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Post by Jess Fowler on Nov 25, 2020 2:03:22 GMT
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST
November 23rd 2020
TD Garden - Boston, Massachusetts
-------------------------------------  PRESHOW-------------------------------------{ The camera pans through the crowd while Dangerous by Panic! Seether the official song of Survival of the Fittest as the camera goes over the crowd a couple of different signs are caught, âChoose betterâ âMamaâs homeâ âDeanâs going back to the hospitalâ âJustice for Vivienneâ âReed is the only hero I needâ âwelcome back to Spooky Bitch centralâ âLocke could ragnarok my worldâ âWe have two vikings in one match!â âShield Wallâ}Summer Thompson: Hi guys, gals and nonbinary pals! Welcome to Survival of the Fittest 2020! Weâve got a pretty packed show for you tonight!Uriel Black: And hey, Robertâs not dead! Robert Henderson: Was...Was that a concern? Rayne: Can we just move on, please?Summer Thompson: I mean, survival of the fittests is always a big show of the year for the extinction event. I can not wait to see how these things play out. But, um, lets go over the matches in order I guess?Robert Henderson: That would be the professional thing to do.Rayne: This is why no one missed you.Summer Thompson: So first up we have the Abraxes and Locke vs Union of Jobbers match up. Robert Henderson: Locke and Abraxes seem to have trouble working together. It can be hard for a team to get anywhere with goals so different. Rayne: Itâs the union of Jobbers. Theyâve never won anything ever in their lives.Uriel Black: Itâs a safe bet that Abraxes is going to hurt some people.Summer Thompson: Then we have Stephen Terrella vs Phillip Deforrest?Rayne: Terrella is going to wipe the floor with Deforrest. Thereâs not even a question.Uriel Black: He seems fun though.Robert Henderson: He is just another person in this company who believes pain is the best way to achieve things.Summer Thompson: Okay and the six man tag team match?Rayne: Almir has been carrying his team so far. I donât see why he wouldnât do that again.Robert Henderson: Fateful danger has some very good team work that can make or break a tag team match. I think they will overpower the elite simply because they are more together. Uriel Black: Almir is going to pull this off, no question.Summer Thompson: Next we have the whole Heiress to the throne finale. Who do you think we will be crowning as victorious?Robert Henderson: Fiona makes the most sense. She might not be as trained but she has the passion for it.Uriel Black: Cals has the rage though, and you can never knock that down.Rayne: Itâll be Eternity or Jess. Letâs not pretend like it wonât be. The deck is stacked in their favor.Summer Thompson: And now to the main event...Extinction Event!Uriel Black: How do you even talk about the extinction event? How do you talk about the most unpredictable match of the fucking year. I donât get paid enough to jump through the mental hoops to figure out who pins who. Specifically when apparently qualifying matches donât bloody matter anymore. All you have to do is beat up everyone else in that match. Hell, if I knew that was all it took I would have--Summer Thompson: Honey, we talked about this.Uriel Black: No, youâre right.Rayne: Whipped. Uriel Black: No, Iâm being considerate. Now ponder what that means when IâM being considerate.Robert Henderson: I feel like I have missed a great deal of things.Rayne: You have no idea.Summer Thompson: Unfortunately that is all the time we have! Have a good Thanksgiving everyone!------------------------------------- IWF TAG TEAM WORLD CUP
GROUP B MATCHAbraxes and Locke vs Union of Jobbers ------------------------------------- {Locke and Abraxes Win}-------------------------------------  SINGLES MATCHStephen Terrella vs Phillip Deforrest ------------------------------------- {Stephen Terrella Wins}------------------------------------- MAIN CARD SIX MAN TAG TEAM CELL MATCH
TAG TEAM WORLD CUP GROUP A MATCHFateful Danger vs Chosen Elite ------------------------------------- {âColossusâ by Avatar plays as the Chosen Elite make their way to ringside, Scott mugging for the crowd as Grave snarls and Almir exhales through his nose, Haseem hyping him up with a shoulder-rub and encouraging words.}Alison Valance: The following contest is a six-man Cell match, and it is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, being accompanied by Haseem, at a combined weight of 613 pounds, the team of Grave Roberts, Scott Handsome, and the Money Maker, Almir Sayed! They are...the Chosen! ELITE! Terri Morasco: What a way to kick off Survival of the Fittest, with intense action inside one of wrestlingâs most destructive environments! Nate Fate won a match against Almir Sayed last week in order to name his stipulation, and boy did he swing for the fences! Vasco Dias: Personally, I think this is all completely unfair to Almir. He fought his hardest, and he shouldnât be punished for that sort of effort with this...this...barbarism! {Never Giving Up by Of Mice & Men comes on and Nick Danger and Draco Wolfe walk to the entrance ramp, Nate Fate trailing behind him.. Danger is wearing his wrestling gear and leather jacket that says "Dangerzone" and make his way to the ring giving fans high fives as Draco walks behind.}Alison Valance: And their opponents! At a combined weight of 652 pounds, the team of Nick Danger, Nate Fate, and Draco Wolf, they are Fateful Danger! Vasco Dias: Anyone who names their child Nate Fate deserves to be shot, then resurrected via dark necromancy, then shot again. Terri Morasco: We have people that can do that, Vasco. Regardless, three of the brightest young stars on the IWF roster taking a stand here tonight, in whatâs sure to be a brutal war! {Draco calmly takes the steps as Danger heads to the top rope to hype the crowd. Danger drops down into the ring and meets Draco in the center of the ring as they both pose, Nate mean-mugging for the camera a bit with a confident grin as the cell begins to lower.}Terri Morasco: Six men, one fall, no disqualifications, twenty feet of cell. No mercy, no way out. Letâs get this night going! {The bell rings, and all six men leap into action, pairing off. Grave Roberts and Draco Wolfe, the big men for their respective teams, are throwing huge right hands at each other in the center of the ring, anchoring the action. Meanwhile, Nate Fate and Almir Sayed are resuming their battle from last week, and Nick Danger is busy unloading on Scott Handsome, who only stems the tide with a thumb to the eye! Cackling, Scott hefts him up for a bodyslam, following with a quick leg drop and a cover when nobodyâs looking! ONE! Nick kicks out!}Terri Morasco: And already the Chosen Elite have taken advantage of the no-DQ environment to, how should I say this, cheat like bastards. Why am I surprised? Vasco Dias: Scott Handsome is a job creator! Heâs keeping Nick Dangerâs optometrist in work! Terri Morasco: Vasco, are you even human? {Draco uses his size advantage to get in a few good shots on Grave, who stumbles back before rebounding off the ropes into a big boot! Draco staggers, and Scott delivers a quick kick to the knee of Nick Danger before leaping in and delivering the UNTOWARD SWORD single leg dropkick to Draco! He pops up, whooping âWHO DA MAN?!â, and turns right around into Nate Fate, who grabs him, bending him forward before whiplashing into the NIGHTMARE DDT!}Terri Morasco: Showboat and you get burned, Vasco, as we can see right there. Canât take your eyes off the ball. Vasco Dias: Clearly not! LIKE SO! {As Vasco calls out, Almir whips Nate around, kicking him in the gut and lifting him before driving his head into the mat with his own PAY DIRT DDT! Almir pops up, immediately scouting out Nick Danger as he recovers, lighting into him with a vicious knife-edge chop! Nick returns fire with a forearm, and the two men begin trading blows eagerly, Grave delivering a series of stomps to the downed Nate with angry shouting.}Terri Morasco: Looks like good numbers for the Chosen Elite right now, managing to keep the Fateful Danger in check with...less than proper sportsmanship, but good tactics. Vasco Dias: Good tactics are what let you win, and winning is what matters, Terri. Never let anyone say otherwise! {As Grave assaults Nate, though, Draco Wolfe rises behind him, eyes ablaze. He spins Grave around, hitting the ropes and leveling him with a huge clothesline! Scott pops up next, eating a big boot, and Almir finds himself ripped off of Nick in the corner, immediately yanked hard into a backdrop driver that spikes him on his head! Almir pops up on rubber legs, shaking nervously, and Grave manages to struggle to his feet with a wide-eyed look on his face. Nick charges to the ropes, looking for the DESTINY CUTTER on Almir! NO! GRAVE CATCHES HIM WITH A MASSIVE SPINEBUSTER! Bellowing down in triumph, Grave whips around, staring a hole in Draco Wolfe!}Terri Morasco: Grave Roberts with a fantastic interception! Nick Danger nearly folded in half! Vasco Dias: Thatâs what Elite means, Terri! {Almir recovers enough to lunge into a desperate forearm strike on Draco, staggering him, and Grave grabs Dracoâs arm, trying to whip him into the ropes. Draco reverses it, though, and catches Grave under the jaw with a superkick! Almirâs eyes go wide, and Scott Handsome pounces on Dracoâs back, trying to lock in a choke! Draco snapmares him off, and Nate repays Scottâs earlier strike to the big man with a DESTINY KICK that levels him! Draco charges forward, sending Grave over the top rope with a clothesline, and Almir suddenly becomes aware of where he stands: alone, amidst the three members of the Fateful Danger. He drops to his knees, trying to beg off as the three men surround him with vengeance in their eyes.}Vasco Dias: This isnât fair! This is NOT fair! Terri Morasco: This is what happens! The Chosen Elite were happy to use the numbers game to their advantage earlier, and now we see the results! {Almir shakes his head, taking a deep breath, and turns to run, only for Nick Danger to nail a kick to the gut and whip Almir up into the EAGLE EYE! He bounces off Nickâs knees, right up into Nateâs FATAL ENDING! Almirâs dead on the mat, but Draco puts the punctuation on it by hauling the nigh-unconscious Money Maker up and spiking him with a FACE FATE! Draco plants a hand on Almirâs chest, Nick and Nate mirroring the gesture! ONE! TWO! THREE! The bell rings as âNever Giving Upâ blasts over the PA!}Alison Valance: Here are your winners, the Fateful Danger! Terri Morasco: The Fateful Danger put the nail in the Chosen Elite here with an EMPHATIC victory! Vasco Dias: With a MUGGING, you mean! That was unjust! That was vicious! Terri Morasco: That was karma, Vasco. {The cell raises, and the Fateful Danger roll out of the ring, high-fiving the crowd on their way to the back. Grave Roberts and Scott Handsome crawl back into the ring as Almir stirs, Haseem rushing to his side and shaking him. Haseem looks up at Grave and Scott, begging them for help as Almir stirs with a shake of his head. Grave and Scott look to each other, shrugging, and start to lay into Almir with vicios stomps!}Terri Morasco: WHAT THE HELL?! The Chosen Elite have turned on Almir Sayed! Vasco Dias: I guess they decided that since he took the fall last week, then this week, he wasnât Elite enough! Iâd be irritated if I got cost a pay-per-view win bonus too! {Haseem throws a forearm at Scott, staggering him, but by the time he turns to Grave, the big man is ready, hauling him in with a wicked BLACK HOLE SLAM! Scott stumbles, nodding, and gestures to the corner. Grave kicks Haseem into the corner, and Scott climbs the ropes, bouncing off with the FGNLT straight to his heart! Scott shakes his head, flipping off Haseem and shouting âTHAT WAS FOR HITTING ME, YA DICKWEED!â They exit the ring, leaving a groaning Almir and Haseem on the mat as the crowd boos them, not sure how to take the beatdown of the obnoxious duo by an even more obnoxious duo.}-------------------------------------  HEIRESS TO THE THRONE SEMIFINALSCals Jacobson vs Fiona McFly ------------------------------------- Alison Valance: â The following is a Heiress to the Throne SemiFinal match! Introducing first, from Minneapolis, Minnesota! The Non-Binary Nightmare! Cals Jacobsen!â{The echoing guitar intro of "Tears Don't Fall" sounds through the arena before a howl of "LET'S GOOOOOO!" brings Cals Jacobsen running out onto the stage, shoulder-rolling forward and coming up kneeling with their hands in horns and their tongue out, grinning ear to ear. They pop up to their feet, nodding and grinning wickedly as they walk down the ramp, fistbumping and high-fiving with fans. Climbing the ring steps, Cals hangs off the ringpost, nodding along to the music, and steps through the ropes, pacing in a circle before running to the ropes and leaping up onto the second rope, throwing her hood back and bellowing out to the fans. Cals detaches their hood, unfolding it and tossing it into the crowd before running the ropes, clearly psyched for their match.}
Alison Valance: â Introducing second from Fredericksburg, Texas! The Belfast Bombshell!â{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 saysShe reads those magazinesThat say you fail the testYou don't have what she needsI'll slither like a viperAnd get you by the neckI know a thousand ways to help you forget about herThat chick can eat her heart outLove bites, but so do I, so do ILove bites, but so do I, so do ILove 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.They back into their corners as Blue Shoes calls for the bell.They circle around the ring and tie up. Stale mating in the middle of the ring, Cals pulls of a headlock takedown. Holding the headlock, Fiona tries to escape. Cals gets both shoulders down and Blue Shoes gets a quick count of one off before Fiona kicks out. Fiona spins out of the headlock and pounces onto Cals with a rear naked choke. Not fully locked in, Cals muscles their way out of it. Both of them stand up.Cals follow up with a roundhouse to the midsection then shifting into a Russian leg sweep. Cals gets into a full mount and starts beating the guard of Fiona. Fiona uses her legs to shift into sunset flip pin maneuver. Cals kicks out at one. Fiona rushes Cals with a combo of a chop, gut kick, and finishing it off with snap suplex. Fiona rolls over and applies an Iron Claw. Cals writhes in pain as they finally reach the ropes to break the count. Cals pulls themself up by the ropes. Fiona uses the Challenger but they reverse the Challenger into a Fall to Pieces for the pin.1!!!2!!! 3!!!
Alison Valance: â Youâre winner and moving on to the final, Cals Jacobsen!!â
------------------------------------- HEIRESS TO THE THRONE SEMIFINALS Jessica Reed vs Eternity -------------------------------------
Terri Morasco: What an evening weâve had so far and now its about time we kicked it into another gear with our second semi final!
Vasco Dias: Finally, some top tier talent in the same ring at once.
Terri Morasco: Do you ever give it a rest?
Vasco Dias: Splish splash, McFly is trash.
{ âDie Youngâ by Ke$ha hits the PA speakers as the crowd begin to boo in a confused manner with a few pockets of cheers as the mixture wash one another out. Jessica Reed emerges from behind the curtains, dressed in a black robe, complete with black ring gear and strange markings on her face running her cheeks in a language which appears to be an illusion to Star Wars. She pauses for a moment, bowing her head and closing her eyes before taking a deep breath and confidently taking a step forward. Jess begins to march down to the ring with a s steely determination, not once turning her head to look at the audience, before rolling into the ring, sprawling her robe outwards as she places herself crossed legged on the mat. Once again she closes her eyes and appear to begin to meditate as the lights go back to normal. }
Terri Morasco: I just canât get my head around what is going on here, from brutal assaults on Fiona to almost total normality towards everybody else.
Vasco Dias: Oh look, another staff member with blinkers on. Hello!? McFly is a fraud, didnât you hear what Jess said, have you forgotten what she did to me?
Terri Morasco: Yeah butâŚ
Vasco Dias: This feels an awful lot like youâre about to veer into victim blaming Morasco.
{ The lights go out completely.
Heeheeheeheeheeheeheehuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhehehehehehehehehehehehehahahahahahahahahahahahaahaahaahaahaahaahaahaahaahaahaahaa...
The soft chilling female laughter changes the atmosphere in the arena completely before the soft opening keys lead a procession of bright white starlights to twinkle in time with them. As more time passes, drums march alongside the keys. After a short while, the heavier instruments take over in leading the procession. Over a minute passes before the lyrics to âDeath Incarnateâ by Eleine begin to herald her arrival. The lights shift, as the stars are extinguished, replaced by sombre blue strobe lights, which provide just enough illumination for us to see the purple coloured smoke slowly gathering to cloud the entranceway.
Eternity emerges from within the cloud of colourful smoke. There is a mixed reaction from the adults, but the children seem to fear the shadowy woman who is wearing a white hat and veil over her face. Her head bowed, in remembrance of all those that have fallen before her as she seems to lightly bounce halfway down the ramp.
She stops in the middle of the ramp and takes a bow, taking her veiled white hat off and posing with it in her outstretched arms. She continues her journey down the ramp, skipping and carrying her hat in her right hand. She slides under the bottom rope into the ring and when she reaches the centre, she transitions into a skip, over to the turnbuckle where she hangs her hat on a ringpost, patting it.
She then skips to the middle of the ring and falls to her knees, keeping her head bowed for a moment and her eyes closed. she tilts her head back and slowly opens her eyes to the heavens. This gesture now triggers the lights to slowly be raised back up to normal levels as her music starts also to fade away. }
Vasco Dias: This will never cease to freak me out.
Terri Morasco: I thought you like Eternity now?
Vasco Dias: Itâs sort of like how you like sharks, you respect them but wouldnât willingly get in the water with them.
{ The bell rings and the pair begin to circle the ring, eyeing one another up intensely, making the occasional faux lunge at one another to try and catch each other off guard. The noise begins to rise incrementally before suddenly the pair launch towards one another, locking up in the centre of the ring and⌠hugging? The referee stands up straight, not entirely sure how to respond as the pair continue to embrace, talking closely to one another for a moment before breaking their hold and sitting down in the middle of the ring. Their internal debate continues, almost as if they are either oblivious or disregarding to the swell of confusion around them. }
Terri Morasco: What⌠what is going on?
Vasco Dias: I though you promoted female friendship? What happened to the sisterhood?
Terri Morasco: This⌠is not quite what I had in mind.
{ The pair continue to talk in the middle of the ring before engaging in a game of rock, paper, scissors which appears to go to a best of three. The official tries to intervene before the pair shoot a sharp look at them causing them to back off, before each of them rolls out of the ring onto the mat, causing the official to begin a count.
1âŚ. Neither woman moves.
2âŚ. Suddenly Eternity extends a hand out to Jess.
3âŚ. Tentatively, Jess reaches down and grabs Eternityâs hand. }
Terri Morasco: I am so confused right now.
Vasco Dias: Of course you are, youâre simple minded.
{ 4âŚ. The pair look at one another, before nodding slowly.
5âŚ. Suddenly, in one swift movement the pair begin to happily, with a skip in their step, walk hand in hand up the ramp.
6âŚ. Everybody is in total disbelief as the referee has no idea what to do other than keep on counting.
7âŚ. Finally they reach the stage, pausing for a moment before sharing a smile with one another. }
Vasco Dias: Genius.
Terri Morasco: I canât believe what I am witnessingâŚ
Vasco Dias: Thatâs because youâre used to useful idiots sacrificing their advantage.
{ 8âŚ.. Jess and Eternity continue walking hand in hand up the ramp.
9âŚ. The referee shakes his head in disbelief as he throws his hands up once more.
10! The official calls for the bell as Jess and Eternity head into the backstage area hand in hand, not even looking back to the ring once as the crowd are locked in a state of confusion. Officials frantically rush around ringside, clearly unable to agree on what to do next when suddenly one of them stands, their hand to their earpiece, slowly nodding. Moments pass before Alison Valance steps up with the microphone in her hand. }
Alison Valance: This contest has been officially declared a draw by way of a double count-outâŚ
Terri Morasco: What!?
Alison Valance: As per official tournament rules, advancing into the next roundâŚ
Vasco Dias: Ha ha ha ha!
Alison Valance: Eternity and Jessica Reed!
Terri Morasco: What did I just witness?
Vasco Dias: Students of the game, have you never consulted the rule book for Heiress to the Throne?
Terri Morasco: This flies in the face of competition.
Vasco Dias: Why? Because both women are keeping themselves fresh to be competitive in the final? Why beat each other to hell in a semi final when they can do it in a final?
{ The crowd arenât sure how to react as officials continue to argue amongst themselves and we cut to a commercial break. }
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HEIRESS TO THE THRONE FINALS One RP for the whole HTTT setup Cals Jacobsen vs Jess Reed and Eternity -------------------------------------
Alison Valance: The following match is the final of the heiress to the throne, the winner will go on to the main event Diamonds are Forever against the womenâs world champion!
Terri Morasco: This match is hardly fair.
Vasco Dias: Says you. Embrace the chaos.
{The echoing guitar intro of "Tears Don't Fall" sounds through the arena before a howl of "LET'S GOOOOOO!" brings Cals Jacobsen running out onto the stage, shoulder-rolling forward and coming up kneeling with their hands in horns and their tongue out, grinning ear to ear. They pop up to their feet, nodding and grinning wickedly as they walk down the ramp, fistbumping and high-fiving with fans. Climbing the ring steps, Cals hangs off the ringpost, nodding along to the music, and steps through the ropes, pacing in a circle before running to the ropes and leaping up onto the second rope, throwing her hood back and bellowing out to the fans. Cals detaches their hood, unfolding it and tossing it into the crowd before running the ropes, clearly psyched for their match.}
Alison Valance: first down to the ring, Your Nonbinary NightmareâŚ.CALS JACOBSEN!
Terri Morasco: Cals is at a terrible disadvantage here.
Vasco Dias: Sometimes that is just the way the cookie crumbles.
{ The lights in the arena go out as "Die Young" by Ke$ha hits the PA system and the crowd go nuts. Strobe lighting begins to flash in various colours around the arena as Jessica Reed emerges from behind the curtain to a standing ovation. She smile and waves to the fans before steadying herself for a gentle sprint to the ring, slapping the hands of fans as she goes much to their delight. Reaching the ring steps she climbs up to the top of the turnbuckle and continues to wave the crowd, pumping them up even more before hopping down into the ring. }
Alison Valance: Next down to the ring, IWF Hall of Famer Jess Reed!
Terri Morasco: I canât believe Jess is doing this.
Vasco Dias: She just wants to be in this match with her friend.
{The lights go out completely.
Heeheeheeheeheeheeheehuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhehehehehehehehehehehehehahahahahahahahahahahahaahaahaahaahaahaahaahaahaahaahaahaa...
The soft chilling female laughter changes the atmosphere in the arena completely before the soft opening keys lead a procession of bright white starlights to twinkle in time with them. As more time passes, drums march alongside the keys. After a short while, the heavier instruments take over in leading the procession. Over a minute passes before the lyrics to âDeath Incarnateâ by Eleine begin to herald her arrival. The lights shift, as the stars are extinguished, replaced by sombre blue strobe lights, which provide just enough illumination for us to see the purple coloured smoke slowly gathering to cloud the entranceway.
Eternity emerges from within the cloud of colourful smoke. There is a mixed reaction from the adults, but the children seem to fear the shadowy woman who is wearing a white hat and veil over her face. Her head bowed, in remembrance of all those that have fallen before her as she seems to lightly bounce halfway down the ramp.
She stops in the middle of the ramp and takes a bow, taking her veiled white hat off and posing with it in her outstretched arms. She continues her journey down the ramp, skipping and carrying her hat in her right hand. She slides under the bottom rope into the ring and when she reaches the centre, she transitions into a skip, over to the turnbuckle where she hangs her hat on a ringpost, patting it.
She then skips to the middle of the ring and falls to her knees, keeping her head bowed for a moment and her eyes closed. she tilts her head back and slowly opens her eyes to the heavens. This gesture now triggers the lights to slowly be raised back up to normal levels as her music starts also to fade away.}
Alison Valance: Last down to the ring, IWF Hall of Famer, Eternity!
Terri Morasco: I can see Eternity doing this, she doesnât know better.
Vasco Dias: Donât treat her like a child.
{Cals stands in the ring looking over at Jess and Eternity standing in the other corner, holding hands. The nonbinary nightmare looks pissed.}
Terri Morasco: I donât think this is going to go well...
Vasco Dias: Donât be a pessimist.
{As soon as the bell rings, Cals goes for Jess but Eternity grabs them and hits them down with a Dragonâs breath. Cals rolls out of the way of more hits from Eternity but Jess hits them with a jumping high kick.}
Terri Morasco: This isnât fair!
Vasco Dias: Nothing is in love and war.
{Cals gets up, grabs Eternity in a Have A Seat Over There but Jess hits them with a Duck Face, knocking Cals off. Eternity bows to Jess who giggles. Eternity grabs Cals by the hair and hits her with a broken windmill.}
Terri Morasco: How is Cals meant to fight against two women like this? Itâs not fair!
Vasco Dias: Stop winning Morasco.
{As Cals is trying to get back up Jess hits them with a Peanut Butter Jelly Time complete with the dance while Eternity hits Cals with the LAST RITES for the pin
1
2
3!!}
Alison Valance: and your winner and Heiress to the throneâŚ. Eternity!
{Eternity is helped up by Jess who gives her a hug and points to Eternity happily. The crowd is pissed and slightly confused but Eternity and Jess walk up the ramp holding hands while Cals lays in the ring.}
Terri Morasco: I can not believe this happened! This is awful!
{Amber Cooke comes out from backstage and goes to check on Cals, they seem to be fine but Amber helps them to the back anyway.}
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EXTINCTION EVENT Champions vs Challengers If a Challenger pins a Champion they win that title and leave the match. If a Champion pins a Challenger the Challenger is eliminated and the Champion retains. Rowan, Virginia , Nick Knight and Caleb Lockwood vs Dean Harper, Gregor Winter, Abigail and Astrid Hall (C)
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Alison Valance: The following contest is an eight-person elimination tag team match, and it is the EXTINCTION EVENT! In this match, ALL titles are on the line! If a champion pins or submits a challenger, they have retained their title, and both participants are removed from the match! If a challenger pins a champion, they WIN that title, and both participants are also removed from the match! This will continue until all titles have been decided!
{The crowd goes wild, signs are seen in the crowd, catching a little something for everyone in this match.}
Vasco Dias: This is it. The main event. The big match of the night.
Terri Morasco: No one really knows how this is going to go down but it is always exciting to see.
Alison Valance: First down to the ring, the challenger team!
Vasco Dias: We have some pretty exciting people on the challengers side this year.
Terri Morasco: Everyone on the challenger side has something they want to prove and a reason to put their all into this match.
{The screeching intro of "Malnutrition" howls out over the PA, and Caleb Lockwood stalks out from the back, stopping himself in the middle of the stage, nodding as he cracks his neck with a smirk. After a moment of taking the crowd in, he stalks down towards the ring, shoulders squared. 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. Caleb slides into the ring, pushing himself up to his feet, shooting a death glare at the referee before walking to a corner and grabbing the ropes. Caleb abruptly leans forward and lets his grip arrest his momentum, bouncing back with a manic energy in his movements to repeat the motion as the lights come up and the music fades.}
Alison Valance: First to the ring, standing at 5â11ââ weighing in at 168 pounds⌠Caleb Lockwood!
{The opening chords of âMomma Said Knock You Outâ hits over the arena sound system as Nick Knight steps onto the entrance ramp. âThe Hollywood Butcherâ 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 Knightâs world. He is 100% focused on the battle ahead of him and never looks out from beneath the trademark towel draped over his head.
âThe Hollywood Butcherâ 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: Standing at 6â2ââ weighing in at 245 poundsâŚNight Knight!
{ The lights in the arena start to flicker as the intro to âBitch Better Have My Moneyâ 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 âshotsâ 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.}
Alison Valance: Standing at 5â7ââ weighing in at 150 pounds⌠Virginia Stepanov!
{Lights out. The thrumming opening of âTrip the Darknessâ by Lacuna Coil pulses through the arena, matched by a few flashing sparks of dark red light throughout the building. Red lights shine down and around the entranceway, still accompanied by sporadic flashing throughout the arena, illuminating the silhouette of Rowan MacDonnough standing at the top of the ramp, a pair of chains hanging from her wrists. She breathes heavily, shoulders heaving as her head hangs down. As the opening continues, red smoke floods down the ramp as Rowan occasionally twitches spasmodically in rhythm with the music...}
"Come to me, come to me... I am waiting for you. Come to me... I can't wait..."
{As the song roars to life, Rowan's head snaps upwards, glaring around at the audience as her golden eyes glint in the smoke and the red light. The stage and ramp are lit by swirling red light, but everything else remains dark. She lopes forward, unconsciously rolling her wrists as her eyes bore a hole in the air before her. The smoke seems to follow her down the ramp as she walks. She drops the chains as she reaches ringside, climbing up the ropes and perching over the ring on the top corner, standing slowly as she continues to twitch and spasm in time with the music.}
"Follow me, follow me! As I trip the Darkness... one more time!"
{She leaps into the ring, landing with a roll in the center of the ring and pulling into a feral crouch. She stands, raising her arms as though conducting a savage chorus, posing one last time...}
"Follow me, follow me... I awake from madness.... JUST IN TIME!"
{She slowly, reluctantly backs towards a corner, eyes constantly moving as she settles in to wait for the bell.}
Alison Valance: And last to the ring, IWF Hall of Famer, Standing at 5â10ââ weighing in at 145 poundsâŚRowan MacDonnough!
Vasco Dias: There are some scary people over on the challengers side, there is no doubt about that.
Terri Morasco: Iâm not even sure Rowan should be here.
Alison Valance: And on the champions teamâŚ.
{ A short vignette of a Viking war ship arriving to a new land plays on the big screen. Two dozen warriors leap from the ship and run onto land, the sound of their boots on the gravel beach fills the arena. Slowly the sounds of boots becomes John Bonhamâs thunder like drums as Immigrant Song begins to blast from the arena sound system. As the banshee like screams of Robert Plant begins âThe Modern Day Vikingâ is dressed for battle in a khaki colored âModern Day Vikingâ t-shirt, desert camo cargo pants, and combat boots. The IWF World Television Championship is draped over his shoulder.}
Alison Valance: First to the ring, IWF Television World Champion, Gregor Winter!
{ The lights dim as the arena begins to pulse with a driving drumbeat that the audience quickly joins in with, sending reverberating pulses through the building. After a few moments, the drums are joined by the driving strings line of Fall Out Boy's Phoenix as a spotlight shines down on Astrid Hall, standing amidst the crowd as she looks down at the ring with an eager smile.}
"PUT ON YOUR WAR PAINT!"
{On cue, she smears the red paint across her face and descends to the ring, bouncing with excitement with every step. She leaps up onto the the apron and climbs the turnbuckle, raising one fist in the air and pumping it along with the beat of the song. After removing her coat and tossing it to ringside, she vaults over the turnbuckle into the ring, where she cracks her knuckles and settles in for the coming match.}
Alison Valance: Next to the ring, IWF Imperial Diamond Champion Astrid Hall!
{ The lights in the dim at the opening twangs of the acoustic guitar. Some in the audience enhance the sound by clapping along to the music as Abigail walks alone out under a soft white spotlight to a mixed reaction. The lights flash sand yellow and soft orange in time with the rhythm. The lyrics of âOutlaws & Outsidersâ by Cory Marks (ft. Travis Tritt, Ivan Moody & Mick Mars) accompany her walk down the ramp, the IWF Womenâs World Championship, hanging from her right hand. The crowd give her a mixed reaction, and she clenches her jaw before pausing in the middle of the ramp, and looking heavenward. She flings her arms out either side of her offering herself up to a Lord she knew to be no longer there.
When there was no salvation, she cracks her neck slightly and continues her journey down the ramp under her own power. She walked up the steps, not to heaven, but into the ring. Ready to defend her position in life, as fiercely as she once defended her faith. Under the spotlight, in the middle of the ring, she drops to her knees and lets out a rebellious yell heavenward as she throws her head back and raises the title in both hands above her head. She breathes heavily, as she focuses on the challenge ahead. The music slowly fades and the lights return to normal.}
Alison Valance: Next to the ring, the reigning defend Womenâs World Champion⌠Abigail!
{ Lights go to black, leaving the arena in dark silence for a few moments before the dark, rhythmic pulses of the beginning of Counting Bodies Like Sheep To The Rhythm Of The War drums by A Perfect Circle begins to surge through the arena.}
Don't fret precious, I'm here
Step away from the window, go back to sleep
Safe from pain and truth and choice and other poison devils
See, they don't give a fuck about ...you like I do
{ Lights flash randomly through the arena, and soon flashes of some of the most savage moments of Dean's career flash in flickering effect on the 'tron. Finally, a single white spotlight shines down in the center of the stage, where Dean is crouching as he shifts side to side along with the music, hoodie and leather jacket open to show a bare chest underneath. He smiles up at the camera, eyes alight with a savage mania before he leaps to his feet, the motion bringing a massive flash as every light in the arena flares. He holds that position for a few moments, fist raised in the air before sprinting down to ringside. He leaps up onto the Apron, vaulting over the top rope and flipping into a roll that carries him to the opposite side of the ring, where he catches himself in the ropes and lounges amongst them almost casually, bobbing his head along with the music.}
I'll be the one to protect you from your enemies and all your demons
I'll be the one to protect you from a will to survive and a voice of reason
I'll be the one to protect you from your enemies and your choices, son
They're one in the same
I must isolate you
Isolate and save you from yourself
{With the help of the ropes, he shrugs off the hoodie and jacket before sliding back into the ring, tossing the removed clothing into the crowd. He takes a slow turn, arms wide as he takes in the reaction from the crowd, before cracking his neck and settling into his corner.}
Alison Valance: And last to the ring, The IWF Menâs World ChampionâŚ. Dean Harper!
Terri Morasco: And now we have all the champions in the ring right now. Itâs almost impossible to know how this match will go. Anything can happen. Neither team has any real reason to work together. Itâs not a very unified front.
Vasco Dias: Which will make it hat much more exciting.
{Blue shoes will collect all of the belts from the champions and move them over to Alison to keep track of. He then looks to both sides, Dean Harper steps into the ring first and Nick Knight beats Caleb over the rope much to the other manâs anger. Blue shoes looks between them before signalling the bell.}
Terri Morasco: The match starting off with Knight and Harper. This could be interesting.
Vasco Dias: Itâs going to be brutal. I love it!
{ Nick comes for Dean but the younger man hits him with a Snap belly-to-belly suplex into the turnbuckles. Nick shakes off the hit and catches Dean in a German Suplex. Nick then grabs Dean and hits him with a Non-Dairy Creamer.}
Terri Morasco: Nick having a strong opening here.
Vasco Dias: He wants to be on top of the company.
{ Nick kicks Dean in the side and moves to go after him when Rowan blind tags herself in. Nick looks furious but goes back between the ropes. Rowan advances on Dean.}
Terri Morasco: Uh oh.
{ Dean moves quickly back to the ropes and Abigail tags him out. She slides between the ropes standing between Rowan and Dean. Rowanâs eyes seem to smile.}
Vasco Dias: Not the choice I would have made.
Terri Morasco: Rowan canât touch Dean in this match, a woman needed to enter the ring.
Vasco Dias: I think everyone would have liked watching that happen anyway.
{ Rowan hits Abigail with a Low kicks to the knee followed by a spinning back elbow strike. Abigail hits the mat but quickly rolls back to her feet. She hits Rowan with a European Uppercut. Rowan seems to smile at Abigailâs fearlessness and hits her with a Hurricanrana, followed by mounted punches.}
Terri Morasco: Abigail might be in trouble here.
Vasco Dias: Rowan has a good sense of a target.
{ Abigail manages to hit Rowan with a Faithbreaker. Abigail follows this up with a Swinging Neckbreaker. Rowan rolls to her feet. Rowan is about to go for another move when Virginia blind tags in. rowan growls and get in Virginiaâs face but Virginia doesnât back down, Blue shoes shoos Rowan from the ring as Abigail paces.}
Terri Morasco: Thatâs brave of Virginia to do.
Vasco Dias: She wants this shot at Abigail just as much as Rowan does.
{ While Virginia is telling Rowan to kiss her ass Abigail comes in with a Dropkick}
Vasco Dias: Never take your eyes off the prize.
{Virginia rolls her shoulders and hits Abigail with a Crescent kick followed by an armbar. Abigail struggles against Virginia before managing to get the edge of her boot on the bottom rope. Blue shoes tells Virginia to stop. Virginia is pissed by Abigail takes a moment to rub her shoulder while Virginia yells at the ref.}
Terri Morasco: Lucky break for Abigail there.
{ Abigail hits Virginia with a Double Underhook Backbreaker. Virginia rolls and hits Abigail with a superkick. Rowan blind tags Virginia out. Virginia is highly upset but Blue shoes makes her leave. Rowan doesnât waste time hitting Abigail with a Dance The Spiral.}
Terri Morasco: Virginia and Rowan are not working well together.
Vasco Dias: Did you expect them to?
{ Rowan hits Abigail with a Running chop block, knocking Abigail back. Abigail gets back up, hitting Rowan with a Little Light Oâ Mine. Rowan swings back to her feet, headbuts Abigail, dropping her to the ground. Rowan goes to the ropes and does a Knee drop to the leg. Abigail let out a shout of pain. Rowan set up for a BALORâS GAZE but--Astrid reaches out and tags Abigail out.}
Vasco Dias: WHAT?
Terri Morasco: OH MY GOD!
{Rowan pulls her legs back, the lights in the arena start to flicker with Rowanâs rage as Astrid steps into the ring and Gregor pulls Abigail behind the ropes. Abigail tries to get free to tag Astrid out but Astrid steps away from her reach.}
Vasco Dias: What is Astrid doing?!
{Astrid slams a hand into her shoulder, starring down the wolf of the abyss. Rowan growls, running forward with a Dance the Spira to get her to one kneel, goes behind with the Burning Hatred gets her to both knees and BALORâS GAZE to drop Astrid down. Abigail tries to go into the ring but Gregor and Dean stop her. Rowan goes for the pin with one foot on Astridâs chest.
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Alison Valance: And your New Imperial Diamond ChampionâŚ.Rowan!
Vasco Dias: Thatâs what happens when you try to be the hero.
{ Astrid is taken away from the ring as Rowan angrily takes the belt of of Alisonâs hands.}
Terri Morasco: Thatâs one belt down, three to go.
Vasco Dias: What kind of foolishness was that? Astrid just committed suicide and lost her belt, for what? So Rowan wouldnât get the world title? Abigail was nowhere near close to being in dire straights.
Terri Morasco: Because thatâs what heroes do, Vasco.
{Dean and Gregor let go of Abigail as Virginia steps into the ring, looking cocky. Abigail glances over to where the medics are checking on Astridâs neck, but Astrid gives a thumbs up. Abigail takes a deep breath and steps forward. Virginia hits Abigail with a Running Knee strike. Abigail bounces off the ropes and boots Virginia with a Short Arm Clothesline followed by a DDT.}
Terri Morasco: Virginia and Abigail have had tension for weeks now. This will be interesting to see how this plays out.
Vasco Dias: Virginia said Abigail had never really defended her belt before today, so it will be good to see how this goes.
{Virginia rolled back to her feet with a KMA, a Half Spin Mule kick to the chin. Followed up with an ass slap to Abigail and a mug for the crowd. The crowd reacts. Abigail looks furious.}
Terri Morasco: Oh dear.
Vasco Dias: Thatâs hilarious!
{Abigail hits Virginia with a The Revelation. Virginia rolls and hits her with a Forearm smash, followed by a Jumping front kick, and a Snapdragon. Virginia tries to go for a pin
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Terri Morasco: Abigail still in this after all that?
Vasco Dias: Kane rage is a powerful drug.
{Abigail hiits Virginia with a Godfall followed by a BLIND FAITH!}
Terri Morasco: OH MY!
Vasco Dias: Big yikes.
{Abigail goes for the pin
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Alison Valance: And still your Womenâs World Champion...Abigail!!
Terri Morasco: Wooo!
{Abigail takes a couple deep breaths before going to get her belt from Alison and going to Check on Astrid who is being allowed to go to the back.}
Vasco Dias: Two down and two to go.
{Dean slides into the ring and leans against the ropes. Nick Knight jumps the ropes before Caleb who seems pissed as hell. Dean winks at Caleb. Nick moves the center of the ring Dean goes to take a step forward then tags Gregor in. Gregor steps into the ring, smiling.}
Vasco Dias: So what was that?
Terri Morasco: I think They were trying to make sure Gregor got his chance to beat the tar out of Nick Knight.
{Gregor hits Nick Knight with a Big Boot, followed by a Leg Drop on Nick. He goes for another move but the sound of Personal Jesus by Lollipop Lust Kill plays on the ramp. Gregor turns to look.}
Vasco Dias: Thatâs the disciples of the church of Crosse!
Terri Morasco: What are they doing here?
{Nick gets up and hits Gregor with a LA LA Land Suplex followed by a Snap Saito Suplex. The hits Gregor with a Welcome to Hollywood.}
Terri Morasco: Thatâs cheap!
{ Nick then locks in the LA LA LAND, putting extra pressure on Gregor as he struggles to get away but Nick just weighs down on him, causing Gregor to tap out.}
Vasco Dias: And thatâs three!
Terri Morasco: I canât believe it!
Alison Valance: And your new IWF Television World Champion ⌠Night Knight!
{ Nick Knight goes to Alison and holds the belt up high as the crowd is a mix of cheers and boos. Gregor looks pissed but slides out of the ring only to be jumped by Disciples One and Two. Nick keeps standing with the belt, smiling.}
Terri Morasco: Despicable.
Vasco Dias: A winning strategy is what it is. We have only one belt left. This is down to Caleb Lockwood and Dean Harper. So far only one champion has retained.
{Dean lays casually on the ropes as Caleb watches the scene happening on the outside, looking like he wants to interrupt but knows if he leaves the ring heâd forfeit the match. Caleb clenches his fists looking back to Dean who smiles mockingly.}
Terri Morasco: Where is security?
Vasco Dias: Likely escorting Rowan from the building.
{ Security finally comes down to the ring and separates the group. Blue shoes seem to be impatiently waiting for Caleb to make a move and begrudgingly he goes into the ring where Dean is waiting with a Roll-through Russian legsweep followed by a flipping leg drop.}
Terri Morasco: Dean not wasting any time here.
Vasco Dias: Heâs world champion for a reason.
{Dean grabs Caleb and hits him with a Descent into Hell on the edge of the ring before rolling back in and grabbing Caleb by the leg and hitting Caleb with a kick into the knee, getting a shout of pain out of Caleb. Dean picks Caleb up by the hair before slamming his face into the edge of the ring.}
Terri Morasco: You know...I think Dean might be mad at Caleb for some things.
Vasco Dias: You donât say.
{ Caleb elbows Dean in the face getting free, rolling away from the edge, shaking off the hits, hitting Dean with a Superkick to the knee. Dean takes the hit, and hits Caleb with a Step up Enzurgiri. Caleb falls to the mat and gets back up, breathing hard. Dean lands on him with a Oathbreaker.}
Vasco Dias: Dean is not letting up here. You love to see it.
Terri Morasco: Heâs a ball of rage and homoerotic feelings after all.
{ Dean cracks his neck, setting up fro the SCREAMING FROM THE SKY when Caleb says something the mic picks up âShe said he looks like Max when he sleepsâ Dean pauses just long another for Caleb to hit him with the Fading Hope, cracking Deanâs head on the turnbuckle. Caleb then drags dean to the middle of the ring and hits him with a CURB STOMP to Deanâs head on the mat.}
Vasco Dias: Jesus.
Terri Morasco: I canât watch this.
{Caleb stands breathing hard, looking to blue shoes âFucking count.â
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Terri Morasco: That could have been worse.
Alison Valance: And your new Menâs World champion⌠Caleb Lockwood!
{Alison hands the belt over but Caleb goes to Dean to check on him, putting a hand on his shoulder before the lights go out and when they come back on Caleb looks like heâd been kicked in the face and Dean is gone.}
Terri Morasco: Well⌠Um, that was the end of the Extinction Event ! This was incredible! Thank you for joining us!
Vasco Dias: That was God, right?
Terri Morasco: Yeah, pretty sure.
{ The IWf logo flashes before cutting to commercial.}
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