(EAW Intro Plays….)
(A sky image of Nashville, Tennessee is seen going over the famous city, one that is home to the Grand Ole’ Opry where all the best in country music once performed, but as the images of the city continue, it lands right on Geodis Park, the home of Pain For Pride 16 for the next three nights.)
Narrator: Pain For Pride… the culmination of what an Elitist has accomplished on that given season and in their careers. It is a night that will define Elitists, crush hearts, bring victory, and be one of the most memorable moments they will never forget. Win or Lose, it is the stage constructed for these individuals who have worked the entire year to get here. For some it will be their first, for others it could be their last. There are new Main Eventers, originals that continue in their spot, the young talent looking to elevate themselves and the established still trying to hang on by a rope.
(As the narrator talks, several images come up of the champions currently in the EAW such as Drake King, Dr. Bethany Blue, Jake Smith, and Limmy Monaghan. Then it switches to Veena Adams, Milli Banks, POTARA, PJ Hendrix, Hikari Kanno, and Caroline.)
Narrator: Those with the gold will be put through the test. Can they survive the onslaught by the challengers who want it, who have earned the right to challenge for what they hold dear?
(The images now show Methuselah, Kassidy Heart, Adam Lucas, Myles, Jack Ripley, Jon Kelton, DOMINION, The Queen Bees, Off-Brand Amphetamines, Shane Gates, Jay Jerry Johnson, Serenity, TLA, and Hans Grayson.)
Narrator: It is not only those in search of Championship victory, because for some, it is about having that great moment5, for others to elevate themselves into the upper echelon and for the few, survival. They wrestle for an edict important to them.
(Now it changes to images of Sheridan Muller, Miku Sakai, Joso, Ruler, Donovan Duke, and Alex Myers. Then it switches to Andre Walker, Bronson Daniels, Minerva, Yhwach O’Hara, Scott Diamond, The Visual Prophet, Impact, Ms. Extreme, Sienna Jade, Rex McAllister, Cameron Ella Ava, Daryl Kinkade, Chris Elite Madison Kaline, Theron Nikolas, and ARIA.)
Narrator: But some battles are won at the forefront, they are for power or idealism.
(Ronan Malosi, Halsey Neel, Sierra Everett, and Candice Blair are shown.)
Narrator: To the next generation, looking for that big win to prepare them for what is next.
(Tha images now show Lexi, Usagi Senshi, and Jamie Cross. Then various members of the 24/7 Battle Royal)
Narrator: Each of them will look for what they seek, some will be lucky to feel Pride, those that are not too lucky will feel Pain, but they all will in the end, feel the Pride through The Pain.
(The images slowly black out and then transition to the stage of the Grand Ole’ Opry in some archived footage. There sits a man with a guitar and a lone spotlight shining on him. He then starts to strum the strings of his guitar. He is Johnny Cash…._
Johnny Cash: … And I heard, as it were, the noise of thunder. One of the four beasts saying, ‘Come and see.’ and I saw, and behold a white horse.
(The strings start to play faster as Johny slowly leans into the mic to sing.)
Johnny Cash: … There’s a man goin’ ’round takin’ names And he decides who to free and who to blame. Everybody won’t be treated all the same. There’ll be a golden ladder reachin’ down. When the man comes around.
(The footage starts to play off the 24/7 Battle Royal participants. The Major, Michael Machina, Mercer McKay, Kasai, Tanner Black, Ayu Megumi, Drake Armstrong, Roberto De La Rosa, Axel Graves, Delilah Rose, Harley Lewis, MITSUBACHI, Bea Valentine, Rain Kasey, Lucas Johnson, NOVA, Danny Cage, Keoga Leoso, Rory Slate. It then transitions to Jamie Cross, Lexi and Usagi Senshi battling it out and interacting with each other. Finally, it shows Ronan Malosi, Halsey Neel, Caroline, and Sierra Everett, once a tight knit group now at war for Disney.
Johnny Cash: … The hairs on your arm will stand up. At the terror in each sip and in each sup. Will you partake of that last offered cup. Or disappear into the potter’s ground? When the man comes around….
(It then switches to Madison Kaline slapping her ass for ARIA to kiss, but she is having none of that. It then changes to Milli Banks showing the Specialists Championship up in the air, as Serenity Valdez, the Empress of Elite smiles and nods. Then it flips to Chris Elite pointing into the ring and Theron Nikolas inviting him in with footage of the two then fighting.)
Johny Cash: … Hear the trumpets hear the pipers. One hundred million angels singin’. Multitudes are marchin’ to the big kettledrum. Voices callin’, voices cryin’. Some are born and some are dyin’. It’s alpha and omega’s kingdom come, And the whirlwind is in the thorn tree. The virgins are all trimming their wicks. The whirlwind is in the thorn tree. It’s hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
( Sienna Jade screams in the ring pointing at herself as Cameron Ella Ava gets right up to her face. It transitions to Rex McAllister trying to talk to Daryl Kinkade, which then turns into an all out fist fight. Caroline is then ascending into the ring with fog around her, as Hans Grayson smiles and is seen jumping from corner to corner in the ring. Finally, The Visual Prophet is shown cooking as Scott Diamon shakes his head. CY Henderson trying to keep peace between the two.)
Johnny Cash: … Till armageddon no shalam, no shalom. Then the father hen will call his chickens home. The wise man will bow down before the throne. And at his feet they’ll cast their golden crowns. When the man comes around….
(The video then changes to Ms. Extreme bloody and beaten with her arm raised high. It then shows Impact standing tall in the middle of the ring, before fading to Andre Walker and Bronson Daniels face to face in the middle of the ring. Then it goes to TLA smiling and taunting Hikari Kanno, as the beautiful Hardcore Champion holds up the title proud. Finally it has Yhwach O’Hara with a bloody lead pipe smiling, then switches to the Gypsy walking right up to him as he listens to her words ready for their Three Stages of Hell.
Johnny Cash: … Whoever is unjust let him be unjust still. Whoever is righteous let him be righteous still. Whoever is filthy let him be filthy still. Listen to the words long written down. When the man comes around.
(The Cash In the Vault Participants are shown, Sheridan Muller in action, Alex Myers diving off the top of a turnbuckles on a table. Donovan Duke wrestling, Joso posing in the ring, Ruler smiling in the darkness, Miku Sakai throwing up a middle finger. Then it switches to PJ Hendrix holding up the Specialist Championship, followed by Shane Gates walking to the ring and Jay Jerry Johnson wrestling. Then it transitions to the Tag Teams of POTARA, DOMINION, The Queen Bees and the Off-Brand Amphetamines, having an all out brawl in the ring, finishing with Veena Adams posing as beautiful as ever, Jon Kelton with Londyn heading to the ring and finally Jack Ripley within action and accepting his Hall of Fame induction.)
Johnny Cash: … Hear the trumpets hear the pipers. One hundred million angels singin’. Multitudes are marchin’ to the big kettledrum. Voices callin’, voices cryin’. Some are born and some are dyin’. It’s alpha and omega’s kingdom come. And the whirlwind is in the thorn tree. The virgins are all trimming their wicks. The whirlwind is in the thorn trees. It’s hard for thee to kick against the prick. In measured. hundredweight and penny pound. When the man comes around.
(Jake Smith and Adam Lucas are seen wrestling, then they are face to face with each other before going into fists. Limmy Monaghan Returns to Myles surprise. The two then have a stare down as the two go into a violent rage. Then it fades into Dr. Bethany Blue holding up the Universal Women’s Championship and smiling while Kassidy Heart is seen being held back, then showing their bloody battles. Finally, it has Methuselah standing there with his arms spread laughing while Drake King shaking in anger, holding the EAW World Championship before they collide.)
Johnny Cash: … And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts And I looked, and behold a pale horse And his name that sat on him was death, and hell followed with him…..
(The image of Nashville slowly fades to black.)
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Narrator: NOW LIVE EAW AND DISNEY PLUS WITH INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY HITTING THEATRES, FROM THE GEODI PARK IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE….. PAIN FOR PRIDE 16!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(The fireworks go off as Nutbush City Limits by the great late Tina Turner plays throughout the arena as thousands of screaming fans from the sold out park stand in unison and cheer loudly. The camera pans to all the announce teams but focuses on the Dynasty team of Stew-O, Jake Mercer, and Flannery McCoy.)
Stew-O: WE ARE LIVE FOR THE THREE NIGHT EVEN THAT IS PAIN FOR PRIDE 16! I AM STEW-O ALONG WITH JAKE MERCER! FLANNERY MCCOY! WE ALSO HAVE DEADPREZ, EVE, AND GAVIN KIRKLAND REPRESENTING SHOWDOWN AND JAMES PETERS, RICH RUSSILLO AND PERSEPHONE REPRESENTING VOLTAGE! WHAT AN INCREDIBLE NIGHT WE HAVE HERE TONIGHT AND WE ARE LOOKING AT THE CULMINATION OF EVERY ELITISTS HARD WORK AT THE BIGGEST STAGE OF THEM ALL… PAIN FOR PRIDE!
Jake Mercer: IT REALLY IS AND WE HAVE FOUR WORLD TITLES ON THE LINE AND THE REST OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS TOO! WE HAVE A KISS MY ASS MATCH! A KARMA’S END! UNSANCTIONED RULES AND THREE STAGES OF HELL! ALL CONCLUDED WITH ALSO GLASS WALLZ AND BARBED WIRED MASSACRE! I MEAN WOW!
Flannery McCoy: IT REALLY IS A WEEKEND TO REMEMBER AND ALL THE TOP STARS OF THE EAW ARE HERE AND SOME OF THESE ARE GOING TO BE PERSONAL BUT WHY WAIT! WE HAVE A LONG THREE DAYS AHEAD AND LET’S TAKE IT DOWN TO STEPHIE LOVE TO INTRODUCE THE FIRST MATCH OF PAIN FOR PRIDE 16!!!!
(The camera pans to Stephie Love and the graphic for the opening match.)
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(The camera fades to ringside, where Stephie Love is seen holding a microphone in her hand.)
Stephie Love: Ladies and gentlemen…. The following contest is scheduled for ONE FALL!!!!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!!!
Stephie Love: Ladies and gentlemen please welcome the special guest referee of this match, CCCYYYYYYYYYYY HHEEEENNDDDEERRRRSSOOOOOONNNNNN!!!!!!!
(‘Tupac Back’ by Meek Mill hits, and loud cheers come from the crowd as Cy Henderson walks out. He’s not dressed in ring attire, instead wearing a referee shirt as he’s prepared to officiate the upcoming match. He has a smile on his face as he sees all of the loud fans in attendance, and without wasting much time he begins heading to the ring.)
Stew-O: This will be a very interesting match, especially with the presence of Cy Henderson, who is here to make sure things remain under control.
Jake Mercer: Yeah we’ll see how that works out. This definitely won’t be the easiest match to keep under control knowing who’ll be in the ring with him.
(‘Toad’ by Justin Hurwitz hits, and this causes a loud reaction from the crowd. There is a bit of a mix, but overall it’s a positive reaction as Scott Diamond begins walking out to the stage, prepared for the upcoming match against the Visual Prophet. He’s been waiting for this, and doesn’t waste his time on the stage. Instead he begins walking down the ramp to cheers, boos, and more, focused on nothing but the ring in front of him.)
Stephie Love: Introducing first… From Long Island, New York… Weighing in at 262 pounds… “THE MAD TITAN” SSSCCOOOOTTTTTTTTT DDDIIIIAAAMMMOOONNNNDDD!!!!!!!!
Stew-O: You can tell Scott Diamond has been waiting for this, and I don’t blame him. We all know how this started. Viz put out a challenge just to deny Scott the opportunity to face him. Now, the match is finally happening.
Jake Mercer: Wait wait wait, I think your wording is a bit biased there. What really happened is that Scott acted like a coward, and attacked Dr. Angelo D’Angelo for no reason!
Flannery McCoy: Really? Stew is the biased one here? Scott may have attacked Dr. Angelo, but we both know exactly why that happened, just like we know why this match is happening. The only question is whether or not Scott will be able to leave this match as the winner.
(‘5 Milli’ By Icewear Vezzo follows, and this time the reaction is far more negative as boos are heard all throughout the building. The Visual Prophet begins walking out with a confident look on his face, seemingly ready for the upcoming match. He stares at Scott Diamond, and Cy Henderson watches on as Viz slowly walks down the ramp, taking all the time he wants as he makes another entrance at the biggest event of the year.)
Stephie Love: And his opponent… Residing in Engadine, Michigan… Weighing in at 270 pounds… “CHEF” VIIIISSSUUUAAALLLLLL PRRRROOPPPHHHEEETTTTTT!!!!!!!
Stew-O: Well it definitely won’t be easy, I’ll say that much. You don’t have to like all of the Visual Prophet’s actions, but you have to admit that he’s one of the very best in the world. He is officially a Hall of Famer now, and it’s well deserved.
Jake Mercer: Of course it is! If there’s anyone that deserves to be in the Hall of Fame it’s him, and Scott Diamond is about to see exactly why he’s a Hall of Famer now! I’m excited for this one, this should be good!
Flannery McCoy: As clear as your bias is, I have to agree that this will be a fantastic match! We’ve been waiting a very long time for this, and now it’s finally happening! Scott Diamond versus the Visual Prophet!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Jake Mercer: HERE WE GO! BIG MEATY MEN SLAPPING MEAT! :ahh:!! I LOVE IT!!!
Flannery McCoy: You’re sounding like Gavin Kirkland salivating over the prospect of a Limmy Monaghan versus Yhwach O’Hara match some day.
Stew-O: THIS MATCH IS ON AS SCOTT AND VIZ COLLIDED WITH ONE ANOTHER! They’re jostling back and forth for positioning but it’s Viz who takes control and muscles Scott into the corner! He hits him right in the face with a huge forearm shot and looks to whip Scott Diamond across the ring! Scott plants his feet, catches Viz with an elbow, and takes him to the ground with an armdrag!
Jake Mercer: Scott forces Viz’s shoulders to the mat but Viz shows off some impressive mat skills by wrapping his legs around Scott’s neck and looking to put him in a pinning position! Scott kicks out and slips out of the headscissors before Cy can start the count and with Scott on his feet, he looks to slam his knee right into Viz’s face!
Flannery McCoy: Viz avoids the strike and now he’s back up! He blocks a forearm and grabs Scott in a bearhug! Viz attempts a belly-to-belly, but Scott blocks it and begins to pry Viz’s arms off of him. He breaks free and Viz manages to duck a wild right hand! He races past Scott to hit the ropes, but Scott catches him on the rebound with a beautiful clothesline!
Stew-O: Viz is down on the mat and SCOTT LEAPS UP!
Jake Mercer: :yikes: SCOTT DIAMOND JUST TRIED TO HIT VIZ WITH A SPLASH BUT VIZ ROLLED OUT OF THE WAY! Scott is grabbing at his midsection and Viz is making him pay! It’s Pain for Pride, you gotta take risks, I guess. But I’m not sure why Scott Diamond, of all people, tried for a leaping body splash in the opening minutes of this match!
Flannery McCoy: Viz is putting the boots to Scott right now but he knows that’s not going to be enough. He grabs Scott by the hair and puts him in a side headlock. Viz is crafty and I’m sure he’s looking to wear Scott down early on, but Scott is unloading those elbows right now! They’re catching Viz right in the ribs and the newly minted Hall of Famer has no choice but to let go of his opponent! This time it’s Scott who runs the ropes BUT VIZ JUST DUCKED UNDER SCOTT, LIFTED HIM UP, AND DROPPED HIM RIGHT ON HIS BACK!
Stew-O: VIZ LOOKS TO FOLLOW UP WITH A STANDING MOONSAULT BUT SCOTT JUST GOT HIS KNEES UP!
Jake Mercer: BIG MEATY MEN SLAPPING MEAT AND GOING FOR FANCY MOVES!!! 🤤🤤🤤🤤. I AM OBSESSED, GUYS!!!!
Stew-O: Scott is back to his feet and he’s targeting Viz’s lower back! Those kicks connect and Scott snatches Viz up by the hair! He nails him in the kidney area with a massive forearm before transitioning into a belly-to-belly suplex of his own! He connects and hooks the leg!
Cy Henderson: ONE…
Flannery McCoy: VIZ KICKS OUT AT ONE!
Stew-O: Scott quickly wraps Viz in a sleeper, but Viz is able to use his powerful legs to push up, and now both men are standing. Viz swings, catching Scott in the ear with a right hand, and he follows up with a left hand! Viz is absolutely unloading on Scott now and he kicks him right in the mid-section! Viz hooks the neck and spikes Scott’s head into the mat with a DDT!
Jake Mercer: Big Viz doesn’t go for the cover. Instead, he stomps on Scott a few times before pulling him up and hitting him with a European style uppercut! He connects with two more uppercuts before picking up Scott AND PRESSING HIM OVER HIS HEAD! That’s a hell of a display of strength from Viz and he lets Scott drop to the mat! Viz drops a huge elbow across Scott’s throat before getting him up and whipping him into the ropes! He runs right at Scott, sending him crashing down with a huge shoulder tackle, and Scott immediately rolls to the outside of the ring!
Flannery McCoy: Scott’s attempting to collect himself but Viz doesn’t want to waste any time. He reaches through the ropes to grab Scott by the hair, but Scott catches him in the jaw solid right. Viz is only momentarily stunned because as soon as Scott pulls himself on the apron, Viz dives through the ropes, taking Scott down with another shoulder tackle! Scott slips off the ring and hits his chin right on the apron!
Stew-O: Scott is holding his jaw but Viz through the ropes with a dropkick! Scott is down and Viz is out of the ring! He grabs a handful of hair, slamming Scott’s face into the apron, and rolls him back inside! Scott scrambles to his feet but Viz clips him in the back of the knee! A clubbing blow to the back of the head puts Scott down and Viz goes for his first cover of the match!
Cy Henderson: ONE!!!
Jake Mercer: KICK OUT AT ONE FROM SCOTT!
Flannery McCoy: Viz has Scott up and he Irish whips him into the corner! Running at full speed, Viz crashes into Scott with a corner clothesline! Scott slumps to the mat and Viz stomps on Scott’s face a few times! He quickly switches to a foot choke and Cy finds himself forced to get involved now.
Cy Henderson: Alright, Viz. One… two… three… four…
Stew-O: Viz backs off but it’s only a momentary reprieve! He drives his knee into Scott’s face and gets him up! ‘IKE TURNER SPECIAL’!!! The spinning backfist connects and Viz pulls Scott out of the corner and drops him in the middle of the ring with a running bulldog! Viz picks up Scott, whirls around, and slams him into the mat with a beautiful sit-out powerbomb! Viz goes for the cover!!!
Cy Henderson: ONE!!!
Cy Henderson: TWO!!!!
Flannery McCoy: KICK OUT!
Jake Mercer: It’s been awhile since any of us have seen Scott Diamond dominated like this early in a match. He’s so used to being the aggressor and being able to bully his opponents, but Viz isn’t built like everyone else. He’s special, and Scott Diamond is learning that the hard way so far.
Stew-O: Once again, Scott is whipped into the corner. Viz gets a running start and he just drives his shoulder into the gut of his opponent. Scott is doubled over, clutching his stomach and Viz starts to punch him in the head! Scott answers with some shots to the breadbasket which forces Viz to take a step back. Scott shakes off the punishment he’s taken and knocks Viz to the mat with a clothesline.
Flannery McCoy: But Viz is right back up and he’s swinging. Scott takes a nasty shot to the face, but he fires back with one of his own! He grabs Viz’s head, brings it down, and drives his knee into Viz’s face! Viz stumbles back against the ropes and Scott knocks him out of the ring! Viz takes a hard spill on the outside and Scott drops down beside him. Viz greets him with another shot to the gut, but Scott stomps Viz right in the face.
Jake Mercer: Scott helps Viz to his feet, uncorks a chop to the chest, and looks to send Viz into the steel steps! Viz fires back with several successful forearm shots and whips Scott into the barricades! Viz backs up and runs towards Scott, but Scott catches him in the jaw with a big boot! Scott follows up by taking Viz by the head and throwing him into the LED ringpost!
Stew-O: Scott rolls Viz back into the ring but look at Viz! He’s already getting up and he greets Scott with a kick to the face! Scott was climbing through the ropes but Viz caught him with a kick, and now Viz is dragging Scott back into the ring! Scott is on his knees and Viz nails him with another kick! Using the ropes for momentum, Viz flattens Scott with a running dropkick and Viz goes for the cover!
Cy Henderson: OOONNNEEE!!!
Cy Henderson: TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
Flannery McCoy: Scott kicks out and Viz quickly jerks him up into a sitting position. He’s cinched in a sleeper but Scott reaches up and shoves his thumb in Viz’s eye! Viz lets go, giving Scott a chance to put some space between them, and he’s back to his feet! Scott takes Viz down with a big boot to the face! He’s quick to pull Viz up and he’s going to life him… but Viz pays Scott back by raking him across the back and he’s on his feet! He shoves Scott chest first into the corner and rolls him up from behind!
Cy Henderson: OOONNNEEE!!!
Cy Henderson: TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
Jake Mercer: A shocked Scott Diamond kicks out and he rushes towards Viz! He drives Viz all the way into the corner and begins to pummel him with a bevy of shoulder thrusts! He backs off, leaving Viz clutching at his stomach, and Scott snaps Viz’s head back with a nasty uppercut.
Flannery McCoy: Viz answers with a forearm but Scott just chopped the hell out of Viz! Viz is clutching at his majestic chest now and Scott lands another uppercut!
Jake Mercer: Did you just refer to Viz’s chest as majestic?
Flannery McCoy: I can appreciate the fact he’s more endowed than I will ever be, Jake.
Stew-O: :mjlol: Alrighty.
Flannery McCoy: Scott pulls Viz out of the corner and he hooks him by the tights! I think Scott wants to get Viz up for a stalling vertical suplex, but Viz isn’t exactly a small man. He blocks the first attempt, but Scott with a huge clubbing blow to the back! Scott tries again and this time he gets Viz up in the air!
Jake Mercer: Scott is grinning like a madman as he holds Viz upside down! All the blood is rushing to Viz’s head right now and he’s at the mercy of Scott Diamond! Scott is walking around the ring and making sure every fan gets a good look at his impressive show of strength :wow:. Doesn’t he kind of look like a sexy Viking warrior?
Flannery McCoy: Do you have some kind of fetish for beefy blondes, Jake?
Stew-O: :mjlol: Guys.
Jake Mercer: :damn: SCOTT JUST TURNED THE STALLING VERTICAL SUPLEX INTO A STALLING BRAINBUSTER AND VIZ IS SPRAWLED OUT ON THE MAT! SCOTT WITH THE COVER!
Cy Henderson: OOONNNEEE!!!
Cy Henderson: TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
Cy Henderson: TTTTTHHH-
Flannery McCoy: GUNNA TAKE MORE THAN THAT!
Stew-O: I have no doubt that Scott is well aware of that. He knows exactly who the Visual Prophet is and what he’s bringing to this match.
Jake Mercer: Scott mounts Viz and begins to absolutely pummel him! Those huge fists are connecting with Viz’s head and Viz does what he can to cover up! Scott’s not having it and he quickly brings them both back up. He slips behind Viz, hooks the waist, and tosses him into the corner with a release German suplex!
Flannery McCoy: The back of Viz’s head connected with the turnbuckles but Scott’s not giving him any time to recover. He’s stomping on Viz’s stomach and finally pulls him out of the corner. Viz is brought to his feet once again and Scott hooks him for another German!
Stew-O: Viz seems to have anticipated that and he catches Scott in the temple with a back elbow! Viz whips around, looking for another ‘Ike Turner Special’ but Scott ducks and kicks Viz in the stomach! He goes to spike Viz with a DDT, but Viz grabs Scott’s arm and wrestles him down to the mat! Viz is looking for a quick armbar and Scott throws his legs towards the ropes! Cy doesn’t have to get involved as Viz breaks the hold, and Scott slips to the outside! Viz follows suit but Scott baits him by climbing right back in the ring and greeting him with a kick to the head!
Stew-O: Scott quickly pulls Viz up and he’s going back to his bread and butter. He wants to hit Viz with another German, but Viz slips away. Viz races to the corner, runs up the ropes, but Scott is right behind him! Scott slips under Viz, turns around, and he’s got him up in a powerbomb!
Jake Mercer: Viz rains punches down on top of Scott’s head, forcing him to loosen his grip, and VIZ TURNS SCOTT’S POWERBOMB INTO A SUNSET FLIP! VIZ WITH THE COVER!
Cy Henderson: OOONNNEEE!!!
Flannery McCoy: VERY QUICK kick out from Scott and both of these Hall of Famers are back. Scott looks to land a forearm, but Viz blocks and tries for one of his own! Scott blocks it, and now both are at a stand still! Scott looks at Viz. Viz looks at Scott. BOTH OF THEM RUN THE ROPES!
Stew-O: THEY COME BARRELING TOWARDS ONE ANOTHER BUT NEITHER MAN GOES DOWN! SCOTT’S LAUGHING, WHILE VIZ IS SMIRKING, AND THIS CROWD HAS SUDDENLY GOTTEN REAL LOUD! BOTH OF THEM LOCK-UP AND SCOTT TAKES CONTROL WITH A KNEE TO THE STOMACH! HE MUSCLES VIZ TO THE ROPES AND SLAPS HIS HAND DOWN ON VIZ’S CHEST!
Jake Mercer: VIZ RETALIATES BY SHOVING SCOTT BACK AND THEY’RE LOCKING HORNS AGAIN! VIZ SLAMS SCOTT BACK AGAINST THE ROPES, BUT SCOTT REVERSES THEIR POSITION! BOTH OF THEM ARE TRYING TO GAIN THE UPPERHAND AND ARE IN THE CORNER NOW. VIZ HAS SCOTT BACK FIRST AGAINST THE TURNBUCKLES AND HE’S GOT HIM IN A CHOKE!
Flannery McCoy: CY STEPS IN AND STARTS TO ISSUE THE COUNT, AND VIZ WAITS UNTIL THE LAST POSSIBLE SECOND TO BREAK! HE STEPS BACK, BUT STOMPS ON SCOTT’S STOMACH AND KICKS HIM RIGHT IN THE KNEE! VIZ SLIDES OUT OF THE RING AND HOOKS THE RIGHT KNEE AROUND THE ROPES AND HE DRIVES HIS ELBOW INTO IT! HE LIFTS SCOTT’S LEG AND SLAMS IT DOWN ACROSS THE ROPES!
Stew-O: SCOTT YANKS HIS LEG FROM THE ROPES AND IS CLUTCHING HIS KNEE! VIZ IS BACK IN THE RING AND HE’S PULLING SCOTT OUT OF THE CORNER! SCOTT USES HIS GOOD LEG TO KICK VIZ AWAY, BUT VIZ WITH AN ELBOW DROP ON THE RIGHT LEG! HE QUICKLY GRABS THE INJURED LIMB AND LOOKS FOR A SINGLE LEG CRAB, BUT SCOTT USES THE LEFT LEG AND BOOTS VIZ AWAY FROM HIM! VIZ REBOUNDS OFF THE ROPES AND SCOTT WITH A GRAPEVINE STYPE PIN!
Cy Henderson: OOONNNEEE!!!
Cy Henderson: TTTTWWWW-
Jake Mercer: VIZ ROLLS OUT OF THE PIN AND SCRAMBLES TO HIS FEET! SCOTT IS ALREADY HOBBLING TOWARDS HIM AND SCOTT IS ABLE TO DEFLECT A DROP KICK! SCOTT CATCHES VIZ’S LEGS AND QUICKLY TURNS HIM OVER, HOOKING IN A MODIFIED VERSION OF THE BOSTON CRAB! SCOTT SITS BACK AS FAR AS HE CAN, BUT LOOK! HIS RIGHT LEG JUST GAVE WAY!
Flannery McCoy: VIZ MAKES HIS WAY TO THE ROPES AND PULLS HIMSELF UP! HE IS ABLE TO GREET SCOTT WITH A KICK TO THE RIGHT KNEE THAT NEARLY SENDS SCOTT TO THE GROUND! VIZ KICKS HIM AGAIN AND THIS TIME SCOTT DROPS! VIZ STOMPS AWAY ON THE KNEE BEFORE GRABBING THE RIGHT LEG AND GETTING OUT OF THE RING! HE PULLS SCOTT TOWARDS THE RING POST AND HE SLAMS SCOTT’S LEG INTO THE POST!
Stew-O: IT’S NOT LOOKING GOOD FOR SCOTT DIAMOND AS VIZ SLAMS HIS LEG INTO THE POST AGAIN! SCOTT IS CLEARLY IN PAIN AND VIZ IS BACK IN THE RING! VIZ WRAPS SCOTT IN A SINGLE LEG CRAB, AND SCOTT IMMEDIATELY REACHES FOR THE ROPES!
Jake Mercer: VIZ IS WELL AWARE OF THEIR RING POSITION THOUGH! HE MAINTAINS THE HOLD AND PULLS SCOTT TO THE CENTER OF THE RING! SCOTT IS DOING HIS BEST TO CLAW HIS WAY BACK TO THE ROPES, BUT VIZ SINKS DOWN EVEN LOWER!
Flannery McCoy: :lupe: I bet Scott wishes he went harder when it’s leg day :lupe:
Cy Henderson: (off-mic) Scott! Do you give up?
Stew-O: If looks could kill…
Jake Mercer: Welp, Scott just answered Cy by flipping him the middle finger and now he’s digging deep! SCOTT IS SHOWING OFF HIS IMPRESSIVE UPPER BODY STRENGTH AND TRYING TO GET TO THE ROPES!
Flannery McCoy: VIZ IS DOING WHAT HE CAN TO HANG ONTO THAT SUBMISSION BUT SCOTT IS ALMOST AT THE ROPES!
Stew-O: ONE LAST LUNGE AND SCOTT HAS HIS HAND ON THE ROPE! VIZ HAS TO BREAK! HE DOESN’T WANT TOO! CY IS TELLING HIM TO LET GO BUT VIZ IS REFUSING!
Cy Henderson: (off-mic) ONE… TWO… THREE… FOUR… F-
Jake Mercer: VIZ HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO RELENT AND SCOTT QUICKLY PULLS HIMSELF OUT OF THE RING!
Flannery McCoy: Scott slowly pulls himself up on the apron using the ropes, and he’s definitely feeling the effects of that submission even after managing to escape it! I guess that’s what happens when you have a man your size trapping you in a hold like the single leg crab! Speaking of, it looks like Viz has something big in mind here!
Stew-O: IT LOOKS LIKE VIZ DOESN’T WANT TO GIVE SCOTT ANY TIME TO RECOVER!!! VIZ BEGINS RUNNING THE ROPES AS SCOTT MAKES IT BACK TO HIS FEET, AND NOW HE TAKES BOTH ELITISTS OUT TO RINGSIDE WITH A SPEAR THROUGH THE ROPES!!!!! WHAT A MOVE BY THE VISUAL PROPHET, TAKING HIMSELF OUT ALONG WITH SCOTT DIAMOND!!!!
Jake Mercer: You don’t see Viz pull that off very often, but we REALLY don’t see him do that to Elitists as big as Scott Diamond! Except for that one time back in ’97 when he-
Flannery McCoy: Don’t start.
Jake Mercer: 🙄 Anyways, both Elitists are down and that really isn’t good as Cy Henderson is gonna have to start counting! If they can’t get back to their feet and into the ring before the count of ten, this match might just go without a winner!
Cy Henderson: ONE!… TWO!…
Flannery McCoy: Both Elitists are pushing themselves back to their feet, which really just shows how durable they really are! Most Elitists would’ve probably stayed out of it for the entire ten count, but these two are already on all fours pushing themselves back up!
Cy Henderson: THREE!… FOUR!…
Stew-O: Viz is the first Elitist back to his feet, and instead of re-entering the ring he chooses to go after Scott Diamond! He pulls Scott into a front facelock, and-
Jake Mercer: WITH A BURST OF ENERGY SCOTT STARTS CHARGING FORWARD, RUNNING RIGHT INTO THE RING POST AND SENDING VIZ BACK FIRST INTO IT!!!!
Cy Henderson: FIVE!…
(Scott Diamond rolls back into the ring at the count of five…)
(And immediately rolls out of the ring, restarting the count.)
Stew-O: Uh oh. Scott just rolled out of the ring and reset the count back to one, and it looks like he has a lot more planned out here! Viz slowly pulls himself back to his feet, BUT SCOTT RUNS IN WITH A CLOTHESLINE TO VIZ, ONCE AGAIN SENDING VIZ BACK FIRST INTO THE RING POST!!!! SCOTT NOW SENDING VIZ RIGHT INTO THE BARRICADE, AND HE RUNS IN BEFORE STRIKING VIZ WITH A KNEE TO THE MIDSECTION!
Cy Henderson: ONE!… TWO!…
Jake Mercer: Scott pulls Viz into a front facelock, AND HE LIFTS HIM UP FOR A VERTICAL SUPLEX ON THE OUTSIDE- BUT INSTEAD OF DELIVERING THE MOVE HE DROPS VIZ FORWARD, CAUSING VIZ TO LAND STOMACH FIRST ON TOP OF THE BARRICADE!!!! SCOTT TAKES A FEW STEPS BACK, AND NOW HE RUNS IN BEFORE DELIVERING A BOOT TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD! This has been all Scott for the past few moments, which is insane knowing how these two made it out here in the first place!
Cy Henderson: THREE!… FOUR!…
Flannery McCoy: Viz starts crawling towards the area of the barricade that’s right in front of the timekeepers area. Scott has been dominating this match since they’ve made it to the outside, so I really don’t think this is where Viz wants to be right now!
Stew-O: SCOTT DIAMOND ALLOWED VIZ TO CRAWL AWAY, AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT’S BECAUSE HE HAD SOMETHING ON HIS MIND!!! SCOTT BEGINS CHARGING TOWARDS VIZ, PUTTING HIM THROUGH THE BARRICADE WITH A HUGE RUNNING SHOULDER BLOCK!!!!!
(*CRASH*!)
Jake Mercer: VIZ GOT OUT OF THE WAY!!!! VIZ SAVED HIMSELF AND SCOTT JUST WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE BARRICADE ON HIS OWN!!!!
Flannery McCoy: VIZ QUICKLY GRABS SCOTT AND THROWS HIM BACK INTO THE RING BEFORE FOLLOWING BEHIND, AND I DON’T THINK SCOTT EVEN KNOWS WHERE HE IS!!!! SCOTT IS STUMBLING TO HIS FEET, AND VIZ QUICKLY MANAGES TO SCOOP SCOTT UP INTO A FIREMAN’S CARRY!!!
Stew-O: PROPHET DRIVER!!!!! THE PROPHET DRIVER CONNECTS, AND SCOTT DIAMOND MIGHT BE DOWN AND OUT!!!!! VIZ QUICKLY PULLS HIMSELF ON TOP OF SCOTT BEFORE HOOKING THE LEGS, AND THIS MATCH MIGHT JUST BE OVER!!!!
Cy Henderson: ONE!!!!!
Cy Henderson: TWO!!!!
Cy Henderson: THREE!!!
Jake Mercer: SCOTT DIAMOND POWERS OUT!!!! THE MATCH ISN’T OVER, NOT YET!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: Viz gets to his feet, and he starts arguing with Cy Henderson! I don’t know what Viz is expecting from Cy, because that definitely wasn’t a three count! To Viz’s credit it was very close, but Scott actually managed to get the shoulder up and keep his chances alive! Cy is telling Viz that it was only a two count but I don’t think Viz likes what he’s being forced to hear, AS HE GETS ON TOP OF SCOTT AND JUST STARTS PUNCHING AWAY AT HIM! VIZ IS BEGINNING TO DELIVER PUNCHED AND ELBOWS TO SCOTT, REMINISCENT OF SCOTT’S OWN GROUND AND POUND!!!!
Stew-O: VIZ IS JUST RAINING STRIKES DOWN ON SCOTT’S HEAD, AND IT’S NOT VERY OFTEN YOU SEE SCOTT IN THIS POSITION BUT IF ANYONE WAS CAPABLE OF DOING SO, IT WAS THE VISUAL PROPHET! VIZ LOOKING TO DEAL AS MUCH DAMAGE AS POSSIBLE, POSSIBLY TO FORCE SCOTT TO REGRET KICKING OUT! VIZ CONTINUES DELIVERING STRIKE AFTER STRIKE-
Jake Mercer: WAIT WAIT WAIT, SCOTT JUST PULLED HIMSELF OVER VIZ!!!!! SCOTT JUST PULLED HIMSELF ON TOP OF VIZ, AND NOW THERE’S THE GROUND AND POUND!!!! THERE’S THE GROUND AND POUND BY SCOTT DIAMOND, VIZ IS IN TROUBLE!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: NOW IT’S SCOTT BEGINNING TO DELIVER ELBOWS OVER AND OVER TO VIZ’S HEAD, AND WE ALL KNOW JUST HOW DANGEROUS SCOTT CAN BE IN THIS POSITION!!! IF SCOTT’S ABLE TO, HE MIGHT JUST BEAT VIZ TO THE POINT OF SUBMISSION! AFTER ALL THESE TWO HAVE DONE TO EACH OTHER TONIGHT, I SURE DON’T THINK HE’D BE AGAINST IT! VIZ IS DOING HIS BEST TO TRY AND BLOCK THE STRIKES, BUT SCOTT IS ABLE TO PUSH VIZ’S ARMS OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE CONTINUING TO CONNECT WITH MORE AND MORE ELBOWS!
Stew-O: VIZ MANAGED TO PUSH SCOTT OFF OF HIM, AND NOW BOTH MEN QUICKLY RUSH BACK TO THEIR FEET! SCOTT NOW RUNNING IN AS HE LOOKS FOR A LARIAT-
Jake Mercer: BUT VIZ DUCKS UNDER IT BEFORE GRABBING SCOTT AND CONNECTING WITH A URANAGE!!!! VIZ NOW WITH ANOTHER COVER ON SCOTT DIAMOND, LOOKING TO PUT THIS ONE AWAY!!!!
Cy Henderson: ONE!!!!!!!
Cy Henderson: TWO!!!!!!!
Cy Henderson: T-
Flannery McCoy: AND THERE’S ANOTHER KICKOUT BY SCOTT!!!! Viz looks directly at Cy Henderson before just shaking his head, and Cy is forced to tell Viz once again that there was only a two count!
Stew-O: Viz grabs Scott from behind before pulling him up- AND HE’S TRYING TO LOCK IN THE CHEF’S KISS!!!! VIZ IS TRYING TO LOCK IN THE CHEF’S KISS, AND IF HE DOES SO SUCCESSFULLY, THIS MATCH MIGHT JUST BE OVER!!!! THIS SUBMISSION IS PART OF THE REASON SOSA HENDERSON IS NO LONGER AROUND, AND NOW IT MIGHT JUST BE THE REASON VIZ PICKS UP THE VICTORY AT PAIN FOR PRIDE!!!
Jake Mercer: WAIT A MINUTE, SCOTT DROPS DOWN TO A KNEE AND MANAGES TO FREE ONE OF HIS ARMS!!!! WHAT IS SCOTT…. NO, NO WAY!!!!
Flannery McCoy: SCOTT JUST MANAGED TO SAVE HIMSELF FROM THE CHEF’S KISS, AND IN TURN HE JUST SCOOPED VIZ UP ONTO HIS SHOULDERS!!!! THIS TIME IT’S SCOTT THAT HAS VIZ UP IN A FIREMAN’S CARRY, AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS!!!!! WE SAW THIS ONCE BEFORE, AND NOW IT LOOKS LIKE WE’RE ABOUT TO SEE IT ON THE BIGGEST SHOW OF THE YEAR!!! SCOTT DIAMOND WITH THE VORTEX!!!!!
Stew-O: NO!!! VIZ MANAGED TO SLIP OFF OF SCOTT’S SHOULDERS AND LAND BEHIND HIM, BEFORE PUSHING SCOTT INTO THE ROPES!!!! SCOTT BOUNCES OFF OF THE ROPES-
Jake Mercer: RIGHT INTO THE KISS TO THE HEAD!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: THAT DIDN’T CONNECT EITHER!!!! SCOTT JUST DUCKED UNDER IT BEFORE RUNNING OFF OF THE OPPOSITE PAIR OF ROPES!!!! VIZ TURNS TOWARDS SCOTT, AND SCOTT DROPS VIZ WITH THE POINT BLANK BICYCLE KICK!!!!!!
Stew-O: VIZ IS DOWN!!!!! VIZ IS DOWN AND OUT, AND NOW SCOTT LOOKS TO CAPITALIZE AS HE LIFTS VIZ UP FOR ONE OF THE BIGGEST CRUCIFIX POWERBOMBS HE’LL EVER HAVE TO DO! COLD HARD JUSTICE CONNECTS, AND NOW SCOTT GOES FOR THE COVER AFTER ONE HELL OF A COMBINATION!!!! THIS MATCH HAS TO BE OVER, THERE’S NO WAY VIZ CAN SURVIVE TWO HUGE MOVES LIKE THAT!!!!
Cy Henderson: ONE!!!!!!
Cy Henderson: TWO!!!!!!!
Cy Henderson: THREE!!!!!!!!!
Jake Mercer: THE VISUAL PROPHET GOT THE SHOULDER UP!!!!! VIZ GOT THE SHOULDER UP, THIS MATCH IS NOT OVER YET!!!! WOW! Even after both the Point Blank Bicycle Kick and Cold Hard Justice, Viz was able to get the shoulder up and keep this match going! You see why he’s in the Hall of Fame? You see why this man has been so successful? THIS is why! The Visual Prophet is one of the very best in Elite Answers Wrestling, and even Scott Diamond’s most dangerous moves won’t keep him down!
Flannery McCoy: Well I think we’re gonna have to see about that! Scott is dragging Viz back up, AND NOW HE BEGINS TO REPEATEDLY KNEE VIZ IN THE MIDSECTION, DOING AS MUCH DAMAGE AS HE CAN AS VIZ CAN’T EVEN RETALIATE RIGHT NOW! SCOTT SHOVES VIZ INTO THE ROPES, AND DROPS VIZ WITH A LARIAT AS SOON AS HE BOUNCES OFF OF THEM! Viz is on all fours trying to push himself back up, BUT SCOTT RUNS IN AND DELIVERS A KNEE TO THE SIDE, STOPPING VIZ FROM GETTING UP ON HIS OWN ACCORD!
Stew-O: Scott now dragging Viz back up once again, BEFORE THROWING VIZ OVER HIS HEAD WITH AN OVERHEAD BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX!!! VIZ ROLLS TO THE CORNER OF THE RING BEFORE USING THE TURNBUCKLES TO PULL HIMSELF UP, AND SCOTT DIAMOND IS ON A ROLL RIGHT NOW! The Visual Prophet is in a lot of trouble, and if Scott keeps this up Viz might not even have an opportunity to get back into this match! SCOTT STARTS RUNNING IN WHILE VIZ IS STILL IN THE CORNER, AND HE LOOKS FOR A RUNNING CLOTHESLINE!!!!
Jake Mercer: BUT NOBODY’S HOME!!!!! VIZ DUCKED UNDER THE CLOTHESLINE AS SCOTT RUNS INTO THE TURNBUCKLES!!! VIZ RUNS THE ROPES WHILE SCOTT STUMBLES OUT OF THE CORNER, AND VIZ DROPS SCOTT WITH A SHOULDER BLOCK!!!! SCOTT STUMBLES BACK TO HIS FEET, AND VIZ DROPS HIM WITH ANOTHER ONE!!! SCOTT STUMBLES UP ONCE MORE AND VIZ QUICKLY GRABS ONTO HIM, BEFORE HITTING SCOTT WITH A BELLY TO BELLY!!!!! VIZ STARTS RUNNING THE ROPES, AND NOW HE GOES FOR A SPLASH ON TOP OF SCOTT!!!
Flannery McCoy: IT CONNECTS, AND NOW VIZ LIFTS SCOTT ONTO HIS SHOULDERS BEFORE GOING FOR AIR BAE!!!!! VIZ STARTS THE AIRPLANE SPINS!!!!!
Jake Mercer: :blessed: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX! SEVEN! EI-
Stew-O: WOAH, SCOTT DIAMOND JUST MANAGED TO PULL HIMSELF OUT OF VIZ’S GRASP BEFORE DELIVERING A GERMAN SUPLEX!!!! SCOTT WITH ANOTHER GERMAN SUPLEX TO VIZ!!!!
Jake Mercer: :comeagain:
Flannery McCoy: Amazing counter by Scott, who slipped out of Viz’s grasp just like Viz managed to avoid the Vortex earlier! Scott and Viz have really been throwing everything they can at each other tonight, and it just goes to show how incredible these two really are! Viz is pulling himself back up in the corner, and once again Scott goes to approach him!
Stew-O: VIZ MANAGES TO LAND A KICK TO THE MIDSECTION THOUGH, AND HE FOLLOWS IT UP WITH AN UPPERCUT! SCOTT STUMBLES BACK, AND NOW VIZ RUNS IN AND FOLLOWS IT UP WITH A RIGHT HAND! SCOTT STUMBLES INTO THE OPPOSITE CORNER AND NOW VIZ JUST BEGINS STOMPING AWAY AT SCOTT, THROWING EVERYTHING HE HAS AT HIM FOR THE SAKE OF KEEPING HIM DOWN!!!! CY HENDERSON NOW BEING FORCED TO COUNT, AS IT LOOKS LIKE VIZ HAS NO INTENTIONS OF STOPPING!
Cy Henderson: Let him go, Viz! ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIV-
(The Visual Prophet finally backs away as Cy Henderson gets between him and Scott. There’s a brief staredown between Viz and Cy as the fans are heard loudly booing Viz.)
Stew-O: Viz pushes past Cy to get to Scott- AND IT LOOKS LIKE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN A MISTAKE, AS SCOTT DIAMOND MANAGES TO HIT VIZ WITH A RIGHT HAND!!! Viz almost got himself disqualified which is why Cy Henderson got himself involved, and while Viz clearly didn’t take too kindly to that, Scott seems to have gotten all the time he needed to recover! Or at the very least, the time needed to regain just enough strength to begin fighting back!
Jake Mercer: Scott pulls himself back up to his feet, AND NOW THERE’S A PUNCH TO VIZ’S SIDE, WHICH SCOTT QUICKLY FOLLOWS UP WITH AN UPPERCUT OF HIS OWN! SCOTT NOW LOOKING FOR A RIGHT HOOK, BUT VIZ DUCKS UNDER IT BEFORE KICKING SCOTT IN THE MIDSECTION!!! VIZ NOW RUNNING THE ROPES- BUT SCOTT RUNS IN BEHIND VIZ AND CATCHES VIZ OFF GUARD AS SOON AS HE BOUNCES OFF THE ROPES, KNEEING HIM IN THE MIDSECTION SO HARD IT CAUSES VIZ TO DROP TO THE MAT! Scott now, LIFTING VIZ UP FOR WHAT MIGHT JUST BE A POWERBOMB!!!!
Flannery McCoy: SCOTT CONNECTS WITH THE POWERBOMB, SLAMMING VIZ DOWN ONTO THE MAT!!!!!!
(……..)
Flannery McCoy: BUT SCOTT DOESN’T STOP AT ONE!!!!
Stew-O: SCOTT IS USING ALL OF THE STRENGTH HE HAS TO DEADLIFT VIZ BACK UP INTO THE AIR!!!!! SCOTT SOMEHOW MANAGED TO LIFT VIZ BACK INTO THE POWERBOMB POSITION, NOT EVEN LETTING GO OF HIM, AND NOW THERE’S A SECOND POWERBOMB IN A ROW!!!!
(…….)
Stew-O: AND SCOTT STILL IS NOT FINISHED!!!!! SCOTT IS LIFTING VIZ UP FOR A THIRD POWERBOMB IN A ROW!!!!
Jake Mercer: VIZ STARTS FIGHTING BACK!!! VIZ DELIVERS PUNCHES AND ELBOWS TO THE TOP OF SCOTT’S HEAD, BEFORE DELIVERING A DOUBLE AXE HANDLE THAT FORCES SCOTT TO LET GO OF HIM!!!! SCOTT NEARLY LANDED THREE POWERBOMBS IN A ROW, AND WHILE THAT’S A BEYOND IMPRESSIVE FEAT GIVEN THE SIZE OF VIZ, VIZ WAS ABLE TO PUT A STOP TO THAT! VIZ HITS SCOTT WITH A FOREARM THAT SENDS HIM BACKWARDS, AND NOW VIZ QUICKLY CHARGES IN!!!
Flannery McCoy: VIZ USES SCOTT DIAMOND’S OWN MOVE AGAINST HIM, THE POINT BLANK BICYCLE KICK!!!!!!
Stew-O: SCOTT GOT OUT OF THE WAY THOUGH, CAUSING VIZ TO HIT CY HENDERSON WITH THE BICYCLE KICK INSTEAD!!!!!
Jake Mercer: OH NO, OH NO!!! CY HENDERSON JUST GOT HIT WITH THE BICYCLE KICK, AND NOW VIZ TURNS AROUND-
Flannery McCoy: RIGHT INTO SCOTT DIAMOND’S GRASP!!!! SCOTT SCOOPS VIZ UP, AND NOW HE LOOKS FOR THE VORTEX!!!!!!!
Jake Mercer: VIZ COUNTERS IT!!!! VIZ SLIPPED OUT OF SCOTT’S GRASP AND LANDS ON HIS FEET, BEFORE DROPPING SCOTT WITH THE KISS TO THE HEAD!!!!! KISS TO THE HEAD CONNECTS, AND NOW VIZ FALLS ON TOP OF SCOTT AS HE MUST HAVE NOTHING LEFT FOLLOWING THOSE POWERBOMBS!!!!
(…………………….)
(After a few seconds Viz slowly begins to sit up, realizing a count hasn’t been made.)
Flannery McCoy: Viz was so out of it all he could do after that elbow was land on top of Scott, but it didn’t matter because Cy Henderson is still recovering from that bicycle kick! Viz can’t believe his eyes, meanwhile Scott Diamond is able to roll himself away from Viz in order to recover!
Stew-O: Viz stares at Cy Henderson, who’s beginning to stir while holding onto his jaw. Viz is furious over what just happened, but he knows that he can’t take his eyes off of his opponent again after what happened with Scott earlier. Scott is being given some valuable time to recover, and Viz can’t let that happen if he wants to win.
Jake Mercer: Viz pushes himself back up before quickly approaching Scott, AND NOW ONCE AGAIN VIZ LOOKS TO APPLY THE CHEF’S KISS- BUT SCOTT IS ABLE TO CONNECT WITH A BACK ELBOW THAT CAUSES VIZ TO BACK AWAY! BOTH ELITISTS STUMBLE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER AS SCOTT DROPS TO A KNEE- BUT VIZ QUICKLY RUNS IN AND ATTEMPTS A GERMAN SUPLEX INSTEAD- JUST FOR SCOTT TO ONCE AGAIN CONNECT WITH A BACK ELBOW! Scott now turning around, AND HE LOOKS TO HIT VIZ WITH A RIGHT HAND-
Flannery McCoy: VIZ DUCKS AND HITS SCOTT WITH A FOREARM, AND ONCE AGAIN THIS FORCES SCOTT TO DROP TO A KNEE! Scott is not looking too good after that elbow and Viz is looking to take advantage of that right now! Scott pushes himself back to his feet and Viz tries to lift him up, BUT SCOTT BEGINS TO REPEATEDLY ELBOW VIZ, CONNECTING WITH ELBOW AFTER ELBOW TO THE BACK UNTIL VIZ IS FINALLY FORCED TO LET GO OF HIM! BOTH MEN ARE JUST HITTING EACH OTHER WITH WHATEVER THEY CAN, AS SCOTT CONNECTS WITH A BIG BOOT RIGHT TO THE SIDE OF VIZ’S HEAD!!!!
Stew-O: This time it’s Viz that drops to a knee, AND SCOTT DOESN’T GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO RECOVER! SCOTT PULLS VIZ INTO A FRONT FACELOCK, BEFORE BEGINNING TO REPEATEDLY ELBOW AWAY AT VIZ’S BACK, THE BACK OF HIS NECK AND THE BACK OF HIS HEAD!!!! SCOTT JUST ELBOWING VIZ OVER AND OVER, AND IT LOOKS LIKE VIZ IS SLOWLY LOSING HIS STRENGTH AS HE DROPS DOWN TO BOTH KNEES!!! IF THIS CONTINUES, THEN AS SOON AS CY GETS BACK INTO THIS ONE HE MIGHT HAVE TO CALL FOR THE BELL- WAIT A SECOND!
Jake Mercer: VIZ JUST POWERED BACK TO BOTH FEET BEFORE SHOVING SCOTT INTO THE ROPES!!!! SCOTT BOUNCES OFF OF THEM, AND VIZ IMMEDIATELY DROPS HIM WITH A HUGE SPINEBUSTER!!!!!! THAT SPINEBUSTER MUST’VE TAKEN EVERYTHING THAT VIZ HAD, BUT THAT’S JUST HOW INCREDIBLE THE VISUAL PROPHET IS!!!! HE’S A MEMBER OF 2023’S HALL OF FAME FOR A REASON, AND WE’RE SEEING THAT REASON RIGHT NOW!!!! The Visual Prophet is getting the better of Scott Diamond, and right now there’s NOTHING anyone can do to save-
(Suddenly, Viz is grabbed by the arm and turned around by Cy Henderson, who was hit by the bicycle kick moments ago.)
Jake Mercer: :wtf: What is he doing!?
Flannery McCoy: Cy Henderson doesn’t look too pleased and I can’t say I blame him! I don’t think I’d be too happy about being kicked in the face either! Cy and Viz are arguing with each other right now, and it looks like tensions are a bit high given everything that’s happened in this match!
Stew-O: UH OH! VIZ JUST SHOVED CY, AND IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE CY IS TAKING TOO KINDLY TO THAT! VIZ AND CY ARE YELLING AT EACH OTHER AS THINGS HAVE CLEARLY BECOME HEATED IN THE LAST FEW MINUTES! CY HENDERSON HAS DONE HIS BEST TO BE AN IMPARTIAL REFEREE, BUT NOW HE RETALIATES, SHOVING VIZ BACK-
Jake Mercer: :krabs: RIGHT INTO SCOTT DIAMOND’S GRASP!!!! WHAT THE HELL!?!?! SCOTT HAD TIME TO RECOVER THANKS TO CY, AND NOW SCOTT HAS VIZ ON HIS SHOULDERS FOR THE VORTEX!!!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: IT CONNECTS!!!!! SCOTT IS FINALLY ABLE TO CONNECT WITH THE VORTEX, AND IT LOOKS LIKE CY HENDERSON INADVERTENTLY PLAYED AN EVEN BIGGER PART OF THIS MATCH THAN SIMPLY OFFICIATING IT, AS SCOTT HOOKS THE LEGS!!!!!
Cy Henderson: ONE!!!!!!!
Cy Henderson: TWO!!!!!
Cy Henderson: THREE!!!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Stephie Love: Here is your winner…. SSSSCCCOOOOOOTTTTTTTTT DDDIIIIAAAAAAMMOOOOOONNNNDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!
(‘Toad’ hits, and the fans can’t believe what they just witnessed. There’s a huge reaction from the crowd, and while said reactions vary thanks to Scott being such a polarizing figure, the majority of the reactions are positive as he rolls off of the Visual Prophet. Cy Henderson doesn’t know what to think as he looks down at Viz, but as Scott Diamond slowly pushes himself back to his feet, all Cy can do is raise Scott’s hand before shaking his head, not happy with the way things played out.)
Stew-O: This turned out to be a very aggressive match, and in the end that aggression may have been exactly what caused Viz to suffer defeat tonight! We know that emotions were running high, and sometimes when you’re in the moment you make less rational decisions, but unfortunately Viz just kept pushing Cy further and further and that blew up in his face!
Jake Mercer: WHAT!? That’s not what happened at all! VIZ WAS SCREWED OVER, THAT’S WHAT HAPPENED! You see what this company does to hold down a talented black man like Viz? Cy Henderson was trusted to be the referee of this match, and because of him, Scott Diamond won this match!
Flannery McCoy: Cy was literally kicked in the face, and disrespected more than once. He simply had enough of it, and unfortunately for Viz, Scott happened to be ready to strike. Things happen when you’re in the ring with the best, even if you’re in the exact same conversation. Scott Diamond got the better of Viz tonight, end of story.
Stew-O: You’re right for the most part, though there’s one thing I may have to disagree with. I wouldn’t say anything has come to an end here, because there’s no way Viz will be too pleased about what happened tonight. Either way, congratulations to Scott Diamond!
(Scott Diamond rolls out of the ring, beginning to walk up the ramp after having accomplished what he set out to. Viz is still down inside of the ring, and the final shot is Cy Henderson looking down at him before beginning to take his leave from the ring. After this, Pain for Pride fades away from ringside.)
(We cut to the back, and we see Veena Adams in her oh so boujee dressing room, looking at herself in the mirror as Ashlynn Quinn buzzes around her. With a flick of the hair, Ashlynn applies more blusher to Veena’s face, Veena obviously enjoying the pampering. Not that she didn’t deserve it of course, in her opinion she more than deserves to be served hand and foot, in fact, she believed that she had earned much, much more.)
Ashlynn Quinn: You are SOOOO pretty Mother, I can understand why all the uneducated and unwashed are so jelly.
Veena Adams: You are so right Ashlynn, they are jealous of me, aren’t they? Even Kassidy has had to take a back seat. I bet that is eating her alive.
(Ashlynn takes a brush, and then starts brushing through Veena’s hair, taking care not to pull too much, Veena didn’t like hair-pulling, well not when getting ready for an important match. In the bedroom, that may well have been a different matter.)
Ashlynn Quinn: It will be, she won’t be able to stand you finally getting your moment that you have been denied for so long.
Veena Adams: I feel sorry for Bethany Blue. I’ll send her some flowers to the hospital and apologize for making that bitch so angry. I bet you that when Kassidy fights Bethany all that tramp see’s is my face staring back at her. She’ll be livid, and I LOVE it.
(Ashlynn continues to brush, marveling at how beautiful Mother’s hair is, taking a bunch of it in her palm and lifting it to her face, taking a long sniff, Veena scowling.)
Veena Adams: Did you just smell my hair?
Ashlynn Quinn: I’m sorry Mother, but yes, I did.
(Veena’s scowl almost immediately disappears, and a huge smile forms on her face, one of apparent appreciation.)
Veena Adams: I don’t blame you Ashlynn, it does smile delightful, the shampoo is literally one of the most expensive on the market.
Ashlynn Quinn: Only the best for Mother.
Veena Adams: Absolutely. The greatest champion in this company doesn’t have to scrimp. Smell all you like. Go on, you treat yourself Ashlynn, you deserve it for being the one person who knew all along how great I was destined to be.
(Ashlynn smiles and takes an even bigger bunch of Veena’s air and inhales as deeply as she possibly can, picking out all the aroma’s that she can pick up. Then finished with Veena’s hair, Ashlynn takes out some mascara and starts working on Veena’s eyes.)
Ashlynn Quinn: I mean, my eyes are amazing. I’ve been told they are like diamonds more times than I can remember, but yours…
Veena Adams: They say that eyes are the window to your soul… well my eyes are beautiful, aren’t they?
Ashlynn Quinn: They are perfect… done.
(Ashlynn takes a step back to enjoy her handiwork, and Veena takes a long look in the mirror, admiring herself in a way that she believed everyone admired her. Ashlynn finds herself admiring herself as well, not as amazing as Mother, but still way over and above every other female Elitist in the company.)
Veena Adams: Two pretty ladies about to take Pain for Pride by storm, right?
Ashlynn Quinn: They’re not going to know what has hit them.
Veena Adams: If you’re talking about Jack Ripley and Jon Kelton, they should never have even been in this match in the first place. But now I can’t avoid that, I’m going to make the best of it I can and drag those two towards an epic moment that they have in no way deserved.
Ashlynn Quinn: They should thank you Mother.
Veena Adams: They should, they like you, should understand that they are in the presence of greatness. If they don’t, then it will be my pleasure to make sure they learn.
Ashlynn Quinn: Just like everyone else
Veena Adams: Exactly.
(Veena flicks her hair away and off her shoulders, blowing a kiss towards the mirror, her ego now well and truly in control. She had waited a long time for this, and she was going to make sure she enjoyed every moment of this. Putting two men in their place at the same time was always fun, as was proving that they will always be beneath her.)
Veena Adams: I’ve come a long way, haven’t I?
(She turns towards Ashlynn, expecting affirmation of that comment, affirmation that doesn’t take too long to arrive.)
Ashlynn Quinn: If you don’t win female Elitist of the year, then it’s exactly the con you’ve always said it is.
Veena Adams: The moment I won this championship, I was a shoe in for that award. How many people can say that with all the obstacles that have been put in my way, they are still going to compete in the most eagerly anticipated match at Pain for Pride, even with those two losers in it. How many other people could say that if they were in a match with Jack Ripley and Jon Kelton.
Ashlynn Quinn: No one could.
Veena Adams: I AM EAW, I am the best champion this company currently has to offer. I am a champion now, and without a doubt, I will be a champion going into Season 17.
Ashlynn Quinn: You are the absolute best; you have earned this spotlight no question.
Veena Adams: WE have earned this spotlight… but mostly me. And no one is going to take this away from us Ashlynn. NO ONE.
Ashlynn Quinn: And anyone who tries to take away our life…
Veena Adams: We’ll do exactly what I am going to do to Jon and Jack, deal with them. And then celebrate in the way that only we can.
Ashlynn Quinn: You had some amazing victories, but this will be the prettiest ever.
Veena Adams: It will, won’t it? After tonight, no one will ever doubt what we say again.
Ashlynn Quinn: And that Mother is boujee at its best.
Veena Adams: Indeed Ashlynn… Indeed.
(Both of them turn back to the mirror, and once again start admiring themselves, only pausing for a second for Ashlynn to take a selfie of them both that she would post to social media straight after Veena’s inevitable title defense. Both of them were living the life they believed they deserved, and as far as they were concerned, that was never going to change. And woe betide anyone who tried to. #boujeebitches #entitled #theGOAT)
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(The camera returns to ringside as Bella Braxton is seen with a microphone.)
Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS SET FOR ONE FALL!!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!
(‘Kamikaze’ by RedHook plays, and before long the stadium rains down boos as Daryl Kinkade struts out onto the stage in an all purple attire. Daryl smiles and soaks in this huge negative reaction from the crowd, not having a care in the world for how the fans feel about him anymore. He talks down to a few on the way to the ring but refocuses and takes a deep breath focused on the task at hand.)
Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING FIRST…. FROM NORWICH, ENGLAND…. WEIGHING IN AT 225 POUNDS… HE IS “THE KINK OF ELITE”….. DARRYYLLLLL KIINNKKAADDDEEEE!!!!!!!
James Peters: And just to think this all started because he was a little mad about things not going his way, so he threatened to retire if he couldn’t enter Cash in the Vault. Daryl has had a really up and down season including two World Championship matches but was never able to get the job done. It felt like he was pretty much just a ticking time bomb until he decided to take it out on his opponent tonight.. the guy who mentored him.
Charlie Marr: Waiting to quit just because things didn’t go his way? Sounds pretty on brand if you ask me. He spent years in my shadow because I’m better than him in every way, and now he’s facing an old Rex McAllister.
Persephone: Excuse me????
(Daryl steps in the ring as the crowd continues to boo him after his theme stops playing. He is laser focused on his goal here tonight.)
(“Stronger (salü remix)” by The Score plays as the crowd erupts seeing Rex McAllister walk out onto the stage. He is wearing an all white attire as he scans the stadium and soaks in this moment. He takes it all in for a moment before shifting his eyes to Daryl inside the ring. Rex doesn’t take his eyes off of Daryl as he begins walking down the ramp, knowing just how personal this match really is given the history he has with Daryl Kinkade.)
Bella Braxton: AND HIS OPPONENT…. FROM SEA ISLE, NEW JERSEY…. WEIGHING IN AT 238 POUNDS…. EAW HALL OF FAMER…HE IS “THE LIONHEART”…. REEEXXXX MCCAALLISSSTTTTTEERRRRRRR!!!!!!
Persephone: FDHDUFGBDIGFJGHHDTFFZTGDHFJFHDYGFGGFFFGFF
Rich Russillo: The legend himsel-
Persephone: MY SEXY REXYADHFFsfggdhgjfhbhgggfguggfgffff😍😍😍😍
James Peters: ANYWAYS, I don’t think he wanted to be here in this match. He tried his hand at commentary until he was ready to re-enter the ring and he tried to talk some sense into someone he thought he was close to, but he was attacked viciously because of it.
Rich Russillo: Despite not being on the active roster for the longest time, he stayed in top top shape and you just know he’s ready to take that moment away from Daryl that he seeks by showing the mentor will always be better.
Charlie Marr: The guy’s washed if you ask me. There’s a reason he stepped away and I don’t buy the family thing.
Persephone: GDHFGDTGSHDHFUGFHFF
(Rex enters the ring as he and Daryl come face to face as his theme fades away. The tension is boiling over and it’s about to come to a head in a matter of seconds.)
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
James Peters: AND HERE WE GO! This one should be an absolute classic. Former mentor and former protege doing battle on the biggest stage of them all. The bell sounds as Rex and Daryl circle the ring before stepping up to each other in the center of the ring inaudible exchanging words with one another.
(Rex and Daryl come face to face exchanging some inaudible words that the camera can’t pick up, but then Daryl aggressively shoves him by the face.)
Persephone: Excuse me? 😐
Daryl Kinkade: (no mic) This is my moment, you don’t belong here anymore.
Charlie Marr: He kinda spittin. About time he got some sense.
Rich Russillo: AND REX DROPS DARYL WITH A DOUBLE LEG TAKEDOWN AND BEGINS RAINING DOWN THE ELBOW STRIKES AND PUNCHES ON HIS FORMER PROTEGE AS DARYL IS TRYING HIS BEST TO COVER UP BUT ISN’T HAVING A LOT OF LUCK AS REX IS READY TO FIGHT!! Rex is showing absolutely no mercy here on him as Daryl is trying to get away from him in any way possible.
Persephone: GO BABYhbfugggfhffhcsghff
Charlie Marr: :skip:
James Peters: Daryl grabs the rope right next to him and pulls himself out of the ring escaping from Rex… BUT NOT FOR LONG AS REX RUNS OFF THE ROPES AND DELIVERS A SUICIDE DIVE THROUGH THE SECOND ROPE, DRIVING DARYL BACK FIRST INTO THE BARRICADE! Rex is feeling absolutely fired up in the early goings, getting the crowd riled up! Rex looks to stay on the attack as he drives his fists repeatedly into the skull of Daryl, before grabbing his head and bouncing him face first off the barricade! It doesn’t look like he plans to stop either, as he does it again and again and again! Rex is coming out firing in the opening few minutes as Daryl is just trying to create a little bit of breathing room between the two of them at this point. Rex grabs him by the head and then… HE DRIVES HIM FACE FIRST OFF THE STEEL STEPS BEFORE TOSSING HIM BACK INSIDE THE RING!
Persephone: My Rexy is in the ZONE right now!! And now he slides back in the ring as unappreciative ass Daryl is up to one knee… AND REXY RUNS OFF THE ROPES AND DRIVES HIS KNEE INTO THE SIDE OF HIS SKULL… AND THEN FOLLOWS IT UP WITH A VICIOUS BICYCLE KICK!! Rexy runs off the ropes and delivers a jumping elbow strike right to the heart before Daryl sits up and Rexy runs off the ropes… AND DELIVERS A BOOT RIGHT TO THE FACE!! HE DROPS DOWN FOR THE FIRST COVER OF THE MATCH!!
OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!
TTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!
Rich Russillo: The early kickout from Daryl as Rex immediately picks him up off the mat and looks to keep this flurry of momentum going for himself, but Daryl is trying his best to fight back as he throws several shots to the ribs of Rex… AND THEN DELIVERS A EUROPEAN UPPERCUT BEFORE FOLLOWING IT UP WITH A HIGH KNEE ACROSS THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE THAT SENDS REX BACK FIRST INTO THE CORNER! Daryl takes this window of opportunity and runs and drives both knees into Rex’s chest before following it up with a monkey flip as Rex lands back first in the center of the ring. Kinkade’s got something on his mind here… DARYL DELIVERS A STANDING SHOOTING STAR PRESS! The momentum has clearly shifted in Daryl’s favor now as he taunts the crowd to the chorus of boos.
Charlie Marr: Boy better keep his attention on Rex. He’d look so stupid if he lost because of this, and I’d honestly love to see it.
James Peters: Daryl starts hammering away at the back and then on the back of Rex’s neck as hard as he possibly can before irish whipping him into the ropes… And Rex rebounds off the ropes as Daryl then takes him down with a jumping dropkick… And now he takes him down with another one! Rex stumbles back up to his feet and Daryl runs and delivers a step up enziguri that again knocks Rex back into the corner! Daryl begins throwing jabs to his face before sitting him on the top turnbuckle…. And uh oh this likely isn’t going to go well. Daryl looks to go for a superplex… but Rex is blocking it from happening by throwing shots to his ribs and now it’s a battle for control between the two of them on the top!
Rich Russillo: Rex looks to have the upper hand here as he drives the forearm into his face repeatedly… BUT OH NO! Daryl got Rex with a thumb to the eye and the referee wasn’t in position to see it…AND UH OH –
James Peters: DARYL CONNECTS WITH A TORNADO DDT FROM THE TOP DROPPING REX SKULL FIRST ON THE EDGE OF THE APRON!! :damn:!!! Daryl stands up against the barricade proud of that move before tossing Rex back inside the ring and crawls to make the cover!!
OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!
TTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!
Persephone: SEXY REXY KICKS OUT LIKE WE ALL KNEW HE WOULD!! I hope we aren’t going to ignore the fact that Daryl just used a dirty tactic there with the thumb to the eye though. Daryl now puts Rexy in a side headlock right away. Daryl tries to apply as much pressure as he possibly can but Rex manages to get to a vertical base rather quickly…. but now Daryl flips him over right on the back again, and Rexy clips his head freeing himself before they race to their feet- OH COME ON! DARYL JUST HIT REX WITH A SUPERKICK, THIS ISN’T FAIR!! OH NO… DARYL MOUNTS OVER THE TOP OF REX AND BEGINS THROWING PUNCHES AT THE FACE OF REXY! REF GET HIM OFF!!!!
Charlie Marr: He’s not breaking any rules though.
Persephone: I DON’T CARE!!
RIch Russillo: Eventually Daryl does get off and now begins to target the head of Rex because of the damage it just took landing on the edge of the apron… AND HE GOES FOR A LEAPING FOOT STOMP TO THE HEAD… BUT REX MOVES OUT OF THE WAY! Daryl buckled a little bit with the way he landed on his knee… AND REX NOTICES THAT RIGHT AWAY AND DELIVERS A CHOP BLOCK TO THE BACK OF THAT KNEE, AND OH NO! REX MOUNTS OVER THE BACK OF DARYL AND REPEATEDLY DRIVES HIS ELBOWS INTO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD!! Rex showing no mercy once more just hammering away at his skull! After that he grabs the somewhat hurt knee and repeatedly delivers elbow drops to it before backing up into the corner.
James Peters: Rex takes a second to shake the cobwebs out of his head and regain a little bit of composure as Daryl stands back up and turns around to face him – AND REX RUNS AND TAKES HIM DOWN WITH A RUNNING CLOTHESLINE, AND DELIVERS ANOTHER ONE JUST AS DARYL STANDS!!! DARYL GETS BACK UP AND SWINGS AT REX’S HEAD, BUT REX DUCKS IT AND THEN PLANTS DARYL ON THE MAT WITH A PICTURE PERFECT SPINEBUSTER… BUT HE DOESN’T STOP THERE AS HE DELIVERS A STANDING MOONSAULT BEFORE HOOKING THE LEG!!
OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!
Persephone: AWW HE KICKED OUT! IT’S OKAY REXY KEEP IT GOING, KEEP IT GOING!!
James Peters: AND REX RIGHT AWAY GRABS HIS FOOT AND TRIES TO TRANSITION INTO THE “REX LOCK”…. BUT DARYL IS FIGHTING BACK AS HE FLIPS OVER ON HIS BACK AND USES HIS FREE FOOT AND KICKS REX IN THE FACE CAUSING REX TO STUMBLE BACK A FEW STEPS WHILE DARYL MANAGES TO GET BACK UP TO HIS FEET! Daryl charges at Rex who is leaning against the ropes, but Rex sends him flying over the top rope – BUT REX IS UNAWARE HE HELD ONTO THE ROPES AND LANDED ON THE APRON! Rex takes a few seconds before he turns around… Daryl waits for Rex to turn around… AND THEN HITS A ENZIGURI KICK FROM THE APRON BEFORE RUNNING UP TO THE TOP ROPE RIGHT NEXT TO HIM! AND NOW DARYL GOES FOR A FLYING ELBOW DROP AS REX TURNS AROUND –
Persephone: REXY CAUGHT HIM WITH A SUPERKICK IN MID AIR!!! The beautiful super kick out of literally nowhere as…. REXY HAS CONTROL AS HE GRABS AHOLD OF THE ARM AND LOCKS HIM IN A FUJIWARA ARMBAR WITH NOWHERE TO GO FOR DARYL!!! Daryl is like a fish out of water in full panic mode as Rexy looks to rip the arm off his body!! Daryl begins to scream in absolute pain feeling like his arm could snap at any second…
Charlie Marr: Trust me I know better than anybody that Daryl ain’t going to quit. He’s annoying as hell, which is why he’s crawling to the ropes right now! He begins to slowly crawl and inch further and he’s almost got it…. AND HE UNFORTUNATELY REACHES OUT AND GRABS THAT BOTTOM ROPE FORCING THE BREAK!!
James Peters: Rex lets go and thinks of what next to do before he now tries to drag Daryl away from the ropes… but Daryl is holding onto the bottom rope for dear life! WAIT, DARYL GRABS REX’S SHOULDER AND PULLS IT BACK AS HE HITS THE SECOND TURNBUCKLE SHOULDER FIRST!!! REX STUMBLES OUT OF THE CORNER AND WALKS RIGHT INTO A JUMPING REVERSE STO!!
Rich Russillo: Daryl just planted him there buying himself a little bit of time as he gets up to a knee but Daryl doesn’t go for the cover though as he rolls under the bottom rope and makes his way up to the top turnbuckle… WHAT DOES HE HAVE IN MIND HERE?! This could be extremely risky…. AND DARYL LAUNCHES HIMSELF OFF THE TOP AND GOES FOR A BEAUTIFUL MOONSAULT AS THE RISK PAYS OFF!!! AND IT CONNECTS!!! THE MOONSAULT CONNECTS BEAUTIFULLY AS DARYL HOOKS THE LEGS ONCE MORE! WILL THIS BE ENOUGH TO SECURE THE VICTORY?
OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!
James Peters: NO IT’S NOT AS REX GETS THE SHOULDER UP ONCE MORE! And now Daryl takes a deep breath before slowly picking Rex up by his head… BUT REX FIGHTS BACK AND CREATES SEPARATION BY PUSHING HIS BACK BEFORE DELIVERING A SUPERKICK TO THAT QUESTIONABLE ANKLE AS DARYL DROPS DOWN TO A KNEE AND REX RUNS OFF THE ROPES AND DELIVERS A RUNNING ENZIGURI TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD!! Did you hear the sound of that?
Rich Russillo: Now the momentum has switched back to Rex’s side as he tries to go for “The Rex Lock” – BUT DARYL AGAIN ISN’T MAKING IT EASY AS HE TRIES TO ESCAPE BY CRAWLING OUT OF THE RING…BUT REX DRAGS HIM BACK IN AND HE’S GOT IT LOCKED ON NOW!!!! “THE REX LOCK” STF SUBMISSION IS APPLIED AND DARYL HAS TO FIND A WAY OUT OF ANOTHER SCARY SITUATION AGAIN! Daryl is trying to drag himself there but he’s still got a little ways to go! He continues to survive as he’s almost inches away! He us getting close but he is still so far away as Rex applies the maximum amount of pressure that he can
James Peters: BUT REX LETS GO KNOWING HE WAS GONNA CAUSE A BREAK AND DRAGS HIM BACK TO THE CENTER OF THE RING AND TRIES TO LOCK IT IN AGAIN….BUT DARYL KEEPS HIS HEAD DOWN REFUSING TO LET REX APPLY IT AGAIN, AND HE DELIVERS SEVERAL BACK ELBOW STRIKES TO THE FACE AS REX ROLLS OFF HIM! Rex quickly gets him up off the mat and picks him up in a fireman’s carry, but before we could know what exactly he had in mind, Daryl tries to fight out as he throws several elbows to the side of his face before slipping off from behind him…
Rich Russillo: DARYL GOES FOR A TIGER SUPLEX HOOKING BOTH OF THE ARMS, BUT REX REVERSES NOW FACING HIS BACK AND THEN DELIVERS A SNAP GERMAN SUPLEX DRIVING THE BACK OF DARYL’S HEAD INTO THE SECOND TURNBUCKLE! Daryl is in a seated position in the corner now as Rex runs off the ropes – AND DELIVERS A BIG BOOT TO THE FACE!!!
Charlie Marr: Rex here looks like he’s setting up for something stalking Daryl from behind like how a predator stalks its prey as he stands up and turns around holding his head – AND REX GOES FOR A JUMPING HIGH KNEE AND IT CONNECTS BEFORE FALLING DOWN ON TOP OF HIM FOR ANOTHER COVER! END THE MATCH, I DON’T CARE WHO WINS!
OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!
TTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!
Persephone: DAMMIT!!! Ungrateful Daryl kicks out of it again and just look at that face on my Rexy…we all know what that means! 😍
Rich Russillo: REX RUNS OFF THE ROPES AND GOES FOR “REX EFFECT” – BUT DARYL STOPS HIM IN HIS TRACKS BY DELIVERING A DISCUS LARIAT… AND OH MY!! DARYL GRABS THE ARM AND BRIDGES INTO “CATCH 22”!!! DARYL HAS HIS OWN FUJIWARA ARMBAR APPLIED AND NOW IT’S REX’S TURN TO TRY AND FIND A WAY OUT OF THIS!!! REX IS IN SOME SERIOUS TROUBLE HERE AS DARYL IS LOOKING TO SNAP THE ARM IN HALF…
James Peters: DARYL IS SCREAMING AT REX TO GIVE UP BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT’S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN SO EASILY! Rex is trying his best to squirm out of it but Daryl ain’t budging so easily, Daryl is pulling back on that arm as Rex is trying to squirm his way over enough to get to the ropes, he’s almost there but can he…..
Rich Russillo: YES HE DOES!! Rex gets his foot under the rope forcing the break as Daryl is annoyed at having to let go.
Persephone: Like there was ever ANY doubt he was going to find a way out? 😍
Rich Russillo: Daryl thinks of what to do next as he reaches down and picks Rex up by the head… and there’s a right hand that drives Rex up against the ropes! Rex might be in some trouble here as Daryl runs off the ropes and charges straight at him… But Rex sidesteps it, sending him through the second rope to the outside floor!! Daryl quickly pops up on the apron – BUT HERE COMES REX WHO DELIVERS A SPEAR THROUGH THE SECOND ROPE AS THEY BOTH GO CRASHING DOWN TO THE OUTSIDE MAT!! It looks like the both of them landed pretty awkwardly there as Daryl’s head ricochets off the mat while Rex landed awkwardly on the face as both of them are down once more.
(Instant replay of Rex spearing Daryl through the second rope off the apron.)
Charlie Marr: Both of them after a few moments crawl in opposite directions and slowly slide back into the ring and I guess we’re back at square one again in this match as they both crawl to opposite ends of the ring.
Persephone: REXY! REXY! REXY!!
Rich Russillo: They both pull themselves up using the ropes on opposite ends of the ring before turning around to face the other…. AND A RIGHT HAND FROM DARYL! AND NOW A STIFF ELBOW FROM REX!! RIGHT HAND FROM DARYL AND THEN REX RETALIATES WITH A ELBOW STRIKE ONCE MORE! Both of them going back and forth with the other trying to gain the upper hand –
James Peters: DARYL WITH A KICK TO THE KNEECAP THAT DROPS REX DOWN TO A KNEE BEFORE HE RUNS OFF THE ROPES GOING FOR A SHINING WIZARD TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD, BUT REX SOMEHOW SAW IT COMING BEFORE HE RUNS OFF THE ROPES NOW…. “THE REX EFFECT!!!!” IT CONNECTS ON DARYL AS REX CRAWLS HIS WAY OVER TO DARYL AND HOOKS THE LEG!!
OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!
TTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!
TTTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEE!!!
Charlie Marr: THE REFEREE SPOTS DARYL’S FOOT UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM ROPE!!! :francis:
Persephone: HUH?!?! :comeagain:
James Peters: We thought for sure that was going to be it but Daryl either by luck or great ring awareness keeps his hopes alive in this match as Rex takes a deep breath thinking that was it. And Rex wastes no time in trying to close this up and looks to put him away for good as he tries to lock in the “Rex Lock” for the second time in the match but Daryl quickly grabs onto the bottom rope preventing Rex from doing anything and he looks like his life just flashed before his eyes there and now Rex reaches down for his head – AND ANOTHER THUMB TO THE EYE FROM DARYL!!
Rich Russillo: Daryl taking any shortcut he can but I think that was just to give himself a little bit of breathing room as he pulls himself up in the corner…AND HERE COMES REX WHO CHARGES AT HIM WITH A FULL HEAD OF STEAM –
James Peters: DARYL JUST PULLED THE REFEREE IN FRONT OF HIM AS REX JUST TOOK HIM OUT WITH A LEAPING SPLASH!!!! Rex tries to check on the referee for a brief second before he looks up…. A LOW BLOW KICK FROM DARYL!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!
Persephone: 😐😐😐😐
Charlie Marr: :notbad:
(The fans boo as loud as they can, and Daryl kneels down and begins speaking to Rex.)
Daryl Kinkade: (off mic) You should have stayed gone. You should’ve never come back, now I’m going to do what I should’ve weeks ago.
Persephone: 😐😐😐😐 This is really happening right now?
Rich Russillo: Daryl put the referee in harm’s way and it sounded like he just made a threat to end Rex’s career.
(Daryl tells Bella Braxton to move at ringside as he folds her chair up and slides in the ring.)
James Peters: Oh no… OH NO!! DARYL SWINGS THE CHAIR AT REX’S BACK!! That sounded like a gunshot as Daryl now begins swinging the chair at Rex’s body like a madman!! Daryl now begins begging Rex to get up, and he does and turns around – CHAIRSHOT RIGHT TO THE HEAD OF REX!! Daryl has a sick smile on his face just enjoying this.
Daryl Kinkade: (off mic) I NEVER NEEDED YOU!
Rich Russillo: Daryl just beating the hell out of his former mentor, does he even care about the match going on? We need to get some kind of restraint out here to put a stop to this because I’m sure all Daryl cares about right now is making sure we never see Rex in EAW ever again. And his eyes shift over to ringside to the steel steps, and I have a really bad feeling about this
James Peters: Daryl throws Rex through the second rope to the outside before he goes out and removes the top half of the steps and…. HE NAILS REX RIGHT IN THE FACE WITH THE TOP HALF OF THOSE STEEL STEPS BEFORE TOSSING IT ASIDE AND PICKING REX UP…. AND HE DELIVERS A SPINEBUSTER ON THE BASE OF THE STEPS!!!
(The crowd boos as loud as they possibly can as Daryl encourages them to keep the booing coming and embraces it.)
Persephone: CAN WE GET CAPTAIN CHARISMA TO COME OUT HERE OR SOMETHING?!?! WE’RE SUPPOSED TO BE HAVING A WRESTLING MATCH!!!! THIS IS NOT A WRESTLING MATCH AND COMPLETELY UNPROFESSIONAL!! 😡😡
(Daryl smiles once more as he flips Rex on his stomach on the steps with his face on top of the base of the steps before grabbing the chair he used moments ago off the ring apron and smiling at the dents in it that were made from hitting Rex repeatedly with it.)
James Peters: What do you think he’s going to do? Oh no.. Rex is face down on the base of the steps as he approaches him with the chair…he’s gonna smash his brains in!! No he wouldn’t do this! OH HE WOULD AS HE RAISES THE CHAIR UP HIGH!!! THIS MIGHT JUST END REX’S CAREER –
(The crowd erupts as Persephone stands up from the commentary desk and pops up behind Daryl and snatches the chair from up high.)
Charlie Marr: :skip: Are you slow or something!? I get Daryl sucks but are you TRYING to get yourself hurt!?
Rich Russillo: I don’t agree with Charlie a lot but he’s right on the money here, I have no idea what is going through her head! I think she just saved Rex’s career though … .And Daryl is not happy about it getting in her face before grabbing the chair from her hand and throwing it aside. Persephone is backing away as Daryl stalks her furious about what she just pulled.
Persephone: (off mic) :lupe:
Daryl Kinkade: (off mic) Sit down and mind your own damn business. Your boy right here… I was about to do him and everyone else a favor by taking him out completely.
James Peters: REX IS UP AND SWINGS THE CHAIR THAT DARYL TOOK FROM HER AT HIS BACK!!! REX IS UNHINGED NOW AND NOW IT’S REX WHO IS SWINGING THAT CHAIR DOWN ON DARYL LIKE A DAMN MADMAN!!!! THIS CROWD IS GOING ABSOLUTELY INSANE AS DARYL US PRETTY MUCH BEGGING FOR MERCY AT THIS POINT!! :damn:
(Rex throws the chair aside before giving Persephone a quick nod for what she did as she falls back into her chair at an absolute loss for words.)
Rich Russillo: She might be in her own little world for a while. Meanwhile a very hurt Rex McAllister throws Daryl back in the ring before sliding in and slowly measures him up, “THE REX EFFECT!!!!!!” IT CONNECTS AS REX SLOWLY MAKES HIS WAY OVER AND HOOKS THE LEG OF DARYL – BUT THE REFEREE IS STILL DOWN!!!
Crowd: OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!
Crowd: TTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!
Crowd: TTTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEE!!!
Crowd: FFFOOOOOUUURRRRRRRRR!!!
Crowd: FFFFIIIVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Charlie Marr: Referee is knocked out, geniuses.
James Peters: Rex finally notices that the referee is unconscious and is disappointed as he gets up and gingerly makes his way over and shakes the referee enough for him to wake up before he goes over and makes the cover once more!! The referee crawls in position to slowly make the count…. THIS HAS GOTTA DO IT, IT HAS TO!!
OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!!!
(……)
TTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Persephone: 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 OKAY I’M BACK! DID YOU GUYS JUST SEE WHAT I DID? ZERO FEAR WHATSOEVER OF THAT LITTLE UNGRATEFUL UGLY BRAT! COME ON REF COUNT FASTER!!!
(……..)
TTTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEE!!!!!
(……)
Persephone: WHATTTT?!?! COME ON!!
James Peters: DARYL STAYS ALIVE AND JUST BARELY GOT THE SHOULDER UP!!! REX, THE CROWD NOR ANY OF US CAN BELIEVE IT! The time between The Rex Effect and the referee’s hand getting down for three, it gave Daryl just enough time to recuperate and this match will continue on with both men and a wounded referee in the ring. What madness we have just witnessed all within the span of a few minutes. Both men doing everything possible in their power to get the win and making each other earn every inch of their momentum.
Rich Russillo: It’s what makes Pain for Pride as special as it is because every match can easily steal the show. Rex now scoots himself over to the corner and pulls himself up thinking on what to do next in order to potentially put Daryl away here. Daryl now gets up to a knee as Rex approaches him once more…AND I THINK DARYL MAY HAVE BEEN PLAYING POSSUM AS HE DELIVERS A HARD RIGHT HAND SHOT TO THE FACE OF REX…HE GRABS REX BY THE HEAD AND DELIVERS “MONKE FLIP!!!!” THE FRONT FLIP DDT CONNECTS AS DARYL HAS THE COVER ON REX!!!!
OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!!
TTTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEE!!!
Persephone: SEXY REXY LIVES TO FIGHT ON LIKE WE ALL KNEW HE WOULD!!!! ❤️❤️
Rich Russillo: OH BUT FOR HOW LONG?! DARYL TRIES TO IMMEDIATELY PUT REX INTO THE “FOR THE KINK” REGAL STRETCH!!!! –
James Peters: Well Rex is still continuing to fight as he desperately throws elbows to the face of Daryl as Daryl backs off but only for a second as he runs off the ropes and goes for the shining wizard kick to the face – BUT REX CATCHES HIS FEET AND DROPS HIM DOWN TO THE MAT… AND UH OH!!! REX IN ONE SWIFT MOTION PUTS HIM IN THE FIGURE FOUR LEG LOCK AS DARYL IS SCREAMING IN AGONY!!! DOES DARYL HAVE ANYTHING LEFT TO FIGHT OUT OF ANOTHER SUBMISSION THOUGH IS THE QUESTION?
Rich Russillo: DARYL IS TRYING TO REACH OVER AND HIT REX IN THE FACE BUT IS HAVING NO LUCK IN DOING THAT, HE SEEMS ALMOST TRAPPED RIGHT NOW!! DARYL HAS HIS HAND UP AS IF HE WERE GOING TO TAP….BUT HE DOESN’T AS OUT OF PURE ADRENALINE AND DESPERATION, HE CRAWLS HIS WAY OVER AND STRETCHES HIS ARMS OUT AS FAR AS HE CAN….CAN HE GET THERE…YES HE CAN!!! Daryl out of adrenaline got himself to the ropes and forces another break as Rex lets go of his legs and Daryl lays on the edge of the ring apron clutching to the bottom rope.
James Peters: Rex gingerly approaches him and reaches over the top rope and grabs him by the head, AND THEN DARYL GETS AWAY WITH A THIRD THUMB TO THE EYE AS HE SUNSET FLIPS OVER THE TOP ROPE AND HAS REX IN THE PIN!!
OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!
TTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!
TTTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEE!!!
Charlie Marr: Why isn’t this over yet!?
Rich Russillo: It’s not over yet as the referee only counted two as they both race up to their feet and Rex goes for a clothesline, but Daryl ducks and runs springboarding off the second rope…A SPRINGBOARD ENZIGURI KICK TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD…BUT REX DUCKED UNDERNEATH IT BEFORE DARYL TURNS AROUND AND RUNS INTO A TILT A WHIRL BACKBREAKER!!
Persephone: WHOA WHAT?! DARYL SOMEHOW COUNTERED IT INTO A HURRICANRANA AS REXY PULLS HIMSELF UP IN THE CORNER AND HERE COMES DARYL WITH A FULL HEAD OF STEAM ONCE MORE….BUT REXY GOT HIS BOOT UP STOPPING HIM DEAD IN HIS TRACKS BEFORE RUNNING UP BEHIND HIM…. A GERMAN SUPLEX!! HE DOESN’T LET GO AS HE LIFTS HIM UP AND DELIVERS A SECOND STRAIGHT GERMAN SUPLEX…. AND THEN A THIRD ONE!!! MY REXY IS ON FIRE BABYYYY!!!
James Peters: Rex gets the crowd fired up as he clotheslines Daryl out of the ring and sending them both flying to the outside yet again. Both men just throwing absolutely everything they got at one another here on the Grandest stage of them all as Rex sees Daryl pulling himself up near the barricade… AND OH NO!!!
*CRASH!*
Charlie Marr: REX MCALLISTER JUST SPEARED DARYL KINKADE THROUGH THE BARRICADE!!!
Crowd: HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!!
(Instant replay of Rex McAllister spearing Daryl Kinkade through the barricade.)
(The referee steps out briefly to check on both of the Elitists in the rubble but unfortunately has to get back in the ring and begin to make his count to the displeasure of the fans.)
ONE! TWO! THREE!
Persephone: COME ON REXY YOU CAN DO IT!!!! GET UP!!
Rich Russillo: Both of them have yet to move in that rubble from the barricade as the referee continues his count.
FOUR! FIVE!
James Peters: Both Rex and Daryl begin to emerge from the rubble showing some signs of life at ringside and slowly crawl in opposite directions of the other to the ring, but will they make it in time?! It would be a total shame if it were to end like this at Pain for Pride of all places.
SIX! SEVEN!!
Rich Russillo: Both are still slowly crawling and trying to use the ring skirts to help them get up to a vertical base…but I’m not sure if they will make it in time though…
EIGHT! NINE!!!
Rich Russillo: WILL THEY MAKE IT??!
TEN!!!!!
James Peters: YES THEY DO AND THEY BOTH SLIDE IN THE RING SIMULTANEOUSLY AT THE SAME EXACT TIME!! WOW!!! The match will still continue on between these two warriors and both of them showing just how much a victory at Pain for Pride means for them. You have to think the question of who wants it more is about to come into play here at this stage of the match. Daryl wanting to get that huge win he’s been looking for and especially over someone like Rex who mentored him while Rex is trying to show it’s never a good idea to pick a fight with him. Both men are back in the ring and both begin to inch their way towards one another…
Persephone: NEVER any doubt like always when it comes to Rexy much like there’s no doubt he’s going to finish this off! ❤️
Charlie Marr: Well I guess we’re just going to have to see about that and they both stand up and face off once more like they did in the beginning, because somehow they’re not as tired of this as I am! AND A RIGHT HAND FROM DARYL! AND THEN REX RESPONDS BACK WITH ONE OF HIS OWN! DARYL! REX! DARYL! REX! BOTH OF THEM JUST GOING BACK AND FORTH AGAIN JUST EXCHANGING BLOWS WITH THE OTHER!
James Peters: AND NOW REX MANAGES TO CREATES A LITTLE BIT OF SEPARATION BETWEEN THE TWO SHOVING DARYL INTO THE CORNER AND REX CHARGES AT HIM… BUT DARYL SIDESTEPS IT AND SENDS REX SHOULDER FIRST INTO THE RING POST THROUGH THE SECOND TURNBUCKLE BEFORE PULLING HIM OUT AND…. SMALL PACKAGE PIN!!! DARYL IS LOOKING TO STEAL IT HERE.
OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!!
TTTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEE!!!
Rich Russillo: BUT REX AVOIDS DISASTER JUST BARELY ABLE TO GET OUT OF THAT AS THEY BOTH RACE UP TO THEIR FEET…. AND THEN THEY BOTH RUN INTO A DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE! Once more in this match we are back at square one and I don’t have a clue on how this one is going to end.
Persephone: They both begin to stir back up to their feet at the same time once more looking at each other in the eyes as they do so… AS REXY STANDS UP AND RUNS AT HIM GOING FOR A CLOTHESLINE, BUT DARYL DUCKS IT AND GRABS REXY BY THE ARM AND PULLS HIM IN FOR A RIPCORD KNEE STRIKE ACROSS THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE!! HE PULLS HIM BY THE ARM AND DOES IT AGAIN…AND THEN DOES IT FOR A THIRD TIME! Three ripcord knees from Daryl as he drops down before trying to crawl his way over to the corner as Rexy lays motionless in the center of the ring… COME ON HE’S GOTTA WAKE UP!! 😭
James Peters: Daryl doesn’t have a lot of energy left as he scales his way up to the top turnbuckle and I don’t know about this. At this point of the match it feels like it’s all or nothing considering his stamina and the hell he’s been put through here tonight. He finally gets up top and looks down at the motionless Rex in the ring and balances himself up high –
Rich Russillo: BUT REX POPS UP LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL AND RUNS UP TO THE TOP ROPE AND DELIVERS AN AVALANCHE OLYMPIC SLAM!!!!! :damn:!!!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW?! THAT LITERALLY CAUGHT EVERYBODY BY SURPRISE ESPECIALLY DARYL WHO DIDN’T EVEN HAVE A SPLIT SECOND TO REACT! But how much energy did that take out of him to do that because neither one of them had really moved…. there he finally goes as Rex begins to slowly crawl his way over to Daryl and make the cover!! REX FINALLY CRAWLS OVER AND FLIPS DARYL ON HIS BACK AND HERE’S THE PIN….THAT’S GOT TO BE IT!!!!
OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!
TTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!
TTTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEE!!!
Persephone: 😭 😭 😭
Rich Russillo: ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW?! HOW IN THE ABSOLUTE WORLD DID DARYL SURVIVE THAT?!
James Peters: Your guess is as good as mine but I would say it was the amount of time it took for Rex to make the cover after hitting that from the top rope. And we can start to see a little frustration start to set in on Rex, but not much because we know how long he can go in matches with his endurance Rex now looks to go back on the attack as he slowly picks Daryl up by his head…
Rich Russillo: AND DARYL SLAPS THE HANDS AWAY AND DELIVERS A VICIOUS HEADBUTT WHICH CAUGHT REX A BIT OFF GUARD!!! REX DROPS DOWN TO A KNEE…. AS DARYL GETS HIM IN PERFECT POSITION, WILL HE ABLE TO EXECUTE IT?…. AND HE DOES!!! “A BEAUTIFUL LIE!!!” THE CROSS LEGGED FISHERMAN’S BUSTER CONNECTS AS DARYL SLOWLY HOOKS THE LEG…. WILL THIS BE ENOUGH TO GET ONE OF THE BIGGEST WINS OF HIS CAREER?!?
OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!
Persephone: NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!
TTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!!
Persephone: PLEASE GOD NO!!!
TTTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEE!!!!
Persephone: ArgdEGDYGJFGFDJDDJFSDGSFDSRDSRSFFhgdhhjhjjj
Rich Russillo: OH MY LORD!!! THE STADIUM HERE JUST ERUPTED AS REX SOMEHOW SOMEWAY GOT HIS SHOULDER OFF THE MAT!! Daryl gets in the referee’s face questioning if that was really only a two count and Daryl is absolutely livid pounding the mat repeatedly in frustration and I don’t really blame him.
Charlie Marr: Nah stay on the attack dude, Rex’s washed ass shouldn’t have much left anyway. :mjlol:
Persephone: WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY!?
Charlie Marr: I SAID REX’S WASHED ASS SHOULDN’T HAVE MUCH LEFT ANYWAY!
Rich Russillo: BACK TO THE ACTION YOU GUYS!!! It looks like Daryl is taking your words as he quickly gets Rex back up to his feet and begins hammering away at the back and back of the neck and he looks to put him in prime position to go for “A Beautiful Lie” once more –
James Peters: BUT REX SOMEHOW FIGHTS OUT OF IT AND DRILLS DARYL WITH A STIFF ELBOW WHICH CAUSES HIS TO STAGGER A FEW FEET BACK…. AND REX PICKS HIM UP AND GOES FOR ANOTHER SPINEBUSTER…. BUT DARYL SOMEHOW REVERSED IT INTO A TORNADO DDT MIDWAY THROUGH SPIKING REX’S HEAD RIGHT INTO THE MAT!! Just when it looks like they may have the other great, the other finds just that amount of energy they need in order to keep fighting. Both men making the other work for everything they have gotten, you just love to see it.
Charlie Marr: I kinda just want to see it end.
Persephone: Rexy can wrestle as long as he wants.
Rich Russillo: Daryl knows that he has to pull something crazy out of his sleeve to close this match out and he once more goes up top by first rolling under the bottom rope and slowly ascending to the top rope. Things didn’t work out for him last time so I don’t know if this is the right call…AND DARYL BALANCES HIMSELF UP HIGH AND GOES FOR A PICTURE PERFECT SHOOTING STAR PRESS –
James Peters: IT BACKFIRED AGAIN!!!! REX MOVED OUT OF THE WAY AS DARYL CRASHES AND BURNS! Daryl took a huge risk and it might have just cost him this big moment….. MAYBE RIGHT NOW AS REX APPROACHES HIM AND GRABS THE LEG AND PUTS HIM IN THE “REX LOCK!!!!” THE STF SUBMISSION HOLD IS APPLIED FOR A SECOND TIME AND THERE’S NO WAY OUT FOR DARYL HERE….HE’S GOT NO CHOICE BUT TO TAP OUT!!! AND HE SEEMS TO BE FADING AWAY WITH HIS FACE TURNING PURPLE!!
Persephone: NEVER. A. DOUBT!!!!!
James Peters: THE REFEREE LIFTS DARYL’S ARM UP TO SEE IF HE’S OUT AND….
Rich Russillo: THERE’S SOMEHOW STILL A SHRED OF FIGHT LEFT IN DARYL AS THE HAND DID NOT DROP!!! AND WHAT THE HELL… HE JUST LUNGED FORWARD AND GRABBED THE BOTTOM ROPE!! Daryl is purely running off adrenaline at this point because there’s no way he should have gotten out of that predicament with the amount of punishment he has taken in this match. Rex is the one now in disbelief as he quickly let’s go and drags him back to the center of the ring…. BUT DARYL IS HANGING ON TO THAT BOTTOM ROPE FOR DEAR LIFE LIKE HE KNOWS HE’S SCREWED IF REX SUCCESSFULLY PULLS HIM OFF OF IT, BUT OH MY GOD DARYL JUST KICKED HIM DIRECTLY IN THE KNEECAP AND THEN RIGHT TO THE FACE BUYING HIMSELF SOME VERY VALUABLE TIME TO COLLECT A LITTLE BIT OF ENERGY IN ORDER TO TRY AND PUT THIS ONE TO BED! BUT WAIT A SECOND –
Persephone: HE’S TAKING OFF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE PAD!!! HEY REF!! REF!!!!
James Peters: REX IS COMPLETELY UNAWARE OF WHAT DARYL JUST DID AS HE RUNS LOOKING FOR THE SPLASH IN THE CORNER….
Rich Russillo: BUT DARYL COUNTERS WITH A FLAPJACK AS REX’S FACE HITS FACE FIRST OFF THE EXPOSED TURNBUCKLE STEEL….AND OH NO!! DARYL ROLLS REX UP FROM BEHIND!!!
OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!
TTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!!
Rich Russillo: AND NOW DARYL HAS THE TIGHTS!!!! NO!!!! NOT LIKE THIS!!!!!!
TTTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEE!!!!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
(‘Kamikaze’ plays as an exhausted Daryl Kinkade rolls out of the ring and collapses in exhaustion, but quickly pushes himself back up, and begins cheering and running directly to the ramp as if he had just won the World Series. Throughout all of this the fans boo extremely loudly, and Rex just sits up in disbelief over what just occurred.)
Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER….. DARRYYYLLLL KIIINNKKADDDEEEEE!!!!!!!
Persephone: JUSTICE!! JUSTICE!!! JUSTICE!!! I DEMAND JUSTICE RIGHT NOW!!!!
Rich Russillo: Not only did he need the assistance of the exposed turnbuckle, but he needed to grab the tights in order to get the win and he’s celebrating like he just beat Rex fairly? Wouldn’t he want to beat his former mentor in a clean way instead of having this hanging next to it?
Charlie Marr: Listen if there’s anybody who had to hear that morale garbage it was me. A win is a win and that’s all that matters. It’s going to say in the record books forever that Daryl Kinkade defeated Rex McAllister at Pain for Pride, the biggest stage of them all. Good for him for finally getting one of the only worthwhile wins of his entire career I guess.
Daryl Kinkade: (off mic) I told you, I told every single one of you! I said what would happen, didn’t I!?
(Daryl poses on the top of the stage and soaks in the negative reaction as Rex is coming to trying to collect what happened in the closing moments of that match. He sees the replay and is kicking the ropes in frustration looking up at Daryl on the stage.)
Daryl Kinkade: (off mic) Go home..and STAY home.
(The final shot is of Rex looking on just disappointed as Daryl continues to gloat and taunt on the stage.)
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(The crowd cheers at the sight of the next match as ring announcer Gina Romano is standing in the middle of the ring, ready to make the introductions for the next match.)
Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is a TRIPLE THREAT MATCH SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
Gina Romano: And it is for your ELITE ANSWERS WRESTLING NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP!
(The crowd cheers again at the announcement as “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” by Pat Benatar starts playing and Jon Kelton enters the arena as he is being closely followed by Londyn Zelaya. The crowd is giving Jon the boos as he makes his way to the ring.)
Gina Romano: Introducing the challengers! First! Being accompanied to the ring by Londyn Zelaya! Now residing in Dallas, Texas. Weighing in at 210 pounds. Here is “THE CHOSEN ONE” JON KELTON!
Deadprez: Here comes the first of two challengers for the National Elite Championship here tonight at Pain for Pride and these three have been at each other’s throats.
Eve: Jon Kelton has wanted nothing more than to win a title that has eluded him his whole career and that is the National Elite Championship. He was close earlier this season to winning the title, but tonight could be his night.
Gavin Kirkland: He better be careful. He’s made enemies out of both Jack and Veena, especially Jack Ripley. Remember that Jon cost Jack a match on Showdown recently. If Jon wants this title, he needs his head on a swivel if he plans to leave Nashville victorious.
(Jon enters the ring and takes his corner as “Blue World” by Mac Miller starts to play as Jack Ripley enters the arena. The New Hall of Famer is paying the crowd no mind as the boos continue and he heads to the ring.)
Gina Romano: Next From Las Vegas, Nevada. Weighing in at 205 pounds. Here is “STRAIGHT SHOOTER” AND NEW EAW HALL OF FAMER JACK RIPLEY!
Gavin Kirkland: Here comes a former National and World Champion in Jack Ripley. He’s been wanting another opportunity to get into the title hunt and he has it right now. Will he capitalize and bring home the gold?
Deadprez: He’s already in Jon Kelton’s head after he threw Londyn Zelaya into the ring steps a few weeks ago and Jon hasn’t forgotten about that either.
Eve: Jack Ripley entered the EAW Hall of Fame just yesterday. Will Jack Ripley make it the perfect weekend by winning the National Elite Championship for the second time in this match here tonight in Nashville?
(Jack enters the ring and he glares at his fellow challenger Kelton as he takes his corner as his entrance music goes off.)
(Suddenly, the arena goes dark. The fans stand up to their feet as Jon Kelton and Jack Ripley are already in the ring. Suddenly some spotlights come on where there is a line of Golden Masked Gladiators lined up on both sides of the stage. There are some trumpeters holding the long trumpets before they sound off.)
Deadprez: What is going on!?
Eve: This is something else.
Gavin Kirkland: Shooooooosh!
(Suddenly, Ashlynn Quinn dressed in an all-white short dress, her hair made up with gold and jewels all over her, gold gladiator sandals, walks up with a scribe, rolling it down slowly, she begins to read as the fans quiet down.)
Ashlynn Quinn: Hear ye! Hear ye! Residents and Uggo’s of Nashville, Tennessee As I am about to introduce to you at this time is “The Princess of Professional Wrestling”! A woman that signifies beauty, the epitome of perfection! Coming off a magical season 16 and moving on forward as OUR Champion! So, everyone stand to your feet and show homage to the most complete Elitist in the world….. FROM GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT…….. weighing a soooo fit 121 pounds with 1% body fat! THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION! AND MOTHER TO US ALL……. VEENA ADAMS!!!!!!!
(The trumpets sound again as suddenly the gladiators stand at attention and draw their swords up in the air in respect to the Princess of Professional Wrestling. Suddenly “7 Rings” by Ariana Grande starts to play throughout the arena as the crowd looks on in awe as their jaws drop. Suddenly a golden chariot comes rolling out pulled by TWO UNICORNS. THE CROWD ERUPTS IN CHEERS!
Gavin Kirkland: WE HAVE UNICORNS AT PAIN FOR PRIDE!
Eve: WHAT AN ENTRANCE!
Deadprez: The crowd is erupting in cheers, Dawg!
(Veena is on the chariot, a soldier in his gladiator gear controls the horses, she is dressed in an all gold and rainbow spectrum wrestling gear. She has a crown on with the National Elite Championship over her shoulder. The crowd is completely in awe as Ashlynn hops on the chariot standing next to Veena who has a smirk on her face glaring right at the long ride to the ring. The two white Unicorns pull the chariot as fireworks go off and the stadium is up in cheers. The golden masked gladiators follow once the chariot passes them.)
Deadprez: THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION IS HERE! And no one can deny what Veena Adams has done in her time on Showdown. We have seen in the last two seasons the slow ascension of this woman who we all knew has the talent, the looks, and brains to be a champion, she just needed to put it all together and look at her now!
Eve: It really is, because a lot of people throw that phrase trust the process around, Veena Adams is a perfect example of that. She turned everything around and arguably is now one of the top female competitors in the entire EAW! This woman has World Champion written all over her!
Gavin Kirkland: She always did, and this is the first title she has ever held, and it will NOT be the last! This is what a champion is all about and she has the presentation part down! She is the true Queen and the most beautiful woman on the planet!
Eve: Every woman that looks at you is the most beautiful woman on the planet.
Gavin Kirkland: …. True.
(The chariot continues to be pulled down the rampway as Veena looks around at the sold out stadium, Ashlynn is all smiles, Veena holds up the National Elite Championship as the crowd erupts in cheers and boos. The light reflecting off her wrestling gear is making an incredible aura of a rainbow with the gold shining. The all white Unicorns with rainbow horns gallop together in unison toward the ring.)
(Jon Kelton with Londyn look on, Jack Ripley doesn’t look too impressed as the chariot gets to the ringside area. The Golden Masked Gladiators open the chariot and Help out both Ashlynn and then Veena. She gets to the apron where they lift her by the arms and place the champion on the apron. She turns and poses to the crowd as fireworks start to go off again.)
Deadprez: An incredible entrance by Veena Adams!
Eve: She sure knows how to make one!
Gavin Kirkland: We are looking at one of the greatest ever!
(Ashlynn holds the ropes open for Veena as she steps in, posing with the title as the challengers look on. Ashlynn screams a few words before the referee gets everyone out that is not in the match. Veena takes off her gold sleeveless robe and crown, before preparing for the match as the referee is ready to call for the start of the match.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Deadprez: Here we go! The match is underway and the National Elite Championship is on the line. Right now these three are being a little cautious around each other waiting for their opposition to make a move first. Completely different from the fights we’ve seen on Showdown.
Eve: Certainly is, but let’s go ahead and let you know that this match is under sudden death rules. First pinfall or submission wins the match and wins the title and the champion does NOT need to be involved in the decision to lose the title.
Deadprez: Of course we can’t forget about Ashlynn Quinn being at ringside. She would do anything to make sure Veena leaves Nashville with the title.
Gavin Kirkland: So if Jon or Jack get the fall over the other, my girl Veena loses. LOOK AT JON AND JACK DOUBLE TEAMING ON THE CHAMPION! HOW DARE THEY BEAT UP ON HER! SHE’S A PRINCESS!
Eve: A princess with a bad attitude who has been avoiding a title defense and the challengers are just clobbering Veena to the mat. Now they are delivering the boots to a down Veena Adams. Jack decides to bring Veena back to her feet and whip her to the ropes.
Gavin Kirkland: Veena comes back AND JACK TAKES HER UP AND OVER WITH A BACK BODY DROP! Veena lands hard as Jack turns around AND HE GETS CLOBBERED IN THE THROAT WITH A CLOTHESLINE FROM JON KELTON!
Deadprez: How quick that alliance ended. Jon grabs Veena AND THROWS HER RIGHT OUT OF THE RING! Now he turns his attention back to Jack Ripley. Jon mounts Jack AND JUST STARTS THROWING LEFTS AND RIGHTS IN JACK’S FACE!
Gavin Kirkland: Jon is still angry about Jack putting his hands on Londyn. Sure they brawled after that happened, but Jon isn’t satisfied. He wants to disfigure Jack and he might be able to because of the triple threat rules.
Eve: Referees are little more lenient during these matches as Jon is still punching the crap out of Jack before Jack manages to shove Jon off of him. Jack sits up and backs up for a breather. Here comes Jon Kelton stalking his opponent–
Deadprez: JACK RIPLEY GRABS THE FRONT ON JON’S TRUNKS AND SENDS HIM THROAT FIRST INTO THE MIDDLE ROPE! Ring instincts on display by Jack as he gets back to his feet and uses the trunks to hoist Jon back to his feet.
Eve: Jack whips Jon to the ropes AND TAKES JON DOWN WITH ARM DRAG OFF THE REBOUND! Jack is wrenching on Jon’s arm as Jon flips forward and gets back to his feet and we have a stalemate between the challengers–
Gavin Kirkland: NOT FOR LONG AS VEENA ADAMS IS ON THE TOP ROPE AND SHE COMES OFF WITH THE CROSSBODY AND SHE TAKES THEM BOTH DOWN! THAT’S WHY SHE’S THE CHAMPION! TOOK BOTH HER CHALLENGERS DOWN WITH ONE MOVE!
Eve: Smart strategy by Veena as she waited until the right time to interject herself back into the match and now she is in firm control. She catches Jon by the ropes as she hits the ropes once again AND DELIVERS A BASEBALL SLIDE DROPKICK THAT TAKES KELTON TO THE FLOOR!
Gavin Kirkland: Now she goes back to Jack and pulls him up to his feet by the hair. She musters up some strength and momentum AND SHE FLINGS JACK ACROSS THE RING USING HIS HAIR! Jack looked like a Las Vegas Roulette wheel there before he crashes back onto the mat.
Deadprez: Oh that was bad, Gavin. But Jack did end up on the other side of the ring after that and Kelton is back in the ring and goes right for Veena, but Veena sees him coming AND CATCHES HIM IN THE FACE WITH A STRAIGHT RIGHT HAND!
Gavin Kirkland: No flight from Veena, just fight and she is handling herself well in this match right now. Her challengers have not been able to mount much offense so far and at this rate, they won’t. This match is all Veena. I am calling it right now.
Eve: Could you be any more biased right now? Yes, Veena is in control right now, but there is still plenty of match left. As we get back to the match, Veena has got Kelton in the corner and is going for the proverbial ten punches.
Crowd: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX! SEVEN! EIG–
Deadprez: LOOK AT KELTON! HE GRABS VEENA’S LEGS MID PUNCH AND WALKS THEM BOTH OUT OF THE CORNER! JON WALKS OVER TO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROPES AND HE JUST PUSHES VEENA’S LEGS OVER HIS HEAD!
Eve: OH MY GAWD! VEENA GOES FLYING RIGHT OVER THE TOP ROPE AND SHE JUST CRASHES AND BURNS FACE FIRST ONTO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR! THAT WAS A HORRIBLE LANDING!
Gavin Kirkland: NO! VEENA COULD BE UNCONSCIOUS RIGHT NOW! THAT WAS DANGEROUS FOR JON KELTON TO DO! WHAT IS HE THINKING? GO CHECK ON OUR GIRL, ASHLYNN!
Eve: Probably to win the match at all costs, smart guy! Regardless, Veena is barely moving on the floor right now. We haven’t seen the results of the landing, but she might wanna have her plastic surgeon on speed dial.
Gavin Kirkland: Now that was hitting below the belt and here comes Jack Ripley with a couple of forearms to the back of Jon’s neck. Jon comes back with a few forearms of his own, but Jack is getting the upper hand for the moment and Jon is against the ropes once again.
Deadprez: JACK COMES AT FULL SPEED TO CLOTHESLINE JON OVER THE TOP ROPE, BUT JON PULLS DOWN THE TOP ROPE AND JACK GOES TUMBLING OVER THE TOP ROPE AND HE LANDS ON THE FLOOR!
Gavin Kirkland: Now it’s Jon left in the ring all on his own as he watches Jack get back to his feet and there we go!! My girl Veena has made it back to her feet as well as JON SPRINGS UP TO THE TOP ROPE! WHAT IS HE DOING?
Eve: HOLY WOW! JON JUMPS FROM THE TOP ROPE AND TAKES DOWN BOTH JACK AND VEENA WITH THAT SPRINGBOARD CLOTHESLINE! HE ALMOST LOOKED LIKE A MISSILE JUMPING OFF THE TOP ROPE!
Deadprez: Listen to the crowd! They aren’t exactly fans of any of these three, but they can admit when they are impressed with a high impact move like that. Kelton is pulling out all the stops he can as right now, he is the only one standing. Now he grabs Veena and quickly rolls her into the ring.
Gavin Kirkland: Ashlynn was looking to check on Veena, but Kelton shot her a glare and she backed off. Now he grabs Jack Ripley and THROWS HIM RIGHT INTO THE RING STEPS! IT ALMOST LOOKED LIKE HE WENT HEAD FIRST INTO THE STEEL! Now Kelton slides back into the ring and goes for the cover!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHH-
Eve: VEENA MANAGES TO GET THE SHOULDER UP AT TWO!! Veena has taken some damage already, but it will take a lot more than that to put her down, especially with what she calls HER title on the line.
Gavin Kirkland: Kelton once again tries to bring Veena back to her feet, BUT VEENA DROPS TO A KNEE AND COUNTERS WITH A JAWBREAKER! THERE WE GO!
Eve: Kelton was stunned by that AND VEENA JUST HAULS OFF AND KICKS HIM RIGHT IN THE KNEECAPS! Kelton drops to his knees and VEENA FOLLOWS UP WITH A KESAGIRI CHOP RIGHT TO THE NECK!
Gavin Kirkland: AND A SECOND ONE RIGHT TO THE THROAT! MY GIRL VEENA IS GOING FOR KILLSHOT EARLY IN THIS MATCH! Kelton is holding his throat in pain as Veena hits the ropes behind Kelton. Veena with the rebound AND SHE JUST KNEES KELTON IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND HE FALLS TO THE MAT IN A HEAP! She looks to roll Kelton over for the cover–
Deadprez: JACK RIPLEY OUT OF NOWHERE WITH A DROPKICK TO THE SIDE OF VEENA’S HEAD! Veena turned inside out towards the ropes as Ripley brings her up and places Veena to the corner AND UNLOADS WITH KICKS IN THE CORNER!
Gavin Kirkland: Those kicks are in the ribs AND IN THE FACE! COME ON, JACK! THAT’S ENOUGH OF THAT! ENOUGH KICKS ALREADY!
Eve: He must have heard you because he has a handful of Veena’s “natural” blonde locks AND SNAPMARES BY THE HAIR RIGHT OUT OF THE CORNER! VEENA SENT FOR THE RIDE THERE!
Deadprez: Veena makes it back to her feet AND JACK IS RIGHT THERE TO LIGHT UP HER CHEST WITH A CHOP! Veena holds her chest in pain as Jack pulls her back up AND CHOPS HER CHEST AGAIN!
Eve: Again I say that Veena should have her plastic surgeon on speed dial, especially after those chest chops from Jack. Now Jack kicks her in the gut and doubles her over. Jack with the facelock AND HE SNAPS HER OVER WITH THE SUPLEX!
Gavin Kirkland: Now that brute Jack Ripley is climbing up to the top rope and he is waiting for Veena to get into position for him to strike with whatever high risk move he has planned. Veena is slowly sitting up–
Eve: HERE COMES JON KELTON AND RIPLEY FLIES OFF THE TOP ROPE AND STRIKES KELTON WITH HIS KNEES RIGHT IN HIS FACE AND KELTON GOES CRASHING DOWN ONCE AGAIN! Now Jack takes advantage of the attack and rolls Kelton over for the cover!
ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHH—
Gavin Kirkland: OH YEAH! THAT’S MY GIRL! VEENA ADAMS BREAKS UP THE COVER AND SAVES HER TITLE! I KNEW SHE COULD DO IT! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Deadprez: Would you like some pom poms to go along with your cheerleading, Gavin. How about a megaphone so the whole arena can hear who you’re rooting for. Kelton rolls out of the ring to catch a breather as Veena is pounding Jack’s back. It looks like Veena is trying to apply a sleeper hold.
Gavin Kirkland: Come on, Prezzy! That wasn’t very nice. What is wrong with rooting for Veena? Everybody else is so mean to her for no reason at all so I see now harm being part of Veena’s rooting section.
Eve: I don’t think she even knows you exist and I think you can be such a creepy psycho pervert sometimes. Anyways, back to the match where Veena is trying to choke the life out of Jack Ripley, WHO IS GETTING BACK UP TO HIS FEET WITH VEENA ON HIS BACK!
Deadprez: Jack is starting to fade a tiny bit and he is all the way back up to his feet. Jack is looking to get free from the sleeper hold, BUT VEENA IS DRIVING HER ELBOWS INTO THE BALL AND SOCKET JOINTS OF JACK’S SHOULDERS!!
Eve: The pain gets to be too much as Jack lets Veena go and Veena is back on her feet. Veena with a kick to the gut and that looked really low if you ask me as Jack gets doubled over as Veena hits the ropes and COMES BACK WITH A BEAUTIFUL JUMPING KNEE STRIKE THAT CATCHES JACK RIGHT IN THE FACE! Ripley falls back as Veena rolls Jack onto his stomach.
Veena Adams: (off-mic) Did you like that, Jack? Watch and learn as the true CHAMP takes care of business.
Gavin Kirkland: Veena with a little trash talk right there before she applies a headscissor lock around his neck. Veena gets into position AS SHE STARTS THE SCISSOR STOMP! VEENA SMASHING JACK’S FACE INTO THAT MAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN! GAWD WHAT I WOULD PAY FOR THAT TO BE ME RIGHT THERE!
Eve: You are so sick! Get some help. But I will give the credit because it is no doubt making Jack a little loopy and Veena stops the scissor stomp AND FOLLOWS IT UP WITH A ELBOW SMASH TO THE HEAD!
Gavin Kirkland: I never thought I would say this, but up until that elbow smash, I wish I was Jack Ripley. The lucky duck. But Jack is getting back to his feet as he goes for Veena. My girl ducks the clothesline attempt and has a waistlock on Jack AND SHE GETS HIM UP IN THE AIR! JACK IS FIGHTING IT–
Deadprez: LOOK AT THE POWER FROM THE CHAMPION! VEENA MANAGES A GERMAN SUPLEX ON JACK AND HE LANDS HARD ON THE BACK OF HIS NECK! VEENA KEEPS THE HOLD AND BRIDGES UP FOR THE COVER–
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWOOOO!
THHHHRRREEEEEE–
Gavin Kirkland: LIONSAULT! THE LIONSAULT BY JON KELTON! WHEN THE HECK DID HE COME BACK? HE LANDED ON POOR VEENA AND BREAKS UP THE COVER! Not only did he cause damage to Veena, he saved the match for himself.
Eve: Veena is slowly getting back to her feet as he holds her midsection in pain after that lionsault, but Jon is right there to grab her head AND PLANT HER WITH A TWIST OF FATE SENDING HER BACK TO THE MAT!
Deadprez: Now Jack is slowly starting to recover from the suplex as he now gets back to his feet AND JON KELTON IS RIGHT THERE TO DRIVE HIM BACK DOWN WITH A TEETH SHAKING SPINEBUSTER!
Eve: Jack crashes hard once again against the mat and his neck snapped back once again. Jack is in bad shape as Jon once again picks him up and doubles him over. Jack is in a dangerous spot as Jon lifts him up in the air.
Gavin Kirkland: KELTON HAS JACK UP IN THE AIR FOR A POWERBOMB, BUT JACK IS FIGHTING IT! JACK WITH RIGHT HANDS TO JON’S SKULL AND JACK FINALLY MANAGES TO COUNTER WITH A SITOUT FACEBUSTER TO GET FREE! Meanwhile poor Veena is over by the ropes trying to recover. I should go over to help her. She needs help.
Eve: Not as much as you do. You can stay right here and call the match. She has Ashlynn over there checking on Veena and that is enough for all of us. Believe me. Jack is now standing on the second rope waiting for Kelton to get back on his feet.
Gavin Kirkland: Kelton is up AND RIPLEY JUMPS FROM THE SECOND ROPE AND GRABS KELTON’S NECK BEFORE SPIKING HIM DOWN WITH THE TORNADO DDT! KELTON LANDS RIGHT ON HIS HEAD!
Deadprez: Nice move by the former World Champion as he gets his knee ready for Daylight Slaying Time AND ASHLYNN QUINN IS ON THE APRON NOW! WHAT IS SHE DOING? JACK GOES TO KICK ASHLYNN IN THE FACE, BUT SHE JUMPS DOWN!
Gavin Kirkland: DON’T YOU KICK ASHLYNN AGAIN, JACK!! But that’s my girl, Ashlynn! Helping our amazing champ Veena and Jack is giving Ashlynn the riot act–
Eve: AS VEENA SPRING BACK TO HER FEET WITH NEWFOUND ENERGY AND RUNS TO THE WHERE JACK IS AND SHE JUST KICKS THE MIDDLE ROPE!! WHAT A SURPRISE THERE!
Deadprez: There’s the X-Factor of this match making her presence felt. Ashlynn Quinn will strike whenever she can to help Veena. The first victim of the trickery is Jack and his Ripleys. Jack falls back into the ring holding his groin in pain after that shot.
Eve: Now Veena is back in control thanks to a little bit of outside interference. Veena drags Jack by the hair over to the turnbuckle and just hoists his legs in the air and hooks them onto the top rope. That’s one way to get your opponent into the Tree of Woe.
Gavin Kirkland: Genius ingenuity at its finest thanks to the Princess of Professional Wrestling. Now Jack is upside down trying to get free as Veena backs up to the opposite corner. Now my girl is running full speed back towards Jack–
Eve: WILL YOU STOP CALLING HER YOUR GIRL? AND VEENA ADAMS JUST HIT A DROPKICK IN JACK’S FACE WHILE IN THE TREE OF WOE! VEENA IS OUT FOR BLOOD! Now Jack falls backwards and out of the corner as he hits the mat.
Gavin Kirkland: NOW VEENA IS STANDING ON THE BACK OF JACK’S HEAD AND SHE IS POSING FOR THE CROWD! She is showing why exactly she’s the champ and the jealous crowd is booing her.
Veena Adam: (off-mic) THANK YOU! THANK YOU! YOU’RE NOT THAT BEAUTIFUL OF AN AUDIENCE, BUT YOU ALL LOVE ME!! YOUR NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION!!
Deadprez: Did Veena drink the good stuff before she came out to the ring or something? This crowd is booing her out of the arena and probably out of the state. She is putting so much pressure on Jack’s head standing on his head. He isn’t a stepping stone.
Gavin Kirkland: Speak for yourself, Prezzy. That’s exactly what Jack Ripley is. A stepping stone to show the world how great and how dominating of a National Elite Champion Veena Adam. Look how gracious she is. She got off of Jack’s neck. She’s the greatest.
Eve: Yeah. Sure. Ok. The gracious Veena Adams is so full of herself. Veena turns around AND SHE IS MET WITH A METEORA INTO THE CORNER BY JON KELTON! Jack rolled out of the way at the last second to avoid contact and Veena was squashed in the corner.
Deadprez: Jon grabs Veena and snapmares her out of the corner. Jack is now back on his feet and both competitors grab one of Veena’s legs. Are we about to see a submission or a double team right now?
Eve: NO WE DON’T! JACK WENT LEFT! JON WENT RIGHT! BOTH FELL BACK AND VEENA EXPERIENCED THE PAIN OF A WISHBONE! I WONDER IF VEENA MADE A WISH AFTER THAT?
Gavin Kirkland: THAT IS NOT FUNNY, EVE! WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD THEY DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT? THAT WAS JUST WRONG!
Eve: IT was sure as heck effective and Veena’s eyes about doubled in size after that move as she falls back and WHAT THE HECK? BOTH CHALLENGERS ARE GOING FOR THE COVER AND EACH HOOK A LEG!
ONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOO!
THHHHHHHRRRRREEEEE–
Gavin Kirkland: HAHAHAHAHA! YES! Even with the double pin, Veena managed to get her shoulder up. That’s why she is an amazing champion. Still powering through even when the odds are against her.
Deadprez: She is tough, but we can only wonder what would happen if that would have ended the match? Would we have a co-champion situation in that case?
Gavin Kirkland: Who cares? It doesn’t matter now because neither one got the win. Now look at Jon and Jack. They are glaring at each other before they get back to their feet and get chest to chest and face to face.
Eve: These two are just bucking up to each other and talking trash to each other. Neither one was happy that the other went for the cover to win the title. WAIT A SECOND! JACK JUST SHOVED JON KELTON BACK!
Jack Ripley: (off-mic) WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?
Deadprez: I guess we know now that talk was all about. In EAW, it’s safe to say that sharing is not caring AND JON JUST SHOVED JACK RIGHT BACK!
Jon Kelton: (off-mic) WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?
Eve: Jack didn’t appreciate that one bit AND HE JUST GRABBED KELTON BY THE THROAT! JACK IS STRANGLING JON AND FORCING HIM RIGHT BACK INTO THE CORNER! JACK IS JUST GLARING DOWN AT KELTON–
Gavin Kirkland: JACK WITH A SLAP RIGHT ACROSS KELTON’S FACE! THAT WAS GREAT! He is showing no respect or no intimidation to Jon Kelton in this match. NOW RIPLEY IS JUST LAYING IT IN ON JON KELTON!
Eve: NOT JUST THAT! KELTON IS FIGHTING BACK AND HE JUST SLUGGED JACK RIGHT IN THE FACE! THIS HAS BROKEN DOWN INTO A FLAT OUT BRAWL! THE TWO CHALLENGERS ARE JUST BEATING THE HELL OUT OF EACH OTHER!
Gavin Kirkland: LOOK! KELTON WITH A VERY LOW KICK! Jack is not having good luck with shots below the belt. Kelton with a front facelock and he lifts Jack Ripley up and sits him on the top turnbuckle.
Deadprez: Kelton still has the facelock applied as he climbs up onto the second rope! KELTON IS TRYING TO LIFT RIPLEY UP FOR A SUPERPLEX, BUT RIPLEY IS BLOCKING IT! NOW THESE TWO ARE FIGHTING ON THE ROPES BUT KELTON IS STARTING TO GET THE UPPER HAND–
Gavin Kirkland: OHHH YES! HERE COMES VEENA ADAMS AND SHE CLOBBERS JON KELTON IN THE BACK AND NOW SHE HAS JON IN A POWERBOMB POSITION! JON ALSO HAS JACK RIPLEY IN THE AIR–
Eve: VEENA BRINGS THEM BOTH DOWN WITH THE TOWER OF DOOM STYLE MOVE! I think Jack Ripley got the worst of it and Veena knows that too as she quickly scrambles over to him for the cover!
ONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOO!
THHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEE!
Deadprez: JACK KICKS OUT RIGHT BEFORE THREE AND VEENA ISN’T HAPPY ABOUT IT! Now she scrambles over to Jon Kelton and hooks his leg for the cover!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWWOOO!
THHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEE!
Eve: NOW JON KELTON KICKS OUT BEFORE THREE AND VEENA GOES BACK TO JACK RIPLEY AND HOOKS BOTH OF HIS LEGS THIS TIME FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHHHHREEEEE!
Gavin Kirkland: JACK RIPLEY KICKS OUT AGAIN AT TWO AND VEENA ADAMS LETS OUT A SCREAM OF FRUSTRATION! Now she’s starting to regain her cool after that brief moment of frustration.
Eve: Regaining her cool? Princess is throwing a hissy fit and a temper tantrum in the middle of the ring right now because she hasn’t been able to get the pinfall on either of her opponents. It’s getting so bad that even Ashlynn Quinn is having to calm Veena down.
Ashlynn Quinn: (off-mic) DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT, QUEEN! YOU’VE GOT THIS! YOU’RE STILL GONNA WIN THIS MATCH!
Gavin Kirkland: That is what a good friend is supposed to do, Eve. Be supportive and root her on as she claims victory tonight. Now Veena grabs Jack Ripley by the back of his neck like a cat and she is rearing her arm back. ARE WE ABOUT TO SEE “THUMBS UP” FROM VEENA?
Deadprez: SHE GOES FOR IT, BUT RIPLEY BLOCKS IT! RIPLEY KEEPS HOLD OF VEENA’S ARM AND TURNS HER AROUND BEFORE LIFTING HER UP! OH NO! HE WOULDN’T! NOT THAT MOVE!
Gavin Kirkland: OF COURSE HE WOULD, THAT SADISTIC NUTCASE! VEENA IS KICKING AND SCREAMING TRYING TO GET FREE BUT JACK SITS DOWN AND VEENA JUST BECAME A VICTIM OF THE RIPPLE EFFECT! OH NO!
Eve: OH YES! VERTEBREAKER BY JACK RIPLEY AND VEENA IS OUT COLD! VEENA ISN’T MOVING AND JACK RIPLEY GOES FOR THE COVER! HE’S ABOUT TO BECOME A TWO TIME NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION RIGHT HERE!
ONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEE!
Deadprez: HERE COMES JON KELTON AT THE LAST SECOND TO BREAK UP THE COVER! Jack Ripley was a second away from winning the National Elite Championship. Once again, Veena Adams manages to roll over to the ropes and there is Ashlynn Quinn pulling her outside the ring to get her bestie back in this match.
Eve: Once again, it’s the challengers who are left in the ring. These three have been going at it and this has been an amazing match for the National Elite Championship. Both men are back to their feet AND KELTON WITH A THUMB TO THE EYE! WHAT A DIRTY TRICK!
Gavin Kirkland: Jack Ripley holding his left eye in pain and Jon picks him up in the air and gets him on his shoulder before running to the center of the ring AND DRIVING RIPLEY DOWN WITH A RUNNING POWERSLAM!
Eve: Now Kelton is waiting for Ripley to get back to his feet. Jack is certainly feeling the powerslam, but he is back up to his feet and Jon kicks him in the gut and he has a double arm hook. That only means one thing. HE’S GOING FOR HAKAI! FUTURE SHOCK DDT ON THE WAY–
Gavin Kirkland: WAIT A SECOND! FAKE OUT! HE JUMPS UP AND HOOKS JACK’S NECK! HE TRANSITIONED FROM HAKAI INTO THE “ANTI-LIFE EQUATION”! HELL’S GATE SUBMISSION BY JON KELTON IN THE CENTER OF THE RING!
Deadprez: JACK IS TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING HE CAN TO GET FREE, BUT TO NO AVAIL! IF JACK PASSES OUT OR TAPS OUT, JON WINS THE TITLE! KELTON HAS THAT SUBMISSION IN TIGHT!
Gavin Kirkland: LONDYN IS CHEERING JON KELTON ON AS JACK IS STRUGGLING AND HE IS STARTING TO FADE TOO! THIS ISN’T GOOD! COME ON VEENA! GET BACK IN THIS MATCH OR YOU WILL LOSE YOUR TITLE! COME ON!!
Eve: I’M NOT SURE IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT BECAUSE JACK MIGHT BE DONE! HIS ARM IS UP! HIS ARM IS UP! HE IS ABOUT TO TAP RIGHT HERE–
(CLUNK!)
Deadprez: WHAT IN THE HELL WAS THAT? WHAT’S THAT IN THE RING?
Eve: It looks like… A SHOE! What is a shoe doing in the ring?
Gavin Kirkland: BAHAHAHAHA!! THAT’S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE FRIENDS LIKE ASHLYNN QUINN! SHE THREW ONE OF HER GLADIATOR HEELS AT KELTON AND IT HIT HIM IN THE HEAD!
Eve: The referee had their back to Ashlynn, so they didn’t see her throw the shoe. Jon lets the submission go and he is glaring at Ashlynn! He was about three seconds away from winning the title and a shoe could cost him everything. He is not happy. He looks down at Ashlynn and tells her she’s number one in a gesture we can’t show right now.
Gavin Kirkland: WAIT A SECOND! HERE COMES LONDYN ZELAYA AND LONDYN IS GETTING RIGHT IN ASHLYNN’S FACE! The two ladies are arguing since Londyn is not happy Ashlynn stuck her nose in this match AND NOW ASHLYNN AND LONDYN ARE FIGHTING!
Deadprez: EVERYBODY IS GETTING IN THE ACTION IN THIS MATCH AND ASHLYNN WITH A KICK TO THE GUT! ASHLYNN HAS LONDYN BY THE HAIR AND LONDYN IS THROWN RIGHT INTO THE BARRICADE! NOT AGAIN!
Gavin Kirkland: Jon watched this all unfold and he is not happy, but he has a match to win. Now Jon starts to turn back to Jack— LOOK UP AT THE TOP TURNBUCKLE! GOTTA LOVE IT WHEN A PLAN COMES TOGETHER!
Deadprez: VEENA ADAMS! ASHLYNN WAS A DECOY AS VEENA JUMPS FROM THE TOP ROPE AND SHE CONNECTS WITH “TWISTED VEENA”! THAT TWISTED BLISS STYLE MOVE FROM THE TOP WAS A DIRECT HIT ON JACK RIPLEY!
Gavin Kirkland: NOT ONLY THAT! SHE CAUGHT KELTON IN THE FACE WITH HER BOOT AS SHE WAS COMING DOWN AND HAS HIM STAGGERING! VEENA HOOKS THE LEG!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEE!!
Eve: JACK KICKS OUT AT TWO AND VEENA CAN’T BELIEVE IT! SHE THOUGHT SHE HAD IT RIGHT THERE AND SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE IS ABOUT TO CRY AFTER THAT! Now Veena is still in control and she crouches into the corner.
Deadprez: She is diving into Uncle Ryan’s playbook. She is looking to finish this match up with the spear! That same spear has won and defended many titles in the past, but will it happen again tonight?
Eve: She is calling for Jack Ripley to get back to his feet. She is eyeing Jack Ripley like the predator she can be. Now Jack Ripley is slowly rising back up to his feet. He has made it back up AND HERE COMES VEENA WITH THE SPEAR–
Gavin Kirkland: YOU’LL! FLOAT! TOO! SUPERKICK BY JACK RIPLEY AND VEENA RAN RIGHT SMACK INTO IT! RIGHT IN THE FACE! OH NO! VEENA IS OUT COLD
Eve: Jack goes to cover Veena BUT HERE COMES JON KELTON WITH A SPEAR OF HIS OWN! “FINAL ATONEMENT” BY JON KELTON–
Gavin Kirkland: AND HE SUFFERS THE SAME FATE! YOU’LL FLOAT TOO! BY JACK RIPLEY AND NOW JON IS OUT COLD! VEENA IS STARTING COME TOO AFTER HER SUPERKICK, BUT SHE IS STILL DOWN AS JACK GOES FOR THE COVER ON JON! THE REFEREE SEES THE PIN AND THEY SLIDE TO THE PIN!
Eve: LOOK OUTSIDE THE RING! THERE’S… THERE’S A HOODED FIGURE! THEY JUST HOPPED THE BARRICADE AND THEY ARE LOOKING AT ASHLYNN QUINN! ASHLYNN GOES FOR A CLOTHESLINE BUT THEY DUCK IT AND KICK ASHLYNN’S HEAD OFF! ASHLYNN IS OUT AS THE REFEREE COUNTS THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEE!!!!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!!
THHHHHHRRRREEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Deadprez: HE GOT IT! JACK RIPLEY HAS DONE IT! JACK RIPLEY IS THE NEW NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION! HE HAS DONE IT!
Gavin Kirkland: NO HE DIDN’T! LOOK! THERE IS ANOTHER HOODED FIGURE OUTSIDE THE RING AND THEY JUST PULLED JACK RIPLEY OUT OF THE RING BEFORE THE REFEREE OFFICIALLY COUNTED THREE!
Eve: NOW THE TWO HOODED FIGURES ARE JUST KICKING THE HOLY CRAP OUT OF JACK RIPLEY AND THE CROWD IS LETTING THEM HEAR IT! THEY ARE ERUPTING IN BOOS AND WHAT IS GOING DOWN!
Deadprez: THEY ARE STILL JUST BEATING JACK RIPLEY DOWN— WAIT LOOK UP!! THERE’S VEENA ADAMS! VEENA ADAMS OUT OF NOWHERE WITH THAT DIVING SENTON AND SHE LANDS ON THE HOODED FIGURES AS WELL AS JACK RIPLEY AND TAKES THEM DOWN!
Eve: THE REFEREE IS JUST WATCHING THIS WHOLE THING UNFOLD AS SHE GIVES A GLANCE TO ASHLYNN QUINN BEFORE SHE SLIDES BACK IN THE RING TO HOPEFULLY WIN THE MATCH AND RETAIN HER TITLE!
Gavin Kirkland: VEENA IS BACK IN THE RING AS SHE GETS BACK TO HER FEET–
Eve: JON KELTON JUST THREW SOMETHING IN VEENA’S FACE! WHAT IN THE HELL WAS THAT? WAIT! THAT WAS SALT! JON KELTON THREW SALT IN VEENA’S EYES AND NOW SHE’S BLINDED!
Gavin Kirkland: NOOOOOOOOOO! JON KELTON BLINDED THE CHAMPION AND HE THROWS A RIGHT HAND AS VEENA IS TRYING TO GET THE STING AND BURN FROM HER EYES! KELTON HAS BACKED UP AND VEENA IS FLAILING AROUND IN PAIN!
Eve: THERE IS NOTHING VEENA CAN DO AS SHE CLAWS AT HER EYES! NOW VEENA IS TURNING AROUND–
Deadprez: AND SHE ENDS UP GOING RIGHT INTO “FINAL ATONEMENT” BY JON KELTON! THIS TIME THE SPEAR HITS AND VEENA GETS DRIVEN TO THE CANVAS! JON KELTON IS LOOKING TO STEAL THE MATCH AND THE TITLE AS HE DROPS DOWN INTO THE COVER! THE REFEREE TURNS AROUND AND NOTICES THE PIN!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!
TWWWWWWWWWWOOOOO!!!!!
TTHHHHHHHHRREEEEEEEEE!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(“Hit Me With Your Best Shot” starts playing again as Jon rolls off of Veena to start getting back to his feet as the crowd is booing him out of the building as Gina Romano starts to announce the final decision.)
Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen! The winner of this contest…
Gina Romano: …and NEWWWWWWWWW ELITE ANSWERS WRESTLING NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION! JOOOOOOOOONNNN KELLLLLLLLTONNNNNNN!
Deadprez: HE HAS DONE IT! THE ONE TITLE HE HAS BEEN DREAMING ABOUT WINNING HAS FINALLY COME TRUE! JON KELTON HAS WON THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP!
Gavin Kirkland: Well I don’t like the way he won it! He screwed over my girl Veena. My heart breaks for her.
(The referee comes back and presents Jon with the National Elite Championship belt before raising Jon’s arm in victory as the crowd continues to boo Kelton.)
Eve: We all thought that Jack Ripley had the match won and had the title in his hands. But it was the appearance of these hooded people that changed the tide of this match.
Gavin Kirkland: Yeah. That and salt thrown in Veena’s face that spelled the end of this match.
Deadprez: You might not like either one of them, but gotta feel for Jack and Veena. Jack fought so hard and he was that close to becoming National Elite Champion. Then Veena unfortunately loses her title at Pain for Pride. They put their hearts and souls on the line, but regardless of circumstances, tonight belongs to Jon Kelton and we offer our congratulations to– WAIT A SECOND!
(The hooded figures now enter the ring and get face to face with Jon Kelton.)
Eve: This could be interesting right here. The same people who took Jack Ripley out of the equation are in the ring and they are eyeballing Jon Kelton. Are they planning on taking out the new Champion?
Gavin Kirkland: It’s not looking good for Kelton. It’s two on one in their favor and Jon looks like he is gearing up to fight. He might not be left with a choice. HOLD ON! The mystery people are backing up. It looks like they are taking off the masks? REVEAL YOURSELVES, YOU VILE VILLAINS!
(The camera is focused on the backs of the mystery people as they slowly take off their hoods. Seconds later, the hoods come off and the camera slowly walks in front of the hooded attackers.)
Gavin Kirkland: SON OF A….
Eve: IT CAN’T BE!
Deadprez: BUT IT IS! THE HOODED ATTACKERS ARE….
(The camera is now in front of the attackers and everybody can see clear as day who the attackers are. They are….)
Eve: IT’S AMIR YUSUF! AND… AND PANDORA PAISLEY!! IT’S DEVOLUTION! KENNEDY STREET’S PERSONAL GROUP! DEVOLUTION WERE THE MYSTERY ATTACKERS! IT MAKES SENSE NOW!
(Devolution and Jon Kelton get smiles on their faces and start to laugh loudly as they all group hug and start to celebrate in the ring as the camera cuts to Ashlynn and Jack outside the ring. Both of them are stunned and getting angrier by the second. Veena is outside the ring next to Ashlynn, but she hasn’t come to yet from the spear.)
Gavin Kirkland: We haven’t seen Amir in a while and we certainly haven’t seen Pandora since the Last Woman Standing match with Ms. Extreme. I don’t believe it. I thought Kennedy and Veena were close.
Eve: I guess even a member of the illustrious Adams family can even fall victim to the plans of Kennedy Street. Now Devolution has the National Elite Champion as Jon Kelton reigns supreme
Deadprez: It is going to be interesting to see how this plays out after the draft if either Veena or Jack end up on the same brand as Jon. Regardless, Jon Kelton is the new National Elite Champion and Devolution stands tall tonight at Pain for Pride.
(The final shot shows Devolution still celebrating in the ring before cutting to Ashlynn and Veena where Ashlynn is helping Veena and she is crying that this has just happened before cutting to Jack Ripley who is leaning against the barricade, completely pissed off that he had the title literally stolen out from under him as the camera cuts elsewhere to an ad for the 2023 EAW Draft.)
(Pain For Pride comes back as the next match graphic is seen flashing across the screen.)
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(The camera then goes back to the arena, where Bella Braxton is seen standing by with a microphone in hand, ready to announce the next match!)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and Gentlemen our next match is scheduled for
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!!!
Bella Braxton: AND IS A “KISS MY ASS” MATCH! THE LOSER OF THIS BOUT MUST KISS THE ASS OF THE WINNER!!!!!
Crowd: :viz: :mjgrin:
(‘O Fortuna’ by Carl Orff blasts through the speakers to a loud negative reaction from the audience. Slowly stepping from behind the curtain is the one and only Madison Kaline. The fans are loud and boisterous as they see Madison in her entrance gear posing on the top of the Pain for Pride stage. Maddie poses with a huge smile on her face. The crowd refuses to let up, opting to keep getting more audible, as Madison Kaline spreads her arms wide in the air, embracing the negative reception she’s received. Madison quickly starts to make her way down to the ring.)
Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING FIRST… FROM TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA… WEIGHING IN AT 120 POUNDS… ‘THE MISTRESS OF DEATH…’ MAAAAAADIIIIIDOOOOOON KAAAAAAAALIIIIINEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Stew-O: Madison Kaline and her opponent have been at odds since Fighting Spirit. ARIA challenging for the Universal Women’s Championship didn’t sit right with Madison and Kaline took great offense with ARIA “cutting the line” so to speak. ARIA simply rebutted with the fact that she was deserving of a title shot and Madison took it as a sign of disrespect to not just hurt but everyone that came before ARIA. Madison is a hall of famer whose career is solidified forever but she didn’t come back to shy away from high profile matches and titles. She came back to prove herself again and that put her at odds with ARIA. ARIA is a hungry competitor in this for the respect she also feels is owed to her by Maddie. Both women are relentless in their pursuit of victory and that’s what brings us together to watch.
Persephone: Oh yeah? I thought we all were here to see which one of these girls is going to kiss some ass tonight. Maybe I’m wrong, aye?
(Madison enters the ring, finding herself isolated in a corner. As her music fades, Madison turns to the stage from inside the ring as she awaits for her opponent in this match to arrive. ‘MEGITSUNE’ by BABYMETAL begins to play through the speakers of the arena. ARIA comes from the back as she poses on top of the stage. ARIA is wearing an Inuyasha Sesshomaru influence attire in mainly white. The full body cosplay is complete with a faded purple crescent moon on her forehead. ARIA raises a sword high as she points it at Madison.)
Making her way to the ring… hailing from Chandler, Arizona… weighing in at 110 pounds… AAAAAAAARRRRRRIIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
Stew-O: As i’ve stated, ARIA wants her respect and she fully plans on making Madison give it to her tonight. Madison seems far more eager to make ARIA kiss her ass but ARIA will not be as eager and willing to do so as some more horny members of this company.
Jake Mercer: https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1092799259176341516/1118724745597308958/IMG_8726.gif
Stew-O: Not naming names…
(ARIA enters the ring and glares at the unamused Madison Kaline. Maddie rolls her eyes back as ARIA removes most of her ring entrance gear until she’s in her actual wrestling attire.)
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
Stew-O: A match I must say I didn’t think even needed to hold such a stipulation…nonetheless Pain for Pride’s first “Kiss My Ass” match is underway!
Persephone: We still have time to cancel this match and substitute it with a Kiss My Crotch match between me and Rexy!
Jake Mercer: Does that sound very legal? The ethics of a “Kiss My Ass” match are already pretty muddled. What is this just another one of your usual blatantly HR violating sexual harassment attempts?
Persephone: :cardi:
Jake Mercer: Classic Persephone!
Stew-O: Hopefully this match up is more of a classic than whatever that exchange was. Speaking of exchanges, Aria and Madison are slowly walking towards one another as both women seem to be talking very aggressively as well. Madison stands a few feet away from Aria as Madison points a finger in the face of Aria.
Madison Kaline: You and the rest of these women don’t give respect …
Jake Mercer: SLAP! Aria slaps that finger right out of her face as Madison glares at her. Kaline takes a step closer and puts a finger in Aria’s face again-
Madison Kaline: And that’s why you will never GET respect…
Persephone: SMACK! Aria smacks her hand away a second time!
Stew-O: Madison Kaline is now right in Aria’s face and SHE PUTS HER INDEX FINGER RIGHT ON ARIA’S FOREHEAD AND-MADISON MUSHES ARIA WITH HER OFF HAND! Face shoving Aria backwards as Aria stumbles back with the most offended look in her eyes. Aria’s head snaps to the left as the crowd is building with excitement. Madison is shaking her head as she slowly walks back towards Aria.
Madison Kaline: All this talk and noise from you about how you think you’re better than me is crap. You should worship the ground I walk on. You should bow down when you see me. When I beat you tonight…I’m going to make you kiss…my…
Stew-O: SUPERKICK! ARIA DELIVERS A LIGHTNING QUICK SUPERKICK TO THE MOUTH OF MADISON KALINE AS MADISON STAGGERS BACKWARDS!
Persephone: I wonder what she was going to say after “Kiss my…” what a mystery.
Stew-O: Aria is ready as she rushes Madison…STEP UP ENZIGURI!!!
Jake Mercer: NO!!! Madison regains composure and ducks the step up enziguri as Aria goes flying in the air until she lands on her hands and knees. Aria rushes to get to her feet and SLAP BY MADDIE! Madison Kaline slaps the taste out of Aria’s mouth as Aria holds her cheek. Madison watches Aria turn to retaliate and KICK TO THE MIDSECTION BY KALINE! Aria bunches forward as Madison snatches her hair and pulls her under her arm. Madison snarls as she lifts Aria with all her might into the air before SLAMMING HER DOWN WITH A SUPLEX! Aria is on her back as Madison rolls to her feet. Aria begins to get to her feet but BIG FRONT DROP KICK BY MADISON SENDS ARIA FLYING BACKWARDS TOWARDS THE RING CORNER!
Stew-O: Madison is starting this match aggressively as Aria clearly has been thrown off. Aria is leaning against the turnbuckle briefly but shakes off the pain and eyes Madison. Madison rushes ARIA but ARIA ducks the attempt at a corner clothesline. Madison turns around and BICYCLE KNEE STRIKE BY ARIA ROCKS MADDISON KALINE RIGHT IN THE FACE!
Jake Mercer: POW right in the kisser!
Persephone: That’s what I’ll tell Rexy when he finally lets me suck his
Stew-O: Don’t look now but ARIA has Madison stuck in the ring corner and Kaline is the one staggered a bit. ARIA raises her left hand, she teases Madison by kissing that same hand, and WALLOP! HUGE KNIFE EDGE CHOP BY ARIA TO MADDIE! The sound of that chop could be heard from the freaking parking lot as ARIA winds it up again. BAM! Another huge knife edge chop as Madison’s eyes light up like fireworks on the Fourth of July here at Pain for Pride!
Jake Mercer: Side note; the 4th of July is on a Tuesday this year? How could Disney allow such a terrible thing to happen?
Persephone: Sounds like a four day weekend for Sexy Rexy and Persy with the good hair. 💇♀️
Stew-O: ARIA goes for a third knife edge chop but NO! No! Blocked by Madison who blocks it, spins Aria around, ducks and escapes the corner, and now is behind ARIA who turns quickly to see Madison. KALINE SNATCHES HER BODY UP, ARMS WRAPPED AROUND ARIA, AND THROWS HER IN THE AIR FOR A NEARLY PERFECTLY BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX! A perfect rotation sends ARIA landing flat on her back as she motions to her spine and winces with pain all over her face! ARIA rolls onto her side before rolling onto her stomach as we see Kaline already back to her feet. Madison slowly stalks Aria as Aria gets on her hands and knees. ARIA lifts her head to see…
Madison Kaline: 🍑
Jake Mercer: MADDIE HAS PUT HER BUTTOCKS IN ARIA’S FACE! THE MISTRESS OF DEATH IS MOCKING THE SACRED DETECTIVE AS-
Stew-O: ROLL UP! ARIA ROLLS UP MADISON KALINE! COVER!!!!
Referee: ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEE!!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Jake Mercer: Big kick out by Kaline as her arrogance almost got the best of her. You have to finish the job before you try to celebrate, guys. Can’t dunk on the opponent until the game is over.
Persephone: Look guys, Jake Mercer suddenly knows sports puns besides wrestling ones. Isn’t that weird?
Stew-O: What’s weird is how Madison is scurrying away from ARIA after escaping that pin attempt. Madison rolls out of the ring as ARIA gets to her feet. Madison Kaline slips out from under the bottom rope and stands ring side as ARIA stands alone in the center of the ring.
ARIA: https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1092799259176341516/1118535707665899631/IMG_8712.gif
Jake Mercer: The crowd is hot tonight. This also isn’t the first Kiss My Ass match I’ve personally witnessed. I once saw a barn burner down in Tijuana a few years ago between El Dorado Diego and La Lizard Loco. A “Kiss my Culo” match was the billed name and let’s just say it wasn’t a great day for Diego. Spoiler alert; El Lizardo Loco ate quite a few bean burritos prior to the match and it was far from a pretty sight to behold. Very stinky sight to smell as well. It was a dark time for my wrestling fandom.
Persephone: Did the guy fart on the guy’s face?
Jake Mercer: Nah, worse. Match was only like 2 minutes because one swift kick to the gut made Loco hit the eject button and leave the ring covered in what has been described as a MudSlide.
Persephone: 2 minutes? I thought you said it was a barn burner?
Jake Mercer: It was. We literally had to burn the entire barn down and everything in it to kill the smell.
Stew-O: The referee has been counting as you two recount this horrific story. ARIA is smiling as the crowd cheers her on and Madison is gathering her thoughts whilst glaring into the ring at her opponent.
Referee: …FOUR!! …FIVE!!! …SIX!!! …SEVEN!!!
Persephone: She sure is taking her time.
Jake Mercer: I would too. Have to lock into every part of yourself and can’t have a lapse of judgment like she just had. This is Pain for Pride, Persephone. The annual tradition. The mountaintop of professional wrestling. The granddaddy of them all! The grandest stage of them all! The Showcase of the immortals! Wrestling maniacs come far and wide to witness this event!
Stew-O: ARIA watches as Maddie slowly rolls into the ring…and rolls right back out of the ring as fans begin booing. ARIA laughs as Maddie rubs her nose and starts pacing ring side. ARIA dares Madison to get back in the ring as the referee restarts their counting.
Referee: ONE!!!!!!! TWO!!!!
Jake Mercer: Mind games? Gathering a better strategy? Maybe she’s just figuring out the best method to success? Madison Kaline is one of Elite Answer Wrestling’s finest and most competitive characters and I doubt she herself has doubts within her mind about this match up.
Persephone: Or maybe she does have doubts?
Jake Mercer: Maybe. :skip:
Referee: THREE!!!! FOUR!!!!!!
Stew-O: ARIA looks as Maddie immediately rushes under the bottom rope, into the ring, and…ONCE AGAIN slides right back out as Kaline shakes her head! ARIA looks increasingly more annoyed as Kaline looks at the crowd here in Geodis Park. Live in Memphis, Tennessee, the home of Morgan Freeman and the resting place of one Elvis Presley.
Persephone: This match is as boring as listening to Morgan talk.
Stew-O: Madison Kaline starts smirking as she turns and sees a young lady wearing an ARIA sweatshirt ringside with her father next to her. Madison stares at them both before SLAPPING A COMMEMORATIVE CUP OUT OF THE HANDS OF THE MAN! THE CONTENTS GO FLYING AS THE LIQUID SPLASHES RIGHT ON THE YOUNG GIRLS HOODIE! The crowd is not liking that as Kaline rolls her eyes and turns around and-SUICIDE DIVE! SUICIDE DIVE! HUGE SUICIDE DIVE BY ARIA ONTO MADISON KALINE AS THE GIRL AND FATHER RING SIDE QUICKLY TURN FROM TEARS TO CHEERS! ARIA pops up to her feet, walks over to the family and gives a high five to the young girl as The Sacred Detective gives another high five to the dad! ARIA turns, reaches, and grabs Madison by the hair and drags her to the apron.
Referee: FIVE!!! SIX!!!
Stew-O: BACK ELBOW BY KALINE TO THE RIB CAGE OF ARIA! Madison grabs Aria by the hair and BASHES HER FACE RIGHT INTO THE RING APRON!!! Kaline keeps her hand locked into ARIA’s hair and spins her around…IRISH WHIP INTO THE TURNBUCKLE AS ARIA’S SKULL BOUNCES OFF THE STEEL AND SHE TURNS AND ROLLS RIGHT INTO THE SECURITY BARRICADE!
Referee: SEVEN!!! EIGHT!!!
Jake Mercer: Madison took that suicide dive and definitely felt all of it but she may have been baiting ARIA with her ring side antics and banter with those fans! ARIA is on hands and knees as Madison quickly grabs ARIA by the hair and drags her onto the ring apron, finally breaking the referee’s count before they reach the number ten. ARIA looks woozy as she lays under the bottom rope. Madison climbs onto the apron, positions ARIA face down so that her body is in the ring but only her neck and head lay on the apron. Madison stands up, walking backwards to the corner of the ring apron with the turnbuckle against her back…Maddie takes two steps and LEAPS IN THE AIR…
Stew-O: M.O.D.!!!! M.O.D.!!!! THE FAMEASSER! Madison Kaline lands a FAMEASSER onto ARIA’S NECK AS SHE LAYS ON THE RING APRON! THE LEG DROP NEARLY DECAPITATES ARIA AS SHE ROLLS AROUND THE RING CLUTCHING HER NECK AND THROAT! Madison is back outside the ring and reveling in the misery of her opponent.
Madison Kaline: https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1092799259176341516/1118558127743312013/IMG_8714.gif
Jake Mercer: Madison isn’t wasting anymore time as she rushes the ring and stalks ARIA. ARIA is back on her hands and knees and crawls to a ring corner so she can use the ropes to slowly climb to her feet. ARIA still is gasping for air as she backs away from the corner and turns to see MADISON RUSHING HER! SPEAR! SPEAR BY KALINE DRIVES ARIA RIGHT BACK INTO THAT CORNER TURNBUCKLE AS ARIA’S BACK NEARLY CRUMBLES AFTER THE IMPACT OF THAT PERFECTLY TIMED SPEAR!
Persephone: I wish Rex could break my back like that.
Stew-O: Eww. Anyway, Madison slaps ARIA like she’s done since the beginning of this bout before hooking her head, pulling her away from the corner, and turning her body as Kaline runs up the turnbuckle…TORNADO DDT! Tornado DDT by Madison Kaline plants ARIA onto the top of her skull as ARIA rolls onto her back. Madison rolls onto her own stomach and scrambles to land on top of ARIA as she hooks the leg and goes for a cover!
Referee: ONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
TH-NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Jake Mercer: Huge kick out by ARIA as The Sacred Detective refuses to lose despite a flurry of offense by Maddie. Kaline isn’t surprised that ARIA managed to stay alive but she almost looks happy that she can inflict even more punishment onto her opponent. This rivalry was ignited at Fighting Spirit but has picked up so much steam over the months. Madison Kaline believes in her heart that ARIA does not have the proper respect for Kaline. Madison believed ARIA jumped the gun by challenging Bethany Blue for that Universal Women’s Championship and that Maddie herself deserved a chance first. ARIA, in a way of defending herself and this next generation of elitists, took exception with the allegations and got physical with her. Ever since that night it’s been building to this moment.
Stew-O: Madison gets to her feet and grabs ARIA by the hair and lifts her off the mat. ARIA is on her feet but Madison has her in her clutches. Madison has ARIA on her feet, gripping her face with her hands, twisting her body along with her opponent’s body…NECKBREAKER! Madison snaps ARIA’S NECK ONCE AGAIN! ARIA is clutching the neck as Madison gets to her feet and grabs another hand full of ARIA’s hair once again and gets her off the mat. Madison twists ARIA once again and delivers ANOTHER NECKBREAKER TO HER FOE! Madison has clearly made it a point to aim for that neck as she’s landed a M.O.D. Fameasser onto that neck against the ring apron and has been relentless with her pursuit ever since.
Jake Mercer: It started with the ring post blind side Irish whip, Stew. ARIA was picking up momentum and the expertise, veteran vision, and cunningly calculated computer like brain of Madison has locked onto this body part like a heat seeking missile.
Persephone: I don’t know if I would consider Madison Kaline the most calculated elitist. I’d say Rex McAllister would be the first person that comes to my mind when I think calculated. Also first person when I think sexy. Best dressed, best speaker, and I bet you he can fix a carburetor too if he wanted to. That man can do it all!
Stew-O: I bet you he could stay on topic as a commentator as well as Kaline now has her literal foot on ARIA’S NECK! Madison is squeezing the air right out of ARIA’s body as she puts so much weight into her windpipe. The referee sees this illegal maneuver and is warning Madison about it! Madison lifts her foot briefly before STOMPING ON ARIA’S NECK AND PUTTING MODE PRESSURE ON IT WITH HER FOOT AGAIN! CHOKING HER OPPONENT AS ARIA USES BOTH HANDS TO GRAB MADISON’S ANKLE! ARIA is indeed still fighting hard to gain air as the referee warns Kaline once again about that illegal and torturous attack!
Jake Mercer: Madison is clearly trying to wear down ARIA and has not let up with her abuse since bringing this fight back into the ring.
Referee: ONE!!! TWO!!! THREE!!!
Persephone: And Maddie lifts her foot off ARIA’s neck once again as the referee attempts to count her out.
Stew-O: That illegal choke could get Madison disqualified if she continued with it any longer. Kaline is in control but if she loses control by holding onto that choke she will lose this match right there on the spot. Kaline lifts her hands up as she tilts her head and shrugs her shoulders at our official. Madison shakes her head before staring down at the grounded ARIA. ARIA is rolling on the mat clutching her throat and desperately trying to get air back into her body. Madison begins stalking The Sacred Detective and delivers a few stomps onto the shoulders of ARIA. ARIA rolls over onto her stomach as Madison uses her foot to shove ARIA and roll her back onto her back again. ARIA slowly lifts her foot one more time before STOMPING DOWN-NO!!! ARIA CATCHES HER FOOT MID STOMP! ARIA BLOCKS THE THIRD ATTEMPT AS SHE USES ALL HER MIGHT TO PUSH AWAY MADISON KALINE!
Jake Mercer: That’s a needed counter but she has to capitalize!
Stew-O: Madison stumbles backwards and tries to regain herself as ARIA rises off the mat and gets to one knee. Madison rushes ARIA and is going for a HURRICANRANA…BUT NO! ARIA blocks this and shoves Madison off her shoulders causing Kaline to do a complete back flip as she lands on her feet. ARIA rushes Madison and goes for an ENZIGURI…but NO! Madison ducks the attempt for a second time as ARIA spins but lands on her feet as well. Madison rushes for a second SPEAR-WOW! ARIA LEAP FROGS KALINE AND LANDS BEHIND HER! Madison turns and sees ARIA leap in the air…ARIA TRAPS THE HEAD AND TURNS MADISON AROUND AS SHE GOES FOR A TILT A WHIRL DDT…NO! Madison shoves ARIA IN MID AIR AS ARIA GOES FLYING ACROSS THE RING BUT ONTO HER FEET ONCE MORE! Madison sees ARIA charging her and AFTERLIFE!!!
Jake Mercer:…NO! The clothesline from Hell attempt by Maddie fails as ARIA ducks the powerful lariat! Madison’s momentum sends her to the ring corner but she stops herself with her foot on the middle turnbuckle. Kaline uses that same exact foot to push off the turnbuckle and charge back at ARIA and ANOTHER SPEAR ATTEMPT!
Stew-O:…FAILS AGAIN AS ARIA DOES A CARTWHEEL TO THE SIDE AND AVOIDS IT AGAIN! ARIA ISON HER FEET AS KALINE DOES A BARREL ROLL FORWARD, TURNING THE FAILED SPEAR INTO MOMENTUM!
Persephone: ARIA turns as she sees Madison make a quick cut back towards her opponent as-
Jake Mercer: WOW! BOOM! ENZIGURI CONNECTS FINALLY BY ARIA AS MADISON IS DAZED AND OUT ON HER FEET! A BRUTAL kick to the side of the head stuns Madison Kaline as ARIA lands on her stomach and looks up at the wobbly Maddie. ARIA quickly rises to her feet, she grabs the back of Madison Kaline’s head and EUROPEAN UPPERCUT! Nearly SNAPPING Madison’s head clean off as a viciousness is emerging on ARIA’s face. Madison is still on her feet but is barely defending herself as SPINNING ELBOW STRIKE BY ARIA CONNECTS AND ROCKS KALINE AGAIN! Madison is in a bad situation as ARIA hooks Madison under her arm and SNAP SUPLEX SENDS MADDIE DOWN FINALLY!
Stew-O: The momentum has shifted! ARIA is back to her feet and is now fully in control as Madison rolls onto her stomach and begins to push off of the mat. Madison is shook as she gets to one knee…grabs the back of her neck…and looks up to see…
ARIA: 🍑
Jake Mercer: RIGHT BACK AT HER! Madison put her rear end in ARIA’S face and now ARIA returns the favor as-ROLL UP BY MADDIE!!!!
Stew-O: NO! Madison Kaline goes for a similar roll up as ARIA’s attempt earlier but ARIA fights out of the pin attempt immediately. Kaline desperately gets off the ground as ARIA moves a bit quicker as ARIA rushes her. ARIA leaps…
Persephone: J4A!!!!!!!!!!
Stew-O: NOOOO! The Justice for All running knee FAILS! Madison ducks and avoids the strike as she slips behind ARIA and wraps her arms right around her waist. GERMAN SUPLEX BY MADISON DROPS ARIA ON THE BACK OF HER NECK! MADISON KEEPS HER HANDS HOOKED AROUND HER WAIST AND DRAGS HER BACK TO HER FEET…ANOTHER GERMAN SUPLEX CONNECTS!!! ARIA IS BEING DRAGGED OFF THE MAT ONCE MORE AS MADISON KALINE MUSCLES HER ONE LAST TIME FOR A THIRD STRAIGHT GERMAN SUPLEX SLAM! ARIA IS FOLDED UP LIKE AN ACCORDION AS MADDIE ROLLS AWAY FROM HER AND GETS BACK TO HER FEET!
Persephone: The sounds ARIA just made to express her pain after being folded by Madison are not that different from the sounds I myself would make if Rex McAlister would just give in and fold me like an accordion but in the bedroom.
Stew-O: Madison Kaline is back to her feet with ARIA flat on her back in the middle of the ring clutching her neck once again. Madison wipes her mouth and runs to the ring ropes, leaps high in the air, plants her feet in the middle rope, and SOMERSAULTS BACKWARDS BEFORE SLAMMING HERSELF ONTO ARIA! PICTURE PERFECT LIONSAULT BY MADDIE CONNECTS AS SHE ROLLS AROUND AT THE COLLATERAL DAMAGE THAT SHE HERSELF FELT ON THAT SPLASH! Madison rolls back on over, hooks ARIA’s leg, and goes for the cover!!!
Referee: ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEE!!!!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEE-
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Jake Mercer: Kick out by ARIA as this match continues on! Madison landed a huge Lionsault and was a second away from having this match ended and forcing ARIA to kiss her ass!
Stew-O: Madison is still aggressive as she goes back to grabbing ARIA’s hair and-WOAH!
Jake Mercer: SMALL PACKAGE BY ARIA! COVER!!!!!
Referee: ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Persephone: Another kick out this time by Madison Kaline as these two women continue on.
Stew-O: Madison kicks ARIA off of her as ARIA rolls to her feet herself. ARIA charges Madison and LEAPS IN THE AIR, GRABBING THE BACK OF MADISONS HEAD…DOUBLE KNEE FACEBREAKER BY ARIA! The double knee facebreaker nearly LITERALLY breaks Maddie’s face as Maddie collapses onto the ring mat! Maddie begins to roll out of the ring slowly as ARIA shakes her head and catches her on the apron by grabbing her hair. ARIA pulls Maddie off the ring apron back onto her feet and grabs the back of her hair. ARIA turns her and RAMS HER HEAD INTO THE TURNBUCKLE AS MADISON STANDS ON THE RING APRON! ARIA keeps a hand on Maddie’s head and BASHES HER HEAD into the turnbuckle once more. ARIA leaves Maddie’s head on the turnbuckle as she meets her on the ring apron. ARIA stands behind Kaline on the ring apron as she pulls Madison by the hair once more, this time she snatches her away from the corner before LEAPING IN THE AIR BEHIND HER, WRAPPING HER LEGS AROUND MADISON’S HEAD, AND FLIPPING BACKWARDS…
Jake Mercer: REVERSE HURRICANRANA BY ARIA PLANTS MADISON KALINE ON THE TOP OF HER HEAD RIGHT ONTO THE RING APRON!
Persephone: :scusthov: Did you hear the thud sound her skull made onto that ring apron?!
Stew-O: Madison stumbles and crumbles on the ring apron before falling off and rolling on the arena floor. ARIA sits on the ring apron, surveying the crowd as the fans are losing it.
Crowd: HOLY SHIT!!!! HOLY SHIT!!!! HOLY SHIT!!!! HOLY SHIT!!!!
Jake Mercer: Madison Kaline is in obvious trouble as ARIA stops soaking it all in and hops off the ring apron and approaches the body of Madison Kaline.
Referee: ONE!!!!!!! TWO!!!!! THREE!!!!!
Stew-O: Kaline is using ARIA as a means of getting off the mat, pulling at her ring boots and tights to drag herself off the mat. ARIA grabs the back of Madison Kaline’s neck and Irish whips her back into the ring via the bottom rope. Madison rolls around on the mat and ends up on her back as ARIA hops back on the ring apron, climbs to her feet, and immediately climbs up the nearest turnbuckle where she squats perched onto the top rope with Madison Kaline in her sights. ARIA points at Madison and EXPLODES FROM THE TOP ROPE!!! TWISTING HER ENTIRE BODY HIGH IN THE AIR!
Jake Mercer: 2TF!!!
Stew-O: NOOOOOOO!!!
Jake Mercer: KNEES UP!!!! The “To The Future” Spiral Tap fails as Madison Kaline lifts her knees up and ARIA lands on them!
Stew-O: Madison had the wherewithal and the fortitude to avoid the avalanche level aerial attack. Madison Kaline rolls to her feet, ARIA is clutching her chest and neck as that’s the exact spot she landed onto Madison’s knees. Kaline staggers to her feet as ARIA does the same with her back to Maddie as she turns and-
Persephone: AFTERLIFE! THE NECK BREAKING CLOTHESLINE FROM HELL CONNECTS AS ARIA GOES FLIPPING AROUND BEFORE LANDING FACE FIRST INTO THE GROUND!
Stew-O: THAT MIGHT BE IT! MADDIE HAS BEEN TARGETING THAT NECK THE ENTIRE MATCH AS KALINE ROLLS AROUND ON THE GROUND!
Jake Mercer: Madison crawls and reaches for ARIA as…NOW ARIA ROLLS OUT OF THE RING!
Stew-O: I can’t tell you if it was intentional or just her body into auto pilot but that may have kept ARIA alive in this match up. Madison Kaline is still reaching for her as ARIA slips off the apron and to the arena floor. Madison is on her knees in the ring as she shakes her head and begins crawling out of the ring via the bottom rope.
Referee: ONE!!!!! TWO!!!!! THREE!!!!!
Stew-O: ARIA is on her stomach clutching her neck still on the arena floor as Madison Kaline staggers towards her. Madison reaches down, grabbing the tights of ARIA as she tries to lift her rival off the ground in order to put her back in the ring and pin her in the middle of it.
Persephone: Yes god ends this now! End it now god, please god almighty end this match right now!
Referee: FOUR!!!! FIVE!!!!!
Stew-O: The way Madison slowly slides into the ring, she is dragging ARIA with her under the bottom rope as…NO! ARIA! SHE BLOCKED HER FROM PULLING HER IN! MADISON IS INSIDE THE RING ON HER KNEES WITH A HANDFUL OF ARIA’S HAIR TUGGING, PULLING, AND TRYING TO FORCE HER OPPONENT BACK INSIDE OF IT! ARIA is outside the ring with both hands on the ring apron pushing away from Madison Kaline in an effort to not get dragged back into the squared circle. Madison pulls and ARIA pushes!
Referee: SIX!!!!! SEVEN!!!!!
Persephone: LOOK! ARIA PUTS HER FEET ON THE RING APRON AND USES ALL HER LEG STRENGTH TO KICK OFF OF IT! MADISON KALINE DOES NOT LET GO OF HER HAIR AND IS PULLED BACK OUT OF THE RING! ARIA HAS MADDIE HALF WAY OUT OF THE RING WITH HER FEET ON THE APRON! ARIA GRABS MADDIE BY THE NECK…
Jake Mercer: ZIRCON CUTTER! THE DIAMOND CUTTER THAT ARIA HAS MADE HER VERY OWN SIGNATURE MANEUVER CONNECTS BEAUTIFULLY AND LEADS TO MADISON KALINE CRASHING RIGHT ONTO THE ARENA FLOOR. THE REVERSAL WAS INCREDIBLE AND HAS LEFT MADDIE ON THE FLOOR, FOLDED LIKE A BURRITO, AND ALMOST SNAPPED IN HALF LIKE A KIT KAT BAR!
Persephone: Rex can break me off a piece of him anytime!
Stew-O: ARIA gets a burst of energy, pulling Madison off the floor and shoving her back in the ring as ARIA climbs the apron again. Madison is barely moving but trying to get to her feet! ARIA is still on the hunt as she makes her way into the ring once more. Kaline is very wounded as ARIA favors her neck as well. Madison is on one knee as ARIA walks towards her. ARIA grabs at Madison-OH! CHOP TO THE THROAT BY KALINE HAS ARIA GASPING FOR AIR! MADISON KALINE LEAPS INTO THE AIR, WRAPPING HER LEGS AROUND ARIA’S NECK!!!!
Jake Mercer: DEATH’S GRIP! DEATH’S GRIP! MADISON KALINE LOCKS ARIA INTO HER HELL’S GATES TRIANGLE CHOKE HOLD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING!
Stew-O: ARIA’s neck and throat have been targeted explicitly throughout this match and this is why. Madison Kaline has been known as The Mistress of Death for nearly a decade now and with a move this deadly, you understand how she earned such a moniker. The legs are like a vice from an Anaconda forcing the air out of ARIA’s windpipe. The power of Maddie’s lower half is cutting off the blood circulation to ARIA’s brain. This move can incapacitate someone, shorten their career, or do even more fatal things if it’s applied way too long!
Persephone: I’d like it if Rexy choked me but not like this! Maybe like this…but not as tight as Maddie is choking ARIA!
Stew-O: It’s ARIA flailing, fighting, struggling to try and break free as Madison has her legs around her head as tightly as she can wrap them. ARIA is still standing but leaning all the way forward as Madison dangles inches off the ring mat whilst choking the life out of her opponent!
Madison Kaline: YOU WILL LOSE!!!!
Persephone: Oh good grief here comes the mid match promos.
ARIA: NO! NO! NO!
Crowd: NO!! NO!! NO!!
Madison Kaline: YOU WILL LOSE AND YOU WILL KISS MY ASS!!
Stew-O: ARIA’S KNEE IS TREMBLING! ONE KNEE BUCKLES! ARIA IS ON ONE KNEE AS MADISON’S LEFT SHOULDER TOUCHES THE RING MAT!
Jake Mercer: IS ARIA GOING TO TAP? IS IT POSSIBLE FOR HER TO ESCAPE?! I’VE NEVER SEEN A TRIANGLE CHOKE THIS TIGHTLY WRAPPED AROUND SOMEONE’S HEAD! ALL THAT BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU TRAINING THAT MADDIE LEARNED UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF THE GRACIE FAMILY PAYING OFF AS…
Stew-O: WAIT! ARIA…ARIA is fighting to get back to both of her feet as Maddie pulls even harder on her right arm. Madison squeezes somehow even tighter around her neck!
Madison Kaline: TAP!! JUST TAP OUT AND QUIT!
ARIA: NO! NO! NO!
Crowd: NO! NO! NO!
Jake Mercer: This crowd is electric! I promise you can feel this energy thru whatever screen you are looking at this on right now!
Persephone: Probably a bunch of geeks on a private Discord server pirating us anyway. GTFO you cheapskates!
Stew-O: OH! STIRRING! FIGHTING! NOT QUITTING! NOT GIVING UP! ARIA! ARIA! ARIA LIFTS MADDIE OFF THE MAT AND SCOOPS HER HALF WAY UP OFF THE GROUND…SLAM! SLAM BY ARIA! ARIA SLAMS MADISON KALINE BUT MADDIE DOES NOT LET GO! ARIA PLANTS HER FEET AGAIN, A GUTTURAL SCREAM EMERGES FROM ARIA’S LUNGS AS HER VOICE CRACKS…SHE SCOOPS MADDIE AGAIN…SLAM! SLAM! SLAM!!! A SECOND HUGE SLAM AS ARIA DRIVES MADDIE DOWN ON HER NECK AGAIN! MADISON KALINE REFUSES TO LET GO! MADDIE ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT RELINQUISH THIS HOLD AND ARIA IS STARTING TO TURN PURPLE!!!
Jake Mercer: The Grimace from McDonald’s and whatever is in Future’s styrofoam cup cannot possibly be as purple as ARIA’s face is right now, guys. Maddie’s neck can’t possible be in a good spot either as-
Persephone: OH!
Stew-O: AGAIN! AGAIN! AGAIN! ARIA LIFTS MADISON OFF THE GROUND…BUT SHE CAN’T LIFT HER ALL THE WAY! ARIA DROPS TO ONE KNEE AGAIN AS MADISON KEEPS THE HELL’S GATE SUBMISSION WRAPPED AROUND HER NECK!!!! THE REFEREE LOOKS AT THE NOW PURPLE ARIA, FACE SHOWING SIGNS OF FADING, EYES FLICKERING SLOWLY…MADISON WON’T LET HER GET OUT OF THIS AS THE REFEREE LOOKS AT ARIA’S HAND!
Jake Mercer: The referee grabs ARIA’S hand and lifts it…he lets go and it drops…
…
Stew-O: NO! ARIA DOES NOT LET HER HAND DROP! ARIA’S FREE HAND BEGINS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AS ARIA LET’S OUT ONE MORE ROAR! ARIA EXPLODES OFF THE MAT, LIFTING MADDIE INTO A POWERBOMB POSITION! ARIA STAGGERS AND GOES RIGHT INTO A CORNER AND…SLAM! ARIA POWERBOMBS MADISON INTO A RING TURNBUCKLE!!!!
Jake Mercer: MADISON LANDS NECK FIRST INTO THE MIDDLE TURNBUCKLE AND IS CRUNCHED BY THE SHEER FORCE OF ARIA! POWERBOMB INTO THE MIDDLE TURNBUCKLE FINALLY FREES ARIA AND MIGHT HAVE SNAPPED THAT ALREADY BRUISED NECK OF MADDIE IN HALF!
Persephone: The way these women are getting beat up i don’t even think it will be physically possible to have their necks support them in order to actually kiss the other’s ass after this match concludes. Yay violence.
Stew-O: ARIA collapses onto her back as Madison Kaline is now seated into the corner turnbuckle clutching her neck as if the only thing keeping it together was her own hands. ARIA is flat on her back looking up at the lights, gasping for air, trying to regain composure, and likely has no clue how she got the energy to escape that Death’s Grasp submission. ARIA and Madison started this feud after Fighting Spirit and the undercurrent of their issues with each other can be tied to one word; respect. Madison feels like ARIA and her generation have failed to give Madison and elder statesmen of Elite Answer Wrestling the proper amount of respect. ARIA feels like Madison simply has been unreasonable with how she talks to people including ARIA, her teammates, and her friends. ARIA thinks Madison has been unfair to women who simply, Maddie’s words, have deserved opportunities over Kaline. The back and forths have been intense, the brawling has been brutal, and the gamesmanship has been incredible…but these two women are laying it all on the line tonight and we will see which one is the victor and which one will…
Persephone: KISS SOME ASS!!!
Stew-O: Madison begins pulling herself up with her left arm as she still holds her own neck. ARIA begins to rise off the mat as well and gets to a seated position. ARIA rolls onto her hands and knees and crawls to the ring ropes. ARIA uses the ring ropes to pull herself off the mat as Madison is leaning against the turnbuckle trying to make sure her neck isn’t actually broken. ARIA makes it to the top ring rope, now standing on her own two feet, and catching her wind as she turns around…
Persephone: WOAH!
Stew-O: MADISON KALINE GOES FOR THE AFTERLIFE! BUT NO!!!! THE CLOTHESLINE FROM HELL IS EVADED BY ARIA AS ARIA DROPS DOWN AND DUCKS! MADISON GOES RUNNING TO THE RING ROPES, BOUNCING OFF THEM…KICK TO THE GUT BY ARIA!!!! SHE GETS MADDIE IN A HEADLOCK!
Jake Mercer: IT’S RAINING CATS AND DOGS!!!
Stew-O: Headlock Driver by ARIA CONNECTS! Madison Kaline is down and ARIA rolls to her feet as she looks down at her foe.
ARIA: You will respect me or you can go FRICK YOURSELF!
Jake Mercer: ARIA with the PG put down as she watches Madison Kaline slowly get to her feet.
ARIA: FRICK YOU, MADDIE!
Stew-O: Madison gets to one knee as ARIA runs backwards, bouncing off the ring ropes, and HITTING A HANDSPRING AS SHE RETURNS! Madison gets to her feet BUT GETS PUT BACK DOWN! ZIRCON INJECTION BY ARIA PLANTS MADDIE FLAT ON THE RING MAT! ARIA IS LOCKED IN AS MADDIE HITS THE DECK A SECOND TIME!
ARIA: FRICK…YOU…MADDIE!!!!!
Persephone: For frick’s sake.
Stew-O: Madison STILL is fighting to get up as her anger powers her. Her frustration fuels her. Her rage forces her back to her feet one more time as ARIA waits. ARIA watches. ARIA positions herself…Madison stands with her body barely able to keep her upright as ARIA RUSHES HER ONCE AGAIN!
Jake Mercer: J4A!!! J4A!!! J4A!!!!
Persephone: JUSTICE FOR ALL!
Stew-O: THE BRUTAL RUNNING KNEE STRIKE CONNECTS AND MADISON KALINE IS DOWN A THIRD TIME AS ARIA POPS UP, FUELED BY HER OWN RAGE! FUELED BY HER OWN ANGER! MOTIVATED BY SOMETHING DEEP INSIDE TELLING HER TO END THIS RIGHT NOW! ARIA CHARGES THE RING CORNER, CLIMBING TO THE TOP QUICKLY, AND TURNING TO SEE MADISON ON HER BACK BARELY MOVING!!!!
ARIA: FRICK YOU MADISON KALINE!!!!!
Stew-O: TO THE FUTURE! 2TF! SHE GOES FOR IT A SECOND TIME THIS MATCH…FLOATING IN THE AIR…PAUSING IN THE AIR…BEFORE CRASHING RIGHT ONTO MADISON KALINE!!!
Jake Mercer: THAT WAS INCREDIBLE! THE SPIRAL TAP CONNECTS! MADISON’S DONE! ARIA SLIDES HER BODY ONTO HERS! COVER!!!!!!
Referee: ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
TWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
…
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Ding Ding! Ding!)
(‘MEGITSUNE’ by BABYMETAL blasts out of the public announcement speakers as the audience loses their minds. The winner rolls onto her side and sits up as a rush of emotions runs through ARIA. No tears but pure bliss. Happiness and relief rushes over her as she looks around the arena. The referee helps her to her feet, raising her hand high, as Bella Braxton begins to speak.)
Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER…THE SACRED DETECTIVE…ARIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!
Stew-O: She has done it. The bitter rivalry is over. Madison Kaline has come up short as ARIA, The Sacred Detective herself, is your winner! ARIA was in a different zone to finish that match as she was clearly blinded by her need to beat Madison Kaline. Madison simply put all her might into that Death’s Grasp submission and whatever she had left was thrown into her attempt at The Afterlife clothesline. Once ARIA overcame both those maneuvers she was able to kick it into a different gear and that’s how she became victorious here tonight.
Persephone: Yeah, yeah…enough with all that post game chit chat. It’s TIME! Madison Kaline…PUCKER UP! YOU’VE GOT TO KISS THAT ASS!!!
Jake Mercer: I’ll trade spots with her…
Stew-O: ARIA rolls across the mat as the fans are still roaring. The daughter and dad combo ringside cheer but the dad realizes what the match ending means and decides to cover his daughter’s eyes because we all know what’s next. ARIA…she sees the father covering his daughter’s eyes as she pauses. ARIA stands as she looks at them and turns to see Madison Kaline finally starting to come to. Madison has no clue what has happened as she hears ARIA’s music playing.
Madison Kaline: No…no I won’t do it. I can’t…I-I…FUCK!!!!
Persephone: Pucker up, Maddie!
Stew-O: ARIA looks down at Madison Kaline and looks around the arena.
Crowd: KISS HER ASS!! KISS HER ASS!!! KISS HER ASS!!!!!
Jake Mercer: This crowd is begging ARIA to give them what they want! Madison Kaline is crushed as she sits up, holding her neck, disgusted at this result.
Stew-O: ARIA stares at Madison who takes a big gulp, wipes hair out of her sweaty face, and lets out a huge sigh.
Madison Kaline: Fuck…grr…lets get this over with you snot nosed bitch.
Jake Mercer: Madison gets to one knee, still furious but she has no choice. She has no choice but to do what she must do.
Persephone: TIME TO KISS SOME ASS, MADDIE! YOU DESERVE IT!
Stew-O: Madison begins to pucker and stops as she whispers another expletive under her breath as ARIA slowly walks over.
Crowd: Crowd: KISS HER ASS!! KISS HER ASS!!! KISS HER ASS!!!!!
Jake Mercer: ARIA slowly turns around as Madison looks disgusted. Maddie closes her eyes as tight as she can, holding her lips out as she looks as angry as one can look.
Persephone: DO IT! DO IT!
Stew-O: AND ARIA BEGINS TO BEND OVER AND…NO!!!!!!!!!!!
Jake Mercer: What?
Stew-O: ARIA WALKS AWAY! THE CROWD IS DEFLATED!
Jake Mercer: What is going on? ARIA THIS IS THE EASY PART!
ARIA: Nope. I don’t want you to put your lips on my butt. What I want and have always wanted…is this…
(ARIA extends a hand as the crowd starts to stop chanting. Some of the horniest of fans begin booing but majority get quiet.)
Madison Kaline: God…i’d rather kiss your ass to be honest. You really are a snot nosed bitch, ARIA.
ARIA: Do it. Shake…my…hand.
Stew-O: Madison looks even more disgusted than when she thought she would have to kiss ARIA’S ass. Maddie lets out one last sigh and…reluctantly shakes ARIA’s hand. ARIA smiles and laughs as Maddie snatches her hand away, wiping it on the ring mat, and storming out of the ring.
Jake Mercer: Madison Kaline’s motivation was above all else primarily about embarrassing ARIA. ARIA’s goal was solely on making Maddie respect her and whether Maddie admits it or not…that handshake signifies that.
Persephone: We must be in the darkest timeline. How can we advertise a Kiss my Ass match and it ends without any ass getting kissed? Yuck.
Stew-O: Nevertheless, Madison Kaline went in with a game plan and nearly pulled it off. ARIA simply had just a little bit more in the tank and prevailed here tonight at PAIN FOR PRIDE!!!!
(The final shot is of The Sacred Detective standing tall with Maddie defeated, beaten, and furiously wagging her hand as she walks up the ramp way.)
(The camera fades to an overhead view of GEODIS Park. The capacity crowd continues their vocal anticipation of the next contest.)
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(The camera returns to ringside as the fans begin cheering loudly.)
James Peters: It’s fitting, isn’t it? It was two weeks ago on Voltage that we saw the shocking return of Charlie Marr, who stunned everyone in attendance with his unexpected presence, but none more so than the two competitors we’re about to see up next, in Chris Elite and Theron Nikolas.
Rich Russillo: And what an intense moment it was. The history between Charlie Marr and Theron Nikolas isn’t something anyone watching has forgotten but Charlie made it clear that his sole purpose was to watch BOTH Chris and Theron compete in this match. Whether he stays true to his word or not, we’ll find out shortly and likely more sooner rather than later.
Persephone: With the new deal, I don’t have to show any support for this match, right? I hope not, because if anything Charlie’s been completely right about those two. Besides, did he attack either men when he returned? No. Did he attack either of them last week? No. Sure, maybe he instigated it JUST A LITTLE BIT but that’s no excuse to immediately write him off. If you’re gonna write him off for anything, it should be the way he disrespects REXY! It’s completely uncalled for.
Charlie Marr: You guys should be grateful. Voltage’s golden goose has decided to spare the many who haven’t already walked off to take a piss break to avoid watching a torturous match between two people not fit to lace the boots of your’s truly by giving them the gift of my precious voice. You’re welcome. And let me make it very clear, I have no intentions of getting involved physically. I’m just going to sit here, in my chair and at times give the people at home a piece of my expert analysis.
(“Show Me Your God” by The Amity Affliction cuts through the crowd noise and thunders throughout GEODIS Park. After a moment, Theron Nikolas steps out onto the stage, clutching his leather jacket as he shifts it into place. He takes a moment to soak in the Pain For Pride atmosphere, growing more confident the longer he stands before the crowd. He pulls on his jacket a couple of times before heading down to the ring, now with a more intense and focused gaze dashed across his face)
Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!!!!! INTRODUCING FIRST! FROM EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA! WEIGHING IN AT TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY FOUR POUNDS! HE IS “THE REAPER”…HE IS…..TTTTTHHHHHEEEEERRRRRROOOOONNNNNN NNNNNNIIIIKKKKKKKOOOOOLLLLLLAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!
James Peters: It has been a tumultuous season for Theron Nikolas but tonight he has the opportunity to finish it on a high note, with a possible victory that will go a long way towards maybe someday realising the hopes and ambitions he’s held onto, unwavering, for so, so long. But he’s going to have to do it against someone who has a history of stepping up to the plate on a stage like Pain For Pride.
Rich Russillo: I’m sure he had enough on his plate having to worry about just Chris Elite, but now – and no offense – he has to deal with a potentially chaotic variable in you, Charlie.
Charlie Marr: Look, as long as Theron keeps his head on straight and doesn’t let his eyes wander over here, which is a challenge I get it, he doesn’t have anything to worry about. I said it once, I’ll say it again, and I’ll keep saying it until you two don’t have any doubt in your minds; I’m not going to get involved in this match.
(As Theron enters the ring, he positions himself in the corner unfortunately closest to the announce desk. His eyes dart towards Charlie and the former rivals stare daggers at one another briefly, before Theron pulls his head back towards the entrance ramp. “Many Men” by 50 Cent pulls the fans to their feet and with more cheers than jeers, Chris Elite emerges to the roaring of fans. His moment on the stage is brief as, like Theron, he heads towards the stage with a calm disposition, refusing to be distracted by anything around him; his eyes fixated on the ring and only the ring.)
Bella Braxton: AND HIS OPPONENT! FROM BROOKLYN, NEW YORK! WEIGHING IN AT TWO HUNDRED AND TEN POUNDS! HE IS “GAWD GIVEN GREATNESS”…HE IS “UNCLE”…CHRISSSSSSSSS EEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
James Peters: The war of words between Chris Elite and Theron Nikolas has led us here, to this interbrand match featuring two former World Champions, both who have headlined this very event in years past. All starting with Chris feeling slighted by Theron’s harsh criticism of whether or not Chris had it in him to compete for the National Elite Championship and if there is anyone in this company who isn’t going to roll over and simply take it, it’s Chris Elite.
Rich Russillo: Things have only escaped further and further as we’ve gotten closer and closer to this match. There might not be a title or any promise of glory, but for Chris Elite, defeating Theron Nikolas might just be enough to once again keep any doubters silent. After all, it’s Pain For Pride and there’s no greater stage to prove yourself than right here and right now.
Charlie Marr: Ugh, that’s so cliché…
(“Many Men” dies down but the crowd remains its bustling self. Both men remain backed in their corners for a brief moment, their gazes locked on the other as the referee steps out from the middle of the ring and calls for the bell to begin this match)
(DING! DING! DING)
James Peters: And we’re underway! It felt like this animosity between these two in the weeks leading up to Pain For Pride rapidly boiled over and I don’t think that has been helped by you, Charlie.
Charlie Marr: :lupe: Don’t blame me. I just threw some much needed fuel on the small little flame they had going.
James Peters: Neither man looking to waste any time, stepping towards one another before circling the ring. Barely reaching out, hesitant to make too much of a move in case the other catches them out.
Persephone: God can these two just jump ahead to the part where they’re beating the hell out of one another? Nobody here wants to watch these two do this for half an hour :noah: !!!!
Rich Russillo: Theron and Chris finally move into the center of the ring, both men trying to entice the other into a test of strength. One eye pinned on their opponent, the other pinned on their hands. BUT IT’S THERON WHO DELIVERS A SWIFT KICK TO THE MIDSECTION OF CHRIS ELITE AND FOLLOWS IT UP BY CINCHING IN A SIDE HEADLOCK!
James Peters: But Chris backs himself into the ropes and before the referee steps in, manages to push Theron off! Theron races across the other side of the ring– CHRIS LEAPS UP FOR A DROPKICK!! BUT THERE’S NOBODY HOME! THERON CLUTCHES THE ROPES BEFORE HE MADE THE MISTAKE OF RACING BACK TOWARDS CHRIS ELITE’S INEVITABLE BOOTS! CHRIS CRASHES TO THE CANVAS AND THERON NIKOLAS IMMEDIATELY CHARGES IN WITH A SLIDING FOREARM AS CHRIS SITS UP!
Rich Russillo: CHRIS DUCKS BACK DOWN, DODGES THE FOREARM BUT CATCHES IT! HE POPS BACK TO HIS FEET A TICK OF SPEED FASTER THAN THERON, ROLLS HIM IN ONE DIRECTION, ROLLS HIM INTO ANOTHER AND PINS HIS SHOULDERS TO THE CANVAS!
Referee: ON–
James Peters: Theron powers out well before the count of one. Both men race back to their feet and Chris pivots on his left foot looking to drive the boot into the guts of Theron! But the speed isn’t enough to fool his wise opponent who grabs the boot, drags him in and Theron connects with an elbow straight to the jaw! Chris tries to back away but Theron remains holding that boot– HE DRAGS CHRIS IN AND ALMOST TAKES HIS HEAD OFF WITH A WICKED CLOTHESLINE!!
Rich Russillo: NO! CHRIS SLIDES OUT OF THE RING TO AVOID THE CLOTHESLINE FROM THERON AND TAKES A DEEP, DEEP BREATH KNOWING HE ALMOST GOT CAUGHT!
Charlie Marr: See, now they’re going to waste another few minutes because Chris is too afraid to get back into the ring…
(Each time Chris looks to get back inside the ring, Theron meets him at the ropes, threatening to stomp on his hands if he chooses to slide back into the ring. A slight look of frustration begins to form on Chris’ face. Eventually the referee threatens to begin a ten count…)
Ref: ONE! TWO! THREE!
James Peters: Chris barely has a chance to get back inside the ring as Theron guards the ring. The official trying their best to keep the distance and give Chris a fair entry back inside the ring but Theron refuses to give his opponent the space!
Ref: FOUR! FIVE!
(As Chris circles the outside of the ring, he eventually reaches the announce table. Despite his eyes being locked on Theron, they eventually break as he realises Charlie is sitting at the desk)
Charlie Marr: 😀
Chris Elite: (Off-Mic) Stay in your chair you cueball fuck.
Charlie Marr: :wtf: That’s really uncalled for.
Persephone: You’re not out here to be subjected to this kind of abuse. You should feel offended.
Charlie Marr: You know what? I am offended. Very offe–
James Peters: CHRIS ELITE TOOK HIS EYES OFF THERON FOR TOO LONG! THERON SLIDES TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE RING AND CHARGES TOWARDS CHRIS! HE MIGHT JUST SEND HIM FLYING INTO OUR DESK– BUT CHRIS HAS THE AWARENESS TO SEE IT COMING AND STEPS OUT OF THE WAY, AND THERON BARELY MANAGES TO CATCH HIMSELF ON THE DESK INSTEAD OF GOING TUMBLING OVER!
Rich Russillo: AND CHRIS WASTES LITTLE TIME AND DRIVES THE FOREARM INTO THE UPPER BACK OF THERON! THERON ARCHES BACK FOR A BRIEF SECOND BUT IS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY CUT DOWN WITH A SWIFT KICK TO THE LEG BY HIS OPPONENT! THERON BUCKLES TO THE GROUND, CHRIS LINES UP FOR A SECOND KICK– BUT THERON MANAGES TO PUSH HIMSELF AWAY AND CHRIS’ BOOT COLLIDES WITH OUR ANNOUNCE DESK! A thud that sounds far worse than it feels for sure as Chris is able to shake it off for the time being. Theron rolls back inside the ring and Chris follows suit.
James Peters: It really didn’t take too long for our guest here tonight to have some sort of influence on this match and I’m going to guess that it’s not going to be the last time either.
Persephone: James, this man has already been offended once here tonight, don’t make it any worse.
Rich Russillo: Back in the ring, both men are back to their feet and it seems as if Chris has a touch more pace to his steps than Theron! Theron backs himself into the corner, almost impossible to escape as Chris follows whatever direction Theron takes! Theron tries to dart left but Chris is there and socks him in the jaw with a stiff right fist! Theron backtracks towards the corner as Chris Elite closes in on him…he darts out to the right but Chris connects with a kick to the ribs! Almost taking all the air out of Theron’s lungs!!
Persephone: How the hell does anyone become trapped by Chris Elite like this :wtf:
James Peters: Theron, still looking for a way out, this time slides out under the bottom rope and immediately Chris follows him — BUT IT WAS A FAKEOUT! THERON PIVOTS ON THE APRON BACK INSIDE THE RING, CHRIS TRIES TO CLIMB BACK INTO THE RING IMMEDIATELY BUT THERON NIKOLAS COMES CHARGING AT FULL SPEED CONNECTING WITH A DROPKICK SENDING CHRIS ELITE FLYING OFF THE APRON AND STRAIGHT INTO THE BARRICADE! THERON QUICKLY HURRIES TO THE OUTSIDE AND DRAGS CHRIS BACK TO HIS FEET BEFORE THROWING HIM BACK INSIDE THE RING! THERON SLIDES IN AND IMMEDIATELY MAKES THE COVER!
Referee: OOOONNNNNEEEEEE!!!!
Referee: TTTWWWWW–
James Peters: Chris kicks out before the count of two!
Rich Russillo: Fair bit of back and forth to open this contest but it’s Theron managing to get the upperhand. Both men have a whole lot riding on this match as it pertains to the weeks and months to come following Pain For Pride and the bragging rights of victory here tonight will go a long way.
James Peters: Theron knows full well the competitor that’s in Chris Elite and doesn’t let this small advantage he’s built up go to waste. As Chris tries to get back to his feet, Theron slides in and cinches on the side headlock! It grounds Chris to the canvas as Theron tries to apply ever-increasing pressure to the temples of his opponent! Chris tries to fight back to a vertical base but Theron quickly cuts the will to do so out by cinching the hold in deeper!
Rich Russillo: Charlie and Persephone might not like seeing it but Theron is going to do everything he can, no matter how slow and methodical it may be, to tire Chris Elite out. He’s conditioned for this to go as long as he needs to just to take the pace right out of his opponent.
Persephone: Oh cool. At least I can mentally prepare myself to have the next fifteen minutes of my life wasted.
James Peters: Chris once again tries to fight back to a vertical base but again, Theron is there to immediately dash any hope of his Hall of Famer foe to get back into this match! There’s not much to it and once again there’s frustration beginning to grow on the face of Chris as Theron seems absolutely delighted with himself. Chris for the third time tries to fight back to a vertical base — BUT THIS TIME HE SHIFTS HIS WEIGHT AND MANAGES TO BARREL THERON OVER! THERON KEEPS HOLD OF THE HEADLOCK BUT HIS SHOULDERS ARE PINNED TO THE RING MAT!
Referee: OOOONNNNEEEEE!!!
Rich Russillo: THERON SHIFTS HIS OWN WEIGHT TO ROLL OUT OF THE PIN, STILL WITH THE SIDE HEADLOCK STILL IN TACT BUT THE GRIP IS BECOMING LESS AND LESS. CHRIS BEGINS TO UP THE URGENCY, TRYING TO FIGHT BACK TO HIS FEET. BOTH MEN CLIMB TO A SINGLE KNEE AS CHRIS FINALLY MANAGES TO BREAK THE HOLD! THERON DROPS FORWARD BEFORE QUICKLY BOUNCING UP TO BOTH FEET; CHRIS IS DAZED, TRYING TO COLLECT HIMSELF WHILE SHAKING HIS HEAD OF THE COBWEBS. THERON CLOSES IN–
James Peters: BUT CHRIS CONNECTS WITH A KICK TO THE LEFT KNEE! THE KNEE BUCKLES SLIGHTLY AS THERON WINCHES IN PAIN! BUT THE REAPER CONTINUES TO CLOSE THE DISTANCE, THIS TIME CHRIS KICKS OUT WITH A KICK TO THE RIBS– AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWS IT UP WITH A BOOT DIRECTLY TO THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE! GOOD LORD THAT MAY HAVE JUST CAVED THERON’S NASAL DORSUM IN AND THAT WOULD BE A HELL OF AN AFFLICTION TO SUFFER SO EARLY IN THIS MATCH!
Rich Russillo: 100% JAMES! AND THE IMPACT IS ENOUGH FOR THERON TO STUMBLE INTO THE ROPES– AND HE COLLAPSES TO THE OUTSIDE! THERON BOUNCES OFF THE RING APRON AND COLLAPSES IN A HEAP ON THE OUTSIDE! NEVERMIND THE NOSE! THERON MIGHT HAVE CONCUSSED HIMSELF LANDING ON THE OUTSIDE RIGHT BEFORE US!
Charlie Marr: 👀
James Peters: THE CROWD BEGINS TO WILL CHRIS ELITE ON WHO FINALLY GETS TO HIS FEET, REALISING THAT THERON HAS LEFT THE RING! THERON BEGINS TO STIR ON THE OUTSIDE, GETTING BACK TO HIS FEET, BUT CHRIS ZEROES IN ON HIS OPPONENT! HE CHARGES FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RING, STEPS UP ONTO THE SECOND ROPE AND LAUNCHES HIMSELF INTO THE AIR– COMES CRASHING DOWN ON TOP OF THERON NIKOLAS…AND HE STICKS THE LANDING!
Persephone: Well it’s not the massacre that I’m wanting to see but it was at least a little bit impressive.
Rich Russillo: Chris clearly still feeling some of the effects of being worn down by Theron but it’s a tremendous display of athleticism for him to have stuck the landing the way he did! And now he’s wrestled back the momentum, the control in this match from Theron Nikolas!
(The referee tries to hurry both competitors back inside the ring…despite Theron clearly not being in tremendous shape to do so)
James Peters: The official tries to usher both men back inside and Chris willingly abides knowing he can’t win this match on the outside. And knowing that a count-out victory wouldn’t do him any favours, he drags Theron’s body up and rolls him back inside, forcing the referee to drop the looming threat of a countout. A bit of back and forth in this match but clearly the tactics of both men being visible. Theron is willing to take it slow and methodical, picking apart Chris Elite every way he can whereas Chris isn’t going to hesitate to throw the stiffest strikes and kicks, and will throw everything behind every move to knock Theron down and out for good.
Charlie Marr: Yeah yeah both mind-numbingly boring, we get it.
Rich Russillo: Inside the ring, Theron tries to push himself away from Chris who, almost as methodically as Theron, slowly creeps inside the ring. Eyes locked on the target and as Theron tries to retreat into the corner, Chris slides in and delivers a forearm to the back of the head! Wasting little time, he drags Theron back to his feet, who tries to fight out of the perilous predicament he’s in! But Chris dashes any hope with a stiff uppercut to the jaw! It rocks Theron thoroughly but Chris keeps his wristlock on Theron, drags him in and connects with Mood Swings! The front flip Snapmare Driver connects and Chris immediately hooks the leg for the cover!
Referee: OOOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEE!!!!!
Referee: TTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!!
James Peters: THERON POWERS OUT!
(Chris takes a moment to take in a few deep breaths. The crowd tries to rally him on as Theron begins to stir beside him)
James Peters: Chris can’t waste too much time. The pace of this match may be rapidly changing on a dime depending on who is in control, but it’s in his best interest to maintain his fight, maintain everything he’s been doing so far to keep Theron grounded! The more time you let someone like Theron Nikolas think, the more likely it’s going to be something you come to regret soon enough!
Rich Russillo: Too right and I think Chris might have heard you from all the way over here! He once again takes Theron by the wrist, dragging him to his feet and delivers a stern knee to the ribs, almost immediately dropping him back to the canvas! But he won’t allow the opposition to fall so easily, Chris drags him back up before delivering another knee to the mid-section! Theron collapses to a knee but Chris immediately scoops him back up to a vertical base! He wraps the arm around the head, hoists him up and drops Theron Nikolas back down with a suplex!
James Peters: Likewise what Theron did earlier, Chris is just trying to tire Theron. Each strike to the ribs making it more difficult to breath and immediately connecting with a suplex making it difficult to keep his bearings! And Chris doesn’t seem done yet! He pivots and drags Theron back to his feet, still locked in for another suplex!
Rich Russillo: Chris hoists Theron up but this time Theron manages to shift his bodyweight downwards! It catches Chris off guard and both men almost collapse to the canvas, barely managing to catch themselves on one knee! Chris pops his head up first, trying to maintain his control on this match, but Theron answers with a cracking chop to the chest! Immediately Chris backtracks clutching it, the sting evident on his face but tries to push through it; he can’t let go of his grip on this match! Theron slips out of Chris’ newest attempt to regain control and connects with a kick to the shins! It buckles Chris and Theron tries to will himself back into this contest! He wraps Chris’ arm around his head and hoists him up, maybe looking for a double knee lungblower!!
James Peters: NOOO! Theron can’t seem to pool the strength and drops his opponent, clutching his ribs as he backs away. The blows to the mid-section are starting to pay off as Chris immediately pounces on the situation– LITERALLY! CHRIS CHARGES TOWARDS A UNSTABLE THERON AND POUNCES HIM INTO THE CORNER! THERON’S BODY WHIPS VIOLENTLY AGAINST THE PADS AND HE COLLAPSES TO THE CANVAS IN A HEAP! GOODNESS, WHAT A RESPONSE FROM CHRIS ELITE TO IMMEDIATELY PUT AN END TO ANY FIGHT BACK FROM HIS OPPONENT!
Persephone: See, this is where it’s starting to get good. I can begin to see Theron suffering in pain and the only dog I have in this fight is whichever one is more capable of mauling the other worse!
Rich Russillo: Theron’s eyes are starting to become glazed over as he barely manages to help himself back to his feet using the aid of the ring ropes! Chris, cautiously stalking Theron, taking a page from his opponent’s playbook by being measured in how he approaches him! Chris steps in– BUT THERON CUTS HIM OFF WITH AN ELBOW TO THE JAW! STILL ENOUGH FIGHT IN THERON TO AVOID CHRIS! Theron knows this game all too well and he was able to get a brief pause but it’s barely giving himself more than a few precious seconds to breathe peacefully! Chris Elite is back on the attack and this time he manages to successfully land a kick to the hamstring! Chris takes advantage of the opening and drags Theron back to the center of the ring and hoists Theron up for a powerbomb!
James Peters: BUT THERON DELIVERS A PUNCH TO THE CROWN OF THE HEAD! A SECOND! AND A THIRD! CHRIS STRUGGLES TO KEEP THERON UP ON HIS SHOULDERS AND THERON TAKES THE OPENING TO JOSTLE HIMSELF FREE, PUSHING HIMSELF OFF AND BEHIND CHRIS! HE STAGGERS TO A KNEE, BUT POPS UP AND IMMEDIATELY GRABS CONTROL OF CHRIS ELITE’S HEAD, INTO A FULL NELSON!! DRAGON RUSH!!! THE SNAP DRAGN SUPLEX ALMOST CRUSHING CHRIS’ ENTIRE NECK INTO THE CANVAS!!
Charlie Marr: Welp. Chris’ momentum in this match was about as short-lived as his time being a respected main eventer in this company. Hate to see it.
Persephone: :dead:
James Peters: THERON QUICKLY SCRAMBLES BACK TO HIS FEET, HE KNOWS IT ISN’T ENOUGH TO KEEP CHRIS DOWN! HE STUMBLES BUT CATCHES HIMSELF ON THE ROPES AS CHRIS TRIES HIS BEST TO RECOLLECT HIMSELF ON THE MAT; THE RAPID CHANGE OF PACE SENDING HIS WHEREWITHAL SPINNING IN ALL SORTS OF DIRECTIONS! THERON EYES THE CORNER AND BEGINS HIS RISE TO THE TOP–
Rich Russillo: BUT CHRIS ISN’T GOING TO LET HIS PREY GET AWAY SO QUICKLY. CHRIS QUICKLY REALISES WHAT THERON WAS ABOUT TO DO; HE RACES BACK TO HIS FEET AND GINGERLY MEETS HIS OPPONENT ON THE TOP ROPE, STEPPING OFF THE SECOND ROPE AND IMMEDIATELY REACHING THE TOP! INCREDIBLE BALANCE FROM THE MAN DUBBED GAWD GIVEN GREATNESS AND THERON DOESN’T LOOK PLEASED HIS AMBITIONS WERE SEEMINGLY SNUFFED OUT SO QUICKLY!
James Peters: THERON FIRES OFF WITH A RIGHT HAND TO THE HEAD OF CHRIS ELITE! BUT CHRIS RESPONDS WITH A RIGHT OF HIS OWN! BOTH MEN GOING BACK AND FORTH ON THE TOP ROPE, BOTH PAIRS OF FEET PERCHED PERIOUSLY ON SUCH LIMITED SPACE! THERON– THERON ALMOST LOSES HIS BALANCE BUT MANAGES TO KEEP HIMSELF UPRIGHT BY POSITIONING ONE OF HIS FEET ON THE RINGPOST! BUT CHRIS TAKES THE OPENING AND WRAPS HIS ARM AROUND THERON’S NECK! IT MIGHT BE A BROOKLYN HIGH FROM THE TOP ROPE AND THAT MIGHT BE THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THERON NIKOLAS!!!
Persephone: Oh my God. Imagine if both of them lost their balance and crashed on the floor outside by our desk, breaking all sorts of bones. Just thinking about it makes me all–
Rich Russillo: CHRIS HOISTS THERON UP!!!!!
James Peters: NO! THERON SLIPS A FOOT OFF THE BODY OF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE AND IT CATCHES THE MIDDLE TURNBUCKLE!! HE ALMOST FALLS, BUT CATCHES HIMSELF WITH HIS FREE HAND ON THE PADDED TOP BUCKLE WHERE HIS FOOT JUST WAS! IT’S ENOUGH FOR CHRIS TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND HE ABANDONS THE TOP ROPE! CHRIS LEAPS BACK INSIDE THE RING BUT MISTEPS AND STUMBLES. THERON TAKES THE SLIGHT, EVER SO SLIGHT OPENING AND LAUNCHES HIMSELF, OFF THE ONE FOOT ON THE RINGPOST AND CONNECTS WITH A MISSILE DROPKICK DIRECTLY TO THE HEAD OF CHRIS ELITE! IT ALMOST SENDS ELITE SPINNING IN CIRCLES BEFORE COLLAPSING TO THE CANVAS! THERON! CLIMBS INTO THE COVER!!!
Referee: OOOOONNNNNNEEEEEE!!!!!!
Referee: TTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Referee: TTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRR–
Rich Russillo: But it just isn’t enough to put away the one time World Champion!
Charlie Marr: I mean lets just give it up to Theron Nikolas right there! What an incredible maneuver to avoid almost a certain defeat and instead turn the tide of this mind-blowing match once again!
Rich Russillo: You don’t really believe that…
Charlie Marr: Not one bit.
Rich Russillo: :cmon:
(Theron, like Chris earlier, takes a chance to take a deep breath in, making the most of the first reprieve he’s had in this match since it started)
James Peters: I mean, to your credit Charlie–
Charlie Marr: I need to hear that more often. Thanks James.
James Peters: …to your credit, Theron has turned the tide of his match back his favour and now Theron can play his game. The slower, methodical approach of picking your opponent apart.
Rich Russillo: And picking apart Chris Elite he’s looking to do! Chris barely manages to get back to a knee but Theron is swift to cut the arm out from under him with a stern kick! Chris drops to the canvas, almost faceplanting as Theron begins to circle! LIke a shark that smells blood in the water, Theron once again delivers a swift kick to the exposed ribs of Chris Elite!
James Peters: Gotta imagine that by this point of the match, even something as simple as kicking his opponent in different areas of the body is going to do some substantial damage! Especially the ribs. Outside his dive to the outside, Chris Elite has shown plenty of intention to be more explosive based in this contest and that’s going to become increasingly more difficult if he doesn’t have the breath capacity need to not just keep it up, but keep it up at the demand needed to keep Theron down IF he ever gets back in control of this match!
Rich Russillo: Everyone knows Unc is going to manage to get back into this match at one point or another but how much gas he’s going to have left in the tank when he does is what should be on everyone’s mind. Theron more than likely believes he can control this match from this point until the very end without giving up that control, but he’s experienced enough and cunning enough to be aware that Chris Elite could spark a fight back at any moment. It’s about how quickly he can extinguish that flame, especially if it’s a flame without much oxygen to burn.
James Peters: Theron, still toying with Chris with these repeated pot shots to various limbs. Switching it up repeatedly from arms to legs, to check to driving his heel into the spine. Never going back to the same place twice, always keeping Chris on the ball when it comes to where he’s going to utilise his boots next. Chris catches himself up in the ropes, hoping the referee will intervene but Theron is quick to thwart it with a kick straight up under the elbow! It forces Chris to lose his grip on the rope and Theron immediately dives in, dragging Chris back to the center of the ring, both arms locked. THERON CONNECTS WITH THE DOUBLE KNEE LUNGBLOWER!! THE AIR BEING SQUASHED FROM THE LUNGS OF CHRIS ELITE! THERON, MAKES THE COVER!
Referee: OOOOONNNNNNEEEEEE!!!!!!
Referee: TTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Referee: TTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRR–
James Peters: STILL NOT ENOUGH TO PUT CHRIS AWAY!
Charlie Marr: See, if I can add my expert opinion here, James. It isn’t so much about putting Chris away as it is to make him use up more and more energy. See, Chris’ lungs just got caved in, making it very difficult to breathe and so having to kick out is pushing the limit of his lung capacity at a time where it’s difficult for him to breathe to begin with, thus making it harder to recover.
James Peters: …’thus’?
Charlie Marr: Yes James. ‘Thus’. It’s part of our English language, look it up Yank.
Rich Russillo: He’s not wrong, James. Chris is desperately trying to inhale as much air as possible as Theron goes right back to carefully watching from a distance. Everything is playing into Theron’s hand right now as he once again kicks the ever living hell out of the ribs of Chris Elite! Writhing in pain is the man hopeful of reaching the pinnacle of this sport once again.
James Peters: Chris might just have to push through the pain right this instant because it’s clear that Theron thinks he’s done enough to mark this as the beginning of the end for his opponent! Theron jolts an almost delious Chris Elite back to his feet, wrist locked! HE SPINS CHRIS AROUND, LOOKING TO CONNECT WITH TOUCH OF HEROINE!! THE RIPCORD LARIAT SWINGS WILDLY!!
Rich Russillo: BUT CHRIS DODGES! OR RATHER, HE STUMBLES FORWARD, BARELY ABLE TO KEEP HIMSELF FROM COLLAPSING TO THE GROUND COMPLETELY, PUSHING HIMSELF BACK UP TO A VERTICAL BASE AND NEAR GINGERLY BOUNCING INTO THE ROPES! HE COMES CHARGING BACK AT THERON WITH ALL HIS ENERGY, ALL THAT HE HAS LEFT IN THE TANK– BUT THERON CUTS HIM OFF WITH THE HEADHUNTER! THE HEADHUNTER! THE BUSAIKU KNEE STRIKE TURNS CHRIS ELITE INSIDE OUT AND HE COLLAPSES FACE DOWN ON THE CANVAS! THERON MIGHT HAVE EXTINGUISHED THAT SMALL, SMALL FLAME CHRIS ELITE HAD LEFT.
James Peters: THE WEAR AND TEAR ON HIS OWN SELF IS EVIDENT AS THERON, JUST A MOMENT TOO LATE, WATCHES AS CHRIS ROLLS HIMSELF OUT OF HARM’S WAY BEFORE HE CAN EVEN MAKE A PIN! CHRIS ROLLS OFF THE APRON AND COLLAPSES TO THE OUTSIDE!
(Theron drops to the canvas, driving both fists into the mat frustrated at being unable to capitalise and put Chris away for good)
Rich Russillo: Outside of the ring, Chris tries his best to pull himself up by the barricade but, despite putting all his strength into it, accidentally rips off the protective padding that covers the steel frame! Theron, so quick, so on point, recognising the opportunity that has presented itself and slides out from under the ring! Chris tries to fight his opponent away with a stray punch to the ribs but Theron is able to laugh it off! Theron instead grabs the head of Chris Elite and bounces it off the steel! Sick and twisted thoughts running through the mind of Theron Nikolas who seems to be delighting in making Chris Elite suffer like this!
James Peters: Theron surveys the area, casting his eyes across the various points where he might just be able to maximise the most amount of damage to the body and possibly the competitive spirit of Chris Elite! There’s a whole lot of steel and a whole lot of unforgiving surface beneath some of these padded spaces of the ringside area! Instead Theron eyes the distance between the ring apron and the barricade– and the gears begin turning!
Rich Russillo: Chris better collect himself and realise just what Theron has planned otherwise it might be all she wrote for Gawd Given Greatness!!! THERON WRAPS THE ARM AROUND CHRIS AND DRIVES HIM SPINE FIRST INTO THE BARRICADE OUTSIDE! THE SPINE OF CHRIS ELITE BEING BENT OVER THE EXPOSED STEEL OF THE BARRICADE!
Theron Nikolas: (No mic) Fuck you.
James Peters: THERON, WITH FAR MORE AGGRESSION GRABS CHRIS ONCE AGAIN AND THIS TIME DRIVES HIM CHEST FIRST INTO THE EXPOSED RING APRON! STEEL ONCE AGAIN BECOMING AN ABSOLUTE PUNISH FOR CHRIS ELITE TO DEAL WITH WHO IS STRUGGLING TO BREATH, STRUGGLING TO EVEN KEEP HIMSELF UPRIGHT WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF THERON NIKOLAS!
Theron Nikolas: (No mic) I said fuck you.
James Peters: NO! NO! AGAIN THERON DRIVES CHRIS’ SPINE INTO THE BARRICADE’S UNFORGIVING STEEL! THE SICK INTENTS OF THERON NIKOLAS WELL AND TRULY ON DISPLAY AS THIS TIME HE LETS CHRIS ELITE CRUMBLE IN A HEAP, RESTING UP AGAINST THE PADDING. JUST AN INCREDIBLE BEATING CHRIS IS TAKING THAT’S MAKING IT HARDER AND HARDER TO BELIEVE THAT THIS MATCH IS GOING TO END UP GOING ANY OTHER WAY.
(Theron, seeing Chris slumped on the ground, takes the chance to get eye to eye with Charlie Marr who is seated nearby. The two old rivals lock eyes and both flash incredibly arrogant grins, neither man completely moving on from their ruthless history.)
James Peters: The official doesn’t seem to be interested in letting you and Theron reginite that old battle just yet, Charlie.
Charlie Marr: It’s in Theron’s best interest that he listens to the ref. I’m not here to fight, I’m just here to watch these two end their little fight.
Rich Russillo: Theron makes his way back over to the still slumped Chris Elite. The welts on his chest are painfully evident for everyone to see. Theron closes in on his prey– BUT CHRIS, WITH ALL THE STRENGTH HE POSSIBLY HAS LIFTS THERON UP AND DROPS HIM THROAT– THROAT FIRST ON THE STEEL! THERON IMMEDIATELY REELS AWAY, COUGHING VIOLENTLY AND HE MIGHT HAVE JUST ACCIDENTLY SLICED THE SIDE OF HIS NECK ON THE EDGE! BLOOD BEGINNING TO TRICKLE OUT BUT THAT MIGHT JUST BE THE LEAST OF THERON’S CONCERNS! CHRIS IS BARELY ABLE TO KEEP HIMSELF COMPOSED BUT THE FANS AT RINGSIDE ARE APPLAUDING HIM ON!
Persephone: BLOOD! WE HAVE BLOOD PEOPLE! 🤤
James Peters: THERON MIGHT HAVE MADE HIS BIGGEST MISTAKE OF THE MATCH AND IT MIGHT JUST BE THE GRAVEST OF MISTAKES TO MAKE! CHRIS CHARGES AROUND THE RINGSIDE AREA, CLEARLY NOT WITH THE SAME SPEED HE HAD EARLIER IN THE MATCH, BUT HE CUTS THERON OFF WITH ‘OPEN YA MATA’!!! THE JUMPING KNEE STRIKE CONNECTS! BUT THERON CATCHES HIMSELF ON THE RING APRON AND DRAGS HIMSELF INTO THE RING!
Rich Russillo: This contest has been incredibly taxing and this Tennessee heat still lingering around isn’t making things easier. Both men, barely able to stand back up on both feet but inching closer towards one another. The intent of victory evident in both their eyes, this might just be the turning point in this match for whoever manages to get the upper hand!
James Peters: Theron, grinning, daring Chris to strike him in the neck, where the blood continues to trickle down. And Chris, with all his might, throws a forearm that connects with an emphatic thud. It causes Theron to stumble back briefly but he manages to shake it off. Both men once again step towards the middle of the ring, this time it’s Chris daring Theron to take a shot! But Theron wastes absolutely no time but connecting with a kick to the leg! It’s enough to cause Chris to be hesitant to put weight on it for a brief moment.
Rich Russillo: Both competitors testing the other to see how much fight, how much strength, how much power the other has left. Theron with the intent of trying to eliminate the speed advantage from Chris Elite, Chris just trying to brutally, unforgivingly beat Theron down until he can’t compete any further. Chris shakes the feeling back into the previously targeted leg and lunges forward with a forearm yet again to the now bloodied neck of Theron Nikolas! Theron responds with the same kick to the same leg of Chris! But this time Theron follows it up with a forearm strike of his own! He manages to back Chris up into the ropes with repeated blows! One! Two! Three! Four! Five forearm strikes to the throat and upper chest area of Chris Elite before the official steps in to break them apart!
Persephone: Just let them tear each other apart without all this interruption from the referee. Who needs ‘rules’ anyway.
James Peters: Chris seems like he can barely keep himself upright even with the assistance of the ropes and Theron doesn’t want to waste another second! He pulls Chris towards the center of the ring, the wristlock locked in once again! THERON WITH THE RIPCORD SPINS CHRIS ELITE OUT! HE SWINGS WITH THE ELBOW LOOKING FOR CARPE DIEM!!! CARPE DIEM IT…
Rich Russillo: CHRIS EVADES! CHRIS DUCKS BENEATH THE BACK ELBOW BY MERE INCHES! CHRIS PIVOTS AND LOOKS TO RESPOND WITH A SUPERKICK!!!! BOX OFFICE SMASH STRAIGHT TO THE JAW OF THERON NIKOLAS!!!
James Peters: NO! NO! THERON CATCHES THE BOOT! THERON CATCHES THE BOOT AND PULLS CHRIS ELITE IN! GHOST’S REQUIEM THIS TIME? YES! THERON MOVES IN AND SWINGS CHRIS AROUND!!
Rich Russillo: AGAIN! CHRIS MANAGES TO ESCAPE HARM! THIS TIME HE TAKES CONTROL OF THERON’S ARM AND INSTEAD PULLS HIM IN FOR A SMALL PACKAGE! A TIGHT PINNING PREDICAMENT IN THE DEAD CENTER OF THE RING AND CHRIS ELITE SEEMS TO BE PUTTING ALL THE STRENGTH HE CAN MUSTER BY MAKING IT AS COMPACT AS POSSIBLE
Referee: OOOONNNNNEEEEE!!!!
Charlie Marr: WOOOOOOOOOO GO CHRIS!
Referee: TTTTWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!!
James Peters: NO! THERON MANAGES TO KICK OUT! HE MANAGES TO WIGGLE FREE OF THE SMALL PACKAGE IN THE NICK OF TIME! THERON RACES TO HIS FEET BUT IMMEDIATELY ROLLS CHRIS UP INTO A CRUCIFIX PIN!
Referee: OOOONNNNNEEEEE!!!!
Charlie Marr: WOOOOOOOOOO GO THERON!
Referee: TTTTWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Rich Russillo: CHRIS POWERS OUT! BOTH MEN NOW SCRAMBLING TO THEIR FEET, BOTH HITTING THE ROPES ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE RING AND BOTH CHRIS ELITE AND THERON NIKOLAS WITH THE SAME INTENTIONS AND COLLECT THE OTHER WITH A LARIAT! BOTH MEN FALL TO THE CANVAS, BOTH MEN HAVE AN ARM DRAPED OVER THE OTHER! THE REFEREE TAKES A MOMENT TO ASSESS THE SITUATION BUT BEGINS TO COUNT THEM BOTH AT ONCE!
Referee: OOOONNNNNEEEEE!!!!
Charlie Marr: WOOOOOOOOOO GO…DRAW? FREEDOM FROM THIS MATCH?
Referee: TTTTWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!!
James Peters: BOTH MEN GET THE SHOULDER UP BEFORE THE COUNT OF THREE TO BREAK THE OTHER’S PIN! That was a briefly exciting period not helped at all by our guest here at the announce table.
Charlie Marr: What? I’ve tried my best to be more of a peaceful person in the last six months and that includes more positive reinforcement!
James Peters: Oh give me a brea–
Charlie Marr: DON’T BE A DICK, JAMES.
Persephone: YEAH! JAMES!
Rich Russillo: NEITHER MAN WILLING TO LET THIS SLIP THROUGH THEIR GRASP, RACING BACK TO THEIR FEET BUT KEEPING THEIR RESPECTIVE SET OF EYES LOCKED ON THE OTHER! BUT IT’S CHRIS WITH THE SLIGHT ADVANTAGE, A TICK FASTER THAN THERON AND HE IMMEDIATELY CUTS HIM DOWN WITH A LEAPING KICK TO THE SIDE OF THE TEMPLE…BUT THERON MANAGES TO BARELY KEEP HIMSELF UPRIGHT! NIKOLAS BARELY ABLE TO KEEP HIS VERTICAL BASE AS HE SWINGS DESPERATELY IN RESPONSE.
James Peters: BUT THE PUNCH IS EASILY EVADED BY CHRIS! CHRIS DUCKS BENEATH THE SWINGING ARM OF THERON– AND CONNECTS WITH THE HEAD SHOT! THE PELE KICK LANDING FLUSH IN THE BACK OF THERON’S SKULL! THERON STUMBLES FORWARD INTO THE ROPES, PERHAPS TRYING TO ROLL OUT OF THE RING, TO GET TOWARDS SOME SEMBLENCE OF SAFTEY. BUT CHRIS IS QUICK TO RESPOND, HE GRABS THERON BY THE TIGHTS AND DRAGS HIM BACK TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE RING!! CHRIS ELITE, PERHAPS ON THE VERGE OF A MASSIVE VICTORY, HOISTS THERON UP AND OVER…CONNECTING WITH THE NECKBREAKER! FUSION DANCE LANDS ALMOST PERFECTLY AND HE CLIMBS INTO THE COVER! THIS COULD VERY WELL BE IT!
Referee: OOOOONNNNNNEEEEEE!!!!!!
Referee: TTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Referee: TTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!
James Peters: THERON KICKS OUT! THERON SURVIVES TO FIGHT FOR ANOTHER PRECIOUS, FADING MOMENT!
Rich Russillo: THIS HAS TO BE IT FOR CHRIS ELITE! PERHAPS THE BEST SHOT THUS FAR IN THIS MATCH BY EITHER MAN, AND CHRIS CAN’T BE DISCOURAGED BY THERON’S DEFIANCE! THE CROWD BEGINNING TO STIR, THE SIGNIFIGANCE OF THIS STAGE AND THIS OPPORTUNITY; THE LIGHTS ARE SHINING BRIGHTER, SHINING HOTTER, MAYBE MORE SO THAN ANY OTHER MATCH FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. CHRIS ELITE MUST RELISH THE CHANCE AND TAKE IT WITH BOTH HANDS!
James Peters: THERON’S EYES ARE GAZING OFF INTO THE DISTANCE; AT SPOT FAR BEYOND HIS OPPONENT, FAR BEYOND THIS RING, FAR BEYOND THIS VERY STADIUM. STARTING TO REEL AS THE GEARS TURN AND HE REALISES THE VERGE OF DEFEAT IS QUICKLY APPROACHING! AND CHRIS ISN’T GOING TO GIVE HIM A SECOND LONGER TO THINK, TO REGAIN HIS COMPOSURE!
Rich Russillo: CHRIS DRAGS THERON BACK TO THE CENTER OF THE RING, HIS OPPONENT BARELY ABLE TO STAND ON HIS OWN TWO FEET WITHOUT MUCH ASSISTANCE. HE SPINS THERON AROUND, TAKE A STEP UP AND MEASURES HIS SHOT, PERHAPS THE LAST SHOT HE NEEDS TO PUT A FINAL NAIL IN THE COFFIN OF THERON NIKOLAS!!!! BOX!!! OFFICE!!! SSSSMMMMMAAAASSSHHHHHHH!!!!! THE SUPERKICK CONNECTS WITH IMMENSE, ABSOLUTELY IMMENSE IMPACT! IT SENDS THERON’S HEAD ROCKING BACK AND HE COLLAPSES TO THE CANVAS IN A HEAP! CHRIS, DROPPING TO HIS KNEES, DRAPS HIMSELF ACROSS THE SEEMINGLY LIFELESS BODY OF THERON FOR THE COVER!
Referee: OOOOONNNNNNEEEEEE!!!!!!
Referee: TTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
(…)
Referee: TTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!
(…)
James Peters: THERON! STILL! LIVES! WITH MAYBE ALL THAT HE HAS LEFT IN HIM, ALL THAT HE CAN MUSTER, THERON BARELY, JUST BARELY GRIPS THE BOTTOM ROPE WITH TWO FINGER TIPS BUT THE OFFICIAL SAYS IT’S ENOUGH! THE LOOK OF DISBELIEF ON THE FACE OF CHRIS ELITE SAYS IT ALL. SURELY THE RESOLVE OFF THERON MUST BE SOMETHING THAT EVEN YOU YOURSELF, CHARLIE, HAVE TO BE IMPRESSED BY?
Charlie Marr: …
Rich Russillo: CHARLIE MARR MIGHT JUST BE THE ONLY SILENT PERSON IN THIS ENTIRE STADIUM! THIS CROWD IS ALIVE AND WELL, TRYING TO RALLY BOTH MEN BACK TO THEIR FEET. CHRIS ELITE, TRYING HIS BEST TO REGATHER HIS COMPOSURE, BEING ON THE PRECIPICE OF VICTORY AND THERON NIKOLAS, BLOOD STAINED SKIN WILLING TO TAKE THE BEST SHOT HIS OPPONENT HAS AND LIVING TO FIGHT ONCE MORE, FOR ANOTHER MOMENT! DEFINING WHAT PAIN FOR PRIDE MEANS TO THOSE WHO COMPETE ON THIS INCREDIBLE STAGE!
James Peters: BUT FOR HOW LONG CAN THERON HOLD ON? BECAUSE IT SEEMS AS IF THAT NEW MOMENT HE’S OBTAINED IS ABOUT TO COME TO AN END! CHRIS FORCIBLY DRAGS THERON, LIKE HE HAS DONE SO OFTEN THROUGHOUT THIS MATCH, BACK TO HIS FEET AND LINES HIM UP AGAIN! THERON SURVIVED ONE BOX OFFICE SMASH, BUT HE SURELY WON’T SURVIVE A SECOND! CHRIS STEPS IN, HE RAISES HIS BOOT–
Rich Russillo: THERON, INTENTIONAL OR UNINTENTIONAL, DROPS TO A KNEE, CHRIS ELITE’S BOOT BARELY SCRAPING THE HAIRS ON TOP OF HIS HEAD! CHRIS STUMBLES FORWARD, COLLECTING HIMSELF AGAINST THE ROPES AS THERON STAGGERS FORWARD TOWARDS THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RING! CHRIS CHARGES RIGHT AT THERON, WITHOUT A SECOND OF HESITATION WITH THE MATCH ON THE LINE!
James Peters: AND THERON CUTS HIM OFF WITH AN ELBOW TO THE JAW! THE POINT OF THE ELBOW DRIVEN DEAD CENTRE OF THE THROAT OFF CHRIS ELITE AND IT CAUSES HIM TO COME REELING AWAY! THERON’S EYES LIGHT UP IMMEDIATELY AS HE SEES THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY BEFORE HIM! BUT HE’S CUT OFF AS CHRIS STEPS IN, THIS TIME SUCCESSFULLY CONNECTING WITH A KICK TO THE HAMSTRING! IT BUCKLES THERON BUT ONLY BRIEFLY AS HE RESPONDS WITH A CRACKING HEADBUTT! A HEAVY, BLUNT THUD ECHOING THROUGHOUT GEODIS PARK!
Rich Russillo: NEITHER MAN LOOKING PARTICULARLY STABLE UPRIGHT BUT IT’S THERON, WHO GRITS HIS TEETH, CLENCHES HIS FISTS AND FIGHT THROUGH IT! CHRIS, VALIANTLY TO REGAIN THE CONTROL HE JUST HAD IN THIS MATCH, RACES TOWARDS THERON BUT THERON’S THERE TO CUT HIM OFF! HE HOISTS CHRIS ELITE UP ONTO HIS SHOULDERS AND DROPS HIM DOWN ACROSS THE KNEE WITH THE USHIGOROSHI!!!! CHRIS RECOILS, CLUTCHING HIS NECK AND TRIES TO SLIDE AWAY, BUT THERON REFUSES TO LET HIM ESCAPE!
James Peters: THE TIDE TURNING, MAYBE FOR THE LAST TIME IN THIS MATCH. CHRIS REALISING THIS TRYING DESPERATELY TO WILL HIMSELF BACK INTO IT! THERON, URGING HIMSELF TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD, TO MAINTAIN HIS CONTROL! BOTH MEN COLLIDING IN THE CENTER OF THE RING, CHRIS THROWING A WILD HAYMAKER THAT AT BEST SCRATCHES THE CHEST OF THERON, AND THERON RESPONDS WITH A BACKHAND CHOP ACROSS THE CHEST! CHRIS REELS BUT CAN’T REEL AWAY ENOUGH AS THERON PULLS HIM IN, BOTH ARMS LOCKED! HE RAISES HIM UP IN THE AIR AND SPIKES CHRIS ELITE DOWN ON HIS SKULL WITH THE STRAIGHT JACKET BRAINBUSTER!!!!
Rich Russillo: INDECISION BRIEFLY ACROSS THE FACE OF THERON, WHETHER HE SHOULD PIN CHRIS OR NOT, BUT HE SHAKES IT OFF KNOWING THAT THE BRAINBUSTER, AS VIOLENT AS IT WAS, WOULDN’T BE ENOUGH!! HE GRABS BOTH WRISTS OF HIS OPPONENT AND BEGINS TO DRAG HIM AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE RING, ALMOST PARADING HIS PREY AROUND BEFORE THE SOLD OUT CROWD HERE TONIGHT AND THE MILLIONS WATCHING AT HOME! THERON, CENTRE OF THE RING, CHRIS TRAPPED IN HIS GRIP WITH NOWHERE TO GO! THERON STEPS IN, LOOKING TO CONNECT WITH THE DIVINE SUNDERER, THE KAMAGOYE THAT MIGHT JUST SPELL LIGHTS OUT FOR CHRIS ELIT—
…
James Peters: OPEN YA MATA!!! CHRIS COUNTERS WITH THE JUMPING KNEE STRIKE IN THE CLUTCHES OF THERON NIKOLAS! AGAIN THERON’S HEAD SNAPS BACKWARDS AND CHRIS’ LEGS BUCKLE OUT FROM UNDER HIM–
Rich Russillo: DIVINE SUNDERER!!! THE KAMAGOYE KNEE STRIKE STRAIGHT TO THE JAW OF CHRIS ELITE! THERON REACHING DOWN INTO THE DEPTHS OF HIS RESERVES TO KEEP HIMSELF TOGETHER, TO ENDURE THE BLUNT FORCE OF OPEN YA MATA FROM CHRIS AND THEN DELIVER A SICKENING KNEE STRIKE OF HIS OWN! BUT CHRIS COLLAPSES, HE FOLDS IN AN INSTANT AND IT’S NOW THERON, FINALLY BEING ABLE TO PUT CHRIS AWAY ONCE AND FOR ALL IN THIS MATCH! HE REFUSES TO RELENQUISH THE DOUBLE WRISTLOCK AND YANKS CHRIS BACK TO HIS FEET! HE SPINS HIM AROUND WITH THE RIPCORD–
James Peters: BOX?!? OFFICE?!? SMASH?!? WHAAAATTT? A FINAL THRUST OF THE BOOT, UNDOUBTEDLY ALL THAT CHRIS ELITE HAD LEFT IN THE TANK–
Rich Russillo: …AND IT’S A SHOT THAT’S WIDE OF THE TARGET!!! CHRIS MISSES WITH THE SUPERKICK AND THERON NIKOLAS STEPS PAST CHRIS ELITE, ALMOST ABOUT TO COLLAPSE TO THE FLOOR….AND CONNECTS WITH THE SPINNING BACK ELBOW! CARPE DIEM CONNECTS FLUSH ON THE TEMPLE!!!! BOTH MEN, EXHAUSTED, COLLAPSE TO THE CANVAS BUT IT’S LIGHTS OUT FOR CHRIS ELITE, THERON CRAWLS INTO THE COVER. INCHES THAT MUST FEEL LIKE MILES. HE HOOKS THE LEG!!!
Referee: OOOOONNNNNNEEEEEE!!!!!!
Referee: TTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
(…)
Referee: TTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(“Show Me Your God” by The Amity Affliction plays to a crowd who rises in applause. Theron remains slumped over the defeated body of Chris Elite, but eventually rolls off and pushes himself towards the corner. A confident grin splashed across his face but for merely a moment before the exhaustion of a hard fought victory settles in. Eventually the referee steps over and asists him to his feet, before raising his hand in victory)
Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER…..TTTTTHHHHHEEEEERRRRRROOOOONNNNNN NNNNNNIIIIKKKKKKKOOOOOLLLLLLAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!
James Peters: THERON SURVIVES THIS TREMENDOUS CONTEST!! BOTH MEN THREW EVERYTHING THEY HAD AT ONE ANOTHER, BOTH MEN REFUSED TO QUIT WITHOUT LEAVING IT ALL IN THE RING, BUT IN THE END IT WAS THERON NIKOLAS WHO MANAGED TO LAND THE FINAL, DECIDING BLOW. A MATCH OF ABSOLUTE INCHES, EVEN IN THE DYING MOMENT IT COULD HAVE GONE THE OTHER WAY FOR A VALIANT CHRIS ELITE, BUT IT’S THERON WHO WILL LEAVE PAIN FOR PRIDE WITH A MONUMENTAL VICTORY IN HAND.
(The thud of a headset landing on the table is impossible to not hear. The camera cuts to Charlie Marr who has stood up from his chair at the announce table, looking directly at the competitors in tonight’s match. His eyes lock with Theron’s and with a slow, slow clap that could easily be mistaken as purely sarcastic, Charlie “applauds” Theron’s victory)
Rich Russillo: The history between these two men at one stage was almost a greater factor than Theron had hoped for and it seems that we might inevitably revisit these two going to war against one another. But for now it seems that Charlie Marr isn’t interested in taking this moment away from Theron Nikolas.
Persephone: I’m personally EXTREMELY disgusted at how you two antagonised our guest here all throughout this contest. Rich, you make it sound like he had some other ulterior motives other than sitting down to watch the FANTASTIC match that we just saw, even when the man gave you his WORD that he wasn’t here to start any problems.
Rich Russillo: …
James Peters: Well anyway, Chris Elite fought as hard as he could and threw a final shot that was only a few inches away from changing the outcome of this match. This was an incredible effort from both men, something to end the season on with full confidence they can once again climb to their old, old heights in the coming year. But for now, this is Theron Nikolas’ time to shine!
(A disappointed Chris Elite sits up on the ring apron for a moment before bashing his right fist into the apron in frustration. He and Theron briefly make eye contact but Chris quickly shakes his head and begins to head up the ramp. In the ring, Theron, with that grin once again returning in full, stumbles back into the corner and seats himself against the middle turnbuckle; running his hands through his hair. The camera fades to black)
(Backstage, the camera gets a view of Michael Belfort who’s standing by.)
Michael Belfort: It’s safe to say that Pain for Pride has been absolutely stacked, from the amazing, full-thortle action to the unexpected moments that has left us in awe. One of those shocking occurrences took place during the bout between Scott Diamond and Visual Prophet. A clash of titans ended with Scott picking up the win, but the manner that he was able to secure the victory can be described as controversial. With me is the man who was the special guest enforcer and referee for the match: Cy Henderson.
(Cy Henderson comes into focus, having switched out of his referee gear for simple, casual clothes. He remains in good spirits even in spite of everything that happened.)
Cy Henderson: I guess I have a lot to answer for, huh?
Michael Belfort: You can say that. But on a serious note, Cy, it seemed like things derailed the moment Visual Prophet hit you. Couple that with how he has been aggressive with you not just during that match but prior, and sure enough, things escalated. Of course, people can argue whether your reaction was justified or not, but in turn, the Visual Prophet lost after Scott capatilized from him being distracted by you. As someone who initially wanted to keep things as calm as possible, why did things hit the fan for the two of you in that match?
(Cy takes a deep breath before answering.)
Cy Henderson: Well, you already said it yourself, Michael – the Visual Prophet had been aggressive. It was almost as if he was waiting for an excuse to come after me. I still can’t get over how he looked at me the last time we were in the ring with Scott. I wanted to be neutral. I really did. However, it seemed like Viz wanted to be snappy at the wrong people for the wrong reasons. Even though I wanted to keep the peace, I’m not a pushover either.
(The fans in the arena cheer.)
Cy Henderson: I’m not sure where he got the idea from that he could talk to me in any kind of way, but I wasn’t going to have that. And sure, some people may give him the benefit of the doubt and say that hit was an accident, but honestly, I think he was waiting to do that for a good while now. If he didn’t slip up, he probably would’ve done it to me anyways. He stepped out of line, and I put him back in place. It’s as simple as that, really.
Michael Belfort: :lupe: Interesting answer there. Still, aren’t you worried there could be people out there who may take exception to how everything–
???: The white devil is a LIE!
(Michael and Cy perk up, raising their brows towards the direction of the voice. Dr Angelo D’Angelo comes in, fuming. Judging by the way he walked, it’s clear to see that he’s still a bit hurt after the attack he fell victim to at the hands of Scott Diamond. The lingering pain doesn’t deter him from getting right into Cy’s face, though.)
Dr Angelo D’Angelo: All these years later, and you Cracker Barrel FIENDS continue to spew your hate-laced lies in regards to an innocent black man! Honestly, what the hell was that?! You want to justify yourself by relying on an age-old stereotype that us black people are ‘aggresive’ and ‘snappy’? You might as well have thrown ‘uppity’ in there for good measure! How DARE you come out here and besmirch the name of the good Visual Prophet?!
Michael Belfort: :whoa:
Cy Henderson: I’m not trying to villify him at all. I have no interest in that. However, he isn’t blameless. As a matter of fact? I can see why Scott decided to go over him – and you. 🤷
Dr Angelo D’Angelo: Excuse me? I beg your pardon?
Cy Henderson: The Visual Prophet intitated everything with Scott, did he not? All he had to do was agree to that match that they should’ve had at Super Dynasty. You know, the same one he issued an open challenge at in the main event? But for some reason, the two of you decided to have reservations about it and sought to back out. You put out something into the world, but then decided to take it back. In that case, I can see why Scott might’ve been frustrated.
(Cy pauses to chuckle.)
Cy Henderson: Never thought I’d see the day where I’d be standing here and actually see where Scott was coming from. However, Viz was a coward, and decided to put up a front leading all the way up to this event in order to cover himself. Not only that, but he decided to try and step up to me while doing so. He constantly pokes the bear and then gets surprised when he gets bitten. Seems to have been a recurring theme throughout this season based on what I’ve heard.
Dr Angelo D’Angelo: You… how *dare* you? Just who do you think you are?
Cy Henderson: Just a guy who doesn’t need to be a coward.
Dr Angelo D’Angelo: !!
(Dr. D’Angelo angrily raises a shaky finger.)
Dr. Angelo D’Angelo: You are out of line. You are somehow even worse than that other fool with the same last name as you. My brother, the Visual Prophet, is no coward, you hear me? For you to let such a disgusting, vile word slip from your cracked, baby powder lips is insane. People like you want to say how WE don’t hold ourselves accountable, but what about you? Hm? You were brought in to do one job, just ONE job, and you couldn’t do that correctly. ‘Keep the peace’ my beautiful black behind. But seeing as how you want to all of a sudden ride for that freakazoid Cacasaurus, I wouldn’t be surprised if the two of you planned this on the low! Birds of an albino feather flock together, and my gawd are the two of you one and the same. Tyrone should punish you for the one-sided officiating you’ve done tonight!
Cy Henderson: If he wants to do that, then fine. However, I’m not going to regret standing my ground when it was necessary for me to do so.
Dr Angelo D’Angelo: Oh yeah? Are you sure about that one?
Cy Henderson: I am. And if Viz has a problem with me, then he should be man enough to come up to me and say th–
Michael Belfort: WHOA!! OKAY, NO, NOT DOING THIS!! I AM GETTING OUT OF HERE!!
(Michael runs for his life as the Visual Prophet lays out Cy Henderson! Enraged, he stomps down repeatedly, taking all of his frustrations out on him!)
Jake Mercer: AHAHAHA! YES! YEEEEEESSSS! COOK HIM CHEF VIZ, COOK HIM!! OWN THAT UNMELNATED MENACE!! SLAP HIM AROUND AND SHOW HIM THE ROPES!!
Flannery McCoy: SERIOUSLY?! THIS IS TOO MUCH!! VIZ DRAGS CY UP AND THROWS HIM INTO THE WALL! :damn: I GET THAT HE MAY BE UPSET, BUT THIS IS UNCALLED FOR!!
Stew-O: HE DOESN’T CARE! HE FELT SLIGHTED, AND ALL OF HIS IRE IS BEING DIRECTED STRAIGHT AT CY HENDERSON! VIZ GETS ON TOP OF HIM AND STARTS TO BATTER HIM, RAINING DOWN HELL ON ME WITH CLUBBING RIGHTS AND LEFTS!
(Dr. D’Angelo watches on with a smirk. By the time Viz finishes, Cy is hurting. As he comes to a stand, Viz looks down at him with disgust. He steps over him. Closing his eyes, he takes a deep breath…)
Visual Prophet: Chercher le prophèt…
(… Before he spits at Cy Henderson.)
Visual Prophet: … Asshole.
(Content with his bit of vengeance, he signals for Dr. D’Angelo to leave with him. Cy, still feeling the effects of the surprising attack, sits up slowly. A few members of the medical team swarm him as Pain for Pride fades elsewhere.)
(Pain For Pride fades back in as the next match graphic is seen flashing across the screen, the crowd immediately coming unglued for what they are about to witness.)
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(The camera then goes to show Stephie Love standing at the center of the ring, microphone in hand as she gets ready to announce the next match.)
Stephie Love: The following contest is scheduled for…
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!
Stephie Love: And it is for the EAW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!!!!!
Crowd: DLASKDNLASKLNDMDODQWSKDLDKANDLAS
(‘Enemy Strike’ by Yuki Hayashi begins to play up as the crowd can’t help but respond with a negative reaction, some even cheering but that only being a select few, as the camera goes over to show Myles. He begins to make his way out from the backstage area and toward the stage, a serious expression on his face as he scans around before then beginning to focus his sights on the ring. He closes his eyes and takes a deep breath before beginning to head down the ramp and to the ring.)
Stew-O: It all started at Fighting Spirit a little more than a month ago. Myles along with the majority believed that it was only destiny he’d be walking into Pain For Pride this year as the EAW World Champion. Imagine how he felt when that was taken away from him by one Methuselah and handed to Drake King. The story between the two of them is one for another time, but to keep things brief, it left Myles absolutely irate. He demanded a form of justice, and while it didn’t come the way that he wanted it to… he still found himself on the marquee for Pain For Pride this year, fighting for a World Championship.
Flannery McCoy: We’ve seen these past couple of weeks how Myles has responded to the claims that an opportunity like this was just handed to him, and that he was nothing more than a charity case because his title got taken away from him. Cooler heads did not prevail and we’ve seen a form of aggression like no other out of him, even if that be intentional or not, and it nearly led to this match not even happening at all. But it is, and tonight Myles is entering Nashville with the intention of walking out as a three-time World Champion.
Jake Mercer: :patrickboo: Get this guy out of here! He’s scum of the Earth! What makes him think that he has the right to even show his face again after everything that he’s done?! He should be very disappointed in himself!
(‘OVER THE TOP’ by Hiroshi Kitadani is then heard beginning to follow that, the crowd erupting into deafening cheers knowing exactly who it is. The camera goes over to reveal World Heavyweight Champion Limmy Monaghan, who begins to make his way not from the backstage area, but instead up from under the stage on an elevator.)
Jake Mercer: SALDKNALSKDLAKDNLAKDNLKAS HE’S HERE! I’M MARKING OUT!
(The camera gets a good look at the attire that Limmy has on for this very special occasion, reminiscent of the One Piece character Whitebeard. The color palette is red, white, and gold, and over the ring attire, which is also seen to have a Whitebeard inspired Limmy Monaghan jolly roger on it, is a big captain’s cloak which surrounds his body. The attire is to show that even after everything he’s been through, he’s still standing, and doesn’t have the “mark of a coward” on him, a scar on the back. He unhooks his title and raises it into the air, pointing to the sky as a beautiful display of pyro is seen behind him. From there he then begins to make his way down the ramp and toward the ring.)
Stew-O: Ever since winning the World Heavyweight Championship at Road To Redemption 2022, Limmy Monaghan has walked into the new year with the intention of facing the very best. From Hall of Famers to former World Champions, Limmy has beaten them all, and it has all led to this very point. For Pain For Pride this year he wanted to defend his title against the very best, and he got just that with how the cards seemed to fall for him and his opponent. But as we’ve seen, it didn’t come without its controversies, because as we just mentioned, this match was close to not even happening to begin with.
Flannery McCoy: Limmy Monaghan was attacked and injured to the point that he wouldn’t have even made it to this show given his condition. But he still found a way to walk out there and keep the match alive, even if he isn’t at 100%. What happened last week seemed to have worsened the injury, but Limmy is still here tonight and he looks as good as new! How the match may go for him is a whole different story, but nobody can deny the fact that he is ready, and he plans to walk out of Nashville still a World Champion.
(Once everyone is settled, the lights dim. A spotlight shines down on Stephie Love and the two Elitists across from one another as Stephie begins to speak.)
Stephie Love: Introducing first, the challenger… from Melbourne, Australia… weighing in at 225 pounds… he is the ‘PEAK’… MYLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Myles steps forward and spreads his arms out, the crowd once again giving a strong reaction to him as he’s being introduced.)
Stephie Love: And his opponent… residing in Golden Beach, Florida… weighing in at 227 pounds… he is the EAW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!!!!!!!!! ‘THE LEADER’… LIMMY MONAGHAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Limmy raises his World Heavyweight Championship, the crowd once again showing their support for him. The lights go back to normal, Limmy handing the title to the referee as he makes his way over across the ring to show it to Myles before then proceeding to raise it into the air. Handing it off to a ringside official, he signals for the bell.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Stew-O: The dust has settled, and this World Heavyweight Championship match is officially underway! The Champion Limmy Monaghan wages war with Sunday Night Voltage’s Myles in a match that I am sure we will not forget for more reasons than one.
(Once again, the referee asks Limmy if he’s okay, and he gives a simple nod of the head. Once his entrance cloak is off, the camera gets a good look at the bandages wrapped around his abdomen area, his face scrunching up in pain every so often as a constant reminder of the injuries that he’s fighting through tonight. But no matter if it was his abdomen, his back, or his head, he’s still here. Myles doesn’t seem to have any sympathy for him, if that wasn’t made apparent last week on Dynasty, and is completely focused as he stands up out of his corner and begins to make his way toward the Champion.)
Flannery McCoy: There is a big fight feel here in Nashville tonight, and the electricity of the crowd along with the energy of the Elitists in the ring show that. Both Myles and Limmy are rapidly circling around one another, lapping the edge of the ring as they look to get this match rolling immediately. They lock up in a collar-and-elbow tie up, and immediately both of them are not wasting any time jockeying for position! They know that getting the advantage at the start of the match is crucial if they want to set the tone, AND MYLES LOOKS TO BE THE ONE AS HE SHOVES LIMMY AWAY WITH AUTHORITY!
(Limmy rolls backward, falling backward against the turnbuckle pad while Myles plants his feet at the center of the ring. The World Heavyweight Champion grits his teeth as he absorbs the blow, nodding his head before pushing himself back up to his feet, approaching Myles once again who has a cold and stern expression on his face.)
Jake Mercer: Limommy is fighting one hell of a battle right now but if there’s anyone that can get past it, it’s him! The two of them lock up again, and this time Limmy isn’t going to let Myles catch him by surprise as he goes under and slips behind him before locking in a waistlock! Myles tries to pry himself free, attempting to maneuver out of this, but before he can Limmy lifts him off of the ground and takes him down to the ground chestfirst! Myles rolls onto his back and gets himself up to a seated position, but before he can go any further than that it’s Limmy that manages to grab a hold of him around the neck and lock in a chinlock! Smart move by Limmy, he could’ve started this match off aggressive after everything that Myles has done to him these past couple of weeks, but taking the smart approach by wearing him down while preserving his energy is key especially in the situation that he’s in.
Stew-O: But Myles isn’t going to take that lying down, as he begins to slowly rise back up to his feet. We know Limmy to be an Elitist with some immense strength, but obviously that has been hindered with the condition that he is in as Myles is beginning to show some fight. He’s up in a kneeling position, and is trying to get himself completely up to his feet, but Limmy has a tight grip on him and continues to bring him downward back to the ground. BUT MYLES IS NOT WASTING ANY TIME DRIVING HIS ELBOW INTO THE ACHILLES’ HEEL OF LIMMY’S OFFENSE, THOSE BANDAGED RIBS OF HIS!
Flannery McCoy: You can see Limmy trying to fight through the pain, but he ultimately releases the hold that he has on him and retreats backward! This is a low that Myles is willing to stoop to, and he’s showing that tonight as he gets back up to his feet and approaches Limmy, CONNECTING WITH A GUT KICK TO THE ABDOMEN WHICH DROPS HIM DOWN TO A KNEELING POSITION! Limmy is wincing in pain while Myles gets him back up to his feet, grabbing him by the head into a Suplex position, LIFTING HIM UP BEFORE DROPPING HIM ONTO HIS FRONT WITH A BRUTAL GOURDBUSTER!
Jake Mercer: You can see the crowd tonight in Geodis Park wince in synchronization upon impact, the cry of the World Heavyweight Champion echoing all the way to the nosebleeds. This is what he signed up for, and Myles is trying to give him a reason to regret that. Limmy is gasping for air while he plants his hands to the canvas and tries to get himself back to his feet, but Myles keeps his foot on the gas pedal as he turns around and runs the ropes… LEAPING INTO THE AIR AND CONNECTING WITH A BRUTAL KNEE DROP TO THE SPINE! And now Myles isn’t letting up as he digs his knee right into that injured back of his, and Limmy is waving his arms around trying to find a way to get himself out of this, but the challenger is not letting up! He wants to hurt Limmy and continue to pick him apart so that there is absolutely no way for him to get into this match!
Stew-O: Ultimately he relents with the referee having to step in, getting back up to his feet and stepping back while Limmy takes the safe approach and rolls himself toward the edge of the ring. Myles pursues him but before he can grab a hold of the World Heavyweight Champion, Limmy manages to get himself out of the ring. He stumbles up to his feet and falls back against the barricade, trying his best to recover as he creates distance between himself and his opponent. But Myles isn’t looking to let him recover as he turns around and runs the ropes and back… LEAPING INTO THE AIR AND GOING FOR A TOPE CON HILO!
Flannery McCoy: BUT LIMMY MANAGES TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF THAT! HE AVOIDS IT AND MYLES IS LEFT CRASHING DOWN TO THE GROUND IN A SMOLDERING HEAP! Limmy pulls himself back up and you can see the pained look on his face, making his way over and grabbing him by the head and bringing him back to his feet, knowing regardless that he has to take advantage of this while he has the opportunity. He grabs Myles by the head and rolls him back into the ring, climbing up onto the apron and entering through the ropes before beginning to approach him…
Jake Mercer: BUT MYLES ROLLS TOWARD HIM BEFORE GRABBING LIMMY BY THE ANKLE AND TAKING HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND! He keeps a hold of the leg and gets back up to his feet, and right now it seems like he’s trying to lock in a submission hold to cause further stress to that body area of the Champion, but Limmy quickly rolls himself onto his back and uses his free leg to send shots toward Myles! He drives his boot into his abdomen and ultimately after sometime that forces him to let go, allowing himself to get back up to his feet. Myles rushes forward, but Limmy manages to move out of the way before then grabbing him by the head and sending him to the ropes… GOING FOR A CLOTHESLINE-
Stew-O: BUT MYLES MANAGES TO DUCK UNDER THAT! He uses the momentum to rush to the opposite side of the ring and back toward him… JUST FOR LIMMY TO LEAP INTO THE AIR AND CONNECT WITH A DROPKICK TO THE CHEST TO TAKE HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND! Myles is grabbing his chest in pain while he sits up and tries to quickly recover, Limmy knowing there isn’t much time as he falls backward against the corner, turning himself around before then beginning to scale the turnbuckles slowly… BUT HE DOESN’T GET VERY FAR WITH THAT WITH MYLES RUSHING TOWARD HIM AND CONNECTING WITH A SHOT FROM BEHIND! Limmy is stuck with his back turned under the top rope as Myles takes advantage, dipping his head under and bringing him onto his shoulders, pulling him out of the corner and keeping him off the ground… RUSHING FORWARD AND DRIVING HIM DOWN TO THE CANVAS WITH AN EMPHATIC SIT-OUT POWERBOMB! MYLES PINS HIS SHOULDERS DOWN TO THE MAT!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: BUT IT’S NOT GOING TO BE THAT EASY! LIMMY KICKS OUT! Myles pushes him away and you can see the look of frustration slowly beginning to build on his face. He knows that it’s going to take a lot more to keep him down but the question he has to ask himself right now is just how much is it going to have to be. Meanwhile Limmy is clutching his spine, his eyes widening as he struggles to fight through the pain right now. Myles knows that Limmy is hurt and he’s once again looking to be an opportunist and take advantage, grabbing a hold of him by the hair before then beginning to slowly raise him back up to his feet… BUT LIMMY MANAGES TO SHOW SOME LIFE AS HE GOES UNDER HIM AND WRAPS HIS ARMS AROUND HIS WAIST, LIFTING HIM OFF THE GROUND AND GOING FOR A GERMAN SUPLEX TO TAKE MYLES DOWN-
Jake Mercer: BUT MYLES CONNECTS WITH A BACK ELBOW TO THE FACE TO FORCE HIM TO LET GO OF THE HOLD THAT HE HAS ON HIM! Limmy stumbles back while Myles turns around, TRANSITIONING IT INTO A CLOTHESLINE- BUT LIMMY DUCKS UNDER THAT JUST TO GRAB MYLES FROM BEHIND AND LIFT HIM OFF OF THE GROUND BEFORE TAKING HIM DOWN WITH A SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX ONTO THE TOP OF HIS HEAD! Limmy rises back up to his feet, shouting at the top of his lungs while adrenaline courses through his veins, trying to get Myles to get back up to his feet as well. Myles clearly knows that this is not good at all for him, and if he’s going to find a way out of this, now would be the best time to do it before Limmy can do anything else…
Stew-O: LIMMY GRABS A HOLD OF MYLES AND LIFTS HIM UP OFF THE GROUND, HE’S GOING FOR ‘BON VOYAGE’! THE EMERALD FLOWSION TO TAKE MYLES DOWN!
Flannery McCoy: BUT BEFORE LIMMY CAN LIFT HIM OFF OF THE GROUND, MYLES CONNECTS WITH A KNEE TO THE ABDOMEN! Limmy is forced to release as he’s dropped down to a kneeling position, but Myles grabs him by the head and brings him back up again, BEFORE DRIVING HIS KNEE INTO HIS ABDOMEN AGAIN! I don’t think I can bear to watch this any longer but if these are the lengths that he is willing to go to then it’s going to have to be what it takes! Myles once again grabs Limmy by the hair and brings him back up again, keeping him on his feet before then beginning to turn around and run the ropes…
Jake Mercer: MYLES LEAPS INTO THE AIR AND CONNECTS WITH A ‘IFRIT JAMBE’ AT FULL FORCE! RUNNING BICYCLE KNEE STRIKE TO THE FACE TAKING A SHOT AT ‘THE LEADER’!
Stew-O: IT CONNECTS! BUT IN AN INSTANT LIMMY ABSORBS THE BLOW BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A ‘DIABLE JAMBE’! BICYCLE KNEE OF HIS OWN! BOTH OF THEM FALL TO THE GROUND…
Flannery McCoy: BUT LIMMY FALLS BACKWARD AND MYLES FALLS FORWARD! MYLES HAS AN ARM OVER LIMMY, SHOULDERS DOWN ON THE MAT! COULD THIS BE IT?!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!!
TTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREE-
Jake Mercer: BUT LIMMY SHOOTS HIS SHOULDER UP IN THE AIR! BY A HAIR, THIS MATCH CONTINUES!
Stew-O: The expression on Myles’ face tells the tale, he’s unhappy with how this match has gone so far. He has gotten the majority of the offense so far, but Limmy has shown some extraordinary fight on his behalf, and he’s not going to stop until he walks out of Nashville tonight victorious.
Flannery McCoy: Myles rolls himself over to the edge of the ring, using the ropes to get back up to his feet while Limmy is gasping for air on the canvas, slowly beginning to follow him back up as well. Both of them just hit one another with big moves but it seems Myles’ has affected the Champion more. Myles has recovered and is making his way over to Limmy as he grabs him while he’s in a kneeling position, LIFTING HIM OFF OF THE GROUND AND GOING FOR A SUPLEX- BUT LIMMY MANAGES TO LAND HIMSELF BEHIND HIM! Myles tries to turn himself around, but Limmy shoves him toward the ropes while Myles rebounds… USING THE MOMENTUM TO LEAP INTO THE AIR FOR A RUNNING KNEE TO THE HEAD-
Jake Mercer: BUT LIMMY MANAGES TO SIDESTEP BEFORE RUNNING TO THE ROPES HIMSELF, Myles lands on a knee but quickly gets himself back up and turns around… BUT BEFORE HE CAN DO ANYTHING, LIMMY CONNECTS WITH A BIG BOOT SQUARE AGAINST HIS FACE! Myles stumbles back and barely manages to catch himself by falling against the ropes, ONLY FOR LIMMY TO RUSH FORWARD AT LIGHTNING FAST SPEED AND CONNECT WITH A CLOTHESLINE WHICH SENDS MYLES OVER THE TOP ROPE AND DOWN TO THE RINGSIDE AREA! Limmy then turns around, running the ropes and back… BEFORE LAUNCHING HIMSELF THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE AND TAKING DOWN A RECOVERING MYLES WITH A SUICIDE DIVE TO THE OUTSIDE!
Stew-O: Myles is sent crashing into the barricade and Limmy is right back up to his feet, look at the fire in his eyes! He grabs Myles by the head and brings him back up to his feet, looking to roll him back into the ring, BUT BEFORE HE CAN IT’S MYLES THAT CONNECTS WITH AN ELBOW TO THE RIBS BEFORE BREAKING FREE AND SEIZING LIMMY BY THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND SLAMMING IT DOWN ONTO THE EDGE OF THE APRON!
OONNEE!!
Flannery McCoy: Limmy’s head bounces off of the apron as he staggers back, Myles keeping a hold of him as he goes under and lifts him off of the ground… LIFTING HIM OFF OF THE GROUND AND DRIVING HIS SPINE RIGHT ONTO THE APRON WITH A BACK SUPLEX!
(Limmy tumbles down to the ground, giving a cry of pain once again while a remorseless Myles looks down at him in his suffering. Instead of soaking it in for long, he grabs him by the hair and brings him back up, looking to continue his offense further.)
TTWWOO!!
TTHHRRRREEEE!!
Jake Mercer: Myles isn’t looking to roll him into the ring instead finding a target…
(CRASH!)
Jake Mercer: SENDING HIM SHOULDER FIRST INTO THE STEEL STEPS AS THE ENTIRE TOP HALF TOPPLES OVER! MYLES WITH PURE AGGRESSION SENDING LIMMY INTO THE STEPS!
FFOOUURR!!
Stew-O: Myles admires the carnage before then beginning to make his way over to Limmy, who is just squirming on the floor in pain after the attack. He makes his way over and grabs a hold of his head, pulling him away from the wreckage before dragging his body around the ring. He sets him up, BEFORE LOOKING TO SEND HIM FACEFIRST INTO THE RINGPOST!
FFIIVVEE!!
Flannery McCoy: BUT BEFORE THAT HAPPENS, LIMMY MANAGES TO HOLD HIS FOOT OUT TO STOP THE IMPACT! Myles’ attack is halted, and Limmy clocks him from behind with a back elbow to the bridge of the nose! Myles stumbles back while Limmy grabs a hold of him, SENDING HIM INTO THE RINGPOST INSTEAD!
SSIIXX!!
SSEEVVEENN!!
Jake Mercer: Myles’ skull collides with the steel as he barely manages to keep himself up, stumbling around before Limmy approaches and grabs a hold of him by the head, SENDING HIM INTO THE RINGPOST AGAIN FACEFIRST! Myles bounces off upon impact and instead of leaving him out there, Limmy grabs a hold of him and rolls him back into the ring before the referee can make the count of 10!
Stew-O: Myles stumbles back up to his feet, no clue where he is right now, meanwhile Limmy has climbed up onto the apron and it seems like he’s about to scale up to the top turnbuckle. Precarious position to be in especially at this point in the match, but Limmy looks willing to pull off all the stops no matter the cost. Limmy positions himself while Myles is back up to his feet,Z LEAPING OFF OF THE TOP- BUT BEFORE HE CAN IT’S MYLES THAT FALLS BACK AGAINST THE ROPES AND CAUSES LIMMY TO LOSE BALANCE! He sits himself back down on the turnbuckle and Myles is not wasting any time beginning to approach and slam punches against his face repeatedly!
Flannery McCoy: Limmy has nowhere to go and this is absolutely not good for whatever Myles might have in mind right now. He joins him up on the top rope and continues to strike him hard against the face, not giving him any sort of chance to respond in this one! Limmy is defenseless and in the hands of Myles, as the challenger grabs him by the head and positions him, stepping up before then… LIFTING LIMMY OFF OF THE TOP ROPE AND GOING FOR A SUPERPLEX!
Jake Mercer: NO! LIMMY MANAGES TO BRING HIMSELF DOWN! He still has some fight left in him as he quickly begins to send strikes toward the side of Myles’ body! Myles is trying to hold on, struggling to follow through with the move as the Superplex attempt has clearly gone astray for him. Limmy manages to slip his head away from Myles’ grasp, as Myles tries to swing! But Limmy manages to duck under, BEFORE CRACKING HIS SKULL AGAINST MYLES’ WITH A HEADBUTT! Definitely not good for the concussion but nonetheless Limmy looks to follow through, grabbing Myles by the head and pulling him in…
Stew-O: LIFTING HIM OFF OF THE TOP ROPE BEFORE PLANTING HIM DOWN WITH AN AVALANCHE ‘BON VOYAGE’! THE EMERALD FLOWSION OFF THE TOP ROPE PLANTS MYLES TO THE GROUND AND THE IMPACT LEFT LIMMY BARELY ABLE TO MOVE AS WELL! HE’S REACHING HIS ARM OUT, TRYING TO CRAWL OVER AND FOLLOW THROUGH… AS HE THROWS HIMSELF OVER MYLES! PIN ATTEMPT!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
TTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: NO! NOT YET! MYLES IS ALIVE AND MANAGES TO KICK OUT! He’s not through just yet and you can see the exhausted look on the face of the World Heavyweight Champion as a result.
Jake Mercer: This is what he signed up for! No matter the condition he was going to walk into this match in he was always going to get the best of Myles without a shadow of a doubt and if I could read Limommy’s mind, behind all that pain it’s something that excites him. Limmy is back up to his feet once more, taking a moment to recuperate with his hands on his knees before then beginning to make his way over and grab Myles by the head before sending him to the ropes-
Stew-O: But that doesn’t happen with Myles barely managing to drop his weight down to keep his feet planted in place! Limmy tries his best to follow through with the Irish whip attempt, but he doesn’t have enough left in him to do so as the remaining strength of Myles gets the better of him and he sends him to the ropes instead…
Flannery McCoy: JUST FOR LIMMY TO RUSH FORWARD AND TRY AND CATCH HIM BY SURPRISE WITH A ‘DIABLE JAMBE’ ATTEMPT! BICYCLE KNEE!
Jake Mercer: MYLES MOVES OUT OF THE WAY! Myles insead rushes to the ropes and back while Limmy stumbles forward, trying to keep himself in place as he turns around to face him in hopes of responding in time… ONLY FOR MYLES TO RUSH FORWARD AND LAUNCH HIMSELF ONTO HIS SHOULDERS BEFORE TAKING HIM DOWN WITH A RUNNING HURRICANRANA ATTEMPT!
Stew-O: BUT LIMMY MANAGES TO STEP BACKWARD BEFORE KICKING HIM IN THE GUT! HE GRABS MYLES BY THE HEAD AND PULLS HIM IN BEFORE HOOKING THE ARMS…
Flannery McCoy: LIFTING HIM UP OFF OF THE GROUND FOR ‘IKOKU SOVEREIGNTY’! LIFTING DOUBLE UNDERHOOK DDT TO MYLES!
Jake Mercer: BUT MYLES MANAGES TO SLIP OUT BEFORE GRABBING A HOLD OF LIMMY BY THE ARM AND TAKING HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND! HE KEEPS A HOLD OF HIM BY THE WRIST AND PULLS LIMMY BACK UP TO HIS FEET… LIFTING HIM OFF THE GROUND BEFORE DROPPING HIM DOWN WITH ‘VICTORIA’! THE POP-UP KNEE STRIKE CONNECTS AND AN ALREADY RATTLED LIMMY MONAGHAN IS DROPPED DOWN LIKE A SACK OF BRICKS! MYLES GOES FOR THE PIN!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
TTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Stew-O: NOT! JUST! YET! LIMMY NARROWLY MANAGES TO KICK OUT AND THIS MATCH CONTINUES!
Flannery McCoy: Myles immediately sits back up and is not going to let that simmer for long, despite all the pain that he has to be going through after everything that Limmy has thrown at him he’s right back up to his feet. Limmy is trying his best to recover but he’s not going to beat his opponent, with Myles already having him by the head and dragging him back up to his feet. He slowly lifts him up into a Fireman’s Carry position onto his shoulders, and Limmy is defenseless right now. He has no clue what is going on and even if he did there is no way to fight out of whatever Myles might have in mind right now. Myles doesn’t look to take him down to the ground just yet, no, instead he’s beginning to make his way over to one of the corners. He positions himself, before then using his strength to climb up the turnbuckles, is he looking to send Limmy plummeting down to his demise?!
Jake Mercer: Myles is standing on the middle rope, Limmy still on his shoulders, as he looks to set him up for something here! Limmy is trying his best to fight out of it, coming to his senses and beginning to send elbows to the side of his head in hopes of getting out of this situation, but it’s too little too late for him at the moment! There is nothing that Limmy can do right now as Myles has him up…
Stew-O: BEFORE DROPPING HIM DOWN CHEST FIRST ONTO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE WITH A TOP CORNER GOURDBUSTER! Myles stumbles toward the center of the ring due to the sheer impact and Limmy is lifeless on the canvas!
(At this point, Limmy is coughing up blood, as he gasps for air while reaching his arms out. The referee quickly rushes over to check on the World Heavyweight Champion and see if he’s even able to continue this match. The crowd falls into dead silence for a moment, but after some time, Limmy begins to slowly recuperate.)
Flannery McCoy: Limmy is rising back up with a fire in his eyes! He shoves the official away and uses the ropes to get himself back up. This entire time Myles has been staring a hole into him, even after seeing his suffering I don’t think he feels an ounce of sympathy, but a part of me believes that’s mostly because he knows that Limmy is going to get right back up to his feet! That he’s going to continue regardless of what he’s put through, and that’s being shown tonight even as his injuries continue to get worse and worse as this match goes on!
Jake Mercer: Limmy is back up to his feet and he is just yelling at Myles right now to respond! AND MYLES DOES NOT WASTE ANY TIME AS HE RUNS FORWARD AND GOES FOR A SHOTGUN DROPKICK- BUT BEFORE HE CAN FULLY EXECUTE LIMMY MANAGES TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE SENDING HIM INTO THE CORNER! LIMMY THEN QUICKLY APPROACHES BEFORE BEGINNING TO UNLOAD ON HIM WITH RAPID FIRE RIGHT HANDS TO HIS FACE! LIMMY MIGHT NOT HAVE A LOT LEFT IN HIM, BUT HE HAS HEART AND NO MATTER THE SITUATION HE’S GOING TO FIND A WAY TO GIVE MYLES THE FIGHT OF HIS LIFE TONIGHT AT PAIN FOR PRIDE!
Stew-O: Limmy then grabs him by the head before throwing him down to the center of the ring, Myles rolling backward onto a knee but quickly pushes himself back up, RUSHING TOWARD LIMMY AND TRYING FOR A CLOTHESLINE TO THE HEAD- BUT LIMMY MANAGES TO DUCK UNDER THAT! He shoots past Myles and runs to the ropes and back, BEFORE LAUNCHING INTO THE AIR AND TAKING HIM DOWN WITH A RUNNING SLING BLADE! Myles bounces off of the canvas and stumbles up to his feet, trying to fight from beneath but Limmy is already rolling right now as he sets him up…
Flannery McCoy: HE GRABS HIM AND HE HAS INTENTIONS OF GOING FOR ‘BANKAI’! SIDE HEAD-AND-ARM SUPLEX TO TAKE DOWN MYLES!
Jake Mercer: BUT THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN, WITH MYLES CONNECTING WITH ELBOWS TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD TO FORCE HIMSELF FREE! Limmy is forced to release the hold that he has on him, stumbling back while Myles recuperates himself…
Stew-O: BEFORE GRABBING A HOLD OF LIMMY AND TAKING HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND, HE GRABS HIM BY THE ARM BEFORE PULLING BACK, HE HAS ‘CHECKMAYT’ LOCKED IN! RINGS OF SATURN!
Flannery McCoy: LIMMY IS SCREAMING IN PAIN AS MYLES JUST CONTINUES TO PICK HIM APART IN THIS MATCH! LIMMY IS REACHING OUT FOR SOME SORT OF REPRIEVE, BUT MYLES HAS HIM AT THE DEAD CENTER OF THE RING WITH NOWHERE TO GO! THIS MIGHT VERY WELL DICTATE WHO COMES OUT OF PAIN FOR PRIDE WITH THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP IF LIMMY CAN’T FIND A WAY TO GET OUT OF THIS, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WITH THE LOOK IN HIS EYES!
Jake Mercer: THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT MYLES WOULD WANT, TO END THIS MATCH RIGHT HERE WITH THIS SUBMISSION HOLD! HE’S PULLING BACK ON THE HEAD OF LIMMY! LIMMY IS DOING EVERYTHING HE CAN RIGHT NOW BUT HIS MOVEMENT IS BEGINNING TO SLOW! YOU CAN SEE HIS FACE BEGIN TO FADE, AND IF IT’S NOT NOW, IT MIGHT NOT BE EVER! WE MIGHT SEE MYLES AS THE NEW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION! WILL THIS BE IT?!
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Stew-O: NO! LIMMY SNAPS OUT OF IT AND USES HIS LEG TO SLAM HIS BOOT AGAINST THE SPINE OF MYLES! YOU CAN SEE THE EYES OF MYLES WIDEN AS HE TRIES TO HOLD ON, BUT THE ATTACK WEAKENS THE GRIP THAT HE HAS ON THE CHAMPION AND IT ALLOWS LIMMY TO SLIP HIS RIGHT ARM FREE BEFORE CRACKING HIM AGAINST THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE WITH A BACK ELBOW STRIKE TO THE FACE! This forces Myles to let go and it allows Limmy to roll back up to his feet as he barely manages to get himself out of the submission hold that he was locked into, but at what cost?! Both of them are back up and it’s a matter of who can deliver the first blow!
Flannery McCoy: ONLY FOR MYLES TO BOOT LIMMY IN THE ABDOMEN AND PULL HIM IN, I THINK WE KNOW WHAT HE’S GOING FOR HERE…
Jake Mercer: LIFTING LIMMY UP OFF THE GROUND FOR ‘DE FACTO’! SPINNING PUMPHANDLE SAMOAN DROP TO CLOSE THIS MATCH OUT!
Stew-O: WAIT! LIMMY MANAGES TO AVOID IT! MYLES HAS HIM UP ON HIS SHOULDERS BUT JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION MANAGES TO SLIP OUT BEFORE GRABBING HIM FROM BEHIND AND ROLLING HIM UP INTO A CRUCIFIX PIN! WILL THIS BE IT?!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
TTTTTTHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: MYLES MANAGES TO KICK OUT JUST IN TIME! THIS MATCH CONTINUES!
Jake Mercer: THAT’S NOT THE FULL STORY THOUGH! MYLES MANAGES TO KICK OUT BUT LIMMY PUSHES HIM FORWARD! MYLES ROLLS UP TO A KNEELING POSITION WHILE LIMMY GETS BACK UP HIMSELF AND ADJUSTS HIS ELBOW PAD BEHIND HIM…
Stew-O: ‘DIVINE DEPARTURE’! THE SWINGING BACK ELBOW TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD COMPLETELY TAKES MYLES OUT, AND LIMMY KNOWS THAT THIS IS THE DAGGER! ONLY ONE OTHER PERSON HAS KICKED OUT OF THIS MOVE AND LIMMY IS HOLDING ONTO THE FACT THAT STATISTIC WON’T CHANGE! LIMMY ROLLS MYLES ONTO HIS BACK AND HOOKS THE LEG! PIN ATTEMPT! AND STILL!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOOO!!!!!
TTTTTTHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
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Jake Mercer: DING! DING! DING!
Flannery McCoy: NO! NO NOT JUST YET! MYLES DOESN’T KICK OUT, BUT THE REFEREE STOPS THE COUNT AND POINTS… HE HAS HIS FOOT ON THE BOTTOM ROPE! MYLES PROPS HIS FOOT UP ON THE ROPES AND THAT COUNTS TOWARD A ROPE BREAK, AND TO THE SURPRISE OF THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, THIS MATCH IS GOING TO CONTINUE! THE WILLPOWER OF BOTH OF THESE ELITISTS!
(Limmy sits up, looking partially shocked about what has just happened. ‘Divine Departure’ has been used to put away some of the biggest names in this company, and somehow, someway, whether that be by sheer luck or his own skill, Myles has managed to get himself out of it. He knows though that Myles is slowly beginning to reach the end of his rope, and one more move where that came from could very well spell the end of this Pain For Pride match right here. Limmy slowly rises back up to his feet, stepping back toward one of the corners while he eyes Myles, taking the time to recover while he can…)
Jake Mercer: Myles is not in a very good position right now, and by the look in his eyes as he slowly tries to get back up to his feet he knows deep down that he’s going to have to find a way out of this. The crowd is rallying behind ‘The Leader’ right now as they know that one more and this match could be over! Myles is up in a kneeling position…
Stew-O: AS LIMMY RUSHES OVER AND GOES FOR ONE MORE ‘DIVINE DEPARTURE’! SWINGING BACK ELBOW TO THE BACK OF MYLES’ HEAD!
Flannery McCoy: MYLES TURNS AROUND AND DRIVES HIS FIST INTO THE BANDAGED RIBS OF LIMMY MONAGHAN!
(Upon impact, Limmy once again begins to cough out more blood. He’s doubled over, and plops down to a kneeling position, while Myles slowly rises back up to his feet. A dark and serious expression befalls him as he grabs a hold of Limmy by the hair, slowly beginning to pull him back up to his feet, the only thing he can do while he does so is mutter a few words.)
Myles: (Off-Mic) This is over…
Jake Mercer: MYLES HAS A HOLD OF ONE OF HIS ARMS, HE’S SETTING HIM UP, NO!
Stew-O: ‘DE FACTO’!
Flannery McCoy: THE SPINNING PUMPHANDLE SAMOAN DROP TAKES OUT LIMMY AND THE IMPACT LEAVES HIM COMPLETELY LIMP! MYLES IMMEDIATELY GRABS A HOLD OF THE LEG AND PINS LIMMY’S SHOULDERS TO THE MAT! IS THIS IT?!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
TTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
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Jake Mercer: NO! NOT JUST YET! LIMMY SHOOTS THE SHOULDER UP! THE CROWD GOES WILD AND MYLES IS BESIDE HIMSELF!
(Myles does not waste any time getting back up to his feet as he’s cursing up a storm with the referee. The referee pleads his innocence, saying that it was indeed a three count and that this match will continue, and ultimately, Myles is forced to come to terms with that. He drops down to his knees in exhaustion, shouting down at Limmy in anger. Meanwhile, Limmy is just now beginning to come to his senses, looking up at Myles with a pained expression on his face.)
Stew-O: LIMMY THROWS A PUNCH TO THE FACE OF MYLES! A sign that he is not going to stay down for long, AS MYLES ABSORBS THE BLOW BEFORE SENDING ONE BACK! AND NOW THE TWO OF THEM ARE GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH ONE ANOTHER, RELENTLESS IN THEIR ATTACK, GIVING IT THEIR ALL IN WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SUCH AN INTENSE MATCHUP! LIMMY! MYLES! LIMMY! MYLES! LIMMY! MYLES! LIMMY! MYLES! LIMMY!
Flannery McCoy: BUT THE ASSAULT IS HALTED WITH MYLES GRABBING LIMMY BY THE HEAD AND CRACKING HIM AGAINST THE SKULL WITH A HEADBUTT! Limmy is stunned, barely able to keep himself up, AS MYLES GRABS HIM BY THE HEAD AND CONNECTS WITH A SECOND HEADBUTT FOR GOOD MEASURE! Just as earlier, I’m sure that’s not going to bode very well for the concussion, but nonetheless Myles is up to his feet and he brings Limmy up alongside him, rushing to the ropes and back… BEFORE LEAPING INTO THE AIR AND ATTEMPTING ANOTHER RUNNING HURRICANRANA!
Jake Mercer: BUT LIMMY KEEPS MYLES UP OFF THE GROUND AND LOOKS TO COUNTER THE HURRICANRANA INTO A POWERBOMB!
Stew-O: BUT MYLES KEEPS HIMSELF UP AND INSTEAD FLIPS HIMSELF OVER AND ROLLS LIMMY INTO A SUNSET FLIP PIN ATTEMPT!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
TTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Flannery McCoy: BUT LIMMY KICKS OUT OF THAT!
Jake Mercer: Myles pushes him backward as Limmy rolls himself back to a seated position, JUST FOR MYLES TO LEAP INTO THE AIR AND GO FOR A BASEMENT DROPKICK TO THE FACE- BUT THAT DOESN’T WORK WITH LIMMY MANAGING TO ROLL BACKWARD AND GET BACK UP TO HIS FEET! Myles lands on his back but tries to recover back up to a seated position, JUST FOR LIMMY TO RUSH FORWARD AND LAUNCH HIMSELF INTO THE AIR BEFORE TAKING HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH A METEORA!
Stew-O: The pain that has to be shooting through Limmy’s body after every move I could only imagine is extremely overwhelming. But in spite of that he continues to push forward and to be completely honest with you now, I have no idea how he’s able to do so. Limmy immediately is right back up and begins to make his way over, snatching Myles by the head and beginning to bring him back up as well. Limmy pulls him into a front facelock, BUT BEFORE HE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THAT, MYLES SLIPS OUT AND GRABS HIM BY THE HEAD BEFORE DRIVING HIS KNEE INTO THAT INJURED ABDOMEN AGAIN!
Flannery McCoy: LIMMY IS GASPING FOR AIR, BLOOD COMING OUT OF HIS MOUTH, AS MYLES NOW BEGINS TO SLAM REPEATED KNEES INTO HIS ABDOMEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN! LIMMY’S INJURIES HAVE BEEN A TARGET OF MYLES’ ATTACKS THROUGHOUT THE MATCH AND THIS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF SUCH, BUT MYLES ISN’T STOPPING! HE CONTINUES TO SHOW ZERO REMORSE AS HE CONTINUES TO PUT THAT KNEE TO GOOD USE! LIMMY CAN’T EVEN STAND ON HIS OWN AS HE CRUMBLES DOWN, MYLES TRANSITIONING TO BEGINNING TO STOMP DOWN ON HIS CHEST NOW!
Jake Mercer: LIMMY HAS NO CLUE WHERE HE IS, YOU CAN SEE THE BRUISING ALL OVER HIS BODY FROM THIS HELLACIOUS MATCH AND MYLES IS USING THEM AS TARGETS FOR HIS ATTACK! LIMMY IS DEADWEIGHT AS MYLES THEN TURNS AROUND AND RUNS THE ROPES AND BACK…
Stew-O: TOPPING OFF HIS ASSAULT WITH A ‘IFRIT JAMBE’ TO THE FACE! BICYCLE KNEE STRIKE CONNECTS AND COMPLETELY TAKES LIMMY DOWN TO THE GROUND!
Flannery McCoy: Limmy is holding on by a thread and Myles is looking down at his work with a cold stare, and I can tell that he is very unsatisfied. In fact, he’s not going to feel satisfied with this until he finishes Limmy off once and for all and he walks out of Pain For Pride as the World Heavyweight Champion. He drags Limmy back up to his feet…
Jake Mercer: HE HAS HIM UP FOR ONE MORE ‘DE FACTO’! THE SPINNING PUMPHANDLE SAMOAN DROP! IS THIS THE DAGGER?!
Stew-O: NO! LIMMY SLIPS OUT! ‘DIABLE JAMBE’! BICYCLE KNEE OF HIS OWN! MYLES IS STILL IN THE AIR…
Flannery McCoy: BEFORE HE CONNECTS WITH A SECOND ‘DIABLE JAMBE’! BICYCLE KNEE TAKES MYLES DOWN TO A KNEE! LIMMY WINDS HIMSELF UP AS HE TURNS AROUND AND RUNS THE ROPES…
Jake Mercer: A THIRD ‘DIABLE JAMBE’! BICYCLE KNEE LAYS HIM OUT! LIMMY HAS MYLES BY THE HEAD AND BRINGS HIM BACK UP, TUCKING HIS HEAD BETWEEN HIS LEGS! No…
Stew-O: ‘COLOR OF THE SUPREME KING’!
Flannery McCoy: LIMMY LEAPS MYLES IN THE AIR BEFORE SPIKING HIM DOWN ONTO HIS HEAD WITH A GANSO BOMB! THE GANSO BOMB CONNECTS AND LIMMY QUICKLY ROLLS MYLES ONTO HIS BACK, HOOKING THE LEG!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
TTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
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(DING! DING! DING!)
(‘OVER THE TOP’ begins to play again and right now, Limmy Monaghan can’t even stand up. The most that he can do is roll himself off of Myles as he lays on his back, staring up at the arena lights with an exasperated look on his face. The Nashville crowd tonight is in an uproar, showing their love for the Champion as he walks out of Pain For Pride victorious despite all the odds. The referee enters the ring with the World Heavyweight Championship, making his way over to help Limmy back up to his feet. Slowly but surely he has recovered, and Limmy has his title in his hands, raising it into the air to signal his victory.)
Stephie Love: Here is your winner… and STILL THE EAW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!!!!! LIMMY MONAGHAN!!!!!!!!!!
Jake Mercer: LIMMYSLDNSAKNLSAKSNLAM<NDLKDSD! LIMMY DID IT! HE IS STILL YOUR WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION HERE TONIGHT, I CAN’T BELIEVE WHAT I’M SEEING! A LOT OF PEOPLE, definitely not me I’ve always been by his side, WROTE HIM OFF! BUT HE’S HERE! HE’S STILL STANDING!
Stew-O: I can’t believe it either, even after all that these Elitists have been through tonight. It was absolutely remarkable to watch a match of that caliber unfold, and even better to see who walked out of the carnage tonight.
Flannery McCoy: There was a point where we didn’t even know if this match would still be going on. We didn’t know if Limmy Monaghan would be fit to compete heading into Pain For Pride. But despite that he’s here, and not only that, he has overcome one of the biggest challenges that he has had to face as Champion yet on the big stage of Pain For Pride.
Stew-O: This entire Season Limmy Monaghan has boasted the fact that it would be his. After everything that he has done, he has only proven that. Now walking into Season 17 after all of that, I think it’s safe to say that he has earned the right to say that Season 17 will be his also!
Flannery McCoy: But that’s not taking away from Myles either, and the performance that he put on tonight. He knew that he deserved a spot at Pain For Pride regardless of everything that surrounded him, and he walked into this match tonight with a point to prove and I think he certainly won everyone over even in defeat. The journey is far from over for him and I know that it is only up from here for the two-time World Champion.
Jake Mercer: BUT THE POINT IS THAT LIMMY MONAGHAN IS STILL YOUR WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION! CONGRATULATIONS LIMOMMY!
(Limmy gingerly makes his way to the edge of the ring, looking around before dropping down and rolling out of the ring. He takes a deep breath, a light smile on his face as he admires the crowd who continues to cheer him on. Inside the ring Myles is seen having come to his senses. He is not at all happy about what happened tonight, and the only thing he can do right now is watch as the winner reaps the benefits of a successful title defense. The last shot seen is Limmy raising the title up on the ramp while pyro shoots out before Pain For Pride from there then begins to transition to elsewhere.)
(The Final Match Graphic for Night One Appears)
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Gina Romano: The following is for the EAW ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!!
( The crowd explodes in cheers in anticipation for the final main event of the evening. Their loudness gradually dies down, but suddenly returns as it begins to illuminate American rock band Pop Evil on the side stage at Geodis Park. They begin to play one of their popular hits in “Legendary”. The sold-out crowd here in Nashville, Tennessee is enamored by the live vocals performance as anticipation builds. )
**REVVVVVVV…. REVVVV…… REVVV….**
( Suddenly, the sounds of motorcycles seem to be coming from behind the stage as a chunk of the lower titantrons raise and reveal Adam Lucas sitting on a motorcycle. His presence is met with an ear-thundering reaction. He starts riding into center stage while “Legendary” continues to be performed. He stops at the stage to pay respect to Pop Evil, which is then reciprocated before he revs up the engine and accelerates down the long ramp to the elation of Music City. )
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING THE CHALLENGER! From New York City, weighing in at 231 pounds.. HE IS THE 2023 KING OF ELITE.. “THE NEXT LEVEL,” AADDAAAMMM LUUUUUCASSS!!
Eve: If there was one way you could assert your dominance way before the match could even start, here comes Adam Lucas on a motorcycle as he is serenaded by the wonderful Pop Evil! Lucas understands the assignment; the biggest match needs the biggest entrance and he definitely delivered on the grandest stage of the mall! What a badass entrance!
Deadprez: This is undoubtedly the most important match between both elitists here tonight. Adam Lucas looks to answer the age-old question; can he finally become the world champion here tonight. This has been the one accomplishment that he has been denied time after time again in the past three years in this company, but tonight. The world is watching, the pressure is immeasurable, and the spotlight is on; Adam Lucas has the opportunity of a lifetime to win his very first world championship at Pain For Pride!
Gavin Kirkland: That is going to be a challenge in itself because while Adam Lucas is looking to answer that age-old question, he will be doing that at the expense of someone who answered that same question for themselves earlier this season through Jake Smith. Jake Smith was also denied being in this position at the top multiple times prior to this reign, and he has proved numerous times that he intends on keeping the dream alive.. but in the history that I have been here at this table, helping commentate over Showdown matches.. This might be the most unpredictable and evenly-matched main event that I have ever seen produced from this show. Both of these men. Their desires to leave Nashville as the world champion is immense. Their hunger to have that taste of the gold is of a homeless man. Their drive to be the face of their brand is unfathomably high. They want this bad. They want to be the world champion so badly. Will Smith keep the dream alive, or will Lucas shatter it into pieces to bring his dreams into fruition?
( Adam Lucas stops circling the ring with his motorcycle and enters the ring. He poses in the middle of the ring, gaining more of the support of the Nashville crowd. He turns around and shifts his undivided attention, staring back at the stage. His theme song is replaced by the english version of “Cho-Zets Dynamic!” by Kazuya Yoshiii as the Geodis Park erupts in cheers. Lucas can’t help but produce a modicum of a smirk as he sees Jake Smith emerging onto the entranceway and sporting his EAW Answers World Championship proud. )
Gina Romano: AND HIS OPPONENT.. From Atherton, California, weighing in at 210 pounds.. HE IS THE EAW ANSWERS WORRRLD CHAMPION… “THE PROCESS,” JAAAKEEEE SMIIIIIIITHHHH!!
Eve: There has been a lot of talk on how the dynamic has been between Jake Smith and Adam Lucas heading into this match. We always talk about how this event is the culmination of everything that has gone down this season, and in my honest opinion; this match perfectly exemplifies that. They have been at each other’s heads for the past year. They have progressed from contesting for the Cash in The Vault briefcase at last year’s Pain For Pride to fighting for the championship that Jake Smith got out of that briefcase. They have progressed from contesting for Territorial Invasion team leaders to seeing who will be the leader of the entire locker room, the face of the brand essentially heading into the next season. Jake Smith and Adam Lucas has been in this tight-knit rivalry since the beginning of this season, farther back, and this match is a culmination of two individuals who have fought their asses off to get to this point.
Deadprez: We have seen Jake Smith beat the allegations of never being able to be world championship material because that is all he got when he was carrying around that briefcase. He still had that albatross weighing down on his back even when he cashed in to usurp Impact of his throne, but he took on the challenge of facing Impact twice and fought against all odds. He has beaten the best of the best on Saturday nights and validated a position that people thought he would never get in this company.
Gavin Kirkland: Meanwhile, Adam Lucas has been right behind him, earning his stripes so one day, he could take that EAW Answers World Championship. He couldn’t take it from Kassidy Heart, from TLA, from Impact, but can he take it away from Jake Smith? Lucas has undoubtedly earned his spot here while also working on his morals and his judgment. He won the EAW King of Elite in February and punched his ticket for tonight, but you got to think. Adam Lucas definitely got to feel a little ruffled in the head especially with the crude comments that Jake Smith has been introducing into the fold.
Deadprez: Some will say that Jake Smith has been completely out of line with his words, but all I see is Smith trying to play some mind games heading into Pain For Pride. We know that this match is going to be evenly-matched, both men have the same aspirations and desire and drive, but ultimately this match is going to go down depending on who wants it more. Jake Smith knows that if he throws Lucas off his game, and mentally wears him down, that gives him a huge edge and increases his chance of retaining tonight. However, this could be perceived completely differently because Smith might be playing some mind games, but he is also provoking Adam Lucas… and Adam Lucas on a hot streak is not someone that you want to be standing across the ring with… Jake Smith is playing a dangerous game here making it personal here, but he has a method to his madness and surely he is going to weaponize Adam Lucas’ emotions and use it as a guide to his victory tonight. We will have to see.
( Jake Smith steps inside of the ring and holds his EAW Answers World Championship high over his head in the middle of the ring to plenty of pyro. Adam Lucas scrunches his nose a little bit looking at Smith’s smirk, but he remains calm and composed as he knows he needs to keep himself in check if he wants to be focused in the most important match of his career. Smith hands the championship to the referee and both men come face to face. )
Deadprez: Adam Lucas vs. Jake Smith for the EAW Answers World Championship. A complete full circle from last year’s Pain for Pride. From Cash in The Vault to the main event of Pain for Pride DAY ONE! IT IS TIME TO SEE WHO WILL LEAD SHOWDOWN INTO SEASON SEVENTEEN!!
( DING! DING! DING! )
Deadprez: It is now official. The EAW Answers World Championship is up for grabs here in the main event of Pain For Pride 16 here in Nashville, Tennessee. Jake Smith and Adam Lucas aren’t in a hurry to get the offense started because they take a couple of moments to bask in the moment. This is the beginning of these men giving everything they have into this sport, their first time ever being in the main event and it is undoubtedly special to them.
( The Nashville crowd in the main event is divided in half between both competitors which is evident in the “Let’s Go Adaamm” followed by “LET’S GO JAKE!” chants. The big match feeling is truly in the air tonight.)
Eve: Adam Lucas and Jake Smith now meet in the middle of the ring, engaging into a collar-and-elbow tie-up that seems to be immediately won by Lucas as he corners him against the turnbuckle. Smith turns it around and it is now Lucas with his back against it. The referee starts his count in which the champion slowly lets go of his hold and backs away from the challenger.. but the CHAMPION AGGRESSIVELY PATS BOTH HANDS ONTO HIS SHOULDERS! Lucas can’t help but smirk at this as the mind games continue coming from Jake Smith. Smith has a much bolder smirk planted on his face, almost taunting the challenger into doing something impulsive here, but Lucas merely meanders around the ring composed and requests another collar-and-elbow tie up.
Deadprez: Jake Smith accepts the request and both competitors begin testing each other’s strength here. Adam Lucas wins this exchange yet again and muscles the champion right into a headlock. Smith attempts to send body shots, but it does nothing to bring him closer to escape. He decides to lean Lucas up against the ropes and rebound it to get a quick release off the headlock, but Lucas almost comes to a screeching halt mid-rebound and holds onto the headlock. Lucas tightens the headlock, giving no choice for Smith to pick him up off his feet.. and Adam Lucas reverses his counter and brings him down into a grounded position. Smith, however, takes advantage of the rolling momentum, gains the mounted position and now administers the headlock in this match.
Gavin Kirkland: This is the part of the match where they are constantly jockeying for position, feeling each other and trying to figure out each other’s kinks that could potentially be targeted as a weakness for the remainder of this match. I do not think there is anything more these two could know about each other as they have been getting acquainted all season, but with that being said, it would be a great move if they both brought gameplans different than what they have brought before. Adam Lucas has done his homework, and the fact that he refereed Jake Smith versus Donovan Duke shows that he was able to do the most efficient research possible heading into the biggest match of his career.
Deadprez: Jake Smith continues to administer this headlock here, with Lucas trying to get his head trapped in the leg scissors.. and Lucas is miraculously able to hook his head with his right heel, prompting Smith to KIP UP RIGHT OUT OF THE SCISSORS! AND SMITH SPRINGS UP TO HIS FEET RIGHT AFTER! A momentary staredown between both men before Jake Smith swings for a forear-
Eve: Adam Lucas blocks the incoming strike and lands a great punch to the jaw. He irish whips him into the ropes, looking to receive him in the middle of the ring off the rebound, but Smith intelligently holds onto the ropes. Lucas charges towards him and Smith gets his foot up, almost suckered him into that strike, but the challenger had it scouted and holds onto his foot.. and HE YANKS HIM OFF THE ROPES.. AND SMITH INADVERTENTLY LANDS LOWER BACK FIRST ONTO THE TOP OF THE CHALLENGER’S KNEE.. LUCAS WITH AN INNOVATIVE BACKBREAKER HERE AS HE NOW FOLLOWS IT UP BY GRAPPLING HIM INTO A CRAVATE HOLD.
Deadprez: Smith thought he could have suckered the challenger into one of his devastating pump kicks, but you gotta be more unpredictable than that as Lucas saw it coming a mile away. Lucas continues with this cravate, but Smith has sprouted onto his feet and drives his elbow blade into the midsection! Lucas is starting to lose his grip here, but he tightens it even more… and Smith loses his patience and PLUCKS LUCAS ONTO HIS SHOULDER! HE GOES FOR AN USHIGOROSHI NECKBREAKER HERE! LUCAS SEEMS TO BE ABOUT TO FLIP ONTO HIS FEE-
Eve: JAKE SMITH CHANGED DIRECTIONS MID-MOVE AND DECIDES TO BRING HIM DOWN IN A LANDSLIDE WITH A SIT-OUT EMERALD FLOWSION RATHER THAN THE USHIGOROSHI! THIS IS WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WHEN IT CAME TO CHANGING THINGS UP IN YOUR GAMEPLAN! Smith doesn’t want to go for a cover here as he now rests his knee on the lower back, anchoring it there and pulling back on his chin. Smith could somehow sense that Lucas was on the precipice of countering the Ushigoroshi and did something completely different from it, effectively catching him off guard.
Deadprez: Adam Lucas begins to fight out of this chinlock here as he is overpowering the champion! The challenger goes around the waist and lifts him up into a back suplex! Jake Smith slides off his shoulders and lands on his feet! Smith tries for a back suplex of his own! Adam Lucas lands on his feet as well! Smith turns around and throws a punch! Lucas ducks under it and swings! Smith ducks under it as well and kicks him right in the midsection. It stuns Lucas momentarily as he now runs the ropes!!! WAIT!
Eve: Lucas holds onto the edge of his tights, pulls him back towards him and GRABS HIM FOR A SPINNING SIT OUT POWERBOMB! SMITH TURNS AROUND AND DRIVES HIS FOREARM INTO THE JAW.. AND SMITH NOW GOES FORWARD WITH A PUMP KICK!! POW!! LUCAS INTERCEPTED IT WITH A HAYMAKER TO THE JAW.. and now the challenger irish whips the champion into the ropes and receives him off the ropes.. AND LUCAS CHOREOGRAPHS A BACK BODY DRO-
Deadprez: Jake Smith stops himself from toppling over his shoulders and brakes right in front of Adam! AND JAKE SIMPLY STEPS ONTO THE TOE OF ADAM!! AND SMITH WITH A SMIRK ON HIS FACE, PATTING HIMSELF ON HIS BACK AS HE NOW REBOUNDS BACK OFF THE ROPES!! AND LOOKS TO FOLLOW THIS UP!!
Gavin Kirkland: AND ADAM LUCAS EXPLODES HIM INTO THE AIR AND SMITH GOES FLYING WITH A BACK BODY DROP!! DID YOU SEE THE FACE AS HE SAW LUCAS GAIN A BURST OF ENERGY RIGHT NOW!! FREAK DISPLAY FROM THE CHALLENGER.. AND NOW THE CHAMPION SCRAMBLES UP TO HIS FEET.. BUT HE WALKS RIGHT INTO A PICTURE-PERFECT DROPKICK THAT SENDS HIM RETREATING TO RINGSIDE!! THE CHALLENGER ASSERTS HIS DOMINANCE HERE!
Deadprez: Jake Smith has scrambled right out of the ring after that death-defying back body drop landing and dropkick to the face. Adam Lucas seems to win some of his fans onto his side here as he is upstaging the world champion as we speak! Smith can’t believe what he is seeing as he now slowly steps back into the ring.. and HE IMMEDIATELY CHARGES FOR THE CHALLENGER! LUCAS SWINGS FOR A CLOTHESLINE! BUT SMITH GOES AROUND THE WAIST! WAIST TAKEDOWN! LUCAS REVERSES IT INTO A HEADLOCK.. SMITH IMMEDIATELY CINCHES IN THE LEG SCISSORS.. AND LUCAS TRIES TO KIP-UP OUT OF THE SCISSORS.. BUT TO NO AVAIL!
Eve: Lucas is thrusting his legs, trying to get out of these leg scissors but it is not working for him. Smith squeezes his head between his thighs, but now Lucas starts to move around with his upper body… and he now begins to do a handstand on the top of his head while in the leg scissors.. I have seen this counter before.. but is Smith going to let it happen?!?! Lucas tries to seamlessly transition out… BUT OH MY GOD!! HE JUST SPIKED HIM!
Gavin Kirkland: JAKE SMITH LIFTED HIS HEAD UP OFF THE CANVAS WITH HIS LEGS AND DROPPED HIM ONTO THE TOP OF HIS HEAD WITH SOME SMALL-SCALE VERSION OF A SNAP PILEDRIVER!! LUCAS HOLDS ONTO HIS NECK IMMEDIATELY AS SMITH GOES FOR THE COVER!!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
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Deadprez: LUCAS KICKS-OUT!! Jake Smith quickly administers a twisting wrist lock onto the challenger here. These both have not been afraid of slowing down the tempo of this match and trying to wear each other down which is really the name of the game of their wrestling styles. Smith adds more torque to the wrist lock, but it doesn’t stop from Lucas getting to a vertical base and rolling forward. He flips forward onto the top of his head, twists inwards and reverses the wrist lock into his possession now. Smith falls to his knee, feeling the counter, but he also rolls his forward, rolls onto his back and tries to twist.. Lucas simply pulls him and stuffs him in the midsection with a knee.
Eve: Lucas clutches him by the side and goes for a pendulum backbreaker, but the champion manages to transition out of it with a tilt-a-whirl like motion and the challenger finds himself into the position of a vertical suplex! SMITH TRIES FOR A BRAINBUSTER! LUCAS ESCAPES OVER HIS SHOULDERS, TURNS HIM AROUND AND HOISTS HIM UP INTO A VERTICAL SUPLEX! SMITH KEEPS HIS FEET PLANTED ON THE GROUND, TWISTS OUT AND GOES FOR A FOREARM! LUCAS TRAVELS AROUND THE WAIST AND GOES FOR A GERMAN SUPLEX?! SMITH REACHES UNDER AND GRABS HIS FOOT! HE YANKS HIS LEG OFF THE CANVAS.. AND FALLS ONTO HIS BEHIND!!
Gavin Kirkland: AND SMITH LANDS A BASEMENT SUPERKICK TO THE JAW! NO! Adam Lucas ducks under the superkick and SHOULDERS ARE DOWN WITH A SCHOOL-BOY COVER!
ONEEE!!!
TWOOOOO!!!
Gavin Kirkland: The champion thrusts out of the school-boy cover… and ADAM LUCAS WITH A SHINING WIZARD ACROSS THE DOME OF THE HEAD! Adam Lucas with a devastating knee strike to the head as he now rolls underneath the bottom rope and waits for Jake Smith to get to a vertical base. He finally does; and LUCAS SOARS INTO THE SKIES AND SPREADS HIS WINGS!!! FOR A SPRINGBOARD FOREARM SMASH!! BUT HE LANDS A SUPERKICK TO THE FEET OF LUCAS!! LUCAS LOSES BALANCE AND COLLIDES WITH THE TOP ROPE!
Deadprez: Adam Lucas’ attempt to go aerial failed as he got denied it with authority! Jake Smith joins him on the apron and places his head in between his legs… What is the world champion thinking here? HE MIGHT BE GOING FOR A PILEDRIVER PERHAPS! BUT, ADAM LUCAS ESCAPES OUT OF THE PRECARIOUS POSITION.. AND HE BEGINS TO OVERWHELM THE CHAMPION WITH KNIFE-EDGE CHOPS AND FOREARM SMASHES! ONE AFTER ANOTHER.. AND ADAM LUCAS NOW PLACES HIS HEAD IN BETWEEN HIS LEGS!!
Eve: It is now Jake Smith’s turn to escape from this precarious position, and that is what he does! AND LUCAS LOSES POSSESSION OF HIM.. AND SMITH OUT OF NOWHERE WITH A SUPERKICK TO THE JAW!! AND LUCAS IMMEDIATELY GOES OVER THE TOP ROPE AND INTO THE RING! JAKE SMITH SCRAMBLING WHAT TO DO NEXT, BUT INSTEAD OF ENTERING THE RING AND CAPITALIZING ON THE GROUND… IT SEEMS HE WANTS TO DO WHAT LUCAS FAILED TO DO MOMENTS AGO AND TAKE AN AERIAL APPROACH!
Deadprez: It isn’t common for us to see Jake Smith attack from the top turnbuckle as he is perched on it! AND ADAM LUCAS TURNS AROUND!! AND SMITH DESCENDS FROM ABOVE!! WITH A MISSILE DROPKICK FOR THE EAW ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHI-
Eve: ADAM LUCAS SNATCHES HIS LEGS IN MID-AIR AND HE LOOKS TO STEP INTO THE LUCAS LOCK!! OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SHARPSHOOTER!!
Gavin Kirkland: COULD WE SEE THE TITLES SWAP HANDS HERE VIA SUBMISSION!?!?
Deadprez: NOPE!! BECAUSE SMITH KICKS THE LIVING HELL OUT OF THE FACE OF LUCAS BEFORE HE COULDN’T EVEN COMPLETE THE POTENTIAL OF THE LUCAS LOCK… AND SMITH STUFFED HIM WITH ONE FINAL UP KIC-
Gavin Kirkland: It connected alright, but LUCAS REBOUNDS OFF THE MIDDLE ROPE.. AND HE ROLLS RIGHT INTO THE DIRECTION OF SMITH’S LEGS, PICKING HIM UP ONTO HIS SHOULDERS AND IMMEDIATELY RECOVERING AFTER THE FAILED LUCAS LOCK ATTEMPT!
Deadprez: SMITH COUNTERED IT AND HOOKED HIS LEG!! BROKEN WINGS! BROKEN WINGS!!
ONEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Eve: KICK-OUT! That recovery roll might have not been a good idea in hindsight as he rolled right into the clutches of the Broken Wing snap swinging neckbreaker from the world champion! Jake Smith gets up to his feet and brings Adam Lucas with him into the corner. He leans him up against the turnbuckles and pounds him with a knife-edge chop right underneath the jaw. He lays him with another one before IRISH WHIPPING HIM INTO THE OPPOSITE CORNER! Lucas counters and it is the champion who ends up in the corner. Smith lifts his feet over the shoulders of the incoming Lucas to escape him, in which he runs into the opposite corner whereas Lucas follows close behind. Smith senses him behind him and uses the turnbuckle to hover over his shoulders. It works and SMITH GETS HIS ARMS WRAPPED AROUND THE WAIST!
Deadprez: AND THE CHAMPION SPIKES DOWN THE CHALLENGER WITH A RELEASE GERMAN SUPLEX! Jake Smith immediately springs up to his feet and looks to follow up that suplex with something big here! Smith grabs his wrist and pulls him in—LUCAS ABRUPTLY GOES AROUND HIS WAIST!! AND FOLDS HIM OVER WITH A RELEASE GERMAN SUPLEX! Jake Smith landed right onto the back of his head, definitely might have concussed him as he now retreats into the corner turnbuckles. That might have been the worst decision to do as ADAM LUCAS COMES CHARGING IN!
Eve: AND ADAM LUCAS LANDS A STINGER SPLASH IN THE CORNER.. AND SMITH GETS SENT PACKING AWAY INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE RING! Lucas now runs towards the ropes, jumps onto the second rope, turns in the air, AND GOES FOR A CLOTHESLINE!! BUT JAKE SMITH CATCHES HIM WITH A PUMP KICK TO THE MOUTH!! IMPECCABLE TIMING FROM THE CHAMPION HERE AS HE NOW FOLLOWS IT UP!!
Deadprez: SMITH GRABS HIM FROM BEHIND AND GOES FOR THE ‘PROPHETIC’ ROLLING CUTTAHHH!!!
Jake Smith: (off-mic) HUH?
Gavin Kirkland: ADAM LUCAS SUDDENLY DROPS DEAD ON THE GROUND TO THE CONFUSION OF SMITH.. AND LUCAS CLOBBERS SMITH IN THE HEAD WITH AN UP KICK!! SMITH GRABS THE CROWN OF HIS HEAD IN PAIN AND RECUPERATES IN THE CORNER TURNBUCKLES.. MEANWHILE LUCAS SPRINGS UP TO HIS FEET AND CHARGES TOWARDS HIM WITH THE SPEED AND POWER OF A MACK TRUCK!
Eve: AND ADAM LUCAS GOES FOR A SECOND STINGER SPLAAA-
Deadprez: NOBODY IS HOME!! SMITH JUMPED TO THE SIDE AND LUCAS SMACKS HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP OF THE RINGPOST!!
Eve: AND LUCAS WALKS DAZED, BUT INADVERTENTLY RIGHT INTO THE CLUTCHES OF JAKE SMITH.. AND SMITH PLACES HIM INTO THE INVERTED FRONT FACELOCK TO HIT THE ROLLING CUTTER.. AND IT CONNECTS THIS TIME AROUND!
Gavin Kirkland: WHAT THE!! LUCAS STEPPED UP OFF THE ROPES, FLIPPED OVER AND NOW HE HAS THE INVERTED FRONT-FACE LOCK IN HIMSELF!! AND HE SPIKES JAKE SMITH WITH THE ROLLING CUTTER!! OH, THE IRONY, IF HE DETHRONES HIM WITH HIS OWN MOVE!! COULD THIS BE IT!
ONEEEE!
TWOOOOO!!
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Eve: JAKE SMITH POWERS OUT AT TWO!! The champion made the wrong judgment of going for the rolling cutter in such close proximity to the ropes because Adam Lucas is very resourceful of his surroundings.. and when we thought he was about to be hit with it… Lucas stepped up off the ropes to flip over and reverse the situation. That is how smart and resourceful Adam Lucas is inside the squared circle and why we have considered him as the ring general here on Saturday nights. Adam Lucas takes a couple of seconds to catch his breath before he notices Smith doing the same on the opposite end.
Deadprez: Adam Lucas helps Smith up to his feet… and clobbers him with a forearm smash. It almost brings him back down to his feet, but Smith falls right into the middle rope… and that might have just woken up the champion as SMITH RETURNS WITH A FOREARM SMASH OF HIS OWN!! AND LUCAS WITH A KNIFE-EDGE CHOP!! AND LUCAS WITH A KNIFE-EDGE CHOP IN A RESPONSE!!! BUT THAT CHOP DOESN’T EVEN PHASE THE CHALLENGER.. AND SMITH DOES IT AGAIN.. AND IT STILL HAS NO BEARING ON ADAM LUCAS!
Eve: AND ADAM LUCAS WITH A KNIFE-EDGE CHOP THAT HAS SMITH SCRAMBLING INTO THE CORNER!! AND LUCAS WITH ANOTHER KNIFE-EDGE CHOP!! AND ANOTHER KNIFE-EDGE CHOP!! AND NOW LUCAS IS TAUNTING THE CHAMPION!! LUCAS IS TELLING JAKE SMITH TO HIT HIM HARD!!
Gavin Kirkland: ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE!! AND SMITH HITS A FOREARM SMASH THAT SENDS ADAM LUCAS A COUPLE OF STEPS BACK!! AND ANOTHER ONE!! AND ANOTHER ONE!! AND NOW A KNIFE-EDGE CHOP THAT SENDS LUCAS TO HIS KNEE!! SMITH IS DELIVERING BRUTAL STRIKE AFTER ANOTHER ONE!! AND SMITH NOW RUNS TO THE ROP-
Eve: LUCAS GRABS ONTO HIS HAND, COMMUNICATING THAT HE IS NOT DONE HERE IN THIS EXCHANGE OF STRIKES!! AND HE CLOBBERS THE CHAMPION WITH AN OPEN-HAND CHOP TO THE FACE!! AND YOU COULD HEAR THAT SLAP RING THROUGH GEODIS PARK!! THE SILENCE HERE AS THE CAMERA PICKS UP AN INVIGORATED AND INCENSED JAKE SMITH!! AND JAKE SMITH RESPONDS WITH AN OPEN-HAND CHOP TO LUCAS!!
Deadprez: AND NOW BOTH MEN ARE SLAPPING THE LIVING HELL OUT OF EACH OTHER! JAKE! ADAM! JAKE! ADAM! JAKE! ADAM! JAKE! ADAM! JAKE ADAM! AND THEY BOTH GO FOR A SLAP AT THE SAME TIME AND CONNECTS!! THE FATIGUE IS STARTING TO SET IN, BUT EITHER MEN AREN’T GIVING IN! Adam Lucas swings for a clothesline, but so does Jake Smith and they both hit each other with them! They do it again and it still does not take either competitor out! AND THEY DO IT AGAIN! AND AGAIN! Both men are hitting each other with the same move to see who’s stronger, who’s more resilient, and who will finally go down!
Eve: AND NOW THEY HIT EACH OTHER WITH FOREARMS AT THE SAME TIME… AND THEY DO IT AGAIN–SMITH DUCKS UNDER IT AND HITS A PUNCH TO THE FACE! JAKE SMITH SPINS OUT FOR A DISCUS ELBOW, BUT ADAM ALSO DOES THE SAME!! AND THEY BOTH CLOBBER EACH OTHER WITH DISCUS ELBOWS!!
Gavin Kirkland: BUT BOTH MEN ARE STILL ON THEIR FEET?!?! EVERYONE HERE IN GEODIS PARK ARE ON THEIR FEET, GIVING THEM A STANDING OVATION AS THEY NOW CHARGE INTO EACH OTHER ONCE MORE!!
Deadprez: ADAM LUCAS GOES FOR A BICYCLE KICK!!
Eve: AND JAKE SMITH SHOOTS FOR A PUMP KICK!!
**POW**
Gavin Kirkland: AND BOTH MEN COLLIDE WITH BIG BOOTS TO EACH OTHER… AND THEY FALL TO THE GROUND AT THE SAME TIME!!
Eve: WAIT! Adam Lucas and Jake Smith have their bodies inadvertently draped on top of each other.. and they both have their shoulders down to the canvas! THE REFEREE SLIDES OVER FOR THE COUNT!! THIS CAN’T END IN A DOUBLE PIN!! WAKE UP BOYS!!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR-
Deadprez: BOTH MEN REGAIN CONSCIOUSNESS AT THE LAST SECOND AND THROWS THEIR SHOULDER UP OFF THE CANVAS
Gavin Kirkland: You could hear everyone here in Nashville, Tennessee with a sigh of relief! Both of these competitors dished out every ounce of energy they had into those strikes that when it all ended, it almost ended in a draw! Adam Lucas and Jake Smith begin to crawl towards the ropes on opposite sides of the ring. This is what the EAW Answers World Championship means to them! They are willing to put everything on the line here!
Deadprez: Both men look at each other with a certain fire in their eyes… and THEY NOW CHARGE INTO EACH OTHER!!! ADAM LUCAS SWINGS FOR A CLOTHESLINE.. JAKE SMITH DUCKS UNDER IT.. AND OH!!!
Eve: STARMAKER CONNECTS!!
Gavin Kirkland: ADAM LUCAS SHOVES HIM AWAY!! SMITH COMES BACK AND SPRINTS TOWARDS THE CHALLENGER!! LUCAS DUCKS UNDER IT, SMITH REBOUNDS OFF THE ROPES..
Deadprez: AND ADAM LUCAS GOES FOR THE LEVEL UP POP-UP POWERBOMB!!
Gavin Kirkland: NO, THE EAW ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION LEAPED OVER HIS SHOULDERS AND LANDS ON HIS FEET! ADAM LUCAS GETS FAKED OUT WITH A SUPERKICK AND GETS DRIVEN IN THE KNEE INSTEAD!! AND LUCAS GETS HIS CLOCK CLEAN WITH A SUPERKICK AS HE WAS ON HIS KNEES! The challenger staggered on the ground and Jake Smith moving over to the corner could only mean ONE THING!
Deadprez: We could be moments away from Adam Lucas falling to the same move that one of his best friends in Donovan Duke succumbed to at Fighting Spirit.. and Jake Smith has his target locked in!! AND HE GOES FOR THE KAIIIIIIOOOOOKENNNNN KNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Eve: ADAM LUCAS TURNS IT AROUND AND SLAMS HIM DOWN WITH A BEAUTIFUL SPINEBUSTER!! THAT SPINEBUSTER WAS TRULY A SIGHT TO BEHOLD AS LUCAS IMMEDIATELY SPRINGS UP TO HIS FEET!! AND HE IS STARTING TO GAIN SECOND WIND HERE AS HE IS LOOKING TO HIT A BIG MOVE HERE!
Deadprez: Adam Lucas brings Jake Smith up to his feet, grabs a handful of his hair before throwing him into the wolves.. AND RECEIVING HIM FOR THE POP UP POWERBOMB!
Gavin Kirkland: AND IT CONNECTS!! WE HAVE A NEW CHAMP—
Eve: JAKE SMITH REVERSES THE POP UP POWERBOMB INTO A SIT-OUT FACEBUSTER!!! WHAT A COUNTER!!!
Deadprez: Jake Smith with a hail mary pass counter right there as we thought we were just about to see The Level Up Pop-Up Powerbomb in action! If it had, then we definitely would be crowning a new EAW Answers World Champion right now! Adam Lucas has not moved since he got planted with that facebuster, meanwhile Smith has wiggled himself into the turnbuckle and has seemingly found himself in the perfect position to set Lucas up for the KAIOKEN KNEE STRIKE!
Eve: Adam Lucas has crept up to a kneeling position, so surely this is what he has to do right now? Jake Smith pulled himself up to his feet in the corner, but he decided to sit himself on the top turnbuckle. What in the world is the world champion thinking here? Lucas is probably thinking that he is about to hit with the KAIOKEN or STARMAKER, but Smith is perched on the second rope!! AND HE SOARS OFF INTO THE DIRECTION OF THE CHALLENGER!
Gavin Kirkland: AND JAKE SMITH CONNECTS WITH A JUMPING STARMAKER OFF THE SECOND TURNBUCKLE!!!!
Deadprez: SMITH LANDS RIGHT INTO A REAR NAKED CHOKE HOLD!! ADAM LUCAS HAD IT SCOUTED!! DID YOU SEE THE EXPRESSION INSTANTLY CHANGE ONCE JAKE SMITH REALIZED THAT HE FELL RIGHT INTO THE SLEEPER HOLD!! ADAM LUCAS HAS HIS ARMS WRAPPED AROUND HIS NECK LIKE A BOA CONSTRICTOR AND WE MAY SEE THE CHAMPION PASS ASLEEP AND CEDE HIS TITLE TO THE 2023 KING OF ELITE!
Eve: JAKE SMITH REFUSES TO HAVE HIS DREAM BE SHATTERED WITH THIS!! ADAM LUCAS MADE THE MISTAKE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO FULLY CINCH IN THE LEG SCISSORS OF THE REAR NAKED CHOKE HOLD, AND NOW SMITH IS STARTING TO LIFT LUCAS ONTO HIS SHOULDERS AS HE GETS UP TO HIS FEET! LOOK AT THE RESILIENCE OF THE EAW ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION!!!
Deadprez: AND JAKE SMITH SUCCESSFULLY BACKS UP TO THE CORNER AND GETS A ROPE BREAK!!! BUT ONCE ADAM LUCAS LET GO AND SMITH STEPPED AWAY FROM THE CORNER… HE PUT HIM RIGHT INTO THE SLEEPER HOLD FOR A SECOND TIME!! AND HE IS ABLE TO PULL HIM AWAY FROM THE ROPES!!! SMITH IS BACK IN DEEP OF THE CHOKE HOLD AND HE IS IN DEEP, DEEP, DEEP TROUBLE!
Gavin Kirkland: JAKE SMITH IS ABLE TO CLOSE SOME DISTANCE TOWARDS THE ROPES.. AND HE NOW STEPS OFF THE SECOND ROPE, LEANING HIS ENTIRE BODY WEIGHT ONTO LUCAS AND ROLLING OVER!! SHOULDERS ARE DOWN!
ONEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOO!
THR-
Deadprez: ADAM LUCAS POWERS OUT.. BUT SMITH IMMEDIATELY PLUCKS HIM OFF THE CANVAS.. AND DRILLS HIM INTO THE CENTER OF THE RING WITH THE ROLLING CUTTER! PROPHETIC CONNECTS! SMITH TAKES A WHILE TO GET THE COVER AS HE TRIES TO RECALIBRATE HIMSELF AFTER BEING IN THE SLEEPER FOR SO LONG!! AND HE HOOKS THE LEG!! AND STILL CHAMPION!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Eve: LUCAS PROPS HIS SHOULDER UP!! Jake Smith just fought through adversity there with the series of sleeper holds and was somehow able to pull the Prophetic out of nowhere the second that he freed himself from it! Talk about the fortitude of Jake Smith! It is unbelievable! The world champion uses the ropes to get up to his feet and could possibly forget the KAIOKEN knee strike right now! If he is able to, then that’ll surely close the match for him!
Deadprez: Jake Smith leans Adam Lucas in the corner, hammers him with a forearm smash before sliding him onto the top turnbuckle. Smith joins him up there and connects with another forearm smash. It is no doubt that fatigue is truly setting in for both of these competitors, and Lucas needs to snap back into reality if he wants to avoid what Smith has in store here.
Gavin Kirkland: Jake Smith grapples Lucas’ head.. AND IT COULD MEAN ONE THING HERE!! LUCAS IS NOT RESISTING MUCH AND IF SMITH CONNECTS THIS, ALL OF HIS WORK THIS SEASON WILL BE SHATTERED IN THREE SECONDS!!
Deadprez: AND JAKE SMITH CONNECTS WITH THE STARBREAKER!! THE AVALANCHE CUTTER AND THAT COULD BE IT-
Eve: ADAM LUCAS SHOVES JAKE SMITH OFF THE TOP ROPE… AND JAKE SMITH LANDS GROIN FIRST ONTO THE ROPES!!!
Deadprez: SMITH IS SITTING ON THE TOP ROPE, WRITHING IN PAIN WHEREAS ADAM LUCAS USES THE ROPES TO CATAPULT HIMSELF INTO THE RING…
Gavin Kirkland: AND HE TEARS RIGHT THROUGH THE INCAPACITATED WORLD CHAMPION WITH THE BUCKSHOT LARIAT!! SMITH FALLS OFF THE ROPES AND LANDS FACE FIRST!! AND NOW LUCAS GOES FOR THE COVER!! THAT IS IT!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Deadprez: KICK-OUT!! Adam Lucas strikes with the same move that he beat Impact to keep this bout a singles one at Grand Rampage, but Jake Smith survives after being plowed by it while being a sitting duck on the third rope! Lucas is starting to break down a little bit, but he swallows his pride and keeps on moving. He gets up to a vertical base and waits for Jake to get up as well. What a very physical bout it has been between these two and to think that this is only the first day!? It is crazy!
Eve: Jake Smith is able to barely get up to his feet as Lucas kicks him in the midsection and goes for a cradle piledriver here! Lucas tries for the Honour Bomb here, hooking him with the gotch-wrench BUT SMITH OVERENCUMBERS HIM WITH HIS ENTIRE BODY WEIGHT AND PINS HIM DOWN!! LUCAS IS STUCK DOING THE CRADLE THROUGH THE LEGS AS HIS SHOULDERS HAVE BEEN TRAPPED!
ONEEEE!
TWOOOOO!!!
THR-
Deadprez: LUCAS IS ABLE TO ESCAPE FROM THAT PREDICAMENT, BUT HE STILL MAINTAINS THE GOTCH HOLD AND DEADLIFTS HIM OFF THE CANVAS!! HONOUR BOMB!!!
Gavin Kirkland: NO!! JAKE DESPERATELY FIGHTS OUT OF THE HONOUR BOMB WITH REPEATED HEEL KICKS TO THE HEAD!! THE CHALLENGER HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO LET GO AS HE FALLS TO HIS KNEE! Jake Smith should count himself lucky that he didn’t get nailed with the cradle piledriver as he now gets up to his feet! AND JAKE TRIES FOR A STARMAKER!! BUT LUCAS HOLDS ONTO HIM AND THROWS HIM ONTO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE!! JAKE SOMEHOW ENDED UP SEATED ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE!!!
Deadprez: AND ADAM LUCAS LEAPS INTO THE AIR!! AND DROPKICKS JAKE SMITH OFF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE, SENDING HIM FLYING AND LANDING FACE FIRST ONTO THE BARRICADE HERE AT RINGSIDE!! THAT HAS GOT TO HURT!
Eve: Jake Smith kicks and screams as he holds his ribs! He might have broken it on his collision down against the barricade! Adam Lucas with an incredibly brilliant counter to the Starmaker as he now climbs up the turnbuckles! Smith is somehow getting to a vertical base, only because he is using our announce table to prop himself up! MEANWHILE, RIGHT ABOVE HIM, ADAM LUCAS HAS RISEN FROM THE ASHES LIKE A PHOENIX HERE IN NASHVILLE!
Deadprez: AND LUCAS IS ABOUT TO MAKE A STAR WITHIN HIMSELF!! AS HE SOARS OFF THE TURNBUCKLE WITH AN ASAI MOONSAULT!!
**POW!!**
Gavin Kirkland: JAKE SMITH NAILS HIM WITH A SUPERKICK IN MID-AIR!! YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!?!!
Deadprez: JAKE THROWS HIM BACK INTO THE SQUARED CIRCLE!!! ADAM LUCAS HAS GO TO BE OUT!! The defending champion is now climbing to the top rope while Lucas is somehow getting up to his feet! The challenger has his back turned to the champion on the turnbuckle!! AND JAKE DROPS DOWN!! AND HE DRIVES HIS KNEE INTO THE BACK OF THE CHALLENGER!! HE MIGHT HAVE CAVED HIS SKULL IN WITH THAT KNEE AS LUCAS FALLS FLAT ONTO HIS BELLY!
Eve: AND JAKE SMITH NOW GOES TO THE CORNER OPPOSITE FROM THE SUBCONSCIOUS CHALLENGER!! AND THE WORLD CHAMPION HAS A SMIRK ON HIS FACE! HE THING HE HAS THIS MATCH WON!! THIS IS THE SAME WAY HE BEAT DONOVAN DUKE!! AND HE IS ABOUT TO REPEAT HISTORY AND DO THE SAME THING AGAIN!
Deadprez: AND JAKE SMITH PULLS DOWN HIS KNEEPAD!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: AND HE DECAPITATES ADAM LUCAS WITH THE KAIOKEN KNEE STRIKE!!!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Eve: ADAM LUCAS POPS HIS SHOULDER UP AT THE VERY LAST SECOND!! WHAT?!?!! JAKE CANNOT BELIEVE HIS EYES!! HE IS APOPLECTIC!! THIS IS THE SAME WAY HE CONQUERED DONOVAN DUKE BACK AT FIGHTING SPIRIT, AND IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO PUT AWAY ADAM LUCAS!! ADAM LUCAS IS NOT HUMAN!! Jake Smith is in contemplation mode, thinking on what he can possibly do next to ensure he walks out of here still the EAW Answers World Champion!
( Jake Smith crouches to the exhausted Lucas’ level onto his knees and grabs his chin. )
Jake Smith: (off-mic) What is this? Huh? All of this to still be the little bitch in your relationship?
( Adam Lucas’ eyes instantly flare up upon hearing Smith’s trash talk. )
Jake Smith: (off-mic) Don’t even worry about bringing the championship back to your wife.. because you’ll never be capable of that unlike ME!
Eve: I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS SMART JAKE!
Jake Smith: (off-mic) YOU’LL NEVER HAVE MY CHAMPIONSHIP.. BECAUSE YOU’LL NEVER BE HI-
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
Deadprez: ADAM LUCAS JUST PUT JAKE SMITH IN THE MANDIBLE CLAW!! COULD YOU IMAGINE IF JAKE SMITH LOSES HIS EAW ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TO ONE OF THE MOVES THAT DR. BETHANY BLUE MADE FAMOUS!
Eve: DO YOU SEE THE EXPRESSION ON ADAM LUCAS’ FACE!! HE IS GOING TO KILL HIM!! JAKE SMITH IS FROZEN AND HE DOESN’T KNOW WHAT TO DO!! AND ADAM LUCAS TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THIS!!
Deadprez: AND HE TRANSITIONS IT INTO THE TRIANGLE HOLD!! THE MOVE THAT WAS PASSED DOWN ONTO HIM BY ORLANDO CRUZ, AND JAKE SMITH IS IN TROUBLE!! SMITH’S TRASH TALK GOT HIM INTO AN UNLIKELY SITUATION FOR HIM AND HE HAS NOWHERE TO GO!!
Eve: JAKE SMITH IS WAVING HIS HANDS, TRYING TO SEE IF HE COULD GET A ROPE BREAK HERE!! BUT ADAM LUCAS IS NOT LETTING HIM ANYWHERE NEAR THE ROPES!! ADAM LUCAS IS SQUEEZING AS HARD AS HE CAN! AFTER HEARING WHAT HE’S SAID! I DON’T THINK ADAM LUCAS IS DOING THIS WITH THE INTENT OF JUST BEING EAW ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION!! HE IS THINKING OF DOING THIS TO LITERALLY MURDER THE WORLD CHAMPION IN THE PROCESS!!
Deadprez: AND JAKE SMITH IS STARTING TO NEAR DISTANCE TOWARDS THE ROPES!! HE IS LITERALLY FINGERTIPS AWAY, BUT SMITH CONTINUES TO TIGHTEN THE TRIANGLE HOLD MORE AND MORE!! WHAT MORE DOES JAKE SMITH HAVE LEFT IN HIS SYSTEM!! AND THAT ANSWER IS NOT A LOT BECAUSE SMITH IS LOSING THE FIGHT IN HIM EVERY SECOND THAT REMAINS IN THE CONFINES OF THIS SUBMISSION HOLD!
Eve: THIS SUBMISSION IS CUTTING OFF OXYGEN TO THE BRAIN, AND WE COULD BE SECONDS AWAY FROM SEEING HIS LIGHTS GO OUT AND CROWNING A NEW CHAMPION! BUT JAKE SMITH IS KEEPING HIS EYES OPEN!! AND MAKING SURE HE STAYS AWAKE!! BECAUSE HE WANTS THIS CHAMPIONSHIP MORE!!
Deadprez: AND JAKE SMITH MAKES ONE BIG STROKE TOWARDS THE ROPES AND GETS HIS HAND ON THE ROPES!!
Referee: ROPE BREA-
Deadprez: JAKE SMITH’S ARM GOES WEAK RIGHT BEFORE HE COULD TOUCH THE ROPES!! SMITH HAS PASSED OUT!! THAT IS IT!!
Gavin Kirkland: DING! DING! DING!
( Jake Smith wakes up and holds onto the foot of the referee! The referee notices that he is still in this and does not go to ring the bell. )
Eve: WHAT!! JAKE SMITH IS STILL IN THIS!! ADAM LUCAS CAN’T BELIEVE IT!! BUT HE CONTINUES TO TIGHTEN THE HOLD!! IT DOESN’T WORK AS JAKE SMITH HAS SEEMED TO GAIN ANOTHER WIND!! AND HE BRINGS HIMSELF TO THE ROPE BREAK!!! SMITH BREAKS THE TRIANGLE HOLD!!!
Deadprez: BUT ADAM LUCAS IS NOT LETTING GO OF THE TRIANGLE HOLD!! JAKE SMITH IS STARTING TO LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS FOR REAL NOW AS THE REFEREE MAKES THE COUNT!
ONEEEEE!
TWOOOOO!!
THREEEEEEE!!
FOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FIVE!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: ADAM LUCAS REFUSES TO LET GO AND THE REFEREE HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO DISQUALIFY HI-
Deadprez: ADAM LUCAS LETS GO OF THE TRIANGLE HOLD AND STOPS THE REFEREE FROM DOING THAT!! I DON’T KNOW WHAT WE JUST SAW OUT FROM ADAM LUCAS.. BUT JAKE SMITH’ MIND GAMES HAVE CAUSED HIM TO COMPLETELY SNAP OUT OF IT AND HE ALMOST GOT HIMSELF DISQUALIFIED!
Eve: ADAM LUCAS BEING APOLOGETIC TO THE REFEREE MEANWHILE JAKE SMITH IS RECUPERATING AGAINST THE ROPES!!
Deadprez: ADAM LUCAS TURNS AROUND AND RETURNS HIS ATTENTION BACK TO JAKE-
Gavin Kirkland: STARMAKER!!! STARMAKER!! STARMAKER!!
Deadprez: JAKE SMITH WITH THE STARMAKER OUT OF NOWHERE AS HE GOES FOR THE COVER!! AND STILL!
ONEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Deadprez: ADAM LUCAS KICKS OUT!! WHAT IS THIS MAN!??!
Jake Smith: https://media.tenor.com/hBesRYY4xzQAAAAC/adam-cole-disappointed.gif
Deadprez: ADAM LUCAS HAS SURVIVED THE KAIOKEN KNEE STRIKE.. AND THEN NOW THE STARMAKER!!
Gavin Kirkland: THESE TWO ARE STEALING THE SHOW!! MY GOODNESS!! CALL! THE! POLICE! CALL! THE! POLICE!!
Eve: Jake Smith is in the face of the referee, arguing that was definitely a three count, but Adam Lucas, in fact, did get his shoulder up before the three. Jake Smith sits back in the corner and just waits as he sees the broken down challenger try to get up to his feet. It is like entertainment for him, and to him, Adam Lucas is a sitting duck!
Deadprez: Adam Lucas starts to get up onto his knees, probably unaware of his surroundings now as Jake Smith stares at his blank expression for a couple of seconds… BEFORE HE CHARGES TOWARDS HIM!! AND HITS THE SECOND KAIOKEN KNEE STRIKE!!!!
Eve: ADAM LUCAS DUCKS UNDER IT!! WHAT THE!! HOW IS HE STILL IN THIS?!?
Deadprez: JAKE SMITH TURNS AROUND!! LUCAS POPS HIM UP!!
Gavin Kirkland: POP-UP POWERBOMB!! WAIT NO!!
Eve: HE HITS THE NEXT LEVEL!! THE POP-UP CUTTER CONNECTS!! THAT HAS GOT TO BE IT!!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Deadprez: JAKE SMITH GETS THE SHOULDER UP!! WHAT?!?! I DON’T EVEN KNOW IF I HAVE ANY WORDS TO DESCRIBE OUR SHOCK RIGHT NOW!! HOW IN THE WORLD IS EITHER OF THESE MEN STILL OPERATING AT THIS LEVEL IN THIS MATCH STILL!!
Gavin Kirkland: IT IS BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T COME THIS FAR, JUST TO COME THIS FAR!! ADAM WANTS IT BAD!! JAKE WANTS IT BAD!! I WANT IT BAD!! EVERYONE WANTS IT BAD!! THESE TWO WILL NOT FALL INTO THEIR BODY LITERALLY DROPS!! THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE WILLING TO LEAVE CHAMPION TONIGHT!
Eve: Jake Smith is somehow crawling towards the other side of the ring while Adam Lucas is sitting against the second rope. Smith is able to turn around and lean against the bottom rope, leaving both competitors to stare at each other in exhaustion in what could be the closing moments of this match! They’re both too exhausted to charge into each other at this moment, and all they could do is send smirks at each other.
Gavin Kirkland: These are the two elitists that have represented Saturday nights the most the entire season, and it makes sense that they are the very same elitists that represent Showdown here in the main event of Pain For Pride! They now get up to their feet, still leaning on the ropes, basking in the final moments as THEY NOW CHARGE INTO EACH OTHER!
Eve: AND EVERYONE HERE IN THE GEODIS PARK HAVE COME ALIVE FOR THE LAST TIME TONIGHT AS THEY NOW GO BALLISTIC ONTO EACH OTHER!! THEY ARE SWINGING AND SWINGING, BOTH OF THESE MEN ARE PUTTING IT ALL ON THE LINE!!
Deadprez: AND NOW ADAM LUCAS NOW BEGINS TO CHOP HIM DOWN WITH MULTIPLE HEADBUTTS TO THE FACE!! OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN!! AND NOW THE WORLD CHAMPION IS DOWN TO HIS KNEES!!
Eve: AND ADAM LUCAS NOW SWINGS AROUND!! AND LOOKS TO DRIVE HIM DOWN WITH A DISCUS LARIAT!
Deadprez: BUT JAKE SMITH GRABS HIS ARM AND LINES HIM UP INTO THE POSITION OF THE ARM-TRAPPED CROSSFACE! THE FAMOUS LAST WORDS ARE CINCHED IN!!
Eve: AND WE COULD BE SECONDS AWAY FROM JAKE SMITH RETAINING HIS CHAMPIONSHIP VIA SUBMISSION!! CAN HE DO IT!!
Gavin Kirkland: BUT LOOK!! ADAM LUCAS IS CARRYING JAKE SMITH OFF THE GROUND!! WHERE IS HE GETTING THIS FROM!
Eve: AND HE NOW POPS HIM UP ONTO HIS SHOULDERS!! AND SLAMS HIM DOWN WITH AUTHORITY WITH A LAST-RIDE POWERBOMB!! THE LEVEL UP VARIATION CONNECTS!!
Deadprez: BUT HE ISN’T DONE YET!!!! HE BACKS AWAY INTO THE CORNER, LEANS AGAINST THE TURNBUCKLES.. AND HE BEGINS TO SLIDE HIS KNEE PAD DOWN!!
Gavin Kirkland: AND HE STARES A COLD AND CALCULATED LOOK RIGHT INTO THE EYES OF JAKE SMITH!! AND HE CHARGES TOWARDS HIM!! AND ADAM LUCAS HITS HIS OWN KAIOKENNNN KNEEE STRIKEE!!!
Eve: WILL HE GET THE COVER HERE?!
Deadprez: NO!! ADAM LUCAS IS NOT DONE YET!! WHAT IN THE WORLD IS HE DOING!?!
Eve: HE IS SHOWING THE SAME DISRESPECT THAT HE DEMONSTRATED TO DONOVAN DUKE AT FIGHTING SPIRIT.. AND IT IS ONLY RIGHT HE SHOWS HIM THAT THERE IS CONSEQUENCES TO WHAT YOU SAY.. AND HE IS ABOUT TO SHOW THEM EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE.
Gavin Kirkland: AND NOW ADAM LUCAS HOOKS THE ARMS!!
Deadprez: AND PLANTS HIM DOWN WITH THE ADAMINATOR!!!!!!!! THE FULL NELSON SLAAAAMMMMMMM!!!!! COVER!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Deadprez: …..
Eve: ……
Gavin Kirkland: ……
( DING! DING! DING! )
( A look of relief instantly overcomes the face of Adam Lucas as he hears the three count hit. GEODIS Park explodes in cheers and ovation as “Legendary” by Pop Evil begins to blast through the speakers. Adam Lucas rolls onto his knees, looking down on the canvas and beginning to shed tears. )
Gina Romano: HERE IS YOUR WINNER.. AND NEWWWW EAW ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION…. ADAAAAMMMM LUUUUCASSSS!!!!
Deadprez: LEVEL. COMPLETED! ADAM LUCAS HAS FINALLY WON HIS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP! AND HE DID NOT DO IT EASILY! HE SHED OCEANS OF BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS… AND SACRIFICED EVERYTHING IN HIS BODY TO GET TO THIS MOMENT RIGHT NOW.. AND HE HAS FINALLY OVERCOME THE OBSTACLE HE HAS BEEN YEARNING TO OVERCOME FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS!! ADAM LUCAS IS FINALLY THE EAW ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION!
Gavin Kirkland: THE BOYHOOD DREAM HAS BEEN REALIZED! I AM CRYING SO HARD RIGHT NOW!! ADAM LUCAS HAS BEEN WAITING TO GET THIS MOMENT FOR SO LONG!! AND HE FINALLY GETS THIS MOMENT TONIGHT!
Eve: WHAT A MATCH BETWEEN THE TWO MEN WHO CARRIED SHOWDOWN ON THEIR SHOULDERS FOR MANY MONTHS!! BOTH MEN SACRIFICED EVERYTHING TONIGHT IN ORDER TO LEAVE NASHVILLE AS THE EAW ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION, BUT WE FIGURED OUT THAT ADAM LUCAS WANTED IT MORE! HE DESIRED IT MORE!! HE WENT TO DEEPER LENGTHS TO ENSURE THAT!
( Adam Lucas is finally handed the EAW Answers World Championship. He looks down on it, tears dripping down onto it before he gets up to his feet and holds it over his head with pride. )
Deadprez: It was time for Jake Smith to finish his story and answer the age-old question whether or not he was world championship material many months ago, and we got a phenomenal championship reign out of that, make no mistake about it. However, tonight was the time for Adam Lucas to finish his story and answer the same age-old question! You still think that Adam Lucas isn’t world championship material! Too bad! BECAUSE ADAM LUCAS JUST PROVED THAT HE IS!
( Dr. Bethany Blue is seen coming down from the ramp and entering the ring. She walks over Jake Smith in disgust and flies into Adam’s arms, hugging and kissing him before raising his hand. )
Eve: I don’t know if we have seen anyone in this company more patient and disciplined than Adam Lucas. Lucas faced adversity after adversity, and we thought that he would have never been able to get to this position. Tonight, he destroyed all of the naysayers. He killed all of the doubt. He is the EAW Answers World Champion, and there is no doubt about it!
( Jake is seen sitting on the end of the ramp, smiling into the camera as he sees, a smile that could be out of anger or that he’s proud for Adam Lucas. )
Deadprez: We have a NEW Answers World Champion! He stayed on the path and Adam Lucas now along with his wife, has been immortalized! I cannot wait for Night Two but this has been an incredible Night One! For Eve, Gavin Kirkland and the rest of the broadcast teams from Dynasty and Voltage! This is Deadprez. Thank you and we will see you tomorrow night!
( The last shot is Adam Lucas holding up the EAW Answers World Championship with Dr. Bethany Blue by his side to pyro in the background. )
( EAW Logo Buzzes )