Post by silentpartner on Sept 22, 2019 12:54:21 GMT -5
Saturday, October 5th, 2019
From Belle Center, Montreal, Canada
The scene opens inside the Flipping The Script production truck where Laurence and Kenneth Othello sit in fancy office chairs with their fingers hovering over a large red button. As if noticing the cameras were there for the first time, the two men gives signs of greeting by saluting at the lens.
LAURENCE OTHELLO: Welcome everyone to another episode of Flipping The Script! I am Laurence Othello...
KENNETH OTHELLO: And I am Kenneth Othello, and together we are...
TOGETHER: THE OTHELLO BROTHERS!
LO: We have another star studded program for your viewing pleasure with analysis provided by my brother and I...
KO: Oh it's going to be awesome. Did you see? Lady Munin is back and in active competition this time! She hasn't done that in over five years!
LO: Indeed I did see.
KO: That sounds like something from a Dr. Seuss book.
LO: Thank you, Kenneth. I'm glad that you finally recognize my lyrical abilities!
KO: (Rolling his eyes) Anyways! For real, we got a pissed of tiny Asian coming back to do battled against a big burly Asian. I mean, it sounds like the plot of a Bruce Lee movie.
LO: No, it sounds like a plot full of racism. Jeez, Ken!
KO: What the hell ever, Laurence. It's not like I'm running around in Black Face like the Prime Minister of this country did. I'm just calling it how I see it...
LO: He apologized for that, and I suppose it's up to me to apologize for you...
KO: Anyways, so Lady Munin busted up Siberia Zombie who had already been busted up by NSFW who filled in on commentary for us during that match between Zombie Vice Squad and Fantanasy!
LO: That she did, and that they did, but NSFW will have their own problems tomorrow night on Blitz. Tonight we're talking about Siberia's stablemate and tag partner, Kowloon Zombie, taking on the always dangerous Lady Munin!
KO: I wonder why Siberia didn't step up to take this match?
LO: Maybe she's still a little rattled after being dumped on her head by the Chimera Tag Team Champions and then having her face smashed into a locker thanks to Munin.
KO: I'll bet you twenty dollars right now she shows up in this match.
LO: Well, I don't know about placing a wager, but.....YOU'RE ON!
KO: Sucker! Speaking suckers, how about this idiot Rex Rumble!
LO: Well, Rex lost his match against Kaven Drell last FTS to allow the 'Let It Burn' Movement to qualify for the 7 Pillars Gauntlet Match, but apparently he believes that to be a fluke.
KO: The only fluke is that Valor Pro Wrestling signs this idiots paychecks. I just don't get it, Laur! Being a Zachariah Krahe groupie doesn't make you a competent wrestler.
LO: Maybe not, but tonight he doesn't have to worry about wrestling, as this will be a No Disqualification Match where anything goes.
KO: Dudes just signing his own death warrant if you ask me.
LO: No one did, Ken. No one did. Moving right along, we have Leela Watts in singles competition against one of The French Mime Assassins here tonight, Comme Ci!
KO: Are you sure it isn't Comme Ca?
LO: No she's going to be taking on Gia Van Zant in her debut match tonight.
KO: How can you be so sure that the Mime's aren't pulling a double cross. What if it's Ca versus Leela, and Ci versus Zant?
LO: What if it is? They are the same height, same weight, and the same face paint!
KO: Face paint....like Black Face?!?
LO: No, their face paint is white with black high lights...
KO: Don't bullshit a bullshitter, Laurence! Their racists!
LO: I....(burries his face in his hands) I give up.
KO: Perfect! Now we can finally get to the action.
LO: Please, anything to drown you out.
LAURENCE OTHELLO: Welcome everyone to another episode of Flipping The Script! I am Laurence Othello...
KENNETH OTHELLO: And I am Kenneth Othello, and together we are...
TOGETHER: THE OTHELLO BROTHERS!
LO: We have another star studded program for your viewing pleasure with analysis provided by my brother and I...
KO: Oh it's going to be awesome. Did you see? Lady Munin is back and in active competition this time! She hasn't done that in over five years!
LO: Indeed I did see.
KO: That sounds like something from a Dr. Seuss book.
LO: Thank you, Kenneth. I'm glad that you finally recognize my lyrical abilities!
KO: (Rolling his eyes) Anyways! For real, we got a pissed of tiny Asian coming back to do battled against a big burly Asian. I mean, it sounds like the plot of a Bruce Lee movie.
LO: No, it sounds like a plot full of racism. Jeez, Ken!
KO: What the hell ever, Laurence. It's not like I'm running around in Black Face like the Prime Minister of this country did. I'm just calling it how I see it...
LO: He apologized for that, and I suppose it's up to me to apologize for you...
KO: Anyways, so Lady Munin busted up Siberia Zombie who had already been busted up by NSFW who filled in on commentary for us during that match between Zombie Vice Squad and Fantanasy!
LO: That she did, and that they did, but NSFW will have their own problems tomorrow night on Blitz. Tonight we're talking about Siberia's stablemate and tag partner, Kowloon Zombie, taking on the always dangerous Lady Munin!
KO: I wonder why Siberia didn't step up to take this match?
LO: Maybe she's still a little rattled after being dumped on her head by the Chimera Tag Team Champions and then having her face smashed into a locker thanks to Munin.
KO: I'll bet you twenty dollars right now she shows up in this match.
LO: Well, I don't know about placing a wager, but.....YOU'RE ON!
KO: Sucker! Speaking suckers, how about this idiot Rex Rumble!
LO: Well, Rex lost his match against Kaven Drell last FTS to allow the 'Let It Burn' Movement to qualify for the 7 Pillars Gauntlet Match, but apparently he believes that to be a fluke.
KO: The only fluke is that Valor Pro Wrestling signs this idiots paychecks. I just don't get it, Laur! Being a Zachariah Krahe groupie doesn't make you a competent wrestler.
LO: Maybe not, but tonight he doesn't have to worry about wrestling, as this will be a No Disqualification Match where anything goes.
KO: Dudes just signing his own death warrant if you ask me.
LO: No one did, Ken. No one did. Moving right along, we have Leela Watts in singles competition against one of The French Mime Assassins here tonight, Comme Ci!
KO: Are you sure it isn't Comme Ca?
LO: No she's going to be taking on Gia Van Zant in her debut match tonight.
KO: How can you be so sure that the Mime's aren't pulling a double cross. What if it's Ca versus Leela, and Ci versus Zant?
LO: What if it is? They are the same height, same weight, and the same face paint!
KO: Face paint....like Black Face?!?
LO: No, their face paint is white with black high lights...
KO: Don't bullshit a bullshitter, Laurence! Their racists!
LO: I....(burries his face in his hands) I give up.
KO: Perfect! Now we can finally get to the action.
LO: Please, anything to drown you out.
LO: Our first match featured the newcomer, Gia Van Zant, who really didn't seem to leave a good impression with the Valor Pro Faithful.
KO: Yeah, she was kind of a bitch.
LO: Jesus, Ken! First racism and now misogyny!?!
KO: Hey, I could go for a massage right now. Thanks, Laur.
LO: That isn't what that means.
KO: Whatever. So Comme Ca came to the ring with her usual retinue of General Manager, Francis Ford Cuppola, and his assistant, Rodney P.
LO: It looks like they finally got past that whole conflict of interest thing with Francis accompanying Camp Double-FC to their matches and being the General Manager of the promotion, though Rodney still looked a little anxious.
KO: I think he was anxious because he saw how quickly Gia Van Zant took the advantage in the match. I mean, from the minute the bell rang Gia was all over Comme Ca, and poor Francis was having a hard time on the outside as well.
LO: Indeed, this Helena Modani that Gia has representing her was absolutely brutalizing Francis with jokes about Maple Syrup and his Moogle.
KO: It got the director so upset that he actually walked out of the match while Rodney P. tried to coax him back to the fight.
LO: I'm pretty sure it was the line about Animal Cats that was the straw that broke the camels back.
KO: God, that's such a good show. Have you seen it on NBC?
LO: Yeah, I have to admit. It's pretty hilarious. You know it's Francis who first came up with that idea.
KO: Get the 'F' out of here. That guy?
LO: Yep, and when Helena held up a poster and ripped it in half that was all she wrote for Francis' psyche.
KO: Speaking of ripping things up, that's pretty much what Gia Van Zant did to Comme Ca. Check it out...
With a touch of the button the screen flips to the action that is well underway. Comme Ca looks to have been through the ringer with Van Zant, her Mime paint streaming down her face through the ordeal. She is currently on her hands and knees trying to crawl towards the ropes when Van Zant steps in to loom over her. Gia reaches around the Mime's face and blatantly rakes the woman's eyes and she screams while clutching at her face. The referee admonishes Gia who gives the booing crowd a wicked grin before placing her boot on the back of Comme Ca's neck and grinds her face into the mat. The referee starts a disciplinary five count, and at four and a half she finally steps off the woman. Gia waits patiently for Comme Ca to get to her feet, and like a cat stalking her prey, the minute she's vertical she thunders in from behind her and nails her with a lariat that dumps her up and over the top rope. Van Zant plays up to the crowd who pour out the boos as Comme Ca does her best to get up off the floor. Before the referee can even start a count on the Mime, Gia exits through the ropes and pulls the woman the rest of the way up only to whip her spine first into the steel ring steps. Comme Ca crashes spine first into the steel and it clatters along the floor as Van Zant gets some encouragement from her manager.
LO: It really did look like this match was going to be all Van Zant, picking up a very near three after their time on the outside.
KO: Yeah, but to everyone's surprise, Comme Ca pulled a fast one on her.
The screen flips back as Gia Van Zant is climbing the turnbuckles from the apron when suddenly Comme Ca tears off the canvas and rushes at the woman to knock her feet out from under her. Gia comes crashing down to the top turnbuckle crotch first and the look of shock and pain is real as the Mime steps up to the second to join her. She hooks her around the head while getting a handful of her tights, and before Van Zant knows what is happening she's being sent crashing to the mat with a massive Superplex! It takes her a moment, but Comme Ca eventually crawls over to drape the arm over Gia's chest. Just when it looks like Gia might be embarrassed by a loss from the Enhancement Talent, her shoulder thrusts off the canvas to stop the three count. From there Comme Ca manages to get to her feet and pulls Van Zant up with her and tosses her into the ropes. She drops her head to go for a Back Body upon her return, but Gia rolls across Comme Ca's back to end up behind her and when the Mime tries to turn into her she catches her with a Reverse STO that slams her skull off the canvas. Van Zant doesn't stop there, however, as she hooks the woman in a double underhook, and then flips forwards into a Bridging Double Chicken Wing.
LO: She claims that is the Irresistible Force, and she may be right, cause Comme Ca wasn't in that hold for long before she tapped out.
KO: My favorite part of that was that Gia didn't immediately let go even after the bell sounded. It took Rodney threatening to have the woman fined before Helena convinced her client to let go.
LO: And Comme Ca was helped out of the ring by Rodney P. while those two gloated and played into a crowd that was ready to bury the woman.
KO: Whatever, victory is a victory, and this was a pretty decisive one.
LO: I can't argue there. Gia Van Zant will be a force to be reckoned with for sure.
KO: Yeah, she was kind of a bitch.
LO: Jesus, Ken! First racism and now misogyny!?!
KO: Hey, I could go for a massage right now. Thanks, Laur.
LO: That isn't what that means.
KO: Whatever. So Comme Ca came to the ring with her usual retinue of General Manager, Francis Ford Cuppola, and his assistant, Rodney P.
LO: It looks like they finally got past that whole conflict of interest thing with Francis accompanying Camp Double-FC to their matches and being the General Manager of the promotion, though Rodney still looked a little anxious.
KO: I think he was anxious because he saw how quickly Gia Van Zant took the advantage in the match. I mean, from the minute the bell rang Gia was all over Comme Ca, and poor Francis was having a hard time on the outside as well.
LO: Indeed, this Helena Modani that Gia has representing her was absolutely brutalizing Francis with jokes about Maple Syrup and his Moogle.
KO: It got the director so upset that he actually walked out of the match while Rodney P. tried to coax him back to the fight.
LO: I'm pretty sure it was the line about Animal Cats that was the straw that broke the camels back.
KO: God, that's such a good show. Have you seen it on NBC?
LO: Yeah, I have to admit. It's pretty hilarious. You know it's Francis who first came up with that idea.
KO: Get the 'F' out of here. That guy?
LO: Yep, and when Helena held up a poster and ripped it in half that was all she wrote for Francis' psyche.
KO: Speaking of ripping things up, that's pretty much what Gia Van Zant did to Comme Ca. Check it out...
With a touch of the button the screen flips to the action that is well underway. Comme Ca looks to have been through the ringer with Van Zant, her Mime paint streaming down her face through the ordeal. She is currently on her hands and knees trying to crawl towards the ropes when Van Zant steps in to loom over her. Gia reaches around the Mime's face and blatantly rakes the woman's eyes and she screams while clutching at her face. The referee admonishes Gia who gives the booing crowd a wicked grin before placing her boot on the back of Comme Ca's neck and grinds her face into the mat. The referee starts a disciplinary five count, and at four and a half she finally steps off the woman. Gia waits patiently for Comme Ca to get to her feet, and like a cat stalking her prey, the minute she's vertical she thunders in from behind her and nails her with a lariat that dumps her up and over the top rope. Van Zant plays up to the crowd who pour out the boos as Comme Ca does her best to get up off the floor. Before the referee can even start a count on the Mime, Gia exits through the ropes and pulls the woman the rest of the way up only to whip her spine first into the steel ring steps. Comme Ca crashes spine first into the steel and it clatters along the floor as Van Zant gets some encouragement from her manager.
LO: It really did look like this match was going to be all Van Zant, picking up a very near three after their time on the outside.
KO: Yeah, but to everyone's surprise, Comme Ca pulled a fast one on her.
The screen flips back as Gia Van Zant is climbing the turnbuckles from the apron when suddenly Comme Ca tears off the canvas and rushes at the woman to knock her feet out from under her. Gia comes crashing down to the top turnbuckle crotch first and the look of shock and pain is real as the Mime steps up to the second to join her. She hooks her around the head while getting a handful of her tights, and before Van Zant knows what is happening she's being sent crashing to the mat with a massive Superplex! It takes her a moment, but Comme Ca eventually crawls over to drape the arm over Gia's chest. Just when it looks like Gia might be embarrassed by a loss from the Enhancement Talent, her shoulder thrusts off the canvas to stop the three count. From there Comme Ca manages to get to her feet and pulls Van Zant up with her and tosses her into the ropes. She drops her head to go for a Back Body upon her return, but Gia rolls across Comme Ca's back to end up behind her and when the Mime tries to turn into her she catches her with a Reverse STO that slams her skull off the canvas. Van Zant doesn't stop there, however, as she hooks the woman in a double underhook, and then flips forwards into a Bridging Double Chicken Wing.
LO: She claims that is the Irresistible Force, and she may be right, cause Comme Ca wasn't in that hold for long before she tapped out.
KO: My favorite part of that was that Gia didn't immediately let go even after the bell sounded. It took Rodney threatening to have the woman fined before Helena convinced her client to let go.
LO: And Comme Ca was helped out of the ring by Rodney P. while those two gloated and played into a crowd that was ready to bury the woman.
KO: Whatever, victory is a victory, and this was a pretty decisive one.
LO: I can't argue there. Gia Van Zant will be a force to be reckoned with for sure.
Winner Via Submisson: GIA VAN ZANT
LO: Up next is a re-debut of sorts that I'm sure you're excited about, Ken.
KO: Well, you know...Leela Watts....I'd like to Shake It Off...
LO: You better not let Danny Rizzo catch you saying something like that, as I'm sure he'd have no problem lighting you on fire and 'Let It Burn'.
KO: Danny knows that I'm in his corner, man. I'm just saying...well...it's Leela Baby!
LO: Anyways! So Comme Ci made her way to the ring all by her lonesome in this one. Apparently Francis was still deeply upset that Helena had mocked him about Animal Cats and Rodney P. got sidetracked talking him off the ledge.
KO: And as you'd imagine, when Leela came out the place went ballistic. I've been wondering something ever since the announcement was made, though...
LO: Hrm...
KO: Do you think Leela will jump ship to Chris Callum? I mean, he did have a point. When she worked for him she was pretty damn successful. Under his tutelage she could go far.
LO: I don't think Leela needs The Eternal to go far, Ken. She has all the natural abilities in the world and seems to be happy with Rizzo despite some of his more..ehhh...questionable choices in life.
KO: Whatever, man. Either way she goes, she's in good company in my book.
LO: Be that as it may, tonight she was all on her own and the two women had a pretty even start.
KO: This contest sealed the deal for me. Comme Ci is the more dominant Mime.
LO: How do you figure?
KO: C'mon! Last FTS Comme Ca got counted out for not paying attention to the match at hand. This time around she got her ass handed to her pretty readily by Gia Van Zant. Yet last show Comme Ci managed to give Indi a run for her money, and in this contest she didn't look too bad either.
LO: Could just be circumstances. I'll remind you that in both of those matches with this mime Francis was nowhere to be found.
KO: True story. It could just be Double-FC.
LO: Well before we get fired for bad mouthing the boss, lets get you folks into the action...
With a push of the button the screen flips after a series of chain reversals that see's Leela come out on top. She now has the Mime stretched out on the mat in a Camel Clutch and Comme Ci looks to be in a good amount of pain as she reaches for the bottom rope. Eventually she's able to grab hold and Leela immediately lets loose the hold before the referee can even ask, and she helps the woman up to her feet before shooting her off the ropes. Comme Ci returns to walk into a High Standing Dropkick that nearly takes her head off. After a quick two count, Leela has the Mime back up on her feet and shoots her off once more. This time, however, Comme Ci manages to baseball slide through the waiting Leela's legs to end up behind her to hook her around the waist and deliver a Bridging German Suplex! Leela kicks out at two and a half but is dazed as she gets back to her feet. Comme Ci wades in with rights and lefts that knock the woman back into the corner. Leela does her best to cover up as she gets pummeled, and then the Mime takes her by the wrist and Irish Whips her to the far side. Comme Ci follows close behind, but is surprised as Leela walks up the turnbuckles to the top and then commits to a Spin that turns into a High Cross Body that drives her into the mat for a close near fall.
LO: Leela dazzled the crowd with some of that high flying action she's known for, but The French Mime wouldn't stay down.
KO: Yeah, Comme Ci ended up getting the upper hand a few seconds later with a nasty flying European Uppercut that cut Leela Down.
LO: It's fair to point out she only got a two count out of the exchange, but it looked like it was going to put her in clear position to pull of an upset...
KO: And then this happened!
Comme Ci scoop slams Leela down to the mat in front of one of the corners and then slips through the ropes to climb the Turnbuckles from the apron. Just as she reaches the top rope she gives the fans a very enthusiastic Mime, as this looks like it might be her chance to pick up their first win in the company. She dives excitedly from the top but to her surprise, sometime within all that Miming Leela managed to roll completely out of the way. Comme Ci eats nothing but canvas for her efforts and hits with enough impact that it pops her back up to her feet. Suddenly from behind her Leela leaps up onto her shoulders and while locking her legs together floats backwards into a sickening Poisoned Frankenstiener she calls the Leela Bomb! She quickly shoots the half and hooks the leg for the 1, 2, 3!
LO: The place nearly came unglued when Leela rose victorious and it was great to see her back in her glory.
KO: I'll say. Every time I see Leela I'm thinking of her in all her glory.
LO: Ken...you're walking a dangerous line.
KO: It might be worth it, Brother-O-Mine.
LO: (Laurence shakes his head) I'm done trying to save you. Either way you look at it, a triumphant return for Leela Watts, and we're glad to have her back among our ranks!
KO: You know, I don't get this Rex Rumble guy. I mean, Drell gave him the chance last time to join his following and leave the shackles of mediocrity behind, and yet he is still clinging to some sembolance of loyalty to Zachariah Krahe. Has Krahe even acknowledged his existence since coming back?
LO: Well, he did have a Jitterbug lighter last show and who could forget that montage when these two were tag partners...
KO: Don't remind me! This guy is a loser, Laur, plain and simple. And Drell...he's an exceptional talent that shouldn't be forced into destroying a man just because Valor Pro management thinks it would bring ratings.
LO: I don't think anyone has ever had to force Drell to want to destroy anyone. He can sell the Kool-Aid to the masses all he wants about bringing people up, but all I've seen thus far is a vile twisting of the human spirit.
KO: Let it Burn.
LO: Give me a break! And that's exactly what I thought was going to happen in the early goings of this match as Rex Rumble came to the ring looking ready for a fight. Gone was the playing up to the crowd and trying to get the people behind him. He was dead serious.
KO: I wish he was just dead. Drell found the whole thing amusing...
LO: That didn't last for long, as Rumble jumped as soon as the bell rang, taking the right right to Kaven.
KO: Yeah, I'll admit that was a bit of a surprise. Rumble had Drell on the ropes and even managed to knock him to the outside. When he whipped him into the guardrail, I started to get concerned.
LO: But then Rex made his first mistake, moving to come off the top with a Double Ax Handle that ended with him crashing sternum first into the top of the steel where Drell had been seconds before.
KO: Then things got really good...
Kenneth gives the camera a devious grin before pushing the button and the screen flips to pick up the action on the outside. Rex is still cradling his midsection doubled over the guardrail when Drell flips the apron up to search for a weapon. He pulls out a Kendo Stick as the fans boo and turns his attention to Rex who slowly pulls himself off the barricade to turn in that direction. *CRACK* Right between the eyes and Rumble drops to his knees clutching at his skull. *CRACK* Another shot to the injured midsection and he's on his hands and knees. *CRACK* Right down across the back and he's hugging the concrete while a few lighters go up in the crowd. Drell points to the few that he can see and then turns back to Rex only to proceed to cane the poor man repeatedly. *CRACK* *CRACK* *CRACK* *CRACK*! Rex crawls towards the steel steps and manages to get back to his knees but Drell quickly comes in from behind and uses the Kendo Stick to choke him before tossing him to the side.
LO: It wasn't looking too good for Rumble, who was later pulled up and driven face first into those same steel steps.
KO: And that brought the first blood of the night!
LO: It wouldn't be the last, but from there Drell pulled Rex right along over to the time keepers area where he laid the man face down onto the table and then creamed him with the Ring Bell!
KO: It was some real hammer striking anvil impact. It was great!
LO: If you say so. I think everyone thought that Rex was done after that when Drell through him back into the ring and placed his boot on his chest, but to everyone's amazement he kicked out!
KO: Drell didn't seem to mind. I think he enjoyed pummeling this guy.
LO: He didn't like it to much when he went for that Yakuza Kick and Rumble dipped low and punched him right in the family jewels.
KO: Well who the hell would, Laur? And let me guess! That's just fine as long as it isn't Danny Rizzo or Kaven Drell doing it, right?
LO: I didn't say that, but you have to admit it was a pretty big equalizer.
KO: It definitely gave Rumble the advantage for the moment...
The screen flips back to Kaven Drell being held up by the ropes while clutching at his nether regions. Rex Rumble comes in behind him and gets him in a headlock where his head is held up against the top rope, and then slides him across it painfully burning his right eye. He lets Drell go when they reach the corner and he falls into it with one hand on his crotch and the other up at his reddened eye. Rumble follows up by pushing both thumbs into Kaven's eye sockets and then rakes unmercifully leaving the Indiana Native stumbling out of the corner blindly. For the first time in the match Rex twirls his finger overhead to play up to the fans and they cheer as he climbs up the turnbuckles from the apron. Drell slowly turns in his direction as he dives off to bring a Double Ax Handle crashing into his skull. Kaven crumples to the mat and Rex moves to the opposite corner to go up only to deliver the same result. With the momentum on his side, Rex can feel it and so can the capacity crowd that screams wildly for the Unkempt Hero. He quickly ascends the top rope once more, but this time he has his prey flat on the canvas. He gives one last signal, both hands pointing up into the sky, and then leaps off to extend his right arm for his Rumbling Mountain Elbow Drop!
KO: Then what happened? Tell them, Laur...
LO: (Sigh) Kaven got out of the way.
KO: What was that?
LO: I said, Kaven got out of the way. Rex crashed and burned, and from there it was pretty much over...but that doesn't excuse what Kaven Drell did.
KO: He did what he had to do within the confines of a match like this.
LO: He could have put Rex away at any point after that missed elbow, but he chose to punish the man.
KO: As is his right in a No Disqualification situation. They don't call it a Grudge Match for nothing, Laur.
LO: Well, we'll let the people decide how they feel about it.
The screen cuts back to the action and Kaven Drell stands over top of a bleeding and dejected Rex Rumble. In is hands is a trash can that he brings crashing down onto Lazy Eyes for the upteenth time. Drell tosses the trashcan to the side and looks out at the booing crowd and begins to chuckle. He slips through the ropes closest to the ramp and lands on the floor, searching under the ring once more. This time when he pulls out a table, even the most traditional fans give a pop for the item. He sets the table up, but doesn't stop there, going under the ring to grab two more items. The first elicits a gasp from the crowd, a red gas can full of contents. The second causes several lighters in the arena to go up as Drell holds up a BBQ starter. He pours the contents of the red gas can all over the table and then tosses it casually aside as he clicks the BBQ starter a few times. The table erupts in flames and he smirks as he slides back into the ring to grab hold of a just risen Rex Rumble. He drags the man over to the edge of the ring, tucks his head between his legs, and then lifts him up only to Powerbomb him down through the burning table. Rex reacts the same way anyone does when they are on fire. He cries, howls, and flops around on the ground as Security rushes to the ring with fire extinguishers to put out the flames. The fans are stunned into silence as the bell sounds and Drell is declared the winner despite the fact that there was never a pin. His cackling laughter can be heard above the den of the extinguishers, and he turns to look dead into the camera while saying, 'Let it Burn'.
LO: Disturbing...
KO: What the hell are you talking about? That's quality television right there, and we have it here, exclusively on Flipping The Script!
LO: You know, that's funny. This content right here is fine, but last show when Tommy Crimson dropped all those 'F' Bombs we got demonetized.
KO: Censorship, Laur. You got to know the ends and outs before you produce content. Anything short of Homicide is alright. The 'F' word, though. That's a no, no.
LO: Riiighhhttt...
KO: Anyways, Drell was back on top in this one and in brutal fashion. I guess Rex is going to have to go back to the drawing board....after he gets out of the hospital that is.
KO: Well, you know...Leela Watts....I'd like to Shake It Off...
LO: You better not let Danny Rizzo catch you saying something like that, as I'm sure he'd have no problem lighting you on fire and 'Let It Burn'.
KO: Danny knows that I'm in his corner, man. I'm just saying...well...it's Leela Baby!
LO: Anyways! So Comme Ci made her way to the ring all by her lonesome in this one. Apparently Francis was still deeply upset that Helena had mocked him about Animal Cats and Rodney P. got sidetracked talking him off the ledge.
KO: And as you'd imagine, when Leela came out the place went ballistic. I've been wondering something ever since the announcement was made, though...
LO: Hrm...
KO: Do you think Leela will jump ship to Chris Callum? I mean, he did have a point. When she worked for him she was pretty damn successful. Under his tutelage she could go far.
LO: I don't think Leela needs The Eternal to go far, Ken. She has all the natural abilities in the world and seems to be happy with Rizzo despite some of his more..ehhh...questionable choices in life.
KO: Whatever, man. Either way she goes, she's in good company in my book.
LO: Be that as it may, tonight she was all on her own and the two women had a pretty even start.
KO: This contest sealed the deal for me. Comme Ci is the more dominant Mime.
LO: How do you figure?
KO: C'mon! Last FTS Comme Ca got counted out for not paying attention to the match at hand. This time around she got her ass handed to her pretty readily by Gia Van Zant. Yet last show Comme Ci managed to give Indi a run for her money, and in this contest she didn't look too bad either.
LO: Could just be circumstances. I'll remind you that in both of those matches with this mime Francis was nowhere to be found.
KO: True story. It could just be Double-FC.
LO: Well before we get fired for bad mouthing the boss, lets get you folks into the action...
With a push of the button the screen flips after a series of chain reversals that see's Leela come out on top. She now has the Mime stretched out on the mat in a Camel Clutch and Comme Ci looks to be in a good amount of pain as she reaches for the bottom rope. Eventually she's able to grab hold and Leela immediately lets loose the hold before the referee can even ask, and she helps the woman up to her feet before shooting her off the ropes. Comme Ci returns to walk into a High Standing Dropkick that nearly takes her head off. After a quick two count, Leela has the Mime back up on her feet and shoots her off once more. This time, however, Comme Ci manages to baseball slide through the waiting Leela's legs to end up behind her to hook her around the waist and deliver a Bridging German Suplex! Leela kicks out at two and a half but is dazed as she gets back to her feet. Comme Ci wades in with rights and lefts that knock the woman back into the corner. Leela does her best to cover up as she gets pummeled, and then the Mime takes her by the wrist and Irish Whips her to the far side. Comme Ci follows close behind, but is surprised as Leela walks up the turnbuckles to the top and then commits to a Spin that turns into a High Cross Body that drives her into the mat for a close near fall.
LO: Leela dazzled the crowd with some of that high flying action she's known for, but The French Mime wouldn't stay down.
KO: Yeah, Comme Ci ended up getting the upper hand a few seconds later with a nasty flying European Uppercut that cut Leela Down.
LO: It's fair to point out she only got a two count out of the exchange, but it looked like it was going to put her in clear position to pull of an upset...
KO: And then this happened!
Comme Ci scoop slams Leela down to the mat in front of one of the corners and then slips through the ropes to climb the Turnbuckles from the apron. Just as she reaches the top rope she gives the fans a very enthusiastic Mime, as this looks like it might be her chance to pick up their first win in the company. She dives excitedly from the top but to her surprise, sometime within all that Miming Leela managed to roll completely out of the way. Comme Ci eats nothing but canvas for her efforts and hits with enough impact that it pops her back up to her feet. Suddenly from behind her Leela leaps up onto her shoulders and while locking her legs together floats backwards into a sickening Poisoned Frankenstiener she calls the Leela Bomb! She quickly shoots the half and hooks the leg for the 1, 2, 3!
LO: The place nearly came unglued when Leela rose victorious and it was great to see her back in her glory.
KO: I'll say. Every time I see Leela I'm thinking of her in all her glory.
LO: Ken...you're walking a dangerous line.
KO: It might be worth it, Brother-O-Mine.
LO: (Laurence shakes his head) I'm done trying to save you. Either way you look at it, a triumphant return for Leela Watts, and we're glad to have her back among our ranks!
Winner via Pinfall: LEELA WATTS
Cool Whispering Voiceover: From the man who made you think he was levitating.
It's a clip of the phenomenon known as Criss Angel on a city street doing his famous levitation illusion.
Crowd: OH MAH GERD YOU CAN FLY BRUH.
Cool Whispering Voiceover: The man who FREAKED out your MIND...
A clip of one of Criss Angel's amazing card tricks.
Crowd: It totally is my card, oh mah gerd!
Criss Angel turns to the camera and looks awesome.
Cool Whispering Voiceover: Comes a brand new amazing show that peers deeper than ever before into the human psyche!
Criss angel looks awesome walking up to a man on a street hailing a cab.
Criss Angel: I want you to clear your mind, clear your mind. Don't think anything.
The man does. He has a smile on his face though cause Criss Angel is awesome. Criss Angel smirks into the camera.
Criss Angel: Is it clear?
Street Guy: Yes.
Criss Angel: What are you thinking about?
Without hesitation the street guy responds.
Street Guy: A penis--OH MY GOD!
His mind is blown.
Cool Whispering Voiceover: MIND PENIS.
Criss Angel passes another guy on another street taking a picture of the Empire State Building.
Criss Angel: Hey, you see that building over there?
Tourist: Of course!
Criss Angel: What does it look like to you?
Tourist: It's the Empire State Building.
Criss Angel smirks all awersoe into the camera.
Criss Angel: Oh yeah? Now what what does it look like.
Without hesitation.
Tourist: A penis. OH MY GOD!
It's amazing.
Cool Whispering Voice: MIND PENIS.
A clip of Criss Angel walking and talking to the camera.
Criss Angel: It's my job to open the doors of perception and make people realize that everything looks like a penis.
A clip of Criss Angel stopping a group of teenaged boys on the street.
Criss Angel: You guys see that airplane up there?
Teenagers: Yeah.
Criss Angel is awesome, smirking into the camera.
Criss Angel: Still think it looks like an airplane?
Teenagers: OH MY GOD BRUH IT LOOKS LIKE A PENIS!
Cool Whispering Voiceover: MIND PENIS!
Criss Angel comes across a woman eating a hot dog on the street.
Criss Angel: Excuse me, ma'am. Would you mind engaging with me in a thought excercise?
Lady: Sure.
Criss Angel: Alright. I'm going to ask you questions, and you're going to respond with the first thing that comes into your heard, alright?
Lady: Alright.
Criss Angel: What's the opposite of sadness.
Lady: Happenis?
Criss Angel: What's another name for Richard.
Lady: Dick.
Criss Angel: What are you eating right now?
Lady: A penis-- OH MY GOD!
Criss Angel is awesome.
Cool Whispering Voiceover: MIND PENIS. The new show featuring Criss Angel demonstrating humanity's obsession with penises.
It's a clip of the phenomenon known as Criss Angel on a city street doing his famous levitation illusion.
Crowd: OH MAH GERD YOU CAN FLY BRUH.
Cool Whispering Voiceover: The man who FREAKED out your MIND...
A clip of one of Criss Angel's amazing card tricks.
Crowd: It totally is my card, oh mah gerd!
Criss Angel turns to the camera and looks awesome.
Cool Whispering Voiceover: Comes a brand new amazing show that peers deeper than ever before into the human psyche!
Criss angel looks awesome walking up to a man on a street hailing a cab.
Criss Angel: I want you to clear your mind, clear your mind. Don't think anything.
The man does. He has a smile on his face though cause Criss Angel is awesome. Criss Angel smirks into the camera.
Criss Angel: Is it clear?
Street Guy: Yes.
Criss Angel: What are you thinking about?
Without hesitation the street guy responds.
Street Guy: A penis--OH MY GOD!
His mind is blown.
Cool Whispering Voiceover: MIND PENIS.
Criss Angel passes another guy on another street taking a picture of the Empire State Building.
Criss Angel: Hey, you see that building over there?
Tourist: Of course!
Criss Angel: What does it look like to you?
Tourist: It's the Empire State Building.
Criss Angel smirks all awersoe into the camera.
Criss Angel: Oh yeah? Now what what does it look like.
Without hesitation.
Tourist: A penis. OH MY GOD!
It's amazing.
Cool Whispering Voice: MIND PENIS.
A clip of Criss Angel walking and talking to the camera.
Criss Angel: It's my job to open the doors of perception and make people realize that everything looks like a penis.
A clip of Criss Angel stopping a group of teenaged boys on the street.
Criss Angel: You guys see that airplane up there?
Teenagers: Yeah.
Criss Angel is awesome, smirking into the camera.
Criss Angel: Still think it looks like an airplane?
Teenagers: OH MY GOD BRUH IT LOOKS LIKE A PENIS!
Cool Whispering Voiceover: MIND PENIS!
Criss Angel comes across a woman eating a hot dog on the street.
Criss Angel: Excuse me, ma'am. Would you mind engaging with me in a thought excercise?
Lady: Sure.
Criss Angel: Alright. I'm going to ask you questions, and you're going to respond with the first thing that comes into your heard, alright?
Lady: Alright.
Criss Angel: What's the opposite of sadness.
Lady: Happenis?
Criss Angel: What's another name for Richard.
Lady: Dick.
Criss Angel: What are you eating right now?
Lady: A penis-- OH MY GOD!
Criss Angel is awesome.
Cool Whispering Voiceover: MIND PENIS. The new show featuring Criss Angel demonstrating humanity's obsession with penises.
LO: Our next match is a Grudge Match between Kaven Drell and our Enhancement Talent, Rex Rumble, under a No Disqualification stipulation.
KO: You know, I don't get this Rex Rumble guy. I mean, Drell gave him the chance last time to join his following and leave the shackles of mediocrity behind, and yet he is still clinging to some sembolance of loyalty to Zachariah Krahe. Has Krahe even acknowledged his existence since coming back?
LO: Well, he did have a Jitterbug lighter last show and who could forget that montage when these two were tag partners...
KO: Don't remind me! This guy is a loser, Laur, plain and simple. And Drell...he's an exceptional talent that shouldn't be forced into destroying a man just because Valor Pro management thinks it would bring ratings.
LO: I don't think anyone has ever had to force Drell to want to destroy anyone. He can sell the Kool-Aid to the masses all he wants about bringing people up, but all I've seen thus far is a vile twisting of the human spirit.
KO: Let it Burn.
LO: Give me a break! And that's exactly what I thought was going to happen in the early goings of this match as Rex Rumble came to the ring looking ready for a fight. Gone was the playing up to the crowd and trying to get the people behind him. He was dead serious.
KO: I wish he was just dead. Drell found the whole thing amusing...
LO: That didn't last for long, as Rumble jumped as soon as the bell rang, taking the right right to Kaven.
KO: Yeah, I'll admit that was a bit of a surprise. Rumble had Drell on the ropes and even managed to knock him to the outside. When he whipped him into the guardrail, I started to get concerned.
LO: But then Rex made his first mistake, moving to come off the top with a Double Ax Handle that ended with him crashing sternum first into the top of the steel where Drell had been seconds before.
KO: Then things got really good...
Kenneth gives the camera a devious grin before pushing the button and the screen flips to pick up the action on the outside. Rex is still cradling his midsection doubled over the guardrail when Drell flips the apron up to search for a weapon. He pulls out a Kendo Stick as the fans boo and turns his attention to Rex who slowly pulls himself off the barricade to turn in that direction. *CRACK* Right between the eyes and Rumble drops to his knees clutching at his skull. *CRACK* Another shot to the injured midsection and he's on his hands and knees. *CRACK* Right down across the back and he's hugging the concrete while a few lighters go up in the crowd. Drell points to the few that he can see and then turns back to Rex only to proceed to cane the poor man repeatedly. *CRACK* *CRACK* *CRACK* *CRACK*! Rex crawls towards the steel steps and manages to get back to his knees but Drell quickly comes in from behind and uses the Kendo Stick to choke him before tossing him to the side.
LO: It wasn't looking too good for Rumble, who was later pulled up and driven face first into those same steel steps.
KO: And that brought the first blood of the night!
LO: It wouldn't be the last, but from there Drell pulled Rex right along over to the time keepers area where he laid the man face down onto the table and then creamed him with the Ring Bell!
KO: It was some real hammer striking anvil impact. It was great!
LO: If you say so. I think everyone thought that Rex was done after that when Drell through him back into the ring and placed his boot on his chest, but to everyone's amazement he kicked out!
KO: Drell didn't seem to mind. I think he enjoyed pummeling this guy.
LO: He didn't like it to much when he went for that Yakuza Kick and Rumble dipped low and punched him right in the family jewels.
KO: Well who the hell would, Laur? And let me guess! That's just fine as long as it isn't Danny Rizzo or Kaven Drell doing it, right?
LO: I didn't say that, but you have to admit it was a pretty big equalizer.
KO: It definitely gave Rumble the advantage for the moment...
The screen flips back to Kaven Drell being held up by the ropes while clutching at his nether regions. Rex Rumble comes in behind him and gets him in a headlock where his head is held up against the top rope, and then slides him across it painfully burning his right eye. He lets Drell go when they reach the corner and he falls into it with one hand on his crotch and the other up at his reddened eye. Rumble follows up by pushing both thumbs into Kaven's eye sockets and then rakes unmercifully leaving the Indiana Native stumbling out of the corner blindly. For the first time in the match Rex twirls his finger overhead to play up to the fans and they cheer as he climbs up the turnbuckles from the apron. Drell slowly turns in his direction as he dives off to bring a Double Ax Handle crashing into his skull. Kaven crumples to the mat and Rex moves to the opposite corner to go up only to deliver the same result. With the momentum on his side, Rex can feel it and so can the capacity crowd that screams wildly for the Unkempt Hero. He quickly ascends the top rope once more, but this time he has his prey flat on the canvas. He gives one last signal, both hands pointing up into the sky, and then leaps off to extend his right arm for his Rumbling Mountain Elbow Drop!
KO: Then what happened? Tell them, Laur...
LO: (Sigh) Kaven got out of the way.
KO: What was that?
LO: I said, Kaven got out of the way. Rex crashed and burned, and from there it was pretty much over...but that doesn't excuse what Kaven Drell did.
KO: He did what he had to do within the confines of a match like this.
LO: He could have put Rex away at any point after that missed elbow, but he chose to punish the man.
KO: As is his right in a No Disqualification situation. They don't call it a Grudge Match for nothing, Laur.
LO: Well, we'll let the people decide how they feel about it.
The screen cuts back to the action and Kaven Drell stands over top of a bleeding and dejected Rex Rumble. In is hands is a trash can that he brings crashing down onto Lazy Eyes for the upteenth time. Drell tosses the trashcan to the side and looks out at the booing crowd and begins to chuckle. He slips through the ropes closest to the ramp and lands on the floor, searching under the ring once more. This time when he pulls out a table, even the most traditional fans give a pop for the item. He sets the table up, but doesn't stop there, going under the ring to grab two more items. The first elicits a gasp from the crowd, a red gas can full of contents. The second causes several lighters in the arena to go up as Drell holds up a BBQ starter. He pours the contents of the red gas can all over the table and then tosses it casually aside as he clicks the BBQ starter a few times. The table erupts in flames and he smirks as he slides back into the ring to grab hold of a just risen Rex Rumble. He drags the man over to the edge of the ring, tucks his head between his legs, and then lifts him up only to Powerbomb him down through the burning table. Rex reacts the same way anyone does when they are on fire. He cries, howls, and flops around on the ground as Security rushes to the ring with fire extinguishers to put out the flames. The fans are stunned into silence as the bell sounds and Drell is declared the winner despite the fact that there was never a pin. His cackling laughter can be heard above the den of the extinguishers, and he turns to look dead into the camera while saying, 'Let it Burn'.
LO: Disturbing...
KO: What the hell are you talking about? That's quality television right there, and we have it here, exclusively on Flipping The Script!
LO: You know, that's funny. This content right here is fine, but last show when Tommy Crimson dropped all those 'F' Bombs we got demonetized.
KO: Censorship, Laur. You got to know the ends and outs before you produce content. Anything short of Homicide is alright. The 'F' word, though. That's a no, no.
LO: Riiighhhttt...
KO: Anyways, Drell was back on top in this one and in brutal fashion. I guess Rex is going to have to go back to the drawing board....after he gets out of the hospital that is.
Winner Via...err....Setting Someone On Fire: KAVEN DRELL
LO: Well folks, we've finally made it to our Main Event.
KO: Yeah, and this one was another personal fight that went the distance.
LO: No doubt, but the ending was shocking.
KO: I don't know how shocking it was considering the participants.
LO: I know that many people were anticipating the in-ring return of Lady Munin who hasn't been inside the squared circle for nearly five years. I have to admit though, she didn't look like wrestling was her concern more than animalistic ferocity.
KO: Yeah, she carried herself like a prize fighter more than the high flying wizard she's famous for, but at the same time that wouldn't have necessarily been successful against her opponent anyways.
LO: Each time we see Kowloon Zombie he is in peak physical form, and this time was no different. The man has muscles on top of muscles.
KO: Which creates a speed problem. He found that out early on when he took on the much more diminutive Lady..
LO: True. Kowloon made several attempts to lock up with the woman at the beginning of the match, but she continued to evade.
KO: Not only that she managed to tag him a few times before getting safely out of the way.
LO: Which is better. One fatal strike, or death by a thousand cuts?
KO: That's probably the best analogy anyone could give of these two. Let's check it out.
The button is pressed and the screen flips to a shot of Lady Munin standing a good distance from Kowloon Zombie who has taken enough of those short jabs to the face that his lower lip is starting to swell. The two begin circling once again and Kowloon pushes forward step for step with the wily Munin. He starts to step right and then jukes left, finally pinning her in the corner. When he lunges for her, however, she leaps up to the second quickly which gives her a bounce all the way to the top, and as he strikes the turnbuckles she dives into a front roll that sees her back on her feet behind him. Kowloon whips around just in time to see The Lady charging in with a Basement Dropkick to his left knee that sends it flying out from under him. He's in an awkward position now, off balance, when she spins bringing the heel of her right foot out to catch him right in the jaw. Kowloon falls against the middle rope and then bounces back right into a boot to his midsection that doubles him over, a jumping knee to the face that stands him back up, and then a springboard off the ropes behind him that catches him with a bulldog that drives him face first to the mat.
LO: Lady Munin was really on fire here in the early goings, using speed and lightening fast strikes to keep Kowloon dazed.
KO: Yeah, she managed to nail him with a Standing Moonsault that saw her get back to her feet only to leap up into the air and drive both knee's right down into his chest and ribs!
LO: Even then when a pin attempt was made, Kowloon just swatted her away like she was nothing.
KO: And when she moved back in to press the advantage, that's when she got caught!
A well placed Roundhouse Kick sends Kowloon falling back into the corner, and Munin is quick to charge in, sending multiple palm thrusts into the man's midsection she had just tried to cave in with her knee's moments ago. Suddenly Kowloon's hand flashes out and grasps her by the throat and he squeezes with all his might as the referee moves in to admonish. He seems to heed the referee's call as he walks Munin out of the corner and then plants her with a ring rattling Choke Slam. He follows up by stepping on the woman's chest and then all the way up with both feet to stand on her with all his weight before finally stepping off. Munin coughs and clutches her chest as she tries to regain her feet. Before she's fully up Kowloon grabs her by the throat again and then places another hand on her thigh, and thrusts her into the air with a Gorilla Press. He does a few repetitions by moving her up and down in the air, showing his impressive strength, before Military Pressing her high into the air just as he steps out of the way so that she crashes face first to the mat.
LO: To be honest this was kind of scary. I mean, Kowloon is a monster in size compared to Munin.
KO: Yeah, and when she kicked out of his pin attempt, he decided to punish her in another strength based move.
LO: A Bear Hug! He nearly rag dolled the woman while she lay limply in his arms. For a second there I thought he was going to get a knock out victory.
KO: But then on that third arm lift Munin came to life, and the look in her eyes was just as scary as any of Kowloon's muscles!
The screen flips back as Munin looks deranged as she stares into Kowloon's eyes, his muscled arms flexing as he tries to break her in half. A scream escapes her lips as her head snaps forward and her forehead finds the bridge of his nose. Kowloon growls and doesn't let go, seeming to double down by squeezing even harder. Again she screams as she drives her forehead forward, but this time she keeps doing it until finally he has no other choice but to drop her or suffer a broken nose. She drops down in front of him in relief, but that fire has never left her eyes as she snaps her hand forwards into a Palm Thrust that finds Kowloon's Solar Plexus. He seems to crumple a little as she spins through into a Back Elbow that finds his rib cage on the right side. She fires right back around upon impact to swing all of herself into a fist that finds his left rib cage. Kowloon looks as if he might be having a stroke as she falls back into the ropes and charges forwards into a Leaping Side Kick like out of a Mortal Kombat game. Her foot connects dead center of Kowloon's chest, and the big man literally flies from his feet to crash against the canvas like a mound of cement. Munin drops for a cover and everyone, including The Lady, is surprised when he brings his shoulder up to break up the three.
LO: I'm not exactly sure what you'd call that combination, but it looked like it came straight out of 'The Way of The Fist' or something.
KO: Damn right, and you could tell for several moments afterwards that Kowloon was having a hard time breathing, but Munin just kept striking forward, this time taking it out to the apron to climb to the top.
LO: Once there she reminded everyone why she is considered an aerial expert when she committed to a Corkscrew Moonsault Double Foot Stomp she calls Twisted Justice!
KO: Only when she landed it, Kowloon had managed to roll to the outside so she was just left standing there.
The screen flips back to a shot of Munin still in the ring as she searches for her prey and finds him stumbling around still fighting for air from his previous ordeal. She nods as the crowd gives her a mixed reaction and then she falls back into the ropes on the opposite side, thunders across the ring, and springs over the top rope into a Flying Forearm Dive down onto the largest Zombie. Kowloon falls back into the steel barricade and wades in to continue her assault, but the big man puts an end to it when he grabs her by the face and applies a Claw Grip submission. Munin struggles but the entire thing looks comical as she swings wildly and Kowloon keeps her at arms length. Finally he suddenly pulls her in close with a knee leading the charge to her gut, and then tosses her backwards so that she flies spine first into the steel ring post. Kowloon turns and flexes big for the fans, some cheering, others booing, before he turns and rushes into a Big Splash. Only, like he had done to her, Munin wasn't there. Unlike landing on your feet in the middle of the ring, however, Kowloon has nothing but hard steel to cushion his landing, and he blasts into the ring post with enough force that he rolls around to the side of the ring and falls limply to the floor.
LO: The referee had started his count and Munin was ready to get Kowloon back in the ring, but he was so big...
KO: And she was so small...
LO: And then Siberia Zombie came running out onto the stage and down the ramp, and the minute The Lady saw that she abandoned Kowloon altogether and rushed up to meet her.
KO: Haha! Told you from the beginning that the end wasn't surprising!
Munin and Siberia clash on the ramp and begin trading blows as the crowd pops huge. Neither woman will back down as fists and feet begin to fly, as many blows missing or being blocked as landing. It's like we stopped being at a wrestling show, and instead are transported to a Martial Arts Expo. Kowloon pulls himself up thanks to the apron and upon viewing the spectacle shakes his head and starts his way up the ramp towards the two ladies. He's braver than most as he tries to put himself between them and break up the fracas at about the same time the referee reaches Ten and counts out both competitors. The crowd pops again as Zachariah Krahe appears, power walking towards the fight on the ramp and getting on the other side of the woman to assist Kowloon in trying to break it up. At some point or another Kowloon shoves Munin too hard, or Krahe puts a firmer than appreciated hand on Siberia, and before you know it Kowloon at The Catalyst begin trading blows. The Pandemonium continues for a few more seconds before Security pour out of the back and up the ramp from the ringside area to try and break up the two teams.
LO: Security managed to pull the two teams apart, but not without their lumps.
KO: I'm pretty sure I saw Siberia bite someone, and Munin was raking faces with those claws of hers.
LO: Kowloon knocked one of our security clear off the ramp with one arm, while Krahe dropped one with his Catalyst DDT.
KO: More fines to go around, no doubt.
LO: You know what, I just thought of a side business for us to get into.
KO: Oh yeah? What's that?
LO: Therapy. We could charge the superstars by the hour, and even offer special group counseling.
KO: Hey! You might be onto something, Laur! Though I think we'd need to charge families like The Zombie Clan double.
LO: You might be right. Imagine being Brodie's counselor.
Both men shudder as they push the button to move to the parting shot.
KO: Yeah, and this one was another personal fight that went the distance.
LO: No doubt, but the ending was shocking.
KO: I don't know how shocking it was considering the participants.
LO: I know that many people were anticipating the in-ring return of Lady Munin who hasn't been inside the squared circle for nearly five years. I have to admit though, she didn't look like wrestling was her concern more than animalistic ferocity.
KO: Yeah, she carried herself like a prize fighter more than the high flying wizard she's famous for, but at the same time that wouldn't have necessarily been successful against her opponent anyways.
LO: Each time we see Kowloon Zombie he is in peak physical form, and this time was no different. The man has muscles on top of muscles.
KO: Which creates a speed problem. He found that out early on when he took on the much more diminutive Lady..
LO: True. Kowloon made several attempts to lock up with the woman at the beginning of the match, but she continued to evade.
KO: Not only that she managed to tag him a few times before getting safely out of the way.
LO: Which is better. One fatal strike, or death by a thousand cuts?
KO: That's probably the best analogy anyone could give of these two. Let's check it out.
The button is pressed and the screen flips to a shot of Lady Munin standing a good distance from Kowloon Zombie who has taken enough of those short jabs to the face that his lower lip is starting to swell. The two begin circling once again and Kowloon pushes forward step for step with the wily Munin. He starts to step right and then jukes left, finally pinning her in the corner. When he lunges for her, however, she leaps up to the second quickly which gives her a bounce all the way to the top, and as he strikes the turnbuckles she dives into a front roll that sees her back on her feet behind him. Kowloon whips around just in time to see The Lady charging in with a Basement Dropkick to his left knee that sends it flying out from under him. He's in an awkward position now, off balance, when she spins bringing the heel of her right foot out to catch him right in the jaw. Kowloon falls against the middle rope and then bounces back right into a boot to his midsection that doubles him over, a jumping knee to the face that stands him back up, and then a springboard off the ropes behind him that catches him with a bulldog that drives him face first to the mat.
LO: Lady Munin was really on fire here in the early goings, using speed and lightening fast strikes to keep Kowloon dazed.
KO: Yeah, she managed to nail him with a Standing Moonsault that saw her get back to her feet only to leap up into the air and drive both knee's right down into his chest and ribs!
LO: Even then when a pin attempt was made, Kowloon just swatted her away like she was nothing.
KO: And when she moved back in to press the advantage, that's when she got caught!
A well placed Roundhouse Kick sends Kowloon falling back into the corner, and Munin is quick to charge in, sending multiple palm thrusts into the man's midsection she had just tried to cave in with her knee's moments ago. Suddenly Kowloon's hand flashes out and grasps her by the throat and he squeezes with all his might as the referee moves in to admonish. He seems to heed the referee's call as he walks Munin out of the corner and then plants her with a ring rattling Choke Slam. He follows up by stepping on the woman's chest and then all the way up with both feet to stand on her with all his weight before finally stepping off. Munin coughs and clutches her chest as she tries to regain her feet. Before she's fully up Kowloon grabs her by the throat again and then places another hand on her thigh, and thrusts her into the air with a Gorilla Press. He does a few repetitions by moving her up and down in the air, showing his impressive strength, before Military Pressing her high into the air just as he steps out of the way so that she crashes face first to the mat.
LO: To be honest this was kind of scary. I mean, Kowloon is a monster in size compared to Munin.
KO: Yeah, and when she kicked out of his pin attempt, he decided to punish her in another strength based move.
LO: A Bear Hug! He nearly rag dolled the woman while she lay limply in his arms. For a second there I thought he was going to get a knock out victory.
KO: But then on that third arm lift Munin came to life, and the look in her eyes was just as scary as any of Kowloon's muscles!
The screen flips back as Munin looks deranged as she stares into Kowloon's eyes, his muscled arms flexing as he tries to break her in half. A scream escapes her lips as her head snaps forward and her forehead finds the bridge of his nose. Kowloon growls and doesn't let go, seeming to double down by squeezing even harder. Again she screams as she drives her forehead forward, but this time she keeps doing it until finally he has no other choice but to drop her or suffer a broken nose. She drops down in front of him in relief, but that fire has never left her eyes as she snaps her hand forwards into a Palm Thrust that finds Kowloon's Solar Plexus. He seems to crumple a little as she spins through into a Back Elbow that finds his rib cage on the right side. She fires right back around upon impact to swing all of herself into a fist that finds his left rib cage. Kowloon looks as if he might be having a stroke as she falls back into the ropes and charges forwards into a Leaping Side Kick like out of a Mortal Kombat game. Her foot connects dead center of Kowloon's chest, and the big man literally flies from his feet to crash against the canvas like a mound of cement. Munin drops for a cover and everyone, including The Lady, is surprised when he brings his shoulder up to break up the three.
LO: I'm not exactly sure what you'd call that combination, but it looked like it came straight out of 'The Way of The Fist' or something.
KO: Damn right, and you could tell for several moments afterwards that Kowloon was having a hard time breathing, but Munin just kept striking forward, this time taking it out to the apron to climb to the top.
LO: Once there she reminded everyone why she is considered an aerial expert when she committed to a Corkscrew Moonsault Double Foot Stomp she calls Twisted Justice!
KO: Only when she landed it, Kowloon had managed to roll to the outside so she was just left standing there.
The screen flips back to a shot of Munin still in the ring as she searches for her prey and finds him stumbling around still fighting for air from his previous ordeal. She nods as the crowd gives her a mixed reaction and then she falls back into the ropes on the opposite side, thunders across the ring, and springs over the top rope into a Flying Forearm Dive down onto the largest Zombie. Kowloon falls back into the steel barricade and wades in to continue her assault, but the big man puts an end to it when he grabs her by the face and applies a Claw Grip submission. Munin struggles but the entire thing looks comical as she swings wildly and Kowloon keeps her at arms length. Finally he suddenly pulls her in close with a knee leading the charge to her gut, and then tosses her backwards so that she flies spine first into the steel ring post. Kowloon turns and flexes big for the fans, some cheering, others booing, before he turns and rushes into a Big Splash. Only, like he had done to her, Munin wasn't there. Unlike landing on your feet in the middle of the ring, however, Kowloon has nothing but hard steel to cushion his landing, and he blasts into the ring post with enough force that he rolls around to the side of the ring and falls limply to the floor.
LO: The referee had started his count and Munin was ready to get Kowloon back in the ring, but he was so big...
KO: And she was so small...
LO: And then Siberia Zombie came running out onto the stage and down the ramp, and the minute The Lady saw that she abandoned Kowloon altogether and rushed up to meet her.
KO: Haha! Told you from the beginning that the end wasn't surprising!
Munin and Siberia clash on the ramp and begin trading blows as the crowd pops huge. Neither woman will back down as fists and feet begin to fly, as many blows missing or being blocked as landing. It's like we stopped being at a wrestling show, and instead are transported to a Martial Arts Expo. Kowloon pulls himself up thanks to the apron and upon viewing the spectacle shakes his head and starts his way up the ramp towards the two ladies. He's braver than most as he tries to put himself between them and break up the fracas at about the same time the referee reaches Ten and counts out both competitors. The crowd pops again as Zachariah Krahe appears, power walking towards the fight on the ramp and getting on the other side of the woman to assist Kowloon in trying to break it up. At some point or another Kowloon shoves Munin too hard, or Krahe puts a firmer than appreciated hand on Siberia, and before you know it Kowloon at The Catalyst begin trading blows. The Pandemonium continues for a few more seconds before Security pour out of the back and up the ramp from the ringside area to try and break up the two teams.
LO: Security managed to pull the two teams apart, but not without their lumps.
KO: I'm pretty sure I saw Siberia bite someone, and Munin was raking faces with those claws of hers.
LO: Kowloon knocked one of our security clear off the ramp with one arm, while Krahe dropped one with his Catalyst DDT.
KO: More fines to go around, no doubt.
LO: You know what, I just thought of a side business for us to get into.
KO: Oh yeah? What's that?
LO: Therapy. We could charge the superstars by the hour, and even offer special group counseling.
KO: Hey! You might be onto something, Laur! Though I think we'd need to charge families like The Zombie Clan double.
LO: You might be right. Imagine being Brodie's counselor.
Both men shudder as they push the button to move to the parting shot.
Both Participants Counted Out: No Contest
The scene opens just outside the medical area when an abrupt crash from inside causes the door to burst open and an EMT rushes out clutching at his nose. Blood pushes between his fingers, the nose having obviously been busted, and he curses under his breath as he pushes past the camera out of view. A light shines into the dark hallway from the interior of the room, and shadows dance along the floor just outside of it. The camera pushes forward towards the door and eases it open to find Rex Rumble pacing back and forth in his underwear, entire body shaking, fists clenched at his sides. The Unkempt Hero has seen better days. His left arm and back are heavily bandaged and the faint smell of singed flesh and cortisone balm lingers heavily in the air. He has a large bandage on his forehead that is haphazardly held on with tape, while cuts and contusions litter his chest, legs, and shoulders. He's muttering something low that only he can hear before he comes to a sudden stop and looks up from the floor to see the camera standing in the doorway. His eyes go wild and he charges forwards so that the camera is left back peddling, but he reaches out with a gnarled hand to grab hold of the operator to prevent him from escaping the room.
REX RUMBLE: YOU WANT TO SEE!! GET A GOOD LOOK, YEAH! LOOK AT WHAT KAVEN DRELL DID TO ME!
Rex fumes, his breath coming hot and fast as his pupils seem to dilate and then retract of their own volition.
REX RUMBLE: He told me what he wanted, Yeah? Offered me a chance...to change. To be more. To abandon my friendships and my attachments, and let them burn...
Rex pauses, looks back down at the floor, and for a moment it looks like he may break down in tears. He sniffles, shaking the thoughts away and then snaps his head up to look back into the lens.
REX RUMBLE: And where was he? Where was Zachariah Krahe while his old friend was getting decimated in that ring? Oh, he couldn't be bothered, cause he's got people higher on the pecking order to look after...
Rex nods knowingly yet his lips pull back from his teeth in a sneer.
REX RUMBLE: FINE! YEAH! That's what I say! Kaven Drell was right...burn out the indecision. Burn out the blind loyalty built on lies. Burn everything down...and THEN...
Rumble begins a disturbing low cackle, and in a croaked voice that sounds foreign even to his ears...
REX RUMBLE: LET...IT...BURN!!
Rumble flings the camera backwards and the world spins until a jarring sudden stop leaves it staring up at the ceiling just before the scene fades to the Valor Pro Logo, and then to black.
REX RUMBLE: YOU WANT TO SEE!! GET A GOOD LOOK, YEAH! LOOK AT WHAT KAVEN DRELL DID TO ME!
Rex fumes, his breath coming hot and fast as his pupils seem to dilate and then retract of their own volition.
REX RUMBLE: He told me what he wanted, Yeah? Offered me a chance...to change. To be more. To abandon my friendships and my attachments, and let them burn...
Rex pauses, looks back down at the floor, and for a moment it looks like he may break down in tears. He sniffles, shaking the thoughts away and then snaps his head up to look back into the lens.
REX RUMBLE: And where was he? Where was Zachariah Krahe while his old friend was getting decimated in that ring? Oh, he couldn't be bothered, cause he's got people higher on the pecking order to look after...
Rex nods knowingly yet his lips pull back from his teeth in a sneer.
REX RUMBLE: FINE! YEAH! That's what I say! Kaven Drell was right...burn out the indecision. Burn out the blind loyalty built on lies. Burn everything down...and THEN...
Rumble begins a disturbing low cackle, and in a croaked voice that sounds foreign even to his ears...
REX RUMBLE: LET...IT...BURN!!
Rumble flings the camera backwards and the world spins until a jarring sudden stop leaves it staring up at the ceiling just before the scene fades to the Valor Pro Logo, and then to black.