(EAW intro plays.)
(Voltage fades to a recap of last week’s Voltage, showing all of the winners of last week’s matches before transitioning to the beach, where tonight’s show is being held. The fans are seen behind a guardrail surrounding the ring cheering, and after this the camera pans over to Rich Russillo and Persephone at their commentary table.)
Rich Russillo: Ladies and gentlemen… Welcome to Voltage’s BEACH BRAWL! Pain for Pride is coming, but before that we have what should be a very fun show on our hands!
Persephone: Eh. I don’t really see the point in a show like this. Just seems like a waste of time if you ask me.
Rich Russillo: Well, I think everyone else here is excited! We have some great matches on our hands tonight, and appearances from Elitists from the other two brands. That being said, let’s get to it!
(The camera fades over towards the entrance way, and after some time, ‘Praise Gawd’ by Kanye West hits. This brings about loud boos from the fans, but at the entrance way is Methuselah, who can be seen holding a microphone in his hand. He has a calm look on his face, almost having a smirk after what took place on Voltage last week, where Methuselah was able to lay out Minerva. Methuselah begins to make his way towards the ring.)
Rich Russillo: Methuselah fell victim to another attack from Minerva last week, however it did not end the way Minerva had hoped, as Methuselah seemed prepared this time around! In the end he was actually able to take Minerva out, putting her through our table.
Persephone: Yeah, that was pretty sad on Minerva’s part, and it was annoying that our table had to get destroyed.
Rich Russillo: Well, this is the kind of destruction we should expect when Elitists like these two clash. Things have gotten very heated lately, but I have to know what Methuselah could have to say after everything that has happened.
(Methuselah has made his way to ringside, and he slowly walks up the steel steps before stepping into the ring. ‘Praise Gawd’ begins to fade out after this as Methuselah walks to the center of the ring, and he stares at the fans in attendance. The fans behind the guardrail are still booing, not pleased to see Methuselah, but despite the reaction, the smirk on his face widens. Now that he’s in the ring something can be seen in the hand of the Chairman, and Methuselah clearly seems to be amused. Eventually, Methuselah finally begins to speak, saying only a few words.)
Methuselah: I’d like Minerva to join me in the ring right now.
(Methuselah stops after this, and he just waits inside of the ring, turning towards the entrance way.)
Rich Russillo: I can’t say that this is what I expected.
Persephone: Me neither.
(After some time, Methuselah gets exactly what he was looking for as ‘Blood, Milk & Sky’ by White Zombie hits. The crowd explodes with cheers, especially knowing that with her being a member of the Dynasty roster, the Voltage crowd has not seen Minerva as much this season as in previous years. Minerva begins walking out to the entrance way with a microphone in her hand, and she stares at Methuselah with a focused look on her face. She begins walking towards the ring, not saying a word.)
Rich Russillo: I’m sure Minerva isn’t happy given everything that happened last week, and that look on her face already says it all.
Persephone: Well yeah, I think anyone would be annoyed being made to look like an idiot the way she was last week. That was basically her fault though.
Rich Russillo: Well either way she’s here, as Methuselah for some reason wanted him to meet her in the ring. I guess we’ll find out exactly what it is he wants.
(Minerva walks up the steel steps before entering the ring, and as her entrance music fades out, she immediately begins to speak.)
Minerva: I will not keep having my time wasted, so get to the point.
(Methuselah still has the smirk on his face, but after some time he gets serious, before finally beginning to speak once more.)
Methuselah: I called for you to walk out here for the sake of allowing the truth to reveal itself. For weeks you have desperately begged me for a match at Pain for Pride, knowing that I am your one and only shot at having a worthwhile Pain for Pride. You think that by taking me out you can make something of your season, and thanks to that belief you have spent the last few months, and yet despite your best attempts to get my attention, you were ignored. Your challenges were cast aside. Your attempts at catching my attention went to waste. The end of the season was approaching and even being the first to strike wasn’t enough to get you the outcome you desired, so you tried again. You thought I’d leave myself open for a second time, but you were wrong. Why do you think that’s the case?
(Minerva chooses not to respond, waiting to see where Methuselah is going with this.)
Methuselah: Minerva, you are little more than a child. I knew this day would come eventually, because you’re predictable. It became clear from the moment I said you weren’t worth my time. You chose to attack because I didn’t care to face you at Pain for Pride, knowing that my intentions were never just to compete at the event but to fight for the Championship I was screwed out of. You chose to attack because I hurt your ego, so I did the one thing that’d be guaranteed to force a mistake out of you. I pushed the knife further, continued to tear away at your ego and left you more desperate than ever to force the answer you were hoping for out of me. You didn’t catch me by surprise. I was waiting for you and you fell right into the trap like the child you are. You are pathetic, and what happened last week was you being forced to realize this.
(Methuselah steps closer towards Minerva, before speaking once more.)
Methuselah: Sneak attack me once, shame on me. Sneak attack me twice, shame on you. Thinking that I ignored your challenges without expecting you to strike was the worst mistake you could make, because I was ready. Not just for an attack, but for whatever fight you’re expecting to get out of me. If you were hoping to be the Elitist that defeated me at Pain for Pride then I regret to inform you that won’t be happening, because there is absolutely nothing you could do to defeat me.
(The fans begin to boo, and Minerva is staring at Methuselah with a serious look on her face, clearly not amused with what he had to say. After a moment, she finally begins to respond.)
Minerva: So that’s it? For you this was all some sort of game, and for what, to take me out one night? I didn’t call you out simply because I wanted to stand tall on your own brand. I called you out for a match at Pain for Pride, and Methuselah if I cared what you thought about that idea I would not be standing here right now. The fact that you got the better of me last week is not a sign of things to come. It means little more than me making one small mistake, not unlike what you’re doing as we speak. Methuselah, I shouldn’t need to tell you who I am, or convince you of the threat I am to you. If you don’t already understand this, you’ve set yourself up for failure and put the final nail in the coffin telling me to come out here just to say you’ve spent the last few weeks going out of your way to invoke my anger. You should be more careful with your words, because it wouldn’t be in yours or anyone else’s best interest at the moment to fuck with me right now.
(Methuselah just rolls his eyes hearing this, not impressed with the words of Minerva.)
Methuselah: And why’s that? You’re not a difficult Elitist to read Minerva, and that’s exactly why my words have gotten to you so easily. You know that I was never wrong about you wasting your season. You know as well as I do that the match you’re looking for is not for me. It’s for nobody but yourself, because despite being given all the time in the world, you managed to do absolutely nothing with your time away from Voltage.
Minerva: Your approval is not what I’m here for. Whether or not I’ve accomplished everything I had hoped to this season, the reason I chose to challenge you, none of it matters as long as you’re staying back, hiding and refusing to accept that challenge. This act of yours has gotten old and it was only right I took matters into my own hands to shut you up. I may not have finished the job last week, but don’t think I won’t fix that mistake now. Instead of convincing me that I’ve made mistakes why don’t you prove it? I’d be more than happy to tear you apart on any given night but there’s no stage quite like Pain for Pride and you and I both know that. You can keep trying to lure me into a trap, fooling me into acting through emotion, or anything else you have in mind, but when this ends it won’t be because you had this whole mess in the palm of your hand and you were in control from the very beginning. When this all ends it’ll be because you tried to toy with the wrong Elitist, and your own attempts to be the puppet master left you in a pool of your own blood.
(The fans cheer, but Minerva continues to speak, staring directly at the Chairman.)
Minerva: You said that we were here so the truth could reveal itself, and do you know what the truth is? You’ll be the reason for your own destruction. You’ve spent weeks pushing me, seeing how far I’d be willing to go, but I will warn you now Methuselah, you haven’t seen anything yet. I can do far worse and you know this. The people in attendance tonight know this. Everyone that knows who I am as an Elitist understands that if necessary there is nothing I’m not capable of doing in order to come out on top, so Methuselah there better be an actual point to all of this. A point beyond you talking down on me the way you’ve been for the past month. Otherwise I’ll gladly give you a reminder of exactly who I am, because I’m not your puppet. I’m not a toy. I’m not someone you can mess with. I’m the worst Elitist you could possibly go down this path against, and I’ll be the reason this season sees the worst ending possible for you.
Methuselah: What ending is that, Minerva? I have already been screwed out of the EAW World Championship. I’ve already been through matches where my opponents had promised to end me. I’ve been violently electrocuted in a manner that’d at best leave anyone else brutally injured and at worst end their lives, and this is referring to just this single season. I’ve competed in Barbed Wire Massacre. I’ve competed in Ultimate X. I’ve competed in the Extreme Elimination Chamber, I’ve competed in a match of my own making and had my body put through countless explosions, and none of it could break me, because that is not why I’m here. You’re not looking for an opponent. You’re looking for a stepping stone, and you were never going to find that in me no matter how hard you tried to pull the correct answer out of me. You wanted something you could never have, which is exactly why it was so easy to get on your nerves.
Minerva: And where will that get you? What do you think you’ve accomplished besides pissing me off? You’re arrogant Methuselah and trust me, I know your history. I’m aware of what you’re capable of, but you’re forgetting that you did not win Barbed Wire Massacre. You did not win the Extreme Elimination Chamber, or Ultimate X, or even the stipulation you created just so you could take the EAW World Championship from Michael Machina. You have spent weeks trying to tear me down for the season I’ve had but this season you have failed more than anyone else. You have spent the season sinking to every low imaginable, and yet you’re confused why I’d be insulted that of everything you’ve faced this season, a match against me is what you’d deem as beneath you? Methuselah, there is nothing beneath you anymore. I missed out on the World Heavyweight Championship, but as much as it frustrates me knowing I didn’t get the job done, that was my one and only opportunity at the title this season and it took what could’ve become a life threatening injury to keep me away from it. You’ve spent this entire season fighting for the same title and facing the same result until you finally lashed out and resorted to firing people, and you still weren’t satisfied. You wanted more. You wanted to get back in the title picture, and somehow you thought you’d actually get the chance to enter the title match at Pain for Pride. That was never happening, so you should be glad you have a match at all.
Methuselah: The last time you competed at Pain for Pride you lost both your World Championship and your undefeated streak to a first-time Pain for Pride main eventer. Do you really believe I’d ever be lucky to have a match at an event I have never missed throughout the entire existence of the event? Since your last Pain for Pride you have not taken a single step forward, and that will not change anytime soon. Not when I’m the Elitist you made the mistake of targeting. You made the wrong decision assuming that I was the one you could go after.
Minerva: I’m not scared of you, Methuselah. I know what I can do. For whatever reason you seem to believe that I couldn’t possibly come back from what happened last week, as if it was the beginning of the end for me, but that’s not what it was. This isn’t over, and it won’t be over until you do the one thing you know you have to do and face-
(The fans continue to cheer, but instead of beginning to speak, Methuselah holds out what was in his other hand. Once it’s shown the fans appear to be surprised, and Minerva looks at it for a moment, before looking directly back at Methuselah. As there is a staredown between the two Elitists, the camera shows a close-up of Methuselah’s hand, revealing a match contract.)
Methuselah: This is the truth, Minerva. I will face you at Pain for Pride, but we’ll be doing it on my terms, and we’ll be playing by my rules. You’re not the Elitist I’d have chosen to face at Pain for Pride. You’re the one who wanted this match, Minerva. You’re the one who needed this. This match meant enough for you to attempt to attack me on multiple occasions, so we’ll see just how much this actually means to you soon enough. I want you to sign this contract Minerva, but we will not be holding the usual contract signing. Since you appear so determined to spill blood, I want yours on this contract. After that the match is yours, and your season will end exactly how you wanted. With your efforts in vain and your hard work rendered meaningless, just as it has been all season long.
(Minerva looks at Methuselah, before slowly taking the contract from him. She stares at it, and Methuselah digs into his pocket before taking out a small blade. Minerva’s eyes look back towards the Chairman, meanwhile the fans in attendance are waiting in anticipation to see what she will do. Minerva drops the microphone and takes the small blade, before finally, a grin appears on her face.)
Rich Russillo: :krabs: She just cut her own arm!
(Blood begins dripping down the arm of Minerva, which she chose to slash with the blade. She holds her arm over the contract, allowing the blood to drip onto the paper. The fans cheer seeing that this means the contract has been signed, but after this, Minerva’s eyes turn towards the Chairman.)
Rich Russillo: MINERVA JUST HIT METHUSELAH WITH A FOREARM WITH THE BLOODY ARM, DROPPING METHUSELAH TO A KNEE!
Persephone: AND SHE FOLLOWS IT UP WITH THE DEVIL’S TOUCH, DROPPING METHUSELAH TO THE MAT! METHUSELAH IS DOWN! I saw some blood, but I’m not satisfied so she better use that blade Methuselah gave her!
(Minerva walks over to Methuselah, and it’d appear that this would be her plan after all as she looks at the blade in her hand. She drops down and grabs Methuselah by the head, before slicing his forehead, causing a loud reaction from the fans in attendance. After the blood begins to pour down the head of the Chairman, she slams the contract into his bloody forehead before rubbing the contract around it. She turns and grabs the microphone after this, before finally beginning to speak once more, staring directly at the fallen Methuselah.)
Minerva: Now we have a blood oath. You will burn at Pain for Pride, and there is nothing you can do to stop what I plan on doing.
(Minerva pushes herself back to her feet, but she’s still staring at Methuselah with an intense look on her face, clearly ready for Pain for Pride as ‘Blood, Milk and Sky’ begins to play once again.)
Rich Russillo: It looks like we’ll be seeing this match at Pain for Pride after all, and that was one hell of a way to find out! It doesn’t get much better than this. These are two of the greatest EAW had ever had, and after what we just saw tonight, there’s no telling what’s in store.
Persephone: I liked seeing the blood tonight. Hopefully we get more of that going forward.
Rich Russillo: We just might. After all, just look who we’re dealing with. These are far from the usual Elitists, this is a match both Elitists may find themselves unable to walk out of.
(The camera shows one more shot of the two Elitists looking to face each other at Pain for Pride, as Minerva stands over Methuselah, looking down on him. Blood continues to pour down the head of Methuselah and into his face, and as the fans continue to cheer for Minerva, the camera begins to fade from ringside.)
(Promotional ad for Pain for Pride, where Methuselah faces Minerva.)
(We have returned from commercial break to the view of a very beautiful beach. Seconds later, we see that Bella Braxton is standing at ringside due to all the barbed wire surrounding the ring ropes as she is ready to begin the introductions for the first match of the evening! )
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen! This is the opening contest of Voltage Beach Brawl AND IT IS A SPECIAL BARBED WIRE BIKINI MATCH AND IT IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
(“Bad Bitch” by Bebe Rexha starts to play as Bridget Bridget appears on the beach being carried on surfboard by a couple of strong young men. Naturally, she is going live on her social media as she heads to the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first and making her way to the ring! From Los Angeles, California! Weighing 114 pounds! Here is “THAT BITCH” BRIDGET BRIDGET!
Rich Russillo: Here comes Bridget heading to the ring for this very special match and this is a rivalry that is about to come to a head right now on the beach.
Persephone: They couldn’t work together well as a team and now these bitches have to beat the hell out of each other and I can’t wait to see them mangle each other to the point of looking ugly.
Rich Russillo: Call it jealousy. Call it a competitive rivalry. Either way, Bridget better be ready to go to war in this match.
( Bridget reaches ringside and the young men balance the surfboard on the top rope so she can get in the ring. Before she enters the ring, she hands her phone to one of the surfboard carriers and tells him to film her match! After Bridget is safely in the ring, ‘Juno’ by Sabrina Carpenter starts to play as Ashlynn Quinn is now on the beach. She is wearing a bright pink robe covering her bikini as she heads to the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing her opponent! Also from Los Angeles, California! Weighing 115 pounds! Here is “MISS VOLTAGE” ASHLYNN QUINN!!
Persephone: Here is the other stupid bitch. Hey, Princess! This isn’t a beauty pageant so you better get ready for the massacre portion of your job.
Rich Russillo: Ashlynn thinks that Bridget is just jealous of the fact that Ashlynn gets a shot at the New Breed Title at Pain for Pride. Ashlynn would love to build momentum towards her title match.
Persephone: Well I hope they both kill each other to raise the IQ of this brand. Alright, let’s get this crap over with. Ring the damn bell already!
(Ashlynn reaches ringside and the attendants at ringside have gear on to protect themselves as they open the ropes to allow Ashlynn enough room to enter the ring. As Ashlynn enters the ring, she takes her neutral corner and her entrance music fades off. The referee asks both ladies to take off their robes… which they do and reveal their bikini. There are whistles and cheers from the people watching as the referee calls for the bell.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Rich Russillo: Here we go! This is certainly a way to kick off Voltage: Beach Brawl and quite honestly, I am not going to complain.
Persephone: If you start sounding like Gavin Kirkland, I am going to punch your lights out.
Rich Russillo: As Bridget and Ashlynn circle each other, let me explain the rules. The ring ropes are covered with barbed wire and there are also trash cans affixed to each of the corners that are also filled with barbed wire weapons. A pinfall or submission wins this match, by the way.
Persephone: Nobody cares about that. I only care about seeing two dumb bitches bleeding profusely… AND HERE WE GO!
Rich Russillo: BRIDGET AND ASHLYNN ARE IMMEDIATELY FIGHTING IN THE CENTER OF THE RING! ASHLYNN WITH A DOUBLE LEG TAKEDOWN! THIS IS NOT A FIST FIGHT RIGHT NOW, THIS IS MORE OF A… CATFIGHT?
Persephone: OH FOR THE LOVE OF GAWD!! THIS HAS SET WRESTLING BACK 30 YEARS! HOW EMBARRASSING!! HAVE SOME PRIDE, YOU STUPID BITCHES!!
(The camera then cuts to around the ring where Grace De Luca is standing on one side before cutting to the other side of the ring where the New Breed Champion, Effy McAvoy, is standing while both women watch the action.)
Rich Russillo: Well this is an interesting development that we forgot to mention earlier, Grace De Luca and Effy McAvoy are at ringside scouting Ashlynn Quinn as Pain for Pride draws near.
Persephone: That’s exactly what we didn’t need. More stupid bitches. I am already sick of all this.
Rich Russillo: As we get back to the match, Bridget has the advantage as she has a handful of hair AND TOSSES ASHLYNN ACROSS THE RING AND SHE ALMOST LANDS INTO THE ROPES!
Persephone: Alright! Enough of fighting like stupid bitches at a discount store. This is wrestling, so start beating the hell out of each other.
Rich Russillo: The ring attire might not be the safest for this type of match, but they both wore wrestling boots. Boots and Bikinis. I never thought I would see the day.
Persephone: Alright, Bitchy Bitchy is climbing the turnbuckles, which do NOT have barbed wire on them… damn it… and she is looking for a weapon. I swear if there is a barbed wire selfie stick in there, I am going to rage!!
Rich Russillo: Well you get to control your temper for another day as it’s the lovely Lucille and Bridget is looking to end this one early by caving Ashlynn’s head in.
Persephone: Lucille? You stupid zombie! Call it a barbed wire baseball bat… but I am all for seeing a bitch’s head get caved in.
Rich Russillo: Ashlynn is back on her feet AS BRIDGET SWINGS FOR HER HEAD! ASHLYNN DUCKS AS BRIDGET THEN SWINGS FOR HER ANKLES! ASHLYNN JUMPS UP TO AVOID THE SHOT!
Persephone: AND SHE MANAGES TO COUNTER WITH A DROPKICK BEFORE THE SHOT COULD BE BLOCKED! OH COME ON!!!
Rich Russillo: Bridget is down and Ashlynn has a handful of Bridget’s brunette hair and drags her over to the ropes AND SHE IS TRYING TO SHOVE BRIDGET’S FACE INTO THE BARBED WIRE!!
Persephone: COME ON! COME ON! COME ON!
Rich Russillo: BRIDGET WITH A BACK ELBOW TO THE JAW AND THAT STAGGERS ASHLYNN BACK AND SAVES HERSELF!!
Persephone: SON OF A BITCH!
Rich Russillo: Bridget is back on her feet and she follows up the elbow WITH A CLOTHESLINE ACROSS ASHLYNN’S THROAT!! ASHLYNN DOWN ONCE AGAIN!
Crowd: LET’S GO PUPPIES!! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: LET’S GO PUPPIES!! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
Persephone: THESE PEOPLE ARE PERVERTS! THEY NEED TO BE CHANTING FOR BLOODSHED! IT’S A BARBED WIRE MATCH!! SICK FUCKS!!
Rich Russillo: It looks like Bridget is going back to the well to try her luck with a different weapon from the trash can AND SHE FOUND A BARBED WIRE SELFIE STICK!!
Persephone: I HATE THIS PLACE SO FUCKING MUCH!!
Rich Russillo: Bridget turns herself around AND SHE IS MET WITH A FOREARM TO THE GUT FROM ASHLYNN! Now Ashlynn grabs Bridget off the corner and brings her to the center of the ring for what looks like an Alabama Slam–
Persephone: DUMB BITCH SLIDES OFF OF HER SHOULDERS AND BRINGS ASHLYNN DOWN FOR A SUNSET FLIP! SHOULDERS ARE DOWN!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!
Rich Russillo: WAIT A SECOND! ASHLYNN IS ABLE TO ROLL FORWARD AND REVERSE THE PIN! BRIDGET’S SHOULDERS ARE DOWN!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!
Persephone: OH COME ON! Bridget uses momentum to roll Ashlynn over and there’s another cover. This is stupid!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!
Rich Russillo: ASHLYNN IS ABLE TO ROLL FORWARD ONCE AGAIN AND REVERSE THE PINFALL ONE MORE TIME! SHOULDERS ARE DOWN!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!
Persephone: BITCHY BITCHY KICKS OUT! It’s about time that was over. Looking so damn stupid!! WHERE IN THE HELL IS THE BLOODSHED?!?!
Rich Russillo: Well, Ashlynn is back to her feet first as she grabs Bridget up by the hair back to her feet AND WHIPS HER TO THE WIRE COVERED ROPES–
Persephone: BUT SHE REVERSES IT AND NOW “MISS VOLTAGE” GETS TO FEEL THE BARBED WIRE–
Rich Russillo: ASHLYNN REVERSES IT AGAIN AND BRIDGET GOES FOR THE RIDE BEFORE SHE GOES BACK FIRST INTO THE BARBED WIRE! BRIDGET LETS OUT A YELL OF PAIN ON IMPACT!!
Persephone: Not only that, because these stupid bimbos are only wearing bikinis, it’s a lot more barbed wire meeting flesh. Back, neck, and their fat asses. Bridget pulls herself off of the wire and we can see little trickles of blood on her back. That ain’t gonna cut it with me.
Rich Russillo: We know. You want the mat to be dyed blood red. We get it. What Bridget is also about to get IS A SELFIE STICK TO THE BACK! MORE BARBED WIRE EMBEDDING ITSELF IN BRIDGET’S FLESH!
Persephone: This bitch can now be truly be welcomed to Voltage. There’s a lot more where that came from, bitch.
Rich Russillo: Ashlynn shows no sympathy as she just rips the selfie stick from her back. Bridget looks like she might start crying as she tries getting to her feet as Ashlynn backs up close to, but not touching, the ropes.
Persephone: Let the bitch hit the ropes. Teach her for being stupid. But the other one is now back on her feet.
Rich Russillo: ASHLYNN COMES RUNNING TOWARDS BRIDGET AND TAKES HER DOWN WITH A MODIFIED THESZ PRESS USING THE SELFIE STICK TO CAUSE MORE DAMAGE AS ASHLYNN HOOKS THE LEG FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRRREEE—
Persephone: She kicks out. I am actually a little surprised. It rarely happens, but I thought that this Stream Queen, or whatever the hell she calls herself, would give up after the first feeling of barbed wire. Now that I know that, I wouldn’t mind this match going on for a long time.
Rich Russillo: I am glad that you are starting to get into this match, Persephone.
Persephone: Don’t push it!
Rich Russillo: Well Ashlynn has caused plenty of damage with the selfie stick so she decides to go to another corner and grab herself another weapon and she has found one WITH A WIRE COVERED TRASH CAN LID!!
Persephone: Come on, skank! Do something right for once in your life and clobber her brains in. Change her into a redhead with each shot.
Rich Russillo: Bridget is trying to make it back to her feet AND ASHLYNN IS RIGHT THERE TO CRACK HER WITH THE TRASH CAN LID, BUT BRIDGET GRABS HER AROUND THE WAIST AND COUNTERS WITH A BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX!!
Persephone: No contact with the barbed wire for either of them. They both suck!!
Rich Russillo: Ashlynn is down on the mat AND BRIDGET GRABS THE TRASH CAN LID FROM ASHLYNN! Bridget has evil intentions in her eyes as she puts the trash can lid on the mat and brings Ashlynn back on her feet!
Persephone: Bridget grabs her in a facelock and lifts her up in the air for a suplex–
Rich Russillo: BUT INSTEAD SHE BRINGS HER BACK DOWN AND SENDS HER FACE FIRST INTO THE BARBED WIRE TRASH CAN LID!! GOOD GAWD!!
Persephone: NOW THAT IS WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN! ABOUT TIME THESE BITCHES STARTED USING WHAT BRAIN CELLS THEY HAVE!! DO IT AGAIN!
Rich Russillo: Ashlynn manages to free herself from the trash can lid to the face as we see Grace and Effy still watching very intently as this action continues now that Bridget has the trash can lid again.
Persephone: Ashlynn is getting back to her feet and I am just watching very intently for the end result. Come on, bitch. You better not disappoint me!
Rich Russillo: Ashlynn gets back on her feet AS BRIDGET JUST SWINGS THAT TRASH CAN LID WITH ALL HER MIGHT AND CLOBBERS ASHLYNN IN THE FACE ONCE AGAIN! STEEL AND WIRE ALL IN THAT BEAUTIFUL FACE!
Persephone: Oh who cares about her looks! That bitch is down and the other one is going for the cover!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEE-
Rich Russillo: ASHLYNN KICKS OUT AT TWO AND BRIDGET CAN’T BELIEVE IT! SHE LOOKS ANGRY AS SHE YELLS AT THE REFEREE THAT IT WAS A THREE COUNT!
Persephone: Of course!! Since these referees struggle counting to three. What else is new? I mean Bridget is going for another weapon which works for me.
Rich Russillo: Well, Bridget is taking advantage of the trash cans in the corners as she grabs another weapon… WHAT IN THE HELL IS THAT?
Persephone: Well, Rich, since I wanted to make sure this match was as violent as possible, I snuck in a few weapons that I created into those trash cans before the show started. That one is called the “Barbed Wire O’ Nine Tails”.
Rich Russillo: I am going to throw out a guess and say that instead of whips, it’s barbed wire.
Persephone: Bingo, brainiac. Special barbed wire with whip-like capabilities and we are about to see it in action AS BRIDGET CRACKS IT ACROSS ASHLYNN’S BACK!! OH THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL! AND SHE DOES IT AGAIN! DAMN, I AM A GENIUS!
Rich Russillo: Well I do give you credit because it really is doing a number on Ashlynn as her back is being ripped apart and we can definitely see blood running down her back.
Persephone: Now Bridget rolls Ashlynn onto her back AND BEGINS TO WHIP ASHLYNN IN THE MIDSECTION! THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL!! LOOK! ASHLYNN IS ALSO BLEEDING FROM THE FACE AFTER TAKING THOSE TWO TRASH CAN SHOTS TO THE FACE!! OHHHH YES!! NOW THINGS ARE GETTING INTERESTING!!
Rich Russillo: They are as BRIDGET STARTS WHIPPING ASHLYNN IN THE STOMACH! SHE WANTS TO TORTURE ASHLYNN! SHE WANTS HER TO KNOW THAT IF ANYBODY DESERVED TO BE IN THE NEW BREED TITLE MATCH, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN HER!
Persephone: SHE IS JUST GETTING THE SHIT BEAT OUT OF HER AND I AM ALL FOR IT!! DON’T HOLD BACK!! KILL EACH OTHER UNTIL THE RING IS COMPLETELY COVERED IN BLOOD!!
Rich Russillo: For good measure, BRIDGET WHIPS ASHLYNN RIGHT IN THE FACE! ASHLYNN HOLDS HER FACE AS BRIDGET USES THE HAIR AND DRAGS HER TO THE CORNER!!
Persephone: She climbs to the top rope and I still hate it that the turnbuckles weren’t covered in barbed wire. I am calling a meeting!
Rich Russillo: Anyways, Bridget goes to the top rope AND JUMPS OFF WITH A DIRECT HIT WITH THE SWANTON BOMB! BRIDGET COULD WIN IT HERE WITH A COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEE-
Persephone: YES! SHE KICKED OUT! THIS MATCH CAN CONTINUE AND BITCHY BRIDGET ISN’T HAPPY ABOUT AND THAT MAKES ME EVEN HAPPIER!! Well it was until she started arguing with the referee about the count. DUMB BITCH!! QUIT KARENING IT UP AND FINISH THE JOB!!
Rich Russillo: Karening it up?
Persephone: Oh shut up! You know exactly what I mean. It’s a horrible mistake and I hope the bitch pays the price for her stupidity!
Rich Russillo: You might be right as this has given Ashlynn plenty of time to recover as she now has the trash can lid AND SHE CRACKS IT ACROSS THE BACK OF HER SKULL TAKING HER DOWN TO THE MAT!
Persephone: Bridget is incapacitated at the moment as Ashlynn looks for another weapon and she has one… OHHHHH YES!! Ashlynn has pulled another Persephone creation and it is called the “You’re So Vain Surprise”.
Rich Russillo: It’s just a mirror. What’s the surprise?
Persephone: Shut up and watch. You’re about to find out the surprise in about ten seconds as Bridget Bridget Bridget Bridget is getting to her feet–
Rich Russillo: AND ASHLYNN JUST BROKE THE MIRROR OVER BRIDGET’S HEAD! WAIT! WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?
Persephone: SURPRISE, BITCH!! THERE WAS BARBED WIRE HIDDEN INTERTWINED BETWEEN THE GLASS AND THE BACK COMPARTMENT!! THE FRAME IS OVER HER HEAD AND BARBED WIRE IS STUCK ALL UP IN HER FACE AND HEAD AND STUFF!!
Rich Russillo: Ashlynn sees that as well as she pulls the frame… and Bridget along with it… over to the corner. What does she have planned as she climbs to the top turnbuckle?
Persephone: Again, I am calling a meeting about that crap. Anyways, Ashlynn has pulled Bridget to her feet as she sits on the top turnbuckle–
Rich Russillo: ASHLYNN PULLS BACK ON THE FRAME AND NOW SHE’S CHOKING AND PULLING THE BARBED WIRE DEEPER INTO HER SKIN!! MISS VOLTAGE CAN SURE AS HELL BE VICIOUS!
Persephone: Fuck that! Look at Bridget! The deeper the wire goes into her skin, THE MORE SHE BLEEDS AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS WANTING!!
Rich Russillo: THERE’S NOTHING THE REFEREE CAN DO ABOUT IT SINCE THERE ARE NO DISQUALIFICATIONS IN THIS MATCH! ALL HE CAN DO IS SEE IF SHE WANTS TO GIVE IT UP!!
Persephone: NOW THE BARBED WIRE IS JUST TEARING AT HER SKIN! LOOK AT IT! A THING OF BEAUTY AND IT TORE SO MUCH THAT SHE FELL OUT OF THE MIRROR! That’s no fun.
Rich Russillo: Bridget is down on the mat and she could be unconscious right now as Ashlynn comes off the top turnbuckle and rolls Bridget over for the cover!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEE!
Persephone: SHE KICKED OUT! YES!! MORE BLOOD! MORE PAIN! I AM HAPPY!
Rich Russillo: VERY CLOSE NEAR FALL FOR MISS VOLTAGE AND FATIGUE IS STARTING TO HIT BOTH WOMEN! Ashlynn has to be wondering what else she has to do in order to put Bridget away.
Persephone: ALOT! I hope it takes so much time that this match doesn’t end and this is the only match of the show… or they bleed to death. I am ok with either.
Rich Russillo: Bridget was able to roll herself over to the closest ropes in order to try and get some breather. The referee is holding off on using a ten count unless absolutely necessary.
Persephone: They do that and they will get an unwelcome surprise.
Rich Russillo: Ashlynn is back to her feet and she walks over to Bridget to try and drag her back to her feet—
Persephone: WHAT IN THE HELL WAS THAT?
Rich Russillo: SAND! BRIDGET HAD SAND AND SHE THREW IT IN ASHLYNN’S FACE? HOW IN THE HELL DID SHE GET SAND!!
Persephone: Look at the replay! The same surfboard guy who has been filming this match because he’s a simp handed her a bag of sand from off the beach. If you’re not cheating you’re not trying.
Rich Russillo: ASHLYNN MIGHT BE BLINDED! SHE HAS TO HAVE THE SAND IN HER EYES RIGHT NOW AND BRIDGET IS FEELING VERY CONFIDENT RIGHT NOW!
Persephone: Bridget is back on her feet AND SHE SNEAKS UP FROM BEHIND AND ROLLS UP ASHLYNN! BITCH IS GONNA STEAL IT AND RUIN EVERYTHING!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!
Rich Russillo: BRIDGET HAS THE BIKINI SHE IS PULLING THE BIKINI AND OH MY GAWD! SHE’S PULLING THE BIKINI ALRIGHT!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEE!
Persephone: THANK GAWD ASHLYNN KICKED OUT! Damn, Rich! You are a pervert. Your eyes were bugging out of your head!
Rich Russillo: They were? If they were, I apologize. As we get back to the match, Bridget has to believe she has won, but she goes to the corner to grab another weapon and this time it’s a steel chair.
Persephone: AND SHE DROPS IT! WHAT THE FUCK IS SHE DOING? She drags Ashlynn to the ropes AND PUTS HER FOREHEAD ON THE MIDDLE ROPE! SHE’S USING HER KNEE TO PUT THE BARBED WIRE FURTHER INTO HER SKULL! OH YES MORE BLOOD!!
Rich Russillo: IT’S PUSHING SO DEEP THAT ASHLYNN LOOKS TO BE WEARING THE INFAMOUS CRIMSON MASK BEFORE BRIDGET PULLS HER HEAD OFF THE ROPES–
Persephone: NOW SHE IS STANDING ON ASHLYNN AND PUSHING THE BARBED WIRE INTO HER THROAT!! WE MIGHT ACTUALLY SEE SOMEBODY GET UNALIVED ON VOLTAGE! HOW WONDERFUL!!
Rich Russillo: The referee is checking on Ashlynn to make sure she is still conscious AND SHE’S FIGHTING! SHE’S TRYING TO FIGHT BACK–
Persephone: BRIDGET LETS HER GO AND HITS HER WITH A RUNNING KNEE TO THE SKULL! LOOK AT THE BLOOD TRICKLING FROM HER THROAT!! I LOVE IT!!
Rich Russillo: Bridget is taking a moment to showboat her eventual victory as she yells for Ashlynn to get back on her feet. It takes her a moment, but Ashlynn is up AND BRIDGET GOES FOR THE “BRIDGE-KICK” SUPERKICK–
Persephone: BAHAHAHAHAHAHA! ASHLYNN CAUGHT THE FOOT AND SHE LOOKS PISSED! SHE DID NOT LIKE THAT CHEAP TRICK WITH THE SAND FROM BRIDGET–
Rich Russillo: BRIDGET WENT FOR AN ENZUIGIRI, BUT ASHLYNN DUCKS BEFORE PULLING HER IN AND HITTING HER WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX!
Persephone: NOW SHE PULLS HER BACK UP AND TAKES HER BACK DOWN WITH A NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX!
Rich Russillo: BRIDGET IS BEING BOUNCED AROUND FROM ONE SIDE OF THE RING TO THE OTHER! ASHLYNN IS ANGRY BEFORE THROWING BRIDGET ACROSS THE RING BY THE HAIR!
Persephone: Bridget is even more ditzy than normal as she gets back to her feet–
Rich Russillo: BESTIE SPEAR!! ASHLYNN HAD THE STEEL CHAIR THAT BRIDGET PULLED OUT AND USED IT AS A BATTERING RAM TYPE ITEM AS SHE PUSHES THE BARBED WIRE INTO HER FACE!
Persephone: More blood!! But Ashlynn once again pulls her up by the hair and back to her feet… what is she doing?
Rich Russillo: SHE HAS THE CHAIR AGAINST BRIDGET’S THROAT!! SHE HAS THE CHAIR AGAINST HER THROAT LONG ENOUGH BEFORE BRIDGET JUMPS UP–
Persephone: SHE DROVE THE BARBED WIRE RIGHT INTO HER THROAT WITH A MODIFIED “PINK STAR DIAMOND”! MAYBE IT PUNCTURED SOMETHING!
Rich Russillo: It might have as the modified codebreaker might have done the job. Bridget’s throat is bleeding and the chair is stuck in her neck as Ashlynn holds her knees in pain and drags herself over to the cover!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEE!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(‘Juno’ starts playing again as neither woman has moved after the last move of the match, but the ring (or beachside) attendants have started cutting off the barbed wire from a set of ropes as Bella Braxton announces the final decision of the match.)
Bella Braxton: Here is your winner… MISS VOLTAGE! ASHLYNN QUINN!
Rich Russillo: Well that was definitely a way to kick off Beach Brawl… with a Barbed Wire Bikini match. These two showed that not only are they beautiful, they are as tough as anybody else on Voltage!
Persephone: Alright. It wasn’t that bad of a way to start off Voltage. I got to see two dumb bitches beat the hell out of each other and get covered in blood while you sickening perverts got to see two girls in bikinis up close.
(The referee helps Ashlynn back to her feet and raises her arm in victory before going back to help the medic team get Bridget out of the ring and the chair out of her neck and face. Meanwhile, Ashlynn takes a deep breath. She’s covered in blood but she starts to celebrate her victory.)
Rich Russillo: We could definitely be looking at the next New Breed Champion if things go Ashlynn’s way. She fought hard and took a lot of damage. We also have to give Bridget Bridget credit. She was very close to winning this match on a number of occasions and she definitely showed that she will be back in contention for gold with this effort.
Persephone: I am surprised these bitches were able to keep everything in their bikinis. I mean except for the people on the beach and millions of people at home got a free shot of Ashlynn’s ass.
Rich Russillo: Yeah we did… but that’s not the point. The point is that Ashlynn has some momentum heading towards Pain for Pride and we wish her congratulations again on the vict–
(Rich is cut off by the sight of Grace De Luca entering the ring… the safe side of course.)
Persephone: Look at this! Grace De Bitcha from behind attacking our bitch. I am sick of these people.
Rich Russillo: Of course she would wait until the match is over to make her presence felt! GRACE IS JUST BEATING THE CRAP OUT OF AN ALREADY BEAT UP ASHLYNN QUINN!
Persephone: NOW LOOK! THIS PSYCHO BITCH EFFY MCAVOY ENTERS THE RING AND SHE GRABS HOLD OF GRACE BY THE HAIR AND SHE JUST THROWS GRACE RIGHT INTO THE BARBED WIRE… AND OH MY GAWD!! SHE IS SCREAMING LIKE A DAMN BANSHEE AS SHE HITS THE MAT!
(Grace is convulsing on the ring as Ashlynn is back on her feet and watches what in the hell is going on with Effy.)
Grace De Luca: (off-mic) OHHHHHH MYYYYYYY GOOOODDDDD!! I CAN’T DO THIS!!!
Rich Russillo: This is absolutely embarrassing for Grace. I mean I am getting embarrassed for her. How sad.
Persephone: It’s fucking pathetic.
Grace De Luca: (off-mic) THIS IS TOO MUCH! VOLTAGE IS TOO MUCH!! I CAN’T DO THIS!! OW OW OW OW OW! THIS HURTS SO MUCH!! OWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!
(Effy and Ashlynn are opponents but they look at each other wondering what is going on.)
Ashlynn Quinn: (off-mic) What the fuck are you crying about?
Effy McAvoy: (off-mic) Seriously? This is shit we go through every day on Voltage! You are such a crybaby!
(Effy just shakes her head as Ashlynn gets a devious smirk on her face.)
Rich Russillo: LOOK! ASHLYNN GRABS GRACE AND BRINGS HER BACK TO HER FEET BEFORE DROPPING HER ONCE AGAIN WITH “RED BOTTOMS”
Persephone: Eat Defeat shut that bitch up and I hope they just beat the shit out of her. WAIT!! BAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!
Rich Russillo: ASHLYNN REALLY IS MAKING A STATEMENT! SHE’S… SHE’S… SHE’S…
Persephone: PICK UP YOUR TONGUE, BITCH! SHE’S RIPPING GRACE’S CLOTHES OFF!! HOPEFULLY THIS BITCH WAS SMART ENOUGH TO WEAR UNDERWEAR TONIGHT!!
Rich Russillo: Well the top is gone and now the pants are off and we have… we have… BRA AND PANTIES!! GRACE IS IN HER BRA AND PANTIES!! OH HOW HUMILIATING FOR GRACE… BUT GREAT FOR THE REST OF US!! GRACE IS GOING TO PITCH A FIT AFTER SEEING THIS TOMORROW!!
Persephone: You are one sick fuck, but it is amusing watching Ashlynn smile and twirl the crying bitch’s pants over her head like a prize. Gotta have something going for her. Ashlynn is feeling proud of herself–
Rich Russillo: AND SHE TURNED RIGHT INTO “PROTECT YA NECK”! WHAT A CLOTHESLINE FROM HELL FROM EFFY MCAVOY!! ASHLYNN IS OUT COLD!!
(Effy picks up the New Breed Title from off the mat and stands over her future opponents and raises the title in the air.)
Persephone: Well this is a fun way to start the show. It can end now.
Rich Russillo: Of course you do, but what we have right now is a champion who just showed that it isn’t going to be easy to take the title from her. Showdown’s Grace De Luca and our own Ashlynn Quinn challenge Effy McAvoy for the New Breed Title. Triple Threat action and it’s going to be a fight!!
(The final shot shows Effy still standing tall over her fallen future challengers as the camera shot fades elsewhere….)
(Promotional ad for Pain for Pride, where Effy McAvoy defends the New Breed Championship against Ashlynn Quinn and Grace De Luca.)
(The Beach Brawl edition of Sunday Night Voltage continues forward as we cut to the tent area of the show, which serves as our backstage area, like it usually would for a normal Voltage show. We would see Trixie Stane in the tents, sitting in a chair, as she looks to be wearing her usual church-like attire here, despite them being at the beach. Trixie has her eyes closed, with her hands clapped together, as it appears she might be praying. She says to herself…)
Trixie Stane: God… I pray for the sins that have been committed to be washed away. I pray for those who think they can get away with letting people commit those sins… I pray to you, Lord… I pray to you…
(All of a sudden, she hears a voice coming from the distance…)
???: Do you have a second??
(Trixie looks startled at who could interrupt her as the camera pans over to reveal Amerson, Trixie’s sister, who is a part of the Children of Sanity, who was also revealed to have gone out with SOSA Henderson during the events of Fighting Spirit. She looks to be a bit distraught as Trixie replies by saying…)
Trixie Stane: Amerson… Don’t you see I’m praying right now? Perhaps you could have waited after I was done? Quite frankly, I’m not in the mood to speak to you after what occurred at Fighting Spirit. Solomon had a major title match that night, and instead, you decided to roam around Italy with Sosa Henderson? Were you that blinded by lust to explore the city with him instead of being there for your savior?
(Amerson feels a bit uncomfortable and senses the vibes that Trixie may not be too happy with her for what happened at Fighting Spirit. She responds to her by saying…)
Amerson: Well, Sis, even though you do seem quite upset about what happened in Rome, I do feel like I need to tell you something about that night.
Trixie Stane: Amerson… Leaving the arena with SOSA was bad enough; exploring the city with him is especially not the best idea. You should have stayed with the rest of the Children of Sanity and not wandered off with a man like that.
Amerson: Well, Trixie… I have a confession I would like to make to you, a confession about a truth that should have been stated to you weeks ago.
Trixie Stane: What is it…
Amerson: I did more than just walk around Rome with SOSA…
(Trixie’s eyes widen as everyone else who’s seeing from the outside area of where the ring is gasps! The shock and drama rose as Trixie had a shocked look on her expression as Amerson continued to speak…)
Amerson: I slept with SOSA Henderson. It was a night full of adventure, the sights we saw… the things we witnessed. I thought it was great, and perhaps SOSA could have been a special someone for all of us to get to know further, but reality was soon gone the next day….
(Amerson pauses to think of her next words as Trixie looks on, shocked at what she is hearing from Amerson, as eventually Amerson tells Trixie what happened next…)
Amerson: When I woke up the next morning, instead of finding SOSA Henderson there, he was gone. Nowhere to be found, and all I got left was a note from him and $20 for an Uber to get back to you guys. I feel ashamed to have even had to admit it to you, but I felt the need to confess my sin toward you and tell you exactly what had happened that night in Rome.
(Trixie looks stunned as Amerson feels embarrassed to even have to mention that detail of what happened on the night of Fighting Spirit. Trixie responds to Amerson by saying…)
Trixie Stane: Is that what you have resorted to, Amerson? It was bad enough that you were holding hands with SOSA, and you two were exploring the city together, but sleeping together as well? This is unacceptable…
Amerson: I know… this wasn’t my intention at all, but I felt the need to be honest with you and be honest with the rest of the Children of Sanity. I’m not happy with how it played out, but confessing to you about that truth was what I felt was necessary.
(Trixie looks mortified with Amerson right now as she tells her…)
Trixie Stane: I’m going to speak with Solomon, and I suggest you pray to relieve your sins that you have committed, Amerson…
(Trixie leaves the area of the tent as Amerson starts feeling regretful about the whole situation. The camera continues to follow Trixie as she roams the rest of the tents that are here at the beach for tonight’s Voltage. Trixie looks for her husband as she peeks around at different corners to find where he is. She does eventually find him as he stumbles upon Solomon Stane, who looks to be sitting in a chair, thinking to himself. Trixie goes towards him and says…)
Trixie Stane: Solomon!
(Solomon looks up and notices his wife. He stands right up and answers by saying…)
Solomon Stane: What is it, Trixie?
Trixie Stane: You’re not going to like this news…
Solomon Stane: Let me guess, SOSA has more things to say about me? He’s here at Beach Brawl, isn’t he? Listen, I told that man he shouldn’t have gotten involved with someone who is associated with me, because after all, I’m a savior to those who have needed me.
Trixie Stane: It’s much worse… It’s not what he said… but what he did…
(Solomon looks confused, as he fully expected SOSA to be here at Beach Brawl to confront Solomon once again. He takes a moment to think to himself before responding to her by saying…)
Solomon Stane: What could he have possibly done?
Trixie Stane: Well… Amerson’s and SOSA’s exploration of Rome wasn’t just that, they had slept together and engaged in activities that are undoubtedly a sin.
(Solomon’s expression turns from confusion into anger as he does not look pleased with what he just heard from his wife. He responds right back to her by saying…)
Solomon Stane: So, Amerson sinned and slept with SOSA Henderson that night in Rome? That is very unfortunate and disappointing to hear. I was someone that I could save, and instead, she turned around and became lustful for someone as sinful as that man, SOSA Henderson.
Trixie Stane: Trust me when I say this, Solomon… SOSA has crossed a line, he crossed a barrier that should not have been entered. He needs to be taken down, dear, he needs to pay for trying to mess with someone from our domain, from our Children of Sanity. At Pain for Pride, you will deal with him once and for all, dealing with not only what he did by sleeping with Amerson but also the disrespect that was shown to her. He’ll need to pay for those crimes, and I need you to be the executioner in Barcelona!!
(Solomon hears his wife loud and clear as he responds right back to her by saying…)
Solomon Stane: I agree with you, Trixie, because as much as it was sinful for Amerson to be involved, SOSA Henderson should not have messed with someone from the Children of Sanity, especially with what was coming to him. I have had enough of his games. I have had enough of dealing with someone who felt the need to ruin my opportunity to compete in the Cash in the Vault ladder match.
(Solomon pauses for a quick moment to catch his breath before he continues talking to Trixie and discussing SOSA.)
Solomon Stane: Simply put… if SOSA knew the consequences that were going to come by sleeping with Amerson, then he wouldn’t have done any of this. He wouldn’t have started the chain of events that have led us here to a match between us at Pain for Pride. There is no way I’m going to let him be the man who escapes with his life still intact. His actions will catch up with him, his actions will have consequences for them, Trixie.
(Trixie smiles and nods in agreement with her husband as she responds to him by saying…)
Trixie Stane: You are correct, Solomon, evil must be cleaned out by your hands, and Pain for Pride is the perfect destination.
Solomon Stane: I noticed what he did on Showdown. I saw it. Come Pain for Pride, Trixie…. SOSA won’t be a problem any longer. Keep that very much guaranteed from THE savior here in EAW.
(Solomon Stane walks off the scene looking as determined and focused as ever. The tensions brewed quickly for SOSA and Solomon as the camera pans over to see a Trixie Stane, who is just as determined and ready to see SOSA, in their eyes, get what’s coming to him at Pain for Pride. The segment would then begin to fade off as we transition back into the open beach area as we continue along here on Sunday Night Voltage.)
(Beach Brawl returns, and ‘My Own Summer’ by Deftones hits, which brings about loud boos from the fans in attendance. The camera pans over towards the entrance area, where Selina Reyes can be seen standing. Selina is holding a microphone in her hand, and she has a calm look on her face ahead of her match against Holly Arrow. Selina doesn’t acknowledge any of the fans, who clearly aren’t happy seeing what she did to her former partner. Instead, she begins making her way towards the ring.)
Rich Russillo: I still find it hard to process that Selina Reyes was Candice’s attacker after everything we’ve seen, but right now it seems like Selina has something to say tonight, and after what we’ve already heard from her previously, I’m sure it can’t be good.
Persephone: I agree, but not because she doesn’t think highly of Candice or whatever. She’s just not that interesting to me, and I don’t really care to hear what she has to say.
Rich Russillo: Well even if you don’t, there’s at least one person who I can guarantee will be watching this all very closely, and that’s Candice.
(Selina Reyes approaches ringside, and begins to walk up the steel steps before making her way into the ring. She looks into the crowd as her entrance music begins to fade out, before finally beginning to speak.)
Selina Reyes: For how long will we continue to do this? How long will we keep watching Candice Blair take opportunity after opportunity all while every single one of you in the crowd right now already knows how it’ll end? Despite what she may have you think, the Grand Rampage and No Way Out match were not the first opportunities Candice has received in her career. No, she has received opportunities all throughout her career, whether it meant fighting for Championships or competing in matches with a future title match on the line. She didn’t have to wait years for her moment to come. She wasn’t forced to sit on the sidelines as everyone else passed her up. She was passed by because she wasn’t good enough, and she couldn’t capitalize on any of the opportunities she had. Even this season we saw Candice ruin everything she had going for herself and cut her own momentum short before she had the opportunity to turn it into something tangible, and yet knowing all of this, she actually believed she had a chance of winning the No Way Out match?
(After saying this, Selina can’t help but begin to laugh. This causes the fans to once again begin booing, seeing that Selina is pouring salt in the wound. After a moment, Selina would begin speaking once more.)
Selina Reyes: I did Candice a favor stopping her from humiliating herself, but that’s not all. I prevented everyone from having their time wasted, the way your time has been wasted for years. The same way my time has been wasted all season long because I made the unfortunate decision to align with Candice thinking I’d actually benefit from it. I don’t just want to beat Candice. This isn’t about winning a match, or having a moment at her expense. This isn’t about being the superior Elitist. I’m going to end Candice, because in 2025 Candice Blair has no use in the wrestling industry. This place will be better off without her, and I am not an Elitist that’s here just to dream. I have the opportunity to take matters into my own hands and get rid of Candice myself, and unlike Candice with any of the opportunities she’s had since she joined this company, I won’t let this slip through my fingers.
(There’s a cold look on the face of Selina as she says this, and as she stares towards the camera, she continues to speak.)
Selina Reyes: Candice, you don’t belong in this place. Not just this company, but in this industry. You’re not a wrestler. You never were, and we shouldn’t have entertained these delusions of yours for so long but very soon you’ll be brought down to Earth in the worst fashion possible. If you’d like my advice Candice, I’ll tell you just one thing. You’ll never find the success you’re looking for as an Elitist. You’ll never reach the heights you think you’re capable of climbing to. Success is the last thing you’re going to find somewhere where you actually have to compete, so if you want to make a name for yourself without waiting an entire decade to do so you’d be better off moving to OnlyFans, and leaving the wrestling to Elitists like myself, and your sister who’s *actually* main eventing Pain for Pride.
(The boos grow even louder, but this changes once ‘Rhapsody in Pink’ by Stela Cole hits. All of the fans behind the guardrails begin cheering after this, and Selina turns as Candice Blair begins walking out. Candice still looks frustrated after everything that’s happened, but she doesn’t let Selina’s words get to her for the time being as she begins walking towards the ring, holding a microphone of her own.)
Rich Russillo: I can’t say I’m surprised to see Candice, especially not after what Selina just said. Selina clearly has no remorse for turning her back on Candice and attacking her, but I suppose we already knew that much.
Persephone: I mean… Is she wrong, though? I’d be fine never seeing Candice wrestle again. Then again I’d say the same about Selina, so she’s not entirely right either.
Rich Russillo: Candice is walking up the steel steps as we speak though, and if you ask me it doesn’t look like she plans to back down from Selina. Candice clearly wants payback, and soon enough she might just get that.
(Candice Blair enters the ring, and ‘Rhapsody in Pink’ begins to fade out after this. Soon after this, Candice begins to speak.)
Candice Blair: I’ve never been one to hide it whenever things weren’t going well for me. I don’t like to spend month after month assuming the worst because I’m not getting the results I want, but when I lost at Grand Rampage, I didn’t think it was the end of the world. No, I saw my performance as the chance I needed to push myself even further. No Elitist’s career is the exact same. You never know exactly when someone will take off, and after Grand Rampage I wanted the chance to at least find out whether or not I could finally push myself to those heights. I wanted to see whether or not I could get to that level, and if I could? Then I’d be a Pain for Pride main eventer. I gained that No Way Out opportunity because of my hard work and whatever performance you saw out of me that night would’ve been the result of that hard work, but you threw all of that away because you can’t handle someone other than yourself having the spotlight?
Candice Blair: We were a team, Selina. We were supposed to have each other’s backs, and if you think I didn’t have yours then you clearly have forgotten what happened this season. You haven’t been here for years like I have and that’s fine, but you’ve had opportunities. You had chances to push yourself further than you were, but what happened once you started getting your name in the Championship picture? You couldn’t get the job done even with my help, and in case you’ve forgotten Selina it was at the same event where I showed out and proved myself to be far greater than what was assumed of me where you completely dropped the ball. It’s not my fault that you’re not where you want to be right now, Selina. It’s yours, and because you failed you decided to drag me down with you. I didn’t hold you back Selina, you did all that to yourself.
(The fans cheer, but Selina doesn’t look impressed. She walks up to Candice, before once again beginning to speak.)
Selina Reyes: Candice, you didn’t have my back. You never did, but that’s okay. I don’t need you in order to succeed. I have spent more than enough time this season working with you, seeing what you’re capable of, and even attempting to learn from you, but the more I learned from my time in EAW, the more I realized that in the long run, you’d be little more than a liability.
Candice Blair: You didn’t let me prove otherwise. You didn’t give me the opportunity to show you what I’m capable of. For some reason you want to think that I’m a liability. You want to think that I’m deadweight. Somewhere down the line you told yourself that I’m holding you back and clearly you weren’t going to allow yourself to be proven wrong, but thanks to your own actions you’re now going to have the chance to find out just what I can do first hand, because at Pain for Pride I am going to tear you apart. You have a lot coming your way and after what you did to me, you deserve the worst. You took away the biggest opportunity of my career all because of this petty idea that I don’t deserve it as much as you, and if that’s what you think now, I can’t wait to see the look on your battered, bruised and bloody face when in a match where anything goes and there’s not anything or anyone holding either of us back, I’m the one that comes out on top.
(The two Elitists stare at each other as the cheers return, and Selina takes a brief moment and glances at the fans in the crowd, who are clearly behind Candice. Selina turns back towards Candice, and she begins to speak.)
Selina Reyes: What do you think you could do to me at Pain for Pride, Candice? You were never the Elitist you want to be, and I knew this. I’ve known this for a while, and yet I kept giving you time as if things would change. I kept giving you chances knowing the same thing every single person here watching knows. When you step into the ring things don’t go your way, because as I said, you’re not an actual wrestler. You’re just pretending, and I am not here just to play games and entertain Elitists who are choosing to spend all of their time fantasizing. I have my own goals to reach, and if I need to get through you to reach them, that’s not a problem for me.
Candice Blair: If you wanted to reach those goals, I wasn’t stopping you. I never would’ve even gotten in your way. I was in full support of you finding success, which is exactly why I was behind you while you fought for the Specialists Championship. You failing to get the job done isn’t my fault, but at Pain for Pride? I’ll be the reason you fell short. I’ll be the reason you’re taken down. I’ll be the one stopping you from ending your season on a high note, but when it happens the only one you’ll have to blame for it is yourself, because you threw away our partnership. You ruined all of this on your own, so if this for whatever reason is what you wanted, I’ll give you what you asked for. I just hope you realize that I’m not the one that’s gonna be taken out for good in a few weeks.
(Selina Reyes just sighs, before looking back at Candice with a smirk on her face.)
Selina Reyes: Is that what you think? Candice, if I were you I’d spend every day of these final weeks remembering, or at least attempting to remember what I did to you before that No Way Out match. There’s a reason you weren’t cleared to compete that night. If I need to take you out of action for far more than one night, I’ll gladly do i-
Rich Russillo: CANDICE JUST HIT SELINA WITH THE MICROPHONE! SELINA DROPS TO THE MAT AND ROLLS OUT OF THE RING, AND CANDICE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWS BEHIND BEFORE JUST GOING TO TOWN, BEATING THE HELL OUT OF SELINA REYES! CANDICE GRABS SELINA, AND SHE SLAMS HER FACE RIGHT INTO THE RING POST! CANDICE GRABS SELINA, AND SHE LOOKS TO SEND HER INTO THE GUARDRAIL!
Persephone: SELINA TURNS IT AROUND THOUGH AND SENDS CANDICE BACK FIRST INTO IT! CANDICE HOLDS HER BACK, AND NOW SELINA RUNS IN AND LEAPS AT CANDICE, SENDING BOTH ELITISTS OVER THE GUARDRAIL AND INTO THE CROWD! These two are covered in sand right now, which is probably gonna suck to wrestle with, but they kinda did that to themselves.
Rich Russillo: Selina and Candice have gotten back up, and they continue to punch away at each other as they stumble past the fans! They’re just knocking each other around the beach right now, BUT CANDICE SENDS SELINA BACK WITH AN ELBOW! CANDICE LANDS ANOTHER ELBOW, AND SELINA GETS SENT FURTHER BACK! ANOTHER ONE BY CANDICE, BUT SELINA RESPONDS WITH A KNEE TO THE MIDSECTION! BOTH ELITISTS KEEP GOING BACK AND FORTH, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY’RE APPROACHING THE WATER!
Persephone: They’ve made it to the water and Selina has the upper hand, AND CANDICE KICKED SELINA’S LEG OUT FROM UNDER HER, DROPPING HER TO A KNEE! CANDICE GRABS SELINA BY THE HEAD BEFORE BEGINNING TO REPEATEDLY PUNCH HER IN THE FACE, OVER AND OVER AGAIN!
Rich Russillo: It looks like Candice just drew blood after a shot directly to the nose, but I don’t think she’s done! Candice is dragging Selina further towards the water, and- OH MY GOD!!!!
Persephone: CANDICE JUST GRABBED SELINA BY THE HEAD AND FORCED HER FACE FIRST INTO THE WATER!!! SHE’S DROWNING SELINA!!!! CANDICE IS HOLDING SELINA’S HEAD UNDER THE WATER, AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE’RE ACTUALLY GETTING SOME GOOD STUFF OUT OF THIS BEACH SHOW! THIS IS GREAT!!
Rich Russillo: IS IT?? CANDICE IS TRYING TO KILL SELINA RIGHT NOW, AND I DON’T THINK ANY OF THE FANS WATCHING EVEN MIND THIS AFTER WHAT SELINA DID TO CANDICE!! SELINA WAS TRYING TO FIGHT BACK, BUT SHE’S CLEARLY GETTING WEAKER AND WEAKER AS I DON’T KNOW IF SHE CAN TAKE MUCH MORE OF THIS!
(As Candice Blair continues drowning Selina Reyes, security guards begin running out, having to make their way around the guardrail and over towards Candice and Selina.)
Persephone: What? Why?? That’s no fun!
Rich Russillo: SECURITY HAS FINALLY MADE IT TO THE AREA, AND THEY’RE PULLING CANDICE AWAY FROM SELINA! That could’ve been really bad if it continued, and I don’t say that to take away from what we’ve already seen! These two are clearly serious about ending each other, and at Pain for Pride they’ll have the chance to do just that!
Persephone: And that’s perfect. We needed some actual deaths around here anyway, not people just pretending they’re gonna kill each other. Neither of them are good wrestlers, so at least one of them better not be around anymore once Pain for Pride is over.
(Medical staff members can be seen in the area, checking on Selina Reyes after being drowned by Candice. Candice is slowly being dragged away by security, but during this, she’s staring directly at Selina Reyes. As Candice is pulled from her Pain for Pride opponent, Voltage fades out.)
(Promotional ad for Pain for Pride, where Selina Reyes faces Candice Blair in a no disqualifications match.)
(Voltage returns to ringside, and ‘My Own Summer’ by Deftones is heard already playing as Selina Reyes is seen in her corner of the ring. She is still shaken up following Candice Blair’s attack on her, but she does her best to remain focused, not looking to let that get to her.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen… The following contest is scheduled for ONE FALL!!!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!!
Bella Braxton: ALREADY IN THE RING…RESIDING IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS…WEIGHING IN TONIGHT AT 117 POUNDS…SHE IS “THE ORYX QUEEN”…SEEELLINNNAAA REEEYEEEESSS!
(She remains in the ring and stares towards the entrance area, waiting for her opponent. “Judas” by Lady Gaga begins to play as Holly Arrow emerges. The crowd cheers loudly for her as she looks towards the crowd, acknowledging them. After this she turns towards Selina Reyes, and Holly has a focused look on her face as she appears to be ready for this match.)
Bella Braxton: AND HER OPPONENT…RESIDING IN LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND…WEIGHING IN AT 149 POUNDS…SHE IS “THE FINAL GIRL”…HOLLLLLLYYY ARRRROOOOWWWWW!
(Arrow makes her way down to the ring, high-fiving the fans and stopping for a photo. She then slides into the ring and gets a sneer from her opponent. She smirks at Reyes before heading to her corner. The official calls for the bell.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Rich Russillo: And looks like this Interbrand matchup is underway with that! Arrow and Reyes begin this with that classic lock-up! Immediately, they are beginning to jockey for position here! Reyes manages to push her opponent back right into the corner despite not being at a hundred percent! The referee separates the two but Reyes gets her with an uppercut regardless! She then takes a few steps back before lunging forward! She comes at her looking for a clothesline! Holly Arrow ducks underneath, allowing her opponent to connect in the corner! SHE GETS HER WITH A FOREARM STRIKE! She then pulls her out of the corner and tries to get her up for the suplex!
Persephone: But Reyes has no intention of being lifted up here! She blocks the move using her leg! She then shoves Holly off of her! Selina Reyes then rushes forward again, this time looking for a dropkick! She manages to plant her opponent right in the chest! Reyes gets back up and goes to lift her opponent back up to her feet! SHE THEN TAKES HER DOWN WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX! Damn, she really has taken control of this match!
Rich Russillo: From there, she takes hold of her opponent’s leg and locks in that single leg boston crab! She’s putting weight on the lower back, that could cause some long-term issues in this match! Holly manages to turn herself on the back though and delivers a swift kick to Reyes’ face! She manages to break the hold and Arrow climbs back up onto his feet! Reyes looks for the palm strike but Arrow gets her with one first! SHE THEN PULLS HER IN AND DELIVERS AN EXPLODER SUPLEX! She kips back up onto her feet!
Persephone: From there, Holly Arrow looks to keep up the pressure! She picks her back up and gets her in position in the german suplex! Reyes brings her elbow back right into the jaw of her opponent! From there, she takes the arm and makes the attempt at the armdrag! ARROW REFUSES TO BUDGE, INSTEAD BRINGING DOWN AN ELBOW ACROSS HER FACE! Holly then turns and translates this position into a Fujiwara armbar! Oh damn, she might be in a mood to break that thing off. That would be pretty funny.
Rich Russillo: I don’t know about that! What I know is that this is a very bad position for her to be in! Reyes uses her free arm to try and drag herself towards the ropes! It takes her a good, long while but she manages to get her hand on the bottom one! The damage has been done but at least the official has broken up the hold! Holly Arrow has a second to get back up onto her feet…BUT REYES STAYS ON HER! SHE KNOCKS HER OVER THE TOP ROPE WITH A CLOTHESLINE!
Persephone: And what a surprise, the match has now been split out on the outside! Arrow manages to get back onto her feet! REYES IS ALREADY SPRINTING TOWARDS THE ROPES! SHE’S ABOUT TO MAKE THE SUICIDE DIVE BUT ARROW DUCKS FORWARD AND OUT OF THE WAY! Reyes crashes and burns here! She then climbs up onto the apron…AND TAKES OUT THE RECOVERING REYES WITH A DIVING HIP ATTACK! Arrow then throws her back inside the ring! She looks for the cover!
ONE!
TW-
Rich Russillo: And it looks like she gets the shoulder up before the two! Holly Arrow continues the pressure, looking to apply her own boston crab here! She manages to quickly crawl towards the ropes! BUT ARROW DRAGS HER AWAY! Doesn’t seem like she’s going to get a rope break this time! INSTEAD SHE FORCES HERSELF ONTO HER BACK AND MANAGES TO SHOVE HER OPPONENT AWAY! She gets back on her feet but Arrow is there! SHE LOOKS FOR THE ROUNDHOUSE BUT REYES DUCKS UNDER IT! SHE DELIVERS A DROPKICK RIGHT TO THE BACK!
Persephone: Oh shit, there goes Holly stumbling right down into the ropes! She lands on the middle one as her opponent builds up some speed! SHE DRILLS HER WITH THE TIGER FEINT KICK! She practically knocked her across the ring with that impact. Probably busted her nose too. From there, Reyes stalks her opponent, waiting for her to get back onto her feet! When she does, she’s there to greet Arrow with a springboard dropkick! It gets her right in the chest! Bullseye bitch!
Rich Russillo: That was a vile combination there from Reyes! She just unleashed hell on her opponent and you have to wonder what she’s going to cook up next! She lifts her opponent up onto her feet! She brings her up from behind and looks for a snap dragon suplex! But Arrow is able to break free before it connects! She pulls her opponent to the ground and sends a strong shoot kick across her spine! From there, she brings her back up to her feet and looks for the back suplex! BUT REYES IS ABLE TO COUNTER WITH THE WHEELBARROW BULLDOG! She hooks the leg for the cover!
ONE!
TW-
Persephone: Arrow now is able to kick out just before the two! Reyes keeps the pressure up, immediately looking to apply a crossface! Damn, she is wrenching back on the head and neck as much as she can! Arrow manages to grab the hands, working on prying them off of her! It seems like Reyes really does have a solid grip here! Arrow has to peel the fingers back one by one by one! Reyes eventually releases and rolls back up to her feet! SHE TRIES TO CATCH HOLLY ARROW WITH A SAITO SUPLEX!
Rich Russillo: Holly Arrow is able to counter by placing her opponent into the headlock! Selina Reyes is able to fight back by sending her across the ring with an Irish whip! Off the rebound she looks for a clothesline but her opponent avoids it! She slips right behind her and takes her down with the swinging neckbreaker! From there, she makes her way up onto the top rope! Seems like Arrow is able to fly here tonight! SHE COMES CRASHING DOWN ON HER OPPONENT WITH THE DIVING FOOT STOMP!
Persephone: As she comes down, Selina Reyes manages to roll out of the way! She then quickly comes in from behind, getting her with a running forearm to the back of the head! She’s stunned from that strike and Reyes gets her in position for the leg-trap sunset flip powerbomb! BUT ARROW MANAGES TO UNTRAP THE LEGS! SHE THEN SHE SENDS HER OVERHEAD WITH THE BACK BODY DROP! Got some air right there.
Rich Russillo: Holly Arrow grabs her as she’s getting back to her feet! HE TAKES HER DOWN WITH THE DDT! That’s not enough for her! She picks her back up and sends her into the corner! She gets her with a forearm and then lifts her up onto the top rope! SHE GETS HER WITH A PALM STRIKE AND THEN CLIMBS UP ONTO THE TOP ROPE! It looks like Arrow wants to connect with the superplex! BUT REYES SHOVES HER OFF! Arrow lands in a harsh way on the mat! Reyes readjusts her position…AND THEN SHE GOES FOR THE TOP ROPE SENTON!
Persephone: Oh that’s going to hurt. Arrow gets her knees up right before the impact! She lands spine-first! From there, Arrow rises back up to her feet! She leaps up onto the second rope! She takes aim and takes flight…SHE THEN SPIKES REYES’ HEAD INTO THE MAT WITH THE DIVING DDT! From there she hooks the leg and hopefully this is over.
ONE!
TWO!
Rich Russillo: Reyes is able to get the shoulder up once again! Arrow doesn’t seem that surprised in fact, she looks glad this one isn’t over yet! She brings her opponent up onto her feet! SHE GETS HER WITH A TIGER SUPLEX! Reyes makes a nasty landing on the mat and then rolls back into the corner! Arrow heads to the opposite side of the ring! She builds up some speed…AND RUNS RIGHT IN FOR THE RUNNING HIP ATTACK! But as she goes in for it, Reyes is able to dive out of the way!
Persephone: She’s still looking a little rough even after that. She pulls herself back up onto her feet! SHE THEN LUNGES INTO THE CORNER, GETTING HER OPPONENT WITH A DROPKICK STRAIGHT IN THE CHEST! Arrow crumbles into a seated position here, exactly where Reyes wants her! She heads into the corner and gets ready…SHE LOOKS FOR THE KNOCKOUT SMASH! BUT ARROW MANAGES TO DODGE AS WELL! Seems like no one is putting their ass on the other’s face tonight.
Rich Russillo: Holly Arrow gets up onto her feet! She takes hold of her opponent and looks for a fisherman’s neckbreaker! She connects with it! From there, Arrow transitions into the guillotine choke! She’s wrapped around her opponent’s neck, choking the life out of her here! You can see that this one is definitely getting to Reyes! Her face is starting to turn a shade of purple! Could we see her get put away right here!
Persephone: Oh shit, she’s going superhuman right now. Reyes is attempting to lift her opponent up while still in the check! SHE THEN DROPS HER DOWN AND BREAKS THE HOLD! Reyes gets back to her feet and delivers a brutal series of stomps down on her opponent! She grabs her head between her legs and we know all the gooners on the beach are wishing that was them. SHE GETS ARROW WITH THE GROUNDED HEADSCISSORS HEAD SMASH! She’s bouncing her face off the mat over and over again!
Rich Russillo: She then rolls her back over and gets back up to her feet! Selina Reyes lifts her up and brings her over to the ropes! SHE THEN DRIVES THE BACK OF HER HEAD INTO THE MAT WITH A INVERTED TORNADO DDT! From there, she hooks the leg and goes for the cover! Could this be the end?
ONE!
TWO!
Persephone: And of course Arrow still kicks out. Selina Reyes looks a little disappointed here! That disappointment mounts into anger as she drags Arrow back to her feet! SHE DELIVERS A CHOP RIGHT ACROSS THE CHEST! AND THEN ANOTHER! SHE GOES FOR A THIRD ONE BUT ARROW GETS HER WITH A PALM STRIKE TO THE THROAT! She then picks her back up…AND GETS HER WITH THE HALF AND HALF SUPLEX!
Rich Russillo: And now Arrow wants to put this one away! She takes hold of Reyes, grabbing the arm and bringing her up over her head! SHE’S GOING FOR THE ODIN’S LOST EYE! BUT HER OPPONENT PULLS HER ARM FREE AND COUNTERS WITH THE ARMDRAG! As Arrow scrambles back to her feet…REYES GETS HER WITH A DROPKICK TO THE KNEE! From there, she delivers a second one right to the face! That was a devastating combination!
Persephone: She then drags her opponent up onto his feet! SHE LOOKS FOR THE SAITO SUPLEX! AND SHE LANDS IT! She’s definitely softened up her opponent up with that one. Now it’s time to go in for the kill! REYES LIFTS HER UP AND GETS HER IN POSITION FOR THE SPANISH FLY! But her opponent delivers an elbow to the side of the head in order to get out of it! SHE COUNTERS WITH THE EXPLODER SUPLEX YET AGAIN! Reyes lands across the ring and makes an awful impact!
Rich Russillo: Holly Arrow isn’t giving any ground to Reyes here! She runs forward and grabs her opponent, looking to use the ropes to deliver a tornado ddt! BUT REYES COUNTERS BY DROPPING HER RIGHT ON THE LADY BITS! She lands right across the top rope and that definitely has to hurt! Reyes takes opportunity…NAILING HER OPPONENT WITH A MASSIVE CLOTHESLINE! It sends Arrow to the outside!
Persephone: Oh look, exactly where the action is supposed to take place. Outside of the ring. Ooof, I hope Holly Arrow grows eyes on the back of her head. REYES IS COMING IN HOT WITH THE SUICIDE DIVE! IT CONNECTS AND SHE KNOCKS HER RIGHT INTO THE RINGSIDE GUARDRAIL! NO! SHE GOES RIGHT OVER IT AND INTO THE CROWD!
Rich Russillo: But it looks like the fans are helping Holly Arrow to her feet! Selina Reyes doesn’t like that one bit! She hops over the guardrail and gets her with a European uppercut! BUT ARROW FIRES BACK WITH AN ELBOW STRIKE! SHE THEN THROWS REYES BACK OVER THE GUARDRAIL AND TOWARDS THE RING! She climbs up now and this crowd is firmly behind her!
Persephone: She brings the action back inside the ring here…grabbing her opponent and getting her up for that Northern Lights Bomb! BUT REYES BRINGS A KNEE DOWN RIGHT INTO HER HEAD! She manages to get free before she’s hit by that Fate of Both Worlds! SHE PICKS ARROW UP AND GETS HER WITH THE ATOMIC DROP! She then runs to build up some speed! I think she might want to hit that Alamo Knee!
Rich Russillo: BUT AS SHE APPROACHES SHE’S POPPED UP INTO THE AIR! SHE THEN COMES DOWN RIGHT ON THE KNEE OF HER OPPONENT! VICTORIA! Reyes might just be knocked out here as Arrow crawls on top of her and hooks the leg!
ONE!
TWO!
THR-
Persephone: Somehow…somehow she stays alive. I can’t believe she just kicked out of that. Is this match ever going to end? Actually it just might here. Holly Arrow lifts her opponent up…AND IT SEEMS LIKE SHE’S GETTING HER POSITION FOR THAT PSIONIC CROSSBOW! I think the credits can start rolling any time now.
Rich Russillo: BUT AS SHE GOES TO LIFT UP REYES…THE MOVE IS COUNTERED! REYES MANAGES TO PLANT HER WITH THE SAITO SUPLEX INSTEAD! Arrow rolls into the corner and Reyes knows exactly what to do next! SHE RUNS FULL SPEED AND CRUSHES HER INTO THE BOTTOM TURNBUCKLE WITH THE KNOCKOUT SMASH! SHE DRAGS HOLLY TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE RING AND COVERS!
ONE!
TWO!
THRE-
Persephone: No way. Really? Holly Arrow actually kicks out of that. These two really can’t get the job done tonight, huh? I’m shocked at Holly more than anything. Especially since Reyes was literally almost drowned before this.
Rich Russillo: Reyes drags her opponent back up to her feet! She just wants to put an end to all this! SHE GETS HER IN POSITION FOR THE ORYX AWAKENING! BUT HER OPPONENT SENDS HER OVERHEAD WITH THE BACK BODY DROP INSTEAD! She lands awkwardly in the middle of the ring! There isn’t even an ounce of hesitation from Arrow as she places her opponent inside that gogoplata choke! Look at the way she’s pulling Reyes’ throat down into the leg! How long until she passes out?
Persephone: I hope soon. In fact, she looks like she is on the verge of it right now. BUT NO! She manages to get her leg on the bottom rope! The referee is now calling for the break! Damn, Reyes really got lucky there. She gets back onto her feet but the moment she does, her opponent is on her with the forearm strike! Holly Arrow then pulls her away from the ropes…AND SHE LOOKS FOR THE MAGNETIC DESCENT! Here comes that pumphandle sitout piledriver!
Rich Russillo: BUT AS SHE BRINGS HER UP FOR, REYES IS ABLE TO COUNTER! Somehow she turns that into the headscissors takedown and sends her opponent rolling across the ring! As Arrow stands back up…SHE’S ROCKED BY A DROPKICK! It sends her stumbling into the corner! Selina Reyes meets her there with a jumping knee…AND THEN THE BULLDOG!
Persephone: As she goes for the bulldog though, Arrow shoves her away! Reyes catches herself on the ground and turns back towards Arrow! SHE GETS SMACKED BY THE ROUNDHOUSE KICK! And Arrow looks to set her opponent up for the DDT from there! BUT REYES TURNS IT INTO THE MONKEY FLIP! Once again, she isn’t willing to be taken down. She’s really just dragging this whole thing on, huh?
Rich Russillo: She’s not letting the chance to beat Holly Arrow go to waste that’s for sure! She runs to the ropes as she watches her opponent rise to her feet! SHE LOOKS FOR THE SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODY! IT CONNECTS…BUT ARROW ROLLS THROUGH WITH IT! SHE’S LIFTING REYES BACK UP TO HER FEET! AND THEN SHE TURNS IT INTO THE NORTHERN LIGHTS BOMB! COVER FROM ARROW!
ONE!
TWO!
THR-
Persephone: Oh come now. That absolutely should have been it. Somehow Reyes was able to kick out right before the three. Arrow looks down at her opponent, shaking her head in disbelief! SHE THEN DRAGS HER BACK UP TO HER FEET AND PLANTS HER WITH THE INVERTED NECKBREAKER! She then gets her back up and…GETS HER IN POSITION FOR THE GERMAN SUPLEX! SHE GETS IT!
Rich Russillo: Things are looking dire for Selina Reyes’ here! What can she do to get out of this? Holly Arrow lines up her shot! SHE THEN LOOKS FOR THE RUNNING KICK TO THE SPINE! BUT REYES IS ABLE TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY! She then rolls up Arrow for the cover! Is she about to steal this right here?
ONE!
TWO!
THRE-
Persephone: Nope! Arrow is able to kick out…AND REYES GETS HER WITH THE BASEMENT DROPKICK RIGHT AFTER! She knows she needs something big right…so she drags her over to the corner and places her on the top rope! She climbs up after her! SHE’S LOOKING FOR THE SPANISH FLY!
Rich Russillo: BUT ARROW SHOVES HER OFF THE TOP! SHE THEN COMES DOWN HARD WITH THE DOUBLE STOMP RIGHT THROUGH THE HEART OF REYES! Arrow now forces her opponent up to a vertical base…PSIONIC CROSSBOW! SHE GETS HER WITH THE BLOODY SUNDAY AND FOLKS…THIS ONE HAS TO BE OVER! Holly Arrow hooks the leg of Reyes!
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(‘Judas’ by Lady Gaga begins to play as the crowd cheers. Holly Arrow nods at her opponent after sitting up, and after this she pushes herself back up to her feet. She takes a moment to collect herself, before having her hand raised by the referee. The fans continue to cheer, and Holly celebrates her victory.)
Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER…HOLLLLYYY ARRROOOOWWWW!
Rich Russillo: Wow! What a match out of these two! Reyes came into this match not at exactly 100 percent! She fought hard but in the end, Arrow fought harder!
Persephone: Yeah, I didn’t think for a second Selina was going to win this. But hey, I’m sure she got at least like…someone thinking she could.
Rich Russillo: What are you talking about? She was so close! But like I said, Holly Arrow was the better woman tonight! She carries momentum heading into her monumental tag team match at Pain for Pride!
(Selina Reyes is leaning against the guardrail holding her head, not amused whatsoever after everything that happened tonight. The final shot is of Holly Arrow having her hand raised in the ring.)
(Promotional ad for Pain for Pride, where the tag team match between Jake Smith and Caroline and Xander Payne and Holly Arrow will take place.)
(Beach Brawl returns as the tent, which has replaced the backstage area, is seen. Underneath it are two people who don’t give the crowd much joy to see. Jake Smith and Caroline are seen, as Caroline is still with her hands crossed, while Jake is pacing back and forth, running his hands through his hair in frustration. It has been an interesting couple of weeks for the two of them, as they’ve been met with quite an unlikely team to step up to them for Pain For Pride this year. Considering the antics and, most importantly, the history, it doesn’t sit right with the EAW Hall of Famer. While Caroline is quite calm, he certainly has a lot to say as he begins to speak.)
Jake Smith: Facing Xander Payne AND Holly Arrow is like five 9/11’s back-to-back. This is completely wrong, completely uncalled for, and this is NOT how I should be spending my Pain For Pride this year. Do you know how I should be spending my Pain For Pride???
Caroline: Please tell me.
(Caroline isn’t listening, Jake doesn’t notice.)
Jake Smith: I should be spending my Pain For Pride in my THIRD CONSECUTIVE MAIN EVENT! I should be fighting for the EAW World Championship instead of the ever-so undeserving Adam Lucas taking that spot, and I should be the one who beats Michael Machina and once again walks into the following season looking to uphold the values of this brand and lift it to new heights. I’ve been doing that this entire season, yet all of a sudden, people want to act like that doesn’t matter? People like Xander and Holly want to believe that they can just step over me? Do they know who the hell I am?! Holly should know who the hell I am, she was in bed with me for a year! Why do we want to bullshit around the fact that Jake Smith chews up and spits people just like them out for fucking lunch!
Caroline: Why do you act like this?
Jake Smith: What???
Caroline: You are a Hall of Famer, you were just a World Champion this season, yet you run around acting like a little bitch, why?
Jake Smith: Well… I’m sorry that I’m bad that I’m being unjustly reprimanded for crimes that I very much so haven’t committed. Look, we BOTH deserve a lot better than this. Do you agree with me that we can wipe the floor with Xander and Holly?
Caroline: Yes, I do. And I’ll admit that I’m unhappy myself that they got the better of us last week, but at least I’m not the one crying about it.
Jake Smith: You do me no help. I don’t know why I associate myself with you.
Caroline: Could it be because your soul belongs to me?
Jake Smith: Okay, witch. If that’s the game that you want to play, then can you at least do me a solid this one time? Use your powers to make something happen! Put a curse on Pain For Pride! Put a curse on Xander, Holly, and all their loved ones! Can you cast a spell to make Xander skinny?
Caroline: …
(Caroline turns around and begins to walk away.)
Jake Smith: Wait, I know you told me that it doesn’t work like that. :noah: Wait up-
(Both of them stop, as they’re met by both Xander Payne and Holly Arrow, both of them looking relatively amused by what they’re seeing right now. Holly looks especially amused considering she just got a nice win over Selina Reyes.)
Holly Arrow: Something’s never changed, do they, Jake?
Jake Smith: Can you leave? Out of everyone in the whole world, you are quite literally the last person that I want to see right now.
Holly Arrow: But you don’t have a choice, remember? Your girl accepted a match against the two of us at Pain For Pride last week. I know you lack common sense, and I know that you’ve never been the sharpest tool in the shed, I think she can tell you that, but that means that in two weeks, we’ll be in the ring together in a match that is so clearly against you that it’s just not funny.
Jake Smith: Against me? Are you fucking stupid? Dense even? Here’s the facts, girl, the only thing the two of you have in common is the fact that you’re both so mediocre it’s tragic. I don’t like comparing myself to the two of you because it’s just not fair, and anyone would be able to tell you just how much shit you managed to put yourselves in for even THINKING, just for the smallest moment, that you would be able to get some sort of revenge against us for what we’ve done.
Xander Payne: Well, I don’t think you need a reminder of how things went last week. If I were the two of you, then I’d probably think twice before trying to attack us like you have for the past couple of weeks. I don’t think that it does you any favors.
Jake Smith: And who the fuck asked for your opinion? Huh?! Huh?! NOT ME! Caroline, agree!
Caroline: Sure.
Jake Smith: The last thing I need to concern myself with is someone who can’t even bring himself to do his stupid “Payne For Pride” schtick anymore because he sucks so much ass that he can’t even rationalize it in his deluded brain. You know, when was the last time I cared about “Payne For Pride”? Maybe back in 2021, when you beat me for the PURE Championship. And you know what happened after that? I skyrocketed. While you tanked the title that I made prestigious and proceeded to have an awful Hall of Fame career that even Chris Elite would be jealous of for being as awful as it was, I created a career only reserved for LEGENDS. Look, I just don’t understand why we have to pull our hair out like this over something that seems so obvious, how about we just nip this in the bud right now, both of you can admit that you made a mistake and that you’re going to get beat by me, and we can all move on with our lives. I’m fine with not having a match at Pain For Pride, I think a match against the two of you is a worse fate.
(Holly looks at Xander, as she laughs, with the Hall of Famer shaking his head in disagreement. Jake looks baffled right now as he begins to yell.)
Jake Smith: SHUT UP! Alright, look, there’s no need for the two of you to fuck around like this, you’re both delaying the inevitable.
Holly Arrow: I don’t know what you’re so up in arms about, Jake. Maybe it’s the fact that you think that this is all true? Deep down, you don’t want to admit that you’ve gotten yourself into dire straits, and now, as you desperately put the pieces together, the reality begins to set in. I don’t believe even for a second that you think this is going to be as one-dimensional as you believe. I don’t think this is going to be just another Jake Smith match where he lucks out, compensating for his lack of skill with his semi-intelligent mind. This is going to end exactly as we expect it to, and that’s us beating the two of you.
Xander Payne: And I don’t know why the two of you are trying to entertain this idea that we’re not good enough to face you, because if anything, I think we’re good enough to beat both of you, and that’s not something that you can stomach. Say what you want to say, but both of us already know how Pain For Pride is going to end. And it’s not going to end well for the two of you, it’s going to be the high that both of us have been looking for at your expense.
Jake Smith: Shut the fuck up you tub of lard.
(Jake begins to yell as he shoves Xander backward. Both of them are starting a heated argument as Holly quickly joins in, defending her tag team partner before things can get too out of hand. Meanwhile, Caroline is in the background, shaking her head as she approaches.)
(Xander turns, and is met with BLACK MIST right to the face! Caroline spits directly at him, forcing him back as he’s blinded, and this allows Jake to turn around and clock Holly hard with a forearm directly to the face! Caroline and Jake then swarm her as they begin to stomp down repeatedly! Xander is desperately trying to wipe his eyes and help his tag team partner, knowing the predicament that she finds herself in, but Jake is quick to spin around as he boots him right in the face, while Caroline lays into Holly with repeated fists!)
(Officials quickly swarm into the tent, beginning to break Jake and Caroline apart as Caroline is holding her hands up with a smirk on her face, and Jake is shouting, trying to break free so he can continue to beat up the two of them. But one thing’s for certain, even though last week wasn’t their week, they certainly got the last laugh here right now. As it’s the very last shot seen before Super Voltage then begins to fade to elsewhere.)
(Moments later, the camera would begin to fade elsewhere; the fabric of the tent reflecting the ring lights, as we see none other than Molly Waters seated on a leather swivel chair, with a microphone resting in her two hands, lowered down by her legs. The crowd would begin to dampen into a hush, as Molly raises the microphone…)
Molly Waters: Ladies and Gentlemen… Halsey Neel and Pandora Paisley… British Invasion!
(The camera begins to pan, pulling back ever so slightly, to fit both the Unified Tag Team Champions and the interviewer within the same frame. Halsey and Pandora step into shot, taking a seat on their chairs, crossing their legs and gripping the Championships that are around their waists.)
Molly Waters: Thank you for joining me today.
Halsey Neel: No problem.
Pandora Paisley: Our pleasure, hon.
(Molly would then clear her breath.)
Molly Waters: So, we are just two short weeks away from Pain For Pride. For all intents and purposes; this may very well be the biggest match of your careers. Is there anything you can tell us all about your connection to Pain For Pride?
Halsey Neel: Of course, Pain For Pride means more to us than you could ever imagine. It isn’t our first, and it won’t be our last. She and I have competed at this event multiple times. Me personally? This is my fourth Pain For Pride event. I’ve competed in the 24/7 Battle Royal, in a Triple Threat match, and of course, myself and Pandora challenged for the Unified Tag Team Championships just a year prior. As we all know, myself and Pandora? We’ve been thirsty, we’ve been hungry. We wanted to get to this position and we did, fighting our hardest, through blood sweat and tears, we made it, we became Champions, and we have defended them like our lives depended on it.
Pandora Paisley: But we haven’t lost that hunger either, have we? We’ve not dwindled out, become complacent like some of these other Elitists could, that’s poppycock; that hunger has only increased. Every Elitist thinks about, dreams about Pain For Pride, but nobody enters the season aiming for that to be their sole moment – we came into this season looking to capture these belts, whether it be at the show of shows, or just some casual episode of Voltage, it didn’t matter to us love. But now they’re around our waist, and our goals have only grown bigger and bigger, we’re not settling for just being the Champions, we’re settling for being THE Champions, if you get what I mean. We’re looking to define these belts and there’s no other moment better than Pain For Pride is there?
Halsey Neel: I competed against the other members of the #DisneyBesties just a handful of years ago. She and I competed against the Jaded Hearts last year. The moment we won these titles, it became clear to us what needed to be done. Our first Championship reigns in EAW, and we’re marching into the show of shows, we’re marching into Barcelona with them around our waists – old and new fans alike are going to gravitate towards us and watch us represent every single faction in this company and most importantly, they’re going to watch us win. This has been our best season yet, and we’re here to show everyone exactly why, with the most eyes on us, the most pressure on our shoulders, we’re here to show what it is that got us to the top.
(The camera pans back to Molly for a split second.)
Molly Waters: Of course, you’ve said a few times that the road to Pain For Pride didn’t pan out the way that you thought. Care to expand?
Pandora Paisley: Listen, poppet, it’s no surprise that we feel a little bit on edge after Fighting Spirit and the weeks that followed. We weren’t exactly thrilled by Jon interrupting our match, and handing Fire & Ice the win albeit by DQ. They’ll forever feel like they’re the rightful Champions, and we’re always gonna have to live with that, despite us disagreeing. We know we deserve these belts and to have that match be a stain on this reign? Well, at least we’re gonna get to clean it out. I know Jon is well meaning, and I know Jon is emotional. Things haven’t gone his way and last week is proof of that, with his spear on me – there’s a lot bothering him…
Halsey Neel: But we both agree that, at the end of the day, we need to do what needs to be done. If there’s anything we’ve proven, whether it be in British Invasion, DEVOLUTION, #DisneyBesties or even Pandora Paisley’s stint in the Rogues Gallery, we’ve proven that we’ll go to any lengths to get to the top. I get it, I get how Pandora feels, I think anyone in our situation would understand too. Stoic doesn’t mean heartless so of course she’s going to feel just that little bit more attached to this match. We’ve been pissed off and upset more times than we could probably count on our fingers, but it’s important to note that no matter how emotional and how devastating some of this can feel? We’re doing it without regrets.
Pandora Paisley: She’s right. We’ve dedicated years upon years of our careers to moments just like these, and unfortunately, we can’t exactly let anyone else get in the way of that. We already dealt with this once back at Grand Rampage, and Halsey and I were able to retain our Championships back then when it was just us and Elysium. Even with Rex and Raven added, we intend to do the same at Pain for Pride. Emotional connections, or bitter grudges, we both know what’s important to us at Pain For Pride and it’s these Championships.
(Halsey nods in agreement with Pandora, and begins to speak.)
Halsey Neel: That’s all that needs to matter right now. We can deal with the fallout afterwards, we can deal with whichever team feels robbed, and we can deal with whoever feels upset about it once all is done; our emotions are all we need right now, and caring what other people think, that’s only going to result in our downfall. I’m sure the other two teams have a lot riding on this match, but we can’t afford to drop the ball now. This has been the best season of our careers, and we didn’t make it this far to lose at the biggest event of the entire season. We only have one focus going into Pain For Pride. One.
(The camera once again pans back to Molly Waters, who raises the microphone back up to her lips.)
Molly Waters: And that’s those Championships, correct?
(She brings the microphone back to British Invasion.)
Pandora Paisley: Correct. We’re well aware of what we’re going up against, love. This time we’re the hunted, we’re in the same shoes as Jaded Hearts and we know what we’re gonna have to do in order to get this one done. We’ve been doubted so many times, we’re sure that a lot of people are still going to believe that we maybe just don’t have what it takes to come out of Pain For Pride with the Championships around our waist, especially with everything that’s going on, but we’ve been doubted for far too long, hon. We’ve got what it takes to be the best Tag Team this company has seen in a long, long time, and there’s not a single thing that can oppose us that’s going to stop us. We’ve knocked down goal post after goal post this entire season, and no matter how many times they put them back up, they’re only going to get knocked back down every single God damn time.
Halsey Neel: We implore you, move those goal posts one more time, we’re going to smash them down, because we don’t care how many teams we have to take down nor do we care WHO it is we have to take down, the one thing that matters to us is coming out of Barcelona with Championship gold wrapped around our waists all the while our mate Daryl comes out with the Cash in the Vault briefcase; next season for British Invasion is only going to be better than the last. Fire & Ice can feel like they’re owed something, Elysium can feel like this is their storybook ending, but all that’s going to happen is more British dominance. We’re going to beat Fire & Ice just like we’re going to beat Elysium. We don’t care who steps up to the table…
Pandora Paisley: They’re only going to get knocked right back down.
Halsey Neel: British Invasion remain on top.
Pandora Paisley: Get used to it.
(Pandora and Halsey would then both stand up, slowly stepping out of frame, taking the Championships with them. Then, we would pan back to Molly Waters, greeting the camera with a smile.)
Molly Waters: Thanks to British Invasion for sitting down with me one last time before Pain For Pride. Now, back to you.
(She speaks, as we slowly fade back to ringside.)
(Sunday Night Voltage continues forward with this Beach Brawl edition of the show as the sun is more than slowly closing in on coming to set, as the fans here in beautiful Valencia, Spain, have been going crazy all night. Suddenly, we hear ‘24’s (Vocals Only)’ by T.I. blast through the speakers at the beach in Valencia as out comes Akari Kiyoko, Damien Kutcher, and Luna Adeline. They would come out with a mixed reaction from the crowd here at Beach Brawl as they make their presence felt before making their way down the ramp.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen… Please welcome… Akari Kiyoko, Damien Kutcher… SHOWTIME!!!!
Rich Russillo: After weeks and weeks of inner turmoil between these two, Akari Kiyoko and Damien Kutcher have been on the same mindset and are back on track, with the win they got last week here on Voltage when they defeated Bridget Bridget and Octavia in their tag team match. Showtime has gotten the much-needed momentum as they head towards Pain for Pride with not just their win last week, but before Fighting Spirit, when they managed to defeat Michael Machina and Solomon Stane in the main event after coming to an understanding.
Persephone: Yeah, yeah, yeah… They’re on the same page now, but what exactly are these goofs going to do at the show? Are they going to be hosting it or something?
Rich Russillo: I’m not sure, Persephone, but I’m sure we’ll get some sort of answer here tonight from Akari and Damien.
(Akari and Damien continue to make their way down the ring as Luna Adeline follows suit. She has a wide smirk on her face as Damien and Akari climb the ring steps and enter between the middle ropes. Damien motions for a microphone from the ringside officials and is tossed two microphones for both members of Showtime. The music begins to die down as Akari is the first to speak on behalf of his team.)
Akari Kiyoko: I know what everyone is wondering. What is Showtime going to be doing at Pain for Pride? What is a team that consists of someone as dangerous as I, alongside someone as cool and confident as my tag team partner, alongside the woman who is the difference maker, going to be doing at the biggest show of the year? I can tell you for certain we’re not interested in sitting around and missing Pain for Pride. We’re not in the mood to sit on the sidelines and watch everyone else try to make a Pain for Pride moment for themselves. That is just how Showtime operates!
Damien Kutcher: Talk to them, Akari, that is the truth my partner is saying because we’re not a bunch of scrubs that are going to be content with missing this year’s event… Nah, we’re going to be making a massive impact on this night and putting EVERYONE on notice heading into next season. The Kutch and Akari both want to be champions. We want to have gold around our waists and make a great exclamation point as we end this season and enter this new one with championships placed on our shoulders.
(Luna nods along, hyping both of them in the back as Akari is the one to speak and says…)
Akari Kiyoko: We want in on the show, which is why we’re both going to be entering into the 24/7 Battle Royal at Pain for Pride. The opportunity for either one of us to get that contract and get a guaranteed championship match of our choosing, and we have full intentions of winning this 24/7 Battle Royal match and getting the reward that comes with outlasting the other competitors that will be involved in this match. Showtime is here, and–
(Before Akari could say anything else, ‘Just Close Your Eyes’ by Waterproof Blonde begins to play in the speakers as Octavia makes her way to the ring with a chorus of boos being rained down on her by the crowd here in Valencia! She makes her way down the aisle as Showtime looks on.)
Rich Russillo: Things just got very interesting! A competitor that has already declared for the 24/7 Battle Royal in Octavia is making her way to the ring. She had her intentions of being a part of this match last week, and just like with Showtime, she has every intention of walking out of Pain for Pride as a holder of that 24/7 Contract.
Persephone: Showtime and Octavia in the same ring? That’s a yap fest if I ever saw one.
(Octavia continues making her way to the ring as she retrieves a microphone that was placed on the ring steps, and she slides right into the ring! She has a sly and seductive look on her face towards Akari, Damien, and Luna as her music begins to die down. Octavia begins to speak as she says…)
Octavia: Showtime? Winning the 24/7 Battle Royal? …. HAHAHAHAH! Oh, you guys are quite the comedians. I’m sure Miss Luna over here reassured you guys that winning this match was guaranteed when, in reality, both of you are going over the top and getting eliminated from this match. The only person who’s going to be winning this match is me! The one that is the future of this company, someone that is going to main event a future Pain for Pride because that’s just who I am, guys. This battle royal will be the start to my ascent towards gaining my first championship, and soon enough, I’ll be on a level that no one can compare to you. This match isn’t going to be won by either one of you, let’s be honest here. I have faced plenty of setbacks this season, and I don’t really intend on facing more at Pain for Pride. It’s only a matter of time before I become a champion here… HAHAHAH.
(Octavia shares a slick smile and starts to twirl her hair a bit as Akari and Damien respond to her by saying…)
Akari Kiyoko: Octavia, we have already seen how this type of overconfidence worked for you in the past, and doing this again just seems quite premature, even for you. You’re banking on yourself to be the one that wins this match, but as soon as that bell rings, you could easily be thrown out by either me or Damien before you could even react.
Damien Kutcher: Showtime isn’t going to stand and take this disrespect. We have our full intentions of winning this match, no matter what you or anyone else has to say about it. You have your setbacks, but so did we, and we have turned things around by getting some major wins these past couple of weeks on the route to Pain for Pride.
(Octavia lets out another smirk as she replies, saying…)
Octavia: Will it, though? I just don’t see it occurring for you guys. I’m sure you guys have been able to straighten things out… It would be embarrassing if it all gets thrown out in this match… My moment to achieve glory will come at Pain for Pride, and you both are going to have to live with it.
Damien Kutcher: Is that so-
???: Wait for just one moment…
(Damien would get interrupted now, as we see in the entryway, it’s Chiyo Gedo! He has made his Voltage return here tonight as he comes to a loud reaction from the crowd! Chiyo has a microphone as he continues with what he was saying…)
Chiyo Gedo: If it isn’t clear to everyone here… I, too, will be competing in the 24/7 Battle Royal at Pain for Pride. As much as all three of you have the same intentions of walking out of this match as winners, none of you have the same level of hunger and drive I have had all season. I wanted my opportunities to break out, to make an impact, and I’m going to assure everyone here that at Pain for Pride, I will have my moment in the sun, with that 24/7 Contract at my disposal.
(Chiyo is talking, he would climb up the ring steps and enter the ring between the ropes as he says…)
Chiyo Gedo: I won’t have my season end on another loss, I won’t have my season end in more sorrow. I’m taking that contract home with me and the prize that will come once that contract is put to use.
Damien Kutcher: Are you serious right now? Interrupting me? It’s bad enough that Octavia wants to discredit our intentions, but now you’re going to talk about winning this match when that just isn’t going to be the case at all.
Akari Kiyoko: Chiyo Gedo, you may be back to end this season off on a win, but that’s just delusion talking over your head. Pain for Pride is going to end up with you lying on the floor on the outside as either I or Damien takes home that contract. The same can apply to Octavia over here.
Octavia: AWWWW, Akari… How sweet of you to lie for you and Damien. Like I said, I just don’t see it happening. Showtime isn’t going to be the winner of this match, and the same can apply to Chiyo Gedo, someone I have already beaten in the past, so I’ve got no problem throwing you alongside Akari and Damien.
(Soon enough, all four competitors start arguing at each other until we hear another voice from the stage…)
???: ALRIGHT, THAT’S ENOUGH!
(Everyone stops arguing as the camera cuts, as we see Eden Sinclair at the entranceway! She begins to talk to everyone who’s in the ring.)
Eden Sinclair: I have seen talk from everyone in that ring, you all have different reasons to win that 24/7 Battle Royal for Voltage. All this bickering back and forth has given me a new idea, so our scheduled match between Damien Kutcher and Octavia will no longer be happening, as now it will instead be a tag team match pitting Showtime against Octavia and Chiyo Gedo! Let’s get a referee down here!
(The crowd cheers at the match change as the referee comes running down, as all four seem surprised at the match change but are ready to fight in this impromptu tag team match!)
Persephone: Well… I didn’t expect that.
Rich Russillo: Tell me about it, Persephone! Our scheduled singles match between Damien Kutcher and Octavia has now turned into a match with Showtime facing off against Octavia and the returning Chiyo Gedo!!! All four of them will be competing at Pain for Pride for that 24/7 contract, as tonight we’ll get a preview of what we can expect at Barcelona.
(The competitors look to be prepared for the match that’s about to occur as Sunday Night Voltage takes a quick commercial break.)
(Promotional ad for Pain for Pride, where the 24/7 Battle Royal takes place.)
(Voltage returns to ringside, and the two teams involved in the newly made tag match are all seen already at ringside.)
Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING IS A TAG TEAM MATCH SET FOR ONE-FALL!
(Octavia and Chiyo Gedo stand in their corner, staring down Showtime.)
Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING FIRST…FROM MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA…WEIGHING IN AT 160 POUNDS…SHE IS “THE PLATINUM QUEEN”…OCTTAVVIIA!
Bella Braxton: AND HER PARTNER…FROM OSAKA, JAPAN…WEIGHING IN AT 220 POUNDS…HE IS “THE UNCHAINED”…CHIIYOOOO GEDDOOOO!
(Chiyo Gedo and Octavia get a mixed reaction from the crowd but they don’t seem to care. Showtime however climbs up on the ring posts and looks for the crowd reaction.)
Bella Braxton: AND THEIR OPPONENTS…ACCOMPANIED TO THE RING BY LUNA ADELINE…AT A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 427 POUNDS…THE TEAM OF DAMIEN KUTCHER AND AKARI KIYOKO….SHOOOOOOOWWWWTTTTIIMMMMME!
(They get another mix of cheers and boos from the crowd. They then head to their corners as the referee looks to get this one underway.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Rich Russillo: Oh man this was not originally scheduled to be a tag team bout but it does seem like that is what we are getting now! Of course, it seems like Damien Kutcher and Octavia are still itching to start this one out! Damien Kutcher runs towards his opponent and looks to level her with the clothesline! Octavia is able to duck right under it! He turns around to try and take her down! BUT SHE’S ABLE TO COUNTER WITH AN ENZIGURI! She gets him right on the side of the head and he stumbles towards the ropes!
Persephone: She makes the attempt at more offense…BUT HE SENDS HER UP AND OVERHEAD! She goes right over the top rope and manages to land on the apron! He tries to knock her off with a right hook but she counters with another enziguri! Damn she really rocked him with that one. She goes to get back inside the ring…BUT KIYOKO GETS HER WITH A JAB! She’s stunned for a moment…JUST ENOUGH TIME FOR KUTCHER TO GRAB HER AND SLAM HER ONTO THE APRON!
Rich Russillo: Kutcher rolls to the outside, looking to capitalize on the opening! He grabs Octavia and delivers a massive uppercut! He then grabs her up in position for a vertical suplex! It looks like he’s bringing her right over to the apron! We are heading into Pain For Pride which means folks are going to do whatever they can to gain some momentum! HE WANTS TO SUPLEX HER RIGHT ON THE BARRICADE!
Persephone: But Octavia manages to slip out before she can be broken in half! She gets behind her opponent and gives him a good push! He goes rib first right into the barricade and that could not have been pleasant! She then grabs him and sends him back inside the ring! From there, Octavia scrambles inside! As Kutcher goes to get on his feet…HE’S TAKEN DOWN BY THE FLYING FOREARM! Look at that, she does the whole kip-up thing after too. Cool.
Rich Russillo: Looks like Octavia has taken control here and she is intent on keeping it! She brings Kutcher back up to his feet! She boots him in the stomach and then looks for the twist of fate! KUTCHER IS ABLE TO COUNTER AS SHE TURNS AROUND! He looks for the back suplex but she rolls over his head and lands on her feet! As soon as she…KUTCHER GETS HER WITH A BACK ELBOW! He then takes hold of her…AND LAUNCHES HER WITH THE BELLY-TO-BELLY SUPLEX INSTEAD!
Persephone: She hits the ground hard and rolls! She goes to get to the corner, looking to make the tag to her partner! But Kutcher is able to grab hold of her before she can get there! HE SENDS HER INTO THE OPPOSITE CORNER WITH AN IRISH WHIP! He immediately tries to follow up but Octavia leaps up onto the second rope! SHE LEAPS RIGHT OVER HIM! She stops dead in her tracks and runs back up! SHE SPIKES HIS BIG DUMB HEAD INTO THE MAT WITH A JUMPING DDT! First cover of the match!
ONE!
TW-
Rich Russillo: But Damien Kutcher is able to kick out! Seems like we still have a long way to go in this match! Octavia though seems intent on skipping right to the end! She grabs the legs of Kutcher and is looking to turn him onto his stomach! SHE’S LOOKING FOR THE TAP BITCH THIS EARLY IN THE MATCH! Kutcher however is being as stubborn as he can…AND HE SENDS HER ROLLING BACK WITH A BIG PUSH OFF THE LEGS!
Persephone: As she goes to get up, Kutcher springs forward and catches her with a big right hand! He knocks her straight into the corner and from there he begins stomping away! Damn, he’s going hard right now. He is just being absolutely relentless here. He finally drags her out of there and gets her back up onto her feet. She definitely is looking like she just was scrapped off the bottom of his boot! HE SCOOPS HER UP AND LOOKS FOR THE POWERSLAM NOW!
Rich Russillo: But Octavia is able to counter, nearly dropping him down right into the DDT! But he doesn’t feel like kissing the mat twice in the same night! INSTEAD HE LIFTS HER BACK UP AND TURNS IT INTO A FISHERMAN SUPLEX! He bridges into the cover!
ONE!
TW-
Persephone: And that doesn’t get the job done. What a shocker. Damien Kutcher doesn’t waste a lot of time now heading into the corner and making the tag to his partner.
TAG!
Rich Russillo: And now Akari Kiyoko is the legal man! He immediately descends on his opponent like a bird of prey! HE TAKES HOLD OF THE ARM AND TRIES FOR THE FUJIWARA ARMBAR! She manages to get her arm free and scramble right into the corner! She makes the tag to her own partner before Kiyoko can do any damage!
TAG!
Persephone: Uh-oh, here comes Chiyo. You know there’s a lot of history between these two. KIYOKO COMES AT HIM FAST WITH A RUNNING EUROPEAN UPPERCUT! It catches him right underneath the chin and knocks him back! He stays on him, looking for that spinning backhand! Chiyo Gedo however is able to duck right under it! HE THEN GRABS THE ARMS AND PLANTS HIM INTO THE MAT WITH A TIGER SUPLEX!
Rich Russillo: It seems like Gedo has gotten the edge here and he’s going to keep with it! HE LOCKS IN A DRAGON SLEEPER ON AKARI KIYOKO! He’s got the grip of an anaconda here, squeezing whatever life he can out of his opponent! Kiyoko already seems like he might be fading a little bit here! Akari Kiyoko is struggling here, reaching towards the ropes with his legs but he can’t quite get there yet! INSTEAD HE BRINGS UP HIS KNEE! HE MANAGES TO CATCH CHIYO RIGHT ON THE DOME!
Persephone: He manages to get loose now and up onto his feet! Chiyo Gedo doesn’t like that at all, grabbing Akari and trying for the dragon suplex now! BUT AKARI MANAGES TO TEAR HIS ARMS AWAY! HE THEN ROCKS HIS OPPONENT WITH THE GAMENGIRI! As Gedo stumbles back towards the corner, his opponent meets him there with a clothesline! Off, he’s trying to spam here now. Just doing those forever clotheslines right now. Feels like forever at least.
Rich Russillo: He gets as many as he can! HE PICKS HIM UP LOOKING FOR A LAWN DART! BUT GEDO IS ABLE TO SLIDE OFF HIS SHOULDERS AND SHOVE HIM BACK TOWARDS THE CORNER! Gedo meets him there with a clothesline of his own to the back of his opponent’s head! HE THEN DRAGS HIM OUT OF THE CORNER AND CONNECTS WITH THE SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! He looks to follow that up with some stronger offense! He makes his way up onto the top rope, waiting for Kiyoko to get back up! HE COMES OFF WITH THE FLYING CROSSBODY!
Persephone: BUT AKARI CATCHES HIM AND ROLLS THROUGH! Oh shit, I always thought Damien was the muscle of the team. Kiyoko brings Gedo up and drops him with the Fallaway Moonsault Slam! HE THEN FOLLOWS THAT UP WITH THE STANDING MOONSAULT! Are we going to get a third unnecessary flip? Nope, it looks like Kiyoko is going for the cover.
ONE!
TW-
Rich Russillo: And in spite of that combination of moves, Chiyo Gedo is still able to kick out! Kiyoko doesn’t let up though, bringing Gedo back up onto his feet! He gets him with a bell clap…AND BRINGS HIM IN FOR THE SUPLEX! GEDO IS ABLE TO COUNTER IT! HE BRINGS HIM DOWN WITH A VERTICAL SUPLEX OF HIS OWN AND ROLLS THROUGH! He brings Kiyoko back up and spikes him into the mat with a uranage!
Persephone: Oof, he’s going off now. I think Kiyoko is about to be in for a bad time! Gedo lines up his shot now and runs to the ropes! HE GOES FOR THE LIONSAULT! BUT KIYOKO ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY! Gedo lands face first on the mat while his opponent heads to the corner to make the tag back into his partner!
TAG!
Rich Russillo: And it looks like Kutcher is back to being the legal competitor! Kiyoko picks his opponent up and gets him in position for the lawn dart! HE GOES TO THROW GEDO RIGHT INTO THE BICYCLE KNEE OF KUTCHER! BUT GEDO SLIPS OFF THE BACK AND SHOVES KIYOKO INTO THE KNEE INSTEAD! Kutcher just took down his partner there by accident! He goes to check in him and as he does…GEDO TAKES HIM DOWN WITH A REVERSE FRANKENSTEINER! WOW! He got some serious height there jumping like that!
Persephone: Gedo is now looking to add some more insult to injury here! HE GETS HIM WITH THE LIONSAULT! And now he’s heading back over to the corner, looking to make the tag back to his own partner!
TAG!
Rich Russillo: AND OCTAVIA IS THE LEGAL COMPETITOR ONCE MORE! It seems like her and Gedo are actually working together right now! He grabs Damien and gets him position for the tiger suplex! SHE THEN DELIVERS A SUPERKICK RIGHT INTO THE MOVE! What a combination from these two as Octavia scrambles for a cover here!
ONE!
TWO!
Persephone: Damien practically launches her off as he kicks out! She looks a little rattled by that but she’s going to stay on him! SHE LOCKS IN THE CROSSFACE! This actually looks pretty funny. She’s like so tiny compared to him but this somehow still looks painful. Kutcher though is pushing himself back onto his feet! SHE STILL HAS IT LOCKED IN AS HE FULL STANDS UP! HE PICKS HER UP AND SLAMS HER INTO THE MAT FOR SOME SORT OF MODIFIED BACK SUPLEX!
Rich Russillo: Kutcher looks a little worn down from that series of attacks but he’s up! He brings her back up onto her feet…JUST TO CUT HER BACK DOWN WITH A CLOTHESLINE! And now here he is, trying to get the crowd amped up! And they are electric here as Kutcher makes his way out onto the apron! He waits for his opponent to stand back up…getting this Spain crowd behind him! HE THEN LOOKS FOR THE SLINGSHOT SHOULDER BLOCK!
Persephone: BUT OCTAVIA CATCHES HIM WITH THE ENZIGURI BEFORE HE ACHIEVES TAKE-OFF! Kutcher falls back down towards the crowd! Is…she doing what I think she’s doing? It looks like Octavia is climbing onto the top rope here! Oh god these fans are eating this up. SHE LOOKS FOR THE ELBOW DROP!
Rich Russillo: BUT KIYOKO RUSHES IN AND SHOVES HER OFF THE TOP ROPE! Octavia takes a nasty spill on the outside! She lands very awkwardly there! Kiyoko is going to do whatever he has to tonight to ensure that his team comes out on top! Kutcher grabs her and throws her back inside the ring! He then drags Octavia over to the corner and makes the tag!
TAG!
Persephone: KIYOKO IS LEGAL! FROM THERE…KUTCHER GETS HER UP FOR THE POWERBOMB! KIYOKO CRAWLS UP ONTO THE TOP ROPE AND FROM THERE HITS THE DOUBLE FOOT STOMP! They call this one “Young Punks”. And yeah, that definitely did some damage there as Kiyoko makes the cover!
ONE!
TWO!
T-
Rich Russillo: BUT GEDO COMES IN AND MAKES THE SAVE! He breaks up the cover and Kiyoko looks pissed off! He gets in his face and the referee goes to usher Gedo back into his corner! As the referee is doing that…Kiyoko goes back to further attack Octavia! BUT SHE GETS HIM RIGHT IN THE BALLS WITH A KICK! SHE JUST LOWBLOWED AS THE REF HAD HIS BACK TURNED! SHE THEN GETS HIM WITH THE REVERSE ROUNDHOUSE KICK!
Persephone: She goes to cover but the chaos continues! Kutcher comes in from behind and ambushes her with an uppercut! He makes his way back to his corner as the ref turns around! All he sees is that everyone in the ring is now laid out!
Rich Russillo: Eventually, these two competitors begin to rise back up to their feet! They stare each other down before meeting in the ring! THE TWO OF THEM LOCK-UP! KIYOKO MANAGES TO SWITCH THINGS INTO A HEADLOCK! Octavia manages to break free and slip behind! She kicks his leg out from underneath him and gets him in position for a reverse twist of fate! KIYOKO THOUGH IS ABLE TO COUNTER! HE SWITCHES IT AROUND AND GETS HER ON HER SHOULDERS! USHIGIROSHI!
Persephone: But as she brings him down on the knee, he manages to land on his feet! SHE THEN GRABS HIM AND TOSSES HIM SHOULDER FIRST RIGHT INTO THE SHOULDER POST! She heads to the corner and makes the tag in for Gedo!
TAG!
Rich Russillo: CHIYO GEDO IS NOW THE LEGAL MAN! He immediately takes hold of Kiyoko and drives him into the mat with the uranage! HE THEN SCRAPES HIM OFF THE MAT AND SENDS HIM ACROSS THE RING WITH THE IRISH WHIP! OFF THE REBOUND HE CONNECTS WITH THAT FATAL HEAD TRAUMA! Having 220 pounds drive your head into the ground like that has to cause some brain damage. Gedo crawls on top for the cover!
ONE!
TWO!
T-
Persephone: KUTCHER RUSHES IN TO BREAK UP THE PIN! HE LOOKS FOR A BOOT BUT GEDO MOVES OUT OF THE WAY! HE THEN TAKES DOWN KUTCHER WITH THE HEAT SEEKER! That spinning back elbow connects and Gedo has just cleared out all the competition here. I hope that means he might actually get the job done right here!
Rich Russillo: He just might as he stalks Akari Kiyoko like a lion in the jungle! He waits for him to get back onto his feet…AND THEN HE ROLLS FORWARD LOOKING FOR THE UNEXPECTED WHIPLASH!
Persephone: BUT AKARI KIYOKO CATCHES HIM AND SPIKES HIM INTO THE MAT WITH A DRAGON SUPLEX! HE THEN ROLLS FORWARD…LOOKING FOR THE DEAD STROKE! BUT GEDO CATCHES HIM NOW! DRAGON SUPLEX…BUT AKARI KIYOKO IS ABLE TO LAND ON HIS FEET INSTEAD! Gedo turns around and finds himself on the wrong side of a big right hand!
Rich Russillo: He then winds up that same right hand…AND GETS GEDO WITH ANOTHER RIGHT! From there, he takes him down with the sunset flip powerbomb! It looks like Akari Kiyoko is cooking right here…AND HE RUSHES OVER TO THE CORNER AND TAKES DOWN OCTAVIA WITH AN UPPERCUT! He takes out Gedo’s partner and then zeroes in on him! HE GETS HIM UP OVERHEAD! ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES!
Persephone: Well…certainly not endless ones. Gedo is able to slip out overhead! HE GETS BEHIND HIS OPPONENT AND TAKES HIM DOWN WITH THE REVERSE FRANKENSTEINER! Welp, Gedo’s got that look in his eyes like he wants to terminate this man. He goes to lift him back up…BUT DAMIEN KUTCHER CLIMBS UP INTO ROPES! He starts to head inside the ring but the official and Gedo move to stop him! He certainly has the attention of the ref…and Gedo turns around to deal with Akari! POCKET SAND!
Rich Russillo: KIYOKO THROWS SAND RIGHT IN THE EYES OF HIS OPPONENT! He must have scooped it off the beach! His opponent is now blinded! AND KIYOKO NAILS HIM WITH THE REGAL KNEE! A-KNEE OF DEATH CONNECTS! He rolls his opponent on his back and hooks the leg! Could this be it?
ONE!
TWO!
THRE-
Persephone: NO! OCTAVIA MAKES HER WAY INTO THE RING AND BREAKS UP THE COVER! Damien Kutcher looks to play interference here! BUT SHE SENDS HIM TO THE OUTSIDE WITH A HURRICARANA! She follows him out there and these two are just straight-up brawling on the outside! It looks like things are getting slightly out of hand. The referee is choosing to focus on what’s going on inside the ring!
Rich Russillo: AND THERE IS NOW A BRAWL GOING ON INSIDE! Akari Kiyoko and Chiyo Gedo are both back up on their feet! They are just exchanging blows here! KIYOKO BREAKS THE STALEMATE WITH THE DISCUS ELBOW SMASH! He then heads to ropes looking to build up some speed…BUT GEDO SENDS HIM RIGHT OVER THE TOP WITH A CLOTHESLINE! He lands right next to Octavia and Kutcher! AND THEN GEDO LANDS ON ALL OF THEM WITH TOPE CON GIRO!
Persephone: Wow, it’s just carnage out here for real. Gedo just cleared the ring out and he throws Akari back inside the ring! He then helps Octavia back to her feet and she does not seem happy with this at all! But he gets her to go over to the corner!
TAG!
Rich Russillo: Octavia is back to being the legal competitor now! She takes hold of Akari and you can see the smile spread across her face! SHE’S LOOKING FOR THAT CANADIAN DESTROYER! FATALITY!
Persephone: BUT RUSHES BACK INSIDE THE RING! HE GETS HER WITH A SHOULDER BLOCK BEFORE SHE CAN CONNECTS! CHIYO GEDO COMES RIGHT IN AND NOW THESE TWO ARE BRAWLING! Looks like things are getting a little bit out of hand here.
Rich Russillo: The match is now heading out onto the beach! These competitors can no longer contain themselves! OCTAVIA PICKS UP A BEACH CHAIR AND THROWS IT RIGHT AT AKARI’S HEAD! He manages to avoid it and then he picks up an umbrella! HE GOES TO STRIKE OCTAVIA BUT GEDO TACKLES HIM RIGHT INTO THE SAND! Damien is right there on top of him, helping out his partner!
Persephone: Meanwhile, it looks like the referee is trying to get them to get back in the ring!
Rich Russillo: BUT OCTAVIA LEAPS ON THE BACK OF KUTCHER! SHE’S RUBBING SUNSCREEN ALL IN HIS EYES TO BLIND HIM! This is just getting absolutely crazy and it looks the referee doesn’t have much of a choice here! He starts to call for the bell!
(DING! DING! DING! DING! DING!)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen this match has been declared…A NO CONTEST!
(Despite the result being announced as a no contest, the brawl continues as the fans eagerly watch the fighting going on between the four Elitists.)
Persephone: Welp, I guess nobody wins tonight. You know, outside of us. Look at these four just absolutely going crazy out there.
Rich Russillo: All this chaos and now security is of course making their way out onto the beach! God, they’re throwing sand at each other! They’re just throwing everything! The crowd is eating it though, they are handing these competitors whatever they can!
Persephone: I swear I just saw Damien Kutcher through a starfish at Gedo.
Rich Russillo: Security is now dragging these competitors away from each other but what a scene! I can just imagine how heated the 24/7 Battle Royal will be!
(The security guards continue struggling with the Elitists, pulling them away from each other as the fans begin to boo, wanting to see the brawl continue. During all of this chaos, Voltage begins to fade away from ringside.)
(Promotional ad for Pain for Pride, where Limmy Monaghan faces Dr. Bethany Blue for the Hardcore Championship.)
(The camera cuts to our commentary team of Rich Russillo and Persephone, who have serious expressions on their faces as they begin to address the audience at home.)
Rich Russillo: Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve had a blast at Voltage’s Beach Brawl this evening, but I’ve got news to share that might put a damper on things, because the match between Limmy Monaghan and Dr. Bethany Blue at Pain for Pride currently remains in jeopardy after what transpired earlier in the day.
Persephone: It’s a shame, I was really looking forward to those two killing each other.
Rich Russillo: Essentially, Limmy Monaghan visited a hospital, and… well, you’ll get to see for yourself.
Persephone: Fair warning, what we are about to show you is highly disturbing, and totally not funny in any way whatsoever.
(As Persephone says this, she struggles to hold back a smile, which Rich glances over to notice, and decides to shrug it off, so he can continue forward as he lets out a sigh.)
Rich Russillo: …roll the footage.
(The Voltage transitional graphic pops up on the screen as we cut to Limmy Monaghan standing outside the entrance of a local hospital in the area, wearing a highly expensive suit, and sunglasses to match on this sunny day.)
[SCREEN BAR – EARLIER TODAY]
Limmy Monaghan: So, this is where Bethany Blue spends a majority of her time when she isn’t wrestling. Inside of a hospital. Admittedly, I’ve made a few trips here myself, and I’m prepared to take another once Bethany and I face off at Pain for Pride in what’ll be known as a Doctor’s Playground match. Of course, many have questioned my decision making heading into this, given that Bethany has the clear cut advantage, knowing she… well, invented the match. But if you ask me, I like that added wrinkle, because it leaves no excuses for once I end the night as EAW Hardcore Champion. Now, as expected when you fight for the Hardcore Championship, it is going to be a war. So, I thought it’d be the best use of my time to prepare for it. Hence why I’ve come here, so we can explore exactly what Bethany Blue has in store for me at Pain for Pride. Hell, I might get some ideas myself. Let’s go.
(Limmy clips the sunglasses onto his shirt, and walks into the hospital entrance where he makes his way over to the lobby. Limmy picks up a magazine from off the table, and examines it briefly before he hears groaning from someone off screen. Limmy looks up to notice a guy sitting down in a chair, waiting for his name to be called as he sweats profusely, clutching at his stomach in agony. Somewhat curious, Limmy asks-)
Limmy Monaghan: …what happened to you?
Random Man: S-S-Sub… Subway Tuna.
(Limmy flashes a “yikes” look to the camera before plopping the magazine back down onto the table.)
Limmy Monaghan: Well… good luck with that.
(The guy can only muster a nod as he continues clutching at his stomach with Limmy deciding to walk away, and head deeper into the hospital as he tries to walk down the hallway, but gets stopped once the front desk receptionist notices him.)
Receptionist: Excuse me, sir. You’re not allowed to film here.
(Limmy makes his way over to the front desk with a polite smile to seem trustworthy, and begins talking to the receptionist.)
Limmy Monaghan: Right. I apologize, but you’ll have to understand it’s for a good reason. See, you might not be familiar with my work, but I’m actually an EAW Elitist, and I was called here to surprise little Timmy in room 106.
Receptionist: Oh, well, it’s down the hall to the right.
Limmy Monaghan: Thank you.
(Limmy continues down the hall, and obviously goes in another direction to tour the hospital further, stumbling across the cafeteria, and decides to step inside.)
Limmy Monaghan: Not sure how this will factor into Doctor’s Playground, but might be worth a visit.
(Limmy approaches the food being served, and looks with some slight disgust as it doesn’t appear very appetizing.)
Limmy Monaghan: I can’t believe they expect people to eat this stuff.
(Limmy decides to leave, and continue down the hallway where he passes by various doors with multiple of the hospital staff rushing past him, presumably to get to another patient in need. Limmy makes it to the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) branch entrance that needs a keycard to get in, and he turns toward the camera man.)
Limmy Monaghan: Welp, we might as well-
(Suddenly, a nurse steps from out the door, marching towards somewhere without paying much attention to Limmy, who decides to seize the opportunity, and uses his foot as a doorstop to let himself and the cameraman enter. Limmy begins walking further down the hallway, and passes by various rooms where he glances through the door’s glass opening. He notices a woman on a ventilator in one, and a doctor making sure an old man is fully tucked in with the equipment properly hooked up to him in another. Limmy keeps walking, and passes by two parents sitting on a bench, who are both praying to each other about something. Limmy continues making his way through the hospital, and finds an elevator that he enters, then presses to go up a floor above.)
(Limmy steps out of the elevator, and looks around to see he’s found himself in the (Surgical Intensive Care Unit) SICU. Limmy gestures for the cameraman to position the camera down, and throw off suspicion as a nurse passes by them. Again, Limmy walks by various doors, and glances inside the door windows to notice patients recovering from their surgeries with multiple getting monitored by nurses and doctors. Limmy opens the door in an attempt to go up the staircase, and does where he finds himself on the next floor where different patients are located.)
(Limmy has found himself on the patient floor, and walks past various doors, some of which are open with a couple of the patients about to be dispatched by their doctors. Limmy continues walking, and bumps into a patient exiting their room, who looks shocked once putting the pieces together who he is.)
Random Patient: Hey, I know you-
(Limmy cuts him off before he can continue further, and gestures to him to lower his voice.)
Limmy Monaghan: Yeah, let’s keep it a secret for now. But, uh… nice to meet you.
(Limmy hands him his sunglasses, which makes the guy ecstatic as he walks down the hallway further, beginning to speak to the camera man.)
Limmy Monaghan: So far, this tour has been mainly… depressing, if anything. But I’ve got a feeling that’s about to change.
(Limmy spots the entrance for labor and delivery, to which he continues walking down.)
Limmy Monaghan: Nothing better than celebrating new life.
(Limmy passes by a nursery with multiple newborns inside of it. Limmy takes a moment to glance through the window, but starts hearing screaming from throughout the hall from a mother no doubt about to give birth.)
Limmy Monaghan: Yeah, let’s speed this part of the tour up.
(Limmy walks in a hurry down the hallway, not wanting to stick around for women giving birth, and next finds himself in the Operating Room branch. Limmy gets a mischievous grin on his face once realizing where he’s at.)
Limmy Monaghan: Okay, maybe this I will stick around for…
(Limmy notices a box for surgical caps lying around, and ponders it before looking at the camera man.)
Limmy Monaghan: Sure, why not?
(Limmy decides to place the surgical cap on his head, and goes to enter an operating room- BUT HE’S SUDDENLY HE’S ATTACKED BY DR. BETHANY BLUE, WHO COMES FROM OUT OF NOWHERE! HOPPING ONTO LIMMY’S BACK, AND TRYING TO CHOKE HIM OUT WITH A SLEEPER HOLD BEFORE HE BACKPEDALS INTO A WALL! SQUISHING BETHANY BETWEEN HIMSELF AND THE WALL!)
(BETHANY DOESN’T RELEASE THE SLEEPER, AND CONTINUES RIDING LIMMY’S BACK UNTIL HE FLINGS HER OVER HIS SHOULDER ONTO A STRETCHER! LIMMY STARTS TO UNLOAD WITH RIGHTS AS BETHANY DOES HER BEST TO COVER UP! LIMMY DRAGS BETHANY OFF THE STRETCHER, AND GOES TO SEND HER INTO A TROLLEY!)
(BUT BETHANY BLUE REVERSES IT LAST MINUTE, AND SENDS MONAGHAN TO IT INSTEAD SHOULDER FIRST! BETHANY GRABS A BEDPAN, AND CHUCKS IT AT HIS HEAD- BUT LIMMY MOVES OUT THE WAY! BETHANY GETS ANNOYED, AND CHARGES HIM! TACKLING LIMMY THROUGH AN OPERATING ROOM DOOR!)
Random Nurse: OH MY GOD!
(Multiple surgeons that surround the operating table while performing open heart surgery turn towards the commotion, and do their best to keep the patient stable with one of the nurses running out to get nearby help. The other surgeons continue screaming, unable to fathom what’s going on as Limmy and Bethany aren’t even phased amidst their brawl.)
(BETHANY MOUNTS MONAGHAN, AND DELIVERS LEFTS AND RIGHTS WHILE HE COVERS UP ON THE FLOOR BEFORE PUSHING BETHANY OFF! STAFF IN THE OPERATING ROOM TRY TO STEER CLEAR AS MONAGHAN AND BETHANY SCRAMBLE BACK TO THEIR FEET, EXCHANGING LEFTS AND RIGHTS! ITS TURNED INTO A FULL BLOWN HOCKEY FIGHT AS THE TWO JOCKEY AROUND THE ROOM-)
(**CRASH!!**)
(Staff in the room immediately express concern with Limmy and Bethany having bumped into the patient’s table, knocking it over. One of the nurses spring into action by grabbing the telephone.)
Random Nurse: CODE GREY IN OR 3! I REPEAT, CODE GREY IN OR 3!
(She quickly hangs the phone up, and joins the other in trying to tend to the patient whose table fell over.)
(BETHANY STARTS BITING THE FOREHEAD OF LIMMY MONAGHAN, DIGGING SO DEEP WITH HER TEETH THAT SHE MANAGES TO DRAW SLIGHT BLOOD WITH LIMMY GROANING IN AGONY! MONAGHAN DROPS TO A KNEE WITH BETHANY TAKING ADVANTAGE AFTERWARDS WITH A TJD! THE SUPERKICK FLOORS MONAGHAN AS HE TRIES SHAKING THE COBWEBS FROM HIS HEAD AS BETHANY MARCHES TOWARD THE OPERATING TABLE INSTRUMENTS!)
(Bethany has multiple tools to choose from as Limmy slowly begins to stir. Bethany grabs hold of some sharp scissors with a crazed look in her eyes with Limmy’s eyes widening as he realizes what Bethany’s about to attempt once she raises the scissors above her head with him on the ground. Bethany goes to stomp towards Monaghan-)
(IMMEDIATELY, SECURITY RUSH IN! WITH MULTIPLE OFFICERS SWARMING INTO THE ROOM, AND DISARMING BETHANY BLUE AS THEY PIN HER AGAINST A WALL! WITH MULTIPLE SWARMING MONAGHAN ON THE FLOOR, AND PREVENTING HIM FROM GETTING UP!)
(**CLICK!!**)
(Handcuffs can be heard locking as both Bethany Blue and Limmy Monaghan are arrested with the cuffs getting tightened around their wrists. Bethany while getting pinned up against the wall, and Limmy while kept down on the floor. Both are thrashing around, trying to break free, but it’s futile, given their strength in numbers.)
Security Guard: That’s it! You two are under arrest!
(One of the officers notice the cameraman is still filming, and puts their hand up to cover the lens as the screen freeze frames on that image before cutting back to Rich Russillo and Persephone at the commentary desk. Persephone’s still doing her best to not laugh, and isn’t hiding it well, despite her attempt at a “serious face.” Of course, Rich Russillo is more sympathetic to the whole situation.)
Persephone: Like I said, some highly disturbing footage we just witnessed, and totally not funny.
Rich Russillo: …on behalf of Elite Answers Wrestling, I’d like to apologize to the family of that man who was on the operating table, and in regards to Bethany Blue and Limmy Monaghan… both competitors are in deep trouble after their actions that goes far beyond a fine. No, they’re looking at time in an actual Valencia prison without bail. More updates to come on that soon, but where this puts their Pain for Pride match moving forward… honestly, no one knows.
(Rich Russillo stares into the camera with a serious expression on his face, and Persephone manages to do the same after delivering such a bombshell announcement with the camera fading elsewhere afterwards.)
(The camera cuts to Bella Braxton in the ring after showing Ms. Extreme standing ringside with ‘RED THUNDER’ by Butcher Babies blaring throughout the arena.)
Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS A SCHEDULED FOR… ONE FALL!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!
(‘Rhapsody in Pink’ by Stela Cole plays next, and Candice Blair walks out with Ms. Extreme clapping for her sister as it momentarily cuts to her ringside. Candice strikes a pose on the stage area, and begins making her way down to the ring, meaning business ahead of her big match.)
Bella Braxton: And her opponent! Residing out of Malibu, California, weighing in at 130 pounds…SHE IS PRINCESS CANDICE BLAIR!
Rich Russillo: It isn’t our first time seeing Candice Blair tonight, given we saw her earlier in an attempt to DROWN Selina Reyes in the pool.
Persephone: If only it was successful.
Rich Russillo: It’s clear that Candice harbors quite the resentment towards her former tag partner, and understandably so. Bea better hope that aggression doesn’t carry out here.
(“Gloria” by London Symphony Orchestra plays to a positive reaction from fans, and Bea Valentine walks out onto the stage area with the Universal Women’s Championship around her waist. Bea Valentine looks over at Ms. Extreme ringside, and isn’t happy about the situation, but tries to work through it as she walks down the ramp.)
Bella Braxton: And her opponent!! Hailing out of Boston, Massachusetts, weighing in at 143 pounds…SHE IS EAW UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION…BEA VALENTINE!!
Rich Russillo: Bea isn’t happy with the noticeable other factor ringside-
Persephone: Why would she be? Everybody claims to be here for a closer view, then guess what? They’re sticking their nose where it doesn’t belong.
Rich Russillo: Bea will have to worry about, but also a very game Candice Blair, which could spell bad news for the Champion heading into Pain for Pride.
Persephone: Something, something… momentum.
(The referee signals for the bell as both competitors stand in opposing corners.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Rich Russillo: The bell has rung, and this match is officially. So, Bea Valentine will have to focus on her opponent in Candice Blair instead of on Ms. Extreme ringside.
Persephone: God, two Ava’s on one place. What did I do to deserve such torture?
Rich Russillo: Bea might be wondering what she’s done to deserve being placed in a situation like this, but tries to take my advice, and follow through with the match, keeping her attention solely on Candice Blair as the two begin circling each other. Remember, Candice got screwed out of her opportunity to challenge for the Universal Women’s Championship, so she’s definitely coming into this match with a bit of a chip on her shoulder.
Persephone: Eh. Odds are: she wasn’t going to win in the first place.
Rich Russillo: Hey, you never know. Anything can happen in the realm of EAW as proven by the fact Ms. Extreme is the number one contender. Granted, this isn’t a knock on her abilities, but the fact no one expected her to arrive at Fighting Spirit in such a manner.
Persephone: Yeah, and I wish she didn’t.
Rich Russillo: There’s something you and Bea Valentine can agree on… speaking of, Bea initiates a collar and elbow tie-up in the center of the ring with Candice! Both women are aggressive in their jockey for position, and Candice backs Bea up against the ropes! Keeping her pinned there momentarily before SHOVING Bea! BEA DOESNT TAKE THIS LIGHTLY, AND SHOVES CANDICE RIGHT BACK!
Rich Russillo: AGAIN, BOTH WOMEN INITIATE A COLLAR AND ELBOW TIE-UP! MORE FIRE BEHIND IT THIS TIME, AND BEA BACKS CANDICE INTO THE CORNER! BEA GRINDS HER FOREARM ACROSS THE FACE OF CANDICE, STARING DIRECTLY AT MS. EXTREME AS SHE DOES SO! ATTEMPTING TO SEND A MESSAGE!
Persephone: So much for focus.
Rich Russillo: BEA SEEMS UNRELENTING IN HER ASSAULT, OR RATHER DISRESPECT IN THE CORNER! CAUSING THE REFEREE TO INTERVENE WITH A FIVE COUNT!
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FI-
Rich Russillo: Bea Valentine finally relents, and puts her hands up, showing the referee there is no contact between herself and Candice Bla- ACTUALLY, I TAKE THAT BACK! CANDICE GRABS HOLD OF VALENTINE, AND SENDS HER INTO THE CORNER FOR A KNIFE EDGE CHOP ACROSS THE CHEST!
Persephone: Jesus. I heard that chop echo throughout the arena. Knowing Bea Valentine is in severe pain right now almost makes me glad to watch this match. Almost. Knowing it’s from Candice brings my mood back down immediately.
Rich Russillo: Welp, I’m glad you’re having… some semblance of fun. 😅
Persephone: Shut up.
Rich Russillo: Noted… Bea Valentine staggers out from the corner, and clutches at her chest in pain. Candice isn’t far behind, and spins Valentine around once she makes it to the center. BUT BEA VALENTINE CATCHES CANDICE BY SURPRISE WITH A KNIFE EDGE CHOP ACROSS THE CHEST IN RETURN!
Rich Russillo: CANDICE RESPONDS WITH ONE OF HER OWN, AND VALENTINE DOES THE SAME! NOT TO BE OUTDONE! BOTH WOMEN EXCHANGING CHOPS NOW! CANDICE! BEA! CANDICE! BEA! CANDICE QUICKLY GRABS BEA IN A STANDING SIDE HEADLOCK, LOOKING TO TURN THE MOMENTUM BACK IN HER FAVOR! WISE MISDIRECT!
Persephone: Right when things could’ve started heated up, she slows them right back down.
Rich Russillo: I WOULDNT SPEAK SO SOON AS BEA VALENTINE HAS AN INSTANT EXIT STRATEGY! BACKING CANDICE UP AGAINST THE ROPES, AND BOUNCING HER OFF THE ROPES TO ESCAPE! CANDICE COMES REBOUNDING, AND CRASHES INTO BEA WITH A SHOULDER TACKLE! HOWEVER, VALENTINE BRACED FOR IT, AND STANDS HER GROUND AGAINST VALENTINE! BOTH WOMEN HAVING GONE SHOULDER TO SHOULDER!
Persephone: I guess they’re both a bit evenly matched in strength. Really, I never considered who would have the advantage in that aspect, because… I just don’t care, but still.
Rich Russillo: I’ll say, Candice Blair might have the striking advantage over Bea Valentine for sure. But Bea Valentine’s best strength isn’t her power, but rather her versatility. She’s able to do a bit of everything.
Persehone: So… jack of all trades, but a master at none?
Rich Russillo: If that’s how you want to look at it, sure. But both women are at a stalemate after their collision in the center- BUT BEA BREAKS THE ICE WITH A FOREARM SMASH! CRACKING CANDICE DIRECTLY IN THE JAW! BLAIR IS STUNNED, AND BEA VALENTINE TAKES ADVANTAGE WITH A STANDING SIDE HEADLOCK!
Rich Russillo: HOWEVER, CANDICE TAKES A PAGE FROM BEA VALENTINE’S BOOK, AND HAS AN INSTANT COUNTER IN STORE AS SHE BACKS BEA UP AGAINST THE ROPES, AND BOUNCES HER OFF TO ESCAPE! BEA TRIES TO COME BACK WITH A SHOULDER TACKLE- BUT CANDICE BLAIR HAD BRACED FOR IT! AGAIN, BOTH WOMEN COLLIDING SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH NEITHER GOING DOWN!
Persephone: Seriously, can neither one of them knock the other? If so, they need to hit the gym. It’s Bea Valentine. You’re not facing a near 7-footer like Ronan Malosi.
Rich Russillo: CANDICE RETURNS THE FAVOR TO BEA DURING THEIR STAREDOWN, AND EXPLODES WITH A FOREARM TO THE FACE! BEA VALENTINE FIRES BACK WITH ONE OF HER OWN! CANDICE SWITCHES THINGS UP WITH A KNIFE EDGE CHOP, AND BEA VALENTINE FOLLOWS SUIT WITH A CHOP OF HER OWN!
Rich Russillo: ITS TURNED INTO ANOTHER STRIKE FEST WITH BOTH WOMEN EXCHANGING CHOPS! CANDICE! BEA! CANDICE! BEA! CANDICE! BEA! CANDICE! BE- NO! BEA WAS TOO STUNNED FROM THAT KNIFE EDGE CHOP BY CANDICE, AND BEGINS STAGGERING INTO THE CORNER!
Persephone: Our Universal Women’s Champion, yet she couldn’t take a few chops to the chest.
Rich Russillo: Hey, I’ll give Bea Valentine her credit. She was definitely going toe-to-toe with Candice in the strike exchange there.
Persephone: Yeah, whatever.
Rich Russillo: Ms. Extreme seems entertained by the whole ordeal, perhaps liking the hard hitting nature of this match. Plus, imagine if Bea Valentine does walk into Pain for Pride a little banged. That only makes it easier for Ms. Extreme to win.
Persephone: Ugh. I don’t want to consider a world with that level of terrorism. Then again, it can’t be much worse than our current Champion.
Rich Russillo: Candice Blair goes to work in the corner, delivering multiple stomps to the midsection that sends Bea down to a knee! Valentine is stunned, and Candice stands her up, directing Bea towards the ropes… Blair leans her up against them, and whips Valentine off! BEA REBOUNDS BACK INTO A RUNNING BACK ELBOW FROM CANDICE! BEA DROPS INTO THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Rich Russillo: SHOULDER UP! IT’LL TAKE A LOT MORE THAN THAT TO PUT SOMEONE DOWN TO THE LEVEL OF VALENTINE! Candice is stirring after that nearfall, and Candice goes to stand her back up- WITH BEA VALENTINE GETTING A SECOND WIND AS SHE DRIVES HER BACK FIRST INTO THE CORNER!
Rich Russillo: BEA BEGINS THRUSTING HER SHOULDER INTO THE ABDOMEN OF CANDICE REPEATEDLY! AND FOLLOWS IT UP WITH A HARD CLUB ACROSS THE BACK! CANDICE BLAIR DEFINITELY FELT THE EFFECTS OF THAT ONE, BUT GRITS THROUGH THE PAIN, AND EXPLODES WITH MULTIPLE FOREARM STRIKES THAT BACK BEA INTO THE CENTER!
Persephone: “Riveting” offense from Candice Blair.
Rich Russillo: BLAIR KICKS BEA INTO THE MIDSECTION, AND IRISH WHIPS HER INTO THE CORNER BEFORE CHARGING IN WITH A KNIFE EDGE CHOP ACROSS THE CHEST! CANDICE SENDS BEA DOWN TO A SEATED POSITION WITH A SNAPMARE, AND RUNS OFF THE ROPES TO HIT A FRONT DROPKICK TO THE SIDE OF VALENTINE’S HEAD! CANDICE HOOKS THE LEG FOR A COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Persephone: Dammit.
Rich Russillo: Bea Valentine demonstrates excellent ring awareness by grabbing hold of the bottom rope nearby! Forcing a break without even having to exert energy for the kickout. Candice Blair seems a bit annoyed-
Persephone: Her? Imagine how I’m feeling.
Rich Russillo: Candice drags Bea Valentine back to her feet, and whips her off the ropes! CANDICE LEAPS IN THE AIR FOR A HURRICANRANA- BUT LANDS ON HER BACK AS BEA HANGS ONTO THE TOP ROPE! HOOKING BOTH ARMS ONTO IT, AND BEA SPRINGS INTO ACTION AS HER OPPONENT LIES THERE IN PAIN WITH A JACKKNIFE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!
Rich Russillo: CANDICE SHIFTS THE MOMENTUM BY ROLLING BEA ONTO BOTH SHOULDERS FOR A COVER! DOUBLE LEG CRADLE BY CANDICE!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Rich Russillo: KICKOUT! BEA ROLLS THROUGH TO HER FEET, AND CANDICE QUICKLY SCRAMBLES BACK TO HERS! PULLING BLAIR INTO POSITION FOR A CASTLES CRUMBLING! WENT FOR HER DEVASTATING CANADIAN DESTROYER- BUT BEA VALENTINE EXPERTLY AVOIDED IT WITH A BACK BODY DROP!
Persephone: Unfortunately, Candice Blair lands onto her feet.
Rich Russillo: YES, AND BLAIR STUMBLES TO THE CORNER! BEA SPINS AROUND, AND CHARGES IN! BUT EATS A BACK ELBOW FROM CANDICE, WHO HOPS TO THE MIDDLE ROPE, AND REELS HER IN FOR A TORNADO DDT! CANDICE WENT FOR THE STARLIGHT- BUT BEA VALENTINE BLOCKS IT BY LAUNCHING HER OFF WITH A FREE FALL DROP INTO THE CENTER OF THE RING!
Rich Russillo: CANDICE BLAIR RISES TO HER FEET, CLUTCHING AT HER RIBS! BLAIR STAGGERS BACK AGAINST THE ROPES, AND GETS CLOTHESLINED OVER THE TOP BY VALENTINE! CANDICE USES THE APRON TO CLAW BACK TO HER FEET, AND BEA RUNS OFF THE ROPES TO HIT A BASEBALL SLIDE DROPKICK INTO THE SIDE OF CANDICE’S HEAD! CANDICE GOES DOWN AS BEA SLIDES OUT UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM ROPE!
(Bea Valentine spots Ms. Extreme ringside. Camille keeps her distance, but shows no fear as Bea Valentine shouts a little smack talk to her.)
Persephone: Again, can this bitch keep her head on straight for one second? My God.
Rich Russillo: Bea Valentine has taken various breaks throughout to glance over at Ms. Extreme. It’s clear that the challenger might be in our champion’s head, but Bea Valentine wants to send a message as she lifts Candice back to her feet.
Persephone: The message being she’s dumb as fuck?
Rich Russillo: Perhaps a sign of things to come at Pain for Pride.
Persephone: Right…
Rich Russillo: Bea Valentine slams Candice off the guardrail FACE FIRST! Valentine rolls her back inside the ring, and Candice starts to stir. But Bea stands her back up… BEA CONNECTS WITH A FOREARM! CANDICE FIRES BACK WITH ONE OF HER OWN! BEA DOES THE SAME! BUT CANDICE CONNECTS WITH MULTIPLE FOREARMS IN RESPONSE!
Rich Russillo: BEA VALENTINE IS STRUGGLING TO STAND, AND CANDICE RUNS OFF THE ROPES AFTER HAMMERING HER OPPONENT WITH STRIKES! BUT RUNS RIGHT INTO A SUPERKICK FROM VALENTINE! NOW, ITS CANDICE BLAIR THAT CAN BARELY STAND!
Persephone: She isn’t looking so hot now.
Rich Russillo: AND BEA VALENTINE GOES TO FOLLOW UP AS SHE RUNS OFF THE ROPES TO DELIVER A SLINGBLADE! CANDICE BLAIR’S EYES TELL A STORY THAT SHE ISNT ALL THERE, BUT IS RUNNING OFF INSTINCT STILL, AND SCRAMBLES BACK TO HER FEET! BEA IS UP TO HERS AS WELL, AND SHOTGUN DROPKICKS CANDICE BACK FIRST INTO THE CORNER!
Rich Russillo: CANDICE COLLAPSES DOWN TO THE CANVAS, AND BEA CLIMBS TO THE TOP ROPE! BUT CANDICE BLAIR SCRAMBLES BACK TO HER FEET, AND SHOVES BEA OFF BACK FIRST INTO THE GUARDRAIL WHILE SHE WAS STILL CLIMBING UP THERE!
Persephone: Ha! Bea Valentine’s in a world of pain at the moment.
Rich Russillo: Bea struggles back to her feet as Candide Blair runs off the ropes! SOARING THROUGH THE MIDDLE WITH A SUICIDE DIVE- BUT BEA SHIFTS THE MOMENTUM LAST MINUTE, AND SENDS CANDICE BLAIR BACK FIRST INTO THE GUARDRAIL! BLAIR FAVORS HER BACK AFTER THAT AS SHE REMAINS ON WOBBLY LEGS ONCE BEA VALENTINE SLIDES BACK INSIDE THE RING!
Rich Russillo: BEA REBOUNDS OFF THE ROPES, AND SOARS THROUGH HERSELF WITH A SUICIDE DIVE! SENDING CANDICE BLAIR INTO THE RAILING AGAIN BACK FIRST BEFORE ROLLING HER BACK INSIDE THE RING! BEA VALENTINE CLIMBS TO THE TOP, AND REMAINS PERCHED AS CANDICE BLAIR SLOWLY TURNS AROUND… INTO A DIVING CROSSBODY! COVER IS MADE!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHH-
Persephone: FUCK! …a kickout.
Rich Russillo: Candice stays in this thing against Bea Valentine, but for how long?
Persephone: Hopefully not too long.
Rich Russillo: Bea Valentine checks with the referee to verify that was the count of two, but once getting that affirmation, starts climbing to the top rope! Bea’s going for Flight of the BumbleBEA I imagine a second time- BUT CANDICE BLAIR HAS IT SCOUTED AGAIN AS SHE RUNS UP THE ROPES LIKE A CAT, AND HOOKS BEA UP FOR A SUPERPLEX!
Rich Russillo: BOTH COMPETITORS WRITHE IN PAIN, HAVING TAKEN THAT HIGH FALL TOGETHER! BUT CANDICE MUSTERS UP ENOUGH STRENGTH AND ENERGY TO ROLL HERSELF ONTO HER STOMACH, AND DRAPE THE ARM OVER BEA FOR A POTENTIAL PIN AND THE WIN!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRRR-
Rich Russillo: SHOULDER UP! BEA VALENTINE POPS THE SHOULDER UP!
Persephone: Why am I even surprised?
Rich Russillo: Valentine rolls away from Candice as she lies prone on the canvas. Both women are exhausted with the wear and tear they’ve put themselves through beginning to show.
Persephone: My eyelids are beginning to feel the wear and tear as well.
Rich Russillo: Please, be nice.
Persephone: Screw that. I was being generous to even loan them my time.
Rich Russillo: :whoa: …Candice Blair crawls over to Valentine, and grabs hold of her hair. Candice rises to her feet, pulling Bea Valentine up in the process to a knee. Valentine is at the mercy of Blair… AND BLAIR STARTS TO UNLOAD WITH FOREARM AFTER FOREARM! TAPPING INTO WHATEVER AGGRESSION SHE HAS LEFT!
Persephone: This probably would’ve been useful earlier. Not after I’ve been subjected to terrorism.
Rich Russillo: BUT BEA VALENTINE GRITS THROUGH THE FOREARMS AS SHE RISES TO HER FEET AS WELL! LOCKING EYES WITH CANDICE BEFORE FIRING BACK WITH MULTIPLE FOREARMS TOO! CANDICE STARTS TO FALTER- BUT EXPLODES WITH A SPINNING BACK KICK! DOUBLING VALENTINE OVER! CANDICE FOLLOWS IT UP WITH A PENALTY KICK TO THE CHEST, JOLTING HER BACK UPRIGHT!
Rich Russillo: CANDICE SPINS AROUND FOR A DISCUS LARIAT! CAUGHT HER WITH THE GOLD RUSH! BEA VALENTINE MIGHT BE LIGHTS OUT AS CANDICE BLAIR DRAGS HER BACK TO HER FEET! BLAIR WANTS THE CASTLES CRUMBLING, BUT BEA VALENTINE DROPS TO ALL FOURS, AND CRAWLS THROUGH CANDICE’S LEGS!
Persephone: Oh, brother.
Rich Russillo: CANDICE SLIPS BEHIND, AND STARTS HOOKING THE ARMS FOR THE UNPRETTIER! GOING FOR THE BEA-MY-VALENTINE AS SHE TWISTS CANDICE BLAIR AROUND! BUT OOH! CANDICE TWISTS IT AROUND ON BEA, HAVING HER IN POSITION FOR THE BEA-MY-VALENTINE! NOT THE FIRST TIME BEA’S HAD THE MOMENTUM SHIFTED ON HER OWN MOVE-
Rich Russillo: BUT SHE MANAGES TO COUNTER WITH A LEAPFROG OVER BLAIR’S HEAD! BEA CHARGES TOWARD THE ROPES, AND REBOUNDS OFF WITH A LEAPING DOUBLE FOOT STOMP! BUT CANDICE AVOIDS THE BEA STING WITH A SITOUT POWERBOMB! VALENTINE TURNED IT INTO A SITOUT POWERBOMB! HOLDING IT FOR A COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRREEEEE-
Persephone: Did she get her?!
Rich Russillo: NO! BEA VALENTINE WITH THE SHOULDER UP! REFUSING TO SAY QUIT JUST YET! VALENTINE IS SHOWING JUST HOW RESILIENT SHE CAN BE!
Persephone: Yeah, it makes you wonder at times why she’s trying to chicken out from her match at Pain for Pride if she’s capable of this much, but trying to make sense of what goes through her head would leave me puzzled all day.
Rich Russillo: Fair point. But it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand what’s going through Candice Blair’s head as she signals the beginning of the end. Candice lifts Valentine back to her feet… AND PULLS HER IN FOR THE CONSPIRACY! CANDICE WANTS THE CONSPIRACY! THAT SWINGING REVERSE STO! GOING TO HIT BEA’S OWN MOVE AGAINST HER TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY!
Rich Russillo: BUT VALENTINE HAS IT SCOUTED, AND SHOVES CANDICE OFF! BLAIR STUMBLES FORWARD A BIT, BUT SPINS AROUND- OOH! RIGHT INTO A KICK TO THE GUT FROM BEA, WHO PULLS CANDICE IN FOR THE- OH NO! BEA VALENTINE PULLS CANDICE IN FOR THE CASTLES CRUMBLING, GOING TO REPAY THE FAVOR OVER TO CANDICE!
Persephone: These two are having a mid finisher off.
Rich Russillo: BUT CANDICE AVOIDS GETTING HIT WITH THE CASTLES CRUMBLING BY SWINGING THE PENDULUM BACK INTO HER FAVOR WITH AN ALABAMA SLAM! ANOTHER MOVE BEA LIKES TO HIT HERSELF! CANDICE LOOKS TO THE TOP ROPE, AND BEGINS ASCENDING… BEFORE PERCHING HERSELF UP THERE FOR A FROG SPLASH! FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEA BY CANDICE!! HOOK OF THE LEG!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEE-
Rich Russillo: OH! BEA VALENTINE KICKS OUT!
Persephone: I’m getting tired of hearing that.
Rich Russillo: In that case, imagine how Candice Blair feels. Being fingertips away from the biggest victory of your career possibly over the Universal Women’s Champion. Candice drags Bea up into position for the Castles Crumbling… BUT BEA GETS A SECOND WIND! LIFTING CANDICE UP ONTO HER SHOULDERS FOR A FIREMANS CARRY!
Rich Russillo: BUT BLAIR FIGHTS HER WAY OUT OF IT WITH SOME SHARP ELBOWS TO THE JAW! CANDICE SLIPS OFF THE SHOULDERS OF VALENTINE, AND WHIPS HER INTO THE CORNER! CANDICE CHARGES IN WITH A RUNNING EUROPEAN UPPERCUT! BUT BEA CATCHES HER! BEA GRABS CANDICE FROM BEHIND WITH A REAR WAISTLOCK, AND MANEUVERS HER WAY OUT THE CORNER TO LAUNCH CANDICE WITH A RELEASE GERMAN SUPLEX!
Persephone: Candice rolls out the ring, and I can only hope she gets counted out.
(Candice lies on the outside, writhing in pain as Ms. Extreme tries motivating her to get up. Candice manages to drag herself up to a knee, using assistance from the apron. With Ms. Extreme distracted, she’s completely oblivious to why fans’ reactions are rising up.)
Rich Russillo: WHOA! SELINA REYES! SELINA REYES JUST RAN DOWN, AND SMASHED CAMILLE IN THE BACK OF HER HEAD WITH THE TOP OF THAT CHAIR! CAMILLE GOES DOWN, AND CANDICE DOESN’T EVEN KNOW IT YET!
(Candice is trying to crawl her way back inside the ring, and Bea Valentine tries walking toward the commotion outside- but the referee keeps her at bay, turning his back towards Reyes momentarily where she strikes.)
Rich Russillo: OOH! SELINA JUST CRACKED CANDICE ON HER BACK WITH THAT CHAIR, AND CANDICE GROGGILY ROLLS BACK INSIDE THE RING!
(Suddenly, Bea’s thrashing comes to a stop, and the referee finally turns his attention back over to Reyes where he gestures for her to leave. Meanwhile, Candice rises to a knee…)
Persephone: :mjlol2:
Rich Russillo: BEA STING! BEA SHOOTS OUT OF THE CORNER WITH THE BEA STING, ABLE TO CAPITALIZE AFTER SELINA REYES USED THE REFEREE BEING DISTRACTED TO TAKE OUT HER OPPONENT! AND MAKES THE COVER ON CANDICE!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Bella Braxton: HERES YOUR WINNER… BEA VALENTINE!!
(“Gloria” by London Symphony Orchestra plays to a mixed reception from fans, who aren’t happy to see Selina Reyes get involved the way she did as Bea Valentine gets her hand raised in victory by the referee once being handed her championship.)
Rich Russillo: Well, Bea Valentine does it by hook or by crook. Good win heading towards Pain for Pride, but it’s unfortunate that it had to happen like that.
Persephone: What? She saw an opening, and took it. People complain about everything.
Rich Russillo: I mean, she won the match. But morally-
Persephone: Morally, who cares?
(Selina Reyes slides into the ring with the chair, and Bea Valentine keeps her guard up as Selina stares daggers into her briefly. However, Reyes soon turns her attention back over to Candice as she pulls herself up in the corner. Bea moves Selina aside as she notices an angry Ms. Extreme sliding in the ring-)
Rich Russillo: WHOA! BEA TRIED TO CATCH MS. EXTREME WITH THAT CHAMPIONSHIP RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES! BUT CAMILLE DUCKED UNDERNEATH IT, AND DOUBLE LEGS BEA DOWN TO THE CANVAS! UNLOADING WITH RIGHT HANDS!
(Selina doesn’t care about Bea, and shrugs it off as she focuses on Candice in the corner.)
Rich Russillo: NOW, SELINA STARTS STOMPING A MUDHOLE INTO CANVAS WHILE SHE LIES SEATED IN THE CORNER!
Persephone: Right when I thought it’d be over…
Rich Russillo: BEA SHOVES CAMILLE FROM OFF OF HER, AND BOTH WOMEN SCRAMBLE TO THEIR FEET! ITS TURNED INTO A HOCKEY FIGHT WITH FISTICUFFS TAKING PLACE! BOTH WOMEN JOCKEY FOR POSITION WITH BEA PINNING CAMILLE IN THE CORNER WITH RIGHT HANDS!
Rich Russillo: SELINA REYES IS PEEVED FROM EARLIER, AND WATCHES AS CANDICE PULLS HERSELF UP IN THE CORNER! LINING HER UP FOR THE CHAIR! SELINA SWINGS AT HER HEAD- BUT CANDICE AVOIDS IT WITH THE CHAIR FLYING OUTSIDE THE RING!
Persephone: Welp, should’ve picked your spot wiser.
(Bea takes a moment to taunt after she momentarily has Ms. Extreme stunned in the opposite corner of where Candice and Selina are brawling at.)
Rich Russillo: SELINA CHARGES AT CANDICE WITH A CLOTHESLINE! BUT CANDICE SLIPS BEHIND HER, AND SHOVES SELINA INTO VALENTINE! THE TWO KNOCK HEADS, AND CANDICE SENDS SELINA UP OVER THE TOP ROPE! MEANWHILE, MS. EXTREME HOPS TO THE MIDDLE ROPE, AND TAKES BEA DOWN WITH A DIVING HURRICANRANA!
Rich Russillo: BEA SLITHERS OUT UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM ROPE, GETTING OUT OF THE BRAWL BEFORE IT COULD ESCALATE ANY FURTHER!
(Both Bea and Selina glance toward each other as they both lie seated on the outside with Candice and Ms. Extreme staring daggers into them from inside as the camera fades elsewhere with the two sisters standing tall, looking at each other with a smirk.)
(Promotional ad for Pain for Pride, where Bea Valentine defends the Universal Women’s Championship against Ms. Extreme.)
(Voltage returns, and soon after this ‘Apostle’s Warning’ by Mobb Deep hits. An explosion of cheers comes from the fans, and soon after this the camera pans over to the entrance area. Michael Machina can be seen beginning to make his way out, wearing his EAW World Championship around his waist. Michael Machina is holding a microphone in his hand, and he takes a brief moment to look towards the fans in attendance, before he begins walking down to the ring, clearly with something on his mind.)
Rich Russillo: I’m sure we all know this by now but at Pain for Pride Michael Machina will be defending his EAW World Championship against Adam Lucas. We saw a heated back and forth between the two last week, which also included the participants in the Universal Women’s Championship match. However, from the looks of it I’d say Machina isn’t finished just yet.
Persephone: What more could he possibly have to say? Do people even like hearing him speak? I thought they just liked seeing him do stupid things like spearing people through barricades.
Rich Russillo: I’d say they liked what they heard last week. Michael Machina has become a fan favorite through his own hard work, and now at Pain for Pride he’ll be in his first main event at the event. I can see why he’d have a lot to say.
(Michael Machina makes his way down to ringside, and he wastes no time getting onto the apron and entering the ring. ‘Apostle’s Warning’ begins to fade out after this, and Michael Machina begins to speak.)
Michael Machina: For some reason there’s a few people in the back who seem to think they can just throw whatever threats they want at me expecting me to just sit there and take it. They think they can walk right over me and take this title without any problem, but that’s not who I am. I’m not some pushover. I fought my way to the main event of Pain for Pride, and that fight didn’t start a few weeks ago when I was put in a gauntlet of different challengers. It didn’t start back when I won the Extreme Elimination Chamber and became the EAW World Championship. It started back when I showed up to this brand. The second I made my way to Voltage every single one of you knew big things were coming, and that’s not for no reason. I’m not here because I was allowed to be. I’m here because there was no other choice.
(The fans cheer after hearing this from Michael Machina, but Machina continues speaking.)
Michael Machina: Adam can spend all the time he wants lying to himself, but he’s not the kind of guy that can just rip this outta my hands. We know who he is. He’s been here for a long time now and that means, like he said last week, he already knows what it’s like in this position. He’s been at Pain for Pride. He’s been in the main event. He became World Champion at the biggest show of the year, but there’s a big difference between taking that title from someone like Jake Smith and trying to end the run that I’m on, and what Adam’s trying to do now is gonna end with him taking a second loss at Pain for Pride in a row, and when that happens he’s gonna realize that everything his own wife did to him a year ago “for his own good”, was actually for nothing.
Michael Machina: Bethany thought Adam was too scared to take advantage of the opportunities he had in front of him. She wanted more out of him and he didn’t want to do things her way, and ‘cause of it Bethany decided to attack him, leading to a match between a married couple at Pain for Pride. I know Adam remembers every bit of what I’m talking about, so he should also remember what happened last time he competed on this stage. I can handle losing the New Breed Championship. When that happened I picked myself up and I walked into this brand a bigger threat than ever, but you, Adam? Well, why don’t you just see for yourself?
(Michael Machina gestures towards the stage set up for this show after this, and the screen begins to light up, before showing footage from last year’s Pain for Pride.)
[SCREENBAR – Pain for Pride 17.]
(The camera cuts to the match between Dr. Bethany Blue and Adam Lucas, and it begins to show highlights of the match, specifically showing some of the brutal actions of Dr. Bethany Blue during the match. There would be a few clips that’d be shown in full however, and after a moment, the first of the clips would be shown as Dr. Bethany Blue and Adam Lucas are seen near the ramp fighting.)
Persephone: OH MY! THIS IS SO MORBID I LOVE IT! SHE GRABS ADAM AND HEAD BUTTS HIM INTO ONE OF THE CADAVERS ON THE RAMPWAY! THIS IS UNSANCTIONED SO I KNOW THAT EAW CAN’T DO ANYTHING ABOUT SOME DEAD PEOPLE UNDER SHEETS ON THE RAMPWAY!
(Bethany continues to head butt him into the cadaver’s head over and over as he finally falls – )
Gavin Kirkland: ADAM LUCAS IS SPLIT WIDE OPEN! HE IS BLEEDING AND SHE MUST HAVE REALLY FORCED HIS HEAD INTO THAT AND…. WAIT –
(Bethany takes off the sheet of the cadaver much to the horror of everyone, but it is just an operating dummy, that the head was taken off and there was a brick there instead.)
Persephone: SHE WAS SMASHING HIS HEAD INTO A BRICK!? WHAT A GENIUS!
(After this, the footage cuts to another moment of the match, which would take place soon after this, now inside of the ring.)
Gavin Kirkland: SHE SHOVES THE GLASS IN HIS MOUTH…. TJD! BETHANY JUST KICKED ADAM IN THE MOUTH WHILE HE WAS PARALYZED IN PAIN AND HE FALLS, COUGHING UP BLOOD!
(Bethany unhooks the surgical catheter forceps and throws them away, before grabbing a chair, the bloody Doctor just stands there before suddenly – )
(SLAM!)
(SLAM!)
(SLAM!)
(SLAM!)
(SLAM!)
Deadprez: STOP IT BETHANY!!!!!
(SLAM!)
(SLAM!)
(SLAM!)
(SLAM!)
(SLAM!)
Gavin Kirkland: OKAY…. THIS IS TOO MUCH!!!!
(SLAM!)
(SLAM!)
(SLAM!)
(SLAM!)
(SLAM!)
Persephone: HIT HIM MORE TIMES GIRL!
(SLAM!)
(SLAM!)
(SLAM!)
(SLAM!)
(SLAM!)
(Bethany throws the chair down and watches her husband convulse and start to bleed from his back – )
Deadprez: SHE JUST HIT HER HUSBAND TWENTY TIMES WITH A STEEL CHAIR NONSTOP! DR. BETHANY BLUE IS A PSYCHO! SHE HAS COMPLETELY LOST HER DAMN MIND! SHE HAS BASHED AND BATTERED THE BODY OF ADAM LUCAS AND HE IS BARELY MOVING, BUT SHE IS NOT GOING FOR THE COVER!
(Following this, the video focuses on one more moment of the match, only this time, it’s the ending of the match, as the video shows the moment that led to Dr. Bethany Blue picking up the victory.)
Dr. Bethany Blue: (Off Mic)Our love is eternal Until Death do us part, but….
Adam Lucas: (Off Mic) But what?
Dr. Bethany Blue: (Off Mic) You should have injected me.
(BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!)
(Adam’s eyes widen at the sound and then he slowly shuts them because he knows what’s next,)
***BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ***
Deadprez: DR. BETHANY BLUE JUST PLANTED THE DEFIBRILLATOR PADS ON ADAM LUCAS SENDING THE SHOCKS THROUGH HIS BODY AND SHE TOOK TAKES THEM AS THEY BOTH COLLAPSE ON THE FLOOR!
Gavin Kirkland: WE JUST HAD A MURDER SUICIDE!
Persephone: NO! BETHANY HAS FALLEN ON TOP OF ADAM LUCAS!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(DING!!!!!! DING!!!!!! DING!!!!!)
Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER…… DR. BETHANY BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Bethany lies a bloody mess next to Adam Lucas with only her arm over his chest but she is not moving, Adam is not moving. “Somebody Get Me A Doctor” starts to play throughout the arena as the fans boo but are more concerned about the health of the competitors in the ring, but more Adam Lucas.)
(After this, the camera returns to Michael Machina, who is standing in the ring. He doesn’t look impressed whatsoever, but he begins to speak once more.)
Michael Machina: After that Bethany and her friend took you, and after that I was led to believe that you were no longer the same guy just because you finally did things her way once Bloodsport came around. I was led to believe that you changed and that Bethany whipped you into shape, but Adam when I look back at this match I don’t see some learning experience. I see your wife torturing you, and when you left Pain for Pride you didn’t do it as a changed man. You did it as the same bitch you’ve always been, except you’re now more desperate than ever and now a year later you don’t even realize you’re setting yourself up to get your ass beat worse than ever before. I’ll gladly finish what Bethany started last year, but I’m not gonna pretend I’m helping you. You’re coming after my title, and you’re gonna regret it when this is over.
(This gets a loud reaction, but soon after, ‘Everybody Knows (Unstoppable)’ by Royal Deluxe hits. There is more of a negative response from the fans, but as Adam Lucas begins to walk out, he clearly doesn’t care about the reaction from the fans. He is staring at the World Champion, and he clearly isn’t happy after everything he just saw and heard from Machina. Before long, Adam begins making his way towards the ring, holding a microphone.)
Rich Russillo: Wow. I really can’t say I’m shocked to see Adam out here after what we just saw from Michael Machina. This has definitely gotten very personal, and it happened very quickly.
Persephone: Is that supposed to be shocking? They’re fighting for the World title. I’d hope that this didn’t stay all friendly and boring. In fact, I hope they end up killing each other.
Rich Russillo: Well, at the rate this is going right now that might not be too far fetched. Adam is on his way to the ring, let’s see what he has to say.
(Adam Lucas rolls into the ring, walking directly up to Michael Machina. His entrance music fades out, and he wastes no time beginning to speak.)
Adam Lucas: Do you really think it’s a good idea for you to keep bringing up my wife? You talk about Jake a lot and last week you compared me to him because I ruined that match between you and Bea, but what you’re doing right now is exactly what cost Jake his Answers World Championship. He thought that he could get in my head by constantly bringing up Bethany, but pissing me off isn’t something you do if you want to keep your title. You can talk about what happened last year and bring up Bethany as much as you want, but you’re not Bethany. What happened in my match against her isn’t gonna happen this year. In fact it won’t even be close, because when I say nothing will stop me from taking your title, I mean it. I was always willing to tear you apart if it meant becoming Champion, but these last two weeks you’ve been making it your mission to dig your own grave and let me tell you right now, you’re succeeding.
Adam Lucas: You’ve never won a match at Pain for Pride Machina so I can see why you’d think you need to start digging into my own history, but you haven’t experienced what I have yet. You don’t know what I’ve gone through, and you have no idea what’s coming your way at Pain for Pride if you actually think what you’ll do is worse than what you just put up there. What you need to worry about is the fact that you’re facing someone who went through all of that and is still here. You need to worry about the fact that the guy who you believe is more desperate than ever is after your Championship, because come Pain for Pride you won’t just be thrown over the top rope. You won’t just have to worry about being hit too hard like against BRAE. I won’t stop until you can’t get back up, and that three count is as definitive as possible. If you think I can’t, or I won’t destroy you, I’ll gladly prove you wrong.
(The two World Championship match competitors stare at each other after this, both of them with focused looks in their eyes. Michael Machina slowly raises his microphone during this, before finally beginning to speak.)
Michael Machina: You’re not who you think you are, Adam. Took you all season for Jake to push you as far as he did, and I don’t care what you did to him a few years ago. We all know what happened. What matters is whether or not you can bring the same energy you had not at Pain for Pride 16 but at Fighting Spirit a few weeks ago, because you’ll need that and a whole lot more if you want to even come close to living up to any of your threats. You chose to take the first shot Adam, but it wasn’t a good one. It wasn’t the kind of shot someone ready to end their opponent takes. It’s the kind of shot you take when you’re scared.
Adam Lucas: What’s there to be scared of? You laid it all out, didn’t you? I’m the guy that’s already been in the main event of Pain for Pride. I’ve already felt this pressure. I’ve been in this position, and at my worst I was the guy that, as you said, was tortured by my wife at the same event. I’ve already been through both the best and the worst this business had to offer and right now I’m not looking for anything new. I’m not going through anything I haven’t faced before. I’m looking to return to a spot I’ve already been at and to get there I’m about to face someone I’ve already shared the ring with, so what’s there to fear when you’re already aware of exactly what could happen?
Michael Machina: Same thing every Elitist like you would fear. Being passed up. Being left behind by Elitists like me and never being able to climb back to the spot you were in because you’re just not good enough anymore. You did what you did against Jake because he’s a piece of shit that tries to use your feelings against you because he can’t just fight you like a man. You’re not dealing with that right now, and you’re not dealing with someone pretending to do what they’re doing out of love, either. You’re facing someone that’s willing to give you the exact same energy you’re claiming to bring to this match, except you know I’m not pretending. This isn’t a game for me. My entire season led to this, and it’s not going to waste just so you can redeem yourself.
Adam Lucas: That’s not your decision to make. You think you’re the only one whose season led to this moment? This is the first one on one Championship match I’ve had this entire season with the exception of one, and you remember what that last match was, don’t you? It was a match where the Champion had to disqualify himself because he knew he couldn’t beat me. You think this is desperation because I decided to stop being the guy that I used to be, but that’s not what this is. I just know what I’m capable of. I know how good I am, and I decided that I’m done letting other people get moments at my expense. I’m a former World Champion and that didn’t happen because I got lucky. You’re not the only one that fought to get where you did. I won the King of Elite tournament just to get my first World Championship, and now after a season full of bullshit I’m winning my second, and there’s nothing you can do to stop me.
Michael Machina: You didn’t make the decision to change. Not on your own. Bethany made that decision for you when she made you her bitch at Pain for Pride and dragged you back to Voltage as a shell of yourself.
(This receives a loud reaction from the crowd, but Adam doesn’t look happy hearing Bethany mentioned once more as he visibly clenches his fist. Adam is able to remain calm for the time being however, as he begins to speak once more.)
Adam Lucas: I’m not going to keep warning you to leave Bethany out of it. I gave you every chance to stop while you were still ahead so if you want to keep going down this route, by all means go for it. Bethany’s the Hardcore Champion for a reason. She’s one of the very best this entire company has ever had to offer, but after Pain for Pride I’m gonna be joining her in holding this brand’s titles, because that Championship of yours is coming to me. I gave you your credit for your work throughout this reign, but you knew from the start I didn’t care who you faced or how many times you defended that title. You knew that I was always going to come for that Championship, and you knew that when it happened I wasn’t going to stop until I won. Don’t play dumb now that it’s finally happening. You asked for the toughest challenge you could get. You wanted a real fight and now you’re getting it, but this is it. This is the fight you lose. This is where that reign ends, and once it’s done you’re gonna wish you never even said my wife’s name.
(This also receives a loud reaction, as the fans appear to be excited for the upcoming match between these two. Michael Machina begins to raise his microphone as if he’s going to speak, but he stops, before beginning to think.)
Rich Russillo: MICHAEL MACHINA WITH A HEADBUTT TO ADAM LUCAS!
Persephone: FINALLY, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY’RE DONE TALKING!
Rich Russillo: ADAM STUMBLES BACK AS MACHINA RUSHES IN- BUT ADAM RESPONDS WITH A DOUBLE LEG TAKEDOWN AS THIS BRAWL IS UNDERWAY! BOTH MEN ARE STRUGGLING FOR CONTROL AS MACHINA BRIEFLY GETS ON TOP OF ADAM AND STARTS THROWING ELBOWS, AND NOW ADAM ROLLS AND GETS ON TOP OF MACHINA BEFORE RETURNING THE FAVOR!
Persephone: MACHINA SHOVES ADAM OFF OF HIM BEFORE TOSSING HIS CHAMPIONSHIP ASIDE, AND NOW HE RUNS IN AND HITS ADAM WITH A FOREARM, BACKING ADAM INTO THE CORNER AS HE STARTS THROWING REPEATED PUNCHES AT ADAM LUCAS!
Rich Russillo: IT LOOKS LIKE MACHINA STILL WANTS SOME REVENGE AFTER WHAT ADAM DID A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND RIGHT NOW HE’S GETTING EXACTLY THAT AS HE JUST THROWS PUNCH AFTER PUNCH, BEFORE FINALLY BEGINNING TO JUST STOMP AWAY AT ADAM LUCAS!! MICHAEL MACHINA IS FIRED UP AND HE BACKS INTO THE OPPOSITE CORNER, AND I THINK WE ALL HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT HE COULD POSSIBLY BE GOING FOR!
Persephone: Adam Lucas begins pushing himself out of the corner, AND NOW MICHAEL MACHINA RUNS OUT OF HIS CORNER FOR THE BULLET FROM HELL!!!
Rich Russillo: ADAM LUCAS AVOIDS IT THOUGH, CAUSING MACHINA TO RUN SHOULDER FIRST INTO THE RING POST! MICHAEL MACHINA STUMBLES OUT OF THE CORNER, AND- WOAH!!!
Persephone: ADAM LUCAS JUST GRABBED THE EAW CHAMPIONSHIP, AND HE JUST HIT MICHAEL MACHINA IN THE FACE WITH IT, DROPPING MACHINA!
Rich Russillo: Michael Machina is down and out, AND NOW ADAM LUCAS DROPS DOWN AND JUST SLAMS THE CHAMPIONSHIP RIGHT INTO THE LAID OUT MACHINA’S HEAD! ADAM SLAMS THE TITLE INTO HIS HEAD AGAIN AND AGAIN, UNTIL FINALLY HE DRAWS BLOOD AS HE BUSTS OPEN THE FOREHEAD OF THE CHAMPION!
Persephone: Finally!
Rich Russillo: We talked about how personal things have gotten between these two, and clearly they’ve reached a point where tensions are boiling over and these two can’t contain the hatred they have for each other! At this point, Pain for Pride might be a bloodbath between these two.
Persephone: Which is exactly what I want, so that’s good.
Rich Russillo: Adam Lucas comes out on top tonight, but will we see the same sight at Pain for Pride? In just a few weeks, that World Championship will finally be on the line, as these two go one on one for the chance to end the season on top, and head into the next season as Champion.
(Adam Lucas slowly begins to stand, revealing the blood pouring Michael Machina’s face. Adam Lucas just stares down at Machina for a while, before finally he drops the Championship down on top of him. Adam slowly backs towards the ropes before beginning to make his way out of the ring, and as the camera shows one more shot of the fallen Champion, Voltage begins to fade away from the area.)
(Promotional ad for Pain for Pride, where Michael Machina defends the EAW World Championship against Adam Lucas.)
(The camera highlights Hans Grayson and Kirk Redwood adjusting their commentary headsets before cutting to Bella Braxton in the ring.)
Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS SCHEDULED FOR…ONE FALL!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!
(Lowlife Princess by BIBI plays to a negative reaction from fans, and Miku Sakai makes his way onto the stage, striking a pose before “Olé” by The Bouncing Souls blares throughout the arena, garnering a far more positive reaction from fans, albeit mixed given the territory. Ryan Wilson brushes past Miku, and marches down to the ring with Miku following shortly after, annoyed from the intrusion.
Bella Braxton: Introducing first! At a combined weight of 335 pounds… THE TEAM OF MIKU SAKAI AND RYAN WILSON!!
Rich Russillo: Guys, Pain for Pride is rapidly approaching. Any signs of who the biggest threat is heading into it?
Hans Grayson: I mean, it can be anyone’s ball game.
Kirk Redwood: I hate to admit, but he’s right. Anybody can climb up that ladder, and unhook the briefcase. It’s a matter of timing, but at Pain for Pride, I’m going to do everything in my power to clear the field until there’s no one that can stop me once I get my hands on it.
Rich Russillo: Simple, but might be effective.
(“Kamikaze” by RedHook plays to a negative reaction from fans as Daryl Kinkade walks onto the stage, and makes his way down to the ramp before awaiting the arrival of his partner in his KASAI, who joins him at the end of the rampway to “The End” by Lil Uzi Vert (feat. BABYMETAL). Both competitors share a look, having a mutual understanding of what needs to be done before entering the ring.)
Bella Braxton: And their opponents! At a combined weight of 370 pounds… THE TEAM OF DARYL KINKADE AND KASAI!
Rich Russillo: Daryl and KASAI seem to be demonstrating better team chemistry early on than Miku and Ryan.
Persephone: I mean, they’re not best friends or anything, but I can see that there’s some mutual understanding of what they have to do tonight.
Rich Russillo: KASAI and Daryl are both out to win, just… don’t get in my way.
(The referee signals to the bell as both Ryan and Daryl start things off.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Rich Russillo: So, it’s going to be Ryan Wilson and Daryl Kinkade that start things off against each other as-
**TAG!!**
Rich Russillo: Nevermind, Miku Sakai decides to tag herself in, and Ryan Wilson seems slightly annoyed at first, but decides to leave the ring with little pushback. I’m surprised-
**TAG!!**
Hans Grayson: :mjlol:
Rich Russillo: Well, I was going to say I’m surprised that Ryan left the ring so easily, but it was only a trick from his end, deciding to play mind games with Miku Sakai, who definitely leaves the ring in a less graceful manner, shouting some words off screen to Ryan Wilson.
(Wilson keeps an amused smirk on his face as the referee forces Miku out to the apron.)
Rich Russillo: So, as I was saying… it’s Ryan Wilson starting things off against Daryl Kinkade. This oughta be interesting as Ryan circles the ring with Daryl before initiating a collar and elbow tie-up! Ryan gets the upper hand by backing Daryl up against the ropes, but Daryl shifts the momentum by maneuvering Ryan back into the corner. The referee gets involved with a five count as Ryan keeps him pinned there.
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE!!
Persephone: Unfortunately, Daryl breaks the collar and elbow tie-up before five.
Kirk Redwood: I’m already here, so I hope Daryl isn’t going to waste my time completely with a finish like that. Though, this match might have been flawed from the start, given Ryan Wilson’s apart of it, and we know how his efforts usually turn out.
Hans Grayson: Not too much. It’s the cool thing to hate, but Ryan’s got just as much a chance as rest of us to win Cash in the Vault.
Kirk Redwood: Speak for yourself. Ain’t nobody standing in my way of that briefcase.
Hans Grayson; We’ll see about that.
Kirk Redwood: I guess so.
Rich Russillo: Guys, let’s turn our attention back towards the in-ring action as Ryan Wilson exits the corner, and circles around Dryl for a second time. Neither competitor are rushing into anything just yet, still in that feeling out process against each other. Another collar and elbow tie-up takes place in the center of the ring!
Persephone: “Riveting” stuff to start us off.
Rich Russillo: Ryan gains control of the wrist with a wristlock, and wrings the arm of Daryl to strengthen said control! Ryan YANKS on Kinkade’s arm, trying to rip his shoulder out completely. Perhaps looking to injure the competition ahead of Pain for Pride.
Kirk Redwood: Works for me. It’ll make the match easier to win. That’s one fly swatted.
Rich Russillo: Daryl finds himself struggling to escape the hold from Wilson, but rolls through to a seated position, and moves to all fours before HEADSPRINGING BACK TO HIS FEET! KINKADE TURNS THINGS AROUND WITH AN ARM WRINGER OF HIS OWN- BUT RYAN HAS AN ESCAPE PLAN WITH A WELL-PLACED KICK TO THE GUT! DARYL DOUBLES OVER, AND RYAN GRABS THE BACK OF HIS HEAD, DIRECTING HIM TOWARDS THE CORNER FOR A TAG OUT TO MIKU!
Persephone: But Kinkade breaks free, and swats Ryan’s hand away before backing away towards the center, creating some separation between himself and Wilson.
(Wilson seems a little annoyed that Kinkade broke free, but looks to Miku for a tag, which she doesn’t extend her hand for immediately… but finally decides to cave in after a while, and extends her hand out.)
**TAG!!**
Rich Russillo: Ryan Wilson makes the tag, but it’s clear tension between himself and Sakai.
Hans Grayson: Focus is important in a match like this, something both Kirk and I learned in there against Fire and Ice.
Persephone: Wait, when did you guys face Fire and Ice?
Hans Grayson: :comeagain: Literally last week.
Persephone: Where?
Hans Grayson: …Dynasty?
Persephone: Oh, no wonder I don’t remember it. Duh.
Rich Russillo: Guys, you’ll have to excuse my colleague. 😅
Persephone: :mjpls:
Rich Russillo: Anyways, Miku Sakai enters the ring, and closes the distance between herself and Daryl as the two initiate another collar and elbow tie-up in the center! Actually, their first collar and elbow tie-up, and first time interacting in this match as well. Miku gains the upper hand with a standing side headlock onto Kinkade, and wrenches on the hold momentarily before getting backed by Daryl up against the ropes!
Persephone: Daryl bounces her off the ropes to escape.
Rich Russillo: AND MIKU REBOUNDS BACK WITH A SHOULDER TACKLE! HOWEVER, DARYL STANDS HIS GROUND AGAINST MIKU, DESPITE THE COLLISION!
Kirk Redwood: I could’ve told her that wasn’t going to work.
Persephone: Wow, Kirk, you’re a lot smarter than you look.
Kirk Redwood: Excuse me?
Rich Russillo: I believe she was saying most people can underestimate the brains you possess underneath such a violent exterior that speaks for itself in such impressive ways.
Persephone: Sure, let’s go with that.
Kirk Redwood: I’d watch your mouth, Persephone. Don’t give me a reason.
Rich Russillo: Yeah, Persephone, I’d believe him on that. This man is dangerous, and made his statement early to enter Cash in the Vault, destroying Corey Hale when they faced off.
Hans Grayson: That was a shame to witness, but it gave me an idea of what I was up against, and Kirk, I’m not underestimating you heading into Pain for Pride.
Kirk Redwood: You better not, or else I’ve got no problems making you regret it.
Hans Grayson: Hey, I’m not scared of you. But I also can issue that same statement towards the rest of our lineup as well. I’m underestimating nobody in that ring.
Kirk Redwood: Too bad it won’t serve you worth a lick.
Rich Russillo: Both Miku and Daryl finds themselves at a stalemate following that shoulder tackle where neither competitor went down. Daryl gestures for Miku to try again, and she runs off the ropes to do so! BUT DARYL GOES FOR A CLOTHESLINE AS SHE COMES REBOUNDING BACK! MIKU SEEN IT COMING, AND DUCKS UNDERNEATH! CHARGING DIRECTLY INTO KASAI WITH A FOREARM! KNOCKING HER OFF THE APRON!
(KASAI lands on her feet after getting knocked off the apron, and flashes a sinister, amused smirk with her back towards Miku in the ring as she clutches her jaw in slight discomfort.)
Persephone: I guess Miku hits like a bitch, because that attack had little actual impact on KASAI.
Rich Russillo: Miku turns her attention back towards Daryl Kinkade fully, and circles around him with- wait, KASAI! KASAI’s hopped back onto the apron, and extends her hand for a tag to Daryl.
(Daryl stops circling around Miku once he notices KASAI extend her hand, and contemplates it for a second before deciding to tag out.)
**TAG!!**
Rich Russillo: Daryl decides to tag out to KASAI, and exits to the apron. I don’t see much tension between these two yet like Ryan and Miku, but that could easily change.
Persephone: At least one team’s head isn’t completely in their asses.
Hans Grayson: I do believe Ryan is trying to make things work with Miku, just… she isn’t making that easy for him.
Kirk Redwood: It’s never easy to team whose head you’re planning to rip off in a matter of weeks.
Hans Grayson: Tell me about it.
Kirk Redwood: But I’d say we did a solid job before KASAI came in, and ruined everything.
Rich Russillo: Speaking of, are you guys here for a little revenge?
Kirk Redwood: If I wanted revenge, I’d have taken it already. Though, if any one of them decides to get in my face, then I don’t mind disrupting things a little bit.
Hans Grayson: I’ll have to agree with Kirk there. I’m not looking for a fight, but I won’t turn one down either. For now, I’m just here to get a closer view of the action. That’s all.
Persephone: Are you sure? I totally wouldn’t mind if you guys went in there to fight right now.
Hans Grayson: Part of me feels you have ulterior motives, I don’t know why. 🤔
Rich Russillo: KASAI enters the ring herself, and circles around Miku after she got forearm’d by her on the apron. Miku might live to regret her cheap shot as the two engage in a collar and elbow tie-up themselves with Miku getting the upper hand with a standing side headlock. Miku drops down to a knee, dragging KASAI to one with her, and wrenches on the hold further. Making sure she has it cinched in tight!
Persephone: Ugh… KASAI returns to her feet, and bounces Miku off the ropes to escape.
Rich Russillo: MIKU REBOUNDS BACK WITH A SHOULDER TACKLE THAT FLOORS KASAI, AND RUNS OFF THE ROPES! WITH KASAI ROLLING ONTO HER BELLY, FORCING MIKU TO HURDLE OVER! KASAI POPS TO HER FEET, AND CATCHES SAKAI WITH AN ARM DRAG! TURNING IT INTO AN ARMBAR- BUT MIKU QUICKLY ESCAPES WITH A HEADSCISSORS!
Persephone: I’ll need them to keep this pace, so we can end the match twice as quick.
Rich Russillo: KASAI MOVES TO A FRONT NECK BRIDGE, AND FLOATS OVER INTO A JACKKNIFE COVER ON MIKU!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Rich Russillo: WHOA! MIKU BRIDGES UP OFF THE GROUND, AND TWISTS KASAI AROUND INTO A BACKSLIDE!
ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Rich Russillo: KASAI KICKS OUT, AND ROLLS THROUGH TO HER FEET! MEANWHILE, MIKU GETS UP TO A KNEE, AND ALMOST GETS HER HEAD TAKEN OFF WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK FROM KASAI! BUT MIKU DUCKS UNDERNEATH IT, AND ROLLS KASAI UP WITH A SCHOOL GIRL!
Persephone: But for some reason, this dumb bitch doesn’t hold it, and rolls KASAI through to a knee.
Rich Russillo: NOW, MIKU IS BACK TO HER FEET, AND GOES FOR A SUPERKICK! BUT KASAI CATCHES THE BOOT, AND SPINS MIKU AROUND! MIKU WENT FOR A TWISTING ENZIGURI! BUT KASAI DUCKS UNDERNEATH, AND MIKU FALLS FLAT ON HER FACE! KASAI REACHES DOWN- BUT MIKU SLITHERS THROUGH HER LEGS, AND GRABS HER FROM BEHIND! DRIVING KASAI OFF THE ROPES FOR AN O’CONNOR ROLL!
Persephone: But KASAI hangs onto the top rope, and flings Miku back into a seated position.
Rich Russillo: KASAI BOUNCES OFF THE ROPES, AND GOES FOR A PENALTY KICK TO THE CHEST! BUT MIKU LAYS HERSELF FLAT TO AVOID IT, AND KIPS UP TO HER FEET! BOTH WOMEN TURN TOWARDS EACH OTHER, AND EXPLODE WITH A DROPKICK! BOTH THINKING THE SAME THING, AND EACH WOMEN HEADSPRING BACK TO THEIR FEET! FINDING THEMSELVES AT A STALEMATE!
Hans Grayson: 👏
Kirk Redwood: Yeah, I’ll give them their credit. That wasn’t half bad.
Persephone: Me, on the other hand, aren’t giving them jackshit. Stop the match.
(Miku starts to back away from KASAI, and wants to tag out to Ryan Wilson, but Ryan drops from the apron, encouraging Miku to “keep up the great work.”)
Rich Russillo: I guess Ryan Wilson is going to have Miku face her problems head on, and she walks toward KASAI for another collar and elbow! KASAI TAKES CONTROL WITH AN ARM WRINGER- BUT KASAI BLASTS HER IN THE MOUTH WITH A SOLID FOREARM! BREAKING THE WRISTLOCK OF SAKAI! KASAI DIRECTS HER TOWARD A CORNER, AND SLAMS HER FACE FIRST OFF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE!
Persephone: Miku looks dazed, but it’s hard to tell from her usual expression of looking dumb.
Rich Russillo: KASAI whips Miku towards the opposite corner- BUT KASAI GOES UP AND OVER SAKAI IN THE CORNER! MIKU SPINS AROUND, AND RUNS TOWARDS HER, GETTING CAUGHT IN A ARM DRAG! KASAI TURNS IT INTO AN ARMBAR, AND MIKU POWERS BACK TO HER FEET- BLASTING KASAI WITH A FOREARM THAT BREAKS THE HOLD!
Rich Russillo: MIKU GRABS HOLD OF KASAI, AND DIRECTS HER TOWARDS THE CORNER WHERE SHE SLAMS HER OFF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE FACE FIRST!
**TAG!!**
Rich Russillo: Finally, some form of solid teamwork by Miku and Ryan as Ryan enters the ring- STOMPING KASAI DOWN TO A KNEE IN THE CORNER BEFORE DRAGGING HER TO THE CENTER FOR A SNAP SUPLEX! RYAN FLOATS OVER INTO THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Rich Russillo: KICKOUT!
Persephone: Duh. Did you expect a snap suplex to really get the victory?
Hans Grayson: Sometimes, it isn’t about winning. It’s about forcing your opponent to expend the energy, which makes it harder to kickout later.
Kirk Redwood: I’m bigger on just kicking the crap out of em til they can’t.
Rich Russillo: Ryan Wilson needs to think up something new as KASAI kicked out there. Ryan looks to Miku, and decides to tag out once more.
**TAG!!**
Rich Russillo: Reluctantly, both competitors seem to be on the same page as Ryan and Miku try for a double back suplex onto KASAI- BUT SHE ESCAPES BY BACKFLIPPING ONTO HER FEET! BOTH RYAN AND MIKU SPIN AROUND INTO A DOUBLE HURRICANRANA BY KASAI! TWO FOR ONE SPECIAL, AND BOTH COMPETITORS SLITHER OUT OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE RING!
(KASAI gestures for Daryl to get in the ring, which he takes her up on, and the two begin running off the ropes.)
Rich Russillo: UH-OH! BOTH KASAI AND DARYL ARE BUILDING MOMENTUM!
Persephone: Good, I hope it’s to eat shit.
Rich Russillo: KASAI SOARS THROUGH THE MIDDLE WITH A SUICIDE DIVE ONTO MIKU SAKAI! MEANWHILE, ITS DARYL WITH A SUICIDE DIVE ONTO RYAN WILSON! KASAI ROLLS MIKU BACK INSIDE THE RING, AND CLIMBS TO THE TOP ROPE FOR A CROSSBODY AS SHE TURNS AROUND! KASAI HOLDS IT FOR A COVER!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHH-
Rich Russillo: KICKOUT! KASAI RUSHES BACK TO HER FEET, AND QUICKLY TAGS OUT TO DARYL KINKADE!
**TAG!!**
Persephone: Oh, brother.
Rich Russillo: DARYL ENTERS THE RING, AND STANDS MIKU BACK UP FOR A KNIFE EDGE CHOP ACROSS THE CHEST! MIKU STAGGERS INTO KASAI ON THE APRON, AND EATS A FOREARM! MIKU THEN STAGGERS BACK INTO DARYL FOR ANOTHER KNIFE EDGE CHOP THAT FLOORS HER! DARYL DROPS INTO THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Rich Russillo: NO! SAKAI STAYS IN IT, GETTING HER SHOULDER UP! DARYL AND KASAI ARE IN FOR QUITE THE FIGHT TONIGHT!
Hans Grayson: Nobody wants to lose on their home turf.
Rich Russillo: You’re right, how embarrassing would it be for Ryan and Miku to defeat two talents from Voltage… while on Voltage.
Persephone: This match is already embarrassing, so it’s hard to get lower if you ask me.
Kirk Redwood: Jeez, is she a fucking buzzkill like this 24/7?
Rich Russillo: Uh…
(Persephone shoots a dirty glare at Rich, almost daring him to answer wrong.)
Rich Russillo: S-She’s an acquired taste.
Persephone: :mjpls:
Hans Grayson: Right…
Rich Russillo: Daryl stands Miku back up, and backs her against the ropes for an IRISH WHIP! DARYL DUCKS DOWN EARLY, PERHAPS SIGNALING FOR A BACK BODY DROP! BUT MIKU REVERSES WITH A PENALTY KICK TO THE CHEST, JOLTING HIM BACK UPRIGHT! MIKU BOUNCES OFF THE ROPES, AND SWINGS WILDLY WITH A CLOTHESLINE!
Rich Russillo: BUT DARYL DUCKS UNDERNEATH, AND SLIPS BEHIND MIKU! GRABBING HER FROM BEHIND WITH A REAR WAISTLOCK, AND REBOUNDING HER OFF THE ROPES FOR AN O’CONNOR ROLL! BOTH SHOULDERS ARE DOWN!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRRRR-
Persephone: Dammit.
Rich Russillo: MIKU MANAGES TO KICKOUT, AND SENDS KINKADE STUMBLING FORWARD! KINKADE’S STICKS OUT THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE, AND RYAN WILSON COMES FROM OUT OF NOWHERE WITH A DRIVE-BY DROPKICK! DARYL DROPS TO ALL FOURS, AND WILSON HOPS ON THE APRON! STICKING HIS HAND OUT FOR A TAG! MIKU QUICKLY CRAWLS OVER TO IT!
**TAG!!**
Rich Russillo: TAG IS MADE AS MIKU ROLLS OUT TO THE APRON, AND RYAN GOES TO WORK ON DARYL! BOUNCING HIM OFF THE ROPES FOR A RUNNING BACK ELBOW! WILSON IMMEDIATELY STANDS DARYL BACK UP FOR A BACK SUPLEX! HOOKING THE LEG FOR A COVER!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Persephone: Of course, Daryl has to kickout, and spite me.
Hans Grayson: I have noticed that Wilson and Miku are flowing much more effectively as a team. Good for them.
Kirk Redwood: Yeah, it took them long enough to pull their heads from out their asses, but I guess sooner rather than later, right?
Rich Russillo: Daryl sits up after the cover, and Ryan Wilson immediately transitions into a rear chinlock. Wilson has the rear chinlock applied onto Daryl, looking to slow the pace, and wear his opponent down further.
Hans Grayson: It’s good for wearing your opponent down, and catching your breath as well. I know a lot of fans don’t like to see these though.
Persephone: I’m one of them. Please do something else.
Hans Grayson: Right now, it ain’t looking good for either KASAI or Daryl if the match keeps going this way.
(KASAI overhears this, and shouts out something off-mic at Grayson. Hans overhears this, and stands up out of his seat, going back and forth with KASAI, who turns her attention toward him on the apron.)
Kirk Redwood: Look at that, I guess you’ve caught her attention.
(KASAI has her back to the in-ring action as…)
Rich Russillo: DARYL! DARYL POWERED BACK TO HIS FEET, AND ESCAPED THE REAR CHINLOCK WITH A BACK SUPLEX! DARYL TRIES CRAWLING TOWARD KASAI ON THE APRON! BUT KASAI ISNT PAYING HER PARTNER NO MIND!
(KASAI has her back towards Daryl as he comes crawling toward her, continuing to jawjack with Hans ringside before dropping off the apron completely to get in Hans’ face.
Kirk Redwood: Hang on-
(Kirk takes off his headset as well, interjecting himself into the situation as KASAI gets into it with him as well. Each three arguing on the outside as Daryl pulls himself up with assistance from the ropes, an annoyed expression on his face.)
Daryl Kinkade: (off-mic) KASAI!
(Daryl keeps calling out for KASAI to get back on the apron, and KASAI turns around to face him with the two arguing back and forth themselves now before Daryl turns around in the corner-)
Rich Russillo: RYAN WITH A RUNNING BIG BOOT IN THE CORNER! STUNNING DARYL LONG ENOUGH AS HE DRAGS HIM TO THE CENTER OF THE RING FOR A POWERBOMB… INTO A CUTTER! WILSON WITH ENOUGH TALK AS HE POPS TO HIS FEET, FIRED UP AFTER CONNECTING WITH SUCH A MANEUVER-
**TAG!!**
Rich Russillo: TAG FROM MIKU! MIKU TAGGED HERSELF IN, AND SCRAMBLES INTO THE COVER ON DARYL! HOOKING THE LEG!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Bella Braxton; HERE ARE YOUR WINNERS… RYAN WILSON AND MIKU SAKAI!
(“Lowlife Princess” by BIBI plays to a negative reaction as Miku pops to her feet, getting her hand raised in victory by the referee while Ryan Wilson watches from the corner, stunned after what just transpired, getting his pin stolen by Miku. Wilson’s conflicted on how to feel at first, but settles on annoyed as he marches toward Miku, and spins her around with the two beginning to argue.)
Rich Russillo: Welp. Ryan and Miku may have won the match, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t some trouble in paradise.
Persephone: You won the match. What is there to be so angry about?!
(Both continue arguing, beginning to shove each other until KASAI hops up on the apron-)
Rich Russillo: KASAI! KASAI WIPES BOTH MIKU AND RYAN OUT WITH A SPRINGBOARD MISSILE DROPKICK ONTO BOTH! KASAI DIDNT SEE FIT TO BREAK UP THE PIN, BUT SHE DEFINITELY SAW OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A STATEMENT THERE!
(KASAI basks in the audience’s adulation briefly before noticing Redwood slide into the ring.)
Rich Russillo: KASAI NOTICES REDWOOD SLIDE INTO THE RING, AND SWINGS FOR A CLOTHESLINE! BUT KIRK DUCKS UNDERNEATH, AND SPRINGS OFF THE ROPES FOR A SUPERMAN PUNCH! .50 CAL BY KIRK! AND KASAI IS RUNNING OFF INSTINCT AT THIS POINT, STRUGGLING BACK TO HER FEET… AS HANS GRAYSON STALKS HER FROM THE APRON!
Rich Russillo: BURNING SHOT LARIAT!!
Persephone: Jesus.
Rich Russillo; KASAI GETS TURNED INSIDE OUT WITH THE BURNING SHOT LARIAT!
(Kirk and Hans stand tall, and both look towards Daryl Kinkade, who watched the beatdown on KASAI from the corner, repaying the favor by doing nothing. Both men step towards Daryl- who quickly rolled out the ring before they could get any closer.)
Persephone: For once, smart.
(Daryl heads up the ramp, clutching at his jaw, but smiling regardless from not getting further damage done to him by Grayson and Redwood, who stand tall inside the ring-)
Rich Russillo: HANS NOTICES KIRK SPRING OFF THE ROPES IN FRONT OF HIM- BUT BY THEN, ITS TOO LATE AS HE CONNECTS WITH THE .50 CAL PUNCH! HANS GRAYSON’S LIGHTS ARE OUT, AND HE GETS REMINDED THERE ARE NO FRIENDS IN CASH IN THE VAULT!
Persephone: Kirk saw his opportunity, and took it. Fair play to him. I didn’t think there’d be a brain up there.
(Kirk stands over Grayson before turning his attention to Daryl Kinkade as he backpedals up the ramp with both men jaw jacking as the camera fades elsewhere.)
(EAW logo buzzes.)
