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Wicked Games (2024)

(The screen fades to a picture of Brody Sparks with somber music playing in the background. The picture is from a photoshoot in early 2017 with her iconic black and pink ring attire. She has the tips of her long, blonde hair dyed in a light pink. Her right hand on her hip. The left hand is doing the trademark pose while showing off her single spiked glove. She looks fierce, intense, beautiful and ready to rip someone’s head off their shoulders.)

Narrator: From small and humble beginnings in Brockton, Massachusetts, Meagan Christine Vaughan rose to prominence in the squared circle as Brody Sparks.

(The screen begins to play some of Brody Sparks’ earlier matches. If there was anything that Brody displayed in her career, it’s that it didn’t matter her short stature, but she could pack a punch and kick. From early on, her ruthless and catty nature was displayed, garnering the attention out of every woman in the EAW locker room. She was truly dominant in a tiny package.)

Narrator: From early on, Brody Sparks would find herself on a very different playing field. Her height proving to be something that tends to slow her down, Brody would find things clicking soon enough as she had garnered the notice of an eventual Hall of Famer in Zack Crash, who would label her the ‘Code of Depravity’ in OMERTA.

(The screen would fade to a picture of OMERTA which was led by Zack Crash, but also contained a future World Champion in Terry Chambers. The stand out was the small pint size siren who had the entire world in the palm of her fingers. Someone that needed that extra push to get there, but the potential was there and people just needed to let her cook.)

Narrator: Before stepping into the path of becoming the longest reigning EAW Specialists Champion in EAW History, Sparks would show potential in the world of gymnastics from an early age before evolving to the competitive world of cheerleading. But from a young age of two, Sparks was introduced to the world of professional wrestling.

(We get a few photos of a young Meagan Christine Vaughan in her leotard and spandex as the photo looks to be taken in the middle of a hurdle. Then, it goes to her on top of a pyramid as she’s ready to be launched up in the air.)

Narrator: It was Sparks’ athleticism, which impressed and got the attention of the EAW officials, signing her to a EAW contract.

(The screen would begin to play highlights of Brody Sparks in the ring, displaying her cheerleading and gymnastics background.)

Narrator: On December 17, 2016, Sparks would find herself in a Specialists Chamber filled with former World Champions and defy odds by walking out of the Chamber with one of the crown jewels of the women’s division.

Starr Stan: WAIT! BRODY SPARKS! SHE’S CLIMBING THE TURNBUCKLE! ARIA TRYING TO KICK HER AWAY! THIS IS A BAD SPOT FOR BOTH OF THESE VIXENS! BOTH OF THEIR CAREERS COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY SHORTENED, IF NOT FLAT OUT ENDED DEPENDING ON HOW THIS PLAYS OUT! ARIA THROWS A KICK, BUT BRODY CATCHES HER LEG AND SLAMS IT INTO THAT POD! ARIA FLINCHES IN PAIN AS BRODY CLIMBS ALL THE WAY UP WITH HER! BRODY SPARKS GRABS ARIA’S HAIR! NO! NO! BRODY! WE KNOW YOU’RE OUT THERE! BUT YOU CANNOT BE CRAZY ENOUGH TO ATTEMPT THIS! EVEN YOU HAVE TO REALIZE HOW THIS COULD GO HORRIFICALLY WRONG!

SG1: I DOUBT SHE CARES AT THIS RATE STAN! I THINK BRODY JUST WANTS TO PUT AN END TO ALL OF THIS, EVEN IF IT MEANS THE END OF HERSELF! BRODY LEAPS OFF WITH ARIA OFF THE TOP OF THAT DAMN POD AND LANDS THE SPARKS FLY RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING! THE AVALANCHE SIT OUT FACEBUSTER! ARIA’S GOTTA BE FINISHED AFTER THAT! BRODY TURNS HER OVER AND HOOKS BOTH LEGS! DO WE FINALLY HAVE OURSELVES A VICTOR?!

Ref: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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THRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(DING! DING! DING!)

Ring Announcer: YOUR WINNER AND THE NEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWW EAW SPECIALISTS CHAMPION….BRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOODYYYYYYYYYYY SPAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(The camera shows Brody Sparks laying in the middle of the ring after the grueling match before it transitions to her being lifted up in the air as she raises the Specialists Championship high above her head.)

Narrator: As Specialists Champion, Brody Sparks constantly pushed the envelope as she showed to be the champion who would defend her title in the most unorthodox stipulations that Elite Answers Wrestling had seen at the time.

(It begins to highlight some of those unorthodox stipulations at play. Many firsts for the women’s division. From a Three Stages of Hell Match to an Inferno Match to the controversial Blood Bucket Match, Brody Sparks did not back down from a goddamn fight.)

Narrator: With each defense, Sparks would continue down the path to etching her name in the EAW history books, ending her Specialists Championship reign at 190 days. A record that would not be touched until a respected friend in Andrea Valentine would find herself right next to her. And close behind, a fellow gymnast would find herself right behind them in our current Universal Women’s Champion, Milli Banks.

Narrator: Seven years later, Brody Sparks’ impact can be seen in every Elitist in this company. She has continued to be an influential figure in the world of professional wrestling. Being the constant influence of Elitists like EAW Hall of Famer, Xander Payne.

(The camera shows a polaroid photo of Xander Payne and Brody Sparks in 2017. Both of them are supporting each other in their EAWshop apparel t-shirts. It shows Brody using her infamous ‘Illumination’ submission move inside the ring before transitioning to Xander using the ‘Illumination’ submission move on Impact at Pain for Pride 14, making him pass out to it.)

Narrator: To have an entire tournament in honor of her, the ‘Iconic Cup,’ which has skyrocketed some of the most notable names in Elite Answers Wrestling to prominence.

(The camera shows Kassidy Heart raising the miniature version of the Iconic Cup high above her head after a gruesome war before it transitions to Kassidy raising the Universal Women’s Championship above her head. It shows Harper Lee in victory as she looks at the Iconic Cup before it transitions to a clip with Harper Lee snatching the Universal Women’s Championship from the referee, raising it above her head. It shows Minerva on her knees after her own gruesome war, looking down on the mat before it transitions to her looking at the Universal Women’s Championship in the same position. Before transitioning to a more current version of Minerva in that same position, but looking at the title, in awe after another war.)

Narrator: To…being the absolute icon that she is. Brody Sparks presence is felt throughout Elite Answers Wrestling. Meagan Christine Vaughan will be remembered for her kind, vulgar, outspoken and welcoming nature. One that has touched the hearts of her co-workers and competitors alone.

(The camera pans to Meagan Vaughan talking and goofing off with Elitists like Cameron Ella Ava, Ronn Banks, Kendra Shamez, Xander Payne, Madison Kaline, Mr. DEDEDE, Andrea Valentine, etc.)

Narrator: One that is truly..***iconic.***

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(The Brody Sparks memorial package fades out, and scans the sold-out crowd who are holding up their Brody signs up and remembering her on this last weekend in October.)

(A few seconds later, Wicked Games fades into its intro.)

(EAW Intro Plays)

(The scene opens on the streets of Johannesburg, South Africa, where the roads lead to a hilltop at the end of the street on 13th 5th Street on the Houghton Estate is the famous Foxwood House, a hotel that has been haunted for years, a breeding ground to the paranormal and abnormal, with witnesses claiming to have seen the undead.)

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(As the camera approaches the front door, the door slowly opens as the host smiles and welcomes you in.)

Narrator: Why, hello. I didn’t expect you to be here so soon this close to Hallow’s Eve. But of course, tonight we are about to witness some of our most devilish desires played out inside a squared circle thanks to the Voltage Brand and the EAW. Please, step inside and allow for all your dreams… or in this case, Nightmares to come true.

(She steps to the side and allows you into the Foxwood House. The lobby is big, bold and old. There are timed painting that surround the rooms, and as the host walks through, the camera picks up painted pictures of the EAW Voltage stars that are competing tonight.)

Narrator: Ah yes, the treasured paintings, handed down from generation to generation. Some say it is the souls of those room through these halls, the rooms full of history. Both rich and dark. But please, join me in my tour.

(As she walks down the long hallway, the first painting she comes across the Hostess stops and smiles, admiring it.)

Narrator: This is one of my favorites. There was a Doctor once who used to always stay here when she visited, people claimed that she did evil things with her knowledge of medicine and even sell their organs to the black market. Her name was Dr. Bethany Blue, but she had a foil. A fiery ginger that would stop at nothing to make sure that people like her could not continue their dirty work. She took it to the Extreme, and yes, the name Ms. Extreme was born. Two mortal enemies doing battle, how exciting, come… come… I must show you more!

(The painting was that of Dr, Bethany Blue holding a syringe in one hand and a scalpel in the other laughing while Ms. Extreme charged in with a baseball bat, a stretcher in the background. They move to the next picture; the hostess claps in excitement.)

Narrator: They say this one is of my daughter and though I have no kids, the resemblance is uncanny, huh? She is a bit strange, a girl that was taught by a legend to be a professional wrestler and other one, well, love her look too! This is one of those paintings that don’t really explain what is at stakes here and yet when two women ferociously fight for a prize, that is when it becomes rather deadly. Effy McAvoy and Selina Reyes, remember those names. Come on, we are fun from done.

(As the Host continues to walk, the painting is that of Effy McAvoy looking on with her on covering half of her face, while Selina Reyes charges in with what appears to be horns on her head. They follow the tall woman to the next painting.)

Narrator: This one is a favorite of mine. Look at the beauty through all of the horror emanating from these hallways, right? Two beautiful women, their light shining bright, their colors so enculturating through the darker tone. I mean, we are talking models here and why not have a contest to see who is the prettiest of these two, right? But what I love about this one is on the outside it is pretty, on the inside, oh they are ugly in envy to the point they will tear each other’s heads of. Now that there is a competition I can watch! Keep up now… let’s go!

(The painting is Ashlynn Queen standing under a ray of sunlight with angels flying above her, playing the harp. Across is Candice Blair with a bevy of animals surrounding her while she feeds them and sings, but underneath is a mural of Hell and what awaits them. They arrive at the next painting.)

Narrator: Let’s talk about the perfect explanation of what Heaven and Hell is. How good people go bad, turning to the darkness, believing they have found a purpose in all of the insanity. This picture portrays all of that and so much more. But then there are what many believe are chosen ones, acolytes of the higher power that feel entitled to spread his word, but what happens when you have both of these forces interact? It becomes a war of attrition and a really bloody one when the EAW washes their hands of it. I like to call this one Unsanctioned…. Oh Sweeeeet…. Caroliiiiiinnneee…. Dun Dun Dun…..

(The host continues to sing as she walks down further down the hallway to the next set of paintings on the wall. The one they just looked at has Solomon Stane with his arms spread wide open with three crosses behind him in the distance and Caroline standing inside a mist with her arm out pointing at Stane. The Host stops a the next one and is just smiling ear to ear.)

Narrator: Do you like Tornadoes? I like Tornadoes, especially when there are those who fight amongst them. When you get four individuals that are of all different backgrounds, you wonder what could be in the center of that Tornado. A military man, too old school for his own good? A righteous son searching for faith? Two international stars waiting to break out into superstardom? That is the key, and I am completely enamored by this painting, this one feels though as if someone is going to die, and we will never see them again. HOW EXCITING! Now come on, I have so many more to show you!

(The host continues on, the Painting is of Lt. Colonel Michael Scott Connor and Chiyo Gedo standing side by side, and they are opposed by Akari Kyoko and Damien Kutcher. As they reach the next painting, she then looks at another sitting right next to each other. It is a large one with two connecting pieces.)

Narrator: Have you ever been to England? One of my favorite places, it is where Jack The Ripper came from! What I noticed is that the British are still pretty bitter about losing America, at least that is what I get out of it, but invading forces can be extremely dangerous, nothing sees more gore than war, right? What if there is an allied power that doesn’t get along but knows that they must hold off these pesky invaders and preserve their territory? That is why situations like this are so unpredictable. Did you know there was so much blood shed on these grounds from war before the Foxwood House was built. That is how Voltage is going to be going forward. Hail Britannia.

(She starts to laugh while moving on, the camera focuses on one painting showing Cameron Ella Ava, Xander Payne and Limmy Monaghan standing on the walls of the castle fending off the force of the other painting that connects in The British Invasion. Daryl Kinkade, Halsey Neel and Pandora Paisley make their way toward that castle fending off all defensive measures.)

Narrator: This one here is a diamond in the rough, I mean literally. When the call comes out for a challenge, what I love about this piece is two people from different backgrounds and mentalities, representing opposing brands choose a battleground to fight on and that right there makes for a good story. A compelling one, this is one of those that we simply do not know what is going to happen and these are the kind of masterpieces you admire. Diamond in the rough, I kill myself. Come on!

(The painting is that of Diamond Dixon surrounded by diamonds and with Tyrone Montgomery with her, and facing a very disgusted looking Harper Lee who is looking away, not bothering to care. They arrive at the last two.)

Narrator: I only have a few more to show you before we get to the grand finale! This picture here I like the call the War of the Roses. What we get when Husband and wife fight each other, I know right, juicy. But that is not all the elements that surround this particular encounter, as there are partners involved, treasures to be won, it’s not like they can just drop their clothes and fornicate in the middle of the ring. I mean they could but let’s hope it doesn’t come to that. A Machine of a Man, three legends, go make a sequel already the first one is going to be sooooo good! Okay LAST one!

(As the host arrives at the last painting, she looks at admiring it, but the camera shows the last one of The Jaded Hearts, Kassidy Heart and Sienna Jade, screaming their battle cry as Michael Machina and Methuselah are next to one another, the latter holding up his arms in the shining golden light, the monster next to him charging in. We finally get to the last one.)

Narrator: And finally, the last one. For the biggest prize of them all and talk about personal. This one I like to call Eskimo Brothers. They dated the same woman once, actually one is married to her now. This adds the extra layer, not to mention the wars they have had in the past. Funny how gold does this to people and why not, the more on the line, the bloodier the battle. They will definitely take this to the Next Level. Come on… one more thing I need to show you.

(The painting is Jake Smith laughing and holding the title in front of him, on the other it is Adam Lucas growling in anger as he is ready to go to war. They get to the double doors in the back as they are opened by the Host, she walks out and what we see is an old graveyard. She then turns and starts to laugh as the images of all the Voltage wrestlers that are competing start to form and shine like ghosts behind the tombstones.)

Narrator: And now… is when all the fun starts! FOR SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES! WELCOME TO WICKED GAMES!

(She continues to laugh as the scene slowly fades to black.)

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??? AND NOW BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE AND FANTA PRESENT THE VOLTAGE BRAND EXCLUSIVE…. THE 2024 WICKED GAMES!

(“Timeless” by The Weeknd and Playboi Carti starts to play throughout the Johannesburg Stadium in South Africa. The fireworks go off, the fans are electric and on their feet as the camera turns to the Voltage commentating team of James Peters, Rich Russillo, and Persephone.)

James Peters: EAW UNIVERSE! WE ARE LIVE AT THE JOHANNESBURG STADIUM FOR THE 2024 WICKED GAMES! THE VOLTAGE BRAND EXCLUSIVE! I AM JAMES PETERS ALONG WITH PERSEPHONE AND RICH RUSSILLO! WE ARE IN FOR AN EXCITING NIGHT OF ACTION CAPPED OFF WITH A BATTLE FOR THE EAW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!

Rich Russillo: THE SPOOKY SEASON IS HERE! DYNASTY KICKED IT OFF WITH A BLOODY AND INTENSE HOUSE OF GLASS AND NOW IT IS VIOLENCE AT ITS BEST WITH VOLTAGE! HUSBAND AND WIFE FACE EACH OTHER FOR THE UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP! WE HAVE AN UNSANCTIONED MATCH, A HUGE TRIOS CONTEST AND A STRETCHER MATCH AMONG SO MANY OTHER GREAT MATCHES WITH HIGH IMPLICATIONS INVOLVED!

Persephone: Right… and yeah…. HOW ABOUT WE GET IT STARTS AND HEAD DOWN TO THE RING WITH BELLA BRAXTON TO CALL THE FIRST MATCH… AND I AM SURE IT IS GOING TO SUC.. BE FANTASTIC!

(And then… the first match graphic begins to play on the titantron.)

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(We cut to Bella Braxton, waiting at ringside.)

Bella Braxton: Ladies and Gentlemen… this contest is scheduled for…

Crowd: ONE FALL!

Bella Braxton: ONE FALL! And it is an UNSANCTIONED MATCH!!!!!!!

(Moments later, the lights in the arena would begin to dim, as ‘Living Dead Girl’ by Rob Zombie would flood through the speaker system. The entire audience would hurl down boos, as a spotlight appears on the stage, the fog in the arena now visible due to that spotlight. Moments later, Caroline would begin to step out through the smoke, a black see-through cloth covering her face, as her head is down. She seems strangely Zen, despite the circumstances.)

Bella Braxton: Introducing first… residing amongst the shadows… weighing in at 109 pounds… she is “The Queen of Shadows”… “The Black Widow”… “The Wilted Rose…” CARRROOOOOOLLLLLIIIIIIINNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

(Caroline would continue to walk down the ramp, her body ever so slightly swaying, as she seems completely in the zone, she understands what it’s going to take to come out on top. She slides onto the apron, standing facing the hardcam, removing her hat. Her eyes pan up, and she stares a hole through the camera. Caroline would then enter the match, turning her attention to the entrance. She would sit down in the corner, waiting. Though, she wouldn’t have to wait long. ‘The World is Gonna End Tonight’ by The Hope County Choir blares through the speaker system, as the lone spotlight on the stage would change colours, now emitting a red tint. Flames would shoot out on the ramp, as we see a silhouette appear behind them. He raises his arms, parting the flames, akin to that of the Red Seas. The flames would create a gap for him to slide through, as Solomon Stane begins to walk down the ramp.)

Bella Braxton: And her opponent… hailing from The City of Sin… he is “Your Saviour”… he is “The Deliverer”… he is… SOLOMOOOOONNNNNNN STAAAAAAANNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

(Solomon would make his way to the ring, looking up at Caroline who has not left her seated position. His eyes would completely lock with her. Walking up the steps, and entering the ring, he focuses on Caroline. With Trixie by his side, the spotlight then moves to the ring. By his side, Trixie prays, but Solomon, his eyes do not leave Caroline. Eventually, his theme song fades out. Trixie would leave the ring, as Caroline stands. Moments later… the bell would ring.)

(DING! DING! DING!)

James Peters: And the bell rings; this long-awaited match begins, as does the violence! Solomon Stane and Caroline have been at odds for months upon months on end, and tonight, it all comes to a climax, one of these two Elitists HAVE to walk out of this match the victor! These two Elitists clearly want one another dead and-

Rich Russillo: AND WE’RE NOT GOING TO WAIT ANY LONGER TO SEE THEM TRY! SOLOMON AND CAROLINE CHARGE TOWARD ONE ANOTHER, THROWING HAYMAKERS ONCE THEY MEET IN THE MIDDLE! DESPITE CAROLINE’S PHYSICAL DISADVANTAGE SHE ISN’T BACKING DOWN WHATSOEVER!

James Peters: HOWEVER GRIT AND HATRED ISN’T GOING TO BE ENOUGH TO EARN HER THE ADVANTAGE! SOLOMON QUICKLY BRUSHES OFF HER ATTACKS AND GRABS HER BY THE THROAT, IMMEDIATELY PUSHING HER BACKWARDS INTO THE TURNBUCKLES! HE FOLLOWS IT UP WITH-

Rich Russillo: THE CORNER SPLASH IS EVADED! CAROLINE SLIPS OUT OF THE WAY, AND SOLOMON GOES JAW-FIRST INTO THE TURNBUCKLES! HE’S STUNNED RIGHT NOW, AS CAROLINE CHARGES FORWARD ONCE MORE, CONNECTING WITH A SHOTGUN DROPKICK!

James Peters: SOLOMON BOUNCES BACK INTO THE CORNER, BUT HE STILL DOESN’T DROP DOWN OFF HIS FEET!

Rich Russillo: AND CAROLINE KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN! SHE REBOUNDS TO A STANDING BASE, TURNS AROUND AND SPRINTS, BOUNCING OFF THE TURNBUCKLES AND MAKING HER WAY BACK TOWARDS SOLOMON FOR ANOTHER SHOTGUN DROPKICK! SOLOMON HITS THE TURNBUCKLES AGAIN!

James Peters: SOLOMON STANE HAS THE PHYSICAL ADVANTAGE IN TERMS OF HEIGHT, WEIGHT AND STRENGTH BUT WHAT HE CANNOT BEAT CAROLINE IN IS SPEED, AND ATHLETICISM! SHE’S BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH TOO QUICK FOR SOLOMON TO RECOVER!

Rich Russillo: AND SHE RETURNS TO HER FEET, LOOKING TO CONNECT WITH A THIRD ONE-

James Peters: BUT SOLOMON HAD HER SCOUTED THIS TIME! HAND AROUND THE THROAT, LOOKING FOR ‘TRIUMPH OF TRUTH’!!!

Rich Russillo: NO! CAROLINE HOPS OVER HIS SHOULDER, AND ONTO THE APRON! SHE FOREARMS SOLOMON STANE, LOOKING TO CONNECT WITH A SPRINGBOARD-

James Peters: SOLOMON STANE SWIPES THE FEET! CAROLINE CRASHES INTO THE ROPES, GOING RIBS-FIRST, AND SPILLING TO THE OUTSIDE! I GUESS THIS WAS INEVITABLE, BUT I DIDN’T EXPECT TO SEE THESE TWO MAKE IT OUTSIDE THIS EARLY!

Rich Russillo: Caroline is holding onto her ribs, as Solomon Stane looks to recover from those dropkicks earlier on! Perhaps luckily for him, it was the first bit of offence he had taken this entire match, now able to slide out of the ring, and follow up on his assault! Solomon Stane grabs Caroline, before irish whipping her straight into the steel steps!

James Peters: …AND CAROLINE GOES STRAIGHT INTO THEM! That’s the strength advantage that Solomon Stane has being put on display here, even if she wanted to avoid that, there was no way she was going to be able to do so at speeds that high! The steel steps topple over, and Solomon appears to have an idea!

Persephone: …

Persephone: :mjlit:

Rich Russillo: Solomon Stane spots something from underneath the steps… are those… is that???

James Peters: That is a black velvet bag, and I think we’re all aware of what that usually precedes… :lupe:

Rich Russillo: Jesus Christ, we know.

Persephone: :blessed:

(Solomon Stane marches over to the steel steps, grabbing Caroline by the hair, specifically the scalp, much like Methuselah had done to him a month earlier. He places her down, face-up, on the bottom steel step, placing his knee over her chest to keep her held down no matter how badly she attempts to fight back.)

(A grin appears on his face.)

James Peters: Solomon Stane reaches into the bag… and he pulls out… a singular thumbtack???

Rich Russillo: Usually, Elitists will spread them out all over the floor, but Solomon doesn’t have that in mind! He just has a SINGLE thumbtack! What could he…

James Peters: OH… OH MY GOD!

Rich Russillo: SOLOMON SIMPLY PUNCTURES THE THUMBTACK INTO HER CHEEK!

James Peters: CAROLINE SCREAMS OUT IN PAIN; COUNTLESS WRESTLERS HAVE CLAIMED THAT ONE THUMBTACK HURTS MUCH MORE THAN DOZENS ENTERING THEIR SKIN, SO THIS FEELS JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE SADISTIC! SOLOMON IS INDIVIDUALLY PUNCTURING HER SKIN!

Rich Russillo: SOLOMON IS GOING ONE AFTER ANOTHER AFTER ANOTHER! THEY’RE DIGGING STRAIGHT INTO HER CHEEK; SOLOMON IS CREATING A MODERN ART PIECE ON HIS OPPONENT’S VERY SKIN! CAROLINE IS TWITCHING AND SCRATCHING TRYING TO GET SOLOMON OFF OF HER, A SCOWL ON HER FACE! SHE LOOKS LIKE A RABID ANIMAL TRYING TO REACH ITS PREY, AND I CAN’T EXACTLY TELL WHAT’S GOING THROUGH HER HEAD! ALL I CAN TELL IS; THIS DEFINITELY DOESN’T FEEL GOOD!

(Solomon continues to puncture the thumbtacks into Caroline’s face, a little bit of blood leaking down with each thumbtack. However… he stops, just for a moment.)

(He places his foot on her chest, and stands up.)

James Peters: No… NO NO NO!

Rich Russillo: SOLOMON STANE IS ABOUT TO POUR THOSE THUMBTACKS STRAIGHT ONTO CAROLINE’S FACE!!! HE TIPS THE BAG!!!!

Persephone: Boo.

James Peters: OH THANK GOD! Caroline is able to ESCAPE, and those thumbtacks simply spread out over the steel steps!

Persephone: Stop ruining this match. Don’t you know how to be entertaining? You can act all creepy but you’re still a blonde bimbo to me. Get hurt. 🙄

Rich Russillo: Solomon Stane isn’t going to let her escape, though! As Caroline attempts to pull the thumbtacks from out of her face, Solomon Stane grabs her by the hair, and lifts her up off the ground! He lifts her up into a back suplex position…

James Peters: BEFORE TOSSING CAROLINE STRAIGHT INTO THE RING POST! SHE GOES TORSO-FIRST, AND SLIDES DOWN TO THE FLOOR! SHE IMMEDIATELY CLUTCHES HER RIBS AGAIN!

Rich Russillo: Solomon Stane should NEVER have been allowed to get this advantage! In recent months he’s proven to be more and more brutal than ever, and with that extra bit of hatred in his soul, he’s going to be more dangerous than Caroline has EVER been used to! Her greatest rivals may not even come close to how dangerous Solomon Stane is…

James Peters: And I guess she’s going to find that out the hard way. Solomon Stane nudges her out of the way, as he makes his way over to… over to the crowd???

Rich Russillo: What can he even get out of ther-?

Persephone: BAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHA.

James Peters: SOLOMON STANE JUST RIPPED A SIGN OUT OF A FAN’S HAND??? WHAT COULD HE EVEN DO WITH THAT???

Persephone: Probably nothing. BUT! It’s funny knowing that fan wasted money to get his day ruined!

(Solomon Stane begins to follow Caroline, who is attempting to recover to her feet. He slides her into the ring, and enters himself.)

James Peters: Solomon Stane once more kneels on Caroline to hold her down, and I don’t think this match is going to be as flashy as we once expected! Solomon Stane isn’t pulling out all of these big weapons, he isn’t attempting to blow Caroline up, he isn’t grabbing the biggest weapons he can see he’s just…

Solomon Stane: (off-mic) You picked the wrong battles. And now… you’ll regret it.

(His hair drops down into his face, as his tone lowers.)

Solomon Stane: (off-mic) You’ll regret it slowly. You’re going to feel the trouble you have caused me… piece…

James Peters: OH CHRIST! SOLOMON STANE JUST USED THAT FAN’S SIGN TO GIVE CAROLINE A PAPER CUT BETWEEN HER FINGERS!

Solomon Stane: (off-mic) BY PIECE.

James Peters: AND AGAIN! HE’S GOING BETWEEN EACH INDIVIDUAL FINGER, JUST TO MAKE CAROLINE HURT EVER SO SLIGHTLY! HE’S NOT TRYING TO MAIM HER, HE’S TRYING TO MAKE HER FEEL PAIN BIT BY BIT!

Rich Russillo: SOLOMON STANE… I CAN’T TELL IF HE’S UNHINGED OR NOT??? SURELY ANYBODY ELSE IN HIS SHOES WOULD GO FOR THE MOST PAINFUL WEAPONS, BUT HE’S LOOKING TO SLOWLY HURT HER, THE LITTLE THINGS PILED UP!

James Peters: And now Solomon Stane is leaving the ring… I don’t want to know.

(Solomon Stane reaches under the ring, grabbing his freshest weapon.)

Rich Russillo: Solomon Stane has grabbed a box cutter.

James Peters: Now… now the bloodbath begins.

(Solomon enters the ring. Caroline gets to her knees, trying to attack, but she immediately eats a big boot.)

James Peters: And again, Solomon Stane holds her down with his knee! If the thumbtacks and the paper cuts were supposed to be LITTLE, this is going to be a LOT more brutal!

Rich Russillo: Oh god… SOLOMON STANE TAKES THE BOX CUTTER TO CAROLINE’S HEAD!

James Peters: BUT SHE GETS HER ARMS UP! SHE STOPS HIM, EVEN MOMENTARILY; THAT’S ALL SHE NEEDS! BUT AGAIN, SOLOMON HAS THE STRENGTH DIFFERENCE! HER ARMS SLOWLY LOWER, AND SOLOMON INCHES CLOSER, AND CLOSER TO HER FOREHEAD…

Rich Russillo: AND HE STICKS THE BOX CUTTER STRAIGHT INTO HER SKIN! SOLOMON STANE STARTS TO DRAW BLOOD, AS HE SLICES OPEN HER FOREHEAD!

James Peters: CAROLINE KICKS THE BOX CUTTER OUT OF HIS HAND AS SHE IS WRITHING IN PAIN! THE BLOOD IS SOAKING DOWN HER FACE, AS SOLOMON STANE WATCHES AS IF HE WAS WATCHING A DYING ANIMAL LIVE OUT ITS FINAL BREATHS!

Rich Russillo: CAROLINE’S BLOOD IS COATING HER FACE, AND SOLOMON STANE LOOKS TO SPEED THAT PROCESS UP! HE KNEELS DOWN AND GRABS CAROLINE BY THE HEAD, SQUEEZING HER FOREHEAD, TRYING TO FORCE AS MUCH BLOOD OUT AS POSSIBLE!

James Peters: BUT THAT HUNGER FOR BLOOD COSTS HIM! CAROLINE IMMEDIATELY BITES HIS FOREHEAD, TRYING TO GNAW THE SKIN OFF! AND CLEARLY, SHE TASTES IRON, AS SHE TOO DRAWS A LITTLE BLOOD! SOLOMON QUICKLY PULLS BACK TO ESCAPE CAROLINE!

Rich Russillo: BUT THAT JUST GIVES CAROLINE MORE CONTROL! SHE SPRINTS FORWARD LOOKING TO CATCH SOLOMON STANE OFF BY GUARD- BUT HE CONNECTS WITH A CLOTHESLINE!

James Peters: NO! SHE DUCKS UNDERNEATH IT, AND JUMPS ONTO THE ROPES! SPRINGBOARD TORNADO DDT! SHE TAKES SOLOMON STANE DOWN, AS HER BLOOD DROPS DOWN ONTO THE MAT! SHE’S LOSING BLOOD, BUT SHE ISN’T GOING TO LET THAT STOP HER FROM PUTTING DOWN SOLOMON STANE FOR GOOD!

Rich Russillo: She said it herself; “until Solomon Stane is vanquished, I cannot move forward” and that’s going to be heavily demonstrated here tonight! She is going to fight tooth and nail to put him down and move on for good! These two have been at one another’s throats, these two have wanted to put each other in the ground for so long that the fact this match is an Unsanctioned Match could have been the WRONG decision from management! We’re all about violence on Voltage… but how many times do we witness matches with this much hatred behind it?

James Peters: Not often! Solomon Stane rolls out of the ring… but Caroline isn’t going to let him escape! She bounces back to her feet, and hits the ropes… ‘NO ESCAPE’!!! THE SUICIDE DIVE TORNADO DDT CONNECTS, PLANTING SOLOMON STANE STRAIGHT ONTO THOSE THUMBTACKS!!!!!!!!!

Rich Russillo: SOLOMON STANE IS WRITHING IN PAIN, NOT ONLY WAS HE HIT WITH A SIGNATURE MANOEUVRE, BUT IT WAS DIRECTLY ONTO THE THUMBTACKS THAT HE INTRODUCED IN THIS MATCH! SOLOMON STANE WASN’T EXPECTING THAT AT ALL, AND EVEN IF HE DID; THERE’S NO PREPARING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT! CAROLINE CAN’T HELP BUT LICK HER LIPS, KNOWING THAT THIS WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING!

(Caroline slowly returns to her feet. Solomon Stane continues to writhe in pain, but Caroline pays him no notice. She’s going to one-up what she just did. She walks over to the steel steps she collided with earlier, grabbing the smaller steps. She drags them over to Solomon…)

Crowd: :lupe:!!!!!!!!

James Peters: :lupe:!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Persephone: 🤤

Rich Russillo: :lupe:!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(She places the steps over his head.)

James Peters: NO! NO NO NO NO NO! I CAN’T IMAGINE A WAY THIS ISN’T GOING TO END A CAREER, NEVERTHELESS THE MATCH! THIS IS GOING TOO FAR!

Rich Russillo: WE HAVE SEEN ENTIRE CAREERS END USING THOSE STEEL STEPS! DRAY FONTANA SENT MASON MASSACRE OUT OF THIS COMPANY USING THOSE, AND NOW CAROLINE IS GOING TO DO THE SAME THING FOR SOLOMON! SHE’S GOING TO VANQUISH HIM HERE TONIGHT, CLIMBING UP ONTO THE APRON…

James Peters: A RUNNING DOUBLE FOOT STOMP TO THE STEPS! SOLOMON’S HEAD WAS UNDERNEATH THOSE, AND HE GOES LIMP! THIS IS OVER! THIS ENTIRE MATCH IS OVER!

Rich Russillo: HOW FAR IS TOO FAR? HOW FAR?? CAN WE EVEN CONSIDER THIS A MATCH?

(Caroline seems content. She moves the steel steps, and slowly lifts Solomon to his feet. She rolls him into the ring, before climbing to the top rope.)

Rich Russillo: CAROLINE IS GOING TO PUT THE FINAL NAIL IN THE COFFIN! SHE LEAPS… FOR ‘DARK HALLOWS’!!!! SHOOTING STAR KNEE DROP!!! SOLOMON IS OUT OF IT, INTO THE COVER!!!!!

OOONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

TTTTTWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!

James Peters: SOLOMON STANE POWERS OUT OF IT, LIFTING THE SHOULDER OFF THE MAT!

Rich Russillo: IS THIS MAN HUMAN??? AFTER THOSE STEEL STEPS CRUSHED HIS SKULL, I WAS SURE IT’D BE OVER!! BUT THAT ISN’T THE CASE! THIS MATCH IS GOING TO CONTINUE HERE TONIGHT, AND THAT IS MUCH TO CAROLINE’S DISMAY!

James Peters: Caroline claimed she was going to VANQUISH Solomon Stane. It appears, from the getgo, these two Elitists had entirely different ideas of how they were going to bring that about. Solomon Stane was looking to slowly inflict punishment, with the thumbtacks, the papercuts, and the box cutter; he was content with making her hurt slowly, rather than throwing out the heaviest shots. On the flipside, Caroline looked to end him IMMEDIATELY. The first weapon she used through her own means, she crushed his windpipe underneath the steel steps. These two want the same thing, but their means of accomplishing those goals are entirely different!

Rich Russillo: That’s exactly what has happened, James. Solomon Stane wanted to relish in the punishment he was dishing out, after all, Caroline has cost him so much. She has robbed him of matches, she has been the instigator, so much so that Solomon believes it’s HER standing in HIS way. He wasn’t just going to push her out of the way, his goal was to make her regret it, and know exactly where she went wrong. He was making sure that she would NEVER, EVER get in his way again. But I guess that isn’t going to work so easily. Caroline is coming into this bout guns blazing, and Solomon Stane is now on the backburner!

(Caroline slid out of the ring, now looking for more weapons. She rummages through, evidently a LOT of options, however, she settles on her favourite…)

Rich Russillo: Oh Christ…

(The Barbed Wire-wrapped Spirit Stick.)

James Peters: As you were saying, she’s coming into this one guns blazing! She has her absolute favourite weapon, and that means she’s going to be EXTREMELY deadly in this match!

Rich Russillo: Caroline slides into the ring, as Solomon Stane is using the ropes to recover… however…

James Peters: WHACK! THE BARBED WIRE COLLIDES WITH HIS BACK, AND THE SPIRIT STICK GETS STUCK! THE BARBED WIRE RIPS APART HIS FLESH, AND SHE HAS TO PULL IT OFF OF HIS SKIN!

Rich Russillo: SOLOMON STANE IS SCREAMING IN PAIN, AS BLOOD TRICKLES DOWN FROM HIS BACK! CAROLINE ISN’T GOING TO STOP, HOWEVER! SHE ISN’T SHOWING HIM ANY MERCY, SHE STRIKES HIM WITH THE SPIRIT STICK AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN! SHE’S PUNISHING SOLOMON STANE! SHE’S CHOPPING THAT TREE DOWN, QUITE LITERALLY! HE IS OVER A FEET TALLER, OVER 150 POUNDS HEAVIER, CAROLINE DOESN’T SEE A DIFFERENCE! HE’S NO DIFFERENT TO ANYBODY ELSE SHE’S BEATEN, AND GIVEN HOW BRUTAL SHE’S BEEN ALLOWED TO BE, IT’S REALLY NOT GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

James Peters: CAROLINE BEGINS TO SCRAPE THAT BARBED WIRE UP AND DOWN HIS BACK! SOLOMON STANE IS SCREAMING, BUT CAROLINE ISN’T GIVING HIM ANY MERCY! SHE’S TEARING HIS BACK APART, THOSE TATTOOS AREN’T GOING TO BE THE ONLY MARKS THAT ARE PERMANENT ON HIS BACK! THOSE TATTOOS ARE GOING TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY A BUNCH OF SCARS, AND RIGHT NOW, BLOOD! THICK, CRIMSON BLOOD, STREAMING DOWN HIS BACK! SHE IS RUTHLESS, SHE IS SHOWING HIM NO MERCY!

(Caroline drops the Spirit Stick. Solomon Stane hits the mat, but Caroline – despite placing down her weapon – doesn’t give him any means of escape. She kneels down…)

James Peters: NOW USING HER NAILS TO DIG INTO HIS BACK! SHE’S USING HER NAILS TO TEAR THOSE WOUNDS OPEN EVEN WINDER! IF SOLOMON STANE PUSHING MORE BLOOD OUT OF HER FOREHEAD EARLY WAS SICKENING, JUST LOOK AT THIS! CLAWING AT HIS BACK LIKE A CAT, LIKE A HYENA, TRYING TO TEAR HER OPPONENT APART PIECE BY PIECE! SOLOMON STANE DIDN’T SEEM PREPARED FOR THIS!

Rich Russillo: THIS IS DIRTIER THAN ANY OTHER MATCH WE’VE SEEN UNDER THESE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES! THIS ISN’T FLASHY, THIS IS JUST DISGUSTING!

Persephone: I’m going to play this again tonight when I need to sleep. Not for the same reasons as usual. It’s usually boring but this… music to my ears.

Rich Russillo: ?

James Peters: Caroline now, she grabs Solomon Stane by the head, lifting him up to his feet! She wraps her arm around his head, in the reverse headlock position… BEFORE CONNECTING WITH ‘VINTAGE CAROLINE’ ONTO THE BARBED WIRE!!!! THE SPLIT LEG-DROP SENDS SOLOMON CRASHING DOWN ONTO THE SPIRIT STICK, AND IMMEDIATELY SHE COVERS; IF NOT TO END THE MATCH, IT’S TO KEEP SOLOMON STUCK ON THAT BARBED WIRE!

ONNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

TTWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

TTTTTTHRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

Rich Russillo: BUT SOLOMON STANE KICKS OUT, FORCING CAROLINE OFF OF THE COVER, AND PULLING HIMSELF OFF THE BARBED WIRE!!!

James Peters: THIS MATCH HAS IMMEDIATELY BECOME A BLOODBATH! THE RING IS COATED RED ALREADY, AND IT’S ONLY GOING TO CONTINUE!

Rich Russillo: MUCH TO PERSEPHONE’S JOY; SOLOMON STANE AND CAROLINE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE PUTTING ONE ANOTHER THROUGH HELL!

Persephone: I would have been very disappointed if he didn’t kick out there, to be honest. I need to see that freak get torn apart. And the bimbo too.

James Peters: Well, we’re definitely going to continue here!

(Caroline slowly pulls herself to a standing base, as she notices Solomon Stane attempting to recover too. She grabs the Spirit Stick, before going to strike…)

(However…)

(Solomon Stane lifts his hands up, attempting to catch the Spirit Stick. Caroline shakes her head… tearing the barbed wire off of it.)

James Peters: OH… OH CHRIST!!! SHE WRAPS THE BARBED WIRE AROUND SOLOMON’S HEAD, AS IF IT WERE A CROWN OF THORNS!!!

Rich Russillo: THE BARBED WIRE IS DRAWING BLOOD OUT OF HIS HEAD, AND CAROLINE DOES NOT CARE! HER HANDS ARE BEING PAINTED RED AS SHE SLIDES IT DOWN ONTO HIS HEAD, SOLOMON GRITTING HIS TEETH IN PAIN!

James Peters: CAROLINE IS LOOKING TO PUNISH SOLOMON, BUT-

Rich Russillo: SOLOMON LOOKS UP AT CAROLINE, HOLDING HIS PAIN BACK THROUGH GRITTED TEETH! A HAMMERSTRIKE! A HAMMERSTRIKE STRAIGHT TO HER HEAD, AND CAROLINE STUMBLES BACK! SOLOMON RETURNS TO HIS FEET…

James Peters: ‘CALL OF THE VOID’!!!!!!!!!! THE DISCUS HAMMERSTRIKE CONNECTS, AND NOW HE FALLS INTO THE COVER!!!

OONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

TTTTTTTHHHHHHREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Rich Russillo: CAROLINE POWERS OUT OF IT! SHE LIFTS HER SHOULDER UP OFF THE MAT, AND SHE REMAINS IN THIS MATCH!

James Peters: Solomon going for the cover proves something to me here! The brutality that Solomon was put through says two things; one, his eyes have been opened, he cannot AFFORD to simply punish Caroline, he HAS to destroy her! But secondly? …He’s on his back foot. Caroline is WINNING. Solomon Stane is now trying to END this, not just punish his opponent!

Rich Russillo: Astute observation, James; and I can definitely agree! Solomon is most definitely looking to put an end to this match here, and he’s not going to let Caroline get ahead of him!

James Peters: Which means… Solomon looking for a weapon right now seems a lot scarier than it was earlier on in this match!

(Solomon Stane begins to scavenge underneath the ring, looking for a weapon that suits his needs. Soon… he finds what he was looking for.)

James Peters: Oh my God…

Rich Russillo: I’m not sure what the plan for this one is…

(Solomon Stane pulls out cinder blocks.)

James Peters: This isn’t going to end well. There’s no WAY this ends well. There is no feasible way that Solomon Stane is able to use these weapons and it doesn’t take the breath out of this entire arena! This, quite frankly, is going to be absolutely fucking nasty.

Rich Russillo: Solomon Stane’s hair is stuck to his face. Not just because of his blood, but that barbed wire is STILL wrapped around his head. We can barely even see him. The blood, the hair, the barbed wire; that is not a wrestler. That is not an Elitist. That is a weapon of mass destruction looking to tear his opponent apart piece by piece.

James Peters: This isn’t going to be a fun watch. Solomon Stane enters the ring once more, and he places the Cinder Blocks beside Caroline’s head. She has no idea what is going on.

(Solomon Stane grabs Caroline by the head, before dropping it straight onto the Cinder Blocks. The cold, hard cement gives Caroline a wakeup call, but she isn’t able to fight back. He places his boot on the side of her face, and applies as much pressure as he can.)

James Peters: HE’S LOOKING TO POP HER HEAD LIKE A ZIT! HE’S CRUSHING EVERY BONE IN HER SKULL, SURELY! THERE’S NO WAY THIS CAN GO ON! SHE JUST HAS TO GIVE UP HERE!

Rich Russillo: THE REFEREE CANNOT STOP THIS, THIS CAN ONLY END BY PINFALL, SUBMISSION, OR IF ONE OF THESE ELITISTS GIVE UP, AND CAROLINE COULD EASILY DO THAT RIGHT NOW! THOSE CINDERBLOCKS AND THAT GIANT BOOT PRESSED UP AGAINST HER SKULL ISN’T GOING TO END WELL REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS, SHE SHOULD JUST GIVE UP! THIS ISN’T WORTH IT! THIS GRUDGE IS NOT WORTH IT!

James Peters: BUT CAROLINE IS GRITTING HER TEETH AND FIGHTING THROUGH THE PAIN! SHE’S NOT LETTING THE PAIN GET TO HER HEAD, AND SOLOMON NOTICES THIS! SOLOMON QUICKLY REALISES THAT SHE ISN’T GOING TO GIVE UP THIS EASILY, AND HE PRACTICALLY SAYS “FINE BY ME!”

Rich Russillo: SOLOMON STANE GRABS CAROLINE BY THE HEAD, AND LIFTS HER UP! HE GRABS HER BY THE THROAT, LOOKING FOR TRIUMPH OF TRUTH… BUT HE REALISES SOMETHING…

James Peters: THE BARBED WIRE AROUND HIS HEAD!

Rich Russillo: SOLOMON BEGINS TO HIT CAROLINE WITH HEADBUTTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

James Peters: CAROLINE GOES LIMP! HER ARMS THAT WERE TRYING TO FIGHT OUT OF HIS SIGNATURE MOVE DROP DOWN TO HER WAIST, AND NOW SOLOMON USES THAT TO HIS ADVANTAGE! HE LIFTS HER UP… FOR TRIUMPH OF TRUTH!!! THE ONE-HANDED SITOUT CHOKESLAM…

(CRASH!)

Rich Russillo: # STRAIGHT THROUGH THE CINDER BLOCKS!!!

James Peters: CEMENT FLIES EVERYWHERE, DUST AND DEBRIS, AS CAROLINE IS OUT COLD! SOLOMON STANE HAS THIS MATCH WON! HE HAS THIS MATCH IN THE BAG! HE HOOKS THE LEG!!!

ONNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

TTTTTWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

Rich Russillo: DING! DING! DING!

James Peters: CAROLINE SOMEHOW KICKS OUT????????????????? AT 2.9, SHE GETS THE SHOULDER UP!!!

Rich Russillo: I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE ESCAPED! I THOUGHT THAT WAS IT! I GENUINELY THOUGHT THE REFEREE COUNTED THREE, BUT I WAS WRONG! CAROLINE STILL HAS SOME FIGHT IN HER!!

James Peters: BUT…

Rich Russillo: OH LORD…

James Peters: COULD THAT HAVE BEEN THE VERY LAST OF THE FIGHT IN HER???

Rich Russillo: SOLOMON STANE LIFTS CAROLINE UP OFF THE GROUND, AND NOW LIFTS HER ONTO HIS SHOULDER… IT WAS A GOOD RUN… BUT THIS MATCH… IS OVER.

James Peters: ‘SANITY’S SAKE’!!!!!! THE SPINNING CANADIAN RACK FACEBUSTER!!!!

Rich Russillo: IT’S ALL OVER! HE HITS HIS FINISHING MANEUVER, AND CAROLINE IS OUT OF IT! SOLOMON STANE IS DOWN TOO, HOWEVER, HE ROLLS ONTO HIS STOMACH, AND BEGINS TO CRAWL OVER!

James Peters: SOLOMON STANE USES THE LAST OF HIS ENERGY TO DRAG HIS LIFELESS BODY INTO THE PINFALL, THROWING HIS ARM OVER CAROLINE’S TORSO! BUT IT DOESN’T MATTER! THIS MATCH IS OVER!!!

ONNNNEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Rich Russillo: THAT’S IT! IT’S OVER! THE REFEREE’S HAND HITS THE MAT FOR THREE!

TTTTTTTHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

James Peters:…BUT… HE NOTICES SOMETHING! CAROLINE’S SHOULDER IS OFF THE MAT! BY AN INCH NO LESS!!!

Rich Russillo: HOW???? HOW ON EARTH HAS CAROLINE ESCAPED??? HOW HAS SHE SURVIVED???? SOLOMON STANE SHOULD HAVE HAD THIS VICTORY IN THE BAG, INSTEAD, CAROLINE KEEPS THIS MATCH GOING!!!!

(Solomon Stane rolls off of Caroline. He can’t believe it. Through the hair, the blood, and the barbed wire covering his eyes; a glimmer of disbelief is seen. The confusion in his eyes tells the full story. He believed in those final three seconds that he had put Caroline in his past. He had believed he was finally rid of her. He had believed that she was finally behind him. He had believed that Caroline was finally vanquished. But that wasn’t to be. That look in his eye quickly transitions into one of anger, as pure adrenaline takes over his body. He pounds his fist into the mat, and begins to push himself up to a standing base. If he couldn’t finish her with one… perhaps two would work.)

(Solomon Stane grabs Caroline, looking to lift her up off the mat… but she drops down to her knees.)

(Solomon isn’t having it. He looks to lift her up again… but this time, he stops himself…)

(His hands move up, towards the barbed wire wrapped around his forehead.)

(He begins to pull it off of his skull. Ripping it out of his head slowly, as the blood pools down his face even faster. At any point in this match he’d be screaming and wincing in pain, but now, it’s as if he feels nothing. The adrenaline, and the hatred, guiding him forward.)

James Peters:…AND NOW… SOLOMON SLIDES THE BARBED WIRE DOWN ONTO CAROLINE’S HEAD! THE BARBED WIRE CROWN, PLACED ON THE PERSON WHO ORIGINALLY PLACED IT ON HIS HEAD! BLOOD TRICKLES DOWN CAROLINE’S FACE!

Rich Russillo: AND NOW, SOLOMON STANE LIFTS CAROLINE UP INTO THE AIR! ‘SANITY’S SAKE’!!!!!!!

James Peters: SHE DROPS DOWN TO HER FEET! ‘A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE’!!!! THE HEADLOCK DRIVER DROPS SOLOMON STANE INTO THE RUBBLE OF THE CINDER BLOCKS, AND HE’S OUT COLD!!!

Rich Russillo: CAROLINE SLOWLY ROLLS SOLOMON STANE ONTO HIS BACK, AND SHE THROWS AN ARM OVER HIM! THIS TIME IT’S OVER! THIS TIME THE MATCH HAS COME TO AN END! WE FINALLY HAVE OUR WINNER OF THIS BLOOD FEUD!

ONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHHREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

James Peters: # KICKOUT.

Rich Russillo: …WHAT?

James Peters: I… I DON’T KNOW HOW… THE CROWD CAN’T BELIEVE IT… THE CROWD IS ABSOLUTELY SILENT…

Rich Russillo: BUT THEIR VOICES RISE! THE ENERGY LIFTS, AS THEY ALL BEGIN TO PROCESS WHAT JUST HAPPENED!!!!! ***SOLOMON STANE KICKED OUT!!!!!!!***

James Peters: CAROLINE HERSELF CAN’T BELIEVE IT EITHER! THESE TWO ARE GIVING IT THEIR ALL!

(Caroline looks down at Solomon with complete and utter confusion. She has no idea how he did it. She has no idea how he’s still in this match. Her eyes move up to the lights of the arena… and then her expression changes.)

(She has one last idea.)

(Caroline slides out, and begins to rummage under the ring. Eventually, she finds it. Grabbing onto wooden planks, she slides it out from under the ring.)

(Not a table. A slab of wood… coated in lightbulbs.)

James Peters: WHO… WHO MADE THAT? WHO GENUINELY MADE THAT, AND WHY??? WHY WAS THIS UNDER THE RING??

Rich Russillo: WHETHER IT BE SOLOMON OR CAROLINE WHO MADE IT, THE “WHO” IS UNIMPORTANT! WE ALL KNOW THE “WHY” AND WE’RE GOING TO FIND OUT HERE! SHE SLIDES IT INTO THE RING, BEFORE SHE HOPS ONTO THE APRON, AND BEGINS TO SCALE THE TURNBUCKLES!!!

James Peters: SOLOMON STANE IS RECOVERING HERE, AND HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT’S ABOUT TO HAPPEN! SOLOMON TURNS TO THE CORNER…

Rich Russillo: ‘WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME’!!! THE PHOENIX DRAGONRANA!!!!!!

James Peters: DENIED! ‘SO IT SHALL BE’ CONNECTS!!! THE DISCUS BIG BOOT TO CAROLINE WHO IS HUNG ON THE TOP ROPE, AND SHE FALLS BACK! CAROLINE IS NOW RESTING ON THE TURNBUCKLES, AND SOLOMON STANE JUST DODGED A BULLET!!

(Solomon takes deep breaths, a sigh of relief… but his eyes move towards the wooden board full of lightbulbs… he too, begins to look up at the lights.)

(His palms meet, and he begins to pray. Whether it be for forgiveness, or to ensure this is the end of the match… who knows… evidently, he’s not going to do something pretty.)

James Peters: SOLOMON STANE NOW BEGINS TO SCALE THE TURNBUCKLES… CAROLINE IS OUT COLD, BUT IT DOESN’T MATTER! IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT CAROLINE IS, BECAUSE THIS MATCH IS OVER! SOLOMON STANE HAS SOMETHING IN MIND THAT WE ALL KNOW IS GOING TO BE BRUTAL!!! SOLOMON STANE IS A BAD, BAD MAN!

Rich Russillo: SOLOMON STANE’S BRUTALITY KNOWS NO BOUNDS; CAROLINE INTRODUCED THOSE LIGHT TUBES INTO THIS MATCH, AND ALL WE CAN DO IS WATCH! A CAR CRASH IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN AND WE CAN’T LOOK AWAY! WE’RE ABOUT TO WATCH, AND THERE’S NOTHING ELSE WE CAN DO!

(The camera pans around the Johannesburg Stadium, countless audience members covering their eyes.)

James Peters: SOLOMON STANE GRABS CAROLINE BY THE WAIST, AND HE BEGINS TO LIFT HER BACK UP ONTO HIS SHOULDER! HE STANDS UP TALL ON THE TOP ROPE, LOOKING BACK DOWN INTO THE RING! IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO STOP THIS?? IS THERE ANYTHING???

Rich Russillo: NO THERE ISN’T JAMES… THERE’S NOT A DAMN THING!!!!!

James Peters: JESUS CHRIST… HE LEAPS…

Rich Russillo & James Peters: ‘SANITY’S SAKE’!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

James Peters: SANITY’S SAKE, FROM THE TOP ROPE, THROUGH THE LIGHTBULBS!!! THEY ALL POP, AND BLOOD BEGINS TO SOAK THE RING! GLASS SHARDS EVERYWHERE, AND SOLOMON STANE IS WRITHING IN PAIN! CAROLINE, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS COMPLETELY OUT OF IT! SHE’S OUT COLD!

Rich Russillo: IT’S OVER! THIS MATCH HAS COME TO AN END! SOLOMON STANE ROLLS CAROLINE ONTO HER BACK, AND HOOKS THE LEG! THIS MATCH IS OVER!

OOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!

(DING! DING! DING!)

Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER… SOLOMONNNNNNNNNNN STAAAAAAANEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

(‘The World is Gonna End Tonight’ by The Hope County Choir begins to blare through the speaker system as the entire audience is left stunned. Caroline and Solomon Stane, both, are left not moving, as the referee alongside the ring crew begin to clear up the ring, moving the wooden slab, alongside all of the weapons, just so they can tend to the two Elitists in the ring. Gloves on, and medical equipment with them, they begin to tend to the two warriors lying in the ring, beaten down, and bloodied. Caroline is tended to in the corner, while the referee attempts to help Solomon Stane.)

(However… Solomon denies his help.)

(Solomon grabs onto the referee’s shirt, and pulls himself to his feet.)

James Peters: What. A. Match. Violent. Bloody. These two… I’m not sure how to exactly describe it. Blood is covering this ring, hair, barbed wire, among so much more. This ring looks like a murder scene, not a wrestling match, these two tore each other apart, of course it was going to look like this!

Rich Russillo: I have… I have no words. I’m not sure how Solomon Stane is even standing, I guess adrenaline is one hell of a drug. Despite what he went through, he stands tall, and he does so DEFIANTLY. He and Caroline both wanted to vanquish one another, and Solomon can say that he did that tonight. He can finally move on, and his honour as an Elitist isn’t going to let himself take that LIGHTLY.

Persephone: All I know is… I saw a lot of blood! 🙂

James Peters: Solomon Stane is letting out battle cries, and why wouldn’t he? He earned this victory, the two put one another through absolute HELL, of course he was going to milk this victory!

Rich Russillo: He deserves it, nevertheless earned it. This was a bloodbath, and Solomon Stane is the one left standing.

(Solomon Stane climbs the turnbuckles, albeit, he struggles. He takes deep breaths. His hand moves up towards his head, the blood pouring down. He covers his hand in his own blood, before wiping it across his chest, a mark of the war that he has been through.)

(Solomon climbs down the turnbuckles, staring down the hardcam. He takes deeper, and deeper breaths, all of his emotions pouring out of him at once…)

(But then…)

(Caroline. She sits up, much like a demon, like the shape. The boogeyman. Almost as if she wasn’t in pain at all. The barbed wire STILL around her head. The crimson blood dying her blonde hair red.)

(She stares a hole through Solomon Stane.)

James Peters: What… what on earth???

(Solomon doesn’t know. He’s still celebrating, all of his emotions pouring out of him. His arms raise, and the camera pans towards him. He smirks. Then… he turns around.)

(But…)

(Caroline is already gone. Unbeknownst to him, he had no idea she was even there.)

Rich Russillo: I’m… I’m confused.

James Peters: Caroline… it was like nothing had even happened at all. She burned through Solomon Stane with a single glance, and then, nothing…

Rich Russillo: Solomon Stane has NO idea. What could… what could that even mean? :lupe:

(Solomon Stane continues to celebrate, not a clue as to what just happened, as Wicked Games fades elsewhere.)

(A commercial for Senzu Beans begins to play!)

(The camera cuts back to a packed Johannesburg Stadium, and the crowd are hot for the show they’ve witnessed thus far, but reacts positively once the camera zooms in on a luxury skybox to reveal both KASAI and Milli Banks sitting next to each other. Milli Banks is more standoffish, keeping an eye on her opponent for The Last Stand while that Universal Women’s Championship rests comfortably on her shoulder. Meanwhile, KASAI is enjoying the show, and eating some popcorn as well.)

KASAI: Ah, what a show thus far, don’t you agree?

Milli Banks: Yeah, it’s been nice…

(KASAI nods, agreeing with Milli, either oblivious or ignoring her future opponent’s lack of enthusiasm.)

KASAI: Got a favorite match?

Milli Banks: There’s only been one so far…

KASAI: Eh, but that’s okay… popcorn?

(KASAI offers the bucket to Milli Banks.)

Milli Banks: https://tenor.com/view/the-boys-s4-homelander-cough-disgust-gif-15540398707739933423

(KASAI shrugs.)

KASAI: More for me then…

(KASAI goes back to eating popcorn, and talks a bit while chewing, only proceeding to annoy Milli more.)

KASAI: Ya know… you should really lighten up.

(Milli scoffs.)

Milli Banks: Oh yeah? Why’s that?

KASAI: I invited you here for a reason. Sure, our match is next week, and I’m likely going to take your Universal Women’s Championship, but I wanted you to live in the moment, and enjoy your final days as Champion.

(Milli Banks shakes her head in annoyance, trying to not let KASAI’s comments get to her.)

Milli Banks: First of all… these aren’t my last days as Champion, but I’ll let you keep thinking that, because you have no idea what awaits you at The Last Stand.

(KASAI cracks a grin.)

KASAI: Oh, I have somewhat of an idea, Milli. I understand that I’ll be taking the next step in my career at The Last Stand. Meanwhile, you’ll have to watch as that Title gets handed off to me.

(KASAI touches the Universal Women’s Championship, but Milli quickly swats her hand away, and her tone turns more angry.)

Milli Banks: Who the fuck do you think you are? What gives you the right to lay hands on my title? This isn’t your first time either. Don’t think I forgot about last week. You had the nerve to raise this title then after I was knocked unconscious, but go ahead, and try it again. See what happens.

(KASAI puts her hands up, gesturing for Milli Banks to pump the brakes, maintaining a calm demeanor, despite tensions starting to rise.)

KASAI: Relax. If I wanted to, I could leave you laying right now, but I’ve chosen not to for the reason I’ve explained earlier. I’d rather sit here, and enjoy the show.

Milli Banks: See, I was trying to enjoy the show, but you’ve made that hard with your little passive aggressive comments. Thought you could just say that, next week, you’re taking my Championship, and I wasn’t going to say nothin’? Think again.

KASAI: …you’re right. I apologize.

(This response takes Milli aback slightly, not expecting to hear that from the mouth of her challenger.)

Milli Banks: You apologize?

KASAI: See, it doesn’t hurt to have some humility every now and again.

Milli Banks: :russwtf: And what’s supposed to mean?

KASAI: The same point I’ve been making for a while now, but I’d rather not get into it. Not tonight.

Milli Banks: No, get into it. I’m interested to hear what you have to say.

(KASAI thinks on it.)

KASAI: …fine, you really want to know, Milli?

(Milli gestures that the floor is hers.)

Milli Banks: Shoot.

KASAI: So, it goes back to the point I’ve been making. You’re too arrogant, and a little humility could do you good. A little humility *might* save your Universal Women’s Championship, because as it stands, you have no chance of defeating me for that title. Not with this current attitude you have, thinking you’re better than me.

Milli Banks: That’s where you’ve got it wrong. I don’t think I’m better than you. I know I’m better than you, KASAI.

KASAI: There you are, missing the point. Still, you’re underestimating me heading into The Last Stand, but where has that arrogance gotten you? It’s gotten you laid out on Voltage for the whole world to see, and it’s gotten you laid out on Showdown as well. Because last week, it cost you against Bronson Daniels.

(Milli squinted her eyes, skeptical about that claim for KASAI.)

Milli Banks: No, if memory serves correct, YOU cost me that match against Bronson. You’re why I got counted out.

(KASAI brushes her off.)

KASAI: Potatoe, potato.

Milli Banks: Alright, nice job. You’ve managed to lay me out a couple times, and last week, you DID cost me my match against Bronson Daniels, but thanks for the reminder, because I plan on using that as fuel… as if this title wasn’t enough to keep me going. It’s the complete and utter lack of respect you’ve shown me as well adding to that.

KASAI: I’ve only responded in kind. 🤷‍♂️

Milli Banks: You’re lucky I haven’t responded with a punch square to your jaw.

(KASAI remains unbothered.)

KASAI: Be my guest. But why ruin a good time. You and I? We’re having fun. The show’s only just getting started!

(The crowd can be heard cheering in the background, excited for more in-ring action coming up shortly.)

KASAI: So, please, can we press the rewind button before this hostile? Let’s relax, and enjoy the show. What do you say?

(Milli Banks stops to think about it, and glances out to the crowd, who can be heard in the background, chanting once more.)

Crowd: YES! YES! YES!

(They’re desperate for Milli to accept, and both competitors to continue forth with watching the show, but The Champ seems on the fence about it before speaking up.)

Milli Banks: …alright, KASAI, I’ll play your games for now. But know, my patience is already thinning, and if you try anything tonight like you have over the past few weeks, then trust me… you will be sorry.

(Milli Banks and KASAI stare each other down briefly, and the tension remains in the air before KASAI speaks up, returning to a more playful demeanor in the face of Milli Banks’ more intense approach.)

KASAI: So, it’s settled then! Onto the next match!

(The crowd cheers as KASAI sits back in her chair to relax. Meanwhile, Milli is a bit more reluctant, but does decide to relax before the camera zooms out, moving onto the next thing.)

(The graphic for the following match of the night can be seen on the tron.)

(https://i.imgur.com/tAdllwZ.png)

(The camera cuts to Bella Braxton in the ring.)

Bella Braxton: The following contest IS A TRIOS MATCH, SET FOR ONE FALL!!!

Crowd: ONE FALL!!!

(‘Refuse / Resist’ by Sepultura can be heard blaring throughout the speakers now, as the crowd responds negatively in waves with the arrival of Daryl Kinkade, Halsey Neel & Pandora Paisley all emerging from the back. They take a glance around as the energy shifts the moment they step out, as they’re sporting confident looks all over their faces. Their focus is all amplified tonight, as Pandora takes a brief glance at her own hand while Halsey places a hand over her shoulder, nodding to her as they all continue to walk down the ramp.)

Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING FIRST! THE TEAM OF DARYL KINKADE, HALSEY NEEL & PANDORA PAISLEY…. BRITISH, INVASION!!!

James Peters: A match of this magnitude is crucial as ever for British Invasion. They are stepping into the ring with a team filled to the brim with some of the very best elitists to ever step inside an EAW ring. You have Hall of Famers who earned their stripes as former World Champions, and the man who held the World Heavyweight Championship for an extraordinary amount of time. This may be their greatest task as a trio to ever come so far.)

Rich Russillo: But we can’t forget who British Invasion are as well! They have been able to assemble themselves as a united front through and through, and despite the losses they attain, they are always able to get themselves back up & pursue their goals regardless of the pressure! Tonight, it’s a night to prove that they belong more than ever!

Persephone: Not to mention, said Hall of Famers & former World Champions aren’t even all on the same page.

(‘I Wish A Bitch Would’ by Delilah Bon can be heard blaring throughout the speakers as the crowd erupts in further reactions. Cameron Ella Ava makes her way out from the back with the Hardcore Championship around her waist, focused while glaring toward the ring. ‘Number One’ by Shirō Sagisu & Hazel Fernández can also be heard now as the crowd roars at the sight of Limmy Monaghan, with the elitist nodding to himself as he looks ahead to the ring as well, giving a brief nod to Cameron. Finally, ‘It Follows’ by Cane Hill can be heard as the reactions of the audience remain at a great high with Xander emerging from the back. However, he seems to not be wasting a single moment here as he’s walking off from where Limmy & Cameron stand, the two confusingly looking over as Xander is just marching down.)

Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING THEIR OPPONENTS! THE TEAM OF CAMERON ELLA AVA, LIMMY MONAGHAN, AND XANDER PAYNE!!!

James Peters: This is a team that certainly has its own internal dilemma going on pertaining to Xander, but I’m certain they can work well alongside one another as a threat against British Invasion! A stacked resume of accolades among all three elitists that make them the team to defeat—

Persephone: What in the fuck is he doing?!?

(Xander’s gesturing for British Invasion to bring the fight over to them, as Daryl begins to get riled up and stand himself onto the ropes while holding them.)

Xander Payne: (off-mic) *C’MON! WHAT THE HELL ARE WE WAITING FOR!*

Daryl Kinkade: (off-mic) *YOU DON’T WANT ANY OF THIS, BRUV! YOU DON’T!*

Rich Russillo: AND IT SEEMS TO WORK—AS ALL OF BRITISH INVASION HAVE SLID OUT OF THE RING!!! THEY’RE RUSHING TOWARD XANDER! LIMMY & CAMERON IMMEDIATELY RUSH TO AID XANDER AND AVA DROPS HER TITLE!! THE MUSIC’S STILL ROLLING!!’

James Peters: YET THE REF CALLS FOR THE BELL!! THIS MATCH BEGINS!!!

(DING! DING! DING!)

James Peters: AND WE’RE OFF!!! XANDER PAYNE AND DARYL KINKADE ARE BRAWLING WITH ONE ANOTHER ACROSS THE RINGSIDE AREA! LIMMY MONAGHAN AND HALSEY NEEL ARE BRANCHING OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ARENA WHILE CAMERON ELLA EVA AND PANDORA PAISLEY ARE OCCUPYING THE RIGHT SIDE! The referee immediately called for the bell as there’s no means of restoring any order in a match that won’t call for any of it! This battle kicks off in a chaotic flurry from both fronts as they have each split off from one another with a quickness!

Rich Russillo: Daryl & Xander are exchanging rights toward one another as Daryl aims for another—BUT XANDER STOPS THE RIGHT AND SENDS A KNEE TO THE ABDOMEN! Daryl’s staggered for the moment as Xander doesn’t waste a single moment in grabbing the back of Daryl’s head and SLAMMING HIS FACE ONTO THE STEEL STEPS!! Kinkade immediately being put through the pressure here as Xander’s keeping a hold of his head and slamming his head onto the steps FOR A SECOND TIME!!

Persephone: UH, HELLO???? THIS STUPID FUCKING SONG IS STILL PLAYING!!

James Peters: Unfortunately we don’t have any control over that! Limmy sends a forearm right across Halsey’s temple that causes her to stumble backward and deeper into the sea of people that make up the left side of this audience tonight! Limmy aims for another forearm.. but Halsey with an emphatic kick to the midsection in order to keep Limmy at bay! Now she’s grabbing a hold of the trash can and not wasting any time here in hoisting the can up high, looking to THROW THE TRASH CAN RIGHT AT MONAGHAN—BUT LIMMY WITH A FIERCE BACK ELBOW THAT LEADS TO THE CAN NAILING HALSEY SQUARE ACROSS THE CRANIUM!

Rich Russillo: And now we see Cameron giving the business directly to Pandora as she sends another forearm sprawling toward Paisley’s jaw!! Pandora is stumbling backward and into the guard rail, leaning against it as they’re occupied in the right side of the audience that’s watching on with excitement! Cameron keeps her eyes on Pandora as she’s looking to apply further pressure, motioning herself over BUT PANDORA WITH A KENDO STICK ACROSS CAMERON’S MIDSECTION!! Now Cameron’s being placed through the pressure here as Pandora’s sending another strike of the kendo stick sprawling across Cameron’s back!! And another!!

James Peters: As Pandora’s now looking to grab a hold of Cameron’s head and potentially slam her skull onto the guard rail RIGHT HERE—BUT CAMERON WITH AN ELBOW TO THE ABDOMEN! AND ANOTHER!! Pandora’s grip on the kendo stick is lessened as Cameron snatched the weapon away and SWUNG RIGHT ACROSS HER STOMACH! Pandora’s leaned beside the rail once more while Cameron’s not slowing down! She brings Pandora off of her feet as she’s got her hoisted upward with her legs over her own shoulders JUST BEFORE—

Rich Russillo: ALABAMA SLAM ONTO THE GUARD RAIL!! OUCH!!! That certainly did a number to Pandora as she collided right over the guardrail with her jaw!! Paisley is immediately clutching her own jaw as she’s slumped down, while Limmy’s keeping Halsey at bay with a trash can right over her own back!!! Now Monaghan’s maintaining his own control here as he sees the ladder positioned nearby, with Halsey trying to recoup quickly while Limmy is pulling her over, and now looking to hoist her upward AND POWERBOMB HALSEY DIRECTLY ONTO THE CRATE!!

Persephone: Ugh but we have to spoil the fun so one brit’ can leave unscathed, Halsey squirms free and sees herself stood on the crate.

James Peters: Limmy immediately turns himself around and looks to refocus his attention—BUT HALSEY WITH A CHAIR THAT’S SLAMMED RIGHT OVER HIS SKULL!!! Limmy has been absolutely rocked as Halsey Neel is finally able to back herself away for a moment, shaking her own head as Monaghan’s shaking his own head vigorously as well! Limmy is in a tough spot here while Halsey keeps the chair in hand, with her focus set directly on the former World Champion as… OH MY HERE SHE GOES!!! DIVING OFF THE CRATE WITH A CHAIR-ASSISTED CROSSBODY—

Rich Russillo: BUT LIMMY DUCKS!!! HALSEY COLLIDES WITH A GROUP OF FANS WHO ARE MET WITH THE CHAIR AND AN ENTIRE HUMAN BEING LANDING RIGHT ONTO THEM!! Limmy had enough wherewithal to evade that as Halsey is wide eyed, maneuvering herself away from being within the audience itself and back to focusing on Limmy as she’s crawling back up to her feet, RAISING THE SAME CHAIR ONCE MORE—

James Peters: LIMMY WITH A RUNNING DROPKICK THAT SENDS HALSEY COLLIDING BACKWARD INTO THE CRATE!!! The crate caves in as Halsey is left in a vulnerable spot within the debris, as Limmy is able to give himself ample time to shake off the chair shot across his own skull!!

Persephone: Meanwhile this generic ass rock song is still playing throughout the speakers of this fucking arena. Shut this garbage off already!!

Rich Russillo: Meanwhile Xander and Daryl have kept each other preoccupied as Daryl’s sending forearms across Xander’s temple, not letting up as he’s now grabbing a hold of him and looking to irish whip Xander Payne directly into the barricade!!! BUT XANDER REVERSES THE MOMENTUM AND SENDS DARYL SPRAWLING TOWARD THE BARRICADE INSTEAD—NO! DARYL LEAPS UP ONTO THE BARRICADE.. AND A DIVING EUROPEAN UPPERCUT RIGHT INTO XANDER PAYNE!! Daryl utilizing his own agility as he’s now bringing himself up, able to create much needed room between himself and Xander Payne as the chaos has only continued!

(Daryl takes notice to Xander’s entrance theme still playing throughout the speakers, as Kinkade grimaces annoyingly before marching over to the timekeepers area as he spouts off directly at the timekeeper.)

Daryl Kinkade: (off-mic) SHUT THAT BLOODY TUNE OFF, BRUV! YOU’RE MIC’D UP! I KNOW YOU ARE!

(The official very dishearteningly sends the word through his own mic to the back, as ‘It Follows’ can’t be heard any longer.)

Crowd: # BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Persephone: THANK GOD! FINALLY! ABOUT TIME!!!

James Peters: Certainly not being given a standing ovation from the audience tonight as Daryl has his focus redirected back toward Xander, now setting his focus directly on him once more as Daryl picks up a steel chair, proceeding to walk himself and WHACK AWAY ACROSS HIS BACK—

Rich Russillo: BUT XANDER MOVES! Daryl hits the ring post with the chair as Daryl shakes his head and turns back toward Xander, raising the chair yet again—BUT DARYL’S WHIPPED RIGHT ACROSS HIS CHEST WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE A CHAIN IN XANDER’S POSSESSION! Xander’s got a hold of a chain as Daryl drops down to a knee, and Xander’s not shying away from maintaining this much pain to place right onto Kinkade as ANOTHER WHIP OF THE CHAIN follows across the back of Daryl Kinkade!!! Daryl’s being placed through the ringer!

James Peters: And now Xander’s tossing Daryl back into the ring, and immediately looking under the apron as he’s now bringing out a trash can! Xander’s sliding himself into the ring with the trash can also being taken into the ring as Daryl’s trying to crawl. Payne remains on Daryl however, as he’s now dumping all of the contents of the trash can right onto Daryl as there’s a great abundance of weaponry being dumped onto Kinkade without avail!! Stop signs! Wooden planks! I believe there’s a tool box that’s just opened itself up as select tools are spread across the mat!!!

Rich Russillo: I don’t believe there’s anything here that’ll help Daryl immediately as Xander doesn’t waste much time STUFFING THE TRASH CAN RIGHT OVER DARYL’S UPPER BODY! Daryl can’t even make any sudden movements as he’s motioning around on the mat, but is unable to bring himself up at any instance while Xander’s picking up a wooden plank!!

Persephone: Oh this poor soul saved us from an ear bleed and pays the price. Such a noble sacrifice.

James Peters: AS XANDER MANICALLY WHACKS AWAY AT DARYL WHILE HE’S TRAPPED IN THE TRASH CAN!! XANDER’S LETTING EVERY SWING EMANATE THROUGH THE AUDIENCE LIKE A HOME RUN AS DARYL’S BEEN TAKEN FOR A RIDE HERE!!! EACH SWING WITH MORE FORCE THAN THE PRIOR AS WELL! Xander’s now pulling Daryl over to the corner, still trapped in the trash can and all as Payne’s now heading toward the opposite corner, JUST BEFORE RUNNING FORWARD!

Rich Russillo: CANNONBALL INTO DARYL WHILE HE’S TRAPPED IN THE TRASH CAN!!! Daryl can’t even slump down ‘till Xander pulls the trash can off of Daryl, and now hooking the leg while he can as Kinkade is down!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Persephone: Oh, at least he can kick out! Not such a loss!

James Peters: Daryl’s able to kick himself out!! But Xander’s now returning to the outside, scouting the environment as we see Limmy with a handful of Halsey’s hair as he’s dragging her over to the barricade that’s closer to ringside!! But Halsey’s sending repeated elbows across his abdomen as she’s trying to get herself out of this predicament! Limmy shoots her down with a sudden elbow right over the back of her head!!! Now Monaghan’s looking to hoist Halsey directly over her shoulders over!!! HE’S LOOKING TO KEEP HALSEY DOWN WITH ‘EXCALIBER’ INTO THE BARRICADE—

Rich Russillo: BUT HALSEY’S NOW RAKING THE EYES OF MONAGHAN!! Limmy’s forced to let go as Halsey was trying to pry away at his eyes while he’s temporarily blinded!!! Limmy’s rubbing his own eyes vigorously while HALSEY’S GOT LIMMY IN FOR THE WORST—

(# SMASH!!)

James Peters: WAS THAT A SHEET OF GLASS THAT WAS JUST SMASHED OVER LIMMY’S BACK!!! MY GOD!!! Monaghan’s slumped against the barricade, not dropped from his feet just yet but incredibly staggered as it seems that Halsey must’ve swiped the glass from a container left open! Now Neel’s backing away for just a moment and has resumed her position monetarily while Limmy is unable to retort back with defense due to the glass that smacked him across the head.. AS HALSEY SENDS LIMMY OVER THE BARRICADE WITH A STIFF LARIAT TO KNOCK HIM DOWN!!

Rich Russillo: Cameron’s been keeping Pandora busy on her end though, as the Hardcore Champion doesn’t falter for a single moment when clotheslining Pandora Paisley over the barricade on her own accord!! Pandora is struggling a fair bit here as Cameron is now bringing herself up to the barricade, with Paisley crawling herself onto the steel steps that are just in front of the same barricade Cameron’s situated on! With Pandora seemingly dazed and unaware of Ava’s stance here on the barricade—WITH CAMERON LEAPING OFF FOR THE METEORA!!

Persephone: PANDORA MOVED!!!

James Peters: CAMERON COLLIDES WITH THE STEPS KNEES FIRST!!! CAMERON’S CLUTCHING HER RIGHT KNEE SPECIFICALLY AFTER SUCH A HARROWING LANDING AFTER PAISLEY EVADED DISASTER!! Now Pandora is eagerly motioning herself back over to Cameron while she’s trying to will herself back up to her own two feet here with aid of the barricade.. BUT A STEEL CHAIR RIGHT ACROSS HER RIGHT LEG IS ENOUGH TO CAUSE CAMERON IMMENSE PAIN!!

Rich Russillo: And now Pandora’s tossing the chair away as she’s dragging Cameron over to the barricade while she’s on what’s considered one good leg now!! Cameron’s struggling immensely as Pandora is now taking advantage of the situation and PROCEEDING TO BACK SUPLEX CAMERON ELLA AVA RIGHT ONTO THE STEEL STEPS!!! CAMERON’S IMMEDIATELY CLUTCHING THE BACK OF HER OWN HEAD AFTER A NASTY LANDING ONTO THE STEPS!!

James Peters: While Xander’s bringing a table into the mix here, as he’s pushing the table into the ring and now looking to bring himself up onto the apron and get himself back into the ring—but here’s Halsey rushing over and grabbing a hold of Xander’s leg!!! Payne is trying to kick Halsey away here while he’s still caught up on the apron here—

Rich Russillo: BY WHICH DARYL TAKES ADVANTAGE! CHAIN WRAPPED AROUND XANDER PAYNE’S THROAT AS XANDER’S BEING CHOKED OUT RIGHT ON THE APRON!! Halsey let’s go of Xander’s leg as Payne is essentially forced to go through the ropes while Kinkade’s holding out with the chain assisted choke for as long as he can before grabbing Xander’s arms to THEN HOIST XANDER UPWARD WITH ALL OF HIS STRENGTH!!

James Peters: FOR THE TIGER SUPLEX ONTO THE WOODEN PLANK!! THE BACK OF XANDER’S HEAD CRASHING DOWN AS DARYL MAINTAINS THE PIN, SHOULDERS DOWN!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Referee: THR—

Persephone: The fatass KICKED OUT! C’mon you know it takes more than that! *Oh my, everybody is bleeding is out here.*

(TAG!)

Rich Russillo: It’s been so chaotic I forget there’s still tag rules in play! Halsey makes the tag for Daryl as she’s now legal! Xander is able to kick out, but Daryl seems to be increasingly adamant about keeping him down as he’s now grabbing a hold of the chain, wrapping it around his hand as he’s looking to employ repeated punches across his skull!! Xander is trying to shield himself the best that he can but this hasn’t exactly formulated too spectacularly for him as Daryl has kept him down!!!

James Peters: Halsey’s preparing the table up at the corner while Pandora’s now reaching around the apron, and she’s just pulled out what appears to be a small bag that this Voltage audience finds VERY recognizable as their reactions can be heard! Paisley’s looking to climb back up to the apron—BUT HERE’S LIMMY! BLOOD POURING FROM HIS FACE AND ALL!! HE’S GOT A QUICK HOLD OF PANDORA AS SHE’S HOISTED OVER HIS OWN SHOULDERS!!! SHE’S WIDE EYED WITH NO TIME TO REACT—

Rich Russillo: POWERBOMB ONTO THE APRON!!! LIMMY JUST SENT PANDORA SPRAWLING ONTO THE APRON AS HER HEAD WHIPPED BACK ONTO THE BOTTOM ROPE!! She’s clutching onto the back of her own neck here as she’s squirming around while Limmy’s upright in a stance, but Daryl immediately takes note to Limmy as he’s now LAUNCHING HIMSELF FROM THE RING AND THROUGH THE ROPES WITH A SUICIDE DIVE!!

Persephone: THE HELL?!

James Peters: ‘DIABLE JAMBE’ CATCHES DARYL KINKADE MID-SUICIDE DIVE!!! THE KNEE STRIKE NAILS DARYL DIRECTLY ACROSS THE JAW AS MONAGHAN’S AIM WAS PICTURE PERFECT!! Kinkade slumps down at ringside as Halsey’s now looking toward the action going on outside of the ring!!

(TAG!)

James Peters: WHICH ISN’T IDEAL AS SHE OVERHEARS ANOTHER FIGURE SLIDE INTO THE RING FROM BEHIND HER—

Rich Russillo: AS SHE TURNS DIRECTLY TO A STOP SIGN SMACKED RIGHT OVER HER CRANIUM FROM CAMERON ELLA AVA! Cameron tags herself in as she tapped Xander’s head & took advantage from there!! Halsey’s dazed beyond belief while Cameron’s struggling a bit to keep herself moving effectively on both legs, but she’s standing on her own two feet as she pulls Halsey backwards right toward herself with a hold of her waist—AND A RELEASE GERMAN SUPLEX SENDS HALSEY AGAINST THE TURNBUCKLE!! Halsey collapses from the corner as Cameron quickly rushes over and hooks the leg!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Referee: THR—

James Peters: NOT ENOUGH!! HALSEY KICKS OUT!! Now Cameron’s sitting up, and trying to divert her attention from her own bad knee as she’s keeping the focus maintained on Halsey! Cameron’s quick to take herself closer to the apron and scout under the ring… immediately grabbing a hold of what appears to be a bundle of barbed wire!!! Halsey’s trying to bring herself back up to a proper stance but with Cameron getting a strand of barbed wire around the foot with the better knee, Neel’s options are limited!!!

Rich Russillo: AS A BARBED WIRE WRAPPED SUPERKICK CONNECTS ACROSS HALSEY’S JAW!!! Cameron’s able to make Halsey slump forward once more while she’s clutching onto the ropes to keep herself standing after delivering the kick!!! Limmy’s keeping Daryl placed under the pressure, with these forearms mounting upon his skull before slamming his head onto the announce desk, with no chance of slowing down! Not before taking the time to pry off the covering of our announce desk, all of British Invasion is in deep trouble right now!!

James Peters: Limmy’s dragging Daryl right back up, and he’s got Kinkade in for what’s gonna be another world of hurt that may keep him down for the remainder of the match!!! British Invasion is about to be down a soldier as Limmy’s HOISTING DARYL RIGHT OVER HIS SHOULDERS, LOOKING TO SEND KINKADE CRASHING ONTO OUR DESK WITH ‘EXCALIBER’—

Rich Russillo: A LADDER TO THE LOWER BACK OF LIMMY!! PANDORA WITH A LADDER IN HER HANDS AS SHE’S ABLE TO KEEP LIMMY FROM PUTTING DARYL THROUGH THE TABLE! Daryl quickly squirms himself off of him as we now see Monaghan clutching his own lower back after being hit by the ladder, with Daryl shaking off the pressure placed on him earlier as his sights are set right back on the staggered Limmy!!

James Peters: AND ANOTHER LADDER SHOT ACROSS LIMMY’S JAW CAUSES HIM TO SLUMP DOWN!! Cameron’s dumping the bag of thumbtacks Paisley brought in from earlier all over a section of the ring, but there’s pressing matters with her partner as well!! Pandora drops the ladder while Daryl snatched the chain from the ring and wraps it around his own knee for a brief moment, seeing that Limmy has now dropped down to his knees and left in the prime position—FOR A SHINING WIZARD RIGHT ACROSS HIS TEMPLE! CHAIN ASSISTED SHINING WIZARD PUTS HIM DOWN!!!

Persephone: BUT CAMERON’S GOT HALSEY PREOCCUPIED AS SHE’S HOISTED HER UP FOR ‘NO BODY, NO CRIME’ ONTO THE TACKS!!!

Rich Russillo: PANDORA RUSHES INTO THE RING AND PULLS HALSEY OFF AT THE NICK OF TIME!! Cameron immediately takes notice as she sees that Pandora’s looking to send a kick directly to her bad knee.. but Cameron caught her leg just before she could!!! Pandora’s wide eyed while hopping on one leg as CAMERON DOESN’T HOLD BACK WITH A SUDDEN ‘WONDER WOMAN PUNCH’!! PANDORA IS KNOCKED SILLY AS SHE DROPS DOWN!!

James Peters: Now Cameron’s trying to walk herself back over to Halsey, although working with a leg that’s worse for wear—WHICH ONLY GETS WORSE FROM HERE!! HALSEY JUST STABBED DIRECTLY INTO CAMERON’S BAD LEG, PARTICULARLY THE HAMSTRING WITH A SCREWDRIVER FROM THE TOOL BOX!! GOOD GOD!!

Persephone: Fatso brought that tool box into the match in the first place by the way. He basically did that to his own team. Way to go.

Rich Russillo: Cameron’s writhing in pain as she’s trying to get a better grip of her own leg, but Halsey’s not exactly slowing herself down here as she’s now hoisting Ava right over her own shoulders!!! BEFORE DROPPING HER WITH A ‘BLOOD ON THE LEAVES’!! ROUNDHOUSE KICK DROPS CAMERON AS HALSEY RUSHES TO THE COVER!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Referee: THR—

James Peters: NO! CAMERON KICKS OUT! Now Halsey is shaking her own head as she quickly grabs a hold of the barbed wire, snapping a piece off as she’s wrapped the barbed wire around her entire foot to ensure her next maneuver makes Cameron stay down!! As soon as Cameron’s back to a proper stance, there’s Halsey MOTIONING FOR THE BARBED WIRE ASSISTED ‘REVOLVER’—

( # BOOM!!! )

Rich Russillo: XANDER PAYNE WITH AN EXPLODING ‘KLACIER’ THAT SENDS HALSEY THROUGH THE TABLE IN THE CORNER!!!! OH MY GOD!!!! HOW THE HELL DID HE DO THAT!!!

Persephone: Where the fuck did he even come from??!?

(TAG!)

James Peters: And now he’s legal after dragging Cameron to the corner for the tag! Xander must’ve coated his boots with an agent that was also left in the tool box!!! You can see the sheets of paper all over the corner where he was dormant!!

(TAG!)

James Peters: Halsey’s absolutely out of the equation here as she rolled over to the corner—BUT XANDER HAS NO TIME TO TAKE ADVANTAGE! HERE’S DARYL KINKADE APPLYING A DRAGON SLEEPER RIGHT ONTO XANDER PAYNE!! DARYL’S LEGAL HERE AFTER TAGGING HIMSELF IN! Xander’s struggling here as Daryl is tightening the hold and refusing to let go of the submission!! Xander was immediately caught off guard by Daryl as he’s trying to keep himself in an elevated position here!!

Rich Russillo: AND XANDER’S ABLE TO PULL HIMSELF & DARYL THROUGH THE ROPES!! Daryl had no choice but to let go as both men were rising up on the apron, with Daryl sending the first strike as he’s got a forearm sprawling toward Xander!!! And now Xander’s returning fire with a forearm of his own!!! BOTH MEN CONTINUE TO TRADE STRIKES AS NEITHER ARE GIVING WAY!!

James Peters: BUT DARYL SENDS A FIERCE ELBOW ACROSS XANDER’S TEMPLE TO STAGGER HIM!! Now Daryl doesn’t waste time preparing Xander for the worst, as he’s looking to PUT HIM DOWN FOR GOOD WITH ‘A BEAUTIFUL LIE’ RIGHT ONTO THE APRON!!!

Rich Russillo: BUT XANDER’S ABLE TO LAND BEHIND DARYL AND NEARLY SHOVES HIM INTO THE RINGPOST!! Daryl evades disaster by stopping himself from the collision! There’s space made between them on the apron now, as Kinkade’s not slowing himself down and rushing back toward Xander—BUT XANDER HOISTS HIM RIGHT UP!!!

Persephone: FUCK!!

James Peters: ‘LAST SEDATION’ ONTO THE THUMBTACKS!!! DARYL’S SQUIRMING AROUND AS HE WAS JUST POWERBOMBED ONTO THE TACKS!!! XANDER WILLS HIMSELF THROUGH THE ROPES AND OVER TO KINKADE, ROLLING HIM OVER AS THE REFEREE COUNTS THIS PIN!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE—

( # SLICE! )

( # SLICE! )

( # SLICE! )

Persephone: SHE’S STABBING THE EVER LIVING SHIT OUT OF THIS GUY!!

Rich Russillo: PANDORA WITH THE GLASS SHARD FROM RINGSIDE AS SHE’S REPEATEDLY STABBING INTO XANDER’S SHOULDER!! THE SAME GLASS HALSEY SMASHED OVER LIMMY EARLIER!! XANDER QUICKLY TURNS AND SHOVES PANDORA OFF, BUT THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE AS HE’S IMMEDIATELY GRIPPING ONTO HIS OWN SHOULDER!

James Peters: Xander’s eagerly bringing himself up as he’s quickly grabbing the screwdriver that Halsey was just using against Cameron! He quickly rushes toward Pandora Paisley and GOES FOR AN OVERHEAD SWING—

Rich Russillo: ‘PANDORA’S BOX’ DROPS XANDER DOWN!!! PAISLEY DUCKED THE SWING AND PAYNE TURNED RIGHT INTO THE SPINNING BIG BOOT!! Xander’s down and he is clutching his own jaw, but Pandora should be motioning for the victory right here!!! Make the tag and go for the pin!!!

James Peters: Pandora’s eyes are wider than I’ve ever seen them, I believe she’s itching to do more than just defeat Xander traditionally…

(Pandora’s eyes follow toward the screwdriver that’s still in Xander’s hand. Paisley controls her breathing while standing herself up, as she stomps down onto Xander’s hand emphatically just before prying the screwdriver from his grasp.)

Pandora Paisley: (off-mic) *You had the fucking gall to keep me out of commission…*

(Pandora’s eyes were filled the brim with rage, as she would place her knee right over Xander’s arm as she crouched over him.)

Pandora Paisley: (off-mic) *Eye for an eye, you rotten cunt…*

Persephone: HOLY SHIT SHE’S SWINGING DOWN ONTO HIS FACE!!!

Rich Russillo: OH MY GOD!!! XANDER’S ONLY ABLE TO STOP THE SCREWDRIVER WITH RAISING HIS HAND IN FRONT HIS OWN FACE, BUT THE SCREWDRIVER IS PIERCING THROUGH HIS PALM!!! PANDORA KEEPS PUSHING DOWN WITH ALL OF HER BODY WEIGHT AS XANDER IS STRUGGLING!!!! HE’S ABOUT TO LOSE A FREAKIN’ EYE HERE!!!

James Peters: THE SCREWDRIVER IS DIGGING DEEPER INTO XANDER’S PALM!!! HIS ENERGY IS FADING! IT’S ABOUT TO GO THROUGH HIS HAND AND STRAIGHT THROUGH HIS EYE—

Rich Russillo: ‘GENKIIIIIIIIII CANNONNNNN’!!!!! LIMMY MONAGHAN ARISES TO STOMP DOWN ONTO THE BACK OF PANDORA’S NECK!!!! PAISLEY IS DROPPED AS LIMMY’S NOW RISING BACK UP TO HIS FEET, BUT IT MAY NOT BE QUICK ENOUGH AS HALSEY’S RETURNED LOOKING TO SLAM THE WOODEN PLANK OVER HIS SKULL!

James Peters: BUT LIMMY DUCKS!! Halsey’s unable to strike as Limmy IMMEDIATELY side steps to move right behind Halsey AND THEN SEND HER CRASHING ON THE BACK OF HER OWN NECK WITH THE SNAP BACKDROP ONTO THE THUMBTACKS FOR GOOD MEASURE!!!

(TAG!)

Rich Russillo: Limmy’s able to tag himself as the legal competitor now!! Halsey’s rolling backward and leaning against the ropes as she’s incredibly dazed, with Limmy quickly grabbing a sheet of metal that fell from the can!!! He makes the run toward the ropes and rebounds back DIRECTLY TOWARD HALSEY—

Rich Russillo: BAM!!! ‘DIABLE JAMBE’ WITH THE METAL SHEET RIGHT ACROSS HALSEY’S SKULL!!! THE KNEE WITH THE METAL CAUSES NEEL TO COLLAPSE THROUGH THE ROPES AND ONTO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR!!! LIMMY’S APPLYING THE PRESSURE WHILE HE CAN!!

Persephone: DARYL’S LOOKING TO SWING WITH A STEEL CHAIR!!!

James Peters: BUT LIMMY’S REFLEXES ALLOW HIM TO DUCK AT THE NICK OF TIME!! Daryl turns himself around but not fast enough to stop the CHOP FROM CONNECTING WITH FULL FORCE!!

Rich Russillo: Daryl’s wide eyed as he inhales deeply before dropping the chair, compelled to go down this route with Limmy as he SENDS A VICIOUS CHOP ACROSS HIS OWN CHEST!!!

James Peters: Limmy breathes in deeply as he takes in the chop from Daryl, both men with crimson red all across their faces as Monaghan SENDS A FOREARM DIRECTLY TOWARD DARYL’S JAW!! BLOOD CAN BE SEEN FLYING OUT OF KINKADE’S MOUTH!!

Rich Russillo: BUT NOW DARYL SENDS AN ELBOW OF HIS OWN THAT STAGGERS LIMMY INCREDIBLY!! NEITHER MAN ARE WILLING TO STAY DOWN!!! THEY’RE STILL STANDING AS THE STAGGERED MONAGHAN IS IN TROUBLE WITH DARYL LOOKING FOR A LARIAT—

James Peters: BUT LIMMY DUCKS AND IMMEDIATELY MOTIONS BEHIND DARYL WITH A SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX!!! KINKADE SHOOTS UP TO HIS FEET AS HE’S DAZED WHILE LIMMY’S BACK UP TO HIS FEET AS WELL—

Rich Russillo: YET DARYL LEAPS ONTO LIMMY AND NAILS THE POISONRANA!!!!! HOW??!?? DARYL USED EVERY SINGLE BIT OF HIS ENERGY THERE TO TAKE LIMMY DOWN!!!!

Persephone: What the fuck are they doing at ringside?!?!?!?

James Peters: THAT’S CAMERON ELLA AVA!! AND PANDORA PAISLEY!! THEY’VE CLIMBED THE LADDER AT RINGSIDE & ARE NOW TRADING STRIKES!!!!

Rich Russillo: CAMERON! PANDORA!! CAMERON! PANDORA! THERE’S NO LETTING UP HERE AS—

James Peters: THE LADDER’S TIPPING OVER!!! THAT’S XANDER PAYNE! HE’S GOT ONE GOOD EYE AFTER THE SCREWDRIVER PIERCED HIS EYELID & CAUSED IT TO SWELL UP!

Rich Russillo: SO HE SEES PANDORA UP AT THE TOP BUT NOT CAMERON???!?

( # CRASH! )

James Peters: THEY BOTH GO THROUGH THE ANNOUNCE DESK!!!! CAMERON & PANDORA ARE NOW BURIED UNDER THE DEBRIS AS XANDER SEEMED DESPERATE TO TAKE DOWN THE WOMAN WHO NEARLY TOOK HIS EYE OFF!!! AND NOW WE GAZE INTO THE RING!

(Both men are entirely spent, as they eagerly crawl themselves toward opposite corners in exhaustion. As soon as they’re sat back against the bottom turnbuckles, they breathe heavily and wipe their blood as they see their respective teammates are all down. Then, their eyes trail back toward each other.)

Limmy Monaghan: (off-mic) *Had enough, yet??*

Daryl Kinkade: (off-mic) *Shut your stupid trap, bruv…*

(Daryl eyes the screwdriver that was right nearby, and he quickly grabs the bloodied screwdriver while eyeing Limmy.)

Limmy Monaghan: (off-mic) *I see….*

(Limmy proceeds to remove his own elbow pad, before then wrapping the barbed wire around his arm.)

Daryl Kinkade: (off-mic) *Oh you bloody child…*

(Both Limmy & Daryl slowly rise to their respective feet, glaring toward one another as they get into position.)

Persephone: Is he fucking insane?!?!?!? HE’S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!!!

James Peters: LIMMY’S MAKING A CALCULATED MANEUVER HERE BUT DARYL CAN PUT HIM DOWN HERE VERY EASILY AS WELL!!! THIS MAY BE THE DECIDING FACTOR FOR WHICH TRIO WALKS AWAY TONIGHT AS VICTORS!!!!

Rich Russillo: LIMMY’S READY! DARYL’S READY!!! NOBODY IN THEIR WAY!!!! THIS IS ALL WHERE IT LEADS!!!!

James Peters: AS BOTH MEN RUSH TOWARD ONE ANOTHER!!!!

(…)

Persephone: :damn:

Rich Russillo: ‘DIVINE DEPARTURE’ TAKES DARYL KINKADE DOWN!!!!! LIMMY TOOK THE CHANCE AND NAILED DARYL ACROSS THE JAW IN SUCCESSION AS THE CHAIN WORKED TO HIS FAVOR AS WELL!!!! DARYL SLUMPS DOWN ONTO THE MAT AS LIMMY IS EAGERLY CRAWLING HIMSELF TOWARD DARYL!!!

James Peters: LIMMY’S FINALLY ABLE TO DRAPE AN ARM OVER DARYL’S BODY!!!! THE PIN IS MADE!!!! THIS ONE’S OVER!!!! XANDER’S SCOUTING AROUND TO MAKE SURE NO ONE INTERFERES!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

(…)

Persephone: NO WAY!!

Rich Russillo: A SUDDEN HURRICANRANA FROM PANDORA PAISLEY SENDS XANDER PAYNE CRASHING INTO LIMMY MONAGHAN TO BREAK UP THE PIN!!! SHE JUST CAUSED XANDER TO BREAK UP LIMMY’S PIN!!! LIMMY & CAMERON HAVEN’T BEEN KEEN ON XANDER SINCE THE START!

(Limmy’s wide eyed as he realizes who essentially did break up the pin, as Xander is wide eyed and letting out a sharp exhale.)

Xander Payne: (off-mic) *Okay, look—*

James Peters: XANDER MOVES OUT OF THE WAY AS A ‘REVOLVER’ FROM HALSEY NAILS LIMMY ACROSS THE JAW!! XANDER DOESN’T EVEN EMPHASIZE ON THAT AS HE SENDS A FOREARM SPIRALING ACROSS HER TEMPLE!

(TAG!)

Rich Russillo: LIMMY IS SENT OUT OF THE RING AS NOW PANDORA’S BACK UP, LOOKING TO PUT XANDER DOWN WITH HER OWN CHAIR—

James Peters: HOOK KICK BY CAMERON!!! PANDORA’S DAZED AS CAMERON WAS ABLE TO TAG HERSELF IN WHILE LIMMY FELL THROUGH THE ROPES!! SHE QUICKLY GRABS THE METAL SHEET! ON ONE GOOD LEG, SHE RUSHES FORWARD!

Rich Russillo: ‘MOTHER’S KISS’ CONNECTS!! SPINNING BACKHAND WITH THE METAL SHEET RIGHT ACROSS PAISLEY’S TEMPLE! CAMERON’S FORCED TO LEAN BESIDE THE ROPES AS HER LEG CONTINUES TO GIVE HER ISSUES!!

James Peters: BUT ALL SHE’S GOTTA DO IS MOTION DOWN TO PANDORA TO ENSURE VICTORY!!

(TAG!)

Persephone: What the fuck??!?? Why the hell did he do that????

Rich Russillo: XANDER’S TAGGED HIMSELF IN!! CAMERON’S CONFUSED AS SHE GLARES AT XANDER WHILE HE’S QUICKLY GRABBING THE SCREWDRIVER!!

Cameron Ella Ava: (off-mic) *What the fuck are you doing?!??!*

Xander Payne: (off-mic) *She tried to take my eye!! I have to do this!*

(TAG!)

Cameron Ella Ava: (off-mic) *I had the match won!! The hell are you—*

James Peters: DARYL WITH AN OVERHEAD SWING OF THE CHAIR!!!

Rich Russillo: XANDER DUCKS THE CHAIR—

James Peters: AS THE CHAIR STRIKES CAMERON OVER HER OWN SKULL INSTEAD!!! CAMERON ROLLS AWAY AND TO THE APRON!!

Rich Russillo: DARYL TURNS AROUND—AND XANDER NAILS A SUPERKICK ACROSS HIS JAW!!! DARYL IS STAGGERED AS NOW XANDER IS RUSHING TO THE ROPES AND LOOKING TO LAUNCH OFF FOR ‘PAYNEMAKER’—

( SMASH!!! )

Rich Russillo: HALSEY NEEL WITH A SWING OF THE 2X4 CAUSES XANDER TO COLLAPSE BACK ONTO THE MAT!!! DARYL CAN BREATHE AS HE LEANS AGAINST THE CORNER, WHILE HALSEY IMMEDIATELY MOTIONS OVER TO PANDORA AND TENDS TO HER AS XANDER’S BARELY CONSCIOUS!

(Xander makes his crawl toward the corner, as he sees Limmy as he’s able to drag himself back up to the apron with the ropes clenched. Xander reaches outward, seeking out the tag from Limmy.)

Persephone: The British Invasion are regrouping as well, I think Xander’s cardio is failing on him ‘cause his stamina’s spent.

James Peters: Xander’s been adamantly battling despite all of the pressure they’ve endured, but now he’s looking for Limmy! The tag’s being made—

(Limmy drops from the apron, shaking his own head as his frustration with Xander for how this has all transpired, coinciding with the mishaps of Xander & his own team that have left Limmy with no other options. Cameron sits idly as well, not having the faith toward Xander either.)

Limmy Monaghan: (off-mic) *This was a mistake. She knows this too. You’re on your own here….*

(Xander’s breathing heavily as he shakes his own head, as Limmy’s backing away from the apron and toward the ramp.)

Persephone: YES! YES!!! LEAVE HIM TO DIE!!!! HE DESERVES THIS!!!

Rich Russillo: And look who’s been able to recoup…

(Halsey Neel & Pandora Paisley stand together, their expressions slowly turning into sadistic smiles as Xander isn’t facing them, but he’s fully aware of the combined threat behind him.)

Halsey Neel: (off-mic) *Was only a matter of time, you poor old fool…*

James Peters: WITH NO OTHER OPTIONS, XANDER CAN ONLY GRIMACE AS HE GRIPS THE SCREWDRIVER PANDORA WAS STABBING HIM WITH AND RUSHES FORWARD—

Rich Russillo: ‘MONKĒ FLIP’ DDT FROM DARYL OUT OF NOWHERE!!! XANDER’S CAUGHT RIGHT OFF BASE AS HE SHOOTS UP IN AN EXTREME DAZE!!!

(Halsey quickly grabs the chain while Limmy drops to a knee at the ramp, with an arm around his abdomen while watching on as he shakes his own head.)

James Peters: HALSEY WRAPS HER OWN LEG UP WITH THE CHAIN AS PANDORA’S PRIMED & READY AS WELL!!!!! THEY EACH NOD TO ONE ANOTHER BEFORE MOTIONING FOR THE END!!!

Rich Russillo: ‘TOTAL ELIMINATION’!!!! HALSEY’S CHAIN-WRAPPED BOOT NAILS XANDER RIGHT ACROSS HIS BAD EYE AS PANDORA RUSHES HERSELF OVER TO XANDER!!!! HERE’S THE PIN!!!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

(DING! DING! DING!)

Bella Braxton: HERE ARE YOUR WINNERS…. BRITISHHHHHH INVASION!!!

Persephone: Holy crap. Well that was chaotic. And I do love a sour ending.

Rich Russillo: A hellacious trios match that has just gone down, Xander, Limmy & Cameron were all able to bring the fight to British Invasion despite not having the necessary unison as a collective front, but it was certainly panning out well for the situation at hand!

James Peters: Which ultimately was tarnished by the instances of Xander where his presence would cost the team in varying degrees. Limmy just about had enough of it all, as Cameron’s expression told the same story. Xander was left to th wolves. Either way, the victors worked remarkably hard to attain this victory nonetheless. Congratulations to the British Invasion!!!

(‘Refuse / Resist’ can be heard blaring throughout the speakers as all three of British Invasion stand side by side, helping one another remain standing as the united front they’ve always been before raising each other’s hands in victory. Cameron leaned against the barricade, glancing toward Xander as she felt disappointment and frustration as well, with Limmy shaking his own head as he turned his back & began to walk. With Xander left by the apron, hands on his own head in anger, the scene soon fades out.)

(After a brief break, where the crowd are treated to a highlight video of Adam Lucas and Jake Smith’s long history with one another, Wicked Games returns.)

(The next match graphic is shown.)

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(The camera returns to ringside, where Bella Braxton is seen with a microphone.)

Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING IS A SINGLES MATCH SET FOR ONE-FALL! THE WINNER WILL BE THE NUMBER ONE CONTENDER FOR THE NEW BREED CHAMPIONSHIP!

(‘My Own Summer’ by Deftones begins to play as Selina Reyes steps out onto the stage. The crowd seems to be split on this mysterious competitor. She does not seem to pay them any mind at all. She is completely focused on the task at hand.)

Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING FIRST…RESIDING IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS…WEIGHING IN TONIGHT AT 117 POUNDS…SHE IS “THE ORYX QUEEN”…SEEEELIIIINNNNAAA REEEEYYYYEEEESSSS!

(Selina gets inside the ring and looks around her. Her eyes focus dart back and forth until they land on a certain spot behind the ring barrier.)

James Peters: This all started when Effy attacked Selina following a loss in the tag turmoil tournament, but now these two have the chance to walk out of this with a shot at the New Breed Championship!

Rich Russillo: This was already personal, but now they have even more incentive to win. I’m looking forward to seeing who comes out of this on top!

(“Psycho” by That’s Outrageous! blasts throughout the arena as the camera pans to Effy McAvoy, who can be seen standing right where Selina was looking. Standing right behind her is Ahren Fournier, who as always is accompanying Effy. Effy leaps up onto the barricade and looks directly into the eyes of her opponent.)

Bella Braxton: AND HER OPPONENT…ACCOMPANIED TO THE RING BY AHREN FOURNIER…FROM WATCH HIL, RHODE ISLAND…WEIGHING IN TONIGHT AT 125 POUNDS…SHE IS “THE OMEN”…EEFFFFFFYYYYY MCAAAVVVVVOOOOYYY!

James Peters: Effy McAvoy is ready for this match, as is Selina Reyes. These two have been waiting weeks for this one, so things could get ugly fast.

Rich Russillo: That’s right. Both of these Elitists are rising stars here, but only one of them will be able to walk out of this with a Championship opportunity!

(Effy giddily slides into the ring and crawls right to the feet of Selina Reyes. She slowly rises to her feet, greeting her opponent with a shark-like grin. Reyes displays no fear, just returning the gaze. The referee sends them to their corners and calls for the bell.)

(DING! DING! DING!)

James Peters: There’s the bell and we are about to see exactly what these Elitists are made of! Selina Reyes and Effy McAvoy meet each other in the middle of the ring and enter the lock-up! They’re starting things off here with a test of strength, grappling for an advantage here! Effy is able to slip her opponent into the headlock here! Reyes is able to quickly escape and gets behind her opponent! She looks for the german suplex but McAvoy leans forward and gets a firm grip on the ropes! The referee immediately steps in to separate the two competitors!

Rich Russillo: Selina Reyes complies… BUT TAKES A CHEAP SHOT FROM MCAVOY! She lets an elbow fly right in the face of her opponent! She tries to follow up with a roundhouse kick but Reyes ducks right under it! SHE THEN DELIVERS A DROPKICK RIGHT TO THE BACK OF MCAVOY! It sends her stumbling forward right into the middle rope! There is a smirk on the face of Reyes as she runs forward looking for that Tiger Feint Kick!

Persephone: But McAvoy drops down and rolls out of the ring. Does she know where a match takes place? Anyone tell her?

James Peters: I don’t think that is what is going on! McAvoy is already talking with her mentor Ahren Fournier, looking to already figure out a new strategy! BUT REYES IS IN HOT PURSUIT! She rolls to the outside and grabs McAvoy from behind! SHE SMASHES HER HEAD RIGHT OFF THE BARRICADE! Look at those smiling front row fans watching this play out! Reyes now throws her opponent back inside the ring and climbs up onto the apron! REYES LOOKS TO FLY HERE! SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODY!

Rich Russillo: BUT MCAVOY INTERCEPTS HER WITH A FLYING KNEE! It catches Reyes right in the stomach and might have driven wind right out of her! McAvoy scrambles for the first cover of this match!

OOOOONNNNNEEEEEE!

TWWWW-

Persephone: Should have known it wasn’t going to be that easy.

James Peters: No, neither of these Elitists are going down without a fight! McAvoy now places Reyes in a chinlock! She’s trying to wear down her opponent, wanting to take some of that fight out of her! But Reyes proves to be stubborn, rising back up to her feet! She drives some elbows right into the ropes in McAvoy’s ribs, freeing herself from the hold! SHE THEN GRABS HER BY THE SIDE…AND PLANTS HER RIGHT INTO THE MAT WITH A SAITO SUPLEX!

Rich Russillo: And now she looks for some submission offense of her own! She takes hold of McAvoy’s leg and rolls her over on her stomach! SINGLE LEG BOSTON CRAB! This is a painful hold to be locked inside, Reyes placing her weight onto McAvoy’s lower back! McAvoy however, is able to roll on her back! SHE BOOTS HER OPPONENT RIGHT N THE FACE! It sends Reyes reeling back as McAvoy gets up to her feet! REYES SHAKES IT OFF THOUGH AND RUSHES RIGHT AT HER!

James Peters: But she drops down and lets Selina Reyes keep going! She pushes herself up and then catches Reyes with a boot straight to the gut! SHE FOLLOWS IT UP WITH A SNAP SUPLEX!

Persephone: Why isn’t she going for a cover? Instead, McAvoy drags Reyes over to the ropes! SHE STARTS CHOKING REYES WITH THEM! See, that’s just smart. The referee doesn’t think so, beginning his stupid count. She releases right before the four…but honestly she could have held out for the five. Then we could all go home.

Rich Russillo: But then her opponent would be the number one contender in lieu of her! That would not be very beneficial to McAvoy! But she is doing something different here now, placing Reyes halfway through the ropes! SHE THEN GRABS HER ARMS AND PULLS HER THROAT FIRST INTO THE ROPES! Reyes bounces right off them and falls backwards to the outside! A nasty bit of offense from McAvoy and a nasty fall for Reyes! Effy McAvoy is going to do whatever she has to do in order to win this!

James Peters: There is no doubt about that Rich! McAvoy goes to the outside to continue her assault! She brings Reyes back up to her feet…AND THEN SENDS HER INTO THE RING POST WITH AN IRISH WHIP! That looked like a car wreck, the way Reyes just collided full on with that metal! Now McAvoy leans her against the ring apron! SHE KICKS RIGHT IN THE CHEST! AND NOW ANOTHER! McAvoy is just rapidly firing off here! It looks like she’s trying to chop down a tree with these strikes!

Persephone: Oh shit, Reyes actually catches her leg! She does not seem very happy with McAvoy here! SHE CATCHES HER RIGHT ON THE NOSE WITH AN OPEN PALM STRIKE! I think she was trying to break it there! Reyes then pulls her in for a European uppercut! She rolls McAvoy back inside the ring and hopefully Reyes can end it here.

Rich Russillo: McAvoy manages to crawl into a corner, pulling herself back to her feet using the ropes! She turns around to look for Reyes…AND SHE FINDS HER! REYES RUSHES INTO THE CORNER AND DRILLS HER WITH A LEAPING KNEE! She then finishes the combination off with the running bulldog! Here comes the cover from Reyes!

OOOOONNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

TTTTTW-

James Peters: The shoulder of McAvoy pops up just before the two! The moment it does, Selina Reyes snatches it! SHE LOCKS IN THE FUJIWARA ARMBAR! McAvoy is in trouble here! She desperately tries to crawl towards the ropes but she can’t seem to drag her opponent with her! INSTEAD SHE REACHES UP AND GETS A HANDFUL OF HER OPPONENT’S HAIR! SHE JUST PULLS ON UNTIL REYES RELEASES THE HOLD! That was certainly…a unique way to get out of it. But I supposed it was effective and that is all that matters in this one!

Persephone: Listen, you have to do what you have to do. She should have pulled it right out of the scalp if it meant escaping. McAvoy now tries to get back up to her feet…but Reyes grabs her from behind! Looks like she’s making an attempt at the Snap Dragon Suplex! McAvoy is able to free one of her arms and she sends her opponent forward with the snapmare! FOLLOWED UP A VICIOUS KICK RIGHT TO THE SPINE!

Rich Russillo: You can see Reyes stiffen with pain from that shot! Effy McAvoy can hit an opponent like a bullet with some of her strikes! She is lethal when it comes to striking! Speaking of, she begins running off the ropes, building up some speed! SHE THEN GETS THE SEATED REYES WITH A RUNNING KNEE! I think I saw a tooth fly out there or at least she hit her hard enough to loosen one!

James Peters: Now McAvoy mounts her downed opponent and grabs her head! SHE JUST STARTS BASHING IT RIGHT OFF THE MAT! This is just a brutal display of offense! She switches things up and simply begins throwing fists! McAvoy’s style of wrestling seems pretty simple tonight! Beat the hell out of your opponent in any way imaginable! BUT REYES CATCHES HER HAND! SHE THEN PULLS HER IN FOR A HEADBUTT THAT SENDS MCAVOY AWAY! Reyes now pulls herself up to her feet…AND THEN SHE CATCHES MCAVOY WITH A RUNNING FOREARM!

Rich Russillo: She sends her opponent across the ring with an irish whip now! SHE THEN LOOKS FOR THE WHEELBARROW BULLDOG! As she gets to peak here…MCAVOY MOVES FORWARD TOWARDS THE ROPES! She’s able to drop Reyes onto the top rope and then DROPS HER WITH A REBOUND BELLY-TO-BACK SUPLEX! An impressive maneuver there that is followed up by the cover!

OOOONNNNNEEEEE!!!!

TTTTTWWWWWOOOOOO!!!!!

Persephone: Once again, Reyes is able to kick out. Right at the two as well. McAvoy doesn’t want that to be the case again. She is now making her way up onto that second rope! We all know what she’s going for here! HERE COMES THE DOUBLE STOMP!

James Peters: BUT MCAVOY ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY THE MOMENT BEFORE IMPACT! She goes to recover but Reyes is on her in an instant! SHE SENDS HER ACROSS THE RING WITH THE MONKEY FLIP! McAvoy is launched and she hits the mat hard! She still manages to get back up…BUT AS SHE DOES REYES TAKES HER DOWN WITH THE HEADSCISSORS TAKEDOWN! McAvoy is sent tumbling right out of the ring here! This is a perfect opportunity for Reyes here! SHE GETS A RUNNING START BEFORE LOOKING FOR THAT SPRINGBOARD PLANCHA!

Rich Russillo: SHE GETS IT! Reyes comes crashing down on top of McAvoy and that might have just turned the tide! Reyes now climbs up onto the barricade! LISTEN TO THIS CROWD HERE! THEY ARE GETTING PUMPED UP! REYES HITS A SENTON ON HER OPPONENT! She lands right on the chest of McAvoy! Now she brings her back to her feet and throws her back inside the ring!

James Peters: Selina Reyes now takes hold of her down opponent! SHE GRABS THE ARMS AND STEPS DOWN ON THE BACK OF HER LEGS! MEXICAN SURFBOARD! This is a brutal stretch here, pulling those arms back in a way that weren’t meant to be pulled! There is no way out of this one for McAvoy either! But Reyes only keeps it locked in for a few moments, releasing her to focus on something new! She puts Effy’s head in between her thighs here…AND JUST STARTS GOING UP AND DOWN! SHE SMASHES HER FACE REPEATEDLY INTO THE MAT!

Persephone: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! She just keeps going here! It’s like watching someone go on a trampoline. Instead of bouncing with their legs, it’s their face. Instead of a trampoline, it’s a hard surface. Much more entertaining I would say.

Rich Russillo: And much more effective too! It seems like McAvoy has just gone completely limp here! Reyes releases her and then rolls her onto her back! COVER!

OOOONNNNEEEEE!

TTTWWWWWOOOOOOOO!

James Peters: But she’s still able to kick out! Reyes is only able to secure a two here, which means there is plenty of fight inside McAvoy! Reyes however…brings her back to feet! SHE THEN GETS HER WITH A BIG CHOP RIGHT TO THE CHEST! AND ANOTHER! Oh my word, that sounded like a gunshot ringing out through the entire arena! SHE LOOKS FOR A THIRD BUT MCAVOY DELIVERS A HARD RIGHT TO REYES INSTEAD! She then takes a step back…SUPERKICK!

Rich Russillo: BUT REYES STEPS TO THE SIDE! She gets right behind McAvoy and takes her down with a massive german suplex! SHE KEEPS HOLD OF HER OPPONENT, BRINGING HER BACK TO HER FEET! She takes hold of the arm…AND PULLS MCAVOY IN FOR A RIPCORD DROPKICK! She gets her opponent right in the chest, knocking her straight to the mat! It seems like she to bring some more pain to McAvoy! BULLDOG CHOKE APPLIED!

Persephone: That’s rough for McAvoy. Reyes has her arms wrapped around her neck, squeezing the life out of her like a snake! Reyes also has her feet planted here, not allowing her opponent to move anywhere! McAvoy is completely trapped! The good news is there is a simple way to escape! Just tap!

James Peters: I definitely don’t think that idea is even crossing her mind! Instead, she forces herself back up to a standing position! Reyes still has an iron grip on her opponent…but McAvoy is trying to fight back! SO REYES RELEASES THE HOLD AND QUICKLY SPIKES INTO THE MAT WITH A SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! She was not about to let her opponent mount any sort of comeback here! McAvoy tries to get back up but Reyes gets right back on top of her and traps the arm!

Rich Russillo: SHE RAINS DOWN ELBOWS RIGHT TO THE SIDE OF MCAVOY’S HEAD! The arm-trap anvil elbow strikes are proving to be effective here! She is just unloading once again! That seems to be a recurring theme of this match, just rapid and aggressive strikes! She lets McAvoy go and she crawls into the corner! She pulls herself into a seated position as Reyes goes to the opposite corner! SHE MAKES A BEELINE RIGHT AT MCAVOY FOR THE KNOCKOUT SMASH!

Persephone: NO WAY! EFFY SOMEHOW AVOIDS IT! Selina Reyes was moving at enough speed where she hits that corner like a truck! She bounces off of them and then stumbles back towards the middle of the ring! Talk about a misfire.

James Peters: MCAVOY LOOKS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE! She approaches Reyes, taunting her along the way! AND THEN CONNECTS WITH THE GOAT TROT! The running swinging necbkreaker takes her out! Cover!

ONE!

TWO!

TH-

Rich Russillo: THAT WAS CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR! Selina Reyes is able to kick out here! McAvoy’s mood suddenly shifts here…there is nothing but anger on her face! She grabs the hair of Reyes and drags her to a knee! SHE THEN SLAPS HER RIGHT ACROSS THE FACE! She then takes hold of her arms, getting her position for the double underhook powerbomb! SHE LIFTS HER UP!

James Peters: AND REYES IS ABLE TO COUNTER WITH A HURRICANRANA! She sends McAvoy stumbling across the ring! SHE THEN LAUNCHES HERSELF AT MCAVOY WITH A RUNNING EUROPEAN UPPERCUT! I THINK SHE MIGHT HAVE JUST KNOCKED HER OUT! Reyes now drags her away from any ropes! SHE APPLIES THE REYES LOCK!

Persephone: Things just got very real for McAvoy! She is practically crying out in pain as this excruciating submission is locked in! McAvoy is reaching out to the ropes, reaching out to Ahren Fournier for a way out! SUCKS TO BE HER! There is no way out of this! That becomes painfully clear as she begins to fade! Is this it?

Rich Russillo: NO! Effy McAvoy manages to get her hand on the face of Reyes! SHE PUTS A THUMB RIGHT IN HER EYE! Reyes releases the hold and is rolling on the mat with pain! Once again, McAvoy proves she still is willing to do anything to stay in this! Wait a second here…she sees Reyes in a prime position…SO SHE LOOKS TO END THIS! STORYBOOK ENDING!

James Peters: BUT AS SHE BRINGS HER FOOT DOWN ON THE BACK OF REYES SKULL…REYES PUSHES UP! For a moment, McAvoy is in a freefall! SHE LANDS RIGHT ON THE UPPERCUT!

Rich Russillo: AND NOW IT’S SELINA REYES WHO WANTS TO PUT AN END TO THIS! She lifts her opponent up and places her between her legs! HERE COMES THE ORYX AWAKENING!

(Selina Reyes suddenly stops and releases McAvoy. She seems to be annoyed by something as she walks across the ring.)

Persephone: Why the hell is Ahren Fournier on the apron? He’s pulling the attention of the referee away here so Selina can’t end the match! Newsflash buddy, nobody wants to see this match go any further. We were so close to the end…so close.

Rich Russillo: Ahren Fournier steps down the moment Reyes comes his way! Reyes and the referee are now warning him to stay out of this match! Reyes turns back towards her opponent now! It seems like McAvoy has somehow managed to get into the corner, where she seems to be leaning! Reyes gets there…BUT MCAVOY WAS LYING IN WAIT!

(*SMASH!)

(Selina Reyes falls back towards the middle of the ring. Blood pours out of her head onto the mat.)

James Peters: NO! MCAVOY EXPOSED THE TURNBUCKLE WHEN REYES WAS DISTRACTED! She waited for Reyes to approach and then smashed her face right into it! The ref was still focused on Ahren, didn’t even notice it! But he turns around and is looking confused! McAvoy quickly makes her up onto the top rope! DOUBLE FOOT STOMP STRAIGHT TO THE HEART OF REYES! COVER!

OOOOOONNNNNEEEEE!

TTTTWWWWOOOOOOO!!!!!

TTTTHHHHRRREEEEEE-

Persephone: No way. Reyes is still in this! How is this even possible? Her entire head is cracked like an egg and she still refuses to quit! This type of stubbornness is just stupid.

Rich Russillo: It is definitely anything but! Reyes is demonstrating heart here…a burning desire to become number one contender! The fact that she is still fighting is a testament to just how badly she wants it! McAvoy wants to crush that fire! She picks her up and sends her into the ropes with an irish whip! HERE COMES PROTECT YA NECK!

James Peters: REYES DUCKS RIGHT UNDER IT AND GETS TO THE ROPES! SHE TAKES OFF AND GETS HER RIGHT IN CHEST WITH A SPRINGBOARD DROPKICK! She then takes hold of McAvoy and dispatches her with an armdrag! She keeps hold of the limb and begins with those arm-trapped elbow strikes yet again! THIS TIME SHE’S HITTING EVEN HARDER! After she reaches number ten, Reyes forces her opponent back up! LEG-TRAG SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB!

Persephone: Wait a second…she’s not going for the cover. No, it seems like she more in mind here! She drags her opponent into the corner and just starts stomping away at her now! REYES GOES TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RING AND BUILDS UP SOME SPEED! SHE DELIVERS A DROPKICK TO HER MCAVOY! Oh shit, Reyes gets right back up and starts running around the ring again! AND THIS TIME SHE GETS THE KNOCKOUT SMASH! Cover!

OOONNNNNNNEEEEEE!

TTTTWWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!!!

TTTTHHHHHHRRRR-

Rich Russillo: NO! MCAVOY GETS HER SHOULDER UP JUST BEFORE THE THREE! You can see through the blood dripping down her face, Reyes is not at all pleased with that! She immediately gets back up and drags McAvoy over to the exposed turnbuckle! THE REFEREE IS WARNING HER! If she does this, then she could be disqualified! Selina is obviously frustrated about everything Effy has done to her, but she wouldn’t throw this match away would she?

James Peters: Cooler heads prevail here! Instead, Reyes backs off! And look at the smirk on the face of Effy as she does! BUT WAIT! REYES WITH AN OPEN PALM STRIKE RIGHT TO THE NOSE OF MCAVOY! McAvoy reaches up to protect her face but Reyes tears her arms away! SHE GETS HER WITH ANOTHER ONE!

(*CRUNCH!*)

Persephone: She just gave her a free nose job! There is blood now pouring out of McAvoy’s snout! And now Selina Reyes places her opponent face-first onto the second turnbuckle! She gets a running start…AND THEN CONNECTS WITH THE TIGER FEINT KICK FROM THE CORNER! Damn, there is trail of blood following McAvoy as she is knocked across the ring.

Rich Russillo: Selina makes her up to the top rope here! She lines up her shot as McAvoy slowly rises back to her feet! DOUBLE AX HANDLE RIGHT OFF THE TOP! She slams her fists right on top of her opponent! And now Reyes picks her up and drags her back to that corner! She places McAvoy on the top rope, climbing up after here! IS SHE GOING TO GET THE PUNJABI FLY HERE?

James Peters: NO! MCAVOY GETS HER WITH A HEADBUTT! AND NOW SHE SPITS BLOOD RIGHT IN THE EYES OF REYES!

Rich Russillo: Wait…or was that sort of mist? The referee can’t seem to tell the difference and neither can I! The referee can’t disqualify Effy for using her own blood, and I think Effy has taken advantage of that! Either way, it seems like Selina is defenseless at the moment! MCAVOY HOOKS THE ARMS! DOUBLE UNDERHOOK POWERBOMB OFF THE TOP ROPE! COVER FROM MCAVOY!

ONNNNNNNEEEEEEE!

TTTTWWWWWOOOOOOO!

THRREEEEWWWWWWWWEE!!!!!!

……

Persephone: SHE STILL KICKS OUT! Jesus, at this point what is going to take to end this? I’m ready for the next match.

James Peters: What are you talking about Persephone? This is a showcase of EAW’s future! These two young women are tearing each apart to earn a shot at The New Breed Championship! Effy McAvoy now picks her opponent up…AND LAUNCHES HER A BELLY-TO-BELLY SUPLEX! Without any hesitation, she drags Reyes up again! SHE GETS HER WITH THE GUT KICK! THEN A NASTY RIGHT HOOK! Reyes is on the ground, crawling on all fours…AND MCAVOY DRIVES A KNEE IN THE SIDE OF HER HEAD!

Rich Russillo: It is looking more and more like McAvoy could take this! She goes to the corner and stalks her opponent! She waits for Reyes to get back to her feet! AND THEN SHE COMES AT HER WITH PROTECT YA NECK!

Persephone: OH SHIT! REYES NOW SPITS BLOOD RIGHT IN THE EYES OF MCAVOY! Effy is now blinded instead and I guess she just got a taste of her own medicine! She stumbles backwards…AND NOW REYES RUSHES TOWARDS HER! SELINA REYES DELIVERS THE ALAMO KNEE! This one is over! Reyes crawls on top of her opponent for the cover!

OOOOONNNNEEEEE!

TTTTTWWWWOOOOOOO!!!!!

THHHHRRREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

…….

……….

James Peters: If I wasn’t witnessing this with my own two eyes, I would not believe it! Effy McAvoy gets her shoulder up! This one still isn’t over! Reyes is in disbelief as well but she knows just what she needs to do here! She brings her back to her feet once more…AND THEN ROCKS HER WITH THE UPPERCUT! McAvoy stumbles back into the ropes! Reyes tries to send her right over with a clothesline! EFFY REVERSES IT AND SENDS HER INSTEAD!

Rich Russillo: But she manages to catch herself on the apron! REYES TRIES TO GET HER WITH ANOTHER PALM STRIKE…BUT MCAVOY GETS HER WITH A KICK IN THE STOMACH! She then pulls her back through the ropes! SHE DRIVES A KNEE RIGHT INTO HER FOREHEAD! She takes a few steps back now! THEN MCAVOY DELIVERS A FOOTBALL STYLE RIGHT TO HER OPPONENT’S HEAD!

Persephone: Is that a field goal? I think so. At the very least she might have knocked a few teeth down her throat. It looks like Selina Reyes is completely out of her…and Effy McAvoy wants to close the chapter! STORYBOOK ENDING! SHE GETS IT! COVER!

OOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!!!

TTTTWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

THHHRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Persephone: FINALLY!!!!

(Effy McAvoy pulls herself off of Selina Reyes, returning to her feet and beginning to celebrate.)

James Peters: I don’t think she realized what just happened!

(The referee catches up to McAvoy and then points towards Selina Reyes, and there is an instant fury in her eyes.)

Rich Russillo: Selina Reyes was able to get her hand on that bottom rope before the three count! The ref saw it! This match is still going on! McAvoy grabs her by the arm and drags her back up to her feet! SHE PULLS HER INTO THE CLIMAX!

James Peters: YET SELINA REYES IS ABLE TO DODGE THE KNEE! She leaps up…AND GETS THE POISONRANA! McAvoy is spiked right down on her head! How is Selina still in this!?

Persephone: These two are exhausting. Neither one wants to stay down. But hopefully after this, one of them will! Selina Reyes is waiting for McAvoy to find her footing, stalking her opponent like some sort of wild animal! As soon as McAvoy is up…SHE CUTS HER DOWN WITH ANOTHER ALAMO KNEE!

Rich Russillo: BUT EFFY MANAGES TO AVOID IT AT THE LAST SECOND! Reyes tries to scramble back to her but takes a roundhouse kick to the side of the head!

James Peters: REYES NOW WITH THE DODGE! She springs back to her feet and nearly decapitates her with the clothesline! She scrapes her off the mat…AND GETS HER WITH THE SAITO SUPLEX! That one was vicious! It doesn’t even seem like McAvoy is moving here now! The Oryx Queen closes in for the kill!

Persephone: FINALLY! Reyes picks her up and gets her in position for the Oryx Awakening! THIS ONE IS OVER!

Rich Russillo: WAIT! MCAVOY GRABS THE ROPES! Reyes is trying to pull her away but the ref is now getting involved! Reyes is forced to back off! SHE PUSHES PAST THE OFFICIAL AND LUNGES AT HER!

Persephone: What the f-

James Peters: MCAVOY BITES THE FACE OF REYES! EFFY MCAVOY BIT SELINA AFTER PUSHING PAST THE REFEREE, AND THAT HAD TO HURT! Is she some sort of wild animal or something!? Reyes stumbles back to get away from it! BUT SHE CAN’T GET AWAY FAST ENOUGH!

Rich Russillo: PROTECT YA NECK FROM MCAVOY! THE CLOTHESLINE FROM HELL TURNS REYES INSIDE OUT! Here comes the cover!

OOOOOOONNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!!!

TTTWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

TTTTHHHRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

(DING! DING! DING!)

(“Psycho” by That’s Outrageous! begins to play as Effy McAvoy crawls off of her opponent. A smile spreads across her face as she realizes it’s over.)

Bella Braxton: HERE IS YOUR WINNER AND NUMBER ONE CONTENDER FOR THE NEW BREED CHAMPIONSHIP…”THE OMEN”…EFFFFFFYYYY MCCCAAAVVVVOOYYYY!

Rich Russillo: WOW! That was an incredible match between these two young elitists! They fought tooth and nail tonight! In the end, Effy McAvoy proved that there is no limit to what she can endure…or will do to win! Selina Reyes was impressive but McAvoy is without any doubt the winner!

James Peters: There was biting, spitting, bleeding! There were kicks, punches and knees! They threw everything at one another! Like you said though, Effy McAvoy proved she was willing to push even further tonight! Congratulations to her!

(The final shot is Effy McAvoy standing tall. The crowd is booing but nothing can take away from this moment. The camera pans to Reyes who is bleeding and staring daggers into her opponent as the camera fades out.)

(A promotional ad for The Last Stand airs, with a graphic for the upcoming Temple of Trials match.)

(The next match graphic of the night is shown.)

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(The camera returns to the ring where Bella Braxton is standing with a microphone in her hand as she is ready to begin the introductions for the next match at Wicked Games.)

Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest IS A STRETCHER MATCH!

(The crowd starts to cheer as the camera shows the stretchers at ringside before cutting to an open area near the entrance ramp where an ambulance is waiting.)

Bella Braxton: In this match, the only way to win the match is to incapacitate your opponent long enough to get them on the stretcher. Wheel them over to the ambulance finish line AND shut them inside. The first competitor to do that will be VICTORIOUS!

(The lights go out, a lone spotlight shines at the entrance way before the sounds of a heart beating begin to fill the arena, suddenly it goes flat-line as the chords of “Somebody Get Me A Doctor” by Van Halen plays throughout the arena. Dr. Bethany Blue M.D. walks out in her extravagant Doctor’s coat and shiny wrestling gear. She has a stethoscope around her neck. Dr. Bethany Blue M.D. stops for a moment, looking out at the crowd with a smirk before heading to the ring, she stops and examines some of the fans, giving them some advice.)

Bella Braxton: Introducing first and making her way to the ring! Currently residing in Boca Raton, Florida! Weighing in at 125 pounds! Here is DR. BETHANY BLUE MMMMMMMMM!!!! DDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!

James Peters: For months, Dr. Bethany Blue believes that she has been disrespected by colleagues and fans alike, but her mood certainly had an upturn after defeating Camille’s sister Candice at Territorial Invasion and it’s only got worse ever since.

Persephone: From what I see, Dr. Bitchy Pants is just looking to start a fight or some shit. Always gotta make herself seem like she’s the most important woman on Voltage. Bitch should realize that’s me!

Rich Russillo: Bethany has made Camille bleed and has stabbed her with a syringe to add to this rivalry. Bethany wants to make Camille pay even more for even issuing the challenge to her for tonight, but will she make Camille take the ultimate ride after putting her on the stretcher and in the ambulance? She better be careful because her opposition is on her way out in just a few moments

(The Doctor finally makes it to the ring, Nurse Goldstein hops on the apron, opening the ropes for the Good Doctor steps in-between the ropes, hopping on the second cable and motioning with her hand signaling she is “THE M.D.!” with an infectious smile on her face. She hops back down and checks the heartbeat of the referee, even trying to take out some other tools to make sure he is in good shape and health to officiate the match. Dr. Bethany Blue M.D. leans against the ropes as her entrance music fades off.)

(Seconds later, the sounds of “Paint The Town Red” by Fame on Fire fill the arena as Ms. Extreme enters the area to loud cheers from the crowd. Ms. Extreme doesn’t look like she wants to mess around. She wants to main the Doctor as she sprints to the ring.)

Bella Braxton: Introducing her opponent! From Calabasas, California! Weighing in at 140 pounds! Here is ‘“THE PROBLEM CHILD” MSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! EXXXXXXXTRRRRRRREEEEEEEMMMMMEEEEEEE!

Persephone: Oh for the love of gawd! Not only do we get another loser Ava bitch coming to the ring, that dumb bitch is coming to the ring with a baseball bat. Can’t she just leave and not come back?

Rich Russillo: Camille won’t leave until she takes Dr. Bethany Blue’s head off and that baseball bat could get the job done. Besides, this match almost didn’t take place, but it was the rebellious nature of Ms. Extreme that made this match happen.

James Peters: Ms. Extreme made the challenge for the match, and it might have taken a while, but Dr. Bethany Blue did eventually accept. Both women want a chance to destroy the other. They both get their wish and one is leaving in the ambulance on a stretcher… and here we go!

(Camille barely waits for her music to fade off as she slides into the ring. The referee tries to stop Camille for a moment, BUT CAMILLE SHOVES THE REFEREE! The referee is on the mat and calls for the bell. )

(DING! DING! DING!)

James Peters: Oh here we go! Camille didn’t even wait for the opening bell before she headed full speed towards Dr. Bethany Blue. Bethany got out of the way and Camille hit the ropes–

Persephone: They just need to stop playing around and just kill each other. That is the only thing that will make me tolerate this match.

Rich Russillo: Not even when one of them ends up in the ambulance?

Persephone: Nope. It’s either a double body bag or nothing. Go big or go home, you dumb bitches!

James Peters: Camille came off the ropes AND TOOK A SWING AT BETHANY WHO DUCKED THE BASEBALL BAT! Camille took another swing AND BETHANY DUCKS ONCE AGAIN!

Rich Russillo: It worked out anyway as Camille kicks Bethany in the gut AND TAKES HER OVER WITH A SNAP SUPLEX! Camille floats over AND SHE IS CHOKING BETHANY WITH HER HANDS!

James Peters: Bethany is kicking trying to get free and the referee really can’t do a damn thing about it. The only thing the referee can do is ring the bell when one of these ladies enters the ambulance.

Persephone: Alright that part is tolerable because the stupid referee can’t stop any of the good stuff from happening. Like bloodshed… or being impaled… or dying….

Rich Russillo: Persephone has her priorities straight as Ms. Extreme gets back to her feet and takes off her leather jacket finally. Camille was ready to get down to business.

James Peters: Camille still has her jacket in her hand as she pulls Bethany by the hair into a sitting position AND SHE WRAPS THE JACKET AROUND BETHANY’S THROAT AND SHE IS CHOKING HER AGAIN!

Persephone: It’s kind of funny watching Dr. Slut’s eyeballs start popping out from their sockets.

Rich Russillo: As Camille is pulling Bethany back to her feet, I was just informed that according to our research, this is the first FPV Stretcher match sanctioned by Elite Answers Wrestling in over three years. I believe it was back at Midsummer Massacre in 2021.

Persephone: A dumb bitch is getting choked out and you are spitting out history facts that might be wrong for all I care. I bet you go home to your seven cats or something. Let’s get back to the action, dumbass.

James Peters: Bethany is on her feet still getting choked out by Camille AND CAMILLE SNAPMARES HER OVER THE TOP ROPE AND BETHANY IS JUST DANGLING OVER THE TOP ROPE!

Rich Russillo: BETHANY’S FEET ARE TOO LOW THAT SHE CAN’T STAND ON THE APRON! THIS MIGHT BE A QUICK STRETCHER MATCH AT THIS RATE IF BETHANY PASSES OUT–

James Peters: BETHANY MANAGES TO SLIP OUT OF THE JACKET AND LAND ON THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF US! Bethany drops down to the floor to try and catch her breath.

Persephone: She’s just faking. This probably isn’t the first time somebody has tried to choke her out. She’s probably missing a few brain cells anyway. Good thing she isn’t a surgeon because I sure as hell don’t want her making incisions on me.

Rich Russillo: You prefer the ones that change out your silicone every 5,000 miles. Camille reaches through the ropes and grabs Bethany by the hair and is trying to pull her back into the ring–

James Peters: BETHANY HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER! AS SHE WAS RECOVERING, SHE REACHED UNDER THE RING AND GRABBED THE EXTINGUISHER AND WAITED FOR CAMILLE TO FALL INTO THE TRAP!

Persephone: Well nobody ever accused her of being the smartest bulb in the Ava family and that’s a dim selection to begin with. But now Camille is blinded and stupid because of Dr. Lack a Brain!

Rich Russillo: That firing from the fire extinguisher caught Camille right in the eyes as she stumbles back and Bethany grabs a steel chair from under the ring and slides back into the ring

Persephone: Camille is swinging around like an absolute idiot trying to hit the quack. She is horribly missing every shot as Bethany rears back AND CRACKS ONE OF THE STUPID AVA SISTERS IN THE SKULL WITH THE STEEL CHAIR! That was certainly fun to see.

James Peters: That was a sickening thud of Camille’s head. Camille is down on the mat holding her head in pain and who knows how much damage was done to her head or her eyes.

Rich Russillo: There is no need to ask because honestly nobody cares. The crowd wants to see these two competitors just beat the living hell out of each other and BETHANY IS SMILING!

James Peters: Bethany has an almost sadistic grin on her face as he uses the hair to add more pain to Camille as she brings her to her feet AND DROPS HER WITH THE TIGER SUPLEX AND THE BACK OF CAMILLE’S HEAD CRACKS THE CHAIR!

Persephone: If these two just keep beating each other half to death, I wouldn’t mind this match going for a long time if they can finish up the other half.

Rich Russillo: Bethany is off to a good start as she rolls out of the ring to grab another weapon and it looks like the Doctor has found some light tubes from under the ring before she slides back in.

James Peters: Camille is trying to recover from the previous attacks AS BETHANY SWINGS BACK AND CRACKS CAMILLE IN THE HEAD WITH ONE OF THE LIGHT TUBES!

Persephone: It’s a shame. All that damage to the head is going to make her last place in the smartest Ava sister competition. Not that it was an exciting competition in the first place.

Rich Russillo: Who was first on your scorecard, Persephone?

Persephone: Well they all suck, but at least Consuela knows how to stay away. Then again, she dated that walking bag of burgers Terry Chambers, so my final answer is that they are all fucking stupid.

James Peters: Camille is holding her head in pain after the first shot with the light tube, but Bethany still has another light tube at her disposal as she brings it up AND CRACKS CAMILLE IN THE HEAD WITH THE OTHER LIGHT TUBE!

Rich Russillo: The tide of this match has changed quickly since the opening bell with Camille and it looks like Ms. Extreme has been busted open after being hit in the head.

James Peters: After being hit with two glass light tubes, we see a little bit of blood running down her neck from being cut up with the glass. It isn’t much, but it is a start of what is to come.

Persephone: That doesn’t count. Her hair almost matches the color of the blood. If I have to really strain to find the blood, then it’s total crap! These bitches need to wear the lovely crimson mask.

Rich Russillo: We will more than likely see that before all is said and done because they are gonna wanna kill each other before they even end up on the stretcher.

James Peters: Camille is still down as Bethany eyes the baseball bat that Camille brought with her and she grabs hold of it. That is a steel baseball bat that is here for maximum damage.

Persephone: I would say that they will bash each other’s brains in, but you can’t bash what they don’t have. It’s a bat, stupid. Stop staring at it and just kill your opponent! Is that so hard?

Rich Russillo: Camille has rolled onto her back as Bethany walks back to Camille AND BETHANY USES THE TOP OF THE BAT TO CRACK AGAINST MS. EXTREME—

Persephone: Of course Ms. Extreme somehow manages to grab the bat and stops Doctor from bludgeoning her. What a surprise! Always happens. I guess that means Camille isn’t blind anymore. She’s just stupid.

James Peters: We have a battle in the center of the ring over the baseball bat. IT’S ALMOST A TUG OF WAR FOR THE BASEBALL BAT, BUT SOMEHOW CAMILLE MANAGES TO OVERPOWER BETHANY–

Rich Russillo: AND SHE SHOVES THE BAT RIGHT INTO DR. BETHANY’S RIBS! Bethany loses her grasp on the bat AND CAMILLE HAS THE BAT AGAIN AS SHE RAMS THE BAT INTO BETHANY’S RIBS ONCE MORE BEFORE SHE ROLLS OVER TO THE ROPES TO GET BACK TO HER FEET!

James Peters: This is just the beginning as Camille uses the top of the bat AND CRACKS BETHANY IN THE FACE WITH THE COLD STEEL! BETHANY FALLS TO THE MAT HOLDING HER FACE IN PAIN!

Persephone: I would call that an improvement. If she gets clocked in the face a few more times then she might be tolerable to look at. Can we request that Dr. Bethany Bitch competes in a surgical mask so we don’t have to look at her face?

Rich Russillo: I highly doubt that they will do that for you, but Bethany has moved her hands and we see a giant knot forming in the middle of her forehead thanks to the baseball bat. Camille pulls Bethany up to her feet–

James Peters: AND SHE DROPS THE DOCTOR WITH A SAITO SUPLEX! LISTEN TO THIS CROWD CHEER LOUDLY FOR THE EXTREME AVA! Camille has something in mind as she drags Bethany towards the corner.

Persephone: For the love of gawd. There is no need to get flashy with this shit. Just kill each other. Whatever. The Stupid Ava is on the top rope and SHE JUMPS OFF THE TOP ROPE! I HOPE SHE BREAKS HER NECK!

Rich Russillo: SHE DOESN’T AND SHE LANDS A DIRECT HIT WITH THE SHOOTING STAR SENTON CRASHING RIGHT INTO BETHANY’S RIBS! Camille quickly rolls over and STARTS PUNCHING BETHANY RIGHT IN THE FACE!

Persephone: There are no rules and she is just punching her in the face. How boring! Come on and kill each other. Is that so much to ask?

James Peters: Camille brings Bethany back to her feet and turns her around AND SHE HAS A HANDFUL OF HAIR BEFORE PULLING BETHANY INTO A GORY SPECIAL!

Rich Russillo: In this match, this move is as legal as a suplex and Bethany is kicking and flailing trying to get free but Camille has a really strong grip on Bethany’s hair–

James Peters: BETHANY FLIPS BACK AND LANDS ON HER FEET BEFORE DROPPING DOWN AND COUNTERING WITH A JAWBREAKER! LOOK AT THE HAIR FALLING FROM CAMILLE’S FINGERS AS SHE HITS THE MAT!

Persephone: I wonder if we can see what color the roots are. Guess not as Bethany pulls Camille and clobbers her with a ripcord forearm to the face. No blood. No fun.

Rich Russillo: Be that as it may, Bethany rolls to the outside of the ring and looks for another weapon and she finds one AS SHE PULLS A TABLE OUT FROM UNDER THE RING! Bethany slides the table into the ring before she goes under the ring for something else.

James Peters: Who only knows what she will find under the ring AND OF ALL THINGS, SHE FOUND HER MEDICAL BAG! OF COURSE THE DOCTOR WOULD FIND THAT!

Persephone: Why in the hell did she not bring the bag with her? Is she trying to be secretive because it wasn’t going to work? WE ALL FUCKING KNOW IT EXISTS! Dumb bitch.

Rich Russillo: Bethany slides back into the ring with her medical bag that she sits in the corner as she goes to set up the table in the center of the ring. The table is up and Bethany goes back to her medical bag. I wonder what she’s looking for in there?

Persephone: Brains? Beauty? A husband that isn’t such a bitch? Well she’s shit out of luck on all three. Unlike me.

James Peters: Good gawd. BETHANY PULLS OUT A STETHOSCOPE FROM THE BAG! HERE COMES THE DOCTOR!! WAIT! SHE ALSO PULLS OUT A PAIR OF SCISSORS TO CUT THEM IN HALF!

Rich Russillo: Bethany has the earpieces of the stethoscope in both of her hands as she walks back over to a recovering Camille—

James Peters: SHE SHOVES ONE OF THE EARPIECES DOWN CAMILLE’S THROAT! THAT ISN’T A TONGUE DEPRESSOR AND SHE IS CHOKING CAMILLE WITH IT!

Persephone: EWWWWW! The orange haired weirdo is gagging and it sounds gross. What does the Doctor plan on doing with the other piece? Please don’t shove that down her throat too.

Rich Russillo: BETHANY SHOVES THE OTHER PIECE UP CAMILLE’S NOSE! DR. BETHANY IS A DAMN SCREWBALL! SHE IS JUST TORTURING CAMILLE AT THE MOMENT!

James Peters: This is a type of match where you have to get creative with your offense to cause as much pain to your opponent as possible and that is what Bethany is doing right now–

(PUNCH!)

Persephone: I don’t know what the hell that was, but I am glad we are done hearing that Ava skank gagging. Probably not the first time she’s done that.

Rich Russillo: I don’t know either, but it looks like Camille caught Bethany with a right hook to the temple and that forced Bethany to stumble back. Camille spits out the stethoscope piece before she also pulls the other piece out of her nose.

Persephone: Her nose is bleeding from the force that was being shoved up there, but that is still crappy blood. Come on people! Get with the program!

James Peters: LOOK AT BETHANY! BETHANY’S FACE IS BLEEDING! HOLY CRAP SHE WAS BUSTED OPEN AFTER THAT PUNCH! LOOK AT CAMILLE’S HAND!! SHE’S WEARING A RING! SHE HAD A RING HIDDEN UNDER THE HAND TAPE SHE HAD ON!

Rich Russillo: Must have been a nice punch if she was busted open with a simple ring. But that punch did have some force behind it.

James Peters: LOOK! THE CAMERA IS FOCUSING ON THE RING AND WE CAN SEE THAT THE JEWEL ON THE RING IS BROKEN AND JAGGED! THAT WAS HOW BETHANY GOT BUSTED OPEN SO EASILY!

Persephone: About damn time these bitches did something right as Camille jumps onto the rope AND LEAVES THE SECOND ROPE BEFORE CATCHING BETHANY WITH A DIVING CALF KICK!

Rich Russillo: The kick sends Bethany down to her knees AS EXTREME HITS A LOW DROPKICK TO SEND BETHANY THROUGH THE ROPES AND ONTO THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF US!

James Peters: Ms. Extreme grabs the table set up in the middle of the ring and takes it down before sliding it out to the floor as well. I wonder if she has a different plan in mind for the table.

Persephone: Unless it involves more bloodshed, then I really could care less what these two do. Whatever. The Doctor is outside the ring as Camille looks to be building some momentum as she hits the ropes. How interesting!

Rich Russillo: Camille hits the ropes on the far side AS SHE RUNS FULL SPEED TOWARDS THE OTHER SIDE OF RING AS BETHANY IS RECOVERING! EXTREME SAILS THROUGH THE ROPES FOR A SUICIDE DIVE–

(CRASH!)

Persephone: BAHAHAHAHAHA! THE DOCTOR SNUCK A MIRROR OUT FROM UNDER THE RING AND SWUNG IT RIGHT INTO MS. EXTREME’S FACE AND THE MIRROR JUST SHATTERED! OH THAT WAS GREAT!

James Peters: Camille is holding her face and there could be glass in her eyes as Bethany falls back and leans on our announce table as she catches a breather.

Rich Russillo: They are both outside the ring at the moment as we see the stretchers are about ten feet away from them. Remember that they not only have to push the stretcher past the finish line, they also have to be shut in the ambulance. An extra match rule in order to guarantee that there will be a winner… and to save money on having the EMTs do it I guess.

James Peters: Bethany pulls Camille back to her feet AND WE CAN SEE THAT MS. EXTREME IS BLEEDING AS WELL! NOT A SHOCKER CONSIDERING A GLASS MIRROR BLEW UP IN HER FACE!

Persephone: OH YES!! BLOOD EVERYWHERE AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! I WANT MORE! I NEED MORE! GIVE IT TO ME NOW!

Rich Russillo: Probably not the first time you said that either, huh?

Persephone: Screw you, asshole. You’re just jealous you are not Luis.

James Peters: As we get back to the match, Bethany is dragging Camille by the hair over to the stretcher. She lifts Camille up AND CAMILLE IS ON THE STRETCHER!

Persephone: Well, she has completed part of the match. The least entertaining but whatever AND BETHANY STARTS PUSHING THE STRETCHER—

Rich Russillo: CAMILLE GRABS BETHANY AND RAKES THE EYES BEFORE ROLLING OFF OF THE STRETCHER AND LANDING ON HER FEET!

Persephone: Bethany turns right around to a waiting Ms. Extreme AND CAMILLE HITS THE EXPLODER SUPLEX ON THE FLOOR! I HOPE THAT BROKE HER BACK!

James Peters: You know that it didn’t, but it sure as hell sounded like it as Bethany holds her back in pain and Camille goes to set up the table.

Rich Russillo: The table is up and Ms. Extreme goes under the ring to look for another weapon to cause and make it easier to push Bethany on the stretcher. Ms. Extreme reappears and she has a cloth bag.

James Peters: She opens the bag AND SHE STARTS POURING THUMBTACKS ALL OVER THE TABLE! SHE IS THE EXTREME SISTER OF THE AVA FAMILY!

Persephone: This bitch is nuts, but this is the one part of Camille that I can tolerate because these extreme tendencies lead to bloodshed and I LOOOOOOOVVVVVVEEEE bloodshed.

Rich Russillo: Ms. Extreme empties the bag of thumbtacks all over the table for good measure as she goes back to grab Dr. Bethany Blue–

James Peters: “TJD”! TEMPOROMANDIBULAR! JOINT! DYSFUNCTION! WHAT A SUPERKICK BY DR. BETHANY BLUE AND THAT COULD HAVE BROKEN CAMILLE’S JAW!

Persephone: Look I get that she is a Doctor, but does she really need to throw around those million dollar words towards these idiots. Every time we explain what TJD stands for, everybody’s eyes glaze over, including Rich Russillo’s.

Rich Russillo: Funny. At least what I learned in school wasn’t learned in the backseat of a car, you bimbo.

Persephone: Good thing James is between us right now or I would unalive you right now, bitch. Don’t test me, motherfuc—

James Peters: WILL YOU TWO SHUT UP?!? We have two Elitists trying to kill each other and you two are bitching towards each other. Camille is down and Bethany is looking to get high risk right now.

Rich Russillo: Bethany is climbing up to the secon… NOPE! She is climbing all the way to the top rope as she waits for Ms. Extreme to get back to her feet considering Dr. Bethany likes to go for the Missile Dropkick in this spot.

James Peters: Dr. Bethany is calling for Camille to get back to her feet, which Camille is doing even though she was rocked with the TJD from earlier as she shakes the cobwebs out.

Persephone: Those cobwebs have been in that empty skull for years and shaking them isn’t going to help them come out. But Ms. Extreme made it back to her feet for what seemed like a year–

Rich Russillo: BETHANY WAS GOING TO GO FOR THE MISSILE DROPKICK, BUT CAMILLE QUICKLY GOT OUT OF THE WAY! Bethany stopped herself or else it would have been detrimental for her–

James Peters: MS. EXTREME WITH ALMOST NINJA LEVEL SPEED CLIMBS UP TO THE SECOND ROPE AND NOW THEY ARE BOTH THROWING HANDS AT EACH OTHER! WHAT A FALL IT WILL BE FOR THE LOSER OF THIS BRAWL!

Persephone: You got that right! The bitch who falls goes through the tack covered table and I am all for it. Come on bitches, let’s see one of you crash and burn. Give it to me!!

Rich Russillo: These women are throwing haymakers AND BETHANY CAUGHT CAMILLE WITH A RIGHT HAND AND MS. EXTREME IS LOSING HER BALANCE! SHE’S GONNA FALL! SHE’S GONNA GO THROUGH THE TABLE—

Persephone: No she won’t! She grabbed onto Bethany’s hair and used it for leverage to keep herself from losing her balance. HA! I CAN SEE THE ROOTS! I KNEW THAT WASN’T NATURAL!

James Peters: While Persephone is laughing at Bethany’s hair, CAMILLE CAUGHT BETHANY WITH ANOTHER RIGHT HAND! SHE’S STILL WEARING THE RING! SHE GOT HER AGAIN AND THERE IS FRESH BLOOD FLOWING FROM THE WOUND!

Rich Russillo: Bethany is dazed after the punch and she might not be able to see out of her left eye because of the blood flowing into it. Camille is on the top rope as well and both women are standing on the top rope. This is going to be dangerous!

James Peters: Camille has hold of Bethany’s head! Camille lets out a scream BEFORE THEY BOTH COME OFF THE TOP ROPE AND CAMILLE HIT THE TWIST OF FATE AND BOTH WOMEN WENT THROUGH THE TABLE!

Crowd: HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!

Persephone: BAHAHAHAHA! I GOT A TWO FOR ONE SPECIAL! I GOT TO SEE TWO DUMB BITCHES GO THROUGH THE TABLE! THE TWO PINHEADS BECAME PIN CUSHIONS! THIS IS AWESOME!

Rich Russillo: Both women took major damage when they went through the table and the thumbtacks. Camille went back first while Bethany went face first through that tack infested table.

James Peters: The referee is over there to check on both these competitors. Regardless of how much pain and agony they are in, the referee can NOT ring the bell to end the match.

Persephone: The only way that will happen is if both women stop breathing. I am not sure what I want more: watching them beat each other half to death or the actual ending.

Rich Russillo: Both women are still down, but they are starting to move. Look at both of them having dozens of thumbtacks sticking in their bodies.

Persephone: Again I say, they’ve never looked better.

James Peters: It looks like Ms. Extreme is going to be the one to make it to her feet first. Camille is using our announce table to keep her balance as Bethany is still struggling to get to her feet.

Rich Russillo: Camille looked to have been going over to Bethany in the hopes of finishing her off, but instead she once again goes under the ring. What in the hell could she be looking for now.

James Peters: We have tacks, we have a broken table, we have a broken mirror. The only thing we’re missing is the kitchen. Camille found what she was looking for… OH MY GAWD!

Persephone: HOW IN THE HELL DID SHE GET THAT HERE? DID SHE SNEAK IT THROUGH THE AIRPORT OR SOMETHING! THAT BITCH IS DEVIOUS!

Rich Russillo: IT’S THE INFAMOUS MS. EXTREME LIGHTNING BOLT! IT’S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE’VE SEEN THAT WEAPON, BUT IF MS. EXTREME WANTS TO PUT AN EXCLAMATION POINT THIS IS THE WAY TO DO IT!

James Peters: Ms. Extreme has her weapon of choice in her hand as she stalks right back over to an unsuspecting Dr. Bethany Blue. Mr. Extreme charges up the lightning bolt AS SHE SENDS IT BETHANY’S WAY–

Persephone: OH MY GAWD YES! THE CRAZY AVA BITCH IS ELECTROCUTING THE HOLY FUCK OUT OF THAT STUPID WHORE DOCTOR! I AM ALL FOR IT RIGHT NOW! DON’T BE A BITCH! TURN UP THE INTENSITY!

Rich Russillo: DR. BETHANY BLUE IS IN A WORLD OF PAIN AS SHE IS TRYING TO CONTROL HERSELF FROM SHOWING HOW MUCH PAIN SHE’S TRULY IN! AND PERSEPHONE GETS HER WISH AS CAMILLE TURNS UP THE INTENSITY–

Persephone: OHHHH YES! DR. BETHANY BLUE IS SCREAMING LIKE A LITTLE BITCH! SHE WON’T LAST MUCH LONGER AND I LOVE IT! FUCK HER UP BITCH!!

James Peters: BETHANY IS SCREAMING IN IMMENSE PAIN AS SHE IS STARTING TO FADE! BETHANY JUST FELL TO THE MAT AND SHE MIGHT HAVE JUST PASSED OUT!

Rich Russillo: Dr. Bethany Blue is motionless on the floor and Ms. Extreme might have just won this match. Bethany could be dead as Ms. Extreme places Bethany on the stretcher and wheels her towards the ambulance.

James Peters: After taking that much voltage, no pun intended, this is just a formality. Camille has got her payback. She has got her victory here at Wicked Games AND SHE HAS MADE IT TO THE AMBULANCE!

Persephone: Oh my gawd! You mean that this match is almost over! OH THANK GAWD! Come on, Ava. Don’t be an idiot and just win this match. I still think it’s weird that they have to put them in an ambulance to win. I thought they had to just reach a finish line.

Rich Russillo: I think the ambulance IS the finish line AND THE AMBULANCE DOORS ARE OPEN ALL SHE HAS TO DO IS PUT BETHANY IN THE AMBULANCE AND SHE WINS IT!

James Peters: SHE’S IN THE AMBULANCE! BETHANY IS IN THE AMBULANCE AND CAMILLE SHUTS THE DOOR!

Persephone: DING! DING! DING!

Rich Russillo: Where’s the bell? The match is over! Bethany is in the ambulance!

Persephone: OH HOLY SHIT! YOU’RE FUCKING JOKING ME!

James Peters: BETHANY IS ON THE GROUND! BETHANY ROLLED OFF THE STRETCHER AT THE VERY LAST SECOND AND CAMILLE SHUT AN EMPTY STRETCHER IN THE AMBULANCE! THIS MATCH CONTINUES!

Rich Russillo: Camille is so pissed at the moment as she opens the ambulance doors and yanks the stretcher out and starts pounding the shit out of it in frustration.

James Peters: Meanwhile, Bethany seems to have regained feeling in her body and she is crawling back to the ringside area.

Persephone: Stop being a coward! Get your ass up and fight! Don’t bore the fuck out of me now!

Rich Russillo: Bethany has made it back to ringside AND CAMILLE COMES RUNNING BACK AS SHE SPEARS BETHANY INTO THE SIDE OF THE RING! Camille grabs Bethany and rolls her back into the ring as Bethany rests against the turnbuckle.

James Peters: Camille rolls back into the ring and tries to pull Bethany from the turnbuckle, BUT BETHANY WITH A CHOP BLOCK TO THE BACK OF THE LEG! Camille almost lost her balance but she still has Bethany BEFORE PLANTING HER WITH A SLAM!

Persephone: Now this bitch is climbing to the top rope again AND SHE ALMOST LOST HER BALANCE! BAHAHAHA WHAT AN IDIOT!

Rich Russillo: Camille is on the top rope as she is ready to finish Dr. Bethany off with a modified “Holy Ground”! DOUBLE FOOT STOMP ON THE WAY—

(CRASH!)

James Peters: What the hell?

Persephone: WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED? DID SHE GET DRUNK!?

Rich Russillo: CAMILLE JUST FELL OFF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE AND SHE CRASHES AND BURNS ONTO THE RING STEPS BELOW! WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?

(The camera zooms in on Camille before they see exactly what happened.)

Persephone: BAHAHAHAHAHA! WHAT A DEVIOUS BITCH! STILL HATE HER, BUT THAT WAS CLEVER!

James Peters: Ladies and gentlemen, that wasn’t a chop block Bethany did earlier… IT WAS AN INJECTION! YOU CAN STILL SEE THE SYRINGE IN CAMILLE’S LEG AND IT’S LABELED–

Rich Russillo: IT’S PROPOFOL! A VERY POWERFUL AND VERY FAST ACTING ANESTHETIC! MS. EXTREME WAS SEDATED BY THE DOCTOR!

Persephone: This bitch points to her head trying to say that she’s smarter than Camille. Not much of an achievement as she rolls out on the apron and close to the ring steps.

James Peters: Camille is fading fast AS BETHANY FINISHES THE JOB WITH THE “CONCUSSION PROTOCOL”! CURB STOMP CONNECTS!

Rich Russillo: MS. EXTREME IS UNCONSCIOUS AS DR. BETHANY BLUE DRAGS HER LIFELESS CARCASS BY THE HAIR OVER TO ONE OF THE STRETCHERS!

Persephone: Don’t half ass it bitch unless you wanna see an Ava come back from the dead uglier than before.

James Peters: Camille is on and strapped to the stretcher as Bethany uses whatever energy she has left to push Ms. Extreme over to the ambulance. Dr. Bethany Blue is gonna steal it!

Rich Russillo: The ladies have reached the ambulance once again and Bethany opens the doors. Bethany finds enough wind to lift Ms. Extreme into the ambulance AND SHE SHUTS THE DOORS! DR. BETHANY BLUE WINS THE STRETCHER MATCH!

(DING! DING! DING!)

(“Somebody Get Me A Doctor” starts playing again as the crowd immediately starts booing at the end result of the match. Bethany is proud of herself, but exhausted as she stumbles back to the side of the entrance ramp to keep her balance. To say the least, the crowd is not happy about who won this match as Bella Braxton announces the final decision of the match.)

Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner… DR. BETHANY BLUE! M! D!

James Peters: Holy crap! What a fight! We knew that these two wanted to beat the hell out of each other in the very worst way. To say the least, that’s exactly what they did.

Persephone: Blah blah blah. All I see is that the Ms. Extreme run of mediocrity continues. Surprise. Surprise. Surprise. Shame I don’t gamble or else I would have made a lot of money off that bet.

Rich Russillo: It was everything we expected and more. If this match didn’t have an end stipulation, they probably would have unalived each other.

(Bethany is catching her breath as the referee walks over and raises her arm in victory and that gets the crowd to boo even louder. Seconds later, Nurse Goldstein comes from out of nowhere and shoves the referee away from Bethany.)

James Peters: Bethany proved her point in this match and it has been two FPV events and she has defeated two Ava sisters back to back. Honestly, Bethany doesn’t need to know that because she will be unbearable on Voltage.

Persephone: She’s unbearable now, so what difference does it make? Her and her halfwit husband!

(Nurse Goldstein is holding Bethany up and Bethany has a demented smile on her face as she gives a wave of goodbye to the ambulance as it finally drives away and the Nurse helps Dr. Bethany up the entrance ramp.)

Rich Russillo: Camille really wanted to win this match and get herself back on track after this recent run of luck, but it was the needle that ended up being her undoing. She was so close, and I mean DANGEROUSLY close to winning that match. But what a performance by Ms. Extreme.

Persephone: Yeah yeah yeah. Heart and soul and all that crap. All I saw is an orange haired old hag getting shoved in an ambulance. They just need to keep her locked up. Now let’s move on with this crap.

James Peters: It sucks to see that Camille fought so hard and she ends up falling victim to the large medicinal arsenal of Dr. Bethany Blue. Bethany used her profession to her advantage and it gave

(The final shot shows Bethany and Nurse Goldstein standing at the top of the entrance ramp soaking in the negative crowd reaction, but Bethany doesn’t care. She has defeated another Ava sister and the demented smile is still on her face as the camera cuts elsewhere.)

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

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Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING IS A TORNADO TAG TEAM RULES MATCH!

( “Won’t Back Down” by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers plays to no reaction. The Colonel marches out to the stage, salutes the South African crowd and makes his way to the ring. )

Bella Braxton: INTRODUCING FIRST! From London, Ohio, weighing in at 210 pounds.. HE IS LT. COLONEL.. MICHAEL! SCOTT! CONNNNNOOOOORRRRRR!!!!

Persephone: You know when I think about premium live events, big matches come to mind. Superstars clashing to create epic moments, and you’re telling me this made the cut? Let’s get this glorified Voltage opener over with.

( Michael Scott Connor ceases posing in the middle of the ring as his theme song comes to a stop. “Red Criminal” by Oral Cigarettes echoes throughout the Johannesburg Stadium as his tag team partner, Chiyo Gedo begins to make his grand entrance. )

Bella Braxton: AND HIS PARTNER! From Osaka, Japan, weighing in at 220 pounds.. HE IS “THE FACELESS TERMINATOR,” CHIIIIYOOO! GEDO!

Rich Russillo: In a marquee live event where one of its big headlines is Xander Payne, Cameron Ella Ava, and Limmy Monaghan teaming together, this match shares the same theme. Two makeshift duos, but two extremely different ideals. The whole premise of Kiyoko and Kutcher teaming together tonight is they believe that they can put their careers on the right track together, meanwhile Chiyo Gedo and The Colonel have found themselves at the mercy of that mindset.

James Peters: It all started with Gedo and Kiyoko’s rivalry, with Kiyoko finding an ally in Kutcher, and the Colonel eventually including himself as he was sticking up for Gedo.

( Chiyo Gedo spends a moment on the top turnbuckle basking in the environment before hopping off to discuss strategy with his tag team partner, Connor, on one side of the ring. As they are talking, “Mayday” by Coldrain fills the Johannesburg Stadium with ear-deafening boos. Gedo’s eyes twitch at the sounds, knowing exactly who is about to come out. Akari Kiyoko jerks the curtain and marches onto the stage, smirking as he poses in the spotlight. )

Bella Braxton: AND THEIR OPPONENTS! First From Aomori, Japan, weighing in at 187 pounds.. HE IS “THE FLAW OF THE WORLD,” AAAAAKARRRRIIII.. KIYOKOOOO!!!

Rich Russillo: As I mentioned before, prior to this team being made, Kiyoko and Kutcher believed that their trajectories weren’t looking the best. Therefore, they believed that combining their talents would be the best ability. This is their biggest test as a team. Can Kiyoko put his history with Gedo in the past and focus on tag team gold in the future? Can they prove to the world that not even guys like the Colonel can stick up to them and stop them? This is their first test and we will have to see if they pass with flying colours.

( Akari Kiyoko stops at the end of the ramp, looks to his side and waits for his tag team partner to arrive. “Revolution” by Kirk Franklin plays to a resounding pop as Damien Kutcher begins to make his way down the ring and accompany Kiyoko at the bottom of the ramp. )

Bella Braxton: AND HIS TAG TEAM PARTNER! From Memphis, Tennessee, weighing in at 240 pounds… HE IS “THE REBORN SON,” DAAAAAMIENNN.. KUTCHER!

James Peters: It has been an interesting transformation that Damien Kutcher has underwent in the past year, and it seems like it has been for the better. It has afforded him several opportunities and put himself in a brighter spotlight. However, with all these opportunities, he has squandered many of them, and we are starting to see more and more that Kutcher is living by the motto, “by any means necessary,” and with how dastardly he has been with Akari Kiyoko as of late, he is living up to it.

( DING! DING! DING ! )

James Peters: THIS TAG TEAM TORNADO MATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT! AND THE BELL PROMPTS AKARI KIYOKO AND CHIYO GEDO TO WASTE NO TIME AND COLLIDE IN THE CENTER OF THE RING! DAMIEN KUTCHER AND MICHAEL SCOTT BRAWL ON THE OTHER SIDE! What makes this match different is that there is no tag in and tag outs! Any man is fair game and legal in this match, which is a fresh breath of air, especially for these referees as they do not have to contain the chaos, all they have to do is to supervise it! You bet that both of these teams have a strategy on how they are going to take advantage of that rule!

Rich Russillo: Chiyo Gedo begins to overwhelm Kiyoko with quick rights and lefts! Gedo steps back and rebounds off the ropes! KIYOKO TRAILS HIM AND SENDS HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE WITH A CLOTHESLINE! Akari Kiyoko rolls under the bottom rope, ensuring Gedo isn’t afforded any time to recover, while Kutcher has the Colonel cornered in the ring with a myriad of stomps! Stomp after stomp, after another, as now Kutcher grabs his wrist and IRISH WHIPS HIM INTO THE OPPOSITE CORNER!

Persephone: The Colonel turns it around! Damien Kutcher nearly crashes and burns into the turnbuckles, but he slides into the ground to prevent it! Scotty charges into him! BUT KUTCHER SIDE STEPS HIM! THE COLONEL GOES SHOULDER FIRST INTO THE RINGPOST! AND NOW KUTCHER RUNS INTO THE CORNER AND BACK!! AND HE GOES FOR A STINGER SPLASH! BUT THE COLONEL CATCHES HIM AND THROWS HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE AND ONTO THE GROUND!

Rich Russillo: The Colonel exits the ring and approaches Kutcher resting against our announce table! AND THE COLONEL SWINGS FOR A PUNCH! KUTCHER DUCKS UNDER IT! HE STAGGERS HIM WITH A CROSS CHOP!! AND THEN ANOTHER PUNCH! AND THEN AN EUROPEAN UPPERCUT!! AND HE NOW LIFTS HIM UP INTO A SUPLEX!! AND DRIVES HIM ONTO THE ANNOUNCE TABLE!

James Peters: Chiyo Gedo comes from out of nowhere and grabs ahold of his tag team partner’s leg to save him from the suplex! Kutcher turns around and EATS A BIG FOREARM SMASH COURTESY OF CHIYO GEDO!! Kutcher is brought down to one knee as Gedo now helps the Colonel up to his feet! AND RIGHT IN THE CORNER OF THEIR EYE! KIYOKO STEPS UP THE STEEL STEPS AND LEAPS OFF! AND HE RAINS DOWN ONTO THE COLONEL AND GEDO WITH A BIG TIME CROSSBODY!

Persephone: HOWEVER, GEDO AND THE COLONEL HAD IT SCOUTED AS THEY SNATCH AKARI KIYOKO OUT OF THIN-AIR! KIYOKO CAN’T BELIEVE, SHOCKED IN THE TRAPPED POSITION HE HAS LANDED HIMSELF INTO! HE DIDN’T SEE THAT COMING–HE SHOULD’VE–AS NOW THEY LIFT KIYOKO UP LIKE A CRUCIFIX!! AND THEY CONVERT KIYOKO INTO A HEAT-SEEKING MISSILE AND TOSS HIM RIGHT AT DAMIEN KUTCHER AS HE WAS GETTING TO A VERTICAL BASE!

James Peters: Talk about a human weapon as The Colonel and Akari Kiyoko abandon Chiyo Gedo to focus on Damien Kutcher and bring him back into the ring. Scotty lifts him up and slams him down with a scoop slam in the middle of the ring. He does not go for a pin, but instead gets down on his knees and implements a reverse chinlock on Kutcher. This is classic textbook Colonel, bringing this match back to the roots of professional wrestling and working on the resilience of the opponent.

Persephone: There are some times in professional wrestling where you wish the wrestlers you are watching are dead. Why couldn’t Scotty be one of the soldiers who stepped on a landmine? What kind of wrestler opts for a reverse chin-lock with Tornado tag rules?

Rich Russillo: Well, he’s not going to be in the chin-lock for long as KUTCHER BREAKS FREE OUT OF IT WITH A SIT-OUT JAWBREAKER! The Colonel is dazed, remaining on his feet, as he swings back to retaliate! Kutcher blocks the incoming fist by grabbing his shoulder! AND HE BLASTS HIM WITH A GUT PUNCH.. FOLLOWING IT UP WITH AN EUROPEAN UPPERCUT THAT SENDS THE COLONEL STAGGERING INTO THE CORNER OF THE RING!

Persephone: The Colonel clutches his jaw as KUTCHER NOW SPRINTS FULL-SPEED AHEAD INTO HIM!! AND CHIYO GEDO, WHO IN THE SIDE OF OUR EYE, PUSHES KIYOKO INTO THE STEEL STEPS AND SLIDES INTO THE RING!! AND KUTCHER GETS INTERCEPTED WITH A VISCOUS FOREARM SMASH FROM GEDO!!!

Rich Russillo: NOPE! Damien Kutcher was one step ahead as he stepped to the side! AND HE CLOCKS KIYOKO RIGHT IN THE FACE! KIYOKO, REELS, TOO, INTO THE SAME CORNER AS THE COLONEL!!

James Peters: AND A LIGHT BULB PRESENTS ITSELF OVER THE HEAD OF THE REBORN SON.. AND NOW THE OPPORTUNITY HAS PRESENTED ITSELF AS KUTCHER RUNS INTO THE OPPOSITE CORNER AND THE BACK.. AND HE LEAPS UP INTO THE AIR!! And he flattens both Chiyo Gedo and The Colonel into the corner with a stinger splash! TWO-FOR-ONE SPECIAL AS NOW KIYOKO COMES BACK IN TO ASSIST KUTCHER!

Rich Russillo: Chiyo Gedo is resting face down, meanwhile The Colonel is using the ropes to prop himself up to his feet. Kiyoko pulls Colonel into the middle of the ring, turning him around and hooking both arms for a Dragon Suplex! Kutcher rebounds off the ropes and NAILS COLONEL IN THE FACE, RIGHT BEFORE KIYOKO QUICKLY DRIVES HIM DOWN INTO THE GROUND WITH THE SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! Tag team moves there, as both Akari and Kutcher see Gedo in the corner!

James Peters: Akari Kiyoko walks forward and grabs Gedo in the corner turnbuckles, but Gedo with a big kick to the jaw! Kiyoko is stunned, and now Kutcher looks to rectify his mistake! Gedo sends a kick to him, as well! Blocked, as Kutcher holds onto his foot! AND KIYOKO REGAINS HIS BALANCE AND BLASTS GEDO WITH A DISCUS ELBOW SMASH! Gedo is dazed in the corner now, as KUTCHER COMES IN WITH A CORNER CLOTHESLINE.. Followed by a BACK ELBOW TO THE JAW!

Rich Russillo: Kutcher holds him up onto his feet before dragging him into the middle of the ring and laying him down with a snapmare takedown.. KIYOKO REBOUNDS OFF THE ROPES AND DROPS DOWN WITH A PRECISION BASEMENT DROPKICK! Kutcher now from the ropes! AND HE JUMPS UP AND DROPS AN ELBOW ON THE CHEST OF GEDO.. and he immediately rolls away to create space for KIYOKO TO HIT A MOONSAULT OFF THE SECOND ROPE!

Persephone: Damien Kutcher and Akari Kiyoko just put Chiyo Gedo in a blender as they now focus their attention on the Colonel, who is struggling to get up to his feet on the other side of the ring. Kiyoko peppers him with punches in the corner before pushing him up and off the ropes! The Colonel rebounds off the ropes! AND AKARI KIYOKO LIFTS HIM UP AND POPS HIM UP OVER HIS SHOULDERS! AND KUTCHER WAITS ON THE OTHER SIDE!! AND HE HITS HIM WITH AN ASSISTED POP-UP UPPERCUT!!

Rich Russillo: THE COLONEL IS DAZED!! AS HE IMMEDIATELY GETS CLICKED WITH A PUMP KICK FLUSH TO THE JAW FROM KIYOKO! AND HE TURNS AROUND TO GET THE SAME TREATMENT FROM KUTCHER! Another kick, as they are making an example out of this Colonel! Kutcher pulls the Colonel up to a vertical base and hoists him up into a back suplex position! He hangs him off the second rope! And he holds him by his hands!

James Peters: THE COLONEL IS BEING HUNG BY THE SECOND ROPE… and NOW AKARI KIYOKO LEAPS OFF THE SECOND ROPE FOR A SPRINGBOARD LEG DROP!

Rich Russillo: CHIYO GEDO COMES FROM OUT OF NOWHERE AND GRABS AKARI KIYOKO AS HE WAS ABOUT TO SPRING OFF THE SECOND ROPE!! AND HE PLOPS HIM DOWN WITH THE GERMAN SUPLEX! Kutcher doesn’t realize until he truly turns around and he gets Kutcher! BUT HE WALKS RIGHT INTO A MEATY FOREARM SMASH FROM GEDO!! AND GEDO QUICKLY WRAPS HIS ARMS AROUND HIS WAIST.. AND DRILLS KUTCHER WITH A DEADLIFT GERMAN SUPLEX ONTO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD! OUCH!

James Peters: Damien Kutcher gets rid of for now, and Gedo now turns his attention back onto Akari Kiyoko in the corner. Chiyo Gedo holds his arm up and signals for a big corner clothesline! GEDO CHARGES INTO HIM! KIYOKO WITH A KICK TO THE FACE! He sits himself up on the top turnbuckle and looks for an aerial assault! BUT CHIYO GEDO WITH A BIG DROPKICK THAT FORCES KIYOKO TO LOSE BALANCE AND LAND GROIN FIRST ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE!

Rich Russillo: Akari Kiyoko just got his jingle belled two months early on the top turnbuckle as Gedo now climbs the buckles to join him up there in the high-rent district. Gedo with a big forearm smash that further staggers his opponent, before hooking his arm and looking for a SUPERPLEX! THIS COULD END THIS MATCH HERE!

Persephone: Since when has a match in Elite Answers Wrestling ever ended in a superplex? Maybe, if it’s a Colonel match, but I don’t know.

James Peters: Gedo notices that Kiyoko is putting up a stronghold on the top turnbuckle, so he starts raining down on him with punches! Punch after punch, after another, as he continues to wear him down! ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX SEV-

Rich Russillo: KIYOKO SUDDENLY SLIDES DOWN THE TURNBUCKLES AND STEPS THROUGH THE LEGS OF GEDO!! HE GRABS GEDO’S ARM, PULLS DOWN ON IT AND IT TRAPS HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TURNBUCKLES!! GEDO IS FACING DOWN, TANGLED UP THERE AS KIYOKO NOW CLIPS HIM WITH A SIDE THRUST KICK TO THE JAW.. BEFORE PLUCKING HIM OFF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE INTO A POWERBOMB POSITION!!

James Peters: AND AKARI KIYOKO IS SUSPENDED, POTENTIALLY DELAYING THE PART WHERE HE USUALLY DROPS THEM INTO THE POWERBOMB LUNGBLOWER! Damien Kutcher seems like he’s gotten his cue and slides back into the equation! Kiyoko has Gedo up in the powerbomb position! AND NOW KIYOKO HURLS GEDO INTO THE DIRECTION OF DAMIEN KUTCHER WITH A POWERBOMB TOSS!!

Rich Russillo: AND DAMIEN KUTCHER JUMPS UP!! AND DRILLS GEDO WITH A DOUBLE-KNEE BACKSTABBER ON THE WAY DOWN! AN ASSISTED FREEWAVE POWERBOMB LUNGBLOWER AS KUTCHER GOES FOR THE FIRST COVER OF THIS MATCH!

ONEEEE!
TWOOOOO!!

James Peters: AND THE COLONEL STEPS BACK INTO THE RING AND STOMPS RIGHT ONTO THE BACK OF KUTCHER’S HEAD!! The Colonel turns around and IMMEDIATELY GETS TAKEN OFF HIS FEET WITH A FOREARM SMASH FROM GEDO!! AND GEDO STOMPS HIS HEAD IN! Gedo pulls him into a corner of the ring, and tries to get Kutcher up to his feet. Both of them are standing in the opposite corner from The Colonel, as they seemingly communicate strategy with one another!

Rich Russillo: CHIYO GEDO CHARGES TOWARDS THE COLONEL INTO THE CORNER!! BUT THE COLONEL SNATCHES HIM IN MID-AIR!! AND TOSSES HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE WITH AN OVERHEAD BELLY-TO-BELLY TOSS!! AND RIGHT AS HE TURNS AROUND!! HE EATS A BAPTISM KNEE STRIKE THAT SENDS HIM COWERING OUT OF THE RING!!

James Peters: THE COLONEL SPILLS OUT ONTO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR AS KUTCHER IS THE ONLY ELITIST STANDING TALL IN THE RING! AND NOW HE LOOKS TO RUN THE ROPES FOR A DIVE!! But, Chiyo Gedo has regained his footing and HITS HIM WITH A FOREARM SMASH TO THE JAW! I THINK KUTCHER WAS SENT TO ANOTHER DIMENSION WITH THAT FOREARM SMASH AS NOW GEDO REBOUNDS OFF THE ROPES!

Rich Russillo: CHIYO GEDO HOPS UP INTO THE ARMS OF DAMIEN KUTCHER! AND HE LOOKS FOR THE SATELLITE DDT!! HE CALLS THIS THE FATAL HEAD TRAUMA–

James Peters: DAMIEN KUTCHER BLOCKS IT AND HOLDS HIM UPON HIS SHOULDERS! AND HE POPS HIM UP!! AND DRILLS HIM WITH THE BAPTISM KNEE STRIKE ON THE WAY DOWN!!

Rich Russillo: BUT CHIYO GEDO IS STILL ON HIS FEET!! I THINK HE’S REGAINED SECOND WIND AS HE REBOUNDS ON THE ROPES! KUTCHER IS UNAWARE AS HE TURNS AROUND! AND GEDO STORMS RIGHT THROUGH HIM WITH A MONSTER LARIAT! KUTCHER GETS FOLDED LIKE AN ACCORDION!

James Peters: AND NOW GEDO CRAWLS OVER TO THE CORNER AND WAITS FOR KUTCHER TO REGAIN HIS FOOTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING!

Persephone: CHIYO GEDO RUNS AND ROLLS INTO THE GROUND! AND HE LEAPS UP FOR THE ROLLING CUTTER!! UNEXPECTED WHIPLA–

Rich Russillo: AKARI KIYOKO ENTERED THE RING AND ROLLED THE SAME TIME AS GEDO!! AND HE GRABS GEDO IN MID-AIR AND HITS HIM WITH THE ROLLING DDT!! DEAD STROKE CONNECTS! COVER!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THR-

Persephone: OH! COME ON! YOU JUST HAD TO KICK OUT OF A SIGNATURE! Damien Kutcher has no idea that Akari Kiyoko just saved him from catastrophe as he falls and recovers underneath the rope. Kiyoko and I are on the same wavelength as he is signaling to end this match. He hooks him up and brings him into the Canadian rack position! AND HE IS LOOKING FOR THE ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES!

Rich Russillo: BUT CHIYO GEDO REVERSES IT INTO A FRANKENSTEINER!! AND HE SITS IN FOR THE COVER!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THR-

James Peters: KUTCHER COMES RUNNING IN TO BREAK UP THE HURRICANRANA PINNING POSITION! BUT GEDO STANDS UP TO HIS FEET! AND THROWS HIM DOWN WITH A URANAGE!! KUTCHER ROLLS OUT OF THE RING! AS NOW GEDO SUPPLEMENTS THE URANAGE.. HE LEAPS OFF THE SECOND ROPE! AND HITS A MOONSAULT ONTO AKARI KIYOKO!

Rich Russillo: NO! KIYOKO ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY! BUT GEDO MIRACULOUSLY LANDS ON HIS FEET! BUT KIYOKO JUMPS OFF THE SECOND ROPE AS WELL FOR A MOONSAULT! HE STICKS THE LANDING, BUT HE LANDS ON HIS FEET AND APPEARS TO BE TRANSITIONING INTO HIS SIGNATURE DRAGON SLEEPER!

Persephone: BUT GEDO ESCAPES OUT OF IT AND CIRCLES AROUND THE WAIST! AND DRILLS KIYOKO WITH AN INVERTED FRANKENSTEINER! HE SPIKED HIM!

Rich Russillo: BUT THE MOMENTUM OF THE POISONRANA ALLOWED KIYOKO TO IMMEDIATELY GET UP TO HIS FEET! AS HE RAGES ON AND GRABS GEDO FROM BEHIND!

James Peters: GEDO IS CLUELESS THAT AKARI IS ON HIS FEET! AS AKARI PULLS HIM UP AND POPS HIM UP INTO THE BACKDROP SUPLEX!! HEAVY ON MY HEART ON GED–

Rich Russillo: GEDO LANDS ON HIS FEET!! AKARI FELT GEDO SLIPPING OFF HIS SHOULDERS AND IMMEDIATELY GATHERS UP TO HIS FEET!!

James Peters: BUT HE IS TOO LOW! AS GEDO KICKS FORWARD! SWINGS BACK! AND SHATTERS HIS JAW WITH THE FATAL HEAD TRAUMA BACK ELBOW!! AKARI KIYOKO STUMBLES BACK AND FALLS THROUGH THE ROPES TO JOIN DAMIEN KUTCHER ON THE OUTSIDE!

Rich Russillo: Chiyo Gedo is feeling froggy here as he exits the ring and stands on the apron! He overlooks Kutcher and Kiyoko depending on each other to get up to their feet! AND HE NOW SPRINGS OFF THE TOP ROPE! AND HE DESCENDS ONTO KUTCHER AND KIYOKO WITH A SPRINGBOARD TOPE CON GIRO!!!

James Peters: CAUGHT! KUTCHER AND KIYOKO CAUGHT HIM IN MID-AIR AND HOLDS HIM UP IN THE AIR!! GEDO GETTING A TASTE OF HIS OWN MEDICINE FROM THE BEGINNING OF THIS MATCH AS THEY JUST SNATCHED HIM OUT OF THIN-AIR!

Rich Russillo: AND LOOK AT THE COLONEL!! HE IS FEELING FREAKY AS HE RUNS THE ROPES!! AND HE IS GOING TO GO FOR THE TOPE SUICIDA!!

Persephone: WHAT AN IDIOT! AS KUTCHER AND KIYOKO SAW HIM COMING, AND RIGHT AS THE COLONEL WAS JUST ABOUT TO CLEAR THE ROPES.. THEY HURL CHIYO GEDO’S ENTIRE BODY RIGHT INTO HIM TO INTERCEPT THE TOPE SUICIDA!! WHAT AN IDIOT!

James Peters: Brilliant move from Kiyoko and Kutcher as they both get into the ring! The Colonel is palming his head in pain after the thud, meanwhile Gedo is knocked out on the ringside floor! The Colonel is in a vulnerable position in the middle of the ring as he is circled by Kiyoko and Kutcher! AND THEY BOTH HIT THE COLONEL SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH A BICYCLE KICK AND FOREARM SMASH! THE COLONEL CAN BARELY STAND ON HIS OWN TWO FEET AS GEDO NOW HOLDS HIM UP!!

Rich Russillo: Damien Kutcher backs up into the corner! AND THIS LOOKS LIKE THE END! AS NOW KIYOKO SWEEPS THE LEGS! WHILE KUTCHER GOES FOR THE FLYING SUPERKICK! A HIGH-LOW COMBINATION WITH THE ELOHIM KICK! IT’S OVER!

Persephone: THE COLONEL POWERS THROUGH FOR A COUNTER!

Rich Russillo: NO!! WRONG AS THE HIGH LOW ELOHIM FLYING SUPERKICK CONNECTS TO THE COLONEL! HE IS OUT! KUTCHER SITS IN FOR THE COVER!!!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

Persephone: DING! DING! DING!

James Peters: NO! CHIYO GEDO FLASHES INTO THE RING OUT OF NOWHERE AND HITS DAMIEN KUTCHER WITH A VICIOUS KNEE STRIKE TO BREAK UP THE COVER! HE JUST SAVED THE MATCH FOR HIMSELF AND THE COLONEL! KIYOKO DIDN’T SEE GEDO COMING AS HE GRABS GEDO AND TURNS HIM AROUND!

Rich Russillo: CHIYO GEDO WITH ANOTHER FOREARM SMASH! BUT KIYOKO SAW IT COMING AND DUCKED UNDER IT!! AND KIYOKO WITH A GAMENGIRI KICK THAT STUNS GEDO!! AND NOW KIYOKO GETS UP AND RUNS THE ROPES!! KIYOKO JUMPS UP!! BUT GEDO SNATCHES HIM AND HOLDS HIM ON HIS SHOULDERS! AND HE TOSSES HIM OVERHEAD WITH A BIG TIME FALLAWAY SLAM!

James Peters: CHIYO GEDO EFFORTLESSLY KIPS-UP TO HIS FEET AND STORMS ON! AND HE CHARGES INTO DAMIEN KUTCHER IN THE CORNER!! AND HE JUMPS UP! AND FLATTENS HIM WITH A BIG JUMPING CLOTHESLINE.. BEFORE PULLING HIM INTO THE CENTER OF THE RING!! AND SLAMMING HIM DOWN WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX!

Persephone: THERE IS NO BRIDGE OR RELEASE.. AS HE MAINTAINS THE WAIST LOCK AND LOOKS FOR A SECOND GERMAN SUPLEX!! AND HE LIFTS HIM UP!! AND DAMIEN KUTCHER SUCCUMBS TO A SECOND GERMAN SUPLEX!

James Peters: AND CHIYO GEDO CONTINUES TO KEEP THE ARMS WRAPPED AROUND THE WAIST! AND LOOKS TO COMPLETE THE TRIFECTA OF GERMAN SUPLEXE–

Persephone: AKARI KIYOKO INSERTS HIMSELF BACK INTO THE SWING OF THINGS.. AND HE PULLS DAMIEN KUTCHER OFF GEDO! AND HE SWINGS TOWARDS GEDO! BUT GEDO GOES AROUND THE WAIST!! AND HE TOSSES HIM THREE-THIRDS ACROSS THE RING WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX!!

James Peters: BUT AKARI KIYOKO WITH A BACK ELBOW THAT RELEASES THE WAIST LOCK!! AND KIYOKO WITH A THRUST KICK THAT STUNS GEDO!! AND NOW KIYOKO RUNS AND JUMPS ONTO THE SECOND ROPE!

Persephone: GEDO TRAILS HIM FROM BEHIND AND GRABS HIM ON THE SECOND ROPE! ANOTHER GERMAN SUPLE–

James peters: AKARI KIYOKO LANDS ON HIS FEET THIS TIME!! AND NOW HE DROPS DOWN FOR THE SLIDING KNEE STRIKE!! K-NEE OF DEATH!! IT CONNECTS!! IT CONNECTS AS KIYOKO NOW QUICKLY PULLS HIM UP TO HS FEET!

Rich Russillo: AKARI KIYOKO HOOKS BOTH ARMS AND HOISTS GEDO UP IN THE AIR!! AND HE GOES FOR THE DOUBLE UNDERHOOK SPINNING NECKBREAKER!! ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES!!

James Peters: GEDO REVERSES IT IN MID-AIR AND DRILLS KIYOKO WITH A REVERSE DDT!! HE PLANTED HIM WITH THE SWIFT ENDING OUT OF NOWHERE AS HE GOES FOR THE COVER!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Persephone: DAMIEN KUTCHER WITH THE BAPTISM KNEE STRIKE TO BREAK UP THE COVER! CHIYO GEDO ALMOST HAD IT!! AND NOW KUTCHER ROLLS HIM OFF THE SUBCONSCIOUS KIYOKO AND SITS IN THE CORNER!! KUTCHER LOOKING TO PUT THE FINISHING TOUCH ON THIS MATCH!

James Peters: AND KUTCHER HAS HIM IN THE PERFECT POSITION!! CHIYO GEDO IS UP ON HIS FEET, ALMOST BARELY! AND KUTCHER LOOKS TO HIT THE ELOHIM FLYING SUPERKICK ON HIM!!

Rich Russillo: BUT CHIYO GEDO CATCHES HIM IN MID-AIR INTO A POWERBOMB!! HE PLANTED HIM A POWERBOMB TO COUNTER THE ELOHIM SUPERKICK!! AS NOW GEDO IS GAINING ANOTHER SECOND WIND! AS HE PULLS KUTCHER UP TO HIS FEET!
Persephone: AND GEDO STANDS BY HIS SIDE! AND GOES FOR THE SOMERSAULT REVERSE DDT! THE SWIFT ENDING YET AGAIN!!

Rich Russillo: BUT KUTCHER THROWS HIM OFF HIS SHOULDERS! GEDO STILL LANDS ON HIS FEET! BUT KUTCHER IMMEDIATELY DROPS DOWN AND ROLLS HIM UP INTO A SMALL PACKAGE!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Persephone: NO!! WHY DID HE HAVE TO KICK OUT!! BOTH MEN GET UP TO THEIR FEET AT THE SAME TIME!! AND KUTCHER GOES FOR A DISCUS CLOTHESLINE!! THE HOLY CLOTHESLINE!

James Peters: GEDO DUCKS UNDER IT!! AND HE GOES FOR A JUMPING BICYCLE KICK!! KUTCHER DUCKS UNDER IT AND NOW REBOUNDS OFF THE ROPES!! AND HE GOES FOR ANOTHER BAPTISM RUNNING KNEE STRIKE!!

Rich Russillo: BUT GEDO DUCKS UNDER THAT! AND IT IS NOW HIS TURN TO RUNNING THE ROPES!! AS HE ROLLS THROUGH! AND JUMPS UP FOR THE ROLLING THUNDER CUTTER!!

Persephone: ELOHIM! FLYING SUPERKICK!! IT CONNECTS! YES!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

James Peters: NO!!! THE DAMN COLONEL BREAKS UP THE COVER AT THE VERY LAST SECOND! AND KUTCHER CAN’T BELIEVE IT!!

Rich Russillo: KUTCHER IS APOPLECTIC!! HE WAS LITERALLY A SECOND WAY OF PUTTING CHIYO GEDO AWAY! BUT THE COLONEL.. WHO I DON’T EVEN THINK KNOWS WHERE HE IS RIGHT NOW!

James Peters: THE COLONEL CAN’T EVEN GET UP TO HIS FEET! HE’S JUST HAPPY THAT HE BROKE UP THE COVER!! BUT HE ISN’T IN A STATE TO COMPETE HERE..

Rich Russillo: AND KUTCHER NOW POWERS IT UP!! AND HE DRILLS THE COLONEL WITH A BAPTISM KNEE STRIKE! THAT IS IT–

James Peters: WHAT THE?!?! THE COLONEL GRABS HIS KNEE!!! WHERE IS HE GETTING THIS POWER FROM!

Persephone: THE COLONEL MUST’VE REGAINED HIS CONSCIOUSNESS AND TOOK ONE LOOK AT DAMIEN KUTCHER! AND I THINK THAT IS WHAT IS EMPOWERING HIM RIGHT NOW! I KNOW WHAT HE IS!

James Peters: PEACH DREAM!! AKARI KIYOKO JUST FLANKED MICHAEL S CONNOR AND HIT HIM WITH THE CLAYMORE KICK OUT OF NOWHERE!! THE COLONEL IS OUT!! THE COLONEL IS OUT!!

Rich Russillo: DAMIEN KUTCHER ISN’T DONE WITH THE COLONEL AS HE BEGINS TO STOMP HIS HEAD IN!! HE IS STOMPING HIS HEAD TO A BLOODY PULP HEREE!! AS HE KIYOKO PICKS THE COLONEL UP FOR THE FINISHING TOUCH–

Persephone: KUTCHER AND KIYOKO FORGOT ABOUT ANOTHER PERSON!! AS GEDO PUSHES KUTCHER INTO KIYOKO!! THEY COLLIDE AND KIYOKO SPIRALS OUT OF THE RING!

Rich Russillo: AND GEDO WITH A SCHOOL-BOY!! HE PINS KUTCHER DOWN!\

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Persephone: KUTCHER POWERS OUT!! BUT RIGHT AS HE KICKED OUT! GEDO GETS UP AND ROLLS INTO THE CANVAS!! AND KUTCHER TURNS AROUND! AND GETS PLANTED WITH THE ROLLING CUTTER!! UNEXPECTED WHIPLASH!! THAT WAS DEFINITELY UNEXPECTED AS HE GOES FOR THE COVER!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Rich Russillo: NO!!! AKARI KIYOKO PULLS CHIYO GEDO OUT OF THE RING!! GEDO CAN’T BELIEVE IT! AS NOW BOTH AKARI KIYOKO AND CHIYO GEDO STARE AT EACH OTHER AT RINGSIDE!! THERE IS A LOT OF HISTORY BETWEEN THESE TWO!! AS THEY NOW BEGIN TO THROW FISTS AT EACH OTHER HERE AT RINSIDE!

Persephone: KIYOKO! GEDO! KIYOKO! GEDO! KIYOKO! GEDO! KIYOKO! GEDO! KIYOKO! GEDO! KIYOKO! GEDO! KIYOKO! GEDO!

Rich Russillo: AND GEDO IS BEGINNING TO OVERPOWER KIYOKO! FOREARM SMASH AFTER ANOTHER!! AND NOW GEDO THROWS KIYOKO INTO THE RING!

Persephone: AND NOW GEDO WITH A JUMPING KNEE STRIKE THAT STUNS KIYOKO ONTO THE GROUND!! COME ON! END THIS PLEASE!

James Peters: AND NOW GEDO GRABS KIYOKO’S ARM WHILE HE IS LAYING DOWN ON THE GROUND… AND I THINK HE IS GOING TO SNAP HIS ARM! OH NO!!

Rich Russillo: BUT DAMIEN KUTCHER IS BACK! AS HE NOW TRIES TO BREAK THIS UP–

James Peters: THE COLONEL GETS UP TO HIS FEET AT THE SAME TIME!! AS HE TRIES TO KICK KUTCHER OUT OF THE WAY!!

Rich Russillo: WHO WILL GET THERE FIRST?!? CONNOR OR KUTCHER!

James Peters: …..

Persephone: KUTCHER MOVED OUT OF THE WAY AND THE COLONEL INADVERTENTLY PUNTS CHIYO GEDO OUT OF THE RING!!

James Peters: OH NO!! CONNOR WAS ABOUT TO KICK KUTCHER AWAY FROM INTERRUPTING GEDO!! BUT KUTCHER HAD IT SCOUTED, STEPPED OUT OF THE WAY! AND THE COLONEL ENDED UP PUNTING GEDO OUT OF THE RING!

Rich Russillo: GEDO IS SLUMPED UP OUTSIDE OF THE RING!! I THINK THE COLONEL JUST KNOCKED HIS OWN TAG TEAM PARTNER OUT TRYING TO SAVE HIM!! AS NOW THE COLONEL TURNS AROUND!

Persephone: AND MICHAEL CONNOR EATS A ELOHIM SUPERKICK TO THE FACE!!! BUT KUTCHER QUICKLY GETS UP TO HIS FEET AND HOLDS CONNOR UP TO HIS FEET BEFORE FALLING!!

Rich Russillo: IS KUTCHER SHOWING SYMPATHY? NO! I THINK HE’S MAKING SURE THE COLONEL REMEMBERS THIS DAY! AS KUTCHER DROPS HIM DOWN TO HIS KNEE AND BACKS UP!!

James Peters: AND HE HITS HIM WITH ANOTHER ELOHIM SUPERKICK!! THIS IS IT!! HE GOES FOR THE COVER!

Persephone: NO!! KUTCHER STEPS OVER HIS BODY AND CLIMBS THE TURNBUCKLES!! HE IS GOING TO KILL THIS MAN!

Rich Russillo: KUTCHER IS PERCHED ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE!! AND HE DESCENDS ONTO THE COLONEL WITH A STIFF FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH! GOD’S LIGHT FLASHES DOWN ON THE COLONEL AS KUTCHER HOOKS BOTH LEGS!!

ONEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

( DING! DING! DING! )

( “Revolution” by Kirk Franklin echoes throughout the Johannesburg Stadium to huge cheers as Damien Kutcher stands over the mangled Lieutenant Colonel. Akari Kyoko regains consciousness and hops up to his feet, raising his fists with Damien Kutcher to claim victory over the opposing tag team. )

Bella Braxton: HERE ARE YOUR WINNERS… AKARI KYOKO.. AND DAMIEEEEN KUUUUUUTCHERRR!!!

Rich Russillo: What a very competitive tag team match! Chiyo Gedo tried his best to fend for his team, but at the end of the day, Kiyoko and Kutcher was a stronger theme and it is evident in the outcome in this match!

James Peters: Akari Kiyoko and Kutcher dominated a majority of this match, but there were times when we thought Gedo and the Colonel had this in the bag. However, Kiyoko and Kutcher had more chemistry and that is what got them the victory tonight.

( Akari Kiyoko and Damien Kutcher make their way up the ramp meanwhile a disappointed Gedo is helping the Colonel up to his feet. )

Rich Russillo: What a tremendous effort from these two, especially Gedo as they have nothing to complain about. I could definitely see these two become the EAW Unified Tag Team Champions in the future.

Persephone: Quit the glazing! Are you serious? The Colonel is a joke! Gedo carried this match!

( Gedo pats the Colonel, who can barely get up to his feet as the South African crowd gives them a standing ovation. )

James Peters: Nothing to be ashamed about-

Rich Russillo: GEDO JUST TOOK THE HEAD OFF THE COLONEL WITH A LARIAT! OH MY GOD! WHERE IS THIS COMING FROM!

Persephone: GEDO IS A SORE LOSER! HE IS FURIOUS HE LOST AND HES TAKING OUT ON THE COLONEL! AND RIGHTFULLY SO!

James Peters: AND NOW GEDO IS STOMPING AWAY AT HIM! MICHAEL ALREADY TOOK ENOUGH ABUSE THIS MATCH AND GEDO IS WORSENING HIS INJURIES!!

Persephone: AND NOW GEDO GRABS HIS ARM! AND HE SNAPS IT OFF HIS BODY!

Rich Russillo: WHY IS HE DOING THIS! SCOTT OFFERED TO HELP HIM!

Persephone: BUT WHAT HELP DID HE OFFER! AND NOW GEDO BREAKS HIS OTHER ARM!!

Rich Russillo: GEDO BREAKS BOTH OF HIS ARMS AS HE NOW HAS HIM THE ARMBREAKER.

( Stagehands come down the ring to separate Gedo from the Colonel. It takes a while to comply before he lets go and leaves the ring. )

Rich Russillo: CHIYO GEDO HAS SNAPPED!

James Peters: Gedo letting his emotions getting the best of him.. and he now leaves the ring and seems to let it go. He is not happy he sustained another big loss here at Wicked Games.

( Stagehands escort Gedo up the ramp while medical officials tend to the Colonel, who is leaning against the steel steps holding his arms in pain. )

James Peters: Well-

Rich Russillo: GEDO RUNS PAST THE OFFICIALS! AND HE RUNS AROUND THE RING AND BACK TO CONNOR!! AND HE DROPKICKS HIS ARM INTO THE STEEL STEPS! THATS IT!

Persephone: DO IT AGAIN!

Rich Russillo: AND EVEN SECURITY FILES OUT AS GEDO NOW ESCAPES THROUGH THE CROWD!

James Peters: GEDO SENDS A MESSAGE HERE TONIGHT!

(As Chiyo Gedo makes his way through the crowd, leaving the injured Colonel, the camera fades away from ringside.)

(The next matchcard graphic of the night is shown.)

(https://i.imgur.com/As0x2Lq.png)

(The fans cheer for the contest. And in the ring hosting it…)

Persephone:🧍‍♀️

(Persephone rolls her eyes, having some cards in one hand, and a microphone in the other.)

Persephone: Well, ladies and gentlemen, EAW universe and all, it is time for the Miss Voltage Contest. How super exciting, right? I mean, I don’t really see the point in this, but whatever. It’s happening, and I have been entrusted to host it because, and I quote: “Having a woman host a contest adds more legitimacy to it without people having to worry about this appealing to the male gaze,” or whatever stupid hogwash was said, I dunno. I don’t give a damn. At least I get a nice bonus for doing this, so next payday is going to be extra sweet. 👍

Persephone: Now, this contest comes in three stages: evening gown, swimsuit, and then, the actual match. Because, you know, why have a simple contest when you can throw in a pointless match to end it? Anyway, we’re starting with the evening gown portion, which means we’ll be treated to the rare sight of Elitists trying to look elegant for once. Good luck with that.

James Peters: Wow. What an amazing host who knows how to hype things up and get the fans excited…

Rich Russillo: I know, right? Truly riveting. 🙄

(Persephone sighs dramatically and shuffles the cards in her hand.)

Persephone: First up, let’s introduce our “lovely” contestants. First up, it’s Bea Valentine’s footstool— I mean, greatest friend in the world: Ashlynn Quinn!

(‘Dance The Night’ by Dua Lipa hits, and Ashlynn Quinn comes out, wearing a pink silk robe with some cute ruffles by the cuff of the sleeves. She saunters down to the ring, confident as can be, and enters it.)

Persephone: Alright, it’s giving Victoria’s Secret—minus the anorexia.

Ashlynn Quinn: Thank you! 😀

Persephone: Uh-huh. Now, for the other participant, the woman who still has a Disney fascination when our partnership with them isn’t even prominent anymore, but whatever. I’m glad I never became a Disney adult. But, everyone, go ahead and give a big round of applause for Candice Blair!

(‘Rhapsody in Pink’ by Stela Cole plays, and the fans greet Candice with a warmer reception compared to Ashlynn.)

Ashlynn Quinn: :francis:

(Candice Blair comes out with her robe being even more luxurious. It’s longer and flowing, a beautiful deep shade of blue with some stars on it. She enters and waves to the fans.)

Candice Blair: What a lovely night this is going to be! 😊

Persephone: Oh yeah, it will!

(Persephone does her best not to roll her eyes as she continues.)

Persephone: Alright. First up is the evening gown contest, so you two know how it goes. Show off your dresses, flaunt your stuff, and the fans will decide who wins this portion, alright? Now, rock, paper and scissors it to see who goes first.

Ashlynn Quinn: ??

Candice Blair: Uh… don’t you have a coin? We can do a coin toss.

Persephone: Imagine carrying coins around in big 2024. 💀

(Both competitors raise a brow, but they shrug.)

Ashlynn Quinn: Rock!

Candice Blair: Paper!

Ashlynn Quinn: Scissors!

Candice Blair: Says…

Crowd: SHOOT!

(…)

(…)

(…)

Persephone: Ashlynn had paper, and Candice had rock, so Ashlynn goes first.

Ashlynn Quinn: :blessed: !

(Ashlynn confidently walks to the center of the ring, giving the crowd a playful twirl in her robe before she takes it off, revealing an elegant, sparkling pink evening gown. It’s form-fitting and very much flattering on her. The fans cheer her on, with a few whistles and claps being heard.)

James Peters: Beautiful presentation here. One thing about Ashlynn is she knows how to work the camera and angles.

Rich Russillo: I’m not much of a connoisseur when it comes to this sort of thing, but she looks good and the fans seem impressed enough.

(Ashlynn strikes a pose, blowing a kiss to the audience before stepping back to her corner.)

Persephone: Well, that was… sparkly. Now, Candice, it’s your turn. Let’s see if you can top that.

(Candice takes a deep breath, flashing a radiant smile before making her way to the center of the ring. She glides gracefully, and does away with her robe. As it falls, a more extravagant purple gown is shown off. However, as she twirls…)

James Peters: Wait, is the dress transforming?

(She spins and she spins, and the skirt part goes down, fanning out into a full, cascading train that shimmers with every movement. The purple fabric unfolds into a more elaborate design, with glittering patterns that catch the lights in the arena! Different emblems representing all of the varying Disney Princesses can be seen as well!)

Rich Russillo: Wow, what a transformation! Candice has really gone all out for this evening gown round, pulling off an unexpected reveal that’s leaving the crowd in awe!

Persephone: Oh great, now it’s a *magical* dress contest. What’s next, fairy wings?

(Candice finishes her spin and strikes a final, confident pose at the center of the ring. The crowd erupts into a mixture of cheers and surprised gasps, clearly impressed by the extravagant transformation. Based on the reaction, it’s clear who won that round.)

Ashlynn Quinn: Ugh, whatever!

Persephone: Alright. Seems like Candice can take this round for herself. Still, we aren’t done, because now, it’s the swimsuit contest! And since Candice won, she can go first.

(Candice grins. Slowly, she removes the gown, teasing the fans a bit, and as it slides down, more and more of her swimsuit is shown off. It’s a different color, blue, obviously hinting at Cinderella. It’s a cute two-piece bandeau set, and more whistles emerge from the fans.)

James Peters: The fans sure are enjoying themselves!

(Meanwhile, Ashlynn doesn’t look impressed at all, perhaps knowing she’ll really need to step her game up.)

Persephone: Alright. Not too shabby. Ashlynn?

(That gets her out of her thinking spiel.)

Ashlynn Quinn: Yeah?

Persephone: Your turn.

(Ashlynn goes to the center of the ring. She has a mischievous grin lacing across her face, as if a lightbulb went off in her head. She takes the gown off, treating it like a complete strip tease. Peeling it off slowly, she playfully sways her hips and teases the crowd with each move. The fans respond with eager cheers, as she keeps up the act, making it feel more like a playful performance than just a simple reveal. As the gown drops to the mat, she’s sporting a striking pink bikini with bold gold trim.)

(The fans cheer. However, little did they know—)

Rich Russillo: OH???

James Peters: :roman: !!!

Candice Blair: !?!?!

Persephone: :notbad: 8/10. Nice tits. Full, but not nasty like it makes you out to be like a bimbo. Also, they look real!

(Sure enough, Ashlynn Quinn flashes the crowd, and that gets the overwhelming majority of them to go nuts!)

Candice Blair: Wait, what?? Can she even do that???

Persephone: What? You never seen boobs before, you weirdo? It’s 2024, get with the program and stop sexualizing women’s bodies.

Candice Blair: I’m not even talking about it like that— AND WAIT, HOW AM *I* THE ONE SEXUALZING ANYTHING HERE WHEN ASHLYNN JUST FLASHED HERSELF!?

Ashlynn Quinn: Teehee.

Persephone: Well, if you wanna win, then show them off.

Candice Blair: What!?

Persephone: You heard me.

Candice Blair: N-no! I am NOT doing that!

Persephone: Damn. You got swept the fuck up then. Ashlynn Quinn wins the swimsuit round by unanimous decision!

Candice Blair: https://i.pinimg.com/564x/fa/cb/f3/facbf3c18d45ffb8758ff74874747a8e.jpg

Rich Russillo: 🫣

James Peters: Is… is it safe to look now?

(Ashlynn brings back down her top, looking pleased. Candice, however, is annoyed.)

Persephone: Welp, we’re tied. Guess that means it comes down to the wrestling! Good luck!

(Persephone leaves and goes back to the commentary table, joining James and Rich. She slaps both of them on the back of their heads, and both men realize that it is indeed safe for them to look. :troll: Meanwhile, in the ring, crewside members give Candice and Ashlynn their ring gears to put on and grab their gowns and robes for them. The referee slides in.)

James Peters: Well… that was truly something. But now, we go to the final portion of the Miss Voltage contest, and that is some good, old-fashioned wrestling!

Rich Russillo: Yeah, I… uh, much prefer it to be the case.

Persephone: Maybe I can take Luis out to that sushi restaurant with my bonus pay… 🤔💭

(DING! DING! DING!)

James Peters: Well, the show part is over with, and now, it is time for the fight! Immediately, Candice and Ashlynn lock up and they circle around the ring together, both women looking to garner the advantage! However, as it stands currently, they’re evenly matched, pushing and shoving each other back!

Rich Russillo: Oh, hang on! Candice is able to sweep at the legs of Ashlynn and takes her down to the mat! She presses her knee into her shoulder, taking hold of the arm. Ashlynn doesn’t seem intent on staying down, though! Quinn is already working her way back up to her feet—

Persephone Only to get sent down with an arm drag. Damn, could’ve sworn she hit the back of her head from that!

James Peters: By a simple arm drag?

Persephone: You never know what can happen in professional wrestling. :mjgrin:

James Peters: Are you *really* that desperate for blood? Anyways, Ashlynn isn’t knocked out *or* bleeding, but she *does* kip up back to her feet, and that is some impressive athleticism from her! She slips through, twists the arm and she sends Candice down and rolling with a quick-thinking arm drag of her own.

Rich Russillo: Candice gets back up to her feet, but Ashlynn catches her with a dropkick! Blair goes down! Quinn grabs her by the wrist, leads her up and Irish whips her to the ropes! She waits on the rebound—

Persephone: And eats shit as she’s the one on the receiving end of a dropkick. May not be the most violent match, but hey, at least they’re moving fast! :blessed:

James Peters: Candice gets to her hands and knees, but right there is Ashlynn who rolls through and cradles her with the La Magistral! First cover of the match as the official counts!

Referee: ONE—

Rich Russillo: Way too soon! Candice kicks out of that — AND SHE CATCHES ASHLYNN WITH A SCHOOLGIRL PIN!

Referee: ONE—

Persephone: Another kickout. Both of them get up. Seems like Candice is gonna tackle her to the mat—

James Peters: But that gets denied swiftly, and Ashlynn takes *her* down instead! She flips forward, and she has the jacknife pin!

Referee: ONE—

Rich Russillo: Whoooooaaaa, Candice bridges up and out of it, spinning around until her back presses against Ashlynn’s! She has both of her arms hooked and she dips low, getting the backslide!

Referee: ON–

Persephone: Nope! Another kickout. Both scramble up, but Ashlynn catches her with a small package. Are they really flexing how many pin variants they know!?

Referee: O–

James Peters: Shoulder lifted! Ashlynn looks to charge right at Candice, but she sweeps her by the legs, taking her down! Now, she gets the lateral press.

Referee: Bruh.

Referee: o—

Rich Russillo: Bridging out of it is Quinn! She’s up now and races to the ropes! Candice sees this and realizes she should get a move on as well! She runs to the other set of ropes, and now, both Elitists are running towards one another—

Persephone: Double clothesline, right into their implants. Smart!

Rich Russillo: :dahell:

James Peters: Both collided, but neither have been able to take the other down. Ashlynn goes for a forearm, but Candice absorbs it. She reels back, and she reciprocates the attack, only this time, she aims for the face!

Rich Russillo: It catches her! However, Ashlynn doesn’t seem phased by that, and she throws in another forearm! Candice fires back! Now Ashlynn! Both women are just hitting each other in the face, not holding anything back for a single second! They stagger back a bit, but Candice looks to close the distance AND catch Ashlynn off guard with a discus forearm aimed right at her!

Persephone: Ashlynn saw that from a mile away and ducked under it. She pops up and NAILS her with one stiff-ass forearm to the jaw! Damn! Did she break it???

James Peters: Nope, but Candice stumbles afterwards, and in comes Ashlynn, who takes hold of her and sends her down to the mat with a snap suplex! Great form there, and she floats over, quickly following up that offense with a pin attempt.

Referee: ONEEEE—

Rich Russillo: The shoulder is able to lift off the mat! Ashlynn grabs that same arm though and brings Candice up, whipping her into the corner. Candice hits it back first! Ashlynn runs in, ready to hit her with a back elbow! But Candice is able to move out of the way at the last second, causing Quinn to crash into the corner instead! Her face hits the top turnbuckle, and she turns, but there’s Blair, stepping up on the bottom rope! KNEE TO THE FACE!

Persephone: Didn’t bust her nose open, but hey, there’s plenty of more chances for her to do that! She just takes it upon herself to roll Ashlynn forward with a snapmare, forcing her into a seated position. She’s up on the middle rope now, and if she doesn’t slip, then it’s pretty obvious where this is headed.

James Peters: Absolutely; one thing is clear, and Candice seeks to hit a huge move here. She leaps off, and SHE HITS HER WITH A DIVING DROPKICK TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD! WOW! That hit its mark cleanly!

Rich Russillo: And we might have our first breakaway in this contest as Ashlynn is clutching her head, rolling out to the middle, and you can clearly see the pain that’s on her face! A pretty move to watch, but not so pretty to be on the receiving end of!

Persephone: Meh. She’ll live.

James Peters: Candice got all of that and more, but she does not go for a pin attempt. Instead, she’s aiming to capitalize on that huge move, looking to wear Ashlynn down further. Walking to her, she stands by her head. She drops down, lacing her legs around her neck, and it seems like she’s turning this into a submission of shorts as she’s choking her out in the process. Ashlynn looks around for the ropes, but she’s dead center in the ring, so that is not going to work for her at all! She’s going to have to figure out a way out of this predicament, and ideally, quickly.

Persephone: Or, maybe not. No shame in losing quickly, right? The matches can flow by faster and we can be done so that I can go see Luis. 😍 🥰

Rich Russillo: Going from Johannesburg to Cape Town by car takes fifteen hours, beloved.

Persephone: I can take the plane, dipshit.

James Peters: That would be two hours and some change, buuuuuuuuut all of the tickets are sold out.

Persephone: :noah: !!! Ugh, seriously????

Rich Russillo: Look, let’s focus on this match, please? Thank you. While you were too busy pining over Luis, Ashlynn seems to be making a move. She rocks her body from side to side, seeing how she can get up. However, Candice wraps her legs around her more tightly, looking to cut off some circulation, or perhaps, just to make this whole thing more uncomfortable for her!

James Peters: Yeah, Candice has done a good job controlling her at this point in the match, but Ashlynn seems determined nonetheless. Urgency flares on her face as she knows she needs to do something. Otherwise, things may not end in her favor! She rolls onto her side, and she’s able to force *some* kind of separation, but it’s enough, and she’s able to twist, getting to her feet. Now, Ashlynn plants her hands onto the canvas, and using her core strength, raises her legs, doing a headstand! That’s creative!

Rich Russillo: But Candice catches on to whatever idea Ashlynn may have, hitting her in the back with a forearm. Ashlynn flinches, but she’s still in the position! She falls forward, landing on her, and she is able to break out of that hold as a result! Now we get another jacknife pin, but this time, Ashlynn makes sure to hook one of Candice’s legs!

Referee: ONEEEEE—

Persephone: Well, that wasn’t going to be enough, even Einstein off of crack could’ve figured that out.

James Peters: It didn’t result in the win, but at least Ashlynn was able to find an opening and go through it. Candice rushes towards her, but she reverses with a side headlock snapmare, and now, Ashlynn is the one in control as she keeps that locked in, grounding Blair!

Rich Russillo: Smart move by Ashlynn, using that headlock snapmare to take back control. She’s slowing down the pace now, which is exactly what she needs after all the scrambling earlier. Candice is trying to fight back, but Ashlynn’s got a tight grip. She’s leaning into that hold, making sure to apply as much pressure as possible!

Persephone: Wow, so thrilling. A headlock. Truly groundbreaking stuff here, folks.

James Peters: Oh, c’mon, Persephone, it’s the fundamentals that count! And it looks like Ashlynn is transitioning here—she’s shifting her weight and turning it into a front facelock! Candice is struggling, but she’s doing everything she can to maintain a vertical base. She pushes against Ashlynn, trying to create some space!

Rich Russillo: And she gets it! Candice manages to push Ashlynn off, but Ashlynn quickly rebounds off the ropes, looking to build some momentum! She goes for a clothesline, but Candice ducks under it and catches her with a sharp kick to the midsection as Ashlynn turns back around!

James Peters: What a shot by Candice! That’s definitely going to take the wind out of Ashlynn’s sails. And now Candice is going for the legs, perhaps trying to set up for a figure-four leg lock! If she gets this in, it could spell serious trouble for Ashlynn!

Rich Russillo: But Ashlynn’s not having any of it! She kicks Candice away before she can fully lock it in, sending her stumbling backward! Ashlynn rolls to the ropes to create some distance, pulling herself up with urgency in her eyes. She knows she has to keep moving if she wants to stay in this!

Persephone: I mean, can we just skip to the end where someone actually wins? This cat-and-mouse stuff is exhausting.

James Peters: You say it’s exhausting, Persephone, but that’s just the reality of this kind of match! Both of these competitors are digging deep to find an advantage here. Ashlynn charges in, but Candice catches her with a drop toe hold! Ashlynn falls face-first onto the mat, and Candice wastes no time transitioning into a grounded front facelock, applying even more pressure to keep Ashlynn down. She’s like a pitbull right now, refusing to let go!

Persephone: Yawn. Can someone at least try a powerbomb?

James Peters: You never know, Persephone—this could be the moment we see things turn around! Ashlynn tries to pry Candice’s arms away, but Candice has it locked in tight! Ashlynn, however, shows some serious resilience here as she manages to inch her way towards the ropes, reaching out with her fingertips—

Rich Russillo: But Candice yanks her back toward the center of the ring! She’s showing no mercy, and Ashlynn is really feeling the effects of this hold! You can see the pain etched on her face, but she’s not giving up. Ashlynn digs deep and manages to shift her hips, rolling Candice onto her back for a pin attempt!

Referee: ONEEEEE!! TWOOOO—

James Peters: Candice kicks out just in time! Ashlynn nearly stole that one, but she’s not letting up! She springs back to her feet and connects with a spinning back kick to Candice’s midsection, sending her reeling into the corner!

Rich Russillo: And Ashlynn follows up with a huge running knee to the face! Candice is dazed, and Ashlynn grabs her by the arm, whipping her across the ring to the opposite corner. Ashlynn charges in again, looking to keep the momentum—

James Peters: But Candice counters with an elbow strike right to Ashlynn’s jaw! Ashlynn stumbles back, holding her face, and Candice capitalizes, leaping onto the middle rope and diving off with a tornado DDT! Ashlynn’s head spikes into the canvas, and Candice immediately goes for the cover!

Referee: ONEEEEE!!

Referee: TWOOOOOO—

Persephone: A kick out. Great. Now is this the part where they beat the crap out of each other, because if not, this whole thing has been completely useless.

James Peters: Seems like you’ll get your wish, as Candice forces Ashlynn up and pushes her into the corner, all the while connecting with some serious knee shots to the gut! You can clearly see how each one that lands is taking a toll on her. This is where Candice’s vast experience comes into play as she knows she has to overwhelm her opposition and not let up for a single second.

Persephone: “Vast experience”? Just say that she’s been here for too long. 💀

James Peters: :francis:

Rich Russillo: Aslynn’s a bit winded. Candice fires off with a round of forearms, hitting the face many times! When she’s done, Ashlynn slinks to one knee, checking out her nose. Candice did her damage and she takes a few steps back. She comes in—body splash! All of her weight came crashing down into her, and now, Candice raises Ashlynn up, placing her on the top rope. Just when you think things were bad for Ashlynn, it may all very well get worse for her from this point on!

James Peters: No kidding! Candice scales to the top, and she hits her with another stiff forearm! That rocks Ashlynn, who’s already in a precarious position on the top rope. You can see Ashlynn trying to hang on, but Candice is clearly looking to do some serious damage here with a high-risk maneuver!

Rich Russillo: And here comes Candice! She hooks Ashlynn’s arm, setting her up for what looks like a superplex! This could be the nail in the coffin for Ashlynn if it connects!

Persephone: Finally, something entertaining. If they both crash and burn, this might actually be worth the wait.

James Peters: Candice is trying to lift Ashlynn for that superplex, but Ashlynn is resisting! She’s fighting back, landing several hard shots to Candice’s midsection, doing everything she can to break free!

Rich Russillo: Ashlynn manages to block the superplex attempt! She delivers a headbutt to Candice, staggering her on the ropes! Candice nearly loses her balance, but she’s still on the top rope, holding on desperately!

James Peters: Ashlynn senses her opportunity! She shifts her position, rising to her feet on the top turnbuckle. The crowd is on their feet as Ashlynn grabs Candice’s head—what is she planning here?!

Persephone: 👀 Death, maybe?

James Peters: Doesn’t look like it, but it can be equally as catastrophic! Ashlynn flips over Candice!

Rich Russillo: SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB FROM THE TOP ROPE, AND CANDICE BLAIR CRASHES HARD! WHAT A COUNTER BY ASHLYNN QUINN!

James Peters: WOW! SHE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE TABLES ON CANDICE, AND ASHLYNN QUICKLY CRAWLS OVER, LOOKING TO PUT THIS MATCH AWAY IN HER FAVOR!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO—

Persephone: But somehow, Candice kicks out. So much for that hope.

James Peters: It wasn’t enough to win the match, but it was enough to have Candice hurting. Holding onto her lower back, she rolls out onto the apron, and the camera gets closer, capturing the pain riddling her face! That was the biggest move of the match thus far, and as such, it’s clear that Ashlynn has the upper hand now! She’s pushing herself up, clutching her ribs from all the punishment earlier, but she knows this is her moment to seize control. Candice is barely hanging on, sprawled out on the apron and in visible pain!

Rich Russillo: Ashlynn isn’t wasting any time! She walks over to the ropes, grabbing Candice by the hair to pull her back inside the ring. But Candice, in desperation, grabs Ashlynn’s arm and yanks it over the top rope, using the ropes as leverage to deliver a vicious armbreaker! Ashlynn falls to her knees, clutching her arm in agony!

Persephone: Well, that’s one way to stop her momentum! Not bad for an old-timer.

James Peters: It’s a smart, veteran move by Candice, buying herself some much-needed time to recover. Ashlynn’s writhing in pain, trying to shake some feeling back into that arm. Meanwhile, Candice is slowly getting back to her feet on the apron, and she staggers towards the turnbuckle. She’s beginning to climb—

Rich Russillo: BUT IN COMES ASHLYNN! SHE JUST NAILS HER WITH A SPINNING BACK ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE FACE, AND CANDICE FALLS OFF TO THE FLOOR! SHE DIDN’T SEE THAT COMING AT ALL!

Persephone: Oh shit! :mjlol2: !! Okay, now *that* was fun to watch!

James Peters: BUT IT WAS NOT FUN FOR CANDICE AS SHE’S SPRAWLED OUT ON THE FLOOR!

Rich Russillo: Yeah, the momentum of this match has shifted dramatically, and none of it favors Candice! Meanwhile, Ashlynn is taking it upon herself to climb to the top! What could be going through her mind?

James Peters: Candice is slowly coming to a stand, but she’s using the barricade to help her out. She’s now on her feet—

Rich Russillo: CROSSBODY! :damn: !!

James Peters: ASHLYNN LANDS RIGHT ON TOP OF CANDICE! SHE WIPES HER OUT!!

Rich Russillo: What a move by Ashlynn! She took a huge risk, but it paid off in a big way! Both women are down on the outside now, but you can see the smirk that is on Ashlynn’s face—she knows she has everything in control!

Persephone: Okay, that was more like it. I love when they start throwing themselves around with no regard for their own well-being. Makes this whole thing way more entertaining! :blessed:

James Peters: Ashlynn’s starting to stir first, getting up to her feet. Candice is clutching her ribs, clearly feeling the effects of that massive crossbody! Ashlynn grabs her by the hair and drags her back to her feet—she’s looking to bring her back into the ring!

Rich Russillo: She rolls Candice under the bottom rope and slides in after her. Ashlynn knows she can’t waste any more time—she hooks the leg for the cover!

Referee: ONEEEEE!!

Referee: TWOOOOOOO–

James Peters: NO! Candice kicks out again, but you can tell she’s in rough shape! Ashlynn is visibly frustrated, but she doesn’t get tripped up by Candice’s stubbornness! She mounts her, and she fires off with punches and slaps, doing all that she can to overwhelm her!

Persephone: Real. I, too, slap bitches up on their faces whenever they annoy me.

James Peters: Riiiiiiight.

Rich Russillo: It’s been a competitive fight all around, and you can see now how much Ashlynn is doing everything she can to win! She gets Candice up, lifting her up on her shoulders! She spins around and around, doing an airplane, looking to make her dizzy—

Persephone: Hang on! Candice is still fighting, and she’s hitting her with some pointed elbows to the side of her head! That’s getting Ashlynn to stop!

James Peters: You’re right! Candice’s able to stop Ashlynn’s momentum, and Quinn looks to be a bit stunned as one of those elbows hits her directly on the nose!

Rich Russillo: Candice was able to avoid any more danger on her part. Now, she raises herself up and pops herself on her shoulder—

James Peters: WAIT, DID WE REALLY JUST SEE THAT!??

Persephone: Unless I have gotten blind, I do believe that was a poisonrana—and she spiked Ashlynn right down on that big-ass head of hers!

Rich Russillo: HUGE move by Candice Blair! Ashlynn’s flipped over onto her knees! But Candice isn’t done! She runs backwards towards the ropes and rushes in on the rebound! KNEE TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD!

James Peters: CONNECTS!! AND THE FANS REACT LOUDLY TO THAT!! BUT CANDICE ISN’T DONE! SHE SITS ASHLYNN BACK UP, AND NOW, SHE HITS THE ROPES ONE MORE TIME! METEORA!!

Rich Russillo: WHAT AN ONSLAUGHT! CANDICE KEEPS HER KNEES PRESSED INTO HER, GETTING A PIN!

Persephone: :blessed: !

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEE!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOO!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEE—

Persephone: :wow: !

James Peters: ASHLYNN QUINN IS STILL IN THIS, AND WE’RE SEEING A DIFFERENT SIDE OF HER AS SHE’S SHOWN SOME GREAT RESILIENCE IN THIS MATCH! HELL, BOTH HER AND CANDICE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO POWER THROUGH IN SPITE OF TAKING SOME HUGE MOVES!

Rich Russillo: Absolutely, James! It’s been incredible to witness! I guess that’s how much it means for them to be declared Miss Voltage!

Persephone: That’s cool and all, but it would be nice if we had just a tiny bit of blood! I’m just saying!

James Peters: No blood, but it could be the beginning of the end for one Ashlynn Quinn as Candice Blair leads her up. She kicks her right in the gut before she runs to the ropes! She comes back, and she laces her legs around her before going down to the mat and bouncing back up! WHEELBARROW FACEBUSTER!

Rich Russillo: THAT’S IT! ‘RAGS TO RICHES’!! AND WILL IT LEAD CANDICE BLAIR TO VICTORY AS SHE COVERS ASHLYNN AGAIN!?

Referee: ONEEEEEEE!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOO!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Perspehone: Nope! Kick out!

James Peters: WOW! CANDICE LOOKS SURPRISED HERSELF! HOWEVER, ASHLYNN DOES INDEED HAVE THE SHOULDER UP, AND THAT MEANS THIS MATCH CONTINUES!

Rich Russillo: Candice takes Ashlynn up, looking to lift her… however, Ashlynn flails around, making it difficult for Candice to keep her grip on her! Ashlynn swings down, AND SHE REVERSES WITH A DDT!

Persephone: Yep. She’s gonna get CTE from that.

James Peters: AND BOTH WOMEN ARE DOWN! WHAT A MATCH THIS HAS BEEN SO FAR! HOWEVER, WHO HAS MORE GAS LEFT IN THE TANK COMPARED TO THE OTHER?!

Rich Russillo: IT’S BEEN A COMPETITIVE MATCH EVER SINCE THE BELL RANG, BUT NOW, IT’S COMING DOWN TO THE ABSOLUTE WIRE! AND ASHLYNN SEEMS TO KNOW THIS AS SHE SLOWLY ROLLS OUT ONTO THE APRON! CANDICE IS WORKING HER WAY BACK UP TO HER FEET!

James Peters: AND ASHLYNN IS UP! SHE SEES CANDICE! SHE USES HER STRENGTH TO SLINGSHOT HERSELF THROUGH THE ROPES AND ROLLS FORWARD — DROPKICK! ‘TREND SETTER’ CONNECTS! SHE FALLS INTO THE COVER!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Rich Russillo: NO! ANOTHER KICKOUT, BUT THAT LAST ONE WAS TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT!

Persephone: Well, at least it shouldn’t take long for one of them to kill each other now!

James Peters: Ashlynn grabs Candice, and a bit of desperation may be fueling her now as she unleashes a barrage of chops to the chest! She nails a kick to the gut to boot! She hits the ropes, and she comes back, going for a running hurricanrana—

Rich Russillo: BUT SHE GETS CAUGHT UP IN THE AIR! CANDICE TOSSES HER OFF!! ASHLYNN LANDS ON HER FEET!

James Peters: BUT CANDICE QUICKLY CLOSES THE DISTANCE, GOING FOR THAT SPINNING WHEEL KICK! ‘SPINNING WHEEL’!!

Persephone: ASHLYNN AVOIDS IT! CANDICE HITS THE MAT, BUT BEFORE SHE CAN GET BACK UP, ASHLYNN BRINGS HER DOWN INTO A ROLL-UP!

James Peters: COVER—WAIT!!!

Rich Russillo: **THE TIGHTS! SHE HAS HOLD OF THE TIGHTS!!**

Persephone: AND THE REFEREE CAN’T SEE IT BECAUSE OF THE ANGLE!!

Referee: ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Referee: TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Referee: THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

(…)

(…)

(…)

(DING! DING! DING!)

James Peters: OH, NO, NOT LIKE THIS!

(But it was too late. ‘Dance The Night’ hits, and the fans boo. Just about everyone is upset that such a competitive match ended in the manner that it did, but for Ashlynn Quinn, she doesn’t care. It was about winning at the end of the day, and she’s more than happy as she jumps up and down as the official raises her hand up, signaling her as the victor.)

Bella Braxton: Here is YOUR WINNER, AND MISS VOLTAGE…. ASHHHLYYYYYN QUUUUIIIIIINNNNNNN!!!

Rich Russillo: Well, it may not have been the finish people thought was going to happen, especially with the incredible back-and-forth displayed from these two, but Ashlynn Quinn was able to win here tonight!

Persephone: They aren’t paid by the hour. Who cares?

James Peters: Clearly Candice does, because she is not happy whatsoever with how this match ended!

(Ashlynn is overcome with emotion as ringside crew adorn her with a crown and a sash saying “Miss Voltage”. Meanwhile, Candice is not amused. She immediately gets up—)

Rich Russillo: OH! CANDICE SPINS ASHLYNN AROUND AND KICKS HER IN THE GUT! THE NEW MISS VOLTAGE KEELS OVER AFTER THAT—

James Peters: — ONLY FOR CANDICE TO TRAP HER, FLIP OVER, AND SEND HER CRASHING DOWN WITH ‘CASTLES CRUMBLING’’!!! THE CANDY DESTROYER WIPES HER OUT COMPLETELY!!

Persephone: Okay, you know what? That was pure hater shit, and I like it! :blessed:

Rich Russillo: Well, Ashlynn got the win, but it was through unsavory means, and she pays for it! Candice Blair stands tall and gets the last laugh!

(Candice glares down at Ashlynn who is laid out. She then storms off, all the while, Ashlynn is barely recovering.)

James Peters: … I guess now wouldn’t be appropriate for us to offer our congratulations to her, huh?

(The final shot shows Candice heading up the ramp with a downed Ashlynn Quinn seen in the ring, before Wicked Games fades to commercials.)

(A commercial plays promoting Halsey’s new album ‘The Great Impersonator’, featuring Jake Smith as Renee Rapp. Available now on your preferred music streaming service!)

(The next match graphic for the night is shown.)

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(The camera cuts to Bella Braxton in the ring.)

Bella Braxton: THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS A SCHEDULED FOR… ONE FALL!!

Crowd: ONE FALL!!

(“Okay” by JT hits to a massive ovation from fans, and Diamond Dixon strolls onto the stage, being flanked by Tyrone Montgomery, who glances around with a confident grin on his face, but equally confident is Diamond Dixon, who taunts on the stage area before making her way down to the ring.)

Bella Braxton: Introducing first! Hailing out of Houston, Texas, weighing in at 176 pounds, accompanied to the ring by Tyrone Montgomery…SHE IS THE CROWN JEWEL…DIAMOND DIXON!!

James Peters: Tonight, Diamond Dixon has a major opportunity in front of her. The opportunity to knock off Harper Lee, a former Specialists AND Universal Women’s Champion.

Rich Russillo: I feel we’ve talked about Diamond Dixon having major opportunities in front of her before, and each time, she has knocked it out of the park this season.

James Peters: Her track record speaks for itself, and it’s breeded even MORE confidence within her. So much so, she issued a challenge out to any woman on Voltage, Showdown, or Dynasty.

(‘Sweet Dreams’ by Eurythmics, Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart plays to a negative reaction, opposing Diamond Dixon’s, and Harper Lee makes her way down to the ring, not sporting a smile, but staring daggers into Dixon. She’s not happy she has to be here tonight, but is looking to make this quick.)

Bella Braxton: And her opponent! Residing out of Charlotte, North Carolina, weighing in at 118 pounds…SHE IS THE STAR PLAYER…HARPER LEE!!

Rich Russillo: And who answered the challenge was none other than Showdown’s own, Harper Lee.

James Peters: Harper has talked a big game heading into Wicked Games.

Persephone: Big game for a little woman.

Rich Russillo: Let’s hope that Harper Lee can back up those words tonight, or else she’ll just be another footnote in Diamond Dixon’s inevitable rise to the top.

(The referee signals for the bell as both competitors stand in opposing corners.)

(DING! DING! DING!)

James Peters: Here we go! Diamond Dixon versus Harper Lee, both competitors squaring off! Already, Diamond Dixon will have the size and strength advantage. Meanwhile, Harper Lee will thrive when using her speed and agility.

Rich Russillo: Harper Lee also has experience over Diamond Dixon, which we’ll no doubt see come into play.

Persephone: Praying she squashes Harper Lee like a bug, so we can get this over with.

James Peters: Both competitors circle around each other, and collar and elbow tie-up takes place in the center of the ring! Diamond Dixon backs Harper Lee into the corner, and keeps her pinned there as the referee begins counting!

Referee: ONE! TWO! THR-

Rich Russillo: So, we get a clean break between the two as Diamond Dixon starts to back away- WHOA! HARPER LEE JUST SHOVED DIXON!

James Peters: Though, she barely budged… if anything, Harper Lee might’ve made her opponent mad.

Rich Russillo: AND REGRET STARTS TO FORM AS DIAMOND DIXON MARCHES TOWARDS HER-

(Harper Lee backs into the corner, and sticks her torso through the middle rope as Diamond Dixon tries to claw at her, but the referee gets involved, backing Diamond Dixon away, and admonishing her.)

James Peters: Diamond Dixon has to be careful, and not get disqualified against Harper Lee, who thrives at getting underneath her opponent’s skin.

Rich Russillo: Diamond Dixon moves the ref aside- BUT EATS A KICK TO THE GUT FROM LEE! DIAMOND DIXON DOUBLES OVER, AND GETS GRABBED IN A STANDING SIDE HEADLOCK!

James Peters: HARPER LEE WRENCHES ON THE HOLD, BUT DIAMOND DIXON USES HER STRENGTH TO HOIST HARPER LEE UP FOR A BACK SUPLEX!

Rich Russillo: HOWEVER, HARPER LEE BACKFLIPS ONTO HER FEET, AND GRABS DIAMOND DIXON IN YET ANOTHER STANDING SIDE HEADLOCK! AGAIN, LEE FINDS HERSELF IN CONTROL- BUT NOT FOR LONG AS DIAMOND DIXON SHOVES HER OFF, AND INTO THE CORNER!

James Peters: HARPER LEE GOES UP AND OVER DIAMOND DIXON, AND DIAMOND SPINS AROUND- GETTING GRABBED IN ANOTHER STANDING SIDE HEADLOCK!

Persephone: I was hoping this would be quick. Shame on me for being optimistic.

Rich Russillo: Harper Lee continues wrenching on the hold, leaving no room for Diamond Dixon to breathe- or so she thought, but The Crown Jewel is showing signs of life still, backing Lee up against the ropes, and BOUNCING her off!

James Peters: AND DIAMOND DIXON FLOORS LEE WITH A RUNNING BACK ELBOW!

Rich Russillo: Dixon moves quick for her size. Despite standing in at 6’0, she does have a background in volleyball, along with dabbling in various other sports like softball and gymnastics.

James Peters: It is no secret why Tyrone Montgomery has a strong belief in her.

Rich Russillo: Speaking of, Tyrone has been cheering Dixon on from the outside, and likes what he sees. Diamond has finally swung the momentum back into her favor- Harper Lee realizes that, and rolls to the outside in order to catch a breather.

James Peters: Harper Lee is favoring her mouth and nose area after being blasted in it with Dixon’s elbow.

Persephone: Why afford her the time to recover, and NOT go out there? Is she stupid?

James Peters: Diamond Dixon isn’t going to fall into Lee’s trap, which was probably banking on Dixon following her for the ol’ cat and mouse game. But Diamond Dixon is just a little bit smarter than that, and stands her ground inside the ring.

Rich Russillo: It’s smart, because Harper Lee will have to enter eventually. She has til the count of ten. If Lee doesn’t beat the count, then… Diamond Dixon still wins.

James Peters: Correct.

Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR!

James Peters: Harper Lee climbs up on the apron, and reluctantly enters the ring where Diamond Dixon is waiting for her. Diamond starts to close in…

Rich Russillo: But Lee starts trying to get away, backing into the corner, so she can create some semblance of space. Though, she might’ve just trapped herself- AS DIAMOND DIXON SWINGS WILDLY!

James Peters: NO! HARPER LEE DUCKS UNDERNEATH IT, AND THE ROLES ARE REVERSED! DIAMOND DIXON FINDS HERSELF IN THE CORNER, AND HARPER LEE LIGHTS HER UP WITH A KNIFE EDGE CHOP TO THE CHEST!

Rich Russillo: THAT ONE ECHOED THROUGHOUT THE ARENA- BUT APPEARED TO BARELY HAVE ANY EFFECT OVER DIAMOND DIXON, WHO STARES DAGGERS INTO HARPER LEE!

James Peters: LEE STARTS BACKING TO THE OPPOSITE CORNER AS DIAMOND COMES STORMING OUT OF HER CORNER!

Rich Russillo: LEE REALIZES SHES ABOUT TO PLACE HERSELF IN A SIMILAR SITUATION TO BEFORE, AND TRIES TO SLIP PAST DIAMOND DIXON INSTEAD OF BACKING ALL THE WAY INTO THAT OPPOSITE CORNER!

James Peters: HOWEVER, DIAMOND GRABS HARPER BY THE THROAT, AND BIELS HER BACK INTO THE CORNER! AGAIN, DIAMOND DIXON SWINGS WILDLY- BUT HARPER LEE DUCKS UNDERNEATH! EARLIER, WE TALKED ABOUT HER SPEED AND AGILITY COMING INTO THE PLAY, AND WERE SEEING JUST THAT!

Rich Russillo: LEE HAS MANAGED TO EVADE PUNISHMENT IN THE CORNER FOR A SECOND TIME, AND CATCHES DIAMOND DIXON WITH ANOTHER KNIFE EDGE CHOP TO THE CHEST! FOLLOWED UP BY A SECOND, FOLLOWED UP BY A THIRD!

James Peters: DIAMOND DIXON MIGHT BE REELING OFF THAT ONSLAUGHT, AND HARPER LEE GOES TO IRISH WHIP HER BACK INTO THE OPPOSITE CORNER! BUT DIAMOND DIXON TURNS IT AROUND AT THE LAST MINUTE, SENDING LEE TO THE CORNER INSTEAD!

Rich Russillo: HARPER LEE GOES UP AND OVER DIAMOND DIXON AGAIN IN THE CORNER, AND RUNS OFF THE ROPES, BUILDING MOMENTUM! DIAMOND DIXON SPINS AROUND, AND MARCHES TO THE CENTER OF THE RING, DUCKING DOWN FOR PERHAPS A BACK BODY DROP AS HARPER LEE COMES REBOUNDING OFF!

James Peters: OOH! HARPER LEE JUST JOLTED DIAMOND UPRIGHT WITH A PENALTY KICK TO THE CHEST! DIAMOND DIXON STAGGERS BACK SLIGHTLY, AND A SMUG EXPRESSION FORMS ON THE FACE OF HARPER LEE AS SHE MARCHES TOWARD DIAMOND-

Rich Russillo: BIG BOOT! HARPER LEE WALKED RIGHT INTO A BIG BOOT FROM DIAMOND DIXON!

Persephone: Ha!

James Peters: HARPER LEE CLUTCHES AT HER FACE, AND CRAWLS TOWARD THE ROPES, PULLING HERSELF UP, ALBEIT WITH ASSISTANCE! DIAMOND DIXON CHARGES IN, AND CLOTHESLINES HER UP AND OVER THE TOP!

Rich Russillo: Diamond Dixon quickly heads to the outside, and retrieves Harper, lifting “The Star Player” back to her feet. Diamond Dixon talks a little trash before connecting with a KNIFE EDGE CHOP ACROSS THE CHEST! HARPER LEE WENT DOWN OFF JUST ONE FROM DIAMOND!

James Peters: PAYBACK IS A YOU KNOW WHAT, AND DIAMOND DIXON JUST GOT A MEASURE OF IT! NOW, SHE CONTINUES GOING TO WORK, WATCHING AS LEE RISES TO HER FEET WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE BARRICADE!

Rich Russillo: DIAMOND DIXON LEANS HER UP AGAINST IT FOR ANOTHER KNIFE EDGE CHOP! HARPER LEE SLUMPS DOWN AGAINST THAT BARRICADE, OVERWHELMED BY THE POWER OF DIAMOND DIXON, WHO ISNT FINISHED WITH HER YET!

James Peters: NO, NOT BY A LONG SHOT! DIAMOND DIXON STANDS UP HARPER, AND GORILLA PRESSES HER UP BEFORE DROPPING HER DOWN FACE FIRST ACROSS THE BARRICADE!

Persephone: I bet she’s regretting answering Diamond’s challenge right about now. Seriously, why would this moron think she stood a chance?

Rich Russillo: Harper Lee collapses back down on the outside, and Diamond Dixon rolls back inside the ring momentarily before rolling out, restarting the referee’s count. Harper Lee was trying to crawl away, but Diamond easily caught up to her, and stands Lee back up to a vertical base…

James Peters: Diamond GRABS Harper by the throat, and eyes the ring apron. SHES GOING FOR THE APRON CHOKESLAM, HOISTING LEE UP- BUT HARPER LEE CATCHES HERSELF ON THE APRON, AND BOOTS DIAMOND DIXON IN THE FACE!

Rich Russillo: DIAMOND STAGGERS AWAY SLIGHTLY, AND HARPER LEE SEES AN OPPORTUNITY, EYEING HER OPPONENT FROM THE APRON! DIAMOND DIXON SPINS AROUND, AND DOUBLES OVER A BIT, CLUTCHING AT HER JAW! HARPER LEE BUILDS MOMENTUM, AND LEAPS OFF THE APRON!

James Peters: CAUGHT! DIAMOND DIXON CAUGHT HER IN POSITION FOR A SPINEBUSTER, AND MOVES HARPER LEE ONTO HER SHOULDER! DIAMOND DIXON NOW HAS HER INTO POSITION FOR A LAWN DART, AND TURNS TO THE RINGPOST, GOING TO RAM LEE FACE FIRST INTO IT!

Rich Russillo: BUT HARPER LEE SLIPS OUT THE BACK, AND SHOVES DIAMOND FACE FIRST INTO THE RINGPOST INSTEAD!

James Peters: NO!

Rich Russillo: DIAMOND DIXON GOT HER HANDS UP TO BLOCK IT, AND HARPER LEE CLOSES IN- BUT EATS A BACK ELBOW FOR HER TROUBLES! LEE GOES STAGGERING AWAY FROM DIXON, AND DOUBLES OVER! DIAMOND DIXON CLOSES IN- BUT LEE CAUGHT HER WITH A BACK KICK!

James Peters: DIAMOND DIXON DROPS TO A KNEE, FAVORING HER GUT! HARPER LEE CREATES A BIT OF SPACE, AND STARTS TO LINE DIAMOND UP! LEE CHARGES IN- BUT DIAMOND DIXON POPS HER UP IN THE AIR, AND CATCHES HER IN POSITION FOR A POWERBOMB!

Rich Russillo: AND THE LOOK OF CONFIDENCE HAS QUICKLY TURNED TO ONE OF PANIC! HARPER LEE REALIZES SHES IN TROUBLE, AND GETS LAUNCHED ONTO THE APRON WITH A RELEASE POWERBOMB!

Persephone: :roman:

James Peters: HARPER LEE HIT HARD, AND LIES MOTIONLESS ON THE APRON, SHOWING NEXT TO NO SIGNS OF LIFE BEFORE DIAMOND DIXON PUSHES HER BACK INSIDE THE RING! DIAMOND CLIMBS UP ON THE APRON, AND REACHES OVER, PULLING HARPER LEE BACK TO HER FEET!

Rich Russillo: SHE CANT BE THINKING WHAT I’M THINKING SHE IS!

James Peters: OH, SHE IS! GO BIG OR GO HOME ON THE MARQUEE! DIAMOND DIXON HAS HARPER LEE HOOKED UP FOR A SUPLEX OVER THE TOP ROPE, AND TO THE OUTSIDE! DIAMOND DIXON HAS HER LIFTED UP!

Rich Russillo: BUT HARPER LEE HALTS HER MOMENTUM WITH A KNEE TO THE DOME OF DIAMOND DIXON! DIAMOND DROPS HARPER LEE BACK DOWN, AND IS STUNNED ON THAT APRON!

James Peters: HARPER LEE SLIDES THROUGH THE LEGS OF DIAMOND DIXON AND UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM ROPE, ATTEMPTING TO POWERBOMB HER OPPONENT OFF THE APRON! BUT DIAMOND DIXON STILL HAS ENOUGH WHEREWITHAL TO HANG ON!

Rich Russillo: HARPER LEE IS USING EVERY BIT OF STRENGTH SHE HAS, BUT HER OPPONENT ISN’T BUDGING- SO HARPER LEE SWITCHES STRATEGIES! LEE GRABS DIAMOND’S ANKLE, AND PULLS IT OUT FROM UNDER HER! DIXON HITS FACE FIRST ON THE APRON!

James Peters: BUT STAYS ON HER FEET, AND HARPER LEE HAS TO FOLLOW THAT UP, SENDING DIAMOND BACK FIRST INTO A CORNER OF THE BARRICADE!

Rich Russillo: HARPER LEE THEN ROLLS DIAMOND DIXON BACK INSIDE THE RING, AND ROLLS BACK IN HERSELF, BREAKING THE REFEREE’S TEN COUNT!

James Peters: Diamond Dixon has risen to a knee, and Harper Lee grabs a handful of hair, hurling trash talk at her opponent. The smugness is beginning to return, and Harper Lee directs Diamond Dixon toward the corner, slamming her FACE FIRST off the top turnbuckle!

Rich Russillo: Diamond Dixon is dazed, and Harper Lee takes advantage with a KNIFE EDGE CHOP TO THE CHEST! HARPER CONNECTS WITH A RIGHT HAND TO FOLLOW THAT UP! LEE STARTS TO STOMP DIAMOND DIXON IN THE CORNER, SINKING HER DOWN SLIGHTLY TO THE SECOND TURNBUCKLE!

James Peters: HARPER LEE THEN PRESSES HER BOOT UP AGAINST DIAMOND DIXON’S JAW, SHOWCASING AN UTTER LACK OF RESPECT!

Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR!

James Peters: FINALLY, LEE RELENTS BEFORE THE COUNT OF FIVE, BUT MAXIMIZED HER TIME! WAITING TIL THE LAST MINUTE!

Rich Russillo: HARPER LEE STANDS DIAMOND DIXON BACK UP IN THE CORNER, AND IRISH WHIPS HER TO THE OPPOSITE! HARPER LEE RUSHES IN WITH A BACK ELBOW, AND SNAPMARES DIAMOND DIXON DOWN TO THE CANVAS!

James Peters: DIAMOND SITS UPRIGHT AS HARPER LEE SHOOTS OUT OF THE CORNER FOR A RUNNING NECK SNAP!

Rich Russillo: Harper Lee rises to her feet, and goads a bit to the crowd. The fans in South Africa are not happy with the way this match is going.

James Peters: Harper Lee brushes them off, not at all bothered about how fans in attendance feel about her tonight. She knew she was walking into unfamiliar waters to begin with, being a Showdown elitist competing on a Voltage elitists. Obviously, there’s some Voltage faithful, who are rooting for Voltage’s own, Diamond Dixon, to walk away with the W.

Rich Russillo: Plus, a win for Diamond Dixon means shutting Harper Lee up.

Persephone: And hopefully, keeping her off the brand for good. 🙏

James Peters: Diamond Dixon uses the middle rope for assistance in getting up to a knee. Harper Lee approaches, and grabs hold of Diamond Dixon’s head- BUT DIAMOND DIXON STARTS TO BATTLE BACK WITH SHOTS TO THE BODY! HARPER LEE STAGGERS TO THE CORNER, AND DIAMOND DIXON CLOSES IN- CONNECTING WITH A KNIFE EDGE CHOP!

Rich Russillo: OUCH! THESE TWO HAVE BEEN LIGHTING EACH OTHER UP WITH THEIR BEST STRIKES, AND DIAMOND IRISH WHIPS HARPER TO THE OPPOSITE CORNER!

James Peters: LEE! LEE COUNTERS BY SENDING DIAMOND INTO THE OPPOSITE CORNER INSTEAD! AND DIAMOND HIT HARD! DIAMOND FAVORS HER BACK AS SHE COMES STAGGERING OUT OF THAT CORNER, AND HARPER LEE REBOUNDS OFF THE ROPES FOR A ONE-HANDED BULLDOG!

Rich Russillo: HARPER LEE JUST PLANTED DIAMOND DIXON IN THE CENTER, AND A LIGHTBULB GOES OFF IN HER HEAD AS SHE CHARGES TOWARD THE ROPES! HARPER LEE SPRINGS OFF THE MIDDLE FOR A LIONSAULT!

James Peters: LEE HIT HER TARGET EXACTLY, AND HOOKS THE LEG ON DIAMOND!

ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

THHH-

James Peters: DIAMOND POPS THE SHOULDER UP! HARPER LEE POUNDS THE MAT IN FRUSTRATION, HAVING PIECED TOGETHER TWO MOVES TO TAKE DOWN DIXON THERE, BUT STILL NOT ENOUGH TO GARNER A THREE COUNT! HARPER IS BEGINNING TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT DIAMOND DIXON IS MADE OF!

Rich Russillo: DIAMOND DIXON HAS BEEN KNOWN TO BRAG ABOUT HER TRACK RECORD, BUT THOSE VICTORIES ARE NOT WITHOUT REASON! SHE’S BEEN QUITE THE FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH!

James Peters: Well, Diamond Dixon got the shoulder up off that springboard moonsault, but Harper Lee moves into a rear chinlock as her opponent looks to recover! Harper Lee is trying to wear Diamond Dixon down, slowing the pace down as well, and allowing herself some time to recover.

Harper Lee: (off-mic) Ask her!!

Persephone: Did she just… tell the ref to ask her if she’s giving up off a rear chinlock?

Rich Russillo: Yes, she did. :mjlol: But to no one’s surprise, Diamond Dixon is still in it.

James Peters: The crowd are starting to rally behind Diamond Dixon as Tyrone Montgomery bangs on the apron, gathering their support. Diamond uses their motivation as fuel, and powers back to her feet- AND LOOK AT THIS! DIAMOND DRIVES HARPER LEE BACK FIRST INTO THE CORNER!

Rich Russillo: DIAMOND DIXON COMES STAGGERING OUT OF THE CORNE- WAIT! HARPER LEE! HARPER LEE JUST JUMPED ON DIAMOND DIXON’S BACK, AND LOCKS HER INTO A SLEEPER HOLD! LEE WRAPS HER LEGS AROUND DIAMOND’S DIXON, AND REALLY TIGHTENS THE HOLD! TRYING TO SUBDUE DIAMOND DIXON LIKE A WILD ANIMAL!

James Peters: DIAMOND DIXON STAGGERS TO THE CENTER, AND LOOK AT HER EYES! LOOK AT HER EYES! DIAMOND DIXON IS STARTING TO FADE! DIAMOND DIXON IS STARTING TO DOUBLE OVER! HARPER LEE MAY BE ON THE VERGE OF PUTTING DIAMOND DIXON TO SLEEP!

Rich Russillo: DIXON! DIXON FALLS TO A KNEE! HARPER LEE IS SO CLOSE! YOU CAN SO HER WRENCHING ON THE HOLD TIGHTER THAN EVER NOW!

Persephone: It’s fitting we’re in South Africa, because Diamond Dixon’s about to lose to a move that isn’t even her opponent’s finisher.

Rich Russillo: :mjgrin:

James Peters: BUT WAIT! DIAMOND DIXON IS GETTING A SECOND WIND!

Rich Russillo: DIAMOND POWERS BACK TO HER FEET… AND DRIVES LEE BACK INTO THE TURNBUCKLES!

James Peters: HARPER JUST GOT SQUISHED! AND SURPRISINGLY, THAT WAS ENOUGH FOR HER TO BREAK THE HOLD!

Rich Russillo: DIXON STAGGERS TO THE CENTER, TRYING TO CREATE A BIT OF SEPARATION- BUT FROM BEHIND!

James Peters: HARPER TRIED TO SWING AT DIAMOND, BUT DIAMOND AVOIDS IT BEFORE DROPPING HARPER WITH A LARIAT! HARPER STUMBLES TO HER FEET, AND DIAMOND CONNECTS WITH A SECOND ONE!

Rich Russillo: Diamond drags Harper up, AND SHE SENDS HARPER INTO THE ROPES, LOOKING FOR THE PUMP KICK!

James Peters: HARPER AVOIDS IT THOUGH, BEFORE HITTING DIAMOND WITH A CHOP BLOCK!

Rich Russillo: HARPER RUNS THE ROPES AS DIAMOND DROPS TO A KNEE, AND ONCE SHE GETS BACK UP SHE’S DROPPED WITH A TILT-A-WHIRL DDT!!!

James Peters: SHE SPIKED HER! DIAMOND DIXON GOT SPIKED HEAD FIRST INTO THE COVER, AND HARPER LEE SHOOTS THE HALF FOR A COVER! HOOKING THE LEG!

ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!

Rich Russillo: SHOULDER UP!

Persephone: Close call… too close for my liking. If Diamond Dixon somehow loses this, I’ll have to start questioning the legitimacy of this sport. I mean, why is Harper Lee of all people slaying giants??

James Peters: Part of it falls on her ability to adapt! Harper Lee saw an opening, and took it! Now, targeting the knee of Diamond Dixon! It’ll be hard for her to use that strength advantage she has on one good foot!

Persephone: For someone so “smart,” she should’ve tried this earlier. Would’ve probably served her way better instead of that other crap.

Rich Russillo: Who knows? But what matters is the now! Now, Harper Lee is going to work! Immediately after that kickout, she is back focusing on Diamond Dixon’s left leg! HARPER LEE HOOKS IT, AND ROLLS DIAMOND ONTO HER STOMACH FOR A SINGLE LEG BOSTON CRAB!

James Peters: DIAMOND DIXON SCREAMS IN PAIN! TYRONE MONTGOMERY IS SHOUTING SOME WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT IM NOT SURE IF THEY’LL HELP DIAMOND IN THIS PREDICAMENT! IT COULD BE TAP OR SNAP! THAT LEG IS BENDING IN WAYS IT SHOULDN’T!

Rich Russillo: DIAMOND DIXON RAISES HER HAND, CONTEMPLATING A TAP OUT!

James Peters: BUT DECIDES AGAINST IT AT THE LAST MINUTE! DIAMOND DIXON WILL OPT TO GRIT THROUGH THE PAIN, AND STARTS CLAWING HER WAY TOWARDS THE ROPES FOR A BREAK!

Persephone: It isn’t like she’s hauling much weight.

Rich Russillo: BUT HARPER LEE PICKS UP ON WHAT DIXON’S DOING, AND TRANSITIONS INTO AN STF! STF IS LOCKED IN, AND DIAMOND’S SCREAMS IN AGONY HAVE BECOME MUFFLED!

James Peters: HARPER LEE HAS THE HOLD APPLIED TIGHT, AND IS CONTINUING TO PUT PRESSURE ON THAT KNEE OF DIAMOND DIXON, WHICH IS LIKELY BARELY HOLDING UP!

Rich Russillo: DIAMOND REACHES FOR THE ROPES, TRYING TO FIND A WAY OUT OF THIS! BUT HARPER LEE TRANSITIONS AGAIN! THIS TIME, INTO A JOURNEYS END!

James Peters: HARPER LEE HAS JOURNEYS END LOCKED IN NOW! THAT CHICKENWING OVER THE SHOULDER CROSSFACE SUBMISSION MOVE! ONE THAT SHE HAS USED TO TAP OUT PEOPLE IN THE PAST!

Rich Russillo: HARPER LEE IS WRENCHING ON THE HOLD, PULLING BACK AS FAR AS SHE CAN!

James Peters: LOOK AT THE INTENSITY IN LEE’S EYES! SHE FEELS VICTORY WITHIN HER FINGERTIPS!

Rich Russillo: BUT DIAMOND DIXON ISN’T GOING TO MAKE THAT EASY!

James Peters: NO, AS SQUIRMS AND INCHES HER WAY CLOSER TO THE ROPES, MANAGING TO DRAPE HER FOOT ON THE BOTTOM ROPE!

Rich Russillo: HARPER LEE HAS TIL THE COUNT OF FIVE TO BREAK IT!

Referee: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FI-

James Peters: HARPER LEE BREAKS THE HOLD!

Rich Russillo: The referee pries Lee off, and backs her away from Diamond Dixon. Harper Lee is being scolded for almost causing a DQ right there.

James Peters: Meanwhile, Diamond Dixon rolls out to the outside, and limps to our announce table area, but collapses down to a knee.

Rich Russillo: Those attacks to the knee have taken a toll. Diamond Dixon is barely able to stand right now, and Harper Lee knows it. A smile has formed on her face as she pushes past the referee, taking note of the damage she’s done… AND LEE RUNS OFF THE ROPES!

James Peters: HARPER RUNS OFF THE ROPES, AND SOARS THROUGH THE MIDDLE WITH A SUICIDE DIVE- BUT SHES CAUGHT!

Rich Russillo: DIAMOND DIXON CAUGHT HER OUT OF MID AIR, GRABBING LEE BY THE THROAT, AND PIVOTS OVER TO OUR ANNOUNCE TABLE!

James Peters: OH MY GOD! DIAMOND DIXON CHOKESLAMS LEE DIRECTLY ONTO OUR ANNOUNCE TABLE! HARPER LEE BOUNCED OFF THE IMPACT!

Rich Russillo: BUT THE TABLE DIDN’T BREAK! PERHAPS ON ACCOUNT OF HER BAD LEG, DIXON WASN’T ABLE TO PLANT HER WITH ENOUGH FORCE!

Persephone: Ugh. Harper’s even uglier up close.

James Peters: Diamond’s on wobbly legs still, struggling to stand as Lee writhes in pain on our announcer’s table!

Rich Russillo: But Diamond does have enough wherewithal to pull Harper Lee off the table, and roll her back inside the ring! Diamond takes a moment to catch her breath, and get some feeling back into that leg as she leans forward on the apron.

James Peters: Harper Lee has risen to all fours, and Diamond Dixon rolls back inside the ring finally. Harper Lee approaches Dixon, and grabs her in a front facelock as rises up to a knee- BUT DIAMOND DIXON DRIVES HARPER BACK FIRST INTO THE CORNER, AND LAUNCHES HER TO THE CENTER OF THE RING WITH A RELEASE NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX!

Rich Russillo: HARPER LEE FAVORS HER BACK, AND DIAMOND DIXON CLOSES IN LIKE A SHARK! LEE QUICKLY RISES BACK TO HER FEET, AND DIAMOND LIMPS TOWARD HER! SWINGING WILDLY WITH A CLOTHESLINE!

James Peters: HARPER LEE DUCKS UNDERNEATH, AND RUNS OFF THE ROPES- BUT LIVES TO REGRET IT AS DIAMOND DIXON HOISTS HER UP FOR A ONE-HANDED SPINEBUSTER!

Rich Russillo: HARPER LEE LIES ON HER SIDE IN PAIN, BARELY MOVING! AND DIAMOND DIXON LIMPS HER WAY TO THE CORNER! DIXON STARTS SLAPPING HER KNEE REPEATEDLY, ATTEMPTING TO GET SOME BLOOD FLOWING!

James Peters: DIAMOND DIXON IS NOW URGING FOR HARPER LEE TO STAND UP! SHE LIKELY HAS PLANS FOR THE SPEAR, WHICH… MIGHT LEGITIMATELY KNOCK HARPER LEE OUT HER BOOTS IF IT CONNECTS!

Persephone: Part of me wants to see that. :mjlit:

Rich Russillo: Harper Lee slowly returns to her feet, having no idea what’s behind her until she turns around… SPEAR!

James Peters: NO! DIAMOND DIXON BEGAN TO SHOOT OF THE CORNER FOR THAT SPEAR, BUT HARPER LEE ROLLED OUT TO THE APRON, SO SHE COULD AVOID IT!

Persephone: Goddammit! She ruins everything!

Rich Russillo: DIAMOND DIXON MARCHES TOWARD THE ROPES, AND PULLS LEE UP FROM ALL FOUR, HAVING A HANDFUL OF HAIR!

James Peters: BUT HARPER LEE! SHE EXPLODES WITH A HOTSHOT, DROPPING DIAMOND DIXON THROAT FIRST ACROSS THE TOP ROPE!

Rich Russillo: DIAMOND DIXON STAGGERS AWAY SLIGHTLY, AND DROPS TO A KNEE IN THE CENTER OF THE RING, GASPING FOR AIR!

James Peters: HARPER LEE CLIMBS UP ONTO THE APRON, AND LINES DIAMOND UP AS SHE SPRINGS OFF THE TOP ROPE ONCE DIXON RETURNED TO HER FEET!

Rich Russillo: DIAMOND DIXON DUCKS UNDERNEATH WHATEVER HARPER LEE HAD PLANNED THERE, AND LEE ROLLS THROUGH TO HER FEET!

James Peters: HARPER LEE CHARGES AT DIAMOND DIXON, AND GOES FOR A ROLLING SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB- NO! DIAMOND DIXON CATCHES HER IN POSITION FOR A POWERBOMB, AND FOLDS LEE UP WITH ONE!

Rich Russillo: FOLDING POWERBOMB FOR THE WIN AS DIAMOND DIXON HOLDS IT FOR THE COVER!

ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

THHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRREEE-

James Peters: KICKO- WAIT! DIXON SENSED LEE WAS ABOUT TO KICKOUT, AND POPPED HARPER BACK TO HER FEET FROM THAT POWERBOMB! LEE STAGGERS BACK, AND REBOUNDS OFF THE ROPES! GOING INTO THE CLUTCHES OF DIAMOND DIXON!

Rich Russillo: AND DIAMOND DROPS HARPER LEE WITH A CLOTHESLINE, POTENTIALLY TAKING HER HEAD OFF! Harper Lee looks out of it right now, AND NOW DIAMOND BEGINS TO LIFT HER UP!

James Peters: HARPER IS ABLE TO SLIP OUT OF HER GRASP THOUGH, AND SHE GOES FOR A DISCUS LARIAT! IT CONNECTS, BUT DIAMOND REMAINS STANDING!

Rich Russillo: ALBEIT BARELY! LEE KNOWS THIS, AND FOLLOWS IT WITH A STEP-UP ENZIGURI!

James Peters: WHOA! DIAMOND DIXON DROPS TO A KNEE, AND LEE RUNS OFF THE ROPES! GOING FOR A SHINING WIZARD- NO! SHE FEIGNED UP, AND TAGS DIXON ON THE BACK OF HER HEAD WITH A REVERSE ROUNDHOUSE KICK!

Rich Russillo: DIAMOND DIXON GOES DOWN, AND ROLLS OVER ONTO HER BACK! SHE BARELY HAS AN IDEA OF WHERE SHE IS RIGHT NOW!

Persephone: What’s Lee waiting for? Cover her!

James Peters: I GUESS THAT HARPER HAS ANOTHER IDEA IN MIND, STARTING HER ASCENSION TO THE TOP ROPE!

Rich Russillo: HARPER LEE PERCHES HERSELF, AND LOOKS DOWN AT DIXON SPRAWLED ON THE CANVAS… LEE TAKES FLIGHT!

James Peters: DIVING SENTON!

Rich Russillo: HARPER LEE HOOKS THE LEG FOR A COVER!

ONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

TWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

THHHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEE-

James Peters: DIAMOND DIXON KICKS OUT!

Rich Russillo: AND FRUSTRATION HAS BOILED OVER FOR HARPER LEE! SHE IS IRATE, POUNDING THE MAT IN ANGER!

(Harper Lee looks at Diamond Dixon, frustration mixed with anger, and she waves her hand to say “forget this.”)

James Peters: Harper Lee rolls to the outside, and what’s got planned…

Harper Lee: (off-mic) Move!

(Harper Lee gestures for Bella Braxton move, and snatches the steel chair she was sitting in!)

James Peters: Oh, cmon…

Rich Russillo: Harper Lee has a chair!

Persephone: Finally, things are getting interesting!

James Peters: Persephone, this isn’t a no disqualification match!

Persephone: So?

James Peters: :wow:

Rich Russillo: Lee slides into the ring, and goes to pick the chair up…

James Peters: TYRONE!

Rich Russillo: TYRONE JUST SNATCHED THE STEEL CHAIR AWAY BEFORE HARPER LEE COULD GRAB IT, AND LEE IS UPSET!

James Peters: TYRONE ISNT LETTING HARPER TAKE THE EASY WAY OUT! LEE HAS BEEN MORE CONCERNED WITH HER LAST STAND MATCH INSTEAD OF THIS ONE!

Rich Russillo: WELL, SHE NEEDS TO BE CONCERNED WITH DIAMOND DIXON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING, BECAUSE SHE’S BACK UP! THOUGH, DIXON HAS HER BACK TURNED TOWARDS HARPER, WHO GOES FOR THE BACKSTABBER!

James Peters: HOUSE OF BALLOONS- OH! DIAMOND DIXON SIMPLY SHRUGGED LEE OFF, STANDING HER GROUND! HARPER LEE SLIPPED OFF THE BACK OF DIAMOND DIXON, AND HITS HARD ON THE CANVAS!

Rich Russillo: HARPER LEE CLUTCHES AT HER BACK WHILE RISING TO VERTICAL POSITIONING, AND DIAMOND SHOOTS OFF THE ROPES IN FRONT OF HER FOR A SIGNATURE SPEAR!!

James Peters: DIAMOND TURNED LEE INSIDE OUT, AND SHOOTS THE HALF FOR A COVER! HOOKING THE LEG DEEP!

ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

THHHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!!

Rich Russillo: HARPER LEE POPS THE SHOULDER UP!

Persephone: At this point, I’m barely surprised.

James Peters: Both Diamond Dixon and Harper Lee have shown their resilience thus far. But in this instance, it’s Diamond Dixon that shows her mental fortitude as well. Notice she isn’t lashing out in the same vein as Harper, but instead, lifting her opponent back to her feet.

Rich Russillo: Diamond Dixon directs Lee to the corner, BEFORE HITTING HER WITH A CLOTHESLINE! Harper Lee is out of it, and Diamond lifts Harper up to the top rope after that!

James Peters: Diamond Dixon climbs to the middle rope, and hooks her up for a superplex…

Rich Russillo: BUT HARPER SLIPS OUT THROUGH DIXON’S LEGS, AND GERMAN SUPLEXES HER OFF THE MIDDLE ROPE! DIXON LANDED HIGH ON HER NECK AND SHOULDERS!

James Peters: HARPER LEE PULLS HERSELF UP IN THE CORNER, AND URGES FOR DIXON TO UP!

Rich Russillo: DIAMOND DIXON IS STIRRING, AND SLOWLY RETURNS TO HER FEET FOR A… LONELY STAR!

James Peters: SIDESTEPPED!

Rich Russillo: BUT LEE TAKES DOWN THE REF INSTEAD!

James Peters: HARPER CANT BELIEVE IT! SHE WAS AIMING FOR DIXON- WHO GRABS LEE FOR A CHOKESLAM AS SHE TURNED AROUND!

Rich Russillo: EYE RAKE!

James Peters: HARPER LEE TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE REF BEING DOWN, AND DIXON DROPS TO A KNEE!

Rich Russillo: LEE BACKPEDALS INTO THE CORNER, AND IT CONNECTS! LONELY STAR! JUMPING SUPERKICK!

James Peters: HARPER LEE ROLLS DIXON OVER FOR THE COVER! HOOKING THE LEG

Crowd: OOOOOONENNNWEEE!

Crowd: TWWWWOOOOOOOOO!

Crowd: THRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Persephone: There’s no referee. Is she stupid?

Rich Russillo: Persephone’s right, Lee knocked down the ref, and despite a visual three count scored on Diamond Dixon, it is NOT official!

(Lee looks over at the referee, who is still downed, and releases the cover before approaching him.)

(Lee yells for the referee to get up, annoyed. But the crowd reaction can be heard rising as someone runs down the ramp, causing Lee to turn around…)

(*CRACK!*)

James Peters: WHAT THE HELL!

Rich Russillo: THAT’S…

James Peters: THAT’S DONOVAN DUKE!

Rich Russillo: MR. CITV JUST CRACKED HARPER LEE IN THE SKULL WITH HIS BRIEFCASE!

Persephone: Where the hell did he come from?

James Peters: I DONT KNOW, BUT IT’S LIKELY HE JUST SCREWED HARPER LEE OVER! SHE IS OUT!

(Donovan Duke rolls out the ring, and backpedals up the ramp, having sent a message ahead of The Last Stand.)

Rich Russillo: HARPER LEE IS DOWN! DIAMOND DIXON IS DOWN! HELL, THE REFEREE IS DOWN! WHO IS GOING TO CAPITALIZE?!

James Peters: TYRONE! TYRONE IS POUNDING ON THE MAT, YELLING OUT FOR DIAMOND, WHO IS SLOWLY COMING TO!

Rich Russillo: AND DIXON BARELY HAS A CLUE WHERE SHE IS, BUT FOLLOWS ORDERS FROM TYRONE, WHICH IS TO COVER HARPER LEE! DIAMOND DRAPES HER ARM ACROSS!

James Peters: AND TYRONE SHAKES THE REFEREE, WAKING HIM UP AS WELL! THE REFEREE CRAWLS OVER TO MAKE THE COUNT!

Rich Russillo: NO WAY!

James Peters: YES WAY! DIAMOND DIXON MAY STEAL IT HERE!

ONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

TWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

THHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!

(DING! DING! DING!)

Bella Braxton: HERE’S YOUR WINNER… DIAMOND DIXON!

(“Okay” by JT plays to a positive reaction from fans as Tyrone Montgomery slides into the ring, and helps sits Diamond Dixon up, bringing to her attention that she’s won the match. Diamond slowly comes to, and gets helped back to her feet, having her hand raised in victory! Meanwhile, a smile forms on Donovan Duke’s face on the ramp.)

James Peters: She’s done it! Diamond Dixon has defeated Harper Lee!

Rich Russillo: That, she has! But the assist goes to Donovan Duke, one of Harper Lee’s opponents for The Last Stand next week!

James Peters: Yes, those two will duke it out for an opportunity to enter the Extreme Elimination Chamber match.

Rich Russillo: But not to overshadow her victory, Diamond Dixon has managed to knock off Harper Lee!

James Peters: And I look forward to seeing her continue this momentum into next week.

(Tyrone helps Diamond exit the ring as the camera fades elsewhere on Lee lying on canvas, barely moving.)

(A promotional ad for Road to Redemption is shown, with the upcoming Extreme Elimination Chamber matches.)

(The camera pans over to the skybox from earlier where both Milli Banks and KASAI are seated, and zooms in on the duo actually enjoying themselves, a stark contrast from earlier where things appeared like they were heading towards the opposite direction. The crowd realize that the camera has cut back over to the two in the skybox, and turn around to wave high. Milli Banks and KASAI wave back as well, riding high themselves off what’s been a phenomenal show thus far. Finally, Milli Banks begins to address KASAI.)

Milli Banks: Alright, I’ll admit it. I’m having fun.

(KASAI looks pleasantly surprised to hear that from Milli.)

KASAI: See? I bet you’re happy to have accepted my invitation.

Milli Banks: It wasn’t a bad idea, although a bit… unconventional. It’s not often you invite the woman you’re competing against the very next week for a watchalong, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised. We got off to a shaky start at the beginning, but you haven’t pulled anything… not yet at least. Though, if you try it-

(KASAI rolls her eyes from annoyance, and cuts Milli off.)

KASAI: If I try anything, you’ll make me regret it. Trust me, I remember the whole song and dance from earlier.

Milli Banks: Good.

KASAI: Listen, there’s a time and a place for that, but not tonight. Not when everybody’s in such a great mood, and having fun.

(The crowd cheers loudly, being in the same boat that KASAI is talking about.)

Milli Banks: You’re right. So, let’s keep it professional.

KASAI: Thank you.

(Some silence passes between the two momentarily before Milli Banks pipes up.)

Milli Banks: So… mind if I have some popcorn?

KASAI: I thought you’d never ask.

(KASAI offers the bucket to Milli Banks, and this time, she takes it, grabbing a handful of popcorn to a pop from fans, happy to see these two get along, albeit momentarily.)

KASAI: So, with the show coming to a close soon, time to get your predictions in now. The main event, it is Adam Lucas…

(The crowd boos.)

KASAI: …versus Jake Smi-

(KASAI can’t even finish as the crowd drowns her out with boos at Jake Smith’s name being simply brought up.)

KASAI: …tough crowd. But I was going to ask who you think is going to win in the main event tonight.

Milli Banks: That’s a good question…

(Milli thinks on it.)

Milli Banks: But if I were to pick, it’s gotta be Jake Smith.

(The crowd boos again, not liking this answer.)

Milli Banks: 🤷‍♂️ What? I’ve learned my lesson from betting against him. Not after Bloodsport where he somehow walked away Champion against both Limmy Monaghan and Methuselah… :francis:

KASAI: Fair. But Adam’s new attitude may lead him back to being World Champion. We’ll see.

KASAI: I have one last question for you, then we can go back to watching the show as planned. It might be a little overzealous, but… your predictions for Milli Banks versus KASAI?

(Milli scoffs.)

Milli Banks: Is that even a question? You can put me up against anybody, and the money will be on me every time, but I thought we’ve already been over this. Besides, you’re the one that insists I live in the moment, and not focus on next week, at least for the time being.

KASAI: You’re right. Just thought I’d pick your brain…

KASAI: But I guess here is where we’ll have to disagree once again. Obviously, I’m high on my chances heading into The Last Stand, and really getting to test the type of Champion you are, Milli. But… but you’re right. I did insist that we focus on the show, and not next week. So, I’m glad to see you taking that advice, and set aside the fact I’m going home with your Universal Women’s Championship. Now, let’s focus on the show.

(KASAI turns her attention back to the ring, excited for what matches are up next, and Milli Banks tries to do the same… but she’s unable to shake what KASAI just said. Once again, the challenger having made a slick comment heading into their match for The Last Stand.)

Milli Banks: You know what? No. The show can stay on hold until we get this sorted out.

KASAI: Is there a problem?

Milli Banks: Yeah, you’re my problem. Because you’ve sat there, and made these little slick comments multiple times tonight. Earlier, I let you slide. But I’m starting to get really sick of them, and right when I was having a good time too. This is part of your game though, right?

KASAI: Why I have no idea what you’re talking about, Milli.

Milli Banks: Oh, don’t play dumb with me. You’ve been doing it all night. You’ve been trying to play mind games heading into The Last Stand. I mean, that’s the only thing I can possibly think of as to why you’ve been trying to piss me off all night. But I can’t think as to why you’d WANT me mad heading into next week, because then I’m even more of a challenge for you. As if I wasn’t already.

KASAI: Whoa-

Milli Banks: No, you better shut the hell up, and listen.

(Milli Banks stands up, and talks to KASAI directly while standing over her.)

Milli Banks: Remember, you invited me to come up here, and watch the show with you. Not the other way around. Originally, I would’ve been fine simply focusing on Showdown, but you insisted that I come here, and while I’ve had fun, I’m starting to think that this has been a waste of time.

Milli Banks: Judging off your words, it’s clear that you want to fight. Is that it, KASAI? Because if so, I have no issues with giving these people a sneak preview ahead of The Last Stand.

(The crowd can be heard chanting in the background.)

Crowd; FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!

(KASAI brushes their chants off, and cracks an amused smile in the face of an intense Milli Banks, not bothering to stand up out of her seat.

KASAI: Okay, so… lots to unpack. But I will say that, no, I didn’t invite you up here, so I can play mind games. I’ve played enough of those already, so much so, they still seem to be affecting you currently.

KASAI: Milli, you’re not thinking straight. I’m not trying to fight you… not until next week. But I am being honest. Since when was that forbidden? At The Last Stand, I am confident in my abilities to beat you for the Universal Women’s Championship.

Milli Banks: But you’re not going to beat me for this Universal Women’s Championship.

KASAI: Again, you’re-

Milli Banks: No, I’m not underestimating you, and I’m sick of hearing you say this, because that couldn’t be farther from the truth. When you came out and accepted my challenge, I was taken aback. I was surprised.

Milli Banks: I mean, you had just recently lost the Specialists Championship, so I didn’t expect you to take a shot at the brass ring so early. Admittedly, that has cost me a few times. You’ve gotten a few lucky knockdowns against me, and at first, I underestimated you. Sure, but now I’m beginning to see KASAI for the competitor she is.

(KASAI sets her popcorn bucket aside, and stands up to go face-to-face with Milli Banks. The two stare each other down, but KASAI speaks up, taking a more serious approach with her tone this time.)

KASAI: Yeah, I’m the woman that is going to take that Universal Women’s Championship from you, and leave the division better off for it, or at The Last Stand, Milli Banks surprises me. You manage to walk out with your Universal Women’s Championship still around your waist, but there is a very, very, very small chance of that happen. Which… I’m not speaking anything but the honest to God tru-

(Finally, Milli slaps the taste out of KASAI’s mouth, causing the challenger to stagger back slightly, holding her cheek, caught off guard by the attack.)

James Peters: Uh… we’re gonna need security up at that skybox.

Rich Russillo: TOO LATE! THINGS HAVE ALREADY COME TO BLOWS!

James Peters: YOU HAD TO EXPECT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN! MILLI BANKS, KASAI! FINALLY GOING AT IT!

Rich Russillo: TENSIONS WERE RUNNING HIGH EARLIER, BUT THEY HAVE FINALLY REACHED A BOILING POINT!

Persephone: More like, things have finally gotten interesting. I’ve been waiting for these two to do something.

James Peters: IT’S BEEN A FULL BLOWN HOCKEY FIGHT UP AT THAT SKYBOX- BUT MILLI BANKS GAINS THE UPPER HAND!

Rich Russillo: YES, MILLI SCORED WITH SHOTS TO THE BODY, AND SLAMS KASAI FACE FIRST OFF THE COUNTER!

James Peters: BUT WAIT! WHAT’S MILLI THINKING?!

Rich Russillo: MILLI IS TRYING TO DUMP KASAI OVER THE BALCONY!

James Peters: NO, NO, NO! SERIOUSLY, SECURITY, WE’RE GONNA NEED YOU UP THERE!

Rich Russillo: ONE OF THESE WOMEN MIGHT KILL EACH OTHER AHEAD OF THE LAST STAND!

Persephone: :mjlit:

James Peters: KASAI FENDS HER OFF! NOT ALLOWING TO SEND HER OVER THE BALCONY, AND GRABS A HANDFUL OF MILLI’S HAIR WITH BOTH HANDS!

Rich Russillo: MILLI RESPONDS IN KIND, GRABBING A HANDFUL OF KASAI’S HAIR AS WELL! BOTH WOMEN ARE JOSTLING FOR POSITION!

James Peters: BUT- WHOA, WHOA, WAIT!

Rich Russillo: OH MY- BOTH JUST WENT TUMBLING OVER THE SKYBOX!

**CRASH!!**

(Both Milli and KASAI spill over the skybox to a sickening thud, and both competitors lie there motionless next to each other.)

Crowd: HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!

James Peters: HOLY SHIT INDEED!

(Security finally make it into the skybox, but realize it’s too late as they peer over, and rush out to go retrieve KASAI and Milli Banks.)

James Peters: I… I have no words.

Rich Russillo: Things finally came to a boil between Milli and KASAI. That, I expected, but I didn’t expect both to go tumbling over the balcony as well. That was unexpected.

James Peters: And one has to wonder what will be their status for The Last Stand next week… can they still make it in one piece.)

(KASAI and Milli Banks are seen receiving medical attention with fans watching on with concern as the camera slowly fades elsewhere.)

(The audience goes crazy as the next match graphic flashes across the tron.)

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(Wicked Games returns as the camera goes over to show Bella Braxton standing by with a smile on her face.)

Bella Braxton: The following is for the EAW UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND IT IS A TAG TEAM MATCH SCHEDULED FOR…

Crowd: ONE FALL!!!

(‘Apostle’s Warning’ by Mobb Deep begins to blast through the speakers of the arena as the camera goes over to show an intense Michael Machina making his way out from the backstage area. He has a serious expression on his face as he jumps back and forth. It’s not long before his theme is replaced by ‘Praise Gawd’ by Kanye West which begins to follow. Methuselah is then seen following behind him onto the stage. He has a smirk on his face as he eyes Machina, with both of them then beginning to make their way down the ramp and toward the ring from there.)

Bella Braxton: Introducing first, the challengers… the team of MICHAEL MACHINA AND METHUSELAH!!!!!!!! GAWD… X… MACHINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rich Russillo: When the Tag Team Turmoil Tournament first commenced I think we can all agree that this was the team to look out for. Two dominant forces put together with the goal of pure domination has led them to the Wicked Games stage tonight.

James Peters: But will their efforts be in vain? That remains to be seen. We know that their competition is not exactly the most beatable team, but at the same time, these are two absolute beasts who are ready to reach that next level as a tag team and capture their titles. We’ll certainly have to see how far Machina and Methuselah are willing to go tonight.

Persephone: Hopefully not that far. Machina I’m confident in. But I’m not sure how much that dinosaur here has left in him.

(‘True Love’ by CFO$ then is heard following that as the crowd roars in a loud reaction for The Jaded Hearts as Kassidy Heart and Sienna Jade are seen making their way out. The Unified Tag Team Champions are as confident as ever as they eye one another, and it’s not long before they then begin to make their way toward the ring from there.)

Bella Braxton: And their opponents… they are the EAW UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!! KASSIDY HEART AND SIENNA JADE… THE JADED HEARTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rich Russillo: As for The Jaded Hearts they have a lot on their itinerary. After this, regardless of the result of tonight, they’ll be competing in the Temple of Trials match at The Last Stand. But I’d say this is arguably more… complicated of a situation especially when it comes to the competitors at play.

James Peters: Well we know that they’re not going to let any sort of situations get in the way of keeping their titles. They’ve proven that they can beat the very best and this match is going to be absolutely no exception to the already piling challenges that they’ve faced as a team. They’re going to have to fight like hell but we know they’re up to that task for sure.

Persephone: I’d rather not see what happens if they let their situations get in the way. I want to see a slightly boring wrestling match more than two weirdos making out in the middle of the ring.

(DING! DING! DING!)

Rich Russillo: The bell has rung and this match is officially underway! The winners of the Tag Team Turmoil Tournament, Michael Machina and Methuselah, get their long awaited opportunity to fight for the Unified Tag Team Championships. But they have a massive roadblock in the way and that comes in the form of The Jaded Hearts, Kassidy Heart and Sienna Jade, as hungry as ever to get another defense under their belt in what could be the biggest match of their record-breaking title reign so far! Who will come out on top?! It could be anyone’s guess!

James Peters: But this is an interesting approach to start this match by both teams. As Kassidy Heart is starting off for The Jaded Hearts and Methuselah is starting off for the self-proclaimed GAWD X MACHINA. :lupe:

Persephone: :roman: I don’t think this is the brightest idea.

(Both Kassidy and Methuselah approach each other, with their respective tag team partners visibly concerned about how this is going to start off. Kassidy gives a smirk at the prospect of this, and Methuselah reciprocates the gesture even further.)

(SLAP!)

Rich Russillo: METHUSELAH JUST SLAPPED KASSIDY!

(Methuselah is laughing at this as Kassidy takes a momentarily step back, putting a hand on her cheek before looking over at her husband, licking her lips while she does.)

James Peters: KASSIDY CONNECTS WITH A HEADBUTT TO THE SKULL OF METHUSELAH! METHUSELAH STAGGERS BACK AS KASSIDY THEN GOES UNDER AND SWOOPS HIM ONTO THE CANVAS WITH A DOUBLE LEG TAKEDOWN! SHE THEN LUNGES OVER AND GRABS A HOLD OF HIM BY THE HEAD BEFORE SMASHING IT REPEATEDLY AGAINST THE CANVAS!

Persephone: Well, never-fucking-mind, I guess that’s one way to do it.

Rich Russillo: METHUSELAH IS TAKEN OFF GUARD BY THIS BUT IS QUICK TO RETALIATE! HE GRABS A HOLD OF HER BEFORE FLIPPING HER AROUND, MOUNTING ON TOP OF HER AND BEGINNING TO FIRE AWAY WITH REPEATED FOREARM STRIKES TO THE FACE! Are they… are they smiling…?

James Peters: WELL IT SEEMS LIKE BOTH OF THEM ARE ENJOYING THE BRAWL THAT HAS SPARKED FROM THIS MATCHUP RIGHT HERE AS METHUSELAH RISES UP AND GRABS KASSIDY BY THE WRIST BEFORE YANKING HER UP AS WELL! HE THEN PULLS HER IN… BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A KNEE STRAIGHT TO HER ABDOMEN! THIS FORCES KASSIDY TO DOUBLE OVER AS METHUSELAH KEEPS A HOLD OF THE WRIST, PROCEEDING TO SEND HER TO THE ROPES WITH AN IRISH WHIP…

Rich Russillo: But Kassidy manages to shift her weight around as she sends Methuselah to the ropes again, he rebounds… AS KASSIDY LEAPS INTO THE AIR FOR A DROPKICK- BUT METHUSELAH MANAGES TO GRAB A HOLD OF THE ROPES JUST IN TIME AS KASSIDY LANDS FLAT ON HER STOMACH! She’s quick to rise back up to his feet as the Chairman uses this brief period to catch his breath. BUT KASSIDY RUSHES TOWARD HIM WITH A RUNNING KNEE STRIKE!

James Peters: BUT METHUSELAH MOVES OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE SHOVING KASSIDY TOWARD THE ROPES-

(SLAP!)

Rich Russillo: METHUSELAH SLAPS KASSIDY AGAIN!

Persephone: Yeah, on the ass. :mjlol:

Rich Russillo: KASSIDY IMMEDIATELY RESPONDS WITH A BACKHAND TO THE FACE OF METHUSELAH! SHE SNATCHES A HOLD OF HIS HEAD AND SLAMS HIM INTO THE CORNER BEFORE BEGINNING TO UNLOAD WITH A FLURRY OF POINTED ELBOW STRIKES TO HIS FACE! IF METHUSELAH IS TRYING TO RILE HER UP, WELL IT’S CERTAINLY WORKING BECAUSE KASSIDY IS GOING ABSOLUTELY CRAZY ON HIM RIGHT NOW!

James Peters: METHUSELAH IS SLOUCHED IN THE CORNER AND KASSIDY PROCEEDS TO STOMP INTO HIM WITH BOOTS TO THE ABDOMEN! BEATING HIM DOWN FURTHER AND FURTHER! KASSIDY THEN GRABS A HOLD OF HIM AND DRAGS HIM TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE RING, BEFORE BRINGING HIM IN AND DROPPING HIM DOWN ONTO THE TOP OF HIS HEAD WITH A DDT!

Rich Russillo: Kassidy is looking to continue her onslaught, but Methuselah has slid himself out of the ring and it seems like he’s taking a moment to recover. She’s back up to her feet and she’s yelling at him to get back inside, practically begging him to. But it seems like Methuselah is taking his sweet time at the moment…

Persephone: No, he’s trying to rile her up again. He just blew a kiss to Kassidy as he circled himself around the ring.

James Peters: KASSIDY RUNS TOWARD THE ROPES AND LAUNCHES THROUGH TO TAKE METHUSELAH DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH A SUICIDE DIVE!

Rich Russillo: BUT METHUSELAH MANAGES TO GRAB A HOLD OF HER JUST IN TIME! KASSIDY TOOK FLIGHT BUT THAT DIDN’T STOP THE CHAIRMAN AS HE TURNS HER AROUND AND LIFTS HER INTO A BELLY-TO-BELLY SUPLEX ONTO THE RINGMAT!

James Peters: Kassidy lands hard on her lower back and this gives Methuselah the opportunity to take advantage of this, grabbing a hold of her and rolling her back into the ring. Kassidy is slowly rising up to her feet, doing what she can to recover at the moment, but Methuselah is on the hunt as he follows her into the ring…

Rich Russillo: AS HE SNATCHES A HOLD OF HER AND LIFTS HER INTO ‘METH FX’! THE BUTTERFLY SUPLEX CONNECTS AND HE IMMEDIATELY ROLLS THROUGH INTO A PINFALL ATTEMPT!

OOONNNEEE!!!

James Peters: BUT KASSIDY KICKS OUT BEFORE THE TWO COUNT! Methuselah has a twisted smirk on his face as he rises back up to his feet, proceeding to yank Kassidy up by the hair and it seems like he has his sights set for his corner. Reaching out to get the tag in to his partner to get him into the match…

(TAG!)

Rich Russillo: AS MICHAEL MACHINA IS TAGGED IN! The longest reigning New Breed Champion enters the ring as both himself and Machina grab Kassidy by the wrist and send her to the opposite side of the ring… PROCEEDING TO CONNECT WITH DOUBLE BACK ELBOWS STRAIGHT TO THE FACE! Kassidy lands flat on her back as both Machina and Methuselah nod at each other, running to opposite pairs of ropes… BEFORE CONNECTING WITH TANDEM CORKSCREW ELBOWS! MACHINA DROPS DOWN AND GOES FOR YET ANOTHER COVER ON KASSIDY!

James Peters: BUT KASSIDY IMMEDIATELY KICKS OUT!

Persephone: Well it seems like we’re going back to a normal match, unless Machina has any intentions of doing any of what Methuselah was doing to goad Kassidy. :troll:

Rich Russillo: Machina grabs Kassidy by the head and brings her back up to her feet, before proceeding to send her to the ropes once more with an Irish whip- But Kassidy slaps the hand away! She creates distance for a moment… BEFORE LEAPING INTO THE AIR AND CONNECTING WITH A HIGH KNEE STRIKE TO THE FACE! Machina staggers back and takes a moment to recover, BUT THAT’S ONLY AFTER KASSIDY SPINS AROUND AND NAILS HIM WITH A DISCUS ELBOW STRAIGHT TO THE FACE! This drops Machina down to a kneeling position, as Kassidy then turns around and runs to the ropes and back…

James Peters: BUT THAT ONLY GIVES MACHINA THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOVER AS HE POPS OFF THE GROUND AND CONNECTS WITH AN EXPLOSIVE JUMPING CLOTHESLINE STRAIGHT TO THE FACE TO TAKE HER DOWN TO THE GROUND! He manages to come to his senses just in the nick of time and take her down to the ground, but he knows that he’s going to have to do more in order to make sure that it stays that way. Kassidy is beginning to crawl away and grab a hold of the ropes to get back up to her feet, meanwhile Machina is beginning to recover himself, not wasting time making his way over…

Rich Russillo: BUT BEFORE HE CAN DO ANYTHING, KASSIDY CONNECTS WITH A HARD BOOT TO THE FACE! Machina is hit by it as he stumbles backward, taking a moment to recover after the surprise attack, but is quick to make his way back over… AS HE TRIES TO CONNECT WITH A CLOTHESLINE TO SEND HER OVER THE TOP ROPE AND OUT OF THE RING- BUT JUST IN TIME, KASSIDY MANAGES TO GRAB A HOLD OF THE TOP ROPE AND PULL IT DOWN TO SEND MACHINA OVER AND OUT!

James Peters: Machina lands with a thud on the apron but slowly begins to rise himself back up to his feet, not looking to give up just yet. Kassidy goes for a swing- BUT MACHINA MANAGES TO DUCK UNDER IT AS HE GOES THROUGH THE ROPES AND CONNECTS WITH A SHOULDER THRUST STRAIGHT TO THE ABDOMEN! Kassidy staggers back and this gives Machina the opportunity to get himself back into the ring…

Rich Russillo: BUT OUT OF NOWHERE, SIENNA JADE CONNECTS WITH A KICK TO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD FROM THE APRON! It seems that Kassidy was able to lure him into the right spot to allow her Jaded Hearts tag team partner to lend a hand, as Machina is teetering, barely able to grab onto the ropes to keep himself upward. But this small moment was enough for Kassidy to gain her bearings as she rushed over…

James Peters: AS SHE FLIPS OVER THE TOP ROPE AND CONNECTS WITH A SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE RING! MACHINA LANDS SPINE FIRST ON THE RINGSIDE MAT AS KASSIDY HEART TAKES HIM DOWN WITH AN ABSOLUTELY EMPHATIC MOVE! THE CROWD IS ON THEIR FEET!

Rich Russillo: Machina is completely laid out and while Kassidy is in pain too, she’s immediately beginning to make her way back up to her feet as she grabs Machina and slowly heaves him back into the ring as well. She then makes her way back inside as she seems to be headed over to her corner…

(TAG!)

James Peters: AS SHE TAGS OUT TO SIENNA JADE! Machina slowly rises up to his feet as Kassidy turns around and begins to approach him again, BUT MACHINA TRIES TO THROW A PUNCH- JUST FOR KASSIDY TO DUCK UNDER THAT AS SHE RUNS TO THE ROPES, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME SIENNA GOES TO THE OTHER SIDE…

Rich Russillo: AND THE JADED HEARTS CONNECT WITH ‘SUBCULTURE’! THE LEG SWEEP SPINNING HEEL KICK COMBINATION CONNECTS AND SIENNA IS QUICK TO DROP DOWN AND HOOK THE LEG AS SHE GOES FOR THE PIN!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

James Peters: BUT MACHINA KICKS OUT BEFORE THE THREE COUNT! He’s just too fresh in this match to take him out just yet. But perhaps the same can be said for every competitor competing right now, absolutely nobody to gloss over in the slightest.

Persephone: Unless one opponent has violent sex fantasies about the other.

Rich Russillo: Sienna drops down and goes under the bottom rope, as she seems to have her eyes on the top rope. She slowly begins to scale up the turnbuckles while Machina is stirring, but not enough for him to recover in time to know what Sienna has in store for him! She sets him up, ready to take flight…

James Peters: AS SHE LOOKS TO BE GOING FOR ‘STARSTRUCK’! PUSHING OFF WITH A MOONSAULT FROM THE TOP ROPE-

Rich Russillo: BUT BEFORE SHE CAN COMPLETELY TURN HERSELF AROUND, IT’S MICHAEL MACHINA WHO SHOOTS UP TO HIS FEET AND RUNS UP THE TURNBUCKLES TO THE TOP ROPE! HE MEETS SIENNA AND LEAPS UP BEFORE LAUNCHING OFF WITH A MASSIVE FRANKENSTEINER DOWN TO THE CANVAS!

James Peters: Sienna lands flat on her back as she gets back up to her feet… ONLY FOR MACHINA TO RUSH FORWARD AND TAKE HER DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH A SHOULDER TACKLE! MACHINA THEN TURNS AROUND AND RUNS TO THE ROPES AND BACK AGAIN… JUST TO CONNECT WITH A SECOND SHOULDER TACKLE FOR GOOD MEASURE!

Rich Russillo: MACHINA IS FEELING IT NOW AS HE GRABS A HOLD OF SIENNA BY THE THROAT AND LIFTS HER OFF THE GROUND… GOING FOR A GORILLA PRESS!

James Peters: BUT SIENNA MANAGES TO WIGGLE HERSELF OUT OF THE GRIP OF MACHINA AND LAND BEHIND HIM! Machina turns around… ONLY TO BE MET WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD! Machina stumbles back as Sienna makes her way over… JUMPING ONTO HIS SHOULDERS AND TAKING HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH A QUICK HURRICANRANA!

Rich Russillo: Machina rolls down to the ground but slowly makes his way back up to his feet as he falls against the corner. He tries his best to recover, but Sienna is already on the hunt… AS SHE RUSHES FORWARD AND CONNECTS WITH A HARD UPPERCUT STRAIGHT TO HIS JAW! This leaves Machina rocked as she then proceeds to turn around and get another running start… AS SHE GOES FOR ANOTHER UPPERCUT TO FOLLOW THAT UP-

James Peters: BUT AS SHE DOES THAT, MACHINA MANAGES TO CATCH HER AND LIFT HER OFF OF THE GROUND WITH A URANAGE-

Rich Russillo: BUT SIENNA CONNECTS WITH AN ELBOW STRAIGHT TO THE HEAD TO FORCE MACHINA TO LET GO! Machina is hurt and this gives Sienna the opportunity to capitalize as she grabs a hold of him and turns them both around… CONNECTING WITH AN STO THAT BOUNCES MACHINA’S FACE OFF OF THE MIDDLE TURNBUCKLE! Machina connects hard as he shoots back up to his feet thanks to the impact and slowly makes his way back toward the center of the ring, but Sienna is waiting for him as she grabs a hold…

James Peters: UNWINDING FOR A ‘WITCHES HAMMER’ ATTEMPT! THE RIPCORD ROLLING ELBOW STRAIGHT TO THE FACE!

Rich Russillo: BUT AS SHE UNWINDS, MACHINA RUSHES FORWARD AND CONNECTS HARD WITH THE ‘MONEY SHOT’! THE CLOTHESLINE FROM HELL STRAIGHT TO THE FACE OF SIENNA JADE DROPS HER DOWN TO THE GROUND AS MACHINA DROPS DOWN AND HOOKS THE LEG! GOING FOR THE PIN!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRRRRR-

James Peters: BUT SIENNA MANAGES TO FIND IT WITHIN HER TO SHOOT THE SHOULDER UP AND KICK OUT OF THAT! It wasn’t enough, but judging by the look on his face I think Machina sees an opportunity with that one having connected. He makes his way up to his feet, as he seems to be headed over to his corner…

(TAG!)

Rich Russillo: TAG INTO METHUSELAH! Methuselah enters into the ring and falls back into the corner, patiently waiting for Sienna to get back up to her feet. Sienna is hurt and she’s clearly trying to collect herself right now, but she’s managing to gain her bearings, but she’s certainly not going to like what she sees when she gets back up. She turns around…

James Peters: AS METHUSELAH RUSHES RIGHT INTO HER WITH A SPEAR!

Rich Russillo: BUT SIENNA MANAGES TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF THAT! SHE SIDESTEPS JUST IN TIME BEFORE SENDING METHUSELAH STRAIGHT INTO THE OPPOSITE RINGPOST SHOULDER FIRST! SHE THEN REACHES OVER AND GRABS HIM BY THE WAIST BEFORE PULLING HIM TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE RING…

James Peters: LIFTING HIM OFF OF THE GROUND AND CONNECTING WITH A HUGE GERMAN SUPLEX WHICH DROPS HIM DOWN ONTO THE TOP OF HIS HEAD! SIENNA BRIDGES STRAIGHT INTO A PIN ATTEMPT!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

Rich Russillo: BUT METHUSELAH MANAGES TO LIFT HIS SHOULDER UP IN TIME! HE TRIES TO GET BACK UP TO HIS FEET…

James Peters: BUT SIENNA KEEPS A HOLD OF HIM AS SHE GOES FOR A SECOND ATTEMPT AT ‘WITCHES HAMMER’ TO METHUSELAH THIS TIME!

Rich Russillo: BUT METHUSELAH MANAGES TO HIT A COMBAT ROLL TO EVADE THE ELBOW JUST IN TIME AS HE GETS BACK UP TO HIS FEET… TURNING AROUND AND CONNECTING WITH A SPINNING BACKFIST RIGHT ACROSS THE FACE OF SIENNA TO DROP HER DOWN TO A KNEELING POSITION! Sienna is hurt for the moment and this gives Methuselah the opportunity to run the ropes and back… CONNECTING WITH A BIG BOOT STRAIGHT ACROSS THE SIDE OF THE FACE TO TAKE HER DOWN TO THE GROUND!

James Peters: Sienna is dropped but she’s quickly on the defensive, beginning to create distance between herself and Methuselah, but the Chairman isn’t going to let her go so easily right now. He makes his way over and snatches a hold of her by the ankle, beginning to lead her up to her feet… BUT WHILE SHE DOES IT’S SIENNA THAT LIFTS UP AND CONNECTS WITH AN ENZUIGIRI TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD THAT SENDS METHUSELAH BACKWARD FOR THE MOMENT!

Rich Russillo: Methuselah is stunned for a small moment, but he persists as he once again heads over and grabs her by the leg, Sienna trying to shake her free but it seems like he doesn’t want her getting any sort of ground right now…

(TAG!)

James Peters: BUT WHILE HE’S DISTRACTED, SHE MANAGED TO REACH HER ARM OUT AND BARELY TAG HERSELF OUT TO KASSIDY HEART TO AN UNBEKNOWNST METHUSELAH!

Rich Russillo: Methuselah has a hold of Sienna as he drags her up to her feet, BUT SIENNA CONNECTS WITH A BOOT TO THE ABDOMEN… AS KASSIDY ENTERS INTO THE RING AND LATCHES ONTO THE BACK OF METHUSELAH, CINCHING IN A REAR NAKED CHOKE! METHUSELAH IS GASPING FOR AIR AS HE DIPS DOWN TO A KNEE, CERTAINLY NOT EXPECTING THE ATTACK FROM HIS WIFE AT ALL!

James Peters: KASSIDY HAS A HOLD OF HER BUT SHE SEEMS TO BE FREEING ONE OF HER HANDS… AS SHE BEGINS TO DRAG HER NAILS ACROSS THE FACE OF METHUSELAH! HE HAS TO BE IN EXCRUCIATING PAIN RIGHT NOW, BUT KASSIDY IS ENJOYING EVERY SECOND OF IT AS HE CONTINUES TO PIERCE HIS SKIN, CAUSING SCRATCH MARKS AND TRICKLES OF BLOOD!

Persephone: Are you… are you sure we should be watching this right now…? I feel like this is a very private thing that we’re intruding on.

Rich Russillo: BOTH ARE TAKEN DOWN TO THE GROUND, AS KASSIDY FLIPS HERSELF OVER AND ON TOP OF HIM! SHE HAS THOSE CANINES OUT AND I THINK SHE’S ABOUT TO TAKE A BITE INTO METHUSELAH!

James Peters: BUT METHUSELAH JUST TOOK A FINGER AND SHOVED IT IN KASSIDY’S MOUTH BEFORE HE GRABS HER WITH HIS OPPOSITE HAND AND FLIPS HER AROUND! HE THEN SNATCHES HER HEAD…

(CRACK!)

Rich Russillo: REELING BACK AND DRIVING HIS SKULL STRAIGHT INTO HER HEAD! AN ABSOLUTELY VICIOUS HEADBUTT CONNECTS WHICH ECHOES THROUGH JOHANNESBURG STADIUM AND METHUSELAH ISN’T DONE EITHER…

James Peters: AS HE BEGINS TO ABSOLUTELY UNLOAD WITH BRUTAL HEADBUTTS AGAINST THE SKULL OF KASSIDY HEART! HER BRAIN HAS TO BE RATTLING RIGHT NOW AS METHUSELAH CONTINUES TO ABSOLUTELY TEAR INTO HER! METHUSELAH THEN REELS HIS HEAD BACK ONE MORE TIME AND GOES FOR ONE MORE THUNDEROUS HEADBUTT TO KASSIDY…

Rich Russillo: BUT KASSIDY MANAGES TO GAIN HER BEARINGS JUST ENOUGH TO WRAP HER LEGS AROUND THE THROAT OF METHUSELAH! SHE ROLLS THEM AROUND AND IT’S ENOUGH FOR KASSIDY TO MANEUVER HERSELF INTO THE ‘TORTURE LOCK’! THE STRAIGHT JACKET TRIANGLE CHOKE IS LOCKED IN!

Persephone: Please don’t tell me she’s going to do what I think she’s going to do…

James Peters: What?

Persephone: Yup, she’s biting into him. She’s got her teeth sunken right into his forehead.

Rich Russillo: KASSIDY USED HER LEGS TO PULL HIS HEAD IN AND SHE’S CERTAINLY BITING INTO METHUSELAH RIGHT NOW! METHUSELAH IS GIVING A CRY OF PAIN AS BLOOD BEGINS TO DRIP FROM HIS FOREHEAD, KASSIDY CERTAINLY HAS HER TEETH SUNKEN IN DEEP RIGHT NOW AND SHE’S ABSOLUTELY RELENTLESS!

Persephone: Both of them are on some real freaky shit right now, but let’s not forget that she has him locked in a very real submission right now and if they get this match over with that would be really fun and really cool and they could just get back to what they were doing!

James Peters: BUT METHUSELAH DOESN’T LOOK LIKE HE’S ANYWHERE CLOSE TO GIVING UP RIGHT NOW! TAPPING OUT ISN’T EVEN A THOUGHT IN HIS MIND AS HE RIPS HIMSELF AWAY FROM KASSIDY! KASSIDY TRIES TO GO FOR HIM AGAIN…

Rich Russillo: BUT METHUSELAH JUST BIT INTO THE FACE OF KASSIDY HIMSELF! METHUSELAH IS RETURNING THE FAVOR AS HE BEGINS TO DRAW BLOOD FROM HIS WIFE ALL THE SAME! HE’S GNAWING AT HER RIGHT NOW AND AT THE SAME TIME TRYING TO FORCE KASSIDY’S GRIP AWAY! HE’S SLOWLY BEGINNING TO ESCAPE FROM THE TRIANGLE CHOKE!

James Peters: Methuselah finally manages to wiggle himself free as he slowly begins to roll, gasping for air as he takes a moment to recover and get back into this match. Meanwhile Kassidy is beginning to rise up as well, certainly taken aback by this but still enjoying the prospect of it I would assume. Methuselah falls against the corner and this gives Kassidy the perfect opportunity as she rushes forward… GOING FOR A CORNER CLOTHESLINE TO THE HEAD OF METHUSELAH!

(TAG!)

Rich Russillo: BUT METHUSELAH MANAGES TO BRING HIS LEGS UP AND KICK HER RIGHT ACROSS THE FACE! HE GRABS A HOLD OF HER BY THE HEAD AS HE RUNS FORWARD… LIFTING INTO THE AIR AND GOING FOR A BULLDOG!

James Peters: BUT KASSIDY WITH SHEER STRENGTH MANAGES TO KEEP METHUSELAH IN THE AIR! SHE SPINS HIM AROUND AND DUMPS HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE AND OUT OF THE RING! METHUSELAH TAKES A HARD LANDING ON THE RING MAT AS KASSIDY STAGGERS BACKWARD!

Persephone: Ouch, that strength explains a lot about their relationship.

Rich Russillo: Methuselah grabs a hold of the ring apron and slowly begins to heave himself back up to his feet, in a world of hurt considering everything that he’s already gone through in this matchup! Kassidy though is running the ropes and back… AS SHE GOES FOR A BASEBALL SLIDE DROPKICK-

James Peters: BUT METHUSELAH SNATCHES HER BY THE ANKLE AND YANKS HER OUT OF THE RING! KASSIDY LANDS ON HER FEET AS SHE TURNS HERSELF AROUND-

Rich Russillo: ‘BULLET FROM HELL’!

James Peters: MICHAEL MACHINA JUST SHOT OUT FROM OUT OF NOWHERE AND NAILED KASSIDY HEART WITH THE SPEAR!

Persephone: I did see that Machina tagged himself in. I just thought the referee was stupid and I didn’t want to egg him on.

Rich Russillo: Well it must’ve been all part of the plan as Methuselah gives a nod of approval to Machina before climbing back onto the apron. Machina on the other hand grabs a hold of Kassidy by the head and rolls her into the ring! He then makes his way toward one of the corners and I think he wants to make sure that she is down for certain. He’s riled up as he waits anxiously to deliver the killing blow right here!

James Peters: AS HE SPRINTS FORWARD AND GOES FOR A SECOND ‘BULLET FROM HELL’!

(…)

Rich Russillo: BUT KASSIDY HEART JUST PUSHED HERSELF INTO THE AIR AND SPIKES MACHINA DOWN WITH A ‘PAINFULLY EVER AFTER’ MID-SPEAR ATTEMPT!

James Peters: THE CURB STOMP CONNECTS COMPLETELY WIPING OUT MACHINA, AND KASSIDY BARELY MANAGED TO GAIN HER BEARINGS AND RECOVER IN TIME TO EXECUTE THE MOVE! SHE QUICKLY ROLLS HIM ONTO HIS BACK AND HOOKS THE LEG! GOING FOR THE WIN! SHE’S GOING TO BRING THIS HOME FOR THE JADED HEARTS!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

(…)

(…)

(…)

Rich Russillo: SPEAR!

James Peters: METHUSELAH JUST SPRINTED INTO THE RING AND SPEARED THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF SIENNA! SENDING HER INTO KASSIDY AS HE MANAGES TO BREAK UP THE PINFALL AND KEEP GAWD X MACHINA’S DREAMS OF WINNING THE UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS ALIVE!

Rich Russillo: Both Methuselah and Sienna gingerly roll out of the ring, leaving both a stunned Kassidy Heart and a visibly hurt Michael Machina left inside. It’s clear that both of them are exhausted, with Kassidy especially having her eyes on the corner where she can tag out to her partner Sienna Jade. But it’s not going to be the easiest thing right about now.

James Peters: Machina is slowly beginning to make his way up himself, a fierce look in his eyes while he does, knowing how little time he has to turn the tides on this match. While on the other hand Sienna is struggling to make it up onto the apron, clearly hurt right now, but still eyeing to help out her partner in some way.

Rich Russillo: Machina is up to his feet as he makes his way over and grabs Kassidy… BUT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, KASSIDY SNAPS BACK AND CONNECTS WITH A BACK ELBOW STRIKE STRAIGHT TO THE FACE! Machina staggers back and this gives her the opportunity to spin around… AS SHE CONNECTS WITH A HUGE HEADBUTT TO FOLLOW THAT ONE UP! Machina is hurt by this as he takes a step back… BEFORE SWINGING AT KASSIDY THIS TIME-

James Peters: BUT KASSIDY MANAGES TO DUCK UNDER THAT AS SHE GRABS A HOLD AROUND THE WAIST OF MACHINA AND LIFTS HIM UP INTO A GERMAN SUPLEX! THE MOVE CONNECTS AS KASSIDY IS QUICK TO BRIDGE THE PIN!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

Rich Russillo: BUT MACHINA MANAGES TO GET THE SHOULDER UP JUST IN TIME!

James Peters: Kassidy then rolls him over and lifts him back up… GOING FOR A SECOND GERMAN SUPLEX- BUT MACHINA CONNECTS WITH A BACK ELBOW STRAIGHT TO THE FACE! Machina then turns himself around as Kassidy rushes over… JUST FOR MACHINA TO LIFT HER UP INTO THE AIR AND SEND HER SOARING DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH A MASSIVE BACK BODY DROP!

Rich Russillo: Kassidy lands flat on her back as she quickly crawls over to one of the corners to balance herself, clearly hurt right now. But Machina doesn’t have any consideration for that as he has eyes on the target… GOING FORWARD AND LOOKING TO CONNECT WITH A RUNNING SHOULDER THRUST!

(TAG!)

James Peters: BUT KASSIDY MANAGES TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF IT JUST IN TIME! Machina manages to stop himself, BUT THAT DOESN’T MAKE MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE AS KASSIDY CONNECTS WITH A HARD KICK TO THE FACE THAT FORCES HIM BACKWARD! Machina staggers toward the center of the ring as he tries to come to his senses…

Rich Russillo: BUT WHILE SHE DOES THAT, SIENNA JADE LEAPS OFF INTO A SPRINGBOARD CLOTHESLINE WHICH TAKES HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND! Machina rolls down to the ground as Sienna gets up to her feet… RUSHING FORWARD AND CONNECTING WITH A HARD KNEE STRIKE STRAIGHT TO HIS FACE TO TAKE HIM COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE GROUND!

James Peters: Kassidy tagged out to Sienna out of nowhere and got allowed the opportunity to sneak right in and take advantage of the whole situation! Sienna rises back up to her feet as she runs to the ropes and back… BUT WHILE SHE DOES IT’S MACHINA WHO MANAGES TO RISE BACK UP TO HIS FEET AND GRAB A HOLD OF HER AROUND THE WAIST, LIFTING HER INTO A BELLY-TO-BELLY SUPLEX-

Rich Russillo: BUT SIENNA CONNECTS WITH AN ELBOW TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD WHICH FORCES HIM TO LET GO OF THE HOLD! Machina is hurt and this gives Sienna the opportunity… AS SHE LIFTS INTO THE AIR AND CONNECTS WITH A HARD ENZUIGIRI TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD! Machina drops down to a kneeling position as Sienna then proceeds to turn around and run to the ropes and back… THIS TIME LIFTING INTO THE AIR AND GOING FOR A SHINING WIZARD!

James Peters: BUT MACHINA MANAGES TO DUCK HIS HEAD UNDER IT AND AVOID IT JUST IN TIME! SIENNA TAKES A HARD TUMBLE DOWN TO THE GROUND AS MACHINA THEN TURNS AROUND AND BOOTS HER IN THE ABDOMEN! He then grabs her by the head and begins to set her up…

Rich Russillo: GOING FOR ‘SKULLPIERCER’! THE BRAINBUSTER STRAIGHT DOWN ONTO THE TOP OF SIENNA’S HEAD!

James Peters: BUT SIENNA MANAGES TO SLIP OFF OF THE SHOULDERS OF MACHINA AND LANDS BEHIND HIM! MACHINA TURNS AROUND…

Rich Russillo: BUT SIENNA MANAGES TO GRAB A HOLD OF HIM BY THE WRIST AND YANK HIM INTO A ‘WITCHES HAMMER’! HARD ELBOW RIGHT ACROSS THE FACE OF MACHINA CONNECTS TO COMPLETELY DROP HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND! BUT THAT’S NOT ALL! SHE HAS A HOLD OF THE HEAD OF MACHINA AS SHE BRINGS HIM BACK UP! SHE’S LOOKING TO TAG OUT TO KASSIDY WHO IS MORE THAN WILLING TO PUT A CLOSE TO THIS MATCH RIGHT HERE AND NOW!

(TAG!)

James Peters: KASSIDY IS TAGGED IN! SHE MAKES HER WAY INTO THE RING AS SIENNA SETS HIM UP! IT LOOKS LIKE THEY’RE GOING FOR IT!

Rich Russillo: ‘GOLDEN STATE OF MIND’! CATAPULTED METEORA TO MICHAEL MACHINA!

(…)

James Peters: BUT MACHINA KNOCKS KASSIDY OUT OF THE AIR AS SHE GOES FOR THE METEORA WITH A HARD LARIAT! SIENNA QUICKLY SCRAMBLES UP TO HER FEET AS SHE TRIES TO RECOVER, JUST FOR MACHINA TO CONNECT WITH A CLOTHESLINE TO SEND SIENNA OVER THE TOP ROPE AND OUT OF THE RING!

Rich Russillo: KASSIDY IS HURT AS SHE STAGGERS UP TO HER FEET, DOING WHAT SHE CAN TO RECOVER AS MACHINA RUNS TO THE ROPES AND BACK…

James Peters: CONNECTING WITH THE ‘MONEY SHOT’! CLOTHESLINE FROM HELL!

Rich Russillo: MACHINA FALLS BACK AGAINST THE CORNER! HE HAS HIS EYES SET ON KASSIDY HEART WHO IS DOING EVERYTHING THAT SHE CAN RIGHT NOW TO RECOVER AND GET BACK UP TO HER FEET! MACHINA KNOWS HE WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET BACK INTO THIS ONE BUT NOW THAT HE IS HE KNOWS THAT THIS IS GOING TO END UP BEING HIS ONLY CHANCE!

(TAG!)

James Peters: MACHINA RUNS FORWARD AND GOES FOR THE ‘BULLET FROM HELL’!

Rich Russillo: BUT SIENNA JADE SLIDES INTO THE RING AND MANAGES TO PULL KASSIDY OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE MACHINA CAN HIT THE SPEAR!

James Peters: MACHINA STOPS HIMSELF JUST IN TIME AS HE TURNS HIMSELF AROUND-

(…)

Rich Russillo: SPEAR!

James Peters: METHUSELAH JUST SPEARED MICHAEL MACHINA!

(The crowd is stunned by this as Methuselah rises up to his feet, a smirk on his face as the Spear connects and completely takes Michael Machina down to the ground. He then turns around as he looks at a recovering Kassidy Heart, holding out his hand.)

Persephone: Ew.

Rich Russillo: KASSIDY JUST SPRINTED FORWARD AND LEAPED ONTO METHUSELAH! THEY GO DOWN TO THE GROUND AS THEY BEGIN TO VIOLENTLY MAKE OUT WITH EACH OTHER!

Persephone: Ewwwwwww.

James Peters: KASSIDY PINS HIS SHOULDERS DOWN TO THE MAT AS THEY CONTINUE TO LOCK LIPS! METHUSELAH HAS TURNED HIS BACK ON HIS OWN TAG PARTNER AND THE REFEREE HAS STARTED THE COUNT! IS THIS REALLY HOW IT’S GOING TO END?!

OOONNNEEE!!!

TTTTWWWWOOOO!!!!

TTTTHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

(…)

(…)

(…)

(DING! DING! DING!)

(‘True Love’ begins to blast through the speakers of the arena as Kassidy Heart reluctantly breaks away from Methuselah and rises back up to her feet, being handed her half of the Unified Tag Team Championships. Sienna Jade looks a little weirded out by what she just witnessed, but they won so who really cares anyway. Both of them have their titles in their hand as they raise it into the air, Methuselah having a smirk on his face as he slowly rises back up, watching them celebrate.)

Bella Braxton: Here is your winner… AND STILL EAW UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!! KASSIDY HEART AND SIENNA JADE… THE JADED HEARTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Persephone: Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww…

Rich Russillo: Well The Jaded Hearts won, and it came at the expense of Michael Machina especially. It was Methuselah who put an end to things once and for all for the short-lived, dominant team of GAWD X MACHINA as he would Spear his partner and take him out.

James Peters: And now Kassidy and Sienna’s run as Champions continues! Obviously we know they’re next defense now, which lies next week at The Last Stand in the Temple of Trials. But now, one more than the other, can relish the fact they got a win in a certainly satisfying way. Congratulations to both of them!

(Kassidy and Methuselah share one more tender kiss before The Jaded Hearts, with their titles in tow, proceed to take their leave. The crowd is booing loudly as Methuselah looks over to Michael Machina, who is just barely stirring, coming to his senses, and more importantly, incensed.)

Rich Russillo: METHUSELAH LUNGES FORWARD AND GOES RIGHT AT MACHINA! MACHINA IS TOO HURT TO FIGHT BACK, AND METHUSELAH IS BEGINNING TO SLAM ELBOWS REPEATEDLY AGAINST THE FOREHEAD OF MACHINA! BEATING HIM ABSOLUTELY LIFELESS!

James Peters: A CUT HAS BEGIN TO FORM ON THE FACE OF MACHINA AS BLOOD IS FLYING EVERYWHERE! MACHINA IS BEGINNING TO LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS ONCE MORE AS METHUSELAH IS FILLED WITH BLOODLUST RIGHT NOW! WHY THE HELL IS HE DOING THIS?!

Persephone: Well we certainly don’t need to answer that right now, poor guy is out. Methuselah done killed the dog.

(Machina, after Methuselah was done beating the life out of him, is covered in blood and completely out of it. He’s out of it and Methuselah, rising back up to his feet, dusts his hands off before then beginning to take his leave out of the ring.)

Rich Russillo: Well this is certainly not a very pleasant sight. Especially for the person running down to the ring right now. :lupe:

(A distraught Bea Valentine is seen, tears flowing down her face as she rolls into the ring, crawling over and checking on Machina who is unresponsive to the officials surrounding him.)

Persephone: I thought that bitch retired.

(After sometime, medical comes in and begins to check on him more intently, as it’s the last shot seen before Wicked Games begins to fade to elsewhere.)

(A promotional ad for Road to Redemption plays, promising four Extreme Elimination Chamber matches that will be bloody, violent, and very dramatic!)

(The camera cuts to the final match graphic of the night.)

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(The camera returns to ringside, and Bella Braxton is seen with a microphone in her hand.)

Bella Braxton: Ladies and gentlemen… The following contest is scheduled for ONE FALL!!!!!

Crowd: ONE FALL!!!!!

Bella Braxton: AND IT IS FOR THE EAW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!

(The camera pans towards the stage as ‘Everybody Knows (Unstoppable)’ by Royal Deluxe hits. The fans begin to loudly boo, and before long Adam Lucas begins walking out to the stage. Adam has a focused look on his face, not caring about the reception from the crowd knowing that he’s finally about to compete in the EAW World Championship match he’s wanted since the beginning of the season. Adam begins walking down the ramp, wasting little time heading to the ring.)

Bella Braxton: Introducing first!… From New York… Weighing in at 238 pounds… AAAADDDDAAAAMMMMMM LLLUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCAAAASSSSS!!!!!!

James Peters: Adam Lucas is finally getting the match he wanted, so I’m sure he plans to hold nothing back. Especially not against Jake Smith of all people, who hasn’t exactly become Adam’s friend.

Rich Russillo: If there’s anybody you could say hates each other on Voltage it’s these two. Jake tried to prevent this match from even happening, but eventually Captain Charisma had enough. Now here we are, and there’s a chance we may see a new Champion tonight.

Persephone: It’s trash versus garbage so I don’t really care who wins, as long as they do it quickly.

(‘360’ by Charli xcx follows, and the boos only grow louder. The EAW World Champion begins walking out to the stage, and Jake doesn’t look too impressed as he looks at his challenger inside of the ring. Jake takes a moment and raises his Championship while on the stage, staring directly at Adam. After this Jake places the Championship on his shoulder before beginning to slowly make his way down the ramp. He has a confident look on his face, seemingly prepared for the upcoming match.)

Bella Braxton: And his opponent… From Atherton, California… Weighing in at 210 pounds… HE IS THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION, JAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE SMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTHHHHH!!!!!!!!

James Peters: Adam Lucas was the man that ended Jake’s first World Championship reign, but a lot has changed since last year’s Pain for Pride. Right now, there’s no telling who may walk away with the win.

Rich Russillo: Jake Smith these days is willing to do anything to win, as we saw back at Bloodsport. Adam will need to watch out for that, but then again, Adam isn’t exactly a saint himself these days.

Persephone: Let’s just hope they get this over with as soon as possible.

(Ding! Ding! Ding!)

James Peters: Here we go! This EAW World Championship match is underway, and Adam Lucas and Jake Smith slowly begin to circle the ring! I don’t even think I need to explain how much hatred is going into this Pain for Pride rematch. After all, we heard everything these two had to say to each other throughout the past week alone. They have held nothing back, but now the time for talking is over!

Rich Russillo: ADAM LUCAS IS THE FIRST TO CHARGE IN, AS HE GOES FOR A-

James Peters: NO! JAKE JUST DROPPED DOWN AND ROLLED ADAM LUCAS UP!

OOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

TTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Persephone: Adam kicked out. That’s a shame. I was hoping the match ended there.

James Peters: Thankfully it didn’t, otherwise we’d have had one of our shortest World Championship matches in a long time! Both men get back to their feet, AND JAKE ATTEMPTED TO HIT ADAM WITH THE STARMAKER, BUT ADAM CAUGHT HIM!!! ADAM PREVENTS THE STARMAKER FROM CONNECTING AS HE NOW SENDS JAKE INTO THE ROPES!

Rich Russillo: JAKE REBOUNDS OFF OF THE ROPES, RIGHT INTO ADAM’S PATH!!! LEVEL UP!!!!!!

James Peters: NO! JAKE WAS ABLE TO JUMP OVER ADAM, LANDING ON HIS FEET! ADAM TURNS AROUND, AND HE’S MET WITH A SUPERKICK! Adam now dropping to a knee, and Jake uses this as his opportunity to take control as he sends him into the turnbuckles! Jake runs in before connecting with a forearm, and now he pulls himself onto the middle rope after sending Adam out of the corner! IT LOOKS LIKE THESE TWO ARE LOOKING TO MAKE THIS A SHORT ONE, AS JAKE GOES FOR HELL ABOVE!

Rich Russillo: BUT ADAM HAD IT SCOUTED, CATCHING JAKE WITH A HUGE UPPERCUT THAT DROPS JAKE BACK INTO THE CORNER! ADAM NOW BEGINNING TO STOMP AWAY AT THE CHAMPION, THROWING EVERYTHING HE HAS AT JAKE BEFORE FINALLY THE REFEREE IS FORCED TO BREAK THINGS UP!

Persephone: A lot just happened, and for some reason this match is still going. That’s annoying. I’d say it’s pretty amusing seeing Jake get destroyed, but I don’t really need an Adam Lucas World Championship reign making this brand any worse than it already is.

James Peters: Jake uses the ropes to pull himself back up, but he receives a kick to the midsection from Adam Lucas! Adam now just beginning to repeatedly punch away at Jake, until Jake finally pulls himself under the bottom rope and out of the ring! Things were looking pretty bad there for the Champion!

Rich Russillo: Adam Lucas is hot on his tail though, as he joins him out at ringside! Adam drags Jake back up by the hair-

James Peters: BUT JAKE SLAPS ADAM IN THE FACE!

Persephone: :mjlol:

Rich Russillo: Jake has a grin on his face as Adam stumbles back, BUT ADAM RUSHES IN AS HE RAMS JAKE BACK FIRST INTO THE BARRICADE! I DON’T THINK ADAM WAS TOO PLEASED BY THE DISRESPECT SHOWN BY JAKE, AS HE ONCE AGAIN BEGINS TO PUNCH AWAY AT THE CHAMPION! JAKE IS TRYING TO BLOCK THESE STRIKES FROM ADAM, BUT ADAM EVENTUALLY HAS ENOUGH AND SENDS JAKE CRASHING INTO THE STEEL STEPS!

James Peters: This match has already gotten pretty violent as Jake is trying to pull himself away from the steps, but Adam just grabs his face before slamming it onto the apron! Adam now sending Jake back into the ring before following behind, AND AS SOON AS JAKE GETS BACK UP, HE’S CAUGHT BY A BIG BOOT! Jake is on spaghetti legs here as he’s clearly out of it following this ruthless assault by Adam, AND NOW ADAM LOOKS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT AS HE GRABS JAKE FROM BEHIND, LOOKING TO DUMP HIM ON HIS HEAD WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX!

Rich Russillo: HE DOESN’T GET IT THOUGH, AS JAKE IS ABLE TO CONNECT WITH A BACK ELBOW! Adam lets go of Jake, AND THIS ALLOWS JAKE TO CONNECT WITH AN ENZUIGIRI! THIS TIME IT’S ADAM THAT APPEARS TO BE STUNNED, AND THIS ALLOWS JAKE TO QUICKLY PULL HIM IN BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX! ADAM IS PLANTED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING, AND JAKE ROLLS TOWARDS THE ROPES AS HE’S FINALLY ABLE TO CATCH A BREATHER!

James Peters: Jake looking to retain his EAW World Championship once more, but it won’t be easy making it past Adam Lucas! I think Jake knows that himself after what happened back at Pain for Pride a year ago, which for all we know could be part of the reason he really didn’t want this match. Jake isn’t looking to give Adam the opportunity to do what he did back then though, as he pulls down his kneepad while waiting for Adam to get back up!

Rich Russillo: Jake Smith pulls himself back to his feet, meanwhile Adam Lucas slowly turns himself around and begins to push himself back up! Adam Lucas makes it back to his knees, AND NOW JAKE SMITH BEGINS TO RUN THE ROPES, LOOKING FOR THAT SHINING WIZARD TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD!

James Peters: AND THERE IT IS! THE GOD COMPLEX!

Persephone: DOESN’T CONNECT, BECAUSE JAKE IS STUPID AND USELESS AND A TERRIBLE CHAMPION!!! THE MATCH WAS SUPPOSED TO END RIGHT THERE, HOW DID ADAM DUCK UNDER THAT!?

James Peters: JAKE QUICKLY GETS BACK UP AND TURNS AROUND-

Rich Russillo: RIGHT INTO A DOUBLE LEG TAKEDOWN, WHICH ADAM TRANSITIONS INTO THE LUCAS LOCK!!!! THE LUCAS LOCK HAS BEEN APPLIED, AND NOW JAKE’S OWN STRATEGY SEEMS TO BE COMING BACK TO BITE HIM!!! JAKE CLEARLY WANTED TO TAKE ADAM DOWN QUICKLY BEFORE HE COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THIS MATCH, BUT ADAM STILL HAD ENOUGH IN HIM TO AVOID THE GOD COMPLEX, ALLOWING HIM TO APPLY THE LUCAS LOCK! THINGS HAVE GONE COMPLETELY WRONG FOR JAKE AS ADAM ONCE AGAIN APPEARS TO BE IN CONTROL, AND IF THIS CONTINUES I BELIEVE WE’RE BOUND TO HAVE A NEW EAW WORLD CHAMPION! WILL JAKE BE ABLE TO MAKE IT OUT OF THIS ONE!?

Persephone: Hopefully not! I don’t know what Captain Charisma was thinking letting these two face each other without AT LEAST adding some sort of stipulation to make up for the terrible wrestling, but the sooner this ends the better. Jake needs to tap out.

James Peters: Well Jake doesn’t intend to do that just yet! He begins to slowly crawl towards the ropes, but that’s not exactly easy knowing that he has Adam Lucas on his back! Jake slowly continues to pull himself closer towards the ropes though, and I’m sure he doesn’t want to tap out right now! Not only because the EAW World Championship is on the line, but because it’d mean losing to Adam Lucas once again!

Rich Russillo: Jake Smith slowly continues to pull himself towards the ropes, AND HE’S GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TOWARDS THE ROPES! IF JAKE CAN PULL HIMSELF JUST A BIT FURTHER, HE’LL BE ABLE TO MAKE IT OUT OF THE SUBMISSION-

James Peters: BUT ADAM NOTICES THIS, SO HE QUICKLY GETS UP AND BEGINS PULLING JAKE BACK TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE RING!

Rich Russillo: JAKE USES THIS TO HIS ADVANTAGE, THOUGH! ADAM WEAKENED HIS HOLD ON THE SUBMISSION, AND THIS ALLOWED JAKE TO TURN ONTO HIS BACK! JAKE NOW SITTING UP AND CONNECTING WITH A RIGHT HAND, BEFORE FINALLY HE’S ABLE TO FREE ONE OF HIS LEGS AND KICK ADAM LUCAS AWAY! Jake frees himself as he rolls out to the apron, and that couldn’t have worked out any better for him! Had Adam managed to apply the submission once more, I’m not so sure that Jake would’ve been able to fight out of it!

Persephone: That’s so disappointing. Adam has been here for too long to not know how to apply a submission properly.

James Peters: Jake slowly pulls himself up on the apron, AND ADAM LUCAS QUICKLY CHARGES IN- BUT JAKE CONNECTS WITH A ROPE ASSISTED ENZUIGIRI! ADAM LUCAS IS STUNNED, AND NOW JAKE PULLS HIM IN AS HE SEEMS TO HAVE SOMETHING IN MIND! JAKE BEGINS TO LIFT HIM UP, AND HE MAY BE LOOKING FOR A SUPLEX OFF OF THE APRON!

Rich Russillo: ADAM DOESN’T LET IT HAPPEN, THOUGH! ADAM IS ABLE TO PULL HIMSELF DOWN ONTO THE APRON AS BOTH MEN ARE ON EVEN GROUND NOW! ADAM NOW, KICKING JAKE IN THE MIDSECTION! ADAM THROWS A RIGHT HAND AT JAKE-

James Peters: BUT JAKE BLOCKS IT, BEFORE HITTING ADAM WITH A FOREARM! ADAM STUMBLES BACK, AND THIS GIVES JAKE ENOUGH SPACE TO DELIVER A BICYCLE KICK! Adam Lucas now beginning to lose his footing, having to hold onto the top rope to remain on the apron, and Jake takes advantage of this as he quickly grabs Adam and pulls him in! Jake lifts Adam up, BEFORE DROPPING ADAM HEAD FIRST ONTO THE APRON WITH A BRAINBUSTER!!! BRAINBUSTER ONTO THE HARDEST PART OF THE RING BY THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION AS ADAM LUCAS MIGHT BE OUT OF THIS ONE!

Rich Russillo: Adam Lucas had been on the offensive for a lot of this match so far, but I think that move may have been enough to turn the tables! Jake takes a moment to catch his breath after all the damage he’s suffered, but a smirk appears on his face as he knows that Adam is at his mercy! Jake now dropping down to ringside, and he pulls Adam up before SENDING HIM FACE FIRST INTO THE RING POST! ADAM DROPS DOWN ONTO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR, AND JAKE NOW IS USING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SLOWLY PICK ADAM LUCAS APART, LIKELY COMING TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THIS IS WHAT IT’LL TAKE TO TAKE HIM DOWN TONIGHT!

James Peters: Adam now trying to use the apron to pull himself up, BUT JAKE GRABS HIM AND SENDS HIM INTO THE STEEL STEPS! ADAM FALLS BACK, AND NOW JAKE GRABS HIM BEFORE SLAMMING HIS HEAD INTO THE STEPS! Jake rolls back into the ring before quickly rolling out to restart the count, and it looks like Jake has something else in mind! He pulls Adam up before applying a waistlock, AND HE DELIVERS A GERMAN SUPLEX INTO THE STEEL STEPS! ADAM LUCAS IS DEFINITELY OUT OF IT, AND NOW JAKE JUST DRAGS ADAM BACK UP BEFORE LIFTING HIM BACK ONTO THE APRON AND ROLLING HIM BACK INTO THE RING!

Rich Russillo: Adam is in the ring, and it looks like we may be nearing the ending stages of this one! Jake looks to slide back into the ring himself- BUT ADAM LUCAS CATCHES HIM BY SURPRISE WITH A PUNCH TO THE JAW!! JAKE FALLS BACK OUT TO RINGSIDE, HOLDING HIS JAW IN PAIN AS IT LOOKS LIKE ADAM STILL HAS JUST A BIT LEFT IN HIM! Adam grabs onto the ropes to begin pulling himself back up, and Jake might be in trouble right now as he seems to have something in mind!

James Peters: ADAM PULLS HIMSELF OVER THE TOP ROPE AND OUT TO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR FOR THE EQUALISER!!!!

Rich Russillo: BUT JAKE DUCKS UNDER IT!!! JAKE AVOIDS THE BUCKSHOT LARIAT TO THE OUTSIDE BEFORE HOPPING ONTO THE APRON, AND NOW I DON’T EVEN THINK ADAM REALIZES WHAT’S ABOUT TO HAPPEN AS HE TURNS TOWARDS JAKE!

James Peters: JAKE JUMPS OFF THE APRON, CONNECTING WITH HELL ABOVE ONTO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR!!!!

Rich Russillo: JAKE CONNECTS WITH THE FLIP PILEDRIVER AS ADAM IS DROPPED HEAD FIRST ONTO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR, AND JAKE WASTES NO TIME SENDING HIM BACK INTO THE RING AS HE KNOWS HE HAS HIM RIGHT WHERE HE WANTS HIM! WE MAY BE SEEING THIS MATCH COME TO AN END AFTER ALL, AS JAKE IS LOOKING TO PUT ADAM AWAY RIGHT NOW!

Persephone: Finally. I genuinely can’t believe this is somehow a World Championship match on a major event.

James Peters: Jake slides into the ring as Adam Lucas is still out of it, AND HE WASTES NO TIME PULLING HIM UP BEFORE GETTING HIM INTO POSITION! JAKE DROPS ADAM LUCAS WITH PROPHETIC, AND ADAM LUCAS IS ONCE AGAIN DROPPED ONTO HIS HEAD AS THAT ROLLING CUTTER TAKES HIM OUT! JAKE SMITH HOOKS THE LEGS, AND IT LOOKS LIKE JAKE MAY HAVE RETAINED HIS CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER ALL!

OOOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHHRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

Rich Russillo: NO, NOT YET!!!! ADAM LUCAS IS ABLE TO GET THE SHOULDER UP, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THIS MATCH ISN’T OVER JUST YET! JAKE CAN’T BELIEVE THIS MATCH ISN’T OVER, AND I THINK THIS IS EXACTLY WHY HE WAS TRYING TO END THIS ONE EARLY!

James Peters: Jake grabs onto the ropes and quickly pulls himself to his feet, and it looks like he wants to make sure Adam is down for good! Jake begins to pull Adam up, AND IT LOOKS LIKE JAKE MAY BE SETTING UP FOR PROPHETIC FOR A SECOND TIME!

Rich Russillo: BUT ADAM IS ABLE TO FREE HIMSELF FROM JAKE’S GRASP! ADAM SHOVES JAKE AWAY-

James Peters: BEFORE RUNNING IN AND CONNECTING WITH GENESIS!!!!! ADAM SPRINGBOARDED OFF OF THE MIDDLE ROPE AND CONNECTED WITH THE SUPERMAN PUNCH, DROPPING JAKE AS BOTH MEN GO DOWN! THAT TOOK EVERYTHING ADAM HAD LEFT IN HIM, BUT IT MIGHT’VE JUST SAVED THIS MATCH FOR HIM AS JAKE SMITH IS OUT! ADAM SLOWLY TURNS TOWARDS JAKE, PUTTING AN ARM OVER HIM TO BECOME THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION!

OOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

TTTTTHHHHHHHRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Rich Russillo: AND THIS ONE IS NOT OVER YET! THIS TIME IT’S JAKE THAT GETS THE SHOULDER UP, AND ADAM DOESN’T LOOK HAPPY ABOUT IT WHATSOEVER!

Persephone: Of course he isn’t happy. His useless move was just kicked out of and now he’s probably not gonna win the title because he can’t do anything right. I don’t know why Adam didn’t just get Bethany to give him one of those syringes. Worked out well back at Bloodsport.

James Peters: Even if she did, how would he have used it in this match?

Persephone: That’s for him to figure out, not me.

James Peters: Well either way this match is still on, and Adam knows he can’t let the Championship slip out of his grasp. Adam turns towards Jake, BEFORE GETTING ON TOP OF HIM AND BEGINNING TO JUST PUNCH AWAY AT THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION! WE KNOW HOW MUCH THESE TWO SEEM TO HATE EACH OTHER, EVEN TAKING EACH OTHER OUT ON THE FINAL VOLTAGE BEFORE WICKED GAMES, AND I THINK ADAM’S HAD ENOUGH AND HAS JUST TURNED THIS MATCH INTO AN ALL OUT BRAWL!

Rich Russillo: BRAWL MAY BE BEING GENEROUS, AS JAKE IS STILL HURT FROM THAT SUPERMAN PUNCH AND IS FORCED TO STRUGGLE DEFENDING HIMSELF FROM THESE STRIKES! ADAM IS RAINING DOWN PUNCHES AT THE CHAMPION’S FACE, TRYING TO BEAT JAKE INTO A PULP!

James Peters: THERE’S A THUMB TO THE EYE BY JAKE THOUGH, AND THAT DESPERATE MOVE MAY HAVE JUST GOTTEN HIM OUT OF TROUBLE! ADAM FALLS BACK, AND NOW IT’S JAKE THAT GETS ON TOP OF ADAM AND BEGINS THROWING PUNCHES! I CAN’T SAY I’M SURPRISED TO SEE THIS PAIN FOR PRIDE REMATCH SPILL INTO THIS, ESPECIALLY KNOWING HOW WE GOT HERE! JAKE CONTINUES THE GROUND AND POUND, AND ADAM SEEMS LIKE HE MAY BE IN TROUBLE HERE!

Rich Russillo: NO, ADAM IS FINALLY ABLE TO PUSH JAKE OFF OF HIM! THE TWO MEN RUSH TO THEIR FEET, BUT JAKE IS THE FIRST TO GET BACK UP!

James Peters: YEAH, AND HE RUSHES AT ADAM BEFORE GOING FOR HIS WIFE’S OWN CONCUSSION PROTOCOL!!!!!!!

Rich Russillo: BUT IT DOESN’T CONNECT!!!!

James Peters: ADAM AND JAKE HAVE HISTORY WITH EACH OTHER, MORE THAN ENOUGH HISTORY FOR ADAM TO HAVE EXPECTED THIS FROM HIM! ADAM AVOIDED THE CURB STOMP FROM JAKE, AND AS SOON AS JAKE TURNS AROUND HE’S DROPPED TO THE MAT WITH HIS OWN STARMAKER!!!!

Rich Russillo: JAKE TRIED TO TAUNT ADAM BY HITTING HIM WITH BETHANY’S FINISHING MOVE, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THAT JUST BACKFIRED AS ADAM DROVE JAKE’S FACE RIGHT INTO THE MAT WITH JAKE’S OWN FINISHER! ADAM LUCAS GETS THE BETTER OF JAKE SMITH, AND I BELIEVE THAT RIGHT THERE MIGHT JUST BE ENOUGH TO CROWN A NEW WORLD CHAMPION TONIGHT! ADAM TURNS TOWARDS JAKE AND REACHES OUT FOR THE COVER!

James Peters: BUT BEFORE ADAM COULD PIN THE CHAMPION, JAKE ROLLS UNDER THE BOTTOM ROPE AND OUT TO RINGSIDE!

Persephone: This has to be some kind of joke.

Rich Russillo: I think Adam Lucas feels the same way right now, as that was his best shot at winning the EAW World Championship so far! He managed to turn this match around in a big way, and had he pinned Jake there, I think he may have actually won the Championship tonight! Jake was barely able to get out of there though, and now Adam will need to get him back in the ring and risk giving Jake time to recover! This was the worst case scenario for Adam, but for what it’s worth, Jake is still down and out. Victory isn’t out of sight just yet!

James Peters: You’re right about that, and I think Adam knows it too as he rolls out of the ring and goes after Jake. Adam wastes no time dragging Jake back up, slamming his face into the apron before sending Jake right back into the ring! Adam now climbing up onto the apron, and it looks like he has something in mind here as he waits for Jake to get back to his feet!

Rich Russillo: Jake slowly stumbles back up to his feet, AND ADAM LUCAS GOES FOR THE EQUALISER FOR THE SECOND TIME, THIS TIME RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE RING!

James Peters: BUT ONCE AGAIN IT DOESN’T CONNECT, AS JAKE IS ABLE TO SCOOP ADAM INTO A FIREMAN’S CARRY BEFORE DROPPING HIM WITH THE FIREMAN’S CARRY NECKBREAKER! BOTH MEN GO DOWN, AND SOMEHOW THIS MATCH ISN’T AFTER DESPITE BOTH MEN COMING SO CLOSE TO PUTTING THE OPPONENT AWAY! I’d ask how these two are still going after everything they’ve done to each other, but we know what this is for! They’re fighting for the EAW World Championship, and it looks like they’re willing to do whatever it takes to leave with that title!

Rich Russillo: Jake Smith slowly pulls himself towards the ropes, and he and Adam Lucas both begin to slowly make their way back to their feet. This match has clearly taken its toll on both competitors seeing the moves they’ve already thrown at each other, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY’RE NOT DONE YET AS THEY BOTH RUSH TOWARDS EACH OTHER AND BEGIN TO FIGHT! PUNCHES ARE BEING THROWN BY BOTH MEN NOW, AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT! THESE TWO MAY NEED TO DESTROY EACH OTHER IN ORDER TO LEAVE WICKED GAMES AS CHAMPION, AND THEY CLEARLY HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT!

James Peters: JAKE HITS ADAM WITH AN UPPERCUT, BUT ADAM TURNS AND HITS JAKE WITH A DISCUS PUNCH! JAKE STUMBLES BACK, BUT ONLY BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A SUPERKICK! THIS TIME IT’S ADAM THAT BEGINS TO STUMBLE, BUT HE COMES BACK WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK! JAKE LOOKS LIKE HE MAY BE OUT OF IT AFTER THAT, AND NOW ADAM LIFTS JAKE UP!

Rich Russillo: NO! JAKE SLIPS BEHIND ADAM, BEFORE DELIVERING A CHOP BLOCK TO THE BACK OF HIS KNEE! JAKE NOW QUICKLY GETTING UP, BEFORE BEGINNING TO RUN THE ROPES FOR-

James Peters: SPINEBUSTER!!!! ADAM LUCAS JUST PLANTED JAKE SMITH WITH A SPINEBUSTER, AND NOW IT LOOKS LIKE ADAM MAY HAVE GOTTEN THE UPPER HAND! ADAM LUCAS GETS BACK TO HIS FEET, AND NOW HE GRABS BOTH OF JAKE’S WRISTS BEFORE BEGINNING TO REPEATEDLY STOMP ON HIS CHEST!! ADAM STOMPING OVER AND OVER ONTO THE CHAMPION, DIRECTING SOME OF THOSE STOMPS RIGHT TO JAKE’S FACE AS JAKE IS DEFENSELESS RIGHT NOW! ADAM LUCAS HAS JAKE SMITH IN A TERRIBLE SPOT RIGHT NOW, AS ADAM IS JUST STOMPING THE LIFE OUT OF HIM!

Persephone: Adam let go of Jake, but he better have something good in mind after all that. His other moves basically did nothing and I’m starting to think that he just doesn’t actually know how to wrestle.

Rich Russillo: Well Adam seems to have something in mind here as he backs into the corner of the ring, noticing that Jake somehow is beginning to find his way back up. Adam clearly has something in mind here, AS HE RUSHES OUT OF THE CORNER, CHARGING IN TOWARDS JAKE FOR-

James Peters: WAIT, NO! JAKE POPS ADAM LUCAS UP ONTO HIS SHOULDERS! JAKE SAW ADAM COMING AT THE LAST SECOND AND WAS ABLE TO POP HIM UP INTO A POWERBOMB CARRY!

Rich Russillo: RIGHT BEFORE THROWING ADAM UP FOR THE STARMAKER!!!!! THE STARMAKER CONNECTS, AND JAKE DELIVERED IT EXACTLY LIKE ADAM DOES WITH THE NEXT LEVEL!!!! INSULT TO INJURY THIS TIME BY JAKE SMITH, WHO IS ABLE TO PULL HIMSELF OVER ADAM LUCAS FOR THE COVER! THIS ONE IS OVER!

OOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

TTTTTTHHHHHHRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

Persephone: WHAT???

James Peters: THIS MATCH ISN’T OVER YET!

Rich Russillo: ADAM LUCAS MANAGED TO GET THE SHOULDER UP JUST BEFORE THREE! THE EAW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IS STILL UP FOR GRABS!

Persephone: I think it’s time to retire the Starmaker. It was hit by two different people and neither of them could end the match? Trash.

James Peters: Jake Smith slowly sits up, and he doesn’t even bother arguing with the referee. Jake just looks frustrated, but as annoyed as he is, he’s still feeling the effects of this match. Both men are re suffering from wear and tear, but as Jake slowly pushes himself back to his feet, it looks like he has something in mind! Jake drags Adam Lucas towards the corner of the ring, but I have no clue what he’s thinking about here.

Rich Russillo: Jake Smith lifts Adam Lucas up onto the top turnbuckle, and he punches Adam before beginning to make his way up top! Jake Smith makes his way up onto the middle rope before slowly beginning to turn around… AND I THINK I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA OF WHAT IT IS JAKE IS SETTING UP FOR NOW! THE STARMAKER MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TO PUT DOWN ADAM LUCAS, BUT THE STARBREAKER MIGHT JUST GET THE JOB DONE! JAKE IS SETTING UP FOR THE AVALANCHE VERSION OF THE STARMAKER, AND I DON’T THINK ADAM CAN TAKE THIS!!!

James Peters: JAKE SMITH HAS ADAM IN POSITION, AND HE GOES FOR THE STARBREAKER!!!

Persephone: BUT OF COURSE HE CAN’T HIT THE ONE MOVE THAT’D ACTUALLY END THE MATCH, BECAUSE ADAM WAS ABLE TO SHOVE JAKE OFF OF THE TOP ROPE!

James Peters: JAKE CRASHES ONTO THE MAT, AS HIS PLAN TO TAKE ADAM LUCAS OUT CLEARLY DIDN’T GO HOW HE THOUGHT IT WOULD! JAKE GETS BACK TO HIS FEET AND TURNS TOWARDS ADAM- BUT HE’S MET WITH A SPRINGBOARD FOREARM BY THE CHALLENGER!!!! BOTH MEN ARE DOWN ON THE MAT, BUT ADAM LUCAS IS BACK IN THIS ONE AFTER BEING JUST ONE MOVE AWAY FROM DEFEAT!

Rich Russillo: Adam Lucas slowly pulls himself towards the ropes, but Jake is also beginning to stir. The fact that both of these men are even getting back up after all that is amazing, but in the end only one of them can walk out as Champion! Adam Lucas has wanted to become World Champion again ever since he lost the Answers World Championship to the Visual Prophet. He called his shot to the EAW World Championship a while ago but it took Captain Charisma stepping in for this match to be made official. Jake obviously didn’t want this to happen, but now he’ll need to think of a way to get through Adam Lucas if he doesn’t want to lose his title!

James Peters: Adam Lucas makes his way towards the Champion, and-

Rich Russillo: :francis: Jake just rolled out of the ring.

Persephone: Do you think he’s going home?

James Peters: I’m sure he would leave if he could, but with Adam up that’s obviously not an option. Jake just created some space, and it looks like that’s annoyed Adam as he reluctantly begins to make his way out of the ring.

Rich Russillo: Adam grabs Jake, AND HE SLAMS JAKE’S FACE INTO THE BARRICADE! Adam quickly sends Jake back into the ring before climbing onto the apron! Jake is down and out in the center of the ring, and as he slowly begins to stir, it looks like Adam’s about to attempt the Equaliser one more time-

Persephone: But before he even has the chance, Jake just stumbled towards the ropes… So now he’s too close for Adam to hit the move… Are we being serious right now?

James Peters: Jake drops down onto the middle rope, likely not even realizing that he just saved himself from the Equaliser! Adam Lucas is clearly growing more and more frustrated, AND NOW HE CHARGES AT JAKE FOR A KNEE TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD!

Rich Russillo: BUT IT DOESN’T CONNECT!!!! JAKE WAS ABLE TO PULL HIS HEAD OUT OF THE WAY AS ADAM’S KNEE CRASHES INTO THE RINGPOST AND ADAM FALLS OUT TO RINGSIDE! JAKE USES THE ROPES TO STAND, BUT JUDGING BY THAT LOOK ON HIS FACE, IT LOOKS LIKE WE WERE WRONG IN OUR ASSUMPTION! HE CLEARLY GOT OUT OF THE WAY ON PURPOSE, AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS WHEN TWO ELITISTS WHO KNOW EACH OTHER AS WELL AS THESE TWO SHARE THE RING!

James Peters: Now it’s Jake that rolls out of the ring, AND HE GRABS ADAM BEFORE SENDING HIM RIGHT INTO OUR TABLE! ADAM’S MIDSECTION HIT THE CORNER OF THE TABLE, AND IT LOOKS LIKE JAKE WAS ABLE TO TAKE CONTROL THANKS TO THE OPENING HE FOUND! Adam Lucas was clearly pissed off that Jake keeps taking the cowardly way out, just as he’s done for the past weeks in trying to run away from this match, but in the end that anger may have cost him this match!

Rich Russillo: It’s not over yet, but it definitely isn’t looking good as Jake slams Adam’s face into the table! Jake sends Adam back into the ring, but he immediately follows behind! Adam Lucas stumbles back to his feet, BUT JAKE TAKES ADVANTAGE OF ADAM’S HURT LEG BY KICKING IT OUT FROM UNDER HIM! ADAM LUCAS DROPS DOWN TO A KNEE, AND NOW JAKE SMITH TAKES OFF AS HE BEGINS RUNNING THE ROPES!

James Peters: JAKE JUST WENT FOR THE GOD COMPLEX, BUT ADAM LUCAS WAS ONCE AGAIN ABLE TO DUCK UNDER IT! ADAM BARELY SAVED HIS CHANCES TONIGHT, AND NOW HE PUSHES HIMSELF BACK UP TO HIS FEET! JAKE SMITH RUSHES BACK UP-

Rich Russillo: AND HE RUNS RIGHT INTO LEVEL UP!!!!!

Persephone: THAT WAS ALMOST IT, BUT JAKE SOMEHOW GOT OUT OF IT ONCE AGAIN, AND HE HIT ADAM WITH ANOTHER CHOP BLOCK! Just hurry up and do something already!

James Peters: Jake Smith quickly pulls himself up onto the middle rope, AND I THINK HE’S ABOUT TO GIVE YOU WHAT YOU ASKED FOR, AS HE JUMPS OFF OF THE MIDDLE ROPE FOR HELL ABOVE-

Rich Russillo: WAIT, NO! ADAM LUCAS CAUGHT JAKE!!!! ADAM CATCHES JAKE ONTO HIS SHOULDERS BEFORE BACKPEDALING INTO THE CENTER OF THE RING, AND THIS TIME ADAM IS ABLE TO PLANT JAKE WITH LEVEL UP!!!!! LEVEL UP CONNECTS, AND ADAM LUCAS FALLS ON TOP OF JAKE FOR THE COVER!!!! WE HAVE A NEW EAW WORLD CHAMPION!!!!!

OOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTTTWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

TTTTTTHHHHHRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!

James Peters: Somehow… This match IS NOT OVER!!!

Rich Russillo: JAKE SMITH WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET THE SHOULDER UP, SAVING HIS EAW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REIGN EVEN AFTER BEING HIT WITH LEVEL UP!!!!! ADAM LUCAS CAN’T BELIEVE IT, TURNING TOWARDS THE REFEREE AND BEGINNING TO ARGUE WITH HIM! While the referee insists that it was a two, that was as close as this match could possibly come to ending!

Persephone: I have no words.

James Peters: Adam Lucas pushes himself back to his feet, and if he wasn’t happy before, now he’s got to be furious. Not only is this match not over, but Jake also created a target thanks to Adam’s knee hitting the ring post. Adam begins to lift Jake up, and it looks like he’s saying this is over! I think things may have changed in the last few moments, as now Adam is the one that doesn’t want this match to drag out any longer!

Rich Russillo: Adam Lucas lifts Jake up, AND HE PULLS HIM INTO THE FULL NELSON SETUP! IT LOOKS LIKE NOW IT’S ADAM LOOKING FOR THE ONE MOVE THAT’D PUT JAKE DOWN WITHOUT QUESTION, AS HE LIFTS JAKE UP FOR THE ADAMINATOR!!!!!!!

James Peters: BUT IT DOESN’T CONNECT, BECAUSE AFTER BEING RAISED INTO THE AIR JAKE PULLED HIMSELF OUT OF IT BEFORE DROPPING DOWN AND ROLLING ADAM UP! NOT LIKE THIS, NOT AGAIN!!!!

OOOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

TTTTTWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Rich Russillo: ADAM WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE TO KICK OUT THIS TIME-

James Peters: BUT JAKE IMMEDIATELY BACKPEDALS INTO THE ROPES BEFORE FLYING AT ADAM WITH THE GOD COMPLEX!!!!!!! THE GOD COMPLEX CONNECTS!!!!

Persephone: ABOUT TIME, NOW PIN HIM!

Rich Russillo: JAKE SMITH CAN BARELY EVEN MOVE AFTER GETTING HIT WITH LEVEL UP, BUT HE HAS JUST ENOUGH LEFT TO PULL HIMSELF OVER ADAM LUCAS, HOOKING THE LEGS FOR THE COVER!!!! JAKE SMITH IS STILL THE EAW WORLD CHAMPION!!!

OOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

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James Peters: ADAM LUCAS WASN’T ABLE TO KICK OUT!

Rich Russillo: HOWEVER, HE WAS ABLE TO GRAB ONTO THE BOTTOM ROPE! ONCE AGAIN, ADAM LUCAS SURVIVES!!!!!!

Persephone: 😐

James Peters: JAKE WAS ONCE AGAIN ABLE TO FIND ONE GOOD OPENING AND TURN THIS ONE AROUND, BUT HE’S ALREADY TAKEN SO MUCH DAMAGE THAT HE COULDN’T DO ANYTHING ABOUT ADAM’S POSITIONING! JAKE MAY HAVE HAD THIS MATCH WON THERE, BUT WE’LL NEVER KNOW NOW AS ADAM KEEPS THIS ONE ALIVE!

Rich Russillo: Jake Smith slowly begins to sit up, and he just shakes his head. Jake has clearly adapted to his opponent well considering the rough start he had, but as great of a performance this has been, it won’t matter if Adam Lucas leaves Wicked Games as the EAW World Champion! Adam is determined to take that Championship, but Jake’s not the only one worn out! The longer this match goes on, the worse this seems to get for both men!

James Peters: Jake Smith slowly pushes himself back to his feet, and now he begins to pull Adam Lucas back to his feet-

Rich Russillo: ONLY TO BE SLAPPED IN THE FACE BY ADAM!!! ADAM LUCAS RETURNS THE FAVOR FOR WHAT JAKE DID AT THE START OF THE MATCH, SLAPPING THE CHAMPION IN THE FACE WITH WHATEVER HE MIGHT HAVE LEFT!

Persephone: Yeah, but that obviously didn’t take Jake down.

James Peters: NO, INSTEAD JAKE CONNECTS WITH A FOREARM, AND CONTINUES TO HIT ADAM WITH FOREARMS UNTIL HE’S BACKED INTO THE CORNER OF THE RING! JAKE SMITH THROWING EVERYTHING HE HAS AT ADAM LUCAS AS ADAM IS IN A BAD SPOT! THE REFEREE BREAKS THINGS UP, BUT JAKE SEEMS TO HAVE SOMETHING IN MIND AS HE BACKS INTO THE OPPOSITE CORNER BEFORE CHARGING IN-

Rich Russillo: BUT HE’S NOT ABLE TO CONNECT WITH WHATEVER HE HAD IN MIND, BECAUSE ADAM MANAGED TO GET A BOOT UP! Jake stumbles back, AND NOW ADAM DELIVERS THAT DISCUS PUNCH FOR A SECOND TIME! Adam now sending Jake into the corner, AND HE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWS THIS UP WITH A CLOTHESLINE!

Persephone: Adam pulls Jake out of the corner before lifting him onto the top rope. What’s he doing now?

James Peters: I think we’re about to find out, as Adam Lucas makes his way up onto the middle rope! I think Adam Lucas may be setting up for a superplex here, and this late into the match it might be enough to put this one away! ADAM LUCAS LIFTS JAKE UP FOR THE SUPERPLEX!!!!

Rich Russillo: BUT JAKE IS ABLE TO SLIP OUT OF ADAM’S GRASP AND FALL BACK INTO THE RING!!!! JAKE GRABS ADAM’S BAD LEG BEFORE PULLING IT OUT FROM UNDER HIM, AND ADAM FALLS FACE FIRST INTO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE! ADAM STUMBLES OUT OF THE CORNER, AND JAKE ONCE AGAIN KICKS ADAM’S LEG OUT FROM UNDER HIM! JAKE NOW RUNNING THE ROPES-

James Peters: BUT HE RUNS RIGHT INTO A LARIAT FROM ADAM, WHO PUT EVERYTHING HE HAD INTO THAT!!!! I THINK JAKE WAS LOOKING FOR THE GOD COMPLEX, BUT INSTEAD HE HAD HIS TAKEN OFF WITH THAT LARIAT!

Rich Russillo: Adam Lucas grabs Jake by the arm, AND IT LOOKS LIKE HE WAS ABOUT TO PULL JAKE INTO THE TRIANGLE CHOKE, BUT JAKE USES HIS FREE ARM TO PUNCH ADAM IN THE FACE! Jake saves himself from getting hit with Iconic- BUT AS SOON AS HE GETS BACK UP, ADAM HITS HIM WITH A STEP-UP ENZUIGIRI! JAKE SMITH IS BARELY ABLE TO STAND, AND NOW ADAM TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THIS AS HE BEGINS TO LIFT JAKE UP ONTO HIS SHOULDERS FOR A POWERSLAM!

Persephone: Jake was able to get out of it though, before hitting Adam with a backstabber! For some reason he doesn’t go for the cover though, and I’m not sure why. Does he want to lose or something!? What are you doing!?

James Peters: I think there’s a reason he didn’t go for the cover, and we’re about to find out what it is! Jake sees Adam beginning to stir, and as Adam begins finding his way back to his feet, JAKE RUNS UP TO THE TOP TURNBUCKLE, LOOKING FOR ONE OF THE SAME MOVES THAT DEFEATED CHARLIE MARR AT PAIN FOR PRIDE!!!

Rich Russillo: STARMAKER FROM THE TOP ROPE!!!!

James Peters: DOESN’T CONNECT!!!! ADAM WAS ABLE TO CATCH JAKE AND DROP HIM ON HIS HEAD WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX!!! ADAM LUCAS WITH A HUGE COUNTER, AND IT LOOKS LIKE JAKE MIGHT BE OUT OF IT!

Rich Russillo: Jake Smith has been trying to both wear down Adam Lucas and get under his skin throughout this match, but we know that endurance has always been one of Adam’s better traits! I don’t think Jake has enough left after basically being dropped on his head, and I think Adam knows that! Adam pushes himself back to his feet, AND HE SENDS JAKE INTO THE ROPES FOR LEVEL UP!

James Peters: BUT JAKE HOLDS ONTO THE ROPES TO AVOID BOUNCING OFF OF THEM! JAKE KNEW WHAT WAS COMING AND WAS ABLE TO PREVENT ADAM FROM GETTING THE CHANCE! JAKE ONCE AGAIN BEING SMART HERE AS ADAM IS FORCED TO CHARGE AT JAKE- AND THIS ALLOWS JAKE TO DUCK DOWN AND LIFT ADAM OVER THE TOP ROPE! Jake was able to avoid danger there, and this late into the match that might have kept the match alive entirely! Jake may have the upper hand here as Adam was forced to land on the apron, and now Jake turns towards Adam-

Rich Russillo: RIGHT INTO A FOREARM! IT LOOKS LIKE ADAM WAS PREPARED, AND JAKE STUMBLES INTO THE CENTER OF THE RING, ALLOWING ADAM TO FINALLY CONNECT WITH THE EQUALISER!!!!! THE EQUALISER CONNECTS ON JAKE SMITH, AND IF THERE’S ANY INDICATION JAKE HAS NOTHING LEFT, I THINK THAT’S IT! JAKE HAS BEEN ABLE TO AVOID THAT MOVE ALL THROUGHOUT THIS ONE, BUT ADAM FINALLY MANAGES TO CONNECT WITH THAT BUCKSHOT LARIAT!! WE MAY BE ON THE VERGE OF CROWNING A NEW EAW WORLD CHAMPION RIGHT NOW!

Persephone: Jake tries rolling out of the ring, but I think he’s a bit too late for that. Maybe if he just walked out from the start this wouldn’t have happened. Now he’s about to lose his Championship to the same guy he lost his last World title to.

James Peters: ADAM LUCAS RUSHES OVER TOWARDS JAKE SMITH, WHO HAS FALLEN OUT TO RINGSIDE, AND HE QUICKLY DRAGS HIM BACK UP BEFORE-

(*CRACK!*)

Persephone: :skip:

Rich Russillo: ARE YOU SERIOUS!? JAKE SMITH JUST SMASHED A STEEL CHAIR RIGHT OVER ADAM LUCAS’ HEAD!!!! JAKE JUST HIT ADAM WITH A STEEL CHAIR!!

James Peters: NOT ONLY THAT, BUT HE DID IT RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE REFEREE! THE REFEREE IS CALLING FOR THE BELL AS JAKE JUST GOT HIMSELF DISQUALIFIED, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, DON’T YOU!?

(Ding! Ding! Ding!)

Bella Braxton: Here is your winner by disqualification… AAAADDDDAAAAMMMMMM LLLLUUUUUUUUUCCCCAASSSSSSS!!!!!!

(The fans loudly begin to boo as the bell rings. Adam Lucas falls back in the ring, holding his head in pain following that chair shot. Jake on the other hand has a grin on his face as Bella Braxton continues to speak.)

Bella Braxton: However… STILL your EAW World Champion… JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE SMMMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTHHHHH!!!!!!

(The boos only grow louder as ‘360’ begins to play once again. Jake just shrugs his shoulders, heading over towards the timekeepers area and snatching his EAW World Championship before raising it for the crowd, who clearly isn’t happy to see Jake retain his title this way. Jake walks around the ringside area with his Championship raised, celebrating his “victory” while Adam Lucas recovers inside of the ring.)

Persephone: Well… At least the match is over.

James Peters: It was bad enough seeing how Charlie Marr was making it through his Championship defenses. I am starting to see what Captain Charisma meant when he said he was tired of Elitists like this holding the title.

Rich Russillo: I want to talk about how good of a match this was, but somehow Jake managed to top his actions at Bloodsport. This time he didn’t even win at all, getting himself disqualified and making use of Champion’s advantage. He knew he was in a bad spot, so he grabbed a chair from under the ring and hit Adam with it right in front of the referee.

Persephone: If Jake’s gonna start doing stuff like this from now on, he should try doing it at the start and not after he just wasted our time.

James Peters: That was a very disappointing way for this match to end, but as long as Jake is the EAW World Champion, that might be something we have to get used to.

(Jake Smith continues to hold up his Championship, talking trash to the fans in attendance as he begins making his way up the ramp. Adam Lucas is seen seated in the corner of the ring, holding his head after the shot with the steel chair. He isn’t amused whatsoever after the match ended this way, but Jake continues to celebrate his win as the camera fades out.)

(EAW logo buzzes.)

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