Pain For Pride XIV – Day 3

(EAW Intro Plays)

Narrator: Romans 13:11 “And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.”

(The scene opens up on a long shot of the kingdom. The stairway that once ran from the ground to the heavens above begins to fade and the remaining Elitists still fighting on the steps desperately try to face towards the gates. Those who fail to reach it, plummet towards the earth before the gates themselves close for good)

Narrator: One. Final. Chance. Your quest for immortality reaches the final hour. The bells toll for one last opportunity before the gates lock you out for yet another year. The days have passed and we arrive at the very end of it all; for those still seeking, tick tock, your time is running out.

(Clips from Day Two of Pain For Pride begin to air. They begin with Dr. Bethany Blue retaining her Specialists Championship and Xavier Williams and Harlow Reichert winning the Unified Tag Team Championships)

Narrator: Wrapped in invaluable gold, the riches seized through grand victory. An establishment of one’s superiority and the beginning of a new chapter for others seeking more than just gold itself, but rather, to put pain and misfortune behind them. For the defeated, there is still a tomorrow worth looking forward to.

(Next, the clips show Cameron Ella Ava with her emotional victory over Rex McAllister before fading to Jack Ripley connecting with “YOU’LL FLOAT TOO!” on Theron Nikolas leading to his victory)

Narrator: It is these moments, not where gold lies around one’s waist but the emotion, the meaning of the moment itself, that define one’s legacy. Realising dreams and conquering your past. They signal the end of stories and the beginning of another as the world now watches with bated breath just what comes next.

(The clips cut to a clip of SOSA Henderson standing victorious over Chris Elite.)

Narrator: The future becomes wide open. It becomes something that one can dictate at will. Whatever it is you seek, that which you could not find in this kingdom now, is surely there to be found.

(Finally the clips end on Harper Lee defeating Sierra Bradford. The bloody, violent war occured throughout the SoFi Stadium precinct looked more like Hell than any kind of Heaven)

Narrator: The lengths you went to. Were they worth it? Were they justified? Is this the glory that you sought? A desire so heavily fuelled by a feeling, a belief of necessity that only violence can end it. You stained the heavens with blood, are you satisfied?

(The camera pans inside the kingdom once more. A marble staircase races up the Hollywood Hills and at the very top, Kassidy Heart sits on her throne once more with the Answers World Championship. She rises out of it and looks down at the Elitists who managed to successfully climb the stairway and now look to take the Answers World Championship away. She smirks and licks her lips at the carnage she is bound to inflict)

Narrator: And you. You are now…undisputed. In your position above so many, in your claim in achieving immortality. Yet now that you sit on the throne of thrones, you are now the one who others view as a despot…a tyrant with a desire to overthrow them. 

(The camera fades to black for a brief moment before fading open once more. The remaining Elitists still to participate at Pain For Pride clash on the streets of Los Angeles, this heavenly kingdom. The camera moves through the chaos and arrives at the center, where New Eden goes to war with the likes of Andre Walker, TLA and of course Malcolm Jones)

Narrator: Tonight, the finale of this fourteenth annual event arrives. The final battles will be won and lost, the final opportunities to grasp all that you desire. Do not hesitate, do not let this chance slip through your fingers. For the gates shall close and once more the twelve month journey to next year’s event begins. **PAIN FOR PRIDE CONCLUDES TONIGHT!!!**

(The Pain For Pride 14 graphics loop plays and the camera cuts to SoFi Stadium. Once again, the stadium lights up with pyrotechnics racing around the Oculus Ring and exploding around the stage. The crowd go insane for the display of colour and noise as they’re welcomed to the final day of the event)

SCREENBAR — SOLD OUT

SCREENBAR — SOFI STADIUM. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

(The camera runs across the broadcasting teams at ringside before it concludes on the Voltage announce team)

James Peters: ON THIS FINAL DAY OF ELITE ANSWERS WRESTLING’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS EVENT, THE STAGE THAT IS SIMPLY IRREPLICABLE AND IRREPLACEABLE, IT IS MY HONOR TO WELCOME YOU TO PAIN FOR PRIDE! IT ALL COMES TO A CLOSE, FINAL MOMENTS MADE, FINAL DREAMS ACHIEVED AND FINAL DREAMS DESTROYED. HELLO EVERYONE, I’M JAMES PETERS JOINED BY RICH RUSSILLO AND PERSEPHONE AND RICH, WE’RE THRILLED TO BE SENDING THIS ONE HOME.

Rich Russillo: Absolutely James. This has quickly become one of the most memorable Pain For Pride events in it’s fourteen year history. This final day in years gone by has had some of the greatest matches and moments of any year, it has shifted the foundations of this company and sparked new eras and that is exactly what will be answered tonight. What exactly is the future for our Sunday night brand? Will New Eden accomplish all that they had set out to achieve or will their aspirations be cut short?

Persephone: WHO CARES. MY REXY WILL STILL BE THE BEST THING ON SUNDAY NIGHTS NO MATTER WHO WINS! MALCOLM JONES OR DRAKE KING? PPPFFFFTTTTTT…

(The camera cuts away during Persephone’s rant as the first match graphic appears on the screen.)

(The camera fades to ringside, where Gina Romano is seen with a microphone in her hand.)

Gina Romano: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS A TRIPLE THREAT MATCH SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!

Crowd: ONE FALL!!

(“Roll With Me” by Charli XCX hits as the crowd is raining down some boos. But there are still some cheers that can be heard from the crowd. Andrea Valentine walks out into the stadium wearing an all white attire. She looks around the brand new stadium scanning everywhere, before she makes her way down the ring completely ignoring the boos.)

Gina Romano: INTRODUCING FIRST…FROM ORLANDO, FLORIDA…WEIGHING IN AT 110 POUNDS….ANNNDDREEEEAAA VAALLLLLEENNTTINNNNNEEEE!!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland:

Eve: WHY DO YOU HAVE THAT?!?

Gavin Kirkland: Don’t worry about it. It’s time to call my favorite match of this event. 

Deadprez: ANYWAYS! We’ve all heard the comments from Andrea the past couple months since returning. It’s just been one big struggle since the season started. She hasn’t really had that big moment yet to show she is still the person who carried Voltage on her back last season. Things didn’t get any better at Grand Rampage when this whole mess started with Raven, and then dragging Consuela into it, but she said she doesn’t regret anything and doesn’t really care on the effects this match will have long term. She’s focused and you can see it in her eyes that she wants this Pain for Pride moment more than anything. I think it’s going to be tough to stop her. 

(“We Appreciate Power” by Grimes hits as the crowd erupts in cheers as they hear the music, and Consuela Rose Ava steps onto the stage wearing an all red attire. She stands at the top of the stage for several seconds, soaking in the moment, and taking a deep breath before making her way to the ring. Her eyes focused on Andrea inside the ring.)

Gina Romano: AND MAKING HER WAY TO THE RING….FROM LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA….WEIGHING IN AT 120 POUNDS…SHE IS “THE PERFECTIONIST”…..CONNNSSUUEELLLLAAAA ROOOOSSSEEEE AVVVVVAAAAA!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland:

Eve: :wtf: SERIOUSLY?!

Gavin Kirkland: WHAT?!

Deadprez: Consuela Rose Ava heads into this match on a high. She recently just had one of the greatest Interwire Championship reigns of all time, has competed in several high profile matchups, and even came within inches of becoming Answers World Champion. Everybody has the opinion this girl has what it takes to step out of that shadow and more than what her career has projected her to be, and be a World Champion. 

Deadprez: Tonight, she faces two former World Champions at the top of their game, although it may not be how she wanted it to go down, she’s still got the opportunity and you know she’s going to run with it here tonight. Consuela originally was just trying to play the peacekeeper before things got personal and she got dragged into this and that’s why she’s here. In my own opinion, she makes the match just that much better with her in it, and it’s a very real possibility considering the run she’s been on that she walks away with the victory and the huge Pian for Pride moment here tonight. 

(“In My Bones” by The Score plays throughout SoFi Stadium next, and the crowd once again erupts as Raven Roberts makes her way onto the stage. She quickly glances around the stadium soaking in the moment before beginning her walk down to the ring. You can just see the look of determination on her face.)

Gina Romano: AND FROM ATLANTA, GEORGIA…WEIGHING IN AT 134 POUNDS…SHE IS “THE BIRD OF PREY”….RAVVVVEEEENNNN ROOOBBBERRRRTTTTSSSS!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland:

(The sound is heard of Eve throwing the lotion.)

Gavin Kirkland: :skip: You just jealous cause you don’t look like any of them 3 queens?

Deadprez: Raven Roberts went through a rollercoaster of emotions the past year both professionally and personally. But, she came back at King Of Elite and made a huge statement defeating the now former Universal Women’s Champion, Darcy May Morgan. She followed it up with wins against Minerva and Harlow Reichert in back to back weeks. And, she thought she was ready to make that next step in main eventing Pain for Pride again, and the Grand Rampage match was her ticket, until it was all taken away by somebody Raven thought would always have her back no matter what. 

Deadprez: Ever since then, it’s just gotten dirty and ugly between all three of these Beating Hearts members, and we all just wonder if the bond will ever be stable or is it forever broken after this is all said and done. We’re about to find out. Raven wants that Pain for Pride moment especially after last year, and you can see it on her face. It’s going to be tough to stop her here tonight. 

(DING! DING! DING!)

Eve: AND THIS TRIPLE THREAT MATCH IS UNDERWAY! You can feel the tension between all three of these women as it’s gotten personal. It’s almost as if you can know what each woman is thinking by the look in their eyes as they stare at one another. Never thought we would see these three compete against each other on the Grandest Stage, but here we are. 

Deadprez: A slow start so far into this match as not one of them has made a first move yet. The three of them are not taking their eyes off each other. All three women circle the ring, waiting for one of the other to make the first move–

Deadprez: WHOA!! ANDREA VALENTINE RUNS AND TAKES OUT CONSUELA WITH A HIGH KNEE TO THE FACE THAT DRIVES CONSUELA THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE TO THE OUTSIDE FLOOR! 

Gavin Kirkland: Is there anything this woman can’t do that isn’t hot? :wow: 

Eve: Andrea takes out Consuela in the opening of this matchup, and Raven is right behind Andrea as she turns around Andrea and delivers a right hand to the face that drives Andrea into the corner nearby! Raven now steps to Andrea in the corner, SHOULDER THRUST TO THE MIDSECTION! ANOTHER ONE! AND ANOTHER ONE! Raven taking out a lot of frustration for the things Andrea has done and said to her since Grand Rampage. And Raven grabs ahold of the head of Andrea, looking to go for the running bulldog…BUT ANDREA LIFTS RAVEN UP AND HOLDS HER IN THE AIR–AND SHE WALKS RAVEN TO THE ROPES…BUT RAVEN KICKS OFF THE TOP ROPE AND FINISHES THROUGH WITH THE BULLDOG RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE RING! 

Deadprez: And now Raven mounts on top of Andrea on the mat, and she begins throwing several haymakers as Andrea tries to cover up the face, but is having a tough time doing so as erach shot Raven throws, it gets harder and harder! Raven taking all that anger that has been built up since Grand Rampage when this issue between them really started as we stated previously. And now it’s Raven who’s again in control of this match as she lifts Andrea up to her feet, and Andrea throws a shot to the midsection of Raven as Andrea is on one knee–AND A BIG UPPERCUT FROM ANDREA TO THE FACE THAT STUNS RAVEN AND KNOCKS HER BACK A STEP OR TWO! ANDREA IS FACE TO FACE WITH RAVEN IN THE CENTER OF THE RING… BUT OH GOD, LOOK OUT–

Gavin Kirkland: CROSSBODY FROM CONSUELA ROSE AVA FROM THE TOP ROPE TAKES OUT BOTH RAVEN AND ANDREA!! Raven rolls away underneath the bottom rope on the apron as Consuela pulls herself up to her feet in the corner measuring Andrea! And you know Consuela can’t wait to get at Andrea for all the things she has said to her throughout the past month or so! 

Eve: Andrea Valentine is up and turns around–AND IN COMES CONSUELA WITH A RUNNING DROPKICK TO THE CHEST THAT DRIVES ANDREA BACK INTO THE CORNER! Consuela takes a few steps back now, and she runs with a full head of steam–AND CONSUELA CONNECTS WITH THE SPLASH IN THE CORNER, AND SHE FOLLOWS IT UP WITH A HIP TOSS AS ANDREA LANDS BACK FIRST IN THE CENTER OF THE RING! Consuela looks up as she hops on the second turnbuckle behind her–AND SHE LEAPS OFF THE SECOND ROPE AND CONNECTS WITH THE TORNADO DDT THAT SPIKES ANDREA VALENTINE’S HEAD INTO THE MAT! COVER FROM CONSUELA!

OONNNNNNEEEEEE!!!!!!

TTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: KICK OUT FROM MY QUEEN! :blessed: 

Eve: And it’s like Consuela expected it as she looks to go right back on the offense here, as she picks up Andrea off the mat–BUT ANDREA DRIVES CONSUELA BACK FIRST INTO THE CORNER BEHIND HER! Right hand from Andrea, and then another one before she lifts Consuela up on the top rope, and then connects with another right hand, and Andrea looks like she’s about to go up top–

Deadprez: BUT RAVEN FROM BEHIND WITH THE RUNNING BOOT! ANDREA SIDESTEPS AND RAVEN HITS CONSUELA RIGHT IN THE HEAD WHO’S A SITTING DUCK ON THE TOP ROPE! CONSUELA IS DAZED AS SHE SITS ON THE TOP ROPE…AND ANDREA FROM BEHIND RAVEN ROLLS HER UP!!

OOOONNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!!!

TTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Eve: KICKOUT! Both women then race to their feet but it looks like Raven is a tad bit quicker and she goes for another boot, but Andrea ducks it, and Andrea runs off the opposite ropes–FRONT DROPKICK! Raven falls backwards and is stunned on the second rope–SUPERKICK FROM ANDREA THAT DRIVES RAVEN TO THE OUTSIDE FLOOR! And Andrea is measuring Raven on the outside, and ANDREA RUNS OFF THE ROPES….SUICIDE DIVE THROUGH THE SECOND ROPE ON RAVEN THAT DRIVES RAVEN INTO THE BARRICADE! ANDREA IS FEELING PUMPED UP! 

Gavin Kirkland: OH DAMN!! CONSUELA FLIES HIGH FROM THE TOP ROPE BESIDE RAVEN AND ANDREA AND TAKES THEM BOTH OUT WITH THE CROSSBODY!! WHAT A HIGH RISK MANEUVER THERE FROM THE PERFECTIONIST! 

Eve: Consuela is now the one who is in control now as she takes her pick on who she wants to target, and it’s Andrea as she grabs her with a handful of hair and brings her over to the steps…and Consuela bounces Andrea face first off of the steel steps, and does it another time! And now Consuela grans the head of Andrea and takes a few steps back..AND SHE RUNS LOOKING TO DRIVE ANDREA INTO THE BARRICADE–BUT ANDREA REVERSES IT AND SENDS CONSUELA SHOULDER FIRST INTO THE BARRICADE! ANDREA FOLLOWS THAT UP WITH SEVERAL STOMPS TO THE CHEST OF CONSUELA IN A SEATED POSITION WITH HER BACK AGAINST THE BARRICADE! ANDREA DOING HER BEST TO RID CONSUELA OF THIS MATCH IN THE EARLY GOINGS!

Deadprez: Andrea is now the one in control here. She looks down at Consuela on both knees, and she kicks her right in the gut, and Andrea has a smile on her face as she just seems to be stalking Consuela now, and she lifts Consuela up to her feet…BUT OH SHIT–

Gavin Kirkland: RAVEN COMES OUT OF NOWHERE AND SPEARS BOTH WOMEN THROUGH THE BARRICADE!! :damn: 

Eve: Raven literally came out of nowhere and took both women out, and it looks like she may have just hurt herself in the process in doing so. But Raben manages to crawl out of the rubble back to the ringside area, but she’s holding her shoulder in some pain. She grabs the leg of Consuela and pulls her out of the rubble back into the ringside area, and picks her up near the ring and slowly tosses her back inside the ring. Raven takes a second to take a breath before slowly rolling back in the ring and looking to possibly end it here! 

Gavin Kirkland: She can end me. :shaq: 

Eve: :wtf:

Deadprez: Raven is waiting for Consuela to rise to her feet, Consuela is holding her ribs in some pain as she finally stands and she turns around–**”THE FACELIFFTTTTT!!!!!”** THE SPINNING HEEL KICK CONNECTS AS SHE DROPS DOWN ON CONSUELA FOR THE COVER!! 

OOOOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Deadprez: KICKOUT FROM THE PERFECTIONIST!!! Raven still favoring that shoulder as she rolls away from Consuela, and she pulls herself back up with the ropes, and she looks at her surroundings and sees Andrea still down over by the barricade before focusing her attention back on Consuela, and Raven charges at Consuela looking to drive the knee into her head, but Consuela moves at the last second! Consuela now goes for the backslide pin on Raven…BUT NO! RAVEN ROLLS THROUGH TO HER FEET, AND SHE GOES FOR A SIDE KICK TO THE HEAD–BUT CONSUELA CATCHES THE FOOT! CONSUELA IS UP AND CONNECTS WITH A DRAGON SCREW THAT SENDS RAVEN TO THE OTHER END OF THE RING! 

Eve: Raven now is in the corner in a seated position, and Consuela still holding her ribs sees Raven as a sitting duck, and CONSUELA RUNS AND DRIVES BOTH OF HER KNEES INTO THE FACE OF THE SITTING RAVEN! Consuela seems to have the momentum now as she picks up Raven and leans her against the ropes, and Consuela drives an elbow to the face of Raven, and now it’s Consuela who puts Raven up on the top rope, and Consuela climbs up top with her and it looks like she’s gonna go for the superplex! 

Gavin Kirkland: Raven tries to fight out of it though, as she throws a few midsection shots to Consuela, and Consuela lets loose of her grip a little bit, and now it’s a battle for control on the top rope between Raven and Consuela! Right hand from Raven! Right hand from Consuela! RAVEN! CONSUELA! RAVEN! CONSUELA! 

Eve: CONSUELA NOW WITH A FLURRY OF PUNCHES! IT LOOKS LIKE SHE HAS THE UPPERHAND HERE ONCE MORE ON THE TOP ROPE AND SHE’S GOING FOR THE SUPERPLEX ONCE MORE! BUT LOOK BEHIND! ANDREA VALENTINE IS BACK INSIDE THE RING AND SHE GOES UNDERNEATH CONSUELA–ANDREA POWERBOMBS CONSUELA AS CONSUELA SUPERPLEXES RAVEN!!

Deadprez: ANDREA IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME THERE AS SHE IS BACK IN THIS MATCH, AND SHE’S IN CONTROL AS SHE COMES TO HER FEET AND PICKS UP CONSUELA! ANDREA….ANDREA IS GOING FOR “LOVE HAZE”!!!!

Eve: CONSUELA COUNTERS CONNECTING WITH A BACK BODY DROP….AND OH MY FUCKING GOD!! RAVEN SUPERKICKS THE BACK OF ANDREA’S HEAD AS SHE WAS IN MID AIR!! :damn: ACCIDENTAL TEAMWORK THERE BY RAVEN AND CONSUELA! 

Gavin Kirkland: Raven and Consuela are face to face once more, and RAVEN LOOKS FOR THE FIRST MOVE AS SHE GOES FOR A FOREARM–BUT CONSUELA DUCKS! CONSUELA NOW WITH SEVERAL BODY KICKS TO THE SHIN AND LOWER BODY OF RAVEN! BUT TRAVEN MANAGES TO THROW A HARD FOREARM ANYWAY THAT KNOCKS CONSUELA UP AGAINST THE ROPES! RAVEN CHARGES NOW–BUT CONSUELA HITS THE BACK BODY DROP OVER THE TOP ROPE, BUT RAVEN MANAGES TO HOLD ON! CONSUELA TURNS AROUND AND WALKS RIGHT INTO A RIGHT HAND, WHICH STUNS HER! RAVEN CLIMBS UP THE TOP ROPE NEXT TO HER–AND SHE GOES FOR THE CROSSBODY!!

Deadprez: CONSUELA LEAPS AND DRIVES HER KNEES INTO THE STOMACH OF RAVEN IN MID AIR! CONSUELA TRANSITIONS INTO THE **“SUELA LOCCKK”!!!!!!!** THE SUELA LOCK IS LOCKED IN IN THE CENTER OF THE RING, AND RAVEN HAS NOWHERE TO GO, IS SHE GOING TO SUBMIT?!

Eve: RAVEN RAISES HER HAND–BUT SHE REFUSES TO TAP OUT….AND OH NO! RAVEN USES HER WEIGHT AND MANAGES TO REVERSE IT INTO A PIN!!

OOOOOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Deadprez: CONSUELA REVERSES IT AND FLIPS BACK INTO THE SUELA LOCK!!  RAVEN’S FACE IS TURNING PURPLE HERE, AND SHE MAY PASS OUT! THIS MAY BE CONSUELA’S MOMENT! 

Eve: WHAT THE HELL?!?! ANDREA COMES IN AND BREAKS IT UP USING A KENDO STICK TO THE BACK OF CONSUELA!! WHAT IS THE NEED FOR THE KENDO STICK?!

Gavin Kirkland: I mean, hey, there’s no disqualification in triple threat rules. Plus, even if there was, when the queen is in the ring, the rules play by her. 😍

Eve: Andrea swinging the kendo stick around now as she waits for Consuela to turn around, but she doesn’t wait and smacks Consuela across the back with it! OH LOOK! CONSUELA KICK ANDREA IN THE KNEE CAP! AND A KICK RIGHT TO THE FACE OF ANDREA, AND ANDREA DROPS THE KENDO STICK…AND CONSUELA PICKS IT UP!

Deadprez: CONSUELA GRABS THE KENDO STICK…AND SHE PUTS IT UP TO ANDREA’S FACE…OH MY GOD!! THE SUELA LOCK MODIFIED WITH THE KENDO STICK IS LOCKED IN ON ANDREA!! ANDREA IS THE ONE WHO BROUGHT THE STICK INTO THE MATCH, AND NOW IT MAY HAVE COSTED HER HERE AS SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE HAS NOWHERE TO GO! IS ANDREA GOING TO TAP OUT HERE?!?!

Eve: RAVEN BREAKS IT UP! It looked like Consuela had both women beat for the win with the Suela Lock before the match was saved by Raven and Andrea individually.

Gavin Kirkland: Fight forever ladies, I don’t mind not one bit. 

Eve: Raven is up to her feet and she picks Consuela up and lifts her up in the fireman’s carry on her shoulder, what is she thinking here? But Consuela is trying her best to fight out of this situation right here as she throws a couple of elbow shots to the side of Raven’s face, and Consuela manages to slip out from behind Raven and she faces Raven’s backside, and Consuela hooks both of the arms of Raven looking for likely a full nelson slam, but Raven is the one fighting off Consuela this time and she throws a couple back elbow…and Raven drops down to both knees causing Consuela to roll forward through to her feet…AND SHE RUNS AT RAVEN– BUT RAVEN CATCHES CONSUELA IN A “HUNTRESS BOMBBBB”!!!!! 

Deadprez: HOW?!?! CONSUELA SOMEHOW IN MID AIR TURNED IT INTO A SPINNING TORNADO DDT! SPIKED RAVEN’S HEAD RIGHT INTO THE MAT! Consuela now looks to the corner next to her and she crawls underneath the bottom rope and begins to make her way to the top rope…WHAT COULD SHE BE THINKING HERE?!

Eve: ANDREA IS BACK UP AND SHE RUNS AND SHOVES CONSUELA OFF THE TOP ROPE AND CONSUELA GOES FLYING  BACKWARDS OUTSIDE OF THE RING AND SHE LANDS FACE FIRST OFF OF THE STEEL STEPS!! OUCH!!

Gavin Kirkland: Hope she didn’t lose a tooth. :noah: 

Deadprez: Andrea looks down at Consuela before turning around and focusing her attention on the stirring Raven who’s on one knee–AND ANDREA SEES THIS AS HER OPPORTUNITY AS SHE RUNS AT RAVEN…AND SHE CONNECTS WITH **LOVE HAZE!!!** THE RUNNING CORKSCREW NECKBREAKER CONNECTS! AND SHE HOOKS THE LEG OF RAVEN!!

OOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

TTTTTTTHHHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

Eve: RAVEN ROBERTS KICKS OUT!!!

Deadprez: Andrea though doesn’t want to waste any time as she picks Raven up and she right away goes for “XOXO”….She puts her leg up to Raven’s face…BUT RAVEN PICKS UP ANDREA IN A POWERBOMB POSITION! ANDREA IS TRYING TO FIGHT OUT OF IT BUT IT’S NO USE AS RAVEN TOSSES ANDREA OFF THE TURNBUCKLE WITH THE BUCKLE BOMB! 

Eve: ANDREA HOLDING THE BACK OF HER HEAD IN PAIN…AS SHE WALKS RIGHT INTO THE **“HUNTRESS BOMB”!!!!** THE SIT OUT SPINEBUSTER AND THE COVER FROM RAVEN!!

OOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!!

TTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!!!!!

TTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: AND ANDREA KICKS OUT! Raven now ponders on what to do next as she stands and uses the ropes to hold herself up. She begins to circle around Andrea like a shark that smells blood in the water. She measures up Andrea–

Eve: CONSUELA IS BACK IN AND TAKES RAVEN OUT WITH A LEAPING CLOTHESLINES THAT KNOCKS RAVEN OUT OF THE RING! AND SHE’S BUSTED OPEN FROM WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE STEPS MINUTES AGO! CONSUELA NOW–

Deadprez: ANDREA WAS WAITING FOR CONSUELA TO TURN AROUND AS ANDREA GETS HER BOOT UP…..**XOXO!!!!!!** THE INVERTED FACEBREAKER!! ANDREA HOOKS THE LEG!!!!

OOOONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

TTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

..

Eve: CONSUELA STAYS ALIVE! ANDREA CAN’T BELIEVE IT! 

Deadprez: Andrea with a sense of urgency picks Consuela up off the mat, and she looks to be going for XOXO once more, but Consuela uses what strength she has to fight off Andrea and push her off, and Andrea bounces off the ropes…and Consuela connects with a hip toss and neckbreaker combo! Both women are down in the center of the ring now and we await to see which one gets to their feet. Consuela is up first as Andrea is down on both knees, and Consuela drops down..AND CONSUELA REPEATEDLY LIFTS HER KNEE UP AND DRIVES IT RIGHT INTO THE SKULL OF ANDREA! 

Gavin Kirkland: Now Consuela is the one in control–BUT IN COMES RAVEN! SHE CHARGES AT CONSUELA LOOKING FOR THE TALON–

Eve: CONSUELA SIDE STEPS AT THE LAST SECOND, BUT I THINK RAVEN WAS EXPECTING IT AS SHE RUNS OFF THE OPPOSITE ROPES, AND CONSUELA BARELY HAS ENOUGH TIME TO TURN AROUND UNTIL–**TALLLOOONNNN!!!!** THE CLAYMORE KICK RIGHT TO THE FACE OF CONSUELA! AND NOW RAVEN HOOKS BOTH LEGS OF CONSUELA! RAVEN’S GOT THE WIN RIGHT HERE!!

OOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

…

Deadprez: ANDREA VALENTINE FROM THE OUTSIDE PULLS THE REFEREE OUT OF THE RING!! ANDREA SAVES THE MATCH FOR CONSUELA AND HERSELF! 

Eve: ANDREA DOESN’T WASTE ANY TIME AS SHE SLIDES IN THE RING AND CHARGES ON TOP OF RAVEN AND RAINS DOWN THE LEFTS AND RIGHTS! RAVEN IS TRYING TO COVER UP BUT IT’S LITTLE TO NO USE, ANDREA NOW PICKS UP RAVEN AND BASEBALL SLIDES HER OUTSIDE OF THE RING! AND OH…SHE’S GONNA PICK UP THE PIECES FROM RAVEN’S WORK AND PIN CONSUELA! 

OOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

TTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: CONSUELA KICKS OUT ONCE AGAIN! Andrea brushes her hair back as that didn’t get the job done either. She gets up and sees Raven getting to her feet on the outside, and Andrea looks to take her out as she runs the ropes–SUICIDE DIVE!! BUT ANDREA ISN’T DONE THERE AS SHE LOOKS TO KEEP RAVEN DOWN FOR THE REST OF THE MATCH! ANDREA–

Eve: **TOPPPPEE CONSUEELLAA HILOOOO!!!!!!**

Deadprez: CONSUELA GOT UP AND OUT OF NOWHERE TAKES OUT BOTH RAVEN AND ANDREA ON THE OUTSIDE! This match has turned into a demolition derby between three of the best competitors not only on Showdown, but in this entire company. 

(Replay of the Tope Consuela Hilo.)

Eve: All three women go separate ways as Consuela and Andrea crawl to opposite ends of the ring, as Raven is still at the bottom of the entrance ramp, and all three Beating Hearts members looks to be stirring to their feet, and all three women at the exact same time slide into the ring from different sides of the ring, all three exhausted. This comes down to who just wants it more now. 

Gavin Kirkland: All three women stand up, at an appropriate distance from one another, and they all wait for the other to make the first move like how the match originally started. FOREARM FROM ANDREA KNOCKS DOWN RAVEN! QUICKLY ANDREA GOES FOR ANOTHER FOREARM TO CONSUELA, BUT CONSUELA BLOCKS IT! AND CONSUELA CONNECTS WITH AN UPPERCUT WHICH SENDS ANDREA BACK, BUT THEN ANDREA WALKS RIGHT INTO ANOTHER ONE FROM CONSUELA, AND THIS TIME IT SENDS ANDREA RIGHT INTO RAVEN!– **THE FACELIFT!!!!!!!!**

Deadprez: THE SPINNING HEEL KICK TAKES DOWN ANDREA! RAVEN DOESN’T COVER BECAUSE CONSUELA IS WAITING FOR HER IN THE CENTER OF THE RING! AND RAVEN AND CONSUELA COME FACE TO FACE! 

Eve: AND THERE THEY GO! BOTH RAVEN AND CONSUELA ARE EXCHANGING SHOTS BACK AND FORTH WITH ONE ANOTHER! RAVEN! CONSUELA! RAVEN! CONSUELA! CONSUELA! CONSUELA LOOKS TO HAVE THE UPPER HAND–BUT NOT FOR LONG AS RAVEN DROPS CONSUELA TO ONE KNEE WITH A KNEE TO THE MIDSECTION, AND THEN RAVEN GRABS THE HEAD OF CONSUELA AND REPEATEDLY DRIVES THE KNEE INTO HER SKULL! RAVEN NOW RUNS OFF THE ROPES AND SHE GOES FOR “TALON”– BUT CONSUELA SEES IT COMING AND RUNS OFF THE OPPOSITE ROPE AND BOTH WOMEN CHARGE AT ONE ANOTHER–

Deadprez: **LA RODILLA DE LA MUERTEEEEE!!!!!!** THE RUNNING KNEE TAKES OUT RAVEN! AND CONSUELA REACHES FOR THE COVER!!

OOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

..

..

Eve: THE BIRD OF PREY KICKS OUT!! 

Gavin Kirkland: I seriously don’t know who to root for so I don’t know if I’m happy or sad.  :mjgrin:

Deadprez: Consuela looks to be in shock, but she knows better than anybody that she can’t let her guard down and take her foot off the gas pedal, Consuela lies on the mat in a bit of frustration it looks like–

Eve: **MAGGGIICCCC HOOOUUUURRRRRRR!!!!!!** THE ROUNDING MOONSAULT FROM ANDREA FROM OUT OF NOWHERE!!!

Deadprez: NO!!!!! CONSUELA GOT HER KNEES UP!! CONSUELA TRANSITIONS IT RIGHT INTO THE SUELA LOCK A SPLIT SECOND LATER!! **THE SUELA LOCK!!!**

Gavin Kirkland: ANDREA IS TRAPPED ONCE MORE! IS SHE GOING TO TAP?!?! CONSUELA IS WRENCHING BACK ON THE FACE OF ANDREA AS ANDREA LOOKS TO BE IN SERIOUS PAIN AS SHE IS STRUGGLING TO EVEN MOVE IN THIS SUBMISSION HOLD, CONSUELA IS SCREAMING AT HER TO TAP OUT! 

Eve: ANDREA LOOKS LIKE SHE’S GOING TO TAP OUT!!!

Deadprez: NO!!! RAVEN CATCHES THE HAND OF ANDREA AND PREVENTS IT FROM HAPPENING! CONSUELA CAN’T BELIEVE IT, AND RAVEN LEAPS OVER AND DELIVERS A HARD RIGHT HAND AT CONSUELA CAUSING HER TO RELEASE THE SUELA LOCK!!

Gavin Kirkland: Both Consuela and Raven rise to their feet as Andrea rolls away, and now its Consuela who runs at Raven–BUT RAVEN COUNTERS WITH A BACK BODY DROP OVER THE TOP ROPE AND CONSUELA LANDS ON THE OUTSIDE FLOOR NEXT TO ANDREA! RAVEN SEES BOTH OF THEM STORRING TO THEIR FEET, AND SHE BEGINS TO CLIMB THE TOP ROPE! WHAT IS SHE GOING TO DO HERE?!

Eve: CONSUELA AND ANDREA STAND ON THE OUTSIDE AND– **”RAVVVENSSSS WINGSSSSSS!!!!!”** RIGHT ON TOP OF ANDREA AND CONSUELA ON THE OUTSIDE! 

Deadprez: WHAT A RISK THERE BY RAVEN, BUT IT PAYS OFF AS SHE TAKES THEM BOTH OUT! RAVEN PICKS UP ANDREA AND ROLLS HER BACK INSIDE THE RING! THE COVER!!!!

OOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

TTTTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

Deadprez: ANDREA STAYS ALIVE!! And Raven takes this time to roll away from Andrea to the nearby corner, she pulls herself up to her feet and it looks like she’s measuring Andrea as Andrea is trying to make it back up to her feet Raven can sense victory here, Andrea turns around and….**THE TALON!!!!**

Eve: ANDREA MOVES OUT OF THE WAY!!! ANDREA NOW HAS RAVEN IN POSITION!! SHE HOLDS ON THE SHOULDERS OF RAVEN FACING HER BACK–

Deadprez: **ATTTOMMIIICCC BLLOONNNDDEEEEE!!!!!** SHE SPIKES RAVEN’S HEAD RIGHT INTO THE MAT!! ANDREA NOW HOOKS THE LEG! IS THIS GOING TO BE IT?!?!

OOONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

TTTTTTHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

Eve: CONSUELA BREAKS IT UP!! 

Deadprez: All three Beating Hearts members are in the center of the ring and each one of them are beaten and exhausted. Consuela is up and she picks up Andrea slowly off the mat, but Andrea swipes Consuela’s hands away from her and throws a vicious elbow to the face of Consuela! AND CONSUELA ANSWERS BACK BY CONNECTING WITH A HIGH KNEE TO THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE OF ANDREA! ANDREA DROPS DOWN TO A KNEE, AND CONSUELA USES THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RUN TO THE ROPES….HURRICANRANA DDT THAT SPIKES ANDREA’S HEAD! 

Eve: CONSUELA WASTES ZERO TIME AS SHE’S UP AND PICKS UP ANDREA, LOOKING TO GO FOR THE EXCLAMATION POINT HERE IN THIS MATCHUP! ANDREA IS STILL FIGHTING AS SHE PUSHES CONSUELA OFF WITH THE LITTLE STRENGTH AND ENERGY SHE HAS LEFT, ENZIGURI KICK TO CONSUELA THAT STUNS CONSUELA BACKWARDS INTO THE CORNER! ANDREA LOOKS TO PERHAPS GO FOR THE ENDING–

Deadprez: RAVEN’S BACK AND SHE RUNS UP BEHIND ANDREA AND THROWS HER SHOULDER FIRST INTO THE RING POST THROUGH THE SECOND TURNBUCKLE! RAVEN LOOKS OVER AND SEES CONSUELA AS A SITTING DUCK IN THE CORNER–AND RAVEN CHARGES WITH A FULL HEAD OF STEAM AT CONSUELA IN THE CORNER–

Gavin Kirkland: OH SHIT! RAVEN RUNS RIGHT INTO A STANDING SPANISH FLY FROM CONSUELA!!! CONSUELA GOING FOR THE WIN!!

OOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

TTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Eve: **MAGGGIIIICCC HOOOUUUURRRRRRRR!!!!!** MOONSAULT FROM ANDREA ON TOP OF BOTH RAVEN AND CONSUELA!!! ANDREA FLIPS OVER CONSUELA AND GOES FOR THE COVER!

OOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

TTTTTWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

TTTTHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

Deadprez: CONSUELA GETS THE SHOULDER UP AT THE LAST SECOND!!! ANDREA DOESN’T BELIEVE IT AND SHE HOPS OVER TO RAVEN AND COVERS HER!!

OOONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

Eve: THIS TIME IT’S RAVEN WHO KICKS OUT!! ANDREA LOOKS A BIT FRUSTRATED, BUT SHE DOESN’T LET IT AFFECT HER AS SHE STANDS AND PICKS UP CONSUELA FROM THE MAT. 

Andrea Valentine: (off mic) You should have just stayed out of this. 

Deadprez: ANDREA RUNS OFF THE ROPES–BUT CONSUELA CATCHES HER OUT OF NOWHERE WITH A BACK HANDED ELBOW! KICK TO THE MIDSECTION FROM CONSUELA–BUT ANDREA ONCE MORE PUSHES OFF, AND THEN CONSUELA RUNS RIGHT INTO THE OCTOPUS STRETCH!!! ANDREA HAS THE OCTOPUS STRETCH LOCKED IN AS SHE IS WRENCHING BACK ON CONSUELA’S ARM, IT LOOKS LIKE SHE’S ABOUT TO RIP HER SHOULDER OUT OF THE SOCKET! 

Gavin Kirkland: OH NO!!! IN COMES RAVEN– **TALON!!!!!** THE CLAYMORE KICK RIGHT TO THE FACE OF ANDREA BREAKING THE OCTOPUS STRETCH SUBMISSION! AND NOW RAVEN CRAWLS OVER TO THE COVER!

OOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

TTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

..

…

Eve: OH MY GOD! CONSUELA HOPS ON TOP OF RAVEN ON THE COVER AND SHE LOCKS IN THE SUELA LOCK!! 

Deadprez: CONSUELA WRENCHING BACK WITH THIS SUELA LOCK, AND RAVEN LOOKS TO BE PANICKING TRAPPED IN THIS SUBMISSION! RAVEN IS TRYING TO SCRAMBLE TO FIND A WAY OUT OF THIS, AND ANDREA IS STILL DOWN BESIDE THEM! 

Eve::LOOK! RAVEN SOMEHOW GOT HER HEAD DOWN AND FREED CONSUELA’S GRIP, AND SHE HAS AHOLD OF CONSUELA’S FINGER, AND SHE BENDS BACK ON THEM! RAVEN DOING ANYTHING IT TAKES TO FREE HERSELF, AND IT WORKS AS CONSUELA LETS GO! Consuela stands up holding her hand in some pain, before she sees Raven trying to make it to her feet in the corner, and CONSUELA CHARGES! BUT RAVEN STOPS CONSUELA IN HER TRACKS WITH A BOOT TO THE FACE! 

Gavin Kirkland: RAVEN GOES IN FOR THE CLOTHESLINE–BUT CONSUELA DUCKS, AND CONSUELA GOES FOR THE BACKSLIDE PIN!

OOOOONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Eve: RAVEN ESCAPES IT, AND BOTH WOMEN RACE TO THEIR FEET, AND CONSUELA IS A TAD BIT QUICKER AS SHE GOES IT AND TRIES TO DRIVE HER KNEE INTO RAVEN’S HEAD, BUT RAVEN SEES IT COMING AND DODGES IT! A BIG BOOT TAKES DOWN CONSUELA! AND LOOK BEHIND RAVEN–

Deadprez: ROLLUP FROM ANDREA!!!! ANDREA’S GONNA TRY TO STEAL IT!!!

OOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Deadprez: RAVEN KICKS OUT!! BOTH WOMEN ARE UP TO THEIR FEET, AND ANDREA GOES FOR THE DROPKICK…BUT RAVEN CATCHES HER LEGS IN MID AIR AND DROPS HER DOWN TO THE MAT! AND RAVEN HOOKS BOTH OF ANDREA’S LEGS AND LAUNCHES HER! RAVEN LAUNCHES ANDREA ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE AND ANDREA LANDS HEAD FIRST ON THE TOP OF THE RING POST! 

Eve: Several seconds pass and now Andrea is a sitting duck on that top rope as she lays stomach first…and oh GOD! HER HEAD IS BUSTED OPEN AS WELL! Two of the women in this match are bleeding. And Raven rakes her hair back….A SOCCER STYLE KICK RIGHT TO THE STOMACH OF ANDREA LAYING ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE! Raven turns around and sees Consuela trying to recover in the corner opposite of her and Andrea, and RAVEN CHARGES AND DELIVERS A LEAPING FOREARM TO THE FACE OF CONSUELA! SHE TURNS AROUND AND CHARGES AT ANDREA AND DELIVERS ANOTHER UNDERNEATH KICK TO THE STOMACH OF ANDREA! 

Deadprez: Raven steps back into the center of the ring, and she takes a few steps back–AND SHE CONNECTS WITH A RUNNING SPLASH IN THE CORNER ON CONSUELA, AND SHE FOLLOWS IT UP WITH A RUNNING BULLDOG! RAVEN DOESN’T STOP THERE AS SHE CAN FEEL ALL THE MOMENTUM GOING HER WAY, AND SHE PICKS CONSUELA UP IN A FIREMAN’S CARRY–AND RAVEN DRIVES CONSUELA’S HEAD RIGHT INTO THE MAT!! MIGHT JUST BE CONCUSSION CITY RIGHT THERE AS RAVEN GOES FOR ANOTHER COVER!!

OOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

TTTTTTHHHHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: CONSUELA KICKS OUT!!! BUT RAVEN RIGHT AWAY TRANSITIONS INTO A GROUND MANEUVER…..SHE HOOKS THE ARM OF CONSUELA, AND I THINK WE ALL KNOW WHAT SHE’S TRYING TO SET UP FOR HERE….SHE’S GOING FOR HER “AVIARY” SUBMISSION…BUT CONSUELA IS TRYING WITH EVERYTHING SHE’S GOT LEFT TO FIGHT IT OFF!!!

Eve: CONSUELA GRABS AHOLD OF THE BOTTOM ROPE NEXT TO HER HOLDING ONTO IT FOR DEAR LIFE SO RAVEN CAN’T FINISH THE SETUP FOR THE SUBMISSION, AND NOW RAVEN THROWING AGGRESSIVE SHOTS TO THE BACK OF CONSUELA’S HEAD! TRYING EVERYTHING TO HAVE HER RELEASE HER GRIP FROM THE ROPES, AND SHE DOES! RAVEN GRABS THE FOOT OF CONSUELA AND DRAGS HER TO THE CENTER OF THE RING….BUT CONSUELA USES HER LEGS AND KICKS RAVENS AWAY FROM HER–

Deadprez: RAVEN COMES FACE TO FACE WITH ANDREA…AND ANDREA CONNECTS WITH A DROP TOE HOLD WHICH RESULTS IN RAVEN CONNECTING FACE FIRST INTO THE SECOND TURNBUCKLE! ANDREA TURNS AROUND AND LOOK OUT!! CONSUELA RUNS AT ANDREA–

Eve: **LA RODILLA DE LA MUERTEEEE!!!!!!!!!!** THE RUNNING KNEE FROM CONSUELA!!!!

Deadprez: NO!!!! ANDREA AVOIDED IT!! ANDREA IN ONE QUICK SWIFT MOTION GETS HER LEG UP TO CONSUELA’S FACE–**XOXO!!!!!!!** THE INVERTED FACE BREAKER CONNECTS AS ANDREA CRAWLS TO TRY AND MAKE THE COVER…BUT OH NO–

Eve: **RAVENSSS WINNNGGGSSSSS** FROM THE TOP ROPE!!!!!!!!!!

Deadprez: ANDREA MOVED!!!! ANDREA MOVED WITH A SPLIT SECOND LEFT TO SPARE AS RAVEN CRASH AND BURNS!! ANDREA IS BACK UP TO HER FEET AS RAVEN IS STIRRING UP TO ONE KNEE….AND ANDREA RUNS OFF THE ROPES–

Eve: **LOVE HAZE!!!!!!** THE CORKSCREW NECKBREAKER!!!!! ANDREA MAKES THE COVER AS SHE SLOWLY HOOKS THE LEG OF RAVEN! IS THIS GOING TO DO IT?!?!?!

OOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Eve: CONSUELA IS REGAINING CONSCIOUSNESS AND TRIES TO REACH OUT!!

TTTTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!

..

…

….

(DING! DING! DING!)

(“Roll With Me” by Charli XCX hits as Andrea rolls off of Raven, and Consuela falls back down flat to the mat. Andrea is a bloody mess from what happened with hitting the ring post earlier in the match. She stands hurt and exhausted, and gets her hand raised by the official.)

Gina Romano: HERE IS YOUR WINNER……ANNNNDRRREEEAAAA VAALLLENNNNTTIIINNNNEEEEEE!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: :blessed: :blessed: :blessed: I BELIEVED IN HER THE WHOLE TIME! 

Eve: What a win this is for Andrea. She went through an absolute war here tonight with two of the very best this company has to offer on this roster, and she bounces back in the biggest way possible after an up and down season on both Dynasty and Showdown, and she stands victorious on the Grandest Stage of Them All, Pain for Pride. What a moment this must be for her. Proved her worth here tonight and proved everybody wrong. Consider me impressed. 

Deadprez: Like you said, she went through a war in order to get this win, and you can’t take anything away from Raven, who undoubtedly will be a World Champion again. The question isn’t if, it’s when it will happen. The same goes for Consuela, despite the loss, she showed just how valuable she is and how she can hang with the top talent like she’s been doing ALL season long. Only a matter of when instead of if she captures that World Championship. But tonight was Andrea Valentine’s night, congratulations to her!

Eve: Look….

(Andrea Valentine holds her ribs in pain as she walks over to Consuela who is in a seated position leaning against the ropes. And Andrea holds her hand out to help her up.)

Eve: Andrea showing a sign of respect offering to help Consuela up. Wow! 

(Slowly, Consuela accepts the hand.)

(Andrea helps Consuela up and she motions to turn around. Both of them walk over to Raven who is in a seated position in the corner. And Andrea offers her hand to her. Andrea glances over at Consuela, and Consuela offers her hand to Raven to help her up as well.)

(Raven is unsure about what to do right now, but after a few seconds, Raven places one hand in each of Andrea and Consuela’s hands as they help her up off the mat.)

Eve: What a show of respect between the three warriors here tonight..

(The three women get to the center of the ring, with all of them hurt. Consuela and Andrea both bleeding from the face. A few seconds pass by before they share a hug together.)

Eve: And, I think we just got our answer on if the Beating Hearts bond was going to be broken forever. What a moment as the three Beating Hearts members embrace in the center of the ring. 

(The camera fades to black with the three women holding each other up.)

[SCREENBAR – Unknown Location.]

(Pain For Pride transitions backstage, into a dark room, with the camera’s light being the only thing that actually lights anything up. In front of the camera we see a table, a dirty, burnt table, and on top of it lies three candles; a red one, a black one, a white one, and a red one. A flickering sound is heard, once, twice, and third time, before a small orange fire is seen on a match in someone’s hand. That hand then directs it over to the black candle, and lights it up, to which we see Lizzie The Doll sitting behind it.)

???: Tonight, I complete my destiny; I fulfil all of my promises, and make up for lost time.

(Lizzie slowly turns her head, in a jittery, jerky motion, similar to rotted, burnt, melted metal that she’s known to be made of, so *how* she’s moving is seriously beyond anyone.)

???: Tonight, I double down on my word; making true of everything I’ve said.

(The hand then transitions over to the white candle at the far right, as the match then lights said candle; revealing what appears to be a necklace of hair and teeth, everything Lizzie has demanded to be stolen as trophies over the past few months of this season, with the most recent addition being Ed Wagner.)

???: Tonight, I will make it known as to why I’m regarded as a threat in this company.

(Finally, the hand moves over to the red candle in the very center, as it slowly lights it. The orange flame glows up the man who was holding the matches, revealing none other than Shane Gates.) 

Shane Gates: Tonight, I will win the 24/7 Battle Royal.

(Suddenly, one by one, candles all around the walls begin to light up, with burning flames combined to make the same effect as a light bulb, bright, and disturbing. The plausible-pyromaniac Shane Gates then leans forward, before flicking his finger through the fire. He then begins to speak up in a gravelly voice.)

Shane Gates: Tonight… I spark a fire underneath me. I take all of the losses, and frustration I have been given this Season. The humiliation… Every single person in this match will be crushed under my boot. Every single Elitist will be reduced to Proletariats in this Battle Royal; reduced back to the average working class wrestlers they’ve been known for, and that’s all because of myself… and Lizzie. I have done everything this season just for her. I have done everything to make up for the time she lost many years ago, and I don’t think people truly understand what I mean by that. Because I’m not just fighting for my own career; my own life. I am fighting… for hers.

Shane Gates: And if fighting for Lizzie means doing anything it takes, then so be it. If it means Lizzie will do anything it takes… then so be it. At the end of the day, we’re going to be standing tall. **We** are going to be the one who makes sure everyone else competing in this match is left below our feet. **We** are going to be the duo who outlasts everyone else. And by doing that…

(Shane Gates leans over to his left, before grabbing what appears to be a wire. Pulling the wire down, a set of blinds begin to lift up, as suddenly we see a window; a window peeking into a locker room containing the 24/7 Battle Royal competitors. Dray Fontana, Jordan Payne, Lucas Johnson, Johnny Andrews, Michael Jack, Alex Myers in the corner being edgy, et cetera.)

Shane Gates: I will cull the competition. More so, she will…

(The camera pans over to Lizzie The Doll, who begins to slowly step forward at the speed of a 90 year old woman named Agnes, before going in the middle of the three candles that form a triangle.)

Lizzie The Doll: …

(Lizzie closes her eyes and begins to shake, until suddenly, the camera begins to shake along. As does the table, and the chairs, then finally, the candles all around the room begin to flicker on and off.)

Lucas Johnson: *muffled* What in the bollocks!

Michael Jack: *muffled* :comeagain: Why are the lights going out?

(The camera pans back to Lizzie, as she begins to twitch, whilst speaking some foreign, lost language that no one seems to understand. The camera glitches in and out of her face, then showing the reactions of the 24/7 Competitors in the other room.)

Shane Gates: Now… we make them damned.

(The camera pans inside of the room, as Elitists begin to freak out; they hallucinate, see things that aren’t actually there.)

Mary S. Atlas: :krabs: Did that shadow just move!?!?

Johnny Andrews: :whoa: NO, GHOST! DON’T STEAL MY MASSIVE PECS! NOOOOOOOO!!!

(Mary S. Atlas begins to kick the wall, as Johnny slaps himself trying to get the “ghost” off of him, as it becomes abundantly clear that Lizzie The Doll is messing with them.)

Dray Fontana: **shrugs**

Alex Myers: Fuck my life.

(Dray and Alex sit in the corner, clearly not bothered as everyone else freaks out.)

Michael Jack: HEY! WHY THE SHIT IS A RAT MAN GRABBING MY COLOR TEMPERATURE 2700–3600 K LED LIGHT UP GLOVE!? :noah: 

Jordan Payne: DEMONS! I HAVE A 50% CHANCE OF PUNCHING THEM IN THE FACE RIGHT NOW! :ufdup:

(Michael Jack and Jordan Payne too begin to hallucinate, as it pans to a longshot of the entire room, no intensity, just everyone kicking, punching, and messing around. Without context it’d seem like Justin Windgate had accidentally dropped some of his drugs, or Bronson Daniels from a year ago found a time machine and gave everyone some of his.)

Johnny Andrews: STOP IT! NOW! THE SHAMAN OF SEXY DOESN’T APPRECIATE YOU TRYING TO REMOVE THE SEXY FROM THE SHAMAN!

(Johnny Andrews then grabs the air, or what he thinks to be a ghost, before hitting a ‘Parkour Splash’ Spanish Fly, and bouncing back up to his feet, seemingly taking out the hallucination.)

Johnny Andrews: :whew: Another win for the next Mr. 24/7 :whew:!!!!

(Johnny Andrews then begins to celebrate, until suddenly, the light turns out completely, and red smoke begins to fill the room. All of the 24/7 Battle Royal competitors begin to stand up, and walk backwards, before bumping backs in the middle of the room.)

Jordan Payne: Which one of you motherfuckers started messing with supernatural shit?

Michael Jack: Probably that hypocritical Alex Myers! He probably just wants to mess with all of you.

Alex Myers: I told you, I don’t care about winning here. Why would I mess with you fucking dumbasses *before* the match, I have no reason to!

Michael Jack: I don’t need to hear it, just stop it alread-

Mary S. Atlas: CAN YOU TWO STOP ARGUING, WE NEED TO STOP THIS SHIT! Besides, it’s not like either of you are winning.

(The entire room begins to bicker, as the lights flicker some more inside the room. They clearly get more freaked out, as loud vocal sounds similar to the ones radiating from Lizzie begin to fly through the walls, making ear-wrenchingly loud screams. Everyone in the room suddenly dropped to their knees.)

Shane Gates: And now… the grand finale.

(The camera pans back to the room that Shane Gates and Lizzie The Doll reside in, as the candles begin to go from a slight flame, to completely on fire, with even more shaking. The white noise in the room gets louder and louder, along with the inaudible language, as Lizzie begins to do whatever Shane had planned…)

**THUD!**

…

Shane Gates: :dahell: What was that?

(Shane Gates darts his head away from watching their work at play, over to the camera; past the camera, as a look of confusion comes onto his face. Suddenly, Lizzie begins to stop, and everything goes back to normal.)

Lucas Johnson: *muffled* That rat bastard Windgate…

(The camera suddenly pans over to the other end of the table, as we see a man in denim and sunglasses with his hand on the table…)

Strawberry Steve: Saw a fly.

(Shane Gates looks confused, and even angrier, as he takes in a deep breath.)

Shane Gates: Why the FUCK are you in here?

Strawberry Steve: Saw a fly.

Shane Gates: You said that! I mean **why**?? What made you want to step into this room of all rooms, you punk?

Strawberry Steve: Saw a fly.

(Shane gets even angrier, as he too slams his hand into the table, standing up in the process.)

Shane Gates: Steve… you made the worst decision of your life coming her-

**ZIP!**

(The camera pans over to Strawberry Steve who is now unzipping his backpack, that carries his infamous BBB title; which he pulls out. He then suddenly points at Lizzie The Doll.)

Strawberry Steve: Her.

Shane Gates: The fuck you mean her-

Referee: RING THE BELL!

(A referee, who wasn’t even there before, calls for the bell, and as he does this, a knock on the wall is heard.)

(KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!)

Strawberry Steve: Now it’s time… FOR MY DEADLY KICKS!

(Strawberry Steve suddenly sprints over to Lizzie The Doll at top speed, before grabbing her by the head. He then turns around, and kicks her across the room.)

Strawberry Steve: //media2.giphy.com/media/xULW8IGIbJ19LGQ3te/giphy.gif

Shane Gates: WHAT THE FUC-

(Steve pushes Shane back, before sprinting back over to Lizzie The Doll, as he slides into the cover)

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

(KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!)

Strawberry Steve: DEFENSE NUMBER 1000 BAY BEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: HERE IS YOUR WINNER… AND **STILL** BIG BERRY BHAMPION! STRAWBERRY STEEEEEEEEE-

(Suddenly, before Strawberry Steve can even stand up, Shane Gates runs over and hits Steve in the back of the head with a HUGE big boot that seemingly knocks him unconscious upon impact.)

Shane Gates: THIS IS MY FUCKING POINT! THIS IS WHY I’M DOING THIS; BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU! YOU SHOULDN’T EVEN BE HERE, YOU SHOULDN’T BE HAVING THIS OPPORTUNITY, BECAUSE YOU’RE JUST ONE OF THOSE JOKES WHO THINK IT’S HILARIOUS TO RUIN LIVES! 

(Shane Gates then begins to rapidly kick Steve in the stomach, as the deranged doll-lover has clearly reached his limit.)

Shane Gates: PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE WHY LIZZIE IS WHAT SHE IS RIGHT NOW!

(Shane then kicks Steve in the head; breaking off his glasses, and sending them flying across the room.)

Shane Gates: PEOPLE LIKE **YOU** ARE WHAT I HATE! PEOPLE LIKE ED WAGNER!

(Shane then stomps on Steve’s head, the last leg attack he does to Steve, as Steve falls limp, completely knocked out. Shane Gates then kneels down next to Steve, and begins to speak directly into his face.)

Shane Gates: People like YOU are exactly why I am going to win the 24/7 Contract. People like those jokes in there. People who will just be summed up to a simple body count in my wake. And that’s going to be undeniable.

(Shane grabs Steve by the hair, and lifts him up into a powerbomb position after picking him up, before dragging him over to the window that peeked into the locker room. In one swift motion, Shane Gates then powerbombs Strawberry Steve through the glass, into the locker room, as he tumbles down on top of a chair, upside down.)

Johnny Andrews: I feel ya, Steve. When your body is as good as mine, you just wanna lie down and rest. :drakehug:

(Shane begins to twitch his head in anger, as his and Lizzie’s curse was interrupted by someone that he hates dearly. He takes another deep breath, trying to compose himself, before he walks away, tending to Lizzie The Doll. The final shot of the room is Strawberry Steve upside down on a chair, with everyone else confused as to what they just saw, before Pain For Pride fades back out to the ringside area in the Sofi Stadium.)

(The camera fades to a promotional ad for the upcoming Draft show. Find out where your favorite Elitists will be going in the new season, all in one week’s time.)

(The camera fades to the next match graphic.)

(The crowd in the SoFi Stadium are on their feet in anticipation for the next match on the slate as Showdown’s Gina Romano is standing out front just inches from the commentary table holding her microphone up ready to speak. Each of the 24/7 Battle Royal participants is already in the ring. Each participant eagerly awaits the beginning of their road toward bigger and better things. But first, here’s Gina Romano.)

Gina Romano: The following contest is the 24/7 Battle Royal!

(The crowd in attendance is cheering loudly in anticipation of the battle that is about to take place.)

Gina Romano: The only way to eliminate your opponent is by sending them over the top rope where both feet MUST hit the floor! The last participant remaining will be declared the winner and the owner of the 24/7 contract with an opportunity to cash in for a future championship match!

Crowd: BATTLE ROYAL! *Clap! CLAP! CLAP CLAP CLAP!*BATTLE ROYAL! *Clap! CLAP! CLAP CLAP CLAP!*BATTLE ROYAL! *Clap! CLAP! CLAPCLAPCLAP!* 

(Gina is shown leaving the ring to take her place in a seat near the time keeper’s area.)

(DING! DING! DING!)

Deadprez: And this match is officially underway!!! And look at Strawberry Steve who takes things casually putting his hands in his pockets and rolls out of the ring looking like he couldn’t care less about the match. The BBB Champion looks too cool for this Battle Royal it seems and Shane Gates has thought about the same strategy as he is also out of the ring and sits on the security railing that surrounds the ring looking inside the squared circle. Meanwhile, we have fifteen other competitors who are hungry to win big tonight with this Battle Royal match! The winner earning the 24/7 Contract last won by Jon Kelton but cashed in by Justin Windgate after he defeated him for it! We all remember he used it to become Interwire Champion so one can only try and imagine now the possibilities that will befall the winner of this edition! 

Jake Mercer: Mary Atlas is going hard against Johnny Andrews with fists and elbows rocking the LGBTQ colors to celebrate Pride Month backing the Shaman of Sexy into a corner with the fury of a wild amazon before she gets a thumb to the eyes and spun around! Now Andrews goes to work with strikes of his own and begins to stomp a mudhole into Atlas! Meanwhile, Donovan Duke is going at it with Lucas Johnson! Ximena Velasquez and Kensi are throwing fists and haymakers at each other! Alexis Chambers dropkicks Lisa Wren who was trying for a superkick of her own as Lisa rolls out of the ring while Alexis climbs atop of the nearest turnbuckle and crossbody herself atop of Alex Myers, Jonny Airhart, Lucas Johnson, and Michael Jack! The ring is quickly turning into a battlefield of chaotic and uncontrollable proportions as Lucas Johnson suddenly nails Envy Ellis with the Lightswitch Claymore mick! Down goes Envy! 

Persephone: It’s Lucas Johnson. I don’t think it’s that hard to combat that, he’s a smooth-brained loser.

Jake Mercer: We shouldn’t be making fun of him like that! It’s called lissencephaly, it’s very serious. 

Deadprez: Are we going to go like this the entire match? Am I the only adult in this trio? Duke and Lucas are battling against the ropes as those affected by the Chambers’ splash are slowly getting up. Donovan whips Johnson into the ropes he is looking for a clothesline but Lucas ducks low and takes him down with a neck breaker! The Blueprint goes atop of the Duke throwing down hammers for fists BUT HE GETS GRABBED BY THE HEAD BY XIMEVA VELASQUEZ AND THROWN WITH INSANE FORCE INTO THE NEAREST CORNER! 

Jake Mercer: Down goes Johnson as Los Dios goes to focus on someone else namely Kensi who felt the opposition coming! She goes for a clinch with Ximena before going down to the mat with a takedown! She quickly chains up with a chokehold variant but her opponent is near the ropes! The official on the outside asks that Kensi let go of the hold but she keeps it locked in a while longer before freeing he-SHE JUST GOT SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT BY ALEX MYERS!! WHERE DID HE COME FROM??  Meanwhile, Holly Arrow is trying to get Lisa Wren over the top ropes from one of the corners and she does so BUT Lisa lands on her feet on the apron to the outside and throws a few elbows of her own to Arrow before going between the ropes for a shoulder strike getting Holly off of her! 

Persephone: What’s that lazy fuckboy doing on the outside? 

Deadprez: :lupe: It looks like Strawberry Steve is moving to stand on his knees to the apron before rolling inside of the ring and standing next to the ropes with his hands tucked in his front pant pockets. 

Jake Mercer: Look from behind Steve!!

Deadprez: Donovan Duke spins Steve around facing the BBB Champion who looks like he is in another timezone! Both men are staring and Steve goes on the offensive! Soft kick to the shin of Duke who looks on, another kick and a third! Uh oh! Steve is backing away he is calling for a super-

Persephone: You’ve gotta be fucking kidding me.

Jake Mercer: :mjgrin:

Deadprez: Kick he calls it deadly BUT WAIT! SUPERKICK BY DONOVAN DUKE TO THE SIDE OF STRAWBERRY STEVE’S HEAD!! HE HAD ENOUGH OF STEVE ANTICS!! SHADES GO FLYING AND SO DOES STEVE AS HE LEAPS  OVER THE TOP ROPES AND DOWN ON THE FLOOR!! THE KING OF STRAWB STYLE IS OUT!! NO! HE LANDED ON HIS BACK ON THE APRON AND ROLLS BACK INSIDE THE RING!! Meanwhile, Jordan Payne is trying to take advantage and shoves Donovan towards the ropes but the Duke felt it! He quickly spun AND HE THROWS PAYNE OUT!!! 

Gina Romano: JORDAN PAYNE has been ELIMINATED!

Deadprez: And there goes the first elimination! Shane Gates watches on looking unimpressed but with a faint smirk on his lips as he is standing outside the ring watching the action. But hey I ain’t him I have better things to do. Holly and Mary look at each other and they are looking to decide who they are working on! They are a team after all Most Wanted Arrow and suddenly Dray Fontana gives them the answer as he strikes Mary from behind with an elbow and forces her into a corner! He nails her down hard with a few stiff strikes but Mary goes behind him quickly grabbing at his hair pulling him back and taking him down with a backbreaker as she laid on her back with her knees propped up! Fontana is holding his back as the two girls are starting to stomp at him but he rolls out of the ring only to get clocked in the face and pushed back inside by Shane Gates who was nearby!!

Jake Mercer: That is opportunistic! 

Persephone: He would get more done if he was in the ring, fucking bum.

Deadprez: Back to the in-ring action Lucas is battling with Lisa Wren who is sided with her partner Kensi this could for a while be a winning strategy to partner up with someone in a match like this! Lucas has Lisa in a takedown maneuver but propped her up on the top ropes trying to topple her over but she hangs on to dear life! Kensi is behind Lucas, throwing punches and elbows to his back and ribs he ends up letting go of Lisa who goes back to her feet inside the ring as her partner is fighting the Wrestling Machine! Meanwhile, Michael Jack is engaged in a brawl against Jonny Airhart! Alex Myers is stomping … into a push against a corner while Ximena and Alexis are hitting each other hard in another corner.

Jake Mercer: Ah reminds me of a hockey brawl :wow:. Reminiscent of the epic rivalry between Mr. DEDEDE and The Woogieman back in 2002. It was some good times.

Persephone: I could care less about what happened in 2002, I care about this match finishing quicker than anticipated. How about everyone throws themselves out of the ring and we can just call this a draw huh?

Deadprez: I think at some point I’ll simply call this whole match by myself as there is action aplenty inside the ropes! Out goes Donovan Duke making a straight line towards Shane Gates who didn’t see him coming and gets a german suplex for his efforts onto the outside floor! Duke goes on the offense on a shaken Gates who can’t do much as he gets thrown against the security railing hard before clutching his back in pain! Duke is in the process of doing a stiff number on him as he whips him against the ring apron Gates’ back taking further damage as he tries to make a separation between him and his assailant by rolling inside the ring but he gets elbow dropped by Ximena for his efforts followed by a series of stiff kicks by the El Paso born amazon who then goes for a Camel Clutch! 

Jake Mercer: Shane Gates is flailing; he taps out quickly but this isn’t this kind of match! La Diosa is not letting go and the official is not asking her to as suddenly Dray Fontana throws a fist strike to the back of Ximena’s head. She looks PISSED! She let’s go of the Camel Clutch! She now is slowly turning to glare a hole into Dray AND HEADBUTTS HIM HARD! DOWN HE GOES! Look at the strength of Ximena Velasquez! He gets back to his feet BUT GETS PICKED UP!! XIMENA HOISTS DRAY OVER HER HEAD! SHE MOVES TO THE ROPES AND DUMPS FONTANA TO THE OUTSIDE!! DRAY FONTANA IS OUT!!

Gina Romano: DRAY FONTANA has been ELIMINATED!

Deadprez: :damn: What a display of strength by Ximena. The type of strength she used to put Harper through the flaming table!

Persephone: My Sexy Rexy is stronger.

Deadprez: That is just how dominant and quick to think on her feet, or in this case on her knees is this woman who just took out Dray Fontana! Meanwhile, Mary and Holly are battling the Big Berry Bhampionship Champion who just clocked Holly with a Pele kick getting her to her knees but Mary gets back at Steve quickly with a German Suplex showing her strength and why her family name is Atlas! Steve goes down again but goes back up trying for a roundhouse kick that connected with nothing but air as Holly is into the ropes. She meets Steve with a rebound lariat which he ducks, throwing in a high knee that clips Holly but Mary is there to take the man down with a leg sweep! 

Jake Mercer: Down goes the King of Strawb Style as he then gets picked up by Mary. Strikes to the face,  Steve picks up Mary suddenly throwing her into the ropes after he kicked Holly in the gut, getting her off him for a few seconds. He signals for a Sit-out powerbomb BUT HOLLY JUMPS ON MARY’S BACK! THE COMBINED WEIGHT OF THE MOST WANTED ARROW TOO MUCH FOR STEVE WHO CRASHES DOWN ON THE MAN UNDER THE TWO LADIES WHO BEGINS POUNDING AT HIM! They prop him up, Mary with a kick to the gut FOLLOWED BY THE MOST WANTED DDT!! STRAWBERRY STEVE IS IN BIG TROUBLE NOW! HE GETS PICKED UP BY MARY WHILE HOLY POSITIONS HERSELF WITH HER TO STRIKE!!

Holly Arrow: (off-mic) SHOOOOO-RYUKEN!!!!

Persephone: Nerd.

Deadprez: THE JUMPING UPPERCUT! THE HOMMAGE TO STREET FIGHTER CONNECTS! STEVE GOES OVER THE TOP ROPES! DOWN HE GOES! AND HE IS OUT OF HERE!!

Gina Romano: STRAWBERRY STEVE has been ELIMINATED!

Jake Mercer: What a way to go for Steve as Most Wanted Arrow high fives each other proud of what they’ve done! One step closer to the 24-7 Contract for them! The BBB Champion casually sits up from his horizontal position, fixes his shades before moving up to a vertical base, and slowly proceeds to make his way backstage. 

Persephone: Sometimes I question why he shows up sometimes. We don’t need more of him, what we do need is more Rexy McAllister if you ask me.

Deadprez: Lucas Johnson is choking Alexis Chambers in a corner with both hands wrapped tightly around the neck of the Doctor Blue’s fiancee who is gasping for air trying to pry Lucas’ hands off of him. He tries for a few kicks to the hips of Johnson before reversing the hold and throws in some chops to the chest of the blueprint and the crowd follows with Woooo’s following each welt-inducing strikes that Chambers is throwing in with force but then Johnson reverses the thing again following a thumb to the eyes! Alexis is back in the corner, her ribs rammed hard by several shoulder tackles quickly thrown in by the blueprint!

Jake Mercer: Lucas Johnson is looking like a man on fire here tonight as he begins trying to force Johnny Andrews out of the ring using the support of that corner! Lucas Johnson has Alexis Chambers across the top rope, and Johnny Andrews looks like he’s teetering— 

Persephone: UGH!!!! Why her?!?! 

Deadprez: ENVY ELLIS RUSHES IN AND CONNECTS WITH AN ELBOW TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD OF LUCAS JOHNSON! Ellis is looking to pick the bones of what Lucas Johnson started, as he now begins lifting Alexis up with the support of the corner— Envy nearly has Alexis over the rope, but I don’t think he’s in a good enough position to get him out of the ring! 

Jake Mercer: Alexis Chambers is teetering, and Envy Ellis smells blood in the water— one more big push from Envy and it could be the end of Alexis Chambers night here, tonight folks! Envy pushes Alexis on more time before—

Deadprez: — DONOVAN DUKE SWOOPS IN AND GRABS ENVY BY HER LEGS AND THRUST HER OVER THE ROPES AND DOWN TO THE FLOOR!!! Envy Ellis had himself in a prime position to eliminate Alexis, but she also had himself in a position to be eliminated as well as she and Alexis both landed on the floor.

Gina Romano: ENVY ELLIS AND ALEXIS CHAMBERS have been ELIMINATED!

Jake Mercer: This is Donovan’s second and third elimination tonight! Or does that one count as a two-for-one special!?

Persephone: Just throw them out already.

Deadprez: Strong showing from the Oklahoma-born small-sized man! He ain’t Rexy though but right now the Duke is looking strong. And we are down to 13! Shane Gates is seated in a corner nursing the back that Ximena did a number on a little bit before she eliminated Dray in stunning fashion! Lisa Wren is yelling and charging at Alex Myers going hard with strikes and elbows while Wren’s partner Kensi is fighting Jonny Airhart! Fists and backhands, elbows and stiff strikes are abounded by all sides! Airhart manages to whip Kensi into the ropes going for a shoulder block but she takes him down with a clothesline! She follows with an elbow drop and a few quick stiff kicks while we see Lucas sneaking up behind Shane Gates who just started moving around after having gotten to his feet AND TAKES HIM DOWN WITH A BELLY TO BACK SUPLEX AFTER HE SPUN HIM AROUND! Shane is seeing stars now as Lucas is punching away to the back of Gates’ head! Moving to his feet he dea-

Jake Mercer: HE DEADLIFTS SHANE INTO A GERMAN SUPLEX! He got so much force in it that Shane somehow is on his feet but is stumbling and he looks out! BLUEPRIIIIIIIIINT!! THE JUMPING CUTTER OUT OF NOWHERE BY JOHNSON! DOWN GOES GATES BUT HE GETS PICKED UP AGAIN! THIS IS ACADEMIC AT THIS POINT! WHIP OVER THE ROPES! CRASHLANDING! GOOD NIGHT!! HE’S OUT! 

Gina Romano: SHANE GATES has been ELIMINATED!

Jake Mercer: That’s all she wrote for Gates!!

Persephone: He won’t be missed! 

Deadprez: Johnny Andrews has joined the fray as she’s now looking for someone to eliminate, as he turns to his right she sees Mary and Holly working to try and eliminate Alex Myers, Andrews turns to his left where he’s — MET WITH A BIG BOOT FROM XIMENA VELASQUEZ! 

Jake Mercer: Ximena nearly kicked Johnny’s head off! That boot rattled Andrews as she falls back, and now Ximena is on the hunt! She makes a B-Line straight for Alexis Johnny and begins working on him as Johnny tries his hardest to defend himself!  Ximena Velasquez takes a few steps back before she charges towards Andrews who’s defenseless against those ropes! Ximena charges—-CLOTHESLINE! XIMENA CLOTHESLINES JOHNNY ANDREWS OVER THE TOP ROP– WAIT NO?!

Persephone:  WHY IS HE BEING SO RESILIENT JUST LOSE ALREADY!?!?!

Deadprez: JOHNNY manages to counter the clothesline at the very last second flipping Ximena over her shoulder and onto the ring floor! Johnny Andrews just eliminated Ximena Velasquez!!! 

Jake Mercer: He just took a sigh of relief as– WAIT A MINUTE! ON THE APRON!! XIMENA VELASQUEZ MANAGED TO HOLD ON, AND ANDREWS DOESN’T EVEN REALIZE IT! BUT I HAVE A FEELING HE DOES NOW– AS XIMENA VELASQUEZ GRABS JOHNNY ANDREWS BY THE HAIR AND PULLS HIM OVER THE ROPE– DISPLAYING A BRUTAL SHOWING OF STRENGTH— JOHNNY IS SCREAMING IN PAIN ON THE APRON AS XIMENA HEADBUTTS HIM AND FINALLY LETS GO OF HIS HAIR BUT ANDREWS IS ON HIS HANDS STANDING UPSIDE DOWN!! HE IS NOT OUT JUST YET THOUGH STUMBLING! WHAT AGILITY BY JOHNNY WHO MAKES HIS WAY TO THE STEPS AND GETS SAFELY ON IT. He makes his way to the apron BUT GETS TACKLED BY XIMENA FROM INSIDE THE RING!! ANDREWS FLIES AND LANDS HARD JUST IN FRONT OF OUR ANNOUNCER’S TABLE! HE’S OUT OF HERE! 

Gina Romano: JOHNNY ANDREWS has been ELIMINATED!

Deadprez: And there goes Andrews as we go back to the action! Johnny Andrews really displayed some impressive agility out there trying to stay alive; this is the markings of a strong prospect. We can’t wait to see what he will do next season! On our right-hand side,Alex looks in front of him and there stands Most Wanted Arrow who are on a hot streak tonight working together efficiently. They smirk and Alex stands his ground taunting them to come to him! Mary charges in first, she gets a forearm smash for her trouble! Holly goes for a leg sweep well scouted by Myers who blocks it with a leg of his own shoving her off reach before arm dragging Mary to the floor followed by a hip toss and a quick snapmare to Holly! Myers is displaying quickness and agility here he will be to lookout for during season 15 regardless of how he does here tonight! Mary rushes back punching him in the gut as Holly quickly dropkicks him into a corner the two girls backs up preparing a team move together but quickly Myers is turning to face the corner and climbs the turnbuckle what is he do-

Jake Mercer: THE SINNER LULLABY ON MOST WANTED ARROW HOLY COW!!! THEY WATCHED HIM CLIMB WONDERING WHAT HE WAS GOING TO DO AND HE SURPRISED THEM WITH HIS FINISHER!! He gets to his feet quickly to the pleasure of the fans and forces Holly to her feet by tugging hard at her hair. He wants to toss her out of the ring but Mary climbs to one of his feet! And then we see Holly Arrow tosses Alex Myers over the top rope and onto the apron, But Alex Myers hangs on with both hands holding on to dear life as Arrow is trying hard to push Myers off of the apron and out of this match! Look at Mary!!

Persephone: Flying bitch.

Deadprez: SHE RUNS AND BASEBALL SLIDES BETWEEN HOLLY AND ALEX MYERS LEGS! WHILE UNDER MYERS  SHE QUICKLY GRABS MYERS HIPS AND LIFTS THEM OFF THE APRON!! COULD IT BE?!?!? IT IS!! MARY ATLAS IS TRYING TO  POWERBOMB ALEX MYERS OFF THE APRON TO THE OUTSIDE USING HER OWN MOMENTUM!! BUT  ALEX MYERS IS TRYING TO HOLD ONTO THE ROPE! I THINK ALEX MYERS HAS THE ROPE! HE HAS IT! HE’S SAFE —

Jake Mercer: — SUPERKICK FROM HOLLY ARROW FORCES ALEX MYERS TO RELINQUISH THE ROPE— MARY ATLAS SEES THE OPPORTUNITY– POWERBOMB TO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR! ALEX MYERS IS OUT! ALEX MYERS IS DONE!

Gina Romano: ALEX MYERS has been ELIMINATED!

Persephone: Now that’s a way to eliminate someone! I wouldn’t want to be Alex Myers right now. He’s going to feel that one in the morning! Mary looks pleased as she slides back in the ring to regroup with Holly Arrow! Alex displayed good things tonight he is clearly rising up the ranks as a newcomer. Pay attention to him during Season 15 folks he will surely be worth watching!

Deadprez: That marks two eliminations for the team of Mary S. Atlas and Holly Arrow, these two look like they might go all the way! Meanwhile, on the other side of the ring, Lucas Johnson is being worked on in the corner by Michael Jack, who sends a very stiff elbow to the ‘BluePrints’ jaw! Lucas looks dazed in the corner as Michael Jack charges him– SANDWICHING HIM BETWEEN HIMSELF AND THE TURNBUCKLE! 

Jake Mercer: Lucas Johnson looks absolutely gassed here, as Michael Jack continues his assault! Sending lefts and rights to the body and face of Lucas Johnson! Michael Jack starts ascending the turnbuckle to get a better position as Lucas Johnson is absolutely defenseless! 

Deadprez: Michael Jack postures up on at second turnbuckle and begins throwing unanswered punches to the temple and face of Lucas Johnson!!

ONE!

TWO!

THREE!

FOUR!!

FIVE!!

SIX!!

SEVEN!!

EIGHT!!!

NI— 

Jake Mercer: Lucas Johnson has begun to stir— JUST AS MICHAEL JACK WAS CLOSING IN ON HIS NINTH PUNCH LUCAS JOHNSON GRABS HIM BY HIS HIPS AND FLIPS HIM OVER THE TURNBUCKLE— BUT MICHAEL JACK QUICKLY LANDS ON HIS FEET ON THE APRON, BARELY ESCAPING ELIMINATION BY THE SKIN OF HIS TEET—

Deadprez: LUCAS JOHNSON REALIZES MICHAEL JACK IS STILL ALIVE ON THE APRON HE BACKS UP AND CHARGES TOWARDS MICHAEL JACK— CLAYMORE KICK!!! CLAYMORE KICK CON-WHAT THE FUCK?? MARY ATLAS WITH A SLING BLADE BLINDSIDING LUCAS WHO WAS ABOUT TO ELIMINATE MICHAEL JACK!! WHAT A SAVE BUT WHY DID SHE DO IT?? SUDDENLY BOTH HER AND MANY ARE STOMPING AT LUCAS WHO CRUMBLES IN A CORNER! Mary backs off telling Holly that to prop him up she will punt him into next week and she goes to the opposite corner! Holly does as asked raising Johnson this doesn’t sound good as Mary charges we know what’s coming Headshot is c-

Persephone: OH YES! NOW THIS IS GETTING INTERESTING!

Deadprez: HOLLY JUST SUPERKICKED MARY!!! HOLLY JUST KICKED MARY TO THE FACE!!! WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS???

Persephone: LET THERE BE BLOOD!

Jake Mercer: :krabs:

Deadprez: The crowd boos loudly as Holly looks down at Mary staring at her with malicious intent and a smirk on her lips before going to work on her seemingly former partner now! The Most Wanted Arrow seems broken as Holly goes for SWEET 16!!! HER RIPCORD CLOTHESLINE FINISHER ON MARY WHO GOES DOWN HARD! Holly doesn’t look sad at all as she picks up her friend and goes to DELIVER THE MOVE AGAIN!! Mary seems out cold and Holly licks her lips loving the carnage she just caused as he then gets Mary to her feet and bitch slaps her! The gal on that young woman Mary was her best friend!! She props her up for a pump handle-like move BUT MARY GETS HER ON HER SHOULDERS!! SHE THROWS HOLLY OUTSIDE WITH A FIREMAN’S CARRY MOVE!! HOLLY CRASHES DOWN!! AND SHE… IS… OUT!!!! 

Gina Romano: HOLLY ARROW has been ELIMINATED!

Persephone: LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO IT’S LIKE RONAN AT BATTLE OF EGYPT! I’M FUCKING DYING HOW DID THAT BACKFIRE?!

Deadprez: Arrow is screeching up a storm like a banshee to the outside clearly angry and frustrated at the end of her match and the failure of her plan while Mary waves her bye-bye while holding the back of her neck before turning her attention to who is left in the ring. She sees Johnny, Michael, Lisa, Kensi, Lucas, Ximena, and Donovan and she goes for Airhart leaping into a Lou Thez Press and begins to brawl him to the ground! Meanwhile, Lisa and Kensi are battling against Ximena who seems to be able to handle them both on her own! Lucas is fighting with Michael Jack leaving Donovan to ponder his options! Kensi and Lisa are pummeling at Airhart shoving him into a corner, Lisa working at the head while Kensi is punching and kicking at the midsection! Lisa grabs Johnny’s legs trying to get him off the map and to the top ropes trying to eject him from the match and out of contention and he actually slips to the apron! 

Jake Mercer: He faces Lisa and Kensi they both stare at him and HE SMACKS THEIR HEADS TOGETHER WITH HASTE!! Both are rattled and backs off the ropes a little bit as wait a minute look at Airhart taking a swing he lifts himself up! Feet on the top ropes! He leaps CORKSCREW 450 SPLASH ON BOTH LISA AND KENSI FROM THE TOP ROPE!!! WHAT AGILITY BY JOHNNY THE CROWD GOES CRAZY FOR THAT DISPLAY AS HE GETS UP AND BOWS RESPECTFULLY TO THE- WAIT A MINUTE LUCAS JOHNSON WITH AN UPPERCUT THAT STUNS AIRHART HE GOES AGAINST THE ROPES HE JUST LEAPT FROM! 

Deadprez: LIGHTSWITCH!!!!!!

Persephone: How are you going to copy a Terry Chambers move, have a generic ass name along with it, and still manage to be as bad as him.

Jake Mercer: CLAYMORE KICK!!!!!!!! THE KICK CONNECTS AND IT SENDS AIRHART FLYING OFF THE APRON TO THE FLOOR! HE’S OUT!

Gina Romano: JONNY AIRHART has been ELIMINATED!

Deadprez: That’s Lucas Johnson’s second elimination on the night, and what an elimination it was!!! 

Jake Mercer: Opportunistic as fuck that Lucas! I’m starting to like him! Wait, that doesn’t sound right.

Deadprez: Nothing about you sounds right Jake. Jonny had one heck of a match tonight and he showed his skills he is to look out for coming into Season 15! Lucas looks happy looking down on Airhart proud that he is still in this fight while Lisa and Kensi are slowly getting up BUT IT MAY BE SHORT-LIVED AS MICHAEL JACK COMES FROM BEHIND AND TOSSES LUCAS JOHNSON OVER THE TOP ROPE AND ONTO THE FLOOR!! LUCAS JOHNSON IS OUT! LUCAS JOHNSON IS GONE! 

Persephone: UGH WHY DOES HE STILL HOLD ON!? JUST QUIT ALREADY GOD! 

Jake Mercer: LUCAS JOHNSON IS HOLDING ONTO THE TOP ROPE FOR DEAR LIFE AS MICHAEL JACK BEGINS HAMMERING AWAY ON HIM! PUNCH AFTER PUNCH JACK IS NOT LETTING UP BUT LOOK AT THE RESILIENCY LUCAS JOHNSON IS DISPLAYING AS HE CONTINUES TO HOLD ON! 

Deadprez: Michael Jack is doing his best to eliminate Lucas Johnson but it’s not enough— wait a minute, what is Lucas Johnson doing? Lucas Johnson just grabbed Michael in the suplex position from the ring apron!! If Lucas isn’t careful he can eliminate both Jonny and Himself here right now! 

Jake Mercer: Lucas has Michael teetering, but while he’s doing that he’s also got to watch out for his own balance!! Wait somethings going on the other side of the ring as Lisa and Kensi have Donovan Duke in a terrible predicament, as he’s now nearing elimination! Duke is practically doing a handstand on the apron to avoid elimination here— HERE COMES XIMENA VELASQUEZ WHO RUSHES IN TO DELIVER A SOCCER KICK TO THE FACE OF MICHAEL JACK ON ON HIS END WITH LUCAS JOHNSON WAS WORKING ON TRYING TO ELIMINATE THE WRESTLING MACHINE!! JACK DIDN’T SEE THE MOVE COMING AND HE IS OUTTA HERE!!

Gina Romano: MICHAEL JACK has been ELIMINATED!

Persephone: Oh no, so unfortunate, anyways where were we?

Deadprez: Unfortunate for Michael who had a good showing tonight! Off to the showers for him but he has a good future ahead of him that one no matter where he gets drafted! Back to the action Lisa and Kensi are looking to still eliminate Donovan while Mary locks horns with Lucas who was starting to sweat earlier from near elimination! Ximena looks on leaning against a corner as Mary and Lucas Johnson are battling it out on the apron! Both trying to get the other to make a mistake! Lucas punches Mary, and it sends her teetering on the apron, but Mary sends one right back to Lucas and it has the same effect!  

Jake Mercer: Atlas is taking advantage now as he tries to force Lucas Johnson’s hand off the top rope! Lucas Johnson’s grip is slipping! Mary Atlas is trying his hardest to pry Lucas Johnson’s fingers off! Lucas’ hand is slipping! He’s slipping!!  LUCAS JOHNSON IS GONE! HE LOSES HIS GRIP AND HE’S OUT OF THIS MATC—- WAIT A MINUTE! 

Deadprez:: OUT OF PURE DESPERATION— LUCAS JOHNSON SEE’S HIS HAND IS SLIPPING AND JUST THROWS A WILD HEADBUTT THAT STAGGERS MARY ATLAS—- LUCAS TAKES A STEP BACK! HE TURNS TOWARDS THE STAGGERED MARY ATLAS—- SUPERKICK ON THE APRON!! SUPERKICK AND HE GETS ALL OF IT AS MARY FALLS OFF THE APRON ONTO THE  FLOOR AT RINGSIDE!

Gina Romano: MARY S. ATLAS has been ELIMINATED!

Deadprez: What a performance by Mary S. Atlas tonight! She made it within the top 6 in this match only to be taken out by Lucas who keeps on fighting! Ximena Is grabbing Lisa by the throat signals for a chokeslam! That will be painful for Wren who is now in the air! Here comes Kensi trying to help her friend BUT GETS A BIG BOOT TO THE FACE FOR HER TROUBLE!! KENSI IS DOWN! LISA GOT NO ONE TO HELP HER AS SHE IS HANGING ABOVE VELASQUEZ’ HEAD ATOP OF HER ARM! LISA GETS SLAMMED DOWN-WAIT!! SHE IS HOLDING ON TO THE WRIST THAT’S SLAMMING HIM OUT!! 

Jake Mercer: XIMENA’s MOMENTUM FROM THE MOVE HAS HER ALMOST GO OVER THE ROPES AND OUT !!! BUT SHE BLOCKS HER SWING WITH A FOOT ON THE BOTTOM ROPE WHILE STILL HAVING A GRIP ON LISA’S NECK! LISA HANGS ON HOLDING ONTO XIMENA’S WRIST! XIMENA LIFTS HER UP! HEADBUTT’S LISA AND SLAMS HER DOWN!! WREN LOST HER GRIP! SHE LANDS ON HER BACK HARD! SHE IS OUT!!! 

Persephone: :mjlol2:

Gina Romano: LISA WREN has been ELIMINATED!

Deadprez: WHAT AN UNUSUAL WAY TO GET TAKEN OUT BY THE ONE YOU TRIED TO TAKE OUT!! I’VE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE!! Kensi who is nearby can’t believe it as Lisa, her team partner is writing in pain from the chokeslam but she looks to have a shiver down her spine as she hears Ximena who is somehow laughing that they actually managed to pull out that move! That was great thinking on Lisa’s behalf despite no longer being able to compete! A definite highlight of this match and then there were four left! 

Jake Mercer: Kensi, Johnson, Duke, and Velasquez!

Persephone: ALL OF YOU! JUMP OUT! I THINK REX SHOULD COME IN AND WIN THIS HIMSELF!

Jake Mercer: I’m betting on Ximena, she scares the fuck out of me! Kensi backs away slowly from Ximena and ends up pressed against Lucas’s own back who just slammed Duke down with a bodyslam behind her! The two turn to face each other and instantly begin to throw fists of hateful fury at each other!! Kensi! Lucas! Kensi! Lucas! Lucas ends up with the upper hand whipping Kensi into the top ropes and as she comes back the sunset flips her behind him near the ropes! That was close had he been closer to the apron she might have ended down on the floor with Lisa! Kensi gets back up, taking it to Lucas throwing in a thumb to the eyes of Lucas who gets blinded smart move all things considered meanwhile Donovan and Ximena are fighting on in a corn-

Deadprez: LOOK AT KENSI!!!

Jake Mercer: I MISSED THAT SHE HAS JOHNSON HOISTED OVER HER SHOULDER LIKE A POTATO SACK!! SHE HEADS TOWARDS THE APRON LUCAS IS FLAILING NOT WANTING TO BE ELIMINATED!! KENSI GIVES NOT AN INCH OF A DAMN AS SHE TRIES TO TOSS HIM OUT BUT HE GRABS ONTO THE TOP ROPE! SHE STRAINS TRYING TO FORCE HIM OUT BUT LUCAS SHIFTS HIS POSITION ATOP OF HER HE IS … A HURRICANRA-FUCKING-NA BY LUCAS WHO HAS HIS LEGS AROUND KENSI’S NECK! HE HANGS ONTO THE ROPES AS KENSI GOES OVER THEM AND DOWN ON THE GROUND!! KENSI IS OUT!! IT’S OVER FOR HER!!

Gina Romano: KENSI has been ELIMINATED!

Deadprez: THAT WAS AN IMPRESSIVE MOVE FROM LUCAS TO TAKE OUT KENSI!!! I think no one expected that one!  

Persephone: I don’t think anyone really cares in the first place.

Jake Mercer: And we are now down to the final three in this exciting battle! Who will come out on top of this battle royal and claim the 24/7 Contract? It will be either the powerful Ximena Velasquez…

Persephone: Lucas Johnson… How the fuck is he still in this?

Deadprez: Or the surprising Donovan Duke! 

Jake Mercer: The three of them are staring at each other. Ximena is cracking her knuckles while Donovan positions himself to be ready to get pounced on by either the beast of a woman in the ring or the Blueprint who is looking at them both also wondering who will be striking first. 

Deadprez: A WESTERN LARIAT FROM XIMENA TO LUCAS WHO DIDN’T SEEM READY AS HE WAS ACTUALLY JUST TURNING TO GO TOWARDS DONOVAN AND DOWN HE GOES IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE A TRAIN JUST HIT HIM!! HE JUST SUFFERED WHAT SHE CALLS “PA’ LA RAZA” AND NOW JOHNSON IS IN TROUBLE AS SHE PICKS HIM UP AND MANEUVERS HIM TO THE ROPES! 

Jake Mercer: SHE DOES IT AGAIN!!

Persephone: FINALLY YOU FUCKING IDIOTS!

Gina Romano: LUCAS JOHNSON has been ELIMINATED!

Deadprez: Another impressive display of power and strength by Ximena!! Lucas did great tonight but it was not meant to be! And we are now with two left! The final pair! Lucas had an incredible run during this match but tonight was not meant to be his day! Strong way to end Season 14 though he has much to look forward to for next season! NOW! The next elimination signals the end of the match and determines the winner! Ximena is leaning against the ropes staring at who they just eliminated before turning and looks at Duke who is on his knees taking a breather. The crowd is cheering, they have enjoyed this match so far and there is a little more left! Who between those two athletes will win this match? We’re about to find out as the official entices them to engage and this feels like a whole new match as they go for a clinch! Ximena takes over with much strength being taller even than her opponent and drills him down with a headbutt! Chop to the chest of Donovan followed by a powerful throw to the corner turnbuckle. Duke drops down and goes to his knees. Neckbreaker by Velasquez followed by a few elbow drops! 

Jake Mercer: Ximena picks Duke up, Pumphandle NO DUKE REVERSES IT! HE LANDS BEHIND HER HUGGING HER BACK AND THROWS HER BACKWARDS WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX! THEN A SECOND! HE DOESN’T LET GO OF HER FOLLOWED BY A THIRD WHICH HE LET’S GO! Velasquez is laid out near a corner and Duke thinks high risk! He climbs a corner, measuring Ximena, and goes airborne WITH A SHOOTING STAR PRESS!!! BEAUTIFUL EXECUTION AND IT CONNECTS! He can’t win a match with his opponent on the ground however so he picks her up and whips her into the ropes! She charges back, he gets her into a Tornado DD…Wait she keeps spinning SHE RUNS INTO A CORNER TURNING THE DDT INTO A SPEAR!!!! MY GOD THAT A COUNTER BY LA DIOSA! 

Deadprez: She backs off the corner as Duke is holding his back in pain, Xemina composes herself finding her bearings before moving to Duke and grab at him hard she is BEAR HUGGING HIM!! WE CAN ALMOST HEAR HIS RIPS POP FROM HERE DONOVAN IS IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE RIGHT NOW DOES THIS MEAN THE END FOR HIM?? XIMENA IS RAGDOLLING HIM MY GOD WHAT A BEAST AND THEN SHE LETS Him GO! He leans heavily on the ropes hanging on to the top one to dear life and waits a minute, Ximena is backing up against the adjacent ropes and crouches she is going YES SHE SIGNALS FOR ANOTHER SPEAR! BY GOD SHE DASHES FORWARD WITH QUICKNESS AND STRENGTH SHE WANTS TO BREAK DONOVAN IN HALF!

Gavin Kirkland: LOOK AT DUKE!!

Deadprez: HE LOWERS THE TOP ROPE WITH ALL OF HIS WEIGHT AS XIMENA LEAPS FOR HER SPEAR!!! SHE GOES OVER THE TOP!! SHE CRASHES DOWN!!! SHE IS OUT OF THE RING!!!! 

Jake Mercer: THAT’S IT! XIMENA IS DOWN ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE RING!!!!!

Persephone: ITS FINALLY  OVER!!!! 

(DING DING DING!!!)

( ‘The Outsiders’ by Eric Church plays as Donovan collapses against the ropes, breathing a sigh of relief as a referee enters the ring to give him the 24/7 Contract briefcase.)

Gina Romano: Ladies and Gentlemen, the winner of the Season 14 24/7 Battle Royale; DO-NO-VAAAAAAN DUUUUUUUUUUUUUKE!!!!!!!!

Deadprez: What an Incredible INCREDIBLE I SAY PERFORMANCE BY THIS INCREDIBLY GIFTED YOUNG MAN!! THE DUKE HAS ARRIVED!! HE IS NOW A 24/7 CONTRACT HOLDER!!! 

Jake Mercer: Great display of resilience, smarts, and athleticism from the man who pulled one of the biggest performances of his career just now against some impressive opponents and some very impressive up and comers! Ximena Velasquez while she did not win pulled out a clinic on how to be a beast in the ring! She was mighty strong! Clearly, something to work with ahead of Season 15! 

(The last shot shows Donovan leaving through the ropes, where he pauses out front on the floor. He holds the briefcase up as the fans cheer for Duke’s victory as the scene shifts elsewhere.)

(The camera’s transition to the backstage portion of the arena. La Diosa, Ximena Velasquez, is seen making her way through the backstage area. Obviously the 24/7 Battle Royal didn’t go out as she planned but at the same time, she walks out with a little pride knowing that she outlasted 15 other people in the matchup. She stops for a moment to take a drink out of her water bottle but before she can continue moving, she’s stopped abruptly as someone taps on her shoulder. She scoffs and angrily turns around, having some anger still lingering inside of her from defeat, but her anger is quickly disseminated. She smiles as the camera shows the person standing in front of her; Sierra Bradford.)

Sierra Bradford: Hi.

Ximena Velasquez: I’m surprised you’re able to stand.

(The camera focuses on the bruises and marks exposed on Sierra’s beaten body after the Street Fight that she had to go through against Harper Lee the previous day. Sierra smiles, but it’s clear that she is exhausted. Sierra leans on the wall and slightly whimpers when she takes a few steps towards XV.) 

Sierra Bradford: I’ll be fine, it’s just a few scratches. Besides, it’s nothing that I haven’t been through before. Nothing’s going to stop me from missing the final day of Pain For Pride. 

Ximena Velasquez: I understand that, but you should really go and lay down somewhere. Judging by what you went through yesterday, I don’t think walking around is in your best interest. 

Sierra Bradford: Oh, I am – I just wanted to come out here and say thanks. 

Ximena Velasquez: Thanks?

Sierra Bradford: Thanks for, you know, not murdering me as instructed by Harper. :lupe: I knew she was getting on your nerves and it was only a matter of time, but you really saved my ass out there. God knows where I’d be if you let it happen. 

Ximena Velasquez: (Chuckles) You don’t have to thank me. In actuality, I want to thank you. After seeing you two battle it out, I realized something that now that I think about it I should’ve realized a long time ago… Harper ain’t shit. 

Sierra Bradford: Oh wow, never knew you had the same sentiments as 99.9 % of the world. It’s been something I’ve been saying for weeks now and I knew at least one person was going to take it into consideration unlike what Harper was trying to say about me.

Ximena Velasquez: I mean, being partnered up with her felt like I was in a 60-year-old beaten-up marriage. I had an old puta with weird colored hair yell in my ear all day for the DUMBEST reasons. Did she ever really do anything to help anyone but herself in the first place? La Diosa is going to be on top of this company, and finding myself associated with Harper was only going to be dragging dead weight alongside me.

Sierra Bradford: Tell me about it! When we were still partnered up, she yelled at me because I didn’t get her gLuTeN fReE bread. Like isn’t the main ingredient for bread GLUTEN?

Ximena Velasquez: I had my suspicions way before this moment over Harper’s loyalty to me. The moment she decided to swing her flabby arms towards my way after I told her to stop, she already got what she wanted yet continued her assault for her own personal gain,I knew she was just a waste of time. I can officially say, La Diosa y La Guerita are no more. I’m sorry you weren’t able to beat the perra, but hey; at the end of the day you got the final laugh. That must count towards something, right?

Sierra Bradford: Yeah, you’re right! She might’ve gotten the win but I think it’s clear that I’m the real winner. If the Referee didn’t step in and stop the match then I’m sure things would be much different than Harper getting a victory against my own will. But at the end of the day it gives me a bit of pleasure to know that she probably has splinters and burns all over her. Besides, I still have a whole career and a new Season to look towards so this won’t keep me down for long. 

(Ximena smiles and she turns around and begins to walk away, but Sierra quickly catches up to her, clearly not finished as she continues to speak)

Sierra Bradford: But enough about me, I’d just like to say one more thing Ximena before I leave you be. Everything leading up to this, between me and you? I’m sorry for everything I said about you. I know now after seeing it from a different perspective everything that I said about you was more than incorrect. You mean what you say and you’ve enforced that every step of the way. La Diosa is truly on the climb to be one of the best in the women’s division and absolutely nobody is going to stop you. I can say for certain that you’re a great wrestler and the 24/7 Contract Battle Royal is just the start, and the only way to go from here is up.

Ximena Velasquez: Don’t be sorry for anything. Sometimes, things happen for a reason. All you have to do is trust the process. And that’s exactly what happened last night.

Sierra Bradford: Actually, actually, one more thing.

(Ximena looks at Sierra raising an eyebrow as Sierra blinks her eyes a few times)

Sierra Bradford: I’m sure you’re sorry for running me over with a truck, right? :lupe: 

(Ximena doesn’t say anything and simply walks out of frame as Sierra is left standing alone. She looks around awkwardly for a moment before shrugging her shoulders as she walks off from there. The camera transitions out to elsewhere.)

(The camera fades to the next match graphic for the night.)

(Pain for Pride fades back to ringside, and Stephie Love is seen with a microphone in her hand.)

Stephie Love: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN… THE FOLLOWING MATCH IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL —

Crowd: ONE FALL!!!!!

(“Revenge” by Young Nudy begins to play through the speakers of SoFi Stadium. The crowd gives a massive and positive reception to the Hall of Famer Tyler Parker, who is rocking his trademark black leather biker jacket with the Born x Raised Los Angeles Rams hoodie underneath with the hood on. The color of his tights is a combination of royal blue and yellow, which are always known as the color of the Los Angeles Rams, and a nod to the SoFi Stadium, which is hosting this year’s Pain for Pride 14.)

Stephie Love: INTRODUCING FIRST…FROM CALABASAS, CALIFORNIA…WEIGHING IN 202 POUNDS…EAW HALL OF FAMER…”REVENGE INCARNATE” … TYLER PARKER!!!!!!

Stew-O: What started as an opportunity to be a special guest enforcer for the No Way Out Match at Battle of Egypt turned into this Pain for Pride match from Tyler Parker. The Hall of Famer has never shied away from a fight or a moment to relish in the spotlight. This is familiar territory for him and a platform that he really shines in.

Flannery McCoy: With Pain for Pride being around his neck of the woods, I would get the feeling that we would have seen Tyler Parker making an appearance in some capacity, but I don’t think that Tyler was anticipating the direction that he would take to get here.

Jake Mercer: He should have known that the moment that he got on the bad side of Jake Smith, he would find himself regretting it. I get that Tyler’s a Hall of Famer and an accomplished Elitist! He’s done things that Jake really hasn’t done from defending a mid-card championship at Pain for Pride or being part of a World Championship match, but disrespect Jake Smith on HIS show is something that crossed the line! Tyler is going to get what’s coming to him!

(‘Stop Breathing’ by Playboi Carti blasts through the speakers to the absolutely deafening boos of the Los Angeles crowd here tonight. Jake Smith begins to make his way out to the stage as the crowd absolutely erupts and blasts the roof off the stadium with deafening boos. Jake simply soaks it all in as he looks around the atmosphere that surrounds him. He shakes his head with a smirk on his face before spreading his arms out with pure arrogance boasting out of him. It isn’t long before he focuses on the ring and hypes himself up before making his way down the ramp, looking directly at Tyler Parker while doing so.)

Stephie Love: Introducing… wrestling out of Venice, California now residing in Newark, New Jersey… weighing in at 210 pounds… THE INDUSTRY RULER… THE GODSEND… THE ICON… JAKE SMITH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stew-O: Jake Smith believes that Tyler Parker cost him the opportunity to headline Pain for Pride and dethrone Xander Payne for the World Heavyweight Champion! Other people would believe that Jake is in over his head and Tyler was only sticking up for himself back at Battle of Egypt. 

Flannery McCoy: Tyler Parker has done what he could to cause a rift within Insurgency, but it seemed like his efforts didn’t do anything, but give Jake Smith even more motivation to defeat him at Pain for Pride. It’s been an interesting season for Jake. This is not the first Hall of Famer that he’ll be facing, but if it’s anything from facing Vic Vendetta or Lethal Consequences, Tyler may be in some trouble!

Jake Mercer: Tyler Parker thought that he could get away with disrespecting Jake Smith and costing him a chance of headlining Pain for Pride! What did he expect to happen? For Jake to move on from the mess? No, Jake is on a mission to make sure that Tyler knows that when you face Jake Smith, you get consequences for it! 

(DING! DING! DING!)

Stew-O: AND JAKE SMITH THROWS HIMSELF TO THE HALL OF FAMER AS HE BEGINS TO THROW PUNCHES AT HIM! BUT, YOU CAN SEE THAT TYLER PARKER IS MATCHING JAKE, PUNCH BY PUNCH! TYLER THROWS AN UPPERCUT AS HE SENDS THE LEADER OF INSURGENCY BACK A STEP! TYLER GETS JAKE BY HIS ARM, LOOKING TO WHIP HIM TO THE OTHER SET OF ROPES, BUT JAKE COUNTERS AS TYLER GETS SENT TO THE ROPES! 

Flannery McCoy: Jake Smith runs to Tyler Parker, who nails him with an elbow shot to the skull of the former two-time PURE Champion! Jake tries to shake off the elbow shot before going back to Tyler, but Tyler nails him with a kick to the stomach, stopping Jake in his tracks! Tyler proceeds to throw a couple of punches to the back of Jake Smith, who drops down to one knee! Tyler takes a step back before nailing Jake with a knee to the side of Jake’s skull, but Jake manages to stand up straight as he gets Tyler by his waist and looks to connect with a German suplex, but Tyler lands on his feet as Jake Smith turns himself around!

Jake Mercer: My name twin is met with some axe handles by the Hall of Famer! Jake drops to the mat, but Jake lands on his feet as he is met with another set of axe handles by Tyler Parker which takes Jake Smith down again! But Jake is so resilient as he finds his way back to his feet, BUT TYLER LANDS A SUPERKICK TO THE FACE OF JAKE AS THAT TAKES HIM DOWN! TYLER SEES THAT JAKE IS DOWN AS HE RUSHES TOWARDS THE SET OF ROPES AND CONNECTS WITH A LIONSAULT AS HE LANDS ON MY NAME TWIN! COME ON, JAKE! 

OOOONNNNEEEE!!!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!!

Stew-O: And, it was not enough to put Jake Smith down, but Tyler Parker was anticipating that it’s going to take more to take the very arrogant Jake Smith down! Tyler is up to his feet first as Jake slowly gets to his feet as well, but Tyler kicks Jake in the stomach before whipping him towards the set of ropes! Tyler runs towards the ropes with a clothesline, but Jake manages to lift Tyler and throw him out of the ring! 

Flannery McCoy: Not exactly, Stew! Tyler Parker lands on the apron! Jake Smith turns himself around as Tyler throws a forearm to the face of Jake Smith as he stumbles back! Jake rushes towards the Hall of Famer, looking to return the favor and throw a forearm of his own, but Tyler connects with a shoulder thrust to the ribs of Jake! Tyler pulls Jake through the middle ropes and proceeds to throw some rough-looking knee strikes to the face of Jake! Tyler is not allowing himself to hold back when dealing with someone like Jake Smith, who has been a thorn in his side ever since Battle of Egypt! 

Jake Mercer: Correction, Flannery; it’s more like Tyler Parker has been DISRESPECTING Jake Smith! Now, I respect that Tyler Parker is a Hall of Famer, but he’s in the past! Jake Smith is THE FUTURE! Jake Smith will go to heights that Tyler Parker would have dreamt of reaching! He saw what Jake was capable of doing at Battle of Egypt and knew that he couldn’t let Jake headline Pain for Pride.

Stew-O: You’re really believing that narrative? :wtf:

Jake Mercer: I only see facts, Stew! It should be Jake facing off for the World Heavyweight Championship! We were robbed of that match with Jake getting his moment in the sun! Give Jake Smith his World Championship, you cowards! 🗣🗣🗣

Flannery McCoy: Tyler Parker drops down at ringside as Jake Smith finds himself draped through the ropes, but Tyler connects with an uppercut on Jake as that sends his head back inside the ring! Tyler rolls himself back inside the ring as Jake tries to get himself back to his feet, BUT TYLER GETS JAKE IN POSITION! IT SEEMS LIKE WE’RE GOING TO SEE HIM HIT THE MOVE THAT HE HIT ON THE LAST DYNASTY — ‘PROPHETIC!’ 

Jake Mercer: THANK GOD! Jake Smith slides out of the rolling cutter that Tyler Parker has used to put away so many Elitists throughout his career! Jake rolls himself out of the ring and can’t you believe how smart Jake is being right now? He saw that his chances of winning the match were slipping from his grasp, so he’s taking the time to exit the scenario and think about his next move! I swear, it’s a ‘Jake’ thing. None of you would be able to understand it, but I think we’re more intelligent than people give us credit for! 

Stew-O: Now, the referee is demanding for Jake Smith to get back inside the ring, but Jake is using his index finger and taps the side of his head, almost as if saying that he *knew* what Tyler had intended to do! 

(Tyler Parker gestures for Jake Smith to get his ass back inside the ring. Even holding down the middle ropes, providing a way for Jake to enter the match, but Jake is remaining where he is.)

Jake Smith: (off-mic) THIS IS MY SHOW, TYLER! WE ARE DOING THINGS ON MY TERMS! WE WILL GO ALL NIGHT IF WE NEED TO! IT’S NOT LIKE YOU WERE DOING ANYTHING BACK IN THE RETIRE–

Flannery McCoy: Tyler Parker exits the ring! It seems like he’s never been the one to listen to anyone and what ‘their’ terms are! He is running after the two-time PURE Champion around ringside! Jake slides himself back inside the ring as Tyler slides back into the ring a moment after, but Jake Smith gets to his feet as he begins to stomp on Tyler! He stomps on Tyler’s head, ribs and arms! He is not allowing Tyler to continue to get the upper hand going into this match! The referee is needing to pull Jake away from Tyler! This creates a bit of distance for the two Elitists and most specifically, Tyler, who had his ribs stomped the hell out of by the so-called ‘Industry Ruler.’

Jake Mercer: Jake Smith and the referee are talking for a brief moment before Jake resumes his beating of Tyler Parker, but Tyler trips Jake as he falls back against the ropes! Tyler begins to unload a series of punches to the face of Jake Smith before proceeding to choke him against the bottom rope! :lupe: Come on, Jake! 

Referee: (off-mic) ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! LET GO, TYLER!

Stew-O: Tyler Parker releases the rope from the neck of Jake Smith! He finds his way back up to his feet before he proceeds to stomp on Jake! In the middle of all of that stomping, he presses his designer ring boots in the side of Jake’s face! Can you imagine all of Tyler’s weight on the side of Jake’s face! I would not be shocked if Jake breaks the side of the face because of that! Before the referee could begin his count, TYLER STEPS ON THE SECOND ROPE AS HE LOOKS DOWN ON HIS OPPONENT BEFORE DROPPING DOWN FROM THE SECOND ROPE AND JUMPING ON THE RIBS OF JAKE! JAKE IS CLUTCHING ONTO HIS RIBS AT THE MOMENT AS TYLER PULLS JAKE BY HIS LEGS, AWAY FROM THE SET OF ROPES! TYLER STILL HAS POSSESSION OF JAKE’S LEGS AND IT SEEMS LIKE HE’S GOING TO GO FOR A FIGURE-FOUR LEGLOCK ON JAKE!

Flannery McCoy: BUT, JAKE SMITH SAW WHAT TYLER PARKER WANTED TO DO AS HE TWISTS HIMSELF OUT OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING THE MOVE APPLIED TO HIM! BUT, TYLER STILL HAS ONE OF JAKE SMITH’S LEGS AND IT SEEMS LIKE HE’S GOING TO APPLY A HEEL HOOK ON JAKE AND…TYLER LOCKS IN THE MOVE! Jake finds himself in some trouble as he trying to drag his body to the bottom rope! But, the Hall of Famer had one plan, Jake had another one, but Tyler managed to adjust his plans and lock in the heel hook, stopping Jake in his tracks! Jake seems to be stuck at the moment with having no idea of what to do next, but Tyler has the move wrenched in and knows that if he can weaken Jake, it would shift things in this match to his favor! 

Jake Mercer: Come on, Jake! You can’t let Tyler Parker get the satisfaction of having you tap out at Pain for Pride of all places! This is supposed to be your night, Jake! This is supposed to be your moment! You can’t give up here!

Stew-O: Uh, I don’t think that Jake Smith is able to hear you, but either way, it seems like submitting isn’t an option for Jake! He knows that he’s been hyping himself to being some sort of ‘Legend Killer’ with a couple of victories over legends like Lethal Consequences and Vic Vendetta, but Tyler Parker has made it known that he’s not like any other Hall of Famer he’s faced! Tyler Parker is a different breed! He’s been to the top of the mountain! He defended the World Heavyweight Champion at Pain for Pride 8! He defended the National Elite Championship at Pain for Pride 7! He has done things that Jake can’t really say for himself! But, someone like Jake could only wish to get on Tyler’s level one of these days! But, you can tell that the determination and stubbornness of the leader of Insurgency are what is making him drag his body closer to the bottom rope! You can see that on Jake’s face, he doesn’t want to throw in the towel and call it a day! He wants to win! He wants to get a victory over Tyler Parker! 

Flannery McCoy: JAKE SMITH CLUTCHES ONTO THE BOTTOM ROPE!

Jake Mercer: YES!!!! :blessed: :blessed: :blessed:

Referee: (off-mic) ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! LET GO, TYLER!

Stew-O: Tyler Parker obeys the order of the referee and releases the heel hook off of Jake Smith! This creates a bit of separation as Jake Smith is clutching the right foot, in which Tyler applied the heel hook on! Tyler has a smirk on his face as he gestures for Jake to come at him with his best shot! Jake, who has always find a way to give it a good fight, rushes towards the Hall of Famer! Jake looks to swing a punch at Tyler, but Tyler catches the punch before it lands on him! TYLER KICKS JAKE IN THE STOMACH BEFORE HE MAINTAINS THE GRASP ON JAKE’S ARM BEFORE GOING TOWARDS THE TOP ROPE! WON’T YOU LOOK AT THIS, JAKE AND FLANNERY! HE’S DOING A TIGHTROPE WALK ON THE TOP ROPE BEFORE FOLLOWING THAT UP WITH A SPRINGBOARD ARM DRAG ON JAKE! TYLER FOLLOWS THAT UP WITH A RUNNING NECKBREAKER ON JAKE! TYLER WITH THE COVER! 

OOOOONNNNNEEEEEE!!!!!

TTTTTWWWWWOOOOOO!!!!!

Flannery McCoy: Jake Smith gets his shoulder up! Tyler Parker begins to apply a headlock on Jake! Tyler finds his way to one knee as he maintains the headlock! Jake seems to be out of it after the running neckbreaker, but you can still see him trying to rip Tyler’s arms and get the Hall of Famer to release his grasp on him! But, Tyler manages to knee Jake back in the ribs that Tyler somewhat targetted around the beginning parts of the match! This causes Jake to stop trying to get out of the headlock, but Tyler transitions the side headlock to a front headlock as he continues to throw some knees to the ribs of Jake Smith! Tyler seems to have Jake in a perfect position before following that up with a suplex, but Tyler gets Jake in a tree-of-woe position! I don’t think that this is a position that Jake wants to be in! :lupe:

Jake Mercer: Oh god, Tyler Parker is taking a step back before running towards my name twin with a running dropkick to Jake at the corner! 

Stew-O: But, Jake Smith manages to set himself up before Tyler Parker could connect with that running dropkick! But, Tyler slides himself through the bottom rope and out of the ring! Tyler manages to catch himself before noticing Jake sitting on the top rope! Tyler joins Jake on the top rope! Jake is on the defense as he throws a punch at Tyler, but Tyler throws a punch back at Jake! Jake with a punch to Tyler! But, Tyler connects with a headbutt as that slightly makes him stumble back, but he manages to keep himself balanced! Tyler is trying to push Jake off the top rope, but it seems like Jake is not letting Tyler push him off! It seems like he’s trying to position Tyler in a front headlock, but Tyler tries to push Jake away from him for a second time! This time, Jake falls back as Tyler manages to stand up straight on the top turnbuckle! I don’t think whatever Tyler plans to do next is going to be a good idea! :lupe:

Flannery McCoy: TYLER PARKER WAITS FOR JAKE SMITH TO SIT HIMSELF UP! HE IS TRYING TO GET HIMSELF INTO POSITION BY STANDING BEHIND JAKE! THERE’S A BIT OF STRUGGLE, BUT TYLER GETS HIMSELF INTO POSITION BY GETTING HIMSELF ON JAKE SMITH’S SHOULDERS BEFORE SPIKING HIM WITH A REVERSE RANA FROM THE TOP ROPE! :damn: :damn: :damn: Jake Smith was spiked on his head as Tyler goes for the cover! 

OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEE!!!!!

TTTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOO!!!!!!

Jake Mercer: JAKE SMITH LIVES! :blessed: :blessed: It’s going to take a lot more to take Jake Smith down! He is motivated to show everyone that he can take down someone as legendary as Tyler Parker! Tyler finds himself to his feet as he grabs Jake by his beautiful brown locks and pulls him closer before connecting with a suplex! Jake is clutching to his lower back in pain as Tyler picks up Jake again before getting him by his arm again before whipping him towards the set of ropes! The former two-time World Champion runs towards his opponent with a running uppercut as that makes Jake stumble forward! Tyler picks up Jake and follows that up with an arm drag, but he seems to find himself in a good position before locking in the armbar! 

Stew-O: The former two-time PURE Champion finds himself scrambling to the bottom rope as he manages to get one of his feet on the bottom rope! Tyler Parker releases the hold before the referee could begin with his count! Meanwhile, Jake sees that as his opening to roll down the bottom rope and drop to the ground! He slams his hands to the canvas! He’s aware that things have not been going well for him in his match and that he needs to change the tides of this match and quickly if he wants a shot at winning this match! Meanwhile, look at the face of Tyler, he seems so confident! He seems so sure of himself! It’s the experience that Tyler has over Jake and it’s showing in this match! 

Flannery McCoy: It seems like Tyler is not going to wait for Jake Smith to get himself back in the ring! He’s going to meet Jake at ringside as he rebounds himself off the ropes and —

Jake Mercer: TYLER PARKER DIVES TO THE OUTSIDE AS HE CONNECTS WITH A SPINNING CROSSBODY TO JAKE SMITH!!!!! JAKE, GET OUT OF THE WAY!!!!!!

Stew-O: TOO LATE! TYLER LANDS ON JAKE SMITH!!!!!

(Tyler Parker picks himself up as the crowd totally loves the move. Tyler grins as he places his focus back on Jake Smith.)

Flannery McCoy: This crowd is totally up on their feet as Tyler Parker has been completely killing it at this point of the match! 

Jake Mercer: He needs to watch that confidence because I get a feeling that Jake is going to be turning this match around for himself! Don’t count out Jake just yet! I feel like Jake is just letting Tyler have his precious Pain for Pride moment in front of the crowd, but once Jake gets that move in, it’s all over for him!

Stew-O: Jake Smith tries to get himself to his feet, but the Hall of Famer beats him to the punch by pulling him by his hair! But, Jake shoves Tyler away! This creates a bit of distance between the two men as Tyler goes back to get a hold of Jake, but Jake rips Tyler’s hand off of his hair before using his other hand to throw a punch at Tyler! Tyler holds back his face, but Tyler swings to throw a punch, but Jake catches the punch! This is almost similar to what Tyler did with him around the beginning parts of the match! :lupe: 

Flannery McCoy: JAKE SMITH KICKS TYLER PARKER RIGHT BETWEEN THE LEGS AS THE HALL OF FAMER DROPS DOWN TO HIS KNEES! HOW IN THE HELL IS ALL OF THIS LEGAL?! THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A DISQUALIFICATION RIGHT THERE!

Jake Mercer: Are you saying that PAIN FOR PRIDE out of all places should have *disqualifications*, Flannery? No, this is the last FPV of the season! There must be a winner no matter what and what Jake did was so smart! I don’t think that Tyler expected Jake to go to those lengths to keep him down, but Jake does whatever he is going to do to win him the match! Tyler should have known better than to think that Jake was going to keep this match clean! Still, the referee is going to lecture Jake to not doing that shit again, but it seems like Jake got what he wanted and that was Tyler Parker on his knees and looking up at Jake! 

Stew-O: Jake Smith gets Tyler Parker by the nape of his neck before throwing him head first into the steel steps! Jake, like a rabid animal, begins to stomp the living hell out of the Hall of Famer! The referee backs Jake up again as Jake tells the referee to “fuck off” before turning his attention back to Tyler. :lupe: 

Flannery McCoy: Jake Smith grabs Tyler Parker again before throwing him to the other set of steel steps! Tyler is trying to get himself up, but Jake is not allowing for the former World Champion to get anything going for himself going into the match! Jake grabs Tyler up by the chin, forcing Tyler to look at him! 

Jake Smith: (off-mic) THIS IS MY SHOW, TYLER! JUST LIKE VIC VENDETTA, YOU ARE NOTHING MORE THAN A GUEST STAR THAT HAS OVERSTAYED HIS WELCOME!

Jake Mercer: Jake Smith grabs Tyler Parker by the nape of his neck before telling Tyler that he’ll show him the door before throwing him into the front row seats of the EAW Universe! :damn: :damn: :damn: 

(REPLAY: Jake Smith throws Tyler Parker into the front row seats of the EAW Universe. A loud thud sound is heard, which may or may not be the back of Tyler’s head.) 

(Replay ends as it heads to ringside where Tyler Parker is laying on his back. The security is trying to distance the EAW Universe. Tyler turns on his side as you can see a gash of blood forming on the back of his head.)

Stew-O: Someone may need to check the back of Tyler Parker’s head. We have one of the referees looking to check on Tyler! He looks a bit out of it, but Tyler is assuring that referee that he’s okay and he’ll continue to compete! That’s that never-give-up attitude of the Hall of Famer that got him two World Championship reigns. Meanwhile, we head back to the ring as Jake Smith is DEMANDING for the referee to begin his count! After a bit of hesitation, the referee begins his count!

Referee: ONE!… TWO!… THREE!…

Flannery McCoy: Tyler Parker is trying to get himself to his feet as he’s aware of the referee beginning to count! He knows that he can’t afford to lose this match by count-out! 

Jake Mercer: COUNT FASTER, REF! 

Referee: …FOUR!…FIVE!…SIX!…

Stew-O: Tyler Parker hops over the barricade and is finally at ringside! He tries to recollect himself to his feet as Jake Smith seems to be panicking and trying to tell the referee to count faster! He feels that his chances of winning the match are slipping away from him! 

Referee: …SEVEN!…EIGHT!…

Flannery McCoy: Tyler Parker makes contact with the apron, but you can see that Jake Smith throwing him at the EAW Universe and landing on the cement took some of the energy away from him! 

Referee: …NINE!…TE–

Jake Mercer: FUCK! TYLER PARKER SLIDES INTO THE RING JUST IN TIME!!!! :noah:

Stew-O: AND JAKE SMITH BEGINS TO STOMP ON THE HALL OF FAMER AGAIN! He can’t seem to believe that Tyler Parker made it back to the ring just barely! Jake gets Tyler by his arm and whips him towards the horizontal set of ring ropes! Jake takes Tyler down with a harsh side-hand chop! It seemed like that knocked the wind out of Tyler Parker as Jake is moving on to inflicting as much pain on the Hall of Famer as he possibly could! Jake stands above Tyler Parker before getting him by his arms! Oh, I believe that we’re going to be seeing the double wrist clutch and repeated stomps to the head, face, and chest of Tyler! 

Flannery McCoy: ‘CRUSHCRUSHCRUSH!’ OH SHIT, HE BEGINS TO STOMP ON TYLER’S FACE BEFORE MOVING ONTO HIS SKULL! THAT, FOR SURE, IS GOING TO ADD MORE INSULT TO INJURY! YOU CAN SEE THAT TYLER IS TRYING TO MOVE TO THE SIDE AS JAKE BEGINS TO OPEN THE WOULD THAT TYLER OPENED WHEN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD LANDED ON THE CEMENT. TYLER IS DOWN AND JAKE SEES IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO FOR THE COVER! 

OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!!

TTTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Jake Mercer: THE HALL OF FAMER GETS A SHOULDER UP! That is only going to frustrate my name twin even more! He begins to elbow the forehead of Tyler Parker, trying to keep him down even more! Now, Jake Smith is getting Tyler up and it seems like he’s going to go for the ‘505’ — the leg-hooked patella brainbuster connects on Tyler! Jake with another cover! Is this going to be the three count! 

OOOOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!!

TTTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Stew-O: TYLER PARKER WITH A KICK OUT! Jake Smith gets Tyler by his arm and proceeds to connect with some short-armed clotheslines! I think that Jake is just trying to use anything in his arsenal to keep the former World Champion down! But, with someone like Tyler, it’s difficult to keep him down! He will give it everything he has before even thinking about lying down for the three count! Jake picks up Tyler to his feet before picking him up and connecting with a wheelbarrow suplex! Tyler falls back! He’s clutching the back of his head again as Jake seems to be LOVING the sight of Tyler Parker bleeding! Tyler is trying to get himself up! What he needs to do is get himself in this match-up! We are still seeing some strength of Tyler trying to get himself to his feet, but Jake Smith stops him with a giant boot to the face as Tyler falls back to one of the corners! At least, he was able to shift his body, so that he landed in one of the corners! 

Flannery McCoy: Jake Smith rushes towards Tyler Parker at the corner before connecting with a flying forearm! Tyler stumbles forward into a superkick by the former PURE Champion! Tyler falls back into that same corner as Jake stands himself on the top turnbuckle, looking above Tyler in the process! Jake begins to throw some punches to the top of Tyler’s head! ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX! SEVEN! EIGHT! NINE! TEN! TYLER BEGINS TO HOIST JAKE UP IN THE AIR IN A POWERBOMB POSITION, BUT JAKE MANAGES TO GET HIMSELF INTO THE CORRECT POSITION BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A POISONRANA ON TYLER! NOT ONLY THAT, BUT HE FOLLOWS THAT UP WITH ANOTHER ‘505’ AS HE GOES FOR THE COVER AGAIN! 

OOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!!

TTTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!!!!!

Jake Mercer: GOD DAMMNIT! TYLER PARKER KICKS OUT AGAIN! WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO PUT HIM DOWN! MY NAME TWIN SLAMS HIS FISTS IN FRUSTRATION! YOU CAN SEE THAT FRUSTRATION BUILDING IN HIM BEING LET OUT! HE BEGINS TO UNLOAD ON SOME PUNCHES ON THE FORMER WORLD CHAMPION BEFORE PICKING HIM UP ONCE AGAIN! HE GETS TYLER ON HIS SHOULDERS! ‘BOMB VALLEY DRIVER’, HIS VARIATION OF THE DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! THE MOVE CONNECTS AS JAKE RACES FOR THE COVER! HE HOOKS BOTH THE LEGS OF TYLER PARKER!

OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!!!

TTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!!!!!

Stew-O: TYLER PARKER KICKS OUT! 

Flannery McCoy: It seems like Jake Smith is going to turn the Hall of Famer onto his stomach and lock in the crossface! Tyler is trying to wiggle himself free, but Jake is covering Tyler’s eyes as he applies the hold! He has the crossface locked in! JAKE HAS THE CROSSFACE LOCKED ON TYLER PARKER, WHO IS TRYING TO DRAG HIS BODY TO THE NEAREST SET OF ROPES, WHICH ARE TWO HIS SIDE, BUT JAKE HAS THE SUBMISSION MOVE LOCKED IN? IS TYLER GOING TO SUBMIT HERE?!?!

Jake Mercer: Come on, Tyler! Just submit here! There’s no shame in losing to someone as great as Jacob Ryan Smith! 

Stew-O: You really used the man’s actual name? :mjlol:

Jake Mercer: I may have needed to Google that. :lupe: If you were to ask me what Jake had for breakfast on Tuesday earlier this week, I would have been able to tell you that he had an Egg McMuffin from McDonald’s and a grande Starbucks black Starbucks, but I wouldn’t have been able to tell you his nickname.

Flannery McCoy: You are a strange, strange man.

Jake Mercer: I do extensive research.

Stew-O: ANYWAY, the referee is beginning to ask Tyler Parker if he wants to submit here, but Tyler is shaking his head no! He knows that he’s able to get himself out of this move, but just needs to find his open! Tyler has his hand as he begins to claw away the grasp that Jake Smith has on him! But, Jake is not releasing! He has the move locked in REAL good!

Flannery McCoy: TYLER PARKER MANAGES TO COUNTER AS HE CONNECTS WITH A CRUCIFIX PIN ON JAKE SMITH!!!!!!

OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!!!

TTTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Jake Mercer: Jake Smith manages to get himself back into position with the crossface! But, Tyler Parker manages to get his foot on the bottom rope! The referee is pointing at Tyler’s foot on the bottom rope, trying to inform my name twin of what’s going on!

Referee: (off-mic) ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! RELEASE THE HOLD, JAKE!

Stew-O: Jake Smith releases the hold as Tyler Parker gets closer to the ropes. The two men have a bit of separation between the two of them as Jake goes to get Tyler up to his feet! Jake tugs Tyler by his arm as that gets him back to his feet! Tyler throws a punch at the former PURE Champion! JAKE KICKS TYLER IN THE RIBS, SENDING HIM TO ONE KNEE! HE TAKES A COUPLE OF STEPS BACK BEFORE HITTING TYLER WITH A SHINING WIZARD, BUT TYLER DUCKS OUT OF THE WAY AS JAKE STUMBLES FORWARD, BUT TYLER ROLLS UP JAKE! IS TYLER GOING TO STEAL A VICTORY HERE?

OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!!

TTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!!!!!

Flannery McCoy: Jake Smith rolls himself back to his feet as Tyler Parker gets to his feet as well! Jake charges towards Tyler, BUT TYLER PULLS JAKE IN FOR A MODIFIED REVERSE STO! HE ROLLS JAKE ONTO HIS BACK AS HE GOES FOR THE COVER! 

OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!!!!

TTTTTTT–

Jake Mercer: MY NAME TWIN LIVES! Tyler Parker looks at a down Jake Smith and wonders what he is going to need to do next! Honestly, when it comes to putting down someone like Jake Smith it’s going to take a whole lot to get the job done! But, Tyler seems to get Jake Smith to his feet and he’s going for a straight jacket DDT! 

Stew-O: No! Jake Smith gets a spring of energy and turns himself around before nailing Tyler Parker with an enziguri! He stumbles to his side as Jake follows that up with a shining wizard that takes Tyler down! Now, Jake gets Tyler up and gets him by the arms before whipping him towards the corner! Tyler falls back to the corner as Jake charges towards the Hall of Famer before connecting with a knee strike! This drops Tyler down to one knee, but it seems like Jake is trying to get himself on a seating position on the top turnbuckle! Tyler is trying to get to him, but Jake kicks him away! He gets Tyler in position —

Flannery McCoy: ‘HELL ABOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!’ THE FLIP PILEDRIVER, BUT FROM THE TOP ROPE!!!!!! HE GOES FOR THE COVER ON TYLER PARKER! THIS THIS GOING TO BE IT!!!!!!

OOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

TTTTTTTT–

Jake Mercer: HOW DID HE KICK OUT? :noah:

Stew-O: I HAVE NO IDEA, BUT TYLER PARKER REFUSES TO DIE IN THIS MATCH! JAKE SMITH CANNOT BELIEVE THAT TYLER KICKED OUT OF ‘HELL ABOVE!’

Flannery McCoy: He is picking up Tyler Parker! It seems like Jake Smith is keen on ending this match! He picks up Tyler, lifting him up with the impaler DDT! Jake Smith calls that ‘ULTIMA!’

Jake Mercer: TYLER PARKER SHOVES JAKE SMITH AWAY BEFORE HE COULD CONNECT WITH ‘ULTIMA!’ HE SPRINGBOARDS FROM THE ROPES BEFORE CONNECTING WITH ‘BLACK CHAPTER!’ THE SPRINGBOARD ROUNDHOUSE KICK! THE CROWD IS ON THEIR FEET AS TYLER PARKER IS LOOKING TO WRAP THINGS UP IN THIS MATCH! HE GETS JAKE IN THE SAME MOVE THAT HE CONNECTED WITH ON THE LAST DYNASTY OF SEASON 14 — ‘PROPHETIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!’ 

Stew-O: THE ROLLING CUTTER DOES NOT CONNECT AS JAKE SMITH TWISTS HIMSELF OUT OF THE WAY! HE NAILS A FOREARM TO THE FACE OF THE FORMER WORLD CHAMPION! HE PULLS TYLER IN BEFORE GETTING HIM IN POSITION FOR A BELLY-TO-BACK SUPLEX AND HE FLIPS THAT TO A SPIKED DDT! ‘NIGHTFALL’ CONNECTS AS TYLER PARKER IS SPIKED ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD! BUT, JAKE DOESN’T SEEM TO BE DONE HERE! HE GETS TYLER AGAIN BEFORE ‘ULTIMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!’ THE IMPALER DDT CONNECTS!!!!! JAKE HOOKS THE LEGS!!!!!

OOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!!!

TTTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!!!!!

TTTTTTTHHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

(DING! DING! DING!)

(“Stop Breathing” blasts through the speakers as Jake Smith rolls off of Tyler Parker. Jake is completely exhausted as he finds himself on his knees.)

Stephie Love: THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH…JAKE SMITH!!!!!!!!

Flannery McCoy: Jake Smith picks up a victory over Tyler Parker in the biggest stage of them all at Pain for Pride. Honestly, I thought after the kick in between the legs earlier in this match, it would lead to one dirty tactic that Jake would use to put away the Hall of Famer, but I was glad that this ended without any sort of controversy at all.

Jake Mercer: HE DID THAT ALL ON HIS OWN, FLANN!!!! GIVE JAKE SMITH THE CREDIT THAT HE DESERVES!!!! HE JUST PUT AWAY A MAN WITH A PRETTY IMPRESSIVE RESUME!!!!!

Stew-O: As for Tyler Parker, he still has what it takes to perform under these bright Pain for Pride lights. He would have loved to have exposed Jake Smith of being nothing and all that jazz, but just look at his face right now…

(The scene pans to Tyler Parker picking himself up on his feet. He is still sporting the blood on the back of his head, but he shakes his head at Jake Smith, almost like a sign of being impressed by what he saw. These two had had their issues for several weeks, but both recognize the talent the other possesses. Yeah, there were some tactics that were questionable, but he says nothing and exits the ring, allowing for Jake to soak at the moment.)

Flannery McCoy: That was interesting to see.

Jake Mercer: Real recognizes real, Flannery. :wow:

(The camera pans to the crowd in the SoFi Stadium applauding Tyler Parker and his efforts as he takes a bow before heading towards the back. The crowd is totally waiting to see if Tyler will return, but we’ll see. Never say never. The last shot is of Jake Smith celebrating in the ring as the scene fades elsewhere.) 

(The scene fades to the backstage area of Pain for Pride, notably the locker room of the EAW World Champion, Malcolm Jones. The EAW Championship sits on a glass coffee table as Malcolm paces just in front of it, looking down on it, but he’s not alone, as sitting on a couch just on the other side is his girlfriend, Keisha, who’s watching on intently. There’s an understandable look of concern on her face – Malcolm’s career, after all, is on the line tonight and the idea of him losing is something that won’t just affect him but her as well. There’s a silence among the two of them, and just as Malcolm raises his head and finds her staring at him, she speaks up first.)

Keisha Brown: I’m telling you, Malcolm, I still don’t like this.

Malcolm Jones: Are you still on this? I thought I told you already that I could do this.

Keisha Brown: And I’m not saying you can’t come on top. But let’s face the facts: this isn’t an ideal situation for either of you. You got Drake to accept your conditions and his whole weird-ass group is something that means a lot to him – you saw what that woman was about to do to me until you told them I was pregnant, and I’m supposed to sit back and think they won’t jump to extremes again just to make sure that they can stay together?

(Keisha is apprehensive about all this, and rightfully so. She had been dragged into this situation, and from the look on Malcolm’s face when it was going down and even now, it’s clearly something that he never wanted for her. But this isn’t what he’s trying to hear the night of a match as important as this, and he shakes his head, looking to Keisha.)

Malcolm Jones: So, what are you trying to say now? That, what, you don’t believe in me or something?

Keisha Brown: That’s not what I’m saying at all, Malcolm. I’ve believed in you every step of the way. You’ve accomplished so much and became something bigger than anyone could’ve ever anticipated, and for so long now, I’ve cheered you on knowing that you’re gonna go down as one of the best ever. I know you could beat Drake on any day of the damn week, but I just don’t trust anything about this.

(Malcolm’s hardened expression remains for a moment before it finally gives away, softening as he understands that Keisha’s just looking out for him and only wanting the best for him out of this situation. It’s true that it’ll be a match that’s sure to be close and just as much, if not more, demanding than any of the others that either him or Drake have ever been a part of. The reigning champion comes around the table and gently sits himself down beside Keisha, who takes his hands into her own where she rests them on her thigh.)

Keisha Brown: You’re not really gonna tell me I’m wrong for being concerned, are you? You’ve been under pressure a lot in your career, I know that and so does everyone else watching, but this is something else entirely. This is your career we’re talking about being on the line.

Malcolm Jones: And I understand that, I get where you’re coming from. All you can do is watch, all you can do is wait to see what happens, and I know you’re hoping for the best – I know if I was in your position, I’d probably be doing the same thing. You didn’t ask to be a part of any of this and they know they crossed a line bringing you into this how they did – wanting to fuck with EAW was one thing but going after you just because of me was something they’re gonna learn is something they shouldn’t have done. I know you’re concerned, but trust me, all of this is gonna work out how it’s supposed to.

Keisha Brown: But what if it doesn’t? What if it doesn’t work out for you? For us? Because really, Malcolm, this isn’t just about you anymore, not even just me. Malcolm, our baby…

(The expression on Keisha’s face can’t stress that enough before she lowers her head, looking down, and Malcolm could see it in her eyes, hear it in her voice that she’s honestly worried. It’s easy for him to sit there and reassure her as the one competing, but she’s not the one getting into the ring, instead left to watch on. Helpless. Keisha raises her head up, getting to her feet and Malcolm follows after her.)

Keisha Brown: It just never occurred to me that something like this could happen, or even be a possibility. All that mess with Veena and Charlie that I watched you deal with before, I knew you weren’t gonna be gone for long and that everyone would have a whole lot of hell on their hands trying to deal with you. But this….

Malcolm Jones: Look, you might’ve not thought of it as a possibility, but keep that same energy for this match. Me losing to Drake? It’s not gonna happen, it’s not a possibility. After all this shit, no way in hell am I gonna give some delusional asshole Drake King the satisfaction of saying that he ended my career. I’ve been through a lot – I’ve had people think they could just end my career at the snap of a finger, people have tried to threaten my success, they’ve tried to get one over on me at every chance they could, but look at where I’m at now.

(Malcolm bends over to grab the EAW World Championship from off the table in front of them, and he picks it up as a way to remind Keisha that after all he had to go through just to get back to where he wanted to be, that he accomplished that. The journey had come with its twists and turns, but he had prevailed in the end.)

Malcolm Jones: But this isn’t about just some championship, I know it’s bigger than that. What I’m saying is, is that I’m right where I need to be – in a position to show exactly why I wasn’t the one to try to take things as far as they did with, that I’m not the one that Drake is gonna get to say that he put the nail in to bring this all to its end. I agreed to the stipulation but I’m still gonna go out on my terms, and when I do, I’m gonna need you right there with me at my side.

Keisha Brown: And I’m on your side now, Malcolm, telling you now that you this isn’t gonna be like anything you’ve had to go out and do before.

Malcolm Jones: But when have I ever let you down before, hm?

(Malcolm raises an eyebrow, just the slightest bit of a reassured smile appearing on the corner of his lips as he looks down at Keisha, who goes silent for a moment as she looks down trying to think.)

Keisha Brown: Well, never.

Malcolm Jones: Exactly, so stop all this worrying. Every time I’ve been out there, every time I’ve had to perform and achieve my goals, you came away from those moments knowing that you’re with one of the greatest. Out there in the ring, I’m in the zone and I’m damn near unstoppable when it comes to having to compete at the greatest heights, getting everyone talking about what I’m doing, getting everyone to know that I’m on a level that so many around here aren’t ever gonna see for themselves. I’ve done it in a shorter amount of time than some people could ever think of for themselves. I came in here and changed the game, changed the vibe, changed the culture of this whole damn industry – and I’m sure that under all that concern, you gotta know that I’m gonna be the one to go and fuck Drake’s whole life up.

Malcolm Jones: I told you before and I’ll tell you again: A bozo like Drake isn’t gonna be the one to say he ended this for me. I’ve come too far, accomplished too much for it to end at his hands and I’m promising you that.

(Even with her head still down, Keisha can be heard letting out a small laugh, and she shakes her head not understanding how Malcolm could seem to be so calm, confident, and collected in their conversation about something so crucial. But it brings a smaller, wider smile to Malcolm’s face, knowing that she knows he’s right.)

Malcolm Jones: I’ve got a lot on the line, I know, but it’s gonna mean a whole lot more in the end when you’re watching it happen and knowing that I was right in the end, just watch. You’re gonna be asking yourself why you ever even thought to be worried in the first place when you see what happens to that bitch when I get my hands on him. It’s over for Drake when this gets going. He’s gonna realize he isn’t shit compared to me, that he wasn’t ever gonna get what he wanted out of this situation, and that for as much as he was looking forward to this shit, he’s gonna regret it all. Trust me. I’m the one getting the last laugh, I’m the one coming out on top, and after something like this is all over and I’m doing exactly as I said I would, you’re gonna know that you won’t ever have to worry again.

(Keisha raises her head, a smile slowly growing on her face.)

Keisha Brown: I believe in you, Malcolm. I’ve got faith in you to get this done. If there’s anyone who could ever pull through for us, for everything we’ve got, I know it’s you.

(Keisha wraps her arms around Malcolm in a firm hug, and Malcolm blindly sets the title down on the couch before he gets his arms around Keisha to embrace her back as he knows that she’s not just talking about the two of them, but the family that the two of them look to start together. Through reassurance and confidence, Malcolm’s seemingly put Keisha’s nerves about everything at ease for now, and while the two of them stand there in silence hugging each other, it’s all the comforting that Keisha needs right now. From there, the scene fades.)

(The camera cuts to the next match graphic.)

( DING! DING! DING! )

Bella Braxton: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN… THE FOLLOWING IS THE ANNUAL CASH IN THE VAULT LADDER MATCH! The objective is to climb the ladder and unhook the briefcase suspended over the ring. Win this, and you will be guaranteed an opportunity at any world 

championship of your choosing at any given time! 

( ‘Howl of the Departed’ by Nobuo Uematsu echoes throughout the SoFi Stadium. It is followed by a rainfall of boos as Limmy Monaghan confidently strides onto the entranceway. He poses on the stage and soaks in the negative reaction before making his way down the ramp. On his way down, he slows down at every ladder and inspects it with a smirk on his face. )

Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING FIRST! From Beverly Hills, California, weighing in at 224 pounds.. “GROUND ZERO’, LIMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMY MONAGHANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!

Stew-O: Here we are nearly about to go underway with yet another Cash In The Vault match and I am unfortunately joined ringside by Persephone and Gavin Kirkland. As to no one’s surprise, this is one of the highly-anticipated matches leading into the Pain For Pride weekend every year and we get to see all of it culminate in violence in its purest forms! For the past two years, we have seen two women walk out victorious. Tonight, we have a few familiar faces from the year before, with a huge chance that a male may walk out with the briefcase. Constance Blevins remains to be a wildcard factor coming into this match, so she is to not be underestimated. But, the self-proclaimed Death King who walks down that aisle is not to be underestimated as well. Limmy Monaghan has the victorious Donovan Duke and Jake Smith looking from the back, hoping that he makes this weekend a success for the stable. However, if he plans on getting one step closer to the world championship, his hands are full with his opponent tonight.

Gavin Kirkland: Especially when Limmy Monaghan is doing double duty tonight.

Persephone: Double duty? This has luckily been the only time he has been on television this weekend.

Gavin Kirkland: What? Didn’t he face Jack Ripley yesterday?

Persephone: I don’t think so.. Last year’s Cash In The Vault, one of my phones was broken here at ringside. Due to that, my Rexy Sexy pictures were destroyed in the process, so if any of these people break them, I will have no other choice but to break them :ufdup: 

( After Limmy Monaghan does his gun pose in the center of the ring, he circles into his designated corner and his theme song comes to an end. “Forgotten” by Avril Lavigne begins to play. A mixed reaction is echoed throughout the venue by audience members as it prompts Constance Blevins to jerk the curtain and make her presence known on the stage. She stands under the spotlight, looks up, and smiles at the beautiful view from the stage before making her way down the ramp. )

Bella Braxton: AND HIS OPPONENTS!! FIRST! From Baltimore, Maryland, weighing in at 120 pounds.. SHE IS THE FORGOTTEN, CONSTANCEEEEEEEEEEEEE BLEVINSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: Heading into this match as one of the most successful, being a former EAW Specialist Champion and Tag Team Champion after all, Constance Blevins looks to add another notch under the belt via the Cash In The Vault ladder match. If she comes out of this match, it will be the third consecutive year in a row that a woman is afforded the Cash In The Vault opportunities. She looks more ready than ever. Her thighs look like juicy peaches on a Summer afternoon  from this angle and that oatmeal derriere? I certainly haven’t forgotten about them.

Stew-O: Not going to lie, you had me in the first half and then you ended your praise with that :will:

Persephone: I wouldn’t say that about Constance. Compared to Rexy Sexy? Her thighs and booty don’t even compare! 

Stew-O: Constance Blevins has been weirdly silent throughout the week thus far. This has introduced a feeling of uncertainty for the state of Blevins’ mindset going into this match. Everyone, including her opponents is curious on what she plans on bringing to the table, so when we say she is the wildcard, she might be. While she has always been recognized to be calm and composed, when tensions rise and that pressure point is applied, people with her mindset are bound to show their dark side, and we may see a glimpse of that tonight. 

( After Constance Blevins climbs off the top turnbuckle, she momentarily stares right into Limmy Monaghan before her theme song is overlapped with the remix of “Smoke And Drive” by Machine Gun Kelly. With the EAW audience endearing the former EAW Interwire Champion, his appearance is responded with an ear-shattering pop. With a blunt in his mouth, he takes a hit on center stage, before raising it up and hyping up the audience in attendance. )

Bella Braxton: From Detroit, Michigan, weighing in at 225 pounds… He is the “XTREME CLASSIC”, JUSTINNNNNNNNNN WINDGATEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

Gavin Kirkland: Justin Windgate is one of the first competitors who has a second chance at the Cash In The Vault opportunity. Last year, he was at the brink of unhooking that briefcase in the closing moments, but he came up short. If we really want to get specific, Windgate was unable to unhook that briefcase by a huge mistake that he has surely been bothered by ever since. It was down to Justin Windgate and Darcy May Morgan where both competitors had it in fingertips’ reach. Windgate ducked Morgan’s signature punch, but Morgan ended up connecting her fist with the briefcase, which sent the briefcase right into the musher of the drug addict. This caused Windgate to crash into a ladder, and with a second window of opportunity opened up for him, Windgate looks to rectify that mistake and get that prize.

Stew-O: It is not like Justin Windgate has been dry up until this point. He held the EAW Interwire Championship before dropping it to Ronan Malosi at Under Siege and he had a great showing at the Grand Rampage. Windgate has made it established that he has his eyes on specifically world championship gold and winning this briefcase will be the perfect gateway to the upper echelons!

( After Windgate slides into the ring and confronts the current competitors inside the ring, “Enemy Strike” by Yuki Hayashi blasts through the speakers. In no hurry, Myles moseys down the aisle in lackadaisical fashion. He has no intentions on interacting with the fans as he chooses to stare right at his opponents quarterway down the ramp. )

Bella Braxton: From Melbourne, Australia, weighing in at 210 pounds.. “THE WARLORD”, MYLESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

Stew-O: For someone as talented as Myles, you would be surprised that the self-proclaimed Warlord of Elite Answers Wrestling has yet to get a taste of that sweet nectar world championship gold. Earlier in the season, he reaped the benefits of what it was like through the EAW National Elite Championship. Tonight, he has an opportunity to use that prior experience, unhook that briefcase, and convert this victory into a world championship reign at any time of his choosing. 

Gavin Kirkland: You are absolutely right! Myles is one of the best rising stars that this company has ever seen. He has the mental acumen, star-studded charisma, incomparable in-ring presence, and most importantly of them all, one of the most unbelievable sets of tiddies I have ever seen in my eyes? Trust me, I have been everywhere at this point in my life. The changing rooms at Empire, retirement homes, and even the male locker rooms before I was banned, and Myles may be one of the best ever! 

Persephone: Myles’ National Elite Championship reign was a joke! Rex McAllister should’ve walked out at King Of Elite as the champion, but Myles made sure it didn’t happen. Ever since that happened, all of that karma has caught up to him. He lost it to that mexican street vendor motherfucker, ate literal shit at Grand Rampage, and now he is about to hopefully fall off one of these ladders and into his death in the next couple of minutes. :blessed:!! It could not get any better than this!

( Myles is seen beginning to push over the ladders before he slides into the ring. He confidently strolls around the squared circle and smirks at all of the competitors in the ring. Constance Blevins looks at Myles with disgust, while Myles looks back at her with a cocky smile. The referee stands in between them to prevent any altercation from happening pre-match. Myles walks past Limmy Monaghan and Justin Windgate, and sits in the bottom turnbuckle as all four competitors await for the rest of the competitive field. )

( “Red Eye” by NBA Youngboy blares through the P.A system as Jon Kelton steps to the scene with a fully-determined look on his face. His eyes wander through the stadium before it stops right at the center of the ring. He stands on the stage, basks in the atmosphere and stomps his way down to the squared circle with authority. )

Bella Braxton: From Dallas, Texas, weighing in at 210 pounds.. HE IS “THE CHOSEN ONE”, JONNNNNNNNNN KELTONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!

Stew-O: Even though he planted his flag into the Elite Answers Wrestling landscape more than a decade ago, Jon Kelton is walking into this match with the most to prove. He walked out of last year’s Pain For Pride with the 24/7 contract, a contract that he lost to one of his opponents tonight, Justin Widngate. Ever since then, Kelton has come up empty throughout the season and he sees this match as an opportunity to get himself on the right track.

Persephone: Why do you have to make him sound okay? He is not walking into this match with the most to prove. He is walking into this match as the least accomplished here! When was the last time someone ever gave a shit about Jon Kelton? Not a single person in this stadium could care about what Jon Kelton has to bring to the table!

Gavin Kirkland: That is kind of harsh. But all of that beautiful black chocolate thunder could make a huge difference in this match. You do know that Jon Kelton was the last man standing in the clusterfuck that was the 24/7 Battle Royale last year, so he knows what it is like to compete under these kinds of conditions. 

( Jon Kelton shakes his head as he walks past the knocked down ladders from earlier. He walks up the steel steps, steps through the ropes, and immediately goes to one side of the ring to prepare. )

( “XXX” by Kendrick Lamar begins to play. An ear-splitting mixed reaction reverberates throughout the SoFi Stadium as Andre Walker powerfully marches onto the stage with Albert Hitchman, and another short individual. )

Bella Braxton: AND! Accompanied to the ring by Alb-

Albert Hitchman: SHUT THE FUCK UP!

Bella Braxton: :picard:

( Albert Hitchman interrupts Bella Braxton as he stands in front of Hasbullah Magomedov and Andre Walker on the stage. )

Albert Hitchman: Ladies and gentlemen! It is Hasbullah Magomedov, and I’s honour. Well..  It is my PRIVILEGE to present to you.. HAILING FROM THE UNFORGIVING JUNGLES OF NAMU’A, SAMOA.. WEIGHING AT 230 POUNDS… HE IS THE LONGEST REIGNING EAW NEW BREED CHAMPION.. THE KAISER CHIEF.. THE SAMOAN GOD BUTCHER.. AND THE NEXT MISTER CASH IN THE VAULT RECIPIENT…….. ANDREEEEEEEE WALKERRRRRRRRR!!

( Half of the SoFi Stadium showers him with boos, while the greater half cheers him on. Andre Walker nods at Hasbullah and Albert before all three synchronously march down to the ring as a three-man unit. All the other five competitors impatiently wait for his arrival, but Andre Walker is intentionally taking his time to play mind games. )

Gavin Kirkland: What the hell is that Hasbullah midget doing here?

Stew-O: Well, I don’t think anyone expected for Hasbullah to join the Kaiser Chief in the next chapter of his career, but here he is in living colour! I don’t think his opponents understand why he is here in the first place. Neither do I, but oh well! Andre Walker has a huge chip on his shoulder walking into this match and here is why. As he recently broke a glass ceiling by marking himself as the longest EAW New Breed Champion in history, you would expect that he would continue to make history by defending that championship at the same show he couldn’t win the same championship at. However, he respectfully vacated the EAW New Breed Championship and immediately set his sights on world championship gold via the Cash In The Vault ladder matc-

Persephone: AND YOU KNOW WHO THAT VACATED TITLE WENT TO?? RYAN WILSON!! SHOOT ME IN THE FUCKING HEAD!!! ONE OF YOU!! DO YOU HAVE A PISTOL ON YOU??

Gavin Kirkland: I have one, but it’s a different type of gun :mjlit:

Persephone: :comeagain: !!!

( Albert Hitchman sets up station behind a ringpost while Hasbullah waddles over and takes a seat on top of the announce table. )

Gavin Kirkland: What the fuck? Why is he sitting in front of us? Not like he blocks our sight anyways, but who even allowed this?

Persephone: SECURITY!! WE HAVE A LOST CHILD HERE AT RINGSIDE:

Hasbullah: *pulls out a water NERF gun and shoots it at Persephone’s chest*

Persephone: ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THIS SHIRT COST THOUSANDS!!!

Gavin Kirkland: Clearly, Hasbullah is not to be messed with. Let’s just not mess around with him 😀 !!!!

Stew-O: As I was saying..  Andre Walker is marching into this match with a huge reputation to uphold. He vacated his championship to squeeze himself into this ladder match, and it is a must win scenario for him. There is no better way to cap off a season with a victory over Mr. DEDEDE and a record-breaking championship reign than to get yourself an easy pass to a world championship match at any time of your choosing. Andre Walker has made his shot, and it is up to him that he delivers on his promises here tonight.

( After silently murmuring to himself on the steel steps, he looks up and steps through the ropes. He has yet to acknowledge any of his opponents as he walks past them and stands proudly in the center of the ring. He looks up and makes his way to one side of the ring. The referee signals for the bell. ) 

( DING! DING! DING! )

Stew-O: MYLES STORMS OUT OF HIS DESIGNATED CORNER, LEAPS INTO ANDRE WALKER AND CONNECTS RIGHT ACROSS THE JAW WITH HIS DEADLY KNEE STRIKE!! WALKER GETS DEVASTATED FROM RIGHT OUT OF THE GATES AS HE MOMENTARILY FALTERS THROUGH THE ROPES AND SPLATTERS ONTO THE RINGSIDE!! A LOOK OF ANXIETY OVERCOMES THE FACE OF HITCHMAN AND HASBULLAH AS ANDRE WALKER IS ALREADY DOWN IN THE CASH IN THE VAULT LADDER MATCH!! EVERYONE BEGINS TO FIGHT AS MYLES STEPS THROUGH THE ROPES AND FOCUSES HIS FULL ATTENTION ONTO THE KAISER CHIEF!

Persephone: Myles has a lot of bones to pick in this match, especially Andre Walker! Hopefully, one of these idiots unhook the briefcase in the next five seconds so we can get this horrible weekend done and over with. Myles picks up the scraps from the bewildered Andre Walker here at ringside. Constance Blevins and Justin Windgate brawl in one corner of the ring, and Limmy Monaghan and Jon Kelton exchange a variety of strikes on the opposite ends. Can someone get Hasbullah off our table? He is doing snow angels on it for christ sakes!

Gavin Kirkland: He has a damn loaded gun on him! Don’t speak on the little G.O.A.T like that! Here we go with the in-ring action as Blevins has the upper hand and stomps Windgate down in the corner. Limmy Monaghan leans Kelton up against the ropes, and throws him away as Kelton comes off the ropes! Monaghan goes for a kitchen sink knee, Kelton was one step ahead and catches his knee. Kelton tries to apply torque with the dragon twist on the leg! Monaghan simply steps over and blocks the dragon twist! Kelton is confused as Monaghan pulls him and Irish whips him back up into the ropes! KELTON COMES OFF THE ROPES! MONAGHAN CHOREOGRAPHS A BACK BODY DROP!! AND KELTON GOES FLYING FIVE FEET INTO THE AIR AND COMES CRASHING DOWN UGLY WITH THE BACK BODY DROP COURTESY OF THE KU KLUX KLAN GOD!

Stew-O: After a minute or two of pressing Andre Walker’s head up against the LED apron with his foot, Myles finally lets go and pulls him up to his feet. Myles grabs his head, looks right at Albert Hitchman, and slams Walker’s head across the top of the steel steps! Justin Windgate nails Blevins in the ring with a dropkick before kipping up to his feet and throwing her into the ropes. Walker is being overwhelmed right out the gates here on day three as Myles now grabs him by the tights! AND HE THROWS HIM SHOULDER-FIRST INTO THE STEEL STEPS!! MYLES SHOWING DOMINANCE EARLY INTO THIS MATCH AS CONSTANCE BLEVINS COMES THROUGH THE ROPES!! AND INCOMING GOES BLEVINS WHERE SHE NAILS THE AUSTRALIAN WARLORD WITH A WRECKING BALL DROPKICK FROM OUTTA NOWHERE!

Persephone: Justin Windgate intended on receiving Constance Blevins off that Irish whip, but Blevins adapted and sent Myles to the gulag with that devastating baseball slide dropkick! Rexy Sexy pulls off that dropkick way more efficiently! Blevins, nonetheless, can’t believe that she was able to make that type of adaptation. Windgate slides under the bottom rope, circles the ringpost and sneaks up from behind! He turns Blevins around! AND CLOCKS WINDGATE WITH A PUNCH TO THE FACE!! Windgate pulls her up once more and CONNECTS WITH ANOTHER HEAVY KNUCKLE SANDWICH RIGHT TO THE SIDE OF THE FACE!

Gavin Kirkland: Windgate slams Constance Blevins’ shoulder first into the ringpost and pulls her back into his clutches. He grabs her arm, turns her around and whips her into the ladder set up in the corner barricade! BUT CONSTANCE BLEVINS TURNS IT AROUND AND WINDGATE GOES CRASHING INTO THE LADDER!

Persephone: WINDGATE SAVES HIMSELF BY STEPPING UP THE LADDER PARKOUR-STYLE AND FLIPS OVER BLEVINS’ HEAD ONTO HIS FEET!! AN INNOVATIVE COUNTER BY THE DRUG ADDICT AS CONSTANCE DID NOT SEE THAT COMING! Constance is up against the ladder whereas Windgate charges into her! CONSTANCE LEANS DOWN AND PICKS WINDGATE UP!! WINDGATE USES THE LADDER TO SPRING HIS UPPER BODY DOWN AND GRAB CONSTANCE’S HEAD IN THE PROCESS!!! AND HE DRILLS CONSTANCE WITH A DDT ONTO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR!!

Gavin Kirkland: We return to the ring where Limmy Monaghan continues to dominate Jon Kelton! Kelton has endured three consecutive suplexes and Monaghan looks to complete a quadruple combination! Monaghan gets him up to his feet! He throws the arm over, hooks the tights, and hoists him up into a suplex!

Stew-O: KELTON DRIVES HIS KNEES DOWN ONTO THE VULNERABLE CROWN OF LIMMY MONAGHAN!! Monaghan grabs the top of his head in pain after being forced to relinquish the hold as Kelton now comes off the ropes! HE JUMPS UP FOR A CROSSBODY!! LIMMY GETS FLATTENED, BUT HE ABSORBS THE IMPACT, HOLDS ONTO “THE CHOSEN ONE’ AND DEADLIFTS HIM ONTO HIS FEET!! THE POWER OF LIMMY MONAGHAN AS HE LIFTS HIM UP!! AND SENDS HIM OVER WITH A FALLAWAY SLAM!! HE KIPS UP TO HIS FEET AS HE SEES KELTON WINDING UP TO HIS FEET ALREADY!! Kelton gingerly emerges to his feet after the beautiful fallaway slam and elects on charging right into Monaghan! Monaghan merely steps to the side, Kelton runs right into the ropes and rebounds off! AND MONAGHAN RECEIVES HIM OFF THE REBOUND AND DROPS HIM RIGHT ONTO THE GERMAN SUPLEX!! AND HE SENDS HIM EXPLODING OUT OF THE RING WITH A PICTURE-PERFECT DROPKICK RIGHT ON THE BUTTON!

Persephone: The off-brand Theron Nikolas slides into the center of the ring and emerges up to his feet! The crowd hypes him up as he now runs the ropes! HE JUMPS INTO THE AIR, TAKES FLIGHT, AND LOOKS TO FLATTEN JON KELTON AT RINGSIDE WITH THE SIGNATURE TOPE CON HILO!!

Gavin Kirkland: JUSTIN WINDGATE INTERCEPTS THE TOPE CON HILO ON THE APRON WITH A KICK IN MID-AIR!! Limmy Monaghan was aiming to go through with that Tope Con Hilo, but Windgate had different plans as he ran up on the apron and intercepted the missile strike with a nasty kick to the side of the head. As a result of that, Limmy Monaghan landed ugly onto the edge of the hardest part of the ring. Monaghan and Kelton are now recuperating on the ringside floor together. Windgate momentarily has a moment of respite on the apron. Myles grabs Andre Walker again and throws him into the announce table beside Hasbullah. He looks right into the midget’s eyes before focusing his attention on Constance Blevins!

Persephone: Windgate now ascends the turnbuckles! AND HE FLIPS OVER WITH A CORKSCREW MOONSAULT OFF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE, LEVELLING THE BODIES OF MONAGHAN AND KELTON AS HE CAME DOWN!! Shaggy quickly gets up to his feet after the somewhat smooth corkscrew moonsault and is quick to feel the effects of it. Myles grabs Blevins and hooks over the arm. Both competitors are right in front of the steel steps. MYLES HOISTS HER UP INTO A SUPINE POSITION!! OH NO!! A BRAINBUSTER ONTO THE STEEL STEPS! PLEASE DO IT!

Stew-O: Constance Blevins uses the height elevation to her advantage by hovering over his shoulders! Myles turns around and tries to sweep the foundation from beneath her. Blevins hops over his arms, stomps onto his fingers, and kicks him right in the face! The kick has Myles stumbling towards the announce table and Blevins connects with a penalty kick across the apron to Justin Windgate! Blevins is in a safe position now, but she looks to go high-risk as he jumps onto the top turnbuckle! IS BLEVINS GOING TO ADD MORE CHAOS TO THIS WITH AN AERIAL DIVE OF HER OWN OF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE!! HERE WE GO!! AIRRRRRRRRRRRRRR BLEVINS!!

Persephone: MYLES JUMPS ONTO THE APRON, SPRINTS ACROSS AND NAILS HER RIGHT ON THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE WITH A PERFECTLY-PLACED ROPE-ASSISTED ENZIGURI!! BLEVINS IS STUNNED ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE WHILE THE REST OF THE COMPETITION BELOW IS USING EACH OTHER TO GET UP ON THEIR FEET!! Andre Walker is still stunned by the attack.

Gavin Kirkland: Myles grabs Constance Blevins by the head and uses it to pull her away from the top turnbuckle. The Australian shrimp on the barb has her hanging by the feet onto the top turnbuckle! MYLES DROPS HER ONTO THE APRON WITH A ROPE-HUNG DDT!! SHE DRILLS HER ONTO THE HARDEST PART OF THE RING ONTO THE TOP OF HER HEAD WITH AN INSANE DDT!! THAT HAS TO BE IT FOR CONSTANCE BLEVINS AND THIS MATCH HAS JUST STARTED!

Persephone: What an incredibly stupid move! While Blevins went head-first into the hardest part of the ring, Myles also drove his back into it at the same time too! What a world-class moron! Nonetheless, Myles climbs back up onto the apron, holding his lower back in pain from that DDT and begins to climb the turnbuckles. Myles is up on the top turnbuckle! I think he is going to go for a moonsault of his own! EVERYONE MOVE OUT OF THE WAY SO HE KILLS HIMSELF!!! YESSIR!!

Gavin Kirkland: KAISER’S TOUCH!!! AND MYLES LOSES FOOTING AND GOES CRASHING DOWN ONTO EVERYONE AT RINGSIDE!! The Samoan Doggy avenges the earlier beating by climbing onto the apron and nailing Myles on the top turnbuckle with his deadly superman punch! Everyone in this match all fell down to the floor! Andre Walker sits on the apron with a smile on his face as he nods at Hasbullah. The Jake Smith-sized human being responds to him with some advice!

Hasbullah:

Persephone: Excuse me? What did he just do! Andre Walker smiles at his response as he now circles the steel steps. HE RUNS ACROSS RINGSIDE, JUMPS ONTO THE APRON, AND DRILLS JUSTIN WINDGATE WITH THE DRIVE-BY DROPKICK, BUT IT WAS A TWO-FOR-ONE SPECIAL AS WINDGATE BUMPED HEADS WITH CONSTANCE BLEVINS!! Andre Walker quickly gets back to stepping as he jumps onto the steel steps! HE LEAPS AND NAILS MYLES WITH ANOTHER KAISER’S TOUCH THAT SENDS HIM CRASHING INTO THE BARRICADE!! A SECOND SUPERMAN PUNCH TO MYLES AS HE GETS TO RUNNING AGAIN!! WHAT KIND OF DRUGS IS THIS GUY ON!!

Gavin Kirkland: AND HE RUNS AROUND THE RING TO HIT A DRIVE-BY-KICK THAT SENDS JON KELTON HEAD-FIRST INTO THE SIDE OF THE LED RINGPOST!! ANDRE WALKER IS ON FIRE IN THIS MATCH SO FAR AS HE GETS OFF THE APRON AND FOLDS A LADDER UP AT RINGSIDE!! Andre Walker looks to be the first to attempt a briefcase retrieval as he slides it beneath the bottom rope. He enters the squared circle and properly positions it in the center of the ring! THIS COULD BE THE ENDING!

Persephone: YESSIR!! HE UNHOOKS THE BRIEFCASE ALREAD-

Stew-O: Before Andre Walker could even get his foot on the most bottom rung, Justin Windgate nails him with a kick to the stomach. The sheer force of that kind drives the air out of his chest as it has Walker reeling into the ropes. Windgate knows that he must do more to take the Kaiser down! He runs into the ropes, rebounds, and jumps up for a yakuza kick! Walker grabs his foot in mid-air, and uses it to flip him over! WINDGATE USES THE MOMENTUM TO LAND ON HIS FEET LIKE A CAT!! AND HE NAILS WALKER RIGHT ON THE BUTTON WITH A STEP-UP ENZIGURI!! 

Persephone: OKAY!! NOW WINDGATE, DO YOUR DAMN JOB AND UNHOOK THE BRIEFCASE!! WINDGATE NOW GETS HIS FEET ON THE RUNG AND GETS HALFWAY UP THE LADDER!

Gavin Kirkland: You can unhook my briefcase :limpwrist:

Stew-O: ????!! ANDRE WALKERS REFUSES TO LET HIM WIN AS HE BREAKS HIS LEFT LEG IN HALF WITH A CHOP BLOCK ON THE LADDER!! Windgate lets out a scream of pain as Walker just fucked up his left ankle! Windgate has one foot hung over one of the rings halfway up the ladder as Walker looks to take advantage of this situation. He makes sures that he gets Windgate fully dangling from the ladder before moving the ladder closer towards the ropes. He grabs the upper body of Windgate and places him under the top rope! This is a unique situation he has the former EAW Interwire Champion in!

Persephone: If only my little T-Rex could tie me up in this position. :pleading_face: Andre Walker has Justin Windgate’s whole body wedged between the ladder and the ropes as he has a smile on his face! Everyone else in this match is recovering from the flurry of drive-bys while Walker is just torturing Windgate! He presses down on the neck and legs to bend him in a weird position! AND HE JUST BEGINS TO DRILL DOWN PALM STRIKES INTO THE LOWER CHEST OF JUSTIN WINDGATE!! HE CONTINUES TO POUND HIS CHEST BEFORE HE STOPS AND RUNS INTO THE ROPES!

Stew-O: ANDRE WALKER REBOUNDS OFF THE ROPES AND DRILLS HIS KNEE INTO THE BACK OF JUSTIN WINDGATE!! THE IMPACT OF THE KNEE GETS WINDGATE OUT OF THE WEDGED POSITION AND KNOCKS DOWN THE LADDER!! WINDGATE ROLLS OUT OF THE RING IN INCOMPARABLE PAIN AS WALKER FIXES THE LADDER AND BEGINS TO CLIMB RUNG-BY-RUNG!! THIS COULD BE IT!!

Persephone: HERE COMES LIMMY MONAGHAN AS HE DRIVES THE END OF A NEW LADDER INTO THE LEG OF WALKER!! Walker is stopped in his tracks on the way to the ladder and Monaghan leans the ladder up against the turnbuckles. Walker quickly gets retribution and punches Monaghan right beneath the jaw. Monaghan reels into the ladder as Walker rebounds off the ropes! I BELIEVE WALKER IS AIMING TO SPEAR MONAGHAN THROUGH THE NEWLY-INTRODUCED LADDER!!

Stew-O: JON KELTON WITH A DISCUS KNEE STRIKE FROM OUTTA NOWHERE TO ANDRE WALKER!! WALKER GOES FALLING INTO THE TURNBUCKLES AS HE TURNS AROUND!! AND GETS SPIKED IN THE CENTER OF THE RING WITH A SLING BLADE COURTESY OF INSURGENCY’S LIMMY MONAGHAN!! Monaghan hastily emerges to his feet to climb the ladder, but JUSTIN WINDGATE ROLLS THROUGH THE ROPES!! I AM SURPRISED HE IS STILL ALIVE FROM THAT MAIMING FROM WALKER EARLIER AS HE ROLLS UP TO HIS FEET!! AND PLANTS HIM ONTO HIS FACE WITH A SIT-OUT FACEBUSTER!! WHAT A MANEUVER!!

Persephone: NO!! LIME MONAGHAN COUNTERS IT AS HE CAUGHT WINDGATE AND HOLDS HIM UP IN MID-AIR!! AND DROPS HIM INTO A SUPLEX DOUBLE KNEE GUTBUSTER!! WINDGATE HOLDS THE SIDE OF HIS RIBS IN AGONY AS HE ROLLS OFF BENEATH THE BOTTOM ROPE!! Limmy Monaghan with a great counter to Windgate as he centers the ladder and begins to ascend it. All you have to do is climb the ladder and unhook it! It isn’t that hard so please, do something successful in your life you damn moron!

Stew-O: LIMMY MONAGHAN MIGHT HAVE THIS IN THE BA- NO!! CONSTANCE BLEVINS WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE LOWER BACK!! Monaghan is momentarily stunned halfway up the ladder whereas Constance Blevins retrieves the ladder up against the corner and sets it up beside Monaghan’s ladder. She begins to climb the side adjacent to Monaghan. The race to the briefcase right now as Blevins is trying to beat the Death King to the punch!

Persephone: MONAGHAN JUMPS OFF THE LADDER, GRABS BLEVINS AND DRIVES HER OFF HER LADDER AND INTO THE CANVAS WITH AN AVALANCHE SLING BLADE!! HIGH-RISK-BUT-STUPID MANEUVER FROM MONAGHAN AS HE GETS BACK UP TO HIS FEET!

Gavin Kirkland: MYLES UNVEILS A STEP STOOL INTO THE BACK OF MONAGHAN!! THIS IS THE SAME STEP STOOL THAT MYLES USED LAST YEAR AND HERE HE IS USING IT ON MONAGHAN!! HE PICKS BACK UP THE STEP STOOL AND SMASHES IT INTO THE BACK OF CONSTANCE BLEVINS!! HE SEES WALKER IN THE CORNER AND CHUCKS IT RIGHT AT HIS FACE!! Myles with a dastardly look on his face as he goes to the ladder! Instead of climbing it, he grabs the ladders and throws it out of the ring! 

Persephone: Is this guy stupid? Why is he throwing the ladders out of the ring  HE NEEDS THOSE TO WIN!

Myles: (off-mic) FUCK YOUR LADDERS!! 

Gavin Kirkland: It has been established that Myles is here to ensure that no one else capitalizes on what he says is a nonsensical opportunity that entertains one’s greed. He is here to carry out the justice of New Eden and throwing out the ladders is to ensure that no one wins this match for the time being! New Eden displayed similar mindsets at King Of Elite and Grand Rampage, so this should come as to no one’s surprise. Myles grabs the step stool and continues to use it as a weapon of destruction! He sends Constance Blevins through the ropes with a step stool to the face! AND HE SENDS KELTON OFF THE APRON WITH IT AS WELL!!

Stew-O: I am bewildered by the fact that the step stool is still intact after being used so many times! Myles sets down the step stool in the center of the ring and sits on it. Everyone else in this match is down-and-out, scattered throughout ringside and the parameters of the squared circle. Myles chills on the stool in the midst of pandemonium!

( While Myles continues to calmly sit on his step stool, the camera shows an angle of Limmy Monaghan emerging up to his feet directly behind Myles. He holds his hand behind his back as the crowd pops to what he holds. )

Stew-O: LIMMY MONAGHAN IS HOLDING THAT BARBED WIRE BROOM IN HIS LEFT HAND!! MYLES REALIZES THIS AND GETS UP!! HE THROWS THE STEP STOOL AT LIMMY, BUT IT MISSES AND CRASHES AGAINST THE CORNER TURNBUCKLES!! LIMMY MONAGHAN WITH A HUMONGOUS SMILE PLANTED ON HIS FACE AS MYLES HAS A LOOK OF ANXIETY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THIS MATCH!! MONAGHAN CHARGES INTO HIM WITH THE BROOM!

Gavin Kirkland: MONAGHAN MISSES THE FIRST SWING AS MYLES ROLLED DOWN!! MYLES ROLLS BACKWARDS AND EVADES THE SECOND SWING!! Limmy Monaghan swings for the legs, but Myles jumps up and rolls onto his feet to circumvent the broom! Myles has had an answer for every swing thus far as he ducks another attempt! He shoots onto the second rope and leaps over onto Insurgency’s Monaghan with a SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT!!!!!!

Persephone: YES!! MYLES EATS SHIT AS MONAGHAN DROVE THE BROOM WRAPPED WITH BARBED WIRE INTO HIS FACE IN MID-AIR!! A BEAUTIFUL COUNTER, SO NOW GET THE LADDER AND CLIMB BACK UP!! 

Gavin Kirkland: Monaghan does not have any plans of climbing up the ladder anytime soon as he targets Andre Walker! Monaghan uses the broom handle to choke Walker out before jumping up with both knees. He has Walker trapped with the broom handle and DRILLS HIM IN THE CENTER OF THE RING WITH A DOUBLE-KNEE BACKSTABBER!! WALKER ROLLS OUT OF THE RING AND MONAGHAN IS BACK ON THE ATTACK ON MYLES!! Monaghan sits down on the stool in one corner and grabs Myles. He Irish whip Myles into the opposite corner!

Persephone: THE AUSTRALIAN BITCH FACE SLIDES SAFELY INTO THE CORNER!! MONAGHAN TRIES TO CORRECT HIS MISTAKE, BUT MYLES BUSTS OUT OF THE CORNER WITH A FLUSH SUPERKICK RIGHT TO THE JAW!! Limmy Monaghan is stunned as he falters into the corner with the step stool!

( The superkick stuns Limmy Monaghan to the point where he reels into the corner and unintentionally sits down onto the step stool. )

Gavin Kirkland: Limmy Monaghan is laid out on the step stool as Myles comes charging in like a mack truck from his corner! MYLES JUMPS ONTO MONAGHAN WITH BOTH KNEES!! AND HE LOOKS TO DECIMATE MONAGHAN WITH A MONKEY FLIP WHILE HE IS ON THE STEP STOOL. 

( Miraculously, Monaghan flips over with the step stool and lands safely. He is still in the seated position as he was beforehand. )

Stew-O: WHAT THE? MYLES HAD INTENTIONS TO SEND MONAGHAN FLYING WITH THE MONKEY FLIP, BUT MONAGHAN HELD ONTO THE STEP STOOL, AND THE STEP STOOL LANDED PERFECTLY, MAKING MONAGHAN UNFAZED BY THE MONKEY FLIP!! MYLES CAN’T BELIEVE AS HE QUICKLY CHARGES INTO MONAGHAN!! AND DRILLS HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH A KNEE STRIKE!!

Persephone: I don’t know how something like that would happen, but Monaghan was quickly devastated with that knee strike! Monaghan is out like a light as Myles picks him up to his feet. Myles grabs him by the side! AND HE HOISTS HIM UP FOR A URANAGE ONTO THE STEP STOOL!! BUT MONAGHAN COUNTERS IT AND SPINS HIM AROUND!! HE HOISTS MYLES UP!! AND DRIVES HIM DOWN ONTO THE STEP STOOL WITH A HIGH-ANGLE SPINNING URANAGE!! THE STOOL IS BROKEN IN HALF AND MYLES IS NOW ELIMINATED OUT OF THE EQUATION FOR NOW AS HE GETS OUT OF THE RING!

Stew-O: JON KELTON SNEAKS UP FROM BEHIND AND PUTS MONAGHAN UP IN THE SLEEPER HOLD!! MONAGHAN WITH A STANDING SWITCH AND PUTS KELTON IN THE SLEEPER HOLD INSTEAD!! KELTON GRABS THE ROPES AND PULLS ON IT TO SEND MONAGHAN THROUGH THE ROPES AND INTO RINGSIDE!! Monaghan now climbs onto the apr-

Persephone: ANDRE WALKER WITH THE DRIVE-BY DROPKICK TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD!! LIMMY MONAGHAN GOT CLOCKED WITH THAT DROPKICK AND KELTON TAKES ADVANTAGE AND KICKS WALKER IN THE HEAD THROUGH THE ROPES!! Andre Walker and Monaghan are out on the ringside floor as Kelton turns his attention to what is happening inside of the ring. Justin Windgate brings two ladders into the ring and drives one of them into the midsection of Kelton. 

Stew-O: Windgate leans the other ladder against the ropes while he sets one of the ladders down. He grabs Kelton from behind and holds him up! HE HAS HIM IN THE INVERTED FRONT FACE POSITION!! AND HE TWISTS HIM OVER! CLASSIC ENDING ONTO THE LADDER!!

Gavin Kirkland: KELTON SHRUGS HIM AWAY AND CONNECTS WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD!! KELTON KICKS THE LADDER ON THE GROUND AWAY AND CHARGES INTO WINDGATE!! KELTON ATTEMPTS THE SPINNING HEEL KICK!! WINDGATE WITH A CARTWHEEL EVASION AND CONNECTS WITH A SPINNING GAMENGIRI KICK!

Persephone: The impact of the kick sends Kelton down onto both knees. Windgate gets up to his feet and stands in front of Kelton with his back turnt. What is the drug addict thinking here? HE BACKFLIPS OVER, GRABS KELTON BY THE WAIST AND DEADLIFTS HIM UP!! AND DROPS HIM WITH A RELEASE DEADLIFT GERMAN SUPLEX!! 

Stew-O: ABSOLUTE INSANE POWER ON DISPLAY BY JUSTIN WINDGATE AS HE IMMEDIATELY KIPS-UP TO HIS FEET AND PROPS UP THE LADDER IN THE CENTER OF THE RING!! WINDGATE IS ON HIS WAY TO RIGHTING THE WRONG FROM A YEAR AGO AND ESTABLISHING HIMSELF AS MR. CASH IN THE VAULT!! ALL HE HAS TO DO IS CLIMB THOSE FEW MORE RUNGS AND GET HIS HANDS ON THAT BRIEFCASE!

Persephone: BUT HERE COMES MYLES!! MYLES GRABS THE BOTTOM OF THE LADDER AND USES IT TO TIP THE LADDER OVER!! JUSTIN WINDGATE IS SCRAMBLING ON TOP OF THE LADDER AS HE JUMPS OFF THE LADDER!! MYLES WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE, BUT WINDGATE USES THE OPPORTUNITY TO JUMP ONTO THE TOP ROPE!! WINDGATE MOONSAULTS OVER AND HAS MYLES IN THE INVERTED FRONT FACE LOCK!! AND HE SPINS HIM OVER WITH THE CLASSIC ENDING!! CLASSING ENDING SPIKES MYLES ONTO THE TOP OF HIS HEAD! THAT IS WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU TRY TO STOP FROM THIS MATCH ENDING, YOU FUCKING CUNTY CUNT!!

Stew-O: Justin Windgate perfectly centers the ladder in the center of the ring and retrieves the second ladder. He wedges the ladder in between the ladder and the ropes. He retrieves another ladder and does the same style on the other side of the ladder. Myles remains to be thunderstruck from the rolling cutter moments ago and Windgate is simply trying to finish him. Windgate pulls on his hand, and MYLES GOES FACE-FIRST INTO THE LADDER!! MYLES ROLLS OUT OF THE RING COVERING HIS FACE AS WINDGATE NOW BEGINS TO CLIMB THE LADDER!

Persephone: JUSTIN WINDGATE UNHOOKS THE BRIEFCASE! DING! DING! DING!

Stew-O: NOPE!! LIMMY MONAGHAN JUMPS FROM THE TOP TURNBUCKLE AND LEAPS ONTO THE BRIDGED LADDER TO CLIMB UPWARDS!! JUSTIN WINDGATE SCRAMBLING TO ACTUALLY UNHOOK THE BRIEFCASE, BUT THE NERVES MAKES HIS HAND SLIP AS MONAGHAN GETS UP TO HIS LEVEL!! Both competitors now exchange strikes on the top of the ladder. Monaghan with a right! Windgate with a left! RIGHT! LEFT!! RIGHT LEFT!! MONAGHAN GRABS WINDGATE’S HEAD AND BANGS IT AGAINST THE TOP OF THE LADDER!!

Gavin Kirkland: What is this now? Monaghan turns Windgate around by the head on top of the ladder! Is he going for an avalanche neckbreaker off the ladder! NO!! MONAGHAN LETS GO AND CLOCKS THE BACK OF HIS HEAD WITH AN ELBOW!

Persephone: NO!! WINDGATE DUCKS IT AND NAILS MONAGHAN WITH A HEADBUTT!! HEADBUTT RIGHT ON THE BUTTON AS LIMMY MONAGHAN IS ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSING!! Justin Windgate holds onto him to keep him onto the ladder. He isn’t done with him yet as pulls further up the ladder and begins to slide down his shoulders! OH NO!!

Stew-O: A SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB ONTO THE BRIDGED LADDER!!

Gavin Kirkland: NO!! MONAGHAN MANAGES TO COUNTER THE SUNSET FLIP BY TRAPPING WINDGATE INTO A GORY HOLD!! WHAT A COUNTER AS MONAGHAN GRABS BOTH OF HIS SHOULDERS AND STRETCH IT IN INWARDS!! LOOK AT THAT!! THE BODY IS NOT MEANT TO BE MANIPULATED LIKE THAT!! MONAGHAN IS JUST APPLYING TORQUE ON TOP OF THE LADDER WITH THE GORY STRETCH!!

Persephone: CONSTANCE BLEVINS INSERTS HERSELF BACK INTO THE RING. MONAGHAN SEES HER AND DROPS WINDGATE OFF THE LADDE-

Gavin Kirkland: BLEVINS TRIES TO CATCH WINDGATE, BUT WINDGATE ADAPTS IN MID-AIR AND DRILLS HER WITH A DDT!! OH MY GOD!! MONAGHAN JUST LOOKED AT WHAT HAPPENED BELOW HIM WITH PURE DISBELIEF AS HE QUICKLY CLIMBS UP THE LADDER BEFORE WINDGATE NOTICES HIM!! MONAGHAN COULD WIN THIS ONE IF WINDGATE DOES NOT GET BACK UP TO HIS FEET!

Stew-O: WINDGATE LEAPS ONTO THE BRIDGED LADDER AND QUICKLY MAKES HIS WAY UP THE LADDER!! MONAGHAN WAS JUST ABOUT TO GET HIS HANDS ON THE BRIEFCASE, BUT WINDGATE IS HERE TO STOP HIM! WINDGATE OVERWHELMS HIM WITH A RAINFALL OF PUNCHES ON THE TOP OF THE LADDER!! WINDGATE HAS HIM IN THE PERFECT POSITION BEFORE HE DRIVES WINDGATE’S HEAD INTO THE TOP OF THE LADDER!

Gavin Kirkland: WINDGATE GRABS LIMMY MONAGHAN BY THE HEAD!! AND HE MOVES UPWARDS!! RUNNNNNNNNNNN IT UPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!

Persephone: THE SHIRANUI CUTTER INTO THE LADDER!! THE SIT-OUT RUN IT UP SHIRANUI CUTTER THROUGH THE BRIDGED LADDER AS JUSTIN WINDGATE AND LIMMY MONAGHAN JUST PUT THEMSELVES THROUGH IT!! WHAT A STUPID MOVE AS BOTH COMPETITORS ARE DOWN-AND-OUT IN THE LADDER!! MONAGHAN AND WINDGATE GOTTA BE DEAD!

Gavin Kirkland: JUSTIN WINDGATE WITH RUN IT UP THROUGH THE BRIDGED LADDER AND THAT HAS TO BE IT FOR MONAGHAN AND WINDGATE!!

( Myles slides back into the ring and looks at the unconscious Limmy Monaghan and Justin Windgate. He picks up Monaghan’s barbed wire broom. )

Gavin Kirkland: Myles looking down at the barbed wire broom with a smirk on his face. Monaghan and Justin have yet to move an inch as referees check up on them! MYLES LIFTS UP THE BROOM AND BREAKS THE HANDLE IN HALF WITH HIS KNEE!! WOW!! THE POWER OF SUPERTIDDIES ON DISPLAY RIGHT HERE!! IMAGINE IF HE WOULD KNEE MY BACK LIKE THAT!

( After Myles breaks his broom in half, Andre Walker emerges from behind. )

Stew-O: OH YES!! This is the stand-off that I was waiting for! Walker and Myles see eye-to-eye before they charge into each other! They just begin to wild onto each other with punches and jabs. Myles begins to overpower him with punches before Walker pushes him into the ropes! MYLES JUMPS UP FOR THE KNEE!! WALKER DUCKS IT AND COMES OFF THE ROPES!! WALKER JUMPS UP AND GOES FOR KAISER’S TOUCH!!

Gavin Kirkland: KAISER’S TOUCH THESE NUTS AS IT DOES NOT CONNECT!! MYLES ROLLED INTO THE GROUND TO AVOID THE SUPERMAN PUNCH AS BOTH COMPETITORS CHARGE INTO EACH OTHER!! MYLES CONNECTS WITH A YAKUZA KICK!! ANDRE IS SWAYING SIDE TO SIDE, BACK AND FROTH AS MYLES PULLS HIM AND GOES FOR DE FACTO!! DE FACTO!! BUT ANDRE HOVERS OVER HIS SHOULDERS AND LANDS ON HIS FEET!! HE TURNS MYLES AROUND! AND JUMPS UP FOR KAISER’S TOUCH!!

Stew-O: KAISER’S TOUCH MISSES AGAIN AS MYLES GRABS HIS ARMS AND SPINS HIM AROUND INTO THE PUMPHANDLE!! AND HE GETS HIM UP FOR DE FACTO!! SECOND TIMES, THE CHARM!! NO!! ANDRE COUNTERS IT IN MID-AIR AND GRABS HIM FOR THUNDERBOLT TEMPO!! SINGLE UNDERHOOK BRAINBUSTER ONTO MYLES!!

Persephone: BUT MYLES FLIPS OVER HIS SHOULDERS AND LANDS ON HIS FEET!! BOTH MEN KNOW EACH OTHER SO WELL THAT THEY HAVE ANSWERED EVERY ONE OF THEIR MOVES THUS FAR!! KAISER’S TOUCH!! MYLES WALKED RIGHT INTO THE KAISER’S TOUCH AS IT SENDS HIM REELING INTO THE LADDER!! The ladder is literally the only reason why Myles is still standing on his feet! Andre Walker runs the ropes and rebounds off to put him down for good! A SECOND KAISER’S TOUC-

Stew-O: MYLES GRABS HIM IN MID-AIR, HOLDS HIM UP, POPS WALKER UP INTO THE AIR.. AND NAILS HIM WITH THE KNEE STRIKE AS HE CAME DOWN!! THE POP-UP KNEE STRIKE HE CALLS THE KANGAROO KILLER CONNECTS ON ANDRE WALKER, BUT ANDRE IS STILL STANDING ON HIS FEET!! WALKER DOESN’T KNOW WHAT CITY HE IN AS HE REBOUNDS OFF THE ROPES!

Gavin Kirkland: AND ANDRE WALKER RESPONDS WITH HUNGER ON HILLSIDES!! HE SPLITS MYLES IN HALF WITH THE SPEAR!! BOTH MEN TAKE EACH OTHER OUT WITH THEIR FINISHERS AS EVERYONE IN THIS MATCH IS DOWN-AND-OUT!! CONSTANCE IS STILL FEELING THE EFFECTS FROM THOSE DDTS. LIMMY MONAGHAN AND JUSTIN WINDGATE ARE STILL OUT OF THEIR ELEMENT! The only man left standing is essentially Jon Kelton!

Stew-O: Winning the Cash In The Vault briefcase would help drill in the narrative of Kelton being the Chosen One! Kelton slides into the ring and begins to climb the ladder! Kelton is on his way to becoming Mr. Cash In The Vault, but WINDGATE JUMPS ONTO THE BRIDGED LADDER AND INTERCEPTS KELTON’S ATTEMPT!! KELTON BEGINS TO STOMP WINDGATE DOWN TO WEAKEN HIS GRIP ON THE RUNGS! KELTON IS FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE AND WINDGATE HAS NO INTENTIONS ON LETTING HIS FELLOW ROSTER MEMBER SECURE THIS BAG ON HIS WATCH!

Gavin Kirkland: WINDGATE GETS CLOCKED IN THE JAW WITH A KNEE STRIKE!! Windgate is about to fall off the ladder, but Kelton picks him up and has him in the tombstone position! Windgate is in deep, deep trouble right now as Kelton has him upside down in that tombstone! WHAT IS HE THINKING!! 

Persephone: JON KELTON JUMPS OFF THE TOP OF THE LADDER AND DRIVES WINDGATE INTO THE BRIDGED LADDER WITH A TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER!

Stew-O: ……….

Gavin Kirkland: ………

Stew-O: WINDGATE COUNTERS IT IN MID-AIR AND DRIVES KELTON INTO THE LADDER WITH A REVERSE CANADIAN DESTROYER!! AN INVERTED CANADIAN DESTROYER THAT SENT KELTON HEAD-FIRST ONTO THE TOP OF THE LADDER, RENDERING THE LADDER UNUSABLE!! THAT HAS TO BE A FIRST-EVER IN HISTORY!! WINDGATE JUST PULLED OUT THE UNTHINKABLE THROUGH THE CANADIAN DESTROYER! 

Persephone: Both bridged ladders have been split in half as it just remains the one big ladder in the center of the ring! Justin Windgate with two high-risk maneuvers he scratches and claws his way to the bottom of the ladder! Just please! SOMEONE IN THIS MATCH!! FUCKING UNHOOK THE BRIEFCASE!!

Stew-O: OH NO!! LIMMY MONAGHAN PULLS HIM OUT OF THE RING AND CONNECTS WITH THE HOOK THRUST KICK!! SILENT WHISPER CONNECTS ON THE JAW AS HE PICKS HIM UP INTO A FIREMAN’S CARRY!! I AM SURPRISED MONAGHAN IS STILL MOVING FROM THAT RUN IT UP THROUGH THE LADDER!! MONAGHAN LOOKS IT RUN IT UP HIMSELF AND RUNS ACROSS RINGSIDE WITH WINDGATE ON HIS SHOULDERS!! What is the former EAW PURE Champion thinking of doing now!??!

Gavin Kirkland: DEATH VALLEY DRIVER THROUGH ONE OF THE LADDERS AT RINGSIDE!! OH MY GOD!! MURDER AFTER MURDER IN THIS MATCH!! MONAGHAN WITH A DEATH VALLEY DRIVER THAT INSTANTLY BROKE THAT LADDER IN HALF AS WINDGATE HAS GO TO BE OUT FOR GOOD!! MONAGHAN WITH A SMIRK ON HIS FACE AS HE LEAVES WINDGATE IN A SLUMPED POSITION AND SLIDES BACK INTO THE RING!!

Persephone: LIMMY MONAGHAN NOW CENTERS THE LADDER AND BEGINS TO ASCEN-

( However, a non-competitor grabs Limmy’s foot and distracts him. )

Stew-O: ALBERT HITCHMAN HOLDS ONTO MONAGHAN’S FOOT!! THAT MAN JUST TELEPORTED INTO THE RING AS MONAGHAN GETS OFF THE LADDER AND CORNERS ANDRE WALKER’S MANAGER INTO THE TURNBUCKLES!! Limmy Monaghan evidently incensed by this distraction as Albert yells at him to turn around! Monaghan oblviiously turns his body around and sees WALKER JUMPING!!

Gavin Kirkland: KAISER’S TOUCH!! ANOTHER KAISER’S TOUCH THAT SENDS MONAGHAN FALLING THROUGH THE ROPES!! ANDRE NOTICES CONSTANCE GETTING UP TO HER FEET AND JUMPS UP!! AND CLOCKS HER IN THE JAW WITH A SUPERMAN PUNCH!! A SECOND KAISER’S TOUCH AS HE YELLS AT ALBERT HITCHMAN TO GET OUT OF THE RING BEFORE HE CLIMBS THE LADDER!! WE COULD SEE IT!! WE COULD SEE THE DAWNING OF THE SAMOAN ERA!

Persephone: MYLES!! MYLES GRABS WALKER FROM BEHIND AND THROWS HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE!! OH MY GOD!! MYLES HAS NO INTENTIONS ON CLIMBING THE LADDER AS HE KNOCKS IT OVER ONCE AGAIN!! Myles stands in the center of the ring, takes a deep breath and looks at his surroundings. He sees Andre Walker slowly and angrily emerging to his feet and begins to get to stepping! MYLES RUNS THE ROPES!! AND HE GOES FOR THE TOPE CON HILO!!

Gavin Kirkland: AND ALBERT HITCHMAN STICKS HIS NOSE INTO THIS MATCH ONCE AGAIN!! THE WALRUS LOOKING MOTHERFUCKER GRABS HIS FOOT AND MYLES IS NOW AGGRAVATED MORE THAN EVER!! Myles steps through the ropes and tugs on his collar! Myles threatens to beat him up as this is giving more time for Andre Walker to recover!

Myles: (off-mic) NEVER TOUCH ME AGAIN, YOU HEAR ME? 

Albert Hitchman: (off-mic) PLEASE!! I AM JUST AN ADVOCATE :mjcry: !!!

Myles: (off-mic) GOOD! WE HAVE THIS STRAIGHTENE-

Gavin Kirkland: LANDERSON!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!

( Hasbullah lightly sprays Myles with his water gun. )

‘

Gavin Kirkland: OH LORD!! NOW YOU GOT MYLES WET!! 

Persephone: HASBULLAH JUST SPRAYED MYLES WITH THE WATER GUN AND I DON’T THINK THE AUSTRALIAN BITCH IS THINKING TOO FONDLY OFF IT!!

Stew-O: AND MYLES KICKS HASBULLAH IN THE FACE!! HASBULLAH GETS KNOCKED OFF THE ANNOUNCE TABLE AS MYLES JUST BRUTALIZED THAT MIDGET IN 4K RESOLUTION!! MYLES SHAKES HIS HEAD IN DISAPPOINTMENT BEFORE HE RUNS THE ROPES!!

Persephone: MYLES GOES FOR THE TOP CON HILO!!

Stew-O: ANDRE WALKER CATCHES HIM IN MID-AIR!!! WALKER CATCHES THE TOP CON HILO IN MID-AIR!! YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!! ALL THAT TIME THAT HASBULLAH AND ALBERT HITCHMAN SAVED UP IS ALL WORTH IT AS WALKER HAS HIM UP IN A POWERBOMB POSITION!! Andre Walker runs across the ring with him in the powerbomb.

Gavin Kirkland: AND ANDRE THROWS MYLES INTO THE FRONT ROW AUDIENCE WITH THE POWERBOMB!! OH MY GOD!! MYLES JUST GOT MURDERED IN DAYLIGHT!! WALKER ROARS AS HE SLIDES BACK INTO THE RING AND CLIMBS BACK UP THE LADDER!!! ANDRE IS MORE PISSED OFF AND DETERMINED THAN EVER AS HE IS HALFWAY UP THE LADDER!! THERE IS NO WAY ANYONE CAN STOP HIM AS HE CLIMBS THE SAMOAN LADDER TO SUCCESS!

( Limmy Monaghan springboards onto the other side of the ladder. )

Stew-O: THERE IS LIMMY MONAGHAN!! ANDRE WALKER TOOK HIM OUT WITH THAT SUPERMAN PUNCH FROM EARLIER, BUT IT WASN’T ENOUGH TO PUT HIM AWAY!! LIMMY MONAGHAN AND ANDRE WALKER BATTLING IT OUT ON TOP OF THE LADDER AS WE CLOSE IN THIS MATCH!! WHOEVER WINS THIS WILL BE AFFORDED AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WILL SURELY DEFINE THEIR CAREER FOR THE NEAR FUTURE!! LIMMY MONAGHAN IS NOW OVERPOWERING WALKER WITH PUNCHES AND JABS!

Gavin Kirkland: LIMMY MONAGHAN IS OVERPOWERING WALKER!! MONAGHAN WITH PUNCH AFTER PUNCH, AFTER THE OTHER AS ANDRE WALKER IS LOSING FOOTING ON THE LADDER!! MONAGHAN SEES THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE DARK TUNNEL AS ANDRE WALKER HAS BEEN PUSHED DOWN HALFWAY UP THE LADDER!! MONAGHAN MOVES HIS FOCUS ONTO THE BRIEFCASE AS HE GRABS IT!

Persephone: ANDRE WALKER IS OUT OF THE EQUATION AND MONAGHAN FINALLY UNHOOKS THE BRIEFCASE!

Stew-O: THE SAMOAN GOD BUTCHER SAYS OTHERWISE AS HE MOVES UP THE LADDER AND CLOCKS HIM IN THE JAW WITH A PUNCH!! THAT PUNCH HAS THE ICON OF SIN STAGGERED AS ANDRE GRABS MONAGHAN AND PUTS HIM IN THE GUILLOTINE CHOKE GOLD! ANDRE WALKER HAS MONAGHAN TRAPPED IN THE GUILLOTINE! HE APPLIES THE PRESSUR-

Persephone: LIMMY MONAGHAN DIGS HIS FINGERNAILS INTO THE LEFT EYE OF ANDRE WALKER! WALKER SCREAMING IN PAIN AS MONAGHAN GETS HIGHER UP THE LADDER AND HOOKS BOTH OF HIS ARMS.. OH NO!! WHAT IS HE THINKING NOW!! MONAGHAN HAS HIS ARM HOOKED AS WALKER IS TRYING TO RECOVER FROM THE EYE RAKE!! MONAGHAN LIFTS HIM UP AND HOISTS WALKER UP IN THE AIR!! OH NO!! THIS COULD CAUSE AN EARTHQUAKE UP IN HERE!

Gavin Kirkland: SHINIGAMI OFF THE TOP OF THE LADDERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Stew-O: NO!!!! ANDRE WITH THE APPLYING PRESSURE GUILLOTINE CHOKE GOLD BEFORE LIMMY COULD THROW HIM OFF THE LADDER!! ANDRE WALKER HAS IT ON TIGHT ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE AS LIMMY IS TRYING TO FIGHT OUT OF IT!! LIMMY IS BANGING ON THE LADDER, SCRAMBLING AND TRYING TO REACH FOR SOMETHING TO GRAB ON, BUT ANDRE WALKER IS PUTTING EVERY OUNCE OF ENERGY HE HAS LEFT IN HIM TO TAP HIM OUT!

Persephone: LIMMY MONAGHAN IS FADING!! YES!! GO TO SLEEP SO ANDRE CAN GRAB THE BRIEFCASE, YOU FUCKING IDIOT!! 

Gavin Kirkland: Monaghan’s movements become stagnant as Andre Walker continues to apply the pressure before letting him go. Monaghan slowly collapses off the ladder and onto the ringside floor as that is it for Insurgency’s Limmy Monaghan! Andre Walker puts the man to sleep as he now gingerly makes his way up the ladder! Andre Walker will finally fulfill what he has promised over the past few weeks! He dropped the EAW New Breed Championship for this! This is how you finish a legendary season!

Persephone: MYLES CLIMBS UP THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LADDER!!! AND HE MEETS ANDRE WALKER AT THE TOP!! HOW IN THE WORLD!! WHERE DID MYLES COME FROM!! ANDRE WALKER THREW MYLES INTO THE AUDIENCE A COUPLE OF MOMENTS AGO AND NOW HE IS BACK TO TAKE REVENGE!! WALKER CAN’T BELIEVE IT!! HASBULLAH AND ALBERT HITCHMAN CAN’T BELIEVE WHAT THEY ARE SEEING!! ANDRE WALKER AND MYLES ARE NOW BATTLING IT OUT ON THE TOP OF THE LADDER NOW!

Stew-O: Constance Blevins is down-and-out! Justin Windgate has yet to crawl out of the ladder debris. Limmy Monaghan has passed out. Jon Kelton might have suffered a career-threatening concussion from that piledriver into the ladder. Andre Walker is trying to get Myles into a position where can apply the pressure, but Myles knows what he is dealing with as he moves around on the ladder to evade his strikes. Myles begins to punch the hell out of Walker, but Walker responds with a vicious forearm of his own.

Persephone: ANDRE WALKER CONNECTS WITH A HEADBUTT ONTO THE CROWN OF HIS HEAD!! Myles falls a couple of rungs down as Andre Walker focuses on the briefcase. He climbs further up the ladder and grabs the briefcase! AND HE HAS HIS HANDS ON THE HOOK! AND HE TRIES TO UNHOOK IT BUT MYLES SHOOTS UP THE LADDER AND NAILS HIM WITH A HEADBUTT!! ANDRE WALKER IS NOW STUNNED AS MYLES TRIES TO PUNCH HIM DOWN TO SAFEGUARD THE BRIEFCASE IT SEEMS!

Stew-O: BUT ANDRE WALKER SHOOTS BACK UP THE LADDER AND HEADBUTTS MYLES!! ANDRE WALKER GRABS THE BRIEFCASE AND GETS CLOCKED WITH ANOTHER HEADBUTT!! BOTH INDIVIDUALS TAKE THEIR HANDS OFF THE BRIEFCASE BEFORE THEY BOTH TRY TO GRAB THE BRIEFCASE AT THE SAME TIME!!

( The briefcase is unhooked….)

Persephone: BOTH MEN ARE HOLDING THE BRIEFCASE TOGETHER AS THEY BOTH UNHOOKED IT AT THE SAME TIME!!! MYLES AND ANDRE TRYING TO TUG ON IT!! A TUG OF WAR HERE AT PAIN FOR PRIDE!! WILL MYLES SUCCEED WITH HIS OBJECTIVE IN THE NEW EDEN MISSION OR WILL ANDRE WALKER GET WHAT HE FULFILLED!! ANDRE WALKER PULLS ON THE BRIEFCASE, BUT MYLES PULLS IT INTO HIS DIRECTION HARDER!! WHO WILL WIN THIS ONE!

Stew-O: EVERY PERSON IN THIS ARENA IS STANDING ON THEIR FEET SEEING WHO WILL WIN THIS ONE!! Both competitors stop tugging on and instead try to knock each other! HEADBUTT FROM MYLES!! HEADBUTT FROM ANDRE!! HEADBUTT FROM MYLES!! HEADBUTT FROM ANDRE!! HEADBUTT FROM MYLES!! HEADBUTT FROM ANDRE!! BOTH MEN ARE NOW PEPPERING EACH OTHER WITH RAPID-FIRE HEADBUTTS AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT!

Persephone: COME ON!! ONE OF YOU JUST LET GO SO WE CAN GET OVER WITH THIS NIGHT!

Stew-O: HEADBUTT FROM MYLES!!

Persephone: HEADBUTT FROM ANDRE WALKER!

Gavin Kirkland: HEADBUTT FROM TIDDIES-MAN!!! OH MAN, THIS IS TURNING ME ON!!

Persephone: HEADBUTT FROM ANDRE!

Stew-O: They start to decelerate with their headbutts as ANDRE WALKER PUTS EVERYTHING WITHIN HIM IN THAT ONE HEADBUTT!! MYLES IS STARTING TO LOSE GRIP AS ANDRE WALKER IS TRYING TO TUG IT!!

Persephone:  ANDRE WALKER TUGS AT IT AGAIN AND MYLES LETS GO OF THE BRIEFCASE!!

Stew-O: NO!! MYLES HOLDS ONTO THE BRIEFCASE AND RESPONDS WITH A HEADBUTT OF HIS OWN!! ANOTHER HEADBUTT!! BUT ANDRE WALKER WINDS BACK AND HITS THE HEADBUTT!! THEY BOTH CHARGE UP AND REV UP THE ENGINE!! AND THEY BUMP HEADS WITH SIMULTANEOUS HEADBUTTS!!!

Persephone: BOTH MEN HIT EACH OTHER WITH HEADBUTTS AND SPLATTER ONTO THE CANVAS!!

( DING! DING! DING! )

Persephone: WHO WON!?!?!

( The camera shows Andre Walker and Myles laid out on the floor. However, one of them held onto the briefcase and fell with it at the last second. )

( …… )

( …… )

( ….. )

( The camera shows Myles laid out holding the briefcase in his left hand.. ) 

( “Enemy Strike” by YukI Hayashi blasts through the speakers to a huge commotion of boos. Both Andre Walker and Myles have yet to move as medics move in to check in on both of them. Myles gets woken up by the referee, to where he looks at the briefcase over in his left hand with disgust. He gingerly gets up to his feet. )

Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER OF THE 2021 ANNUAL CASH IN THE VAULT LADDER MATCH…. MYLESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!

Stew-O: Myles and Andre Walker headbutted each other at the same time, causing them to lose consciousness and fall off the ladder. However, both of them were holding the briefcase at the same time!! Myles instinctively grabbed the briefcase in mid-air as they both fell to their near deaths, and now we have established our new Cash In The Vault recipient for season fifteen! AND THAT PERSON IS MYLES!

Persephone: Well, at least my phone didn’t get broken. My nude edits of Rex McAllister survive tonight. Why didn’t that match take so long? Damn.

Gavin Kirkland: My ginger goddess wins this one for New Eden and you can tell by the look on his face, he did not mean to hold onto that briefcase. All he was doing was making sure that it would stay away from Andre Walker, and while he did that effectively, he won the Cash In The Vault contract in the process! Constance Blevins ate shit. Limmy Monaghan ate shit. Jon Kelton ate shit. Justin Windgate ate shit. Andre Walker ate shit. Just like his boobies, Myles keeps bouncing his way up to the top of the mountain, and now he is promised a shot at the world championship!

( Soaking in the thunderous boos in the SoFi Stadium, Myles carelessly holds the briefcase as he makes his way up the ramp. Andre Walker, Limmy Monaghan, Jon Kelton, Justin Windgate, and Constance Blevins cough up blood, nurse their injuries, and look on at the victorious Myles with disappointment. ) 

( Commercial break: Ronan Malosi rides around the streets in a Walking Dead promotional video where he kills zombies that he claims “took the vaccine’. At the end, he ends up being distracted by a water bottle and gets devoured by zombies. ) 

(Pain For Pride comes back from commercial break as the backstage area of the SoFi Stadium is seen. The camera is in front of the door to the medical facility as after a while it slowly opens. Limmy Monaghan, hurting like hell, makes his way out of the room after his grueling Cash in The Vault match. He trudges over to a production crate as he takes a seat and groans in pain. Mingled with the exasperation written all over his face, is also disappointment. He promised everyone that he would win and most importantly, he was the only one in Insurgency who didn’t get a victory at Pain For Pride)

???: Hey? You good?

(The crowd begins to boo loudly as Jake Smith makes his way into the frame shaking his head slowly. He expected Insurgency to have a mean streak this week but it was only slightly halted. Following shortly behind him is Donovan Duke who makes his way over to Limmy and tosses him a water bottle. Jake is clearly disappointed, but at the same time he expresses some concern for his brother-in-arms as well)

Jake Smith: Look, before you even say anything, it’s fine. It happens, I can’t really blame you for it when I’ve had my fair share of defeats in big matches as well. It sucks, I know. But in the end the only thing you can do is improve. You had an excellent showing no doubt and there’s a whole other Season in front of you, Insurgency will seize the moment. I got a win over Tyler Parker, and while nobody expected anything different, it is one that’ll have everyone’s attention fixated towards me. Donovan is your new 24/7 Contract holder, and I could not be more proud by the way. No matter how you look at it, Insurgency is on top-

Limmy Monaghan: Shut up.

Jake Smith: :comeagain:

(Limmy stands up from the production crate, over the course of Jake’s speech his anger slowly begins to rise. He’s clearly seething at the moment and it’s for multiple reasons)

Limmy Monaghan: Do you know what they’re going to say to me? I can hear it now Jake, I can hear it. They’re going to start comparing me to EACH OF YOU and say that I’m nothing less than a lackey. I’m SICK of it Jake, I’m tired of appearing to seem like I’m in your shadow. I’m Limmy Monaghan, I am the KING, and the peasants are trying to tell me otherwise because I couldn’t finish the job at Pain For Pride. I don’t want that, I’ve had ENOUGH!

Jake Smith: Don’t say something you’ll regret Limmy…

Donovan Duke: Yeah dude, what’s your deal? We’ve faced losses before and we’ve never been deterred by it in the slightest. We get up and we keep moving, I know that more than anyone else. And I got my payoff in the end, paid in full. It’s not like you’re not going to continue getting opportunities after this, it’s all a matter of dusting yourself off dude.

Limmy Monaghan: That’s easy for both of you to say, yeah real easy. You haven’t been through the same pain that I’ve been through, you can so easily talk down to me in your condescending bitchy tone because you both have Pain For Pride victories under your belt today. YOU ARE NOT GOING THROUGH THE SAME PAIN I’M GOING THROUGH! I’ve got the pain, but where’s the pride?! WHERE’S THE FUCKING PRIDE HUH?! YOU PROMISED ME BETTER! YOU PROMISED DONOVAN BETTER! YOU PROMISED MAXWELL BETTER! ALL OF YOU GOT THAT, BUT WHERE’S MINE?! YOU HAVEN’T KEPT SHIT JAKE! YOU’RE NOTHING MORE THAN A FUCKING FRAUD! IF YOU’RE A LEADER, THEN YOU’RE ONE SHIT LEADER! YOU’RE NOTHING JAKE! YOU’RE NOTHING!

(After Limmy says that, the only thing that’s heard is his deep breaths. The one thing that follows is deafening, and that’s the silence)

Jake Smith: Go.

Limmy Monaghan: What?

Jake Smith: We’re done here, Limmy. If there’s one person that knows you more than anyone else, it’s myself. And I know you want out, and I’m giving you that chance before anything escalates. It was a fun trial, but now the games are over. If you want the success you desire, if you’re going to blame your defeat on me and yell in my face when the only thing I’ve been trying to do is help. Then I’m telling you right now, there is going to be absolutely zero positivity in response from me. Insurgency is more than just a team, we’re family. We’ve stuck together through the hard times and even when people continuously yelled down at us we pushed through it and continued walking down the road together. And if you want to break that bond, so be it. Just know I’m not going to lose sleep over it, but it’s going to tell a lot about the person you are and what you’ve just done. 

Jake Smith: Besides, I’m not giving you a choice anyways. Leave.

(Jake and Limmy stare at one another with blank looks on their faces. Limmy seems to have snapped and has had enough of this conversation. He clenches his hands into fists and closes his eyes as he turns his head away)

Limmy Monaghan: FUCK!

(Limmy turns around and walks off in the other direction, only leaving Jake and Donovan. Donovan looks concerned but has a stern look on his face as he watches his former partner walk away from him)

Donovan Duke: This is it, isn’t it?

Jake Smith: No choice, it’s beyond my control. It’s the best decision for all of you. You’re going to do perfectly fine by yourself Donovan, whatever brand you’re drafted to. You’ve solidified yourself as a future Champion and I have no doubt that you’ll make me proud. You don’t need Insurgency, you never needed me. It’s been fun Donovan, but I think it’s for the better that this happens. So politely, fuck off.

(Donovan nods his head slowly as he looks down at the ground. He looks off in the distance once more before giving a nod to Jake one last time, before turning around and walking off. Jake stares off into the distance for a good moment before turning around and walking out of the scene himself, which is the last shot seen before Pain For Pride transitions to elsewhere)

(The camera fades to the next match graphic.)

(The camera fades to ringside, where Bella Braxton is seen with 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 FOR THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!

(The arena goes dark, and the sounds of Gypsy Chants, Symbols and Chimbalon begin to play when suddenly the rift of “Blood, Milk & Sky” by White Zombie plays, echoing when a lone spotlight is shown where Minerva is on the stage, kneeling and licking her lips, looking around wearing her hat and Glasses, carrying her gypsy chain, an orange rose and wearing an intricate black jacket. She slowly looks around with a smile on her face before crawling a little and slowly standing on her two feet placing the rose in her mouth)

Bella Braxton: Introducing the challenger, from Coyote Flats, Texas… SHE IS THE GYPSY MOTH! MINERVAAAAAA!!!

Rich Russillo: The sociopathic gypsy is no stranger to making her grand entrances. She is looking very confident out there.

James Peters: What do you expect? She is a member of the group that is determined to accomplish their mission no matter the sacrifice. Minerva has made it very clear numerous times that she deserves this moment. So many opportunities given to others while Minerva has consistently been one of the top stars in our company. I’m sure she’s locked in to capture some gold for the New Eden tonight.

Persephone: I can’t say I want either of these two to

win to be honest. New Eden as a whole is annoying as hell, and the other option is TLA. The sooner this one ends, the better. 

James Peters: TLA has been a thorn in New Eden’s side pretty much forever, even dating back to TLA’s feud with Drake King before the group was even created. There’s no doubt that this is personal, possibly one of the most personal matches on the show!

(The crowd boos as the New Eden member starts to laugh before looking around wide-eyed and making her way to the ring. She stops and gets close to some of the fans before backing up and licking her lips again. Turning to the ramp-way where she points to the ceiling, her eyes roll to the back of her head, not moving, making the signal of the cross. Minerva starts to sneer before she skips down to the ring and hops on the apron, hanging upside down on the ropes for a moment as the crown continues to boo.) 

Rich Russillo: Let’s not forget she’s facing the man who took the National Elite Championship away from her boyfriend and then retained it against him. This is an issue New Eden must address and what better opportunity than to do it on the biggest stage of ‘em all, Pain for Pride!

(Minerva slowly gets back into the ring and stands in the middle, looking around before walking to the corner and leaning against the turnbuckle in a seated position, taking off her hat and licking her lips with a smirk on her face, waiting for the match to begin, while twirling the rose.)

(Fireworks suddenly go off, and “Ambitionz az a Ridah” by Tupac transitions in as the crowd erupts in cheers for the La Pantera Sexual, who comes out driving a blue customized low-rider with his initials spray-painted on top of the hood. He is also accompanied by two of his Poons and Steroid Dawg sitting in the backseat chained up with one of his poons. TLA has the National Elite Championship around his waist, and he starts hitting his switches inside the whip as the car starts to jump up and down while Minerva watches with a look of disgust.)

Bella Braxton: AND HER OPPONENT… FROM TLAXCALA, MEXICO… HE IS “THE BADDEST HOMBRE ON THE PLANET” AND THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION… T! LLLLLLLL! AAAAAAAA!

James Peters: If you want to talk about grand entrances, TLA is also no stranger as he’s enlightened the crowd with his driving skills.

Rich Russillo: And it looks as he’s not coming down the ring alone, with two of his Poon workers alongside his Steroid Dawg who is carried by one of his girls on a chain. I wonder what this is all about.

James Peters: It’s Pain for Pride season baby! TLA is just flexing like he usually does or maybe he’s just being petty because of Minerva, who has shared her dislike for TLA’s line of his business. Whatever it is, TLA is looking fresh and enthusiastic with that white hat on. 

Persephone: Why does everyone have to have some kinda special entrance? Nobody is topping Rexy’s entrance anyway!

(TLA finally hits the ring with more cheers as he taunts the crowd and looks over at Minerva who hasn’t taken her eyes off him since his entrance.)

(Minerva remains silent while TLA hands his belt to the referee, who holds it up in the air before the bell rings. The camera shows TLA’s poons along with Steroid Dawg standing outside the ring cheering their boss on then the camera comes back inside the ring.)

Rich Russillo: So far in this sequence, TLA has New Eden’s number with victories over the Grand Rampage Winner, Drake King and multiple wins over Myles. Besides retaining his championship, TLA would love to add another New Eden member onto that list. 

(DING! DING! DING!)

James Peters: AND WE’RE UNDERWA— IT LOOKS LIKE MINERVA WASN’T TRYING TO WAIT A SECOND LONGER AS SHE QUICKLY RUSHES TLA WITH A SWARM OF FISTS ALL OVER HIS BODY! TLA IS BLOCKING HIS HEAD FROM THOSE SHOTS FROM MINERVA AS SHE’S TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE EARLY ON IN THIS MATCH CONSIDERING SHE’S THE SMALLER OPPONENT!

Rich Russillo: Minerva backs TLA into the turnbuckle but now TLA pushes Minerva as she flips backwards on the mat! But she quickly comes back with more closed fist punches and you can see TLA’s face starting to turn red as Minerva tries to clothesline TLA! BUT TLA MOVES OUT OF THE WAY AND MINERVA RUNS RIGHT INTO THE TURNBUCKLE! AND NOW HERE COMES TLA WITH SOME STRIKING COMBOS HIMSELF! MINERVA IS FEELING THOSE SHOTS AS SHE STARTS TO COVER UP NOW!

Persephone: These two are going back and forth as this match pretty much just started, and I….. Couldn’t really care less. These two better not take forever to end this. I already had to sit through enough pointless, long, non-Rexy matches. Not just that, but both Rex AND Veena lost :mjcry:. 

James Peters: TLA swings Minerva to the opposite turnbuckle but look at this! MINERVA CLIMBS UP THE TURNBUCKLE AND CRASHES ONTO TLA WITH A HUGE MOONSAULT! WHAT AN ATHLETIC MANEUVER BY MINERVA! AND NOW TLA IS DOWN!

Rich Russillo: I don’t think I’ve ever seen Minerva perform that move. She’s quick on her feet tonight. There’s no question of the determination she has right now. But it’s not going to be easy to keep the La Pantera Sexual down.

James Peters: Minerva knows what she must do as she grabs TLA and lifts him for scoop slam on the mat! And then a quick cover!

Referee: OOOOOOONNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Referee: TTTTWWWW—

Rich Russillo: TLA KICKS OUT! I guess you can call that early cover as testing the waters to see how much damage that needs to be done to put TLA down and out! Minerva pulls TLA up by his hair then kicks him in the stomach as TLA leans over! SCISSOR KICK BY MINERVA! NO! TLA WAS ABLE TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY! 

James Peters: And TLA with a knee to the face as Minerva’s foot lands on the mat! Minerva’s face smashes into TLA’s knee and she drops onto the mat holding her head! TLA moves towards the turnbuckles! Our National Elite Champion is about to fly onto Minerva while she’s beginning to stand back onto her feet! HERE IT COMES! A MOONSAULT ONTO MINERVA AND TLA LANDS RIGHT ON TOP OF ONE THIRD OF NEW EDEN!

Rich Russillo: TLA stands back onto his feet and taunts for the crowd before going back on offense. Not even attempting a cover on the Gypsy Moth. Not only does TLA understand that she’s a former Universal Women’s Champion, but after what TLA’s been through with New Eden I don’t think he’s ready to stop this beating! TLA grabs Minerva by her hair and swings her into the ropes for a clothesline! AND IT CONNECTS! MINERVA’S HEAD BOUNCES OFF THE MAT WITH THAT HARD CLOTHESLINE! AND NOW IT LOOKS LIKE TLA IS SIGNALING FOR A FINISH!

Persephone: :blessed: HURRY UP AND FINISH THE MATCH!!

James Peters: HE’S CLIMBING BACK UP THE TOP TURNBUCKLES FOR A CORKSCREW 360 SENTON! HERE IT COMES AGAIN RICH! BURNO—

Rich Russillo: WAIT JUST A SECOND! MINERVA POPS UP AND GRABS TLA WHILE HE’S ON THE TOP ROPES! SHE IS HOLDING TLA AS SHE IS ON TOP THE TURNBUCKLES WITH HIM TRYING TO SLAM HIM ONTO THE MAT! BUT TLA IS FIGHTING BACK WITH ELBOWS! HE’S NOT HAVING IT! 

Persephone: I really need to stop getting my hopes up :will:. 

James Peters: BUT NOW MINERVA IS BITING TLA’S EAR! TLA IS SCREAMING IN AGONY AS MINERVA HAS HER TEETH LOCKED ONTO HIS EAR! AND MINERVA WITH A SLAM ONTO THE MAT QUICKLY AFTERWARDS!

Rich Russillo: A dirty move by Minerva and I don’t think the referee really caught onto that bite to TLA’s ear. TLA is down on the mat now as Minerva lets off a smirk with the crowd booing her dirty antics. TLA is moving towards the ropes now after that slam as Minerva watches him like prey and her eyes looking devilish, waiting for TLA to lift himself back up and she runs right at him and sends TLA through the ropes with a huge boot! TLA goes flying onto the outside of the ring!

James Peters: The Poons come over to check on TLA while Minerva stands inside the ring waiting for TLA to get back inside! Minerva looks over at TLA’s associates as Steroid Dawg stares at Minerva and starts growling at her!

Rich Russillo: Minerva has a sick smile on her face, AND IT LOOKS LIKE SHE HAS SOMETHING IN MIND AS TLA IS HELPED BACK UP TO HIS FEET BY THE POONS! MINERVA RUNNING THE ROPES, AND YOU DON’T SEE THIS ONE VERY OFTEN FROM THE GYPSY MOTH!

Rich Russillo: SUICIDE DIVE!!! MINERVA HITS A HUGE SUICIDE DIVE, AND SENDS TLA RIGHT INTO THE POONS THAT WERE HELPING HIM UP!

James Peters: This is starting to get out of hand and Minerva looks amused by the situation! Minerva’s in complete control of this match right now, and I’m sure the rest of New Eden is pleased to see this!

Persephone: I’m not. Why couldn’t this have been something cool? Like a deathmatch, or an amputation match, or anything involving someone dying?

James Peters: Minerva is picking TLA up, BUT TLA STILL HAS FIGHT LEFT IN HIM! TLA HAS SOME FIGHT STILL IN HIM! TLA HIT MINERVA WITH A PUNCH TO THE MIDSECTION, BUT MINERVA QUICKLY STOPS TLA FROM GETTING BACK INTO THIS AS SHE DELIVERS A KNEE TO THE MIDSECTION, AND NOW SHE SENDS TLA CRASHING INTO THE RING APRON! One of the poons that weren’t hit too badly from the suicide dive are up, and Minerva has that same smirk on her face!

Rich Russillo: THE DARK! MINERVA JUST SPITTED BLACK MIST INTO THE POONS FACE!! WHAT AN EVIL WOMAN! AND NOW THE POON IS BLINDED BY MINERVA’S TACTICS AND RUNS BACKSTAGE COVERING HER EYES!

James Peters: Such a bully move by Minerva! She starts laughing as TLA is finally able to pull himself back inside the ring, but Minerva looks over at the remaining Poon who stands with Steroid Dawg while he’s chained up! STEROID DAWG IS ACTING REALLY AGGRESSIVE! HE IS TRYING TO PULL HIMSELF OFF THAT CHAIN FROM THE POON WHO IS TRYING TO DETAIN HIM! HOWEVER! STEROID DAWG SUCCEEDS! HE BREAKS LOOSE AND CHARGES AT MINERVA!

Rich Russillo: Minerva quickly runs away and slides back inside the ring as the Steroid Dawg is leaning his paws on the side of the ring! Minerva continues to laugh while the Poon tries to pull Steroid Dawg off the apron and—

James Peters: MINERVA TURNS RIGHT AROUND TO A SWAG SHOT FROM TLA!! HE JUST PIMP SLAPPED THE MIST OUT OF MINERVA’S MOUTH!

TLA: :lick: 

Rich Russillo: Minerva doesn’t look very happy anymore after that slap to her face… Minerva has a very quick temper and TLA knows that as he’s laughing in her face! AND NOW MINERVA WITH A SLAP OF HER OWN BUT TLA DODGES IT AND GRABS HER ARM FOR A CROSSFACE!! TLA HAS MINERVA ON THE MAT LOCKED INTO THE CROSSFACE!!! MINERVA IS REELING AND TRYING TO CLAW HER WAY TO THE ROPES! BUT TLA IS STEADY APPLYING PRESSURE ONTO MINERVA!

Persephone: Why is Steroid Dawg even allowed here anymore? Not that I’m complaining, but it feels like that ugly dog just goes around trying to attack people every few months.

James Peters: Just imagine how big this would be if TLA was able to make Minerva tap out! These people would love to see TLA win no matter what, but I’m sure even TLA would rather make Minerva tap out after everything New Eden put him through! From the looks of things he might actually be on the right track of doing it too! Minerva’s in a lot of trouble right now! Is this it!? Is TLA about to retain!?

Rich Russillo: Minerva’s trying to find her way towards the ropes, BUT TLA PULLS ON THE SUBMISSION EVEN HARDER THAN BEFORE! TLA INSISTS ON TRYING TO GET MINERVA TO TAP OUT HERE! IS TLA ABOUT TO MAKE MINERVA TAP OUT AT THE BIGGEST SHOW OF THE YEAR!? MINERVA’S FLAILING HER FREE ARM AROUND AS WELL AS HER LEGS, TRYING TO FIND ONE OF THE ROPES, BUT CAN SHE GET THEM IN TIME!?

James Peters: YES, SHE CAN!!! MINERVA DOES IT!!! Minerva places her foot on the rope and TLA has no other choice but to break up the hold! TLA doesn’t seem too upset about it though. Instead the Champion is back up to his feet and he grabs Minerva for a body slam onto the mat! BUT MINERVA SLIPS OUT OF TLA’S GRASP AND CHARGES AT THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION FOR A RUNNING CLOTHESLINE!!!

Rich Russillo: BUT TLA DUCKS UNDER IT! PELE KICK! CARTEL KICK!!!!!

James Peters: NO!!! IT DOESN’T CONNECT! MINERVA MANAGED TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY, AND NOW SHE RUNS THE ROPES BEFORE ATTEMPTING A HUGE KNEE TO THE SIDE OF TLA’S HEAD! TLA managed to avoid it, BUT MINERVA MANAGES TO STOP HERSELF AND GO AFTER TLA WITH A LARIAT!  

Rich Russillo: TLA DUCKS UNDER THAT TOO THOUGH! TLA NOW WITH A VERY MEXICAN UPPERCUT, AND THAT ACTUALLY CONNECTS ONTO MINERVA!!!! THE NEW EDEN MEMBER IS OUT COLD AFTER TAKING THAT HUGE UPPERCUT! MINERVA DROPS AS TLA GOES FOR THE COVER!! TLA IS ABOUT TO RETAIN HIS CHAMPIONSHIP AT PAIN FOR PRIDE!! TLA DEFEATED ALL THREE MEMBERS OF NEW EDEN!!!

Persephone: FINALLY ONE STEP CLOSER TO ME BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF HERE!!

Referee: OOOONNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Referee: TTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Referee: TTTTTHHRRRRRRREEEEE—

James Peters: MINERVA MANAGES TO KICK OUT AT THE LAST SECOND!! TLA thought he had it right there as he’s back on offense! He’s sizing Minerva again as she’s starting to stand up!! TLA NOW CHARGING IN, AND HE GOES FOR THE MEXICAN DESTROYER!!!

Rich Russillo: BUT IT DOESN’T CONNECT!!! MINERVA MANAGED TO LIFT TLA OVER HER WITH A BACK BODY DROP! MINERVA QUICKLY GRABS TLA AS SOON AS HE GETS BACK UP, AND SHE DROPS HIM TO THE MAT WITH A SWINGING NECKBREAKER! MINERVA GOES FOR A COVER OF HER OWN, AND THIS MAY BE IT!

Persephone: DON’T KICK OUT!!

Referee: OOOOOOOOONNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Referee: TTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Referee: TTTTT-

Rich Russillo: Kick out by the champion! Minerva has a visible look of frustration, so she kicks TLA in the face as he’s lying on the mat! And now she’s just stomping away at TLA! TLA is able to make it to the ropes, BUT MINERVA DOESN’T STOP! MINERVA CONTINUING TO VICIOUSLY STOMP AWAY AT THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION, AND NOW THE REFEREE IS FORCED TO TRY AND SEPARATE MINERVA FROM TLA!

Referee: (off-mic) I’m warning you. Keep doing that shit and you’re done!

Persephone: These referee’s are way too lenient. Why does she need warnings!? She’s been doing this for years, she knows exactly what she’s doing. DISQUALIFY HER!!

James Peters: The referee moves Minerva backwards from TLA as he’s trying to pull himself up and now Minerva charges again at TLA! BUT SHE MISSES TLA AND BOUNCES OFF THE ROPES- JUST TO TURN AROUND AND GO FOR A DISCUS LARIAT!!!!

Rich Russillo: BUT IT CONNECTS ONTO THE REFEREE INSTEAD AND THE REF IS OUT LIKE A LIGHT! 

James Peters: Minerva is shocked she missed and hit the referee but she turns around and TLA is still up! TLA KICKS MINERVA FOR THE MEXICAN DESTROYER!!! AND IT CONNECTS!!! BUT THE REFEREE IS STILL DOWN!! WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN NOW?!

Persephone: We call off the match and move on :drakelike:.

Rich Russillo: TLA takes a moment to recover then realizes the referee is down and he’s trying to wake him up from that vicious clothesline that Minerva gave him earlier! This match has been extremely physical, and trust me I know exactly why! These two have been waiting to get their hands on each other for a very long time now, and this is their opportunity to do it! This is the end of the season, this is Minerva’s final opportunity to end TLA and TLA’s chance to put down yet another member of New Eden-

James Peters: WAIT A SECOND! SOMEHOW MINERVA RISES UP AND SHE HITS TLA WITH A LOW-BLOW! TLA IS HOLDING HIS GROIN AREA FROM ANOTHER DIRTY MOVE BY MINERVA!

James Peters: And now Minerva stands up and rolls back outside of the ring opposite of Steroid Dawg and the Poon! Minerva goes over to the time-keeping table and grabs gyspy chain she was carrying earlier to the ring. She’s about to cause some damage with that object! But before she can get back inside of the ring, the Poon confronts Minerva!

Rich Russillo: Minerva smiles in her face like she did the other Poon earlier! MINERVA SWINGS THAT CHAIN RIGHT IN THE POON’S FACE!!!

Persephone: :yikes:

James Peters: Now the Poon is bleeding from her forehead! She better be careful because that Steroid Dawg is getting even angrier!! We all know what usually happens when people get Steroid Dawg mad, I don’t think Minerva wants to be a victim of that! Minerva climbs onto the ring apron and TLA is back up!! TLA CHARGES OVER AT MINERVA!! BUT OUT OF THE NOWHERE MINERVA CLOCKS TLA IN THE FACE WITH THAT CHAIN AS HE RUNS UP!! TLA FALLS BACK DOWN!!! 

Rich Russillo: LOOK AT THIS!! STEROID DAWG HAS JUST BIT MINERVA’S FOOT!! HIS TEETH IS DEEP IN MINERVA’S FOOT, HE’S TRYING TO RIP HER OFF THE RING APRON!!! Minerva’s eventually able to kick Steroid Dawg off of her, but the damage might already be done! That was a very nasty bite from Steroid Dawg!

Persephone: See what I mean? It’s actually kinda funny, but I don’t know how this is actually allowed. I swear this is like the third time Steroid Dawg has bitten one of TLA’s opponents now. 

James Peters: Finally, TLA manages to grab Minerva while she’s distracted from Steroid Dawg and he lifts her up in the air on his shoulders then slams her back inside the ring!!! I think TLA has finally had enough as he starts yelling to his Poon and Steroid Dawg!

Rich Russillo: I think he’s telling the Poon to leave as he’s pointing backstage. TLA has the heart of a champion. He doesn’t want any excuses once he retains his championship here tonight! The Poon quickly obliges to TLA’s command and leaves the area as TLA watches them go backstage! 

James Peters: BUT WATCH OUT TLA!!! 

Rich Russillo: THE GYPSY MOTH IS BACK UP WITH THAT CHAIN NOW WRAPPED AROUND HER HAND AND QUICKLY KNOCKS TLA AGAIN!!! Minerva has been ruthless with that chain, AND NOW SHE DROPS IT BEFORE LIFTING TLA UP AND GOING FOR ATLAS FALLS-

Persephone: Which TLA counters :will:. TLA hit Minerva with a knee to the top of the head, AND NOW HE LIFTS HER UP BEFORE DELIVERING A BRAINBUSTER ONTO THE CHAIN :oh:!!! That was actually pretty cool. 

James Peters: Minerva was just dropped with a huge brainbuster onto that chain, but the referee is still down! TLA is being forced to go up to the referee to try and wake him up, and I can’t say I blame the referee for being down right now! Minerva put all her force into that clothesline. These two hate each other, there’s no way we were going to see either of them hold back! People make fun of these referees all the time, but they’re only trained to officiate matches! They’re not trained to go through the same things Minerva and TLA are!

Rich Russillo: TLA is still trying to wake up the referee, MINERVA QUICKLY JUMPS AT TLA FROM BEHIND AND DROPS HIM WITH A HUGE BACKSTABBER! Both competitors are down and Minerva’s holding the top of her head in pain after that brainbuster, but somehow she found a way to stop TLA from capitalizing even if it took her last bit of strength! I can’t imagine the type of pain Minerva’s in right now, so the fact that she’s still fighting through this is insane! 

Persephone: It’s insane that this match is still going on. I don’t really care about what referee’s are trained for or any of that. They’re awful at their jobs. They’re made of paper, and most importantly THEY DON’T COUNT FAST ENOUGH!

James Peters: TLA is trying to use the ropes to pull himself back up to his feet, BUT MINERVA CHARGES IN AND SENDS TLA OUTSIDE OF THE RING WITH A CLOTHESLINE! These two have tons of bruises all over their body thanks to what they’ve done to each other in this match, and it looks like they’re still not done as Minerva rolls outside of the ring! We all know just how personal this match is, and there’s no doubt that these two have delivered tonight! And I’m saying this now, but these two aren’t even done yet!

Rich Russillo: TLA starts to get back up to his feet, AND HE HITS MINERVA WITH A KICK TO THE MIDSECTION! MINERVA IS ABLE TO RESPOND WITH A FOREARM THOUGH, AND THERE’S ANOTHER HUGE FOREARM, CAUSING TLA TO STUMBLE TO HIS KNEE! Minerva is kicking TLA while he’s down as he moves into the middle of the ramp! AND NOW MINERVA WITH A SNAP POWERSLAM AND TLA’S BACK CRACKS ONTO THE RAMP!!

James Peters: Minerva is showing absolute dominance right now! She’s not letting up at all… I think we might have a new champion tonight if TLA doesn’t try something soon. But now look at the look on Minerva’s face again which has been the story of the night! We all know that New Eden wants to get rid of TLA, and with the referee down she’s been given the opportunity to do whatever she wants! What else is this woman thinking right now? She has a huge grin on her face as she looks up the ramp at TLA’s low-rider!

Rich Russillo: What the hell is she doing? I get these two hate each other, but at this point it looks like they’re just searching for new ways to take each other out! She’s making her way towards the low-rider… I hope TLA didn’t leave the keys inside as she sits in the driver’s seat! OH GOD! PLEASE DON’T TELL ME SHE’S ABOUT TO DO WHAT I’M THINKING HERE?!

James Peters: SHE SURE IS! MINERVA STARTS UP THE LOW-RIDER AND TLA IS BEGINNING TO GET BACK ONTO HIS FEET! SHE’S ABOUT TO RUN TLA OVER WITH HIS OWN CAR?!

Persephone: I don’t know when hitting people with cars became a normal thing around here, but I’m all for it :mjlol:!

Rich Russillo: AND LOOK AT THE LOOK ON MINERVA’S FACE! SHE’S LAUGHING AS SHE STARTS CRANKING UP THE LOW-RIDER! TLA NEEDS TO GET OUT OF THE WAY, BECAUSE I DON’T THINK MINERVA HAS ANY PROBLEM KILLING TLA RIGHT HERE AND NOW!

James Peters: TLA DOESN’T EVEN HAVE A CLUE WITH WHAT’S GOING ON! HE’S BACK UP ON HIS FEET AS THE HEADLIGHTS SHINE IN HIS FACE!!! MINERVA’S ABOUT TO DO IT!!

Rich Russillo: MINERVA DRIVES THE CAR INTO TLA!!

Rich Russillo: BUT TLA QUICKLY MOVES OUT OF THE WAY, AND MINERVA CRASHES THE CAR INTO THE RING AS HER HEAD BOUNCES OFF THE STEERING WHEEL! OUCH! THAT HAS TO HURT! TLA could’ve been injured or even killed as Minerva tried to hit him with the car, but instead she just took herself out for the time being!

James Peters: I really can’t wrap my head around what just happened. I know we’ve seen Sierra get hit by a truck, but that was just as insane as what happened just now! Minerva literally just tried kill TLA but thankfully TLA was smart enough to move out of the way! TLA is in shock with what just happened as cameras show Minerva’s blood dripping over her face as the car is damn near stuck on the side of the ring!

TLA: :will: 

Rich Russillo: It seems like TLA is more concerned about his car than what could have happened just a few moments ago. Minerva was trying to make sure TLA couldn’t walk anymore! Such a demonic move by her but karma is a bitch! And now Minerva opens the driver’s seat door leaking blood from her head!

James Peters: I’m more surprised this match isn’t over after that stunt but TLA is livid as he’s staring at the damages of his low-rider! I don’t think Minerva even knows where she’s at anymore! Either way it doesn’t matter because TLA grabs Minerva by her hair and slams her on the hood of the car!! Minerva probably just woke up the beast in TLA!! Minerva literally tried to destroy him and his family business! AND NOW TLA WITH ANOTHER SLAM ONTO THE CAR!! MINERVA’S HEAD BOUNCES OFF THE CAR AND THIS MAY BE ALL SHE WROTE!!

Rich Russillo: TLA PLANTS MINERVA ON THE HOOD OF THE CAR!! AND TLA LOOKS TO BE GOING BACK INSIDE THE RING ONTO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE!! WHAT IS TLA THINKING?! HE’S ABOUT TO CRUSH MINERVA INSIDE THAT HOOD?! I don’t know if I feel as bad about this after Minerva literally tried to run TLA over, but if Minerva actually wants to stand a chance in this match then she needs to get out of the way and fast!

James Peters: “420!!!!!” 

Rich Russillo: SHE COULDN’T MOVE!!! MINERVA COULDN’T GET OUT OF THE WAY! TLA JUST NAILED THE SHOOTING STAR PRESS ONTO MINERVA WHILE SHE ON THE HOOD OF THE LOW-RIDER!!! THAT DAMN SURE HAS LEFT A MAJOR DENT!!!

James Peters: MINERVA JUST GOT CRUSHED BY THAT HIGH-FLYING MOVE!!! AND NOW TLA WHO IS SLOWLY GETTING BACK UP!! HE GRABS MINERVA AND TOSSES HER BACK INSIDE THE RING!!! TLA GOES FOR THE COVER, AND THE REFEREE IS UP THIS TIME TO COUNT THE PINFALL! THIS IS IT!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEE!!!! 

Referee: TWOOOOOOOO!!!!!! 

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

James Peters: TLA RETAINS THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP!!!

Rich Russillo: NO JAMES!!! MINERVA WAS ABLE TO KICK OUT RIGHT BEFORE THE THREE COUNT!!! MINERVA IS SOMEHOW STILL ALIVE AFTER CRASHING INTO THE RING AND ALMOST CAUSING A CONCUSSION TO HERSELF! SOMEHOW MINERVA IS STILL IN THIS MATCH! If that doesn’t show you just how much Minerva wants to defeat TLA here tonight then I don’t know what will! Somehow Minerva is still in this match! TLA was put through so much this entire season thanks to New Eden, and it’s still not over yet! 

Persephone: Words can’t explain just how tired I am of watching these two fight. Why do these people have such a problem with five minute matches nowadays? NOT EVERY MATCH NEEDS TO LAST HALF AN HOUR!

James Peters: TLA can’t believe it! He thought the match was over after all of what just transpired! I thought it was over too for sure, but you can’t deny the fighting spirit that Minerva possesses! Despite all her dirty antics! She’s a survivor and now TLA must come up with something big in order to retain tonight.

Rich Russillo: Minerva’s face is covered in blood as TLA grabs her up to feet, AND NOW TLA DOESN’T WASTE ANY TIME! TLA GOES FOR THE FINISHING MOVE! MEXICAN DESTROYER!!!

Persephone: Nope! Because Minerva hates me and doesn’t want to see the match end, she managed to push TLA off of her once again!

Rich Russillo: BUT IT LOOKS LIKE MINERVA HAS PLANS OF HER OWN! MINERVA GOES FOR ATLAS FALLS AGAIN-

James Peters: NO! TLA MANAGES TO SLIP OUT OF MINERVA’S ATTEMPT AT HITTING ATLAS FALLS, AND HE HITS MINERVA WITH A KICK TO THE MIDSECTION! TLA NOW, POTENTIALLY LOOKING FOR A POWERBOMB! WAIT, MINERVA IS PUNCHING AWAY AT THE CHAMPION, DOING EVERYTHING SHE CAN IN ORDER TO TRY AND GET OUT OF THE UPCOMING POWERBOMB! IF MINERVA CAN’T GET OUT OF THIS THE MATCH MIGHT AS WELL BE OVER, AND TLA WILL SUCCESSFULLY RETAIN HIS CHAMPIONSHIP! 

Rich Russillo: BUT SHE DOES GET OUT OF IT, AND IT LOOKS LIKE MINERVA NOW IS SOMEHOW FINDING THE STRENGTH TO TRY AND GET TLA UP FOR A POWERBOMB OF HER OWN!

James Peters: TLA MANAGES TO FIGHT OUT OF IT THOUGH, AND HE RAMS HIS CHALLENGER INTO THE CORNER! TLA CHARGING INTO THE OPPOSITE CORNER, BEFORE RUNNING BACK IN AND DELIVERING ANOTHER HUGE VERY MEXICAN UPPERCUT! Minerva slumps down into a seated position in the corner, and TLA doesn’t even bother going for the pinfall this time! This match got out of hand extremely quickly, and now TLA really wants to make sure Minerva’s done for! I can’t say I blame him either. This match has been everything we thought it’d be and more!

Persephone: You’re right! This match has been extremely boring, just like I thought it’d be! 

Rich Russillo: TLA BACKS INTO THE OPPOSITE CORNER ONCE AGAIN, AND HE CHARGES IN BEFORE DELIVERING A HUGE RUNNING FACEWASH TO THE CHALLENGER! Minerva is still bloody after what happened earlier, and I’m sure that didn’t help what could’ve nearly been a concussion! Minerva is pretty much lifeless right now! TLA has this match right in the palm of his hands, and now he picks up his challenger before-

James Peters: WAIT WHAT!? MINERVA WITH A QUICK ROLL-UP ONTO TLA OUT OF NOWHERE?!! MINERVA JUST PULLED TLA INTO A SMALL PACKAGE PIN!!! SHE’S STILL ALIVE?!

Referee: OOOOOOOOOOONNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!!

Referee: TTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Referee: TTTTHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

………………………………..

………………………………………………………..

Rich Russillo: TLA JUST BARELY MANAGES TO KICK OUT! That was out of nowhere! I didn’t think Minerva had anymore left in the tank, but I’m surprised! TLA pops back up and hits Minerva with a drop-kick that knocks her back down onto the mat! TLA has all the advantage right now but he must be careful of another trick from Minerva!

James Peters: And Minerva needs to be careful because she was bleeding bad earlier! TLA is looking for another finish as he sees Minerva slowing getting back up to her feet! She’s wobbling so much as TLA has her where he wants her!

Rich Russillo: MEXICAN DESTROYER ONCE AGAIN!!!! TLA IS ABOUT TO SEAL THE DEAL!!!

James Peters: WAIT A MINUTE!! MINERVA JUST PUSHED TLA AWAY, BEFORE JUMPING UP AND DROPPING THE CHAMPION WITH A HUGE DDT, AND TLA’S FACE CRASHES RIGHT ONTO THE MAT!!! WOW WHAT A COUNTER! IT JUST SAVED HER FROM LOSING THIS MATCH!!

Rich Russillo: And now look at the face of Minerva. She’s smiling through all that blood on her face! This woman is insane, but you simply can’t deny the effort she’s putting in right now to stay alive in this match!

James Peters: TLA is in a dangerous spot now because with the little energy that Minerva has right now, she’s about to use it to secure the win! She’s staring at TLA as begins to turn around…

Minerva: (off-mic) No one but New Eden. 

Rich Russillo: THE PRINCESS KILLER!!! SHE GRABS TLA FOR THE PRINCESS KILLER AND IT CONNECTS AFTER TWISTING HIM IN MID-AIR! WHAT A MOVE!! MINERVA WITH A HARD TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER AND TLA IS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS! HERE GOES THE COUNT!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEE!!! 

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

………………………………

………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

James Peters: WHAT!?!?!? HOW!?!? HOW IS THIS HAPPENING THIS LATE IN THE MATCH!?!! TLA IS ABLE TO GET HIS SHOULDER UP JUST BEFORE THE THREE COUNT! WE’RE STILL CONTINUING THIS MATCH!!

Persephone: :wtf: Bro, Minerva sucks! That was one of her best moves, how did that not get the job done!?

James Peters: This is TLA we’re talking about here! The last thing this man wants is to let a member of New Eden be the reason his Championship reign ends, and we’ve seen what he’s capable of time and time again! We know TLA usually has what it takes to survive moves like this, but I’ll admit even I’m shocked! 

Rich Russillo: Minerva has a look of exhaustion on her face after that kick-out, meanwhile the entire SoFi Stadium is on their feet, cheering for their National Elite Champion! We all thought it would be all she wrote, and a new champion would be crowned tonight. However, it looks like TLA is still in the ball game! Minerva looks very upset after that kick-out so she’s going to try something different! 

James Peters: TLA may have survived that move but he’s still at the mercy of Minerva, and ironically mercy is the last thing I expect her to give the Champion tonight. Minerva now, LOOKING FOR THE IRON CLAW-

Rich Russillo: TLA CAUGHT HER HAND!!! TLA CAUGHT MINERVA’S HAND BEFORE SHE COULD APPLY THE IRON CLAW AND POSSIBLY GO FOR THE STIR OF ECHOES, AND NOW THERE’S A SWAG SHOT! THAT SWAG SHOT MIGHT HAVE JUST BOUGHT TLA SOME TIME TO RECOVER!

Persephone: And hopefully enough time to finish this match off. They could at least take out the referee again and go back to killing each other if they want to fight forever. That’d be way better than this.

James Peters: Both TLA and Minerva are getting back to their feet, AND NOW TLA BEGINS GOING RIGHT AFTER MINERVA, HITTING FOREARM AFTER FOREARM TO HIS CHALLENGER! THE CROWD IS ON THEIR FEET AS THEY SEE THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION GET THE UPPER HAND AGAINST MINERVA! NEW EDEN HAS BEEN TERRORIZING VOLTAGE FOR MONTHS, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE DOWN TLA AFTER ALL!

Rich Russillo: TLA SENDS MINERVA INTO THE CORNER BEFORE CHARGING IN, AND HE CONNECTS WITH A HUGE JUMPING SLASH BEFORE RUNNING THE ROPES, ALL WHILE MINERVA STUMBLES OUT OF THE CORNER! TLA WITH A HUGE LARIAT TO MINERVA!! Minerva now is barely stirring, but TLA is waiting for her to get back to her feet! Stuff like this is exactly why TLA is the National Elite Champion! This is why people love TLA so much! Minerva doesn’t know where she is! TLA NOW CHARGES IN!!!

James Peters: AND MINERVA CUTS HIM OFF WITH A HUGE BICYCLE KICK TO THE FACE! THAT KICK JUST CAUSED TLA TO DROP DOWN TO A KNEE! TLA IS HURT, AND NOW MINERVA IS GOING FOR THE DEVIL’S TOUCH!! SHE SUPERKICKS TLA HEAD OFF!!

Rich Russillo: NO!!! TLA CATCHES HER FOOT AND SWINGS MINERVA AROUND, BEFORE KICKING HER BACK INTO THE RING ROPES!! MINERVA NOW FALLING ONTO THE MIDDLE ROPE, AND THAT’S THE LAST PLACE YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU’RE FACING TLA! I THINK WE ALL KNOW WHAT TLA’S SETTING UP FOR NOW!

Persephone: THE END OF THE MATCH!!!!

Rich Russillo: 305 CONNECTS!!! AS TLA’S BOOTS SMACK MINERVA RIGHT IN HER FACE, DROPPING MINERVA ONTO THE MAT! THE CROWD IS GOING WILD FOR TLA, AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE MAY BE SEEING THE CLOSING MOMENTS OF THIS MATCH! TLA has had to fight off members of this group for an entire season! First it was Drake who targeted TLA since his return to the company! Then it was Myles who TLA defeated for the Championship! TLA got through both of them, and now he’s this close to putting away Minerva!

James Peters: TLA is slowly making his way up to the top rope, and I think this may be it! Minerva fought hard and did pretty much everything in her power to bring that title to New Eden, but it looks like she’s going to come up short! Minerva has been a huge thorn in TLA’s side these past few weeks alone, and it looks like she might just get what she deserves! THIS HAS GOT TO BE IT! TLA TO FINISH THE MATCH AND RETAIN THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!

(The camera cuts to shots of the SoFi Stadium’s crowd, showing every single fan in attendance on their feet, cheering for TLA. Not only do they, and pretty much everyone else on the planet, love TLA, but they hate New Eden and want nothing more but to see them lose tonight.)

James Peters: TLA DIVES!!!!

Rich Russillo: :krabs: 

James Peters: :krabs:

Crowd: :krabs:

James Peters: MINERVA CAUGHT TLA!!!! MINERVA SOMEHOW, USING WHATEVER STRENGTH IS LEFT IN HER BODY CAUGHT TLA, AND NOW WHAT’S THIS!?!?

Rich Russillo: THE BLACK WEDDING!!!! MINERVA JUST HIT TLA WITH THE MOST DEVASTATING MOVE IN HER ARSENAL!!! NO!!!! TLA WAS JUST DRILLED TO THE CANVAS WITH THE BLACK WEDDING, AND MINERVA MANAGES TO PULL HERSELF ON TOP OF THE CHAMPION! DON’T TELL ME THIS IS IT!!!! DID MINERVA JUST DEFEAT TLA AT PAIN FOR PRIDE!?!?

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! 

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! 

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

………

…….

………..

…….

(DING! DING! DING!)

(“Blood, Milk & Sky” by White Zombie plays as Minerva rolls over the side of the unconscious TLA, lying there before slowly beginning to move and acknowledge her victory. The crowd is shocked, but after a few seconds of comprehending what just happened between TLA and Minerva, the entire crowd begins to boo. Every single fan in the SoFi Stadium is booing for Minerva as she slowly uses the ropes to make it back to her feet.) 

Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER….. AND THE NEWWWWWWWWWWWWW NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION! MINERVVVAAAAAAAA!!!!

James Peters: Oh no.. Minerva actually did it. MINERVA HAS DETHRONED TLA! MINERVA IS THE NEW NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION!!! I’m still in disbelief over what we just saw! I thought TLA had it won, we all did! He was THIS close to getting the job done, and somehow Minerva managed to catch him out of mid air and deliver the biggest move she has!

Rich Russillo: We saw a lot in this match, including the referee being taken out of action, Steroid Dawg biting Minerva, and TLA nearly being run over, but somehow at the end of all of this Minerva managed to bring the National Elite Championship to New Eden! I know they don’t really care about that stuff as much now, but I’m pretty sure this makes Minerva a Triple Crown Champion. :lupe:

Persephone: FINALLY this is over! Is this the part where we’re all like “Don’t take anything away from TLA even though he’s a loser blah blah blah” and start lying before moving onto the next match? 

James Peters: We all saw how close TLA was to winning that match! He almost had it, but in the end Minerva just captured a huge win for New Eden. 

(As her entrance music continues to play, Minerva snatches the National Elite Championship from the referee, and the referee holds up the hand not holding the title. Minerva is still covered in blood, but through all that blood you can still see the evil grin on her face, satisfied with what she’s done to TLA on the biggest show of the year. From there, Pain for Pride begins to fade out.)

(Commercial for Ancestry.com featuring Chris Elite. We’ll get those DNA test results one way or another :wow:.)

(The camera begins to fade to the backstage area, and immediately the SoFi Stadium’s crowd begins to boo as loud as they possibly can. Drake King is seen on the screen wearing his white robes, seemingly prepared for one of the biggest matches of his career. Drake isn’t alone though, as next to him is the newly crowned National Elite Champion Minerva holding her Championship on her shoulder, still bandaged up after the events of her match against TLA, and Myles holding his newly won Cash in the Vault briefcase, also bandaged and taped up following his ladder match. New Eden as a whole is on the line in Drake’s upcoming match, so it goes without saying that Myles and Minerva want to make sure Drake is prepared.)

Minerva: You know what you need to do, right?

(Drake doesn’t say anything, but he nods his head.)

Myles: Are you sure? You know how big of a deal this is.

Drake King: I’m sure. I’m as ready as I’ll ever be, I’m not letting Malcolm Jones leave Pain for Pride as a member of the EAW roster. 

Myles: Remember, this isn’t just any other match. New Eden is on the line here. We both have faith that you’ll rid this company of Malcolm Jones and take his EAW Championship in the process, but this is also an Unsanctioned Match so anything and everything could happen. We had to endure so much just to make it to this point. For months Captain Charisma did everything he could to try and take us out. For months the entire roster did what they could to try and silence us. 

Myles: They all tried, and time and time again they failed because we found a way to endure everything they threw at us. None of it was fair. None of it was justifiable, but we managed to make the best out of a bad situation time and time again and this match is a perfect example of that. Your right to choose what you want to do with the Grand Rampage was taken from you, yet here we are with Malcolm Jones’ career being put on the line. They tried so hard to take us down and they failed. Tonight of all nights can’t be the night where they succeed. One loss tonight, and all of the work we’ve put in to try and save this company will be rendered obsolete. Our mission will be put to an abrupt end, and New Eden will be no more. We can’t have that. 

Minerva: We’ve come this far, we can’t afford to come up short in this match of all matches. We took the Grand Rampage match from everyone, and now we’re this close to taking multiple opportunities from so many ungrateful excuses of Elitists and getting rid of one of the biggest thorns in our side for good. You have to end him tonight. We’ve dealt with a bunch of bullshit since joining forces but we’ve always found a way to come out on top. We did it at Grand Rampage, I did it against TLA for the National Elite Championship, and Myles did it against five other Elitists for the Cash in the Vault briefcase. 

Minerva: Things have been going New Eden’s way all night, and you know what’s on the line here. This isn’t just about you taking the EAW Championship from Malcolm Jones. This is about his career coming to an end, and New Eden taking yet another step towards reaching our goal. We HAVE to get rid of him. There’s no match at Pain for Pride with bigger stakes than this one Drake. We really can’t afford a loss. We’ve come this far and have overcome every single obstacle in our path. Malcolm Jones can’t be our last. 

(Drake seems to completely understand what Myles and Minerva are saying. Myles had won the Cash in the Vault briefcase and Minerva dethroned TLA to win the National Elite Championship, but if Drake comes up short tonight New Eden will cease to exist. That’ll mean making everything the three have done since becoming a group back in February go down the drain, and allowing the career of one of their biggest enemies to continue.)

Drake King: I know what needs to be done. Malcolm had this coming for so long. I’m not letting him leave Pain for Pride with his career intact, and I’m definitely not letting him leave Pain for Pride knowing that New Eden’s come to an end. Malcolm didn’t deserve an opportunity to compete in the Pain for Pride main event again, but since he was so insistent on getting his match I’m going to make sure that this is the last time he’s able to compete at Pain for Pride at all. Malcolm Jones has spent years being allowed to do whatever he wants with nobody around to actually tell him no, and every time someone *did* enter the picture to stop him he somehow found a way to still come out on top. That changes tonight. Malcolm isn’t coming back from this. He’s not getting “revenge”, he’s not getting another EAW Championship, he’s not getting another Pain for Pride main event. All of the things he’s used to having handed to him on a silver platter go away tonight. This is the last time we’ll ever have to see Malcolm Jones in an EAW ring, and that’s a promise.

Drake King: This match won’t be pretty. Captain Charisma did everything he could to try and give Malcolm the edge making this an Unsanctioned Match, but we’ve been through far worse than this. We did this when we first united at King of Elite. We did this against twenty-seven other people in the Grand Rampage match. We did this against the Visual Prophet. You two did it just tonight. Time and time again we’ve had the odds stacked against us and came out on top. I understand what’s on the line here, and *if* I lose that’d be catastrophic for us, but I won’t. 

Drake King: This Unsanctioned stipulation is stupid and just like this match is shouldn’t have needed to happen, but I’m willing to deal with it in order to do what must be done. Especially after these past few weeks I can’t let Malcolm’s career go any further, and in a match with our future on the line I can’t let Malcolm come out on top. We made a promise to turn this company around for the better, and until we live up to that promise and reach our goal of fixing this place, New Eden isn’t going anywhere. It doesn’t matter what the stipulation is, it doesn’t matter what we’re fighting for, we’re going to prevail because we NEED to. This company needs us to survive and I’m not about to let this company die all because of Malcolm Jones. 

Myles: Good. Now that we took care of TLA and the Cash in the Vault ladder match we only have one more match to go.

Minerva: And it’s the one that determines our fate.

Drake King: You two did good tonight. There was no way TLA would be able to retain the National Elite Championship against you Minerva, and no matter how hard all of the people in that Cash in the Vault match tried, it wasn’t enough. Not when Myles was in the match. You two did exactly what you should’ve, but this isn’t over just yet. This is New Eden’s time. This is our time to make even more progress than ever towards a better EAW. This is our time to make sure that none of the horrible people that stood against New Eden tonight prevails. Limmy Monaghan, Jon Kelton, Andre Walker, Constance Blevins, Justin Windgate, TLA, they all failed. Every single one of them fell at the hands of New Eden, and now it’s Malcolm’s turn to fail. 

(From the look on their faces, Myles and Minerva seem to be in agreement with Drake. Obviously they’re all a bit worried knowing what’s on the line for them, but they knew that this wouldn’t be the first big challenge the three faced during their time as a team.)

Myles: Tonight five Elitists had their opportunity at Cash in the Vault taken from them, TLA had the National Elite Championship taken from him, and now Malcolm Jones will have his career taken from him. They all stood against us hoping to finally get rid of us, and in the end not a single one of them will prevail, especially not Malcolm. Just like you said, Malcolm’s been able to get pretty much whatever he wanted for years now. He’s been able to get away with more than most people on the roster, and tonight is the night that Malcolm finally gets the one thing he truly deserves, and has his career forcefully put to an end for millions of people around the world to see. You’re going to defeat Malcolm. You’re going to end his career, and from there New Eden is going to keep doing what we’ve been doing since February, and continue fighting to make a change around here. 

Minerva: Pain for Pride is going to end with the same sight Grand Rampage did. Everyone opposing us will fall, and the biggest show of the year will end with none of their favorites standing tall, and none of New Eden’s opponents succeeding. These past few months everyone has worked together to try to take us out, and it’s because they fear us. They fear how powerful we really are together, but just like their attempts failed so many times in the past, it’s going to fail at the biggest show of the year, with more people watching than ever before. Malcolm made a huge mistake agreeing to put his career on the line, and an even bigger one forcing you to put New Eden on the line. He won’t be leaving Pain for Pride with his title or his career. Pain for Pride will end with us proving that every word we spoke was the truth. Pain for Pride will end with us standing tall over everyone that stood against us.

Minerva: Pain for Pride will end with no one but New Eden inside of that ring, having accomplished *exactly* what we said we would. 

Myles: No one but New Eden. 

(Drake looks at his two partners one more time before preparing to leave for his match.)

Drake King: No one but New Eden.

(With that being said, Drake finally leaves for his upcoming match as Myles and Minerva watch, having faith in Drake to get the job done against Malcolm Jones. This match is one of the most important matches they’ve had to deal with since becoming a trio as their stable is exactly what’s on the line, but they do believe in their partner. From there, Pain for Pride begins to fade away from the backstage area.)

(The camera fades back to SoFi Stadium. The Pain For Pride 14 logo hangs suspended above the ring in augmented reality, ‘We Are Infinite’ by The Lighthouse And The Whaler plays in the background as fans take advantage of the brief pause before the pain event.)

(Suddenly the music comes to a halt and a large, booming voice thunders throughout the stadium)

????: Oh how wonderful this has been? Have you enjoyed your moments? Your victories? Your conquests? Has this Pain For Pride in the city of angels been all that you wanted it to be? I’m sure it has. I’ve been watching, I’ve been observing…and I am impressed. Not by your actions, not by your heroics, not by your resilience but rather your sinful ways…

(The camera begins to shake violently as the ground of SoFi Stadium crumbles into a deep chasm. The red glow of hellfire illuminates the rest of the stadium that remains; the tips of flames visible as they peak above the top of the hole. The ring, rinside area, parts of the stage and the crowd themselves all fall into the abyss. A swarm of bats flow from the chasm, smashing through the ceiling and spread across the sky)

????: Vainglory. Covetousness. Lust. Envy. Gluttony. Wrath. Sloth. So many of you who enter this apparent ‘kingdom’ desecrate it with your desires and your actions. All of you…so sinful. I love it.

(After a moment, the Devil himself appears. His scaly and leather-like wings flap in the air as he grasps the Pain For Pride 14 logo in the hand. The metal claws sink in, the angelic wings crushed as feathers fall into the pit below)

The Devil: This? This simply won’t do. Heaven may have opened its gates for you all to seek entry but there is another that is always open, that is always seeking new and willing subjects. Because where there is heaven…

The Devil: **THERE IS ALWAYS HELL!**

(The Devil proceeds to snatch the Pain For Pride logo from above the ring and flies out of the stadium. The swarm of bats race towards the east, straight into the desert)

The Devil: I know a place far more appropriate for all of you. Where your eternity is spent with many others full of sin. 

(The Pain For Pride 14 logo’s angelic wings begin to lose its feathers, replacing it with the scaly, leather-like texture no different to the Devil’s. The majestic colours begin to fade to darker tones, the blue slowly turns red)

The Devil: Ah…here we are. It is here that your pride will be expended, only to be rewarded with immense pain and suffering. This is where your fate is tempted, not on the soft, tranquil ideals of that disgusting ‘heaven’. Pay for your sins and survive hell to reach your wildest dreams. We certainly look forward to seeing you here. Where you truly belong…

(The camera pans to an overview of Las Vegas, Nevada. The lights of the Sin City are as bright and as alluring as ever before as the newly reshaped Pain For Pride logo hangs over the city)

The Devil: Welcome to…

(SCREEN: 24th – 26th June, 2022. LIVE! From Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada!)

(The camera fades back to SoFi Stadium. The augmented reality scene has disappeared and all is back to normal)

( The camera fades into a shot of the sold-out crowd, who are eagerly anticipating the final match of the night. The culmination of the 3-day Pain for Pride weekend is finally here! The fans get even louder as the match graphic for Malcolm Jones versus Drake King flashes across the videotron. )

( We then fade to a video package. )

(FADE IN: The camera opens up to a recap of the three members of New Eden, Drake King, Myles, and Minerva. The three Elitists are exiting the ring following a huge attack on Malcolm Jones that took place following their contract signing two weeks before Pain for Pride. You can see the fans’ hatred through the virtual screens in the World 1 Theatre, but the sound is out.) 

Narrator: 2021 has seen the rise of one of EAW’s most controversial factions in history. Three Elitists would work together to form a revolution against the wrestling industry, and it all started at one of the company’s biggest shows of the year. 

(The video cuts to the match between Drake King, Consuela Rose Ava, and Jake Smith at King of Elite 2021. Throughout the tournament Drake King seemed to find common ground with the National Elite Champion Myles, who was working alongside Minerva to make sure nobody else was able to succeed. This would give Drake a huge idea which would soon come to fruition, as Insurgency’s interference in that triple threat match would be stopped thanks to Myles and Minerva, who had eventually agreed to align themselves with Drake. This would eventually allow Drake to capture the victory, allowing all three members of a soon-to-be faction to be victorious at the event.)

Narrator: At King of Elite, Drake King, Myles and Minerva would take the first steps in their goal to change the industry. Soon after, their fight against EAW’s norms would gain a name. 

(The video shows the Voltage following King of Elite, where all three members of the stable call themselves New Eden, making it clear that they plan to rid the company of greed by taking away what they claim is the source of it, Championships and accolades. It wouldn’t take long for the three to begin their fight against the company, as Myles was already the National Elite Champion, and Minerva would soon target the EAW Champion Terry Chambers, coming as close as she possibly can to dethroning the Champion just weeks after his crowning.)

Narrator: While all three members of New Eden would find success at King of Elite, they’d soon realize that their goal to change the wrestling industry would be far from easy. 

(The video would show Raven Roberts’ attack on Minerva which cost her the title, and from there it’d show a recap of Shock Value, where every single member of New Eden came up short in their respective matches. New Eden wouldn’t give up as they only continued calling out the company, but many Elitists would begin to stand against them, including Ms. Extreme, Rex McAllister, SOSA Henderson, TLA, and Impact.)

Narrator: New Eden’s list of enemies would grow larger by the second, but soon enough every single one of them would begin to realize just how far the group will go in order to achieve their goal of bringing about change, all at the expense of EAW’s biggest match of the year.

(Leading up to the Grand Rampage match, both the Visual Prophet and SOSA Henderson would be injured by New Eden, taking them out of action. The video then shows some of the Grand Rampage match’s highlights, starting with Drake’s entry at number one, Minerva’s at eight, and Myles’ at nine. The trio would have the odds against them, but in the end they’d still make it to the final four of the match. Impact would be the last man standing against New Eden, and despite being outnumbered and weapons being brought in, Impact would put up a fight. It’d get to the point where Minerva would have to sacrifice herself so Myles can continue, but eventually as Impact is on the verge of eliminating Drake, Myles sacrifices himself to send Impact out to the apron, allowing Drake to knock Impact off the apron and eliminate him. In the end New Eden would stand in the center of the ring, smiles on all of their faces as they overcame their greatest challenge yet.)

Narrator: New Eden said they’d stop at nothing to spread their message and change the wrestling industry. Things wouldn’t end with the Grand Rampage match, but New Eden would only continue to prove just how far committed they are to changing the industry.

(Drake King would make it clear that he doesn’t actually plan to use his Grand Rampage victory, but at Battle of Egypt, Drake would learn that he couldn’t always get his way. Captain Charisma had enough of New Eden, and if Drake didn’t use his Grand Rampage victory to face Malcolm Jones at Pain for Pride, they would be suspended for 60 days and a new challenger for Malcolm would be found. Drake would finally agree to face Malcolm Jones at Pain for Pride, but on one condition: Malcolm puts his career on the line. Malcolm Jones would force Drake to put New Eden on the line as well, and while Drake accepts, Minerva would threaten to throw Malcolm Jones’ girlfriend Keisha off of the stage. Malcolm would reveal that Keisha is actually pregnant, and Myles attacks Malcolm from behind while Drake joins in. The following week, Captain Charisma would make the match between Drake King and Malcolm Jones an Unsanctioned Match.)

Narrator: New Eden began as an uprising against the wrestling industry and soon became a war against it, but at Pain for Pride there’s a big chance that it all may come to an end. No matter what happens, someone’s life will change forever. Either Malcolm Jones’ career will come to an end, or New Eden will be no more. 

(The video cuts back to what happened on Voltage two weeks ago between New Eden and Malcolm Jones, this time showing the words shared between Malcolm and Drake before they actually signed the contract. The match between these two became very personal and that’s been the case for a very long time now. New Eden’s attack on Malcolm begins to play, but as they make their way out of the ring, all of the booing is heard this time. With the trio smiling in unison being the final image, the camera fades out.)

(FADE IN: The video package starts out immediately upbeat music hits before footage blasts off into Malcolm Jones during his time in EAW’s NEO and the Gawd Complex before making his arrival to REVOLT! Pro Wrestling in pursuit of the Tag Team Championships with Chris Elite, collectively known as the Blicky Boyz. This leads to Malcolm crossing paths with Liquid Swords, who are not only the reigning champions at the time but the team is made up in part by his mentor, DEDEDE, from the Gawd Complex. DEDEDE makes it clear he’s got no problem prioritizing himself and his success over his pupil, and that stands true at REVOLT 1, but it’s known that Malcolm has a bright future.)

Narrator: With someone who’s so clearly got the makings of a star, it seems that there’s only one place to go and that’s straight to the top for Malcolm Jones!

(Footage cuts to Malcolm, now in EAW as a result of the merger, and in a position to compete for the World Heavyweight Championship held by his ally, Chris Elite. In a twist of events, Malcolm turns on Chris going into Pain for Pride, where in a bloody, chaotic World Title match, Malcolm Jones ultimately ends up losing. Malcolm moves on into Season 12 showing off his potential to be a top star as he claims the Unified Tag Team Championships early in the season, before moving onto singles success with an Interwire Title victory over Heart Break Boy – Malcolm’s first singles title win – and a win over Impact.)

Malcolm Jones: (voiceover) These dudes ain’t handing out opportunities, at the end of the day you gotta go out there and snatch the crown.

(With the music still going, the audio quote from an early promo for REVOLT proves to be a sign of things to come as quick shots of the Interwire Championship and King of Elite crown are shown shining brightly beside each other on a red cushion, residing on a pedestal. Malcolm proceeds to earn the opportunity to go straight to the final match of the King of Elite tournament, a match he also wins. Upon losing the Interwire Title to an up-and-coming Drake King, Malcolm goes on to defeat Chris Elite, then-Openweight Champion TLA, and then-EAW World Champion Ahren Fournier for the EAW World Championship at Grand Rampage. But he finds himself not done with Chris Elite just yet, meeting at Pain for Pride for a second time. With a 2-1 score in a 3 Stages of Hell Match, Malcolm valiantly retains over Chris.)

Narrator: But on a wave of success, these perilous EAW waters are known to be infested with the power-hungry and manipulative, all just waiting to take anyone at the top under.

(Malcolm goes into Voltage of Season 13 the EAW World Champion against Charlie Marr who has Veena Adams on his side, and it’s at Bloodsport where Veena costs Malcolm the EAW World Championship, but it’s also where she also ends up firing Malcolm for brutalizing her immediately after the match in a vicious attack!)

Narrator: But their mistake was assuming it was all done and over with, forgetting that they were dealing with someone who doesn’t look to just get even – Malcolm Jones has always sought to get one step ahead of the game.

(Malcolm unexpectedly shows up at Road to Redemption at the end of the Extreme Elimination Chamber Match for the EAW World Championship, costing Charlie the chance to retain and the two of them spend the next months antagonizing each other ahead of a Barbed Wire Massacre Match at Pain for Pride where in a vicious, brutal match-up Malcolm succeeds over Charlie.)

Narrator: When one story ends, sometimes we find ourselves going back to old favorites, revisiting old faces – and in this case, faces from the past who’ve long since grown and showed themselves to be the new competition needed for a whole new season.

(Season 14 gets into gear with Malcolm defeating TLA – with the help of a returning Drake King – at Bloodsport for the opportunity to lead the War Games team. But it’s at Territorial Invasion with Drake and Darcy May Morgan, that Drake’s own actions lead to Team Voltage’s loss. In return, Malcolm costs Drake a victory at Wicked Games! Things continue to escalate when Malcolm puts attention to Sierra Bradford, Drake King’s girlfriend, attempting to injure her only for Drake to come and crack him over the head with a chair to put a stop to it!)

Narrator: But some of those stories stick with us longer than expected, and sometimes those stories find themselves with new pages getting written and added for whole new epic tales to come playing out for the world to see.

(Malcolm returns to Shock Value to cost Drake the chance at becoming the EAW World Champion. But it’s then-reigning champion, Terry Chambers, who’s frustrated with Malcolm’s unasked for assistance leading to their match; Malcolm’s EAW World Championship victory comes at Grand Rampage ahead of Drake winning the Grand Rampage Match. But Drake announces he has no plans on using the opportunity, however, while he doesn’t care for the EAW World Championship itself, he’ll compete at Pain for Pride if Malcolm puts his career on the line!)

(In a turn of expectations, Malcolm agrees but not without a stipulation of his own: Drake has to put New Eden on the line and, should Drake lose, New Eden must disband. But it only gets crazier when Minerva comes dragging Keisha out from backstage, set to powerbomb Keisha off the stage… until Malcolm reveals that Keisha is pregnant! In the end of a vicious assault, the only sound as the color drains from the footage are her sobs after Drake accepts the stipulation as everything fades.)

Narrator: Is this the end for one of EAW’s most transcendent stars ever?

(The screen remains black and silent for a few passing moments…. before “Scenario” by Pop Smoke begins to play, bringing the package back to life with bright and popping colors for in-ring footage of Malcolm Jones – various moves being struck by him, moments of celebrations after wins, his entrances to big events and FPVs.)

Narrator: Or does Malcolm Jones have it in to meet the moment and overcome it all?

(“Scenario” continues on playing over the oncoming footage of Malcolm winning over DEDEDE at Christmas in Dubai; brutalizing and bloodying Charlie Marr; focusing a few extra moments on when Malcolm had been hyped to the stage with a live performance by Pop Smoke; as well as clips of him competing in the ring from throughout his time during Season 14.)

Narrator: A World Champion, a King of Elite, an undeniable star – Malcolm Jones has solidified himself as one of the greatest in the world for a reason, and if there’s anything that’s stayed true about Malcolm, it’s that as he thrives in the ring with all eyes on him just as he’s wanted: he’s never to be counted out.

(The last image is a slow-motion shot of Malcolm coming to raise the EAW World Championship in the middle of the ring, silence coming over the video package except for the sound of a roaring crowd that’s slowly beginning to fade out along with the ending of the video. The video goes to black and the audio of the crowd’s cheering goes out on a slow fade shortly after it, the video package comes to a close.)

( As the second video package fades out, Bella Braxton is seen standing in the middle of the ring. )

Bella Braxton: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN… THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS AN UNSANCTIONED MATCH FOR THE EAW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AND IT IS SCHEDULE FOR …

Crowd: ONE FALL!!!!

Bella Braxton: AS PER THE CONTRACT… SHOULD DRAKE KING WIN HERE TONIGHT, THEN THE CAREER OF MALCOLM JONES COMES TO AN END! IF MALCOLM JONES WERE TO RETAIN TONIGHT, THEN NEW EDEN WILL BE FORCED TO GO THEIR SEPARATE WAYS!

( The crowd loves the idea of New Eden splitting up but they immediately go silent when the stadium goes dark. After a moment, gold light begins to engulf the crowd. The lights above the stage change to a solid gold color as well and after a moment, Drake King walks onto the stage to absolutely no music. )

Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING FIRST… HAILING FROM THE DEAD SEA… WEIGHING IN AT 220 POUNDS… HE IS DRAKE THE REDEEMER!!!

( The boos from the crowd are louder than any music Drake could have walked out to and The Messiah just shakes his head. He will never understand why people don’t agree with him 😔 )

James Peters: And this is what it all comes down to ladies and gentlemen. Drake King and Malcolm Jones will go to war for a belt Drake claims to hate, and for something Malcolm thinks he is bigger than.

Rich Russillo: I think it’s safe to say that this might be one of the first times in Pain for Pride history that we have had a main event that means far more than any championship. The future of a group is on the line. Malcolm Jones’ career is on the line. I have no clue what is going to happen in this match tonight.

Persephone: 😴😴 Rex should be in this position.

( Drake has gotten into the ring and is in the process of removing his golden Jesus robes. The crowd continues to book Drake, but eventually they quiet down. )

(After everything goes silent, the lights begin to slowly dim. The crowd begins to murmur in anticipation for the Champions entrance, by the looks of it, it’s going to be big. After a while, the piano intro of the trailer for ‘COTI’ by Lloyd Banks is heard. The crowd starts getting excited and hyped as the piano continues to play in the background. Before long, the voice of the narrator begins to creep in and speak with a booming voice)

“We have never known life without struggle, or peace without war…”

“We have been simply faded in our own existence.”

“But what do we say to the people who fear the choices they’ll have to make?”

“Without any bit of guidance in this world”

“As if they already don’t have a sense of direction. If they’re not sure if it’s their time to shine or stray away like it wasn’t already written.”

“But how do we let destiny come to us? I guess until you accept it, you keep on searching.”

(The narrator continues to speak as a spotlight begins to shine down on the stage. Before long multiple people begin to file out from the backstage area. The people identified seem to be from Malcolm Jones’ neighborhood. The crowd begins to quiet down as at this point, they’re beginning to look in awe at what’s happening)

Rich Russillo: What’s that rising from the stage? :krabs:

James Peters: Is that… a jersey?

Persephone: No James, totally not.

(A framed jersey with Malcolm’s name on it begins to rise as the trailer continues to play out. It rises to a level that is above the Pain For Pride stage as a separate spotlight shines on that, a sign of respect towards the career of the current EAW World Champion. The narrator continues as it looks to be coming to a close)

“I’ve never known peace without struggle, or life without war…”

“I am simply faded in my own existence.”

“Cause this, my success, is *inevitable.*”

(From there it transitions to ‘Christopher Walking’ by Pop Smoke blaring through the speakers to thunderous cheers from the audience. It isn’t long after that Malcolm Jones makes his way out to the stage emphatically with the EAW World Championship, coming out of smoke that fills the stage in a fog. His neighborhood hypes him up as he makes his way towards the center of the stage and takes his Championship with both hands and raises it high into the air. As he raises it in the air, beautiful pyro begins to burst out from the stage as Malcolm simply smirks in response hearing the crowd continue to cheer him and the overall atmosphere of his entrance as well)

(He brings the Championship down and throws it over his shoulder, but the pyro still doesn’t finish. Around his neck is an obscene, heavy, diamond studded chain which he flexes to the camera. Before he makes his way down the ramp he stops, and turns around)

Rich Russillo: Is he yelling for the jersey to be taken down???

James Peters: Usually they hang jerseys from the rafters to honor Basketball players on the court, I don’t think Malcolm sees this as the end. I don’t think Malcolm sees Pain For Pride XIV as the end of his career, he’s walking in with a purpose and that’s beating Drake King!

(The jersey slowly begins to descend as the spotlight fixated on it is shut off. Malcolm turns around and looks towards the ring as Bella Braxton exits. From there famous ring announcer Michael Buffer, seen at Grand Rampage 2021 a few months ago, takes her place as from there he begins to speak to introduce the Champion)

Michael Buffer: Entering into the most anticipated match in professional wrestling for the HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD, the Champion… from Harlem, New York… weighing in tonight at a total of 230 pounds… 

Michael Buffer: 2-time EAW World Champion!

Michael Buffer: The 2019 King of Elite…

Michael Buffer: Undefeated on the dodgeball court in third grade!

Michael Buffer: The leader of The Blicky Boyz and absolutely nobody will tell him otherwise! 

Michael Buffer: 1-time EAW Interwire Champion!

Michael Buffer: Has slept with more women than Wilt Chamberlain and Tommy Lee combined in one calendar year!

Michael Buffer: He was the first elitist to have his name tattooed onto a fan’s body…

Michael Buffer: That fan being Teanna Trump!

Michael Buffer: 1-time EAW Unified Tag Team Champion!

Michael Buffer: AND YOUR CURRENT, REIGNING, AND DEFENDING 2-TIME EAW WORLD CHAMPION OF THE WORLDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!! BIG 092MLBOA… MALLLLCOOLLMMMM JOOONNNNNESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rich Russillo: And what an entrance by the Champion! You can tell that the confidence is just oozing out of him, undeniably believing that he is going to be the one to come out on top here tonight. And if he wants to keep his already legendary EAW career going that’s exactly what he has to do! Malcolm walks in tonight as the EAW World Champion and if there’s one thing he wants to do, is walk out Champion as well. But not only that, his career is on the line in this bout as well! And while the stakes are high for Drake King as well, Malcolm is fighting for so much more here tonight. The risk that he’s taken heading into this match is insurmountable, but this is what he wants and I’m sure has absolutely no regrets.

James Peters: New Eden has terrorized not just Malcolm, but his family as well. We saw that horrific scene when Malcolm accepted the stipulation for the match, it was horrifying. Malcolm has the chance to rid EAW of the one thing that has left it terrorized for so long, and that’s the force of nature known as New Eden itself. He’s out for revenge, and what better revenge than dismantling the stable in its entirety. He’s a man out for blood and vengeance, and it’s going to make for one hell of a match to determine the fate of Elite Answers Wrestling. 

Persephone: If this was Rexy there would be absolutely no doubt that by the end of the day New Eden would be completely done for! He’d put his career, his livelihood, that shitbag he calls a wife, and his entire family fortune on the line and still win! In my opinion, Malcolm Jones has sealed his own fate. And if you want me to be honest, I could care less.

(Malcolm makes his way up the steps and onto the apron. He looks out to the crowd before turning to his opponent who’s getting ready in the corner. Malcolm jumps into the ring and takes his title before once again raising it up again. Pyro begins to shoot out again as the crowd continues to cheer and look on in awe at the display the Champion is putting on. Malcolm makes his way over to his corner and gets ready as ‘Christopher Walking fades out.)

( The referee takes the belt and raises it up in the air, before passing it off. He checks with both competitors and then calls for the bell. )

(Ding! Ding! Ding!)

James Peters: AND THE FINAL MATCH OF PAIN FOR PRIDE 14 IS UNDERWAY! Malcolm Jones looks to defend the EAW World Championship, as well as his own career, against Drake King, who is fighting for New Eden and their future as a team. The stakes are so high in this match.

Persephone: I really can’t believe I live in a world where Rex McAllister isn’t in the Pain for Pride main event :will:

Rich Russillo: You’ve just got to come to grips with it because this is OUR main event, and I can’t wait. I really can’t wait, guys.

James Peters: We don’t have to wait anymore. Drake and Malcolm are nose to nose, and even though we’re not privy to the words they’re speaking to one another right now, you can tell that this situation is tense. The crowd is on edge, holding their collective breaths, to see which man will strike first.

Rich Russillo: IT’S MALCOLM! MALCOLM HAULS OFF AND PUNCHES DRAKE SQUARE IN THE MOUTH, AND TACKLES HIM TO THE MAT! HE RAINS PUNCHES DOWN ON TOP OF DRAKE, WHO TRIES TO ROLL OUT OF THE WAY AND GET TO THE ROPES! NO SOONER IS DRAKE UP, DOES MALCOLM CLOTHESLINE HIM RIGHT OVER THE TOP ROPE!

Persephone: MALCOLM THROWS HIMSELF OUT OF THE RING AND NAILS DRAKE WITH A HUGE UPPERCUT RIGHT AS HE STANDS UP! DRAKE IS ABSOLUTELY ROCKED BY THAT SHOT, AND HE TRIES TO RUN TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RING, BUT MALCOLM IS ABLE TO GRAB A HOLD OF HIM AND POP HIM IN THE JAW WITH A PALM STRIKE! MALCOLM WITH A FOREARM SHOT TO THE KIDNEY AREA AS HE GRABS DRAKE AND THROWS HIM BACK INTO THE RING!

James Peters: MALCOLM DIVES BACK INTO THE RING AND SWINGS WILDLY, HOPING TO CONNECT WITH A LARIAT! DRAKE DUCKS BUT MALCOLM GRABS DRAKE’S ARM AND WHIPS HIM INTO THE ROPES! HE CATCHES DRAKE ON THE REBOUND AND THROWS HIM UP… HUGE BACK BODY DROP! DRAKE IS UP BUT MALCOLM WITH A CLOTHESLINE! DRAKE TRIES TO GET BACK TO HIS FEET, BUT MALCOLM’S NOT HAVING IT! ANOTHER CLOTHESLINE CONNECTS AND HE WASTES NO TIME TAKING DRAKE AND THROWING HIM INTO THE CORNER. FULL SPEED SPRINT FROM MALCOLM JONES AND THERE IS ‘SHAPOOWWWWWWW’!!!! THE SUPERMAN PUNCH CONNECTS ON A CORNERED DRAKE KING!

Rich Russillo: MALCOLM YANKS DRAKE FROM THE CORNER, SLAMS HIM INTO THE MAT WITH A RUNNING BULLDOG, AND HE GOES FOR THE COVER!!!!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

Persephone: DRAKE SHOOTS THE SHOULDER UP!

James Peters: Goddamn, what an opening!

Rich Russillo: Drake is desperately trying to get his bearings as Malcolm lifts off. Drake rises up and goes for Malcolm’s leg, but Malcolm shuts that down real quick with a stiff forearm to the jaw. Both men are up, and Malcolm looks for a lariat, but Drake ducks, and he is able to strike Malcolm in the gut with a knee! Malcolm is doubled over, and Drake goes for the leg! He tries to grab Malcolm in a heel hook submission, but Malcolm kicks the shit out of him! Drake has no other choice but to let go, and that gives Malcolm yet another opening! He goes for a clothesline, but Drake ducks! Drake catches Malcolm from behind and he slams him backwards with a textbook perfect German suplex!

Persephone: Malcolm clutches at the back of his head and it seems like WalMart Jesus is finally going to be able to get some offense in! Malcolm rises back up, but Drake wraps him around the waist again and there’s another German! The back of Malcolm’s head bounces off the canvas for a second straight time, and Drake gets up quickly. He stops Malcolm from standing up by kicking him in the head, and look at the arrogant grin that just crossed Drake’s face. I wouldn’t be smiling like that if I had been getting my ass beat just seconds ago :francis:

James Peters: Malcolm attempts to get to his feet, but Drake drives him back into the mat with a clubbing blow to the back of the head. It’s not going to be easy to keep the champ down tonight, though! Malcolm is back to his feet and Drake grabs him by the waist! Drake lifts Malcolm in the air and looks for another Ger-

Rich Russillo: COUNTER BY MALCOLM! HE FLIPS THROUGH AND FORCES DRAKE’S SHOULDERS TO THE MAT!!!!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHRRRRR-

Persephone: Drake kicks out and both competitors are back to their feet! Drake with a boot to the face, and he grabs Malcolm by the hair! He slams Malcolm’s face off the turnbuckle, before turning him around and unloading an absolutely vicious chop to the chest! That shit just echoed across all of SoFi Stadium, and judging from the grimace on Malcolm’s face, he felt every single bit of it. 

James Peters: Drake quickly switches to closed fisted punches, hitting Malcolm so many times he forces him into a sitting position! He switches to stomps and remember, this is being contested under unsanctioned guidelines. The only reason we have a referee for this match is to count the pin. Drake continues to stomp away on Malcolm, making sure to strike him in the head a few times before he backs off.

Rich Russillo: Drake comes right back to Malcolm and he slaps him right across the face! Drake with another stomp to the chest of Malcolm, and now he’s dragging him out of the corner. Malcolm attempts to fight back, landing a punch to Drake’s ribcage, but Drake quickly hooks the leg… FISHERMAN’S SUPLEX! DRAKE BRIDGES UP FOR THE PIN!!!!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

Persephone: Kick out by Malcolm Jones! How fucking shitty would it be to know that your career got ended because of a lame ass suplex :mjlol:

James Peters: :mjlol:

Rich Russillo: Drake doesn’t waste any time though. He has Malcolm grounded, and that’s a good thing for him. Malcolm is known for his speed, agility, and high-octane offense, and Drake knows this better than anyone. He wraps up Malcolm in a front facelock, and is absolutely looking to start wearing down the champion. Smart.

James Peters: Malcolm’s not the type to panic though. Even as Drake is maintaining control, Malcolm is staying calm. He tries to work his way up to his knees, but Drake tightens his hold. Malcolm reaches his leg out, checking to see where he’s at in the ring, but both men are right there in the middle. Malcolm gets his forearms under him and starts to push up, and this seems to aggravate Drake just a bit. Drake has no choice but to stand up, and Malcolm is able to punch Drake in the gut! He’s able to fire off several more shots, before Drake has no other choice but to let go!

Persephone: Malcolm is free! He grabs Drake and there’s an automic drop! Malcolm shakes off the effects of the front facelock, darts past Drake, and hits the ropes! He comes back with a nasty clothesline that turns Drake inside out! Malcolm jumps up… diving knee drop! He crushes Drake’s throat and goes for the cover, but Drake quickly rolls out of the way! Drake grabs a hold of the ropes to help himself up, but Malcolm with a kick to the head! He grabs Drake, wanting to throw him into the ropes, but Drake plants his feet and lands a right hand! Malcolm fires off another right hand! Drake goes for a second, but Malcolm blocks! Malcolm with a forearm!

Rich Russillo: Malcolm is able to land several more forearms, and that forces Drake against the ropes! Malcolm whips him across the ring and uses Drake’s momentum against him! Malcolm with a running knee lift, and Drake is sent flying across the ring! Drake lands in a heap, but look at Malcolm! Malcolm is waiting on him to get up and there goes Malcolm!!! ‘C-NOTE’!!! THE SPEAR CONNECTS!!! MALCOLM WITH THE COVER!!!!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEE-

James Peters: DRAKE IS ABLE TO KICK OUT!!!!

Rich Russillo: You can tell by the look on Malcolm’s face that he knew in his heart that wasn’t going to be enough. Drake King is one of the toughest athletes to ever step foot through these doors. In his short career, he has already gone through some of the most vicious battles we have ever seen. Tonight will be no different.

Persephone: :will: Of course it won’t. This will drag on and on just to spite me.

James Peters: Malcolm helps Drake to his feet, and catches him with another forearm. He goes for a knee to the gut, but Drake rakes him across the eyes! Desperation move by Drake, but anything goes. I can’t really blame him for going for the eyes. Drake with a kick to Malcolm’s stomach and he hooks the arms! Drake is setting Malcolm up for ‘Ascension’… BUT MALCOLM IS ABLE TO COUNTER WITH A BACK BODY DROP!

Rich Russillo: Drake pops back up, but Malcolm is waiting! TORNADO DDT!!!! MALCOLM QUICKLY SCRAMBLES TO THE TOP ROPE AND THERE’S ‘THE RE-UP’!!! THE DIVING LEG DROP CONNECTS ACROSS THE THROAT OF DRAKE KING AND MALCOLM HOOKS THE LEGS FOR THE COVER!!!!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEE-

Persephone: DRAKE KICKS OUT!

James Peters: Malcolm knows not to get frustrated. It’s still pretty early in this match. Patience is going to be a virtue here tonight, not just for Malcolm, but for Drake as well. Both of these men compete at such a high level, that it is going to take a monumental effort for one of them to actually walk out of here tonight with a victory.

Rich Russillo: Drake has already crawled to the corner and gotten up, and Malcolm goes for an Irish whip! Drake blocks, reverses, and it’s Malcolm who finds himself thrown into the corner! Drake races forward and looks to drive his shoulder into Malcolm’s stomach, but Malcolm moves! Drake’s right shoulder slams into the ringpost, and Malcolm rolls him up from behind!!!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

TTT-

Persephone: DRAKE ROLLS THROUGH! BOTH MEN ARE UP! DRAKE HOOKS THE NECK OF MALCOLM JONES AND PULLS HIM INTO A SMALL PACKAGE PIN!!!!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

TTT-

James Peters: NOPE! MALCOLM KICKS OUT!

Rich Russillo: Both men are back up and Drake lands a knee to Malcolm’s mid-section! Malcolm drops down a knee, and Drake with a kick to the ja-

Persephone: NO! Malcolm catches the foot and spins Drake around, leaping in the air, and looking for a cutter!

James Peters: NO! Drake shoves him off and Malcolm hits the ropes! Drake tries to catch him on the rebound but Malcolm ducks a clothesline! Malcolm hits the ropes again but this time he hooks his arms because Drake comes barreling towards him! Malcolm throws his feet up, catching Drake in the face, and sending him stumbling back! Malcolm pushes himself off the ropes and cuts Drake in half with another ‘C-NOTE’!!!!

Rich Russillo: NO! DRAKE MANAGES TO MOVE RIGHT BEFORE MALCOLM CONNECTS WITH THE SPEAR! MALCOLM SOMEHOW STOPS HIMSELF FROM FLYING THROUGH THE ROPES AND DRAKE QUICKLY ROLLS HIM UP!

Persephone: MALCOLM ROLLS RIGHT THROUGH!!! HE IS UP BEFORE DRAKE IS AND LAYS HIM OUT WITH A BASEMENT STYLE DROPKICK TO THE FACE! MALCOLM GOES FOR THE COVER BUT DRAKE POWERS OUT BEFORE A COUNT CAN BEGIN!

James Peters: Both men are back to their feet and they come face to face once again! Drake shoves Malcolm back, but Malcolm responds back with a disrespectful slap to the face that sends Drake sprawling onto the mat. Drake quickly rolls out of the ring and begins to pace around the ringside area.

Rich Russillo: You can cut the tension with a knife, folks. Malcolm is doing a great job of keeping his emotions in check as Drake tries to regroup. Drake comes to a stop right in front of our broadcast booth and he looks up at Malcolm Jones with nothing but absolute hatred in his eyes. Malcolm steps down on the bottom rope, inviting Drake to get back in the ring, but Drake shakes his head. He gets in on the opposite side away from Malcolm and Malcolm just shrugs and charges at Drake!

Persephone: They lock up again, but Malcolm is able to power Drake into the corner! Drake is forced into the corner and Malcolm starts choking him! Finally! I thought when they made this shit an unsanctioned match, it would be a much more lively affair. This technical wrestling bullshit needs to stop because this is not why I’m here.

James Peters: Malcolm finally lets off the choke and Drake is clutching at this throat! Malcolm looks for a right hand but somehow Drake manages to block the shot! He reverses positions with Malcolm, who now finds himself forced back into the corner, and Drake is able to fire off several forearms! Malcolm finally gets a shot in, and Drake backs off for a second, before rushing back in and firing off more forearms! Malcolm once again forces Drake back with a right hand, and he is able to push himself out of the corner! 

Rich Russillo: Drake catches Malcolm with a stiff kick to the stomach to halt his momentum, and then fires off several kicks to Malcolm’s legs and thighs! He drops down and clips Malcolm in the back of the knee! Drake slips around Malcolm and wraps him in a front facelock, lifting him in the air and bouncing the champ’s torso off the top rope! Malcolm is lifted high in the air and Drake drives him down into the mat! Very nice slingshot suplex by Drake!

Persephone: He elects not to go for a cover this time. He whips Malcolm into the ropes and catches him on the rebound with a superkick to the jaw! Malcolm stumbles into the corner and Drake with a running, leaping corner clothes! He drives his shoulder into Malcolm’s stomach over and over again until the champ is clutching his stomach and coughing!

James Peters: Every single shoulder Drake just hit served its purpose. He wants to drive as much air out of Malcolm’s lungs as possible and get him winded, and that’s exactly what he has done. Malcolm remains in the corner as Drake comes rushing towards him! Drake leaps in the air, looking for a monkey flip… BUT MALCOLM CATCHES HIM! DRAKE SHAKES HIS HEAD AND SCREAMS NO, BUT MALCOLM WITH A RUNNING SIT-OUT POWERBOMB!!!

Rich Russillo: Drake grips his lower back and that’s all Malcolm needs to see! He begins to stomp away on Drake’s back, and there is very little Drake can do right now! He tries to crawl towards the ropes, but Malcolm stomps him in the head, putting an immediate stop to that, and goes back to work on softening up Drake’s back.

Persephone: Malcolm lets up, but not for long. He grabs Drake by the hair and pulls him up. He hoists Drake up, and drives him back into the corner! Drake’s back slams into the turnbuckles, and Malcolm pops him in the face with a palm strike! He picks Drake up, runs him across the ring, and drives him into the opposite corner! Malcolm takes a step back, allows Drake to fall forward, and he is still grabbing at his lower back. Malcolm stomps away on that back a few more times before dropping to the mat and wrapping Drake up in a crossface! Malcolm has Drake in a crossface style submission, and thankfully Drake has nowhere to go! TAP OUT AND LET’S GO HOME!

James Peters: It’s definitely not that simple, Persephone! Drake has so much to fight for tonight. You can see in his eyes that isn’t about to give up, and even though Malcolm has Drake’s arm trapped, Drake is trying to get himself free! Malcolm wrenches further back on Drake’s neck, and ‘The Messiah’ reaches out, trying to find the ropes. It’s not like Malcolm would have to break, but at least Drake could hold on to something.

Rich Russillo: They’re not even close to the ropes though, James. Once again, these two men are positioned perfectly inside the middle of the ring. Drake tries to wrap his hand around Malcolm’s ankle, but once again, Malcolm just applies more pressure with that submission. Drake clenches his fist. You can tell this crossface is starting to wear him down, but he clearly doesn’t want to give up.

Persephone: I can’t speak for Drake, but Rex would never give up.

James Peters: Really just had to slip that in, didn’t you?

Persephone: Well this match fucking sucks. If Rex isn’t competing, I don’t care about whatever match I’m being forced to watch.

Rich Russillo: (mumbling) I really hope he gets drafted to another brand…

Persephone: The fuck did you say?

James Peters: LOOK! Drake has managed to get his arm free and he is trying to pull apart Malcolm’s hands! Drake latches onto Malcolm’s fingers and he starts to bend them back! Malcolm’s grip on the crossface is slipping, and Drake continues to force the issue! He is able to bend Malcolm’s index finger all the way back and Malcolm is finally forced to release the hold! Drake is freed and he rolls himself onto the apron of the ring!

Rich Russillo: Malcolm holds his hand and starts to shake it, doing what he can to get some feeling back into those fingers. He makes his way back towards Drake, who is now favoring his neck, as well as his lower back. He reaches through the ropes and pulls Drake back in by the hair. Malcolm wastes little time in picking Drake up and military pressing him in the air! He tosses Drake up, catches him, and turns that into a powerslam!

Persephone: Drake struggles into a sitting position but Malcolm gets him with a knee to the back of the neck! Drake slumps to the side, and Malcolm kicks him in the lower back several times! Malcolm quickly reaches down to pick up Drake, and after lifting him in the air, he slams him down across his knee with a back breaker! Malcolm does this a second time and he lets Drake fall to the wasteside! If he actually breaks Drake’s back tonight, this match may actually end up being worth the watch.

James Peters: Malcolm pulls Drake up, but Drake is able to catch Malcolm with several elbow shots to the head! Drake gets back to his feet and looks for a forearm, but Malcolm blocks! Malcolm grabs Drake by the head and knees him in the gut, before picking him up and driving him back into the corner! Malcolm is the one in charge this time, and he is the one driving the air out of Drake’s lungs! He continues to nail him with those shoulders to the gut!

Rich Russillo: Drake with a knee though! Drake is able to bring his knee up and catch Malcolm in the jaw! Drake pushes Malcolm back and whips him into the corner! Malcolm is the one forced into the corner now and Drake goes for a shoulder but Malcolm moves! For the second time in this match, Drake’s right shoulder connects with the ringpost and Malcolm with hammer-fisted shots to that limb! Drake is forced to his knees and Malcolm with several brutal knees to Drake’s shoulder now! Drake tries to pull himself through the ropes, but Malcolm goes for the hair! 

Persephone: He lifts Drake up, but Drake is able to wiggle free! Malcolm turns around and Drake with a jumping knee strike! Malcolm is rocked and Drake runs the ropes! Drake leaps on the middle rope and he is able to bring Malcolm down with a springboard back elbow! With Malcolm down, Drake gets a spike in adrenaline! He quickly scrambles to the top rope and THERE’S A PHOENIX SPLASH! DRAKE LANDS THE PHOENIX SPLASH AND HOOKS THE LEGS FOR A COVER!!!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

James Peters: MALCOLM POWERS OUT!

Rich Russillo: Drake stays on the attack and kicks Malcolm down to the mat as he tries to get up! Drake with several vicious stomps now and he runs back towards the ropes! Drake leaps onto the ropes and gets himself set… FROG SPLASH!!!! DRAKE WITH A FROG SPLASH AND HE HOOKS THE LEGS FOR A COVER!!!!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTHHHHHRRR-

Persephone: Sigh.

James Peters: It didn’t appear that Drake got all of that frog splash. He overshot Malcolm just a bit, which is why Malcolm was able to kick out. Drake looks a little frustrated by this, but Malcolm’s career is literally on the line. 

Rich Russillo: :lupe: Well Drake’s frustrated look has turned into an outright scowl and he rolls out of the ring and goes to the outside. Drake is digging under the ring and he pulls out a black bag!

Persephone: :drakelike: We know what that means!!!!

James Peters: Drake heads over to Malcolm, but Malcolm pops up and nails him with a right hand! Drake staggers back and Malcolm is back to his feet! He hits Drake with another right hand, and another! Drake is forced back against the ropes and he loses his grip on the bag! Malcolm with a forearm shot to Drake and he brings him crashing to the mat with a jawbreaker!

Persephone: AND THE CHAMP HAS THE THUMBTACKS! MALCOLM JUST DUMPED AN ENTIRE BAG OF THUMBTACKS INTO THE RING AND SURELY THIS ISN’T GOING TO GO WELL FOR DRAKE 😀

Rich Russillo: Malcolm forces Drake to his feet and hits him with several forearm shots in succession! Drake is forced back against the ropes and Malcolm nearly takes his head off with a massive uppercut! Drake’s head snaps back and Malcolm grabs him, drilling him into the pile of thumbtacks with a DDT! Drake is sprawled out on the mat and Malcolm kicks him over, going for the cover!!!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

James Peters: Kick out by, Drake! With the future of New Eden being on the line, it is going to take so much more than a DDT into a pile of thumbtacks to put Drake King away. We have watched this man fight in some of the most barbaric and horrific matches in EAW history. Whether you agree with his teachings or not, you have to respect how tough of a competitor he has proven to be.

Persephone: I don’t have to respect shit. If this little shit would have just taken the 60-day suspension and went about his merry way, then Rex would have gotten his fourth straight Pain for Pride main event, and would be well on his way to becoming the new EAW Champion.

Rich Russillo: Yeah, I can see why you would prefer that over his actually scenario this year of losing to Cameron Ella Ava on Day 2.

Persephone: …

James Peters: :lupe: Malcolm is down on the mat beside Drake and working over the arm of the Grand Rampage winner. Malcolm is bending the fingers back and working the wrist, and he bends Drake’s arm all the way back. He places Drake’s palm on those thumbtacks, leaps up, and stomps down on Drake’s hand!

Rich Russillo: :yikes: I’m sure that was painful.

Persephone: Drake is certainly writhing around in agony. He clutches his hand to his chest but look at Malcolm! MALCOLM HAS A HANDFUL OF THUMBTACKS AND HE SHOVES THEM IN DRAKE’S MOUTH! SUPERKICK TO THE SEATED DRAKE KING! DRAKE IS CHOKING THE THUMBTACKS AND MALCOLM FOLLOWS UP WITH A STANDING SHOOTING STAR PRESS! MALCOLM HOOKS THE LEG!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

James Peters: Another kick out from Drake! 

Rich Russillo: Malcolm retaliates from the kick out by absolutely battering Drake with a forearm, causing him to spit out a mouthful of thumbtacks! Malcolm drives Drake’s face into the mat as he gets back to his feet, and he stomps down on the back of Drake’s head! Drake’s face is crushed against those thumbtacks and Malcolm snatches him up by the hair! Malcolm with his signature Irish whip into the corner followed by a running knee! That’s called ‘Water Whip’ ladies and gents, and Malcolm backs up, motioning for Drake to come out of the corner!

James Peters: Drake stumbles out of the corner and Malcolm takes off running! C-NOTE! HE CATCHES DRAKE WITH A SPEAR THAT DRIVES BOTH MEN TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE RING! Wow! Malcolm literally folded Drake in half like an accordion and the force of that spear sent both men through the ropes!

Persephone: Malcolm is the first to recover and he’s quick to lay into Drake! He punches Drake several times in the head before grabbing him up and running him headfirst into the steel ring steps! Malcolm fires away with several vicious kicks and clubbing blows, and Drake is covering up in an attempt to defend himself. :mjlol2: Imagine thinking Malcolm would ever stop at this point after all the shit Drake has done to him and Keisha?

Rich Russillo: I’ll never forget the horror of hearing Malcolm reveal Keisha is pregnant right before Minerva could chunk her off the stage.

James Peters: This whole thing between Malcolm and Drake has gotten so far out of hand, which is why we find ourselves in this position tonight. We are witnessing two men go to war over their respective futures. Either Malcolm Jones loses his career, or Drake loses New Eden. There is so much on the line. I really can’t stress this enough.

Persephone: Are you done rambling?

James Peters: :skip:

Persephone: Cool. Malcolm is pulling apart the ring steps down, and he looks to do further damage to Drake. He picks up the steps and slams them down across Drake’s back! Drake eats another shot to the back and then one to the skull! I think that blow to the head knocked him stupid, because he looks to be a bit dazed at the moment.

Rich Russillo: Malcolm tosses the steps down, snatches Drake up, and throws him back into the ring! Malcolm doesn’t follow him in. Instead, he starts to dig under the ring and look for weapons. Malcolm pulls out a table! He pulls out a pane of glass! He pulls out several lighttubes!

Persephone: Is that a plastic kid’s bat? OMG IT IS! AND IT’S BEEN PIECED WITH NAILS! I DON’T KNOW WHAT KIND OF SICK FUCK MADE THAT WEAPON BUT I WANT TO BONE THEM RIGHT NOW!

Rich Russillo: I made it.

Persephone: nvm.

James Peters: :mjlol:

Persephone: THIS MATCH HAS FINALLY PICKED UP AND I’M READY! MALCOLM IS BACK IN THE RING AND HE SLAMS THAT BAT UPSIDE DRAKE’S HEAD! 

Rich Russillo: NO! DRAKE DOVE TO THE SIDE AND MALCOLM MISSED ENTIRELY! DRAKE IS ON THE APRON NOW AND HE QUICKLY GETS UP! MALCOLM IS COMING RIGHT AT HIM, AND DRAKE DIVES BETWEEN THE ROPES AND CATCHES MALCOLM IN THE STOMACH! MALCOLM STAGGERS BACK AND DRAKE LEAPS OVER THE ROPES! SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB INTO THE THUMBTACKS BUT DRAKE DOESN’T MAKE THE COVER! INSTEAD HE RUNS TOWARDS THE GLASS, SETS IT UP IN THE CORNER, AND HE GRABS MALCOLM!

James Peters: BUT MALCOLM STILL HAS THE BAT! HE SLAMS IT INTO DRAKE’S RIBCAGE AND THOSE NAILS PIERCE THE MESSIAH’S SKIN! DRAKE WAS COMPLETELY CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY THAT! MALCOLM DRIVES THE BAT DOWN ACROSS DRAKE’S BAT!!! MALCOLM JERKS DRAKE UP BY THE HAIR AND HE SENDS HIM TOWARDS THE GLASS!!!!!

Persephone: DRAKE SOMEHOW STOPS HIMSELF FROM CRASHING FACE FIRST THROUGH THE GLASS! HE TURNS AROUND RIGHT AS MALCOLM FLIES TOWARDS HIM! ‘C-NOTE’! ‘C-NOTE’! ‘C-NOTE’! MALCOLM WITH THE SPEAR!!!!!

Rich Russillo: AND HE SPEARS HIMSELF RIGHT THROUGH THE GLASS BECAUSE DRAKE SIDE-STEPPED HIM! MALCOLM JUST WENT HEADFIRST THROUGH THE GLASS AND HE COLLAPSES IN A HEAP IN THE CORNER! DRAKE QUICKLY PULLS MALCOLM OUT OF THE CARNAGE AND GOES FOR THE COVER!!!!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEE-

James Peters: MALCOLM POPS THE SHOULDER UP!

Persephone: DRAKE GOES FOR THE BAT AND HE IS QUICK TO SHOVE IT INTO MALCOLM’S THROAT!!!! BLOOD IS POURING FROM MALCOLM’S NECK NOW AS DRAKE PRESSES THAT BAT FURTHER INTO MALCOLM’S THROAT! THE CHAMP GRABS THE BAT AND ATTEMPTS TO WRESTLE IT FROM DRAKE, BUT ALL HE DOES IS TEAR HIS OWN HANDS UP IN THE PROCESS! DRAKE LETS UP FOR A SECOND BUT ONLY SO HE CAN RAISE THE BAT ABOVE HIS HEAD AND BRING IT DOWN ACROSS MALCOLM’S FACE! YESSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rich Russillo: DRAKE IS BEATING MALCOLM’S FACE IN! HE JABS THE NAILS INTO MALCOLM’S FOREHEAD AND BEGINS TO MOVE THEM BACK AND FORTH! HE IS RIPPING MALCOLM’S SKIN OPEN AND BLOOD IS JUST POURING DOWN MALCOLM’S FACE RIGHT NOW LIKE A RIVER!

Persephone: I WANT TO BATHE IN IT!

James Peters: MALCOLM HAS BEEN REDUCED TO A GLORIFIED BLOOD FAUCET AT THE MOMENT, AND DRAKE FINALLY TOSSES THE BAT TO THE SIDE. HE DRAGS MALCOLM OVER TO THE GLASS AND SLAMS THE CHAMP’S FACE DOWN INTO IT! DRAKE GETS TO HIS FEET AND PULLS MALCOLM UP WITH HIM! DRAKE HOOKS MALCOLM’S ARMS AND THIS TIME HE IS ABLE TO HIT ‘ASCENSION’!!! THE PEDIGREE CONNECTS AND DRAKE GOES FOR THE COVER!!!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Rich Russillo: MALCOLM JONES KICKS OUT!

Persephone: THIS TIME DRAKE IS SHOCKED! HE CAN’T BELIEVE MALCOLM KICKED OUT OF THAT AND HE DOESN’T LOOK VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT!

Drake King: (off-mic) :francis: You probably should have stayed down.

James Peters: I think this match is about to reach a whole other level. Drake King has locked himself in and is willing to do whatever it takes to end the career and the title reign of Malcolm Jones. Malcolm, for his part, dominated the early parts of this match. He really took Drake to task, and now finds himself in a fight for his life!

Persephone: :kellycry:

Rich Russillo: Drake slowly rises to his feet and looks down at Malcolm. He kicks him in the face a few times, before making his way over to the table that Malcolm brought into the ring. He takes his time, setting the table up in the corner, and then goes back over to the champ.

James Peters: Drake props Malcolm up in that corner, who is clearly still feeling the effects of all the abuse he has taken the last few minutes of this match. Drake shoves his boot under Malcolm’s chin and starts to choke him. Malcolm’s hands snake their way around Drake’s leg, but he is unable to muscle ‘The Messiah’ off. Drake grabs onto the ropes for a little bit more leverage, and that’s not helping those wounds that were placed there courtesy of the bat.

Persephone: 😍😍 Did you see that blood squirt out??

Rich Russillo: Drake releases the choke and draws Malcolm out of the corner. He drops an elbow down across Malcolm’s throat and steps on it! He continues choking Malcolm with his foot until he deems Malcolm’s had enough, and now Drake is down on the mat beside his opponent. Drake hooks the legs and pulls Malcolm up into a modified version of the camel clutch. Drake has his fingers jammed in Malcolm’s mouth, pulling it apart, and he switches to the nose. Malcolm is in a lot of trouble right now, as Drake continues to torture him. Drake switches to one grip and grabs a glass shard from the mat. He takes that piece of glass and jams it right into Malcolm’s temple :damn:

James Peters: Malcolm has a piece of glass jutting from the side of his head now and Drake releases the camel clutch! Malcolm’s face smacks into the mat and Drake lets out a cruel laugh.

Persephone: DRAKE IS GOING FOR THE LIGHT TUBES!!!  💡💡💡

Rich Russillo: DRAKE PLACES TWO OF THOSE LIGHT TUBES ACROSS MALCOLM’S BACK BEFORE HE SCOOTS UP THE ROPES! DRAKE GETS HIMSELF IN POSITION AND DIVES OFF, LANDING ON TOP OF THEM AND SENDING GLASS EXPLODING EVERYWHERE!! BLOOD IS OOZING FROM MALCOLM’S BACK NOW BUT TO HIS CREDIT HE IS TRYING TO GET BACK TO HIS FEET.

James Peters: DRAKE HAS TWO MORE LIGHT TUBES AND HE SMASHES THEM AGAINST EITHER SIDE OF MALCOLM’S SKULL!!! MALCOLM FALLS TO THE SIDE AND DRAKE QUICKLY GOES FOR A COVER!!!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEE-

Persephone: THE TORTURE PORN CONTINUES :blessed: :blessed: :blessed:

Rich Russillo: That it does and Drake almost looks at a loss for what to do. He has absolutely destroyed Malcolm these last few minutes but he can’t seem to snuff the fight out of the champ. Love him or hate him, Malcolm doesn’t know the meaning of the word quit. He absolutely will fight tonight until his very last breath.

James Peters: Drake grabs another discarded glass shard and he jabs it into the top of Malcolm’s head. Malcolm’s survival instincts kick in and he starts hammering away at Drake’s ribs. Remember, Drake had dozens of nails driven into his ribs earlier in the match when Malcolm introduced the plastic bat, and no doubt Drake is sore from that. Malcolm lands another decisive shot, which causes the glass to fall from Drake’s hands and Malcolm scoops it up, and he stabs Drake in the leg!!!!

Persephone: Drake’s leg buckles, and he drops to a knee! Malcolm takes the glass and he jams it into Drake’s right shoulder! Drake’s shoulder was nearly dislocated twice tonight thanks to unintentional collisions with the ringpost! Drake’s cries of pain are like music to my ears and Malcolm nearly knocks them both unconscious with a devastating headbutt! Both men are sprawled on the blood soaked canvas now, and it’s really taking everything in me to keep myself calm. If there is something I have learned this season, it’s the sight of blood and human remains really does something special to me.

Rich Russillo: :lupe:

James Peters: That’s actually pretty terrifying and I’m not sure how I’m supposed to feel, but nevertheless, we still have a match going on.

Persephone: :blessed: AND FOR ONCE, I’M HAPPY ABOUT IT!

Rich Russillo: :blessed:

James Peters: Drake King is the first man to sit up and he scans the ring! His eyes land on the bag that had all those thumbtacks in it! He quickly crawls towards the bag, meanwhile Malcolm has rolled onto the apron and dropped down onto the floor. Drake doesn’t notice that Malcolm isn’t even in the ring and he can’t believe it! Drake wildly looks around for Malcolm, who is crouched down near the ring steps and finally Drake sees him!

Malcolm Jones: :adpeek:

Drake King: //media.giphy.com/media/WoF3yfYupTt8mHc7va/giphy.gif

Persephone: DRAKE GOES TO GRAB MALCOLM THROUGH THE ROPES BUT MALCOLM JUST SLAMMED SOMETHING AGAINST DRAKE’S FACE! DRAKE FALLS BACK IN DRAMATIC FASHION AND MALCOLM HOLDS UP A MOTHERFUCKING WOODEN SLAB THAT SOMEONE GLUE METAL FORKS TOO! LMFAOOOOO PEOPLE ARE NUTS! I SWEAR TO GAWD! WHO THE FUCK TAKES THE TIME TO MAKE SOMETHING LIKE THAT???

[ SCREEN BAR – EARLIER THAT DAY ]

( It’s bright and early Sunday morning, and no one has arrived at SoFi Stadium yet other than crew members and stagehands to prepare for day three. Voltage announcer Persephone Tsitsipas is seen sitting cross-legged on the floor down at ringside. She reaches to her side and holds up a fork, begins to slatter it with Delo Monpox, the strongest glue in the world. How she got her hands on that, we may never know, but she coats the bottom of the fork and places it right in the center of a group of other forks that have been bonded to a wooden plank, their prongs positioned to where they are sticking up. Persephone holds it in place for a few seconds so it can dry and she sits back, admiring handiwork. )

Persephone: :drakelike:

( She looks around and nonchalantly slips it under the ring before gathering up her materials and walking off.)

( The camera cuts to the broadcast for a brief moment where Rich and James are both staring at Persephone. )

Persephone: :mjgrin:

James Peters: MALCOLM IS BACK INTO THE RING AND HE TOSSES THE WOODEN PLANK DOWN ON THE GROUND! HE QUICKLY SCOOPS DRAKE UP INTO A POWERBOMB POSITION AND LOOKS TO SLAM HIM DOWN ONTO THE FORKS!

Rich Russillo: DRAKE FIRES BACK WITH PUNCHES TO THE HEAD! HE FOLLOWS UP WITH A HEADBUTT! MALCOLM HAD HIS HEAD BUSTED OPEN EARLIER IN THE MATCH AND NOW FRESH BLOOD IS POURING FROM THOSE WOUNDS! MALCOLM IS FORCED TO SET DRAKE DOWN, AND DRAKE FIRES BACK WITH A LARIAT THAT SENDS MALCOLM ONTO THE CANVAS! DRAKE HOOKS THE TIGHTS AS HE BRINGS MALCOLM UP, AND HE TRIES TO GET HIM IN THE AIR! MALCOLM AGAIN PUNCHES DRAKE IN THE RIBS! DRAKE LOSES HIS GRIP ON MALCOLM AND MALCOLM GRABS DRAKE BY THE HEAD AND DRIVES DRAKE FACE FIRST INTO HIS KNEE!

Persephone: MALCOLM SLIPS BEHIND DRAKE AND SENDS HIM CRASHING THROUGH THE TABLE IN THE CORNER WITH A RELEASE GERMAN SUPLEX!!!! MALCOLM QUICKLY PULLS DRAKE FROM THE BROKEN PIECES OF WOOD, AND THIS TIME HE IS ABLE TO BRING HIM UP WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT! MALCOLM HOLDS DRAKE UP IN THE AIR, LETTING ALL THE BLOOD RUSH TO HIS HEAD, AND DROPS HIM INTO THE BED OF FORKS VIA BRAINBUSTER!!! DRAKE IS A BLOODY MESS RIGHT NOW!!!! :ciampa:

James Peters: MALCOLM SENSES THAT VICTORY IS NEAR! HE DRAGS DRAKE OVER TO THE CORNER AND PROPS HIM INTO A SITTING POSITION! MALCOLM GRABS THE FORK BED AND PLACES IT BETWEEN DRAKE’S LEGS :mjgrin:

Persephone: OHHHH MYYYYYYYYYY GOOOODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!! SDFLJSD FLJSDF~~!!!! RUNNING BASEMENT STYLE DROPKICK! MALCOLM DRIVES THE FORKS INTO DRAKE’S DICK AND CHEST!!!! :blessed:

Rich Russillo: MALCOLM GRABS THE FORK BOARD AND LAYS IN THE CENTER OF THE RING! THE THROWS DRAKE DOWN ON TOP OF IT, MAKING SURE THE MAN’S SHOULDERS ARE DOWN, AND HE CLIMBS TO THE TOP ROPE! MALCOLM JONES IS ABOUT TO SAVE HIS CAREER, RETAIN THE EAW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, AND BREAK UP NEW EDEN FOR GOOD!!!! HE LOOKS TO SKIES, LETS OUT A ‘WOO’ IN HONOR OF POP SMOKE, AND HE FLIES!!!! ‘FIVE STAR SWAG SPLASH’!!!!! HE HIT EVERY SINGLE BIT OF IT DRIVING DRAKE’S LOWER BACK INTO THE FORKS! DRAKE’S BODY SHAKING AND CONVULSING, BUT MALCOLM DOES NOT GIVE A FUCK! HE HOOKS THE LEGS FOR THE COVER!!!!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

…………

…………………

………………………..

……………………………………

………………………………………………

-. . .– / . -.. . -. / … ..- -.-. -.- … / …. .- …. .- …. .-

………………………..………………………..………………………..

James Peters: DRAKE KING WITH A SPIRITED KICK OUT! THE LAST MESSIAH IS NOT DONE YET!!!!

Persephone: Malcolm just falls back and covers his face with his hands! He thought for sure he had the match won, and really, so did I. Drake literally just died several fucking times and like a cockroach, he won’t go away. I really don’t know what Malcolm can do right now but he’s gunna have to figure something out.

Rich Russillo: Malcolm sits up, shaking his head in absolute disbelief that Drake is still alive in this match. He drops out of the ring and goes looking for another weapon. Malcolm pulls several items out from under the ring but I think he’s finally found what he’s looking for :lupe:

James Peters: That’s a chair with razor blades sticking out of it :lupe:

Persephone: YES IT IS AND I DID NOT MAKE THAT!

Rich Russillo: This seems to be a desperation tactic on the part of Malcolm Jones :lupe:. He climbs back into the ring and stands over Drake. Drake has been completely pulverized thanks to a fork board, among the other abuse he has taken tonight, but not even Malcolm’s finisher could keep him from kicking out. New Eden and their agenda means so much to Drake, and he is going to do whatever he can to stay alive right now.

James Peters: Well it’s looking like New Eden’s reign of terror is about to come to an end. Malcolm has placed his foot under Drake’s ribcage area and has kicked him over onto his stomach. With his foot on Drake’s neck, Malcolm raises the chair in the air and brings it crashing down across Drake’s back! Malcolm heartlessly rakes the chair down Drake’s back, slicing it into pieces :lupe:

Persephone: :ciampa: Oh my god. Some of Drake’s flesh is hanging off. That is fucking erotic.

Rich Russillo: Malcolm rips the chair out of Drake’s back and he slams it down on him once again!!!!

James Peters: I really don’t like the way Drake’s body just bounced off the canvas. That wasn’t natural. Drake has so much blood pooling around his body right now and Malcolm throws down the chair. You know in his heart that he doesn’t believe Drake has suffered enough, but this is about winning the match. Malcolm wants to stay as calm and as collected as he possibly can, given what’s on the line for him.

Persephone: :usure:?? This man just snatched Drake by the hair and he is rubbing Drake’s face in a pool of his own blood! Malcolm is making sure Drake understands that this is now a fight he can’t win! Holding Drake’s hair, Malcolm begins to beat his face into the canvas! He’s going for the knockout win! Drake King is borderline unconscious right now, and there’s nothing he can do to defend himself! Malcolm slams Drake’s head into the blood one more time before grabbing the last remaining light tube! He opens Drake’s mouth, forces him to bite the light tube, and THERE’S THE ‘WOO WALK’!!! THAT LIGHT TUBE JUST SHATTERED IN DRAKE’S MOUTH THANKS TO THE CURB STOMP AND MALCOLM KICKS DRAKE ONTO HIS BACK AND GOES FOR THE COVER!!!!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

…………

…………………

………………………..

……………………………………

………………………………………………

………………………..………………………..………………………..

James Peters: THIS CROWD JUST CAME UNGLUED BECAUSE DRAKE KING GOT HIS FUCKING SHOULDER UP! BY ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES THAT SHOULD HAVE ENDED THE MATCH RIGHT THERE! DRAKE KING CONTINUES TO HANG ON DESPITE HAVING SOME ABSOLUTELY HEINOUS THINGS DONE TO HIM AND MALCOLM JONES IS TRULY IN SHOCK RIGHT NOW!

Rich Russillo: :lupe: Guys, I just don’t know. I don’t know how Drake can continue this match. He shouldn’t have kicked out of that, in my opinion. He should have just let Malcolm make the pin. I know that New Eden is on the line, but all three of them will continue their careers in EAW no matter what if Malcolm wins the match. It’s not worth it for someone as talented as Drake King to take this kind of punishment.

Persephone: I mean, let him take the fucking beating. All of us want to see this little weirdo get his comeuppance, even if we don’t necessarily give one iota of a fuck about Malcolm Jones either. This match really has no other way of ending other than someone actually fucking dying.

James Peters: And you’re just so fucking excited about that, aren’t you? You want to see someone lose their life inside that ring because you have some weird, perverse fucking blood fetish.

Persephone: I mean, you say that like it’s a bad thing, and I’m really not about to show an ounce of remorse because I like fucking chaos.

Rich Russillo: With no other option, Malcolm has grabbed that chair again. He lays it flat in the middle of the ring, and those blood soaked razorblades that have already done so much damage to Drake King are practically fucking glowing underneath the SoFi Stadium lights. Drake is lifeless as Malcolm drags him to the chair and rests his head on it. The 2021 Grand Rampage winner and reigning Elitist of the Year is about to suffer an absolutely horrific defeat tonight. This could very well spell the end of his career, not just New Eden.

James Peters: Malcolm has scooped up two handfuls of broken glass and thumbtacks and he sprinkles them across the head of Drake King. He doesn’t show any ounce of guilt or remorse as he does this, and I’m not sure if I can even watch this. Malcolm gets out of the ring and he snatches one of the spare chairs we have here at ringside. He folds it up before getting back into the ring, and he looks up at the sky. We know Malcolm Jones is a man of actual faith, not fake faith like Drake King is, and I’m sure that he’s asking the Lord he believes in to forgive him for what he’s about to do.

Persephone: CONCHAIRTO!!!!!

Rich Russillo: MALCOLM HIT THE MAT! MALCOLM HIT THE MAT!

James Peters: DRAKE MOVED AT THE LAST POSSIBLE SECOND AND MALCOLM SEEMS SHOCKED! HE REGROUPS AND SWINGS THE CHAIR, BUT DRAKE! DRAKE WITH EVERY LAST FUCKING OUNCE OF ENERGY HE HAS DIVES OUT OF THE RING!

Persephone: MAN! I can’t believe he fucking escaped! I wanted to see his brain matter splattered all over the ring :noah: I’m so fucking sick of people denying me everything I want in this life. I just want Rex McAllister, short non-Rex wrestling matches, and death. WHAT’S WRONG WITH THAT??

Rich Russillo: Malcolm slams the chair down out of frustration and climbs out of the ring! He makes a beeline towards Drake, who’s in the process of pulling himself up with the ring skirt, and looks to absolutely bulldoze him over! Drake with a desperation drop toehold, but at least he manages to bring Malcolm down! Drake blindly reaches under the ring looking for something, anything… and WHAT IN THE EVER LOVING FUCK???

Persephone: OMG 😍

James Peters: ….

Crowd: ( gasps in shock and horror )

//www.medievalcollectibles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ME-0123.jpg

Rich Russillo: That is a fucking flail. Like honest to Gawd, that shit doesn’t look like a Hollywood prop either.

Persephone: MALCOLM HAS RECOVERED BUT HE DOESN’T SEE WHAT DRAKE HAS IN HIS HANDS! MALCOLM LOOKING TO TACKLE DRAKE TO THE GROUND BUT DRAKE SWINGS THAT FLAIL AND IT KNOCKS MALCOLM UPSIDE THE HEAD! MALCOLM’S FACE IS FROZEN IN SHOCK AS HE FALLS TO THE GROUND! DRAKE RAISES THAT THING IN THE AIR AND STARTS TO BEAT MALCOLM WITH IT! BLOOD SPLATTERS EVERYWHERE AS DRAKE CONNECTS WITH MALCOLM’S NOSE! HOLY SHIT THIS IS EVERYTHING I HAVE EVER FUCKING WANTED IN A SNUFF MATCH!

James Peters: THIS IS NOT A SNUFF MATCH, YOU IDIOT! THIS IS UNSANCTIONED BUT THIS IS TAKING THINGS TO FAR! MALCOLM DOESN’T FUCKING DESERVE THIS! SOMEONE NEEDS TO STOP DRAKE RIGHT NOW!

Persephone: YOU GO STOP HIM YOU PUSSY! BOTH OF THESE EGOMANIACS WANTED THIS STUPID MATCH JUST SO THEY COULD DO THIS TO EACH OTHER! WHY ARE YOU GETTING SO FUCKING OFFENDED??

James Peters: Because… because this just isn’t right. It’s just not fucking right. This is not wrestling. This is fucking barbaric.

Rich Russillo: Drake stops his assault and throws Malcolm back into the ring. Malcolm’s face is covered in blood and I truly don’t know whether he is conscious or not. I really don’t. If you look around at this sold-out crowd, who have been treated to one of the best Pain for Pride’s we have ever had, they have turned their back on this match. Malcolm Jones has never been a fan favorite. People can’t fucking stand what they don’t understand, but at the end of the day, he’s a human being with so much God given talent and it shouldn’t be taken away like this. Drake King is sick. He is a fucking sick human being and some day, all of this is going to come back around on him.

James Peters: Just pin him, Drake, and get it over with. I can’t watch this shit anymore.

( The camera pans around SoFi Stadium and sure enough, the majority of the fans are showing solidarity, turning their backs on Drake King. Drake is standing in the middle of the ring, over Malcolm Jones’ battered and blood soaked body, and holding the flail in his hand. Blood drips from, adding to the already stained canvas. It’s not lost on Drake that the fans have turned on him. His absolute disgust with all of them is written on his face. He raises the flail in the air and places his foot across Malcolm’s face. )

Drake King: (off-mic) Count. Now.

( The referee hesitates, but what other choice does he have? His only job in this unsanctioned match is to declare someone the winner. )

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

…………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…

( The fans who have remained facing the ring erupt in cheers, which brings the rest of SoFi Stadium alive. )

James Peters: MALCOLM JONES WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT! MALCOLM JONES IS NOT DONE! HE GOT HIS SHOULDER UP AND I CAN’T FUCKING BELIEVE IT! HE IS THAT DAMN GOOD! HE IS THAT FUCKING TOUGH! HE IS SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN BUILT FOR AN ABSOLUTE FUCKING WAR!

Persephone: HOW? HOW COULD HE WITHSTAND THAT AND STILL KICK OUT?? I’M ABOUT TO LOSE MY GODDAMN MIND!

Rich Russillo: I have no words.

James Peters: I don’t think it’s quite hit Drake that he has more work to do. He has a blank stare on his face and he is looking down at Malcolm, who is slumped on his side, with his left shoulder up.

( The camera zooms in and cuts to a close up of the battered and bloody face of Drake the Redeemer. There is absolutely no emotion shown in his eyes, and that’s an absolutely chilling site. This image on the videotron has brought silence over the crowd. )

Rich Russillo: Drake King looks like he is about to do something absolutely no one of us want to see. He’s leaving the ring and I don’t even want to know what he’s looking for. I really fucking don’t.

Persephone: :drakelike: I do. I hope it gives us the grisly ending to this match we all fucking deserve.

( Drake has reached under the ring and the crowd gasps as he pulls a barbed wire wrapped table laced with explosives out from underneath the ring. )

James Peters: Oh boy.

Rich Russillo: Drake is careful to get that table back in the ring and as he unfolds it, he makes sure to place it right over Malcolm’s badly beaten body. This match isn’t going to end well. It isn’t going to end well whatsoever.

Persephone: Well probably not because if that table wasn’t sinister enough, Drake has placed the razorblade chair on top of it.

James Peters: Drake’s pulled Malcolm out from underneath the table and I really don’t know what he has in mind. Malcolm’s body is limp, and Drake, due to his own blood loss and fatigue, is struggling to get Malcolm up. Drake manages to get part of Malcolm’s body on the ta-

Rich Russillo: MALCOLM WITH A HEADBUTT THAT ABSOLUTELY STUNS DRAKE KING! MALCOLM WITH ANOTHER ONE! AND ANOTHER! HE SOMEHOW FOUND THE ENERGY TO FEND OFF DRAKE AND PUT A HALT TO THE MESSIAH’S NEFARIOUS INTENTIONS, AND HE IS ABLE TO CRACK DRAKE ACROSS THE JAW WITH A FOREARM! MALCOLM COMES OFF THE TABLE NOW AND SHOVES IT TO THE SIDE, AND HE PEPPERS DRAKE WITH ENOUGH FOREARMS THAT DRAKE IS FORCED BACK AGAINST THE ROPES! MALCOLM WITH A BURST OF ENERGY FROM OUT OF ABSOLUTELY NOWHERE AND THERE’S ‘SHAPOOWWWWWWW’!!!!! THE SUPERMAN PUNCH ALMOST SENDS DRAKE KING FLYING OUT OF THE RING BUT MALCOLM JERKS HIM BACK IN!

Persephone: KICK TO THE GUT! MALCOLM HOOKS THE ARMS AND THERE’S ‘SHAKE THE ROOM’!!! THE CANADIAN DESTROYER CONNECTS ON DRAKE AND THAT SHOULD BE IT!!!!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

…………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…

James Peters: IT ABSOLUTELY IS NOT ENOUGH!!!! DRAKE SOMEHOW MANAGED TO RAISE HIS SHOULDER UP! I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THESE MEN CAN CONTINUE KICKING OUT OF THESE PINS!

Persephone: :gladbron: SOMEONE REALLY WILL HAVE TO DIE IN ORDER FOR IT TO ALL COME TO AN END!!!!!

Rich Russillo: MALCOLM IS SLAMMING HIS FIST AGAINST THE MAT IN ABSOLUTE FRUSTRATION! HE’S IN DISBELIEF! HE LOOKS UP AT THE SKY, AND EVEN AS THESE FANS CHEER HIM ON AND URGE HIM TO FINISH THIS MATCH, YOU CAN SEE THAT HE IS WILLING HIMSELF TO GET UP. MALCOLM FINALLY FORCES HIMSELF UP AND HE STAGGERS OVER TO THE ROPES. DRAKE HAS NOT MOVED SINCE HE GOT HIS SHOULDER UP AND MALCOLM KNOWS THAT IT’S NOW OR NEVER! HE CLIMBS TO THE TOP ROPE AND GETS HIMSELF SET. THIS IS IT! THIS IS FUCKING IT!!!!

James Peters: ‘MEET THE WOO’!!!! THE DIVING 360 ELBOW OFF THE TOP ROPE! MALCOLM WITH AN ABSOLUTELY PICTURE PERFECT MOVE FROM THE TOP ROPE! THIS IS THE END OF NEW EDEN AS WE KNOW IT!!!!

Persephone: NOT IT’S NOT! HOLY SHIT! HE MISSED! HE FUCKING MISSED! DRAKE MOVED OUT OF THE WAY, BARELY GETTING CLIPPED WITH THAT, AND MALCOLM CRASHED HARD INTO THE MAT! HE LANDS ON HIS ELBOW AND I HEARD IT POP! THAT ELBOW MIGHT BE SHATTERED! HE LANDED IN THAT ALL DEBRIS! BLOOD IS POURING FROM HIS ARM AND MALCOLM IMMEDIATELY STARTS TO FAVOR HIS ELBOW! HOLY SHIT! HE CALLED HIS SHOT AND IT DIDN’T WORK! IT DIDN’T WORK!

Rich Russillo: NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! DRAKE SEES MALCOLM IS INJURED AND HE LUNGES FOR THE CHAIR! HE TAKES THE RAZORBLADE CHAIR TO MALCOLM’S ARM!!!! MALCOLM IS DEFENSELESS, AND DRAKE STRIKES THE ARM WITH THE CHAIR AGAIN! DRAKE THROWS IT BACK ON TOP OF THE TABLE AND HE HAULS MALCOLM TO HIS FEET! MALCOLM JONES HAD THIS MATCH WON JUST A FEW SECONDS AGO BUT BY GAWD DRAKE KING HAS MORE WHEREWITHAL THAN ANY OF US COULD HAVE POSSIBLY IMAGINED. HE SHOVES THAT TABLE A FEW INCHES AWAY FROM THE CORNER TO GIVE HIMSELF SOME ROOM AND HE DRAGS MALCOLM TO THAT CORNER!

James Peters: MALCOLM USING HIS OTHER HAND TO PUNCH AWAY AT DRAKE! DRAKE WITH FOREARMS TO ANSWER BACK! AND BOTH MEN ARE SLUGGING IT OUT! DRAKE JABS HIS THUMB IN MALCOLM’S EYES AND HE DRAGS HIM UP THE TOP ROPE!  MALCOLM CONTINUES TO TRY AND FIGHT HIS WAY FREE BUT DRAKE SLAMS HIS FIST INTO MALCOLM’S INJURED ARM! THAT ALLOWS DRAKE TO HOOK MALCOLM!!!!!

Persephone: :lupe:!!! THEY ARE PERCHED PRECARIOUSLY ON THE TOP ROPE!!!! OH GOD! THIS IS GOING TO BE BAD!!!!

( The camera cuts to an upclose shot of Drake and Malcolm. Drake is looking at Malcolm with nothing but pity in his eyes. )

Drake King: (off-mic) I’m not sorry it had to be this way.

Malcolm Jones: (off-mic) Don’t ever forget the name of man who fucking made you.

( Drake gives Malcolm a bitter look and despite the situation, Malcolm manages to maintain his arrogance. )

Malcolm Jones: (off-mic) That would be EYE… Malcolm. Hakeem. Jones.

James Peters: ‘OVERHAUL’!!!!! DRAKE WITH A SWINGING REVERSE STO OFF THE TOP ROPE THAT SENDS BOTH MEN CRASHING THROUGH THE TABLE! THE C-4 EXPLOSIVES STRAPPED TO THAT TABLE JUST WENT OFF, DEAFENING THIS CROWD, AND SENDING UP A CLOUD OF SMOKE!

( It takes a while for the smoke to clear. The fans sit in silence and horror, waiting to see what’s happened. The referee is trying to wave the smoke away, but like everyone else, he is at the mercy of having to wait for it to clear. Once it does, everyone’s worst fears are confirmed. Drake King is sprawled on top of Malcolm Jones, and Malcolm’s shoulders are down. )

Rich Russillo: :mjcry: Not like this… not like this…

( Even Persephone is a bit stunned, and has nothing bitchy to say. Everyone watches as the referee gets down to make the count. )

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

…………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…

(Ding! Ding! Ding! )

Bella Braxton: I… wow… 

( The Voltage ring announcer pauses for a moment, having to collect herself. )

Bella Braxton: AND HERE IS YOU W-WINNER… AND NEW EAW WORLD CHAMPION… DRAKE THE REDEEMER!

( ‘Taking A Stand’ by Henry Jackman begins to blast across the stadium speakers. The fans sit there in absolute disgust and stunned silence. )

James Peters: I think the lack of reaction from the crowd speaks volumes about what we just witnessed. There wasn’t a single fan who stepped foot inside this building tonight that wanted to see Drake King make good on his promise to end the career of Malcolm Jones.

Rich Russillo: I really don’t know how I feel right now. I just don’t. Malcolm was a centerpiece of REVOLT and someone who made an incredible name for himself in this business in such a short period of time. Three Pain for Pride main events. Two world championship reigns. Interwire Championship reign. Unified Tag Team Championship reign. King of Elite winner. He has amassed a Hall of Fame worthy resume and was destined to do so much more, but it wasn’t to be. It just wasn’t to be here tonight.

( Keisha Brown, Malcolm’s pregnant girlfriend, has come from the back and rushed down the ramp. The referee has already helped Drake King out of the smoldering wreckage and is trying to help him to his feet. As Drake is being helped, his eyes clash with Keisha’s and he can’t help but crack a disgusting smile at her. Keisha turns away from him and kneels down to tend to Malcolm, refusing to acknowledge Drake at all. )

( All this does is amuse The Messiah, who manages to find the energy to stand up, and demands that the referee raise his hand. The referee reluctantly does, and motions for the timekeeper to pass him the EAW World Championship. He passes it to Drake who merely rolls his eyes, not really giving a shit about the belt. He turns and looks at Keisha, who has gotten Malcolm into a sitting position, and she is cradling him in her arms and whispering in his ear. Malcolm’s eyes are on Drake, though, and it’s hard to read the emotion in them. Words unspoken, more or less, but all Drake does is shrug. He rolls out of the ring and begins to make his way up the ramp, where Myles and Minerva wait for him on the stage. )

( The new National Elite Champion and the Cash in the Vault holder, their prizes in hand, open their arms and embrace their stablemate as Drake staggers onto the stage. Seeing the three members of New Eden locked in an embrace sends the crowd into an absolute rage. Myles, Minerva, and Drake break apart, and take a moment to soak up the crowd’s reaction. All three of them look at one another and smile. Minerva holds the National Elite Championship up in the air. Myles raises the Cash in the Vault briefcase up in the air. And a battered, war-torn Drake smirks as he raises the EAW World Championship up. )

James Peters: Unbelievable.

( Inside the ring, Malcolm Jones has gotten to his feet. The only person he wants around him is Keisha at the moment, but he wants to stand on his own. He limps over to the ropes, his elbow visibly swollen, and looking like someone who barely survived a car crash. All he can do is lean against the ropes and watch as New Eden make a spectacle out of the championships and prizes they claimed to never have wanted in the first place. )

( New Eden once again turn towards one another, and without saying a word, they ceremoniously drop their championships and the briefcase and let them clatter to the stage like they mean nothing. Myles and Minerva wrap their arms around Drake to help him stand, and their final words are perfectly clear. In perfect unison all three of them say what they have been saying since Grand Rampage together. )

( “No one BUT New Eden. )

( The Voltage commentary team doesn’t even bother signing off. They have made their way to the ring, along with Bella Braxton, and all the officials who were around the ring to shake Malcolm’s hand and wish him well. )

( The last shot of Pain for Pride 14 is New Eden standing together as a united force knowing that in the end, they were the ones who got the last laugh. )

( EAW logo buzzes. )