Mikaela Street
(EAW intro plays)
(Showdown opens up with a recap of all the matches that happened at Midsummer Massacre. Jon Kelton defeats ARIA to retain the National Elite Championship but a returning PJ Hendrx comes out after the match to get his revenge on Jon Kelton and take him out. Caroline beats Halsey Neel and Delilah Rose. Candice Blair is able to defeat Ashlyn Quinn. Ice Aces get defeated by Devolution in a No DQ Match. Veena Adams is able to defeat Madison Kaline. Serenity Valdez is able to pick up a win over Hikari Kanno after a sudden distraction from Halsey Neel, the two attack Hikari Kanno after the match but Miku Sakai runs out to save Hikari from them and IDOL-GUN is once again reunited. Sheridan is able to pick up a win over Scott Diamond. Visual Prophet versus Cy Henderson ends in a draw as the two men escape the cage and their feet land at the same time. And finally, Adam Lucas is able to retain the Answers World Championship against Daryl Kinkade.)
(The recap ends, and it is replaced with the song “Brick Wall” by a Day to Remember, as the camera pans around the inside of the RDS Arena in Dublin, Ireland. Blue fireworks are shooting out of the stage and a very excited crowd can be shown on their feet. The camera ends up panning over to the commentary table with Deadprez, Eve and Gavin Kirkland as the commentators.)
Eve: Welcome everybody…TO SUNDAY NIGHT SHOWDOWN!
Gavin Kirkland: MIDSUMMER MASSACRE WAS A BANGER LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND WE GOT MORE ACTION PACKED MATCHES AND BEAUTIFUL WOMEN FOR ALL YOU TONIGHT AS WELL, WOOOOOOO!
Deadprez: And we have in the horizon as well Territorial Invasion but for now, we got some matches to see tonight, don’t we Eve?
Eve: Indeed Deadprez, we have a triple threat between Lucas Johnson, Mattias Burke and Johnny Heat so they can earn…uh, Kennedy’s Unique Opportunity and we also have the new team of Kasai and Nikki Kimura versus the Off-Brand Amphetamines!
Deadprez: We also got Delilah Rose against Ashlynn Quinn, PJ Hendrx’s first match in Showdown against Komatsu Ogawa and finally, our main event, Answers World Champion Adam Lucas and Miss CITV Sheridan Muller team up to take on Devolution!
Gavin Kirkland: Let’s kick this show right off then!
( Like clockwork, Riptide by Grandson screams through the RDS Arena. The people of Dublin, Ireland are not pleased to see the reigning Empress of Elite — as well as the woman who assisted her at Midsummer Massacre, Halsey Neel! An Englishwoman being booed in Ireland, who foresaw such things? Arrogance is in the air tonight, with Valdez sauntering down to the ring with Neel right behind her. Those jeers, the negative reaction, it does not dissipate. Perhaps Hikari Kanno has some Irish within her, because these people are deafening and insulting chants break out, directed at both Halsey and Serenity here. We cut to the commentators table where Deadprez, Gavin Kirkland and Eve are present, active in discussion. )
Deadprez: Not that any doubt existed, but this appearance by Halsey Neel signifies that what happened at Midsummer Massacre was not a one time thing. Serenity Valdez has been ever present on social media this week, speaking at length regarding this new, blossoming partnership. A new deadly duo arises on Saturday Night Showdown, and after collecting one of the biggest victories of her career, Serenity is going to address the Dublin crowd tonight!
Gavin Kirkland: It was a stroke of genius by Serenity to stop the rot so-to-speak. The latter-half of her season, while beginning by winning the Empress of Elite tournament, was littered with losses to names like Sienna Jade and Cameron Ella Ava. Besting someone of Hikari’s quality showcases that Serenity has turned over a new leaf. The Queen Bees are no more, Serenity has found a new partner in crime and they made a big impact last weekend, with Halsey’s antics all-but sealing what was an impressive win for Serenity Valdez!
Eve: It does call into question Serenity’s abilities though, doesn’t it? First aligning with Mei and Sierra last season, now Halsey to begin her tenure on Showdown — sure, she won the Specialists Championship before The Queen Bees were ever a thing. But when you’re the Empress of Elite, when somebody like Kassidy Heart holds the Universal Women’s Championship, there’s a lot of weight in that scenario. Maybe Serenity is fearful of someone like Hikari Kanno and she knows that without Halsey’s help, what we all saw play out last weekend may have had a different ending altogether!
( Ascending the steel steps, Serenity first gets into the ring before holding the ropes open for Halsey to enter, too. Serenity soaks in the reception, no matter how aggressive and negative said reception is, while Halsey gestures for the ringside attendant to pass her a microphone. Neel then passes off said microphone to Serenity, standing beside her as the boos — as well as her theme music, eventually die down. Once the RDS Arena has softened, we begin. )
Serenity Valdez: These jeers and taunts, they do not phase me. So you might as well quit while you’re ahead. Otherwise you’ll be going home with sore throats and dampened spirits. Look, I haven’t come out here to play with the crowd. I have far more important things to discuss. You all tuned into Midsummer Massacre. You all saw me pick up a huge win over the former Hardcore and Unified Tag Team Champion in Hikari Kanno. This season, I’m a threat. I’m coming in hard and I’m going out swinging. I bested one of the top women in the game and I am not going to stop here. So, love me or hate me, love us… The sight of Halsey Neel and Serenity Valdez on top is one that you’re going to have to get used to.
Serenity Valdez: Hikari gave as good as she got. She’s a tough fighter, durable and consistent. So I knew that to overcome her, I’d have to pull something out of the bag. Halsey… Had a disappointing season. She got wrapped-up in false hopes, mistreated and misled. This is one of, if not thee, most underappreciated talent across all three brands. Halsey Neel has the potential to be a main event talent, as good as I am, instead she’s playing second-fiddle to the likes of Candice Blair and Sierra Everett, doing God knows what on Voltage. I offered her a fresh start. I offered her a spot on the train, the train of Serenity Valdez… And our next stop is going to be the Universal Women’s Championship!
Serenity Valdez: I have my eyes on Reckless Wiring. Whatever stipulation Miku and Kassidy are going to fight it out in, I’ll be watching. Eight months ago, I won the Empress of Elite tournament. Eight months ago, I closed Night One out. Since then, it’s been difficult. Loss-after-loss, figuring out where things went wrong, settling the score with Milli… My problem was, that I saddled myself with failures. I tried to elevate Mei Sasaki and Sierra Bradford — instead, they dragged me down to their level. It was a mistake, a rookie mistake, a lapse in judgment. But thankfully, I still wear the crown. I call the shots, I know how good I am and I know that I’m the future of this women’s division. The future, instead of someone like Milli, or Miku, whoever. I’m going to reign and I’m going to do so alongside this wonderful woman right here.
Serenity Valdez: You can all go ahead, crack jokes, get in your jabs. Say that I’m incapable of winning by myself, say that Halsey is going to end up like The Queen Bees — it isn’t the case. I’m not trying to build something everlasting, I’m not trying to elevate people up to my level because Halsey is already there. She’s incredible, she’s her own person, I don’t need to bark commands at her like I did with Mei and Sierra, she knows what to do. Halsey knows what she wants this season. She’s ambitious, she’s perfect, we’re going to achieve great things together and if you don’t believe me, then I’m more than fine letting her speak for herself…
( Serenity passes the microphone over to Halsey, who doesn’t take long to speak. )
Halsey Neel: The last twelve months and all of the business with the Disney Besties was supposed to elevate me. I had a couple of great victories in my debut months, beating a former World Champion, having a great showing at Pain for Pride, too. On Voltage, I felt like I stagnated. Whenever I was given opportunities for whatever reason I couldn’t get over the hump and I couldn’t get it done when it mattered. I suffered a lot in the Disney Besties. From the off things just clashed, I suppose that it’s my own fault. But, with a new season coming, with the draft happening, I recognised this time I needed to get it right. I needed to align with somebody who had the correct vision. Not only for themselves, but for me also.
Halsey Neel: Serenity Valdez, like myself, had a couple of torrid months. She ate loss-after-loss, but it’s clear the talent was always there. She won Empress of Elite, she had that reign with the Specialists Championship, slowly-but-surely she was dragged down, suppressed, by her partners and that is a feeling that I am all-too familiar with. But, like The Queen Bees, Disney Besties is no more. We settled our issues, we went our separate ways. Ultimately, the two of us are in recovery. We’ve been tortured, scarred by these past alliances. I see no harm in recovering together and elevating one another, it’s better to be friends than enemies.
Halsey Neel: I have no regrets attacking Hikari Kanno, I have no regrets establishing myself because that’s what I am going to be this season. A force. I’m not going to play a secondary role to Serenity, I’m not going to fall into that minion trap which I did in relation to Candice Blair and the Disney Besties. I am my own woman, making my own choices and —
( Halsey is interrupted, Trepanation by Millenium Parade hits the speakers and the appearance of Hikari Kanno and Miku Sakai earns the biggest pop of the night! IDOL-GUN is here! We saw Miku come to Hikari’s aid at Midsummer Massacre and, just like this newly-formed alliance between Halsey and Serenity, it’s all-but confirmed that IDOL-GUN are back in business! Serenity scowls and she and Halsey talk back-and-forth. Hikari signals for her music to be cut short, as the crowd dies down and Hikari now begins to speak. )
Hikari Kanno: You know, Serenity, I’ve been listening in the back — I get it. I understand why you took the actions that you did. New season, momentum, all of that. It’s rational thinking. But you forgot to take one thing into account. When you cheat someone out of a victory, you don’t just get to shut the door on them. You don’t just get to wipe Miku and I out of your life and move onto the Universal Women’s Championship. Now, the two of us? We had more to say tonight. But truth be told, listening to the two of you is exhausting… So let’s put an end to that right now.
( Tossing the microphone to the side, Hikari Kanno and Miku Sakai storm the ring! The crowd explodes as IDOL-GUN sprint down the entrance ramp, sliding beneath the bottom rope before swinging for the bleachers against the duo of Halsey and Serenity — who by no means are giving up ground or retreating from this fight! All four women are brawling, what a sight! )
Deadprez: Things have quickly imploded here to kick-off tonight’s episode of Showdown! Hikari perhaps had more she’d have liked to have said — but Serenity’s arrogance, her boastfulness, may have come back to bite her now as IDOL-GUN took no time getting to the ring! These women are swinging back-and-forth, Halsey tackles Miku into the corner… Miku reverses and is now throwing kicks into Halsey’s stomach, this is bedlam!
Gavin Kirkland: Let it show on the record — Hikari and Miku are bullies! Serenity and Halsey just wanted to profess their love… They weren’t prepared for a fight, IDOL-GUN knew that and as far as I am concerned, all Hikari is achieving here is showing the world that she’s a sore loser! Why are these people cheering?! What am I not understanding, folks.
Eve: This is comeuppance, Gavin! Serenity and Halsey cheated Hikari out of a win at Midsummer Massacre, think of all the wars Hikari has been in… She wasn’t going to take that kind of behavior lying down now, was she?! Hikari scoops Serenity up… The Dreaming Idol is looking for the Hitodenashi Driver! But Serenity wriggles out, sliding beneath the ropes… As does Halsey Neel on the other side!
( Serenity and Halsey are quick to recollect on the outside. Miku climbs up onto the top turnbuckle, peering down on them, while Hikari holds the ring! Neel and Valdez, with faces of thunder, slowly work their way around to the entrance ramp, retreating from battle. This leaves IDOL-GUN situated in the ring, celebrating their small victory. The issues between Serenity Valdez and Hikari Kanno are seemingly far from over, as the weeks advance more bodies are piled into battle and you have to question — where does it go from here?! )
(It fades into a commercial ad for Territorial Invasion before it transitions back to the ring and Gina Romano ready to announce the first match of the night.)
(‘Ready to Die by the Notorious B.I.G. hits as Lucas Johnson comes out to cheers. He walks down the entrance ramp as he has a determined look on his face, entering the ring. When inside, he does a quick warmup, getting himself fired up.)
Gina Romano: THIS IS THE OPENING CONTEST AND IT IS A TRIPLE THREAT UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY MATCH SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL WITH A TWENTY MINUTE TIME LIMIT! INTRODUCING FIRST, LUCAS JOHNSON!
(‘Lick it Up by Kiss plays as Johnny Heat comes out to cheers. The fans high five him as he walks down the entrance ramp, dancing. When he enters the ring, he eyes Lucas Johnson and does a backflip into the corner.)
Gina Romano: THE SECOND OPPONENT….. HERE IS JOHNNY HEAT!
(‘We Won’t Back Down’ by Ra plays as Mattias Burke comes out to a live crowd. They chant his name as he walks down the entrance ramp, making his way to the ring. When inside, he aims finger guns at the both of them, before standing on the top rope and beating his chest.)
Gina Romano: FINALLY THE THIRD COMPETITOR…. MATTIAS BURKE!
(All three men are in the ring as the referee checks on all the competitors, before he calls for the match to begin.)
(DING!!! DING!!! DING!!!)
Deadprez: And here we go… big stakes on the line!
Gavin Kirkland: And so we begin! All three men look very pumped up here, as Johnny is going first! He tries to attempt a dropkick on Lucas Johnson, but is met with nothing but a simple dodge as he lands on the mat! Clearly, he’s wasting away as he doesn’t seem to care as much anymore! Mattias is going after Lucas who’s off his guard, but Lucas ducks under a clothesline and pins him down with an Osoto-Gari! Mattias is stunned as Johnny tries to hit him from the back, but no! Lucas rolls to the side and Johnny ends up striking Mattias’ stomach!
Eve: What is going on? Lucas Johnson is showing his experience among rookies and he’s making it clear that despite his ranking in EAW, there are still levels to this! Mattias is fighting Johnny Heat off, as he pushes Johnny off him and makes him roll down the apron! Lucas does not know what to think here! It’s looking like this is too easy for him, as Johnny is proving to be quite a disappointment and Mattias isn’t quick enough to outmatch him! Mattias stands up, and he’s eyeing down Lucas! He runs at him, but Lucas easily puts him down with a Shoulder Throw!
Deadprez: Bad idea, Mattias. However, he manages to roll and break his fall properly, as he gets up and tries again! But Lucas does the exact same thing, but this time he latches on an armbar! He wants to end it as quickly as humanly possible here, despite it being the boring route! Lucas is pulling that arm back and making him work for it! He isn’t going to let him off easy and he’s making that very clear! Mattias tries to fight out of it, but he isn’t very familiar with it in the least bit! Lucas rolls Mattias over and gets him in a Fujiwara Armbar! Now he leans back and makes it hurt even more!
Gavin Kirkland: Lucas Johnson is simply bullying the youngins, as this is an opportunity to send a message to whoever is in the locker room! Mattias grips his hand, and he rolls over, pinning Lucas! But no! Lucas kicks out as Mattias runs at Lucas, only to be met with a Big Boot! No! Mattias dodges it and rebounds off the ropes, hitting Lucas with a massive clothesline! What a display of athleticism from the barely legal age wrestler, as he’s patiently waiting for him here!
Eve: But no! It’s Johnny Heat! He managed to roll back into the ring pretty early on and takes out Mattias Burke, or so he thinks! Johnny just tried to hit Mattias with an elbow, but he ducks under and lifts him up! Mattias just slammed Johnny’s nose on the rope, and that must’ve hurt him pretty badly! This is starting to be a bullying session here, as both Mattias and Lucas are taking turns just playing with Johnny here! This is what happens when you don’t take this seriously at all!
Deadprez: It’s clear that he didn’t, as Johnny looks lost! He’s also very out of shape and it seems like he doesn’t care anymore! Mattias runs into Johnny and hits him with a massive knee! But no! Lucas grabs Mattias by the waist, turns him around and drops him on Johnny Heat! He’s running towards the opposite turnbuckle, as he runs straight into the both of them and nails them both with two knees! This is increasing his momentum, as Lucas has not been hit with a lot of damage yet! Mattias didn’t graze him just yet!
Gavin Kirkland: And Johnny might never be able to do so! Mattias and Johnny are laid out, as Lucas goes for the threat in this match, Mattias Burke! He latches on a Rear Naked Choke, but Mattias is fighting! He’s pushing the arm further as he tries to prevent the choke! Mattias is fighting for his life, as Lucas’ arm is forced away! Mattias hits him with an elbow, as he sweeps him and makes Lucas drop on the mat! Now it’s his turn to apply a Rear Naked Choke, but it isn’t working! Lucas has been here before, making him drop again with a shoulder throw!
Eve: If I was Mattias, I’d try something far different here! Mattias rolls again and hits him with another back elbow, stunning Lucas with this one finally! Lucas staggers back, and Mattias manages to put him down with a frankensteiner! Now Mattias is the one in charge, and Johnny seems to still be laid out! Mattias stomps his head in one time and makes that dude asleep for longer, and then turns his attention back to Lucas! Now he’s unloading heavy handed jabs and punches, showing his improvement so far!
Deadprez: Kid has some talent when it comes to striking against one of EAW’s best martial artists, but maybe that is not a very good idea! Lucas slips a punch, but Mattias is quick on his feet and lands a quick knee to his chest! Now this is starting to be very deadly here! Lucas is getting outpaced, as Mattias easily takes his back and rolls him over! Now he’s going for the armbar, but Lucas grabs ahold and tries to pin, but Mattias rolls him back again and now he’s forced in that bad position! Lucas might try to use his experience to get out of this one, though!
Gavin Kirkland: Both of his legs are very susceptible to something, as Mattias goes for his ankle! He’s trying to manipulate it, but out of nowhere comes Johnny Heat sending two knees into Mattias’ side! Lucas grabs him by the neck and slams his elbow into the back of his head, causing him to roll off again and showing how weak this man’s chin is! Mattias gets his balance back, and dodges a roundhouse kick from Lucas Johnson and puts himself into position for the Lightning Spiral! The Panic Switch!
Eve: He hits it! Lucas Johnson is out and Mattias is ecstatic! He has the advantage here and he goes for a pin! He’s going for the cover, and the arms are locked on!
OOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Deadprez: No! He still kicks out and Lucas is proving that he has a lot of fight left in him! He stands up, groggily raising both thumbs down at Mattias, who tries to attempt a roundhouse kick, which Lucas dodges and subverts easily! Lucas has his opportunity here and he hits him with a Skull Crushing Finale, but this one was so strong it made Mattias roll over forwards! What a move from Lucas Johnson to secure the advantage in this match again!
Gavin Kirkland: Lucas goes for the cover, but switches to a Rear Naked Choke! Now he’s going for a choke to put Mattias Burke out here, but maybe it’ll take more than that! Mattias is known to be quite the fighter, even though Lucas has some of the best holds in the business! Let’s also not forget about Johnny Heat, who runs the ropes and leaps off the top rope, planting the both of them with a devastating crossbody! Lucas is forced to release, but Mattias is hurt even more! Johnny just put himself into a good position here!
Eve: Or maybe it’s not the best choice, considering what Lucas is thinking right now! He must be livid, knowing he had the match right there! Now he’s about to take it all out on Johnny, and I don’t know if he can handle it! He grabs Johnny by the tights, picks him and slams him on the mat with a Uranage! What a show of strength as Lucas mounts on top of him and begins pounding him with those fists!
Deadprez: Oh, that’s got to hurt! Lucas is showing zero mercy towards the man who ruined his chance at winning, but this could be his opportunity right here! Mattias is trying to intervene, as he pulls Lucas off and hits him with a German Suplex, before looking over at Johnny and torn! He sees Johnny as just another dude trying to make a name for himself, but Lucas sees otherwise! He’s angry, pissed and whatever name in the book that means angry! Lucas warns Mattias to get out of his way, but no! Mattias shoves Lucas into the turnbuckle, and hits him with an Enzuigiri!
Gavin Kirkland: What an attack! Mattias is starting to pick up some momentum here, as he backs Lucas into the corner! Lucas is getting fists unloaded on him here, as Mattias hits him with several European Uppercuts! This is looking very bad for Lucas here! Johnny doesn’t know what to do, as Mattias is fighting for him here! He’s handling business, even if they’re enemies right now! Mattias picks up Lucas and slams him right on the mat! Doesn’t even care about technique anymore! He just wants to hurt that guy, bad!
Eve: And there’s nothing Lucas can do here! Mattias might get the upset victory as he’s nailing precise shots into Lucas’ head, body and wherever he can get his hands on! Mattias Burke, the Natural, the youngest person in this match and he’s taking it to a five plus year veteran! Zero fear in this kid’s eyes, and you love to see it! Johnny rushes in and he tries to help Mattias out, but it makes it even worse! Lucas pushes the both of them into the mat and gets on the top rope! They’re super close to each other, as Lucas jumps down and catches them with a double foot stomp!
Deadprez: Lucas has it here, as Mattias is out of the equation! Lucas runs off and he picks up Johnny Heat! Johnny is just getting peppered with all kinds of shots, as Lucas takes his anger out on him! Lucas is showing him zero mercy, as he decides to end it! Johnny is staggered up there, and he runs him, hitting him with the Claymore Kick! It’s over! Lights are out! He goes for the cover here!
OOOOONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
DING! DING! DING!
Gina Romano: AND YOUR WINNER, LUCAS JOHNSON!
(‘Ready to Die’ by the Notorious B.I.G. plays as Lucas Johnson has his hand raised. He walks out to the crowd chanting his name, as Johnny and Mattias lay on the mat. Lucas eyes them, paying no mind as he walks towards the back.)
Deadprez: HUGE Win by Lucas Johnson and now he gets a Unique Opportunity after he wanted a chance from Kennedy Street! Now we wait to see what happens!
Eve: Lucas now has two wins this season! He is on a roll. He promised that this was going to be special, and now maybe he has earned the trust of Kennedy Street.
Gavin Kirkland: If he even gets to touch Kennedy’s skin, he already won in life!
(Lucas is all smiles as he continues to the back as the camera transitions backstage.)
(We cut to, who knows where we have landed. It’s a dressing room that’s for sure, but it looks more like a woodland scene, with Candice Blair sitting right in the middle of it. The picture we are seeing though gets weirder than that, because she is surrounded by many birds, and different forest animals going about their business. And guess what, we still haven’t reached ‘peak’ weirdness because yes, Candice is indeed singing to each one of the animals. And each and every one of them seem to be listening. Yep, this is every bit the kind of thing you expect to see from Disney, and Princess Candice is more than loving it, dressed in her finest Princess outfit. As she sings, Kyra Phillips walks into the ‘woodland’ and although Candice sees her there, she most certainly does not stop. Only when Kyra speaks, does Candice allow her voice to fade, turning her attention to the interviewer.)
Kyra Phillips: Err, I’m not sure if I want to ask, but what is going on here?
(Even as Kyra asks the question, a deer walks straight past her and towards Candice, sniffing at her hand before Candice pets the animal lovingly)
Princess Candice: Just look around you Kyra, what does it look like? I’m living the Disney dream just like any Princess should.
Kyra Phillips: I thought I’d walked into a movie or cartoon.
Princess Candice: Yes Kyra, that is precisely what you have done. MY Princess movie.
(Kyra seems more than a little taken aback, this wasn’t how she usually spent her days, however she decides to roll with it, after all she had a job to do.)
Kyra Phillips: So, I guess you are living the dream?
Princess Candice: Yes, my life has been a dream of late hasn’t it? How wonderful was it to see me defeat Ashlynn Quinn who is the epitome of one of the Ugly Sisters? Like the words of Walt himself, wasn’t it delightful to see the Princess live happily ever after?
Kyra Phillips: I mean, I guess so.
Princess Candice: And now that is done, it gives me the opportunity to move on, and make my life even more wonderful, even more ‘Disney’ like, by putting some Gold around my waist.
Kyra Phillips: Is that what is next for Candice Bl… I mean, Princess Candice?
Princess Candice: Of course, some Princesses may have their Glass Slippers, but for me, I want a Golden Belt. And like any Disney Princess, I’m going to get what I want.
(A Blue bird flies across the room and lands on her shoulders, tweeting something in her ear. Candice listens, before speaking again, as if confirming what the bird had said.)
Princess Candice: As my friend here just told me…
Kyra Phillips: You speak to the birds?
Princess Candice: Of course, don’t you?
(Kyra shakes her head… getting more and more confused by the moment.)
Princess Candice: Having the support of Kennedy Street and Heidi Huxley means everything to me, they will help me to find that which I am looking for. I know what Kennedy went through with Camille, but this is different. I share the vision, and Kennedy has too kind a heart to bear a grudge. I am different and I embrace what they are trying to do. This is my world now Kyra, and you know what, if I want to sing, then yes, I shall sing. I will sing from the rooftops, and the world shall sing with me.
Kyra Phillips: And you’ll do it for all these animals?
Princess Candice: Yes, and anyone who understands what being a part of Disney truly means. This could be a wonderful place if everyone, whether the smallest bird, or the tallest giant just got along.
Kyra Phillips: Well, I must admit, I’ve never seen so many animals in one place be so well behaved that’s for sure. It’s unreal…
(The animals hear this and surround her, suddenly looking really happy that she is there, some even lifting their nose for Kyra to touch them. The same bird from earlier lands on Kyra’s shoulder and says something which of course she doesn’t understand.)
Princess Candice: See. See what happens when you embrace the power of being a Disney Princess. The possibilities are endless. You… what’s that?
(The room starts to fill with smoke, slowly at first but getting quicker and quicker, the animals running around trying to escape, wondering what is going on.)
Princess Candice: This isn’t right… why is there smoke in my dressing room?
(The room is now full, and you can’t even see anything, only hear the commotion of movement.)
Kyra Phillips: Everyone stay still… We don’t want any accidents. Health and Safety.
(Slowly, the smoke starts to desist, as someone opens the door, probably one of the animals because let’s face it, it wouldn’t be as weird as anything we have already seen. But as that smoke clears, we see Candice looking off in a direction, her face full of shock. The animals see this, and look in the same direction, their faces, even the deer’s filled with the same fear. Kyra sees it, and her eyes widen, Candice for the first time speechless. The camera pans in the direction they are looking, the message written on the wall filling the screen…)
‘YOU ARE NEXT PRINCESS”
(The camera then pans to Candice once more, the disgust filling her face. It is in that image that the scene fades to ringside.)
(“7 Rings” by Ariana Grande hits over the PA system, and almost immediately Veena Adams walks out onto the stage, Ashlynn Quinn stands by her side. They receive a mixed reaction from the crowd, but the reaction from them doesn’t concern them in the slightest and they just walk down to the ring, obnoxiously refusing to let any of the fans touch them, or even talking to them.)
Deadprez: Looks like we are going to be joined by Veena Adams and her BFF…
Eve: For God’s sake Prez, do not use that word.
Gavin Kirkland: Prez believing he is down with the kids like me.
Eve: You know what happened last time you said that
Gavin Kirkland: That was a huge misunderstanding…
Deadprez: Anyway, Veena and Ashlynn heading to the ring, and you can bet they have plenty to say after their matches at Midsummer Massacre
Eve: Both very impressive, differing results but still a precursor to the rest of the season I’m sure.
(Veena reaches the ring and walks up the steps, Ashlynn rolling under the bottom rope and fetching a couple of microphones for them both. Veena walks to the middle of the ring with a huge grin on her face, as Ashlynn passes her a mic. Veena then lifts her arm, calling for her music to stop but before the crew have a chance, Ashlynn intervenes.)
Ashlynn Quinn: CUT THE MUSIC!!!
(Venna looks at her, and for a moment looks like she is going to say something, but she has far more pressing things to consider. The music thankfully does indeed stop, and Veena to a now predominant booing starts to speak.)
Veena Adams: Thank you for that positive reaction, a reaction that after Midsummer Massacre, there can be no question I have earned. I guess there were many fine performances at that event, but can there be any argument, current company excluded, that mine was the greatest performance of them all, and a statement of intent. I mean, I don’t know how she managed to get such a standing, but Madison Kaline is somehow considered a legend in these parts… What I am saying is, I don’t care what people think of Madison Kaline, the fact remains that I destroyed her. I put her in a tiny little box, put that lock on and threw away the key that was my dominance. Of course, it is only what you all expected, but I can only beat what is put in front of me right? Which, let’s face it, is pretty much everyone.
Ashlynn Quinn: When are you people going to figure it all out? Veena and I are taking over Showdown piece by piece. There isn’t anyone on this brand that can stop us. You boo, and you jeer, because that is the way you are programmed by your friends. You follow each other like sheep, failing to see the bigger picture. That being there is NO ONE, as dominant as us. NO ONE as beautiful as us, and more importantly, NO ONE as boujee as us. Showdown wouldn’t be the same without us, and it’s about time you all figured that out.
Deadprez: Well, these two being as humble as always
Eve: You can’t tell me you’re surprised.
Gavin Kirkland: They are beautiful, you can’t deny that.
Eve: Not dominant or boujee then?
Gavin Kirkland: I never said that.
Veena Adams: Ashlynn is of course correct, there is no one who works as hard for this company as the two of us do. I don’t leech off my family name like someone else I could mention. All I want is MY Gold back, because when people look at me, they see a champion…
Ashlynn Quinn: Damn straight, give her respect… uggos!
Veena Adams: And if they don’t… well they are obviously stupid, or they just suck.
Ashlynn Quinn: Or both!
Veena Adams: Yeah, probably.
Ashlynn Quinn: Definitely.
Veena Adams: Kennedy put her money behind me, and I gave her the best season of my career. This season, I’m not going to do the same, I am going to surpass even those accomplishments. For so many years people saw me as a joke…
Ashlynn Quinn: Not me
Veena Adams: But not anymore. Never again. My rise through this company will never be matched. I was held back because of my last name, and now it is my name that takes all the plaudits.
Ashlynn Quinn: That is SO true.
Veena Adams: I AM the main event, and with that comes a certain amount of assurances that should be made to me. Because I am the premiere Elitist in this company, I should be given WHATEVER I want.
Ashlynn Quinn: And people that are associated should be given what THEY want as well.
Veena Adams: Yes… we should be taken care of. But do you know what happens if I DON’T get what I want Ashlynn?
Ashlynn Quinn: Why don’t you tell us Queen?
Veena Adams: I shall. If I don’t get what I want, no matter who you are, I shall take it. No questions asked. And you know something, there isn’t a single person alive who will be able to stop me…
(Veena hesitates, pacing the ring like a caged animal.)
Deadprez: This is starting to sound like a threat guys
Gavin Kirkland: I don’t know, to me it sounds like a premonition.
(Veena stops pacing at a camera, and looks directly into it, Ashlynn still seen over her shoulder.)
Veena Adams: I will NOT be stopped. Not if you are the Empress of Elite, and not if you are the holder of the Cash in the Vault contract. This is MY time now and I will NOT be denied. NO ONE will deny me what is rightfully mine.
(Veena drops the mic as her music hits again, Ashlynn taking the camera and pushing it to the side. Veena and Ashlynn both stand in the middle of the ring, their point made as the music plays, cutting to a commercial break.)
( Saturday Night Showdown returns to the show with the crowd back seated, anticipating the action and excitement about to unfold. Gina Romano stands at the center of the ring, ready to announce the upcoming contest. )
Gina Romano: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS A TAG TEAM MATCH AND IT’S SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!
Gina Romano: ONE FALL!
( ‘Vroom’ by Hoodie Allen & Connor Price plays as Nikki runs out with a big smile on her face, embracing the positive reaction from the crowd. With her arms spread wide, Nikki nods in acknowledgment before heading straight to the ring. Following her, ‘KARATE’ by BABYMETAL begins to play, and KASAI makes his entrance with a calm and confident demeanor. He walks down the aisle, trailing behind Nikki, as KASAI follows his partner, joining her inside the squared circle. )
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING FIRST!… THE TEAM OF… ‘THE ANCHOR’ !!!!…. NIKKIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!… KIMURAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!… AND ‘THE HUNTRESS’ !!!!!!!!… KASAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!
( Both women arrive in the ring and stand in their respective corners, engaging in a little chat about their game plan or anything else they may want to discuss. ‘Bringin’ Home the Rain’ by The Builders and Butchers replaces KASAI’s theme music, and it brings a surge of boos from the crowd as Solomon Standen and Kirk Redwood, collectively known as The Off-Brand Amphetamines, make their way through the smoke that fills the stage. Solomon and Kirk exchange a glance with each other, then turn their attention to their opponents, nodding simultaneously before walking together towards the ring. )
Gina Romano: AND THEIR OPPONENTS!… AT A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 476 POUNDS!… THE TEAM OF KIRK REDWOOD AND SOLOMON STANE!… THEY ARE…. OFF-BRAND!…. AMMMMMMMMMMPPPPPPPPPHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAMMMMMMIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
( DING DING DING! )
Eve: The first tag team match of the night is underway! It’s KASAI teaming up with Nikki Kimura taking on The Off-Brand Amphetamines! KASAI and Nikki Kimura may have to work hard together as a tag team tonight because these two are getting an opportunity to face off against the former EAW Unified Tag Team Champion! Kirk will be starting off this match as his team’s legal competitor, while Nikki will be kicking off as the legal competitor of her own team as well. Nikki and Kirk now come to meet each other at the center of the ring, and both elitists lock each other with a collar and elbow tie-up as soon as the bell starts ringing.
Gavin Kirkland: Nikki doesn’t take much time to fight against Kirk, going behind him and taking him down immediately in a waist lock style! Kirk’s face gets slammed to the ground with Nikki remaining in a grasp of his waist with both arms! Do you know what I call this? Joshi wrestling superiority!
Eve: Pretty sure that depends on the quickness that these two have. Nikki is way much younger and faster than Kirk, so her speed and agility could be a good way to take advantage of her opponent, like how we saw in her debut match against KASAI. KASAI was barely able to catch her around as much as she’d been flying around like monkeys. Nikki proves to be a quick one here, so that could be a sharp knife to bring a victory for her team here tonight.
Deadprez: Hey man, I’m telling you, these two girls facing OBA tonight are the future of women’s wrestling. KASAI has a ton of potential ever since she made her EAW debut, as well as Nikki Mimura. Maybe we could be seeing something great in the future, but tonight is only the beginning of their careers here in EAW. There’s a lot more to go for both of them. Nikki has Kirk remaining on the ground now, losing her control as Kirk begins snatching Nikki by her head, then taking Nikki down to the mat and turning her into his own headlock!
Gavin Kirkland: Nikki is still quick on her feet! Nikki seems to have a headscissors to trap Kirk in there, but Kirk immediately pops off it as both competitors get back to their feet! Kirk rushes at Nikki, but Nikki catches the arm, tossing it away and GOING FOR A SUPERKICK TO KNOCK HIM DOWN RIGHT AWAY! Kirk quickly reacts, intercepting, spinning her around and connecting with a European Uppercut using his free arm! Nikki staggers back, and Kirk runs in, looking for a clothesline to send her down to the canvas!
Gavin Kirkland: Nikki ducks under and sends Kirk landing on both feet to the apron instead! Kirk lands on both feet on the apron, throwing an arm across Nikki’s neck, but Nikki catches the arm, sending a kick to the side of Kirk’s head! YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHH! LET’S GO NIKKI, CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP!
Eve: Kirk now drops to his knees while on the apron, with Nikki already running across the ring at full speed behind her, bouncing herself off the ropes and looking to connect with Kirk using a Dropkick to send him off the apron! Kirk rolls back inside the ring and JUMPING CLOTHESLINE taking her down instead! Nikki is already getting turned inside out by that huge Clothesline from Kirk! Kirk scrambles back to his feet as he grabs Nikki as soon as he took her down, picking her up and seizing her in a position! Kirk may be looking to launch a more offensive power move here!… GERMAN SUPLEX PLANTS HER!
Deadprez: Nikki with the back elbow spiking her elbow into Kirk Redwood’s eye hard there! Kirk lets her go, nursing his eyes that were just hit by the sharp elbow blow from her. Kirk stumbles away from Nikki and leans against the ropes. Nikki turns back around and quickly takes Kirk down to both knees with a quick running dropkick! Kirk collapses, and Nikki kips up to both feet right after the dropkick!… AXE KICK FROM NIKKI!… SNATCHING HIM IN AND SENDING HIM ON HER SHOULDERS, SITOUT POWERBOMB PLANTS KIRK!
Eve: Except the powerbomb didn’t plant him as she got it all scouted and planned! Nikki leaps off her shoulders and lands on both feet right behind her, rolling her to the ground and snatching her by her leg, seizing one of them and turning it into… ANKLE LOCK! HE’S GOING FOR ANKLE LOCK! Kirk is putting Nikki in THE ANKLE LOCK instead of being dropped by a sitout Powerbomb! He’s trying to fight back with a better strategy in this game there!
Gavin Kirkland: Still too early for Nikki to be putting me down like that right there! Nikki with a free leg thrusts Kirk away as he forcefully frees her. Kirk backs away, holding his side and walks back to Nikki, who is still trying to return to both feet. Kirk picks her up, but Nikki responds with a kick to his gut, more and more kicks to make sure that Kirk won’t be able to have enough energy to lift her up just yet! Kirk now begins to be worn out, and Nikki seizes him by the head!….. DDT DRIVES HIM TO THE GROUND!
Deadprez: Kirk with another interception attempt! Kirk sends Nikki flying away and looks for a running European Uppercut while she’s down on both knees, but Nikki moves out of her way just in time. Kirk drives himself into the guardrail and smashes his arm against it instead! Nikki rolls over to the corner where KASAI is already waiting for her, as soon as Nikki ducked the uppercut!
( TAG! )
Eve: The tag has finally been made, and here comes KASAI! Kirk gets off the ground as soon as possible and runs towards her, but KASAI walks into him and greets him with a high kick, nearly decapitating him! KASAI picks Kirk off the ground and follows up with a quick Neckbreaker! Watch out, KASAI! From behind, Solomon Stane blindsides her with a clothesline! Meanwhile, KASAI’s focus is on Kirk! Solomon has already entered the ring, but he’s not even the legal man yet! Solomon now grabs KASAI and sends her flying into the corner. He runs towards her and looks to flatten her with his heavy body pounds!
Gavin Kirkland: KASAI moves out of the way as Solomon just sent himself right into the corner instead! Solomon already feels dazed and stunned by KASAI’s sudden tactic! KASAI runs off the ropes and tries to take down Solomon with a Running Knee Lift!… But that just wakes him up again! Solomon yells at her and goes for a bell clap, but she ducks underneath and lands a high kick again, but this time at Solomon! KASAI follows up with another high kick, and Solomon is still on his feet! Solomon has his back turned around to KASAI, and she steps right in for her next move!…. STANDING SEA FIRE BY KASAI! SHE JUST TOOK THE BIG GUN DOWN ON HER OWN!
Deadprez: Another target is being terminated by KASAI, and Kirk is already in the corner after KASAI has taken over this match on her own. KASAI turns her attention back to Kirk and wastes no time running towards him, jumping in and taking both feet right into the face of Kirk with a Wrecking Ball Dropkick! Kirk is still in the corner, and KASAI still has the window of opportunity open there! KASAI rolls away and runs right back at him!… Hip attack right at the jaw of Kirk Redwood!
Eve: KASAI gets back to her feet again as quickly as possible and now drags Kirk out of the corner, throwing his arm over her shoulder, and the Elevated DDT connects beautifully! Kirk is being planted by another DDT from his opponent! KASAI drops down for the cover on KIRK! She might be looking for an early win for her team here!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Deadprez: NOT TOO FAST! KICK OUT BY KIRK REDWOOD!
Gavin Kirkland: Oooo that was pretty close, though, you have to admit! I mean, I was heavily backing up for this team, so I really want them to win. If they don’t win tonight, I might feel really sad and not be able to work for the rest of the show here tonight, so you guys need to hear me out just for a second.
Eve: Well, this match surely will help you if they win! You aren’t even part of the match, so I guess you need to find out for yourself who will be winning, Gavin! KASAI still has this match under control with kirk, who is already looking totally battered and bruised in this match so far. Kirk gets off the ground and slowly stands back on his feet, while KASAI might be waiting for him to come right back into this match again. Kirk is now up to both feet and KASAI charges in, looking for a Superkick to take down Kirk!
Deadprez: Kirk is still far away from being taken down by another Superkick! This man really remained cautious with a lot of types of kicks here tonight, especially this one! KIRK NOW SEIZES KASAI AND CATCHES HER OFF GUARD, TAKING HER DOWN WITH A NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX! KIRK STILL HAS KASAI IN HIS HOLD! WHAT IS HE EVEN PLANNING TO DO HERE? KIRK ROLLS BACK TO BOTH FEET WHILE STILL HAVING KASAI IN THE SAME POSITION!… TIGER SUPLEX TAKES DOWN KASAI! TWO SUPLEXES JUST PUT DOWN THE HUNTRESS!
Gavin Kirkland: Two suplexs just dropped one of my favorite Joshi wrestlers ever! No! Not like this! Nikki, do something! You have to do something for the best of justice! This is for OUR bloodlin- Wait a minute, what the hell? That’s Solomon Satane! He got back into the match there, and he just dragged Nikii off the apron! Solomon grabs Nikki by her throat! Get your dirty hands off that poor woman!
Eve: Gavin, things have taken a dramatic turn in this match! Solomon Stane has returned,, dragging Nikki off the apron! It looks like he has some malicious intentions! Solomon grabs Nikki by her throat! This is not right!
Deadprez: OH MY GOD! SOLOMON JUST SNAPPED NIKKI’S BACK IN HALF WITH CHOKESLAM ON THE EDGE OF THE APRON!
Gavin Kirkland: What? Are you kidding me? This already ruined my night! She does not deserve that at all! I wish I could get out of this damn booth and kick that moron’s ass who just broke her back like that!
Eve: With Nikki down on the ground, The Off-Brand Amphetamines are gained the upper hand in this match right now! Solomon pops up to the apron on the side of his team, while Kirk rolls down as he jumps right at where Solomon is standing and reaching out for him!….
( TAG! )
Deadprez: Solomon enters the ring as the legal man of this match, and he grabs KASAI, pulling her back up to her feet and sending her flying across the ring. KASAI rebounds off the ropes, and Solomon takes her down quickly with a Big Boot straight to KASAI’s chest! KASAI is down on the ground, and Solomon turns back around to pick her up again, sending her into the corner this time, running and following up with a big clothesline, leaving her falling into a seated position on the ground! Solomon picks KASAI right back up, seating her in the top corner!… Bell claps his opponent while she’s up there!
Eve: Solomon heads back into this match with fire in his belly at that moment! Bell Claps just make KASAI go deaf, all lights go out for her momentarily, and SOLOMON climbs up to the second rope! Oh, he may be looking to launch her off the top corner just like that! Solomon has her up there, and KASAI is not moving in the slightest!
Gavin Kirkland: WAIT! WAIT! NIKKI IS BACK! NIKKI WITH A BLIND TAG EMERGES FROM UNDER SOLOMON’S LEGS AND HAS SOLOMON ON HER SHOULDERS! LOOKING THE POWER, THE CROWD AND ALL OF US COULDN’T BELIEVE THIS! NIKKI JUST HAS 266 POUNDS OF A GIANT ON HER SHOULDERS NOW! NIKKI SETS IT ALL UP!… SIT OUT POWERBOMB! NIKKI JUST PLANTED HER!
Deadprez: HOW THE HELL DID SHE EVEN DO THAT? SHE JUST DROPPED SOLOMON STANE LIKE THAT’S NOTHING TO HER! WHERE DID SHE EVEN GET HER POWER FROM? LOOK, AND HERE COMES KIRK REDWOOD TRYING TO SEND HER RIGHT BACK DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH A SOCCER KICK RIGHT AFTER SHE TOOK DOWN HIS PARTNER! NIKKI DUCKS UNDERNEATH, SLIDING TO THE GROUND, AND NIKKI BOUNCES BACK AND CONNECTS A MOONSAULT ON HIS BACK!
Eve: SHE PLANTS KIRK ON HIS BACK WITH A MOONSAULT! NIKII HAS KIRK OVER, AND KASAI HAS JUST AWAKENED! KASAI IS ALREADY ON THE TOP CORNER, AND SOLOMON IS DOWN ON THE GROUND! KASAI UP TO THE TOP CORNER, SHE HAS THE BALANCE, AND NOW BOTH FEET STAND ON THE TOP ROPE!… ‘KITSUNE’S BLESSING’ ON SOLOMON STANE! SHE DOES IT! COVER ON HIM!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEE-
Deadprez: THREE? NO! NIKKI ISN’T ABLE TO DEFEND OR AVOID KIRK FROM SAVING HIS PARTNER PROPERLY! KIRK ABRUPTLY JUMPS IN TO SAVE THE MATCH! HE BREAKS UP A PIN! AND KASAI IS IN SHOCK! KASAI WAS JUST SO CLOSE TO WINNING THE MATCH, BUT KIRK JUST MADE THE SAVE, LEAVING HER FEELING TOTALLY UNBELIEVABLE WITH WHAT JUST HAPPENED THERE!
Gavin Kirkland: AH, DANG IT! WHY DO THEY HAVE TO BE THIS GOOD? I WISH THE MATCH IS JUST GOING TO END RIGHT NOW SO I CAN GO BACK HOME AND SLEEP WELL KNOWING THEY’LL WIN TONIGHT! NOW, I’M SAD THAT THIS ISN’T GOING TO HAPPEN!”
Eve: I DON’T THINK YOU SHOULD DOUBT THESE TWO YET, NOT NOW, GAVIN, BECAUSE THEY HAVE A BIGGER CHANCE AT MOMENTUM! NIKKI NOW TOSSES KIRK TO THE TURNBUCKLE, CALLING KASAI UP TO BOTH FEET AS AN IMPOSSIBLE SHOWDOWN IS TAKING FORM THERE. NIKKI IS NOW BEGINNING TO PICK SOLO, ON BACK TO HIS FEET WHILE KASAI LOOKS JUST STANDING THERE AND WATCHING, FEELING ALREADY WORN OUT FROM THIS FIGHT! THESE TWO ARE LOCKING INTO FISTS IN HEAVY SWINGING, WITH EVERY SECOND SETTING UP FOR THEM! KASAI IS IN A POSITION, AND SO DOES NIKKI KIMURA!
Gavin Kirkland: DOUBLE SUPERKICK!
Deadprez: SOLOMON DUCKS BOTH FEET AND ROLLS BACK TO HIS FEET, READY TO STRIKE FROM BEHIND THEM! THEY BOTH MISS THE KICK, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN A GOOD CHANCE TO WIN THE MATCH THERE! NIKKI TRIES TO COUNTER, BUT SOLOMON SENDS HER FLYING OVER THE ROPES TO THE OUTSIDE! KASAI IS NOW LEFT ALONE AGAINST SOLOMON AS SHE CHARGES AT HIM AS FAST AS POSSIBLE! SOLOMON RUNS IN, AND A DROPKICK TAKES DOWN KASAI! NIKKI LANDS BOTH FEET ON THE APRON TO GET BACK INSIDE THE RING AS KIRK, WHO JUST GOT UP, DRAGS HER OFF THE APRON WITH HIM!…. ‘BASTARDPLEX’ DRIVES NIKKI TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR!
Eve: KASAI IS BEING LEFT ALONE IN THE RING AS SHE TRIES TO FIGHT SOLOMON, BUT SOLOMON CATCHES HER AND SNATCHES HER INTO A SUPLEX POSITION! KIRK ROLLS BACK INSIDE THE RING FROM BEING DOWN, POSITIONING HIMSELF PERFECTLY!… ‘END OF THE RAINBOW’ !!!!!!!!! X-PLEX RIGHT INTO THE BACKSTABBER BY OBA! SOLOMON COVERS! NIKKI IS ALREADY OUT! KASAI AS WELL! THIS IS IT!
Gavin Kirkland: WHAT? NONONONONONONONONONONONO!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
( DING DING DING! )
Gina Romano: HERE ARE YOUR WINNERS!… KIRK REDWOOD AND SOLOMON STANE!… THE OFF-BRAND AMPHETAMINES!
Gavin Kirkland: https://tenor.com/view/sad-nba-lebron-james-crying-gif-20713220
Eve: What an exciting match we just witnessed! Tonight’s collision between two teams on Showdown was thrilling! However, despite Niki Kimura and KASAI’s impressive performance, the experienced duo of Off-Brand Amphetamines managed to secure a victory tonight!
Deadprez: Absolutely, this may not be the end for Niki Kimura and KASAI! These two women displayed tremendous potential, and there’s still more to be discovered from them! Congratulations to Off-Brand Amphetamines for their well-deserved win, and now they have gained more confidence to challenge POTARA for the tag team titles in the near future!
Gavin Kirkland: https://tenor.com/view/crying-tears-terrified-scared-gif-25745077
( KASAI rolls outside and begins sitting on the ground, looking dazed and choked, clearly hurt. Meanwhile, Nikii rushes in and begins hugging KASAI, making sure she won’t feel any worse. Solomon and Kirk get back on their feet and raise their hands, celebrating their victory over Niki Murtra and KASAI’s team. Nikii then helps KASI back to her feet, supporting her as they walk back together to the backstage area. The camera cuts back to Solomon and Kirk, who continue celebrating their triumph before the scene fades backstage.)
(The camera pans backstage to a smiling Kyra Phillips after she was just in a Disney Forest a few segments ago, so it seemed with Princess Candice to now backstage holding a microphone.)
Kyra Phillips: Ladies and gentlemen please welcome my guests at this time, the newly reunited…IDOL-GUN!
(The crowd cheers as Hikari and Miku walk into the frame side by side as they smile at one another before turning their attention to Kyra.)
Kyra Phillips: Thank you guys for joining me. I’ll just get right to the point, we saw what happened earlier tonight and Midsummer Massacre, what are your guys thoughts on IDOL-GUN getting back together again?
Hikari Kanno: I am extremely happy things turned out the way they did with me and Miku putting everything behind us, but before I get more into that, I have a little something to get off my chest. I can’t stand here and pretend I’m not a little bit pissed off with how Midsummer Massacre played out simply off the fact that Serenity proved every word I said about her was correct when I said she doesn’t deserve to be the Empress of Elite. Girl can truly never accomplish anything on her own and will never cash in her shot because she simply can’t do anything. My words spooked her out going into Midsummer Massacre and knew that I was right going into our match which is why she had to have Halsey stick her nose where it doesn’t belong. Instead of beating me straight up, she doubled down on the accusations just so she didn’t have to have an L to me on her resume. I got robbed out of a huge win and it’s only gotten me angrier which isn’t the smartest idea Serenity had had, then again that is no surprise to anybody when it comes to Serenity thinking clearly.
(Hikari takes a second to ponder on the events that happened before speaking again.)
Hikari Kanno: And that brings us to right now and things happening for a reason. Much like you and everybody else, I was just as surprised when Miku decided to come out to the ring and help me. Me and her making up wasn’t planned, it was a decision she made all on her own with that decision being that our friendship is just too strong of a bond to be broken and we will always be there for each other when needed the most. Earlier this year I always told her what happened at Grand Rampage when I attacked her was never personal and simply just business because much like her, I wanted to flesh out my singles career and show I was capable of standing on my own much like she did when I was on the shelf which I did all last season including my run in making the Hardcore Championship mean something again. I told her from the very start when I decided to break the IDOL-GUN up that she would always be my best friend and I’m glad she realized that as well. I don’t blame her in the slightest when she came back and targeted me because I would have done the same thing in all honesty but it’s all water under the bridge now and it’s time to move on and I’m glad we realized it’s better to accomplish our goals with one another by our side, the way it should be.
Miku Sakai: I always thought I was never going to forgive her for what she did, but as time went on, the less mad I got about it for some reason. We got all our anger out on each other when I came back, and we went to war for the Hardcore Championship. We got it out of our system and ever since then, I wasn’t as mad as I was when I was on the shelf. She contributed to putting me out of action, I failed to beat her then that seemed to be the end of it. I didn’t want to admit it but I deep down rooted for her in her singles goals and her mission to make the Hardcore title mean something after Disney had watered it down for so long, I was happy for her much like she was happy and rooted for me when I was the Specialists Champion and competed in the Empress of Elite finals the way true best friends do even with the huge hurdle we had to overcome in our friendship. And when I saw her being double teamed at Midsummer Massacre, it just felt like instinct took over anybody to where I couldn’t just let her get beat down like that and one thing led to another, we’re hugging, and IDOL-GUN is back and better than ever. We both succeeded without each other, and we succeeded with each other so now the rest of the tag team division has been put on notice that IDOL-GUN wants their throne back.
Kyra Phillips: So, are your goals primarily on reclaiming the top spot in the tag team division?
Miku Sakai: It’s simply one of the primary goals. Nothing had really changed in us wanting to stand out on our own as singles competitors, we both had our issues in our singles careers before we got together and that’s still a thing we are going to focus on and we’re going to cheer each other on in. We are still focusing on breaking out as singles stars like Hikari having some unfinished business with Serenity and me having a score to settle with Kassidy Heart and becoming the new Universal Women’s Champion but that won’t deter us on making sure IDOL-GUN takes our rightful place on top of the tag team division which has been lacking for a while now and needs us more than ever to come and bring some new life into it and that we will do when tag together once again.
Hikari Kanno: The tag division has for sure missed us and let us remind you just how strong we are together as a unit. We are the team that came in and won the tag team championships after only being on the roster for a cup of coffee and then went on to win Tag Team Champions of the year. Just imagine what we could have accomplished if we stayed together or injuries didn’t get in our way? Everybody in that locker room knows just how dominant we are and it’s only a matter of time before the simps and the rest of the locker room bow down to IDOL-GUN’s greatness. Let this be a warning to everybody in that division come hell or high water, we’re back and better than we were before which didn’t seem possible and taking it all back….and it all begins with taking care of some unfinished business and taking out the trash that is Halsey Neel and Serenity Valdez.
(Hikari Kanno and Miku Sakai both back up out of the frame leaving Kyra alone before the camera transitions to a video package.)
[SCREENBAR — EARLIER THIS WEEK]
(The camera would fade into the residence of Usagi Senshi’s in Okinawa, Japan, and would slowly go down to a room that was dimly lit. There were candles surrounding the place, where Usagi Senshi would be seen sitting in front of the frame of the camera, with her head down. She looked to be out of it mentally, like she didn’t know what was happening around her. In the room, there were a bunch of pictures hung up in the background from the events that transpired at Midsummer Massacre, the brutal match between The Ice Aces and Devolution. It showed the moments where Usagi was handcuffed to the ropes, watching Ayu being decimated by the two, as Usagi would begin to speak up in a quiet, humbled tone. A bit shaky from how she has felt in the last couple of weeks, where it all of course boiled over recently.)
Usagi Senshi: Watching your loved one be brutalized right in front of you and not being able to do anything about it changes a person.
(Usagi slowly pulled her head up, looking into the camera. She had baggy eyes, her makeup was all messed up, and it was obvious that she was not in the right mental place at all, but she continued to try to push herself through speaking.)
Usagi Senshi: I shouldn’t even have to be feeling like this right now. I should be able to say that Midsummer Massacre went the way that it should have gone; I should be able to say that I won. That Ayumu and I beat Devolution, but instead, Pandora Paisley and he who shall not be named ended up defeating the both of us, and it crushed my soul. It hurt me to know that I ruined everything. That I was selfish enough to even choose Ayumu as my tag team partner to begin with. She was on Voltage. She had other things to deal with. I should have taken my match all on my own. I should have taken the both of them on my own, but instead, I had to watch my own girlfriend be destroyed right in front of me because I was selfish to bring her in.
Usagi Senshi: No one should have ever experienced that. No one should have ever seen what happened in front of my very own eyes. To watch as I was restrained from even getting myself involved because of the handcuffs that held me back, and watched as Ayumu was destroyed. That was the moment where I felt selfish in that exact moment for ever thinking that I should have picked her for my partner in the first place. And I’m sorry that I did as such. I’m sorry that I thought choosing my own girlfriend would have been the best choice for me, but now, I have to move on? I just have to move on after everything that Devolution did to me. It felt like I lost everything on that night; felt like it was all going to go downhill for me. All because I couldn’t get the job done.
Usagi Senshi: Amir Yusuf is a no good, overconfident, egomaniac little cunt who thought that he was better than he actually is. He thought that he could get into our business and look at what happened. He is going to get fucking destroyed on Showdown this week against Sheridan Muller and Adam Lucas. He has a no-good attitude, and I will personally be thankful when I never have to see him in this company ever again. Kennedy Street made the mistake ever believing in him. Amir will never be wanted in this company, and that is saying something. I don’t care who he thinks he is, I don’t care what he thinks he can get away with, sooner rather than later he is going to get the humbling experience that he needs. He should have never gotten involved in my business; and should have never fucked with me ever.
Usagi Senshi: Pandora Paisley… I will never be able to respect you for what you did to not only me, but Ayu, at Midsummer Massacre. This match should have been us. It should have been us fighting each other, seeing who the better woman was, without having to get anyone else involved into it, but you didn’t let that to be. You decided to get people involved who should have never been. You are someone who I wish I could share a mutual respect with. You are someone who I wish I could stand here right now and say that I respect you as a competitor, that you were the better woman at Midsummer Massacre, but I can’t even do that, because you take the easy way out; much like you always do. You got in my way, and then you brought other outside attractions into it, because you will never be better than me.
(Usagi looked back down for a second. She took a deep breath in, before she would look behind her, and she would pull the picture of the damage that Pandora did to Ayu Megumi at Midsummer Massacre off of the wall in the back. She looked down at it for a couple of moments, a single tear would drip from her face, and would land onto the picture, as she would then slam it down onto the table, trying to keep in all of her built up frustrations from last week to herself, but knowing just how hurt she is.)
Usagi Senshi: You took out PJ Hendrx in the back of a parking lot, and you forced my hand to bring Ayu Megumi into the fray, and now I really see what you were doing. Now I really see what you were going to end up doing to begin with. You wanted to ruin everything. You wanted to destroy her in front of me. You wanted Ayumu to feel pain, to feel agony, to feel torture, and you wanted me to watch it, and I fucking hate you for that. I hate myself for letting you get what you want. I hated myself for letting you get this far with your plan, and achieve it at Midsummer Massacre, and I promise you, I am never going to let you get away with it ever again. I am never going to let you get away with torturing me ever again, Pandora.
Usagi Senshi: And now… I’m just going to be made to move on? I’m just going to be made to move on from all of the mental and emotional damage that I went through at the hands of Devolution? I know. I’m frustrated, I’m hurt, I’m trying to make it seem like everything is okay, but I’m not okay. And I don’t think I am ever going to be okay, until a change is made. Until I finally do something about it, and I finally do something about everything that I have gone through. Pandora Paisley knows what she did at Midsummer Massacre. I let her get away with it. I let her ruin my mind, and I let her get away with hurting my loved one in front of me, and now, I am just going to be expected to be able to move on. To make a change.
(Usagi stopped speaking for a couple of moments. She kept thinking over with herself everything that Kennedy Street had told her a couple of weeks ago on Showdown. Everything about The Ice Aces that Usagi had to lie to ARIA about, and most importantly, what she told her about making a change. What she needed to do in order to prove to the whole entire world that Usagi Senshi was something far greater than what she has always been looked at as from the very moment that she debuted in Elite Answers Wrestling, and now she might be thinking about it more than ever before.)
Usagi Senshi: I really need to do something about it…
(She would then pull herself up from her seat, and she throws the chair to the side, as she would leave the camera frame, and the camera would zoom in on the picture that Usagi left on the table, and the camera would then fade out to black from there; and cuts ringside…)
(The camera returns to the ring where Gina Romano is standing with a microphone in hand, ready to start the introductions for the next contest.)
Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen! This next contest has a TWENTY MINUTE TIME LIMIT, and it is scheduled for ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
(“What The Dead Men Say” by Trivium starts playing as Delilah Rose enters the arena to loud boos from the crowd. She really doesn’t care about the crowd reaction as her eyes are focused on the ring as she heads to the ring.)
Gina Romano: Introducing first and making her way to the ring. From Sheffield, England. Weighing in at 130 pounds! Here is “THE FINAL BOSS” DELILAH ROSE!!
Deadprez: Here comes Delilah Rose as she heads to the ring for singles action and she isn’t exactly in the best of moods especially with what happened at Midsummer Massacre last week.
Gavin Kirkland: Hey there, Delilah! What’s it like being on Showdown? She is slowly turning into one of my favorites. Even though she lost in that triple threat match at Midsummer Massacre against Caroline and Halsey Neel.
Eve: But she did prove that she is a very strong fighter and success is just on the horizon. She wants to get back on the winning track, but she has to make it through her opponent who has some strong backup with her.
(Delilah enters the ring and takes her corner as her entrance music fades off. After a second of silence, ‘Dance The Night’ by Dua Lipa starts playing as Ashlynn Quinn enters the arena to even more boos from the crowd! Following closely behind is Veena Adams. Both women are looking as glamorous as they are known to be as they head to the ring.)
Gina Romano: Introducing her opponent! Being accompanied to the ring by Veena Adams! From Los Angeles, California. Weighing 115 pounds! Here is “THE BOUJEE PRINCESS” ASHLYNN QUINN!
Gavin Kirkland: OHHHHH BABY! ASHLYNN AND VEENA ARE HERE! THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMEN IN ALL OF SHOWDOWN ARE GRACING US WITH THEIR PRESENCE! This is already the best match of the night.
Eve: Of course, it is, but Ashlynn isn’t exactly thrilled that she lost to Princess Candice Blair last week. At least her bestie Veena defeated Madison Kaline in her eyes, so they came out winners anyway.
Deadprez: But tonight, Ashlynn is looking to build some momentum after the defeat last week and Ashlynn is skilled… as well as devious enough… to pull off the win here tonight. Who will come out victorious? We are about to find out!
(Ashlynn stops at the edge of the ring and takes off her designer ring coat before entering the ring. She does a few model-esque poses before taking her corner and her entrance music stopping. The referee checks both competitors before calling for the bell.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Deadprez: Here we go! Ladies action on the way and both these competitors are rising stars on Showdown. Who do you think has the advantage going into this match?
Gavin Kirkland: It doesn’t matter to me, Prezzy. Because I am hoping this match goes to a time limit draw. Twenty minutes of watching these two lovely ladies compete puts a smile on my face. WOOHOO!
Eve: The match has barely started, and you are already acting like that. Good grief! But both these women are locking up in the center of the ring and Rose has the early advantage with her size advantage and she has a headlock on Ashlynn.
Gavin Kirkland: Rose has the headlock in tight AND SHE SNAPS ASHLYNN OVER AND ASHLYNN IS ON THE MAT! Ashlynn is in trouble early on as she needs to think of a way to get free.
Deadprez: ASHLYNN WITH A KIP UP AND SHE GETS FREE OF THE HEADLOCK! NOW ASHLYNN IS JUST LAUGHING AT DELILAH AS DELILAH GETS BACK TO HER FEET!
Ashlynn Quinn: (off-mic) BAHAHAHAHA! HOW’D YOU LIKE THAT, BITCH?
Eve: Rose didn’t like that one bit AND SHE GOES FOR A CLOTHESLINE THAT ASHLYNN EASILY AVOIDS! ASHLYNN GRABS A HANDFUL OF HAIR AND YANKS HER DOWN TO THE MAT!
Deadprez: Delilah needs to watch out for the underhanded tactics that Ashlynn is known for and also keep an eye out for Veena as well. But right now, Ashlynn mounts Rose AND STARTS THROWING LEFTS AND RIGHTS INTO DELILAH’S FACE!
Eve: The referee is starting a count and Ashlynn opens up the fists on four. Ashlynn gets off of Delilah and pulls her back to her feet by the hair. Ashlynn walks them both over to the corner–
Gavin Kirkland: BUT DELILAH MANAGES TO GET FREE AND SHOVES ASHLYNN RIGHT INTO THE CORNER! Delilah rears back AND SHE JUST LIGHTS UP ASHLYNN’S CHEST WITH THAT KNIFE EDGE CHOP! BE CAREFUL, DELILAH! YOU’RE CHOPPING SOMETHING VERY VALUABLE!
Deadprez: Only because it cost her a lot of money to get them. But that isn’t stopping Delilah from rearing back AND CHOPPING ASHLYNN ACROSS THE CHEST ONCE AGAIN! Delilah shoves Ashlynn back into the corner. DELILAH LICKS HER HAND BEFORE PLANTING ANOTHER CHOP ACROSS ASHLYNN’S CHEST!
Gavin Kirkland: STOP THAT! SHE’LL BURST A BLOOD VESSEL IN HER CHEST! But Delilah locks up Ashlynn and lifts her up to the top turnbuckle. Now Delilah climbs up to the second rope. Be careful up there!
Eve: Delilah locks her up AND TRIES TO LIFT ASHLYNN UP! DELILAH TRYING FOR A SUPERPLEX, BUT ASHLYNN IS BLOCKING IT! ASHLYNN IS FIGHTING BACK AND PROTECTING HERSELF FROM THE SUPERPLEX!
Gavin Kirkland: MY GIRL ASHLYNN HITS A RIGHT HAND RIGHT TO THE TEMPLE THAT DAZES DELILAH! Delilah lets Ashlynn go AND ASHLYNN SHOVES DELILAH OFF THE SECOND ROPE AND SHE GOES CRASHING BACK DOWN TO THE CANVAS!
Deadprez: Now it’s Ashlyn who is standing on the top rope waiting for Delilah to get back to her feet. It’s taking Delilah a second after that crash landing but she is finally back to her feet. Now Deliliah is back up to her feet-
Eve: AND ASHLYNN JUMPS OFF THE TOP ROPE AND TAKES DELILAH DOWN WITH A LOU THESZ PRESS FROM THE TOP ROPE! DIRECT HIT AS DELILAH GOES BACK DOWN TO THE CANVAS AND ASHLYNN HOOKS THE LEG FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOO!
Deadprez: DELILAH POWERS OUT AT TWO! Ashlynn stays on the attack and grabs more handfuls of hair AND SHE IS BASHING THE BACK OF DELILAH’S HEAD INTO THE CANVAS! The referee again admonishes Ashlynn to let go of the hair.
Eve: Ashlynn lets go of her hair on four and Veena is at ringside cheering her bestie on in this match. Ashlynn pulls Delilah back up to her feet and once again by the hair and whips her into the ropes.
Gavin Kirkland: Rose comes back and ASHLYNN ATTEMPTS A PUMP KICK THAT DELILAH AVOIDS! Delilah quickly turns around and CLOBBERS ASHLYNN WITH A DISCUS LARIAT! THAT COULD HAVE INJURED ASHLYNN’S THROAT
Deadprez: Delilah holds onto Ashlynn AND LIFTS HER UP INTO THE AIR AND DROPS HER WITH A SAITO SUPLEX! ASHLYNN LANDED RIGHT ON THE BACK OF HER HEAD ON IMPACT!
Gavin Kirkland: The point is to win the match, Delilah, not to maim your opponent to the point of injury. Why does she need to be so forceful? Normally I like that, but not in this regard.
Eve: You are so creepy sometimes. But Delilah is out for blood and to make an impact on Showdown as she brings Ashlynn back to her feet. Now Delilah has a handful of Ashlynn’s hair as she drags her over to the corner.
Gavin Kirkland: Delilah gets some momentum going AND SHE TOSSES ASHLYNN ACROSS THE RING BY THE HAIR AND ASHLYNN FLIES HALFWAY ACROSS THE RING AND LANDS FACE FIRST ON THE CANVAS! Hey! Watch it! That is very expensive! More money than you have ever seen in your life!
Deadprez: Turnabout is fair play since Ashlynn has been pulling hair this entire match and Delilah is tired of it. Ashlynn is trying to get back to her feet, but Delilah grabs hold of her. Delilah picks her up AND ASHLYNN GETS SUPLEXED RIGHT INTO THE CORNER!
Eve: ASHLYNN IS STUCK IN THE CORNER! ASHLYNN IS HANGING UPSIDE DOWN IN THE CORNER IN THE TREE OF WOE! QUINN IS IN TROUBLE HERE AS DELILAH CLIMBS UP TO THE TOP ROPE!
Deadprez: Delilah is taking another chance with a top rope move! Ashlynn is struggling to pull herself up to get out of the tree of woe, BUT DELILAH ROSE JUMPS OFF THE TOP ROPE AND DELIVERS A DOUBLE FOOT STOMP RIGHT TO ASHLYNN’S FACE!
Eve: Both of Delilah’s boots ended up right in Ashlynn’s face as Ashlynn comes tumbling out of the corner and falls to the canvas! Ashlynn holds her face in pain as Delilah drags Ashlynn out of the corner and hooks the leg for the cover.
ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOO!
THHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEE!
Gavin Kirkland: WOOHOO! MY GIRL ASHLYNN KICKS OUT! THAT BRUTE DELILAH COULD HAVE BROKEN ASHLYNN’S NOSE WITH THAT FOOT STOMP! Thank gawd she didn’t. Ashlynn is still looking good!
Deadprez: Dawg, you have some serious problems sometimes. But Delilah is still in control right now. Both women are still in the center of the ring AND DELILAH GRABS ASHLYNN’S LEG AND TURNS HER AROUND FOR A SINGLE LEG BOSTON CRAB!
Gavin Kirkland: SUBMISSION MOVE APPLIED AND DELILAH IS TRYING TO WEAKEN MY GIRL ASHLYNN’S LEG! LISTEN TO HER BESTIE VEENA CHEERING HER ON AS SHE TRIES TO GET FREE OF THIS SUBMISSION!
Eve: Ashlynn is dragging herself over to the ropes in order to force the break. SHE IS ALMOST THERE, BUT DELILAH DRAGS HER RIGHT BACK INTO THE CENTER OF THE RING!
Gavin Kirkland: DELILAH IS REALLY WRENCHING ON THAT LEG AS ASHLYNN IS TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO GET FREE! LOOK AT MY GIRL NOW! SHE HAS MANAGED TO ROLL ON HER BACK AND KICK DELILAH AWAY!
Deadprez: Delilah hits the ropes before coming back AND ASHLYNN KICKS HER LEG OUT FROM UNDER HER! DELILAH FALLS AND SHE GOES FACE FIRST INTO ASHLYNN’S KNEECAP!
Eve: Ashlynn is getting back to her feet as she grabs Delilah and Irish Whips her to the ropes… HOLD ON! ASHLYNN TURNS THAT IRISH WHIP INTO A GERMAN SUPLEX! THE BACK OF DELILAH’S HEAD GETS DRIVEN INTO THE MAT!
Deadprez: I will give Ashlynn credit that she can find ways out of situations that aren’t underhanded. Beneath the shallow exterior is the interior of a competitor. Ashlynn brings Delilah back to her feet before DRIVING HER BACK DOWN WITH A DDT!
Eve: Now Ashlynn is changing up her attack and is climbing up to the top rope. She is waiting for Delilah to get back to her feet before she flies. Delilah is slowly getting back to her feet after that DDT.
Gavin Kirkland: And she has no idea what awaits her. Delilah is back to her feet and she slowly turns around AS ASHLYN JUMPS OFF THE TOP ROPE AND SNAPS OFF FOR THE HURRICANRANA–
Deadprez: DELILAH CAUGHT HER! DELILAH IS USING AMAZING POWER AS SHE MUSCLES ASHLYNN BACK UP BEFORE WALKING TO THE CENTER OF THE RING AND COUNTERING WITH A SITOUT POWERBOMB! HIGH IMPACT!
Gavin Kirkland: OH NO! OH NO! OH NO! That looked like a dangerous powerbomb! That could have injured poor Ashlynn as Delilah stacks her up for the cover!
ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOO!
THHHHHRRRREEEEEEE!
Eve: ASHLYNN KICKS OUT AT TWO!! She looked like she was knocked out cold from that powerbomb, but she finds the energy to somehow kick out. Now we can see that Veena has quickly changed after watching Ashlynn kick out.
Gavin Kirkland: OH YEAH!! THAT’S MY GIRL, ASHLYNN! I KNEW YOU STILL HAD IT IN YOU! Ashlynn is still in this match. WOOO! But that isn’t stopping that brute Delilah from bringing Ashlyn to her feet and whipping her to the ropes!
Deadprez: Ashlynn comes back AND HITS HER IN THE FACE WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK! Ashlynn goes back to the mat and that isn’t stopping Delilah. Delilah rolls Ashlynn onto her back BEFORE DELIVERING A DOUBLE FOOT STOMP!
Eve: Delilah is certainly building up that momentum as Veena is trying to will Ashlynn on in this match as Delilah once again brings Ashlynn back to her feet. Delilah whips Ashlynn to the ropes–
Deadprez: AND ASHLYNN MANAGES TO COUNTER AND SEND DELILAH TO THE ROPES, BUT DELILAH SPRINGS UP AND GOES BACK! DELILAH FOR HER SPRINGBOARD CUTTER–
Eve: BUT ASHLYNN QUINN OUT OF NOWHERE WITH A SUPERKICK TO THE BACK OF HER HEAD! HOLY CRAP! WHAT A COUNTER! DELILAH JUST CRUMPLES DOWN TO THE MAT LIKE A STONE AS ASHLYNN GOES FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEE!
Gavin Kirkland: HOW THE HELL DID DELILAH KICK OUT? THAT MUST HAVE BEEN A SLOW COUNT BY THE REFEREE, BUT THAT ISN’T STOPPING ASHLYN AS SHE GOES FOR ANOTHER COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHHHHRRREEEEEE!
Deadprez: AND DELILAH ROSE KICKS OUT AGAIN AT TWO! Ashlynn is looking a little frustrated that Delilah kicked out again, so she goes for another cover AND SHE HOOKS BOTH LEGS RIGHT NOW!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEE!
Gavin Kirkland: AND DELILAH POWERS OUT A THIRD TIME! OH NO! My girl Ashlynn has had enough of this crap, and she is screaming bloody murder in the center of the ring.
Eve: We all see exactly what she’s doing. She is doing more than just screaming. She is throwing a temper tantrum and a hissy fit because she hasn’t won the match. NOW ASHLYNN IS GETTING IN THE REFEREE’S FACE! SHE IS TELLING THEM THAT THEY WERE COUNTING TOO SLOW!
Gavin Kirkland: The referee was counting too slow, Eve. If they would have counted a little faster like they are supposed to do, this match would be over right now and Ashlynn would be the winner. Biased officiating if I have ever seen.
Deadprez: Biased officiating, my ass, dawg! The referee has been calling this match right down the middle the entire time. Not the referee’s fault that Ashlynn is entitled. But Ashlynn is staying on Delilah as she brings her back to her feet. Again, by the hair.
Eve: The referee is telling Ashlynn that she is pushing her luck with the hair pulling as she lets Delilah go and hit the ropes. Ashlynn comes back and jumps in the air AS SHE LOOKS FOR A JUMPING DDT–
Deadprez: BUT DELILAH CAUGHT HER AGAIN! MORE POWER BEING SHOWN BY DELILAH ROSE AS SHE GETS HER IN THE SLAM POSITION BEFORE THROWING HER BACK WITH THE FALLAWAY SLAM!
Eve: NOT ONLY A FALLAWAY SLAM! SHE KEPT HOLD OF ASHLYNN AND ADDED A MOONSAULT AS WELL!! DOUBLE IMPACT FROM THE FINAL BOSS AS DELILAH HOOKS THE LEG FOR THE COVER OFF THE “SUN KILLER”!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOO!
THHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEE!
Gavin Kirkland: AND ASHLYNN QUINN ONCE AGAIN KICKS OUT! I KNEW THAT SHE WOULDN’T LET THIS KEEP HER DOWN! ASHLYNN HAS LEARNED SO MUCH FROM BEING UNDER VEENA ADAM’S LEARNING TREE!
Deadprez: Oh, will you stop it, Gavin. This has been an incredible match so far and I have been impressed with the intensity and drive that both these women have shown in this match.
Gavin Kirkland: Yeah yeah. They are both amazing fighters. Delilah has been doing good, but you can’t deny that Ashlynn has been shining. Especially with all the training and learning she has done from my girl Veena.
Eve: We get what you mean, Gavin, and your appreciation of Veena Adams. But sometimes it’s better to keep it to yourself, especially during an amazing match like this. But Deliliah is still in control of this match.
Gavin Kirkland: Yeah, I see that Delilah is still in control of this match as she drags Ashlynn back to her feet and whips her to the corner. Delilah quickly follows up WITH A SHOTGUN DROPKICK RIGHT TO THE CHEST! DON’T DO THAT!
Deadprez: Ashlynn certainly felt that one, but Ashlynn does manage to keep her balance by holding onto the top rope. Delilah quickly follows up with the face lock on Ashlynn before lifting her up and setting her feet on the top rope.
Eve: Delilah changes her position, and this looks to be very dangerous! DELILAH IS SETTING UP FOR THE TOWER OF LONDON CUTTER! THIS COULD BE A MATCH ENDER RIGHT HERE IF SHE HITS IT! TOWER OF LONDON ON THE WAY–
Deadprez: WHOA!! WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT? ASHLYNN DID A HANDSTAND AT THE VERY LAST SECOND AND BLOCKED THE TOWER OF LONDON! VERY INNOVATIVE COUNTER FROM THE BOUJEE ONE!
Gavin Kirkland: LOOK AT ASHLYNN GO! Now Ashlynn hits the ropes and as she comes back, ASHLYNN AVOIDS THE SUPERKICK ATTEMPT FROM DELILAH AS ASHLYNN JUMPS ONTO THE ROPES!
Eve: ASHLYNN GOING FOR “BAD AND BOUJEE” SPRINGBOARD CUTTER, BUT DELILAH ROSE OUT OF NOWHERE PUSHES ASHLYNN OFF THE ROPES AND OUTSIDE THE RING AND ASHLYNN CRASHES TO THE FLOOR!
Gavin Kirkland: HOW RUDE COULD DELILAH BE? THAT WAS COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY! At least Ashlynn is starting to make it back to her feet, but what in the world does Delilah think she’s doing? Delilah hits the far ropes AND RUNS FULL SPEED BACK TO ASHLYNN–
Deadprez: DELILAH FLIES OVER THE TOP ROPE AND A TOPE CON HILO BY DELILAH ROSE AND SHE SENDS ASHLYNN CRASHING TO THE FLOOR ONCE MORE! DELILAH IS LIKE A HOUSE OF FIRE HERE RIGHT NOW!
Eve: DELILAH BRINGS ASHLYNN BACK TO HER FEET AND JUST THROWS HER BACK INTO THE RING! NOW DELILAH IS STARTING TO GET BACK INTO THE RING IN THE HOPES OF FINISHING THE MATCH OFF–
Deadprez: BUT VEENA ADAMS CUTS HER OFF WITH A SPEAR! ASHLYNN HAD THE REFEREE DISTRACTED SO THEY DIDN’T SEE WHAT JUST HAPPENED! NOW THE REFEREE IS FOCUSED BACK ON THE MATCH AND CATCHES DELILAH OUTSIDE THE RING AND THEY START A COUNT!
ONE! TWO! THREE!
FOUR! FIVE! SIX!
SEVEN! EIGHT!
NINE!
TEN!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(The referee calls for the bell as they rush over to Gina Romano and tell her the final decision of the match.)
Gina Romano: Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of this match as a result of a COUNT OUT… ASHLYNN QUINN!
(‘Dance The Night’ starts playing again as the crowd boos Ashlynn as her hand is raised by the referee before Veena shoves the referee out of the way and she raises Ashlynn’s arm in victory before they leave the ring.)
Deadprez: Well there’s no other way to say it. After an amazing match between these two competitors, Ashlynn Quinn manages to find a way to steal the match with a countout victory.
Eve: You can thank Veena Adams for that. She ran interference at the perfect time when Ashlynn had the referee distracted and took Delilah out long enough so she couldn’t answer the ten count.
Gavin Kirkland: WOOOOOOOO! I knew that Ashlynn was going to win this match. With a bestie like Veena, there was never a doubt as to the conclusion of this match. Oh baby!
(Delilah is getting checked on and helped back to her feet, but a look of anger quickly comes across her face and she just SHOVES the referee away and knocks them down.)
Eve: What the hell is that? Delilah just shoved the referee down and that could cost her a little money assaulting an official.
Deadprez: I know she is frustrated with losing the match the way she did, but this is taking frustration a little too far. The referee was knocked down AND DELILAH HAS A STEEL CHAIR!
Gavin Kirkland: I think she needs to calm down. I see no shame in losing to Ashlynn because Ashlyn is such a dominant force. BUT THIS CRAZY WOMAN HAS JUST TOSSED THE STEEL CHAIR UP THE ENTRANCE RAMP! SHE ALMOST HIT VEENA AND ASHLYNN WITH THAT!
Eve: Not just that, Delilah is going back to the ring AND SHE IS KNOCKING THE RING STEPS DOWN! DELILAH ROSE HAS LOST IT!!
Gavin Kirkland: Now this nutcase has grabbed another steel chair AND SHE IS JUST SMASHING ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING SHE CAN AS SHE CONTINUES TO DENT THAT STEEL CHAIR!
Deadprez: Delilah is tearing apart the ringside area as we see reinforcements coming down to try and calm Delilah down, whether you like it or not, Ashlynn Quinn is leaving Showdown as a winner and we offer her our congratulations for the win.
(The final shot shows Veena and Ashlynn laughing and celebrating Ashlynn’s win at the top of the entrance ramp while extra referees come down and try to calm down Delilah as the camera cuts elsewhere.)
[SCREEN BAR – EARLIER TODAY]
(We see Mikeala Street Mikaela Street sitting down backstage with none other than Daryl Kinkade.)
Mikaela Street: Hello EAW Faithful! I am Mikaela Street and right now I’m with none other than Daryl Kinkade after an incredible Midsummer Massacre!
(The camera pans to show a less than thrilled Daryl Kinkade.)
Mikaela Street: OMG! Thank you so much for joining me, Daryl… I know you are like totally pissed right now, but how are you feeling after Midsummer Massacre?
Daryl Kinkade: Really? I’ve just been screwed out of one of, if not the biggest match of my career and you want to ask me how I’m feeling? I’ll reluctantly give credit where it’s due, Adam put up one hell of a fight, but I had him beat. I had him done on more than one occasion. You should be sat there interviewing me as the new Answers World Champion, not asking me how I feel. I had the title in my grasp, I was that close, literally a fingertip away from it. I could taste it…and I was robbed. Believe it or not, I’m not angry at Adam, what happened wasn’t his fault and if he’d beat me clean then I’d possibly be less angry than I am right now, but to lose because of an officials fuck up? To come that close and lose because and official drops Adam’s unconscious hand onto the bottom rope? How would you feel Mikaela? How would you feel if you got that close to something you’d worked your whole life for, only to have it snatched away from you by forces completely outside of your control? Well Mikaela, I’ll tell you how it makes you feel, it leaves me feeling…
(Daryl imitates Mikaela, which she doesn’t find very amusing.)
Daryl Kinkade: Like totally pissed right now…
(She tries to be a little more sensitive now in asking her questions.)
Mikaela Street: There are a lot of people that think you will have Championship gold around your waist soon, what do you say to them?
Daryl Kinkade: I have two things to say to them. One, stop stating the bleeding obvious. Of course I’m going to have gold around my waist soon! What are they going to predict next? That if you go outside when it rains, you’ll get wet? If the sun goes down, it gets dark? The second thing I have to say to all those new admirers of mine who predict that I’ll soon be holding gold, is fuck off. Fuck. Right. Off. Everyone who says that is doing nothing more than jumping on the bandwagon. Where was their support when I was struggling on Voltage last season? Where was this little group of people when not a single person predicted I would even be able to compete with Adam, let alone come within a whisker of taking the title from him? The same place they were when I faced Rex at Pain for Pride. They were nowhere. But now, after my performance at Midsummer Massacre, now everyone wants to jump on the Kinkade train so when I’m holding gold again they can say that they predicted it. That’s all it is. It’s not support for me, it’s a certain little group of “experts” trying to future proof themselves by hitching themselves to my name just in case I win something down the line.
(Mikaela nods before asking the next question.)
Mikaela Street: Adam Lucas was able to scrape by, but Kennedy Street is a woman that is not about giving others another try, what would you do differently?
Daryl Kinkade: Honestly, I wouldn’t do anything different. I have no need to. I had that match won and it was only the carelessness, stupidity or down right bias of a match official that cost me that match. I know I can beat Adam Lucas. Adam knows I can beat him, even if he won’t admit to it. The rest of the world knows I can beat him. So tell me Mikaela, why on earth would I want to do anything different? I can’t force the match officials to do their job better, can I? But for the sake of this interview and to stop you making those puppy dog eyes at me because I’m being mean, if I had to do anything different, then I’d make sure I didn’t give Adam that chance again. For all my complaining at the ref, at the end of the day I gave Adam the chance to get close enough to the ropes for that corrupt official to drop his hand on it. Next time, the hold gets locked tighter and in the middle of the ring. Next time I don’t give Adam even the slightest chance to escape me. Next time I make sure there is no doubt in anyone’s minds that I’m the one who deserves to be the Answers World champion.
Mikaela Street: With the landscape of Showdown now, what is next for Daryl Kinkade?
Daryl Kinkade: What’s next for me? That’s the million-dollar question isn’t it. What do I do now? What direction do I take? Do I do the usual Daryl thing that everyone expects me to and slink off to my own pity party and spend the next few weeks wallowing in my own despair and then pop up again as if nothing has happened? Do I decide this new demeanor isn’t working, so go back to my lighthearted ways and at least get the love of the fans back? Do I try and form a new tag team and recapture the good days I once had with Charlie? No, what I do now, is to continue on this path. I continue being a cocky, confident prick and I continue to win. I continue to put myself in positions where I can’t be denied, and I start to rack up the titles and accolades. I’ve walked onto Showdown and made it mine. There’s not a single person on this brand, or any brand, who can stand toe to toe with me in a fair fight, even the so-called champ needed extra help to beat me. So, starting next week with whichever unlucky sod gets to step in the ring with me, I’m going to plough through everyone on Showdown until I’m face to face with Adam again.
(Again, Mikaela nods before she asks the final question.)
Mikaela Street: Any final words?
Daryl Kinkade: Adam, make the most of your time with that title, because I promise you, I will get my rematch and I’m the one who’s going to take it from you Bruv. Everyone else on the Showdown roster, do yourselves a favor and don’t get in my way.
(Mikaela turns to the camera.)
Mikaela Street: There you have it! Daryl Kinkade with a stark warning for the rest of the roster and he really does mean it. For now, this is Mikaela Street…. XOXO!
(She waves as the scene transitions into Kennedy Street’s office.)
(Showdown quickly faded to backstage and towards the office of Kennedy Street who was surprisingly in a good mood, she was talking and showing a few pictures to AJAX who was standing there by her side with his arms crossed like a statue while he glanced a few times to what Kennedy was showing to him on her phone.)
Kennedy Street: Oh yes, this one was a special one, I went to Russia once for a special match I had there, the snow falling here behind me in this picture was such a pretty scenery, and this one when I was in France on top of the Eiffel Tower, I felt like I was Queen in the World in that kind of pose, and oh, oh, here in my vacation in CANCUN! Oh honey, the beach was hot but Kennie was hotter!
(Kennedy laughed to herself at the bad joke as it seems her and AJAX were bonding pretty well, bonding in the way that Kennedy could say whatever she wanted and AJAX would simply have to deal with it and stand there silently since it was his job. Finally though, the door to Kennedy’s office slowly opened as Heidi Huxley with an Ipad in her hand quickly entered inside and cleared her throat.)
Heidi Huxley: Kennedy, are you busy right now?
(Kennedy quickly turned over and stopped showing AJAX pictures as she nodded with a confident smile to Heidi.)
Kennedy Street: Oh! Not at all Heidi honey, sorry, I was bonding here with AJAX, I couldn’t have picked a better bodyguard because genuinely, look how charismatic he is!
(AJAX stays completely still and looks into the distance without saying anything. Heidi blinks confused for a moment before speaking up.)
Heidi Huxley: Uhhh, yes, indeed. Well, I am here to let you know some good news, Midsummer Massacre did incredibly well, the event was completely sold out of course, millions of people watched in Disney+ and feedback on social media has been very positive, a great success if I do say so myself!
Kennedy Street: Oh yes, that is wonderful! It makes Kennie very happy hearing those kinds of news, we really set the table for the rest of the brands to follow after that, and I have some great plans for what we can do after for the rest of the season, but our next stop is Territorial Invasion, my first one and with me in charge, Kennie will give her absolute all so that this year Showdown isn’t ridiculed like past years, and as for where we can host Showdown the next few weeks, I was thinking of many different avenues we can go through-
???: KENNEDYYYYYYY!
(Suddenly, someone shouts Kennedy’s name very loudly as Heidi and Kennedy turn to the open door confused before the mysterious voice is revealed to be none other than ARIA! She made her way inside in a sudden rush and in a rare time, she seemed pretty upset since she had an incredibly angry expression on her face and as ARIA entered, Kennedy’s confused expression turned into one that was calm and confident as usual.)
Kennedy Street: Ah, Aria! First time meeting you face to face in my office, it is a pleasure-
ARIA: We can leave the pleasantries for another time when I am in a better mood, Kennedy, I am here for business because genuinely, what the heck was that in my match at Midsummer Massacre? As always, just when I was close to finishing Kelton away, Londyn jumped in and distracted me to cost me my match! That cheap tactic turned the whole balance of the match against me when I was so close to winning!
Kennedy Street: Hmmm…Kennie sees, I can understand that point of yours, Aria, but that is practically out of my hands, maybe you should talk to the referee of the match-
ARIA: And let me guess, just like you told to Usagi, the referee’s decision is final, and that is how the cookie crumbles and all of that, honestly, I am not even sure why I asked since I was expecting that answer, so now that I am here…I got another question and I want to hear it from YOU yourself…why did you separate the Ice Aces in the draft?
(Kennedy’s eyes widen slightly and looks a little shocked when hearing that question from ARIA as that shocked expression slowly turns back into a calm and normal one.)
Kennedy Street: Hmmm…didn’t Usagi already tell you what I said?
ARIA: I want to hear it right from the horse’s mouth when I am here.
Kennedy Street: Horse!?! Me, NEVER! …Interesting. Well, Kennie will tell you what I have already told to Usagi, yes, all of you are great commodities together and in singles, but when it comes to singles the two of you, ARIA and Usagi just shine a lot more there, you are a former Specialists Champion and very talented and incredible wrestler, and Usagi just needs the right push and step to be able to show that untapped potential she hasn’t been able to reach yet, but Ayu? She is talented herself but…she is clearly the weak link. The whole trio of the Ice Aces was fun, all of you were able to reach the heart of the fans and get them to believe in you every step of the way but it is clear the group wasn’t able to reach the heights it could because of one person, and what did Kennie do? I brought the actual members of the Ice Aces who are worth a spot in my show in the draft. You are better off your own, and you are just more valuable as a singles wrestler.
ARIA: You really think I am going to buy that, Kennedy? In fact, I am going to say you are wrong, what is exactly wrong with Ayu, huh? Is it because she loses more matches than usual? Is it because she loses more opportunities than normal? Because I was in the same exact situation as Ayu when I started out wrestling, I never won a singles match through various years and you know what happened? I came back from all of that and became a champion, so if I could do that, then so can Ayu, for you didn’t even give her a CHANCE to prove herself here and just threw her away to the side, did you not even think of the consequences of doing that? We are wrestlers who travel across the globe 24/7 365 days of the year and both Ayu and Usagi were able to see each other every day because they were together, and now? They will have a lot less time to even talk or see each other because they are on different shows, and now because of all of that, Usagi feels terrible, she feels bad for not being able to do anything to fix it and that is just not fair to me or to her.
Kennedy Street: Oh, come on, honey, boo hoo! Deal with it! You think that hasn’t happened to me a few times when I was a full-time wrestler, having to be away like that from my family? They can still message each other, they can still call each other, it is just over exaggeration as always, believe me, after a few weeks she will be just fine by herself, but your concerns are “duly noted”.
ARIA: …Pftt…whatever, I don’t even know why I came here in the first place.
(ARIA, still feeling angry and disappointed, put her hands on her pockets and turned around walking over to leave Kennedy’s office but it seemed that last comment from ARIA ended up getting to Kennedy as she suddenly shouted out.)
Kennedy Street: Honey, stop.
(ARIA stopped in her tracks, surprised when hearing that, and turned over as Kennedy quickly got up from her desk and looked at ARIA with a serious expression on her face.)
Kennedy Street: Listen to me clearly now because gosh, I truly don’t understand that attitude of yours and the words that you say about your beliefs just get under my skin, seriously, what else do you want Kennie to say? Toughen up, stop acting like such a scared and worried creature before an apex predator kills you and eats you whole, you know what I think a weakness of yours is? Worrying about things that you don’t have to worry about, I know it is in your nurture wanting to help people because of your life as a detective but come on, as your boss, I am not going to let someone I consider a great wrestler jeopardize my plans because she wants to prevent lambs being brought to the slaughter! Forget about Ayu! Forget about making friends! Forget about all of that Ice Aces bull-[BLEEP]! Didn’t you say you want to hold a championship once more? Don’t you want to be a champion again!? Then worry about yourself, honey! I drafted you with a high pick because I see a STAR in you, and the worst feeling Kennie can feel is having someone waste her time and make her feel absolutely disappointed, so shape up or don’t, it is your own choice!
(ARIA stared at the ground for a moment and in silence for a few seconds before she looked up at Kennedy with an expression full of anger and determination.)
ARIA: Are you even hearing the words that you are saying, Kennedy? Look at the people around you, look at Heidi, look at AJAX, look at Kelton, look at Amir, heck, the own woman that you trained and mentored, Pandora Paisley, they are doing the things that they do because of YOU. They are doing it because they believe in you and they think they are doing the right thing, so after hearing your words, do you treat those people as friends…or just pawns? The key to success being that you only have to worry about yourself is a lie, many friendships have been born here, true comradery that will last, relationships of true actual love, the only reason I met the love of my life is because I came here trying to make a dream come true! If what you say is true, then honestly, we wouldn’t even have any tag team championships in the first place. You truly want to know what makes me the star that I am? It is because I fight with all of my heart and soul for them, I do everything I do for all of them, my fans, the people that believe in me, my family…and even my friends. You want me to listen to you? Fine, I’ll contemplate the words that you said, but in exchange…you should contemplate what I said to you too.
(ARIA then turned around once more, walked out of Kennedy’s office and slammed the door shut behind her.)
(Kennedy slowly sat down and put her hands together as she let out a sigh, she was going to turn over to AJAX and Heidi, but she heard the door open once more and she turned around.)
Kennedy Street: Alright Aria, what else do you want to talk about-
(Kennedy stopped in her tracks and her eyes widened in shock as she saw that it wasn’t ARIA again, it was Scott Diamond standing in the doorway as he stared straight at her, he did not look happy. He began making his way inside and Kennedy quickly jumped out of her desk as she ran behind AJAX and hid behind him.)
Kennedy Street: AJAX…Mr. Diamond is a very angry man, stand in front of me honey!
(Scott Diamond stopped in his tracks and stared at AJAX in front of him, he had a serious expression on his face but in a few seconds, it slowly turned into a smile and he turned around as he ended up walking out of the office as well. Kennedy then peeks her head out from behind AJAX feeling very confused.)
Kennedy Street: What the [BLEEP] was that all about?
(Kennedy turns to Heidi and she shrugs confused as well as in that shot Showdown quickly fades away to ringside.)
(‘Red Criminal’ by The ORAL CIGARETTES begins to play through the speakers of the arena. The crowd boos as Komatsu Ogawa, donning his evil smile walks out from the back. Yoshiaki Tanaka is standing next to him as the two of them begin to make their way down the ramp.)
Gina Romano: THE FOLLOWING MATCH IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!!!!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!!!!
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING FIRST…BEING ACCOMPANIED TO THE RING BY YOSHIAKI TANAKA….FROM KABUKICHO, TOKYO, JAPAN…WEIGHING IN 232 POUNDS… HE IS ‘IMPERIUS REX’…KOMATSU OGAWA!!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: Here’s a man with a smile that I would not be looking across from inside the ring. Like, it’s one that you see in horror movies, but Komatsu would love to make PJ Hendrx’s wonderful return into an absolute thing from horror movies. Now, he’s one of the few free agents in this company to not have been assorted to a brand, so he is someone that is taking advantage of this whole roaming into different brands.
Eve: He could find himself in the situation of Major Michael Scott Connor and get himself into a brand, but I don’t think that Komatsu Ogawa cares where he is, but the hell that he creates.
Deadprez: Now, PJ Hendrx was not given the usual opponent – he was given Komatsu Ogawa which is the last person I’d want to share the ring with. But, Komatsu has a huge opportunity to impress and turn his luck around!
(‘Exhibit C’ by Jay Electronica begins to play as PJ Hendrx walks out with all of his swagger and confidence as he makes his way down the ramp. The crowd is showing this man some love as he is soaking it all in.)
Gina Romano: INTRODUCING HIS OPPONENT…FROM CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA…WEIGHING IN 195 POUNDS…HE IS ‘PHANTOM’…PJ HENDRX!!!!!!!!!
Gavin Kirkland: PJ Hendrx looking like a man who didn’t get attacked in a parking lot. He’s feeling himself and the music as he’s coming down the ramp. No one would have expected for this man to be attacked by The Devolution and left off the card.
Eve: PJ Hendrx’s first match this season? Is that what I am getting? Well, the fans are going to be in for a treat about this man from Charlotte. He was the former Interwire Champion who took that championship from The Devolution’s, Amir Yusuf and it being the catalyst for him finding himself on Showdown. But, technical, highflying – this man is amazing!
Deadprez: I back up that claim, Eve. You’re all going to be in a treat for this man in a matter of moments. I’m so excited, let’s begin things off!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Gavin Kirkland: PJ Hendrx charges right after Komatsu Ogawa! BUT, KOMATSU CATCHES THE FIST OF PJ AND SHOVES HIM BACK! BUT, THAT DOES NOT STOP PJ FROM RUSHING FORWARD, LOOKING TO HIT KOMATSU WITH A CLOTHESLINE, BUT THAT FREAK OF NATURE, KOMATSU JUST REMAINS STILL! BUT, PJ CONNECTS WITH A PUNCH, LOOKING TO TAKE BACK KOMATSU! BUT KOMATSU GRABS PJ BEFORE PLACING HIS HAND ON THE TOP OF PJ’S HEAD AND SHOVING HIM BACK! PJ rolls back to his feet! He goes charging after ‘Imperius Rex’ — but Komatsu stops PJ in his tracks with a shoulder block! PJ is taken down! But, Komatsu picks up PJ by the shoulders and throws him back to one of the corners! Komatsu goes for a huge chop to the chest of PJ, but PJ manages to get himself out of the way as Komatsu chops the turnbuckle in the process!
Eve: Komatsu Ogawa turns himself around as PJ Hendrx looks to connect with a dropkick, but it’s not enough to take the giant down! He connects with another dropkick as that sends Komatsu to the corner! Now, we see that PJ connects with some frantic punches, hoping that he can keep Komatsu down a bit longer! He then goes from punches to stomps, looking to keep Komatsu to the ground as the referee tries to pull PJ away from Komatsu! PJ holds his hands up in defense, allowing for Komatsu to get a bit of wiggle room! Slowly, we see Komatsu getting back to his feet, but PJ manages to grab Komatsu before taking him down with a tornado DDT! But like that, Komatsu is slowly getting back to his feet as PJ quickly follows that up with a spinning heel kick as he takes the taller Elitist down! PJ with the cover!
OOOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
Deadprez: Komatsu Ogawa with a kick out! It’s still so early for this match up! PJ Hendrx gets himself to his feet as he runs the ropes before launching himself off of them, looking to connect with the running clothesline, BUT KOMATSU MANAGES TO GRAB ONTO PJ, WHO IS IN A CLOTHESLINE POSITION BEFORE RISING BACK TO HIS FEET! HE HAS PJ IN HIS POSSESSION AS KOMATSU PICKS PJ UP FOR A VERTICAL SUPLEX BEFORE DROPPING HIM TO HIS KNEES FOR A DOUBLE KNEE BACKBREAKER! NOW, THAT WAS AN IMPRESSIVE WAY TO FIND HIMSELF BACK INTO THIS MATCH! KOMATSU FINDS HIMSELF TO HIS FEET AS HE GRABS PJ BY HIS HAIR AND THROWS HIM ACROSS THE RING! PJ gets flung across the ring as he tries to back himself to the corner, but Komatsu charges right after the former Interwire Champion, connecting with a yakuza kick at the corner! PJ gets caught by that kick as he goes stumbling forward! Komatsu catches him and follows that up with a harai-goroshi judo throw as PJ finds himself in a seated position!
Gavin Kirkland: Komatsu Ogawa gets behind PJ Hendrx, bell clapping PJ’s ears before picking him up by the waist! Komatsu takes him back with a German suplex! But, look at this, Eve and DP! Komatsu still has possession of PJ’s waist! Komatsu adjusts the way that he is grasping onto PJ and takes him back with a dragon suplex! Once more, Komastu grabs PJ as he looks to complete this trifecta of suplexes by taking him back with a tiger suplex, but he adds on a beautiful bridge! Perfect position for a pin fall attempt!
OOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
TTT—
Eve: A kick out from ‘The Phantom’ as Komatsu Ogawa continues with inflicting as much pain on PJ Hendrx as possible! He gets PJ into position, a belly-to-back position before taking him down with a wheelbarrow facebuster — NO! PJ USES HIS TWO HANDS TO STOP HIMSELF FROM CRASHING DOWN AGAINST THE MAT! HE USES HIS HANDS TO PRESS DOWN AGAINST THE MAT, USING THAT MOMENTUM TO SPRING HIMSELF BACK UP AND GO FOR A ROLL UP ON THE BIGGER ELITIST! IS PJ GOING TO SNEAK AWAY WITH A VICTORY HERE?!?!
OOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
TTTWWWWWW—
Deadprez: Nope! Komatsu Ogawa manages to roll himself into position and he manages to regain possession on PJ Hendrx! Komatsu connects with a spinning piledriver as PJ lands on the top of his skull! That was quite a counter there! We are going to be seeing some big moves from the so-called ‘Free Agent’ in EAW! If he wants a brand to pick him up, he needs to make a hell of an impression to any General Manager or Commissioner who might be looking at this match! But, it seems like Komatsu is not going for a pin fall attempt here and that’s strange, but we’ll see what he has underneath his sleeve! It seems like he is getting PJ in a powerbomb position, but he’s not going for a powerbomb here! Instead, he is looking towards the corner across from him as he charges at the corner with PJ in position and throws him there for a turnbuckle powerbomb!
Gavin Kirkland: PJ Hendrx does his best to catch himself, but he collapses down to the corner! Komatsu Ogawa does not give ‘The Phantom’ any time to process the situation that he’s experiencing at the moment! Komatsu charges right after PJ, connected with a running body splash that causes PJ to stumble forward! Komatsu stops PJ with a kick to the rib before pulling him closer and connecting with a lifting double underhook DDT! Komatsu goes for the cover here!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TTTTTWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Eve: PJ Hendrx with a kick out! Komatsu Ogawa shakes his head, feeling like PJ should just throw in the towel here! But, this is only going to cause Ogawa to be even more brutal as this match progresses! Komatsu rises back to his feet as he picks up PJ and places him over his shoulder and I think that we’re going to be seeing the ‘Mesozoic Church’ — the over the shoulder back-to-belly piledriver! But, PJ manages to escape behind Komatsu and falls down! Right there was probably going to be the beginning of the end for PJ Hendrx in this match! Komatsu turns around to retrieve PJ, BUT PJ CONNECTS WITH A PELE KICK AS THAT SEEMS TO STAGGER BACK KOMATSU! BUT, KOMATSU MANAGES TO KEEP HIS BALANCE! BUT, PJ FOLLOWS THAT UP WITH A SUPERKICK AND QUICKLY CONNECTS WITH A GAMENGIRI AS THAT TAKES THE BIGGER ELITIST TO HIS BACK! NOW, THAT GAMENGIRI SOUNDED AWFUL FROM HERE!
Deadprez: PJ Hendrx jumps at Komatsu Ogawa as he goes for the the tilt-a-whirl, but it seems like Komatsu is going to use PJ’s momentum against him, but PJ manages to reclaim his momentum before taking Komatsu down with a tilt-a-whirl DDT! PJ is starting to cook right here as he tries to get himself up to his feet and it seems like he might be going for the top turnbuckle! NOW, THIS MIGHT BE THE BEST APPROACH FOR SOMEONE LIKE PJ — PUT A STOP TO SOMEONE LIKE KOMATSU OGAWA BEFORE HE BECOMES A BIGGER PROBLEM. WE HAVE SEEN PJ ATTEMPT THIS MOVE AS HE LOOKS DOWN AT KOMATSU BEFORE — ‘CATCH YOUR BREATH’ — THE PHOENIX SPLASH TO ‘IMPERIUS REX!’
Gavin Kirkland: But, Komatsu Ogawa rolls himself out of the way as PJ Hendrx manages to roll himself instead of colliding with the harsh mat! He rolls himself back to his feet as Komatsu tries to get the element of surprise to be on his side by connecting with a spinning back elbow smash! BUT, PJ MANAGES TO DUCK THE MOVE BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A BACK KICK TO THE BACK OF KOMATSU’S LEG AS THAT SEEMS TO CATCH HIM OFF GUARD! WITH THAT, PJ TRIES TO PLACE KOMATSU IN POSITION FOR THE ‘HURRICANE’ MOVE — AN INVERTED DEATH VALLEY DRIVER, BUT KOMATSU SLIDES OFF THE BACK OF THE FORMER INTERWIRE CHAMPION! HE HAS A GRASP ON THE WRIST OF PJ AS HE TURNS HIM AROUND AND PULLS HIM CLOSER, CONNECTING WITH SOME SORT OF RIPCORD YAKUZA KICK AS THAT TAKES PJ DOWN, BUT KOMATSU STILL HAS A GRASP ON PJ’S WRIST BEFORE FOLLOWING THAT UP WITH A SAMOAN DROP!
Eve: Now, Komatsu Ogawa is turning this match back into his favor! He gets PJ Hendrx before throwing him through the middle rope as he sends him to the outside! Oh god, ring side is somewhere that Komatsu could be quite dangerous at! BUT, KOMATSU SPRINGBOARDS HIMSELF OVER THE ROPES! FOSBURY FLOP TO PJ HENDRX ON THE OUTSIDE! The height of that move on someone like Komatsu! PJ did his best to catch Komatsu, but it was no luck! Komatsu finds himself up to his feet as he seems to be quite confident! He grabs PJ Hendrx up before getting possession of his wrist and he looks to throw him into the steel steps!
Deadprez: BUT, PJ HENDRX MANAGES TO CATCH HIMSELF, STEP ON THE STEEL STEPS BEFORE BACKFLIPPING OFF OF THEM! KOMATSU OGAWA CATCHES HIMSELF BEFORE COLLIDING WITH THOSE STEEL STEPS! IT SEEMED LIKE HE WANTED TO RAM HIS KNEE ON PJ AND ADD ONTO THE PAIN, BUT PJ MANAGED TO OUTDO THE BIGGER ELITIST IN THIS SITUATION! BUT, LOOK! PJ IS ON THE APRON AS HE JUMPS ON THE APRON AS HE CONNECTS WITH SOME SORT OF BULLDOG AND SLAMS KOMATSU FACE FIRST ON TOP OF THE STEEL STEPS! Now, that is crazy! PJ managed to turn the tables here as he tried to roll Komatsu back inside the ring! But, since Komatsu is a bigger Elitist, there’s a bit of struggle with trying to get him on the apron! But, PJ shoves Komatsu underneath the bottom rope! PJ JUMPS ON THE FIRST ROW OF ROPES BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A 450° SPLASH ON KOMATSU! PJ WITH THE. COVER! THIS HAS TO BE IT HERE!
OOOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
TTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
TT—
Gavin Kirkland: Komatsu Ogawa with a kick out! He is still alive in this match up! PJ Hendrx seems to be in a bit of disbelief, but he knows exactly what he is going to need to do to make sure that Komatsu stays down! He goes for the top rope once more! Now, I’m not sure if this case is going to be successful, but we’re going to see! PJ waits for Komatsu to get to his feet a bit more as he flies from the top rope, onto the shoulders of Komatsu to connect with a top rope poisionrana! Then, PJ rushes back to his feet, looking to go for a running bicycle kick, BUT KOMATSU STOPS PJ IN HIS TRACKS WITH A ROLLING ELBOW SMASH TO THE FACE OF THE FORMER INTERWIRE CHAMPION! AND THEN, KOMATSU PICKS UP PJ AS HE TAKES A STEP BACK BEFORE RUNNING AFTER HIM, CONNECTING A JUMPING GUILLOTINE CHOKE ROLLED INTO A CRADLE HOLD! THAT WAS INNOVATIVE HERE, BUT IS IT GOING TO BE ENOUGH TO KEEP PJ DOWN!
OOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
TTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
TT—
Eve: No! PJ Hendrx with a kick out! But, Komatsu Ogawa does not give PJ time to adjust the situation as he rolls PJ onto his stomach and it seems like he might be going for the omoplata arm bar on PJ! PJ is trying to scramble out of this move as he quickly gets a foot underneath the bottom rope! Komatsu releases the hold, making sure that he gives PJ a bit of security to know that he won’t be going for the submission hold again! BUT, HE YANKS PJ AWAY FROM THE ROPES AS HE GOES FOR THE ‘TRIASSIC BREAKER’ — THE GUT WRENCH POWERBOMB INTO A DOUBLE KNEE BACKBREAKER! NOW, YOU CAN SEE THAT KOMATSU IS BEGINNING TO FEEL HIS MOST CONFIDENT! HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT HE IS GOING TO NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT HE PUTS AWAY PJ HENDRX IN HIS FIRST MATCH BACK AFTER BEING ATTACKED BY THE DEVOLUTION AND LEAVING HIM OFF THE MIDSUMMER MASSACRE MATCH CARD!
Deadprez: It seems like we’re going from ‘Triassic Breaker’ to ‘Jurassic Terror’ as Komatsu Ogawa gets PJ Hendrx in a hammerlock position! Now, this move is a spinning hammerlock tombstone piledriver! This move can be quite brutal, guys! Komatsu gets PJ up for the piledriver, but look at this! PJ MANAGES TO DROP BEHIND KOMATSU AND INSTEAD, HE PICKS UP KOMATSU FOR A PILEDRIVER! NO! PJ MANAGES TO GET KOMATSU IN A PACKAGE POSITION BEFORE TAKING HIM DOWN WITH A PACKAGE PILEDRIVER! NOW, HE’S LOOKING TO END THIS MATCH! HE KNOWS THAT SOMEONE LIKE KOMATSU IS GOING TO REFUSE TO STAY DOWN FOR THE LONG HAUL! PJ IS GOING FOR THAT TOP ROPE! HE HAS HIS EYES SET ON KOMATSU WHO IS SLOWLY FINDING HIS WAY BACK TO HIS FEET! ‘FINAL FLASH’ ONCE MORE FROM PJ! BUT, KOMATSU DROPS PJ DOWN WITH A POWERBOMB!
(Komatsu Ogawa is looking at his manager, Yoshiaki Tanaka, who makes the crushing gesture with his hands and that’s more than enough for Komatsu to know what he needs to do next.)
Gavin Kirkland: Komatsu Ogawa is looking for the seated guillotine choke/ kimura lock combination on ‘The Phantom’ and I don’t think that PJ Hendrx is going to get himself out of this predicament! I think that Komatsu is more than focused on crushing PJ like a twig! But, look at this, PJ is refusing to die! PJ will not go down without a fight! He manages to slide himself out of the submission hold as he begins to club Komatsu in the face! This catches Komatsu by surprise! PJ is slowly finding himself to his feet as looks to go back to the ropes! I think that he might try that spear out! I believe that he calls it ‘TELEKINESIS.’ But, look at Yoshiaki Tanaka! He is distracting the referee! PJ sees exactly what is going on! But, Komatsu uses the distraction to go for an eye poke to the eye of PJ before jumping for a guillotine choke, but look at this, he rolls up with a cradle hold!
OOOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
TTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
TT—
Eve: NO! PJ HENDRX MANAGES TO POWER HIMSELF OUT AT THE LAST SECOND! HE FINDS A WAY BACK TO HIS FEET AS KOMATSU OGAWA DELIVERS A KICK TO THE STOMACH AS HE TWISTS PJ IN A HAMMERLOCK POSITION! HE IS LOOKING FOR ‘JURASSIC TERROR’ ONCE MORE, BUT PJ SHOVES KOMATSU A BIT BEFORE TAKING HIM TO HIS SIDE WITH AN ENZUIGIRI! BUT, KOMATSU IS STILL FINDING THE STRENGTH TO GET BACK TO HIS FEET, BUT PJ FOLLOWS THAT UP WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK AS THAT TAKES THE BIGGER MAN BACK! BUT STILL, YOU CAN SEE THAT KOMATSU IS TRYING TO FIND THE STRENGTH TO HIS FEET AS PJ CONNECTS WITH A SLING BLADE AS IT TAKES THE BIGGER MAN DOWN! NOW, PJ KNOWS THAT HE NEEDS TO THINK OF A WAY TO END THIS MATCH! KOMATSU IS ALREADY WEAKENED, BUT STILL, HE IS TRYING TO FIND HIS WAY UP! PJ GOES FOR THE TOP ROPE AS HE WAITS FOR KOMATSU TO FACE HIM! THEN, HE FLIES OFF THE TOP ROPE TO CONNECT WITH A POSIONARANA! BUT, PJ FOLLOWS THAT UP WITH A BICYCLE KNEE STRIKE TO THE SKULL AS ‘IMPERIUS REX’ IS DOWN! ‘FINAL FLASH’ CONNECTS AS PJ WITH THE COVER!
OOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
TTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
TTTTHHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(‘Exhibit C’ by Jay Electronica plays once more as the crowd gives a pop to PJ Hendrx who gets himself to his feet.)
Gina Romano: THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH….PJ HENDRX!!!!!!!!!
Deadprez: The speed of PJ Hendrx overcomes the strength of Komatsu Ogawa in this contest! Not going to lie, but I thought that Komatsu was going to pull it off after Yoshiaki Tanaka was on the apron, distracting the referee. Komatsu, fantastic wrestler, and can be cunning as well .I’d like to see him a bit more on Showdown, but you can see more of him at Reckless Wiring in the New Breed Showcase match! Still, you all can vote for the stipulation up until Monday Night at 11:59 PM EST!
Gavin Kirkland: A little advertisement for the Dynasty peep! Gonna be a crazy show to watch! As we turn back to Showdown, I know that it must feel good for PJ Hendrx to bounce back after missing out at the Midsummer Massacre and look, what we have here?
(PJ Hendrx retrieves a microphone from the timekeeper as he takes his spot in the middle of the ring. His entrance music dies down as he needs a moment or two to catch his breathe after competing in a competitive match.)
PJ Hendrx: I think it’s safe to say that ya boy is back!
(The crowd begins to pop as PJ Hendrx has a wide smile on his face.)
PJ Hendrx: And, I’m not planning to leave anytime soon. I went into Season 17 making sure it’s as good as Season 16 was for me. I was blessed to be the Interwire Champion, but I trust it with a good man in Jay Jerry Johnson, who is gonna show everyone what a fighting champion is like. The match with MITSU was something amazing to see and it made me thrilled to step into the ring to face all of you and give you all the main event regardless of the spot of the card this match is. But, with yours truly on the show, every match I am is the best match on the show.
(The crowd applauds that graceful gesture from the former Interwire Champion.)
PJ Hendrx: I appreciate all the love from each and every one of you all, but let’s talk about the elephant in the room – or not inside this ring – The Devolution.
(The crowd proceeds to boo.)
PJ Hendrx: Now, they got in the way of starting off my Season 17 by attacking me to the point where I was sidelined. I was brutally attacked at the parking lot by Jon Kelton and as much as I wanted to go after that man, I wasn’t cleared to compete. Now, as much as I wanted to embarrass Jon in his first title defense, it wasn’t in the cards for ya boy and I’m trying to respect doctor’s orders and what not, so I was gonna sit in the sidelines and see what everyone else is cooking. Fantastic show bottom to top. Not gonna lie, I was bummed that I missed out on competing at Midsummer Massacre, but me hitting that steel chair on Jon Kelton over and over again made this whole thing worth it for me. To me, it was releasing weeks of anger of wanting to get my hands on that man for taking the first moments of this season from me. Now, I think it’s time that I take something from him. That National Elite Championship. Jon, I know that you’re in the back, listening to this and clutching for that title for dear life. I know that you are sweating at the idea of facing me for the title, but I’m here to take it. To me, it doesn’t matter if I need to go through EVERY member of The Devolution. I’ll go through the whole army. I’ll go through anyone that steps in my way. I’m back and Jon Kelton, you have something that I want….and I WILL get it.
(‘Exhibit C’ plays once again as PJ Hendrx drops the microphone before looking at the hard camera, making the title gesture on his waist.)
Eve: PJ Hendrx wants a crack at PJ Hendrx and will go through anyone to make sure that he gets this match! How will Jon Kelton even respond to that?
(The final scene shows PJ Hendrix pointing at the camera as it fades to the backstage area.)
(Showdown faded backstage towards a very stressed and angry Dr. Angelo D’Angelo walking around heading towards Chef Viz’s locker room, he was obviously not in a good mood due to the result that they had to face last week ago at Midsummer Massacre, he basically argued with all of the referees, the bellkeeper and even the announcer that night but everyone kept telling him the same thing, that Viz and Cy’s feet hit the ground at the same time. He wiped away his sweat for a moment from how angry he was and then he reached the door, opening it and entering as he looked pretty confused when he saw Chef Viz casually cooking something.)
Dr. Angelo D’Angelo: Viz, you good?
(Chef Viz turned over to Dr Angelo D’Angelo with a smile and he was in a surprisingly good mood.)
Chef Viz: Angie, my brother! Of course I am good, I am cooking some delicious chicken to eat for myself in a few minutes.
Dr. Angelo D’Angelo: How can you be so calm right now? Aren’t you seething in rage with the injustice that we suffered last week?!
Chef Viz: Oh come on Angie, I think you are greatly exaggerating, you think something so measly like the result of a tie is going to affect Chef Viz? I am Chef Viz, I have defeated so many multiple world champions that can’t even reach my shoulders, I am a Hall of Famer, I can sell water to a fish and I can sell time to a clock, I can make trash look and taste like filet mignon, you think I ain’t the greatest Angie?
Dr. Angelo D’Angelo: No, no, no, of course not Prophet! I am just…surprised you are taking this so well, you usually aren’t this calm after taking a heavy loss like that, I am very proud of you! Say, what is the name of the dish that you are cooking?
Chef Viz: Oh well, it is just called Je suis très en colère en ce moment (I am very fucking angry right now)
(Dr. Angelo D’Angelo stood there for a moment processing and standing there confused, he actually learned some french so hearing those words took him off guard, as he then slowly turned his head to look at the rest of the room and that is when he say a complete mess as furniture was flipped over and kitchen utensils were spread all around the floor almost like they were thrown around in rage as the doctor then slowly turned back to Chef Viz.)
Dr. Angelo D’Angelo: Viz…
(Chef Viz stood there for a few moments in silence as he slowly moved over, dumped the kitchen that was in the pan in the trash and then he threw the pan away into the pile of furniture as Chef Viz raised his voice, obviously angry right now.)
Chef Viz: WHAT WAS THAT BULL[BLEEP], ANGIE?! I literally had that match won, I was going to be the first man that slapped a Cyclone away with my bare hands, but no, they took that away from Chef Viz because they don’t want to see me winning. These past few months have been in short words Angie, absolute ass! First bumass Henderson, not Cy, the other one, loses us the tag team championships, then the second bumass Henderson, Cy this time, costs me the match against Scott and now when I actually fight him in a match, the result ends in a…TIE?! The result isn’t even conclusive in that way, it should have ended with me winning, Cy leaving with his tails between his legs with the bag of cash they paid him to show up and boom, profit prophet, but NO, now I didn’t win, Cy didn’t win, and now I am sure he won’t show up again because he ended up [BLEEP] off to be a mermaid on the Barbie movie!
Dr. Angelo D’Angelo: I understand your anger very well Prophet, they always try to bring down beautiful black people and screw us over like that, it is a CONSPIRACY AGAINST US, despite all of the fight that we have given over the years, they still don’t respect us god damn it, as the doctor that I am, I will keep fighting the good fight, tell me you will be my side still fighting!
Chef Viz: Ugh, another day Angie, right now Viz isn’t feeling…Viz, I thought cooking would be able to cheer me up but I am feeling under the weather I guess.
(Chef Viz let out a sigh and walked over, putting his hands on the table and looking down for a moment as Dr. Angelo D’Angelo walked over and gave him a pat on the shoulder.)
Dr. Angelo D’Angelo: Come on Viz, I know what can cheer you up…we go to the Visual Prophet Leadership Academy and we drive around donuts on the football field with our car.
Chef Viz: Oh, that would be wonderful but…it costs a lot having to refix all of the grass in the field and I spent a good chunk of my salary this month buying all of the kitchen stuff for my locker room.
Dr. Angelo D’Angelo: Alright, alright, hmmm…how about we go then to the hospital where that traitor SOSA Henderson is residing in and we throw eggs at the window of his room?
Chef Viz: We already did that 10 times the last few weeks Angie, at the 11th time, it is still pretty funny but we are wasting too many precious eggs on throwing rather than cooking.
Dr. Angelo D’Angelo: Ok then scratch everything that I have said, you know what will actually fix all of this? The two of us go together, we go directly to her office and we KICK her door down and demand her to listen to us!
Chef Viz: We can’t Angie, Kennedy got a new bodyguard and it will be hard to solely talk with her.
Angie: Come on, don’t tell me you are scared of a neanderthal looking white man!
Chef Viz: For goodness sake Angie, he’s got a condition! And no, one slam with the pan and he is out like Jose Aldo in 13 seconds. I am talking about the magical words that could come out of the man’s mouth, they even rival those of Chef Viz’s, sunglasses inside doors? That is brilliant!
(Dr Angelo D’Angelo was about to give up before Chef Viz quickly raised up his head as seemingly an idea came to his mind and turned over towards the doctor with a confident smile on his face.)
Chef Viz: But we can do something better, Angie, give me my phone right now.
(Dr Angelo D’Angelo raised an eyebrow for a moment before he walked over and grabbed Viz’s phone that was on the table and gave it to him, Chef Viz quickly got it and went into Instagram and he clicked on Kennedy Street’s profile as he went into…HER DM’S!)
Chef Viz: The 8th demand that I gave to Kennedy is that she follows me back on Instagram AND I have access to send DM’s to her and no matter what, she has to read and answer them…you know where I am going with this, right Angie?
Dr. Angelo D’Angelo: …You are an evil man Viz and I LOVE IT!
(The two of them quickly sat down on the couch and rubbed their hands together in an evil way as Chef Viz quickly opened up Kennedy’s chat and took a deep breath in and out as he got to work.)
Chef Viz: Alright, so what we want to do is make her schedule a meeting with us so we should try and keep this brief and to the point, so how about this, “Hey there, Chef Viz here, fire emoji, I want a private meeting with you, you beautiful white Angel-”
Dr Angelo D’Angelo: WOW WOW WOW WOW, STOP NOW!
Chef Viz: What? I am trying to butter her up!
Dr Angelo D’Angelo: Not again Prophet, I won’t be able to resist collapsing hearing those words coming from out of your mouth again, we need to defend our ground, we need to stand up for ourselves, start writing what I say to you, “Listen here you mayonnaise demon with overblown lips, how dare you screw over Chef Viz out of win like that? You want to play with the GOAT, the multiple time World Champion, The Wizard, The-”
Chef Viz: Wait, stop Angie…[BLEEP], I forgot that in my 9th demand I said I couldn’t call her specifically a mayonnaise demon with overblown lips specifically or else she would take away my 10th demand.
Dr Angelo D’Angelo: What?! What is your 10th demand?
Chef Viz: …Getting a collection of stainless steel pans.
Dr Angelo D’Angelo: That DAMN woman! What do we write to her then? With that setback, all of my material is basically useless!
(The two men got to thinking for a few minutes before Chef Viz ended up getting something.)
Chef Viz: You know what I am going to do Angie? I am going to write her the most emotional, impactful and earth shattering message she will ever get.
(Chef Viz then got to typing the message away with a focused look on his face and then he showed it to Dr Angelo D’Angelo as it showed a simple message on it…”We need to talk.”)
Dr Angelo D’Angelo: …That’s it?
Chef Viz: That is the thing, she expects me to be angry and send incredibly nasty DM’s after what happened but if I send her a message acting like a normal person, she will be truly shocked to the core.
Dr Angelo D’Angelo: …YOU ARE A GENIUS, VIZ!
Chef Viz: I KNOW I AM, ANGIE!
(The two men dapped eachother up and celebrated at the great idea they had, as they quickly sent the message to Kennedy, and as they waited for the response, Chef Viz got to work on cooking themselves some well deserved dinner as Showdown fades to the last commercial break of the evening.)
(The commercial break ends, as it opens up to Gina Romano ready to call the Main Event.)
Gina Romano: The Following contest is the Main Event of Showdown, and it is scheduled for ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
Gina Romano: Introducing First…. Accompanied to the ring by Pandora Paisley & Londyn Zelaya…. THE NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPION…. JON KELTON AND AMIR YUSUF…… DEVOLUTION!!!
(The lights got out and the crowd roared. The sounds of their new theme, “Devolution” by Starset start to play. One spotlight shines on Pandora Paisley, then another on Amir Yusuf and finally on Jon Kelton with Londyn, they stand in a circle, when the guitar rift and chorus of the song plays, fireworks go off. Pandora screams and sticks out her tongue, Amir raises his arms up and starts to laugh, Jon Kelton arches an eyebrow and poses with Londyn as Pandora leads the way down first, followed by Amir and then Jon Kelton with Londyn.)
Deadprez: Here is the premiere group on Showdown in the Main Event tonight, talk about a loaded Main Event, two champions, the Cash in the Vault winner and then Amir Yusuf.
Gavin Kirkland: Who is a former two time champion himself. But all eyes are on Pandora Paisley. Look at her! How beautiful she is!
Eve: Of course, you are going to point that out Gavin, but there is no doubt that Devolution is on the rise and after huge wins by all three at Midsummer Massacre, they look to continue that trend here tonight!
(Pandora leading the way and look at the expression on her face, if looks could kill! Amir Yusuf right behind her and he is soaking this all up and finally we have none other than Jon Kelton and Londyn! The members of Devolution make it to the ring, Pandora slides right in, Amir and Jon then step in, Jon WITH Londyn as they stand in the middle of the ring side by side. Jon poses with the belt; Amir spreads out his arms and Pandora gyrates before screaming as their theme fades and is replaced with “Amerika” by Rammstein. The crowd cheers as Sheridan Muller slowly walks out.)
Gina Romano: The opponents…. First from Germany! She is the Cash in the Vault winner…. SHERIDAN MULLER!!!
(Sheridan slowly walks out, she looks out at the sold out crowd before nodding and heading to the ring that is four strong. She stops halfway and looks behind her as the music switches to “Be Legendary” by Pop Evil as the crowd stands up and cheers.)
Gina Romano: And her partner! He hails from New York City….. THE ANSWERS WORLD CHAMPION….. ADAM LUCAS!!!!
(Adam Lucas slowly walks out, as the crowd erupts, he walks next to Sheridan Muller as they look at each other and nod. The two make their way toward the ring as Devolution awaits them.)
Deadprez: With at least a temporary pact, Adam Lucas and Sheridan Muller look ready. The problems between Adam’s wife, Dr. Bethany Blue and Sheridan are well documented, former tag team champions, but tonight these two will have to put everything aside to face the bigger threat, Devolution.
Eve: It really is and that will be the story of this match, can they co-exist against individuals that have an incredible bond. We will see.
Gavin Kirkland: This is Devolution’s world…. We are just living in it!
(Adam Lucas and Sheridan Muller both slide into the ring, they look ready, taking off their entrance gear as Pandora and Londyn are on the outside. The referee calls for the bell.)
(DING!!!! DING!!!! DING!!!!)
(Jon Kelton and Amir Yusuf discuss who is starting, Amir tells him that he’s got this.)
Amir Yusuf: (Off Mic) I got this.
(Jon Kelton nods, Pandora claps as Amir turns around and it is Sheridan Muller. The two circle the ring and go to lock up….)
Deadprez: Amir and Sheridan go to lock up….. NO SHERIDAN DUCKS UNDER THE TIE UP, GETS BEHIND AMIR….. SHER-PLEX! SHE CAUGHT AMIR IN THE SHER-PLEX BUT SHE LETS GO OF THE PIN, ROLLS TO HER CORNER AND TAGS ADAM LUCAS!
Eve: SHE MAY HAVE HAD AMIR IN THE OPENING STAGES OF THE MATCH BUT HERE IS ADAM LUCAS! AMIR IS BACK UP TO HIS FEET WOBBLY, HE TURNS INTO ….. THE NEXT LEVEL!
Gavin Kirkland: YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING HE IS GOING FOR THE PIN!
ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TWO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(DING!!! DING!!! DING!!!)
Gina Romano: HERE ARE YOUR WINNERS….. THE TEAM OF ADAM LUCAS AND SHERIDAN MULLER!!!!!
(The crowd erupts in cheers but is also stunned as Jon Kelton and Pandora Paisley look on with absolutely no emotion, then…)
(“Be Legendary” by Pop Evil starts to play throughout the arena as Adam and Sheridan shake hands and nod, they step out of the ring and stand on the outside as Pandora slides into the ring, Londyn looks on from the outside, Jon Kelton steps in the ring and stand over Amir who is slowly recovering.)
Deadprez: HUGE WIN AND A SHOCKING RESULT! THAT WAS NOT WHAT WE HAD EXPECTED! WE DEFINITELY THOUGHT THAT THIS MATCH WAS GOING TO GO FOR QUITE A WHILE CONSIDERING THE TALENT BY KELTON DIDN’T EVEN GET IN THE MATCH!
Eve: Yeah, this was not the result we thought, at least not so fast. Shocking to say the least and…. Hold on, the other members of Devolution are slowly helping up Amir.
Gavin Kirkland: That was…. Embarrassing by Amir Yusuf. I am speechless and…..
(Jon Kelton and Pandora Paisley both help him up. Pandora hugs and kisses Amir on the forehead, then steps back as….)
Deadprez: ONE HIT WONDER! HE JUST SUPERKICKED THE HEAD OFF AMIR YUSUF AND LOOK AT PANDORA! SHE IS JUST THERE WATCHING!
(Pandora slowly takes off her heels and nods at Jon who picks up Amir…. She runs against the ropes…)
Eve: PANDORA’S BOX AND THAT WAS BONE ON BONE AS THE HEEL OF HER BAREFOOT JUST CONNECTED WITH THE MOUTH AND NOSE OF AMIR YUSUF AND HE IS BUSTED OPEN!
(Amir lies prone on the match as Pandora stands over him, her eyes then look up at Kelton who nods and the Hellcat picks up Amir one more time, Jon runs against the ropes…. )
Gavin Kirkland: FINAL ATONEMENT! HE JUST SPEARED AMIR INTO HELL! THEY HAVE FINALLY HAD ENOUGH AND WE KNOW THERE IS MORE TO THIS THAN JUST WHAT HAPPENED IN THE RING AND…. WAIT…..
(“Her” by Megan Thee Stallion starts to play throughout the arena as Kennedy Street walks out with a mic in hand and the monstrous AJAX by her side.)
Kennedy Street: CUT THE MUSIC! I BELIEVED IN YOU HONEY! I GAVE AWAY A PERFECTLY GOOD BOAR’S HEAD TURKEY SANDWICH, OVEN GOLD BY THE WAY FOR YOU AND I WAS THINKING THAT I GOT THE STEAL OF THAT DEAL! TYRONE MONTGOMERY…. I WANT MY SANDWICH BACK! I PUT MY NECK OUT FOR YOU AMIR WHEN NO ONE ELSE WANTED TO BECAUSE YOU BURNED SO MANY BRIDGES! INSTEAD, I WENT AGAINST THE POPULAR OPINION AND TRIED TO HELP YOU BECOME A BETTER VERSION OF YOURSELF! WELL. THAT FAILED BECAUSE YOU WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR OWN WORST ENEMY! WELL HONEY, DURING THE DRAFT I WANTED YOU ON MY ROSTER AND I SACRIFICED DRAFTING SOME TOP NAMES BECAUSE OF IT! WELL…. NO MORE! WE ALL SEE YOUR TRUE COLORS AND TO BE FAIR? PANDORA AND JON ARE BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU!
(The crowd is stunned but at the same time cheering.)
Kennedy Street: SO, WHAT DOES KENNIE DO WHEN SOMETHING IS ROTTEN!? SHE THROWS IT IN THE TRASH! SHOWDOWN ROSTER…. GET OUT HERE!
(Suddenly the entire Showdown roster walk out. Every single member from Chef Viz, IDOL-GUN, Veena Adams, Ashlynn Quinn, PJ Hendrix, Daryl Kinkade, Serenity Valdez, Halsey Neel, Delilah Rose, Caroline, ARIA, Nikki Kamura, Kasai, Madison Kaline, The Off-Brand Amphetamines, Mattias Burke, and Lucas Johnson. They head to the ring except for Scott Diamond who rolls out a huge dumpster on the stage.)
Deadprez: WHAT IS GOING ON HERE!?
Eve: I think it is pretty obvious. Amir Yusuf is about to be Future Endeavored.
Gavin Kirkland: Does this mean Pandora is single again!?
(The entire Showdown roster gets to the ring, Veena Adams slides in and climbs the top rope, before…)
Eve: FATAL VOW ON AMIR YUSUF AND LOOK AT PJ HENDRIX, HE IS NOW CLIMBIN UP TO THE TOP ROPE….
Gavin Kirkland: FROG SPLASH!
Pandora and Jon just look on as Veena then picks Amir up and throws him into the waiting arms of the rest of the Showdown roster as they pick up Amir and slowly walk him up the rampway where the dumpster is situated.)
Deadprez: The entire roster is carrying Amir to the dumpster, and they have him up there, when Scott Diamond places him on his shoulders and…. VORTEX INTO THE DUMPSTER!
(The crowd cheers, the Showdown roster for one night only stands in unison as they watch this al unfold. Kennedy Street then says a few final words.)
Kennedy Street: Get this piece of shit out of my brand! He is nothing but a dumpster fire!
(Kennedy then turns to Caroline who smirks, she walks over to the stage entrance and takes out a gas container. She pours it into the dumpster.)
Kennedy Street: I’ll give you the honors honey.
(Usagi Senshi walks up with a lighter in hand. She then tosses it into the dumpster as it catches fire.)
Crowd: NA NA NA NA….. NA NA NA NA….. HEY HEY HEY GOODBYE!!!!
(The crowd continues to chant as everyone looks on before they all start to leave. Jon Kelton and Pandora Paisley look at one another and glare into each other’s eyes making Londyn look a bit uncomfortable, but then they smile and look on at the burning dumpster.)
Deadprez: I really do not know what to say. This was not the way we expected this Main Event to go or the ending to this Showdown. Sometimes it is card subject to change, in this case, the question is, what is next for Devolution if they are still a thing. We have seen the last of Amir Yusuf, but Showdown moves on with its season and what a great one it will be!
Eve: It really will be, but for now, it looks like we saw that enough was enough and this is the end of the road for this dipshit. Well for Deadprez and Gavin Kirkland…. Goodnight everyone and we will see you in Scotland next week!
Gavin Kirkland: Rest in piss…. Bozo.
(The final image is of the dumpster fire raging on while the crowd continues to sing goodbye.)
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