Francesca De La Cruz
(After showing off the social-distanced crowd cheering for the EAW, holding up al their signs…we finally focus on Maria Del Rey, already in the middle of the ring)
Maria Del Rey: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN…this match is scheduled for one fall and is a TRIPLE THREAT MATCH!!!
(Fans pop)
Maria Del Rey: Introducing first…from Bristol, United Kingdom…weighing in at one-hundred and seventy-eight pounds…HE IS THE CLOWN…HE IS THE INVISIBLE ONE…HE…IS…WARDELL WIIIIITTHHAAAAAKKKKEEEEERRRRRRR!!!
(‘Cursed’ by Klaxy Beats begins to fall over the crowd, causing an uneasiness as Wardell steps out from the entrance way. He stands at the top of the ramp, looking out onto the crowd with both of his hands on the head of his cane)
Clark Ruggerio: Where the hell do they find these guys?
Ben Knight: They quite literally might just be waiting outside asylums.
(Wardell begins to walk down to the ring as the fans give off a lukewarm round of cheers, not really knowing how to react to Wardell yet)
Ben Knight: Like seriously, they just wait outside with a clipboard. And then when these guys…these people…get released, they offer them a contract on the spot.
(Wardell climbs into the ring and tosses his cane to the ref, his music quickly fading out)
Maria Del Rey: And his first opponent…from Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan…weighing in at two-hundred and fifty-one pounds…THE UNGOVERNABLE…HE IS THEE STAR-DUST-DEVIL…KOMATSUUUUUU OOOOOOOGAAAAAAWWWAAAAAA!!!
(The arena quickly fills with the sounds of ‘The Invisible Wall’ by The GazettE. The fans boo as Komatsu Ogawa steps out of the back, his sight trained on Wardell Withaker. Without missing a beat or pausing for admiration, he quickly walks down to the ring, sliding under the ropes and popping up…instantly getting into Wardell’s face)
Ben Knight: I can sense the tension already.
(Ogawa’s music cuts out as Maria raises the microphone to her lips again)
Maria Del Rey: And last but certainly not least…their FINAL opponent…from Soweto, South Africa…weighing in at TWO-HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN POUNDS…ROTTEN BEN ROOOOOOOOOOOTTTHHHHH!!!
(‘Ich Will’ by Rammstein begins to pump out of the speakers as the fans begin to boo loudly. Ben Roth steps out of the back, a sjambok in his hand)
Clark Ruggerio: What…the hell…is that?
(Ben makes his way down the entrance ramp, smuggly looking around with each step)
Ben Knight: He is one TALL motherf-
Clark Ruggerio: BEN SLIDES INTO THE RING AND BLASTS KOMATSU FROM BEHIND!!!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
Ben Knight: The ref grabs Ben’s dropped sjambok and tosses it out of the ring as Roth has Komatsu up against the ropes, raining down lefts and rights onto him.
Clark Ruggerio: Meanwhile Wardell is standing off to the side…a sick smile on his face as he watches the violence unfold.
Ben Knight: Roth grabs Ogawa’s arm and WHIPS him across the ring, charging after him shortly after. Ogawa bounces off the ropes…and Ben with a HUGE BIG BOOT…KNOCKING KOMATSU’S HEAD OFF HIS SHOULDERS, CAUSING THE STARDUST DEVIL TO DO A THREE-SIXTY FLIP!!! Roth turns around and now his eyes trained on Wardell.
Clark Ruggerio: Wardell looks behind himself, then turns and looks back at Ben Roth. He points at himself and mouths the word ‘me’. Ben quickly stomps over to Wardell and wraps his right hand around his throat.
Ben Knight: Is…is he laughing?
Clark Ruggerio: As much as he can with Roth choking him, yeah. Ben Roth pulls Wardell to the middle of the ring…puts his hand on his back…LIFTS HIM INTO THE AIR AND SLAMS HIM DOWN HARD WITH A CHOKESLAM!!! And….and that crazy bastard is still laughing…while…grabbing at his back in pain.
Ben Knight: BUT OGAWA OUT OF NOWHERE, SENDING A SHOULDER INTO THE BACK OF BEN ROTH’S RIGHT LEG!! THE BIG MAN DROPS DOWN TO A KNEE! Ogawa quickly up and in front of Ben. He grabs his head with both hands…falls back…knees up…DOUBLE KNEE FACEBREAKER!!! BEN GRABS HIS FACE AND IS KICKING HIS LEGS IN PAIN!!! OGAWA GOES FOR THE COVER…
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ONE!
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TWWWW-
Clark Ruggerio: Ben Roth with the kickout…but his nose looks a little swollen after that facebreaker! He gets to his feet at the moment Ogawa does. Ogawa jumps…bounces off the nearest ropes…GRABS BEN AROUND THE NECK…NOCTURNAL REA-NO!!! BEN ROTH GRABS KOMATSU AROUND THE MIDSECTION AND PLANTS HIM WITH A HUGE SUPLEX! Ben back up on all fours…crawling over to Komatsu…
Ben Knight: GN KICK BY WARDELL!!! GN KICK BY WARDELL!!! The clown out of NOWHERE with that penalty kick, just LAID out Ben Roth. He drops down on Ben for the cover…
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Clark Ruggerio: NO! Komatsu pulls Wardell up and off of Roth! Wardell is up to his feet as both he and Komatsu are staring each other down. Komatsu has a serious look on his face…but Wardell lifts his hand up to his face, using the smiling tattoo on his hand to mock Ogawa. Ogawa lunges forward and gets Wardell in a side headlock. He wrenches it not once…not twice…BUT three times, Wardell fighting it as hard as he can.
Ben Knight: Ogawa loosens up a little bit to get a better grip…AND WARDELL SLIPS OUT! He pushes Ogawa towards the ropes…hooking his left arm around the rope. Wardell charges Komatsu and grabs him…LANDING PA-NO!!! KOMATSU HELD ONTO THE ROPE AND WARDELL FALLS HARD, BACK FIRST ONTO THE MAT! Komatsu turns…jumps up onto the second rope…SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT!!!
Clark Ruggerio: BEN ROTH IS UP AND HE CATCHES OGAWA IN MID-AIR!!! Roth adjusts and has Komatsu in a Bearhug submission! Ogawa’s face is turning red as Roth SQUEEZES hard, shaking him to emphasize the effects! The ref is checking on Komatsu…asking if he is okay…
Ben Knight: WARDELL COMES CHARGING OUT OF NOWHERE, SLAMMING INTO BEN AND OGAWA…SENDING THEM BOTH OF THE TOP ROPE!!! Wardell grabs the ropes as Roth and Ogawa crash to the mats on the outside. He pulls back…AND SLINGSHOTS HIMSELF OVER THE TOP ROPES…LANDING HARD ON THEM BOTH!!!
Ref (off mic): Come on guys, bring it back into the ring!
Clark Ruggerio: Ogawa seems to be the first one moving…rolling over to the steps and using them to pull himself up to his feet. Slowly he climbs up onto the apron as Wardell and Roth are slowly getting to their feet as well. Komatsu eyes them up…goes running…RUNS UP THE TURNBUCKLE…MOONSAULT OFF THE TOP!!! ROTTEN BEN ROTH GRABS HIM IN MID-AIR AGAIN THO-WAIT! KOMATSU HAS LANDED ON BEN’S SHOULDERS AND hits a HUGE HURRICANRANA!!! BEN ROTH HAS CRASHED HARD INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE DIVIDING PLEXIGLASS!!! Ogawa quickly gets to his feet and turns around…watching as Wardell slides into the ring. Komatsu begins to round the ring…coming…over…to our side?
Ben Knight: Ogawa is over near Maria…AND HE GRABS ROTH’S SJAMBOK! What is he going to do with it? He climbs into the ring…BUT THE REF IS DOWN CHECKING ON BEN ROTH! Wardell turns from the looking down at the ref…AND KOMATSU JUST CRACKED WARDELL OVER THE HEAD WITH THAT SJAMBOK! WARDELL’S HEAD IS SPLIT OPEN AND HE IS OUT COLD ON THE MAT!!! Komatsu tosses the sjambok out of the ring towards us again…he hooks Withaker’s leg…
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Clark Ruggerio: Ogawa up to his feet and runs over to the ropes. He slams his foot on the ground, getting the refs attention…and is now pointing to the download Wardell.
Ben Knight: Downed Wardell? It looks like he is up to me! Komatsu turns around…KICK TO THE GUT FROM THE BLOODIED WARDELL! He grabs Komatsu around the neck..JUMPS OVER HIM…WITHAKER BAM!!! WITHAKER BAM!!! WARDELL GOES FOR THE COVER!!!
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Clark Ruggerio: The ref FINALLY slides back into the ring. He crawls over to Wardell and Ogawa…
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ONE!
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TWWWWWOOOOOOO!!
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TTTHHHHHRREEEEEEEE-
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Ben Knight: BEN ROTH PULLS WARDELL OFF OF KOMATSU!!! Wardell standing before Ben now, his face covered in his own blood. Ben grabs Wardell by the throat!
Clark Ruggerio: This could be it…
Ben Knight: Ben Roth LIFTS Wardell into the air…is…is Wardell laughing?
Clark Ruggerio: As best as he can, yeah.
Ben Knight: Ben Roth squeezes tighter…AND CHOKESLAMS WARDELL INTO A BACKBREAKER OVER HIS KNEE!!! CELL BLOCK DROP!!! WARDELL IS NOT LAUGHING ANY MORE!!! Ben Roth rolls Wardell over onto his back. He covers him and hooks the leg…
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ONE!
Clark Ruggerio: Is Komatsu moving?
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TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!
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Ben Knight: HE IS!!! HE OPENS HIS EYES WIDE AND SITS UP…
THHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
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Clark Ruggerio: KOMATSU IS UP AND HE LUNGES AT BEN AND WARDELL…
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
Ben Knight: BUT HE WAS TOO LATE!!! Ben rolls off of Wardell as Komatsu comes crashing down onto the clown!!!
( ‘The Invisible Wall’ by The GazettE begins to fill the arena as the crowd fills the rest of it with boos)
Maria Del Ray: AND YOUR WINNER….ROTTEN…BEN…ROOOOOOOOOOTTTTHHHHHH!!!
(The ref goes to hold up Ben’s arm, but Ben pulls it away and gives the ref a dirty look. A smirk crosses his lips as he lifts both arms in victory)
Clark Ruggerio: And Ben Roth walks into the EAW and earns a victory in his first match as an Elitist. Let’s see if he keeps this going when he makes his Voltage debut!
(Fight Grid Logo buzzes.)
