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Post by Jess Fowler on Jun 11, 2019 23:52:56 GMT
 Monday Night Sacrifice
Open Fight Night
June 10th 2019 Toyota Center Houston, Texas
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SEGMENT
Roberto Announcement
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{ Our scene opens on a windswept airport runway, rain lashes down as our camera focuses on the figure of IWF owner Roberto Verona standing underneath a sheltered area of the runway besides a long limousine. }
Roberto Verona: Good evening everyone, I hope youāre all enjoying another Open Fight Night live on Monday Night Sacrifice.
{The crowd cheers. }
Roberto Verona: I regret that I couldnāt be there in person tonight but rebuilding a global company requires a lot more than crossing a few boxes and signing a few cheques. A year ago I promised change, I introduced the territories to IWF and thenā¦
{ Verona tilts his head. }
Roberto Verona: I ended up crawling from a broken wreckage, to say the wheels came off those plans isnāt even an exaggeration. So, I am here to put that right. Tonight, I will be meeting to negotiate the appointment of the new Head of IWFās Pacific Territory before jumping back on another plane to visit Europe and Mexico to finalise negotiations there.
{ Verona looks into the camera. }
Roberto Verona: The territories were always about decentralising decisions away from myself, we all know thereās plenty of you watching at home and in the back whoād rather the IWF Head Office didnāt have itās tentacles wrapped around every cog in the machine and now, youāre in luck. Your wish is granted, effective immediately all decisions for the belts outside of the Menās and Womenās world titles will be made by the heads of each territory. In short, youāve got some new people to make voodoos dolls of and curse.
{ Verona stands upright. }
Roberto Verona: Each of the Heads of our Territorial Divisions will be revealed in a couple of weeks at Bloody Assizes when the ink has dried on these contracts, but that isnāt all. Once each of our divisions is under new management we will be embarking on a new dawn of competition, and competition between territories is no exception. Throughout the year each will compete in a variety of competitions to earn the right to host the biggest show of them allā¦ thatās right, Night of Immortals is officially going global.
{ Verona raises a finger. }
Roberto Verona: Thatās not all, in line with our new global expansion you can expect IWF to visit each of its territories throughout the year, which means I better prepare to be paying a lot more air miles for everybody in the locker room. So, champions, itās time to prepare to meet your new bosses, Iād recommend you make a good first impression because remember, each of you represent an IWF Territory and with that comes a level of responsibility you all must rise to. As for the rest of you? Iād try to ingratiate yourselves with your new hosts, youāll be seeing plenty of them.
{ Verona smiles. }
Roberto Verona: Thatās not all. I know people have expressed concerns regarding a number of our departments and, thin as theyāve become, recruitment will expand there as well. Expect to see some new faces wearing black and white stripes and injecting you very soon, but donāt panic Vasco youāre not going anywhere.
Vasco Dias: Oh thank Godā¦
Terri Morasco: You can stop clenching now.
Roberto Verona: Now, if youāll forgive me, I have an appointment that I simply cannot miss. Try not to kill each other while Iām gone.
{ Roberto smirks as he raises a hand in farewell before climbing into the back of a limousine and close the door behind him. }
Vasco Dias: Things are about to get interestingā¦ and I still get paid to watch.
Terri Morasco: It seems that Roberto will no long be the devil we know, but who will the new faces of IWFās Territories be?
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SEGMENT
Word from StrongStyle Champion
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{ After Veronaās announcement, we continue the 44th Open Fight Night as the cameras pan around, catching every second of a wildly cheering Houston, Texas crowd. For all intensive purposes, they have been vocal ever since they walked into the building for the digital media streaming-exclusive pre-show matches. We zoom in on a section of fans wearing blue shirts in honor of James Gilmoreās alma mater, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; a loud chant starts up as many in the crowd are showing off their pro-Gilmore signs or waving Texas flags. }
Fans:
WE WANT JJ! (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap)
WE WANT JJ! (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap)
WE WANT JJ! (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap)
WE WANT JJ! (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap)
WE WANT JJ! (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap)
Terri Morasco: Welcome to Houston, Texas! Welcome to the 44th Open Fight Night! Welcome...to the Imperial Wrestling Federation, this is gonna be a happening!
Vasco Dias: Dammit man, I think Veronaās announcement made me wet my pants ācause I canāt hear you through all of these backwoods hicks screaminā for James Gilmore!
Terri Morasco: Donāt start! Itās early, donāt start! The demand for tickets for this program was so great, it caused several server crashes; they eventually sold out in less than three minutes, with many more fans having to find other venues to watch this event or watch from home! Weāve got a whole slew of blockbuster matches and surprises galore, and much more!
{ Led by a well-known sports figure sharing the same first initials as Gilmore--Houston Texans star cornerback JJ Watt, sitting ringside along with members of Gilmoreās family--the aforementioned chant continues as we transition to a video package,set to Leonard Rosenmanās main title score to āStar Trek IV: The Voyage Home,ā that shows a compilation of James Gilmoreās biggest highlights--from his early indy days at Redemption Wrestling under the stage name āJohnny Gillmenā to his current IWF run. }
Fans:
WE WANT JJ! (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap)
WE WANT JJ! (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap)
WE WANT JJ! (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap)
WE WANT JJ! (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap)
WE WANT JJ! (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap)
{ The lasting image freezes, showing Rob Diamond and James Gilmore sharing a brotherly hug after the latterās StrongStyle title win against Warren Kane. Then, as if on cueā¦ }
āKnock, knock, you about to get shell shocked
Knock, knock, you about to get shell shocked
Knock, knock, you about to get shell shocked
Knock, knock, you about to get shell shockedā¦ā
{ ...the crowd roars with a thunderous pop as the intro to āShellShockedā begins to play, but the din gets even louder as the song transitions into the Steppenwolf classic āBorn to be Wild.ā A custom video package begins to play on the big screen featuring more Gilmore highlights, with the leading tagline saying āTOGETHER, WE ARE STRONGā. }
āGet your motor runnin'
Head out on the highway
Lookin' for adventure
And whatever comes our wayā
{ We see James Gilmore walking onto the stage, clad in his āSunday bestā Western-themed attire complete with white Stetson hat and faux-leather boots! On his left shoulder sits the IWF StrongStyle championship, something that, until 2019 began, nobody dreamed theyād see the Islander alum wearing in the first place. Looking through a sea of madness, many of whom are taking cell phone videos and photos, Jamesā smile becomes crystal clear as he walks down to the ring, taking in every moment as he does so. }
āYeah Darlin' go make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once
And explode into space
I like smoke and lightning
Heavy metal thunder
Racin' with the wind
And the feelin' that I'm underā
{ James continues his slow pace down the ramp, gazing with wide-eyed wonder at the wildly cheering crowd. His humble body language is very evident as he walks over to ringside and spots several key figures in his life whoāve meant the world to him. He steps toward his father, Robert Truman, and they share a warm, loving embrace; James turns his attention to his stepmother Joni, the British native who once served as his elementary school principal while he lived in Irving. More hugs and embraces were shared as he went down the ringside line, eventually hugging his wife Yulia so tightly, she widened her eyes like āoh dear, this is awkwardā¦ā }
āYeah Darlin' go make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once
And explode into space
Like a true nature's child
We were born, born to be wild
We can climb so high
I never wanna die
Born to be wild
Born to be wildā¦ā
{ An attendant happily hands Gilmore a cordless microphone as the latter hops into the ring, the crowd at an even fuller volume as the music fades out. A āJJ!ā chant ensues as Gilmore takes a good look around at the peanut gallery before taking the StrongStyle belt off of his shoulder and looking into it as if he was looking at his own reflection in the mirror. }
Vasco Dias: Terri, Iāll be goddamned if I ever get a reaction like what Iām hearinā now. Iām gettinā the chills, man...
Terri Morasco: This past April, a fan had asked James Gilmore during a social media Q&A session about what he really wanted to do before his IWF career ends, and James said...heād love to win a title, ANY title.
Vasco Dias: Give him credit, he did just thatā¦
{ Jamesā smile grows with every second, for in the back of his mind he realizes that this moment was a long, long time coming. He tries to raise the stick to his lips but finds the din of the noise so overwhelming, he flaps his arms to feign exasperation. Deep in his soul, to see this kind of reaction meant so much to him, but as he tries to speakā¦ }
Fans:
LITTLE BEAR!
LITTLE BEAR!
LITTLE BEAR!
LITTLE BEAR!
LITTLE BEAR!
{ ...he sheds a tear, given how much heās accepted the nickname his partner Rob Diamond had given him. Eventually, the noise dies down long enough for James to speakā¦ }
James Gilmore: I swear, Iāve been certain places in different states or countries where they claim to do everything big. Yet I grew up in the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex, traveled to places like Austin, San Antonio, Amarillo, El Paso, and even here in Clutch Cityā¦
{ The crowd pops for the mention of the cityās famous sports moniker. }
James Gilmore: ...and while Iām at it, I own a beachfront villa down in Corpus Christi! If thereās one common denominator that I can think about, itās that I know that no matter what city youāre in, they always do things BIGGER...in the Lone Star State!
{ The fans cheer wildly as James points out his Lone Star flag lapel pin before raising the StrongStyle title up high. }
James Gilmore: āCuz like that video's tagline says, in Texas we are strong together! And itās that combined strength that helped me realize that I didnāt win this thing by myself! When I was goinā through my darkest hours in 2017, when I was goinā through more uncertainty in 2018...you dudes and dudettes picked me up, you helped me set a course that eventually would lead to me hanginā and banginā with the likes of Rob Diamond and Steve Awesome, and look at whatās happened now?! I would not even be HOLDINā this StrongStyle belt if it wasnāt for each and every one of you!
{ James grins from ear to ear as we hearā¦ }
Fans:
YOU DESERVE IT! (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap)
YOU DESERVE IT! (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap)
YOU DESERVE IT! (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap)
YOU DESERVE IT! (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap)
{ ...and the Islander alum calmly points heavenward, a reminder of the loved ones heās lost along the way yet had always been there for him. }
James Gilmore: Yet just ācuz The Pack is dead and buried doesnāt mean we can rest on our laurels. Nah...ya see folks, this belt, this StrongStyle belt, is a trophy with lots and lots of history. Spike, Warren, Jake Conway, Dean Harper, Andrew Jacobsen, Bob Pooler, and many other dudes who elevated this prize before me...they ALL proved that if ya wanna go for this belt, then ya gotta be a Man of Steel, that ya gotta learn how to make your opponents tap or knock āem the heck outta there!
{ James pauses for a moment as he pries open a can of Orange-Vanilla Coke that he had caught from the ringside attendant. }
James Gilmore: So I say to you now, to anybody in the back from the so-called Howlett Royal Family to anyone who winds up starinā at me across the ring, I welcome the challenges...but you gotta be ready and willinā to break my spirit...or youāre gonna have to PRY it off my (censors himself from throwing an F-bomb by taking a giant swig from his drink) DEAD AND ROTTINā CORPSE!!!
{ The āJJ!ā chants start back up as Gilmore smirks, then tosses a now-empty soda can off to the side, where it misses its recycling bin target and lands on the floor with a clink and a thud. }
James Gilmore: āCuz THIS is a belt for the strong at heart--just like the peeps in the Lone Star State! No matter the storm, we ride āem together. No matter the adversity, we overcome it together. No matter the challenges, we tackle āem together, and if you wanna face THIS storm, if you wanna tackle THIS challenge, if you wanna try and take this belt off me, then either ya either step up or be leftā¦
Fans: SHELL-SHOCKED!!!
{ The crowd goes apeshit as the chorus to āShellShockedā begins blaring over the loudspeakers. James continues to run with every awesome moment as we hit an advert for the upcoming Bloody Assizes pay-per-view...well, not yet. We transition towards the backstage area... }
Terri Morasco: What a segment--and now we've got a problem backstage!
{ ...where in a seemingly vacated office we find a group of Redshirts standing around, staring at a mysterious object which had seemingly appeared out of nowhere. Mikhail Federov, James Gilmore's former bodyguard and good friend, raises his left brow at the sight before him. }
Mikhail Federov: HHHRRRRMMMMMMM....?!
{ Upon closer inspection, we see that the object i question was nothing more than a small teddy bear, a hand-stitched one at that. }
Redshirt: Wow...this looks like it was hand-crafted sometime in the 19th century. There's an inscription on it...
{ The lackey peers upon the front of the antique stuffed animal, which featured stitching in white letters that spell out... }
Redshirt: "MAMA BEAR."
Mikhail Federov: (looking puzzled) Hhhhrrrrmmmm...what is a "Mama Bear?!"
Redshirt: I haven't a clue, boss. I haven't a clue...
{ The commotion continues before we transition into the Bloody Assizes pay-per-view advert. }
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SINGLES MATCH
Mandi Matthews vs Crystal Zdunich
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Terri Morasco: This next match is a bit of a grudge match.
Vasco Dias: Oh yeah, Crystal Zdunich is going to take care of Zelda Knites light work here tonight.
Terri Morasco: Yeah sure, we will see about that.
{Meganerd by YTcracker begins to blast all across the speakers as it does so as Crystal makes her way from the back curtain with her manager Rayne. Crystal smiles as she flips off the crowd as she makes her way down to the ring. She quickly slides into the ring and kips up to her feet as she waves her hands in the air getting the crowd behind her. She jumps around a bit as she tosses her eye glasses to her manager Rayne. Rayne smiles as she catches them as she claps for her client.}
Terri Morasco: Crystal Zdunich long time friend of Zelda Knite, looking to step up against Mandi Matthews.
Vasco Dias: Crystal best Mandi back at Meta, she will do it again here tonight.
Terri Morasco: Yeah, with the help of a distraction.
{Umbrella by All Time Low starts rocking the speakers as Mandi Matthews steps out onto the stage, a bit overwhelmed in a good way by all the people and there warm reception. She jams a bit to the music and then she jogs down to the ring as the chorus plays.}
Because when the sun shines we'll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be your friend
Took an oath I'ma stick it out 'til the end
{She slides into the ring and jams out the song with the crowd as they chant along.}
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella-ella-ella-ay-ay-ay
Under my umbrella-ella-ella-ay-ay-ay
{The music slowly fades as Mandi smiles at the crowd.}
Terri Morasco: Mandi Matthews has been impressive lately in her in ring development.
Vasco Dias: She has certainly had more than enough motivation to improve thatās for sure.
Terri Morasco: This match is about to start. You wonāt want to miss it! We will be back after the break!
{The bell rings as the women lock up and we fade to commercial}
{commercial break}
Terri Morasco: Welcome back everyone! We are sorry we had to pay the bills but if we didnāt we couldnāt bring you explosive matches like this one has been!
Vasco Dias: Crystal and Mandi have been dukeing it out here, back and forth since the break started!
Terri Morasco: Neither one has really had the advantage and there have been numerous near falls! Just check out this action!
{Both ladies are dripping sweat, groggy, the amount of pain they are in evident by the look on there faces. They are trading some stiff forearms back and forth. Crystal goes to give one back but she feints the strike and instead hits a hard blow to the abdomen. Mandi doubles over and Crystal follows up with a back elbow strike that sends Mandi staggering back against the ropes. Crystal attempted to hit another strike when Mandi came back on the rebound but Mandi surprised the hell out Crystal with a Jayson Matthews Experience!!}
Vasco Dias: Woah that kick came out of nowhere!
Terri Morasco: Desperation move from Mandi! Sheās crawling to the pin! Will it finally be enough!?
{The ref slides in for the pin and counts. 1ā¦..2ā¦.Crystal gets the shoulder up! Mandi looks up at the ref, shocked it wasnāt three. The ref confirms and Mandi nods and says thank you. She gets up and goes to the corner and she starts a stomp-clap combo in a vaguely familiar rhythm.}
Vasco Dias: What is this? Waitā¦.I know that song.
Terri Morasco: I think this is her new move. The Dirty Dancing DDT!
{The crowd sort of get behind the stomps and claps and as Crystal gets up Mandi runs in and grabs Crystal for a ddt but jumps up and holds herself in the classic dance pose from the movie.}
Vasco Dias: Shesā¦. had...the time of her liiiiiiiife! Boom!
Terri Morasco: OH MY! What a spiking ddt!
{Mandi shifts her weight back down and spikes Crystal on the top of her head and hooks the leg! 1ā¦.2ā¦.3!!!}
Terri Morasco: Mandi picks up a huge win over Crystal Zdunich here tonight!
Vasco Dias: I like that new finisher! The ref is telling Crystal what happened.
{Crystal slaps the mat in frustration and rolls out of the ring and gets a microphone.}
Crystal Zdunich: ugh my headā¦.MANDI!!! I bet you feel real good about what happened here tonight. But you caught me off guard. I wasnāt ready for that new finisher. But Iāll tell you whatā¦.you sure as hell wouldnāt be laughing if Zelda was here tonight!
{Mandi stops laughing as much as Crystal starts bringing up Zelda.}
Crystal Zdunich: Yeah! I can see by the look on your face. You are definitely scared of Zelda. She would wipe the floor with you! If she wanted to, she could show up to Bloody Assizes and take you out!
{Mandi has borrowed the ring announcers microphone.}
Mandi Matthews: Oh she ācouldā huh?
{Crystal nods aggressively as she glares at Mandi from the floor.}
Crystal Zdunich: With ease! She could hop on a plane and be in ring shape again in two weeks to beat the hell out of you and completely embarrass you at Bloody Assizes!!
{Mandi smiles.}
Mandi Matthews: Good. Tell her I will see her there!
Crystal Zdunich: I will. And Iā¦.oh waitā¦.
{Crystal suddenly realized this was not what her and Zelda talked about before.}
Crystal Zdunich: wait, no. I mean-
Mandi Matthews: What? Unless sheās scared?
Crystal Zdunich: Well no, she isnāt scared of you.
Mandi Matthews: Good. Then Iāll be at Bloody Assizes waiting for her.
{Umbrella by All Time Low starts playing as Mandi walks off with a grin and Crystal yells and tosses stuff around and complains about her head.}
Terri Morasco: Things didnāt go the way Crystal planned. She went from finishing Zeldas business to possibly getting her friend stuck in a rematch.
Vasco Dias: Thatās not legally binding.
Terri Morasco: You are right, it isnāt. But if Zelda doesnāt show up, it might actually mean she is scared!
Vasco Dias: Heresy.
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SEGMENT
Hand that feeds
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{the camera comes on to Dean Harper sitting on a box backstage, alone.}
Dean Harper: Iāve been asked why I have done what I have done.
{Dean glances off screen.}
Dean Harper: The one thing that I have always been most firm about is the survival of my family. My family is the one thing I will protect with my life. My family is more important then my pride. Then my life. Then anythingā¦
{Dean shakes his head.}
Dean Harper: so if I have to bend the knee in order to keep them safe than that is what I am going to do.
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SINGLES MATCH
PURE WRESTLING RULES
Elijah Lassiter vs Nighthawk
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Alison Valance: āThis next contest is a Pure Wrestling Match. The rules are as follows: Each participant is given three rope breaks. Upon using all three rope breaks, the ropes are in play for any submission holds. Closed fists to the face are strictly prohibited. A 1st closed fist to the face will result in a warning, a 2nd the loss of a rope break, and the 3rd a disqualification. Furthermore, there is a strict 20-count outside the ring.ā
{The Beat of ādonāt get in my wayā starts to ring around the arena a spot light focusing on the entryway as Elijah stalks out to drop to one knee and touch the floor with one hand and bouncing up to this feet as the song kicks in proper walking around the ring a hand touching the canvas before he hops up, wipes his feet and vaults the top rope to land in the middle in a couch standing up to kiss his wrist and salute the crowd.}
Alison Valance: āIntroducing first, weighing in at 225 pounds, from San Francisco, Californiaā¦. Elijah Lassiter!ā
{As the opening strains of "I Remember (The Honor In Her Efforts Intro)" by Tristam boom out over the sound system Nighthawk walks calmly to the ring, burning with intensity and focus. Leaping over the top rope Nighthawk walks to a neutral corner and calmly ascends to the top turnbuckle before raising one finger above his head before backflipping back into the center of the ring.}
Alison Valance: āHis opponent, from Chicago, Illinois and weighing in at 185 poundsā¦. āThe American Samuraiāā¦. āThe Wrestling Machineā Nighthawk!ā
Terri Morasco: āAnd this ought to be a fun test for the rookie Elijah Lassiter, Vasco. He is in there in a match heās probably never competed in against the man many argue is the best pure wrestler on the IWF roster today, Nighthawk. A technician of the 1st order, who always seems to have a game plan tailor-made to his opponent, Nighthawk looks to get back on the winning track after a war against Angel Blake at Night of the Immortals.ā
Vasco Dias: āBut you have to wonder, Terri, with how many wars Nighthawk has had if the day will come when he canāt call on all of his skill and talent. And if that day does come, is it tonight?ā
{As the referee rings the bell after giving both men a look-over for any foreign objects both men shake hands and immediately begin to lock up with each other, only for Nighthawk to pop off a lightning-fast wraparound armdrag which almost sends Elijah through the bottom rope to the floor. Nodding his head at the slickness of the counter that he so easily walked into Elijah inches himself back into the ring under the bottom rope, quickly locking in a standing full nelson as he tries to slow things down and give himself some time to think. Quickly levering his legs up to his chest one after the other Nighthawk smoothly escapes the full-nelson before locking in a standing armwringer as a befuddled Elijah tries to think of what he can do next. Continuing to crank on the armwringer as the San Franciscan tries to work through the specific challenges in front of him Nighthawk moves quickly to take things to the mat by locking in a tight octopus hold out of the armwringer, quickly supplementing the hold by grabbing a free arm and cranking that into a standing armbar while still having the octopus applied. Shaking his head no when the referee comes over to see if he wants to quit Elijah now begins to slowly work on breaking apart the octopus hold, crawling towards the ropes as he does so only to see Nighthawk see the escape coming and counter into a gorgeous sunset flip that gets a flash 2-count. Quickly popping up to his feet Elijah uses his advantage in explosiveness to pop off a flying head scissors right into a traditional triangle head scissors, leaning up on his elbows to keep his shoulders off of the mat. But as the headscissors remains applied the āWrestling Machineā sees the opening and pounces on it, floating back-and-forth from side-to-side until he can loosen the headscissors and pop through into a prawn hold that gets another 2-count before Elijah retreats to a neutral corner to collect his thoughts.}
Terri Morasco: āYou had to know some of this was coming, Vasco. Nighthawk, perhaps the best pure technical wrestler in the world at the moment, is wrestling a young rookie in Elijah Lassiter with a ton of potential in a Pure Wrestling match. Right now, he is drawing on all of the knowledge he has in the British style, and in the llave style of Lucha Libre, to utterly befuddle Elijah Lassiter. The speed of everything heās doing is something to behold.ā
Vasco Dias: āAnd if youāre Elijah Lassiter, you have to fight your natural urge to get back in there. Nighthawkās seen everything, and what he hasnāt seen personally, heās seen on tape. He matches his own athletic ability with a tremendous amount of savvy and brainpower. Right now, Elijah needs to slow things down and try not to walk into any more traps.ā
{Moving back into the center of the ring Elijah goes for a quick knucklelock attempt as both men push against each other only to see the Californian use his power to slowly shove Nighthawk to the mat, trying to force his shoulders to the mat only to see Nighthawk quickly reach up with his legs and land a monkeyflip from the ground before rolling into a knucklelock of his own which Elijah counters with another monkeyflip and then quickly rolls through into a double-leg cradle which gets a 1-count which allows Nighthawk to roll back into a prawn hold before Elijah rolls through into a folding press that gets a 1-count before Nighthawk counters out of that, both men smiling as they stand at the ready while he undoes the rubber band holding his long hair in place as he now seems to be enjoying this game of human chess he has been playing. Bouncing on the balls of his feet as he tries to think of what to do next Elijah goes for a collar-and-elbow lockup and then quickly picks the ankle of the āWrestling Machineā before locking in a toe-and-ankle hold, clearly having grown slightly tired of being run circles around. Leaning up on his elbows to ensure his shoulders donāt stay on the mat Nighthawk cocks his head as if amused before slowly levering his upper body up as if trying to go for an arm, but instead drops back down as Elijah re-cranks away on the toe-and-ankle hold. Leaning himself back up again Nighthawk feints back at the arm, and then slowly levers himself up to his feet where he backflips out of the toe-and-ankle hold right into a small package that gets a long 2-count before Elijah rolls right back into one that gets another 2-count. Quickly popping up to his feet both men stand at the ready again, going back to a knucklelock which Elijah slowly pushes down until he is able to force Nighthawk into a bridge. Looking to keep his shoulders on the mat Elijah places his entire body weight on the quadriceps of the āAmerican Samuraiā only to see him smoothly counter right into a cross-armbreaker that forces Elijah to scramble for the ropes, burning his 1st rope break in the process.}
Alison Valance: āElijah Lassiter has used his 1st rope break. He has 2 remaining.ā
Terri Morasco: āAnd after a long feeling-out process that saw both men go through their bag of tricks, Nighthawk found the opening for a cross-armbreaker and he forced Elijah Lassiter to burn a rope break. Right now, if this stays a wrestling match, Nighthawk may have too much for him.ā
Vasco Dias: āNighthawk has used all of the savvy that we talked about earlier to truly devastating effect. Heās mastered these Pure Wrestling rules to absolute perfection, and heās forced Elijah Lassiter to burn a rope break on a hold purely out of desperation. Thatās now one less card Elijah has to play if things get really dangerous later in the match.ā
{Pulling himself up to his feet slowly, removing tape from around his wrist as he shakes out his wrist and arm, Elijah appears to be frustrated more openly with how things are going and moves to whip Nighthawk into the ropes and leapfrog over him before turning around to see the Chicagoan having rolled himself perfectly into a tight ball. Glancing at the referee, clearly having never seen anything like this before, Elijah pokes at the ball only to see Nighthawk completely roll with it until he wriggles a hand free of the ball and wiggles it in front of Elijahās face. Not knowing what else to do the Californian takes the bait and grabs the arm, and is quickly rolled through into an armbar right through into a La Majistral that gets a long 2-count. Popping up to his feet in an absolute rush, having clearly had enough of all of this, Elijah shoves the āWrestling Machineā away and then lands a teeth-rattling forearm strike to the chest. Nodding his head, simply asking if āYou donāt want to wrestle anymoreā, Nighthawk returns fire with one big knife-edge chop to the chest followed by a feint of a tilt-a-whirl armdrag which sets up a step-up enzuigiri to the triceps which sends Elijah reeling into the corner holding his arm. Following him in Nighthawk is alley-ooped onto the top turnbuckle where he manages to hit a perfect headstand on the actual buckle. Seeing this trick coming Elijah rushes in only to get confused once again as Nighthawk back-flips over him as he comes in and then gets a running start only to be dropped out of orbit with a picture perfect dropkick to the face. Shaking out his arm in pain Elijah goes for the cover, getting a long 2-count before hitting a gorgeous quebrada moonsault and checking with the official to see if that constitutes a rope break. Setting the āAmerican Samuraiā up in the corner Elijah hits a handspring elbow to the pit of the stomach followed by the Euro-Step Up Enzuigiri and then a leaping DDT right into a pinfall attempt when Nighthawk puts his foot on the bottom rope.}
Alison Valance: āNighthawk has used his 1st rope break. He has 2 remaining.ā
Terri Morasco: āAnd while we both realized Nighthawk had the clear advantage on the mat, Elijah has shown his ability to up the pace and up the impactful offense here. Can Nighthawk, who is not known as a power guy by any stretch of the imagination, find openings to counter?ā
Vasco Dias: āI think he can, Terri. We underestimate Nighthawk a lot, and heās let us do that a lot of the time. He is a world-traveled veteran who has wrestled in more countries than most people have been to. If anyone can walk through the storm Elijah Lassiter will try to call down, itās him.ā
{Taking another moment to shake out his arm, Elijah drags Nighthawk away from the ropes and executes a gorgeous high-arcing senton, before heading back to the ring apron and hitting another high-arcing senton but landing an elbow drop to the pit of the stomach on the way by. Deciding not to cover the Californian picks up Nighthawk and appears to be going for a bridging dragon suplex only to see the Chicagoan drop down to a knee to block while still having the full nelson applied. Moving over to see if he wants to submit the referee is shooed away by the āWrestling Machineā who then begins to work on escaping the full nelson with a fast series of leg lifts only to see Elijah re-hook the full nelson and this time land the bridging dragon suplex that gets a heartstoppingly close 2-count. Placing his opponent on the 2nd turnbuckle, seemingly thinking about going for a top-rope maneuver of some kind, Elijah takes a moment to catch his breath and think about what he wants to do next as he bends over and holds onto the top rope. But as he does that Nighthawk manages to find enough strength to climb up to the top turnbuckle out of view and then land a leaping double stomp to the arm, the force of which sends Elijah to the floor holding his arm in pain. Deciding to try and press his advantage Nighthawk leaps over the top rope onto the ring apron and lands a running superior football kick to the arm before rolling Elijah back into the ring. Climbing up to the top turnbuckle Nighthawk goes for a twisting 450 splash only to be forced to land on his feet when Elijah moves out of the way. Loading up a palm strike Nighthawk swings only for Elijah to duck out of the way and land the Dime Drop.}
{Heading to the top rope to go for the Airwalk Elijah switches arms in mid-flight to avoid hitting the elbow with his weakened arm. Covering one-handed Elijah smiles when the referee counts 3.}
Alison Valance: āThe winner of the matchā¦.. Elijah Lassiter!ā
{After the referee rings the bell Nighthawk slowly gets up and embraces Elijah, giving him another warm handshake before leaving the ring to let Elijah have his moment.}
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SEGMENT
word from Extreme Champion
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{We cut backstage as staff member Ed works on paper work in his office. Suddenly his door slams and when he looks up he sees the brand new IWF Extreme Champion standing at the door. Ed gasps and quickly stuffs his tie into his shirt.}
Ed: Steve Awesome? Arenāt you supposed to be giving the fans a word as the new IWF Extreme Champion.
Steve Awesome: I was gonnaā¦.but fuck them.
{crowd boos}
Steve Awesome: They didnāt care about me before I was champ, so why should I care about them now? I came here to cut to the chase Ed. I want to know who Iām defending this title against next.ā
{Steve pulls the title off his chest and plops it out onto Edās desk. All the paperwork and stuff and his desk clutters and tips over. Ed takes a deep breath and just lets it slide.}
Ed: Well Steve, honestly weāve been a bit busy with some other things with more of a priority. We havenāt decided who your next challenger will be.
Steve Awesome: Are you kidding me? I donāt have a match, i get some bull shit fan appreciation promo instead and you donāt even know who the next contender for my new championship is going to be? What kind of shit show are you running here?
{Ed massages his temples in an attempt to
Subdue his anger.}
Ed: Look...once I get done reorganizing my desk...I will look into a contender for you. Until then...creative has nothing for you.
{Steve shakes his head and grabs his title.}
Steve Awesome: Typical.
{Steve flips the title over his shoulder and flashes a menacing grin.}
Steve Awesome: Guess Iāll go make my own trouble.
{Steve storms out into the hall way and he comes up to Wolf Folder who is obviously hiding behind some potted plants and spying on Steve. Steve stops walking and slowly glares at Wolf.}
Steve Awesome: WHAT!?
Wolf Folder: Ummmā¦.AH HA! I caught you!
{Wolf leaps out from behind the plants and steps in front of Steve Awesome with a tape recorder.}
Wolf Folder: Isnāt it true that you are actually part of a secret race of creatures known as Lizard people and you and your kin are secretly living among us in.
{There is a long awkward silence as Steve glares at Wolf, Wolf holds the recorder at Steve, and Sully facepalms.}
Steve Awesome: Youāll do.
{Steve pulls back and slaps the holy hell out of him. Wolf stumbles back, holding his face in shock.}
Steve Awesome: Meet me in the ring.
{commercial break}
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Extreme Title Match
Wolf Folder vs Steve Awesome
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Terri Morasco: Welcome back folks. We have Wolf Folder in the ring warming up and Iām being told that this is going to be for the Extreme Championship! Steve is defending his new title against Wolf Folder!?
Vasco Dias: What a great Champion. Defends his championship against all comers.
"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: The new Extreme Champion looks ready to defend his belt.
Vasco Dias: The challenger looks ready too.
{Wolf steps in looking ready for a fight but walks right into another slap that knocks him for a loop. Steve grabs him by the hair and drags him face first into the turnbuckle. Wolf flips to the front and Steve just lets off with a flurry of punches, reducing Wolf Folder into a slumped seated position in the corner. Steve hits the other ropes and comes back with a huge running knee to the face.}
Vasco Dias: Wolf just canāt seem to get started here.
Terri Morasco: Steve Awesome taking advantage of this man here.
{Steve grabs Wolf by the hair and picks him up and loads him up for a SteveKO. He smirks and then drops him into the stunner and hooks the leg. 1ā¦.2ā¦.3!!! Steveās music plays as the ref raises his arm but then they notice Phillip Deforrest running off to check on his friend, Wolf. He looks up at Steve and glares. He stands up and gets in Steveās face and starts pointing at the Extreme Title.}
Terri Morasco: Wait, now Phillip DeForrest wants a shot at the belt?
Vasco Dias: Steve is saying bring it on, he will take on all comers.
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Extreme Title Match
Phillip DeForest vs Steve Awesome
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{The bell rings and much like before Phillip doesnāt get much offense in. Steve is just dominating when suddenly Wolf rushes over out of nowhere and blindsides Steve. Steve falls to the ground as Wolf and Phillip start to stomp on the fallin Steve. Wolf rolls out and grabs a table.}
Vasco Dias: Wait a minute, this isnāt a handicap is it?
Terri Morasco: I donāt think there are many rules for the Extreme Title?
{Wolf leans the table in the corner and then walks back over to Phillip and they both flip Steve up and over for a double suplex. They drag Steve back up and put Steve up against the table. Phillip gets a running start and goes for a spear but Steve gets out of the way and Phillip crashes through himself. Steve then kicks Wolf in the junk and pins Phillip! 1...2ā¦.3!!}
Terri Morasco: Well Steve looked like he might have been in trouble there but he managed to retain his championship.
Vasco Dias: Against two guys, and he isnāt done.
{As the crowd boos, Steve stomps on them and tells them to suck it when suddenly more of the newer wrestlers come rushing out to surround the ring. Billie Parrish, Ducky Tamlinson, and Adel Travent come running down. Along with the ladies, they all come down to check on there friends and surround the ring. Steve stands in the middle of the ring looking at all the jobbers inching closer toward him, when suddenlyā¦.The Old Jobbers storm the ring!}
Terri Morasco: What the hell is all this now?
Vasco Dias: Thatās, Mr. Happy, Gibberg, Solomahn Khan! Bad Luck Chuck! Domi-natrix and a bunch more wielding steel chairs!
{The old jobbers get into a huge brawl at ringside against the new jobbers! Steve Awesome just stands in the middle of the ring dumbfounded, not quite sure what to think of it all.}
Terri Morasco: I can hear them yelling āyou canāt replace us! We are the original enhancements. This is jobber civil war.
Vasco Dias: Jobber civil war? What the hell does that mean?
Terri Morasco: Your guess is as good as mine, Vasco.
{Steve stands and watches the fight in total confusion as we fade to commercial from total chaos.}
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SINGLES MATCH
Kate Steele vs Kimberly Jackson
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{ 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 waves the the cheering crowd.. She begins to sprint down the aisle as she slaps the hands of the fans. 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 as the crowd cheers her louder.. She closes her eyes placing a single finger over her lips offering the Shhhh sound which all the fans just roar back.. She takes her place in the corner afterwards waiting for the match to begin. }
Terri Morasco: Open Fight Night is my favorite day of the month!
Vasco Dias: Itās the one night every month you get to see match ups you wouldnāt normally see!
Terri Morasco: For instance, Kate Steele taking on Kimberly Jackson!
Vasco Dias: This should be good!
{ The solemn beginning of "Roots" by In This Moment hits the pa with strobe lighting. Once the song kicks into gear Kimberly Jackson steps out through the curtain, throwing some fists before double pumping to some pyro. She struts down the entrance ramp and rolls in under the bottom rope, jumping to her feet and throw a jab/cross combo at the hard camera. }
Vasco Dias: Kimberly is coming off a tough loss and Iām sure is looking to get her win back this week!
Terri Morasco: Kimberly put up a good fight against Rowan at Night of the Immortals but it will be interesting to see how that loss affects her tonight against Kate!
Vasco Dias: Iād imagine she is very much in her own head tonight and Kate may be able to exploit that!
{ The referee calls for the bell and both women move out and to the side of the ring. They circle each other before moving for a shoulder/colar tie up but Kate surprises Kimberly with a spinning heel kick to the midsection and immediately hits a nice looking sliced bread off the second rope on Jackson! }
Terri Morasco: Looks like Kate shook of the ring rust quick!
Vasco Dias: She definitely caught Kim by surprise there!
{ Kimberly gets back to her feet but Kate is right there with a snapmare and goes for a chin lock. Kimberly turns into the chin lock and breaks it up then connects with a roaring elbow shot to the jaw of Kate. Kimberly throws Kate to the mat with an arm drag take down and goes for an armbar next but Kate is able to pull herself away. }
Vasco Dias: Kimberly turned into that chin lock and took control of this match!
Terri Morasco: Smart move by the former champ!
{ Kate gets back to her feet and throws a kick at Jackson who blocks it and instead hits Steele with a dragon screw leg whip! Kimberly charges at Kate but Steele connects with a leg sweep! Kimberly gets back to her feet but Kate is on her with a float over DDT! Kate goes for the cover and itās only a two count. }
Vasco Dias: Steele isnāt showing any signs of not wrestling for a month!
Terri Morasco: Yeah Kate looks amazing out here tonight!
{ Kate pulls Kimberly up to her feet and connects with some shin kicks to the kidney area of Jackson before a stiff punt to the gut. Kate picks Kimberly up for a nasty looking brainbuster! Jackson tries to roll back to her feet but Kate comes off the ropes with a spring board cross body and goes right into another pin attempt for another two count! }
Terri Morasco: Kate is building up a lot of momentum!
Vasco Dias: She may actually pull off the win here!
{ Kate pulls Kim up to her feet but Jackson grabs her for a belly to belly suplex! Kate rolls through to her feet and Jackson is on her with a barrage of palm strikes to the face that she caps off with a spinning back elbow! Kimberly then grabs Kate and hits a big time Orange Crush Bomb! Kimberly goes for the cover but Kate gets her shoulder up at two! }
Vasco Dias: Kim with a big come back!
Terri Morasco: Jackson wants her win back!
Vasco Dias: And a win here could put her back in title contention!
{ Kimberly is up and she waits for Kate to stand. Kim moves in looking for jab/cross combo but Kate ducks the cross and leaps up for a tornado ddt on Kimberly! Kimberly tries to stand up as fast as she can but Kate connects with a float over neckbreaker! Kate looks like sheās ready to put Jackson away. }
Terri Morasco: If Kate wins this match I feel that leap frogs her ahead of the line for a title shot!
Vasco Dias: Absolutely, beating a former champion is a huge deal!
{ Kate scoops up Kimberly for the Punk Driver on her shoulders but Kimberly drives several hard elbows into the face of Kate who then lets Jackson go. Kate turns into the jab/cross combo that ends with a European upper cut and then Kimberly picks Kate up and hits the Knock Out! Kate is down and Kimberly covers for the one! Two! Three!!! }
Vasco Dias: Kimberly Jackson picks up the win here on Open Fight Night!
Terri Morasco: A great showing by both women but Kim just wanted it more tonight.
Vasco Dias: Iām sure Jackson is still upset over her title loss but this moves her a step closer to a possible rematch!
{ Kimberly stands in the ring with arms raised as her music plays!. }
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SEGMENT
Being infamous
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{ We cut backstage to rarely seen IWF interviewer, Keybo Shabaz standing in the IWF interview area. }
Keybo Shabaz: What is up IWF galaxy! IWF interviewer Keybo Shabaz here with a couple of my favorite guests! Being InFamous!
{ We pan out to see Rob Diamond and his personal referee and narrator, Clarence who is holding Robās Joker in the Pack briefcase with Steve Awesome holding his Extreme Championship over his shoulder on the right and James Gilmore wearing his StrongStyle Championship to the left. }
Keybo Shabaz: Guys, I think the world wants to know, how does it feel going from what most deemed a comedy act to a powerhouse faction holding two thirds of the menās division belts and the Joker in the Pack briefcase!?
{ Steve steps forward. }
Steve Awesome: How does it feel!? It feels like I just took a big oleā dump down the throats of all those mother fu-
{ James steps in. }
James Gilmore: What my partner here is tryinā to say is it feels gosh darn good!
Steve Awesome: Yeah. That.
Keybo Shabaz: The last two weeks have been huge for you guys but honestly the last couple of months youāve been making waves. You helped bring Roberto Verona back to IWF, you assisted in defeating the Pack, the three of you have been involved near the main event at every pay per view in recent memory. You must be flying high!?
Steve Awesome: You damn right we are! We came! We saw! And we kicked everybody's ungrateful asses!
James Gilmore: I think what Steve is tryinā to say is all out hard work finally paid off!
Steve Awesome: Yeah. That.
{ Keybo looks to Rob who has been uncharacteristically silent. }
Keybo Shabaz: Now Rob, I think what the world wants to know is when, where and who will you be cashing that brief case in against?
{ Rob smirks. }
Rob Diamond: Keybo, Iād love to just spoil the surprise for everyone and tell you but Iām not going to do that. What I will say is despite some light trolling last week I think itās pretty obvious who Iām cashing in against. As for where?
{ Rob looks at the camera. }
Rob Diamond: Ethan is just gonna have to wait and find out.
{ Rob winks. }
Rob Diamond: And if you aināt down with that then weāve only got two words for ya!
{ Rob, Steve, James and Clarence all hit a crotch chop! }
Being InFamous: SUCK IT!
{ Commercial break. }
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SEGMENT
Gabriela Luna Reflects on the Luchadora Championship and her upcoming Last Rites defence.
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{We cut to a video package, opening on a shot of an empty wrestling ring. The voice of IWF's Luchadora Champion, Gabriela Luna, plays over the video.}
Gabriela Luna: IWF has always been a company built on violence. On the extreme. And for a long time, that was supposed to be all for the men.
{Shots of the many men who held the IWF Extreme Championship throughout its history: Spike and Warren Kane, Bob Pooler, Caleb Lockwood, Jayson Matthews, Noah Field, and more are highlighted in a montage of absolute carnage and destruction.}
Gabriela Luna: But something changed. We wanted...more.
{Now, a montage of the many wars that IWF's women have gone through over the years: the two Dragon's Den matches, the Abyss matches, numerous no-disqualification contests and others.}
Gabriela Luna: I fought for my chance to get into the battles. I sacrificed everything my body had to even get a taste of glory.
{Shots of Gabriela being bloodied by Maxine Valentine, kicked down by Rowan MacDonnough, dropped on her head by Jessica Reed, all of the abuse that she has taken throughout her IWF career.}
Gabriela Luna: And when they said they would be introducing a championship that stood for everything I'd ever been? A championship literally named for me? Well, you bet your ass I did everything to take it.
{Gabriela winning the match to enter last in the first Last Rites is shown next. Her entrance into the match, a house of fire. Eliminating Vesna. Eliminating Pandora. Eliminating Hope.}
Gabriela Luna: I was sure I had it. I was sure it was my night. And then...
{Gabriela eating a sledgehammer shot to the face mid-hurricanrana from Alexis Caffrey. Split open, flipping the bird in defiance before eating another sledgehammer shot. A shot of her crumpled on the canvas as Alexis celebrates in the background.}
Gabriela Luna: I spent almost a year chasing that dream. Watching it go from obnoxious bitch to undeserving cunt. I knew it was a matter of fucking time before I got my chance. And when I got it, I refused to let it slip away again.
{We see Gabriela busting open Charity Crowne, standing tall over her with the Luchadora Championship in hand, roaring her defiance to the crowd.}
Gabriela Luna: And what happens then? I disappear. I vanish from the face of the Earth. I can't even make it onto Night of the Fucking Immortals, and yet that culera Zelda Knite gets to fuck around and waste all our time? Bullshit. You gotta deal with me now, motherfuckers, whether you like it or not.
{We cut to Gabriela, sitting on a stool in the middle of the same ring as the beginning of the package. The Luchadora Championship rests over her shoulder, and she smirks up into the camera.}
Gabriela Luna: Because this is MY Night of the Immortals. This is my night to remind each and every one of you bitches why it was a BLESSING that you didn't have to tangle with me. Last Rites is my moment. Last Rites is my time. Porque soy La FĆ©nix...
{Gabriela stands, and columns of pyro go off on the stage behind her, revealing the stage design for this year's Bloody Assizes. She grins, tapping her fingers on the main plate of her championship.}
Gabriela Luna: ...y yo soy inmortal.
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IWF OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Amber Cooke vs Rowan MacDonnough(c)
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Terri Morasco: Looks like itās time for our MAIN EVENT!
Vasco Dias: Itās not an Open Fight Night without an Openweight Championship match, Terri, and this one promises to bring the violence in ways that nobodyās prepared for!
Alison Valance: Ladies and Gentlemen ā The following Main Event is scheduled for ONE FALL, and is for the IWF OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP! Introducing first ā from Stillwater, Minnesotaā¦ weighing in at 135 pounds: AMBER COOKE!
{The guitars of "War Eternal" start up and the arena is bathed in lights for a minute before Amber comes stalking as the first main riff kicks in, walking at an almost blasting pace, ignoring the crowd as she goes, sliding under the bottom rope to climb a turnbuckle and start jawing to the assembled masses before hopping off and jawing to everyone else and taking her Jacket and dog tags off to hang on a corner. Before spinning to face the entry way.}
Vasco Dias: Amber Cooke is back and looking for some violence tonight for the first time since Astrid put her on the bench several weeks ago.
Terri Morasco: In the bench and in JAIL. But now sheās back and answering a challenge for what could be her first ever IWF championship run. But in order to get thereā¦
Alison Valance: And her opponentā¦
{Lights out. The thrumming opening of āBig Bad Wolfā by In This Moment pulse through the arena, matched by a few flashing sparks of dark red light throughout the building.}
"Even in these chains, you can't stop me..."
{Red lights shine down and around the entranceway, still accompanied by sporadic flashing throughout the arena, illuminating the silhouette of Rowan MacDonnough standing at the top of the ramp, a pair of chains hanging from her wrists. She breathes heavily, shoulders heaving as her head hangs down. As the opening continues, red smoke floods down the ramp as Rowan occasionally twitches spasmodically in rhythm with the music...}
Alison Valance: From Kilkenny, Ireland, weighing in at 145 pounds ā she is the IWF Openweight Championā¦ The Wolf of the Abyss, ROWAN MACDONNOUGH!
"EVEN IN THESE CHAINS YOU CAN'T STOP ME!"
{As the song roars to life, Rowan's head snaps upwards, glaring around at the audience as her golden eyes glint in the smoke and the red light. The stage and ramp are lit by swirling red light, but everything else remains dark. She lopes forward, unconsciously rolling her wrists as her eyes bore a hole in the air before her. The smoke seems to follow her down the ramp as she walks. She drops the chains as she reaches ringside, climbing up the ropes and perching over the ring on the top corner, standing slowly as she continues to twitch and spasm in time with the music.}
"Ive been everywhere that you've been - now I've got nothing to lose and everything to win!"
{She leaps into the ring, landing with a roll in the center of the ring and pulling into a feral crouch. She stands, raising her arms as though conducting a savage chorus, posing one last time...}
"I'm already under your skin, cause I'm the Big Bad Wolf, now LET THE GAMES BEGIN!"
{She slowly, reluctantly backs towards a corner, eyes constantly moving as she settles in to wait for the bell.}
Terri Morasco: A new song, a new look, and a new era for the Wolf of the Abyss.
Vasco Dias: Iām not going to say that Verona made a mistake, Terriā¦ but without the Pack, Rowan might be more dangerous than sheās ever been.
{Rowan and Amber circle one another in the ring, Rowan bristling with a feral energy as she hands the Openweight belt to the ref, never breaking eye contact with her opponent. The ref takes the belt to the outside before signaling for the bell.}
DING!
{Rippling with aggression, the two women throw themselves at one another with vigor, but Amber is the one who manages to land the first blow, punching Rowan squarely in the shoulder to throw her off balance and off angle as Rowan was surging forward with a spinning back elbow strike. The force of the blow causes Rowanās strike to glance off of Amberās cheekbone, not even eliciting a wince from the ferocious soldier. Amber twists around Rowan, aiming to drive a back elbow into the base of the championās skull, but Rowan ducks low and slips through, pulling Amber into an arm trap neckbreaker. Amber rolls away and quickly kips back up to her feet, spinning on her heel and laying Rowan flat with a lariat. She moves to stomp Rowan into a mudhole, but Rowan rolls to the side, snapping to her feet and whipping Amber into the ropes. As Amber comes back Rowan leaps up to meet her with a hurricanrana, but Amber slips to the side the second Rowan is midair, grabbing the taller woman by the midsection and slamming her bodily into the mat.}
Terri Morasco: Wow! An impressive display from these two women to start off the match, and it looks like Amberās pulling an advantage!
Vasco Dias: Amber took second place in the Womenās Division of Spike Kaneās Combat Wrestling, surpassing even the legendary Zelda Knite. Sheās never one to underestimate!
{Rowan leaps back to her feet, shaking her head once before fixing her glare on Amber, stooping into a predatory crouch. As Amber goads her to bring it on, Rowanās eyes narrow briefly before she launches herself forwards in a brutal charge, sprinting right up into Amberās face before leaping up, driving her knee into the bottom of Amberās jaw. The force of the strike launches Amber up and back, sailing towards the rope, but not without landing an elbow strike into Rowanās jaw while midair, preventing the Wolf of the Abyss from immediately pursuing. She manages to land on her feet, staggering towards the corner as Rowan tries to recoverā¦ or at least, a sane opponent would take the time to try to recover. Rowan, instead, is already racing forward looking for a yakuza kick driven into the corner, right through Amberās midsection. Before Rowan can get the kicking leg up, however, she throws herself into a desperate and clumsy shoulder block. While it isnāt elegant, itās enough to stop Rowan from landing the running kick, instead sending both women crashing to the ground.}
Vasco Dias: Certainly one way to keep Rowan from getting her shots inā¦
Terri Morasco: Operation āhit them with myself before they can hit meā is a tried and true approach, though admittedly not a comfortable oneā¦
{Amber snarls with pain and frustration as she hauls herself bodily towards the still-grounded Rowan. She grabs MacDonnough by the hair, slamming her face twice into the mat before the ref forces a break. She growls as she rolls away, slowly rising to her feet as Rowan does the same, shaking her head from the impacts to the head. Once sheās on her feet, however, Amber is ready for her, moving quickly forward and ripping Rowan into a BLAST WAVE! Amber goes for the pin!}
ONE!
TWO!!
{Rowan kicks out with a scream of rage!}
Terri Morasco: Thatā¦ wasnāt a good soundā¦
Vasco Dias: Yeah Iām quite sure humans shouldnāt sound like that.
{Rowan hauls herself to her feet, lashing out at Amber with a flurry of kicks to the legs and face, weakening her center of balance and keeping Amber dizzy. She then flips back, scrambling up the ropes with an inhuman agility before leaping off the second rope with a knee drop to Amberās leg! Amber collapses, but spins around on the ground and latches onto Rowan with an armbar. Rowanās eyes bulge with pain as she struggles to break free of the hold, but Amber has it locked in. Eyes narrowing with savage determination, Rowan puts all of her strength into her torso and twistsā¦
CRACK!}
Terri Morasco: Thatās REALLY not a good sound!
Vasco Dias: Some things are never to be unheard!
{Dislocating her elbow gives Rowan enough flexibility to get a hand onto Amberās face, immediately locking the soldier into the EATER OF SOULS! Amber instinctively bites down hard, sending a spray of blood out over the matā¦ but Rowan doesnāt even seem to notice. With a guttural sound, Amber releases Rowanās mangled arm, and Rowan in turn releases her own submission as she cradles her elbow with her bloodied fingers as she withdraws to the corner.}
Vasco Dias: Thatāsā¦ thatās just messed upā¦
{Amber gets to her feet, still unsteady from the repeated blows to her legs. However, perhaps because of the savage cranial strikes, she doesnāt seem to be aware of just how off balance she is. She turns and runs to one cornerā¦ then anotherā¦}
Vasco Dias: Signaling for the IED!
Terri Morasco: If she hits thisā¦!
{However, just as Amber is about to land the explosive kick, Rowan flips into the DANCE THE SPIRAL, kicking Amber away from the ropes and towards the center of the ring. She lands fully on her dislocated elbow, her bloodshot eyes widening abruptly from the pain of the landing as Amber stirs on the ground. She tries to pull herself up, but her hand is too slick with blood to get a firm gripā¦. And so she braces her other arm straight against the mat, positioning her weight above itā¦}
Vasco Dias: Donāt watch Terri, this isnāt for children.
{Rowan snaps her elbow back in place with another utterly inhuman screech of pain and rage. That sound causes Amber to stir all the more, beginning to push herself upā¦ but Rowan now, gritting through the pain, uses her newly relocated arm to pull herself to her feet, and turns around. Amber gets to her kneesā¦}
Terri Morasco: No, no, no, turn around!!
Vasco Dias: Game over!
{Rowan charges forward into the BALORāS GAZE, driving Amber to the mat. Rowan covers!}
ONE!
TWO!!
THREE!!!
Alison Valance: Here is your winner, and STILL IWF Openweight Championā¦ ROWAN MACDONNOUGH!
{Big Bad Wolf plays as Rowan staggers to her feet, bathed in crimson light. She reaches down with her bloodied hand, twining her ravaged fingers through Amberās hair before wrenching the womanās head up like a grisly trophy. The ref returns the belt to her, which she shakily raises above her head as her eyes flash with predatory gold.
Vasco Dias: Amber gave a brutal and strong showing, but it wasnāt enough to withstand the sheer wrath of the Wolf of the Abyss.
Terri Morasco: Dislocating her own arm, letting Amber mangle her own fingers, and then relocating her elbow mid-matchā¦ thereās nothing Rowan wonāt do to herself to ensure victory when this championship is all she has left to lose.
{Rowan throws Amber roughly back to the mat before the lights in the house die out. When they return, Rowan is gone ā leaving only a wisp of red smoke where she once stood as the credits roll.}
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Well howdy there pardner.