John Helms
(EAW intro plays.)
(A recap of last week’s Wicked Games Marquee Event is shown: Andre Walker enters the arena. The Jaded Hearts defeat POTARA for the Unified Tag Team Championships, with Harper betraying Holly afterward. Juggalo Sally wins the Clusterfuck match. Andre Walker and Jamie O’Hara have a backstage confrontation. Mr. Wrestling XIX beats Jack Ripley. Rex McAllister defeats Champagne Charlie, afterward Charlie attacks Rex, revealing he faked his retirement, and Long Live Charlie Marr. TLA retains his Hardcore Championship against Donovan Duke. Andre Walker attacks Dr. Bethany Blue and Jamie O’Hara, abruptly ending their match. La Familia beat NICHOLISM. Minerva becomes a two-time Iconic Cup holder, beating Miku Sakai. In the main event, Drake King defeats Cameron Ella Ava to retain the EAW World Championship to end the show and the recap.)
(The camera then goes to a shot of Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington. Pyro is seen erupting from the stage as the crowd erupts in approval. The camera then goes over to the broadcasting booth where Rich Russillo, James Peters, and Persephone are seen.)
Rich Russillo: With an amazing Wicked Games in the books, we are now en route to Road To Redemption! Welcoming you all tonight to another jam packed episode… of SUNDAY NIGHT VOLTAGE!!!
Persephone: Woo hoo.
James Peters: Thank you for joining us tonight and man do we have a show for you. The fallout of the Wicked Games Marquee Event, opportunities galore, and your main event! A Champion versus Champion spectacle with the EAW World Champion Drake King facing the EAW Specialists Champion Bea Valentine! Let’s get right to it, heading right to the ring!
(Voltage fades over to the stage, and ‘Kashmir (Paratus Intro)’ by Led Zeppelin hits. Jamie O’Hara begins to walk out, and as soon as he steps out to the stage, the crowd explodes with cheers. Jamie O’Hara slowly begins walking down the ramp, and he is seen holding a microphone. He’s obviously not happy following the events of Wicked Games last week where he was attacked by Andre Walker, and this frustration is seen on his face as he heads down to the ring.)
James Peters: Jamie O’Hara was having a fantastic match against Dr. Bethany Blue, but it’d be interrupted by Andre Walker, who paid Jamie a visit following a confrontation backstage.
Rich Russillo: Andre attacked Dr. Bethany Blue and even laid out the referee before they could call for the bell, but ultimately I think he made it very clear who his target was.
Persephone: Jamie did that to himself, honestly. Why would you pick fights right before your match? Is he stupid?
(Jamie walks up the steel steps, entering the ring as the cheers continue. ‘Kashmir’ begins to fade out as Jamie stands in the center of the ring, and eventually Jamie begins to speak.)
Jamie O’Hara: I should’ve expected this. From the second I made the decision to give that child even a minute of my time, I should’ve known he’d get too confident and make a mistake he won’t be able to take back. It was obvious from the start that he didn’t have good intentions, and the second someone called him out on it, he tried to make up for his bruised ego with their blood. Andre Walker may not realize it yet, but at Wicked Games he crossed the line. He made a mistake that he won’t recover from, and while he’s busy celebrating the fact that he was able to blindside people on two different shows, he fails to realize that he didn’t finish the job. He didn’t do to me what he did to Limmy. He didn’t injure me bad enough to keep me out of action for the foreseeable future, he didn’t even leave me unable to show up tonight. He took the first shot, and yet here I am. Still here. Still standing. If Andre wanted to make an example out of someone, he picked the worst possible target.
(This causes a loud reaction to come from the fans, and Jamie just shakes his head as he continues.)
Jamie O’Hara: That’s what he thinks he did, isn’t it? He thinks he made an example out of me. He thinks his attack was meant to make some kind of statement. That’s what he was saying over on Dynasty at least, but what kind of statement will it be when after all his efforts, I’ll be the last man standing? I warned Andre once already, and despite his insistence that “it’s 2023” and that I’m not the Jamie O’Hara I once was, Andre still does not compare to me. He’s not the Ace no matter what year it is, and he didn’t even need me to get involved in order to prove that. He’s spent the entire past year proving that he couldn’t possibly reach the heights that I have. He’s spent the past year proving that behind the same “greatness” that allowed him to break records that are beneath me and reach the places I’ve left years ago, he’s nothing short of pathetic.
(Jamie walks up towards the ropes, staring directly at the camera as he continues.)
Jamie O’Hara: You didn’t kill me Andre, so I’m sure you understand what this means. This isn’t over, and it won’t be over until you learn whose world this really is.
(Before the fans could even react to Jamie’s last few words, ‘Leaving Caladan’ by Hans Zimmer hits. This causes extremely loud boos to come from the crowd, and Jamie just turns towards the stage, not giving much of a reaction as he simply waits. Before long, Andre Walker begins walking out to the stage, which causes the boos to grow even louder.)
James Peters: I couldn’t tell you the last time we actually saw Andre Walker here on Sunday night Voltage, but I guess we should’ve expected it sooner or later! He’s a free agent after all, and now that he has business with Jamie, I’d say he has a pretty good reason to be here!
Rich Russillo: Yeah, although I can’t say I expected him to show up so soon! He must not have taken too kindly to what Jamie had to say about him, and well… We saw what happened when Jamie first got on Andre’s bad side.
Persephone: Yeah, he basically destroyed Jamie, so why are we here?
(Andre Walker slowly makes his way down to ringside, walking up the steel steps before entering the ring. Andre walks past Jamie, heading to the corner of the ring before reaching his arm out towards the timekeepers area. A worker hands him a microphone as his entrance music fades out, and as Andre turns towards Jamie he begins to speak.)
Andre Walker: So you really haven’t learned anything, huh? Is this really what we can expect from you these days? Endless self sabotage? Your own list of targets caused the end of “Yhwach” back at Pain for Pride. It was just a few months ago that you fought for the right to lead a team just to be the reason your team left Territorial Invasion having failed, and now you’re still trying to pick a fight you can’t win after your words nearly got you put in a hospital last week. How long do you think you can keep this up before you’ve finally realized you’ve been digging your own grave? I thought Wicked Games may have been enough to silence you but clearly you’re committed to getting yourself hurt. You’re obsessed with the idea of humiliating yourself in front of the entire world, to the point where you’re almost begging me to give you that. I warned you that you were doing this to yourself, but if you already accepted that, I’ll gladly give you what you’re looking for.
Andre Walker: If you were really listening, we wouldn’t be here right now. I said everything that needed to be said. From the very start I said that I can do what I please. I stand head and shoulders above everybody Jamie and that includes you, but you were so concerned with defending Limmy that it never even hit you exactly why he’s not with us today. As soon as you got the chance you ran in looking to seek revenge on the man that injured your golden boy as if anything you do to me will bring him back, but you never once thought about what *I* can do. You never thought for one second that maybe, Andre Walker isn’t the right man to play games with. You thought you could talk to me however you wanted, and keep up this idea that you’re still the man around here. I put that to the test later in the night, and you know exactly how that went. You couldn’t stop me from destroying your fake family, and you couldn’t stop me from destroying you. If I wanted you to suffer the same fate Limmy did when I attacked you, I could have made it happen and there’s nothing you could’ve done about it.
(Loud boos come from the fans in attendance, but the look on Jamie’s face doesn’t change. There’s a brief silence between the two Elitists inside of the ring, before Jamie finally begins to speak.)
Jamie O’Hara: So why didn’t you do it? Why didn’t you just get rid of me and save yourself this trouble?
(Andre doesn’t answer this, and after a few seconds Jamie continues.)
Jamie O’Hara: I’ll tell you why. You didn’t think I’d be here tonight. You didn’t think I’d come back from your attack the way I did, and you definitely didn’t think I’d set my sights on you after your little threats on Dynasty. You expected me to just take that attack and leave you alone to do whatever you want, but that’s not going to happen. It was never going to happen, and you should have known that before you ever showed up. It doesn’t matter if you’re a free agent, or if you have a Gawd Contract, or if you have the likes of Albert Hitchman and Ronan Malosi ready to do your bidding. This isn’t Dynasty. As long as you’re on a show with Jamie O’Hara on it, you’re nowhere near the greatest threat on this roster.
(After hearing this, a smirk appears on Andre’s face.)
Andre Walker: Right. And you are? What, do you think I’m in danger right now? You think I can’t repeat Wicked Games at any moment? Jamie, you really don’t get it, do you? You keep forcing this illusion that you’re still the biggest threat on the roster, but Jamie you lost the right to say that a long time ago. With me in the picture it shouldn’t even be a question. You can keep feeding your ego with delusions but reality already hit you once last week and you know very well that I could do far worse, so why are you testing me? What are you hoping to gain out of this? If you want to settle this then we can do that. I have a Gawd Contract, I can give you the match you want but I hope you understand what that means. You’re going to be stuck in the ring with me, and whatever happens to you will happen because *you* decided it was a good idea to come crying to me over something that had nothing to do with you.
Jamie O’Hara: You didn’t give me a reality check, Andre. You wouldn’t know the first thing about reality. You’ve spent this whole time trapped in your own little bubble, allowing yourself to think you could do whatever you wanted without consequence. You never considered that someone like me would be around to put an end to that because you thought everyone was below you. That’s not reality, that’s the same childish belief that cost you your World Championship in the first place. You show up on my show without explanation and you expect me to believe you weren’t here for the sake of doing exactly what you did to me? You really expect to convince me that you weren’t planning to send a message? It didn’t matter if it was at my expense, or Rex McAllister’s expense, or whoever else you could get your hands on. We know how you operate by now, and I won’t be playing this game any longer. If facing you means I get an opportunity to put all this to rest, I’ll do that. I’m not moved by your threats or your “warnings”. I’ll face you Andre, so you can go ahead and make it official. Name the time, name the place, it doesn’t matter.
(The crowd explodes hearing this, obviously beyond excited over the idea of a match between Jamie O’Hara and Andre Walker. Andre slowly just nods his head, seemingly amused by what Jamie had to say as he begins to speak.)
Andre Walker: If that’s what you want, so be it. I told you how this would go already. I gave you all the time in the world to rethink your choices, move on and turn your attention to something else. You easily could’ve set your sights on the Extreme Elimination Chambers, or on the Hardcore Championship, or on anything else and instead you want to fight me. If you want to talk about mistakes we can talk about it because this is the kind that gets people hurt. This is the kind of mistake that ends careers. This is the kind of mistake that exposes people. You’re setting yourself up for one of the greatest failures of your life, but if you really want to join Limmy in the hospital then we don’t have to wait very long. We will get this over with at Road to Redemption.
(This causes another huge reaction from the crowd. There’s another moment as Andre and Jamie remain silent, but this time it’s Jamie that has a smirk on his face. He takes a step closer to Andre as both men are face to face in the center of the ring, and he begins to speak.)
Jamie O’Hara: Trust me. You may not understand what you’re getting yourself into yet, but you will soon enough. Once Road to Redemption is over with, you can either turn around and head back to Dynasty, or you can disappear for six months just like you did after the last Road to Redemption. No matter what, when this is over one of us will be exposed, but it won’t be me. You won’t be able to utilize Albert Hitchman. Ronan Malosi won’t be able to help you. That Gawd Contract will be useless when you’re in the ring with someone like me. All that will matter is that you’re in the ring with Jamie O’Hara, and that alone is more than you can handle.
(Jamie O’Hara stops speaking, and as the fans continue to cheer loudly, Andre Walker remains silent. There’s a staredown between the two men inside of the ring, and after a while ‘Kashmir’ begins to play once again.)
James Peters: It looks like we’ve got ourselves a Road to Redemption match! Andre Walker and Jamie O’Hara will be facing each other ar Road to Redemption, and while I can’t say I expected things to play out the way they did, I can’t blame Jamie for wanting this after what Andre did last week! That was a vicious assault from Andre, but now Jamie has the chance to get some payback at Road to Redemption!
Rich Russillo: This may just be one of the biggest matches we could possibly get today! Jamie O’Hara and Andre Walker will be going one on one at one of the biggest events of the entire year! That one confrontation at Wicked Games resulted in this. Things have escalated extremely quickly, and I have to admit, I can’t wait to see where things go from here!
Persephone: I can’t wait to get this over with. Why are we letting Andre on our show? Can’t free agents get their own brand or something? We don’t need him on Voltage, and we definitely don’t need a match between him and Jamie!
James Peters: You’re on your own with that one. From the sound of it, everyone in attendance tonight is looking forward to a match like this!
(Eventually, Andre Walker just turns and begins walking out of the ring, leaving Jamie alone in the ring. Jamie stares at Andre as he walks up the ramp, and as this happens, Voltage begins to fade from ringside.)
(Commercial for Attack on Titan. Finale now out on Crunchyroll!)
(Voltage returns as ‘Self Help Tape’ by Moses Sumney hits, and the crowd explodes with cheers. After a few seconds, the Voltage commissioner Captain Charisma begins to walk out to the stage. He has a smile on his face as he looks around at all of the cheering fans in attendance, and he is holding a microphone in his hand. Before long he begins walking down the ramp, heading towards the ring as the cheers continue.)
James Peters: The Voltage commissioner is out here right now, and I wonder what he’s out here to say. A lot has happened in the past week. We’re on the first Voltage following Wicked Games, so this could be about anything.
Rich Russillo: Yeah. Road to Redemption is coming up, and I personally am extremely excited to see how things shape up heading into the event. With Wicked Games now behind us, maybe that’s what he’s here for.
Persephone: Maybe we can get more deathmatches. Or replace the roster with wrestlers that aren’t terrible.
(Captain Charisma enters the ring as ‘Self Help Tape’ fades out, and he begins to speak.)
Captain Charisma: I’m glad you all have been enjoying the show tonight! This is the first Voltage after Wicked Games, and Wicked Games itself was a lot to take in. We saw an Iconic Cup victory, a title change, special stipulations and more at this event. I’m very proud of the way that things turned out…
(As he continues, Captain Charisma loses the smile he had on his face.)
Captain Charisma: But, I can’t say I’m happy with *everything* that took place.
(Captain Charisma remains silent for a few seconds as the fans in the crowd speak amongst themselves, wondering what Captain Charisma is thinking about.)
Captain Charisma: See, at Wicked Games we saw a match that I initially believed was very important, and that’s because it was meant to be the final match of Voltage’s own Charlie Marr. Over the last month Charlie Marr had a level of respect shown to him that not many others can say they’ve received, but at Wicked Games he threw all of that away as he attacked Rex McAllister. I believe his words were “Champagne Charlie is dead, long live Charlie Marr”, and needless to say, I’m not amused. I’m not happy that a match so important was thrown away all so Charlie could make a fool out of everyone that believed him for the past month. Charlie made an unnecessary statement, and after this he seemingly set his sights on an opportunity that made me think after everything he did only moments prior.
Captain Charisma: I’m sure by now everyone is aware of the Cash in the Vault tournament coming up. Charlie Marr chose to throw his name into the mix, and while I don’t condone anything he did at Wicked Games which is why he isn’t here tonight, I can say this. Charlie is talented, and nothing that’s been said to him over the last month was a lie. Charlie Marr is someone more than capable of winning that tournament and bringing that briefcase to Voltage, especially a motivated Charlie Marr who seems to have a fire lit under him again. Because of this, I’ll allow Charlie to compete in this tournament.
(This causes a mixed reaction from the fans, only because the fans still aren’t happy with what Charlie did at Wicked Games. However, Captain Charisma continues to speak.)
Captain Charisma: That’s not all! This is a tournament after all, so Voltage won’t just be sending Charlie Marr. There are two other Elitists from Voltage who will be joining him, and those Elitists are Donovan Duke and Ruler!
(This receives a far more positive reaction, and Captain Charisma has a smile on his face hearing all of the cheers.)
Captain Charisma: I believe this tournament will be very exciting, and seeing Elitists like Charlie already set their sights on it, I think this will turn out great. With that out of the way, I’d like to talk about another upcoming event, that being Road to Redemption. As we all know by now, every year at Road to Redemption we hold an Extreme Elimination Chamber. This year is no exception, as once again the EAW World Championship will be put on the line in that Chamber. Obviously this means the current Champion Drake King will be in this match, but the rest of the participants will be-
(Captain Charisma is suddenly interrupted mid sentence as “Ambitionz az a Ridah” by Tupac Shakur blasts across the speakers. The crowd erupts into cheers as the EAW Hardcore Champion TLA appears in the crowd walking down the steps. TLA is shown celebrating with his championship and the fans as he eventually makes his way down to ringside and hops the barricade into the ringside area.)
Rich Russillo: Well we were not expecting TLA out here at this time, he has not been scheduled for the show this week. But the fans are clearly happy to see him and his fans are very happy that he is still the EAW Hardcore Champion after Wicked Games.
James Peters: TLA is coming off a successful defense against Donovan Duke in what was one hell of a match at Wicked Games. Leading up to the match there were a lot of people who thought that Donovan was going to pull it off and become the new champion. Donovan has a lot of fans himself so I guarantee that some of them are disappointed but we have to wonder what TLA is doing out here now of all times.
Persephone: Maybe he will hit a Mexican Destroyer on Captain Charisma to get all of this talking over with and we can move on with the show.
(TLA is shown taking a microphone as he enters the ring and waits for the crowd to quiet down before beginning to talk.)
TLA: Yo jefe imma save y’all some time announcing them participants. Help you out you know imma good vato out here real giving motherfucker for real. But yo lemme do my thang real quick.
(TLA turns to acknowledge the audience that begins to chant and cheer for a while before quieting down again.)
TLA: Orale Tokyo! You know we up in here and we ain’t just going to be sitting in the back no longer. Had to come on out here get all up in front of all mi gente. Captain Charisma thinks he can come out here and start handing out all of these opportunities and not invite La Pantera Sexual to that fiesta? Nah that just ain’t right carnal. Nah nah nah you know that yo Hardcore Champion just had to slide on up out here and get him some of them opportunities for himself right on in. Cuz y’all already done seen what happened at Wicked Games. If you ain’t seen it then this championship on my shoulder should be all the evidence y’all need to know what happened. A vato done came on in and he ran through all that competition! Shoutout to Donovan Duke for giving me that finest of luchas but in the end y’all best look and y’all best recognize. AND STILL!!!
(TLA holds up the Hardcore Championship high into the air as the crowd cheers. TLA waits for the crowd to quiet down as Captain Charisma looks on in confusion why he is out here.)
TLA: You see I only came out here to brag. Gonna take this show over and just hold the whole broadcast hostage while I tell all y’all how fire I am. Nah I’m just fuckin’ with y’all. I actually do gots me a real good reason to be out here. You see I am sick and tired of hearing about Drake King and Kassidy Heart all the time. You would think from the way things been going on around here that they are the main characters of this whole company. But I ain’t out here just to bitch about it. I’m out here to be about it! So you people can go on and on talking all about #kass2beltz or whatever impressive accomplishments she wants to throw around. But after Road to Redemption it is going to be #TLADosCinturones if ya feel me. Cuz at Road to Redemption yo boi going to leave no doubt that Drake King ain’t el jefe around here and when it comes to Kassidy imma do what she done did but imma do it ten times better!
Captain Charisma: :oh: You know I like the sound of that. Whether you pull it off remains to be seen but I can respect the ambition. Alright TLA. You’re in the match!!!
(The crowd erupts into cheers as TLA is shown dancing on stage from the excitement.)
TLA: Muy chingon jefe! Y’all know I ain’t about to disappoint none. Pero you know what? I ain’t even done yet with them surprises. Y’all know that I straight up run shit around here and while you know I keep it tranquilo when it comes to that hustle you know that vato always stay hustlin’. So while imma be hustling to compete for that EAW World Championship at Road to Redemption don’t you think that I’ve forgotten about this Hardcore Championship on my shoulder. The most must see championship in the business today y’all know we have taken this championship and we have made it more competitive and relevant than it ever has been before. We showing no signs of slowing down neither. So y’all think we should pull some double duty for Road to Redemption? You know I was feelin’ that but maybe it isn’t the smartest idea to have a Hardcore Title Match and an Extreme Elimination Chamber on the same night. I ain’t backing down from it tho.
(TLA thinks for a second about this conundrum.)
TLA: Then yo boi got to thinking. Why wait? Why wait until Road to Redemption? When I gots this championship right here right now? Gonna defend this shit right here right now!
Captain Charisma: I can respect the ambition but unfortunately the show is already fully booked tonight. And we should probably give your challenger some time to prepare. That being said, you want to defend that Hardcore Championship? I have no problem with that. Voltage is all about bringing that nonstop action every single week. So how about it? You ready to defend the gold next week live on Voltage?
TLA: You know I always be ready holmes. The pregunta is tho… does anyone backstage got the cojones to step up and challenge the Baddest Hombre on the Planet?
(TLA waits, but his question is soon answered as ‘Soundtrack 2 My Life’ by Kid Cudi hits. This causes extremely loud cheers to come from the fans in attendance, and Alex Myers begins walking out to the stage. Alex is also holding a microphone in their hand, and they walk down the ramp as TLA watches with a smirk on his face.)
James Peters: It looks like TLA got an answer! Alex Myers is out here! Their tag team partner Ruler is in the Cash in the Vault tournament, so is Alex planning to challenge TLA?
Rich Russillo: This is an interesting turn of events. Alex is an extremely talented competitor and they have history with TLA. This would be a great match.
Persephone: Would it? I don’t see why.
(Alex enters the ring, and they immediately begin to speak as their music fades out.)
Alex Myers: You know exactly why I’m here TLA, so I won’t waste your time and instead just get to the point. My partner Ruler has made it into the Cash in the Vault tournament, so if you want to make a match for next week, I don’t have any plans for the time being. We’ve made our plans for NICHOLISM known and our goals aren’t limited to just tag team success, so I’ll be supporting Ruler and having his back as he looks towards winning that briefcase and doing what he was unable to back at Pain for Pride. As for me? Well, you just put out a very interesting offer TLA, and I think it’d be wrong if I refused. You need an opponent next week as you defend your Hardcore Championship, and I’d be more than happy to give you that. If Ruler is going to become Mr. Cash in the Vault and eventually win his first World Championship, I’ll make sure that I’m holding gold with him by dethroning you and becoming the new Hardcore Champion!
(This causes loud cheers to come from the crowd.)
TLA: It sounds like I ain’t the only one around here steppin’ up! Making them bold ass claims. You gotta love it. Me gusta mucho. I done had mis ojos on you a long time Alex so you know I ain’t going to be having no problems whatsoever taking you on. Going to defend this championship next week going to steal the show like we do. You best bring y’all A game tho cuz when I hand you this L next week it just might end up with Ruler hogging all the glory for himself and you be straight walkin’ out con nada.
Alex Myers: Trust me, you don’t have to worry about me bringing my best. We’ve faced each other before, by now I’m sure you know what kind of Elitist I am and I’m only getting better. I’ve been in matches like this before. I’ve faced the best of the best, including you, and next week you’ll get to see that I’m not only better than I was last time around, but I’m ready to become Champion again. I wish you luck in that Extreme Elimination Chamber, but you’ll have to put your Double Champion dreams on hold, because I won’t let you enter Road to Redemption with that Hardcore title.
TLA: Y’all might be even better than you was before but I am even better than I was before also. We might have fought each other before but we going to be fighting each other again. Beasting even more than before. I say that we best go all out make em forget all the past luchas make em recognize this lucha the biggest lucha we have ever had together. Going to style on y’all in that ring make y’all think I’m just completely unrecognizable up in here such is my skill in that ring. Going to enter Road to Redemption with this Hardcore Championship, win the EAW World Championship, then if Ruler can go win a championship I’ll confront him and win that one too. Cuz imma be #TLATresCinturones by the time I get done ain’t nothing I can’t win I be straight coming for it all my dawg.
(A smirk appears on Alex Myers’ face as they begin to speak.)
Alex Myers: We’ll see about that, TLA. NICHOLISM isn’t going anywhere, and after everything we’ve been through, we’re more motivated than ever to push ourselves back up and reach new heights. Don’t get too comfortable with that Championship, because I may very well surprise you next week.
(Alex stops speaking, and all that’s heard is the cheers from the fans in attendance. TLA and Alex have a staredown in the center of the ring, and TLA raises his Hardcore Championship. With the staredown between the two future opponents, Voltage begins to fade from ringside.)
(Commercial for next week’s Voltage, where Alex Myers faces TLA for the Hardcore Championship.)
(Sunday Night Voltage comes back from a brief intermission, as the crowd is met by the sounds of ‘El Gavilan’ by Luis R Conriquez, Peso Pluma, and Tony Aguirre beginning to blast through the speakers. The crowd boos loudly as the camera goes over to the stage to show La Familia, Roberto De La Rosa and Valerie Hellstorm, as they begin to make their way out from the backstage area. Roberto and Valerie have matching expressions on their face, both very proud of what happened the previous week. They stand side-by-side at the center of the stage, before then beginning to make their way down the ramp.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome… Roberto De La Rosa and Valerie Hellstorm… LA FAMILIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: Well last week we saw Roberto and Valerie get a huge victory in tag team competition against Alex Myers and Ruler of NICHOLISM! In an intense back-and-forth fight, it was Roberto who managed to catch them when they least expected it, albeit by hook or by crook, and get the victory for his team.
James Peters: Regardless of how the match played out, it seems they are extremely happy that they were able to have their hand raised by the end of the night. And it only continues tonight as they make their way to the ring to celebrate coming out on top. I could only imagine what they have in mind here tonight.
Persephone: Probably gibberish, I know they’re both good at that. Running their mouths and saying a whole lot of nothing.
(Roberto and Valerie both enter the ring, getting microphones for themselves from the ringside area. As they make their way toward the center of the ring, ‘El Gavilan’ begins to come to a close. As La Familia stands amongst each other, Roberto with a big smirk on his face brings his microphone up before beginning to speak.)
Roberto De La Rosa: I will say that what happened at Wicked Games was to be expected. NICHOLISM thought that they could make a name at our expense, nos utilizan para elevarse. Hiding it behind the idea that we did something wrong and that they were out for revenge. Alex Myers and Ruler walked in with a passion like no other, I will give them that much credit, but at the end of the day, they realized just like everyone else the full strength of La Familia. Entendieron nuestro poder cuando los aplastamos bajo nuestros pies.
Valerie Hellstorm: It was a rocky road to begin with, but I do believe that now more than ever things are going La Familia’s way. People seem to forget that Roberto is still the 24/7 Contract Holder, and has the opportunity to cash in on any Championship of his choosing.
Roberto De La Rosa: Along with that, Road To Redemption is coming up very soon, and can’t speak for Valerie, but I am certain that she is hungry for a Championship opportunity in the near futuro.
(Valerie nods her head, a smirk on her face as her intentions are made known, there are a lot of options, one of them being getting some well-needed revenge on people that have wronged her, but her sights are clear and right now, any gold is good enough for her.)
Roberto De La Rosa: Soon, La Familia will be covered with gold. It will only be a matter of time before Valerie will soon be a Champion, and Señor 24.7 will have the opportunity to win any title of my choosing at any given time. It is a thrilling prospect, y algo que sólo aumentará nuestro éxito. We’ve been looking to get our feet off the ground for quite some time now, and we finally have the opportunity.
Valerie Hellstorm: For a while now both me and Roberto have been getting disrespected by a who’s who of people who think that they know what’s best for us. We weren’t going to take that, and NICHOLISM saw just what happens when you get on La Familia’s bad side. They were made an example of, and going forward there is going to be a lot more of that.
Roberto De La Rosa: But before we go any further, I have an announcement.
(The crowd hushes down, a slight murmur of interest as Roberto smirks. Valerie crosses her arms and nods her head, knowing exactly what it is. Roberto takes a moment to let it sink in before he begins to speak.)
Roberto De La Rosa: Este anuncio fortalecerá más nuestras bases, for there is a new addition to La Familia that I am proud to announce to all of you tonight on Voltage! Now that is a claim that is so easy to make, especially since it could very well be anyone on the Voltage roster. But the person that I welcome into our ranks is someone who has already been in this group from the very beginning, está en su sangre. Someone who I hold near and dear to my heart, and who was with me even through the toughest of times. Needless to say, it is an honor to announce him here tonight, making his EAW debut. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome, mi hermano menor, Luis De La Rosa!
(‘PA’ ROMPERLA’ by Bad Bunny and Don Omar begins to blast through the speakers as the crowd doesn’t know how to feel about this. Both Roberto and Valerie turn to the stage, applauding as Luis De La Rosa himself is seen strutting out. His hair is slicked back, and he’s fitted in a black velvet suit for the occasion. He has a smile on his face as he looks to the ring, being welcomed with open arms by his own Familia, as he then quickly begins to make his way down the ramp, looking to join in on what is a joyous occasion.)
Persephone: :oh:…
Rich Russillo: Well this is certainly an interesting sight to see. We’ve seen many of Roberto’s family members appear in EAW before, but Luis De La Rosa is an interesting one. The younger brother of Roberto, it appears that a statement has been made that he’s going to be a seismic shift to the Sunday Night Voltage roster, already making a massive move by joining Roberto and Valerie in La Familia.
Persephone: He…
James Peters: And if he’s anything like his brother, he has the skills to back it up inside the ring as well. I see him going places, and his inclusion if they play their cards right could be massive for La Familia as well. Roberto and Valerie certainly know that, and they’re loving every second of this as he makes his way to the ring.
Persephone: He…
Rich Russillo: Are you okay???
Persephone: He’s… so dreamy… 😍
Rich Russillo & James Peters: :comeagain:
(Luis makes his way up the steel steps and onto the apron, entering into the ring. He makes his way over and embraces Roberto in a big hug, with huge smiles on both of their faces while the crowd can’t help but respond negatively to this. Luis then heads over shaking hands with Valerie as the two of them show respect to their newly born partnership. ‘PA’ ROMPERLA’ from there begins to come to a close while Roberto begins to speak again.)
Roberto De La Rosa: Luis, on behalf of La Familia, *nuestro* Familia, we are happy to have you on board with us.
(Roberto and Valerie once again applaud Luis as the crowd continues to boo. Luis puts a hand to his heart, nodding his head with a prideful look on his face.)
Valerie Hellstorm: You don’t need to take it from us, but there is nobody who knows more than Roberto just how valuable someone like Luis is to La Familia. I’ve heard his story, and I’ve also heard a personal, firsthand account of what he is capable of inside the ring and what he has to offer to EAW. While me and Roberto are already hot commodities, and people that you should be focusing on here on Voltage, I can safely say that Luis is the next big thing himself, and not someone that you should be looking over.
Roberto De La Rosa: El futuro es brillante para Luis. I believe that there is nobody out there that can match what he can bring to the table. I would not put as much stock as I have into somebody if I did not realize their potential, and being connected by blood allows me to do that with Luis. He’s got the spirit of De La Rosa inside of him, and as you may already know, that’s a winner’s mentality.
(Roberto smirks as he’s reminded of the 24/7 Contract.)
Roberto De La Rosa: It’s only a matter of time before he becomes un campeón along with the two of us. Now with this inclusion amongst us, I can safely say that especially after Wicked Games, La Familia is stronger than ever. Once we are through, nunca olvidarás nuestros nombres. What happened to NICHOLISM last week was only the beginning of what we have to offer. We are far from done, and soon-
(Luis stops Roberto, holding out his hand and requesting the microphone. Roberto, with a smile on his face, happily hands it over. The crowd boos loudly as Luis takes a moment to soak it all in, looking around for a moment with a smug expression before closing it out.)
Luis De La Rosa: And soon enough, Sunday Night Voltage will belong to La Familia.
(The sound of a hard crash is heard as Persephone falls out of her seat. Meanwhile, ‘El Gavilan’ begins to play through the speakers once more as Roberto takes the hand of both Valerie and Luis, raising them into the air with a big smile on his face. The crowd continues to boo as the strengthened La Familia stand amongst each other in unison. It’s clear to everyone that they are the team to be looking out for, especially heading into Road To Redemption at the end of the year. And there are not going to be short of statements made very soon. Roberto and Luis talk to Valerie, as she takes off her entrance jacket and nods in agreement. From there, the two leave the ring as Valerie prepares for her match that is coming up next. It’s the last shot seen before Sunday Night Voltage begins to fade out.)
(Commercial for next week’s Voltage, where Kassidy Heart defends the Universal Women’s Championship against Sally.)
(The camera cuts to Valerie Hellstorm in the ring, pacing back and forth, a focused look on her face as ‘Good 4 u’ by Olivia Rodrigo plays in the background.)
Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS SCHEDULED FOR… ONE FALL!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!
Bella Braxton: Introducing first! Already in the ring! Residing out of Las Vegas, Nevada, weighing in at 135 pounds, representing La Familia… VALERIE HELLSTORM!
(The crowd gives a mixed reaction as Valerie briefly taunts, but turns attention back towards the stage area as ‘Anti-Hero (Rock Version)’ by Taylor Swift replaces ‘Good 4 u.’ Jamie comes out fired up ahead of her match, and waves to various audience members far out while walking down the ramp, high fiving fans in the front row as well, all smiles.)
Bella Braxton: And her opponent! First, hailing out of Chicago, Illinois, weighing in at 133 pounds…SHE IS THE IRON WOMAN…JAMIE CROSS!!!
James Peters: We just saw La Familia’s celebration for their win at Wicked Games, but will they have another reason to celebrate after this match?
Rich Russillo; Possibly. If Valerie uses her smarts, and can capitalize off any mistake made by either woman, she can definitely walk out of this match victorious.
James Peters: Same goes for Jamie, who has a lot going for her skill wise. She didn’t win at Wicked Games, but has an opportunity to bounce back here.
Persephone: Who won that match again?
Rich Russillo: Jugg-
Persephone: Nevermind, I don’t really care.
(Jamie poses on the middle rope, and drops off as ‘Lost in Paradise ft. AKLO’ by ALI plays to a positive reaction from fans as well. Brianna skips onto the stage area, both hands behind her back, and looks out to the cheering crowd with a smile before walking down the rampway, high fiving fans, similar to Jamie.)
Bella Braxton: And making her way to the ring! From Memphis, Tennessee, weighing in at 115 pounds… BRIANNA HILL!!
James Peters: Speaking of bouncing back, Brianna can do that here as well.
Rich Russillo: And I’d be impressed. She’s going into this match with tons of obstacles to surpass.
James Peters: Like?
Rich Russillo: Like the fact she’s the shortest out of all three women, and definitely won’t be the strongest either. But in terms of speed, in terms of agility, I think that’s where Brianna has the other two beat.
(Brianns takes her entrance jacket off on the steps, and enters the ring as her theme fades in the background. The referee signals for the bell to ring as each competitor stand in separate corners.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
James Peters: And we are underway! Jamie Cross versus Brianna Hill versus Valerie Hellstorm, our first match of tonight, giving these three the opportunity to really set the tone.
Persephone: If they’re going to “set the tone,” then I find myself not enthused for the rest of the night at all.
James Peters: To be fair, was that going to change regardless?
Persephone: You never know. 🤷♂️
James Peters: I’ll answer that question for myself, and say no. Meanwhile, turning our attention back to the in ring action. Each competitor starts to close in on one another, wary of who’ll make the first move as the distance closes more and more.
Rich Russillo: VALERIE LUNGES FOR BRIANNA! But Brianna avoids whatever Hellstorm had planned there, slipping behind her for a rear waistlock! From behind, Jamie grabs hold of Brianna, detaching her from Valerie with a standing side headlock. Brianna bounces Jamie off the ropes, and JAMIE KNOCKS VALERIE DOWN WITH A SHOULDER TACKLE!
James Peters: Jamie spins around, and charges Brianna! BUT GETS CAUGHT WITH AN ARM DRAG! Jamie quickly rises to all fours, and Brianna approaches her- BUT VALERIE INTERJECTS, COMING FROM BEHIND, GRABBING HOLD OF BRIANNA FOR THE RIPCORD LARIAT!
Rich Russillo: BRIANNA AVOIDS HOLLOW PURPLE BY DUCKING UNDERNEATH, AND VALERIE RUNS INTO JAMIE, WHO ROLLS HER UP WITH A SCHOOL GIRL!
ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWW-
Rich Russillo: BRIANNA BREAKS UP JAMIE’S SCHOOL GIRL WITH A SCHOOL GIRL ONTO JAMIE!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
James Peters: VALERIE HELLSTORM GETS INVOLVED, ROLLING BRIANNA UP WITH A SCHOOL GIRL TO BREAK THE PINFALL UP!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
James Peters: KICKOUT! Valerie is quickly back to her feet, and staggers back against the ropes before being CLOTHESLINED UP AND OVER THE TOP BY JAMIE! BUT FROM BEHIND, BRIANNA LOOKS TO STEAL ONE WITH A SCHOOL GIRL ROLL-UP!
ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Rich Russillo: KICKOUT! Both competitors scramble back to their feet, and lock eyes with one another, engaging in a staredown as they circle around the ring.
James Peters: It seems they’ve met a stalemate.
Persephone: Well, whatever phase they’re in, please let them be out of roll-ups to spam. 🙏
James Peters: After some circling took place, Jamie and Brianna aim to lock up in the center of the ring! Brianna slips behind Jamie for a rear waistlock, but quickly transitions into a standing side headlock. Jamie bounces Brianna off the ropes to escape, and DROPS her with a shoulder tackle as she comes rebounding back!
Rich Russillo: Jamie runs off the ropes, but Brianna rolls over onto her belly, forcing Jamie to jump over her. Cross runs off the ropes again, and Brianna pops to her feet for a DROPKICK! Brianna pulls Jamie up to a vertical base, given her stunned status at the moment, but notices that Valerie has re-entered the ring, and makes a beeline towards them!
James Peters: VALERIE TRIES FOR A DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE ON BOTH WOMEN, BUT THEY DUCK UNDERNEATH, AND VALERIE SPINS AROUND INTO A SUPERKICK FROM CROSS! VALERIE STAGGERS BACK, AND GETS SENT UP AND OVER THE TOP ROPE WITH A CLOTHESLINE BY HILL!
Rich Russillo: Valerie back flipped over the top rope, and hit FACE FIRST on the apron, harsh landing for her! BUT FROM BEHIND, JAMIE GRABS BRIANNA IN A SCHOOL GIRL!
ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
James Peters: KICKOUT! Again, both competitors rush back to their feet, and a staredown takes place. Almost a little switcheroo that took place. Previously, it was Brianna trying to score a fast one over Cross, now it’s Cross trying to score a fast one over Hill.
Rich Russillo: Jamie and Brianna begin exchanging trash talk as they draw closer towards one another. BRIANNA CONNECTS WITH A KICK TO THE GUT, DOUBLING JAMIE OVER, AND GOES TO HOOK HER ARMS FOR A TIGER DRIVER! BUT JAMIE SQUIRMS BEFORE TWIRLING OUT OF IT, SLAPPING BRIANNA’S HAND AWAY BEFORE LANDING A FOREARM!
James Peters: BRIANNA BATTLES BACK WITH A FOREARM AS WELL! JAMIE RESPONDS IN KIND! FOREARM BY BRIANNA! FOREARM BY JAMIE! BRIANNA! JAMIE! JAMIE! JAMIE! JAMIE! JAMIE BACKS BRIANNA UP AGAINST THE ROPES WITH REPEATED FOREARMS TO THE FACE, AND WHIPS HER OFF!
Rich Russillo: JAMIE LOOKS FOR A CLOTHESLINE- BUT BRIANNA DUCKS UNDERNEATH, CONTINUING HER MOMENTUM! JAMIE TRIES FOR A BACK ELBOW, BUT BRIANNA DUCKS UNDERNEATH THAT AS WELL! BRIANNA RUNS OFF THE ROPES AGAIN, AND LEAPS FOR A JUMPING CROSSBODY ON JAMIE!
James Peters: BUT JAMIE SHOWS OFF HER STRENGTH, CATCHING BRIANNA OUT OF MID AIR, AND LAUNCHING HER WITH A FALLAWAY SLAM!! Remember, Brianna’s size is working against her, and Jamie shows it right there!
Persephone: Brianna shoulda thought about this before stepping in the ring as a 5-foot-1 wrestler.
Rich Russillo: In fairness, Harper Lee has already crafted out a pretty successful career for herself thus far.
Persephone: They both suck.
Rich Russillo: :wtf:
James Peters: Brianna rolls away from Jamie, and seats herself down in the corner, looking to create some space, and an opportunity to breath. Jamie closes in, BUT WITH HER ATTENTION TURNED BRIANNA IN THE CORNER, VALERIE SEES THE PERFECT MOMENT TO INTERJECT, ATTACKING JAMIE FROM BEHIND!
Rich Russillo: Jamie attacks with clubs to the back before grabbing hold of Jamie, and bouncing her FACE FIRST off the top turnbuckle in another corner! Valerie then starts to BEAT Jamie down to a seated position in the corner with stomps! Valerie finally relents, and takes an opportunity to taunt before continuing the attack, pulling Jamie up to a vertical base.
James Peters: Cross gets Irish whipped to the opposite corne- wait! I spoke too soon! Jamie reverses the irish whip, and sends Valerie to the opposite corner instead! JAMIE CHARGES IN- BUT EATS A BIG BOOT FOR HER TROUBLES! Jamie staggers back, and Valerie hops to the middle rope! VALERIE DIVES WITH A CROSSBODY-
Rich Russillo: BUT JAMIE CATCHES HER OUT OF MID AIR, HAVING HER IN THAT SAME POSITION SHE DID BRIANNA FOR THAT FALLAWAY SLAM- BUT SPEAKING OF, BRIANNA CHARGES IN WITH A FRONT DROPKICK TO VALERIE’S BACK AS JAMIE TURNED AROUND!
James Peters: Valerie lands on top of Jamie before rolling out of the ring! Brianna hurries to make a pin, hooking the leg!
ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWW-
James Peters: Kickout at two! Jamie tries crawling away from Brianna, but Hill is hot in pursuit, pulling Jamie up, and placing her in the corner. Brianna connects with a KNIFE EDGE CHOP, ECHOING THROUGHOUT THE ARENA! FOLLOWED UP BY ANOTHER! Jamie grabs hold of Brianna, and throws her into the corner!
Rich Russillo: Jamie begins to repeatedly drive her knee into the midsection of Hill, no doubt taking the wind right out of her! Jamie eases up- BUT THIS TURNS OUT TO BE A MISTAKE AS BRIANNA SENDS HER BACK INTO THE CORNER NOW, AND BEGINS UNLOADING WITH RIGHTS AND LEFTS! JAMIE DOES HER BEST TO COVER UP AS SHES BEATEN DOWN TO A KNEE IN THE CORNER!
James Peters: BUT DONT FORGET ABOUT VALERIE HELLSTORM, WHO SENDS BRIANNA DOWN TO THE CANVAS BRIEFLY WITH A MAT SLAM! Brianna rolls through to a knee, clutching the back of her head, but Valerie pulls her up from behind, and CATCHES HER WITH A BACKSTABBER! Valerie goes to continue inflicting damage on Brianna as she writhes in pain, but turns around as Jamie charges out of the corner!
Rich Russillo: JAMIE GOES FOR A CLOTHESLINE! BUT BRIANNA DUCKS UNDERNEATH, AND RUNS OFF THE ROPES! JAMIE SPINS AROUND, BUT IS IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT WITH A RUNNING BLOCKBUSTER BY VALERIE!
James Peters: La Familia has to be watching proudly at the moment, seeing the momentum that Valerie is building thus far!
Persephone: Meanwhile, I’m watching bored. Can they pull out a chair or something to spice things up?
James Peters: I mean, never say never. Weapons are legal in this match.
Persephone: Really?
James Peters: It’s a triple threat, you didn’t know that?
Persephone: No, I was just hoping one was dumb enough to get themselves disqualified, but that works too.
James Peters: :wow:
Rich Russillo: Jamie rolls out to the apron as she holds the back of her neck in pain. Valerie grabs hold of the top rope, and pushes Jamie to the outside with her boot! From there, Valerie quickly rushes into a cover on Brianna, hooking the leg!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
James Peters: Kickout! Brianna was still downed off that backstabber, but with the interaction that took place between Valerie and Jamie, she was allowed some breathing room, which probably aided her ability to kickout there! Regardless, Valerie is not deterred, and stays on top of Hill, not giving her a moment to breath, grabbing hold of her hair, and dragging her.
Rich Russillo: Valerie drags Brianna towards the ropes, and hangs her up on the middle rope, proceeding to press down with her forearm, and choke her using said rope! Again, no disqualifications, so there are no five counts that Valerie needs to abide by!
James Peters: Even if there were disqualifications in this match, I highly doubt Valerie would’ve had an issue bending the rules there. Finally, she relents, and you can see that Brianna is currently gasping for air! But Valerie pulls Brianna up to her feet, and sends her staggering into the corner with a RIGHT HAND!
Rich Russillo: Brianna is trying to shake the cobwebs out of her head, perhaps catch her breath as well, struggling to breathe at the moment. Valerie grabs Brianna’s wrist, and irish whips her HARD into the opposite corner, causing Brianna to hit STERNUM FIRST into the top turnbuckle! Brianna immediately collapses off impact!
James Peters: Valerie rises to a knee, watching her downed opponent with a smile, knowing she’s in the driver seat, and has Brianna right where she wants her, dominating the smaller woman.
Rich Russillo: Yeah, and with Jamie taken out the equation currently, it may stay that way for a while.
James Peters: Valerie stands Brianna up, and sends her staggering into the corner with right hand, similar to before! Valerie sees that Brianna is stunned, and RUNS OFF THE OPPOSITE CORNER TO CHARGE IN WITH A SPINNING HEEL KICK! If Brianna wasn’t out of it before, she’s certainly out of it now! But Valerie isn’t done as she charges toward the opposite corner again for momentum!
Rich Russillo: BUT BRIANNA BARRELS OUT OF HER CORNER AS WELL, GOING FOR A CORNER CLOTHESLINE ON VALERIE! BUT VALERIE SEES IT COMING, AND CATCHES BRIANNA WITH A REVERSO STO INTO THE MIDDLE TURNBUCKLE! Brianna rolls away from Valerie, favoring her mouth and nose area.
James Peters: Valerie moves to all fours, and grabs hold of Jamie through the bottom rope as she brought herself up to a vertical base, using assistance from the apron. BUT JAMIE EXPLODES WITH A SPINNING BACKFIST! That appeared to dim Valerie’s lights slightly as she tumbles out through the bottom rope, landing on her feet, albeit wobbly legs!
Persephone: If only the idiot went for the cover.
Rich Russillo: Jamie grabs hold of Valerie, and drives her BACK FIRST into the apron, then slams her FACE FIRST off the barricade! Jamie goes to send Valerie back inside the ring- BUT JAMIE CROSS DIVES OFF THE TOP ROPE WITH A SEATED SENTON ONTO JAMIE! I THINK SHE WAS AIMING FOR BOTH, BUT VALERIE GOT OUT OF THE WAY!
James Peters: AND VALERIE HOPS TO THE APRON, EYEING BRIANNA AS SHE QUICKLY RISES BACK TO HER FEET- BUT GETS CAUGHT WITH A RUNNING PENALTY KICK! Brianna rises to all fours, already beginning to stir, but Valerie drops off the apron, pulling Brianna up, and sends her SHOULDER FIRST INTO THE STEEL STEPS!
Rich Russillo: Brianna must be in a world of pain at the moment as Valerie grabs hold of Jamie next, and sends her BACK FIRST INTO A CORNER OF THE BARRICADE! Jamie winces in pain, all the while Valerie taunts the audience, feeling confident, that is before charging full steam ahead at Cross! BUT JAMIE SENDS VALERIE INTO THE TIMEKEEPERS AREA WITH A BACK BODY DROP!
James Peters: Did you hear the splat?! Valerie hit hard, I think she hit face first on the floor! Jamie peers over into the timekeepers area before turning around- BRIANNA! BRIANNA CRASHES INTO JAMIE WITH A RUNNING SHOTGUN DROPKICK, SENDING HER BACK FIRST INTO THE BARRICADE AGAIN! JAMIE IS OUT ON HER FEET, AND BRIANNA QUICKLY ROLLS HER BACK INSIDE!
Rich Russillo: UH OH! BRIANNA CLIMBS TO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE, STALKING JAMIE AS SHE MAKES IT BACK TO HER FEET!
Persephone: She might not want to turn around.
James Peters: A SHAME SHE CANT HEAR YOU AS BRIANNA DIVES OFF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE WITH A CROSSBODY! BRIANNA ROLLS OFF OF VALERIE, WHO STUMBLES BACK TO HER FEET, AND STAGGERS BACK INTO THE CORNER! BRIANNA CHARGES IN WITH A CLOTHESLINE, AND ROLLS JAMIE TO THE CENTER OF THE RING!
Rich Russillo: JAMIE ROLLS THROUGH TO HER FEET, AND BRIANNA ROLLING THUNDERS OUT OF THE CORNER FOR A FLATLINER! SHE CALLS THAT RIFT IN TIME AS SHE HOOKS THE LEG FOR A COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHRRRRRRRR-
James Peters: JAMIE KICKS OUT, AND BRIANNA ROLLS INTO A SWANTON BOMB BY VALERIE! WHERE DID SHE COME FROM?!
Persephone: From the top rope, idiot.
James Peters: I meant- nevermind. Valerie makes the cover!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHH-
James Peters: KICKOUT! Valerie pounds the mat in frustration, but turns her gaze to a new target in Jamie Cross, who slowly makes her way back to her feet. Jamie gets to a knee, and Valerie pulls her in for a BLOODY SUNDAY! BUT JAMIE TWIRLS OF IT, AND TAGS VALERIE UNDER THE CHIN WITH A JUMPING HIGH KNEE! VALERIE STAGGERS BACK INTO THE CORNER, AND JAMIE CHARGES IN WITH A BACK ELBOW!
Rich Russillo: AND QUICKLY FOLLOWS IT UP WITH A JUMPING TWISTING ENZIGURI! VALERIE COLLAPSES TO ALL FOURS! AND JAMIE CATCHES BRIANNA WITH A RUNNING CLOTHESLINE AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO CHARGE IN! VALERIE RUSHES OUT OF THE CORNER, BUT GETS CAUGHT WITH A FRONT POWERSLAM!
James Peters: Valerie rolls to the apron, and Jamie lifts Brianna in position for a fireman’s carry as she wanders into her. BUT BRIANNA ELBOWS HER WAY OUT OF IT, AND SLIPS OFF THE SHOULDERS, PROCEEDING TO SEND JAMIE OUT THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE! JAMIE CATCHES HERSELF ON THE APRON, AND BRIANNA RUNS OFF THE OPPOSITE SET OF ROPES! BUT RUNS RIGHT INTO THE SLINGSHOT SPEAR!
Rich Russillo: SIGNATURE CROSS! BUT LOOK AT THIS! VALERIE HAS PULLED HERSELF UP ON THE APRON, AND SPRINGBOARDS TOWARD JAMIE! BUT JAMIE CATCHES HER OUTTA MID AIR WITH A SPEAR!
James Peters: VALERIE ROLLS AWAY, CLUTCHING AT HER STOMACH IN PAIN! AND JAMIE LOOKS TO WRAP THIS UP!
Persephone: Finally!
James Peters: JAMIE PULLS BRIANNA UP TO HER FEET, AND HOOKS THE ARMS BEFORE LIFTING HER UP IN A GORY SPECIAL! BUT BRIANNA SLIPS HER ARMS OUT, AND COUNTERS WITH A SUNSET FLIP! JAMIE ROLLS THROUGH TO HER FEET, AND GRABS THE ANKLE OF BRIANNA, ROLLING HER THROUGH TO HERS!
Rich Russillo: BRIANNA STAGGERS BACK BEFORE REBOUNDING OFF THE ROPES- BREAKTHROUGH! BRIANNA CONNECTS WITH BREAKTHROUGH! THE RUNNING ENZIGURI! BRIANNA HAS IT WON AS SHE CRAWLS INTO THE COVER, HOOKING THE LEG!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEE!!
James Peters: WAIT! VALERIE PULLS BRIANNA OFF THE COVER, AND THROWS HER OUT UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM ROPE! STEALING THE PIN ON JAMIE!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEE!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Bella Braxton: HERES YOUR WINNER… VALERIE HELLSTORM!
(‘Good 4 u’ by Olivia Rodrigo plays to a mixed reaction from fans, some proud to see Valerie get the win, but a majority upset that she stole it from Brianna, who had finished Jamie off. Valerie quickly rises to her knees, and raises both fists in victory before standing herself up as the referee raises her hand high.)
James Peters: Well. Uhm, I don’t want to detract from Valerie’s victory there, but it definitely is surrounded in controversy.
Rich Russillo: No doubt. Valerie basically capitalized off Brianna’s work there to score the pin.
James Peters: Something common we’ve seen in these kind of matches, and is a price you pay when competing in them, so I can’t say that Valerie cheated.
Rich Russillo: She definitely didn’t cheat, but-
Persephone: She won! It’s all that matters. She won. Quit your debating.
James Peters: Well, as Persephone said, end of the day, Valerie won the match, and I think that’s all which matters to her in this moment.
(The referee releases Valerie’s hand, and Valerie turns toward Brianna on the outside, who is sat down, staring a hole into Hellstorm. Valerie basically shrugs, and rolls out the ring, heading to the back as the camera fades elsewhere.)
(Promotional ad for Road to Redemption.)
(Voltage returns from break and cuts down to the ring. The fans are going crazy because during the break, the winner of ‘Ultimate Opportunity’ match at Wicked Games, Sally, had made her way into the ring. Sally had brought a chair into the ring and was sitting down, holding court with a microphone in her hand. She didn’t come with jokes or anything else like that, though. Sally had a very serious and rather sinister expression on her face. Behind her, a replay of what went down between her and the Universal Women’s Champion, Kassidy Heart, on Dynasty was playing. It showed Kassidy getting misted by Sally in slow motion, which the crowd seemed to enjoy. Sally let it play on a loop a few times before she glanced behind her and nodded her head. A still screen of Kassidy covered in the mist, clearly in pain, remained on the tron for everyone to see.)
Sally: Well Dynasty was just loads of fun, don’t you people agree?
(The crowd did pop for this as they all enjoyed a good bit of fuckery.)
Sally: Seeing the almighty Kassidy Heart writhing around on the ground in pain certainly helped me sleep like a baby Friday night. I stand in this ring right now because as were the terms laid out in my big win back at Wicked Games, I should be having my match for the Universal Women’s Championship right now. But a certain pretty little champion decided otherwise. I know the criticism of Kassidy Heart is that she abuses her power from time to time, and do I see that there is some truth to that? I stand here right now with no referee and no championship on the line, and why is that? Is it because I blinded pretty little Kassidy on Dynasty? If you ask me, that’s the least of what she deserves, but when our match finally does take place, there will be more where that came from. So with that in mind, I came to Voltage to have a match, and so I shall have a match.
Persephone: What does this weirdo even mean by that? She just competed on Dynasty like two nights ago and isn’t that enough for one weekend?
James Peters: Well Sally said herself she planned to have a championship match tonight and it seems like she’s determined to compete one way or another.
Sally: Bring out my opponent!
(The crowd quiets down as the lights start to dim. A generic, up tempo instrumental song begins to blast across the PA system. With Sally in the ring, waiting for an opponent, Bella Braxton steps forward.)
Bella Braxton: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN… THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS SCHEDULED FOR…
Crowd: ONE FALL!
Bella Braxton: ALREADY IN THE RING… FROM DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA… WEIGHING IN AT 137 POUNDS… SHE IS ‘THE ROTTEN WOMAN’… SALLY!
(During Sally’s introduction, a young Japanese woman dressed in basic, but colorful gear had stepped out and started to make her way down the ramp.)
Bella Braxton: AND HER OPPONENT… FROM RIGHT HERE IN TOKYO, JAPAN… WEIGHING IN AT 111 POUNDS… SHE IS NIROKU HIRASKA!
(The crowd popped for the local competitor seeing as how she was from Tokyo and Niroku gave the crowd a friendly wave.)
Persephone: :mjlol: What rainbow did this bitch crawl out of?
Rich Russillo: I think she has every single color ever made on that gear.
James Peters: I am being told that Niroku Hiraska is an up and coming wrestler from right here in Tokyo. She’s been wrestling for the last two years and looks to make it big. What better way to make your television debut than right here on Voltage?
Persephone: We’re about to see a straight up murder. Gang! Gang!
(As Niroku gets into the ring, her smile starts to fade. It’s obvious that she is feeling very nervous and seeing Sally with a menacing look on her face probably isn’t helping the situation.)
Rich Russillo: Well, she looks scared shitless.
Persephone: I mean, if that beast licked her lips at me, I would feel nervous too.
(Sally gets up from her chair and folds it up, delicately sitting it in the corner. The referee gives her a look, but doesn’t say anything and starts to explain the rules to both competitors, then he calls for the bell.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
James Peters: Well, it looks like this is really happening as right out of the gate, Sally rushes towards Niroku! She backs the youngster into the corner and begins to deliver boxing style punches right to Niroku’s stomach. Sally quickly switches to chest chops and she is lighting up Niroku! Niroku tries to shove Sally back, but Sally retaliates with a swift kick to the mid-section!
Rich Russillo: With a hand full of hair, Sally drags Niroku into the center of the ring. An elbow to the back of the skull drops Niroku to her knees and Sally with a nasty knee right to the face! NIROKU’S NOSE IS BUSTED! SALLY WITH ANOTHER KNEE… AND ANOTHER! SHE CONTINUES WITH HER ONSLAUGHT! Niroku has fallen back on the mat, grabbing at her face, but Sally begins to stomp down on her face!
Persephone: :mjlol: That maniacal laugh coming from Sally is fucking wild.
James Peters: SALLY SNATCHES NIROKU UP BY THE HAIR AND DROPS HER BACK DOWN WITH A BEAUTIFUL GUT WRENCH SUPLEX! SHE KICKS NIROKU ONTO HER BACK AND STOMPS HER IN THE STOMACH! NOW SHE TAKES OFF TOWARDS THE ROPES, LEAPS ON THEM, AND THERE’S ‘MORDEKAISER’!!! THE SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT CONNECTS ON NIROKU AND SALLY WITH THE COVER!!!!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWW-
Rich Russillo: Oh come on, Sally! You had the match won!
Persephone: I don’t know about you, but I’m not mad she just pulled this bitch off the mat. I’m here for a good murder. It’s been awhile.
James Peters: Sally levels Niroku with an uppercut and throws her into the ropes! Sally with a massive lariat that turns Niroku inside out upon the rebound! Once again Niroku is kicked onto her back and Sally follows up with a beautiful somersault leg drop!
Persephone: OHHH! She just made a throat slashing gesture!!!
Rich Russillo: SALLY GETS NIROKU UP AND THERE IT IS! ‘TILL THE END’! THE CRUCIFIX PILEDRIVER CONNECTS AND SALLY STANDS UP, PLACING HER FOOT ON NIROKU’S FACE FOR THE COVER!!!
OOONNNEEE!!!
TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!
TTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Bella Braxton: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN… HERE IS YOUR WINNER… SALLY!
(‘NIHIL’ by Ghostmane begins to play as Sally allows the referee to get up and raise her hand.)
James Peters: I don’t think it’s a reach to say that Niroku Hiraska never truly stood a chance here tonight. Sally sent a huge message to the Universal Women’s Champion, Kassidy Heart, on Dynasty and she followed it up tonight with what can only be described as a dominant win.
Persephone: Uhhhh why the fuck is she asking for a microphone? We’ve seen enough of Sally. We don’t need to hear her speak :mjlol:.
(Sally’s laughter drowns out her music as it starts to fade. Sally is holding the microphone and laughing as she looks down at the woman she just demolished.)
Sally: Now the match is over and I can really have some fun!
(Still holding the microphone, Sally grabs Niroku by the hair and throws her head-first into the chair she had sat in the corner. Niroku’s skull bounces off of it and that elicits more laughter from Sally. Sally grabs the chair from the corner, turns it over, and jabs it right in Niroku’s throat. The referee tries to intervene but Sally swings the chair at him, prompting him to get the hell out of the ring.)
Sally: KASSIDY! OH KASSIDY!! ARE YOU WATCHING?! I’M NOT GOING TO STOP UNTIL YOU COME TO THIS RING AND GIVE ME MY MATCH!
(And Sally doesn’t stop. She continues jabbing the chair into Niroku’s throat. Niroku is defenseless, while Sally is a woman possessed. This assault goes on for a few more seconds before the videotron comes to life and the still screen shot of Kassidy covered in the mist disappears. There is a bit of static first, but then a yawn can be heard. The champion herself is seen on the tron. This gets Sally’s attention and she stops beating up Niroku. The distraction allows the referee to slip into the ring and pull Niroku to safety and Sally is none the wiser since she is fixated on Kassidy. The champion, whose face is swollen and eyes red and puffy, can’t help but shake her head.)
Kassidy Heart: Honestly this wasn’t worth a trip to Voltage for me because quite frankly what you did on Friday was your one free shot. I’m not someone who has to go above and beyond to exact revenge or what the fuck ever, so maybe you should just count your blessings that I couldn’t be fucked to actually be there in person. Beating up some local talent is fine and all, and if you thought I was going to be scared or even remotely intimidated by that, then you have no idea who you’re really facing. I am not the one you want to try and play games with, Sally, because I’m the one who basically invented this fucking game. I couldn’t care less if you end the career of some up and coming talent who will one day look to take my spot. That’s one less dumb cunt I have to deal with in the future because as we all know, I will go down in history as the untouchable best of all time. Thank you for that, I guess, and know this. I am the absolute last person you should ever want a match with, but hey, you earned it.
Sally: I did earn it, that’s for sure, and right now it should be you who just got pulled from the ring by a referee and not that girl.
(Unable to help herself, Kassidy rolled her eyes.)
Kassidy Heart: Oh you’ll get your match, Sally, but it’s not gunna be this week. It was never going to be this week because no one dictates when and where I compete. We do things on MY terms, not on the terms of someone who won some stupid, thrown together match because they don’t belong anywhere else. Next week on Voltage, you can have your shot at my championship, but be careful what you wish for Sally. I’m not about to get in the ring with you and fuck around. #Kass2Beltz is going to end the year as #Kass2Beltz and there is nothing you, or anyone else for that matter, can do about it. I waited more than long enough to get my hands back on championship gold and I take the role as double champion very seriously. Serious enough that you will be treated like a credible opponent, and I think it goes without saying what I’m capable of doing to even the very best this place has to offer.
Sally: You can huff and you can puff, and you can try to intimidate, but I am not so easily swayed, especially when I want your championship. Sally as the Universal Women’s Champion has a wonderful, beautiful, amazing ring to it and if I must wait for next week, so be it!
(Sally blows Kassidy a kiss, who responds by flipping her off, and the videotron clicks off. Sally’s music starts to play again as the camera cuts down to the broadcast booth.)
James Peters: There you have it! Next week on Voltage, Kassidy Heart will defend the Universal Women’s Championship against Sally. That match is going to be exciting!
Rich Russillo: That, along with the Hardcore Championship match between TLA and Alex Myers is paving the way for a golden Voltage next week! The EAW Universe certainly won’t want to miss it.
(On that note, the scene at ringside fades out and Voltage cuts backstage.)
(The scene reopens into Captain Charisma’s office. Voltage’s commissioner is seated behind his desk, looking at his laptop. He was answering emails while he waited, not that he was all that interested in dealing with his next appointment. When a knock sounds at his door, Captain Charisma lets out a sigh.)
Captain Charisma: It’s open.
(When Mr. Wrestling XIX enters the picture, the fans out in the arena can be heard booing. No one likes this guy and for Mr. Wrestling XIX the feeling is likely mutual when it comes to the fans. They certainly don’t respect what he is trying to do for the business. Captain Charisma stands up, offering the Voltage Elitist a handshake. Mr. Wrestling XIX declines and takes a seat without being invited.)
Mr. Wrestling XIX: I have no idea what you could possibly want to speak to me about, considering we don’t see eye to eye on what the sport of wrestling should actually be.
Captain Charisma: Blunt and to the point. Believe it or not, I do respect that. You’re right, though. We don’t see eye-to-eye but that doesn’t mean I don’t think you’ve been impressive this season. This isn’t my first time dealing with someone who thinks Voltage should be run differently. It wasn’t that long ago New Eden was doing everything they could to make this company change and ultimately they failed when it came to that. I find it intriguing that you believe you can do what Drake King, Myles, and Minerva weren’t able to.
Mr. Wrestling XIX: Because at the root of that movement was a narcissist who actually didn’t care about the greater good of the business. Drake King surrounded himself with his two biggest competitors, making sure they stayed away from his EAW World Championship. He wasn’t looking for change. He was a desperate man looking to keep that championship for however long he could.
Captain Charisma: Well, we do agree on something, and that’s exactly how everything ended up playing out. It was inevitable New Eden would self-destruct, especially with Drake’s ego, and that’s why I was content to mostly sit back and let things play out. There’s a reason I haven’t really interfered in your business either, because ultimately, whatever agenda you’re trying to push isn’t going to come to fruition. That being said, that isn’t why I wanted to speak with you.
(Mr. Wrestling XIX, who is glaring at Captain Charisma and his blatant dismissal of his goal of making wrestling better, motions for Captain Charisma to go on.)
Captain Charisma: Road to Redemption is coming up and as I said, you have been impressive. Regardless of how you present yourself, there is no denying that you have made an impact in the short time you have been here. You might not be satisfied with your victory at Wicked Games over Jack Ripley, but I was impressed, even if it came down to Jack tweaking his knee and you taking advantage of that. Not exactly PURE rules, mind you, but we’ve also seen you resort to other tactics such as a low blow in a match :mjpls:.
(Mr. Wrestling XIX goes to respond but Captain Charisma holds his hand up.)
Captain Charisma: I promise you I don’t give a shit. I want to offer you a spot in the Extreme Elimination Chamber. Yes, it goes against absolutely everything you stand for, but I can’t ignore the fact you beat a former world champion and Hall of Famer at Wicked Games. Besides, this will present you an opportunity to compete in a chamber your way, and who knows? Maybe you’ll be the one to dethrone Drake King.
(Mr. Wrestling XIX was a little caught off guard by this. He did know that his victory over Jack Ripley would open eyes, but he didn’t think it would ultimately end up earning him a spot inside the Extreme Elimination Chamber.)
Mr. Wrestling XIX: So let me make sure I heard you correctly. You want to give me a spot in the EAW World Championship match at Road to Redemption? The same match that so far has Drake King and TLA in it?
(Before Captain Charisma can reply, his office door opens. In walks Rex McAllister.)
Rex McAllister: You wanted to see me?
(A grin crosses Captain Charisma’s handsome face.)
Captain Charisma: I did. Guess who else is going to be in the chamber?
(Mr. Wrestling XIX, who is standing up now, scowls.)
Mr. Wrestling XIX: Another one of the old guard.
(To his credit, Rex decides to disregard this comment. Instead, he turns his attention to Captain Charisma.)
Rex McAllister: It is Road to Redemption time again, isn’t it? Well, I appreciate the opportunity to once again compete for the EAW World Championship. I’m no stranger to this match and I like my chances.
Mr. Wrestling XIX: I bet you do. Let me guess. Rex’s win over another member of the old guard still trying to cling to relevancy has earned him his spot in this match, no? Why is TLA not being made to defend his Hardcore Championship? The world doesn’t want to see TLA with one championship, let alone two, and I feel like you are trying to set me up for failure right now.
Captain Charisma: Am I? Or am I giving you exactly what you want, which is a chance to compete against all these people you have either faced or name dropped, in a single match where you could shut them all up for good by winning it? I don’t know about you, but I would be motivated as hell to walk into a match like that and do what I’m so confident I can do.
(Rex chuckles a bit to himself.)
Rex McAllister: Sounds like Road to Redemption is going to be an interesting week.
Mr. Wrestling XIX: (mocking Rex) Sounds like Road to Redemption is going to be an interesting week. Sure, pal. Let’s put Mr. Wrestling XIX, the PURE rules wrestler, in a chamber where people can bring their own weapons and use them to beat one another. Better yet, let’s put all of Mr. Wrestling XIX’s enemies in the match and really stack the deck against him and make sure he knows that his agenda can never come to pass!
Rex McAllister: Are you really bitching about an opportunity to compete for the EAW World Championship?
Mr. Wrestling XIX: I just find it extremely suspicious that I am being given this opportunity. Maybe it was just a one-on-one match against Drake King, I could see how I, maybe, earned it. But like this? I don’t like it. I don’t like it one bit.
Captain Charisma: Quite frankly, I don’t care about your opinion. You can think something sinister is happening, or you could shut the hell up and just take the opportunity. I’m not fucked either way.
Mr. Wrestling XIX: What about Jack Ripley?
Captain Charisma: What about him?
Mr. Wrestling XIX: Where is he? I did win at Wicked Games, so as per the stipulation he set, he is now my partner.
Rex McAllister: If you really think someone like Jack is going to just accept losing at Wicked Games, then you haven’t truly studied the roster you’re on. If I were you, I would forget all about that and focus on Road to Redemption, unless, of course, you don’t believe you have what it takes to compete in a match of that caliber. Drake, TLA, and I are self-made people, who have busted our ass for years for this company, and if there’s a big match, we’re going to show up for it. But you? You’re new. You are untested. You have everything to prove. So far, your bark has been a hell of a lot bigger than your bite. Maybe this type of competitive environment isn’t for you.
(Mr. Wrestling XIX steps up, getting in Rex’s face.)
Mr. Wrestling XIX: I get that you have a decorated resume and a Hall of Fame ring, but you’re the one stacking up losses ever since your big comeback. You may have proven yourself years ago, but what have you proven lately, Rex? That you can still hang? That you’re still world championship material? I don’t buy that. I don’t think most people are buying that. I have shown everyone that I am committed to my cause but all you’ve done is show the world that you were better off staying at home and being a house husband.
(Rex sucks in a breath, ready to absolutely unload on Mr. Wrestling XIX, but Captain Charisma quickly steps between the two.)
Captain Charisma: Not in my office, I can tell you that. Rex, you’re good to go. Mr. Wrestling XIX, do you want to be in the chamber or not?
(With his eyes still on Rex, Mr. Wrestling XIX finally nods.)
Mr. Wrestling XIX: You know what? I think I do. It is a prime opportunity to kill multiple birds with one stone.
Captain Charisma: Perfect.
(Mr. Wrestling XIX leaves the office, making sure to shoulder bump Rex on the way out. Rex shoots Captain Charisma a look, but all the Commissioner can do is shrug. Four of six chamber participants have been announced, and so far, it’s looking pretty star-studded.)
(As Rex takes his leave, so does Voltage, and the show goes to commercial.)
(Commercial for the video game Super Mario Bros. Wonder, only on Nintendo Switch.)
(Sunday Night Voltage comes back from a brief intermission as the camera focuses on the backstage area of Ryogoku Sumo Hall. It’s not the usual chaos as it is whenever Voltage takes place, but a certain type of chaos that can only come from the rage of Elitists, frustration seeping in from what happened previously to make them feel that way. This time around, it’s Dr. Bethany Blue, who is seen storming into the scene, absolutely furious about what happened at Wicked Games. The Good Doctor has struggled to keep her composure throughout the night, and it’s clear that right now she’s reached her breaking point.)
Dr. Bethany Blue: I don’t get it, out of everyone this could have happened to… why me? The cards were in my favor, everything was playing out perfectly, and this was my opportunity to get a win over Jamie O’Hara last week. But all of a sudden I’m dragged into a problem that I’m not even involved in, because fuck me right? Fuck how I feel? I don’t get how everyone can just go about business and realize just how much of a problem this is for me!
(Bethany runs her hands through her hair, slamming a production crate in anger. She’s not taking this very lightly at all, especially considering everything that she puts into what she does to get to this point. The Andre Walker interference is not something that she can take lightly and shrug off, she was bound to take this personally. She looks over to see a backstage worker cowering up against a wall, looking awkwardly at Bethany as she freaks out over what happened. Bethany slowly turns to him.)
Dr. Bethany Blue: What the hell are you looking at…?
(Bethany quickly approaches and grabs the worker by the collar, slamming him against the wall as she yells at him again.)
Dr. Bethany Blue: I SAID WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU LOOKING AT?! DO WE HAVE A PROBLEM HERE?!
(Bethany presses the worker against the wall even further, and he is so speechless about everything that has happened that he can only mutter out a couple of noises, he can’t formulate an answer in his head, and that’s something that does nothing to make Bethany much happier.)
Dr. Bethany Blue: In case you didn’t realize, I’m not in the best of moods right now. But you wouldn’t know that, you haven’t been through what I’ve been through, you’re just an innocent bystander, right?
(Bethany pulls the worker back as she slams him into the wall again! The worker is crying in pain right now, but Bethany is relentless, showing zero sympathy for him, and is more concerned over how she is feeling right now. Before long, it seems that the situation has escalated way out of control, with security quickly rushing into the scene and breaking everything up. They escort the worker out of the scene while pushing Bethany back, trying to calm her down. Bethany shakes her head in frustration as she still can’t believe this is happening.)
???: WHOA, WHOA, WHOA! WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE?!
(The camera quickly pans over as the Voltage Commissioner Captain Charisma is rushing out to the scene. The various members of security are seen parting so he can make his way over, meeting Bethany as he’s very shocked by the entire situation right now.)
Captain Charisma: Bethany, what’s the deal?! I can’t just have you out here attacking people backstage! Is something going on?!
(This, clearly does not do anything to help Bethany’s attitude. Bethany shakes her head as finally, she’s sick of it and finally begins to speak.)
Dr. Bethany Blue: Is something going on?! Captain Charisma, were we watching the same show last week?! Of course, something is fucking going on! I’m giving you full disclosure now, I’m getting real fucking sick of never getting the big win that I deserve. First, I was cost a win in War Games at Territorial Invasion, and now just last week at Wicked Games I had the opportunity to beat someone like Jamie O’Hara. I was a hair away from reaching the very top of the mountain at Sunday Night Voltage and getting everything I knew that I deserved. But all of a sudden, Andre Walker decides to come in and ruin everything. I said it myself, I put my everything into that, and you can’t doubt that you saw the very best of what I could bring to the table inside the ring, and instead of getting the win… I was left with absolutely nothing.
(Bethany shakes her head in frustration, Captain Charisma listens intently.)
Dr. Bethany Blue: After all of that, now there’s all this talk about Jamie O’Hara and Andre Walker and what will happen next, but what about Bethany?! What happens with Bethany?!
(Captain Charisma brings her arms out, trying to calm Bethany down.)
Captain Charisma: Bethany, that doesn’t take away from the fact that I am still very against you taking your anger out on backstage workers-
Dr. Bethany Blue: You know what I’m against? I’m against the fact that Andre Walker was just able to ruin that match without anyone stopping him. I’m not just against it actually, I’m fucking pissed off if that wasn’t apparent enough. This is me talking to you straight, Captain Charisma, things should not have been able to turn out the way that they did at Wicked Games, and the fact that someone was able to just walk into the building and ruin the match is embarrassing. You should be ashamed of yourself for allowing this.
(Bethany is practically fuming with anger at this point, and the only thing that Captain Charisma can do is listen to her go off on a violent tangent. Once she’s done though, he quickly interjects himself and looks to give a response.)
Captain Charisma: Well Bethany, I wish I could lend you a hand here, I do. Let me just start this off by saying that I understand the frustration that you have for the night. Things did not go the way that you wanted at Wicked Games…
Dr. Bethany Blue: Thanks.
Captain Charisma: But, sometimes, things like Andre Walker interfering in the match, is beyond my control. Andre isn’t confined to just one brand, he can go from Dynasty to Showdown, to Voltage, and nothing was stopping him from making an appearance at the Marquee Event last week, which he did. He exercised not only his Free Agent abilities but also the Gawd Contract that he won from Chris Elite at Reckless Wiring, which bars him from any sort of wrong in what he did. So while I can understand trying to go out of your way to reprimand him and everyone involved there was nothing wrong that he did. He went into business for himself and now the problems are between him and Jamie for what had happened. I’m sorry, Bethany, but there’s only so much I can do especially with someone like Andre Walker.
Dr. Bethany Blue: You’ve got to be kidding me right now…
Captain Charisma: I wish it was that easy, Bethany, but the only thing I can do is slap him on the wrist… and you as well for attacking a backstage worker.
Dr. Bethany Blue: :francis:!!!
Captain Charisma: That was uncalled for and you know it. Once again I understand why you’re angry, but you just can’t go and do things like that, because then there’s a point where you’re in the wrong for what you’re doing.
Dr. Bethany Blue: I’m in the wrong?! I’m in the wrong for being angry about what happened?! I’m sorry, Captain Charisma, you should have come here sooner and put me on my leash if it was really bothering you. But no, in fact, it’s making me even unhappier that you’re going to sit here and say that there’s nothing you can do despite being the Voltage Commissioner. You’re supposed to have control over this entire situation but as soon as Andre Walker is added into the equation, you’re absolutely defenseless.
Captain Charisma: Look Bethany you have to understand-
Dr. Bethany Blue: This changes nothing. My opinion doesn’t change. Something should have been done a long time ago and the fact that you’re trying to say that nothing is wrong is damning about who’s in the right in this entire situation.
(Bethany shakes her head and shoves past the various members of security, storming out of the scene. Captain Charisma watches her take her leave, and sighs, putting his hands on his hips, bowing his head down, and shaking it in disagreement. He didn’t want it to escalate to this point at all and only wanted to calm it down, but it was clear that Bethany was not in the business of persuasion after everything that had happened. Captain Charisma turns around and begins to make his way out of the scene himself, as it’s the last shot seen before Sunday Night Voltage from there begins to fade into a commercial break.)
(Commercial for EAW 2K24, coming soon!)
( Sunday Night Voltage has returned from a commercial break, and ‘Cellar Door’ by Spiritbox hits the PA system as Hayley Morrow steps through the smoke, pulling her hoodie up a bit before revealing herself and smirking at the crowd all around her. Morrow looks very confident with her match tonight, unbothered by what will come to her sooner or later. While she’s making her entrance, Bella Braxton stands tall with a microphone in her right hand announcing this competition. )
Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!… INTRODUCING FIRST!… FROM MANHATTAN, NEW YORK!… WEIGHING IN AT 120 POUNDS!… ‘BLACK ROSE IMMORTAL’ !!!!!!!!…. HAYLEYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!…. MORROWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
( Morrow slowly goes into the ring and heads up to the second rope, posing for the crowd and basking in their reaction towards her. She smiles, then skips off the second rope as ‘The World Is Mine’ by Mikey Rykus plays. Korey Gaines walks out and stops by the middle of the stage, looking up to Morrow who is waiting for him. Gaines smirks a little, then rubs his nose and walks confidently to the ring, keeping his eyes on her. )
Bella Braxton: HER OPPONENT!… FROM OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA!…. WEIGHING IN AT 170 POUNDS!… ‘SHOWOFF’ !!!!!!!!…. KOREYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY……. GAINESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!
( Gaines enters the ring, comes face to face with Morrow. Gaines jerks out a little before taking off his jacket and slows the head down to his corner, then warms himself up and prepares for the fight, same as his opponent. )
( DING DING DING! )
James Peters: This singles match has officially gotten underway. It’s Korey Gaines taking on Hayley Morrow. Gaines has returned his dedication to work once more, as he showed earlier this week that he’s on a mission to bounce back. And here’s Morrow, looking to redeem her mistakes and losses by beating Korey Gaines and reminding everybody who she is again. Gaines is out of the corner, coming to meet Morrow at the center of the ring, and both competitors lock up in a collar and elbow tie-up!
Persephone: Ah yes, two mediocre products come to fight each other so I can get some good sleep. Okay, goodnight guys. I’ll see you when the show is over!
Rich Russillo: Gaines quickly tosses Morrow down to the ropes, releasing the hold, and now gets his momentum moving. Morrow backs away from the ropes towards Gaines. Gaines leapfrogs over, both feet landing on the ground, but Morrow continues to run, stopping right behind and grabbing Gaines, hooking both arms and aiming for a Snap Dragon Suplex!
James Peters: Gaines still has control of this match over Morrow. He attempts a victory roll, but Morrow is able to kick out before the referee can start counting. Both of them return to their feet, Gaines runs in, but Morrow can execute a double leg takedown and now starts pummeling her opponent immediately!
Rich Russillo: Left and right hands are being thrown, and Gaines is trying to defend himself from the trouble he has to face right now. Morrow, undeterred by the damage, gets to her feet and comes at Gaines, picking him up and sending him down to the corner. Morrow is now running!
James Peters: One step forward, two steps back! Gaines can lift his right foot in time, causing Morrow to run into it. Morrow steps back, Gaines up on the second rope, and he stands tall up there with Morrow still feeling the pain on her face… FLYING CROSSBODY TAKES DOWN HAYLEY MORROW!
Persephone: They should have given me a day off if I need to sit here and watch this dumbshit.
Rich Russillo: Gaines has just been able to take down Morrow once again! After the crossbody lands, Morrow then rolls over to the corner and finds some space to rest herself, recovering from the pain that she has been enduring for a long while. Gaines slowly crawls back to his feet and now he has run to meet Morrow at the corner, who’s still seated!… A RUNNING BOOT GOES ACROSS HER JAW!
James Peters: Gaines rises to the occasion once more, hoisting Morrow up to her feet and pressing her right against the corner. Gaines rolls back, using the ropes, up onto his feet, and now springs up a bit before rushing back towards Morrow… A CORNER RUNNING BACK ELBOW CONNECTS! Gaines now yanks her hair and pulls Morrow in, slowly lifting her up to the top rope. Gaines has it all set, ready for a release!… A ROPE HUNG SWINGING NECKBREAKER BY KOREY GAINES! MORROW DOWN AND HERE GOES A COVER!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Persephone: THREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! YAWNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!! I wish it’s three already! I want to die by just watching this fucking nonsense!
James Peters: A KICK OUT BY HAYLEY MORROW!
Rich Russillo: Black Rose Immortal still proves to be undeniable in this match, while Gaines has every intention od overcoming his opponent right here. Gaines might have to come up with stronger strategies to flip the script and end the game, but at the moment, all he has been doing is slowly gaining prowess. The more he makes progress, the longer it’s going to take for him to put Morrow down entirely.
James Peters: Gaines now has both feet on the ground again slowly bending his back back down and picking Morrow up to her feet alongside himself. Gaines slowly clutches Morrow’s jaw and aims straight for a good range, then spins back… DISCUS ELBOW BY GAINES BUT NOBODY’S HOME! Gaines shoots and misses completely as Morrow can step behind, and now she has Gaines hooked… EXECUTING A GERMAN SUPLEX THAT SENDS KOREY GAINES FLYING ACROSS THE RING!
Rich Russillo: BOTH FEET LAND ON THE GROUND! Gaines is able to make a save for himself. Morrow notices and turns around to run. Gaines sidesteps in time and sends Morrow back down to the ropes, leaving her bouncing back to him. He looks to catch Morrow at the center of the ring!
James Peters: Morrow leaps and bounds over Gaines’ back, rolling back down to the ground, back upon her feet, and waits for Gaines to pay attention to her there. Gaines turns around… A SUPERKICK CONNECTS TO THE KNEE!… ROUNDHOUSE FOLLOWS UP TO CUT HIS HEAD OFF! MORROW IS BACK ON TOP!
Persephone: Unfortunately.
Rich Russillo: Gaines has been taken out with two strikes charging at him in a row, and here is Morrow looking to continue to keep going as she steps down and goes for it!… A BEAUTIFUL SHOOTING STAR PRESS BY HAYLEY MORROW! NOW A COVER! MORROW LOOKS FOR A WIN!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
James Peters: GAINES IS STILL ABLE TO KICK OUT!
Persephone: This match feels like hell.
James Peters: Did you see that Shooting Star Press? It was really beautiful, and I thought that grace would bestow Morrow a great reward, which was a victory for her tonight. But Gaines still projects his strength. He isn’t the one to be underestimated! Morrow still has the advantage, now heading back to both feet and going up to the top. Gaines is still trying to recover, and Morrow is already up on top. She’s got the balance. She has everything that she has to offer, and Gaines is still down there! Not looking great for Gaines, but Morrow is all set to fly off!… DIVING MOONSAULT!
Rich Russillo: Gaines is the one able to roll out of the way this time, but Morrow is also able to save herself, both feet landing right on the ground safely, saving her face from crashing down into the ground. Gaines just got back to his feet. Morrow charges in, but she has been caught by a quick spin kick to her gut from Gaines. Gaines kicks this fight back up again and now tosses Morrow down into the hot ropes. Gaines stands by… A JUMPING KNEE CATCHES HER!… FOLLOWED BY A STEP-UP ENZUIGIRI!
Persephone: Can this thin-skinned cunt stop flexing his trash moves and lose already?
James Peters: Gaines regains his footing and immediately comes back upon his feet- GOOD LORD! WHAT A MASSIVE LARIAT FROM HAYLEY MORROW! Gaines has just been turned all around inside out by big Morrow’s energy there, and Morrow wastes no time returning the favor to the ground, picking Gaines back up with her as well, tossing him up high in the air, and Morrow is going for it!…. MICHINOKU DRIVER!
Rich Russillo: It doesn’t connect! Gaines still had enough in his hands to escape as Morrow was about to drop him. Gaines flips out of her hands and lands back to his feet. Gaines then stands tall and jogs up to both shoulders!… A REVERSE FRAKENSTEINER BY KOREY GAINES! MORROW IS DOWN AGAIN! GAINES CRAWLS IN AND A HOOK TO THE LEG! HE GOES FOR A COVER!
Persephone: I’m really tired of this. Get me out of here.
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
James Peters: MORROW IS STILL ABLE TO KICK OUT!
Persephone: Man… FUCK!
Rich Russillo: A few moves have been dished out, but nothing has come close to beating Hayley Morrow. Maybe Gaines has to hurry up and go for the big shot to make his way toward the glory he’s seeking for tonight. Gaines is now shaking his head; it seems he’s still failed to secure a victory. He’s still looking for a good way to end this match and take a victory back home. Gaines gets to his feet, coming back once again and now slowly picking Morrow up, trying to toss her to the side of the ring so he can go for a dive or something risky for risky damage.
James Peters: Morrow refuses! She saves herself and lands both feet on the apron. Gaines notices and tries to catch her, but Morrow can catch him and send him back with a quick Spinning Enzuigiri! Gaines stumbles and falls back inside. Morrow seizes the opportunity and now heads up to the top.
Rich Russillo: She’s now on the top again and she has her eye on Gaines. Gaines slowly finds a way to gain his composure and it’s come to determination, turning his attention back to Morrow, and she goes for a dive!…. A MISSILE DROPKICK TAKES DOWN KOREY GAINES!
James Peters: But Gaines isn’t going down like that easily, rolling backward up to his feet and running straight to clash with Morrow who is just coming back to her feet! Morrow catches Gaines’ timed blow to catch the leg!
Rich Russillo: BOOM! Gaines quickly nails her with a Step Up Enzuigiri to stun her back again! Gaines is up on his feet again and now rolls Morrow back up from behind with a schoolboy pin. Morrow is onto her knees and here comes Gaines, rolling back to face her!… A KICK TO THE SIDE OF HER HEAD BUT IT MAKES ZERO CONTRACT!
Persephone: Oh, what a dumbass. Vintage Korey Gaines.
James Peters: Gaines just swings at the kick but it does not hit anything. Morrow is able to lie back down and as Gaines falls back and faces the mat, Morrow swiftly moves to lock those arms and now she’s turning Gaines into a Crucifix pin! Morrow looks to steal it!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
James Peters: GAINES KICKS OUT!
Persephone: Is that supposed to make us happy?
James Peters: It’s a very close moment for Morrow to pick up a win there, but Gaines prevents her from winning the competition as he’s just kicked out. Gaines gets to his feet, Morrow backs to her feet as well. Gaines has been the one to take down this time and he jumps over Morrow, attempting for a Jackknife roll-up! Oh, he does it! He goes for it!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
James Peters: MORROW KICKS OUT AT TWO!
Rich Russillo: Things have gone faster here, but time is known as money for both of them. It’s wrought to just take a quick cash and go now. Morrow gets to her feet and tries to nail Gaiens with a Superkick but Gaines can catch it, throwing it back around and quickly goes for a Spin Kick, but Morrow can catch the leg as well. Gaines fails but he nails it with another Enzuigiri and stops Morrow from defending herself!
James Peters: Gaines nails another one perfectly, leaving Morrow hanging on the edge of losing her grip there. Gaines backs to his feet quickly and shuts down the roll, comes back from them… GOT HIM! A SPANISH FLY FROM MORROW! INTO A COVER!
Persephone: Okay, please go for three this time.
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
James Peters: NOT SO CLOSE! GAINES IS ABLE TO KICK OUT!
Persephone: What the fuck is wrong with you?
Rich Russillo: AGAIN! Korey Gaines is still able to kick out but Morrow doesn’t want to waste her time with him any longer. She seizes this rare chance to pull him right back up on his shoulders. UP ON HER SHOULDERS GOES KOREY GAINES AND SHE’S LOOKING FOR THE DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! GAINES IS ABOUT TO ENTER THE HOUSE OF FLIES! SHE’S GOING FOR HER SIGNATURE!
James Peters: GAINES SLIPS DOWN TO THE BACK IN TIME AND HE’S ABLE TO ESCAPE THE MOVE, PUSHING MOROW TOWARDS THE ROPES. BUT MOROW IMMEDIATELY GOES THROUGH THE ROPES AND SLINGSHOTS HERSELF BACK AWAY FROM THEM IN AN INTENSE MOTION! WATCH OUT, KOREY GAINES!… WHAT A DISCUS LARIAT! THE CALL OF KTHULU HAS BEEN DONE!-
Rich Russillo: DUCKING UNDERNEATH AND HERE GOES KOREY GAINES, RUNNING TOWARDS THE ROPES, UP TO THE SECOND ROPE AND HE’S POISED, READY TO SPRING RIGHT BACK! IT’S NOT GREAT FOR MORROW RIGHT THERE AS HE JUMPED!…
James Peters: OKIE CUTTER-
Rich Russillo: OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! DEVIL TRIGGER IN THE MID-AIR! THE BICYCLE KNEE JUST SHOT GAINES DOWN IN FLAMES! MORROW DROPS INTO A COVER AND SHE’S GOING FOR A WIN! THIS TIME MIGHT BE IT!
Persephone: Well that might be it, folks. Thank god.
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREE-
James Peters: NOOOOOOOO! GAINES STILL KICKS OUT!
Persephone: I’m going to sue this brand one day.
Rich Russillo: The sheer impact of that knee strike has been enough to stun out Gaines, but Gaines still manages to figure a way out to stay in this match. He’s not going anywhere sooner or later! He still wants to pick up this victory! That mid-air knee strike might be very painful for Gaines to endure but Gaines still refuses to go anywhere. Morrow still hangs on, trying to find a way to beat him here tonight and secure a victory.
James Peters: Morrow is defiant, focused on what has just happened but it’s what’s going to drive her desire to beat him in this match. Morrow gets back to her feet quickly and she’s picking up Korey Gaines back with her as well. Morrow is slowly gaining the upper hand as she steadies herself and continues to set this up! She’s determined to go for it and she might eventually be able to hit it! Morrow is gunning for a victory!
Rich Russillo: HOUSE OF FLIES!
James Peters: GAINES FLIPS OUT OF IT! Gaines flips forward and he’s able to drop himself off to the ground, both feet land safely. Morow hits the mark and she runs in, looking to tackle her opponent down-
Rich Russillo: OHHHHHHHHH! OHHHHHHHHHH! FROGGY FOOTSTOMP! JUMPING FOOT STOMP BY GAINES EATS HER UP! GAINES FALLS INTO A COVER! THIS COULD BE IT!
Persephone: Please, I don’t give a fuck at this point.
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREE-
James Peters: AND STILL A KICK OUT! MORROW MANAGES TO SURVIVE IN THIS COMPETITION!
Persephone: ….. I- I hate this guy.
James Peters: Still so far away from Gaines to put her down mentally, but Gaien just avoided the stomp. It might be a good way for him to end it, just another. Gaines fights his way to get back on his feet, Morrow still down there and feeling total daze from what she has just been through. Gaines roots himself to regain his composure and narrows his head, heading up to the top.
Rich Russillo: Morrow is still down there! This is not a good position to be in at all! Gaien has climbed up to the top, and he’s slowly getting up on both feet while leaning on the top rope! Morrow is still hurt, but Gaines has it all secured, and he’s finally looking for it!…
James Peters: 405 CHIROPRACTOR!!!!!!! DOUBLE ROTATION MOONSAULT ON MORROW! LANDED ON HER PERFECTLY! MORROW ISN’T MOVING RIGHT AFTER THAT, AND GAINES IS SCRAMBLING FOR A COVER! THIS IS IT!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
( DING DING DING! )
Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER!….. KOREY GAINES!
James Peters: No doubt in his mind! Korey Gaines has bounced back on the track once more with a win he has just pieced together against Hayley Morrow! Great match!
Persephone: Oh great it’s over. Been waiting for this for the entire match.
Rich Russillo: Hayley has tried to prove herself yet again, but Gaines has just needed to put a stop to that and pick up this win. Tonight might not be her night, but surely it’s the night where it belongs to Korey Gaines. We are going to look forward to the future of these competitions and see what will come to them all.
( ‘The World Is Mine’ by Mikey Rykus plays as Korey Gaines rises back to his feet and looks back at Hayley Morrow, who lies down there, covering her chest in pain. Gaines throws a thumb at her as a pat on her back before holding down his jaw and slowly, laying against the fence to catch some respite. The final shot displays Korey Gaines simmering down from a great battle he has just had before the scene fading out. )
( Sunday Night Voltage fades back in to show to the backstage area of Ryogoku Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan where Sunday Night Voltage is emanating from. The camera would focus on Sofia Clarke as she is standing in front of a large LED background covering the Voltage graphics with an interview set replicating a wrestling ring. Sofia is seen wearing her typical outfits that she does for interviews. She gives a nice smile towards the camera as she begins speaking to the fans who are watching in the arena, and those watching on their television screen. )
Sofia Clarke: What a show tonight, right?! I hope everyone in the arena is enjoying Voltage, as joining me momentarily is a team that has been gaining some traction but last weekend at Wicked Games, were unfortunately unsuccessful at winning their match against Roberta De La Rosa, and Valerie Hellstorm of La Familia, please welcome my guests Ruler, and Alex Myers… NICHOLISM!
(Alex Myers and Ruler would enter the frame, as they walked in together. This would get a fairly positive reaction from the crowd here in Tokyo. As mentioned, both Alex and Ruler are coming off a loss against Roberto and Valerie last weekend which will surely be something that they will address themselves. Both Alex and Ruler are seen in their casual outfits that are more grungy then normal attires. They look serious as a team could be as they look directly towards Sofia, before she begins to ask them some questions. )
Sofia Clarke: Appreciate you guys taking the time to do this interview but I guess to start things off is obviously the loss against La Familia last weekend at Wicked Games. Despite it being a competitive back and forth match, it just didn’t go the way you guys were expecting so what are next steps following an unfortunate loss like that.
( Alex is the first to speak as they tell Sofia… )
Alex Myers: Well Sofia, how our match concluded at Wicked Games last week wasn’t the result we were looking for, especially when that scam of the earth, Roberto cheated his way to a win against us when he rolled Ruler up and grabbed hold of the tights. We’re not looking for excuses because at the end of the day we still lost, but the fact that we lost like that is even more frustrating. This couldn’t even be a decisive decision so we could at least try and understand this loss a little bit more, but the fact our match ended like that, just from some underhanded tactics just gets under my skin. We’re so close to winning, so close to beating those two annoying ass sacks of shits. So I hope Roberto and Valerie are really happy with the way they won this match, and really be proud knowing they escaped rather than actually defeating us… Like I said though, we lost no matter the result and now we’re just looking to bounce back from that, not allow stuff like that to happen to us once more. We both have opportunities on our horizon that we’re both looking to capitalize on.
Ruler: Alex said it best, while those two sickening souls managed to escape with the win last weekend, we can’t let that deter us from our ultimate goals, our ultimate aspirations. We can’t let a simple victory roll, and a grabbing of the tights keeps us feeling sorry for ourselves. The result is frustrating, of course it is, but like Alexis said we’re looking to bounce back. Rebounding from that unfortunate loss last week at Wicked Games, and my opportunity, my road seems very clear judging what happened earlier in the night when I got announced to be a part of the Cash in the Vault tournament. A chance to rectify my loss at Pain for Pride when I competed for that very same briefcase. A chance to write that wrong that happened on that fateful June night in Nashville, something like this usually never happens but since Sheridan was taken out, this has opened the door for numerous individuals including myself. I’ll be sure that I won’t let this second opportunity be taken for granted, and I’m certain that I will make it far in this Cash in the Vault tournament.
Alex Myers: As for me Sofia, I managed to seek an opportunity of my own. While Ruler has his eyes set on becoming Mr. Cash in the Vault, I have my eyes on the EAW Hardcore Championship so I stepped up to the plate as soon as TLA mentioned he would defend the title, and now a championship match got made for myself and TLA for that coveted Hardcore title. As you know, that match is happening next week and I’m looking forward to it.
( The crowd in the arena would cheer for this as a major matchup between Alex Myers and TLA happening on Voltage is a big deal. Sofia nods her head enthusiastically about this. )
Sofia Clarke: TLA is a man you have a bit of history with, Alex, and there’s no doubt that is going to be a tense, and rather exciting encounter. NICHOLISM seems to have their eyes on separate prizes as both of you look to bounce back after Wicked Games.
Alex Myers: I’m sure the fans are going to be in for a treat next week when I try to win that Hardcore title away from TLA. I have nothing bad to say about TLA but I’m super focused on getting some success once again here in EAW. I’ve been on the shorthand far too many times this past year, just when I thought I was so close, fingertips away at times, it just hasn’t gone my way. Whether that was King of Elite tournament, my world title match against Jake Smith, or heck even at Pain for Pride competing for that Cash in The Vault. I have been so close far too many times, and next week I don’t want my pursuit of the Hardcore Championship to suffer the same fate. I’m looking to be a champion again, I’m looking for my chance to finally succeed after this past year that was full of setbacks and close calls in regards to my championship pursuits. This Hardcore title match is going to be im looking to not take for granted just like how Ruler sees his second chance at becoming the holder Cash in the Vault. We’re both looking for single success right now, the opportunities for the both of us are massive as we’re both also focused on NICHOLISM and what more we can do together as a unit.
Ruler: We both want to be successful no matter whether it’s us being partners or us venturing into singles competition. Regardless, we’ll both be there for each other, we’ll be there even if it means competing in the Cash in the Vault tournament or fighting for the EAW Hardcore title. We may have had our differences in the past but we are stronger than ever, we are a cohesive unit looking to take everything and anything of the opportunities that comes our way. If everything goes to plan, if everything goes in our direction moving forward you’re going to be looking at not only the next holder of the Cash in the Vault in myself, but the next Hardcore Champion in that lineage in Alexis. That’s in a perfect world though and judging by the setbacks we have faced thus far, if we want to make that perfect world into reality, we’ll have to be stronger than ever, better than ever.
Alex Myers: We both plan on making our marks here on Voltage by any means necessary. Whether it be as a team or as singles stars, we promise to everybody that soon enough we’ll accomplish exactly that. Like we mentioned before, we aren’t too happy with how things turned out at Wicked Games, and I’m sure any other team in our position would understand how frustrating that whole situation is for us but as we also said, there’s nothing we can do about it now. The result can’t change, and the best thing for us is to bounce back so again if Roberto and Valerie want to celebrate a mickey mouse win over us, congrats to them. I’m sure they make their respective ancestors proud of the way they won the match but it doesn’t mean NICHOLISM is falling apart… no! Instead we’ll reach greater heights and judging by the opportunities that are presented our way, those heights are as high as they could possibly be.
Sofia Clarke: Do you have any last words you have to say regarding your respective opportunities?
Ruler: I hope all the competitors who are in this Cash in the Vault tournament understand that this tournament isn’t mine for the losing, and if you’re gonna expect to walk all over me for that Cash in the Vault briefcase, you got another thing coming.
Alex Myers: … And I hope TLA doesn’t expect to walk all over me next week for our title match because my eyes are all set on taking his championship… with all due respect. Thanks Sofia.
( Both Ruler and Alex Myers walk off the scene as Sofia gives a little smirk before Sunday Night Voltage transitions elsewhere in the arena. )
(Promotional ad for the upcoming Cash in the Vault tournament, featuring Donovan Duke, Ruler and Charlie Marr.)
( Sunday Voltage would then transition us to the commentary table, upon the return from break, as the camera focuses on Rich Russillo, James Peters, and Persephone! Most notably it would be Rich talking to the camera as he addresses what’s happening next here on Voltage. )
Rich Russillo: Last weekend ladies and gentleman, as we mentioned at the start of the show, Drake retained his EAW World Championship against Cameron Ella Ava in a match in what we witnessed as a God’s Rules match. A match that we weren’t so sure of what it even was about until two weeks ago when Drake finally revealed to Cameron how that stipulation worked. Despite the valiant effort from ‘The Serpent’, in what was an incredible main event, she was unsuccessful at becoming EAW World Champion and was thrown off the scaffold aka “heaven” into the inferno below in which Drake King described as “hell”. Again while the match was a spectacle to see for everybody watching in the world famous Nippon Budokan, and those watching around the world, Cameron is not here tonight in Tokyo as she is back home, recovering and recouping from the violence that occurred under God’s Rules. However Cameron will be with us momentarily via satellite to discuss what went down at Wicked Games.
James Peters: It was a nasty battle so I don’t blame Cameron one bit for returning back to her home in Los Angeles, I mean that match last weekend was utterly insane of how much spectacle that really was. Truly a great match between two great competitors!
Persephone: For you want my opinion, Cameron should have still shown up to work! What a lazy individual sitting at home instead of being here tonight, no wonder she didn’t beat Drake.
James Peters: :comeagain~1:
Rich Russillo: Uhm… Anyways, Cameron is now joining us and she’s on the titantron look!
( The crowd would cheer as Cameron Ella Ava appears on the screen as she’s sitting at home, bandaged up from the match she had last weekend against Drake in what was a God’s Rules match. She’s bandaged from the forehead to her shoulder, it’s clear that she is still recovering from what transpired last weekend when Drake threw her over the scaffold to the fire below. Cameron is also holding her son, Hathaway on her lap as Cameron stares at the camera and begins to speak. )
Cameron Ella Ava: As I stare into this camera, and hold my lovely son in my lap I can’t help but feel another thing should be wrapped around my body… you know besides these bandages covering up the wounds. Last weekend I fought as hard as I possibly could, gave it everything I had and more. I did everything I could to become EAW World Champion, which involved agreeing to face the man who did this damage to me in Drake under his own stipulation. I pulled out everything I had against Drake, did everything I could to see that piece of shit be sent to so-called hell that he described, and take that championship that has been around his shoulder since this past May. In the end though Drake got lucky, he merely escaped with his title just a little bit longer. He stomped on my fingertips, with each stomp hurting more and more until I was off that scaffold and was sent down below. I’m sure for Drake it was a riveting experience to push the ideology that he is in fact god, and back that up with a win from a match like this.
( Cameron takes a second to compose herself as she continues to speak to the camera to everybody watching around the world. )
Cameron Ella Ava: Many others, many people if they were put in my position, the match I had last week at Wicked Games, those people would have likely given up after going through the things I went through last week. Going through literal fire, being thrown into that said fire, and on top of all of that your opponent still remains the world champion. Others right now would take a far more extensive break, a relaxation after going through something as brutal, something as exhausting as what God’s Rules was… but I’ve never been that kind of Elitist! I’ve never been the type to just give up even after a match like that, I’m still on the hunt, I am still on the chase for glory! It’s going to take a lot more than just flames to put Cameron Ella Ava away and while I’m recovering in my beautiful home, all I can really think is getting what is rightfully mine.
Cameron Ella Ava: So not only I’m an Elitist that isn’t just going to quit that easily, I also want to set an example for my entire family. An example that no matter how tough things get, no matter how badly you are damaged, or things may not go your direction, you can’t just give up if you’re so damn close and I am way closer then I was before. This example that I want to set for my family is one I hold very close to my heart because I want to show them that I’m the kind of woman determined to make an impact. Even if life slaps you in the face with fire and you’re sitting back home recuperating from that whole ordeal, nothing is going to stop me from reaching for what is mine, the prize that is in the possession of the self proclaimed god himself.
Cameron Ella Ava: While I may not be there in person tonight, I can tell you all that I will be there next week live on Voltage. Not only just that… but I want in on the Extreme Elimination Chamber.
(The crowd would have a huge reaction for that as Cameron continues to speak… )
Cameron Ella Ava: Like I said, there is nothing stopping me, I’m chasing glory right now and all I can really think of at this very moment is to become your new EAW World Champion. I may be recovering right now but I’ll be good as new in a bit, and I’m damn sure I’ll be ready to take that championship away from Drake inside the Extreme Elimination Chamber. Couple of bandages on my head, on my shoulder isn’t going to stop me from taking that title, I refuse to let that be the end of me, be the end of my career. As long as I’m still breathing, as long as I can wake up in the morning to care for my son, nothing will stop me, not even God’s Rules. I am not going to stop until everyone in EAW understands that I was the one who paved the way for every woman in this company who’s been in a top position. I’m a trailblazer in that regard, becoming the Answers World Champion. Before people like Kassidy Heart and Minerva, there was me holding gold and I’m looking to do that once more, this time inside the extreme elimination chamber, and with Drake King laying on the canvas with his gold no longer being his.
( Cameron would proceed to comfort her son, as she still continues to speak about her intentions of entering the extreme elimination chamber match at Road to Redemption. )
Cameron Ella Ava: There’s no better way in proving my legacy, the path that I paved for the top women in this company then by once again being a World Champion, more specifically getting rid of Drake King and taking his title away. Wicked Games may have been a nightmare for me, it could have been the end for many others but I am not like any other Elitist! I am Cameron Ella Ava and I won’t stop, until gold is in my grasp even if it means enduring inside that Extreme Elimination Chamber at Road to Redemption, I’ll do exactly that and more. On top of everything that I said right now, I also want my son Hathaway to see how much of a bad ass his mother is, how much of an ass-kicking Elitist she is to fight back to gain something that she has her eyes on. I want that example set, and I want my son years down the line to be inspired for what I did as while I don’t want to be a role model for anyone else, but I want my son to see the example that I set and leave Road to Redemption as your new EAW World Champion.
( The satellite footage would go off as the crowd in the arena would cheer for what Cameron Ella Ava just said moments ago. We shot back at the commentary table as Rich Russillo begins to talk. )
Rich Russillo Wow what a message sent from Cameron Ella Ava, and the big news that she’s looking to be in the Voltage Extreme Elimination Chamber!
James Peters: Fantastic to hear Cameron will be here next week in person, and she still has her eyes set on Drake and his World Championship.
( Sunday Night Voltage would transition with a view of the ring of our next contest. )
(The camera cuts to Bella Braxton in the ring.)
Bella Braxton: The following contest is scheduled for one fall!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!
( ‘Slow’ by System of a Down – Demo hits to boos from the crowd. Mr. Wrestling XIX begins walking out with a small grin over his face, as he peers out to look upon the crowd that is visibly disgruntled with his victory from Wicked Games. He walks down the ramp while shaking his head in response to the crowd, not giving them any worthwhile attention.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first… from Nashville, Tennessee, weighing in at 233 pounds, MR. WRESTLINGGGGGG XIX!!!
Persephone: Another day where I gotta sit through this boring old fuck’s matches.
Rich Russillo: Look, we need to give Mr. Wrestling his credit that he deserves. Nothing will take away from the most important victory of his career as an elitist here thus far, who else can say that they have defeated Jack Ripley as a newcomer in EAW right now? He’s making an impact, and has been making waves since stepping through the doors of Elite Answers Wrestling.
James Peters: While yes, Mr. Wrestling DOES have a victory over Jack Ripley, he cannot come into this match tonight with overconfidence. He has been making quite the remakes about his opponent tonight, now we will see if those remarks ring true in his mind.
(‘El Gavilan’ by Luis R. Conriquez, Peso Pluma y Tony Aguirre’ plays throughout the arena as the boo’s would continue to follow through greater waves. Roberto De La Rosa makes his way out with a grin on his face, in a confident mood as he directs La Familia to stay back and leave.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing his opponent… from Hidalgo, Mexico, weighing in at 225 pounds! ROBERTOOOO DE LA ROSA!!
Rich Russillo: And here we have Roberto De La Rosa! Roberto has been experiencing quite the upswing in his momentum, due in part to one hell of a victory alongside Valerie Hellstorm over NICHOLISM! Tonight may be another Voltage where he picks up a victory!
James Peters: But we also need to understand, both of these men surely have their bright futures ahead, yet only one can continue to elevate themselves through a win tonight. Mr. Wrestling’s message means the world to him, but Roberto may have the capabilities of shutting down said message.
Persephone: Can we get to the damn match already?
(DING! DING! DING!)
James Peters: As the bell rings we’re here to kick off more action on Voltage! Mr. Wrestling has a cocky expression as ever as he’s glancing toward the negative crowd that’s not giving him any room to offset these boos! But Mr. Wrestling doesn’t pay any mind, reverting his attention t—BUT ROBERTO WITH A SUDDEN DROPKICK THAT SENDS MR. WRESTLING THROUGH THE ROPES AND ON HIS FEET AT RINGSIDE! AN ELECTRIC START!!!
Rich Russillo: AND ROBERTO NOT GONNA SLOW DOWN WHATSOEVER AS HE RUSHES TO THE ROPES, AND THEN RUNS BACK—‘EL REVOLVER DORADO’ SUICIDE DIVE!!!!! HE TAKES MR. WRESTLING DOWN BEFORE SHOOTING BACK UP TO HIS FEET! ROBERTO IS ON FIRE AND THE MATCH HAS JUST BEGUN!
Persephone: A QUICK MATCH?!? MY PRAYERS ARE BEING ANSWERED! :blessed:
James Peters: The suicide dive got the crowd excited as Roberto’s focused on Mr. Wrestling! The referee begins to count down, but this does not deter Roberto from keeping the action outside, as he’s nailing the kicks down upon Mr. Wrestling’s back without much avail! Mr. Wrestling has his work cut out for him in the form of a fierce Roberto here!
Rich Russillo: Now Roberto’s dragging Mr. Wrestling back up to his feet, and he’s got his arm around him before hoisting him up… as Mr. Wrestling is DROPPED with a BACK SUPLEX ON THE BARRICADE! Mr. Wrestling’s holding onto his lower back with a hand as he collapses down onto the ringside floor! Roberto maintaining as much control as he can early on!
ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR!
James Peters: Now Roberto’s dragging Mr. Wrestling back up to his feet, and he has no problem tossing him back into the ring before sliding into the ring himself. Mr. Wrestling continues making his attempt to crawl away from Roberto while he still can, but Roberto’s following right behind and staying on the prowl! Mr. Wrestling is crawling on his elbows and knees, but Roberto dashes from the ropes right toward him as he STRIKES with an elbow right across his back!!!
Rich Russillo: Mr. Wrestling has found himself in quite the undesirable position here in this match, and I wouldn’t blame him for being rather complacent and overconfident after his win from Wicked Games! Roberto quickly turns Mr. Wrestling over and hooks the leg’
ONE!
TWO—
James Peters: Kickout from Mr. Wrestling XIX!! Roberto doesn’t allow the pace to slow down however, now he’s dragging Wrestling right over to the corner, and he begins to stomp down on his chest with authority while clutching onto the ropes!!! He’s applying all kinds of pressure just to make sure he’s not gonna get back up at any point!
Persephone: C’monnnnnn don’t drag alreadyyyyy 🙄
Rich Russillo: Roberto’s really looking to pile onto the momentum that La Familia has achieved with their victory! He won’t let up with the offense till Mr. Wrestling XIX is facing the lights with his shoulders flat on the mat! Now Roberto is running away from Wrestling and to the opposite corner, before looking ahead to his opponent and running back is he looks for a RUNNING BOOT—BUT WRESTLING MOVES OUT OF THE WAY! Roberto collides with the turnbuckle as his leg is over the top rope!!
James Peters: Wrestling had just enough awareness within him to move out of the way and avoid further damage! Now Roberto is left in a bad spot as Mr. Wrestling stumbles over to Roberto… Wrestling uses his own strength to get Roberto hoisted over his own shoulders which was made easier due to his positioning!! De La Rosa trying to squirm free… BUT AN ARGENTINE BACKBREAKER PUTS ROBERTO DOWN! Roberto’s arching himself outward as he feels the pain dealt to his own back now, Wrestling is returning the offense right back at his opponent here!!
Rich Russillo: Roberto is rolling under the bottom rope, and finds himself trying to recuperate on the apron while he can! Mr. Wrestling XIX takes his time to go through the ropes and stand on the same apron, as he sees Roberto using the ropes to drag himself back up! Not too interested in allowing Roberto the breathing room he wasn’t being given himself… Mr. Wrestling XIX with a stiff knee right across Roberto’s jaw!!!!
Persephone: Hopefully a tooth knocked out there and it wasn’t just gum.
James Peters: Roberto is in murky waters right now as he finds himself dazed from the knee!!! Wrestling proceeds to drag Roberto back up to his feet… and he’s getting Roberto positioned right where he would like him to be! Hoisting Roberto off of the apron as Mr. Wrestling continues to utilize his superior strength over Roberto—SIDEWALK SLAM RIGHT ON THE APRON AS ROBERTO CRASHED DOWN HARD!! Roberto drops from off the apron and onto the floor, squirming around in pain as Wrestling found a way to gain newfound control in this match!!!
Rich Russillo: Roberto will surely be feeling that in waves of hurt!!! Both men seem to have found their own strategies in this match tonight, each of their backs becoming significant points of focus as Wrestling proceeds to deliver deliberate stomps down onto Roberto’s back!
James Peters: Roberto isn’t taking too kindly to the onslaught as he’s crawling around now, trying to use the barricade to bring himself back up! Mr. Wrestling XIX sees this and has no time for entertaining Roberto’s break, as he delivers a kick right to his gut! With Roberto left vulnerable momentarily, Wrestling grabs Roberto’s arm before proceeding to IRISH WHIP ROBERTO SHOULDER FIRST INTO THE RING POST!! De La Rosa is slouched against the post as the referee is counting down yet again!
ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR!
Rich Russillo: The referee is not gonna wait on Wrestling to take the action back on the mat! He’s counting down, but Mr. Wrestling is a smart competitor, I’m sure he’s counting down every millisecond in his head till the count of 10 as he’s constantly formulating his plan!
James Peters: And it would seem Mr. Wrestling XIX knows his next move! He gets his arm around Roberto while situating an arm of Roberto’s over his own back, dragging De La Rosa away from the ring post… just before hoisting Roberto up off of his feet ONCE AGAIN… BELLY-TO-BACK SUPLEX RIGHT ONTO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR! ROBERTO GROANS OUT IN IMMENSE PAIN!!!
Persephone: Ohhhh I love hearing that..
Rich Russillo: :wtf:
FIVE! SIX! SEVEN!
James Peters: The referee’s count as are only getting closer to a potential no contest count-out where NEITHER man would be victorious tonight! Wrestling seems to keep this in mind as he’s eagerly rolling Roberto back into the ring, and due to the agony he’s put him through, Wrestling feels confident in a pin as he hooks the leg!!
ONE!!!
TWO!!!!
Rich Russillo: Kickout from Roberto!!!! Gonna take more than that to keep La Familia’s very own down! Mr. Wrestling now invokes a strength among his arsenal, keeping the match grounded right on the mat! Mr. Wrestling employs a headlock to suppress Roberto further and keep him from mounting up any momentum whatsoever!
Persephone: ….I am here to suffer. What did I expect from a Mr. Wrestling XIX match?? You’re telling me nineteen of these dipshits existed?????
James Peters: As much of a hinders century as this is to Persephone’s attention span this is working the favor of Mr. Wrestling, who would surely love to slow the pace of this match down to a level that he feels most comfortable! Mr. Wrestling is wrenching his arm around Roberto’s neck as he’s cutting off any circulation to his brain that he can! But perhaps it’s not enough!!! Roberto is vigorously getting himself onto his knees, forcing Mr. Wrestling to stand up in order to maintain the headlock!
Rich Russillo: Mr. Wrestling is stubborn when it comes to his headlock, but Roberto is showing how much more of a stubborn competitor he truly is as he manages to push Wrestling off of himself!! But Mr. Wrestling uses the momentum of the push to rush the ropes and back.. LANDING A RUNNING KNEE STRIKE RIGHT TO ROBERTO’S JAW YET AGAIN!! Roberto is once again in an incredible daze while Mr. Wrestling is dragging Roberto right back up to his feet!!!! He manages to get Roberto’s head situated between his own legs, and with his arms around his waist.. HOISTS DE LA ROSA OVER HIS SHOULDERS—THE KNEEBOMB!! POWERBOMB RIGHT ONTO HIS OWN KNEES AS ROBERTO’S BEING PUT THROUGH MORE PAIN!
James Peters: Mr. Wrestling doesn’t waste another second making the cover!!! He’s put Roberto through quite the ordeal already and the referee slides in to count this pin!!
ONEEEE!!!!
TWOOOOO!!!!
TH—
James Peters: KICKOUT FROM DE LA ROSA! Mr. Wrestling XIX shakes his head now, but this doesn’t become an issue for long, he’s back on the offense as he stomps down on Roberto’s back further! The repeated stomps as he’s clutching onto the top rope for further leverage while stomping down! The referee is NOT taking kindly to this however!
Persephone: Well, living the nightmare of officiating this match. I wouldn’t take this shit kindly either.
Rich Russillo: Mr. Wrestling now drags Roberto over to the middle of the ring, and he’s getting him back up to his feet! Wrestling’s not gonna let up here, as he’s hoisting Roberto back up yet again! He’s got Roberto ready for the patented ‘Wrestling Driver’!!!
James Peters: BUT ROBERTO SQUIRMS FREE AND IS NOW ON HIS FEET RIGHT BEHIND WRESTLING—AS A BACK ELBOW TO THE BACK OF HIS NECK DROPS MR WRESTLING DOWN TO A KNEE! Wrestling has a grasp on the back of his neck that allows Roberto to rush the ropes and toward Mr. Wrestling—WITH A CLOTHESLINE FROM HELL THAT KNOCKS THE LIGHTS OUT OF MR. WRESTLING XIX!!! ROBERTO HOOKS THE LEG FOR THE COVER!
ONEEEE!!!!
TWOOOOO!!!!!
THR—-
Rich Russillo: MR. WRESTLING KICKS OUT! Now Roberto needs to continue with this regained control! He grabs Mr. Wrestling’s foot, and rolls him backward right onto his feet before delivering a KNIFE-EDGE CHOP right across his chest that sends Wrestling stumbling back into the corner! Roberto treads over and doesn’t let up as ANOTHER CHOP across Wrestling’s chest can be heard echoing throughout the arena! Roberto with no wasted motion rushes back toward the opposite corner & then back to Wrestling…AS THE BIG BOOT CONNECTS THIS TIME!
James Peters: The big boot leaves Mr. Wrestling XIX absolutely scatterbrained as Roberto has another opening for himself here! He grabs Wrestling’s arm, and pulls him right into a swift FLATLINER!! Mr. Wrestling XIX planted right onto his face as he turned himself over flat on his back!!! Now Roberto begins his ascent to the top! After going through the ropes he has climbed the turnbuckle and makes a gun motion downward to where Wrestling is… just before TAKING OFF WITH A FROG SPLASH RIGHT ONTO MR. WRESTLING!! THE COVER!!!!
ONEEEEE!!!!
TWOOOO!!!!
THREEEE—
Rich Russillo: NO! KICKOUT! ROBERTO WILL NOT DWELL ON THE KICKOUT FOR LONG AS HE’S DRAGGING MR. WRESTLING TO THE MIDDLE OF THE RING! He gets his arm around Wrestling’s neck while forcing him to be dragged upward while in a vicarious position! Roberto is preparing for ‘El Último Deseo’ right here & right now!!!!
Persephone: I have an último deseo of my own: GET TO THE FINISH!!!’
James Peters: BUT MR. WRESTLING TURNS HIMSELF WHILE ROBERTO’S STILL GOT A GRASP AROUND HIS NECK—AND HE HOISTS ROBERTO OFF THE MAT AND PLANTS HIM DOWN WITH A NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX! Incredible athleticism from Mr. Wrestling XIX as he’s back up to his feet more quickly than De La Rosa can be! Roberto’s staggered back up to his feet as his back is turned from Mr. Wrestling… allowing Wrestling to take advantage with a FORWARD RUSSIAN LEG SLEEP that plants Roberto down face-first right on the mat!!!!
Rich Russillo: Roberto’s clutching onto his face as he’s getting himself back up, but he doesn’t know where the hell he even is! Mr. Wrestling’s got Roberto where he needs him, pulling Roberto right toward himself and able to hoist him up in a similar position that he had earlier! NOW SUCCEEDING WITH THE ‘WRESTLER DRIVER’!!!! MICHINOKU DRIVER PLANTS ROBERTO DOWN AS MR. WRESTLING XIX HOLDS ONTO THE LEG FOR THE PIN!!
ONEEEEEEE!!!!!
TWOOOOOOOO!!!!
THREEEEEEEEE—
Persephone: Why am I surprisedddd?!?! Another kickout from an annoyingly weak maneuver by Mr. Wrestling XIX!!!
Rich Russillo: The frustration cannot set in for Mr. Wrestling now, he has too much momentum to follow up on to allow himself what could be a damaging loss tonight!!! Now he’s got his eyes set on ending this fairytale of La Familia for good! Mr. Wrestling XIX’s got Roberto back up, and with a grip on his tights while his arm around his neck… IT MAY BE TIME FOR ‘CASH OUT’ AS HE LIFTS ROBERTO OFF THE MAT—
James Peters: BUT ROBERTO TURNS BEING LIFTED UP IN THE AIR INTO A SUDDEN DDT REVERSAL THAT SPIKES MR. WRESTLING RIGHT ON HIS HEAD!! Wrestling’s dazed & confused!!! He props himself back to his feet but only raises his fists up in a feeble attempt to block what comes next!!! ROBERTO DASHES TOWARD THE ROPES, LANDING ON THEM & LEAPING OFF RIGHT ONTO MR. WRESTLING IN SWIFT FASHION—
Rich Russillo: ‘WHITE ROSE’!!!!! HOLY CRAP! THE SPRINGBOARD REVERSE FRANKENSTEINER FROM ROBERTO LEAVES MR. WRESTLING XIX FLOORED ON THE MAT!!! NOW ROBERTO’S GOT A HUGE OPPORTUNITY TO SEAL WRESTLING’S FATE TONIGHT!! DRAGGING MR. WRESTLING UPWARD TO HIS KNEES, AND GETS HIM IN POSITION… HOISTED UP!!! ‘THE CALLING CARD’ PILEDRIVER CONNECTS!! THE REFEREE SLIDES TO THE COVER!!!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEE—
James Peters: NO ITS NOT ENOUGH!!! MR. WRESTLING KICKS OUT!!!!
Persephone: Roberto and Mr. Wrestling XIX have to be a match made in hell for all of the wrong reasons. What are we doing here?
Rich Russillo: Now Roberto’s not gonna linger in the kickout for long! He’s dragging Mr. Wrestling over to the nearest corner of the ring! He goes through the ropes and begins to climb up the top! The wear & tear of this match has taken its toll on Roberto, but he’s doing all that he can to make it there at the top!!!
James Peters: The extra time costs him!!! Mr. Wrestling is able to throw a sharp right that knocks Roberto back!!! Roberto’s now situated at the top of the turnbuckle, and… here’s MR. WRESTLING HIMSELF willing to take himself to the top rope!!! He’s up at the top with Roberto, and they’re battling it out at the top as the forearms are being sent toward one another! Roberto is managing to get the better of Wrestling in this exchange however!!! Mr. Wrestling isn’t fighting back for long as Roberto delivers a fierce THROAT-CHOP to send Mr. Wrestling off from the top!! Now Roberto sees that he’s down, and he doesn’t waste any other movements as he’s turning himself around! IT’S TIME FOR THE MOONSAULT!!!!!
Persephone: ANDDD MR. WRESTLING CATCHED ROBERTO WITH A JUMPING KNEE IN MID-AIR!!!! IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MOONSAULT!!!! NOW WE’RE GETTING SOMEWHERE!!
Rich Russillo: WHAT A COUNTER FROM MR. WRESTLING!!! HE JUST CAUGHT ROBERTO WITH THE JUMPING KNEE WHILE DE LA ROSA ATTEMPTED THE MOONSAULT!!! ROBERTO’S STAGGERED! HE’S MOVING ERRATICALLY AROUND THE RING! MR. WRESTLING MOVES BEHIND ROBERTO AS QUICKLY AS HE CAN… APPLYING THE ‘RNC’ REAR NAKED CHOKE!!!! ‘RNC’ IS APPLIED AS HE’S NOW LOOKING TO CHOKE OUT ROBERTO HERE!!! HE’S GOT THE VICTORY WITHIN REACH!!!
Persephone: YES YES YES!! IT’S ALMOST OVER!!! KNOCK HIS ASS OUT ALREADY!! HURRY THE FUCK UP!
James Peters: BUT ROBERTO REFUSES TO FADE! HE’S ON ONE KNEE AND REACHING FOR THE ROPES AS MUCH AS HE POSSIBLY CAN! MR. WRESTLING’S DOING ALL THAT HE CAN TO KEEP ROBERTO FROM PUTTING HIM AWAY! MOMENTUM FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WRESTLING’S BEEN GIVEN EARLIER TONIGHT!! ROBERTO IS LOSING FIGHT WITHIN HIM… THE REFEREE WALKS OVER AND CHECKS ON HIM… HE RAISES THE ARM—
Rich Russillo: ROBERTO IN A SPUR OF THE MOMENT PUSHES HIMSELF AND MR. WRESTLING BACKWARD, FLIPPING RIGHT OVER AND ONTO HIM AS A PIN IS MADE!!! WRESTLING’S SQUIRMING BUT HE CAN’T MOVE! THE REFEREE COUNTS!!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Perspephone: DING! DING! DING! IT’S OVER! :blessed:
James Peters: MR. WRESTLING BREAKS FREE AND KICKS OUT IN TIME!!! NOT OVER!!! NOW MR. WRESTLING’S UP IN A SEATED POSITION—ONLY FOR ROBERTO TO APPLY ‘CARTEL EXECUTION’!!!! THE REAR-NAKED CHOKE FROM DE LA ROSA IS LOCKED IN TIGHT!!! WRESTLING’S SCRAMBLING FOR ANY ESCAPE AS ROBERTO’S CHOKING WHATEVER LIFE HE CAN JUST FOR THE VICTORY!!
Rich Russillo: THE IMPLICATIONS IF MR. WRESTLING LOSES TONIGHT!! THIS CAN TURN FOR THE WORST IN A WHOLE NEW LEVEL FOR WRESTLING; BEFORE EVEN GETTING THE CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EXTREME ELIMINATION CHAMBER!! MR. WRESTLING IS BEGINNING TO FADE!!
James Peters: NO! NOT QUITE!! MR. WRESTLING XIX’S ABLE TO BRING HIMSELF UP TO HIS FEET! WRESTLING’S OWN WILLPOWER ON FULL DISPLAY TONIGHT BUT ROBERTO IS NOT LETTING GO!!! HE’S GOTTA—WRESTLING SHIFTS HIS WEIGHT ONTO ROBERTO AND BOTH MEN FALL THROUGH THE ROPES! ONTO THE OUTSIDE AS THE REAR-CHOKE IS BROKEN!! THEY’RE LEFT ON THE RINGSIDE FLOOR AS WRESTLING MADE A DESPERATE ESCAPE!!
Persephone: :mjcry:
Rich Russillo: The tenacity between both men here tonight has been incredible however! A great showing from both here, but now we see Roberto’s able to get up to his feet first!!! He rushes back over to Mr. Wrestling XIX as quickly as he can and gets his hands on him—BUT A RAKE OF THE EYES FROM MR. WRESTLING! WRESTLING’S JUST IMPAIRED ROBERTO’S VISION! HE CAN’T SEE A DAMN THING!! FOLLOWED BY A EUROPEAN UPPERCUT FROM WRESTLING THAT KNOCKS ROBERTO INTO DELIRIUM!
James Peters: THE REFEREE SAW THAT EYE RAKE AS WELL! HE’S GIVING MR. WRESTLING THE SCOLDING OF A LIFETIME FROM THE RING WHILE WRESTLING’S GOT A SHIT-EATING GRIN ON HIS FACE! Now he’s dragging Roberto back up to his feet, and he’s using up all of his strength to push De La Rosa into the ring while he can! Now the referee is checking on Roberto after the eye rake as—do you hear that, Rich???? Persephone??? The crowd just erupted!
Persephone: LOOK! SOMEONE’S RUSHING DOWN THE RAMP!!
Rich Russillo: It’s left Mr. Wrestling confused!!! He turns himself around while—‘YOU’LL FLOAT TOO!’ SUPERKICK!!!! JACK RIPLEY JUST SUPERKICKED THE TASTE OUT OF MR. WRESTLING’S MOUTH AND THE REFEREE DIDN’T SEE IT!!! JACK QUICKLY ROLLS WRESTLING BACK INTO THE RING AND CROUCHES RIGHT NEAR THE APRON WITH A GRIN ON HIS FACE!
James Peters: NOW ROBERTO SEES THAT MR. WRESTLING XIX IS DOWN! HIS VISION’S IN A BETTER SPOT AND WITH THE ASSIST, ROBERTO DRAGS WRESTLING BACK UP.. HE’S GOT MR. WRESTLING POSITIONED!!! ‘EL ÚLTIMO DESEOOOOOOOOOOO’!!!!! FRONT FLIP INVERTED DDT IS SUCCESSFUL AS MR. WRESTLING’S MOTIONLESS ON THE MAT!!!! ROBERTO WITH THE COVER!!!
ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER… ROBERTO DE LAAAAA ROSAAAAA!!!
(‘El Gavilan’ by Luis R. Conriquez, Peso Pluma y Tony Aguirre’ plays throughout the arena once more after another victory for Roberto tonight, his hand is raised by the referee before rolling out of the ring with a smirk on his face. Keeping his arms raised in celebration as Jack Ripley stood back up, looking directly to Mr. Wrestling XIX.)
Persephone: Thanks Jack, maybe if you did this ten minutes earlier I wouldn’t be in such a bad mood right now.
James Peters: A big win for Roberto tonight as he defeats Mr. Wrestling tonight! That’s not gonna be a good look for Wrestling as he has a future opportunity to secure himself a spot in the Extreme Elimination Chamber, but Roberto is able to continue his own momentum for La Familia & himself!
Rich Russillo: Definitely not a good look for Mr. Wrestling XIX, Jack Ripley—RUSHES INTO THE RING AND BEGINS ATTACKING MR. WRESTLING!!!! WRESTLING’S TRYING TO SHIELD HIMSELF AS JACK’S LAYING IN THE RIGHTS AND LEFTS!!!! JACK IS A MAN OUT OF CONTROL HERE! SOMEBODY GET HIM OFF MR. WRESTLING XIX DAMNIT!
James Peters: MR. WRESTLING IS ABLE TO PUSH JACK OFF AND STANDS BACK UP—BUT JACK RUSHES AT WRESTLING WITH FOREARM THAT SENDS MR. WRESTLING STAGGERING INTO THE CORNER! JACK’S LAYING IN THE STRIKES WHILE MR. WRESTLING IS JUST TRYING TO PROTECT HIMSELF! BUT NOW WRESTLING IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT MANAGES AN EYE POKE!! JACK BACKS AWAY FROM WRESTLING… AND MR. WRESTLING DROPS RIPLEY WITH AN ELBOW OF HIS OWN!
Rich Russillo: NOW WRESTLING’S GIVING THE FIGHT TO JACK!! HE’S RAINING DOWN THE RIGHTS ON JACK AS HE’S NOT GONNA LET THE MAN HE BEAT GET ANY COMEUPPANCE OVER HIM! But now here’s the security!!! Two security guards drag Mr. Wrestling XIX away from Jack and to the ringside area! They’re trying to keep him separated from Jack Ripley!!!
James Peters: Easier said than done when you’ve got two elitists who share this hatred with one another, Rich! Mr. Wrestling’s arguing with the security as he wants to keep giving Jack the fight! And—WAIT WHAT’S JACK DOING?? HE’S AT THE TOP OF THE TURNBUCKLE! HE’S GONNA—
Rich Russillo: MOONSAULTTTTTT ON MR. WRESTLING XIX AND THE SECURITY!!!!!! THE CROWD HERE TONIGHT IN A FRENZY AS JACK JUST TOOK FLIGHT!!! AND HE’S STILL GIVING THE FIGHT TO WRESTLING AS HE RAINS DOWN THE RIGHTS!!! NOW MUCH MORE SECURITY ARRIVES IN WAVES AS THEY’RE SEPARATING JACK FROM MR. WRESTLING! DOZENS OF SECURITY KEEP BOTH MEN HELD BACK FROM ONE ANOTHER!!
Persephone: Just when this was all getting interesting…? Ugh.
James Peters: One thing’s for certain, Jack Ripley is not content with how Wicked Games ended for him! Mr. Wrestling still has a target on his back! With his upcoming opportunity, this can spell immense danger for him as the biggest win of his career? May very well be holding the most consequences…
(The camera shows Jack Ripley and Mr. Wrestling being kept apart by the security guards, still looking to keep the war raging on as the scene fades to break.)
(Commercial for the Five Nights at Freddy’s movie with Ryan Wilson. In theaters now.)
(Sunday Night Voltage comes back from a brief commercial break, with the sounds of ‘Sweet Dreams’ by Eurythmics, Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart beginning to blast through the speakers. It’s then that the crowd ERUPTS into deafening boos, while the camera goes over to a smug-looking Harper Lee as she makes her way out to the stage. She doesn’t waste time with any sort of theatrics, looking around and embracing the atmosphere of the heated arena tonight, before she begins to make her way down the ramp and toward the ring from there.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome… HARPER LEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: Well we all saw what happened at Wicked Games last week. After a crushing defeat, with POTARA losing the Unified Tag Team Championships, Harper just about had enough and betrayed Holly Arrow after the match. Now we’re all asking the question, why?
Persephone: Why? It’s Harper Lee, what did you expect?
(Harper makes her way around the ring, snatching a microphone along with a steel chair from the timekeeper’s area before sliding her way into the ring. She sets the microphone down as she sets up the steel chair, taking a seat at the center of the ring while ‘Sweet Dreams’ begins to come to a close. From there, Harper picks up the microphone and opens her mouth…)
Harper Lee: I-
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Harper can’t help but give a sly smirk, bowing her head and slightly shaking it. She expected this type of reaction from the fans here in Japan, and quite frankly she doesn’t care. What matters is that she believes she’s in the right, and absolutely nobody is going to take that away from her.)
Harper Lee: I’m sure all of you have a lot of questions, but really the answers are right in front of you. It’s been nothing but “Why, Harper, Why?” for the past week but really you already know why? We’ve played this same song and dance before, I’ve been in this exact position before in my career, history repeats itself, and I am unashamed to admit that old habits die hard. Just like you, I tried to formulate a reasonable explanation for all of this, as to why I pulled the trigger at Wicked Games and did what I did, but then I realized that’s exactly the reason. The reason being… I have no need to justify my actions because even I can’t do that. From the very beginning, from the moment I used a pair of pliers to give Sierra Bradford a permanent lisp, I knew that my purpose in Elite Answers Wrestling was to always focus on my career, and my career only.
Harper Lee: I won’t deny that from that point on I’ve found myself aligned with many people, some that I may have even called “friends” somewhere down the line, but they signed onto such a task oblivious to the preconceived notion that I was always looking for what was best for Harper Lee, never anyone else. As sick and twisted as something like that may sound, it’s the truth. So when I go out of my way to put my career into the hands of someone else. When I put my faith in Holly Arrow for the simplest of tasks, just like Sierra Bradford before her, she let me down. Don’t get me wrong, I tried, I really tried to see it through. Just like I did when The Realm lost the Unified Tag Team Championships, I thought that there would be an opportunity at some point for Holly to redeem herself. But giving people second chances is what forced me to adopt this mentality in the first place, and I think it’s safe to say that I am done with second chances. So I did what I needed to do, I ended POTARA before I continued to waste the best years of my career on someone who didn’t deserve it.
(Harper sighs, propping her head with her hands while seated on the steel chair.)
Harper Lee: After the match that we had against one another last year at the Christmas show, it was Holly who came up to me and suggested the idea of forming POTARA. We got the ball rolling at the start of the year and I’m not going to lie and say that it went horribly, in fact, we exceeded expectations and put everything on the table. There is no denying that at one point POTARA was the most dominant tag team in EAW, as low as that bar was, and it was hard to imagine anyone that would be able to take us out. But, there was a problem, because as the stakes were raised… the more things ended up falling apart. Once again, no doubt that POTARA was at the very top of our game, but as that went on and the competition continued to elevate, we went from the best team in EAW… to losing to Ronan Malosi. We had to withstand numerous losses to our name, and being made an absolute mockery out of by the “Tag Team of The Decade” when it should’ve been CERTAIN that we were head and shoulders above them and everyone else. If you’re going to go and say that’s my fault, then you’re just lying to yourself… just like I was lying to myself.
(Harper sighs, lightly facepalming.)
Harper Lee: I will admit, Holly had me fooled for quite some time. I looked at her at the same level as me, I felt like she was carrying her weight as a member of POTARA. But the reality is that I overestimated her. I overestimated Holly, and I’m a fool for believing that she was going to be able to do her part, I shouldn’t have trusted her with such a responsibility. I put my career into the palm of her hands, and when it counted, she messed it all up and cost us what would’ve been our most important Unified Tag Team Championship defense to date, losing the titles that we worked so hard to win and defend. I don’t know why after my last run in the tag division I even bothered at this point. I thought things would turn out better, but it was clear that every single time, it would end like this. It would end with me standing in the ring, having to try and justify what I’ve done when regardless of what I have done you can see that I’m always in the right! At the end of the day, Harper Lee is always doing what is best for Harper Lee, and while some people had the intuition to see that, shame on everyone else for falling for this POTARA scheme-
Rich Russillo: WAIT! WAIT! FROM BEHIND! SOMEONE JUST SLID INTO THE RING FROM THE CROWD AND CLOBBERED HARPER LEE FROM BEHIND! SHE’S TAKEN OUT OF HER CHAIR AND THE PERSON WASTES NO TIME BEGINNING TO LAY PUNCHES ON HER IN A MOUNTED POSITION! WHO THE HELL?!
Persephone: :francis: Cmon, it’s Holly. Who else could it be?
James Peters: IT’S DR. BETHANY BLUE!
Persephone: :comeagain:
Rich Russillo: BETHANY IS JUST SLAMMING PUNCHES AGAINST THE FACE OF HARPER, AND HARPER IS UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING TO DEFEND HERSELF RIGHT NOW! SHE GETS UP AND SNATCHES THE STEEL CHAIR THAT HARPER WAS SITTING ON, UNFOLDING IT BEFORE CLUTCHING IT IN HER HANDS…
(CRACK!)
(CRACK!)
(CRACK!)
(CRACK!)
(CRACK!)
James Peters: AND BETHANY NOW IS JUST LAYING INTO HER WITH VICIOUS CHAIR SHOTS THAT RAIN DOWN ON THE BODY OF HARPER! HARPER IS PRACTICALLY LIFELESS AT THIS POINT! Bethany finally relents and steps back, but wait, it doesn’t seem like she’s done at all…
(Bethany takes the microphone from the ground and looks down at Harper, shouting at her.)
Dr. Bethany Blue: NO ONE CARES! NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR ISSUES, HARPER! NO ONE CARES ABOUT HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR PARTNERS! NO ONE CARES ABOUT HOW SICK YOU ARE OF GETTING LET DOWN!
(Bethany slams the microphone down to the ground as she takes the chair, placing it over the body of a practically lifeless Harper Lee…)
Rich Russillo: BETHANY LEAPS UP AND CAVES HARPER IN WITH A DOUBLE FOOT STOMP ONTO THE STEEL CHAIR! HARPER IS GASPING FOR AIR AND IT SEEMS LIKE SECURITY HAS HAD ENOUGH AS THEY SEEM TO BE RUSHING OUT ON ORDERS OF HARPER LEE!
(Bethany has the steel chair in her hand once again as she tries to lay into Harper one more time, but security breaks Bethany up and rips the weapon out of her hand. She’s quickly escorted out of the ring while officials check on Harper inside the ring who is grabbing her abdomen and wheezing heavily. An irate Captain Charisma is seen storming out to the stage, Bethany being reluctantly dragged up by security as she tries to fight them off.)
Captain Charisma: (Off-Mic) GET HER OUT OF THE ARENA!
(Captain Charisma points away, and security obliges and begins to escort her out. This isn’t the first time tonight this has happened, and while her fury from Wicked Games has seeped into today, it’s unacceptable for the Voltage Commissioner, and he’s tolerated just about enough from the former Women’s Champion. The last shot seen is Bethany screaming at the top of her lungs as she disappears through the backstage area with security gripping her by the arms, Sunday Night Voltage fading into a commercial break.)
(Promotional ad for Road to Redemption.)
(‘Blood, Milk & Sky’ by White Zombie hits, and all of the fans in attendance begin to cheer. As the cheers continue, Minerva begins to slowly walk out to the stage, holding a microphone in her hand. She has a large smile on her face after successfully winning the Iconic Cup tournament, and she begins to walk down the ramp.)
James Peters: At Wicked Games Minerva faced Miku Sakai in a No Holds Barred match, but it wasn’t for no reason. These two were competing in the Iconic Cup finals, and in the end Minerva was able to walk out of it with the win.
Rich Russillo: Needless to say, Minerva earned this. Who else could say they’ve won this tournament twice? This is the kind of achievement you carry with you for life, and I’m sure Minerva knows that. Winning this tournament once is already impressive, but this just goes to show how incredible Minerva is.
Persephone: Yeah, yeah. She can cash in at any time, so can she do it when I’m not here? I’d rather not watch that.
James Peters: Well it’s up to Minerva when and where she cashes in. For all we know she could cash in the next time we see Kassidy Heart, or she could wait for a whole year to cash in the Iconic Cup. The choice is hers, so whether you like it or not Persephone, there’s a chance you may just be right here to see it happen.
Persephone: Well that sucks. Can she at least ask for like another stipulation match like she did for the Iconic Cup finals? I don’t want to see any more wrestling than I need to.
(Minerva enters the ring, and as ‘Blood, Milk & Sky’ fades out, the cheers are still very loud. Minerva remains silent for a little while as she takes in all of the cheers from the fans, before finally she begins to speak.)
Minerva: Last time I competed in this tournament my career was in a completely different state. I was holding the Unified Tag Team Championships with Constance Blevins, and in the end I’d have to defeat my own Heavenly Hell partner to become the Iconic Cup holder. I earned the opportunity to become a World Champion for the first time in my career and at Under Siege three years ago I took it, becoming the Universal Women’s Champion. Three years later and I was given the opportunity to compete in this tournament for a second time. I made it to the finals for the second time, and for the third time in my career, I WILL be World Champion!
(Loud cheers come from the crowd, and Minerva continues.)
Minerva: My career has completely changed since the last time I won this tournament but there is one thing that’s remained the same, and it’s just how much this Iconic Cup victory means to me. You’ve heard it all throughout this tournament, but I’ll gladly repeat it for you all. A second Iconic Cup victory is historic. An achievement like this is something that nobody can compare to, and yet it’s still only the beginning. As soon as the opportunity was there I knew what I had to do. I knew that I needed to make it to the finals of this tournament and win the entire thing. I knew that I needed to accomplish something nobody else could say they have in their lives, and to their credit, my opponents did their best to stop me. They gave those matches everything they had, and it turned out Miku Sakai wasn’t lying about bringing her best to Wicked Games. Her best wasn’t enough, though. It was never going to be enough, because she was standing in the way of me making history. I said what I would do from the very beginning and very few doubted whether or not I was capable of doing it, because they knew just how much this meant to me. They knew that when an opportunity like this was in front of me, I was not going to stop until I got what I wanted.
Minerva: To me this is about legacy. My legacy, Brody Sparks’ legacy, the legacy of this Iconic Cup tournament. This tournament has always been prestigious, and something that could be won only by the very best. It gives you an opportunity to fight for the Universal Women’s Championship for that very reason. This tournament is for legends and future legends, and as someone who has won this tournament before I know just how far a win like that can take you. I know how much it can elevate you. After my first run with the Universal Women’s Championship I never looked back, until I reached the point where I am today. That doesn’t happen without me winning the Iconic Cup, and now in 2023 here we are again. Once again I have the Iconic Cup. Once again I get to decide when I want to become a World Champion, and once again I’m only one step away from holding the Universal Women’s Championship.
(Minerva stops for a moment as the cheers continue. She remains silent for a little while as she slowly walks around the ring, and the smile begins to fade from her face as she is clearly thinking about something. Eventually, she once again begins to speak.)
Minerva: Last time I held a World Championship was just last season. I won the EAW World Championship back at Pain for Pride 15 and held the title up until King of Elite this year. During my time as Champion I was committed to being the best Champion possible, and I delivered. I defended against everybody who wanted an opportunity, no matter who they were. From the lowest of the low to Hall of Famers, I faced everybody and I not only brought the best out of them, I defeated them. Every time I entered that ring the result was the same, and that didn’t change until that Championship was taken out of my hands. It took me time to get over what happened back there, but there’s one thing that hasn’t changed since King of Elite. I want to reach that spot again. I want to be a World Champion. I want to get back to where I was last season. I want to be World Champion again, and with this Iconic Cup I can do exactly that. Whenever I want, I can cash in this Iconic Cup just like I did on Raven Roberts back in 2020. On any night I can appear and become the Universal Women’s Champion. I can strike at any moment, which is why I have just one more thing to say. As long as you’re the Universal Women’s Champion, you’re not safe.
(Minerva stops in the center of the ring as she says this, and her words cause another loud reaction to come from the crowd as this was seemingly a direct warning to Kassidy Heart, the current Universal Women’s Champion, as well as Sally, who will be challenging her next week.)
Minerva: It doesn’t matter who the Champion is. Right now it’s Kassidy Heart, but who knows what will happen between now and the night I decide to finally cash in? Maybe Sally can pull off her biggest victory yet, overcoming Kassidy and having her first Championship reign be with a World Championship. Maybe Sally doesn’t get the job done, and instead someone else is able to run in and defeat Kassidy to become Champion… Or maybe, I just do it myself. As long as I’m holding the Iconic Cup, the only thing that’s certain is the fact that I will eventually cash in, and when that happens I don’t plan to lose. I already went through this entire tournament, so I shouldn’t have to stress the fact that I couldn’t care less who it is I’m cashing in on when the time comes. As far as I’m concerned, ANYONE that’s setting their sights on the Universal Women’s Championship needs to watch out, and if they want to get their opportunity to hold that title they better act fast because time is running out and before you know it, I’ll be the one holding that title.
Minerva: Kassidy and Sally especially need to keep their heads on a swivel, because no matter who wins their match, no matter how things play out, the winner will not be holding onto that title much longer. I could hold onto this Iconic Cup for a very long time if I wanted to, but I’m not about to wait around and watch everyone else fight for that Championship knowing that I have the opportunity to take it whenever I want. I’m going to say this right now, and if you care about that title it’d be in your best interest to listen very carefully. I will be cashing in, and it’ll be happening soon.
(This causes an explosion of cheers to come from the crowd, especially because of the look on Minerva’s face as she says this. She is clearly serious about cashing in soon, and this excites the fans.)
Minerva: You never know when or where I might strike, so until that day comes you all need to watch out. I am going to be Universal Women’s Champion again, and when the day comes that I’m wearing a Championship around my waist again, I will once again be the best Champion possible. I’ve waited long enough for this opportunity, and now that I have the chance to get what I want, and reclaim a title I haven’t held in three years, I’m not going to wait. I’m not going to hold onto this Iconic Cup for a year. I’m not going to sit on the sidelines as Kassidy, Sally, and whoever else wants a shot gets their hands on that title. Before you know it I’ll be walking back into Voltage with the Universal Women’s Championship, just like I walked into Voltage as EAW Champion just one year ago. This is what I’ve been waiting for since the moment I was entered into the Iconic Cup tournament weeks ago, and now we’re here. Have fun with that Championship while you can, because I’ll be seeing you real soon.
(Minerva stops speaking, and after a few seconds ‘Blood, Milk & Sky’ begins to play once again. The fans are cheering loudly as they see the focused look on Minerva’s face after her second Iconic Cup victory. The fans continue to cheer for Minerva, and after a few seconds she turns around and begins heading out of the ring.)
James Peters: Well there we have it! We knew Minerva would have a lot to say after such a big victory, but I can’t say I expected her to announce something that big! Minerva plans to cash in the Iconic Cup soon, and we don’t even know who she’ll be cashing in on! The match between Sally and Kassidy Heart hasn’t happened yet, but with this information, I think it’s safe to say both women will need to watch their backs!
Rich Russillo: Yeah, especially since Minerva didn’t give an exact date yet. For all we know, Minerva could end up cashing in during the match!
Persephone: Hmm… If it means I don’t have to see that match I’ll allow it.
James Peters: Minerva has the opportunity to become a three time Universal Women’s Champion, and we’ve seen what Minerva can do as World Champion in the past. Soon enough she may just find her way right back to that spot.
Rich Russillo: It’s very possible. She’s cashed in the Iconic Cup successfully once before. If I were Kassidy and Sally, I’d listen to Minerva.
(Minerva continues walking up the ramp as the cheers continue, excited for the day that she eventually chooses to cash in. As Minerva continues heading up the ramp and making her way to the back, Voltage begins fading out from ringside and into the final break of the night.)
(Promotional ad for Road to Redemption, where Jamie O’Hara faces Andre Walker.)
(The camera returns to the ring where Bella Braxton is standing with a microphone, ready to start the introductions for tonight’s main event.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is a special CHAMPION VERSUS CHAMPION SHOWCASE MATCH SCHEDULED FOR… ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
(‘Bewitched’ by Frank Sinatra starts to play as the Specialists Champion Bea Valentine enters the arena holding her Championship proudly with a smile on her face as she heads to the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first and making her way to the ring! From Boston, Massachusetts! Weighing 143 pounds! Here is THE EAW SPECIALISTS CHAMPION! “THE QUEEN BEA” BEA VALENTINE!
James Peters: Here comes the Specialists Champion as she heads to the ring for singles action and this is a huge opportunity for her to really test her skills against a very experienced veteran.
Persephone: Why in the hell does it feel like we just went back in time to the damn 1950s or something. Back then there were a bunch of pinups and all we got was a pinhead. I hope this bimbo gets punched right in the head.
Rich Russillo: Call her what you want, but she is dead set on turning her reign as Specialists Champion into the “Eternal Era of Bea Valentine”. She says she is never going to lose the title and a victory tonight could go a long way in proving her right.
(Bea enters the ring and takes her corner as she hands her title belt to the referee and her entrance theme fades off. After a brief moment of silence, ‘Footsteps of Doom’ by KOHTA YAMAMOTO starts to play as EAW World Champion Drake King enters the arena wearing the championship around his waist as he soaks in the crowd reaction before heading to the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing her opponent and making his way to the ring! Now residing in The Dead Sea, Israel! Weighing 220 pounds. Here is THE REIGNING EAW WORLD CHAMPION! “YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR” DRAKE KING!
Rich Russillo: Here comes the opposition and you have to believe he is feeling pretty good about himself after successfully retaining the EAW World Championship last week against Cameron Ella Ava.
Persephone: Yeah yeah poor little Cameron. He sent her to hell, but that greaseball could have gone with her and none of us would have been heartbroken.
James Peters: What makes this match a little more interesting is the fact that Drake and Bea tagged together a few weeks ago. But Drake is no doubt trying to build momentum as he heads towards Road to Redemption. Two champions are about to do battle, but which one will reign supreme in this match? We are about to find out.
(Drake enters the ring and takes his corner. He soaks in the crowd reaction one more time before handing his belt to the referee and his entrance music fades off. The referee hands the title to Bella before checking both competitors and calling for the bell.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
James Peters: Here we go! Our main is underway and we have some champion against champion action on tap. This is going to be good. Bea and Drake have stepped up to the center of the ring ready for battle. Neither of these two will be voted most popular in EAW.
Persephone: Duh. One’s a delusional bitch and the other is a delusional greaseball. Both their attitudes suck. Let’s end this match due to lack of interest… from me.
Rich Russillo: You know we can’t do that. But what we can do is call the action, my love.
Persephone: Please shut up before you make me puke. But these two participants in the battle of the nutcases has begun as they begin to lock up in the center of the ring–
James Peters: Drake King with a go behind and a waistlock applied BEFORE HE JUST SHOVES BEA AWAY! Bea didn’t appreciate that one bit and SHE GETS RIGHT IN DRAKE’S FACE!
Rich Russillo: I guess the friendliness they had when they tagged together was just thrown out the window with one shove, BUT LOOK AT BEA JUST GIVE DRAKE KING THE RIOT ACT RIGHT NOW!
James Peters: Drake is amused by this little hissy fit from Bea AS SHE GOES FOR A RIGHT HAND AND DRAKE KING BLOCKS IT! Drake has hold of Bea’s wrist–
Persephone: BAHAHAHAHA! GREASE BALL JUST PIE FACED BLONDIE AND SHE ENDS UP RIGHT ON HER KEISTER! Seeing crazy people like these two is hilarious.
Rich Russillo: Bea is in shock of the way she has been treated so far in this match, but she doesn’t get a chance to react AS DRAKE JUST DELIVERS A BOOT RIGHT INTO HER FACE AND DOWN GOES BEA!
James Peters: She is going to need to stay on her best game possible if she wants to stand a chance against the World Champion Drake Smith. Bea was turned inside out with that kick and Drake is still putting the boots to her.
Persephone: Pinhead Polly is trying to roll away so Greasy Drake will be forced to break on those kicks and she makes it to the ropes and rolls out to the apron. I guess that boot to the face didn’t knock out what was left of her brain cells.
Rich Russillo: The referee forces Drake back as Bea gets back to her feet on the apron. Drake comes back over to Bea AND BEA JUST GRABS DRAKE AND JUST CLAWS HIS EYES! WITH THOSE LONG NAILS TOO! Now Bea grabs a handful of Drake’s hair AND TAKES HIM DOWN TO THE MAT!
Persephone: Blondie gets back into the ring AND SHE IS WIPING HER HANDS ON THE REFEREE’S SHIRT! What a big baby! When you grab a handful of a greaseball’s hair, expect your hands to get greasy. Suck it up and get back in this match.
James Peters: Well… Persephone’s not wrong and that’s a shocker in itself as Drake gets back to his feet AND BEA IS RIGHT THERE WITH A CHOP TO THE CHEST! AND ANOTHER! AND ANOTHER!
Rich Russillo: We can hear them loud and clear from where we are and we see Drake’s chest turning red, but those chops haven’t taken Drake down, so Bea might want to be careful!
James Peters: Bea goes to fire off another chop, BUT DRAKE GRABS HER WRIST AND BENDS IT BACKWARDS! I think amusement time is over. He whips Bea into the corner and DRAKE GIVES BEA A TASTE OF HER OWN MEDICINE WITH A CHOP TO THE CHEST!
Persephone: He needs to be careful! He might cause silicone to leak out… wait that was my mistake. DON’T BREAK THE BOARD, DRAKE! BAHAHAHAHAHA!
Rich Russillo: Will you be nice, Persephone? Drake still has Bea in the corner AND HE FIRES OFF ANOTHER CHOP TO BEA! Drake goes to fire off another chop, BUT BEA WITH A FOREARM TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD!
James Peters: Bea climbs onto the second rope AND JUMPS FOR A DOUBLE SLEDGE, BUT DRAKE EASILY CATCHES HER AND THROWS HER DOWN WITH THE BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX!
Persephone: Way to go, smarty pants! Like that little jump stunt was going to do anything. Her look is from the 1950s and her brain was left in the 1890s. What a nitwit.
Rich Russillo: Drake pulls Bea back to her feet and whips her to the ropes. Bea comes back AND DRAKE LEAVES HIS FEET AND CLOBBERS BEA WITH A LARIAT ACROSS THE THROAT TO TAKE HER DOWN!
Persephone: I don’t care for either of these two, so I really don’t care who wins this match. They just need to end this match as soon as possible. But I guess that Drake is alright with stretching this match out as long as possible.
James Peters: The longer the match goes, the more action we get to see. Drake brings Bea back up to her feet AND FIRES OFF A CLOTHESLINE THAT BEA DUCKS! BEA HOLDS ONTO DRAKE’S ARM!
Rich Russillo: Bea wraps her legs around Drake’s other arm AND BEA IS TRYING TO TAKE DRAKE DOWN WITH A CRUCIFIX, BUT DRAKE STILL HAS THE POWER ADVANTAGE OVER BEA!
James Peters: Drake walks over to the ropes AND HE JUST DUMPS BEA OVER THE TOP ROPE! BEA CRACKS THE RING APRON HARD AND SHE FALLS TO THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF US!
Persephone: Why do they always drop people in front of us? There are four sides to the ring and they always pick our side. I hate these morons sometimes. Anyways, greasy Drake gets out of the ring and picks Bea up to her feet.
Rich Russillo: Drake hoists Bea onto his shoulder and HE RUNS RIGHT TO THE RINGPOST TO TOSS BEA FOR A CRASH LANDING, BUT BEA MANAGES TO GET FREE AND LAND ON HER FEET BEHIND DRAKE–
James Peters: BEA SHOVES DRAKE AND DRAKE CONTINUES ON BEFORE HE CRASHES KNEES FIRST INTO THE RING STEPS! DRAKE LANDS HARD AND FALLS OVER THE STEPS ONTO THE FLOOR!
Persephone: I wonder if he had a nice trip because we saw him next fall. BAHAHAHA! WHAT AN IDIOT! Now Bea jumps onto the ring steps before jumping off the ring steps AND GRABBING DRAKE’S HEAD AND PLANTING HIM WITH THE BULLDOG ON THE FLOOR!
Rich Russillo: Drake kisses the floor and Bea is now starting to build some momentum as he grabs a handful of Drake’s hair and drags him over to the apron. Bea grabs Drake by the back of the tights and manages to toss him back into the ring.
Persephone: This is the most exciting match I have seen in so long. I mean I am sitting on the edge of my seat watching this blonde bimbo Bea roll back into the ring and climb onto the second rope. Woohoo!
James Peters: Your sarcasm has been duly noted, Persephone. But Drake has found his way back to his feet AS BEA VALENTINE JUMPS OFF THE SECOND ROPE AND CATCHES DRAKE IN THE FACE WITH THE DIVING DOUBLE AXE HANDLE!
Rich Russillo: THAT CAUGHT DRAKE RIGHT IN THE FACE AND THAT SURPRISINGLY TOOK DRAKE OFF HIS FEET! Bea takes advantage of the situation and stacks Drake up for the cover!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEE!
TWWWWW-
James Peters: DRAKE KICKS OUT AS BEA BARELY GETS A ONE COUNT! Drake rolls over and he is holding his face. We can see that his eyes are watering. That must have been a lucky shot.
Persephone: I know the feeling. My eyes are watering because I have to be around this crap of a match. He just needs to suck it up and finish this match before I go crazy. But the bimbo girl backs up towards another set of ropes waiting for the greaseball to get back to his feet.
Rich Russillo: Drake is on his knees AND BEA RUNS IN AT FULL SPEED AT CATCHES DRAKE IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD WITH A SHINING WIZARD! That shot takes Drake back down.
James Peters: Drake’s hands are away from his face and we can see that Drake is bleeding from the nose after that axe handle from Bea. That isn’t going to do anything to brighten Drake’s mood and Bea climbs to the top rope.
Persephone: For the love of gawd. Of all the blood that could happen in this match, it’s just a nosebleed? Oh that is pathetic. Bloody noses are one step above papercuts! If you are going to force someone to bleed, GET THE LEAD OUT!
Rich Russillo: Bea is waiting for Drake to get back to his feet. Drake is back to his feet AND BEA JUMPS OFF THE TOP ROPE FOR THE CROSSBODY AND BEA HITS IT TAKING DRAKE DOWN–
Persephone: Not so fast, stupid. Greaseball Drake rolls through the crossbody and he still has hold of Bea as he gets back to his feet AND JUST DROPS HER CHEST FIRST ONTO THE MAT! Good thing she doesn’t have the extra padding, they would have popped on impact.
James Peters: Drake touches his nose and sees the blood AND HE IS NOT HAPPY! Drake grabs Bea’s arms and hooks them in the chicken wing position and drags Bea back to her feet.
Rich Russillo: Drake still has hold of Bea’s arms AND LIFTS BEA IN THE AIR! DRAKE SHOWING SOME POWER BY KEEPING BEA UP IN THE AIR FOR A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE UNHOOKING HER ARMS–
James Peters: AND DROPPING HER WITH THE SITOUT CHICKENWING FACEBUSTER! WHAT A CRASH LANDING FOR BEA AND THE WORLD CHAMPION IS IN FIRM CONTROL!
Persephone: Did anybody else see her bounce when she landed on the mat? That was awesome! It looked like she had an out of body experience. Do it again! Cause more pain.
Rich Russillo: Drake brings Bea back to her feet and whips her into the corner. Bea lands in the corner AND DRAKE KING WITH A DROPKICK THAT SENDS BEA CRASHING INTO THE CORNER ONCE MORE!
James Peters: Bea starts to fall, but Drake grabs hold of her and sits her on the top turnbuckle once more as he climbs up to the top rope himself. This is going to be big.
Persephone: I can already tell you that they aren’t up on the top rope to raise their IQs. They are both dumber than a box of rocks. Anyways, Drake has hold of Bea’s head and they are both standing in a dangerous spot and I hope they both fall.
Rich Russillo: Bea and Drake are both standing on the top rope AND THEY BOTH COME OFF THE TOP ROPE AND DRAKE HITS A POWERFUL SUPERPLEX! WHAT A LANDING!
Persephone: It’s not over yet. Drake rolls through and still has hold of Bea and lifts her up in the air BEFORE DROPPING HER WITH THE FALCON ARROW! Combination by Greaseball Messiah, Drake King before he grabs the leg for the cover!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEE–
James Peters: BEA KICKS OUT AT TWO! Drake was a little surprised that Bea kicked out of that move. But Drake is sadistic enough to wanna keep torturing his opponent. He drags Bea back up to his feet and whips her to the corner once more.
Rich Russillo: Bea lands hard as Drake runs full speed to the corner BEFORE JUMPING AND DELIVERING THE KNEE RIGHT TO THE FACE! Bea felt all of that and Drake landed with his feet on the second rope.
James Peters: Drake is feeling pretty confident as he starts the infamous ten punches in the corner. He is just punching Bea right in the skull.
Persephone: Why in the hell does the crowd have to count every time somebody does that? At least somebody in this arena can count to ten because the people fighting in the ring surely can’t.
Crowd: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX! SEVEN! EIGH–
James Peters: WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT? WAS THAT A LOW BLOW? I THINK THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A LOW BLOW FROM BEA!
Persephone: Stupid! It was a low blow. The referee was just too busy trying to get Drake out of the corner and his little drake suffered the punishment. Now he’ll be doing sermons an octave higher now.
Rich Russillo: The referee didn’t see the cheap shot, but that did stop the punches AND LOOK AT BEA TRYING TO PULL DRAKE OUT OF THE CORNER! WHAT DOES SHE HAVE PLANNED?
Persephone: Who really knows and who really cares? Because we all know whatever she has planned is not going to work. She might be the Specialists Champion, but this isn’t for the Specialists Title or something like that.
James Peters: You have no idea if what she has planned is going to work, but she is going to give it a shot. She might be down almost one hundred pounds against Drake, BUT LOOK AT BEA START TO PULL DRAKE OFF THE CORNER–
Rich Russillo: SHE GETS DRAKE OFF THE CORNER AND MANAGES TO WALK OUT OF THE CORNER AND DROPS HIM WITH A SITOUT POWERBOMB! HIGH IMPACT MOVE BY THE SPECIALISTS CHAMPION!
James Peters: Bea certainly used momentum and physics in her favor with that big move as she stacks Drake up for the cover AND SHE HAS HOLD OF THE TIGHTS!! COME ON NOW!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHRRRREEEEEEEE!
Persephone: DARN IT! DRAKE KICKS OUT BEFORE THREE! This bimbo was even holding the tights and she couldn’t even get the win. This bitch needs to learn how to cheat better.
Rich Russillo: Bea did try to take a shortcut, but it didn’t work and this match continues. Drake is trying to get back to his feet, BUT BEA IS TRYING TO LOCK IN THE CODE OF SILENCE SUBMISSION–
James Peters: DRAKE IS STILL TOO STRONG RIGHT NOW AND HE IS BACK UP TO HIS FEET, BUT BEA IS SPINNING AROUND TRYING TO GET SOME MOMENTUM TO TRY AND COUNTER INTO A HEADSCISSORS OF SOME SORT!
Persephone: That’s not very smart of her to do because she’s already dizzy. She doesn’t need to add anymore to the pot. She has some momentum and actually takes Drake down with a headscissors–
Rich Russillo: BUT DRAKE LANDED ON HIS FEET! BEA IS BACK UP AND DRAKE GRABS HOLD OF HER AND HOISTS HER IN THE AIR AND TOSSES HER FOR THE BUCKLE BOMB!
Persephone: It hit, but she is still on her feet. She hit her head and that’s the safest part of her body. Try again, stupid. But she comes out of the corner and Drake immediately grabs her again.
James Peters: Drake with a kick to the gut before he hooks both of Bea’s arms AND DROPS DOWN FOR THE PEDIGREE! DRAKE GOT ALL OF THE PEDIGREE AND BEA CRASHES INTO THE MAT!
Rich Russillo: BEA LOOKS TO BE NOT MOVING AFTER THAT ONE! THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION HAS BEA RIGHT WHERE HE WANTS HER AS DRAKE KING ROLLS HER OVER ONTO HER BACK AND HE HOOKS THE LEG FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEE!
James Peters: BEA KICKED OUT! BEA VALENTINE KICKED OUT AT TWO! DAMN THAT WAS A VERY CLOSE COVER! I honestly thought that Drake had it there, but you have to applaud the tenacity and will to win by the Specialists Champion
Persephone: Yeah yeah. She is such a fighter. Blah blah blah. But will it be enough to help her win? I mean we’re all shocked that she has lasted this long. Now it’s time for this match to end.
Rich Russillo: Drake grabs Bea and applies the half nelson. Drake is setting Bea up for the “Crown of Thorns” backbreaker. DRAKE LIFTS HER UP FOR THE BACKBREAKER–
James Peters: BEA GOT FREE OF THE HALF NELSON WHEN SHE WAS IN THE AIR AND LANDS ON HER FEET BEHIND DRAKE! Drake turns around AND HE TURNED RIGHT INTO A SUPERKICK FROM THE SPECIALISTS CHAMPION! WHAT A SHOT!
Persephone: Do you know what would have made that superkick better? If it would have sent Drake’s blood and teeth flying all around ringside. But I guess his eyeballs rolling up in the back of his head is tolerable.
Rich Russillo: THAT SUPERKICK CAUGHT DRAKE RIGHT ON THE BUTTON AND HE GOES DOWN! Drake could be out for the moment as Bea drags Drake closer to the corner before she climbs up to the top rope. She could be looking for “Flight of the BumbleBEA” in this spot.
Persephone: Seriously? Does the name of all of her special moves have her own name in there? Conceited bitch. Flight of the BumbleBEA? Oh how stupid, but if it ends the match, I really don’t care. Drake hasn’t moved and she is on the top rope–
James Peters: BEA COMES OFF THE TOP ROPE ONCE MORE AND THIS TIME SHE HITS THE FROG SPLASH! “FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE-BEA” CONNECTS AND SHE LANDED ON DRAKE’S RIBS AS SHE HOOKS THE LEG FOR THE COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEEE!
Rich Russillo: DRAKE KICKS OUT AT TWO AND BEA CAN’T BELIEVE IT! BEA THOUGHT SHE HAD THE MATCH WON, BUT SHE ONLY MANAGES TO GET A NEAR FALL!
James Peters: BEA JUST LET OUT A SCREAM OF FRUSTRATION BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT SHE HASN’T BEEN ABLE TO PUT AWAY THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION!
Persephone: Are you kidding me? You had a chance to end this match and you couldn’t get the job done. Whatever. Bea is not happy and her acting like a brat is very amusing. But Bea is back to her feet once more.
Rich Russillo: BEA HAS HOLD OF DRAKE AND GRABS HIS ARMS AND HAS HIM SET UP FOR “BEA MY VALENTINE”! UNPRETTIER ON THE WAY AND THIS WOULD BE A HUGE VICTORY FOR BEA VALENTINE–
James Peters: WAIT! DRAKE MANAGES TO GET FREE OF THE UNPRETTIER! DRAKE GRABS BEA’S ARMS AND COUNTERS INTO A BACKSLIDE! SHOULDERS ARE DOWN! IS DRAKE GONNA STEAL IT HERE?
ONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!
THHHHHHHRRRREEEEEEEE!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(‘Footsteps of Doom’ starts playing again as Drake lets the move go and he rolls out of the ring as Bella announces the final decision of the match.)
Bella Braxton: Here is your winner… THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION DRAKE KING!
James Peters: What a match between two of the champions in EAW. It was a great battle, but it was the experience and expertise of Drake King that gave him the advantage and the victory.
Rich Russillo: This match was full of action from beginning to end. Bea tried to use a few items from her bag of tricks, but unfortunately they didn’t work.
(The referee raises Drake’s arm in victory as Drake heads up the ramp before cutting to Bea, who looks absolutely DEVASTATED that she got caught in a roll up and got defeated. She puts her head down on the mat in frustration.)
Persephone: Oh my gawd. This blonde bimbo looks like she is about to start crying because she got caught. Her pain makes me smile. Just keep her in the ring so I can watch her anguish.
James Peters: We can understand the frustration coming from Bea. She thought she had the match in hand and it was snatched away in the blink of an eye.
(Bea Valentine gets to her feet, immediately beginning to yell at the referee over the decision made as Drake King heads to the back.)
Persephone: Now this bitch is throwing a temper tantrum in the ring. This thing is our Specialists Champion? Gawd help me. I didn’t like the last one and this crybaby is not any better.
Rich Russillo: She is not a crybaby, but you have to give Bea a lot of credit in this match. She showed how tough she can be and she almost won the match. If this is a precursor of her reign, we are going to see Bea Valentine holding that title for a long time.
James Peter: Bea could live up to her “Eternal Era”, but this match belongs to Drake King and-
(Bea is still throwing a fit in the ring as somebody sneaks into the ring and ATTACKS Bea from behind.)
James Peters: WHAT THE HELL? BEA VALENTINE JUST GOT ATTACKED FROM BEHIND! Who is that? I can’t tell.
Persephone: Then you need to get your eyes checked, Old Man, because that is Rory Slate from Dynasty. Why is that punk bitch doing on Voltage? We have enough stupid bitches of our own. We don’t need them from other shows.
Rich Russillo: LOOK AT RORY SLATE JUST POUNDING THE HELL OUT OF BEA! SHE QUALIFIED FOR THE ELIMINATION CHAMBER ON FRIDAY AND HERE SHE IS MAKING A STATEMENT TONIGHT ON VOLTAGE!
James Peters: Rory brings the Specialists Champion back to her feet AND SHE IS JUST TURNING BEA INTO A PUNCHING BAG WITH ALL THOSE JABS AND UPPERCUTS!
Persephone: AND RORY JUST PUNCHED THE LIGHTS OUT OF THAT BLONDE BITCH WITH A RIGHT HAND!
James Peters: That punch spins Bea around AND RORY WITH THE JUMPING KNEE STRIKE BEFORE PICKING UP BEA AND DROPPING HER WITH THE OLYMPIC SLAM!
Rich Russillo: That’s not all. Rory grabs a handful of Bea’s hair to bring her back to her feet, applies a half nelson, AND DROPS BEA WITH THE SLATE’S ARROW! BACKBREAKER RIGHT ACROSS THE KNEECAP!
(Bea is still down as Rory rolls out of the ring and grabs the Specialists Championship from the timekeeper’s area and rolls back into the ring as Bea is getting back to her feet.)
Rich Russillo: Now Rory has the Specialists Championship belt. Hasn’t she done enough damage?
Persephone: Who cares? Let the bitches take each other out. But Blondie is back to her feet–
James Peters: RORY SLATE JUST CLOCKED BEA VALENTINE IN THE HEAD WITH THE SPECIALISTS CHAMPIONSHIP BELT! BEA IS KNOCKED OUT COLD AND THE BELT GOES FLYING! WHAT A STATEMENT BY RORY SLATE!
(Rory picks up the Specialists Championship belt from the mat and stands over the fallen Bea Valentine before holding Bea’s Specialists Title in the air.)
Rich Russillo: Will this be the sight at Road to Redemption? Will Rory Slate fight through the Elimination Champion and stop the “Eternal Era” right in its tracks? If this attack by Rory Slate says anything, it’s that she has officially staked her claim for the Specialists Title
Persephone: Oh gawd. That means that this will be happening over and over again. Damn I hate this time of year.
James Peters: That remains to be seen, but unfortunately we are almost out of time. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for another great edition of Sunday Night Voltage. For Rich Russillo and Persephone, I am James Peters. Goodnight everybody!
(The final shot shows Rory still standing over a downed Bea while holding Bea’s Specialists Championship high in the air as the shot fades to black.)
(EAW Logo Buzzes…)
