(EAW Intro Plays.)
(It shows a dark chamber, the silhouette of a man in a cloak can be seen watching various footage of EAW Voltage Brand wrestlers in what looks to be a projection in the air right in front of him. The door opens and an Imperial Officer walks in.)
Imperial Officer: My Lord, he is here.
(The individual nods…..)
???: Gooooood. Let him in.
Imperial Officer: Yes, my Lord.
(As the Imperial Officer walks away, he opens the door and in walks a menacing presence, he is none other than Darth Vader.)
Darth Vader: My Master.
(Through his heavy breathing and words, the individual on the throne is none other than the Emperor who turns to Vader.)
Emperor: Lord Vader, I am glad you came. I feel there is a great disturbance in the force, and it is coming from Earth. The midichlorians are very strong in this EAW and it seems like we could have a major problem. As you know our recruitment of the Sith has been an important part to our survival, but the Rebellion and the Jedi somehow always find a way to thwart our plans.
Darth Vader: Yes, My Master. I can feel the force is strong with some of them in the EAW.
(He turns and sees the Emperor watching Halsey Neel, Kenn Kenn, Sierra Everett and Ronan Malosi…)
The Emperor: These four are quite the taking. Ronan Malosi, the Dark Side is strong with this one. I can feel it slowly metamorphosing. Kenn Kenn, we need to watch it for that one and Sierra Everett. The Resistance could grow strong with them. Halsey Neel is rather an interesting one.
Darth Vader: She fits the Sith, My Master.
Emperor: Yes… yes she does.
(The footage then switches to Theron Nikolas, Komatsu Ogawa, Samael, and Dr. Bethany Blue….)
Darth Vader: Samael is one of us, My Master.
Emperor: Yes, Lord Vader, but it seems he is quite uncontrollable, maybe put him General Grievous, he would be a perfect Berserker for our cause. Theron Nikolas reminds me a lot of you, Lord Vader. He knows what has to be done, but just needs a little push. Komatsu Ogawa?
Darth Vader: He belongs with the scourge of the Bounty Hunters.
Emperor: Yessss…. He would be a great hunter to find and eliminate all those Jedi. This Dr. Bethany Blue, I like her. How do you think she could handle herself with a lightsaber?
Darth Vader: Like the precision of a medical expert.
Emperor: Precisely.
(It then switches to Drake King, Hikari Kanno, Sheridan Müller and TLA.)
Darth Vader: TLA….. has Han Solo vibes written all over him, my master. He must be eliminated.
Emperor: Yesss…. He is definitely part of the Rebel scum! Sheridan on the other hand, I could work with her, much like her Doctor friend, they could be valuable Sith warriors to our rule. Hikari Kanno though, there is a disturbance in her, though you could work with this.
Darth Vader: Yes, my Master. I can make her into something both of us would appreciate as she destroys the Rebels. And Drake King?
Emperor: Oh, he’s already one of us. Move on.
(Now we see The Visual Prophet, Astraea Jordan and Serena Bennett, then it switches to The Ice Aces of ARIA, Usagi Senshi and Ayu Megumi….)
Emperor: The Ices Aces, they are Jedi. I can smell it and see it a mile away. Soul Food Sunday gives me the same feeling I get from the Inquisitors. They could in one united front destroy all Jedi! This EAW is a ground of wonderful delights. There are so many, a breeding ground of future Sith and the Empire Lord Vader.
Darth Vader: They are my master, but there are two left. Daryl Kinkade and Minerva.
(The sound of Minerva catches the attention of The Emperor, watching both of them in action. His eyes narrow cracking a smile….)
Emperor: Daryl Kinkade reminds me of a young Obi Wan Kenobi, but hasn’t found his footing yet. He could become a major problem for our cause Lord Vader and this is troubling. Minerva on the other hand is conflicted, there is great power in her, Lord Vader, but will she choose the Dark Side or the Rebellion. We cannot allow for this to continue any longer and as we watch what happens here tonight on Voltage?
Darth Vader: We must The Rise Of The Resistance.
(Emperor Palpatine starts to laugh as Darth Vader continues to stare at all the different Elitists competing tonight for Voltage.)
Narrator: AND NOW OBI-WAN KENOBI ON DISNEY PLUS AND THE EAW PRESENT…. RISE OF THE RESISTANCE!!!
(The pyrotechnics go off to the sounds of the Imperial March, the crowd in the Swiss Life Arena is going ballistic here in Zurich, Switzerland as it pans to James Peters, Rich Russillo and Persephone…)
James Peters: WE ARE HERE LIVE AT THE SWISS LIFE ARENA FOR VOLTAGE’S OWN RISE OF THE RESISTANCE AND WHAT A CARD WE HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT WITH SEVEN HUGE MATCHES CULMINATED WITH ONE THAT HAS TURNED INTO BAD BLOOD WITH THE EAW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE LINE, MINERVA DEFENDS AGAINST DARYL KINKADE!
Rich Russillo: TALK ABOUT ESCALATION QUICKLY AFTER THE LAST VOLTAGE, THAT WILL BE A WAR ALONG WITH SOUL FOOD SUNDAY TAKING ON THE ICE ACES IN A BIG SIX PERSON TAG TEAM MATCH! WE ALSO HAVE HALSEY NEEL TAKE ON THE CHARISMATIC KENN KENN,M SIERRA EVERETT TRIES TO HANDLE A VERY DETERMINED RONAN MALOSI AND THERON NIKOLAS WITH A PROBLEM ON HIS HAND TAKES ON ONE OF THIS TRIANGLE OF TERROR, KOMATSU OGAWA!
Persephone: You can see that I am excited too so I will yell like my two co hosts here…. What about DR, BETHANY BLUE TAKING ON SAMAEL! I HAVE A FEELING THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO HAVE A VERY HAPPY DEATH WITH THIS ONE… BUT HEY WOMAN POWER! WE ALSO HAVE DRAKE KING AND HIKARI KANNO TAKE ON SHERIDAN MüLLER AND TLA! WHAT AN EXPLOSIVE ELEMENT AND I AM HAVING SOOOO MUCH FUN!
James Peters: Let’s not waste any time as we are kicking it off with Captain Charisma!
(Seconds later, Sunday Night Voltage Commissioner Captain Charisma appeared on the screen, with the crowd cheering loudly after seeing him. He was live via satellite, making it clear from the background that he was in his hotel room back in Rome, Italy, where he’s been stuck since being exposed to monkeypox. Seeing that the connection was up and running now, Captain Charisma let out a small grin in response as he spoke up to the audience.)
Captain Charisma: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Rise of the Resistance! For the new people tuning in, I am the Commissioner of Voltage, Captain Charisma, currently…stuck in my hotel back in Rome, Italy. I know, I know, I’m sorry to everyone watching that I can’t be there in person, but due to situations out of my control, I am sadly not able to be there in person, with the news already broken out that I’ve been exposed to monkeypox. Let me explain how it happened though… the day after Voltage I was granting a wish with Make A Wish in Italy, and unknown to me and Make A Wish at the time, was that one of the family members of the wish recipient had monkeypox and I had shaken their hand. I was notified by Make A Wish immediately later in the day just as I was about to leave my hotel and head for the airport. Thankfully, I wasn’t in contact with anyone from Voltage or EAW, so I notified EAW about the situation as well and now I have been here in my hotel room for over a week now. The worst part of all of it is that I’ve gone through my whole Netflix watchlist at this point.
(Captain Charisma let out a small laugh, still joking around a bit despite the situation he was in.)
Captain Charisma: I even began to watch a few fashion-related shows, I’m that bored but they were actually pretty interesting. It worked for me since I was thinking of switching my clothing style a bit, maybe turtlenecks would look good… Oh, sorry, sorry, I went off track for a moment there. I’m sure some of you are wondering when I’m going to return, and I do know the answer to that. I have been told that I have to quarantine for a total of three weeks, or 21 days to be exact, which means I will be back in charge of Voltage as of September 6th, and all of the fans can expect to see me back on the Voltage of September 11th. That will be the week before Territorial Invasion, where I will be able to arrive just in time to rally up the roster as we head into another battle to show that Voltage is indeed the best brand of EAW!
(The crowd cheered in support of the statement, as they were very hyped for Territorial Invasion and also very happy to hear that Captain Charisma would be back soon enough.)
Captain Charisma: But of course, we can’t forget that tonight is Rise of the Resistance! The supershow happening tonight that will be full of exciting action, as the best of Voltage fight it out against each other. We first start off with two rising stars clashing against each other as Kenn Kenn, a wrestler who is quite familiar to EAW as a whole but came back to prove himself in the ring with a lot of excitement and hype behind him, faces off against Halsey Neel, a very tough woman in her own right who is always out there looking for a fight. These two are completely different people, an occasion where two polar opposites don’t attract each other, so it wasn’t strange that the two started to dislike each other as soon as they met. It got to the point where Halsey challenged Kenn Kenn to this match that he accepted, as the two face off against each other to settle their differences. We also have in another match, a rising star in the name of Sierra Everett, who hasn’t been shy in making her name known on social media, relishing in the controversy of her words, facing off against a master of controversy in his own right, Ronan Malosi. The two have recently come off of heavy losses against Usagi Senshi and Bronson Daniels respectively, so the two of them let out their frustrations at each other when Sierra interrupted Ronan’s interview. Now here we are, with Ronan deciding to challenge her to a match which Sierra accepted as well, as the two fight to win and shut up the other.
Captain Charisma: We can’t forget about Theron Nikolas either, who suffered a heavy loss of his own at Super Voltage I against Hikari Kanno. Natasha Agnello was promising that Theron would be able to bounce back from this and fight for a better future, but before Theron could finally say his first words after months of silence, two masked men attacked him from behind and revealed themselves to be Lucas Johnson and Komatsu Ogawa. Weeks after that, Theron fought back against them, but that was before another masked man joined Lucas and Ogawa and revealed himself to be Harley Lewis. Where then on Saturday Night Showdown we would get answers from these three men, as they officially announced their alliance as a triad of terror, three men who prided themselves in the psychology of the ring and were willing to send that message across EAW by making an example of the former Answers World Champion. But Theron isn’t an easy man to take down, and he looks to prove that when he steps into the ring against Komatsu Ogawa tonight. Two weeks ago we had a fatal-four-way matchup to determine the number one contender for the EAW Championship. It was a match between Daryl Kinkade, Sheridan Muller, Drake King, and TLA, with Daryl coming out on top in the end. But we can’t ignore the fact that it ended in a countout as well, with Drake preventing TLA and Sheridan from entering the ring at the worst time. Last week, TLA and Sheridan called out Drake on his actions, the two of them willing to fight him to get their revenge. Drake outright refused at first, but after some pressure Drake decided to accept the match, with him and his Anarchy in the Arena partner Hikari Kanno fighting against TLA and Sheridan. With these many star-studded names in this match, we’re expecting to see some incredible action from these four competitors.
Captain Charisma: Along with that we have as well a match that is set to be gruesome and hard-hitting. On one hand, we have someone who has been making their mark on EAW recently, the 24/7 Contract Holder Samael, and on the other side we have one-half of the Unified Tag Team Champions and someone who carries multiple accomplishments of her own, Dr. Bethany Blue. This all started from Dr. Doyle asking Dr. Blue to help him in his quest to research Samael and figure out a way to help him and his multiple other personalities, but everything went wrong as Samael broke out in a fit of rage and brutally attacked Dr. Blue before he was able to be subdued. Dr. Doyle asked for help again but after that incident, things soured between both doctors as Dr. Bethany wasn’t willing to help Samael anymore, thinking the only way to solve this was to turn him into a dissected cadaver. These two competitors go into the match looking for blood, Dr. Bethany Blue wanting Samael’s head and Samael wanting to make Dr. Bethany regret being a doctor in the first place. And you can look forward to that and trios action as well, with the newly formed trio of Dynasty’s Soul Food Sunday facing off against The Ice Aces. This match originated after an altercation on Dynasty where a tag team match broke out into chaos, with The Ice Aces getting the numbers advantage on the Visual Prophet and Astraea Jordan. But then the shocking return of Serena Bennett changed everything as she aligned herself with Viz and Astraea and tipped the scale in favor of her new teammates. After that incident, the six of them indulged in trash talking and brawls, Soul Food Sunday standing up with confidence in their words, writing off The Ice Aces as being no threats to them while The Ice Aces were determined to prove Soul Food Sunday wrong and show they were the stronger unit. The time of talking is done, and it is finally time to prove who is the better trio.
Captain Charisma: And lastly, we reach our main event, as we have the reigning and defending EAW Champion Minerva, who was able to win her second World Championship in a very emotional match against Myles and Drake King. After various months of having to suffer and deal with Drake King, she was able to achieve yet another Pain for Pride moment, and win the EAW Championship in a brutal Barbed Wire Massacre match. Minerva hasn’t been letting the honeymoon phase get to her though, as she was able to have her first successful defense against Ronan Malosi at Midsummer Massacre, and now defending the Championship on her second defense today against none other than Daryl Kinkade. Daryl made his name known in EAW a few years ago, racking up accomplishments of his own. But sadly, he ended up leaving and disappearing, before finally returning this year on the Grand Rampage. He had his own problems against his former tag team partner Charlie Marr, and unlike Minerva, he was unsuccessful at getting a Pain For Pride victory facing Charlie for the Hardcore Championship. Despite that, he didn’t let that loss get to him, as he was able to win the aforementioned fatal-four-way match two weeks ago and earn himself the right to face Minerva tonight for the EAW Championship. Tensions have been high between the two these past few weeks, with Minerva not taking Daryl seriously as a competitor and Daryl willing to show that he has the ability and drive to beat Minerva. These two are former Unified Tag Team Champions and former National Elite Champions in their own right, but will Daryl be able to turn Minerva into a former EAW Champion? Or will Minerva go on to defend her Championship once more? Those answers will be answered tonight as I sit back and enjoy the ride along with you here in my hotel room. I hope all of you have a great night!
(Captain Charisma sends one last goodbye message before the titantron turns off and loud cheering can be heard from the crowd as the camera pans back to the ring, ready for the opening match of the night to start.)
(Rise of the Resistance returns to ringside, where Bella Braxton holds a microphone.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen… The following contest is scheduled for ONE FALL!!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!!
(‘Seek and Destroy’ by Metallica plays as Halsey Neel walks out to boos, she does not care in the slightest making her way down the ramp. Halsey is laser focused on this match, ready to fight as she always is as she prepares to take on Kenn Kenn, who in recent times has become a bit of an enemy for her. Halsey is clearly confident but she remains calm instead of getting full of herself.)
Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING FIRST…FROM BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND…WEIGHING IN AT 140 POUNDS….SHE IS “THE RIPPER”…..HALLLSEEYYY NEEELLLLL!!!!
Rich Russillo: Halsey is looking for a big win tonight to get herself back on track. She started this with Kenn and said she’s doing what has to be done in removing him from the industry, the look on her face, it’s hard not to believe her.
(‘Sweetest Pie’ by Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa (Sped Up/Tik Tok Version) plays as the crowd erupts. Kenn Kenn comes out as full if life as always. He pumps up the crowd on his way to the ring as Kylie Grace is right by his side with a smile on her face as she’s also prepared to see her friend Kenn Kenn pick up a victory. Together both Elitists make their way down the ramp as Halsey Neel watches on.)
Bella Braxton: AND HER OPPONENT….FROM ATLANTA, GEORGIA….BEING ACCOMPANIED BY KULIE GRACE….WEIGHING IN AT 120 POUNDS….”KENDOLL”…KENN KENNNNN!!!!
James Peters: Even with the harsh words from Halsey the past few weeks, it hasn’t gotten to Kenn Kenn as he’s still having a good time next to his tag partner, Kylie Grace.
Rich Russillo: You heard him last week though, nobody punches him and gets away with it. I’m sure it’s all business when that bell rings.
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
James Peters: And here we go as both Halsey and Kenn step up to the center of the ring, both of them exchanging words with one another…
Kenn Kenn: (no mic) You wanna hit me? Hit me!
Rich Russillo: Halsey tries to do just that, but Kenn looks to have successfully lured her in as he ducks under, and then delivers a roundhouse kick to the side of the head as Halsey is stunned, then Kenn follows that up with a step up knee across the bridge of the nose that knocks Halsey back into the corner! Kenn pumps up the crowd feeding off the momentum before – Kenn rushes at her in the corner…BUT HALSEY CATCHES HIM IN A SIDE SLAM! Halsey checks her lip for blood before she begins stomping the life out of Kenn Kenn on the ground!
Rich Russillo: Kenn tries to crawl away near the corner, but Halsey is right on his tail as she stands him in an upright position. In the corner – AND THEN DELIVERS A VICIOUS SERIES OF KNIFE EDGE CHOPS! Halsey follows that up by delivering a hip toss from the corner to the center of the ring! Halsey seems to be the one in complete control as Kenn pulls himself up in the opposite corner – AND HALSEY CHARGES FULL SPEED…BUT KENN GOT HIS BOOTS UP STOPPING HER DEAD IN HER TRACKS! AND THEN KENN HOPS ON THE SECOND ROPE BEFORE DELIVERING A SUNSET FLIP AND HAS THE PIN ON HALSEY!!
OOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Persephone: HALSEY ESCAPES IT AND IT’S A RACE TO THEIR FEET BEFORE BOTH RUN AT THE OTHER – AND KENN SLIDES UNDERNEATH THE LEGS, BEFORE PUSHING HALSEY FORWARD TO THE ROPES THEN TRIES ROLLING HER UP….BUT HALSEY HELD ON TO THE ROPES! Halsey then looks to charges and goes for a big boot- but Kenn ducks it and runs off the ropes before leaping at Halsey looking for the crossbody! But Halsey caught him! AND THEN SHE HITS A SPINNING SITOUT SIDE SLAM! WHAT A COUNTER THERE FROM HALSEY AS….,HALSEY TRANSITIONS INTO AN ARMBAR! HALSEY LOOKS AS SHE’S ABOUT TO PULL HIS ARM OUT OF THE SOCKET AS KYLIE BANGS ON THE APRON TRYING TO MOTIVATE KENN!
James Peters: I think it’s working…Kenn manages to flip the pressure…and then drives his forearm into her face causing Halsey to let go of his arm. Kenn holds his arm in some discomfort as Halsey turns around to face him – AND HE GOES FOR ANOTHER ROUNDHOUSE KICK – BUT GALSEY DUCKS BEFORE DELIVERING A EUROPEAN UPPERCUT DRIVING KENN BACKWARDS OFF THE ROPES THEN INTO HER ARMS….AND THEN HALSEY DELIVERS A BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX SENDING KENN TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RING! Kenn stands in the corner – AND HALSEY RUNS AND TAKES HIM OUT WITH A LEAPING SPLASH IN THE CORNER! Kenn is stunned here as Halsey brings him to the center of the ring, URANAGE BACKBREAKER!!! HALSEY NOW HOOKS THE LEG!!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Rich Russillo: KICKOUT FROM KENN KENN! And now Halsey doesn’t waste any time in going back on the attack, and she repeatedly drives her head into Kenn’s delivering vicious headbutt shots!
James Peters: Halsey picks him up and picks him up in a fireman’s carry, but Kenn fights back with several elbow shots to the face, and he slips out the hooks both of the arms in a full Nelson, but now it’s Halsey who fights back with a back handed elbow – Kenn stumbles a few feet back before charging at Halsey again, BUT HALSEY REVERSES WITH A TILT-A-WHIRL BACKBREAKER…BUT KENN REVERSES THAT INTO A HURRICANRANA! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!
Rich Russillo: Kenn takes Halsey down with a dropkick! And then another one! Halsey turns around and then Kenn lifts her high with a back body drop! Kenn has all the momentum going in his favor! And uh oh – KENN KENN LOOKS TO TAKE HER OUT WITH A REAR END…BUT HALSEY PUTS HIM IN A SLEEPER HOLD AND DROPS DOWN TO THE MAT, AND SHE APPLIES MAXIMUM PRESSURE AS KENN IS FLAILING TRYING TO FIND AN ESCAPE!
Persephone: Kylie is trying her best to motivate Kenn to get to the ropes….and Kenn is dragging himself and he’s almost there…..and he’s got it! That will force the break! After a few seconds Halsey finally let’s go as Kenn pulls himself up with the ROPES and turns to face Halsey – AND HALSEY NEARLY SLICES HIN IN HALF WITH A DEVASTATING SPEAR!! ANOTHER COVER!!!
OOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEE!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEE!!!
Rich Russillo: KENN KENN GETS THE SHOULDER UP STAYING ALIVE!! Halsey looks to pick him up thinking of what to do next, and she places him on her shoulders, AND SHE GOES FOR “BLOOD ON THE LEAVES!!!” BUT WAIT NO!!! KENN CATCHES HER LEG AND THEN REVERSES IT INTO A DRAGON SCREW!!! That buys Kenn a valuable few extra seconds as she eyes Halsey in the corner….
James Peters: KENN RUNS FULL SPEED AND HITS A REAR VIEW IN THE CORNER FOLLOWED BY AN ENZIGURI KICK!! Kenn picks him up in the corner and goes up top with her and he looks ti be going for a superplex – But Halsey is fighting back and both are battling for control on the top now exvhanging blows back and forth….HALSEY TRIES TO GO FOR A SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB, BUT KENN REFUSES TO LET IT HAPPEN! AND THEN KENN HITS A KNIFE EDGE CHOP BEFORE ANOTHER ROUNDHOUSE KICK THAT LEAVES HALSEY DAZED!! AND LOOK AT THIS – THE HURRICANRANA FROM THE TOP ROPE FROM KENN KENN!!
Persephone: Kenn feeding off the energy from the crowd after that as Halsey stirs back to her feet….”WHAT’S ON THE MENU!!!” THE AXE KICK TAKES HALSEY DOWN AS KENN DROPS DOWN AND MAKES THE COVER!!
OOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEE!!!!
James Peters: AND HALSEY KICKS OUT OF IT! Kenn though looks to go back on the attack, bringing the crowd into it as Halsey tries to stand! HALSEY GOES FOR HIS AXE KICK AGAIN – BUT HALSEY BLOCKS IR BEFORE THROWING HIM BACKWARDS…BUT KENN LANDED ON HIS FEET…BUT HALSEY WAS LYING IN WAIT FOR THAT AS SHE PULLS HIM IN FOR A RIPCORD KNEE STRIKE!! Halsey then repeatedly stomps in the face and chest before beginning to measure him up like a shark that smells blood in the water!
Rich Russillo: Up in the fireman’s carry once more, but Kenn counters it into a crucifix pin!! OH NO!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
James Peters: Did he get her?! No he didn’t as they both race to their feet and Halsey swings – BUT MISSES AS KENN RUNS AND SPRINGBOARDS OFF THE SECOND ROPE – BUT HALSEY CATCHES HIM IN MID AIR WITH A VICIOUS FOREARM STRIKE! KENN KENN MIGHT HAVE NO CLUE ON WHERE HE IS! Kenn looks to be in a vulnerable spot here as Halsey measures him up –
Persephone: SHE RUNS OFF THE ROPES AND GOES FOR “OFF WITH YOUR HEAD”!!! BUT KENN SIDESTEPS IT AT THE LAST SECOND! AND THEN HE GOES FIR THE RECOIL AS HE HOPS UP…BUT HALSEY CATCHES HIM UP HIGH…AND THEN SLAMS HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE AS HE LANDS HARD ON THE OUTSIDE FLOOR! Kylie goes over to check on him as Halsey looks satisfied with how the match is going so far.
Rich Russillo: Kylie still checking on Kenn as they both get up….AND THEN HALSEY TAKES THEM BOTH OUT WITH A SUICIDE DIVE THROUGH THE SECOND ROPE! Halsey is in complete control now as she picks Kenn up and tosses him back inside the ring.
James Peters: Kenn Kenn sits himself up, but gets grabbed by the back of his head, brought back to his feet, and bounced face first off the top turnbuckle. Kenn Kenn is pinned in that corner now, and on the receiving end of a KNIFE EDGE CHOP THAT ECHOES THROUGHOUT THE ARENA! Strong irish whip to the opposite corner, and Kenn Kenn comes staggering out of the corner, clutching at his back, walking right into a pendulum Backbreaker!
Rich Russillo: Cover by Halsey!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!
Rich Russillo: Kickout at two, and Kenn Kenn gets to all fours, eating a hard kick to the ribs by Neel! Halsey lifts him back up, and snapmares him down to the canvas for a rear chinlock! This is simply slowing the pace down, and halting any chance at momentum Kenn Kenn can build.
James Peters: Halsey is really wrenching on it, but Kenn Kenn fights back to his feet regardless, delivering shots to the ribcage, breaking the grip of Neel, and leaving her open for forearm shots to the face. Kenn Kenn runs off the ropes in front, BUT HALSEY JACKS HIS JAW WITH A RUNNING BACK ELBOW! Whatever Kenn Kenn had planned just got shut down.
Rich Russillo: Kenn Kenn gets dragged to the center of the ring, and is once again locked in a rear chinlock. The crowd isn’t happy as this isn’t what they wanna see out of these two, and Halsey could care less. Kenn Kenn powers back to a vertical base again, AND SHOWS SIGNS OF LIFE WITH A SITOUT JAWBREAKER! Halsey is stunned!
James Peters: Neel drops to a knee, being level with Kenn Kenn, who starts to catch her with punches to the dome while standing himself back up. Halsey is back up herself now, on the receiving end of these strikes, some to the face, some to the body. But Halsey tries swinging the pendulum back in her favor with a hard forearm strike, dropping Kenn Kenn down to a knee. He’s a bit glossed over, you can tell off that expression on his face.
Rich Russillo: That deer in the headlights look. Halsey rebounds off the rope in front of him, BUT SHE RAN RIGHT INTO A CALF KICK! That caught Halsey Neel flush, and Kenn Kenn is back to his feet! Halsey gets to hers shortly afterward, and tries for a clothesline that gets ducked underneath! AND KENN KENN RUNS OFF THE ROPES! JUMPING CLOTHESLINE! But that only momentarily takes Halsey down, and Kenn Kenn bounces off the ropes for a second time!
James Peters: HURRICANRANA! Halsey pulls herself up in the corner, and KENN KENN GOES IN FOR A HANDSPRING FOREARM! Halsey stumbles out of the corner a bit, but Kenn Kenn scoops her up for a body slam, and he climbs to the middle rope.
Rich Russillo: A little twerking action, preparing to add insult to injury on the downed Neel, who doesn’t show any signs of movement. TOP ROPE MOONSAULT! A4D CONNECTS! AND THE COVER IS MADE, HOOKING THE LEG!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHH-
James Peters: SHOULDER UP! Kenn Kenn stalks Halsey as she slowly gets back to her feet, and grabs her in the inverted front facelock, setting up for Swallow It! BUT HALSEY TURNS AROUND TO FACE KENN KENN, DRIVING HIM BACK FIRST INTO THE CORNER! Halsey goes for an STO on the middle turnbuckle, BUT KENN KENN COUNTERS WITH A SPIKE DDT! Cover is made!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHRRRR-
Rich Russillo: Only a two count, but Kenn Kenn almost had her, probably off that element of surprise the DDT had. Halsey crawls away from Kenn Kenn, making her way towards the ropes, and leans herself up against the bottom one. Kenn Kenn approaches, realizing he’s gonna have to do some more damage on Neel, BUT SHE GRABS HIM BY THE FRONT OF HIS TRUNKS FOR LEVERAGE, AND PULLS HIM OUT THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE!
James Peters: Kenn Kenn luckily lands on his feet, and hops to the apron as Halsey gets her footing in the ring. NEEL CHARGES AT KENN KENN, BUT HE SMACKS HER WITH A RIGHT HAND, KNOCKING HALSEY BACK A BIT! You can see Kenn Kenn brace himself as he SPRINGBOARDS OFF THE TOP RO- NO, WAIT! KENN KENN GOT CAUGHT!
Rich Russillo: KENN KENN GOT CAUGHT BY HALSEY IN A FIREMAN’S CARRY, AND TAKEN TO THE CENTER OF THE RING! Kenn Kenn is trying to squirm, but it’s no use as HALSEY LANDS BLOOD ON THE LEAVES! THAT FIREMAN’S CARRY ROUNDHOUSE KICK! Kenn Kenn crumples to the canvas, Halsey could go for the cover right now!
Persephone: Yes, please! Go for the cover! I mean- poor Kenn Kenn! 🌚
James Peters: No, she’s gonna opt for something different. I don’t think she’s confident in the chances of Blood On The Leaves putting this one away, and wants a more sure fire solution, and I think she’s found one as she brings Kenn Kenn back up, placing his head in between her legs. She’s gonna spike him with that piledriver titled “The Fall.”
Rich Russillo: NO! KENN KENN SHOVES HER BACK SLIGHTLY, AND CATCHES HER WITH A STEP-UP ENZIGURI! Halsey is knocked back into the corner, and Kenn Kenn starts to pick himself back up, creating some distance from Neel, but that’s only to build more momentum as he charges in!
James Peters: Halsey sends him up and over her shoulder! Kenn Kenn catches himself on the apron, and Neel turns around, eating a SHOULDER THRUST to the gut! Kenn Kenn tries to re-enter the ring, BUT GETS A PENALTY KICK TO THE FACE FOR HIS TROUBLE! Halsey hooks him up for a suplex, and brings Kenn Kenn back into the ring herself, SUPLEXING HIM INTO THE CORNER!
Rich Russillo: Halsey wisely drags Kenn Kenn away from the ropes, and makes the cover!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHRRRRRRR-
Rich Russillo: Kenn Kenn explodes out of the cover! Kenn Kenn leans himself up against the ropes, favoring his back, but Halsey pulls him back up to a vertical base, bringing Kenn Kenn to the center of the ring. Halsey wants the uranage Backbreaker, BUT KENN KENN FLOATS OVER, AND GOES FOR A ROUNDHOUSE KICK, POSSIBLY LOOKING FOR PAYBACK FROM EARLIER!
James Peters: BUT HALSEY DUCKS UNDERNEATH, AND DUMPS HIM HIGH ON HIS NECK AND SHOULDERS WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX, BRIDGING IT FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHH-
Rich Russillo: AND A KICKOUT BY KENN KENN! Halsey’s growing frustrated with her opponents resilience, and tries for that piledriver again. However, only gets Kenn Kenn up momentarily before she shoves her off again! Kenn Kenn backpedals to the corner while Halsey runs right at him! AND KENN KENN SENDS NEEL UP AND OVER HIS SHOULDER TO THE APRON!
James Peters: KENN KENN SPINS AROUND INTO A FOREARM, STAGGERING HIM BACK AS HALSEY CLIMBS TO THE TOP ROPE! NEEL DIVES OFF, BUT WINDS UP ROLLING THROUGH TO HER FEET AS KENN KENN DUCKED UNDERNEATH WHATEVER SHE PLANNED! Halsey turns around, and almost gets a caught with a running clothesline, but counters it into a half and half suplex!
Rich Russillo: Halsey shoots the half on Kenn Kenn for the cover!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHH-
Rich Russillo: KENN KENN REMAINS IN THIS THING! Halsey picks him up, no wasted motion on her end, and goes for The Fall again!
James Peters: BUT KENN KENN! KENN KENN COUNTERS WITH A HURRICANRANA, HOOKING BOTH LEGS FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHH-
Persephone: The match continues! :scusthov:
James Peters: Both competitors are up to a kneel, hitting each other with forearms as they rise to their feet. Kenn Kenn gets the upper hand, hammering Halsey with repeated forearm strikes, BUT NEEL BREAKS FREE WITH A BICYCLE PUMP KICK!
Rich Russillo: Kenn Kenn is down to a knee, and Halsey notices Kylie picking herself back up with assistance from the apron, and sticks her boot through the bottom rope, shoving her back down.
James Peters: Kenn Kenn notices this clear bullying, and starts to fire up, Halsey doesn’t realize this until she turns around, AND EATS A ROUNDHOUSE KICK! Halsey is doubled over, but gets a penalty kick to the face, jolting her upright, and is doubled back over with another kick to the gut!
Rich Russillo: WHATS ON THE MENU! KENN KENN SCORED WITH WHATS ON THE MENU! But I think that anger hasn’t resided, and he doesn’t go for a cover just yet. He wants to make Halsey pay as he drags her close to the corner, and begins climbing, back turnt towards her. He’s going for A4D, no twerking involved. BUT THE MOONSAULT HAS NO WATER IN THE POOL!
James Peters: Kenn Kenn writhes in pain on the mat, but ever the opportunist, HALSEY SWOOPS IN, PICKING HIM BACK UP FOR THE FALL!! THE PILEDRIVER SPIKES HIM, AND HALSEY MAKES THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Bella Braxtond HERES YOUR WINNER…HALSEY NEEL!!
(‘Seek and Destroy’ by Metallica plays to a negative reaction as Halsey rises off the mat, getting her hand raised in victory.)
James Peters: What a win for Halsey Neel, capitalizing off Kenn Kenn’s anger a bit.
Rich Russillo: Yeah, he didn’t capitalize in the way he should’ve, going for the moonsault, but probably shoulda just finished things off with something like what’s on the menu.
James Peters: Yeah, Halsey seemed pretty out of it after that axe kick, but regardless, she manages to walk away with the victory.
Rich Russillo: Gotta be heartbreaking for Kenn Kenn, who just tried to defend his friend.
(Halsey walks up the ramp, looking back as Kylie slides in the ring to comfort Kenn Kenn as the camera fades elsewhere.)
(Commercial promoting the upcoming game Sonic Frontiers.)
(Quite suddenly, “Enemy” by Sevendust picks up, prompting an immediate response from the capacity Zurich crowd, and the camera cuts straight to the top of the Voltage stage where both members of The Prescription, Dr. Bethany Blue and Sheridan Müller, stand in full ring gear, holding their Unified Tag Team Championships high in the air.)
Rich Russillo: While The Prescription may not be working together as a team tonight, it looks as though they plan on making a statement before we get to see them compete later on in the evening.
Persephone: Yes, and I can’t wait to hear what insights they might have to share with our Voltage audience tonight. 🙂
James Peters: You and me, both, Persephone! I know there’s probably a lot on their mind. The Prescription certainly have their hands full being booked on back to back supershows–tonight, they’ll be competing in singles competition separately, however, next week, they have their first championship defense against none other than Ryan WIlson and Lexi!
(The Prescription enter the ring rather stoically, each now with a microphone in hand as they wait for “Enemy” to die down. Off-mic, they turn to one another for a brief exchange of words as they get settled at the center of the ring. With the Unified tag Team Championship belts resting comfortably on each of their shoulders, Sheridan is first to raise her microphone to her mouth to speak.)
Sheridan Müller: When Bethany and I first came together as a team, we had a particular goal in mind. A vision for the future of this Tag Team Division, and a sound, solid objective regarding uplifting and enhancing this division in every capacity. Look around you. Ever since we’ve won these championships, there has been a notable influx of tag teams and trios, popping up left and right and whether they realize it or not, they themselves are inspired by us. Are motivated by us and our immediate success as a team, much more than they ever were by the Off-Brand Amphetamines who quite frankly, did nothing to keep this division alive–quite the opposite, actually. And out of all of these newly formed teams made up of some of the best that EAW has to offer, for our very first title defense…we have Ryan Wilson and Lexi, quite a mess of a union, honestly, stepping up to the plate at Dead Men Tell No Tales.
Dr. Bethany Blue: Ryan and Lexi’s match on Showdown didn’t do them as many favors as it had the potential to. In all honesty, I’m not at all impressed with what they’ve shown us so far. I’m glad the two were able to coexist long enough to be able to defeat…Lila Vandran and Mary S. Atlas, but realistically speaking, The Prescription is an entirely different challenge. It is a challenge that half of this roster, nor this entire tag team division is fully prepared for. And Ryan and Lexi are not able to live up to the expectation that comes with a match against a team like us. From the day that Sheridan and I joined forces, we have excelled. We have proven to be an indomitable force in the tag team division as much as we are as singles competitors.
Sheridan Müller: We’ve shown it in our debut as a team against the Ice Aces. We demonstrated it when we defeated and outshone the former Champions. Lexi and Ryan will only be the latest addition to this collection and will serve as no more than a proof of concept when we are successful in our first title defense. Ryan Wilson’s blindsighted attack that allowed some minor chaos to unfold last night is hardly an indicator of whether or not he or Lexi have what it takes to withstand The Prescription. There is also some question as to whether Lexi is mentally stable enough to hold her own in a tag team scenario, Ryan Wilson sure has his work cut out for him.
Dr. Bethany Blue: It was bad enough to learn that Lexi challenged us to a match for the Tag Championships…but when Ryan Wilson became her partner? :mjlol2: Come on, people, none of this can truly be taken seriously. You can hardly blame Sheridan and I for being as sure of ourselves as we are. There is no question of whether or not we walk out of Dead Men Tell No Tales with these championships still in our possession. Ryan and Lexi do not stand a chance against us. Nor does a more well-established team, quite frankly. We breathed new life into this division. This division was dead. The EAW was frothing in the mouth, could hardly contain themselves when they saw Sheridan and I combine forces, they knew the titles were saved. If you thought BULLETSTORM was your saving grace? Let’s just say that unless the Haircare Kings or the Jaded Hearts decided to step up to the plate, we might have never seen this division successfully resuscitated. You’re welcome. You can throw the Ice Aces, Off-Brand Amphetamines, every other tag team on the roster, and even Ryan and Lexi all together into one big mixing bowl and they still will not measure up to what Sheridan and I are or will ever do with these championships. You all know that I am exactly right. You all know there is no denying the reality of this scenario.
Sheridan Müller: There’s only one way for us to go, and that’s straight to the top of the mountain. We’re well on our way to becoming one of the greatest tag teams that EAW has ever seen in history. However…while we know what’s in store for us at Dead Men Tell No Tales and while we are certain that our match will go in our favor, I can’t help but to wonder what’s next for us as we’re approaching Territorial Invasion. After catching up with the last few years of the event, I personally find the last few Unified Tag Team Championship matches a bit lacking, as well as the tag team representation. And Bethany and I want to remedy that in some capacity. We would love to see The Prescription is involved this year–honestly, I can’t even imagine why they would want to leave us off the card. Thanks to us, the Tag Team Division is the hottest and strongest it’s been in many years, and the worth of these belts have historically been greatly undervalued and understated. We are going to continue to change that. To continue to build and work towards the enhancement of this division and showcase our strengths as a team.
Dr. Bethany Blue: It is VERY surprising that we haven’t been put on the show yet, Sheridan. But consider our options for a moment. Neither BULLETSTORM or Soul Food Sunday are available seeing as they’re at each other’s necks. And we’ve already made short work of the Ice Aces. Perhaps we’re clearing through the division a little faster than we thought, but no matter! We aren’t going to let ourselves be overlooked and underbooked. We want to be on that card. There isn’t anyone readily available to defend our championships against just yet, so that’s off the table. However, there is still one option available. One of the newest Territorial Invasion traditions, and one of the biggest matches on the card…
Sheridan Müller: Brand Warfare.
(The crowd pops at Sheridan’s mention of the Brand Warfare match. As Bethany stated, in recent history, this match has housed some of the biggest names in Elite Answers Wrestling, including former and current World Champions, Hall-of-Famers, and pillars of the industry. For Sheridan and Bethany to compete in Brand Warfare would be a surefire way to stand out as some of the best that EAW has ever seen, and bringing their team to victory would serve to solidify themselves as some of the greatest of all time.)
Dr. Bethany Blue: Brand Warfare, while it is a massive opportunity for us to face some of the best competition available from Dynasty and Showdown, it’s not only that.
Sheridan Müller: For us, we see Brand Warfare as a chance to get ourselves a huge victory on a major stage. There’s no better place to do it in a match like this one, on one of the big four.
Dr. Bethany Blue: We have the experience as a Tag Team that is much needed in a team-based scenario such as Brand Warfare. We already know exactly what it takes to win a match like this. Unlike MarrKade, who can hardly even stand to be in each other’s presence, Sheridan and I actually like each other. I respect Sheridan more than I do the majority of that locker room. We are a well-oiled machine, primed to deliver optimal results everytime we step between those ropes. We won’t have to stress our teammates wondering about whether or not we’re bound to turn on each other mid-match and lead our team straight to failure because of our inability to work together.
Sheridan Müller: MarrKade can’t even work together long enough to get a win :mjlol: so The Prescription is obviously Voltage’s best shot. We are undoubtedly the best chance that the Voltage team has at walking away with a victory and making sure Voltage walks away with the third Brand Warfare victory in a row. For we are intelligent, accomplished women who can balance more than one ball on their nose. Should Daryl or Charlie have something to say about that or dare to doubt our case for getting ourselves into that match, then be my guest. You’re more than welcome to challenge us, but neither one of you have a leg to stand on. Team Voltage should already know who the right choice would be.
Dr. Bethany Blue: For anyone who’s still unsure, thankfully, Sheridan and I have two perfect opportunities of our own to demonstrate both of our talents later tonight. I could continue to drone on for longer, but a visual aid might work a little better. I’d rather you all take the time to see for yourselves exactly what it is we’ve been talking about, so that you can better understand just what makes The Prescription the premiere tag team in Elite Answers Wrestling.
(In unison, both Bethany and Sheridan turn their attention away from the hard camera and back up towards the ramp. They secure their championships and exit the ring, leaving their microphones on the apron as “Enemy” picks back up, and continue their way up the ramp, titles held high in the air.)
Rich Russillo: Territorial Invasion sure is starting to shape up around here–should Bethany and Sheridan secure their place on Voltage’s Brand Warfare team, both Dynasty and Showdown will have a LOT to think about!
James Peters: While that does sound like the ideal scenario for The Prescription, there’s still a solid chance they don’t end up on the Territorial Invasion card at all!
Persephone: Would that make the card shorter, by any chance? 🙂
James Peters: Well, you heard them. One way or another, The Prescription have every intention of landing themselves a place on that TI card, and want nothing more than to walk away with a massive victory on one of the biggest Free-Per-Views of the year.
Rich Russillo: But don’t overlook the fact that The Prescription needs to get through their first title defense next weekend on Showdown’s Dead Men Tell No Tales! Whether or not The Prescription manages to break away with the belts still in their possession, I personally look forward to seeing all that these two have in store for us in the near future.
Persephone: That makes at least one of us. We’ll be right back after this commercial break, everyone.
(And on that note, Voltage fades to a break.)
(Commercial for Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, in theaters now.)
(The camera cuts to Bella Braxton in the ring.)
Bella Braxton: The following contest is scheduled for…
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!
(‘Mo Money’ by Ben McLusky hits. Ronan Malosi makes his way to the ring accompanied by his personal ring announcer Amaya as he flashes money to the fans. Ronan is booed heavily as he enters the ring with a cocky smile on his face like he is not worried about this match at all.)
Amaya: Introducing first from Cape Town, South Africa weighing in at 285 pounds he is “The International Treasure”, and he has more money than you… ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNAN MALOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSIIII!!!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: Ronan Malosi feels that he is disrespected here in EAW and has had enough. He is even being disrespected by new members such as Sierra Everett and he isn’t going to stand for it. Ronan claims that there are a million Sierra Everetts in the world and she isn’t special and we will see if that is the case in the wrestling ring here tonight.
Persephone: And I just can’t wait! 😃
(‘Spaceship II’ By Alex Wiley and Chance the Rapper hits. Sierra Everett makes her way out to the ring with a disgusted look on her face as she stares down Ronan Malosi in the ring. The crowd boos her loudly as well showing that neither of the Elitists here tonight are very well liked.)
Bella Braxton: And his opponent from Charlotte, North Carolina weighing in at 132 pounds she is “The Crown Jewel” SIERRRRRRRRRRRRRA EVERETTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!
James Peters: Sierra Everett claims to be the Achilles Heel of Your Favorite Elitist. She is rather new here in EAW but she has already run into the bad graces of Ronan Malosi. She has accused Ronan of even being in love with her which is something that Ronan denies. Who knows what the truth even is.
Persephone: Ahh to be young and in love <3 <3 <3 I hope this match ends with a fairy tale romance ending between both of them!
Rich Russillo: I doubt that is how this match will end. But I guess you never know… Hopefully we can get a serious match because these two are impressive competitors and I want to see what they can do!
Persephone: Of course! Never said otherwise!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Rich Russillo: This match is underway and who knows what could happen at Rise of the Resistance. Ronan Malosi is shown hopping up and down shaking his arms and muscles to prepare for the match as Sierra Everett is shown in a grappling stance ready for anything. The crowd doesn’t seem to like either of these people and are not really sure who to root for. It looks like both are taking this match seriously as Ronan decides to lock up with Sierra in the ring but Sierra immediately goes behind him transitioning into a hammerlock. However, Ronan uses his size advantage to easily power out of it transitioning Sierra into a Headlock… No! Sierra ducks out of that and grabs the leg of Ronan but Ronan yanks it free and uses his free arm to shove her face back pushing her away from him. Ronan not allowing Sierra to outwrestle him that easily and it looks like he came prepared and isn’t playing around here tonight.
James Peters: Ronan Malosi and Sierra Everett pace around the ring once again before locking up again in the ring. But Sierra immediately goes for the leg of Ronan who backs up into the ropes to force the break. Sierra had Ronan’s ankle there and it looked like she may be trying to twist him into some sort of ankle based submission but luckily Ronan avoided that.
Rich Russillo: Back up and it’s time for another lockup. Ronan Malosi carefully clenches the fingers of Sierra Everett… but Sierra yanks the arm taking Ronan down to the mat with a swift Arm Drag! Sierra gets on top of Ronan and locks him into a headlock trapping him down on the mat! Sierra has gotten Ronan right where she wants him! Ronan trying to power his way back up which he of course is able to do in spite of Sierra putting her full weight on the back of his neck. Ronan back up to his feet as he manages to pull himself free and hammers Sierra hard right in the face with a hard forearm! Sierra goes down right to the mat landing hard on her back from that slug from Ronan. Sierra hits the mat with her fist angrily she did not like that Ronan was able to get the better of her on that exchange. Ronan now walking around the ring with a huge smile on his face and his arms raised as if he has already won this thing.
Persephone: I definitely would hate it if he had already won this match. Come on, let’s give it a little more time to simmer.
James Peters: Ronan Malosi goes to pull Sierra Everett back up but she immediately rolls around behind him grabbing him from behind. German Suplex! But Sierra can’t quite get Ronan up! Ronan is sandbagging Sierra who is unable to throw him back. He hits her hard on the side of the skull with a back elbow strike. But Sierra holds on! Ronan charges forward getting to the ropes once again forcing Sierra to let go of the grab from behind. The German Suplex has failed! Ronan immediately whirls around as soon as Sierra breaks the hold and catches her with a backhanded slap across the face! Sierra gets thrown to the ground as Ronan is shown laughing in the ring as Sierra holds her face in pain on the mat.
Rich Russillo: Ronan Malosi shrugs to the crowd as Sierra Everett pulls herself back up only to eat a hard clubbing blow to the back. Ronan grabs Sierra by the back of her hair yanking her up and dragging her across the ring to bash her face into the top turnbuckle repeatedly. Sierra nearly falls over in the corner holding herself up with one arm over the top rope. But Ronan now kicking her hard in the gut. Ronan doing some damage here kicking and punching away at Sierra trapped in the corner as she is helpless to Ronan’s assault. Ronan drags Sierra out of the corner and rams his knee hard into her gut as Sierra crumbles to hands and knees in the middle of the ring. Ronan yanks Sierra up… and tosses her into the air to connect with a Pop-Up Knee Lift!!! Ronan falls into the cover! Has enough damage been done to end this thing???
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
James Peters: Sierra Everett manages to kick out at two! She’s been hurt badly but Ronan Malosi will have to do more than that to keep her down! Ronan seems disappointed by the kickout as he goes to stomp on Sierra-
Rich Russillo: But suddenly out of nowhere Sierra Everett grabs the ankle of Ronan Malosi! Sierra pulls Ronan down and she is trying to lock him into a Figure 4 Leglock but Ronan kicks her off of him! Ronan back up as he charges at Sierra on the ropes… but Sierra grabs the top rope and pulls it down sending Ronan flying over the top rope! Ronan’s back hits the apron as he falls to the floor below! The hardest part of the ring! Ronan pulls himself up on the outside by the barricade as he scowls at the booing and jeering fans staring him right in the face. Ronan turns around! LOOK OUT!!!
James Peters: Sierra Everett slides out of the ring with a Running Baseball Slide kicking Ronan Malosi back first into the barricade on the outside as Sierra has Ronan down and out!
Referee: ONE!
Referee: TWO!
Referee: THREE!!
Persephone: No! Please stop ref! Please count slower! NO!
Rich Russillo: Sierra Everett slides back into the ring as Ronan Malosi slowly gets back up and pulls himself back up to the apron… but Sierra leaps up to the middle turnbuckle and jumps off with a side kick connecting to the skull of Ronan! Ronan falls to the outside once again landing face first on the padded mats around ringside! Ronan is in a bad way as Sierra rolls out of the ring to meet him and take advantage. Ronan pulls himself up on the barricade on the outside as Sierra comes charging in!!! SIERRA RUNS RIGHT AT RONAN-
James Peters: But Ronan Malosi ducks underneath and throws Sierra Everett up over him!!! OH GOD LOOK OUT!!! RONAN JUST THREW SIERRA OVER THE BARRICADE RIGHT INTO THE FRONT ROW!!!
(Fans are shown scrambling out of the way as security shows up to help get everyone clear of the match as it has spilled out of the ringside area. Popcorn and drinks are shown spilled all over the floor around where Sierra has landed.)
Rich Russillo: Ronan Malosi laughing and pointing at Sierra Everett clearly enjoying what he has done to her as he grabs her by the hair and yanks her back over the barricade to the ringside area. During this time the referee did have to restart his count, but it’s been a while and these two look like they’ve already reached a count of eight! The ref now at nine!
Referee: NINE!
James Peters: Ronan Malosi quickly tosses Sierra Everett back into the ring.
Referee: TE-
Persephone: Oh good Ronan made it back into the ring! This great match can continue then! :smiley: !
Rich Russillo: Ronan Malosi back into the ring as he runs off the ropes and kicks Sierra Everett hard in the back of the skull as she slowly begins to get back up. A Big Boot from Ronan! Ronan with the cover!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
James Peters: Sierra Everett with the kickout! Ronan Malosi is shown confronting the referee insisting that it was three but the referee simply holds up two fingers to his annoyance. Ronan has been doing very well so far in this match he can’t let his frustrations get the better of him. Ronan grabs the arm of Sierra lifting it up and driving his elbow down repeatedly into her shoulder. Ronan just bashing that shoulder repeatedly as he seeks to destroy Sierra further. Ronan locks in a Dragon Sleeper on Sierra and she is fading! Sierra may be out here! The referee is checking on her but Sierra appears to be unconscious! The referee raises her arm! But it falls!!! The referee raises it again…
Rich Russillo: But Sierra Everett gets the arm to stay up! Sierra with a sudden burst of rejuvenation as she pulls herself back up and begins to twist around in the hold! Sierra with hard punches and uppercuts right into the gut of Ronan Malosi eventually forcing him to break the hold! Ronan is forced to let go as Sierra now battering him back into the corner with repeated forearm strikes! Sierra whips Ronan across the ring… No! Ronan reverses it! Ronan throws Sierra into the corner! Ronan comes charging in with a full speed Clothesline from Hell!!!-
James Peters: No! Sierra Everett moves out of the way and Ronan Malosi goes over the top rope from the velocity of his attack! Ronan manages to land on the apron as he lands on his feet outside the ring and rolls around back into the ring as Sierra is still recovering! Ronan back in and catches Sierra from behind with a Running lariat-
Persephone: Oh no! Sierra moved out of the way! Ronan went off the ropes and came back only to eat a big Clothesline from Sierra instead knocking him down! Sierra with the cover to hopefully end the match!!!
Rich Russillo: Wait…
Persephone: I mean hopefully end this round of the match! There should be another fall! Maybe even make it a best of five! 😃 !
James Peters: Nice save. :mjgrin:
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: This time it is Ronan Malosi who is the one who kicks out! Sierra Everett is visibly frustrated but she should be pleased just to be back in control of this match. Ronan slowly back up but Sierra runs off the ropes and hits a Running Dropkick right to Ronan’s spine sending him chest first into the ropes! Ronan bounces off as Sierra catches him from behind with a Spinning Heel Kick taking him down face first on the mat. Ronan falls like a tree as Sierra lets out a roar of aggression signaling to the fans that she’s in charge now. However, she gets a mostly negative reaction save for the fans who are cheering her solely out of their hatred for Ronan. Sierra pulls Ronan back up and what does she have plan-
James Peters: Ronan Malosi with a thumb to the eye and I don’t think the ref caughr that! Ronan catches Sierra with a thumb to the eye there as she falls backwards… Ronan off the ropes with a Running Superman Punch! But Sierra catches Ronan in midair with a Lift Up Knee Strike! Ronan keels over as Sierra grabs Ronan by the head and runs off the turnbuckle! Sierra leaps off and drives Ronan head first into the mat with a Tornado DDT!!! Sierra with another cover!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
Referee: TTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEE!!!!-
Persephone: Ronan Malosi kicks out! Sierra Everett nearly had this thing won right there but somehow Ronan survives! Sierra kicks the bottom rope in annoyance before returning her frustrations to Ronan and stomping away at him on the ground trying to keep him down. But Ronan crawls into the corner as Sierra drives her boot into his neck choking him out until the referee forces the break.
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! BREAK IT UPPPPPP!!!
Rich Russillo: Sierra Everett breaks the hold up as Ronan Malosi coughs and heaves in the corner. Sierra with repeated knee strikes to his face running in eventually knocking him out with a Double Knee Strike!
James Peters: No! RONAN MALOSI CATCHES SIERRA EVERETT AND DRIVES HER INTO THE MAT WITH A SIT DOWN POWERBOMB!!! HOLY HELL THE FORCE! THE POWER!! THE COVAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
Referee: TTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEE!!!!-
Rich Russillo: Sierra Everett finds the will within to kick out! Ronan Malosi shaking his head in disappointment as he wonders what it will take. Ronan back up as Sierra is still out cold on the mat. Ronan grabs the arm of Sierra and yanks it back into a Crossface! But Sierra manages to roll through and turns around to punch Ronan in the gut. But Ronan sends Sierra into the ropes and as she comes back he hammers her in the back of the neck with a Double Axe Handle. Sierra right back down as she continues to be at Ronan’s mercy. Ronan pulls Sierra back up and grabs her arm from behind… SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX CONNECTS!!! Ronan to the cover!
James Peters: But Ronan Malosi thinking better of it! Ronan going up to the top rope!! This is probably not a good idea!
Persephone: Come on James! Ronan can do it! You just have to believe! <3 <3 <3 Through the power of Disney magic even Ronan can fly!!! 😃 !!!
Rich Russillo: RONAN MALOSI LEAPS OFF THE TOP ROPE WITH A SENTON TO CRUSH SIERRA!!!!
James Peters: But Sierra Everett moves out of the way! Ronan Malosi crashes and burns! Sierra grabs the leg of Ronan and twists him around into an Ankle Lock! Ronan is going to tap out here tonight in Switzerland!
Rich Russillo: But Ronan Malosi manages to flip around onto his back using all of his power to force Sierra Everett off him! But Sierra manages to hold onto the ankle and twists Ronan around to apply the Figure 4 Leglock! Sierra has it locked in and Ronan may just have to give up here tonight! Ronan is struggling right now! His shoulders are down in the Figure 4 Leglock!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
Referee: TTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEE!!!!-
James Peters: Ronan Malosi kicks out and manages to get his shoulders off the mat but he is still in that devastating Figure 4 Leglock applied by Sierra Everett! Ronan manages to reach backwards and grab the bottom rope! It’s a good thing he is tall or he might not have been able to reach! The referee forces Sierra to break the hold… and as soon as she does Ronan kicks her head sending her staggering away from him.
Rich Russillo: Both competitors back up now as Sierra Everett pulls herself up in the corner! Ronan Malosi comes charging in with a Running Spear!!!
Rich Russillo: But Sierra Everett moves out of the way and sends Ronan Malosi charging shoulder first right into the steel ring post! Ronan just got wrecked! Ronan in trouble now but Sierra might have taken too much damage to take advantage! Ronan recovering as Sierra makes her way up to the top rope. This wasn’t a good idea when Ronan did it! But will it be a good idea for Sierra?
Persephone: BELIEVE!!!
James Peters: A FLYING CROSSBODY OFF THE TOP ROPE FROM SIERRA EVERETT!!! SHE GETS ALL OF IT!!! RIGHT INTO THE COVER!!!
Rich Russillo: NO! RONAN MALOSI ROLLS THROUGH IT INTO A COVER OF HIS OWN!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
Referee: TTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEE!!!!-
James Peters: Sierra Everett manages to kick out! Smart move there by Ronan Malosi using the momentum to turn things in his favor.
Persephone: Really motivational actually. You can do it Ronan! Fight fairly and win! <3
Rich Russillo: Ronan Malosi pulls himself back up in the corner as Sierra Everett comes flying in with a Running Double Knee Strike right into his back. Ronan somehow managing to stay on his feet as Sierra pulls him out into the middle of the ring. Sierra runs off the ropes… CASH IN, CASH OUT!!!! RUNNING SPRINGBOARD COMPLETE SHOT CONNECTS!!! Sierra is rolling as she goes for the cover!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
Referee: TTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEE!!!!
James Peters: Kickout by Ronan Malosi! Sierra Everett was so close there! Are we sure the referee got that one right? I swear it was three! Both competitors laid out in the ring neither has been able to put the other away. They are both completely exhausted having fought to their limits here tonight there can’t be much left in the tank for either one. Ronan rolling out of the ring. Oh no is he rage quitting?
Rich Russillo: No Ronan Malosi is yanking Sierra Everett out of the ring as well. He drags her out to the dangerous environment outside of the ring and what does Ronan have in store for her now??? Ronan grabs Sierra and charges full speed sending her flying chest first into the barricade! Ronan nearly sending Sierra into the crowd again! Watch out fans you may need to get out the way!
James Peters: Ronan Malosi drags Sierra Everett around ringside before throwing her back first into the steel ring steps knocking them over. Sierra is sprawled out as Ronan lifts her once more and drives her face first into the ring post! No! Sierra manages to reverse it sending Ronan’s shoulder into the post instead! Sierra rolls back into the ring as Ronan is out on the outside!!!
Persephone: And the referee has almost counted to ten also!
Referee: EIGHT!!! NINE!!!
Rich Russillo: Ronan Malosi staggering up to his feet and he manages to make it back into the ring just in time! But as soon as he does Sierra Everett stomps down on his injured ankle! Injured by her in this match that is! Sierra grabs his ankle and rolls out of the ring! Sierra slams the ankle hard into the steel ring post from the outside! Ronan yells out in pain as he is definitely not going to be walking normally after tonight that is for sure!
James Peters: Sierra Everett ruthlessly stomps on Ronan Malosi’s leg and ankle in the ring using a Dropkick to take his ankle out from under him when Ronan tries to get back up! Sierra gets on top of Ronan now and is just battering the holy hell out of him! Sierra taking out her aggressions on Ronan here tonight! Ronan manages to use his arms to throw Sierra off him. Luckily he still has some strength remaining as both competitors get back up. But do either of them have the strength to finish and win this match?!?!? That is the question! RONAN MALOSI CHARGES IN AT SIERRA EVERETT WITH THE MILLION DOLLAR DROPKICK!!! DAMN WHAT FORCE!!!-
Rich Russillo: BUT SIERRA EVERETT MOVES OUT OF THE WAY!!! RONAN MALOSI JUST PLOWED DOWN THE REFEREE!!!
Referee: :dead:
Persephone: Oh nos! Now the match won’t en- I mean I hope the referee is okay! It’s always sad when non-competitors get hurt like this!!!
James Peters: Wait Ronan look out!!!
Rich Russillo: Ronan Malosi turns around and… MOUNT EVERETT!!!! SIERRA EVERETT GETS ALL OF THAT ONE-HANDED ELECTRIC CHAIR DRIVER!!! RONAN JUST GOT ANNIHILATED!!! SIERRA TO THE COVER!!!
Crowd: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Crowd: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Crowd: THRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
Crowd: FOURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!
Crowd: FIVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
James Peters: But it doesn’t matter how long Sierra has Ronan pinned for! The referee is down!!! Sierra has this match won!!!
Rich Russillo: Sierra Everett now frantically trying to wake up the referee but it doesn’t seem to be working! The referee took that Million Dollar Dropkick and they are completely out cold!!!!
James Peters: WAIT WHAT THE HELL?!?!?!? WHO THE HELL IS THAT??!?!?!
(Suddenly a figure slides into the ring with a steel chair.)
Rich Russillo: BAH GAWD ALMIGHTY IT’S DIAMOND DIXON!!! DIAMOND DIXON WITH A STEEL CHAIR!!! WHAT IN TARNATION IS SHE DOING HERE?!?!?!?
James Peters: DIAMOND DIXON BASHES SIERRA EVERETT ACROSS THE SKULL FROM BEHIND WITH THE CHAIR!!! DIXON THEN DRIVES THE CHAIR REPEATEDLY INTO THE BACK OF SIERRA EVERETT’S NECK FOR GOOD MEASURE!!!
Persephone: WHY DIAMOND WHY?!?!?!
Rich Russillo: Diamond Dixon now waking the referee up!!! The referee is stirring!!! Ronan Malosi is getting up also as Dixon rolls out of the ring and begins to back up the ramp.
James Peters: Ronan Malosi with a look of confusion on his face before he sees the state that Sierra Everett is in out cold on the ring mat. Ronan begins to smile widely as he goes for the pin… but then he stops suddenly.
Persephone: Oh no is Ronan not going to end the match? Maybe he cares about fairness and having a good competitive competition! I knew he had some good in him!
Rich Russillo: Ronan Malosi helps Sierra Everett back up slowly-
James Peters: RONAN MALOSI CONNECTS WITH THE DEATH-RO ON SIERRA EVERETT!!! RONAN WITH THE COVER AS THE REFEREE SLIDES IN TO MAKE THE COUNT!!!
Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Referee: THRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Bella Braxton: Here is your winner… RONNNNNNNNNNNNNANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN MALOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(‘Mo Money’ by Ben McLusky hits as Ronan Malosi gets back up with a huge grin on his face. The fans can’t believe what just happened as he has his arm raised in victory by the referee.)
Persephone: Ronan Malosi did it!!! What a big win for him!!!
James Peters: Can we even call this a win? Sierra had this match won if it wasn’t for that darn Diamond Dixon!
(Sierra Everett is shown slowly recovering in the ring as she glares angrily at Diamond up on the ramp.)
Diamond Dixon: (off-mic) :mjlol2: Aww you gonna cry? You poor thing!
Rich Russillo: Diamond Dixon talking all kinds of smack just rubbing salt in the wounds of Sierra Everett. Ronan Malosi has won this match however that is how it will go down in the record books and Sierra is realizing this.
(Ronan Malosi is shown celebrating his victory as he runs around the ring with his arms raised. Eventually Ronan climbs on top of the commentary table as he falls to his knees raising his arms taking in the moment.)
James Peters: Ummm Ronan the next match is starting and we need to actually be able to see the ring. Can you please get out of our line of vision?
(The camera fades in to a commercial for announcing the layoffs of the entire EAW UK roster. Oh you didn’t know that there was an EAW UK? Well it do be like that.)
(‘Blood, Milk & Sky’ by White Zombie hits as Voltage returns to the stage, and the crowd explodes into cheers for the EAW World Champion. Before long, Minerva is seen walking out to the stage with her EAW World Championship around her waist, only it’s not a match entrance as she is also seen holding a microphone in her hand. As Minerva walks down the ramp she takes the title and holds it up on her way towards the ring, causing the fans to cheer even louder for her.)
James Peters: The EAW World Champion is out here, and it looks like she’s a bit early too! Her match against Daryl Kinkade is later on in tonight’s main event, and it seems like Minerva has something to say before the match!
Rich Russillo: I’d assume that she plans to get in her final thoughts about her upcoming match against Daryl. Those two had a lot of words for each other throughout the week and even last week. It looks like they might not be done even now!
(Minerva walks up the steel steps, and as she steps into the ring the cheers only continue for a little while longer as the fans are excited to see the current EAW Champion before her match. As the fans finally begin to quiet down, Minerva begins to speak.)
Minerva: Ever since this season started, I have been the face of Voltage. That’s the position that I earned after winning the EAW World Championship, and at this point you all know the hell that I went through in order to get my hands on this title. I’ve been on this brand for a few years now and for so long I have been fighting to reach the top of this brand. Time and time again I had people try to take this away from me even before I became Champion, but at Pain for Pride I proved that no matter what anyone else thinks, I am good enough to hold the EAW World Championship. Just to be blunt, I’m not going to lose this title tonight. As I’ve already said, Daryl Kinkade is going to suffer the same result that Ronan Malosi did. I don’t have much more to say about that man because everything I do inside of the ring later tonight when I face him will speak for itself. Daryl will realize soon enough that there’s good reason for the fact that he’s never had a World Championship match prior to this and that facing me is the worst thing he possibly could’ve received for winning that fatal four way. Until then, I want to turn my attention to the rest of this brand.
Minerva: As World Champion I’m one of the people in charge of representing this brand and showing the world what Voltage is all about. Going forward I’ll have to carry this brand on my back, because I look at this brand and I see someone like Drake King trying to do the exact same thing and failing miserably. I don’t know why anyone still listens to a single word he has to say or why he’s even given the time of day after the past two years, but somehow Drake was allowed to name himself Voltage’s team Captain for the Anarchy in the Arena match and he’s even found himself a first teammate. I don’t know what Drake has planned, but this won’t end well. Dynasty attacked Drake and Hikari last week and instead of doing anything about it they chose to sit back while Showdown got the upper hand over them a few days ago. They’re not doing a single thing to help this brand, but this is Drake King we’re talking about. He has never been the type to care about brand supremacy yet this year he cares so much that he was willing to name himself Voltage’s team Captain and take matters into his own hands?
Minerva: I know Drake. I’ve worked alongside him for a year and I spent almost as long fighting him so I can reach this spot. That man hates Voltage. He has for years, and all of a sudden I’m supposed to believe he cares about making Voltage look good in the Anarchy in the Arena match? Listening to a single word he’s said about Territorial Invasion is a mistake. He’s up to something and I know-
(‘Cold War’ by Hans Zimmer hits, and Minerva just rolls her eyes as Drake King begins to walk out with a microphone in his hand. The crowd immediately begins booing for Drake, and Drake just looks at Minerva in disbelief after everything she said. He walks down the ramp as the crowd continues booing.)
James Peters: Drake is out here, most likely to dispute all these claims from Minerva, but let’s be honest. Minerva didn’t just make good points, she pointed out what we all witnessed ourselves.
Rich Russillo: You’re right, but this is Drake King. He’s not going to admit to a single word Minerva’s said, although I have to admit I am pretty curious to hear what he has to say.
(Drake climbs up onto the ring apron before beginning to speak.)
Drake King: Wow, just wow. I can’t believe you’re still doing this. You got everything you wanted at Pain for Pride. You had your happy ending, you won the EAW World Championship, and you’re still carrying on like this?
(Drake steps through the ropes. Minerva is clearly unimpressed and can tell that Drake is up to something, but he continues speaking anyway.)
Drake King: What reason would I have to lie about any of this? I never hated Voltage without reason, Minerva. I hated the way that this place was run, but as you can see things have changed! This season has been such a major improvement to what we’ve seen in the past, and I just want to make sure that we continue to move in the right direction. Seriously Minerva, after you’ve worked with me for an entire year are you really going to pretend that I haven’t always cared about making sure Voltage is the best brand it can be? You know that I’ve always fought for this brand’s sake, and things are no different this time around besides the fact that Captain Charisma can no longer just do whatever he wants. Of course I’d take part in a match to help showcase what Voltage is capable of now that we’re actually on the right track and we’re no longer in the same place we were for the past few years! Come on, do you really believe that I’m lying?
Minerva: Yes.
Drake King: :francis:
Minerva: Do you honestly believe that anything that happened in New Eden still matters to me nearly a year after you stabbed me in the back? Better yet, do you think I’d be stupid enough to ever take a word you say seriously again?
Drake King: Like I said, all I want is for Voltage to succeed. You said that you’re the face of Voltage and that part of your responsibility is to help this brand, so you of all people should understand exactly what I’m talking about. Voltage needed someone to help lead this brand to Territorial Invasion and Captain Charisma wouldn’t have chosen a better person for the role. I did what I had to do, and after I find the third person to join team Voltage we’re going to win the Anarchy in the Arena match at Territorial Invasion. This is Voltage’s best shot to show everyone how far we’ve come in just the past few months, and I really don’t want to pass up on this opportunity. There’s no reason for me to lie about something like this when for over two years I’ve been trying to help EAW reach the point it’s at right now. So far Hikari Kanno joined team Voltage and she made the right choice in doing so. I’m sure that even she could tell you that I know what I’m talking about.
Minerva: Are you sure about that?
Drake King: Of course I am. Hikari’s the one that made the offer in the first place, so I’m sure she knows exactly what she’s doing on team Voltage.
(Minerva goes to respond, but before she can ‘As Long As I Love’ TK from Ling Tosite Sigure begins to play. Drake has a smile on his face as his first Anarchy in the Arena partner Hikari Kanno begins to walk out, meanwhile the look on Minerva’s face hasn’t changed one bit. Hikari has a microphone in her hand, and she just looks inside of the ring as she walks down the ramp to the sound of boos from the crowd.)
James Peters: Here comes Hikari Kanno, the first person to join Drake for Anarchy in the Arena! I guess in a few seconds we’ll see what she really thinks about this whole situation, as it looks like she’s being caught in the middle of the lingering problems between Minerva and Drake after the past year!
Rich Russillo: I’m not so sure what she’ll say but, she did join Drake. Not many people would willingly do something like that, and we saw that for ourselves when he was looking for a partner weeks ago.
Persephone: Yeah, I’m sooo glad Hikari helped. Because of her, Drake is still team Captain, and not someone a bit more trustworthy! 😄
(Hikari enters the ring, and looks at both Drake and Minerva, remaining silent for a few seconds.)
Drake King: See Minerva, I understand what you’re trying to do, but it’s not going to work. We’re a team, whether you like it or not.
(Minerva doesn’t say anything, but Hikari does finally begin to speak.)
Hikari Kanno: Actually, she might have a point.
Drake King: :comeagain:
Hikari Kanno: Don’t get me wrong, I knew what I was getting myself into when I joined team Voltage, which is why, like you said, I’m the one that approached you to be on the team despite nobody else being willing to. Should everything go to plan I have no doubt that Voltage would be winning the Anarchy in the Arena match, but that is the problem. For us to work together I’m supposed to trust you and vice versa, but even I can see that something’s not right. I still want a victory at Territorial Invasion. That’s the reason that I joined the team in the first place, and right now I need to be sure that we’ll get the victory and won’t be screwed over by our own “Team Captain” playing one of the same games he always has. I was perfectly fine with ignoring your past for the sake of getting a major victory, one that’d allow me to come closer to the level of success I’ve been fighting for, but it was only a few weeks ago that you went and handed somebody else a victory in a match that even you know had major stakes. Am I not supposed to believe that that’s even the slightest bit suspicious?
Drake King: :picard: But we worked together last week..
(Drake looks back at Minerva, who has a smirk on her face out of amusement.)
Drake King: Hikari, the last person you should be listening to right now is Minerva. She’s not saying any of this because it’s the truth, she just wants to tear us apart since she wasn’t given control of the team. All Minerva has ever wanted was power and she knows that herself. She’s selfish, she only fights so she can get whatever she wants and everything she says stems from that same mindset.
Minerva: It’s probably easier to trust me because I haven’t spent my entire career lying and using others for their own personal gain just to get rid of them once you either find them useless or think they’re threatening your spot.
Drake King: That’s not true at all, I only did what I did at Road to Redemption to protect this place and you know that yourself, but you’d never admit that, especially now that you have exactly what you tried to take in the Extreme Elimination Chamber.
Minerva: I don’t need to go over this again. We saw your true colors come out once again in that fatal four way a few weeks ago and it’ll only happen once again at Territorial Invasion. There’s a reason you’re not willing to pay a visit to either of the other brands even after what Dynasty did to you. Hikari sounded fine with it earlier in the week and yet here you are.
(Drake and Minerva continue to argue with each other, and Hikari Kanno is clearly becoming more and more annoyed by this.)
Hikari Kanno: STOP!!!!
(Immediately, both Minerva and Drake turn and look at Hikari.)
Hikari Kanno: I’m sure the both of you have far more important things to worry about than what happened at Road to Redemption, or Pain for Pride or whatever. I don’t know what your plans for Territorial Invasion are Minerva, but I have the Anarchy in the Arena match to think about and I can’t afford to be sidetracked by whatever’s going on right now.
Minerva: If Drake gets his way then Territorial Invasion won’t end the way you want it to. I don’t want the brand that I’m the face of to look bad at a show like this, so I’m going to make sure Voltage wins the Anarchy in the Arena match and that Drake doesn’t try anything funny, by being the final member of team Voltage.
James Peters: WOAH, WHAT??
Rich Russillo: MINERVA’S GOING TO BE THE FINAL MEMBER OF TEAM VOLTAGE!?
(The crowd explodes into cheers, but Drake King doesn’t look happy by Minerva’s announcement whatsoever.)
Drake King: WHAT? No! No no no, that’s not happening! In case you’ve forgotten I am the Captain of team Voltage, which means that I’m the one who should be deciding who joins the team!
(Minerva just looks at Hikari, not surprised whatsoever by Drake’s response.)
Minerva: So what do you say, Hikari?
Drake King: ???? It *is* a no, right?? It’s Minerva! There’s far better options, I’m sure we can find someone-
Hikari Kanno: No, don’t bother.
Drake King: What?
Hikari Kanno: We don’t need anyone else, because I accept Minerva’s offer to join team Voltage.
(Once again the crowd explodes into cheers, and Drake can’t believe his eyes. He looks at Minerva who once again has a smirk on her face, knowing that Drake is outnumbered here before looking back at Hikari Kanno. Drake just shakes his head before mumbling one last thing.)
Drake King: :francis: Fine.
(Drake immediately begins to leave the ring, unhappy about the exchange as the cheering continues. From there, ‘Blood, Milk & Sky’ begins playing once more.)
James Peters: Hikari and Minerva seem to be on the same page here, and with that we’ve found the third member of team Voltage!
Rich Russillo: What a third member it is, too! I don’t think anyone saw this coming. I know I sure didn’t! The EAW World Champion is on team Voltage, and if these three can somehow work together I think this is undoubtedly a winning team!
James Peters: With Drake and Minerva on the same team for the first time since Road to Redemption, I’m not so sure if co-existing is an option!
Persephone: You know what they say! Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. I just love it and I surely hope nothing dramatic erupts at Territorial Invasion to ruin Voltage’s chances at winning! It would truly just be awful to see this blow up in everyone’s faces 😃!
(Hikari shakes Minerva’s hand as the crowd continues to cheer, and Voltage begins fading from ringside as Drake walks up the ramp to the back.)
(Promotional ad for Territorial Invasion featuring the Brand Warfare match.)
(‘My Way of Life’ by Frank Sinatra begins to play through the speakers of the Swiss Life Arena as Komatsu Ogawa, followed behind his mentor and manager Yoshiaki Tanaka and his fellow Triangle of Terror teammates, Lucas Johnson and Harley Lewis. Ogawa takes a drink out of his whiskey bottle as he looks laser-focused, ready to take down the former Answers World Champion as everyone around him is giving him advice and strategy on how to approach this match.)
Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING MATCH IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL—
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!!!!!
Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING FIRST…BEING ACCOMPANIED TO THE RING BY YOSHIAKI TANAKA, LUCAS JOHNSON, AND HARLEY LEWIS…REPRESENTING THE TRIANGLE OF TERROR…FROM KABUKICHO, TOKYO, JAPAN…WEIGHING IN 258 POUNDS…HE IS “THE ONI OCTOPUS…” KOMATSU OGAWA!!!!!!!!!!
James Peters: At the beginning of Season 16, Showdown welcomed a returning Komatsu Ogawa, who has a new perspective on the wrestling business. He no longer wrestles for championship gold or honor. He doesn’t care about the respect of his peers, but for money. He’s all about that green now and being under that Disney umbrella can possibly lead him to that green. Not only that but with Yoshiaki Tanaka providing a mentor role, what’s to say that he won’t find himself in the bigger picture at some point this season?
Rich Russillo: Not only that but over the past few weeks, we’ve seen a formation on one of the newest trios on the Showdown brand, Komatsu Ogawa calls himself, Lucas Johnson and Harley Lewis ‘The Triangle of Terror,’ as three men who have come together for the sake of professional wrestling. These are three men who cover three different sides of the wrestling spectrum. These are three men who are sick of all the gimmicks and actors trying to play the roles of professional wrestlers.
Persephone: Over the past couple of weeks, the Triangle of Terror had turned their attention to Theron Nikolas, who is trying to look for his own footing on Voltage. They have their own issues about Theron Nikolas and they definitely targeted him for a reason.
(‘Your Turn’ by Memphis May Fire replaces ‘My Way of Life’ as Theron Nikolas comes out with a focused look on his face, but with each step that he takes, he oozes confidence that he doesn’t need to be vocal about. Shortly after, Natasha Agnello walks out behind Theron, almost like she’s providing him the energy that he will need going into this match.)
Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING HIS OPPONENT…BEING ACCOMPANIED TO THE RING BY NATASHA AGNELLO…FROM EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA…WEIGHING IN 224 POUNDS…HE IS THE “GHOST”…THERON NIKOLAS!!!!!!!!!
James Peters: To add to what Persephone last said, there is a reason why the Triangle of Terror has decided to expand beyond Showdown for their true test as a group and target Theron Nikolas. They claim that Theron is ‘selling out’ the business. They say that Theron is everything wrong with being a wrestler in this day and age in EAW. This new generation of Elitists needs to be coddled. They need to have people like Natasha Agnello do all of his biddings for him rather than him handling the stuff himself.
Rich Russillo: While I can kind of see where the Triangle of Terror is going with this, I can also see why someone like Theron Nikolas would need someone like Natasha Agnello by his side. Theron hasn’t gotten the success that he desires to have, but with Natasha by his side and someone who was able to take Methuselah to the promised land, I would want her by my side as well. She’s here to make Theron into something greater than a lot of people are expecting and I’m curious to see if that happens.
Persephone: Different things work for different people. If Theron believes that Natasha is the answer to all of his prayers, then more power to him. If the Triangle of Terror and especially, Komatsu Ogawa are going to make sure that Theron deals with this match like a professional wrestler, then that’s great too. I’m all in for people beating up for each other and I’m hoping we see that. :drakelike:
(DING! DING! DING!)
James Peters: This match quickly goes underway as Theron Nikolas goes after Komatsu Ogawa, but Ogawa ducks the upper half of his body to the outside as he forces the referee to back the former Answers World Championship away from him! Ogawa looks onto his Triangle of Terror brethren, almost like they’re talking strategy. Meanwhile, you have Natasha Agnello, formally known as Soothsayer Hamasa, almost advising Theron to keep calm, not allowing Ogawa to bait him!
Rich Russillo: The referee decides to step aside as Komatsu Ogawa gets himself completely inside of the ring Theron Nikolas reaches to get him, but Ogawa backs away, distancing himself from Theron! BUT, OGAWA GETS THERON BY THE WRIST AS HE PULLS THE FORMER WORLD CHAMPION CLOSER, RIP-CORDING HIM AND CLUBBING HIM WITH A FOREARM, BUT THERON DUCKS BEFORE GETTING OGAWA IN POSITION FOR ‘GHOST’S REQUIEM,’ BUT OGAWA BRIDGES HIMSELF OUT OF THE NOTABLE SIGNATURE MOVE, WHICH WAS ONCE THE FINISHER OF THE ‘GHOST.’ INSTEAD, OGAWA COUNTERS BY GETTING THERON IN POSITION FOR AN STO, BUT THERON IS ABLE TO CONNECT WITH AN ELBOW TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF ‘THE DRUKEN HEEL KING!’ THAT DOESN’T SEEM TO STOP OGAWA, SO THERON DOES IT A COUPLE MORE TIMES AS OGAWA RELEASES HIS HOLD ON THERON!
Persephone: Wow, I thought that the match was going to end for Theron there! I am so glad that this is still continuing. 😀
James Peters: I’m glad you think that, Persephone! Theron Nikolas goes to connect with one of those trademarks, lethal knife-edged chops to the chest of Komatsu Ogawa, but Ogawa manages to duck the chop, causing Theron to stumble forward a bit, but Ogawa manages to knee Theron in the ribs! This stops Theron as Ogawa connects with another knee to the rubs of the ‘Ghost.’ Ogawa grabs Theron by the arm, whipping him into the horizontal set of ropes! Theron rebounds off of those ropes as Ogawa connects with a shoulder block, taking down Theron!
(With Theron Nikolas down, Komatsu Ogawa takes the opportunity to flex his muscles, almost in a gloating and cocky kind of way, causing the Voltage crowd to boo him. Lucas Johnson and Harley Lewis are doing their best to gas up Ogawa from ringside.)
Rich Russillo: We see a bit of showboating from Komatsu Ogawa, but it’s best for him not to get too comfortable. The last thing that needs to happen is Theron Nikolas getting an opening.
Persephone: You’re right, Rich. The last thing that needs to happen is for this match to last long enough for Theron to get back into the swing of things. That wouldn’t be good for Komatsu Ogawa. 😔
James Peters: Komatsu Ogawa goes to pick up Theron Nikolas by that jet black hair of his! The referee needed to warn Ogawa not to pull on the hair too hard! Ogawa gets Theron up to his feet mid-way, but Theron connects with a gut punch to the stomach, but that doesn’t seem to move Ogawa much as he retaliates by connecting with a headbutt to the top of Theron’s skull, causing him to drop down to one knee! OGAWA PICKS UP THE FORMER WORLD CHAMPION BY HIS WAIST AND LIFTS HIM UP FOR A DEADLIFT GERMAN SUPLEX, BUT HE MAINTAINS HOLD OF THE WAIST BEFORE CONNECTING WITH ANOTHER DEADLIFT GERMAN SUPLEX, BUT HE ROLLS THERON UP TO HIS FEET BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A THIRD, CONSECUTIVE GERMAN SUPLEX. THIS TIME, HE RELEASES THERON AS HE RACES FOR THE COVER!
OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEE!!!!!!
TTT–
Rich Russillo: Theron Nikolas with a quick kick out! Komatsu Ogawa would love to make quick work of Theron, but Theron is not the type of opponent to go down quickly! Ogawa sits Theron up, kneeling behind him as Ogawa begins to apply a waistlock on Theron! From there, Ogawa gets Theron and himself back up to his feet, but Ogawa hoists Theron up before slamming him stomach-first against the mat. Now, Ogawa has a grounded headlock on the former World Champion, who is looking at Natasha, who is more than focusing on the matchup.
Persephone: That makes the two of us! 😀
Rich Russillo: :usure:
James Peters: :mjlol: Anyway, I think that we all know that the reason that Natasha Agnello has sided with Theron Nikolas is to show EAW a new side of himself. Natasha has been a huge help in helping Theron bring that new side of himself. Komatsu Ogawa rolls Theron, but still maintains control of the waist lock before slamming Theron’s shoulders against the mat while he positions himself in a bridge!
OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEE!!!!!!
TTTTT–
Rich Russillo: Theron Nikolas manages to roll himself out of the pinfall attempt! He finds himself to his knees as he has possession of Komatsu Ogawa’s wrists! HE PUTS OGAWA BY HIS WRISTS BEFORE SLAMMING ‘THE DRUNKEN HEEL KING’ DOWN TO THE MAT! THERON STILL MAINTAINS POSSESSION OF OGAWA’S WRIST BEFORE THERON BEGINS TO STOMP ON THE FACE OF OGAWA! THERON IS STOMPING THE HELL OUT OF KOMATSU OGAWA!
Referee: (off-mic) ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! STOP NOW, THERON!
Persephone: Wow, Theron almost got himself disqualified there. That would have been a shame. 😓
James Peters: Theron Nikolas stops as soon as he sees Harley Lewis on top of the apron, but Harley is not doing anything else, but looking at the ‘Ghost.’ It’s been known that Harley has said a couple of things about Theron ‘selling out the sport’ on Showdown last week, but I feel we may need more expansion.
Rich Russillo: Theron Nikolas sees that Harley Lewis isn’t doing anything, so he turns his attention to getting Komatsu Ogawa back to his feet, BUT OGAWA NAILS AN UPPERCUT TO HIS FACE OF THERON, WHICH CAUSES THERON TO STUMBLE BACK A BIT! OGAWA GRABS THERON BY HIS LEGS, SWEEPING HIM UP AND CONNECTING WITH A WHEELBARROW FACEBUSTER! Theron lands on his face as Ogawa takes him into a corner and notably, the same corner that Natasha Agnello is observing the match in! He picks up Theron, before connecting with a spinning wheel kick that takes down the former World Champion!
Komatsu Ogawa: (off-mic) This is one ‘Ghost’ who is better off dead.
Persephone: Hey, that’s not nice! 😠
James Peters: :mjlol:
Rich Russillo: Wonderful analysis, Persephone! But, Komatsu Ogawa gets Theron Nikolas by his hair and throws him across the ring! Ogawa looks to back himself up to one of the corners! I think that we’re going to see Ogawa connect with a running kick to Theron, who is still showing some life in this match! Like it’s been established, Theron Nikolas will not die! Ogawa runs –
Persephone: NATASHA AGNELLO GRABS THE FOOT OF KOMATSU OGAWA, WHICH GETS THE ATTENTION OF ‘THE DRUNKEN HEEL KING.’ NOW, IT SEEMS LIKE OGAWA’S MANAGER AND MENTOR, YOSHIAKI TANAKA, IS STEPPING IN TO DEAL WITH NATASHA! THE TWO MANAGERS ARE BICKERING AT EACH OTHER AND THE REFEREE IS TRYING TO CALM DOWN THE SITUATION AT RINGSIDE!
James Peters: But, turn your attention to what’s going inside the ring! Theron Nikolas is finding himself back to his feet as Komatsu Ogawa manages to see that and looks to kick Theron in between his legs, BUT THERON IS ABLE TO CATCH OGAWA’S LEG BEFORE TAKING HIM DOWN WITH A DRAGON SCREW LEG WHIP! THERON LIFTS ONE OF OGAWA’S LEGS BEFORE BEGINNING TO FLEX IT BACK, TURNING HIS HEEL IN THE PROCESS, CAUSING OGAWA TO SCREAM OUT IN PAIN! THERON HAS OGAWA BY HIS HEEL AS HE USES IT TO HELP HIM TURN OGAWA TO HIS BACK AND TRAPS HIM WITH AN INVERTED FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK ON OGAWA! OGAWA IS SCRAMBLING, TRYING TO CLUTCH TO THE BOTTOM ROPES, BUT HE’S NOT ABLE TO REACH THEM!
Rich Russillo: Meanwhile, it seems like Theron Nikolas is trying to pull Komatsu Ogawa back and away from those sets of ropes. One of Theron’s best weapons is his legs, so he can probably hold onto this inverted figure four for as long as he needs to, but Ogawa could probably pass out due to his legs going numb. Ogawa begins to turn his body around, but Theron has the submission locked in. Ogawa is clutching his fist, trying to fight through the pain, but look at this –
Persephone: YOSHIAKI TANAKA SLIDES UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM ROPE! HE IS HOLDING ONTO KOMATSU OGAWA’S HANDS, TRYING TO PULL HIM UNDERNEATH THOSE ROPES! THERON NIKOLAS STILL HAS THE INVERTED FIGURE FOUR LOCKED IN AS IT SEEMS LIKE TANAKA’S PLAN HAS COMPLETELY BACKFIRED AS THERON IS ALSO PULLING TANAKA INSIDE THE RING AS WELL! LUCAS JOHNSON IS HOLDING ONTO TANAKA’S LEGS, TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT NOTHING HAPPENS TO HIM! THIS IS HILARIOUS TO SEE, HONESTLY! 😂
James Peters: The referee is yelling at both Yoshiaki Tanaka and Lucas Johnson for finding themselves involved in the match. BUT, LOOK AT THE SIDE WITH THERON NIKOLAS! IT’S HARLEY LEWIS, WHO SLIDES UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM ROPE AND CLUBS THERON IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD! MAN, THAT PUNCH TO THE BACK OF THERON’S HEAD WAS NASTY LOOKING AS HARLEY USED THE DISTRACTION BY YOSHIAKI TANAKA AND LUCAS JOHNSON TO HELP POSSIBLY TURN THIS MATCH INTO KOMATSU OGAWA’S FAVOR!
Rich Russillo: How did the referee not see that? I swear, it’s these inexperienced Disney referees.
Persephone: Oh come on, give them a shot, Rich! They’re just baby refs. 🥺
Rich Russillo: You really want that Disney bag, huh? :mjpls:
Persephone: 🤐
James Peters: That silence says a thousand words, but Yoshiaki Tanaka successfully pulls Komatsu Ogawa out of the ring as Natasha Agnello is checking on Theron Nikolas, only to be shooed away from Ogawa, who walks over to Theron’s side, grabbing him in position before driving his elbow to the chest of the former Answers World Champion, taking him to the outside in the process! It seems like this fight will continue at ringside as Komatsu Ogawa pulls Theron by his hand and slams him spine first against the barricade! Theron holds onto the barricade, using that as help to get himself back to his feet! Ogawa goes after the ‘Ghost,’ but Theron connects with an elbow shot to the face of Ogawa, making him stumble back!
Rich Russillo: THAT PARTICULAR MOMENT, LIGHT A FIRE IN THE EAW UNIVERSE AS THERON NIKOLAS IS BRINGING HIMSELF BACK INTO THIS MATCH! KOMATSU OGAWA APPROACHES THERON AGAIN, WHO THROWS A FOREARM TO THE FACE OF OGAWA, FOLLOWED BY A KNIFE-EDGE CHOP TO THE CHEST UNTIL OGAWA IS BACKED AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE APRON! THERON HAS OGAWA PULLING HIM AND SLAMMING HIS SPINE FIRST AGAINST THE BARRICADE AND THEN, INTO THE EDGE OF THE APRON AND THEN, TO THE BARRICADE AND THEN, TO THE EDGE OF THE APRON! THERON HAS OGAWA UP TO HIS FEET BEFORE LOOKING AT NATASHA AGNELLO, WHO HAS A SMIRK ON HER FACE AS THERON FOLLOWS ALL OF THAT UP WITH A URANAGE, SLAMMING OGAWA ON THE APRON WITH FULL FORCE!
Persephone: Komatsu Ogawa is crumbling in pain as Theron Nikolas traps the head of Ogawa before connecting with a slide slam as Ogawa goes crashing down to the floor! Ogawa clutches the back of his neck. Theron picks himself up along with Ogawa as he has his eyes on Ogawa’s Triangle of Terror stablemates! THERON PICKS UP OGAWA BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A USHIGOROSHI ON HIM! THERON’S EYES DON’T LEAVE THE GROUP OF MEN THAT ARE ACCOMPANYING OGAWA IN THE MATCH! THERON GETS OGAWA AND PLACES HIM ON THE APRON, BUT GETS TURNED AROUND –
James Peters: Lucas Johnson is the one that turns Theron Nikolas around as Theron looks like he’s not in the mood to play along! Lucas has his hands up in defense as he slowly backs away! Meanwhile, you can see behind Theron Nikolas that Komatsu Ogawa is finding his way to a seated position on the apron! With Theron seeing that Lucas is going to do nothing, HE TURNS AROUND AS OGAWA THROWS A PUNCH TO THE FACE OF THERON! THERON THROWS A PUNCH AT OGAWA! OGAWA WITH A PUNCH TO THERON! THERON WITH A PUNCH TO OGAWA! OGAWA WITH A HEADBUTT TO THE FORMER ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION! THIS CAUSES THERON TO STUMBLE BACK AS OGAWA CONNECTS WITH A YAKUZA KICK THAT TAKES THERON BACK INTO THE BARRICADE! OGAWA PICKS UP THERON BY THE WRIST BEFORE WHIPPING HIM TO THE NEAREST SET OF STEEL STEPS!
Rich Russillo: Komatsu Ogawa begins to separate the steel steps from the ring post as Theron Nikolas tries to find himself back to his feet! Ogawa grabs Theron by his wrist, twisting it around and slamming it against the edge of the apron! This causes the former World Champion to go back, but Ogawa knows that he needs to think of something that is going to get Theron to stay down for the time being! Theron swings a punch at Ogawa, but Ogawa stops him with a knee to the ribs of the ‘Ghost.’ Ogawa connects with another knee, causing Theron to stagger back! Ogawa clutches the wrist hand of Theron before applying a wrist lock on him!
Persephone: But, Theron Nikolas with an elbow shot to the face of Komatsu Ogawa, but Ogawa manages to lift up Theron and deliver a Saito suplex on the edge of the apron! Theron drops down, making it easier for Ogawa to pull Theron closer to those steel steps! He places Theron’s right hand in between the ring post and steep steps! It’s almost like it’s sandwiched between those two things.
James Peters: Komatsu Ogawa looks to kick those steel steps in, but Theron Nikolas is starting to scramble up to his feet! Theron is trying to place his entire body in between the steel steps and ring post as he tries to push the steel steps away, but you can tell that his arms are giving out –
Rich Russillo: KOMATSU OGAWA WAS STRAIGHT TO THE POINT AS HE KICKS IN THE STEEL STEPS! THERON NIKOLAS’ RIGHT HAND WAS SANDWICHED IN THE PROCESS AS IT GOES COLLIDING WITH THOSE STEEL STEPS! OH GOD, I AM JUST CRINGING THINKING ABOUT THAT! BUT, OGAWA THROWS THE STEEL STEPS TO THE SIDE AS HE GRABS THERON BY HIS RIGHT HAND AND PROCEEDS TO PLACE HIS FOOT ON TOP OF THAT HAND OF HIS! The former World Champion is yelling in pain! I can’t seem to imagine what he’s going through at this particular moment as Ogawa is basically looking down at Theron, who is trying to use his available left hand to get Ogawa’s boot off his right hand!
Persephone: We gonna need to amputate that right hand of his at this rate. :yikes: Theron Nikolas delivers a chop block to the back of Komatsu Ogawa’s knee! At this point, it seems to be the only thing that he *could* do the find himself out of the situation! Ogawa falls to his knees as Theron is trying to regain some of the energy to get himself to his feet! He is trying to regain some feeling into that left hand of his, but it was smart for Ogawa to target that arm.
James Peters: You’re right about that. If Theron Nikolas is right-handed, it *could* limit his ability to connect with the Carpe Diem, that ripcord spinning elbow to the back of the skull.
Rich Russillo: THERON NIKOLAS BEATS KOMATSU OGAWA TO THE PUNCH AS HE GRABS HIM IN POSITION FOR ‘GHOST’S REQUIEM’ – THE SWINGING REVERSE STO AS OGAWA’S SKULL LANDS ON THE EDGE OF THE APRON! Theron tries to pick up Ogawa with his left hand as he rolls the bigger Elitist back inside the ring, but it seems like Theron is going for the top rope and honestly, he’s not much of a top rope kind of wrestler, so this should be good. Theron situates himself on the top rope as he looks down at Ogawa –
Persephone: THERON NIKOLAS WITH A SIX-STAR FROG SPLASH! KOMATSU OGAWA GETS HIS LEG UP AS HE MANAGES TO KICK THERON IN THE GROIN WITH THAT! I DON’T THINK THE REFEREE CAUGHT THAT THOUGH! OGAWA IS CACKLING BECAUSE HE REALIZES THAT HE GOT AWAY WITH THAT! THERON COLLAPSES TO HIS KNEES AS OGAWA IS SLOWLY FINDING HIS WAY BACK TO HIS FEET! IS KOMATSU OGAWA GOING TO STEAL THE VICTORY FROM THERON NIKOLAS?!?
James Peters: Komatsu Ogawa is back to his feet as he gets Theron Nikolas in position for the ‘The Irish Car Bomb’ – the over-the-shoulder reverse piledriver! He has Theron in an inverted position as he hoists Theron up –
Rich Russillo: BUT, LOOK AT THAT, JAMES! THERON NIKOLAS MANAGES TO LAND ON HIS TWO FEET BEHIND KOMATSU OGAWA AND NOW, HE HAS OGAWA IN AN INVERTED POSITION AS HE CONNECTS WITH ‘GHOST’S REQUIEM!’ THE SWINGING REVERSE STO ON ‘THE ONI OCTOPUS’ TAKES HIM DOWN, BUT –
Persephone: YOSHIAKI TANAKA IS ON THE APRON AGAIN, ALMOST PLEADING WITH THERON NIKOLAS NOT TO TAKE DOWN KOMATSU OGAWA AND NOT TO CONNECT WITH ‘CARPE DIEM’, BUT LOOK– NATASHA ANGELLO!
James Peters: She grabs Yoshiaki Tanaka by the ankles and yanks him down from the apron as he crashes down to the mat! Meanwhile, as we head back to the ring, we see that Theron Nikolas was a bit focused on the altercation between the two managers but with Yoshiaki Tanaka out of the equation, it allows –
Rich Russillo: NO! KOMATSU OGAWA ROLLS UP THERON NIKOLAS! HE HAS THERON BY HIS PANTS AS THE REFEREE HAS NO IDEA WHAT OGAWA IS DOING! IS OGAWA GOING TO GET THE BIGGEST VICTORY OF HIS CAREER OVER THE FORMER ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION AND KING OF ELITE?!?
OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEE!!!!!!
TTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOO!!!!!!
TTTTTHHHHHHHRRRRRRR–
Persephone: Theron Nikolas gets himself out of the roll-up attempt! He finds his way back to his feet as Komatsu Ogawa shortly follows him, BUT – ‘CARPE DIEM!’ THE RIPCORD SPINNING BACK ELBOW TO THE BACK OF OGAWA’S TEMPLE CONNECTS AS THAT TAKES DOWN THE BIGGER MAN! THERON NIKOLAS HOOKS THE LEGS FOR THE COVER!
OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
TTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
TTTHHHHHHRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(‘Your Turn’ plays once again as Theron Nikolas rolls off of Komatsu Ogawa and finds his way to his knees, clutching onto the right hand, the same right hand that he used to connect with ‘Carpe Diem.’)
Bella Braxton: THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH…THER–
James Peters: LITTLE TIME FOR CELEBRATION AS HARLEY LEWIS AND LUCAS JOHNSON BOLT INSIDE THE RING! BOTH OF THEM POUNCE ON THERON NIKOLAS LIKE A PACK OF HOUNDS! The crowd is not loving this whatsoever! Yoshiaki Tanaka is checking on Komatsu Ogawa at the corner as Harley and Lucas are looking to help Ogawa cut Theron’s celebration a little short! Lucae has Theron by the back of his head as Harley is looking at Theron with a death glare!
Harley Lewis: (off-mic) Come on, ‘Ghost.’ Where’s your fighting spirit? Where’s the ‘God Emperor?’ Just what I thought – another sell-out of this business. Being forced to hide behind people like Natasha and let them hold your hand –
Rich Russillo: THERON NIKOLAS THROWS A PUNCH AT HARLEY LEWIS, CAUSING HIM TO STAGGER BACK! HE THEN FOLLOWS THAT UP WITH AN ELBOW SHOT TO THE FACE OF LUCAS JOHNSON! THERON BREAKS FREE FROM THE GRASP OF TWO THIRDS OF TRIANGLE OF TERROR AS HE FINDS HIS WAY BACK TO HIS FEET! HARLEY LEWIS RUSHES TOWARD THERON AS THERON CONNECTS WITH A ‘CARPE DIEM’ TO HARLEY WHICH KNOCKS HIM DOWN! THEN, LUCAS JOHNSON TRIES TO GIVE THERON THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE BY ATTACKING HIM FROM BEHIND, BUT THERON NAILS LUCAS WITH AN UPPERCUT! THAT CAUSES LUCAS TO STAGGER BACK AGAINST THE HORIZONTAL SET OF ROPES AS THERON –
Persephone: Komatsu Ogawa nails Theron Nikolas with a kick between the legs, causing Theron to drop down to his knees! Now, the Triangle of Terror is circling around the ‘Ghost’ like they’re the predators and he’s the prey!
James Peters: How is this any fair? Theron Nikolas had just competed in the match! Theron must be tired at this point!
Rich Russillo: IT SEEMS LIKE THAT’S NOT GOING TO STOP HIM AS THERON NIKOLAS NAILS A FOREARM TO KOMATSU OGAWA AND THEN, A FOREARM TO LUCAS JOHNSON, AND THEN, A PUNCH TO HARLEY LEWIS! HE TRIES TO FIND HIS WAY BACK TO HIS FEET AS HE THROWS ANOTHER PUNCH AT KOMATSU OGAWA! THEN, HE DELIVERS A BOOT TO HARLEY LEWIS AND AN ELBOW TO LUCAS JOHNSON –
Persephone: – WHAT IN THE HECK WAS THAT??!??!
James Peters: KOMATSU OGAWA JUST SWUNG HIS WHISKEY BOTTLE TO THE SKULL OF THERON NIKOLAS! THIS DROPS THE FORMER WORLD CHAMPION DOWN AS THE ONLY INDIVIDUALS IN THE RING STANDING ARE THESE THREE MEN!
(The crowd is booing out of their minds as the Triangle of Terror is standing tall in the ring. Komatsu Ogawa, Lucas Johnson, and Harley Lewis could care less at the reception, but the fans are loathing the sight of Theron Nikolas down as Natasha Agnello is checking at him with a death glare of her own against those three men.)
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(Rise of the Resistance returns to ringside, and Bella Braxton is holding a microphone in her hand.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is a TAG TEAM MATCH scheduled for ONE FALL!!!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!
(‘As Long As I Love’ TK from Ling Tosite Sigure hits, and a majority of the fans in the arena boo as Hikari Kanno walks out. Hikari Kanno doesn’t pay it any attention, instead focused on the upcoming tag team match. Hikari begins walking down towards the ring, but as she makes it to the bottom of the ramp she stops, waiting as her music fades to ‘Cold War’ by Hans Zimmer. The crowd’s boos only grow louder as Drake King begins to walk out, and he immediately begins making his way towards the ring, catching up to Hikari who continues walking up the steel steps and entering the ring. The two share a few words as they enter the ring, and after a few seconds Hikari goes out to the ring apron as Drake remains in the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first… From Okinawa Japan, weighing in at 121 pounds… HIKARI KANNOOOOOO!!!! And her partner.. From the Dead Sea, Israel.. Weighing in at 220 pounds…. DRAKE THE REDEEMER!!!!!
James Peters: We saw these two team for the first time last week against the old team of MarrKade, and we didn’t get the chance to see if they would pull off the victory. They get another chance tonight before Anarchy In The Arena.
Rich Russillo: Yeah, but can they actually co-exist after what happened earlier? That remains to be seen.
(“Amerika” by Rammstein plays as the crowd gives a mixed reaction. Sheridan with her Tag Team Titlle on her shoulder walks down to the ring as determined as ever. ‘Ambitionz az a Ridah’ by Tupac plays as the crowd erupts. TLA soaks in the reaction before walking up to Sheridan. The two exchange glances before making their way to the ring.)
Bella Braxton: And their opponents…From Atlanta, Georgia, weighing in at 135 pounds…she is one half of the Unified Tag Team Champions….”The Flamestress”…SHERIDAN MULLERRR!! And her partner…from Tlaxcala, Mexico, weighing in at 210 pounds….”La Pantera Sexual”….T…L….A!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: One of the most unlikeliest of teams, and they have one goal in common, to get their hands on Drake King on what he cost them two weeks ago. Can’t wait to see how this turns out!
James Peters: Me neither, these two might end up surprising us all tonight.
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
James Peters: And here we go as this tag team match kicks off! It looks like TLA and Drake are going to start this one out. Just think about how many battles these two have had throughout their history.
Rich Russillo: Right you are, and after several seconds, Drake and TLA lock up in a collar and elbow tie-up! Drake gains the upper hand with a side headlock, but TLA pushes him to the ropes… but Drake hits a shoulder tackle before running off the ropes again – BUT TLA POPS UP AND DELIVERS A HIGH DROPKICK TO THE FACE! Drake quickly pops back up – AND TLA WAS WAITING FOR HIM AS HE HITS AN ENZIGURI KICK TO THE HEAD THAT CAUSES DRAKE TO STUMBLE BACK INTO HIS CORNER! – OH LOOK!
*TAG!!*
TLA: :francis:
James Peters: :skip: The crowd doesn’t like it one bit as Drake wants nothing to do with TLA in the early goings and tags his Anarchy in the Arena partner in as Hikari steps in the ring, and doesn’t waste any time in stepping up to TLA. TLA swings at her head – BUT HIKARI DUCKS IT AND THEN DELIVERS A SNAP GERMAN SUPLEX! TLA landed hard on his neck as he stands back up in the corner – AND HERE COMES HIKARI WHO DRIVES BOTH KNEES INTO THE CHEST! SHE FOLLOWS THAT UP WITH A MONKEY FLIP – BUT TLA LANDS ON HIS FEET! TLA GOES FOR THE SUPERKICK..BUT HIKARI CATCHES HIS FOOT! HIKARI SPINS HIM AROUND, BUT TLA TRANSITIONS THAT INTO A DOUBLE LEG LARIAT TAKING DOWN HIKARI!
Persephone: TLA goes to pick Hikari up off the mat now, but she swipes the hands away and delivers a spinning side kick to the stomach! TLA is hunched over as Hikari runs off the ropes…BUT TLA CATCHES HER WITH A STANDING SPANISH FLY!! TLA GOES FOR THE FIRST COVER IN THIS MATCH NOW!!
OOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!!!
James Peters: Hikari kicks out as TLA looks at Sheridan as he drags Hikari by the arm and goes to his corner.
*TAG!*
James Peters: TLA holds Hikari in place as Sheridan then hits a vicious body blow to the ribcage! Sheridan is now legal as she brings Hikari back to the center of the ring, and looks to be setting up for a suplex… but Hikari drives her knee onto her skull causing Sheridan to let her down, then Hikari pushes Sheridan away creating some separation before charging at her – BUT SHERIDAN CATCHES HER WITH A SPINEBUSTER! BUT NO!! HIKARI SOMEHOW TRANSITIONED THAT INTO A TORNADO DDT SPIKING SHERIDAN’S HEAD INTO THE MAT!
Rich Russillo: Hikari looks to be the one with all the momentum now as she measures Sheridan up as Sheridan gets to both knees – AND THEN DELIVERS A ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE HEAD! Hikari looks to do some more damage before….Drake is on the apron begging to be tagged in. Hikari thinks about it for a second before officially tagging Drake back in.
*TAG!*
Rich Russillo: No surprise that Drake is only just now getting back into the ring now that TLA isn’t there. Drake approaches Sheridan who is stood up in the corner, and Drake repeatedly delivers several kicks to the midsection before stepping back a few feet and then rushes at Sheridan in the corner – AND HITS A RUNNING FRONT DROPKICK TO THE FACE AS SHERIDAN FALLS DOWN TO THE MAT! Drake takes this chance to make his way up to the top before looking at TLA next to him…
Drake King: (off mic looking at TLA on the apron next to him) YOU KEEP YOUR DISTANCE!
Persephone: TLA has his hands up in innocence as Drake turns his attention to Sheridan….THEN LEAPS AND DELIVERS A FROG SPLASH!!! BUT NOBODY HOME!! SHERIDAN IMMEDIATELY TRANSITIONS INTO A CROSSFACE, APPLYING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF PRESSURE!
James Peters: This isn’t good for Drake and Hikari! Sheridan has always managed to stay laser focused on matches like this and is doing everything she can to get this victory! Drake is trying to squirm out of the submission but is having little to no luck! Sheridan begins stomping away at the hand of Drake who tries reaching for the ropes…BUT LOOK! DRAKE FLIPS THE PRESSURE OVER INTO A PIN!!!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Rich Russillo: She has to let go to save herself as she almost got caught as both rise to their feet and run at one another – AND DRAKE TAKES SHERIDAN DOWN WITH A SLING BLADE!! Drake quickly approaches his corner and makes the tag.
*TAG!*
James Peters: Back in come Hikari Kanno! And Hikari approaches Sheridan before connecting with a spinning kick to the stomach, Sheridan gets stunned against the ropes and Hikari charges at her – BUT SHERIDAN SENDS HER FLYING OVER THE TOP WITH A BACK BODY DROP! Hikari lands hard on her head, and meanwhile DRAKE TRIES TO RUN UP ON SHERIDAN..BUT SHERIDAN SIDESTEPS AND SENDS DRAKE OVER! That backfired for Drake :yikes: Hikari and Drake stand up next to one another….
(TLA shrugs his shoulders.)
Persephone: AND TLA RUNS OFF THE APRON AND TAKES THEM BOTH OUT WITH A SENTON ON THE OUTSIDE!!! Sheridan and TLA are working just fine so far.
James Peters: The legal competitor Sheridan rolls under the ropes to the outside and grabs Hikari by her head….BUT HIKARI DRIVES SHERIDAN BACK FIRST INTO THE STEEL STEPS! Hikari buys herself a few seconds as before grabbing Sheridan by her head…and then throws her shoulder first into the barricade right beside her! Hikari quickly rolls Sheridan back inside the ring and slides in behind her, almost begging Sheridan to turn around…AND HIKARI GOES FOR A RUNNING BOOT!! BUT SHERIDAN GOES UNDER AND PICKS HER UP IN A POWERBOMB POSITION….AND SHERIDAN RUNS LOOKING TO THROW HER IN THE CORNER –
Rich Russillo: BUT HIKARI SOMEHOW SLIPS OUT AND LANDS ON HER FEET! SHERIDAN TURNS AROUND, AND HIKARI IMMEDIATELY LOCKS IN THE GUILLOTINE CHOKEHOLD!! HIKARI HAS IT IN AS TIGHT AS POSSIBLE AS SHE DROPS DOWN TO THE MAT! TLA is SCREAMING from the apron trying to get Sheridan to fight out of it, and she tries reaching for the ropes but she is too far away, what is she going to do? After several seconds, Sheridan is showing some fight….AND SHE USES HER STRENGTH TO LIFT UP HIKARI – AND THEN SLAMS HIKARI ON HER HEAD CAUSING HER TO RELEASE THE HOLD! And now TLA is begging to be tagged in!
Persephone: Sheridan begins to make her way over to TLA and she goes to tag him back in the match….BUT HIKARI GRABS HER ANKLE AND PULLS HER BACK PREVENTING HER FROM DOING SO, AND SHERIDAN STANDS ONE FOOT AND IN ONE SWIFT MOTION DELIVERS AN ENZIGURI KICK TO THE HEAD BEFORE LEAPING OVER AND TAGGING IN TLA!!
*TAG!*
James Peters: TLA is back in and he’s feeling pumped up taking down Hikari….and then running and knocking Drake down off the apron! He turns his attention back over to Hikari and runs – AND HE TAKES DOWN HIKARI WITH A DOUBLE LEG LARIAT! TLA looks to keep the momentum going as he runs to the corner and climbs up to the top rope….THE PICTURE PERFECT MOONSAULT ON TOP OF HIKARI AS TLA GOES FOR THE COVER!!
OOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!!!!
Rich Russillo: HIKARI KICKS OUT OF IT! TLA though isn’t wasting any time in picking her up….BUT HIKARI FIGHTS BACK AND DELIVERS A HARD KNEE STRIKE ACROSS THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE, AND THEN HIKARI HOOKS BOTH OF THE ARMS AND DRIVES TLA INTO THE MAT WITH A TIGER SUPLEX! And now it’s Drake who is the one begging to get into the match as Hikari makes her way over and tags Drake back in!
*TAG!*
James Peters: Drake steps through the ropes with that grin on on his face as he measures up TLA while looking directly at Sheridan…AND HE GOES FOR “JUDGEMENT DAY!!!!” BUT TLA SEES IT COMING AND POPS UP TO DELIVER A RIGHT HAND! AND NOW DRAKE AND TLA BEGIN EXCHANGING SHOTS WITH ONE ANOTHER!
Persephone: Right hand from Drake!
Crowd BOO!!!
James Peters: Elbow strike from TLA!
Crowd: YEAH!!
James Peters: Right from Drake!
Crowd: BOO!!!!
Rich Russillo: Another from TLA!
Crowd: YEAH!!!
James Peters: TLA looks to have gotten the upper hand with repetitive strikes to the face!
Crowd: YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!!!
Persephone: TLA now irish whips Drake off the ropes then swings – BUT DRAKE DUCKS AND SPRINGBOARDS OFF THE OPPOSITE SECOND ROPE….AND THE CONNECTS WITH A CROSSBODY! Drake puts him between his legs looking for “Ascension”….BUT TLA FIGHTS OUT BY DRIVING DRAKE INTO HIS CORNER!
*TAG!*
James Peters: WAIT! Hikari just tagged herself back in, and TLA has no idea as he brings Drake to the center of the ring – HE IS GOING FOR THE “MEXICAN DESTROYER!!!” BUT THE LEGAL COMPETITIOR HIKARI RUNS UP FROM BEHIND TLA AND ROLLS HIM UP!! OH NO!!!
OOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
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Rich Russillo: TLA KICKS OUT AND I THINK HIKARI WAS EXPECTING IT AS SHE QUICKLY GETS UP AND DRIVES THE KNEE INTO THE SIDE OF TLA’S SKULL!! AND OH NO…SHE’S GOT HIM IN POSITION….”BRIGHTSTAR!!!!” HIKARI PLANTS TLA INTO THE MAT AS SHE GOES FOR THE COVER AND THE WIN!!
James Peters: SHERIDAN ENTERS THE RING TO BREAK THE PIN UP, BUT DRAKE RUNS AND TACKLES HER THROUGH THE SECOND ROPE!!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEE!!!!
James Peters: TLA GETS THE SHOULDER UP!!! AND THEN OH NO….HIKARI RIGHT AWAY TRANSITIONS INTO “AUSWAHLEN!!!” THE CROSSFACE AND RINGS OF SATURN COMBO, AND HIKARI IS WRENCHING BACK ON THAT SUBMISSION WITH NOWHERE TO GO FOR TLA! He just survived “BRIGHTSTAR” and now stuck in this, BUT LOOK! SHERIDAN REENTERS THE RING TO BREAK UP THE SUBMISSION – BUT DRAKE TRIPS HER FROM THE OUTSIDE AND HAS AHOLD OF HER FEET, AND SHERIDAN IS TRYING TO BREAK FREE, FORCED TO WATCH TLA STUCK IN THE “AUSWAHLEN”!!!
Persephone: SHERIDAN DELIVERS A HARD KICK TO DRAKE’S FSCE FREEING HER FEET, AS SHE RUNS TO SAVE TLA! But Hikari sees Sheridan about to break it up and stands….AND SHE NAILS SHERIDAN WITH A SUPERKICK, BUT SHE CATCHES SHERIDAN BEFORE SHE FALLS, AND THEN BASEBALL SLIDES HER UNDER THE BOTTOM ROPE TO THE OUTSIDE, AND THEN TURNS HER ATTENTION BACK TO TLA AND GOES TO LOCK IN “AUSWAHLEN” A SECOND TIME…
BUT TLA IS FIGHTING IN TRYING TO PREVENT IT! AND THEN TLA DRIVES THE KNEE INTO THE FACE CREATING SOME SEPARATION! “SWAG SHOT”!!!! AND THEN HE FOLLOWS IT UP WITH THE “CARTEL KICK!!!” AND TLA CRAWLS AND MAKES THE COVER!!!
OOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEE!!!!!
James Peters: DRAKE KING MAKES THE SAVE AT THE LAST SECOND!! WOW!!
Rich Russillo: All competitors are down now as TLA and Hikari slowly begin to stir to their feet, and then TLA looks to perhaps go for the “Mexican Destroyer!!” BUT HIKARI PUSHES TLA BACK BEFORE DELIVERING A BIG BOOT, BUT TLA REBOUNDS OFF THE ROPES AND DELIVERS A LEAPING CLOTHESLINE AS BOTH BEGIN TO CRAWL TO THEIR CORNERS TO TAG THE OTHER IN! Sheridan pulls herself back on to the apron and is begging for the tag, as is Drake on the opposite end….AND HIKARI MAKES THE TAG!
*TAG!*
Rich Russillo: DRAKE RUNS IN AND KNOCKS SHERIDAN OFF THE APRON STOPPING TLA FROM MAKING THE TAG! Drake seems pleased with himself as the crowd bois him before going to pick up TLA, and he picks him up from behind…HE GOES FOR “DAWN OF JUSTICE!!” BUT TLA REVERSES IT AND GOES FOR “SWAG SHOT”….BUT DRAKE SLAPS THE ARM AWAY BEFORE HITTING A SUPERKICK TO THE KNEE AND THEN ANOTHER SUPERKICK TO THE FACE!! DRAKE GOES UP HIGH TO THE TOP ROPE NOW…AND THEN DELIVERS A FROG SPLASH ON TOP OF TLA AS DRAKE HOOKS THE LEG!!
OOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEE!!!!
Rich Russillo: SHERIDAN BREAKS UP THE COVER!!! Drake doesn’t look all too pleased as Sheridan steps back on her apron and is trying to will TLA back into the match as Drake slowly picks him up and then hooks one of the arms for “Ascension!” But TLA delivers a shot to the ribs…and then another….AND OH NO!! TLA FROM OUT OF NOWHERE HITS “THE VERY MEXICAN UPPERCUT!!!” THAT CAUGHT DRAKE OFF GUARD AS SHERIDAN IS FIENDING READY TO GET TAGGED BACK INTO THIS EXTENDING HER HAND OUT!!
Persephone: Drake notices and tries to stop TLA from making the tag…BUT HE’S TOO LATE AS TLA MAKES THE TAG TO SHERIDAN!
*TAG!*
James Peters: IN COMES SHERIDAN WHO NAILS DRAKE WITH A CLOTHESLINE! AND THEN SHE DELIVERS A SPINEBUSTER! SHERIDAN IS IN COMPLEYE CONTROL AS HIKARI ENTERS THE RING AND CHARGES – BUT SHERIDAN SENDS HER OVER THE TOP ROPE!! SHERIDAN TURNS BACK TO DRAKE AND GRABS AHOLD OF THE ARM… SHE IS LOOKING TO PERHAPS SNAP HIS ARM IN HALF, AND HIS PARTNER ISN’T THERE TO SAVE HIM! :lupe:
Rich Russillo: DRAKE HAS HIS FINGERS LOCKED THOUGH, SCREAMING TRYING TO FIND A WAY OUT! HE IS REFUSING TO LET IT HAPPEN, AND BEFORE SHE CAN LOCK IT IN, DRAKE SUCCESSFULLY CRAWLS UNDER THE ROPE, SAVING HIMSELF FOR THE MOMENT! I think Drake just might have saw his life flash before his eyes, aaand Sheridan grabs his foot trying to drag him away from the ropes… but Drake hits a kick to the right kneecap dropping Sheridan….AND THEN THROWS HIS FOOT IN HER FACE DROPPING HER ON HER BACK! Drake might be back in control as he picks her up – BUT NO! SHERIDAN JUMPS AND HITS A HIGH KNEE THAT STUNS DRAKE! THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT WENT OFF AS SHERIDAN RUNS OFF THE ROPES ONCE MORE…
James Peters: LOOK!!! HIKARI HIT SHERIDAN IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD! THE REFEREE DIDN’T SEE IT THOUGH AS DRAKE….DRAKE GETS HER IN POSITION!!! DRAKE HITS “THE ASCENSION!!!!” THE PEDIGREE FLATTENS SHERIDAN! Drake doesn’t go for the cover though….BECAUSE HIKARI IS ASKING DRAKE TO TAG HER IN…. AND HE DOES TAG HER IN!
*TAG!*
James Peters: HIKARI GETS HER UP….”ALLELUIA!!!!!” THE NORTHERN LIGHTS BOMB AS HIKARI GOES FOR THE COVER AND THE VICTORY!!!
OOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEE!!!!!
Persephone: OH MY GOD!!! “420” ON TOP OF HIKARI’S BACK BREAKING UP THE PIN!! WHERE DID TLA COME FROM?! Drake was too late in stopping it from happening.
Rich Russillo: He runs and clotheslines TLA over the top rope….AND THEN TAKES HIM OUT WITH A CROSSBODY OVER THE TOP ROPE! Both of them are out of the equation as Hikari picks up the lifeless body of Sherid – WAIT!! SHERIDAN OUT OF NOWHERE GRABS AHOLD OF THE ARM AND SHE HAS “GEHENNA” APPLIED! THE KIMURA LOCK IS LOCKED IN AS HIKARI IS SQUIRMING TRYING TO GET OUT, BUT SHE MIGHT HAVE TO TAP TO AVOID GETTING HER ARM BROKEN!!
James Peters: DRAKE SLIDES IN TO HELP HIKARI OUT! BUT IT’S TLA THIS TIME PREVENTING DRAKE FROM STOPPING IT HOLDING HIS FEET! DRAKE IS TRYING HIS BEST TO KICK TLA AWAY FROM HIM, BUT TLA ISN’T BUDGING!! THE TABLES HAVE TURNED AS DRAKE IS HELPLESS! AND THEN TLA DRIVES DRAKE GROIN FIRST INTO THE RING POST!!!
Rich Russillo: AND HIKARI IS ALL BY HERSELF AS DRAKE HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT, WHAT IS SHE GOING TO DO?!?! HIKARI IS REFUSING TO TAP…AND SHE….SHE STRETCHES HER LOWER BODY AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AND JUST BARELY GOT TO THE ROPES! But the million dollar question is was the damage done? Because Hikari was in “Gehenna” for a long time.
James Peters: Hikari holds her arm in some serious pain as Sheridan….Sheridan looks to lock it in once again…BUT HIKARI IS REFUSING TO LET IT HAPPEN, AND OUT OF DESPERATION, HIKARI DRIVES HER BACK FIRST INTO THE CORNER, AND HIKARI DELIVERS SEVERAL KICKS IN THE CORNER BEFORE SITTING HER ON THE TOP ROPE! And then Hikari climbs up top with her, and OH NO!! HIKARI LOOKS TO BE SETTING UP FOR “IDOL STAR DROP!!” BUT SHERIDAN FIGHTS BACK BY DELIVERING SEVERAL BACK HANDED ELBOW SHOTS…BUT OH GOSH, HIKARI RAINS DOWN ELBOWS ON THE TOP OF THE HEAD OF SHERIDAN….AND THEN “IDOL STAR DROP” CONNECTS!!! SHERIDAN LANDS ON HER HEAD AS HIKARI HAS THE COVER FOR THE WIN!!!
OOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!
Persephone: DRAKE PULLS TLA OFF THE APRON MAKING SURE HE CAN’T STOP THE PIN!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEE!!!
Rich Russillo: BUT SHERIDAN STILL KICKS OUT!!! HOW DID SHE SURVIVE THAT?! Hikari can’t believe, and neither can Drake on the outside. And now Hikari thinks of her next strategic move in order to finally put this match to bed.
James Peters: Hikari picks her up and.. she puts her in position for “BRIGHTSTAR!!!” BUT SHERIDAN THROWS AN ELBOW, AND THEN ANOTHER, AND ANOTHER!! AND THEN SHE DELIVERS AN UPPERCUT BEFORE HITTING A SUPERKICK KNOCKING BOTH WOMEN DOWN! DRAKE AND TLA ARE BOTH BACK IN THEIR CORNERS AND BOTH ARE EXTENDING THEIR HANDS EAGER TO GET TAGGED BACK INTO THIS MATCH! SHERIDAN AND HIKARI ARE CRAWLING, AND….HIKARI TAGS DRAKE BACK IN!!
*TAG!*
Persephone: DRAKE RUNS AND RUNS AWAY DELIVERS AN ELBIW DROP TO THE BACK OF SHERIDAN’S BACK, STOPPING HER IN HER TRACKS FROM TAGGING TLA BACK IN! Drake gives that side smile at TLA before measuring Sheridan…..AND THEN HE GOES FOR “JUDGEMENT DAY!!” BUT NO!!! NOT QUITE AS SHERIDAN MOVED AT THE LAST SECOND AND DRAKE HOLDS HIS KNEE IN SOME DISCOMFORT! Sheridan again tries making her way over to her partner…AND SHE REACHES – BUT DRAKE GRABS HER OTHER ARM STOPPING HER!!
James Peters: AND DRAKE BEING THE FRESHER OF THE TWO PULLS SHERIDAN BACK….AND UH OH!!! “OVERHAUL”!!! THE SWINGING REVERSE STO!!! AND TLA RUNS IN, BUT HIKARI IS BACK IN AND TAKES HIM OUT WITH A RUNNING KNEE!! THE COVER FROM DRAKE!!! DRAKE’S GOT HER! DRAKE’S GOT HER!!
OOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEE!!!!
Rich Russillo: WHAT?! SHERIDAN JUST KICKED OUT ONCE AGAIN!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! DRAKE POUNDS THE MAT IN SOME FRUSTRATION NOW WONDERING WHAT ELSE HE HAS TO DO NEXT….
James Peters: WHAT THE HELL?!?! “GEHENNA!!!!” THE KIMURA LOCK IS LOCKED IN OUT OF NOWHERE! I THINK SHERIDAN MIGHT HAVE BEEN PLAYING POSSUM THERE, AND DRAKE HAS NOWHERE TO GO, DRAKE REACHES FOR THE ROPES BUT HE’S STILL VERY FAR AWAY FROM THERE, IS HE GOING TO TAP OUT?!
Persephone: NO HE’S NOT AS HIKARI JUMPS IN AND BREAKS IT UP BEFORE WE COULD FIND OUT, BUT A SECOND LATER TLA RUNS IN AND CLOTHESLINES HIKARI OVER THE TOP ROPE!!! TLA SPRINGBOARDS OFF THE TOP ROPE AND HITS A CROSSBODY ON HIKARI! BOTH OF THEM ARE DOWN ON THE OUTSIDE AS WE TURN OUR ATTENTION BACK INTO THE RING, WHERE BOTH DRAKE AND SHERIDAN ARE STIRRING, WITH DRAKE HOLDING HIS ARM IN PAIN! AND BOTH BEGIN EXCHANGING SHOTS, IT’S A MATTER OF WHO WANTS IT MORE AT THIS POINT….
Rich Russillo: AND DRAKE SWINGS AT HER HEAD…BUT SHERIDAN DELIVERS SEVERAL BODY SHOTS TO THE RIBS AND TO THE HEAD! DRAKE TRIES HIS BEST TO COVER UP BUT IS HAVING LITTLE LUCK! AND THEN SHERIDAN DELIVERS A HIP TOSS FROM THE CORNER! Drake just might be in some serious trouble here… AND SHERIDAN RUNS RIGHT AT HIM, BUT DRAKE. CATCHES HER WITH A SUPERKICK!! DRAKE RUNS OFF THE ROPES….AND THEN SHERIDAN ALMOST TAKES HIS HEAD WITH A VICIOUS LARIAT!! AND SHE GOES FOR THE COVER!!
OOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
TTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEE!!!!
Rich Russillo: DRAKE KING KICKS OUT!!! Both stir and both turn around to face one another…..AND DRAKE GOES FOR A ENZIGURI….BUT SHERIDAN DUCKS IT….AND SHE QUICKLY LOCKS IN “GEHENNA” ONCE AGAIN!!!! DRAKE IS SCREAMING AS HE’S LOCKED IN FOR THE SECOND TIME, AND HIKARI ISN’T HERE TO SAVE HIM THIS TIME!! :lupe:
James Peters: DRAKE SEEMS TO BE IN A PANIC, AS HIKARI IS DOWN AND HE’S GOT NOWHERE TO GO!! AND DRAKE…DRAKE IS USING WHAT STRENGTH HE HAS LEFT…AND HE PICKS HER UP AND DRIVES HER INTO THE CORNER!!! BOTH OF THEM ARE DOWN ONCE MORE INSIDE THE RING…BUT LOOK ON THE OUTSIDE!!!
Rich Russillo: TLA and Hikari are exchanging blows with one another on the outside, and it looks like Hikari might have the upper hand as she delivers an uppercut that drives TLA against the steel steps – AND HIKARI CHARGES…BUT TLA COUNTERS WITH A DROP TOE HOLD!! BUT LOOK!!
(The camera zooms in on Hikari’s face who is seen slightly busted open with a trickle of blood coming from her forehead after landing face first on the steel steps.)
James Peters: Hikari is busted open….and the referee sees it. He knows the new rules put in place….and he has no choice but to call for the bell as the crowd is not pleased in the slightest.
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
(All four competitors come to, and look on confused as officials run over to check on Hikari and get a towel on her nose. The referee tells the timekeeper something.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen, Hikari Kanno has been busted open so as a result this match ends in a blood stoppage. Therefore, the winners of this match….TLA AND SHERIDAN MULLERRRRR!!!
(All four of them don’t like how this ended, especially Drake and Hikari. Hikari throws the towel down as Drake is screaming at the referee.)
Drake King: (off-mic) WHAT?? WHAT ARE YOU DOING, WHY DID THEY WIN??
TLA: :wtf:
Sheridan Müller: (off-mic) Really?
(Hikari Kanno slowly gets back up, and she’s not happy either.)
Hikari Kanno: (off-mic) There’s hardly any blood, I can keep going. Why’d you call off the match?
Drake King: (off-mic) Restart the match, what are you doing?? Why are they being given the win???
TLA: (off-mic) All this over a lil blood?
(All four Elitists start approaching the referee, but this just turns into an argument between all four Elitists who are all clearly unhappy about how this ended.)
James Peters: Clearly nobody is happy right now as things are still unresolved, but I don’t know if arguing is going to change much.
Rich Russillo: Yeah, but it is a bit strange seeing Drake suddenly care about the fact that they weren’t given the win.
James Peters: These four are still-
Eden Sinclair: STOP! STOP! STOP THIS RIGHT NOW!!!
(All four Elitists inside of the ring stop talking immediately as Eden Sinclair is seen walking out to the stage with a microphone in her hand. Eden is furious and starts speaking as she walks down the ramp.)
Eden Sinclair: I have had enough of this! This was supposed to be a nice tag team match between four talented Elitists, and once again things spiraled out of control! I don’t know what part of it you don’t understand, but this is not the same Voltage that allowed you all to get away with trying to run the show yourselves. This is no longer your own personal playground, that’s not how things work this season! That rule isn’t in place to encourage you to cave your opponent’s faces in for a win, it’s there to remind you all that you are wrestlers, not cavemen! You in particular TLA, I am so tired of having to speak to all because you refuse to follow just a few simple rules to keep this show on the right path. TLA, you just like everyone else have had every opportunity to make the most of this season and prove that you can be a star that appeals to everybody. All you had to do was fall in line and everything would be fine. You’d still get the opportunity to face some very talented Elitists and potentially even find yourself competing for a Championship, but you just won’t do it. Instead, you’ve chosen to make a mockery of this brand on a weekly basis and go against the very rules put out to stop you from trying to take things into your own hands, and now look! Hikari Kanno may very well be injured.
(Nobody says anything but both Hikari and TLA share a similar look hearing that last comment, knowing that only a small bit of blood came from her face.)
Eden Sinclair: You’ve already made this brand look bad, and now you’re proving to be a very dangerous competitor to have in the ring. I don’t know if you’ve realized it TLA but Territorial Invasion is very soon, and we can’t afford to lose a member of our team. I’ve already given you warnings and I’ve even reprimanded you for your actions in the past, so I’m afraid that I have no choice this time. TLA… You’re fired!
James Peters: WHAT???
Rich Russillo: DID EDEN REALLY JUST FIRE TLA????
(Drake King just looks around at everyone else, pretty much in disbelief after hearing that. Hikari and Sheridan are both shocked hearing the announcement, but TLA above all else is outraged and can’t believe that Eden would actually fire him.)
TLA: (off-mic) :comeagain: Nah this some kinda joke right??
Eden Sinclair: I’ve given you many chances. I’m done, you can leave now.
(TLA slowly backs from the ropes, and he just shakes his head, refusing Eden’s order to leave the ring.)
James Peters: I can’t believe this.. TLA is being fired??? We all know that Eden Sinclair has been very strict at times with her rules, but even with that and all that’s happened with TLA this season, I can’t say I expected this!
Rich Russillo: This isn’t fair to TLA at all! TLA is staying in the ring, but now security guards are running down to take TLA away! This is really happening, TLA is actually being fired from EAW!!
Persephone: Again!
(TLA tries to fight off the first few security guards, but very quickly it becomes too much for him as they begin to restrain TLA and take him out of the ring. The security guards walk past Eden with TLA in their arms, basically dragging him up the ramp as TLA continues trying to fight out of their grasp.)
James Peters: What is going on…? Why would Eden do something like this, all for what was only like a few drops of blood??
Rich Russillo: I don’t know what to say, and I don’t think anyone else does, either.
(Eden watches as TLA is taken to the back, and the other three Elitists also watch, only because they’re unsure of what else they could do at this point. Hikari and Sheridan are still shocked, but Drake can’t hide the smile that is crossing his face. From there, Rise of the Resistance fades away from ringside.)
(Sunday Night Voltage fades to the backstage area, as the camera focuses on Kylie Grace walking through the hallways. She’s seen pausing a few times, visibly taking a few deep breaths, and presumably thinking about the eventful past few weeks that she’s had. Even though she wasn’t able to win the opportunity to fight for the Specialists Championship, things seemed to get better for her, as she was able to finally get a few wins with her tag team partner Kenn Kenn and she was able to make a new friend in…Michael. She genuinely had a lot of fun teaching him how to skateboard and getting to know him a lot more, maybe she would be able to find him around and talk to him again. The search took a while, but Kylie was able to encounter him in the guerilla area, as he was seen standing there with an old man in a suit and a lab coat, who was clearly Dr. Doyle. The next match happening was Samael against Dr. Bethany Blue, so it made sense why he was there. Hopefully, she would be able to talk to the right personality, which influenced her cautiousness as she approached the two of them carefully and tapped Samael on the shoulder.)
Kylie Grace: Uhm…Michael…is that you?
(Just as Samael turned around, she hoped she would be able to hear Michael’s child-like voice, but it seemed her luck wasn’t as good this time around.)
???: Oh, it’s the stupid skater girl.
(It was Caine’s voice instead, and it was probably one of the worst personalities she could have encountered aside from Samael, as he didn’t waste any time at all insulting Kylie. She felt very frightened when she heard his voice, but she tried her best to say something back.)
Kylie Grace: Hey…don’t call me that!
Caine: Or what? Are you going to apologize? Maybe cry again and act like the little crybaby you are? You’re the type of girl who seems to be scared of her own voice, so what do you think you’re actually going to do if I talk to you like that? You are nothing, you are fragile, you are weak. You are just a liability who is bothering Michael and you should leave him alone from now on.
(Hearing those words from Caine definitely hit her on the heart. She genuinely couldn’t deny what Caine was saying, she was a weak person, but during the past few weeks, she has tried her best to grow stronger. She was this close to crying, but she didn’t, she stood her ground and showed a determined expression on her face. Just then, Dr. Doyle finally noticed what was happening and he quickly stepped between the two.)
Dr. Doyle: Please Miss, I implore you to leave before the situation grows worse, dealing with someone like him is highly dangerous!
Kylie Grace: I…I am sorry, but I won’t. I won’t leave until I am able to talk with Michael-
(And just then, the mood of the room seemed to shift as both Dr. Doyle and Kylie turn once again and there was an unusually happy grin on Caine’s face…no, it wasn’t Caine, it was Michael!)
Michael: KYLIEEEEE!!! I am so happy to see you, I missed you so much!
(Both Kylie and Dr. Doyle were confused when they saw Caine disappear and Michael re-emerge once more, as it was clear that Michael was super excited to see Kylie once more. He even started jumping up and down in excitement as Michael looked over to Dr. Doyle.)
Michael: Doctor, doctor! This is my friend! This is the girl I was telling you about! Her name is Kylie and she’s such an awesome girl! She is super nice and incredibly sweet, she knows a whole lot about skateboards and she even taught me how to ride one! We were very close to crashing a few times but I was able to pick it up and it was so incredible riding on it! I went so fast! I was like Swooooosh! over there and then I was like Whaaaaashhhh! as well-
(Michael continued to ramble on about Kylie as Dr. Doyle simply stood there, completely baffled about what he had just seen. He has never seen anything like this before from Samael, how Michael was able to push out Caine and actually take control. This was a very surprising but fascinating discovery indeed. Kylie, meanwhile, was very happy to see Michael once more as she let out a small smile seeing his excitement.)
Kylie Grace: I am very happy to see you too, Michael!
Michael: Oh right, I can’t forget about the Doctor! Kylie, this is Mister Doyle! He might seem super serious and scary, but he is a very nice man. He deals with ne…noru…logy? All of that stuff, he is a Doctor essentially!
Dr. Doyle: You can just call me the caretaker of Michael if you want, it is a pleasure to meet you, Miss Grace, Michael has told me a lot about you.
Kylie Grace: O-Oh! Ah, well, it is a pleasure to meet you as well Doctor…
Michael: Kylie, did you arrive to teach me more skills on the skateboard?
Kylie Grace: Oh no, not really! I just wanted to come and wish you good luck with your match, and I hope you do great on it as well Michael!
Michael: Thank you so much, Kylie! But don’t worry about that just yet, we still have a ton of time before the match, and I was looking forward to seeing you again because I have something VERY special for you, Kylie!
Kylie Grace: Oh wait, you do?
Michael: Yeah yeah yeah! It is a gift from me to you, as thanks for teaching me how to ride the skateboard. It took a while to choose one that you would like but after a lot of searching and walking that was very annoying, the Doctor got me something that I believe is the most perfect gift! So…
(Michael began to rummage through his pockets, hoping he could find the gift that he was planning to give to Kylie before he finally found it. He let out a smile and began to make drum sounds with his mouth hoping to build up the suspense, before pulling the gift out and showing it to Kylie.)
Michael: TA-DAHHH!!!
(They were toys! But not just any toys, they were something called a fingerboard! It was a mini-skateboard that you could use with your fingers, and as soon as Kylie saw it she gasped in surprise and genuine excitement as well, grabbing the toys from Michael.)
Michael: Do you like them???
Kylie Grace: I love them, Michael! I actually used to play with these when I was little, thank you so much!
Michael: I’m so glad that you love it! Can you show me some tricks with it?
Kylie Grace: Of course!
(Kylie prepares herself and she starts doing various tricks with the fingerboards as she simply rides them along the floor and the wall. It’s more a show of hands than anything, but Michael is simply fascinated and shocked at the tricks. Then he gets an idea as he sees Dr. Doyle standing to the side and not doing much.)
Michael: Doctor Doyle! You should come and try some tricks out with the toys!
Dr. Doyle: Oh no, I am good Michael, I am too old for that kind of stuff.
Kylie Grace: Nobody is old enough for fun! Don’t worry Doctor, it isn’t a real-sized skateboard, so I can teach you how to use it.
(Dr. Doyle was against joining in, but seeing it was a two against one situation he decided to give in and actually join up. It took a few minutes to teach the Doctor, but after various minutes of preparation, Dr. Doyle…is able to do a small, barely passable Ollie with the fingerboard as Kylie and Michael clap for him!)
Kylie Grace: There we go, Doctor!
Michael: I knew you could do it, Mister!
Dr. Doyle: Well, I guess you could say an old man like me can still be “cool”.
(Dr. Doyle then tries to do the surf hand sign to show how “cool” he is, but fails miserably in the process as the mood immediately changes and Kylie and Michael look at him trying their best to not show their disappointment.)
Kylie Grace: Well…at least you did your best Dr. Doyle!
Michael: I still think you are cool Mister!
(Dr. Doyle can only let out a tired sigh in response as it seems it is almost time for the match to start. One of the stagehands walks over to him and informs him that it is almost time to head to the ring, as he quickly dusts himself up and looks over to Michael.)
Dr. Doyle: Alright, it is time for the match Michael.
Michael: Aaaawwww, what a bummer. I want to play more with Kylie but alright…
(Michael and Kylie get up on their feet as well as Kylie turns over to Michael with a genuine smile on her face.)
Kylie Grace: Good luck, Michael.
(Michael nods to Kylie with a smile and then he ends up giving her a hug once more, but it isn’t the same as last time, as Michael gives Kylie a gentler hug this time, letting her go as soon as he is finished.)
Michael: Remember when I hugged you too hard? I made sure it was gentle this time!
Dr. Doyle: :oh:
(Kylie stands shocked for a moment but a smile appears on her face again as she nods to Michael once more. Michael quickly heads to the ring as Michael and Kylie wave goodbye at each other. Dr. Doyle turns to look at Kylie for a moment as he wonders to himself what happened exactly, he is still very shocked about how the situation came to be and he knew he had to figure it out. If Kylie was able to force Caine away like that…Dr. Doyle simply gives Kylie one silent look before the two begin to watch from the guerilla area as the match up next as Rise of the Resistance fades away to ringside.)
(The camera cuts to Bella Braxton in the ring.)
Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS SCHEDULED FOR…ONE FALL!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!
( “Down with the Sickness” by Disturbed begins to play, but the crowd isn’t treated to the entrance they’re used to seeing associated with this theme. This is because while “Samael” does walk out alongside Dr. Doyle, currently he’s actually Michael thanks to his encounter with Kylie Grace backstage. Michael looks to be in a very good mood as Dr. Doyle follows behind, and with a smile on his face Michael makes his way down the ramp and walks to the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first! Hailing out of Parts Unknown, weighing in at 285 pounds, accompanied to the ring by Dr. Doyle…HE IS THE GRIM REAPER…SAMAEL!!
James Peters: Seeing as he is currently Michael new viewers wouldn’t have a clue what Bella means when she calls him the grim reaper, but Samael is an extremely dangerous man who could definitely give Dr. Bethany Blue an amazing fight tonight!
Rich Russillo: Yeah, but it all depends on what he brings to the table tonight, doesn’t it? We know what Samael can do, but can Michael do any of that, too? Samael is not just dangerous, he is unpredictable.
Persephone: And he’s also very talented, so I am definitely looking forward to seeing him wrestle tonight!
(“Somebody Get Me A Doctor” by Van Halen plays as Samael settles in the ring, beginning to pace as he waits for Dr. Bethany Blue in the ring. Blue comes out to a mixed reaction from fans, but raises her champion high in the air while standing on the stage, slinging it back on her shoulder as she walks down to the ring, focused on the monster that stands inside the ring.)
Bella Braxton: And his opponent! Residing out of Boca Raton, Florida, weighing in at 125 pounds…SHE IS ONE-HALF OF THE CURRENT UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS…DOCTOR BETHANY BLUE!!
James Peters: Something about Dr. Bethany Blue seems to trigger Samael from what we can gather, which is why we’re here today.
Rich Russillo: Bethany said she’ll turn Samael into dissected cadaver, what even is that?
Persephone: Look it up.
James Peters: Regardless, she isn’t afraid of Samael, going as far to request this match in the first place, and I’m sure the dr. has a solid plan in mind to combat this man.
(“Somebody Get Me A Doctor” by Van Halen fades out as Bethany hands her title off to the referee, who hands the title off himself to a stagehand. Afterwards, signals for the bell to ring.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
James Peters: Alright, the bell has rung, and this well anticipated matchup is underway.
Michael: (Off-Mic) Doc! Doc, it’s me! Michael!
(Michael begins waving from his corner, almost trying to get the attention of an unphased Bethany Blue, who keeps her eyes locked on him the whole time.)
Michael: (Off-Mic) Why the long face? Please don’t be mad at me! :lupe: I don’t mean to hurt you, I promise.
(Michael starts trying to inch out of his corner slowly, and over to Bethany.)
Michael: (Off-Mic) I’m not mad over “the prick” anymore too. See! All healed!
(Michael stops to show his healed finger to Bethany Blue, who simply rolls her eyes, already over Michael’s shtick.)
Michael: (Off-Mic) Not as bad as I thou-
James Peters: OOH! BETHANY CHARGES AT AN UNSUSPECTING MICHAEL WITH A BACK ELBOW, STAGGERING HIM BACK INTO THE CORNER, AND SHE KEEPS THE PRESSURE ON WITH REPEATED FOREARM SHOTS TO THE FACE! Michael’s doing his best to shield himself from this onslaught!
Rich Russillo: Smart move on Bethany’s end, she’s seen the transformation take place before, and isn’t gonna wait for it to happen again, already making the first move.
Persephone: Perhaps she could attempt to end the thing quickly before Samael fully shows up.
(A genuinely scared Michael shoves Bethany back a bit, and places a hand up, attempting to beg her off from the corner.)
Michael: (Off-Mic) Bethany, please! You’re hurting me!
James Peters: POOR MICHAEL GETS GLOSSED OVER IN THAT CORNER WITH A RUNNING HIGH KNEE FROM THE DOC! AND SHE RUNS OFF THE OPPOSITE CORNER TO REPEAT IT ONCE MORE!
Michael sinks down to a seated position, and Bethany starts to reign down upon him with stomps, soon pressing her knee across his face for the referee to interject with a five count!
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR!
Rich Russillo: The referee pulls Bethany away from Michael, creating some separation between the two! But you can tell Bethany wants to get at him, and not take her foot off the gas just yet.
Caine: (Off-Mic) You just gonna sit here, and let her smack you around like that?
Michael: (Off-Mic) I don’t know what else to do!
Caine: (Off-Mic) Well, I’ve got an idea…
Dr. Doyle: (Off-Mic) Hey! No! Stop that right now! I know what you’re trying to do!
Caine: (Off-Mic) Can’t stop what’s already in motion, Doctor.
(Caine’s expression twists into something far more sinister, signifying that he’s made the switch into Samael, providing a total 180 from Michael’s niceness, and innocence. Worry is etched across the face of Dr. Doyle now.)
Persephone: :francis:
James Peters: Looks like the switch we alluded to has been complete, and Bethany’s face starts to tense up, you can notice an even more serious expression out of her, realizing the threat Samael poses.
Rich Russillo: Glad to know she isn’t scared, but I think that handle she had over the match is about to change real quick. Samael can be quite the game changer.
(Samael grabs onto the top rope with both hands, and pulls himself up in the corner, beginning to take steps closer to Bethany Blue in the center.)
Rich Russillo: Bethany tries for a right hand, BUT SAMAEL CATCHES HER WITH ONE OF HIS OWN, PLACING BLUE ON WOBBLY LEGS! We start to see some brutality on his end, grabbing her head with both hands, and cracking her with a headbutt, dropping Blue to a seated position. But that grip he has on her head remains intact, and he lifts her back up to a standing position! ANOTHER headbutt! Each the same way.
James Peters: Samael lifts Bethany back up, finishing things off with the trifecta! Blue lies on the canvas, looking out of it, and things are about to go from bad to worse as Samael mounts her, connecting with forearms! Samael wraps his hands around the throat now of Blue, and simply starts choking her!
Persephone: Ref needs to stop this before we wind up seeing a death. :lupe:
Rich Russillo: The ref begins a five count on Samael, but he doesn’t look too intent on releasing, cutting off Bethany’s air supply for the time being.
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FI-
James Peters: Thankfully, he finally releases, but you can tell the referee is spooked off that stare Samael gave him.
Rich Russillo: I’d be spooked too. Look at the oddball. If you saw Samael on the street, I don’t think he’s someone you’d wanna get near.
James Peters: Samael stomps on the side of Bethany’s head, and watches her as she gets to all fours, holding her head. Samael approaches her, possibly looking to do more damage, but Bethany wisely rolls out of the ring, creating some distance, and giving herself time to formulate a game plan.
Rich Russillo: Another wise move on her end with using the barricade to her advantage, it assisting her in regaining a vertical base. Samael exits out the opposite side of the ring to Blue.
Persephone: Maybe the big guy is confused, is this another personality taking over? She’s that way!
James Peters: I don’t think speaking down to him would be the best case of action, Persephone.
Persephone: Speaking down? I’m just trying to offer him some direction, that’s all.
James Peters: Just know that if he comes over here, I’m not sticking around.
Rich Russillo: You don’t gotta worry about that with me, Percy. I’ll fend him off.
Persephone: Great, so while you’re getting mauled, I can speed off with James. Got it!
Rich Russillo: :scusthov:
James Peters: Wait, Samael exited out that side of the ring on purpose, said purpose being to build momentum as he runs halfway across the ring toward Bethany! …FOR A CLOTHESLINE THAT TURNS BETHANY BLUE INSIDE OUT! That was wicked!
(Samael stares down Dr. Doyle briefly, tilting his head a bit before returning back to inflict punishment.)
James Peters: Bethany gets rolled back into the ring by Samael, who slides back into the ring, stalking her as she gets to a knee. Samael rushes the process a bit, lifting Bethany up, and planting her with a body slam. Samael runs off the drops, dropping his leg across the throat for a leg drop! Immediate cover made by Samael, not hooking the leg, simply putting his whole body weight across the chest of Blue.
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!
Rich Russillo: Kickout! Not gonna be that easy to put one-half of the Tag Team Champions away. Samael stands Bethany back up, and hoists her on his shoulder. Could he already be looking for that tombstone piledrive- NO! BETHANY SLIPS OUT THE BACK, AND RIPCORDS THE ARM OF SAMAEL FOR A ROLLING ELBOW!
James Peters: SAMAEL IS DOWN TO A KNEE, AND BETHANY PLANTS HIM WITH A DDT! Cover is made, hooking the leg!
ONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!
James Peters: Only a one count, not sure if that comes as a shock to many, it’s gonna take more than that. Perhaps Bethany went wrong with the DDT, and should’ve stood Samael up for more impact. But Bethany Blue isn’t deterred, reigning down with stomps to the chest of Samael. Blue delivers a final one, but uses that to step over Samael as well, adding insult to injury. Now, she’s climbing to the middle rope, having him in her sights! …DIVING KNEE DROP TO THE CHEST! Both legs are hooked!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
T-
Rich Russillo: Another kickout in this matchup, this time done by Samael, who jolts up to a seated position. But Blue drives her knee in between his shoulder blades, keeping him stunned for the time being as she tacks on a rear chinlock, keeping that knee dug into the back.
Persephone: Just what I, along with the people, wanted to see this evening! Rest holds!
James Peters: Bethany is really wrenching on it, doing her best to keep Samael at bay currently.
(Dr. Doyle can be seen on the outside, slightly peeking inside the ring, observing the behavior of Samael.)
James Peters: Uh oh, the attempt to wear down Samael might be backfiring on Bethany Blue as he powers back to his feet, scoring repeated elbows to the midsection, hacking away at her grip. Vicious mat slam by Samael, causing the back of Bethany’s head to collide with the canvas. No cover is made though, signaling he has far more in mind as he lifts Bethany Blue back up, and leans her up against the ropes for an Irish whip!
Rich Russillo: Bethany ducks under the clothesline by Samael, and capitalizes with a chop block! Samael is down to a knee, and Bethany runs off the ropes behind Samael as he stands himself back up, BUT THATS THE MOVE BETHANY WANTED HIM TO MAKE AS SHE CONNECTS WITH A SLINGBLADE FACEBUSTER!
James Peters: Samael gets to all fours, clutching at his face, and Blue rear mounts him with a camel clutch! She has all her body weight on Samael’s back, and is really pulling up on the chin. I talked about Bethany’s plan to wear down Samael backfiring, but she might be right back to it here.
Rich Russillo: The referee is asking Samael if he wants to quit, but it isn’t gonna be that easy, and he gets an almost second wind, powering back to his feet, Bethany Blue on his back and all. AND HE JUST FALLS BACK TO THE CANVAS, BLUE GETTING THE BRUNT OF HIS BODY WEIGHT! That’s 285 pounds!
Persephone: Yeah, he’s fa- quite clearly the one with the weight advantage.
James Peters: Samael gets to a knee, and Bethany rolls over to her stomach, trying to stand herself back up as well. She gets to a knee similar to Samael, and grabs hold of his hair, keeping a handful while standing herself back up. Samael hits a hard shot to the body, and leans Bethany up against the ropes for another Irish whip! Similar to earlier, the clothesline gets ducked, but after rebounding off the ropes again, BETHANY AND SAMAEL TAKE EACH OTHER DOWN WITH A DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE!
Rich Russillo: Both competitors get themselves back up, making it to their feet at just about the same time. Samael lands a hard right on Bethany, but she answers back with one of her own. Samael with another, Bethany responds back! Samael! Bethany with a kick to the gut, and right hands! But that momentarily stuns him as he comes back with even more right hands to the face, the final uppercut being one that drops Blue!
James Peters: But almost running off instinct, she picks herself back up in the corner, despite being dazed. SAMAEL COMES IN WITH A BODY AVALANCHE! Irish whip to the opposite corner, AND SAMAEL TRIES FOR ANOTHER! BUT BETHANY GETS OUT OF THE WAY, CAUSING SAMAEL TO COLLIDE CHEST FIRST WITH THE TOP TURNBUCKLE, AND HE TURNS AROUND TO SEE HER RUNNING OFF THE ROPES!
Rich Russillo: BETHANY GETS CAUGHT, AND HOISTED UP ON HIS SHOULDER FOR A SNAKE EYES, AND HE RUNS OFF THE ROPES FOR A CROSSBODY! SAMAEL HOLDS IT FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!
TH-
Rich Russillo: SHOULDER UP! Samael grabs the arm of Bethany, and pulls her back to a vertical base, wringing said arm as he sets up for old school, slowly ascending up the bottom rope. BUT BETHANY BLUE BREAKS FREE FOR TJD! THE SUPERKICK STUNS SAMAEL IN THAT CORNER!
James Peters: Bethany lifts Samael to the top turnbuckle, and starts climbing up there, balancing on the middle rope. Samael grabs her by the throat, and shoves her off! Bethany hit hard on the mat, but Samael balances himself on the middle rope now. Even Dr. Doyle has some curiosity as to what he’s going to do.
Rich Russillo: DIVING SENTO- NO! Bethany Blue clears herself out of the way just in the Nick of time. But ever the opportunistic, goes to pick the bones, and hooks Samael into a deep cover!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHH-
James Peters: Samael explodes out of the cover, and is already starting to stand himself back up again. Bethany tries to rush the process, and pick him back up herself, BUT SAMAEL GETS HOLD OF THE THROAT, AND LIFTS HER UP FOR A CHOKESLAM! WAIT! BETHANY WRAPS HER ARM AROUND THE HEAD OF SAMAEL, ALMOST LIKE YOU WOULD FOR A DDT, FORCING HIM TO SET HER DOWN!
Rich Russillo: AND HE TWIRLS OUT OF THE FRONT FACELOCK, GRABBING HER FOR ANOTHER CHOKESLAM! BETHANY GOES UP- THE REMEDY! SHE COUNTERED INTO THE CUTTER, AKA REMEDY! Bethany crawls into the cover!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHRRRRRR-
James Peters: KICKOUT! Samael rolls over to his belly, and Bethany starts climbing to the top turnbuckle. Samael is back to all fours, soon to both feet, but Bethany Blue is firmly perched on that turnbuckle, and I’m not sure he has any idea of what’s coming.
Rich Russillo: You stand corrected, partner, as Samael quickly marches over there before Bethany can make a move, and grabs her by the throat! AVALANCHE CHOKESLAM! Samael stops Bethany Blue from rolling out of the ring, and scores the lateral press on her!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHRRRRRREEEE-
James Peters: Rope break! Bethany Blue got her foot on the bottom rope, and the referee caught it! I’m not even sure if it was the case of not having enough energy to kick out, or simply conserving it. But smart move nonetheless. Samael looks to end things here though, and picks Bethany up on his shoulder, trying for that tombstone piledriver again. BUT SAMAEL SLIPS OUT THE BACK, AND SHOVES HIM CHEST FIRST INTO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE!
Rich Russillo: BETHANY RUNS OFF THE ROPES, BUT RUNS RIGHT INTO A HEAVY CLOTHESLINE AS SAMAEL SPUN AROUND! WAIT A MINUTE, BETHANY BLUE COUNTERED SAID CLOTHESLINE INTO A CRUCIFIX BOMB, HOLDING IT FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHRRRRRR-
James Peters: ANOTHER KICKOUT BY SAMAEL! Bethany uses the ropes to pull herself back up, but Samael slowly picks himself up in the center, CHARGING AT BETHANY, WHO LOW BRIDGES THE TOP ROPE, SENDING HIM UP AND OVER!
Rich Russillo: Bethany Blue is to the top rope, AND DIVES DOWN ON SAMAEL RINGSIDE WITH A CROSSBODY! AND IS NOW MOUNTING HIM WITH PUNCHES! SAMAEL SHOVES BETHANY OFF, AND RUSHES BACK TO HIS FEET, SENDING HER SHOULDER FIRST INTO THE BARRICADE!
James Peters: Samael grabs the back of Bethany’s head, and picks her up, planning another throw into the steel steps it looks like, BUT SHE REVERSES LAST MINUTE, SENDING HIM HEAD FIRST INTO THE RINGPOST! Samael staggers back, BUT BETHANY BLUE COMES FROM BEHIND, AND SHOVES HIM IN IT AGAIN! AND AGAIN!
Rich Russillo: Bethany gets to the apron, and watches as Samael reels from the onslaught he just endured, leaning himself over the apron to get his bearings together. BUT BETHANY LANDS CONCUSSION PROTOCOL! CRUSHING HIM BETWEEN HER BOOT ON THE APRON! INNOVATIVE WAY TO HIT THE CURB STOMP THERE, AND SAMAEL SINKS DOWN TO A KNEE!
James Peters: Samael gets rolled back into the ring by Bethany, and she climbs to the top rope, watching as he gets to his feet. MISSILE DROPKICK! Bethany Blue is back, but Samael gets to both knees, showing Bethany is gonna have to do more damage. TJD! The superkick connects on a kneeling Samael, but that only reels him a bit, showing the resilience he did against Drake King, that ability to endure pain.
Persephone: Welp, if one isn’t gonna do it-
Rich Russillo: You’re gonna have to hit multiple, WHICH BETHANY DOES! TJD AFTER TJD CONNECTING SQUARE ON SAMAEL’S JAW, THE FINAL ONE DROPPING HIM PRONE! Bethany Blue is on spaghetti legs, showing her fatigue from this match, but goes digging in her trunks for that glove, which she retrieves, showing it off to the fans, who roar in anticipation. Say Ahhh! Could be coming up as Bethany turns around to direct focus back over to Sama- BLOOD DONATION!
James Peters: BETHANY WALKED RIGHT INTO THAT RUNNING BIG BOOT FROM SAMAEL, WHO ROSE UP FROM THE FLOOR LIKE A PHOENIX! BETHANY IS SPRAWLED ON THE CANVAS, AND SAMAEL MAKES THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Persephone: That’s it! Match over!
James Peters: IT MAY SEEM SO, BUT BETHANY GOT THAT SHOULDER OFF THE MAT JUST BEFORE THE REFEREE’S HAND HIT FOR THREE! Samael seems a bit surprised, but doesn’t mind inflicting that extra punishment on Bethany, lifting her back to both feet, having hold of her head from both sides. SLAP BY BETHANY BLUE, RUNNING OFF INSTINCTS!
Rich Russillo: But it comes back to bite her as Samael issues a slap of his own, spinning Bethany around, and dropping her to all fours. Bethany crawls in the corner, and picks herself up. Samael doesn’t stop her, and instead, opts to watch, SO HE CAN CHARGE IN WITH A FULL HEAD OF STEAM! BUT BETHANY BLUE GETS THE BOOT UP, AND HOPS TO THE MIDDLE ROPE, SEATING HERSELF ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE!
James Peters: SAMAEL LUNGES FOR DEATH ROW, AND GETS THE MANDIBLE CLAW ON BETHANY BLUE! Not who I saw hitting the move first after Blue placed that nitrile glove on her hand. But with the wear and tear she’s taken, I wouldn’t be surprised if this is what ends it. That big boot was cutting it real close.
Rich Russillo: Had folks in attendance thinking it was over, but don’t count the Doc out, AND SHE PROVES THAT RIGHT, LOCKING IN THE MANDIBLE CLAW OF HER OWN! SAY AHHHHH, SAMAEL!
James Peters: Samael rips Bethany off the top turnbuckle, and takes her to the center of the ring, overpowering Blue down to the canvas in that mandible claw. Say Ahhh is becoming weaker and weaker as Samael keeps the pressure coming, Bethany Blue looks like she could be going limp soon, and that hand once inside the mouth of Samael slips out. Bethany Blue is done…
Rich Russillo: NO! BETHANY BLUE IS STILL ALIVE, BETHANY BLUE IS STILL KICKING, AND TRAPS THE MANDIBLE CLAW ARM OF SAMAEL WITH AN OMOPLATA, BREAKING THE HOLD! BETHANY BLUE TRANSITIONS INTO THE RINGS OF SATURN, AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS! SAY AHHHH! THE SECOND DOSE! THAT RINGS OF SATURN, MANDIBLE CLAW COMBO!
James Peters: IS SAMAEL GONNA TAP IS THE QUESTION?! IS SAMAEL GONNA TAP?!
Persephone: For his own sake, he probably should.
James Peters: Wait! Samael is using his tree trunk legs to inch his way towards the ropes, better hope he does so before fading away!
Rich Russillo: You can see some panic in Bethany’s eyes, realizing what’s happening, and she may not be able to stop Samael from getting rope break. OH GOD! She’s tightening that hold even more, doing whatever she can to try and make Samael either pass out or tap out from the pain. But his determination right now is unmatched, continuing to inch his way towards the rope, and now reaching his foot out.
James Peters: Samael’s foot slips off the bottom rope at first, you can see his attempts becoming more and more feint. One last try to get it on the bottom rope…
Rich Russillo: AND HE DOES! The referee begins his five count for Bethany to release the hold.
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FI-
Rich Russillo: Bethany releases at the behest of the ref, and he keeps her from further attacking Samael, who’s trying to pick himself up using the ropes for assistance. Bethany walks over, BUT WALKS RIGHT INTO A STUN GUN, DROPPING HER THROAT FIRST ACROSS THE TOP ROPE, AND THE AGGRESSION AMPS TO UP TO 100 FROM SAMAEL, DELIVERING REPEATED STOMPS TO THE HEAD OF BETHANY, WHO COVERS UP!
James Peters: He grabs her by the throat while she’s sprawled on the canvas, AND DEADLIFTS HER UP FOR A CHOKESLAM! The power is on full display, but a cover isn’t made as Samael plans to put an exclamation point on this thing, lifting Bethany up, and putting her in position for R.I.P.
Rich Russillo: BETHANY COUNTERS WITH A SCHOOL GIRL!
ONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!
Rich Russillo: ONLY A TWO COUNT AS BOTH COMPETITORS SCRAMBLE BACK TO THEIR FEET! SAMAEL LOCKS IN THAT DEATH ROW ONCE MORE! BETHANY PUNCHES AT SAMAEL, BUT ITS NOT HAVING ANY EFFECT! THE PUNCHES ARE BECOMING WEAKER AND WEAKER OVER TIME, ALL SAMAEL HAS TO DO IS GROUND HER NOW IT SEEMS!
James Peters: TJD! BETHANY EXPLODED WITH A TJD TO THE INSIDE OF SAMAEL’S KNEE, DROPPING HIM DOWN TO A KNEEL, AND WEAKENING THE MANDIBLE CLAW! SAY AHHHH! IS BACK IN, AND BETHANY BLUE WRESTLES SAMAEL COMPLETELY TO THE GROUND WITH THAT MANDIBLE CLAW! NOW MOUNTING HIM!
Rich Russillo: YOU CAN SEE THE LOOK IN BETHANY BLUE’S EYES, SHE IS READY FOR THIS MATCH TO BE OVER WITH, AND MIGHT GET THAT WISH AS SAMAEL HAS SEEMINGLY FADED! HES ACTUALLY OUT IT LOOKS LIKE, AND THE REFEREE SIGNALS FOR THE BELL!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Bella Braxton: HERES YOUR WINNER…BETHANY BLUE!!
(“Somebody Get Me A Doctor” by Van Halen plays as Bethany Blue takes her hand out the mouth of Samael, who lies there limp. The referee hands Blue her championship, and grabs her hand as she rises off of Samael to raise it.)
James Peters: Bethany Blue manages to score a win over Samael, enacting a measure of revenge, and showing why she’s one of the premiere elitists on Voltage. Don’t forget, champion.
Rich Russillo: But once again, Samael shows why he’s mr. 24/7, standing toe-to-toe with someone like Bethany, and even dominating her at times.
Persephone: She better hurry up, and celebrate, I wouldn’t wanna be there when he wakes up.
(Bethany Blue exits the ring, backpedaling up the ramp, watching as Dr. Doyle checks on the unconscious Samael before the camera fades elsewhere.)
( With everyone still trying to reconcile Eden firing TLA, Sofia Clarke is seen backstage. For once, she doesn’t appear as confident as she normally does, but nevertheless the show has to go on. She forces a smile for the camera and begins to talk a few seconds later. )
Sofia Clarke: Well, Rise of the Resistance will certainly go down in the books as one for the ages… and not for reasons anyone ever thought. Joining me right now is someone who is right smack dab in the middle of the controversy… Eden Sinclair.
( The camera shot widens and Eden is standing to Sofia’s left. She looks a little peeved over Sofia’s word usage and she folds her arms across her chest. )
Eden Sinclair: First and foremost, there is no controversy. I made the executive decision to let TLA go and that’s that. Since the Disney/EAW merger, he has been a problem, constantly going against the grain and refusing to clean up his act. All of this could have been avoided if he had simply fallen in line and rolled with the punches like everyone else, but he couldn’t do it. He’s been given chance after chance, and forcing Hikari Kanno’s head into the steel ring steps was the last straw. It was completely unnecessary and furthermore, TLA could have jeopardized Voltage’s chances of walking out of Anarchy in the Arena with a win. The blood loss and a possible concussion could keep Hikari out of action for weeks and that is not acceptable. TLA acted like a barbarian and that will not be tolerated.
Sofia Clarke: :comeagain: I’m not sure if we were watching the same match, but Hikari was barely bleeding, not to mention, she has competed in far worse matches than that.
Eden Sinclair: Look Miss Clarke, this is not the Voltage of old where competitors had to compete under duress and risk their lives for an audience full of blood-thirsty fans. That is not what this company and this brand is about any longer. Hikari can rest assured that she, along with everyone else on the roster, will be protected from assaults like that going forward.
Sofia Clarke: It didn’t appear that the competitors in the match were happy about it being stopped due to a little trickle of blood.
( Eden lets out a haughty sigh. )
Eden Sinclair: It’s extremely unfortunate that incidents such as what happened during the tag team match used to be the norm around here. I have no doubt that pretty soon everyone on Voltage will get out of that mindset. But I am done talking about this. I took action and I stand by my decision. We wish TLA the very best in his future endeavors, and with that being said, I want to turn my attention to Territorial Invasion.
( Eden pauses to allow Sofia to comment, but the interviewer stays silent. With a roll of her eyes, Eden continues. )
Eden Sinclair: It was NOT my decision to make Charlie Marr the captain of the Brand Warfare team. I had other people in mind for that job, people who actually know how to lead and could put together a formidable team that would be able to take down the other two brands, peacefully of course. Captain Charisma had a different vision, I suppose, but it’s abundantly clear that Charlie would much rather be doing his girlfriend’s bidding over on Showdown than actually concern himself with Brand Warfare. While the addition of Daryl Kinkade is a welcome one, Charlie still did not take the initiative to go out and get him on the team, and when you compare his lack of effort to the actual effort put in by Madison Kaline and Chris Elite of Dynasty and Showdown, I am completely disgusted. If not for The Prescription stepping up, would Voltage even have a four-person team? I think we all know the answer to that, and we all know that Charlie is not going to do the work to find a fifth team member either. So with that being said, I am placing Ronan Malosi on the Voltage Brand Warfare team and I certainly hope that every participant representing Voltage can get their acts together and find a way to win this match.
Sofia Clarke: Do you think Ronan is ready for a match like that? He’s had a couple of tough losses recently and one could make the argument that Sierra Everett had the match won had Diamond Dixon not interfered.
Eden Sinclair: Ronan better find a way to get ready, and I will leave it at that. As far as the situation between Diamond and Sierra goes, I am just going to go ahead and make a match between the two of them for Territorial Invasion. Heaven knows that I don’t want any unnecessary fights taking place going forward and considering the egos on the two of them and this entire ‘Crown Jewel’ nonsense, it just seems like the best option for everyone involved. They can settle whatever it is that is building up which is clearly something considering Diamond had to use a steel chair, of all horrible things, to send whatever egocentric message she wanted to send, and hopefully Sierra will heed my warnings and save whatever she’s thinking of doing for Territorial Invasion. Now if you will excuse me Sofia, I have business to attend too.
( Eden heads off and disappears from view, while the scene fades on Sofia just standing there and trying to absorb everything that has happened so far tonight. )
( The scene reopens outside of Ronan Malosi’s lockerroom. Fight Grid host, Molly Waters, is standing by. )
Molly Waters: Ladies and gentlemen, I have to echo what my colleague, Sofia Clarke, said just a few minutes ago. It has certainly been a surprising and unpredictable night here at Rise of the Resistance. There will be more time to talk about what went down between Eden Sinclair and TLA later, but right now I want to turn my attention towards Territorial Invasion and the Brand Warfare match. Earlier, the Unified Tag Team Champions, The Prescription, placed themselves on Team Voltage, bringing the team count up to four. With Dr. Bethany Blue and Sheridan Müller joining forces with Charlie Marr and Daryl Kinkade, Team Voltage is looking like a huge threat to both Dynasty and Showdown. The final piece of the puzzle was just put into place by Eden, and that’s why I am standing here right now. Ronan Malosi, who was victorious in controversial fashion earlier tonight, is the fifth and final member of the team. Let’s see what he has to say about his inclusion for Territorial Invasion.
( Molly knocks on the door of Ronan’s lockerroom and steps back. Seconds later, the door is flung over and a red-faced Ronan glares at Ronan. )
Ronan Malosi: What do you want, Mally??
Molly Waters: It’s Molly, thank you very much, and I want to know how it feels to be the fifth and final member of Voltage’s Brand Warfare team?
Ronan Malosi: How does it feel?? Well considering I didn’t sign up for that, I’m pretty angry about it! The entire world knows that Ronan Malosi does not get along with others and tag team matches and Brand Warfare B.S. are certainly not my forte. I have absolutely no interest in representing this brand at Territorial Invasion and I am completely outraged that I have been put in this position. I should be headlining the whole damn show against Minerva and getting my rightful rematch for the EAW World Championship but since that coward can’t stop obsessing over Drake King for whatever weird reason she has, I’m left with no world championship shot while she gets another undeserved main event. I will be damned if I let the likes of MarrKade and The Prescription mooch off my good name and my hard wo-
Molly Waters: Now hold on a second, Ronan. Minerva isn’t even guaranteed to be EAW World Champion after tonight. Your own teammate could very well end up becoming the new champion.
( The thought of Daryl Kinkade becoming EAW World Champion before him causes Ronan to roll his eyes. )
Ronan Malosi: Are you serious right now? Give me a break. The thought of a 2000s emo MySpace chick walking out of Rise of the Resistance as the EAW World Champion is hil-
( Ronan pauses when he comes to realize that is exactly what Minerva resembles, even though he was trying to insult Daryl, and it gets him all flustered and fired up yet again. )
Ronan Malosi: Screw this! Literally! Daryl Kinkade sucks! Minerva sucks! Neither one of them deserve to be champion because they are not Ronan Malosi. I dominated that woman from start to finish and she got lucky against me! She shouldn’t even find herself in a position to call shots right now, but whatever. Midsummer Massacre was unfortunate. Poor Unfortunate Souls was really unfortunate. Tonight, Sierra Everett got exactly what she deserved and I am walking away with a clean victory that I more than earned.
Molly Waters: :usure:
Ronan Malosi: Eden has proven herself to be a bit of a wildcard tonight so I guess I don’t have a choice but to show up, ready to compete at Territorial Invasion. She does as she pleases. It’s very frustrating and I am not happy about being forced into this situation. Who likes competing under duress? Not me! EDEN SINCLAIR IS A HYPOCRITE!
( Ronan glares at Molly one last time before walking back into his lockerroom and slamming the door as hard as he possibly can. Molly just shrugs her shoulders. )
Molly Waters: Well there you have it, folks! Ronan Malosi is positively overjoyed about being placed on Team Voltage for Brand Warfare! We’ll be right back after this commercial break.
( The scene fades out. )
(Rise of the Resistance returns to ringside, where Bella Braxton is seen holding a microphone.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen… The following contest is a SIX-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH, scheduled for ONE FALL!!!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!!
(‘Pinky! Pinky!’ by The Idol Formerly Known as LADYBABY hits, and the crowd begins to cheer as Usagi Senshi walks out, followed by ARIA and Ayu Megumi. All three members of the Ice Aces look as focused as ever, prepared for the match against Soul Food Sunday which has been building up since the return of Serena Bennett weeks ago. The Ice Aces quickly begin making their way towards the ring, not wanting to waste any time getting this match started after how personal this matchup has started to become.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first… At a combined weight of 340 pounds…. ARIA, USAGI SENSHI AND AYU MEGUMI, THE IIIIIIIIICCCEEEEEEE AAAAAAAAACCCEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!
James Peters: The Ice Aces have already said everything they could about the disrespect coming from their opponents this week, and I think tonight they want more than anything to shut them all up. One thing is undeniable, a win for the Ice Aces here would be huge for them!
Rich Russillo: The crowd is behind the Ice Aces tonight which isn’t a surprise! Only question is whether or not they’ll actually get the job done, because while you may be right James beating their opponents tonight is no easy feat!
(‘Ain’t Nobody’ by Rufus and Chaka Khan follows, and this time the crowd explodes into boos as the Visual Prophet, Astraea Jordan and the newly returned Serena Bennett all walk out, with none other than Dr. Angelo D’Angelo right behind them. The members of Soul Food Sunday all look extremely confident as they make their way down the ramp, and the Ice Aces try to remain focused on the match despite the disrespect received leading up to it. Viz, Serena and Astraea all make their way into the ring as Bella Braxton continues speaking.)
Bella Braxton: And their opponents… Accompanied by Dr. Angelo D’Angelo… At a combined weight of 544 pounds… THE VISUAL PROPHET, SERENA BENNETT AND ASTRAEA JORDAN, SOUUULLLL FOOOODD SUUUNNNNDDDAAYYYYY!!!!
James Peters: These three may have collectively accomplished more than most groups in EAW history! Serena, Astraea and Viz all have tons of experience on their side, which is exactly why the Ice Aces have a huge task ahead of them.
Rich Russillo: Soul Food Sunday is confident and I can’t blame them. Soon enough we’ll see if their confidence will pay off, or if it was all for nothing!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
James Peters: HERE WE GO! THE ICE ACES VERSUS SOUL FOOD SUNDAY!!! USAGI SENSHI AND THE VISUAL PROPHET START THIS ONE OFF, AND IMMEDIATELY USAGI RUSHES AT THE VISUAL PROPHET WITH A DROPKICK, SENDING VIZ INTO THE TURNBUCKLES OF HIS OWN TEAMS’ CORNER! USAGI ROLLS TO HER FEET BEFORE RUSHING AT VIZ, BUT VIZ GRABS USAGI BEFORE TURNING AND PUTTING HER IN THE CORNER! USAGI IS TRAPPED WITH SOUL FOOD SUNDAY- BUT THAT DOESN’T LAST LONG ENOUGH FOR VIZ TO MAKE A MOVE AS USAGI PUSHES HERSELF UP BEFORE USING BOTH LEGS TO PUSH VIZ AWAY! USAGI NOW RUNNING OUT- WAIT NO! ASTRAEA GRABBED USAGI BY THE ARM!
Rich Russillo: Usagi swings at Astraea but Astraea ducks it- AND THAT DISTRACTION CAUSED USAGI TO TURN RIGHT INTO A SPINEBUSTER!!! Really surprising start to this match as Viz goes for a quick cover!
ONE!
T-
Rich Russillo: Shoulder up by Usagi Senshi, who immediately uses the momentum to roll herself over towards the ropes! Usagi pulls herself up using them, BUT THE VISUAL PROPHET IS ABLE TO SEND HER OVER THE TOP ROPE WITH A LARIAT!!! USAGI LANDS ON THE RING APRON BUT THE SIZE DIFFERENCE IS CLEARLY COMING INTO PLAY RIGHT NOW!
Persephone: The Visual Prophet swings at Usagi but Usagi ducks it, and she sends her shoulder into Viz’s midsection! Viz stumbles back as Usagi enters the ring, AND NOW SHE BACKPEDALS INTO THE ROPES TO BOUNCE OFF OF THEM BEFORE BEING POPPED UP BY VIZ- BUT USAGI PULLS HERSELF OVER VIZ AND BOUNCES OFF THE OFF OF THE OPPOSITE PAIR! USAGI SLIDES UNDER VIZ, BEFORE GETTING UP AND HITTING HIM WITH A PELE KICK AS SOON AS HE TURNS AROUND!! USAGI NOW GETTING BACK UP BEFORE GRABBING VIZ AND SENDING HIM INTO THE ICE ACES CORNER!
James Peters: USAGI RUNS IN AND SHE LANDS A JUMPING KNEE STRIKE, BUT BEFORE VIZ GETS OUT OF THE CORNER USAGI MAKES THE TAG TO ARIA! Usagi with a knee to the midsection, but she lets Viz stumble out of the corner as ARIA gets in the ring. Both members of the Ice Aces run the ropes, BEFORE HITTING DUAL DROPKICKS TARGETING THE LEGS, BASICALLY FLIPPING THE VISUAL PROPHET ONTO HIS BACK! Usagi leaves the ring but ARIA rolls back to her feat before LOOKING FOR A RUNNING SHOOTING STAR PRESS WHICH CONNECTS ON THE VISUAL PROPHET! COVER BY ARIA!
ONE!
TW-
Rich Russillo: STRONG KICKOUT BY THE VISUAL PROPHET!! Viz starts to get up to a knee, BUT ARIA HITS HIM WITH A CHOP TO THE CHEST! The Visual Prophet stands his ground though, AND ARIA HITS HIM WITH ANOTHER CHOP, BUT THE VISUAL PROPHET JUST GETS BACK TO HIS FEET BEFORE HITTING ARIA WITH A CHOP OF HIS OWN, AND ARIA SURE FELT THAT ONE! VIZ NOW SENDING ARIA INTO THE CORNER BEFORE MAKING THE TAG TO ASTRAEA JORDAN, AND VIZ KICKS ARIA IN THE MIDSECTION BEFORE LEAVING THE RING SO ASTRAEA CAN HIT A KICK TO THE MIDSECTION OF HER OWN!
Persephone: Astraea Jordan pulls ARIA in before delivering a snap suplex, but she rolls back to her feet with ARIA still in her grasp before lifting ARIA once more! This time Astraea keeps ARIA in the air, and I think Astraea is thinking about a stalling suplex right now! Astraea still has ARIA up, BUT ARIA IS ABLE TO SLIP DOWN ASTRAEA’S BACK BEFORE SHOVING ASTRAEA INTO THE ROPES, BUT ASTRAEA IS ABLE TO LEAP OVER ARIA AS SHE BOUNCES OFF OF THE ROPES! ARIA TURNING AROUND TO ASTRAEA JUST FOR ASTRAEA TO LOOK FOR A DROPKICK, BUT ARIA MANAGED TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY LAST SECOND!
James Peters: ARIA RUNS THE ROPES AS ASTRAEA PULLS HERSELF UP, AND ARIA LOOKS FOR A RUNNING ELBOW TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD- BUT ASTRAEA QUICKLY GETS UP WHICH CAUSES HER TO AVOID THE MOVE, AND NOW ASTRAEA QUICKLY GOES AND GRABS ARIA BY THE LEGS, ALLOWING HER TO DEADLIFT ARIA UP INTO A POWERBOMB POSITION! Astraea is another really powerful wrestler but as she just showed she’s also extremely athletic, but that’s not to underestimate ARIA’s own in-ring IQ as she rolls Astraea down into a sunset flip pin!
ONE!
Rich Russillo: Astraea Jordan with the quick kickout and both women roll back to their feet! Astraea manages to grab ARIA, BUT ARIA DROPS DOWN AND GOES FOR A LEG SWEEP! Astraea hopped over it and swings at ARIA but ARIA backs away from it BEFORE HITTING ASTRAEA WITH A STEP UP ENZUIGIRI! ARIA now backing into her corner and there’s the tag to Ayu Megumi! All three members of the Ice Aces have now been in, and Ayu gets in the ring as Astraea gets back up! AYU AND ARIA NOW RUNNING IN, AND THEY LOOK FOR DUAL SUPERMAN PUNCH-
Persephone: BUT ASTRAEA DUCKS IT BEFORE RUNNING THE ROPES, AND SHE TAKES AYU AND ARIA OUT WITH A DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE INSTEAD!!! ASTRAEA PUTTING ALL HER FORCE INTO THAT ONE AS SHE NOW KIPS BACK UP TO HER FEET, AND ARIA IS FORCED TO ROLL OUT BACK ONTO THE APRON AS ASTRAEA GRABS AYU! Astraea already witnessed the Ice Aces perform a similar move against Viz and didn’t let them do another one, and I guess that just proves that even though Ice Aces have more experience as a team Soul Food Sunday’s talent will get them very far!
James Peters: Astraea drags Ayu up, BUT AYU PUSHES ASTRAEA’S HANDS OFF OF HER BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK!!! ASTRAEA SPINS AROUND AS AYU GRABS HER FROM BEHIND, AND NOW AYU GOES FOR A RIPCORD KNEE STRIKE- WAIT NO! ASTRAEA SCOOPS AYU UP IN POSITION FOR AN EXPLODER SUPLEX, BUT AYU BEGINS DELIVERING ELBOWS TO THE SIDE OF ASTRAEA’S HEAD! Ayu Megumi backs up a bit, AND NOW SHE RUNS AT ASTRAEA BEFORE JUMPING UP AND DELIVERING A HURRICANRANA- BUT WAIT A SECOND!! ASTRAEA HOLDS ONTO AYU, AND ASTRAEA LIFTS AYU UP BEFORE PLANTING HER WITH A SIT OUT POWERBOMB!!!
Rich Russillo: That was a huge powerbomb by Astraea, and now I think she’s testing her luck with another pinfall as the rest of the Ice Aces watch on!
ONE!
TWO!!
T-
Rich Russillo: AND THERE’S THE KICKOUT BY AYU MEGUMI! The Ice Aces putting up a fantastic fight so far but Soul Food Sunday is still in control, and if it wasn’t already obvious that’s not what the other team wants at all. Astraea Jordan slowly makes it back to her feet after having competed in the majority of this match by now, and it looks like she’s dragging Ayu by the arm towards Soul Food Sunday’s corner for the tag! Astraea now with the tag-
James Peters: WAIT, NO! AYU MEGUMI USES HER FREE HAND TO GRAB ASTRAEA’S ARM, AND AYU NOW PULLS ASTRAEA DOWN WITH A SURPRISING ARM DRAG BEFORE QUICKLY JUMPING ON TOP OF ASTRAEA’S FACE WITH A KNEE DROP! AYU MEGUMI MANAGING TO STOP THE TAG AND THAT’S HER TAG TEAM EXPERIENCE COMING INTO PLAY AS SHE KNOWS SHE NEEDS TO KEEP ASTRAEA IN THIS AND LET HER TIRE HERSELF OUT! Problem is, Astraea knows exactly what it’s like being in a successful team too!
Rich Russillo: You’re right about that one, but we’re going to have to see if she has that same chemistry with Soul Food Sunday! Ayu Megumi gets back up as Astraea Jordan starts to do the same, AND NOW AYU MEGUMI RUNS IN BEFORE JUMPING UP FOR A DROPKICK- BUT ASTRAEA JORDAN CATCHES AYU BY THE LEGS!! Astraea Jordan with a counter as she looks to be setting something up, AND THERE IT IS! ASTRAEA JORDAN LOOKS FOR A SLINGSHOT CATAPULT, SENDING AYU MEGUMI RIGHT INTO THE TURNBUCKLES IN THE CORNER OF SOUL FOOD SUNDAY!!!
Persephone: AYU LANDED ON THE TURNBUCKLES INSTEAD OF CRASHING INTO THEM, THOUGH! That clearly didn’t go to plan, AND NOW ASTRAEA RUNS IN AT AYU TO ATTACK BUT AYU BACKFLIPS OFF OF THE TURNBUCKLES AND ONTO HER FEET BEHIND ASTRAEA! Astraea turns around at Ayu and despite what she just did, Astraea doesn’t look too impressed!
James Peters: Yeah, and that’s because Ayu just cleared the way for Astraea to make the tag!
*TAG!*
James Peters: THERE IT IS! ASTRAEA JORDAN TAGS IN SERENA BENNETT, AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE’RE ABOUT TO SEE SERENA COMPETE AGAIN AS AYU MEGUMI STANDS HER GROUND, WAITING FOR THE TWO-TIME UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION TO MAKE HER MOVE! Dr. Angelo D’Angelo is clapping, obviously looking forward to this, AND NOW SERENA AND AYU LOCK UP BUT THAT DOESN’T LAST TOO LONG AS SERENA SLIPS BEHIND AYU AND SENDS HER INTO THE ROPES!
Rich Russillo: AYU MEGUMI TRIES TO HIT SERENA WITH A LARIAT ONCE SHE BOUNCES OFF BUT SERENA DUCKS UNDER IT BEFORE RUNNING THE ROPES HERSELF, AND TAKING AYU MEGUMI DOWN WITH A SOMERSAULT CLOTHESLINE!! Ayu stumbles to her feet and Serena grabs her before sending her into the corner, and now she charges in- BEFORE JUMPING ONTO AYU AND DELIVERING A MONKEY FLIP, ONLY SERENA DOESN’T STOP THERE! SERENA IMMEDIATELY ROLLS TO HER FEET BEFORE GRABBING AYU’S ARM, AND TRANSITIONING INTO AN ARMBAR!
Persephone: Wow, what a submission from Serena! It’d be suuuuch a shame if Ayu tapped out to this!
James Peters: Ayu Megumi is trying her best to lock the arms so Serena can’t fully apply the armbar, but I think it’s a bit too late for that! Serena is able to pull Ayu’s arm back- BUT JUST AS SERENA DOES THIS AYU TWISTS TO HER SIDE AND PUSHES SERENA’S SHOULDERS DOWN FOR A PIN!
ONE-
Rich Russillo: SERENA WITH THE IMMEDIATE KICKOUT, BUT INSTEAD OF LETTING AYU ESCAPE THE SUBMISSION SERENA DROPS ONTO HER BACK WITH AYU’S ARM STILL IN HER GRASP, ALLOWING HER TO SWITCH TO A CROSSFACE SUBMISSION! Serena Bennett is a submission specialist which brings a very unique element to Soul Food Sunday, and right now things aren’t looking too good for Ayu Megumi, who can’t even tag out thanks to Serena trapping her in this crossface! Ayu is gonna have to find her way to the ropes, or better yet try and fight out of this!
James Peters: Ayu Megumi starts crawling towards the ropes, and she’s admittedly getting pretty close to them, BUT JUST BEFORE SHE COULD GRAB ONTO THE ROPES SERENA RELEASES THE CROSSFACE! Usually people wouldn’t release submissions willingly but Serena clearly has something else in mind seeing as she hasn’t let go of Ayu’s arm! Serena pulls Ayu Megumi up, AND SHE TOSSES HER OUT TO THE RING APRON! Ayu Megumi being taken further and further from her tag team partners, in a similar way that Astraea Jordan had to fight off the Ice Aces for some time earlier! Serena Bennett now pulling Ayu up-
Rich Russillo: BUT AYU SHOVES SERENA AWAY- BEFORE JUMPING ONTO THE TOP ROPE AND DELIVERING A SPRINGBOARD MISSILE DROPKICK!!! BOTH AYU AND SERENA ARE DOWN, AND NOW AYU MEGUMI STARTS CRAWLING TOWARDS THE ICE ACES’ CORNER!! Ayu knows that she needs the tag, but Serena Bennett is still fresh which allows her to get up quicker! Serena Bennett now grabbing Ayu by the foot, AND SHE PULLS AYU BY THE LEG- BUT AYU USES THE MOMENTUM TO HOP UP TO HER FEET BEFORE JUMPING BACK AND KICKING SERENA IN THE HEAD WITH AN ENZUIGIRI! SERENA STUMBLES BACK AND AYU JUMPS OUT TO TAG IN ARIA!
*TAG!*
Persephone: Yay! ARIA, so happy she’s in the match 😀! ARIA quickly gets in the ring as Ayu rolls out, AND SHE QUICKLY RUNS AT SERENA WITH AN ELBOW STRIKE BUT SERENA DUCKS IT BEFORE GOING FOR TIP TOE- BUT ARIA AVOIDS THAT BY STEPPING BACK BEFORE PULLING SERENA UP FROM BEHIND HOLDING ONTO THE ARMS! ARIA PULLING SERENA UP WITH A FULL NELSON LIFT- BUT SERENA ESCAPES IT BEFORE PULLING ARIA DOWN INTO A PIN!
ONE-
Persephone: OMG yess!!!! Another kickout, and that sure was a close one! This match was almost over! :whew:
James Peters: Both women get back up, AND ARIA CONNECTS WITH A BICYCLE KNEE STRIKE THAT DROPS SERENA TO A KNEE! ARIA now grabbing both of Serena’s arms, AND ARIA GOES FOR A KAMIGOYE- BUT SERENA JUST BARELY MOVES HER HEAD OUT OF THE WAY, CAUSING ARIA TO MISS THE KNEE AND INSTEAD STEP OVER SERENA! SERENA FREES HER ARMS BEFORE PULLING HERSELF UP AND GRABBING ARIA FROM BEHIND, AND SERENA GOES FOR A GERMAN SUPLEX BUT ARIA LANDS A BACK ELBOW WHICH FORCES SERENA TO LET GO OF HER! ARIA NOW WITH THE ZIRCON CUTTER-
Rich Russillo: NO! SERENA BENNETT HAD IT SCOUTED SO SHE DROPPED DOWN ONTO HER BACK WHILE ARIA FELL, LOCKING ARIA INTO A REAR NAKED CHOKE INSTEAD!! AMAZING COUNTER BY SERENA BENNETT, BUT ARIA IS ABLE TO ROLL BACK ONTO HER FEET WHICH PUSHES SERENA’S SHOULDERS DOWN FOR A PIN!!
ON-
Rich Russillo: Serena has already been here and is able to kick out even faster, but in doing so she releases the submission as ARIA stumbles back towards the ropes! Serena gets back up, AND SHE CHARGES AT ARIA, BUT ARIA DUCKS DOWN BEFORE SENDING SERENA OVER ONTO THE RING APRON! Serena lands on her feet and turns ARIA around- BUT ARIA LANDS A HEADBUTT, BEFORE STUMBLING BACK AND KNOCKING SERENA OFF OF THE RING APRON WITH A SUPERKICK!
James Peters: Usually it’s Serena Bennett that’d utilize headbutts like that, and seeing how much of a priority research has always been to ARIA, I think she knew that very well! Dr. Angelo D’Angelo helps Serena back up, and now ARIA is running the ropes before Serena could get a chance to get back into this one! ARIA NOW DIVING THROUGH THE ROPES AS SHE LAUNCHES AT SERENA WITH A SUICIDE DIVE-
Rich Russillo: CAPTAIN HOOK!!! SERENA BENNETT WITH THE CAPTAIN HOOK AS SHE GRABS ARIA AND ROLLS HER BACK INTO THE RING BEFORE FOLLOWING BEHIND!! SERENA JUST HIT A HUGE UPPERCUT TO TAKE ARIA OUT OF THE SKY, AND NOW SERENA IS GOING FOR THE COVER AS THIS MATCH MIGHT JUST BE OVER!
ONE!
TWO!!
THR-
Rich Russillo: NO! ARIA MANAGES TO GET THE SHOULDER UP JUST BEFORE THREE, KEEPING THIS MATCH ALIVE! Serena Bennett drags ARIA right into Soul Food Sunday’s corner though, before tagging in the Visual Prophet! ARIA looks like she may be in some trouble right now!
Persephone: The Visual Prophet gets in the ring and drags ARIA up before sending her into the ropes, AND ONCE SHE BOUNCES OFF OF THEM SHE’S HIT WITH THE FLAPJACK AND CUTTER COMBINATION! ARIA is down, but the Visual Prophet doesn’t go for the cover just yet since he’s still in control of this one! Viz sends ARIA into the corner instead before running in, AND HE HITS A RUNNING SPLASH, BEFORE SCOOPING ARIA UP INTO A GORILLA PRESS, AND JUST DROPPING ARIA ONTO THE MAT! Yikes, ARIA isn’t looking too good. She might need to tag out, or maybe just give up on-
James Peters: Stop, you know the latter isn’t going to happen. ARIA IS in a lot of danger though, and I think at this point Viz can see that this match might just be over if she can’t somehow turn things around! The Visual Prophet starts making his way up to the top rope while ARIA is down, and I think we all have an idea of what Viz has in mind as an Elitist not known for high flying! The Visual Prophet up top, AND HE DIVES! THE VISUAL PROPHET WITH THE BOW TO THE HEART!!!
Rich Russillo: DOESN’T CONNECT!!! ARIA ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY, JUST FAR ENOUGH FOR HER TO TAG AYU MEGUMI BACK INTO THE MATCH!! THE VISUAL PROPHET GETS BACK TO HIS FEET, BUT AYU TAGS IN USAGI SENSHI WHICH TELLS ME THAT THESE THREE HAVE SOMETHING PLANNED!! AYU RUNS THE ROPES BEFORE HITTING THE VISUAL PROPHET WITH A SHOTGUN DROPKICK, AND USAGI HELPS ARIA UP BEFORE SENDING HER INTO THE SAME CORNER SO ARIA CAN HIT THE VISUAL PROPHET WITH A CANNONBALL SENTON! ARIA ROLLS OUT OF THE RING, AS DOES AYU MEGUMI, AND USAGI RUNS IN BEFORE FOLLOWING UP WITH A METEORA TO THE VISUAL PROPHET! USAGI DRAGS VIZ AWAY FROM THE ROPES BEFORE GOING FOR THE COVER!
ONE!
TWO!!
TH-
James Peters: THE VISUAL PROPHET SURVIVES ONCE MORE! Usagi Senshi has been out of this match for a while but now she’s back, same goes for Viz! Usagi Senshi drops down and just begins punching away at the Visual Prophet, knowing that there’s way too much of a size difference for her to allow him to get back up to his feet! Viz is able to push Usagi off though, BUT USAGI CHARGES RIGHT BACK AT HIM- JUST FOR VIZ TO DELIVER A BACK BODY DROP THAT SENDS USAGI OVER THE TOP ROPE!!!
Rich Russillo: USAGI JUST BARELY HOLDS ONTO THE ROPES, BUT AS SHE PULLS HERSELF ONTO THE RING APRON VIZ BEGINS RUNNING THE ROPES, AND I THINK I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA OF WHAT IT IS HE’S LOOKING FOR! SPEAR!!! VIZ WITH A SUICIDE SPEAR, GOING THROUGH THE ROPES AND KNOCKING USAGI OFF OF THE APRON AS BOTH ELITISTS GO DOWN TO RINGSIDE!!! USAGI SENSHI MIGHT HAVE JUST BEEN TORN IN HALF AS THE VISUAL PROPHET USES THE BARRICADE TO PULL HIMSELF BACK TO HIS FEET!
Persephone: Wow, that was bad! Usagi Senshi might not even be able to get back into this. The match might even be ending here! 😧
James Peters: The Visual Prophet sends Usagi Senshi back into the ring before following behind, and as he gets back into the ring he grabs Usagi and pulls her up before slamming her face into the turnbuckle! Soul Food Sunday made it clear that the Ice Aces aren’t worth their time and I guess they’re trying to prove that tonight as Usagi drops to a knee, BUT USAGI MANAGES TO PUNCH THE VISUAL PROPHET IN THE MIDSECTION! Viz retaliates though, AS HE LANDS A RIGHT HAND THAT FORCES USAGI TO STUMBLE BACK INTO THE ROPES-
Rich Russillo: BEFORE BOUNCING OFF OF THEM AND USING ALL THE STRENGTH SHE HAS TO TAKE VIZ DOWN WITH MOOD SWINGS!!! THE CARTWHEEL SUNSET FLIP BOMB CONNECTS, AND USAGI SENSHI BARELY IS ABLE TO LAND ON TOP OF VIZ FOR THE COVER AS SHE MIGHT NOT HAVE ANYTHING LEFT TO GIVE!
ONE!
TWO!!
THRE-
Rich Russillo: ONCE AGAIN THE VISUAL PROPHET SURVIVES, AND USAGI SENSHI DOESN’T EVEN HAVE ENOUGH ENERGY LEFT TO REACT AFTER ALL THAT’S HAPPENED IN THIS MATCH!
James Peters: All six Elitists have been through a lot in this match, and slowly but surely the Visual Prophet and Usagi Senshi begin to roll into their respective corners! These two have hit each other with some huge moves and at this point I don’t blame them at all for needing to make the tag! The Visual Prophet speared Usagi off of the apron and Usagi hit one of the biggest moves in her arsenal! They both are pulling themselves up slowly in their respective corners, AND NOW THEY TAG ARIA AND ASTRAEA IN, BUT THAT’S NOT ALL, AS THE TWO LEGAL COMPETITORS GET IN THE RING AND TAG IN AYU MEGUMI AND SERENA BENNETT!!!
Rich Russillo: ALL SIX COMPETITORS ARE NOW INSIDE OF THE RING, AND NOW THEY ALL CHARGE AT EACH OTHER BEFORE BEGINNING TO FIGHT, JUST LIKE THEY HAVE FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS!!! USAGI SENSHI CONTINUES TO GO AFTER THE VISUAL PROPHET, ARIA AND ASTRAEA JORDAN BEGIN TO FIGHT AND NOW THE TWO LEGAL COMPETITORS SERENA AND AYU RUN AT ONE ANOTHER BEFORE STARTING TO GO AT IT! THIS SIX-PERSON TAG TEAM MATCH HAS ESCALATED INTO A FULL ON BRAWL, AND THE REFEREE DOESN’T KNOW WHAT TO DO JUST YET!
Persephone: I sure hope that the ref doesn’t stop the match early or anything like that, because that’d just be awful! If you ask me this match hasn’t gone on long enough yet. They need another thirty minutes to really get things going.
James Peters: Well I don’t know if we’ll be getting thirty more minutes as the referee is giving both trios until the count of five to get out of the ring! The Visual Prophet has Usagi up on his shoulders, BUT USAGI IS ABLE TO GRAB ONTO THE ROPES BEFORE SLOWLY DRAGGING HERSELF AND VIZ OUT OF THE RING WITH A HURRICANRANA!
Rich Russillo: THOSE TWO ARE AT RINGSIDE BUT THEY’RE NOT THE ONLY ONES WHO TAKE A SPILL OUT OF THE RING, AS ASTRAEA JORDAN HITS ARIA WITH A LARIAT THAT SENDS BOTH ELITISTS TUMBLING DOWN RIGHT INTO USAGI AND VIZ!!! THIS ONLY LEAVES AYU AND SERENA WHO ARE STILL GOING AT IT INSIDE OF THE RING, AND RIGHT NOW AYU MEGUMI IS GETTING THE UPPER HAND AS SHE HAS SERENA BACKED INTO THE CORNER AND IS HITTING HER WITH EVERYTHING SHE’S GOT!
Referee: (off-mic) One! Two! Three! Four! F-
James Peters: Ayu Megumi sends Serena into the opposite corner before the ref could reach five, AND NOW AYU CHARGES IN BUT SERENA IS ABLE TO DELIVER A KICK TO THE FACE! Now it’s Serena Bennett fighting back as she hits Ayu with a punch to the midsection followed by one straight to the jaw, and that staggered Ayu but the number one contender for the Specialists Championship is able to swing at Serena- JUST FOR SERENA TO DUCK UNDER IT AND START RUNNING THE ROPES BEFORE HITTING- NO! AYU WITH A COUNTER NOW DUCKING THE BICYCLE KICK ATTEMPT, BUT SERENA SAW IT COMING AND TAKES AYU DOWN WITH A SNAPMARE!
Rich Russillo: SERENA BENNETT RUNS THE ROPES, AND SHE GOES FOR A BOOT BUT AYU AVOIDS IT BEFORE JUMPING ONTO SERENA’S SHOULDERS AND HITTING A REVERSE FRANKENSTEINER!!! AYU MEGUMI AND SERENA BENNETT ARE BOTH DOWN, AND AYU TURNS HER HEAD JUST TO SEE THE OTHER FOUR ELITISTS STILL ON THE OUTSIDE, STARTING TO FIGHT EACH OTHER NOW THAT THEY’VE ALL MADE IT BACK TO THEIR FEET! I don’t know what it is Ayu Megumi is thinking about, but the remaining Ice Aces are trying to fight off the rest of Soul Food Sunday and it’s not going great thanks to the difference in power!
Persephone: Well I can’t say I know for sure what’s going on, but Ayu Megumi is slowly crawling up to the top rope while Serena is down and the rest of Soul Food Sunday is distracted! They’re all in one area and I think Ayu is trying to use that to her advantage with whatever it is she’s thinking about doing here! Ayu is finally perched up on the top rope, AND ARIA AND USAGI NOTICE HER SO THEY GRAB ONTO ASTRAEA AND VIZ TO TRY AND KEEP THEM IN PLACE!!
Rich Russillo: DIVING MOONSAULT BY AYU MEGUMI ONTO THE FOUR ELITISTS OUTSIDE OF THE RING!!! AYU WITH A HUGE MOVE TO TAKE OUT SOUL FOOD SUNDAY, BUT RIGHT NOW SHE NEEDS TO GET BACK INTO THE RING AND FINISH THIS ONE OFF SO THE ICE ACES CAN GET POSSIBLY THE BIGGEST VICTORY OF THEIR CAREERS!!! Ayu Megumi has a Specialists Championship match coming up, just imagine how huge it’d be for her heading into that match if she manages to pin Serena Bennett right now! There’s a lot to gain for the Ice Aces right now!
James Peters: Yeah, which is exactly why Ayu wastes no more time getting back up onto the ring apron, knowing that Serena Bennett is on her way back up to her feet! AYU MEGUMI NOW JUMPING ON THE TOP ROPE, AND SHE GOES TO HIT SERENA WITH A SPRINGBOARD-
Rich Russillo: TIP TOE!!!!! SERENA BENNETT COUNTERS WHATEVER AYU WAS LOOKING FOR WITH THE TIP TOE, DROPPING AYU RIGHT OUT OF THE SKY!!! AYU MEGUMI IS DOWN AND OUT, AND NOW SERENA BENNETT HOOKS THE LEGS TO WIN THIS MATCH FOR SOUL FOOD SUNDAY!!!
ONE!
TWO!!
THREE!!!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
Bella Braxton: Here are your winners…. SERENA BENNETT, THE VISUAL PROPHET AND ASTRAEA JORDAN…. SOOOUULLLL FOOOOODDDD SUUUUUNNNDDDAYYYYYYY!!!!!!!
James Peters: WHAT A MATCH BY THOSE TWO TEAMS!!! Serena Bennett picks up the victory after catching Ayu off guard with tip toe, and just like that Serena’s return to EAW is off to a perfect start as Soul Food Sunday gets the win! This is a Voltage show so that may not have been the result everyone wanted, but there was never any doubt just how possible it was that these three would be leaving this event as the winners. In the end, despite the Ice Aces putting up an amazing fight, they won just as they promised.
Rich Russillo: Soul Food Sunday has proven to be a fantastic trio that can work together perfectly, and if you ask me every other team in this division should be worried after that performance. You said it all James, the Ice Aces did so great, but it was not their night!
Persephone: Yeah poor Ice Aces. Sooo sad that the match is over. I wish these matches could last forever. :mjcry:
James Peters: Congratulations to Soul Food Sunday who pick up the victory tonight at Rise of the Resistance!
(‘Ain’t Nobody’ hits, and Serena Bennett rolls off of Ayu Megumi with a smirk on her face. After a few moments, Dr. Angelo D’Angelo enters the ring with Astraea Jordan and the Visual Prophet, and Dr. Angelo D’Angelo tells the referee to go away before raising the hands of Soul Food Sunday himself. ARIA and Usagi have gotten up outside of the ring, and ARIA looks disappointed about the loss while Usagi is frustrated. As Soul Food Sunday celebrates the victory, Rise of the Resistance fades from ringside.)
(Promotional ad for Territorial Invasion, featuring 2022’s Anarchy in the Arena match.)
(Rise of the Resistance returns to ringside.)
Bella Braxton: The following contest is set for!!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!
Bella Braxton: And it is for the EAW World Championship!!
(‘Primrose’ by Dreamstate hits, as the crowd gives a loud reaction for Daryl Kinkade. The Kink of Elite steps out onto the stage wearing dark full length pants with navy blue trim. He looks as focused as ever, as he awaits the starting moments of his first world title match.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first.. The challenger!! From Norwich, England!! Weighing in at 225lbs!! THE KINK OF ELITE!!! DARYL KINKADE!!!
Rich Russillo: What a journey this man has had this season. After failing to be his longtime friend, Charlie Marr for the Hardcore title back at Pain for Pride, Daryl has found himself back in the title scene. Not just any title scene.. But the World title scene.
James Peters: Indeed he has, Rich. Kinkade earned his first ever world title match when he won the fatal four way between himself, TLA, Sheridan Müeller, and Drake King. Many are still complaining about how Kinkade won the title opportunity through Drake preventing Sheridan and TLA from beating the referee’s count, but Kinkade is here to prove that isn’t the case, and he’s got the intentions of making the most out of his first world title opportunity.
Persephone: Yeah, him and Minerva went back and forth recently, and it seemed like Minerva didn’t think that highly of Daryl, however, Daryl snapped back and beat her down when she least expected it.
James Peters: That’s one way to let the champion know that you aren’t nervous or afraid, and that you’re going right at her without holding back. Lets see if he keeps that same energy here tonight though.
(Suddenly, the Dreamstate track cuts off, as the entire arena goes dark. Gypsy chants can be heard throughout the arena until ‘Blood, Milk, & Sky’ by White Zombies hits. At that moment, a lone spotlight shines down onto the center stage where we see Minerva wearing the EAW World Title around her waist. She’s kneeling, and licking her lips, as the crowd continues to cheer for her. She pulls out a black rose and places the stem into her mouth, as she crawls down the ramp for a few feet. She then pops up to her feet and continues to make her way down the entrance ramp, and towards the ring.)
Bella Braxton: And his opponent!! From The Florida Everglades!! Weighing in at 122lbs!! SHE IS THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION!! BLACK ROSE!! MINERVA!!!
James Peters: And here comes our world champion! Minerva has been on an absolute roll since being the champion. Defending against Ronan Malosi, and now having the opportunity to win her second title defense as champion.
Rich Russillo: Minerva wanted competition. She wants to have this reign with meaningful matches, and she made that perfectly clear. Eden Sinclair set up the fatal four way that named Daryl Kinkade the number one contender, so her opponent is no slouch. He had to earn his opportunity, however, it sounds like Minerva is only here to entertain Kinkade’s fifteen minutes of fame.
Persephone: Black Rose is going to bring a fight, and given the fact that she’s been in matches of this level before, and Kinkade hasn’t, that has to play in her favor. She has to be thinking about that as well, because the experience is surely on her side.
James Peters: It’s just a matter of how well Daryl can fight adversity. If he can do that, then this could be anyone’s match. If not, then Minerva won’t be getting the competition she has been seeking.
(DING! DING! DING!)
Rich Russillo: There’s the bell, and now this EAW World Championship match is underway! Both Minerva and Daryl Kinkade have been expressing for weeks how important this match is for them and now is the time where those words face the ultimate test. Who will end up victorious? We’ll find out!
James Peters: That we will, and based off of how much this match means for both Elitists, I’m expecting a jaw dropping performance here tonight.
Persephone: Is it possible to expect any less when you have these two in the ring?
Rich Russillo: You’re right, Persephone. It’s not possible. The talent that both Minerva and Daryl possess is hard to look over. I understand this is Daryl’s first title match, but he earned this opportunity no matter how you view it. Then with Minerva, we all know what she’s capable of, and as champion, so far she’s reminded us why she holds that title and is the face of the Voltage brand.
James Peters: Well this is the first time Minerva and Daryl have ever faced one another, and judging by how both Elitists are circling around the center of the ring, I want to believe that both Daryl and Minerva are feeling each other out, and trying to find the opening that they need to put this match in their favor.
Persephone: And just like that, both Minerva and Daryl tie up in the center of the ring! Kinkade quickly muscles his way into locking in a standing side headlock as he wrenches on the head and neck of the World Champion!
Rich Russillo: But just as Daryl was starting to tighten up that grip, it’s Minerva who wisely shoves him off and sends the number one contender running towards the far ropes! Kinkade hits the ropes and rebounds back.. CLOTHESLINE BY MINERVA!!
James Peters: No! Daryl manages to duck underneath the arm, and continues towards the ropes ahead of him! Minerva turns around, as Daryl rebounds back towards her.. STEP UP ENZIGURI BY KINKADE!!
Persephone: No!! Minerva ducks the leg, as Daryl lands face down onto the canvas of the ring!! Kinkade tries to get to his feet, but once he’s there, it’s Minerva who delivers a strong forearm to the back of the head! The champion then turns Daryl around and blasts him in the face with a hard hitting closed fist punch with her right hand!! Daryl staggers back until Minerva comes right back at him with another closed fist punch that sends him back against the corner turnbuckle!!
Rich Russillo: Minerva steps towards Daryl.. BUT DARYL CATCHES THE CHAMPION IN THE FACE WITH A BOOT! Minerva quarter turns after that one, and clutches at her lip before turning back towards Kinkade and delivering a piercing knee strike right into his midsection!! Daryl bends over after that one and clutches at his stomach in pain! He holds himself up with the assistance of the ropes, but Minerva once again tags him hard with one of her closed fist punches directed right at his face!!
James Peters: Minerva now backs away from the corner, as Daryl is a little groggy after that last strike. Minerva licks her lips, then charges in.. CORNER CLOTHESLINE!!
Persephone: No!! Not quite!! Daryl ducks the arm and gets out of the way, as Minerva goes right into the turnbuckles! She hits them hard, and clutches at her chest, as she turns around..
Rich Russillo: Kick to the midsection by Daryl!! He follows up by pulling Minerva in, and hooking her arms behind her back!! This doesn’t look good for the champ right now… AND IT’S NOT!! BUTTERFLY SUPLEX BY DARYL KINKADE CONNECTS, AS MINERVA SLAMS DOWN HARD ONTO THE CANVAS OF THE RING!!!
James Peters: Minerva crashes back first down onto the canvas, but eventually gets herself up into a seated position right afterwards. However, Kinkade is right there to take advantage of that, as he blasts her right in the center of her back with the laces of his boot!! What a kick by Daryl!! The champion is surely feeling that one!!
Rich Russillo: That’s for sure! However, we all know Minerva is tough as nails, and that’s why she’s managing to still get up to her feet after that powerful kick to the back by Daryl!
Persephone: But Kinkade wastes no time, as he rushes in on Minerva!! RUNNING EUROPEAN UPPERCUT BY THE CHALLENGER!!
James Peters: NO!! The Black Rose side steps out of the way, as Daryl goes right past her! However, Kinkade manages to gather his feet and turns around to right back after the champion!!
Rich Russillo: BUT HE JUST RUNS RIGHT INTO A SNAP POWERSLAM BY MINERVA THAT PLANTS HIM RIGHT INTO THE RING MAT!! WOW WHAT A COUNTER BY THE CHAMPION!!!
James Peters: I get the sense of urgency that Daryl is showing, but against Minerva, he’s going to need to be a little more calculated than that if he plans on walking out of this match as the EAW World Champion!
Rich Russillo: For his sake, hopefully that’s something he learns early on in this match. Remember, this is just their first meeting with one another, so a lot of this is still a feeling out process for both of these Elitists as we are still in the early stages of this competitive match up.
Persephone: I don’t know guys, it looks like Minerva already has this one figured out. Daryl Kinkade gets to his feet after getting slammed moments ago… BUT MINERVA TAKES HIM RIGHT BACK DOWN WITH A RUNNING STO!! KINKADE JUST GOT TRIPPED UP AND HAD THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND UPPER BACK SLAM HARD AGAINST THE RING MAT!! He’s clutching at the back of his head in pain, as Minerva rises up to her feet and licks her lips. She’s really starting to take all of the momentum right now. Like I said, it looks like she’s got Kinkade all figured out, and that’s no surprise seeing who she is and why she’s champion. She’s been in these matches before. She understands the pace and grit needed to win these matches, and because of that, she’s really highlighting the experience gap between her and Kinkade.
James Peters: Kinkade slowly tries to work up onto his hands and knees, but Minerva is there to break him back down with a stomp to the center of his back!! Not only does this deal damage to Kinkade’s back, but it also causes him to waste energy trying to work up to his hands and knees. When you get beat over and over again, your body gets tired trying to get back up to your feet. Minerva is really making Kinkade work if he intends on keeping up with her here in this match.
Rich Russillo: Again, Daryl tries to get up, but Minerva stomps down on his back, sending him right down to the canvas once more. Minerva now takes a few steps back.. THEN BASEBALL SLIDE DROPKICKS KINKADE RIGHT UNDER THE RING ROPES, AS HE GOES CRASHING DOWN ONTO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR!!!
James Peters: The champion brushes her hair back while inside of the ring, as she looks down at Daryl with merciless confidence. She knows that she’s in control, and she feels like she can keep it that way! Minerva drops down to the canvas, rolls out of the ring, and makes her way over to Daryl at ringside.
Rich Russillo: And here we can see the challenger crawling towards the steel steps. He’s trying to use those steps to get himself up to his feet, however, it’s Minerva who grabs him before he can get to that point.. AND WHAT’S THIS?!? SLOWLY BUT SURELY, MINERVA LIFTS DARYL UP IN THE AIR.. AND SLAMS HIM DOWN WITH A SCOOP SLAM!!! Kinkade just hit that thinly padded ringside flooring at full force!! The wind had to be knocked out of him with that one!
Persephone: You’re right, James. I believe I saw him gasping for air the second he hit the ground, but that’s exactly what Minerva wants and needs. She is getting her way, and she has to be loving it right now.
Referee: One.. Two.. Three..
James Peters: Daryl once again tries to work his way up to his hands and knees, however, it’s Minerva who grabs a hold of him and puts him in a front facelock!! What does she have in mind here??
Rich Russillo: WAIT!! WITH A HUGE BURST OF ENERGY, DARYL BEGINS USING HIS SIZE TO HIS ADVANTAGE AND BEGINS PUSHING MINERVA BACK… AND HE DRIVES HER RIGHT INTO THE BARRICADE THAT SURROUNDS THE RING!!
Persephone: That was brutal!! Minerva releases her grip on Daryl, as she yells out in pain! Kinkade takes a step back, then fires away with a hard right hand punch!
James Peters: NO!! It’s blocked by Minerva!! And she fires back with a right hand of her own! It’s a closed fisted punch, and it connects right at the jaw of Daryl Kinkade!! His head snaps all the way off to the side, and he nearly drops to his knees, however he manages to keep his balance and steps towards Minerva once again..
Rich Russillo: ANOTHER CLOSED FISTED PUNCH BY MINERVA CONNECTS!! DARYL JUST GOT TAGGED HARD! This one drops him down to his knee, but he quickly gets back up. He goes towards Minerva once more..
Persephone: A THIRD ONE!! CLOSED FIST PUNCH!!!
James Peters: But Daryl ducks the arm this time! Minerva regains her balance after missing then turns towards Daryl.. STEP UP ENZIGURI!! WOW!! RIGHT ACROSS THE FACE OF THE CHAMPION, AND NOW SHE’S LEANING UP AGAINST THE BARRICADE WITH HER FOREARMS AND HEAD PRESSED AGAINST IT.
Rich Russillo: The champion is hunched over and after that last shot from Daryl, she was definitely rocked. Meanwhile, the challenger is still working up to his feet after connecting with that beautiful Step up Enziguri
Referee: Four.. Five.. Six.. Seven..
James Peters: Daryl Kinkade has gotten back to his feet, while Minerva has gotten herself from off of that barricade.. Daryl steps towards the champion..
Persephone: DEVIL’S TOUCH!!
James Peters: NO THE SUPERKICK BY MINERVA DOESN’T CONNECT, AS DARYL KINKADE CATCHES THE LEG!!
Rich Russillo: HE DOESN’T JUST CATCH THE LEG!! HE KEEPS IT AND SWINGS MINERVA DOWN TO THE GROUND IN AN INSTANT WITH A DRAGON SCREW TAKEDOWN!!
Persephone: Minerva hit the floor hard with that one, as she struggles to get herself up to her feet. Daryl Kinkade sees this then looks up at the ring.
Referee: Eight..
James Peters: And look at this! Daryl’s eyes light up as they open wide! He charges towards the ring and slides right in!! Minerva is just now up to her hands and knees, and now up to her feet!
Referee: Nine..
Rich Russillo: SUICIDE DIVE BY DARYL KINKADE!!! DARYL JUST LAUNCHED HIS BODY OVER THE TOP ROPE AND INTO MINERVA OUT HERE AT RINGSIDE!
Persephone: Wow.. Minerva just got shoved into the barricade after that suicide dive, and dropped right down to the ground. What a great move by Daryl Kinkade!!
Rich Russillo: Not just great, but smart. A few weeks ago, Kinkade won his number one contenders match to compete for the prestigious title that he’s fighting for now by beating the ten count when none of his opponents could do the same. This situation is a little different. He can win the match by count out, but not the belt. It’s his first time fighting for a world title, and he wants to walk out EAW World Champion!!
James Peters: I mean look at him! Kinkade pops right up to his feet and This crowd is going absolutely wild with mixed emotions. What he just did brought a major reaction to this crowd! Whether you’re a fan of his or not, you can’t tell me that his last move wasn’t a big time moment in a big time match! Say what you want about Daryl, but he’s turning it up and showing that he’s come to win! It doesn’t matter if it’s his first world title match, he’s planning on having his SECOND world title match at Territorial Invasion AS THE CHAMPION!
Persephone: Kinkade reaches down and grabs Minerva by the head. He brings her to her hands and knees, then begins to slowly bring her towards the ring.. However, it looks like Minerva is trying to fight him off with a forearm to his leg from her knees!! BUT DARYL WITH A NASTY KNEE STRIKE TO THE FACE STOPS MINERVA FROM RESISTING, AND SHE LOOKS OUT OF IT! Kinkade slides the champion right back into the ring, then follows in right behind her.
Rich Russillo: Kinkade kicks Minerva at her side, as she begins to roll closer and closer to the center of the ring. Eventually she gets there, but Daryl switches his approach by stomping right down into her stomach!! Black Rose instantly clutches at her abdomen, then sits up.. KICK THE BACK BY DARYL KINKADE!! THAT ONE HAD TO STING, AS MINERVA ARCHES HER BACK!! It looks like Daryl is hooking his arm around her head now!! Kinkade lifts Minerva to her feet and has her in an inverted facelock position!! What’s this?!?
James Peters: LIFTING REVERSE DDT BY DARYL KINKADE!! HE JUST SNAPPED THE BACK OF MINERVA’S HEAD RIGHT DOWN ONTO THE CANVAS OF THE RING!!
Persephone: Minerva is down, and Kinkade gets right back up to his feet. He’s in control now, and is proving to everyone why he’s ready to take that next step in his career!! STOMP TO THE STOMACH BY KINKADE!!
Rich Russillo: Daryl makes his way over to the corner. He climbs his way up to the top, as he waits for Minerva! She’s up onto her hands and knees, then slowly gets to her feet..
James Peters: DIVING METEORA BY DARYL KINKADE!!!
Rich Russillo: NO!!! MINERVA JUST CAUGHT HIM IN THE FACE WITH THE DEVIL’S TOUCH!!! DARYL JUST GOT SUPERKICKED IN MID AIR AND IS DOWN ON THE CANVAS!! MINERVA HOOKS THE LEGS!!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEE!!!!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
THHHHHHHHHH-
Rich Russillo: And there’s the kickout! That was close!
James Peters: That Devil’s Touch would have finished the match against numerous people, but not Daryl. Not tonight. You have to wonder what goes through the mind when you’re on your back for the first time in your first ever world title match. Three seconds and it’s all over, however Daryl fought through and this match continues on!
Persephone: Minerva doesn’t want this one to last much longer though, as she approaches Daryl who is down on the canvas of the ring. She stomps down onto his stomach, then kicks him over as he lays face down. What is she doing now? Black Rose hooks the arms of Kinkade and.. She flips over.. OWL OF MINERVA!! CATTLE MUTILATION!!! SHE HAS IT LOCKED IN!!!
Rich Russillo: Kinkade is now kicking and yelling out in pain. This move puts a tremendous amount of strain on the shoulders and upper back. Not only that, but the bridge that she’s holding is keeping Kinkade’s head pressed against the ringmat!!
James Peters: Kinkade is going to need to get out of this hold soon! If he doesn’t, then Minerva will surely walk out of this match as the World Champion!! Black Rose continues to grip onto Daryl’s arms as tight as she can in hopes of a submission!! She’s squeezing as tight as she can and really pressuring in with her bridge!!
Persephone: BUT LOOK!! KINKADE MANAGES TO EXTEND HIS LEG OUT AND BARELY GETS IT TO HANG ONTO THAT BOTTOM ROPE!! HE GETS THE ROPE BREAK!!
Rich Russillo: The champion furiously releases the submission hold. She could almost taste the second title defence right there, but Kinkade’s ring awareness prevented that from happening.
James Peters: Kinkade rolls onto his stomach. BUT THAT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE THE BEST IDEA, AS MINERVA GRABS THE ROPES AND SPRINGS HERSELF UP!! HELL’S BELLS!! THE SPLIT LEG MOONSAULT!!!
Persephone: IT DOESN’T CONNECT!! KINKADE GOT HIS KNEES UP!! KINKADE GOT HIS KNEES UP AND NOW MINERVA IS DOWN ON HER KNEES, CLUTCHING AT HER ABDOMEN!!
Rich Russillo: Talk about a desperation counter! Daryl definitely saved his chances in this match with that one. Not only does it prevent Minerva from possibly winning with a pin right afterwards, but it buys him more time to recover and figure out a way to win this match.
James Peters: Daryl slowly works up to his hands and knees, meanwhile we can see Minerva pulling herself up with the assistance of the side ropes. Both Elitists get to their feet.. RUNNING CLOTHESLINE BY MINERVA!!!
Rich Russillo: NO!! Daryl steps out of the way, then tosses Minerva towards the corner, as she crashes back first against the turnbuckles!!! RUNNING EUROPEAN UPPERCUT BY DARYL KINKADE!!! IT CONNECTS AND CATCHES MINERVA RIGHT AT THE JAW!! THAT SHOT SNAPS HER HEAD BACK, AND NOW SHE’S GROGGY!!
Persephone: Daryl now grabs Minerva by the wrist and irish whips across the ring! Wait no!! Minerva plants her feet and.. SHORT ARM CLOTHESLINE BY THE CHAMPION!!
James Peters: NO!! DARYL KINKADE DUCKS UNDERNEATH THE ARM, THEN LOCKS IN A FULL NELSON!! WHAT’S THIS?!? SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX BY DARYL KINKADE!! HE JUST SNAPPED THE BACK OF HER HEAD AGAINST THE RING MAT!! WHAT A MOVE!!
Rich Russillo: Daryl Kinkade now walks over by Minerva. She’s down on the canvas of the ring and clutching at her head and neck in pain. Daryl kicks Minerva over now and squats down low. What’s he doing here!! He places Minerva’s arm behind his head and hooks at her face!!! FOR THE KINK!! REGAL STRETCH IS LOCKED IN!!!!
James Peters: NO WAY!! I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT HE MANAGED TO LOCK IT IN!! HE NOTICED MINERVA WAS DOWN AND OUT FOR A MOMENT, AND TOOK ADVANTAGE!! HE’S STRETCHING THE SHOULDER AND PECTORALS OF MINERVA, AND ALL SHE CAN DO IS YELL OUT IN PAIN!! SHE’S TRULY SUFFERING!! SHE’S TRULY BEING TORTURED AND TAKEN TO HER LIMIT HERE IN THIS MATCH!!!
Persephone: Just look at the eyes of Daryl Kinkade!! They tell the story of this match!! HE WANTS TO PROVE THAT HE BELONGS IN THIS WORLD TITLE PICTURE AND IS MAKING THE MOST OUT OF THIS OPPORTUNITY BY PUTTING THE CHAMPION IN THE POSITION TO LOSE HER TITLE!! KINKADE MAY ACTUALLY DO IT!! HE MAY ACTUALLY WALK OUT EAW WORLD CHAMPION!!!
James Peters: BUT MINERVA ISN’T QUITTING!! NEITHER ELITIST IS HOLDING BACK RIGHT NOW!! DARYL IS PULLING AS HARD AS HE POSSIBLY CAN TO FORCE THIS SUBMISSION, WHILE MINERVA IS TRYING TO MUSTER UP WHATEVER STRENGTH SHE HAS LEFT TO BREAK OUT OF THIS HOLD WITHOUT GIVING UP!! KINKADE HAS THE CHAMPION AT THE EDGE OF DEFEAT!!! SHE’S SO CLOSE TO TAPPING OUT!!! THERE’S NO WAY SHE CAN HOLD ON MUCH LONGER!!!!
Rich Russillo: AND LOOK!! MINERVA IS ACTUALLY STARTING TO FIGHT OUT OF THIS!! SHE’S FIGHTING THE PRESSURE AND CAUSING KINKADE TO LOOSEN HIS GRIP!! NO WAY!! SHE’S ACTUALLY BREAKING FREE!!!
James Peters: WAIT NO!! KINKADE HOOKS HIS FAR LEG ONTO THE RING ROPES AND PULLS ON IT TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE!! FOR THE KINK HAS MINERVA STRETCHING BACK OUT!! THE PAIN OF STRETCHING HER SHOULDERS AND COMPRESSING THAT LOWER SPINE OF HERS MEETS AN ALL TIME HIGH AS SHE HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO YELL OUT IN COMPLETE AGONY!!! DARYL REALLY WANTS THAT BELT AND IS WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO WIN IT HERE TONIGHT!!! MINERVA HAS TO TAP OUT!! THERE’S NO WAY SHE CAN BREAK OUT OF THIS NOW THAT KINKADE HAS HIS LEG HOOKED ONTO THE ROPES!!! WHY ISN’T THE REFEREE STOPPING THIS?!?
Persephone: BECAUSE THE REFEREE HAS NO IDEA!! HE’S CROUCHED DOWN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THEM, AND THEIR BODIES ARE BLOCKING THE LEG THAT’S HOOKED ONTO THE ROPES!! KINKADE HAS THIS MATCH WON!!! IT’S CHECKMATE!! SAY HELLO TO THE NEW EAW WORLD CHAMPION!!!
Daryl Kinkade: (Off-Mic) AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: :comeagain: Did she just?
James Peters: SHE BIT HIM!!!
Rich Russillo: MINERVA JUST DUG HER TEETH INTO THE WRIST OF DARYL KINKADE AND BIT DOWN HARD!! WOW!! HE IMMEDIATELY RELEASED THAT SUBMISSION HOLD, AND TENDS TO HIS HURT WRISTS!!! MEANWHILE, MINERVA LAYS FACE DOWN ON THE CANVAS OF THE RING.
Persephone: Minerva looks absolutely taxed right now! Her body has gone through so much in this match, and after being put through For the Kink, I don’t think she’s moving anytime soon. If she was looking for a truly competitive match and opponent for tonight, Daryl has given her nothing but that. This is exactly what she asked for, and may be more than she can handle.
James Peters: But near the edge of the mat, Daryl is clutching at his wrist. Obviously, that bite affected him quite a bit. These referees are truly blind.
Rich Russillo: Yes they are, James. And that referee not seeing Minerva chomping down on that wrist might have cost Daryl Kinkade. He’s still down on the mat, but turns his head to see that Minerva still has yet to move since his finishing submission hold was released!
Persephone: And now Daryl begins to crawl towards Minerva!! But look!! DARYL DROPS DOWN TO HIS FOREARM BECAUSE THE PAIN IN HIS WRIST IS EXCRUCIATING!!
James Peters: Daryl Kinkade again tries to get to his hands and knees, but the second he begins to put weight on that bitten wrist, he collapses back down onto his forearms!! This is not good for Kinkade!!!
Rich Russillo: But look!! Kinkade hasn’t given up!! He’s still army crawling his way over to Minerva!! She’s still out cold and has yet to move!! Inch by inch, Daryl makes his way over to Minerva!! COME ON DARYL!! WIN THE BIG ONE!! DO IT HERE TONIGHT!! YOUR TIME IS NOW!!
Persephone: Daryl Kinkade slowly gets closer and closer.. and.. DARYL KINKADE’S ARMS COVER THE BODY OF MINERVA FOR THE PIN!!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!
James Peters: NEW CHAMPION!!! DARYL KINKADE IS EAW WORLD CHAMPION!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: What a match that was! High intensity throughout this incredible bout between both Elitists, but in the end it looks like Daryl Kinkade outlasted Black Rose, Minerva.
Persephone: umm.. What are you guys talking about? Take a closer look..
James Peters: MINERVA!!!! :wow:
Rich Russillo: SHE GOT HER FOOT ON THE BOTTOM ROPE!!! MINERVA HAD HER FOOT ON THE BOTTOM ROPE!! THE REFEREE NOTICED THIS RIGHT BEFORE THE THREE COUNT AND THIS MATCH CONTINUES!!!
Persephone: You two were talking about how the referee was blind, but you both missed that critical rope break that Minerva just forced. She saved her title reign just now even when it seemed like there was no fight left in her!! Listen to this crowd!! They are going absolutely wild, but I have no idea how much more Minerva can go through!!
James Peters: Neither does Daryl Kinkade. He has no idea how much more Minerva can take because he’s thrown basically everything at her! He’s given her his absolute best, had her on the verge of tapping out, just had her out cold, and still nothing can keep her down!! What does he have to do?!?
Rich Russillo: That question ponders in his head, as he knows he must put this match away soon. Daryl rises to his feet and grabs Minerva. She’s limp and barely able to get up to her feet even with Daryl’s assistance.. However, Kinkade gets her there and gets from behind her!! He wraps his arms around her waist!! BELLY TO BACK SUPLEX INTO THE TURNBUCKLE BEHIND THEM!!! DARYL KINKADE WITH THE TREMENDOUS MOVE!!!
James Peters: Minerva is back against the turnbuckles, barely able to stand, as Daryl Kinkade gets to his feet.. AND NAILS HER ACROSS THE FACE WITH A RIGHT HOOK!!! ANOTHER!!! AND THIS ONE SNAPS HER HEAD OFF TO THE SIDE!!!
Persephone: But Minerva isn’t just taking that, as she responds with a closed fisted right hook of her own!!! That one staggers Daryl back, but he goes right back at Minerva with a knee to the midsection!!! Minerva now with a closed fist punch to Daryl again!!! Kinkade steps back, as Minerva slowly gets out of the corner… ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE FACE BY DARYL KINKADE!!!
Rich Russillo: NO!! MINERVA DUCKS THE LEG AS DARYL SPINS ALL THE WAY AROUND!!
James Peters: LOU THESZ PRESS!! MINERVA JUST LEAPED AT KINKADE AND THEY BOTH LAND WITH MINERVA MOUNTED ON TOP!! MINERVA NOW WITH RIGHTS AND LEFTS RAINING DOWN ONTO THE HEAD OF DARYL KINKADE, AS HE TRIES TO COVER HIMSELF!!
Rich Russillo: Minerva gets right back up to her feet, as Daryl Kinkade slowly gets up to his hands and knees. All of these Minerva fans in attendance are cheering loudly, as she begins to regain momentum! Kinkade gets to his feet.. BUT GETS SENT RIGHT BACK DOWN BY A CLOTHESLINE FROM MINERVA!!!
James Peters: That doesn’t keep Daryl down for too long however, as he pops back up!! CLOTHESLINE AGAIN FROM MINERVA!! IT CONNECTS AND ONCE AGAIN DROPS DARYL TO THE CANVAS OF THE RING!!
Persephone: Slower to get up than last time, but still fairly quick, Daryl is now up to his feet again! Minerva grabs his wrists and whips him across the ring and towards the side ropes!! Daryl rebounds back.. AND INTO A SPINEBUSTER FROM MINERVA!! THE ENTIRE RING JUST ERUPTED ALONG WITH THIS SOLD OUT CROWD!! That may have taken out whatever was left of Daryl!!
Rich Russillo: I don’t think Minerva believes that was enough though, as she’s really taking Daryl Kinkade seriously right now. At first, it seemed like Daryl wasn’t going to give Minerva the competition she wanted, but he has made sure that isn’t the case!! This match has been as competitive as any other world title match, and Kinkade has pushed Minerva to her limits on several occasions so far!! She can’t just think he’s done, she needs to KNOW that he’s done and can’t continue on!! Minerva grabs Daryl and brings him up to his feet!!
James Peters: BUT WAIT!! OUT OF DESPERATION, DARYL SHOVES MINERVA BACK.. She staggers back, then steps back towards him.. BUT AS A RESULT, SHE STEPS RIGHT INTO A EUROPEAN UPPERCUT BY KINKADE!! HE PUT EVERYTHING INTO THAT ONE, AS MINERVA FALLS BACK AGAINST THE SIDE ROPES!!! THE MOMENTUM FROM HER HITTING THE ROPES CAUSES HER TO SPRING BACK TOWARDS DARYL…
Persephone: WAIT SHE JUST REBOUNDED BACK WITH THE DEVIL’S TOUCH!! SUPERKICK TO THE FACE BY MINERVA CATCHES DARYL RIGHT AT THE JAW!! HE’S STUNNED AND EVENTUALLY DROPS TO A KNEE!!
Rich Russillo: BUT MINERVA GRABS KINKADE AND PULLS HIM IN!! SHE LIFTS HIM HIGH IN THE AIR, AND SPINS AS HARD AS SHE CAN!! THAT’S ATLAS FALLS!!!! THE TWISTING BRAINBUSTER!!! IT CONNECTS!!! DARYL KINKADE IS OUT COLD!!! THERE’S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT!! MINERVA LAYS FLAT ON TOP OF DARYL, AS THE REFEREE GETS DOWN ON THE MAT TO CALL THE PIN!!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
TWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
THHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(‘Blood, Milk, and Sky’ by White Zombie hits, as the crowd erupts into cheers. Minerva is absolutely exhausted, as she slowly works her way up to her feet. Eventually, she is handed her EAW World Championship and raises it high in the air, as the referee signals her as the winner.)
Bella Braxton: Here is your winner.. AND STILL!! EAW WORLD CHAMPION!!! BLACK ROSE!!! MINERVA!!!!
James Peters: She did it! She defended the World title for the second time during this reign. This was in no way shape or form an easy title defense. Daryl Kinkade gave it everything he had, and took Minerva to places I don’t even think she expected to be in heading into this match.
Rich Russillo: And for his first world title match, Daryl did not disappoint. After years and years of working to get to this point, he definitely proved that this isn’t going to be his last shot at the world title. With a performance like this, he can expect many more.
Persephone: Daryl is exactly the type of opponent Minerva wanted. This is the start of big things to come. She didn’t want to finish as world champion, because for her, the journey only started the second she won that belt. She wants to etch her name into history, and that all starts with title defenses like these, and reigns like the one she is currently having. I don’t know when she’ll eventually lose that title, but whoever does it is going to have to wrestle nearly perfect, because after what Daryl and her went through, I don’t know what else you could do to stop her.
James Peters: We are truly in the presence of greatness right now. These fans know it. Just listen to how loud they are. This is a match and moment that will live on forever with these people in attendance.
Rich Russillo: You are so right about that, James. But that concludes Voltage: Rise of the Resistance!! Thanks for watching, and we’ll see you next Sunday!!
(The screen shows Minerva raising her World title high in the air for all to see. Her eyes are cold, as she looks down at Daryl Kinkade who still has yet to move. Kinkade definitely brought her the fight she was looking for, but it wasn’t enough to put an end to her reign. Minerva slowly lowers her belt, as the screen eventually fades to black.)
(EAW logo buzzes.)
