Fighting Spirit (2024)

(EAW Intro Flashes)

(As the tumbleweeds pass through the dusty streets of a small town outside of Dallas, Texas, a young man on a bike rides up to a familiar building, it is an old arcade hall. He gets out, looks around at the empty town, but he has his pocket full of quarters, headed into the arcade. The sounds of the games peppering the atmosphere as he sees one game just sitting in the middle of the floor amongst all the other games.)

Narrator: And there she is!

(His excitement overcomes him as the young man walks up to the game called Fighting Spirit. He puts a quarter in the machine as the young man smiles.)

Narrator: Okay…. I want to have a personal match, Oh I know! I will do a tag team match! Let’s see…. If there is one wrestler that can rule a village on his own, it is Andre Walker, my Kaiser! His tag team partner needs to be Ronan Malosi. And I will choose…. Jamie O’Hara and yes… Limmy Monaghan!

(As the young man selects his wrestlers, you can here the sounds of the joystick moving the cursor, he chooses Andre Walker, Ronan Malosi, Limmy Monaghan and Jamie O’Hara. He starts to play.)

Narrator: Andre Walker is nothing but power, I probably won’t tag in Ronan Malosi, but then again, Jamie O’Hara and Limmy Monaghan are just too tough, so I might have to tag out, then I would probably lose, or maybe….

(He slams the arcade pad down, as the game restarts and is back at the select screen. His eyes look at all the characters selectable, so he goes for Brianna Hill and KASAI, with the Specialist Championship on the line.)

Narrator: An incredible match between two young lionesses, this would definitely be fast paced, between two future leaders in the Women’s Division. Or….

(He switches up and then lands on Veena Adams and ARIA.)

Narrator: Or maybe have a National Elite Championship match with the ever so talented and phenomenal Veena Adams, yeah that would be a cool match, but ARIA’s entrance kinda sucks, and is boring, she has awesome moves… but maybe then I could have something a cooler entrance….

(As he again switches up, the select menu shows the tab going over a few wrestlers, the tab goes over Jake Smith, and then the Player 2 over to Cy Henderson.)

Narrator: Jake Smith is such a weasel, but he does have average speed and power, yet that Grand Rampage wins gives him a title shot, the last time he has the Cash In The Vault, he almost failed to cash in… but he did. Yeah, maybe I will pick him… and have him fight Cy Henderson, but if he gets any sort of surge, the legends can be too strong to beat. I believe in you Jake… wait I totally don’t.

(The kid laughs and then decides to choose the match type as a Fatal Four-Way, where he chooses Daryl Kinkade, Jon Kelton, Adam Lucas and TLA.)

Narrator: A Fatal Four-Way will be fun, and with a stipulation of Number One Contender for the Answers World Championship, should really make this interesting, four great characters, well wrestlers, that any of them can win, though Daryl has the option of having Pandora and Halsey by his side… wait it won’t let me select them! Well, that sucks! Who should I choose? Too difficult right now.

(Dejected, he then decides to go over and it lands on Methuselah, where the young man smiles, he then moves the other option to Ms. Extreme and thinks about the potential match that could be a show stealer.)

Narrator: I mean… I can’t really lose with The Gawd, Methuselah, but Ms. Extreme is probably the toughest Ava of them all, even if she is adopted. I mean this will be very competitive, but Gawd can do anything, it is almost cheating.

(He then chooses the Tag Team play mode, moving the cursor over to the Unified Teag Team Champions of Alex Myers and Ruler. His eyes then wander, and see The Jaded Hearts, choosing Kassidy Heart first, then Sienna Jade. A small smirk comes across his face.)

Narrator: Fun tag team match, can Ruler and Alex hold on to their Unified Tag Team Championships? Better yet with no British Invasion interference, how would it play out. Kassidy and Sienna are mean bitches, might need to level up here!

(The screen then shows the cursor moving on to Solomon Stane, he then goes to Chef Viz The Answers World Championship on the line. Thinking for a moment, he is about to select Viz… then shakes his head.)

Narrator: Nah… Solomon Stane scares me, that is a trap match, but it is Chef Viz and he cooks…. Yeah no, wait… I do know! How about Charlie Marr and Roberto De La Rosa! EAW World Championship on the line, champion versus Champion, two battle it out, but have it for the World title, that sounds fun….

(But then his eyes wander toward Myles, and then Minerva, he smirks, and pushes the cursor over Myles and SOSA Henderson, then Minerva and Harper Lee.)

Narrator: Or I can choose the two who are about to get married! Match and Marry…. Marry and Match…. Myles takes on SOSA Henderson, Minerva defends against Harper Lee, two World Championships on the line and a Wedding!? Oh what can go wrong!

(The young man smiles and chooses his wrestlers, and the screen screams FIGHT!)

Narrator: IT IS FIGHTING SPIRIT TIME!

(He continues to enjoy playing the game as the camera slowly pans out of the old arcade somewhere in the outskirts of Dallas.)

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???: AND NOW GATORADE AND CHALLENGERS PRESENTS LIVE FROM THE AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER IN DALLAS, TEXAS…. FIGHTING SPIRIT!!!

(The fireworks go off as “Like That” by Future, Metro Boomin, and Kendrick Lamar plays throughout the arena as the sold out crowd is on their feet. It pans over for tonight’s Announce Tea, of Stew-O in a tuxedo, along with a very well dressed Gavin Kirkland and the always gorgeous Persephone dressed all in black.)

Stew-O: EAW FANS! THIS IS FIGHTING SPIRIT! THANK YOU FOR JOINING US! THIS IS THE LAST MARQUEE EVENT BEFORE WE HEAD INTO PAIN FOR PRIDE AND WHAT AN INCREDIBLE SEASON IT HAS BEEN! I AM STEW-O REPRESENTING DYNASTY, I AM JOINED BY SHOWDOWN’S OWN GAVIN KIRKLAND AND VOLTAGE’S PERSEPHONE!

Gavin Kirkland: WHAT AN EXCITING NIGHT OF ACTION WE HAVE HERE TONIGHT! FOUR WORLD TITLES ON THE LINE ACROSS THE BRANDS! A FATAL FOUR-WAY FOR A MAIN EVENT SPOT AT PAIN FOR PRIDE, SOME DEEP BAD BLOOS AND GRUDGES…. AND A WEDDING! I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE MINERVA IN A WEDDING DRESS! I SEE YOU ARE DRESSED FOR A WEDDING, PERSEPHONE!

Persephone: More like a funeral…. Oh sorry, let me show more enthusiasm…. A FUNERAL! ANYWAYS THIS IS THE LAST STOP AND WE HAVE SO MANY WONKY THINGS GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN THE EAW, SO WHY NOT GET THIS STARTED ON A HAPPY NOTE…. OR MORE LIKE A GAG MOMENT!

Stew-O: THAT IS RIGHT! WE HAVE A WEDDING TO ATTEND!

(The scene faded away from the commentary area and panned around the arena. Some fans are seen dressed up, in their finest clothes, knowing that they came to the event tonight not just for wrestling, but for the coming together of two of EAW’s most popular stars. After catching the excitement of the crowd, the camera shot focused on the ringside area that had been set up for Myles and Minerva’s nuptials.)

(The set of ring ropes that face the ramp have been removed, however the ones that remained were black and draped with gorgeous garland made of black and red roses. The ring mat itself is covered with a plush black carpet and a gothic type of canopy had been erected in the middle of the ring. The canopy itself was interlaced with beautiful vines, as well as black and red roses. Captain Charisma, the officiant of the wedding, stood under the canopy in a very nice black suit with white dress shirt and red tie.)

Captain Charisma: Ladies and gentlemen… WELCOME TO FIGHTING SPIRIT!

(The crowd, who were already on their feet, seemingly came to life. They got even louder once ‘Enemy Strike’ by Yuki Hayashi started to play.)

Captain Charisma: Please welcome the groom… the EAW World Heavyweight Champion… MYLES!

(Dynasty’s champ walked out and uncharacteristically paused on the stage. For once, he wanted to take a moment to take in the atmosphere. Tonight was special for both him and Minerva, and ‘The Warlord’ actually felt those emotions.)

(The groom wore black, which probably wasn’t a shock to most people. His suit was paired with a red dress shirt, but he did not wear a tie. Myles finally headed to the ring and after climbing up the steps, which were also adorned in black, he stopped to look around.)

(A small reception table had been set up, with a gorgeous, three tiered wedding cake that of course had black and red roses on it. Even though the couple each had to defend their respective world champions tonight, they had wanted to cut the cake and share it like people did at normal weddings. Despite the whimsical ceremony Minerva and Myles had planned, they wanted something traditional and just seeing the cake made the smile on Myles’ face expand.)

(Perhaps the most sentimental part of the wedding was the four chairs that sat on either side of the ring. Minerva’s father was the only parent either of them had, but they had opted to honor their deceased parents. On Minerva’s side of the ring, two black chairs sat, both tied with red ribbons. One was for her father, but the other had a framed photo of her late mother, Destiny Vladislav Goddard. On Myles’ side of the ring, two identical chairs with ribbons sat. Each had a photo on them. While his parents had passed away very early in Myles’ life, he felt like Anthony Kirstein Silverstri and Sonia Everette Silverstri should be with him today.)

(Myles wasn’t the sentimental type, but he did touch each portrait before shaking Captain Charisma’s hand and embracing him in a bro hug. They exchanged words that were private between them and not picked up on the camera, and when they broke apart, Myles took his place and turned his attention towards the stage. His theme music faded out and to no surprise, ‘Blood, Milk, and Sky’ by White Zombie started to play.)

Captain Charisma: Please welcome the bride… the Universal Women’s Champion… MINERVA!

(The non-traditional, but extremely beautiful and ethereal Minerva walked out on the arm of her father, John Goddard. Upon seeing his bride dressed in a stunning custom-made Alexander McQueen wedding gown, a tear actually came to Myles’ eye.)

(Minerva smoothed her hand down the front of her gown which was a white, mermaid style gown with fitted bodice and sweetheart neckline that fit her like a glove. The back of it was laced with a black, satin ribbon, and thousands of tiny iridescent beads decorate the gown, making it seem like Minerva was shimmering. Her bright orange hair was done in soft waves, and instead of a veil, a crown of black roses sat on top of her hair. Her lips were done in bright red, while the rest of her make-up gave off an Old Hollywood vibe. She carried a bouquet of black and red roses that were tied together with silk ribbons.)

(She looked breathtaking.)

(Myles swallowed the lump in his throat as John escorted his daughter down the ramp. Once the two of them were in the ring, John handed Minerva off to Myles. He looked proud of both of them, but it was the smile that was on Minerva’s face that truly spoke to everyone watching.)

(It was obvious to all that this was a moment she would have never dreamt for herself. Minerva did not grow up wanting the same thing other little girls did, but now she seemingly had it all. She mouthed ‘I love you’ to Myles before turning her attention to Captain Charisma.)

Captain Charisma: As per your preference, and for legalities, I will be using your government names for the remainder of the ceremony. To say that you, Marco Silverstri, and you, Siobhan Vladislav, mean a lot to EAW would be an understatement. From the very beginning, you two were highly touted and extremely talented. For me personally, it was MOSTLY a joy to have you both on Voltage for the last few years or so.

(Minerva and Myles both laughed at that, considering they both worked together with Drake King to torture Captain Charisma during their New Eden days.)

Captain Charisma: Anyone who can ruin the life of Drake King and drive him to the brink of insanity will forever have a soft spot in my heart, so needless to say, the two of you mean a lot to me. It’s flattering to be asked to officiate your wedding, especially when I have been through a lot with each of you, but I can’t think of two people better suited for one another, and who truly do belong together.

Captain Charisma: Siobhan, you managed to bring a softness out of Marco that none of us really knew existed. With you by his side he became better, stronger, more passionate about this sport, and I truly believe that he wouldn’t be half the Elitist, or man, that he is without you pushing him to constantly better himself.

Myles: (off-mic) He’s right, you know.

(Minerva replied by reaching for Myles’ hand and giving it a squeeze.)

Captain Charisma: Marco, you opened up Siobhan to a life that she felt wasn’t possible for her. You taught her how to trust you, give her heart to someone, and more than anything, you accepted her for the unique, wonderful person that she is.

Minerva: (off-mic) And I’m so thankful for that.

(This time it was Myles who squeezed her hand.)

Captain Charisma: You two didn’t have an easy road. There were multiple obstacles thrown in your way, but together you navigated the rough waters and here you are, ready to pledge yourselves to one another.

(If Myles or Minerva were having jitters, neither one of them were showing it. They were both ready to exchange their vows and get their lives together started.)

Captain Charisma: I know you two wrote out what you wanted to say to one another. Siobhan, why don’t you start?

(A soft smile touched Minerva’s face as she reached into her bouquet of black and red roses. She withdrew a piece of paper, nothing fancy, but it perhaps held the most important words she would ever speak. She unfolded the paper and placed her bouquet down on the chair that housed her mother’s picture. Captain Charisma passed her a spare microphone and Minerva looked up at her soon-to-be husband.)

Minerva: To say that we have been through a lot would be a huge understatement, and that’s not really an exaggeration. We have loved one another, fought one another, defended one another, and sacrificed ourselves for one another. I’m not going to stand here today and go through our history because everything we have experienced will be imprinted on my soul forever.

Minerva: As a little girl, I didn’t grow up thinking about weddings and designing my dream dress. My childhood was far from traditional and quite frankly, there’s a lot of things within that I don’t really care to remember. The dark times far outweighed the good ones, and for a lot of my life, I felt myself slipping into a pit of despair. Loneliness consumed me and as I got older, I learned that I could numb that loneliness with various antidotes. Some of the things I did to make it in this world aren’t things I will brag about or even act proud of, but I won’t scorn them. I own them. They’re a part of me, like the scars you see when it’s just the two of us, spending our nights beneath the starry sky. Everything I experienced on my path to becoming who I am today brought me here…

Minerva: And being here… it brought me to you.

Minerva: The two of us don’t make sense. We’re about as opposite as two people can possibly be.

(Myles couldn’t help but nod his head. Minerva’s words were true. The two had come from opposite ends of the Earth, seeking different things out of the sport both of them loved. Minerva had wanted vengeance and in some ways, acceptance, while Myles wanted war and glory.)

Minerva: But as it typically goes, fate knows what we need more than we, as people, do. Territorial Invasion brought us together, under the most suspect of circumstances…

(Myles cleared his throat and had the decency to look a little sheepish. It’s no secret that a trip to the Poon Palace had changed Myles’ entire life. A flame-haired Poon with piercing blue eyes and a mischievous smile had set a chain of events in motion that would change Myles’ and Minerva’s lives forever.)

Minerva: Who knew the mighty ‘Warlord’ had a thing for curvy women with brightly colored hair?

Myles: (off-mic) I think maybe I was just drawn to anyone who looked even a little like you because I never thought I could actually be with you.

Captain Charisma: (off-mic) Well damn.

(The microphone had picked up Myles’ admission and even the tough, brutal EAW crowd had to utter a collective ‘awwwwwww’. Minerva’s porcelain face flushed a flattering shade of pink and Myles reached his hand out to take hers and he gave it a squeeze.)

Minerva: Almost immediately, I felt safe with you. I felt cared for. For the first time in my life I felt like I had found someone who could actually love me for me. Even now, you look at me like I am the most beautiful thing you have ever seen and I still get butterflies whenever you walk into the room. Even at the lowest point in our relationship, I’m not too proud to admit that my heart ached for you. When we were separated, it felt like part of my soul was missing. As angry as I was, what I was missing during that time was unlike any pain I had ever felt before. At times, the anguish was excruciating, so much so I was brought to my knees on more than one occasion. The anger in me festered and flared, because I didn’t understand why I felt this way when you had hurt me so badly.

Minerva: I think deep down, I knew. I believe I have always known, but it took what we went through for me to realize that what we had was that special, once in a lifetime type of love. We are soulmates. I firmly believe that in every lifetime I have experienced, I have done so with you by my side. You were made for me. I was made for you. I love you, so much, that sometimes I have to take a step and marvel over it. After today, we will be united as one for the rest of our lives, and while life doesn’t last forever, I will find you again.

Minerva: I will find you in my next life, and in every single one after that. I will follow you wherever it is you might go. I will walk through fire with you. I will walk on water with you. I will scale the highest mountains with you. I hope that I am lucky enough, to one day, take my last breath with you. Today, the 18th of May, 2024, I pledge to love, honor, and cherish you until there is nothing left of me. I vow to be your wife and support you through all of our future ups and downs. Life comes with obstacles, and nothing will ever be completely perfect, but through it all, you will have me.

(Minerva’s own words had brought tears to her eyes. Myles gently cupped her face and placed a tender kiss on her cheek, brushing away an escaped tear in the sweetest of ways. The moment was tender, special, and downright mesmerizing. The couple parted a few seconds later and Minerva handed the microphone to Myles.)

Myles: I’m going to be honest with you, Siobhan. I didn’t write anything down. I tried, multiple times, especially over this last week, but nothing seemed to do this moment justice. I don’t have your way with words, but what I have decided to do today is speak from my heart. That’s all I know how to do, and you deserve nothing less.

(Minerva wasn’t surprised that Myles hadn’t written anything down. He was the type who showed his love, rather than speak of it. That’s not to say he didn’t tell her that he loved her. He did, every single day, and often expressed his gratitude for her. The smile that brightened Minerva’s face was full of encouragement and Myles took both of her hands in one of his.)

Myles: If I could have anticipated the twists and turns our relationship would take after Barbed Wire Massacre, I think I would have waited to propose. Not because I didn’t want to marry you; I knew you were the one for me the first time I held you in my arms and you fell asleep; the peaceful smile on your face that night was burned into my memory from the very beginning. But because you deserved something more than a wounded, broken boyfriend, covered in blood, who dug a ring out of his boot.

(This elicited a few laughs from the crowd, because no member of the EAW Universe would ever forget the image that closed out Pain for Pride 15.)

Myles: I also would have done a multitude of things differently after the fact. I know you have told me more than once not to live in the past, or even have regrets, but the fact I almost lost you due to my own selfishness still eats me alive. Where would I be if you had walked away? How self-loathing would I be if I had been the cause of that? I was actually the cause of that, but you loved me enough to give me another chance. I don’t know why and I know I didn’t deserve it, but I am fucking grateful for it every single day. Even if you had decided not to give me another chance, I wouldn’t have stopped loving you. You are embedded deep within my heart and there’s no coming back from that.

Myles: I’m not sure I would even want to come back from it. It’s cliche to say, but I would rather love you and lose you, than to never have had the chance to love you at all. If I had to choose between spending one more day with you or winning another championship, I would choose you. If I have learned anything these last few years, it’s that there are things far more important than a championship belt. Loving you, protecting you, uplifting you, and being your husband is my purpose now. It will be my purpose for the rest of our lives and while I can’t promise that I won’t do something stupid in the future, I can swear on my life that if I do hurt you, disappoint you, or make you angry, I will throw everything I have into making it up to you.

Myles: You are the love of my life, Siobhan, and I don’t ever want to be without you. I want to fall asleep next to you every night until we both grow old. I want to love you through sickness and health, and I promise you today, in front of the world, that if it came down to it, I would give my life up if it meant you got to keep on living.

Minerva: (off-mic) There is no life for me if you’re not in it.

Myles: Whether I’m alive and breathing, or stuck somewhere between Hell and purgatory, I will be with you. I know that neither of us are Bible-thumping hypocrites, but I did learn something through Drake’s forced Bible study.

Minerva: :mjlol:

Captain Charisma: :mjlol:

Myles: Colossians 3:14 states for us to clothe ourselves in love, for it binds us together in perfect harmony. The rest of that scripture is irrelevant but this particular part of it stuck with me because when I’m with you, life is worth living. You center me, balance me out, and see the best in me. Because of you, I’m a better man. The love you have given me is the greatest gift I have ever been given, and I will never again take that for granted.

(Myles let go of Minerva’s hand and reached into the pocket of his slacks. He pulled a small black velvet box, and then he dropped down to a knee. Minerva, who was already teary-eyed, laughed a little and shook her head.)

Minerva: (off-mic) What in the world are you doing?

Myles: Giving you a better proposal, as well as making our vows to one another official.

Minerva: (off-mic and laughing) You’re ridiculous.

(But then she dropped down to her knees as well. She reached over, where her bouquet was still on her mother’s chair. She untied the white satin ribbons that held her roses together and removed a platinum wedding band from it. She then turned all her attention to Myles and he couldn’t help but look at her in wonder.)

Myles: You ARE the most beautiful thing I have ever seen and even though you think I’m ridiculous, I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Siobhan Destiny Vladislav, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife and allowing me to spend the rest of my life honoring you and protecting what we build together?

(Minerva nodded her head and Myles opened the box. He removed a beautiful, thin platinum band that was covered with diamonds. He slipped it onto Minerva’s finger, where it fit perfectly against her engagement ring.)

Myles: As the inside of the wedding band states, forever.

(Minerva took Myles’ hand and she slipped the ring she had for him on his finger.)

Minerva: As the inside of the wedding band states, forever.

(The two stood up and placed their hands together. Minerva’s father picked up the ribbons that Minerva had untied and went to work. Myles’ and Minerva’s hands were tied together with the ribbons and once it was done, John Goddard took a step back.)

Captain Charisma: Marco and Siobhan have opted to have a Handfasting ceremony to celebrate their two souls fusing together as one. Siobhan, as stated by your vows, are you ready to commit yourself to Marco?

Minerva: I am.

Captain Charisma: Marco, as stated by your vows, are you ready to commit yourself to Siobhan?

Myles: I am.

Captain Charisma: Well, with the power invested in me by Reddit, Dudeism dot com, and the county clerk here in Dallas who asked no questions when the certificate was signed yesterday… I now declare that you two are officially married. Ladies and gentlemen… members of the EAW Universe… may I present to you… Mr. and Mrs. Marco Everette Silvestri!

(A huge cheer went up among the EAW Universe as black and red metallic confetti rained down from the ceiling. Myles and Minerva locked their fingers together and smiled at one another with nothing but love and respect in their eyes.)

Captain Charisma: You can kiss her now, Marco.

(The newly married couple laughed and then stared at one another. As Minerva closed her eyes and Myles tilted his face down towards her, the sounds of ‘Kashmir’ by Led Zeppelin blasted throughout the American Airlines Center. The audience gasped and Myles and Minerva both turned to stare at the ramp.)

Minerva: (off-mic) Are you fucking kidding me?

(‘The Ace’ of Elite Answers Wrestling strolled out onto the stage, microphone in hand. He had a smirk on his face and even though he was interrupting the wedding, the fans couldn’t help but cheer. After all, he was Jamie O’Hara, and it shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone that someone of his stature would do whatever he wanted to do.)

Jamie O’Hara: You know, I thought about objecting to this farce, but Captain Charisma didn’t ask if anyone had any objections.

(As Jamie made his way down the ramp, his legendary theme music faded.)

Jamie O’Hara: I found that to be a bit odd, because is that not a wedding tradition? That’s one of the reasons Cameron and I got married in private, mind you. Despite the two of us doing it better than anyone, we both knew someone would want to stick their nose where it didn’t belong.

Myles: Man, why are you out here?

(Jamie walked up the steps and took a moment to take in the atmosphere. Minerva was visibly seeing red at the moment, and her father had placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. Jamie smirked, unable to help himself, because there was no love lost for the Universal Women’s Champion either. Jamie looked at the two empty chairs on Myles’ side of the aisle, swept the portrait of his deceased mother off of one, and took a seat.)

Captain Charisma: Now Jamie… that was a bit much.

Jamie O’Hara: Ehhh so was Malcolm Jones’ ‘Smoking on Myles’ Dead Parents’ promo video. So was Xander Payne pissing on their graves during one of his stupid entrances. All I did was move a photo aside so I could take a seat.

Minerva: (off-mic) Get absolutely fucked, you sack of shit.

(Jamie simply brushed Minerva’s words off.)

Jamie O’Hara: You and I had a conversation a couple of weeks ago, Myles, that centered around the many options that I had for Pain for Pride. Back in September, you propelled yourself forward at my expense when you scored a very rare pinfall on me to win War Games for Dynasty. That very victory seemed to light a fire under you and you rode that momentous wave all the way to Road to Redemption where you became the EAW World Heavyweight Champion. While I would love to say that I am out here to stake my claim to that championship, you have a title defense later on tonight against SOSA Henderson.

(A smirk crossed Jamie’s face.)

Jamie O’Hara: And as we both know, this event hasn’t exactly been kind to you.

(Myles narrowed his eyes. He knew exactly what Jamie was referring to. It was just last year at Fighting Spirit that Methuselah cost him the EAW Championship, and all for the love of that monster, Drake King. Myles had opted to focus on the positives of this week, instead of dwelling on the bitterness of last year, but that match against Drake had been right there in the back of his mind.)

Jamie O’Hara: So what I am going to do is remind you that there is unfinished business between the two of us. I don’t NEED to win the World Heavyweight Championship at Pain for Pride, but should you so happen to find yourself still the champion after tonight concludes, then perhaps ‘The Ace’ will be waiting in the wings.

(Jamie stood up and turned his piercing gaze on Myles.)

Jamie O’Hara: There’s a good chance you’ll find me waiting there anyway.

(Myles took a deep breath, but it was obvious that there was pure, unbridled anger radiating from him. He snatched his hands from Minerva’s, breaking their bonds, and took Captain Charisma’s microphone.)

Myles: THAT is why you’re out here right now? To give me some stupid warning? You could have done that at any time, Jamie, but good on you for deciding to be a bastard about it. Whenever… wherever… I already KNOW that I’m capable of beating you, so if you wanna go for another round, then by all means, but fuck you for trying to do this now.

Jamie O’Hara: Seemed as good of a time as any. If Captain Charisma had asked for objections, at least I could have saved you from making the biggest mistake of your life.

Stew-O: MINERVA JUST LUNGED FOR JAMIE BUT HER FATHER PULLED HER BACK!

Persephone: MYLES MAKES A BEELINE FOR JAMIE, BUT JAMIE CATCHES MYLES IN THE STOMACH WITH A KICK! MYLES DOUBLES OVER AND THERE GOES JAMIE WITH ‘IN EXCELSIS’!!!

Gavin Kirkland: HOLY SHIT! JOHN GODDARD JUST THREW HIMSELF IN FRONT OF THE RUNNING BICYCLE KNEE STRIKE AND HE IS SPRAWLED OUT ON THE MAT! MINERVA RUSHES TO HER FATHER’S SIDE AND MYLES SPEARS JAMIE OUT OF THE RING!

Stew-O: THESE TWO ARE BRAWLING IN FRONT OF US BUT IT’S JAMIE WHO MANAGES TO GAIN THE UPPER-HAND! HE LIFTS MYLES UP… FOR ‘THE DE FACTO’?!?!

Persephone: Now hold on… NO! DAMMIT JAMIE! DON’T DO THIS!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

(Much to Persephone’s horror, Jamie dropped Myles right in the middle of the wedding cake that had been set up on the small reception table at ringside.)

Persephone: :mjcry: That cake was the only part of this wedding that I was looking forward too.

(‘Kashmir’ started to play once again, as the shocked audience wasn’t entirely sure how to react to what just happened. Minerva was in the ring, holding her father, who was starting to wake up. He was pouring blood from his nose, and it dripped all over his daughter’s custom-made wedding dress. She was visibly shaking, torn between her father and her husband, but Captain Charisma had already gotten out of the ring and was dressing down Jamie for his actions.)

(Jamie popped the collar of his leather jacket, turned his back on the Commissioner of Sunday Night Voltage, and started to take his leave.)

(With that, Fighting Spirit faded into a promotional ad for Pain for Pride.)

(A promotional ad for Pain for Pride airs showcasing the recently announced Hardcore Championship match between the champion, Roberto De La Rosa, and the challenger, the legendary, Cameron Ella Ava.)

(Fighting Spirit returns as the next match graphic flashes across the screen.)

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(‘Ambitionz Az A Ridah’ by Tupac begins blast through the speakers as TLA comes out from the side of the stage in a Ford Thunderbird ’73 as the rowdy crowd in the American Airlines Center is cheering for the former World Champion as he stops on the side of the stage.)

Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING IS A FATAL-4-WAY NUMBER ONE CONTENDER’S MATCH TO DETERMINE WHO WILL MOVE ON TO PAIN FOR PRIDE 17 TO COMPETE FOR THE ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AND IT’S SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!!!!!

Crowd: ONE FALL!!!!!!!!!

Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING FIRST…FROM THE POON PALACE IN MIAMI, FLORIDA…WEIGHING IN AT 210 POUNDS…HE IS ‘LA PANTERA SEXUAL’…TLA!!!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: Showdown’s newest acquisition has made himself really comfortable in these past couple of weeks! Now, he has an opportunity to headline Pain for Pride for once more like he did back at Pain for Pride 15. Back then, he was the Answers World Champion. Now, he has the opportunity to vie for the championship and leave his home state of Florida as the Answers World Champion!

Persephone: It probably has taken all of these years to wipe the stench of the Poon Palace from that championship. If there is something that I give TLA credit for, it’s his never-ending determination and will to push himself to levels I never thought possible. But, he’s still like the fourth or fifth best Mexican in this company.

Stew-O: Who are the top five?

Persephone: Luis, duh. Luis’ brother, Roberto. That one bitch that is going to be facing Luis’ brother at Pain for Pride. The sister of that one bitch that is going to be Luis’ brother at Pain for Pride. The cranky red bitch. I’d probably wrap up that top five with TLA.

Gavin Kirkland: Her taste in men is something that I’ll always question about.

(‘Be Legendary’ by Pop Evil begins to play through the speakers as Adam Lucas comes out from the back as he looks around the sea of fans in the American Airlines Center. The crowd is showering the former Answers World Champion with love as well as he seems to be clearly focused on the prize of this match.)

Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING HIS OPPONENTS…FIRST…FROM NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK…WEIGHING IN AT 231 POUNDS…HE IS ‘THE NEXT LEVEL’…ADAM LUCAS!!!!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: Here is the man who lost the title back at King of Elite to Chef Viz after a seven month reign on top of the main event scene. Since then, he has been on the haunt to reclaim the championship that meant the world to him. Last year, he headlined Pain for Pride as he managed to take the Answers World Championship off of Jake Smith. This is a scenario that he knows all too well and it’s still fresh in his mind.

Persephone: Probably like the sound of Dr. Bethany Blue’s voice is. If I was married to a voice like that, it would be ringing in my ear. I wouldn’t be shocked if he is feeling pressure to win tonight and if he loses, I can’t seem to imagine what would happen. A slap would be the least of his worries.

Stew-O: His defense can be that she cares as any significant other would care. But, was it necessary to slap him?

Gavin Kirkland: If it teaches Adam Lucas not to be a pushover and wakes him up enough to know that he needs to win tonight, it was worth it, Stew.

(‘Kamikaze’ by RedHook begins to blare through the speakers as the crowd gives a thunderous roar of boos as Daryl Kinkade walks out, feeling his cocky and arrogant self. He looks around the crowd who do not like him whatsoever, but he feeds off the negative energy.)

Bella Braxton: NEXT…FROM NORWICH, ENGLAND…WEIGHING IN AT 225 POUNDS…HE IS ‘THE KINK OF ELITE’…DARYL KINKADE!!!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: Here comes a man, who has found himself having some amazing opportunities this season. He got the first shot of the Answers World Championship this season. He was team captain of Showdown’s Brand Warfare team at Territorial Invasion. He’s gotten opportunities here and there, but still, he’s fallen short of the prize.

Persephone: I remember when he defeated Rex last season, I hated him. But, it seems like he did me a favor and I thank him for his contributions at Pain for Pride. After all, it led to mi amor, who should be main eventing Pain for Pride, but he’ll get his victory nonetheless. I can’t say the same for Daryl tho.

Stew-O: Daryl Kinkade’s road has not been easy. But, it’s been amazing to see him come to his own on Showdown. After all, I don’t think that Jon Kelton has forgotten that he is the man that led The British Invasion to turn on him and since then, Jon has been trying to pick himself up and get something going for himself.

Gavin Kirkland: But, Jon Kelton would realize that it’s not as easy as having some help around them. Daryl Kinkade has nearly had to work for everything that he has wanted this season and tonight will be no different for him.

Gave you a hundred strikes

You were asking for it

Your wish was granted.

(The first words of ‘Last Strike’ by Polo G begin to play as the crowd begins to cheer out of their minds for the hometown boy, who they have waited patiently for coming out. All the men inside the ring are looking towards the ramp, but there is no sign of Jon Kelton coming out.)

Gavin Kirkland: Where’s Jon Kelton?

Persephone: Hurry! Someone put Luis in this match! 🙏🏻

Stew-O: Now, this is quite unusual as —

(The crowd becomes unglued as the camera finally pans to the upper section of the EAW Universe where Jon Kelton is coming out of the tunnel. The crowd can’t seem to believe that they’re in the presence of Jon, who is soaking in the love of his fans.)

Bella Braxton: AND LASTLY…FROM ***RIGHT HERE IN DALLAS TEXAS*** …WEIGHING IN AT 215 POUNDS…HE IS ‘THE LAST HOPE’…JON KELTON!!!!!!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: The hometown boy arriving among his people as he finds himself with a huge opportunity to get a huge victory! Not just a victory in his hometown, but a victory that guarantees him a shot at the Answers World Championship and a Pain for Pride headliner. Former National Elite Champion, someone who was one of the focal points of the Showdown brand this season along with The Devolution, but that all came apart back in the England edition of Showdown when Pandora Paisley and Halsey Neel turned on him to align with a fellow Brit in Daryl Kinkade.

Persephone: I laughed when that happened! Luis turned to me and assured me that could never be us! That we got a bigger bond than Pandora and Jon ever had!

Stew-O: He fell short of winning Grand Rampage, but he has an opportunity to turn his luck around. Will the never-ending love of his people get him there? Is this the winning scenario for Jon Kelton?

Gavin Kirkland: It could have led him quite far, but we got former World Champions and Daryl Kinkade in this match, who’d want to turn their luck around as well! This should be rather interesting!

(DING! DING! DING!)

(The four men inside the ring are staring the others down like a good old fashion western movie. All of them are cautious in making the first move in this match. Slowly, they begin to walk around, making a circle. The crowd is more than anxious to see which one of them will be moving first. But, most importantly, which one will find themselves with an Answers World Championship match at Pain for Pride.)

Gavin Kirkland: AND… IT’S JON KELTON, THE HOMETOWN BOY, WHO MAKES THE FIRST MOVE OF THIS MATCH BY GOING AFTER TLA! THIS CREATES AN OPENING FOR DARYL KINKADE TO GO AFTER ADAM LUCAS! We have two separate encounters occurring in the ring as we see Jon taking TLA to the ropes as he begins to connect with a rapid boxing combination! Already, he’s doing his best to weaken the Hall of Famer! We see Daryl whip Adam to one of the corners as he charges right after the former Answers World Champion with a hesitation dropkick! This takes Adam to a seated position on the second rope as Daryl begins to stomp away at Adam!

Persephone: Jon Kelton begins to pick TLA up by his arm as he looks to whip him to the horizontal set of ropes! TLA manages to hold onto those ropes as Jon runs after him! TLA lands a back elbow to the face of the former National Elite Champion! TLA jumps on the second rope, springboards off of it with a turn as he connects with a crossbody as he looks to get the first pin fall attempt of this match!

OOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE—

Stew-O: Jon Kelton quickly kicks himself up! He moves TLA out of the way as he allows himself back to his feet! He connects with a low dropkick as that takes Jon to his back once more! TLA begins to connect with a series of punches to the face of ‘The Last Hope’ as he gestures for Jon to find himself to his feet as TLA connects with a giant knee to the gut of Jon as that takes him to a knee! TLA goes back, rebounds off the ropes and connects with a headscissors takedown!

Gavin Kirkland: Daryl Kinkade is getting Adam Lucas by his hair as Adam connects with some punches to the abdomen of ‘The Kink of Elite!’ It takes a couple of punches to create some separation between him and Daryl! With that, Adam looks to take Daryl down with a clothesline, BUT DARYL MANAGES TO GRAB ADAM BY THE LEG AND SCOOP HIMSELF IN A CRUCIFIX POSITION AND WE’RE GOING TO BE SEEING DARYL CONNECT WITH A CRUCIFIX PIN ON ‘THE NEXT LEVEL!’

OOOOOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

Persephone: Adam Lucas rolls himself back and to his knees! There, he gets Daryl Kinkade by one of his arms before lifting him up and taking him over with a hip toss as Daryl finds himself in a seated position! Adam jumps over Daryl, running towards the ropes before rebounding himself off of them and connecting with a sliding clothesline! There, he begins to grab Daryl by the hair on the top of his head before beginning to throw some stiff punches to the Brit! Adam picks up Daryl in a front headlock before hoisting him up and connecting with a vertical suplex as he floats over for another pin fall attempt!

OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

TTTWW—

Stew-O: Daryl Kinkade with the kick out! Meanwhile, we see TLA getting Jon Kelton in a powerbomb position as it looks like TLA wants to end this match quickly as he looks to connect with the ‘Mexican Destroyer,’ but Jon drops down to his knee before connecting with a chop block to the back of TLA’s knee! We see that Daryl gets a hold of TLA’s foot as he moves him closer to the ropes! HE BEGINS TO BEND TLA’S KNEE OVER THE BOTTOM ROPE AS JON PLACES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON THAT! NOW, WE SEE JON IS ALMOST LIKE BRAIDING TLA’S LEG AROUND THE BOTTOM ROPE AS HE HOLDS DOWN ON THE FOOT! NOW, THERE’S NOT MUCH THAT THE REFEREE CAN DO AT THE MOMENT! THIS IS BEING SAID THAT THIS IS AN ‘ANYTHING GOES’ KIND OF SITUATION! WE MUST FIND OUT WHO WILL FACE OFF FOR THE ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AT PAIN FOR PRIDE!

Gavin Kirkland: To hear the cries of pain from TLA is something that I don’t like to hear, Stew! TLA is refusing to go down without a fight! He begins to punch Jon’s hands, which are holding down to his foot! TLA is going to need to think of something that is going to — HE BEGINS TO USE HIS OTHER LEGS TO KICK JON’S FACE IN! JON IS TRYING TO GET A HOLD OF TLA’S OTHER LEG, BUT TLA MANAGES TO SLIDE HIS FOOT OUT OF THE GRASP OF THE FORMER NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION! HE USES HIS OWN FOOT TO SWIPE THE FEET OF JON AS HE FALLS TO A SEATED POSITION! TLA GOES TO GET HIS LEG AWAY FROM THE BOTTOM ROPE!

Persephone: Jon Kelton finds his hands back on the leg of ‘La Pantera Sexual,’ BUT — ADAM LUCAS COMES TO THE AID OF TLA BY CONNECTING WITH A GIANT KNEE THAT TAKES DOWN JON! ADAM AND TLA ARE STARING DOWN ONE ANOTHER AS YOU CAN SEE THAT ADAM IS GOING RIGHT AWAY WITH ATTACKING THE HALL OF FAMER! Adam is allowing the referee to check on TLA’s leg/knee, seeing if he’s continuing to go on! TLA gives a nod of acknowledgement for what Adam did as Adam moves forward with this match by placing his attention on Jon!

Stew-O: Adam Lucas grabs Jon Kelton by the nape of his neck! He whips him to the horizontal ropes in front of him, but Jon finds a way to counter the whip as he sends Adam to those ropes! Adam rebounds forward as Jon hits a picture-perfect dropkick as that sends Adam crashing down! Then, we see Jon pick up Adam and get him in a front headlock before draping one of Adam’s arms over his neck and lifting him up as Jon connects with a snap suplex! Adam finds himself in a seated position as it seems like Jon is beginning to apply a chokehold on the former World Champion! It—

Gavin Kirkland: It seems like Jon Kelton might be looking to approach a submission hold here, but Adam Lucas is not going to allow for that to happen! He finds a way to lift Jon up and flip him over! But, it seems like Jon has adjusted his arms from how you would apply a chokehold to a cutter! I don’t think that Adam expected that, but Jon surprised him with that! BUT, ADAM LOOKS TO TURN THIS AROUND FOR HIMSELF BY DELIVERING A KNEE TO THE SPINE OF ‘THE LAST HOPE’ AS ADAM GETS JON IN AN INVERTED POSITION BEFORE PLANTING HIM ON HIS SPINE WITH AN INVERTED DDT! JON’S SPINE JUST CONTORTS IN RESPONSE AS ADAM GOES FOR THE COVER!

OOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

TTTTWWWWW—

Persephone: Jon Kelton with a kick out! But, from behind — DARYL KINKADE MANAGES TO GET ADAM LUCAS AND THROW HIM SHOULDER FIRST AGAINST THE STEEL RING POST! BUT, IT SEEMS LIKE DARYL IS TURNING HIS ATTENTION TOWARDS JON! DARYL CONNECTS WITH A SERIES OF LEFT AND RIGHT PUNCHES TO THE FACE OF JON! THE CROWD IS NOT LIKING THIS WHATSOEVER! Daryl picks up Jon and continues to throw some punches as he sends Jon to one of the corners! There, Daryl begins to connect with a series of stomps as he manages to get Jon into a seated position at the bottom of the corner! There, he proceeds to take a couple of steps back as he charges right at Jon with a sliding forearm to the face of Jon! While Daryl managed to nail the fist to Jon’s face, Daryl slid himself out of the ring in the process, but was able to land in such a slick way!

Stew-O: DARYL KINKADE GETS A HOLD OF THE UPPER BODY OF JON KELTON AS HIS LEGS REMAIN ON THE APRON AS DARYL CONNECTS WITH A SHARP ELBOW DROP THAT ALMOST PIERCES THE HEART OF JON! THE IMPACT OF THAT ELBOW DROP WAS ENOUGH TO SEND JON CRASHING DOWN TO RINGSIDE! Jon is even feeling the pain of that as Daryl picks up Jon and sends him head first against the steel steps! But, Daryl goes right after him as he picks him up once more as Jon gets thrown body first against the barricade!

Gavin Kirkland: Daryl Kinkade begins to stomp on the former National Elite Champion! He is looking down on Jon Kelton as Daryl finds himself egging on Jon to fight back, knowing that Jon isn’t able to fight back at the moment! Daryl grabs Jon up by his arm and whips him towards the edge of the apron! The stomach collides with that edge of the apron as Jon collapses down to one knee! BUT, DARYL GRABS JON BY THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND BEGINS TO BASH HIS HEAD IN THE EDGE OF THE APRON! OVER AND OVER AGAIN, ‘THE KINK OF ELITE’ IS BASHING THE HEAD OF JON! JON IS TRYING TO STOP IT, BUT DARYL JUST SEEMS TO HAVE A GOOD GRASP OF JON! ONE LAST HEAD BASHING TO THE APRON AS DARYL THROWS HIM BACK! DARYL IS EGGING ON THIS PRO JON KELTON CROWD RIGHT NOW!!!

Persephone: BUT, LOOK INSIDE THE RING — TLA FINDS HIMSELF ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE AS HE DOES A TIGHT ROPE WALK ON THE TOP ROPE BEFORE FLIPPING HIMSELF TO THE OUTSIDE AS HE LANDS ON DARYL KINKADE! ‘WALK DA WALK!’ But, it seems like TLA may have done a bit of damage to his leg there, but it seems to be worth it! TLA finds himself hyping the crowd as he looks to get Daryl Kinkade back to his feet! TLA grabs a hold of the arm of Daryl before whipping him towards the steel steps himself! I think that he knows how Jon Kelton felt just moments ago! TLA charges right after Daryl and connects with a low dropkick as the back of Daryl’s head collides with the steel steps! TLA turns his attention to dissembling the steel steps!

Stew-O: ‘Anything goes’ in this match! These men can beat the hell out of each other, if it means that we’ll get a winner tonight! TLA lifts up one of the bigger steel steps and it seems like he’s going to hit Daryl Kinkade with them! But, look behind TLA — JON KELTON, SOMEHOW, FINDS A WAY BACK TO HIS FEET, BUT TLA MANAGES TO HIT JON WITH THE STEEL STEPS TO THE SIDE OF THE TEMPLE AS THAT CAUSES HIM TO GO BACK DOWN! THEN, WE SEE THAT DARYL IS SLOWLY FINDING A WAY BACK TO HIS FEET! TLA SMASHES THE STEEL STEPS TO THE FOREHEAD OF DARYL AS THAT AUTOMATICALLY CAUSES HIM TO COLLAPSE DOWN! TLA PUTS DOWN THE STEEL STEPS! HE LOOKS TO POSITION DARYL IN FRONT OF HIM, LAID DOWN AS TLA LOOKS TO PICK UP THOSE STEEL STEPS ONCE MORE!

Gavin Kirkland: This man is going to squish Daryl Kinkade’s head with those steel steps! :lupe:

Persephone: Most people wouldn’t want to see this, but we need a bit of blood and dead to spice things up! TLA understands what he needs to do in order to secure himself the victory! He knows how important it is to win this match and potentially get a shot at the Answers World Championship! BUT, FROM THE TOP ROPE — IT’S ADAM LUCAS! HE FINDS HIMSELF GOING OVER THE TOP ROPE AND CONNECTING WITH AN ORIHARA MOONSAULT! :damn: BUT, ADAM ADJUSTS THE MOONSAULT, SO THAT HE MANAGES TO PRESS DOWN ON THE STEEL STEPS THAT TLA HAS HOLDING AS IT CAUSES THE FORMER WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION TO FALL DOWN! BUT, ADAM CATCHES HIMSELF ON HIS FEET IN THE PROCESS! HOW IN THE HELL WAS HE ABLE TO DO THAT?!?!

Stew-O: That was crazy there, Persephone! Can we get a replay of that?

(REPLAY: It shows Adam Lucas going off the top turnbuckle with the Orihara moonsault in slow motion. But, it begins to pick up to normal pace when Adam’s hands press down on the steel steps on TLA’s face as that causes him to go down in the process. The replay ends with Adam finding himself on his feet, feeling the excitement of the crowd.)

(Back to ringside.)

Gavin Kirkland: I’m not going to lie, but that was crazy there!

(Adam Lucas is looking around ringside for something. The options are endless as he’s trying to think of what to do next. He looks underneath the ring for a moment before pulling out a couple of … )

Persephone: Adam Lucas introducing the kendo sticks into the match! One of the most vanilla weapons that you can get your hands on, but always a nice go-to weapon that you can easily hold! Adam is twirling the kendo stick around like he is in a marching band! What a dweeb! But, he is looking at TLA, Jon Kelton and Daryl Kinkade to see which of them will find themselves back to their feet first!

Stew-O: IT SEEMS LIKE JON KELTON IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST ONE TO HIS FEET AS HE RUNS STRAIGHT TOWARDS ADAM LUCAS! BUT, ADAM SWINGS THE KENDO STICK TO THE ABDOMEN OF THE FORMER NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION! JON RESPONDS CLUTCHING HIS STOMACH IN PAIN AS ADAM GOES TO SWING THE KENDO STICK TO THE SPINE! IT SEEMS LIKE ADAM FOUND A TARGET THERE AS HE BEGINS TO SWING THE KENDO STICK TO JON OVER AND OVER AGAIN! JON IS LOOKING FOR A WAY OUT OF THIS SITUATION! BUT, TLA IS BEGINNING TO SCRAMBLE TO HIS FEET! BUT, ADAM SHIFTS HIS ATTENTION FROM JON TO TLA! ADAM SWINGS THE KENDO STICK TO THE ABDOMEN OF ‘LA PANTERA SEXUAL!’ THEN, HE SWINGS FOR THE SPINE! BUT, DARYL KINKADE IS FINDING HIS WAY BACK TO HIS FEET AS ADAM GOES CHARGING RIGHT AFTER DARYL AND SWINGS THE KENDO STICK —

Gavin Kirkland: DARYL KINKADE MANAGES TO CATCH THE KENDO STICK, PREVENTING IT FROM COLLIDING WITH HIS ABDOMEN! BUT, IT SEEMS LIKE ADAM LUCAS HAS A CHANGE IN PLAN AS HE MANAGES TO QUICKLY ADJUST AND CONNECT WITH ENZIGURI TO DARYL AS THAT KNOCKS HIM TO THE SIDE! THERE, WE SEE ADAM GET POSSESSION OF THE KENDO STICK ONCE MORE AS HE BEGINS TO SWING THE KENDO STICK TO THE BODY OF DARYL! OVER AND OVER AGAIN, ADAM IS SWINGING THE KENDO STICK ALL AROUND THE BRIT, WHO IS DOING HIS BEST TO SHIELD HIMSELF! ADAM IS GOING CRAZY WITH THESE KENDO STICK SHOTS!

Persephone: BUT, FROM BEHIND ADAM LUCAS — JON KELTON SWINGS A STEEL CHAIR TO THE SPINE OF THE FORMER ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION! THIS CAUSES ADAM TO SLOWLY FALL TO HIS KNEES AS JON SWINGS THE STEEL CHAIR TO THE SPINE OF ADAM AS THAT KNOCKS HIM OVER! JON OPENS UP THE STEEL CHAIR AND PLACES ADAM’S HEAD IN BETWEEN THEM! NOW, WE SEE THAT ‘THE LAST HOPE’ IS SLOWLY GOING BACK, BUT HIS EYES NEVER LEAVE ADAM AS HE CHARGES RIGHT AFTER ADAM AND CONNECTS WITH CURB STOMP ON THE CHAIR AS THE CHAIR AUTOMATICALLY FOLDS WITH ADAM’S HEAD STILL IN BETWEEN IT! :lupe: I THINK THAT ADAM MIGHT BE DONE FOR THE TIME BEING —

Stew-O: Adam Lucas needs to stay down and try not to do anything risky next. He needs to allow the referee to check on him, but Adam is slowly pushing the referee away from him! Adam is insisting that he’s more than fine to continue with this match as he falls to a knee! But, it seems like Jon is not looking to waste any time here as he connects with a shoot kick to the back of Adam’s spine! But, Adam is still finding a way to keep himself up to his feet! Jon connects with another shoot kick to the spine of the former World Champion, but Adam refuses to go down! Instead, it seems like he might be firing himself up! He might be looking to find his way back into this match!

Gavin Kirkland: Jon Kelton looks to connect with a shoot kick once more, BUT ADAM LUCAS MANAGES TO CATCH THAT LEG! SLOWLY, ADAM BEGINS TO FIND HIS WAY BACK TO HIS FEET AS IT SEEMS LIKE JON MIGHT BE IN A SITUATION THAT HE DOES NOT WANT TO BE IN! JON IS ALMOST LOOKING TO REASON WITH ADAM TO PUT HIS LEG DOWN, SO THAT THEY CAN SETTLE THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL! BUT, ADAM IS NOT LOOKING TO BUY WHATEVER JON IS TRYING TO SELL HIM! ADAM CONNECTS WITH A DRAGON SCREW LEG WHIP AS JON FINDS HIMSELF DOWN ON THE FLOOR! There, we see that Adam is staying on his knee for the time being! After all, his head was curb stomped in between a steel chair just a few moments ago, so he is going to need to relax and try to get his head straight!

Persephone: But, it seems like Jon Kelton is looking to find himself up to his feet! Adam Lucas is getting himself to his feet at the same time as he throws a sluggish punch towards Jon! But, Jon goes straight forward and throws a punch to Adam, who manages to back away, but ends up holding onto the skirt of the apron to get himself to his feet! ADAM THROWS A PUNCH TO JON! JON THROWS A PUNCH TO ADAM! ADAM WITH A PUNCH TO JON! JON WITH A PUNCH TO ADAM! ADAM! JON! ADAM! JON! ADAM! JON! JON! JON! ADAM TAKES HIMSELF FORWARD AND CONNECTS WITH A HEADBUTT AS THAT SENDS JON BACK, BUT IT CAUSES ADAM TO COLLAPSE DOWN TO A SEATED POSITION! BUT, JON MANAGES TO SLIDE FORWARD TOWARDS HIM AND PLANT HIM WITH A DDT!

Stew-O: Jon Kelton begins to look around at the crowd who is hyping him up! They want him to get brutal! Some of them want tables! Jon’s sights stop at our table! Jon is gesturing for us to get the hell out of the way! I think that we might have to do what he says!

(The Fighting Spirit announce team begins to scramble up their papers and get the heck out of the way. This provides Jon Kelton with the opening to do whatever he pleases. The crowd is completely losing their minds at the possibility of what Jon could be doing next. He begins to disassemble the announce table. He takes off the cover and throws it to the side before getting his hands on one of the monitors.)

Gavin Kirkland: He has his hands on one of those small monitors that we look through to get a closer look of the action inside the ring! He begins to look to see the placement of the three other men in this match! ALL OF THEM HAVE FOUND THEMSELVES DOWN AS TLA RACES BACK TO HIS FEET AS JON CHARGES TOWARDS HIM WITH THE MONITOR IN HIS POSSESSION BEFORE SLAMMING THE MONITOR TO THE SKULL OF THE FORMER WORLD CHAMPION! HE SEES THAT DARYL KINKADE IS TRYING TO USE THAT OPENING TO GET HIMSELF BACK INTO THIS MATCH, BUT JON RUNS AFTER HIM AND SLAMS THE MONITOR TOWARDS HIS SKULL! NOW, HE TURNS TO SEE THAT ADAM IS RISING BACK TO HIS FEET AS JON SLAMS THE MONITOR TO THE SKULL OF ‘THE NEXT LEVEL!’

Persephone: But, it seems like Jon Kelton is not done yet! He goes over to Adam Lucas and places the monitor underneath his head! Oh god, is he looking to do the same thing that he did with the steel chair a bit earlier?

Stew-O: Jon Kelton wants to take down one of the main targets! To him, Adam Lucas has already had his moment in the sun! He’s already had his World Championship reign! He wants to make sure that he gets taken out of the equation first! Jon begins to take a couple of steps back as he stalks Adam trying to find his way back to his feet! At the first sign, Jon begins to run towards Adam, looking for that curb stomp —

Gavin Kirkland: ADAM LUCAS POPS UP TO HIS FEET AND CONNECTS WITH A SPINE BUSTER ON TOP OF THE MONITOR! JON KELTON’S SPINE COLLIDES ONTO THAT MONITOR AS I CANNOT IMAGINE HOW MUCH PAIN HE MUST BE EXPERIENCING! I WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO SEE THAT WITH A MONITOR! ADAM COLLAPSES DOWN AS THAT SPINE BUSTER MUST HAVE TAKEN SOME ENERGY OUT OF HIM! BUT, FROM BEHIND — DARYL KINKADE MANAGES TO CATCH ADAM BEFORE HOISTING HIM UP AND CONNECTING WITH A BUTTERFLY SUPLEX AS THAT TAKES HIM BACK! DARYL TURNS AROUND TO SEE ADAM ON HIS BACK AS HE LOOKS TO ROLL HIM BACK INSIDE THE RING! BUT, WE SEE THAT DARYL STILL FINDS HIMSELF ON THE APRON AS HE’S GESTURING FOR ADAM TO GET TO HIS FEET! YOU CAN SEE DARYL’S EYES WIDEN OUT OF FIRE AND DETERMINATION TO HIT THIS NEXT MOVE —

Persephone: ‘Monkē Flip’ — the front flip DDT nails Adam Lucas in the face as Daryl Kinkade goes for the cover! Is this all that he’s going to need to stamp his ticket to Pain for Pride?!?!

OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

TTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Stew-O: Adam Lucas with a kick out! Daryl Kinkade begins to take Adam in a seated position before beginning to bash elbows to the shoulder and side of the neck! Daryl’s elbows are quite aggressive at the moment! But, he wants to keep Adam down for as long as he possibly can! Daryl begins to crank Adam’s neck to the side as he begins to ponder his next strategy going into this match! Meanwhile, as we look at ringside, we see that TLA and Jon Kelton are slowly trying to get themselves back to their feet!

Gavin Kirkland: It seems like TLA is going for the kendo stick that was introduced to this match by Adam Lucas! Jon Kelton is going for that steel chair that he introduced himself! Both men don’t want to go into a fight without some sort of weapon at their disposal! Both men seem to be a little wobbly due to being hit with the monitor, so it’s going to take a moment or two for them to regain their balance! Both men are looking at each other as they launch at each other —

Persephone: THE STEEL CHAIR WAS ENOUGH TO BREAK THAT KENDO STICK IN HALF! JON KELTON SLAMS THE STEEL CHAIR TO THE FACE OF ‘LA PANTERA SEXUAL’ BEFORE FOLLOWING THAT UP WITH AN UPPERCUT! HE CONNECTS WITH ANOTHER UPPER CUT AS IT SEEMS LIKE THE TWO OF THEM ARE GOING AROUND RINGSIDE AND GOING UP THE RAMP! TLA IS LOOKING TO CONNECT WITH SOME PUNCHES OF HIS OWN! HE IS DOING EVERYTHING IN HIS POWER TO MAKE SURE THAT HE GIVES IT HIS ALL! TLA CONNECTS WITH A CHOP TO THE CHEST OF THE FORMER NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION! JON CONNECTS WITH A CHOP TO TLA’S CHEST BACK! TLA WITH A CHOP TO JON’S CHEST! JON WITH A CHOP TO TLA’S CHEST! BOTH MEN ARE TRADING CHOPS TO THE CHEST, TRYING TO MAKE THE OTHER FALL DOWN!

Stew-O: BUT, WE SEE THAT JON KELTON GRABS TLA IN A FRONT HEADLOCK AS IT SEEMS LIKE HE MIGHT BE GOING FOR THAT GUILLOTINE CHOKE CALLED ‘DIVINE WRATH,’ BUT TLA MANAGES TO GET HIMSELF OUT OF THE SITUATION AS HE CONNECTS WITH A ‘SWAG SHOT’ — HIS VARIATION OF THE PIMP SLAP AS THAT SENDS JON BACK! BUT, TLA MANAGES TO GET A GOOD HOLD OF JON AND CONNECT WITH A TORNADO DDT AS HE USES THE ASSISTANCE OF THE RING POST TO HELP SPRINGBOARD HIMSELF AROUND! TLA CONNECTS WITH A SUPERKICK AS THAT TAKES JON BACK!

Gavin Kirkland: Meanwhile, we turn our attention to Daryl Kinkade and Adam Lucas who are back inside the ring! We see that Daryl is looking to connect with a dragon sleeper hold as Adam is trying to fight himself out of the grasp of ‘The Kink of Elite!’ Daryl is applying the move as Adam finds himself in a bit of trouble! Adam is twisting his entire body around, trying to get himself out of the situation! But, Daryl is looking at that turnbuckle at the corner! It’s almost like a lightbulb goes off in his mind!

(Daryl Kinkade approaches one of the turnbuckles at the corner and begins to take off the turnbuckle padding, exposing the steel.)

Persephone: Oop, I don’t think this is looking good for Adam Lucas! Daryl Kinkade begins to get Adam in a powerbomb position as his back is turned to the exposed turnbuckle! He gets Adam up on his shoulder as he connects with a reverse powerbomb as Adam falls forehead first on the exposed turnbuckle! Adam stumbles back as Daryl manages to catch the former World Champion in a back-to-back position, but he turns Adam around as Daryl nails him in the forehead with a knee strike! This causes Adam to collapse down as Daryl follows that up with a shining wizard as that takes Adam down! Daryl goes for the cover!

OOOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

TTTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Stew-O: Adam Lucas with a kick out! Meanwhile, let’s shift our attention towards TLA and Jon Kelton who have made their way up the ramp! The two men are trading punches at each other! We see Jon getting TLA up and battery ramming him to the LED screen behind them that reads “34 Days Until Pain for Pride XVII!” TLA collapses to the ground as Jon begins to step on the skull of the former World Heavyweight Champion! Over and over again, TLA’s head bashes against the LED screen as Jon holds it there for a moment! I feel like at most places, the crowd wouldn’t be so happy about what is happening in TLA, but Dallas, Texas is showing to be a different time for Jon!

Gavin Kirkland: Jon Kelton begins to look around, plotting on what to do next before his eyes turn to — TLA’s Ford Thunderbird ’73!

(Jon Kelton looks at the Thunderbird with such intrigue in his eyes as he hops off the side of the stage and approaches the car. He begins to approach the back of the trunk and opens it. He begins to throw a bunch of things over his shoulder, finding no need for them.)

Persephone: A new pair of flip flops? No! A bunch of toys for Steroid Dawg? No! A first aid kit? No! There —

Stew-O: A breaker bar? Now, if anyone knows a thing or two about fixing cars, it’s what’s used to break loose very tight fasteners that can’t seem to loosen by using impact wrenches! But, it seems like Jon Kelton might be using it as something to swing at TLA as he finds himself back on the stage! BUT, YOU CAN SEE THAT TLA IS TRYING TO FIND HIMSELF BACK ON HIS FEET! HE TURNS AROUND AS JON CHARGES FORWARD SWINGING THE BREAKER PART TO THE SKULL OF ‘LA PANTERA SEXUAL!’ :damn:

Gavin Kirkland: NO! TLA FINDS HIMSELF OUT OF THE WAY! JON KELTON SMASHES THE BREAKER BAR INTO THE LED SCREEN AS IT CREATES A HOLE —

(A pop is heard throughout the arena before the LED screen begins to create some smoke that sets off a slight sparks due to the malfunction of the technical aspects that go around with functioning the LED screen!)

Persephone: Jon Kelton is throwing off and taken back by all of that before TLA looks to capitalize on the entire thing by getting on top of the former National Elite Champion’s shoulders as —

Stew-O: POISONRANA FROM ON TOP OF THE STAGE AS JON KELTON LANDS RIGHT ON TOP OF THE HOOD OF THE THUNDERBIRD!! :damn: :damn: THE HEIGHT THAT TLA WAS ABLE TO GET FROM ALL OF THAT! NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THE STRENGTH THAT IT MUST HAVE TAKEN TO LIFT JON OFF THE STAGE AND CAUSE HIM TO LAND ON TOP OF THE HOOD OF THE THUNDERBIRD!!! CAN WE GET A REPLAY OF THAT????

(REPLAY: A replay of Jon Kelton being taken back by the malfunction of the LED stage with all the pop and smoke, which provides an opening for TLA to get on the shoulders of Jon and taking him over the stage with a poisonrana as Jon lands on the hood of TLA’s Ford Thunderbird ’73. The part with Jon crashing on the hood of the car is what is focused on as the scenes pack to ringside.)

(Back to ringside.)

Gavin Kirkland: The fact that TLA was able to do that! Especially, with the target that his leg became earlier in the match by that same man! I think that Jon might be taken out of the equation as —

Persephone: DARYL KINKADE CLUBS TLA IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD WITH HIS SIGNATURE CRICKET BAT! A GUNN & MOORE BEN STOKES II DXM BRANDED CRICKET BAT! THAT WAS A MOUTHFUL THERE, BUT HE WANTED EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT THIS WAS PERSONALLY MADE FOR HIM IN ENGLAND! YOU CAN SEE HIS INITIALS ENGRAVED ON THE HANDLE MADE OF SINGAPORE CANE!

Stew-O: TLA falls to his knees as Daryl Kinkade slams the cricket back to the spine of ‘La Pantera Sexual’ again! But, it seems like Daryl might have an idea of his own as he hops off the side of the stage and goes over to TLA’s car! He picks up one of the tennis balls that belong to Steroid Dawg! What is Daryl having in mind! He finds himself back up on the stage! It takes a moment or two for Daryl to get back to TLA, but he places the ball in the mouth of TLA!

(Daryl Kinkade begins to take a stance like was batting up in cricket. TLA finds himself in his knees as he’s unable to keep himself straight enough, but it seems like that is more than okay with Daryl.)

Gavin Kirkland: DARYL KINKADE SWINGS BACK BEFORE SWINGING FORWARD AND HITTING THE CRICKET BAT TO THE SIDE OF TLA’S FACE! I THINK THAT DARYL MIGHT HAVE CRACKED TLA’S TOOTH BY DOING! I SAW SOMETHING FLYING OUT OF HIS MOUTH! THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ONE OF HIS TEETH! MY LORD! TLA GOES DOWN! I THINK THAT HE MIGHT HAVE COMMITTED A MURDER BY DOING THAT! :damn: :damn: :damn:

(REPLAY: A slow motion replay of Daryl Kinkade swinging the cricket bat to the side of TLA’s face, which is holding up the tennis ball. At the sight of the bat colliding with the cheek of TLA, the ball flies out of the mouth of the former World Heavyweight Champion, along with what could be one or two teeth. It ends with TLA collapsing to an unconscious state on the top of the stage.)

(Back to ringside.)

Crowd: (off-mic) FUCK YOU, DARYL! 👏🏻👏👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿 FUCK YOU, DARYL! 👏🏻👏👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿 FUCK YOU, DARYL! 👏🏻👏👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿 FUCK YOU, DARYL! 👏🏻👏👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿 FUCK YOU, DARYL! 👏🏻👏👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿

Persephone: Daryl Kinkade just told the crowd to suck his — I’m not looking to complete that sentence, but yeah. He is looking around as he looks down at Jon Kelton, who seems to be scrambling up to his knees! He stares at Daryl, who gives a sinister looking little wave! It seems like Jon Kelton has not died whatsoever! Daryl, on the other hand, it seems like he’s experiencing his second wind in this match! Daryl begins to stand up as he’s gesturing for Jon to get up to him! But, he knows damn well that Jon is in no fighting shape at this moment!

Daryl Kinkade: (off-mic) Come on, bruv! How much do you want to win this match?

Stew-O: With that, it seems like Jon Kelton begins to rise up from the hood of TLA’s Thunderbird! It ignited some fire within Jon! With that, it seems like Daryl Kinkade might have some trick underneath his sleeve as —

Gavin Kirkland: ‘MONKĒ FLIP’ — THE FRONT FLIP DDT AS DARYL KINKADE FRONT FLIPS FROM THE RAMP TO JON KELTON AND CONNECTS WITH DDT ON THE TOP OF THE HOOD OF THE CAR! JON LANDS ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD! SHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIITTTTT!!!!! THAT DID NOT LOOK PRETTY, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE DARYL MIGHT HAVE LANDED ON THE WINDSHIELD A BIT! I THINK I CAN SEE A CRACK IN THE MIDDLE!

Persephone: I think that Daryl Kinkade is having a difficult time with sitting himself up straight as Jon Kelton just goes sliding down from the hood of the Thunderbird! Yikes, you can see the shards of glass all around his lower back as he goes around the lowrider to pick up Jon! DARYL THROWS A PUNCH AS THAT SEEMS TO TAKE BACK JON! BUT, IT SEEMS LIKE JON IS SHOWING SOME FIGHT! HE THROWS A PUNCH TO DARYL! AND ANOTHER ONE! AND ANOTHER ONE! DARYL IS GOING BACK, BUT DARYL CONNECTS WITH A KNEE TO THE STOMACH! HE GETS JON BY THE ARM AND WHIPS HIM AS HIS STOMACH COLLIDES WITH THE BACK OF THE LOWRIDER!

(Jon Kelton is thrown to the side for a moment as Daryl Kinkade looks inside the trunk, which has been pretty useful throughout this match up. He looks around for a moment or two before pulling out.)

Stew-O: Daryl Kinkade is pulling out a…chanclas? How many pairs does TLA have in there? :skip:

Gavin Kirkland: There’s dynamite underneath those chanclas! :lupe:

Persephone: Is Daryl Kinkade thinking about blowing up Jon Kelton?u

Stew-O: He wouldn’t! But, we see that Daryl Kinkade is approaching that giant spotlight on the side of the stage and he THROWS the set of chanclas inside the giant spotlight! I think it’s one of those easily triggered dynamites that could be set off by anything, guys! We’ve seen TLA use these exploding chanclas in the Extreme Elimination Chambers on occasions, but I can’t recall the last time that I saw this in a match like this! But, Daryl is picking up Jon Kelton by the nape of his neck and I think that he’s looking to just throw him head first of the entire thing!

Gavin Kirkland: NO! JON KELTON IS SHOWING SOME FIGHT IN HIM! HE TAKES DARYL KINKADE DOWN TO A KNEE! JON CONNECTS WITH A ‘GALICK GUN!’ THIS KNOCKS DARYL BACK INTO THE BARRICADE! BUT, IT SEEMS LIKE DARYL IS LOOKING TO MAKE HIS WAY BACK TO THE STAGE ONCE MORE! JON IS FOLLOWING HIM SHORTLY AFTER! I THINK THAT DARYL MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR A WAY OUT OF THIS SITUATION! BUT, JON IS NOT LETTING HIM OUT OF HIS SIGHT!

Persephone: Daryl Kinkade looks to sweep the feet of ‘The Last Hope’ as that takes Jon Kelton done to a knee! Daryl looks to throw a punch as he slowly finds himself to his feet! He throws another punch to Jon before pulling him closer! IT SEEMS LIKE HE MIGHT BE GOING FOR ‘A BEAUTIFUL LIE’ — THE CROSS LEGGED FISHERMAN’S BUSTER FROM OFF THE STAGE AND INTO THAT SPOTLIGHT WITH THE EXPLODING CHANCLAS! :damn:

Stew-O: No! Jon Kelton manages to get himself out of the situation! He drops down to the floor, creates some distance within himself, but Daryl Kinkade goes right after him! ‘FINAL ATONEMENT!’ THE ‘FINAL ATONEMENT’ OFF THE STAGE AS DARYL KINKADE AND JON KELTON ARE SEND STRAIGHT CRASHING INSIDE THE SPOTLIGHT —SDJGJSKLGJKLSDJGKLSJKDLG

(A bunch of sparks and explosions are heard coming straight from that spotlight as smoke begins to block everyone’s vision for about a moment or two. Then, we see a bit of flames engulfing the spotlight as we begin to see Jon Kelton and Daryl Kinkade laying unconscious and bleeding from the altercation. A series of medical officials begin racing to the aid of the men. Referees are putting out the flames with extinguishers. It’s a whole mess out there. Some members of the EAW Universe are showing concern for Jon, trying to root him on to continue this match.)

Crowd: HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!

(REPLAY: The replay off Jon Kelton connecting with his ‘Final Atonement’ spear to Daryl Kinkade as the both of them go off the stage and get sent crashing to the giant spotlight with the set of exploding chanclas inside. The whole explosion, sparks and flame go off as smoke clearly blocks the view.)

(The scene fades back into the stage with TLA slowly regaining some clarity as he can’t believe what had just happened. He tries to find a way back to his feet as he processes whatever the hell just happened with Jon Kelton and Daryl Kinkade.)

Gavin Kirkland: TLA turns around as —GIANT CLOTHESLINE BY ADAM LUCAS AS THAT TAKES HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND! Adam is probably one of the freshest men in this match! But, that’s not saying much knowing that Jon Kelton and Daryl Kinkade are being evaluated by medical staff! Adam gets TLA in a powerbomb position and now, it seems like Adam might be looking to connect with a powerbomb to TLA to the LED ramp! But, TLA manages to get himself out of position! He gets behind Adam and connects with that reverse bulldog that he likes to use as the former Answers World Champion is sent crashing onto his neck!

Persephone: TLA finds himself to his feet and realizes that his best shot of winning this match would be to get back inside the ring! He has 2/3 of his three opponents getting their injuries tended to! He only had Adam Lucas to worry about at this point! He throws Adam down the ramp as Adam rolls down in the process! But, Adam is finding the strength to rise back to his feet! But, TLA charges right after Adam — ‘MEXICAN DESTROYER!’ TLA CONNECTS WITH A RUNNING ‘MEXICAN DESTROYER’ AS ADAM GOES CRASHING DOWN TO THE GROUND! :damn: :damn: :damn:

Stew-O: The two of them find themselves back at ringside as TLA rolls Adam Lucas back inside the ring! TLA slides back into the ring and goes for the cover! Is TLA going to stamp his ticket to Orlando, Florida??

OOOOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

TTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

TTTTTTHHHHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEE—

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Gavin Kirkland: HOW IN THE WORLD DID ADAM LUCAS KICK OUT!??!?!?!

Persephone: TLA CAN’T SEEM TO BELIEVE IT! BUT, HE RISES HIMSELF BACK TO HIS FEET AS IT LOOKS LIKE HE’S SETTING UP ADAM LUCAS FOR ANOTHER ‘MEXICAN DESTROYER!’ I DON’T THINK THAT ADAM IS GOING TO BE CAPABLE ENOUGH TO TAKE TWO ‘MEXICAN DESTROYERS’ IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME! BUT, IS THIS GOING TO BE WHAT TLA NEEDS TO SECURE HIMSELF THE MATCH????

(CRACK!)

Stew-O: TLA GOES DOWN BY A SWING OF A STEEL CHAIR TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD!!!!! WHAT IN THE HELL IS THIS ALL ABOUT?!?!?

(The crowd is incredibly stunned to see that the person who just swung the steel chair to the back of TLA’s head is none other than….)

Gavin Kirkland: DR. BETHANY BLUE? BETHANY JUST SWUNG THE STEEL CHAIR AT TLA! BETHANY MIGHT HAD JUST DONE ADAM LUCAS A FAVOR! JUST GO AND COVER HIM, ADAM! DO YOURSELF THE FAVOR, KID!

(Adam Lucas looks completely flabbergasted at TLA laying unconscious. He looks back at Dr. Bethany Blue as he cannot believe that she had taken it within herself to interfere and try to secure Adam the victory here. Bethany doesn’t see anything wrong with what she did as she looks into one of the pockets of her white lab coat and pulls out a syringe.)

Persephone: I think that this might be the same needle that allowed her to pick up the victory against Solomon Stane earlier this season. Now, it looks like she wants to use it to help Adam secure the victory here! She is screaming and yelling for Adam Lucas to pick up TLA, so that she can put that syringe into use!

Adam Lucas: (off-mic) NO!

(Dr. Bethany Blue shakes her head as she goes around Adam Lucas and towards TLA, so that she can inject TLA, but Adam grabs Bethany by her hand and takes the syringe from it.)

Stew-O: HE THROWS THE SYRINGE OUT OF THE RING!

(The crowd immediately pops for this wonderful act from the former Answers World Champion. Dr. Bethany Blue can’t seem to believe that Adam Lucas would do such a thing, knowing that it was his best shot of winning this match.)

Adam Lucas: (off-mic) NO, BETHANY! I AM NOT LETTING YOU DO THIS! WE ARE BETTER THAN THIS!

Dr. Bethany Blue: (off-mic) DO YOU WANT TO BE ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION AGAIN? LET ME HELP YOU, ADAM!

Adam Lucas: (off-mic) NOT LIKE THIS, BETH!

Dr. Bethany Blue: (off-mic) THIS IS PERFECTLY LEGAL, ADAM!

Adam Lucas (off-mic) I DON’T CARE, BETHANY! I WANT TO WIN THIS ON MY OWN —

Gavin Kirkland: TLA COMES UP FROM BEHIND ADAM LUCAS AND PUSHES HIM TOWARDS DR. BETHANY BLUE! THE TWO OF THEM BUTT HEADS WITH EACH OTHER, BUT THE COLLISION CAUSES FOR BETHANY TO FALL OUT OF THE RING AS HER NOSE EXPLODES ON CONTACT! TLA MANAGES TO CONNECT WITH AN O’CONNOR ROLL ON ADAM!!!!! IS THIS GOING TO BE IT?!?!?!

OOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

TTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

TTTTTTTHHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

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(DING! DING! DING!)

(‘Ambitionz Az A Ridah’ begins to blast through the speakers as the crowd pops, but finds themselves in a bit of a shock as TLA secured himself the victory. Adam is in the background as he can’t even believe himself what had just happened.)

Bella Braxton: THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH…TLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Persephone: FINALLY, IT’S OVER! BUT, IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE BATTLE! ALL OF THESE MEN BROUGHT IT TO THE TABLE, BUT IT WAS ADAM LUCAS’ DUMBASS NEED TO DO THE RIGHT THING THAT COST HIM A CHANCE TO RECAPTURE THE ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!

Stew-O: TLA captalized on the arguing between Adam Lucas and Dr. Bethany Blue. It seemed like it was the kindness in Adam’s heart that became his downfall in the end! He didn’t want to win in the fashion that Bethany was encouraging him to do!

(The camera pans to the medical staff who are still checking on Daryl Kinkade and Jon Kelton at the side of the stage. Both men are slowly regaining consciousness, realizing what is going on as they feel disappointed at seeing TLA celebrating inside the ring.)

Gavin Kirkland: I’m concerned about Jon Kelton and Daryl Kinkade who went through that giant spotlight that is used to light up the stage. They nearly found themselves in the middle of an explosion as the medics were talking amongst each other! I have no idea what’s the state of their injuries, but if anything comes up, we’ll make sure to keep everyone posted. Both men put everything in the line to secure themselves the victory. I don’t think they wanted it to end like this. Especially Jon, who wanted to show up and out for his hometown!

(TLA continues to celebrate white both Daryl Kinkade and Jon Kelton being attended to by medical staff and officials. TLA slowly walks out of the ring, with his arms raised in the air. The fans continue to cheer, they are ecstatic about what happened here tonight. Adam Lucas has already rolled out to check on his wife, who’s bottom half of her face is covered in blood from the nose.)

Stew-O: It was unfortunate, but Adam Lucas wanted to win this the right way and make his way into Pain For Pride and challenge for the Answers World Championship, Dr. Bethany Blue, it is no secret she has had a frustrating season, and this was probably her way to salvage it by helping her husband get that World Title spot instead after she was so close again last week on Voltage.

Persephone: Look, Adam was an idiot, Bethany was right there helping him out, he could be celebrating with his wife right now and instead she is bleeding out with a broken nose and he was defeated, I mean there is a reason why for every good man there is a better woman behind him!

Gavin Kirkland: I tend to agree with Persephone, much as I love my boi, TLA< Bethany pretty much handed him the win and truth is, she wasn;t breaking any rules. So why would Adam turn her down? I understand wanting to win clean and make no asterisks about it, but this time, he just cost himself the Main Event at Pain For Pride.

(TLA’s music slowly starts to die down, medical staff are now helping take Kelton and Daryl to the back. Adam helps Bethany as she rolls back in the ring Adam follows her in there and tends to her nose, using a towel he found ringside to cover up the bleeding. You can hear him say a few things to her.)

Adam Lucas; (Off Mic) I know you tried to help me out, and I appreciate that, but you know we are better than this, I don;t want to be in the Main Event this way. I’m sorry about this, I know your intentions but I can’t do that to TLA, Jon Kelton, or Daryl Kinkade.

Dr. Bethany Blue: (Off Mic) They don;t give a fuck about you, only I do.

(Adam nods and hugs Bethany as they get back to their feet, she slowly hugs him back as the crowd cheers and claps.)

Adam Lucas: (Off Mic) I love you.

Dr. Bethany Blue: (Off Mic) I love you too…… and I’m sorry… I really am.

Adam Lucas:(Off Mic) You have nothing to be sorry for.

Dr. Bethany Blue: (Off Mic) I do… so much… and one day you will understand.

(Adam stops and looks at her a bit confused.)

Adam Lucas: Understand what –

Stew-O: CODE BLUE! DR. BETHANY BLUE JUST CODE BLUE’S HER OWN HUSBAND! WHAT IN THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE! WHY BETHANY!? WHY!?

Persephone: OKAY! I LIKE THIS! YOU GO GIRL! I MIGHT ACTUALLY VISIT HER OFFICE NOW!

Gavin Kirkland: DR. BETHANY BLUE HAS BECOME A BLACK WIDOW! WHAT WAS THE MEANING OF THIS!?

(Adam lies in the middle of the ring unconscious as she bends down and kisses him on the mouth before wiping her blood on his chest.)

Dr. Bethany Blue: (Off Mic) It is for your own good…. I love you but Doctors know best.

(Dr. Bethany Blue slowly stands back up to an eruption of boos coming from the crowd, she looks around and then cracks a bloody smile before exiting the ring, she looks back with some remorse as Adam slowly starts to stir, but then turns around and walks away.)

Stew-O: I…. I… don’t know what to say about this, but we will be back shortly with our next match… TLA though will Main Event Pain For Pride.

Gavin Kirkland: ORALE! Wait… does this mean Bethany is single now?

Persephone: Oh shut up, she’s already tasted you before.

(Gavin Kirkland: Shhhh!

(Bethany continues to head toward the back as officials tend to a very distraught Adam Lucas.)

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Bella Braxton: The following contest is scheduled for ONE FALL!

Crowd: ONE FALL!

(‘Paint The Town Red.’ by Fame on Fire hits. Ms. Extreme comes stepping on out, focused and prepared. She storms down the ramp, making the ring her primary focus.)

Bella Braxton: Introducing first, from Calabasas, California, weighing in at 140 pounds, she is the ‘Problem Child’…. MS. EXXXTREEEEEEMEEEEEEE!

Stew-O: While some things may change in the Land of Elite, some things remain the same. Tonight, we see the renewal of a bitter rivalry that was sparked again at Grand Rampage. Methuselah made his shocking return in the match and cleared house, with one of the casualties being Ms. Extreme herself. Tonight, she looks for vengeance, and to defeat the one man who has consistently tortured her and her family.

Gavin Kirkland: Oh, she certainly is on a mission, and she looks mighty hot while doing so! She’s always the best when she’s this fired up!

Persephone: Really? That’s your contribution to this match? Saying she’s hot while she’s mad?

Gavin Kirkland: What? Am I lying?

Persephone: .

Stew-O: In all seriousness, this match has a lot of emotion behind it for Ms. Extreme. She wants to take Methuselah down after everything, and she’s looking to pay him back here at Fighting Spirit.

(Ms. Extreme gets into the ring and heads into the corner, immediately transfixed on the stage. She crouches down and waits.)

(Soon, ‘Praise Gawd’ by Kanye West plays over the arena speakers and flames begin to pulsate from both sides of the stage. Methuselah walks through the fog baring teeth with dark shades covering his eyes and he makes his entrance to the ring.)

Bella Braxton: And her opponent! From The Ether, weighing in at 17 stone, he is the Demiurge…. MEEEETHUUUUSEEEEELAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!

Stew-O: Methuselah, as we said, made his return last month in the Grand Rampage match, and ever since then, his presence has been felt. He hasn’t lost his touch. If anything, he is the most dangerous he has ever been. One can only imagine what he plans on doing in this match that consists of himself and one of his most bitter rivals in Ms. Extreme.

Gavin Kirkland: It certainly is worrisome. However, I’m sure Camille and will find a way to hold her own against Methuselah… even if I wouldn’t personally ever want to step in the ring with him. :lupe:

Persephone: Pussy.

(Methuselah throws up a double sign of the horns to the audience before he slides into the ring. His gaze shifts over to Ms. Extreme. He gives a disparaging smirk before he heads off into one of the corners, removing his coat and shades. Before long, the referee calls for the official start of the match!)

(DING! DING! DING!)

Stew-O: And here we go! The bell rings and—

Gavin Kirkland: MS. EXTREME COMES BARRELLING OUT OF THE CORNER, ATTACKING METHUSELAH WITH FOREARMS!

Persephone: Oh shit, she isn’t playing around!

Stew-O: Ms. Extreme is doing everything she can to overwhelm him from early on! Methuselah is able to shove her away and steps out of the corner—

Gavin Kirkland: But Ms. Extreme rushes back in and hits a knee to the gut! Methuselah hunches forward! She attacks with a flurry of forearms to the exposed back, not holding back! I sure do like a woman who’s spicy!

Persephone: Of course you do.

Stew-O: There’s a whole lot of aggression coming from Ms. Extreme, and given the history between her and Methuselah, it should come as no surprise! Methuselah once again shoves her away, able to garner some space between himself and her, but Ms. Extreme isn’t one to stay away for long! She comes in again!

Gavin Kirkland: But Methuselah gets out of the way! She nearly goes into the corner! Methuselah grabs her from behind and whips her into the ropes! However, she doesn’t come back on the rebound as her arms are wrapped around the top rope!

Persephone: Someone sure is starting to look a little pissed. Methuselah runs forward after her.

Stew-O: But Ms. Extreme slips out onto the apron and hops up on the rope, catching him with a knee! So far, Ms. Extreme has been able to stay one step ahead here in this match!

Gavin Kirkland: She’s a woman on a mission, and she’s determined to do everything she can to beat Methuselah here at Fighting Spirit! He staggers from that knee, checking out his nose to make sure it isn’t busted open. In the meantime, Ms. Extreme seems like she wants to do some more damage as she heads over to the corner and climbs to the top.

Persephone: Oh, boy. She better not slip.

Stew-O: She doesn’t as she is able to reach the top! Methuselah turns, but she takes off, flying straight towards him—

Gavin Kirkland: DROPKICK! OH NO! HE WAS ABLE TO TAKE HER DOWN JUST LIKE THAT!

Persephone: Yeaaaaaaaah, that looked like it hurt. :yikes:

Stew-O: A precise hit straight to the stomach! Ms. Extreme goes down in a heap as she clutches her midsection! It’s clear she didn’t expect that one at all!

Gavin Kirkland: You just gotta expect the unexpected when it comes to Methuselah. Just when you think you’re in control, he’ll find a way to take that away from you. Ms. Extreme is on the mat, realizing that the hard way!

Persephone: Too bad she isn’t gonna recover for much long. She’s already being picked up and slammed into the corner. Methuselah steps in and slams his shoulder into her gut repeatedly, over and over again!

Stew-O: Matching that aggression from earlier on is he, doing onto Ms. Extreme what she did to him! He’s taking everything out on her, and she’s having to suffer for it! He steps back and Ms. Extreme goes down into a seated position in the corner. Methuselah takes a few more steps back before he comes on in… BASEMENT DROPKICK TO THE FACE!

Gavin Kirkland: Yep, he got all of it! He grabs and drags her out of the corner, not wasting time! He gets the first pin fall of this match!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE—

Persephone: Shoulder up. This bitch might need some new teeth though after this match.

Stew-O: It was a hard shot, for sure. Ms. Extreme checks her face out but Methuselah starts to rain down some stomps across her back, adding further pain to her. You can see her wincing and grimacing with each shot that lands!

Gavin Kirkland: Things are starting to look a bit dire for Camille. Methuselah yanks her up and lifts her up, going for a suplex…!

Persephone: But she lands on her feet right behind him! She grabs him by the waist, looking for a move!

Stew-O: But Methuselah is privy of this and is able to reverse the hold, positioning himself right behind her! He lifts her up and SENDS HER UP AND OVER WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX—

Gavin Kirkland: NO! SHE LANDS ON HER FEET! SHE COMES BACK IN TOO, AND SHE GOES FOR THE DOUBLE FOOT STOMP!!

Persephone: Nope! Nothing but mat there! The old fart was able to move out of the way, and now, he’s rushing right at her! He’s about to punch her!

Stew-O: Ducks underneath it! Ms. Extreme rises up and DECKS METHUSELAH RIGHT IN THE FACE!

Gavin Kirkland: Ooooooh boy. I don’t think he liked that one bit.

Persephone: Too bad, because it looks like she’s about to hit him square in the face again!

Stew-O: BUT THE PUNCH IS BLOCKED! THIS TIME, METHUSELAH IS ABLE TO GRAB THE FIST! HE YANKS MS. EXTREME IN AND DROPS HER WITH THE BELLY TO BACK SUPLEX! COVER!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE—

Gavin Kirkland: But that nets another kickout for him! Ms. Extreme isn’t willing to lose like that!

Persephone: Oh brother. We’re in for a long one, huh?

Stew-O: Considering the history these two share, a war is on the horizon, and we haven’t even scratched the surface just yet. Methuselah stalks Ms. Extreme down who rolls towards the ropes, using them to try and help herself stand up. All the while, Methuselah stomps down on her again! He’s looking to keep the pressure up as he starts to attack with forearms across the chest.

Gavin Kirkland: Methuselah isn’t messing around here, that’s for sure. He lands an uppercut before following that up with a harsh backhand chop across the chest! Wow! Ms. Extreme looks like she’s had her entire world rocked, and not in that kind of way!

Persephone: Oh my gosh, can you shut up already!?

Gavin Kirkland: :mjgrin:

Stew-O: Methuselah with the advantage pries her away from the ropes. He lifts her up and slams her down with authority, executing the vertical suplex to perfection. Methuselah picks Ms. Extreme up and does the same move again, able to land it! He grabs her and forces her up one more time before hooking her arms, and slamming her down with a butterfly suplex! Methuselah transitions over and locks in the submission, doing all that he can to apply as much pressure as possible with the hold!

Gavin Kirkland: Oh man, this is not the kind of spot Camille wants to be in! Methuselah has Ms. Extreme right in the center, keeping her stuck in that submission! The referee is checking in on her, but she’s shaking her head, refusing to tap or give out! She doesn’t want to lose here!

Persephone: Stubborn as always, but I guess that’s a good thing for her. Still, how can she get out of this?

Stew-O: I don’t know, but she’s determined as she vigorously shakes her head no to the official, constantly letting them know that she isn’t going to quit!

Gavin Kirkland: And look on the smirk on Methuselah’s face. It’s like he’s getting a kick out of making her suffer!

Persephone: If he truly wants to make her suffer, then bust her open or something. That kind of stuff would make me smirk as well!

Gavin Kirkland: Ooooof course it would. 🥴

Stew-O: Methuselah shakes his head, seemingly saying something to Ms. Extreme!

Methuselah: (off-mic) Come on, Camille. This is all so pointless. You can never defeat Gawd.

Ms. Extreme: (off-mic) Shut up, you old bitch. I’ll *kill* you.

Methuselah: (off-mic) That’s what they all say before they get inevitably struck down by me. You’re no different.

Stew-O: And Methuselah gets up, bringing Ms. Extreme up along with him. Still having that butterfly lock in, he knees her repeatedly in the gut, doing everything he can to weaken her! Ms. Extreme is doing all that she can to hold out against the attacks and the pain, but you can see clearly how they’re starting to affect her.

Gavin Kirkland: Yeah, that earlier aggression probably didn’t help her in the long run. She came charging in, but blinded by rage, Methuselah was able to take advantage of it and has been in firm control ever since. :lupe: Ms. Extreme is in quite the pickle here.

Persephone: Yeah, it’s gonna be tough. Methuselah just might spike her down on her head too as he lifts her up into the air—

Stew-O: WAIT! KNEES TO THE HEAD! KNEES TO THE HEAD! MS. EXTREME ATTACKS WITH REPEATED KNEES TO THE TOP OF HIS HEAD, AND THEY’RE STARTING TO STUN HIM!

Gavin Kirkland: Well, there we go! That may be the opening she just needed to try and get back into this match!

Persephone: She’s actually getting to him, too! Methuselah puts her down! Ms. Extreme comes in and goes for a kick to the head—

Stew-O: But Methuselah scouts that out and unleashes a headbutt, clocking Camille! She staggers backwards into the ropes—

Gavin Kirkland: LARIAT! HOLY HELL! FROM OUT OF NOWHERE, MS. EXTREME WHIPPED THAT OUT AND METHUSELAH GOES DOWN! SHE FALLS TO THE MAT!

Persephone: Oh! Oh! Is there blood?!

Stew-O: No blood, but there is an opening for Ms. Extreme to take now that she was able to take Methuselah down! Ms. Extreme takes a moment to recover, shaking out her head and arms before she turns her attention over to Methuselah!

Ms. Extreme: (off-mic) Yeah, bitch. Who’s the weak one *now*?

Gavin Kirkand: AND LIKE A BIG CAT READY TO POUNCE, CAMILLE MOUNTS HIM AND STARS TO HAMMER AWAY WITH FISTS TO THE FACE!

Persephone: Like a big cat ready to pounce? Ugh, never say that again. But whatever, Ms. Extreme is going back to that earlier aggression, just going ham on Methuselah right now. With how hard she’s hitting him, that fist of hers might be colored red soon!

Stew-O: Wouldn’t be a surprise. Ms. Extreme however gets up and stomps a mud hole into him, doing everything she can to impart a little bit of karma to Methuselah!

Gavin Kirkland: And she sure is firing up! She grabs him by the arm and yanks him up, hitting a short-arm clothesline! She flips over and gets him up, pulling off the same move! She gets up one more time before turning Methuselah around and hitting a ripcord forearm smash to the face! Wow! Great series of offensive strikes there from Ms. Extreme!

Persephone: And she isn’t done! She knees him in the gut before landing a spinning back heel kick! She hits the ropes and comes back, landing a big boot across the face!

Stew-O: And she fires off again, rushing to the ropes behind Methuselah! She comes on in — BULLDOG! SHE GETS ALL OF IT! She crawls over and covers Methuselah!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE—

Gavin Kirkland: But that only garners a one count! Still, Ms. Extreme has the advantage again in this bout! She wastes little time and climbs to the top, pointing straight at Methuselah! She leaps off, and lands a leg drop! She gets all of that as well! Keeping her leg pressed across his throat, she hooks the leg, going for another pin attempt!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE—

Persephone: But no dice. Another one count. Still lots of work to do here.

Stew-O: Ms. Extreme looks a bit annoyed, but she gets up and drags Methuselah along into the corner. Grabbing by the hair, she SLAMS his face repeatedly into the turnbuckle padding! Over and over again, she’s relentless! She slams his face down against the middle one before finally letting go, and Methuselah is checking out his face, making sure that not much damage has been done—

Gavin Kirkland: ONLY FOR MS. EXTREME TO COME OUT OF NOWHERE WITH A CANNONBALL, SMUSHING HIM INTO THE CORNER! WOW!

Persephone: Yeah, someone’s gonna be pretty pissed off. :mjlol:

Stew-O: All that wrath and fury is leading Ms. Extreme to pull out all the stops here in this contest! Ms. Extreme runs to the ropes and comes back on the rebound, executing a face wash! She drags Methuselah out of the corner and springs off the ropes, landing a springboard leg drop!

Gavin Kirkland: A trifecta of moves beautifully executed from the Problem Child, and she is proving herself to be a problem for Methuselah right now! She goes for the pin!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE—

Persephone: But once again, another one count. Damn, he’s tough. :lupe:

Stew-O: Shouldn’t be surprising. Methuselah is one of the most uncannily resilient Elitists in the history of this promotion. As much as that sequence was impressive to witness, it’s going to take a whole lot more out of Camille in order to get the job done.

(Camille lets out a sigh, running a hand through her hair. Looking down at Methuselah, she snarls down at him.)

Ms. Extreme: (off-mic) Okay, you bastard. You want to make things the hard way? We can do that.

Gavin Kirkland: A burst of motivation is coursing through Ms. Extreme’s veins as she gets Methuselah up and brings him to the top. She fires off with some open-handed slaps to the chest and face before making the climb up. She’s going for something big here!

Persephone: … hang on! Methuselah is stirring as Ms. Extreme tries to set up for a suplex! He fires off with a punch to the gut! Then another one! And another one! Ms. Extreme can’t go through with it!

Stew-O: A troubling predicament for sure! Ms. Extreme lets go and goes for a punch, but it gets blocked! Methuselah nabs her with a punch of his own! Ms. Extreme starts to look wobbly up there…!

Gavin Kirkland: And she’s stunned with one more punch to the face! Methuselah grabs her and— OH MY! HE SENDS HER CRASHING DOWN STOMACH FIRST ONTO THE CANVAS! SHE’S IN A WORLD OF HURT RIGHT NOW, FLAILING AND FLOPPING AROUND AS SHE WRAPS HER ARMS AROUND HER BODY!

Persephone: So much for that. Damn, I would not want to be on the receiving end of that.

Stew-O: And I think many within the EAW Universe would be inclined to agree with you, sharing those same sentiments. Ms. Extreme rolls out to the outside, coughing and in agony. Meanwhile, Methuselah drops down to the mat and makes his way towards her.

(But before he does that, he turns his head towards the referee.)

Methuselah: (off-mic) Don’t even think about counting.

Referee: :whoa:

Gavin Kirkland: Oh dear, the poor referee. Well, if Gawd asks for something, Gawd is going to see to it that his demands are met. :wow:

Stew-O: Methuselah slides out to the outside, meeting up with Camille who is by the barricade. He grabs her and throws her right into it, sending her back crashing into it! She winces, but Methuselah isn’t done! He yanks her and does the same thing, causing her to crash yet again into the barricade! This is going to be brutal!

Gavin Kirkland: Oh dear. You may be right. Ms. Extreme is trying to crawl away so that there can be some distance between herself and Methuselah, but that ain’t happening! He grabs her and TOSSES HER INTO THE STEEL STEPS! WOW, DID YOU HEAR THE IMPACT ON THAT?! MS. EXTREME COULDN’T BRACE HERSELF FOR THAT!

Persephone: Yeah, things are devolving fast for her. Methuselah grabs her and slams her face repeatedly into the steps! Damn! He keeps this up and she might need a new face!

Gavin Kirkland: That would be a shame! She’s just naturally gorgeous!

Persephone: Meh. Not as gorgeous as Luis.

Stew-O: Well, the one thing that certainly isn’t gorgeous is this attack that Methuselah is unleashing — and with him threatening the official not to initiate the count, that means he has free reign to do whatever it is he pleases on the outside to his opponent. He grabs Ms. Extreme and gets her up into the air before SLAMMING HER BACK DOWN AGAINST THE APRON! OH MY!

Gavin Kirkland: Oh no, this is bad! Ms. Extreme is in trouble here!

Stew-O: But this is exactly what Methuselah wants. He wants her beaten down and for her to suffer at his hands! He smirks as he watches her writhe in pain. He crouches down, shoving her head with his hand.

Methuselah: (off-mic) I told you, Camille, it was going to be over for you. You cannot defy me. You cannot defile me. You cannot beat a man who stands above you in every single way. You are *nothing* to me, and you will be made to feel like the insignificant little gnat you have always been here.

(He grins, leaning in closer.)

Methuselah: (off-mic) You cannot beat me—

(***PATOOIE!***)

Persephone: SHE SPIT AT HIM! :damn: !!

Methuselah: …

(Slowly, Methuselah wipes the spit away from his cheek.)

Gavin Kirland: Oh boy. I don’t like the look that’s on his face now.

Stew-O: And neither do the crowd! The whole atmosphere is anxious as Methuselah yanks Ms. Extreme by the hair and slams her face down onto the hard part of the apron! Just over and over again, being absolutely ruthless! Camille can’t defend herself!

Gavin Kirkland: AND HE ISN’T STOPPING! HE’S JUST RELENTLESS, SLAMMING HER FACE DOWN!

Persephone: Oh shit.

Stew-O: AND METHUSELAH FINALLY STOPS, THROWING MS. EXTREME BACK INTO THE RING! AND IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, YOU CAN SEE THAT SHE’S BLEEDING FROM THE NOSE!

Gavin Kirkland: Oh my. She looks out of it, too. I don’t even think she can stand from having to deal with that onslaught.

Persephone: Yeah, no kidding. She’s in a rough shape.

Stew-O: Methuselah slides back in, and grabs Ms. Extreme. He raises her up and SPIKES HER DOWN WITH THE BRAINBUSTER! MS. EXTREME COULD BE OUT!

Gavin Kirkland: Yeah, that’s gotta be it! He drapes his arm over and covers!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Referee: THR—

Persephone: But somehow, she gets the shoulder up! This crazy bitch really ain’t staying down!

Stew-O: And the fans cheer, seeing the resolve that Ms. Extreme is showing! However, how long will that last with Ms. Extreme being in such a vulnerable state?!

Gavin Kirkland: Methuselah doesn’t seem all that impressed, either. He shakes his head and stands up, giving her some rough shoves to the head with his foot! Ms. Extreme is doing all that she can to get back up, but Methuselah is making that endeavor hard for her to achieve!

Persephone: She does not look good at all. I won’t be surprised if this match ends anytime soon. In fact, the sooner it does, the better!

Gavin Kirkland: I thought you liked the bloody display, Persephone?

Persephone: I mean, I *do*, but I got things to do.

Stew-O: Better things to do than commentating a live marquee event right before Pain for Pride?

Persephone: 🤐

Gavin Kirland: You think if we yell loud enough, Methuselah can make sure she doesn’t get her Pain for Pride bonus pay?

Persephone: :woah: Alright, relax.

Stew-O: Well, back to action at hand. Methuselah is in firm control of the situation, and he doesn’t seem to be in any rush. In fact, he seems satisfied, seeing how much pain and discomfort Ms. Extreme is in. He grabs her and tosses her towards the ropes before he waits for her on the rebound! He scoops her up and slams her down with the spinebuster! The ring completely rocks from the impact of that – and Ms. Extreme grimaces, in a complete world of hurt here as more pain is being inflicted onto her!

Gavin Kirkland: But Methuselah isn’t done. Far from it! He brings his foot against his throat and starts to choke her out! Ms. Extreme tries to push him off of her, but with her weakened state, she can’t do much! She coughs and chokes, feet kicking and flailing around!

Persephone: And here comes the referee, issuing a count to Methuselah!

Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FI–

Stew-O: Methuselah lets go, issuing a dirty glare straight towards the official, who seems intimidated by it! They back off, and Methuselah grabs Ms. Extreme, tossing her into the corner. He stalks her down before unleashing a series of body blows and jabs, doing all that he can to meticulously pick her apart and weaken her!

Gavin Kirkland: This is starting to get rougher and rougher to watch. I don’t think anyone can recall the last time they’ve seen her in such a vulnerable and weakened state! Methuselah is just having his way with her and there isn’t much she can do about it!

Persephone: Yeah, he’s grilling her, alright. Another punch to the body lands, and Ms. Extreme is hunched over. She looks practically dead. Methuselah looks at her, seeing that she probably doesn’t have much fight in her left. He pulls her away from the corner, and she nearly drops to her knees. She’s out of it!

Stew-O: But he doesn’t care. He has her right where he wants her to be. He drags her towards the center and hits the ropes! This could be it! He charges in—

Gavin Kirkland: — AND HE GOES DOWN! ‘HOLY GROUND’! ‘HOLY GROUND’!

Persephone: WHAT THE HELL?!

Stew-O: AND THE FANS ARE LOSING THEIR MINDS AS MS. EXTREME FROM OUT OF NOWHERE FOUND IT IN HERSELF TO REVERSE METHUSELAH’S ATTACK, CATCHING HIM COMPLETELY OFF GUARD!! METHUSELAH IS DOWN ON THE MAT, COMPLETELY STUNNED! MS. EXTREME DELIVERED THE ‘HOLY GROUND’ AND GOT ALL OF IT!

Gavin Kirkland: BUT CAN SHE CAPATILIZE?! IT’S ONE THING TO HIT THE MOVE, BUT IT’S ANOTHER THING TO HIT IT AND FOLLOW IT UP WITH A PIN! GO, CAMILLE, GO! YOU CAN DO IT!

Persephone: She’s crawling towards him! She gets the cover!

Stew-O: AND COULD THIS BE IT!??

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE—

Gavin Kirkland: NO! METHUSELAH KICKS OUT! DAMN! IF ONLY SHE WAS A SECOND QUICKER, SHE PROBABLY WOULD’VE WON!

Stew-O: No doubt about it, but she did the best she could! With how hurt she is, Ms. Extreme couldn’t cover him quickly! Still, she has him on the mat, and she’s working her way back up to her feet! She’s shaking, trembling, absolutely in pain, but she’s finding the strength from within to stand back up and get to a vertical base!

Gavin Kirkland: This has been an insane match ever since the bell rang, but now, Ms. Extreme looks to end things! She does all that she can to move over to Methuselah, standing right above him! She glares down at him and snarls, wiping the blood from her face! She grabs him by the head and knees him in the face! One lands! Then a second one lands! A third lands! Now, she’s firing off, hitting those knees repeatedly to try and weaken him!

Persephone: But this little rally of hers might come to an end as Methuselah grabs her knee and comes to a stand! He yanks her closer and hoists her up onto his shoulders, going for a powerbomb—

Stew-O: BUT SHE REVERSES IT WITH A HURRICANARANA! METHUSELAH ROLLS THROUGH AND SCRAMBLES BACK UP TO HIS FEET, BUT MS. EXTREME COMES CHARGING IN AND FIRES OFF WITH FOREARM AFTER FOREARM, SCREAMING AND YELLING AS SHE SEEKS TO UNLEASH HELL ONTO HIM!

Gavin Kirkland: And there’s that fire again, roaring brightly! Ms. Extreme isn’t backing down! Methuselah shoves her away and looks for a big boot, but she ducks underneath! She slips behind him and levels him with a dropkick! Methuselah stumbles and falls into the middle rope! He’s stuck!

Persephone: And now, Ms. Extreme hits the ropes! Body splash! Ms. Extreme’s full body weight crashes into Methuselah and he falls backwards!

Stew-O: Ms. Extreme heads over to him and starts to stomp down on him! Just over and over again! She isn’t backing down! She isn’t letting up! She’s doing all that she can to unleash the same kind of punishment that Methuselah has done to her, and she’s making sure that she pays him back for everything that he has done to her throughout this contest!

Gavin Kirkland: She isn’t holding anything back! She grabs Methuselah– oh! But wait! He’s starting to fight back! He slams his elbow into her gut, trying to get her to back off! However, Ms. Extreme is stubborn as all hell, refusing to let go of him!

Persephone: This is starting to get scrappy. Methuselah continues to attack while she’s doing all that she can to make sure that she doesn’t let go!

Stew-O: But more of those shots are landing, and Ms. Extreme is becoming more weak! One more elbow does the trick and she lets go, holding her gut! Ms. Extreme staggers, but she steps forward–

Gavin Kirkland: AND WALKS RIGHT INTO THE SPEAR! METHUSELAH CUTS HER IN HALF! OH NO! JUST LIKE THAT, HE PUTS A STOP TO MS. EXTREME’S COMEBACK!

Persephone: :damn: She got turned inside out from that!

Stew-O: And that could be it! Methuselah makes the cover!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

(…)

(…)

Gavin Kirland: SHOULDER UP! SHOULDER UP! OH MY GOODNESS! **MS. EXTREME SURVIVED AND IS STILL IN THIS MATCH!**

Persephone: Wait, seriously? She’s *still* alive?

Stew-O: Yes! Yes! Ms. Extreme was able to kick out of the spear! The fans in the arena are going crazy, while Methuselah stares down at her, eyes wide as can be! He wasn’t anticipating that!

Gavin Kirkland: After all of the brutality that has been unleashed on her, you would think that would be it. However, Ms. Extreme is one tough cookie, and she is proving that tenfold. She was able to find it within herself to kick out despite how awful she’s got to be feeling at this rate!

Persephone: That’s fine and dandy, but uh, she’s going to hve to find a way to hustle and get back into this match, because unless my eyes are fooling me, Methuselah looks pissed.

Stew-O: No doubt about it. He wanted to put her away, yet she’s *still* fighting! However, the end may not be long from us. Methuselah grabs her and lifts her up! Hellfire Impaler DDT—

Gavin Kirkland: No! Ms. Extreme SPIKES Methuselah down onto his head, countering with a DDT of her own! And now, the two of them are laying on the mat! Wow!

Persephone: I think Ms. Extreme is starting to move, though. She’s crawling and dragging herself towards the ropes.

Stew-O: And she’s able to get to them, using them to help herself up. You can tell how much this match has taken out of her, but she persists, continuing to find ways to keep herself alive in this bout! Ms. Extreme made it known all week long that she would do whatever it took to beat Methuselah, and we’re seeing how much she wants to win tonight!

Gavin Kirkland: Ms. Extreme looks over at Methuselah and snarls at him. She yells at him, telling him to get back up! Methuselah seems to still be conscious and aware, working his way back up to his feet! Methuselah turns his head towards her direction and sees that shes up! He glares right at her!

Persephone: Yeah, they’re definitely gonna kill each other.

Stew-O: Methuselah is a bit unsteady, but he’s able to stand up. His eyes pierce Camille like daggers, just as her eyes are doing the same to him! No love lost here as you can feel the animosity emanate from these two!

Gavin Kirkland: And here we go! Ms. Extreme! Methuselah! Both are up, and ready to tear each other apart!

Persephone: Yep. So gonna kill each other.

Stew-O: MS. EXTREME CHARGES FORWARD!

Gavin Kirkland: METHUSEHALH RUNS FORWARD! SPEAR!

Stew-O: HOLY GROUND!

Gavin Kirkland: AND METHUSELAH IS CAUGHT! HE GOES DOWN—

Stew-O: WITH ‘MICKEY I KNOCKED YOUR HEAD OFF’!!!

Persephone: WHAT THE FUCK!??

(DING! DING! DING!)

Stew-O: # IT’S BRONSON DANIELS!!! BRONSON DANIELS CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND JUST STRUCK METHUSELAH, ATTACKING HIM WITH THAT SWINGING BACK ELBOW!!!

(Methuselah is down on the mat while Bronson mounts and attacks him! All the while, Ms. Extreme looks on, completely dumbfounded!)

Gavin Kirkland: WOW! JUST WHEN WE THOUGHT WE WOULD SEE MS. EXTREME AND METHUSELAH TEAR EACH OTHER APART, BRONSON DANIELS CAME OUT AND ATTACKED THE LATTER! WITH EVERYTHING THAT’S BEEN HAPPENING BETWEEN THESE TWO, I GUESS WE SHOULDN’T BE SURPRISED, BUT WOW! THAT WAS COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED!

Persephone: Uh, but if he was attacked, doesn’t that mean—

(Suddenly, Bella Braxton’s voice can be heard.)

Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner by disqualification… METHUUUUUSEEEEELAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Persephone: Yup. That. That’s what I was about to say.

(That’s when the reality sets in for Ms. Extreme. She didn’t beat Methuselah. As Bronson Daniels continues to attack, she narrows her eyes, fury trembling her entire body.)

Stew-O: SECURITY COMES RUSHING ON IN, TAKING BRONSON AWAY! HOWEVER, LOOK AT THE FACE OF MS. EXTREME! SHE IS COMPLETELY FURIOUS! BRONSON INADVERTENTLY COST HER THE MATCH, HANDING METHUSELAH THE DQ!

Gavin Kirkland: Oh no. That’s unfortunate. :wow:

Persephone: Well, I’d be mad too, honestly. Dude screwed it up for her.

(Bronson yells out as he’s being dragged away while Ms. Extreme is livid. She comes to a stand, unable to believe that any of this is happening. The last shot shows her pissed off face as Fighting Spirit goes to commercials.)

(A commercial is shown for the NHL.)

(‘2024’ by Playboi Carti hits the airwaves, eliciting a large reaction from the fans. Their reaction only gets louder once Joso becomes visible, stepping out onto the stage with his usual confidence and swagger. Of course, he isn’t competing tonight, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have important business to handle. Donning his shades, a partially-opened blouse shirt and some black slacks, he makes his way towards the ring, every once in a while acknowledging the fans.)

Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen, introducing at this time, the 2024 King of Elite… JOOOOOOSOOOOOOO!!!

Stew-O: Well, it should come as no surprise that this young man is out here tonight! We know that he’s been wanting to face Impact and told him that he expected an answer from him at Fighting Spirit. Now, it’s time to see if Impact will actually show up and answer him directly.

Gavin Kirkland: And to think it has almost been an entire year since we’ve seen him. It’s crazy to think about! I wonder if he’ll actually come out and answer the call.

Persephone: He better. Wouldn’t be a cool look for him not to show up, but I guess we’ll see. I wonder if he’ll be able to fit in between those ropes. :mjlol:

(Joso comes into the ring and beckons for a microphone. His theme music fades. Joso looks all around, scanning the crowd before he speaks up.)

Joso: Hey, Dallas. How we feeling tonight?

Crowd: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Joso: Alright, alright. Y’all are cool. I’m cool, too. Still, there’s just one thing I gotta handle tonight, and at this rate, y’all know what that is, right?

(The fans cheer in response. Joso nods his head.)

Joso: Bet. See, a little while ago, I made it known what my intentions were. I wanted to make a name for myself against the best all season long, and I was willing to prove that every step of the way. See, Elitists in my position would take the golden opportunity that they have and just charge forward, looking to make their dream a reality, and you know what? That’s cool and all. However, for me and this King of Elite mantle, I wanted to make sure without a shadow of a doubt that when people see me, they see someone who is more than deserving of the opportunity that they have. I wanted to wait for the perfect moment before I made use of my King of Elite opportunity on a world championship of my choosing, and I didn’t wanna rush things in order to gamble a massive Pain for Pride win and nothing at all with how everything has been playing out. It’s a bit unconventional, sure, but I wanted to keep cutting my teeth and proving myself against some of the best Elitists there is today. After all, the be the best, you gotta beat the best, and if I’m gonna become a future world champion, then I gotta beat those who came before me and have been able to ascend to the heights I wanna reach.

Joso: That’s why I called out Impact. I wanted my moment against him. I’ve been clammoring for a match with arguably the greatest Elitist to have ever been a world champion. He hasn’t been seen all season, but I didn’t care. I called him out and I gave him Fighting Spirit as the deadline, because I’m not the type of person who’s gonna sit and wait. Hell nah. Of course, some people may say that Impact isn’t obligated to answer to little ol’ me. After all, he’s the hall of famer. He’s the former ten-time world champion. He’s forever solidified, and if he’s enjoying a little break, then he’s more than entitled to it. Still, it ain’t just about legacy, but dignity as well, and as far as I’m concerned? That’s on the line for him. His legacy as a champion ain’t gonna mean much if he doesn’t step up to the plate and face off against me. At least that’s how I feel. So, with that out of the way…

(Joso turns to the stage.)

Joso: … Impact? How about you come down here right now?

(The fans begin to buzz with anticipation.)

Stew-O: The call has been made! Will Impact show up and address Joso?!

Gavin Kirkland: Oh boy. After all this time, we’re finally going to be seeing Impact again!

Persephone: Yeah, but that is *if* he shows up.

(Joso and the fans wait for Impact to show up. And they wait… and they wait…)

(…)

(…)

(… But after two minutes of waiting, he doesn’t come out. The fans start to boo.)

Stew-O: Huh. No appearance from Impact. I guess he isn’t here.

(Joso realizes this and frowns, shaking his head.)

Joso: Damn, man. So, that’s how it’s gonna be, huh? The great and mighty Impact ain’t gonna show up for real? Damn.

(More boos pour from the fans as they realize this.)

Joso: Well, guess I shouldn’t be surprised that you suddenly became bitch made. I was expecting better, but if you haven’t shown your face up at all after all this time, then you wouldn’t have shown up to me. Still, is this really how you want your legacy to go down? As nothing more than a pussy?

(The fans react loudly to that. There’s a genuine hint of frustration behind Joso’s words.)

Joso: That’s crazy to me. I never thought that Impact of all people was gonna be a coward and act this way. So much for being the greatest of all time, huh? You know, Jamie said what he had to say to me, but at least when push came to shove, he stepped up to the plate and faced me like a man. But you? You wanna stay at home and big out like the lazy, bare minimum bum ass bitch you’ve always been. That’s cool, though. You’re showing every single person here from me to the fans that you’re truly not built like that no more, and if that’s how you wana be remembered, then it is what it is, bruh. It’s just a damn shame cause I thought you would actually prove me wrong and be a man about things. Oh well. There’s plenty more people for me to challenge. I ain’t gonna trip over some goofy ass bitch who can’t pull up his pants and confront me directly—

Stew-O: WAIT, WAIT, WATCH OUT!

Gavin Kirkland: OH MY! JOSO GOES DOWN! JOSO GOES DOWN! SOMEONE SLID INTO THE RING BEHIND HIM AND JUST CLOBBERED HIM OVER THE HEAD!

Persephone: Oh shit. He actually isn’t as fat as I thought he was gonna be. :mjlol:

Stew-O: IMPACT IS HERE! IMPACT IS HERE, AND HE JUST LAID JOSO OUT!

Gavin Kirkland: AND THE FANS ARE BOOING, NOT LIKING THAT ONE BIT! HOWEVER, HE DOESN’T CARE! IMPACT GETS JOSO UP AND SPRINGS UP INTO THE AIR — ‘EVISCERATION’!!! THE CODEBREAKER CONNECTS, AND JOSO IS DOWN!!

(Sure enough, Impact was there, in the flesh. He stands over Joso who was out cold. He circles around him for a moment before he takes up the microphone and crouches down, eyeing him.)

Impact: You want a match with me? Then you got it. I’ll be seeing you at *Pain for Pride*.

(Impact comes to a stand before throwing the microphone down onto Joso.)

Stew-O: WELL, THERE YOU HAVE IT! IMPACT HAS ANSWERED JOSO’S CALL ON HIS ONW TERMS AND MADE IT BE KNOWN THAT HE WILL BE SEEING HIM AT PAIN FOR PRIDE!

Gavin Kirkland: HE SURE DID CATCH JOSO OFF GUARD! BUT THE TERMS HAVE BEEN SET, AND IN A MONTH, WE WILL SEE THESE TWO FACE OFF! STILL, JOSO IS PROBABLY NOT GONNA TAKE THIS ATTACK LIGHTLY!

(The final shot sees the returning Impact standing tall over Joso before Fighting Spirit fades to commercials.)

(A commercial is shown for EAW 2K24 featuring the Ronn Banks DLC.)

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Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS SET FOR ONE FALL!!

Crowd: ONE FALL!

Bella Braxton: AND IT IS FOR THE EAW ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!

(The World is Gonna End Tonight – THE Hope County Choir plays as the number one contender to the Answers World Championship Solomon walks out onto the stage to a chorus of boos before he goes down to a knee to pray before making his way down the ring with a dead serious look on his face ready for battle as flames shoot off in the background with the Children of Sanity choir in the background.)

Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING FIRST THE CHALLENGER….FROM THE CITY OF SIN….WEIGHING IN AT 266 POUNDS….HE IS “YOUR SAVIOR”….SOOOLLLOOOOMOOOONNN STTTAAAANNNNE!!!!!

Stew-O: Here comes a man who as we know, is on a damn mission here tonight. He’s shown he can hang with the best of the best and tonight Solomon looks to take that next big step in his singles career by capturing his first World Championship and you can tell he has no fear of his opponent Viz. He looks to headline Pain for Pride and by that look on his face, it might be hard in standing in his way of accomplishing those goals.

(“shut the fuck up talking to me” By Zack Fox begins to play as Chef Viz makes his way out to the stage. He smiles at the crowd pointing at the title around his waist as he begins to walk towards the ring. His smile quickly turns into a look of pure determination.)

Bella Braxton: AND HIS OPPONENT ….RESIDING IN ENGADINE, MICHIGAN…WEIGHING IN AT 270 POUNDS….HE IS “THE FOUNDER OF THE VISUAL PROPHET LEADERSHIP ACADEMY”…..THE REIGNING EAW ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION….CHEFFFF VIZZZZ!

Gavin Kirkland: OUR LORD AND SAVIOR CHEF VIZZY HAS ARRIVED! :blessed:

Stew-O: Calm down. Anyways, a reign that began at King of Elite and has taken on all comers since then and passed with flying colors. And tonight he looks to punch his ticket to yet another Pain for Pride main event, but it is not going to be easy as a determined and laser focused Solomon stands in his way. He got the message last week on Showdown from Solomon first hand just how tough this challenge is going to be.

(Chef Viz hands over his title as the referee holds the Answers World Championship up high before signaling for the bell to start.)

(Ding! Ding! Ding!)

Stew-O: And there’s the bell as our Answers World Championship match is underway! Who is going to walk into Pain for Pride as the champion?

Persephone: Do we really care?

Gavin Kirkland: Yes! Our Chef Viz has got this one in the bag, just let him cook and you’ll see the vision too!

Stew-O: Chef Viz and Solomon steps out of their respective corners and circle the ring waiting for the other to make the first move. This one should really be an interesting matchup of strength between both men. Solomon has his hand up for a test of strength as Viz puts his hand up – BUT A KICK TO THE MIDSECTION FROM SOLOMON! Solomon taking advantage of that window of opportunity as he’s on Viz like a bat out of hell as Viz stumbles into the corner! Solomon delivers several body shots to the ribs and face before backing up….AND NAILS VIZ WITH A SPLASH IN THE CORNER, BEFORE FOLLOWING IT UP WITH A HIP TOSS TO THE CENTER OF THE RING! Solomon having his way with Chef Viz in the early goings of this one showing once again that he’s not intimidated in any way of Viz or his accomplishments.

(Solomon tells Chef Viz to bring it pretty much daring him to step up to him again.)

Chef Viz: (while nodding) Alright, not bad.

Gavin Kirkland: Do you know how powerful you gotta be to manhandle a man such as Viz? Man Solomon is laser focused and playing no games with zero fear in his eyes to start this one out and I think Chef Viz is liking that kind of attitude and approach from him.

Stew-O: Looks like we’re back at square one between these two. Chef Viz and Solomon are slowly coming to the middle of the ring and it seems like Viz wants to collar and elbow up! The two of them are fighting for control as it seems like Viz proves to be the stronger of the two if them at the moment, he looks to push Solomon back, BUT SOLOMON REVERSES BACK AND TRIES GOING FOR A GERMAN, BUT THEN IT’S VIZ WHO REVERSES SPINNING AROUND…AND DELIVERS A GERMAN OF HIS OWN! Solomon looks a little bit rattled early on as the momentum looks to have swung in Viz’s favor now.

Chef Viz: (no mic) YOU bring it on baby.

Crowd: COOK VIZ COOK!

Persephone: If these two would just stop monologuing and just get down to the fighting, that would be swell.

Stew-O: You might get your wish as Chef Viz now turns his attention back over to him and invites him to step up to him. It looks like that’s what he’s gonna do as he straightens himself up dusting himself up before launching himself towards the Answers World Champion! The two of them go into the collar and elbow tie up as there seems to be a bit more fight this time. It seems like Viz might be winning this exchange again as Solomon breaks out of the hold, knowing that he isn’t going to be successful this time around before he runs towards Viz, who looks to connect with a clothesline, BUT SOLOMON DUCKS BEFORE HE RUNS TO THE ROPES AND GOES FOR A BIG BOOT… BUT VIZ MANAGES TO DUCK.IT BEFORE THROWING A RIGHT HAND, BUT SOLOMON CATCHES THE HAND BEFORE CONNECTS WITH AN ELBOW SHOT TO THE FACE OF CHEF VIZ!

Gavin Kirkland: Solomon creates a bit of distance with that elbow shot as he runs the ropes in front of him and rebounds off of them, but Chef Viz runs after him with a knee to his gut stopping him in his tracks! Viz gets Solomon’s arm and whips him to the horizontal set of ropes across from him! Before Solomon can even think about using the momentum of that whip to his advantage, Viz connects with a powerful clothesline as he sends Solomon over the top rope – NO! HE MANAGES TO LAND ON THE APRON! VIZ LOOKS TO TAKE HIM OFF THE APRON WITH A FOREARM, BUT SOLOMON CONNECTS WITH A SHOULDER THRUST TO THE RIBS OF THE CHAMPION! VIZ HOLDS HIS STOMACH TEMPORARILY AS SOLOMON SEES A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY TO STRIKE HERE!

Persephone: He pulls Viz through the bottom rope on the outside ring apron with him – AND DRILLS VIZ FACE FIRST INTO THE APRON WITH A REVERSE STO! Viz might not have any clue where he is and Solomon looks to take advantage of that as he places him between the legs…..AND DELIVERS A POWERBOMB TO VIZ ON THE EDGE OF THE APRON!!! SOLOMON TOSSES HIM BACK INTO THE RING AND MAKES THE COVER!!

OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!

TTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!

Stew-O: Solomon doesn’t waste any time in going back on the attack here as he mounts over top of him and delivers several.right hand blues to the head! Solomon looks to keep the momentum going as he gets Viz and has him wrapped by the head, but Viz us trying his best to fight back with shots to the ribs, AND THEN A HUGE UPPERCUT FROM THE ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION THAT DRIVES SOLOMON BACK INTO THE CORNER! AND NOW HERE COMES CHEF VIZ WITH A FULL HEAD OF STEAM AND DELIVERS A LEAPING SPLASH, AND THEN FOLLOWS IT UP WITH A BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX! Viz now pumps up the crowd while waiting for Solomon to stand back up.

Crowd: LET VIZ COOK! LET VIZ COOK!

Gavin Kirkland: Now Viz goes over and is looking to pick him up who happens is struggling to stand at the moment thanks to that giant uppercut from Viz and Viz throws him into the corner but Solomon manages to make sure that it wasn’t his skull that collided with that turnbuckle putting a stop to that. Still Viz manages to connect with a stomp to the gut of Solomon before he proceeds to stomp on him with all of the force he can muster up until Solomon collapses to a seated position! Now, look at this, Viz is taking a couple of steps back..VIZ SIGHT NEVER LEAVES SOLOMON AS HE CHARGES AT HIM AND HITS HIM WITH A CANNONBALL SENTON! VIZ GETS HIMSELF TO HIS FEET AS HE DRAGS SOLOMON BY HIS FOOT AND PULLS HIM AWAY FROM THAT CORNER AS VIZ HOOKS THE LEG FOR THE PIN!

OOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

TTTTTWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Stew-O: Solomon kicks out at two leeping his championship aspirations alive and Viz doesn’t waste any time in going back on the attack here as Viz grabs him under the arms hooking them in position for the suplex, but Solomon slips out of it before he throws multiple strikes into the ribs of Viz….THE SAITO SUPLEX! Once again, K

Solomon shows off his strength with a masterful move as Viz grabs the ropes and pulls himself back to his feet…Solomon is right on top of him as he delivers more strikes trying to do whatever it takes to wear down the powerhouse that is Chef Viz! The ref gets him away here as Chef tries to gather his thoughts BUT SOLOMOM WITH THE STIFF ELBOW STRIKE ACROSS THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE! Chef Viz then out of desperation tries to go for a clothesline swinging at his head….

Persephone: Solomon catches the arm and turns it into the cross armbreaker! He manages to roll Viz towards the center of the ring just out of reach of the ropes! There’s a look of pain on Viz’s face before he tries to fight his way out of this situation as he rolls onto his stomach grabbing his other hand and locking them together! HE LIFTS UP SOLOMON AND DROPS HIM RIGHT ON HIS HEAD FOR A POWERBOMB! Viz using that strength and showing why he’s the Answers World Champion. Chef gets back to his feet while Solomon manages to get back to his also while holding his head in some pain, and then Viz picks him up onto his shoulders in a fireman’s carry position, what does he have in mind here – SOLOMON SLIPS OFF HIS SHOULDERS FROM BEHIND AND HE LOOKS FOR A GERMAN SUPLEX!

Gavin Kirkland: BUT CHEF VIZ AGAIN COUNTERS IT NOT LETTING IT HAPPEN GRABBING HIM BY THE HEAD AND HITTING A SNAPMARE BEFORE SOLOMON RACES TO HIS FEET AND TURNS AROUND, BUT VIZ WAS WAITING FOR HIM AND HE TAKES HIM DOWN WITH ANOTHER BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX! Viz doesn’t stop there as he gets him up right away -AND CHEF VIZ PICKS HIM UP ON HIS SHOULDERS….AND CHEF VIZ DRILLS HIM INTO THE MAT WITH THE “PROPHET DRIVER!!!” AND THEN THE HOOK OF THE LEG FROM VIZ!!!

OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!

TTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!!

TTTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEE!!!

Persephone: Horrray, Solomon with the shoulder up at two and the match continues. Now Viz thinks of what to do next before he gets Solomon up off the mat, AND THEN PLACES HIM IN A BIG BEAR HUG! CHEF VIZ BEGINS TRYING TO SQUEEZE THE ABSOLUTE LIFE OUT OF SOLOMON SWINGING HIM AS SOLOMON IS TRYING TO FIGHT BACK! That’s some crazy strength there from Viz to swing him the way he is. Look at Solomon though trying to fight back delivers elbow shots to the side of the head which causes Viz to let go of his grip….

Stew-O: AND SOLOMON JUST HIT HIM WITH HIS “THE WORD” HEEL HOOK TO THE FACE!!! THAT CAUSES VIZ TO STUMBLE BACKWARDS INTO THE CORNER AND HE COULD BE IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE HERE AS SOLOMON SITS HIM UP ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE AND GOES UP WITH HIM PICKING HIM UP IN A FIREMAN’S CARRY – A SAMOAN DROP FROM THE TOP ROPE ON CHEF VIZ!! AND THE HOOK OF THE LEG FROM SOLOMON!! ARE WE ABOUT TO CRIWN A NEW ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION RIGHT HERE?!

OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!

TTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!

TTTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEE!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: NO NOT YET!! CHEF VIZZY KEEPS HIS PAIN FOR PRIDE DREAMS ALIVE AS THE REFEREE SPOTS HIS FOOT UNDER THE BOTTOM ROPE!!! Solomon thought for sure he was about to be the new champion but now has to think of another plan to put Viz away as he stands back looking down at Viz stirring…..AND HE BEGINS HAMMERING AWAY AT THE BACK OF THE NECK OF VIZ! Solomon now runs full speed off the ropes – AND VIZ POPS UP AND NEARLY TURNS HIM INSIDE OUT WITH A CLOTHESLINE! The momentum looks to have swung back into the champion’s favor as….what the?

Stew-O: Viz makes his way over to the corner and makes his way up to the top rope! It’s not often we see Viz go up there, what does he have in mind…..BUT OH MY GOD SOLOMON RUNS AND SHOVES HIM OFF THE TOP TO THE OUTSIDE AS THE BIG MAN GOES FLYING AND….OH! I think Viz landed awkwardly on his right knee as he holds the knee in pain on the outside!

(The referee checks on Viz at ringside and goes to throw up the X sign as Viz screams in pain but Chef Viz demands him not to do it.)

Gavin Kirkland: Well Chef went high risk and it was a risk all right as he looks to be in serious pain in that leg with the way he landed after being pushed off the top! Solomon sees this as he steps out of the ring……AND STOMPS AS HARD AS HE CAN ON VIZ’S KNEE! AND UH OH – HE PLACES VIZ’S LEG IN FRONT OF THE STEEL STEPS BEFORE BACKING UP A FEW FEET, AND RUNS DELIVERING A DIVING DROPKICK INTO VIZ’S LEG AGAINST THE STEEL STEPS!!!

Persephone: Is that not a DQ? :skip:

Stew-O: I guess not as the referee hasn’t called for the bell, and Solomon looks to take advantage of the situation here as he picks Viz up and rolls him back in the ring and follows suit stalking him like a predator does it’s prey smelling blood in the water as Viz stumbles up to his feet slowly with that injured leg in pain hobbling as he turns around – SOLOMON GRABS HIM BY THE THROAT AND HITS THE “TRIUMPH OF TRUTH” CHOKESLAM BEFORE GOING FOR THE COVER!!!

OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!

TTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!

TTTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEE!!!

Gavin Kirkland: VIZ STAYS ALIVE AGAIN!!! AND NOW LOOK AT SOLOMON BEGINNING TO STOMP AWAY AT THAT INJURED KNEE OF VIZ AND THEN GRABBING IT AND REPEATEDLY DRIVING HIS ELBOW INTO IT! Solomon just showing no.mervy on that injured knee right now.

Viz screams in agony as Solomon knows this is a golden opportunity, AND NOW HE PLACES HIM IN A HALF BOSTON CRAB AS VIZ SCREAMS LOUDLY IN PAIN ONCE MORE! As much pain as Viz is in, we all know he ain’t going to quit especially with Pain for Pride on the line! VIZ BEGINS TO DRAG HIMSELF TO THAT BOTTOM ROPE AND REACHES OUT, BUT SOLOMON PULLS HIM BACK TO THE MIDDLE OF THE RING! VIZ COULD BE IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE AS YOU CAN SEE THE PANIC ON HIS FACE NOW!

Stew-O: BUT AGAIN VIZ ISN’T QUITTING AND OUT OF PURE DESPERATION AND ADRENALINE PUSHES HIS UPPER BODY UPWARDS AND USES ONE FINAL WIND TO DRAG HIMSELF TO THE ROPES….AND GRABS IT!! Viz got to the ropes but you got to ask the question of has the damage already been done? Solomon right away grabs Viz by his head and stands him up – BIT VIZ OUT OF NOWHERE GRABS HIM BY THE THROAT AND HITS SOLOMON’S “TRIUMPH OF TRUTH” SITOUT CHOKESLAM!! CHEF VIZ JUST USED SOLOMON’S OWN MOVE AGAINST HIM OUT OF THIN AIR AND MAKES THE COVER!!

OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!

TTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!

TTTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEE!!!

Persephone: Solomon manages to survive and kick out of it, unfortunately. But it seems like Viz still has control of the waist as he rolls up Solomon up to his feet, Viz is standing behind him still limping on that bad leg as Viz positions his arm behind his neck, I think that Viz might be looking to go for a belly-to-back suplex! Viz takes him back but Solomon doesn’t let it happen! Viz turns himself around as Solomon takes Viz back with a knee strike to the forehead! But Viz does not stay down for long as he finds his way back to his feet…Solomon rushes towards the champion jumping towards him – BUT VIZ MANAGES TO PICK UP SOLOMON AND TAKE HIM DOWN WITH A FLATLINER! VIZ SAW THAT THE MATCH WAS SLIPPING FROM HIS GRASP JUST A BIT AND NEEDED TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO TURN THE MATCH BACK TO HIS FAVOR!

Gavin Kirkland: Chef Viz manages to get him up again before connecting with a palm strike to the chest of Solomon! Viz connects with another palm strike! This time it takes Solomon back but Viz goes for a third palm strike as that takes him to the ropes, Viz grabs him by the arm before looking to whip him to the set of ropes across from him, but Solomon counters the whip sending the Answers World Champion into the ropes….but Viz looks to go for a clothesline, but Solomon manages to slide underneath the feet of Viz! He gets behind Viz double under hooking his arms – AND SOLOMON CONNECTS WITH A TIGER SUPLEX – BUT VIZ FIGHTS OUT OF IT NOT LETTING IT HAPPEN WITH SEVERAL STRIKES TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD, AND UH OH –

Stew-O: “KISS TO THE HEAD!!!” THE BULL HAMMER ELBOW TAKES DOWN SOLOMON AS VIZ TRIES HIS BEST TO CRAWL OVER DRAGGING THAT BAD LEG TO SOLOMON TO MAKE THE COVER AND RETAIN HIS TITLE, BUT SOLOMON HAD ENOUGH TIME TO ROLL OUT TO THE APRON BEFORE VIZ COULD DO IT! A look of frustration comes across Viz’s face knowing how much pain he’s in at the moment as he stands up and reaches over the ropes grabbing him by the head – BUT A THUMB TO THE EYE FROM SOLOMON!! A thumb to the eye from Solomon as the referee wasn’t in the right spot to see it!

Gavin Kirkland: VIZ DROPS DOWN TO A KNEE HOLDING THAT EYE AS SOLOMON GETS BACK IN THE RING AND MEASURES HIM UP FROM BEHIND – ‘MISERY’S END!!” THE ELBOW DROP TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD AS SOLOMON FLIPS HIM OVER AND GOES FOR ANOTHER COVER!!

OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!

TTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!

TTTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEE!!!

Stew-O: Chef Viz manages to kick out of it! Solomon stands up and picks him up by the head, but Viz fights back once more to get Solomon into an inverted DDT position before connecting with a HUGE fist to the chest of Solomon! VIZ CONNECTS WITH ANOTHER HUGE FIST! AND ANOTHER ONE! AND ANOTHER ONE! VIZ IS COMPLETELY BATTERING SOLOMON WITH THESE FISTS BEFORE NAILING ONE FINAL ONE CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE MAT! SOLOMON IS HOLDING ONTO HIS CHEST AS VIZ GETS HIM BACK UP TO HIS FEET AND HE CONNECTS WITH A COUPLE OF KNEE STRIKES TO THE GUT OF SOLOMON BEFORE FOLLOWING THAT UP PICKING HIM UP FOR A SECOND ‘PROPHET DRIVER!’ – BUT SOLOMON MANAGES TO SLIDE OFF THE SHOULDERS OF VIZ AS VIZ TURNS AROUND AS SOLOMON GRABS HIM BY THE LEGS AND DROPS HIM DOWN FACE FIRST ON THE MAT –

Gavin Kirkland: OH NO! SOLOMON REACHES DOWN AND LOCKS HIM IN HIS “ATONEMENT” CAMEL CLUTCH!!!! THE CAMEL CLUTCH IS APPLIED ON VIZ AS YOU CAN SEE THE PANIC IN HIS EYES YET AGAIN NOT KNOWING HOW TO ESCAPE THIS ALREADY GAVI G AN INJURED LEG, IS SOLOMON ABOUT TO BECOME THE ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION HERE??

Persephone: OH GOD! VIZ AGAIN IS FIGHTING BACK AS GERS UP TO A VERTICAL BASE, AND HE OUCKD UP THE WEIGHT OF SOLOMON EVEN ON THAT BAD LEG AND DRIVES HIM BACK INTO THE CORNER CAUSING SOLOMON TO RELEASE THAT SUBMISSION HOLD ON HIM! You can tell that took almost everything out there Viz as he collapses right back down to the mat, AND SOLOMON LOOKS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT WITH A BOOT TO THE FACE – BUT VIZ SIDESTEPPED OUT OF THE WAY ALMOST LIKE HE WAS PLAYING POSSUM AS SOLOMON TURNS AROUND AND WALKS RIGHT INTO THE “IKE TURNER SPECIAL!!!” THE SPINNING BACK FIST DROPS SOLOMON AS VIZ FALLS DOWN ON HIM FOR THE COVER!!

OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!

TTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!

TTTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEE!!

Stew-O: SOLOMON STAYS ALIVE AS HE KICKS OUT AT TWO AND A HALF!! Frustration looks like it might be starting to set in on the champ before he picks Solomon up….AND A RIGHT HAND! That right hand drives Solomon back into the corner, AND HERE COMES VIZ WHILE LIMPING RUNS AND DELIVERS ANOTHER SPLASH IN THE CORNER! Viz is in complete control as he delivers several shoulder thrusts into the midsection of Solomon in the corner before sitting him up on the top rope and then joining him up there. AND CHEF VIZ LOOKS TO BE GOING FOR A SUPERPLEX OFF OF THE TOP!

Gavin Kirkland: BUT SOLOMON OUT OF DESPERATION DELIVERS PUNCHES TO THE RIBCAGE OF VIZ CAUSING HIM TO LOOSEN HIS GRIP! AND NOW IT’S A BATTLE FOR CONTROL AS THEY EXCHANGE BLOWS WITH ONE ANOTHER AND IT LOOKS LIKE VIZ HAS CONTROL AGAIN FOR GOING FOR A SUPERPLEX AGAIN….BUT SOLOMON CHOP BLOCKS THE INJURED LEG! SOLOMON STOPS HIM FROM FALLING BY GRABBING HIM.BY THE THROAT AND OH MY GOD – “TRIUMPH OF TRUTH” CHOKESLAM FROM THE TOP ROPE!!! SOLOMON WITH THE COVER, WE’RE GONNA CROWN OURSELVES A NEW ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION!!

OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!

TTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!

TTTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEE!!!

Stew-O: VIZ KICKS OUT AT TWO AND A HALF!! How Viz survived that we all have zero idea. The frustration now starting to set in on Solomon now as he gets right back to the offense elbowing Viz in the head! He presses pause on the elbows and lines up for something different – HE GOES FOR A BIG BOOT TO THE FACE He looks for the boot to the face but Viz rolls out of the way! He pushes himself back to his feet and hits a massive clothesline and nearly turns him inside out before Viz grabs him again… SPINEBUSTER! Viz is now back in control as he grabs a handful of hair from the before hoisting him up over his head! LOOK AT THAT POWER…..MILITARY PRESS! The entire front of Solomon’s body crashes onto the ground from on high! Chef Viz looks to be cooking here as he places his opponent in the corner…what does he have in mind here?

Gavin Kirkland: He begins delivering jabs and hooks in the corner on Solomon! Solomon tries to duck out of the corner but Viz pins him in place with the corner clothesline! Solomon falls down into a seated position, the fight may have been beaten out of him! DROPKICK INTO THE SEATED SOLOMON! Solomin rolls away to the outside as Chef Viz has a smile on his face before he follows suit to the outside while still limping on that bad leg. He lifts Solomon up onto his shoulders and –

*CRASH!*

Persephone: VIZ DELIVERS A “PROPHET DRIVER” THROUGH THE SPANISH ANNOUNCE DESK!!!

(Instant replay of the “Prophet Driver” through the announce table.)

Gavin Kirkland: You can tell that took a toll on Viz’s bad leg as he stands up and uses the ring apron to keep himself upright. Viz limps over and pulls Solomon’s body out of the rubble and slowly brings him over to the ring and tosses him back in before sliding in afterwards and making the cover! Will this be enough to retain his title??

OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!

TTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!

TTTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEE!!!

Stew-O: AND SOLOMON IS ABLE TO KICK OUT!!! I think Viz took a little too much time in getting Solomon back in the ring that it gave Solomon just enough time to recuperate in order to kick out and save his chances at evoking champion and headlining Pain for Pride. It wasn’t enough as the match continues on and a hobbled Viz has to start beck at square one on what to do in order to keep Solomon down for good.

Gavin Kirkland: Viz pushes himself back to his feet, and he just shakes his head. He clearly isn’t too happy about Solomon finding his way back in this and the state of his leg getting worse and worse the longer this match goes on, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE HE ISN’T WASTING ANY TIME TAKING SOLOMON OUT, AS HE LIFTS HIM UP INTO THE CHEF’S KISS!!” FULL NELSON LOCK – NO! SOLOMON DROPS DOWN PULLING VIZ OVER HIS HEAD WITH A SNAPMARE BEFORE THE HOLD COULD REALLY BE APPLIED! SOLOMON BARELY SAVED HIMSELF THERE BUT AS BOTH MEN GET TO THEIR FEET, SOLOMON IS QUICK TO CHARGE AT CHEF VIZ LOOKING TO HIT HIS “SO IT SHALL BE” DISCUS BIG BOOT!!

Persephone: VIZ AVOIDS IT THOUGH, SENDING SOLOMON INTO THE ROPES INSTEAD AS SOLOMON BOUNCES OFF OF THEM, AND VIZ GOES FOR THE “IKE TURNER SPECIAL”….IT DOESN’T CONNECT THOUGH AS SOLOMON DUCKS UNDER THE SPINNING BACK FIST AND NOW WITHOUT WASTING ANY TIME HE JUMPS UP AND TRIES GOING FOR THE BIG BOOT ONCE MORE – THAT DIDN’T CONNECT EITHER AND THIS TIME IT’S VIZ THAT DUCKED! VIZ QUICKLY USES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SCOOP HIM UP ONCE AGAIN AS HE GOES FOR THE PROPHET DRIVER FOR A THIRD TIME IN THIS MATCH –

Stew-O: BUT SOLOMON SLIPS OFF HIS SHOULDERS AS A HOBBLED VIZ TURNS AROUND…..”THE WORD!!!!” THE HEEL HOOK TO THE FACE DROPS CHEF VIZ TO THE MAT AS SOLOMON DROPS DOWN ON VIZ FOR THE COVER! THE REIGN OF CHEF VIZ IS ABOUT TO COME TO AN END!!

OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!

TTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!

TTTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEE!!!

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Persephone: :noah:

Gavin Kirkland: VIZZY GETS HIS FOOT ON THE BOTTOM ROPE AND SURVIVES!!! Great ring awareness there from Vizzy as Solomon is at a complete loss for words thinking much like all of us that he had the title won right there! Solomon looks like he’s mad at himself for not hooking Viz’s outside leg giving him a way of survival.

Stew-O: Solomon slowly uses the ropes to pull himself back to his feet, AND NOW HE JUST KICKS VIZ IN HIS INJURED KNEE AS VIZ SCREAMS IN PAIN! Solomon clearly isn’t happy that Viz is still in this one, and it looks like now he’s trying to make Viz stays down as he just drops down and begins throwing elbows at the back of his head! Solomon is all over Chef Viz once again, only this time I think he plans to make sure Viz can’t fight any longer! Viz may be in trouble right now….AND SOLOMON AGAIN BEGINS TARGETING THE BAD LEG AS HE REPEATEDLY STOMPS AND KICKS AT IT!

Gavin Kirkland: Viz pulls himself over to the ropes, and Solomon just continues to repeatedly stomp at Viz, until Viz finally starts using the ropes to begin pulling himself up as Solomon now grabbing Viz, AND HE BEGINS CHOKING VIZ OUT USING THE MIDDLE ROPE! SOLOMON CHOKES VIZ USING THE MIDDLE ROPE, HOLDING HIM THERE UNTIL THE COUNT OF FOUR! Solomon lets go as the referee creates some separation, Viz is slowly getting back up, AND SOLOMON BEGINS RUNNING THE ROPES! BUT LOOK AT THIS, VIZ LIFTS HIM OVER HIS HEAD AS SOLOMON GOES OVER THE TOP ROPE WITH THE BACK BODY DROP! THAT WAS A VERY CLOSE CALL FOR THE CHALLENGER, WHO MANAGED TO HOLD ON TO THE APRON! Solomon is pulling himself upward….BUT VIZ IS ALREADY RUNNING THE ROPES –

Persephone: CHEF VIZ SPEARS HIM THROUGH THE SECOND ROPE AS THEY BOTH LAND HARD ON THE OUTSIDE FLOOR!!! Chef Viz doesn’t stop there as he holds that knee in pain as he tosses him back inside quickly and measures him up from behind – CHEF VIZ CONNECTS WITH “THE VDT!!!” THE REVERSE STO INTO A SPINNING DDT CONNECTS AS VIZ HOOKS THE LEG FOR THE WIN!!! PLEASE GOD END THIS ALREADY!!

OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!

TTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!

TTTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEE!!!

Stew-O: SOLOMON GETS THE SHOULDER UP AT TWO!!! VIz shakes his head in disappointment that Solomon is still in the fight as he now slowly stumbles up to his feet still hobbling picking what seems like the lifeless body of Solomon up…..BUT SOLOMON JUST KICKED VIZ IN HIS BAD KNEE!!! Perhaps he was playing possum there as Viz stumbles backward up against the ropes holding his knee and he could be in some serious trouble here!

Gavin Kirkland: WATCH OUT! SOLOMON RUNS AND CLOTHESLINES VIZ OVER THE TOP ROPE SENDING BOTH OF THEM CRASHING TO THE OUTSIDE FLOOR!

(Both men spill to the floor. Chef Viz has been hampered by the injured knee, he though has held his own, Solomon Stane, sweaty, bruised up, in pain slowly gets back up beating the injured Viz to his feet as Chef Viz struggles to get on his feet, but Solomon runs at him from behind….)

Stew-O: SOLOMON STANE JUST CLIPPED CHEF VIZ FROM BEHIND! IF HIS KNEE WASN’T BLOWN OUT, IT IS NOW! THE REFEREE HAS NO OTHER CHOICE THAN TO ADMINISTER THE COUNT! CHEF VIZ IS DOWN! AND SOLOMON PICKS HIM BACK UP, SWINGING HIM INTO THE STEEL POST AS HIS LEG CRASHES AGAIN! HOW MUCH MORE PUNISHMENT ON THAT KNEE CAN VIZ TAKE??

(Viz falls with a vicious thump as Solomon Stane slowly crawls back to the ring, he kneels and waits for Viz to get back on his legs, but he is struggling to stand Solomon knows that the Answers World Championship is likely only moments away as Viz can barely defend himself at this point.)

Referee: 1! 2! 3! 4!

Persephone: Why doesn’t the dumbass stay down, Solomon can’t win the title on a count out! Why is he just kneeling there?! It’s almost like Solomon is praying!

Gavin Kirkland: He is praying! I don’t know what he is praying for, but it looks like he is praying!

(Chef Viz is hobbling back on one leg, he is grabbing on to the ropes, trying to lift himself up.)

Stew-O: Viz is trying so hard to reach the ropes! He has one and is trying to pull himself up and look at Solomon Stane! He is just kneeling there watching him, he is reaching over and taking out a crucifix from his boot! Solomon Stane already took out Viz before, and now we are about to witness it again!

Referee: 5! 6! 7! 8!

Gavin Kirkland: VIZ HAS ONE LEG UP ON THE APRON! HE IS PULLING HIMSELF BACK UP AND –

(Suddenly Viz cannot move, he can’t climb any further when he notices someone or something grabbing his leg from under the ring. He then starts to scream as the pain has finally got to him)

Persephone: Okay…. Just stay down!

Referee 9! 10! –

Gavin Kirkland: VIZ MADE IT BACK IN THE RING AND SOLOMON IS UP TO HIS FEET, CHF VIZ IS WOBBLY….. SOLOMON STABS VIZ IS IN THE NECK WITH THE CRUCIFIX! HE IS BLEEDING PROFUSELY!

Persephone: Now this is getting interesting! Wait….

Stew-O: HE LIFTS UP VIZ…. THE APOCALYPSE OF JOHN! AND VIZ IS UNCONSCIOUS, BLEEDING OUT! WE HAVE A NEW ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION!

ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TWO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(THE LIGHTS GO OUT!)

Persephone: I HEARD SCREAMS!

THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(The lights come back on!)

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(DING!!!!! DING!!!!! DING!!!!)

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Stew-O: CAROLINE IS STANDING OVER A BLOODY SOLOMON STANE!

Gavin Kirkland: WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED!? DID CAROLINE JUST COST SOLOMON STANE THE ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!!? OR IS HE THE WORLD CHAMPION!?

(The referee talks to Bella Braxton, the ring announcer as she nods and is ready to make the call.)

Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER….

(Bella pauses for a moment)

Bella Braxton: …. AS A RESULT OF A DISQUALIFICATION….. SOLOMON STANE!!!!

(The crowd is in shock as Solomon Stane slowly rises from a motionless Viz, he too is busted open bleeding with claw marks all over his face from those Freddy Krueger-like fingers Caroline wears.)

Stew-O: WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE! CHEF VIZ IS STILL THE CHAMPION BUT HE DOESN’T LOOK LIKE IT! THE MEDICAL TEAM IS RUSHING IN TO STOP THE BLEEDING AND CHECK ON HIS KNEE! HE MIGHT BLEED OUT WITH THE CRUCIFIX STUCK IN HIS NECK!

(The Medical staff tends to Chef Viz, meanwhile Solomon Stane slowly gets up, bleeding, glaring at Caroline, and mutters….)

Solomon Stane: (Off Mic) W… why?

(Caroline smiles….)

Stew-O: CAROLINE JUST SPIT THE MIST IN SOLOMON’S FACE AND BLINDED HIM, SHE THEN HITS A SONG OF FIRE AND ICE!

(Caroline lays Solomon out, though he is still slowly moving, grabbing at the foot of Caroline. She looks down at the fallen Solomon.)

Caroline: (Off Mic) You let them burn me at Grand Rampage, you cost me against those two that I hate most. So now, I cost you.

(Suddenly the lights go out for a moment before they come back on and Caroline is gone. Solomon lies on the mat screaming as The World is Gonna End Tonight by Dan Romer, Peter Harper starts to play.)

Gavin Kirkland: We have a very serious situation here, the medical staff is loading Viz on a stretcher, and they are starting to back up an ambulance into the side entrance! Meanwhile, Solomon Stane is still on the mat, blinded, barely conscious, and screaming because he SHOULD be the Answers World Champion!

Persephone: That is what happens when you get involved with creepy little goth bitches like her! Live and learn!

Stew-O: I am very concerned for Chef Viz, it doesn’t look like he is going to make it to Pain For Pride, but I will not speculate on anything until we hear more, Solomon Stane wins the match, he was going to win the Answers World Championship and Caroline stopped him from doing so.

(The medical staff rolls Chef Viz out of the arena while Solomon refuses medical attention and slowly gets up, glaring with the little vision he has on the Answers World Champion.)

(The camera fades to black.)

(A commercial is shown for tech support featuring Ronan Malosi trying to figure out how to troubleshoot a phone, asking the customer if he turned it off and turned it back on already.)

(Fighting Spirit returns to the commentary desk, where Stew-O, Gavin Kirkland, and Persephone are all seen standing by.)

Stew-O: We thank you for joining us tonight for Fighting Spirit, but right now we would like to give a crucial update in regards to the Answers World Championship match that we just saw go down before the commercial break.

Gavin Kirkland: :mjcry: The kitchen is closed.

Persephone: :francis: Shut the fuck up and let him get this over with.

Stew-O: As you know, the match ended with Solomon Stane winning by disqualification thanks to interference by Caroline. While they have their own issues, we also saw Chef Viz be taken out by a stretcher out of the arena. We can confirm that he has been taken to get a further examination for his injuries, but one thing that we can say is that he is suffering from something very severe and that for the time being he will not be able to compete inside an EAW ring. So we have just received word from Showdown General Manager Kennedy Street that the Answers World Championship, in light of this information, has been vacated.

(Hysterical sobbing is heard coming from Gavin.)

Persephone: Stop sobbing you pussy it’s not that bad.

Stew-O: Now, what does this potentially mean for what happened earlier in the night with TLA becoming the Number One Contender for the Championship? That remains to be seen. But right now, the show must go on as we move onto our next match!

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Stephie Love: Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for ONE FALL!

Crowd: ONE FALL!

(‘Tupac Back’ by Meek Mill feat. Rick Ross began blaring loudly through the speakers to thunderous cheers from the audience. Cy Henderson marched out to the stage with a smile on his face, tagging the fans as he made his way down the ramp and into the ring. Upon reaching there, the smile faded and all that was left was the steely determination of the incomparable Cyclone.)

Stephie Love: INTRODUCING FIRST! Hailing from New York City, New York, weighing in at 240 pounds… HE IS THE JUSTICE SEEKERRRRRRRRRR… CYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! HENDERSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!

Stew-O: The legendary ‘Cyclone’, Cy Henderson, has arrived in Dallas, Texas! After the events of Grand Rampage, in which Jake Smith outlasted the other 29 competitors who did all they could to earn that Pain for Pride main event and world championship opportunity, Cy Henderson crashed Jake Smith’s celebration!

Gavin Kirkland: Crashed is a good word for it, seeing as a Calamity and a Rising Tide took Jake Smith’s celebration and turned it into a nightmare. I guess some claim that it was Jake Smith’s fault for disrespecting someone like Cy Henderson by not accepting the challenge in the first place; no matter what you’ve won, you can’t brush off a man like Cyclone!

Persephone: Ugh, enough already! The bell hasn’t even rung and I already want this match to be over. Why am I even here?! To watch a balding geezer fight a skinny-fat fraud? The only thing I’m hoping for is that Cy hits Celestial Tide and breaks Jake’s neck for STEALING the Grand Rampage victory away from my precious Luis de la Rosa! HE should be main eventing Pain for Pride!

Stew-O: Cheery as ever, are you? Nevertheless, after the controversy of his Answers World Championship match against Chef Viz, the fans remain behind Cy Henderson no matter what he does. With Pain for Pride over the horizon, a victory at Fighting Spirit against the Grand Rampage winner of 2024 would undoubtedly be a boon when it comes to securing a high-profile match for the Showcase of the Immortals! But defeating a man like that, especially at the top of his game, is FAR easier said than done…

(‘Stop Breathing (Burn In My Light Intro)’ by Playboi Carti began playing, causing the crowd to turn instantly from cheers to boos; the deafening atmosphere in the arena did nothing to wipe the smirk off Jake Smith’s face as he sauntered onto the stage. He strolled down the ramp before getting onto the apron and pointing his thumb at himself. The Process stepped into the ring and locked eyes with Cy Henderson.)

Stephie Love: AND HIS OPPONENT! Hailing from Atherton, California, weighing in at 210 pounds… HE IS “THE PROCESS”… JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE! SMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITH!

Stew-O: While his opponent may be legendary, we may have a legend in the making right here! A former Answers World Champion in his own right, as well as the winner of 2024’s Grand Rampage! Jake Smith has already punched his ticket to the main event of Pain for Pride, but he still has challengers to take care of on the road to his world championship bout. He was prepared to reveal his choice of world championship opponent before he was interrupted and eventually attacked by Cy Henderson!

Gavin Kirkland: It’ll be interesting to see who he chooses for sure. I know which Pain for Pride world championship match I’M most interested in, though, and that’s the Universal Women’s Championship match! :mjgrin: Putting that aside, though, I can’t think of a more appropriate Fighting Spirit opponent for Jake; the Grand Rampage winner of 2024 going up against the Grand Rampage winner of 2010, anyone? Not only that, but Jake is going to be looking for his second world championship, while Cy Henderson himself is already a two-time world champion! If he can prove himself yet again by beating Cyclone, he’ll show that he has everything it takes to finish the job and seize another world title!

Persephone: If he really wants to prove himself worthy, he should moonsault onto his head the moment this bell rings and end the match as quickly as he possibly can. And then hand over his world title shot to Luis while he’s at it!

Stew-O: He managed to get payback for the initial assault last week when he cost Cy Henderson the match against SOSA Henderson; now, both men are heading into this match with a taste of blood and ready to get the full course! Who will come out on top; the time has come to find out!

(Ding! Ding! Ding!)

Stew-O: And this match is underway! Both men step out of their respective corners with their eyes narrowed at each other; a crafty legend against a crafty legend killer! Their hands are raised cautiously as they circle around the center of the ring, occasionally reaching out to test the waters as they seek to take advantage at the beginning of the match.

Gavin Kirkland: First impressions are important, Stew, I’ll tell you that for sure! OH, and it looks like Jake was able to grab Cy’s wrist before he was able to pull it away and counter! Cy tried yanking it back, but Jake went with the flow as he dexterously twisted the arm over his head and wrenched it down viciously, causing Cy to contort his body down towards his captured arm.

Persephone: Oh gawd, are these dorks doing ‘real graps’? Please make it stop.

Stew-O: Unfortunately for you, the grappling continues as Jake maneuvers the wrist behind Cy and wrenches it up with a wristlock, forcing Cy to double over to prevent his joint from snapping! This disadvantageous position is the perfect opportunity for Jake to capitalize on Cyclone’s vulnerability, as he kicks out one of Cy’s legs and forces him down to a kneel, where he immediately applies a grounded headlock!

Gavin Kirkland: It seems the name of the game is bringing Cy closer and closer to the mat; given how all of Cy’s major offense is executed from a standing position, I believe the Process has his strategy all planned out as he looks to topple one of EAW’s most indomitable legends! Cyclone is doing all he can to struggle against the hold, but with Jake in the position of leverage, it becomes harder and harder to get out of it!

Stew-O: Jake has more in plan than just a grounded headlock, though, as he uses the lock as a grip to force Cy down to a lying pronated position on the ring mat; I think he’s going for a crossface right off the bat! But the moment he shifted his arms out of the headlock as he tried to apply the crossface, Cy took the opportunity to slip out of Jake’s clutches and slide himself behind him! Jake didn’t even have a moment to turn around before Cyclone snapped on a waist lock and sprung himself back up to his feet – GERMAN SUPLEX!

Persephone: Did Jake’s neck break yet? Tell me it’s all over for him.

Gavin Kirkland: Can’t say that it is, the Grand Rampage winner is far more resilient than that. However, that suplex certainly couldn’t have felt good; not only that, but Cy Henderson still has the waist lock applied as he uses it to drag Jake back to his feet! Is he going for another one?! No, he hurls Jake forward out of the waist lock and towards the ropes, causing him to rebound and come sprinting back!

Stew-O: But Cy Henderson himself sprints towards Jake as well, catching him with a shoulder block with that boulder shoulder of his! The velocity of both wrestlers came to a screeching halt with that move, and it looks to have knocked Jake silly – or NOT, he got up soon afterwards! Impressive endurance from Jake; Cy immediately runs back towards Jake, lunging his shoulder forward as he goes for another shoulder block!

Gavin Kirkland: Jake Smith cuts him off, though, as he dropkicks the lunging Cy Henderson in mid-air, forcing him to crash down to the mat! The Process gets back to his feet, looking annoyed at Cy Henderson for even fighting this match to begin with; moments after, Cy himself starts getting up as well! Just as he does, Jake runs to the ropes and rebounds, picking up speed as he does, and then swings his arm for a clothesline!

Stew-O: But Cy Henderson had it scouted as he ducks under, causing Jake Smith’s clothesline to hit nothing but the air above Cyclone! Jake looks like he’s about to trip over Cy’s crouching body, but Cy catches him and lunges back to his feet, lifting Jake Smith up as he does so! The force causes Jake to catch air for a moment before landing on Cyclone’s shoulders in a perfect powerbomb position! Is Cy going for it?!

Persephone: Don’t do a powerbomb, just drop him on his neck and kick him in the balls so the match can end by DQ!

Gavin Kirkland: I really doubt someone like Cy would resort to that, Persephone. With that being said, it doesn’t seem like he’s going for a regular powerbomb, either! He starts running forward with Jake still held up on his shoulders; they’re running towards the corner! CY HURLS JAKE FORWARD, LAUNCHING HIM ONTO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE WITH A BUCKLE BOMB! WHAT A DEVASTATING MANEUVER! Jake’s had his wits about him so far, but the look on his face the moment he crashed onto that turnbuckle said a thousand words!

Stew-O: He staggers forward in a daze, leaving himself wide open for Cy Henderson to grab his wrist and Irish whip him over to the other corner! Jake is forced to run across the length of the ring before landing against the other corner; Cy gestures to the crowd, though not in a way he normally does… OH!

Gavin Kirkland: Is he-?!

Stew-O: Cy Henderson sprints across the ring and hits a running big boot to the cornered Jake Smith! That was the Starkiller! Homage to his old friend, Brian Daniels! That’s rather coy of Cyclone, considering how Jake hit him with the Starmaker to cost him that match against SOSA Henderson!

Persephone: Oh, how cute, he referenced his old partner! How about he try ending the match now? Ugh, I wish Luis was here…

Gavin Kirkland: You may be getting your wish, Persephone! That Starkiller may have genuinely knocked Jake Smith out as he collapses to the mat, and Cy Henderson goes for the cover off of it!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Stew-O: But an EMPHATIC kickout by Jake Smith immediately after the two count kept him in the match! Cy Henderson acknowledges that with a grin; this battle-tested veteran returned to EAW just for moments like this! Former world champion to former world champion, Grand Rampage winner to Grand Rampage winner, this is what it’s all about! Cy Henderson grabs Jake by the head and drags him up to his feet, not allowing him to recuperate in the slightest!

Gavin Kirkland: With both men still standing adjacent to the corner, Cy looks to the top turnbuckle and seems to be thinking something big! WAIT, but Jake Smith immediately interrupts that train of thought with a sudden standing lariat! Cy is able to duck underneath just in the nick of time, though, and he grabs hold of Jake’s leg as he does so! I think we know what he’s going for here!

Persephone: Murder?

Stew-O: Close – EXPLODER SUPLEX! Jake Smith gets launched across the ring, crashing down to the mat right in the middle! The sheer power and ferocity on display by Cyclone is bewildering to behold – every time he steps into the ring, he reminds us exactly why he was that anomaly of a New Breed to have won Grand Rampage ahead of the veterans! He gets back to his feet as he eyes Jake Smith lying on the mat; will he go for the cover again? No, it seems he’s not finished with his offense just yet! He’s measuring Jake Smith up – what does he have planned?!

Gavin Kirkland: He holds his right arm up into the sky, signaling to the crowd! Is this it?! Jake Smith slowly staggers back to his feet, and without further ado, Cy Henderson sprints towards him, spinning as he gets close! CYCLONE LARIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!

Stew-O: NO, JAKE SMITH GOES LOW AND HITS A BASEMENT DROPKICK! BOTH OF CY’S LEGS KICKED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM, CAUSING HIM TO CRASH FACE-FIRST INTO THE MAT! Jake Smith just avoided the Cyclone Lariat; Gawd knows what would’ve happened if Cy managed to hit that monstrous attack! Jake scrambles to his feet while Cy gets on his hands and knees, trying to crawl his way back up as well. However, Jake runs past him and hits yet another dropkick, this time to the head of the crawling Cyclone! That knocked him onto his back, leaving him lying in a supinated position on the mat!

Persephone: You think if Cy takes enough shots to the head, he’d go from balding to just bald?

Gavin Kirkland: Ignoring that, I think Jake felt the match slipping from him and has decided to kick it into next gear! The Process sprints over to the corner and starts climbing up to the top turnbuckle, pushing his legs against the ropes for balance; he perches up top and measures Cy Henderson up, waiting for him to get back up to his feet! Cy finally does so, and…

Stew-O: CROSSBODY! JAKE SMITH FLIES OFF THE TOP ROPE AND CRASHES INTO CYCLONE FULL-FORCE! HE HOOKS THE LEG!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Persephone: BOOOOOOO! DON’T KICK OUT THAT QUICK! THIS COULD’VE BEEN OVER, YOU DECREPIT FREAK!

Stew-O: Right, that wasn’t enough to put Cy Henderson away for good; however, no doubt it did some damage! You can’t discount over two hundred pounds flying through the air and crashing into your ribs like that. Nevertheless, Jake is looking frustrated as he staggers back up to his feet and just begins mercilessly stomping Cy Henderson out! Stomp after stomp, he’s trying to wipe Cyclone out!

Gavin Kirkland: Just hitting stomps isn’t going to be enough to put Cy Henderson away, though, and Jake Smith knows that; he forces Cy back up to his feet and Irish whips him over into the corner! Looks like the tables have turned now, as Jake Smith strolls over to Cy and gives him a spite-filled knife-edge chop to the chest! WOW, that sounded like a straight up gunshot reverberating throughout the arena!

Persephone: Maybe if he used an actual gun, I would be closer to going home right now.

Stew-O: One chop wasn’t enough, though, as Jake begins lighting Cy up with a flurry of vicious chops! The sound of a gunshot has now become closer to that of a rapid-fire machine gun as he keeps going and going, causing the chest of Cyclone to grow redder and more blistered! Finally, he hits a monstrous European uppercut and knocks Cy Henderson silly! What a sequence of strikes by the Process, showing us exactly how he’s gotten to the position he is at today!

Gavin Kirkland: That may have been the exclamation point on his strikes, but I think Jake’s intentions are even more malicious than that! He reaches down and grabs Cy’s legs, forcing him up onto the top turnbuckle and ensuring he stays dazed with a stiff elbow shot to the jaw as he does so! And now Jake Smith is following Cy up onto the top rope too; this is certainly a high-risk position for both men to be in… what’s going to happen?!

Persephone: I, for one, am praying that Luis de la Rosa comes and knocks them both off the corner and onto the injury list.

Stew-O: Finally, both men are perched up top… Jake Smith jumps up and lands on Cy’s shoulders, just as he had before he got hit with a buckle bomb, but this time he’s in control! He contorts his body!! AVALANCHE HURRICANRANAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Gavin Kirkland: WOW! I don’t think I’ve ever seen Cy Henderson go flying that far! He crashed down onto the mat with a sickening thud, causing the crowd to erupt with mixed reactions – I don’t think they know whether to cheer for the flashy maneuver or boo the man executing it! Nevertheless, Jake crawls over to Cy and hooks both of his legs, hoping this will be it!

Persephone: I hope so too!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Persephone: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Stew-O: For once, I think Persephone and Jake Smith had the exact same thought; Jake is smacking the mat in anger as Cy Henderson managed to kick out, even after having faced the brunt of the damage from a maneuver as devastating as an avalanche hurricanrana! You have to remember, folks, that beating Cyclone is quite a rare feat; very few have managed to do so since his return to the ring last year!

Gavin Kirkland: But that’s all the more motivation for Jake Smith to give it his all and solidify himself as THE man to take the world championship from whichever champion he chooses to pursue! No better man to prove yourself against than the most shocking Grand Rampage winner in history! Jake Smith grits his teeth as he glares at Cyclone, seemingly working through his gameplan, before he nods to himself.

Persephone: He grabs what little is left of Cy Henderson’s hair and drags him to his feet, exposing the gleaming, grotesque, HORRIFIC nature of that bald spot as he does so!

Gavin Kirkland: Why are you so eloquent when you choose to hate?

Stew-O: With Cy having been brought to his feet, Jake Smith launches him to the ropes, forcing him to rebound and come running back towards the Process! As soon as Cy Henderson is within range, Jake Smith gets that smug smirk on his face as he pushes his hands against the chest of Cyclone and pops him as high in the air as he can go!

Gavin Kirkland: POP-UP POWERBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMB!

Stew-O: OR NOT! CY MANAGES TO USE HIS RUNNING MOMENTUM TO PROPEL HIM OVER JAKE SMITH’S HEAD AND LAND RIGHT BEHIND HIM! BOTH MEN TURN AROUND, BUT CY HENDERSON PUTS AN EXTRA SPIN ON IT TO BUILD ANGULAR MOMENTUM! IS THIS-?!

Gavin Kirkland: CYCLONE LARIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!

Stew-O: THIS TIME THE CYCLONE LARIAT HITS! JAKE SMITH IS TURNED INSIDE OUT AS HE FLIPS AND CRASHES INTO THE MAT FROM THE SHEER FORCE OF THE IMPACT! THE CROWD COMES UNGLUED AS THEIR DEAFENING CHEERS SPUR CY HENDERSON ON! CYCLONE WASTES NO TIME AS HE IMMEDIATELY DROPS TO THE MAT AND HOOKS THE LEGS TO COVER JAKE SMITH! THE GRAND RAMPAGE WINNER OF 2010 PINNING THE WINNER OF 2024; IS THIS IT?!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Persephone: OH COME ON!

Gavin Kirkland: Jake Smith was able to kick out of that! I think if I got hit by that massive arm of Cy Henderson, my teeth and my jaw would’ve been knocked down my throat! Say what you will about him, but you’ve got to hand it to Jake Smith… he is TOUGH.

Stew-O: He is tough, but look at that cold expression on the face of Cy Henderson; he doesn’t care how tough you are, he doesn’t care what you think of yourself, when you go face to face with a natural disaster in human form, all wrestlers are forced to kneel! He staggers up to his feet, dragging Jake Smith alongside him, and squats to trip Jake Smith onto his shoulders in a Fireman’s Carry lift!

Gavin Kirkland: I think it’s well known how insanely strong Cy Henderson is; considering the weights he’s squatted in the past, squatting Jake Smith’s 210 pounds is nothing! Oh… OH!

Stew-O: Squatting him may not be much, but lifting over two hundred pounds in a shoulder press like that? THAT is impressive. He’s got Jake Smith lifted as high as he can possibly go in that military press; but Jake Smith knows what’s coming, and he’s flailing for his life! Cy Henderson is having trouble keeping a steady grip on Jake as he squirms and writhes, causing Cy to stagger back!

Gavin Kirkland: Nevertheless, Cy Henderson grits his teeth and steadies himself! He drops Jake onto his shoulder and IMMEDIATELY continues the momentum with a massive military press POWERSLAM!

Persephone: It looks like Jake’s struggling did manage to buy him more time, though, as it forced Cy to stagger near the ropes; the moment Jake was planted with that powerslam, he was close enough to roll out under the bottom rope and fall out to ringside! What a COWARD! FACE YOUR DEFEAT LIKE A MAN! MY LUIS DE LA ROSA WOULD NEVER!

Gavin Kirkland: Your Luis would never…? You can’t be serious, right?

Stew-O: Nevertheless, Jake has gotten out of the ring, and Cy has an exasperated expression on his face; that may have been all it took to put him away for the three count, but the crafty Jake Smith was able to get out of dodge! Cy Henderson rolls out of the ring as well, to see Jake Smith crawling towards the steel steps in an attempt to hold something sturdy and get leverage to stagger up! Cy Henderson, though, doesn’t seem to have any inclination to give Jake Smith the opportunity to recuperate or even get back to his feet; looking to use the environment to his advantage, he charges at Jake Smith with a shoulder block and attempts to knock him unconscious against those steel steps!

Gavin Kirkland: OH, BUT JAKE ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY IN THE NICK OF TIME! CY HENDERSON GOES CRASHING SHOULDER-FIRST INTO THOSE STEEL STEPS! HE CHARGED WITH SUCH INTENSITY THAT THOSE HEAVY STEEL STEPS WERE KNOCKED OUT OF THEIR POSITION!

Persephone: Did he break his shoulder? :adpeek:

Stew-O: I don’t think so, but I believe Jake Smith may be looking to break his skull! With the head leaning against the steel steps… SUPERKICK! A SUPERKICK FROM JAKE SMITH TO CY HENDERSON, KNOCKING HIM SILLY! AND ANOTHER SUPERKICK FOR GOOD MEASURE! The Process is firing on all cylinders; after coming moments away from his demise, he’s doing everything he can to put Cy Henderson away! But he can’t pin him out here, he has to get Cyclone back into the ring as quickly as he can!

Gavin Kirkland: He looks to do exactly that, grabbing Cy by the hair and forcing him back up to his feet, although Cy sandbagging it seems to be making it tough for Jake to do so; he finally manages to roll him back into the ring and immediately hooks the leg as tight as he can! The referee starts counting!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Persephone: :noah:

Stew-O: Cy Henderson is able to kick out in the nick of time! Jake Smith may have had it, but the delay in getting Cy back into the ring may have been all that was needed to help keep Cy’s head in the game! Jake is clawing at his hair in anger, wondering just what the hell it’s going to take to keep Cyclone down for good! He seems to take a moment before his expression hardens and he seems to have decided.

Gavin Kirkland: With a fistful of Cy’s hair in his hand, Jake drags Cyclone back to his feet before– STARMAKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!

Stew-O: NO! CYCLONE WAS ABLE TO SHOVE JAKE SMITH AWAY BEFORE THE MOVE WAS ABLE TO CONNECT! Jake Smith stumbles forward with his back turned towards Cy Henderson; as he does so, Cyclone rushes forward and locks in a half nelson hold onto the right arm of Jake Smith! Jake struggles to break his arm free, but Cy Henderson’s grip is ironclad! Cy forces him up into the air with the half nelson before DROPPING HIM with a neckbreaker! WHAT A MANEUVER!

Gavin Kirkland: Cy Henderson mounts Jake Smith and begins unleashing some mounted punches for added effect! Lefts and rights, Jake’s head is being decimated with the heavy-handed strikes of Cyclone! Cy grabs Jake and forces him back up to his feet and throws Jake’s arm over his shoulder! What’s he got planned here?!

Stew-O: He lifts him as far into the air as he can– URANAGE SLAM ONTO THE KNEE! JAKE ARCHES HIS BACK AS HE STAGGERS FORWARD, MOMENTS FROM FALLING! BUT CY FOLLOWS IT UP EVEN FURTHER, LIFTING JAKE SMITH UP IN THE AIR AND PLANTING HIM WITH A SPINEBUSTER! HE HOOKS THE LEG! AFTER ALL THE PUNISHMENT JAKE SMITH HAS GONE THROUGH, THIS MIGHT BE IT FOR HIM!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Persephone: :cmon: You can’t be serious. How does this brain-broken freak still have any life left in him? HOW DID HE KICK OUT?!

Gavin Kirkland: Honestly, Cy Henderson looks quite surprised too! He already came into this match knowing that Jake Smith is one of EAW’s top stars, but the fact that he still has the energy to stay in the match after going through that level of constant punishment is just astounding. This is what Cy signed up for, after all, when he decided to pursue Jake the week after his Grand Rampage victory!

Stew-O: Both men look exhausted at this point, but the match can only end with one winner, and neither of them are willing to let that go! Cy takes a few moments to catch his breath before staggering up to his feet, dragging Jake Smith up to his feet as well alongside him! AND LOOK AT THIS! CY IS HEAVING JAKE SMITH ONTO HIS SHOULDERS WITH AN ARGENTINE BACKBREAKER RACK! WHEN YOU’RE IN A MATCH WITH CY HENDERSON, THIS IS THE SIGNAL OF THE END! HE’S GOING FOR IT!

Gavin Kirkland: RISING TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDE!!

Stew-O: WAIT, WAIT, WAIT! JAKE SMITH LANDED ON HIS FEET, MANAGING TO ROTATE HIMSELF FURTHER TO DO SO! HE TURNS AROUND AND JUMPS UP!

Gavin Kirkland: STARMAKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!

Persephone: YES! COVER HIM! JAKE MANAGES TO GET HIS HAND OVER CY’S SHOULDER!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Persephone: IT’S FINALLY OVER!

Stew-O: Wait… OH! CY MANAGED TO GET HIS FOOT ON THE BOTTOM ROPE! SHADES OF GRAND RAMPAGE! SHADES OF CHEF VIZ! THIS IS EXACTLY HOW VIZ MANAGED TO STAY IN THE MATCH AGAINST CY, AND NOW CY HAS DONE THE SAME TO JAKE SMITH! Jake looks back at Cy with an incredulous expression on his face.

Jake Smith: He… he didn’t kick out! I would’ve felt it! Why didn’t the bell ring!?

Gavin Kirkland: Oh, and now his eye catches Cy’s foot! I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone look that angry before in my life! Jake stumbles back to his feet before he begins ruthlessly stomping at that foot of Cy Henderson as it rests on the top rope! Cy immediately recoils his foot back, but Jake keeps stomping at him! He’s completely lost it! This is a man unhinged!

Stew-O: He forces Cy to get back to his feet; good lord, Jake is literally shivering with anger at the situation! He puts Cy Henderson into a cravate hold and begins erratically launching cravate knee strikes at the face of the Justice Seeker! And now he violently releases him from the hold just to follow up with a headbutt out of sheer frustration! Both men stagger back away from each other, albeit with Cy having taken the brunt of that assault.

Gavin Kirkland: That frees up Jake to start throwing some punches of desperation!

Crowd: BOO!

Stew-O: Ah, but now Cy is fighting back with some punches of his own!

Crowd: YAY!

Persephone: They’re going back and forth; what have regular punches ever done?! Stop this nonsense and KILL EACH OTHER! THEY’RE STILL GOING!

Crowd: BOO! YAY! BOO! YAY! BOO! YAY! BOO! YAY! BO-

Stew-O: OH, AND JAKE SMITH FAKES CY OUT AND GOES FOR THE STARMAKERRRRR!

Gavin Kirkland: CY SAW IT COMING, THOUGH, AND THRUST KICKED JAKE SMITH OFF OF HIM! JAKE RUSHES BACK AT HIM, LOOKING APOPLECTIC!

Stew-O: BUT CY HENDERSON POPS HIM UP! JAKE SMITH GETS CAUGHT MID-AIR IN A BODYSLAM HOLD, BUT CY ISN’T DROPPING HIM! WHAT’S THIS?!

Persephone: PHANTOM DEATH! WHAT AN EDGY NAME FOR A MOVE BY A BOY SCOUT LOOKING OLD MAN, BY THE WAY!

Gavin Kirkland: THE MICHINOKU DRIVER KNOWN AS PHANTOM DEATH LANDS, AND THE CROWD ERUPTS WITH JOY! Cy hypes the crowd up as he stumbles over into the corner, crouching as he measures Jake Smith up! The Grand Rampage winner of 2024 looks to be spiraling here as he clutches his head in agony, desperately trying to make it back to his feet! The moment he does…!

Stew-O: CALAMITYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! THE GORE LANDS! JAKE SMITH MAY BE BROKEN IN HALF! BUT CY HENDERSON DOESN’T LOOK SATISFIED YET, HE DOESN’T THINK THAT’S ENOUGH TO KEEP A MAN LIKE JAKE SMITH DOWN FOR GOOD! HE ROLLS THROUGH WITH JAKE SMITH, GETTING TO A KNEELING POSITION WITH JAKE HANGING ON HIS SHOULDERS WITH AN ARGENTINE BACKBREAKER RACK AS HE HOISTS HIM UP! IS THIS IT?!

Gavin Kirkland: RISING TIDE! RISING TIDE! RISING TIDE! THE BURNING HAMMER HITS AND JAKE SMITH’S HEAD GETS DRIVEN INTO THE MAT! CYCLONE DESPERATELY HOOKS BOTH LEGS WITH EVERYTHING HE HAS! THE REFEREE BEGINS TO COUNT!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Persephone: :blessed:

(Ding! Ding! Ding!)

(‘Tupac Back’ by Meek Mill feat. Rick Ross began blaring yet again through the speakers as the Dallas crowd got off their feet, cheering as loudly as they’ve ever cheered before. Cy gets his hand raised by the referee, though he’s unable to get back to his feet as he seems to have exhausted all the energy he has.)

Stephie Love: HERE IS YOUR WINNER…. CYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! HEEEEEEENDERSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!

Stew-O: WHAT A MONUMENTAL VICTORY HERE TONIGHT, FOLKS! CY HENDERSON JUST DEFEATED JAKE SMITH ONE MONTH AFTER HIS GRAND RAMPAGE VICTORY! For a man who had no Pain for Pride plans thus far, a victory like this will CERTAINLY punch his ticket to the showcase of the immortals for something big!

Gavin Kirkland: And what a performance by Jake Smith as well! We all know how hard it is to defeat a man like Cyclone, but Jake Smith undoubtedly pushed him to his very limit, coming close on several occasions to beating him! Like him or hate him, but Jake has shown his mettle in this match!

Persephone: I’m just glad it’s over, to be honest.

(The video feed slowly faded to black as Cy was helped back to his feet by the referee before getting his hand raised up high, while Jake Smith returned to consciousness and looked around with a confused and pained expression on his face.)

(Fighting Spirit fades backstage where EAW Interviewer, Max A. Million is backstage with a microphone in his position as he has his next guest with him.)

Max A. Million: It has been an incredible show so far, but we’re not done yet! We are moments away from determining if it will be Minerva or Harper Lee who will walk into Pain for Pride as Universal Women’s Champion! My guest right now threw in her ‘Iron Survivor Challenge’ World Championship opportunity to face off for the Universal Women’s Championship at Pain for Pride! Ladies and gentlemen, ‘The Supernova,’ Milli Banks!

(The pop of the crowd is heard throughout the arena as Milli Banks is all dressed up for the occasion in some of the flashiest clothes that one could get for the occasion. She dons a smile on her face as if she knows that the camera more than loves her.)

Max A. Million: Milli Banks, I appreciate you for taking some time to do this brief interview. I promise that I won’t take up all of your time because I know that you want to sit down to watch the Universal Women’s Championship go down. But, how are you doing?

Milli Banks: How am I doing, Max? I couldn’t be better! The whole arena has been buzzing all night and we still have some amazing matches that still gotta go down. Everyone for the most part has been killing it. But, it’s obvious which match that I’m most looking forward to because it gives me the full picture of what I should be looking forward to at Pain for Pride. At Pain for Pride, I’m coming for it all. I not only got an opportunity to become a champion again for the second time this season, but a WORLD Champion. Seven months since I’ve fallen from my pedestal as the Specialists Champion, solidifying myself against some of the greatest. Shout out to Andrea. RIP, Brody. 🕊️🩵💙. Seven months of never wavering, never having an ounce of ambition fall off. Never losing sight of letting everyone be aware that I am truly the ‘It Girl’ of Elite Answers Wrestling. It’s a championship that I’ve had my eye on for a while. A championship that I will inevitably get my hands on and I called my shot at Pain for Pride. A place where stars are born. Elitists become immoral and you know that I am more than going to rise to the occasion. That’s the thing with me, Max. I don’t get comfortable. I don’t get content in my spot. I push myself out of my boundaries. I do things that would scare the shit out of everyone else. The things that would be considered “too much pressure” for most Elitists in my position, I THRIVE underneath all of that pressure. When the spotlight is on me, I shine the brightest and those lights in Orlando are going to LOVE me!

Max A. Million: After tonight, a Pain for Pride match will be clear as you’ll get an answer to the question on who you’ll face for the Universal Women’s Champion. Now, is there one woman that you’d prefer facing than the other?

Milli Banks: It doesn’t matter who you line up to me, Max. I’ll knock them down easily. Harper Lee has done her job in getting in everyone’s last nerves over the Voltage brand. At one point, we were kind of allies when the whole Queen Bees situation was occurring. We even live streamed with each other at one point! It sucks that Harper had to go down her dusty, ratty ass route of being an insufferable person to be around. She’s a former Universal Women’s Champion and that’s something that I have taken under consideration. While sneaky and convincing as she is, she has gotten herself a pretty good resume. On the other hand, I’m not going to deny that Minerva has created a rep of being one of the best Elitists in this company’s history. Former Unified Tag Team Champion, former National Elite Champion, two-time Universal Women’s Champion, Iconic Cup Winner, plethora of EAW Awards and being so close to Pain for Pride, I don’t see someone like her slipping. Meanwhile, I’m aware that Harper is feeling the pressure and the last thing that she’d want to do is lose tonight. Personally for me, I have no preference on who I want to face, Max. The result will be the same regardless of who I face and that’s me leaving Pain for Pride with a nice and shiny Universal Women’s Championship on my shoulder — may I help you?

(The camera pans out as we get a close look of Voltage’s ‘Sudden Death’ Gold Rush Tournament winner, Hikari Kanno, who had been all ears in Milli Banks’ interview. Hikari seems to be very observant as she takes a good moment to study Milli down-to-up before looking her in the eye.)

Hikari Kanno: Don’t mind me. I’m an observant woman. Always looking around, always curious. Couldn’t help, but listen to what you were saying about never losing sight of your goals. Since losing the Specialists Championship, you never let it deter you from the ultimate goal of becoming World Champion one day. It’s commendable and it’s mighty impressive that you managed to find yourself in this position. Like me, you defeated multiple World Champions back at Operation: Doomsday to call yourself the first ‘Iron Survivor.’ But, can we really say that the journey was tough with you? Can we really say that the journey to this position gave you the challenge that you needed?

(Milli Banks raises a brow, confused about Hikari Kanno’s pondering thoughts.)

Milli Banks: There was a struggle to get here, Hikari. Since losing that Specialists Championship, I have not stopped working. I did not stop hustling. I had all of these allegations about how I’d be falling down the card and that my moment on the top was joeover and that I would never come back from facing a loss like I did back at House of Glass. Yet, I shut down all of those claims quickly. I showed everyone that I was not looking to turn my back on this company the moment that things got tough for me. Yes, Hikari, things were tough for me. It wasn’t smooth sailing to get to this position. I kept my head up and continued to move forward. Unlike you, I never lost track of what I wanted. Remind me of how Showdown went for you again?

(Hikari Kanno chuckles as Milli Banks might have struck a chord there.)

Hikari Kanno: I can admit that I lost track along the way on Showdown. It’s difficult to keep yourself invested when you don’t find yourself being challenged in the way you desired. There weren’t many people on the Showdown brand, which gave me the fight that I wanted. The only woman who could give me the fight I wanted too? I think that she was attacked backstage and hasn’t been heard from since. You don’t expect to face Elitists below your level and continue to be motivated. You don’t expect to face bums like Jon Kelton, KASAI or Delilah Rose and expect to maintain that level of motivation that you had when you were a champion, Milli. It wasn’t easy. I had brief periods of time where I was not motivated. I did not find myself in the same wavelength that I was when I was teaming with Miku in IDOL-GUN or as Hardcore Champion. Instead, I found myself regressing. I found myself slowly fading into the shadows that I did not want to be when Miku and I had rekindled our friendship. I love Miku to death, but I never wanted to abandon my aspirations of being World Champion one day.

Milli Banks: No one was asking you to do that. It could have been possible to do all of that. Jaded Hearts has done that in the past. Twice, actually. You could have went for those Unified Tag Team Championships and still maintained your sights for that World Championship. Who’s to say that ALL of that had to disappear just because you’re in a tag team? To me, it seems like you knew that you weren’t in the level that you were and you allowed yourself to became a cannon fodder in Miku Sakai’s story and aren’t you supposed to be the better one out of the two? And, yet, Miku was able to become a bigger star than you ever were?

Hikari Kanno: Miku is a fucking queen and absolutely killing it. I don’t mind being outshined by a fellow queen. You? You let **Serenity Valdez** surpass you. You contributed into letting her stretch up the Empress of Elite crown and let her become *this* close to becoming World Champion before you —

Milli Banks: You couldn’t defeat her, boo. Guess what? I managed to defeat her a year ago. 😘

Hikari Kanno: After like what? A billion tries? Guess who actually defended her title at Pain for Pride last year? Oh right, me. Just Queen tingz. 😘👑

Milli Banks: You also lost that title, beloved. Just like you’re going to lose your shot at the EAW Championship. Clown shit. 🤡

Hikari Kanno: You know…there’s nothing in my ‘Gold Rush’ contract that necessarily binds me to an EAW Championship match, specifically.

(The huge smirk on Milli Banks’ face goes deadpan, bursting Milli Banks’ bubble. The possibility of someone like Hikari Kanno using her contract to allow herself in her Universal Women’s Championship was not something that crossed her mind. But, would Hikari be too petty to cross that line with her? Meanwhile, Hikari knows that she got the facial response that she wanted from Milli. Hikari begins to walk around ‘The Supernova’ before stopping as her body is lined up across from her.)

Hikari Kanno: It’d be a shame if your mouth leads to your parade being rained on.

Milli Banks: Don’t worry, Winnie the Pooh taught me that “when life throws you a rainy day, play in the puddles.”

(Milli Banks puts on her fancy shades before looking back at Hikari Kanno.)

Milli Banks: And, your face will be that puddle for me. 😌 So, I’d think twice on whether you want to set yourself up for failure. While Hikari Kanno may be great, she’s not a ‘One in a Million’ type of wrestler. You are no ‘Supernova.’ No ‘It Girl.’ You are no Milli Banks. Sayonara, Hikari.

(The pop of the crowd is heard as Milli Banks escorts herself from the camera shot as Hikari Kanno turns back and over her shoulder as the possibilities begin to swirl around her head.)

(The scene fades elsewhere.)

(Moments later, the Fighting Spirit broadcast would fade back in, as the match card for the next match begins to play on the titantron…)

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Stew-O: Oh my! The fighters are selected, and we are about to witness the Universal Women’s Championship bout!!!

Bella Braxton: Ladies and Gentlemen… this contest is scheduled for ONE FALL…

Crowd: ONE FALL! (in Texan)

Bella Braxton: AND IT IS FOR… THE EAW… UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIIIIIP!!!!!

(The crowd would cheer, however, it would soon be cut off; as ‘Sweet Dreams’ by Eurythmics would begin to blare through the speakers. Harper Lee’s blue and white graphics would play on the titantron, as she steps out through the curtains, a smirk on her face as she is BASKING in all of the hate that is being thrown her way. Harper has very quickly risen to becoming one of the most hated people in the entire industry… once again… following her betrayal of Holly Arrow. Now, perhaps that hatred could skyrocket, as she has the potential to dethrone none other than Minerva!)

Bella Braxton: Introducing first… from Charlotte, North Carolina… weighing in at 118 pounds… SHE IS ‘THE WORST WOMAN IN THE WORLD’… HAAARPEEEEEEEEEEER LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!

(The crowd would boo even louder, as Harper makes her way down the ramp, eventually meeting the steel steps. She would walk up them, onto the apron, before climbing the turnbuckles, posing, as her eyes close, and a genuine smile appears on her face due to the overwhelming amount of boos. Perhaps anybody else in her position would fold, but not her. Harper is in her element. Harper would slide into the ring, walking toward the South-West turnbuckles, once again posing. Removing her entrance gear, her theme would fade out.)

Persephone: Now imagine she won at the gaming-themed event. So… I hope she loses. 👍

(Harper would wait in her corner… as ‘Blood, Milk & Sky’ by White Zombie begins to blare through the speaker system. The crowd would cheer, as the lights start to dim. Walking through the curtains, not truly matching her regular entrance, out walks Minerva with the Universal Women’s Championship rested over her shoulder. It’s immediately clear, even through her glasses, that she isn’t happy whatsoever due to what occurred earlier this night. Perhaps the most stressful time for a Champion on top of that, Minerva has an angry fire in her every step, strutting down the ramp, her eye contact not breaking Harper’s. A target obviously in sight.)

Bella Braxton: Introducing… the Champion! Hailing from The Florida Everglades… weighing in at 112 pounds… SHE IS ‘THE BLACK ROSE’… THE UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION… MIIIIIIINNNNNNEEEEEERRRRRVVVVVVVVAAAAAA!!!

(Minerva would slide on the South Apron, the camera quickly approaching her, as she skips all of the theatrics. She slides into the ring, returning to her feet, marching around the ring, before lifting up the Universal Women’s Championship high above her head. The lights begin to fade to normal, as she lowers her Championship, while her theme fades out. Harper smirks in the corner, but Minerva doesn’t retain that sentiment. Instead, she hands the Championship to the referee, who raises it up high for the hardcam.)

Persephone: Buuuut, on the other hand… I’d love to see everybody upset! I can’t decide who I want to see get embarrassed more!

(Minerva would remove her ring gear, standing in her corner… as the bell rings.)

(DING! DING! DING!)

Stew-O: Here. We. Go! The Universal Women’s Championship on the line; and in the ring, we have on one side, a former Universal Women’s Champion in her own right, a former Specialist’s Champion, and a former two-time Unified Tag Team Champion in Harper Lee, and in the opposite corner, we have the current and two-time Universal Women’s Champion, former EAW World Champion, former National Elite Champion and former Unified Tag Team Champion – Minerva! This bout, seemingly, has been a long time coming. Ever since Harper Lee turned on Holly Arrow, it may have been inevitable that she would get this shot, it may have been inevitable that Minerva and Harper would cross paths!

Gavin Kirkland: Especially after Minerva defeated Holly Arrow just a few weeks ago at Grand Rampage, even without Harper Lee challenging Minerva right after the bell had rung with her attack, that match even existing undoubtedly would have led to tonight happening one way or another! The two square off, the two desperately wanting to walk out of this night with the Universal Women’s Championship wrapped around their waist. The thing is, only one of them can do so!

Persephone: Yeah. No shit, Sherlock.

Stew-O: The thing is, which one of them will be the one to do it? After all, there have been conflicting opinions in that regard!

Gavin Kirkland: And in my opinion? There’s no way Harper Lee DOESN’T do it. She may be annoying… but she made a great point. Harper, and Harper alone, may be the one person who values success over absolutely anything! And, well, given Minerva came into this match with a wedding in mind, not just a Championship defence, there wouldn’t be any surprise to me if Harper Lee came out victorious. Her mind has been FOCUSED on this match!

Stew-O: But, on the other hand… it’s not exactly like Minerva is going to be in the best of moods, either. Tonight hasn’t gone off without a hitch for her thus far, in more ways than one. If there’s any woman who you do not want to mess with in a GOOD mood, nevertheless a bad mood, it’s Minerva! So while Harper COULD be more focused than her? Would anybody be surprised if Minerva took that evidently built up rage out on Harper Lee, and simply destroyed that focus out of her mind? I guess we’ll find out!

(While the commentary team discussed the match, Harper Lee and Minerva began to lock-up! With a slight weight and large height advantage, alongside the aforementioned bad mood, Minerva quickly is able to take advantage of the lock-up, pulling Harper Lee into a headlock! Harper quickly panics, and pushes Minerva into the ropes…)

Gavin Kirkland: But here; Minerva locks in the headlock tighter, dropping Harper to a knee! Harper seems a little aggravated here, both in a slight pain, as well as being a little more frustrated! She swings her arm into Minerva’s lower back, before returning to her feet!

Stew-O: Minerva still has the headlock in tight, though; Harper Lee is going to have to do a lot more to get Minerva off of her, and put the momentum in her favour! Harper pushes Minerva into the ropes once more, before Minerva quickly whiplashes off of it, this time Harper being able to push herself out of her grasp! Minerva hits the ropes, and Harper is quick to drop down; Minerva rebounds again-

Gavin Kirkland: BUT AN UPPERCUT STRAIGHT TO MINERVA’S STOMACH! A punch very reminiscent of Johnny Cage’s ‘Nut Punch’ – rumour has it he’s going to be played by Mark Michaels Macias soon!

Persephone: Not the same person. I know. Shocking.

Gavin Kirkland: Same difference; either way, that’s gotta hurt! Minerva stumbles back, as Harper Lee gets back to her feet, grabbing Minerva and throwing her into the corner!

Stew-O: Harper Lee takes a few yards away from Minerva, before charging forward-

Gavin Kirkland: Boot to the head! A punch to the gut isn’t going to stagger Minerva for long… before connecting with a huge Short-Arm Clothesline! Harper drops down, but Minerva doesn’t let go, as she rolls Harper back to her feet… RELEASE GERMAN SUPLEX! Throwing the 5’2” giant across the ring!

Stew-O: Harper grabs onto the back of her neck, as Minerva slides into the cover!

ONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEE!

Stew-O: But it doesn’t get any further than a one, as Harper gets her shoulder up! Minerva slides off of Harper, but didn’t expect anything else; continuing the assault as she lifts Harper back up to her feet! Minerva spins her around… before going for the STO!

Gavin Kirkland: Harper plants her hips, turning Minerva around for a Snap Dragon Suplex- but Minerva elbows Harper in the head! Minerva hits the ropes… BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A RUNNING STO! SHE PLANTS HARPER ON THE BRIDGE OF HER SHOULDERS! ANOTHER COVER!

ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEE!!

Stew-O: But again, nothing more than a one! This time around, though, it’s becoming evident what she’s trying to do here! Wearing Harper down, forcing those kickouts, so she can wear her down, and punish her more and more!

Gavin Kirkland: And seemingly, that’s going to continue here as Minerva lifts Harper Lee back up! She grabs Harper by the head, before connecting with a HUGE knee to the chest! She then goes to follow it up with another clothesline!

Stew-O: NO! Harper gets the boot up… ‘DRAGON FIST’!!! RIGHT HOOK TO MINERVA’S HEAD!

Gavin Kirkland: TOO SLOW! Those kick outs and those two shoulder-based attacks slowed Harper down, and now Minerva gets to capitalise… GERMAN SUPLEX AGAIN! Minerva holds onto the waist! Minerva rolls her hips, getting atop Harper, as she drags the two back up to their feet… A SECOND GERMAN SUPLEX! THIS TIME IT’S VERY HIGH IMPACT, HARPER LANDING ON HER NECK! HARPER GRITS HER TEETH, AS MINERVA BRINGS HER UP FOR ANOTHER-

Stew-O: HARPER WITH THE ELBOW! Minerva stumbles backwards, letting go of her grip, but Harper stumbles forward too! She looks back, seeing Minerva in position… BICYCLE KICK! BICYCLE KICK TO MINERVA SPINS HER OUT, FORCING HER TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY, AND NOW HARPER RUNS THE ROPES…

Gavin Kirkland: BIG BOOT! MINERVA IS DAZED, ON JELLY LEGS AS THERE’S ABSOLUTELY NO BLOCKING IT, BUT SHE’S STILL STANDING, BEING SPUN OUT ENTIRELY! HARPER HITS THE ROPES AGAIN!

Stew-O: SHE NOW GOES FOR A JUMPING KNEE STRIKE! THAT WAS SO CLOSE TO SENDING MINERVA DOWN, HOWEVER, MINERVA PLANTS HER TOES INTO THE MAT! SHE’S STILL STANDING, AND HARPER CONTINUES HER SPRINT, BOUNCING OFF THE ROPES AGAIN…

Gavin Kirkland: ELBOW SMASH! MINERVA SPINS OUT, FACING THE OTHER WAY, DROPPING TO A SINGLE KNEE… HARPER CONTINUES RUNNING THE ROPES, BEFORE CONNECTING WITH ‘THE RUMBLING’!!! SUNSET FLIP POWERBO-

Stew-O: BUT MINERVA ROLLS OUT OF IT! SHE GETS BACK TO HER FEET AS HARPER IS SEATED; GRABBING ONTO HARPER’S FOOT, SHE PUSHES HER INTO A BACKWARDS ROLL, HOOKING THE HEAD…

Gavin Kirkland: ‘ATLAS FALLS’!!!!!

Stew-O: BUT HARPER DROPS TO HER FEET AND ROLLS OUT OF THE RING!

Crowd: :patrickboo:!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Harper Lee slides out of the ring, and rests next to the announce table, taking a deep breath. She looks over to Minerva, whose gaze has not escaped Harper one bit. Harper shakes her head.)

Harper Lee: (off-mic) Wow. I’m a little offended. You really thought I was such a loser that I’d let you hit that this early? You spent too much time beating cannon fodder this year. 🙄

Persephone: Yeah, you tell em, sis.

Stew-O: Minerva in the ring reacting to Harper Lee tells the story entirely. Minerva’s head simply shakes. She’s not impressed with Harper’s goading at all, and she’s not going to fall for her tricks! Harper sighs, and slowly enters the ring, getting back up to her feet!

Gavin Kirkland: The two now go for a lock up… NO! Harper ducks underneath it, before connecting with a forearm to Minerva! A second; a third, she backs Minerva into the corner… now going for a cho-

Stew-O:…Nope. No chop. She simply pats Minerva on the chest, as if it was some sort of “nice try” symbol! Instead, Minerva looks at Harper, AGAIN not allowing her to get into her head! Minerva came into this match very visibly frustrated, but she’s trying her HARDEST to keep composed! And, obviously, Harper notices this…

Gavin Kirkland:… WITH A SLA-

Stew-O: MINERVA DUCKS! SHE SLAMS HARPER INTO THE CORNER, BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A HUGE, HIGH IMPACT ELBOW RIGHT TO THE JAW! SHE KNOCKS A HAIR BOBBLE RIGHT OUT OF HARPER’S HAIR, AS HER HAIR DROPS STRAIGHT INTO HER FACE! MINERVA ISN’T DONE, THOUGH, AS SHE LIFTS HARPER BACK UP, AND PULLS HER OUT OF THE CORNER! SHE PULLS HER CLOSER TO THE CENTRE OF THE RING, GRABBING HER SHOULDER… SAMBO SUPLEX! DROPPING HARPER RIGHT ONTO HER HEAD, BEFORE SLIDING INTO ANOTHER CORNER!

OOOOOONNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: JUST A TWO! STILL, A LOT CLOSER THAN EARLIER! Harper Lee is taking some huge, high impact moves, and it seems like her game plan is NOT working whatsoever! She tried to goad Minerva with the trash talking, same with the “Amir Yusuf Trademark Lil Bro-ing” – and still, it DOES NOT WORK. Minerva, despite EVERYTHING tonight, is trying her hardest to keep herself composed, because she KNOWS she cannot let her title slip out of her hands like this! Minerva is doing a perfect job here tonight; perhaps Harper Lee is going to need to come up with something new entirely to defeat Minerva here tonight!

Stew-O: But that plan isn’t going to come into motion any time soon, as she lifts Harper Lee up again! Minerva elbows her in the head, not once, but twice, making sure she remains dazed, before hooking the head once more! She grabs the outer leg… BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A HUGE FISHERMAN’S SUPLEX! SHE BRIDGES INTO THE COVER!

OOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

TTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Stew-O: Harper escapes, and does so again! Minerva rolls out of the cover, taking time to regroup, as Harper Lee tries her best to get away from Minerva! I’m not sure what Harper Lee must be thinking right now, she tried her best to get proper control of this match, but Minerva was far too resilient. Her backup plan, to goad Minerva into leaning into her frustrations, failed also! Minerva has been one step ahead of Harper thus far into this match, and now, Harper needs to figure something else out in order to make sure that she can come out of this one on top! She slowly gets back to her knees, as Minerva crawls to a standing base, now looking to inflict more damage onto Harper!

Gavin Kirkland: Which she ABSOLUTELY will! Minerva grabs Harper by the hair, pulling her up to her feet, before hooking the head a second time! She places her arm through the legs, lifting Harper up… FOR A NORTHERN LIGHTS BOMB!!!!

Stew-O: GUILLOTINE! GUILLOTINE CHOKE IN THE AIR, AS MINERVA’S STRENGTH STARTS TO DIMINISH, HARPER NO LONGER UPSIDE DOWN! SHE HAS THAT GUILLOTINE IN TIGHT, LIKE A CO-WORKER TRYING TO SOLVE A PROBLEM BACKSTAGE! PERHAPS STRIKES WON’T WORK, BUT MAYBE CHOKING HER OUT WILL! PERHAPS THAT IS HOW HARPER LEE DEFEATS ‘THE PRINCESS KILLER’ – ABSOLUTELY NOTHING PRINCESS LIKE ABOUT THIS CHOKEHOLD THAT SHE HAS HER IN! COULD THIS WEAR HER DOWN ENOUGH FOR THE WI-

Gavin Kirkland: NO! MINERVA DROPS HARPER DOWN TO HER FEET, BEFORE GRABBING HER WAIST! SHE CONNECTS WITH THE NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX, BRIDGING INTO THE COVER!

OONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

TTTTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOO-

Gavin Kirkland: NO! MINERVA SPRINGS TO HER FEET, STILL HOLDING ONTO HARPER’S WAIST, BEFORE SLOWLY PULLING HER BACK UP TO HER FEET! MINERVA HOOKS HARPER’S HEAD AND WAIST A SECOND TIME, FLIPPING HER UPSIDE DOWN A SECOND TIME… NORTHERN LIGHTS BOMB! THIS TIME IT CONNECTS! THE NORTHERN LIGHTS BOMB DROPS HARPER LEE RIGHT ON THE TOP OF HER HEAD, AND MAYBE THIS COULD GET THE WIN FOR THE REIGNING CHAMPION!

OOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Stew-O: But again, Harper gets the shoulder up! She’s being worked over here with these countless suplexes, and as it stands, there isn’t much for her to do! She’s going to have to figure something out, and do so fast, otherwise, Minerva WILL finish her! Minerva grabs her by the wrist, lifting her back up to her feet… this one isn’t going to be good… ANOTHER GERMAN SUPLEX!

Gavin Kirkland: But AGAIN, Minerva holds onto the waist! She keeps her grip, as she rolls the hips, returning to her feet… DELIVERING ANOTHER GERMAN SUPLEX! She spikes Harper Lee right onto her neck, and at this point, there isn’t much she can do! Minerva is completely manhandling Harper here! And yet, despite those TWO German Suplexes, she’s going for a THIRD. A THIRD German Suplex to Harper Lee here!

Stew-O: Minerva lifts Harper off her feet, before connecting with the German-

Gavin Kirkland: BUT HARPER FLIPS OUT OF IT, AND KICKS THE GUT…

Stew-O & Gavin Kirkland: ‘DE FACTO’??????

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(But Harper lets go of the Pumphandle, dropping Minerva to the ground.)

Harper Lee: (off-mic) Nah. That move doesn’t beat ANYBODY. 😂

Stew-O: And the crowd is LIVID. But even more so; look at MINERVA. After this night, look at Minerva’s face… AND THE CHASE IS ON!

Gavin Kirkland: MINERVA FINALLY SNAPS, AS SHE CHASES HARPER LEE OUT OF THE RING! HARPER LEE TURNS THE CORNER-

Stew-O: PUSHING THE CAMERAMAN STRAIGHT INTO MINERVA! THE CAMERA GOES STRAIGHT INTO HER HEAD, AND SHE DROPS TO THE GROUND!

Gavin Kirkland: HARPER LEE FINALLY THREW OUT THE BAIT, AND MINERVA TOOK IT! NOW, HARPER LEE ISN’T WASTING ANY TIME ON THE OUTSIDE! SHE GRABS MINERVA BY THE HEAD, BEFORE THROWING HER STRAIGHT INTO THE RING POST! HARPER’S FINGERS REMAIN LOCKED IN MINERVA’S HAIR, SLAMMING HER INTO THE RING POST OVER, AND OVER, AND OVER AGAIN! IS THIS WHAT SHE WAS LOOKING TO DO EARLIER? IS THIS WHAT SHE WAS GOADING MINERVA INTO DOING ON THE OUTSIDE???

Stew-O: BUT SHE ISN’T DONE; LOOK OUT-

Gavin Kirkland: MINERVA IS SENT STRAIGHT OVER OUR ANNOUNCE TABLE, JUST ABOUT MISSING ME! NO! MY DIET SODA! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

Stew-O: NEVERMIND YOUR DIET SODA; WHAT ABOUT MINERVA? HARPER LEE CHASES HER OVER, BEFORE PUSHING OVER THE COVER TO OUR ANNOUNCE TABLE! SHE PULLS MINERVA UP, LOOKING TO CONNECT WITH SOMETHING HUGE HERE…

Gavin Kirkland: ‘DIRTY FIREWORKS’!!! THE AVALANCHE SWINGING NECKBREAKER, STRAIGHT OFF THE TABLE, ONTO THE MAT OUTSIDE! MINERVA HAS GOT TO BE REELING AFTER THAT ONE, CONSIDERING EVEN HARPER IS HOLDING ONTO HER NECK! HARPER LEE BAITED MINERVA IN, AND NOW SHE’S IN CONTROL; PERHAPS THE NEXT UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION!

Stew-O: HARPER LEE GRABS MINERVA BY THE HAIR AGAIN, AS THE TWO RETURN TO THEIR FEET! HARPER THROWS MINERVA INTO THE RING, CLIMBING UP ON THE APRON, THEN UP THE TURNBUCKLES! SHE’S LOOKING TO END THIS ONE HERE… WITH THE DIVING SENTON! THE DIVING SENTON CONNECTS, AND SHE SLIDES INTO THE COVER!!!!

ONNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

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Gavin Kirkland: BUT ONLY A TWO! MINERVA SOMEHOW MANAGES TO POP THE SHOULDER UP AFTER NOT ONE, BUT TWO SIGNATURE MANOEUVRES FROM HARPER LEE! I HAVE NO IDEA HOW SHE DID IT, BUT SHE DID IT; POPPING THE SHOULDER UP RIGHT AS THE REFEREE’S HAND WAS GLIDING DOWN FOR A THREE! WHILE THAT IS GOOD NEWS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS MATCH, THIS ISN’T ENTIRELY GOOD NEWS FOR MINERVA! HARPER LEE STILL HAS MORE IN HER ARSENAL, AND HARPER LEE IS NOW IN CONTROL! SHE WAS PLAYING THE PATIENCE GAME, AND IT PAID OFF!

Stew-O: It exactly did, Gavin, and now, Harper is going to capitalise! Harper Lee grabs Minerva by the tights, pulling her up using that grip, before grabbing onto her wrist! Harper has something in mind here, placing her in a wristlock… BEFORE PULLING BACK…

Gavin Kirkland: RIPCORD ENZUIGIRI! THE RIPCORD ENZUIGIRI KNOCKS MINERVA BACK DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND HER HEAD BOUNCES OFF THE MAT! A NASTY LANDING FOR THE CHAMPION, OR PERHAPS, EVEN THE FORMER CHAMPION! HARPER SLIDES BACK INTO THE COVER, MAKING SURE TO HOOK THE LEG, PERHAPS WE HAVE A BRAND NEW CHAMPION HERE TONIGHT!

OOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Stew-O: A KICK OUT AGAIN! MINERVA IS FIGHTING FOR HER CHAMPIONSHIP HERE, BUT SO IS HARPER! HARPER IS MAKING SURE TO MAINTAIN HER COMPOSURE, TAKING A DEEP BREATH AFTER THAT KICK OUT RATHER THAN LETTING IT ALL LOOSE IN ANGER! SHE KNOWS THAT THE NIGHT MINERVA HAS HAD MAY JUST BE THE GREATEST EXPLOIT SHE HAS TONIGHT, JUST AS SHE HAD PREDICTED HEADING INTO THIS MATCH! HARPER LEE RETURNS TO HER FEET, AS SHE STICKS TO THE POTENTIAL GAMEPLAN SHE’S HAD SINCE THE BEGINNING!

Gavin Kirkland: Minerva is lifted back up to her feet, as Harper drags her across the ring by her hair! Leaning her against the ropes… Harper decides to trap her arms in between the ropes??? Harper is trapping her opponent against the ropes, suspending her defence for… well, as long as she pleases! Harper ties up the other arm, as Minerva clings onto consciousness! What on earth is Minerva going to do; and more importantly, what does Harper Lee have in mind right here?

Persephone: Hopefully an execution.

Gavin Kirkland: This may be an EAW stream; but given Harper Lee’s set up, this may as well be a LiveLeak video! Harper piefaces Minerva, a smirk on her face as she disrespects the Champion… before she turns to hit the ropes… BICYCLE KICK STRAIGHT TO MINERVA’S JAW! MINERVA IS STUCK IN THE ROPES, THERE IS NOTHING SHE CAN DO TO PROTECT IT; A BICYCLE KICK STRAIGHT TO MINERVA’S SKULl! HER HEAD STARTS TO DROOP, BUT HARPER ISN’T DONE HERE! SHE HITS THE ROPES ONCE MORE… BEFORE CONNECTING WITH ANOTHER BICYCLE KICK! MINERVA IS BARELY AWAKE HERE! MINERVA IS BARELY CLINGING ONTO CONSCIOUSNESS! COULD THIS BE THE END OF THE REIGN TONIGHT?

Stew-O: IT JUST MIGHT BE, AS HARPER TURNS TO HIT THE ROPES AGAIN! ANOTHER BICYCLE KIC- NO! MINERVA GETS THE BOOT UP!

Gavin Kirkland: HARPER STUMBLES BACKWARDS, AND MINERVA SLIDES HER ARMS OUT TO BE FREE! MINERVA GOES FOR THE ELBO-

Stew-O: DENIED! HARPER CONNECTS WITH A SUPERKICK, AND MINERVA FALLS BACKWARDS INTO THE ROPES…

Gavin Kirkland: …A CLOBBERING LARIAT TO HARPER’S HEAD! I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA HOW HARPER IS STILL STANDING, THOUGH PERHAPS IT WAS THE DAMAGE DONE TO MINERVA PREVENTING HER FROM PUTTING HER ALL INTO IT! STILL, MINERVA IS BACK IN CONTROL, GOING FOR A –

Stew-O: NO! ANOTHER SUPERKICK, AND MINERVA FALLS BACK INTO THE ROPES! THOSE ROPES MAY AS WELL BE ANOTHER LIFELINE FOR MINERVA, AS THEY HAVE PREVENTED HER FROM HITTING THE GROUND ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS! A FOREARM FROM MINERVA!

Gavin Kirkland: HARPER STUMBLES BACK, AND NOW, MINERVA DECIDES TO RUN THE ROPES ON HER OWN ACCORD… BUT SO DOES HARPER!!!

Stew-O: ‘THE DEVIL’S TOUCH’!!! A RUNNING SUPERKICK FROM MINERVA!

Gavin Kirkland: NO! HARPER LEE SHOOTS FIRST! A FLYING SUPERKICK TO MINERVA’S HEAD, AND THE TWO OF THEM HIT THE MAT AT THE SAME TIME! THE BOTH OF THEM ARE OUT COMPLETELY, THE ADRENALINE NO LONGER CARRYING THEM THROUGH THIS ONE! THEY ARE COMPLETELY OUT OF IT!

Stew-O: AND THE CROWD IS ON THEIR FEET! WE’RE NOT WRESTLING IN A LIBRARY IN THIS ONE; THAT STRIKE EXCHANGE GOT THE FANS ON THEIR FEET, SMASHING THEIR HANDS INTO THE BARRICADE, CHEERING MINERVA ON!

(The crowd would make more and more noise, praying for Minerva to crawl back to her feet. Harper and Minerva would show signs of life roughly around the same time, with Harper recovering just a few moments before Minerva. With Harper getting to a kneeling base before Minerva, she capitalizes…)

Stew-O: THE FANS DON’T GET WHAT THEY WISH FOR THOUGH! HARPER LEE CONNECTS WITH A CLUBBING BLOW TO THE BACK OF MINERVA’S HEAD! MINERVA DROPS BACK DOWN TO A PRONE BASE, AS HARPER USES THAT CHANCE TO GET BACK UP TO HER FEET! HARPER RECOVERS, GRABBING MINERVA BY HER FIRE RED HAIR ONCE MORE! SHE LIFTS HER UP… BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A HUGE PUNT KICK TO THE RIBS! MINERVA IS BACK DOWN TO THE GROUND… BUT HARPER LIFTS HER UP AGAIN, FOR A SECOND PUNT KICK TO THE RIBS! THE TORSO OF MINERVA MUST BE ON FIRE RIGHT NOW, AS HARPER LEE LIFTS HER UP… SHE STEPS ONTO MINERVA’S BACK… BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A STEP-UP SENTON!!!

Gavin Kirkland: MINERVA ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY! HARPER GOES BACK-FIRST INTO THE RING MAT, AND THAT MUST HAVE BEEN A SOUR LANDING FOR THE CHALLENGER! HARPER IMMEDIATELY RECOILS TO A SEATED POSITION, HOLDING ONTO HER LOWER BACK, AS THE TWO SLOWLY RECOVER TO THEIR FEET AT THE SAME TIME!

Stew-O: BUT MINERVA DOES SO FIRST! SHE GRABS HARPER’S HAIR FROM BEHIND, AND PULLS HER INTO AN INVERTED FACELOCK! ‘TWILIGHT’!!! SHE SWINGS THE ARM OVER INTO AN ELBOW DROP, USING HER ARM AS MORE OF A LARIAT THAN AN ELBOW, SITTING OUT ALONGSIDE THE MOVE! HARPER LEE HAS TO BE OUT, AS MINERVA SLIDES INTO THE COVER!

OOOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

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Gavin Kirkland: HARPER LEE KICKS OUT! I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA HOW SHE DID SO, BUT SHE GOT THE SHOULDER UP! IT WAS ALMOST THE VERY LAST SECOND, IT WAS SO CLOSE TO BEING 2.9 AT THAT MOMENT! THAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE END FOR HARPER’S TITLE CONQUEST RIGHT THERE! ALMOST BOTTLED IT LIKE ARSENAL, BUT SHE CAME UP CLUTCH IN THE END! MINERVA FALLS BACK, TO CATCH HER BREATH!

Stew-O: I’m not sure if Minerva believed that would be the end or not, but she’s evidently a little pissed off that this hellacious contest has to go on even further! Nearing on twenty minutes now, there’s a damn good chance that we could go ANOTHER twenty! If this is what has been taken out of these two Elitists only 19 minutes in, just imagine what could happen at 39! Though, given Minerva’s history, perhaps that is where she will EXCEL. Perhaps she needs to slow this contest down, and allow herself to go the distance to beat Harper Lee! Harper hasn’t made it easy to control the pace, but now that she’s in control, maybe Minerva can work this match to suit herself!

Gavin Kirkland: That may be a good call, but as you said, it’s going to be very difficult with Harper Lee! Minerva grabs Harper Lee once more, lifting her up to her feet, before leaning her up against the ropes! Minerva connects with a scoop powerslam, right next to the turnbuckle, and now she’s going for ANOTHER signature maneuver that could end it here! Minerva grabs onto the ropes… BEFORE ‘HELL’S BELL’S’ CONNECTS! THE SPLIT LEGGED MOONSAULTS, MINERVA USING THOSE POWERFUL THIGHS TO FLIP HERSELF OVER INTO THE MOONSAULT! THE COVER!!!

OOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

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TTTTHHHHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

Stew-O: SHE’S DONE I-

Gavin Kirkland: NO! HARPER LEE’S FOOT ON THE ROPE! HARPER DROPS HER LEG ONTO THE BOTTOM ROPE; FANTASTIC RING AWARENESS FROM THE CHAMPION! SHE WAS DRAGGED TO THE CORNER, AND MAYBE IT BACKFIRED! STILL, THAT IS A HUGE HIT TAKEN OUT OF THE CHAMPION, AND I’M NOT SURE HOW MANY MORE OF THOSE SHE CAN TAKE! THAT’S TWO BACK TO BACK MUCH LIKE WHAT SHE CONNECTED WITH EARLIER, AND NOW, IT MAY BE OVER FOR THE CHALLENGER! MINERVA IS QUICK TO FOLLOW IT UP, GRABBING HARPER BY THE HAIR…

Stew-O: ‘PARADISE LOST’!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: NO! HARPER USES ALL OF THE ENERGY SHE HAS LEFT TO PUSH THE TWO OUT OF THE RING! IF HARPER DIDN’T GET THAT ROPE BREAK AND INSTEAD KICKED OUT, SHE WOULDN’T HAVE HAD IT IN HER TO DO SO, AND PERHAPS IT’S BE OVER! INSTEAD, THE TWO TUMBLE OUT ONTO THE APRON!

Stew-O: BUT LOOK AT THIS! MINERVA STILL HAS A HOLD OF HARPER LEE! SHE SLOWLY RECOVERS… ‘PARADISE LOST’!!! THE HIGH IMPACT DDT, SPIKING HARPER HEAD-FIRST ON THE CORNER OF THE APRON, THE HARDEST PART OF THE RING! THEY BOTH TUMBLE TO THE OUTSIDE!!!!

(Harper Lee and Minerva drop down to the mat, with Harper ABSOLUTELY taking the tougher blow. Minerva looks down next to Harper, and evidently, the fire in her eyes proves… she STILL isn’t done.)

Stew-O: NO, NO MINERVA ISN’T FINISHED! SHE SLOWLY RETURNS TO HER FEET, AND DRAGS HARPER OVER TO THE RAMP! SHE HOOKS BOTH OF THE ARMS… VERTEBREAKER!!! VERTEBREAKER ONTO THE METAL STUD THAT CUTS OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMP AND THE CONCRETE! VERTEBREAKER STRAIGHT ONTO THE METAL!

(Almost IMMEDIATELY, the two of them go limp. Harper from the impact, Minerva from the energy escaping her body. The two don’t move, the crowd begins to go silent, until…)

Referee: ONE!!!!!!!!!

Crowd: :krabs:!!!!

(The crowd IMMEDIATELY begin to understand the implication of what the two being down means! After what Minerva did, it’s going to be a JOURNEY back to the ring, not a few steps!)

Referee: TWO!!!!!!

Stew-O: AND THE COUNT BEGINS; WITH BOTH MINERVA AND HARPER ON THE OUTSIDE, OUT COLD!

Referee: THREE! FOUR!!! FIVE!!!!!

Stew-O: MINERVA BEGINS TO STIR, BUT HARPER LEE IS OUT COLD! MINERVA NOTICES THE COUNT, LOOKS AT HARPER, AND GRABS HARPER BY THE WRIST!

Referee: SIX!!! SEVEN!!!!

Stew-O: MINERVA DRAGS BOTH HER, AND HARPER’S BODY OVER TOWARD THE RING! SHE LIFTS UP THE DEAD WEIGHT, AND THROWS HARPER INTO THE RIGN!

Referee: EIGHT!

Stew-O: AND NOW MINERVA SLIDES IN HERSE-

Referee: NINE!!!

Crowd: :krabs:!!!!

Referee: TEN!!!!

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Stew-O: SLIDES IN SUCCESSFULLY! SHE ALMOST FALLS OFF HER FEET, BUT SHE MAKES IT IN AFTER HARPER! HARPER WOULD HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT TO DRY ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT MINERVA CARRIED HER BACK IN, AND SAVED THE MATCH FOR BOTH OF THEM! SHE DOESN’T WANT TO SCRAPE BY WITH A RESULT, SHE WANTS THE VICTORY, THE UNDISPUTED VICTORY!

Gavin Kirkland: AND THAT, SHE WILL GET! MINERVA GRABS HARPER, SHE IS SOMEHOW GETTING BACK TO HER FEET! I DON’T KNOW HOW MINERVA IS DOING IT, BUT SHE IS!!!! MINERVA LIFTS HARPER UP…

Stew-O: ‘ATLAS FALLS’!!!!!!!! SHE HOOKS THE HEAD, AND CONNECTS WITH THE TWIST BRAINBUSTER, AND THIS TIME, IN THE CENTRE OF THE RING! NO ROPE BREAKS! NO RING AWARENESS! MINERVA THROWS HER ARM OVER HARPER’S BODY… THIS. IS. OVER.

OOOONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

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Stew-O: AND IT IS…

Stew-O: IT’S OVER!!! THE REFEREE’S HAND HITS THE MAT A THIRD TIME!!!!

Gavin Kirkland:… BUT…

Gavin Kirkland: IT’S NOT FOR A THREE COUNT! THE REFEREE SLIDES HIS HAND UNDERNEATH HARPER’S SHOULDER, TO MAKE SURE… IN FACT CONFIRMING…

Stew-O: # HARPER LEE’S SHOULDER IS OFF THE MAT BY A MERE INCH!!! THIS MATCH CONTINUES!

Gavin Kirkland: I CANNOT BELIEVE IT! HARPER LEE WAS ABLE TO LIFT HER SHOULDER UP **JUST** BARELY! SHE DIDN’T FLING HER ARM UP, SHE COULDN’T, ALL SHE COULD DO WAS LIFT IT UP SLIGHTLY, AT THE PERFECT MOMENT! EVEN THE REFEREE DOUBTED HIMSELF, HE HAD TO CHECK, MAKING SURE THAT THERE WAS A GAP IN BETWEEN THE MAT AND HER SHOULDER! HARPER LEE TRICKED THE WORLD, AND SHE DIDN’T INTEND TO; THE MATCH CONTINUES!

Stew-O: ABSOLUTELY NOBODY CAN BELIEVE IT; AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, NEITHER CAN MINERVA! MINERVA LOOKS OFF INTO THE DISTANCE, NO ANGER, NO SHOCK, JUST… SHE DOESN’T UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE’S SEEING!

Gavin Kirkland: BUT… SHE HAS THE HEART OF A CHAMPION! SHE PUSHES HER BODY PAST ITS LIMITS, USING HARPER’S BODY TO PUSH HERSELF BACK UP TO HER FEET! GRABBING HARPER’S HAIR, SHE PULLS HARPER UP WITH HER… AND SHE’S LOOKING FOR A SECOND! SHE’S LOOKING FOR A SECOND…

Stew-O: ‘ATLAS FALLS’!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Gavin Kirkland: ‘HOUSE OF BALLOONS’!!!! HARPER TWISTS HER BODY IN THE AIR, AND CONNECTS WITH A BACKSTABBER!!!!!

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Stew-O: BUT… NOT ONLY

ARE THE TWO OF THEM OUT OF IT… BOTH HARPER **AND** MINERVA’S ARMS FALL ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER! BOTH OF THEIR SHOULDERS ARE DOWN

OOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

TTTTTTHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Stew-O: **DOUBLE** KICKOUT!!! THEY BOTH PUMP THE SHOULDERS UP AT THE SAME TIME! I’M NOT SURE HOW EITHER OF THEM ARE STILL FIGHTING, BUT THEY ARE! AS WE ENTER THE TWENTY EIGHTH MINUTE, THIS MATCH STILL CONTINUES!!!!

(Harper and Minerva slowly begin to roll away from one another. Harper uses the ropes to pull herself back to a standing base, whereas Minerva pushes herself up in the centre of the ring; only one of them making it to their feet first…)

Stew-O: BUT NOW… THEY RUN FORWARD… ‘GALAXY IMPACT’!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: OR PERHAPS… A ONE-PERSON ‘SKILL ISSUE’ FROM HARPER LEE!!! SHE’S GOING TO WIN THE UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP WITH THE MOVE HOLLY ARROW COULDN’T WIN IT WITH! SHE’S GOING TO WIN THE UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP WITH THE SAME CODEBREAKER THAT WON HER THE UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS, EVEN WITHOUT THE ASSIST FROM HOLLY!!! THE COVER!!!

OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!!!

TTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

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Persephone: FUCK! MINERVA KICKS OUT! :noah:

Stew-O: DEJA VU SETS IN; AS MINERVA KICKS OUT OF THAT MOVE AGAIN, THE SAME REACTION, IN TWO DIFFERENT MATCHES! I’M NOT SURE IF HARPER LEE IS GOING TO BE PISSED OR ECSTATIC AT THAT KICKOUT, BUT ONLY ONE THING IS AN ABSOLUTE, HARPER LEE IS NOT YET THE UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION! IF MINERVA CAN CONTINUE THIS FIGHT, PERHAPS, JUST PERHAPS, SHE WALKS OUT REMAINING THE CHAMPION! OR… COULD THIS BE MINERVA’S FINAL FIGHT! I GUESS WE’LL FIND OUT SOON!

(Harper Lee rolls away from Minerva, not knowing what to do, feeling as if she gave it her all. She can barely stand, her legs only carrying the weight of her body because her will tells it so. Her will, her goals, her desires overpowering even the limits of her broken, bruised body; the indomitable human spirit conquering pain. The selfishness of Harper Lee’s heart overpowering what could be a valiant effort in failure. Nobody would blame Harper Lee if she just DIDN’T get back up, but even when she’s barely able to stand, she does so… perhaps being the only person to do so, and be revered because of it.)

Gavin Kirkland: HARPER LEE STUMBLES FORWARD TOWARDS MINERVA, PERHAPS- NAY, DEFINITELY LOOKING FOR THE KILLING BLOW! SHE ROLLS MINERVA ONTO HER STOMACH, AND GRABS HER BY THE WRISTS! THIS CAN ONLY MEAN ONE THING; MINERVA WILL SOON BE ‘SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR’!!! HARPER LEE LOOKS TO ATTEMPT THE WRIST-CLUTCH CURB STOMP… PLACING HER FOOT ON THE BACK OF MINERVA’S HEAD…

Stew-O: BUT MINERVA PLACES A FOOT ONTO THE MAT, AND ROLLS FORWARD! SHE SENDS HARPER LEE CRASHING FACE-FIRST INTO THE TURNBUCKLES! HARPER SEEMS OUT COLD AS SHE LEANS AGAINST THE TURNBUCKLES! MINERVA RECOVERS TO HER FEET, BEFORE GRABBING HARPER BY THE LEG! SHE LIFTS HER UP TO THE TOP ROPE; AND THIS DEJA VU CONTINUES! MINERVA IS QUICK TO FOLLOW HARPER UP TO THE TOP ROPE…

Gavin Kirkland: AND SHE GOES FOR ‘A CLOCKWORK ORANGE’ FROM THE TOP ROPE; THE WAY SHE BEAT HOLLY ARROW!!!

Stew-O: BUT HARPER WITH AN ELBOW TO MINERVA’S HEAD! SHE SLIPS OFF THE TOP ROPE, AND NOW HARPER GOES FOR A STANDING BASE… DIVING FLATLINER!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: MINERVA CATCHES HER, AND SLIPS BEHIND HER… AND CONNECTS WITH ‘TWILIGHT’ FOR A SECOND TIME IN THIS MATCH!!! MINERVA FALLS BACK ON HARPER, ENTERING THE COVER!!!!!

OOOOOONNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

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Gavin Kirkland: BUT HARPER ROLLS HER INTO A CRUCIFIX PIN!

OOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

TTTTTTTHHHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Persephone: NOOOOOOOO!!!!! A KICK OUT FROM MINERVA! IT CONTINUES!!!!!

Stew-O: MINERVA IS ABLE TO POWER OUT OF THE COVER, AS THESE TWO ELITISTS SLOWLY RECOVER TO THEIR FEET! THEY’VE GIVEN IT THEIR ALL HERE, AND I CAN’T HELP BUT THINK IT’S GOING TO TAKE ONE LAST BIG SHOT FROM ONE OF THESE COMPETITORS TO END THE MATCH! HARPER STUMBLES FORWARD, BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A PALM STRIKE TO MINERVA’S JAW!

Gavin Kirkland: MINERVA STUMBLES BACK, THE JELLY LEGS ONCE AGAIN SETTING IN, BUT THESE TWO ELITISTS ARE STANDING UP, NOT ALLOWING THEMSELVES TO DROP!

Stew-O: MINERVA’S DESIRE TO MAKE THIS REIGN THE ULTIMATE STANDARD IN THIS COMPANY’S HISTORY, A REIGN THAT EVERYBODY LOOKS TOWARDS WHEN THEY’RE DECIDING ON WHAT TO MAKE **THEMSELVES** INTO; CONTRASTING, AND CLASHING, AGAINST HARPER LEE’S SELFISHNESS. SHE WANTS IT ALL FOR HERSELF, AND SHE LOOKS TO ACHIEVE WHAT MINERVA COULDN’T WITHOUT DOING ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING THAT MINERVA HAS! LOOKING TO PROVE THAT SELFISHNESS WILL CONQUER ALL; THESE TWO IDEALS CLASHING, WITH A BRUTAL CONTEST OF STRIKES!

Gavin Kirkland: MINERVA FIRES BACK WITH A HUGE FOREARM STRIKE TO HARPER LEE, AND THIS TIME, THE ROPES ARE KEEPING **HER** FROM FALLING! HARPER LEE FALLS BACK, BUT THE ROPES PUSH HER FORWARD, TO HIT HER WITH ANOTHER PALM STRIKE! MINERVA STUMBLES, BUT KEEPS HERSELF STANDING, NOT ALLOWING HERSELF TO CRUMBLE THIS LATE INTO THE MATCH! MINERVA HOLDS ONTO HER JAW, CLUTCHING HER FIST… BEFORE STRIKING HERSELF IN THE FACE! SHE’S PSYCHING HERSELF UP, BEFORE UNLEASHING HER STRIKES ON HARPER! THE ANGER THROUGHOUT THIS MATCH, THIS NIGHT, BUILDING UP INTO THIS POTENTIAL CLIMAX; THROWING STRIKE AFTER STRIKE AFTER STRIKE!

Stew-O: THE ROPES AREN’T SAVING HARPER THIS TIME, Gavin; THEY’RE ACTUALLY BEING A DETRIMENT TO HER! THE ROPES ARE KEEPING HER UP, BUT THAT’S BECAUSE MINERVA IS HOLDING HER BY THE JAW, AND FIRING FOREARM, AFTER FOREARM, AFTER FOREARM! YOU CAN SEE THE CONSCIOUSNESS LEAVE HARPER’S BODY IN THE WAY HER LIMBS ARE DROOPING, AND THE WAY HER EYES ARE ROLLING. BUT MINERVA ISN’T STOPPING! FOREARM AFTER FOREARM, HARPER JUST CAN’T COUNTER THIS! HARPER LEE IS FADING OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS, AND MINERVA IS AWARE OF THIS! SHE PULLS BACK THE FOREARMS, AND DRAGS HARPER AWAY FROM THE ROPES! SHE RUNS, AND HITS THE ROPES…

Gavin Kirkland: ‘DRAGON FIST’ FROM HARPER LEE!!!!

Stew-O: MINERVA DUCKS IT! SHE CONTINUES RUNNING THE ROPES…

Gavin Kirkland: ‘DEVIL’S TOUCH’!!! THE RUNNING SUPERKICK THAT DIDN’T CONNECT EARLIER, FINALLY, IT CONNECTS HERE! HARPER FALLS TO THE GROUND, BUT SO DOES MINERVA! MINERVA DROPS DOWN TO HER STOMACH, PERHAPS PUTTING HER **ALL** INTO THAT FINAL SUPERKICK! JUST AS THAT POTENTIAL, MATCH ENDING, FINAL MOVE CONNECTS, THE TWO OF THEM ARE OUT! ALL THAT’S LEFT IS FOR MINERVA TO CRAWL OVER TO THE COVER, CRAWL OVER AND PUT EVEN A FINGER OVER HARPER LEE! THIS ONE’S OVER, THIS ONE HAS TO BE OVER!!!

Stew-O: AND, IT’S ALMOST LIKE MINERVA HEARD YOU, Gavin! HER HEAD BEGINS TO STIR, AS SHE LOOKS BEHIND HER, AND SEES HARPER LEE SPREAD OUT ALMOST AS IF SHE WAS A SNOW ANGEL; OUT COLD, MUCH LIKE SAID SNOW ANGEL; READY FOR THE COVER! HER CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE RETAINED IF SHE’S ABLE TO THROW THAT ARM OVER INTO THE COVER! HER CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE BACK IN HER GRASP IF SHE’S JUST ABLE TO FLING THAT ARM OVER INTO THE COVER, IF SHE’S JUST ABLE TO SCRATCH AND CRAWL OVER INTO THE PINFALL! COME ON MINERVA!

Gavin Kirkland: AND SHE’S GOING TO TRY! QUITE LITERALLY USING HER NAILS TO DIG INTO THE CANVAS, PULLING ALL OF HER BODY WEIGHT OVER TO THE DOWNED BODY OF HARPER LEE! MINERVA COULD MAKE IT TO A PAIN FOR PRIDE MAIN EVENT, YET ANOTHER IN HER CAREER, IF SHE JUST MAKES IT TO HARPER, AND THROWS HER ARM OVER HER! SHE HAS TO DO IT! THERE’S NO WAY SHE DOESN’T! MINERVA CRAWLS ALONGSIDE HARPER, AND THROWS HER ARM OVER INTO THE COVER!

Stew-O:…BUT…

Gavin Kirkland:…SHE DOESN’T COVER??? SHE ISN’T **CONTENT** WITH ENDING IT THERE! SHE KNOWS SHE NEEDS MORE! SHE KNOWS SHE REQUIRES MORE!!

Stew-O: SHE COULD END IT HERE, BUT MINERVA KNOWS SHE DIDN’T MAKE IT TO THE TOP BY BEING THOROUGH! MINERVA DIDN’T MAKE IT TO THE TOP BASED ON ASSUMPTIONS, WHAT “COULD BE” – SHE MADE IT TO THE TOP BASED ON WHAT “IS.” SHE *COULD* END IT HERE, BUT SHE’S NOT SETTLING ON *COULD.* SHE’S GOING TO DEFINITIVELY BEAT HARPER LEE, SHE’S NOT GOING TO ALLOW EVEN A POTENTIAL KICKOUT! SHE LIFTS HARPER LEE UP ONE LAST TIME…

Gavin Kirkland: AND ‘ATLAS FALLS’ CONNECTS A SECOND TIME! THIS ONE IS ALL OVER!

Stew-O: SHE HOOKS THE LEG, AND HOOKS THE HEAD! LOCKING THE FINGERS, SHE ENTERS THE COVER!

OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

TTTTTTTTHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Gavin Kirkland: OH MY GOD.

Stew-O: IT CAN’T BE…

Gavin Kirkland: SHE JUST…

Stew-O: DEFENDED HER TITLE FOR THE FOURTH TIME!!!

(DING! DING! DING!)

Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER… AND **STILL*!!!!! THE EAW UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION… MIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRVVVVVVVVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

(‘Blood, Milk & Sky’ by White Zombie begins to blare through the speaker system, and the fans in the American Airlines Center go ballistic; ecstatic for Minerva defending her Championship yet another time, in this undeniably fantastic reign. Minerva lets go of the cover, and rolls onto her back, finally being able to take just a moment to herself, just a moment to relax. After this roller coaster of a night, she’s able to lie there, and process. Deep breath, after deep breath, she stares up at the lights, not a loser, but seeing HERSELF in those lights – the victor. Moments later, the referee would approach, and hand Minerva the Universal Women’s Championship, before walking over to Harper Lee, to tend to her.)

Persephone: No. Don’t do that. Leave her there. :mjlol:

Stew-O: WHAT. A. MATCH. These two gave it their all, but once again, Minerva is able to walk out of this contest as Champion! This entire night has undoubtedly been unforgettable in Minerva’s career, but at the very LEAST, she’s able to remember this night walking out as the Universal Women’s Champion, and walking INTO Pain For Pride as a Champion. Minerva has defended her Championship a fourth time, and there is absolutely nothing you can take away from this undisputed, future Hall of Famer. No questions about it. Minerva is at the absolute pinnacle of this industry, and not one person can argue that!

Gavin Kirkland: Absolutely not, Stew, and while Harper Lee gave it her all with the desire to win the Universal Women’s Championship, at the end of the day, Minerva is the one walking out with the title around her waist. Minerva is the one who overcame the Challenge, slipped through the window and shut it on Harper, and now, she’s standing on the absolute top of this industry yet again! A three-time World Champion in this company, and each and every time it appears to get better than the last. If Fighting Spirit couldn’t stop Minerva, we must beg the question; what CAN?

Stew-O: That’s a great question, Gavin, and to be honest with you? I’m not sure many things CAN. Not just people. THINGS. Minerva is looking unstoppable, just as she has the entire season. No matter what, she walks into every match the complete opposite of an underdog, and reminds us every time she comes out on top exactly why that is the case. Minerva walks out of this match STILL the Universal Women’s Champion, and it wouldn’t be too shocking if that wasn’t the last time we say that during this reign! Despite everything, it’s still her.

(Minerva recovers to her feet, with the Universal Women’s Championship in hand. She looks down, barely able to lift up the gold and leather due to the damage she’s taken. However, with one last show of strength and energy, she does so, lifting it high and mighty into the sky, staring down the hardcam.)

Stew-O: What a Supernova!

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(…’Changed It’ by Nicki Minaj feat. Lil Wayne. hits.)

Stew-O: OH. MY… DID I SPEAK TOO SOON??? HERE COMES **THE** SUPERNOVA!!!

Gavin Kirkland: IT’S MILLI BANKS!!!

(The crowd goes ballistic once again, as Minerva’s attention turns to her right, looking at the entrance way, alongside the eyes of everybody in the arena. Walking out onto the stage is Milli Banks, fitted in a matte black crop top, alongside a matte black short skirt. She stands tall at the top of the ramp, and stares down directly at Minerva, their eye contact not breaking.)

Stew-O: Well, we can’t exactly say this is a SURPRISE! Milli Banks has had her eyes firmly focused on Minerva for a while now, and well, they come face-to-face here in Dallas, Texas!!!

(Milli Banks would slowly walk down the ramp, before reaching the steel steps. She takes a glimpse at Harper Lee at ringside, sat with her head in her hands, and she gives her the stinkeye. Milli’s attention drifts away from Harper, returning back to Minerva, as she enters the ring. The two slowly come together in the center of the ring, their eyes locking onto one another yet again. ‘Changed It’ would begin to fade out.)

Stew-O: And face-to-face they come! Minerva, Milli Banks, a LONG awaited contest that I’m sure EVERYBODY has been waiting to get even a glimpse of… well, EAW Universe… HERE IS YOUR GLIMPSE!

Gavin Kirkland: Milli Banks stares down Minerva, trying to burn holes through her with just her gaze; but the one thing more important here, is something her gaze soon meets… THE UNIVERSAL WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP!

(Minerva’s gaze would not leave Milli, absolutely NOT in a good mood, whatsoever. Milli smirks, as her eyes travel down to the Universal Women’s Championship, before meeting Minerva’s once more. Though, her eyes would drift away once more…)

Stew-O: Oh. My. God.

(…The Pain For Pride sign.)

Stew-O: IS SHE GOING TO DO… WHAT I THINK SHE’S GOING TO DO???

(The corners of Milli’s mouth continue to rise… as does her arm… as she POINTS at the Pain For Pride sign!)

Stew-O: And much like Milli’s did, Minerva’s eyes drift away too, looking at the Pain For Pride sign! Minerva looks back to Milli…

(BEFORE MINERVA POINTS AT THE PAIN FOR PRIDE SIGN TOO!)

Stew-O: OH MY GOD! PERHAPS… THAT IS CHALLENGE ACCEPTED! COULD IT BE? MILLI BANKS, MINERVA, PAIN FOR PRIDE 17-

(‘Dream in Drive’ by The Oral Cigarettes hits, and Milli’s smirk starts to dissipate.)

Gavin Kirkland: OH MY GOD. JUST AS WE THOUGHT THIS COULDN’T GET ANY MORE PACKED… DESPITE HER WARNINGS EARLIER ON IN THE NIGHT, THE CROWD ARE STILL STANDING IN SHOCK; IT’S HIKARI KANNO!!!

(Hikari Kanno walks out through the curtains, as Minerva and Milli Banks’ attention now diverts over to her. Hikari Kanno makes her way down the ramp, looking to join Minerva and Milli.)

Stew-O: Milli Banks does NOT look happy! Hikari earlier on WARNED Milli that her mouth would lead to something that she wouldn’t very well like, and well, she called her shot, took it, and hit a home run! Milli Banks does NOT like this, not one bit!

(Hikari Kanno climbs up onto the apron, entering the ring, the three forming a triangle, with Hikari stood at the side of both of them, looking directly ahead… at the Pain For Pride sign.)

Gavin Kirkland: Well… perhaps that’s an understatement. Milli Banks doesn’t just “NOT like this”… she DESPISES it…

Stew-O: AS HIKARI KANNO, TOO, POINTS AT THE PAIN FOR PRIDE SIGN!!! HIKARI KANNO TAKES HER SHOT, ALONGSIDE MILLI!

(Minerva would give Hikari the same reaction she did Milli. She stares a hole through her, before raising her arm to point at the Pain For Pride sign!)

Gavin Kirkland: Milli takes notice of Minerva, she takes notice of Hikari… AND SHE HAS NO CHOICE!

Stew-O: ALL THREE ARE NOW POINTING AT THE PAIN FOR PRIDE SIGN! NO WORDS EXCHANGED, NO HAYMAKERS THROWN! EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM KNOWS WHAT ONE ANOTHER WANTS… AND THEY’RE ALL SHOOTING FOR IT! ALL THREE WOMEN ARE POINTING AT THE PAIN FOR PRIDE SIGN!!! THIS COULD ONLY MEAN ONE THING!

(The camera would pan out, as the entire crowd freaks out at all three women, some of the best women in Elite Answers Wrestling, pointing at the sign of the show of shows. The Universal Women’s Championship proverbially hanging in the balance. Moments later, we would begin to fade to commercial.)

(A commercial for EAFC 24 plays, featuring Ronan Malosi; doing his best Ronaldo ‘sui’ as he fails to score screamers from the halfway line!)

(The camera returns to the ring where Bella Braxton has a microphone in hand as she is ready to make the introductions for the next match.)

Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen! This next contest IS A TAG TEAM MATCH SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!!

Crowd: ONE FALL!

(‘Number One’ by Shirō Sagisu & Hazel Fernandes starts playing as Limmy Monaghan enters the arena to loud cheers from the crowd. He has a look of complete seriousness and focus as he heads to the ring.)

Bella Braxton: Introducing first and making his way to the ring. Residing in Golden Beach, Florida. Weighing 227 pounds. Here is “THE CZAR” LIMMY MONAGHAN!

Stew-O: Well here we go! This is one match that has been heavily anticipated since it was made official a few weeks ago. Here comes Limmy making his way to the ring and he is not gonna be playing around.

Persephone: Why does anybody care? Nobody cared when he was gone and nobody cared when he came back. There could have been much better people to put in his place… like Luis.

Gavin Kirkland: LIMOMMY IS HERE!!! I have missed him on Showdown, but I get to call another one of his matches. Limmy beat Ronan last week, but we all saw the fight that occurred after. It’s safe to say that this match isn’t about fun and excitement. These four want to beat the hell out of each other.

(Limmy enters the ring and takes his team’s corner as his entrance music is replaced by ‘Kashmir’ by Led Zeppelin (Paratus Intro). Seconds later, Jamie O’Hara enters the arena to equally loud cheers from the crowd. He has an attitude and a look of strictly business as he heads to the ring.)

Bella Braxton: Introducing his tag team partner! Weighing in at 190 pounds. Here is “THE ACE” JAMIE O’HARA!

Gavin Kirkland: Here comes the only Hall of Famer in this match. Just like Limommy has had issues with Ronan Malosi, Jamie has had issues with Andre Walker that have spanned months!

Persephone: Oh great. Jamie is here. What a great battle we are going to witness. Cameron’s bitch taking on Andre’s bitch. How exciting. Ugh!

Stew-O: Jamie O’Hara can be very dangerous when he gets into the ring. With everything that has gone down in recent weeks, it could be a very long night for the opposing team.

(Jamie enters the ring and takes his place in his team’s corner. Jamie and Limmy exchange a look and nod of understanding as they look towards the entrance ramp. Seconds later,’Leaving Caladan’ by Hans Zimmer starts playing as Andre Walker enters the arena looking very intense. Standing to his left is his tag team partner, Ronan Malosi, which causes the boos in the arena to get deafeningly loud. To Andre’s right is the one and only Albert Hitchman. Andre points to the sky and then the pyro starts to go off. When they pyro starts to fade out, the trio start heading to the ring.)

Bella Braxton: Introducing their opponents! Accompanied to the ring by Albert Hitchman! At a total combined weight of 495 pounds. Here is the team of RONAN MALOSI AND “THE KAISER” ANDRE WALKER!

Persephone: 495?! My ass! There is no way in hell that these two are about 250 pounds each. 595 pounds I would believe because of that lard bucket Ronan Malosi. Hell, I bet they put that beach ball Albert Hitchman on the scale too and the scale said “Game Over” :mjlol:

Gavin Kirkland: Of course you would go there and make all the jokes you want, these two can be considered a very formidable duo.

Persephone: Yeah. Because one member has found some success I guess. The other one is only good at being a dog’s toilet and making babies… go figure on that last one. Didn’t think Ronan was smart enough to know what goes where.

Stew-O: That’s enough. Ronan is a former two-time Interwire Champion. Andre Walker is a former World Champion who has accomplished a lot in EAW. The animosity between these four is about to reach a fever pitch. Good luck to the referee for trying to keep this one under control.

(The referee is already having trouble keeping these four apart, but they manage to separate the two teams long enough to check all four competitors and call for the bell.)

(DING! DING! DING!)

Stew-O: This is going to be a very interesting matchup to say the very least. The referee is trying to get both teams to go to their neutral corner. The referee is telling Limmy and Jamie that only one of them needs to be in the ring–

Gavin Kirkland: RONAN ATTACKS LIMMY FROM BEHIND! I guess Ronan made the choice for them as Ronan has forced Limmy to start this match for his team. No doubt that Ronan and his Malosi Mindset want some payback after last week’s match.

Persephone: All that crap about positivity. I am positive that Ronan is nothing more than a big fat loser and a big fat coattail rider.

Gavin Kirkland: Sounds like you don’t support the Malosi Mindset, but right now he has the advantage thanks to that little sneak attack. He has knocked poor Li-Mommy down to his knees before he grabs Limmy around the waist AND TAKES HIM DOWN WITH A GUTWRENCH SUPLEX!

Stew-O: I’m glad to see that Ronan has realized that he can’t be his normal Ronan self in a match with this magnitude, but I guess I was wrong because he is showboating to the crowd–

Gavin Kirkland: LOOK! RONAN HAS HIS FOOT ON LIMMY’S THROAT! RONAN IS CHOKING THE LIFE OUT OF LIMMY! THE REFEREE JUST CAUGHT IT AND IS STARTING A COUNT TO FORCE RONAN TO STOP CHOKING LIMMY!

Persephone: Did that giant moron just say “Whoops. It was an accident.”? Is anybody really going to believe that line of crap from Ronan? Luis De La Rosa yes, but not from this blubber nugget.

Stew-O: I thought you always called Albert Hitchman the blubber nugget.

Persephone: He’s the oversized beach ball. I don’t like either of them, so it doesn’t really matter.

Gavin Kirkland: What does matter is that Ronan moved his boot off of Limmy’s throat on four to risk disqualification in the first thirty seconds of the match. Ronan grabs Limmy and brings him to his feet before CLOBBERING HIM WITH A FOREARM TO THE FACE!

Stew-O: Ronan keeps the forearms up until Limmy is in the ropes. Ronan whips Limmy to the ropes on the other side. Limmy rebounds off the ropes and Ronan puts his head down FOR A BACK BODY DROP–

Persephone: Limmy lands on his feet before kicking Ronan in the back of the leg and taking him down to his knee. Ronan is down and Limmy hits the ropes once more before delivering a dropkick to the back of that bald head. Good for him.

Gavin Kirkland: Ronan’s ego got the better of him and he is left kissing the canvas. Ronan is trying to get back to his feet BUT LIMMY IS RIGHT THERE WITH AN ELBOW STRIKE TO THE BASE OF THE SKULL!

Stew-O: Somehow Ronan doesn’t fall back down, but he is holding the back of his head in pain as Limmy grabs the facelock that brings Ronan AND THEN OVER WITH A SNAP SUPLEX!

Gavin Kirkland: Ronan is back on the mat, so Limmy decides to take a chance. He leaves his ground attack and climbs up onto the top rope.

Persephone: Why do they do crap like this? Just keep beating the crap out of your opponent! No need to get flashy. Luis wouldn’t get flashy like this. Only gets flashy for me.

Stew-O: Of course you would go there. But Limmy is trying to find his balance on the top rope, BUT RONAN ROLLS OUT OF THE RING AND RIGHT TO THE FLOOR AT RINGSIDE! THE CROWD DID NOT LIKE THAT ONE BIT!

Persephone: Because for once, the crowd and I are thinking the same thing. That Ronan is being such a little bitch. Great father figure this dumbass is going to be for his kid. Gawd help us all.

Gavin Kirkland: Ronan is smiling and pointing to his head telling the crowd that he had outsmarted Limmy for the time being, BUT HE TURNS AROUND TO THE SIGHT OF LIMMY LEAPING OFF THE TOP ROPE WITH A CROSSBODY!

Stew-O: Limmy and Ronan crash to the floor right in front of us and the crowd is cheering loudly with that high risk maneuver. The back of Ronan’s head crashes against the floor hard.

Persephone: Nothing up there for him to hurt. Scream in his ear and you will hear an echo.

Gavin Kirkland: Friendly as always. Limmy is back on his feet as he drags Ronan over to the edge of the ring AND SENDS RONAN FOREHEAD INTO THE EDGE OF THE RING! RONAN DROPS AND HOLDS HIS HEAD IN PAIN!

Stew-O: Limmy doesn’t care as he picks up Ronan and rolls him back into the ring before following suit to break the referee’s count. Ronan is back to his feet AS LIMMY HAS A WAISTLOCK AND HITS THE GERMAN SUPLEX! RONAN CRACKS THE MAT AND LIMMY BRIDGES UP FOR THE PIN!

ONNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!

TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!

Gavin Kirkland: RONAN KICKS OUT AT TWO! I guess the lessons under the Kaiser are paying off with the intensity being shown early on in this match.

Persephone: Yeah yeah whatever. He isn’t anything like Luis De La Rosa, but then again, who is?

Stew-O: As we go back to the match, Limmy is still in control of the match as brings Ronan back onto his feet and whips him into the corner. Limmy runs into the corner AND CLOBBERS RONAN WITH A FOREARM SMASH BEFORE HE TAGS IN JAMIE O’HARA!

(TAG!)

Persephone: Oh goody. Mr. Jamie Ava is in the match and both the two are just kicking the crap out of Ronan… which is normally pretty funny. But the stupid referee is starting a count and forcing Limmy out of the ring. Damn buzzkill.

Gavin Kirkland: Jamie is now in the match as Ronan has made it back on his feet AND JAMIE CLOBBERS HIM RIGHT IN THE FACE WITH A SPINNING BACKHAND! JAMIE AND LIMMY ARE NOT PULLING ANY PUNCHES!

Stew-O: They realize that between Ronan and Andre, that they wanna keep Ronan in the ring as much as they can because they recognize that they would have an easier time with Ronan in the ring.

Persephone: Don’t sugarcoat it, just say it! They want lardo because he’s the bigger nitwit of the two! I personally think that Ronan is jealous of Andre because Andre has that greasy lion’s mane of hair and Ronan hasn’t been able to grow hair in the last ten years.

Gavin Kirkland: You are so full of compliments. Ronan has made it back to his feet and he tries for a clothesline THAT JAMIE DUCKS! Jamie applies the Full Nelson and tries to lift Ronan for a Dragon Suplex–

Stew-O: RONAN WITH THE BACK ELBOWS TO JAMIE’S HEAD TO GET HIMSELF FREE. Ronan with a breakaway as he tries to hightail it to his corner to tag in Andre, BUT JAMIE GRABS HIM BY THE ANKLE!

Gavin Kirkland: Ronan his hopping around on one foot trying to get free, but Jamie doesn’t give him any time to come up with a counter AS HE TAKES RONAN DOWN TO THE MAT WITH A DRAGON SCREW LEG WHIP!

Persephone: Ronan once again finds himself on the mat with someone kicking his ass. That’s something new and refreshing as Jamie puts the boots to him on the mat.

Stew-O: Ronan has managed to get himself into a kneeling position on the mat as JAMIE COMES RUNNING IN AND DELIVERS A BASEMENT DROPKICK TO RONAN!

Persephone: Which of course backfires because the dropkick sent the big crybaby into his own corner and naturally Andre is going to accept the tag.

(TAG!)

Gavin Kirkland: Andre is officially in the match AND JAMIE ISN’T EVEN GOING TO GIVE HIM A SECOND AS HE STARTS BEATING THE HELL OUT OF ANDRE AS HE’S TRYING TO GET INTO THE RING!

Stew-O: The referee is trying their hardest to keep Jamie back, BUT JAMIE SLIPS AWAY AND JUST STARTS PUNCHING ANDRE! Good luck trying to keep these fights broken up, ref.

Persephone: BAHAHAHA! Jamie just punched Andre right in the mouth, I hope that it knocked a fake tooth or too loose from his mouth.

Gavin Kirkland: I think all that did WAS FIRE ANDRE UP! Jamie went for another punch BUT ANDRE CAUGHT IT! ANDRE PULLS JAMIE IN AND CLOBBERS HIM WITH A HEADBUTT!

Stew-O: WHAT A SHOT! JAMIE LOOKS TO BE OUT ON HIS FEET AS ANDRE CATCHES HIM WITH ANOTHER HEADBUTT AND THAT SENDS JAMIE DOWN TO THE MAT!

Gavin Kirkland: How quickly the tide can turn in a match like this as Andre has taken control of this match in a matter of seconds as he drops down AND JUST STARTS RETURNING THE FAVOR WITH PUNCHES TO THE FACE!

Persephone: Why do they keep trying to punch each other in the head? None of these idiots have any brains to hurt so it’s just like punching a potato sack or something.

Stew-O: Jamie is trying to block the shots as best as he can but a few of Andre’s punches have landed catching Jamie in the face and in the jaw. Now the referee is there to tell Andre to stop the punches before they start a count.

Persephone: Andre stops on four. Good for him. If the referee had to count any higher, Andre’s team would be screwed because we all know Ronan can’t count past ten without having to take off his shoes.

Gavin Kirkland: Andre is not in the mood for jokes or playing around because he just wants to beat the hell out of Limmy and Jamie and end this little rivalry for good. Andre pulls Jamie back to his feet and whips him to the ropes—

Stew-O: RONAN WITH A KNEE TO JAMIE O’HARA’S BACK KNOCKING HIM TO THE MAT! THE REFEREE SAW THAT AS CLEAR AS DAY AND THE REFEREE IS RIGHT THERE TELLING RONAN TO NOT TO INTERFERE!

Ronan Malosi: (off-mic) WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? IT WAS AN ACCIDENT! I WAS STRETCHING MY KNEE AND HE ACCIDENTALLY RAN INTO IT!

Persephone: For the love of gawd. That lie is more obvious than Stew-O’s dye job to cover his gray hair. If the referee believes that, then they are an idiot!

Gavin Kirkland: Jamie is back on his feet AND HE CLOCKS RONAN WITH A RIGHT HAND THAT KNOCKS RONAN RIGHT OFF THE APRON AND TO THE FLOOR! THAT’LL TEACH RONAN TO INTERFERE!

Stew-O: But it also took Jamie’s eye off the ball as it gives Andre enough time TO GRAB JAMIE AND THROW HIM DOWN WITH A BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX! RONAN PAID FOR HIS INTERFERENCE BUT THE INTERFERENCE PAID OFF FOR ANDRE!

Gavin Kirkland: Ever since Andre tagged into the match, he has been unstoppable. No wonder Jake is such a fan of these two over on Dynasty.

Persephone: Jake Mercer is a simp for anybody who will give him attention as long as he kisses their ass enough. Makes me wanna puke.

Stew-O: Right now Jamie is still down on the mat before Andre whips him into the corner. Andre comes running full speed BEFORE HE LEAVES HIS FEET FOR A JUMPING CLOTHESLINE IN THE CORNER–

Persephone: Jamie gets his boot up and kicks Andre in the face before he could jump. Andre is still on his feet and tries for the clothes again… of course he would.

Gavin Kirkland: JAMIE FLIPS OVER THE ROPES AND ANDRE CRASHES INTO THE CORNER! Jamie is on the apron AND HE FIRES A KICK TO THE SIDE OF ANDRE’S HEAD THAT STAGGERS HIM BACK–

Stew-O: AND RONAN MALOSI ONCE AGAIN MAKES HIS APPEARANCE KNOWN AS HE PULLS JAMIE OFF THE APRON AND TO THE FLOOR! Jamie landed on his feet and Ronan has a big smile on his face.

Ronan Malosi: (off-mic) EMBRACE THE MALOSI MINDSET!

Persephone: This guy is an absolute idiot. You put the word embrace with anything involving Ronan Malosi and the response you will get is laughing or puking. Look at Ronan still have a smile on his face as he backs away from Jamie.

Gavin Kirkland: Jamie is not amused with the Malosi Mindset AND RONAN IS RUNNING FROM JAMIE! JAMIE IS HOT ON HIS HEELS AS RONAN TRIES TO GET AWAY–

Stew-O: BUT RONAN RUNS RIGHT INTO A SLINGBLADE FROM LIMMY MONAGHAN! RONAN WAS TOO BUSY TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM JAMIE THAT HE DIDN’T REALIZE THAT HE WAS RUNNING TOWARDS THE OPPOSING CORNER!

Gavin Kirkland: Jamie and Limmy are putting the boots to Ronan, who is trying his damndest to get back to his feet. It’s a two on one situation right now against Ronan Malosi.

Persephone: He puts himself into these situations. He has nobody to blame but himself, but I blame all of them for dragging this match out so damn long.

Stew-O: Ronan is back to his feet fighting through the double team, BUT HERE COMES ANDRE WALKER SAILING OVER THE TOP AND HE TAKES EVERYBODY DOWN WITH THAT HIGH RISK RUNNING DIVE OVER THE TOP ROPE!

Persephone: That moron took out his own partner! Then again, Ronan Malosi isn’t much of a partner to begin with. We can just end this match right here and I really wouldn’t mind.

Gavin Kirkland: How can you say that? The crowd is loving this match. They might not like Andre very much, but they really enjoy the offense that “The Kaiser” brings. Very rarely do you see a man Andre’s size fly through the air with that much accuracy.

Stew-O: All four men are on the outside AND ANDRE GOES BACK TO BEATING UP JAMIE! THOSE TWO ARE FIGHTING AND NOW THAT LIMMY AND RONAN ARE MOVING, THEY ARE STARTING TO FIGHT! THIS RESEMBLES WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK ON DYNASTY!

Persephone: Yeah, except this version is much slower and not as entertaining. Where’s the bloodshed? Where’s the death? WHY THE HELL ISN’T THE REFEREE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT? DISQUALIFY THEM ALL AND END THIS SHITSHOW!!

Gavin Kirkland: The referee was administering a count, but they stopped that when the brawling started so now they are outside trying to break everything up.

Stew-O: The referee is at least trying to get the two legal competitors, Jamie and Andre, back into the ring. Easier said than done when looking at these four. They want to just tear each other apart.

Gavin Kirkland: I think the last rubber band in the referee’s head just snapped because they have just screamed at everybody and threatened to disqualify everybody unless they go back to their neutral corners.

Persephone: A referee that has some ball? Well I guess there is a first time for everything, I guess. Probably will never happen again unless they want to risk their job or their life. I’m all for it.

Stew-O: The referee starts another count out after they separate Limmy and Ronan and get them back to their respective corners. That leaves Jamie and Andre to deal with.

Persephone: We are so lucky to be watching this match. Either way, Andre rolls Jamie back into the ring. Andre shoots a glare towards the referee before following suit.

Gavin Kirkland: JAMIE WITH A LEG SWEEP THAT TAKES ANDRE DOWN ON THE APRON IN A SITTING POSITION! JAMIE RUNS AT FULL SPEED AND HITS A PENALTY KICK THROUGH THE ROPES!

Stew-O: Andre is down after the Penalty Kick and Jamie quickly drags him back into the ring and goes for a cover.

ONNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEE!

TWWW-

Persephone: Yeah like that was gonna work. Andre kicked out at one and looks like he tossed Jamie across the ring. Making Jamie look like a stupid ragdoll. Do it again so it can cause some real damage.

Gavin Kirkland: Andre is trying to get back to his feet, but Jamie is right there as he hits the ropes AND JAMIE GOES FOR ANOTHER PENALTY KICK–

Stew-O: ANDRE CAUGHT THE FOOT! ANDRE IS BACK ON HIS FEET AND JAMIE IS IN A WHOLE MESS OF TROUBLE! I DON’T THINK THAT THE PENALTY KICK DID ANYTHING BUT GET HIM MAD!

Gavin Kirkland: Jamie has been bouncing on one foot BEFORE HE TRIES FOR AN ENZUIGIRI TO GET FREE, BUT ANDRE CATCHES HIM ONCE AGAIN BEFORE PICKING HIM UP AND DRIVING HIM DOWN WITH A MODIFIED SPINEBUSTER!

Persephone: No blood. No major injuries. No match stoppage. No interest. If they really wanted to kill each other, where’s the blood?

Stew-O: There’s still plenty of time in the match. It could still happen.

Persephone: I swear if you get my hopes up and nothing like that happens, you are going to be thanking the GAWDS that we aren’t on the same brand.

Gavin Kirkland: Jamie’s head cracked the mat HARD after that Spinebuster, BUT ANDRE GOES A DIFFERENT PATH AND LOCKS IN A KNEEBAR! SUBMISSION APPLIED IN THE CENTER OF THE RING!

Stew-O: THIS COULD END THE MATCH RIGHT HERE BECAUSE ANDRE HAS 50 POUNDS ON JAMIE AND JAMIE IS NOWHERE NEAR THE ROPES!

Persephone: Aww poor Jamie. His life is turning into a living nightmare. Oh how heartbreaking it is for him.

Gavin Kirkland: Persephone is making jokes while Jamie’s leg is starting to take some damage. Jamie is trying to pull himself to the ropes BUT ANDRE’S SIZE AND POWER IS TURNING INTO A BIG DISADVANTAGE FOR JAMIE!

Stew-O: ANDRE IS STOPPING ANY PROGRESSION JAMIE IS TRYING TO MAKE TOWARDS THE ROPES AND IF JAMIE CAN’T BREAK THE HOLD, THIS TAG TEAM MATCH WILL BE OVER—

Gavin Kirkland: LIMMY COMES INTO THE RING AND KICKS ANDRE RIGHT IN THE HEAD AND THAT BREAKS THE KNEEBAR! THE REFEREE IS RIGHT THERE TRYING TO GET LIMMY OUT OF THE RING!

Persephone: Yeah that was smart for that blonde nitwit to do. Look at that lardbucket Ronan Malosi coming to the ring. What excuse is he going to make if he gets caught? “It was an accident! I got a little lost on my way back to the corner.” No excuse he can make will make him sound less stupid.

Stew-O: RONAN QUICKLY RUSHES INTO THE RING! RONAN BRINGS JAMIE BACK TO HIS FEET AND HE JUST PLANTS JAMIE WITH THE SPIKE DDT! JAMIE DRIVEN RIGHT ON HIS HEAD!

Persephone: Between all that, the referee’s attention was with Limmy and Limmy is screaming at the referee to turn around. It’s not going to do any good right now. Ronan’s out of the ring. Who’s the bigger moron? The referee for easily missing all of that or Ronan because… he’s Ronan.

Gavin Kirkland: Ronan got away with one there and that leaves Jamie crawling his way back to his feet, but Andre is already there. Andre has a waistlock on Jamie AND ANDRE JUST LIFTS JAMIE UP IN THE AIR FROM THE MAT!

Stew-O: ANDRE SHOWING A LOT OF POWER LIFTING JAMIE UP IN THE AIR BEFORE ANDRE JUST DROPS HIM WITH THAT DEADLIFT GERMAN SUPLEX! JAMIE DROPPED RIGHT ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD ONCE AGAIN!

Persephone: But he chose to not go for the cover. Why the hell would he do that? This match could have been over and “Kaiser” is ruining it. Why is he dragging Jamie to his corner?

(TAG!)

Gavin Kirkland: Ronan Malosi is back into this match. Legally this time. Andre picks up Jamie and shoves him into the corner AND RONAN CHOPS JAMIE WITH AN OPEN HANDED CHOP!

Persephone: Oh goody! We exchange a Kaiser for a Kaiser Roll who acts like a ham. Aren’t we just so lucky?

Stew-O: Ronan still has Jamie in the corner AS HE JUST STOMPS AND PUNCHES JAMIE IN THE CORNER! THE REFEREE IS RIGHT THERE TO TELL RONAN TO GET JAMIE OUT OF THE CORNER!

Gavin Kirkland: Ronan “accidentally” keeps Jamie in the corner until the referee reaches four on the count before he grabs Jamie by the wrist AND CLOBBERS HIM DOWN WITH A CLOTHESLINE!

Persephone: Ronan can count to four. Good for him. Next week they will work on the alphabet. Now Ronan brings Jamie back to his feet and drags him to the center of the ring.

Stew-O: Ronan once again has a smile on his face, soaking in that “positive aura” that the Malosi Mindset is made of AS HE PULLS JAMIE INTO A HUG!

Persephone: OUT OF ALL THE SHIT HE COULD HAVE CHOSE TO DO, HE CHOOSES A DAMN HUG! Somebody needs to punch Ronan in the face and maybe that will kickstart his brain.

Gavin Kirkland: Jamie is trying to get free of the hug, BUT RONAN USES HIS POWER TO DRIVE JAMIE DOWN TO THE MAT ONCE AGAIN WITH A URANAGE SLAM! JAMIE HOLDING HIS BACK IN PAIN!

Stew-O: Limmy is wanting the tag so badly THAT HE TRIES TO TAKE A SWING AT RONAN, BUT LIMMY MANAGES TO SLAP RONAN IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD! AND ALL RONAN DOES IS SMILE AT LIMMY!

Persephone: Ronan is so creepy! How he managed to have a dating life much less become a father is beyond me. Good gawd. Now it looks like Ronan is trying to load up for something. Maybe it’s to leave.

Gavin Kirkland: No, Persephone. Ronan is looking to take a page out of his Kaiser’s book as Jamie slowly gets back to his feet. Jamie has no idea what he is about to face.

Stew-O: Jamie turns around and RONAN COMES OUT OF THE CORNER AND LEAVES HIS FEET FOR HIS VERSION OF THE SUPERMAN PUNCH–

Gavin Kirkland: BICYCLE KNEE STRIKE! KNEE STRIKE TO RONAN’S JAW WHEN HE LEFT HIS FEET AND HE FALLS INTO A HEAP ON THE MAT! RONAN DID NOT SEE THAT COMING!

Persephone: We’re lucky if he can get his shoes on the right feet. Ronan rolls onto his back AND JAMIE GRABS HIS LEGS BEFORE FLIPPING OVER FOR A JACKKNIFE ROLLUP! JAMIE GONNA TRY AND STEAL IT HERE!

ONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!

TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOO!

THHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEE!

Stew-O: RONAN KICKS OUT AT TWO! THAT WAS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO BEING A THREE COUNT! BUT THIS MATCH CONTINUES ON! A great match at that.

Persephone: Yeah yeah. Great match and all that other bullcrap. Do you know how hilarious it would have been if Ronan lost to a rollup? Ohh Andre would go ballistic if he loses a match like this.

Gavin Kirkland: Probably not the worst way that Ronan has lost a match, BUT JAMIE IS CRAWLING TOWARDS LIMMY MONAGHAN, WHO IS REACHING OUT FOR THE TAG! HE HAS HAS BEEN WAITING FOR A LONG TIME TO GET BACK INTO THIS MATCH!

Stew-O: BUT RONAN IS RIGHT THERE WITH AN ELBOW TO THE SPINE THAT HALTS JAMIE RIGHT IN HIS TRACKS! Ronan picks Jamie up and it looks like a powerbomb is on the way, BUT RONAN LIFTS JAMIE UP AND DRAPES JAMIE INTO THE CANADIAN BACKBREAKER RACK!

Persephone: Another amazing submission move by this amazing competitor that is Ronan Malosi. He is torturing Jamie’s spine and the referee is there to see if Jamie will tap out. He should do that so we can end this snoozefest.

Gavin Kirkland: BUT JAMIE IS STARTING TO FIGHT OUT OF IT! JAMIE STARTS TO CHANGE THE MOMENTUM AND HE COUNTERS INTO A MODIFIED CLOTHESLINE THAT TAKES RONAN DOWN!

Stew-O: Jamie lands on his feet as the force of the move has Ronan’s head bouncing off the canvas and sends Ronan into a sitting position. Jamie takes a chance to hit the ropes–

Gavin Kirkland: JAMIE COMES BACK AND DELIVERS THE FRONT DROPKICK INTO RONAN’S FACE! BOTH MEN ARE DOWN AND THE REFEREE STARTS A COUNT!

Persephone: Goody! More counting. At least Jamie is moving about so hopefully this ends quickly.

Stew-O: Jamie is taking this chance to crawl himself towards his corner AND LIMMY IS REACHING OUT AS FAR AS HE CAN TO GET BACK INTO THIS MATCH! HE IS GETTING SO CLOSE TO GETTING THE TAG–

Persephone: But here comes Ronan Malosi once again as he manages to shake the cobwebs out of that empty head of his and he grabs Jamie–

Gavin Kirkland: BUT JAMIE WAS READY AND HE COUNTERS WITH A SUPERKICK TO RONAN’S JAW TAKING HIM DOWN! JAMIE IS ABOUT AN INCH AWAY FROM GETTING THE TAG TO LIMMY! RONAN IS STARTING TO MOVE AFTER THE SUPERKICK—

(TAG!)

Stew-O: LIMMY GOT THE TAG! LIMMY GOT THE TAG AND HE IS BACK INTO THE MATCH AND HE IS READY TO GO! Limmy is in the ring AND HE TAKES RONAN DOWN WITH A CLOTHESLINE!

Persephone: Ronan stupidly gets back on his feet AND HE GETS CLOBBERED WITH ANOTHER CLOTHESLINE UNDER THE CHIN! Ronan is such a moron.

Gavin Kirkland: Ronan is back on his feet once more AND HE RUNS TO LIMMY, WHO CATCHES HIM WITH A HIP TOSS THAT SENDS HIM RIGHT INTO THE TURNBUCKLES! RONAN ALMOST LANDED ON HIS HEAD!

Stew-O: Limmy decides to climb up to the top rope while Ronan is recovering from the ugly landing AND DOESN’T WASTE A SECOND AS HE LEAVES HIS FEET AND DELIVERING A LEAPING DOUBLE FOOT STOMP TO RONAN!

Gavin Kirkland: Boots were driven into the heart of Ronan Malosi as Limmy drags Ronan away from the ropes before lifting him up. Limmy gets Ronan in position BEFORE DROPPING RONAN FACE FIRST TO THE MAT!

Persephone: Styles Clash by Limmy Monaghan. Limmy calls that Styles Clash of his the “Ikoku Sovereignty”. I don’t get where in the hell he came up with that name, but he rolls Ronan over and stacks him up for the cover. Gawd, let this match end.

ONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!

TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!

THHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!

Stew-O: ANDRE WALKER ENTERS THE RING AND BREAKS UP THE COVER! IF ANDRE WOULD HAVE WAITED A SECOND LONGER, THIS MATCH WOULD HAVE BEEN OVER!

Persephone: So he chose to get into the ring and save Ronan of all people? I guess when you choose to tag with someone like him, you have to save him unless he’d rather lose.

Gavin Kirkland: Limmy is holding the side of his head, but he is back on his feet AND HE CATCHES ANDRE WITH A RIGHT HAND! THE REFEREE IS TRYING TO SEPERATE ANDRE AND LIMMY–-

Stew-O: RONAN MALOSI HAS ENOUGH OF HIS SENSES WITH HIM TO RUN OVER AND ROLL UP LIMMY FROM BEHIND! SCHOOLBOY BY RONAN AND RONAN IS GONNA TRY AND STEAL IT HERE!

ONNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!

TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOO!

Gavin Kirkland: RONAN HAS A HANDFUL OF LIMMY’S TIGHTS! DIDN’T RONAN TRY THAT LAST WEEK AND IT NOT WORK? DOES THE REFEREE EVEN SEE THIS?

THHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEE!

Persephone: AND IT DIDN’T WORK THIS TIME EITHER! BAHAHAHAHAHA WHAT AN IDIOT! THIS GUY CAN’T EVEN CHEAT RIGHT!

Gavin Kirkland: What Persephone is alluding to is that Limmy was able to kick out at two while Ronan was using the tights for leverage. Limmy is back on his feet first and he grabs Ronan by the head before he snaps forward–

Stew-O: HEADLOCK DRIVER BY LIMMY AND THAT SENDS RONAN FACE FIRST INTO THE CANVAS! LIMMY IS A LIKE A BALL OF FIRE RIGHT NOW AS HE HITS ANDRE WITH A RIGHT HAND THAT KNOCKS HIM OFF BALANCE!

Gavin Kirkland: Andre didn’t like that one bit AND HE TRIES TO GET BACK INTO THE RING TO CLOBBER LIMMY, BUT THE REFEREE IS RIGHT THERE TELLING ANDRE TO GET BACK TO HIS CORNER!

Persephone: Why? Let him in the ring and let them beat the hell out of each other. It will make this match much more interesting than it already is and that isn’t saying much.

Stew-O: Limmy was so focused on Andre that it gave Ronan a chance to recover. Limmy turns around AND HE RUNS INTO A RIGHT HOOK FROM RONAN! “HELPING HAND” LOOKED LIKE IT KNOCKED LIMMY OUT!

Persephone: Luis would have knocked him out a long time ago and this match would have been over. But Ronan keeps Limmy on his feet and whips him to the ropes. Yawn.

Gavin Kirkland: Limmy comes back AS RONAN PICKS HIM UP AND SPINS HIM OUT BEFORE LIMMY GETS PLANTED WITH “VERTIGO”! THE DEEP SIX MANEUVER CONNECTS AND RONAN QUICKLY GOES FOR THE COVER!

ONNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEE!

TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOO!

THHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEEE!

Stew-O: LIMMY GETS THE SHOULDER UP AT TWO AND RONAN CAN’T BELIEVE IT! RONAN THOUGHT HE HAD THE MATCH THERE, BUT IT WAS ONLY A NEAR FALL AND THIS MATCH CONTINUES ON!

Persephone: Will we see Ronan start crying? Is he going to throw a temper tantrum? Is he gonna kick and scream? I hope so. Then we can laugh at him some more. Great example, Father of the Year!

Gavin Kirkland: All the positivity in the world isn’t going to mask how ready Ronan is to finish this match. Ronan pulls Limmy back to his feet–

Stew-O: RONAN JUST SLAPPED LIMMY ACROSS THE FACE BEFORE HE GRABS LIMMY BY THE THROAT AND LAUNCHES HIM ACROSS THE RING WITH A BIEL THROW!

Gavin Kirkland: Limmy is back on his feet and he is met with a boot from Ronan. Limmy is doubled over as Ronan gutwrenches him and lifts him up in the air–

Persephone: BUCKLE BOMB BY RONAN MALOSI! LIMMY COMES STUMBLING OUT OF THE CORNER AND RONAN PICKS HIM UP AND HAS A BEAR HUG APPLIED!

Stew-O: Another submission move by Ronan Malosi and Ronan is gonna try and injure or break Limmy’s ribs. Referee once again right there to see if Limmy wants to give up the match.

Persephone: What is with this weirdo and hugs? Is it because nobody loves him or shit like that? Makes sense to me since Ronan is creepy.

Gavin Kirkland: LOOK AT LIMMY! LIMMY IS THROWING FOREARMS INTO RONAN’S FACE TO TRY AND GET FREE FROM THIS SUBMISSION! LIMMY KEEPS THE SHOTS GOING–

Stew-O: AND HE FORCE RONAN TO RELEASE THE BEAR HUG BEFORE HITTING RONAN WITH A DISCUS CLOTHESLINE KNOCKING RONAN LOOPY INTO THE CORNER–

(TAG!)

Persephone: Here we go! Andre is back into this match and he runs over to Jamie AND HITS A LEAPING KNEE KNOCKING JAMIE OFF THE APRON! This is very exciting to watch live.

Gavin Kirkland: Ronan managed to grab hold of Limmy while Andre did that. Now Andre runs back over to Limmy AND QUICKLY PICKS HIM AND PLANTS HIM WITH A SAMOAN DROP!

Stew-O: Andre tells Ronan to get ready as he brings Limmy to his feet and whips him to the ropes. Limmy comes back AND RONAN CATCHES HIM AND LOOKS TO PLANT HIM WITH THE DEATH-RO–

Gavin Kirkland: BUT RONAN KEEPS PUTS HIM BACK ON HIS FEET AND BACKS AWAY FROM LIMMY AS ANDRE COMES IN AND SPIKES HIM DOWN! HUNGER! ON! HILLSIDE! YOU COULD CALL THAT DOUBLE TEAM A SPEAR OF DAYS TYPE MOVE!

Persephone: Andre hit his infamous spear that I believe nobody has kicked out of. Does that mean that this match is almost over? Gawd I hope so–

Stew-O: SUPERKICK! JAMIE O’HARA IS BACK IN THE RING AND KICKS ANDRE IN THE JAW AND PREVENTS ANDRE FROM GOING FOR WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE DECIDING FALL!

Persephone: JAMIE IS SUCH AN ASSHOLE! THIS MATCH COULD HAVE BEEN OVER AND HE RUINED IT!! GAWD I HATE HIM MORE THAN I ALREADY DO! Ronan grabs Jamie and turns him around. You better do something smart for once!

Gavin Kirkland: RONAN WITH A FOREARM SMASH THAT BACKS JAMIE TO THE ROPES, BUT JAMIE COMES BACK AND CATCHES RONAN WITH A BICYCLE KNEE! IT LOOKS LIKE IT CAUGHT RONAN IN THE THROAT!

Stew-O: Ronan didn’t like that one bit as he holds his throat in pain. I think it’s safe to say that this match has broken down once more.

Persephone: This is a sad breakdown if you ask me. Limmy is just starting to move. Andre is just starting to move. Jamie is old and Ronan is just sad. Where’s the blood and where’s the excitement?

Gavin Kirkland: This match has been exciting the entire time. I don’t know why the hell you are complaining. Jamie is back in the ring and he is just ready to destroy his opposition.

Stew-O: The referee is yelling at everybody who isn’t the legal competitor to get out of the ring. Good luck with that because Andre and Limmy are back to their feet and they are battling it out.

Gavin Kirkland: Ronan was whipped into the ropes by Jamie. Ronan comes back AND GOES FOR A BIG BOOT THAT JAMIE MANAGES TO AVOID! JAMIE IS BEHIND RONAN AND APPLIES A FULL NELSON–

Persephone: DRAGON SUPLEX BY JAMIE O’HARA! YAY! Jamie dropped Ronan on his head and I swear you could hear the hollow sound Ronan’s head made after crashing against the canvas!

Stew-O: Jamie is back on his feet after the suplex and he backs into the corner as he is eyeing Ronan for “In Excelsis”! Jamie wants to clobber Ronan with that dangerous Running Bicycle Knee–

(CRASH!)

Persephone: OH WHAT THE HELL? JAMIE WAS JUST PULLED DOWN AND OUT OF THE RING–

Gavin Kirkland: IT’S MYLES! THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION IS OUT HERE AND HE HAS PULLED JAMIE O’HARA OUT OF THE RING!

Stew-O: JAMIE IS OUT ON THE FLOOR AND THESE TWO MEN ARE JUST BEATING THE HELL OUT OF EACH OTHER THANKS TO WHAT HAPPENED EARLIER IN THE NIGHT!

Persephone: Here comes the groom! The most pissed off man in the room! What’s the matter Myles? No cake? No honeymoon because of what happened?

Gavin Kirkland: MYLES WANTS PAYBACK FOR JAMIE O’HARA RUINING HIS WEDDING EARLIER IN THE NIGHT! Poor Myles. Jamie ruined that happiest night of Myles’ life. He was FINALLY marrying the woman who is the love of his life.

Stew-O: The referee does not see any of this going on because there is a fight going on between the Limmy, Ronan, and Andre AND LIMMY JUST HIT THE “DIABLE JAMBE” ON ANDRE!

Gavin Kirkland: V-TRIGGER KNEE BY LIMMY AND ANDRE WENT DOWN BUT RONAN IS BACK THERE DEFENDING HIS KAISER’S HONOR!

Persephone: Who gives a crap about the fight in the ring! Let’s go back to ringside where Jamie and Myles are beating the hell out of each other AND JAMIE JUST SMASHES MYLES’ FACE INTO THE RING APRON! COME ON BLOOD!

Stew-O: MYLES BOUNCES OFF THE RING APRON AND STUMBLES UP THE ENTRANCE RAMP AS THEY START TO FIGHT THEIR WAY UP THE ENTRANCE RAMP!

Persephone: Aww. Are they leaving the ringside area? I am feeling seriously heartbroken that we are losing two idiots. How about we bring Luis out here for the rest of the match because that would make things that much better?

Gavin Kirkland: That is not going to happen as we see Myles and Jamie reach the top of the entrance ramp and they are now fighting their way backstage. Safe to say that Jamie is done with this match for the evening.

Stew-O: You’re not wrong, Gavin, but that leaves Limmy in a two on one situation as Andre is back to his feet as Limmy tries to get to his corner. I don’t think Limmy realizes that Jamie is gone.

Persephone: Sorry, Limmy. You are all alone and that is something you will need to get used to for the rest of your life—

Gavin Kirkland: SUPERMAN PUNCH FROM ANDRE! LIMMY WAS PUNCHED IN THE BACK OF THE NECK AND HE FALLS TO THE MAT! RONAN IS BACK UP AND NOW RONAN AND ANDRE ARE JUST PUTTING THE BOOTS TO LIMMY!

Stew-O: Ronan and Andre have Limmy right where they want him since Limmy doesn’t have a partner anymore, but this is still illegal and the referee is telling Ronan to get out of the ring.

Gavin Kirkland: THE REFEREE IS TRYING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO STOP THE DOUBLE TEAMING BY RONAN AND ANDRE! THE REFEREE HAS ALLOWED A LOT OF LEEWAY IN THIS TAG TEAM MATCH–-

Stew-O: AND THE REFEREE WAS JUST SHOVED AWAY BY RONAN AND ANDRE AS THEY WERE KICKING THE CRAP OUT OF LIMMY! I DON’T THINK THAT RONAN AND ANDRE CARE ABOUT THE RULES OR THIS MATCH ANYMORE! BUT I DO THINK THE REFEREE HAS HAD IT WITH THIS MATCH!

Referee: (off-mic) RING THE BELL! RING THE BELL NOW!

(DING! DING! DING!)

(The referee calls for the bell and the crowd boos at the decision. The referee quickly runs to the side of the ring and explains their decision to Bella Braxton before she announces the decision.)

Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen, the referee has informed me that they have ruled this match… A NO CONTEST!

(The crowd boos even louder at Bella’s announcement. They wanted to see a definitive winner…preferably Limmy and Jamie, but having a no contest doesn’t sit well with the crowd.)

Stew-O: Well I honestly didn’t expect this decision from the referee. I thought it was going to be a disqualification, but I guess the referee was done with both teams.

Persephone: How sad. Instead of two losers, we have four. What a shock. Nobody wins… especially me with having to watch this match without Luis.

(Ronan and Andre glare at the referee with their decision. They are not satisfied with that result, so they decide to get the result they want.)

Gavin Kirkland: Andre and Ronan don’t look happy with how the match ended. They see that Limmy is using the ropes to get back to his feet BEFORE RONAN AND ANDRE BOTH ATTACK LIMMY FROM BEHIND!

Stew-O: BOTH MEN HIT FOREARMS AND TAKE LIMMY DOWN TO THE MAT AND THEY ARE BACK TO BEATING THE HELL OUT OF LIMMY MONAGHAN!

Persephone: Of course the match gets tolerable after the bell rings. Too little too late assholes.

Stew-O: ANDRE IS PUTTING THE BOOTS TO LIMMY WHILE RONAN IS POUNDING FOREARMS AND ELBOWS INTO LIMMY’S SKULL! LIMMY COULD BE OUT COLD FOR ALL WE KNOW!

Gavin Kirkland: DID YOU SEE THAT? ANDRE HAS SIGNALED FOR RONAN TO BRING LIMMY TO HIS FEET! ANDRE WANTS TO FINISH OFF LIMMY ONCE AND FOR ALL!

Persephone: About damn time. I am getting bored.

Stew-O: Ronan brings a barely moving Limmy back to his feet and Andre is backing up and looking for possibly another Hunger on Hillside—

(Before Andre can hit the Hunger on Hillside, the crowd starts cheering loudly for someone who is coming down the ramp!)

Persephone: WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON NOW? GREAT WE HAVE ANOTHER PERSON COMING TO THE RING! DAMN!

Gavin Kirkland: Not just a person… IT’S CY! CY HENDERSON IS SPRINTING DOWN THE RAMP TO HELP OUT LIMMY! ANDRE HAS NO IDEA UNTIL RONAN TELLS HIM TO TURN AROUND!

Stew-O: They both see Cy running full speed and sliding into the ring BEFORE BOTH RONAN AND ANDRE HIGHTAIL IT OUT OF THE RING! NO CONTACT MADE BETWEEN THEM!

Gavin Kirkland: The crowd boos once more because they wanted to see Cy beat the hell out of Andre and Ronan, but I guess we will have to wait for another day as Ronan and Andre get out of dodge.

Persephone: Damn. But aww look how sweet Cy is. He is helping the sadsack Limmy back to his feet after he got the crap beat out of him.

Stew-O: Limmy is offering his thanks to Cy for his help and Cy offers a nod of respect towards the former World Champion. Limmy isn’t happy that he didn’t win the match, but there’s always another day as Limmy starts to leave the ring—

Gavin Kirkland: CY JUST PULLS LIMMY BACK IN AND HOISTS HIM ON HIS SHOULDERS BEFORE DROPPING LIMMY ON HIS HEAD WITH THE “RISING TIDE”! BURNING HAMMER TAKES LIMMY DOWN AND OUT!

(The crowd is silent after what just happened. They can’t believe what just happened as Cy is proud of what he did as he leaves the ring and the referee slides into the ring.)

Persephone: BAHAHAHA! Don’t trust anybody! Especially an old fart like Cy Henderson.

Stew-O: WHAT IN THE HELL WAS THAT? Cy came out to help Limmy, but instead he left Limmy unconscious in the middle of the ring. I don’t know what in the hell is going through Cy’s mind, but we are going to find out soon enough. How will Limmy respond? Holy crap! I don’t believe what I just saw!

(The final shot has Cy walking up the entrance ramp, satisfied with what he did before cutting to the ring where the referee is checking on a still not moving Limmy Monaghan as the camera fades elsewhere.)

(Fighting Spirit returns to show the backstage area of the American Airlines Center, where three figures are seen talking amongst themselves as they walk through the halls. It’s revealed to be Bronson Daniels seen with both Tyrone Montgomery and Diamond Dixon, with them obviously discussing what happened earlier in the night and what went down in the match between Methuselah and Ms. Extreme.)

Tyrone Montgomery: While I will say it was quite quaint of you to make yourself known in that way, I can’t say I didn’t expect it either. I understand what you have against Methuselah and I figured it was only a matter of time before all of this began to reach its boiling point.

Bronson Daniels: I wasn’t going to let him walk away like he wanted to. He wanted to start this conflict with me and now he’s going to get exactly what he deserves. I hope Ms. Extreme doesn’t take what happened tonight personally, because she should’ve expected this to happen. I wasn’t just going to do what she said and allowed her to have the opportunity all to herself, I was the one who truly called first, and now I’m going to make sure that I’m the one that ends Methuselah once and for all.

Diamond Dixon: Well, Ms. Extreme is the problem that we have right now…

(The three stop at the entrance to a room, and on the front in big, bold letters it reads “MEDICAL”. Diamond knocks on the door and soon a member of the medical team opens it and smiles at them.)

Tyrone Montgomery: Is Camille in there?

(The staff member nods their head as they open the door for them. As they walk inside, Ms. Extreme is seen sitting at the side of one of the beds. She’s being checked out by the medical staff after the grueling match that she had while nursing herself with an ice pack against the back of her neck. On the outside, she looks relatively calm, but that might mostly be because she doesn’t have a choice. But her entire complexion changes as she looks up and sees Diamond, Tyrone, and Bronson standing right in front of her, and she’s seething.)

Ms. Extreme: WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT OUT THERE?

(Ms. Extreme violently shoves away the medical staff before getting up to his feet and getting into the face of Bronson. Bronson takes a step back to ease the situation and it’s clear that the three of them are trying what he can to calm her down right now.)

Bronson Daniels: You just have to understand…

Ms. Extreme: WHAT IS THERE TO UNDERSTAND? You have a lot of fucking nerve coming here after what you did, and you KNOW what you did. I told you from the beginning that it was my problem to solve, that I was not only going to handle my issues but handle that bitch Ryan Adams. But YOU want to come out there and ruin it. YOU want to make yourself known after being such a good samaritan to fulfill your selfish needs. I hope you’re happy for that, I really do, because now you fucked everything up. I was going to do all of us a favor, but here we are right? And you…

(Ms. Extreme turns and looks at Tyrone, who is smiling awkwardly at him.)

Ms. Extreme: We had a deal, we talked about this. You said that I would be able to face Methuselah, and you knew that I would be the one to exact revenge on him for good. But here you are, smiling your ass off next to Bronson Daniels after what he did. We talked about this and I had hoped that you would have understood considering that you’re going through the same problem right now with this whole little power struggle you’ve got. But here we are right? Are you happy with this? Fuck it, did you condone this?

Tyrone Montgomery: I promise, there was nothing I could do to stop Bronson from-

Ms. Extreme: TO HELL WITH THAT. “ThErE WaS nOtHiNG I CoUlD Do” I’m not here to listen to that. I’m not going to sit here and have you guys try to sympathize with me when all of this was because I gave your little idea a chance in the first place, Tyrone. You pulled the rug out from beneath me, and now everything is ruined. I could’ve won the Grand Rampage match, I could’ve been back at Pain For Pride competing for a World Championship in the main event. But he took that away from me and now he gets to get away with that.

(Ms. Extreme gets closer to Tyrone, who is obviously very fearful of what’s going to happen next. She has a piercing glare as she stares at him with anger in her eyes.)

Ms. Extreme: Once again, are you fucking happy with yourself?

Diamond Dixon: Alright, enough of that.

(Diamond is quick to step in and drive a wedge between Ms. Extreme and Tyrone as it’s taking a lot of self-control on Ms. Extreme’s part not to go scorched earth right now.)

Diamond Dixon: You can calm down because we didn’t come here to just rub it in your face what went down out there.

Tyrone Montgomery: Yes, we understand the issue at hand, and after discussing this we decided that we were going to try and make it up to you so we can put all of this to bed before it gets worse.

(Ms. Extreme calms down as she hears this, raising her eyebrow as she crosses her arms.)

Ms. Extreme: What do you mean by that?

Tyrone Montgomery: The Answers World Championship.

(The crowd inside of the arena roars in response to this as it’s clear the implications of such a Championship, especially after what happened earlier in the night. Ms. Extreme stays silent upon hearing this, allowing Tyrone to continue speaking.)

Tyrone Montgomery: As you know, after the injury sustained by Chef Viz earlier in the night in his match against Solomon Stane, Viz was forced to vacate the Answers World Championship. Now this leaves TLA, who is the Number One Contender for the title as well, without an opponent to face for the title. So we had a discussion with Showdown General Manager Kennedy Street, and we made something happen.

Diamond Dixon: She tried to vehemently fight against this, hates your guts but even she knows that desperate times call for desperate measures, especially without a World Champion on Showdown. That’s how you know this is serious.

Tyrone Montgomery: So a deal was made… to send you over for a match at Pain For Pride against TLA for the Answers World Championship.

(The crowd roars at this as Ms. Extreme tilts her head at this.)

Diamond Dixon: All that we need is your signature of approval.

(It takes a moment for Ms. Extreme to think about this, knowing the weight of such a decision and how quickly it all came about. Of course, not getting her revenge against Methuselah is still fresh on her mind, and a part of her wants to grab Bronson and Tyrone by the neck and strangle the life out of them for what they did. But at the same time, she reminds herself why she embarked on this journey in the first place, how she felt that her window of opportunity to fight for a World Championship at Pain For Pride was ripped away from her by Ryan Adams. It’s a bittersweet solution but at the same time… it’s one that she can’t decline either.)

Ms. Extreme: I’ll see TLA at Pain For Pride.

(The crowd roars at this announcement as Ms. Extreme storms past Bronson, Tyrone, and Diamond and makes her way out of the room. The three look at one another, pretty surprised with how all of this went. They then begin to leave the room as well as it’s the last shot seen before Fighting Spirit, from there, begins to fade out elsewhere.)

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(Fighting Spirit returns to ringside, and Bella Braxton is seen holding a microphone in her hand.)

Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen… The following contest is scheduled for ONE FALL!!!!

Crowd: ONE FALL!!!!

Bella Braxton: AND IT IS A HARDCORE MATCH FOR THE EAW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!

(‘El Gavilan’ by Luis R Conriquez, Peso Pluma, y Tony Aguirre hits, and the majority of fans in attendance begin to boo for the Hardcore Champion, Roberto De La Rosa. The La Familia leader has a confident look on his face, and he is focused heading into this EAW World Championship match, knowing that he’s already defeated Charlie Marr once before. Roberto begins walking down the ramp, wearing his own Championship around his waist.)

Bella Braxton: Introducing first… From Hidalgo, Mexico… Weighing in at 225 pounds… HE IS THE HARDCORE CHAMPION, ROOOBBEERRRTTOOOOOO DDDEEEE LLAAAA RROOOOSSSSAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!

Stew-O: This is a match that the Voltage crowd got to see a few weeks ago for the Hardcore Championship, and in the end Roberto De La Rosa was able to retain his Championship. Now these two are fighting once more, only this time Charlie’s Championship is on the line!

Gavin Kirkland: These are some unique circumstances, but with the history these two have, you can’t say for sure who’ll actually win, right? Roberto won their last match, so much like Charlie could retain his title, Roberto could instead take it from him and leave this match as double Champion!

Persephone: If that happens, Roberto needs to do the right thing and give those titles to Luis. Roberto wouldn’t be where he is right now without the REAL leader of La Familia.

(‘It Ain’t Safe’ by Skepta follows while Roberto De La Rosa waits in the ring. The boos grow even louder, and before long, Charlie Marr walks out, carrying his EAW World Championship on his shoulder. Charlie stares at his challenger, still not happy with the fact that he took a loss to him just a few weeks ago, but Charlie just shakes his head before walking down the ramp. Heading into his fourth Championship defense, Charlie looks completely focused.)

Bella Braxton: And his opponent… From Tower Hamlets, London, United Kingdom… Weighing in at 240 pounds… HE IS THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION, CHHAAAARRLLIIEEEEEEE MMAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!

Stew-O: Here comes the EAW World Champion, and while this is technically a Champion versus Champion match, only Charlie’s title is actually on the line. He has more to lose, but we’ve seen what Charlie can do when he has a Championship to defend.

Gavin Kirkland: Well, it’s a good thing this is a hardcore match. Roberto is the Hardcore Champion, and Charlie isn’t exactly known for playing by the rules. I feel like anything could happen!

Persephone: Including someone dying, so yeah. This becoming a hardcore match was easily the best possible outcome.

(Ding! Ding! Ding!)

Stew-O: The bell rings, and the EAW World Championship match is officially underway! Remember everyone, this is a HARDCORE match between the EAW World Champion and the Hardcore Champion! Roberto De La Rosa and Charlie Marr are both circling the ring, knowing that this match can get violent and that if they want the advantage, they’ll need to pick their spot carefully! They already had this match a few weeks ago for the Hardcore Championship, but now there’s even more on the line! Whoever lands the first shot may very well set the tone for this match!

Gavin Kirkland: ROBERTO GOES FOR THE FIRST STRIKE AS HE SWINGS AT CHARLIE MARR, BUT CHARLIE DUCKS UNDER IT… Before rolling out of the ring! Charlie isn’t even going to waste any time, instead heading over to the timekeepers area and grabbing a steel chair! Roberto doesn’t look too amused, but it’s not like he can just charge right at Charlie! Charlie played it smart and now he has a weapon in his hand while Roberto is in the ring empty handed. He needs to play it safe, and it looks like Charlie’s gonna take advantage of that!

Persephone: Thank God Charlie went and grabbed a weapon. A steel chair isn’t that special but I’d rather that than watch these two try to wrestle.

Stew-O: Charlie Marr slides into the ring, AND ONCE AGAIN ROBERTO TRIES TO SWING AT CHARLIE- BUT CHARLIE ONCE AGAIN IS ABLE TO DUCK UNDER IT! CHARLIE NOW SWINGING THE CHAIR AT ROBERTO’S HEAD, BUT ROBERTO DUCKS UNDER THAT! CHARLIE TURNS TOWARDS THE HARDCORE CHAMPION, AND THERE’S ROBERTO NOW WITH A BIG BOOT, SENDING THE STEEL CHAIR RIGHT INTO CHARLIE’S FACE! Charlie’s plan seems to have backfired as that chair shot just dazed him! Roberto now running to the ropes, AND HE GOES FOR A SPRINGBOARD MOONSAUL-

Gavin Kirkland: CHARLIE JUST THREW THE CHAIR AT ROBERTO, HITTING ROBERTO IN THE FACE JUST AS HE JUMPED OFF THE MIDDLE ROPE FOR THE MOONSAULT! ROBERTO COLLAPSES TO THE MAT, AND CHARLIE QUICKLY PICKS THE STEEL CHAIR BACK UP BEFORE BEGINNING TO REPEATEDLY SLAM IT ACROSS ROBERTO’S BACK! ROBERTO IS FORCED TO QUICKLY ROLL OUT OF THE RING AS THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION SEEMS TO HAVE TAKEN CONTROL EARLY ON! Charlie now rolling out of the ring as Roberto slowly pulls himself up, AND CHARLIE HITS HIM IN THE HEAD WITH THE STEEL CHAIR, DROPPING HIM!

Persephone: Okay, this is getting better! Charlie drops the chair before digging under the ring once again, and he just pulled out a barbed wire wrapped 2×4! Charlie did say he’s been in a bunch of matches like this before, so while he’s not exactly a good wrestler in literally any way, I guess it shouldn’t be surprising that he knows what to do against someone like Roberto De La Rosa that just flat out sucks. It’s too bad his brother isn’t here instead of him. Charlie wouldn’t stand a chance against Luis!

Stew-O: Roberto uses the apron to pull himself back up, AND CHARLIE SWINGS THE 2X4 AT HIS HEAD, BUT ROBERTO DUCKS UNDER IT BEFORE SHOVING CHARLIE RIGHT INTO THE STEEL STEPS!!!! CHARLIE HIT THOSE STEPS HARD, AND I THINK THAT JUST TURNED THIS MATCH AROUND FOR ROBERTO! Roberto now quickly picking up the top half of the steel steps as Charlie begins to pull himself up, AND ROBERTO HITS CHARLIE IN THE FACE WITH THEM! CHARLIE IS DOWN, AND IT LOOKS LIKE ROBERTO HAS SOME SORT OF PLAN AS HE PLACES THE STEPS ON TOP OF CHARLIE! What is Roberto doing!?

Persephone: Roberto is climbing up to the top rope while the steps are on top of Charlie, and I’m pretty sure anyone with common sense could guess what he’s going for. I’m extremely glad this isn’t a normal match. I couldn’t imagine having to watch these two apply headlocks instead of watching them try to kill each other. Charlie still hasn’t moved, so it looks like things are about to get really bad for him!

Stew-O: ROBERTO DE LA ROSA DIVES OFF OF THE TOP ROPE WITH A DOUBLE FOOT STOMP ONTO THE STEEL STEPS, CRUSHING CHARLIE MARR UNDER THEM!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: CHARLIE MARR YELLS OUT IN PAIN AFTER THAT, AND I CAN’T EVEN IMAGINE HOW THAT MUST’VE FELT! ROBERTO DE LA ROSA TAKES CONTROL OF THIS MATCH, AND I THINK THIS IS HIS CHANCE TO ONCE AGAIN SHOW EVERYONE WHY HE’S THE HARDCORE CHAMPION!

(As Roberto De La Rosa stands over Charlie Marr, the camera briefly shows a shot backstage, where the number one contender to the Hardcore Championship, Cameron Ella Ava, is seen watching this match on the screen, paying close attention to how her Pain for Pride opponent performs in this match.)

Stew-O: As we can see Cameron Ella Ava is watching this match, knowing that no matter the outcome of this match, she’ll be facing Roberto De La Rosa at Pain for Pride! Knowing what’s going on right now, there’s a chance that she may not just be facing the Hardcore Champion, but also the new EAW World Champion! Roberto drags Charlie Marr back to his feet before sending him back into the ring, and now he slides the steel steps into the ring before grabbing the barbed wire 2×4! Roberto has already done some heavy damage, and it looks like he plans to continue that right now as Charlie is in a very bad position!

Gavin Kirkland: Charlie is holding onto the top turnbuckle as Roberto gets back in the ring. I think he’s trying to get back to his feet, BUT ROBERTO HITS HIM IN THE BACK WITH THE BARBED WIRE 2X4! ROBERTO WITH ANOTHER SHOT WITH THE 2X4, AND ALREADY YOU CAN SEE THE BARBED WIRE BEGINNING TO TEAR AWAY AT CHARLIE’S BACK! Charlie dropped to the mat after those shots with the 2×4, but Roberto isn’t giving Charlie any time to breathe, as he knows what’s on the line! Roberto immediately pulls Charlie up, and-

Persephone: CHARLIE JUST POPPED ROBERTO UP WITH A FLAPJACK ONTO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE, AND LOOK! THE TURNBUCKLE IS EXPOSED!!!! CHARLIE WAS PULLING THE TURNBUCKLE PAD OFF BEFORE ROBERTO GOT BACK IN THE RING, AND HE JUST SENT ROBERTO FACE FIRST INTO THE EXPOSED TURNBUCKLE! This is getting good! Now I just need more blood!

Stew-O: Charlie Marr quickly lifts Roberto up onto his shoulders, BEFORE POWER BOMBING THE HARDCORE CHAMPION ONTO THE STEEL STEPS!!!!!! CHARLIE DROPS DOWN TO HIS KNEES, BUT ROBERTO CAN’T BE IN GOOD SHAPE AFTER THAT! HE JUST LANDED BACK FIRST ONTO THE STEPS, THE SAME STEPS HE BROUGHT INTO THE RING IN THE FIRST PLACE!

Gavin Kirkland: Charlie grabs the barbed wire 2×4, BEFORE SWINGING IT ACROSS ROBERTO’S MIDSECTION! Roberto rolls off the steel steps in pain and tries to roll out of the ring, but Charlie manages to grab him on the apron! Charlie pulls Roberto up, and it looks like he’s about to set Roberto up for something! Whatever it is definitely can’t be good for the Hardcore Champion, especially not after taking that huge powerbomb on the steel steps!

Persephone: It may not be good for Roberto, but that just means it’ll be entertaining so I want to see it! Charlie is pulling Roberto into the ring from over the middle rope, AND THE STEEL STEPS ARE RIGHT BEHIND CHARLIE! CHARLIE IS SETTING UP FOR THE DDT! THE LAST JUDGMENT ON TOP OF THE STEEL STEPS!

Stew-O: ROBERTO ISN’T LETTING IT HAPPEN, THOUGH! ROBERTO IS PUNCHING AWAY AT CHARLIE’S RIBS, PULLING HIMSELF BACK ONTO THE APRON! ROBERTO CONTINUES TO PUNCH AWAY AT CHARLIE, BEFORE FINALLY CHARLIE LOSES HIS GRASP ON ROBERTO! Roberto is back on the apron, and he really avoided disaster right there, as he would’ve been dropped head first on those steps! Roberto lands one last forearm to send Charlie stumbling back, AND NOW THERE GOES ROBERTO SPRINGBOARDING OFF THE TOP ROPE! BORDER CRASHER!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: WAIT, NO!!!! THE HEADMASTER RITUAL!!!!! CHARLIE JUST PLANTED ROBERTO ONTO THE STEPS FOR A SECOND TIME, THIS TIME WITH A SPINEBUSTER TO TAKE HIM OUT OF THE SKY!!!!! ROBERTO IS OUT, AND CHARLIE QUICKLY DRAGS HIM OFF OF THE STEPS BEFORE HOOKING THE LEGS! I THINK THIS MATCH IS ALREADY OVER! THERE’S NO WAY ROBERTO CAN SURVIVE THAT!

OOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTHHHHHRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

Persephone: YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!! Roberto De La Rosa actually managed to get the shoulder up!

Stew-O: You’re happy about that?

Persephone: Of course I am. Now these two can keep torturing each other.

Stew-O: Well then… Fortunately for Persephone, this match continues everyone. Remember, Cameron Ella Ava is watching this one very closely, and you have to wonder what it’d mean had Roberto lost a match like this so soon heading into a match against another Hall of Famer at Pain for Pride. I can’t imagine Roberto would be in a great spot in that situation, but he’s not in the clear just yet. Charlie is still in control, and I doubt he plans to make this any easier for Roberto.

Gavin Kirkland: Charlie is out at ringside now, taking out a few more weapons. Charlie drags out a trash can before throwing it in the ring, along with the lid. Charlie continues to dig under the ring though, before pulling out a few light tubes! Charlie slides three of them into the ring before entering the ring with the final one, and I think it’s clear that Charlie is out for blood here as he’s trying to make sure Roberto can’t get back up! Roberto is using the ropes to pull himself back to his feet right now, AND CHARLIE SWINGS THE LIGHT TUBE AT HIS HEAD-

Stew-O: ROBERTO DUCKED UNDER IT, BEFORE PUNCHING CHARLIE IN THE JAW WITH BRASS KNUCKLES!!!! ROBERTO JUST DROPPED CHARLIE WITH THOSE BRASS KNUCKLES, AND HE REALLY NEEDED THAT! ROBERTO CAN BARELY EVEN STAND AFTER EVERYTHING THAT WAS DONE TO HIM, BUT NOW HE’S BACK IN THIS ONE AND CHARLIE MARR IS DOWN AND OUT! Roberto must’ve had the brass knuckles hidden until now, taking them out while Charlie was focused on getting a of those weapons!

Gavin Kirkland: Yeah, and now it looks like Charlie’s decision is about to backfire in more ways than one! Roberto drags Charlie into the corner of the ring before putting the trash can over his head, and now Roberto backs into the opposite corner! Charlie is down in a seated position, and I doubt he even realizes what’s going on! Roberto now running in, AND HE CONNECTS WITH A HUGE DROPKICK TO CHARLIE MARR WITH THE TRASH CAN OVER HIS HEAD! HUGE MOVE BY THE HARDCORE CHAMPION, AND I DON’T THINK HE’S DONE YET, EITHER! When this is all over, those brass knuckles may have gotten Roberto the Hardcore Championship!

Persephone: Charlie falls out of the corner, and Roberto pulls the trash can off of Charlie before grabbing one of the light tubes! Charlie tries getting back up, BUT ROBERTO HITS HIM RIGHT IN THE BACK OF HIS BALD HEAD WITH THE LIGHT TUBE, SHATTERING IT ON IMPACT! YES, THIS IS WHAT I WANTED! Charlie rolls out of the ring, but I don’t think he’s safe! Roberto rolls out of the ring while holding onto the broken end of the light tube and bringing the trash can lid with him, and it looks like he’s about to make the EAW Champion suffer some more!

Stew-O: Charlie grabs onto the apron to pull himself up, AND ROBERTO SMASHES THE TRASH CAN LID OVER HIS HEAD! CHARLIE STUMBLES OVER TOWARDS THE TIMEKEEPERS AREA BEFORE FALLING NEAR THE BARRICADE, AND RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THE HARDCORE CHAMPION IS IN FULL CONTROL OF THIS ONE! CHARLIE TRIES GRABBING ONTO THE APRON TO PULL HIMSELF UP- BUT ROBERTO SLASHES CHARLIE ACROSS THE BACK WITH THE BROKEN LIGHT TUBE END! CHARLIE SCREAMS OUT IN PAIN, AND THIS ISN’T LOOKING GOOD FOR THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION! Roberto drags Charlie back up, and at this rate this match might be on the verge of end-

(DING!)

Gavin Kirkland: CHARLIE JUST GRABBED THE RING BELL AND HIT ROBERTO IN THE FACE WITH IT! CHARLIE WAS JUST LOOKING FOR WHATEVER HE COULD USE TO SAVE HIMSELF, AND THAT BELL MIGHT’VE DONE JUST THAT! Charlie tosses the bell back down before grabbing Roberto, AND CHARLIE SHOVES ROBERTO FACE FIRST INTO THE RING POST!!! ROBERTO DROPS DOWN TO A KNEE, AND CHARLIE GRABS ROBERTO BEFORE THROWING HIM INTO THE REMAINING SET OF STEEL STEPS!!! DOWN GOES ROBERTO, AND NOW IT LOOKS LIKE CHARLIE HAS THE UPPER HAND ONCE MORE!

Persephone: Charlie picks up the trash can lid Roberto dropped before climbing up onto the apron. Roberto is pulling himself back up, BUT CHARLIE THROWS THE TRASH CAN LID TO HIM! ROBERTO CATCHES IT, BUT CHARLIE DIVES OFF THE APRON AND HITS DEATH OR GLORY, THE DIVING EUROPEAN UPPERCUT! CHARLIE SENT THE TRASH CAN LID INTO ROBERTO’S FACE WITH THAT! Charlie must be an idiot though, because his back isn’t in good shape right now for him to be going for moves like that! It’s not like I care, though. These two are killing each other, and that’s the fun of it.

Stew-O: Charlie slowly pushes himself back up, and you can tell he’s in a lot of pain, but he can’t let that get to him right now! Charlie grabs Roberto before sending him back into the ring, and I think now may be the perfect time for Charlie to finish this match up! Roberto was just hit with a huge move, and I’m not sure if Charlie will get an opportunity this good again! Charlie quickly slides into the ring before getting back to his feet, and I think he’s about to end this one!

Gavin Kirkland: Roberto De La Rosa pushes himself back to his feet, BUT THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT CHARLIE WANTED! CHARING CROSS!!!!!!!!!!!

Stew-O: NO! ROBERTO DUCKS UNDER IT, AND HE QUICKLY REBOUNDS OFF THE ROPES!

Gavin Kirkland: TALON DE ÁGUILA!!!!!! ROBERTO DE LA ROSA CUTS THROUGH CHARLIE MARR WITH THAT SPEAR, AND CHARLIE’S ALREADY TAKEN SOME BAD DAMAGE TO HIS BACK, I DON’T THINK A MOVE LIKE THIS HELPS AT ALL! ROBERTO DE LA ROSA NOW HOOKING THE LEGS, AND I THINK THIS MATCH MIGHT BE OVER! WE HAVE A NEW EAW WORLD CHAMPION AND IT’S ROBERTO DE LA ROSA!

OOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTHHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

Persephone: YESSSSSS!!!! ANOTHER KICKOUT, BUT THIS TIME IT WAS FROM CHARLIE MARR!!!!!! Alright, this is perfect, now just give me more blood! Use the barbed wire 2×4 or the rest of the light tubes or something, I don’t really care what! I just need to see more blood before this match ends!

(Roberto De La Rosa sits up in shock, unable to believe that Charlie Marr actually managed to kick out. During this, Cameron Ella Ava once again is seen backstage. She’s still paying close attention to the match, though takes notice of Charlie kicking out and the Hardcore Champion’s reaction to this.)

Stew-O: Roberto De La Rosa slowly pushes himself back up, and as we just saw, Cameron Ella Ava is still watching this match closely. Right now she’s watching the Hardcore Champion in action, and how he performs tonight may leave an effect on how she approaches the upcoming Pain for Pride match. Roberto isn’t just looking for a good performance here, though. He wants the EAW World Championship, and right now it looks like he’s on his way to accomplishing that!

Gavin Kirkland: Roberto drags Charlie Marr back up, AND HE LIFTS CHARLIE UP BEFORE PLANTING HIM WITH A SUPLEX ONTO THE TRASH CAN! I’d say Charlie is in trouble right now, but that’d be an understatement!

Persephone: Roberto pulls Charlie back up, and I think he’s setting up for TLA’s Mexican Destroyer! I think Roberto started doing that after taking the Hardcore Championship from TLA!

Stew-O: He did, and now he may be using it to win the EAW World Championship at Fighting Spirit! ROBERTO WITH THE MEXICAN DESTROYER-

Gavin Kirkland: NO! CHARLIE WITH A PUNCH TO THE RIBS! A SECOND ONE! A THIRD! CHARLIE FORCES ROBERTO OFF OF HIM WITH THOSE PUNCHES- AND NOW THERE’S A LOW BLOW BY CHARLIE, KICKING ROBERTO BELOW THE BELT!

Stew-O: Well we know Charlie isn’t afraid to play dirty, and in a Hardcore match all of it is legal! Roberto is hurting after that low blow, AND THIS GIVES CHARLIE ENOUGH TIME TO GRAB ONE OF THE REMAINING LIGHT TUBES AND SWING IT ACROSS ROBERTO’S HEAD! ROBERTO DROPS TO THE MAT AS THE LIGHT TUBE SHATTERS ACROSS HIS HEAD, AND THIS MATCH CONTINUES TO GET EVEN MORE BRUTAL! Charlie can barely stand, but that shot with the light tube seemed to have left a cut on Roberto’s head, as you can see blood beginning to pour out!

Gavin Kirkland: Charlie slowly drags Roberto over towards that exposed turnbuckle from earlier before pulling Roberto up, AND NOW CHARLIE BEGINS TO REPEATEDLY SLAM ROBERTO’S FACE INTO THE EXPOSED TURNBUCKLE! CHARLIE DIRECTLY TARGETING THE PART OF ROBERTO’S HEAD THAT WAS CUT FROM THE LIGHT TUBE, AND NOW HE PULLS ROBERTO AWAY BEFORE SLAMMING HIM BACK ON TOP OF THE STEEL STEPS! Those steps are still in the ring, and he must have something big in mind if he wants Roberto on top of them! What could he possibly have on his mind though at this point!?

Persephone: Don’t know and don’t care, as long as it’s interesting! Charlie climb up to the top rope while Roberto is down on the steel steps, and look at all that blood starting to pour down Roberto’s face! THAT’S more like it! I’ve been waiting for this all match! Charlie’s back has basically been cut open, and now Roberto’s face is being covered in blood! I wish we had matches like this more often instead of watching them have boring old normal matches, but unfortunately it looks like this one’s about to end!

Stew-O: CHARLIE MARR DIVES OFF THE TOP ROPE! SIN SALIDA!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: ROBERTO MANAGES TO GET OUT OF THE WAY!!!! ROBERTO AVOIDS SIN SALIDA ONTO THE STEEL STEPS!!!!! CHARLIE STUMBLES OFF OF THE STEPS, AND RIGHT INTO ROBERTO’S GRASP!!!! ROBERTO DELIVERS A HUGE GERMAN SUPLEX, RIGHT ONTO THE LAST TWO LIGHT TUBES!!!!!! CHARLIE CRASHES RIGHT INTO THE LIGHT TUBES, AND THAT HAD TO HURT KNOWING THE CONDITION HIS BACK IS ALREADY IN! Charlie is in really bad shape, but I don’t think Roberto is doing a whole lot better either! He’s not getting up as quickly as before, and like Charlie, he’s lost a lot of blood!

Stew-O: Roberto is slowly trying to push himself back to his feet, but he’s not moving much faster than Charlie is! It just goes to show that these two are both in bad shape- AS IT’S ACTUALLY CHARLIE THAT LANDS THE FIRST STRIKE, HITTING ROBERTO IN THE RIBS! Roberto stumbles back up, AND AS CHARLIE RETURNS TO HIS FEET, ROBERTO CONNECTS WITH A FOREARM STRIKE! Charlie stumbles, BUT HE KICKS ROBERTO IN THE MIDSECTION! ROBERTO DOUBLES OVER AS CHARLIE DELIVERS AN ELBOW TO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD! Charlie now with a front facelock on the Hardcore Champion-

Gavin Kirkland: BUT ROBERTO CATCHES THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION BY SURPRISE, SHOVING HIM INTO THE ROPES! Charlie stops himself from bouncing off though, and as he. Runs in Charlie gets a boot up, but Roberto catches it! Roberto now with an uppercut, before lifting Charlie up into a fireman’s carry! Roberto now walking over towards the steel steps, but Charlie begins raking the eyes, doing whatever he can to get the advantage here as Roberto is forced to let go of him without even getting to put up much of a fight! I guess if anyone would know their way around these situations, it’s Charlie!

Persephone: Charlie now quickly lifts Roberto up to the top turnbuckle before punching him in rue jaw, and now Charlie has something big planned! Charlie is heading up to the top turnbuckle while Roberto is still feeling that punch to the jaw, and Charlie Marr is really trying to do more than take control here, he’s trying to end the match entirely! This could really be the end of the match right now! If this was a normal match I’d be happy about that, but I don’t want to go back to normal matches every single week! We need to hurry up and do something about this!

Stew-O: Charlie Marr is climbing up top with Roberto already up there, and below them there’s still the remaining shards left from the light tubes! Roberto isn’t doing too well right now and doesn’t seem to have enough left in him to fight back… WHICH ALLOWS CHARLIE TO LIFT HIM UP, DROPPING THE HARDCORE CHAMPION RIGHT ONTO THE LIGHT TUBE SHARDS WITH A SUPERPLEX!!!! HUGE MOVE BY THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION, WHO SLOWLY PULLS HIMSELF ON TOP OF ROBERTO DE LA ROSA! I BELIEVE THIS ONE IS OVER!

OOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

TTTTTTHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: ROBERTO MANAGED TO GET THE SHOULDER UP!!!!!!! ROBERTO SURVIVED AFTER GETTING HIT WITH THE SUPERPLEX, AND THIS MATCH IS STILL ALIVE! Charlie Marr is frustrated, and he just slowly rolls out of the ring, hanging onto the apron in order to remain on his feet! That’s not all, either! After taking a moment to catch his breath, Charlie is digging under the ring! These two have already brought a lot of different weapons into this match, from trash cans to barbed wire 2x4s to even the steel steps, so I’m really not sure what else they could have in store for each other in this match!

Stew-O: Well it looks like Charlie’s chosen to just take out a roll of barbed wire itself! Charlie slides back into the ring as Roberto De La Rosa slowly begins to stir, and while the fact that Roberto’s even moving is amazing, I can’t imagine that’ll last very long with whatever Charlie has in mind! Charlie drags Roberto up to his knees from behind before putting his hands out over his throat, AND IT LOOKS LIKE HE’S ABOUT TO CHOKE ROBERTO OUT USING JUST THE BARBED WIRE! CHARLIE PULLS THE BARBED WIRE BACK TOWARDS ROBERTO’S THROAT!

Gavin Kirkland: ROBERTO STOPS IT, THOUGH! ROBERTO CATCHES THE BARBED WIRE WITH HIS HANDS, PREVENTING IT FROM MAKING CONTACT WITH HIS THROAT! THAT WAS A CLOSE CALL, EVEN IF IT TOOK HURTING HIS HANDS, BUT ROBERTO NOW USES THE OPPORTUNITY TO PULL CHARLIE FORWARD WITH A SNAPMARE! Roberto quickly pushes himself up as Charlie quickly tries to recover- BUT ROBERTO CATCHES CHARLIE AND KICKS HIM IN THE MIDSECTION, AND NOW LOOK!!!! THERE IT IS!!!!!!

Persephone: ROBERTO JUST HIT CHARLIE WITH THE MEXICAN DESTROYER!!!! NO WAY, IS ROBERTO DE LA ROSA REALLY GONNA HOLD TWO TITLES ON VOLTAGE????? PLEASE NO!

Stew-O: ROBERTO CONNECTS WITH THE MEXICAN DESTROYER… BUT… BUT, THE IMPACT OF THAT MOVE CAUSED CHARLIE MARR TO ROLL BACK OUT OF THE RING!!!! ROBERTO TRIED CATCHING CHARLIE BUT HE WAS JUST A BIT TOO LATE, AND MISSED OUT ON WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN HIS BEST SHOT AT BECOMING THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: This is the last thing you could want if you’re Roberto De La Rosa! That took everything out of Roberto to begin with, and not only could he not pin Charlie thanks to Charlie nor rolling out of the ring, but now Charlie has created enough distance to recover!

Stew-O: Roberto knows this too, and before rolling out of the ring, he quickly grabs that barbed wire 2×4 from the start of the match! It looks like that’s about to come into play here as Roberto walks over to Charlie Marr! Charlie has barely moved since getting hit with the Mexican Destroyer, BUT I THINK THAT’S ABOUT TO CHANGE, AS ROBERTO SLAMS THE 2X4 INTO CHARLIE’S MIDSECTION! ROBERTO REPEATEDLY SWINGS THE 2X4 ON CHARLIE, AND ALL CHARLIE CAN DO RIGHT NOW IS SCREAM IN PAIN, AS THERE’S NO WAY HE HAS ENOUGH LEFT IN HIM TO FIGHT OUT OF THIS!

Gavin Kirkland: Roberto toddes the 2×4 back into the ring, and now he pulls Charlie up before approaching our table, AND ROBERTO DELIVERS A BACK SUPLEX DROP ONTO THE TABLE LID!! Charlie falls off of the table, but look at all of the blood that was left behind! Roberto isn’t done with Charlie yet though, and he climbs up on top of our table before pulling Charlie back up! Whatever the plan is, it can’t be good!

Persephone: Roberto slowly lifts Charlie up onto his shoulders, BEFORE DROPPING HIM DOWN WITH A SIT OUT POWERBOMB THROUGH OUR TABLE! Okay, I know I like this kind of violence, but keep it in the ring! Unless you’re Luis, I don’t need you anywhere near me.

Stew-O: What’s important is that Roberto De La Rosa is doing everything he can to tear Charlie Marr apart! Roberto slowly pulls himself up before finally sending Charlie back into the ring, and by this point I think we’re getting closer and closer to a new World Champion being crowned! Roberto himself isn’t in much better condition than Charlie, but everything he’s done in the last few moments should tell you everything you need to know! He’s willing to push through as long as he gets that title!

Gavin Kirkland: Roberto De La Rosa now getting onto the apron, and-

Stew-O: WAIT A SECOND! CHARLIE QUICKLY GRABS ROBERTO BEFORE PULLING HIM BACK INTO THE RING WITH THE LAST JUDGMENT!!!!!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: WITH ONE LAST BURST OF ENERGY, CHARLIE CONNECTED WITH THE LAST JUDGMENT TO ROBERTO, DELIVERING A ROPE HUNG DDT TO THE HARDCORE CHAMPION!!!!! HOW THE HELL DOES CHARLIE HAVE ANYTHING LEFT IN HIM!?!? HE WAS HIT WITH THE MEXICAN DESTROYER AND WAS PUT THROUGH OUR TABLE, BUT SOMEHOW HE HAD JUST ENOUGH TO PULL HIMSELF UP AND HIT THAT ONE MOVE, AND THAT’S ALL HE NEEDED TO CUT ROBERTO’S MOMENTUM SHORT!

Persephone: Yeah, but he’s really been wrecked so he can’t go for the cover. At best he bought himself some time, but that’s about it.

Stew-O: That’s true, but it looks like Charlie has another idea! Charlie grabs the roll of barbed wire, AND NOW HE PULLS ROBERTO INTO A CROSSFACE, WHILE USING THE BARBED WIRE TO CHOKE ROBERTO OUT!!!!! CHARLIE HAS ROBERTO IN A BARBED WIRE ASSISTED CROSSFACE, AND THIS MAY JUST BRING THE MATCH TO AN END! THIS ISN’T THE KIND OF THING ROBERTO COULD JUST EASILY FIGHT OUT OF!

Gavin Kirkland: Charlie didn’t have enough in him to go for the cover, but I think he made up for it with this submission! I don’t see how Roberto fights his way out of this when he’s already in terrible shape! If this submission keeps up, Cameron Ella Ava might not even be facing Roberto De La Rosa at his one hundred percent!

Persephone: I get people around here love being unnecessarily resilient, but Roberto could probably get seriously hurt if he doesn’t tap out.

Stew-O: I think you may actually be right-

Persephone: SO DON’T TAP OUT ROBERTO! STAY IN THE SUBMISSION AS LONG AS YOU CAN!

Stew-O: :francis:

(As Cameron Ella Ava is once again seen watching the match backstage, Roberto De La Rosa is shown desperately reaching for anything he could possibly use in order to help him.)

Stew-O: Roberto is in a very bad spot right now, and the longer this submission is applied, the closer this match is to ending! At some point I don’t think Roberto will have a choice, he’s gonna end up passing out! He needs to find his way out of this right now if he wants a chance to become EAW World Champion!

Gavin Kirkland: ROBERTO IS SCRAMBLING, REACHING OUT FOR WHATEVER HE CAN, BUT HE’S SLOWLY GETTING WEAKER AND WEAKER! IT LOOKS LIKE ROBERTO IS FADING, WHICH MEANS THAT THIS MATCH IS ABOUT TO COME TO AN END! ROBERTO WOULDN’T TAP OUT, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT’S NOT GONNA MATTER! ROBERTO DE LA ROSA PASSES OUT, AND CHARLIE MARR RETAINS THE EAW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!!

Persephone: NO!!!! ROBERTO JUST GRABBED ONE OF THE BROKEN LIGHT TUBE SHARDS AND STABBED CHARLIE IN THE HAND WITH IT!!! HE JUST SAVED HIMSELF, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, HE JUST DREW MORE BLOOD!

Stew-O: CHARLIE RELEASES THE SUBMISSION AND HOLDS HIS HAND IN PAIN, AND ROBERTO QUICKLY PULLS THE BARBED WIRE OFF OF HIM BEFORE ROLLING AWAY FROM CHARLIE! That was an extremely close call there, and if those light tube shards weren’t around, you could even argue that this match would’ve already been over! Charlie slowly gets back to his feet, BUT BY THE TIME HE MAKES IT BACK UP TO HIS FEET, ROBERTO CHARGES AT HIM WITH THE STEEL STEPS!

Gavin Kirkland: CHARLIE WAS ABLE TO CATCH THE STEPS THOUGH, BEFORE KICKING ROBERTO IN THE MIDSECTION! THEY DROP THE STEPS, AND NOW CHARLIE LIFTS ROBERTO UP BEFORE DROPPING HIM ONTO THE STEPS WITH A SCOOP SLAM! Huge move by Charlie Marr, who rolls out of the ring immediately after this! Charlie is looking for another weapon from the looks of it, and at this point in the match, this decision could single handedly decide how the match ends! Charlie now, taking out a-

Persephone: WAIT! ROBERTO JUST JUMPED OUT TO THE APRON BEFORE SPRINGBOARDING OFF THE MIDDLE ROPE, AND DELIVERING A REVERSE FRANKENSTEINER! ROBERTO HIT CHARLIE WITH WHITE ROSE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE RING, AND NOW HE PICKS UP WHAT CHARLIE MARR DROPPED!

Stew-O: It looks like Charlie dropped some sort of bag! Roberto just tosses it in the ring before digging under the ring once more, and he pulls out a sledgehammer, BEFORE HITTING CHARLIE IN THE MIDSECTION WITH IT! Roberto sends Charlie into the ring before following behind, and I think Roberto’s about to try and find out what’s inside of that bag! Roberto opens it before dumping out whatever’s inside into the ring, AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE THUMBTACKS! ROBERTO AND CHARLIE HAVE BROUGHT THUMBTACKS INTO THE MATCH, TAKING THINGS TO ANOTHER LEVEL!

Gavin Kirkland: Roberto begins to drag Charlie Marr back up, AND HE LIFTS CHARLIE UP ONTO HIS SHOULDERS! IT LOOKS LIKE ROBERTO IS WASTING NO TIME ATTEMPTING TO SEND CHARLIE ONTO THE THUMBTACKS!

Persephone: NOOOOOOOOO! INSTEAD OF DOING SOMETHING FUN, CHARLIE SLIPPED OFF OF ROBERTO’S SHOULDERS AND GRABBED THE SLEDGEHAMMER, HITTING ROBERTO IN THE MIDSECTION WITH IT! Ugh, we almost got something really good right there, why did Charlie have to ruin it!? Charlie’s back has already been cut open way earlier in the match. Imagine if he also had to land on all those thumbtacks! It would’ve been beautiful.

Stew-O: Charlie now lifting Roberto up for a a, BUT THIS TIME IT’S ROBERTO THAT’S ABLE TO FIND THE COUNTER! ROBERTO SLIPS OUT OF CHARLIE’S GRASP AND SHOVES CHARLIE INTO THE CORNER OF THE RING, AND NOW HE RUNS IN-

Gavin Kirkland: BUT CHARLIE CONNECTS WITH A BOOT TO THE FACE, CAUSING ROBERTO TO STUMBLE BACKWARDS! Charlie now pulling himself up onto the middle rope, and I think it’s clear what he’s going for! DEATH OR GLORY-

Persephone: NO! ROBERTO RAN FORWARD TO GET UNDER CHARLIE, AND CHARLIE HAD TO ROLL BACK TO HIS FEET! CHARLIE GETS BACK UP, AND ROBERTO RUNS AT HIM WITH TALON DE WHATEVER IT’S CALLED-

Stew-O: BUT THAT DOESN’T CONNECT EITHER!!!!! CHARLIE GOT OUT OF THE WAY, AVOIDING WHAT WOULD’VE BEEN A VERY DEVASTATING SPEAR THIS LATE INTO THE MATCH!!!! ROBERTO GETS BACK TO HIS FEET, BUT HE WAS CLEARLY CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY CHARLIE AVOIDING THAT SPEAR!!! ROBERTO TURNS TOWARDS CHARLIE, AND THERE’S THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION WITH THE CHARING CROSS!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: NO!!!!! ROBERTO DUCKED UNDER IT BEFORE PULLING CHARLIE DOWN INTO A ROLL UP!!!! ROBERTO GETS HIS FEET ON THE ROPES FOR FURTHER LEVERAGE, AND THIS IS EXACTLY HOW ROBERTO RETAINED HIS HARDCORE CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST CHARLIE! DON’T TELL ME HE’S GONNA STEAL THE EAW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LIKE THIS TOO!

OOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

Persephone: THANK GOD CHARLIE KICKED OUT THIS TIME! I don’t know if I’d be able to handle two hardcore matches ending in roll ups. That’d just be embarrassing.

Stew-O: Both men are back to their feet, AND NOW CHARLIE KICKS ROBERTO IN THE MIDSECTION BEFORE PULLING HIM IN! THE QUEEN IS DEAD!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: NO!!!! ROBERTO WITH A BACK BODY DROP, SENDING CHARLIE OVER THE TOP ROPE! Charlie hangs onto the top rope to avoid falling all the way over to ringside, but that definitely just saved Roberto!

Persephone: Charlie pulls himself up on the apron as Roberto turns around, AND CHARLIE HITS ROBERTO WITH A FOREARM! Charlie now pulling Roberto’s head out to the apron from above the middle rope before backing up, AND CHARLIE RUNS IN BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A KNEE LIFT! Roberto stumbles backwards as Charlie drops off the apron, AND NOW CHARLIE GRABS ROBERTO BY THE LEGS BEFORE PULLING HIM OUT OF THE RING! Roberto may have saved himself from that finishing move, but he clearly isn’t safe still AS CHARLIE SENDS HIM CRASHING INTO THE BARRICADE!

Stew-O: Charlie slowly drags Roberto back up to his feet, BEFORE ROBERTO THROWS SOME PUNCHES TO CHARLIE’S RIBS! ROBERTO LANDS A PUNCH TO THE JAW, BUT CHARLIE RESPONDS WITH A KNEE TO THE MIDSECTION! THESE TWO ARE JUST GOING BACK AND FORTH HERE AS THEY BOTH BEGIN TO THROW FOREARMS AT EACH OTHER! NEITHER MAN IS BACKING DOWN REGARDLESS OF THEIR INJURIES, AND IT JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT THIS MATCH IS BRINGING THE VERY BEST OUT OF THEM! REGARDLESS OF WHATEVER OUTCOME WE SEE TONIGHT, THERE’S A REASON BOTH OF THESE MEN WALKED INTO THIS MATCH AS CHAMPIONS!

Gavin Kirkland: CHARLIE GETS THE UPPER HAND WITH A KICK TO THE MIDSECTION! Charlie now looking to lift Roberto up, possibly for a suplex onto the ringside floor, BUT ROBERTO MANAGES TO GRAB ONTO THE ROPES, PULLING HIMSELF UP ONTO THE APRON! Roberto now kicking Charlie away, BEFORE RUNNING AND DIVING OFF THE APRON WITH A BLOCKBUSTER ON CHARLIE MARR!!!! ROBERTO NOW SENDING CHARLIE BACK INTO THE RING BEFORE HEADING UP TO THE TOP ROPE, AND I THINK ROBERTO IS FIRED UP HERE! HE KNOWS THE EAW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IS IN HIS SIGHTS, AND HE IS AS CLOSE AS HE CAN POSSIBLY GET TO WINNING IT!

Persephone: Charlie Marr is down and out inside of the ring, and Roberto has made it up top. This isn’t the kind of wrestling I’m here for though, so I don’t know what he’s doing but he should stop.

Stew-O: Well I don’t think he’s worried about what you think, not when he’s this close to becoming World Champion! Roberto is going high risk, knowing the high reward that may come from it! Roberto De La Rosa now turning around while Charlie’s still down, AND HE LEAPS OFF OF THE TOP ROPE WITH A BEAUTIFUL DIVING MOONSAULT!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: BUT IT DOESN’T CONNECT!!!! CHARLIE MANAGED TO BARELY ROLL OUT OF THE WAY AS ROBERTO CRASHES TO THE MAT! Roberto pushes himself back to a knee but he’s in a whole lot of pain, and-

(*CRACK!*)

Gavin Kirkland: AND IT LOOKS LIKE CHARLIE MANAGED TO GET HIS HANDS ON ROBERTO’S BRASS KNUCKLES, BECAUSE HE JUST KNOCKED ROBERTO’S LIGHTS OUT!!!! CHARLIE USING ROBERTO’S OWN BRASS KNUCKLES TO KNOCK HIM OUT, AS CHARLIE NOW GETS SOME PAYBACK ON ROBERTO, ROLLING HIM UP WHILE GETTING HIS FEET ON THE ROPES!!!! I THINK THIS ONE IS OVER!

OOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTHHHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

Stew-O: ROBERTO DE LA ROSA KICKS OUT!!!!!!

Persephone: :oh: I’m actually surprised. I didn’t think Roberto had that in him.

Gavin Kirkland: Charlie Marr slowly sits up, just shaking his head in anger as this match somehow is not over! Charlie is using the ropes to slowly pull himself back to his feet, and at this point I’m not really sure what else these two can do! They’ve thrown everything they can at each other, but none of it has been enough to end this match and leave Fighting Spirit with the EAW World Championship! At this point, I think anyone can still win!

Stew-O: Well Charlie slowly lifting Roberto up before lifting him onto the top rope, and if I had to guess, Charlie isn’t just going for a superplex this time around! Charlie lands a punch to Roberto to keep him from fighting back, and this could be bad!

Gavin Kirkland: Charlie makes his way up top before pulling Roberto into a front facelock… WAIT A MINUTE! STEW, YOU WERE RIGHT! CHARLIE ISN’T GOING FOR A SUPERPLEX!

Persephone: :oh: YEAH, INSTEAD CHARLIE IS LOOKING TO HIT ROBERTO WITH AN AVALANCHE VERSION OF THE QUEEN IS DEAD!!!

Stew-O: ROBERTO DOESN’T LET IT HAPPEN, THOUGH! ROBERTO MANAGES TO SLIP OUT OF CHARLIE’S GRASP BEFORE SLIDING DOWN FROM THE TOP ROPE, AND HE QUICKLY PULLS CHARLIE OFF OF THE TURNBUCKLES BEFORE THROWING HIM INTO THE STEPS WITH A POWERBOMB!!!!! ROBERTO WITH NO CARE FOR CHARLIE THERE WITH THAT THROW, AS CHARLIE JUST HAD A TERRIBLE LANDING ON THOSE STEPS! Roberto definitely saved this match for himself though, and in the process he may have just defeated Charlie Marr! Roberto has Charlie right where he wants him. All that’s left is to finish the job and become the EAW World Champion!

Gavin Kirkland: Roberto slowly drags Charlie Marr back up to his feet, and it looks like we really might be coming to the end of this match! ROBERTO STANDS OVER THE STEEL STEPS BEFORE SETTING CHARLIE UP, AND THERE IT IS!!!! THE CALLING CARD CONNECTS!!!! ROBERTO DE LA ROSA WITH A HUGE PILEDRIVER RIGHT ON TOP OF THE STEEL STEPS!!! A MOVE LIKE THAT COULD’VE BROKEN CHARLIE MARR’S NECK ENTIRELY, AND ROBERTO WENT OUT OF HIS WAY TO DO IT JUST SO HE COULD BECOME THE NEW EAW WORLD CHAMPION! IS VOLTAGE ABOUT TO GET A DOUBLE CHAMPION AHEAD OF PAIN FOR PRIDE!?

Persephone: Who cares about that!? Is Charlie’s neck actually broken? I hope it is!

Stew-O: Charlie Marr has put everything into this EAW World Championship reign, even finding unique ways to retain his Championship! He may not be the most popular Elitist but he’s definitely proven to be an extremely credible Champion! However, it looks like his time’s about to be up, BECAUSE ROBERTO DE LA ROSA IS SETTING UP FOR THE FINISHING MOVE! CHARLIE SLOWLY STUMBLES TO HIS FEET, AND ROBERTO LEAPS UP TO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE!

Gavin Kirkland: THAT’S NOT JUST ANY MOVE! IT’S “THE WORLD IS YOURS”!!!!!!!!!!!

(*CRASH!*)

Persephone: :yikes:

Stew-O: JUST AS ROBERTO JUMPED OFF THE TOP ROPE, CHARLIE GRABBED THE BARBED WIRE 2X4, HITTING ROBERTO IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD SO HARD THAT IT BROKE IN HALF!!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: ALL CHARLIE MARR NEEDED WAS THAT OPENING, AND HE GOT IT! CHARLIE WASTES NO TIME DRAGGING ROBERTO TOWARDS THE THUMBTACKS THAT WERE LAID OUT EARLIER, AND WHAT’S THIS!?

Persephone: THE QUEEN IS DEAD!!!!! CHARLIE DRIVES ROBERTO HEAD FIRST INTO THE THUMBTACKS WITH THE QUEEN IS DEAD, AND CHARLIE TURNS ROBERTO OVER BEFORE LAYING ON TOP OF HIM!!!! THERE’S THE COVER BY CHARLIE!!!!!!

OOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTHHHHHHRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

(Ding! Ding! Ding!)

Bella Braxton: Here is your winner… AAANNNDDDD SSSSSTTIIIILLLLLLLL THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION… CCCCHHHAAAARRRRRLLLIIEEEEEEEE MMAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!

(The crowd begins to boo, and slowly Charlie Marr pulls himself off of Roberto De La Rosa, in pain thanks to the thumbtacks as well as the rest of the damage he had to endure in this match. Charlie remains seated as the referee walks over with the EAW World Championship, which Charlie snatches out of their hand. Before long, ‘It Ain’t Safe’ begins to play again as Charlie holds his Championship close to him. During this, the camera briefly fades backstage one last time. Cameron Ella Ava is seen watching, but with the match over she begins to walk away, seemingly having seen everything she needed to.)

Stew-O: What a match by these two! Somehow I think Charlie was actually the more hated Elitist here, but in the end we all knew that he was already the kind of Elitist that was willing to go to any length in order to keep his Championship. This becoming a hardcore match just meant that he could do all of this without any rules to stop him.

Gavin Kirkland: Roberto De La Rosa definitely tries his best, and almost got the job done, but Charlie countering that ultra finisher changed everything. Roberto must be out cold after that!

Persephone: Well, I don’t really care that Charlie won. I’m just glad I got to see another match like this. It’s too bad it’s not more common, because I really don’t need to go back to normal wrestling after this.

(Charlie slowly pushes himself back to his feet. After everything he’s gone through in this match Charlie is barely able to stand, but he keeps himself up so he can raise his EAW World Championship. Finally, a grin begins to appear on Charlie’s face, knowing that he’ll be making it to Pain for Pride as World Champion.)

(…)

(………)

(……………)

Stew-O: WHAT THE HELL!?!?!?

Persephone: :comeagain:

Gavin Kirkland: NO WAY!!!! CHARLIE MARR WAS JUST LAID OUT, AND…

Persephone: Seriously? It’s him???

(The crowd erupts as Charlie Marr is blindsided, but that loud reaction is not filled with cheers. Instead, even more boos come from the crowd when they see who is responsible for Charlie being attacked. The camera pans up, revealing who attacked Charlie.)

(The 2024 Grand Rampage winner, Jake Smith.)

Stew-O: WHY IS HE BACK HERE!?!? JAKE LOST TO CY HENDERSON EARLIER, AND FROM THE LOOK ON HIS FACE THAT CLEARLY DIDN’T SIT WELL WITH HIM, BUT NOW HE’S ATTACKING VOLTAGE’S EAW WORLD CHAMPION!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: JAKE IS JUST BEATING THE HELL OUT OF CHARLIE MARR RIGHT NOW, AND… COULD THIS MEAN WHAT I THINK IT DOES!? JAKE SMITH IS A DYNASTY MEMBER, BUT THE GRAND RAMPAGE VICTORY ALLOWS HIM TO FACE *ANY* WORLD CHAMPION AT PAIN FOR PRIDE! IS HE!? IS HE CHOOSING THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION!?

Persephone: :noah: NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! CHARLIE AS OUR WORLD CHAMPION IS BAD ENOUGH, WE DON’T NEED ANOTHER PIECE OF TRASH IN OUR MAIN EVENT!

Stew-O: CHARLIE FINALLY MANAGES TO PUSH JAKE OFF OF HIM BEFORE TRYING TO GET BACK UP-

Gavin Kirkland: BUT JAKE DOESN’T HESITATE TO JUST LOW BLOW CHARLIE!!!!!! CHARLIE MAY HAVE A HISTORY OF USING UNDERHANDED TACTICS, BUT JAKE SMITH IS CLEARLY NO BETTER!!! CHARLIE DROPS TO THE MAT, AND THIS JUST ISN’T RIGHT!

Stew-O: CHARLIE HAS JUST BEEN THROUGH A GRUELING MATCH! HE DOESN’T HAVE ENOUGH LEFT IN HIM TO FIGHT BACK, AND JAKE KNOWS THAT! JAKE IS DESTROYING THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION RIGHT NOW! JAKE ALLOWS CHARLIE TO SLOWLY BEGIN PUSHING HIMSELF UP, MAKING IT TO HIS KNEES, JUST TO BEGIN RUNNING THE ROPES!

Gavin Kirkland: KAIOKEN!!!!!! THAT SHINING WIZARD TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD CONNECTS, AND CHARLIE MARR IS OUT!!!!! DYNASTY’S JAKE SMITH HAS JUST LAID OUT VOLTAGE’S EAW WORLD CHAMPION!!!!! WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON TONIGHT!? OUT OF ALL OF HIS POTENTIAL OPTIONS, WHY IS JAKE GOING AFTER THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION!?

(Jake Smith looks furious after what happened in his match against Cy Henderson earlier in the night, all while the fans continue to boo. He demands a microphone from the timekeepers area, and once he is handed one, Jake walks back over to Charlie. Jake crouches down and picks up the EAW World Championship, and instead of looking at Charlie, Jake stares at the EAW Championship as he says just a few words.)

Jake Smith: I’ll see you at Pain for Pride.

(Jake stands back up as the crowd explodes, and finally Jake looks down at Charlie Marr, before dropping the Championship on top of him. Jake finally exits the ring, leaving the entire crowd in shock after revealing that he’ll be fighting for the EAW World Championship at Pain for Pride.)

Stew-O: WHAT!?!?

Gavin Kirkland: JAKE SMITH HAS MADE HIS DECISION, BUT IT’S NOT WHAT EVERYONE THOUGHT IT WAS! JAKE ISN’T GOING AFTER THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP ON HIS OWN BRAND, INSTEAD HE HAS CHOSEN THE EAW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!

Persephone: You can’t be serious. Charlie Marr versus Jake Smith??? This might be the worst Pain for Pride main event ever.

Stew-O: I don’t know about that, but I *can* say this. In a match between Charlie and Jake, I don’t know if either man will walk in the fan favorite. :lupe:

(As Charlie Marr remains unconscious inside of the ring, Jake Smith continues to walk up the ramp. From there, Fighting Spirit begins to fade out.)

(The graphic for the following match of the event appears on the tron.)

(https://imgur.com/F8k9blX)

(The camera cuts to Bella Braxton standing in the ring.)

Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING TAG TEAM CONTEST IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!

Crowd: ONE FALL!

Bella Braxton: AND IT IS FOR… THE EAW UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!

(‘True Love’ by CFO$ can be heard throughout the speakers of the arena to an emphatically loud reaction from the audience. Kassidy Heart & Sienna Jade emerge from the back with incredible focus in their eyes, sporting all of the confidence in the world for their rematch for the titles tonight. Kassidy & Sienna look ahead to the ring, paying no mind to the crowd as they make their way down the ramp.)

Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING THE CHALLENGERS! At a combined weight of 276 pounds, THE TEAM OF KASSIDY HEART & SIENNA JADE… THE JADEDDDD HEARTS!!!

Gavin Kirkland: My oh my how I missed these incredible dames on marquee television!!!

Persephone: Oh brother.

Stew-O: The Jaded Hearts are looking to reclaim the Unified Tag Team gold tonight after the events of Operation: Doomsday left their reign ending on quite the sour note. British Invasion would insert themselves into the picture, which resulted in NICHOLISM’s victory as they became the champs. Tonight, this can surely shift in their favor as they are largely fresh, & go into this match with their confidence fully intact.

Gavin Kirkland: Kassidy Heart & Sienna Jade are incredibly accomplished in this business as we all know, tonight can serve as yet another reminder of their strength through their solo efforts & tag efforts alike, with taking back their titles from NICHOLISM!

(‘Zombie’ by the Cranberries plays as heavily mixed reactions can be heard from the audience. Ruler & Alex Myers make their way out as there is a stoic, yet calculated gaze with great focus displayed tonight. They glance at one another, as Alex gives Ruler a nod of reassurance before they walk down the ramp, with their eyes glancing onto their own championships.)

Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING THEIR OPPONENTS! At a combined weight of 400 pounds, they are… THE EAW UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS! THE TEAM OF ALEX MYERS & RULER, NICHOLISMMMM!!!

Persephone: And here we have the team that’s been gift wrapped this reign by the British Invasion! How lovely!

Stew-O: NICHOLISM would emerge victorious at Grand Rampage against the British Invasion, which was made possible due in part to the Jaded Hearts making their incredible return & laying waste to both teams. They would give the current champions the win, as this now allows them to compete against the same champions that took those titles away from them in the first place.

Gavin Kirkland: Now, NICHOLISM has their own opportunity to prove themselves further. They’ve got this reign, but the Jaded Hearts remain this indestructible wall that is in their path! No British Invasion around to stick their noses into this business, although I surely wouldn’t mind seeing more incredibly FINE ladies around! Double up all for me!!!

Persephone: You’re killing me, dude.

(The two teams situate themselves in their corners, as NICHOLISM eventually gives their championships to the referee after looking upon them for a brief moment. The referee raises the titles high as the audience reacts loudly, before sending them off to the timekeeper & assuring both teams are ready in their respective corners.)

(DING! DING! DING!)

Stew-O: And we’re off! NICHOLISM defending their EAW Unified Tag Team Championships against the world renowned Jaded Hearts! We have Alex Myers & Sienna Jade beginning this match tonight, as Ruler’s sporting an emphasized look of focus while Kassidy is incredibly confident with a smile etched on her face. The Jaded Hearts are re-energized & quite frankly, wouldn’t be the most shocking statement to make in saying that NICHOLISM have the tallest task ahead of them with this championship defense, considering their previous victories on a marquee stage have not been the most straightforward…

Persephone: They sure acted like they have been though. :mjlol:

Gavin Kirkland: Incredibly delusional considering there are two beautiful, talented, ever captivating women before us looking to reclaim their gold!!! Emphasis on beautiful!!! Now Sienna & Alex begin to circle around the mat, as they would very much prefer having an immense momentum starter that can go hand in hand if the other falters even slightly enough! Both these elitists don’t waste another moment pursuing the collar-and-elbow tie-up now! They’re both got this collar & elbow locked in as they’re trying to push further… as it’s looking like Sienna’s QUICKLY transitioning the collar & elbow into a headlock!!! Alex surely needs to get themselves out of this little predicament!

Stew-O: Myers is now keeping a grasp of Jade’s waist as they are maneuvering backward into the ropes, and proceed to use the momentum of the ropes to shove Sienna forward and get out of the hold! Alex moves away from the ropes and walks forward as Sienna’s rushing the ropes, rebounding right back & nailing a shoulder tackle that sends Alex down to the mat! Jade doesn’t waste much time at all rushing the ropes once more as Myers quickly transitions into a prone position with Sienna hopping over… then returning back as Alex looks to jump—

Gavin Kirkland: NOPE! A CHOP FROM SIENNA SENDS ALEX DOWN!! Nothing conventional about the beginning of this match today! Myers is quickly moving back up to their feet as they’ve got a hand on their own chest, as Sienna rushes toward Alex while they’re leaning against the turnbuckle looking for another chop!! BUT ALEX DUCKS! Now Sienna turns herself around as Myers sends a chop of their own!! Returning the favor shortly before delivering a forearm across Sienna’s temple! Then another one soon followed up!!! Myers looking for third, but Sienna knows better than to allow that much as she sends a swift chop that’s enough to cause Alex to stumble back and allow room!! Sienna looking for a knee to the midsection!!

Stew-O: CAUGHT! Alex has a hold of Sienna’s leg here, as Sienna’s in a bad spot here.. which is enough for an ENZIGURI TO FOLLOW—BUT SIENNA DUCKS THE ENZIGURI!! Myers drops onto the mat flat on their stomach as Sienna’s quickly maneuvering directly over Alex… AS SHE’S LOOKING FOR THE CAMEL CLUTCH EARLY ON!! SIENNA’S GOT A GRASP OF AN ARM OF ALEX AS MYERS IS EAGERLY SHIFTING HIMSELF FORWARD TO THE ROPES! Sienna is trying to grab the other arm as much as she possibly can BUT ALEX WITH THE ROPES! The referee is now eagerly counting down on Sienna as disqualification could be a terrible route to go for this match!

Gavin Kirkland: Which someone with the brain of a Sienna Jade fully understands, so don’t you worry! Sienna shifts herself off of Alex just before the five count, with the referee emphasizing much of his focus on Sienna while she’s backing away! Alex is still positioned over the bottom rope, with an arm around the rope as they are assuring that this rope break keeps Sienna backed away, now asserting their own head upward to get back—

Stew-O: HOLY SMOKES!! ‘PAINFULLY EVER AFTER’ CURB STOMP FROM KASSIDY THAT CAVES ALEX’S ARM UNNATURALLY INTO THE APRON!!! THAT DIDN’T LOOK GOOD AT ALL FOR ALEX!! The way Sienna positioned the camel clutch was absolutely intentional in forcing Myers to crawl toward the side of the Jaded Hearts’ very own Mauler! Now Alex is squirming himself back over to the middle of the mat while clenching his own arm, and Sienna’s sporting as much of a smirk as she can while moving back over to Alex!!

Persephone: Welp. We’re gonna see ‘em be a punching bag from here on out, right??

Gavin Kirkland: But Alex is incredibly stubborn now! They’re trying to send all of the rights that they can with their good arm! They are able to keep Sienna at bay for as long as they can… but not before a stiff knee across Alex’s abdomen is enough to suppress him for much longer! Sienna’s knees are enough to knock the wind out of plenty, surely Ruler’s now itching to bring himself into the fray!

Stew-O: Sienna’s now got a grasp of Alex’s arm while they’re situated flat on their stomach once more, proceeding to extend their arm outward, now slowly, and agonizingly pulling the arm backward while keeping Myers situated against the mat with a knee!! Alex is experiencing unimaginable pain as Sienna Jade is doing absolutely everything in her power to ensure Myers is suffering right now! The referee’s speaking with Alex to give in & submit if this pain becomes unbearable!

Persephone: Which would be ideal! Keep the show moving quickly, people!!! Our resources are valuable & so is my precious time!

Gavin Kirkland: Alex finds a way to shift their bodyweight off from Sienna’s knee, now turning himself right around & sending a swift kick right across Sienna’s temple! Sienna staggers upward to her feet as Alex is able to stand, with Jade running toward Myers—BUT ALEX WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK!! Sienna Jade’s now dropped off of her own feet as she’s shaking her head vigorously, which allows Alex to stumble backward into the corner of NICHOLISM & FINALLY find themself some reprieve!

(TAG!)

Stew-O: Ruler’s finally able to get himself in the action! Alex slides under the apron and remains sat against the post while holding onto their weakened right arm, Sienna now tries to emphasize focus on Ruler while shaking off any cobwebs that the roundhouse entailed—BUT HERE’S RULER WITH THE SHOTGUN DROPKICK SENDING SIENNA INTO THE CORNER!! Jade’s not taken off of her footing, remaining in any stance possible while Ruler is applying this pressure that he can! Now Ruler’s rushing toward Sienna while she’s in the corner.. WITH A FOREARM SMASH IN THE CORNER! Sienna’s rocked for the moment as Ruler rushes toward the ropes while Sienna’s wandering forward in a slight daze!

Gavin Kirkland: With Ruler running toward Sienna and nailing an immense discus clothesline to put her down onto the mat!!! Looks like Ruler’s able to take as much advantage as he can seeing that he is incredibly fresh! But Sienna’s not staying down for long, as she’s stumbling back up to her feet, all the while leaning against the ropes as well! Ruler’s now rushing toward Sienna as he’s looking for a RUNNING KNEE—

Stew-O: SIENNA EVADES THE KNEE! Ruler turns himself around as he faces Sienna and looks to maintain focus BUT A KNEE ACROSS RULER’S OWN MIDSECTION NOW!! Sienna’s able to have this advantage here as she’s grabbing a hold of Ruler, now pacing herself toward the ropes as she’s pacing herself accordingly, looking to leap upward onto the ropes before leaping off with a TORNADO DDT—

Gavin Kirkland: BUT RULER FLIPS THROUGH THE DDT, RIGHT BACK ONTO HIS FEET!! Sienna’s quickly trying to return back to a fighting stance as Ruler’s gaze is set directly onto Jade! Sienna’s back up to and rushing toward Ruler… BUT A SHOTGUN DROPKICK CATCHES SIENNA JADE!! DROPKICKED DIRECTLY INTO THE CORNER BY RULER! But wait!!!

(TAG!)

Persephone: Oh he better tense the fuck up & ready up for that ass whooping. :mjgrin:

Stew-O: Now Ruler’s forget Sienna backed into the corner here, prone to further attack as he proceeds to run directly toward Sienna with another forearm, but Sienna quickly moves out of the way—ALLOWING KASSIDY TO NAIL A STIFF KICK RIGHT ACROSS RULER’S TEMPLE! Ruler’s considerably staggered as Kassidy now enters the ring while Sienna’s able to move right back up to her feet, the team rushing toward Ruler WITH A DOUBLE DROPKICK that takes Ruler down!!! Sienna maneuvers back toward the apron & in the corner while Kassidy has her focus primarily set on Ruler, her confidence never wavering even once in her body language as she’s ready to make the champions reap what they sowed!

Gavin Kirkland: Ruler’s in seated position as Kassidy’s got one half of the champs where they’re needed, rushing the ropes before running right back… WITH A SLIDING FOREARM STRIKE ACROSS THE BACK OF RULER’S NECK!! Ruler’s now grasping onto the back of his own neck as Heart’s got herself big momentum right now! She keeps herself situated in a crouched position behind Ruler while sending repeated ELBOW, AFTER ELBOW, right over the back of his neck!!! Ruler’s got no room to breathe right now as Kassidy’s applying incredible pressure!

Stew-O: Kassidy’s now maneuvering herself back upward while Ruler still hasn’t found any considerable ground to mount momentum, with Kass’ quickly transitioning herself directly into a DROPKICK right to the back of the neck without avail! A ruthless target that’s been placed on Ruler’s neck as Kassidy doesn’t waste another moment slamming Ruler down to the mat back first and hooking the leg!!

Referee: ONEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOO!!!

Gavin Kirkland: Ruler able to kick out!! Kassidy with a sly smirk on her face, rather enjoying that she’s getting to inflict all of the punishment in the world tonight on two people she has been eager to cause absolute agony upon! While I’m merely grateful we get these two fine ladies on our screens! 😍

Persephone: Even in your most formal behavior you’re obnoxious.

Stew-O: Kassidy doesn’t waste another second, now moving directly into a TRIANGLE CHOKE submission as she’s got Ruler exactly where he’d needed! All the more closer to regaining the Unified Tag Team Championships as Ruler’s surely feeling unmistakable pressure due in part to the focus on his neck!! Kassidy’s squeezing any life out of Ruler that she possibly can as compressing any air from that windpipe can do wonders, & Alex doesn’t seem to be in any position to interfere or else he’ll have to worry about Sienna Jade!

Gavin Kirkland: Well, maybe not be a favorite submission for Ruler to be in I personally—

Persephone: Call the fucking match dude you were doing alright.

Gavin Kirkland: Ruler’s struggle is visible all throughout his face at the moment, and Kassidy seems closer to a victory for the Jaded Hearts here! But Ruler’s refusing! He’s squirming about and trying to find a way out of this as he’s leaning himself closer to the ropes… BEFORE SHIFTING HIS BODY WEIGHT OVER KASSIDY WITH HER SHOULDERS DOWN!! PIN ATTEMPT!!!

Referee: ONEEEE!!!!

Stew-O: NOPE! Kassidy moves her shoulder off the mat while keeping the triangle choke situated tightly, but this reconfigured positioning from Kassidy now allows Ruler to do the same with propping his foot right over the rope! Quite the awareness from Ruler there as the referee is now counting down!! Kassidy remains adamant as ever with the submission… before letting go just before the five count!!! Now she’s got the referee trying to scold her while Ruler’s looking to recoup, coughing up quite the storm as he’s grasping onto the ropes to pull himself back up to his own feet!

Gavin Kirkland: Which seems to work out far more remarkably for the Jaded Hearts… AS SIENNA’S GOT A HOLD OF RULER’S ARMS FROM THE APRON! Ruler’s trapped here as he escaped on the worst side of the ring possible, you can call that positioning pretty deliberate from Kassidy’s end as well! Now Kassidy sees Ruler and brushes to the referee off as she aims for a FOREARM STRIKE—BUT RULER SQUIRMS! KASSIDY MAY HIT SIENNA!!!

Stew-O: NOT TODAY! Kassidy is able to halt her own momentum as Sienna’s wide-eyed, but nodding to her with affirmation that no contact’s been made! Kassidy doesn’t linger on the close call for a moment as she turns to Ruler—BUT A SPINNING BACK FIST FOLLOWS FROM RULER! THEN A KNIFE-EDGE CHOP PROCEEDS THE BACK FIST!!! RULER APPLYING FURTHER PRESSURE WITH A STEP-UP ENZIGURI THAT STAGGERS KASSIDY, BUT DOESN’T DROP HER! SHE STUMBLES BACKWARD AGAINST THE ROPES!! Now Ruler has a great opportunity to put Kass’ down and bring some much needed momentum to NICHOLISM, proceeding to rush the ropes & back toward Kassidy with A BICYCLE KICK—

Gavin Kirkland: KASSIDY DUCKS THE KICK AS RULER STUMBLES TOWARDS THE ROPES, ALLOWING SIENNA JADE TO NAIL A BOOT RIGHT ACROSS RULER’S TEMPLE!! That caught Ruler off guard, and this tag team offense is exactly what makes the Jaded Hearts such a great team! Ruler’s left entirely vulnerable as he’s leaned right over the ropes here, his legs taken off the mat as he’s left in a seated position over the middle ropes! Now Kassidy returns back to Ruler as she gets her arms wrapped around Ruler’s waist from behind him… AND SHE’S GOT HIM!!

Stew-O: BRIDGING GERMAN SUPLEX ACHIEVED!!! KASSIDY WITH THE GERMAN SUPLEX ASSISTED BY RULER POSITIONED OVER THE ROPES!! THE BRIDGE ALLOWS FOR THE PIN AS HIS SHOULDERS ARE DOWN ON THE MAT!!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEE!!!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOO!!!!

Referee: THREEE—

Gavin Kirkland: KICK OUT!! Ruler’s able to weather the storm for the moment, but Kassidy isn’t all too interested in allowing the necessary breathe that he may desperately need! Now Kassidy’s dragging Ruler upward into a proper form, this stance allowing for Kassidy to have a proper grasp of Ruler—BUT RULER’S TRYING ALL THAT HE CAN TO FIGHT BACK! SENDING FOREARMS ACROSS KASSIDY’S ABDOMEN! DROPPING TO A KNEE AS HE DOES SO!

Stew-O: KASS’ WITH A STIFF ELBOW ACROSS RULER’S TEMPLE THAT STAGGERS HIM BACK INTO THE ROPES! Ruler’s gingerly moving forward toward Kassidy as she uses this chance to swiftly maneuver behind Ruler—AND SEND HIM OVER THE BACK OF HIS NECK WITH A SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX!!

Gavin Kirkland: NO!!! RULER SQUIRMS FREE AND SENDS KASS ROLLING THROUGH WITH AN ARM DRAG! But Kassidy very quickly rolled up to her feet, now rushing toward Ruler WITH A FOREARM—RULER WITH A BOOT THAT KEEPS KASSIDY AT BAY! HE BACKS INTO THE TURNBUCKLE!! But Kassidy’s remaining extremely persistent here, still making the run toward Ruler as SHE LOOKS TO KEEP CONTROL—

Stew-O: KNEE LIFT FROM RULER CATCHES KASSIDY!!! Kass’ is now stumbling away from the corner as Ruler’s doing all that he can to garner the energy, all the while we see that the other half of NICHOLISM is looking to enter the fray once more!!!

(TAG!)

Persephone: *sigh* Why are they coming back?

Gavin Kirkland: Ruler’s able to rush back toward Kassidy with a SUCCESSFUL BICYCLE KICK THIS TIME AROUND! BUT KASSIDY’S RESILIENT! SHE’S NOT DROPPING TO EVEN A KNEE! BUT NOT BEFORE ALEX IS ABLE TO MOVE UP TO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE… AS THEY LEAP OFF WITH A MISSILE DROPKICK RIGHT ONTO KASSIDY!!! KASSIDY’S NOW DROPPED DOWN TO KNEE! Ruler & Alex are both situated in the ring while the referee is trying to tell Ruler off to keep this a one-on-one affair in the ring!

Stew-O: BUT A DOUBLE SUPERKICK FINALLY DROPS KASSIDY HEART INTO A SEATED POSITION!! Ruler has to move back to NICHOLISM’s corner while Alex is doing all that they can to suppress Kassidy!!! Myers is sending repeated kicks across Kassidy’s chest while she’s seated, with Alex building up as much control as possible before Kass’ can muster up the resolve to retort with fire of her own here!

Gavin Kirkland: Alex Myers’ right arm is being kept close to their body though! But they’re willing to do anything and everything tonight to assure that those tag titles remain in the hands of NICHOLISM! Now Alex is rushing the ropes, running back toward Kassidy AS THEY PURSUE A SHINING WIZARD—

Stew-O: MY GOODNESS! LARIAT TURNS ALEX MYERS INSIDE OUT!!! KASSIDY’S JUST TURNED THIS MATCH AROUND IN A BIG WAY JUST LIKE THAT!!! Myers is now left absolutely dazed while shaking his head vigorously, trying to recuperate far more quickly than they may be capable of doing! But this leaves them open for what may be the worst case scenario, ‘cause Kassidy’s got the widest grin on her face while treading over to Alex Myers!

Gavin Kirkland: As Kassidy’s positioning Alex accordingly, taking them off from a stance in the ring as she’s contorting their arch backward, and they’re struggling to free themselves here!! KASSIDY’S MOMENTS AWAY FROM ‘SPIRITUAL GIVER’—

Stew-O: ALEX WITH A DESPERATE HEADBUTT TO KASSIDY’S TEMPLE!! Kass’ remains headstrong however, not letting herself free Alex from the maneuver that could benefit her greatly in putting them away… BUT ANOTHER HEADBUTT FOLLOWS! AND A THIRD FINALLY ALLOWS ALEX TO SQUIRM FREE! Now Kassidy stumbles over closer to the ropes while Alex is trying to move back into this stance, and they rush toward Kassidy aiming for a JUMPING CLOTHESLINE!

Persephone: As they get thrown out by Kassidy right over the top rope!!! Smart thinking, pal!

Gavin Kirkland: Kassidy had Alex scouted, but Myers is able to hold onto the top rope!! They quickly move themselves back up onto the apron, not looking to drop for a second as Kassidy is quick to catch this! She motions over to the ropes as she’s looking to get her hands right on Alex & yank them back into the ring—

Stew-O: BUT ALEX WITH PELE KICK!! The pele kick sends Kassidy staggering backward as Myers now has Kassidy in quite the dubious position here, as they may be preparing to leap onto the top rope and—BUT HERE’S SIENNA LOOKING TO BOOT ALEX MYERS AS THEY’RE READY TO JUMP!!

Gavin Kirkland: ALEX DUCKS THE BOOT, FOLLOWING UP WITH A SPINNING HEEL KICK TO KNOCK SIENNA OFF THE APRON!! The quick thinking & impulse of Alex paying off in full there as they are able to now refocus on Kassidy! Kassidy’s still looking to be dazed as Alex LEAPS UP ONTO THE TOP ROPE AND—

Stew-O: KASSIDY SHOVES THE ROPES!!! ALEX COLLAPSES RIGHT ONTO THE TOP ROPE WITH THEIR GROIN LANDING RIGHT ON THE ROPE! Myers went through a very rough fall there as they now stumbled over onto the apron, going through a far more slower recovery as Kassidy was able to take full advantage of Sienna’s well timed distraction!! Kassidy doesn’t waste any time motioning back over to where Alex is, maneuvering the upper half of her own body through the ropes as she’s… JESUS CHRIST!

Gavin Kirkland: SLEEPER HOLD APPLIED AS ALEX MYERS’ FEET ARE OFF THE APRON! KASSIDY HEART IS PRACTICALLY CHOKING ALEX OUT ALL THE WHILE KEEPING THEM HELD UP HERSELF WITH A SICK GRIN ON HER FACE & ALL!!! The referee is surely counting down as this submission being applied through the ropes!!! Kassidy is making EVERY SINGLE MILLISECOND of this sleeper hold count while Alex Myers is in absolutely no position to escape from this, barely situating their feet over the apron now to have the slightest chance of keeping consciousness!

Persephone: Anddd she has to let go, the match doesn’t end but I got to see Alex get dumped down to the floor like a trash bag. You win & lose. 😢

Stew-O: Kassidy indeed lets go of the sleeper before the referee could count to five, but Alex is dropped straight down to the ringside floor because of it! Myers is not in any shape to mount any comeback here, and it looks like the referee isn’t too happy about how close that submission got to the count of five.

Gavin Kirkland: Yeah, but I don’t think Kassidy cares about just cutting it close. She did some pretty awful things while on Showdown, but that’s in the past now- WAIT! SIENNA’S MANEUVERING OVER TO ALEX WHILE THEY’RE AT RINGSIDE, WITH THE WRIST HELD…

Stew-O: INTO ‘WITCHES HAMMER’!! RIPCORD ROLLING ELBOW ABSOLUTELY ROCKS ALEX!! SIENNA EAGERLY ROLLS ALEX BACK IN THE RING AS KASSIDY TAKES ADVANTAGE BY HOOKING THE LEG!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE—

Gavin Kirkland: ALEX RAISES THE SHOULDER IN TIME!! Kassidy’s now shaking her own head here, but there’s not a single shred of doubt on her face! She quickly paces back over to Sienna, who’s able to be back in the corner for the tag!

(TAG!)

Stew-O: Now Alex Myers is ABSOLUTELY in a bad position as they have been!!! The Jaded Hearts may be closing in on becoming the tag champs’ once again as Sienna’s dragging Alex upward into a vertical stance, all the while Myers seems to be dazed out of their mind! Now Kassidy’s in position as is Sienna, AS THE CHALLENGERS LOOK FOR ‘SUBCULTURE’—

Gavin Kirkland: WHAT THE… RULER!!! RULER SHOVED SIENNA IN THE PLACE OF ALEX AT THE NICK OF TIME—AS KASSIDY HEART JUST STRUCK SIENNA WITH THE SPINNING HEEL KICK!!! Sienna Jade has been dropped!!! Kassidy’s wide-eyed & visibly furious as she focuses her attention directly on Ruler, looking to take his head off WITH A KICK—

Stew-O: DISCUS CLOTHESLINE CATCHES KASSIDY FIRST!!! Kassidy’s dropped but she’s refusing to stay down, in a daze while returning back to her feet as Ruler and Alex Myers are now both able to return to their feet!!! Kassidy’s doing her best to shake off these cob webs—BUT NOT BEFORE ‘HADDONFIELD’!!! THE LEG SWEEP INTO THE LARIAT COMBINATION THAT IS ABLE TO DROP KASSIDY!!! Kassidy’s rolling away from the mat & out of the ring as Alex finds themselves struggling considerably, and Ruler’s rushing over to the corner!!! He’s got his hand out for the tag while Alex is moving upward now!!! BUT SIENNA’S KEEPING A HOLD OF THEIR ARM! SIENNA JADE’S NOT ALLOWING THEM TO MANEUVER!!

Gavin Kirkland: BUT ALEX FINDS A WAY AS A JUMPING KNEE OUT OF PURE DESPERATION CATCHES SIENNA IN THE JAW!! Jade drops the a knee as Alex LEAPS FORWARD!!

(TAG!)

Stew-O: AS RULER MAKES HIS ASCENT UPWARD TO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE WHILE SIENNA JADE IS DAZED… AS HE’S LOOKING FOR ‘CATCH THE RAINBOW’ TO LAND DIRECTLY ON SIENNA!!!

Persephone: AS IT UNFORTUNATELY DOES!!! He maintains the pin as he’s got the leg hooked while Sienna’s down!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Referee: THREEE—

Gavin Kirkland: NOT ENOUGH!! SIENNA’S STILL KEEPING HERSELF WILLING THROUGH THIS TITLE BOUT! Now Ruler’s in a position himself where he cannot allow any significant movement from Sienna Jade that could cause the downfall of NICHOLISM tonight! Sienna’s able to crawl before bringing herself to her own knees… AS RULER SENDS AN IMMENSE KICK ACROSS HER CHEST! Sienna remains in this position as she’s not willing to give way and slump back down to the mat! WHICH LEADS TO ANOTHER KICK ACROSS HER CHEST!!! Ruler’s not allowing any room for Sienna here AS ANOTHER FOLLOWS!

Stew-O: NO! SIENNA CAUGHT THE LEG!! Jade is able to return back to her feet as she’s shaking her head while glaring toward Ruler, not impressed as she spots Myers looking to move themselves back into the battle!!! Alex is rushing up to his feet and over to Sienna WITH A FOOT STOMP—

Gavin Kirkland: SIENNA PULLS RULER DIRECTLY INTO THE FOOT STOMP TO AVOID IT!!! Jade returns the favor for what Ruler caused moments ago as Ruler’s now dazed when trying to return to his feet! Myers is wide-eyed as he’s trying to push themselves back up to their feet—BUT SIENNA WITH A HOLD OF ALEX’S ARM… AS SHE SENDS ALEX SPIRALING INTO THE MAT SHOULDER FIRST AFTER TWISTING THEIR ARM DOWNWARD!!! Myers is crying out in agony while clutching onto their arm, allowing Sienna to drag Myers in position while Ruler’s rising!!!

Stew-O: AS SHE FOLLOWS THROUGH WITH A TORNADO DDT!!! USING RULER AS THE ELEVATION TO MAKE THE TORNADO DDT HAPPEN!!! Incredible thinking from Sienna Jade as she kicked off of Ruler to gain the proper momentum! Alex flips over after the DDT spiked them right onto their skull, rolling over to the apron!! Now Ruler’s dazed further as Sienna returns to her feet!!! She’s dragging Ruler into position, using EVERY OUNCE of her strength to hoist one half of the champions upward here!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: ‘CLAPBACK’!!!! THE BACK-TO-BACK BACKBREAKER MAY JUST BE ENOUGH TONIGHT!!! SIENNA HOOKS THE LEG AS THE REFEREE SLIDES TO THE COUNT!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE—

Stew-O: RULER WITH THE ARM RAISED!! BUT SIENNA JADE IMMEDIATELY EMPLOYS THE CAMEL CLUTCH AS SHE SITUATES HIMSELF DIRECTLY OVER RULER!! CAMEL CLUTCH IS APPLIED!!!! Ruler is squirming as much as he possibly can, trying to clench his fists as he’s remaining as able in his own head as possible!!! Ruler’s in a less than ideal position… BUT ALEX IS BACK UP TO THEIR FEET! THEY’RE MOVING TOWARD SIENNA AS—

Gavin Kirkland: KASSIDY’S BACK IN THE FRAY BY YANKING ALEX’S ARM DOWNWARD INTO THE MAT!!! IN THE SAME VEIN OF SIENNA AS THEIR SHOULDER MEETS THE CANVAS!! Myers is in immeasurable pain right now as Kassidy’s inserted herself back into the battle, with a quick grasp of Alex’s own worn down right arm… TRANSITIONING INTO AN ARM BAR NOW!! KASSIDY’S GOT THE ARM BAR LOCKED IN WHILE SIENNA’S CAMEL CLUTCH IS SINGED TIGHTLY ON RULER!! Alex is trying to do all that they can to make this work, as Ruler’s fading!!!! Myers can’t do a damn thing about this! THESE LOVELY LADIES ARE BRINGING THE GOLD BACK HOME!!

Persephone: ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL PARLAY! BEING A GENIUS IS GREAT SOMETIMES!

Stew-O: RULER’S CONSCIOUS!! HE’S WIDE-EYED AS HE’S MUSTERING UP ALL OF THE STRENGTH IMAGINABLE TO BRING HIMSELF UP TO HIS OWN FEET, WITH SIENNA STILL TRYING TO KEEP THE CAMEL CLUTCH APPLIED ALL THE WHILE!!! MYERS IS STRUGGLING BEYOND BELIEF DUE TO KASSIDY’S ARM BAR… BUT NOT BEFORE RULER FALLS BACK!!! SIENNA IS DROPPED DIRECTLY UPON KASSIDY AS ALEX IS NOW FREE FROM THE SUBMISSION!!!

Gavin Kirkland: The referee doesn’t seem to have an ounce of control tonight!!! Ruler’s now quickly working back up to his own feet, coughing up from the camel clutch that Sienna kept applied for a considerable amount of time! Sienna & Kassidy are motioning themselves up as Sienna rushed toward Ruler with a KICK—BUT RULER DUCKS—ONLY TO BE CAUGHT BY THE ‘HEART STOPPER’!!! RULER’S NAILED WITH THE PUNCH DIRECTLY INTO THE HEART AS SIENNA’S GOT RULER IN POSITION…

Stew-O: **RDG!!!!** THE BRIDGING FISHERMAN’S SUPLEX!!!! SIENNA KEEPS THE PIN APPLIED!!!! GAME, SET, MATCH! KASSIDY SITS AGAINST THE MIDDLE ROPE WITH A GRIN PLASTERED ON HER FACE!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Persephone: HALLELUJAH!!! NEW CHAMPS—

Gavin Kirkland: ‘ANGELIC BLESSING’!!!!!!! ALEX MYERS FROM OUTTA NOWHERE WITH THE SWANTON BOMB ONTO SIENNA JADE TO STOP THE COUNT!!!

Stew-O: UNBELIEVABLE!!! NOW ALEX MYERS IS TRYING TO MOVE UPWARD THEIR FEET AS—

Gavin Kirkland: HELLUVA KICK FROM KASSIDY!!! THE ‘RAPTURE’ NAILS ALEX RIGHT ACROSS THE JAW!!! Kassidy Heart’s absolutely furious with this match not already being over! Gold around that incredible waist and all being halted! She eagerly drags Sienna over to their corner!!!

(TAG!)

Stew-O: Now Kassidy’s the legal competitor for Jaded Hearts! She’s not here to allow any moment here to be wasted while dragging Ruler into a proper stance to exact the victory tonight!!!! KASSIDY’S NOT GONNA LET THIS GO TO WASTE!!

Gavin Kirkland: ‘BIND. TORTURE. KILL’!!!!! INVERTED SURFBOARD WITH THE ARMS GRASPED UPWARD!!! THE PAIN MUST BE FAR MORE AGONIZING THAN ANYTHING FOR RULER!!! AND ALL OF THAT PRESSURE PLACED ON HIS NECK AT THAT!!!!

Stew-O: THERE’S NO OTHER WAY THAT THIS CAN POSSIBLY END!!! RULER’S SPENT, & KASSIDY HAS ALL BUT ENSURED THAT VICTORY’S AT HAND TONIGHT!!!!

Persephone: RULER’S QUICKLY FADING! POOR BASTARD’S NOT ABLE TO HOLD OUT FOR MUCH LONGER!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: OH MY GOD!!!!

Stew-O: ‘WE DON’T HAVE MANY DAYS’!!!!!! ALEX MYERS WITH A MANEUVER THAT’S ABLE TO PUT DOWN ELITISTS AND WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS!!! KASSIDY’S ABSOLUTELY ROCKED AS RULER’S GROGGILY MOTIONING UPWARD, WITH MYERS HELPING HIM UP…

Gavin Kirkland: AS HE POINTS DIRECTLY TOWARD THE IMMENSELY DAZED KASSIDY HEART! WITH ONE MORE OPPORTUNITY…. RULER—

Stew-O: NAILS **REVOLUTIONIZER!!!!** HE SLUMPS OVER KASSIDY TO MAKE THE COVER!!!! TO RETAIN!!!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: MY GOD!!! KASSIDY KICKS OUT!!! KASSIDY HEART KICKS OUT OF TWO OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MANEUVERS FROM THEIR ARSENALS!!! ALEX & RULER ARE IN SHOCK, THE DREAD IS BUILDING WITHIN THEM!

(Ruler & Alex are left shocked for the moment, but Alex quickly shakes their head as they look toward Ruler.)

Alex Myers: (off-mic) HUNTER…

Ruler: (off-mic) We end this… *NOW.*

Stew-O: BUT THERE’S NO TIME TO PONDER! ALEX & RULER HAVE THEIR MINDS MADE UP, AS ALEX RETURNS TO THE CORNER!!!

(TAG!)

Gavin Kirkland: NOW THEY’RE LOOKING TO PUT KASSIDY AWAY ALONG WITH THE JADED HEARTS AS A WHOLE!! RULER’S GOT KASSIDY IN PLACE, WHILE ALEX IS MOVING UP TO THE TOP… THEY’RE GONNA DO IT!!!

Stew-O: **’EMPIRE TO ASHES’**—

Gavin Kirkland: **’RAW SIENNA’**!!!!!! THE SPRINGBOARD DROPKICK FROM SIENNA JADE SENDS RULER REELING OUT OF THE RING!!!! RULER’S GONE!!! ALEX IS STILL AT THE TOP!!!

Stew-O: AS KASSIDY RECOVERS JUST IN TIME TO QUICKLY CLIMB UP TO THE TOP WHERE MYERS IS SITUATED!!!!

(Kassidy is at the top, as she grabs a hold of Alex’s weakened arm with an expression that emphasizes frustration, anger, and the impending satisfaction to come.)

Kassidy Heart: (off-mic) Well fucking done… *but we’ll be taking our babies back.*

Gavin Kirkland: VERY TRYING WORDS—THAT LEAD TO AN INVERTED ‘GAWD’S GIFT’!!!! HOLY CRAP!!!! AND KASSIDY MANEUVERS PROPERLY INTO MAINTAINING THE CROSS ARMBREAKER!!!! ALEX IS WRITHING IN EXCRUCIATING AGONY!!!! KASSIDY’S GOT GAWD’S GIFT LOCKED IN!!! ALEX MYERS IS SQUIRMING ALL AROUND TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAN TO POSSIBLY MANEUVER THEMSELVES OUT OF THIS!!!

Stew-O: BUT THE PAIN!!! THE PAIN IS TOO SEVERE!!! KASSIDY COULD BREAK THEIR ARM AT ANY GIVEN SECOND HERE!!!! ALEX MAY HAVE NO CHOICE!!!

(The ‘Gawd’s Gift’ is maintained directly in the middle of the ring, as Alex tries to squirm further but to no avail, their hand hovering over the mat as Kassidy’s gritting her teeth.)

Persephone: NO!!!! WHY IS HE HERE!!!

Gavin Kirkland: RULER!!! HE’S DOING ALL HE CAN TO GET HIMSELF BACK INTO THE RING! HE’S GONNA BREAK UP THE SUBMISSION TO KEEP THE MATCH—

Stew-O: OH MY GOD! SIENNA STOMPS DOWN ONTO THE BACK OF RULER’S NECK AS HE WAS TRYING TO GET INTO THE RING FULLY!!! NOW SHE PULLS RULER’S UPPER BODY FROM UNDER THE BOTTOM ROPE… TO APPLY A MODIFIED ‘TEMPTRESS’ CROSSFACE ON THE APRON!!!! RULER’S FACING HIS OWN MEASURE OF AGONY HERE!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: ALEX IS FIGHTING… AND FIGHTING…. AND FIGHTING!!! TRYING TO BE RESILIENT!

Sienna Jade: (off-mic) PUT AN END TO THIS NONSENSE!

Kassidy Heart: (off-mic) THIS STUPID FAIRYTALE… IS OVER!!!

Stew-O: OH MY GOD!! KASSIDY’S CONTORTING THE ARM BACKWARD!!!!! ALEX MYERS IS SCREAMING OUT!!!!!! SHE’S BITING ON THEIR FINGERS AS WELL!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: ALEX HAS TO—

Stew-O: # TAP!!!! ALEX IS TAPPING!!!!! THE JADED HEARTS RECLAIM THEIR GOLD!!!

(DING! DING! DING!)

Bella Braxton: HERE ARE YOUR WINNERS…. AND NEWWWWWW EAW UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS, KASSIDY HEART & SIENNA JADE… THE JADEDDDDD HEARTS!!!

(Kassidy lets go of the submission, as does Sienna as both women sport immense grins over their faces after achieving victory. The referee receives the championships, giving the titles to Kassidy & Sienna when they’re both inside the ring as he raises their hands to signal their reclaiming of the championships.)

Persephone: Well I’d say congrats but, don’t fancy anybody other than the man of my dreams! Excuse me while I facetime him! 😊

Gavin Kirkland: AM I GLAD IT’S THE JADED HEARTS! Of course, NICHOLISM absolutely fought through to the very end with every fiber of their collective being, they have been able to make it this far into their reign as two immeasurably dangerous teams have lurked among the waters. But tonight, with no British Invasion around at that, the Jaded Hearts have taken back their gold & made good on the result from Operation: Doomsday! CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF THESE LADIES ANYNOW! A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT!

Stew-O: *Slow down a bit, Gavin.* My colleague is very much enthralled & captivated, but this can also be viewed from the lens of Jaded Hearts closing one chapter that will surely lead to another. As NICHOLISM had an incredible moment when winning the championships, the Jaded Hearts simply stood out as an all too great of a threat on this night, despite their impressive efforts of battling through all of the offense thrown toward them. British Invasion are surely looking on, congratulations… to the Jaded Hearts!

(Kassidy & Sienna share a hug with one another while holding their championships high in the air, before separating to continue celebration as they are. Ruler & Alex remain seated with one another on the ringside floor, being checked on by the referee & an additional official as Alex clutches his arm, the former champions visibly disappointed with the result as the scene fades from there.)

(A commercial is shown for the first inductee into the EAW Hall of Fame Class of 2024…)

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(Fighting Spirit fades back in as the final match graphic of the night flashes across the screen.)

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(The camera then goes over to Bella Braxton standing at the center of the ring as she has a microphone in her hand and a smile on her face, beginning to speak.)

Bella Braxton: This is a contest scheduled for…

Crowd: ONE FALL!!!

Bella Braxton: And it is for… the EAW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!!!!!!!

(‘Faneto’ by Chief Keef is heard blasting through the speakers as the camera goes over to a very serious-looking SOSA Henderson who makes his way out from the backstage area and toward the stage. With a piercing glare, he looks toward the ring, before he then begins to make his way down the ramp.)

Bella Braxton: Introducing first… from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania… weighing in at 191 pounds… ‘BULLETPROOF’… SOSA HENDERSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stew-O: The last time SOSA Henderson was in a World Championship match was, funnily enough, his last match in the company before he went on break. It was Road To Redemption just last year in the Extreme Elimination Chamber, and while Myles went on to win the World Heavyweight Championship in that very match, tonight, SOSA looks to make up for his wrongdoings and become a two-time World Champion once and for all.

Gavin Kirkland: SOSA is looking to close the book on this chapter of his career, and it’s clear that it has been a long road of losses and injuries to get to this point. But he’s unwavering, he hasn’t caved in just yet, and now as he makes his way to the ring, I don’t think he sees a reality where he doesn’t win here tonight.

Persephone: Oh c’mon, enough of this fairytale already. He’s had one too many opportunities. I’m not going to say that he’s going to lose this one because the Champion has the intelligence of a first grader so the bar is extremely low, but if he does he might need to reconsider his job profession or something.

(‘Enemy Strike’ by Yuki Hayashi begins to blast through the speakers of the arena as the crowd roars for the World Heavyweight Champion Myles who is seen making his way out to the stage. He is in a very bitter mood, at least, a lot more than he usually is. After the events that occurred tonight, he is not looking very happy and is coming into this match with a lot of pent up emotion.)

Bella Braxton: And his opponent… from Melbourne, Australia… weighing in at 225 pounds… he is the EAW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!!!!!!!!!! ‘THE ABSOLUTE, UNDISPUTED, UNRIVALED’… MYLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Persephone: You know what it smells like?

Stew-O: What?

Persephone: Cake.

Stew-O: :francis:

Persephone: He ruined my evening by ruining my cake, I deserve to make fun of him at least.

Gavin Kirkland: Well that was actually Jamie O’Hara who did that after he put Myles through it with his own move. Jamie wrecked the house at Myles and Minerva’s wedding, but Myles didn’t let it go silently. He interfered in Jamie’s tag team match and of course caused a lot of wreckage there as well. Now Myles meets his final stop here tonight defending his title.

Stew-O: But you can’t help but wonder if Jamie is going to make an appearance tonight, that wouldn’t be all that surprising considering everything that’s happened. We’ve clearly been escalating. But tonight, I’m sure all that Myles is worrying about is making sure that he walks out with the World Heavyweight Championship.

(DING! DING! DING!)

Stew-O: The bell has rung and we are officially underway with the MAIN EVENT of Fighting Spirit! The Champion Myles, en route to main eventing another consecutive Pain For Pride main event, faces a huge hurdle in his way in the form of former World Champion SOSA Henderson. SOSA, as you remember, made his re-introduction to the Friday Night Dynasty brand by attacking Myles and making his title ambitions known. Now the two square off in a highly anticipated matchup here tonight in Dallas, Texas!

Persephone: I’ll give you credit for one thing, Sew, you make this match sound better than what it actually is. It’s a shame that both of them are going to shit the bed just like Myles’ stupid wedding did earlier in the show.

Gavin Kirkland: Well that wasn’t his fault- Anyway… Myles and SOSA are making their way toward one another, and it looks like they want to start this off with a collar-and-elbow tie-up. They lock up, and immediately Myles is quick to slip around and grab him at the waist, attempting to lift him off the ground and drop him to the canvas! But SOSA manages to keep himself situated, planting his feet down before breaking free of his grip and slipping around, grabbing ahold of his wrist and locking in an arm wrench! SOSA immediately presses Myles’ leg, trying to force him down to a knee, but Myles is quick to go for a forward roll as he turns around the arm wrench… FLIPPING SOSA AROUND AND TAKING HIM DOWN TO THE MAT!

Stew-O: SOSA tries to get up to his feet, but he only manages to get up to a seated position before Myles drops down and locks in a chin lock! SOSA is struggling for air, reaching out and trying to find a way out of the situation that he’s in, but Myles has him right in place, not letting him go anywhere! SOSA though is not letting that affect him, AS HE BRINGS UP HIS LEG AND KICKS HIM RIGHT AGAINST HIS FACE! This loosens Myles’ grip as SOSA rolls himself backward, PINNING MYLES’ SHOULDERS TO THE MAT!

Referee: OOONNNEEE!!!

Gavin Kirkland: KICK OUT! Myles is forced to let go of the hold to get his shoulders up before two, and immediately SOSA takes advantage! He rolls through and locks in a grounded headlock, keeping Myles on the ground before he can completely get back up to his feet! Myles is struggling to get back up, and it’s clear this is not a good situation for him to be in right now. He’s beginning to shift his body over, trying to find some sort of ground in order to push himself back up to his feet. But SOSA has his hold locked in tight, he’s not looking to let it go whatsoever! Myles though is making sure that he doesn’t have a choice as he manages to press his foot to the ground and push himself back up to his feet!

Stew-O: Myles manages to get back up and immediately he’s beginning to send strikes toward the abdomen of SOSA! He’s relentless in his attack trying to gain some sort of leeway here, but SOSA is doing what he can right now to stay ahead! He’s not wavering as he continues to wrench at the head of Myles, trying to make sure that he stays under control! Myles is forced to pivot as he begins to push him toward the edge of the ring, looking to force a rope break between the two by the referee. SOSA is trying to hold his ground but the strength of Myles is what’s keeping him up right now, as both of them are up against the ropes and the referee is forced to intervene and break them apart!

Gavin Kirkland: BUT SOSA SLAPS MYLES ACROSS THE FACE! Myles staggers back and he does not look very happy about it, BUT BEFORE HE CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, SOSA TAKES A CHEAP SHOT AND LAYS MYLES OUT WITH A RIGHT HAND! Myles is dropped down to the mat momentarily but manages to stagger up to his feet… ONLY FOR SOSA TO SPRINT TOWARD HIM AND CONNECT WITH A CLOTHESLINE THAT SENDS HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE AND OUT OF THE RING!

Stew-O: You can see the fierce look of determination in the eyes of SOSA now as he begins to get in the groove at the beginning of this match. Myles is down on the outside but it doesn’t take very long before he manages to find the barricade and uses that to get back up to his feet. SOSA now is not looking to let up though as he’s poised to strike, turning around and running to the ropes and back… BEFORE LEAPING THROUGH THE ROPES AND TRYING TO CONNECT WITH A SUICIDE DIVE TO TAKE HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND-

Gavin Kirkland: BUT MYLES MANAGES TO PUSH HIMSELF FORWARD AND STEP UP TO LAND A PUNCH ACROSS THE FACE OF SOSA WHILE HE’S FLYING THROUGH! The challenger is immediately pushed back into the ring and he drops down to the floor momentarily. He tries to get back up to his feet, BUT MYLES HAS HIM BY THE ANKLE AS HE TAKES A HOLD OF HIM AND YANKS HIM OUT OF THE RING! All Myles needed right here was an opening, as he takes hold of SOSA’s head… BEFORE SENDING HIM SHOULDER-FIRST INTO THE BARRICADE!

Referee: OONNEE!!

Referee: TTWWOO!!

Stew-O: SOSA is leveled on the ring mat in pain now as the referee begins the ten count, and this is not at all looking good depending on what Myles does next. He has him by the head as he brings him back up to his feet… TURNING HIM AROUND AND RUNNING HIM FORWARD BEFORE SMACKING HIS FACE AGAINST THE RINGPOST THIS TIME! SOSA isn’t entirely taken down by that but he stumbles forward, trying to get away, but Myles isn’t going to let him do that. He takes hold of him once again, BEFORE TURNING HIM AROUND THIS TIME AND SLAMMING HIM AGAINST THE FRONT OF OUR ANNOUNCER’S TABLE!

Referee: TTHHRRRREEEE!!

Referee: FFOOUURR!!

Persephone: HEY! HEY! GET THE FUCK AWAY! WHAT’S YOUR DEAL?! DON’T YOU KNOW WE’RE STILL IN A PANDEMIC?! SIX FEET APART!

Gavin Kirkland: SOSA is having a hard time fighting back now, as he crumbles down to the ground and this gives Myles the opportunity to begin to clear the way. He rips off the front of our table and takes it down before beginning to wipe it clean! He’s looking to put him through and it’s beginning to be made evident as he grabs SOSA and puts him over the table! Myles is now slowly beginning to climb up and join him as he takes him by the head and brings him up! Oh, dear…

Referee: FFIIVVEE!!

Referee: SSIIXX!!

Stew-O: AS MYLES LIFTS HIM UP AND IS LOOKING TO CONNECT WITH A ‘WRATHFUL DAYSTAR’ THROUGH THE TABLE! HE HAS SOSA UP INTO THE CANADIAN RACK AND SPINS HIM AROUND INTO THE DDT!

Gavin Kirkland: BUT SOSA MANAGES TO SLIP OUT AND LAND BEHIND HIM!

Persephone: BUT THANK GAWD HE FINALLY GETS AWAY FROM US AS SOSA RUNS FORWARD AND GRABS MYLES BY THE WAIST BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A SPEAR OFF THE ANNOUNCERS TABLE AND TO THE FLOOR! THEY’RE BOTH WIPED OUT AND THIS MATCH IS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO ENDING BY COUNTOUT! I WOULD LOVE THAT!

Referee: SSEEVVEENN!!

Referee: EEIIGGHHTT!!

Stew-O: But the count is still continuing, and while Myles is completely unresponsive on the ground right now, SOSA is staggering up to his feet, taking hold of Myles and slowly beginning to heave him back up to his feet! You can see the fatigue beginning to set in for both of these competitors right now as they desperately try and gain the upper hand!

Referee: NNIINNEE!!

Gavin Kirkland: BUT JUST BEFORE THE COUNT OF TEN SOSA MANAGES TO MUSTER OUT THE STRENGTH TO PUSH MYLES AND HIMSELF BACK INTO THE RING! MYLES IS ROLLED ON HIS BACK AS SOSA TAKES HIS ARM AND THROWS IT OVER HIM! TRYING FOR A DESPERATION PIN ATTEMPT AFTER THE HUGE MOVE ON THE OUTSIDE!

Referee: OOONNNEEE!!!

Referee: TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

Referee: TTTTTTHHH-

Persephone: BUT MYLES UNFORTUNATELY MANAGES TO KICK OUT! This World Heavyweight Championship match which I have the unfortunate displeasure of watching is forced to continue.

Stew-O: You can see the frustration beginning to set in on the face of SOSA as he gets back up to his feet, he doesn’t seem to be all that enthused that wasn’t enough to get the job done. But you can see the gears beginning to turn in his head as he makes his way toward the corner, now beginning to scale up to the top rope while Myles is still lying flat on the ground. He’s perched up top and it looks like he’s going for it!

Gavin Kirkland: AS HE PUSHES HIMSELF OFF OF THE TOP ROPE AND GOES FOR THE ‘SOSA BOMB’! SOSA FLIPS HIMSELF OVER AND LOOKS TO CRUSH MYLES UNDERNEATH WITH ANOTHER BIG MOVE!

Stew-O: BUT MYLES MOVES OUT OF THE WAY! He rolls back up to his feet while SOSA lands hard on his back, beginning to push himself up as well… JUST FOR MYLES TO LEAP INTO THE AIR AND CONNECT FLUSH WITH A BICYCLE KNEE STRIKE AGAINST HIS FACE! Myles then grabs hold of both of his arms… BEFORE PULLING HIM IN AND NAILING HIM WITH A VICIOUS KAMIGOYE AGAINST HIS SKULL! THE WORLD CHAMPION ISN’T DONE AS HE KEEPS A HOLD OF HIS WRIST AND BRINGS HIM BACK UP, GRABBING HIM AND PULLING HIM INTO A FRONT FACELOCK… BEFORE LIFTING HIM OFF THE GROUND AND DROPPING HIM DOWN WITH A BRAINBUSTER!

Gavin Kirkland: SOSA is wiped out and you can see that it took everything within Myles in order to get the job done right there! But it looks like it’s not going to last very long, as SOSA is rolling toward one of the corners and using the ropes to get up to his feet. Myles is going to have to do something and do something fast in order to make sure that he keeps the tempo going here. SOSA has his chest pressed against the turnbuckle, back to Myles… AS MYLES LEAPS INTO THE AIR AND CONNECTS WITH A HARD KNEE STRIKE TO HIS SPINE!

Stew-O: SOSA is hurt by this and Myles is not wasting any time as he goes under and grabs a hold of him by the waist, then begins to pull him back and toward the center of the ring… but that doesn’t happen as SOSA is holding on! He grabs a hold of the top turnbuckle as he refuses to let go! He knows that if he does it’s not going to turn out well for him! Myles is doing what he can in order to get SOSA away, but he seems adamant on keeping some sort of grip on something to make sure that he doesn’t slip away…

Gavin Kirkland: BUT SOSA DOESN’T HAVE A CHOICE AS THE TURNBUCKLE PADDING IS RIPPED OFF ITS HINGES, EXPOSING THE CORNER! SOSA HAS A HOLD OF THE TURNBUCKLE AS MYLES IS FINALLY ABLE TO BRING HIM TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE RING AND LIFT HIM INTO THE AIR FOR A GERMAN SUPLEX-

Stew-O: BUT SOSA MANAGES TO LAND ON HIS FEET! HE TURNS AROUND AND TOSSES THE TURNBUCKLE AWAY BEFORE SHOVING MYLES TOWARD THE CORNER! MYLES NEARLY COLLIDES WITH THE EXPOSED TURNBUCKLE, BUT HE MANAGES TO STOP HIMSELF AS HE TURNS AROUND… AND SOSA IS SEEN BREAKING INTO A FULL SPRINT AS HE LEAPS INTO THE AIR AND TRIES TO CONNECT WITH A HIGH KNEE STRAIGHT TO HIS FACE!

Persephone: BUT HE MIGHT BE FUCKING STUPID, AS MYLES MANAGES TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY AS SOSA’S RIGHT KNEE CONNECTS FULL FORCE WITH THE EXPOSED TURNBUCKLE!

Gavin Kirkland: SOSA is hurting as you can see him nursing that knee trying to get back on track, BUT BEFORE HE CAN DO ANYTHING IT’S MYLES THAT RUSHES FORWARD AND CONNECTS WITH A KICK STRAIGHT TO THAT SAME KNEE! SOSA is down on the ground clutching his leg and it’s clear what Myles is aiming for here, he sees a target and is looking to take advantage of it as he grabs a hold of the leg of SOSA and begins to stomp on it repeatedly! Trying to wear him down!

Stew-O: SOSA is in immense pain right now trying his best to stay ahead, but unfortunately this is not looking good for his chances especially if he’s hurt! Myles is relentless, but SOSA is quick to use his opposite leg to boot him straight in the face to try and get some leeway! Myles is stunned but still has a hold of that right leg as SOSA uses the ropes to try and slowly inch himself back up to his feet! SOSA is brainstorming a way to get out of this… AS HE LIFTS HIS FOOT UP AND GOES FOR AN ENZUGIRI TO THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD!

Gavin Kirkland: BUT MYLES DUCKS UNDER THAT! SOSA is back down on the ground but Myles is yanking him back up by his leg… BEFORE TAKING HIM DOWN WITH A DRAGON SCREW! MYLES ISN’T DONE EITHER, AS HE TRANSITIONS THAT INTO A SINGLE-LEG BOSTON CRAB! I could only imagine the agony that SOSA is in right now as he tries to reach out to the ropes! Myles is putting all that pressure down on his injured knee and that is not going to bode well for him if this intensifies! SOSA is scratching at the canvas now, trying to inch himself closer to the ropes to force a break, but the Champion is not looking to let up!

Stew-O: BUT HE’S NOT GOING TO HAVE A CHOICE AS SOSA MANAGES TO CLUTCH THE BOTTOM ROPE JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME! The referee is starting the five count but for obvious reasons, Myles is using the full extent of that count before releasing the hold at four. And this might have just completely shifted this match entirely!

Gavin Kirkland: SOSA is clutching at his knee as he uses the ropes to try and get himself back up to his feet, and now Myles has a hold of him by the arm as he takes his wrist and sends him to the opposite side of the ring… BEFORE DROPPING DOWN AND CONNECTING WITH A BASEMENT DROPKICK AS SOSA IS WIPED OUT ONTO THE CANVAS! Myles then is quick to grab SOSA once again and bring him back up, sending him to the ropes one more time…

Stew-O: BEFORE LIFTING HIM OFF OF THE GROUND AND GOING FOR A ‘VICTORIA’ TO CONNECT! THE POP-UP KNEE STRIKE TO THE FACE OF SOSA!

Gavin Kirkland: BUT SOSA LANDS AS HE GRABS THE LEG OF MYLES AND SWEEPS THE OTHER ONE TO TAKE HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND! YOU CAN SEE SOSA IS HURT, BUT THAT’S NOT STOPPING HIM AS HE LEAPS INTO THE AIR AND CONNECTS WITH A STANDING SHOOTING STAR PRESS! You can see SOSA shoot up to his feet, but he staggers back in pain knowing exactly why that’s the case. On the otherhand, Myles is beginning to get back up as well, still hurt, AS HE RUSHES FORWARD AND TRIES TO CONNECT WITH A CLOTHESLINE TO THE HEAD-

Stew-O: BUT SOSA DUCKS UNDER IT AS HE RUNS TO THE ROPES AND BACK… BEFORE LEAPING ONTO MYLES’ SHOULDERS AND TAKING HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH A HURRICANRANA! Myles is taken down to a seated position as he tries to get back up, BUT SOSA USES THAT LEFT LEG OF HIS TO RUSH FORWARD AND CONNECT WITH A HARD KICK TO HIS CHEST TO TAKE HIM DOWN TO THE MAT!

Persephone: Look at this idiot! He’s barely doing anything! Myles is still getting back up to his feet and it looks like his moves have been completely ineffective so far. But regardless he’s still going to try for something I guess as he waits for Myles to get up to his feet while he’s leaning against the corner…

Stew-O: AS HE RUSHES TOWARD HIM AND TRIES TO CFUT HIM IN HALF WITH THE SPEAR! SPEAR ATTEMPT TO MYLES-

Gavin Kirkland: BUT MYLES INSTEAD POPS HIM UP OFF THE GROUND WHILE HE’S RUNNING TOWARD HIM AND NAILS HIM WITH ‘VICTORIA’! POP-UP KNEE STRIKE CONNECTS DRPPING SOSA DOWN TO THE MAT AND MYLES IS QUICK TO DROP DOWN AND HOOK THE LEG! GOING FOR THE PIN!

Referee: OOONNNEEE!!!

Referee: TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

Referee: TTTTTTHHHHHHRR-

Stew-O: BUT IT’S SOSA THAT MANAGES TO GET THE SHOULDER UP JUST IN TIME! SOSA had a spurt of momentum there and Myles was quick to snuff that out, and he knows that’s what he wants to do if he wants to even consider walking out of Dallas tonight still the World Heavyweight Champion!

Persephone: Lord almighty help us all, it’s going to be a long night.

Gavin Kirkland: Myles is back up though and he has SOSA by the hair looking to inflict some more offense on him, but before he’s able to do that, it looks like SOSA is beginning to fight back! He begins to send some strikes the way of the Champion, trying to calm the storm for the moment so he can get enough time to recover and get back into this match! BUT BEFORE HE CAN GO ANY FURTHER THAN THAT, MYLES SNATCHES HIM BY THE HEAD BEFORE DRIVING HIS KNEE STRAIGHT INTO HIS ABDOMEN!

Stew-O: SOSA is forced to stagger backward and down to a knee and you can see the pain that he’s in right now, clutching that knee and Myles is not wasting any time bringing him back up to his feet and sending him toward the ropes… WAIT! SOSA TURNS IT AROUND AND SENDS HIM TO THE ROPES INSTEAD… AS HE LEAPS INTO THE AIR AND DROPS THE CHAMPION DOWN WITH A TORNADO KICK!

Gavin Kirkland: SOSA timed himself there and has just given himself the chance to take advantage as he reaches out and grabs a hold of Myles before then beginning to get back up to his feet as well. He then grabs him by the arm before sending him into an Irish whip toward one of the corners! Myles collides with it as he leans against it for support, while SOSA rushes forward… CONNECTING WITH A HARD EUROPEAN UPPERCUT TO HIS JAW TO SEND HIM DOWN TO A SEATED POSITION! Myles is hurt and this gives SOSA the chance to run to the ropes and back… BEFORE NAILING HIM WITH A RUNNING FOOT WASH TO COMPLETELY TAKE HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND!

Stew-O: SOSA now has him by the arm and drags him toward the center of the ring, AS HE GRABS HIM AND LIFTS HIM UP INTO A FIREMAN’S CARRY- But before he’s able to do that it’s Myles that begins to send hard elbows toward the side of his head! SOSA is quick to let go as he drops Myles down to the ground, not having enough strength to keep him up in the air for very long, AS MYLES LEAPS INTO THE AIR AND CONNECTS WITH A BICYCLE KNEE STRIKE! Myles then turns around and runs to the ropes as SOSA keeps himself up…

Gavin Kirkland: BUT BEFORE HE CAN DO THAT IT’S SOSA THAT LEAPS INTO THE AIR AND CONNECTS WITH A BICYCLE KNEE HIMSELF! Myles is hit by that as he falls against the ropes, BUT RUSHES TOWARD SOSA LOOKING TO MAKE UP FOR IT-

Stew-O: BUT SOSA JUST GRABBED A HOLD OF HIM AND TOOK HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND! HE GRABS A HOLD OF HIS HEAD AND WRENCHES BACK AND HE HAS THE CROSSFACE LOCKED IN! MYLES IS SCREAMING AS HE DEFINITELY DID NOT EXPECT THE CHALLENGER TO HAVE THAT IN HIS RESERVES!

Gavin Kirkland: MYLES IS DROPPED AT THE DEAD CENTER OF THE RING AS HE’S TRYING TO REACH HIS ARMS OUT FOR ANYTHING THAT CAN HELP HIM RIGHT NOW! BUT SOSA HAS HIM DEAD TO RIGHTS AND HE HAS ZERO INTENTIONS OF LETTING GO AS WELL! THIS IS THE BEST CHANCE THAT SOSA HAS RIGHT NOW OF COMPLETELY TURNING EVERYTHING ON IT’S HEAD, AND MYLES IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY RIGHT NOW THAT HE CAN PREVENT THIS!

Stew-O: MYLES IS TRYING TO GET HIMSELF FREE, BUT SOSA HAS THE CROSSFACE LOCKED IN AND HE’S NOT LETTING GO FOR ANY REASON! THERE’S NOWHERE HE CAN GO! THERE’S NOTHING HE CAN DO!

Persephone: CAN THE TWO OF YOU JUST CUT THE FUCKING BULLSHIT ALREADY?! MYLES ROLLS HIMSELF BACKWARD AND MANAGES TO PIN SOSA’S SHOULDERS TO THE MAT! REVERSING THE CROSSFACE SUBMISSION HOLD! REF, COUNT THIS SUPER FAST!

Referee: OOONNNEEE!!!

Referee: TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

Referee: TTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRRRR-

Gavin Kirkland: BUT SOSA KICKS OUT AND IS FORCED TO LET GO OF THE CROSSFACE! Both of them get back up to their feet and are looking to respond with urgency, SOSA RUSHES FORWARD-

Stew-O: BUT MYLES KICKS HIM IN THE ABDOMEN AND LIFTS HIM UP FOR THE ‘DE FACTO’! PUMPHANDLE-

Persephone: BUT SOSA GOES OVER IT AND TWISTS AROUND INTO A CRUCIFIX PIN ATTEMPT! YES! ONE! TWO! THREE! COUNT IT!

Referee: OOONNNEEE!!!

Referee: TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

Referee: TTTTTHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEE-

Gavin Kirkland: BUT MYLES MANAGES TO KICK OUT OF IT JUST IN TIME! They get back up to their feet again, WITH SOSA RUSHING FORWARD- BUT MYLES MOVES OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE GRABBING HIM INTO A GERMAN SUPLEX- BUT SOSA MANAGES TO CONNECT WITH AN ELBOW TO STOP HIM! Myles staggers back, WHILE SOSA LEAPS INTO THE AIR AND CONNECTS WITH AN ENZUIGIRI TO THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD-

Stew-O: BUT MYLES DUCKS UNDER THAT! SOSA lands on his knees as he tries to get back up, JUST FOR MYLES TO CONNECT WITH A HARD KNEE STRIKE TO HIS HEAD! Myles then brings him toward the center of the ring and back toward him, off the ground… AND IT LOOKS LIKE HE’S TRYING TO CONNECT WITH A BRAINBUSTER TO DROP HIM ONCE AGAIN-

Gavin Kirkland: BUT SOSA MANAGES TO KNEE THE TOP OF HIS HEAD AND LAND BEHIND HIM! SOSA is not done just yet as he turns around and runs to the ropes and back… BEFORE LEAPING INTO THE AIR AND GRABBING HIM BY HIS HEAD BEFORE SPIKING HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH A DDT!

Persephone: Look at this idiot, that exchange just worsened the injury that he already has. He’s gripping his knee like he just got shot.

Stew-O: Well I can’t say matters are most favorable for the former EAW World Champion right now, but we’ve seen worse. He can make do with what he has as long as he can keep this up. SOSA slowly begins to roll under the bottom rope and onto the apron, then beginning to make his way back up to his feet, it seems like he has an aerial assault on his mind as he begins to make his way toward the corner and tries to scale up the turnbuckles!

Gavin Kirkland: BUT WHILE HE DOES IT’S MYLES THAT MANAGES TO GET UP TO HIS FEET AND COLLIDE WITH SOSA IN ORDER TO STOP IT! SOSA stumbles down onto the apron and Myles now is wasting absolutely no time going ham on him! He grabs him by the head and begins to land repeated forearm shots while SOSA teeters on the edge! He’s doing whatever he can right now in order to keep himself in this but it’s clear that’s not something that’s proving to be in his corner right now with Myles on the attack and having a fair advantage over him in this moment! Myles now is grabbing SOSA by the head and whatever he has in mind here is not going to bode very well for the challenger if this connects! He steps onto the middle rope… AND IT LOOKS LIKE HE’S GOING TO LIFT HIM OVER THE ROPES AND BACK INTO THE RING WITH A DEADLIFT SUPLEX!

Stew-O: NO! SOSA MANAGES TO DROP BACK DOWN ON THE APRON AND YANK MYLES ALONG WITH HIM! Myles’ head bounces off of the ropes, AS SOSA STEPS ON THE BOTTOM ROPE AND LUNGES FORWARD FOR A FOREARM TO THE FACE WHICH DROPS MYLES DOWN TO A KNEE! SOSA now turns and begins to make his way up to the top rope, and now he’s looking to go airborne on Myles!

Gavin Kirkland: NO! NO! MYLES COMES ALIVE AND RUSHES UP TO THE TOP ROPE BEFORE GRABBING A HOLD OF HIM BY THE WAIST AND LAUNCHING HIM OVER HIS HEAD INTO AN AVALANCHE BELLY-TO-BELLY SUPLEX TO THE FLOOR!

Stew-O: BUT SOSA LANDS ON HIS FEET ON THE CANVAS! HUGE FALL BUT HE MANAGES TO COLLECT HIMSELF!

Persephone: BUT LOOK HOW HE LANDED ON THAT INJURED KNEE! THAT DUMBASS!

(SOSA drops down to a knee, clutching it in pain and it’s clear that he landed an awkward way. The official quickly runs over to check on him, but it’s clear that he’s unable to recover like he has this entire match. Myles is climbing down from the top rope, eyeing this situation before him, and he knows that this is his opportunity to finish the job right here.)

Gavin Kirkland: MYLES KNOWS THAT THIS IS HIS CHANCE AS HE MOVES THE REFEREE OUT OF THE WAY AND GRABS THE INJURED SOSA BACK UP TO HIS FEET!

Stew-O: GOING FOR THE ‘DE FACTO’ TO CLOSE THIS ONE OFF!

(…)

Gavin Kirkland: ‘STOLE YO BITCH’!

Stew-O: SOSA IS LIFTED INTO THE AIR AND HE COMES BACK DOWN WITH THE CUTTER THAT CONNECTS ONTO MYLES! SOSA WAS FAKING IT! HE WAS PLAYING POSSUM THAT ENTIRE TIME!

Persephone: AND MYLES WAS STUPID ENOUGH TO FALL FOR IT! WHAT A CHAMPION GUYS!

Gavin Kirkland: SOSA NOW IS ROLLING OUT OF THE RING AND ONTO THE APRON, AND HE HAS HIS EYES ON THE TOP ROPE! HE BEGINS TO MAKE HIS WAY UP THE TURNBUCKLES! HE’S LOOKING TO CLOSE THIS ONE OFF! THE FIRE IN HIS EYES SHOW NOTHING MORE THAN A BURNING DESIRE TO BE A TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION! MYLES IS STIRRING UP TO A SEATED POSITION! IT’S TIME!

Stew-O: ‘PAID IN FULL’!

(…)

Persephone: IT CONNECTED?!

Gavin Kirkland: IT CONNECTED! THE FOOT STOMP OFF THE TOP ROPE AND TO THE FLOOR COMPLETELY WIPES OUT THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION! MYLES IS OUT AFTER TAKING TWO OF SOSA’S FINISHERS! BUT IT LOOKS LIKE SOSA IS WIPED OUT TOO!

(SOSA is seen clutching his right knee as he’s laid out on the floor. He might have been faking it earlier, but the foot stomp off the top rope has certainly worsened the injury that’s been caused so far thanks to Myles. The crowd is loud as they see this as a turning point in this match. SOSA is slowly crawling toward Myles, having landed a good distance away.)

Stew-O: THIS IS HIS OPPORTUNITY! THIS IS HIS CHANCE TO WIN THE MATCH TONIGHT! BUT THE MORE TIME THAT HE TAKES, THE MORE IT SLIPS AWAY FROM HIM!

Gavin Kirkland: HE THROWS HIS ARM OVER! THE REFEREE IS COUNTING! SOSA HENDERSON IS ABOUT TO BECOME THE NEW EAW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION TONIGHT AT FIGHTING SPIRIT!

Referee: OOONNNEEE!!!

Referee: TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

Referee: TTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

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Stew-O: HE DIDN’T KICK OUT?!

Persephone: CAN YOU FUCKING SEE?! THAT WAS A ROPE BREAK! THIS MATCH CONTINUES! FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! FUCK!

Gavin Kirkland: THIS MATCH CONTINUES AND THE REFEREE HAS TO INFORM SOSA OF WHAT JUST HAPPENED, AND HE CAN’T BELIEVE IT! HE WAS SO CLOSE TO BECOMING THE NEW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, BUT HE JUST WATCHED IT SLIP FROM THE PALM OF HIS HANDS!

(SOSA sits up, and he’s absolutely furious. He can’t believe, even after hitting everything in his arsenal that he possibly could have, that this match wasn’t enough to seal the deal between the two of them. He was seconds, literal inches away from becoming the new World Heavyweight Champion, but somehow, someway, Myles is persistent. He managed to find a way, given the small period of time that he had, to keep this match going.)

Stew-O: SOSA could not afford for that not to be it. He could not afford to have this match continue any longer with the state that he’s in. I don’t know how he’s going to continue pushing through with everything that he’s sustained so far, but clearly this is proving to be quite slippery for him especially if Myles gets a window of offense in his corner.

Gavin Kirkland: SOSA is back up to his feet as he looks to be making his way toward the edge of the ring. He then begins to make his way up to the top rope, and it seems like we have a good clue what he’s going for here! He’s looking to leap off the top again and connect with a second ‘Paid In Full’ to Myles to get the job done! I don’t think Myles is able to respond to this! And if he isn’t able to, then it might be wraps on this match! SOSA is looking to close this match once and for all with what he has in mind here!

Stew-O: AS HE LEAPS OFF AND GOES FOR A SECOND ‘PAID IN FULL’!

Gavin Kirkland: BUT MYLES ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY JUST IN TIME! SOSA LANDS AWKWARDLY AGAIN AND HE COLLAPSES DOWN TO A KNEELING POSITION WHILE MYLES SHOOTS TO THE ROPES AND BACK… BEFORE LEAPING INTO THE AIR AND CONNECTING RIGHT ACROSS THE SKULL WITH A BICYCLE KNEE! SOSA IS STUNNED AND THIS GIVES MYLES THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO PICK UP THE PIECES AS HE LIFTS SOSA OFF OF THE GROUND ONTO HIS SHOULDERS!

Stew-O: BEFORE MANAGING TO CONNECT WITH THE TWISTING CANADIAN RACK DDT! ‘WRATHFUL DAYSTAR’ MANAGES TO FLATTEN SOSA DOWN TO THE GROUND AND WITH THAT BURST OF ENERGY IT WAS MYLES THAT MANAGES TO SAVE HIMSELF IN THIS MATCH FOR JUST A FEW MOMENTS!

Persephone: This idiot isn’t going for the pin. I guess he thinks that “iT wOn’T be EnOugH” or whatever stupid reason he assumes to be the case. All this to prolong the match and potentially cost him his chances. See, throw me into the ring and I’ll beat him for the World Heavyweight Championship.

Gavin Kirkland: Really?

Persephone: NO YOU IDIOT! But put Luis in there and he’ll do it for me!

Stew-O: Myles is slowly rising back up to his feet, and the crowd is starting to rally behind him as they know that this very well could close things out right here! SOSA is beginning to get back up as well. We’ve perhaps reached the final stretch of this match right now and it’s crucial that it’s closed out right here!

Gavin Kirkland: MYLES STEPS FORWARD AND TRIES TO KICK SOSA IN THE ABDOMEN! BUT SOSA MANAGES TO SPIN MYLES AROUND AS HE LEAPS INTO THE AIR FOR A DOUBLE KNEE FACEBREAKER- BUT MYLES KEEPS HIM UP BEFORE SHOVING HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND! SOSA ROLLS BACK UP THOUGH BUT HE LEAPS INTO THE AIR AND GOES FOR A JUMPING DDT!

Stew-O: BUT MYLES TWISTS HIS BODY AROUND AND CATCHES SOSA ONTO HIS SHOULDERS BEFORE SPINNING HIM INTO THE ‘DE FACTO’!

Gavin Kirkland: MYLES WITH THE PUMPHANDLE SAMOAN DROP OUT OF NOWHERE AND HE IMMEDIATELY THROWS HIS ARM OVER SOSA AND GOES FOR THE PIN!

Referee: OOONNNEEE!!!

Referee: TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

Referee: TTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

(…)

Persephone: FUCK! SOSA WITH THE KICK OUT! NOT ENOUGH YOU GINGER CROOKED TOOTHED BITCH!

Stew-O: SOSA IS HURT AS MYLES IS NOT WASTING ANYTIME BRINGING SOSA BACK UP, AS HE GRABS A HOLD OF HIM AGAIN!

Gavin Kirkland: BEFORE GOING FOR A SECOND ‘DE FACTO’ TO CLOSE THIS ONE OUT RIGHT HERE!

Stew-O: BUT SOSA SLIPS OUT AS HE TURNS AROUND AND RUNS TO THE ROPES AND BACK… SPEAR-

Gavin Kirkland: BUT MYLES SPINS OUT OF THE WAY AND PUSHES SOSA DOWN TO THE GROUND! SOSA IS RIGHT BACK UP THOUGH AS HE LEAPS INTO THE AIR AND GOES FOR A JOHN WOO DROPKICK TO THE CHEST OF MYLES-

Stew-O: BUT MYLES GRABS A HOLD OF THE LEGS! WAIT! HE’S SETTING HIM UP! NO! HE COULDN’T BE GOING FOR IT RIGHT HERE, RIGHT?!

Gavin Kirkland: HE MANAGES TO DO IT! ‘KRAKEN’S GRASP’! THE INVERTED TEXAS CLOVERLEAF IS LOCKED IN TONIGHT AND SOSA IS SCREAMING IN PAIN! THAT INJURED RIGHT KNEE HAS TO BE KILLING HIM RIGHT NOW AND MYLES IS LOOKING TO FINISH THE JOB ON THIS MATCH! HE’S PULLING SOSA UPWARD AND TRYING TO TEAR HIS KNEE CLEAN OFF! AND SOSA CAN’T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT! HE’S FLAILING HIS ARMS AROUND AND MYLES IS SINKING IT IN EVEN FURTHER!

Persephone: TAP OUT! TAP! THE FUCK! OUT! GODDAMN!

Stew-O: SOSA LOOKS CLOSE! THERE’S ONLY SO MUCH MORE THAT HE CAN TAKE WITHOUT RISKING ANYMORE PERMANENT DAMAGE TO HIM! HE’S DIGGING DEEP! TRYING TO CLAW HIMSELF OUT OF THIS BUT THERE’S ONLY SO MUCH THAT HE’S GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO! SOSA DOES NOT WANT TO GIVE UP THIS MATCH! BUT AT THE SAME TIME, HE MIGHT NOT HAVE MUCH OF A CHOICE RIGHT NOW! IS THIS IT FOR THIS MATCH RIGHT NOW?!

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(…)

(…)

Gavin Kirkland: NO! SOSA TWISTS HIS BODY AND GRABS MYLES BY THE LEG BEFORE ROLLING HIM UP! HE HAS HIM IN A PIN AS HE ESCAPES ‘KRAKEN’S GRASP’! NO WAY! NO WAY!

Persephone: YES WAY!

Referee: OOONNNEEE!!!

Referee: TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

Referee: TTTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

(…)

Stew-O: NO! NO! MYLES KICKS OUT! HE MANAGES TO SEE IT COMING JUST IN TIME AND KICKS OUT OF IT! BOTH OF THEM GET BACK UP TO THEIR FEET-

Gavin Kirkland: A SECOND ‘STOLE YO BITCH’ TO THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION! MYLES IS DOWN! MYLES IS DOWN! AND SOSA KNOWS THAT THIS IS IT! SOSA KNOWS THAT THIS WAS THE EXCLAMATION POINT THAT HE NEEDED IN ORDER TO FINISH THIS OFF!

Stew-O: HE THROWS HIS ARM OVER MYLES AND GOES FOR THE PIN! THIS IS IT! THIS IS IT!

Referee: OOONNNEEE!!!

Referee: TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

Referee: TTTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

(…)

(…)

(…)

Persephone: FUCK! COME THE FUCK ON! YOU HAVE GOTTA BE FUCKING KIDDING ME! YOU BITCH! YOU BITCH!

Gavin Kirkland: Calm down!

Persephone: SHUT UP! HE JUST KICKED OUT!

(SOSA is simply incapable of all that has happened tonight to produce any sort of emotions to express how he feels about this, but it’s safe to say that he is at his wits end with how all of this has gone so far. He gets up to his feet, grabbing Myles by the hair and bringing him back up to his feet, a scowl on his face while he does.)

SOSA Henderson: (Off-Mic) I’m ending this… I’m taking back what’s mine…

Myles: (Off-Mic) Shut… up… damn…

(In a fleeting moment for the Champion, SOSA grabs Myles by the head and leaps up for what will be a third ‘STOLE YO BITCH’ to him. And as he leaps into the air for the Jumping Cutter…)

(Myles suddenly comes alive.)

(He keeps SOSA up off the ground, pushing him upward and onto his shoulders for the ‘De Facto as he spins him around.)

(But SOSA spins off of him, and seemingly just like earlier, he turns it into a ‘STOLE YO BITCH’. One. More. Time.)

(But Myles is once again seeing it coming, as he drops him down, hooks his arms, and lifts him up for another ‘De Facto’ attempt.)

(But SOSA sees the ‘De Facto’ coming from a mile away.)

(Only for it not to be the ‘De Facto’.)

(Myles lifts him up and spikes him down onto his head with the ‘De Facto Nueva’, and hooks the leg for the pin.)

Referee: OOONNNEEE!!!

Referee: TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

Referee: TTTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

(DING! DING! DING!)

(‘Enemy Strike’ begins to blast through the speakers once more as Myles slouches down to the ground, absolutely exhausted after everything that he was put through in this match. The referee makes their way over with the World Heavyweight Championship and helps Myles up to his feet, handing it to him as he raises it high into the air ceremoniously. This was a fight like he never anticipated before, and through sheer willpower and determination, he managed to come out on top through it all.)

Bella Braxton: Here is your winner… AND STILL!!!!! THE EAW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!!!!!!!!!! ‘THE WARLORD’… MYLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stew-O: Wow, I can’t say I didn’t expect that to happen at all. That was a stellar match to end the show tonight and it was clear both of these Elitists came into this match willing to give it their all. SOSA Henderson was pushing Myles against a corner, and giving him possibly one of the biggest challenges that he’s had in his entire career up to this point. But at the end of the day, it’s Myles that comes out on top.

Gavin Kirkland: And now the next stop lies ahead at Pain For Pride, where he defends his World Heavyweight Championship in yet another main event match. It’s a big month ahead ofr Myles, and he’s going to make the best out of it.

(Suddenly, ‘Kashmir’ by Led Zeppelin hits.)

Persephone: AGAIN?!

Stew-O: YES AGAIN! JAMIE O’HARA! HE AND MYLES HAVE BEEN FIGHTING ALL THROUGHOUT THE SHOW! NOW ‘THE ACE’ IS COMING BACK AROUND TO GET REVENGE FOR WHAT HAPPENED IN THE TAG MATCH!

Gavin Kirkland: BUT WHERE THE HELL IS HE?!

(Myles is yelling at the stage, title in hand as he’s begging Jamie to come out so the two of them can go at it again!)

(Suddenly, the crowd roars.)

Stew-O: JAMIE! FROM BEHIND! HE LEAPS INTO THE AIR AND CRACKS MYLES AGAINST THE BACK OF HIS HEAD WITH ‘IN EXCELSIS’!

(Myles is dropped down to the ground like a sack of bricks, already fatigued from his match, while a stoic Jamie is seen standing above him and looking down at him. He crouches down, looking to level with Myles ever so slightly before he reaches for something…)

(As he takes the World Heavyweight Championship.)

Gavin Kirkland: If 323 days isn’t a world that bears any symbolism for you, that is how long Jamie O’Hara held the World Heavyweight Championship in his record-breaking reign back in 2017 and 2018. If this serves as any sort of sign…

Stew-O: Nothing needs to be said, Gavin.

(Jamie takes the title in his hands, the crowd roaring…)

(As he points at the Pain For Pride sign.)

Stew-O: The message has already been sent.

(The last shot seen is Jamie O’Hara with the World Heavyweight Championship pointing at the Pain For Pride sign over an unconscious Myles as Fighting Spirit, from there, completely begins to fade out.)

(EAW logo buzzes.)