Post by silentpartner on Jun 30, 2019 13:04:04 GMT -5
The scene opens to Kowloon Zombie backstage stretching while Siberia Zombie paces in front of the camera.
SIBERIA ZOMBIE: I just want to make one thing clear. Nobody cares about you, NSFW. Nobody knew who you were until you got to Valor Pro. Nobody cared who you were until today. Cross and Dakota only care about themselves and not getting fired. We give you relevancy and you can pour over our words with a fine-toothed comb all you want and make up your little contradictions and mistakes because at the end of the day we are the better team.
She walks out of the room and Kowloon stops stretching and breathes in and out looking very zen. This all changes when he juts out a finger at the camera.
KOWLOON ZOMBIE: After today don’t worry about who you are. This match is going to challenge everything you hold dear! This is bigger than tag team wrestling! Don’t worry about people mistaking who you are. When you face the ZVS just worry about who you can be! We believe in you guys so don’t let us down.
And the shot cuts to Fukushima Zombie sleeping peacefully on a bench and you are kind of jealous with how full of bliss the little ghoul is before the camera cuts to the Show Logo.
SIBERIA ZOMBIE: I just want to make one thing clear. Nobody cares about you, NSFW. Nobody knew who you were until you got to Valor Pro. Nobody cared who you were until today. Cross and Dakota only care about themselves and not getting fired. We give you relevancy and you can pour over our words with a fine-toothed comb all you want and make up your little contradictions and mistakes because at the end of the day we are the better team.
She walks out of the room and Kowloon stops stretching and breathes in and out looking very zen. This all changes when he juts out a finger at the camera.
KOWLOON ZOMBIE: After today don’t worry about who you are. This match is going to challenge everything you hold dear! This is bigger than tag team wrestling! Don’t worry about people mistaking who you are. When you face the ZVS just worry about who you can be! We believe in you guys so don’t let us down.
And the shot cuts to Fukushima Zombie sleeping peacefully on a bench and you are kind of jealous with how full of bliss the little ghoul is before the camera cuts to the Show Logo.
"For The Glory" by All Good Things blares across the PA system while the camera shifts up to the main banner displayed at the top of the screen, and then to a sweeping shot of the Coliseo Cubierto Mayor. Pyro begins firing off across the stage, and the Columbian fans come to their feet at the sight of themselves on the big screen, cheering wildly and holding up their signs. One reads, "ZOMBIE VICE SQUAD; SAVE US", while another has "DJURDJEVIC IS UNYIELDING", and still another says "COSMO COOPER IS THE APEX, AND I'M HIS BETA!!". Danny Rizzo, Rekota, Indi Rhyder, and Berlin Anderson T-Shirts permeate the crowd, when suddenly the camera view shifts to one overlooking the ring. The camera zooms down the ramp, rises up over the top rope, through the ring, and finally drops down to settle on the announce booth where The Othello Brothers await with excited expressions.
LAURENCE OTHELLO: Welcome everyone to another episode of Blitz, coming to you live from the Coliseo Cubierto Mayor in beautiful Medellin, Columbia!
KENNETH OTHELLO: Home of Pablo Escabar and Cocaine! WOOOO!!
LO: Um....did you get a hold of some of the latter, Ken?
KO: WHOA, LAURENCE! You know that I never do drugs! I am strictly an alcoholic, thank you very much!
LO: Right you are, and fans, do we have one hell of a show for you tonight!
KO: Started things right off with Zombie Vice Squad at the top of the show giving fair warning to NSFW...
LO: Should be one hell of a fight, Ken. Both teams are looking to make their mark here tonight and get back into that Chimera Title hunt...
KO: Speaking of the Chimera Tag Champs, how about that decisive victory by Dakota Jennings over Jack Dempsey on Flipping The Script?
LO: I thought you were going to talk about the golf swing heard round the world...
KO: Well there's that too. Cross Recoba laid down the challenge that he was going to take out every single participant in the Rite of Kings Battle Royal last show, and so far he's put four of those competitors down.
LO: And he'll face one more of them here tonight. Indi Rhyder was able to ward him off after her win over Caroline O'Hara Burchill, but tonight she'll come face to face with The Fox, and unfortunately Dakota Jennings will also be at ringside.
KO: Unfortunately? I love me some Kota! Anytime she's around the chances for violence go up!
LO: That's what I'm afraid of....
KO: But that's not all folks, we are finally going to get to hear from Chris Callum after he left Brodie to take the fall in last show's Main Event!
LO: No doubt the Submission Machine is not happy how that all played out, and I'm interested to hear what Callum has to say about that Cosmo Cooper comeback despite his and his cohorts best efforts!
KO: Honestly, I don't think Callum has anything to worry about. He has assembled a rogues gallery to take on Cooper before their title match, whenever that's going to be, and now Cooper is running the gauntlet. Sure he defeated Brodie, but tonight he takes on Alexis Terry, the very woman who almost caused him not to show last time.
LO: You've got a point. It's almost like Callum has set up Cooper for the plot of Knightfall from the Batman comics.
KO: Just call him Bane...
LO: Speaking of Bane, Danny Rizzo will be taking on the bane of his existence later tonight in an UnYielding Championship match that is sure to be epic.
KO: Katya Djurdjevic has been on fire as of late, playing no small part in that Main Event last show we've been talking about. She held out longer than anyone could have expected until Cooper was able to finally make it out there.
LO: More than that, she's really taken the Valor Pro faithful's hearts, a fact that Danny Rizzo seems to have a problem with.
KO: C'mon, Laur, don't make Rizzo out to be some mook who is jealous of this upstart. It's like he said, these fans are fickle and they have bought into the new sensation. At the end of the day, they betrayed him because he finally went into business for himself.
LO: You know, the parallels between the two can not be denied. When The Risen first started in this company he had all the faith in the world and did everything he could to do the right thing, and he came face to face with a man called NovaCaine who, in a twisted sort of way, tried to beat that mentality out of Danny to make him stronger. Now, Katya Djurdjevic is the darling rookie, and it's Danny whose said that he will teach her that she doesn't know the meaning of the word UnYielding.
KO: Yeah, and Kavin Drell will be there to make sure that Rizzo doesn't forget!
LO: Unfortunately, I think you're right.
KO: Well, partner, what do you say we stop talking about the action and we just dive right into it...
LO: Sounds good to me. Let's start the show!
LAURENCE OTHELLO: Welcome everyone to another episode of Blitz, coming to you live from the Coliseo Cubierto Mayor in beautiful Medellin, Columbia!
KENNETH OTHELLO: Home of Pablo Escabar and Cocaine! WOOOO!!
LO: Um....did you get a hold of some of the latter, Ken?
KO: WHOA, LAURENCE! You know that I never do drugs! I am strictly an alcoholic, thank you very much!
LO: Right you are, and fans, do we have one hell of a show for you tonight!
KO: Started things right off with Zombie Vice Squad at the top of the show giving fair warning to NSFW...
LO: Should be one hell of a fight, Ken. Both teams are looking to make their mark here tonight and get back into that Chimera Title hunt...
KO: Speaking of the Chimera Tag Champs, how about that decisive victory by Dakota Jennings over Jack Dempsey on Flipping The Script?
LO: I thought you were going to talk about the golf swing heard round the world...
KO: Well there's that too. Cross Recoba laid down the challenge that he was going to take out every single participant in the Rite of Kings Battle Royal last show, and so far he's put four of those competitors down.
LO: And he'll face one more of them here tonight. Indi Rhyder was able to ward him off after her win over Caroline O'Hara Burchill, but tonight she'll come face to face with The Fox, and unfortunately Dakota Jennings will also be at ringside.
KO: Unfortunately? I love me some Kota! Anytime she's around the chances for violence go up!
LO: That's what I'm afraid of....
KO: But that's not all folks, we are finally going to get to hear from Chris Callum after he left Brodie to take the fall in last show's Main Event!
LO: No doubt the Submission Machine is not happy how that all played out, and I'm interested to hear what Callum has to say about that Cosmo Cooper comeback despite his and his cohorts best efforts!
KO: Honestly, I don't think Callum has anything to worry about. He has assembled a rogues gallery to take on Cooper before their title match, whenever that's going to be, and now Cooper is running the gauntlet. Sure he defeated Brodie, but tonight he takes on Alexis Terry, the very woman who almost caused him not to show last time.
LO: You've got a point. It's almost like Callum has set up Cooper for the plot of Knightfall from the Batman comics.
KO: Just call him Bane...
LO: Speaking of Bane, Danny Rizzo will be taking on the bane of his existence later tonight in an UnYielding Championship match that is sure to be epic.
KO: Katya Djurdjevic has been on fire as of late, playing no small part in that Main Event last show we've been talking about. She held out longer than anyone could have expected until Cooper was able to finally make it out there.
LO: More than that, she's really taken the Valor Pro faithful's hearts, a fact that Danny Rizzo seems to have a problem with.
KO: C'mon, Laur, don't make Rizzo out to be some mook who is jealous of this upstart. It's like he said, these fans are fickle and they have bought into the new sensation. At the end of the day, they betrayed him because he finally went into business for himself.
LO: You know, the parallels between the two can not be denied. When The Risen first started in this company he had all the faith in the world and did everything he could to do the right thing, and he came face to face with a man called NovaCaine who, in a twisted sort of way, tried to beat that mentality out of Danny to make him stronger. Now, Katya Djurdjevic is the darling rookie, and it's Danny whose said that he will teach her that she doesn't know the meaning of the word UnYielding.
KO: Yeah, and Kavin Drell will be there to make sure that Rizzo doesn't forget!
LO: Unfortunately, I think you're right.
KO: Well, partner, what do you say we stop talking about the action and we just dive right into it...
LO: Sounds good to me. Let's start the show!
We open backstage with Cosmo Cooper who earlier in the week said he wanted to have a one on one with Chris Callum. Just Chris and Cosmo… nobody else involved. We see The Apex wearing three championship belts backstage as he wonders the corridors looking for Callum’s locker room.
COOPER: Where is he?
Cosmo catches a production assistant backstage who points in a particular direction. Cosmo nods and then heads off towards Callum’s locker room.
COOPER: Where is he?
Cosmo catches a production assistant backstage who points in a particular direction. Cosmo nods and then heads off towards Callum’s locker room.
OPENING BOUT
RING ANNOUNCER: The following contest is set for one fall or submission....
'Karma Chameleon' by the Culture Club hits over the PA System, and Indi Rhyder skips out onto the stage to a pretty big ovation. She places her hand over her eyes to peer out at the crowd, a smile placed upon her lips. She turns to give the camera a wink as she passes on by down the ramp, slapping hands as she goes.
RING ANNOUNCER: Introducing first, standing at five foot five and weighting in at 130 pounds, hailing from Los Angeles, California....She is The Galactic Princess.....INDI RHYDDEERRR!!
As she reaches ringside she makes a dash across the front row with one hand extended for high fives, and then turns abruptly to leap up onto the ring apron, and then hops up to the second rope from the outside. She repeats the hand motion, covering her eyes to take in the capacity crowd with a grin, and then hops over the top rope to land safely in the ring. She moves to the far corner and starts stretching along the ropes to await her opponent.
LO: Indi Rhyder is undefeated here in Valor Pro thus far in her career, following just one step behind Katya Djurdjevic, which begs the question...when will she be receiving her first title shot?
KO: I wouldn't get ahead of yourself there, Laur, cause the man she faces tonight is looking to create his own title opportunities.
LO: I guess that's the whole point of this match isn't it? On the inaugural Flipping The Script, Cross Recoba declared war on all of the participants in the Rite of Kings Battle Royal, and claimed that he is the real Apex Champion.
KO: Well, it's kind of true, isn't it?
LO: Not in the slightest. Cosmo Cooper may have allowed Cross to do some of the work, but at the end he got the 1, 2, 3, and that's what it means to win a championship.
KO: Whatever! I think after what Cross did to Julie Miri, Maurice Yensman, Jack Dempsey, and Caroline O'Hara Burchill speaks volumes, and Indi Rhyder is just going to be one more victim to fall in his crusade.
'Turn To Stone' by Joe Walsh fills the arena as the lights dim and a single spot light illuminates the stage. Out from the curtain steps Cross Recoba and Dakota Jennings, arm in arm, while in his free hand he carries the dreaded lions head cane. They pause at the top of the stage, and Dakota confidently stares down at Indi Rhyder down in the ring while Cross uses the cane's handle to push his shag haircut out of his eyes. The Fans boo unmercifully for the duo, and they share a a smirk to one another before making their way down the ramp towards the ring.
RING ANNOUNCER: Introducing first, accompanied to the ring by Dakota Jennings, standing at five foot ten and weighting in at 230 pounds, hailing from New York, New York...He is one half of the Chimera Tag Team Champions...'THE FOX' CROSS RECOBBBAAA!!
Upon reaching ringside Dakota lets loose of Cross' arm and takes the cane from him as he climbs the steps and pauses on the ring apron to stare across at Indi Rhyder. Indi watches the duo cautiously, content with staying on her side of the ring until the contest begins. Recoba grins out at the crowd and indicates his opponent flippantly with a hand gesture before climbing into the ring and without much fanfare twirls his finger towards the referee to get the match started.
LO: Cross Recoba and Dakota Jennings have come out here supremely confident that this is going to be a walk in the park, even signaling he wants to go ahead and end this night early to the referee.
KO: Why shouldn't they be confident, Laur? They are the Chimera Tag Team Champions. Dakota defeated Jack Dempsey on Flipping The Script Episode#2, in the Main Event no less, and Cross has been all over the Apex title picture.
LO: Yeah, and as I alluded to before, Indi Rhyder is still undefeated since debuting. She isn't some flash in the pan, and The Fox would be wise not to overlook her.
KO: Certainly, but this will be Indi's biggest challenge to date, and I guess we're going to find out how she's going to handle it cause there goes the bell...
Indi and Cross circle in the center of the ring, the entire time a smug smirk across Recoba's lip. Finally the two lock up in the center of the ring, and immediately Cross shows his size advantage over Rhyder by forcing her all the way back into the corner, pushing her chin so that it awkwardly hangs over the top turnbuckle. Santiago steps in and calls for a clean break, and to everyone's surprise Recoba raises his hands and backs up, the smirk turning into a full blown grin. Indi watches him warily as she steps out of the corner, the two starting to circle once more. Again they lock up, and again Cross tries to force Rhyder back, but The Butterfly manages to slip out from his grasp for a quick go behind, and she pushes along with his momentum to run him chest first into the top turnbuckle of the corner, and then uses the impact to force him backwards into a rolling pin!
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LO: Cross out at two and a half, but I think that may have been a wake up call for the overconfident Fox who leaps to his feet and RUNS RIGHT INTO A PICTURE PERFECT DROPKICK FROM INDI RHYDER!
KO: Don't you worry about Recoba, he's just finding his pacing as he pops back to his feet and Indi rushes in but he catches her in a Tilt-A-Whirl...
LO: WHICH SHE TURNS INTO A HEADSCISSORS TAKE OVER!
KO: C'mon...just focus...get in the game!
Recoba pops up and is a little dizzy as he stutter steps, giving Indi just enough room to charge in with a falling Dropkick that shotguns him painfully into the nearby corner. Indi quickly scrambles to her feet and leaps to the second rope, trapping The Fox, and starts reigning down wicked right hands into the top of his skull as the crowd counts along. She gets all the way to seven before Recoba manages to worm his arms between himself and the Galactic Princess, and with a great shove sends her tumbling to the canvas. Indi, however, rolls with the impact to come back to her feet, and just as Recoba tries to take a step out she leaps right back to the second to trap him once again. More right hands, more counting from the crowd, but this time it only reaches five before Recoba has her by the legs, takes a step out from the corner, and then snaps straight down to the mat. Indi's face crashes against the top turnbuckle, and she clutches at her jaw in surprise as Recoba rises up behind her with a look unbecoming of a control artist.
LO: Indi Rhyder tasted the turnbuckle, and now she turns around and GETS LIT UP BY A KNIFE EDGE CHOP FROM RECOBA!
KO: Woooo! Now we're cooking!
Rhyder takes two more chops that have her trying to find her breath, and then Recoba takes her by the wrist and Irish Whips her to the far side with authority. Rhyder strikes the turnbuckles with enough force that it snaps her chest first down to the mat, adding to the wind that was already knocked out of her. She slowly rises, but Recoba is there with right hands, and she finds herself knocked back against the turnbuckles to recieve two more vicious chops. The sound echoes throughout the arena, and Dakota Jennings can be heard laughing over the grimaces of the crowd.
LO: Recoba now pulling Indi out of the corner, hooks her around the head, and SNAP SUPLEX plants her in the center of the ring...
KO: The Fox isn't done there...getting to his feet, falling into the ropes for some spring, and...Delayed Knee Drop right down across her forehead has Indi clutching her skull...
LO: This is definitely not the place that Rhyder wanted to find herself, and Recoba has effectively taken control of the pace here.
Indi starts to move to try and get up her feet and Cross steps in to help her, taking her by the wrist to push her back into the ropes to whip her to the opposite side. She rebounds and returns only to catch a Back Elbow that sends her crashing back down to the canvas, and Recoba grins as he drops a quick elbow to crush her into the mat immediately followed by a hook of the leg.
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LO: Kick Out at two, and Cross doesn't look surprised in the slightest.
KO: Forcing her to exert energy to get out from under him. Smart tactic.
LO: Yeah, and now Cross has her pulled up into a seated position and a deep rear naked choke...
Jennings yells some disparaging remarks at Indi from her vantage point outside the ring, while Cross continues to force the air from the woman's lungs. Indi reaches out for ropes that are way to far away to be any consequence, and seeing that, she starts kicking her boot against the mat which starts a clap from the crowd. Feeding off their energy she twists herself to the side, changing the choke into a headlock now, and gets a knee under herself. With a burst of strength she's able to push up to her feet, forcing Recoba to follow or lose his grip, and from there forces him back into the ropes. The Ref calls for a break, and after a four count Recoba finally lets loose and shoves Indi back towards the center of the ring. He charges forwards with a clothesline, but the Galactic Princess ducks under his arm, hooking it as he passes only to leap up and hook the other with her legs. She gives a wrenching pull backwards and Recoba has a look of shock on his face as he's dragged to the mat into a Crucifix Pin!
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LO: Kick Out from Recoba, and both competitors quickly onto their feet and here comes Recoba for another strike, but Indi tucks and rolls to the side to end up behind him....
KO: Feeds her arm through his legs, and there's a Schoolboy Pin!
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LO: Kick Out again, and now both quickly up to their feet, and Recoba walks right into a Small Package!
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KO: KICK OUT! They are scrambling to get back up and here comes Indi with a clothesline, but this time it's Recoba that ducks and she continues her momentum all the way to the ropes...
LO: Rhyder rebounds and Cross ducks his head for a Back Body, BUT INDI RHYDER WITH A SUNSET FLIP INTO A PIN!
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KO: THR-NO! RECOBA THRUSTS HIMSELF FORWARDS WHILE HOLDING ONTO HER LEGS INTO A PIN!
LO: NO! HE JUST SCRAMBLED UP TO HIS FEET, AND HE'S GOING FOR GARIBALDI'S GUILLOTINE!
KO: If he gets that locked in, it's over!
Indi struggles against cross, kicking and squirming as he tries to choke up and turn her over into the dread submission. Eventually Indi manages to get one foot free, and she starts hammering her boot into the man's chest. After about the third strike he is forced to let go of the other leg and stumbles back, and a quick kip up from Indi has her squared off right in front of him. Only for Recoba to burst forward, leaving his feet, with a clothesline that turns Rhyder inside out.
LO: MY GOD WHAT AN EXPLODER CLOTHESLINE!
KO: DAMN NEAR TOOK RHYDER'S HEAD OFF!
LO: And now a furious Recoba shoots the half and hooks the leg!
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KO: THRE-NO! Indi still able to kick out even after that tremendous impact, and now Recoba is pulling her up on her feet, hooks her around the head in cutter position...
LO: Cross leaping into the air for the Sicilian Typewriter...BUT INDI GOT HER HEAD LOOSE, AND CATCHES CROSS WITH A CUTTER AS HE COMPLETES THE FLIP!
KO: GOOD GOD! HOW DID SHE REVERSE THAT!
LO: I don't know, but both competitors are down on the mat sucking wind, and Santiago is starting a count...
The referee only gets up to a three before Indi and Cross begin crawling their way towards opposite sides of the ring. Once there they paw at the ropes to get themselves vertical, and at the same time turn to face one another. Indi wastes no time charging right in, but Cross is ready, dropping down while hooking the top rope to pull it along with him. Indi, however, instead of tripping and tumbling out, commits to a front flip over the top rope and to everyone's amazement lands on her feet on the outside. The fans erupt at her acrobatics as she turns to get eyes back on her opponent, but instead comes face to face with Dakota Jennings. The Firecracker's red hair jostles around her head as she talks shit to Rhyder, not looking to back down one inch. Indi points to the back and says something in return, and just when it looks like Dakota might rare back and deck her, Rhyder is wiped out by an incoming Cross Recoba with a Diving Dropkick over the top rope.
KO: A MILLION LIRA!
LO: YEAH! THANKS TO AN ASSIST FROM DAKOTA JENNINGS! GOD DAMN IT! I AM SOooooo TIRED OF THESE TWO JACKALS!
KO: Hey, they have style! They have Panache! They have a plan!
LO: Apparently that plan extends beyond just maiming people in the ring to try and get ahead of the game, but also to creating unfair situations everywhere they go! It isn't right, Ken!
KO: Whatever! Awww...look at that. Recoba just pecked Jennings on the cheek while yanking Rhyder up by the hair of the head....and now Kota is directing traffic...pointing at the steel steps....AND CROSS COMPLIES, DRIVING RHYDER FACE FIRST INTO THE STEEL!
LO: Damn it! Referee, get out there and do something!
The referee heavily admonishes Cross, and warns Dakota that he will eject her, but all he gets in response is a middle finger from The Firecracker. Recoba smirks before tossing Indi back into the ring, sliding in quickly behind her to roll her over onto her back and go for another cover.
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KO: THREe-NO! Indi just barely got out of that one, and I think she's done for....
LO: Well Cross Recoba certainly seems to think so, as he's calling for the end to this booing crowd...
The Fox struts around the ring, a huge smug grin on his face, finally coming to a stop to stand over a slow rising Indi Rhyder. The crowd, not having any of this arrogance from Recoba, pour boos into the ring by the bucket loads. Recoba just continues to gloat, reaching down to pull Indi up by the chin, and then scooping her up onto his shoulder into Tombstone position. Suddenly Indi Rhyder comes alive, her legs desperately kicking while her hands find Recoba's knees and push against them. She gets halfway up onto his shoulder, and then in a shockingly swift action, swings both legs around only to hook Cross around the head, and uses the shift in momentum to drive Cross face first into the canvas with a Bulldog!
LO: I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO CALL THAT, BUT IT WAS ONE HELL OF A REVERSAL TO THE UP ALL NIGHT IN DAKOTA!
KO: Yeah, and Dakota Jennings doesn't look too pleased about it!
LO: Both competitors are down in the center of the ring, and the referee is going for a count....OR NOT! CAUSE INDI RHYDER JUST KIPPED UP TO A STANDING OVATION!
KO: What the hell?!? Where in the hell is she getting this second wind from?!?
LO: I don't know, but she just bounded for the ropes, hits for momentum, dives into a front roll and comes back up WITH A DOUBLE STOMP RIGHT DOWN INTO THE CENTER OF RECOBA'S SPINE!
KO: AHH! YOU CAN'T TREAT THE FOX LIKE THAT!
LO: Recoba writhing on the mat in pain, trying to force himself back up to his feet....stumbling right over into the nearby corner for support...
KO: Watch out, Cross....here she comes!
LO: INDI RHYDER CHARGES IN, LEAVES HER FEET, AND PUTS THEM RIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE AND TOP ROPE TO DRIVE HER HER FOREARM INTO RECOBA'S SKULL!
KO: Cross stumbling out of the corner while Indi flips all the way through to the apron, and then bounds up to the top turnbuckle.....No! Don't turn around champ!
LO: BUT HE DOES...RIGHT INTO A MISSLE DROP KICK THAT SENDS HIM CRASHING TO THE CANVAS! RHYDER SCRAMBLES OVER AND HOOKS THE LEG FOR A COVER!
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KO: THREe-LOOK! CROSS GOT HIS FOOT ON THE BOTTOM ROPE!
LO: NO HE DIDN'T! THAT WAS DAKOTA JENNINGS! GET THAT JEZEBEL OUT OF HERE!
KO: WHOA! You better watch your tone, Laur, or you might find yourself crowned by the Chairwoman of VPW!
LO: I don't care anymore! Indi Rhyder had Cross Recoba beat, and Dakota Jennings reached into the ring and pulled his foot on the bottom rope to save the match for him! She has no place out here, and vice versa in her matches.
KO: How can you say that? They are the Power Couple of VPW, not to mention the Chimera Tag Team Champions! They go everywhere together!
LO: Well Indi Rhyder is trying to explain the interference to the referee, but apparently Santiago didn't see it, and Dakota Jennings is just watching on with a grin.
KO: And this is also giving Cross Recoba valuable time to recover, which is not something you want to do with someone the caliber of The Fox!
Indi finally shakes her head in disappointment, looking to the crowd for encouragement which she readily receives. Cross has halfway made his way back to his feet against the ropes, and Indi takes him by the wrist and shoots him off to the opposite side. Cross returns and Indi meets him in the center of the ring with a nasty looking spear that drives her shoulder through his midsection. Cross clutches at his stomach as Indi pops up, and heads towards the ropes and out to the apron. She makes her way to the closest set of turnbuckles and starts a climb to the top, beckoning for Recoba to get to his feet. Slowly but surely he responds, seemingly out of it as he stumbles up, and then eventually turns in Rhyder's direction. The minute he's in position Indi takes flight, leaping forward into a front flip off the top rope that aims to bring her crashing down into a seated position on Recoba's chest.
LO: INDI WITH THE COOL RHYDER ON RECOBA..NO! CROSS REVERSES INTO A POWERBOMB!! GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY WHAT IMPACT!
KO: RECOBA FALLING FORWARD WITH INDI'S KNEES ON HIS SHOULDERS FOR A PIN!
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LO: THREE!NO! Rhyder kicked out and Recoba just fell to the mat beside her with a look of shock on his face!
KO: Him and me both! I honestly thought that was it!
LO: Recoba pushing up to his feet, and he looks pissed now....grabbing Indi by the legs and choking up....HE'S GOING FOR IT AGAIN!
KO: GARIBALDI'S GUILLOTINE!
LO: Well...it would be if Rhyder wasn't fighting against The Fox, but she's managed to worm her way all the way to the ropes where she just grabbed the ropes...
KO: What the hell, man? He couldn't turn her over, and now Santiago is forcing her to make the break...
Cross abandons the legs and goes for stomps instead, grabbing the top rope for leverage so that every time he lays the boot it's measured. Indi is pushed all the way out to the apron and eventually out to the concrete floor, and Cross nods to Dakota who starts to round the ring post to that side of the ring.
LO: What the hell does she think she's doing? She has no business getting in Indi Rhyder's space...she's done enough!
KO: Oh relax, Laur. I'm sure she's just stepping over to check on her fellow female competitor to make sure she can continue...
Cross grabs Santiago by the collar of his shirt and drags him to the other side of the ring while the referee protests and makes threats of disqualification. Meanwhile, Dakota closes the gap between her and Indi, and starts laying in vicious stomps of her own as the woman tries to pull herself up with help from the apron. Jennings grabs Indi by the wrist and whips her towards the steel guard rail, but to everyone's surprise, Indi leaps up to the top of the steel and then bounds backwards with a breathtaking moonsault that wipes out Jennings. Recoba's eyes go wide in the ring at the sight of this, and he quickly pushes the referee out of his way as Indi slowly makes her way back to her feet, standing over Jennings. She turns back towards the squared circle just in time to catch a baseball slide from Recoba that blasts her back into the steel guardrail she had avoided earlier!
LO: DAMN IT! Dakota Jennings may not have gotten the chance to do her worst, but she provided enough of a distraction that Recoba could capitalize!
KO: That's what's called being a partner, Laur!
LO: I call it cheating, plain and simple....and now Recoba has rolled out of the ring, and the referee is starting a count as he moves in on Rhyder!
Recoba gets a handful of Indi's hair as he points to the ring steps, the crowd pouring out their hate for The Fox. He just sneers as he gets a running go and guides Indi face first towards the steel. At the last second Rhyder suddenly puts on the brakes and manages to get behind Recoba, and with a shove to his back sends him careening gut first into the steps with a loud 'CLANG'. Recoba clutches at his midsection as Indi takes a moment to catch her breath, but the referee's count of seven brings her back to reality. She reaches over to grab Recoba to try and get him to his feet so that she can roll him back in, but she's suddenly met with an elbow to the gut, and then her skull finally tastes the steel thanks to Cross. Rhyder slumps across the top of the steps, but Recoba is unable to follow up, instead dropping to a knee to clutch at his midsection. The referee's hands flash up for ten, and then signals back for the bell as the crowd looks on in confusion.
LO: I can't believe it...
KO: What the hell man?
RING ANNOUNCER: As a result of neither participant being able to answer the count of ten, this match has been deemed a DRAW!
LO: A double count out. I don't think anyone wanted to end this match that way.
KO: I don't think that either competitor would want to either....this doesn't put that exclamation point on what Recoba has been trying to do, and it doesn't further Indi's record either...
LO: No, but sometimes it happens. I mean, these two put on one hell of a show despite the constant interference from Jennings. I mean, in all reality, Indi probably would have won this match if there hadn't been so many blatant infractions.
KO: Whatever, Laur. I guess we'll never know....wait a minute....DAKOTA JENNINGS HAS A STEEL CHAIR!
LO: GOD ALMIGHTY! GET SECURITY!
Indi pushes up off the steps clutching her forehead as she tries to orient herself to what exactly just happened. Recoba, off to the side of her gets to his feet as well, and he turns back to the woman with a snarl as the referee informs them of the double count out from the ring. Recoba shakes his head and starts to take a step towards Indi, but before he can actually make a move a steel chair whistles through the air and clocks Rhyder where she stands. The chair literally wraps around the woman's skull so that when she falls back to the floor she's still wearing it. Recoba's eyebrows go up and he casts a glance at his lover, Dakota Jennings, who shrugs her shoulders with a grin. He returns the expression with a smirk, and offers his arm as the Chimera Tag Team Champions make their exit.
LO: These two make me absolutely sick! Cross Recoba couldn't deliver on his promises so he Dakota Jennings blasts poor Indi Rhyder with a steel chair. It's no wonder that Dakota's job is in jeopardy after witnessing behavior like this..
KO: I don't see why you're making such a big deal out of this, Laur. It's the wrestling business. This is what people should expect by now if you face the team of Rekota! They are just too legit to quit!
LO: Legitimate assholes, maybe. God...can we get some medical staff down here to ringside to attend to Rhyder!
The fans boo as Rekota make their way to the top of the stage, sidestepping as EMT's rush down to the scene of the crime. The power couple laugh before disappearing behind the curtain while medical gingerly remove the chair from around Indi's head. They work on the young woman for a few moments before Indi finally shows signs of life, allowing one of the technicians to help her as she tries to get to her feet. Once vertical the building pops huge for The Galactic Princess, and she offers a weak smile and a wave before clutching the top of her skull to be led towards the back. The camera focuses on a beleaguered Rhyder just before cutting backstage.
'Karma Chameleon' by the Culture Club hits over the PA System, and Indi Rhyder skips out onto the stage to a pretty big ovation. She places her hand over her eyes to peer out at the crowd, a smile placed upon her lips. She turns to give the camera a wink as she passes on by down the ramp, slapping hands as she goes.
RING ANNOUNCER: Introducing first, standing at five foot five and weighting in at 130 pounds, hailing from Los Angeles, California....She is The Galactic Princess.....INDI RHYDDEERRR!!
As she reaches ringside she makes a dash across the front row with one hand extended for high fives, and then turns abruptly to leap up onto the ring apron, and then hops up to the second rope from the outside. She repeats the hand motion, covering her eyes to take in the capacity crowd with a grin, and then hops over the top rope to land safely in the ring. She moves to the far corner and starts stretching along the ropes to await her opponent.
LO: Indi Rhyder is undefeated here in Valor Pro thus far in her career, following just one step behind Katya Djurdjevic, which begs the question...when will she be receiving her first title shot?
KO: I wouldn't get ahead of yourself there, Laur, cause the man she faces tonight is looking to create his own title opportunities.
LO: I guess that's the whole point of this match isn't it? On the inaugural Flipping The Script, Cross Recoba declared war on all of the participants in the Rite of Kings Battle Royal, and claimed that he is the real Apex Champion.
KO: Well, it's kind of true, isn't it?
LO: Not in the slightest. Cosmo Cooper may have allowed Cross to do some of the work, but at the end he got the 1, 2, 3, and that's what it means to win a championship.
KO: Whatever! I think after what Cross did to Julie Miri, Maurice Yensman, Jack Dempsey, and Caroline O'Hara Burchill speaks volumes, and Indi Rhyder is just going to be one more victim to fall in his crusade.
'Turn To Stone' by Joe Walsh fills the arena as the lights dim and a single spot light illuminates the stage. Out from the curtain steps Cross Recoba and Dakota Jennings, arm in arm, while in his free hand he carries the dreaded lions head cane. They pause at the top of the stage, and Dakota confidently stares down at Indi Rhyder down in the ring while Cross uses the cane's handle to push his shag haircut out of his eyes. The Fans boo unmercifully for the duo, and they share a a smirk to one another before making their way down the ramp towards the ring.
RING ANNOUNCER: Introducing first, accompanied to the ring by Dakota Jennings, standing at five foot ten and weighting in at 230 pounds, hailing from New York, New York...He is one half of the Chimera Tag Team Champions...'THE FOX' CROSS RECOBBBAAA!!
Upon reaching ringside Dakota lets loose of Cross' arm and takes the cane from him as he climbs the steps and pauses on the ring apron to stare across at Indi Rhyder. Indi watches the duo cautiously, content with staying on her side of the ring until the contest begins. Recoba grins out at the crowd and indicates his opponent flippantly with a hand gesture before climbing into the ring and without much fanfare twirls his finger towards the referee to get the match started.
LO: Cross Recoba and Dakota Jennings have come out here supremely confident that this is going to be a walk in the park, even signaling he wants to go ahead and end this night early to the referee.
KO: Why shouldn't they be confident, Laur? They are the Chimera Tag Team Champions. Dakota defeated Jack Dempsey on Flipping The Script Episode#2, in the Main Event no less, and Cross has been all over the Apex title picture.
LO: Yeah, and as I alluded to before, Indi Rhyder is still undefeated since debuting. She isn't some flash in the pan, and The Fox would be wise not to overlook her.
KO: Certainly, but this will be Indi's biggest challenge to date, and I guess we're going to find out how she's going to handle it cause there goes the bell...
Indi and Cross circle in the center of the ring, the entire time a smug smirk across Recoba's lip. Finally the two lock up in the center of the ring, and immediately Cross shows his size advantage over Rhyder by forcing her all the way back into the corner, pushing her chin so that it awkwardly hangs over the top turnbuckle. Santiago steps in and calls for a clean break, and to everyone's surprise Recoba raises his hands and backs up, the smirk turning into a full blown grin. Indi watches him warily as she steps out of the corner, the two starting to circle once more. Again they lock up, and again Cross tries to force Rhyder back, but The Butterfly manages to slip out from his grasp for a quick go behind, and she pushes along with his momentum to run him chest first into the top turnbuckle of the corner, and then uses the impact to force him backwards into a rolling pin!
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LO: Cross out at two and a half, but I think that may have been a wake up call for the overconfident Fox who leaps to his feet and RUNS RIGHT INTO A PICTURE PERFECT DROPKICK FROM INDI RHYDER!
KO: Don't you worry about Recoba, he's just finding his pacing as he pops back to his feet and Indi rushes in but he catches her in a Tilt-A-Whirl...
LO: WHICH SHE TURNS INTO A HEADSCISSORS TAKE OVER!
KO: C'mon...just focus...get in the game!
Recoba pops up and is a little dizzy as he stutter steps, giving Indi just enough room to charge in with a falling Dropkick that shotguns him painfully into the nearby corner. Indi quickly scrambles to her feet and leaps to the second rope, trapping The Fox, and starts reigning down wicked right hands into the top of his skull as the crowd counts along. She gets all the way to seven before Recoba manages to worm his arms between himself and the Galactic Princess, and with a great shove sends her tumbling to the canvas. Indi, however, rolls with the impact to come back to her feet, and just as Recoba tries to take a step out she leaps right back to the second to trap him once again. More right hands, more counting from the crowd, but this time it only reaches five before Recoba has her by the legs, takes a step out from the corner, and then snaps straight down to the mat. Indi's face crashes against the top turnbuckle, and she clutches at her jaw in surprise as Recoba rises up behind her with a look unbecoming of a control artist.
LO: Indi Rhyder tasted the turnbuckle, and now she turns around and GETS LIT UP BY A KNIFE EDGE CHOP FROM RECOBA!
KO: Woooo! Now we're cooking!
Rhyder takes two more chops that have her trying to find her breath, and then Recoba takes her by the wrist and Irish Whips her to the far side with authority. Rhyder strikes the turnbuckles with enough force that it snaps her chest first down to the mat, adding to the wind that was already knocked out of her. She slowly rises, but Recoba is there with right hands, and she finds herself knocked back against the turnbuckles to recieve two more vicious chops. The sound echoes throughout the arena, and Dakota Jennings can be heard laughing over the grimaces of the crowd.
LO: Recoba now pulling Indi out of the corner, hooks her around the head, and SNAP SUPLEX plants her in the center of the ring...
KO: The Fox isn't done there...getting to his feet, falling into the ropes for some spring, and...Delayed Knee Drop right down across her forehead has Indi clutching her skull...
LO: This is definitely not the place that Rhyder wanted to find herself, and Recoba has effectively taken control of the pace here.
Indi starts to move to try and get up her feet and Cross steps in to help her, taking her by the wrist to push her back into the ropes to whip her to the opposite side. She rebounds and returns only to catch a Back Elbow that sends her crashing back down to the canvas, and Recoba grins as he drops a quick elbow to crush her into the mat immediately followed by a hook of the leg.
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LO: Kick Out at two, and Cross doesn't look surprised in the slightest.
KO: Forcing her to exert energy to get out from under him. Smart tactic.
LO: Yeah, and now Cross has her pulled up into a seated position and a deep rear naked choke...
Jennings yells some disparaging remarks at Indi from her vantage point outside the ring, while Cross continues to force the air from the woman's lungs. Indi reaches out for ropes that are way to far away to be any consequence, and seeing that, she starts kicking her boot against the mat which starts a clap from the crowd. Feeding off their energy she twists herself to the side, changing the choke into a headlock now, and gets a knee under herself. With a burst of strength she's able to push up to her feet, forcing Recoba to follow or lose his grip, and from there forces him back into the ropes. The Ref calls for a break, and after a four count Recoba finally lets loose and shoves Indi back towards the center of the ring. He charges forwards with a clothesline, but the Galactic Princess ducks under his arm, hooking it as he passes only to leap up and hook the other with her legs. She gives a wrenching pull backwards and Recoba has a look of shock on his face as he's dragged to the mat into a Crucifix Pin!
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LO: Kick Out from Recoba, and both competitors quickly onto their feet and here comes Recoba for another strike, but Indi tucks and rolls to the side to end up behind him....
KO: Feeds her arm through his legs, and there's a Schoolboy Pin!
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LO: Kick Out again, and now both quickly up to their feet, and Recoba walks right into a Small Package!
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KO: KICK OUT! They are scrambling to get back up and here comes Indi with a clothesline, but this time it's Recoba that ducks and she continues her momentum all the way to the ropes...
LO: Rhyder rebounds and Cross ducks his head for a Back Body, BUT INDI RHYDER WITH A SUNSET FLIP INTO A PIN!
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KO: THR-NO! RECOBA THRUSTS HIMSELF FORWARDS WHILE HOLDING ONTO HER LEGS INTO A PIN!
LO: NO! HE JUST SCRAMBLED UP TO HIS FEET, AND HE'S GOING FOR GARIBALDI'S GUILLOTINE!
KO: If he gets that locked in, it's over!
Indi struggles against cross, kicking and squirming as he tries to choke up and turn her over into the dread submission. Eventually Indi manages to get one foot free, and she starts hammering her boot into the man's chest. After about the third strike he is forced to let go of the other leg and stumbles back, and a quick kip up from Indi has her squared off right in front of him. Only for Recoba to burst forward, leaving his feet, with a clothesline that turns Rhyder inside out.
LO: MY GOD WHAT AN EXPLODER CLOTHESLINE!
KO: DAMN NEAR TOOK RHYDER'S HEAD OFF!
LO: And now a furious Recoba shoots the half and hooks the leg!
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KO: THRE-NO! Indi still able to kick out even after that tremendous impact, and now Recoba is pulling her up on her feet, hooks her around the head in cutter position...
LO: Cross leaping into the air for the Sicilian Typewriter...BUT INDI GOT HER HEAD LOOSE, AND CATCHES CROSS WITH A CUTTER AS HE COMPLETES THE FLIP!
KO: GOOD GOD! HOW DID SHE REVERSE THAT!
LO: I don't know, but both competitors are down on the mat sucking wind, and Santiago is starting a count...
The referee only gets up to a three before Indi and Cross begin crawling their way towards opposite sides of the ring. Once there they paw at the ropes to get themselves vertical, and at the same time turn to face one another. Indi wastes no time charging right in, but Cross is ready, dropping down while hooking the top rope to pull it along with him. Indi, however, instead of tripping and tumbling out, commits to a front flip over the top rope and to everyone's amazement lands on her feet on the outside. The fans erupt at her acrobatics as she turns to get eyes back on her opponent, but instead comes face to face with Dakota Jennings. The Firecracker's red hair jostles around her head as she talks shit to Rhyder, not looking to back down one inch. Indi points to the back and says something in return, and just when it looks like Dakota might rare back and deck her, Rhyder is wiped out by an incoming Cross Recoba with a Diving Dropkick over the top rope.
KO: A MILLION LIRA!
LO: YEAH! THANKS TO AN ASSIST FROM DAKOTA JENNINGS! GOD DAMN IT! I AM SOooooo TIRED OF THESE TWO JACKALS!
KO: Hey, they have style! They have Panache! They have a plan!
LO: Apparently that plan extends beyond just maiming people in the ring to try and get ahead of the game, but also to creating unfair situations everywhere they go! It isn't right, Ken!
KO: Whatever! Awww...look at that. Recoba just pecked Jennings on the cheek while yanking Rhyder up by the hair of the head....and now Kota is directing traffic...pointing at the steel steps....AND CROSS COMPLIES, DRIVING RHYDER FACE FIRST INTO THE STEEL!
LO: Damn it! Referee, get out there and do something!
The referee heavily admonishes Cross, and warns Dakota that he will eject her, but all he gets in response is a middle finger from The Firecracker. Recoba smirks before tossing Indi back into the ring, sliding in quickly behind her to roll her over onto her back and go for another cover.
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KO: THREe-NO! Indi just barely got out of that one, and I think she's done for....
LO: Well Cross Recoba certainly seems to think so, as he's calling for the end to this booing crowd...
The Fox struts around the ring, a huge smug grin on his face, finally coming to a stop to stand over a slow rising Indi Rhyder. The crowd, not having any of this arrogance from Recoba, pour boos into the ring by the bucket loads. Recoba just continues to gloat, reaching down to pull Indi up by the chin, and then scooping her up onto his shoulder into Tombstone position. Suddenly Indi Rhyder comes alive, her legs desperately kicking while her hands find Recoba's knees and push against them. She gets halfway up onto his shoulder, and then in a shockingly swift action, swings both legs around only to hook Cross around the head, and uses the shift in momentum to drive Cross face first into the canvas with a Bulldog!
LO: I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO CALL THAT, BUT IT WAS ONE HELL OF A REVERSAL TO THE UP ALL NIGHT IN DAKOTA!
KO: Yeah, and Dakota Jennings doesn't look too pleased about it!
LO: Both competitors are down in the center of the ring, and the referee is going for a count....OR NOT! CAUSE INDI RHYDER JUST KIPPED UP TO A STANDING OVATION!
KO: What the hell?!? Where in the hell is she getting this second wind from?!?
LO: I don't know, but she just bounded for the ropes, hits for momentum, dives into a front roll and comes back up WITH A DOUBLE STOMP RIGHT DOWN INTO THE CENTER OF RECOBA'S SPINE!
KO: AHH! YOU CAN'T TREAT THE FOX LIKE THAT!
LO: Recoba writhing on the mat in pain, trying to force himself back up to his feet....stumbling right over into the nearby corner for support...
KO: Watch out, Cross....here she comes!
LO: INDI RHYDER CHARGES IN, LEAVES HER FEET, AND PUTS THEM RIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE AND TOP ROPE TO DRIVE HER HER FOREARM INTO RECOBA'S SKULL!
KO: Cross stumbling out of the corner while Indi flips all the way through to the apron, and then bounds up to the top turnbuckle.....No! Don't turn around champ!
LO: BUT HE DOES...RIGHT INTO A MISSLE DROP KICK THAT SENDS HIM CRASHING TO THE CANVAS! RHYDER SCRAMBLES OVER AND HOOKS THE LEG FOR A COVER!
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KO: THREe-LOOK! CROSS GOT HIS FOOT ON THE BOTTOM ROPE!
LO: NO HE DIDN'T! THAT WAS DAKOTA JENNINGS! GET THAT JEZEBEL OUT OF HERE!
KO: WHOA! You better watch your tone, Laur, or you might find yourself crowned by the Chairwoman of VPW!
LO: I don't care anymore! Indi Rhyder had Cross Recoba beat, and Dakota Jennings reached into the ring and pulled his foot on the bottom rope to save the match for him! She has no place out here, and vice versa in her matches.
KO: How can you say that? They are the Power Couple of VPW, not to mention the Chimera Tag Team Champions! They go everywhere together!
LO: Well Indi Rhyder is trying to explain the interference to the referee, but apparently Santiago didn't see it, and Dakota Jennings is just watching on with a grin.
KO: And this is also giving Cross Recoba valuable time to recover, which is not something you want to do with someone the caliber of The Fox!
Indi finally shakes her head in disappointment, looking to the crowd for encouragement which she readily receives. Cross has halfway made his way back to his feet against the ropes, and Indi takes him by the wrist and shoots him off to the opposite side. Cross returns and Indi meets him in the center of the ring with a nasty looking spear that drives her shoulder through his midsection. Cross clutches at his stomach as Indi pops up, and heads towards the ropes and out to the apron. She makes her way to the closest set of turnbuckles and starts a climb to the top, beckoning for Recoba to get to his feet. Slowly but surely he responds, seemingly out of it as he stumbles up, and then eventually turns in Rhyder's direction. The minute he's in position Indi takes flight, leaping forward into a front flip off the top rope that aims to bring her crashing down into a seated position on Recoba's chest.
LO: INDI WITH THE COOL RHYDER ON RECOBA..NO! CROSS REVERSES INTO A POWERBOMB!! GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY WHAT IMPACT!
KO: RECOBA FALLING FORWARD WITH INDI'S KNEES ON HIS SHOULDERS FOR A PIN!
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LO: THREE!NO! Rhyder kicked out and Recoba just fell to the mat beside her with a look of shock on his face!
KO: Him and me both! I honestly thought that was it!
LO: Recoba pushing up to his feet, and he looks pissed now....grabbing Indi by the legs and choking up....HE'S GOING FOR IT AGAIN!
KO: GARIBALDI'S GUILLOTINE!
LO: Well...it would be if Rhyder wasn't fighting against The Fox, but she's managed to worm her way all the way to the ropes where she just grabbed the ropes...
KO: What the hell, man? He couldn't turn her over, and now Santiago is forcing her to make the break...
Cross abandons the legs and goes for stomps instead, grabbing the top rope for leverage so that every time he lays the boot it's measured. Indi is pushed all the way out to the apron and eventually out to the concrete floor, and Cross nods to Dakota who starts to round the ring post to that side of the ring.
LO: What the hell does she think she's doing? She has no business getting in Indi Rhyder's space...she's done enough!
KO: Oh relax, Laur. I'm sure she's just stepping over to check on her fellow female competitor to make sure she can continue...
Cross grabs Santiago by the collar of his shirt and drags him to the other side of the ring while the referee protests and makes threats of disqualification. Meanwhile, Dakota closes the gap between her and Indi, and starts laying in vicious stomps of her own as the woman tries to pull herself up with help from the apron. Jennings grabs Indi by the wrist and whips her towards the steel guard rail, but to everyone's surprise, Indi leaps up to the top of the steel and then bounds backwards with a breathtaking moonsault that wipes out Jennings. Recoba's eyes go wide in the ring at the sight of this, and he quickly pushes the referee out of his way as Indi slowly makes her way back to her feet, standing over Jennings. She turns back towards the squared circle just in time to catch a baseball slide from Recoba that blasts her back into the steel guardrail she had avoided earlier!
LO: DAMN IT! Dakota Jennings may not have gotten the chance to do her worst, but she provided enough of a distraction that Recoba could capitalize!
KO: That's what's called being a partner, Laur!
LO: I call it cheating, plain and simple....and now Recoba has rolled out of the ring, and the referee is starting a count as he moves in on Rhyder!
Recoba gets a handful of Indi's hair as he points to the ring steps, the crowd pouring out their hate for The Fox. He just sneers as he gets a running go and guides Indi face first towards the steel. At the last second Rhyder suddenly puts on the brakes and manages to get behind Recoba, and with a shove to his back sends him careening gut first into the steps with a loud 'CLANG'. Recoba clutches at his midsection as Indi takes a moment to catch her breath, but the referee's count of seven brings her back to reality. She reaches over to grab Recoba to try and get him to his feet so that she can roll him back in, but she's suddenly met with an elbow to the gut, and then her skull finally tastes the steel thanks to Cross. Rhyder slumps across the top of the steps, but Recoba is unable to follow up, instead dropping to a knee to clutch at his midsection. The referee's hands flash up for ten, and then signals back for the bell as the crowd looks on in confusion.
LO: I can't believe it...
KO: What the hell man?
RING ANNOUNCER: As a result of neither participant being able to answer the count of ten, this match has been deemed a DRAW!
LO: A double count out. I don't think anyone wanted to end this match that way.
KO: I don't think that either competitor would want to either....this doesn't put that exclamation point on what Recoba has been trying to do, and it doesn't further Indi's record either...
LO: No, but sometimes it happens. I mean, these two put on one hell of a show despite the constant interference from Jennings. I mean, in all reality, Indi probably would have won this match if there hadn't been so many blatant infractions.
KO: Whatever, Laur. I guess we'll never know....wait a minute....DAKOTA JENNINGS HAS A STEEL CHAIR!
LO: GOD ALMIGHTY! GET SECURITY!
Indi pushes up off the steps clutching her forehead as she tries to orient herself to what exactly just happened. Recoba, off to the side of her gets to his feet as well, and he turns back to the woman with a snarl as the referee informs them of the double count out from the ring. Recoba shakes his head and starts to take a step towards Indi, but before he can actually make a move a steel chair whistles through the air and clocks Rhyder where she stands. The chair literally wraps around the woman's skull so that when she falls back to the floor she's still wearing it. Recoba's eyebrows go up and he casts a glance at his lover, Dakota Jennings, who shrugs her shoulders with a grin. He returns the expression with a smirk, and offers his arm as the Chimera Tag Team Champions make their exit.
LO: These two make me absolutely sick! Cross Recoba couldn't deliver on his promises so he Dakota Jennings blasts poor Indi Rhyder with a steel chair. It's no wonder that Dakota's job is in jeopardy after witnessing behavior like this..
KO: I don't see why you're making such a big deal out of this, Laur. It's the wrestling business. This is what people should expect by now if you face the team of Rekota! They are just too legit to quit!
LO: Legitimate assholes, maybe. God...can we get some medical staff down here to ringside to attend to Rhyder!
The fans boo as Rekota make their way to the top of the stage, sidestepping as EMT's rush down to the scene of the crime. The power couple laugh before disappearing behind the curtain while medical gingerly remove the chair from around Indi's head. They work on the young woman for a few moments before Indi finally shows signs of life, allowing one of the technicians to help her as she tries to get to her feet. Once vertical the building pops huge for The Galactic Princess, and she offers a weak smile and a wave before clutching the top of her skull to be led towards the back. The camera focuses on a beleaguered Rhyder just before cutting backstage.
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The Bronx Brawler gives an absolutely dazzling smile before snickering, and throwing the Yankees cap away as if it were toxic. The beat-up, worn-in Mets cap can’t take its place fast enough.
MIKE MCGUIRE: I hope you know that’s what you sound like, ZVS. But the time for talking is over with. Now get on your high horses and ride ‘em out to the ring, put the preaching away, and let’s fucking fight.
BISHOP CHURCH: Buy our stuff, too.
The scene fades in to Cooper ready to confront Chris Callum. Cooper paces back and forth for a moment before turning a corner in the hallway, and suddenly he is face to face with Chris’s heavy… Zack Burton. You would have thought Cosmo saw a ghost as he stumbles backwards. Burton smirks and flexes his muscles a few times as he steps forward. Beyond the door, Cosmo sees CALLUM across a locker room door, but after the stare down with Burton, he backs away.
RING ANNOUNCER: The following contest is a Tag Team Match and is set for one fall or submission.....
Disturbed's cover of Land of Confusion begins to play and the house lights flash along with the beat of the song. Mike McGuire and Bishop Church step out onto the stage. Mike points out for Bishop various fan signs for them. Side by side, they make their way down to the ring.
RING ANNOUNCER: Now on their way to the ring, at a combined weight of 400 pounds, Mike McGuire and Bishop Church, N ...S ...F ...W!
Mike slides into the ring and bounces back and forth on the ropes multiple times before John finally climbs up the ring steps. They meet in the middle of the ring and look to the crowd. With Bishop two steps behind, they both pose by standing on the second rope each with a fist raised to the air.
LO: NSFW look confident out here tonight, though they will be stepping into the ring with one of the toughest Tag Teams in the world...
KO: Damn right! I think everyone was surprised that this combination hasn't emerged sooner since Zombie Clan came to VPW, but here they are now!
LO: Mike McGuire got a decisive victory over one half the Chimera Tag Team Champions in Dakota Jennings last Blitz, but you gotta believe they still have a bad taste in their mouth after the results of Rite of Kings.
KO: HEY! Dakota Jennings won the first fall against McGuire via disqualification!
LO: No, General Manager, Vanessa Byrne, overturned that ruling and restarted the match. McGuire pinned Jennings. That mess before didn't count.
KO: Whatever! I bet Rekota will be keeping an eye on this one, and where they eye goes usually steel chairs and canes follow!
The arena goes dark and the sound of marching feet can be heard throughout the arena as the Big Screen above the stage flickers to life and a scene of zombies marching down a street towards the camera comes into view. Suddenly 'Wanli' by Hyukoh hits over the PA system and Kowloon Zombie bursts through the curtain bigger than life, mouth wide open, muscles rippling, arms out at his side. He stops at the top of the ramp, and enters a dramatic pose, bringing both arms up and flexing his biceps. Just then Siberia Zombie appears wearing her trademark robe with warring dragons which flutters around her as she stalks right past Kowloon and down the ramp. Kowloon drops his pose and nods, following behind his partner confidently.
RING ANNOUNCER: And their opponents, at a combined weight of 402 pounds, Siberia Zombie....Kowloon Zombie.....THE ZOMBIE VICE SQUADDD!!!
Siberia reaches the bottom of the ramp and marches around to the steps and takes them one at a time up to the apron, while Kowloon comes to the side of the ring and in one giant spring ends up beside her. He looks down to Siberia who nods, and the two enter the ring at the same time. Kowloon gives another dramatic pose while Siberia slips out of her robe and tosses it to the ring attendant, knocking her head from side to side to loosen herself up before the match.
LO: The Zombie Clan have been on a roll ever since their arrival within the company, going all the way back to Equinox.
KO: Yeah, the only real hiccup they've had was their loss to Rekota for the Chimera Tag Titles.
LO: Which they quickly rectified by picking up The Unleashed Championship, and a third runner up in the Rite of Kings Battle Royal.
KO: And now you've got one of the most dominant tag teams in the industry, Zombie Vice Squad reunited to quite possibly go for the tag straps again.
LO: I believe NSFW is going to have something to say about that, and they'll get their chance here tonight....It appears that Siberia Zombie and The Bronx Brawler will start this one for their respective teams.
The bell rings to start the match. Zombie and McGuire begin to circle one another slowly. Siberia suddenly lunges forward at Mike swiftly only to catch a right hook to the jaw! Zombie falls flat on her bottom while McGuire continues their momentum by hitting the ropes to slingshot back at Siberia! The Bronx Brawler comes flying in hot but Zombie leaps to her feet then turns quickly to catch Mike with a low drop kick to the shin that causes McGuire to do a complete front flip!
KO: What a drop kick! Mike did a complete flip.
LO: That counter halted the offense of NSFW and now Siberia looks to strike!
Siberia Zombie waits patiently until McGuire reaches a knee before coming in with a flurry of kicks! The hard shots leads Mike to get up and attempt to cover for defense but that just causes Siberia to use her elbows! She catches McGuire with a solid elbow uppercut that nearly buckles Mike. Zombie continues to work McGuire toward the corner with another elbow shot before resorting to fists! McGuire gets caught with a solid left then a violent right! Siberia does not relent until The Bronx Brawler is in the corner of Zombie Vice Squad! Zombie halts her offensive onslaught only to spin on her right heel for a wicked spinning heel kick! The shot causes McGuire to land flat on their bottom in the corner, where Siberia finishes with a face wash!
LO: Zombie Vice Squad are firmly in control of this one now. Siberia can set the tone in any match she competes in and this one is not any different.
KO: I think Siberia is looking for a tag!
Siberia reaches out while using her left foot to hold McGuire down against the bottom corner turnbuckle. Kowloon Zombie accepts the tag then glides through the ropes to take the reigns for Zombie Vice Squad. Siberia takes her place on the apron while Kowloon catches McGuire in an abdominal stretch as they get to one knee. Zombie releases the hold only to grapple Mike back up into a suplex position. Kowloon hoists up The Bronx Brawler looking for a vertical suplex but stalls before falling back to slam McGuire against the unforgiving canvas without mercy. Kowloon quickly hooks a leg!
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LO: Broken up by Bishop Church!
KO: Kowloon thought he had it!
Church breaks up the pin by Kowloon then quickly gets back over to NSFW’s corner. McGuire rolls over onto their belly then begins to slowly crawl toward her corner. They get up on their hands and knees and begin to pick up speed when Zombie takes hold of both of their heels from behind! He then pulls them back toward ZVS’s corner!
KO: The former champions are showing now why they are one of the best tag teams in the world.
LO: They are cutting the ring off completely right now for NSFW.
Kowloon quickly gets Mike back up to her feet for a quick irish whip into the ropes! McGuire bounces off then ducks low as possible to completely miss Zombie’s clothesline attempt! Mike continues their momentum to bounce off the ropes on the opposite side of the ring to slingshot back at Kowloon! Zombie turns to catch a wicked swinging neckbreaker!
LO: What a counter!
KO: Rubbernecker! McGuire has to make it over to Bishop for a tag.
LO: I think you just read their mind, Kevin.
Mike stumbles toward Church, who reaches out as far as possible looking for a tag. Kowloon is on the mat when he realizes Mike is looking to tag out. Zombie quickly rolls over then pushes himself up off the mat to give chase! McGuire extends their hand with only mere inches for a tag… Kowloon takes hold of their shoulder from behind just as she slaps hands with her partner, Bishop Church!
KO: Here comes Bishop Church!
Church rumbles through the ropes looking directly at Kowloon, who still has ahold of McGuire! The larger Bishop hammers Zombie in the face with a vicious forearm! The shot sends the former champion to the mat, flat on his back! Kowloon quickly sits up only to be caught from behind in a chinlock by Church! Bishop twists the chin of Kowloon with little remorse. Siberia has seen enough by this point, leading her to glide through the ropes. Church notices her out of the corner of his eye before he releases the chin lock and takes off running at the unsuspecting Siberia Zombie! She gets through the ropes only to catch a running clothesline by Bishop! Siberia gets clotheslined over the ropes and hits hard of the apron before bouncing onto the outside floor. Kowloon, still the legal man, rushes the larger Church, who catches Zombie up in a belly to belly suplex that rattles and rocks the entire ring!
LO: Bishop Church has taken this one over! NSFW came to fight here tonight and want to see what the former champions have got.
KO: He needs to keep the pedal to the floor because Zombie Vice Squad also came for a fight here tonight.
Bishop does not work the crowd after the impressive display but rather goes back to work. He reaches down to get ahold of Kowloon, but he quickly rolls out of the ring suddenly! The ring veteran quickly gets to his feet on the outside to rethink his approach. Church gets through the ropes and out onto the apron. Siberia is still gathering herself on the outside now alongside her partner, Kowloon Zombie.
LO: That’s a veteran move right there. Kowloon knew he needed to get away from Bishop and does just that, Kevin.
KO: Yeah, but they have turned their backs on Church, who is currently sneaking up from behind them!
Church hops down off the apron to end up right behind the two Zombie Clan members. They both turn slowly to see Bishop before he slams their heads together! The unexpected shot dazes both members of Zombie Vice Squad leading Church to roll Kowloon back into the ring! Bishop follows right behind the legal man to hook a leg!
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KO: Broken Up by Siberia Zombie!
Siberia rolled back in the ring quickly and breaks up the pin with a running knee to the back of Church’s head! The vicious manner of the pin break causes Mike McGuire to scale the corner from the apron. They dive off the top turnbuckle to nail Siberia in the forehead with a diving punch! The shot floors Zombie!
LO: The referee has lost complete control!
KO: These Valor Pro officials are the best in the business. Order is already being restored. Relax, Laurence.
The official comes in to break everyone up and send them to their respective corners. Kowloon and Church are still the legal men but both make tags once the referee sends them to the corner. Siberia’s nose bleeds a bit from the high flying punch which causes her ring superiority to really kick in! Both women meet in the center of the ring already throwing punches! The crowd explodes as they give and take all around the ring. Mike swings with all they’ve got looking for a knockout shot but miss! Siberia counters with a quick judo throw!
KO: What a counter! Siberia hits a judo throw to put a stop to all of Mike’s momentum.
LO: Did you hear what McGuire screamed out after the impact?
KO: I won’t repeat it.
LO: Good.
Mike doesn’t stay down and pops back up to both feet to find a charging Siberia Zombie coming right at them! Zombie hits a slingblade to send The Bronx Brawler back to the mat, but they get right back up! Siberia then throws a haymaker that misses its mark and as she turns McGuire rolls her up into a pin!
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LO: KICK OUT!
KO: That was a nice roll up but it will take more than that to take out a team like Zombie Vice Squad. This is no ordinary tag team in any sense of the word.
LO: That’s true but NSFW refuses to give an inch in this one.
Siberia stumbles to her feet to face down Mike McGuire once more, only to see them tag in their partner, Bishop Church!
LO: Here comes the big man!
Kowloon extends his right hand out as far as he can looking for a tag. Bishop rushes at Siberia, who attempts to leap at her partner in the corner but instead gets wrapped up from behind by Church! Bishop wraps both arms tightly around Zombie looking for a release german suplex. Siberia fights to get free leading Church to turn the two away from Kowloon but Siberia thrashes her arms about! Kowloon tags himself in without Bishop’s knowledge. He gets into the ring quickly to hammer the big man from behind. Church releases his hold on Siberia which allows her to roll out of the ring. Kowloon comes in like a man possessed! He gets Bishop down on the mat with two solid knee shots to the ribs of the big man! Bishop hits the mat holding the same side while Kowloon mounts Church to light him up! Zombie takes his ground and pound game to the larger wrestler with malice intent.
KO: Kowloon is taking the business to Bishop Church right now.
LO: Church needs to make a tag!
KO: He’s just too far away from his corner.
Suddenly Bishop raises up both knees to hit Kowloon in the kidneys from behind to send him head first away from Bishop. Zombie being thrown off allows the network cameras to zoom in at Church’s face to reveal a right black eye from Kowloon’s punches.
LO: Bishop has made it back to his feet and is looking for a tag.
KO: Not if ZVS has anything to say about it!
Kowloon reaches out and takes hold of the big man’s left foot only to catch the right one in the face! Now Church reaches out to accept the tag from Mike McGuire that causes the crowd to pop. Church gets to his feet as McGuire gets into the ring. Mike takes hold of the larger Kowloon while Bishop takes a few steps back. Siberia watches on helpless from the corner as Kowloon is irish whipped by The Bronx Brawler toward Bishop Church, who catches Zombie for a belly to belly suplex over the top rope and out of the ring! The crowd hits a fever pitch as Mike then takes off toward Bishop full speed ahead! Meanwhile, Siberia has leapt off the apron to check on Kowloon and is totally oblivious at this moment. Church catches the charging McGuire for a back body drop over the top rope and they crash into both Siberia and Kowloon on the outside!
KO: FLIGHT OF ICARUS!
LO: The unorthodox style of NFSW has rocked The Zombie Vice Squad!
KO: Both Zombies are down at the moment but not for long.
Bishop rolls out of the ring suddenly. He gets ahold of Kowloon then rolls him back into the ring while McGuire scales the turnbuckles in their teams corner. Church stops briefly on the outside to watch his partner then turns his head left to locate Siberia, who nearly takes off the slouching wrestlers head with a superkick! Meanwhile, back in the ring, Mike is looking for a flying headbutt on Kowloon. He is laid out directly in front of the corner on his back looking up at the bright lights. McGuire dives off but suddenly Kowloon rolls out of the way at the last possible moment! The miss is brutal and replayed almost immediately to show the violent face first impact.
LO: MISS! McGuire went for it all and missed!
KO: Kowloon was playing possum the entire time. Now he’s back up to his feet!
Mike rolls around the ring holding their head when Kowloon grapples them up off the mat. He situates their head between his legs. Zombie then hoists them up in a powerbomb position but at the highest point, McGuire begins hitting Kowloon in the face! He stumbles around the ring due to this while holding them high up in the air. They continue to hammer him leading Kowloon to spin slightly before performing a picture perfect sit out powerbomb! Zombie then hooks a leg quickly for a pin!
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KO: Broken up by Bishop Church!
LO: You can’t hear anything in here after that save! This crowd appears to be pro NSFW all the way.
Kowloon comes up furious while the referee sends Church back to his respective corner. Zombie takes hold of Mike’s foot to drag them over to his corner before tagging in Siberia, who immediately scales the turnbuckles in the same corner from the apron. Siberia waits patiently until McGuire stumbles to their feet. She dives off to perform a picture perfect shiranui! The crowd comes alive again after the beautiful maneuver while Siberia wants the W right now!
LO: Did you see that! That’s two times in the span of five minutes that The Bronx Brawler has had their face smashed into the mat with real velocity. How much pain can they take?
KO: They can dish it out just as good as they can take it. Zombie Vice Squad are out for blood.
Siberia attempts a pin but somehow Mike gets a foot on the bottom rope to stop this. Zombie rips the leg off and attempts a pin once more only to get nailed from out of nowhere by Bishop Church to break the pin attempt before it gets anywhere. This leads Kowloon to slide back into the ring and all hell breaks loose!
KO: Everyone is going at it now!
Siberia stomps down on McGuire, who catches Zombie’s right foot then twists it with all they’ve got! The counter sends Siberia to the mat alongside Mike, who tries to regain their bearings. Siberia now has a twisted ankle while Church clotheslines Kowloon at the ropes to send him over but he holds onto Bishop to bring him along for the ride. Both men bounce off the apron with real force! They end up on the outside of the ring down. Everyone is down as the referee comes in to begin his count.
LO: The Ref is up to a count of four, and Mike McGuire is getting to their feet while Siberia grabs at the ropes to try and get to hers on a bum ankle...
KO: Siberia hobbling in McGuire's direction..OH! Back elbow from The Bronx Brawler sends Siberia stumbling back, here they come with a clothesline but Siberia ducks under it...
LO: McGuire spins around, and BACK KICK by Siberia to the gut, OH! Knee strike to the side of Mike's skull spins him around in the other direction ONLY TO WALK INTO A SPINNING ELBOW STRIKE!
Mike McGuire literally bobs back and forth in the center of the ring, out on their feet as Siberia rushes the ropes for some spring. As Zombie returns Mike suddenly lunges forward with a Haymaker like Right Hand that hits with such force that it sends Siberia spinning down to the canvas. Mike, still dazed with open mouth, crawls on their elbows to push Siberia over onto her back and falls on top of her for a cover. On the outside Kowloon dives under the bottom rope to try and break up the pin, but Bishop Church manages to grab his left ankle, and yanks back at the same time to prevent it.
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LO: That's it...there's the bell! NSFW has done it with one hell of a knock out punch from Mike McGuire!
KO: Notice how Bishop Church kept Kowloon from breaking up that pin. Great teamwork from NSFW!
RING ANNOUNCER: And the winners of this match via pinfall, the team of MIKE MCGUIRE & BISHOP CHURCH....N.S.F.W!!
Mike rolls off of Siberia to lay face down in the canvas as Bishop slides into the ring to check on his partner after the assault presented by the Siberian Buzzsaw just before the end. Kowloon slaps the mat in frustration and then grabs Siberia by the wrist, and with one big pull yanks her right out of the ring into his waiting arms. The big man kicks the steps as he passes by towards the ramp, and midways up Siberia comes to and shifts to be put down. The Zombie Vice Squad turn to watch as NSFW celebrates their victory in the ring, Mike back on his feet and now taking a corner while his partner does the same in the corner to the side of them. Siberia wipes a trickle of blood from the corner of her mouth, and with a snap of her head she and Kowloon head to the back. The camera zooms in on Mike McGuire and Bishop Church, their hands held high in victory, then cuts to backstage.
Disturbed's cover of Land of Confusion begins to play and the house lights flash along with the beat of the song. Mike McGuire and Bishop Church step out onto the stage. Mike points out for Bishop various fan signs for them. Side by side, they make their way down to the ring.
RING ANNOUNCER: Now on their way to the ring, at a combined weight of 400 pounds, Mike McGuire and Bishop Church, N ...S ...F ...W!
Mike slides into the ring and bounces back and forth on the ropes multiple times before John finally climbs up the ring steps. They meet in the middle of the ring and look to the crowd. With Bishop two steps behind, they both pose by standing on the second rope each with a fist raised to the air.
LO: NSFW look confident out here tonight, though they will be stepping into the ring with one of the toughest Tag Teams in the world...
KO: Damn right! I think everyone was surprised that this combination hasn't emerged sooner since Zombie Clan came to VPW, but here they are now!
LO: Mike McGuire got a decisive victory over one half the Chimera Tag Team Champions in Dakota Jennings last Blitz, but you gotta believe they still have a bad taste in their mouth after the results of Rite of Kings.
KO: HEY! Dakota Jennings won the first fall against McGuire via disqualification!
LO: No, General Manager, Vanessa Byrne, overturned that ruling and restarted the match. McGuire pinned Jennings. That mess before didn't count.
KO: Whatever! I bet Rekota will be keeping an eye on this one, and where they eye goes usually steel chairs and canes follow!
The arena goes dark and the sound of marching feet can be heard throughout the arena as the Big Screen above the stage flickers to life and a scene of zombies marching down a street towards the camera comes into view. Suddenly 'Wanli' by Hyukoh hits over the PA system and Kowloon Zombie bursts through the curtain bigger than life, mouth wide open, muscles rippling, arms out at his side. He stops at the top of the ramp, and enters a dramatic pose, bringing both arms up and flexing his biceps. Just then Siberia Zombie appears wearing her trademark robe with warring dragons which flutters around her as she stalks right past Kowloon and down the ramp. Kowloon drops his pose and nods, following behind his partner confidently.
RING ANNOUNCER: And their opponents, at a combined weight of 402 pounds, Siberia Zombie....Kowloon Zombie.....THE ZOMBIE VICE SQUADDD!!!
Siberia reaches the bottom of the ramp and marches around to the steps and takes them one at a time up to the apron, while Kowloon comes to the side of the ring and in one giant spring ends up beside her. He looks down to Siberia who nods, and the two enter the ring at the same time. Kowloon gives another dramatic pose while Siberia slips out of her robe and tosses it to the ring attendant, knocking her head from side to side to loosen herself up before the match.
LO: The Zombie Clan have been on a roll ever since their arrival within the company, going all the way back to Equinox.
KO: Yeah, the only real hiccup they've had was their loss to Rekota for the Chimera Tag Titles.
LO: Which they quickly rectified by picking up The Unleashed Championship, and a third runner up in the Rite of Kings Battle Royal.
KO: And now you've got one of the most dominant tag teams in the industry, Zombie Vice Squad reunited to quite possibly go for the tag straps again.
LO: I believe NSFW is going to have something to say about that, and they'll get their chance here tonight....It appears that Siberia Zombie and The Bronx Brawler will start this one for their respective teams.
The bell rings to start the match. Zombie and McGuire begin to circle one another slowly. Siberia suddenly lunges forward at Mike swiftly only to catch a right hook to the jaw! Zombie falls flat on her bottom while McGuire continues their momentum by hitting the ropes to slingshot back at Siberia! The Bronx Brawler comes flying in hot but Zombie leaps to her feet then turns quickly to catch Mike with a low drop kick to the shin that causes McGuire to do a complete front flip!
KO: What a drop kick! Mike did a complete flip.
LO: That counter halted the offense of NSFW and now Siberia looks to strike!
Siberia Zombie waits patiently until McGuire reaches a knee before coming in with a flurry of kicks! The hard shots leads Mike to get up and attempt to cover for defense but that just causes Siberia to use her elbows! She catches McGuire with a solid elbow uppercut that nearly buckles Mike. Zombie continues to work McGuire toward the corner with another elbow shot before resorting to fists! McGuire gets caught with a solid left then a violent right! Siberia does not relent until The Bronx Brawler is in the corner of Zombie Vice Squad! Zombie halts her offensive onslaught only to spin on her right heel for a wicked spinning heel kick! The shot causes McGuire to land flat on their bottom in the corner, where Siberia finishes with a face wash!
LO: Zombie Vice Squad are firmly in control of this one now. Siberia can set the tone in any match she competes in and this one is not any different.
KO: I think Siberia is looking for a tag!
Siberia reaches out while using her left foot to hold McGuire down against the bottom corner turnbuckle. Kowloon Zombie accepts the tag then glides through the ropes to take the reigns for Zombie Vice Squad. Siberia takes her place on the apron while Kowloon catches McGuire in an abdominal stretch as they get to one knee. Zombie releases the hold only to grapple Mike back up into a suplex position. Kowloon hoists up The Bronx Brawler looking for a vertical suplex but stalls before falling back to slam McGuire against the unforgiving canvas without mercy. Kowloon quickly hooks a leg!
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LO: Broken up by Bishop Church!
KO: Kowloon thought he had it!
Church breaks up the pin by Kowloon then quickly gets back over to NSFW’s corner. McGuire rolls over onto their belly then begins to slowly crawl toward her corner. They get up on their hands and knees and begin to pick up speed when Zombie takes hold of both of their heels from behind! He then pulls them back toward ZVS’s corner!
KO: The former champions are showing now why they are one of the best tag teams in the world.
LO: They are cutting the ring off completely right now for NSFW.
Kowloon quickly gets Mike back up to her feet for a quick irish whip into the ropes! McGuire bounces off then ducks low as possible to completely miss Zombie’s clothesline attempt! Mike continues their momentum to bounce off the ropes on the opposite side of the ring to slingshot back at Kowloon! Zombie turns to catch a wicked swinging neckbreaker!
LO: What a counter!
KO: Rubbernecker! McGuire has to make it over to Bishop for a tag.
LO: I think you just read their mind, Kevin.
Mike stumbles toward Church, who reaches out as far as possible looking for a tag. Kowloon is on the mat when he realizes Mike is looking to tag out. Zombie quickly rolls over then pushes himself up off the mat to give chase! McGuire extends their hand with only mere inches for a tag… Kowloon takes hold of their shoulder from behind just as she slaps hands with her partner, Bishop Church!
KO: Here comes Bishop Church!
Church rumbles through the ropes looking directly at Kowloon, who still has ahold of McGuire! The larger Bishop hammers Zombie in the face with a vicious forearm! The shot sends the former champion to the mat, flat on his back! Kowloon quickly sits up only to be caught from behind in a chinlock by Church! Bishop twists the chin of Kowloon with little remorse. Siberia has seen enough by this point, leading her to glide through the ropes. Church notices her out of the corner of his eye before he releases the chin lock and takes off running at the unsuspecting Siberia Zombie! She gets through the ropes only to catch a running clothesline by Bishop! Siberia gets clotheslined over the ropes and hits hard of the apron before bouncing onto the outside floor. Kowloon, still the legal man, rushes the larger Church, who catches Zombie up in a belly to belly suplex that rattles and rocks the entire ring!
LO: Bishop Church has taken this one over! NSFW came to fight here tonight and want to see what the former champions have got.
KO: He needs to keep the pedal to the floor because Zombie Vice Squad also came for a fight here tonight.
Bishop does not work the crowd after the impressive display but rather goes back to work. He reaches down to get ahold of Kowloon, but he quickly rolls out of the ring suddenly! The ring veteran quickly gets to his feet on the outside to rethink his approach. Church gets through the ropes and out onto the apron. Siberia is still gathering herself on the outside now alongside her partner, Kowloon Zombie.
LO: That’s a veteran move right there. Kowloon knew he needed to get away from Bishop and does just that, Kevin.
KO: Yeah, but they have turned their backs on Church, who is currently sneaking up from behind them!
Church hops down off the apron to end up right behind the two Zombie Clan members. They both turn slowly to see Bishop before he slams their heads together! The unexpected shot dazes both members of Zombie Vice Squad leading Church to roll Kowloon back into the ring! Bishop follows right behind the legal man to hook a leg!
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KO: Broken Up by Siberia Zombie!
Siberia rolled back in the ring quickly and breaks up the pin with a running knee to the back of Church’s head! The vicious manner of the pin break causes Mike McGuire to scale the corner from the apron. They dive off the top turnbuckle to nail Siberia in the forehead with a diving punch! The shot floors Zombie!
LO: The referee has lost complete control!
KO: These Valor Pro officials are the best in the business. Order is already being restored. Relax, Laurence.
The official comes in to break everyone up and send them to their respective corners. Kowloon and Church are still the legal men but both make tags once the referee sends them to the corner. Siberia’s nose bleeds a bit from the high flying punch which causes her ring superiority to really kick in! Both women meet in the center of the ring already throwing punches! The crowd explodes as they give and take all around the ring. Mike swings with all they’ve got looking for a knockout shot but miss! Siberia counters with a quick judo throw!
KO: What a counter! Siberia hits a judo throw to put a stop to all of Mike’s momentum.
LO: Did you hear what McGuire screamed out after the impact?
KO: I won’t repeat it.
LO: Good.
Mike doesn’t stay down and pops back up to both feet to find a charging Siberia Zombie coming right at them! Zombie hits a slingblade to send The Bronx Brawler back to the mat, but they get right back up! Siberia then throws a haymaker that misses its mark and as she turns McGuire rolls her up into a pin!
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LO: KICK OUT!
KO: That was a nice roll up but it will take more than that to take out a team like Zombie Vice Squad. This is no ordinary tag team in any sense of the word.
LO: That’s true but NSFW refuses to give an inch in this one.
Siberia stumbles to her feet to face down Mike McGuire once more, only to see them tag in their partner, Bishop Church!
LO: Here comes the big man!
Kowloon extends his right hand out as far as he can looking for a tag. Bishop rushes at Siberia, who attempts to leap at her partner in the corner but instead gets wrapped up from behind by Church! Bishop wraps both arms tightly around Zombie looking for a release german suplex. Siberia fights to get free leading Church to turn the two away from Kowloon but Siberia thrashes her arms about! Kowloon tags himself in without Bishop’s knowledge. He gets into the ring quickly to hammer the big man from behind. Church releases his hold on Siberia which allows her to roll out of the ring. Kowloon comes in like a man possessed! He gets Bishop down on the mat with two solid knee shots to the ribs of the big man! Bishop hits the mat holding the same side while Kowloon mounts Church to light him up! Zombie takes his ground and pound game to the larger wrestler with malice intent.
KO: Kowloon is taking the business to Bishop Church right now.
LO: Church needs to make a tag!
KO: He’s just too far away from his corner.
Suddenly Bishop raises up both knees to hit Kowloon in the kidneys from behind to send him head first away from Bishop. Zombie being thrown off allows the network cameras to zoom in at Church’s face to reveal a right black eye from Kowloon’s punches.
LO: Bishop has made it back to his feet and is looking for a tag.
KO: Not if ZVS has anything to say about it!
Kowloon reaches out and takes hold of the big man’s left foot only to catch the right one in the face! Now Church reaches out to accept the tag from Mike McGuire that causes the crowd to pop. Church gets to his feet as McGuire gets into the ring. Mike takes hold of the larger Kowloon while Bishop takes a few steps back. Siberia watches on helpless from the corner as Kowloon is irish whipped by The Bronx Brawler toward Bishop Church, who catches Zombie for a belly to belly suplex over the top rope and out of the ring! The crowd hits a fever pitch as Mike then takes off toward Bishop full speed ahead! Meanwhile, Siberia has leapt off the apron to check on Kowloon and is totally oblivious at this moment. Church catches the charging McGuire for a back body drop over the top rope and they crash into both Siberia and Kowloon on the outside!
KO: FLIGHT OF ICARUS!
LO: The unorthodox style of NFSW has rocked The Zombie Vice Squad!
KO: Both Zombies are down at the moment but not for long.
Bishop rolls out of the ring suddenly. He gets ahold of Kowloon then rolls him back into the ring while McGuire scales the turnbuckles in their teams corner. Church stops briefly on the outside to watch his partner then turns his head left to locate Siberia, who nearly takes off the slouching wrestlers head with a superkick! Meanwhile, back in the ring, Mike is looking for a flying headbutt on Kowloon. He is laid out directly in front of the corner on his back looking up at the bright lights. McGuire dives off but suddenly Kowloon rolls out of the way at the last possible moment! The miss is brutal and replayed almost immediately to show the violent face first impact.
LO: MISS! McGuire went for it all and missed!
KO: Kowloon was playing possum the entire time. Now he’s back up to his feet!
Mike rolls around the ring holding their head when Kowloon grapples them up off the mat. He situates their head between his legs. Zombie then hoists them up in a powerbomb position but at the highest point, McGuire begins hitting Kowloon in the face! He stumbles around the ring due to this while holding them high up in the air. They continue to hammer him leading Kowloon to spin slightly before performing a picture perfect sit out powerbomb! Zombie then hooks a leg quickly for a pin!
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KO: Broken up by Bishop Church!
LO: You can’t hear anything in here after that save! This crowd appears to be pro NSFW all the way.
Kowloon comes up furious while the referee sends Church back to his respective corner. Zombie takes hold of Mike’s foot to drag them over to his corner before tagging in Siberia, who immediately scales the turnbuckles in the same corner from the apron. Siberia waits patiently until McGuire stumbles to their feet. She dives off to perform a picture perfect shiranui! The crowd comes alive again after the beautiful maneuver while Siberia wants the W right now!
LO: Did you see that! That’s two times in the span of five minutes that The Bronx Brawler has had their face smashed into the mat with real velocity. How much pain can they take?
KO: They can dish it out just as good as they can take it. Zombie Vice Squad are out for blood.
Siberia attempts a pin but somehow Mike gets a foot on the bottom rope to stop this. Zombie rips the leg off and attempts a pin once more only to get nailed from out of nowhere by Bishop Church to break the pin attempt before it gets anywhere. This leads Kowloon to slide back into the ring and all hell breaks loose!
KO: Everyone is going at it now!
Siberia stomps down on McGuire, who catches Zombie’s right foot then twists it with all they’ve got! The counter sends Siberia to the mat alongside Mike, who tries to regain their bearings. Siberia now has a twisted ankle while Church clotheslines Kowloon at the ropes to send him over but he holds onto Bishop to bring him along for the ride. Both men bounce off the apron with real force! They end up on the outside of the ring down. Everyone is down as the referee comes in to begin his count.
LO: The Ref is up to a count of four, and Mike McGuire is getting to their feet while Siberia grabs at the ropes to try and get to hers on a bum ankle...
KO: Siberia hobbling in McGuire's direction..OH! Back elbow from The Bronx Brawler sends Siberia stumbling back, here they come with a clothesline but Siberia ducks under it...
LO: McGuire spins around, and BACK KICK by Siberia to the gut, OH! Knee strike to the side of Mike's skull spins him around in the other direction ONLY TO WALK INTO A SPINNING ELBOW STRIKE!
Mike McGuire literally bobs back and forth in the center of the ring, out on their feet as Siberia rushes the ropes for some spring. As Zombie returns Mike suddenly lunges forward with a Haymaker like Right Hand that hits with such force that it sends Siberia spinning down to the canvas. Mike, still dazed with open mouth, crawls on their elbows to push Siberia over onto her back and falls on top of her for a cover. On the outside Kowloon dives under the bottom rope to try and break up the pin, but Bishop Church manages to grab his left ankle, and yanks back at the same time to prevent it.
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3!!!
LO: That's it...there's the bell! NSFW has done it with one hell of a knock out punch from Mike McGuire!
KO: Notice how Bishop Church kept Kowloon from breaking up that pin. Great teamwork from NSFW!
RING ANNOUNCER: And the winners of this match via pinfall, the team of MIKE MCGUIRE & BISHOP CHURCH....N.S.F.W!!
Mike rolls off of Siberia to lay face down in the canvas as Bishop slides into the ring to check on his partner after the assault presented by the Siberian Buzzsaw just before the end. Kowloon slaps the mat in frustration and then grabs Siberia by the wrist, and with one big pull yanks her right out of the ring into his waiting arms. The big man kicks the steps as he passes by towards the ramp, and midways up Siberia comes to and shifts to be put down. The Zombie Vice Squad turn to watch as NSFW celebrates their victory in the ring, Mike back on his feet and now taking a corner while his partner does the same in the corner to the side of them. Siberia wipes a trickle of blood from the corner of her mouth, and with a snap of her head she and Kowloon head to the back. The camera zooms in on Mike McGuire and Bishop Church, their hands held high in victory, then cuts to backstage.
As we go backstage, Cosmo Cooper is still on the hunt for Chris Callum. As we draw closer to the segment, Cosmo is hanging out in the hallway as he hears two stage assistants speaking with one another.
SA: And, then we have Brad. Looks like he’s gone to look for Callum.
SA: You mean he isn’t here?
SA: Doesn’t look like it.
As Cooper turns the corner, he comes face to face with Aspen Chaud. A huge grin on her face as she waves as she knows, Cooper has been on a wild goose chase for absolutely nothing. Cooper grinds his teeth together and slugs the wall as he walks off to prepare for his match with Alexis Terry.
Katya rolls out her shoulders and neck.
Katya Djurdjevic: Ever since the card was announced, I’ve been itching for this. I’ve always wanted to claim the UnYielding title as my own… and to get through Danny to get it would make it even sweeter. I’ve started here on the right foot, but there’s a lot of pride at stake here. A lot of points to prove. I can’t be comfortable calling myself unbeaten in Valor unless I come away with the UnYielding championship tonight. So it’s do or die. I gotta fight with everything I have. A lot of people here are keen to doubt me every step I take in this company, but when I raise that title aloft tonight, they can keep sitting on the sidelines and complain from afar. Because I’m going to become UnYielding champion. 6-0. Let’s go.
She nods and heads off.
SA: And, then we have Brad. Looks like he’s gone to look for Callum.
SA: You mean he isn’t here?
SA: Doesn’t look like it.
As Cooper turns the corner, he comes face to face with Aspen Chaud. A huge grin on her face as she waves as she knows, Cooper has been on a wild goose chase for absolutely nothing. Cooper grinds his teeth together and slugs the wall as he walks off to prepare for his match with Alexis Terry.
The crowd roars at seeing the girl pace unhurriedly outside her locker room. Fully decked out in her ring gear, Katya Djurdjevic rubs her hands together, a tension in her movements.
Katya Djurdjevic: They’re billing this match as being one apiece between Two-Faced Danny Rizzo and me. Whilst I get the logic of that…. I couldn’t come into this match with that mindset. With these sorta stakes… that’s not the sort of resolution a challenger should be fighting with. Because that’s what I’m coming in here as today -the challenger. I might remain unbeaten, leaving Rite of Kings with another W in my column… but I didn’t leave with the UnYielding Championship. That’s what I’m really after. That’s the prize. THAT’S the goal. To become the UnYielding Champion who takes that title strap even higher. Because that’s what it yearns for.
Katya rolls out her shoulders and neck.
Katya Djurdjevic: Ever since the card was announced, I’ve been itching for this. I’ve always wanted to claim the UnYielding title as my own… and to get through Danny to get it would make it even sweeter. I’ve started here on the right foot, but there’s a lot of pride at stake here. A lot of points to prove. I can’t be comfortable calling myself unbeaten in Valor unless I come away with the UnYielding championship tonight. So it’s do or die. I gotta fight with everything I have. A lot of people here are keen to doubt me every step I take in this company, but when I raise that title aloft tonight, they can keep sitting on the sidelines and complain from afar. Because I’m going to become UnYielding champion. 6-0. Let’s go.
She nods and heads off.
Featuring: Chris Callum
The lights dim. Random music starts playing. It’s random because, ultimately, what exactly is Brad Stokes’ theme music these days? With no recognizable theme song or leitmotif to clue the fans in, there’s a lot of confusion until the name Brad Stokes in flashy lightning-esque font appears on the screen and there’s a pop suitable to one of Valor’s most dubiously recognizable names.
Except the theme music fades. And on screen, the camera goes from blank slate to Brad Stokes’ malevolently grinning face. Gone is the stupid facepaint. Gone is all the deathly imagery. Returned is the leather jacket, the sunglasses and a t-shirt that reads simply Stokes IS fire.
Brad Stokes: You folks are probably wondering to yourselves, ‘why am I not seeing Brad Stokes in person? Why must I settle for the man on a screen?” Well I’ll tell you. I’ll tell you that the bigshots in the back want me to come down to the ring… make an ASS of myself in order to entertain you plebes and get myself humiliated in some brand new way.
There’s a loud pop from the crowd as if to say, yes, that is exactly what they’re expecting.
BS: Well TOO BAD! Brad Stokes is no longer the whipping boy for Valor Pro. Those days are over. Brad Stokes is too weird to live, and too rare to die! Now? Now it’s just me… and this microphone… bringing you the real stories that make the world of Valor turn. None of this canned segment bullshit. Just me… this microphone… my skills as an interviewer and…
Somewhere an executive must be happy. The camera gives a closeup.
BS: And oh yeah...two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers... and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether and two dozen amyls.
Somewhere that same executive is furious. Brad smiles and takes a huge pull on a cigarette.
BS: Woo. I drove here with my attorney cross-town all the way to Hotel Estelar Blue, folks. Behind me is Chris Callum’s hotel room. The “man” wanted me to manufacture some segment with the walking triple crown himself? I’ll do the suits in Valor one better… I’ll get them the best damn interview with their latest jackpot and find out exactly why he's not backstage somewhere at Blitz. Come on.
Brad speed walks to the hotel room door with the camera crew trying feverishly to keep up. Brad banks on the door, and smirks back at the camera.
There was no answer. Stokes shook it off, having come too far for no answer. He takes another drag of the cigarette and bangs again this time with a frustrated grunt.
BS: I know you’re in there…
His words were magic, and the door opened. Standing inside was his target, Chris Callum.
BS: It’s you. You’re the guy. I know you, man.
A quick sniffle. Likely a sign of his once again burgeoning drug habit. Brad wiped his nose, lifted his microphone from his jacket pocket and approached Callum with the intensity of a drug-addled man on a mission.
BS: The question on everyone’s mind right now, Chris… is why the hell are you not at Blitz? Cosmo's been looking all over for you!
Callum moved to close the door, his eyes rolling once he recognized the mug of Brad Stokes and a Valor microphone.
Chris Callum: I’m not answering questions. Get the hell out of here.
Callum went to close the door, but Stokes caught it.
CC: If you wanna know something talk to Aspen.
BS: No way, man. The world of Valor Pro Wrestling hasn’t been the same since Chris Callum blew it up. You owe me, the fans, everyone some answers…
He thought about it a minute.
BS: …. Aside from those which you’ve already stated, obviously.
Callum stared at Stokes for a moment as if he were considering the offer. He took a deep breath and then stepped into the hallway and closed the door behind him.
CC: I’m giving you five minutes to ask me what you need to ask me. Then I’m going to go back inside and forget you were ever here.
Stokes went to speak, but Callum cut him off immediately.
CC: The clock is ticking… make them count.
The opportunity was there. With yet another sniffle, and a swift wipe of his finger across his nose, Brad Stokes adjusted his sunglasses and got down to business.
BS: Cosmo Cooper.
He looked closely at Callum, as if waiting for some visible reaction to the stimuli.
BS: Just how bad of a beating are we going to expect Chris Callum to give Cosmo Cooper once he gets his hands on him?
Callum cringed, but in typical fashion he stopped himself from showing too much. He took time to answer the question, carefully choosing his words.
CC: I never wanted to hurt Cosmo, did you know that? Did you know that Alexis and her brass knuckles wasn’t my call?
Stokes kept the microphone pointed towards Callum.
CC: Did you?
Brad looked awkwardly to the camera.
BS: Uh...I’m th-the one asking questions here, man.
Another cocaine sniffle.
BS: Here you are though, man. Chris Callum. THE guy. Never wanted to hurt a fly… or whatever. I don’t think Cosmo Cooper cares beyond the fact that you’ve pretty much made it your business to hurt him.
Callum nodded.
CC: Yeah, why would he care? Makes no difference to him… you’re right.
He looked embarrassed and somewhat sad.
CC: I didn’t want to hurt him. I brought him up, man. Straight from the bottom. That kid gave me a lot of hope about the future of the wrestling business. He made me love it again. I didn’t want to hurt him… I don’t want to hurt him. But now I have to.
A moment passed. Callum took in a sharp inhale.
CC: But that’s the thing. It’s been me and him. Only me and him. I listened to a lot of people and that may have been a mistake. Now I have Aspen, Zack, and Alexis running around… I can’t look at ‘em. That’s why I’m here, Brad. I want to deal with Cosmo on my own and they won’t let me. They want a piece of the pie. So whatever happens to Alexis when she steps in the ring with Cosmo… I’m fine with it. If they want to prove they are truly on my team, they can look out for me instead of themselves.
Brad looked with esteem at Callum.
BS: We’re a lot alike, you and I.
A moment’s sudden movement made him wince and clutch his back.
BS: Sort of. I mean… yeah, whatever, screw those guys, right? Alexis Terry and Cliff Burton or whatever? You and I know you don’t need them. But let me ask you this… it’s coming up quick. Tonight? Cosmo and Alexis. The outcome of that match is inconsequential to the destined meeting between you and Cosmo in the ring. It’s going to happen…. Eventually. No one knows when, no one knows where… but when the time comes… and god I hope it’s soon, Chris, because this match is likely one of the most anticipated in years, but, let’s say for the sake of argument you don’t do it. Let’s say you don’t beat Cosmo on the day of. Worse for you still, let’s say he puts you down. What then, huh?
Callum thought for a moment, but came up empty.
CC: Maybe… no.
He took a moment.
CC: I don’t lose. Unless my own team screws it up for me. Brodie, Alexis, Aspen, and Zack should be begging for my forgiveness. If I’m on my own, no one can stand in my way. Not even my hand picked star… your Apex… Cosmo Cooper.
BS: Love it. That’s the kinda stuff the marketing boys will have a field day with.
Stokes started to pull the microphone away, but Callum caught it this time.
CC: One more thing.
He took the microphone as Brad stood aside awkwardly rubbing a perceived itch on the back of his hand. Callum looked into the camera.
CC: There are a lot of people that I've been hearing from lately on the Valor Pro roster pissed that I’m on top and they’re on the bottom. I can’t relate - I’ve never been at the bottom. Anywhere I go I’m immediately the best wrestler in the room. I make new obstacles for me to jump over. And I imagine those same people are going to be pissed that I’m home, and they’re working. So let me go ahead and make something very clear.
Callum took a breath and then pointed his finger to the camera.
CC: Saying my name does not put you in my league. It does not obligate me to mention your name. I did not come here to fight you. I do not have to fight you to ‘defend my name’. Your words are meaningless when they are trying to tear me down. Cry and whine and bitch and moan it doesn’t matter. This is me. This is Cosmo. No one else. Nothing else. So go out there and wrestle your hearts out. Dream of the opportunity I earned. And then cry yourselves to sleep. Now get off my property.
Except the theme music fades. And on screen, the camera goes from blank slate to Brad Stokes’ malevolently grinning face. Gone is the stupid facepaint. Gone is all the deathly imagery. Returned is the leather jacket, the sunglasses and a t-shirt that reads simply Stokes IS fire.
Brad Stokes: You folks are probably wondering to yourselves, ‘why am I not seeing Brad Stokes in person? Why must I settle for the man on a screen?” Well I’ll tell you. I’ll tell you that the bigshots in the back want me to come down to the ring… make an ASS of myself in order to entertain you plebes and get myself humiliated in some brand new way.
There’s a loud pop from the crowd as if to say, yes, that is exactly what they’re expecting.
BS: Well TOO BAD! Brad Stokes is no longer the whipping boy for Valor Pro. Those days are over. Brad Stokes is too weird to live, and too rare to die! Now? Now it’s just me… and this microphone… bringing you the real stories that make the world of Valor turn. None of this canned segment bullshit. Just me… this microphone… my skills as an interviewer and…
Somewhere an executive must be happy. The camera gives a closeup.
BS: And oh yeah...two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers... and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether and two dozen amyls.
Somewhere that same executive is furious. Brad smiles and takes a huge pull on a cigarette.
BS: Woo. I drove here with my attorney cross-town all the way to Hotel Estelar Blue, folks. Behind me is Chris Callum’s hotel room. The “man” wanted me to manufacture some segment with the walking triple crown himself? I’ll do the suits in Valor one better… I’ll get them the best damn interview with their latest jackpot and find out exactly why he's not backstage somewhere at Blitz. Come on.
Brad speed walks to the hotel room door with the camera crew trying feverishly to keep up. Brad banks on the door, and smirks back at the camera.
There was no answer. Stokes shook it off, having come too far for no answer. He takes another drag of the cigarette and bangs again this time with a frustrated grunt.
BS: I know you’re in there…
His words were magic, and the door opened. Standing inside was his target, Chris Callum.
BS: It’s you. You’re the guy. I know you, man.
A quick sniffle. Likely a sign of his once again burgeoning drug habit. Brad wiped his nose, lifted his microphone from his jacket pocket and approached Callum with the intensity of a drug-addled man on a mission.
BS: The question on everyone’s mind right now, Chris… is why the hell are you not at Blitz? Cosmo's been looking all over for you!
Callum moved to close the door, his eyes rolling once he recognized the mug of Brad Stokes and a Valor microphone.
Chris Callum: I’m not answering questions. Get the hell out of here.
Callum went to close the door, but Stokes caught it.
CC: If you wanna know something talk to Aspen.
BS: No way, man. The world of Valor Pro Wrestling hasn’t been the same since Chris Callum blew it up. You owe me, the fans, everyone some answers…
He thought about it a minute.
BS: …. Aside from those which you’ve already stated, obviously.
Callum stared at Stokes for a moment as if he were considering the offer. He took a deep breath and then stepped into the hallway and closed the door behind him.
CC: I’m giving you five minutes to ask me what you need to ask me. Then I’m going to go back inside and forget you were ever here.
Stokes went to speak, but Callum cut him off immediately.
CC: The clock is ticking… make them count.
The opportunity was there. With yet another sniffle, and a swift wipe of his finger across his nose, Brad Stokes adjusted his sunglasses and got down to business.
BS: Cosmo Cooper.
He looked closely at Callum, as if waiting for some visible reaction to the stimuli.
BS: Just how bad of a beating are we going to expect Chris Callum to give Cosmo Cooper once he gets his hands on him?
Callum cringed, but in typical fashion he stopped himself from showing too much. He took time to answer the question, carefully choosing his words.
CC: I never wanted to hurt Cosmo, did you know that? Did you know that Alexis and her brass knuckles wasn’t my call?
Stokes kept the microphone pointed towards Callum.
CC: Did you?
Brad looked awkwardly to the camera.
BS: Uh...I’m th-the one asking questions here, man.
Another cocaine sniffle.
BS: Here you are though, man. Chris Callum. THE guy. Never wanted to hurt a fly… or whatever. I don’t think Cosmo Cooper cares beyond the fact that you’ve pretty much made it your business to hurt him.
Callum nodded.
CC: Yeah, why would he care? Makes no difference to him… you’re right.
He looked embarrassed and somewhat sad.
CC: I didn’t want to hurt him. I brought him up, man. Straight from the bottom. That kid gave me a lot of hope about the future of the wrestling business. He made me love it again. I didn’t want to hurt him… I don’t want to hurt him. But now I have to.
A moment passed. Callum took in a sharp inhale.
CC: But that’s the thing. It’s been me and him. Only me and him. I listened to a lot of people and that may have been a mistake. Now I have Aspen, Zack, and Alexis running around… I can’t look at ‘em. That’s why I’m here, Brad. I want to deal with Cosmo on my own and they won’t let me. They want a piece of the pie. So whatever happens to Alexis when she steps in the ring with Cosmo… I’m fine with it. If they want to prove they are truly on my team, they can look out for me instead of themselves.
Brad looked with esteem at Callum.
BS: We’re a lot alike, you and I.
A moment’s sudden movement made him wince and clutch his back.
BS: Sort of. I mean… yeah, whatever, screw those guys, right? Alexis Terry and Cliff Burton or whatever? You and I know you don’t need them. But let me ask you this… it’s coming up quick. Tonight? Cosmo and Alexis. The outcome of that match is inconsequential to the destined meeting between you and Cosmo in the ring. It’s going to happen…. Eventually. No one knows when, no one knows where… but when the time comes… and god I hope it’s soon, Chris, because this match is likely one of the most anticipated in years, but, let’s say for the sake of argument you don’t do it. Let’s say you don’t beat Cosmo on the day of. Worse for you still, let’s say he puts you down. What then, huh?
Callum thought for a moment, but came up empty.
CC: Maybe… no.
He took a moment.
CC: I don’t lose. Unless my own team screws it up for me. Brodie, Alexis, Aspen, and Zack should be begging for my forgiveness. If I’m on my own, no one can stand in my way. Not even my hand picked star… your Apex… Cosmo Cooper.
BS: Love it. That’s the kinda stuff the marketing boys will have a field day with.
Stokes started to pull the microphone away, but Callum caught it this time.
CC: One more thing.
He took the microphone as Brad stood aside awkwardly rubbing a perceived itch on the back of his hand. Callum looked into the camera.
CC: There are a lot of people that I've been hearing from lately on the Valor Pro roster pissed that I’m on top and they’re on the bottom. I can’t relate - I’ve never been at the bottom. Anywhere I go I’m immediately the best wrestler in the room. I make new obstacles for me to jump over. And I imagine those same people are going to be pissed that I’m home, and they’re working. So let me go ahead and make something very clear.
Callum took a breath and then pointed his finger to the camera.
CC: Saying my name does not put you in my league. It does not obligate me to mention your name. I did not come here to fight you. I do not have to fight you to ‘defend my name’. Your words are meaningless when they are trying to tear me down. Cry and whine and bitch and moan it doesn’t matter. This is me. This is Cosmo. No one else. Nothing else. So go out there and wrestle your hearts out. Dream of the opportunity I earned. And then cry yourselves to sleep. Now get off my property.
He dismissed Brad with little more than a glance, leaving him in the hallway as he closed the hotel room door and audibly locked it. Brad thought about it a minute.
BS: That's good stuff. Haha. Wait. How am I supposed to get home.
Another sniff. He approached Callum's door and knocked.
BS: Hey, Chris, buddy, can I use your phone to call a cab or an Uber or something?
The door, that was held by the latch on the inside slightly opened and a hand slipped through to hang a 'Do Not Disturb' sign on the door before promptly slamming it and the electronic locks kicking back in.
BS: Haha, very funny Chris. Let me in, hey?
Nothing. Brad knocked again.
BS: Chris? I need to get back to Blitz...
Down the hallway the elevator doors open, and two large men in suits step out into the hallway, placing their hands inside their front jacket lapels just before approaching the interviewer. Brad was frightened. And from that, we cut.
The long, thin tube of a fluorescent light flickers and shuts off, bursting back to life a few moments later before flickering and fading once more. Over and over again the process repeats as a dusty steel frame that holds the tube in place swings back and forth above a single steel chair in which the UnYielding Championship rests. Soft laughter, amused by something yet to be seen, reverberates through the eerie silence but it doesn’t take long for an increasingly familiar voice to follow the laughter and fully break the stillness from off camera.
KAVEN DRELL: All that remains…
Clicking his tongue, Drell steps into the camera shot, the flickering light above him casting shadows across his face before plunging into darkness for half a moment. Light exploded once more, illuminating him fully as he sneers toward the camera that was focused on him.
KAVEN DRELL: When chaos takes hold, and tears through the lives of everyone in its path, all that remains are those with the strength, the inner fortitude to hold on. Time and again challengers have stepped into the chaotic world of the UnYielding championship and fallen by the wayside. All that remained in its wake was a swath of broken bodies. Men and women who believed themselves to be deserving of the championship without fully understanding and embracing what it means.
Violently, he balled his right hand up into a fist and slammed it into the steel chair that the UnYielding championship rested on. A loud clang echoed off the walls as the light that swayed above continued to flicker out and then brightly burst back to life.
KAVEN DRELL: All that remains is one man, in a world of chaos. One man, cast aside by the fans the moment he decided to think for himself. One man, ignored by the corporate suits for someone more concerned about their own self preservation. One man who has been trampled underfoot. Treated as though he was the stepping stone. All that remains is Danny Rizzo, who has continued to stand against the storm of chaos. The storm of madness. UnYielding. Unbending. Unbreaking.
Laughter, unhinged, erupts from Drell, finding amusement in something though what exactly that was had not yet been made clear.
KAVEN DRELL: All that remains. In spite of the best efforts of an entire company, is Danny Rizzo. After all that he has been subjected too. After all of you used him to the fullest extent. It is he that stands the test of time. What has happened to Brodie since Danny boy took from her that one night? What has happened to NovaCaine? Where has Berlin Anderson disappeared to? One. By one. By One. Chaos comes to Rizzo’s door and he rebuffs it. Refusing to give ALL OF YOU what you expect.
The full bodied laughter that had encompassed Drell moments earlier gives way to something more along the lines of a giggle. Clutching at his stomach, he grins sadistically at the viewing audience.
KAVEN DRELL: You have a new hero, now. A new champion of your hearts. Katya, in her foolishness, thinks that somehow she is different. But just like the storms of chaos broke while trying to tear down the door of Danny Rizzo, so will she. And what happens then, sheep? What happens when your new hero falls again? Then it becomes The Apex? And what will you do, then, when the top of the mountain is brought crashing down to the ground by the one man… who refuses to yield?
As the fluorescent tube above him flashes out of existence once again, this time staying dark, a single knock on the door cuts through the sudden silence and the voice of the champion follows suit.
DANNY RIZZO: Kav. Let’s go. It’s time.
A few more long moments pass befe again, the light comes back on, this time in full force and steady. Reaching forward, Drell leans down and picks up the UnYielding championship and heads begins to exit the scene, leaving his patented three words behind as he does so.
KAVEN DRELL: Let it burn.
KAVEN DRELL: All that remains…
Clicking his tongue, Drell steps into the camera shot, the flickering light above him casting shadows across his face before plunging into darkness for half a moment. Light exploded once more, illuminating him fully as he sneers toward the camera that was focused on him.
KAVEN DRELL: When chaos takes hold, and tears through the lives of everyone in its path, all that remains are those with the strength, the inner fortitude to hold on. Time and again challengers have stepped into the chaotic world of the UnYielding championship and fallen by the wayside. All that remained in its wake was a swath of broken bodies. Men and women who believed themselves to be deserving of the championship without fully understanding and embracing what it means.
Violently, he balled his right hand up into a fist and slammed it into the steel chair that the UnYielding championship rested on. A loud clang echoed off the walls as the light that swayed above continued to flicker out and then brightly burst back to life.
KAVEN DRELL: All that remains is one man, in a world of chaos. One man, cast aside by the fans the moment he decided to think for himself. One man, ignored by the corporate suits for someone more concerned about their own self preservation. One man who has been trampled underfoot. Treated as though he was the stepping stone. All that remains is Danny Rizzo, who has continued to stand against the storm of chaos. The storm of madness. UnYielding. Unbending. Unbreaking.
Laughter, unhinged, erupts from Drell, finding amusement in something though what exactly that was had not yet been made clear.
KAVEN DRELL: All that remains. In spite of the best efforts of an entire company, is Danny Rizzo. After all that he has been subjected too. After all of you used him to the fullest extent. It is he that stands the test of time. What has happened to Brodie since Danny boy took from her that one night? What has happened to NovaCaine? Where has Berlin Anderson disappeared to? One. By one. By One. Chaos comes to Rizzo’s door and he rebuffs it. Refusing to give ALL OF YOU what you expect.
The full bodied laughter that had encompassed Drell moments earlier gives way to something more along the lines of a giggle. Clutching at his stomach, he grins sadistically at the viewing audience.
KAVEN DRELL: You have a new hero, now. A new champion of your hearts. Katya, in her foolishness, thinks that somehow she is different. But just like the storms of chaos broke while trying to tear down the door of Danny Rizzo, so will she. And what happens then, sheep? What happens when your new hero falls again? Then it becomes The Apex? And what will you do, then, when the top of the mountain is brought crashing down to the ground by the one man… who refuses to yield?
As the fluorescent tube above him flashes out of existence once again, this time staying dark, a single knock on the door cuts through the sudden silence and the voice of the champion follows suit.
DANNY RIZZO: Kav. Let’s go. It’s time.
A few more long moments pass befe again, the light comes back on, this time in full force and steady. Reaching forward, Drell leans down and picks up the UnYielding championship and heads begins to exit the scene, leaving his patented three words behind as he does so.
KAVEN DRELL: Let it burn.
RING ANNOUNCER: The following contest is scheduled for one fall or submission, and is for THE UNYIELDING CHAMPIONSHIP!
The lights dim and purple lights flash as "Warriors" by Papa Roach hit's over the PA System. When the lights come back to full Katya Durdjevic is no where to be found on the stage. Instead, the lights reconverge on a spot up in the rafters, and there she is with one hand pointing to the sky. The crowd goes absolutely nuts as she makes her way down the steps, slapping hands, and pausing for photo-ops. She only manages to get halfway towards her destination before the announcer decides to go ahead with the particulars.
RING ANNOUNCER: Introducing the challenger, standing at five foot nine and weighing in at 126 pounds, hailing from Moscow, Russia...She is The Straight Line Demon.....KATYA DURDJEVICCCC!!!!
Katya finally reaches ringside and leaps over the guard rail, and then up onto the apron, and vaults herself into the ring. She quickly steps up to the second turnbuckle of the closest turnbuckle, and again points heavenward while nodding along with her music. The crowd gives another huge ovation as she drops down, and starts stretching along the ropes.
LO: Katya Djurdjevic has become a breakout star here in Valor Pro, still undefeated, and still driving to become the UnYielding Champion!
KO: Yeah, I can't really say anything bad about her hear, Laur. After last Blitz where she held on in a two on one scenario against Chris Callum and Brodie, she's sort of won me over.
LO: Wow! I can't believe it. Kenneth Othello likes someone that the fans do!
KO: HEY! All I'm saying is she can get it done in the ring, but make no mistake.....so can her opponent.
Speak of the devil...The opening drums of 'A Warrior's Call' by Volbeat strikes across the capacity crowd and they all turn to the stage to see Danny Rizzo rip through the curtain right at "LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!" He pauses for a moment to pat the UnYielding Championship that sits snugly around his waist, before he takes off for one side of the stage jumping up and down, and then to the other, pumping a fist as the song breaks into 'Fight, Fight, Fight'. The fans don't respond to him as they once did, but this time with flat out negativity, and Danny pauses his usually hyped activity to look around the arena in surprise. Kaven Drell appears beside him, placing a hand on his shoulder and whispering something into his ear, and his face visibly changes to one of anger as he nods. Danny breaks away from Drell and charges down the ramp towards the ring as he always does, while Kaven grins at the crowd just before following.
RING ANNOUNCER: And making his way to the ring, accompanied by Kaven Drell, standing at five foot eleven and 202 pounds, hailing from Dayton, Ohio.....He is the UNYIELDING CHAMPION...THE RISEN....DANNY RIZZZOOOO!!
Before the announcement even has a chance to end Danny has slid right into the ring, rushing a neutral corner and taking the second turnbuckle while beating his chest and letting out a warrior yell. The fans respond with another volley of boo's in his direction, and his resolve seems to harden to steel as he drops down and stares across the ring at Katya Djurdjevic with disdain. He shakes his head, unhooks the belt, and kisses the face plate before handing it off to the referee.
LO: Danny Rizzo doesn't appear to appreciate the fan reception he's receiving now, but I don't see how he can blame them.
KO: Now see, that's where you're wrong, Laur. I might appreciate Katya's ability in the ring, but facts are facts. Danny Rizzo has finally come into his own, and is officially our longest reigning UnYielding Champion!
LO: Very true, but he did alot of that with the fans behind him. Since becoming champion a change has come over Danny, but even more so since having Kaven Drell join him in his corner.
KO: Kaven Drell is an upstanding citizen who is looking out for his best friend. I figured you would get behind that.
LO: Not when that friend is inciting you to take cheap shots, and be disrespectful to the very fan base that helped get you to the next level.
KO: Whatever! Can someone tell me what Djurdjevic is doing?
LO: Looks like she's having a pow-wow with the referee, and she just pointed to Kaven Drell...I think she's asking he be removed from ringside.
KO: WHAT! Injustice!
Caputo gives Drell a look at the insistance of Katya, and the man throws both hands out at his sides innocently and shakes his head 'No'. Caputo finally turns her attention back to Katya and shakes her head 'No', assuring her that if there is any funny business that she will eject him first thing. Djurdjevic looks disappointed, keeping a wary eye on Drell who just grins up at her smugly. She turns her attention back to Rizzo, and is taken completely by surprise to see that he has rapidly closed the distance between them and is already in the air with knee extended. The Kinshasa Knee Strike catches her full in the face and she drops to the mat as Caputo looks on shocked!
LO: WARRIORS CALL, AND THE BELL HASN'T EVEN SOUNDED!
KO: KATYA'S CONCERN OVER DRELL HAS ALREADY PAID DIVIDENDS, AND RIZZO NOW URGING CAPUTO TO CALL FOR THE BELL AS HE DROPS FOR THE COVER!
LO: NO! NOT THIS WAY! THERE'S THE BELL, AND THE REF DROPS!
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KO: THREE!NO! GOD ALMIGHTY!
LO: Katya somehow fired her shoulder off the mat before the referee's hand could touch down, and now Rizzo is all up in Caputo's face demanding that should have been a three.
KO: I don't know, Laur. I think it was...
LO: I don't think Danny Rizzo needs anymore help from the peanut gallery to get an advantage, Ken! This is despicable behavior from our UnYielding Champion!
Danny turns away from Caputo in disgust to find that Katya is dragging herself towards the far corner, and he falls back into the corner opposite her, indicating with his hand for her to rise. The fans boo as he does so, but Rizzo doesn't seem to care as he nods in her direction, as if willing her to find her feet. Katya grabs at the ropes desperately, finally catching hold of the second and using it to pull herself up to her knees. Slowly she rises, clutching her face where the knee had connected, and spins so that she's now propped up by the turnbuckles. Danny lets out a war cry as he gallops across the ring with violent intent, and just past the halfway mark leaves his feet to present his knee one more time aimed at Katya's face. Djurdjevic's eyes grow to the size of saucers at the oncoming carnage, and she more falls to the side than dodges, hitting the mat as Danny soars harmlessly overhead. His knee actually misses the top turnbuckle and the top rope catches his other leg, putting a sudden stop to his momentum and sends him crashing hard to the apron which bounces him up so that the side of his head slams off the steel steps before hitting the floor.
LO: GOOD LORD! DANNY RIZZO COMPLETELY WIPED OUT AFTER ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT THE WARRIOR'S CALL AND CAME TO A DANGEROUS CONCLUSION UPON THE CONCRETE!
KO: THIS ISN'T RIGHT! THIS MATCH SHOULD HAVE BEEN OVER, BUT INSTEAD THE CHAMPION IS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS OUTSIDE THE RING!
LO: Kaven Drell is already over there to check on his companion, and the referee is starting a ten count!
KO: Katya Djurdjevic just tried to get to her feet and stumbled back down to the canvas in the center of the ring! She's still loopy after that finisher from Danny!
LO: Yeah, and Caputo's count is still drowning out....she can't win the championship on a count out, Ken!
Caputo reaches a count of six before Katya manages to make it back to her feet, stumbling into the ropes, and using them to support herself. She looks to the outside where Drell is attending to the champion, but there is no rush on his part to urge Danny back into the ring as a count out would be just as good as a victory. This seems to give Djurdjevic new resolve as she stumbles past the referee, whose up to a nine count, but pauses to urge Katya to remain in the ring. The challenger knows she can't comply with the warning so she slips through the ropes to the outside, and drops down in front of Drell. Kaven gives the woman a sinister expression, but when the referee steps in and threatens to eject him, he slowly steps back from a still prone Danny. Katya reaches down to pull Rizzo halfway up onto the apron, and then lowers herself to heave him further up and into the ring. She follows behind quickly, rolling him across the canvas to the center where she falls on him and hooks the leg.
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KO: THREE!NO! THE CHAMP'S STILL IN THIS THING!
LO: I can not believe after that disastrous looking wipe out that Danny was able to get his shoulder off the canvas.....
KO: Hey, he's a warrior and is tough as nails! Though Kaven Drell just had to peak through his fingers to find out that the champ kicked out!
LO: That's cause he thought the damn thing was over like everyone else!
Katya looks a little distraught after the kick out, obviously still reeling after the damage taken moments ago thanks to the champion. Her eyes search the crowd, and the fans pop huge for their new favorite and a clap goes up to try and send some of their energy to her. She nods with the rhythm until finally getting a knee under her, then the other, and finally pushes up to her feet, fists at her side shaking as the crowd roars in unison. With a renewed purpose Djurdjevic helps Danny up to his feet and pushes him into the ropes only to whip him to the far side. Katya is surprised when Danny puts on the brakes and reverses, sending her towards the ropes instead.
LO: Rizzo showing signs of life, while Katya rebounds off the ropes INTO A HIGH CROSS BODY THAT TAKES RIZZO TO THE MAT FOR A PIN!
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KO: Kick out, and this time both are coming to their feet, and KATYA WALKS INTO A SNAP ARMDRAG!
LO: Katya bouncing up and here comes Rizzo...AND ITS DJURDJEVIC THIS TIME WITH AN ARMDRAG TO THE CHAMPION!
KO: Back to their feet, rushing right at one another....DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE WIPES BOTH COMPETITORS OUT!
LO: I tell you what, Ken, this thing started off with a devastating attack before the bell, a nasty misstep to the outside, and now these two are both down in the ring. It almost feels like they've been going at it for fifteen minutes instead of five!
KO: I know what you mean. I don't think anyone expected the start to lead so close to what was almost finishes to both of these superstars.
LO: And now Caputo is up to a count of five, and Kaven Drell is on the outside slapping the apron and ordering Danny to his feet....meanwhile, it's the fans who have Katya's number, and they are dialing in with a roar!
Katya and Danny roll towards opposite ends of the ring, grabbing at the ropes to pull themselves to their feet in order to beat the count. Just at eight both are upright and their heads lift to stare across the ring at one another. Danny's face screws up into one of rage, while Katya's determination is clear, and the two rush forth to battle in the center of the ring. Danny moves in with a hard right hand, but Katya ducks under it to continue on to get some spring off the ropes. She rebounds but finds a boot to the gut for her midsection that doubles her over, while Danny grabs her right arm and then feeds it through her legs. With a grimace he yanks the woman up into a Pump Handle before dropping forwards into the Slam!
LO: Katya laid out with that ring rattling maneuver, and there's Danny with a hook of the leg!
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KO: THRE-NO! Katya gets her shoulder up, and Danny looks fit to be tied!
LO: Rizzo yanking Katya up to her feet, and EUROPEAN UPPERCUT sends her falling back into the nearby corner! Danny wading in now with rights and lefts, and Katya is all but defenseless as he beats her against the turnbuckles!
KO: The UnYielding Champ is relentless here, and he's knocked her all the way down to a seated position against the bottom turnbuckle, and now finally makes a break at the referee's insistence...
LO: Danny is in danger of being disqualified here, not that I think he'd care much since that's how their last encounter ended.
KO: I don't think that's his aim here, Laur. Danny is here to prove once and for all that Katya doesn't belong in the same ring as him!
Danny takes a few steps back along the ropes while the referee checks Katya, who gives the nod that she wants to continue. The minute Caputo is out of the way, Danny rushes back in, throwing his boot out to catch Katya right in the face. Katya clutches at her nose as Danny grabs the top rope an unmercifully stomps the woman until she is pushed under the bottom rope, and eventually knocked to the concrete floor from the apron. Danny sneers out at the jeering crowd who are giving him a piece of their mind just before slipping beneath the ropes to join her outside. Katya grabs at the steps to try and get to her feet, and Danny comes in from behind her, helping her up only to slam her face first down into the steel. The referee admonishes him but he doesn't seem to care, pulling Djurdjevic away from the steps and over to the guard rail, where he scoops her up onto his shoulder, and then tosses her up so that she comes crashing down across the top of the barrier.
LO: Danny Rizzo having his way with Katya out here at ringside, and now has the woman by a fistful of hair.....so disrespectful.
KO: Hey, she doesn't want her hair yanked, maybe she ought to cut it.
LO: You're so progressive, Ken. Danny now tossing Katya back into the ring and following her in to go for another cover!
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KO: THREe-NO! The challenger just barely gets the shoulder up in the nick of time, and now Danny looks like he's ready to implode...
LO: Danny now sliding over so that he's sitting on Katya's chest....AND JUST OPENS UP WITH PISTON LIKE RIGHT HANDS INTO AN UNPROTECTED FACE!
KO: The referee counting him down, and now physically grabbing him by the waist to try and pull him off! HEY! SHE CAN'T DO THAT!
LO: She is the senior official of this company! She can do whatever she deems necessary to try and maintain some semblance of order...
KO: Yeah, well maybe that's why she's been dropped so often in the past several weeks....and Danny looks like he's about to give her another shot!
Rizzo spins on Caputo with fist raised, but she warns him with a finger to the face and then plucks the VPW logo on her zebra stripes. Danny spits off to the side but slowly drops his fist, shaking his head as Kaven Drell shouts a few more words of encouragement to the champion. Meanwhile, Katya has rolled over onto her stomach, slowly trying to push up onto her hands and knees. The Risen notices the movement beneath him, and reaches down to pull Katya to her feet. He is taken completely by surprise when Katya brings both arms close to her body, runs them up between his grasp, and then bursts forward to break his grip and knock him back. Before anyone in the arena can blink, she springs into the air and levels Rizzo with a High Standing Dropkick that sends him slamming to the mat. The fans begin to cheer as both competitors lay there for a moment, but the noise wills Katya towards the ropes where she works to get back to her feet.
LO: Maybe Danny Rizzo needs to focus on his opponent rather than getting into spats with the referee, because she just surprised the hell out of him with that dropkick!
KO: Whatever! Katya's about to get surprised, cause she just got back to her feet but Rizzo beat her to it! Now Danny rushing right for her with a clothesline....
LO: NO! Katya ducks the head and Back Body Drop to Rizzo right over the top rope....
KO: WAIT! He was able to grab the rope on his way over and swings around to land safely on the ring apron....
LO: Katya already in motion rushes at the closest corner, springboard off the second, INTO A DISASTER KICK THAT EJECTS THE CHAMPION FROM THE APRON TO THE GUARD RAIL RIBS FIRST!
Danny clutches at his midsection as Kaven Drell moves over to check on him, but is advised by the referee to keep his distance. Drell shakes his head in frustration as Danny pushes off the barrier to stumble back towards the ring, looking up just in time to see Katya Djurdjevic fly through ropes with a Suicide Dive that wipes both competitors out!
LO: MY GOD! KATYA DJURDJEVIC TAKES OUT RIZZO WITH AN UNBELIEVABLE DIVE, AND NOW SHE'S BACK UP....AND THESE FANS ARE GOING BALLISTIC!
KO: Tell them to shut up, Laur! I can't hear myself think!
LO: Well I think Danny Rizzo is in trouble, cause Katya just got him back up and into the ring...and she's on the apron heading for the corner! I think she's going to fly!
KO: Oh no.....DANNY! WATCH OUT!
The Straight Line Demon reaches the corner and starts to climb, and once perched a buzz goes through the audience, eager to see the finisher she finally pulled out last show. Suddenly Kaven Drell leaps up onto the ring apron and grabs her leg, but Katya manages to grab the ropes to keep her balance. She kicks at the man until finally he drops back down to the floor, but before he can do anything else Caputo is there hanging through the ropes and indicates that he is done with a waggle of her finger. Drell shakes his head vehemently 'No' in protest, but the referee gives the universal sign that he is 'Outta Here'. He continues to protest as she leaves the ring and guides him towards the ramp, pointing all the while to the back and forcing him back further and further. Finally, seeing he isn't getting anywhere with the senior official, he tosses his hands up and turns to make his way back up the ramp.
KO: This is bullshit, Laur! What the hell does she think she's doing?!?
LO: Caputo is just giving Katya what she asked for in the beginning because we all knew that Kaven Drell couldn't help himself but to interfere!
KO: Whatever! Well Katya is now refocusing her attention to Rizzo....WHO JUST JUMPED TO HIS FEET, RUSHED THE CORNER AND BOUNDED UP TO THE TOP WITH HER.....
LO: GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY! RELEASE BELLY TO BELLY FROM THE TOP ROPE!! KATYA DJURDJEVIC MAY BE DEAD!
KO: Danny rolling over and scooting his way over, and just drapes himself across the challenger but the Ref is still out there distracted!
From the top of the ramp Drell nearly loses his mind, emphatically pointing back towards the ring. Caputo, finally having enough of the man, turns to see whats going on, and her eyes go as wide as saucers just before rushing to belly slide into the ring to count the pin.
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LO: THREE!NO! Katya got out at the last possible nanosecond, and my God...Ken I thought that was it!
KO: It would have been if the damn referee was in position!
LO: Well thank Kaven Drell for that! If he hadn't tried to interfere, and would have just gotten out of here when he was told, this match might have already been over!
KO: Whatever! He's gone now, so let's just focus on if these two have anything left.
Danny falls off of Katya and beats his fist against the canvas in disbelief before eventually moving his way up to his feet. He looks down at Katya who begins to stir, and he nods in her direction as he falls back into one of the corners to wait. Much like before he beckons for the woman to get to her feet, and slowly but surely she does so. He begins to rock back and forth in the corner with anticipation, and as soon as she's where he wants her he breaks out into a charge. Just as he's about to move into the leap for the Kinshasa Knee, Djurdjevic lurches forward, throwing her boot up to catch him running in. The sudden impact swings his arms up in front of him and Katya grabs them and then snaps down to the mat to bring his jaw down onto the heel of her boot.
LO: DEATHBLOW FROM OUT OF NOWHERE!
KO: AHHH! SHE CAN'T DO THAT! SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OUT!
LO: Well The Straight Line Demon doesn't agree, and Katya Djurdjevic has every person on their feet as the referee starts a count!
The referee's count gets all the way up to seven before Rizzo and Djurdjevic both roll over onto their backs, but the count rolls on. Eight. Nine. TEn-Just before she can finish both Katya and Danny kip up to their feet at the same time to an unbelievable reaction, and Caputo falls back giving the signal to continue. Danny quickly turns into a spinning elbow, but Katya manages to duck under it and rushes the ropes for spring. She rebounds and barrels back at Danny who rushes up to meet her with an Overhead Release Belly To Belly that sees Katya flip all the way through and amazingly land on her feet behind him. Danny seems truly shocked as he spins around and walks face first into a High Standing Dropkick that drops him where he stands. Katya quickly scrambles in for a hook of the leg...
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KO: THREe-NO! Rizzo gets out after a long two count, and now Katya is working him back up to his feet, and hammers over into the corner where she slips her head under his arm and lifts him up to sit on the top rope...
LO: She isn't going up with him...that's odd...but she is pulling his head down so that she can hook it, and now I think I get it! She knows she can't lift Danny on her own, so she's using the height as leverage to get him up on her shoulders in a suplex position...
KO: If she hits this, it could be over....
Katya isn't able to hold Danny in the suplex position for long, obviously wanting to go for her Demon Splitter finishing move. Unfortunately Danny has guessed this as well, and with the blood rushing to his head, he kicks his feet to end up behind her. Just as he's about to advance, Katya drops down to the mat, flashing her foot up surprisingly fast into a Pele Kick that strikes Rizzo square in the face. The Risen stumbles back to the center of the ring stunned, and Katya rolls up to her feet to rush the ropes and springboard back at Danny with a clothesline. Danny shocks Katya when he ducks under the lariat and she sails harmlessly over head to hit the mat, and when she rolls up to her feet for a second time she looks up just as his Kinshasa Knee meets her skull.
LO: A WARRIOR'S CALL! DANNY NOW FALLING ON TOP OF KATYA FOR THE COVER!
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Danny falls off of Katya to land beside her, steadily taking in deep measured breath and wiping sweat from his brow. He looks tired as the referee helps him up to a seated position and passes the UnYielding title to him. He nods, kissing the face plate, and casts a disparaging glance towards Katya as she rolls for the ropes to exit the ring. The fans boo Danny as he struggles to his feet, the fast paced match and the fight Djurdjevic gave him catching up to him now that its over. Kaven Drell comes rushing back down the ramp and belly slides into the ring to slap Danny on the chest just as the announcement is made.
RING ANNOUNCER: And the winner of this match via pinfall, and STILL YOUR UNYIELDING CHAMPION......DANNY RIZZO!
On the outside of the ring Katya clutches at her forehead where Danny's knee had tried to cave her skull in, and her eyes are wet as she looks up into the ring while backing up the ramp towards the exit. A few fans shout cheers of encouragement, and she waves her thanks before disappearing into the back looking wounded. Inside the ring Danny Rizzo takes one of the corners, beating his chest and thrusting the UnYielding championship into the sky. Kaven Drell claps loudly behind him, and turns right to the camera with a large wicked grin and says, 'Let it burn!' just before the scene cuts backstage.
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The lights dim and purple lights flash as "Warriors" by Papa Roach hit's over the PA System. When the lights come back to full Katya Durdjevic is no where to be found on the stage. Instead, the lights reconverge on a spot up in the rafters, and there she is with one hand pointing to the sky. The crowd goes absolutely nuts as she makes her way down the steps, slapping hands, and pausing for photo-ops. She only manages to get halfway towards her destination before the announcer decides to go ahead with the particulars.
RING ANNOUNCER: Introducing the challenger, standing at five foot nine and weighing in at 126 pounds, hailing from Moscow, Russia...She is The Straight Line Demon.....KATYA DURDJEVICCCC!!!!
Katya finally reaches ringside and leaps over the guard rail, and then up onto the apron, and vaults herself into the ring. She quickly steps up to the second turnbuckle of the closest turnbuckle, and again points heavenward while nodding along with her music. The crowd gives another huge ovation as she drops down, and starts stretching along the ropes.
LO: Katya Djurdjevic has become a breakout star here in Valor Pro, still undefeated, and still driving to become the UnYielding Champion!
KO: Yeah, I can't really say anything bad about her hear, Laur. After last Blitz where she held on in a two on one scenario against Chris Callum and Brodie, she's sort of won me over.
LO: Wow! I can't believe it. Kenneth Othello likes someone that the fans do!
KO: HEY! All I'm saying is she can get it done in the ring, but make no mistake.....so can her opponent.
Speak of the devil...The opening drums of 'A Warrior's Call' by Volbeat strikes across the capacity crowd and they all turn to the stage to see Danny Rizzo rip through the curtain right at "LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!" He pauses for a moment to pat the UnYielding Championship that sits snugly around his waist, before he takes off for one side of the stage jumping up and down, and then to the other, pumping a fist as the song breaks into 'Fight, Fight, Fight'. The fans don't respond to him as they once did, but this time with flat out negativity, and Danny pauses his usually hyped activity to look around the arena in surprise. Kaven Drell appears beside him, placing a hand on his shoulder and whispering something into his ear, and his face visibly changes to one of anger as he nods. Danny breaks away from Drell and charges down the ramp towards the ring as he always does, while Kaven grins at the crowd just before following.
RING ANNOUNCER: And making his way to the ring, accompanied by Kaven Drell, standing at five foot eleven and 202 pounds, hailing from Dayton, Ohio.....He is the UNYIELDING CHAMPION...THE RISEN....DANNY RIZZZOOOO!!
Before the announcement even has a chance to end Danny has slid right into the ring, rushing a neutral corner and taking the second turnbuckle while beating his chest and letting out a warrior yell. The fans respond with another volley of boo's in his direction, and his resolve seems to harden to steel as he drops down and stares across the ring at Katya Djurdjevic with disdain. He shakes his head, unhooks the belt, and kisses the face plate before handing it off to the referee.
LO: Danny Rizzo doesn't appear to appreciate the fan reception he's receiving now, but I don't see how he can blame them.
KO: Now see, that's where you're wrong, Laur. I might appreciate Katya's ability in the ring, but facts are facts. Danny Rizzo has finally come into his own, and is officially our longest reigning UnYielding Champion!
LO: Very true, but he did alot of that with the fans behind him. Since becoming champion a change has come over Danny, but even more so since having Kaven Drell join him in his corner.
KO: Kaven Drell is an upstanding citizen who is looking out for his best friend. I figured you would get behind that.
LO: Not when that friend is inciting you to take cheap shots, and be disrespectful to the very fan base that helped get you to the next level.
KO: Whatever! Can someone tell me what Djurdjevic is doing?
LO: Looks like she's having a pow-wow with the referee, and she just pointed to Kaven Drell...I think she's asking he be removed from ringside.
KO: WHAT! Injustice!
Caputo gives Drell a look at the insistance of Katya, and the man throws both hands out at his sides innocently and shakes his head 'No'. Caputo finally turns her attention back to Katya and shakes her head 'No', assuring her that if there is any funny business that she will eject him first thing. Djurdjevic looks disappointed, keeping a wary eye on Drell who just grins up at her smugly. She turns her attention back to Rizzo, and is taken completely by surprise to see that he has rapidly closed the distance between them and is already in the air with knee extended. The Kinshasa Knee Strike catches her full in the face and she drops to the mat as Caputo looks on shocked!
LO: WARRIORS CALL, AND THE BELL HASN'T EVEN SOUNDED!
KO: KATYA'S CONCERN OVER DRELL HAS ALREADY PAID DIVIDENDS, AND RIZZO NOW URGING CAPUTO TO CALL FOR THE BELL AS HE DROPS FOR THE COVER!
LO: NO! NOT THIS WAY! THERE'S THE BELL, AND THE REF DROPS!
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KO: THREE!NO! GOD ALMIGHTY!
LO: Katya somehow fired her shoulder off the mat before the referee's hand could touch down, and now Rizzo is all up in Caputo's face demanding that should have been a three.
KO: I don't know, Laur. I think it was...
LO: I don't think Danny Rizzo needs anymore help from the peanut gallery to get an advantage, Ken! This is despicable behavior from our UnYielding Champion!
Danny turns away from Caputo in disgust to find that Katya is dragging herself towards the far corner, and he falls back into the corner opposite her, indicating with his hand for her to rise. The fans boo as he does so, but Rizzo doesn't seem to care as he nods in her direction, as if willing her to find her feet. Katya grabs at the ropes desperately, finally catching hold of the second and using it to pull herself up to her knees. Slowly she rises, clutching her face where the knee had connected, and spins so that she's now propped up by the turnbuckles. Danny lets out a war cry as he gallops across the ring with violent intent, and just past the halfway mark leaves his feet to present his knee one more time aimed at Katya's face. Djurdjevic's eyes grow to the size of saucers at the oncoming carnage, and she more falls to the side than dodges, hitting the mat as Danny soars harmlessly overhead. His knee actually misses the top turnbuckle and the top rope catches his other leg, putting a sudden stop to his momentum and sends him crashing hard to the apron which bounces him up so that the side of his head slams off the steel steps before hitting the floor.
LO: GOOD LORD! DANNY RIZZO COMPLETELY WIPED OUT AFTER ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT THE WARRIOR'S CALL AND CAME TO A DANGEROUS CONCLUSION UPON THE CONCRETE!
KO: THIS ISN'T RIGHT! THIS MATCH SHOULD HAVE BEEN OVER, BUT INSTEAD THE CHAMPION IS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS OUTSIDE THE RING!
LO: Kaven Drell is already over there to check on his companion, and the referee is starting a ten count!
KO: Katya Djurdjevic just tried to get to her feet and stumbled back down to the canvas in the center of the ring! She's still loopy after that finisher from Danny!
LO: Yeah, and Caputo's count is still drowning out....she can't win the championship on a count out, Ken!
Caputo reaches a count of six before Katya manages to make it back to her feet, stumbling into the ropes, and using them to support herself. She looks to the outside where Drell is attending to the champion, but there is no rush on his part to urge Danny back into the ring as a count out would be just as good as a victory. This seems to give Djurdjevic new resolve as she stumbles past the referee, whose up to a nine count, but pauses to urge Katya to remain in the ring. The challenger knows she can't comply with the warning so she slips through the ropes to the outside, and drops down in front of Drell. Kaven gives the woman a sinister expression, but when the referee steps in and threatens to eject him, he slowly steps back from a still prone Danny. Katya reaches down to pull Rizzo halfway up onto the apron, and then lowers herself to heave him further up and into the ring. She follows behind quickly, rolling him across the canvas to the center where she falls on him and hooks the leg.
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KO: THREE!NO! THE CHAMP'S STILL IN THIS THING!
LO: I can not believe after that disastrous looking wipe out that Danny was able to get his shoulder off the canvas.....
KO: Hey, he's a warrior and is tough as nails! Though Kaven Drell just had to peak through his fingers to find out that the champ kicked out!
LO: That's cause he thought the damn thing was over like everyone else!
Katya looks a little distraught after the kick out, obviously still reeling after the damage taken moments ago thanks to the champion. Her eyes search the crowd, and the fans pop huge for their new favorite and a clap goes up to try and send some of their energy to her. She nods with the rhythm until finally getting a knee under her, then the other, and finally pushes up to her feet, fists at her side shaking as the crowd roars in unison. With a renewed purpose Djurdjevic helps Danny up to his feet and pushes him into the ropes only to whip him to the far side. Katya is surprised when Danny puts on the brakes and reverses, sending her towards the ropes instead.
LO: Rizzo showing signs of life, while Katya rebounds off the ropes INTO A HIGH CROSS BODY THAT TAKES RIZZO TO THE MAT FOR A PIN!
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KO: Kick out, and this time both are coming to their feet, and KATYA WALKS INTO A SNAP ARMDRAG!
LO: Katya bouncing up and here comes Rizzo...AND ITS DJURDJEVIC THIS TIME WITH AN ARMDRAG TO THE CHAMPION!
KO: Back to their feet, rushing right at one another....DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE WIPES BOTH COMPETITORS OUT!
LO: I tell you what, Ken, this thing started off with a devastating attack before the bell, a nasty misstep to the outside, and now these two are both down in the ring. It almost feels like they've been going at it for fifteen minutes instead of five!
KO: I know what you mean. I don't think anyone expected the start to lead so close to what was almost finishes to both of these superstars.
LO: And now Caputo is up to a count of five, and Kaven Drell is on the outside slapping the apron and ordering Danny to his feet....meanwhile, it's the fans who have Katya's number, and they are dialing in with a roar!
Katya and Danny roll towards opposite ends of the ring, grabbing at the ropes to pull themselves to their feet in order to beat the count. Just at eight both are upright and their heads lift to stare across the ring at one another. Danny's face screws up into one of rage, while Katya's determination is clear, and the two rush forth to battle in the center of the ring. Danny moves in with a hard right hand, but Katya ducks under it to continue on to get some spring off the ropes. She rebounds but finds a boot to the gut for her midsection that doubles her over, while Danny grabs her right arm and then feeds it through her legs. With a grimace he yanks the woman up into a Pump Handle before dropping forwards into the Slam!
LO: Katya laid out with that ring rattling maneuver, and there's Danny with a hook of the leg!
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KO: THRE-NO! Katya gets her shoulder up, and Danny looks fit to be tied!
LO: Rizzo yanking Katya up to her feet, and EUROPEAN UPPERCUT sends her falling back into the nearby corner! Danny wading in now with rights and lefts, and Katya is all but defenseless as he beats her against the turnbuckles!
KO: The UnYielding Champ is relentless here, and he's knocked her all the way down to a seated position against the bottom turnbuckle, and now finally makes a break at the referee's insistence...
LO: Danny is in danger of being disqualified here, not that I think he'd care much since that's how their last encounter ended.
KO: I don't think that's his aim here, Laur. Danny is here to prove once and for all that Katya doesn't belong in the same ring as him!
Danny takes a few steps back along the ropes while the referee checks Katya, who gives the nod that she wants to continue. The minute Caputo is out of the way, Danny rushes back in, throwing his boot out to catch Katya right in the face. Katya clutches at her nose as Danny grabs the top rope an unmercifully stomps the woman until she is pushed under the bottom rope, and eventually knocked to the concrete floor from the apron. Danny sneers out at the jeering crowd who are giving him a piece of their mind just before slipping beneath the ropes to join her outside. Katya grabs at the steps to try and get to her feet, and Danny comes in from behind her, helping her up only to slam her face first down into the steel. The referee admonishes him but he doesn't seem to care, pulling Djurdjevic away from the steps and over to the guard rail, where he scoops her up onto his shoulder, and then tosses her up so that she comes crashing down across the top of the barrier.
LO: Danny Rizzo having his way with Katya out here at ringside, and now has the woman by a fistful of hair.....so disrespectful.
KO: Hey, she doesn't want her hair yanked, maybe she ought to cut it.
LO: You're so progressive, Ken. Danny now tossing Katya back into the ring and following her in to go for another cover!
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KO: THREe-NO! The challenger just barely gets the shoulder up in the nick of time, and now Danny looks like he's ready to implode...
LO: Danny now sliding over so that he's sitting on Katya's chest....AND JUST OPENS UP WITH PISTON LIKE RIGHT HANDS INTO AN UNPROTECTED FACE!
KO: The referee counting him down, and now physically grabbing him by the waist to try and pull him off! HEY! SHE CAN'T DO THAT!
LO: She is the senior official of this company! She can do whatever she deems necessary to try and maintain some semblance of order...
KO: Yeah, well maybe that's why she's been dropped so often in the past several weeks....and Danny looks like he's about to give her another shot!
Rizzo spins on Caputo with fist raised, but she warns him with a finger to the face and then plucks the VPW logo on her zebra stripes. Danny spits off to the side but slowly drops his fist, shaking his head as Kaven Drell shouts a few more words of encouragement to the champion. Meanwhile, Katya has rolled over onto her stomach, slowly trying to push up onto her hands and knees. The Risen notices the movement beneath him, and reaches down to pull Katya to her feet. He is taken completely by surprise when Katya brings both arms close to her body, runs them up between his grasp, and then bursts forward to break his grip and knock him back. Before anyone in the arena can blink, she springs into the air and levels Rizzo with a High Standing Dropkick that sends him slamming to the mat. The fans begin to cheer as both competitors lay there for a moment, but the noise wills Katya towards the ropes where she works to get back to her feet.
LO: Maybe Danny Rizzo needs to focus on his opponent rather than getting into spats with the referee, because she just surprised the hell out of him with that dropkick!
KO: Whatever! Katya's about to get surprised, cause she just got back to her feet but Rizzo beat her to it! Now Danny rushing right for her with a clothesline....
LO: NO! Katya ducks the head and Back Body Drop to Rizzo right over the top rope....
KO: WAIT! He was able to grab the rope on his way over and swings around to land safely on the ring apron....
LO: Katya already in motion rushes at the closest corner, springboard off the second, INTO A DISASTER KICK THAT EJECTS THE CHAMPION FROM THE APRON TO THE GUARD RAIL RIBS FIRST!
Danny clutches at his midsection as Kaven Drell moves over to check on him, but is advised by the referee to keep his distance. Drell shakes his head in frustration as Danny pushes off the barrier to stumble back towards the ring, looking up just in time to see Katya Djurdjevic fly through ropes with a Suicide Dive that wipes both competitors out!
LO: MY GOD! KATYA DJURDJEVIC TAKES OUT RIZZO WITH AN UNBELIEVABLE DIVE, AND NOW SHE'S BACK UP....AND THESE FANS ARE GOING BALLISTIC!
KO: Tell them to shut up, Laur! I can't hear myself think!
LO: Well I think Danny Rizzo is in trouble, cause Katya just got him back up and into the ring...and she's on the apron heading for the corner! I think she's going to fly!
KO: Oh no.....DANNY! WATCH OUT!
The Straight Line Demon reaches the corner and starts to climb, and once perched a buzz goes through the audience, eager to see the finisher she finally pulled out last show. Suddenly Kaven Drell leaps up onto the ring apron and grabs her leg, but Katya manages to grab the ropes to keep her balance. She kicks at the man until finally he drops back down to the floor, but before he can do anything else Caputo is there hanging through the ropes and indicates that he is done with a waggle of her finger. Drell shakes his head vehemently 'No' in protest, but the referee gives the universal sign that he is 'Outta Here'. He continues to protest as she leaves the ring and guides him towards the ramp, pointing all the while to the back and forcing him back further and further. Finally, seeing he isn't getting anywhere with the senior official, he tosses his hands up and turns to make his way back up the ramp.
KO: This is bullshit, Laur! What the hell does she think she's doing?!?
LO: Caputo is just giving Katya what she asked for in the beginning because we all knew that Kaven Drell couldn't help himself but to interfere!
KO: Whatever! Well Katya is now refocusing her attention to Rizzo....WHO JUST JUMPED TO HIS FEET, RUSHED THE CORNER AND BOUNDED UP TO THE TOP WITH HER.....
LO: GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY! RELEASE BELLY TO BELLY FROM THE TOP ROPE!! KATYA DJURDJEVIC MAY BE DEAD!
KO: Danny rolling over and scooting his way over, and just drapes himself across the challenger but the Ref is still out there distracted!
From the top of the ramp Drell nearly loses his mind, emphatically pointing back towards the ring. Caputo, finally having enough of the man, turns to see whats going on, and her eyes go as wide as saucers just before rushing to belly slide into the ring to count the pin.
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LO: THREE!NO! Katya got out at the last possible nanosecond, and my God...Ken I thought that was it!
KO: It would have been if the damn referee was in position!
LO: Well thank Kaven Drell for that! If he hadn't tried to interfere, and would have just gotten out of here when he was told, this match might have already been over!
KO: Whatever! He's gone now, so let's just focus on if these two have anything left.
Danny falls off of Katya and beats his fist against the canvas in disbelief before eventually moving his way up to his feet. He looks down at Katya who begins to stir, and he nods in her direction as he falls back into one of the corners to wait. Much like before he beckons for the woman to get to her feet, and slowly but surely she does so. He begins to rock back and forth in the corner with anticipation, and as soon as she's where he wants her he breaks out into a charge. Just as he's about to move into the leap for the Kinshasa Knee, Djurdjevic lurches forward, throwing her boot up to catch him running in. The sudden impact swings his arms up in front of him and Katya grabs them and then snaps down to the mat to bring his jaw down onto the heel of her boot.
LO: DEATHBLOW FROM OUT OF NOWHERE!
KO: AHHH! SHE CAN'T DO THAT! SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OUT!
LO: Well The Straight Line Demon doesn't agree, and Katya Djurdjevic has every person on their feet as the referee starts a count!
The referee's count gets all the way up to seven before Rizzo and Djurdjevic both roll over onto their backs, but the count rolls on. Eight. Nine. TEn-Just before she can finish both Katya and Danny kip up to their feet at the same time to an unbelievable reaction, and Caputo falls back giving the signal to continue. Danny quickly turns into a spinning elbow, but Katya manages to duck under it and rushes the ropes for spring. She rebounds and barrels back at Danny who rushes up to meet her with an Overhead Release Belly To Belly that sees Katya flip all the way through and amazingly land on her feet behind him. Danny seems truly shocked as he spins around and walks face first into a High Standing Dropkick that drops him where he stands. Katya quickly scrambles in for a hook of the leg...
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KO: THREe-NO! Rizzo gets out after a long two count, and now Katya is working him back up to his feet, and hammers over into the corner where she slips her head under his arm and lifts him up to sit on the top rope...
LO: She isn't going up with him...that's odd...but she is pulling his head down so that she can hook it, and now I think I get it! She knows she can't lift Danny on her own, so she's using the height as leverage to get him up on her shoulders in a suplex position...
KO: If she hits this, it could be over....
Katya isn't able to hold Danny in the suplex position for long, obviously wanting to go for her Demon Splitter finishing move. Unfortunately Danny has guessed this as well, and with the blood rushing to his head, he kicks his feet to end up behind her. Just as he's about to advance, Katya drops down to the mat, flashing her foot up surprisingly fast into a Pele Kick that strikes Rizzo square in the face. The Risen stumbles back to the center of the ring stunned, and Katya rolls up to her feet to rush the ropes and springboard back at Danny with a clothesline. Danny shocks Katya when he ducks under the lariat and she sails harmlessly over head to hit the mat, and when she rolls up to her feet for a second time she looks up just as his Kinshasa Knee meets her skull.
LO: A WARRIOR'S CALL! DANNY NOW FALLING ON TOP OF KATYA FOR THE COVER!
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Danny falls off of Katya to land beside her, steadily taking in deep measured breath and wiping sweat from his brow. He looks tired as the referee helps him up to a seated position and passes the UnYielding title to him. He nods, kissing the face plate, and casts a disparaging glance towards Katya as she rolls for the ropes to exit the ring. The fans boo Danny as he struggles to his feet, the fast paced match and the fight Djurdjevic gave him catching up to him now that its over. Kaven Drell comes rushing back down the ramp and belly slides into the ring to slap Danny on the chest just as the announcement is made.
RING ANNOUNCER: And the winner of this match via pinfall, and STILL YOUR UNYIELDING CHAMPION......DANNY RIZZO!
On the outside of the ring Katya clutches at her forehead where Danny's knee had tried to cave her skull in, and her eyes are wet as she looks up into the ring while backing up the ramp towards the exit. A few fans shout cheers of encouragement, and she waves her thanks before disappearing into the back looking wounded. Inside the ring Danny Rizzo takes one of the corners, beating his chest and thrusting the UnYielding championship into the sky. Kaven Drell claps loudly behind him, and turns right to the camera with a large wicked grin and says, 'Let it burn!' just before the scene cuts backstage.
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RING ANNOUNCER: The following contest is a non-title match and is scheduled for one fall or submission...
Purple lights begin to flash on the stage as 'Kiss My Lips' by DEV ft. Fabolous starts over the PA system. When the lights converge on the center stage Alexis Terry is already there, her head tilted upward in a regal manner and a confident expression on her face. Behind her is Zack Burton and Aspen Chaud. The fans boo loudly, but with a shake of her head she drives the noise out of her mind, and the trui start a power walk down to the ring.
Purple lights begin to flash on the stage as 'Kiss My Lips' by DEV ft. Fabolous starts over the PA system. When the lights converge on the center stage Alexis Terry is already there, her head tilted upward in a regal manner and a confident expression on her face. Behind her is Zack Burton and Aspen Chaud. The fans boo loudly, but with a shake of her head she drives the noise out of her mind, and the trui start a power walk down to the ring.
RING ANNOUNCER: Introducing first, accompanied to the ring by Zack Burton, and Aspen Chaud...standing at five foot five and weighting in at 118 pounds, hailing from Newcastle, England.....She is ENGLAND'S MOST GLAMOROUS EXPORT.....ALEXIS TERRRRYYY!!!
Terry pauses to throw her hand up at an over excited Cosmo fan in the front row, rolling her eyes before climbing the steps to slip between the ropes into the ring. While Chaud and Burton take up a spot on the other side of the ring, Alexis throws both hands out at her side as if putting herself on display, talking smack all the way as the boos continue to pour in. She laughs mockingly at the crowd, stepping over to the far corner and leaning against the ropes to chat with her companions.
LO: Alexis Terry returns to the company at the right hand of Chris Callum, and put a beating on Cosmo Cooper right out of the gate with her weapon of choice, a pair of Brass Knucks.
KO: That's how you make an impact, Laur, and why she's in the Main Event tonight.
LO: Cosmo was pretty vocal in what he thought about it this past few weeks...and we found out earlier tonight during the Where There's Stokes, There's Fire segment exactly what Chris Callum thought of it to...
KO: Yeah, he's not even at the building, but apparently is in Medellin. I don't know....even with what he said, I think this is all just some mind fuck from Callum.
LO: Well, so far he hasn't appeared, and that isn't for lack of Cosmo trying to find him either...
The announcers are cut off as the lights dim and the familiar finger snaps from 'Lifted' by CL come over the speakers. Stage lights begin flashing gold and silver, converging on the stage where Cosmo Cooper is already standing, baseball cap covering his head that is staring down at the steel. The Apex Championship sits snugly around his waist, and the South African crowd goes nuts at the sight of him. After a few moments he allows his head to lift, and he looks out at the crowd under the brim of his hat with a confident grin before reaching up and taking it by the brim, and sends it into the crowd like a discus. Fans clammer to get hold of the keepsake as Cosmo starts his trek down the ramp.
RING ANNOUNCER: And introducing her opponent, standing at six foot two and weighting in at 232 pounds....hailing from Santa Rosa, California...He is the General Managers Champion of Choice, and THE REIGNING APEX CHAMPION, THE GRAPS JESUS, COSMO COOOPPPEERRRR!!
Cosmo reaches ringside and steps around to the corner of the ring where the steps reside, and falls back into the guardrail where the front row fans all pat him on the back while he nods, looking up into the ring at Terry with a grin. After a moment he shoves off the guardrail and charges up the steps, vaulting himself up and over the top rope and into the ring. He unhooks the Apex strap and lifts the championship up, first in Alexis' direction, and then towards Aspen and Burton. Chaud just laughs at Cosmo while turning and whispering something in Burton's ear.
LO: The Tension is already at a fever pitch here tonight, as Cosmo has been trying to have a one on one conversation with Chris Callum, but has been cut off at every pass by his cronies!
KO: Only to find out that the man isn't even in the building. Genius!
LO: How can you say that? It's true that Callum gave Cooper an opportunity early in his career, and while he may feel he's owed something out of that, it was Cosmo who took that opportunity and ran with it. Now he's back to exact his revenge, and he doesn't really care who gets hurt in the process as long as he's at the center of it. This is a case of jealousy, pure and simple!
KO: What does Chris Callum have to be jealous of? Everything Cooper's done The Eternal did before him.
LO: He's never been Apex Champion...
KO: Which he'll rectify when they finally have their championship match!
LO: Whatever....the ref just signaled for the bell, and Alexis and Cosmo are just staring at each other from across the ring.
Cosmo steps to the center first and Alexis watches him intently before a sly smile plays at the corner of her lips. Zack Burton leaps up onto the ring apron, and Cosmo immediately turns in that direction, rushing at the man as he drops back down to the floor. Before he can even turn around Alexis brings a Sledgehammer like blow across his rib cage, and Cooper visibly stoops, bringing his elbow down to try and protect the area. The jarring shock of his ribs not being fully healed is telegraphed as Alexis drives knee's into the area, forcing Cooper back into the nearby turnbuckles. He fires off a right hand that seems to surprise Alexis, but another stiff knee to his midsection stifles any forthcoming resistance. With Cooper in the corner, Alexis grabs the middle rope on either side of him and then lowers her shoulder before thrusting it several times into his gut. Each thrust causes Cooper to lift off the mat a bit, and by the time she's done he's half sitting on the middle turnbuckle.
LO: Alexis Terry capitalizing early off the distraction provided by Burton, and as I said...Callum, even in his absence, and his goons are already playing a factor in this match.
KO: Oh ease up, Laur! Alexis is just zeroing in on her handiwork from last show, which is a smart move if you ask me.
LO: That handiwork you speak of was a sneak attack with brass knuckles, and now has our champion in jeopardy two weeks later...
KO: All I know is that Alexis hasn't been in action since Blitz#11, and she is looking great out here!
LO: I guess that answers my previous question about ring rust, but even I have to admit that she and her cohorts have set this up perfectly...
Alexis steps back and allows Cosmo to slip out of the turnbuckles only to take him by the wrist and Irish Whip him to the far corner. Cosmo, however, reverses at the last minute, and Alexis finds herself striking the turnbuckles instead. Cosmo grabs at his ribs, but realizes he can't slow down, not even for a second, and charges right in to try for a Big Splash. That's when Alexis Terry pushes out of the corner with a wicked European Uppercut that drops the Apex Champion to the canvas.
LO: GOOD GOD! What a shot from Terry!
KO: Yeah, that was unexpected and rocked the champ, who is now being helped to his feet...pushed into the ropes...and sent to the opposite side...
LO: Cosmo on his way back now, and Alexis rushes right at him....OH! Low Cross Body catches Cooper right in the midsection and takes him to the mat, and now Alexis hooking the leg with a cover!
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KO: Kick Out from Cooper, but the damage has obviously been done. With the way she hit that it was like she was using her own body as a battering ram!
LO: Yes, and now she's posting up on Cosmo's hips and pushes herself up into the air, ONLY TO DRIVE HER KNEE RIGHT INTO HIS MIDSECTION!
KO: Ouch! And she goes for it again....AND AGAIN! Cooper looks like he's on the verge of coughing up blood!
The Apex Champion grabs at his gut with one hand as he claws at the mat to try and put some distance between himself and his assailant. Alexis rises and struts around the ring, the fans booing her all the while as she flashes them a gorgeous smile. Aspen Chaud claps and encourages her while Burton watches Cooper intently. Just as Cosmo is about halfway up with some help from the ropes, Alexis turns her attention back to the champion, charging across the ring and delivering a soccer like punt to the mans midsection that dumps him between the middle and bottom rope and out to the concrete floor with a thud.
LO: That was a nasty landing for the Champion, and an even nastier kick from Alexis...I mean, I don't know that Cooper should have taken this match considering he is obviously still feeling the effects of last show.
KO: A match in which he won, Laur. I mean...he defied the doctor's orders to do that, so what do you think he would have said if he was told he can't come out here.
LO: Fair point. But at the end of the day, putting the champ through this gauntlet is really only benefiting one man...and that's Chris Callum.
Cooper grabs the apron and pulls himself to his feet, turning to see Aspen Chaud leering at him confidently while Burton still hasn't moved. Cooper gives a disgusted look as he moves to try and climb up onto the apron, but he's suddenly gripped by the hair from the ring and dragged up onto the side of the ring. Alexis delivers a headbutt that rocks the champ, but her retention of his golden locks prevents him from falling back to the floor once again. Instead, she hooks him around the head and grabs a fistful of tights with her free hand, and moves to try and suplex him back into the ring. Unfortunately Cooper appears too heavy for her to get over, but Cosmo, on the other hand, has no issue in lifting Terry up off the canvas and dumps her to the outside where she hits the concrete with a sickening smack!
LO: GOOD GOD! COOPER JUST SUPLEXED TERRY OUT OF THE RING TO THE UNFORGIVING FLOOR!
KO: That isn't right! He should be disqualified!
LO: He was just countering what she was trying to do to him, except with more devastating results....
For the first time since the beginning of the contest Burton bristles, taking a few steps forward only for Aspen Chaud to step in front of him, hands held out to halt any interference. She stares at Cooper with disdain while still shaking her head 'No' to her confidant. Alexis writhes on the concrete for a moment clutching at her lower back before finally grabbing hold of the apron to pull herself to her feet. In the ring, Cosmo watches intently, and just as Terry is in position he rushes the ropes for spring and thunders back across the mat into a front flip over the top rope that seems him crash land on his opponent.
LO: ROLLING SPLANCHA FROM THE CHAMP WIPES OUT TERRY, BUT NOW HE'S OUT THERE WITH THE SHARKS!
KO: Chaud still shaking her head 'No' to Burton who looks oh-so-ready to bring the pain to Cooper!
LO: Well thank God for miracles, though I'm not so sure why Aspen would be holding Burton back. You'd think she'd want to exact as much punishment as possible before Callum's title opportunity.
KO: Yeah, but see, she's not trying to get Alexis disqualified. What better exclamation mark on this road to Callum than if Terry could put the champ's shoulders to the canvas tonight.
LO: Maybe you're right....though that could put some ideas into Terry's head about who exactly should receive that title shot.
KO: That's exactly what Callum alluded too earlier tonight. I don't know, Laur....maybe there is trouble in paradise.
Cosmo comes to his feet gingerly, but still has the mind to keep one eye on the two at ringside while pulling Alexis up to her feet and shooting her into the ring. He hops up on the ring apron and beckons for Englands Most Glamorous Export to rise, and when she does, he grips the top rope and vaults himself into the ring with a Torpedo Headbutt that strikes the woman full on. Both crash to the canvas, but Cooper quickly slides over and hooks her leg!
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LO: THREe-NO! Alexis out at a long two count after that patented Cooper original, and he is now finding some fire from this capacity crowd!
KO: Oh these people need to get a clue, and stop being such marks!
LO: Says the Rekota fanboy...
KO: HEY!
Cooper gets to his feet and as he does he pulls Alexis up with him, and he risks a glance at Aspen just to tell her, "I told you so..." which gets a pop from the crowd. Chaud doesn't seem to react, while Burton ripples to the point he looks like he could bust out of his skin. Cooper smirks as he rares back and drives a right hand into Terry's forehead that knocks her back into the ropes. He takes her by the wrist and whips her to the other side, and when she returns he leaves his feet with an unbelievable heel kick that catches her flush in the jaw. Cooper is once again quick to hook the leg for a cover.
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LO: THRE-NO! Alexis out at two and a half, and now Cooper has Terry up into a seated position...AND STARTS DRIVING ELBOWS DOWN INTO THE SIDE OF HER HEAD!
KO: HEY! DOESN'T HE KNOW SHE IS ENGLAND'S MOST GLAMOROUS EXPORT! SHE'S TOO BEAUTIFUL FOR THIS TREATMENT!
LO: None-the-less, the champ has rung Alexis' bell, and is now pulling her back up to her feet...slips behind, hooks her around the waist, AND GERMAN SUPLEX INTO A BRIDGE!
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KO: THREE!NO! Alexis just barely out before the three, and now Cooper pushing up to his feet with his hands on his hips as he questions the referee.
Cooper nods as Caputo tries to explain to him that it was only two, and the champion shrugs his shoulders and holds his hands out at his side, looking once again over at Aspen Chaud with a wink. Again Burton looks fit to be tied, but Chauds arms remain crossed over her chest though there is now a glint in her eye as Cooper turns his attention back to Terry. Alexis has moved up to her knees and Cooper moves in with a shoot kick to the woman's chest rocks the woman back, and as she raises back up again sends on into her shoulder blades. The fans are on their feet as Cosmo begins alternating shoot kicks back and forth, and they count along with him all the way up to ten...where he drops back, gets in a side fighters stance, and then kicks for the fences...catching her right in the back of the skull. As she goes down he is already in the motions of pushing her over onto her back and hooking her leg.
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LO: THREE!NO! Again Alexis Terry finds the will to roll the shoulder, but she looks completely out of it as Cooper comes to his feet and gives the crowd a confident smirk...
KO: What a cocksure bastard...and listen to these idiots. They love him!
LO: Well the champion doesn't look too put out by that near fall as he pulls Alexis up to her feet, and he just looked over at Chaud while pointing his finger into Terry's temple like a gun and pulling the trigger.
KO: Aspen still just watching on while Alexis is scooped up onto Cooper's shoulder....WAIT A MINUTE! ALEXIS TERRY HAS COME ALIVE NOW, KICKING AND CLAWING AT COOPER TO SLIDE DOWN BEHIND HIM!
LO: Cooper spins around and Alexis turns to hit off the ropes, but Cooper just caught her in a waist lock before she could get any momentum....could we see another German?
KO: Alexis is fighting to stay grounded and JUST GRABBED HOLD OF CAPUTO!
LO: The referee is struggling to get free, AND TERRY JUST BROUGHT HER LEFT LEG STRAIGHT BACK AND UP INTO COSMO'S CROTCH!
KO: And the ref was so preoccupied with getting Alexis to let go of her that she didn't notice! Cosmo grabbing at his nether regions in pain...AND TERRY NAILS HIM WIT A SUPERKICK THAT DROPS HIM TO THE MAT! HERE'S A COVER!
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LO: THREE!NO! Cooper just barely able to kick out, but the damage has been done here thanks to the underhanded tactics of Alexis Terry....and just look at Aspen Chaud! She's slow clapping the misdeed!
Alexis gets to her feet gingerly and as Cooper writhes on the mat still holding his genitals, she takes the reprieve to steady herself and then beam a condescending smile out at the booing crowd. She takes a bow, and Burton & Chaud applaud even faster for their partner in crime. Alexis comes to stand over Cosmo as he struggles to get to his knees and she kisses the palm of her hand just before she slaps him right across the face disrespectfully. Cooper seems to react to this, pushing up to his feet, but a knee strike to his injured ribs deflates the champion where he stands. With Cooper partially doubled over, for multiple reasons now, Terry hooks him around the head and drives the top of his skull into the mat with a Snap DDT!
KO: Gruesome impact there, and now Terry is back on her feet and heading out to the apron...starting a climb up the turnbuckles.
LO: Alexis Terry perched on the top, and Cosmo is still laid out....And now....Give me a break! Alexis Terry is blowing kisses to the crowd who are hating every second of it!
KO: She's just trying to show them the love, Laur.
LO: Well she needs to keep her focus on this match, cause just moments ago Cooper almost had her number.
KO: Ask and you shall receive.....TERRY OFF THE TOP WITH A FROG SPLASH DOWN ONTO COOPER! DID YOU SEE THAT HEIGHT!
LO: There is no denying Alexis Terry's abilities in the ring, and that maneuver all but crushed Cooper into the mat along with doing further damage to his ribs....
KO: Yeah, but a move like that does damage to the one giving it as well, and now Terry is clutching at her own midsection before sliding over and finally making the pin!
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LO: THREe!NO! Cooper within nanoseconds of losing this match, but holds on to fight a little longer...
Alexis Terry bangs her fists off the mat and then pops up to get right in Caputo's face, slapping her hands three times while the referee holds up two fingers. Alexis no longer holds that arrogant demeanor, and when she turns back to Cooper her face is twisted into one of frustration and rage. She grabs the champion by the wrist and the ankle and drags him towards the closest corner. Once there, she drops down and rolls to the outside, reaching under the bottom rope to get hold of his appendages again only to yank him right into the steel ring post so that his body is wrapped around it. She places her own boot on the other side of the post, and pulls back with all her might as the referee admonishes from inside the ring.
KO: ALEXIS TERRY IS TRYING TO TEAR THE CHAMPION IN HALF!
LO: COSMO COOPER IS ACTUALLY CRYING OUT IN PAIN HERE, KEN! THOSE INJURED RIBS ARE BEING SEPARATED RIGHT BEFORE OUR VERY EYES!
Cooper's face is awash with pain as his midsection is abused against the steel, while Terry maintains the hold for as long as she can before finally releasing after Caputo threatens to disqualify her. The rage slowly begins to wash away from Alexis' face as Cooper rolls back towards the center of the ring clutching at his ribs, face down in the canvas in obvious discomfort. The smile returns as she turns to the fans at ringside, and indicates that their champion very well may be broken. The negativity from the crowd washes over her and she basks in it for a moment before climbing the steel steps to the apron, and then begins to climb the same corner that was, seconds ago, and instrument of torture.
LO: Alexis Terry going to the top once again, and her confidence grows by the second as Cooper still hasn't gotten to his feet...
KO: And why not? Cooper talked past Alexis Terry over the past few weeks, and here she is...with the champion huddled in a heap on the mat before her. I bet he won't second guess her again!
LO: Terry has reached the top and is now standing atop her perch....Cooper starting to get halfway to his feet...
KO: AND ENGLAND'S MOST GLAMOROUS EXPORT FLIES...
LO: RIGHT INTO A SUPERKICK FROM COOPER! MY GOD! WHAT A COUNTER!
KO: HOW IN THE HELL IS THIS GUY STILL ABLE TO FUNCTION!
LO: BECAUSE HE IS THE APEX FREAKIN' CHAMPION!
The roof is literally blown off the building, but despite the fantastic counter to Terry's flying attack, Cooper hits the mat beside her still clutching his ribs. With both competitors down there is nothing that the referee can do but to start a ten count. As Caputo reaches five Cosmo begins to crawl towards the ropes to use them to help get to his feet, and when he turns around he's surprised to see that Alexis up on the opposite side of the ring. He shakes his head just before rushing right at the woman, who glances up, shifts to her side, and takes his skull off with a Superkick of her own!
KO: GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY! ALEXIS DROPS COOPER WITH A SUPERKICK, AND SHE'S NODDING NOW TO THIS BOOING AUDIENCE AS SHE MAKES HER WAY FOR THE CORNER!
LO: We all know that she'll be looking for the Most Glamorous Moonsault Ever, and she's got a really good chance to do so after that devastating superkick to the champion!
"Villain" by Skarlett Riot hit's over the PA System and the the fans all turn as one towards the flashing lights of the entrance where Chris Callum steps out onto the stage. The Eternal, who up until this moment hadn't even been in the building, comes to the top of the ramp and stares down at Alexis who has just reached the top rope, and is just standing there perplexed as he just stands there. He shakes his head, and points to Cooper, indicating that she should pay attention to the task at hand. Not understanding any of this, Alexis does just that, diving backwards into a beautiful Moonsault. Unfortunately for her, all of this was enough deistraction for Cosmo to step into the move so that when Alexis lands she does so onto his shoulder, and rather than be dropped by the maneuver, he snaps forwards into a Tombstone that lays her out!
LO: CRATER MAKER FROM OUT OF NOWHERE!
KO: AHHH! COOPER FALLS ONTO ALEXIS....
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LO: COOPER DID IT! He overcame the odds though they were stacked against him here tonight, and he put Alexis Terry away...
KO: Maybe so, but now it looks like he's about to get his just desserts!
Cooper stumbles up to his feet holding his ribs, but still allows the referee to take his free hand and hoist it in victory. The fans cry out in warning, but by the time the champion realizes what's going on it's too late. He doesn't even get the chance to turn around before he's blasted from behind by Zack Burton, who sends Cooper to the mat and commences to stomp on him. Aspen Chaud enters the ring and checks on Alexis, helping England's Most Glamorous Export up to her feet only for her to join in on the beat down. Aspen cheers them on as they continue to lay the boots to the champion while the bell continues to ring out to signal an end to the madness. Callum continues to watch from his spot at the top of the ramp, looking disappointed, and just as he's about to take a step towards the ring the crowd signals that something is coming. Before he can even turn around he's clubbed from behind which lurches him forwards to the steel grating of the stage. When he looks up its in just enough time to see Brodie descending ontop of him, trapping his arm between her legs while locking her hands around his chin.
LO: GOD ALMIGHTY! COOPER IS BEING PICKED APART INSIDE THE RING BY BURTON AND TERRY WHILE CHRIS CALLUM IS TRAPPED IN THE FINALITY CROSSFACE ON THE STAGE!
KO: TURN AROUND ASPEN! CALLUM NEEDS YOU!
Just then the crowd pops again as Katya Djurdjevic rushes through the curtain and dashes past the tied up Callum and down the ramp towards the ring. She belly slides into the ring just as Zack Burton notices her, and he goes for a clothesline which she ducks as she continues through with her momentum to the ropes. She springs back into a flying forearm that drops Burton to the mat, the crash signaling to Alexis Terry and Aspen Chaud that something else is now going on. Terry zeroes in on the new threat, moving in with a European Uppercut that sends Katya stumbling back into the corner. Alexis charges in at the woman with a clothesline, but Katya deftly slips out of the way so that Terry almost strikes the turnbuckles. Almost because she puts on the brakes, and when she turns to face Djurdjevic the two begin a melee of right hands trying to tear each other apart.
LO: It's absolute Bedlam out here! Callum is still locked into the Finality Crossface, and Katya Djurjevic has come to the aide of the Apex Champion, and it appears that she and Alexis Terry are hell bent on tearing each other apart!
KO: Burton is getting back up to his feet, but so is Cooper....
LO: COOPER WITH A CLOTHESLINE TO BURTON JUST SENT HIM UP AND OVER THE TOP ROPE TO THE OUTSIDE! Cosmo spinning round now on Aspen Chaud who is backing up, a wild look in her eye....what? What is Cooper laughing at?
KO: HE JUST SPOTTED CALLUM BEING TORTURED ON THE STAGE AND HE FINDS IT FUNNY!
Aspen Chaud follows Cooper's gaze and her eyes go the size of saucers, quickly exiting from the ring, running up the ramp to break up the submission. Brodie sees her coming, and can sense Burton wheeling around the ring post to join her at the bottom of the ramp, so she quickly releases Callum and scrambles to her feet, leaping off the side of the stage to land on her feet on the floor and disappear. Meanwhile Alexis has the upperhand on Katya in the ring, rocking her back into the ropes with right hands. She takes a step back and charges in for a clothesline, but Katya manages to duck her head and dump Alexis up and over the top rope. Luckily Zack Burton is there on that side of the ring to catch her, and he sets England's Most Glamorous Export safely on the floor so that they can regroup.
LO: Alexis and company have been ejected from the ring, and I don't believe this.....Brodie had Callum in the Finality for a long time...
KO: It's what I've been telling you all along, Laur! Chris Callum and his entourage are the real threat now, and even Brodie realizes it!
LO: You might be right, but the real story is that Callum is being helped to his feet by Burton and Chaud...and he looks pissed.
KO: Wouldn't you be? I mean, he set all of this up, had a beautiful plan, and this rag tag group of morons botched the entire thing by putting themselves above him!
LO: Well, that doesn't sound like a very good plan to me if it so easily taken apart.
KO: SHUT UP LAURENCE!
LO: HA! The tables have turned. On Flipping The Script you were the bane of my existence, but now I have you!
KO: You know what...
Kenneth Othello tosses his headset off to the side and moves over to the time keepers table fuming while Laurence Othello laughs. Meanwhile, Djurdjevic and Cooper have moved back to back with their fists up, keeping one eye on Callum & Company. Chris Callum pushes Burton away from him and gives Aspen Chaud and Alexis Terry a disgusted look, before finally turning his attention to Cosom and in no uncertain terms tells him his day is coming. After that he looks at the three standing before him, and with a shake of his head spins on his heel and stalks through the curtain. Alexis Terry seems to be pissed now, and Aspen Chaud dismisses her with a shake of her head while Burton follows after Chris with heavy shoulders. The two women bicker all the way past the curtain, and in the ring Katya and Cosmo visibly breathe a sigh of relief at their parting. Cooper then turns to Djurdjevic, and with a grin starts a post match celebration, the fans cheering just before the camera cuts to the Battleground Network Logo, then the HOTV logo, then the Valor Pro logo, and finally to black.