IWF Presents: Bloody Assizes
July 30th, 2023
Pittsburgh, PA, Petersen Events Center
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"What do you guys wanna talk about?"
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Terri Morasco: WELCOME TO BLOODY ASSIZES, EVERYONE! And I'd like to thank Iyo Kenshin and Rayne for handling the commentary for the action that took place in some really tough competitions. I know that the rest of the show is going to be huge for the time to come, and we're about to be kicking off with Matt Knox challenging Nathaniel Dixon for the Multiuniversal Championship! But how about the pre-show?!
Vasco Dias: This crowd is still buzzing over it, and–
{ Vasco is interrupted by the lights going out. }Vasco Dias: Oh, come on!
{ Lzzy Hale’s voice holds the opening note for “Back from the Dead” by Halestorm as the crowd gives a mixed reaction as they know who is about to come down to the ring… The Great Phoenix, Tara Fenix, is about to make her presence known. }Vasco Dias:
{Standing up.} Stand up, Terri! Stand up! Show some respect!
{ Tara doesn’t make the audience wait very long as she steps out with the spotlight focused on her; her hands to her hips as she comes out slowly… She is wearing the Fenix Sisters beanie, but the slightly curled blue hair protrudes out from the edges. She also wears a sleeveless faux leather vest with the emblem embroidered on the back of it. Every step she takes is taken slowly as she takes her time reaching the end of the stage, where she finally stops to scour the audience, and there she sees that a number of fans are still bowing down to her. Tara has a wicked smile– the cheers are resonating throughout the audience, but Tara can still hear those jeers against her. The people who were not quite thrilled with what had happened at Sacrifice. Tara shrugs her shoulders and strolls nonchalantly towards the ring. }Terri Morasco: She said she would be here tonight. She said she would explain herself a bit more–
Vasco Dias: She explained herself just fine, Terri! The problem is that you have people like Serena Riot– people like Matt Knox! And they are just JEALOUS of everything that she’s accomplished! They’re jealous, Terri! That is exactly why they are trying to tarnish her name, and her reputation, and it just sickens me, Terri, it really sickens me!
{ During the time of the commentators speaking, Tara has gotten into the ring and has a microphone in her hand as she paces back and forth, still with the casual, nonchalant stride in her step. }Tara Fenix: What do you guys wanna talk about?
{ Tara asks in a condescending tone. The crowd gives a bit of a mixed reaction for Tara when the questions comes out in the tone that it does. }Tara Fenix: I know what I wanna talk about! I wanna talk about if I have to continue being barraged with the question:
WHY…
WHY!
WHY!
WHY!
WHY! I am going to lose my
goddamn mind!
{ She raises a hand in a “stop” gesture. }Tara Fenix: I swear to you! I am!
{ Taking one more step, Tara comes to a stop in the center of the ring and circles slowly to witness the crowd’s reaction. }Tara Fenix: I thought– okay, I thought that I made myself pretty damn clear on Sacrifice as to what just…absolutely…sickens me, and what–
{ The crowd suddenly pops as there seems to be movement and commotion coming from a certain part of the audience. The noise doesn’t go unnoticed by Tara, and she ganders over while trying to continue with her speech. }Tara Fenix: –sickens me is everything that I…
{ She narrows her eyes a little bit, and the camera flashes over to see Serena Riot is the one making her way through the crowd. }Vasco Dias: What’s she doing here?! She didn’t get an invitation tonight!
Terri Morasco: After what happened at Sacrifice, Serena Riot has a bone to pick with The Phoenix Queen!
Tara Fenix: Ah! Serena! I thought we already agreed to fight each other at TFCE this year, but if I wasn’t clear…
{ Security blocks Serena Riot from going over the barricade, and Serena is seething. }Tara Fenix: No, no, no! Let her pass! Please! Let her step into my ring.
{ A wave of cheers takes over the crowd as they are looking forward to this second encounter between Serena Riot and Tara Fenix, and while Serena goes over the barricade, Tara continues speaking. }Tara Fenix: What sickens me, my friends, is that there are so many people in this industry who have had… less than kind things to say about me, after everything that I’ve done for this business! After everything that I’ve given! I’ve given my body– my sweat– my tears– my blood! Just so little girls like Serena Riot could live her dream and become a professional wrestler, but it wasn’t enough that I paved that path for you…
{ Serena is on the ring apron. }Tara Fenix: It wasn’t enough that I– elevated– everybody in this industry. It wasn’t enough!
{ Tara turns toward Serena, as Serena gets into the ring… Serena’s clenches her fist, and walks right up to Tara. }Tara Fenix: You still wanted to run my name through the mud… You still wanted to tarnish my name, my reputation, and my legacy! And why? Because you couldn’t live up to it. Because you didn’t have what it takes to be the next step in evolution, and because I, Serena, always… always… strive to be better, you have a problem with me. And then people like you– people like Knox– like to throw more things in my face… You like to– call me a coward. You like to accuse me of backing down from a challenge! But I have never, and I will never back down from a challenge! Do you understand me? When you announced your retirement, did I not call you out? I have been doing this a long fucking time, Serena, and there is not one person in the back that scares me enough that would ever make me run and hide! Do you know why that is?
BECAUSE THIS IS MY RING! This is MINE! There is not one person who can take this from me. Not you. Not Knox. Not even Angel!
It’s.
Mine. I paved this path for the likes of you, and you cannot even say “
thank you”.
{ Tara and Serena are almost face to face, and Tara leans in a little closer. }Tara Fenix: You will forever be just an un…grateful… cunt–
{ STATIC! Serena decks Tara with an elbow, and staggers her; Tara quickly recollects herself whilst Serena continues in with her assault, but Tara is fighting back! The two are swinging back and forth with one another as security is already flooding out from behind the curtains! }Vasco Dias: This is assault! Forget security, it’s time to call the police!
{ Tara and Serena are still relentless, and Serena appears to have gotten a clean elbow over Tara’s eyes and cut her pretty good with it… Security is already inside of the ring, and Tara and Serena continue to push past security to get their hands on each other but to no avail– there is too much security, and some of the security guards have gotten Serena Riot outside of the ring. A shriek befalls when Tara calls out while desperately wanting to get her hands on Serena Riot. }Cliff Cook: Excuse me! Yeah, hi! I’m here!
{ Serena and Tara both look up towards “the intern” as he holds his phone up with a text message that is open. }Vasco Dias: What’s he doing out here?
Cliff Cook: I have a text message here from my boss, and my boss has said that Serena– I mean… we really can’t tell you what you can or can’t do, but we can say that you shouldn’t be in the backstage area, but with authority granted from my boss, you are going to be allowed to chill in the back! So– like– I dunno, I have extra bobas back there! If you want a boba! Do you like bobas?
{ Serena wriggles herself free and snaps her jaw at Tara, but security is far too overwhelming for the two women to continue their brawl. Serena starts backing up the ramp with her eyes still locked on Tara. }Cliff Cook: They’re quite good. Alright, alright! But here’s the deal, the two of you can’t fight each other! Not here. Not tonight! SORRY, GUYS! SORRY!
{Cliff waves at the audience.} We’re going to have some security with Serena, we’re going to have some security with Tara, and– well, yeah, that’s it.
Tara Fenix: I don’t need security to handle that bitch!
Cliff Cook: Words hurt, Tara. They hurt. Okay, so anyways–
Tara Fenix: Don’t bother! I’ll leave!
{ The phone chimes, and Cliff turns the phone to read the message. }Cliff Cook: My boss really… really implores you to stay. I think you should stay! You should probably stay.
{He nods his head enthusiastically at Tara.} Just… y’know, go to the back! I’ve got a boba for you, too! Bobas for everyone! Are we…are we good here? I feel like we’re good. Enjoy the show, folks!
{ Security walks behind Serena every inch of the way as she heads up the ramp. Tara paces again inside of the ring, spitting out a little more blood as the scene fades to a video montage. }------------------------------------
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{Slowly, the lighting inside the arena dims until there is only darkness. The steady playing of guitars begins to resonate throughout and draws the attention of the fans. The vocals of Chris Daughtry set the mood with “Heavy is The Crown” by Daughtry.}
“Never needed any reason
To find deliverance…”
{A red spotlight shines on the entrance stage and reveals Nathaniel Dixon. It reflects off the Hybrid rEvolution Iron Heart and the Splat Network MultiUniversal Championships wrapped around his waist. His fan reception is a mixture of cheers and boos, but there is a newfound respect for him.}
“Like a cancer running through my veins, oh.
That's never going to give in…”
{Your Lord of Charisma chuckles softly and saunters his way toward the rings. When a few fans reach out, Nathaniel actually tags them and makes his way around the battle arena, the spotlight following him with every step he takes. His earth-colored eyes are focused on the ring itself.}
“See them march like lambs to the slaughter,
Toy soldiers lined up on the altar!”
{Nathaniel ascends the steel steps, enters the ring between the ropes, and he gauges the fans. A smile forms across his face before the spotlight goes out.}
“I was never meant to drink that water,
And they'll remember me when I'm underground. . .”
{The fans stir in anticipation as red pyros shoot from all four corners of the ring! The normal lighting returns and Nathaniel takes a bow in the center of the ring with a confident smirk. Detaching the belts from around his waist, he raises them up high to showcase his hard work and dedication. Recognition and respect surround him and he is glowing with gold.}
“Heavy is the crown!
Never falter, never let them bleed you out!
I'll be still standing when thеy try to bring my castle down!
I'll never bow down, hеavy is the crown!
Heavy is the crown, heavy is the crown. (Oh!)
Heavy is the crown!”
Announcer: Introducing first, he is The Lord of Charisma and the SPLAT! Multiuniversal Champion, representing Hybrid! rEvolution….Nathaannnniieeeell Diixooooon!!!
{The houselights cut out, a single Raven cries out soon joined by another, then another until the cries of an entire unkindness fill the house sound system, soon broken by "Hell Broke Luce" by Tom Waits cutting through, the house lights coming up to a dull blue as a single white strobe light pulses in time to the song's percussion. Standing in the middle of that pulsing light, back to the ring, stands Matthew Knox adorned in his ring gear and a sleeveless hoodie. Arms outstretched like a bird in flight he pivots on a heel and begins making his way to the ring, sliding under the bottom rope and picking a corner to charge and leap upon to scream the audience into a frenzy. He takes a lap around the ring, before kneeling in a corner and patiently waiting for the bell to sound.}
Announcer: The challenger…IWF’s INVICTUS CHAMPION, MATTHEW “THE RAVEN” KNOX!!
DING DING
{ Knox stands opposite from Nathaniel in his corner, leaned against the ringposts and staring his opponent down wordlessly. Nathaniel returns the stare, maintaining eye contact with no budge in his confidence. The referee looks between them before waving them in. Knox takes a step out but instantly has to plant his feet as Nathaniel charges across the ring, driving Knox into the corner and firing off a series of knees into the taped ribs of Knox.
Nathaniel breaks when Knox is sufficiently slack in the corner, paying the fellow man of a certain age a thunderous knife edge chop, followed by an open palm strike! Nathaniel expertly scouts an incoming punching, hooking the arm and taking Knox out of the corner with a deep arm drag. He goes to sit on it and transition to an arm bar but notes his proximity to the ropes. So instead he pays the attached shoulder a stomp before relenting.
Knox rolls to his hands and knees, creating a bit of distance between them but it’s a game of possum as he strikes out, sweeping the legs out from under Nate. He pushes off the mat, corkscrewing a foot off it and crashing down with an elbow across Dixon’s throat! Knox mounts Nate and begins raining down rights and lefts as the First of His Name can do nothing to cover up as he is holding his wounded throat!
Nathaniel eventually fires a hand out, snatching a handful of Knox’s hair and yanking downward int oa vicious headbut that catches Knox across the bridge of his nose! Knox rolls off, checking his nose and grunting in pain. He moves his hand, revealing the blood flowing down his face. Gritting his teeth, he reaches up and twists the cartilidge back into place. Nathaniel, though grasping his throat and coughing can’t help but pay an impressed smirk to his friend.
The two get to their feet, exchanging apologies for the throat and nose respectively before they lock up, Nathaniel slipping behind Knox and locking in a rear waistlock, he goes to lift Knox who widens his base and tries to break Nathaniel’s grip. Nathaniel repays this tactic with a thunderous headbutt to the base of Knox’s skull, turning his height disadvantage to an advantage as he lifts and takes Knox down to the mat. He maneuvers and locks Knox into a side headlock, firing knees into Knox’s head.
Knox manages to get his guard up, tucking his chin. He pushes hus legs under him but can’t quite break the headlock. He begins firing shots into Dixon’s ribcage, loosing the grip enough for him to tear away from it. As he sits up, He spits the blood flowing from his nose like a mist into Dixon’s face! Nate turns away, swiping at his eyes! Knox wraps his arms around his neck, leaping up and pulling him back with a lungblower! THE MERCY, THE MURDER!
Nathaniel reaches up, trying to break Knox’s hold but it’s locked in tight! Nathan manages to get to his feet, pulling Knox with him but he’s fading fast! Nathaniel walks up the ropes, pushing off them and causing Knox to fall back! But Matthew rolls through! He’s not letting go! Nathaniel struggles but is clearly fading! With one last effort, he kips his weight up! Knox thinks he’s failed to move them, sinking the hold in quicker he doesn’t notice the pinning predicament! }
ONE!
TWO!!
THREE!!
{ Knox releases Nathaniel but it’s too late! Knox stands up, talking to the ref for a moment before looking back down at Nathaniel. A look of disgust, he goes and tears the Multiuniversal title from the timekeeper. He slides int othe ring, stalking Nathaniel…only to hand the belt to him with a crimson, toothy grin as he turns and hesitates at the sight. Knox slaps Nate on the chest once, saying something the mics don’t pick up before sliding out of the ring and leaving Nate to celebrate his latest defense. }
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Dark Tiger
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{ We see a nice-looking SUV pull up to the parking lot. We see the returning Dark Tiger get out of the driver side. The fans go absolutely nuts for him. he is wearing a muscle shirt, black jeans and boots. he is wearing his signature circular framed glasses and his long black hair is in a ponytail. He comes to the passenger side and opens the door. Gabriella comes out of the SUV wearing a black dress that hugs her curves in all the right places and heels. He closes the door and they head inside. A cameraperson stops them before they head inside. }
Gabriella Tigress: Oh well hello there IWF Universe. Did you miss us? My husband had suffered an injury while repairing the sanctuary he had built for his tigers. He is all better and all cleared to return to the ring.
{ He smiles. }
Dark Tiger: Tonight, however we are here to check out the Night of the Immortals. It's too bad I was not on the show, but I am not mad about it. Stuff happens and yes it does happen even outside of the ring but as my sweet love said I am back, and I am going to continue what I started and continue my legacy here in IWF.
Gabriella Tigress: The beast inside my husband sleeps. Do not rattle its cage.
Dark Tiger: That has been said it will be Etched in Stone.
{ They head inside hand in hand. }
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"This progam has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down..."
{ will.i.am's "Geekin'" begins playing as Ram hops into the picture, and as pyro goes off around him he pretends to do the famous Buster Sword "victory" pose before heading down to ringside. While he gets a mixed reaction from the crowd, he takes a moment or two to look around and admire the gathering around him before stepping inside the ring. }
Vasco Dias: This is where the Striking Unit comes apart! No holds barred!
Terri Morasco: This was a team that had such potential. It's too bad that it's come down to a street fight.
{ "Out Of The Black" by Royal Blood comes on the speaker and red smoke follow on the entrance ramp . Nick Danger walks out onto the entrance ramp wearing his wrestling attire having a determine look on his face he makes his way down the entrance taking off his leather jacket toss it to fan and giving them high fives. Nick climb the stel steps then climb the top turnbuckle and and sees his fans saying "Rising Ace" he jumps inside the ring and gets ready for the match to start. }
Terri Morasco: It's really sad to see what's happened between these two men...
Vasco Dias: Really?! That arrogant little thief Nick Danger took away a spot that rightfully belong to RAM!
Terri Morasco: Seriously?!
Vasco Dias: This is one hill I'm willin' to die on, Terri. Nick Danger grifted off, and took advantage, of a young kid who's only tryin' to get his feet wet in the business!
Terri Morasco: *sigh* Whatever...
[DING!]
{ At the sound of the bell, both men started trading punches as Blue Shoes could only watch! Powerless to do anything else except count pins or submissions, the longtime referee stands back as Nick and RAM slug it out toe-to-toe in the center of the ring. Early on, it had the feeling of a Penguins-Bruins rivalry game as both men started tussling to the outside! On the arena floor, RAM got the first "good" shot in as he grabbed Nick Danger by the hair and chucked him head-first into the steel steps! Not even thinking about wrestling holds or bullshit like that, Marshall leans his opponent against the safety rail and pounds on him with some hard, clubbing rights and lefts! }
Vasco Dias: RAM ain't pullin' no punches here!
Terri Morasco: This is awful! I can't believe this kid has become a psychopath!
{ RAM grabs a cup of beer from Pittsburgh Steeler Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis -- whoin attendance alongside Penguin great Sidney Crosby -- and blinds Danger with its contents! The crowd starts throwing popcorn boxes at the deranged high school grad as he drags Nick though the sea of humanity, eventually making it out onto the arena concourse! Nick is able to gain some much-needed momentum when he grabs RAM by the spiked-out hair and sends him careening into a cotton candy cart! A terrified worker scurries out of the way as RAM finds himself covered in the sticky stuff, with Nick Danger pouncing on him with some serious fists! }
Terri Morasco: Nick is letting RAM have it!
Vasco Dias: God damn that grifter! C'mon, kiddo!
Terri Morasco: You're supposed to be--wait a sec, where are they going now?!
{ Nick pulls RAM by the scuff of his neck and leads him right into... }
Terri Morasco: They're in the men's room! THEY'RE IN THE MEN'S ROOM!!
Vasco Dias: And I don't think they're in their to socialize...
{ Nick sends RAM right into a rack of janitor's equipment! He picks up his former best friend and proceeds to chuck him headlong into one of several empty stalls, slamming the door on the side of his head for good measure! But RAM is able to fight back, slamming the stall door against Nick's left arm before making a hasty exit! The camera crews follow RAM as he darts through the concourse, eventually finding his way back into the ring where he taunts the booing crowd! A split-screen graphis shows Nick breaking off the handle of a mop before rushing down to the ringside area as well! Nick is able to sneak up from behind an upsuspecting RAM and smack him on the back with said mop handle! }
Vasco Dias: This is REALLY getin' hardcore!
Terri Morasco: How far will these two men go?!
{ For ten minutes, Nick Danger and RAM traded weapon shots! Both men were able to stand their ground and take each other's best punishment! At 16:30, Nick Danger is finally able to produce the first "true" wrestling sequence of the match, executing a superkick that cracks RAM's jaw! But RAM fires back with a wild clothesline that nearly decapitates Danger and sends him head over heels! With a smirk on his face, RAM heads down to the floor and swipes a steel chair from underneath the ring! }
Vasco Dias: Uh-oh…
Terri Morasco: And RAM's got a table as well! This is gonna get ugly…
{ RAM props the table up in the corner and turns around...only to be SPEARED by Nick Danger, who pushes his opponent through the table! The crowd roars as Nick pulls RAM into position for an Ace Trigger before following that up with his patented Legacy Cutter ON TOP OF THE STEEL CHAIR! The fans roar with delight as Danger goes for the cover... }
1...!
2....!!
THREEE—NOPE!!!
{ Danger shakes his head as he rolls to the outside. He looks underneath the ring apron and pulls out an industrial-sized bag; he hops back inside the squared circle and dumps out the bag's contents -- THUMB TACKS!! But as Nick tries to pull RAM into a corner, RAM fires back with a swift kick to Danger's balls, causing him to crumple over in pain! Marshall, using the low blow to his advantage, shoots Danger into the corner and lifts him to the top buckle! The fans shriek with horror as RAM is able to connect with a powerful superplex off the top strand, sending Nck Danger into the thumbtacks! Yet with a sinister smirk on his face, RAM decides it'd be cool to spike his former buddy head-first into the tacks with a DDT! The crowd boos as RAM goes for a pin... }
1...!
2...!
THREEEEEEEAAAAAWWWWWWWW...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Terri Morasco: That was close!
Vasco Dias: And I don't think RAM looks too thrilled about it either…
{ RAM stands up pissed, yelling something derogatory that is muted by the five second delay! As we hit twenty minutes, both men look as if they've been in a car accident! Bruised and bloodied, RAM and Nick have been fighting each other tooth and nail! Eventually, RAM is able to get the upper hand for keeps, first by moving the steel chair into the center of the ring and piling on it with the thumb tacks! He than proceeds to life Nick Danger and place him into a pumphandle position! RAM then executes a vicious Death Valley Driver, sending Nick head-first into the chair and tacks! }
Terri Morasco: Wait a sec--I've seen that move before!
Vasco Dias: RAM calls this one Marshall Law -- and it's nasty!
{ Chucking to himself over his dirty work, RAM goes for the cover and hooks the legs... }
1...!
2...!!
THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[DING-DING-DING!!]
Alison Valance: Here is your winner....RRRRRRAAAAAAAAMMMMMM!!!!!!!
{ "Geekin'" continues playing as RAM stands up and spits on the fallen form of Nick Danger! He then yells at the camera "I'm just gettin' started, boys!" as we cut to a promo for Legacy! }
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"You have a match."
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{ Backstage. There is a mixed reaction when the first glimpse you get of this segment is the infamous blue-haired vixen with the traditional “Docherty'' smirk on her face… Dressed in her casual attire, and a Fenix Sisters beanie, she paces back and forth inside of the locker room while stretching her shoulders, and she cracks her neck just as the audience can be heard giving a pop when another person emerges onto the screen. Emmanuelle. }Emmanuelle: I’ve been trying to get a hold of you.
{ Tara flashes an innocent smile to her and straightens her posture. }Tara Fenix: Sorry, babe. I’ve been a little…busy… you could say. What can I do for you, honey?
{ Emmanuelle purses her lips together and glances around the room to ensure the two are alone…besides the camera, obviously… }Emmanuelle: Why would you attack Serena like that?
{ Tara rolls her eyes. }Emmanuelle: She was your friend! It’s not like you to take that cheap shot, and that’s exactly what you did–
{ Tara starts turning away, only for Emmanuelle to grab her shoulder and turn her to face her. }Emmanuelle: Do you want to explain that to me?
{ The tension grows between Emmanuelle and Tara as both of them have their eyes locked with one another, but neither woman appearing to be ready to back down. }Tara Fenix: Listen…
{ Tara licks her lips and reaches her arms forward to take Emmanuelle by the shoulders in a comforting manner. }Tara Fenix: I did what I did, okay? I had my reasons, and you know… you know that I wouldn’t do something like that without a good reason. It’s done. But we– we can discuss this later, okay?
Emmanuelle: We can talk about this now.
Tara Fenix: You have a match to get ready for.
{ Emmanuelle bites down on her lip, fighting to keep the next words from coming out of her mouth. She knows that Tara is right, and she couldn’t stand around to argue this matter. Her gaze lingers on her friend for a moment longer, silently questioning her motives; Emmanuelle finally pivots on her heel and leaves the room. }Vasco Dias: Tara has promised that we would hear from her here tonight. What do you think she has to say?! Up next, though, we're going to have Angel taking on Ace Sky!
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{ We rejoin Terri and Vasco at the commentary booth. }
Vasco Dias: Welcome back to Bloody Assizes! Our next match will be for the Heir to the Throne!
Terri Morasco: Points are on the line as Angel Blake takes on Ace Sky! This is a match hardcore wrestling fans are very much looking forward to!
Vasco Dias: Both of these men have been around for a long time and somehow never crossed paths! Tonight we find out who the better veteran is!
{ Wears sun-glasses with a third eye on the bridge and an aviator jacket decorated with many accoutraments of pins and emblems of flags of Texas, Ying & Yang symbol, Third Eyes, Peace Signs and Rockets. As the instrumental opening of his theme plays a rocket sculptor comes down from below the titantron and he walks out the podbay doors.He stands on the stage with his hands clasped together in a prayer taunt with his head bowed down then he raises his arms with twin peace sign finger gesture and shouts emphatically. He makes his way down the aisle alternating between pointing to his forehead with the Third Eye Taunt and high-fiving as many fans as possible. He executes his signature slide into the ring through the bottom ring apron rope and raises his arm with the peace sign taunt he removes his sun-glasses And gets in the corner with in a lotus pose then jumps up into a Bruce Lee style Southpaw stance. }
Vasco Dias: The crowd is very excited to see Ace Sky here tonight!
Terri Morasco: Ace was a huge signing for IWF earlier this summer. Easily one of the most sought after free agents in professional wrestling!
Vasco Dias: Absolutely! He has a storied career inside of that ring!
Terri Morasco: But so does his opponent!
{ All the lights in the arena go out as words blaze across the Imperitron. }
“Blessed are the wicked who are healed by my hands.”
{ The entire arena absolutely explodes with cheers as the opening notes of the orchestra version of Gateways begins to play as flames erupt across the stage like napalm. Slowly Angel Blake begins to rise from within the flames with his arms outstretched wearing a long black coat with the birthdate of his baby girl embroidered on the back and the IWF World Championship around his waist. Angel throws his arms up in the air as the metal version of Gateways takes over and really kicks into gear. Flames erupt all the way down the stage and ignite the ring posts as well as the lyrics finally kick in. }
The core principle of freedom
Is the only notion to obey
The formula of evolution and sin
Leading the way
{ Angel steps out of the flames looking over to the crowd with a terrible grin before looking toward the ring. He scowls as he begins to walk, flames erupting behind him with every step. Angel finally reaches the ring, lifting his coat to walk up the steps. He stops on the apron and looks out toward the crowd as the song blasts. Blake throws his arms out and his head back as the arena lights go up to a blinding level. Blake turns and steps into the ring with confidence heading over to the far corner. The chorus comes back around as Angel stands up on the second turnbuckle and crosses his arms over his head in an X. Blake hops down and turns his back to the corner and throws his coat off as the music dies down. }
Terri Morasco: He is the former Men’s World Champion, currently one half of the World Tag Team Champions and he’s looking to score his first victory in the Heir to the Throne!
Vasco Dias: You know Angel has his eyes set on reclaiming the world title, a win here tonight puts him on that path!
Terri Morasco: Angel covets that championship almost as much as he loves Tara!
Vasco Dias: Almost.
{ Alison Valance stands in the ring. }
Alison Valance: The following contest is scheduled for one fall (ONE FALL!) and it is a part of the Heir to the Throne tournament! Introducing first, weighing in at 165 pounds, ACE SKY!!!
{ Ace steps out of his corner and shadow boxes to a pop from the crowd. }
Alison Valance: And his opponent, weighing in at 228 pounds, he is known as God of Professional Wrestling… ANGEL BLAKE!!!
{ The Pittsburgh crowd boos as Angel throws his arms out and head back. }
Vasco Dias: Pittsburgh needs to learn some respect!
Terri Morasco: The man burned down a gym!
Vasco Dias: Allegedly!
{ Jessica Andrews is on officiating duty for this match. She checks with each man before calling for the opening bell! }
Vasco Dias: Here we go!
{ Angel and Ace meet each other in the middle of the ring with collar and elbow tie up but Ace goes right into a rear waistlock and then tries to take Angel down with a rolling headlock. Blake is able to block the attempt and drops behind Ace. Angel looks for a rear wristlock takedown but Ace is able to block that. Sky then drops behind Angel and tries to lock in a snapmare but Angel bases his feet out and breaks free before grabbing Ace in a side headlock. Ace pushes Angel off and into the ropes, Angel rebounds off the ropes and Sky is there with a rolling rear wristlock takedown into a front chancery with Fujiwara armbar! }
Terri Morasco: Sky with the armbar! He’s looking for an early submission victory!
Vasco Dias: I don’t think he’s going to make Angel tap out this early into the match!
{ Angel is able to fight his way out of it as both men get to their feet and tie it up again. They’re jockeying for position but Angel has the clear size and strength advantage as he over powers Ace and pushes him backward into the corner. Blake breaks free and looks for a palm strike but Sky gets underneath it and grips Angel around the waist for a dumping German suplex! }
Terri Morasco: Sky with the German!
Vasco Dias: He’s really showing out tonight!
{ Sky holds onto the rear waistlock and works Angel back up to his feet. Sky looks to drop Angel again but Blake bases out and then stomps on the surgically repaired foot of Ace Sky! }
Vasco Dias: Blake going for that mangled foot of Ace Sky!
{ Ace immediately lets go and Blake unleashes a vicious kick to the right hamstring of Ace Sky! Sky staggers back and Blake picks the leg of Ace and sends him hard into the mat with The Dragon Screw Leg Whip! }
Vasco Dias: And now he’s targeting the left leg of Ace Sky!
Terri Morasco: Angel loves to pick a body part and absolutely dissect it!
{ Sky hobbles up to his feet and tries to shake it loose. Angel comes in with a chop block but Sky back flips over Angel’s shoulder, using Angel like a bridge and lands on his feet. Sky staggers for a second, that mangled foot clearly bothering him but quickly recovers and takes Angel to the mat with a standing meteora! }
Terri Morasco: Sky pulled off a standing meteora!
Vasco Dias: Blake tried to remove Ace’s jumping ability but Sky is resilient!
{ Ace senses the opening and pulls Angel up to his feet by his head. Ace unleashes a folly of palm strikes before capping them off with a spinning heel kick to the midsection of Blake! Ace lines up his next shot, the Question Mark Kick! Two round kicks to the leg then points at the leg for a third but hits a roundhouse kick to the head of Angel Blake! Blake goes down and Ace leaps onto him with a cover! }
ONE!
TWO!
{ Kick out! }
Vasco Dias: Sky going after Angel’s leg now!
Terri Morasco: And nearly picking up the victory with that question mark kick!
{ Sky pulls Angel up to his feet but Blake stomps that mangled foot of Sky again and immediately picks the right leg of Sky for another Dragon Screw Leg Whip! Angel isn’t hesitating as he goes right in on that right leg and DDTs that right foot into the mat! }
Vasco Dias: Angel senses blood in the water!
{ From the mat, Angel locks in a heel hook on that right leg while also pummeling the right foot with closed fist punches. Sky lets out a yell as Blake is just going to town on that foot while wrenching the ankle. Sky uses his free hands to drag himself a few inches closer to the ropes and grabs on to the bottom rope. Jessica Andrews counts to four and Angel finally releases! }
Terri Morasco: Andrews stepping in with the four count but the damage may already be done!
Vasco Dias: Sky is a calculated risk taker but Angel may have just removed his ability to take those risks!
{ Angel stills has control of the foot and drags Sky back into the center of the ring. Angel looks to lock Sky into the Absolution but his free foot, Sky kicks Angel off of him. Ace hurriedly gets to his feet as Blake comes in for the attack! Sky ducks a clothesline attempt and fires back with a backfist on Blake! Angel is staggered and Sky grabs him with a Northern lights suplex! Sky is slightly hobbled but determined to fight through it. Angel uses the ropes to stand but Sky is on him with a kneeling German suplex bridged into a pin! }
ONE!
TWO!
{ Kick out! }
Vasco Dias: Another close two count on the part of Ace Sky!
Terri Morasco: Everytime Ace makes Angel kick out, Angel is using energy he would otherwise be storing for another attack!
Vasco Dias: It’s a smart tactic. Sky knows these moves won’t finish Angel off but they will tire him out!
{ Sky takes control of the left arm of Angel and brings him up to his feet in a rear wristlock, Sky transitions into a double underhook and delivers the End of Life vertebreaker to Angel! Acee rolls him over onto his back for another cover attempt! }
ONE!
TWO!
TH-
{ Kick out! }
Vasco Dias: Every pinfall is getting closer and closer to three!
Terri Morasco: I think Sky has found his strategy!
{ Sky brings Angel up to his feet, keeping control of the head and neck but Blake throws that hands of Sky off and drills Ace right under the jaw with a leaping Divine Justice knee strike! Sky is clearly staggered as Blake takes a step back and connects with the Genecide Kick to the jaw of Sky! Ace goes down and Angel makes his first cover of the match! }
ONE!
TWO!
{ Kick out! }
Terri Morasco: Sky got his shoulder up!
Vasco Dias: It’s not often you see someone kick out of that combo!
{ Angel goes right back to the right leg of Ace as he locks in a kneebar now! Sky immediately sits up with a yelp and claws at Angel trying to break him off! Angel holds the knee bar and once again starts punching away at the right foot! Ace isn’t going to tap out here and fights to get to the ropes. Eventually he makes it there but Angel once again holds on for the full four count. }
Vasco Dias: Blake is breaking that leg down!
Terri Morasco: Ace doesn’t look like he can even put pressure on it anymore!
Vasco Dias: Angel may be trying to re break that surgically repaired foot!
{ Sky uses the ropes to stand up but Angel comes in hard and hits a front chop block, Sky is unable to avoid this time and goes down hard. Angel takes that right leg, pulls it up and then slams the knee down into the mat! Angel repeats this process four more times before rolling Ace over and attempting to lock in the Absolution again! Sky is too close to the ropes though and grabs on before Angel can lock it in causing Andrews to break up the hold before it started! }
Terri Morasco: Sky’s ring awareness kicked in there!
Vasco Dias: He needs to mitigate the damage to that right leg before he’s unable to stand on it!
{ Sky pulls himself up to his feet on the ropes. Angel comes in fast but Sky hits his own leaping knee strike! The strike hurt that right knee almost as much as it hurt Angel but Ace isn’t going to let up as he hits a hard elbow strike to the side of Angel’s head! Sky hits two more elbow strikes before taking Angel to the mat with a Northern Lights bomb! }
Terri Morasco: Sky pulled that off on one leg!
Vasco Dias: That was incredibly impressive but I think he’s hurting himself just as much as he’s hurting Angel!
Terri Morasco: It’ll all be worth it if he can pick up the victory!
{ Sky goes for a cover. }
ONE!
TWO!
{ Kick out! He wasn’t trying to win, he was just trying to wear Angel down as Sky goes right into the Namaste Lock on Angel in the middle of the ring! Sky has it cinched in tight as he wrenches away trying to get Angel to tap out! }
Vasco Dias: Namaste lock!
Terri Morasco: We are getting deep into this match and every pinfall attempt or submission is just wearing Angel down further!
Vasco Dias: Smart move by Sky because if this match goes on much longer he may lose any mobility in that right leg!
{ Angel is forcing his body as well as Sky’s closer and closer to the rope before just getting a tippy toe of his boot to brush the bottom rope! Andrews starts the count but Sky lets go right at one. }
Vasco Dias: I don’t know if it was smart to not use the full four count.
Terri Morasco: Sky isn’t that type of competitor.
Vasco Dias: Well maybe he needs to be.
{ Sky is hobbling back up to his feet, he’s putting very little pressure on that right leg. He reaches down to pull Angel up but Blake pulls Sky into a roll up! }
ONE!
TWO!
{ Kick out! Both men get to their feet but Angel is just a hair faster and drills Sky with another Divine Justice! Blake then hits a Genecide Kick to the right knee of Ace and follows it up with another Divine Justice to the now kneeling Ace Sky! Blake goes in for another cover! }
ONE!
TWO!
TH-
{ KICK OUT! }
Vasco Dias: Angel with a deadly combination but Sky is able to get the shoulder up!
Terri Morasco: Only just!
Vasco Dias: Only just is enough to break the count!
{ Blake wrestles Ace back up to his feet and kicks that right leg again! Angel goes to stomp the right foot but Sky moves his foot at the last second and hits a roundhouse kick to the head of Angel! However the roundhouse was delivered with that right leg and clearly the kick hurt Sky just as much as it hurt Angel as both men go down to the mat! }
Vasco Dias: Ace likes to take calculated risks but I think that may have been a mistake!
Terri Morasco: We’ll have to see if it pays off!
{ Sky works his way back up to his feet. Angel is doing the same. Sky gets the cravate and then takes Angel to the mat with a snapmare driver! Sky quickly gets to his feet and heads to the corner. Sky climbs up to the top rope as Angel is down on the mat then delivers a diving double foot stomp! }
Vasco Dias: Yeouch!
{ Sky is clearly in a lot of pain from the stop but somehow he doesn’t go down, instead he stays standing on Angel’s back, he grabs the arms and legs of Blake and rolls him into a bow and arrow submission! Angel is on the middle of the ring, his arms and legs trapped, Sky is pulling with everything he has! }
Terri Morasco: Sky has Angel dead to rights in that bow and arrow!
Vasco Dias: I don’t know how he’s going to get out of this one!
{ Sky is wrenching as hard as he can but there is a lot of pressure on that right leg and foot and eventually after nearly a minute he is forced to release the bow and arrow as he rolls away from Angel, gripping that foot. }
Vasco Dias: It looks like all the work Angel did to that leg and foot are paying off!
Terri Morasco: I don’t think he would have gotten out of that otherwise!
{ Angel is the first back to his feet but this match is taking an obvious toll on him. Sky is using the ropes to try and stand up. Blake is on him with another Dragon Screw to that right leg. Angel keeps control of the foot and lifts the leg up to deliver a devastating kick to the back of the knee! Angel still has that leg as he forces it down onto the mat where he drops a massive knee in the knee of Sky! Angel keeps his knee against Sky’s and proceeds to wrench the leg around his own, twisting it like a pretzel while Sky pounds the mat getting the fans behind him! }
Vasco Dias: Listen to this crowd roar for Ace sky!
Terri Morasco: They love his determination!
{ Angel releases the hold but keeps that leg firmly under his control. Angel looks to lock in the Absolution but Sky is able to kick him off with his free leg. Sky hurriedly hobbles up and drops under an attempted strike attempt from Blake. Sky gets behind Angel and literally on one leg delivers a crushing German suplex to Angel Blake! }
Vasco Dias: Sky is digging down deep! It’s now or never time if he wants to win this match!
{ Sky keeps waist control as he brings Angel back up to his feet. Sky looks for another German but Angel once again stomps on that right foot! Sky releases his S grip and Angel fires off a Genecide Kick to the head of Ace Sky! Ace is staggered on his feet and Angel grabs him, hoists him up and drives Sky into the mat with the Deadlights! Angel makes the cover and it’s! }
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!!!
Alison Valance: Your winner by pinfall! ANGEL BLAKE!
Vasco Dias: What an incredible match-
{ The houselights cut out, a single Raven cries out soon joined by another, then another until the cries of an entire unkindness fill the house sound system, soon broken by "Hell Broke Luce" by Tom Waits cutting through, the house lights as Matt Knox comes roaring out from the back and straight down the entrance ramp! }
Terri Morasco: Matt Knox is here for revenge!
Vasco Dias: Somebody stop him!
{ Ace Sky exits the ring as Angel prepares himself for a fight! Knox slides in under the bottom rope and immediately takes Angel down with a tackle and mounts him for some right hands. Angel tries to cover up the best he can but the match he just had is taking a toll on him! }
Vasco Dias: Where the hell is security! This man is on a rampage!
Terri Morasco: Are you kidding me!?
Vasco Dias: This vicious assault needs to be stopped immediately!
{ Knox is up to his feet as the crowd in Pittsburgh is cheering him on. Knox rips Angel up off the mat and hoists him onto his shoulders looking to lay Blake out with Into the Void but Wraith comes rushing out from the back now! }
Vasco Dias: The cavalry has arrived!
{ Knox spots Wraith and delivers the Into the Void anyways on Angel! Wraith slides into the ring and he and Knox go right into brawling! }
Vasco Dias: Thats it Wraith, stand up for justice!
Terri Morasco: What’s just about burning down someone’s gym!?
Vasco Dias: Allegedly!
{ Wraith isn’t the only one looking for a pound of flesh from Knox as Stephen Terrella and Alexandra Calaway also come out from the back, albeit not rushing to aid Angel, just making their way down ready to beat the brakes off Knox! }
Vasco Dias: I love when people come together over a common cause!
Terri Morasco: Are you kidding me!? Just because they all don’t like Knox doesn’t give them the right to gang attack him!
Vasco Dias: Sure it does!
{ Knox and Wraith are still in the middle of punching the hell out of each other when Terrella and Calaway enter the ring! Terrella clubs Knox over the back and Calaway starts putting the boots to him. Knox tries to fight them off but it’s three on one now! }
Terri Morasco: I can’t believe this!! Is there no one who will help Knox like security!?
Vasco Dias: Even security hates that guy!
{ With Knox on the mat, Wraith goes to check on Angel. Terrella feeds Knox to Calaway who hoists him up for the Apocalypse power bomb! }
Terri Morasco: Seriously!? No security at all!?
Vasco Dias: I told you, they hate him!
Terri Morasco: There’s got to be somebody in the back that’s willing to help!
{ Angel is back to his feet as Calaway lifts Knox up for Terrella who delivers the 10-42! }
Terri Morasco: Wait! It’s-
{ Nick Danger comes running out from the back now! }
Terri Morasco: Nick Danger is on his way to help Matt Knox!
Vasco Dias: Booooo! Booo this man!
{ Danger slides into the ring but Angel and Wraith are on him before he even has a chance to do anything. Terrella and Calaway are still laying in shots on Knox while Angel and Wraith are teeing off Genecide Kicks on Danger! }
Terri Morasco: Dammit!
Vasco Dias: Looks like Knox is a few friends short here!
Terri Morasco: This isn’t funny!
Vasco Dias: To you!
{ Finally Blue Shoes along with the rest of the referees come pouring out from the backstage area but the damage has already been done. Knox and Danger are down while Angel, Wraith, Terrella and Calaway stand tall. The four of them exit the ring as the referees enter to check on Danger and Knox. }
Terri Morasco: I don’t like this, Vasco.
Vasco Dias: Like what? An alliance against Knox? It was bound to happen eventually.
Terri Morasco: It doesn’t mean I have to like it. Knox was already fighting a war on two fronts with Angel and Terrella but now it’s four on two!
Vasco Dias: Knox better call in some favors because I don’t think he’s going to win this war!
{ The four assaulters make their way up the ramp. Danger and Knox are up, they aren’t badly hurt, just pissed off as we fade out to another highlight package. }
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{The electrifying atmosphere of the wrestling arena sets the stage for an intense battle between Serenity Holmes and Emmanuelle. The crowd is buzzing with excitement as the two competitors make their way to the ring, ready to prove their mettle.}
Terri Morasco: The next match seems to have the crowd’s attention.
Vasco Dias: It isn’t always hard to get their attention. They are all easily distracted like a 5 year old at the train store.
{"Synthetic Sympathy" by Trash Boat immediately explodes from the arena's surrounding systems, sparking a positive reaction from the audience. The bass and repeated opening lyrics synchronize with the lights flashing around the venue's interior, leading to Serenity Holmes sprinting from the backstage area to center stage, where the fans of the Action Wrestling universe greet her. She stands center stage before taking off her hat and throwing it into the fans for amusement until looking down the entrance path, where she takes off into a run for the mere moment of interactions on her fast-paced run to the ring.}
ANNOUNCER: "Introducing on her way to the ring! Hailing from Houston, Texas! At five feet, seven inches tall, weighing in at 127 pounds. She is "22nd Century Girl" Serenity Holmes!"
{Serenity slides under the bottom rope before unloading onto her feet, where she quickly hops onto the middle turnbuckle of an unoccupied corner to greet the fans at ringside. She flips her hair and throws up a peace sign with her tongue hanging out while winking at the camera. Serenity hops down and lands on her feet before running around the ring to show love to every possible fan in the atmosphere before staying in her designated corner, waiting for the next moment.}
{Emmanuelle stands at the curtain as “Say Go” by D Smoke begins to play. She walks out, taking time to soak in the reaction of the crowd before making her way down to the ring.}
ANNOUNCER: "Introducing on her way to the ring! From, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, “The Princess of the Palisades”, Emanuelle!!!"
{The bell rings, and the match begins with both wrestlers circling each other cautiously, gauging their opponent's movements. Serenity and Emmanuelle lock up in a collar-and-elbow tie-up, showcasing their technical prowess. Emmanuelle gains the upper hand, executing a quick arm drag takedown that surprises Serenity. She quickly rolls to her feet, determined to regain control.}
Terri Morasco: A strong start o the match.
Vasco Dias: Both of these ladies clearly want to get the upper hand early.
{Serenity retaliates with a swift kick to Emmanuelle's midsection, followed by a snap suplex that sends her crashing to the mat. Serenity capitalizes on the opportunity, keeping Emmanuelle grounded with a series of punishing strikes and submission holds, trying to wear her down. Emmanuelle fights back with her own display of athleticism, countering Serenity's moves with expert precision. She executes a beautiful dropkick and follows it up with a standing moonsault, going for the pinfall.
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The match intensifies as both women refuse to back down. Serenity uses her strength advantage to execute a powerful powerbomb, but Emmanuelle manages to kick out just in time. The two competitors trade blows and high-impact moves, leaving the audience in awe of their determination and skill. As the match progresses, Emmanuelle unleashes her high-flying arsenal, springboarding off the ropes for a breathtaking crossbody that sends Serenity sprawling. Emmanuelle climbs to the top turnbuckle, preparing for her signature move, the Shooting Star Press.}
Terri Morasco: A close call there, will this be when Emmanuelle puts her away?
Vasco Dias: Don’t count your chickens.
{However, Serenity isn't ready to give up just yet. She rolls out of the way just in the nick of time, causing Emmanuelle to crash and burn. Seizing the opportunity, Serenity pulls Emmanuelle to her feet and executes a vicious DDT, leaving her dazed and vulnerable. Serenity goes for the pin, but Emmanuelle kicks out at two, showing incredible resilience. Frustration starts to show on Serenity's face as she attempts to put Emmanuelle away. She locks in a submission hold, trying to wear down her opponent's strength.}
Terri Morasco: Serenity clearly pulling out all the stops here.
Vasco Dias: Like a screen door in a hurricane.
{The match continues with Emmanuelle maintaining the upper hand. She keeps the pressure on Serenity with a series of lightning-fast strikes and agile maneuvers, displaying her mastery of aerial attacks. Emmanuelle whips Serenity into the ropes and sets her up for a breathtaking springboard hurricanrana. The crowd gasps as Serenity is sent sprawling across the ring, and Emmanuelle immediately follows up with a picture-perfect standing shooting star press for another near fall.
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3
Shoulder up, Serenity refuses to stay down, showing her resilience and determination, just getting her shoulder up. She counters Emmanuelle's next move with a jaw-dropping spinebuster, leaving both competitors down and gasping for breath. As the match reaches its climax, the two wrestlers trade submission holds and strikes in a fierce back-and-forth battle. Serenity locks Emmanuelle in a guillotine choke, trying to force a submission, but Emmanuelle manages to slip out and deliver a devastating knee strike to Serenity's face.}
Terri Morasco: Ow! That had to hurt!
{Tara walks down the ramp to stand on the outside of the ring}
Vasco Dias: You don't see that everyday.
{Serenity seizes the moment, delivering a punishing superkick to Emmanuelle's jaw, followed by her own signature move, the Final Revelation, a spinning sit-out powerbomb. The impact shakes the ring, and Serenity goes for the pin.
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The referee counts to two, but just as it seems like Serenity has the victory, Emmanuelle kicks out, leaving everyone in shock. Serenity can't believe it and frustration starts to build within her. Both competitors are exhausted and visibly drained, but they refuse to quit. They dig deep, summoning their last reserves of energy for one final push.}
Terri Morasco: Emmanuelle not giving up!
Vasco Dias: Heart of the cards.
{The match reaches a climactic end as both Serenity and Emmanuelle trade fierce strikes, each determined to emerge victorious. In a dramatic sequence, Emmanuelle counters Serenity's attempt at a top-rope maneuver and plants her with a devastating Northern Lights Suplex, which she calls the “Queen Bee Drop”. She hooks Serenity's leg for the pin.
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And the referee counts to three, declaring Emmanuelle the winner of the hard-fought match.}
Terri Morasco: Vasco…have you just been saying one word sound bits the whole match?
Vasco Dias: I have. Because I would like to introduce the audience to my newest App, Vasco Bits! Download from your local app store and you can get a random phrase from me, Vasco Dias, in any mondan situation. We have old timey wrestling lingo, we have simping, we have a call for blood and my personal favorite, insulting Morasco.
Terri Morasco: …I hate you.
Vasco Dias: The app only costs 3.99! New sounds added every show. Be sure to unlock the premium edition to get statements in spanish!
{ The crowd is still buzzing after the action they witnessed for Serenity Holmes taking on Emmanuelle, but they are giving mixed reactions as Tara Fenix remains inside of the ring pacing slowly inside of the ring. Serenity is still trying to collect herself together, and she's not oblivious to the fact that Tara is still there. }
Terri Morasco: Anyway, Serenity Holmes put up a great fight tonight, but this is the match where we said there had to be a winner, and The Platinum Standard is the one that walks out with it!
Vasco Dias: There were rumors circulating that Tara and Serenity had their own little sit down before the show began, and I'm just wondering what it is they were talking about. Maybe they would enlighten us here?
{ Tara reaches a hand down to Serenity and assists her to her feet, as Tara is seen whispering something to her... Their whole conversation is inaudible from how loud the crowd is, and Serenity looks to turn around, but Tara blindsides her with a GENOCIDE KICK! }
Terri Morasco: What?!
{ Exhausted from the match, Serenity looks to be out of it, but Tara pulls her back to her feet anyway and shoves her into the corner; Tara holds her against the corner, presses a hand to her neck, and starts choking her right there. }
Tara Fenix: I told you to stay out of it! I told you that it wasn't our concern!
{ Tara sails Serenity over with a cobra clutch slam, and transitions straight into THE PHOENIX TRIANGLE! Security is already flooding out from behind the curtains, and Tara wrenches harder with the hold both choking Serenity, as well as looking to tear at her shoulder... Serenity groans in pain whilst Tara keeps the hold locked in, and the audience is bashing Tara with jeers against her. Serenity Holmes, ever-resilient, is refusing to give Tara the satisfaction of tapping out even in an unsanctioned situation! }
Terri Morasco: What's she doing?!
Vasco Dias: What do you think?! Serenity Holmes is close to Matt Knox, and Matt Knox has made an enemy out of the Blake-Docherty coalition! Angel warned Matt that his friends are not safe, and Tara is just thinning the herd!
Terri Morasco: But Vasco, it's no mystery that Tara has said she likes and respects Serenity Holmes! There were even reports that Serenity had stayed at her house during troubling times earlier this year, so don't you think a conversation would work?!
Vasco Dias: Words can only get you so far, and the violence sends a message that Serenity will never forget!
{ Security gets into the ring and starts prying Tara off of the hold, but she still has it in. Serenity continues groaning in pain until one of the security guards gets a good hold on Tara's arm and is able to wrestle it away from the pressure...they drag Tara to the edge of the ring, and finally out of the ring, as the medical staff rushes down to the ring to check on Serenity Holmes who rolls onto her side and looks at Tara who backs up the ramp. Tara cocks her head to the side, and without a microphone, she is heard speaking...whether to Serenity Holmes or Matt Knox, it's unknown. }
Tara Fenix: You put the target on her back! You put it there! She's never going to be on my level!
{ Tara continues muttering at the nearby camera, and then finally under her breath. Security is standing ready to intervene, but Tara looks like she's no longer a threat to Serenity Holmes as she grits her teeth while watching the veteran. }
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{ An instrumental with hook version of "Shell Shocked" by Juicy J, featuring Wiz Khalifa and Ty Dolla $ign, begins to play, and a video package begins to play stock footage of waves crashing, followed by bolts of cloud-to-cloud lightning. }
"Knock, knock, you about to get shell shocked
Knock, knock, you about to get shell shocked
Knock, knock, you about to get shell shocked
Knock, knock, you about to get shell shocked..."
{ As jets of water shoot out from all directions, we tsee James Gilmore stepping out onto the stage, posing along to the hip-hop tune, before high-fiving the crowd and walking down to the ring. }
"(All for one when we fight together)
Knock, knock, you about to get shell shocked
(All for one when we ride together)
Knock, knock, you about to get shell shocked
(All for one when we fight together)
Knock, knock, you about to get shell shocked
(This family can bear any weather)
Knock, knock, you about to get shell shocked..."
{ Once inside the ring, the Islander alum points heavenward, taking in the moments as he waits for his opponent. }
Special Entrance: { The opening intro to “Shell Shocked” begins to play as we see a video package showcasing James Gilmore from his early childhood days--via black-and-white home movie footage as well as still photos--to his days as a high school and, later in life, a a student of history at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. }
“Knock, knock, you about to get shell shocked
Knock, knock, you about to get shell shocked
Knock, knock, you about to get shell shocked
Knock, knock, you about to get shell shocked…”
{ We then see distorted images of Gilmore during his early wrestling career, including images from his successful tag-team run on the independent circuit. The images, as well as the song, start to fuzz out like an old analog TV as images from his IWF career flash through before turning itself off. }
The Voice of James Gilmore:
Guess who's back?!
{ Suddenly, jets of water burst from all sides as the opening strains to the Dokken classic “Lightnin' Strikes Again” begins to play. As a spotlight shines, we see the image of James Gilmore as he rides onto the stage in a custom-built patriotic-themed Harley-Davidson, complete with "#JJLIVES" on his rear license plate. As he revs the motorcycle’s powerful motor, more jets of water shoot up from all sides as we get a closer look at his wrestling attire. }
“The lights go down
You can feel it all around you
Like a razor's edge
That cuts through the air
You can hear the sound
It's coming down like thunder
You don't have to tell me, why
You don't have to care, oh, oh
When the lightnin' strikes again
And the lights go down
And you might be near the end
When the lightnin' strikes again"
{ Tonight, the Islander alum wears attire that looks very reminiscent of what men wore during the era of the Old West--complete with a white long-brimmed hat and even a cigar! The crowd absolutely eats it all up as James tips his hat before revving his engine and driving down the ramp. }
“You draw the line
And you leave it all behind you
Lost your mind
And then you lose control
By the time
That you feel the lightnin' strike you
You know you've been holding back
You've got to let it go, oh, oh
When the lightnin' strikes again
And the lights go down
And you might be near the end
When the lightnin' strikes again"
{ Gilmore stops just a few feet short of the ring and takes off the bandana that serves as his facemask and tossing his hat into the crowd. }
“When the lightnin' strikes again
And the lights go down
And you might be near the end
When the lightnin' strikes again...”
{ James continues to pose for the fans, taking in the moments around him with wonder as he awaits for the bell to sound. }
Announcer: In the Ring, the Challenger…currently residing in Austin Texas…JAMES GILMORE!!!
{The houselights cut out, a single Raven cries out soon joined by another, then another until the cries of an entire unkindness fill the house sound system, soon broken by "Hell Broke Luce" by Tom Waits cutting through, the house lights coming up to a dull blue as a single white strobe light pulses in time to the song's percussion. Standing in the middle of that pulsing light, back to the ring, stands Matthew Knox adorned in his ring gear and a sleeveless hoodie. Arms outstretched like a bird in flight he pivots on a heel and begins making his way to the ring, sliding under the bottom rope and picking a corner to charge and leap upon to scream the audience into a frenzy. He takes a lap around the ring, handing the Invictus Title to the official before going to kneel in the corner, eyes locked on Gilmore}
Announcer: and introducing the champion..Hailing from Monterey, California he is the IWF INVICTUS CHAMPION MATTHEW…THE RAAAAVEN…KNOX!
DING DING
{Matthew Knox stays knelt in the corner even after the bell has rung. James Gilmore stands still as stone in his own corner before walking to the middle of the ring and waving the champion in to meet him. Knox simply stares at Gilmore for a moment before rising to his full height, instantly dwarfing the challenger as he strides to the middle of the ring with a slight limp from his match with Nathaniel Dixon earlier.}
Iyo Kenshin: Matthew wasn't able to get the multiversal title earlier and now he's going to be trying to keep his title.
Rayne: He's slowed down sure, but Knox cannot look past Gilmore tonight.
{The fans begin to cheer as the two men stare each other down. Gilmore’s eyes full of determination, Knox’s harder to read but clearly malicious. In another beat, Gilmore goes on the offensive as he snatches Knox by the back of the head andb egins firing stiff forearms into the face of the Invictus Champion! He drives Knox to the ropes and fires him across the ring…but the Invictus Champion drops down, sliding out. He stands with his back to the ring as Gilmore looks confused.}
Rayne: What's bird brain up to?
Iyo Kenshin: I don't know, you're the veteran!
{Gilmore stares Knox down as he turns around. The champion reaches up, checking his jaw and smirking before waving Gilmore in. Gilmore doesn’t need ot be told twice as he charges, sliding out of the ring and instantly champion and challenger are on each other, trading blows back and forth. Neither seems to gain much groun until Gilmore catches Knox in the jaw after ducking a discus elbow! The champion is spun around and Gilmore snatches him around the waist and takes him over with a huge German Suplex!}
Iyo Kenshin: Gilmore is ON tonight!
{Gilmore gets up, rolling under the bottom rope to break the count before return to Knox. He stomps on him a couple times before snatching him by his hair and lifting the champion Gilmore bashes Knox’s face into the ring steps once, twice, then steps back. The Champion remains slumped over, tired and with his bell rung. Gilmore hypes the crowd up, before turning and charging Knox. He goes for a running knee strike to bash Knox’s head into the side of the stairs…}
BUT THE CHAMP MOVES!!
Rayne: Jesus, the sound!
Iyo Kenshin: Like a freaking car wreck!
{Gilmore crashes into the steps, flying over them and sprawling to the concrete. He yells out in pain, clutching his knee as the Champ gets up, rolling into the ring to break the count then sliding back out. He stands for a moment trying to shake the cobwebs before going to Gilmore. He pulls him up by his hair, keeping him double over and firing a knee into his face. Knox sets him up and..VERTICAL SUPLEX ONTO THE STEEL STEPS! The back of Gilmore’s knees bash into the steps causing him to yell out in pain. Knox stands and begins stalking Gilmore.}
Rayne: And just like that, the bird is the word.
Iyo Kenshin: ….dude
{Gilmore slowly gets up, checking his knee. Knox goes to fire a roundhouse into the side of Gilmore’s head but the defiant ex world champion catches his leg, shoving Knox backward and causing him to stumble. Knox goes to charge back in but Gilmore leaps forth with a thunderous spear that takes the Champ down! Gilmore isn’t done! He mounts Knox and begins raining down rights and lefts! The Ref gets out of the ring, abandoning the count for the title match as he tries ushering them back to the ring.}
Iyo Kenshin: The official doesn't want to just give Knox a count out defense.
Rayne: I'm guessing he wouldn't want that either.
{Gilmore stands, paying Knox a final stomp and raising his arms to the adulation of the fans. Gilmore turns, pulling Knox up and dragging him to the ring. He flings him into the apron, paying his chest a thunderous chop that doubles Knox over. Gilmore’s eyes flash with an idea and he snatches Knox’s head, getting him in position for a piledriver on the outside!! Knox is quick to react though and suddenly straightens up, sending Gilmore over in a back body drop! Gilmore crashes onto the apron!!}
Iyo Kenshin: Knox has absolutely wrecked the challengers back this match.
Rayne: and Gilmore has pretty obviously concussed the champ! These two aren't holding back.
{Knox falls to one knee, shaking his head while Gilmore arches his back in pain. Knox reaches up, checking his lip and nose to find both leaking blood steadily from Gilmore’s assault. The camera catches him smiling as he wipes the blood across his chest He turns, snatching Gilmore by his beard and lifting him just high enough for him to stomp the facial hair back out of his grip, sending the back of Gilmore’s head crashing into the concrete to repay him for all the head trauma.}
Rayne: And now they both got CTE!
{Knox stumbles a step, catching himself on the apron and shaking the cobwebs. After a moment he lifts James and rolls him into the ring, going for the cover!!}
ONE!
TWO!!
KICKOUT!
Iyo Kenshin: It took a lot to kick out of that!
Rayne: pure instinct. That's one I would have eaten.
{Knox sits up, confering with the ref and nodding before pulling himself up on the ropes and dragging Gilmore with him. He whips Gilmore into a corner and charges after, meeting him with a leaping knee to the face. He drops down, and quick as lightning begins firing round kicks into Gilmore’s ribs until he drops down. Knox then takes a few steps back and leaps forth with a huge knee to Gilmore’s face! He snatches him by the hair, flinging him from the corner.}
Iyo Kenshin: and here’s the Matt Knox that keeps getting himself in trouble. Look at him disrespecting Gilmore!
Rayne: Look, i don’t like the guy, but he made some valid points and asked some tough questions. What IF Gilmore had nipped the Blake/Docherty faction in the bud back in the day? Whole new IWF
Iyo Kenshin: The mind boggles
{Knox begins circling Gilmore now, yelling at him to “Get Up!” and chastising him “You’re failing again, James! Just like you did with Angel! Just like you did with your w-” and with that, Gilmore fires a closed fist into the side of Knox’s knee causing the champ to yell out. Gilmore rises and begins beating the shit out of Knox with rights, lefts and roundkicks. .The Raven does all he can to cover up but he’s clearly triggered Gilmore!}
Iyo Kenshin: Gilmore not taking the disrespect!!
{Gilmroe takes Knox down with a DDT that spikes his head into the floor! He gets to his feet, fired up. He begins yelling at Knox to get up, stalking him from behind. Knox slowly gets to his feet, gingerly getting his legs under him. He barely has time to react when James leaps upon his shoulders going for the Shell Shocker!!! But No!! Knox widens his base, leaning forward to stop Gilmore from taking him over! Knox reaches up, snatching onto James’ legs and with a cry of effort, flings Gilmore forward while dropping to his knees with a giant face buster!!}
Rayne: That reversal was all power!!
{Knox falls forward on all fours as James lays face down in the ring. It takes longer than it should before Knox gets to Gilmore, he goes to roll him for a pin but stops as he realizes he took too long. Knox nods, looking down and gritting his teeth as he gets to his feet. He waves Gilmore up now, no longer talking trashb ut clearly with evil intent. James slowly gets to his feet, his nose leaking blood steadily as he rises only to turn and be lifted onto Knox’s shoulders!! Into the Void!! Knox collapses into the cover!}
ONE!
TWO!!
THREE!!
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SEGMENT
An announcement
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{ We come back from a highlight video of the previous match to the commentary booth with Vasco and Terri. }
Terri Morasco: Bloody Assizes has been a wild night so far! Two title matches, one not even an IWF title and three more to come!
Vasco Dias: Don’t forget about the other Heir to the Throne matches!
Terri Morasco: How could I!? Bloody Assizes has been a phenomenal show so far and we’re only just getting started!
Vasco Dias: But before our next contest we’ve got something of an announcement lined up.
Terri Morasco: That’s right, those of you on social media may have seen a tweet last week but for the rest of you? We’re about to hear from Rob Diamond!
Vasco Dias: It’s been several months since any of the Diamond family have been on television, I can’t wait to hear what Rob has to say!
{ Walk by Avenged Sevenfold hits the pa as the crowd lets out a roar of cheers! }
Terri Morasco: Well there’s something Double Deez isn’t used to hearing! The crowd is happy to have them back!
{ As the music plays we see Rob and Chris Diamond come walking out through the curtains. Rob is dressed in full gear because why wouldn’t he be? With a brand new t-shirt that Diamond arced like a rainbow over a skull with missing teeth and Club underneath it. Chris is wearing denim jeans, a white t shirt and his leather jacket with his trusty barbed wire bat. }
Vasco Dias: Terri, to say I’ve missed these two men in our ring would be an understatement.
Terri Morasco: I know the feeling. Rob Diamond has been a mainstay since the inception of IWF, one of the few men or women left who performed on our first handful of shows.
Vasco Dias: And Chris is just a specimen unlike any other. The last of a dying breed. The last real man of professional wrestling.
Terri Morasco: Geez…
{ Rob and Chris head toward the ring. Rob makes it a point to stop along the way and sign a couple quick autographs and grab some selfies with fans while Chris just stops and shakes his head. }
Vasco Dias: This crowd is excited to see them back!
Terri Morasco: Absolutely!
{ Rob finally catches up with Chris. Chris heads up the steps and into the ring while Rob continues his comeback tour around the ring. Eventually Rob makes it into the ring and joins Chris in the center. Chris has his bat resting on his shoulder while Rob holds a microphone in his hands. }
Terri Morasco: This is it, Vasco! We are about to hear from Double Deez for the first time in months!
{ Rob raises the mic but the crowd interrupts him with a “Welcome back!” chant. Rob lowers the mic and soaks it in as Chris just watches. }
Terri Morasco: It sounds like the fans missed them almost as much as you, Vasco!
Vasco Dias: That isn’t possible!
{ Rob raises his hand to quiet the crowd down and they oblige. }
Rob Diamond: PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA!!!!!!!!
{ The crowd goes absolutely insane at the mention of their home time. Rob laughs and leans against Chris who isn’t finding any of these terribly enjoyable. }
Rob Diamond: So…
{ The crowd interrupts him again with cheers but Rob is able to quiet them down. }
Rob Diamond: There’s been this dirty rumor running around that the Diamond family was bitten by the injury bug…
{ The live crowd boos. }
Rob Diamond: Yeah, I feel the same. Unfortunately it’s true. By now we’ve all heard about Shelly and her rotator cuff. Big dawg over here?
{ Rob points at Chris with his thumb. }
Rob Diamond: He had a nasty quad strain and then there’s me.
{ Rob seems to get serious. }
Rob Diamond: A lot of you have noticed I’ve been abnormally quiet on social media. I haven’t been on the shows. I haven’t even uploaded a new episode of Being a Diamond… And there’s a reason for that.
{ Rob stops for a moment as the crowd waits for him to answer the implied question. }
Rob Diamond: I’ve-
{ Rob chokes up for a minute. }
Vasco Dias: What’s he trying to say!?
Terri Morasco: I have no idea.
{ Rob looks around at the crowd and his eyes are clearly starting to water up. }
Rob Diamond: During our last tag team title defense I suffered a concussion.
{ Rob just blurts it out. }
Rob Diamond: And me being me I tried to hide it. I didn’t tell anyone. I didn’t even tell Shelly or Chris. I kept to myself and tried to muscle through but…
{ Rob pauses as the crowd starts a “thank you” chant. }
Rob Diamond: It caught up with me. I couldn’t see straight. I couldn’t ride in a car. Plane rides were like murder… When Shelly went down I used it as an excuse to get checked out. I figured I was only going to miss a couple of weeks, maybe a couple of months at worst.
{ Rob looks to his brother who just nods at him. }
Rob Diamond: Well, long story short I’ve been checked out by a lot of doctors. In fact, I’ve been checked out by all of the doctors money can buy. None of them will clear me.
{ The crowd lets out a loud boo. Rob waits for it to die down. }
Rob Diamond: One of the doctors I talked to said I was one concussion away from impairing my daily life.
{ Rob can’t hold the tears back as he starts to cry. }
Rob Diamond: I love professional wrestling!
{ He yells to the roar of the crowd. }
Rob Diamond: But I love my family just a little bit more. And if my choices are to wrestle a handful of matches or teach my daughter to drive? Teach my son to ride a bike? I’m sorry guys, I’m choosing my family.
{ Rob is clearly having a hard time with this but the crowd starts to cheer him again. Chris is still standing there, stoic as ever. }
Rob Diamond: I have loved every single moment I spent in this ring! I have loved being a part of the inception of this company! I have loved entertaining all of you! I have loved being able to spread a message of acceptance for different lifestyles!
{ Rob stops as this is clearly weighing on him. }
Rob Diamond: But I have to do right by my family. So… I guess this is it. I’m gonna take off my boots and step out of this ring for the last time…
{ The crowd is in disbelief as Rob places the mic on the mat. }
Vasco Dias: I don’t believe this!
Terri Morasco: Neither do I but he has to do what’s best for his family.
{ Rob takes one more last look around the arena before dropping to a knee. }
Vasco Dias: I can’t believe I’m seeing this!
{ Rob begins to unlace his right boot. }
Terri Morasco: We are witnessing one of the greats hanging them up.
Vasco Dias: This is a sad day in IWF history.
{ As Rob finishes unlacing his first boot we see Chris lower his bat. The crowd starts to murmur as Chris raises the bat up in both hands. Rob starts to remove his right boot as Chris cracks him across the back with his barbed wire bat!!! }
Terri Morasco: What the hell!?
Vasco Dias: Why!?
{ The crowd lets out a chorus of boos as Chris looks around, his baby brother writhing in pain and then starts to unleash holy hell with his bat across the bare back of Rob Diamond! }
Terri Morasci: What is Chris doing!?
Vasco Dias: Beating that ass!
Terri Morasco: But why!?
{ Rob has multiple cuts opened across his back as Chris just continues to go to town on his little brother. Eventually Chris has had enough and tosses the bat aside. Chris pulls Rob to his feet and just levels him with A Fistful of Dollars discus clothesline! }
Terri Morasco: Chris may have just given Rob another concussion with that clothesline!
Vasco Dias: I don’t think he cares, Terri!
{ The crowd is booing Chris into oblivion but he doesn’t seem to care. Chris pulls Rob back up to his feet, Rob is sobbing and trying to ask “why” but Chris doesn’t say anything as he picks Rob up onto his shoulder and delivers the Sudden Impact F-5! }
Terri Morasco: What the hell!?
Vasco Dias: That didn’t look good!
{ Chris isn’t done yet as he heads out of the ring and under the apron. Chris pulls out a table and slides it into the ring. }
Terri Morasco: Why is he doing this!?
{ Chris sets the table up as Rob is visibly hurt, swinging his arms wildly but not hitting anything. }
Terri Morasco: I can’t watch this.
{ Chris sets the table up in the middle of the ring. Rob is trying to stand up. Chris comes in with a boot to the side of Rob’s head! Chris pulls Rob up and levels him with another Fistful of Dollars discus clothesline! }
Terri Morasco: Why is no one stopping this!?
Vasco Dias: Double Deez alienated a lot of people during their last run.
Terri Morasco: Including security and the medical staff!?
Vasco Dias: It certainly looks like it!
{ Chris pulls his brother up to his feet again. Rob is clearly out of it. Chris hoists Rob up onto his shoulders. The crowd is just livid as Chris walks around the ring with Rob on his shoulders. Chris points at the table as everyone in Pittsburgh boos. Chris stops next to the table. }
Terri Morasco: Don’t do this!! Please don’t do this!!
{ Chris throws Rob up into the air and drives him straight through the table with the Sudden Impact F-5! }
Terri Morasco: No!!!!!!
Vasco Dias: I can’t condone this.
Terri Morasco: How could anyone!?
{ Chris stands back up, soaking in the boos. Rob is laid out in the rubble, he’s not moving, his eyes are fluttering. }
Terri Morasco: Rob could be seriously injured!
Vasco Dias: Or worse, Terri.
Terri Morasco: Jesus…
{ Chris casually picks up his bat as Neo Forte by Slipknot hits the pa. The crowd isn’t even booing anymore as they are lost in their concern for Rob Diamond who still isn’t moving. Finally the medical staff come rushing out from the back as Chris exits the ring. }
Terri Morasco: Finally medical is here but it may be too little too late…
Vasco Dias: I certainly hope not.
Terri Morasco: I just want to know why this happened, Vasco!
Vasco Dias: We won’t know unless that man right there tells us!
{ Vasco is pointing at Chris who is standing at the center of the ramp, watching his brother be placed onto a straight board with a neckbrace. Chris just smirks before turning his back on Rob and heading the rest of the way up the ramp. We focus in on the medical staff loading up Rob before heading to a hype package for the next match. }
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{ The tron fills with lightning as static comes over the speakers. Slowly each current of electricity on the tron fizzles out until the word 'Skoden' (And the logo for Prairie Fiber remains in the lower right corner) At the sight of the unofficial war cry of Pax appears on the tron the audience roars into chears as the opening rhythm of Stadium Pow wow thrums through the air.
As the singers kick into the song he pumps his fist in the air along with them before bounding down the ramp as the bass drops. He slaps hands with fans along the ramp as he makes his way down to the ring and slides under the bottom rope.
He makes a circle around the ring, arms pumping to work the crowd up before he jumps onto the second turnbuckle, lifting the hood of his coat back and looking up to the ceiling as he basks in the cheers from the crowd. He jumps down from the turnbuckle, shrugging out of his coat and handing it off to the staff before moving into his corner to crouch down in preparation for the match to begin
Pax walks out with the cheering crowd behind him, standing at the top of the ramp and throwing his right fist into the air. }
Alison Valance: Ladies and gentlemen, this Heir to the Throne contest is scheduled for one fall! Making his way to the ring, from Aitkin, Minnesota, weighing in at 240 pounds… Pax Stormcrow!
Terri Morasco: Our second featured Heir to the Throne bout of the night, this one coming straight from the A seed. So far, Pax Stormcrow and Nick Knight are the only men to have points on the board in their block. Tonight at Bloody Assizes, we could see a potential glimpse into the future as to who will lead this block.
Vasco Dias: And speaking of the future, Morasco, look who’s come to join us at the booth for this match!
{ Caleb Cannin sits down at the commentary desk, putting his feet up on the table. He lays the Joker in the Pack on his lap and adjusts his headset. }
Terri Morasco: Oh boy…
Caleb Cannin: This thing on? Are we live? Good? Great! I don’t know about you guys but I’m ready to see some douchebags throw each other across the ring!
Terri Morasco: Caleb Cannin is, of course, also in the A seed along with Stormcrow and Knight. Lost his first tournament match to Nick Knight-
Caleb Cannin: SHH, shut it, Terri, this is my favorite bit of his!
{Every light in the arena is extinguished in the blink of an eye and the sound of a clock ticking begins to play at an almost deafening level. Every few seconds another clock joins the chorus until an alarm bell rings to quickly be replaced by the eruption of pyros that sends ghost white flames high into the sky. Then as the flames are quenched the opening keyboard of Blood for Miles by Deathstars begins to play.The arena stays dark except for a ring of fire with a figure standing in the center. The man is dressed in an ankle length black trench coat, wide brimmed black hat, a black leather plague doctor mask trimmed in brass covers his face, and he is carrying a cane. Stepping through the flames the man makes his way towards ringside, a spotlight tracking him on his way down the aisle. Halfway to the ring he stops and pulls an ornate watch from the pocket of his coat to check the time. The moment that he returns the watch to his pocket the words “Ticktock The End is Now,” appears on every single LED board.}
Alison Valance: Now making his way to the ring from Los Angeles, California “The Hollywood Butcher” Nick Knight!!!
{Knight slowly walks to ringside, stopping just short of the ring to methodically strip off his hat and coat leaving him in black trousers with a thin gray stripe and his mask. Slowly the arena lights come back up as “The Hollywood Butcher” unstraps the mask and hands it to the ringside attendant before climbing into the ring.}
Terri Morasco: Nick Knight is looking to get back into World Title contention, as is Pax Stormcrow. The interesting thing is, Caleb, you’ve already got the Joker in the Pack. What does it mean to be in this tournament if you have a guaranteed shot for the championship?
Caleb Cannin: It means that I have my work cut out for me. This tournament isn’t about getting myself a shot at the championship, it’s about preventing other people from doing the same.
Vasco Dias: And that’s why you’re one of the best strategic minds in the business as Knight and Stormcrow square up and- WOW! Big chop from Knight right at the opening bell!
{ Pax stumbles back from the heavy chop as Knight lunges forward. Stormcrow fires back with his own chop, followed quickly with a European uppercut. Knight gives a big swing but misses, allowing Pax to grapple the waist. He lifts Nick up from the ground, only to get a back elbow to the face. Knight follows up with a side headlock takeover, grounding his opponent. It isn’t long until Pax escapes the headlock and begins to use his mat wrestling to gator roll Knight around the canvas. The two men stand, with Stormcrow tightening a waistlock from behind. Nick drops to his hands and knees, but the grip of Pax holds strong. Knight comes back to his feet and stomps down on Stormcrow’s toes. After the hold gets released, the Hollywood Butcher goes back on the attack with chops and forearms. The beating comes all the way to the corner as Pax tries his best to cover himself up from the endless array of strikes. }
Terri Morasco: Endless blows from Nick Knight! Can Pax Stormcrow recover?
Caleb Cannin: If he's lucky, his body will give out on him before his brain does.
{ Knight relentlessly continues the assault, culminating in a huge lariat into the turnbuckles. Pax almost collapses on impact, but his pride keeps him standing. Knight winds up for another lariat, only for Stormcrow to reverse and sweep the right leg of his opponent. Knight falls onto his back as Stormcrow seizes the leg. A dragon screw sends Knight’s surgically repaired knee into the canvas. The face of Nick Knight contorts in pain as Stormcrow works away at the vulnerable leg. Pax attempts the Broken Wing early, but Knight gives a thumb to the eye before he can lock it. The wily veteran rises, favoring his right leg as he approaches the temporarily blinded Stormcrow. Before he can mount an attack, Stormcrow captures the leg once more and hits an exploder suplex! Gaining some momentum, Pax deadlifts Knight right into a German suplex! He bridges for a cover.
ONE…
TWO…
Knight kicks out, clearly frustrated that the count went to two.
The amateur assailant doesn’t let go of Knight’s waist, opting to pressure Nick on the ground. Knight tries to wrench and wriggle out of the hold, but Stormcrow proves to be unyielding. Eventually, Knight simply swings his head back and cracks Pax in the nose. Stormcrow steps away from Knight, holding his hands up to his nose. Seizing the chance, the Hollywood Butcher grabs Stormcrow and slams him down with a T-bone suplex! He signals for Welcome to Hollywood, trying to end the match early. He takes wrist control from Pax and spins him around, but Stormcrow ducks and sweeps the leg! }
Caleb Cannin: Beautiful! Take out the leg and keep going at it!
Terri Morasco: That might be the biggest compliment you've ever said.
Vasco Dias: Quit harassing our guest, Morasco!
{ Stormcrow hits another dragon screw on the leg of Knight. He brings Nick back up to a vertical base before planting him with an Olympic slam! Deciding not to go for the cover, Pax continues to work over the leg of Knight. Knight claws and fights for any hope of relief, but the mat wrestling work of Stormcrow is wearing down the veteran. It is only until Knight hits a crucial low blow outside of the referee's view that he gets a small break. }
Caleb Cannin: There goes Nick Knight, cheating as always! Who would do such a thing?!
Terri Morasco: You can't be serious!
Caleb Cannin: I'm as serious as Nick Knight looks right now!
{ Knight hobbles to his feet as Stormcrow is hunched over. He spikes Olympic hopeful with a DDT before covering.
ONE…
TWO…
Stormcrow kicks out! Knight lays on some ground and pound on his opponent. He picks up the prone Pax and sets him up for Banned in Memphis, trying to work his way through the pain. As he picks up Pax, Knight's leg gives out and he drops him flat on his stomach. Knight uses the ropes to get back up while Stormcrow also begins to rise. The two square off in the middle, exchanging chops. After getting hit with three consecutive European uppercuts, Knight responds with an eye rake and a brutal headbutt. Stormcrow takes the time to rebound off the ropes and kick Nick's leg out from under him. Knight pounds on the mat before getting right back up! He lays into Stormcrow with some forearms and chops. With Pax stunned, Knight tries to hit Welcome to Hollywood again, but Stormcrow sidesteps and lifts him up in an electric chair. Holding Nick up high into the air, Pax drops him down but holds the leg in a stretch muffler! }
Terri Morasco: WOW! Brutal submission from Pax Stormcrow!
Vasco Dias: If he taps out Nick Knight here, he could get 10 points!
Caleb Cannin: 10 points?! Excuse me for a moment…
{ Knight yells out in pain as Pax wrenches on the leg. He looks like he's about to tap… and he does! }
Vasco Dias: Oh, brilliant!
Terri Morasco: Are you kidding me?! Caleb Cannin is distracting the referee!
{ The Joker in the Pack stands on the apron and yells at the referee. As the official admonishes him, Pax releases the stretch muffler and tries to attack Cannin. Cannin scurries to the outside and cockily waves goodbye to Stormcrow. }
Terri Morasco: Caleb Cannin might have cost Pax 10 points!
Vasco Dias: He'd rather have him get 5 than 10!
Terri Morasco: Wait! Nick Knight from behind!
{ Knight rolls up Stormcrow and goes for the tights, but Pax counters right into an Oklahoma roll!
ONE...
TWO...
THREE!
Pax Stormcrow raises a hand in the air before pointing right at Caleb Cannin. }
Terri Morasco: Well, that's another 5 points for Pax Stormcrow but it SHOULD have been 10!
Vasco Dias: You can't argue with the strategy of Caleb Cannin! He prevented Pax from taking a bigger lead than he has right now!
{ Nick Knight leans back against the apron, taking a look at his leg while Pax celebrates in the ring. }
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Alison Valance: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and has a sixty minute time limit! It is for the IWF World Heavyweight Championship!!! Introducing first...
{ The camera takes a long shot of the entryway as and the arena darkens. Smoke begins to rise from the ground atop the stage, cast in a purple hue from the lighting directly overhead as 'Disorder' begins to blare across the speakers. Terrella makes his entrance holding hands with Portia. They take a few steps before stopping to stand side-by-side on the stage, releasing hands. She places her left hand on his right shoulder and runs her right hand down his chest and abdomen as he lowers his glasses down the bridge of his nose before turning for a kiss. }
Alison Valance: About to make his way down the aisle, being accompanied by Portia... standing 6'2"... and weighing in at 309 pounds... from Cold Springs, Nevada... The King Of Clubs... Stephen Terrrrellllllaaaa!
{ Terrella re-positions his sunglasses and begins a slow walk toward the ring, arm-in-arm with Portia, to a chorus of boos. They reach the bottom of the stairs where they release arms. Terrella removes his sunglasses and vest and hands them to Portia. He surveys the arena for a few seconds with a menacing scowl before making a slow march up the stairs. Terrella walks the apron to the center of it, stopping with his left hand resting on the top rope to stare down the crowd as Portia applauds for her man from the floor. Finally he ducks under the top rope to enter the ring, rolling his shoulders once inside to ready himself to fight. }
Vasco Dias: Do you smell that, Morasco? That's change in the air. I feel like we're, at most, an hour away from crowning a new World Heavyweight Champion! Look at how ready Terrella looks!
Terri Morasco: Defeating Dean Harper won't be an easy task, Vasco. He's not going to lay down for Terrella.
{ The camera cuts back to a shot of Alison standing in the middle of the squared circle. }
Alison Valance: Annnd his opponent...
{ The crowd grow silent as the lights go out, chanting in Bulgarian chanting can be heard as the beginning of Parasite eve as the chanting gets louder the stage area starts to fill with smoke. Suddenly, and abruptly as the drums and guitars kick in a pyro explodes around the stage. }
I've got a fever, don't breathe on me
I'm a believer in nobody
Won't let me leave 'cause I've seen something
{ Pyro explodes either side of the rampway as Dean Harper appears through the red tinted smoke. He stands with his arms outstretched, fists balled up soaking in the reaction from the crowd before walking down to the ring slowly. }
Alison Valance: Making his way to the ring, hailing from Sioux Falls, South Dakota... he is the IWF World Heavyweight Champion... Dean Harper!
{ He jumps up onto the apron before springing on the bottom rope into the ring. Once in the center of the ring, he spreads his arms wide as he soaks in the red flashing lights before lifting his head sharply, kicking back the hood to show his face, nodding in rhythm to the music as he slowly breaks into a wicked grin. After a few moments he turns and settles into his corner, tossing his hood and jacket to ringside. }
Terri Morasco: The champion looks undaunted, Vasco. This is undoubtedly going to be a tough test for Dean in his first defense of his title. Not only will he have to try to find a way to deal with his physically imposing challenger, but you add in the fact that anyone facing Stephen Terrella has to try to constantly be aware of what that Jezebel is doing on the outside.
Vasco Dias: Hold on, Morasco. Your unwarranted insinuations and name-calling are quite frankly ugly. Portia doesn't deserved to be slandered by you. Besides, do you really think Dean Harper is going to win any upstanding citizen of the year awards?! He licked a human skull, Morasco. A human skull! I can only hope Warren had all his shots before him and Dean, ya know, started--
Terri Morasco: Whoa!
Vasco Dias: Well yeah, sure, that's what Warren is rumored to be saying now! They were like rabbits though, Morasco! Rabbits!
Terri Morasco { head in hands }: I can't with you. I just can't...
{ Alison has taken her seat at ringside. The two competitors stand in their corners, sizing each other up. The referee for this contest, Tommy Knocker, calls for the opening bell. }
Ding!
{ Even after the sound of the bell, Dean remains squatting in his corner, licking his lips with a smile. Terrella spits on the canvas while he holds his own corner on the opposite side. Neither man moves an inch from their positions. }
Vasco Dias: There are a lot of bad thoughts swirling in that ring right now, Morasco.
Terri Morasco: That's a point that I can't argue against. Both of these guys are ruthless. I'm sure Dean would like some revenge for that gang assault Terrella orchestrated against him a few weeks ago when this match was announced, and Terrella hates a lot of people simply for... breathing.
{ Dean rises up, fearlessly marching out of the corner toward his larger challenger. Terrella takes a few steps to shorten the distance, both competitors going forehead to forehead as they jaw at each other! Terrella strikes first, throwing a quick headbutt to Dean's forehead that some may label as a cheap-shot. The King goes straight for Dean's eyes, digging his meaty hooks in and raking them. Harper comes away blinded, and Terrella throws a left hand to Dean's body that brings the Champion's feet off the canvas. Terrella switches up, throwing another punch from his non-dominant right side to Dean's body. Another hard left to Dean's midsection again raises the Champion's feet off the canvas as he's being driven back into a corner. Stephen traps Dean there, burying knee-after-knee into Harper's abdomen! Every punishing blow forces the air from Dean's lungs. }
Terri Morasco: Dean has got to get out of that corner, Vasco! He has to! Those knees from Terrella are coming in hard!
Vasco Dias: It's a lot easier said than done though, Morasco. This is exactly what Terrella wants to do; cut the ring off, work in a small four foot section of real estate, and smother Dean.
Terri Morasco: Terrella going back to those close fists, hammering Harper straight in the face with that heavy left-hand of his! My gosh the shots!
Vasco Dias: The only thing keeping Harper upright right now may be those turnbuckles, and I'm not sure they're doing him a favor.
{ Terrella takes Dean by the arm, whipping him across to the opposite corner! Harper's body hits the buckles with an audible thud! Stephen charges in, looking for the 'Silver Crush', but Dean lifts both feet up, catching Terrella in the jaw, much to Portia's visible chagrin on the outside. Terrella staggers backward, clutching his mouth. Dean explodes out of the corner, planting a bicycle knee up under Stephen's jaw! That shot knocks Terrella to a knee, and Dean has no qualms with breaking the rules by biting Terrella on top of his head! Stephen shoves Dean off of him, but Dean refuses to relent, coming right back with a sling blade on Terrella that drops Nick Knight's least favorite shaved gorilla! Dean gets up and goes to work savagely stomping away on Terrella's head and body! Harper drops down to his knees, going in for an illegal choke with both hands around Terrella's throat! Portia screams at the official about the choke. Tommy gives Dean a very liberal count, which Dean uses every second of before breaking the hold. }
Terri Morasco: Tommy is getting on Dean for the choke, but I'm not sure how much Harper cares. He retains his title if he is disqualified.
Vasco Dias: That is the champion's advantage. Harper better not play around though. He lets that big, angry man up... Terrella isn't going to have any reservations about paying him back tenfold.
Terri Morasco: Dean back on his feet as Terrella works to get himself up. Harper backing off... looking for a Headscissors DDT!... Wait!! You've got to be kidding!!
Vasco Dias: Terrella caught him! Dean, man, you are in a bad situation!
Terri Morasco: Stephen Terrella is literally standing up with Dean Harper's legs wrapped around his head!... and oh no! No! No! No! No! No! Terrella is not going to...
{ Terrella, holding Dean high in the air, throws him over the top rope with a release powerbomb, launching Harper onto the bottom of the steel ramp! }
Vasco Dias: Someone check to see if Dean Harper still has a pulse! That's flesh against steel!
Terri Morasco: Dean's back may be broken, Vasco!
{ Harper rolls two or three feet down the ramp, the result of gravity during the work. Terrella drops to a knee inside of the ring as the official stands with his hands on his head. Terrella grabs Tommy by the shirt, yelling "don't you count his fucking ass out!" As Tommy tries to free himself from Terrella's grip, Portia takes the opportunity to carefully creep her way over. She kicks Dean in the side a few times with some short, swift kicks. Harper cannot do much to defend himself in the moment as he lays prone on the ramp, but he does manage to catch Portia's ankle on one of the kicks. She shrieks as she tries to shake his grip. Terrella shoves Tommy out of the way, having just seen red flash before his eyes. He rolls out of the ring and stomps down on Harper to free Portia from his grasp. }
Terri Morasco: I don't like that look in Terrella's eyes at all.
Vasco Dias: The last time we saw that look, he smashed Matt Knox's head-in with a steel chair, Morasco.
{ Tommy Knocker starts the count on both men as Terrella storms his way around the ring to where the timekeeper is sitting. He shoves the timekeeper out of his seat, reaching for the chair when the hammer on the table catches his eye. He grabs the hammer off the table instead, and begins to barrel his way back around the ringside area. Tommy jumps down out of the ring, trying to reason with Terrella that he can't let him do this. Defiant, Dean pushes his way up onto his hands and knees... laughing in Terrella's face. Stephen throws Tommy to the floor behind him, opening a clear path to Dean. Terrella raises the hammer high above his head and strikes Dean directly between the shoulder blades. As Tommy looks on, Terrella raises the hammer up and brings it down on Harper's spine again! The official starts to wave the match off! }
Terri Morasco: Stephen Terrella has absolutely lost it! He's already hit Dean in the spine with that hammer twice! He's trying to cripple him!
Vasco Dias: He hit him again! This is already ugly, and it may get a hell of a lot worse! Terrella has clearly gotten himself disqualified... but that won't stop him from trying to permanently injure Dean Harper tonight!
{ Security personnel begin to spill out of the back! Terrella hits the first one down in the skull with the end of the hammer! Terrella assaults the next two to touch him, throwing them to the side like ragdolls! Cliff comes out from behind the curtain, waving his arm to bring out a wave of a group of twelve men from behind the curtain. Terrella stares up the ramp at Cliff, breathing heavily as he shoots daggers through the assistant. The security swarm Terrella, and the sea of humanity is too much for him to overcome as they engulf him and push him back against the ring apron! He struggles to free himself for a moment, wanting to finish the job on Dean. }
Terri Morasco: Cliff ensuring we don't have another repeat of history with Stephen Terrella here tonight, and thank goodness for that!
Vasco Dias: I don't know that Dean isn't already hurt though, Morasco.
{ Realizing he isn't breaking free, Terrella stops trying to force his way through and tosses the hammer. Portia berates the security, demanding they get off of her fiance. The security gives him some breathing room, still being sure to keep a wall between Terrella and Harper. Portia takes hold of Terrella's arm as Stephen starts a slow walk up the ramp, menacingly staring at the security personnel. He looks down at Dean, flipping him the bird, and then starts walking up the ramp to a chorus of boos. Stephen and Portia stop in front of Cliff, and Terrella gives him the deathglare. He storms past Cliff, intentionally bumping him with his shoulder on his way past. Cliff grabs at his shoulder, and then wisely lets the security be the first ones to follow Stephen and Portia to the back. }
Terri Morasco: I think Cliff had to use every available security guy we had in the building, but he managed to get Terrella out of here. We need some help down here for Dean, though.
Vasco Dias: That little Ginger has some massive grapefruits, I'll say that much.
{ The lights suddenly go out. The entire arena sits in darkness for a moment. Some fans take out their phones, holding them up for light. When the lights kick back on, eight people in robes are surrounding Dean Harper! }
Vasco Dias: What in the hell is this now!?
Terri Morasco: I have no idea!
{ Two of the robed figures help Dean up to his knees by his arms as a third one looks on in front of him. The figure's face is completely hidden... and Dean eats a "Balor's Gaze" straight to the face! }
Terri Morasco: Enough is enough!! Who are these people!?
Vasco Dias: I couldn't tell you! They're certainly not Terrella's people by the look of them!
{ The lights go out again. A minute later they come back up and the robed figures are gone, leaving Dean Harper laying motionless on the ramp. }
Winner: Dean Harper by disqualification.
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{ The Philadelphia crowd is still buzzing from the entirety of the show, and there is only one left: the main event! Brooklyn Madrox defending the IWF Women’s World Championship against… Jennie Fenix. }
Terri Morasco: It’s that time, Vasco! It’s time for the main event! You have to imagine that everybody has been counting down to see this one… everybody has been counting down to see the rubber match between Brooklyn and Jennie, and we are just minutes away!
{ The Imperitron suddenly shifts to the backstage area where the first glimpse you get is the multi-colored fingernails gliding across the wall… }
Du-du-du-du-du-du-du
Du-du-du-du-du-du-du
Some legends are told
Some turn to dust or to gold
But you will remember me
Remember me, for centuries
And just one mistake
Is all it will take
We'll go down in history
Remember me for centuries
Hey-ya, a-hey, hey-ya
Remember me for centuries
{ Erupting into a cheer as the camera pans backward to show the lavender and black flannel shirt and the multicolored hair protruding from underneath the beanie… Jennie sashays down the hallway while her fingers trace down the wall, and while the crowd in the stands are getting louder by the moment, it seems to be gradually getting louder from the Imperitron just as well. The camera pans around, and finally looks over Jennie’s shoulder to see a number of fans by the concessions. The camera, possibly as a drone, starts hovering up to show the sea of fans that garners more and more attention from the fans until they realize that the challenger for the IWF Women’s World Championship is standing there. Jennie raises an arm into the air to receive a huge pop from the crowd. }
Vasco Dias: No, no! She’s not supposed to be out there! Who authorized this?!
{ The drone hovers over the crowd before turning toward Jennie unveiling her to be wearing the LED Purge mask, and she starts with a skip forward and the crowd encloses around her; they create a circle to allow Djinnie to continue forward. Quite a lot of the fans are pestering her for a picture, and she stops to take a few…especially when a young girl, no older than ten-years-old, with matching hair approaches. }
Terri Morasco: And that’s part of the appeal for her, Vasco, she is willing to go out there just to hang out with the fans!
Vasco Dias: Security should be escorting her! Where’s security, Terri?!
Terri Morasco: I’m sure they’re nearby!
{ Jennie raises her mask to take a couple photos with her and seems to share a short conversation before finishing with a fist bump, and then Jennie continues through the audience that has now formed an aisle for her. She still greets as many fans as she can, and as she draws closer to the curtains, the crowd is getting even louder…the cameras switch back out to the arena and the spotlights are searching every entrance they can but a surge causes the lights to go out…and in turn, out come the Purge masks. The arena is filled with the famous mask design, and a quick glimpse back to the curtains to show Jennie hyping herself up– the lights in the backstage area have also gone off, and the Purge masks are also there. Back out to the arena, and the lavender spotlight hits one of the corridors just as the curtains are drawn back, and Jennie strikes a pose in a strong, wide stance, and her arm still held up in the air…she screams out with pure delight to rally the crowd as they get louder for the fan favorite. }
Terri Morasco: I think the roof just went off of the Petersen Events Center!
Vasco Dias: What?!
Terri Morasco: The challenger is here, and she is definitely hyped and ready to get this match underway! She’s had a busy weekend starting on Friday at Valkyrie Wrestling where she competed alongside her sister, Tara, in a fifty woman battle royale!
{ The Lego Lord reaches for her mask and flings it out to the audience, and then pulls her beanie off…she shakes her head, letting her locks flow freely, then flings the beanie also out to the crowd. Jennie lowers her arms and lets the flannel shirt fall to the ground unveiling herself to be battle ready. She skips forward again and rallies the crowd louder when Alison Valance makes the official announcement. }
Alison Valance: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! Coming down to the ring… HAILING FROM GLASGOW! SCOTLAND! She is a former IWF Women’s World Champion, and she is the CHALLENGER tonight! JEEEEENNNNNNNNNNIIIIIEEEEE! THE DJINN! FEEEENNNNNIIIIXXXXXXXXXX!
{ The moment her name is announced, the crowd pops even louder while Jennie continues strolling amongst the crowd and taking her time while heading down to the ring. She continues to greet as many of the fans while heading down the stairs, and the lights soon return to normal, when Jennie is about halfway down. }
Terri Morasco: These women were the main event of Night of the Immortals and they are the main event here tonight! This is going to be one for the ages, and this still has the potential to boil into an even hotter rivalry…both of the women are determined to have their name on the marquee. Both of the women are determined to be at the top of their division! Jennie– to create a name for herself. Brooklyn– looking to expand on her own legacy, and recreate history!
Vasco Dias: She threw a tantrum to get this match! That’s all that happened! Why are you enabling her?!
Terri Morasco: Listen, it’s been a long time since a champion has sought their rematch clause, but that doesn’t mean the clause doesn’t exist! Jennie exercised her right by calling for it, and– y’know, you can’t blame her for that.
{ Jennie reaches the barricade and climbs on top of it, standing tall with another strong stance, and strong posture; she looks out toward the crowd and beckons them as if to call for them to continue screaming their lungs out in her support…and ever the showwoman, she finally backflips off of the barricade, landing on the mat and then spins in a one-eighty and finally inside of the ring. She springs to her feet and rushes the nearest corner, jumping to the second turnbuckle…with her arms at her side, she scours the audience momentarily. She hops from the turnbuckle, and then rushes to the opposite corner and does the same. This time, she turns herself on the corner and takes a seat on the turnbuckle whilst waiting for the arrival of the IWF Women’s World Champion, her opponent this evening, Brooklyn Madrox. }
Vasco Dias: Listen, I’m not going to lie, this crowd is electrified by her presence. I just– I don’t get what it is about her, but she seems to appease the crowd, and draws them in.
Terri Morasco: I’m not going to say I don’t get it because I do get it, but you are right, this crowd is on their feet every time she steps into the ring, and it’s really– really hard for anyone to get a louder pop than her.
{The lights in the arena fade to black as purple and white strobe lights begin to flitter about the crowd and a low misty fog envelopes the entranceway. The frantic strobe effect over the top of a drum beat stop as suddenly stops as they began. "I’M NOT AN OUTCAST” blasts forth from the speakers of the arena and all spotlights turn to the top of the ramp to illuminate the figure standing there, eyes closed and head lowered.}
You think I'm evil
Say I'm obscene
Call me a misfit
I'm just unique
{As the song continues, Brooklyn's head snaps upwards, smirking around at the audience as her shockingly blue eyes glint in the smoke and strobe lights. She takes a step forward, unconsciously cracking her neck from side to side, her eyes fixated on the ring in front of her.}
Alison Valance: Making her way to the ring, weighing in at 112 pounds Ms Can't Miss, BROOKLYYYYYYYN MAAAAAAADROOOOOOX!
You say I'm trouble
Call me a freak
It's not intentional
It's just me
{Brooklyn looks up, her smirk turning into a snarling smile, tongue tracing along her upper teeth, before she begins her walk to the ring. She seems to glide up the ring steps before wiping her boots on the apron and stepping into the ring.}
I'm just misunderstood
I'm just miss misunderstood
I'm just miss misunderstood
I'm just miss misunderstood
{She makes her way to the center of the ring, raising an arm high into the air before lowering it, finger pointed at her opponent as she refuses to break eye contact.}
Terri Morasco: The champion is inside of the ring, and you can already see the tension between these two.
Vasco Dias: Let’s just get this massacre over with, Terri!
{ The anticipation for the opening bell is causing the crowd to get louder and louder whilst Jennie Fenix and Brooklyn Madrox stand within an arm's length of each other… Jessica Andrews, the senior referee for the women’s division, clutches onto the title while glancing back and forth at the champion and challenger to ensure that they do not start fighting until she signals for the bell. }
Terri Morasco: Can you believe this, Vasco? This is the third time that these two are going to be in the ring with each other this year! Their first encounter was at High Stakes which saw Jennie Fenix successfully defend the IWF Women’s World Championship, and their second match was at Night of the Immortals that would see Brooklyn Madrox claim the title for a second reign, and now–
Vasco Dias: The tiebreaker, Terri! But I just wonder what’s going to happen if Jennie reclaims the title? Are we going to get Brooklyn/Jennie IV?
Terri Morasco: It… could be!
{ Standing in the center of the ring, Jessica Andrews hoists the IWF Women’s World Championship over her head and the crowd rallies behind the two competitors as they back to their respective corners. Each one in their own fighting stances while waiting for the opening bell. Jessica Andrews hands the title to Alison Valance on the outside of the ring, then rushes back to the center of the ring, and… }
DING!
{ Jennie and Brooklyn come out of their corners fast– they waste no time circling, and go straight into a collar-and-elbow lock up in the center of the ring! The Djinn takes advantage by getting Brooklyn with an arm wrench and controls her a little bit around the ring– The Little Bad Wolf has an answer though, and rolls forward and connects with a swift elbow! Brooklyn shoves Jennie against the ropes while holding her in a wrist lock, and then sends her off with an Irish-whip– Jennie rebounds off the ropes, and Brooklyn goes for a clothesline! Jennie ducks under, and springs off of the middle rope to return for a spinning kick. }
Terri Morasco: Those quick reflexes from Jennie, and Brooklyn–
{ Brooklyn is able to dash back, far enough out of the way so that Jennie misses her mark! }
Terri Morasco: Just as quick with her own, able to simply avoid the collision, but Brooklyn is right there to meet her on the landing– a beautiful arm drag!
{ Jennie rolls through on the arm drag, and both of the women are quick to their feet– Jennie with the first step forward, and Brooklyn looks to sail Jennie over with a hip toss! Jennie lands back on her feet, and looks for a hip toss of her own, but Brooklyn connects with a front kick that lands in Jennie’s midsection– Brooklyn charges forward and takes Jennie over with a headlock take down, and Jennie quickly reverses into a headscissors choke; Brooklyn is able to wriggle free before Jennie can get the grip too tight, and Jennie immediately returns to a feet just as Brooklyn kips to hers.
Brooklyn fires for a spinning roundhouse kick! Jennie ducks, and grabs Brooklyn from behind– she raises the champion up for a back body drop, but Brooklyn keeps the momentum in her favor and flips backwards to land back on her feet. Brooklyn takes Jennie into a waistlock. }
Vasco Dias: Brooklyn is just too good for Jennie, Terri. You see how she’s telegraphed that? Brooklyn is always going to be one step ahead!
Terri Morasco: These two know each other quite well, but Jennie is doing a good job with fighting Brooklyn off… Brooklyn is persistent, but– OH! Jennie brings Brooklyn forward with a nice arm drag!
{ Brooklyn tumbles forward from Jennie’s counter, and goes to sit up, but Jennie gets a quick headlock with one arm, the other hooks Brooklyn’s leg, and Jennie flips over, rolling her up in the process with a fisherman's clutch! The crowd pops for Jennie! }
Vasco Dias: No, no, no, not like this!
ONE!
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TWO!
{ BROOKLYN KICKS OUT! }
Terri Morasco: A quick cover from Jennie, and she almost takes the title away early on!
{ Brooklyn and Jennie spring to their feet, but Brooklyn is quicker with the elbow strike– Brooklyn battles Jennie against the ropes and then snatches her wrist, and sends her off the ropes for an Irish-whip! COUNTER! Jennie sends Brooklyn to the ropes, and on the return IPPON SEOI NAGE! Jennie reaches back, pulling Brooklyn into a cradle cover! }
ONE!
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TWO!
{ BROOKLYN KICKS OUT! }
Terri Morasco: Brooklyn knows she has to look out for some of those quick covers, because we were one second away from seeing Jennie taking back the IWF Women’s World Championship! Brooklyn rolls toward the ropes and uses them to get up, but Jennie is already there with a–
{ KNIFE EDGE CHOP! The crowd reacts to the chop heard throughout the Petersen Event Center, and Jennie is quick to follow up with a second– third– fourth– fifth! The chops battle the champion back into the corner, and Jennie climbs up to the second rope where she starts to rain down the fists against Brooklyn. Jessica Andrews is there trying to gesture for Jennie to let her out of the corner, but Jennie is relentless with the attack! The crowd counts each punch! }
Crowd: ONE!
Crowd: TWO!
Crowd: THREE!
Crowd: FOUR!
Crowd: FIVE!
Crowd: SIX!
Crowd: SEVEN–
{ The crowd sees Brooklyn stepping out of the corner with Jennie atop her shoulders– Brooklyn is looking for a heavy powerbomb, but Jennie counters with a hurricanrana! Jennie reaches back and rolls Brooklyn up. }
ONE!
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TWO!
{ Brooklyn is able to roll Jennie backwards and into a cover of her own! }
ONE!
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TWO!
{ Jennie rolls backwards, and steps forward going for a low front dropkick, that hits the mark! }
Terri Morasco: Jennie is a little more fierce here tonight, and Brooklyn looks like she could be in trouble. Jennie is going for another cover, and– Brooklyn is able to get a shoulder up before the count of one.
{ Brooklyn rolls onto her side before getting to her feet, still relatively quick; however, Jennie is quicker on the draw and aims to cut off the champion! Brooklyn counters with a Japanese arm drag, and both women roll through– another charge, and Brooklyn with another successful arm drag, as she tries to immediately transition for an armbar! Jennie angles herself but Brooklyn still wrenches on her arm even as Jennie persists to her feet– Brooklyn sends her off with an Irish-whip. Jennie uses a handspring, rebounding off the ropes, and comes back for a back elbow!
Brooklyn manages to catch Jennie, and goes for a half nelson choke! }
Vasco Dias: Oh, Jennie’s got nowhere to go!
{ Brooklyn grits her teeth while applying more and more pressure with the hold, but Jennie is still trying to fight out of it– Jennie drops to a seated position, catching Brooklyn off-guard with a jawbreaker! }
Terri Morasco: Jennie is able to break free, and it could’ve bought her the time she needed to swing the momentum back to her own favor.
{ Jennie is able to get to her feet, but just as she does, Brooklyn snatches her arm and pulls it into a hammerlock. }
Terri Morasco: A quick recovery from Brooklyn, and she could be looking for a high impact right here!
{ Circling around Jennie, Brooklyn is able to get her into a front headlock position before dropping her down with the HAMMERLOCK LEGSWEEP DDT! }
Terri Morasco: Brooklyn just spiked her right there!
{ Jennie ends up on her back, and Brooklyn crawls over her, hooking the leg in the process. }
ONE!
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TWO!
{ JENNIE GETS A SHOULDER UP! }
Vasco Dias: It’s stuff like that for why Brooklyn is the champion right now! It’s stuff like that that’s going to let her stay the champion! She’s in the driver seat now!
Terri Morasco: There’s nothing to take away from Brooklyn. She kept her wits about her after eating that jawbreaker, but was able to recover and saw an opening. Brooklyn has nothing to prove in that regard, and that’s never in question to me, Vasco!
{ Dazed from the DDT, Jennie shakes her head while trying to move onto her side…Brooklyn, already on her feet, charges in and delivers a hard punt kick to Jennie’s ribs! Jennie groans in pain as she clutches her stomach with one arm; she tries to regain her breath while using the ropes to pull herself up…Brooklyn is there to cut her off right away and delivers a hard knee to Jennie’s sternum, causing her to keel over. Brooklyn sails her over with a snapmare and then immediately follows up with a dropkick to Jennie’s spine causing Jennie’s back to arch as she cringes from the hit, but maintains her seated position.
Brooklyn springs back to her feet and runs to the far ropes, rebounding back and comes back with a low dropkick that sends Jennie onto her back, and Brooklyn goes for a quick cover. }
ONE!
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TWO!
{ Jennie kicks out! }
Terri Morasco: Brooklyn is trying to keep a quick pace against the challenger here, there aren’t many people who can keep up with Jennie’s agility but each and every time these two have fought, we’ve seen Brooklyn easily matching her.
{ Brooklyn springs to her feet and drops down with an elbow drop! Springing again to her feet, and a second elbow drop! A third spring, and a third elbow drop! Jennie clutches her stomach again where the point of Brooklyn’s elbow connected and dug each time, and rolls over– Brooklyn delivers another heavy kick to her stomach causing Jennie to collapse down momentarily– Brooklyn takes a step back and is waiting for Jennie to sit back up… }
Vasco Dias: Like a shark seeing blood in the water!
Terri Morasco: I don’t like that look in her eyes, Vasco. She’s been devastating with those kicks, and she’s– Jennie’s trying to get up and yes! Brooklyn going for a punt kick!
{ Coming at full force, Brooklyn charges in to go for the punt kick! }
Vasco Dias: OFF WITH HER HEAD!
{ Jennie is able to maneuver herself and reverses into a scissor leg sweep, Brooklyn landing on the second rope! The crowd pops for the reversal, and Brooklyn looks a little winded as the rope caught her right at the sternum. }
Terri Morasco: Jennie manages to evade concussion protocol!
{ Jennie gets to her feet and points out to the crowd as they rally behind the challenger– Jennie vaults herself over the top rope, and crashes down against Brooklyn with a leg drop landing on Brooklyn’s back! The momentum from the move causes Brooklyn to hang further over the middle rope. }
Vasco Dias: I can’t believe how careless, how reckless Jennie is!
Terri Morasco: Jennie is taking a moment to showboat to the crowd, and the amount of air she got there! WHEW! That’s part of what I was talking about earlier, Vasco, she is also a bit of… wild person to prepare for.
ONE!
{ Jessica Andrews begins the count out against the challenger, but Jennie pays no mind to it as she continues showboating to the audience. }
TWO!
{ The second count finally does garner Jennie’s attention, and she turns toward Brooklyn– she scrambles onto the ring apron, and gets Brooklyn into a front headlock while looking behind her… as if she were planning something devious. }
Vasco Dias: What’s Jennie planning here?! I don’t like this, this could break her neck!
Terri Morasco: I just– I have no idea what she’s planning.
{ Brooklyn struggles against Jennie momentarily, and then finally is able to deliver a hard stomp against Jennie’s foot. Jennie cringes from the shot, and Brooklyn is able to take the opportunity to break free from Jennie’s grasp, and she snatches Jennie by the hair and head and runs her head first against the turnbuckle! }
Vasco Dias: I was getting a little scared there, Terri. But Brooklyn is a fighter! She is!
Terri Morasco: I mean, I’m curious what Jennie was planning there, but Brooklyn did get herself out of a bad situation.
{ Brooklyn pulls Jennie over the top rope a little bit, and Jennie climbs the first turnbuckle; Jennie tries to fire with a few of her own shots, landing a couple, but Brooklyn delivers a swift elbow to the temple and dazes her again. Jennie to the second rope, and Jennie is able to break free! Jennie connects with a solid punch. Brooklyn holds her ground, and the two alternate rights with one another…Brooklyn gains the edge against the challenger as the better striker, and dazes Jennie back in a seated position on the turnbuckle. Brooklyn takes the opportunity to climb up, continuing to daze Jennie periodically with a strike, and then to the second rope, another strike, and up to the top rope. }
Terri Morasco: Brooklyn is going high here, Vasco, and I have to say… I don’t like it! One wrong step, and this could backfire on her!
{ While the crowd is still buzzing, they are almost all holding their breath. Brooklyn starts pulling Jennie to a standing position on the top rope– Jennie hooks her leg around the rope! Jennie starts fighting with shots against Brooklyn’s ribs! In an act of desperation, Brooklyn gets Jennie into a front headlock and starts using clubbing blows to try to thwart her own desperation. }
Vasco Dias: N-n-n-n-no! Come on Brooklyn!
{ Jennie is hitting her side with every jab she can throw, but Brooklyn is still fighting back with her own clubbing blows– off-balance, and almost pulling Jennie with her, Jennie is able to break free and shoves Brooklyn back! Brooklyn crashes against the mat, and the crowd can’t help but cheer as the fan favorite comes out the better of the predicament! }
Terri Morasco: Huge risk, and it does not pay off! Jennie is looking for something huge of her own right here…
{ Crouched onto the top rope, Jennie whips her hair back– she stands tall on the top rope and points to her opponent before jumping off, getting a good amount of air, before coming down with COUP DE JINX! The crowd is going wild! }
Terri Morasco: Coup de Jinx! Coup de Jinx! And Jennie just falls backward, and she’s got the leg hooked!
ONE!
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{ BROOKLYN KICKS OUT! }
Vasco Dias: YES!
Terri Morasco: Brooklyn Madrox with a huge kick out to keep her title run alive!
{ Jennie sits up, surprised by Brooklyn kicking out. Meanwhile, Brooklyn rolls to the edge of the ring– Jennie notices at the last moment and tries to prevent Brooklyn from escaping, but Brooklyn is just out of her reach. Brooklyn rolls to the outside of the ring…upon getting her feet to the mat, Brooklyn stumbles forward, and clutches her stomach while keeling over. }
Terri Morasco: That was all one-hundred-twenty-one pounds landing on Brooklyn’s stomach!
{ Brooklyn sucks in air through her teeth while leaning back against the barricade, still covering her stomach. Jessica Andrews is gesturing for Jennie to stay out of it whilst she paces back and forth inside of the ring. }
ONE!
Terri Morasco: Brooklyn Madrox could take a count out loss here, and she would retain the title. Jennie isn’t going to go for that!
TWO!
{ Jennie is getting more and more agitated inside of the ring while waiting for Brooklyn. }
THREE!
{ Jessica Andrews tells Jennie to calm down. Jennie starts shouting for Brooklyn to get back into the ring. }
FOUR!
{ Brooklyn scoffs and starts to walk around the outside of the ring. }
Jennie Fenix: COME ON!
FIVE!
Terri Morasco: Is she just going to take the count out?!
SIX!
{ Brooklyn turns her attention away from her opponent and starts waving off the match. }
Terri Morasco: What’s happening?!
{ Brooklyn is on the opposite side as the ramp and walks over to the timekeeper to take up her title. She slings it over her shoulder and waves at Jennie– the crowd boos Brooklyn, and she just waves at them, too. }
SEVEN!
Terri Morasco: This is despicable!
Vasco Dias: Jennie isn’t fighting this match to win, she’s fighting to hurt Brooklyn! And you can’t expect the champion to have to put up with that! Jennie should be fined! She should be suspended! She should be FIRED!
Terri Morasco: She’s been fighting this completely fair!
EIGHT!
{ Jennie charges at the far ropes as Brooklyn is walking by– Jennie returns and leaps into the air… }
NINE!
{ …between the top and middle ropes for a SUICIDE DIVE! Brooklyn tosses her belt to the side, and narrowly avoids the collision! Jennie hits the barricade, as Brooklyn looks like she just avoided a car crash! She hovers over Jennie, grabbing her by the hair. }
Brooklyn Madrox: STUPID!
Vasco Dias: HA! I love it! See– I wouldn’t blame Brookly Madrox for walking out of this match with how Jennie has been performing here tonight. Completely unsafe! Completely off the rails! But she knew that Jennie was not going to let this end by a count out, so she was baiting her there! She’s a genius, Terri! A genius!
{ The count does start over, but Brooklyn is in full control– she smashes Jennie’s head against the top of the barricade! She snatches Jennie’s arm, and sends her barreling against the steel steps. Brooklyn, closing the gap, dusts off her shoulder while Jessica Andrews is still inside of the ring with the fresh count. Brooklyn points at Jessica. }
Brooklyn Madrox: ♫ It’ll be a minuuuuute! ♫
{ Brooklyn sings to Jessica. }
Terri Morasco: Jennie missed the mark, and she did pay for it, but she does have the match going and a rejuvenated spirit from Brooklyn seems to have her ready to take full advantage against the challenger.
{ Jennie is trying to recover, and as she does, Brooklyn comes around the ring and charges in for a running knee strike aimed for the temple! The knee connects, and Jennie tumbles forward into the announce table! }
Terri Morasco: It may be time to vacate!
{ Both Terri and Vasco move back from the table, gather their belongings and take a step away from the announce table. Brooklyn pulls Jennie back to a standing position and positions herself between Jennie and the announce table, and she kneels down to pick her up and drop her across the table with a flapjack! }
Vasco Dias: She could’ve let Brooklyn walk away! But Brooklyn read her like a book, and now she’s paying for not flipping the script. And rightfully so!
{ Hearing the count is up to seven, Brooklyn rolls under the bottom rope to break the count, and then rolls right back out. }
Terri Morasco: Now that Brooklyn is in the driver seat, it seems that she doesn’t want to win on a count out either. Jennie looks like she’s hurting after some of the damage that she’s taken.
{ Jennie is on her knees and trying to shake the cobwebs out but Brooklyn is right there with another handful of hair; she points out to the audience in a mocking gesture to Jennie, and then to the steel post– Brooklyn charges Jennie forward and slams her head fist against the post! }
Vasco Dias: What was that you said earlier about concussion protocol?!
{ Jennie falls to the mat and looks completely unconscious. Blood starts seeping from her forehead from the high impact that Jennie had against the post. Brooklyn circles around the side of the ring and pulls Jennie back up before rolling her a little bit into the ring, letting Jennie hang over the ring apron– Brooklyn starts driving elbows down against Jennie’s sternum and then pushes her down to bend her back backwards! Jennie groans in pain as Brooklyn keeps pushing and Jessica Andrews is calling for Brooklyn to get into the ring. }
Terri Morasco: She’s trying to break Jennie right there!
{ Jessica Andrews leans out and starts counting down for a disqualification against Brooklyn! ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! Brooklyn releases the illegal choke hold just in time and starts arguing with Jessica about it. Jennie rolls over onto her stomach still in pain from some of the damage that she’s received. }
Jessica Andrews: GET IN THE RING!
Brooklyn Madrox: DO YOUR DAMN JOB, AND LET ME DO MINE!
{ The referee and the champion bicker back and forth for a moment, with Brooklyn insisting that she did nothing wrong… Jessica acknowledges the countdown for a countout, and it’s up to six. Brooklyn rolls under the bottom rope, and then right back out to restart the count, where Jessica Andrews is pleading with Brooklyn to keep the action inside of the ring… Brooklyn grabs Jennie by the head and pulls the camera close. }
Brooklyn Madrox: Hey you, get a close up on this. Are you all seeing this? THIS is what happens to challengers in my division, and I’m going to do this to the next person, and the next person, and the NEXT!
{ Brooklyn takes Jennie into a front headlock and pulls her out of the ring some more so only her knees and legs are what keeps her elevated, and then Brooklyn spikes her down with a DDT to the outside! }
Terri Morasco: Brooklyn is just starting to tear her apart.
Vasco Dias: She’s decimating her, Terri. Let’s call it what it is! A massacre!
{ The impact caused Jennie to turn onto her back as the camera gets a close shot of Jennie’s bloodied face… Brooklyn stands up and looks down at her opponent before starting to dig her heel against Jennie’s cut! Jennie squirms and groans out in more and more pain as Brooklyn finally stops and shrugs her shoulders– she pulls Jennie back up and finally rolls her back into the ring, before using the ropes to pull herself up to the ring apron. Jessica is right there to tell her to get into the ring, and Brooklyn nods while brushing the soles of her boots against the ring apron. }
Vasco Dias: Gotta get that blood out fast. That will stain your shoes!
{ Brooklyn steps into the ring and looks at her downed challenger… she can’t help but let out a chuckle while starting to stalk her a little bit– she gestures for Jennie to get up. The crowd starts rallying behind Jennie to try to motivate her to keep pushing, and Brooklyn even entices the fans! She waves for them to get louder. }
Crowd: LET’S! GO! JEN-NIE! { Clap, clap, clap-clap-clap! }
Crowd: LET’S! GO! JEN-NIE! { Clap, clap, clap-clap-clap! }
Crowd: LET’S! GO! JEN-NIE! { Clap, clap, clap-clap-clap! }
Crowd: LET’S! GO! JEN-NIE! { Clap, clap, clap-clap-clap! }
Crowd: LET’S! GO! JEN-NIE! { Clap, clap, clap-clap-clap! }
{ Brooklyn joins in on the chant, and the claps! }
Brooklyn Madrox & Crowd: LET’S! GO! JEN-NIE! { Clap, clap, clap-clap-clap! }
Brooklyn Madrox & Crowd: LET’S! GO! JEN-NIE! { Clap, clap, clap-clap-clap! }
Brooklyn Madrox & Crowd: LET’S! GO! JEN-NIE! { Clap, clap, clap-clap-clap! }
{ Worse for wear, but Jennie stirs from the chants and Brooklyn gives a thumbs up to the audience until she gets into her own fighting stance… Brooklyn starts measuring Jennie up, trying to telegraph how she’s going to get to her feet. }
Terri Morasco: Just a wolf stalking its prey right now!
Vasco Dias: I love it, Terri! I love it! I do!
{ Jennie circles and gets to one knee, and Brooklyn is in the perfect position– BALOR’S GAZE! }
Vasco Dias: BALOR’S!
Terri Morasco: Jennie EVADES!
{ Jennie narrowly avoids it, and Brooklyn now off-balance turns toward Jennie only for Jennie, with a burst of energy, circles behind Brooklyn and gets her into a hammerlock…Jennie traps Brooklyn’s other arm, and forces her to keel over a little before getting her into a headscissors and pulling her over with the hammerlock head scissors small package cover! }
ONE!
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THR– NOOOOO!!!!!
{ BROOKLYN KICKS OUT! }
Vasco Dias: Where did that come from?!
Terri Morasco: Jennie avoids what would have undoubtedly put her away, and she reverses the momentum! Brooklyn doesn’t look like she knows what happened there, and I don’t even know if she realizes that she kicked out in time!
{ Jennie is still lying down on her back now while Brooklyn circles and is looking at Jessica Andrews who is in turn ensuring her that she had kicked out– Brooklyn circles to look for Jennie, a little more fiercely now, and reaches down to grab her head to pull her to her feet, but Jennie rolls Brooklyn into an inside cradle! }
ONE!
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TWO!
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{ BROOKLYN KICKS OUT! She pounds the mat in frustration, but the crowd is going wild for the two near falls that Jennie had in almost stealing away the victory and the title. }
Terri Morasco: Brooklyn has gotta stay focused if she’s going to defend the title, but this crowd is rallying behind Jennie pretty heavily!
{ Brooklyn is still the first one to her feet, a look of utter shock on her face. At the same time, Jennie does roll over onto her stomach, and pushes herself back to her hands and knees as the blood trails down her face and drips onto the mat…Brooklyn grits her teeth while closing in and pulls Jennie back to a standing position, and Jennie gets a second wind going by connecting with a right! Brooklyn fires with her own, but Jennie is still firing away and the shots between the two are getting heavier with each shot. }
Terri Morasco: Jennie looks like she’s running on fumes right now, but she seems to be taking the fight to the champion! Brooklyn is trying to keep the momentum on her side, but she has to be wondering what she has to do to put Jennie down!
Vasco Dias: There’s no doubt that Jennie is digging deep when you’re trying to cling to relevance!
Terri Morasco: Brooklyn sneaks in another quick jab. She is the better striker of the two, and we’re seeing her go on a full flurry here!
{ With the edge on her side yet again, Brooklyn is connecting with palm strikes, forearm shots, and elbows wherever she can land them against the challenger! Jennie does her best to defend herself, but Brooklyn is constantly redirecting her aim…Jennie staggers when Brooklyn goes for a discus, and takes her down with a heavy elbow! TOOTH AND NAIL! Jennie goes down! }
Vasco Dias: It’s just that hunger for Brooklyn, that hunger, and Jennie– look, Terri, I think Jennie is done right now.
{ A sense of victory already washing over Brooklyn, she paces inside of the ring. Jennie still forces herself to start standing up, and Brooklyn looks more and more amused by it– she pulls Jennie up by the head while then snatching both of Jennie’s wrists. Brooklyn shakes her head at Jennie. }
Vasco Dias: A wolf is knocking!
Terri Morasco: Brooklyn could be looking for the same knee that put Jennie out at Night of the Immortals!
{ Brooklyn attempts to shove Jennie back, but Jennie lunges forward! She gets one arm free and then sails Brooklyn over with a NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX! }
Terri Morasco: The valiant spirit! The spirit of the fight! Jennie is still alive in this one!
Vasco Dias: What more does Brooklyn have to do?!
{ Jennie doesn’t stop with the one. Brooklyn is still in her grasp and she staggers back to her feet for a second time with Brooklyn in tow– a second northern lights suplex! The crowd bellows out “two” while Jennie is persisting for the third… }
Terri Morasco: That’s two wishes, Vasco! Brooklyn has spent two wishes wishing that she could get out of this!
Vasco Dias: That’s not funny!
Terri Morasco: It’s a little funny.
{ Jennie rolls through for the third, pulling Brooklyn with her as she looks in pain from the impact her back has had against the mat… Jennie raises Brooklyn up for a third northern lights suplex, and bridges this time! }
Terri Morasco: THREE WISHES! THREE WISHES and Jennie goes right into the cover!
ONE!
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TWO!
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THREE–
{ BROOKLYN KICKS OUT! }
Terri Morasco: Nooooo! This crowd can’t believe it, but Brooklyn Madrox kicks out just as Jessica Andrews was about to hit the mat. I don’t think it gets much closer than that, Vasco!
Vasco Dias: Give me a second here, I’m hyperventilating!
Terri Morasco: Do you need a bag?
{ Jennie crawls over to the ropes to use them to pull herself to her feet, as Brooklyn rolls over and then reaches for her back while trying to stand up– Brooklyn stumbles forward a step and tries to shake off the damage. Jennie stumbles back against the corner using the ropes to keep herself held up– Brooklyn advances toward Jennie, and Jennie kicks her legs up aiming for Brooklyn’s jaw! Brooklyn catches her legs and shakes her head at Jennie…
Jennie fires a kick that connects with Brooklyn’s jaw; Brooklyn releases Jennie and staggers back, holding her jaw, and Jennie closes in from behind to catch Brooklyn with a Déjà Vu Headscissors! }
Terri Morasco: Jennie with an impressive headscissors right there! But Brooklyn just running on her own adrenaline is able to get back up!
{ Brooklyn rolls through and is at her feet, at the same time as Jennie– but Jennie stands ready and waiting… Brooklyn staggers toward Jennie, and Jennie rushes forward! OUT OF WISHES! NOOOO! Brooklyn ducks just in the nick of time, and Jennie crashes against the mat– Brooklyn snatches one of Jennie’s arms and forcefully pulls her to her feet, and then toward her with the WOLF AT THE DOOR! The crowd falls silent as Brooklyn falls over her, cradling her into a cover. }
Terri Morasco: After everything Jennie left in the ring, it’s going to end like this?!
Vasco Dias: That’s the way life is, Terri, and the sooner you accept it, the better. Brooklyn wins because she’s better! Life isn’t fairytales!
ONE!
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THREE!!!!!
DING! DING! DING!
{ Brooklyn shoves herself off of Jennie and hurries to her feet. She is a little wobbly from exhaustion, but manages to continue standing and just hovering over the challenger who brought everything, but it just wasn’t enough. Jessica Andrews takes the title from Alison Valance, and then hands it to Brooklyn who snatches it from the referee. }
Alison Valance: Your winner! AND STILL! IWF WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPION! BRRRRRROOKLYYYYNNNNNN!!!!! MAAAAADDDDDROOOOOXXXXX!!!!!
{ Jessica holds Brooklyn’s arm up, but she snatches her arm back again and just holds the championship on her own. Brooklyn walks toward the camera while holding it up for the world to see. }
Brooklyn Madrox: NEXT! NEXT! NEXT!
{ Brooklyn shouts at the camera, calling out the next challenger. }
Terri Morasco: It was a tough fight, but Brooklyn has now defeated Jennie two times in a row, and you have to imagine she’s looking for the next person that’s ready to step up.
Vasco Dias: There’s no one on her level, Terri! Brooklyn is going to be the champion for a long, long time! Anyways! That’s all the time we have for tonight, folks! GOODNIGHT!
{The lights go out and the robed people appear in the ring standing around Jennie on the mat. One by one they remove their hoods. The First is Rowan MacDonnough. The second. April Maddox. The third Astrid Hall. The fourth Vivienne Rodgers. Brooklyn walks up to each women and hugs them tightly and gives Rowan a kiss before holding the title up one more time before the lights go out again and only Jennie is left in the ring.}
Terri Morasco: Is that-
{ END. }