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{Thaddeus leans in front of a strange contraption goggles on and playing with a few dials as Tesla coils spark and smoke starts to billow as he mutters to himself}Thaddeus: "Yes ...yes this will work, if I summon a quantum state doppleganger I can use the Schrodinger effect to ..yes... Yeeeeees Carry Pi, divide by Zero.. and EUREKA!
{Thaddeus throws the switch, there's a spark and the lights go out, we zoom out as the lights across the entire arena suddenly go out}Thaddeus: "OH Bug..."
{The lights flicker back on and goggles Thaddeus comes face to face with Thaddeus who both slowly smiles before Thaddeus in the goggles tooks triumphant.}"Oh happy day! Now Together we can seize the Roulette!"{The other Thaddeus blinks and tilts his head.}Thaddeus 2: "Excuse myself, but could you perchance extrapolate what exactly ...This Roulette is? I assume you are some future version of myself, violating the spatial constant in order to give ourselves some sort of ..Edge?"
{Careful not to touch himself Thaddeus smiles brightly and moves to a door lifting the goggles}Goggles Thaddeus: "Quite correct me, I stand in awe of our brilliance, come I shall discuss the nature of our arrange over tea perhaps?"
{The two leave to a scene of utter devastation behind them}
SINGLES MATCH
Kate Steele vs Ciara O'ConnorTerri Morasco: Our first match tonight on High Stakes is between two women who were brawling backstage last week.
Vasco Dias: I think they could have brawled a little longer.
Terri Morasco: You would say that wouldnāt you?
Alison Valance: The Following contest is scheduled for one fall.
{As the opening notes of āPrisoner's Songā by Dropkick Murphys begins to play the lights dull around only showing the entrance ramp.}āLooking on a past where we still had a chanceā¦ā
Alison Valance: From Dublin, Ireland standing at 5ā6ā¦. CIARA OāCONNOR!
{Ciara OāConnor steps out onto the ramp with a self-satisfied smirk as she walks down to the ring, spinning once. She climbs onto the apron, sitting sideways with one leg behind her and one in front of her. She smiles at the crowd before leaning forward and grabbing her leg before rolling under the rope into the ring. She rolls to her knees with her arms spread as the lights go up in the arena.}Vasco Dias: This is only Ciaraās second match in the IWF.
Terri Morasco: And itās her second one against Kate Steele.
Vasco Dias: Kate and Ciara clearly have some issues they need to work out here tonight.
{Monster by Paramore begins to blare all across the sound system and as it does Kate Steele along with her husband Todd Warren begins to emerge from the back curtain. Kate has a huge smile on her face as she stares at the roaring crowd who are all cheering her on. She begins to sprint down the aisle as she claps the hands of outstretched fans.}Alison Valance: And her opponent, from Berkshire, England standing at 5ā2āāā¦. KATE STEELE!
Terri Morasco: She looks pretty angry here tonight, doesnāt she?
Vasco Dias: She looks pissed. Ciara doesnāt appear to be bothered by the whole idea.
Terri Morasco: Ciara looks relaxed.
{Kate finally makes it to the ring and she quickly runs up the ring steps as she grabs the turnbuckle as hard as she can. She immediately leap frogs over the ropes and bounces about before she points at the crowd cheering her on. She closes her eyes placing a single finger over her lips offering the Shhhh sound which all the fans follow in. She takes her place in the corner afterwards waiting for the match to begin.}Terri Morasco: Regardless both of these women look focused this week. Itāll be interesting to see how this match goes.
Vasco Dias: Iām going to guess kicks and high flying.
{Kate glares at the other side of the ring. Ciara is examining her nails and ignoring the shorter girl. Kate makes a face like sheās going to storm across the ring but the Ref steps between her and points her into her corner.}Vasco Dias: I like this already.
Terri Morasco: You just like the idea of this turning bloody.
Vasco Dias: A man can hope.
{The bell rings, Kate bounces off the ropes and tries to pull off a Spinning Heel Kick but Ciara catches the leg and pushes her back. Kate climbs onto the ropes but Ciara grabs her by the leg and tosses the smaller women down hitting the mat.}Terri Morasco: Kateās not having much success here.
Vasco Dias: Ciara seems to be playing with her food here. I love it.
{Ciara kicks Kate hard in the ribs while sheās down. As Kate is getting back up to her feet, Ciara toe stomps her face into the mat with a laugh.}Vasco Dias: YES! Now itās getting good!
Terri Morasco: Ciaraās being a little aggressive here donāt you think?
{As Kate checks her face for blood Ciara leans over smirking, the words āItās an improvementā while pointing to Kates face can be heard.}Terri Morasco: Oooh, thatās not nice
Vasco Dias: Itās petty. Iā¦I love it.
{Kate makes a sound of anger, but Ciara backs up before hitting her with a Yakuza kick. Ciara goes for the pin
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KICK OUT}Terri Morasco: Little early for thatā¦
{Ciara lets go of Kate standing up, smirking.}Vasco Dias: Sheās playing with her.
{Kate bounces up, clearly angry over how the match has been going. Kate pulls off a Leg Sweep, knocking Ciara down to the mat. Kate climbs the turnbuckle hits Ciara with a Tornado DDT when she gets close to her. She waits as Ciara to pull herself up by the turnbuckle and does Float Over DDT. Kate goes for the pin.
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Kick out!}Terri Morasco: Thatās surprising.
Vasco Dias: Ciara seems to be able to handle a lot more than Kate expected. More than I expected.
{With a sound of frustration Kate goes for the ropes. Before Kate can get to the top rope, Ciara pops up and kicks Kate in the knee making her lose her grip and fall to the mat.}Terri Morasco: Oh, I could heard that fall from here.
Vasco Dias: and it was amazing.
Terri Morasco: what is wrong with you Vasco?
Vasco Dias: You saying you donāt enjoy the work on display out there?
{Ciara laughs, circling Kate. A mic picks up the words, āGet up you worthless English trashā.}Terri Morasco: Well, thatās just uncalled for.
Vasco Dias: Ciaraās trash talk hasnāt been on display in Vivienneās matches recently and I am enjoying seeing them front and center here.
{Kate uses the ropes to stand up before launching herself at Ciara who close-lines her hard back down on to the mat.}Terri Morasco: Things arenāt looking good for Kate here.
Vasco Dias: They really arenāt. But look at those legs at work, Morasco. Look at them.
Terri Morasco: Of course thatās what you would focus on.
Vasco Dias: I am a man of simple tastes.
{As Kate gets back up Ciara pulls a Broken Hymn hitting Kate in the face, knocking her down to the mat.}Vasco Dias: YES!
Terri Morasco: Ciara isnāt letting up now.
{Ciara walks over to where Kate is on the mat and waits for Kate topush herself up slightly before hitting her with a SOD OFF.}Vasco Dias: This is beautiful.
Terri Morasco: Ciara just punted Kate. Thatās going overboard here.
Vasco Dias: Itās ensuring Kate doesnāt kick out this time. Itās smart.
{Ciara drops down and goes for the pin.
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3!!}Terri Morasco: Kate went into this match to try and make clear she wouldnāt tolerate bullies.
Vasco Dias: Donāt be naive. This is now in the Age of Gods. Heroes and good guys have no right to think that makes them safe or that they can win. No one gets by with just being nice anymore.
Terri Morasco: That does seem to be the messageā¦
Alison Valance: And your winnerā¦ CIARI OāCONNOR!
{As Prisonerās song hits the speakers, Ciara stands up with a smirk at the camera, raising her arm in the air as Kate lays on the mat.}
IWF IRON MAIDEN QUALIFIER MATCH
Dawn Halliwell vs Fiona McFlyAlison Valance: The following contest is a no-disqualifications āI QUITā match!
Vasco Dias: This will be an interesting match to see tonight. We have Dawn and Fiona battling it out for a chance to make it into the iron Maiden
Terri Morasco: Itās a risky move, putting your chance to qualify on the line.
Alison Valance: Introducing first ā from Belfast, Northern Ireland, weighing in at 135 poundsā¦ Fiona McFly!
{The lights go out, and we see a combination of eerie green lighting and fog fill the entire arena. Suddenly, a dancer, clad in green, walks onto the stage and performs a tap dance routine to an original Celtic piece, stopping to look at herself in front of a giant mirror--which projects an image of a very young Fiona McFly, aged seven, standing in front of a proud Royal Navy sailor as the first excerpt from the final tweet given by famed actor Leonard Nimoy is shown on the big screen above.}"A life is like a garden..."
{As the music increases in intensity, a second dancer, sporting a silver uniform, performs a slightly longer version of the same tap dance routine until stopping to look at the mirror--which then projects Fiona as a preteen, posing with her first go-kart racing trophy she'd won in the summer of 1994 at the age of 12. The second excerpt from the "Star Trek" legend's tweet is shown as the photo in the mirror fades into nothingness...}"Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved..."
{A third dancer, wearing a gold uniform, walks onto the stage to join the other two in a frenzied "Lord of the Dance"-style routine as the music reaches its crescendo. At this point, all three dancers stop to look at the mirror once again--this time, it projects an image of Fiona sporting blonde hair, wearing her old University of Wisconsin, followed by a photo of her beating up on Ana Valentine, her first IWF opponent, as the final except for Nimoy's tweet is displayed.}"...except in memory."
{As the dancers begin their final tap dance, the four different photographs, all black-and-white, fade in and out as the tune reaches its climax before coming to a stop. The trip walks over to the end of the stage to grab a giant mallet; as a group, they carry the object over and, with all their combined strength, aim it directly at the glass, which shatters into pieces. At this moment, the Dropkick Murphys' "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" begins to play as Fiona McFly, with a silver whip in hand, leaps through the busted mirror, prompting pyrotechnics to go off from the top ends of the stadium as a burst of confetti is shot from the stage. With the dancers tapping to her entrance theme, Fiona smiles lovingly as she twirls along with the dancers in her own routine before walking down to the ring, hugging fans along the way as the lights come back on. Before hopping into the ring, she gives the whip to a lucky soul as a souvenir.}Vasco Dias: Fiona McFly pulling out all the stops with her entrance here tonight.
Terri Morasco: This is an important match to her, Vasco ā not only is this her shot to show that sheās still the same woman who won the Iron Maiden before, but its her chance at vindication against an opponent whoās been hounding her relentlessly for weeks.
Vasco Dias: Weāll just see if she puts as much effort into wrestling as she did into walking on stageā¦
Alison Valance: And her opponentā¦
{Lights dim as the opening riffs to Shoot to Thrill hit, and flashes of white light begin to pulse along with the music as it picks up pace. The stage fills with dry ice as Dawn steps out from backstage, smiling manically and rocking out to the music. She points to the crowd and tries to get them pumped up. When the chorus hits, she raises her fists in the air as she lets out a shout of excitement punctuated by a blast of simple white pyro around her. She holds that pose until the second iteration of "Shoot to Thrill" in the chorus, at which point she charges into the ring and slides in, spinning with the momentum to her feet as she urges the crowd to get to their feet and rock along with her. After a few moments she will settle into her corner.}Alison Valance: From Salem, Massachusetts ā weighing in at 125 poundsā¦ The Iron Maiden, Dawn Halliwell!
Terri Morasco: No special fanfare from Dawn tonight.
Vasco Dias: Why would she want to, Terri? In her eyes treating this match as anything but your standard throwdown would be giving Fiona more credit than she deserves!
{As the two women stand on opposite sides of the ring, clearly sizing each other up. Dawn grins and cracks her knuckles, winking at Fiona before the bell rings.}DING!
{As soon as the bell rings, Dawn backs off and rolls out under the bottom ropes, immediately going for her bread and butter of the outside mayhem. Fiona follows, launching herself under the bottom rope with a dropkick to prevent Dawn from retrieving a weapon from under the ring.}Terri Morasco: Quick thinking there from McFly.
{Dawn quickly recovers, rolling away and getting to her feet before Fiona can take more of an opportunity to capitalize on the dropkick. However, Fiona moves quickly to make sure that sheās between Dawn and the ring, working careful positioning to try to make sure that Dawn doesnāt get her hands on a weapon. Eventually Dawn gives up on trying, and dashes forward in frustration with a straightforward punch to the jaw before hauling Fiona to the ground with a German Suplex.}Terri Morasco: Fiona kept Dawn from getting an early weapon, but she can still fight without one.
Vasco Dias: Thatās true, but the longer Fiona can keep a weapon out of Dawnās hands the longer sheāll be able to avoid taking a heavier beating.
{Fiona moves quickly to keep both women on the ground, once again relying on her MMA training to try to inflict as much quick pain on Halliwell as possible. Dawn struggles to get back to her feet, or at least into an advantageous position, but Fiona is able to prevent Dawnās efforts as she slowly works Dawn closer to being caught in the KimbleLock!}Terri Morasco: She doesnāt have it yet, but Fionaās looking to try to end this quickly
Vasco Dias: If Dawn lets her get the hold in.
{Being unrestricted in what sheās allowed to do enables Dawn to fight rough and dirty, struggling and scraping more like a street fighter than a wrestler. She leaves long, lightly bleeding scratches down Fionaās arms before biting her ā hard. The pain from that is enough for Fiona to let out a sharp yelp of surprise and pain, releasing her grip on Halliwell long enough for Dawn to get away.}Terri Morasco: Gritty and dirty tactics from Dawn!
Vasco Dias: Sheās talked about getting in fights in alleyways and side streets for most of her life, sheās at her best when the only rule is that there are no rules.
{Dawn moves away, shaking off the pain from Fiona's grapples, still entirely forsaking the inside of the ring. As Fiona once again positions herself between Dawn and the ring, Dawn reaches back into the crowd - snatching the drink out of one of their hands and throwing it into Fiona's face! Fiona jumps back from the surprise, and Dawn dashes forward and reaches under the ring, pulling out an aluminium baseball bat. Laughing with triumph, Dawn brings the weapon down on Fiona's back, knocking the Belfast Bombshell to the floor!}Vasco Dias: Here we go!
{Fiona recovers from the strike, managing to roll desperately away as Dawn brings the weapon raining down towards her, evading away and keeping herself from taking more damage from Dawn's frenzied assault. Knowing that she has to fight fire with fire, Fiona reaches frantically under the ring... and grins when her hand finds something. As Dawn brings the bat down again, Fiona lashes out... with a length of steel chain! Brandishing it expertly like a whip, she lashes Dawn away with quick and precise strikes.}Terri Morasco: Fiona McFly giving Dawn a taste of her own medicine! She made great use of that chain at Open Fight Night, and now its Dawn's turn to taste its bite!
{With Dawn driven back, Fiona grins and rolls back into the ring, goading Dawn to follow her as she performs a series of improvised rope tricks with the chain, earning cheers from the audience. Dawn glares with anger, wiping blood away from her mouth as she flourishes the baseball bat in her hand before following.}Vasco Dias: Fiona luring Dawn out of her comfort zone! Despite Dawn's victory the last they met, Fiona definitely seems to have the upper hand this week both in strategy and psychology.
Terri Morasco: She's playing on Dawn's pride and temper - I just hope it doesn't bite her in the rear later.
{Fiona lashes out with the chain again, twirling it expertly, and Dawn is hard pressed to get out of the way or block with the bat. She dances around at the edge of the ring, sidestepping strike after lightning-fast strike, waiting for the prime moment to make her move. Finally she gets just that opportunity as Fiona strikes out hard with a heavy horizontal lash. Dawn ducks low but lifts the bat up, letting the chain twirl around it before she wrenches on it hard, pulling the chain out of Fiona's hands. She tosses the weapons aside and charges in with a furious roar, but Fiona moves to the side and sends Dawn spiralling with a Headscissor takedown! The two women roll away from one another, keeping their distance as Fiona lets out a confident smirk.}Vasco Dias: Everything that Dawn does, Fiona has an answer for... but its one thing to land hits, and another thing alltogether to deliver enough punishment to make a girl like Dawn quit.
Terri Morasco: That's true. For all her faults, Dawn has proven time and again that she's touch as nails, and Fiona's going to have to bring everything in her arsenal if she wants to walk out of this match with a path to the Iron Maiden.
{Dawn rushes forward with the bat once again, but Fiona sidesteps and brings a knee into Dawn's gut, doubling the younger woman over and knocking the wind out of her hard, sending the bat clattering to the mat. Fiona is quick to pursue, twisting around and maintaining control of Dawn by pulling her close and into the cuthroat torture rack setup for the RAISE THE CUP, bringing the woman crashing down onto her head, right onto the discarded chain!}Terri Morasco: NO WAY!
Vasco Dias: Even for as rock-headed a woman as Dawn, that HAD to hurt!
{Fiona looks down at Dawn, barely moving as she clutches her head in pain. For a moment it is clear that Fiona is considering trying to end it there, but a look of uncertainty crosses her face. Slowly she looks between the grounded Dawn... and the top rope of the nearest corner. Nodding slowly to herself, she turns towards the corner and climbs to the top... and assumes the pose of the praying mantis!}Terri Morasco: SHE'S SETTING UP THE MANTIS! This was one of Jack Gaither's biggest moves, and she's using it to avenge all the shit that Dawn's said about him!
Vasco Dias: If she lands this, the match has to be over!
{As Dawn finally gets to her feet, Fiona launches herself off the top rope... but DAWN MANAGES TO SEE IT! Seeing Fiona flying towards her just in the nick of time, she slips to the side and reaches up... pulling Fiona down into a tremendous THUNDERSTRUCK!}Vasco Dias: WOAH!!!
Terri Morasco: A huge reversal from Dawn! Fiona was too desperate to put Dawn away as hard as possible that she relied on a move that forces her out of her comfort zone. It was risky, and unfortunately for her...
{Dawn breathlessly kneels in the ring as Fiona lays insensate a few feet away. She slowly stands, grabbing the chain nearby and wrapping it around Fiona's neck. She drags Fiona by the chain out of the ring, eventually propping her up against the outside of the corner post. She slaps Fiona a few times to force her to regain her senses, pulling her up standing... before sliding back into the ring, pulling the chain with her as she goes.}Terri Morasco: Oh this can't end pleasantly.
{Dawn wraps the chain around Fiona's neck, tying it firmly around the corner post before once again grabbing the baseball bat. She leaps back down to the outside, where Fiona is desperatly trying to reach around behind her to loosen the chain to no avail. Dawn smirks and brings the bat hard on Fiona's shoulder with a sickening crack, forcing out a scream of agony from Fiona as that arm goes limp. Dawn's smile widens as she smells blood, repeating the strike on the other shoulder to leave both of her arms useless and limp. Fiona is helpless as Dawn continues to rain strikes on her joints, targeting the knees and elbows, and Fiona recognizes that there's no way for her to escape what Dawn is doing to her.}Fiona McFly: I... I qu-
{Dawn, however, claps a hand over Fiona's mouth, grinning like a psychopath as she shakes her head.}Dawn Halliwell: That's not your line. Try again!
{Fiona winces in anger... before finally closing her eyes in resignation.}Fiona McFly: All... All Bloody Hail!
{The bell rings, and Shoot to Thrill by Halestorm plays as security and medical personnel rush to the ring to attend to the two bleeding women.}Alison Valance: Here is your winner... DAWN HALLIWELL!
Terri Morasco: A definitive win from Dawn, potentially putting an end to this vicious feud as Dawn goes on to participate in the Iron Maiden!
Vasco Dias: Spike Kane's daughter taking home a huge win tonight - I wonder if their family's luck will continue?
IWF TAG TEAM WORLD CUP MATCH
Awesomely Bueno vs CaBerto
Vasco Dias: Are you ready for some World Tag Cup Action, Terri?
Terri Morasco: After Steve managed to escape the clutches of Andrew Jacobsen last week on Sacrifice, Iām ready to finally see Steve Awesome get what he has coming to him!
Vasco Dias: What do you mean!? Steve has been a victim of bias. Heās been pinned down by the head office and now itās finally time to break free.
Terri Morasco: oh pleaseā¦.
{The somber tones of Oh Death by Jennifer Titus take hold of the PA system as the lights drop out. A single orange glow takes hold of the stage as Cable Arcane steps out onto the ramp, his face hidden by the hood of his jacket. Arcane makes his way down the ramp, ignoring the fans as he goes. Slowly he walks up the steps and climbs into the ring, once inside he climbs up into the second turnbuckle and throws both his arms out to the side in sort of Jesus pose. The music dies down as he throws his hood back and waits for the match to start.
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{The lights in the arena all go out at "King of the World" by Porcelain and the Tramps begins to blare out of the PA system. Spotlights begin to scan the crowd before fixating on a figure at the top of the stage which is revealed to be Roberto Verona, his head bowed towards the floor. As cheers being to resonate around the arena Verona raises his head and he begins a slow methodical march down the ramp, the spotlight following him as golden pyro rains down from above on the stage. Verona stares with disgust at the crowd who cheer him as he approaches the ring, but he doesn't react to them. As he reaches the steps he slowly ascends them before walking towards the middle of the ring apron, turning around to look into the crowd one last time before looking up and closing his eyes as he stretches his arms out wide and basks in the adulation. After indulging himself Verona climbs into the ring, psyching himself up as he awaits the beginning of the match.
}Terri Morasco: These two men are in charge of IWF and now they plan on taking out the trash.
Vasco Dias: Oh wow, what a corporate suck up!
{The house lights dim slightly as the words āOLĆā appear on the screen. The fans begin chanting along with the music as El GrandĆ© Malo bursts out from behind the curtain. He stomps his way out to the center of the stage, bouncing up and down in time with the music. He hops up and down pointing into the air and quickly begins jogging down toward the ring, slapping the outstretched hands along the way, before sliding into the ring and heading for the nearest corner. He scales the turnbuckles and continues to hype up the chanting crowd before dropping down and pulling on the nearby top rope, stretching while waiting for the match to begin.
}{All the lights in the arena die out and the fans in attendance start chanting
his name.
"AWE-SOME! AWE-SOME! AWE-SOME!"
Dramatic Pause.
"REGRETS I'VE HAD MINE!"
The lights in the arena explode to life as they flash green and black to the beat as Steve Awesome comes running out with intensity to the hyped up chorus of "Full of Regrets" by Danko Jones.
Lonely nights/ and a whole lot of wasted time!
If you see her wont you tell her for me/
It's better this way to avoid all the misery
The chorus plays again as Steve walks down to the ring. The guitar starts soloing and Steve hops into the ring and he provocatively slips off his jacket and then spins and drops into a kneel and he flexes his arms. He gets a slow motion effect as pyro sprays behind him.
}Terri Morasco: Love them or hate them, Iām on the latter side personally, Awesomely Bueno are an entertaining teamā¦.even if Steve Awesome is a jerk.
Vasco Dias: Look at that...another personal bias against Steve Awesome. S...m...hā¦.
Terri Morasco: Dont acronym at me Vasco!
{Steve is telling Malo he will start the match which causes Cable to want to start for his team. The bell rings and Steve and Cable circle the ring as they size each other up. The crowd buzzing in an anticipation for the explosion.}
Terri Morasco: Cable Arcane has been waiting patiently to get his hands on Steve Awesome! Iām ready for this!
Vasco Dias: How many times does Steve have to beat Cable?
Terri Morasco: He cheated to win the first time!
Vasco Dias: If Cable was really the Best he would have kicked out. Plain and simple.
{Steve and Cable circle again and Steve steps forward but then turns around and tags in Malo as the crowd boo. Steve smirks at the crowd and at Cable and points to his brain. He yells at Cable āon my timeā. Cable and Verona glare back.}Vasco Dias: See thatās why Steve is the real best in the world! Because heās smart enough to pick his spots. Itās a brilliant tactic.
Terri Morasco: OR maybe Steve is just a coward that is too afraid to mix it up with Cable.
Vasco Dias: Why do you hate Steve so much? Is it because he would never go out with someone like you?
Terri Morasco: Ugh iā¦.you make me sick Vasco!
{Malo steps up to Cable and goes for a lockup. Cable goes for a strike but Malo ducks underneath and hits Cable with some thigh kicks. Cable scowls from the strikes and Cable tries to fire back with another strike but the smaller El Grande Malo dodges again and runs to ropes and takes Cable Arcane off balance with a headscissors whip to the ropes. Cable stumbles to the ropes and Malo runs up and bounced off the second rope and dropped Cable with a springboard DDT! Cables head spikes off the mat and Malo goes for the pin. The ref slides into position for the count.
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Cable manages to kick out at two and Steve is on the apron yelling about how slow the count was!}Vasco Dias: Total slow count. I agree with Steve! This ref needs to get his stuff together! This is a main event caliber match.
Terri Morasco: Referee Chad Penwick is doing a fine job. It wasnāt slow at all. But Malo is in firm control of this match.
{Malo pulls Cable up towards his feet and then quickly drills him with a chop and a spinning back kick to the midsection. Cable groans and doubles over and Malo runs to the ropes and drills Cable with a running drop kick to the side of the head. The two time world champ is forced to one knee, Steve cheers on a fired up Malo as he runs to the ropes again and springboards back with a cross body to Cable who instead suddenly grabs him out of mid air and uses the momentum to drill him with a hellacious back breaker!!!}Terri Morasco: Oh my god did you see that!!??
Vasco Dias: Malo nearly blended in half!!
Terri Morasco: Cable Arcane is a master of back breakers. He can get them from anywhere just like we saw!
{Steve looks on in terror as Cable pulls Malo up and hooks him up for a half Nelson and then picks Malo up and drops him again on his knee for another crippling back breaker and Cable hooks the leg. The ref slides into position to count.
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Malo manages to shoot an arm into the air as Steve yells at the referee about how fast the count was!}Vasco Dias: Oh yeah! Steve is completely right! Fast count all day! Whatās wrong with referee Chad Penwick tonight?
Terri Morasco: Nothing is wrong! Heās officiated dozens of matches here in IWF.
Vasco Dias: So Why is he fast counting Malo?
Terri Morasco: He isnāt!
{Cable looks over at Steve and then points at Malo who is slowly trying to get up through the pain. Cable shakes his head and asks Steve āhowās the plan working out for you Steve?ā. Steve glares from the apron as the crowd laugh and cheer. Cable drags Malo to his teams corner and tags in Roberto Verona! Cable holds Maloās arm as Verona comes in and Roberto takes a stiff shot and Malo stumbles back to one knee in the middle of the ring.}Terri Morasco: CaBerto showing some solid teamwork there.
Vasco Dias: Figures. They have been working together trying to bury Steve Awesome for months.
{Malo crawls toward Steve for a tag but Verona stops him with a knee to the back. Malo falls to the mat as Verona just shakes his head at Steve. Verona grabs Malo and drops him with a back suplex. Malo holds his head and rolls toward the bottom rope as Verona aggressively grabs Malo and pulls him to his feet. Roberto hooks him up with a hard snap suplex! Malo instinctively rolls to his stomach and slowly tries to crawl for a tag but Verona stays on him. Verona pulls Malo up to his feet and sets him up for a swinging neck breaker but Malo spins out! Verona turns around to find Malo and he runs into a SUPER ĆLTIMO ATAQUE!!!! Roberto takes it right on the jaw and you can see the lights dim as he drops to the mat!}Terri Morasco: Malo just drilled Verona! Verona looks out!
Vasco Dias: Malo could do it right here!
Terri Morasco: But can he capitalize! He looks a little worse for wear.
{Malo crawls toward Verona for the pin but stops when he notices Steve yelling at him to tag him in.}Terri Morasco: Of course he wants in now that Verona is out of it.
Vasco Dias: Thatās called picking your spots.
{Malo goes over and tags Steve in. Steve grins at the fallen Verona and Steve struts forward towards Roberto, pretends to write out an autograph for his boss then drops an elbow in the model pose as he goes for a cover.}Vasco Dias: Pinning the boss in style!
Terri Morasco: You have got to be kidding me.
{The ref slides into position.
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Verona kicks out of the pin as Steve yells at the referee about how slow his count was. Steve glares at him and then yells āI bet your working with themā!}Vasco Dias: Ah ha!! It all makes sense now. Referee Chad Penwick has been working for Cable and Verona all along.
Terri Morasco: I mean, technically thatās true.
Vasco Dias: So then you admit it!!
{Steve tells the ref he is on to him and then points at his eyes then at the ref. He takes a shot from Verona to the midsection from and Steve returns with a knee to the face and Verona goes back down. Steve drops down and locks Verona into a headlock and pops up into a hand stand and continues to hold it. He flashes an upside down smirk and taunts. āOh yeah boss man! I can do this alllllllllllllllllllllll Da-ā Verona quickly jerks himself out of the situation and Steve scrambles to get to an upright position and takes a stiff knee to the chest. Steve cries out as Verona pulls Steve to his feet and lights him up with a couple of stiff chops to the chest and then Verona tosses Steve up and over his head with a huge belly to belly suplex! Steve drops on his head and neck and he yells out in pain and reaches for Malo to get a Tag. Verona grabs Steve by the back of the tights.}
Terri Morasco: Steve canāt run away now.
Vasco Dias: That canāt be legal, grabbing him by the tights like that!
{Verona goes to hook Steve up with a back suplex but Steve fights back with a couple elbows and manages a go behind on Verona and he bashes the boss in the back of the head with a couple forarms and then he locks Verona up in a cross face chicken wing. Verona fights to get himself out of the hold and just before Steve gets his fingers locked Verona runs forward to a neutral and drops at the last second and Steve hits face first into the turnbuckle. Steveās eyes roll into the back of his skull and his legs get wobbly. Verona grabs him and goes for the back suplex again but Steve lands on his feet. Verona turns around and Steve lifts him up for the SteveKO but Verona drops out and lifts Steve up for the Ides of March but Steve drops out Verona turns around to go after Steve but the Face of the Franchise flops down on his face.}Terri Morasco: Looks like Steve has had all he can take.
Vasco Dias: He is just a little tired thatās all! Get up Steve!
{Awesome crawls to the corner to get away from Verona who looks to Tag Cable But Steve starts distracting the ref and yelling at him and the ref doesnāt see Cable get the Tag. The ref blocks Cable from coming and asks him if he tagged. Cable says yes and the crowd cheers and the ref nods and allows it. Steve yells and complains how thatās unfair. He starts going off about how the ref is biased and in the owners pocket and how he wonāt stand for it. He gets spun around by Cable who goes for Made to Suffer, but Steve slips out. Verona tries to catch him with the Ides of March but slips out again and he just slides out of the ring and falls on his ass looking like he just escaped death!}Terri Morasco: The slimey slippery jerk just cheated death there!
Vasco Dias: Awesome knew that. Thatās why he escaped!
Steve Awesome: Forget This Iām out! Iām not dealing with this biased referee! Or this biased crowd!
{The crowd boo.}Steve Awesome: Come on Malo weāre out of here!
Terri Morasco: What? Heās leaving!?
Vasco Dias: I would too! The ref is biased! Canāt trust anyone in this company!
{Malo follows Steve as they start walking up the ramp as the referee counts. Cable and Roberto yell at Steve and Malo to come back but Steve just shakes his head and tells Cable they will fight on his time! As the ref counts to ten.}Terri Morasco: CaBerto wins by count out and Steve still manages to get whatās due.
Vasco Dias: Calm down Terri, Steve is innocent!!
Terri Morasco: Oh shut up Vasco!
IWF IRON MAIDEN QUALIFIER MATCH
Maxine Valentine vs Crystal HiltonAlison Valance: The Following contest is scheduled for one fall to qualify for the Iron Maiden
Terri Morasco: In this next match this will be the third time Crystal and Maxine have faced each other.
Vasco Dias: They should know each other pretty well at this point. Crystal has never been able to defeat Maxine
Terri Morasco: Never say never. Crystal has had moments where she has come up from behind in ways you wouldnāt expect.
Alison Valance: First to come down to the ring, ring, standing at six feet tall, weighing in at 270 pounds, Maxine Valentine!
āAmazing Grace! How sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost but now am found ,Was blind but now I seeā
{The Last line of the first verse starts to tone down through minor key and into a dirge as āThe Wolfā By Fever Ray starts to pay , and out stalks Maxine, Gas mask on her face, walking slowly to the ring and head bowed, even as the lights flicker red and green as she climbs the apron , eventually the mask is removed as she climbs in the ring and stalks her prey from side to side}Terri Morasco: Maxine made her intensions clear here.
Vasco Dias: Maxine likes hurting people. No one is shocked.
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Alison Valance: And making her way down to the ring, standing at 5ā5āā and weighing in at 115 pounds, CRYSTAL MILLAR!
{Iām Coming Out by Diana Ross begins to blast all across the speakers and as that happens we are able to see Christina Millar emerging through the backstage curtain and the roaring cheers of the crowd are deafening. She isnāt alone as her best friend Zelda Knite comes out beside her. Crystal smiles as her grouping of paparazzi gather up in front of the ring and they snag photo after of the Latina beauty. She walks down the ramp as she begins to slap the hands of the roaring crowd. The crowd cheers loudly in return as they glance back at the Hollywood hottie, and Zelda smiles as she throws up the heart symbol.}Terri Morasco: Crystal had some big things to say about this match as well. She said that things were changing. That she was going to turn things around.
Vasco Dias: Like we have not heard that before.
{Her following of paparazzi meet her as does a red carpet. She takes in appeal of the cameras smiling as flashes begin to go off one after another. She then runs up the steps where she walks towards the middle of the apron. She blows kisses out to the crowd before she drops into a split entering the ring. The crowd begins to go nuts and she waits patiently for the match to begin}Terri Morasco: Whatās with your attitude? Donāt you normally cheer for Crystal?
Vasco Dias: If it was against anyone but Maxine I would. But have you seen Max? Have you seen her, I mean really? Sheās a monster. Crystal doesnāt stand a chance.
Terri Morasco: Donāt count her out.
{Crystal stands at the other side of the ring posing getting the mixed reaction from the crowd. Maxine stands in her corner waiting like a predator for the bell to ring.}Vasco Dias: Never a good idea to take your eyes off Max. Thatās a bad plan.
{As soon as the bell rings, Max is across the ring and grabs Crystal into a suplex and hits her hard to the mat before the other women can even react.}Terri Morasco: That had to hurt.
{Crystal gets to her feet shakily. Max hits her with a penalty kick. Shea hits the mat. Maxine barely gives Crystal a moment to recover before going for a forearm smash. Crystal falls to the mat again}Terri Morasco: Maxine is not waiting for Crystal to get any momentum.
Vasco Dias: Crystal is barely getting a moment to breathe.
{Max goes for a spinebuster, hitting Crystal again to the mat but jumps up and goes for a leg sweep but Max manages to move out of the way. Crystals stands up to try to get to the ropes but Max grabs her, grappling her.} Terri Morasco: Thatās not a good place to be
Vasco Dias: See this? This is why you donāt let Max get you on a surprise. She doesnāt let up.
{Max hits Crystal with a Headbutt, knocking Crystal back slightly.}Vasco Dias: That had to hurt.
Terri Morasco: Ouch.
{Max hits Crystal with a Don't Look Down, knocking the smaller women down, dazed. Max goes for the pin.
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Vasco Dias: Crystal canāt risk to go out that early. Not here, not now.
Terri Morasco: She has to realize how close that came.
{Maxine hits Crystal with a big boot knocking her back to the mat.}Vasco Dias: Might be easier to just stay down thoughā¦.
{With a sound of frustration, Crystal get to her feet glaring at the other women.}Terri Morasco: Crystal wants a chance of turning this match around sheās got to start now.
{Maxine goes for another suplex but Crystal dead drops and rolls away from the other women. Crystal does a jumping Enziguri to Maxineās head, making the taller women hit the mat. Crystal stretches her arms out, strutting around the ring slightly. As Max gets up behind her Crystal manages to catch her in time to hit her with a Hurricarana knocking the bigger girl down.}Vasco Dias: I am never not amazed when someone can do that to someone taller than them.
Terri Morasco: Crystal seems to have learned her lesson on turning her back on Max this time
Vasco Dias: Weāll see if it sticks.
{Crystal stands in the middle of the ring, putting both her arms out, taking in the crowdās reactions.}Vasco Dias: She doesnāt learn.
Terri Morasco: Maybe sheās waiting to hit with something else again?
{Max sits up, looking over at Crystal strutting around the ring, walking towards the turnbuckle. Max cracks her neck.}Terri Morasco: Turn around Crystalā¦
Vasco Dias: Less showboating and more wrestling!
{Max takes off running, grabbing Crystal and hits her with a SACRIFICE hitting her into the turnbuckle. Crystal lets out a loud yell as she lays on the mat. Max grabs her by the hair and drags her away from the ropes.}Vasco Dias: This is not looking good for the Silver Screen Queen.
Terri Morasco: Max made claims about making Crystal her heraldā¦
{Max drops a big boot on Crystalās chest causing another yell from Crystal.}Vasco Dias: she is screaming now.
Terri Morasco: I donāt see this ending well for Crystal at this point.
{Max hits Crystal with a forearm smash before going for the pin.
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Alison Valance: Winner and heading to the iron maidenā¦ MAXINE VALENTINE!
Vasco Dias: At least Itās over.
Terri Morasco: Maxine looks proud of herself.
{As āthe Wolfā by Fever Ray hits the loudspeakers, Max stands tall in the center of the ring, kicking Crystal once before smirking at the camera.}
IWF WOMENS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Astrid Hall vs Brooklyn Madrox (C)Alison Valance: āThis next contest is scheduled for one fall and is for the IWF World Womenās Championship.ā
{The arena is filled with blue and green light as Immigrant Song begins to play, evoking colors of the sea or the forest. As the music intensifies, Lights shine down to reveal Astrid entering through the crowd, huge smile on her face as she descends towards the ring, carrying a viking-style shield as she approaches. She interacts with the crowd, laughing with them and allowing some of them to take selfies with her, giving high-fives and fist bumps all the way down. Her manager, Emma Danielson, walks behind her, smiling and interacting with the crowd as well, though not in as show-stealing a way. Before leaving the crowd, Astrid hands the shield to a young girl declaring āAnyone can be a hero - welcome to the Shield Wall, Sister!ā. She leaps into the ring, pumped up and beaming after one last fist bump with Emma, jumping onto the ropes with a triumphant fist in the air taking in the crowdās cheers before eventually settling into her corner, still brimming with energy.}{āLa La-La-La La La-Laā begins to play throughout the arena as the lights fade to black.
āBitch, Iām about to blow up!ā
Spotlights flood the stage and Brooklyn saunters out from behind the curtain; her hat pulled low over her face, both hands gripping the brim. With a confident swagger, she steps to the top of the ramp and lifts her head up, a cocky smirk on her face ā acknowledging the fans with a wink.
Brooklyn reaches ringside and makes her way up the steps, wiping her feet on the apron before stepping through the ropes and spinning her way, arms outstretched, to the center of the ring. She pulls her hat off and whips it into the crowd before backing herself into the corner to stretch against the ropes.}Alison Valance: āIntroducing first, in the corner to my left, is the challenger. Wearing the dark-blue trimmed with gold and white and accompanied to the ringside area by Emma Danielson, she weighed in at 185 pounds and comes to us tonight from Trondheim, Norway. Please welcome the former IWF Shieldmaiden Championā¦. Astrid Hall!ā
{As Astrid steps out of the corner, exuberance and a thirst for battle evident in her body language, the crowd responds to her presence by bombing the ring with blue and gold streamers and chanting āNext World Champā.} Alison Valance: āAnd her opponent, in the corner to my right, is from Las Vegas, Nevada and weighed in at 111 and three-quarter pounds and represents the Pack. Wearing teal with hot-pink and turquoise, and accompanied to ringside by Dean Harper, please welcome the IWF Womenās Championā¦. Brooklyn Madrox!ā
{As Brooklyn steps out of her corner, raising the IWF World Womenās Title above her head as Dean Harper cheers her on from ringside, the crowd is split between throwing multi-colored streamers and booing her.} Terri Morasco: āAnd in the only one-on-one title match on tonightās card, Astrid Hall gets her shot at Brooklyn Madrox and the IWF Womenās World Championship. On paper, this looks to be a tough night for the champion, Vasco. Astrid is bigger, stronger, and based on everything weāve seen, in prime physical condition for this contest. What is Brooklyn going to have to do to leave with her title?ā
Vasco Dias: āThereās two answers to that question. The first one is what Brooklyn might do, and the second is what I would do. Brooklyn is probably going to try and use her speed and her cunning to see if she canāt bait Astrid into making mistakes. Brooklyn has to be on top of it enough to realize that she has to keep this as close to a breakneck pace as she possibly can. What I would do? Iād go the other way. Iād stink the joint out. Iād stall. Iād do everything I can to try and make Astrid think about the pressure sheās under.ā
{As the referee finishes her check of both competitors for any foreign objects and issues a strong warning to both Emma Danielson and Dean Harper to not interfere, the referee rings the bell. Almost immediately Brooklyn rushes in, trying to armdrag Astrid and use her speed, only for Astrid to simply catch her around the collarbone and heave her into the ropes. Rushing off of the ropes Brooklyn ducks under a wild lariat swing and quickly goes for a crossbody as she seems intent on getting out of here with her title as quickly as he can. But as she goes for the crossbody the Norwegian catches her in mid-air and walks around with her for a bit before finally throwing her into a neutral corner, where Brooklyn takes a moment before rolling to the floor to catch her breath as Astrid Hall beams happily after showing her strength. Finally re-entering the ring at the count of 8, looking frustrated, Brooklyn lands a quick jab to the body followed by a kick to the hamstring as she appears intent on trying to dull Astridās quite noticeable strength advantage. Stepping out of the way as Astrid charges her the Las Vegas native even does a passable imitation of an Ali Shuffle as Dean Harper beams in approval from ringside. Frowning, clearly wanting nothing more than to get her hands on the cocky champion, Astrid charges in and is again caught with a pass-by kick to the hamstring which serves only to further infuriate her. Charging in again this time Astrid has Brooklynās timing down and catches her leg before backflipping Brooklyn into a one-foot landing, allowing Astrid to time her with a gorgeous running lariat. Clearly thinking she has things well in hand Astrid signals for a Samoan Drop which Brooklyn tries desperately to wriggle out of, accidentally clipping the referee in the side of the head with the heel of her boot.} Alison Valance: āLadies and gentlemen, your attention please. The winner of the match, as a result of disqualification, Astrid Hall! However, still your IWF Womenās Champion, Brooklyn Madrox!ā
ROULETTE MATCH
Alison Valance: The following match is the IWF Twenty Eighteen Roulette!
{Huge roar from the crowd.}Alison Valance: Entrants number one and two will make their way down to the ring to start the match off, after two minutes the next superstar will enter, this pattern will continue til all thirty superstars have been entered into the match. An elimination occurs when a superstar goes over the top rope and both feet touch the floor. In addition to this, the IWF Extreme Championship will be on the line. Anybody who scores a pinfall, or a submission on Spike Kane will become the new Extreme Champion. For clarification, eliminating Spike Kane will not award you the championship.
{Thereās a huge buzz in the arena as we prepare for the match.}Vasco Dias: This is it Terri, weāre going to find out who is going to Night of the Immortals right here!
Terri Morasco: Thereās some genuine contenders in here tonight Vasco, and some dark horses too, speaking of which, here comes entrant number oneā¦
{As the ring announcer moves to a neutral corner the lights in the sold-out arena dim for just a moment as the opening strains of "I Remember (Spartan X Intro)" by Tristam boom out over the sound speakers, as Nighthawk walks to the ring confidently shaking hands with the crowd as he does so. Climbing up on the outside of the 2nd and 3rd turnbuckles the "Wrestling Machine" exhorts the crowd to make more and more noise before climbing into the ring and submitting himself to be checked out by the referee.}Vasco Dias: He convinced Spike to put the formerly Invictus Championship on the line during the Roulette, but the pay off for that was entering at number one. I dunno Terri, it seems a little foolish to me.
Terri Morasco: There arenāt too many people who have the guts and the drive to win from number one Vasco, but Nighthawk is definitely one of those people.
{The crowd grow silent as the lights go out, monks chanting can be heard, 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.}āBROTHERS! MY BROTHERS!
Is this all what we are?
SISTERS! MY SISTERS!
Weāve been crushed by the fists of GOD!!!ā
{On the word God another pyro explodes either side of the rampway as Spike Kane appears through the smoke a kendo stick in his hands, to a growing roar from the crowd. He stands with his arms outstretched, fists balled up soaking in the reaction from the crowd. After a few seconds he simply heads right to the ring, rolling under the bottom rope and standing right in the center of the ring, extending his arms once more, before the lights fade to normal and the music fades.}Terri Morasco: Heās got a damn kendo stick!
Vasco Dias: Well, I meanā¦.thereās no disqualification in the roulette, right? I guess Spike is taking the rebranding of the Invictus to Extreme quite literally.
Terri Morasco: Nighthawk doesnāt seem too impressed.
{Spike places the kendo stick down in the corner as he takes off the Invictus Championship and hands it to the referee. The ref holds it up before handing it to the timekeeper, before calling for the bell. DING! DING!}Vasco Dias: ITāS ON!!!
{Before Spike can turn around to grab his kendo stick Nighthawk flies across the ring, nailing him with a diving forearm. The crowd erupt in support for Nighthawk as he begins to stomp on Spike. Kane however, uses his ring awareness, and rolls to the outside, shaking his head and pointing to his head. Inside the ring Nighthawk slowly, but purposefully walks towards Spikeās Kendo Stick, raising it up to a massive roar from the crowd. Spike on the outside, looks like heās seen a ghost.}Terri Morasco: The tables have turned on Spike here, Nighthawk has the kendo stick!
Vasco Dias: This is an outrage! Heās supposed to be the hero of IWF, now heās ready to use a weapon on an unarmed man?
{Spikeās nostrils almost flare as he stares at Nighthawk, who is gesturing for Spike to get back in the ring. Spike simply shrugs his shoulders and shakes his head, before Nighthawk throws the kendo stick to the outside, away from Spike. In this instance Spike slides right back into the ring and begins to start throwing bombs at Hawk, Nighthawk is throwing elbows and forearms right back at Spike as the two seriously lay into each other.}Vasco Dias: Now THIS is a fight!
{Hawk rocks Spike with a particularly sharp forearm, before sending a huge european uppercut his way. As Spike staggers backwards he lunges forwards with a vicious kick to the knee of Nighthawk, which immediately takes the storm out of the Wrestling Machine. Spike steps forwards and executes a quick DDT, taking Nighthawk down as the crowd begin to chant down to the next entrant.}Terri Morasco: Spike took the easy route there going for Nighthawkās knee.
Vasco Dias: Who cares, entrant number three is about to come out!
{The alarm blares andā¦}āREGRETS IāVE HAD MINE!ā
{Steve Awesome comes out onto the stage with a cheesy grin on his face. He gets a mixed reaction, but storms his way to the ring regardless. Spike is slowly pulling himself up by the ropes and Nighthawk has rolled to a corner. Steve slides into the ring and looks around, he sees Spike as he slowly motions to Steve, he throws up a ātoo sweetā and holds it there for a moment or two as Steve looks from Spike to Nighthawk.}Terri Morasco: Oh come on, is this some InFamous crap!?
Vasco Dias: Yes Terri! InFamous!!!
{Thereās some hesitation from Steve, almost deliberately at this point before he throws a āToo Sweetā himself and they both crotch chop. Spike goes right after Nighthawk and Steve follows, the two of them begin to stomp on him, almost taking it in turns to stomp a āmudholeā in the chicago native. Steve drags Nighthawk to his feet and whips him at Spike, who takes him down with a huge lariat. The two are back to their feet and laughing it up, crotch chopping in Nighthawkās direction. The crowd are beginning to boo as Spike drags Nighthawk to his feet, and heads towards the ropes. Just as it looks like Spike is about to throw him over, Hawk drops to a knee, and grabs Spike from behind rolling him up! The referee from the outside begins to slam the mat to count the fall.}Vasco Dias: NO! HE CANāT DO THAT!
Terri Morasco: Nighthawk could become the Extreme Champion here!
{One! ā¦..Two! ā¦..Thre-NO! Steve sends a stiff kick to Nighthawk. He looks down at Spike, and smirks, Spike tries to argue that he āhad itā and was āgoing to kick out!ā but Steve just nods before going after Nighthawk who was crawling away. Steve lifts Nighthawk up and begins to nail him with some kicks. Hawk does his best to protect himself, but then Spike joins in on the act. They whip Hawk off the ropes and nail him with a double flapjack as the clock counts down again.}Vasco Dias: This should be fun!
{āBlack Lagoon-Red Fractionā hits the sound system and Bob Pooler storms out onto the entrance ramp and flies down into the ring. He is up in a very quick fashion and dives into both Spike and Steve with a double clothesline taking both men down. He takes a few steps and plays up to the crowd who are on their feet at his arrival.}Vasco Dias: Look at that betrayal by Bob Pooler! Taking out his supposed friend in Spike Kane!
Terri Morasco: Bob might be friends with Spike, but in a situation like this? He isnāt going to stand back and watch them beat on Nighthawk.
{Steve is first to his feet, he swings for a lariat but Bob ducks underneath and scoops him up for a blue thunder bomb. Pooler turns to look for Spike, but Kane has rolled out of the ring. He turns to walk away but Nighthawk has slid out too. He grabs Spike and throws him right back into the ring. Kane rushes across the ring as Hawk slides back in, the two jump into the air and catch Spike with picture perfect stereo dropkicks. The two share a moment as they look at each other. Spike crawls to Bob, trying to pull himself up and Hawk hits him in the back with a double axe handle. Pooler lifts Spike up and hits him with the PEPTO-BISMOL RED!!!}Vasco Dias: This is just uncalled for double teaming Terri, Spike doesnāt deserve this!
Terri Morasco: You were fine when it was the other way around!
{Pooler nods to Nighthawk to cover Spike, but Hawk shakes his head, heās not going to take someone elseās offering. Instead he locks Spike in the Hangmanās Clutch! Spike cries out just as the buzzer goes off once more and āJekyll and Hydeā by Five Finger Death Punch hits and the crowd lose their shit.}Vasco Dias: Itās Rob Diamond!!! The GOAT!
{Rob comes flying down the ramp and sprints into the ring, sliding right in and colliding with Nighthawk forcing him to drop the hold on Spike. Pooler tries to get involved but Steve Awesome catches him off guard with a huge superkick! Rob Diamond looks to Steve, who nods his head, as Spike climbs to his feet and smirks at the two of them. The three of them stand in the center of the ring, before delivering crotch chops.}Terri Morasco: Great, now thereās three members of InFamous in the ring together!
Vasco Dias: Drink it in Terri! Suck it! Suck it!
{Vasco is crotch chopping in his chair.}{The three men standing in the ring all give each other a ātoo sweetā as they survey the wreckage before them. Spike smirks as he leans towards Rob, and then both Rob Diamond and Steve Awesome drag Nighthawk to his feet, they throw him towards Spike who lifts him up into the air and nails the Blood Godās Wrath on Nighthawk! The crowd are beginning to boo, despite a small section of them cheering for InFamous.}Vasco Dias: How do you like it now Hawk!? HUH!?
Terri Morasco: Iām so glad that youāre so impartial Vasco, it makes things so much easier.
{Now both Spike and Steve go to drag Bob Pooler to his feet, and Rob takes a step before nailing Pooler with the Diamond Cutter! The three of them are in the middle of the ring again, all celebrating as if theyād just won. Spike turns to go stomp on Nighthawk some more, while Rob does the same to Pooler. The crowd begin to count down with the timer once more.}Terri Morasco: I seriously hope itās someone who will break this mess up.
{The buzzer hits and āLong Live the Chiefā by Jidenna hits the sound system and the crowd go absolutely nuts before Cable Arcane walks out onto the stage, he cracks his neck before pointing down at the ring to Steve Awesome. The crowd are on their feet.}Terri Morasco: Cable Arcane! Heās got to be hunting for Steve Awesome here!
{Cable charges the ring and slides right into a fist fight with Steve Awesome, the two fire off shots at each other, getting closer and closer to the ropes before Cable catches Steve with an uppercut that rocks him. Arcane steps a few paces back before outright trying to take Steveās head off. Cable and Steve go over the top ropes, Cable tumbles to the floor, but Steve tries his hardest to hang on, one foot touches the floorā¦.then the other before Steve quickly tries to pick himself up. The refereeās immediately tell Steve he is out, but Awesome begins to argue with them.}Vasco Dias: Cable had one thing in mind, and that was taking Steve out, but he failed. Steve definitely got his feet up!
Terri Morasco: I donāt know Vasco, letās have a look at the replay.
{The replay shows that despite Steve trying ever so hard both feet did in fact touch the floor, for merely a second before he lifted them back up. Steve is now on the floor arguing with the ref, but theyāre ushering him to the back.}ELIMINATED: CABLE ARCANE, and STEVE AWESOME
Vasco Dias: Who would have thought that Cable Arcane and Steve Awesome would be the first eliminated?
Terri Morasco: The Roulette is full of surprises Vasco.
{In the chaos in and around the ring, the battles had continued inside the ring. Nighthawk hits Rob Diamond with a Concussion on Demand before clotheslining him over the ropes, while on the opposite side of the ring Spike has Bob Pooler in the air and literally suplexes him to the outside.}ELIMINATED: BOB POOLER and ROB DIAMOND
Terri Morasco: Holy cow, two double eliminations back to back!
Vasco Dias: This is just nuts!
{Spike and Nighthawk stand in their opposite corners, breathing deeply. The two are about to go at it again when the buzzer hits ones more and the crowd all rise to their feet to see who is next.}Terri Morasco: Itās Mr Happy!
Vasco Dias: Iām surprised he made it after the beating he took in that tag match from the Age of Gods!
{Spike turns to see Happy storming to the ring, head full of steam. He steps into the ring and stands right in the center, pointing at Spike Kane, who just looks at him like heās a nobody. He then turns and points at Nighthawk too, before making a ānow kissā motion, which of course just makes both Spike and Nighthawk send kicks Mr Happyās way. The two take it in turns to kick Mr Happy, before they grab him and launch him over the ropes.}ELIMINATED: MR HAPPY
Vasco Dias: Good riddance.
{As soon as the elimination happens Nighthawk whips Spike off the ropes, and slides underneath him on the return, before taking him down with an armdrag when he bounces back. Spike rolls right to his feet, and Nighthawk is right in there slipping behind and hitting the Bolt from the Blue! Hawk holds the bridge and a referee runs around to count the fallā¦..ONE! ā¦..TWO! ā¦..THR-SPIKE KICKS OUT!}Terri Morasco: Nighthawk was so close to being the Extreme Champion there.
Vasco Dias: Come on Terri, this is so unfair! Not only does Spike have to look out for eliminations, but he has to watch for sneaky pins and submissions!?
Terri Morasco: There was nothing sneaky about that Vasco.
{Nighthawk is convinced that it was a three count and is pleading with the referee, Spike takes the moment to roll out of the ring and catch his breath, meanwhile the buzzer goes off again and the tron reveals the entrant to be Zasshu! A man walks out onto the stage wearing the mask, but from the size of him, heās clearly not the Zasshu people were expecting}Terri Morasco: Who is that!?
Vasco Dias: Zasshu! Come on Terri, canāt you read!?
{Zasshu heads to the ring, and meets Nighthawk right in the center, the two of them begin to exchange forearms. Zasshu gains the advantage and whips Hawk off the ropes, hitting him with a wheelbarrow dropkick on the return. Zasshu doesnāt let up and hits a rolling leg drop across the torso of Nighthawk, really keeping the momentum up. On the outside Spike has finally gone to pick up his kendo stick. He picks it up, and looks into the ring, taking his time as Zasshu has the offensive.}Terri Morasco: Look at Spike, biding his time.
Vasco Dias: Why would he rush in and risk further damage to himself? Thereās a long way to go!
{Zasshu slowly lifts Nighthawk to his feet but out of nowhere, Hawk sends a stiff chop to the chest of Zasshu before spinning him around and hitting him with an Orange Crush Bomb! The crowd pop loudly, Hawk slowly gets to his feet before CRACK!!! Spike slams the kendo stick into the back of Nighthawk! Booās rain down on Spike, who just smirks in the middle of the ring, he looks to the crowd and laughs, holding the kendo stick high into the air.}Vasco Dias: Patience pays dividends!
Terri Morasco: Spike Kane is a sick man!
{With all the action in the ring not many noticed the counter ticking down and the buzzer goes off once moreā¦}āNIGHTMAAAAAARRREEE!!!ā
Terri Morasco: ITāS WARREN KANE!!!!
{Spike slowly turns to the stage, a look of shock and horror on his face as Demon Warren slowly emerges from behind the curtain. He has a sick grin on his face before cocking his head and beginning to walk towards the ring. Spike moves towards the stage, slamming the kendo stick on the mat and screaming at Warren to bring it, but Warren just walks ever so slowly towards the ring. Behind Spike, Zasshu and Nighthawk are slowly getting to their feet. Zasshu seems to only have eyes for Nighthawk after suffering the orange crush bomb and immediately goes for him, Spike turns quickly to check on them, but then looks back to Warren who simply waits at the bottom of the ramp, head tilted, smirking at Spike.}Vasco Dias: What the hell is going on? Why wonāt he get in the ring?
Terri Morasco: I donāt pretend to know the thought processes of The Pack members, but I for one wouldnāt want to get in the ring with Spike without a kendo stick, let alone with one.
{Slowly it becomes apparent that Warren is biding his time as the timer begins to tick down once more, the crowd chant down from ten and the buzzer goes off once more, while Zasshu stomps on Nighthawk in the corner.}Vasco Dias: Oh noā¦
{āThe Howlingā by Within Temptation blasts as Dean Harper comes barreling from backstage, as he gets level with Warren the two lock eyes before turning to the ring. Spike backs up, and rolls out of the ring as the two members of The Pack slide in. Zasshu and Nighthawk suddenly stop fighting as The Pack come after them. Dean wastes absolutely no time in throwing Zasshu clearly over the top rope while Warren and Nighthawk get into a back and forth exchange. Spike stands on the outside, clearly not wanting to get involved.}ELIMINATED: ZASSHU
Terri Morasco: Look at Spike being a coward.
Vasco Dias: Heās not a coward, heās a genius. The numbers arenāt in his favour. Donāt be silly.
Terri Morasco: It looks like Warren hasnāt forgotten the unfinished business between him and Nighthawk.
Vasco Dias: They had a few battles over the Invictus Championship a while ago.
{Dean leans over the ropes and laughs at Spike, taunting him to join the ring. While Warren whips Hawk off the ropes and on the return hits him with the Chrysoar! Warren and Dean turn their attention to Spike Kane who is outside of the ring. The two of them go to either side of the ring and roll out.}Terri Morasco: The Pack is working on cutting Spike off.
Vasco Dias: Thatās what a well oiled team does.
{Spike has nowhere to go as Dean and Warren move in on him from opposite sides but then Spike leaps the barrier into the crowd. Dean and Warren rush over but Spike has run far into the crowd where he grabs a seat and laughs as Warren and Dean look on.}Terri Morasco: What is Spike doing?
Vasco Dias: Spike is protecting himself.
{The clock starts to count down again. Ten. Nine. Eight. Seven. Seven. Seven.}Vasco Dias: What the hell?
{Six. Eight. Eight. Eight. Five. Four. Ten. Nine. Nine. Nine. Three. Two. Ten. Nine.}Terri Morasco: What is going on?
{Sara Lov - My Body is a Cage begins to play over the PA with a bizarre image of a bird on in a tree, before the countdown resumes and the music stops..}Vasco Dias: I have no idea!
{Three. Two. One. Malaki Toala steps outs through the curtains to a huge pop.}Vasco Dias: Malaki Toala!!!!
Terri Morasco: Itās been a long time since weāve seen Malaki in IWF!
Vasco Dias: Long overdue!
{Malaki charges down the ramp and slides into the ring as Dean and Warren re enter the ring to meet him. Malaki grabs Warren with a huge spine buster! Dean comes in but Malaki hits him with a big clothes line! Spike Kane watches from the crowd and claps. Dean and Warren get up at the same time and both men charge him but Malaki hits a double clothes line and drops them both.}Vasco Dias: Toala has taken control of this roulette!
Terri Morasco: His return has been a long time coming and now we are seeing why heās a former champion!
Vasco Dias: Absolutely right!
{Malaki starts to amp himself up when Nighthawk comes in out of nowhere and grabs him for a devastating release German suplex! Malaki tries to pop right up but Hawk is there with a running knee lift and takes Toala over with a snap suplex. The crowd is hot now as Nighthawk finds a second wind. Malaki stands but Dean and Warren are right there with double clubbing blows! Toala falls into the ropes and the pack moves in for the elimination. Nighthawk tries to decide what he wants to do and then runs in as well.}Terri Morasco: It looks like Toalaās time is done!
Vasco Dias: This could be it!
{Nighthawk, Dean and Warren all try to throw Toala over when Spike comes running back toward the ring. Spike leaps the barrier and slides in under the bottom rope, he comes across the ring and grabs Warren and sends him as well as Toala over the top rope!}ELIMINATED: WARREN KANE AND MALAKI TOALA!
Vasco Dias: HOLY CRAP!
{The clock starts to count down again as Dean and Hawk turn their attention to Spike.}Terri Morasco: Spike just eliminated his own son!
Vasco Dias: And Malaki Toala!
{The clock strikes ONE! And Jason Sandman steps out to a pop. Sandman rushes down the ramp and slides in under the ropes. Sandman crashes into Hawk with a clothes line and hits Dena with a back body drop. Spike and Sandman come face to face and the two start to slug it out with rights and lefts.}Vasco Dias: Jason Sandman is a legend in the business!
Terri Morasco: He and Spike are two of the most dangerous wrestlers of all time!
Vasco Dias: Easily!
{Sandman starts to get the upper hand and grabs Spike all of a sudden with an End of Days! Sandman pops up as Dean and Nighthawk stand, Jason charges them with a double spear and takes them both out to a big pop from the crowd. Spike starts to pull himself up but Jason comes running at him with a huge big boot that takes Spike down!}Terri Morasco: Sandman is on fire right now!
Vasco Dias: He needs to start throwing some people out!
{The clock starts to count down again but Sandman isnāt finished as he runs toward Nighthawk and Dean Harper and grabs the both of them for a double End of Days! Jason stands tall as Spike tries to find his way to his feet but Sandman is right there with a big running clothes line! The clock hits one and out steps LORD DOMINICUS!!!!}Terri Morasco: Wasnāt Rob Diamond already eliminated?
Vasco Dias: Thatās Lord Dominicus, are you blind!
Terri Morasco: Thatās Rob Diamond in a mask!
Vasco Dias: No. Thatās Lord Dominicus!
{Lord Dominicus runs down the ramp and slides into the ring and leaps up to catch Jason Sandman with a quick spinning backfist! Lord Dominicus then hits a quick kick to the nuts on Jason Sandman and then takes him down with a Diamond Cutter! Lord Dominicus is right back up to his feet and turns his attention to Spike Kane. Dominicus and Spike take hands as LD helps Spike up and the the two turn toward Dean and Nighthawk.} Vasco Dias: Looks like weāve got an unlikely alliance!
Terri Morasco: Harper and Nighthawk donāt agree on much but Iām sure they agree they donāt want Spike or Rob to win!
Vasco Dias: For the last time thatās Lord Dominicus!
{All four men collide in the center of the ring with fist flying. Spike is paired off with Nighthawk, Dominicus with Harper. Dominicus throws Harper toward the ropes but Dean spring boards off for the UP IS DOWN! Spike pushes Hawk off and looks for Bloody Sunday but a quick thinking Nighthawk grabs Spike for a dragon screw leg whip and transitions right into a Heel Hook! Spike is trapped in the center of the ring but both Dean and Jason Sandman come in with stereo kicks to Nighthawkās head forcing him to release the hold just as the clock hits one and out comes GIBBERG!!!!}Vasco Dias: The alliance didnāt last long!
Terri Morasco: They never do in the Roulette!
Vasco Dias: Now here comes a man no one has pegged to win this match!
Terri Morasco: GIB-BERG! GIB-BERG!
{Gibberg slides into the ring and stands up to a KISS THE DEMON OR THE ANGEL WILL RISE from Jason Sandman that sends Gibberg flipping over the top top and bouncing off the apron onto the arena floor!}ELIMINATED: GIBBERG!
Vasco Dias: Gibberb may have just gotten the record for shortest time in the Roulette!
Terri Morasco: What an accomplishment!
{Dean comes up behind Jason and looks to dump him over the top rope but Sandman holds on. Spike Kane is up and looks to join Dean but Lord Dominicus comes in with a running clothes line over the back of Deanās head and then spins him around looking for the Dominicus Driver but instead Dean Harper sends Lord Dominicus over the top rope with a back drop! Dominicus bounces off the apron and both feet hit the floor as he looks into the ring at Dean who just blows him a kiss!}Terri Morasco: Rob Diamond is out of the Roulette for the second time!
Vasco Dias: That is Lord Dominicus!
ELIMINATED: LORD DOMINICUS!
{Dean instinctively grabs Spike for a belly to belly suplex into the turnbuckles. Nighthawk is up now and grabs Dean for rolling German suplexs. Jason, not to be left out crashes into Spike with a splash in the corner! Sandman pulls Spike out of the corner with a short arm clothes line and goes for the cover. ONE! TWO! KICK OUT!}Terri Morasco: Sandman looking to claim the title that eluded him last year.
Vasco Dias: Defeating Spike is almost a bigger accolade than actually winning the Roulette. Almost.
{The clock starts to countdown again as we are approaching entrant number 15.}Vasco Dias: We are officially half way through the Roulette and the next entrant isā¦
Terri Morasco: NICK HUNTER!
{Hunter makes a B line for the ring and slides in under the bottom rope, springs to his feet and connects with a leaping clothes line on Jason Sandman. Nighthawk moves in now but Hunter connects with rapid fire knife edge chops and then takes Hawk off his feet with a leaping enzugiri! Harper spins Hunter around but Nick hits a huge lariat! Spike comes in now but a quick toe kick and Nick lifts Spike off the mat with the YOUNG MONEY MAKER! Nick covers Spike but by the count of two Dean, Jason and Nighthawk break it up!}Terri Morasco: Hunter came in like a shooting star but the numbers game caught up to him.
Vasco Dias: Youāve got to have eyes in the back of your head in the Roulette.
Terri Morasco: Itās all about survival in that ring tonight!
{Jason, Nighthawk and Dean all pick Hunter up, Dean and Hawk put Hunter on the shoulders of Jason Sandman and the three of them triple power bomb Nick Hunter directly on top of Spike Kane! All three go for a cover on Spike. Sandman rips Hawk off, Dean pulls Sandman off. Nighthawk gets tired of hit and hits dueling European upper cuts on both Sandman and Harper before blowing past them, springboarding off the second rope and grabbing the both of Jason and Dean for a DDT!}Terri Morasco: Impressive ddt from Nighthawk!
Vasco Dias: Itās clear Nighthawk has been training for this match, his cardio is through the roof!
{The clock hits one and out comes Devlin Raine to a huge pop from the crowd! Devline runs straight down the ramp and leaps into the ring, Devlin crashes right into Nighthawk with a European upper cut. Spike comes in from behind but Devlin checks him with a stiff elbow shot that drops the god of xtreme. Devlin connects with a spinning heel kick and then a low drop kick on Nick Hunter. Devlin flies at Sandman with Burning Chrome and then stands up and turns his attention to Dean Harper.}Vasco Dias: These two have long been rivals, now turned partners in the tag team world cup.
Terri Morasco: Iām getting the feeling theyāre going back to rivals tonight.
Vasco Dias: I wouldnāt doubt it.
{Devlin charges Dean and Harper tries to block but the rapid fire European upper cuts break through and send Dean back into the corner of the ring. Once in the corner Devlin fires off the Brain Dance combo, Dean falls into the arms of Devlin who buries Harper with the DEVDT!}Terri Morasco: Dean has been in the Roulette for a while now and the exhaustion is showing.
Vasco Dias: Devlin took advantage of his exhausted partner but then it is every man for himself.
{Devlin is back up to his feet and turns right into a BLOODY SUNDAY KICK FROM SPIKE KANE! Devlin goes head over heels and falls face first onto the mat. Spike turns into the waiting arms of Jason Sandman who connects with DEATH AWAITS YOU! Sandman goes for the cover but Nick Hunter grabs Sandman for WHO DAT DRIVER! Hunter now stands up and Nighthawk grabs him for the ORANGE CRUSH BOMB! Nighthawk staggers to his feet and right into the waiting arms of the barely standing Dean Harper who hits SHOW OF DEVOTION!}Terri Morasco: Everyone is down and the clock is about to hit one!
Vasco Dias: Whoever comes out next should be able to clear the ring!
{The clock strikes one and out comes Caleb Lockwood!}Terri Morasco: Dean Harper has back up again!
Vasco Dias: But will Caleb work with Dean or against him with a World title shot on the line!?
Terri Morasco: Weāre about to find out!
{Lockwood runs down the ramp and hops onto the apron then slingshots himself over the top rope and hits a Curb Stomp on Spike Kane. A Curb Stomp on Jason Sandman. A Curb Stomp on Devlin Raine. A Curb Stomp on Nick Hunter. A Curb Stomp on Nighthawk!}Vasco Dias: CURB STOMPS FOR EVERYONE!!!!
{Lockwood turns his attention to Dean who is trying to push himself up. Caleb seems to think about it for a half a second but then turns his attention to Spike Kane. Caleb runs over to Spike, pulls Kane up into his arms and then hits Kane with Fading Hope! Caleb rolls Spike over as quickly as he can and covers the body of the Invictus Champion. ONE! TWO! Sandman and Raine have just enough energy to leap over and break up the pin a split second before the three!}Terri Morasco: Lockwood nearly defeating Spike and became the new Invictus Champion!
Vasco Dias: Nearly means nothing in our sport!
{Sandman and Devlin are working together to club Caleb but Dean Harper comes running back into the action and hits Abaddonās Kiss on Devlin Raine! Caleb pushes Sandman off of him and quickly spring boards off the ropes with Beast of War!}Vasco Dias: The pack is working together but for how long!?
Terri Morasco: Until the end, Iām sure.
{The clock ticks down three, two, oneā¦}Terri Morasco: Here comes number eighteenā¦ JAMES GILMORE!!!
Vasco Dias: Christā¦
{Gilmore rushes down the ramp and slides right into the ring. Gilmore looks to go for Caleb but Harper connects with a vicious lariat! Caleb comes over to help as he and Dean lay a beat down on James Gilmore. Nighthawk rises to his feet and looks on, unsure of what to do.}Terri Morasco: The pack is targeting Gilmore but it looks like Nighthawk is deciding if he wants to help James or help the Pack.
{The decision is made for Nighthawk when Spike Kane connects with a nasty spear and proceeds to mount him for a ground and pound. Devlin is up to his feet but Sandman is right there and the two brawl into a corner, Spike and Hawk brawl in a corner, Dean and Caleb are whipping Gilmore in a corner, that just leaves Nick Hunter who is trying to decide who to attack.}Vasco Dias: The ring is filling up now and Nick Hunter is trying to size up the men in the ring with him.
Terri Morasco: The roulette is all about seizing opportunities and Hunter is looking to do just that!
{Hunter runs in on Spike and Hawk and crashes into both of them. Nick then grabs Spike with the Fighting Tiger Suplex! Nick then grabs Hawk and tries to push him over the top rope but Hawk is fighting him off. In the Packās corner they now have Gilmore riding the top rope. Sandman is trying to choke Devlin over the ropes. The count down starts again and three, two, one!}Vasco Dias: Number nineteen! ANDREW JACOBSEN!!!!
{The arena becomes unglued as āUnbreakableā plays over the sound system. Spike Kane has rolled to the outside, laying on the floor opposite the stage to catch his breath. Andrew Jacobsen emerges on the stage to a huge roar from the crowd before sprinting to the ring. He slides in and pops to his feet, Hunter turns around and LIGHTS OUT! Dean Harper notices and rushes Jacobsen but bam! LIGHTS OUT! Caleb now goes after him too and ANOTHER LIGHTS OUT! The crowd are going nuts as Andrew is superkicking everything in sight. Sandman seeās whats going on and grabs Andrew from behind, he goes to throw him off the ropes but Andrew reverses it and sends Sandman instead and on the return BAM! LIGHTS OUT! Andrew stands in the middle of the ring, everyone else either down or recovering and the crowd just roar with cheers for him.}Vasco Dias: What a spotlight hugger.
Terri Morasco: Andrew Jacobsen has cleared house! Heās superkicking everything with a pulse!
{Spike Kane can be seen slowly pulling himself up onto the apron as the bodies in the ring seem to roll to the edges. Andrew, out of instinct goes to check on Nighthawk and make sure heās okay. He offers a hand and pulls Nighthawk to his feet, the two share a quick embrace, before surveying the carnage. James Gilmore is slowly getting to his feet and screaming at Nighthawk to fight him, the bad blood all but boiling over with Gilmore. Meanwhile the count down nears zero once again.}Vasco Dias: Number twenty! Itās Thaddeus!! YES! Heās going to win!
{The crowd give Thaddues Isenbard Barncroft a mixed reception as he strolls out onto the stage full of confidence. He makes his way to the ring, and rolls in right to his feet, and just happens to end up standing near Gilmore. So on one side of the ring we have āGilCroftā and on the other side the āMasters of a Thousand Holdsā the crowd begin to cheer as anticipation grows. Thaddues just seems to nod as if to say āgo on thenā and the four of them charge to meet in the middle of the ring. Andrew and Thaddues brawl while Nighthawk and Gilmore brawl too.}Terri Morasco: Itās almost like a Tag Team World Cup preview!
Vasco Dias: Except more carnage.
{It looks like the Masters are about to gain the advantage when Gilmore delivers a brutal kick to the knee of Nighthawk and plants him with a hard leg drop. Jacobsen notices out of the corner of his eye, and grabs Thaddues by the head sending him into his partner causing Thad and Gilmore to crash to the mat. The two almost seem to have a spat before Spike Kane clubs Andrew in the back of the head completely taking him by surprise.}Vasco Dias: Yes! Heās still in it!
Terri Morasco: Andrew already had a target marked on Spike, Iām not sure going after him was a good idea!
{Andrew slowly turns to face Spike, his nostrils all but flaring. Just as he does so Nighthawk pulls himself to his feet and now the two of them square off against Spike. Kane seems to regret his decision and is slowly backing away from the two of them, they have their backs to the entrance way as the clock ticks down once more, and the crowd goā¦.well, bananas.}Terri Morasco: Itās Jayson Matthews! Oh damn, Spike is in for it now!
Vasco Dias: Oh come on, this is some bull.
{Jayson sprints down to the ring, bringing a smile to Andrews face. Matthews slides in and steps between Hawk and Jacobsen, the three of them staring down Spike. Spike holds his hands up, shaking his head as they slowly begin to move closer.}Vasco Dias: I canāt believe it, itās the House that Nighthawk built about to dismantle a God!
{All of a sudden though, Jayson dives into Nighthawk with a forearm and tackles him to the ground laying into him with lefts and rights. Andrew is distracted for a brief second which allows Spike to nail a Bloody Sunday on the former Imperial Champion. The crowd are absolutely stunned as Spike stands in the middle of the ring, laughing. Jayson rounds on him, having finished punching Nighthawk. The two have a staredown, before Jayson drops to his knees, extends his arms and looks up to Spike.}Terri Morasco: WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING!?
Vasco Dias: Jayson Matthews is kneeling before Spike! Heāsā¦.Heās hailing! ALL BLOODY HAIL!
Terri Morasco: Is this what the Age of Gods were talking about on Sacrifice?
{It seems almost like the ring comes back to life as The Pack rise to see what is going on, Caleb and Dean charge to meet Jayson and Spike in the middle of the ring, while Sandman and Nick begin to brawl in the corner. Sandman rocks Nick on the ropes and rushes for a clothesline, but at the last second Nick ducks down and lifts Sandman up and over the ropes, as Jason Sandman crashes to the ground on the outside. He isnāt happy, heās pretty pissed off but Nick Hunter just winks at him.}ELIMINATED: JASON SANDMAN
{As Sandman is heading up the ramp the next entrant begins to make his way out, Ć©l Grande Malo! Sandman is in such a foul mood he attacks Malo! Clobbering him with a clothesline and whipping him into the security barrier. The referees are trying to get him away, but Sandman grabs Malo and whips him back first into the steel steps. Malo arcs over them and just lays there in pain, trying to recover, before Sandman, finally shrugs the refs off and heads backstage.}Terri Morasco: Jeez, Jason Sandman was not happy about being eliminated.
Vasco Dias: And he took it out on poor Malo. What did he ever do to Sandman!? Does he treat all foreigners this way?
Terri Morasco: ā¦.what!? Youā¦.you think Malo is a foreigner?
Vasco Dias: Of course! Heās a luchadore, they all are!
{The ring is starting to get even more packed now as almost everyone is back to their feet, a mass of bodies just brawling around. Nobody seems to be getting any upper hands, the team of Nighthawk and Andrew fight, the team of Caleb and Dean fight, the team of Spike and Jayson fight, the team of Thaddues and Gilmore, with Devlin Raine and Nick Hunter in the middle just fighting for air. Both Thaddues and Gilmore whip Devlin off the rope, but on the return Devlin hits a low dropkick to the knee of Thaddues. Gilmore goes to grab him but Devlin fights for his live and in a moment of either planned brilliance or accidental awesome James Gilmore gets caught up in the ropes. Devlin runs to the other side of the ring and flamboyantly announces his intentions before storming across the ring and hitting Gilmore with the NO FATE! Gilmore goes up and over the ropes landing hard on the outside, and doesnāt move for a few moments.}ELIMINATED: JAMES GILMORE
Vasco Dias: Oh snap! That has to hurt.
Terri Morasco: Devlin Raine making his presence felt there. Vasco, not many people would ever have Gilmoreās back in a match like this and a lot of people would want the joy of eliminating him, almost as much as would like take out Spike.
Vasco Dias: Itās time for entrant number twenty three, Derek Brooks!
{Brooks comes out to a decent reaction from the crowd but makes a head right to the ring. He walks right into the middle of the big brawl and starts throwing haymakers, but Dean Harper catches his and just smiles at him. He grabs Brooks and hits him with a SHOW OF DEVOTION! Brooks rolls to his feet with the momentum where Devlin hits him with a NO FATE! Brooks begins to stumble as Andrew clocks him with a LIGHTS OUT! Before Caleb clotheslines him over the ropes. Thereās a moment, just a moment where everyone in the ring seems to stop, as if Caleb ruined everyones fun, before they go back to brawling.}ELIMINATED: DEREK BROOKS
Terri Morasco: Well, that was a short lived if not entertaining entrant from Brooks there.
Vasco Dias: He was like a human pinata and Caleb Lockwood ruined the game...awwww! THE GAME! I just lost!
Terri Morasco: What?
Vasco Dias: So did you Terri, and everyone back home.
{Malo is up now and begins to crawl into the ring, while in one corner Jayson and Spike pummel Devlin, and in the other Andrew and Hawk fight with The Pack. Nick Hunter is about to join in when Malo grabs him and spins him around. Malo stands there, wobbling noticeably and puts up his fists, as if to tell Nick āletās fightā Nick, kinda smirks, kinda feels sorry for Malo before grabbing him by the head and straight up tossing him over the ropes.}ELIMINATED ĆL GRANDE MALO
Vasco Dias: aww..
{Thaddues sneaks up behind Nick and tries to lift him over the top rope, while Spike and Matthews are doing the same to Devlin. Both men clutch onto the ropes and turnbuckles fighting to stay in the match. As the countdown ticks down once more.}Terri Morasco: Itās Pax Stormcrow!
Vasco Dias: Iāve got to give him credit, heās a dark horse going into this match and could surprise everyone.
{Pax storms to the ring and takes stock of what is going on. He clobbers Thaddues in the back, before storming across the ring and doing the same to Spike and Jayson. Matthews goes right after Stormcrow and the two begin to fight in the middle of the ring. Matthews swings but Pax ducks underneath and hits him with the PEACE OUT! The impact seems to knock Jayson silly who stumbles back to his feet and wobbles, before Pax charges and clotheslines him over the top rope and out to the ground.}ELIMINATED: JAYSON MATTHEWS
Vasco Dias: No! Now Spike is alone again, this is heresy Terri! Heresy!
{As Pax takes a moment to gloat Spike sends a quick kick to the crown jewels of Stormcrow before hitting him with a Spike Impailer. Spike rises to his feet and notices that almost all of the fighting in the ring has stopped. Andrew, Nighthawk, Dean, Caleb, Thaddues,Nick, and Devlin all seem to be looking at him. Spike looks left, then right, before dropping to the mat and rolling out of the ring. Harper gives chase and follows Spike around the ring, but as Spike comes around one corner LIGHTS OUT! Andrew Jacobsen had slid out of the ring and hits Spike with the superkick. Thereās a moment when Andrew and Dean lock eyes, before looking down at Spike Kane.}Terri Morasco: It says a lot about what kind of man Spike is to put these two on the same page.
Vasco Dias: Heās not a man Terri, heās a God! These two are just jealous and petty! Oh shi-
{Vasco is cut off as the two of them grab Spike and throw him at the announcers table. Dean begins to clear it as Andrew grabs Spike and hits the ICEBREAKER THROUGH THE ANNOUNCERS TABLE! Spike lays there motionless as Andrew just seems to stare at him, almost emotionless. A sick grin spreads across Deanās face as he looks at the two of them/}Terri Morasco: Weāve had to back up, but oh my god. Dean and Andrew just put Spike through our table.
Vasco Dias: Andrew Jacobsen is a monster! He should be ashamed of himself!
{In the meantime the clock ticks down once more and this time Rob Diamond steps out from the back to a very confused reaction from the crowd, as Rob Diamondā¦..has black face. The crowd are either laughing or booing as the Imperitron says āAfro Rob Diamondā Rob plays up to the crowd as if they were giving him the biggest cheer of his life. He makes his way to the ring and as soon as he stands up is met with an absolutely devastatingly brutal lariat from Nighthawk that sends him crashing to the ground.}ELIMINATED: AFRO ROB DIAMOND
Vasco Dias: I donāt even have any words Terriā¦
Terri Morasco: I think Nighthawk put into action what words we did have Vasco. For everyone in attendance and everyone at home watching, what in the hell was Rob Diamond thinking?
{Back inside the ring Devlin and Nick are going back and forth as Caleb and Thaddues are too. Nighthawk is in the corner recovering while Dean and Andrew are taking their time on the outside. Andrew looks like heās about to grab another table from under the ring, but Dean grabs him and throws him into the ring post. Pax Stromcrow is now going after Nighthawk and proceeds to stomp on him in the corner. Dean soaks up the boos from the crowd before slamming the head of Andrew Jacobsen off the apron and rolling him back into the ring.}Vasco Dias: Terri, this ring is looking awfully crowded.
Terri Morasco: And the outside is looking like a storm hit.
Vasco Dias: On the plus side, if Spike is here nobody can pin him for his title!
{The buzzer goes off once more and this time itās Nate Harris who makes his entrance! He storms to the ring and immediately begins to help his partner Nick Hunter. Nick whips Nighthawk out of the corner and Nate catches him with the BAD IDEA tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Nighthawk is clearly in pain from the move and rolls to the apron. Devlin turns now and the Bourbon Street Saints turn their attention to him. They deliver stereo kicks before whipping him off the ropes, but on the return Devlin dives with a huge double clothesline to take them both out. He spots Caleb trying to eliminate Thaddues and leaves him too it, but when he sees Dean coming back into the ring, he goes right after him. The two get into a very intense brawl bouncing around the ring as they do.}Vasco Dias: The Bourbon Street Saints have some numbers at last, but so too do the Pack and the Masters of a Thousand Holds.
Terri Morasco: Itās the likes of Thaddues, Devlin, and Pax who are on their own.
Vasco Dias: And Spike!
Terri Morasco: Sureā¦
{The buzzer goes off again and smoke begins to come out of the ramp as the lights flicker and another Thaddeus Bancroft steps through the curtain!!!}Terri Morasco: What the hell!?
Vasco Dias: I thought it was just a rumor but itās true. Thaddeus broke the rules of time travel and brought himself from thirty five seconds ago to the present to double his chances of winning the Roulette!
Terri Morasco: What!?
{Thaddeus from thirty five seconds ago runs into the ring and he immediately pairs up with present Thaddeus and the two go to town on Pax and Devlin, both of whom are shocked and stunned.}Vasco Dias: This may be the greatest team up in the entire multi verse!
Terri Morasco: What the hell is going on!?
Vasco Dias: Itās all a bit timey wimey, you wouldnāt understand.
{The two Thaddeusā hit stereo vertical suplexs on Pax and Devlin, the two popping right back up to their feet to a big pop from the crowd. Present Thaddeus looks for a high five and Thaddeus from thirty five seconds ago smirks before kicking present Thaddeus right in the gut and then grabbing him and throwing him right over the top rope!}Vasco Dias: I donāt believe it! Thaddeus from thirty five seconds ago just eliminated himself!
{Present Thaddeus is in shock as he stands on the outside of the ring, himself from thirty five seconds ago waves at him when a portal suddenly open up beneath present Thaddeus and he gets sucked into it!!!}Terri Morasco: Am I on drugs?
{Thaddeus from thirty five seconds ago turns around with a content smile when Dean Harper clothes lines him and sends Thaddeus from thirty five seconds ago over the top rope and to the outside!}ELIMINATED: THADDEUS BANCROFT ONE AND TWO!
Terri Morasco: What just happened!?
Vasco Dias: The laws of time and space have been violated! All I know is that two men were just eliminated from the Roulette! Weāre getting close to the end now Terri!
{The buzzer goes off once more and Todd Williams comes out from the back. Todd rushes the ring and storms across it going for a huge clothesline on Andrew Jacobsen who is back on his feet, but Andrew doesnāt even notice as heās going after Dean Harper. Todd jumps, miscalculates and ends up going over the top rope and landing on the floor! The crowd burst out, and Todd tries to tell the referees he wasnāt ready, nobody eliminated him, but the refs tell him heās out.}ELIMINATED: TODD WILLIAMS!
Vasco Dias: Did that idiot just eliminate himself?
Terri Morasco: I...ummā¦.it certainly seems that way Vasco.
{As Nighthawk is looking at what is happening a growing noise from the crowd comes as Spike Kane has gotten back to his feet and made his way to the ring. He rolls in and as he does grabs the legs of the distracted Nighthawk and lifts him up and over the top rope! The crowd almost seem to deflate as Hawk crashes to the outside. Nighthawk lands on his rear and just sits there for a moment taking it in, the emotion of coming so far, and getting so close easy to see. He stares daggers at Spike, who winks at him, before making his way backstage shaking his head as he does.}ELIMINATED: NIGHTHAWK
Terri Morasco: The man had one dream Terri, to make it from number one to the end. A true warrior.
Vasco Dias: Yeah yeah yeah, cry me a river. If he was so damned good it wouldnāt be a dream itād be a reality!
{With Andrew and Dean brawling, Devlin raine is holding on to the bottom rope trying to get a breather. Nick and Nate go after Caleb Lockwood while Pax Stormcrow brings it to Spike hard. Pax rolls Spike up, going for a coverā¦.ONE! ā¦..TWO! ā¦.THRE-Spike JUST manages to get a finger tip to the ropes. The Bourbon Street Saints grab Pax as he stands and hits him with the CANONIZATION! Meanwhile Caleb comes back from the dead with a CURB STOMP ON SPIKE KANE!!! Caleb covers Spike and the referee countsā¦ ONE! TWO! THREE!!!!}Terri Morasco: Caleb Lockwood is the new EXTREME CHAMPION!!!
Vasco Dias: Un freaking believable!!!
Terri Morasco: What an historic moment for Caleb Lockwood!
{Caleb doesnāt get anytime to celebrate as he stands up realizing what heās just done the Bourbon City Saints catch him with a double clothes line and send Caleb spilling over the top rope to the outside!}ELIMINATED: CALEB LOCKWOOD
{Dean Harper is almost sent into a rage after he sees Caleb eliminated. He roars across the ring as both Nick and Nate turn around and with a great show of strength clotheslines both of them over the top rope!}ELIMINATED: NICK HUNTER AND NATE HARRIS
Vasco Dias: Well I guess live as a team, die as a team, right?
Terri Morasco: I...I dunno Vasco. Dean is looking pretty scary right now.
Vasco Dias: Wellā¦.here comes entrant number twenty nine! ULF HEDNIR!
{Ulf walks out onto the ramp and takes his time walking down to the ring. Dean looks around the ring for who to fight, and cocks his head at Spike. The two begin to brawl pretty viciously while Pax Stormcrow tries to lift Devlin Raine over the top rope. As he does so Devlin locks his legs around Pax and drops to the apron, clinging to the top rope and pulls Pax over! Stormcrow falls to the outside and Devlin quickly shimmies back under the ropes.}ELIMINATED: PAX STORMCROW
{Ulf has taken his time to get to the ring and picks his moment. He rolls in and begins to stomp on Devlin Raine before he can get to his feet. Spike Kane and Dean Harper are going at it, before Andrew Jacobsen gets himself involved once more. He charges the two of them and takes them both down with a double clothesline. Dean is the first to his feet and is met with a snap belly to belly suplex, Spike is up shortly after and swings for Andrew but Jacobsen ducks underneath and hits Spike with a huge german suplex!}Vasco Dias: The action is coming thick and fast right now Terri. Weāre whittling down to the final few.
Terri Morasco: Youāre right there Vasco. Itās been a hell of a showing for the men in the ring, who have been joined by Ulf Hednir.
{The crowd begin to chant down from ten for the number thirty entrant , once it hits zero the buzzer goes off and āCult of Personalityā hits the pa, a pretty big cheer comes from the crowd as Mike Laszlo walks out onto the stage with some dignified swagger.}Terri Morasco: Ladies and gentlemen, our thirtieth entrant, Mike! Laszlo!
Vasco Dias: Thatās it Terri, no more. That means one of these men is going to Night of the Immortals!
{Laszlo flies down to the ring and slides in under the ropes, he catches Dean Harper immediately with a superkick and then pulls him in for Welcome to the CLE! Laszlo turns his attention to Devlin who comes at him and ducks the clothesline and grabs Raine for a inverted neckbreaker! Laszlo pops back up as Andrew and Ulf both com for him now but he takes them both down with a leaping clothesline!}Vasco Dias: Laszlo is in it to win it!
Terri Morasco: Heās a former champion, heās been dreaming of this moment!
{Laszlo pulls Ulf up to his feet and hits him with a huge NO MERCY! Mike nips up and comes face to face with Spike Kane who is red with rage as he now realizes he is without his championship. Spike and Mike fire off a flurry of fists but the fresher Laszlo quickly gets the upper hand on Spike Kane and catches him with a knee lift to the gut and then pulls Spike in for Malicious Intent!}Vasco Dias: Mike Laszlo stands the best chances of winning this match and weāre seeing why!
Terri Morasco: He needs to start eliminating people!
{Mike is up and turns right into the Burning Chrome from Devlin Raine! Then a Lights Out from Andrew Jacobsen! Throās Rage from Ulf Hednir! A Bloody Sunday from Spike Kane! And finally a Show of Devotion from Dean Harper!}Vasco Dias: Mike Laszlo was on a roll but everyone in the match just united to take him down a peg!
Terri Morasco: Mike is still the freshest, he can recover from this!
{The five men who just attacked Laszlo start to brawl in the center of the ring, fists flying, Spike and Andrew pair off, Dean and Devlin and Ulf turns his attention to the fallen Laszlo.}Terri Morasco: Things are getting interesting!
{Spike and Andrew are fighting near the ropes, both trying to get the upper hand on the other one, Dean and Devlin are in the center of the ring and both get the same idea at the same time and charge at Spike and Andrew. Dean and Devlin work together and send Spike and Andrew over the top rope!!!}Terri Morasco: OH MY GOD!!!
{Andrew hits the floor but Spike manages to hold onto the top rope and quickly slide back into the ring.}ELIMINATED: ANDREW JACOBSEN!
{Dean and Delin immediately put the boots to Spike Kane.}Vasco Dias: The most dominant champion in IWF history is out of the Roulette!
Terri Morasco: Unbelievable.
Vasco Dias: And now we are down to the final five!
{Ulf throws Mike Laszlo across the ring into the corner. Ulf then charges in with Fury of the Gods! Ulf rips Laszlo out and sends him across the ring into the other corner. Ulf takes off looking for another splash but Laszlo lights Ulf up with a superkick! Mike pulls him in for a huge Malicious Intent!}Vasco Dias: Laszlo is back in it!
Terri Morasco: Things are heating up!
{Laszlo pulls Ulf up to his feet and throws him over the top rope but Hednir manages to hang on. Laszlo has already turned his attention to Dean and Devlin and runs across the ring and grabs Dean with a ZIGZAG! Mike pops right back up and grabs Dean with a knee lift and then NO MERCY!}Terri Morasco: This could be Mike LAszloās moment!
Vasco Dias: All eyes are on him!
{Mike pulls Spike back up to his feet and hoists Kane over his shoulders in a firemanās carry and looks to dump Spike over the top rope. Kane is fighting hard against Laszlo and pushes back off the ropes. Spike manages to fight his way off Mikeās shoulders and Dean Harper scoops Laszlo between his legs and sends Mike over the top rope and to the outside!!!}ELIMINATED: MIKE LASZLO!
Vasco Dias: I donāt believe it!
Terri Morasco: Mike Laszloās dream of main eventing Night of Immortals has come to an end!
Vasco Dias: This year Terri but he put up a good fight.
Terri Morasco: Itās down to the final four, one of these men is going on to face Angel Blake at Night of the Immortals!
{Dean turns right into THORāS RAGE from Ulf Hednir and drops to his back! Ulf then grapples with Spike Kane but then moves in for the VALHALLA DRIVER!!! Spike Kane is out and Ulf looks to Devlin who is up and hits him with THORāS RAGE!!! Ulf grabs Devlin and runs him toward the ropes and tosses Raine right over the top and to the outside!!!}ELIMINATED: DEVLIN RAINE!
Terri Morasco: And then there were three!
Vasco Dias: Spike Kane, Dean Harper and Ulf Hednir, one of these men has a world title shot in their future.
Terri Morasco: The suspense is killing me! This is awesome!
{Dean and Spike are both slow to their feet and Ulf charges the both of them looking for a double clothesline to send them over the top. On instinct alone Dean pushes Spike over and drops his shoulder to catch Ulf with a back body drop over the top rope, Ulf misses the apron completely and lands on both his feet!!!}ELIMINATED: ULF HEDNIR!!!
Terri Morasco: I donāt believe it!
Vasco Dias: Dean Harper just eliminated Ulf Hednir!
Terri Morasco: This is it, one of these men will go on to face Angel Blake!
Vasco Dias: This is insane!
{Dean and Spike immediately start firing off right hands but the stronger Spike starts to get the upper hand until Dean drills him with a knee lift. Deam goes to the ropes and bounces off coming back at Spike with a SLING BLADE! Spike starts to get up but Dean hits the ropes again for a running knee lift into a hangmanās neckbreaker!}Vasco Dias: Harper means business!
Terri Morasco: Dean wants to bring more gold to the Pack along with Caleb Lockwood!
{Harper pulls Spike back up to his feet and throws him into the ropes, Spike catches himself and Dean charges him, Spike comes off the ropes with a Bloody Sunday! Dean staggers and then lunges at Spike with a clothesline and both men spill over the top rope onto the apron!}Terri Morasco: Spike and Dean are both on the apron!
Vasco Dias: Either one of these men could win it!
{The two men slowly stand up on the apron and Dean fires off a right hand, Spike hits one of his own, Dean retaliates and Spike does the same. Dean suddenly grabs Spike for a DDT on the apron but Spike pushes him off. Dean comes at Spike and Kane picks him up out of nowhere with the BLOOD GODS WRATH to the arena floor!!!}Terri Morasco: OH MY GOD!!!!!
Alison Valance: Your winner of the 2018 Rouletteā¦. SPIKE KANE!!!!
Vasco Dias: The Blood God reigns supreme!!!
{Spike almost canāt believe it as he uses the ropes to keep himself standing, his music playing and the crowd half and half about whether theyāre happy about this.}Terri Morasco: This is amazing. Spike Kane has done it. Spike Kane has punched his ticket to Night of Immortals and a World title shot against his tag team world cup partner, Angel Blake.
Vasco Dias: What does this mean for the Age of Gods?
Terri Morasco: I donāt know, Vasco.
{Spike climbs back into the ring to have his hand raised above his head when suddenly the lights go out, his music stops and Sail by Devildriver hits.}Vasco Dias: Oh noā¦
Terri Morasco: What is Blake going to do?
{The arena has a dim glow as Angel Blake and Jayson Matthews are now in the ring with Spike Kane. Angel and Spike lock eyes but slowly Spikeās drift to the World title around the waist of God.}Terri Morasco: Are the Age of Gods going to implode before the World Cup even begins?
Vasco Dias: I have no idea. All I do know is that at Night of Immortalsā¦ IWF will have one true God.
{The stare down continues as High Stakes comes to an end.}
Well howdy there pardner.