John Helms
(EAW intro plays.)
(A recap of last week’s Voltage plays, including the reveal before the intro that Jake Smith has been reported missing. Highlights of the night are shown as always, and as the recap ends, the camera transitions to a shot of the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The fans in attendance are cheering as the pyro shoots out from the stage, and the camera pans around the crowd before finally fading to the commentary team of James Peters, Rich Russillo and Persephone.)
James Peters: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to Sunday Night Voltage! As always I’m James Peters and with me is Rich Russillo and Persephone Tsitsipas, for one of the final times in 2024!
Rich Russillo: Feels weird to know the year is already coming to an end, but we can’t say we aren’t ending it on a high note! We have another great show coming up, with a very exciting main event match!
Persephone: What else is happening again? Xander is facing Solomon… Chiyo is facing Ashlynn… Damien is facing KASAI… Yeah I’m not interested.
(Voltage fades over to the stage, and ‘RED THUNDER’ by Butcher Babies begins to play. This causes cheers to come from the fans in attendance, but as Ms. Extreme makes her way out to the stage, she’s not happy whatsoever. She is holding a microphone in her hand, and she doesn’t pay any attention to the cheering fans as she makes her way down the ramp, staring direcrly at the ring in front of her.)
James Peters: Ms. Extreme has been a bit of an unpredictable part of this Extreme Elimination Chamber build. We know she didn’t want to be in this, but last week she was able to pick up a victory over KASAI before taking out Bea Valentine!
Rich Russillo: Yeah, but I think her reason for not wanting to be in this ties into why she took out Bea. Bea chose to interfere in the match, and obviously Ms. Extreme didn’t take kindly to that. Right now, it looks like she has some words for us.
Persephone: This has to be the worst possible way to start the show.
(Ms. Extreme makes her way to ringside and enters the ring. After some time her entrance music begins to die down, and finally she begins to speak.)
Ms. Extreme: I’m tired of this. I’m tired of everything that has to do with this Extreme Elimination Chamber. I didn’t ask to be in this. I didn’t want to be in this match, and if Captain Charisma didn’t draw my name at random I likely wouldn’t have been in it. I know the position I’m in right now, and the last thing I need is people interfering in my matches and trying to get under my skin. This is a World Championship match. If I want to even stand a chance at Road to Redemption I need to be performing at my best and these last few months I clearly haven’t been doing it. I’ve been in all kinds of matches against so many different Elitists and all I’ve done is come up short, so no, I didn’t want to be in this match. I didn’t want to have to keep dealing with this, and I didn’t want things to get any worse. That doesn’t mean I’m going to just take whatever disrespect is thrown at me though, and I’m definitely not going to let anyone think they can start doing whatever they want when I’m in the ring.
(The fans begin to cheer for Ms. Extreme, but the look on her face doesn’t change, still fed up with everything that happened as she continues to speak.)
Ms. Extreme: I have had enough of KASAI trying her best to get in my head. She heard everything I had to say and is trying her best to use this against me, and last week was my opportunity to finally shut her up. That was it. I didn’t need to keep listening to her running her mouth heading into the Extreme Elimination Chamber. I was going to put an end to it now, and I DID beat her, but not how I wanted to. I didn’t beat her on my own. I didn’t get the decisive victory that I wanted. Instead, Bea Valentine decided to get herself involved in this. She for some reason thought that she needed to be part of that match, and she stopped me from taking KASAI out on my own by getting herself involved. This is what I’m talking about. I am so over all of this, and no, I don’t regret attacking Bea once that match was over. If I could go back I’d just do it again if not even worse, because if anyone should understand why I’d want to silence someone like KASAI it’s her, but she just couldn’t help but be an annoyance as always.
Ms. Extreme: But, that brings me to the Extreme Elimination Chamber. I still don’t know how to feel about being in this, but there’s one thing for certain and it’s that right now I’m not satisfied. I’m not satisfied with how my season has played out. I’m not satisfied with what happened last week. I’m not satisfied with any of it, and the Extreme Elimination Chamber is probably the best chance I’ll get to settle all of this at once. I don’t think it matters anymore whether or not I want to be in this match. I obviously don’t have a choice but to compete in it, so I’m not going to be at Road to Redemption for no reason. I’m going to make sure all of this is settled, from shutting KASAI up for good to making sure Bea Valentine and everyone else in the match is reminded not to mess with me. If this is my best shot, the best thing I can do is do my best to leave this match as the new Universal Women’s Champion-
(Just before Ms. Extreme could finish speaking, ‘Changed It’ by Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne hits. The fans in attendance begin to loudly cheer, and Ms. Extreme turns towards the stage. Milli Banks can be seen walking out, carrying her Universal Women’s Championship on her shoulder. She is holding a microphone in her hand as well, and she begins to make her way down the ramp, staring directly towards Ms. Extreme as she walks down to the ring.)
James Peters: Here comes Milli Banks, and I think the past few weeks have been pretty chaotic for her as well. It all just goes to show what Road to Redemption and the Extreme Elimination Chamber brings out of the roster!
Rich Russillo: That’s right. A lot has happened, but right now it looks like Milli Banks is here just to speak with Ms. Extreme, who may have found some motivation for this match given all that’s happened.
Persephone: I don’t really care. Can Milli just go back to Showdown? Unless a fight breaks out or something, I don’t see why either of these two should be wasting my time right now.
(Milli Banks walks up the steel steps and enters the ring. She can be seen with a more serious look on her face after everything that happened on Dynasty and Showdown as her entrance music fades out and she stares at Ms. Extreme, and after some time she begins to speak.)
Milli Banks: Funny, it was this time just a year ago that you and I were facing each other at Road to Redemption. I beat you there and I have every reason to be proud of that, but when I went up against you and Chris Elite at King of Elite not too long after I got ahead of myself, and you got to capitalize and get your World Championship match against Myles. I’ve been in the ring with you enough times now to know better than to overlook you, so I don’t really care for everything that’s been going on with you having a poor season. You haven’t been performing the best and Elitists like KASAI are gonna make sure you don’t forget that, but I know how much of a threat you can be when someone’s in your way and you’re fired up, so you don’t need to expect anything from me that’s less than my best. You’re a former Extreme Elimination Chamber winner in your own right, but as good as you can be and as good as you’ve been throughout your career, I’m at the top of my game right now and I don’t plan to lose this Championship anytime soon.
(The fans cheer hearing this from Milli Banks, and Milli continues.)
Milli Banks: I already spent a good amount of my title reign facing people telling me that I shouldn’t underestimate them, but that’s not the type of Elitist I am. This is just the best I’ve ever been, and that’s not something that can be disputed. I did something that nobody in this entire company can day they’ve done and beat Minerva at Pain for Pride. I’m a World Champion for the first time in my career, and right now I’m two successful defenses in with a War Games victory to my name. All this is only possible because I’m not making the same mistakes I did back when I faced you back at King of Elite, and I don’t need Road to Redemption to be the end of this reign. I’m proud of everything I’ve done so far but I’m not ready to lose this Championship yet, so it’s great that you’re starting to feel motivated but it’s not as simple as you walking into Road to Redemption and becoming Champion.
(Ms. Extreme doesn’t say anything for a moment, as the fans in attendance continue to cheer. There’s a brief staredown between the two in the ring as there’s some clear tension between them, but eventually Ms. Extreme begins to speak.)
Ms. Extreme: I never expected it to be that easy. Again, I didn’t even want to be in this match. If it was up to me someone else would’ve been here right now, but I’m not going to spend week after week dealing with this and do nothing about it. If KASAI is going to keep trying to get under my skin, Bea Valentine is going to keep making a mess out of this and Holly and Miku are still going to get themselves involved, I can’t just sit back and do nothing. That’s not who I am, so I’m going to give this match whatever I have left regardless of the outcome. I’m going to bring everything I have no matter what I walk out with, but you know what kind of Elitist I am, Milli. Pushing me is the wrong move, especially when that’s on the line.
(Ms. Extreme points on the Universal Women’s Championship on Milli’s shoulder as she says this, and the fans once again begin to cheer. Not too long after this, Ms. Extreme continues.)
Ms. Extreme: You’ve done a lot as the Universal Women’s Champion, but winning an Extreme Elimination Chamber was the final hurdle I had to overcome before I became the longest reigning Universal Women’s Champion of all time. If repeating history gets me out of the slump I’ve been in and gets me to my second World Championship, I’ll do everything I can to make sure it happens.
(This receives another loud reaction, but this time, Milli begins to respond.)
Milli Banks: And you can feel free to try, but I’m telling you that this reign won’t be ending this soon for a reason. I’ve been going from brand to brand and hearing this from everyone in the Extreme Elimination Chamber. You, KASAI, Miku, Holly, even Bea. You all have your reasons for being here and feeling like you can leave Road to Redemption as Champion and that’s cute, but I’m not the type to walk in with anything less than my very best as is, and I know how high the stakes are right now. I know everyone wants my Championship, but I want a lot more than that. You were a great Champ in your own right, but I plan to surpass your title reign just like I already surpassed a lot of the reigns before mine. Winning the Extreme Elimination Chamber gets me closer to doing it, so I’m not walking out of it without overcoming you and the rest of the field in that Chamber.
(There’s another loud reaction from the fans, and Ms. Extreme begins to speak.)
Ms. Extreme: Right, we’ll see about that at Road to Redemption. Just know I don’t plan on going down easily.
Milli Banks: Wouldn’t expect you to. I just plan to go down to go down as the greatest Universal Women’s Champion.
(Milli stops speaking, and loud cheers come from the crowd as ‘Changed It’ begins to play once again. The two women are still staring at each other, both focused on the upcoming Extreme Elimination Chamber at Road to Redemption.)
James Peters: Both of these women seem ready for Road to Redemption, and it’s interesting to see how things have changed over the last few weeks. Ms. Extreme said it herself. They tried to get under her skin, but that may have turned out to be the wrong move.
Rich Russillo: I agree, but at the same time Milli Banks is not wrong about being at the top of her game. She has delivered every time she’s had to enter the ring, and it’s not like she hasn’t had to deal with a lot this season herself. She’s faced her own fair share of mind games, and she managed to overcome all of it.
Persephone: Probably because she’s not facing anyone that’s actually good.
James Peters: Well, we’ll see how that goes at Road to Redemption. This is an Extreme Elimination Chamber that’s stacked with talent, and as time goes on, even Bea Valentine and Ms. Extreme who didn’t want to be in this seem to be getting fired up. I can’t wait to see how this goes!
(Milli Banks makes her way out of the ring, and she raises her Universal Women’s Championship as she slowly walks up the ramp. Ms. Extreme remains in the ring, watching the Champion, but more specifically staring at the Championship. As Milli makes her way to the back, Voltage fades away from ringside.)
(The camera cuts backstage where Captain Charisma and Eden Sinclair are seen chatting amongst each other while walking down steps. The crowd pops at seeing the duo, always excited to see the commissioner. But of course, interest is peaked because they’re walking in unfamiliar territory at the moment. They’re a dark part of the arena, which isn’t as well-lit, something that keeps Captain Charisma and Eden Sinclair a bit on edge. But they soon reach the end of the steps and come across a boiler room door, which has a single light shining above it. Though the light may not have been changed in a while because it continues flickering on and off, only adding to the creepy aesthetic.)
Captain Charisma: So, this is it. Caroline should be right behind those doors.
Eden Sinclair: Seriously? Does she spend her spare time in this place?
(Eden looks around the area, scanning the dark atmosphere that surrounds the door, unsure as to why anyone would want to, but Captain Charisma responds with a shrug.)
Captain Charisma: I try not to question it.
(Eden takes a deep breath.)
Eden Sinclair: Alright, let’s go.
(Eden goes to enter the room, but Captain Charisma places his arm in the way to stop her.)
Captain Charisma: Wait. Knock first.
(Eden obliges with Captain Charisma’s request and decides to knock on the door… but after a while, no response is heard from Caroline or anyone from inside the room, causing the duo to look at each other and collectively shrug before entering anyway. It’s extremely dark inside the actual room, but they’re able to navigate through and make out Caroline, who is sitting down in the corner with a singular light shining above her. Caroline’s eyes are closed, listening to music through her headphones, perhaps getting in the zone ahead of her match later on tonight. Both Eden and Captain Charisma cautiously approach, with Captain Charisma kneeling to her level and tapping Caroline on the shoulder, aiming to get her attention.)
Captain Charisma: Caroline, mind if we had a word?
(Caroline takes out her headphones and has a small smirk formed on her face. Surprisingly, she isn’t annoyed with either Captain Charisma or Eden Sinclair’s intrusion but rather delighted to see them.)
Caroline: Eden Sinclair… Captain Charisma… I was expecting you two.
(Caroline decides to stand up off the ground, but Eden and Captain Charisma are a bit taken aback by her response, glancing at each other for confirmation they heard right.)
Captain Charisma: You… were?
(Eden Sinclair snaps out of the initial shock and confusion, then immediately looks to get the conversation back on track.)
Eden Sinclair: Doesn’t matter. I expect you know why we’re here as well then.
Captain Charisma: Right. With Road to Redemption right around the corner and Jake set to defend his World Championship in the Extreme Elimination Chamber, it’s a little strange he would mysteriously go “missing” like this, albeit a little suspicious.
Eden Sinclair: Last week, it was brought to our attention that you filed the missing person’s report.
Captain Charisma: So, maybe you can point us in the right direction.
(Caroline thinks on it briefly before simply shrugging.)
Caroline: I’d love to… But keep in mind, I’m just in the dark as you are. Jake and I were supposed to meet, but he never showed up, so I took it as him doing the world a favor and killing himself. Therefore, I reported it to the police.
Captain Charisma: I…
(Captain Charisma and Eden Sinclair exchange a glance with each other and aren’t sure how to respond, especially to Caroline’s bluntness and overall emotional detachment at the situation. But Captain Charisma decides to speak up.)
Captain Charisma: You ”thought he did the world a favor and killed himself,” but… why? Why would that be your go-to?
(Once again, Caroline shrugs at the question.)
Caroline: I don’t know. Do you think I worry much about what “Jake Smith” thinks daily? I couldn’t get in his head if I tried, nor do I want to, but… I must admit, it’s a shame. It’s a shame that he’s missing because it doesn’t just inconvenience you. It also inconveniences me.
(Caroline rolls her eyes, slightly annoyed by the situation but caring very little for Jake’s actual well-being. Captain Charisma raises an eyebrow at this.)
Captain Charisma: Really? How’s that?
Caroline: To his credit, Jake’s served me well, but he’s gone now, so that leaves a girl to do things the old-fashioned way.
(Eden’s growing frustrated with the investigation, not getting far with Caroline’s answers, and gives a strange look after Caroline mentions not having Jake around to “serve her,” not even wanting to question what that means. But the Queen of Shadows picks up on Eden’s behavior and snaps her head toward her with an empty, yet menacing glare on her face.)
Eden Sinclair: What?
Caroline: Oh, nothing. Just your reaction says everything, and I find that a little hypocritical, Ms. Sinclair.
Eden Sinclair: Oh yeah? Why’s that?
Caroline: I mean, must I remind you the father of your child is Ronan Malosi, so you’re one to talk about choice in partners? Don’t you think?
Eden Sinclair: Hey, I-
(Captain Charisma interjects, calming Eden down while Caroline watches on with a blank expression on her face, despite throwing some shade. Eden rolls her eyes and folds her arms. She’s not amused with Caroline’s antics or comments, but not going to fight back with her on that point either at Captain Charisma’s behest. Caroline then cocks her head back to Captain Charisma as he pipes up, becoming more stern.)
Captain Charisma: Hey, that’s the consultant you’re talking to, so have a little respect.
Caroline: You’re right. My apologies, Ms. Sinclair.
(Caroline delivers the line so deadpan and void of emotion that it isn’t hard to see through the apology and realize she’s being sarcastic, but both Eden Sinclair and Captain Charisma shrug it off, returning to the original reason why they’re down here.)
Captain Charisma: Look, now isn’t the time for mind games, even though I realize that’s kind of your thing. But at Road to Redemption, our main event is in jeopardy. The World Champion is missing, or possibly worse. So, if you know something, I’m asking that you fess up now and bring us one step closer to finding him.
Caroline: I’ve already told you. Jake never showed up to our meet-up, so I filed a report. Nothing more, nothing less.
Captain Charisma: Yes, and I almost believe you. Almost. But part of me believes that Jake Smith is lying, and it’s another elaborate scheme to get out of defending his World Championship, except you’re an accomplice, which I hope isn’t the case.
(Caroline tilts her head slightly, listening to Captain Charisma continue.)
Captain Charisma: Because if it is… if I find out you’re lying and helping Jake fake his death, or whatever the hell is happening around here, then there will be consequences. Understand?
(Despite his attempt to incite some fear into Caroline, so she possibly comes clean, it doesn’t work, and the Queen of Shadows maintains a vacant expression on her face as usual, keeping her head tilted while staring a hole into Captain Charisma, who starts to grow a little uneasy.)
Caroline: Oh, Captain, is that a threat? Because I’m the last person you want to threaten on this brand.
(Captain Charisma can’t believe this response he’s getting from Caroline but quickly collects himself.)
Captain Charisma: Maybe you need a reminder of who I am as well because I’m your bos-
(Caroline puts her finger up, signaling for Captain Charisma to shut up, which he does, taken aback by the audacity of Caroline to disrespect the commissioner so boldly.)
Caroline: I hate to cut you off there, Captain, but I have a match to focus on later tonight, so if you don’t mind… ya know, leaving.
(Caroline takes a seat back down and casually places her headphones back on. Captain Charisma contemplates saying something, but Eden stops him at the last minute and believes it’s not worth it, so they decide to oblige with Caroline’s request for now. Both Eden and Captain Charisma leave and close the door behind them, chatting to each other after leaving the room, clearly growing pretty frustrated with how things have been turning out—not one step closer towards finding Jake at all.)
Captain Charisma: Great. Another dead end.
(Eden shakes her head.)
Eden Sinclair: Yeah, and Caroline was no help at all.
(Eden sighs.)
Captain Charisma: It’s alright, at the very least, we’ll figure something out. Hopefully, the police will be able to find him.
Eden Sinclair: Hey, you don’t think Jake killed himself, do you?
(Captain Charisma scoffs.)
Captain Charisma: Not a chance.
(Both Captain Charisma and Eden shake their heads, slightly annoyed with the whole situation, but start heading up the stairs to leave, continuing to chat amongst each other about Jake Smith and his possible whereabouts as the camera fades elsewhere.)
(Voltage returns to ringside.)
Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING IS A SINGLES MATCH SET FOR ONE-FALL!
(“Red Criminal” by Oral Cigarettes begins to play as Chiyo Gedo slowly wanders out onto the stage. There is a mix of cheers and boos surrounding him but it doesn’t register. He is solely focused on the job as always.)
Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING FIRST…FROM OSAKA, JAPAN…WEIGHING IN AT 220 POUNDS…HE IS ‘THE FACELESS TERMINATOR’…CHIIIIYOOOOO GEEEEDDDDOOOOO!
(He gets down to the ring and just takes a moment to study the audience. His gaze then shifts towards the stage. ‘Dance The Night’ by Dua Lipa begins to play as Ashlynn Quinn looks confident. She is doing her royal wave to all those who are booing the hell out of her.)
Bella Braxton: AND HIS OPPONENT…FROM LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA…WEIGHING IN TONIGHT AT 115 POUNDS…SHE IS MMIIISSSS VOLLLLTAAAGGGEEE….ASHHHLLYYYNNNN QUUINNNNN!
(She gets down to the ring and hands her stash and crown carefully over to the referee. She does a cute little wave to Gedo who just continues to stare daggers her way. The referee moves them to their corners and then calls for the bell.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
James Peters: There’s the bell and this one is officially underway! This is going to be an exciting exhibition between two Extreme Enigma Battle Royal participants! And it looks like we’re starting it off hot as Ashlynn Quinn lunges towards her opponent with a superkick! But she doesn’t land it, instead Gedo avoids it and slips behind her! He tries to seize control of her arms, trying to get her up for a tiger suplex! But Ashlynn is able to reach forward and take hold of one of the ropes! The official is there immediately to tell Gedo to back off!
Rich Russillo: He’s forced away from Quinn! This allows her to take advantage! SHE RUSHES FORWARD AND CATCHES HIM UNDER THE CHIN WITH A RUNNING KNEE! She got some massive impact with that one! It sends Gedo staggering back into the ropes! Quinn tries to follow up here, looking for that running jumping DDT! SHE GETS HALFWAY UP BEFORE GEDO PLANTS HER DOWN ONTO THE APRON INSTEAD! She lands on her feet and Gedo tries to quickly dispatch her with a lariat! BUT ASHLYNN CATCHES HIM! SHE DROPS HIM DOWN WITH A HOTSHOT!
Persephone: I can’t believe he fell for that! His face just bounced right off the ropes! He winds up flat on his ass!
James Peters: Ashlynn Quinn now goes back inside the ring! She reaches down and drags him back up! SHE MAKES AN ATTEMPT AT THE BRAINBUSTER! But Gedo has no interest in being lifted up! HE BLOCKS IT WITH HIS LEG! HE THEN BRINGS QUINN DOWN WITH A GUILLOTINE CHOKE! Just like that, this match has been brought down to the mat! There is an over 100 pound weight difference between these two competitors and Quinn is about to feel it! All that pressure weighing down on her neck, this is a fight just to breath! But she manages to break free of the legs…SHE ROLLS ON TOP OF HIM FOR THE COVER!
Rich Russillo: But it doesn’t last very long as he rolls back to his feet with her still inside the choke! It’s still applied even as they’re standing up! BUT HE BREAKS IT TO DRIVE A KNEE INTO HER STOMACH! HE THEN SENDS HER ACROSS THE RING WITH AN IRISH WHIP! He drops down to throw her overhead but she’s able to get him with a kick to the face! SHE THEN TAKES HIM DOWN WITH THE SLINGBLADE! THEN THE DROPKICK TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD TO FINISH THE COMBINATION! She looks for the cover!
ONE!
TW-
Persephone: But this one is very far from over. He manages to kick out right before the one. Ashlynn already doesn’t seem to be handling it too well. She picks him back up and rushes towards the ropes!
James Peters: SHE GOES TO THE ROPES AND COMES BACK WITH THE SPRINGBOARD REVERSE DDT! She lands it but he’s not taken down! Instead, Gedo brings his knee up right into her head! It’s enough to stun Quinn for a moment! It allows him to lunge forward and grab onto Quinn! HE LOOKS FOR THE URANAGE! BUT AS HE DOES, SHE ELBOWS HIM IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD! She shoves him away before looking for the running pump kick! GEDO CATCHES THE LEG! HE THEN FLIPS HER BACKWARDS AND SHE LANDS RIGHT ON HER FACE! He then lifts her up from behind…SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! Here comes the cover from Gedo!
ONE!
TW-
Rich Russillo: QUINN KICKS OUT NOW! It seems like we really are only getting started here! Chiyo Gedo picks Ashlynn up off the mat! He then sends her into the corner! From there, he approaches…but she pulls herself out of the ring! Look at that, Ashlynn Quinn just avoided whatever her opponent had planned! I don’t think that it’s going to be for long! Gedo now makes his way to the outside and looks to take her down! HE SCOOPS HER UP WITH THE URANAGE AND LOOKS TO SPIKE HER DOWN ON THE RING APRON! But before it can connect, she takes him down with an armdrag! THEN SHE CATCHES HIM WITH A SUPERKICK!
Persephone: Oooof, I thought he couldn’t get uglier. I think after a few more of those, Gedo is going to need facial reconstruction. Could probably use it already to be honest. Anyways, Ashlynn picks him up and rolls him inside the ring! She pulls him halfway out of it though before making her up onto the apron! SHE DROPS A BIG KNEE RIGHT DOWN ONTO HIS HEAD!
James Peters: My god, that landed right on the sternum of his opponent! He was really caught between a rock and a hard place right there! She then goes back inside the ring and takes hold of Gedo’s arms! She drapes him across the ropes and then goes to the other side of the ring! SHE BUILDS UP SOME SPEED BEFORE LOOKING FOR THE RUNNING HIP CHECK! BUT GEDO LEANS BACK JUST BEFORE SHE CONNECTS! SHE WINDS UP GOING RIGHT THROUGH THE ROPES! Ashlynn takes a nasty stumble now as she just laid out on the outside!
Rich Russillo: Gedo goes back to the outside and drags her over to the apron! HE SLAMS RIGHT ON TOP OF IT WITH THAT URANAGE! That is exactly what he was looking for before he was interrupted a minute ago! He then brings this match back inside the ring with an irish whip! And now Gedo looks to take flight here! He rushes towards the ropes…AND THEN HE COMES BACK WITH A LIONSAULT! BUT AS HE DOES, ASHLYNN QUINN BRINGS UP HER KNEES! AND GEDO IS PRACTICALLY IMPALED ON TOP OF THEM! She then gets back to their feet and makes her way up onto that top rope!
Persephone: Looks like Barbie’s going to fly here. Or at least that is what she wants to do. She lines up her shot and then comes crashing down on her opponent with the moonsault! BUT SHE MISSES! NO! IT WAS THE FEINT! SHE GOES FOR ANOTHER! BUT GEDO ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY! Shit, this is hard to keep up with.
James Peters: She manages to get back up but she’s definitely shaky right now! Gedo is up to and he gets right behind her! HE LEAPS UP FOR THE REVERSE FRANKENSTEINER! BUT AS HE DOES, SHE DASHES FORWARD TO AVOID IT! She goes to the ropes as he’s standing back up! SHE COMES BACK AT HIM WITH THE SPRINGBOARD DISASTER KICK! It catches him right in the side of the head! Ashlynn Quinn crawls right on top of him for the cover!
ONE!
TWO!
Rich Russillo: But Gedo is able to kick out here! That was a hard shot from Quinn but just not enough! Quinn is now ready to put this one to an end! She brings him back up to his feet and tries to get him with the Reverse STO! BUT THE MACHINATION DOES NOT CONNECT! AS SHE GOES FOR IT, GEDO SHOVES HER AWAY! She tries to take him down with the running back elbow but he clubs her in the back of the head with a forearm! He then grabs her from behind and locks in the dragon sleeper! This is a brutal submission hold! Gedo’s arms are locked around the neck of Quinn, slowly but surely suffocating her!
Persephone: This is not looking good for her. I mean look at that, she’s just kinda flailing for the ropes. Gedo is keeping her nowhere within reach. Every time she begins to get some kind of ground, he just drags her right back towards the middle. Wait a second…she brings her leg back right into his shin! He releases the hold and drops down to a knee. Ashlynn tries to take advantage, looking to get him up with a northern lights suplex!
James Peters: BUT AS SHE DOES…GEDO REACHES BACK AND GRABS ONTO THE ROPES! He’s able to keep Ashlynn from lifting him off his feet! The ref separates the two of them…AND IT’S GEDO WHO’S ABLE TO MAKE THE MOST OF IT! Quinn takes a moment to yell at the referee and Gedo was able to take her down with a massive tiger suplex! SHE LANDS ON HER HEAD AND NECK IN A VICIOUS WAY! I mean, he practically just launched her across the entire ring with that one! So much so that it seems like she’s rolled all the way out!
Rich Russillo: Gedo looks disappointed, wanting to get a cover off of that! But he keeps his cool and just waits for Quinn to get back up! As she slowly rises, Chiyo Gedo makes a full-on sprint towards the ropes where she is! HE GOES RIGHT OVER THE TOP WITH THE SPRINGBOARD TOPE CON GIRO! He crashes right down on top of her! Quinn is completely whipped out from that! He picks her up and tosses her back to the inside! He hooks the leg and makes his cover! Could this be it?
ONE!
TWO!
Persephone: But even that flippy shit couldn’t get the job done. Quinn gets her shoulder up. Great. Now, Chiyo Gedo drags her back to her feet, maybe he’ll find something in his arsenal that actually works. I mean, for a hitman he’s not very lethal, is he?
Rich Russillo: I think you might be able to eat those words! Chiyo Gedo though decides maybe he should try another approach from on-high! He makes his way up onto that top rope and just stalks Ashlynn! HE WAITS FOR HER TO GET CLOSE AND THEN LEAPS OFF THE ROPES FOR THE DIVING CROSSBODY! BUT AS HE DOES, QUINN LEAPS UP AND DRIVES A KNEE RIGHT INTO HIS RIBS! Oh my God, I think I heard one of them break from that! Maybe even a few of them! Gedo is now on the ground, grimacing in pain! IT’S JUST ABOUT TO GET WORSE! She stands above him and leaps down, driving both knees into her torso! SHE THEN ROLLS BACKWARDS AND DOES IT AGAIN! INSULT TO INJURY!
James Peters: And with that, we might just be reaching the end! Quinn forces him back up! She then uses the ropes and starts running between them! She is building up some serious speed here! AND THEN SHE TRIES TO CUT HIM DOWN WITH THE BESTIE SPEAR! BUT GEDO LEAPS UP AND CATCHES HER INSIDE THE GUILLOTINE CHOKE! ONCE MORE HE’S ATTEMPTING TO SQUEEZE THE LIFE OUT OF HER! She immediately tries to crawl towards the ropes but she can’t move with Gedo holding her down! Could we see him actually take it just like this?
Persephone: NO! I CAN’T BELIEVE IT! SHE ACTUALLY GETS HER FOOT ON THE BOTTOM ROPE! The referee is calling for the break! Gedo holds it as long as he can but is forced to release the hold! You should never let a rope break get in the way of getting what you want.
Rich Russillo: Ashlynn Quinn is struggling to stand after being put in the choke for that long! She has to use the ropes just to pull herself up! As she does, Gedo takes hold of her and tries for another dragon suplex! But she manages to roll forward with Gedo in tow, breaking free of the hold! She gets back up and immediately gets him with a superkick straight to the head! She then picks him back up and sends him into the corner with the irish whip!
James Peters: AND SHE MEETS HIM IN THE CORNER WITH A MASSIVE LARIAT! SHE THEN KEEPS HIM TRAPPED THERE! He just continuously hits clothesline after clothesline, letting it rip here! She finally stops and Chiyo Gedo stumbles out of the corner! He turns around looking like he could fall over with a single touch! BUT NOW ASHLYNN LOOKS FOR THAT ROLLING BLOCKBUSTER! BUT AS SHE LEAPS UP FOR IT, GEDO IS ABLE TO COUNTER! HE SPIKES HER SKULL RIGHT INTO THE GROUND WITH THE FATAL HEAD TRAUMA! This might just be the end for Quinn as Gedo covers!
ONE!
TWO!
THRE-
Persephone: Damn, she still gets her shoulder up. And it was so close too. C’mon Chiyo, I got places I gotta!
Rich Russillo: Ashlynn Quinn is still in this but for how long? Chiyo Gedo drags her up to her feet once more! HE TRIES TO PULL HER IN FOR THE URAGNAGE BUT SHE’S ABLE TO COUNTER WITH THE ARMDRAG! She quickly takes him off his feet and then tries to catch him with a superkick! Gedo is able to catch the leg! He rises back up with it in his grip! HE TURNS HER AROUND AND MAKES AN ATTEMPT AT THE SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX!
James Peters: BUT AS HE GOES FOR IT, ASHLYNN TEARS HER ARM AWAY AND GETS HIM IN THE FACE WITH AN ELBOW! Chiyo Gedo stumbles backwards towards the ropes! AND ASHLYNN RUNS RIGHT AT HIM LOOKING TO TAKE HIM DOWN WITH A RUNNING KNEE! BUT CHIYO MOVES OUT OF THE WAY LIKE A BULLFIGHTER! Quinn couldn’t stop herself as she leaps up for that strike and now she goes right over the top rope!
Persephone: Can’t they just keep this inside the ring? Apparently not as Ashlynn is out there on the apron now. SHE GOES TO ROLL THROUGH THE ROPES FOR THE TREND SETTER! BUT BEFORE SHE CAN EVEN GET IN THE RING GEDO GETS HER WITH A DROPKICK OF HIS OWN! She gets knocked completely to the outside!
Rich Russillo: And this is a bad place for her to be right now! CHIYO GEDO WAITS FOR HER TO START GETTING UP! JUST LIKE EARLIER IN THIS MATCH HE RUNS TOWARDS THE ROPES! HERE COMES THE TOPE CON GIRO! BUT QUINN MOVES OUT OF THE WAY! Gedo now comes crashing right down to the floor! That is just a nasty impact right here, his entire spine bouncing off that hard surface! He doesn’t even get a chance to feel it before Quinn picks him up and throws him back inside the ring!
James Peters: AND NOW SHE BRINGS HIM BACK TO HIS FEET! She moves him over towards the ropes and I think I know what she’s planning next! SHE LOOKS FOR THE BAD & BOUJEE! BUT GEDO CATCHES HER BEFORE SHE FULLY CONNECT WITH IT! He shoves her into the ropes! OFF THE REBOUND HE TRIES FOR A CLOTHESLINE BUT SHE DUCKS UNDER IT! She keeps going and builds up some more speed! SHE COMES BACK WITH A KNEE RIGHT ACROSS THE JAW! AND THEN SHE FOLLOWS IT UP WITH THE GERMAN SUPLEX! NOSTYLIST! SHE HOOKS THE LEG FOR THE COVER!
ONE!
TWO!
THR-
Persephone: How? Chiyo Gedo kicks out again. After he just went splat, after she just kneed his teeth out into the audience and spiked him on his head?
Rich Russillo: He is unwilling to break here! We’ve already heard how much he wants to win the Enigma Battle Royale and he isn’t going to give an inch of ground until then! But I suppose we have to see just how he can take before! Ashlynn Quinn picks him back up and drags him over to the corner! SHE GETS HIM WITH THE RUNNING PUMP KICK! AND NOW SHE LIFTS HIM UP AND PLACES HIM UP ONTO THE TOP ROPE! And she climbs up there with him…what does she have in mind?
James Peters: SHE LOOKS FOR THE TOP ROPE HURRICARANA! BUT HE REFUSES TO BE TAKEN DOWN WITH THAT! INSTEAD HE GRABS HOLD ONTO HER ARMS AND PULLS HER BACK UP! Are we about to see Chiyo Gedo hit some sort of powerbomb! AND HE DOES! RIGHT OFF THE TOP HE SLAMS ASHLYNN DOWN ONTO THE MAT! HERE COMES THE COVER AND I DON’T HOW IT DOESN’T END HERE!
ONE!
TWO!
THRE-
Rich Russillo: BUT NO! SHE STILL MANAGES TO KICK OUT OF IT! At this point in the match, both of these elitists have to be exhausted, injured, and just running on pure adrenaline! Chiyo Gedo slowly stands back and he looks down at his opponent with a cold gaze. Whatever he wants to do here, it is not going to be good for Ashlynn Quinn! He grabs and brings her up…AND THEN SENDS HER INTO ROPES WITH AN IRISH WHIP! HEATSEEKER! THE SPINNING BACK ELBOW!
Persephone: How does that even miss? Ashlynn ducks right under it and goes to the ropes! SHE LOOKS FOR THE SPRINGBOARD REVERSE DDT AND THIS TIME SHE GETS IT! Damn, she just dropped him. Now is the time for her to finally terminate this terminator.
James Peters: Exactly her thought! She forces him back up to a vertical base here! SHE THEN TAKES A FEW STEPS BACK BEFORE RUNNING AND LEAPING! SHE LOOKS FOR THE DDT! BUT GEDO CATCHES AND THROWS HER FORWARD INSTEAD! Ashlynn lands on her feet but Gedo is quicker on the draw! HE LEAPS UP FOR ANOTHER FATAL HEAD TRAUMA! BUT QUINN IS ABLE TO PUSH HIM AWAY BEFORE IT CAN CONNECT! SHE IMMEDIATELY LUNGES AT HIM WITH THE SPEAR BUT HE LEAPS OVER HER! As she gets back to her feet, Gedo grabs her arm…SWIFT ENDING!
Rich Russillo: BUT NO! AS HE HOOKS THE ARM, ASHLYNN BRINGS HER FOOT BACK INTO HIS KNEE! She then reverses his grip and tries to pull him down for the Red Bottoms! GEDO AVOIDS THE FOOT AND PULLS HER BACK UP! HE THEN GETS BEHIND HER AND LAUNCHES HER WITH THE TIGER SUPLEX! She goes to get back up and grabs her once more…SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! She now crawls towards the middle of the ring, barely able to rise! But it might be too late…UNEXPECTED WHIPLASH!
Persephone: NO WAY! AS HE LEAPS UP FOR THAT CUTTER, ASHLYNN DROPS DOWN! SHE ROLLS HIM UP FOR THE COVER AND TAKES HOLD OF THE TIGHTS! ONE HAND ON THOSE…ONE HAND ON THE ROPES! The referee doesn’t even see it as he goes to count!
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
(DING! DING! DING!)
(‘Dance the Night by Dua Lipa blasts throughout the arena as Ashlynn Quinn rolls off a shocked Chiyo Gedo. There is a shit-eating grin on her face as she looks back at him.)
Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER…MMMMIIIIISSSSS VOLTAGE…ASHYYYLLYNNN QUIINNNN!
James Peters: I can’t believe it! That was a war between these two! They put each through hell here…but in the end it just came down to Ashlynn Quinn stealing it! After everything, that leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
Rich Russillo: I think that left a bad taste in Gedo’s too! HE MAKES A PLAY FOR ASHLYNN! HE TRIES TO GRAB HER BUT SHE SLIPS RIGHT OUT OF THE RING AND STARTS HEADING UP THE RAMP!
Persephone: What a sore loser. You lost, get over it.
James Peters: He is not happy about the fact that she won that match and I don’t blame him at all! She stole that victory? Could she steal it again at Road to Redemption?
(The camera focuses on Ashlynn Quinn walking up the ramp bragging about her win. It then moves into the ring where Chiyo Gedo is staring her down. It then fades.)
(Sunday Night Voltage continues forward as we see Candice Blair backstage, which gets a positive reaction from the crowd watching the segment live in the arena, as she looks to be on her phone and minding her own business. She looks quite unbothered, as she is wearing her casual attire here since she isn’t competing tonight, and looks to be checking her social media until all of a sudden, she gets alerted by a voice on her far right.)
???: HEY!
(Candice seemed unprepared for someone to be shouting towards her as she looked over to her right, and an unpleasant look dawned on her as the camera pans over to reveal Akari Kiyoko. Kiyoko’s appearance gets a negative reaction from the crowd, as he does not look pleased with Candice. He approaches her as it looks like she is about to fight him right then and there, but he tells her…)
Akari Kiyoko: I’m not here to fight… I just want to talk.
(Candice eases up a little as Akari begins speaking to her and why is he not in the greatest mood.)
Akari Kiyoko: Why is it me, Candice? Why is it that I’m the person that gets screwed over time after time when facing you? Why is it always me that gets taken advantage of because you wanted to change your approach to your matches?
(Candice looks on to Akari, as Akari looks visibly angry and upset about what Candice had in their matches against each other as Akari continues to talk.)
Akari Kiyoko: I am very pissed right now after everything you have done in our matches ever since Ashlynn got the win over you at Wicked Games. You just felt the need to screw me over not only in our singles match weeks ago but also last week in that tag match with Damien and Selina. Whether you want to admit it or not, you were outmatched in that Candice, Damien, and I were just the better duo compared to you and Selina. You know quite well that he and I are unstoppable as a unit, but just like our singles match, you just had to resort to these underhanded tactics. You low-blowed me in our singles match because you wanted to get the jump on me first, and now you did it for the second time last week. I know why you did those things, and that’s for the simple fact that you wouldn’t have ever won in the first place. Without resorting to those low blows, neither of the two wins wouldn’t even be real right now.
(Candice lets out a smirk, an angry type of smile, as she responds to Akari by saying…)
Candice Blair: Really, Akari? You’re pissed off over that? I’m just doing whatever it takes to win. Doing whatever it takes to weaken you down before you can even throw that first cheap shot. You said to me before that you had intentions of doing such a thing, but what happened in your match against Selina? Damien Kutcher got involved, and he helped you win THAT match. He helped you beat Selina in the middle of that ring, and yet you’re over here complaining and whining to me that I low-blowed you twice in the matches we have had together. I no longer want to be fodder to anybody, I don’t want to be someone people just use to push themselves up. I’m not that person, and I’ll be damned if I’m going to allow the crybaby team of Damien and yourself to get one over on me. Besides that loss last week, it didn’t end with that low blow; it ended when your partner got rolled up and Selina got us the win. So far as this complaint you have about me, you’re not a saint yourself after everything you have done, so why should you care if I do things my way?
(Akari hears this from Candice as he just clenches his fist, he too looks intense with this exchange of words between himself and Candice. Akari responds by saying…)
Akari Kiyoko: Firstly, I never cheated or anything. I never resorted to the low-level tactics you have used against me, I simply took advantage of distracted Selina Reyes because she wanted to kick my partner right in the face. Selina took her eyes off the ball, and I delivered, simple as that. It’s not the same as kicking your opponent below the belt because you know that’s just a cop-out for the win. Wins that shouldn’t be yours to begin with and losses that shouldn’t even be on my record but are… So I’m going to tell you right now that you’re going to regret the actions you have taken against me. You thought what Damien and I did backstage was bad, it’s going to be a whole different level because you decided to continue the flame. I’m not taking these losses I have had against you lying down like that, and you’ll be wishing you’re still in the crosshairs of Bethany Blue.
(Candice hears what Akari just said to her, but she isn’t phased by it as she responds by saying…)
Candice Blair: Is that supposed to intimidate me? I’m not scared of you or your partner, Akari. None of you scare me because I have already dealt with crap throughout my career that can terrify any regular human being. Hell, I got a syringe flowing inside my bloodstream this year, facing the two of you doesn’t give me any sort of reason to have a single ounce of fear in my body. You can take no responsibility for what your partner did, you can believe that you would have beaten me the two times when I low-blowed you. You can believe all of that, Akari, because if you want to keep getting embarrassed when we already have the Extreme Enigma Battle Royale coming up in a matter of weeks… that’s on you.
(Akari is looking more and more angry as he says to Candice…)
Akari Kiyoko: Embarrassed by you? Candice, you have already embarrassed yourself! If you think that Extreme Enigma Battle Royal is going to be yours to win, then you have another thing coming, Candice.
(Candice, herself is getting frustrated as it looks like something might explode between the two of them here. Candice responds to Akari as she says…)
Candice Blair: How about I punch right now in the face since you wanted to threaten me right there?
(Things are breaking down for Candice and Akari as they have gotten close to each other as they are now forehead to forehead before Akari nails Candice with a left hook. Candice lands one right back as they’re now brawling against each other! The crowd is going wild for this fight between Akari and Candice.)
Rich Russillo: HERE WE GO, WE KNEW THINGS WEREN’T GOING TO STAY ON TALKING TERMS AS AKARI AND CANDICE ARE GOING AT IT! RIGHTS AND LEFTS ARE BEING EXCHANGED AS THEY’RE BRAWLING IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA! RIGHT FROM AKARI, LEFT FROM CANDICE!!!
James Peters: NOW LOOK AT THIS! SECURITY IS COMING TO SEPARATE THEM! THEY’RE HOLDING BOTH OF THEM BACK! It looks like this short-fused brawl may be over just like t-
Persephone: It’s not over yet, James, you idiot.
Rich Russillo: YOU’RE RIGHT PERSEPHONE BECAUSE CANDICE AND AKARI ARE TAKING OUT THE SECURITY GUARD! ONE BY ONE, THEY’RE DROPPING TO THE GROUND AS NOTHING IS GOING TO STOP THESE INDIVIDUALS FROM FIGHTING EACH OTHER.
James Peters: Look at that, Rich! All the security that was there was taken out as Candice and Akari went right back to fighting with each other as- WAIT A SECOND DAMIEN KUTCHER JUST CAME IN AND LANDS RUNNING FOREARM TO CANDICE! CANDICE GOES RIGHT TO THE GROUND AS AKARI AND DAMIEN ARE LAYING IT ONTO CANDICE RIGHT NOW!
Rich Russillo: DAMIEN IS GETTING CANDICE BACK TO HER FEET AS SHE HOLDS HER UP FROM THE HAIR UP! AKARI BACKS AWAY SLOWLY AS IT LOOKS LIKE HE IS ABOUT TO POP THE HEAD OFF OF CANDICE! DAMIEN GRIPS IT TIGHTLY AS AKARI SAYS TO CANDICE RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT AS HE SAYS…
Akari Kiyoko: You should have stopped, and now you’re-
(All of a sudden, Akari Kiyoko is attacked from behind by someone, interrupting him before what else he was about to say to Candice. Pretty quickly we can see the attack is none other than Selina Reyes!)
James Peters: ITS SELINA REYES! SHE NAILED AKARI WITH A RUNNING FOREARM OF HER OWN TO THE BACK OF AKARI! SELINA JUST LUNGED AT DAMIEN WITH ELBOW STRIKE! SELINA HAS EVENED THE ODDS WITH CANDICE, AS NOW IT LOOKS LIKE AKARI AND DAMIEN ARE QUICKLY RETREATING.
Rich Russillo: Yeah, James, they’re out of there as Selina brings Candice back to her feet. Selina and Candice are sharing a look of acknowledgment towards each other!
(Selina and Candice nod to each other while Damien and Akari flee the scene as the segment begins to transition away and transitions us to a match that is coming up!)
(Promotional ad for Road to Redemption, where the Extreme Enigma Memorial Battle Royal will take place.)
(Voltage fades to ringside.)
Bella Braxton: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS MATCH IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!
(‘The End’ by Lil Uzi Vert ft. BABYMETAL would hit the speakers as Kasai walked out to the stage with a focused look on her face. Not too happy about what took place on Voltage last week, she makes her way down to the ring, ignoring the mixed reception from the fans as she looks to pick up another victory.)
Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING FIRST! FROM AMANI, KAGOSHIMA, JAPAN! WEIGHING IN AT ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE POUNDS… ‘THE MAD HUNTRESS KASAIIII!!
(Kasai would make her way to the ring, and she would stare down the entrance way as her theme would then be replaced with ‘Revolution’ by Kirk Franklin. The fans begin to boo, and Damien Kutcher begins making his way out to the stage. Damien looks ready for this match, and he spreads his arms out on the stage before beginning to walk down the ramp and towards rhe ring.)
Bella Braxton: AND HER OPPONENT! FROM MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE! WEIGHING IN AT TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY POUNDS… THE REBORN SON… DAMIEN KUTCHER!!!
(Damien Kutcher would get into the ring and would get to his corner as both elitists in the ring waited for the bell to ring…)
(DING! DING! DING!)
Rich Russillo: The bell has rung and here we go! It is now time for Kasai to take on Damien Kutcher in what should be a great contest here tonight! Both have something great to look forward to at Road To Redemption and they are sure to give it everything they have here tonight! But they’re seemingly starting slow right now as they are circling the ring and it seems Damien is closing in for a Collar and Elbow tie up!
James Peters: Oh! But Kasai is looking to change the pace here! She ducks out of the way from the collar and elbow and sends a kick right to the calf of Damien Kutcher! And he kneels down only slightly, just to be met with a kick right to the chest and you could feel that one! I know he could because he stumbles into the corner! Not a good start for him!
Persephone: Can this end already, I’m already tired of this show.
Rich Russillo: Kasai is not going to let up here at all, she’s quickly going up to Damien Kutcher and is trapping his arm in the ropes before sending a KICK right to the chest! And again! And again! Rapidly firing away and Damien is getting overwhelmed here! Kasai is not going to let up on him at all in this early contest.
James Peters: Damien Kutcher is reeling right now but Kasai has her focus locked in on him. She’s backing away, Damien fully scouted before rushing right at her with a RUNNING HIP ATTACK in the corner! And Damien drops right down to the mat, and Kasai pins him for a quick cover!
ON-
Persephone: And a kick out. Only a few seconds away from some pain relief. Sigh.
Rich Russillo: Kasai is not amused by Damien Kutcher at all and she’s looking to get this over with, more than likely to send a message to her Chamber opponents. But right now, she’s bringing Damien to his feet and grabs the arm of Kutcher before taking it out once again with a DOUBLE KNEE ARM BREAKER! And Damien Kutcher is right down to a knee and Kasai wastes no time quickly rushing over with a KNEE right to the face! Sending Kutcher right onto the outside!
James Peters: Damien Kutcher just rolled on the outside and Kasai is following right behind. Looking to do more damage on the Reborn Son by grabbing him by the arm and is looking to send him right into the announce table! But Damien is able to plant his feet down and reverse it into an Irish whip of his own and instead turns it around to send Kasai INTO THE ANNOUNCE TABLE!! She just dropped to the floor like a sack of bricks while holding onto her mid section and it now seems Damien has gotten the upperhand in this contest!
Persephone: Fingers crossed that they get counted out here, or Kasai pulls a cartoonishly big hammer out and hits Damien over the head with it! Either works if it ends this match ASAP.
Rich Russillo: Well now this is a bad position for Kasai now but both of them have to remember that the ref count is in play, but Damien doesn’t seem to care about that right now as Damien is lifting her up to her feet and has a hold of her before dropping her right on the hood of the announce table with a BACK SUPLEX!!
James Peters: AND A NASTY LANDING FOR KASAI! She’s back down to the concrete floor and she’s arching her back in pain! But the Ref is ready to count down and Kutcher has to get Kasai back in the ring as quick as he can! He grabs her once again and brings her to her feet to roll her under the ring where he follows and hooks the leg for a pin!
ONE!
Persephone: Oh boy, a kick out, how great!
Rich Russillo: Damien is not going to be able to take out Kasai that easily at ALL! She has too much to look forward to heading into Road To Redemption and it’s going to take a lot more than that if he wants to knock her off here tonight. Damien is now getting Kasai up to her feet and sends a punch right to her face before delivering a hard irish WHIP to the corner! Now having her right where he wants her, he rushes in with a SPLASH right into the corner!
James Peters: BUT KASAI IS ABLE TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY! Sending Damien chest first into the top turnbuckle and he recoils in agony! Turning back around as Kasai stumbles back, but meets him with a SUPERKICK right to the face! That turns him around before Kasai wraps her arms around his hips and quickly drops back with a GERMAN SUPLEX right onto the mat!
Persephone: Can she hurry up and end this match already, I don’t think Damien is exactly too formidable like ever but I digress.
Rich Russillo: Well Kasai is now hooking the leg and she’s once again going for a pin to end this match early!
ONE!
James Peters: And yet another kick out! It seems as if she’s toying with Damien at this point! I don’t think she takes him seriously at all and that may come to bite her in this match. But in the meanwhile, she’s getting him right back up to his feet once again and is now sending him right into the ropes with an irish whip! She’s rushing right towards him for perhaps a knee strike to his head but he dodges! And not to waste any time, he comes right back with a JUMPING CLOTHESLINE RIGHT TO THE HUNTRESS!
Persephone: Calling this like it’s exciting action, we don’t need to lie this bad near the end of 2024.
Rich Russillo: And Kasai is out on the mat and Damien Kutcher is getting himself together. But before she can even think about getting up, he quickly goes over to her and drops down some PUNCHES on top of her, right before rising up to his feet and sends a few STOMPS down to her on the ground. Just putting a mudhole in her chest! That’s a way to make sure she stays out for sure!
James Peters: Well now he’s not going to play around with her! He looks to run off the ropes, bouncing off of them to get close to Kasai and leap right up into the air before dropping down with a JUMPING ELBOW DROP right on her and he goes for the cover once again! Looking to end Kasai with that great combo.
ONE!
TW-
Persephone: Nope, the match is still on. God, this is a Sunday and I haven’t seen one miracle happen tonight that is so freaking embarrassing. Ugh.
Rich Russillo: Well, Damien still has the momentum in his favor. He doesn’t look all too worried but you can see that he’s forming a plan inside of his head on how he can potentially end this entire match. He’s getting straight up to his feet and he’s going on the apron, climbing rung after rung to perch on the top turnbuckle! He’s looking to now take a leap of faith with an ELBOW DROOOOP!!
James Peters: OH! That doesn’t happen however because Kasai would lift her feet right into the air! Damien’s elbow crashing into that and hyper extending! He gets to one knee in agony and you ca see how much that hurt! But Kasai smells blood in the water and of course she’s going to strike! She rises to her feet and grabs a hold of the arm of Damien before trapping it right into a KIMURA LOCK! EVEN JUMPING UP TO ADD MORE WEIGHT TO IT AND DRAG HIM DOWN!
Persephone: FINALLY! SOMETHING INTERESTING! Now hurry up and end this already, I kind of want to get my nails done after this show and I don’t need this taking up too much TV time.
Rich Russillo: Damien is brought down to one knee and it seems as if her method is working! But he has to use all the strength he has in the momet to lift himself up and RAM Kasai into the turnbuckle! She’s defiant and still has a hold of that arm! But Damien isn’t going to stop until she lets go1 He RAMS her into the corner yet again and he backs away to massage his arm!
James Peters: Kasai is also reeling from those shoulder barges but Damien is now quickly realizing he must capitalize NOW! He’s running right towards her! Maybe looking to get her with a corner clothesline with her good arm but is instead met with NOTHING! KASAI MOVES OUT OF THE WAY! HE HITS THE TURNBUCKLE HARD AND HE STUMBLES RIGHT BACK TO KASAI AS SHE GETS HIM WITH A SPINNING BACK KICK TO THE FACE! HE DROPS TO A KNEE AND SHE CONTINUES WITH A BUZZSAW KICK ACROSS THE HEAD AND A COVER!!
ONE!!!
TW-
Persephone: Well, he kicked out! Again. I didn’t even think the match would last this long, let alone Damien getting another kick out. Oh, I must be in hell tonight.
Rich Russillo: Well, by the looks of it, Damien is suffering even more than you right now. Kasai has a wicked look spread across her face. She can continue the damage however she sees fit and she knows this. But right now, she’s telling Damien to get up, demanding him to RISE! It’s taking a few seconds but afterwards he does just that to his knees and Kasai sends a KICK right to the chest! And another! And another! Looking to complete the combo with a BUZZSAW kick to the skull!
James Peters: BUT DAMIEN DUCKS LAST SECOND! He saw that one coming and thank god that he did because that one could have been disastrous for him! Kasai quickly turns around to face him but before she can do anything, he sends a FIST to the gut of Kasai. Making her hunch over before he got to one knee and sends a UPPERCUT right under the chin!
Persephone: Come on, end it already….
Rich Russillo: Kasai stumbles back and she rushes right towards Damien one last time and Damien goes rushing towards her as well! AND HE IS ABLE TO CLOCK HER WITH A ‘THE BAPTISM’ RUNNING KNEE STRIKE TO THE FACE AND KASAI DROPS RIGHT TO THE GROUND! DAMIEN KUTCHER POPS OUT WITH A SURPRISE SIGNATURE AND FALLS RIGHT ONTO THE MAD HUNTRESS FOR THE COVER!
ONEEEEEEE!!!
TWOOOOOOO!!
THR-
James Peters: AND A KICK OUT! Even popping that out unexpectedly wasn’t enough but he was so close to doing so! But now he’s backing away into the corner and telling Kasai to get up this time! Maybe he could be signaling to end this! He’s crouching and has his eyes set right for her as she gets up to his feet and… HE RUSHES TOWARDS KASAI WITH ‘THE ELOHIM’ FLYING SUPER KICK IN A ATTEMPT TO END THIS MATCH OFF FOR HIM!
Persephone: WOOHOO! IT’S TIME TO GO HOME SOON!
Rich Rusillo: BUT SHE DUCKS! AND SHE NOW IS RUNNING RIGHT TOWARDS THE ROPES! BOUNCING OFF OF THEM TO ONCE AGAIN REBOUND TOWARDS DAMIEN AND SHE LEAPS UP AND TWIRLS AROUND HIS BODY WITH A TILT A WIRL AND…. BRINGS HIM DOWN WITH AN ARMBAR TO THE BAD ARM!! Kasai is not letting up on Damien and is doing what the kids call ‘locking in’!!
James Peters: Well I know that she’s locking in that armbar as tight as she possibly can! He’s trying to roll her on her shoulders but she’s not letting up and… looks at the power of Damien! He was able to position himself nicely in a way he could lift her up into a powerbomb position! And he looks like he’s about to slam her down but instead Kasai takes him right down with a HURRICANRANA!
Persephone: Oh brother.
Rich Russillo: Damien just got dropped on his head a little bit but now Kasai is stumbling into the corner to wait for him to get to his knees apparently. Damien has his back turned to the Mad Huntress and that may be a big mistake as now she’s running right towards him and nails him in the back of the skull with a ‘CTE’ KNEE STRIKE!!! AND NOW SHE’S GOING RIGHT FOR THE COVER!!
ONEEEEEEE!!!
TWOOOOOOO!!!
THR-
James Peters: Damien kicks out! This has been a great contest so far but only one of them can walk out with the win! They both want to have some momentum intact for Road To Redemption and you can see the passion these two are showing. Kasai is showing some signs of frustration here but now SHE’S going back to the corner too! Perhaps she’s trying to end this herself as well! She goes right to the apron and she climbs each rung with her back facing Damien and she now is going to take that leap of faith to end the match with a ‘KITSUNE’S BLESSING’ MOONSAULT STOMP!!!
Persephone: OK!! Now it has to be over! Whew, thank god I can soon get out of here and-
Rich Russillo: Damien rolls over a bit and that leads Kasai to miss the mark! Kasai is in a bit of shock right now but Damien cares nothing about that as he’s going to try and pin her right to the mat with a ROLL UP! AND A COVER RIGHT ON KASAI! COULD THIS END IT RIGHT NOW WITH DAMIEN STEALING THE WIN?
ONE-
James Peters: And no it doesn’t! The momentum of the kick out causes Kasai to roll right to her feet, and Damien is able to shoot to his knees too! Which Kasai tries to take full advantage of by looking to deliver a KICK to the side of his face! But Damien dodges and he pushes himself to his feet and tries to respond with ‘The Holy Clothesline’ DISCUSS CLOTHESLINE TO ATTEMPT TO TAKE KASAI OFF HER FEET AND SWING THE MOMENTUM FULLY HIS WAY!!
Persephone: If I see one more of these moves getting kicked out of again I’m going to scream into a pillow, or just write a very bad review I don’t know. I’m getting sick of this match as time goes on but hopefully this is the time where it ends now.
Rich Russillo: BUT KASAI KICKS THE ARM! DAMIEN IMMEDIATELY RECOILS BACK AS THAT FAILED MISERABLY! AND NOW KASAI IS GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT BY QUICKLY DUCKING DOWN AND KICKING HIM ON THE SIDE OF HIS SKULL WITH A ‘URAI’S CURSE’ SKULL KICK! DROPPING HIM ON THE MAT LIKE A SACK OF BRICKS AND SHE GOES FOR A COVER TO END THIS MATCH ONCE AND FOR ALL!!
ONEEEEEEEEE!!!
TWOOOOOOOOO!!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER…. ‘THE MAD HUNTRESS’ KASAAAAAAIIII!!
(‘The End’ begins to play once again, and there’s a mixed reception as Kasai rolls off of Damien Kutcher. She pushes herself up to a knee, and a grin appears on her face after picking up the victory. After a moment she finally returns to her feet, having her hand held by the referee.)
James Peters: Damien fought as hard as he could in this match but unfortunately Kasai was quick with her strikes and was able to get the victory over Kutcher tonight! Great performance by both competitors.
Rich Russillo: You can only wonder how Road Of Redemption will go for these two and what is in store. After all, both of these two Elitists have some major matches ahead of them.
Persephone: I don’t see how anyone could possibly care about what Kasai and Damien Kutcher are doing at Road to Redemption.
James Peters: Sure, but I think you’re alone on that one. Anyways, congratulations to Kasai for the victory!
(The last shot would be Kasai celebrating in the ring while Damien Kutcher wore a disappointed look on his face while slumped on the barricade outside as Voltage faded to black.)
(Promotional ad for Road to Redemption, where the Extreme Elimination Chamber for the Universal Women’s Championship will take place.)
(The camera cuts to a local female talent inside the ring, looking nervous as it’s her first time being on live TV, surrounded by thousands of fans. Meanwhile, Bella Braxton’s voice can be heard in the background.)
Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS SCHEDULED FOR… ONE FALL!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!
Bella Braxton: Introducing first! Already in the ring! Hailing out of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, weighing in at 124 pounds… DEBBY CLARK!!
(Debby gets the hometown pop and waves to the fans in attendance, but the reaction quickly changes once the lights go out and Caroline’s graphics appear on the stage as ‘Living Dead Girl’ by Rob Zombie plays in the background. Caroline walks onto the stage and stands there motionless, staring a hole into Debby, who starts to grow a little intimidated from inside the ring as Caroline slowly saunters down the ramp.!
Bella Braxton: And her opponent! Residing amongst the shadows, weighing in at 109 pounds…SHE IS THE QUEEN OF SHADOWS… CAROLINE!!
James Peters: Road to Redemption is right around the corner, and last week, Caroline was challenged to a match at the event by Diamond Dixon, but her answer left… lots to be desired.
Persephone: Can you even call it an answer? I mean… she shrugged.
Rich Russillo: Yes, Caroline did shrug in response to Diamond Dixon’s challenge, but a shrug can mean anything, right?
James Peters: Well, it’s been a week, and we’ve still got next to no clue if it was a yes or no from Caroline. Hell, we’ve barely got a reason as to why she’s set her sights on Diamond Dixon in the first place.
(Caroline removes her entrance gear, and the referee signals for the bell after getting approval from both women that they’re ready.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
James Peters: The bell has rung, and Caroline stares daggers into her opponent, circling Ms. Debby Clark.
Rich Russillo: Well, Debby should be careful. Caroline is no slouch, but add to that, she’s dangerous. She has a slight grin on her face, and I don’t like what sick, twisted thoughts she’s possibly conjuring up in her head.
Persephone: God, I hate this freak.
James Peters: Debby goes for a collar and elbow tie-up in the center- BUT CAROLINE HAS OTHER IDEAS! BLASTING DEBBY WITH A KICK TO THE GUT!
Rich Russillo: Clark’s been doubled over, and Caroline grabs hold of her to follow it up. BUT DEBBY! DEBBY EXPLODES WITH A KNIFE-EDGE CHOP, SHOWING SOME AGAINST CAROLINE! WHO RESPONDS WITH A STIFF FOREARM TO THE FACE!
James Peters: CAROLINE WHIPS DEBBY TOWARD THE ROPES, AND SHE REBOUNDS OFF INTO A RUNNING BACK ELBOW FROM THE QUEEN OF SHADOWS!
Rich Russillo: Debby is reeling from that back elbow by Caroline and favors her mouth and nose before rising to all fours. Caroline closes in, pulling Clark back to her feet with a handful of hair. Listen to the screams of pain from Debby, who gets directed to the corner and slammed FACE FIRST off the top turnbuckle!
James Peters: Caroline delivers a stomp, and Debby goes down to a knee. Caroline stands her back up and SWINGS for a knife-edge chop across the chest! BUT DEBBY HAS ENOUGH WHEREWITHAL TO DUCK UNDERNEATH IT!
Rich Russillo: Caroline finds herself up in the corner and GETS CAUGHT WITH A KNIFE EDGE CHOP BY DEBBY! CAROLINE GETS LEANED UP AGAINST THE ROPES, AND IRISH WHIPPED OFF BY CLARK!
James Peters: CLARK ATTEMPTS A CLOTHESLINE AS CAROLINE COMES REBOUNDING BACK, BUT THE QUEEN DUCKS UNDERNEATH IT AND CONTINUES HER MOMENTUM! DEBBY DROPS DOWN, HOPING TO TRIP UP CAROLINE! BUT SHE IS TOO AGILE AND ROLLS THROUGH TO HER FEET!
Persephone: Dammit. I was hoping the bitch would fall flat on her face.
Rich Russillo: DEBBY POPS TO HER FEET AND CHARGES AT CAROLINE, BUT CAROLINE LEAPFROGS OVER! DEBBY BOUNCES OFF THE ROPES, AND CAROLINE TAKES A PAGE FROM HER BOOK, DROPPING DOWN!
James Peters: DEBBY HURDLES OVER, AND CAROLINE POPS TO HER FEET WITH A DROPKICK AS DEBBY COMES REBOUNDING BACK!
Rich Russillo: Debby rolls to the outside, creating space from Caroline- BUT INSIDE THE RING, CAROLINE BUILDS MOMENTUN FOR A SUICIDE DIVE DDT! OH MY GOD, SHE PLANTED HER WITH NO ESCAPE!
James Peters: DID YOU HEAR THAT THUD?! DEBBY IS NO LONGER MOVING, AND CAROLINE LIFTS HER, GOING TO ROLL CLARK BACK INSIDE-
Rich Russillo: HEY, WAIT! CAROLINE REDIRECTS AND DEBBY INTO THE BARRICADE INSTEAD! SHE WAS THROWN WITH SO MUCH FORCE AND MOMENTUM! SHE HIT SIDEWAYS! BUT CAROLINE ISN’T DONE AND ROLLS HER BACK INSIDE!
James Peters: DEBBY CRAWLS INTO THE CORNER, TAKING A SEAT! BUT SHE IS NOT SAFE THERE AS CAROLINE IS IN HOT PURSUIT, STOMPING AWAY AT DEBBY IN THE CORNER!
Rich Russillo: DEBBY IS TRYING TO COVER UP, BUT THOSE STOMPS ARE HITTING HER DIRECTLY IN THE HEAD! THE REFEREE PULLS CAROLINE AWAY- BUT CAROLINE JUKES PAST HIM FOR A RUNNING CANNONBALL IN THE CORNER!
James Peters: CAROLINE THEN STANDS DEBBY BACK UP IN THE CENTER FOR A… SONG OF ICE AND FIRE! THE HEADLOCK DRIVER CONNECTS AND CAROLINE SHOOTS THE HALF FOR A COVER!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Bella Braxton: HERES YOUR WINNER… CAROLINE!!
(‘Living Dead Girl’ by Rob Zombie plays, and Caroline sits up off the cover, staring directly into the hard camera, which zooms in on her face. Caroline doesn’t break her gaze while crawling toward the ropes and pulling herself up to a vertical base with them.)
James Peters: Well, Caroline wins, much to the chagrin of our fans, who were hoping to see the hometown girl win tonight.
Rich Russillo: But let’s talk about towards the end there, Caroline had spiked Debby with that DDT on the outside but STILL didn’t go for the win just yet. Instead, she upped her aggression, deciding to punish the poor girl.
Persephone: Well, I’m just glad it’s over. Now, we can move on-
James Peters: I wouldn’t be so sure about that, Persephone! Because Caroline isn’t done!
(“Living Dead Girl” comes to a halt as Caroline peeks over her shoulder, noticing that Debby is still writhing in pain on the canvas, and rushes in to mount her-)
Rich Russillo: OH, CMON! THE MATCH IS OVER!
James Peters: CAROLINE WON AND SHE WON DECISIVELY! BUT I GUESS THAT WAS NOT ENOUGH! SHE IS REIGNING DOWN WITH MULTIPLE FOREARMS ON DEBBY CLARK!
Rich Russillo: DEBBY DOES HER BEST TO COVER UP! BUT CAROLINE IS UNRELENTING IN HER ASSAULT!
(The referee tries to get Caroline off, but she shoots him a glare that makes him back away.)
Persephone: What a pussy.
James Peters: Not even the referee wants to get in between Caroline and her wrath!
(Caroline goes to pull Debby up by the hair, but “Okay” by JT hits, causing her to stop and turn her attention towards the stage area as Diamond Dixon marches her way down to the ring, being flanked by Tyrone Montgomery. Dixon is fired up after last week, trash-talking along the way, and Caroline decides to stand Debby up but send her out through the middle rope.)
James Peters: Business is about to pick up! Diamond Dixon is going to stand by no longer! She has a bone to pick with Caroline!
Rich Russillo: You had to expect she wouldn’t go silently after last week. Diamond Dixon still wants an answer.
Persephone: Great, so how is Caroline going to throw us for another loop this week?
James Peters: Hard to say. She’s standing her ground inside the ring, waiting for Diamond to enter. Caroline doesn’t seem afraid.
Rich Russillo: On some level, maybe she should be. Last week, Diamond Dixon showed off that power, hoisting Caroline high up for a devastating chokeslam.
James Peters: It’ll be interesting to see how things turn out this week!
(Diamond steps up on the apron and enters the ring, standing across from Caroline, who doesn’t budge. Caroline simply stares a hole into Diamond, reminiscent of the weeks prior, and Diamond speaks into the microphone she brought to the ring with her as “Okay” fades in the background.)
Diamond Dixon: Caroline, honey… You had to expect this wasn’t over between us. Not after last week. Because I challenged you to a match and, in return… got a shrug. Girl, where are your manners? I mean, the least you could do is give a definitive yes or no answer.
(Diamond takes a step closer to Caroline, her demeanor turning more serious in the process.)
Diamond Dixon: But let’s be honest, there’s only one acceptable answer here, and you’re a smart girl, so I’m sure you know what it is. Caroline, a shrug was never going to be enough. Not after everything you’ve put me through—the mind games, the mist being spat into my eyes—there’ll be hell to pay, and sure, the chokeslam felt sweet to get off, along with planting you face first into the canvas. But that was only a taste. At Road to Redemption, I’m chasing that high again… against you.
(Caroline tilts her head slightly, maintaining that stoic expression on her face.)
Diamond Dixon: And for those confused… yes, Caroline may not have given me a definitive answer for our match at Road to Redemption, but both Captain Charisma and Eden Sinclair did.
(The crowd cheers as a smirk forms on the faces of Diamond Dixon and Tyrone Montgomery, who nods in the background.)
Diamond Dixon: That’s right. At Road to Redemption, Diamond Dixon versus Caroline will happen, and you only have yourself to blame. It’s the downside of sticking your nose into the World Champ’s business because both Eden Sinclair and Captain Charisma believe there should be someone to teach you a lesson, and that person is me. So, whether you like it or not, there’ll be a repeat of last week where I’m ragdolling you all around this ring, so tell me. How does it feel? How does it feel to know that I’m going to tear you apart limb from limb at Road to Redemption?
(Diamond waits for an answer from Caroline, who… doesn’t respond. She barely shows emotion, catching Diamond Dixon a little off guard and only irritating her further when trying to leave. Caroline attempts to walk past Diamond, but Diamond grabs her by the arm instead, not letting it be that easy. Caroline turns her head toward Diamond, who speaks into the microphone with her other hand.)
Diamond Dixon: Girl, you’ve got nerve. Was last week not enough or something? Do I need to slap you around this ring right here, right now? Cmon, bitch. Speak.
(Caroline simply looks down at Diamond’s firm grip on her arm, and-)
Rich Russillo: OOH!
James Peters: CAROLINE WITH A WICKED HEADBUTT!
(Diamond drops to a knee, and Tyrone rushes to check on her before looking up at Caroline-)
James Peters: WHOA!
Rich Russillo: CAROLINE JUST- SHE JUST SPIT MIST INTO TYRONE’S EYES!
(Tyrone writhes in pain on the canvas, blinded by the black mist from Caroline, who turns her attention back over to Diamond Dixon.)
James Peters: AND OH NO! CAROLINE HAS HER ATTENTION BACK ON DIAMOND DIXON!
Rich Russillo: CAROLINE PLANTS DIAMOND WITH A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE!
(Caroline plants Diamond with the headlock driver and slithers out underneath the bottom rope, backpedaling up the ramp with a smirk.)
James Peters: Well, the match has been made for Road to Redemption-
Persephone: Finally.
James Peters: But Caroline also sends a message ahead of it, leaving both Diamond and Tyrone lying.
Rich Russillo: Speaking of, we should get medical out for Tyrone! The man’s been blinded!
(Medical staff rushes past Caroline, who laughs to herself on the ramp on the stage while they slide into the ring, tending to Tyrone and Diamond. Mainly, Tyrone, who got that mist to spit into the eyes, and the camera stays on this before fading elsewhere.)
[SCREENBAR: GOLDEN BEACH, FLORIDA]
(Sunday Night Voltage opens up to a shot of the inside of a home, with a view overlooking the skyline seen in the background. Soon enough, someone is seen making their way into the frame as they take a seat in front of the camera. The crowd inside of the arena erupt as it’s revealed to be Limmy Monaghan. Despite the positive reaction, the former World Heavyweight Champion doesn’t seem to be in the best of moods. Along with the casual attire that he has on, he has bandages wrapped around the top of his head which is the primary focus right now. After some time of composing himself, The Ace begins to speak.)
Limmy Monaghan: I’ll cut to the chase, I’m sure all of you saw what happened last week on Sunday Night Voltage. I joined in on a brawl after the main event with the Extreme Elimination Chamber participants, and as I laid out Michael Machina, I was struck with a baseball bat to the back of my head by one Xander Payne. I was left in a pool of my own blood, and after being checked out by medical, I was given the news that I have not been cleared to compete at the moment.
(The crowd boos loudly at this news, with Limmy nodding his head in disappointment after giving the status report. He then continues on.)
Limmy Monaghan: This past week I was left wondering what that would mean for my future. What that would mean for Road To Redemption, what that would mean for the Extreme Elimination Chamber, and of course, what that would end up meaning for the EAW World Championship. I can say that I was given an update on the matter, and more specifically what that would mean for the end of the year. I was told that I may not be cleared in time to compete at the Marquee Event.
(The crowd boos even louder at this progression, and especially now, saying that doesn’t really ease Limmy’s mind whatsoever. He’s visibly unhappy, a lot more than he usually would, and after a moment of bowing his head down and looking at the floor, he looks up at the camera and continues with what he has to say.)
Limmy Monaghan: Now of course, I can’t say I’m very happy about that, and the reason for that is because I also can’t say that this was an accident. I can’t just say that it was just about anyone, it was a premeditated attack by Xander Payne. One that he purposely did in hopes of taking me out, but I have some bad news for him. No matter how much hate festered within him for me, I didn’t take anything that he did personally. Admittingly, he’s been wronged in the past, and he was entitled to feel a certain way about that. But that was something that he could handle on his own. What he did to me crossed a line and wasn’t just a way to send a statement, but an attempt to take me out for good. Let me make one thing absolutely clear: if it wasn’t made apparent before, he’s not going to be able to get away with that. In fact, I’m going to make sure, even if it’s the last thing that I do, that he’s going to regret that.
(Limmy’s face is still deathly serious as he clasps his hands together. There is clearly a lot that is running through his mind right now, but the one thing he can say for certain is that he knows what he needs to do. Even if it doesn’t happen at Road To Redemption, he needs to make sure that he gets his get back sooner rather than later especially considering the state it left him in.)
Limmy Monaghan: Xander, let me make one thing clear, don’t even think for a moment that you’re in the clear. You may have gotten what you wanted out of that attack, but the biggest mistake that you made is the fact that I am still standing, the fact that I am still here, able to tell you exactly what is going to happen to you. So you’re not going to get away with this if I have anything to say about it, and if this extends past Road To Redemption, then that’s just going to have to be what it is. Last week you told your wife that this would be it, that after the Extreme Elimination Chamber all of this would be put to an end once and for all and I’m sure you believed that to be with the World Championship around your waist. But to someone who is insistent on that, he certainly seems keen on making this a problem that extends past this Marquee Event. You seem keen on furthering this further than I’m sure you’d want to, and the only thing that I can do is be absolutely disappointed at you and your actions. I’m sure you believe that you have security right now, that everything is going to go as you expect it to because you cannot see an avenue where it doesn’t. But the one mistake that you made is that you fucked with the wrong person, you ended up fucking with The Ace, and sooner rather than later that is going to come back to bite you.
(The crowd inside of the arena cheers loudly at this statement, and Limmy knows how fired up he is when it comes to this. If he hypothetically walks into the Extreme Elimination Chamber, he’s not only fighting for the EAW World Championship, but also with the massive chip on his shoulder making sure that he gives his attacker exactly what he deserves. He and Xander have had their issues since the Hall of Famer’s return to the company, but probably nobody expected it to get to this point.)
Limmy Monaghan: Xander, you can believe that you got the last laugh all you want. That you put an end to this in the manner that you expected to and I’m completely out of your hair, but that’s a matter of fiction. It’s something that didn’t happen in the slightest, and I promise that no matter what state that I’m in, no matter the condition that I happen to be fighting with, I will be at Road To Redemption. I vow to compete in the Extreme Elimination Chamber with the EAW World Championship on the line and most importantly, I’m going to make sure that I come for you. I’ve walked into Marquee Events on my last leg before, I have been hurt beyond belief and I have been beaten down lord knows how many times because people believe even for a second that they can go ahead and make a statement at my expense. But you know what happened? I don’t need to walk you through it, I defy every single expectation, I go beyond every limitation that my body can handle, and I win. Don’t consider this the exception just because of who you are, that will never be the case not even for a second. The worst thing that you could have done is left me enough room to come back and get my revenge. You’re going to have to come face-to-face with the one thing that you’ve been seemingly running from this entire time, and that is true failure.
(The crowd continues to show their support for The Ace as Limmy continues to have a fierce look of determination written over him. He then continues on from there.)
Limmy Monaghan: You were never going to stop me from doing what I set out to do, and if you thought even for a moment that your attack on me, you striking me right against the back of my head and leaving me for dead, was going to keep me down and keep me away from the Extreme Elimination Chamber, then you thought absolutely wrong. I’m going to be there at Road To Redemption, and I’m going to make sure that I get my hands on you and give you every single thing that you’ve asked for. All that you did accomplish was make matters worse for yourself, instead of putting an end to all of this, you only furthered this and made matters worse and I’m going to show you just how deep you’ve gone when you and I finally get the opportunity to meet inside of the ring. I’m not just going to beat you Xander, I’m not just going to embarrass you and send a statement at your expense, I’m going to make sure that I do everything that you did to me tenfold… and send you back to your wife and children in a body bag.
(Limmy stands up and makes his way out of the scene, clearly focused on the task ahead as it’s the last shot seen before Sunday Night Voltage then begins to fade to elsewhere.)
(We fade back into the backstage area. There is shouting and screaming heard somewhere back here. The cameraman begins to sprint down the hallway, looking to find whatever the source of this is. As the screaming gets louder, the cameraman turns a corner. We see a trail of blood. The camera pans upwards, following the trail. It leads to Daryl Kinkade. He has a wound on his head. His eyes flutter open briefly, unfocused and glassy. Nearby, the weapon responsible for this damage has been dropped to the ground. It is a baseball bat soaked in blood.)
Halsey Neel: (screaming, voice filled with fury) WE’RE GOING TO KILL YOU!
Pandora Paisley: (her voice trembling with rage) You have no bloody idea what you’ve just done!
(And with that, we now know the source of the screaming. Pandora Paisley and Halsey Neel of the British Invasion seem to be fighting someone. They’re exchanging blows, trying desperately to avenge their fallen friend. The individual manages to shove them away and create some space in between them. As he does, the camera focuses in on his face. It reveals Xander Payne.)
(There is blood splatter all across him, staining his clothes. More importantly, this indicates that he might just be the attacker. Pandora and Halsey look at him with absolute hate in their eyes. But Payne doesn’t flinch; he simply wipes a smear of blood from his cheek, his gaze locking onto them with the confidence of someone who did what he needed to.)
(The staredown is quickly ended as Halsey Neel lunges at Xander, looking to knock him out with a roundhouse kick. Xander catches it, but Pandora Paisley can run up and get him with the Love Tap. The force of the blow sends him staggering backward, momentarily dazed. And they descend on him. As they do, he lunges and gets Pandora with a bell clap. He then drives Halsey’s forehead into hers with a brutal headbutt, sending her reeling.)
Security: HEY!
(Before the fight can go any further, EAW Security comes rushing in. They immediately move to separate the elitists. Pandora and Halsey are brought to one side of the area, kicking and screaming. Xander Payne is brought to another with a snarl.)
Pandora Paisley: (furious, pointing at Xander) Are you serious?! Look at what he just did! We should be allowed to bash his head in—just like he did to Daryl!
Halsey Neel: (seething) Damn right. We didn’t do anything wrong! Xander attacked us out of nowhere! And you know what? (glaring at Xander) He’s going to be very sorry that he did!
Xander Payne: (mocking, shrugging) Sorry? Sorry for what? Let me tell you something: nothing that happened here is anything Daryl didn’t bring on himself. If you’re looking for someone to blame, you’d better start with him.
Halsey Neel: (furious, lunging despite security restraint) You motherf-
(Halsey tears herself away from the security team and makes a break towards Xander Payne. The sight is pure pandemonium, but before she can get close enough to land another blow, a swarm of security personnel surges forward, their numbers doubling in an instant.)
(By now, there are at least ten guards on the scene, some tasked with physically restraining Halsey and Pandora Paisley, who continues to lash out, and others forming a human barricade between them and Xander Payne. Meanwhile, another guard kneels beside the bloodied and battered Daryl Kinkade, ensuring no further harm comes to him.)
Head of Security: (in a stern, forceful tone) I need everyone to stand down right now! I don’t care who attacked who, all I care about is securing this scene. No one is going to do a goddamn thing to the other person unless Eden Sinclair or Captain Charisma say otherwise.
(Just like that, Captain Charisma and Eden Sinclair arrive on the scene. Both are visibly out of breath, their hurried arrival a testament to the urgency of the situation. When their eyes land on the blood-soaked Daryl Kinkade, they are left aghast. For a moment, neither spoke, their silence louder than the shouting and scuffling around them. Finally, Captain Charisma breaks the silence.)
Captain Charisma: (A heavy concern in his voice) What the hell happened here?
Head of Security: Sir, we need to finish securing this scene. Until your Elitists are separated, that is not possible. I’m going to have my men escort them to separate locker rooms or off the premises if that is permissible.
Captain Charisma: Do what you need to do. Well, you’re at it, we need to get medics here, stat.
(The head of security nods at his men. Half of them break off to take The British Invasion somewhere else in the building. The entire time Halsey Neel and Pandora are yelling out threats towards Xander Payne. Meanwhile, Xander Payne remains eerily quiet, his bloodied face devoid of expression. He doesn’t fight, doesn’t shout back. Instead, he moves with a cold, unsettling calm as the remaining guards surround him like a fortress, ushering him down the opposite hallway.)
Eden Sinclair: (exasperatedly) Okay, now that is all dealt with. What is going on here? Why is Daryl Kinkade lying in a pool of his blood? I need you to explain what happened from the beginning.
Head of Security: (He gathers his thoughts before speaking) Well, one of my boys was nearby when it kicked off. They witnessed Daryl Kinkade, Pandora Paisley, and Halsey Neel, the collective that goes by the British Invasion, simply hanging out backstage. They weren’t causing trouble, just minding their business. He heard someone stomping down the hallway like they were on some sort of warpath and then bam. Xander Payne came out of nowhere with that baseball you see there. You can see the damage yourself.
Captain Charisma: So, Xander Payne just walked right down the hallway and took out Kinkade with a baseball bat? That’s the second person in two weeks.
Eden Sinclair: Wait a second here… He just attacked him? Why didn’t your man intervene?
Head of Security: He called it in right away, but by the time he could act, Payne had already made his move. It all happened fast. One second, Kinkade’s chatting with his crew; the next, he’s down, and a brawl breaks out.
Eden Sinclair: A brawl?
Head of Security: Yes, ma’am. Needless to say, those friends of Daryl were not too happy about this guy assaulting their pal. A fight broke out almost immediately. They were able to wrestle the bat out of his hands as they fought. That’s when the rest of my team arrived on the scene. We moved fast, separating everyone before it got even more out of hand. Payne put up a bit of resistance, but we got him under control. Pandora and Halsey were fuming, and understandably so, but we kept them from doing any further damage.
Captain Charisma: (With a frustrated sigh) Well, it seems that too much damage was already done. Where are those medics? They should have been here already. We need to get this man to the hospital as soon as possible.
(His voice echoes through the backstage area, cutting through the tense atmosphere. Just as he finishes, the paramedics rush into the frame, their movements quick and efficient. They kneel beside Daryl Kinkade, assessing his condition with practiced urgency.)
Paramedic: (to the team) Pupils are non-responsive. He’s still breathing, but we’ve got to move fast.
(The medics carefully lift Kinkade onto a stretcher, strapping him in securely. Blood trickles down the side of his head, staining his blonde hair and dripping onto the pristine white sheets beneath him. Captain Charisma watches with a grim expression, his arms folded tightly across his chest.)
Captain Charisma: (muttering under his breath) Dammit, Xander… What the hell were you thinking?
Eden Sinclair: Alright, this is bad. This is very, very bad. This is the second person in the Extreme Elimination Chamber match that Xander has taken out. He closed out the show last week by nearly splitting Limmy’s skull in two. Now he’s done the same thing to Daryl.
Captain Charisma: (sighs, shaking his head) I know. This is getting out of hand. We need to get a handle on this, Eden. I just can’t wrap my head around why he would do something like this.
Eden Sinclair: And what are we supposed to do about it, Captain? By the time we even get to Road to Redemption, there’s not going to be anyone left! That’s two down already. What’s stopping Xander from going after the rest of the competitors?
Captain Charisma: Don’t think for a second I’m just sitting on my hands here! This isn’t the wild west, Eden. This is Sunday Night Voltage. And Xander Payne needs to learn he can’t just go around wreaking havoc like he owns the place.
Head of Security: (trying to stay composed) Look, we could increase our presence backstage. Bring in more personnel. Step up patrols. We’d keep a closer eye on things and make sure nothing like this happens again.
Captain Charisma: (snapping, pointing a finger) You know what? I’d love to do that. I really would. But here’s the problem: you and your team have already shown me just how ineffective you are. This shouldn’t have happened in the first place! Preventing incidents like this is your job. That’s why you’re here.
Head of Security: (firm but respectful) Sir, with all due respect, we did everything we could under the circumstances.
Captain Charisma: (cutting him off, voice sharp) Everything you could? Well, it wasn’t enough! You should have stopped Xander from getting to the ring last week when he took out Limmy, and you damn sure should’ve prevented this attack on Daryl tonight. But you didn’t. And now we’re down two competitors because of it.
Head of Security: Sir, I’m-
Captain Charisma: Dismissed. You’re dismissed.
(The Head of Security swallows his words, biting back a retort. He takes a deep breath, his frustration is visible, but with no room for argument, he turns on his heel and orders his men to move out. The security team exits the scene, leaving only Captain Charisma and Eden Sinclair standing amid the chaos.)
Eden Sinclair: (watching the security depart, her tone laced with frustration) You’ve got to be kidding me. That was your team, and they couldn’t handle it. How are we supposed to keep this under control when the people in charge can’t even do their job?
Captain Charisma: (his jaw tight, the weight of the situation sinking in) I know. And I’m not happy about it either, Eden. But right now, we’ve got bigger problems than failed security. Xander’s out of control, and we can’t let him keep running wild like this.
Eden Sinclair: (raising an eyebrow, her voice sharp) You don’t have to tell me. But something’s got to change, or we’re going to be dealing with bodies instead of wrestlers.
Captain Charisma (after a deep sigh): I know.
Captain Charisma: (letting out a deep sigh, his frustration clear) I know.
(With a sharp turn, Captain Charisma starts walking away, his steps heavy with the weight of what he just saw. Eden Sinclair follows close behind, her mind racing from everything that has gone wrong. The camera lingers for a moment, capturing the tense silence of the backstage area. It then slowly fades to black.)
(Promotional ad for Road to Redemption, where the British Invasion faces the Jaded Hearts for the Unified Tag Team Championships.)
(Sunday Night Voltage returns to show a pan-around shot of the Sasktel Centre as ‘Refuse/Resist’ by Sepultura is heard blasting through the speakers. The crowd reacts negatively as the camera focuses on British Invasion, with Halsey Neel and Pandora Paisley seen making their way out to the stage. Usually, they’d bear a confident expression as they made their entrance, but after what just transpired on the show, it seems like they feel a little off-put as they don’t waste any time making their way to the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome… HALSEY NEEL AND PANDORA PAISLEY… BRITISH INVASION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rich Russillo: Well as we saw just before this, Daryl Kinkade was laid out backstage in a brutal assault by Xander Payne. For British Invasion, that seems like a hard blow, and Halsey and Pandora seem shaken up as they make their way to the ring. But regardless they both know they have to keep their mind off of that and focus completely on what they have coming up for them at Road To Redemption.
James Peters: The Unified Tag Team Championships are the name of the game and they have to make sure they’re completely focused if they want to stand a chance against the reigning Champions. We’ve seen British Invasion and The Jaded Hearts go back and forth these past couple of weeks and it seems like this is all very close to coming to a head. But right now, the challengers are headed down to the ring and it seems like they have something on their mind.
Persephone: I wish Xander didn’t just stop at Daryl and Limmy, he should’ve got both of them as well, I don’t want to hear what they have to say if you want me to be honest with you.
(Halsey and Pandora both make their way into the ring as British Invasion heads over and takes microphones from the ringside area. After some time, ‘Refuse/Resist’ then begins to come to a close, with both of them making their way toward the center of the ring with stern expressions on their face. After some time, they then begin to speak to the crowd in attendance.)
Halsey Neel: We’ve been thinking about this match for a very long time. Since Pain For Pride last Season, we made a vow that this wouldn’t be the end of it. No matter what, we would find ourselves back in the Unified Tag Team Championship picture, with an opportunity to settle it straight with an opportunity solely for us. It was a cherry on top for us to see The Jaded Hearts still occupy the very top of this division, to see that they’re still standing strong, fighting off the sheer belief that they are untouchable. It’s amusing, to say the least, and it’s quite the sight to see them in as comfortable a position as they believe themselves to be. But they’re going to see sooner rather than later that’s only temporary. That feeling of protection is slowly beginning to slip and the only thing that’s going to leave in its wake is pain.
Pandora Paisley: This isn’t just something that the two of us have been waiting for, it’s something that we know that we deserve. Things haven’t been so cut and dry since we made ourselves known on the Sunday Night Voltage brand, and despite that being said, despite the struggles that we’ve gone through, we still fought and conquered EVERYTHING that has been thrown at us. Even if last week wasn’t what we expected, no one can take away the fact that Bea Valentine wasn’t able to beat Halsey on her own and that there wasn’t even a winner between myself and Adam. We take this adversity in stride and we use this to become even stronger, and we believe now more than ever that British Invasion is at its peak in terms of in-ring competition. This Season especially we have grown and we can say for certain that we’re going to take the Unified Tag Team Championships from Kassidy and Sienna.
(Halsey and Pandora lower their microphones as they look over at one another with smirks on their faces. Before long though, they’re met with the sounds of ‘True Love’ by CFO$. The crowd gives a loud reaction and as expected, the camera goes over to show The Jaded Hearts, with Kassidy Heart and Sienna Jade seen making their way out to the stage. The Unified Tag Team Champions are seen with their titles over their shoulders, with both, needless to say, quite skeptical by what they’ve heard from their future challengers. It’s not long before they then begin to make their way to the ring from there.)
Rich Russillo: Well as for The Jaded Hearts they’ve certainly been making it known that they’re the ones who are going to win at Road To Redemption. Last week we saw them have a heated back-and-forth with British Invasion on Showdown, and then, the following night, they would attack Halsey and Pandora on Voltage to cost Daryl his match against Methuselah.
James Peters: Let’s not forget what happened on Showdown yesterday, as they would meet face-to-face and engage in quite the brawl with each other. While I’m sure this doesn’t deter The Jaded Hearts, and while I am sure they are just as confident as ever, we’ll just have to see what happens to transpire tonight on the show as they once again meet face-to-face.
Persephone: I don’t want to see them out here again, I don’t want to see them do this again. STOP IT! STOP IT! STOP IT!
(Kassidy and Sienna both make their way into the ring as The Jaded Hearts make their way over to take microphones from themselves. Then, making their way over to their competition, ‘True Love’ begins to come to a close. Both Kassidy and Sienna look at one another, quite unhappy after everything that has transpired, before they begin to speak.)
Kassidy Heart: I’m going to be completely honest with both of you right now, we could give less of a fuck what you two think at this point.
Sienna Jade: Revolutionary stuff, I know, but you’re not telling us anything that we don’t already know. We acknowledge the fact that you’re surely different from the team that you were at Pain For Pride, you don’t need to tell us that, but the one thing you fail to acknowledge is the current state of The Jaded Hearts. It doesn’t fit your narrative, we get it, but we’ve been competing at a level untouched by anyone else in this division, and since Pain For Pride that has only grown stronger. There was a time in our careers when people say that we plateaued, that we hit a brick wall, but we’ve proven now more than ever that we can shatter these “limitations” that people have put on us and go even further.
Kassidy Heart: Say what you want to say, but the last thing that we need to hear is that you’re going to be the team that does us in because that’s surely not the case considering that’s the only thing that we’ve heard since the very beginning. You said it once upon a time and it ended up meaning nothing, and no amount of convincing that you do is going to prove us otherwise. So while we do take every defense quite seriously, there’s nothing that you could do that is going to make us “fear’ for our title reign, because that’s just laughable if you ask me. You two cunts are going to be given exactly what you deserve, and that’s another embarrassment at our hands if you ask me, you hit your ceilings a very long time ago.
Halsey Neel: That’s not what we believe, we stand firmly that this is going to be our time and we’re past the point of making you two believe that. The only place that we need to prove anything is inside of the ring and that’s exactly what we’re going to do once Road To Redemption comes around. You see, we wouldn’t have challenged you if we expected to lose, we wouldn’t have been as confident as we were if we didn’t mean every single word that we said. If we were really out of our depth, then we would’ve set out immediately after we lost the first time to make sure that we beat you, but we honed our craft, we truly made sure that we grew to a whole new level, and I can stand here right now and say that we’re officially ready to take that next step.
Sienna Jade: But it seems like the two of you still don’t get that you’re facing the greatest tag team of all time. We’re going to personally give you a message, are you ready? Once this is all over, you’re not going to have any other excuses. There is going to be nothing to justify your defeat, just the fact that you lost fair and square like everyone expected you to. The two of you were never good enough to take the Unified Tag Team Championships from us which is exactly why you didn’t do it to begin with, and we can say without a shadow of a doubt that Road To Redemption is not going to be anything different.
Pandora Paisley: Love, do you genuinely believe that? That’s exactly what we mean when we say that you have absolutely no idea what’s coming to you. Not just because now we are a team that has become your biggest challenge of all time, but because you simply do not want to see it. Maybe there is nothing that we can say to change your minds, but that’s something that we accept because we know that as long as we have a say in the result of the match, those titles are going to come into our hands and we’re going to walk into the new year exactly like we deserve to, at the very top of the tag team division.
Kassidy Heart: :mjlol: That’s an amusing prospect. But you’re saying that the two of you have a say in the matter. Maybe you could’ve said this to anyone else, but the last thing we need is to have our titles taken away by the two of you, to have this legendary reign end so abruptly against British Invasion of all teams. It’s not just that we’re not going to let it happen, it’s the fact that you’re simply incapable of making it happen, and the sooner that you cunts get it into your thick fucking skulls, the better.
(Halsey and Pandora especially take offense to this as both of them lower their microphones and begin to get closer to The Jaded Hearts, continuing to talk trash. Kassidy and Sienna don’t seem to back down, and more and more this seems like it’s about to end up being a repeat of what occurred on Showdown.)
Rich Russillo: AND HERE WE GO! BRITISH INVASION HAS THROWN THE FIRST STRIKE AND NOW BOTH OF THESE TEAMS ARE TRADING BLOWS BACK AND FORTH WITH ONE ANOTHER!
James Peters: PANDORA HAS A HOLD OF SIENNA AS SHE SLAMS HER INTO ONE OF THE CORNERS, BEGINNING TO DRIVE FISTS INTO HER FACE! IT’S NOT LONG THOUGH BEFORE SIENNA SNATCHES HER HEAD AND DRIVES A KNEE INTO HER ABDOMEN BEFORE SPINNING HER AROUND, THEN BEGINNING TO LAY INTO HER WITH VICIOUS STOMPS TO THE ABDOMEN!
Rich Russillo: WHILE ON THE OTHERHAND BOTH KASSIDY AND HALSEY ARE GOING BACK AND FORTH RIGHT NOW! KASSIDY GRABS HALSEY BY THE HEAD AND NAILS HER WITH A HEADBUTT! THIS FORCES HALSEY BACK FOR THE MOMENT, BUT SHE’S QUICK TO REEL BACK AND CONNECT WITH ONE OF HER OWN! KASSIDY FALLS AGAINST THE ROPES… HALSEY RUSHES FORWARD AND SNATCHES A HOLD OF HER AS BOTH OF THEM ARE SEEN TUMBLING THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE AND OUT OF THE RING!
James Peters: SIENNA NOW HAS A HOLD OF PANDORA AS SHE’S SLAMMING HER FACE AGAINST THE TOP TURNBUCKLE PAD REPEATEDLY! MEANWHILE, HALSEY HAS A HOLD OF KASSIDY AS SHE SEIZES HER BY THE ABDOMEN AND DRIVES HER SPINE FIRST INTO THE RING POST! HALSEY THEN TRANSITIONS WITH STRIKES TO THE FACE WHILE INSIDE OF THE RING PANDORA IS MANAGING TO GAIN SOME MORE GROUND ON SIENNA! TRYING TO RETALIATE TO THE BEST OF HER ABILITIES!
Rich Russillo: HALSEY SNATCHES KASSIDY AND SLAMS HER FACE AGAINST THE RING POST- NO! KASSIDY MANAGES TO PROP HER LEG OUT BEFORE TURNING IT AROUND AS SHE GRABS HALSEY AND BEGINS TO BATTER AGAINST THE RING POST HERSELF! MEANWHILE, SIENNA HAS A HOLD OF PANDORA AND THROWS HER DOWN TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE RING BEFORE LUNGING AT HER! CONNECTING WITH STRIKES TOWARD THE FACE!
Persephone: NO! RIGHT WHEN THIS WAS GETTING GOOD! GET SECURITY OUT OF HERE! :noah:!!!
James Peters: SECURITY IS SEEN RUSHING DOWN AS THEY’RE TRYING TO SEPARATE THE TWO BRAWLS THAT ARE GOING ON AROUND THE RINGSIDE AREA! SIENNA IS BEING DRAGGED AWAY FROM PANDORA WHILE KASSIDY IS RIPPED AWAY FROM HALSEY, HALSEY TRYING HER BEST TO LUNGE AT HER BUT SHE’S QUICKLY HELD BACK BY SECURITY AS WELL! THIS HAS GOTTEN OUT OF HAND AND FAST AND WHAT A BRAWL THAT WE JUST WITNESSED!
(The crowd boos as the brawl comes to an end, both The Jaded Hearts and British Invasion are seen shouting at one another while they try to break free. Sienna and Pandora are doing everything that they can to get to one another, meanwhile, security is having a hard time holding back Kassidy and Halsey, who has a busted lip. Both teams are escorted to separate sides of the arena as it’s the last shot seen before Sunday Night Voltage, from there, then begins to fade out elsewhere.)
(Sunday Night Voltage returns as the camera opens up to the backstage area of the SaskTel Centre. In a secluded hallway, two people are seen next to each other. EAW Hall of Famer Ahren Fournier is rubbing the back of his neck in perplexity, while Effy McAvoy is seen seated on a production crate, rocking back and forth while clutching her knees to her chest. After a good moment of silence between the two, Ahren, tugging his collar awkwardly, begins to speak.)
Ahren Fournier: Look, Effy, I-
Effy McAvoy: I FAILED you Ahren! After everything that I’ve done, everything that I put you through, it wasn’t enough. I didn’t DO enough and that would never be enough to satisfy YOUR standards.
Ahren Fournier: I wouldn’t say that, I firmly believe…
Effy McAvoy: No! You don’t need to say it, I understand it completely. Things should have gone differently last week! I should have beaten BRAE and I should be here as the New Breed Championship exactly like I told you it should have gotten, but it DIDN’T happen. This is not the way of the GOAT, this is not what you have WANTED!
Ahren Fournier: Well, the way of the GOAT is a very unofficial rulebook so I’d like to think that I can offer some leniency if you just hear me out…
Effy McAvoy: No, you don’t need to scold me, I understand it completely. I need to make things right, I need to apologize to you for letting you down. Things should have gone differently, you shouldn’t be looking down at me, you should be happy for me, but I wasn’t able to give you that. It doesn’t help that it should’ve been on Super Voltage, no that was ripped away too, but now that I wasn’t able to live up to my word I feel like I don’t deserve to be around you right now. I am sorry for letting you down, I am sorry for not winning the title like I said I would.
Ahren Fournier: Effy, darling, just take a moment to listen to your GOAT’s wisdom. Yes, is it crummy what happened? Of course, it wasn’t the ideal result to say the very least, but that doesn’t mean that it’s over just yet. There are a lot of things to look forward to and I’m not looking to give up, not by a long shot. I mean, look at it like this, you will have plenty of more opportunities of a similar nature in the future. Even better, you have an opportunity at Road To Redemption to look forward to, I don’t know, something called the Extreme Enigma Battle Royal I suppose. So if you ask me, maybe it’s better to just forget about it, you understand me right now?
Effy McAvoy: That doesn’t change what happened. I appreciate you trying to make me feel better, but things should be different! I shouldn’t need to settle for a Battle Royal to compensate for my failures, I should be a Champion exactly like I promised to you. You said that I should just forget about it and put it in the past, but it’s not that easy to do that. It’s not as easy as just forgetting about the time that I failed you because that shouldn’t be okay! You should be upset, you should be furious, and I need to make sure that I make it up to you.
Ahren Fournier: Well I really wouldn’t think about it like that…
Effy McAvoy: Why shouldn’t you?!
Ahren Fournier: Because you have a chance to make it up to me! Look, I know it’s not the ideal outcome, and I know that you expected to win in my name, but I knew that it wouldn’t be that easy. I knew that you would end up facing some roadblocks along the way and that’s necessary if you want to be the GOAT. Now I know that I’m amazing and that I’m awesome and that I’m so good at what I do, but I’m not going to stand here and say that I had a straight-fire way to GOAT-iness like you would want me to. Shit happens.
Effy McAvoy: …
Ahren Fournier: Look, move over. Scoot. SCOOT!
(Effy moves over as Ahren takes a seat next to her, a faint smile on his face while he does. After a brief moment, he continues to speak.)
Ahren Fournier: Most people when they arrive at this company don’t meet success immediately. If everything went right then everyone would have a success story to tell, but it doesn’t work that way. I mean, I didn’t come into this company as the GOAT or the Starboi, I wish, but over time all the shortcomings didn’t begin to matter anymore because I ended up a winner! I am as great as I am because of everything that I had to go through to be here. As long as you get back up, and dust yourself off, I’ll have no reason to feel disappointed by you and what you’ve been able to do. I mean, you sure as hell over-exceeded expectations that much I’ll tell you. One loss doesn’t define you, it doesn’t mean that this is all just going to end right here and right now, you want to be a Champion, right?
Effy McAvoy: … I do.
Ahren Fournier: Then this is your chance to do that! This is your chance to set the record straight that you, Effy McAvoy, are the future of this company and are going to accomplish just as much as I have. That is going to start at Road To Redemption, and that’s going to start in the Extreme Enigma Battle Royal. If you win that, then you are going to be a Champion! You’re going to end 2024 as a new woman, and you’re going to walk into the new year with a title practically waiting to fall into the palm of your hands. You just need to be ready for that yourself. You need to not only be willing to do this for me, but you need to be confident in yourself and your abilities to make sure that you can make that happen. We’ve all seen what you’ve been able to do, and if I know you well enough, I know that winning this match is going to be a cakewalk in comparison to everything else that you’ve been through. So I know it’s hard to take off your mind what happened with BRAE, ESPECIALLY after everything that we’ve faced to get there, but it’s in the past. What you need to do is focus on getting yourself on the track to becoming a Champion in the future, and the only way that you can do that is by winning a match of this caliber. Capeesh?
(Effy takes a moment, before slowly beginning to nod her head, which brings a smile to the face of Ahren. After some time, he continues with what he has to say to her, a determined expression on his face while he does so.)
Ahren Fournier: I mean, c’mon, let’s talk about the people on Voltage that you’re going to have to face to get there. Akari Kiyoko and Damien Kutcher? Piece of cake. Have they done anything of note? No, and even if they decide to become a team is that going to change anything? Nope. They’re chronic underachievers, but you know who isn’t a chronic underachiever? You! You already have so much over the two of them they might as well not even be in the match. The same can be said for Candice Blair, who thinks that if she wants this line of moral good it’s going to get her somewhere. Better yet that it’s going to justify everything that she’s done? That may be the case in her mind, but the one thing that’s not going to do is guarantee her a victory in any sense of the word especially since she’s just another Ava hellspawn ready to be shot in the head. Easy! You already beat Selina Reyes, no reason to talk about her again. And Ashlynn Quinn? There’s no way that she’s even going to come close to winning this match, I don’t even need to say how much better you are compared to her. Look, your goal is to make me proud, right? If you ask me, winning at Road To Redemption is a great way to start.
(Effy takes a moment to let what Ahren said sink in, before nodding her head in agreement.)
Effy McAvoy: I agree, my muse. No matter what, I am going to win the Extreme Enigma Battle Royal, and I will make everything better for the two of us! I will make sure that I am a Champion next year one way or another, and that I do so in your name. Nobody in this match is going to get in the way of that.
Ahren Fournier: That’s the spirit! Now… let’s go get some ice cream, le GOAT has le munchies.
(Ahren and Effy stand up and make their way out of the scene as it’s the last shot seen before Sunday Night Voltage begins to fade to elsewhere.)
(The camera cuts to Cameron Ella Ava walking over towards, and taking a seat by the commentary table with ‘Good For Her’ by MOTHICA featuring emlyn playing in the background. Cameron slings the Hardcore Championship over her shoulder, prepared to watch the upcoming match.
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome… THE EAW HARDCORE CHAMPION… CAMERON ELLA AVA!
(The camera cuts to Bella Braxton in the ring as ‘Good For Her’ fades out.)
Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS A SCHEDULED FOR… ONE FALL!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!
(“It Follows” by Cane Hill plays to a positive reaction from fans, and Xander Payne marches down the ramp, determination in his eyes. He is oozing focus and intensity, especially after the recent attack on Daryl Kinkade.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first! Hailing out of Toronto, Canada, weighing in at 255 pounds…XANDER PAYNE!!
James Peters: Xander Payne certainly has intensity in his eyes.
Rich Russillo: No kidding. He is fired up after that brutal attack on Daryl.
James Peters: Good, because both men are going to bring their own unique brand of violence to this match.
Persephone: I hope so.
(Xander paces back and forth inside the ring as “The World is Gonna End Tonight” by Dan Romer and Peter Harper plays, and Solomon Stane makes his onto the stage. Shortly after, he’s joined by his wife, Trixie Stane. Trixie circles around Solomon, who remains focused on his target inside the ring.)
Bella Braxton: And his opponent! Hailing from the City of Sin, weighing in at 266 pounds, accompanied to the ring by Trixe Stane…HE IS YOUR SAVIOR…SOLOMON STANE!
Rich Russillo: Solomon means business, but witb Cameron ringside, I wonder if that’ll divert his focus.
James Peters: It shouldn’t. We’ve seen multiple elitists make that same mistake.
Rich Russillo: And tonight, Solomon can’t afford to make them, especially against an opponent like Xander, who will capitalize on every one.
(The referee signals for the bell as both competitors stand in opposing corners.)
(DING! DING! DING!)
James Peters: The bell has rung, and this match is officially underway! Solomon Stane and Xander Payne circle around each other to start things off.
Rich Russillo: But notice where Solomon Stane’s attention was prior. He was staring daggers into Cameron Ella Ava ringside, perhaps the champion already has the challenger off focus, but we’ll see how he fairs against EAW Hall of Famer, Xander Payne.
James Peters: Collar and elbow tie-up takes place in the center of the ring! Usually, Solomon Stane will have a clear power advantage over his opponents, but Xander Payne is holding his own, jockeying for position with “The Savior.”
Rich Russillo: Xander starts to back Solomon up against the ropes, but Solomon shifts the momentum last minute, pinning Payne up against the ropes instead.
Persephone: Already, they’re killing my interest with this pure wrestling garbage.
James Peters: Oh, relax. It’s the early going still, just wait til these two kick it into high gear. But for now, Xander backs Solomon Stane into the corner, and both competitors are evenly matched in strength thus far.
Rich Russillo: Xander was being pressed against those ropes, but managed to get himself out of that predicament. Now, he has Solomon pinned up against the turnbuckles, and the referee intervenes with a five count.
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE!
James Peters: The referee gets in between both men, and Xander Payne separates himself from Solomon Stane. Shockingly, a clean break between both men. But Solomon Stane may be waiting to pick his spot against Xander, knowing he has no qualms with bending the rules a bit.
Rich Russillo: Xander dares Stane to come meet him in the center, and Solomon Stane obliges. Both men circle around each other, and a second collar and elbow tie-up is initiated! This time, Solomon Stane gets the upper hand with a side headlock takedown!
James Peters: But we talked about Solomon Stane bending the rules, well, he’s up against an opponent that can exploit any and everything. Xander Payne is a wrestling genius, and shows it with a quick escape to the grounded side headlock, utilizing a headscissors!
Rich Russillo: Solomon Stane kicks out, and both men scramble back to their feet- BUT XANDER CATCHES SOLOMON STANE WITH A SIDE HEADLOCK TAKEOVER! THOUGH, SOLOMON RESPONDS IN KIND WITH A HEADSCISSORS, AND XANDER PAYNE IS FORCED TO KICK OUT! SCRAMBLING BACK TO HIS FEET!
Persephone: Calm down. It isn’t THAT exciting.
James Peters: Nice little sequence there between Xander and Solomon, who stare each other down, being equally matched in the early going.
Rich Russillo: Hell, look at the Hardcore Champion. She’s a bit like our crowd in Saskatchewan, and impressed early on. But Xander circles around Solomon for a third time, and goes for a collar and elbow- but he psyched him out! Xander outsmarted Solomon, slipping behind him for a rear waistlock!
James Peters: But Solomon Stane backpedals into the corner, squishing Payne between himself and the turnbuckles. Referee goes to intervene with another five count- BUT SOLOMON STANE BLASTS XANDER OUT OF NOWHERE WITH A BACK ELBOW, BREAKING THE HOLD!
Rich Russillo: Xander is stunned from that elbow, and Solomon Stane goes to work in the corner with repeated shoulder thrusts to the midsections! And Xander Payne gets caught with a right hand!
James Peters: Xander pushes past Solomon, staying close to the ropes, but Solomon quickly catches up, not allowing the Hall of Famer to create much space. AND SOLOMON CONNECTS WITH A RIGHT HAND- BUT XANDER BATTLES BACK WITH ONE OF HIS OWN! RIGHT HAND FROM SOLOMON! FOREARM FROM XANDER!
Rich Russillo: SOLOMON! XANDER! BUT SOLOMON HALTS HIS MOMENTUM WITH A KNEE TO THE ABDOMEN! XANDER PAYNE GOT DOUBLED OVER, AND GETS SLAMMED FACE FIRST OFF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE!
James Peters: SOLOMON DELIVERS A STOMP IN THE CORNER, BEATING XANDER PAYNE DOWN TO A KNEE, AND STARTS TO UNLOAD WITH RIGHT HANDS!
Rich Russillo: Finally, Solomon Stane relents, and Xander drops to all fours, trying to create away. But still, Solomon Stane won’t allow that to happen, and stands Xander back to his feet, leaning the Hall of Famer up against the ropes for an irish whip! SOLOMON SWINGS WILDLY FOR A CLOTHESLINE!
James Peters: BUT XANDER PAYNE DUCKS UNDERNEATH, AND HALTS HIS MOMENTUM BEHIND SOLOMON, WHO TURNS AROUND INTO- WHOA! DOUBLE LEG TAKEDOWN FROM XANDER PAYNE! XANDER IS UNLOADING WITH RIGHTS, AND SOLOMON STANE SHOVES HIM OFF!
Rich Russillo: BOTH COMPETITORS SCRAMBLE BACK TO THEIR FEET, BUT SOLOMON STAGGERS BACK AGAINST THE ROPES! XANDER RUSHES IN FOR A CLOTHESLINE, SENDING HIS OPPONENT UP AND OVER THE TOP!
Persephone: Great, now leave him to be counted out!
James Peters: Even if Xander wanted things that way, Solomon Stane’s already stirring. It wouldn’t be possible to score a count out this early.
Persephone: :mjcry:
Rich Russillo: As James said, Solomon Stane is stirring, having risen to all fours. Meanwhile, Xander Payne exits out another side of the ring, and lurks behind a corner, stalking Solomon, waiting for him to regain a vertical base… AND HE DOES! XANDER PAYNE ROUNDS THE CORNER WITH A RUNNING CLOTHESLINE!
James Peters: Solomon Stane got ran over, and Xander Payne looks to capitalize, rolling his opponent back inside. Solomon Stane returns to his feet as Xander Payne comes sliding back in, but Stane is still reeling from that blow, and staggers back into the corner. Xander Payne marches toward him, looking to return the favor, and leave his opponent no quarter- BUT SOLOMON STANE GETS THE BOOT UP!
Rich Russillo: NO! SOLOMON TRIED GETTING THE BOOT UP, BUT XANDER CAUGHT IT! AND COUNTERS WITH A DRAGON SCREW LEG WHIP! BUT XANDER KEEPS HOLD THAT LEG, AND STARTS SLITHERING OUT UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM ROPE, DRAGGING SOLOMON STANE CLOSER TO THE RINGPOST!
James Peters: UH-OH! XANDER PAYNE STILL HAS HOLD OF THAT LEG, AND SLAMS IT INTO THE RINGPOST! …AND AGAIN! …AND AGAIN! THAT LEFT LEG IS BEING PUT THROUGH PUNISHMENT, AND XANDER PAYNE FINALLY RELENTS!
Rich Russillo: SOLOMON STANE CRAWLS AWAY FROM XANDER, TRYING TO STAND HIMSELF UP IN THE CENTER!
James Peters: Xander Payne rolls back inside the ring, and sizes Solomon up. Solomon has no idea Xander is behind him, and returns back to his feet- XANDER! XANDER RUSHES IN WITH A RUNNING CHOP BLOCK TO THE BACK OF HIS KNEE! SOLOMON DROPS TO ALL FOURS!
Rich Russillo: XANDER ROLLS SOLOMON OVER, KEEPING HOLD OF THAT LEG- BUT SOLOMON USES BOTH FEET TO SHOVE XANDER BACK!
James Peters: XANDER GOES TUMBLING OUT THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE, AND PULLS HIMSELF UP TO A KNEE WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE APRON!
Rich Russillo: Solomon Stane approaches, and reaches over the top rope, so he can grab hold of Payne- HOWEVER, XANDER DRAGS SOLOMON OUT BY HIS LEGS UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM ROPE! XANDER WITH A KICK TO THE ABDOMEN, AND HE GOES TO POWERBOMB SOLOMON ON THE APRON!
James Peters: LAST SEDATION ON THE APRON COULD BE DEADLY! IT MIGHT EVEN RENDER SOLOMON UNABLE TO COMPETE FOR ROAD TO REDEMPTION!
Rich Russillo: BUT SOLOMON HOLDS HIS WEIGHT DOWN, BLOCKING THE POWERBOMB ATTEMPT, AND TWIRLS OUT OF IT! SOLOMON GRABS XANDER BY THE THROAT, AND HOISTS HIM UP FOR A CHOKESLAM!
James Peters: CHOKESLAM ON THE APRON BY SOLOMON! MODIFIED TRIUMPH OF TRUTH!
Rich Russillo: Solomon pushes Xander Payne back inside the ring, but doesn’t immediately re-enter. Instead, turning to Cameron Ella Ava, and hurling some trash talk the Champions way, giving her a sneak preview of what’s to come at Road to Redemption.
James Peters: Solomon Stane slides back inside the ring himself now, and hooks the leg on Xander Payne!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Rich Russillo: Kickout!
Persephone: Maybe if he didn’t take twenty years…
James Peters: For once, Persephone is right. Solomon should have gone into the cover quickly after that chokeslam, not wasted time jaw jacking with Cameron Ella Ava.
Rich Russillo: But earlier, we brought up his attention was diverted, so we can’t be too surprised that it has happened once again.
James Peters: Solomon Stane lifts Xander back to his feet, only to send him back down with a BODY SLAM! Xander Payne rolls onto his belly, favoring his back, and Solomon Stane rear mounts him for a CAMEL CLUTCH! SOLOMON STANE HAS THE CAMEL CLUTCH APPLIED!
Rich Russillo: HE CALLS THAT ATONEMENT! AND XANDER PAYNE IS CERTAINLY IN A WORLD OF PAIN RIGHT NOW!
James Peters: AFTER THE CHOKESLAM ON THE APRON, A CAMEL CLUTCH IS THE LAST THING XANDER PAYNE WANTS! HIS BACK IS ONLY BECOMING FURTHER AGGRAVATED!
Rich Russillo: BUT XANDER ISNT GOING TO QUIT THAT EASILY! XANDER IS RISING TO ALL FOURS!
James Peters: SOLOMON STANE IS STARTING TO PANIC, ESPECIALLY AS XANDER RETURNS TO HIS FEET! SOLOMON REMAINS SADDLED ON XANDER’S BACK, BUT PAYNE LOOKS TO GET HIM OFF! BACKPEDALING SOLOMON INTO THE CORNER!
Rich Russillo: SOLOMON GOT SQUISHED, AND THAT WAS ENOUGH TO BREAK THE HOLD! XANDER STAGGERS OUT OF THE CORNER, BUT SOLOMON REMAINS STUNNED IN IT!
James Peters: XANDER PAYNE RUSHES BACK INTO THE CORNER WITH A CLOTHESLINE! AND CLIMBS TO THE MIDDLE ROPE, STARTING TO REIGN WITH PUNCHES ON SOLOMON STANE! CROWD ARE COUNTING ALONG!
Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX! SEVEN! EI-
Rich Russillo: HEY, WAIT! SOLOMON STANE HOOKS XANDER UP INTO POSITION FOR A POWERBOMB, AND WALKS TO THE CENTER OF THE RING! THEN PLANTS HIM WITH A RELEASE POWERBOMB! XANDER GETS A TASTE OF HIS MEDICINE FROM SOLOMON STANE, WHO STAGGERS AROUND BRIEFLY BEFORE DROPPING INTO THE COVER! HOOKING THE LEG!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Persephone: Damn!
James Peters: XANDER PAYNE POWERS OUT!
Rich Russillo: Solomon Stane pounds the mat in frustration, but stands Xander Payne back up to a vertical base. Stane uses his power to hoist Xander Payne up onto his shoulder, and sits him on the top turnbuckle!
James Peters: AND SOLOMON STANE DELIVERS A DEVASTATING UPPERCUT! XANDER PAYNE IS REELING ON THAT TOP TURNBUCKLE, AND HAS TO HANG ONTO THE TOP ROPE, SO HE DOESNT FALL OFF FROM THE IMPACT!
Rich Russillo: Solomon climbs to the middle rope, knowing he has the Hall of Famer stunned, and hooks him up for a SUPERPLEX- NO! XANDER PAYNE STILL HANGS ONTO THAT TOP ROPE, REFUSING TO LET GO!
James Peters: SOLOMON STANE TRIES THE SUPERPLEX AGAIN, ATTEMPTING TO MUSCLE XANDER OFF THE TOP ROPE! BUT XANDER BLOCKS IT ONCE MORE! PAYNE CONNECTS WITH REPEATED SHOTS TO THE RIB CAGE, LOOSENING SOLOMON’S GRIP, AND SENDS HIM OFF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE WITH A GOURDBUSTER!
Rich Russillo: WHOA! SOLOMON STANE HIT HARD, AND ROLLS ONTO HIS BACK, WRITHING IN PAIN WHILE CLUTCHING AT HIS RIBS! BUT THE CROWD ARE RALLYING BEHIND XANDER PAYNE, URGING HIM TO CAPITALIZE!
James Peters: LOOK IN THE EYES OF XANDER! THE LIGHTBULB IS GOING OFF IN HIS HEAD, AND HE PERCHES HIMSELF ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE, COMPLETING SHAKING THE COBWEBS OUT OF HIS HEAD!
Rich Russillo: XANDER PAYNE TAKES THE SKIES WITH A SWANTON BOMB! SWANTON BOMB ONTO SOLOMON STANE! XANDER QUICKLY HOOKS THE LEG FOR A COVER!
ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHH-
James Peters: SHOULDER UP! SOLOMON STANE GOT THE SHOULDER UP, AND CRAWLS TO THE NEARBY CORNER, TAKING A SEAT! LOOKING TO RECOVER AFTER THE ONSLAUGHT!
Rich Russsillo: MEANWHILE, XANDER PAYNE HAS CRAWLED TO THE OPPOSITE CORNER, AND PULLS HIMSELF UP IN IT! INTENSITY IS IN THE EYES OF XANDER PAYNE, WHO CHARGES IN FOR A CANNONBALL! CANNONBALL IN THE CORNER!
Persephone: Oh, God! That’s 500 pounds crashing into Solomon! The humanity!
James Peters: XANDER ROLLS OUT THE CORNER, AND PULLS SOLOMON BACK TO HIS FEET IN THE CENTER! XANDER PAYNE SENDS SOLOMON STANE TOWARDS THE ROPES, AND STANE COMES REBOUNDING BACK INTO A LAST SEDATION!!
Rich Russillo: NO! SOLOMON STANE AVOIDS THE DREADED POP-UP POWERBOMB, LEAPING OVERHEAD OF XANDER!
James Peters: BUT THE BAD LEG! THE LEG XANDER WORKED OVER FROM EARLIER CAME INTO EQUATION AS SOLOMON LANDED ON HIS FEET! SOLOMON IS STRUGGLING TO STAND, ATTEMPTING TO SHAKE OUT THE PAIN IN HIS LEG- BUT TURNS AROUND INTO A SPRINGBOARD STUNNER!
Rich Russillo: XANDER CAPITALIZES OFF THE MOMENTARY HESITATION FROM SOLOMON WITH A PAYNEMAKER! XANDER QUICKLY CRAWLS INTO THE COVER, HOOKING THE LEG!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHHRRRRRRRR-
James Peters: BUT SOLOMON STANE STAYS IN IT!
Rich Russillo: CLUTCH! CLUTCH FROM SOLOMON STANE, HAVING ENOUGH WHEREWITHAL TO KICK OUT!
James Peters: Hardcore Champion, Cameron Ella Ava is on the edge of her seat! I think even she thought it was over!
Rich Russillo: And could you imagine? Losing with Road to Redemption right around the corner? That’s the last thing you want.
Persephone: I wish we were at Road to Redemption already, so I can watch tons of elitists kill each other. Not this crap.
James Peters: Hey, show some respect. Xander and Solomon are putting it all on the line in their match tonight!
Rich Russillo: Xander rises to a knee, and watches as Solomon Stane crawls to the corner. Solomon lifts himself up with assistance from the ropes, and Xander backs into the opposite corner.
James Peters: Xander is lining Solomon up, and comes rushing in with a CORNER CLOTHESLINE! BUT XANDER DOESNT APPEAR TO BE DONE, BOUNCING OFF THE OPPOSITE CORNER, AND- SOLOMON!
Rich Russillo: SOLOMON CHASED AFTER XANDER, AND CAUGHT HIM WITH A JUMPING BACK ELBOW IN THE CORNER AS HE WENT TO BOUNCE OFF FOR MOMENTUM!
James Peters: XANDER IS ROCKED, AND SOLOMON STANE DIRECTS HIM TO THE CENTER! SOLOMON HOOKS XANDER UP FOR THE GOURDBUSTER GTS!
Rich Russillo: BLOCKED! XANDER CAUGHT SOLOMON’S KNEE BEFORE IT COULD COLLIDE! ODIN’S EYE GOT BLOCKED!
James Peters: AND XANDER GRABS THE BACK OF SOLOMON’S HEAD, SENDING HIM UP AND OVER THE TOP ROPE!
Rich Russillo: SOLOMON STANE HIT HARD, AND PULLS HIMSELF WITH ASSISTANCE FROM OUR ANNOUNCE TABLE! XANDER PAYNE GETS THAT LOOK IN HIS EYES, AND BUILDS MOMENTUM, RUNNING OFF THE ROPES FOR A-
James Peters; TRIXIE! TRIXIE HOPS UP ON THE APRON, BLOCKING XANDER’S PATH! XANDER HALTS HIS MOMENTUM, AND ROLLS OUT THE RING INSTEAD WHILE THE REFEREE REPRIMANDS HER!
Rich Russillo: XANDER ROUNDS THE RINGPOST, GOING AFTER SOLOMON- BUT SOLOMON BLASTS HIM WITH A KICK TO THE GUT! SOLOMON GOES TO SEND XANDER INTO THE STEEL STEPS- BUT XANDER SHIFTS THE MOMENTUM LAST MINUTE, SENDING SOLOMON GUT FIRST INTO THE STEEL STEPS INSTEAD!
James Peters: SOLOMON STAGGERS BACK, HOLDING HIS GUT, AND XANDER ROLLS HIM BACK INSIDE THE RING!
Rich Russillo; XANDER HOPS UP ON THE APRON, AND CLIMBS TO THE TOP ROPE AS SOLOMON STANE IS STIRRING!
Persephone: Earthquake incoming!
James Peters: SOLOMON! SOLOMON THROWS HIMSELF AT THE TOP ROPE, AND XANDER GETS CROTCHED ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE AS A RESULT!
Rich Russillo: XANDER TUMBLES OFF, AND STAGGERS TO HIS FEET, WANDERING INTO THE CLUTCHES OF SOLOMON STANE FOR A TRIUMPH OF TRUTH!
James Peters: SOLOMON LIFTED XANDER FOR SOUTH OF HEAVEN- BUT XANDER COUNTERS! XANDER WRESTLES SOLOMON DOWN INSTEAD! XANDER WRESTLES HIM DOWN FOR THE RINGS OF SATURN! RINGS OF SATURN APPLIED!
Rich Russillo: XANDER CALLS THIS ILLUMINATION!
James Peters: XANDER IS WRENCHING ON THAT HOLD, TRYING TO FORCE A TAPOUT FROM SOLOMON STANE! BUT TRIXIE! TRIXIE IS YELLING FOR HER HUSBAND TO STAY IN THIS THING! SHES TELLING HIM NOT TO TAP!
Rich Russillo: SOLOMON STRUGGLES IN THE HOLD, SQUIRMING AROUND! SOLOMON’S TRYING TO PLACE HIS ANKLE ON THE BOTTOM ROPE!
James Peters: XANDER REALIZES THIS, AND WRENCHES ON THE HOLD EVEN FURTHER, TRYING TO MAKE SOLOMON GIVE UP BEFOREHAND!
Persephone: Just tap damn!
Rich Russillo: SOLOMON! SOLOMON ROLLS ONTO HIS BACK, AND SCORES A MAKESHIFT COVER ON XANDER PAYNE! SOLOMON ROLLS XANDER ONTO BOTH SHOULDERS!
ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHRRRRRRR-
James Peters: KICKOUT! BOTH MEN SCRAMBLE BACK TO THEIR FEET, AND SOLOMON DELIVERS A PUSH KICK TO XANDER PAYNE! XANDER STAGGERS BACK INTO THE ROPES, AND ALMOST REBOUNDED OFF! BUT HANGED ONTO THE TOP ROPE!
Rich Russillo: SOLOMON RUSHES IN- BUT EATS A BIG BOOT! BIG BOOT FROM XANDER PAYNE! SOLOMON STUMBLES BACK A BIT, BUT IMMEDIATELY RUSHES BACK IN!
James Peters: AND XANDER PAYNE SENDS HIM UP AND OVER HIS SHOULDER! SOLOMON TAKES A NASTY FALL TO THE OUTSIDE, BUT IS QUICKLY STIRRING! XANDER RUNS OFF THE ROPES, AND GOES OVER THE TOP WITH A TOPE CON HILO!
Rich Russillo: XANDER WIPES OUT SOLOMON, AND ROLLS HIM BACK INSIDE THE RING- BUT SOLOMON! SOLOMON WISELY SLIDES OUT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE, KEEPING SPACE FROM XANDER! XANDER SLIDES IN THE RING, AND RUSHES IN FOR A BASEBALL SLIDE!
James Peters: BUT SOLOMON STANE SIDE STEPS, AND XANDER SPINS AROUND- OOH! :krabs:
Rich Russillo: SOLOMON TACKLES XANDER PAYNE, AND THE DUO GO TUMBLING OVER OUR ANNOUNCE TABLE!
James Peters: BUT SOLOMON HAS XANDER MOUNTED, REIGNING DOWN WITH MULTIPLE RIGHTS AND LEFTS AS XANDER TRIES TO COVER UP!
Persephone: For fucks sake, my notes!
James Peters: They’re… heart-shaped drawings with Luis’ name.
Persephone: And?
James Peters; :wow:
Rich Russillo: GUYS, SOLOMON STANE HAS STOOD UP FRON THE MOMENT, AND IS JUST REPEATEDLY STOMPING XANDER IN THE SKULL! XANDER TRIES TO COVER UP, BUT SOLOMON IS RELENTLESS!
James Peters: MY GOD! STOMP AFTER STOMP AFTER STOMP! XANDER MIGHT BE CLOSE TO KNOCKED OUT!
Rich Russillo: AND SOLOMON PULLS HIM BACK TO A VERTICAL BASE! SOLOMON DIRECTS XANDER OVER TOWARDS THE RING, AND ROLLS HIM BACK INSIDE!
James Peters: XANDER PAYNE HAS A GLASSY EYED LOOK! HE IS REELING AFTER THAT ONSLAUGHT FROM SOLOMON STANE!
Rich Russillo: SPEAKING OF, STANE HAS A DANGEROUS LOOK IN HIS EYE AS HE ROLLS BACK INSIDE THE RING! SOLOMON STALKS XANDER FROM THE CORNER, WAITING FOR HIM TO GET BACK UP!
James Peters: THE REFEREE CHECKS ON XANDER AS HE’S STRUGGLING TO A KNEE!
Rich Russillo: HEY, WAIT!
James Peters: CAMERON ELLA AVA JUST WALKED UP THE STEEL STEPS, AND SMASHED SOLOMON IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD WITH HER HARDCORE CHAMPIONSHIP!
Persephone: Ha!
Rich Russillo: CAMERON HOPS DOWN BEFORE THE REFEREE COULD NOTICE, AND XANDER PUSHES THE REFEREE AS SOLOMON COMES STAGGERING FORWARD! …LAST SEDATION! POP-UP POWERBOMB CONNECTS!
Rich Russillo: PANIC FORMS ON TRIXIE’S FACE AS XANDER FALLS INTO THE COVER, HOOKING THE LEG!
ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!
THHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEE!!
(DING! DING! DING!)
Bella Braxton: HERES YOUR WINNER… XANDER PAYNE!
(“It Follows” by Cane Hill plays as Xander Payne release the cover on Solomon Stane, and rises to his feet. The referee raises Xander’s hand in victory while Cameron Ella Ava laughs on the outside with Trixie Stane staring a hole into her before sliding inside the ring, tending to Solomon.)
James Peters: And Xander Payne picks up the victory!
Rich Russillo: Granted, a little assist from Cameron Ella Ava!
Persephone: Thank God someone ended this match.
James Peters: Cameron Ella Ava sends a message to her opponent for Road to Redemption, but Xander Payne builds momentum heading into the Extreme Elimination Chamber as well!
(Xander heads up the ramp, walking to the back before Cameron Ella Ava rounds the ring, making her way towards the ramp. But Trixie Stane slides out the ring, blocking her path. Trixie jaw jacks with Cameron, who is more amused, if anything.)
James Peters: SOLOMON!
Rich Russillo: SOLOMON BLASTS CAMERON ELLA AVA FROM BEHIND, AND MOUNTS HER WITH PUNCHES!
James Peters; CAMERON JUST COST SOLOMON THE MATCH AGAINST XANDER PAYNE, BUT MAY LIVE TO REGRET HER DECISION!
Rich Russillo: AND SOLOMON IS REPEATEDLY BANGING CAMERON’S HEAD BACK ON THE FLOOR!
James Peters: SOLOMON LIFTS CAMERON BACK UP, AND SENDS HER INTO THE STEEL STEPS!
Rich Russillo: THE TOP STEP GETS DISLODGED FROM THE BOTTOM, AND SOLOMON LAYS CAMERON’S HEAD ON THE BOTTOM STEP!
James Peters: NO, NO, NO, NO- NO!
Rich Russillo: SOLOMON DELIVERS A STOMP TO CAMERON’S SKULL! CAMERON IS OUT!
James Peters: BUT SOLOMON STANE ISNT DONE! SOLOMON GRABS CAMERON’S HEAD… AND SLAMS HER FACE FIRST OFF THE BOTTOM STEP!
Rich Russillo: STOP THIS… AGAIN!
James Peters: SOLOMON STANE KEEPS SLAMMING CAMERON’S HEAD OFF THE BOTTOM STEP, GROWING MORE RAPID WITH EACH TIME!
Rich Russillo: AND BLOOD IS STARTING TO FORM ON THE STEEL STEPS!
James Peters: CAMERON IS BUSTED OPEN, BUT LIES UNCONSCIOUS ON THE BOTTOM STEP! SOLOMON NOTICES THE TOP STEP, AND GRABS HOLD OF IT!
Rich Russillo; SOLOMON RAISES THOSE STEPS HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, AND HE IS GOING TO DO SOME SERIOUS DAMAGE TO CAMERON!
James Peters: OH, THANK GOD!
(Trixie steps in the way of Solomon’s rampage.)
Persephone: Move, bitch!
(Trixie calms Solomon down, reminding him he needs her healthy for Road to Redemption, causing Solomon to throw the step down.)
James Peters: Luckily, cooler heads have prevailed.
Rich Russillo: But if Trixie waited any longer, who knows? Cameron Ella Ava’s career could be over right now.
(Solomon spits on Cameron, causing gasps from the audience, and heads to the back with Trixie in tow. Stane remains irate over the loss, muttering to himself on his way to the back.)
Persephone; What a letdown.
James Peters: Oh, will you stop it?
Persephone: I’m just saying…
Rich Russillo: Well, Cameron Ella Ava lives to fight another day, but I’m afraid to what Solomon will do in their Hardcore Title match where Trixie won’t stop him.
(Solomon heads to the back with Trixie as the camera fades elsewhere.)
(Promotional ad for Road to Redemption, where Cameron Ella Ava defends the Hardcore Championship against Solomon Stane.)
(Voltage returns to ringside, and the camera pans towards the stage before ‘Praise Gawd’ by Kanye West hits. This causes a mixed reaction to come from the crowd, with the majority of fans booing as Methuselah begins to walk out. Methuselah is holding a microphone in his hand as he storms out from the back, and he doesn’t look amused whatsoever. Wasting no time, he heads down the ramp and walks to the ring.)
James Peters: Methuselah is here with some words for us from the looks of it, and I don’t think he looks happy given everything that’s been going on lately.
Rich Russillo: Where do we even start? There’s the rampage Michael Machina went on last week, then there’s everything going on with the other Extreme Elimination Chamber competitors. Methuselah may not be the type to get on everyone’s good side, but I think he has every reason to be upset right now.
Persephone: This is what happens when you have a bad Extreme Elimination Chamber lineup. Trash creates more trash.
James Peters: I don’t think that’s what happened here.
(Methuselah walks up the steel steps and entering the ring, waiting as ‘Praise Gawd’ begins to fade out. After this, he begins to speak.)
Methuselah: This is unacceptable. Road to Redemption is in just a few weeks and everything surrounding the Extreme Elimination Chamber has been a mess. It was always inevitable that this ended with me being crowned the new EAW World Champion, but if these are the lengths the members of the roster are willing to go to in order to try and deny their fate, something needs to be done. I’m not going to keep watching the people of this brand do as they please, because they don’t stand at the top of Sunday Night Voltage. Not even the Placeholder who ran away with the EAW World Championship is truly at the top of it, so if any of them believe they can tear this match apart before Road to Redemption knowing what’s to come once we step inside of the Chamber, they are wrong. This match will proceed as planned, and I will not allow otherwise. I am out here right now because it is time to put an end to the antics coming from the participants in this match, and if Captain Charisma won’t do something about this problem himself, then I will.
(The fans begin to quiet down, waiting to hear exactly what Methuselah means as he continues to speak.)
Methuselah: Last week, Michael Machina believed the best course of action was responding to what should’ve been his final warning with an assault on not only myself, but everyone around me. I faced Daryl Kinkade with the Jaded Hearts by my side, and after my victory Michael Machina took it upon himself to use that as his moment to strike. Michael Machina has proven himself to be reckless to the point of being a danger to himself, and the longer this goes on heading into Road to Redemption, the worse this will end for him. An attack like Machina’s would never keep me down and the Jaded Hearts were able to compete this week in spite of his efforts, but what about him? How does this end for the Machine? If he has a Commissioner that cares about his roster, it ends with him being bailed out before he can continue digging his own grave, because this is not a battle he can win. It never was, and the worst thing he can do with this Extreme Elimination Chamber on the horizon is attempt to turn this into a war.
Methuselah: Of course, that only brings me to the rest of the issues surrounding this match, one of them being Xander Payne. Last week, Limmy Mona_han suffered an attack from Xander that was efficient enough to prevent Limmy from being cleared to compete. This attack put his status in Road to Redemption in jeopardy, and what was done about it? Absolutely nothing. Instead, the British Invasion lost a member as Daryl Kinkade found himself on the receiving end of a second attack by Xander. We have yet to hear Daryl Kinksde’s status following the attack and whether or not he’ll even be capable of entering the Extreme Elimination Chamber, and what was done about it? Absolutely nothing. All of this happened after the news that the Placeholder went missing, and where is he now? Where is the man carrying the EAW World Championship, with only two weeks left before he’s scheduled to defend the title for the final time in his career?
(Methuselah waits, looking at the fans in attendance before finally answering his own question.)
Methuselah: We still don’t know. It has been an entire week, and there are no answers regarding his disappearance, and what has been done about this?
(Methuselah stops again, and the fans remain silent, unable to answer the question.)
Methuselah: Not a single thing. Unacceptable. The Commissioner of this brand has watched every single one of these events take place. He knows everything that is happening on this show, and he has yet to do anything. The Placeholder has been “missing” for over a week now, and he is still parading around with the EAW World Championship. Xander Payne took Limmy Monaghan out of action one week ago, and one week later he was allowed to do it again. This is not how a show should be run with a World Championship match at stake, and he knows that. So, Captain Charisma, I am going to give you a choice. You can either come out here and make a decision to get all of this under control immediately, or I can do it myself. I may be a member of the Voltage roster, but I am still the Chairman of this company. If I want something done I can make sure it’s done, so unless you want me to make the decision myself, you need to get out here and fix this.
(Methuselah waits inside of the ring, but he doesn’t have to wait for long as ‘Self Help Tape’ by Moses Sumney hits. The fans in attendance begin to cheer, and before long Captain Charisma begins to walk out to the stage. Captain Charisma is holding a microphone of his own in his hand, and he doesn’t look happy either after everything that has happened regarding the EAW World Championship Extreme Elimination Chamber. He begins walking down the ramp as the fans continue to cheer.)
James Peters: Well it looks like Captain Charisma will be joining us after all, and I can see why. Methuselah is clearly serious about fixing all of this, even threatening to pull the Chairman card and take matters into his own hands. Knowing Methuselah, there’s no telling what he would’ve done if he went and made a decision about all this on his own.
Rich Russillo: Yeah, especially seeing the mood he is in. I think it’s for the best that Captain Charisma is out here, and from the looks of it, he’s not too thrilled about everything going on either. Of course, I don’t think anyone would be happy about their World Champion being missing and two of the Chamber participants being injured.
Persephone: And the remaining participants are boring.
(Captain Charisma walks up the steel steps, before joining Methuselah inside of the ring. Not too long after this, ‘Self Help Tape’ begins to fade out, and Captain Charisma begins to speak.)
Captain Charisma: You’re right about one thing. I have seen everything, and if you’re tired of this then you can imagine how I feel seeing every single participant in the Extreme Elimination find themselves either missing or injured. This has never happened before on Voltage, and I don’t need any of this getting in the way of the Extreme Elimination Chamber we had planned. We were too late to stop Xander from doing anything to Limmy or Daryl and we were clearly not prepared for whatever’s going on with Jake, but you don’t need to tell me to do anything about that. I already knew this situation needed to be handled before Road to Redemption came around, and that’s exactly what I planned to do. I’ve had enough of people trying to ruin this match, so I already figured out what’s going to happen and how to handle all of this.
(Captain Charisma turns away from Methuselah and looks towards the crowd before beginning to speak once more.)
Captain Charisma: Ladies and gentlemen, and everyone competing in the Extreme Elimination Chamber for the EAW World Championship at Road to Redemption, if I were you I’d listen closely. Over the last week, Xander Payne has injured not one, but two participants in the Extreme Elimination Chamber with his attacks. Limmy Monaghan is currently not cleared to compete, and we’re still waiting on an update on Daryl Kinkade. This is not going to continue. Xander, if you want to get your hands on them or anyone else in this match again your best bet is waiting for that Chamber where anything goes and you’ll have the opportunity to do whatever you please, because if you put your hands on one more person before Road to Redemption, you will be suspended and miss out on that match entirely. It’s your call, Xander. Do you want to miss out on that match? You’ve already gotten away with a lot since returning, including interrupting a Championship match at Territorial Invasion, so if I were you I wouldn’t try taking this any further.
Captain Charisma: Of course, as much as I hate to say this, that’s not the only problem surrounding this match. There’s also everything surrounding Jake Smith and his recent disappearance, and I don’t even think I need to explain how frustrating everything has been regarding him. Jake is the World Champion of this brand, and I’m not going to deal with a Champion that feels the need to keep finding new ways to get out of defending his title. I am sick of this, and we’re not putting the Chamber in jeopardy because our Champion is still missing. Jake, I am going to make this very simple. I already said that this Extreme Elimination Chamber was going to happen no matter what, and I meant that. I don’t plan to cancel this match for any reason, so if you want to keep playing into the disappearing act, you can suffer the consequences for it. If you still want to be considered the EAW World Champion, you need to show up to Voltage next week. I’m not asking you to show up. I’m not begging you to show up. I’m telling you that if you don’t return next week, you will be stripped of the EAW World Championship.
Captain Charisma: Not only that, but Caroline will be suspended for her part in all of this. She knows what she did, and I’m not going to keep putting up with her, either. It’s up to you, Jake. You show up, or you lose your Championship and Caroline is suspended.
(The fans cheer hearing this, and after this, Captain Charisma stops speaking, having seemingly said everything he needed to. Captain Charisma turns to leave, but before he can, Methuselah begins to speak.)
Methuselah: You are forgetting something.
(After this, Captain Charisma stops in his tracks.)
Captain Charisma: That’s right. Michael Machina.
(Captain Charisma turns to Methuselah, staring right at him as he begins to speak once more.)
Captain Charisma: You’re a big boy. You can handle that yourself.
(Captain Charisma turns and makes his way out of the ring, and while the fans continue to cheer, Methuselah isn’t happy with that answer whatsoever. He stares at Captain Charisma as he makes his way out of the ring.)
James Peters: Well there you have it! Those were some big announcements regarding Road to Redemption, and I think they were necessary after everything.
Rich Russillo: I agree. Things have gotten chaotic lately, but it looks like things may finally be back under control.
(The camera shows one more shot of Captain Charisma as he makes his way up the ramp, as a frustrated Methuselah is seen staring at him from inside of the ring. From there, Voltage begins to fade away from ringside.)
(Promotional ad for Road to Redemption, where the Extreme Elimination Chamber for the EAW World Championship will take place.)
(Voltage returns to ringside, where Methuselah can be seen at ringside after the conversation with Captain Charisma.)
Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen… The following contest is a TAG TEAM MATCH and it is scheduled for ONE FALL!!!!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!!!!
(‘Gloria’ by Laura Branigan hits to a mixed reaction as Bea Valentine makes her way out. She waits at the stage for her partner, and before long, ‘Apostle’s Warning’ by Mobb Deep hits, causing a similar reaction from the crowd. Michael Machina steps out, and his eyes are directly on Methuselah, who is standing at ringside. Despite this, Machina and Valentine begin to make their way down the ramp and towards the ring.)
Bella Braxton: Introducing first!… At a combined weight of 383 pounds… THE TEAM OF MICHAEL MACHINA AND BEA VALENTINE!!!!!
James Peters: We have an interesting match on our hands right now, as you could consider this a preview for what can be called a couples triple threat tag team match at Road to Redemption!
Rich Russillo: Dr. Bethany Blue and Adam Lucas are competing in that match, but tonight they’re up against two Extreme Elimination Chamber competitors. With all Bethany and Adam have accomplished and what Bea and Michael can very soon, I think a win tonight would be big for either team.
Persephone: I don’t care about this match at all.
(‘Somebody Get Me A Doctor’ by Van Halen follows, and very loud boos come from the crowd as Dr. Bethany Blue walks out. She waits on the stage as her music is replaced with ‘Everybody Knows (Unstoppable)’ by Royal Deluxe, and as the boos continue, Adam Lucas joins her at the stage. The two look confident, and they make their way to the ring together, ignoring the reception from the crowd.)
Bella Braxton: And their opponents… At a combined weight of 363 pounds… ADAM LUCAS AND DR. BETHANY BLUE, THE ROYAL ELITE!!!!!
James Peters: The Royal Elite is what these two have chosen to call themselves, and with Methuselah here watching, you have to imagine this highly skilled duo’s chances of winning have just gone up.
Rich Russillo: Methuselah is here following that talk with Captain Charisma, so I can’t imagine that he’s here for any good reason. Even so, this is a team of former World Champions and future Hall of Famers, so this won’t be an easy one for Bea and Michael, or for Bethany and Adam’s Road to Redemption opponents.
Persephone: Just get the match over with already.
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
James Peters: Here we go! This match is underway and both Michael Machina and Adam Lucas begin to lock up! Michael Machina is able to power Adam Lucas into the corner of the ring until the referee gets involved to separate them- AND ADAM LUCAS TAKES THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SLAP MICHAEL MACHINA IN THE FACE! MACHINA TAKES A STEP BACK- BUT ONLY BEFORE RUNNING IN WITH SHOULDER THRUSTS TO THE MIDSECTION OF ADAM! ADAM CAUGHT OFF GUARD AS MICHAEL MACHINA SENDS HIM INTO THE ROPES, AND FLIES AT HIM WITH A SHOULDER TACKLE! HOT START BY MICHAEL MACHINA AS ADAM LUCAS MAY HAVE MADE A MISTAKE!
Rich Russillo: Adam Lucas stumbles towards the ropes, AND MICHAEL MACHINA RUNS IN- BUT ADAM IS ABLE TO GET THE BOOT UP! Adam follows this up by grabbing Michael Machina and sending him out to the apron, BEFORE PULLING HIM THROUGH THE ROPES AND DELIVERING A NECKBREAKER! Adam slows the pace down a bit as he is able to get the upper hand, and he drags Machina up before sending him face first into the top turnbuckle! Adam now beginning to repeatedly kick and stomp at Machina, before finally he makes the tag to Dr. Bethany Blue!
Persephone: Why exactly is Methuselah here again?
James Peters: Well someone clearly wasn’t paying attention. He’s clearly here to get under the skin of Michael Machina, but there’s no telling whether or not that has worked just yet. Right now Bethany is maintaining control as she presses her boot against the jaw of Machina, staying there up until the count of four- AND ONLY RELEASING IT BEFORE KICKING MACHINA IN THE FACE! Bethany drags Michael Machina out of the corner, pulling him into a rear chinlock to keep wearing him down as she knows the kind of competitor he is!
Rich Russillo: We’re still early in the match though, and Michael Machina has enough left in him to begin pushing himself back up! MICHAEL MACHINA BEGINS PUSHING HIMSELF BACK UP TO HIS FEET AS BETHANY IS FORCED TO TRANSITION INTO A STANDING HEADLOCK, BUT THAT’S NOT ENOUGH AS MICHAEL MACHINA BEGINS LIFTING HER FOR A BACK SUPLEX! Bethany is able to flip out of it and land on her feet though, AND SHE DROPKICKS MACHINA IN THE BACK, CAUSING HIM TO FALL ONTO THE MIDDLE ROPE! Bethany now running the ropes, AND SHE GOES FOR A-
James Peters: NO! MACHINA TURNS AROUND, ABLE TO CONNECT WITH A DISCUS LARIAT TO DROP BETHANY! Michael Machina takes a second after all that offense from Adam and Bethany, and he looks over at Methuselah, obviously not happy about his presence here. Michael Machina now dragging Bethany up- BUT BETHANY IS ABLE TO COUNTER WITH A JAWBREAKER! MICHAEL MACHINA STUMBLES BACK, AND BETHANY GRABS HIM FROM BEHIND BEFORE TURNING HIM AROUND FOR THE RIPCORD FOREARM! MACHINA STUMBLES AGAIN, AND THIS ALLOWS BETHANY TO RUN THE ROPES BEFORE DELIVERING A CHOP BLOCK TO THE BACK OF HIS LEG!
Rich Russillo: Bethany has always been very precise inside of the ring, so she knew what she was doing there going after the legs in order to finally take him down! Bethany drags Michael Machina towards her corner, and I think looking at Methuselah may have bought these two a bit of time after all! Michael Machina really needs a tag, but instead it’s Adam Lucas that is tagged back into this! Adam enters the ring, and he gets on top of Machina before just beginning to punch away at him, not giving Machina a chance to breathe here tonight!
Persephone: I guess it’s the smart decision. As long as these two don’t screw up and end this match ASAP, this works for me.
James Peters: Michael Machina pushes Adam Lucas off of him, but Adam just uses this as an opportunity to roll out to the apron! Adam returns to his feet as Michael Machina stumbles back up, AND NOW ADAM GOES FOR THE EQUALISER- BUT IT DOESN’T CONNECT! MICHAEL MACHINA CAUGHT HIM WITH THE SPINNING SIDE SLAM, AND NOW THAT ADAM LUCAS HAS BEEN PLANTED, MACHINA IS PULLING HIMSELF OVER TO THE CORNER OF BEA VALENTINE! WE MIGHT BE SEEING A TAG BY THE OTHER TEAM VERY SOON-
Rich Russillo: OR NOT, AS ADAM LUCAS WAS ABLE TO JUMP FORWARD AND DROP AN ELBOW ON TOP OF MACHINA! Adam is still hurt from that side slam, but he and Bethany are experienced enough to know to isolate Machina from his partner. Adam Lucas grabs onto the ropes to begin pulling himself up, before finally beginning to drag Michael Machina up! Adam now, looking for a-
James Peters: NO! MICHAEL MACHINA GRABS HIM AND CATCHES HIM BY SURPRISE WITH A BELLY TO BELLY! THE BELLY TO BELLY CONNECTS, AND AS ADAM RUSHES BACK TO HIS FEET, MACHINA IS ABLE TO MAKE THE TAG!
Rich Russillo: BEA VALENTINE ENTERS THE RING, AND SHE DUCKS UNDER A SWING FROM ADAM LUCAS BEFORE RUNNING THE ROPES, ALLOWING HER TO CONNECT WITH A DROPKICK! ADAM STUMBLES BACK UP, AND BEA CONNECTS WITH A SECOND DROPKICK! BEA NOW RUNNING TO DR. BETHANY BLUE, LOOKING TO TAKE HER OUT AS SHE SWINGS AT HER-
Persephone: But Bethany expected that one, and she was able to duck under it before grabbing Bea with a full nelson. Bethany waits for Adam to get back up, and it looks like it’s back to the usual here since Bea is useless.
James Peters: Adam waits for Bethany to make a move, AND BETHANY SHOVES BEA INTO ADAM, ALLOWING ADAM TO POP HER UP FOR LEVEL UP!
Rich Russillo: BUT HE DOESN’T GET IT! INSTEAD, BEA WAS ABLE TO TRANSITION INTO A CODE RED, AND SHE HOLDS ADAM IN POSITION FOR THE COVER! WHAT A COUNTER BY BEA VALENTINE!
ONE!
TWO-
James Peters: Adam Lucas kicks out before pulling himself into the corner of the ring, and it looks like everything is starting to go perfectly now for Bea and Machina! Adam finds himself in a seated position in his team’s corner, but that’s not where he wants to be right now, AS BEA CHARGES IN FOR THE BEA SWARM!
Rich Russillo: SHE DOESN’T CONNECT!!! ADAM WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AT THE LAST MOMENT AS BEA CRASHES INTO THOSE TURNBUCKLES, AND NOW ADAM GRABS BEA BEFORE SENDING HER OUT TO RINGSIDE! Adam now tagging Bethany into the match, and from the looks of it these two have turned things right back around! Bea Valentine slowly pushes herself back up at ringside- BUT BEFORE SHE CAN RETURN TO HER FEET, SHE IS MET WITH A RUNNING KNEE LIFT BY DR. BETHANY BLUE!
James Peters: Methuselah is still watching this one closely, but it looks like he’s starting to get a bit close to where the action is!
Rich Russillo: Yeah, and Michael Machina noticed it! Machina just got off the apron and it looks like he’s heading over to make sure Methuselah stays out of this- BUT ADAM LUCAS TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE DISTRACTION, TAKING MACHINA OUT WITH A DIVING CLOTHESLINE! Methuselah sees this and begins to back off, and it looks like he got everything he wanted out of that!
Persephone: This match still isn’t over though, and that’s a problem. Can Methuselah make himself useful and attack someone so the ref can just call this off?
James Peters: Dr. Bethany Blue drags Bea Valentine up before slamming her face into the apron, and now she sends her back into the ring! Dr. Bethany Blue now climbing up to the middle turnbuckle, AND SHE DELIVERS A DIVING KNEE DROP TO THE CHEST OF BEA VALENTINE! THAT HAD TO HURT, AS BETHANY NOW GOES FOR THE COVER!
ONE!
TWO-
James Peters: This isn’t over yet though, as Bea is able to get the shoulder up!
Rich Russillo: That’s right, but Bethany is still on the offensive, and right now she’s dragging Bea Valentine back up. Bethany lifts Bea up onto her shoulders, AND IT LOOKS LIKE BETHANY MAY BE LOOKING TO SET UP FOR GRADE C2- BUT BEA IS ABLE TO BEGIN DELIVERING ELBOWS TO THE SIDE OF BETHANY’S HEAD! BEA REPEATEDLY ELBOWS BETHANY OVER AND OVER, UNTIL FINALLY BETHANY IS FORCED TO LET HER GO! Bea stumbles back- BUT BETHANY IS QUICK TO ATTACK WITH A BIG BOOT! Bethany now pulling Bea in as she may be looking to lift her up for something-
James Peters: BUT BEA GRABS BETHANY BY THE LEGS, AND SHE’S ABLE TO LIFT BETHANY UP BEFORE PLANTING BETHANY IN THE CENTER OF THE RING WITH AN ALAMABA SLAM! BEA WITH A BIG MOVE AS SHE STUMBLES TO A KNEE, BUT BEA IS ABLE TO QUICKLY PUSH HERSELF ON TOP OF BETHANY FOR THE COVER!
ONE!
TWO!
Rich Russillo: AND BETHANY IS OUT AT TWO! THIS ONE IS NOT OVER YET!
Persephone: Unreal. How is this actually still going right now? Clearly neither of these teams know how to do their jobs right.
Rich Russillo: Both teams are beginning to crawl to their corners- BUT AS ADAM LUCAS REACHES OUT FOR BETHANY TO TAG HIM IN, HE’S PULLED OFF OF THE APRON BY MICHAEL MACHINA! MICHAEL MACHINA NOW SENDING HIM INTO THE BARRICADE, AND HE RUSHES OVER TO HIS CORNER AS HE REACHES HIS ARM OUT FOR BEA! MICHAEL MACHINA IS FIRED UP, AND HE CLEARLY WANTS THE TAG AS HE SEEMINGLY HAS REALIZED HIS MISTAKES FOCUSING ON METHUSELAH! BEA VALENTINE IS PULLING HERSELF TOWARDS MACHINA’S CORNER, BEFORE FINALLY JUMPING OUT AND-
James Peters: GETTING CAUGHT IN AN ANKLE LOCK BY BETHANY!!!
Rich Russillo: BETHANY SAW THAT ADAM WAS TAKEN OUT, SO SHE QUICKLY TURNED HER ATTENTION TO STOPPING BEA FROM REACHING HER OWN CORNER! BETHANY ONCE AGAIN SHOWING HER IN RING IQ AS BEA IS IN A LOT OF TROUBLE HERE! THE ANKLE LOCK ISN’T A SUBMISSION BETHANY USES OFTEN, BUT SHE SAW AN OPENING AND TOOK IT, AND NOW WHILE IN THIS SUBMISSION BETHANY IS ABLE TO SLOWLY PULL BEA AWAY FROM HER CORNER! THIS REALLY ISN’T LOOKING GOOD FOR BEA VALENTINE RIGHT NOW, AS BETHANY IS FORCING HER AWAY FROM HER CORNER! IS BEA GONNA BE FORCED TO TAP OUT, OR IS SHE GONNA BE ABLE TO FIND HER WAY OUT OF THIS ONE!? BEA IS WEIGHING HER OPTIONS HERE!
James Peters: AND IT LOOKS LIKE SHE MAY HAVE FIGURED IT OUT! BEA ROLLS FORWARD WHILE IN THE ANKLE LOCK, AND IT CAUSES BETHANY TO BE DRAGGED WITH HER AS THE SUBMISSION IS RELEASED! BETHANY IS QUICK TO ROLL BACK TO HER FEET, BUT BEA WAS GIVEN JUST ENOUGH TIME TO FINALLY RUSH OVER TO HER CORNER AND TAG MICHAEL MACHINA BACK IN! MICHAEL MACHINA ENTERS THE RING AND RUNS THE ROPES, AND AS SOON AS BETHANY TURNS TOWARDS HIM, SHE HAS HER HEAD TAKEN OFF WITH THE MONEY SHOT!!!! THE MONEY SHOT CONNECTS, AND MACHINA HOOKS THE LEGS!
ONE!
TWO!!
THREE-
Rich Russillo: IT ISN’T ENOUGH TO GET THE JOB DONE THOUGH, AS DR. BETHANY BLUE IS ABLE TO GET THE SHOULDER UP! Bethany at the end of the day is extremely resilient, which I believe is necessary in order to become a former Universal Women’s Champion. Michael Machina pushes himself back towards his feet, and of course, there Methuselah is staring right at him at ringside. Michael Machina tries to ignore him for now, AND IN DOING SO, HE DEADLIFTS BETHANY OFF THE MAT, LOOKING TO PLANT HER WITH .50 CAL!
James Peters: BETHANY DOESN’T LET IT CONNECT, AS SHE BEGIN TO THROW PUNCHES REPEATEDLY AT THE HEAD OF MICHAEL MACHINA! MICHAEL MACHINA BEGINS TO STUMBLE TOWARDS THE ROPES, AND BETHANY USES THIS AS HER OPPORTUNITY TO PULL HERSELF OVER THE TOP ROPE AND OUT ONTO THE APRON! Bethany lands on her feet, AND NOW SHE PUSHES MACHINA AWAY FROM HER WITH A FOREARM, BEFORE FINALLY MAKING HER WAY UP TOP! MICHAEL MACHINA STUMBLES INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE RING, AND NOW BETHANY CONNECTS WITH A MISSILE DROPKICK!
Persephone: Michael Machina was dropped before stumbling into the corner, but for the former World Champions here Bethany and Adam have been doing a pretty garbage job of putting this match away. Then again I don’t know why I expected anything else.
Rich Russillo: Bethany is back to her feet as she now runs in- BUT MICHAEL MACHINA GETS OUT OF THE WAY, CAUSING HER TO CRASH HARD INTO THE TURNBUCKLES! MICHAEL MACHINA RUSHES INTO THE OPPOSITE CORNER BEFORE REMOVING THE STRAPS ON HIS SINGLET, AND I THINK WE KNOW WHAT IT’S TIME FOR! MICHAEL MACHINA RUNS IN FOR THE BULLET FROM HELL!
James Peters: BUT IT DOESN’T CONNECT, AND INSTEAD HE IS MET WITH THE TJD!!!!! TJD CONNECTS ON MICHAEL MACHINA AS HIS LIGHTS MIGHT’VE BEEN KNOCKED OUT, AND AS HE DROPS TO THE MAT BETHANY FALLS DOWN ON TOP OF HIM FOR THE COVER! THIS ONE MIGHT BE OVER!
ONE!
TWO!!
THREE-
James Peters: BUT MICHAEL MACHINA GETS THE SHOULDER UP THIS TIME! Bea seemed hesitant to try and break this one up to not risk disqualification with how big of a victory this could be, but ultimately it wasn’t necessary as Machina was able to keep this one alive!
Rich Russillo: Dr. Bethany Blue returns to her feet, AND SHE DOESN’T LET UP ON MACHINA AS SHE DELIVERS A KNEE DROP RIGHT ONTO HIS HEAD! Bethany rolls back to her feet as Michael Machina turns and grabs his head in pain, and Bethany now tags Adam Lucas back into the match, as he’s been given time to recover after being sent into the barricade earlier! Adam Lucas is back in this, AND IMMEDIATELY HE PULLS MICHAEL MACHINA UP BEFORE SENDING HIM SHOULDER FIRST INTO THE RING POST! Michael Machina falls out of the corner, AND NOW ADAM LUCAS JUST BEGINS STOMPING AWAY AT HIM!
James Peters: WAIT THOUGH! MICHAEL MACHINA MANAGES TO CATCH ADAM’S BOOT AFTER A TON OF STOMPS, AND FINALLY HE IS ABLE TO PUSH ADAM AWAY! Michael Machina pushes himself back up, AND NOW HE BOUNCES OFF OF THE ROPES, ALLOWING BEA TO TAG HERSELF IN! ADAM SWUNG AT MACHINA, BUT MICHAEL MACHINA DUCKED UNDER BEFORE GRABBING ONTO ADAM’S ARMS, HOLDING HIM IN POSITION AS BEA CONNECTS WITH A SUPERKICK! MICHAEL MACHINA NOW POPPING ADAM UP FOR THE BACK SUPLEX CUTTER, AND AS MICHAEL MACHINA ROLLS OUT OF THE RING, BEA HEADS UP TO THE TOP ROPE!
Rich Russillo: BEA VALENTINE IS UP TOP, AND NOW SHE DIVES RIGHT ONTO ADAM’S BACK WITH FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEA!!!! FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEA CONNECTS ON ADAM LUCAS AFTER AN INCREDIBLE COMBINATION, AND NOW BEA HOOKS THE LEGS TO WIN THIS ONE FOR THE TEAM!
ONE!
TWO!!
THREE!!
Rich Russillo: BUT ADAM LUCAS IS ABLE TO KICK OUT NOW!!! These two teams are throwing everything they have at each other, but it’s just not enough! I believe both sides have been working extremely well with each other, but there’s no telling who will actually win when they both have their different strengths and weaknesses!
Persephone: I’m not winning, because I have to sit through this match still. Why hasn’t anything been done about this yet?
James Peters: Bea Valentine looks surprised to see that Adam was able to kick out and argues with the referee for a bit, before finally she gets her mind back in the game! Methuselah has been a bit quiet as of right now, but that might be for the best as we all know how much of a threat he can be when he chooses to be. Bea pulls Adam up, AND IT LOOKS LIKE SHE MAY BE SETTING UP FOR BEA-MY-VALENTINE TO PUT HIM AWAY-
Rich Russillo: BUT ADAM FREES HIS ARMS AND PUSHES BEA FORWARD, RIGHT INTO A FOREARM SHOT BY DR. BETHANY BLUE!! BEA STUMBLES BACKWARDS, AND ADAM LUCAS IS ABLE TO CONNECT WITH A SPINEBUSTER!!!! ADAM RETURNS TO HIS FEET BEFORE BACKING UP- AND BEFORE BEA COULD EVEN RETURN TO HER FEET, ADAM RUNS IN AND HITS HER WITH “WOKE”, THE PUNT KICK TO THE HEAD! NOW IT’S BEA VALENTINE THAT’S OUT, BUT INSTEAD OF GOING FOR THE COVER, ADAM TAGS BETHANY INTO THE MATCH!
James Peters: Bethany enters the match, but only before tagging Adam right back in! These two clearly seem to have something in mind here as they needed the time in the ring together, and now Bethany lifts Bea up! Bethany now throwing Bea into the ropes, AND SHE POPS BEA UP, ALLOWING ADAM TO CATCH HER FOR LEVEL UP-
Rich Russillo: WHICH DOESN’T CONNECT, AS BEA INSTEAD DELIVERS A HURRICANRANA AFTER LANDING ON ADAM’S SHOULDERS! BETHANY QUICKLY GRAB ONTO BEA AND LOOKS TO DO SOME DAMAGE HERSELF- BUT HERE COMES MICHAEL MACHINA, DIVING OFF OF THE TOP ROPE WITH A DIVING FOREARM! MACHINA ROLLS OUT TO THE APRON AFTER HELPING BEA, AND BEA TAGS HIM BACK IN AS THEY SEEM TO HAVE SOMETHING IN MIND AS BOTH OF THEIR OPPONENTS ARE OUT OF THE RING!
James Peters: BEA VALENTINE RUNS THE ROPES AS MICHAEL MACHINA WAITS FOR HER- AND NOW HE POPS HER UP AND OVER THE TOP ROPE, CAUSING HER TO TAKE OUT BETHANY WITH AN ASSISTED TOPE CON HILO!!!!! AMAZING TEAMWORK BY THESE TWO, AND IT LOOKS LIKE MACHINA PLANS TO FOLLOW THAT UP AS HE TURNS HIS ATTENTION TO ADAM LUCAS, WHO IS ALSO OUT AT RINGSIDE! MICHAEL MACHINA RUNS THE ROPES, BEFORE GOING FOR A SUICIDE DIVE-
Rich Russillo: WHICH DOESN’T CONNECT, AS ADAM LUCAS WAS ABLE TO DELIVER AN ELBOW STRIKE, TAKING MACHINA OUT! BOTH BEA AND BETHANY ARE SLOWLY TRYING TO PULL THEMSELVES TOWARDS THEIR CORNERS, MEANWHILE ADAM LUCAS SENDS MICHAEL MACHINA BACK INTO THE RING!, AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE TIME FOR HIM TO PUT THIS ONE AWAY! ADAM GETS ONTO THE APRON WHILE MACHINA STUMBLES BACK TO HIS FEET, AND NOW ADAM ONCE AGAIN LOOKS FOR THE EQUALISER-
James Peters: BUT NOW IT’S MACHINA THAT CONNECTS WITH A SPINEBUSTER, AND BOTH MEN ARE DOWN AFTER ALL OF THAT!
Rich Russillo: Bea Valentine and Dr. Bethany Blue have both made their way onto the apron, and both men now are crawling towards their respective corners, looking for the tag! All four of these Elitists are in big matches at Road to Redemption, and with this performance tonight I don’t think there’s any doubt that they’re ready for them! Both Adam and Michael make it to their corners, AND BOTH ELITISTS MAKE THE TAG, MAKING BEA AND BETHANY THE LEGAL COMPETITORS NOW! BEA AND BETHANY ARE BOTH IN THIS MATCH, AND THEY CHARGE RIGHT AT EACH OTHER!
James Peters: BOTH WOMEN BEGIN THROWING PUNCHES AT EACH OTHER, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE BETHANY IS THE ONE GETTING THE UPPER HAND AS SHE THROWS PUNCHES ONE AFTER THE OTHER! BEA IS UNABLE TO RESPOND- UNTIL FINALLY SHE CONNECTS WITH AN UPPERCUT! BETHANY HITS BEA WITH AN ELBOW STRIKE THOUGH, BEFORE SENDING HER INTO THE CORNER OF THE RING AND FOLLOWING UP WITH A FOREARM! Bea stumbles out of the corner as Bethany has the upper hand here, AND NOW BETHANY KICKS BEA IN THE MIDSECTION, DROPPING BEA TO A KNEE AS SHE RUNS THE ROPES FOR-
Rich Russillo: NO! CONCUSSION PROTOCOL DOESN’T CONNECT! BEA WAS ABLE TO PULL HER HEAD OUT OF THE WAY, AND NOW SHE GRABS BETHANY BEFORE TRYING TO DELIVER THE CONSPIRACY- WHICH DOESN’T CONNECT!! BETHANY IS ABLE TO GET OUT OF IT, BEFORE KICKING BEA IN THE MIDSECTION! Bea is struggling right now, AND BETHANY SENDS HER INTO THE ROPES- BUT BEA IS ABLE TO RESPOND WITH A SUPERKICK TO BETHANY, CAUSING BETHANY TO STUMBLE!
James Peters: YEAH, BUT BETHANY RESPONDS WITH TJD, FLOORING BEA AS BOTH ELITISTS DROP TO THE MAT! WHAT A SEQUENCE OF EVENTS BY THESE TWO, AND NOW THE REFEREE IS LOOKING TO MAKE SURE BOTH OF THESE WOMEN ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE!
Rich Russillo: Dr. Bethany Blue sits up holding her jaw, and as the referee checks on her, Bea Valentine slowly begins to crawl towards her corner! Bea desperately needs the tag right now, and Michael Machina is reaching his arm out so she can tag him in! Bea is almost at her corner, and-
Persephone: FINALLY!
James Peters: BUT METHUSELAH JUST PULLED MICHAEL MACHINA OFF OF THE APRON!!!! METHUSELAH JUST DRAGGED MACHINA OFF OF THE APRON, AND NOW HE SENDS HIM OVER THE BARRICADE! THE REFEREE WAS BUSY CHECKING TO MAKE SURE DR. BETHANY BLUE WAS OKAY, AND THANKS TO THAT HE DIDN’T SEE THIS INTERFERENCE FROM METHUSELAH! METHUSELAH HAS FINALLY GOTTEN INVOLVED, AND WE MENTIONED HIM BEING QUIET THROUGHOUT THIS MATCH EARLIER, BUT CLEARLY THAT WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!
Rich Russillo: Yeah, it looks like he’s taking Captain Charisma’s words to heart and dealing with Michael Machina himself! Methuselah climbs over the barricade, AND HE GOES FOR A RIGHT HAND, BUT MACHINA BLOCKS IT BEFORE CONNECTING WITH ONE OF HIS OWN! METHUSELAH THROWS A PUNCH HIMSELF NOW! NOW MACHINA! BOTH MEN ARE BRAWLING IN THE CROWD, AND IT’S SAFE TO SAY THINGS HAVE GOTTEN CHAOTIC BETWEEN THESE TWO, BUT ALL THIS HAS LEFT BEA VALENTINE WITHOUT A PARTNER!
James Peters: Yeah, and I think she’s processing what just happened now! Bea doesn’t have much in her as is as she’s still rocked from that TJD, so she can’t even call for the referee to point out what’s going on in the crowd! Instead all she can do is watch, as she grabs onto the ropes in an attempt to finally pull herself back to her feet! This isn’t looking good, as this fantastic match may have just taken an unfortunate turn thanks to Methuselah and his interference! Both teams were doing fantastic, but now Bea is on her own!
Persephone: Well you’re right about that much. Methuselah and Michael Machina are still brawling in the crowd, and from the looks of it they’re just going deeper into the crowd. Michael Machina has basically been removed from this match entirely, which isn’t something I’m mad at. They can go away forever as far as I am concerned.
Rich Russillo: It may be true that Machina is out of this one, but I don’t think that’s the worst part of this! Bea is finally pulling herself back up, but what she doesn’t realize is that her opponent is right behind her, waiting for her to turn around!
James Peters: TJD!!!! AS SOON AS BEA VALENTINE TURNED AROUND, SHE WAS CAUGHT WITH A SECOND TJD, AND THIS TIME AROUND, BETHANY RUNS THE ROPES AND PLANTS BEA VALENTINE’S HEAD INTO THE MAT WITH THE CONCUSSION PROTOCOL!!! BEA VALENTINE IS DOWN AND OUT, AND I DON’T THINK IT NEEDS TO BE SAID, BUT THIS MATCH IS OVER! Dr. Bethany Blue has dismantled Bea Valentine, but she doesn’t go for the cover just yet! It looks like her and Adam are looking to send a message before their big match at Road to Redemption, and from the looks of it, I don’t think there’s anything that can be done about that!
Rich Russillo: You’re right about that much, because as we speak, Michael Machina and Methuselah are still involved in their brawl in the crowd! They’ve made our way over to our side, but there’s just no way Machina can save this match at this point! Bethany makes the tag to Adam Lucas, and I’m not sure what Adam has in mind, but Bea hasn’t even moved after being hit with the Concussion Protocol! This isn’t even fair, but you can say Methuselah is doing exactly what Captain Charisma told him to!
James Peters: Adam Lucas enters the ring before dragging Bea up, AND HE JUST SENDS HER INTO THE ROPES, BEFORE POPPING HER UP AND PLANTING HER WITH LEVEL UP! THESE TWO WILL BE TEAMING UP ONCE AGAIN AT ROAD TO REDEMPTION, AND REGARDLESS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL BE WALKING OUT OF VOLTAGE TONIGHT WITH THE VICTORY AS GOES FOR THE COVER ON BEA VALENTINE!
ONE!
TWO!!
THREE!!!
(Ding! Ding! Ding!)
Bella Braxton: Here are your winners… THE TEAM OF DR. BETHANY BLUE, AND ADAM LUCAS!!!!!!
(The fans begin to boo loudly as ‘Everybody Knows (Unstoppable)’ begins to play once more. Adam Lucas returns to his feet, and he and Dr. Bethany Blue have their hands raised by the referee.)
James Peters: It’s unfortunate how that match ended, but that was quite the performance by these two ahead of their tri-brand tag team match at Road to Redemption!
Rich Russillo: That’s bound to be a good match, and I think after tonight, these two may have proven themselves to be the favorites to win it. Only time will tell what happens in the match, but for now congratulations to these two.
Persephone: And thank you Methuselah for wrapping this one up early.
(Adam Lucas and Dr. Bethany Blue begin to take their leave together, having accomplished what they set out to with their victory. As the two make their way to the back, the camera suddenly cuts to the commentary area as the crowd grows louder.)
James Peters: WAIT A SECOND!
Rich Russillo: METHUSELAH AND MICHAEL MACHINA ARE BACK, AS METHUSELAH JUST SENT MACHINA FACE FIRST ONTO THE BARRICADE WITH A FLAPJACK!
James Peters: METHUSELAH SEEMS TO HAVE GOTTEN THE UPPER HAND WHILE THEY WERE BRAWLING IN THE CROWD, AND NOW HE CLIMBS BACK OVER THE BARRICADE BEFORE BEGINNING TO CLEAR OUR TABLE! WHAT THE HELL IS METHUSELAH PLANNING!?
Rich Russillo: I DON’T KNOW, BUT IT CAN’T BE GOOD! MICHAEL MACHINA HAS ALREADY BEEN THROUGH A MATCH, AND NOW METHUSELAH IS PULLING MACHINA UP BEFORE CLIMBING ONTO THE TABLE! METHUSELAH HAS SOMETHING IN MIND HERE, AND IT CAN’T BE GOOD!
James Peters: MK DRIVER!!!!! METHUSELAH WITH AN MK DRIVER ONTO THE TABLE, BUT THE TABLE DOESN’T BREAK! METHUSELAH JUST PLANTED MICHAEL MACHINA, AND NOW HE GRABS A STEEL CHAIR BEFORE MAKING HIS WAY TO THE TOP ROPE! NO! DON’T TELL ME HE’S GOING FOR-
Rich Russillo: WINGS OF HELL!!!!!! WINGS OF HELL CONNECTS ON MICHAEL MACHINA, DESTROYING OUR COMMENTARY TABLE AND MICHAEL MACHINA WITH IT!
Persephone: Yikes. Is he gonna be out too?
James Peters: Surely not. There’s no way Michael Machina would miss Road to Redemption, but after tonight one thing is clear, and it’s that Methuselah is done playing games!
Rich Russillo: Methuselah gets the upper hand on Michael Machina, and at this point, there is no telling how this all will end!
(Methuselah stands over Michael Machina as a few security guards begin rushing out, just staring at the unconscious former New Breed Champion. This is the final shot of the night, as after the camera shows Methuselah standing over the fallen Machina one last time, the camera begins fading to black.)
(EAW logo buzzes.)
