PLATFORMS NEAR THE DRIVE-THRU LANE.. AND SHE RUNS ACROSS IT NOW.. AND SHE DESCENDS ONTO THE EAW HALL OF FAMER WITH A CANNONBALL SENTON!!
Rich Russillo: BUT TLA CATCHES SHERIDAN MULLER IN MID-AIR!! AND HE HOLDS THE FLAMESTRESS ON HIS SHOULDERS IN A CRUCIFIX POSITION..
( While TLA carries Muller on his back in a crucifix position, he makes his way towards the Taco Bell dumpster. )
James Peters: IS HE THINKING WHAT I AM THINKING?!!
Persephone: TLA TOSSES SHERIDAN MULLER INTO THE DUMPSTER WITH A CRUCIFIX POWERBOMB TOS-
Rich Russillo: BUT SHERIDAN MULLER IS ABLE TO WIGGLE OFF HIS SHOULDERS.. AND MULLER PUSHES HIM.. AND TLA GOES FACE FIRST AGAINST THE DUMPSTER.. AND TLA GRABS HIS FACE IN PAIN.. AND MULLER WRAPS HER ARMS AROUND HIS WAIST..
Persephone: AND SHERIDAN MULLER GOES FOR THE SHERPLEX!
Rich Russillo: BUT TLA LANDS ON HIS FEET! IT IS A MIRACLE!
James Peters: AND TLA JUMPS ONTO THE DUMPSTER.. WHAT GREAT HEIGHT HE ATTAINED.. AND HE LEAPS OFF IT!! AND CONNECTS WITH A FLYING MEXICAN UPPERCUT THAT SENDS SHERIDAN MULLER WELL FAR FROM THE DUMPSTER!! MULLER CRAWLS AWAY FROM THE SCENE AFTER THE UPPERCUT AND IT SEEMS LIKE THEY HAVE MADE A FULL CIRCLE AROUND THE BUILDING!
Rich Russillo: Sheridan Muller is on a platform right against the windows up in the front, and TLA follows closely behind her. TLA grabs her–MULLER GOES AROUND THE WAIST.. AND LOOKS FOR A SHERPLEX THROUGH THE WINDOWS!
James Peters: BUT TLA TRIES TO ESCAPE THE TRAP OF THE SHERPLEX….
Rich Russillo: BUT! IT IS TOO LATE AS TLA GOES CRASHING THROUGH THE WINDOW COURTESY OF THE SHERPLEX!
**SHATTER**
Persephone: MY GOODNESS! SHERIDAN MULLER HAS LAUNCHED TLA THROUGH THE FRONT WINDOW AT THE TACO BELL WITH A RELEASE GERMAN SUPLEX.. AND THAT MUST BE IT!!
( TLA is sprawled on the lobby floor inside, whereas Sheridan Muller carefully tiptoes around the glass shards and pulls TLA away from them.)
Persephone: SHERIDAN HOOKS THE LEG!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Rich Russillo: ……….
James Peters: ………
Persephone: ………..
Rich Russillo: TLA POPS HIS SHOULDER OFF THE FLOOR AT THE LAST MILLISECOND! SHERIDAN CAN’T BELIEVE IT!
Persephone: Sheridan does not waste a single moment, immediately brings the broken TLA up to his feet and throws him back out of the Taco Bell. Muller drags TLA towards one of the cars in the parking lot and throws him face first into the hood of the car! Sheridan Muller now pushes TLA on top of the car and joins him there.
James Peters: Both competitors in this Taco Bell Brawl have now found themselves on top of the hood of a car.. and Sheridan wraps her arms around the waist.. and she may be thinking of dropping TLA onto the windshield with a SECOND SHERPLEX!
Rich Russillo: BUT TLA FIGHTS HER OFF!! AND STUNS HER WITH A MEXICAN UPPERCUT… AND ANOTHER ONE!! AND ANOTHER ONE!! AND ANOTHER ONE!! AND NOW SHERIDAN IS LEANING ON TLA, OUT LIKE A LIGHT, AND NOW TLA PLACES HER HEAD IN BETWEEN HIS LEGS…
Persephone: AND TLA LOOKS TO CONNECT WITH THE MEXICAN DESTROYER OFF THE HOOD ONTO THE WINDSHIELD!!!
**CRASH!!***
Rich Russillo: SHERIDAN DOES NOT LEAVE THE HOOD.. AS TLA GOES CRASHING BACK FIRST ONTO THE WINDSHIELD OF THE CAR!! DO YOU SEE THAT DENT THAT HIS ENTIRE BACK LEFT ON THE WINDOW?!?! TLA IS SPRAWLED ON THE WINDSHIELD AS SHERIDAN COULD GO FOR A COVER HERE.. BUT SHE WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT TLA IS DONE FOR GOOD!
Persephone: TLA is literally down for the three count.. All she has to do is cover him! But, Sheridan hops off the hood of the car and pulls TLA down with her. TLA is unable to stay on his feet, but Sheridan helps him up and keeps his balance.. and SHERIDAN NOW TWISTS HIM AROUND IN RIPCORD FASHION..
Rich Russillo: AND SHERIDAN CONNECTS WITH THE ENDLESS FANTASIES RIPCORD LARIAT TO FINISH OFF TLA IN THIS TACO BELL BRAWL!
Persephone: BUT TLA EXPLODES INTO SHERIDAN FROM OUT OF NOWHERE WITH A TORPEDO MEXICAN UPPERCUT!! SHERIDAN WAS ON THE PRECIPICE OF WINNING THIS MATCH WITH ENDLESS FANTASIES.. BUT TLA IS STILL ALIVE AS HE SUDDENLY LUNGED INTO SHERIDAN AND CAUGHT HER OFF GUARD WITH A MEXICAN UPPERCUT.. BOTH COMPETITORS ARE DOWN!
James Peters: Sheridan Muller is literally stunned, shaking her body and trying to get rid of the cobwebs. She definitely did not see that uppercut coming towards her way after that crash into the windshield would’ve taken a normal human being out, but TLA is no normal being! He is the Baddest Hombre on the Planet.. and Sheridan is starting to realise the lengths that it will take to defeat that man.
Rich Russillo: Both competitors begin to somewhat get up to their feet relatively at the same time. They aren’t interested in engaging in a battle as Sheridan seems to be limping her way back towards the dumpster area. TLA gingerly follows behind her.. This has been an intense Taco Bell Brawl, folks. They have been resourceful and used everything that is in and around this franchise chain.. and do you think that Sheridan has realised the true resilience of the EAW Hall of Famer and is trying to get away from him as far as possible?
Persephone: I never pegged Sheridan Muller for a coward. Muller continues to inch her way closer towards the dumpster and sees TLA right behind her. Muller swings for a forearm, but TLA blocks it and hits a punch! TLA goes for another punch, but Muller ducks under it and goes for a judo takedown! TLA blocks it with elbows to the neck, and whips her face first into the side of the dumpster.. and whips her again into the dumpster.. and Muller falls to the ground as TLA now looks towards the ladder.
Rich Russillo: TLA begins to climb back up the ladder, but this time he has Sheridan Muller right on the chase. Both competitors are now on the ladder, with Muller right below TLA! TLA tries to traverse up the rungs as quickly as he can, but Muller grabs his left leg.. and SHE APPLIES AN ANKLE LOCK ON THE LADDER!! IMAGINE HOW EMBARRASSING AND HUMILIATING WOULD IT BE FOR THE EAW HALL OF FAMER TO LOSE IN THIS KIND OF FASHION!
Persephone: TLA KICKS MULLER IN THE FACE OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO FREE HIMSELF OF THE ANKLE LOCK.. and Muller is momentarily stunned on the ladder whereas TLA goes back to climbing up it and eventually getting up onto the roof. TLA walks towards the centre of the roof, and falls to his knees whereas Muller has gradually made her way up to the roof right behind him.
( Both competitors stand on opposite sides of the Taco Bell roof. An intense staredown takes place between Sheridan Muller and TLA before they charge into each other for an all-out brawl.)
Persephone: SHERIDAN MULLER AND TLA FULL SPEED AHEAD AS THEY MEET HALFWAY.. AND BEGIN TO ENGAGE IN AN ALL-OUT BRAWL!! AND SHERIDAN WITH A FOREARM! TLA WITH A MEXICAN UPPERCUT! TLA! SHER! TLA! SHER! TLA! SHER! TLA! SHER! SHER TRIES TO STUFF HIM WITH A KNEE, BUT TLA SIDE STEPS IT!
Rich Russillo: AND TLA PACKS A PUNCH IN A MEXICAN UPPERCUT THAT STUNS MULLER.. TLA TAKES A STEP BACK. ROTATES AND FURTHER STUNS THE FLAMESTRESS WITH A DISCUS MEXICAN UPPERCUT.. AND TLA NOW WALKS BEHIND HER.. AND CLUBS HER IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH ANOTHER MEXICAN UPPERCUT! SHERIDAN IS STILL NOT DOWN AS SHE IS DOWN ON KNEES.. AND NOW TLA RUNS ACROSS THE ROOF… AND LAYS SHERIDAN OUT WITH A RUNNING MEXICAN UPPERCUT!
Persephone: IT IS OVER!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!1
Rich Russillo: SHERIDAN GETS HER SHOULDER UP!! TLA’S JAW DROPS TO THE FLOOR.. OR SHOULD I SAY TO THE ROOF.. I DON’T EVEN THINK SHERIDAN KNOWS WHAT CITY SHE IS IN RIGHT NOW.. I DON’T EVEN THINK SHERIDAN KNOWS WHO SHE IS.. TLA DELIVERED ALL THOSE DEVASTATING MEXICAN UPPERCUTS TO THE HEAD.. AND TLA NOW KNOWS WHAT HE MUST DO..
( TLA brings Sheridan with him towards the edge of the roof. TLA peeks over the edge and sees the dumpster right below them. TLA places her head in between his legs and signals for the end. )
Persephone: NO! NO! NO!! DON’T RISK YOUR CAREER FOR THIS!
Rich Russillo: TLA IS LOOKING TO COMPLETELY END SHERIDAN MULLER.. BY DRIVING HER INTO THE DUMPSTER BELOW WITH A MEXICAN DESTROYER.. THIS IS THE SAME MOVE THAT HE USED TO WIN THE EAW ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AROUND THE SAME TIME LAST SEASON…
James Peters: SHERIDAN GRABS HIS RIGHT ARM.. AND SNAPS IT ONTO HER OWN SHOULDER.. AND NOW TURNS HIM AROUND.. AND HAS HER ARMS AROUND THE WAIST..
Persephone: AND SHERIDAN GOES FOR A SHERPLEX OFF THE ROOF AND ONTO THE DUMPSTER…
Rich Russillo: TLA BREAKS FREE OF THE WAIST HOLD, COCKS HIS ELBOW BACK.. BUT SHERIDAN DUCKS UNDER IT.. AND SHE GOES FOR AN EXPLODER SUPLEX OFF THE ROOF AND ONTO THE DUMPSTER BELO–
James Peters: BUT TLA ESCAPES THE CLUTCHES OF THE EXPLODER WITH ELBOWS TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD.. AND TLA BACKS UP INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOF WHEREAS SHERIDAN, IMMEDIATELY CHARGES INTO TLA!
Persephone: TLA POPS HER UP INTO THE AIR!! AND CONNECTS WITH A VERY MEXICAN UPPERCUT! POP-UP MEXICAN UPPERCUT CONNECTS!
James Peters: AND TLA DOES NOT GO FOR THE PIN AS HE KNOWS WHAT HE MUST DO TO COMPLETELY PUT THE FLAMESTRESS AWAY!
Persephone: AND TLA BRINGS SHERIDAN BACK TO THE EDGE OF THE ROOF.. AND HE PLACES HER HEAD IN BETWEEN HIS LEGS.. AND TLA FLIPS OVER!
**CRASH**
James Peters: OH MY GOD!! THE MEXICAN DESTROYER OFF THE ROOF RIGHT INTO THE DUMPSTER BELOW!! BOTH GOTTA BE OUT!
Persephone: THE REFEREE COUNTS! COME ON! GIVE US AN ANGLE OF INSIDE THE DUMPSTER!
ONEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
( DING! DING! DING! )
Persephone: THE TACO BELL BRAWL HAS BEEN CONCLUDED!
James Peters: But, who is the winner?
( We finally get a close-up angle of inside the dumpster, to where we see who got the pinfall. It remains to be a confusion as the referee jumps into the dumpster and grabs the hand of the winner to raise it. )
…..
…
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Referee: HERE IS YOUR WINNER! **SHERIDAN MULLER!**
( The camera clears up to both unconscious elitists; to where Sheridan Muller somehow ended on top of TLA following the crash into the dumpster. The referee raises her unconscious hand into the sky to designate her as the victor of the first-ever Taco Bell Brawl. )
( An echoing pop can be heard from the broadcast over at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse… and “Amerika” by Rammstein begins to play through the speakers as Sheridan Muller remains unconscious. A plethora of stagehands and medical personnel begin to arrive the scene and remove Sheridan Muller and TLA from the dumpster. )
James Peters: What a hellacious inaugural Taco Bell Brawl that this was! We saw windows getting broken! We saw walls getting caved in! We saw nacho cheese being thrown! We saw windshields getting broken! Sheridan Muller and TLA might have not been happy to see that their Tempest match would be a Taco Bell Brawl, but they made perfect use of their surroundings and gave an incredibly violent performance here in Cleveland, Ohio!
Rich Russillo: Sheridan Muller and TLA literally destroyed the entire establishment! I kind of feel bad for whoever has to clean up!
Persephone: They get paid minimum wage! That is their job!
James Peters: They definitely left a mess in the wake of their brawl.. Sheridan Muller is able to walk away as the victor of this match.. almost by chance that she somehow ended up as the elitist on top to get the legal cover.. and this definitely leaves things unfinished between Muller and TLA!
Persephone: Well, there you have it! Sheridan Muller is your winner of the first-ever Taco Bell Brawl! These two put everything on the line and they’re definitely going to be leaving this property with war scars! Make sure you catch the return of the Volcano Menu and save with their $5 Cravings Trio and more! Visit your local Taco Bell franchise and grab your food today!
(Tempest fades away from the area.)
[SCREENBAR – Dr. Bethany Blue’s medical office.]
(Voltage fades away from the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee, and instead fades to the medical office of the Universal Women’s Champion, Dr. Bethany Blue. This causes loud boos to come from the crowd after all of the Champion’s actions since Fighting Spirit. While Dr. Bethany Blue was more of a fan favorite in the past, and was always a polarizing figure, since it was revealed that she was Kassidy Heart’s mysterious attacker, the fans have not appreciated Dr. Bethany Blue’s actions. These past few weeks especially have caused the boos to grow even louder. When her office is revealed, Dr. Blue is seen in front of the camera with her Universal Women’s Championship around her waist. She is staring directly at the camera, and it doesn’t take very long for her to begin speaking.)
Dr. Bethany Blue: I don’t think you all understand just how long I have waited for this moment. In one week, Pain for Pride will be here. In one week I’ll be walking into my very first Pain for Pride main event, and my very first Pain for Pride as a World Champion, and that’s not all. That’s arguably not even what’s most important right now, because in one week I will have the opportunity to do the entire world a favor. I will have the opportunity to do what so many others tried and failed to accomplish. I will be the reason Kassidy Heart is no more. I will be the reason Kassidy Heart is nothing more than a piece of history waiting to be forgotten. I’ll be the reason that nobody in EAW ever has to suffer from the cancer that is Kassidy Heart, or “the Mauler”, or whichever personality she’d rather use to torment the roster. I’m going to rid the world of Kassidy Heart, and mark my words Kassidy Heart’s death will be one of the greatest things to ever happen to this industry.
(These words cause more boos to come from the crowd, but it’s clear that the Champion does not care. There’s a look of pure hatred in the eyes of Dr. Bethany Blue, and after a few seconds she continues to speak.)
Dr. Bethany Blue: I hope that everyone watching this takes a good look at the room that I’m in, because this room alone is the difference between someone like me and a waste of space like Kassidy Heart. This is a medical office, and this isn’t the kind of place Kassidy Heart is ever seen unless it’s for treatment. This isn’t the kind of place you’d see Kassidy Heart in unless it’s so she can receive the help she needed years ago. Me, however? This is my job. This is where I am when I’m not inside of the wrestling ring. This is what I do when I’m not fighting to go down as the greatest Universal Women’s Champion, and do you understand just how difficult it really is? It’s not easy balancing two jobs like this. It’s not easy being out on the road week in and week out, while also maintaining my career as a doctor. I continue to do it though, because I actually care about helping people. I actually care about making a difference in the world and leaving a positive effect on it, and between the two of us there’s only one woman that can say she’s done that. It’s not Kassidy. It never has been, because Kassidy Heart has never been that kind of person. Kassidy Heart has never been the type to be able to fight her way to a Pain for Pride main event and achieve everything she set out to four years ago, and still manage to spend all the time that’s necessary here. She is inferior in every sense of the word. Even when it comes down to being a human being, she is at the very bottom of the barrel.
Dr. Bethany Blue: I have gone through hell for this, and as far as I’m concerned there’s nobody in this company that truly understands what it’s like to be in my shoes, but at the same time there’s also not many like Kassidy. That’s the problem. Kassidy Heart is one of the worst people to ever step foot in this company, and it makes me sick knowing that while I dedicate so much of my time to trying to make life easier for my patients, Kassidy is just making things worse for whoever has the misfortune of running into her. It doesn’t matter who you are. An opponent, a partner, a family member, a husband, it could be anybody. Life is worse for everyone that comes into contact with Kassidy Heart, because that’s what cancers do. They drain the life out of you. They slowly kill you, ruining whatever chance you had at a nice, long life day by day. Since the day Kassidy Heart entered this company, how many people could actually say their life is better because she interfered and got involved with it? How many people can truly be grateful for Kassidy for whatever role she may have played in their life? Even those that think she helped them, those that believe they’re grateful, only feel that way because they don’t truly understand what life would’ve been like without her yet. They don’t understand just how much they’ve been held back and dragged down by her presence. I understand it, though. I understand the effect that Kassidy has left over so many people in this company. I know what kind of effect she has left over this company as a whole, and there is only one thing I can do to fix the problem that started the day she stepped foot in a wrestling ring. I have to find the root of the problem, and get rid of it.
(More boos come from the crowd, and Dr. Bethany Blue unhooks the Universal Women’s Championship, holding it in front of the camera before continuing to speak.)
Dr. Bethany Blue: This is what Kassidy is trying to take from me, and just imagine what would happen if she succeeded. Just imagine how horrible it’d be if she were to become the Universal Women’s Champion. Do you know how many women would step up without even realizing that it’s not their Championship dreams being put on the line, it’s their lives?
(Dr. Bethany Blue remains silent for a moment, as if she’s waiting for an answer. She wraps the Championship back around her waist, and just shakes her head before continuing.)
Dr. Bethany Blue: That woman makes life worse for everyone she comes in contact with, and at Pain for Pride it is my responsibility to finally end her. I am going to kill Kassidy, and when that happens it might just be one of the greatest things I have ever done for this planet. I already work hard enough as it is when I’m in here helping others, but this? This is an entirely different story. At Pain for Pride I’m going to kill one of the greatest problems the wrestling industry has ever seen, and who knows how many lives will be saved thanks to that? Former Elitists, current Elitists, future Elitists, EVERYONE will be better off with her dead. She is poison, and if she’s allowed to keep existing she will simply do what she always has. She’ll keep draining the life out of everyone that faces her. She’ll keep entering match after match ready to let loose and use “the Mauler” as a weapon rather than taking her mental health seriously. Everyone in this company is in danger with Kassidy around, and these last few weeks have proven that even those who don’t enter the ring aren’t an exception to the rule. When I say everyone is in danger I truly mean everyone, and if nobody else will put a stop to all of this and finally make this company safer, I will.
Dr. Bethany Blue: As far as I’m concerned, Kassidy got off lucky last week. I could have done far worse than embarrass her, and to be honest I probably should’ve. After all, nothing I’ve done in the past few weeks compares to all of the gruesome and awful things Kassidy’s been doing for years. None of it compares to what Kassidy has already done to countless members of this roster, including me. We all know what embarrassment feels like. We all know how humiliation feels, and none of it is anywhere near as bad as what Kassidy Heart has had no problem doing to whoever is in front of her. If you believe that my actions last week were bad then just wait for Pain for Pride, because I have far worse in store for her once we enter Glass Wallz. If you want a look into Kassidy’s future, and an idea of what’s to come after Pain for Pride… Here you go.
(The camera pans out, revealing a cadaver on the table, one that resembles Kassidy Heart. This causes a loud negative reaction, as many of the fans are disgusted by what they’re seeing. Dr. Bethany Blue doesn’t look phased by the sight of it thanks to her work as a doctor, and after a few seconds she begins to speak.)
Dr. Bethany Blue: This won’t be the first chance I’ve had to get rid of Kassidy, and I’ll admit that allowing her to live this long was my mistake. She should’ve been dead a long time ago and so far I haven’t been able to make sure she got what she deserves. At Pain for Pride however, I will be doing what I should have a long time ago. I will be doing something that will benefit the entire world, and I understand how dangerous a Glass Wallz match is. I understand what kind of competitor Kassidy Heart is, but I also understand that she’s someone that belongs nowhere near a wrestling ring and if I don’t get rid of her there’s a very good chance that nobody will. I’ll gladly take matters into my own hands if it means that by the time this season ends we never have to think about Kassidy again. I’m doing what’s right for a better EAW, and I’m sure that the time will come that the world appreciates what I plan to do at Pain for Pride.
Dr. Bethany Blue: When Pain for Pride is over, there’ll be far more opportunities for everyone else on the roster. Opportunities for people that hopefully aren’t plagued with mental issues that create an unsafe work environment. After Pain for Pride the entire world will get to see an EAW without Kassidy Heart, the Mauler, or whatever else she’s probably hidden from us. The entire world will get to see an EAW without that cancer here to ruin everything the rest of us have spent years working for, and I can’t wait for that day. Getting rid of Kassidy Heart is not just my responsibility, it’s something that I’ve been waiting to do. It’s something that I want to do, because I know the rest of us will be better off once this is all over. I’ll see you at Pain for Pride Kassidy, and fortunately that’s the last time any of us will ever have to see your face again.
(Once this is said, Dr. Bethany Blue stops speaking. The crowd boos, but she does not look bothered by this as she looks away from the camera, turning to grab a scalpel. The Universal Women’s Champion turns back towards the cadaver that was set on the table, approaching it with the scalpel. Dr. Bethany Blue raises the scalpel towards the cadaver, and from there the titantron screen turns off. This leaves the fans in a state of shock as they’re surprised by what they were just about to witness, and after this Voltage begins fading to black.)
(Voltage returns to the stage, and ‘Low of Solipsism II’ by Yoshihisa Hirano hits. This causes a more positive reaction, and after a few seconds the EAW World Champion Drake King begins walking out to the stage. He is carrying the EAW World Championship on his shoulder, and along with this he has a microphone in his hand. Drake walks down the ramp, heading towards the ring.)
James Peters: Last week Drake nearly cost his own team the match against #DisneyBesties, but it was clearly about more than winning and losing. He got some payback against Methuselah, wrapping barbed wire around his boot before hitting him with the guillotine.
Rich Russillo: At Pain for Pride those two are going to face off in Barbed Wire Massacre, the ninth in EAW history. This will be Drake’s third time entering the match, and Methuselah’s first.
Persephone: It’s okay for me to be glad that we’re seeing matches where people get to kill each other again, right?
(Drake walks up the steel steps, entering the ring. He takes a little while as he thinks about the upcoming match at Pain for Pride, before finally he begins to speak.)
Drake King: Last week was just a preview of what’s to come at Pain for Pride. This was the match that he made. The ninth Barbed Wire Massacre is happening thanks to Methuselah. He decided that this had to happen. He decided that we needed to meet inside of the ring in a match where anything and everything goes. I hate matches like this. I always have. I’ve made it clear time and time again that matches like this needed to be erased, but I have never hesitated to do what needed to be done for the future of the wrestling industry. I have always put my goal above all else and because of that I was already able to enter two Barbed Wire Massacres. At Pain for Pride I’ll not only enter my third, but I’ll be the reason Methuselah’s first ends in failure. Not just failure when it comes to defeating me. Not just failure when it comes to taking this Championship from me, but he’ll fail to make me reconsider any of my actions. He’ll fail to make me regret denying his offer back at Fighting Spirit. He’ll fail to make me look back on my decision to say no, because what you all saw last week was only the beginning. There’s so much more to come, and Methuselah has no idea what’s truly ahead of him.
(The fans cheer, and Drake slowly walks around the ring as he continues to speak.)
Drake King: We should all remember that this was all Methuselah’s doing. Every single part of this. He chose to interfere with my match against Yhwach, I did not ask for that. He chose to interfere with my match against Myles, he chose to offer me that Gawd Contract along with many other things, he chose to attack me and set up this match at Pain for Pride, and now he’s chosen to make this a Barbed Wire Massacre. This is all happening because of Methuselah’s obsession with me. This is all happening because he felt the need to involve himself with my career rather than allowing me to do what I’ve spent three years doing and working without him. He has spent these past few weeks digging his own grave, one that never needed to exist in the first place. This is ridiculous. I knew that I had countless enemies in this industry thanks to the goals I set out to reach, but I never imagined that anyone would feel so threatened that they felt the need to try and attach themselves to me. I especially didn’t think that Methuselah would be that person, but here we are. We’ve reached the point where this match between Methuselah and I is happening because Methuselah didn’t get his way. It’s happening because he couldn’t accept the fact that I wasn’t willing to sell my soul for a spot on the EAW board or anything else he had to offer. He couldn’t handle having his offer rejected and because of that he forced me into this match, and that’ll go down as nothing more than a mistake.
(Drake stops in the middle of the ring, and as the fans cheer, he begins to look directly towards the camera.)
Drake King: You won’t beat me, Methuselah. When this match ends I’ll be the one walking out of that arena, while you’re left with all the time in the world to think about these past few months. You spent months claiming to be fascinated by me, and I don’t want any part of this anymore. I want nothing to do with you, and after Pain for Pride I plan to move on and keep pursuing my goal without being held down by this whole mess. I’ve spent months dealing with all of this, and after Pain for Pride, that’s it. I don’t plan on having to deal with this again, not after I defeat you.
(While there are cheers from the crowd following those words, those cheers are completely replaced as soon as ‘Blackstar’ by David Bowie hits. The fans begin booing as loud as they can, and Drake King turns towards the stage, where Methuselah can be seen walking out with a smile on his face. He is slowly clapping his hands, and Drake just shakes his head, knowing that he’s not going to like what’s to come.)
James Peters: Methuselah is out here, and after these last few weeks I think we both know that this means trouble. I’m not sure what Methuselah has planned, because right now he has a smile on his face.
Rich Russillo: It’s unusual, but at the same time the same could be said for most of Methuselah’s actions. I don’t think anyone could’ve expected anything he’s done since returning, which really says a lot about him.
Persephone: I still need an answer, guys. They’re no Rex McAllister, but seeing people bleed to death is fun and I’ve really missed being able to say that.
(Methuselah walks over towards the timekeepers area, where he’s handed a microphone. As he walks around the ring and walks up the steel steps, he begins to speak.)
Methuselah: There it is, Drake. That’s the fighting spirit that I have always admired in you. That’s what has impressed me all this time. It really is a shame that I’ll have to beat it out of you come Pain for Pride.
(The fans boo once again, and Methuselah enters the ring before continuing.)
Methuselah: You’re right about one thing. This never needed to happen. This match, Barbed Wire Massacre, your inevitable destruction, this could have been avoided, and it would have been avoided had you made the right decision. See, I thought I could trust you to do something as simple as accepting an offer, just like you already accepted the number thirty spot in the Grand Rampage, your opportunity at the EAW World Championship and the Championship itself. I believed that one more offer would’ve been completely fine with you, but clearly that wasn’t the case. That’s not my mistake, it’s yours. I gave you multiple chances. Multiple chances to ascend to the level that you’ve always had the potential to reach. Chances to reach the heights you’ve spent three years desperately fighting to reach, and you threw it away. You chose to spit in my face rather than make the best deal of your life, and hell if you hate these Barbed Wire Massacres so badly you could’ve just gotten rid of it with the contract that I offered you. If you believe that matches like this are so unnecessary you could’ve gotten rid of it yourself. You said no, and now here we are.
Methuselah: You know what kind of Elitist you are, and for the last three years you stuck to your beliefs regardless of the price you had to pay. You have given so much to EAW, including your own finger. You have sacrificed so much for this industry and that’s part of your charm. You’re willing to do whatever it takes in order to get your way. You’re willing to do anything, literally anything, if it means you’re able to move forward and get where you want to be. You’ll do whatever you can to get what you want, and that even includes giving up your own life. We both know that there’s not many people who are like you in that aspect. You’re unique, and the more I think about it, the more it ties into what I said following Tempest. We’re nowhere near as different as you think.
(Immediately, this infuriates Drake as he raises his microphone.)
Drake King: NO, WE ARE NOT ALIKE! We’ve never been the same and we’ll never be the same, you need to STOP saying that!
(Methuselah stops for a second with a smirk on his face, before reaching out to touch Drake’s blonde hair. Drake slaps Methuselah’s hand away, and Methuselah just begins to chuckle seeing how serious Drake is about this.)
Methuselah: There’s no need to get so worked up, but it is what it is. Right now you have far greater issues to think about than whether or not you’re actually like me, and one of those issues is about that goal you’ve wasted three years of your life for. You had your chance, Drake. You had the best opportunity you’re ever going to get at creating the change you want in the world. Do you understand what a Gawd contract can do? Do you understand what it has already done? You were offered more power than most of the people in this company couldn’t even dream of having, and you know exactly what you did with it. Nothing, because you didn’t accept it to begin with. You threw your best opportunity away, and ruined your own chances of ever getting what you wanted again. With only a few words you ruined your future with this company, and made way for what’ll be the worst experience of your life. Thanks to you this match at Pain for Pride is going to happen, and now when I’m done with you, it’ll be you that’s wiped out of this business forever. You’ll be a mere footnote in EAW’s grandiose history.
(A grin appears on Methuselah’s face as he continues.)
Methuselah: That’s a Kassidy word, my little Grand Rampage winner. :mjgrin:
(Hearing this causes Drake to scowl, and he quickly begins to speak.)
Drake King: So I was right, that’s nice to know. You really are doing this for as petty of a reason as possible. You’re just obsessed with me, and your ego is so bloated that you can’t even handle something as simple as me rejecting your offer. You need to get over it, Methuselah. You are not the Sheriff anymore and I am not Amari Steele so stop this OTP nonsense now.
(There’s a loud reaction from the crowd after hearing this, and there’s a brief staredown between the two Pain for Pride opponents. After a little while the fans begin to quiet down, and that’s when Methuselah begins to speak.)
Methuselah: Yes Drake, I am obsessed with you. So obsessed with you, I’m going to end you.
Rich Russillo: METHUSELAH SWINGS AT DRAKE WITH THE MICROPHONE!
James Peters: BUT DRAKE DUCKS UNDER IT! HE GRABS METHUSELAH AND RUNS HIM INTO THE CORNER! AND NOW THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION IS BEGINNING TO UNLOAD ON HIM WITH RAPID-FIRE PUNCHES, AND WE HAVE A BRAWL ON OUR HANDS FOLKS!
Persephone: Oh boy, I am so excited.
Rich Russillo: METHUSELAH BRINGS HIS FOREARMS UP AND HE’S TRYING HIS BEST TO BLOCK THE SHOTS, BUT DRAKE IS TEEING OFF ON HIM RELENTLESSLY! DRAKE GRABS HIM BY THE HEAD AND THROWS HIM DOWN TO THE CENTER OF THE RING, METHUSELAH ROLLING UP TO A KNEELING POSITION, JUST TO BE MET WITH A SUPERKICK TO THE JAW TO TAKE HIM DOWN! METHUSELAH IS TAKEN DOWN AND DRAKE IMMEDIATELY LUNGES ON TOP OF HIM AND BEGINS TO RAIN DOWN FOREARMS ONTO HIS FACE!
James Peters: METHUSELAH WANTS TO END DRAKE KING, BUT DRAKE ISN’T GOING TO GO DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT AND THAT’S BEEN MADE APPARENT THESE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS! DRAKE IS MOUNTED ON TOP OF HIM AND IS BEGINNING TO GO OFF ON HIS SHOTS, BUT THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN FOR LONG WITH METHUSELAH ROLLING DRAKE ONTO HIS BACK AND BEGINNING TO RESPOND WITH SOME PUNCHES OF HIS OWN! HE GRABS DRAKE BY THE HEAD AND BRINGS HIM BACK UP TO HIS FEET BEFORE SENDING HIM TO THE ROPES…. ONLY FOR DRAKE TO LAUNCH INTO THE AIR AND GRAB HIM BEFORE TAKING HIM DOWN WITH A SLING BLADE!
Rich Russillo: METHUSELAH IS TAKEN BACK DOWN BUT YOU CAN SEE THE ANGER WRITTEN ON HIS FACE, THIS IS NOT HOW HE WANTED THIS TO GO DOWN, BUT DRAKE ISN’T GIVING HIM A CHOICE! HE GRABS HIM INTO A HALF-NELSON!
James Peters: BEFORE LIFTING HIM UP AND DROPPING HIM DOWN OVER HIS KNEE WITH A BACKBREAKER! ‘CROWN OF THORNS’ CONNECTS AND METHUSELAH IS CRAWLING ON THE MAT WHEEZING FOR AIR! DRAKE KNOWS THAT HE HAS HIM RIGHT WHERE HE WANTS HIM AND HE’S LOOKING FOR THE DAGGER!
(Drake pops up to his feet, fire in his eyes as he falls back into the corner. He stomps his feet repeatedly while Methuselah is trying his best to get back up, grabbing his head in pain. He knows that he’s in a situation right now, and is going to have to do something if he doesn’t want Drake standing tall at the end of this.)
Rich Russillo: DRAKE RUSHES FORWARD AND LEAPS INTO THE AIR, HE’S GOING FOR ‘JUDGMENT DAY’! CURB STOMP TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD TO FINISH METHUSELAH OFF!
Persephone: WAS THAT A FIREBALL?!
(In an instant, Methuselah digs into his pocket and throws something into the face of Drake! A fiery trail is left with it hitting Drake in the face with an explosion, the Champion dropping down and screaming as he shields his face. A smirk is shown on the face of Methuselah as he gets back up to his feet, dusting his hands off from the fireball before pointing up to the sky…)
James Peters: WHAT THE?! A NET JUST DROPPED DOWN! BUT THAT’S NOT JUST ANY ORDINARY NET, THAT’S A BARBED WIRE NET! DRAKE IS COVERED OVER AND HE’S SCREAMING IN PAIN AS IT DIGS INTO HIS SKIN! HE HAS NOWHERE TO GO AND METHUSELAH HAS HIM RIGHT IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND!
Rich Russillo: AND IMMEDIATELY METHUSELAH IS JUST STOMPING DOWN ON HIM! HE’S SENDING SWIFT KICKS TO THE ABDOMEN OF DRAKE AND HE’S TRYING HIS BEST TO FIGHT IT OFF, BUT HE’S CONSTRICTED WITH THE NET OVER HIM AND HIS EYES BEING BLINDED BY THE FIREBALL! HE’S DOING EVERYTHING HE CAN BUT METHUSELAH HAS HIM RIGHT WHERE HE WANTS HIM AND HE’S JUST CONTINUING TO BEAT HIM DOWN! HAVEN’T YOU DONE ENOUGH?! THE DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE!
Persephone: Oh no I don’t think a message has been sent yet, I think he needs to beat him bloody and maybe even injure him so we’re short a Pain For Pride match.
James Peters: DRAKE IS BEGINNING TO FADE BUT HE’S STILL TRYING TO FEND METHUSELAH OFF EVEN IN THE SITUATION HE’S IN! BUT THE BLINDING PAIN OF THE FIREBALL COMBINED WITH THE BARBED WIRE JUST DIGGING INTO HIM WHILE METHUSELAH CONTINUES TO STOMP DOWN ON HIM LIKE A SACK OF MEAT IS BECOMING TOO MUCH FOR HIM!
(Finally, after some time, Methuselah takes a step back. Drake is out cold as he’s hunched over against the bottom turnbuckle padding with the barbed wire net tangled over him. Methuselah is breathing heavily, seething in anger while grabbing the net with his bare hands and pulling the unconscious Drake toward the center of the ring. He dusts off the blood on his hands and wipes strands of hair away from his face as he looks down at his work.)
Rich Russillo: This might very well be a preview of what happens in Barbed Wire Massacre if Drake isn’t careful. We know Methuselah, we know the type of Elitist that he is inside the ring, and we know the level of violence and brutality that he can stoop to if need be. Drake has forced his hand, he rejected his offer of “good faith” and this is what it’s been brought to. Now he’s on a mission heading into Pain For Pride and he’s going to make sure that he walks out of it having permanently put to an end the legend of Drake King, taking back the EAW World Championship that he “gave” him.
Persephone: A little crazy isn’t he?
James Peters: Who would’ve thought? But we’ve seen what Drake has done to him these past couple of weeks as well, and we know just how relentless he’s going to be. After what happened tonight this is only going to fuel him heading into Nashville. And he’s going to be walking into an environment that he’s very familiar with unlike his opponent, and he’s going to pull out all the stops to make sure that he stands tall over him once and for all. One thing’s for certain no matter who wins or whatever, this is going to be a match for the ages that much I’ll say.
(Methuselah sneers at Drake, looking to make his leave but not being able to help himself from saying a few words before he does.)
Methuselah: (Off-Mic) You brought this on yourself.
(Methuselah then turns around and takes his leave from the ring. As soon as he does, officials quickly enter the ring and try and help Drake out of the net, checking on him after what has been done to him tonight by the Chairman. Methuselah is seen making his way back up the ramp, not even taking a second glance back, as Sunday Night Voltage fades to black.)
(EAW logo buzzes.)
