Night of the Immortals VII
May 24th 2020
American Airlines Arena Miami Florida
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SEGMENTPreshow
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{The camera pans through the crowd while Popular Monster - Falling in Reverse the official song of Night of the Immortals 7 as the camera goes over the crowd a couple of different signs are caught, “Robb wins or we riot!” “Nighthawk will rise!” “Three-time Champion” “Steve is an ass but he doesn’t deserve this” “Imperial Diamond match should be the main event” “JITP is cursed” “I’m here instead of my brother’s wedding!” “Dirk is gonna die....” “Steve awesome match? I’d rather be playing gwent’}
Summer Thompson: Hello guys, gals and nonbinary pals. Welcome to Night of the Immortals the seventh! Who’s excited? I’m excited! This is amazing. Biggest show of the year and it’s going to be wild!
Uriel Black: Also we don’t have Robert here to bring down the whole mood.
Summer Thompson: He’s at a wedding.
Uriel Black: It’s night of the immortals and he’s having a wedding? What a terrible fucking idea.
Rayne: Maybe he just needed a break from you.
Summer Thompson: But! We have a guest host on the preshow this month!
{Camera pans over to where Vivienne Rodgers is sitting, she gives a tiny wave.}
Vivienne Rodgers: Hi everyone.
Rayne: Good to have you back.
{Vivienne gives a shy smile.}
Uriel Black: So how are you doing after the kidnapping?
Summer Thompson: Uriel!
Vivienne Rodgers I’m okay.
Rayne: Jesus.
Summer Thompson: So let’s get things started. Nighthawk versus Almir? Whose your pick and why? I’m thinking Almir. I love Nighthawk but Almir really has been working hard to get to the top and he cheats to win, I think he’ll find a way to get the one up here.
Vivienne Rodgers I think Nighthawk. He’s been working really hard and I think he could really win here.
Rayne: It’s going to be Almir. You can almost put money on it. Almir is a slippery little weasel. He will get a win.
Uriel Black: The odds aren’t in Nighthawk’s favor I’ll admit.
Summer Thompson: Mandi Matthews versus Zoe Knite? I hope it’s Mandi. She’s nice and I want her to have a nice Night of the Immortals moment.
Vivienne Rodgers I am really hoping Mandi gets the win. This has been something she has been something Zelda has been bothering her for over a year.
Rayne: Zelda’s a bitch. She’ll find a way to get the win. It’s what she does. It doesn’t matter if she just pushed a baby out of her.
Uriel Black: I hope Mandi wins. She could use a happy moment given the situation going on in her life.
Summer Thompson: Rob Diamand versus Ethan King? It’s kind of a complicated situation.
Vivienne Rodgers Ethan said something about doing it to just hurt Robb’s wife. That’s so awful.
Rayne: Ethan is going to win. He’s a monster and completely unhinged.
Uriel Black: Robb is going to pull the win from out of his ass. You can bet it.
Summer Thompson: Dawn versus Virginia? I think Dawn is hungry enough to get the win here.
Vivienne Rodgers: I don’t know Virginia at all. But she looks pretty impressive. But I’ve been in the ring with Dawn and she is tank.
Rayne: Virginia is going to destroy Dawn.
Uriel Black: Virginia is gonna keep the belt regardless of what Dawn throws at her.
Summer Thompson: Which brings us to the big match of the night. The once a year match. Joker in the Pack. Who do you have picked and why?
Vivienne Rodgers There’s a lot of new talent in this match I don’t know. I’m still catching up on things since I’ve been… gone. I admit I found Night Knight’s motivations to make a lot of sense and I really feel for him with his son in the crowd. I want a happy ending for him.
Rayne: I think Jack might actually have this. He’s scrappy and coming off that win against Nighthawk might be the push he needs.
Uriel Black: It’s going to be Gilmore. Much to my lament. Also...someone keep an eye on Jack Ferriman. Poor sod is going to get himself killed doing something stupid.
Summer Thompson: Is it weird if I say Locke? I mean I know he’s supernatural or something. But I really think he’s going to like poof himself hold the briefcase 10 minutes in.
Uriel Black: I mean, you’re not wrong.
Summer Thompson: Television world title? Warren vs Caleb. Ex-brothers in the pack going head to head for a title? I hope it’s Warren.
Vivienne Rodgers I hope it’s Warren too.
Rayne: It’s going to be Caleb. I can just tell.
Vivienne Rodgers How?
Rayne: Caleb is bug-nuts. He’s off his rocker and nearly killed a man. He’s going to get the title.
Uriel Black: Hate to agree with Rayne here. Caleb is just the right amount of crazy to pull the win out from under Warren.
Summer Thompson: Which brings us the women’s world title! Fiona McFly vs Gabirela Luna. I think Fiona might have what it take s to get the win. She’s driven and been working her butt off all year.
Vivienne Rodgers I think whoever wins will be a great champion going forward.
Rayne: That is such a chicken shit answer. It’s going to be Gabi. She’s not afraid to go to the darkside to get a win and you can bet your ass she is going to do that.
Uriel Black: I think Fiona is going to win. She’s got to at this point, doesn’t she?
Summer Thompson: and last but not least… the main event… Steve Awesome vs Angel Blake.
Vivienne Rodgers can I pass?
Rayne: Whoever wins we all lose.
Uriel Black: Bitter much?
Rayne: Blow me.
Summer Thompson: Come on guys, we have a job to do.
Vivienne Rodgers I don’t want to get involved in this.
Rayne: Either we get Angel Blake, the psychopath as our new world champion or we have to listen to Steve Awesome jerk off about how unbeatable he is for another month. I would honestly rather do anything else. What’s gwent? Maybe I’ll look that up.
{Uriel laughs.}
Summer Thompson: You have to pick someone.
Rayne: Fine. Angel just to get this whole fucking Being Infamous train over with.
Uriel Black: That’s dark.
Rayne: Come on! I can’t be the only one bored of them. We trader The Pack for this? At least The Pack was unhinged and just wanted to destroy everything. Being Infamous just took over the power vacuum. They might not kill people or set people on fire, sure but they sure as fuck are trying to rule over IWF. Difference is they do more dick jokes.
Summer Thompson: You feel strongly about this?
Rayne: Everyone is tired of Steve Awesome as world champion. He brags about his record but he got that record fighting nobodies and nothings. He has the most padded champion record I have ever seen. He’s not a real champion. He’s protected like a toddler in bubble wrap.
Summer Thompson: He fought Dean Harper.
Rayne: By using his dead girlfriend as a prop. The exact same bullshit Angel is using against him now. Steve isn’t better than Angel. He’s a garbage human. I’m sorry the kid died, I am. But he doesn’t deserve sympathy for that. If anything he should be getting more hate for it.
Uriel Black: Why would you say something so controversial yet so brave?
Rayne: Are you mocking me?
Uriel Black: No.
Summer Thompson: uh.. Well that is all the time we have. See you next month!
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PURE WRESTLING MATCH
1. Each wrestler has three rope breaks to stop submission holds and pinfalls during the match. After a wrestler exhausts his rope breaks, submission and pin attempts under the ropes by the opponent are considered legal.
2. There are no closed-fist punches to the face allowed in a Pure match, only open-handed slaps or chops to the face are allowed. Punches to other parts of the body (save for low blows) are permitted. The first use of a closed fist would get a warning, and the second would cause the wrestler to be penalized a rope break. If he is already out of rope breaks, he would be disqualified.
3. A wrestler is subject to a twenty count by the referee if the wrestler goes to the floor.
Nighthawk vs Almir Sayed
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Alison Valance: “This next contest is scheduled for one fall and is the Pure Wrestling match. The three Pure Wrestling Rules are:
Each wrestler has three rope breaks to stop submission holds and pinfalls during the match. After a wrestler exhausts his rope breaks, submission and pin attempts under the ropes by the opponent are considered legal.
There are no closed-fist punches to the face allowed in a Pure match, only open-handed slaps or chops to the face are allowed. Punches to other parts of the body (save for low blows) are permitted. The first use of a closed fist would get a warning, and the second would cause the wrestler to be penalized a rope break. If he is already out of rope breaks, he would be disqualified.
A wrestler is subject to a twenty count by the referee if the wrestler goes to the floor.”
{As the opening lines of “Are You Ready ( The Beautiful Setting Sun Intro)” by Minmi boom out over the sound system, Nighthawk walks out carefully with his face covered by an orange-and-white hood and looks at the sold-out crowd with a happy smile on his face that slowly fades as he gets himself into the zone. Walking to the ring carefully, his hands hitting the outstretched hands of the fans in the front row, the Hawaiian calmly ascends the top turnbuckle on the outside before removing his hood and raising one finger above his head and then moving to his corner where he removes his jacket and allows the referee to check him for foreign objects.}
{“Snake Charmer” by Annon Domini begins to play as Haseem steps out through the curtain to boos from the live audience. }
Haseem: It is my honor, my privilege, my sacred duty to introduce to you the MONEY MAKER!!! ALMIR!!! SAYED!!!
{ With that, Almir steps out through the curtain with arms thrown out and his head held back. The crowd boos him like crazy as he looks out with a smile. Together the two men head down the ramp and toward the ring. Haseem runs ahead to hold down the second rope for his companion. Almir enters the ring and drops to his knees in the center, arms out as Haseem demands the crowd respect him!}
Alison Valance: “Introducing first, in the corner to my left, he is wearing turquoise trimmed with orange, pink, and white and weighed in at 205 pounds. Originally from Chicago, Illinois, but now residing in Honolulu, Hawaii please welcome…. ‘The Master of 1000 Holds’…. ‘The Wrestling Genius’ Nighthawk!”
{Stepping out of his corner, focus and more than a little bit of anger in his eyes, Nighthawk rolls his wrists back-and-forth menacingly as he stares holes of death through Almir Sayed while the crowd bombs the ring with streamers.}
Alison Valance: “And his opponent, in the corner to my right, is wearing black trimmed with green and gold and weighed in at 190 pounds. From San Francisco, California please welcome…. ‘The Money Maker’ Almir Sayed!”
{But while Nighthawk is treated as a conquering hero, Almir Sayed does not get the same reaction. In fact, he is greeted with unadulterated hatred and chants of “Die, Almir, die” as the sold-out crowd at the American Airlines Arena bombs the ring with toilet paper and continues to chant “Die, Almir, Die”.}
Terri Morasco: “We have a lot of personal matches, Vasco, and a lot of ones where hatred is guiding the two combatants. This is partly that, and partly a question over tactics. The best technical wrestler that, arguably, the IWF has ever seen against someone who seems to rely on cheating as their key way to win. But tonight, we find out if Almir Sayed’s ‘work smarter, not harder’ ethos will stand up against the relentless pace Nighthawk likes to keep.”
Vasco Dias: “Terri, I'm not the biggest fan of Nighthawk. I think people who watch our programming know that. With that said, Almir Sayed cannot possibly expect to put out the same effort he put out against Desmond Thomas last week, and against those 8 people at his mansion the week before that, and win a match like this. Nighthawk pushes himself to his absolute limit, whether there are 90 people in the crowd or 90,000, every night that we see him in the ring. If it gets tight, Almir Sayed is going to have to show the world he can actually outwork someone who’s known for cutting a blistering pace.”
{As the referee checks Almir Sayed for foreign objects, Haseem leaps up onto the ring apron and protests vociferously the “clear violation of my client’s personal space”. Rolling his eyes Nighthawk sits down in the corner and flexes his hands while the referee threatens to send Haseem to the back, and disqualify Almir Sayed on the spot, if he does not allow the check to be finished. Finding a rolled-up steel chain in one boot, and a pair of brass knuckles in his wrist tape, the referee issues a verbal warning before the bell even rings and threatens a disqualification if he finds anything else. Satisfied the point has been proven, the referee rings the bell to start the contest as Nighthawk levers himself up to a standing position and moves into the center of the ring and immediately goes for a collar-and-elbow lockup only for Almir to roll to the floor just as quickly. Bickering with a ringside fan, even threatening to leave the arena, Almir and Haseem then immediately go into a huddle as Nighthawk stays stoic and waiting in the middle of the ring, eventually leaning on the top rope to stretch out as he obviously is not about to let the San Franciscan rattle him. Slipping into the ring on the count of 16, Almir finally hesitantly locks up with Nighthawk who quickly is able to force a stalemate of the collar-and-elbow lockup before both men again stand at the ready. Stretching out against the top rope, ignoring Almir’s rabid requests that he be docked a rope break, Nighthawk moves back into the center of the ring and again goes for a collar-and-elbow lockup only to get caught in a fireman’s carry takedown from Almir who doesn’t follow up on the opening and instead celebrates his good fortune. But as the “Money Maker” continues to celebrate, proclaiming himself to be the actual “best wrestler in the world”, the “Wrestling Genius” takes advantage of the situation and sneaks up behind Almir and hits a gorgeous crucifix pin that gets a long 2-count before rolling through into a seated wristlock as he starts to work on the arm. Placing his thumb in the middle of the palm to keep the hand immobilized Nighthawk starts to rotate and bend the wrist in various directions, his ice-blue eyes locked on an agonizing Almir Sayed who is trying everything he can to think of to get out of this. Slowly rolling onto his back Almir does a rapid-fire series of kip-ups to escape the hold, shaking out his wrist as he nonetheless brags continually about his superiority while Nighthawk shrugs and moves to go for another lockup only for Almir to roll to the floor to force a break while continually taunting the “Master of 1000 Holds” who simply removes the rubberband holding his shoulder-length hair in a ponytail before tossing it right down at Almir’s feet.}
Terri Morasco: “We have seen a lot of Nighthawk, and he’s never been rattled. He takes pride in it, but tonight he’s not in the mood for any of the games that it’s clear Almir wants to be playing with him. He has been picked at, and poked, for weeks. Tonight, he wants to give Almir a wrestling lesson.”
Vasco Dias: “But Nighthawk has to be careful. He can’t let that desire distract him from his primary goal. Beating Almir Sayed is the most important thing, not tying him up in knots but losing.”
{As Almir finally re-enters the ring, his plan of baiting Nighthawk into mistakes clearly not yet working as well as he might have hoped, he then hauls off and slaps Nighthawk across the face who responds with a slap of his own before hitting a deep armdrag and rolling that into a La Majistral that gets a very fast 2-count before hitting a wraparound armdrag followed by a tilt-a-whirl armdrag which sends Almir to the floor. Taking a moment to measure his man the Hawaiian rushes full-speed as if going for a bullet tope suicida but then executes a textbook feint of the dive before backflipping into the center of the ring, beckoning the San Franciscan to re-enter the ring as Almir and Haseem fume on the outside about being humiliated. Coming back into the ring on the count of 8, Almir stomps forward towards Nighthawk and slaps him in the face again before quickly retreating to a neutral corner and dipping his upper body through the ropes. However, as he does that, Nighthawk sees an opening and grabs Almir’s ankle and drags him into the center of the ring by said ankle before smoothly floating through into a reverse omoplata, supplementing that omoplata with a facelock as the crowd buzzes with joy at the idea of the match being over with such a slick submission attempt. Panicking and trying to get out of this hold before too much more damage can be done Almir is finally able to get his way out of the hold by sliding over to the bottom rope and then slipping underneath it, as the referee starts his count while Almir slumps against the ring apron holding his arm in pain. Leaning against the top rope on the opposite side of the ring from the “Money Maker”, stretching himself out as he shows no fear whatsoever, Nighthawk moves into the center of the ring and goes into referee’s position as Almir tentatively returns to the ring and puts on a waistlock, albeit one not nearly as tight as it would be normally due to the amount of work that the “Wrestling Genius” has put in on the arm. Seeing the opening Nighthawk sits out and slowly stands up before running full-speed towards the ropes and then stopping just before his hands touch, sending Almir careening through the ropes and landing on his already-weakened arm as Haseem goes into a fury at ringside over what’s been going on.}
Terri Morasco: “Right now, Vasco, Nighthawk is outclassing Almir Sayed. We didn’t think Almir would be able to dominate the ‘Master of 1000 Holds’ on the mat, but we didn’t also envision seeing THIS. There’s literally nothing that Almir has been able to do against him, and it’s truly impressive to see.”
Vasco Dias: “If you’re Nighthawk, Terri, it most definitely is. But if you’re a supporter of Almir Sayed, this is the nightmare scenario. Even those people who picked Almir to win, and I was amongst them, believed that Almir had to at least show some skill on the mat to give Nighthawk something he wasn’t ready for. This, though? This is exactly what Nighthawk planned on. He’s already worked over Almir’s arm heavily, and at any moment, he can hook on the Hangman’s Clutch now and draw a tap. The ‘Money Maker’ is in real trouble.”
{As Almir paces around the ring, trying to make a fist with his weakened arm but unable to do so, Nighthawk holds the ropes open for him and yells “Come on, Almir. You’re so much better than me, right? Prove it.” Fuming at being called out in this way, the “Money Maker” nonetheless rolls back into the ring and immediately shoves his opponent hard in the chest, wincing as the shockwave of pain goes through his arm. Seeing the opening that created Almir quickly locks in a waistlock and turns that over into a gutwrench, not doing anything more with the hold and in fact using it as a chance to insultingly slap Nighthawk on the back of the head as Haseem vociferously yells his approval from ringside. Sitting on the mat for a moment, flipping his long hair out of his face, the Hawaiian calmly kips up and goes in for a knucklelock and then kicks away one of the hands and spins through into a wristlock before weaving his way around the body of the San Franciscan while still holding onto the wrist and then using that to hit a handcuffs armdrag, right into an inverted La Majistral only to see Haseem reach in and pull at the heel of Almir’s boot to the ropes to force a break of the hold but also burn one of his rope breaks.}
Alison Valance: “Almir Sayed has used his 1st rope break. He has 2 remaining.”
Terri Morasco: “And there, Vasco, is the unfamiliarity with these rule structures coming back to bite both Haseem and Almir. Almir more than likely would have been able to kick out of that pinning combination, but I guess Haseem didn’t want to take the chance.”
Vasco Dias: “Haseem better be careful here, Terri. The referees made it a point to tell both competitors that the match would be called a lot tighter than normal IWF contests. This is a bout designed to determine who the best pure wrestler in the world is, and the officials were instructed to ensure that occurs. A disqualification loss in a match like this would be a huge strategic error, and a humiliation.”
{As Almir blinks for a moment, rapidly trying to think of what to do next, Nighthawk again waits in the center of the ring with his hand raised above his head in a test-of-strength challenge as Almir quickly grabs a knucklelock and tries to float that through into a knucklelock armdrag only for the Hawaiian to roll through that into one of his own, sending Almir to the floor. Kicking the guardrail in frustration the San Franciscan rolls back into the ring before the referee’s count can even begin, and immediately hits a back-heel trip before going for a toe-and-ankle hold as he tries to go after the notoriously bad legs of Nighthawk. Leaning up on his elbows to prevent the possibility of the hold being applied Nighthawk does a series of quick crunches and then uses his free leg to stand up to his feet and absolutely blister Almir with an enzuigiri that sends him to the floor. Deciding he’s had enough of this Nighthawk leaps over the top rope and lands on the ring apron looking for a Hawaiian Smash only to see Almir duck, and Haseem get absolutely demolished with it instead before the “Money Maker” sneaks in the back door and hits a gorgeous leaping tornado DDT that spikes Nighthawk’s head on the ring apron. Seeing his opening Almir rolls the “Wrestling Genius” into the ring and hits a springboard turning moonsault as ringside security takes an unconscious Haseem to the back for medical treatment. Going for the cover, dragging him closer to the ropes in an attempt to force him to burn a rope break, Almir is nonetheless infuriated when Nighthawk kicks out at 2 and refuses to burn a rope break. Picking him up by his hair, insultingly landing a trio of slaps to the face, Almir rolls Nighthawk back against the rope and insultingly bootscrapes him across the forehead before heading back out to the ring apron and stopping inches from the face of “The Master of 1000 Holds” and then kneeling down to slap him in the face before tauntingly hitting him with a short back heel kick.}
Terri Morasco: “And after Haseem got crushed by a Hawaiian Smash, Almir Sayed showed what may very well be his best advantage against Nighthawk: Cunning and brainpower. He might not be able to keep up on the mat with Nighthawk, but he is able to seize any opening that gets left, no matter how small. Right now, Nighthawk has to fight his way out of the run Almir looks to be on.”
Vasco Dias: “And Almir has to keep the pressure on, and the pace up. If Almir gets cocky again, and starts to try and prove a point instead of try to win, Nighthawk will catch him. You can be sure of that.”
{Going for a cover, again looking shocked and frustrated when Nighthawk kicks out at the count of 2, Almir pulls his man up to a seated position and hits a basement dropkick to the face followed by a quebrada moonsault. Pulling the Hawaiian back up to his feet Almir signals for an Orange Crush, clearly wanting nothing more than to beat Nighthawk with his own signature move. But as he goes for it Nighthawk spins out of the suplex attempt and then lands a massive forearm before going for a desperation palm strike only to get countered with a gorgeous belly-to-belly suplex that forces Nighthawk to burn his 1st rope break to prevent being pinned.}
Alison Valance: “Nighthawk has used his 1st rope break. He has 2 remaining.”
Terri Morasco: “Almir has GOT to keep the pressure on here. He’s got Nighthawk on the back foot, Vasco, and if he can keep this up, he might have this. But things like going for an Orange Crush, when it’s not a move we’ve ever seen him do before, are why he might not have this.”
Vasco Dias: “The Orange Crush is a move entirely about timing. You have to be able to catch your opponent in the exact right position to drop him into the powerbomb. Too high, and they land sideways on their shoulders and the pin doesn’t flow naturally. Too low, and you don’t get as much of the powerbomb as you would like. It’s why Nighthawk has been seen practicing the timing of that move again and again, until he’s got it down. Almir trying to do it is a sign of tremendous disrespect, and I don’t think it’s a good strategy to keep trying it.”
{Pouncing back, ripping at the nose and mouth in apparent fury that Nighthawk won’t stay down, Almir heads up to the top turnbuckle and hits a gorgeous diving guillotine legdrop that gets another long 2-count. Dragging the Hawaiian to the center of the ring, Almir thinks about going for another quebrada moonsault but then mockingly leads the crowd in a chant of “Let’s go Nighthawk” before grinning madly and viciously. Dragging Nighthawk into a neutral corner the San Franciscan heads to the ring apron and continues to mock the crowd’s chant of “Let’s go Nighthawk” before vaulting in with a slingshot basement dropkick to the face and again covering which again gets another very long 2-count. Beginning to show signs of frustration the Californian signals for a superplex, wanting to see if he can’t get this over with now. Placing Nighthawk up on the 2nd turnbuckle the “Money Maker” goes for a superplex and gets it, floating over for a pin which gets one more long 2-count. Grunting in frustration that the “Wrestling Genius” continues to kick out Almir pulls him up to his knees and then fires a series of short-range kicks to the forehead before landing a hard chop to the middle of the back. Keeping the pressure on, landing a running senton to the ribs and stomach, Almir lands a hard snap legdrop to the upper chest before going for another cover but Nighthawk again kicks out at 2, this time with a little more force than his previous kickouts. Screaming in wordless frustration that he won’t stay down Almir lands a jumping double stomp to the abdomen before picking Nighthawk up by the hair and slapping him across the face a handful of times and then firing him into the nearest turnbuckle chest-first before hitting a bridging tiger suplex for a very long 2-count, smirking when he sees that the foot of the “Master of 1000 Holds” has curled across the middle rope.}
Alison Valance: “Nighthawk has used 2 rope breaks. He has 1 remaining.”
Terri Morasco: “And after a struggle in the early going to get going, Almir Sayed appears to have found his rhythm and is blistering Nighthawk with heavy offense and lots of suplexes. It’s a style we’ve seen a lot of people employ, and it usually tends to work. But Almir can’t get cocky. We’ve seen people be in harder matches than they wanted just because they let loose of the throttle. Almir has to keep the heat on.”
Vasco Dias: “If I’m Almir, I try and get Nighthawk out of here right now. There’s no reason for him to play around. If he thinks he can hit the Money Maker, he’s got to.”
{Running his thumb across his throat Almir picks up Nighthawk and places him on the 2nd turnbuckle, seemingly looking for another superplex before getting a half-mad glint in his eye and apparently deciding to go for a brainbuster off of the 2nd rope instead. But as he goes for it Nighthawk slowly counters into a Jim Breaks Special while on the turnbuckle, a hold which does not draw a rope break as Almir was not grabbing for the ropes when the hold was being applied. Landing a forearm to the ribs to get him to release the arm submission Almir goes right back to the 2nd-rope brainbuster but not before spitting in Nighthawk’s face which draws an enraged reaction as he grabs Almir by the jawbone and slaps him hard enough to drop him off of the turnbuckle, and hold onto the ropes with his somewhat weakened arm. Seeing it the “Wrestling Genius” pounces on the opening and leaps off of the ropes to deliver a double-stomp to the arm, which sends Almir rolling to the floor screaming in pain. Realizing he needs to give himself some more time to recover Nighthawk marshals all of his energy and leaps onto the ring apron where he sees Almir leaning his arm on the ring apron. Running full-speed to stomp on the hand Nighthawk then runs back the other direction and lands a Hawaiian Smash to the arm before collapsing back in the ring through the middle rope as the referee begins his count on a wounded Almir who slowly pulls himself into the ring on the count of 11 and is greeted with an infuriated Nighthawk who flips his hair out of his face and immediately blisters the “Money Maker” with one heavy forearm strike after another until Almir wobbles, allowing Nighthawk to hit a gorgeous bridging double-arm Northern Lights Suplex that gets a very long 2-count. Keeping the pressure on Nighthawk hits a standing moonsault and then goes for a quebrada moonsault only to be forced to land on his feet when Almir rolls out of the way. Having his timing well in order, though, Nighthawk ducks under a wild superkick attempt and lands a pop-up Michinoku Driver that both gets a very long 2-count and forces Almir to burn his 2nd rope break of the bout.}
Alison Valance: “Almir Sayed has used his 2nd rope break. He has 1 remaining.”
Terri Morasco: “Once again, Nighthawk’s incredible powers of recuperation are on display. Somehow, and I’m not altogether sure how, he was able to claw open enough of an opening to go back to the arm that he put in serious work on. And now, he’s got the ‘Money Maker’ on the back foot.”
Vasco Dias: “I don’t think he’s got Almir in as much trouble as he thinks he does. He’s got to be very careful and not get greedy. This match is nowhere close to being over.”
{Measuring his man Nighthawk heads up to the top turnbuckle and goes for the Island Crash only to get a pair of knees into the abdomen.}
{Signaling for the Money Maker Almir is stunned when Nighthawk counters by rolling through the clothesline right into the Hangman’s Clutch, dragging him far enough away from the ropes that he can see them but not reach and pulling back on the hold until Almir cries in pain and taps the mat frantically. Releasing the hold at exactly that moment Nighthawk gets down on one knee and smiles as the referee raises his hand.}
Alison Valance: “The winner of the match, via submission…. ‘The Master of 1000 Holds’…… ‘The Wrestling Genius’ Nighthawk!”
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SINGLES MATCH
Mandi Matthews vs Zelda Knite
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{The contract has been signed.
One Year in the Making.
Mandi Matthews verse Zelda Knite.
Night of the Immortals VII
We open on Mandi sitting alone in her office. Her workspace was covered with pictures of her daughter and a couple pictures of her wrestling career. She has the official contract sitting on her desk. Mandi has the pen in her hand and she goes to sign it but stopped and looked up into the camera.}
Mandi Matthews: You know Zelda….I’m not exactly sure what I ever did to you that makes me deserve all this. But I certainly remember everything you’ve done to me over the past year and a half.”
{Mandi sets the pen down on the desk and shakes her head.}
Mandi Matthews: I remember every brutal chair shot, every terrible comment you made on twitter about me. I remember the sneak attacks. I remember you sending Amber Cooke after me. Backing up Rowan of all people. I definitely remember the way you weaseled yourself in and finally destroyed the tattered remains of my relationship with Steve. But none of that even comes close to comparing to the most evil thing you’ve done.
{Mandi’s eyes fill up with water as she glares daggers into the camera.}
Mandi Matthews: You pretended to be my friend.
{Mandi took a deep breath to help contain her emotions.}
Mandi Matthews: And maybe I’m just stupid and naive, maybe it’s partly my fault but I believed you! And I gotta say, if all of that stuff was pretend, if it was all just a plan with Candy to hurt me in the end, then someone get Zelda Knite an Oscar. Because I saw hurt in your eyes Z. It felt real to me because you described the same feelings and emotions that I went through with Steve. We cried together about it. You even asked me if I wanted to be the Godmother to Ben.
{Mandi lowers her head.}
Mandi Matthews: I'd still do it.
{She laughs at herself.}
Mandi Matthews: I'd still help that baby and I'd still help you. That’s the type of person I am. I’d still be your friend even after you did all that to me. When I did nothing to you.”
{She looks back up at the camera, a glare in her eyes.}
Mandi Matthews: Maybe “doing nothing to you” has been my problem. Well at Night of the Immortals. I’m gonna fix that and I’m gonna give back a full years worth of abuse!
{Mandi snatches up the pen and signs her name.}
Mandi Matthews: See you there Zelda.
{The camera cuts to Zelda Knite. She slowly rocked her two and half month old son to sleep in her arms. She then gently placed him into his crib. Zelda smiles warmly at her son, and then looked up into the camera with a twisted grin.}
Zelda Knite: Oh poor Mandi.
{She mocked.}
Zelda Knite: Why is everyone so mean to me? Boo hoo.
{Her voice was condescending but still low so that she didn’t wake up the baby.}
Zelda Knite: It’s like she doesn’t know she’s in the wrestling business.
(Zelda scoffed and rolled her eyes.}
Zelda Knite: News flash, noob. People are going to stab you in the back at every turn in this business. Better yet, people are just not going to like you, no matter how bubbly and sweet and perfect you make your personality to be. Myself being one of them. As a matter of fact, I’m sick of you Mandi. I’m sick of this helpless victim you play. Some innocent goddess that everyone should strive to be like.
{She scowls into the camera.}
Zelda Knite: I’ve been sick of you since day one. Ever since I came into the picture. All I hear about is how much terrible it was for Mandi. Nobody was happy for me. Not even a congratulations to a new happy couple.
{Zelda shakes her head.}
Zelda Knite: Everywhere I go, all I heard was how much Mandi Matthews is better than me. She is a better person. She is prettier. She deserves more than me. People even said you are a better mom than me.
{Zelda glances over at her own child and then back at the camera.}
Zelda Knite: Maybe you are.
({Zelda leans forward in her seat.}
Zelda Knite: But the one thing you aren’t Mandi, is a better wrestler then me. The one place that I can hurt you Mandi, the one place that I can bring you down is inside that wrestling ring. And that’s what I’m going to do Mandi. At Night of the Immortals Seven I’m going to hurt you. I’m going to out wrestle you and make you wish you never put on a pair of boots. I’m going to beat you down so bad, you and and everyone watching are going to find out that Mandi Matthews has only ever been a NPC in MY life.”
{Zelda has her paperwork on a clipboard that she produces from the floor. She slides out the pen and sighs her name.}
Zelda Knite: I’m going to beat the boss. I’m going to finish the chapter. I’m going to move on to the next level. I’m going to live happily ever after.
{Zelda points to herself.}
Zelda Knite: This is STILL my legend.
{Fade.}
{The contract has been signed.
One Year in the Making.
Mandi Matthews verse Zelda Knite.
Night of the Immortals VII}
Terri Morasco: Mandi Matthews vs Zelda Knite. A grudge match a year in the making! A rematch on back to back Immortals.
Vasco Dias: These ladies have been enemies, friends, and enemies again. And now it all comes to a head here tonight.
{Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana plays as Zelda Knite makes her way to the ring. The crowd boo and jeer her but she hits them with a couple crotch chops and walks to the ring.}
Terri Morasco: Love her or hate her, Zelda Knite is a proven athlete in that ring. She is a multi time world champion in her own right.
Vasco Dias: Yeah. And she’s gonna wipe the floor with that noob Mandi.
{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 their 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: The ref calls for the bell and here we go!
Vasco Dias: Both athletes are looking for the right time to strike first as the circle the ring. Mandi is in over her head against a legend like Zelda Knite.
{The two finally lock up and Zelda immediately gets the advantage with an arm wringer and then she snaps it down and Mandi hits the mat. Mandi looks up and nods her head and regroups as Zelda smiles. Mandi gets up and runs into a hip toss, then an arm drag, Zelda easily ducks under a clothesline attempt and goes behind. Zelda hits a hard belly to back takedown and then spins around on Mandi’s back and slaps her in the back of the head as the crowd boo.}
Terri Morasco: Show of disrespect from Zelda here.
Vasco Dias: What do you expect? Zelda is the better wrestler. Zelda is a legend and Mandi has only really been seriously active for like a year and to be fair she hasn’t done that much.
{Mandi gets up and goes to lock up again with Zelda. The two women battle for advantage and Mandi looks for a suplex but Zelda slips out the back and drills Mandi with a forearm shiver to the back of the skull. Zelda then drags Mandi and smashes her face into the turnbuckle! Zelda then pulls Mandi back for a reverse ddt and drills Mandi into the mat. Zelda hooks the leg. The ref counts but Mandi kicks out at two.}
Terri Morasco: Mandi Matthews is still hanging in there.
Vasco Dias: Zelda still has plenty of tricks up her sleeve.
{Zelda just laughs at Mandi and leans back into the turnbuckle. Zelda relaxes as Mandi pulls herself to her feet. Mandi sees Zelda laughing and throws a strike but the acrobatic Zelda Knite manages to cartwheel out of the way and Mandi collides into the empty corner. Mandi turns around to see Zelda standing across from her. Zelda yawns and Mandi grits her teeth.}
Vasco Dias: Ha Ha! Even after giving child birth Zelda Knite is still the best!
Terri Morasco: Mandi is starting to get frustrated. She needs to be careful!
{Mandi yells and runs after Zelda but Zelda turns it into a belly to belly and Mandi flies over head and into the other corner and she lands hard on her back. The crowd gasps from the impact.}
Terri Morasco: OH MY! Mandi landed real hard in that turnbuckle.
Vasco Dias: That has to hurt.
{The pain was evident in her face but Mandi still pulled herself up to her feet and she goes after Zelda who just drops Mandi with a huge devastating code breaker.}
Terri Morasco: CONTRA CODE! CONTRA CODE!!
Vasco Dias: Thats it. Mandi is done.
Terri Morasco: Wait!! Zelda isn’t done!
{Zelda grabs Mandi’s legs, steps through, turns her over, and locks it in tight! Mandi starts screaming in pain!}
Terri Morasco: Zelda locked in her TRIFORCE sharpshooter!
Vasco Dias: Mandi has nowhere to go!
{Mandi crawls and scratches toward the ropes. Crying out in pain and reaching.}
Terri Morasco: Will Mandi Tap out? Come on Mandi! This has been brewing for a year! You can’t give up now!
Vasco Dias: This beat down has been brewing for a year. Mandi can’t handle this legend!
{Mandi’s hand hovers over the mat as she considers tapping. Zelda wrenches back on the hold and Mandi does the only thing she can do and reaches out with everything she has to grab the bottom rope!}
Terri Morasco: Mandi escapes! She got the bottom rope. Zelda can’t believe it.
Vasco Dias: But the damage is done, Terri. Mandi can barely move.
{Zelda argues with the ref a bit and then turns around into a roll up. 1…..Zelda struggles to kick out. 2! She starts to panic and just barely breaks out of the roll up in the Knick of time. Zelda looks shocked at how close that was and yells at the ref about a fast count! Zelda turns back to Mandi who is streaming tears of pain and holding her back. Mandi still manages to fire off a few right hands to Zelda’s gut which stagger her a bit. Zelda gets a bit angry and hits her with a couple hard shots and then signals for the Chrono Trigger Shining Wizard! Zelda runs to the ropes and comes running back but Mandi pops up out of nowhere with a huge Michinoku Driver.}
Terri Morasco: MANDINOKU DRIVER! Mandi goes for the pin!!
Vasco Dias: She cant get all of it though because of the pain in her back!
{Mandi goes for the cover but can only hook one leg because of the pain in her back. ZElda kicks out at two.}
Terri Morasco: That could have been it if Mandi could have hooked that other leg.
Vasco Dias: But she couldn't get it done, because of the work of the ring veteran, Zelda Knite.
{Zelda is dazed and Mandi is now on the attack. She starts nailing Mandi with hard strikes even as she holds her back in pain. Mandi irish whips Zelda into the turnbuckle and Mandi comes running in and nails a big stinger splash and Zelda falls out of the corner. Mandi holds her back in pain but she gives a warrior scream and fights through the pain. She starts climbing up to the turnbuckle. Then jumps off on Zelda with a big axe handle smash to the head!}
Terri Morasco: MANDI-CAPPER! Mandi is picking up some steam here as the sold out crowd start chanting her name.
Vasco Dias: Zelda is going to reverse this at any moment.
{Zelda hunches over from the blow to the head and Mandi bounces off the ropes and comes back with a big axe kick to the back of Zelda’s head!}
Terri Morasco: EX-KICK! Mandi goes for the pin!
Vasco Dias: Zelda kick out!
{The ref slides into position to count but Zelda manages to get a foot on the ropes! Mandi slaps the mat in frustration, pulls herself to her feet and grits her teeth as her back flares up again. She drags herself to a corner. She sees Zelda laying there, slow to get up, she knew what had to be done. Live in the ring near the corner she starts to stomp and clap out a specific and familiar beat.}
Terri Morasco: We've seen this set up before. Mandi is looking for the Dirty Dancing DDT.
Vasco Dias: Wait! I finally got that beat she’s doing! Yeah. *singing* JUST REMEMBER…..
{Suddenly the crowd start to pick up on it now and the sold out Night of Immortals crowd start singing the words of the song!}
A third of the crowd: “You’re the one thing…..WE can’t get enough offfff”
{Mandi glances around, still stomping and clapping out the rhythm, but she's surprised that everyone is singing. She’s moved to tears but keeps her eyes focused on Zelda as she slowly starts to get up. More of the crowd start getting it.}
Over Half the crowd: So I’ll tell you sooomethiiiing…..
{A determined and angry Mandi’s eyes meet up with a dazed and confused Zelda Knite. Zelda can be seen simply mouthing the words “oh shit”}
Whole Crowd: ...THIS COULD BE LOVE!
{Mandi runs in and leaps up on Zelda and hits a picture perfect dirty dancing pose! Flash photography goes nuts}
Whole Crowd: BECAUSE, IIIIIIIVE HAD THE TIME OF MY LIIIIFE!”
{Mandi then shifts her body weight and turns it into the crunchiest and snappiest spike DDT’s you ever saw!}
Whole Crowd: BOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!
{Mandi hooks the leg!}
Whole Crowd: ONE!!!! TWO!!!!! THREEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
{The whole place goes insane as Mandi gets her arm raised. I've had the time of my Life starts playing over the speakers as Mandi is beside herself.}
Terri Morasco: Dear God almighty, did you see that Dirty Dancing DDT from Mandi!? What a Night of Immortals MOMENT!
Vasco Dias: NO! Someone check on Zelda! Ahhhhh!
Terri Morasco: I think Zelda Knite has finally learned that she should NOT mess with Mandi Matthews!
{Mandi climbs up to the turnbuckle, one arm on her back the other in the air as she celebrates with the sold out crowd.Closing shot on Mandi crying tears of joy and celebrating on the turnbuckle and Zelda looking comedically dazed and out of it. Falling over before she even gets to her knees.}
Terri Morasco: After a year, Mandi Matthews finally got her retribution on Zelda Knite! This might just be the last we see of her in the ring.
Vasco Dias: Zeldaaaaa nooooo!!!!
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GRUDGE MATCH
Ethan King vs Rob Diamond
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{ Pop Evil’s “Let Chaos Reign” begins to play as we are taken to High Stakes and the Roulette. Rob Diamond is in the midst of wrestling for a shot at the IWF World Championship when Ethan King makes his surprise return. Rob Diamond is in momentary shock when Ethan takes Rob out of the Roulette and eliminates himself in the process. Outside the ring we close in Ethan with a sadistic smile as he wields a steel chair before wrapping it around the side of Rob Diamond’s head. We see a close up of Rob bleeding on the arena floor. The chorus of the song hits as we are shown highlights of Ethan King taking on Canadian Rob Diamond and Lord Dominicus. As we come back we see Rob Diamond once again drilled by Ethan King with a shovel after Ethan defeated James Gilmore. Mama Spike Kane comes out to protect Rob and then Ethan King brains her as well to the beat of the song. Move forward to Rob in the hospital in the midst of medical update when Ethan King gets the drop on Rob, the song kicks into gear again as Ethan leaves Rob laying once more. The final scene is of Rob and Ethan on Sacrifice glaring at each other, Ethan singing a strange rhyme as Rob stares daggers. }
Vasco Dias: This is a blood feud if I’ve seen one.
Terri Morasco: We are about to see a war.
Vasco Dias: A bloody battle between two of the best.
Terri Morasco: Two months ago Ethan King took Rob Diamond out of the Roulette and it just spiraled out of control from there.
Vasco Dias: Ethan King took this wrestling feud and made it something so much worse by involving Mama Spike.
Terri Morasco: One of these men isn’t walking out of here tonight.
{ The lights in the arena start to strobe pink as music begins to play. }
"I stand alone
Guess I knew it all along
Yes I knew that you were wrong
How you left when I was down"
{ "Inside Out" by Five Finger Death Punch hits the PA at full blast as Rob Diamond comes strutting out from behind the curtain. He stops at the top of the stage and throws up his right hand with the devil horns salute before hitting a major crotch chop! }
Take it, I don't need it
I don't wanna hear your motherfuckin' side
You can love it or you can leave it
Because nothing I say and nothing I feel is right
Alison Valance: On his way to the ring, weighing in at two hundred and five pounds, he is the BLOOD SOAKED CINDERELLA OF PRO WRESTLING!!! ROB DIAMOND!!!!
{ Rob looks out into the crowd with a big smirk as they cheer for him. Rob marches toward the ring to the beat of the song. Once he reaches the ring he runs up the steps and hops right into the ring doing a little spin before running up to the ropes, putting one foot on the second rope and throwing up the metal horns nodding his head. He spins off the ropes and falls back into one of the corners of the ring, kicking up his legs to rest on the second rope and looks quite relaxed. }
Terri Morasco: Rob Diamond, ever the showman but you know that facade will drop as soon as Ethan hits the ring.
Vasco Dias: I truly believe we need to have medical staff on stand by for this one.
Terri Morasco: It’s going to be bad. Ethan wants to end Rob’s career, Mama Spike’s career, maybe even their lives.
Vasco Dias: And at this point Rob wants to do exactly the same.
{ Emperor's New Clothes, Panic! At the Disco hit the pa as Ethan King makes his grand entrance to Night of the Immortals! }
Terri Morasco: Ethan-
{ Rob Diamond immediately charges and tackles Ethan King with a spear sending both men through the ropes catching Blue Shoes off guard who quickly calls for the bell to start the match! }
Vasco Dias: Rob isn’t waiting for the announcements!
Terri Morasco: He’s going for the kill shot!
{ Rob is on top of Ethan on the arena floor and just laying in the closed fist punches as Blue Shoes climbs out but there isn’t much he can do in this grudge match environment! }
Terri Morasco: It’s no count outs, no dq, pinfalls count anywhere!
Vasco Dias: And Rob is going for the no contest!
{ Rob continues to wail away but Ethan finally manages to throw Rob off and roll away. Ethan gets to his feet but Rob is right back on him with a Lou Thez press and more right hands as the crowd pops. }
Terri Morasco: Rob is all over King!
Vasco Dias: Ethan needs to create some distance!
{ Ethan manages to push Rob off again and get back to his feet. Rob charges at Ethan again but King side steps him and chucks Rob into the post! Rob stumbles for a second and Ethan comes in with a shoulder block crushing Rob into the post again! }
Vasco Dias: Ethan has woken up!
{ Ethan smirks and grabs Rob by the head and slams his face into the post over and over, Rob does his best to block the shots but Ethan just keeps it up. Finally Ethan pulls Rob away and goes for a half nelson but Rob blocks it and just elbows Ethan in the jaw! }
Terri Morasco: Rob isn’t about to let this become a wrestling match!
{ Rob cracks Ethan with a hard right hand and then whips Ethan into the post! Rob doesn’t stop there and pulls Ethan off the post and goes to throw him into the guard rail, Ethan turns it around and throws Rob into the rail! Ethan explodes and just plows into Rob, both men crashing through the guard rail into the crowd! }
Vasco Dias: Ethan is losing himself to the madness!
{ Ethan smiles and gets up. Ethan pushes a crowd momber off their chair and folds it up. Rob is trying to get up and Ethan begins to crack Rob over the back again and again with the chair until Rob stays down. Ethan goes for a cover but Rob kicks right out. Ethan pulls Rob up and goes to drag him further into the crowd but Rob spins Ethan around for a drop toe hold onto the concrete floor! }
Terri Morasco: Neither man is letting up!
{ Rob grabs Ethan by the head and slams his face into the floor. Rob pulls Ethan up and drags him to the back of the floor crowd. Ethan spins Rob around and sends him into the barrier to the first level! Ethan charges in and throws a wild right hand but Rob moves and Ethan hits the barrier! Rob then grabs Ethan and dumps him with a snap dragon suplex on the concrete floor! }
Vasco Dias: Brutal!
{ Rob pulls Ethan up but King clocks Rob hard and then hurls him face first into the barrier. Ethan then grans Rob for a nasty snap German suplex on the floor. Ethan gets up, smiling. Ethan pulls Rob up to his feet and walks him toward the side of the stage. Rob grabs Ethan and sends him toward the steel barrier, Ethan stops himself and Rob comes in with a spear but Ethan moves and Rob crashes into the steel barrier! }
Terri Morasco: This is just a war!
Vasco Dias: This is a fight!
{ Ethan comes in and grabs Rob and sends him face first into the side of the stage set up! Ethan then comes in and boots the back of Rob’s head into the stage. Rob is staggered and Ethan grabs him by the head and runs him toward the backstage area and chucks Rob hard into some crates! }
Vasco Dias: Ethan looks like he’s right at home!
{ Ethan spots a steel chair and scoops it up. Ethan slams the chair closed as Rob is getting up. Ethan comes in with the chair and looks for the kill shot but Rob manages to duck it and get behind King and grabs him with another snap dragon suplex! }
Terri Morasco: Rob isn’t ready to die!
{ Rob sees the chair now and picks it up. Rob reopens it so he can slam it closed again. Ethan is getting up and the crowd swells as Rob brings the chair down over the top of King’s head!!! Ethan goes down, a wound clearly opened. Rob goes for the cover but Ethan kicks out at one! }
Terri Morasco: WHAT!?
Vasco Dias: I don’t believe it!
{ Rob grabs the steel chair and starts to just lay in to the body of Ethan King over and over again until the chair is nearly bent at a 90 degree angle. Rob throws the chair aside and pins Ethan again but it’s only a two count!! }
Vasco Dias: No way!
{ Rob pulls Ethan up off the floor but King hits an eye rake and then kicks Rob right int he balls. Ethan then runs Rob into the side of the stage! }
Terri Morasco: Ethan isn’t pulling any punches!
{ Ethan grabs Rob and drags him toward the back. The two reappear behind the stage now and Ethan throws Rob into the wall. King then grabs Rob and drops him with a nasty German on the hard floor! }
Vasco Dias: King is brutalizing Rob Diamond!
{ Ethan pulls Rob up and runs him down the hall way before throwing hard into a steel door! Rob is staggered and King is quick to collect a steel pipe before burying it in the spine of Rob Diamond! Ethan spots a loading crate and grabs Rob for a back drop on the crate! Ethan climbs up on the crate and pulls Rob up for a pile driver but Rob reverses it and back body drops Ethan off the crate onto the floor! }
Terri Morasco: They’re just trying to kill each other!
Vasco Dias: This is an absolute war!
{ Rob jumps off and covers but Ethan kicks out at two again. Rob pulls Ethan up but King drills him with an elbow. Ethan then clocks Rob with a right hand and then runs Rob down the hall and slams his head straight through a plate glass window!!! }
Terri Morasco: Jesus!
{ Rob is busted open the hard way and Ethan smiles. Ethan takes a piece of glass and proceeds to drag it across Rob’s forehead and opens the wound more. Ethan then hits the Final Tilt and knocks Rob down! Ethan covers now but it’s only a two! }
Vasco Dias: I cannot believe this!
Terri Morasco: It’s insane!
{ Ethan pulls Rob up and drags him down the hall but Rob pushes him off into a door and then boots Ethan in the gut. Rob grabs Ethan and slams him into a steel door and then runs Ethan down the hall but Ethan puts on the grabs with a hair grab and a snap dragon suplex of his own! }
Terri Morasco: I don’t know how either of them are still going!
{ Ethan chuckles as he gets up. Rob is forcing himself to stand. Ethan then punts Rob in the side of the head and quickly goes for the cover but it’s only a two count. }
Vasco Dias: What!?
Terri Morasco: I thought Rob was out!
{ Ethan pulls Rob up but Diamond hits a spinning back fist and then runs Ethan into more loading crates. Rob then drags Ethan out into the loading garage and throws him into a row of trash cans! }
Terri Morasco: It’s going from bad to worse!
{ Rob grabs a trash can and just starts to unload on Ethan until the can is literally flat. Rob tosses the can aside and pulls Ethan up and runs him into the side of the production truck! Ethan is staggers but he spins around with another Full Tilt! }
Vasco Dias: Ethan refuses to die!!!
{ Ethan sees something and walks over. King comes back into view dragging a table! Rob is getting up and King grabs him and hits a huge spinebuster through the table on Rob Diamond! Ethan make a cover but somehow it’s only a two! }
Terri Morasco: I do not believe this!
Vasco Dias: They are literally killing each other!
{ Ethan looks away and sees something that brings a smile to his face. Ethan limps out of shot. Rob is slow to stand. As Rob stands we hear an engine starting, the camera pans and Ethan is riding a fork lift! Ethan puts the pedal to the metal and comes roaring at Rob Diamond but at the last second Rob manages to move and Ethan crashes into the side of the production truck, the forks going through the side and then the feed cuts for a few moments…. }
{ We come back to Rob and Ethan just exchanging haymakers! }
Vasco Dias: We’re back!
Terri Morasco: Ethan cut off our feed for a moment but the war continues!
Vasco Dias: A blood bath unlike we’ve ever seen!
{ Ethan starts to get the upper hand and throws Rob into the back of the fork lift! Ethan grabs Rob and goes for a snap dragon but Rob manages to avoid it and instead grabs Ethan for one of his own! }
Vasco Dias: Their backs must be in seriously bad shape!
{ Ethan is getting up and Rob climbs up the fork lift. Ethan follows. Rob goes from the roof of the fork lift to the roof of the production truck. Ethan is right behind him. }
Terri Morasco: Where the hell are they going!?
Vasco Dias: To hell and back!
{ Rob and Ethan meet on top of the production truck and start throwing right hands again. Ethan gets the upper hand and punts Rob right between the legs! Ethan grabs Rob and hits a hue pile driver on top of the truck! Blue Shoes climbs up there as Ethan covers but it’s only a two count! }
Terri Morasco: How did he kick out!?
Vasco Dias: Perseverance!
{ Both men are a bloody mess. Ethan pulls Rob up to his feet and kicks him in the gut. Ethan goes for Bend the Knee but Rob reverses it into a back body drop on top of the production truck! }
Terri Morasco: Jesus!
{ Ethan King is upset now and mounts Rob with right and left hands and seems to break Rob’s nose as he starts to bleed from there too! Ethan then pulls Rob up and looks to set him up for a power bomb off the side of the truck! }
Vasco Dias: Power bomb!!!??
{ Rob fights back with right hands and manages to get free! Rob grabs Ethan for an Atomic drop and a lunging clothesline! Rob pulls Ethan back up and flips him off before grabbing King for a Diamond Cutter off the production truck and onto the roof of the fork lift!!!! }
Terri Morasco: NO WAY!!!!
Vasco Dias: Holy hell!!!
{ Rob isn’t happy with that, he pulls Ethan back up onto the top of the production truck, grabs him and runs off the side of the truck with a DIAMOND CUTTER ALL THE WAY TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR!!!! }
Terri Morasco: WHAT THE F***!!!!!
Vasco Dias: HOLY SH**!!!!!!
{ With the last ounce of energy he has, Rob throws an arm over Ethan King as Blue Shoes comes running over and counts the ONE! TWO! THREE!!!! }
Alison Valance: Your winner…. ROB DIAMOND!!!!
Terri Morasco: Are they okay!?
Vasco Dias: How can they be!?
{ Medical staff comes pouring in as neither man is moving, both men are bleeding like crazy and Blue Shoes is in a total panic. }
Terri Morasco: Rob won but at what cost!?
Vasco Dias: Both of these guys just lost a decade of their careers!!!
Terri Morasco: If not more!
{ The medical staff separate the bodies and stretchers come in. Rob holds up a single middle finger to a huge crowd pop as his music echoes through out the arena! }
Terri Morasco: Rob Diamond got his revenge but I fear he may have lost more in the long run.
Vasco Dias: I could go the rest of my career without seeing another war like that.
Terri Morasco: I’m with you.
{ Both men are being loaded onto stretchers as we head to another promotional package. }
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IWF IMPERIAL DIAMONDS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Music Shuffle
1. Write a promo based on a piece of music that the Staff will select for you.
"My Shot" - Hamilton OST
Dawn Halliwell vs Virginia Stepanov(c)
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Alison Valance: The following match is for the Imperial Diamond championship! The match is scheduled for one fall!
Terri Morasco: This is the second time this belt has been defended and I am excited to see how this will go.
Vasco Dias: It will be a knockdown drag out fight. You can bet on that.
{ 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: First down to the ring from Salem, Massachusetts weighing in at 125 pounds, standing at 5’4’’... DAWN HALLIWELL!
Terri Morasco: Dawn was hyping up this match all over social media leading up to this.
Vasco Dias: Dawn has to be prepared to take things to the next level to get in the ring with this champion.
{ The lights in the arena start to flicker as the intro to “Bitch Better Have My Money” hits the speakers. Smoke pours out onto the stage as Virginia Stepanov steps out. She walks to the head of the ramp, looking around for a moment before she shoots a high front kick into the air to show off and then makes a finger gun with three punctuated ‘shots’ towards the crowd ad the appropriate time in the song.
She struts down the ramp, mouth moving to sing along to her entrance as her head bobs along with the song. When she gets to the ring she jumps onto the apron, hanging onto the rope and leaning out towards the crowd, throwing a finger gun with another three shots before she steps through the ropes. She slips her coat off and hangs it in the corner.
She unstraps the Imperial Diamond Championship belt from her waist as she climbs the turnbuckle. she grabs it by the strap and holds it up into her hair as she shouts out at the crowd before jumping off to hand the belt over to the official. }
Alison Valance: next down to the ring, from New York, New York, weighing in at 150 pounds and standing at 5’7’’ IMPERIAL DIAMOND CHAMPION VIRGINIA STEPANOV!
Terri Morasco: Virginia has been on a streak since she entered this company. She won the Belle of the Ball claiming this belt and has defeated Fiona McFly to keep a hold on it.
Vasco Dias: She is a monster in the ring and I think they will be well paired for this match.
{ As soon as the bell goes off Dawn opens the match up with Muay Thai Knees to Virginia’s stomach. Virginia manages to get out of the way, smirking opening up with a spinning heel kick followed by a rear naked choke. Dawn struggles and gets out of the hold switching things up with a snap suplex. Virginia hits the mat but rolls out of the way of Dawn’s next move. She springs back up with a running knee to Dawn’s face.}
Terri Morasco: Virginia is not holding anything back here and neither is Dawn. This is a fantastic match.
Vasco Dias: They are both going to just use the whole toolbox.
{ Virginia goes for a Jumping front kick as Dawn gets up knocking the other girl flat. Virginia goes for an armbar. Dawn struggles but manages to hook her foot on the bottom rope. Dawn gets off of the mat and knocks Virginia back with a Lacrymosa. Dawn tries for a pin
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Virginia kicks out. She hits Dawn with a KMA followed by an ass-slap. Dawn gets up and laughs in a good-natured manner. Dawn swings back with a cross armbreaker. Virginia lets out a small noise before switching things up with a kick to Dawn’s face. Dawn goes backwards against the ropes.}
Terri Morasco: I think at least these two women are having fun?
Vasco Dias: So are the fans.
{ Virginia makes a run and hits Dawn with a FINAL RIDE! Knocking Dawn flat. Virginia goes for the pin
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Alison Valance: and your winner and STILL IMPERIAL DIAMOND CHAMPION VIRGINIA STEPANOV!
{ Virginia lets go of Dawn and offers her a hand to get up. Dawn takes it and the two shake hands. Virginia is handed back her belt and she holds it up above her head as Dawn gives her an clap. }
Terri Morasco: Virginia is really making a name for herself here.
Vasco Dias: She’s one of the heavy hitters in this division.
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JOKER IN THE PACK MATCH
A signature six person variation "the Joker In The Pack" Ladder Match Ladder match is a match where a breifcase is hung above the ring, with a chance to cash in on any male champion. To win you must climb a ladder and retrieve the prize. Weapons are legal in this match type.
Abraxes vs Dirk Manly vs Nick Knight vs Locke vs James Gilmore vs Jack Ferriman vs Scott Handsome
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Alison Valance: The following ladder match is for Joker in the Pack!
{ The camera goes under the ring to show where the ladders are stored, to above the ring where the briefcase with the words JOKER IN THE PACK are written along the side though slightly dented, it goes over the crowd with signs for the many men in the match before going to the announce table. }
Vasco Dias: This is an event I think we have all been waiting for since the Roulette. It’s a chance to cash in at any time to try to get yourself a title.
Terri Morasco: As with any ladder match the contract for the Joker in the pack is hung above the ring. When one of the competitors reaches up and grabs the briefcase they will be able to cash it in to get a match with any champion they choose.
Vasco Dias: Weapons are legal as well so anything goes.
Terri Morasco: There has been no shortage of interactions with these men in the months leading up to this. The fact we have two current titles in the men’s division certainly helps.
{ The IWFN logo appears on the screen as “American Idiot” begins to play at the entire arena erupts into rapturous boos as Dirk Manly emerges from behind the curtain onto the stage. Dirk is quickly followed by a cameraman and a personal assistant. As Dirk makes his way down to the ring his PA passes him a flask which he tosses back at them nonchalantly as he sneers at the nearby fans. Dirk climbs into the ring, followed by his PA who does some last minute touch ups to his moustache before carefully removing his sunglasses and returning to ringside with the IWFN cameraman as Dirk prepares for the start of the match. }
Alison Valance: First down to the ring, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania standing at 6’ weighing in at 220 pounds …. DIRK MANLY!
Vasco Dias: Dirk is a reporter and a wrestler. I have no doubt he is coming into this match looking for the best scoop possible.
Terri Morasco: And likely to cheat his way to a win.
{ The lights in the arena flicker and die as if there were some kind of power outage. As the light sounds of an acoustic guitar play, the high pitched laughter of children fills the air. A red spotlight shines on the stage as heavy smoke rolls across the floor. As opening lyrics of Monster (Under my Bed) by Call me Karizma starts to sing Abraxes rises from the center of the stage, his eyes burning out from under his mask as he stares down at the ring.
The rhythm of the song changes from a twisted lullaby do a grinding rock song just as he rises to his full height. Abraxes glares around at the audience before he walks down the ramp, focused on the ring in front of him. He crawls into the ring, exaggerated movements of his hands and legs to appear more like a creepy spider then a man. He rolls to his feet, holding his arms into the air as the lullaby starts anew. }
Alison Valance: From The Pit, standing at 6’3’’ and weighing in at 285 pounds…. ABRAXES!
Vasco Dias: Dirk looks uncomfortable being near that monster.
Terri Morasco: I think we all would being that close..
{ What's Up Danger begins to play as the lights in the arena dim. A black and white image of Jack appears on the Imperatron as Jack slowly steps out onto the ramp, adjusting thelong black coat he is wearing over his ring gear and cracking his neck. He slowly turns his head as he gazes around the arena before setting his eyes on the ring, slowly walking down the ramp and stepping easily through the ropes. He flexes his shoulders as he turns in a slow circle before settling into his corner, tilting his head Michael Meyers style as he stares down the referee. }
Alison Valance: From Seattle, Washington standing at 5’8’’ and weighing in at 180 pounds…. Jack Ferriman!
Vasco Dias: Jack is a pretty interesting choice to have in this match. He has a pretty solid losing streak.
Terri Morasco: He has won a couple matches, Vasco.
{ The opening intro to “Shell Shocked” begins to play as we see a video package showcasing James Gilmore from his early childhood days--via black-and-white home movie footage as well as still photos--to his days as a high school and, later in life, a a student of history at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. }
“Knock, knock, you about to get shell shocked
Knock, knock, you about to get shell shocked
Knock, knock, you about to get shell shocked
Knock, knock, you about to get shell shocked…”
{ We then see distorted images of Gilmore during his early wrestling career, including images from his successful tag-team run on the independent circuit. The images, as well as the song, start to fuzz out like an old analog TV as images from his IWF career flash through before turning itself off. }
The Voice of James Gilmore:
“Get your popcorn ready, dudes and dudettes! Time for some good ol’-fashioned entertainment!!”
{ Suddenly, jets of water burst from all sides as the opening strains to the Offspring classic “Nitro (Youth Energy)” begins to play. As a spotlight shines, we see the image of James Gilmore as he rides onto the stage in a custom-built patriotic-themed Harley-Davidson, complete with "TRUMP 2020" decals and "#MAGA" on his rear license plate. As he revs the motorcycle’s powerful motor, more jets of water shoot up from all sides as we get a closer look at his wrestling attire. }
“Our generation sees the world
not the same as before
We might as well just throw it all
And live like there's no tomorrow
There's no tomorrow
”We are the ones
Who are living under the gun every day
You might be gone before you know
So live like there's no tomorrow"
{ Tonight, the Islander alum wears attire that looks very reminiscent of what men wore during the era of the Old West--complete with a white long-brimmed hat and even a cigar! The crowd absolutely eats it all up as James tips his hat before revving his engine and driving down the ramp. }
“Ain't gonna waste this life
There's no tomorrow - you ain't gonna live it for me
There's no tomorrow - ain't gonna waste this life
There's no tomorrow - you ain't gonna live it for me
Believe it
The official view of the world has changed
In a whole new way
Live fast cause if you don't take it
You'll never make it”
{ Gilmore stops just a few feet short of the ring and takes off the bandana that serves as his facemask and tossing his hat into the crowd. }
“So if you understand me
And if you feel the same
Then you will know what Nitro means
You'll live like there's no tomorrow - Ain't gonna waste this life
There's no tomorrow - You ain't gonna live it for me
There's no tomorrow...”
{ James continues to pose for the fans, taking in the moments around him with wonder as he awaits for the bell to sound. }
Alison Valance: From Corpus Christi, texas standing at 5’10’’ and weighing in at 205 pounds…. JAMES GILMORE!
Terri Morasco: James has been clear on his drive here tonight. He is going to do everything he can to win.
Vasco Dias: Don’t make him sound noble. He has a petty grudge against Dirk Awesome.
{ The opening chords of “Momma Said Knock You Out” hits over the arena sound system as Nick Knight steps onto the entrance ramp. “The Hollywood Butcher” is showered with boos from the fans that at another time in another place adored him. Dressed in old school black trunks with and blackt-shirt that reads Uber Heel in purple . Nick slowly moves towards the ring some fans on the aisle still reach to high five the once fan favorite, but they do not exist in Knight’s world. He is 100% focused on the battle ahead of him and never looks out from beneath the trademark towel draped over his head.
“The Hollywood Butcher” reaches ring side and climbs onto the apron. Out of respect for the hollowed ground that his the squared circle he wipes his feet before stepping between the top and middle ropes. Ripping away the towel his stares (either across the ring or down the entry ramp) at his opponent as he bounces from foot to foot waiting for the action to start. }
Alison Valance: from Hoolywood, California Standing at 6’2’’ and weighing in at 245 pounds Nick Knight!
Terri Morasco: Nick has been talking a pretty big game coming up to this match.
Vasco Dias: If you have the skills there is no reason to pretend to be modest, Terri.
Lord knows the devil don't sleep,
He never shuts his eyes,
You never hear him creepin'... heh...
{ The gentle melody of the song begins to play through the PA; fog is filling the stage at the same time that the lights dim down. The lighting hues change to a pale green as Locke emerges from behind the curtains sporting his traditional sly smirk, his head slightly lowered so as to hide his eyes under the brim of his hat his thumbs tucked into his belt. }
He's at your door, don't let him in,
He'll lie, he'll steal, he'll kill, he'll win
{ Locke walks down the ramp tipping his hat to the fans as he walks past them before shifting to his left and walking to and up the steel steps by the ring. He walks along the apron gliding his fingertips across the top rope while looking out at the crowd and stopping near the middle. He lifts his head to let his eyes peer into the camera in that direction, and out to the crowd, his smirk turning to a devilish grin joined by a slight chuckle before finally leaning down to step between the top and middle ropes, using his hand to keep his hat on. Upon getting into the ring he strides across, pounding his arm to his chest before stretching them out with his fingers extended out in a finger gun and throwing his head back. He holds the pose for a moment before dropping his arms and removing his hat and coat to hand them to the ring crew. He looks down at his shoes and kicks them on top of each other to get the dust off before ensuring his necklace is fastened tightly. He waits for the match to begin. }
Alison Valance: From the unknown, standing at 6’1’’ weighing in at 225 pounds… LOCKE!
Vasco Dias: And here is one of the big favorites to win tonight.
Terri Morasco: According to who?
{ It Won't Suck Itself hits to strobe lights and streamers as Scott Handsome comes running out from behind the curtain playing air guitar and whipping his hair around. Scott slides on his knees in epic fashion then pops up to run down to the ring. Scott jumps to his feet and onto the second turnbuckle where he starts thrashing with his hair to the music. }
Alison Valance: and finally… from Detroit Michigan, standing at 5’8’’ weighing in at 183 pounds… Scott Handsome!
Vasco Dias: It’s hard to know how this is going to go down.
{ As soon as the bell goes off each man splits their attention. Abraxes headbutts Dirk before grabbing him in a back body drop. James hits Jack with a german suplex. James then turns to hit Locke but Locke seems to disappear just in time to cause James to hit the turnbuckle instead. }
Terri Morasco: Things are just going wild here.
Vasco Dias: Did you expect it to stay calm here, Terri?
{ Nick hits Scott with a snap saito suplex followed by a dragon suplex. Jack slides out of the ring and grabs a ladder. Jack climbs back in the ring and hits Nick with the ladder, causing Nick into slam into Scott. }
Terri Morasco: Ouch!
{ Dirk tries to get away from Abraxes but the spooky man seems to just be following him. Dirk picks up James and tosses him in the way of the hellhound but Abraxes powerslams him out of the way. }
Vasco Dias: Run dirk run!
Terri Morasco: I don’t think that will help.
Vasco Dias: Doesn’t hurt though, does it?
{ Jack sets the ladder up in the center of the ring but is bumped into by Dirk, causing the ladder to bounce on the ropes. Dirk tries to put Jack between himself and Abraxes but Abraxes clicks his teeth and seems to gently pick up Jack and set him aside much to Dirk confusion. Jack moves out of the way to grab the ladder again. }
Terri Morasco: What is Abraxes playing at?
{Dirk makes a run for out of the ring and Abraxes gives chase. The two race through the crowd. }
Vasco Dias: Only he knows.
{ Nick hits Scott with a Power slam. James hits Nick with a dropkick. Jack gets the ladder setup up again and just as he’s about to start climbing Locke is halfway up the ladder already. }
Terri Morasco: Wait… How’d Locke do that?
Vasco Dias: Who even knows.
{ Jack glares and jumps up grabbing back onto Locke’s back. Locke staggers and the whole ladder starts tilting. Locke tries to dislodge Jack but Jack holds on like a vice. The ladder falls on the ropes knocking Locke and Jack to the outside of the ring. }
Vasco Dias: Jesus. That’s awful.
Terri Morasco: But they both look to be alright.
Vasco Dias: Not like that drop is gentle, Morasco.
{ Nick headbuts Scott and kicks him hard in the ribs. He tosses Scott aside and moves to where Locke and Jack are. He goes to hit Locke but Locke disappears. Nick frowns but kicks Jack while he is down before grabbing the ladder himself. }
Vasco Dias: Nick is destroying people out here.
Terri Morasco: He has something to prove and he is not going to go out like this.
{ The camera catches Dirk running through the backstage area tossing interns and the like in Abraxes’ path only for them to be tossed aside as Abraxes continues the chase. Back in the ring, Nick has setup the ladder in the center of the ring. Locke appears and hits him with a picture perfect drop kick. }
Vasco Dias: Ouch!
Terri Morasco: Well, I didn’t see that coming.
{ James bounces off the ropes and hits Locke with a spear off of Nick. James hits Nick with a spinning wheel kick as he is getting back up. }
Terri Morasco: James is on fire!
Vasco Dias: You would say that.
{ Gilmore goes to for a spinning wheel kick and hits Jack back to the mat. }
Vasco Dias: Gilmore is on point tonight!
Terri Morasco: He’s wrestling like his life depends on it!
{James starts to climb the ladder. Scott is back up and brings another ladder into the ring and sets it up himself. He and James are climbing the ladder at the same time. Scott kicks James’ ladder knocking it over but James jumps off and lands on Jack. Scott’s ladder tilts taking him down to the mat. }
Vasco Dias: Jesus.
{ Just as Dirk is followed by Abraxes making their way back to the main area, Nick hits Dirk with a lowblow before setting up the ladder again. Abraxes lets out a dark sound as he crawls over Dirk who begins crawling away. Nick starts climbing the ladder but Abraxes’ hisses and with a run knocks the ladder back to the ropes, knocking Nick to the mat. }
Vasco Dias: Guess Abraxes wants the brief case after all.
{ Abraxes picks James up and yeets him across the ring before picking Jack up and hissing at him. Jack blinks a couple of times before Abraxes drops him moving back to Dirk. }
Terri Morasco: I don’t like that.
Vasco Dias: Does anyone like it?
{ Jack then looks at the ladder. He sets it up again and start to climb it, just as Nick gets back to his feet, glaring. }
Terri Morasco: Could this be it?
Vasco Dias: Seems unlikely.
{ Nick starts to climb the ladder after Jack. }
Terri Morasco: Oh dear.
Vasco Dias: This can only end two ways.
{ Jack tries to kick Nick off the ladder but the bigger man grabs him by the leg.}
Terri Morasco: Well this doesn’t look good.
Vasco Dias: Here we go.
{ Nick grabs Jack and slams him off the ladder onto the outside of the ring with a crash. }
Vasco Dias: Jack is going to be feeling that in the morning.
{ Nick climbs up the ladder as quickly as he can, stopping on the third rung from the bottom to reach for the briefcase dangling above. However, before he can get a good grip on the hook to unclasp the briefcase from the chain, Gilmore sees what Nick is up to and begins to violently shake the bottom of the ladder. Nick nearly falls, only barely saving himself by clinging on to the briefcase like his life depends on it as the ladder falls over from underneath him!}
Vasco Dias: OH this is never a safe place to be in.
Terri Morasco: Is any where in this match a desired place to be in?
{ Nick struggles as he hangs over the ring, desperately trying to cling on to the briefcase as some of the men in the match realize what’s going on. Scott laughs loudly, James is a mix of concern and anger meanwhile Abraxes is toying with Dirk. }
Vasco Dias: Nick Knight is in a tough spot here. If he falls that might be the end of the match for him.
Terri Morasco: Could be but who can really say? Men have recovered from falls like that before.
{ In the end Locke appears on the top rope, bounces before diving and catching Nick’s legs. The extra weight is too much and the pair go falling to the mat. James turns to Scott and hits him with a german suplex. }
Terri Morasco: I hope all the men in this match are okay.
{ Locke and Nick roll to the outside. Jack and Scott are both on the ropes. James is eyeing his next move. Dirk gets away from Abraxes and goes to the out side, Abraxes gives chase. }
Vasco Dias: Everyone is taking a moment to reset here!
Terri Morasco: Everyone but Abraxes!
{ Dirk runs up the ramp but Abraxes is shockingly fast and catches Dirk by the head and uses the momentum to send Manly face first into the stage setup! }
Terri Morasco: Dirk’s night is about to go very badly.
{ Back in the ring we see Jack, Scott and James all go to the outside to retrieve ladders. Up on the stage Abraxes is just having his way with Dirk Manly as he beats him mercilessly with right hands. Locke and Nick are still down on the outside. Jack, Scott and James all come back into the ring with ladders. }
Vasco Dias: What the hell are they thinking!?
Terri Morasco: Nothing good!
{ Jack, Scott and James are setting up their ladders. Abraxes drags the limp body of Dirk Manly to the edge of the stage and pulls him up. Nick and Locke are both finally starting to move. Jack, Scott and James all climb their own ladders. Abraxes pulls Dirk up and sends him flying off the side of the Night of the Immortals stage with CONSIGN TO DREAM!!!! Dirk lands hard and sparks go flying from the control board he landed on. The lights go out for only a second and when they come back on Locke is now on a fourth ladder in between the other three and attempting to unlatch the briefcase! }
Terri Morasco: Dirk Manly is dead!!!
Vasco Dias: Where the hell did Locke come from!?
Terri Morasco: Dirk is dead!!!!
Vasco Dias: I don’t care about him anymore!
{ Locke is working on getting the case down when Jack, Scott and James join him on top of their ladders. The four men begin exchanging right and left hands on top of their ladders. Abraxes turns from the destruction he’s brought and looks toward the ring. Nick pulls himself up on the apron. }
Terri Morasco: This is getting crazy!
Vasco Dias: Getting!?
{ Abraxes makes his way toward the ring, Nick Knight climbs back in. The four men on top of the ladders are still slugging it out. Abraxes and Nick get back into the ring, Nick grabs the bottom of Scott’s ladder and Abraxes grabs the bottom of James’ ladder. The two powerhouses tip their ladders and send both men crashing to the outside. Jack and Locke see what is going on and start frantically grabbing for the case. }
Vasco Dias: What are these two monsters going to do next!?
Terri Morasco: Nothing good, I’m sure!
{ Nick starts to climb up after Jack, Abraxes goes for Lock. Nick and Jack start trading right hands. Abraxes and Locke do the same. All four men are going at it when Knight finally cracks Jack with a hard elbow shot that sends him falling back down to the canvas. Abraxes grabs a hold of Locke by the neck and climbs up high enough to choke slam Locke all the way back down to the mat! Locke rolls out of the ring and then under it and another Locke appears on the other side of the ring!!! }
Vasco Dias: What the hell!?
{ The other Locke runs in and tips the ladder Abraxes is on sending the monster down to the arena floor!!! Nick is working on the case but this newly refreshed Locke scurries up there and socks Nick across the face! }
Terri Morasco: Locke using a slight of hand trick there!
Vasco Dias: All is fair in the joker in the pack!
{ James is back up to his feet and grabs another ladder. Both Jack and Abraxes are starting to move. Scott is holding himself as he stands. Abraxes grabs a ladder and bridges it from the ring to the guard rails. Abaxes grabs another ladder and lays it beside the first from ring to guard rail. Abraxes then goes under the ring and pulls out a very tall ladder! }
Vasco Dias: This is about to get very bad!
{ Abraxes slides the extra tall ladder into the ring and rolls in after it. Abraxes sets up the huge ladder next to Locke and Nick who are still slugging it out. Jack and James come back into the ring as Abraxes begins to climb up. Scott comes back into the ring but he is very slow. }
Terri Morasco: I don’t like where this is all leading!
Vasco Dias: It’s definitely going to end badly!
{ Jack and Scott climb up behind Locke and Nick. Abraxes makes his way up the extra large ladder while James climbs up the other side of the extra large ladder. }
Terri Morasco: We’ve got all six combatants fighting on top of two ladders!
Vasco Dias: And one brief case holding one man’s destiny!
{ Jack is wailing away at Nick, Scott is attacking Locke, Abraxes reaches through for James but Gilmore manages to avoid his hands. Jack slams Nick’s head into the ladder and then climbs up over the top of him. Scott and Lock now occupy the same rung of the ladder. Jack sunset flips over the top of the ladder and grabs Scott and Locke for a nasty powerbomb!!! }
Terri Morasco: Holy hell!!!!
Vasco Dias: That was insane!!!
{ Jack rolls to the outside in a bad way. Nick looks over the see Abraxes climbing up and boots James in the face knocking him off the extra large ladder. Nick and Abraxes make their way to the top of the ladder where the brief case swings right next to them. }
Terri Morasco: This match has come down to Nick Knight and Abraxes!!!
Vasco Dias: Two of the biggest men in IWF battling it out for the joker in the pack briefcase!!!
{ Nick Knight and Abraxes are going at it on top of the extra large ladder. Jack is down, Scott is down and Locke is down. James is getting back to his feet. Nick and Abraxes just keep exchanging blows one after the other. James limps over to the side of the extra large ladder and pushes with everything he has!!! }
Terri Morasco: OH NO!!!!
{ The ladder starts to tip and Nick and Abraxes stop fighting in time to see themselves falling off the top of the extra large ladder to the outside of the ring and straight through the ladders Abraxes had set up like a double bridge earlier!!!! }
Vasco Dias: Gilmore just took down the two biggest obstacles in this match!!!
Terri Morasco: That was incredible!!!
{ James starts to climbs the one remaining ladder, one rung at a time, clearly in pain from everything he has gone through. Jack and Locke are both trying to get up but neither man seems to have the energy. Nick and Abraxes seem to be out in the wreckage. }
Terri Morasco: James Gilmore is free and clear!
Vasco Dias: Is this Gilmore’s moment in the sun!?
{ James climbs up to the top as the crowd swells. James reaches up, he has his hands on the briefcase and then James Gilmore unlatches the joker in the pack briefcase and pulls it down as the bell is rung!!! }
Alison Valance: Your winner and the 2020 JOKER IN THE PACK WINNER!!!! JAMES GILMORE!!!!!
{ James slowly drops down off of the ladder clutching the briefcase as his music booms through out the arena. }
Terri Morasco: James Gilmore has done it! He’s won the joker in the pack!!!!
Vasco Dias: And you know he’s already imagining cashing in on Steve Awesome!!!
Terri Morasco: That is if Steve Awesome can defeat Angel Blake later tonight!!!
{ James finally gets up and he once more climbs the ladder until he reaches the top and raises the briefcase over his head as the crowd roars! }
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IWF WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
1000 Word Limit
Caleb Lockwood vs Warren Kane(c)
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{ "Sorry to disappoint you..."
The whispered, guttural intro of "Dead Man Walking" echoes over the PA, the lights beginning to strobe, and Caleb Lockwood stalks out from the back, looking out and exhaling with a smirk as he glares out at the crowd for a moment, stalking down towards the ring. After his initial glance, he seems to completely ignore the crowd, focused solely on the ring in front of him as he advances with purpose in his eyes. }
Alison Valance: The following contest is scheduled for one fall, and is for the IWF Television Championship! Introducing first, the challenger. From Oakland, California, weighing in at 168 pounds, Caleb Lockwood!
Terri Morasco: Lockwood has sworn to do as much damage as he can to Warren Kane, on his one-man quest of vengeance against IWF.
Vasco Dias: But that's the thing: the last time they were in the ring together, Warren was victorious. Why should we expect anything less tonight?
Terri Morasco: Night of the Immortals does strange things to people, Vasco.
{ Caleb slides into the ring, pushing himself up to his feet, and looks out to the crowd once more. He rolls his shoulders before walking to a corner and grabbing the ropes, leaning forward and letting his grip arrest his momentum, bouncing back with a manic energy in his movements as the lights come up and the music fades. }
Alison Valance: And his opponent...
{ The lights go out and the snow steady beat of New Divide by Linkin Park plays and the crowd gives a good cheer for Warren Kane as he emerges from behind the curtains wearing a simple leather jacket, with his hands at his hips and a smile on his face. He then heads towards the ring, stopping to touch hands with members of the crowd before stopping in front of the ring. }
Alison Valance: From London, England, weighing in at 205 pounds, he is the IWF Television Champion, Warren Kane!
Terri Morasco: I have to agree with Caleb Lockwood on one thing. Of all the men who could have been the first IWF Television Champion, Warren Kane may have been the absolute best option.
Vasco Dias: He's talented, he has pedigree, he has a great reputation. But the question is this: can he walk out of Night of the Immortals a champion once again? It's been a good event for him, historically speaking, with his only blemishes coming in Joker in the Pack matches. Will that luck hold?
{ Closes his eyes, takes a breath before jumping up onto the apron, climbing the turnbuckle on the outside and raising his arms in the air getting a positive reaction from the crowd. The music dies down and the lights return to normal as he drops into the ring. }
Terri Morasco: Two decorated competitors, but only one can emerge victorious this evening. We're about to see a tremendous competition, I can tell. Let's get underway!
{ The bell rings, and immediately Caleb charges at Warren, swinging with a huge lariat! Warren rolls underneath, coming up, and Caleb leaps to the second rope, springboarding off with an attempted BEAST OF WAR! Warren catches Caleb on his shoulders in an impressive display of raw strength, immediately looking for a powerbomb, but Caleb fires a flurry of punches down into Warren's head, loosening his grip! Caleb spins around into an electric chair position, flipping backwards for the POISON PILL! NO! Warren handstands out of the rana, landing on his feet, and Caleb spins around, charging into Warren's grasp for the 'SPLOSION! NO! Caleb flips through this time, roaring in with a bicycle kick that staggers Warren, and Warren stumbles back, responding with a vicious knife-edge chop that ECHOES throughout the arena! Caleb immediately fires back with a forearm, and the two roar into a series of strikes back and forth as the crowd erupts! }
Terri Morasco: Hot start right out of the gate, with brutal intensity from both men!
Vasco Dias: With the way these two have been in previous matches, a sprint favors nobody's long-term futures. Get in, get it done, get out. You're not paid by the hour.
{ Caleb fires a headbutt into Warren, who staggers and replies with a solebutt that doubles Caleb over. He hits the ropes, looking for a swinging neckbreaker, but Caleb spins through, looking for a spinning heel kick! Again, Warren evades, but he can't evade the follow-up superkick to his knee, leaving him clutching his kneecap long enough for Caleb to hit the ropes and come off with a high-octane Shining Wizard! Caleb drops into the first cover of the match! ONE! TWO! KICKOUT! Undeterred, he hauls Warren up, plastering him with a series of Muay Thai knees as he drives the champion into the corner, and Caleb backs up, roaring into the corner with a massive knee strike! He grabs Warren's head, leaping backwards for a sitout facebuster, but Warren hooks his arms on the ropes, leaving Caleb to crash onto his tailbone! Warren rushes forward, swinging with a Penalty Kick, but Caleb falls flat, letting the kick swing overhead, before hooking Warren for a schoolboy! NO! Warren rolls through and DRILLS Caleb with a dropkick to the face! He covers! ONE! TWO! KICKOUT! }
Terri Morasco: They are just HAMMERING each other! My GOD, but they will not let up!
{ Caleb pushes himself up, shaking his head, and Warren grabs his arm, Irish whipping him to the ropes. Caleb arrests his momentum, only for Warren to come crashing in with a clothesline that sends him over to the apron! Caleb shakes his head, exhaling, and clutches on with one hand, hauling himself back up. Warren charges, looking for a modified KIDD KICK! NO! Caleb sidesteps and grabs Warren's leg, snapping it off the top rope! Warren staggers back in pain, and Caleb measures Warren, slingshotting himself in and springing off the middle rope with a moonsault! ONE! TWO! KICKOUT! Caleb takes a deep breath, hauling Warren up in a side headlock, and volleys a series of right hands into the crown of Warren's head. He grinds on the headlock, hauling Warren towards the center of the ring, and bears down with all of his weight...only for Warren to plant his feet and get his leverage underneath himself for a VICIOUS backdrop suplex, spiking Caleb on his neck! Warren covers! ONE! TWO! KICKOUT! }
Terri Morasco: And ANOTHER vicious move! Vasco, say something, I don't want to be screaming into the void here!
Vasco Dias: I love their violence. Plain and simple.
{ Warren hauls Caleb up, only to bring him down again with a snapmare, delivering another vicious kick right between the shoulderblades. Caleb winces, tensing up, and Warren lays in with another knee, hammering it home. Warren points to the ropes, charging to them, and goes for a running knee strike ONLY FOR CALEB TO CATCH THE LEG AND ROLL THROUGH, CINCHING IN A SINGLE LEG CRAB! Caleb hauls back on the leg, roaring with vicious abandon as he torques it with sickening, animalistic wrenches, Warren scrambling for the ropes. His fingertips brush the ropes, but Caleb hauls him back into the center of the ring, leaning back so far he practically bridges onto the top of his head. Warren manages to twist his body some, slipping a hand over Caleb's chest and pushing down. It adds to the torque, but more importantly it brings Caleb's shoulders to the mat! ONE! TWO! Caleb has to release the hold to kick out, and Warren clutches his knee as Caleb rolls to his feet, shaking his head. }
Terri Morasco: Innovative counter from Warren Kane, but the damage Caleb's done to that knee can't be understated.
Vasco Dias: Agreed. He can't undo that kind of damage, and he'll have a hard time delivering the Kidd Kick properly with that kind of injury. Warren needs to adjust.
{ Warren forces himself up in the corner, and this time when Caleb comes screaming in Warren rolls to the side, letting his knee crash into the top turnbuckle. Caleb staggers back, holding his knee, and Warren measures him, leaping to stun Caleb with an enzuigiri! He lands with a hopping pain shooting through his knee, and Warren snarls, hooking Caleb and looking for the SAVING GRACE! NO! Caleb spins out and yanks him into a front facelock, looking for the FADING HOPE! NO! Again, Warren spins out, grabbing the arm and wrenching him in for a short-arm clothesline! Warren drags Caleb up with a roar of force, yanking him in for another attempt at a clothesline, and Caleb grabs the arm, trying to wrestle him down into the DEAD MAN'S HAND! He manages to apply the omoplata, but as he reaches over to lock in the crossface portion, Warren rolls out and back, quickly snaring Caleb's leg and hauling it into the CALF KILLER! }
Terri Morasco: CALF KILLER LOCKED IN! This hold is absolutely BRUTAL!
Vasco Dias: And let us not forget, Caleb Lockwood has a history of knee problems! If he can't escape, he might need to tap!
{ Caleb flails and thrashes, trying to twist his body, turn himself to the ropes, get leverage to fight out, but even though it causes Warren pain to do so, he matches every movement, every turn! Caleb grits his teeth, letting out a scream of agony, and when it becomes clear that escape is not forthcoming, he reluctantly tucks his head forward, slapping the mat! Warren lets go of the hold the moment the bell rings, and gets to his feet as "New Divide" plays, limping and clutching his knee! }
Alison Valance: Here is your winner, and STILL IWF Television Champion, Warren Kane!
Terri Morasco: HE DID IT! Warren Kane survived a hellacious onslaught, and he is still the Television Champion!
Vasco Dias: It was brutal, it was vicious, but it's over. Now the question is, what toll did this take? Not just physically, but emotionally?
{ Caleb slowly hauls himself up by the ropes, looking to Warren. Warren limps over, offering Caleb a handshake. Caleb looks down at the hand, the crowd urging Warren not to trust him. Caleb shakes his head slowly, looking Warren in the eyes and very clearly saying "That's not what you get" as the crowd boos viciously. Warren sighs, turning away, and Caleb's hand flashes out, spinning him back around. There's a moment of tension before Caleb shoots forward, wrapping Warren up in a tight hug as the crowd erupts in confused delight. Warren returns the hug, patting him on the back, and Caleb peels back, tapping the belt on his shoulder as he mouths something to Warren before slipping out of the ring, hobbling back up the ramp and letting Warren have the ring. Warren raises the belt to the crowd, rolling under the bottom rope, and limps up the ramp as well, "New Divide" playing once again as he poses with the title on the ramp, grin wide as can be. }
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IWF WORLD WOMENS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Fiona McFly vs Gabriela Luna(c)
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Alison Valance: Ladies and gentlemen...I would like to introduce a true sports legend. Soon to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall-of-Fame Class of 2020, he led the Miami Hurricanes to a national collegiate championship and the Dallas Cowboys to a pair of Super Bowl victories. Please welcome our guest ring announcer...head coach JIMMY JOHNSON!!!
{ The crowd in Miami roars with approval as NFL on Fox studio analyst and coaching legend Jimmy Johnson enters the ring. Shaking hands with Alison -- a longtime Cowboys fan -- the legendary coach pulls out a small indext card from the front pocket of his polo shirt. }
Jimmy Johnson: Miami...are you ready for the "Battle of the Phoenix?!"
{ The fans cheer with delight as they await the upcoming Women's World title match. A special graphic appears on-screen, showcasing the belt in question. }
Jimmy Johnson: The following contest is for the IWF Women's World Championship! It is scheduled for one fall, with no disqualifications, and with a sixty-minute time limit.
{The relentless opening chords of "Vortex" by Los Savants crash out as Gabriela Luna dashes out onto the stage, throwing her fist into the air to the cheers of the crowd. She shouts at the crowd, beckoning them on with her hands, and grins widely at them before turning and charging down the ramp. Gabriela leaps and slides feet-first under the bottom rope, rolling to a crouch with a grin on her face. She stands, walking to the middle of the ring, and paces back and forth in the center for a moment before dropping back to a knee and pounding her fist into the mat as pyro erupts from the ringposts. She leaps back up to her feet, popping her hood back with a shout, and runs over to the nearest corner, hopping onto the second turnbuckle and further beckoning the crowd on before dropping down into a crouch and waiting for the match to start.}
Terri Morasco: What a career that Gabriela has had! Breaking all sorts of records, unifying the Luchadora, Openweight, and Women's World titles!
Vasco Dias: Tell ya what, this stage was meant for her...
Terri Morasco: Her dizzying array of offense knows no boundaries!
{ 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 clean version of Halestorm's "Love Bites (So Do I)" begins to play as Fiona McFly, with a gold-hued whip in hand, leaps through the busted mirror, prompting pyrotechnics to go off as a shower of confetti rains down from the ceiling. }
"Don't listen what your girlfriend says
She reads those magazines
That say you fail the test
You don't have what she needs
I'll slither like a viper
And get you by the neck
I know a thousand ways to help you forget about her
That chick can eat her heart out
Love bites, but so do I, so do I
Love bites, but so do I, so do I
Love bites..."
{ With the dancers tapping to her entrance theme, Fiona smiles lovingly before joining the dancers for a routine of her own before walking down to the ring, hugging fans along the way as the lights come back on. Before stepping into the ring, Fiona gives the whip to a lucky soul as a souvenir. }
Vasco Dias: Fiona might be the ultimate bridesmaid when it comes to title matches, but man...I'll give her credit where it's due. She's earned her place in this match and then some.
Terri Morasco: She's waited four years to get back into this spot! What a moment in her life!
Vasco Dias: Listen to the crowd...even Gabi's diehards are cheerin'!
{ As the music fades out, the crowd is roaring with approval as Coach Johnson makes the introductions.
Jimmy Johnson: Alright...these are the two toughest, grittiest ladies in the world of professional wrestling today -- and it's my privilege and honor to introduce them to you all! First to my left, to those who question her size...you've obviously never seen one of the greatest running backs I ever coached in Emmitt Smith. She can run, she can leap, and she'll make any opponent think twice before crossing her path! Weighing 105 pounds, standing at an even five feet tall, and hailing from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, she's the only woman to have ever unified all three of IWF's women's singles titles. The reigning and defending, undisputed IWF Women's Champion of the World...make some noise for GABRIELA LUUUNA!!!!!
{ The fans go wild -- despite their allegiances -- as Gabi holds up the Women's World title before handing it off to Blue Shoes, the referee assigned to this contest. }
Jimmy Johnson: And on my right, the challenger! This rough-'n'-tough lady's heart and grit ought to remind you all of a pair of fellow Hall-of-Fame quarterbacks I had the privilege of coachin' in Troy Aikman...and Dan Marino! (cheap pop) Weighing in at 135 pounds and standin' five-foot-eight, she is the second woman to ever win the Iron Maiden match twice after winning said event this past April! Named the 2019 Heroine of the Year as voted on by you, the fans, give a rousing Florida cheer...for the native of Belfast, Northern Ireland who makes her livin' in her adopted home of Fredericksburg, Texas...FIOOOONA MCFLYYY!!!!
{ The Miami folks go apeshit as Fiona ekes out a slight smile, her eyes focus on the title itself! The NFL legend stops by to shake each competitor's hand and wish them all the best before making his exit. }
Jimmy Johnson: One fall, sixty minutes!
{ It's almost go-time now. The two women lock eyes on each other as Blue Shoes holds up the Women's World Title before handing it off to a pair of special ringside attendants--longtime NBA rivals and former Finals MVPs Dwayne Wade and Dirk Nowitzki. }
Vasco Dias: Man, I'm gettin' the vibes!
Terri Morasco: You have to wonder what's going through the minds of these women. This has a big-time fight aura the likes of which I haven't seen in years!
Vasco Dias: Sheesh...if you were to tell me that Fiona and Gabi would be in this match a year ago?! Hell, I'd have had you committed!
Terri Morasco: Two different sizes, two contrasting styles -- and Blue Shoes has been assigned to this contest!
[DING-DING-DING!!!]
{ The bell sounded to begin the match, a thirty-eight minute affair that was as brutal as it was thrilling to watch. The war featured three distinctive phases, with each woman showcasing their styles in a unique way. Phase one lasted for a solid twelve minutes and featured classic catch-as-catch-can rasslin'. Fiona, with her brand of mixed martial arts, dominated this phase with a variety of quick, swift suplexes that crunched Gabi's back against the canvas and scoring a pair of successive two-counts. Luna, to her credit, adapted to the rasslin' and gave McFly all she could handle with a tilt-a-whirl armdrag, followed by a pair of snap suplexes. She follows it up with a short-armed reverse STO that gets her a count of two as well. }
Terri Morasco: What a great way to open this title match!
Vasco Dias: Oh, I got a feelin' they're just gettin' started...
{ Gabi pulls Fiona to a vertical base and wrenches in a hammerlock, but Fiona reverses the hold and quickly transitions into a pair of successive armdrag takedowns. The two wind up facing each other in a Mexican standoff at the twelve-minute mark, much to the crowd's approval, as they prep themselves for the second phase. }
Vasco Dias: Uh-oh...
Terri Morasco: We're about to see these two ladies go at warp speed!!
{ Yup, phase two began in earnest -- featuring a hybrid of speed, quickness, and striking ability. Despite Fiona's reputation as a striker, this instance belonged to Gabi and her lucha libre offense. The 38-year-old Northern Irishwoman had a helluva time keeping up with Lune's high-octane prowess, as she ended up on the wrong end of a leaping headscissors takedown that sent her head over heels to the canvas. Before Fiona can ever catch herself, Gabriela nails her with a running double knee strike, followed up by a springboard flying forearm strike that gets her a two-count. Luna gets another two-count after she evades Fiona's slingshot attempt and transitions into a schoolgirl roll-up pinning combination! Gabi gets a little frustrated as she can't seem to put Fiona's shoulders down, and to the latter's credit...she manages to psyche out Luna by ducking underneath a spinning wheel kick and sending her flying over the top rope with a massive clothesline! }
Vasco Dias: WHOA!!!
Terri Morasco: 360 -- and Gabi's outta there!
{ But Fiona makes a big mistake. She decides that it'd be cool to try and replicate her opponent's high-flying offense and goes for a springboard plancha...ONLY TO LAND FACE-FIRST ON THE FLOOR AS GABI ROLLED OUT OF THE WAY!!! }
Terri Morasco: Crash and burn!
Vasco Dias: No kiddin'!!
Terri Morasco: That's Fiona's first mistake -- can't have any more of those!
{ Luna grabs McFly and sends her crashing face-first into the safety rail! Upon closer inspection, we see that the challenger is the first to be busted open! }
Vasco Dias: Uh-oh, we have a bleeder!
Terri Morasco: We could see some of the "dark arts," as Rayne suggested in the preshow!
{ Terri's spot-on...the third phase of this match was about to begin, and this phase was all about one thing: hardcore attrition. Gabi pulls Fiona, who looks to be exhausted from the previous fourteen-minute phase, towards the Spanish announce table! Firing off a couple of hard right hands, the Women's World Champion places her challenger on the table as our Spanish commentators flee! With a smirk on her face, Luna reaches underneath the apron and pulls out the longest ladder utilised in the Joker in the Pack! }
Terri Morasco: Oh my...!!!
Vasco Dias: I got a baaaaad feelin' about this...
{ With the crowd noise swelling, Gabi sets up the ladder so that it faces a prone Fiona, who looks to be out cold on the Spanish announce table. Luna climbs up and over to the other side, where she stands on the third-to-last rung! She then attempts to go for a senton bomb off the ladder...BUT FIONA MANAGES TO ROLL OUT OF THE WAY, LEADING GABI TO CRASH AND BURN THROUGH THE SPANISH ANNOUNCE TABLE!!! }
Vasco Dias: OH MY GOD!!!
Terri Morasco: SANTA MARIA!!!
Fans:
HO-LY SHIT!
HO-LY SHIT!
HO-LY SHIT!
HO-LY SHIT!
{ With no countouts or DQs, Blue Shoes can only watch in amazement as Gabi slowly manages to pull herself up to a knee. Fiona, looking like she's been in a car accident with blood pouring from her forehead, gives Luna an assist by dumping her back inside the ring! McFly, with whatever's going through her mind, leans the ladder against the corner! Gabi charges forward...AND EATS A DROP TOEHOLD FACE-FIRST INTO THE STEEL LADDER!! Now Gabi is busted open from the forehead as Fiona applies her dreaded Iron Claw!! }
Vasco Dias: IRON CLAW!!!
{ Blue Shoes manages to dump the ladder to the outside -- where it belongs -- as Fiona has the clawhold cinched in good and tight! Both women are battered and bleeding as we have passed the thirty minute mark! Fiona lets go of the Iron Claw and PLASTERS Gabi with a discus punch before going for the cover... }
1...!
2...!!
THREEEEEEEEE--NOOOOO!!!!!!!
Terri Morasco: Close call, but Gabi just got the shoulder up!
Vasco Dias: She said that this was gonna be a fight!
Terri Morasco: Oh, this is -more- than a fight. This is war!
{ Fiona's got that fire in her eyes as the referee holds up the two fingers! As Gabi began to stir, Fiona hops out of the ring, reaches under the apron, and pulls out a small, black baggie that would normally fit a bottle of perfume! Yet McFly has a nasty suprise in store as she gets back into the ring, unties the baggie, and dumps its contents on the canvas! The fans roar with sickening delight as they see-- }
Vasco Dias: Oh, JESUS!!!
Terri Morasco: That's a lot of thumbtacks!!
Vasco Dias: You can feel Jack Gaither's SPIRIT all the way through this joint!
Terri Morasco: Boy, you can feel the electricity! This is the IWF Women's Division at its best!!!
{ Fiona pulls Gabi into position for a massive vertical suplex onto the pile of thumbtacks...but the Champion blocks the attempt and fires off a kick to the ribs! Before the Northern Irishwoman can even react, she winds up being spun around before taking the full brunt of Luna's Aerial Spike RIGHT ONTO THE PILE OF TACKS!!! }
Terri Morasco: JESUS CHRIST!!!
Vasco Dias: That's it, Fiona's dead! She's as good as toast!!
{ Gabi goes for the pin! }
1...!
2...!!
THREEEEEEEEEEAAAAAWWWWWWWW...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
{ The Miami fans pop as Fiona, feeling the searing pain of being poked by the tacks, manages to get the shoulder up! }
Terri Morasco: Fiona will NOT die!!!
Vasco Dias: And poor Gabi! Bless her heart, she's GOT to be the sickest woman in America!!
{ Gabi's eyes widen in shock as Blue Shoes holds up the dreaded two fingers! In her mind, she's thinking about how she can't put her opponent down for the count! Plotting a solution, Luna pulls McFly -- who can hardly even stand at this juncture -- and places her into position for the modified standing shiranui known as the Sudden Impact...only for Fiona to counter with a blistering Diamond Cutter! }
Terri Morasco: DIAMOND CUTTER!!
Vasco Dias: OH, SHE AIN'T DONE!!!
{ Indeed, Fiona locks in her D'arce choke submission hold in the center of the ring! }
Vasco Dias: CHELSEA CLUTCH!!
Terri Morasco: THIS CROWD'S GOIN' NUTS!!!
{ Gabriela Luna isn't going anywhere. She's locked in tightly as Fiona ramps up the pressure! Blue Shoes watches as Luna has little recourse but to tap out -- prompting the referee to call for the bell and eliciting a HUGE ROAR in the process!!! }
[DING-DING-DING-DING-DING-DING-DING-DING-DING-DING-DING-DING-DING!!!!!!!!!]
{ Fiona lets go of the hold immediately and lies on the canvas, initially unaware of what football legend Jimmy Johnson was about to say! }
Jimmy Johnson: THE WINNER OF THE MATCH...AND NEW...IWF WORLD WOMEN'S CHAMPION!!! FIOOOONAAAA!!! MCFLYYYY!!!!!
{ D-Wade and Dirk hand the Women's World title to Blue Shoes, who glides over to Fiona, raises her hand in victory, and hands her the belt as "Love Bites (So Do I)" booms throughout the arena! Fiona's eyes are wide open as she gazes at the title belt, smiling and crying tears of joy as she realizes her dream coming true!! }
Terri Morasco: Fiona has done it!! After ALL THESE YEARS!!!
Vasco Dias: The ultimate bridesmaid just became the bride -- and I'm gettin' a lump in my throat just thinkin' about it!
Terri Morasco: Jack Gaither has GOT to be smiling from way up in Heaven!!
{ Vasco starts crying, realizing his deeply-hidden love and admiration for Fiona in spite of him giving her the most crap. }
Terri Morasco: How special can this one be...!?!
{ Gabi nods warmly, looking at Fiona as she cradles her newly-won title like a newborn baby. }
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IWF MENS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Angel Blake vs Steve Awesome(c)
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Terri Morasco: Here we go ladies and gentlemen. The main event of Night of the Immortals!
Vasco Dias: This match has been two months in the making ever since Angel Blake won the Roulette and the right to face Steve Awesome!
Terri Morasco: And it’s been a roller coaster ever since! Steve Awesome has faced personal hardship and Angel Blake hasn’t shied away from pointing it out.
Vasco Dias: I truly believe this match is going to be a war, Terri. Angel isn’t known for being gentle and you better believe Steve Awesome is pissed.
Terri Morasco: We may be about to see the most brutal Night of the Immortals main event we have ever had!
{ The lights in the arena go out as the low tones of the orchestra version of Dimmu Borgir’s “Gateways” can be heard. As the music slowly begins to swell a spot light shines down to the viewers right of the stage showing a live orchestra playing the music. Flames slowly begin to rise at the top of the stage leading the way to the ring before the first verse kicks in and the full metal version of “Gateways” starts accompanied by pronounced flames down to the ring and erupting from all four ring posts. As the flames surge we now see Dimmu Borgir live and in concert to the viewers left of the stage, Shagrath singing with all his heart and soul. }
“The core principle of freedom
Is the only notion to obey
The formula of evolution and sin
Leading the way!”
{ With that the flames directly in front of the Night of the Immortals entrance rise two stories high and from within the flames we see a figure emerge. Slowly, Angel Blake walks through the flames full adorned in a long leather coat covered in spikes and chains. }
“The rebirth is near completion
As we slowly awaken from slumber!”
{ Angel Blake throws both arms out and the entire arena is engulfed in blinding light as “Gateways” really hits high gear. As the light fades we see Angel Blake making his way to the ring, each side of the ramp aflame leading the way. }
“As we slowly awaken from slumber!”
{ With each foot fall the flames to either side of Angel Blake momentarily rise high and then subside. Angel stops just before the ring and looks from side to side and then back to the ring. Once more he throws his arms out with his head tilted back as the chorus to “Gateways” kicks in. }
“The malpractice of the spirit ends
Gateways
When the gift is once again attained
Gateways”
{ The arena is once again brought to a blinding level of light as the flames erupt all around. As the light returns to its earlier eerie dim we see that Angel is now stood in the middle of the ring. The ring posts begin to spurt flames as Angel slowly unbuttons his long leather coat before throwing it off. “Gateways” slowly begins to fade out as Angel now turns toward the entrance an waits for Steve Awesome to make his entrance. }
Vasco Dias: I literally get chills everytime Angel Blake comes to the ring.
Terri Morasco: His physical presence is indescribable.
Vasco Dias: For the people watching this at home who have never been here when Angel comes out, it’s like a prolonged cold chill running down your back until the match begins.
Terri Morasco: He’s like a living, breathing horror movie villain.
Vasco Dias: And that is what Steve Awesome is facing.
Terri Morasco: Steve Awesome has had the best 12 months of his IWF career from Tommy bringing him back to joining Being InFamous to winning the Extreme title to being the sole survivor in the winner take all match.
Vasco Dias: And somehow this may just be his biggest challenge to date.
Terri Morasco: Easily.
{ The drums faintly start to play a beat. Sizzling guitar chords begin to play. The tron starts to show shots of hot deserts and volcanoes. Clips of people tanning on beaches. Sweltering sunsets and shots of Steve training and sweating. Booker T like flame pyros shoot ups from the stage at varying heights along with the music. }
{ Once the frosty piano begins to play in the song. Ice blue colored confetti begins “snowing” into the arena. Shots of frozen mountain peaks and glaciers and arctic tundras are now showing on the tron along with everything else. }
{ The flame pyros shoot higher and the ice confetti get thicker as the music crescendos. Then the music fades and the lights go dark. }
{ 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. Steve makes sure to point out the TOMMY RICHTER ARMBAND he was wearing tonight and dedicated the match to Tommy.}
Terri Morasco: Well the IWF World Champion; Steve Awesome had quite the entertaining entrance. But now that it’s over he is all business.
Vasco Dias: As soon as the music started to fade these two men didn't take their eyes off each other.
Terri Morasco: This is the main event of Night of Immortals Seven. The tension in this match couldn’t be higher.
{ Both men stand in there corners as Blue Shoes holds up the IWF World Title. The announcer takes position. }
Alison Valance: The following match is scheduled for one fall! It is for the I.W.F, world CHYAMPIONSHIPPPPPP!!!! Introducing the challenger.”
{ Alison Valance points at Angel. }
Alison Valance: Weighing in at two hundred twenty eight pounds, he is a Hall of Famer, Angel Blake! THIS. IS. GOOOOOOOOOD!
{ Alison Valance points to Steve Awesome. }
Alison Valance: And now; From Detroit, Michigan. Weighing in at two hundred and thirty eight pounds, he is the IWF World Champion; The Face offf the FRANCHISE; STEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVE
AWEEEEEEEEEESOOOME!!!!!!
{ Steve feints a pose and just Spears right into Angel Blake as Blue Shoes calls for the bell to start this match! Steve gets into a mount position and starts raining punches down on Blake who tries to get his arms up. The crowd explode! }
Terri Morasco: Steve Awesome came to fight and he isn’t wasting anymore time!
Vasco Dias: I’m surprised Blue Shoes started this match, Steve clearly struck before the bell.
Terri Morasco: This is the main event for the world title. I think he is going to let a few things slide!
{ Steve Awesome continues to hammer punches but Angel rolls himself free and back up to his feet but Steve is right back on him with right hands that backs Blake all the way to the turnbuckle. Steve lands a couple hard chops and right hands that knock God for a loop. Steve runs toward the opposite ropes and comes back and nails a back elbow to Blake at the same time he hits the ropes. Angel slumps down to a seated position and Steve runs the ropes and comes back again with a running knee to the head of God! Angel slumps all the way to the mat and Steve fires off a collection of aggressive crotch chops and the crowd cheer the disrespect of Angel. }
Terri Morasco: Steve Awesome with one hell of an onslaught to start this match off and now he’s adding insult to injury.
Vasco Dias: he’s only angering God with his little taunts.
{ Steve Awesome goes to grab Angel but the dazed God fires back with a stiff forearm. Steve staggers back from the shot and Angel hits him with another. Steve tries to fire one of his own but Angel blocks the strike and nails Steve with a couple more strikes and then goes for an irish whip. Steve hits the ropes and comes flying back with a huge flying forearm that takes Blake right off his feet. Both men are back up to their feet and Steve hits the second rope and dropkicks Angel and he flips out of the ring! Steve sees his opportunity and he goes for a suicide dive into Blake and they both go down! Steve gets up after a few seconds and he starts taking apart the german announce table. }
Vasco Dias: Steve Awesome isn’t here to wrestle, he’s here to fight!
Terri Morasco: And it looks like Blue Shoes isn’t going to proceed with a count out!
{ Steve gets the German announce table cleared and comes back to where Angel is. Steve grabs the painted man by the hair but Blake fires off a throat jab and then slams Steve’s head straight into the guard rail! Angel takes Steve and runs him down the length of the ring and throws Awesome into the steel steps with everything he has! }
Terri Morasco: Steve hit those steps hard!
Vasco Dias: He’s going to be feeling that for a long time!
{ Angel immediately begins to rip up the floor padding and drags it all the way down the length of the ring exposing the concrete below. Steve tries to clear his head as he gets to feet. Blue Shoes is trying to get control here but Blake ignores him. }
Terri Morasco: Blue Shoes is doing his best but he doesn’t want the main event of Night of the Immortals to end in a count out!
Vasco Dias: How much else is he going to let go??
{ Steve is up but Blake fires off a Genocide Kick to Awesome! Steve continues to stand and Blake spins him around for Divine Wrath right on the exposed concrete!!! }
Terri Morasco: God no!!!
Vasco Dias: Angel isn’t trying to win, he’s trying to end Steve’s career!
{ Blake pulls Steve up and then hits him with another Divine Wrath on the exposed concrete! }
Terri Morasco: TWO!?
{ Angel pulls Steve up for a third and final Divine Wrath on the exposed concrete as the crowd boos the attack. }
Vasco Dias: That is not good… Blake may have done serious damage to Steve’s head and brain.
Terri Morasco: That seems to be the plan…
{ Angel pulls Steve up and rolls him back into the ring. Angel quickly rolls in to and covers Steve Awesome but Blue Shoes only counts a ONE!! }
Terri Morasco: What!?
{ Angel pops up and glares at Blue Shoes. Steve is slowly getting to his feet. Angel turns back and fires off a Genocide kick but Steve manages to duck it and then connects with a Jawbreaker kick of his own!!! }
Vasco Dias: Awesome is back in this!
Terri Morasco: But how!?
Vasco Dias: Hatred!
{ Angel is staggered on his feet and Steve plows into him with another spear sending both men out on the otherside of the ring. Steve lays in some hard right hands then pulls Angel up to his feet and runs him down the length of the ring and throws him into the guard rails! Steve backs up and hits another crotch chop before running down the length of the ring and plowing into Angel with a spear through the guard rails!!! }
Terri Morasco: Steve Awesome with a huge spear!
Vasco Dias: So it’s clear now that Blue Shoes is just going to let this go until we have a winner?
Terri Morasco: That’s how it appears!
{ Steve is up first and he pulls Angel up to his feet. Steve drags Angel by the hair through the crowd and around the guard rail back toward the exposed German announce table. Angel fires off an elbow shot on Steve Awesome but Steve comes back with a Jawbreaker! Steve then grabs Angel and hits an Awesome Plex over the guard rail and sending Angel down onto the exposed concrete beside the ring! }
Vasco Dias: A nasty Awesome Plex!
{ Steve grabs a folding chair from the crowd and sets it up next to the guard rail. Steve grabs another chair and folds it up. Steve backs up a little bit and then runs toward the chair using it to step up and jump over the guard rail bringing down the chair in his arms like an elbow drop across the face of Angel Blake!!! }
Terri Morasco: You have got to be kidding me!?
Vasco Dias: Steve Awesome just broke the face of God!!
{ At this point Blue Shoes is just trying to make sure both men can continue. Steve pulls Angel up who seems to be totally out of it and throws him onto the German Announce table. Steve then grabs a steel chair and heads back into the ring. }
Terri Morasco: What is Steve doing!?
{ Steve climbs up onto the top rope and slings the chair under his arm. Steve lines up his shot then comes off the top with a steel chair elbow drop on the German announce table but Angel MOVES!!!! }
Vasco Dias: Steve Awesome just put himself through that table!!!!
Terri Morasco: What a sickening crash!
Vasco Dias: How the hell will he be able to continue!?
{ Angel Blake is very slow to stand, Steve Awesome is now laying in the wreckage. Angel is up and he pulls Steve Awesome to his feet. Blake hits a nasty backfist and then chops the holy hell out of Steve Awesome! }
Terri Morasco: Blake is just brutalizing Steve Awesome!
{ Angel drags Steve toward the rampway toward the Night of the Immortals stage. Angel sneers at the World Champion then underhooks him for the Last Gasp pile driver on the steel ramp way!!! }
Vasco Dias: BAH GAWD!!!!
{ Blake smiles a terrible smile as he pulls Steve Awesome up to his feet again and walks him up the ramp toward the top of the stage. Steve hits a couple of elbow shots but Blake drills Steve in the back of the neck with an elbow of his own then spins Steve into another Divine Wrath on top of the stage! }
Terri Morasco: Angel Blake has been targeting the neck of Steve Awesome this whole match!!!
Vasco Dias: Angel wants to cripple the world champion!
{ Blake pulls Steve up to his feet and walks him toward the edge of the stage. Angel goes to run Steve off the stage but Steve reverses the momentum and then drills Angel with a Jawbreaker! Angel is staggered and Steve hits him with another Jawbreaker!!! Angel isn’t going over the edge and finally Steve grabs Angel up over his shoulders and then hits a massive SteveKO off the stage and through several tables ten feet below on the arena floor!!! }
Terri Morasco: What the hell!?
Vasco Dias: Steve Awesome is going to kill himself trying to win this match!!!
Terri Morasco: They both are!!! That was insane!!!
{ Blue Shoes rushes to the wreckage but Steve Awesome is already up somehow. Both he and Angel are bleeding. Angel from his hairline and Steve from a nasty cut across his back. Steve pushes Blue Shoes away and grabs the limp body of Angel Blake. Steve throws Angel hard into a loading crate near the side of the stage and then hits a Jawbreaker slamming the back of Angel’s head into the large crate! }
Terri Morasco: How are either of these men still standing!?
Vasco Dias: This is what makes them World Champions!
{ Steve spots a steel chair and grabs it. Steve runs up on Angel and drills him in the gut with the chair and then cracks Angel over the back! Steve sets up the chair so it’s standing on all four legs then he grabs Angel with a scoop slam onto the chair! Steve grabs a second steel chair and props it under Angel so he’s now laying on the bottom of two chairs. Steve climbs up on to the top of the large crate and slaps his elbow before jumping off and elbow dropping Angel on top of the two chairs!!! }
Vasco Dias: Steve Awesome has lost his goddamn mind!
Terri Morasco: Steve Awesome wants this to be the last match Angel Blake ever wrestles!
{ Steve is very slow to stand and once more he pushes Blue Shoes away. Steve pulls the body of Angel up and begins to walk him down the side of the ramp back toward the ring. Steve brings Angel back to the ring side area and goes to throw him back into the ring but Angel reverses it and sends Steve back first into the ring post and immediately connects with Divine Justice bashing Steve’s head into the post!!! }
Terri Morasco: A running knee lift into the post!
Vasco Dias: Both of these guys have got to be in need of serious medical attention!
{ Steve slumps down onto the floor and Angel lines up another shot and connects with Divine Justice again!!! Angel leaves Steve for the moment and heads to the ring apron. Angel throws up the apron and pulls out a table! }
Terri Morasco: No, no more!
{ Angel brings the table over to the side of the ring with the exposed concrete and sets it up between the ring and the guard rail. Angel heads back to Steve who is now trying to get up and hits him with another Divine Justice! Angel then grabs Steve Awesome and walks him over to where the table is. Angel rolls the body of Steve Awesome onto the table. Angel climbs up onto the table now as well and underhooks Steve for another Last Gasp pile driver but Steve is able to reverse it and instead dumps Angel into the crowd! }
Vasco Dias: Smart move by Steve!
Terri Morasco: He’s created some separation!
{ Steve stands up on the table and Angel stands up in the crowd. Steve runs off the table and leaps into the crowd with a Lou Thez press on Angel Blake in the crowd and unloads on God with more right hands opening up the wound on his head even more! }
Vasco Dias: Steve Awesome just found his second wind!
Terri Morasco: This sold out crowd is starting to really get behind the champion!
{ Steve roars into the crowd and they roar back and then Steve favors his neck and glares at Blake. Steve grabs Angel and bashes his head off of the guard rail on the steps in the crowd. Steve takes Angel’s open wound and he drags it up the guardrail. Angel growls in pain as Steve throws Angel up the stairs into the top rows of the arena! Steve grabs Angel and scoop slams him on the stairs. }
Terri Morasco: Steve is taking Angel up to the top levels here. They are stepping out into the halls near concessions!
Vasco Dias: Hey! Maybe someone will get me a coke!
{ Steve rams Angels head into a Steve Awesome poster! }
Steve Awesome: There is a close up you’ll love!
{ Angel bounces off the poster and the wall and Steve slaps Angel in the back of the head a couple times. He looks over and sees a candy stand. }
Steve Awesome: Here Blake, here’s this for your sweet tooth.
{ Steve grabs Angel by the back of the head and rams him into the candy rack! Bags and boxes of candy spill all over the floor! Skittles and M & M’s and other hard candies .}
Vasco Dias: Oh no there is candy everywhere!
Terri Morasco: Wait! Look at Steve! He’s got Angel! BACK BODY DROP INTO THE CANDY!!!
{ Angel goes down hard into the pile of candy and he yells out in pain! He rolls over and a bunch of hard candy residue is stuck all over his back! The crowd chant holy shit. }
Terri Morasco: I cant believe Steve just dropped Blake on Candy! What will they do next?
Vasco Dias: We are about to find out!
{ Steve grabs Angel and he spots the snack counter where people order hotdogs and burgers and other hot snacks. }
Steve Awesome: Still hungry asshole?
{ Steve goes to throw Angel into the counter but Angel reverses it and Steve goes flying over the counter and he falls behind it! Angel stomps right over and leans over but Steve Awesome suddenly pops up, shoves a hotdog long ways down Angels throat, sprays ketchup all over Angels face, slams his face into the counter and pulls Angel over and behind! Steve drags him to the floor and they start scrambling behind the counter! You can hear Steve yelling. }
Steve Awesome: You want a pickle? I’ll give ya a pickle!
{ He gets up and drills Blake with one last punch and then pulls himself up onto the counter and back onto the other side. }
Steve Awesome: And next time I’ll use mustard!!
{ Steve turns around but Angel he pops up and bounces Steve’s face off the cash register so hard the drawer slides open! Steve falls backward to the ground. Angel starts spitting out the hotdog and wiping off the ketchup from his face and just glares at Steve Awesome. }
Vasco Dias: Ohhhh nooo. If looks could kill, Terri.
Terri Morasco: Steve Awesome better get his wits about him quick.
{ Angel Blake comes running around the corner and just drills Steve with Divine Justice! Steve crumples back down to the floor! }
Vasco Dias: Did you hear that knee? Steve May have a broken nose.
Terri Morasco: I’m all for wanting a winner but Blue Shoes really needs to get a hold of this match!
{ Angel grabs Steve by the hair and pulls him up. Steve looks dazed and Angel rams Steve face first right through the glass of a popcorn machine! Glass and popcorn fall everywhere! }
Terri Morasco: OH MY!!!! Steve’s head right through the glass!!
Vasco Dias: Welp, no one eat the popcorn!
{ Angel reaches in and pulls Steve’s head out of the broken popcorn machine and Steve has three deep cuts on his forehead that is starting to bleed out. }
Terri Morasco: oh no, those cuts look real bad. Steve may need medical attention!
Vasco Dias: Blue Shoes is getting his medical gloves on.
{ Blue Shoes tries to check on Steve’s wounds but Angel just shoved him away, and keeps dragging Steve. }
Terri Morasco: Angel Blake not letting the ref check on Steve. He just continues his assault.
Vasco Dias: Angel is a sick man, Terri. He would do anything to destroy Steve and win the world championship!
Terri Morasco: What does he have planned next for the world champion?
{ A crimson masked Steve Awesome tries to fight back but Angel just pulverized Steve’s neck with repeat clubbing blows. Angel grabs Steve by the back of the neck and the waistline of his tights! Ange looks over at the door to the arena and the huge flight of stairs leading back to the ring! }
Vasco Dias: No. Angel wouldn’t do this.
Terri Morasco: No, he can’t! No. Somebody stop him!
{ Angel takes Steve and hurls him with all his night DOWN THE HUGE FLIGHT OF ARENA STAIRS!!! Steve tumbles head over heels down the steps from row Q all the way to row F! }
Terri Morasco: OH MY GOD NO!! Steve just tumbled down damn near 80 stairs!
Vasco Dias: He isn’t moving, Terri.
{Medics rush the scene and check on Steve as a replay shows how Angel literally tossed Steve down the stairs. He missed the first five and bounced off his head and neck the rest of the way down. Medics surround Steve but he holds his neck with one arm and shoves the others away as he climbs to his knees. Just in time for Angel to come running down with another DIVINE JUSTICE and Steve tumbles down the rest of the stairs down to the ringside floor below! }
Terri Morasco: My god what a damn brawl this is. The world champ, just lays motionless where he landed. Crimson liquid dripping from the wounds on his forehead and back.
Vasco Dias: Blue Shoes needs to get this match back in the ring. Decisions only count in the ring.
{ Blue Shoes tries to check on Steve but Angel is already there and shoves the ref away. Blue Shoes yells at Angel to bring it back to the ring. Angel scowls and grabs Steve and rams him neck and shoulder first into the barricade! Angel then quickly lifts Steve up and back drop drivers him neck first onto the barricade itself! Steve falls over into the ring area morning and holds his neck in pain! Angel climbs over the barricade after him. }
Terri Morasco: Steve Awesome is hurting now. And Angel grabs him and rolls him into the ring.
Vasco Dias: Angel is signaling for the end!
{ Angel looks for the Deadlights! But Awesome manages to slip out the backdoor! Steve hooks in the AWESOME LOCK cross face chicken wing submission! Angel is fighting! Steve is trying to hook his fingers! }
Terri Morasco: AWESOME LOCK! Steve if Steve can lock his fingers he might force God to tap out!!
Vasco Dias: Fight it Blake!!
{ Steve’s fingers are almost touching as Angel tries to reach for the ropes or find away out! Finally he rushes backward and smashes Steve into the turnbuckle which jerks his neck and he lets go of the hold from the pain. Angel spins around and hits a Divine Wrath in the corner and Steve’s head and neck snap off the second turnbuckle! Steve is nervously slow to climb to his feet and Angel stalks him. Practically begging Steve to get up. Steve finally does and Angel lifts and drops him with a huge DEADLIGHTS!! The ref slides into count. One….. two….NO! Steve throws the arm in the air with the TOMMY RICHTER ARMBAND. }
Terri Morasco: HE KICKED OUT! THERE IS STILL FIGHT LEFT IN THE CHAMPION!
Vasco Dias: Steve is fighting for Tommy tonight.
{ Angel gets up and screams at Blue Shoes who just waves two fingers at Blake. Angel turns after Steve to eat another Jawbreaker superkick! Steve collapses into a cover. The ref goes to count! One….two, Angel gets the shoulder up. Both men are slow to their feet, both men covered in blood. Steve manages to get up first. He holds his neck with one arm and nails Angel with a running back elbow. Angel is back up to his feet and he gets hit with another one! Steve is pounding his Tommy arm band trying to get some more strength. }
Terri Morasco: Steve Awesome is making a comeback here!
Vasco Dias: Where is he getting the energy?
Terri Morasco: From Tommy!
{ Angel gets to his feet and Steve hits a scoop slam. Steve then runs to the rope bounces back hits a Senton splash onto Blake but he holds his neck in pain. Steve grits his teeth and stands up. Hits the ropes one last time. Struts over, pretends to write an autograph as the crowd pop off flash photography and drops and elbow into a model pose forcing Angel to kick out at one! }
Terri Morasco: Cocky pin not getting the job done. If Steve can get that SteveKO he’s calling for next, he just might retain!
Vasco Dias: oh no! I pray that God makes it out!
{ Steve hoists Angel up onto his shoulders for the finisher but suddenly he cries out in pain and falls forward. Angel lands full body on Steve’s neck! }
Vasco Dias: Holy crap it worked.
Terri Morasco: Steve tried to lift Angel but Steve’s neck couldn’t handle it! It gave out and Angel's weight came crashing down right on top of it!
Vasco Dias: And I helped.
Terri Morasco: Will you shut up?
{ Steve uses the ropes to try and stand himself up. Blake rushes in looking for Divine Justice again but this time Steve blocks the knee strike and sends Angel up over the top rope with a back drop. Blake lands on his feet on the apron and elbow strikes Steve! }
Terri Morasco: Now they’re on the apron and that table is still there from earlier!
Vasco Dias: This isn’t going to end well!
{ Blake grabs Steve over the top rope and looks to suplex Awesome out of the ring but Steve drills Angel in the nose with a knee and Blake drops him! Steve lands on the apron now and grabs Blake for the Awesome Plex sending Angel of the apron and through the table landing hard on the exposed concrete floor!!! }
Terri Morasco: HOLY SHIT!!!
Vasco Dias: Angel Blake is dead!!!
{ Steve is laying on the apron exhausted, Angel seems to be out of it. Blue Shoes climbs out to check on both men but Steve comes back to life. Awesome rolls off the apron and pulls Blake up with all the energy he has left and rolls him into the ring. Steve crawls in and hooks both legs of Blake for One! Two! KICK OUT!!! }
Vasco Dias: How in the hell did Angel kick out!?
Terri Morasco: They’re going to keep fighting until one of them is dead!
{ Steve can’t believe it. He’s literally hit Angel with everything he has. Steve stands up but he’s very wobbly. Blake crawls away to the ropes. Steve comes up from behind as Angel stands but Blake hits a Genocide Kick!!! Steve staggers then fires off a Jawbreaker kick!!! Both men are staggered. Blake hits Divine Justice! Steve hits his own knee lift to the gut then one to the head! Blake falls into the ropes and bounces back with a spinning back fist! Steve comes back with a Jawbreaker kick! Angel is about to go down then goes for the Genocide Kick again! Steve avoids and this time gets Angel up and hits the STEVE KO!!!! }
Vasco Dias: STEVE KO!!!!
{ Awesome covers Angel and it’s ONE! TWO! KICK OUT!!!!! }
Terri Morasco: No way!!! No freaking way!!!!
Vasco Dias: That was it, that was everything Steve had left!!!
{ Steve Awesome is utterly exhausted. Steve starts to peel Blake off the mat but Angel fires off another Divine Justice knee!!! Blake then grabs Steve and lifts him up for the DEADLIGHTS!!! Steve fights with whatever he has left and manages to catch Blake in the bloody nose again with a knee! Angel drops him and Steve crotch chops before another Jawbreaker kick! Then Steve leaps at Angel and pulls him down to the mat with with an AWESOME LOCK!!! }
Terri Morasco: Steve Awesome has Angel dead in the middle of the ring with the Awesome Lock!
Vasco Dias: Blake has nowhere to go!!!
{ Steve wrenches with the last bit of his energy as Blue Shoes checks on Angel. Blake is struggling but exhaustion finally sets in and Angel’s right arm goes limp as Blue Shoes immediately calls for the bell!!! }
Alison Valance: Your winner and STILL IWF WORLD CHAMPION!!!!
{ Alison doesn’t even get a chance to finish before DEAN HARPER APPEARS OUT OF THE CROWD!!!! }
Terri Morasco: Dean Harper is here!!!
Vasco Dias: What in the hell!?
{ Harper rushes to the ring, Steve is flat back and exhausted with the World title as Harper spring boards into the ring with the FATAL FRAME!!!! }
Terri Morasco: Dean Harper with the Fatal Frame on a beaten and exhausted Steve Awesome!!!
Vasco Dias: This is uncalled for after such an incredible war between these two men!
Terri Morasco: Harper isn’t taking his father’s loos lightly!!!
{ Dean Harper rains down punches on the bloody Steve Awesome before pulling him up to his feet and connecting with his father’s own finisher, the DEADLIGHTS!!!! }
Terri Morasco: Why the hell isn’t security getting involved?!
Vasco Dias: I have no idea Terri!
{ "King of the World" by Porcelain and the Tramps hits to a huge crowd pop as Roberto Verona steps out onto the stage. }
Roberto Verona: That’s enough!
Terri Morasco: Roberto Verona has returned!!!
Vasco Dias: And with him comes some order!!!
{ Dean backs off of Steve who is completely knocked out. Dean makes his way over to his father and helps him stand up. Roberto Verona makes his way toward the ring as the whole stadium cheers for him. }
Roberto Verona: I will not tolerate this sort of behavior in my ring any longer!
Terri Morasco: Damn right!
Vasco Dias: Now Blake and Harper are going to pay!
{ Roberto climbs into the ring and starts to help Steve Awesome back to his feet. Awesome mouths a “thank you” to Roberto Verona who simply smiles. }
Roberto Verona: I will not tolerate…
{ Roberto glares at Angel and Dean. }
Roberto Verona: You for another solitary second.
{ Roberto then hoists Steve Awesome up and connects with the IDES OF MARCH!!!! }
Terri Morasco: What in the hell is he doing!!??
Vasco Dias: Roberto Verona is aligned with Angel and Dean!?
Terri Morasco: I don’t believe it!?
{ Roberto stands over the body of Steve Awesome with Angel and Dean to either side of him as we pull back, the Night of the Immortals stage framing them. }
Roberto Verona: WE ARE!!!
{ The crowd sprays the ring with trash. }
Roberto Verona: THE POWERS THAT BE!!!
{ "King of the World" by Porcelain and the Tramps hits again as the crowd goes absolutely insane. }
Terri Morasco: The Powers that Be!? What the hell does this mean for IWF?
Vasco Dias: It means we’ve just entered a new age… Perhaps the darkest age yet.
{ The three men stand over the world champion with arms raised as the show comes to a close… }
Well howdy there pardner.