in ,

Dynasty 5/12/23

(EAW intro plays.)

(A recap is shown of last week’s EAW Marquee Event Fighting Spirit on the Friday Night Dynasty side of things: The pre show features PJ Hendrx successfully defending his Interwire Championship against Ruler along with Milli Banks defending the Specialists Championship against Candice Blair. Heading into the main show, Limmy Monaghan defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Joso, coming out victorious. Myles finds a light at the end of the tunnel after being costed the World Heavyweight Championship by Methuselah, swallowing his pride and accepting an offer to marquee Pain For Pride against Limmy for the World Heavyweight Championship. Sienna Jade is confronted backstage by Cameron Ella Ava, the two of them getting into an argument over what happened on Super Dynasty which escalates into a brawl which has to be broken up. Then to close the red brand festivities, Tyrone Montgomery and Bronson Daniels are interrupted by a returning Andre Walker, who demands a World Heavyweight Championship shot which Tyrone refuses to give. Bronson intervenes in the middle of the conflict, to which Andre lays him out. The last shot seen is Andre backpedaling up the ramp while the recap from there begins to come to a close.)

(Friday Night Dynasty then goes to a shot of the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. An array of pyro is seen shooting out while ‘P.A.T’ by Denzel Curry is playing, the crowd in an uproar in what is sure to be an exciting show here tonight. The camera then goes over to the commentary booth where Stew-O, Flannery McCoy, and Jake Mercer are then seen standing by.)

Stew-O: Ladies and gentlemen with Fighting Spirit said and done we now move onto the main attraction, on the fast track to the climax of Season 16, Pain For Pride! We welcome you all tonight to another episode of… FRIDAY NIGHT DYNASTY!!!

Flannery McCoy: Tonight we see the aftermath of Fighting Spirit with a number of exciting matches and segments going down. Jay Jerry Johnson goes up against Keoga Leosa, we hear from Champions such as PJ Hendrx and Caroline, Mei Sasaki faces off against Bea Valentine! And also we can’t forget our main event, with a Cash in The Vault qualifier match between Bronson Daniels, Ruler, and Axel Graves set to take place! This is action you don’t want to miss!

Jake Mercer: But most importantly we can’t forget that ‘THE KAISER’ is returning to Friday Night Dynasty! Is he actually here??? No clue! But I’m raising my ones up and I’m ready for the action here tonight! Let’s get right to it!

(Slowly, we start to fade away from the Dynasty commentary table, as we pan to a long shot of the arena. The sold out 17,000 in the Smoothie King Center are all on their feet, as the Dynasty theme song continues to blare through the arena like an anthem. We pan across to showcase the crowd, coated by the red and white Dynasty-colored lights, before eventually, we get a long shot of the titantron itself. The Dynasty graphics play for just a few more seconds, until eventually, ‘Limit Break X Survivor’ by Kiyoshi Hikawa begins to blare through the speaker system. Almost instantaneously, the Dynasty crowd would become unglued, as a large chorus of cheers begins to rain down. Limmy Monaghan’s gold-and-white graphics play through the entrance stage, alongside the text “The Final Boss” to accompany his name. Moments later, Limmy Monaghan would begin to walk out onto the stage, wearing the World Heavyweight Championship around his waist. Wearing a Vinsmoke Sanji t-shirt, alongside black jeans, he stands at the top of the stage and poses, before he begins to walk down the ramp, heading towards the ring.)

Stew-O: And to kick off the show once more, here comes STILL our EAW World Heavyweight Champion, Limmy Monaghan! Fresh off a defense against Joso at Fighting Spirit, Limmy Monaghan has guaranteed his road to the Pain For Pride main event; and what an event it’s shaping up to be! Absolutely no misses thus far on the card and we’re only just beginning, especially when it comes to the Dynasty main event scene!

Flannery McCoy: Oh absolutely, Stew-O. We saw Limmy Monaghan approach a frustrated Myles following his loss to Drake at the hands of Methuselah, and he wanted a rematch for his World Championship. Limmy took it upon himself to issue a challenge to Myles, who promptly accepted, and the Pain For Pride main event for Dynasty was set. A proverbial dream match between these two who are in a lot of ways alike, yet very different, providing us a very interesting dynamic that I personally cannot wait to unfold!

(Limmy Monaghan would walk up the steel steps, as he heads up onto the apron. He wastes no time entering the ring, where he continues to bask in the crowds reaction, scanning across the arena, that gets increasingly louder the minute he looks in one direction, dictating another wave of reactions. Eventually, he makes his way over to the corner, where he bends down and grabs a microphone. He heads to the center of the ring, and lifts up the microphone, waiting for the crowd to die down.)

Stew-O: Limmy clearly looking to address the crowd here, however, with how loud they are I’m not sure it’s even possible! Fresh off a huge event like Fighting Spirit, that caught the eyes of many, these fans are just excited for the road to Pain For Pride, especially given it is being kickstarted by our World Heavyweight Champion! This place is electric!

(Eventually, the crowd begins to quiet down.)

Limmy Monaghan: You know, coming out here once again, following another title defense; it is finally dawning on me what that last defense meant to me. From the very beginning of this season, day one, I have done nothing but dominate. I have done absolutely everything there is to do with a season like this. There is nothing more I could have got out of this season, while I didn’t win a King of Elite crown or a Grand Rampage win, I had no need for either given I was already on top for both of those events, and thus, they were out of my hitbox. I am undefeated in singles competition this year. I have beaten every name there is to beat. I have had a season that so many Elitists would simply dream of, and it culminates in just over thirty days. The last thing I have to do is main event Pain For Pride. The greatest show of them all. The greatest event in all of sports. The biggest spectacle the world has ever seen. That is the last accolade that I need before I have truly accomplished everything I can this season. At Fighting Spirit, I put that on lock.

Limmy Monaghan: My bout against Joso was no doubt a tough one, while Joso may have lost, I’d like to reiterate that the last thing we should do is underestimate him. He wasn’t set to become the World Heavyweight Champion that night, however some day he will. He pushed me further than most ever could, yet in the end, I’m the one who came out on top. I am the one who was left standing at the end, and despite everything to happen in that match, I defeated Joso. My last pitstop before Pain For Pride. My last defense before the main event of the show of shows. It wasn’t easy, but none of this has been; I made sure that everything I promised came true. That very same night, my opponent was found. Truth be told, I very quickly knew what I wanted that night. I’ve heard a lot of talk about who my opponent should, could, or will be, but I don’t think anybody would have predicted the direction I went in. However, I’ve beaten everyone on Dynasty. Numerous times over in some cases. I had to look outside of the box for Pain For Pride, and Myles was right there. This match is no doubt a dream match for some. Myles is no doubt worthy of this opportunity. He’s no doubt, perhaps, the toughest challenge I have ever faced. That is exactly why he is my opponent.

Limmy Monaghan: I am a man who cares about his legacy. This Pain For Pride main event match is the exact thing that will help cement my own, and Myles is the right competitor for it. He lost his Championship in a way that no doubt deserved a rematch, but given he wasn’t going to get that, I put two and two together. I needed an opponent, a tough opponent, the best of the best to truly drive home that I am AMONG the best, whereas Myles’ rematch for a World Championship had to be granted. I killed two birds with one stone. At the very least, Myles deserves to lose that World Championship in a justified manner, and that is my intentions. To beat him in a way that can only be respected, and thus in a way redeems what happened, albeit not fully. Myles has the opportunity to regain his top-tier title, and continue the reign he was having. I’ll do everything in my power to prevent that.

(While Limmy Monaghan is speaking, ‘Enemy Strike’ by Yuki Hayashi hits the speakers, as the crowd explodes once more. Limmy lowers the mic, and smirks momentarily, as he turns his head to the stage and sees none other than Myles walking out through the curtains. With a mic also in his hand, Myles begins to walk down the ramp. Limmy doesn’t seem to mind,d espite being cut off, he steps back and allows Myles to enter the ring. Myles walks up the steel steps, and slips through the ropes, before he and Limmy go face to face. He lifts up his microphone, however, he wouldn’t be given the time to speak.)

Flannery McCoy: Just listen to the crowd right now! It’s clear they are just as excited to see this matchup as we are, there’s no doubt about it!

Stew-O: Absolutely, they are all on their feet just for this staredown, and both competitors cannot help but acknowledge it. This has been on so many people’s bucket list for quite some time, and getting it at Pain For Pride no less is a dream come true for so many!

(Eventually, as the crowd begins to die down, Myles speaks.)

Myles: You know, as I said last weekend, you’re right, I’m not too happy about losing the title the way I did. I can’t sit here and proclaim that I’m the victim here, and that I’m absolutely innocent, that it shouldn’t have happened, yet it does sting to lose that Championship so dishonorably. To be utterly cast out of that potential main event, knowing damn well two men who do not deserve it are headlining for my own brand, it’s fair to find some righteousness in that. Had it not been for this challenge, I would probably not be here, competing at the top level, the *Peak* displaying why I myself am that exact *Peak.* That is what I am here to remind you, Limmy. While I no doubt respect the decision you made, there are so many Champions who would absolutely just walk past and not give me the time of day, I want to reiterate that this decision may have just broken the reign that could have continued. You’ve beaten everybody on the Dynasty roster, yet you haven’t beaten the true best, you haven’t beaten the Peak of this industry, and making this decision could be the exact reason you fall in the end. I hope you’re aware of this.

(Limmy smirks.)

Limmy Monaghan: Oh, no, you are ABSOLUTELY right. This could very well be my last marquee as World Heavyweight Champion. I could have very well plunged my own reign into the ground by making this decision. By choosing you over my own brand, people I know I can beat due to the fact I have already done it, I could be making an awful mistake. Truth be told, Myles, I wouldn’t have it any other way. See, over the past five months, I have been having a reign that so many people wish they would. Not just in the sense that I have been racking up insanely huge victories, reigning for what is guaranteed to be at MINIMUM 180 plus days, but because I have been at my happiest – as a competitor – as Champion. That is in part due to the competition that it brings. I was certain that I’d beat Cameron Ella Ava, but I couldn’t guarantee it. There is no guarantee. I was certain that I’d beat Scott Diamond, but I couldn’t promise it, there were no promises. I knew they could all be the names to end my reign, just as you could be too, and it doesn’t phase me. If I lose? I’m no longer having to prove that I am World Championship material, and thus, can have these special past few months over, and over, and over again, continuing to fulfil me. If I win? I have beaten the absolute best, and walk forward to break records. I’m aware this could be why I fall, Myles. But it is better to run with the risk of falling than to not run at all.

Myles: I see. I’m glad you think that. I’m glad that we have established some ground here. See, I’m sure that we’re not going to have some deep, personal animosity between us. I’m sure that this bout, Myles vs. Limmy, it doesn’t need to go to extreme extents due to the fact that this match itself already holds so much stakes. The best of the best, going at it, for the World Heavyweight Championship; I’m glad we both know what it means for failure. Because then, you know how much I am going to actively avoid failure. You know just how badly I will fight for this, to remain the absolute Peak, to make sure that Myles goes down as the greatest. Iron cuts iron to get stronger. If we’re both well aware what it means to win, and what it means to lose, then I’m sure this battle will be great. However, I won’t be surprised when all of this is over, and the bell has rung for the second time, I will continue to stare at a landscape where nobody is stronger than me.

(As he continues to speak… ‘Leaving Caladan’ by Hans Zimmer hits the speakers.)

Stew-O: WHOAAAA, AND HERE COMES ANDRE WALKER!

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tnx3zJBPDsM/YQW1ovQI5pI/AAAAAAAARZE/PJ-o8aIDKOo2Hm8omM8ilKmMmvgDWf_cQCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/Entrance.gif)

Flannery McCoy: We saw him return at Fighting Spirit just last week, and there is no doubt what he wants with these two men!

(Andre Walker stands at the top of the stage, looking down at both Limmy and Myles,who collectively turn to face him. Andre alone begins to walk down the ramp, a microphone also in his hand, as Limmy and Myles allow Andre to enter the ring, curious as ever. Andre walks up the steps, before remaining on the apron, the intensity brewing as he stares the two of them down. He slips through the ropes, standing across from them, as his theme fades out.)

Crowd: HO-LY SH!#! HO-LY SH!#!!

(The crowd’s chants plague the arena, yet eventually, they too die down. Andre raises the microphone.)

Andre Walker: Good. Now you’re both out here. I’m here to let the two of you know that I meant EVERYTHING that I said at Fighting Spirit. That wasn’t just some declaration, it wasn’t a threat, it was a PROMISE. I want in on this World Heavyweight Championship match, and I am entitled to a rematch for MY Championship. All of the stars align. I’m the man that closed out last year’s Pain For Pride, walking out with TWO Championships. I’m the reigning Elitist of the Year. If there’s any man you want in the Pain For Pride main event, it is Andre Walker. Who else has truly earned it? After I have accomplished all of that, don’t you think it’s right that I get to rectify Road To Redemption? The night that I lost the World Heavyweight Championship? I have earned this. You can’t disagree. Add me to the match.

(Limmy and Myles look to one another.)

Limmy Monaghan: I’m not opposed to it.

Myles: Nor am I.

(Andre smirks, and looks to raise the mic.)

Limmy Monaghan: However. I want to remind you that I’m not on board with this idea because I am in favor of Andre Walker actually “deserving” anything. As far as I’m concerned, Andre, there is nothing in this company that could be given to you that you DESERVE. You left this brand, under your own accord, your own fruition. The minute that the going got tough, the minute you faced real adversity, the minute that it wasn’t something you could so easily look eye-to-eye and admit bested you, Andre Walker was never seen again until it was the most convenient time for him. You flaunt that Elitist of the Year award, but you weren’t even there to accept it. You do not deserve a single thing. The only reason I’m on board with this match is for one simple fact; I aim to prove that, beyond any shadow of a doubt, I am the absolute best competitor on Dynasty. As I said before, I’ve beaten everyone, it’s why my journey went outside, over to Voltage, but if it means beating you twice to prove that I am the absolute best on this brand, making no doubt even possible, then so be it.

Myles: I second that. Everyone is out to be the best, there is no question about it, and it seems to me Andre you are clinging onto what USED to be. If you want to disappear for as long as you have been, five months currently, then pop back up demanding everything to be handed to you because what you USED to be, this will nto go the way that you hope it will. You aren’t the best anymore. I would absolutely love to prove that to you, Andre.

(Andre Walker shakes his head.)

Andre Walker: Limmy, the only reason you are Champion right now is BECAUSE of that break. Because I’ve been gone for five months. It’s the only reason you’ve “dominated” – I didn’t come back sooner and absolutely rain on your parade. You would not even be sniffing the Pain For Pride main event, nevertheless this title, had I been here and I will not be taking a glorified placeholder’s opinion today. And as for Myles? It’s ironic that you’re criticizing ME for disappearing for the time that I have, coming back to challenge for gold, when you did the exact same thing at the beginning of the season. You lost your title, disappeared, came back, and wanted it back. You are no different than me. So what separates us here? Our attitudes? That’s not right. I think I know what it is! It’s the fact that you probably don’t even deserve this spot yourself. Now that I’m here, you just know that it’s a much better match. Myles vs. Limmy Monaghan? You think that really stands out here? The “fighting Champion” just handpicking his opponent for a damn consolation prize because he couldn’t get it done earlier? You fumble the title you just had, and now expect this? Myles… DOES MY TITLE LOOK LIKE A DAMN CONSOLATION PRIZE TO YOU!?!?!?!

(Myles stops for a second, as he looks at the ground, thinking about everything Andre said. He looks up, however, Limmy beats him to the punch.)

Limmy Monaghan: I get it Andre. Calm down. You want to be in this match, you think it’s owed to you, and you think that you add something here. While this isn’t a consolation prize, and I know damn well what my worth is as Champion, I know the worth of my Pain For Pride match too. If you wanna be added, then let’s-

(‘Runnin’ by 21 Savage & Metro Boomin hits the speakers, and the crowd IMMEDIATELY becomes unglued. Andre, Myles, and Limmy all face the stage, when Bronson Daniels walks out through the curtains. He wastes no time making it to the ring, hot and bothered, as he has Andre in his sights, specifically Andre. Bronson leaps onto the apron, and begins to speak over his theme, causing it to fade out.)

Bronson Daniels: Oh, Andre, we are NOT done after last weekend. Do you really believe that you’re going to come out here after what you did to ME and expect to have moved on? Do you really, wholeheartedly believe that I was just going to forget, and move on, let you go about your business after you put your hands on me last week?

(Andre sighs.)

Andre Walker: Right. You. You know, Bronson, this has been a consistent issue between us for quite some time. You metaphorically and physically getting in my way, and then paying for it, because you can’t stick to yourself. You did that last week, and once more, you’re doing it here THIS week while I am getting business done. What is your point here?

Bronson Daniels: The point is… you don’t deserve a shot at the title. The others may be giving you the benefit of the doubt, entertaining your idea, because beating you is just going to look extra nice on their resume, but I’ll be damned if I worked months of my life for a rematch and you just come back here, cause havoc, and get it before me. Not only that, but ESPECIALLY after what happened at Fighting Spirit, because if you’ve convinced yourself that everything what transpired last week is just going to be forgotten about, completely unanswered, then you are wrong. I’m here to get my revenge from that. I am so sick and tired of you. I am so sick and tired of you acting as if I am just a damn stepping stone. I get it, Andre, I’ve never been able to really get one over you. Time, and time, and time again, you are the man who consistently gets the better of me no matter the era of my career, constantly one-upping me, and making me look stupid. I get it, I’m not shy of admitting that, I’ve acknowledged it for a while, since it drives me so badly. But while you’ve been gone, it’s been people like me, like Limmy putting in the work, keeping this brand afloat, and I’ll be damned if you think you can just waltz back in, benefit off of what we’ve put in, and one-up me again.

Bronson Daniels: You have taken so much from me, Andre. I get it, it’s the way of the game, I’m not exactly blaming you because I’d do the same thing; but when you sit there and drop the ball, leave because of it, you pull a hard reset. You’re not just going to surpass me once more because you feel like it. Thus, I’m going to do something you’ll hate. I’m going to take something away from you this time. I am going to take away this Pain For Pride main event, for the World Heavyweight Championship, away from your hands. I will enjoy absolutely every minute of it, Andre. Every damn second.

(Andre chuckles.)

Andre Walker: Right. And how exactly do you plan on this? How exactly do you plan on taking everything from me here, throwing me in the mud? I’ve long since surpassed you, and doing it again will be the easiest part of this return. To you, I’m the impossible. An impenetrable wall, something you can’t climb over nor destroy, and you’ve failed to do so your entire career. To me? You are a bug. A bit of blood at the end of my boot. A minor inconvenience. You’re a hobo on the public train. You’re a “push don’t pull” door. You are nothing. You best leave, before I have to lay you to waste… again.

(Bronson looks at Andre… and he smirks.)

Bronson Daniels: I see. Well, Andre, I guess you don’t change. I knew you’d respond this way. I kinda predicted this response the minute you came out here. So… I went out of my way to be a little unpredictable. Here, I’m sure you’ll enjoy every second of this…

(Bronson points to the titantron, and almost instant, Andre Walker’s heart sinks. He came out here to demand something, yet immediately, the thought leaves his mind. The microphone drops along with his heart, as the camera pans to show live footage of Albert Hitchman, tied up on a chair, struggling and yelling, gagged. Andre’s eyes widen. He can’t believe what he’s seeing.)

Stew-O: What the… Bronson… BRONSON did this???

Flannery McCoy: Andre can’t believe what he’s seeing either, Stew-O!

Jake Mercer: Those meddling potheads!!!!

(Andre Walker pushes Bronson out of the way, before he immediately slips through the ropes. He begins to jet backstage, and leaves the sight as quickly as he entered. The live feed turns off, as the camera pans to Limmy and Myles, processing what just happened, whereas Bronson has a sly, mischievous grin on his face. The hardcam shows all three in the ring, before eventually, it begins to fade elsewhere…)

(A commercial is shown for Pain For Pride featuring Limmy Monaghan defending his World Heavyweight Championship against Voltage’s Myles.)

Stephie Love: The following contest is scheduled for ONE FALL!!!!

Crowd: ONE FALL!!!!

(‘Mountains’ by Coi Leray would hit the speakers to a loudly negative reaction, as Valerie Hellstorm would walk out onto the stage, posing in all of her glory, taking in the hate that she is being given. She begins to strut down the rampway, before making it down to the ringside area. She climbs up onto the apron and enters into the ring, backing into her corner as her theme would then fade out from there.)

Stephie Love: Introducing first!! From Huntington Beach, California, weighing in at 135 pounds, she is The ‘STAR GIRL!!!!’ VAAALLLERRRIEEEEEEEE HEEELLLLLSTTTOOORRRMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(From there, ‘The Dying Song’ by Slipknot hits the speakers to a similar reaction, as Shane Gates would make his eerie presence known at the top of the stage. He looks calm and focused, ready for his match tonight as he walks down the rampway. He climbs up onto the apron and enters the ring, backing into his corner as his theme fades out from there.)

Stephie Love: And her opponent! From Huntington Beach, California, weighing in at 213 pounds, he is The ‘NATURAL BORN KILLER!!!!’ SHHHAAANNNEEEEEEEEEE GAAAAATTTTEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(DING! DING! DING!)

Stew-O: And we are underway with our opening match of the night! Valerie Hellstorm and Shane Gates both circle around the ring, keeping their pace slow to start as they slowly engage into the middle of the ring, initiating a lockup to start, both Elitists looking to fight for the early control of this matchup! Valerie has been on a bit of a hot streak since her debut match, and is looking to continue that momentum, but Shane Gates looks to have something to say about that.

Flannery McCoy: And it looks like Shane is going to easily get the early control of this match, forcefully pulling Valerie over into a side headlock, using his much larger figure to his advantage. Valerie looks to be stuck in this headlock, but she is able to push herself and Shane up against the ropes, slipping her head out of the hold, and pushing Shane off of the ropes as Gates rebounds, running off the opposite side! AND KNOCKING VALERIE DOWN WITH EASE WITH A REBOUNDING SHOULDER BLOCK!

Jake Mercer: Valerie falls hard to the mat, her head bouncing off of it as she looks to be dazed early on! Shane quickly picks her right back up to her feet, before catching her across the face with a massive forearm smash! Valerie stumbles away as she falls into the corner, but it looks like Shane isn’t done just yet with the offense! Quickly closing the distance once more, as he rushes in and catches Valerie with a powerful corner clothesline, and her eyes slam shut upon the impact!

Stew-O: It was going to be obvious from the opening bell that Shane Gates was going to have some pretty huge advantages over the recently debuted Valerie Hellstorm, but she has barely gotten any offense in thus far in this match, and that might continue as Shane grabs her by the hair, dragging her out of the corner before simply throwing her around in the ring! Valerie falls hard to the mat once more, but the impact propping her back to her feet! AND SHANE MEETS HER UP WITH A BIG BOOT! VALERIE LOOKS OUT, SHANE GATES WITH THE COVER!

OOONNNEEE!!!!!!!!!
TWWWWOOOO!!!!!!!!!

Flannery McCoy: VALERIE HELLSTORM PICKS THE SHOULDER OFF OF THE MAT! Shane Gates quickly pushes himself up into a seated position, as it looks like it is going to take a whole lot more to be able to keep Valerie down in this match! He quickly gets right back up, throwing her up as well, before irish whipping her right into the ropes, looking to meet her with a huge clothesline! But Valerie uses her ring smarts, quickly gaining her composure and she is able to hold herself at the ropes, stopping herself from rebounding off of them! AND SHANE GATES RUSHES IN AT HER-

Jake Mercer: HELLSTORM SIDESTEPS HIM, AND SHE SENDS HIM THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE IN THE PROCESS! Shane Gates is able to land onto the apron safely, as he quickly gets back up, standing on the apron as he swings at Valerie, but she ducks it before catching Shane with an enziguri, dazing him right then and there! Valerie is slowly getting herself back into this match, as she closes the distance once more with yet another enziguri kick, and Shane falls to the ringside floor, but he is still standing!

Stew-O: But I don’t think that he is going to be standing for very long! As Valerie quickly runs off of the ropes, before diving through the middle rope! AND SHE THROWS HERSELF THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE INTO SHANE GATES, MEETING HIM AT RINGSIDE WITH A SUICIDE DIVE, SLAMMING HIM BACK FIRST INTO THE BARRICADE!! Shane arches out onto the barricade, but he’s still on his feet! Valerie quickly grabs him by the head, throwing him back into the ring before climbing back up onto the apron, and she waits!

Flannery McCoy: Shane Gates quickly stumbles right back up to his feet, but it’s clear that he is unknowing of what is going to come next, as he staggers around, BEFORE TURNING INTO HARM’S WAY AS VALERIE SPRINGBOARDS HERSELF OFF OF THE APRON AND INTO THE RING, CATCHING SHANE WITH A KNEE STRIKE TO THE SKULL! BUT SHANE GATES IS STILL ON HIS FEET!! Valerie can’t believe it! She quickly gets back up as Shane is staggering around..

Jake Mercer: RUNNING BICYCLE KNEE STRIKE! VALERIE WITH A V-TRIGGER INTO THE MIDSECTION OF SHANE! Shane falls down to his knees! Valerie realizes that she might have this in the back, as she stumbles back into the ropes, before rebounding off of them! AND A V-TRIGGER TO THE FACE! BUT SHANE IS STILL ON HIS KNEES!! VALERIE IS PANICKING, AS SHE RUSHES OVER TO THE CORNER, CLIMBING UP TO THE MIDDLE ROPE! SHANE GETS BACK UP TO HIS FEET SOMEHOW, SOMEWAY, BUT VALERIE IS WAITING UPON HIM!!! SHE LEAPS OFF!

Stew-O: ‘BUBBLE POP ELECTRIC!!!’ VALERIE LEAPS OFF OF THE MIDDLE ROPE ONTO SHANE GATES, BEFORE PLANTING HIM DOWN INTO THE MAT WITH THE CODEBREAKER!! SHANE IS DOWN, AND VALERIE IS ABLE TO PUSH HIM OVER ONTO HIS BACK, AND SHE HOOKS THE LEG! VALERIE HELLSTORM MIGHT HAVE THIS MATCH WON RIGHT HERE! SHANE LOOKS TO BE COMPLETELY OUT OF IT!

OOONNNEEE!!!!!!!!!
TWWWWOOOO!!!!!!!!!
TTTHHHHHRRRRR-

Flannery McCoy: BUT SHANE GATES MANAGES TO POWER OUT OF IT JUST ON TIME, AND THIS MATCH CONTINUES!! Valerie thought she had this match won, but Shane Gates just barely manages to get the kickout just in time, and Valerie looks to be frustrated! It took so much just to be able to get him down in the first place, and even then he still stays alive in this match. She quickly gets back go her feet, and backs into the corner, clearly thinking of what she has to do to be able to put him away, but she doesn’t have much thinking time; as Shane is getting back up!

Jake Mercer: And it looks like Valerie might just be panicking once more because of that, as she quickly rushes over to him, and… IS SHE TRYING TO LIFT SHANE OFF OF HIS FEET?! ONTO HER SHOULDERS?! I THINK VALERIE MIGHT BE LOOKING TO TURN SHANE’S LIGHTS OFF ONCE AND FOR ALL WITH THE GO TO SLEEP!! But Shane Gates holds his ground, before going behind Valerie, grabbing her by the waist! SHANE THROWS VALERIE WITH A HUGE GERMAN SUPLEX!!

Stew-O: SHE LANDS ON HER FEET!!! I can’t believe this! I don’t even think that Shane notices it, as Valerie falls backward into the ropes as he quickly is right back up to his feet, turning back around! AND VALERIE RUSHES IN AT HIM… ONLY FOR SHANE TO CATCH HER AND SPIN HER AROUND, SLAMMING HER INTO THE MATCH WITH A SIDEWALK SLAM! Just like that, Valerie’s momentum has been put right on hold, but I don’t think Shane is done just yet, as he looks to be ticked off!

Flannery McCoy: He quickly twists himself around and mounting on top of Valerie, and he starts slamming his forearm down full force right into Valerie’s face, and she can’t even get her guard up to be able to protect herself! Shane continues to throw those forearms, and Valerie’s eyes close shut! He gets back to his feet, looking to grab Valerie, but the referee forces him back! Valerie does not look too good right now, as the referee checks on her, but Shane doesn’t care! He moves the referee out of the way, and he grabs Valerie by her hair-

Jake Mercer: Wait!! VALERIE WAS PLAYING POSSUM, AND SHE GRABS SHANE BY THE HEAD BEFORE PULLING HIM DOWN AND OVER RIGHT INTO AN INSIDE CRADLE PIN!! VALERIE MIGHT STEAL THIS WIN FROM SHANE RIGHT NOW!

OOONNNEEE!!!!!!!!!
TWWWWOOOO!!!!!!!!!

Stew-O: But Shane Gates is able to kickout, and he is able to roll through it in the process, quickly getting back to his feet, and Valerie meets him right back up! BUT SHANE CATCHES VALERIE WITH A MASSIVE HEADBUTT! Valerie is completely dazed from that massive headbutt, and Shane looks to quickly take advantage of this, as he drags her right up onto his shoulders!! AND HE PLANTS HER DOWN INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE RING WITH ‘DARKNESS BELOW!!!’ THE BURNING HAMMER MIGHT JUST BE IT FOR VALERIE HELLSTORM, AS HE IS ABLE TO SLIDE OVER INTO THE COVER!

OOONNNEEE!!!!!!!!!
TWWWWOOOO!!!!!!!!!
TTTHHHHHRRRRR-

Flannery McCoy: BUT VALERIE MANAGES TO KICKOUT JUST BEFORE THE COUNT OF THREE!!! WOW! Shane Gates can’t believe it right now, and in all honesty, neither can us! We thought that right there could have been the final nail in the coffin of this match, but it was Valerie Hellstorm who was able to keep it alive, much to the frustration of Shane! It looks like Shane is going to argue with the referee about that decision, but he is going to have to accept it, as this match continues on, as Valerie was able to kickout just in time.

Jake Mercer: It looks like Shane Gates might be wasting a bit too much time however as he is getting up to his feet, but Valerie is moving around as well! But he grabs her by the hair, before throwing her up to her feet; only for Valerie to knock him backwards, then a superkick to the knee and Shane drops back down! Valerie may have an opening here as she quickly rushes over to him, and she’s looking to spike him right on his head into the mat with a major DDT!! But Shane manages to push her off!

Stew-O: Valerie stumbles backwards into the ropes, as Shane Gates manages to pull himself right back up to his feet, but Valerie rushes right back in at him! AND SHE HOPS ONTO HIM, TWIRLING HERSELF AROUND AND SHE LOOKS TO PLANT HIM RIGHT DOWN INTO THE MAT WITH A TILT-A-WHIRL DDT, ONLY FOR SHANE TO HOLD ONTO HER!! Valerie is struggling to pull Shane Gates down into the mat, and she may not be able to do anything about it, AS SHANE THROWS HER OFF OF HIM, WATCHING HER FREE FALL ALL THE WAY RIGHT DOWN TO THE MAT BELOW!!

Flannery McCoy: But Valerie lands right onto her feet on the mat! BEFORE JUMPING UP INTO THE AIR AND CATCHING SHANE WITH AN ENZIGURI, BUT HE IS STILL ON HIS FACE! Valerie realizes this, as she quickly grabs a hold of him, and she is going to try and get him up once again for a Go To Sleep!! AND VALERIE IS ABLE TO GET HIM RIGHT UP ONTO HER SHOULDERS… but he quickly gets right back down, taking a step back, AND HE KNOCKS HER DOWN WITH A FOREARM RIGHT TO THE BACK OF VALERIE’S NECK! VALERIE GOES DOWN!

Jake Mercer: But it looks like Shane Gates is yet to be done with Valerie Hellstorm just yet, as he quickly picks her right back up to her feet by the air, before he knocks her down once more with yet another forearm to the back of the neck! Valerie looks to be completely out of it, but Shane Gates gets her up once more, and it looks like he is going to find the perfect way to put an end to this match once and for all, as Valerie is out of it on her feet! This is it!

Stew-O: And he pulls her backward into him, grabbing her by the waist before throwing her up into the air, going over his head, AS HE DROPS HER WITH A HUGE GERMAN SUPLEX! BUT SHANE GATES ISN’T DONE, HOLDING HIS GRIP ON HER AS HE THEN TRANSITIONS AROUND, PULLING VALERIE RIGHT BACK UP TO HER FEET ONE MORE TIME, BEFORE HE PULLS HER OVER INTO A RIPCORD POSITION, TWISTING HER INTO THE LARIAT!! SHANE GATES PERFECT FINISHES THE ‘SUFFER AS ONE’ FINISHING COMBINATION, AND HE FLOATS OVER BEFORE HOOKING THE LEG FOR THE COVER!

OOONNNEEE!!!!!!!!!
TWWWWOOOO!!!!!!!!!
TTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(DING! DING! DING!)

Stephie Love: HERE IS YOUR WINNER; SHHHAAANNNEEEEEEEEEE GAAAAATTTTEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(‘The Dying Song’ hits the speakers once more, as Shane Gates would push himself off of the lifeless body of Valerie Hellstorm, looking proud of his work. He pulls himself back up to his feet, taking a step back until he is in the center of the ring, as he would then get his arm raised by the referee in victory, ushering it all in as Valerie would get attended by the referee.)

Stew-O: What a match here tonight! There were multiple moments within this match where it looked like Valerie Hellstorm could have gotten a big win in the start of her career, but in the end it was Shane Gates who was able to get the much needed victory with Pain For Pride on the way.

Flannery McCoy: You can’t take a single thing away from Valerie here tonight. She did everything that she possibly could, even though in the end, it just wasn’t enough to be able to put Shane Gates away. Nonetheless, congratulations to him on the win!

(Shane Gates would continue to celebrate his victory as Valerie Hellstorm sits on the outside of the ring, disappointed in her failure in tonight’s match, as the camera would then fade elsewhere, the final image showing Shane’s victory in all its glory.)

(A commercial is shown for instant ramen featuring Ronan Malosi.)

(Coming back from commercial, “DNA” by Kendrick Lamar would blast the P.A System as PJ Hendrix emerges from the curtains and out to the stage! He would get a somewhat positive reception here in New Orleans as he holds up his Interwire Championship up high in the air as the fans continue to cheer on our current champion.)

Stew-O: Here’s come our Interwire Champion! PJ comes off yet another defense of his Interwire Championship, defending it against Ruler at Fighting Spirit in what was a hard fought match-up! Ruler and PJ were throwing out haymakers at one another but at the end, it was PJ who came out on top and is still our Interwire Champion:

Flannery McCoy: Not to mention the previous week, he defended the title against Keoga Leoso at Super Dynasty! Back to back title defenses is a tough task on its own but PJ managed to do that and continues to prove he’s still our Interwire Champion. Let’s see what the champ has got on his mind!

(PJ would stroll through the ramp and put the Interwire title on his right shoulder. He would climb the stairs and pick up a microphone. He stands in the middle of the ring with a microphone in his hand, and the Interwire Championship still beside him as brings the microphone near his mouth as he begins to speak towards the crowd here in New Orleans and for those watching at home)

PJ Hendrix: Man, I’m on another level right now. You all saw what I did to Ruler last weekend in Miami. Despite the competitive edge that was brought from Ruler in our match, no matter how many near-falls there were, I got the one, two, and three on him and I still remain as your Interwire Champion. If that isn’t impressive enough I had another defense the previous week, at Super Dynasty. In front of the fans on the Disney cruise, I put away Keoga Leoso with my arm raised high as still the champ. The “Samoan Street Brawler” didn’t see that “Pierce of Affliction” come his way as I went back to back defenses as Interwire champion. While many might consider Keoga a weak defense considering his lack of experience here in EAW, I made up for it by successfully defending it against Ruler at Fighting Spirit, a former champion in his own right.

(PJ would stop for a second to catch his breath as most in the crowd would give some cheers towards PJ as he continues on)

PJ Hendrix: However, I feel a little bit unsatisfied. I’m having the urge to want even more, go even bigger. With Pain for Pride almost a month ahead, I want to end this great season on a high note and successfully defend this championship that’s on my shoulder in a big match-up. So to anybody who wants this shot, who wants a piece of me at the biggest stage, and wants the Interwire Championship, come on out here. Give me a challenger, who wants to step up against “Phantom” PJ Hendrix.

(PJ waits for somebody to step up and that’s when “The Dying Song” By Slipknot would begin to play in the arena as surprisingly we see Shane Gates coming down from the stage and towards the ring. Coming off his match with Valerie Hellstorm that just happened a few moments ago, the fans in New Orleans would again boo Gates as he enters the ring and picks up a microphone.)

Shane Gates: You want a challenger for Pain for Pride? You’re looking right at him, PJ. I should have won that number one contendership match, for the chance to fight you at Super Dynasty. That was my match to win, a match that I wasn’t even pinned, for losing that opportunity. I’m not going to let a triple threat contender match be my one and only chance. I need this shot PJ, more than you can ever imagine and I’m gonna get that. You want someone to step up to you, you want to feel more satisfied, defend that title against someone as sadistic and destructive like me. I’ll give you the urge of wanting more, and inflicting that pain even further by taking that title away from you at Pain for Pride.

(PJ smirks as before he could say anything, “‘Survival Tactics” by Joey Bada$$ would blast through the arena as Keoga Leoso makes his way to the ring to confront PJ’s challenge for Pain for Pride. Keoga would get a mix reaction from the crowd as he enters the ring and picks up a microphone as he talks to Shane Gates)

Keoga Leoso: You know Shane, it’s pretty funny how you can stand there and claim that you should have won that Interwire Contenders match a couple weeks back. There’s a reason you didn’t win that match in the first place and It was because of me! I beat you and Axel to get that title shot, we had the same chances of winning that match. You just didn’t get the job done, and I did and if there was anybody who is more deserving to get that match at Pain for Pride, it would be me. Another crack at the champ is what I want, and it for sure shouldn’t be handed to the guy I already defeated to get that opportunity in the first place.

(Keoga and Shane would share some words with each other off-mic as things escalate between those two, we would another theme blast through the arenas as “first death” is played as Jay Jerry Johnson emerges with a positive reaction coming from the crowd here in New Orleans. Jay would look at the crowd support as he walks over to the ring and enters with a determined look on his face. He picks a microphone as he begins talking to everyone in the ring.)

Jay Jerry Johnson: You boys are arguing amongst yourselves on who should face PJ for the Interwire Championship at Pain for Pride when it’s neither of you. I had my shot against PJ at Grand Rampage and while I may not have walked out of that match with the title, I was this close from taking that title away from PJ. Furthermore, before he defended the titles back to back, I pinned him in the middle of this ring during our tag main event. I have a clean win over our beloved Interwire Champion and I’ve made my intentions crystal clear before either one of you that I was gunning for that title again. Pain for Pride is the end all be all and I want that Interwire Championship opportunity again in Nashville. So sorry Shane and Keoga, this is mine for the taking.

(Jay, Shane, and Keoga would get into an argument with each other, as they yell and shout before PJ finally stops the argument by speaking into his microphone.)

PJ Hendrix: All right shut up! Here’s what’s gonna happen, since I never faced Shane before for this title and was the first one to answer me, I’ll give you the shot at Pain for Pride.

(Shane looks pleased while the crowd looks dissatisfied as PJ Hendrix continues to speak, having his attention towards Jay and Keoga)

PJ Hendrix: …but he ain’t gonna be the only one. Considering I’ve already beaten both of you for this title, I’m going to make you both earn this shot at Pain for Pride, an opportunity like this ain’t gonna come that easy. Later tonight, when you guys square off, whoever wins that match is gonna be the second challenger to my title because I’m going to defend my Interwire Championship in a Triple Threat Match. Good luck to you both tonight, I just made your match a lot more interesting.

(PJ Hendrix drops his microphone and leaves the ring.)

Jake Mercer: Wow, PJ just added some high level stakes between Jay and Keoga’s match later tonight!

Stew-O: Indeed, the winner of that match will be a part of the Triple Threat Match for the Interwire Championship at Pain for Pride as PJ Hendrix will battle against Shane Gates, and the winner of Jay and Keoga. Should be an entertaining bout for the Dynasty brand at the biggest show of the year!

(The final shots of this segment would see PJ walking over to the stage as he holds his title up in the air as Jay, Shane,and Keoga all look to each other in the ring as we fade out momentarily before we head to our next match.)

(A commercial is shown for this week’s episode of Saturday Night Showdown, headlined by Impact going up against Xander Payne.)

Stephie Love: The following contest is scheduled for ONE FALL!!

Crowd: ONE FALL!!

(‘Last Time That I Checc’d’ by Nipsey Hussle ft. YG hits the speakers of the arena to a loud reaction of boos, as Morray Turner would make his way out on the stage. He looks to be calm and collected as he makes his way down the ramp. He climbs up onto the apron before stepping into the ring, pacing around before he backs into his corner and his theme would then fade out from there.)

Stephie Love: Introducing first! From Atlanta Georgia, weighing in at 240 pounds, he calls himself ‘GOLDEN HANDS!!!!’ MOOORRRRAYYY TUUURRNNNEERRRR!!!!!!!!!

(From there, ‘Blackened’ by Metallica would then hit the speakers to a negative reaction of boos, as Delilah Rose made her way out onto the top of the stage. She poses at the top, before making her way down the ramp. She climbs up onto the apron and enters into the ring, stepping back into her corner as her theme would then fade away from there; her eyes fixated on her opponent.)

Stephie Love: And his opponent! From Essex, England, weighing in at 130 pounds, she is known as The ‘SCARLET CROSS!!!!’ DEEELILLAHHHHHHH ROOOOSSSEEEEE!!!!!!

(DING! DING! DING!)

Stew-O: And here we go! This match is underway as these two upcoming Elitists are both making to look a statement. Morray Turner and Delilah Rose immediately move to the center of the ring, and they are going right at it! These two aren’t wasting any time, but Morray is able to get the opening advantage with his strength as he catches Delilah with a shot; slamming his knee right into her gut! And then another one! Delilah doubles over as Morray grabs her by the wrist, irish whipping her into the ropes, and she comes off them full speed..

Flannery McCoy: BUT AS IT LOOKS LIKE MORRAY WAS GOING FOR A CLOTHESLINE, DELILAH DROPS HIM WITH A JUMPING CLOTHESLINE OF HER OWN! Just like that she is able to take the big man off of his feet, and she quickly mounts on top of him, and she starts to beat the ever living crap out of Morray, he can’t even protect himself! Delilah isn’t stopping the attack as she quickly drags Morray back up to his feet, catching him with a headbutt that staggers Morray! Morray might already be out of it, Delilah has taken full control of this match!

Jake Mercer: She quickly grabs a hold of him by the head, but it looks like Morray is trying to fight his way out of her grasps, as he is able to connect with those gut shots, lefts and rights but they aren’t doing enough damage to get the job done, as Delilah is able to grab him by the head, before turning herself around… AND DROPPING HIM RIGHT DOWN INTO HER BACK WITH THE BACKBREAKER!! ‘TASTE OF INK’ CONNECTS! Morray may be completely out of it bit Delilah isn’t even done, dragging him right back up to his feet and this might be it!

Stew-O: AND SHE LIFTS HIM RIGHT UP INTO THE AIR WITH THE DOUBLE UNDERHOOK CANADIAN BACKBREAKER, BEFORE TRANSITIONING IT OVER RIGHT INTO THE CORKSCREW SPINNING NECKBREAKER!!! ‘FINAL CALLING’ CONNECTS, AND DELILAH QUICKLY FLOATS OVER INTO THE COVER!

OOONNNEEE!!!!!!!!!
TWWWWOOOO!!!!!!!!!
TTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(DING! DING! DING!)

Stephie Love: HERE IS YOUR WINNER OF THIS MATCH; DEEELILLAHHHHHHH ROOOOSSSEEEEE!!!!!!

(‘Blackened’ hits the speakers once more, as Delilah Rose pushes herself off of the cover and Morray Turner’s lifeless body, impressed and proud of her work. She gets right back up to her feet, her arm being raised high into the air by the referee as she stares down into the hard camera, a smug smirk on her face.)

Flannery McCoy: What a statement victory by Delilah Rose tonight. She had a rough start to her EAW career, accumulating a couple losses, but recently she’s gotten back on track and become a rising Elitist to pay attention to. Congratulations on the victory.

(Delilah makes her way up the ramp while the referee checks on a downed Morray inside the ring, it’s the last shot seen before Friday Night Dynasty fades to elsewhere from there.)

(As the scene began to flourish through the hard-cam, Michael Belfort was shown standing in front of an EAW Broadcast TV; wearing his usual three piece suit looking dapper AS EVER; as he wore his usual ‘Interviewer Smirk’ on his face, awaiting his signal before clearing his throat, getting back on schedule for this organized backstage segment! )

Michael Belfort: Hello EAW Universe and welcome BACK to Friday Night Dynasty, I am of course your backstage correspondent, Michael Belfort; and tonight I am GIFTED with the opportunity to talk to two confirmed Pain For Pride confirmed Elitist, heading into the GREATEST Show of Them All for the EAW Unified Tag Team Championships, please help me welcome at this time; Kirk Redwood. Solomon Stane. The Off-Brand Amphetamines!

( As Michael paused, he stepped to his left; turning to look off-screen as slowly the duo of Kirk and Solomon both walked into the camera view, the live audience in the Smoothie King Center Arena managed to leak some boo’s into the back where the duo resided; though not loud enough to garner either of their attentions as they stood confidently, smirks riding on both of their faces. )

Michael Belfort: Again, thank you both so much for giving me this time today, the world is abuzz after you two managed to earn a qualifying spot into the MASSIVE Tag Team Championship match set for Pain For Pride by beating the #DisneyBesties last week on Super Dynasty! Tell me, what is it that you two are feeling right now knowing that you are on the brink of a possible Tag Team Championship run?


( Kirk and Solomon share a look, before nodding; a single chuckle being shared between the two as Kirk leaned over the mic . )

Kirk Redwood: What is the feeling? I’ll tell you this, beating the #DisneyBesties? It wasn’t an option, it was a certainty. There was no doubt in either of our minds about the result that match would lead out to; I mean when you look at both of our opponents? It was clear their priorities simply were not as high as ours, and at Super Dynasty? We put POTARA on notice.

Solomon Stane: The thing is… They might have been through hard-ships? But they haven’t been through the ups and downs like US. This season? It wasn’t the best for the OBA, that’s an unspoken truth I can come to terms with – but what I can’t come to terms with? Is allowing it to end the same. It’s a simple devolution, prospering back into a re-evolution. But not just a re-evolution, but one raising us to a higher power; into a higher status, into becoming TWO time EAW Unified Tag Team Champions.

Kirk Redwood: And especially in times like this, where tag teams come and go; fading in and out of the scene… OBA survives nonetheless. And there is a reason for that. Because this? This isn’t a gimmick. This isn’t a mesh of two random Elitists – this is a force; a force that will not be reckoned with as long as me or Solomon have anything to say about it. Everything in this Company has a balance of how much layers of pessimism and hardships before they CHOOSE to turn the tables; and right now? A loss at Pain For Pride is something we simply can not afford anymore. We’ve tasted how good the rivers of that Nirvana are, and as much of a high that we are on for winning a qualifying match? We know that we have to keep our heads up and stay focused to keep the momentum pushing all the way to winning the BIG one.

Solomon Stane: Almost 365 days ago? A full calendar year? We entered Pain For Pride as champions. And now, present day; we must LEAVE as Champions. It’s an unforeseen rebound, one nobody would expect; but one the people will chertish when everything’s said and done. Because it doesn’t matter who stands in our way, POTARA, and whomever else comes out of the woodworks to join into this match in an attempt to take our moment? We’re taking control and not letting go. Elite Answers Wrestling will be OUR show, and whoever decides to draft the NEW Tag Team Champions? Will have their brand live in glory, and history, FOREVER.

Kirk Redwood: Because it doesn’t matter who you are, what kind of Elitist you are, or what brand you decide to come from… It’ll be OBA’s world; and you’re just living in it.

Solomon Stane: When everything’s said and done, we’ll get the dirty work done, all for the sake of calling ourselves, the Off Brand Amphetamines, CHAMPION; once again.

( Solomon said, turning to Krik who seemed at peace with what had been said, the two sharing another, bigger grin with each other as Michael Belfort nodded; leaning the microphone back to himself. )

Michael Beflort: I appreciate you both for your time today, Thank you.

( And with that, the two went back from where they came; Michael Belfort looking off into the distance, as Dynasty panned away to it’s next prepared segment. )

(Eventually, we begin to fade elsewhere from the previous segment, as the titantron begins to display footage from the backstage area. We cut to a hand-held camera dragging across the floor, as it focuses on the marble ground, lights reflecting off of it. In the background, we hear a somewhat familiar voice, talking, though, it’s very unintelligible. Eventually, the cameraman is able to pan up to a large wood door, and on the front is a nameplate that reads “Sienna Jade.” Immediately, the crowd in the arena begins to boo hard, due to the hatred that is still felt months after Sienna Jade’s run as Universal Women’s Champion – a true antagonist. Moments later, we fade to a camera inside of the locker room, as it picks up the audio much clearer this time.)

Sienna Jade: Yeah, I know Kass. I get it. (She sighs.) It is a little too hectic, huh?

(Immediately, we begin to realize that sienna is on the phone, talking to Kassidy Heart. While we can’t exactly hear Kass, we can piece together what is being said, as Sienna has the phone held up to her ear. The camera continues to focus as Sienna keeps on talking.)

Sienna Jade: Fighting Spirit definitely solidified it, you’re right. It was absolutely hectic before but this time… it’s a little out of hand. I mean, when it comes to me, we had that aged freak Cameron Ella Ava breathing down my neck like a deranged stan just because I said one bad thing about her, that I already WARNED her would happen, starting issues that just didn’t need to be started. I mean, be for real, how could someone hear me explicitly state that if she tried anything, pulled anything funny, made any mistakes, I’d be so happy to just drop her and move on, do the exact same thing I warned her about, before getting SURPRISED I followed through on it… like, cmon right? That’s just common sense. You don’t go up to the hazard signs outside of an electric fence and start messing with the barbed wire just because “instructions weren’t clear enough” or something along those lines, with that stupid victm card she’s using.

(Sienna Jade sighs to herself, before we hear a slight pause in her speech. We wait a few seconds, as Sienna listens to Kass through the phone, before speaking up herself.)

Sienna Jade: Oh, yeah, don’t even get me started on what happened with you. This situation has been going on for far longer than it needed to be. As a matter of fact, let me rephrase, you’re right, it didn’t need to go on at ALL. Bethany is a coward for doing all of that to you. She was doing the same stuff to me. But, we were good enough to work through it. Like, bestie, you really had to deal with all of that and STILL won the Grand Rampage, punching your ticket into the main event of Pain For Pride. Well, with how cool that is, that does kinda bring me back to what we were saying though…

(Sienna thinks to herself for a moment, looking at the ground, before shaking her head.)

Sienna Jade: Yeah. Our solo situations are too crazy right now. I earned us our shot at the Unified Tag Team Championships at Pain For Pride but it’s gotten out of hand since then, and while we could win those belts any day of the week, it’s going to be too impossible to put our focus on those Unified Tag Team Championships. It’s a pretty tough decision, Kass, but… with your main event, and everything involving me, maybe we should focus on our solo careers for Pain For Pride, right?

(Sienna waits for a few seconds…)

Sienna Jade: Uh huh. Yeah, that’s what I’m thinking. Thanks, Kass. I’ll do it now… okay, no, you hang up! No, you!

(Sienna would continue talking to Kass for a few seconds, before eventually, we fade to Tyrone Montgomery’s office. A textbox on the screen shows that it is present time, as Sienna Jade walks up to the door, and knocks on it.)

Tyrone Montgomery: (muffled) It’s open!

(Sienna Jade opens the door, and steps inside. She begins to walk up to Tyrone, before crossing her arms.)

Sienna Jade: Listen… I know it might be a little disappointing, but, I have some news to break.

Tyrone Montgomery: To be honest, I kinda expected something like this. It’s all good, Sienn. Hit me.

(Sienna Jade sighs, and uncrosses her arms, as she places them on her hips. She shakes her head, before once again beginning to raise her voice.)

Sienna Jade: Well, as you know, Kass and I were supposed to compete as the Jaded Hearts at Pain For Pride, for the Unified Tag Team Championships, and I was going to bring that title back home to Dynasty, at least for the weekend. That was my whole plan with Kass, and I’m sure you appreciated it. However… things came up a little different than I had anticipated. You know, with Kass winning Grand Rampage, with Bethany breathing down her neck, with everything that’s going on with me. There is so much on our plate that… we believe it’d be a disjustice to our singles matches if we continued to compete in that Unified Tag Team Championship matchup. We just cannot risk it with everything that has been going on the way it has, whether it be injuring ourselves before one of those matches, or worse off, our other opponents getting involved; we’ve come to the decision that we would like to drop out of the tag match, to focus on our other endeavors.

(Tyrone Montgomery nods his head.)

Tyrone Montgomery: I understand. No worries. I get it. If you two are so certain about this, then I’ll be happy to ablige, and remove you from the tag team match. However, since you did win a qualifying match, and that has gone unchanged, whenever you two are ready, I will allow you to use that title shot at a future date, to compete for the Unified Tag Team Championships. In the meanwhile, instead, you will be facing Cameron Ella Ava at Pain For Pride. How does that sound?

(Sienna smirks.)

Sienna Jade: Works for me. It was a tough call, but when you put it like that… I have a feeling I’ll get everything I want.

Tyrone Montgomery: I see.

(Sienna nods, and she turns around. Sienna walks out, past the cameraman, as the camera lingers on Tyrone, who takes a deep breath. Eventually, we fade elsewhere.)

( ‘Hikarunana’ blasted through the speakers, hailing to a wave of boos as none other than Mei Sasaki of the Queen Bees would begin making her way out to the ring, being followed behind shortly behind by Sierra Bradford, a huge grin on both of their faces as they POURED out confidence from their demeanor, chatting amongst each other as they made their way down to the ring, Mei rolling inside as Sierra stayed outside going towards Mei’s corner, Mei posing in the middle of the ring before stepping backwards, meeting Sierra in her corner before awaiting her opponent. )

Stephie Love: The following contest is scheduled for ONE FALL! Introducing first! Representing the Queen Bees… from Kyōto-shi, Nippon, Japan, weighing in tonight at 125 pounds… she is the ‘Dark Kitsune’, MEI SASAKI!!!!

( Mei’s music would begin to fade out as ‘Imma Be’ would be blasted in the arena as Bea Valentine emerged from the curtains and onto the stage.)

Stephie Love: And introducing her opponent! from Boston, Massachusetts, weighing in tonight at 143 pounds… she is the ‘Queen Bea’, BEA VALENTINE!!!

( Being paraded with boos as well, Bea enters New Orleans with her cockiness being shown in front and center. One of Dynasty’s newest elitists makes her way to the ring, as she walks with an annoying demeanor. She enters the ring and poses with the not so positive reaction towards her. She stares directly at Mei who’s in her corner alongside Sierra. She goes to her corner as they both wait for the bell to ring for this match. )

( Ding! Ding! Ding! )

Jake Mercer: And we are BACK with some In-Ring action on Dynasty; as Mei Sasaki is looking to rebound after her loss to Sienna Jade, by taking on the ‘Queen Bea’, Bea Valentine! Do you think this could form into a new addition to the Queen Bee’s, or become a spiteful rivalry because Bea might be, ya know, stealing their flow… :lupe:

Flannery McCoy: Just depends if Bea enjoys being overly cocky and fueding with Hall Of Famers; because at the moment that seems to be the main motto for the Queen Bee’s… But then again? We always want to wish for better on these young talent.

Stew-O: Frankly, I feel like after this match? The animosity between these competitors will be too much to get over, with both of these Elitist having something to prove; and now it’s time to see their plans through, as Mei and Bea begin to finally lock-up in the middle of the ring; both Elitists looking to gain the advantage –

Jake Mercer: Oh, but it’s Mei who shoves off Bea; pushing her away as Valentine tries to comeback, BUT RUNS RIGHT INTO A SHOULDER TACKLE! Bea being taken down and Mei growing a grin on her face as Sierra cheers her on from the corner, Sasaki wiping her feet against the mat; a little bit of disrespect to the new blood of EAW, as Bea stays resilient, beginning to get up –

Flannery McCoy: BUT MEI SWEEPS HER LEGS! Keeping her on the ground as Mei just looks down, making a mockery of her opponent as Bea can clearly be seen growing in rage; if there was any way to get your opponent off of their game mentally? Mei is showing a masterclass right now.

Stew-O: And look at Bea, not wasting any time getting up slowly now as she quickly shifts to her feet, knowing an attack could be imminent at anytime as she backs up to the ropes, rebounding off of them towards Mei for a lariat – BUT MEI DUCKS IT! Mei running to the ropes herself as Bea comes to a screeching halt, turning around to try and catch Sasaki – but Bea just being FLATTENED by a Crossbody, sending Bea to the mat as Mei hooks the legs; looking for a quick victory!

OOOOONNNNNN–

Jake Mercer: And there is the quick kick out from Bea, not letting this match end so soon; but it is clear that Valentine is a little shaken up from Mei’s early dominance, rolling out of the ring as she presses Mei off of her; trying to refocus on the matchup in front of her-

Sierra Bradford (off-mic): Running away so quickly? The new talent here are just so cowardice…

Stew-O: And it looks like an altercation could be going on outside of the ring between Sierra and Bea, with Sierra looking very unimpressed at a rage filled Bea Valentine…

Bea Valentine (off-mic): It’s called regrouping, and from what I’ve heard; your group clearly doesn’t know what that is based on the downward spiral you’ve been going through, who’s the real Queen BEA here? 🤔

Sierra Bradford: (off-mic): Yeah, that’s cool and all but… Here’s a tip? Watch your head.

Bea Valentine (off-mic): Watch my head ?–

Flannery McCoy: OH, AND SOARING THROUGH THE SKIES IS MEI SASAKI OVER THE TOP ROPE… AND SHE JUST ABSOLUTELY FLATTENED A DISTRACTED MEI WITH A SUICIDE DIVE!!! Sierra Bradford played a perfect distraction so Mei could take over, Sasaki grabbing up Valentine who crashed and burned on the outside, taking full advantage of the little edge she’s gotten thus far as Mei kicks Bea in the mid-section; hoisting her up into a powerbomb position… BEFORE BLASTING BEA INTO THE APRON WITH A MASSIVE POWERBOMB, YIKES!!!

Stew-O: Bea’s gonna feel that tomorrow morning for sure, as now Mei wastes no time getting Bea back into the ring, rolling her inside as she chases after her; Sierra certain from the outside that this’ll be it, Mei Sasaki pulling the early victory against the newcomer of Dynasty, Hoisting herself into the cover!!!

OOONNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

TTTWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO—

Jake Mercer: NOPE, BEA VALENTINE KICKS OUT!

Jake Mercer: The resilience of this young lady is remarkable to say the least, as Mei Sasaki seems a little flustered that Bea managed to make her way out before a full count of two; as both Mei and Sierra share a look, an uneasiness being shown by composure still shining through these two Queen BEE’s, as Mei sighs, beginning to pull herself and Bea up to their feet; Mei grabbing the arm of Bea as she SLINGS her towards the ropes, looking to have her rebound RIGHT into a chop –

Flannery McCoy: NO! IT’S BEA NOW WHO FINALLY GETS A REVERSAL AND SOME HOPE HERE IN THIS MATCH AS SHE DUCKS UNDER THE CHOP, AND JUST AS MEI SPINS AROUND TO CATCH BEA – MEI RUNS RIGHT INTO A SUPERKICK ONTO THE JAW!!!

Stew-O: And Sierra now CLEARLY out of her peppy spirit; with Mei in a bad place here; Mei Sasaki down to a knee as Bea has ample time to make something shake for herself… AND SHE DOES SO WITH A RUNNING TILT-A-WHIRL DDT ONTO HER KNEELING OPPONENT, SPIKING MEI OFF THE MAT AS SASAKI HOLDS HER NECK; WHAT A MANEUVER!!!

Bea Valentine (off-mic): Watch your head.

Jake Mercer: And some FIRE from Bea now as Mei Sasaki is downed on the mat, Valentine taking a little time to recover herself before getting right back to work; grabbing both arms of Mei , pulling her up slightly off the mat as she raises her boot above Mei’s nose… AND STOMPING DOWN INTO HER, MEI’S FACE – SHE HAS AN ONLYFANS TO RUN NOW DARN IT, YOU CAN’T DAMAGE HER MONEY MAKER!!!!

Flannery McCoy: And as much as Jake is hurting by the fact he might’ve wasted a solid 29.99 $ out of his balance; MEI should be worried because of the damage she is taking in terms of this MATCH-UP, with Bea being unrelenting in this attack, no stop in sight… But Sierra Bradford now jumping on the apron, trying to get a stop to this madness!!


Sierra Bradford (off-mic): Isn’t there a count for things like this?! Surely she’s violated it by now!

Stew-O: And Bea getting distracted now by Sierra, Valentine dropping Sasaki’s arms as she rushes to the apron to knock Sierra off, though Bradford QUICKLY falling off before she puts herself in harms way, Bea sighing as she rolls her eyes; turning back to Mei now on the floor –

Flannery McCoy: NO!!! MEI IS BARELY IN HER RIGHT STATE OF MIND, BUT THAT IS ALL SHE KNEES TO ATTEMPT AND PULL BEA BY THE SHORTS DOWN TO THE MAT, LOOKING TO CATCH A SNEAKY ROLL UP PIN ATTEMPT HERE AND STEAL THIS MATCH AWAY, THIS COULD BE IT…

Jake Mercer: BUT BEA KEEPS CONTROL OF HER BALANCE! SHE MUST’VE EXPECTED THESE ANTICS FROM THE QUEEN BEES, AS MEI CONTINUES TRYING TO MUSCLE HER DOWN… BUT BEA KICKS HER OFF – AND THEN PLANTS A BEAUTIFUL DOUBLE FOOTSTOMP INTO THE CHEST OF MEI TO SEND HER DOWN FULLY TO THE MAT, BEFORE PLANTING A FOOT OVER MEI’S CHEST FOR THE COVER!!!


OOOOOONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!


TTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!


THHHRREE—

Flannery McCoy: AND A KICKOUT FROM MEi!

Stew-O: A close call for the Queen Bee’s as Sierra Bradford’s interference proved sour nonetheless for Mei Sasaki, with Bea now still heavily in control of this match; not willing to let go of the reigns; as Bea begins to drag Mei by the hair into the corner, placing her on the bottom rope in a seated position as she back herself up, standing adjacent from Mei in the opposing corner, and signs aren’t looking to great for Mei here now as Bea seems to be hyping herself up, ready to unleash something big…

Jake Mercer: AND HERE IT COMES, BEA RUNNING FORWARD TOWARDS A STUNNED MEI SASAKI LOOKING FOR HER SIGNATURE MANEUVER… ‘BEA SWARM!!!!’ ONE OF ABOUT TEN ‘BEA’ PUNS THAT SHE USES AS SIGNATURE MOVES LANDS PERFECTLY ON MEI SASAKI, THE DOUBLE KNEES TO THE FACE LANDING AS MEI ROLLS OUT OF THE CORNER IN FRONT OF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE THAT BEA IS EYEING NOW!

Flannery McCoy: Eyeing? More like FANTASIZING over, as now Bea steps out to the apron; scaling the ropes as she begins to get closer and closer to the top before FINALLY sumitting right along the top turnbuckle, bringing herself into a vertical position high above the ring as Mei lays flat on her back; COMPLETELY out of her witts with Valentine looking to take air…

JAKE MERCER: LEAPING SENTON! BEA LANDING PERFECTLY ONTO MEI AS SASAKI ROLLS INTO THE CENTER OF THE RING, SIERRA GRABBING AT HER HAIR IN THE CORNER, BEA SCRAMBLING TO COVER.. AND SHE HOOKS THE LEG, COOOVERRR!!!

OOONNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!’!


TWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!


THRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Jake Mercer: BUT MEI KICKS OUT, SOMEHOW SOMEWAY, SHE KICKS OUT!!!

Stew-O: AND BEA CANT BELIEVE IT! Bea shocked as she sits up from over Mei , annoyed that Sasaki managed to muscle out as Sierra looks like her HEART skipped a beat, Mei sticking in there!

Flannery McCoy: But now Bea needs to move through the flustered nature she’s going through and pull through and finish this match up in order to get a victory, slowly beginning to rise to her feet; finding her place in the corner away from Mei, calling Sasaki up to her feet as Mei slowly rises, getting to a knee in PERFECT POSITION FOR BEA WHO LOOKS READY TO UNLEASH HAVOC —

Jake Mercer: But AGAIN Bea gets caught off guard, with Sierra standing next to her closely from the outside; Valentine KICKING the bottom rope, as Sierra puts her hands up!

Sierra Bradford (off-mic): I’m not doing anything! Can I not spectate my match? You’ve got a job to finish, don’t get distracted!

Flannery McCoy: And Sierra has gotten into Bea’s head so much that Valentine can’t seem to focus, with Bradford ticking off on Bea’s radar from any moving she made, as Valentine tried to refocus on this match; BLINDLY RUNNING FORWARD IN ATTEMPT TO STILL END MEI’S HOPES IN THIS MATCH — BEA LOOKING FOR HER RUNNING KNEE STRIKE ‘BIRDS AND THE BEA’ CONNECTING —-

Stew-O: NO!!! MEI SLOUCHES HER BODY DOWN TO MAKE BEA MISS!! VALENTINE RUNNING INTO THE CORNER AND MEI EVADING AS SASAKI SPRINGS UP, REGAINING HER ENERGY DURING SIERRAS INTERACTION WITH BEA AS VALENTINE TURNS AROUND —

Jake Mercer : “DISINTEGRATION!!!” THE ROUNDHOUSE KICK BLASTING INTO BEA VALENTINE, CRASHING HER TO THE FLOOR AS MEI STANDS OVER BEA, BEFORE KNEELING DOWN, HOOKING THE LEG; READY TO MAKE THE COVER!!!!


OOOONNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!!

TTWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!


THHRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEE—

Flannery McCoy: WHAT THE?! BEA JUST KICKED OUT! MEI CAN’T BELIEVE IT! SHE’S IN SHOCK RIGHT NOW!

(Mei has a scowl on her face as she gets up to a kneeling position, grabbing Bea by the hair and pulling her up to her feet…)

Jake Mercer: AND ANOTHER ‘DISINTEGRATION!!!!!’ THE KICK DROPPING BEA DOWN TO A LIFELESS POSITION, AS MEI SLOWLY GETS DOWN, AS SHE MAKES THE COVER!!!

OOOONNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

TWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

THHRRRREEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

( Ding! Ding! Ding! )

( ‘Hikarunara’ by Goose House blasted through the speakers to a WAVE of boos from the audience as Mei Sasaki slowly stumbled up to her feet, Sierra Bradford rushing into the ring to celebrate with her partner, firstly kicking out Bea from the ring out to the apron as she fell onto the floor, being attended by medical as Sierra raised Sasaki’s hand in the air! )

Stephie Love: AND HERE IS YOUR WINNER…. MEEEIIIIIII SASAAKKIIIII!!!

Stew-O: And the inexperience from Bea Valentine leading to her demise, one too many distractions coming from Sierra on the outside with Mei taking advantage and landing not one, but TWO ‘Disintegration’ kicks to take her opponent out tonight!

Jake Mercer: And this is what the Queen Bees NEEDED, Momentum, a WIN heading into PFP Season; no matter how it had to come, the Queen Bees are back to winning and that’s ALL that matters.

Flannery McCoy: And an unfortunate way for Bea to lose tonight, but her future is still bright in ABUNDANCE, tonight simply not coming to be her night; but chances surely will continue to fall into her lap; though now, we take from Dynasty to head to commercial!

( As the scene began to fade, Mei would be seen celebrating with Sierra as they slowly began exiting the ring, as Bea Valentine was beginning attended by medical on the outside, Dynasty heading to commercial momentarily. )

(A commercial is shown for the EAW 2023 Hall of Fame class, featuring the already confirmed inductees of Drake King and Visual Prophet.)

(‘Complete Collapse’ by Sleeping with Sirens begins to play through the speakers as the crowd has a standing ovation for the New Breed Champion, Caroline, who walks out from the back with a small smirk on her face. She raises the title over her head before making her way down the ramp.)

Stephie Love: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN…PLEASE WELCOME AT THIS TIME…THE EAW NEW BREED CHAMPION…CAROLINE!!!!!!!!

Jake Mercer: Tomorrow night on Showdown, Caroline will be walking into the third title defense in her reign against Major Michael Scott Connor. I thought that this would have been a Pain for Pride match here, but it makes Caroline’s road a million times more interesting, don’t you think?

Stew-O: It does, Jake. Major Michael Scott Connor won a ‘Unique Opportunity’ ladder match back at Reasonable Doubt against four other Elitists. This match has been waiting to happen for a while and it’s all happening tomorrow night.

Flannery McCoy: I feel like this is gonna be a great match to see and while you won’t be getting me, Stew and Jake on commentary, Eve, Gavin and Deadprez will provide you with the second best commentary that you could get for this match! 😄

Jake Mercer: Complement and an insult in the same sentence. That is such a me thing to do. :wow:

(‘Complete Collapse’ fades as Caroline is standing in the middle of the ring with a microphone in her hand. Caroline waits for the crowd to shut up before beginning to speak.)

Caroline: On Super Dynasty, I retained the New Breed Championship against Jamie Cross. If I can be frank, it was pretty expected that Jamie would lose to me. I warned Jamie that she was naive and out of her mind, but she wanted to play her childish games. She was determined that her passion was going to allow her to walk out of the ‘Disney Wish’ as New Breed Champion, but when it really came to it, she f’d up and ended up with her shoulders pinned to the mat. She fell victim to the same mistakes that any other person fighting for her title would. It’s really nothing to be ashamed of, really. Jamie was just like every other Elitist who has squared up against me. She was just another Korey Gaines in a sense that they brought all of this “pAsSiOn” and “wOrk eThIc” and fell flat on their face. In reality, Jamie never stood a chance a chance to begin with. With being in a cruise ship after all, Jamie and that nauseating attitude of her’s would have been perfect for that happy endings, but it came in the form of me STILL being the New Breed Champion.

(The crowd is roaring in a mixed reception as Caroline pays no attention to the crowd at all. Her main purpose is to cut a promo and she seems quite focused on that. She adjusts the New Breed Championship on her shoulder.)
Caroline: Now, I don’t know about y’all, but I’m glad that I don’t have to worry about Jamie like I have had for the past couple weeks before. I can move onto what really matters and that’s defending my title against some *worthy* competition. And when I say “worthy competition,” Major Michael Scott Connor is not part of that group of people.

(The crowd begins to boo at that declaration, but Caroline does not care.)

Caroline: I’m going to be honest with all of you – I don’t and haven’t held his expectations for Major Michael. To me, I look at him as title defense number three. I look at him as another title defense in the books. I don’t care about what title opportunity that he won in whatever stupid ladder match he was in to get here. Major Michael Connor is way out of his realm and I have no problem with showing him that. It doesn’t matter if he’s as old as my grandfather, but I won’t have an issue with putting him in his deathbed if needed to be. He is not entitled for any of my respect. Just because he’s a Sergeant Major Navy Seal does not obligate me to look at him as a threat. It does not make him superior to me. It does not make him a better wrestler than me and I’m a pretty talented wrestler to say so myself. It doesn’t matter what sort of preparations that you take for this match, but you aren’t prepared for me. You aren’t getting ‘Sweet’ Caroline in this match. You are getting ‘The Queen of Shadows;’ you are getting the EAW New Breed Champion. While you might be ready to defend this country with a drop of a hat, I’ll be ready to defend this championship no matter what. You can wear all of the metals and ribbons that you want, but it doesn’t compare to this very championship that I carry on my shoulder. This is what we’re going to fight for on Showdown tomorrow night. This championship – I suppose, you can see value in it, Major. It’s almost like you winning your first metal? Do you remember that feeling? That’s when you knew that all your hard work was paying off and you found yourself climbing up the proverbial ladder, one step at a time? This is what EAW is in a sense, but you won’t be making it past this first hurdle with ease.

Caroline: Instead, you’ll convince yourself that you’re prepared, well-breaded for the wars of one of your first championship matches. You’re going to fight for that New Breed Championship like you did for this stupid country and yes, it’s going to be really annoying, but I am able to hold my own and prevail. Showdown is going to be like Super Dynasty and that’s putting away unworthy competition like you.

(The crowd continues to boo. Caroline takes a moment to process her promo before moving on. Her face never falters.)

Caroline: Truthfully, I’ve gotten frustrated with the lack of competition that has come my way since winning the title. Korey Gaines, Jamie Cross and Major Michael Scott Connor have the same thing in common – the three of them have no idea what they’re really getting themselves into. Since winning this title, I have been a woman of my word. I have done everything I can to make sure that this championship stays with me. If I’m fighting Major Michael tomorrow night, it makes Pain for Pride just intriguing for me. Since I’ll be on Showdown, I’ll be more than happy to scout some Pain for Pride competition. Who knows? Maybe, I’ll head over to Voltage, if no one on Showdown piques my interest. So, I would recommend that no one wastes my time because I’m looking for worthy competition. But, the goal remains the same and that’s to end my season on a high note.

Caroline: And, that doesn’t come with beating the Jamies and Major Michaels of the world.
(Caroline drops the microphone as ‘Complete Collapse’ plays once again. Caroline raises the New Breed Championship up on her shoulder.)

Stew-O: Caroline not only sends a message to her opponent on Showdown tomorrow night, Major Michael Scott Connor, but the new breeds of the Showdown and Voltage brand. The possibilities are endless for where Caroline’s next challenger could originate from.

Flannery McCoy: This young woman looks confident and ready for not only tomorrow night, but the rest of the season. She wants to end her season on a high note and that’s taking down the best of this company!

(A commercial is shown for Fast X featuring The Woogieman.)

(Friday Night Dynasty fades back into a panaround shot of the arena as the New Orleans crowd here tonight in the Smoothie King Center is met with the familiar sound of ‘Trophies’ by Drake blasting through the speakers. They respond with a mixed reaction of cheers and boos while the camera goes over to reveal Joso begins to make his way out from the backstage area. He has a calm and composed look on his face, taking off the sunglasses that he has on and tucking it away, before spreading his arms out. He takes a deep breath while scanning around the arena before then beginning to make his way down the ramp and toward the ring.)

Stephie Love: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome… ‘THE NEW ERA’… JOSO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stew-O: Well for someone who just lost possibly the biggest opportunity of his career, Joso looks as calm as he could possibly be. Losing out a chance to become the World Heavyweight Champion to Limmy Monaghan at Fighting Spirit, he finds himself on the fast track to Pain For Pride with the mission to pick up the pieces and get his head in the game before it’s too late. There’s a lot of opportunities to go around, and it seems like he’s making his way out to the ring tonight to stake a claim at one while he has the chance. to seize it before it’s too late.

Flannery McCoy: Who knows what he might have in mind, but one thing for certain it’s the fact that whatever it may be he’s going to put his all into it. He’s one of the many people in this company that wants to end what’s already been a great Season with a bang and as shown on multiple occasions there is nobody that will work harder for that than him.

Jake Mercer: Do I even need to say it?

Flannery McCoy: … He don’t miss?

Jake Mercer: HE DON’T MISS! PAIN FOR PRIDE JOSO IS IN FULL EFFECT!

(Joso makes his way up the steel steps and onto the apron, entering into the ring before quickly stepping onto the middle rope. He spreads his arms out while the crowd continues to react enthusiastically to him. He then lands on the ground before making his way over and getting a microphone from the timekeeper’s area. ‘Trophies’ begins to come to a close from there while Joso begins to make his way over to the center of the ring, taking a moment before then beginning to speak from there.)

Joso: I don’t need to tell you what’s on my mind, y’all already know how I feel about what happened at Fighting Spirit. I didn’t come out here to make excuses or blame someone else for my shortcomings, what you saw live was what happened. I lost to Limmy Monaghan, I failed to become the World Heavyweight Champion, and while it may be a bitter pill to swallow it’s something that I have to accept. My World Championship aspirations have been put on ice, and now I walk into Pain For Pride directionless with nowhere to go… to anyone else. To anyone else that would be the case, but for me? I’m not done just yet, you’re not just going to count me out like this, because I got a whole lot more left in the tank and I’m ready for whatever this next month has in store for me.

Joso: Last year I ended Pain For Pride as the winner of the New Era Classic, which led me to the biggest accomplishment of my career so far heading into Season 16 when I won the Interwire Championship off of Andre Walker. For the most part, I’m proud of what I’ve done. Not a lot of people can come out here and say that they’ve done what I have in the amount of time that I did. But I’m also unsatisfied, I crave more. I know that while I have done a lot, all that I could, there is still one thing that has eluded me and that was what I was fighting for last week. The ultimate goal is to see myself as a World Champion, the ultimate goal is to be at the very top where I belong, and the ultimate goal is to become the very best that not just this brand but this entire company has to offer. Which is why despite whatever happens I still keep my foot on the gas pedal, I continue to push myself each and every week to become the best version of myself in hopes of getting one step closer to what I’m looking for. While I did lose to Limmy Monaghan, that doesn’t mean I’m out for the count, especially not for Pain For Pride.

Joso: Now you see, I don’t know what’s going on with Andre Walker and Bronson Daniels, but what I do know is that there’s one more slot open for the Cash in The Vault match on the Dynasty side. It would be so easy to go up to Tyrone Montgomery and get him to give me the opportunity, but nah, just like I always do, I want to work for it. I want to face whoever thinks they can take this away from me and I want to beat them in order to get it. I want to be like Bronson, Ruler, and Axel all fighting for an opportunity to be in a match that as Tyrone said last week has flipped the trajectory of a number of Elitist’s on their head. I want to be the next person that has the privilege of saying that they unhooked the Cash in The Vault briefcase, and the challenge and thrill of that only entices me even more. Tyrone told me during Grand Rampage time that if I wanted an opportunity at the gold then I was going to have to earn it, and I still plan to do exactly that no matter the situation or scenario. I’m not going to be satisfied with just having some throwaway grudge match on the card that’s going to be forgotten compared to all the other matches, no, I want a proper opportunity to show that I belong exactly where I promise I am. So the point that I’m getting at by saying this?

Joso: I want a Cash in The Vault qualifying match. It doesn’t matter who it’s against, what brand they’re from, nor the type of talent that they possess, I will face whoever and I will beat them. I want in on the match at Pain For Pride and if you thought I shined before, you just wait until I see what I have in store for them when we hit Nashville, Tennessee. I have high expectations for myself and I know that I can accomplish what I set out to do, and I promise that by Season 17 you will see me with a World Championship around my waist exactly as intended. And I will do that to perfection because I… don’t miss.

(Joso drops his microphone down to the ground while ‘Trophies’ is heard playing through the speakers once again, giving a smirk knowing that he’s put his point across tonight. He wants a Cash in The Vault qualifying match and whether or not he’s going to get that remains to be seen, regardless, his road to Pain For Pride seems to be in check. He makes his way out of the ring and heads up the ramp as it’s the last shot seen before Friday Night Dynasty from there begins to fade to elsewhere.)

(A commercial is shown for Walmart featuring Jake Smith.)

(Friday Night Dynasty fades back into the arena as Stephie Love is seen standing at the center of the ring with a microphone in hand, ready to announce the next match!)

Stephie Love: The following singles match is a contest scheduled for…

Crowd: ONE FALL!!!

(‘Survival Tactics (Instrumental)’ by Joey Bada$$ & Capital STEEZ begins to blast through the speakers as the no nonsense Keoga Leosa begins to make his way out to the stage to a mixed reaction. He has a serious look on his face with his eyes staring straight at the ring. He knows that he has an opportunity to win tonight if he wants to get a rematch for the Interwire Championship, and he will be willing to do anything in order to do so as he then begins to make his way down the ramp and toward the ring.)

Stephie Love: Introducing first… from Los Angeles, California… weighing in at 245 pounds… THE ‘SAMOAN STREET BRAWLER’… KEOGA LEOSA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(‘first death’ by TK from Ling Tosite Sigure is heard following that with the crowd responding with a louder mix of cheers and boos, with the camera then going over to show Jay Jerry Johnson begin to make his way out from Gorilla Position. He pops his collar with an equally serious expression on his face as in his mind, he shouldn’t need to go through the trouble that he has to right now. He already beat the Champion and now he has to qualify for the title again. Regardless, he’ll do what he must. He scans around the arena before then beginning to make his way down the ramp.)

Stephie Love: And his opponent… from Bridgeport, Connecticut… weighing in at 206 pounds… THE ‘CHARISMATIC ARTIST’… JAY JERRY JOHNSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(DING! DING! DING!)

Stew-O: And here we go as the last spot in the Interwire Championship match at Pain For Pride is going to be determined right now! And I’m sure that the other challenger Shane Gates along with the Champion PJ Hendrx are watching very closely to see what they have in store for them when the time comes to face in the ring. Jay Jerry Johnson and Keoga Leosa both begin to make their way out of their respective corners, with Jay looking to start this match off with a Collar-and-Elbow tie up. Keoga looks to oblige, JUST TO SHOVE JAY AWAY AS SOON AS THEY MAKE CONTACT!

Flannery McCoy: A serious look is embedded on the face of Keoga right now, and it doesn’t seem like on the other side of the ring that Jay is going to take that gesture of disrespect very well. Regardless it looks like he’s going to try again to lock up with him, with Keoga again agreeing to do so. They make their way over to one another, JUST FOR JAY TO LURE HIM IN AND CONNECT WITH A GUT KICK TO HIS ABDOMEN! Jay then pushes him against the ropes before sending him to the opposite side with an Irish whip… CONNECTING WITH A BACK ELBOW TO THE FACE! Jay then drops down and mounts on top of Keoga, before beginning to tee off on him with rapid fire strikes to the face!

Jake Mercer: Jay is hammering away on him mercilessly before ultimately relenting before the referee can step in. He gets back up to his feet while Keoga tries to scoot away from him, but Jay is right back on it as he makes his way over and stomps down on his chest! He now begins to just batter him with his foot and it’s clear right now that Keoga just has no answer for it at all! Jay grabs him by the head and brings him up to his feet, grabbing him by the arm and sending him to the ropes… but before anything can happen Keoga manages to stop himself! He then shifts to using his own momentum by rebounding off of the ropes and rushing at Jay, GOING FOR A CLOTHESLINE TO THE HEAD- But Jay manages to duck under that one before turning around, BUT KEOGA IS ONE STEP AHEAD AS HE POPS JAY ONTO HIS SHOULDERS AND LOOKS TO DRIVE HIM DOWN WITH A SIT-OUT POWERBOMB!

Stew-O: But that doesn’t work as immediately Jay begins to rain down elbows against the face of Keoga before he can go through with the move! Keoga loses his balance and is forced to let go of Jay while crumbling down to a knee, and Jay is just continuing to connect with the repeated elbow shots in hopes of continuing to wear him down like he has done throughout this match! Jay stops but before he can follow through with anything, Keoga sends a pair of strikes to his abdomen to stop him! This sends Jay back a few steps, but looks to pick up where he left off by approaching him, but Keoga side steps and instead throws Jay to the ropes…

Flannery McCoy: ONLY FOR JAY TO LAUNCH HIMSELF INTO THE AIR AND CONNECT WITH A ‘FLAMBAGE SHOT’ TO THE FACE! ROCKET KICK CONNECTS TAKING KEOGA OUT WHILE JAY HOOKS THE LEG AND GOES FOR THE PIN!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRR-

Jake Mercer: BUT KEOGA MANAGES TO KICK OUT BY A HAIR! If there was any question whether or not Jay truly wanted this Pain For Pride match, then it might’ve been put to rest with this performance tonight. He keeps this up and his spot in the match is inevitable. Jay is back up to his feet while Keoga is on his side clutching his head, and there is only so much one person can take before it ends up getting the better of him. Jay lowers himself down before grabbing Keoga by the head and setting him up…

Stew-O: FOR THE PERUVIAN NECKTIE! ‘JERRY SPECIAL ’99’ IS LOCKED IN AND JAY IS CHOKING HIM OUT FOR DEAR LIFE! KEOGA IS DOWN AT THE CENTER OF THE RING AND WHILE HE’S TRYING TO SCRAMBLE TO FIND A WAY OUT OF THERE IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE VERY EASY AS THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO GO AROUND! KEOGA IS RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS AND JAY KNOWS THAT THE LONGER THIS SUBMISSION IS LOCKED IN, THE CLOSER OF A CHANCE THAT HE GETS TO WINNING THIS MATCH! WILL KEOGA TAP OUT TO THE SUBMISSION?!

Flannery McCoy: HE DOES! HE’S TAPPING OUT! JAY WINS!

(DING! DING! DING!)

(‘first death’ plays to a mixed reaction from the crowd while Jay Jerry Johnson immediately releases the submission hold that he has on Keoga Leosa and pulls himself up to a knee. He has a smirk on his face, having not even broken a sweat as he pulls himself up to his feet and bathes in the luxury of his newly won opportunity. The referee makes his way over and raises his hand in victory while Jay celebrates the victory that he’s obtained here tonight.)

Stephie Love: Here is your winner by submission… JAY JERRY JOHNSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jake Mercer: :francis: What a disgrace to the Samoans, Andre Walker has to be so disappointed in this guy.

Stew-O: Well I’ll say I certainly did not expect this match to end that quickly, but with the way that it was going I felt that it was only inevitable that Jay Jerry Johnson would come out victorious. He stated it before, he has intentions of capturing the Interwire Championship and nothing is going to stop him from doing so, and he showed exactly that tonight on Dynasty.

Flannery McCoy: Even though Keoga’s Pain For Pride plans were put on ice tonight, he should not at all be discouraged by what happened. There are still plenty of opportunities to go around and if he’s lucky he’ll find himself with the chance to fight for one. Regardless, the triple threat match for the Interwire Championship at Pain For Pride has been made official, and congratulations to Jay Jerry Johnson for making the final slot!

(Jay rolls out of the ring and then begins to make his way up the ramp. Keoga Leosa is seen inside the ring having recovered from what happened, looking irate at what just occurred and what he just lost. It’s the last shot seen before Friday Night Dynasty from there begins to fade out to elsewhere.)

(Momentarily, the EAW Dynasty broadcast would begin to fade elsewhere, as we cut to the backstage area once more. This time, we see a large black curtain featuring the EAW and Dynasty logos plastered up and down, tiled all over it, and beside it, we see a television mounted on a tripod, displaying the Dynasty broadcast. Eventually, it fades to the Dynasty graphics, as we see Tyrone Montgomery standing in the center shot, facing the camera, waiting for just a few moments, before eventually, he would start to open his mou th in order to speak.)

Tyrone Montgomery: Ladies and Gentlemen, as you may have heard earlier on in the night, the Unified Tag Team Championship match at Pain For Pride has been drastically changed. Initially, it was supposed to be POTARA defending against Off-Brand Amphetamines, DOMINION AND Jaded Hearts in a four-way tag team match, with the titles on the line, at Pain For Pride. Many people had their eyes on this match for numerous reasons, however, one of them was the situation with the Jaded Hearts. Kassidy Heart, and Sienna Jade, both were heading into this event not just focusing on the Unified Tag Team Championships, but also endeavors, and it was questioned for a while what their focus would truly be on. Now, we can confirm what it was.

(Tyrone adjusts his position.)

Tyrone Montgomery: Due to the request of Sienna Jade and Kassidy Heart, the Jaded Hearts themselves, that match will now be altered. Because of the situations that they are currently in, neither Kassidy Heart nor Sienna Jade will be able to compete in that Unified Tag Team Championship match, thus, removing them completely. This may come as a surprise to some, and it certainly did to me, however, that is the truth of the matter, and it’s just a truth we have to accept. Now, that begs the question… what IS the future of this match? How are we going to approach this match going forward? What’s going to change? All of those are absolutely valid questions, that I look to give the answers to right here, tonight, right now, so be sure you are tuning in.

Tyrone Montgomery: There were many options that we could have taken with this match, one of them being continuing this match as it is, making it a three-way, and allowing Sienna Jade and Kassidy Heart to continue on with their future endeavors. For a while, this was what I was rolling with, however, a much better idea, more befitting of Pain For Pride, has rolled my way, and thus, I’d like to reveal it. Instead of Kassidy Heart and Sienna Jade being stripped of this match completely, at a future date, they will be able to compete for the Unified Tag Team Championships whenever they are not busy with other ventures, and a suitable replacement in this match will be found for them. This match will remain a four way tag team match, and it will not be turned into a three way. Instead, we are going to witness another match to see who will take their place.

(The crowd would ‘oooh’ in response.)

Tyrone Montgomery: Very soon, we will have a “second chance” tag team matchup if you will, between two more teams. On one side, we have the Queen Bees, who never got to truly compete for that tag team opportunity in a tag team match, as Mei lost in a singles match to Sienna Jade herself. Because of that, it felt only right that they would be included. However, because of that, we cannot just include one side of the loser bracket and not the other, and thus, opposing them, we will be seeing the #DisneyBesties fight to return back into this tag match, as they lost to Off-Brand Amphetamines in the previous qualifying matches. These two teams will square off, and the winners will be the suitable replacement for the Jaded Hearts, and compete at Pain For Pride for the Unified Tag Team Championships!

(The crowd would begin to cheer at the announcement.)

Tyrone Montgomery: Thank you for listening to my announcement, and of course, best of luck to both teams.

(Eventually, the Dynasty broadcast would begin to fade elsewhere, as we return to the ringside area.)

(‘Run This Town’ by Jay-Z featuring Rihanna plays, causing the fans to groan and boo collectively.)

Jake Mercer: She’s here! Our one and true Empress of Elite!

Flannery McCoy: Oh, boy…

(Sure enough, Serenity Valdez steps out on stage. She’s laughing gleefully, hands on stomach and all. It’s as if she was back to her usual ways after weeks of frustrations. The leader of the Queen Bees strides down the entrance aisle, not letting a single ounce of the crowd’s negativity get to her. As she enters the ring, she beckons for one of the ring crew members to hand her a mic. They oblige, and Serenity’s grin only gets wider.)

(Her theme fades. All that is left is the disdain from the New Orleans crowd. However, Serenity doesn’t seem bothered in the slightest. Instead…)

Serenity Valdez: 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

(… she’s laughing! The fans’ vitriol for her rises. After she settles down, she shakes her head and gives a completely unbothered shrug.)

Serenity Valdez: Man, it feels so good to not suck. I mean, wow. You guys were really hoping that we weren’t going to make it to Pain for Pride, huh?

(Some cheers ring out — a clear-cut petty answer for her. Still, her swarmy grin never wavers.)

Serenity Valdez: Well that’s TOO BAD! You guys aren’t going to get your wish!

(The crowd continues to boo. Serenity, pleased with herself, places her hand on her chest and lets out a long, relieve-filled sigh.)

Serenity Valdez: God, proving you people wrong will never get tiring for me, Mei or Sierra. I’m sure you all heard by now that the Queen Bees have one more opportunity to make it to Pain for Pride as far as the Unified Tag Team Championship match is concerned. And it’s all thanks to Sienna Jade and Kassidy Heart needing to back out! Those two were just foaming at the mouth about making ‘HiStOrY’ and leaving Nashville with the gold, but now, they’re not in that match anymore. I mean, people can say whatever they want about us making enemies, but Sienna and Kassidy sure did bite off more than they could chew. The only annoying bit is that good ol’ Kass is gonna continue to whine about what she should’ve been the Universal Women’s Champion last year, but hey, she’s out of our hair along with her overinflated bestie.

(Serenity raises her pointer finger suddenly.)

Serenity Valdez: In fact, lets talk about enemies for a second, because the Queen Bees had so many, yet in the end, we are winning this war. Sienna Jade and Cameron Ella Ava are at odds, ready to tear into each other. Kassidy is doing her lame little revenge tour against Bethany. The Jaded Hearts and everyone’s favorite non-business minder swore up and down that they were going to humilate me, Mei and Sierra and be on to bigger and brighter things, but as it stands now, the three of us are above them all. There’s no doubt that my girls will wax the Disney Besties and secure their spot at Pain for Pride. I am more than confident that they will get the job done and make up for any past mishaps on their part. In just a matter of a few weeks, Mei and Sierra will become tag team champions… and as for me?

(Serenity pretends to put on a crown.)

Serenity Valdez: Well, I still got a guaranteed world-title match, baby!

(The fans boo as Serenity cackles.)

Serenity Valdez: You guys can make fun of Mei for getting beat by Sienna in the manner that she did, but that is all irrelevant now, especially when she is on the cusp of doing something her mentor isn’t able to. You guys can insult Sierra and call her a latchkey, but her experience in tag team action is noted; it is far more prolific than anyone here in EAW today, and she has been a champion before. Her experience and her drive will lead her to recapture the same title again by the end of the season. Oh, and you guys can get funny, say that Sienna and Cameron ‘owned me’ or whatever, but at the end of the day? I still have the chance to become a world champion before those two. You people can get caught up about the miniscule battles, but it won’t change the fact that despite everything that has been thrown our way, the Queen Bees remain at the top of this show, this brand, and this promotion.

(The camera zooms in on the smirk gracing the Empress of Elite’s face.)

Serenity Valdez: And I do plan on joining my girls in all of the Pain for Pride festitivies. One Queen Bee winning? It’s good. It’s decent. Two Queen Bees winning? Amazing. Stellar, even! But three? Now, that’s music to my ears. That sends a tingle down my spine and excites me. And after having to deal with morons on top of morons — from the overrated clowns like Milli Banks and ARIA, to people who are dead weight like Madison Kaline, to delusional women who need to focus on their families or prepping for retirement like a Sienna, Cameron and Kassidy, it is about time that the Queen Bees get what we deserve. No one is distracting us anymore. No one is nagging us or trying to belittle us. We may have slipped up before, yes, and I will admit to that, but just because we’ve come across a couple of bumps along the road doesn’t mean that we are incapable of reaching the end of this race. We’ve outlasted everyone who tried to make a mockery out of us, and now, we’re gonna finish in first place.

(Serenity motions to her waist.)

Serenity Valdez: With alllllll of the gold coming to us!


Crowd: QUEEN BEES SUCK! QUEEN BEES SUCK! QUEEN BEES SUCK!

Serenity Valdez: Keep saying that. Whatever helps you idiots to sleep better at night. However, nothing you can say will delay the inevitable. At Pain for Pride, the Queen Bees are coming for everything… and that is why, with my lovely Empress of Elite privileges, I get to make use of my opportunity even if there’s an established match already made.

Stew-O: Is she…?

Jake Mercer: Yes! Yes! Ahahahaha! YES! She’s gonna do it!


Flannery McCoy: It sounds like she will. She has the Universal Women’s Championship in her line of sight!

(The crowd are not liking what Serenity is likely insinuating. She gives a closed-eye smile, devilish intent apparent.)

Serenity Valdez: So, at Pain for Pride? I want in on the—

(Suddenly, ‘Changed It’ by Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne hits.)

Stew-O: OH MY!


Flannery McCoy: WHOA!

Jake Mercer: Wait, WHAT?!

(The crowd comes unglued. Serenity’s eyes widen as she turns towards the stage. On it is Milli Banks, the reigning Specialists Champion. The two women swap expressions, with Milli smirking while Serenity looking displeased at her presence. Banks walks down and enters the ring, already having a microphone in hand. Her theme fades, but the crowd continues to go crazy!)


Crowd: MIL-LI BANKS! MIL-LI BANKS! MIL-LI BANKS!

Stew-O: And the fans are just rallying behind her here tonight!

Crowd: MILLI OWNS YOU! MILLI OWNS YOU! MILLI OWNS YOU!

(Serenity scoffs, waving off the chants. However, Milli chuckles.)

Milli Banks: Girl, what you shaking your head for? These people ain’t lying. I do own you, along with Mew-Mew and Sisi. After all, how many times have I beaten the Queen Bees? Things starting to look just as bad like Jokic owning Booker and KD last night.

Serenity Valdez: Yeah, yeah, blah, blah, blah, you ‘own’ us. If you’re just gonna make my ears bleed with your corny, forced basketball references you can leave. As a matter of fact… you should just get out of my ring. Period.

(Milli almost looks tickled by Serenity using her signature phrase.)

Milli Banks: Oh, I don’t think I will, Seren-ren. See, you may have lucked out with Sienna and Cameron, but you haven’t lucked out when it comes to me. You forgot about one loose thread, and you’re looking right at her.

Serenity Valdez: But, don’t you ‘own’ me, already? Well, except for the fact you have yet to beat me in singles action—

Milli Banks: —And that is why I’m here.

(Milli steps up real close to Serenity. The two women stare down each other. The fans’ reactions are electric.)

Milli Banks: I may have beaten y’all in plenty of cute and albeit memorable tag matches, but when it comes to the one-on-one action, I’ve beaten all but one Queen Bees member. You and I got some unfinished business, boo. After all, this entire season, I’ve been focusing on righting some wrongs. Road to Redemption? I did what I could, but I’m not satisfied with my performance. I had one goal and that was to get you outta that chamber, but I didn’t do that. Then, of course, the Queenie Beenies had to come out and do a repeat of Justified Reckoning by bailing you out. All of that paved way for ARIA — who managed to make this title more prestigious in a shorter time than your bootleg Brody Spark run, by the way — to become the one who got to say she dethroned you. And you know what? It was cool. However, we all know that the end result would’ve been vastly different if things went my way.

Serenity Valdez: Ha. Maybe if you weren’t trying to enter that week being all ‘zen’ and ‘not giving me any power’ over you, you would’ve been far sharper that night, Champ.

(Milli slowly nods her head, paving way for Serenity to grin.)

Milli Banks: Maybe. Maybe if I came into that match just ready to kill you I would’ve gotten you out a whole lot sooner. But, hey, I can spend time going over the same match repeatedly, but it’s not going to change what happened in China. So, as far as I’m concerned, there are things that I need to check off my cute checklist.

(Milli raises her fingers in accordance to each point.)

Milli Banks: Number one on the list was to get my lick back against the Queen Bees – which, by now, I’m sure everyone, their grandmama and even their pet goldfish can remember every match I won against y’all. The second one was to finally win this beautiful title, even if it came from the same woman who managed to beat you for it… and I did just that.

(Milli raises the Specialists Championship, leading the fans to cheer for her. Serenity however yawns and rolls her eyes.)

Milli Banks: And now, that only leads to the third and final thing I gotta check off. Just one last goal I gotta achieve before I can be truly satisfied…

(Milli pressed her finger against the tip of Serenity’s nose.)

Milli Banks: …. And that’s beating you.

(She shoves her head back slightly. Serenity’s eyes widen. Annoyed, she steps in to close whatever remaining gap separated them.)

Serenity Valdez: Really, Milli? You want to fight me? Are you that desperate that you need me to help elevate you again? You know, you had your chances to defeat me, twice, and you blew them! I’ve already beaten you, you idiot. Besides, what makes you think that I will willingly give up my world title match to fight you?

(Serenity gives a harsh laugh as she steps back.)

Serenity Valdez: You are so beneath me, Milli. That’s just the truth. I’m in a better position than you. I mean, for goodness sakes, we could’ve at least faced each other in the finals of the Empress of Elite tournament, but you got so hung up on thinking that was gonna be a given for you that your little gal pal Holly Arrow punked you out and I had to meet her instead. Still, I suppose I should thank you for fumbling another chance and making things easier for me. You pretty much paved the way for me winning!

Milli Banks: Oh, so you admit it, huh? ‘Easier’ for you, hm?

Serenity Valdez: You just love twisting things, don’t you? Just like how you’ve twisted things so that once in your miserable existence you can be actually liked by people. I must say, you have a knack for coming up with whatever narratives you want so that you can look good and never hold yourself accountable. You did it in gymnastics, you’ve done it in EAW, and you know what Kudos for you for having all of these people wrapped around your fingers. It’s just too bad that you aren’t going to get your desired ending when it comes to me.

(Serenity smirks.)

Serenity Valdez: The pen is in my hand, and I’m in control of what goes on. No one is going to be able to take it away from me, Milli, and no one has been able to. So, what makes you think I’ll hand it over to you so that you can try and ruin things for me?

Milli Banks: Because you don’t have a choice.

Stew-O: PUNCH TO THE FACE! MILLI BANKS STRIKES SERENITY VALDEZ WITH AN UNSUSPECTING RIGHT HAND!

Jake Mercer: OH NO! AND MILLI LOU THESZ PRESSES HER DOWN TO THE MAT, UNLEASHING WITH A FLURRY OF PUNCHES! SO MUCH FOR HER TRYING TO BE THE GOOD GIRL!

Flannery McCoy: BUT THE FANS ARE LOVING THIS! WE’VE WAITED FIVE MONTHS FOR SERENITY TO GET HER COMEUPPANCE, AND IT’S HAPPENING! SHE’S BLOCKING MOST OF THESE PUNCHES, BUT WITH HOW MILLI IS GOING CRAZY, IT CAN ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SHE’S SERIOUSLY HURT!

Stew-O: AND SERENITY PUSHES HER AWAY! MILLI TRIES TO COME IN, BUT SERENITY KICKS AT HER FROM THE GROUND BEFORE ROLLING UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM ROPE! MILLI GETS UP AND IT LOOKS LIKE SHE WANTS TO COME AFTER HER AGAIN! HOWEVER, SERENITY IS HAULING UP TOWARDS THE STAGE!

Jake Mercer: AND SHE PICKED UP HER MIC! SHE’S TURNING AROUND, LOOKING STRAIGHT AT MILLI!

(Serenity breaths deeply, as does Milli. The fans continue to cheer for Banks, but in that moment, all that matters is her finally getting the upper hand on a woman who has become a bitter enemy.)

(They stand for a minute before Serenity speaks…)

Serenity Valdez: You want a match? Fine. You’ll get your wish.

(The fans explode in an uproar of cheers.)

Serenity Valdez: But you are going to regret this, Milli. You should’ve enjoyed the spotlight that has practically handed to you, because now? I’m going to be taking it away from you.

(Mic drops. Serenity leaves. Milli smirks.)

Stew-O: I… so, that’s it? We have a match?

Flannery McCoy: I think so, Stew! Just like that, after months apart, Milli Banks and Serenity Valdez will meet again!

Jake Mercer: Milli looks pleased with the outcome. However, this could very well backfire on her! Serenity still has the Queen Bees while the Specialists Champ’s allies are all too consumed with their own upcoming fights and issues! This could be a huge mistake on her part!

Stew-O: Regardless, they’ve mutually agreed to it. Milli has been wanting her revenge on Serenity Valdez for the longest, and now that she’s bided her time, she seeks to do just that!

(The final shot shows off Milli, gassing up the fans and scaling the turnbuckle. She screams ‘its over for her!’ before the camera zooms out, showing off the crowd all standing for her. She goes down and picks up the championship before we fade.)

(A commercial is shown for this week’s episode of Sunday Night Voltage being headlined by Minerva going up against Halsey Neel.)

(Friday Night Dynasty fades back in from commercial break and the fans inside the Smoothie King Center are greeted by Carl Orff’s ‘O Fortuna’ blasting through the sound system.)

Stephie Love: Ladies and gentlemen… please welcome the Hall of Famer… MADISON KALINE!

(The fans greet Madison with a mixed reaction of mostly jeers as she steps on the stage. She’s dressed to compete, considering her match against the up and coming Jamie Cross is next, but ‘The Mistress of Death’ doesn’t seem at all bothered by the reaction she is getting.)

Stew-O: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to Dynasty. During the break, we were told that Madison wanted to take a few minutes before her match to address what went down with ARIA during last weekend’s Fighting Spirit broadcast.

Flannery McCoy: It was certainly a tense scene between the two ladies as ARIA was taking some time to get herself set for her Universal Women’s Championship match against Dr. Bethany Blue. Madison would show up and for lack of a better term, bully ARIA and get into her head. Things got extremely tense between both competitors until Madison pushed one button too many and ARIA decked her.

Jake Mercer: She sent Madison sprawling across the ground, damn near knocking her jaw right off. They don’t call her ‘Golden Glove’ ARIA Lestrade for nothing, Flan. Two years ago while in Japan, ARIA entered a secret underground boxing tournament and knocked out all 87 of her opponents.

Flannery McCoy: Imagine how tired I am after every Dynasty broadcast comes to an end. You just never know when to stop, do you?

Jake Mercer: It’s my job to present the facts.

Stew-O: You wouldn’t know a legitimate fact if it reached out and slapped you across the face.

(At this point, Madison has gotten inside the ring and has been given a microphone. As her music fades out, she is greeted by the boos of the crowd who clearly don’t like the way she treated ARIA back at Fighting Spirit.)

Madison Kaline: I know that I have a match scheduled in just a few moments, but I wasn’t going to let Dynasty pass and not mention what went down at Fighting Spirit between myself and little Miss FORMER Specialists Champion, ARIA. The fact she put her hands on me is despicable especially when all I wanted to do was give her some advice. Let’s be honest, no one actually thought ARIA would defeat Dr. Bethany Blue and win the Universal Women’s Championship, but I didn’t want to see such a pivotal women’s division match go to shit because ARIA doesn’t have what it takes to eat at the big girls’ table. I thought perhaps I could motivate her and open her eyes to what an incredible opportunity she had to do something amazing right before the biggest show of the year, and I just wanted to make sure she was motivated. I wanted to make sure she was ready. It was downright shocking to me that ARIA was listening to music and playing on her phone when she should have been mentally and physically preparing for a world championship match. Honestly, one of the biggest problems I have with the Elitists of this generation is how lazy they all are. Who prepares for a world title match by texting their friends? ARIA deserved to have her phone broken for that and furthermore, she lost the stupid match! So not only is she lazy, she’s incompetent, and I take that personally. That Universal Women’s Championship match at Fighting Spirit was completely wasted on ARIA. I respect the fact Dr. Bethany Blue is a Fighting Champion, but she could have looked for someone better to face. I meant what I said last weekend. I was planning to challenge Dr. Blue and it really pissed me off that ARIA beat me to the punch.

(A scowl forms on Madison’s face and the crowd continues to give her hell.)

Madison Kaline: :wtf: Is this building full of ARIA fans or something tonight?

(The crowd pops at the mention of ARIA’s name.)

Madison Kaline: 🙄 Sheep. The point is, ARIA was not ready for a match of that caliber back at Fighting Spirit. It was her entitlement that led to challenge for the Universal Women’s Championship well before she was ready. She humiliated herself and that’s all there is to it. I am sure ARIA will take away some type of moral victory, which is another problem I have with today’s generation because just being able to walk away from a match is not a victory. Today’s Elitists are way too soft and content to just wrestle. They don’t have the drive and the desire to be the very best, and they certainly don’t respect women like me who paved the way for them. If not for Madison Kaline, there would be no ARIA… no Ice Aces… no nothing. We may not even have such a highly respected world championship to compete for. You certainly wouldn’t see women competing in whatever match they wanted, for whatever title they wanted, because once upon a time, we had to fight just to be on TV. The powers-that-be certainly didn’t take us seriously and it was a struggle each and every week just to get even an ounce of respect. I hate going off on my soap box right now, but I’m obviously frustrated. Pain for Pride is right around the corner. Kassidy Heart is now once again challenging for the Universal Women’s Championship, and yours truly has to stand there and wonder where she fits in. I’m Madison Kaline for crying out loud and I meant what I said back at Fighting Spirit. I will win another world championship, and when I do, I’m going to make sure the snotty little girls respect me for the champion and Hall of Famer that I am.

(Madison pauses for a moment.)

Madison Kaline: And that includes ARIA.

(Madison lets out a rather annoyed sigh.)

Madison Kaline: Look, I hate coming out here and sounding like a bitter, jaded old head. That’s not at all who I am. But it gets very tiring when I have to constantly defend myself and my actions. I am not treated like other Hall of Famers and the ingrates I am forced to share a space with act like I’m not capable of handling my business these days. Maybe some of that frustration came out when I was trying to talk to ARIA but it’s very discouraging when people don’t want to listen to you. Maybe I came on a little too strong for ARIA’s liking. These newbies clearly need to be coddled and told what a good job they’re doing despite absolutely sucking and squandering opportunities that never should have gone to them in the first place. That being said, I don’t want to come across as some super bitch or anything. I truly did have ARIA’s best interests at heart when I approached her last weekend, and I don’t think she understands that. I must admit, things got extremely heated between the two of us, but it was ARIA who crossed the line when she put her hands on me. I can honestly say that I have never been happier to NOT be someone’s first championship defense, because ARIA deserved to lose that match. She got her karma for being lazy and more importantly, she got what she deserved for punching me in my perfect face. But believe it or not, I am not here to make an enemy out of anyone. Whether I agree with how ARIA and the rest of the pampered princesses in the lockerroom act doesn’t mean I should automatically cast them off. I definitely want to have another conversation with ARIA because I’m not happy with how things went down. She twisted my good intentions and turned the conversation into something it never had to be. My temper got the better of me because of that, and then things just escalated. That’s why tonight I want to extend an invitation to ARIA to come here to Dynasty next week and hopefully she and I can hash things out. I truly do want to talk to her, but I have better things to do on Sunday than head over to Voltage, hence this invite.

(Madison turns and looks directly into the camera.)

Madison Kaline: So ARIA, if you are watching this, please know that I’m being sincere when I say come join me on Dynasty next week and let’s get on the same page. Hopefully you can put your ego to the side and come have a real conversation with me.

(On that note, Madison drops the microphone and starts taking off her ring jacket.)

Stew-O: Well, I’m not sure if I really expected to hear Madison invite ARIA to Dynasty, so we’ll have to see how that goes. Something tells me Madison’s intentions aren’t that sincere.

Flannery McCoy: Definitely not. Madison has proven on more than one occasion that she’s one of the most ruthless Elitists to ever walk these halls. If I were ARIA, I would approach this with caution.

Jake Mercer: Sometimes you two are really dramatic.

(‘Anti-Hero [Rock Version]’ by Taylor Swift begins to blast through the speakers of the Smoothie King Center. The crowd gives a positive reaction to Jamie Cross, who walks out. Despite losing to Caroline at Super Dynasty, Jamie has her head up and her spirits high, looking to keep pushing herself forward and find herself on the Pain for Pride card. Meanwhile, Madison Kaline is stretching in the ring, having a small segment just moments ago, but turns her focus into competing.)

Stephie Love: THE FOLLOWING MATCH IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL –

Crowd: ONE FALL!!!!!!!

Stephie Love: ALREADY IN THE RING…BY TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA…SHE IS ‘THE MISTRESS OF DEATH’….MADISON KALINE!!!!!!!

(Madison Kaline cranks her neck back-and-forth, going over strategy in her head.)

Stephie Love: AND INTRODUCING HER OPPONENT…FROM CHICAGO, ILLINOIS…SHE IS ‘THE IRONWOMAN’…JAMIE CROSS!!!!!!

Jake Mercer: Jamie Cross is making her way into the ring! She had a wonderful performance at Super Dynasty against Caroline for the New Breed Championship! Sure she felt short of the prize, but it’s a learning experience nonetheless and I know that she’s excited for Pain for Pride.

Flannery McCoy: Yes, you can feel that Pain for Pride excitement in the air. It’s going to be her first Pain for Pride. While she’ll love to be in a championship match, she just wants to find herself on the card. She is more than hungry to make a name for herself!

Stew-O: Just like all the newer Elitists. Now, this match up with Madison Kaline, who hasn’t always been the most welcoming woman on the roster or someone who has supported women as a whole. The whole thing with ARIA is what we’re reminded of. I don’t think this is going to be a wholesome match up whatsoever. :lupe:

(DING! DING! DING!)


Stew-O: And, it seems like Madison Kaline is going for a lock up –

Flannery McCoy: But, Jamie Cross extends her hand out for Madison Kaline to shake! That almost caught the Hall of Famer off guard as Madison doesn’t know what to think of the situation!

Jake Mercer: It’s almost like Madison Kaline is looking in a mirror, Flann. Anyone who has kept up with EAW programming around the 2014/2015 season is familiar with how Madison arrived into the company, using her nickname ‘Maddie.’ She was nothing more than a happy, go-lucky Vixen who wanted to make all of her dreams come true. But, she realized that it wasn’t enough to make it to the top. She needed a backbone. She needed to get mean.

Stew-O: Thus, the evolution of the ‘Mistress of Death’ began and it slowly transformed Madison Kaline to the woman that she is today. Maybe, your observation is correct, Jake. She sees Jamie as almost a reflection of the woman she once was. Just look at Madison, she is looking down at Jamie Cross’ hand to her face and it’s almost like she’s *disgusted* that Jamie would do such a thing!

Flannery McCoy: MADISON KALINE SLAPS JAMIE CROSS ACROSS THE FACE AS THAT TAKES THE NEWCOMER DOWN! MADISON IS LOOKING DOWN ON THE PLUCKY ROOKIE AND GRABS HER FROM UNDERNEATH HER CHIN!

Madison Kaline: (off-mic) YOU THOUGHT THAT I WAS GOING TO SHAKE YOUR HAND? :mjlol:

(Jamie Cross’ face is being scrunched up as Madison Kaline has a very tight grip on her.)

Madison Kaline: (off-mic) Aww, what’s that? You’re going to cry? 🥺

Jake Mercer: Madison Kaline still maintains grasp of Jamie Cross’ face and pushes her back against the corner! Madison holds onto the ropes as she begins to stomp on Jamie on the stomach as Jamie collapses down to the mat! Still, Madison is stomping on the newcomer before getting her boot and placing it against her neck! She holds it there as she demands for the referee to count!

Referee: (off-mic) ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! STOP IT, MADISON!

Stew-O: Madison Kaline stands Jamie Cross’ straight as she grabs Jamie by her arm and looks to whip her to the corner diagonal from them! But, Jamie counters the whip, sending the Hall of Famer to the corner! Jamie goes running after Madison, connecting with a flying forearm as ‘The Mistress of Death’ falls forward, but Jamie takes her back with a superkick! Madison flies back to the corner as Jamie flips herself to Madison, getting her by the arm and uses springboarding her feet off the ropes and connecting with a springboard armdrag as the former Women’s World Champion is flung across the ring! Jamie rises up to her feet as Madison realizes that she may be in for a bit of a fight in this match! Madison runs after Jamie with a clothesline, BUT JAMIE DUCKS THE CLOTHESLINE AS SHE RUNS TO THE CORNER BEFORE BACKFLIPPING OUT OF THE CORNER! JAMIE RUNS THE HORIZONTAL SET OF ROPES AND SLIDES UNDERNEATH THE LEGS OF MADISON, LOOKING TO TAKE HER BACK AND ROLL HER UP, BUT MADISON SITS DOWN ON JAMIE AS THE FORMER WORLD CHAMPION ROLLS UP JAMIE BY THE LEGS! ARE WE ENDING THINGS HERE EARLY?!?!

OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTWWWWWWW–

Flannery McCoy: NO! JAMIE CROSS ROLLS UP MADISON KALINE!

OOOOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Jake Mercer: ‘The Mistress of Death’ quickly rolls herself to her feet! She refuses to receive a loss against someone that she referred to as a “rookie loser.” The two competitors of this match up look at each other! Madison is completely stunned and trying to keep her composure. Meanwhile, Jamie is feeling the competitiveness of this match up and knows that she is going to need to bring everything that she has against Madison! Jamie loves this! Madison goes right after Jamie, but Jamie wraps her arms behind the former World Champion! She looks to lift up Madison with a German, but Madison elbow Jamie in the face before grabbing one of Jamie’s wrists as she spins around and connects with a short-arm clothesline that takes ‘The Ironwoman’ down!

Stew-O: Now, that looked pretty stiff there, but Madison Kaline is picking up Jamie Cross again before connecting with another short-arm clothesline! But, look at this, Flann and Jake! Madison Kaline goes for a third short-arm clothesline and takes down Jamie again! Madison is going for the cover!

OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

TTTTTWWWWW–

Flannery McCoy: Jamie Cross gets a shoulder up, but Madison Kaline clutches to that arm and pulls Jamie back to her feet! Madison connects with a wrist lock on Jamie’s arm before giving it a tug, which causes a yelp from her! Madison connects with an armdrag as that takes Jamie down! Madison is demanding for Jamie to get herself up to her feet as ‘The Ironwoman’ is slowly rising up, but Madison grabs Jamie by a fist of her hair! The referee is telling Madison to watch the hair as Madison pulls Jamie back and connects with a snap suplex! She sits back Jamie before extending her leg back and connecting with a penalty kick that causes Jamie to yelp in pain! Madison extends her leg back before connecting with another penalty kick to the spine of Jamie! Now, Madison gets to Jamie’s level behind her and connects with a chinlock!

Jake Mercer: Madison Kaline is applying the chinlock to Jamie Cross, who should be looking for a way out of this move! Meanwhile, Madison would like for a submission victory here! I know that Madison is HOPING that ARIA from Voltage is looking at this match up! I think that adds a bit of pressure to the Hall of Famer! Madison has always brought her A-game to matches! She’s looked fantastic in World Championship matches! It’s some of the environments where she’s always shining! But, with an audience? Madison wants nothing more than for people to watch her and what she’s doing. Wherever ARIA is, Madison is hoping that she is tuning in!

Stew-O: Jamie Cross begins to stomp her foot against the mat! Slowly, but surely, the EAW Universe is getting behind the newcomer with the encouragement needed to get herself back into this match! Jamie is regaining her energy to fight back as Madison Kaline is not liking this whatsoever! She knows that she is in a bit of trouble as Jamie begins to rise back to her feet – BUT MADISON GRABS JAMIE BY HER HAIR AND CONNECTS WITH A MAT PULL HAIR SLAM AS THE BACK OF JAMIE’S HEAD COLLIDES WITH THE MAT! MADISON FINDS HER WAY BACK TO HER FEET AS SHE RUNS THE HORIZONTAL SET OF ROPES AND CONNECTS WITH A LEG DROP ON ‘THE IRONWOMAN!’ BUT, MADISON IS LOOKING TO APPLY A LEGSCISSORS NECK CHOKE ON JAMIE!

Flannery McCoy: Madison Kaline is cranking in the legsicssors neck choke on Jamie Cross, applying more pressure! But, you can see that Jamie is trying to turn herself to her side! She’s trying to find herself out of the legscissors before she passes out! Meanwhile, Madison is trying to make sure that Jamie finds no way out of this hold! She is trying to scooch herself away from the nearest set of ropes that Jamie could put her foot on! But, Jamie manages to roll herself on top of Madison and Jamie begins to swing at ‘The Mistress of Death!’ JAMIE HAS SPRUNG BACK TO LIFE IN THIS MATCH UP AS SHE IS THROWING LEFT AND RIGHT TO THE FORMER WORLD CHAMPION! MADISON IS TRYING TO BLOCK EACH SHOT, BUT JAMIE MANAGES TO NAIL EACH ONE! MADISON SHOVES JAMIE OFF OF HER AS JAMIE TRIES TO GO AFTER MADISON, BUT MADISON TAKES DOWN JAMIE WITH A SPEAR, CUTTING HER IN HALF! MADISON FINDS HERSELF BACK TO HER FEET AS SHE LOOKS TO HEAD FOR THE TOP ROPE!

Jake Mercer: Madison Kaline is going high risk as it seems like we could be seeing the beginning of the end of this match up! She sees that Jamie Cross is in a perfect position as it seems like she’ll be going for that swanton bomb! Madison is situating herself on the top rope, but she sees that Jamie is rolling herself into a crawling position! She is trying to crawl to the ropes and find her way back to her feet as Madison jumps from the top rope! She knows better than to connect a move that has nobody home! She runs after Jamie and kicks her stomach which causes Jamie to roll to her back once again! Madison is gesturing for Jamie to give it everything that she has, but at the first sign of Jamie trying to fight back, Madison is able to shut it down with an enziguri that takes Jamie to her side! Madison goes for the cover!

OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTWWWWWW–

Stew-O: Jamie Cross with a kick out! Madison Kaline finds herself back to her feet as she grabs Jamie with a fist full of hair! Madison throws Jamie skull first against the turnbuckle as that causes for Jamie to stumble back, BUT SHE STUMBLES BACK INTO THE GRASP OF ‘THE MISTRESS OF DEATH’ AS SHE BASHES JAMIE’S SKULL AGAINST THE TURNBUCKLE! AND AGAIN! AND AGAIN! AND AGAIN! JAMIE FINDS HERSELF COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND AS MADISON TAKES A COUPLE OF STEPS BACK BEFORE RUNNING TOWARDS JAMIE WITH A KNEE STRIKE AS JAMIE’S FACE GOES BASHING AGAINST THE STEEL RING POST! OUCH! THAT HAS TO HURT, FLANNERY!

Flannery McCoy: Poor Jamie! Madison Kaline gets Jamie Cross and connects with a back suplex! Madison follows that up with a front dropkick as that creates a distance between her and Jamie! Jamie is trying to push herself back to her feet as Madison charges at Jamie and clotheslines her outside of the ring –

Jake Mercer: Not quite, Flann! Jamie Cross manages to land on her feet! Madison Kaline sees that and throws a forearm to the direction of Jamie, but Jamie connects with a shoulder thrust to the ribs of the former Women’s World Champion! Madison stumbles back as Jamie heads for the top turnbuckle! SHE YELLS FOR MADISON TO FIND THE SOUND OF HER VOICE AS MADISON SEES JAMIE, BUT JAMIE FLIES OFF THE TOP ROPE! JAMIE CONNECTS WITH A CROSSBODY AS THAT TAKES DOWN MADISON!

OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

Stew-O: Madison Kaline kicks out! Jamie Cross finds her way back to her feet. She gets a hold of Madison as she gets her in a back-to-back position! I THINK THAT WE’RE GOING TO BE SEEING ‘THE ARC REACTOR’ – THE GORY SPECIAL SPUN INTO A DDT–NO! MADISON MANAGES TO GET HERSELF OUT OF POSITION! SHE SLIDES UNDERNEATH THE RING AS THE CROWD HAS A MIXED RECEPTION! Meanwhile, it seems like Madison is quite proud of herself! She is tapping the side of her head, claiming that it’s the ‘veteran’ instinct of this match up! I admit it – it was wonderful awareness from the Hall of Famer! Knowing exactly where you are inside the ring is important at all times!

Flannery McCoy: But, Jamie Cross isn’t looking to waste her time as –almost like she’s Spiderwoman– she springboards herself from one side of the ropes to the other one! The turnbuckle just between them as she connects with a crossbody to the outside! Jamie lays out the Hall of Famer as she quickly finds herself to her feet! Jamie is hyping up the crowd as Madison finds herself in a crawling position! Jamie manages to run and deliver a sliding basement dropkick to the side of Madison’s face! Madison is taken to her back! Jamie gets Madison and throws her underneath the bottom rope! Jamie slides underneath the bottom rope as she gets up! She is looking at Madison who is picking herself up, BUT JAMIE CHARGES AT THE FORMER WORLD CHAMPION AND TAKES HER DOWN WITH A KNEE STRIKE! MADISON GOES TO HER BACK AS SHE’S FEELING QUITE FIRED UP! I THINK THAT SHE MIGHT BE GOING FOR THE ‘NO WAY HOME’ – THE SCORPION KICK AS SHE GETS MADISON UP ON HER SHOULDERS –

Jake Mercer: NO! MADISON KALINE RAKES JAMIE CROSS IN THE EYES AS SHE GETS DOWN FROM JAMIE’S SHOULDERS! MADISON STANDS BEHIND JAMIE AS SHE IMMEDIATELY CONNECTS WITH A BACKSTABBER TO JAMIE’S SPINE, BUT LOOK AT THIS! MADISON CONNECTS WITH A SLEEPERHOLD WITH A BODYSCISSORS TO THE NEWCOMER! IS MADISON LOOKING TO GET A VICTORY HERE? JAMIE FINDS HERSELF SCRAMBLING AS MADISON CAN’T SEEM TO APPLY THE BODYSCISSORS TO THE BEST OF HER ABILITY! ONE OF MADISON’S LEGS KEEPS SLIPPING OUT OF POSITION AS JAMIE MANAGES TO GET MADISON BY ONE OF HER LEGS AS SHE TAKES DOWN ‘THE MISTRESS OF DEATH!’ MADISON FALLS FLAT ON HER FACE AS JAMIE IS LOOKING TO PAY TRIBUTE TO HER MENTOR SAL DORADO, ‘HTO’ – THE ANKLE LOCK! BUT, MADISON IS TRYING TO REACH FOR THE BOTTOM ROPE AS FAST AS SHE POSSIBLY CAN!

Stew-O: These ankle locks are no joke at all! I mean, Ronan Malosi did tap out to one, so it’s not an impossible concept! Madison Kaline is currently hopping on one foot as Jamie Cross is trying to apply the ankle lock to the best of her abilities, but Madison standing up is making it difficult for that to happen! But, Madison rolls through the ankle lock! But, it seems like Jamie does not want to let go of Madison’s leg! In fact, I think that Jamie is looking to turn Madison back to her stomach! Jamie still wants Madison’s ankle! Madison wants no part of what in the world Jamie is possibly cooking! But, Madison is using her other foot to kick Jamie away from her! Madison wants Jamie out of her space completely as Jamie manages to grab onto Madison’s other foot before situating it before catapulting Madison into the turnbuckle! Madison’s face collides with the turnbuckle! AS MADISON IS STUMBLING BACK, JAMIE MANAGES TO QUICKLY FIND HERSELF ON THE SHOULDERS OF MADISON AND TAKE HER BACK WITH A REVERSERANA! MADISON GOES TO HER BACK AS JAMIE RISES UP TO HER FEET! SHE IS GESTURING FOR MADISON TO FIND HER WAY BACK TO HER FEET AS –

Flannery McCoy: Jamie Cross gets Madison Kaline into position before running to the ropes, springboarding herself and turning herself around, connecting with a tornado DDT! Madison falls to her back once again! Jamie follows that up with a meteora to the chest of the Hall of Famer! Jamie with the cover!

OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!!!

TTTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Jake Mercer: Madison Kaline with a kick out! But, you can see the focused look on Jamie Cross’ face! It seems like Jamie is going for ‘Arc Reactor’ once again, BUT MADISON MANAGES TO PLANT HER FEET TO THE GROUND AS SHE HOOKS JAMIE BY HER ARMS AND FLIPS HER IN FRONT OF HER! BUT, JAMIE LOOKS TO GO FOR A KNEE STRIKE, BUT MADISON DUCKS JAMIE’S KNEE STRIKE BEFORE HOOKING JAMIE IN A FULL NELSON POSITION AND TAKING HER BACK WITH BRIDGING FULL NELSON SUPLEX! BUT, JAMIE MANAGES TO ROLL HERSELF BACK TO HER FEET! WHAT IN THE WORLD? JAMIE MANAGES TO LIFT UP MADISON BY HER HAIR BEFORE SLAMMING THE BACK OF HER HEAD AGAINST THE MAT! JAMIE FINDS HER WAY BACK TO HER FEET! SHE GRABS MADISON UP AS MADISON THROWS A PUNCH AS THAT STAGGERS JAMIE BACK, BUT JAMIE CONNECTS WITH A PUNCH TO MADISON’S FACE! MADISON CONNECTS WITH A PUNCH THAT STAGGERS JAMIE BACK! JAMIE WITH A PUNCH TO MADISON! MADISON WITH A PUNCH TO JAMIE! JAMIE WITH A PUNCH TO MADISON! THESE TWO WOMEN ARE THROWING THESE HARSH PUNCHES TO EACH OTHER!

Stew-O: Madison Kaline connects with a knee to the gut of Jamie Cross! Jamie clutches her stomach in pain as Madison runs after her, connecting with a hurricanrana as that takes Jamie down! Madison takes Jamie down once again with a dropkick! Now, you can see that Madison is starting to back away to the horizontal set of ropes! I think that we’re going to be seeing ‘Afterlife’ from ‘The Mistress of Death’ as she is more than anticipating Jamie getting up! Madison runs after Jamie –

Flannery McCoy: JAMIE CROSS MANAGES TO GET MADISON KALINE ON HER SHOULDERS AND CONNECTS WITH ‘NO WAY HOME’ – THE FIREMAN’S CARRY INTO TIPTOE KICK- LIKE MOVE! THAT TAKES MADISON BACK! I’M NOT SURE WHAT THAT MOVE WAS, BUT THAT WAS IMPRESSIVE! JAMIE GOES FOR A COVER AND IS THIS GOING TO BE WHAT TAKES DOWN MADISON??

OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

TTTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

TTTT–

Jake Mercer: MADISON KALINE KICKS OUT! Jamie Cross is getting fired up! You can see the look on her face as she’s getting up! She is looking intensely at Madison Kaline, knowing that she could be getting a victory over a Hall of Famer in a matter of moments! This could be the most amazing victory of Jamie’s career! Jamie is looking to connect with ‘The Arc Reactor’ for the third time in this match! Now, Jamie has been trying to connect with this specific move on a couple occasions! I don’t blame her, it was voted “finisher of the week” in the EAW discord and we’re all going to see why! SHE GETS MADISON IN A GORY SPECIAL POSITION – BACK-TO-BACK- BUT BEFORE SHE IS ABLE TO SPIN MADISON AND CONNECT WITH A DDT, MADISON CREATES SOME DISTANCE BETWEEN HER AND JAMIE! SHE RUNS AFTER THE NEWCOMER AND CONNECTS WITH A TILT-A-WHIRL, BUT WHAT IN THE WORLD?

Stew-O: She is connecting with a seated double leg nelson scissored armbar? That’s “‘Aria” of Danger,’ Jake! That’s ARIA’s go-to submission hold! Madison Kaline is applying the submission hold of the former Specialists Champion and one-third of The Ice Aces! Madison has ARIA’s go-to submission hold on Jamie Cross! Jamie is scrambling, trying to look for a way out of this move! She is trying to reach for the bottom rope! But, Madison Kaline is bending the arm back! The arm is not supposed to bend like that, Flannery! :damn:

Flannery McCoy: JAMIE CROSS FINDS HERSELF IN AN AWFUL SITUATION AS SHE IS TRYING TO ROLL HERSELF OUT OF THIS MOVE! BUT, MADISON KALINE IS WRENCHING THAT ARM BACK AND THE LONGER THAT JAMIE FINDS HERSELF IN THIS MOVE, THE MORE LIKELY THAT ARM IS GOING TO GET INJURED AND SHE COULD FIND HERSELF OUT OF PAIN FOR PRIDE! THINK ABOUT PAIN FOR PRIDE, KID! YOUR FIRST PAIN FOR PRIDE! YOU NEED TO BE THERE!

Jake Mercer: AND…JAMIE CROSS TAPS OUT!!!!!!! MADISON KALINE WINS!!!!!!

(DING! DING! DING!)

(‘O Fortuna’ plays once again, but Madison Kaline is not releasing the “‘Aria” of Danger’ off Jamie Cross! After the referee nearly has to step in, Madison releases the hold! She raises up to her feet as the referee raises her hand in victory.)

Stephie Love: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN…THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH…MADISON KALINE!!!!!!!!

Stew-O: Madison Kaline makes Jamie Cross submit…to ARIA’s submission hold! Now, Madison is hoping that ARIA was watching that! Imagine what ARIA must be feeling? That’s her own submission move! That’s one of her moves?

Jake Mercer: Well, we did establish that Madison Kaline was doing something that ARIA should have been doing before her match with Dr. Bethany Blue and that’s studying tapes, getting to know her opponents and really preparing for this match. Madison just proved that in this match!

Flannery McCoy: Now, Jamie Cross stepped up to the task of facing a Hall of Famer in Madison Kaline! I really enjoyed her performance tonight, but anyone being stuck in that submission move would have thought about the short term and long term risks. Jamie is young, her first Pain for Pride is around the corner and I know that she would want to be in the picture of health going into the event!

(A commercial is shown for Twitter featuring a who’s who of Elitists linking up using the new dating feature.)

(‘5 Milli’ by Icewear Vezzo hits, prompting a myriad of reactions from the New Orleans crowd. The Visual Prophet walks out, sans Dr. D’Angelo Angelo, and its clear that he isn’t in the best of moods.)

Jake Mercer: The good doc is missing, in no small part thanks to Scott Diamond! He battered the poor man! I mean, what has he done to deserve being on the receiving end of such a heinous, digusting attack?!

Flannery McCoy: Maybe you should ask your favorite chef that. He refused to fight him despite putting out a clear-cut open challenge for anyone to step up to him, and instead of giving us what could’ve been a great, competitive match, Viz and Dr. D’Angelo decided to run away. They were—

Jake Mercer: — COWARDS??? Is that what you are trying to insinuate, Flannery?! How dare you! Viz and Doc are two, upstanding, brave men!

Flannery McCoy: Well, it didn’t seem that way – and judging by the reaction ofthe fans at Super Dynasty, I think many within the EAW Universe would be inclined to agree.

Stew-O: Either way, the message Scott sent was clear as day. Viz has no choice but to acknowledge it and respond.

Flannery McCoy: And hopefully, he’ll have to answer for why he decided to leave Dr. D’Angelo high an dry in the manner that he did.

Jake Mercer: He did not!

(Bickering aside, the commentary team focus back in on the ring where the Visual Prophet entered. His theme fades as he has a microphone in hand. He slowly shakes his head with the fans continuing on with their strong reactions.)

Visual Prophet: Super Dynasty was a dissapointment in ever sense of the word. Far more disappointing than Andre Valentine’s macaroni casserole. SOSA, as expected, was radio silent. I had to carry that bum and try to make things at least a little interesting, even with how much I’ve grown to despise him. I guess it was all but a natural instinct for me to do so, seeing as how I’ve had to be the one to hype things up and get people to care while he laid back, sipped his coke-laced drinks and profited off of my efforts and hard work.

Flannery McCoy: Wow. That was absolutely uncalled for. He continues to go after low-hanging fruit!

(The fans realizes this too, booing him in response.)

Visual Prophet: Now, now. You all know the truth. Then again, it’s my fault for giving such a lowly man a chance to shine next to me. I gave him the benefit of the doubt, but all he did was magnify the doubts people had about him and his ability to adapt in what has increasingly become a competitive era of EAW. He thought he could coast on by with his past laurels and greatness, but that made him too complacent. Once more did I have to try and pick up the slack to try and create a fire inside of him. However, he didn’t meet me halfway. He didn’t even meet me at all. SOSA Henderson went out sadder than a deflated souffle and he disappointed everyone when he didn’t even bother to try and speak to me. All that week, he had his final chance, his final opportunity courtesy of me, to make me feel anything else but that.

(Viz sighs.)

Visual Prophet: Yet, he didn’t. Not a murmur or a sqeak from that low-down, Philly rat. He decided he was content with staying in his hole, remaining in the dark while I stepped out into the spotlight and do what I’ve been doing for the past few years here in EAW: be a star. At least, in the regard, he proved me right about me being the hardest-working member of Soul Food Sunday… and he proved me right when I said it was a mistake for me to extend him an olive branch in the first place. I should’ve stabbed that branch into his heart and not give him a second chance in spite of our past issues. Oh, how much of a fool I was… but I won’t be a fool again. I learned my lesson.

Visual Prophet: However, SOSA, or his lack of apperance, wasn’t the only thing I had to deal with. Before I knew it, Scott Diamond hobbled back in from whatever senile home he was holed up in after losing to Limmy and thought he could make an example out of me! ME! I get that he was upset about losing and all of that, but come on! You can’t jump the line and disrespect the chef! And he had the gall, the absolute AUDACITY, to attack Dr. D’Angelo Angelo!

(The fans cheer, causing Viz to look on in disgust.)

Visual Prophet: You people are sick, you know that? He was defenseless. He couldn’t fight back, and that made him an easy target for Scott to throw his temper tantrum all because I saw through his act and denied him at the entrance. He humiliated the good doc. He outright annihilated him! And now, he’s not by my side because of that maniac!

Flannery McCoy: Oh, give us a break already…

Jake Mercer: Doc… 😭😭😭

Visual Prophet: However, I will not take it. I won’t allow Scott Diamond to walk around and do whatever he feels like doing. This will not be tolerated. So, Scott? Since it’s painfully clear that you want to share a ring with me, how about you come down here and meet me face-to-face now?

Stew-O: Wow! The Visual Prophet just called him out!


Flannery McCoy: But to, what, just talk? He doesn’t want to fight or at least avenge Dr. D’Angelo?

Jake Mercer: Because Viz is actually dignified! He isn’t barbaric unlike certain people!

Flannery McCoy: Scott is many things, but barbaric isn’t one of th—

(‘Toad’ by Justin Hurwitz blares out, signaling the arrival of the Mad Titan himself. A mixed response greets Scott Diamond as he steps out. However, with a microphone of his own already in his hand, his main point of focus is on Viz.)

Stew-O: And Scott Diamond is here, already looking to confront the Visual Prophet directly!


Jake Mercer: Oh, gosh. Let’s hope he doesn’t try to batter Viz next!

(Scott is calm, even if he’s a bit confused by everything he’s heard. He gets in the ring, speaking.)

Scott Diamond: Now, hang on. Am I hearing you correctly, Viz? You think that was some sort of wild attack I unleashed against Dr. D’Angelo?

Visual Prophet: Yes, it was! He didn’t deserve that!


Scott Diamond: Maybe not. However, it wasn’t some callous beatdown or a ‘temper tantrum’ as you put it. In fact, where is all of this coming from? You’re making it seem as if I came out and had all of the intentions to ruin the two of you when you were the one to put out an open challenge. Your story is completely warped that it’s almost laughable. You ducked me, Viz. Plain and simple.

(More of the fans start to side with Scott, much to the chagrin of the Visual Prophet.)

Scott Diamond: I was ready for a fight — the same fight you wanted, or at least bragged about wanting to have. After all, you spent the entirety of that week before the show that if SOSA wasn’t going to show up, you’d face off against anyone that wanted a match against you. That’s… how these things work, you know. I answered your call, but it seemed as if you had reservations about me being your opponent. You wasted my time along with everyone else’s, and that was why Dr. D’Angelo had to deal with me.

(Scott, nonchalant as ever, shrugs.)

Scott Diamond: So, sorry if you’re up in arms about me laying him out, but I needed to send you a message that completely disrespecting me isn’t going to be of benefit to you. Still, I have to wonder why you got cold feet when I decided to take you up on your own offer. Could it have been due to fear? Intimidation? I’m not so certain. It seems like a lot of people would jump the gun and assume you were a coward, but I guess there’s a part of me who wants to give you the benefit of the doubt. Surely, a former world champion wouldn’t be afraid of some competition. After all, you called me by name and demanded me to come out. So, here I am.

(Scott steps closer.)

Scott Diamond: Right in front of you.

(The Visual Prophet frowns.)

Visual Prophet: Look at you, trying to big league me once again. Maybe if this was 2012 EAW, I would be scared of you. However, I’m not, Scott. Not in the slightest. You attacked my own comrade, and I want you to answer for it.

Scott Diamond: So, revenge then? Granted, I think your need for that is completely overblown, but if this leads you to not run away like a scared cat, then I’m game. In fact, if you want to make me rue the day I ever laid my hands on him and drove him down into this very same mat, then you can have that opportunity against me tonight. Anything for your fallen comrade, right?

Visual Prophet: …

(A slight crack gives way to a subtle smirk from Scott Diamond. However, Viz takes a few steps back. His head turns towards the ropes as he looks to walk away entirely. The realization spurs the crowd to boo.)

Visual Prophet: … No, Scott. I’m not going to waste my time with you. I have far more important things to take care of.

Flannery McCoy: He IS a coward!

Scott Diamond: Just like that? Wow. Yet, you’re the one who wants to talk about things being ‘disappointing’ for you.

(Viz stops. His attention falls back onto Scott.)

Visual Prophet: Of course. If you were in my position, Scott, then you would understand.

Scott Diamond: And what sort of position is that? Spearheading a doomed team? Having to cheat and get underneath the skin of many, becoming a glorified bully for much of your time in Soul Food Sunday? Screaming the world that you lead the greatest team in EAW history despite defending your championships against people who never even stood a realistic chance against you?

Visual Prophet: Oh, Scott, I know you of all people are not trying to chastise me right now. Take yourself and your skewed moral compass somewhere else, alright?

Scott Diamond: I don’t care to be righteous. Any care I had of whether or not I was doing the right or wrong things has long since passed. However, I know that if you want to be the biggest and baddest of them all, then you must stand wholly in the hole that you’ve dug for yourself. You cannot have everything, Viz. You can’t proclaim yourself to be the best when your actions, or even inactions, directly contradict what you wish to be seen as.

Visual Prophet: My man, isn’t your whole bit that you don’t care for this sport, let alone this place, anymore?

Scott Diamond: That’s… the most narrow-minded and ignorant thing I’ve heard since my return. Is that was you see this as, Viz? A bit? Some sort of show? Let alone how I don’t care about this sport anymore?

Visual Prophet: Uh, yeah? Because every week it’s, ‘titles are soooo stupid! Oh my gosh, this sport sucks! People care about the wrong things! Just ignore me being in main events and title matches though! I totally hate this’!

Scott Diamond: I’m not even going to waste my time explaining just how wrong and foolish you look. Besides, anytime someone here tries to tell you about yourself, you rather shut out the criticisms and plug your ears, refusing to take an honest, objective look at yourself.

Visual Prophet: Oh, really? Then you shouldn’t waste your time any longer then! Neither should I! You have yourself a good rest of your night, Scott. Don’t bother me ever agan.

(The fans boo as Viz makes his way to the ropes.)

Flannery McCoy: Wow. Well, should we really be surprised? Viz wants no parts of Scott Diamond at all. He made it clear at Super Dynasty, and he’s made it clear tonight! I don’t know how a guy as prideful as him could make himself look bad in this manner.

Jake Mercer: Oh, please! Viz can do whatever he wants! Viz sets the pace in THIS place. No one else! Besides, you really thinking that Viz would be stupid enough to—

Stew-O: SCOTT DIAMOND HAS HIM!!! HE’S GRABBING VIZ!

(The camera comes in, showing that Scott Diamond has the Visual Prophet by the collar of his shirt! Viz is DRAGGED through the ropes, being unceremoniously brought back into the ring! And the fans are loving it!)

Crowd: BEAT HIM UP! BEAT HIM UP! BEAT HIM UP!

Jake Mercer: NO! DON’T! LEAVE HIM ALONE, SCOTT! PLEASE!

Flannery McCoy: WELL, SCOTT ISN’T THE TYPE THAT’S GOING TO LET ANYONE GO THAT EASILY! HE HAS THE VISUAL PROPHET TRAPPED! HE COULD SPIKE HIM DOWN WITH THE ‘VORTEX’!

Jake Mercer: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!


Stew-O: AND SCOTT BRINGS HIM TO THE CENTER WHERE… he… pats him on the back?

(The excited calls for Viz’s end quiet down. The fans are left confused. Scott chuckles and takes it upon himself to leave. Meanwhile, Viz watches on in disbelief. The shock wears down, and soon, he’s livid.)

Visual Prophet: (off-mic) Go ahead and laugh! I promise you won’t be able to do so again!

(Scott simply responds to him with a shrug. He walks out, disappearing behind the stage.)

Stew-O: …well, that was interesting to say the least. I think everyone here was expecting Scott to hit Viz with the same move he used against Dr. D’Angelo and lay him out. In fact, some of the fans are booing, realizing they didn’t get what they want.

Jake Mercer: Thank GOD! Scott would’ve ruined everything!

Flannery McCoy: He didn’t strike here tonight. However, that doesn’t mean he won’t come after the Visual Prophet. For all we know, he could just be bidding his time. In fact, it was as if he was toying with him… just like how Viz was toying with many here during his run with Soul Food Sunday.

Stew-O: Could very well be that. Viz had no qualms belittling or outright trolling people throughout this season. Perhaps Scott Diamond is a representation of the karma that’s been waiting for him… even if Scott may have been the last person many expected to come after him.

(An irate Visual Prophet shakes his head, fixing the collar of his shirt. He storms out of the ring as we fade to black.)

(A commercial is shown for the NBA Playoffs.)

(Friday Night Dynasty fades back into the arena as Stephie Love is seen standing at the center of the ring with a microphone in hand, ready to announce the closing match for tonight!)

Stephie Love: The following is a CASH IN THE VAULT QUALIFYING MATCH!!! And it is a triple threat contest scheduled for…

Crowd: ONE FALL!!!

(‘Outlaws and Outsiders’ by Cory Marks is heard playing through the speakers while the crowd erupts into a mixed reaction for Axel Graves who is seen beginning to make his way out from the backstage area. He has a confident expression on his face as he eyes the ring, knowing the huge opportunity that he has in front of him, and what he’s going to have to bring to the table if he wants to win. He takes a moment before then beginning to make his way down the ramp.)

Stephie Love: Introducing first… from Bearcreek, Montana… weighing in at 265 pounds… ‘THE MONTANA MANIAC”… AXEL GRAVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(‘Prices’ by Lil Uzi Vert is heard blasting through the speakers, with the crowd responding negatively for Ruler who is seen beginning to make his way out from the backstage area. He has a serious expression on his face while smoke billows out behind him. He scans around the arena before looking toward the ring with a serious look on his face. He closes his eyes and takes a deep breath before continuing his entrance.)

Stephie Love: And his opponents, first… residing in The Reserved in Boston, Massachusetts… weighing in at 220 pounds… ‘THE REVOLUTIONIZER’… RULER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(‘Runnin’ by 21 Savage & Metro Boomin is then heard following that with the crowd erupting into loud cheers upon seeing none other than Bronson Daniels begin to make his way out from the backstage area and toward the stage. He hypes up the crowd in attendance as he circles around the stage, looking toward the ring and taking a moment before then beginning to make his way down the ramp from there.)

Stephie Love: Lastly… residing in Los Angeles, California… weighing in at 210 pounds… ‘THE ANSWER’… BRONSON DANIELS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(DING! DING! DING!)

Stew-O: The bell has rung, signaling that this main event matchup is officially underway! Bronson Daniels, Axel Graves, Ruler, the three of them vying for the first of two Dynasty spots in the Cash in The Vault match! IMMEDIATELY RULER RUSHES OUT OF HIS CORNER AND LEAPS INTO THE AIR FOR A BICYCLE KNEE STRIKE TOWARD BRONSON- But he manages to move out of the way before shoving Ruler into the corner, from there beginning to unload on him with a barrage of forearm strikes to the face! Bronson saw what he had in mind coming and now he’s on the offensive, grabbing him by the head and throwing him down to the center of the ring, ONLY FOR AXEL TO COME OUT OF NOWHERE AND CLOBBER HIM, SENDING HIM DOWN TO THE MAT!

Flannery McCoy: Bronson rolls out of the ring to make sure he doesn’t get hit with anything else, while Axel turns his attention to Ruler who is beginning to pull himself up to a kneeling position. He makes his way over and grabs him by the head before pulling him in, LIFTING HIM UP AND INTO A SUPLEX- But Ruler manages to send shots to his side to halt him before he can go through with it! He’s trying to make sure that the rest of this match goes his way and that means getting the offense early like he tried with Bronson! Axel tries to hold on but the attack gives Ruler the opportunity to slip out, Axel swings at his head- BUT RULER MANAGES TO DUCK UNDER AND CONNECT WITH A KNEE TO THE ABDOMEN! This sends Axel backward and sliding down to a seated position, WHILE RULER CONNECTS WITH A KICK TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD TO TAKE HIM DOWN COMPLETELY!

Jake Mercer: Ruler gets back up to his feet, he then begins to focus on what he started with Bronson as he makes his way over to the edge of the ring, BEFORE HE CAN GO FOR ANYTHING THOUGH BRONSON GRABS HIM BY THE ANKLE AND PULLS HIM OUT OF THE RING! Ruler lands on the ground with a thud but quickly tries to get back up, ONLY FOR BRONSON TO GRAB HIM BY THE HEAD AND SEND HIM STRAIGHT INTO THE STEEL STEPS SHOULDER FIRST! Ruler gives a cry of agony upon impact while Bronson grabs him by the head and pulls him away, BEFORE STEPPING BACK AND SENDING HIM INTO THE STEEL STEPS ONE MORE TIME FOR GOOD MEASURE! He then turns around and jumps onto the apron, eyeing a recovering Axel Graves in the ring, looking to take account for all of his opponents in this match.. LAUNCHING OFF OF THE ROPES AND ATTEMPTING TO TAKE HIM DOWN WITH A SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODY-

Stew-O: BUT AXEL SEES IT COMING AND MANAGES TO CATCH BRONSON IN MIDAIR! Bronson is flailing around trying to get off of his shoulders, but Axel has him right where he wants him, SENDING HIM FLYING THROUGH THE AIR WITH A FALLAWAY SLAM TO TAKE HIM DOWN! Axel is back up to his feet and the only one left standing in the ring right now, but that might not be for long as Ruler is shaking off the pain that he’s feeling and slowly climbing up onto the apron. Axel sees this though, as he makes his way over and looks to take him out once again, ONLY FOR RULER TO GRAB A HOLD OF THE ROPES AND CONNECT WITH A SWIFT ROPE-ASSISTED ENZUIGIRI TO THE FACE WHICH SENDS HIM BACK!

Flannery McCoy: Ruler holds onto the ropes while on the apron, Axel stumbling backward and toward the center of the ring. He then begins to make his way up to the top rope, looking to take the big man down with something huge! BUT BEFORE THAT HAPPENS AXEL RUNS FORWARD AND CONNECTS WITH A STRIKE TO THE FACE WHICH HALTS HIM IN HIS TRACKS! Ruler is unable to go through with what he had in mind right now as Axel goes under and lifts him off of the top turnbuckle and onto his shoulders, turning around and beginning to make his way over to the center of the ring while he’s in a Powerbomb position…

Jake Mercer: BUT BRONSON IS BACK UP TO HIS FEET AND HE CONNECTS WITH A SUPERKICK TO THE ABDOMEN OF AXEL! This causes him to crumble down to the ground while releasing Ruler, Bronson grabbing a hold of Ruler and throwing him through the middle rope and out of the ring once again! He then sets his sights on Axel as he runs the ropes and back… ONLY FOR AXEL TO GRAB A HOLD OF HIS WAIST AND LIFT HIM HIGH OFF OF THE GROUND BEFORE SPIKING HIM DOWN WITH A SPINEBUSTER! BRONSON IS DOWN AND AXEL HOOKS THE LEG FOR THE FIRST PIN ATTEMPT OF THE MATCH!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO-

Stew-O: BUT BRONSON SHOOTS THE SHOULDER UP FOR THE KICK OUT! It’s way too early in this match to try and pin Bronson like that, and it’s going to have to take a lot more from Axel if he wants to finish the job. He gets back up to his feet while also grabbing Bronson by the head and bringing him back up as well, but before he can do anything it’s Bronson that begins to send some well placed shots to his abdomen! He begins to show some fight, but that’s not received well by Axel who connects with an Axe Handle to the back of his head which stops him in his tracks and forces him to double over! He then sets him to the ropes and back… ONLY FOR BRONSON TO LEAP INTO THE AIR AND LAND ON HIS SHOULDERS BEFORE TAKING HIM DOWN WITH A HURRICANRANA- BUT AXEL CATCHES HIM ON HIS SHOULDERS! He once again hoists his opponent up into a Powerbomb position…

Flannery McCoy: BUT RULER GETS SOME PAYBACK FOR WHAT BRONSON DID EARLIER IN THE MATCH AS HE CLIMBS UP TO THE TOP ROPE AND LAUNCHES OFF BEFORE GRABBING BRONSON BY THE HEAD AND TAKING HIM DOWN WITH A BLOCKBUSTER WHILE ON AXEL’S SHOULDERS! Ruler is back up to his feet while Axel gets up to a kneeling position… JUST FOR RULER TO CONNECT WITH A ‘CATCH THE RAINBOW’ METEORA TO HIS FACE TO TAKE HIM OUT!

Jake Mercer: Axel is taken out but rolls out of the ring before Ruler can try and pin him, and instead of pursuing him Ruler guns for Bronson who has pulled himself toward the ropes and is using them to get back up to his feet. Ruler makes his way over, ONLY TO BE BOOTED IN THE FACE BY BRONSON! Ruler stumbles back while Bronson turns around and grabs a hold of the ropes, LAUNCHING HIMSELF OFF WITH A SPRINGBOARD BEFORE SPINNING AROUND AND LOOKING TO CONNECT WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO RULER!

Stew-O: BUT BEFORE IT CAN CONNECT, RULER NARROWLY MOVES OUT OF THE WAY! Bronson lands on the ground but rolls forward to get back up to his feet, Ruler quickly approaching, WITH BRONSON LAUNCHING INTO THE AIR AND ATTEMPTING TO CONNECT WITH A PELE KICK TO THE TOP OF HIS HEAD- BUT RULER SEES THAT COMING AS WELL AND MANAGES TO SIDESTEP OUT OF THE WAY! Bronson flips over and lands on a kneeling position, WHILE RULER GOES FOR A BICYCLE KICK TO THE FACE- But before that can connect, Bronson leans back and grabs his foot before impact! Ruler is on one foot while Bronson gets back up to his feet, Ruler managing to break free, BEFORE GOING FOR A CLOTHESLINE-

Flannery McCoy: BUT BRONSON DUCKS UNDER BEFORE TURNING AROUND AND CONNECTING WITH A ‘CHROME HEART TAGS’! SPINNING ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE HEAD DROPS RULER AND BRONSON QUICKLY HOOKS THE LEG AND TRIES FOR A PIN ATTEMPT RIGHT HERE!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

TTTTTTHHHHHHH-

Jake Mercer: BUT BEFORE THE THREE COUNT, AXEL GRAVES COMES FROM BEHIND AND GRABS BRONSON AROUND THE WAIST, PULLING HIM OFF OF RULER AND LAUNCHING HIM INTO A RELEASE GERMAN SUPLEX! Axel with an unorthodox way to break up the pin, but that definitely worked with Bronson and Ruler taken out in the ring. Bronson rolls away while Axel looks to take advantage of the offense that Ruler has taken, bringing him back up to his feet before grabbing him by the head and pushing him into a corner! He begins to send strikes to the abdomen which continue to just beat down Ruler, and it’s clear that it’s going to take a lot out of him to get out of this situation!

Stew-O: Ruler is hurt and Axel then proceeds to grab him, LOOKING TO SEND HIM ACROSS THE RING WITH A BIEL THROW- But Ruler sends a kick to his gut which forces him to let go! Axel parts away from him but quickly approaches again, JUST FOR RULER TO GO UNDER AND SEND AXEL STRAIGHT INTO THE MIDDLE TURNBUCKLE PADDING WITH A DROP TOE HOLD! Axel bounds off of the turnbuckle and slouches down to a seated position in the corner while Ruler gets back up to his feet, STEPPING BACK BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A RUNNING BIG BOOT TO HIS FACE!

Flannery McCoy: Axel is completely out while Ruler pulls him out of the corner, looking to make his way toward the center of the ring, BUT THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN WITH BRONSON DANIELS ENTERING INTO THE RING AND CONNECTING WITH A RUNNING DROPKICK TO HIS CHEST TO SEND HIM BACK INTO THE CORNER! Ruler is backed up, WHILE BRONSON LAUNCHES INTO THE AIR AND CONNECTS WITH A FOREARM SMASH TO HIS FACE TO FOLLOW THAT UP! Ruler is hurt while Bronson grabs a hold of him, heaving him up onto the top turnbuckle and this is not good at all whatever he has in mind!

Jake Mercer: Ruler is stirring, but before he can try for anything it’s Bronson that sends more strikes his way to keep him up on the top rope! If Bronson manages to go through with what he has in mind, it’s going to end up being a hard landing for the former New Breed Champion and he does not at all want that. Bronson then begins to scale the turnbuckles, looking to pull off something big, BUT BEFORE HE CAN RULER BOOTS BRONSON IN THE CHEST AND SENDS HIM OFF OF THE TURNBUCKLE! Bronson stumbles back and dips down to a knee, but fights through it and gets back up to his feet while Ruler tries to come to his senses on the top turnbuckle.

Stew-O: BUT BEFORE BRONSON CAN DO ANYTHING, AXEL COMES FROM BEHIND WITH A STRIKE TO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD WHICH TAKES HIM OUT! Axel gets himself back into the fray as he then begins to make his way over to Ruler, who tries to kick him away in hopes of creating some distance, but before any of them connect Axel lunges forward and connects with a hard right to his skull! This once again leaves Ruler in a precarious position where he finds it increasingly more difficult to recover, while Axel grabs Ruler by the head and pulls him off of the turnbuckle, beginning to set him up…

Flannery McCoy: … GOING FOR ‘THE RIDE’! MUSCLE BUSTER ATTEMPT!

Jake Mercer: BUT AS HE TURNS AROUND HE’S MET WITH BRONSON WHO CONNECTS WITH A ‘BATMAN PUNCH’ TO THE FACE! THE MUSCLE BUSTER CONNECTS ON RULER BUT BRONSON MAKES SURE TO TAKE AXEL DOWN ALONG WITH HIM WITH A SUPERMAN PUNCH AS HE BRINGS RULER UP AND SETS HIM UP ONE MORE TIME!

Stew-O: FOR ‘SAVAGE MODE’! LIFTING DOUBLE UNDERHOOK GUTBUSTER CONNECTS AND BRONSON IMMEDIATELY ROLLS HIM ONTO HIS BACK AND GOES FOR THE PIN ATTEMPT!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Flannery McCoy: BUT AXEL WITH THE LAST BIT OF HIS STRENGTH LAUNCHES HIMSELF FORWARD AND MANAGES TO BREAK UP THE PIN BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE! THIS MATCH CONTINUES!

Jake Mercer: Ruler with his remaining energy pushes himself out of the ring and to the ringside area while Bronson looks at a downed Axel in shock, he thought it was just as over as everyone else did! He slowly begins to rise back up to his feet, eyeing Axel who has reached out and seized the bottom rope to pull himself toward them. He slowly rises back up to his feet, taking the time to recuperate, but Bronson isn’t going to let him go any further. He grabs a hold of him, but before he can do anything it’s Axel that connects with a back elbow to his face! That sends Bronson backward while Axel pushes himself away from the ropes, only for Bronson to connect with a kick to the abdomen! This doubles Axel over while Bronson then proceeds to turn around and run to the ropes and back while Axel is at the center of the ring… ONLY TO BE POPPED OFF THE GROUND FOR A SAMOAN DROP!

Stew-O: But before he can completely go through with that, Bronson begins to connect with repeated elbow shots to the side of his head to try and get him out of this situation! Axel tries to keep him up, but ultimately it’s proving to be too much right now and he succumbs, allowing Bronson to slip off of his shoulders and land behind him. Axel tries to retaliate, but Bronson grabs him from behind, BEFORE ROLLING HIM UP INTO A PIN!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRREE-

Flannery McCoy: BUT AXEL MANAGES TO KICK OUT! He pushes Bronson away and rolls back up to his feet while Bronson is up as well, AXEL GRABBING A HOLD OF HIM AND TAKING HIM OUT WITH A SNAP POWERSLAM! Axel gets back up to his feet, JUST TO BE TAKEN OUT FROM BEHIND WITH A HIGH KNEE TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD BY A RETURNING RULER! Axel rolls on his back and tries to get back up to his feet, BUT RULER LAUNCHES INTO THE AIR AND CONNECTS WITH A JUMPING DOUBLE FOOT STOMP TO HIS CHEST TO TAKE THE AIR OUT OF HIS LUNGS!

Jake Mercer: Bronson is trying to get back up to his feet as he gets up to a seated position, JUST FOR RULER TO CONNECT WITH A KICK TO THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD TO TAKE HIM BACK DOWN! Ruler isn’t done though as he grabs Bronson by the head, pulling him in and setting him up, DROPPING HIM DOWN ONTO HIS HEAD WITH A BRAINBUSTER! Ruler sits back up and he’s made it clear that he has the offense in his favor right now, and looks to keep that up as he turns over to see Axel begin to recover, picking up the pieces and looking to continue the fight here tonight. He doesn’t see Ruler, back up to his feet, eyeing him and waiting for the right opportunity…

Stew-O: SPINNING AROUND AND TRYING FOR A ‘REVOLUTIONIZER’! SPINNING BACK HEEL KICK TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD TO TAKE AXEL DOWN!

Flannery McCoy: BUT AXEL MANAGES TO DUCK UNDER BEFORE GRABBING HIM AROUND THE WAIST AND LIFTING HIM UP INTO A BACK SUPLEX- JUST FOR RULER TO FLIP OVER AND LAND BEHIND HIM! He turns Axel around before spinning around, GOING FOR A DISCUS ELBOW STRIKE TO THE FACE- BUT AXEL MANAGES TO DUCK UNDER AND GRAB RULER AROUND THE WAIST BEFORE LIFTING HIM OFF OF THE GROUND, BUT BEFORE HE CAN TAKE HIM BACK DOWN, RULER FLIPS OVER HIM AND ROLLS HIM UP INTO A SUNSET FLIP… BEFORE ROLLING HIM INTO A SEATED POSITION AND CONNECTING WITH A FRONT DROPKICK TO HIS CHEST!

Jake Mercer: Ruler takes him down and rolls backward to get back up to his feet, JUST FOR BRONSON TO CONNECT WITH A SUPERKICK TO HIS JAW TO STOP HIM BEFORE HE CAN TRY ANYTHING ELSE! Ruler manages to keep himself up but it’s clear that he’s feeling the effects right now, AS BRONSON SLIPS BEHIND HIM AND LEAPS INTO THE AIR BEFORE DROPPING HIM DOWN WITH A REVERSE FRANKENSTEINER! Bronson drops Ruler down to the ground before getting back up to his feet, Axel stumbles back up to his feet as well, WHILE BRONSON LEAPS INTO THE AIR AND CONNECTS WITH A JUMPING BACK ELBOW TO THE FACE TO TAKE HIM OUT! Bronson then eyes Ruler who is still showing some fight left in him, beginning to rise back up…

Stew-O: … AS HE SPRINGS OFF OF THE ROPES AND CONNECTS WITH ANOTHER ‘BATMAN PUNCH’! SUPERMAN PUNCH TO THE SKULL DROPS RULER DOWN AND FORCES HIM TO LEAVE THE RING!

(Bronson falls back against the corner, looking at Axel Graves who has begun to rise back up to his feet. He sees the opportunity right in front of him and with Ruler out of the equation, this is the perfect chance to do so. The Cash in The Vault match is perfectly within reach right now and if all goes to plan with what he has in mind, this could very well spell the end of the long and hellacious battle that he’s gone through.)

Flannery McCoy: BRONSON GOES FOR ‘MICKEY I JUST KNOCKED YOUR HEAD OFF’! ELBOW TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD TAKES AXEL DOWN! BRONSON QUICKLY TURNS ON HIS FEET AND TRIES TO GO FOR THE PIN…

Jake Mercer: ‘KAISER’S TOUCH”!

(In an instant, Andre Walker is seen launching through the air and connecting with a Superman Punch to the side of Bronson Daniels’ head. Bronson drops down like a sack of bricks while the crowd boos Andre, who keeps his stare focused solely on the person who he’s had a grudge with since Fighting Spirit last week. He slicks his hair back and falls backward against the corner, waiting for Bronson to get back up…)

Stew-O: ‘HUNGER ON HILLSIDE’! THE SPEAR CONNECTS CUTTING BRONSON IN HALF! THE REFEREE CAN’T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS! ANDRE HAS JUST RIPPED BRONSON’S CHANCE OF ENTERING THE CASH IN THE VAULT AWAY FROM HIM!

Flannery McCoy: ANDRE DROPS DOWN AND ROLLS OUT OF THE RING, BUT WAIT! WAIT! LOOK AT WHAT’S HAPPENING!

(Inside the ring Ruler is seen gingerly crawling back in, grabbing Bronson and taking advantage of the situation by rolling him onto his back and hooking his leg for the pin.)

Jake Mercer: NOT LIKE THIS!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

(DING! DING! DING!)

(‘Prices’ begins to blast through the speakers while Ruler slowly rolls off of the body of a knocked out Bronson Daniels. The referee makes his way over and checks on him before helping him back up to his feet, Ruler grabbing his head in pain but managing to raise his own hand in victory while the crowd erupts into absolutely deafening boos. He scrunches his face before slowly, a small smirk begins to appear on his face.)

Stephie Love: Here is your winner, qualifying for the CASH IN THE VAULT MATCH!!! RULER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stew-O: Wow, I mean a part of me thought that this would happen, but I just didn’t think that Andre Walker would end up going through with this. This match was in the hands of Bronson Daniels, he was inches away from winning this and entering Pain For Pride with a chance for the briefcase, but unfortunately that did not happen. Andre interfered in this match after a week of turmoil, and led Ruler to get the pin for the victory.

Flannery McCoy: This means Ruler is now joining Alex Myers, Sheridan Muller, and Miku Sakai in the Cash in The Vault match, and possibly even Joso who called his shot earlier in the night. It’s a match of huge proportions, and a hard hitter like Ruler is entering into flip the tables and make a difference, aiming for the opportunity to cash in on a World Championship of his choosing. Congratulations to Ruler on the victory!

(Andre Walker is seen backstepping up the ramp, looking at Bronson Daniels who is slowly recovering inside the ring. He has no clue what just happened but it’s easy to tell that as soon as he finds out he’s going to be a very unhappy camper. Axel Graves is seen at ringside looking pissed off about what just happened, meanwhile Ruler is still inside the ring celebrating his victory. It’s the last shot seen before Friday Night Dynasty begins to completely fade from there.)

(EAW logo buzzes.)

 

Written by John Helms

Most Valuable Elitist #366

Showdown 5.13.23