PRE SHOW
Singles Match
Renee Pleasant vs Eric Price
The opening minutes were back and forth with Eric Price fighting back, but in the end Renee was too strong, he hit the RAV and got the pin
Winner: Renee Pleasant.{The pyro's go off as we get a birds eye view of the arena. Fans are cheering, sparks are flying and we come to Vasco Dias and Terri Morasco at ringside}Vasco Dias: Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to Night of the immortals!
Terri Morasco: For a year now IWF has brought you the best in ring action with the best professional wrestlers in the world.
Vasco Dias: And what a night we have for you. We have the invictus title on the line, we have Jess Reed and Amber Richards one on one, the Joker in the pack, The diamonds title on the line and then in the main event Angel and Malaki Toala with control of the company on the line as well as the Imperial Championship!
Terri Morasco: I'm so excited Vasco, tonight the entire landscape of IWF gets changed...
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{The lights dim as "Ryoujoku no Ame" by Dir En Grey starts to play. The masked man known only as "Gjenrei" steps out from behind the curtain and kneels at the upper part of the ramp as the drum beats start to kick in. He waits, his hands folded in prayer, then the music amps up and comes full force. He leaps from his knees to his feet as a short pyro burst explodes on either side of the ramp. He walks down the ramp, and ascends one of the corner turnbuckles, gazing out over the packed crowd. Then he sits himself on top of the turnbuckle, crossed legged, and meditates until the match is about to get underway.}Vasco Dias: Gjenrei and Muru, two men of honor who have been going back and forth all month long.
Terri Morasco: But it looks like things are about to come to a head as the two of them are about to face off inside the squared circle.
Vasco Dias: Both men wrestle similar styles and are extremely competitive, this match should be one of the high lights of the night.
{ Up on the tron a picture of the earth is seen. The earth then explodes as pyro and explosions fill the arena. The entrance ramp is filled with smoke as "Handshakes To Fist Fights" by Devour The Day begins to play. Muru then walks out through the smoke and makes his way down the ramp. Along the way to the ring he slaps the hands of a few fans and then he slides into the ring. Once in the ring he gets to his feet and raises his hands to the air as the crowd cheers. }Vasco Dias: Muru has been a fan favorite since he arrived here in IWF and things don’t seem to be changing as the fans are on their feet for him.
Terri Morasco: Muru is one of the men whose name constantly comes up when talking about future contenders for Kristoff Liam Bates and his InVictus Championship.
Vasco Dias: A match I’m sure a lot of people would pay to see.
{ The bell sounds and both men dance out of the corner circling each other. They both move in an d tie up in the center of the ring. Gjenrei goes for the side head lock but Muru pushes him off and Gjenrei bounces off the ropes and comes back with a discus lariat that Muru gets under and then connects with a spinning heel kick. Muru runs past Gjenrei and hits the ropes and comes back looking for a bulldog but Gjenrei throws his hips and German suplexs Muru instead. Both men get right to their feet an tie it up again, this time Muru slips behind Gjenrei , Gjenrei fires off several hard elbows and breaks free. Gjenrei spring boards off the ropes and looks for a back elbow but Muru drop kicks him right in the spine! }Vasco Dias: These two men have each other scouted quite well.
{ Muru is up and hits the ropes and spring boards off with a moonsult and connects, he covers and ONE! Kick out! Muru is up, he runs to the corner and hops up the ropes and flips off the top with cork screw cross body right into the waiting arms of Gjenrei who then drops him down into a back breaker! Gjenrei turns and hits a standing moonsult on Muru and covers. ONE! TWO! KICK OUT! Gjenrei rolls back to his feet and hits the ropes, he spring boards off but Muru pulls up the knees and Gjenrei STICKS THE LANDING AND DROPS A LEG ACROSS THE THROAT OF MURU! Gjenrei hooks the leg and ONE! KICK OUT! Gjenrei is up and he pulls Muru to his feet but Muru grabs him for a jaw breaker! Muru then jabs his fingers into the throat of Gjenrei and gets to his feet, hits the ropes and comes back with a flying forearm smash! }Terri Morasco: Extremely fast paced action here.
Vasco Dias: These two are pretty evenly matched so far but eventually one or the other will take command
{ Muru is right up and he heads to the top rope again. Muru leaps off with the Muru splash but Gjenrei rolls out of the way and Mur slams hard into the mat. Gjenrei rips him up hard off the mat and connects with several shin kicks to the mid section of Muru before whipping him into the corner. Gjenrei runs in with a big splash and then backs off and turns and kicks Muru right in the chin. Gjenrei grabs the ropes for leverage and stomps a hole in the chest of Muru before pulling him up to his feet and lifting into the air and dropping him on the top rope. Gjenrei hooks the legs of Muru and pulls him down into the tree of woe! }Vasco Dias: Muru is in a bad way here.
{ Gjenrei jams his boot into the throat of Muru and chokes him for the full four count then backs off and runs in with a knee to the gut. Gjenrei kicks him several more times and chokes him again to the full four count before ripping his feet off the ropes. Gjenrei climbs up to the top rope and leaps off with his version of Swanton bomb but Muru moves this time and Gjenrei lands hard on the mat. Muru is pretty slow to his feet as is Gjenrei but Muru bounces off the ropes and grabs Gjenrei with Around the World swinging neck breaker! Muru covers Gjenrei. ONE! TWO! KICK OUT! Muru is right up and he pulls up Gjenrei and knees him several times in the gut before whipping him across the ring. Muru runs at him and leaps into the air but Gjenrei grabs him for a SAMBO SIDE SLAM! Gjenrei staggers as Muru gets to his feet. Muru throws a kick that Gjenrei gets under and then Gjenrei hits the PELE! Gjenrei covers. ONE! TWO! KICK OUT! }Vasco Dias: Several close calls here so far but neither man is willing to give up.
Terri Morasco: They both want a big win here at the first annual Night of the Immortals.
Vasco Dias: A win for either one of them would definitely solidify their name for a future InVictus Championship title match match.
{ Gjenrei pulls Muru up but Muru explodes with a discus lariat and a spinning back breaker that sends Gjenrei right into the corner. Muru runs across the ring, hops off the corner and comes back with the leaping Knee to Nose Basis! Gjenrei staggers out of the corner and Muru hits SPILT MILK!!!! Gjenrei is down and Muru looks like he may be a tad winded as he takes a few moments to roll over and then cover Gjenrei. ONE! TWO! THR-KICK OUT! }Vasco Dias: Gjenrei just kicked out of Muru’s finishing maneuver!?
Terri Morasco: Neither man is willing to give up.
Vasco Dias: Wow, I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone kick out of that move wen Muru hits it.
{ Muru doesn’t let it faze him as he pulls Gjenrei to his feet and throws him into the ropes. Gjenrei spring boards off the second rope with the POWER SHIFT DDT!!!! Gjenrei covers. ONE! TWO! TH-KICK OUT! Gjenrei gets right to his feet and leaps to the top rope and flies off the top with the Swanton Bomb! He nails it and covers Muru. ONE! TWO! THRE-KICK OUT!!! }Vasco Dias: WHAT!?
Terri Morasco: I don’t believe it!
Vasco Dias: Muru doesn’t know the meaning of the word quit!
{ Gjenrei glares at the referee for a few moments before getting to his feet. He pulls Muru up and throws him hard into the ropes and slams into him with a clothes line that sends Muru flipping over the top and to the outside. Gjenrei runs back across the ring and bounces off the ropes and rockets back and sentons over the top rope and slams on top of Muru on the outside!!! }Vasco Dias: OH MY GOD!!!
{ Gjenrei is shockingly right back to his feet and stomps Muru hard on the chest as the referee tells him to get back inside. Gjenrei pulls Muru up and throws him into the steel steps back first! Gjenrei runs into Muru with a hard knee against the steps and then whips him into the guard rails. ONE! Gjenrei grabs Muru and throws him back ward into the apron! TWO! He kicks him hard in the gut against the apron. THREE! Gjenrei spins him around and sends him down the side of the ring into the post! FOUR! Gjenrei backs up and gets a running start, he leaps onto the apron and then laps off at Muru WHO CATCHES HIM IN MID AIR WITH A NECK BREAKER!!! FIVE! }Vasco Dias: Did you see that!?
Terri Morasco: He just plucked Gjenrei out of the air!
Vasco Dias: Muru is a devastatingly effective wrestler.
{ SIX! Both men are laying on the ground at this moment. SEVEN! Muru starts to stir. EIGHT! He gets to his feet and pulls Gjenrei up as well. NINE! Muru throws Gjenrei into the ring and slides in after him and beats the ten count. Gjenrei staggers and stumbles to his feet but Muru is right on him with some clubbing blows and hits a standing drop kick that sends Gjenrei flipping over the ropes and to the outside! }Vasco Dias: And we’re right back on the outside of the ring.
{ Gjenrei tries to get up as Muru comes flying across the ring and goes through the ropes with a SUICIDE DIVE!!! Gjenrei slams back first into the guard rails as Muru pops right up and gets the crowd amped. He pulls Gjenrei to his feet and runs him over to the announce table where he smashes his face off the table and then rolls him over onto it! }Vasco Dias: Uh oh here we go.
Terri Morasco: Time to move Vasco.
{ Muru rolls into the ring and climbs up the ropes and looks to the outside and leaps off the top and hits the MURU SPLASH ON GJENREI AND BOTH MEN GO THROUGH THE TABLE!!!! }Vasco Dias: OH MY GOD!
{ The crowd is chanting hard for Muru as he staggers to his feet and throws his arms up into the air. }Terri Morasco: The crowd loves him right now.
Vasco Dias: The referee looks like he wants to throw the match out.
Terri Morasco: God I hope not.
{ Muru pulls Gjenrei up and throws him into the ring. Muru hops onto the apron and sling shots himself back into the ring with a senton and covers. ONE! TWO! TH-GJENREI GOT HIS FOOT ON THE ROPE! }Vasco Dias: Excellent ring awareness.
{ Muru doesn’t let it faze him as he gets to his feet and heads to the top rope but as he gets there Gjenrei is up and pushes Muru off and sends him flying to the outside where he bounces hard off the guard rails! }Vasco Dias: NO!
Terri Morasco: Wow…
{ Gjenrei rolls to the outside and stomps Muru hard on the chest where he just slammed into the guard rail. Gjenrei pulls him up and runs him face first into the ring post and then again and again and again until he’s opened a nasty gash on the face of Muru. Muru slumps against the post as Gjenrei grabs him and whips him down the side of the ring where he crashes hard into the steel steps. Gjenrei grabs the top half of the steps and throws them off before he pulls Muru to his feet and plants him with a DDT right into the steps! }Vasco Dias: Gjenrei really means business.
Terri Morasco: He’s about to be counted out.
{ The referee hits eight as Gjenrei rolls Muru back into the ring. Gjenrei climbs up the ropes and signals the end as he leaps off looking for a senton but MURU MOVES! Gjenrei tries to get right up but Muru hits another Round the World neckbreaker and covers. ONE! TWO! KICK OUT! Muru looks out of it as Gjenrei rolls away from him and out of the ring. }Vasco Dias: Where is Gjenrei going?
{ Gjenrei walks over to what’s left of the announce table and pulls a steel chair out from the crowd and slams it shut. }Terri Morasco: What is he doing?
{ Gjenrei rolls into the ring and the referee tries to take the chair but Gjenrei smashes it into the face off the referee and as Muru gets up he drives the chair down over the top of his head and puts a nasty dent into it! }Vasco Dias: WHAT!?
Terri Morasco: NO!!!
{ Muru is laid out, the referee is laid out and the crowd is booing li}ke wild as Gjenrei just drops the chair.} Vasco Dias: What the hell did he just do?!
Terri Morasco: And why?
Vasco Dias: This isn’t like Gjenrei at all…
{ Gjenrei walks past the two fallen men and leaves the ring as medics run down past him and slide in to check on the referee and Muru. }Vasco Dias: Well I guess Muru wins this one by DQ but why did Gjenrei just do that?
Terri Morasco: Maybe he realized he couldn’t put Muru away?
Vasco Dias: Maybe…
{ Muru shoves the medics away and gets to his feet and tries to exit the ring to go after Gjenrei who has already disappeared into the back but they manage to stop him. His face is covered in a crimson mask as he glares with hatred toward the curtains. }----------------------------------------------------------
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Alison Valance: Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for one fall and is a Woman of Steel Match!
{The crowd goes abuzz as “Freak Like Me” by Halestorm begins to play and Desiree bounces out from behind the curtain, dropping to her knees at the top of the ramp. Ayla follows here, standing behind her , arms extended. The music kicks in full blast and Desi pops to her feet. The two embrace and look toward the camera for dramatic effect, then start down the ramp and sliding into the ring.}Alison Valance: Accompanied to the ring by Desiree St. James, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, weighing in at 127 pounds…AYLA…ST. JAMES!
{Ayla hits the turnbuckle, climbing and raising her arms. Desiree hops onto the top rope next to her, wrapping her arms about the waist and leaning against her hip. The music dies away, the two seperate and Ayla gets ready for the match as Desiree steps out of the ring to lurk about at ringside.}Terri Morasco: The so-called “Mean Girls” of the federation.
Vasco Dias: Let them be as mean as they want to be. If the results go in their favor…who cares?
Alison Valance: And her opponent…
{“Cult of Love” by Living Colour hits the sound system with a slow piano theme. The drums beat as "Cult of Personality" is mashed in just as Alexis and Mike walk out onto the stage. Mike steps back and lets Alexis pose for the cheering crowd as he claps along with them, urging on his girlfriend. Alexis heads to the ring followed by Mike as she is announced.}Alison Valance: Making her way to the ring, from Cleveland, Ohio, weighing in at 115 pounds, ALEXIS CAFFREEEEY!!!
{She gets to the ring and climbs up on the apron and into the ring. She heads to the corner opposite the entrance ramp as Mike climbs onto the apron to give her words of encouragement and further instruction.}Terri Morasco: This young lady was oh so close to being in our Diamonds Championship match later on tonight.
Vasco Dias: Yeah, but like her boyfriend, she came close, but that only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
{The bell sounds as Mike and Desiree jump down to the floor, each supporting their horse in this race. The two women in the ring stare one another down as they walk toward the center. Ayla starts yelling at Alexis and calls her a “Crazy Bitch!” Before slapping the taste out of her mouth. Alexis stumbles back, falling into the corner, holding the side of her face as Ayla laughs at her.}Terri Morasco: We saw that backfire on Mercedes Vargas a couple of weeks ago and Alexis destroyed her like she was a rookie.
Vasco Dias: Ayla is smarter than that.
{Alexis shoots an evil glare across the ring as she tilts her head to the side before rushing out of the corner toward Ayla who must have scouted from the match against Mercedes and leap frogs the charging Alexis. Ayla starts taunting to the crowd, pointing at her head as if to say she outsmarted Alexis who grabbed hold of the top rope in the corner, turning and perching herself on the top turnbuckle. Ayla holds out her arms as the crowd boos and walks backwards right into Alexis who kicks her hard with both feet, sending Ayla face-first and hard into the mat.}Vasco Dias: She thought she had her outsmarted. Stop playing to the crowd and I don’t know…pay attention to the match?
{Alexis scoots down from the turnbuckle and stalks Ayla who is holding her face as she gets to her feet. Alexis runs forward and grabs a handful of Ayla’s blonde hair, leaping forward and slamming her face into the mat again before turning her over, mounting her, and repeatedly slamming the back of her head into the mat while screaming at her.}Terri Morasco: Again we’re seeing that mean streak in Alexis here.
Vasco Dias: That we are. This is a Woman of Steel Match though so she’d better watch herself.
{Mike slaps the mat and Alexis acknowledges it by rolling off Ayla, breathing heavily, clearly still enraged. She sees Ayla holding her head and immediately pounces again, this time locking in the Anaconda Vice as Ayla squirms to get out of the hold. Alexis pulls back with a vicious scream, but leaves herself vulnerable as Ayla brings her knee up into the back of Alexis’ head, forcing her to break the hold.}Vasco Dias: One of the few counters to that hold without using the ropes. Smart thinking by Ayla St. James.
Terri Morasco: Indeed as now she can retain her rope break.
{Alexis rolls off holding the back of her head as Ayla uses the ropes to pull herself back to a vertical base. Alexis is to her feet as well, stumbling back toward Ayla who turns and drops Alexis with a vicious neck breaker, again targeting the head and neck area. Mike realizes his girlfriend is in trouble and he paces back and forth on the outside. Ayla meanwhile grabs hold of Alexis and hits her with a couple knees to the stomach before flipping Alexis up and over with a Snap Suplex.}Terri Morasco: And just like that the veteran St. James is in control.
Vasco Dias: She maybe perceived as a moron by the rest of the division but she’s no dummy.
{Ayla grabs hold of Alexis around the head and locks in a front facelock, dragging her to the corner where she flips her in back-first before hitting a series of three knife-edged chops. She then drives her knee into the midsection of Alexis who falls on her backside to the mat. Ayla continues her assault until the referee’s count reaches four in which Ayla backs out, not wanting to risk a disqualification.}Terri Morasco: Ayla showing a mean streak of her own.
Vasco Dias: Well they’re not called “Mean Girls” for nothing.
{Alexis rolls out of the ring as Ayla is backed off by the referee. Ayla then rolls out after Alexis and goes to grab Alexis by the hair when Alexis grabs Ayla by her top and falls back, pulling Ayla into the steel steps, dislodging them from the post causing an “OOOOOOH!” to make its way through the crowd.}Vasco Dias: Well, that’s one way to squash momentum.
Terri Morasco: Ayla went shoulder, and head first into those steps.
{The referee is leaning over the middle rope, checking on both women as Alexis is first to her feet as Ayla starts grabbing hold of the ring skirt to pull herself up, eventually getting into the ring where Alexis immediately drops an elbow on the injured should as Ayla screams in pain. Alexis pulls Ayla to her feet by the bad arm and wrenches back, trying to pull the shoulder out of socket. She then twist into an armbar before dropping down with a Single Arm DDT to weaken the arm further.}Vasco Dias: Textbook wrestling by Alexis as she weakens that shoulder for the Entanglement.
{Alexis pulls Ayla back to her feet, but Ayla flails Alexis’ arms into the air and goes for the legs, scooping her off of her feet and trying to turn her on her stomach for the “Vice” submission hold (Liontamer). She tries and tries but gives up and tries to lock in a Figure Four but as she executes the Spinning Toe Hold portion of the move, Alexis plants a boot in Ayla’s backside and shoves her into the corner, shoulder-first into the post. Ayla stumbles backward as Alexis gets to her feet. Alexis runs forward and tries to clip Ayla’s knee, but Ayla somehow manages to move as Alexis crashes face-first into the bottom turnbuckle. With her opponent out, Ayla pulls Alexis to the center of the ring and locks in the “Vice”. Alexis screams in pain and tries her hardest to claw to the ropes, mere fingertips away, then she’s pulled back to the center where after a few more moments of fighting, is forced to tap out. The bell rings as Ayla lets go.}Alison Valance: Here is your winner via submission, Ayla St. James!
Vasco Dias: Big win for Ayla.
Terri Morasco: Valiant effort on the part of Alexis…she came oh so close…yet again.
{The St. James girls back up the ramp with their finger and thumbs shaped like an “L” on their foreheads as “Freak Like Me” plays throughout the stadium.}----------------------------------------------------------
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“DING DING DING”Alison Valance: This match is set for one fall! Introducing first from Detroit, Michigan weighing in at 260 pounds! Mr. Happy!
{ Mr. Happy hits the PA as Mr. Happy steps out onto the stage, he puts his hands on his hips and looks around before running down the ramp and sliding into the ring, he jumps up and throws his arms up. }Alison Valance: And his opponent from Greensville, South Carolina, weighing in at 240 pounds… “The Sheriff” Caleb White!
{"Bad Magick" by Shooter Jennings plays and the fans cheer, and scream. Fog rolls through the arena, the slow moan of the guitar echoes through arena. White walks to the stage in a long black trench coat and he smiles. He raises his arms and the pyro busts off behind him. He walks down to the ring and slides in. He takes the trench coat off and waits for the bell to ring.}Vasco Dias: “This match is obviously a jobber match but let’s see what we can suck out of it!”
{Mr. Happy tries to charge Caleb, but Caleb side steps him and throws him into the corner! He charges the corner and hits a clothesline hard! He pushes Happy to the corner again, and he begins to chop hard! He chops once, and the crowd chants “WOOOOO!” He hits one again, “WOOOOO!” He locks Happy up in a headlock, and drags him out with a bull dog! He pins.. .1…. 2.. KICK OUT!}Terri Morasco: “He really made his chest red there!! Not enough to put him away though!”
{Caleb bounces of the ropes and hits a splash! He pins again! 1…2.. KICK OUT! Caleb shrugs and smirks it off. Caleb drags Happy up by the hair, and Irish whips him! He hits a spinebuster! The crowd chants for Caleb! He looks to the top rope and nods! He climbs up to the top, and stalks Happy waiting for him to stand!}Vasco Dias: “This is stupid, the turnbuckle keeps the ropes together not to jump off of!”
Terri Morasco: “He’s trying to entertain the crowd! The match would suck if he didn’t!”
{Happy stands up and Caleb leaps off hitting a flying clothesline!!! Happy’s head was just about taken off! Caleb hops up off the mat, and gets pumped up. He stomps down happy, and as Happy stumbles up Caleb hits a superkick! Happy is knocked out cold but still standing in a daze!! Caleb kicks him in the gut, and loads him up in a pump handle slam! He lifts him up and drops him into a tombstone!}Vasco Dias: “Hot Damn! That was a nasty Dixie Driver!”
{Caleb goes for the pin 1…2…3!!}Alison Valance: “Here is your winner, CALEB WHIIIITE!”
{Caleb sits on his knees and flings his hair back, he looks at happy laying on the ground and pats him on the back. He stands up and celebrates his win!}----------------------------------------------------------
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"Your next challenge"
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{As Caleb celebrates his win in the ring the crowd boo's as Nero Blake makes his way down to the ring with Alice in toe wearing street clothes.}Nero: Congratulations Caleb...really amazing how you have come to the biggest night in this company's history and you were able to beat a company legend like Mr Happy.....
{Nero claps slowly as Alice laughs and skips around him.}Nero: Last week you got in my business, I punished you and was willing to let it go from there. But you just had to push the issue......
{Nero lowers the mic and Caleb grabs one moving around}Caleb: You want to make an issue out of it Nero?....then get in the ring....
{The crowd pops and Nero smirks, he hands the mic to Alice and gets onto the ring apron, Caleb backs off and begs Nero to get in, Nero looks like he's going to be then drops down off the apron and grabs the mic back off Alice}Nero: Oh I'll get in the ring with you Caleb....but not tonight.....when I'm ready cowboy.....
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"Imperial Wrestling Federation Hall of Fame"
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{ We return to Night of the Immortals to reveal that the stage has now been draped with a rich burgundy carpet and a large number of the roster stand in a group behind an empty podium dressed in suits and a number of elegant dresses. The camera pans around the packed arena to see the large collection of IWF fans having a great time before return to the stage with a close up shot as Roberto Verona steps up to the podium and begins to address the crowd. }
Roberto Verona: I hope you’re all have a wonderful evening…
{ The crowd pops as Roberto smiles. }
Roberto Verona: Tonight marks out first anniversary as a company and this first year has been quite the ride. There were many who thought we’d never even make it this far, we’ve had fall outs and drama, tough times and even tougher times, we’ve seen people come and we’ve seen them go. Yet, here we are. One year old, still here. The first year is always the hardest, we have had to work hard and when we thought that was enough, we’ve had to work even harder. Tonight is not just a big pay per view, it is a celebration for everybody to be proud of what they have done here in the past year, for their contribution to the company.
{ Roberto pauses as the crowd applauds. }Roberto Verona: Yet, tonight, we are here to honour not just the collective spirit and accomplishments, but the individual. It is my honour to stand here tonight and induct the first members of our Hall of Fame. This man and this woman have both had exceptional years in their fields, they have succeeded and accomplished a great number of wonderful things throughout the year and I am pleased to reward them both for their efforts.
Ladies and Gentlemen, would you please join me in welcoming the first class of the IWF Hall of Fame, Spike Kane and Jessica Reed!
{ Music begins to play as Roberto steps backwards clapping along with the crowd and the wrestlers on the stage. A few moments pass before Spike Kane and Jessica Reed emerge onto the stage dressed in a smart suit and long flowing dress respectively. The pair make their way towards the podium as Roberto shakes Spike’s hand before standing besides Jessica. Spike makes his way to the podium and raises a hand for the crowd as he wait for them to slowly calm down. }Spike Kane: Wow I'm so incredibly honoured to be here, hell I'm honoured just to be a part of this company. See, I'd walked away from this business because I thought I was done. Everywhere I've gone I've tried to do everything I can to work my way to the top, to be the best. But I came back to send our predecessor off in style - and fix my own wounds. However, the bug, as they say....bit me. My buddy Roberto told me about this place, and I figured - hey, why not give it a shot? I can help my pal out....put some butts in those seats and put on a great show, and continue to do what I love.
Then of course, I hooked up with Rob and we brought InFamous to you guys and had arguably the best times of our lives. We rocked the house and I think you guys loved it as much as we did. Then things took a while different turn and I've been working on the type of level most people only dream about. I've been having the time of my life, and it means the world to me to receive this acknowledgement and appreciation of the work and effort I've out in for IWF. For a very long time I lived in the shadows of Lance Ryan, fell victim to backstage whispers and politics, but this? This was worth it all.
This means everything. So I thank you IWF, for this immense honour. I want to thank Roberto for talking me into it, and Rob Diamond for helping me fall back in love with wrestling, and each and every one of you for supporting us, for giving us the reaction we crave. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
{ Jessica smiles as she steps forward to the podium, Roberto Verona clapping as he kisses her on the cheek before walking over to the crowd of people as she takes her place. The crowd begin to clap as she smiles and tries to hold back the tears, waiting for them to calm a little. }
Jessica Reed: What can I say you guys, I am truly, truly humbled. When I was hired on a developmental contract a year ago I could never have dream that I would have had the year I’ve had. Winning the inaugural Heiress to the Throne, becoming the first ever Diamond’s champion for 162 days, remaining unbeaten for so long… all I ever assumed would happen is a few bruises and some broken bones. I’ve never taken anything for granted since the day I arrived.
None of this would have been possible if it wasn’t for all of the girls who have formed a pivotal part of my career and help our women’s division thrive, making it the envy of others and proving that we can do just as well as the boys. Girls like Kathy Conway, a veteran who was my opponent in the final of the Heiress to the Throne and who made me work harder than I ever have in my life to win that belt. Girls like Tifa Heafy, my first title defence in a crazy Convention Match who picked me up so many times when I was down. Girls like Eternity whose unpredictability and relentlessness pushed me to the limit on more than one occasion and made my strong for the experience. Girls like Amber Richard who has become somewhat of my nemesis over the past calendar year, the girl I will wrestle tonight, who ended my title reign and made for a stern test before then too.
This isn’t just my achievement, it’s the whole Diamond’s roster. Our strength has convinced this company to see fit to view men and women as equals, to induct one man and one woman each year. We’re not just an afterthought, we’re not just a sideshow or a special attraction. We are all responsible for this success, not just me.
On a personal level, I would like to thank Roberto for his support, he encouraged me to pursue my dreams when other’s told me I never could, his constant advice has proven invaluable to me. Finally, I would like to thank my big sister Hannah, through all my life you’ve been there for me when other’s weren’t, without you, I would never have gotten here in the first place.
I am deeply honoured to be a member of this company’s Hall of Fame, thank you everybody so much, here’s to the future and the continued growth of IWF’s women’s division.
{ Jessica begins to blow kisses to the audience as she carefully makes her way back over to Spike who politely offers his arm. The crowd are on their feet for the pair of them as they both stand and give one last wave to the crowd before turning and walking backstage as we once again cut to a commercial break and prepare to continue with our evening.
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{Suddenly, the arena lights turn off and the crowd is hyped up for what was in store. As the opening of “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me” by U2 blares across the PA system, the mood of the crowd changes instantly and the arena is under the subtle glowing of the lights. As the lyrics finally kick in, a figure emerges; the highlight of their attire is being under the illusion. Mercedes Vargas stops short of the entrance ramp, hands on waist, and overlooking the crowd.
RING ANNOUNCER: Introducing first. Making her way to the ring, from Buenos Aires, Argentina, weighing in at 127 pounds…MERCEEEEEDEEEES VAAAARGAAAAS!
Cheers, boos and catcalls soon greet her. Oblivious and yet satisfied with their reaction for several seconds, she flips her long hair, then makes her way to the ring. As she goes up the steps and walks to the end of the ring apron, she climbs to the turnbuckle, then turns her head back as the camera shows her determined expression-perhaps a message that her opponent will be in for a tough fight. She vaults into the ring and walks over to the opposite corner where she relaxes along the corner ropes while waiting for her opponent to arrive.}Terri Morasco: Mercedes Vargas has done a great job of being the Ruby champion but now she has to face April Maddox a new comer who won the right to face her a month ago but had to take time off to recover from an injury.
{The clicking sound of coins dropping into an arcade machine are followed by a blinking start screen on the big screen moments before, “LET’S GET RIDICULOUS” blasts out of the PA system. April steps out through the curtain just as the beat drops.
Alison Valance: Making her way to the ring, from Colchester, Vermont, weighing in at one hundred and twelve pounds, April ... Maaaadox!
With a smile on her face, she skip-hops into a run down the ramp. She slides into the ring in one fluid motion and pops back up to her feet, backing herself into the corner.}Vasco Dias: April Maddox is a plucky newcomer who looked very impressive but had to slow down due to an injry but now she's back and ready to go
{Vargas struts into the middle of the ring and gets in Aprils face pointing her finger, April smiles and tells Vargas to back off, Vargas slaps April and point to her laughing. April holds her face and turns slowly taking Vargas down with a double leg, she rains down right hands, Vargas pushes Maddox off and as Mercedes gets to her feet April hits a hard forearm and whips the champion across the ring, Vargas ducks a clothesline, hooks her arms around April, floats over and hits a hard DDT before kipping up and strutting back across the ring arrogantly yelling at the crowd and pointing to April who holds her head on the mat}Terri Morasco: Mercedes is so arrogant.
Vasco Dias: Thats a broad statement.
Terri Morasco: You're a broad statement
Vasco Dias: Real mature
{Mercedes pulls April up and sets her up for a snap suplex, she hits it and rolls over 1....2....April kicks out. Mercedes doesn't waste any motion and rolls April over locking in a side headlock, April pushes up onto all fours and to one knee as Mercedes wrenches it in and then hits a hard right hand. April still pushes up and shoves Mercedes off into the ropes, April spins and hits a hard back kick to Vargas' midesection and then drops down hitting a stiff european uppercut sending Vargas stumbling back, April runs and plants her foot on Mercedes leg and hits a step up enzugiri sending Mercedes down, April pops up and then does the truffle shuffle before hitting the standing corckscrew moonsalt for a pin 1.....2....Mercedes kicks out.
April gets to her feet and calls for Vargas to get up. Vargas pulls herself up holding her injured midsection and April goes for the cradle ddt but Vargas blocks it and shoves Maddox back, Mercedes grabs a handful of Maddo'z hair and snapmares her over before hitting a stiff buzzsaw kick to the back of her skull}Terri Morasco: Wow what a stiff shot from Vargas
Vasco Dias: Is April conscious?...
{Vargas taps her foot on the ground and as Maddox stumbles to her feet she goes for the be still my heart superkick, Maddox ducks and runs through, she hits the ropes and then leaps up hitting a front dropkick to Vargas causing her to fly backwards and through the ropes to the floor, April pops up and sprints at the ropes throwing her body through them with a suicide dive onto Vargas to the floor. April gets to her feet and pulls Vargas up by her hair throwing her back first into the barricade and then rolling her back into the ring}Terri Morasco: April getting a little vicious...
Vasco Dias: Gotta do what you gotta do Terri
Terri Morasco: I suppose you're right Vasco...
{Vargas pulls herself up and April grabs the top rope from the apron for a springboard. She leaps off but Vargas ends up hitting a superkick in midair connecting to April who crumbles to the mat, Vargas pins 1....2....April kicks out. Mercedes looks a little frustrated and grabs Aprils legs wrapping her up in the red peril 2. Maddox screams in pain and reaches out to the ropes, Mercedes screams at her to just tap but Maddox crawls over to the ropes and is just able to grab the bottom rope.}Terri Morasco: I thought April was going to tap!
Vasco Dias: What heart!
{Mercedes gets angry and pulls April up by her hair harshly shoving her into the corner, April fights back with a few hard rights, stumbling on her sore legs. Mercedes goes for a clothesline and April ducks out of the way, she leaps up on Mercedes shoulders from behind hitting the reverse frankensteiner. April climbs to the top rope, her knee aching, Mercedes kicks the referee into the ropes and April falls hurting herself. Mercedes pops up and grabs April hitting the red curtain combo, Mercedes pins 1....2....3}----------------------------------------------------------
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{“The Fire” by Rev Theory starts playing on the speakers as John Barber walks out from the back. He stands on top of the ramp with a thumb hooked into his right pocket, looking out at the crowd around him. He starts walking down the ramp, slapping hands with the fans nearest to the barricade. He jogs up the ring steps, quickly ducks between the top and middle ropes, and walks over to the nearest turnbuckle. He perches on the second turnbuckle and raises both arms, looking out at the crowd with a smirk on his face.
After a few seconds, he hops down and walks across the ring and leans against the turnbuckles as he waits for the match to begin.}Terri Morasco: John Barber is a talent and has been working hard for this title shot.
Vasco Dias: But Barber got Ana Valentine beaten up...don't think Spike Kane is gonna let that lie...
{"Actions Speak Louder Than Words Do..."
The song by Celldweller, Louder than Words begins to play over the P.A. and the lights start to spazz out to the beat as Kristoff Liam Bates comes down the ramp, clutching his trademark briefcase.
"Did I really Hear you say you're sorry, hard for me to believe..."
Bates ascends the stairs, leaving his briefcase on the outside and meticulously takes off his suitcoat and tie before hopping through the ropes and cockily smiling, waiting in the corner stretching before the bell rings}Vasco Dias: Since beating Bob Pooler to unify the titles KLB has been on fire...
Terri Morasco: He has held that title with pride Vasco...
{The bell rings and Barber and KLB lock up, Barber ducks down and picks KLB up slamming him face first to the mat. He floats over KLB's body and locks in a front face headlock. KLB quickly spins out of it and grabs Barbers wrist twisting him into a hammerlock. KLB lifts his knee up and slams it into John's elbow and back. John wriggles in pain as KLB wrenches the hammerlock up. Barber gets to his knee's and turns getting out of the hammerlock, he shoves KLB back, Barber then ducks down and hits a standing switch behind KLB, KLB drops down with a drop toe hold and gets to his feet as does Barber}Vasco Dias: Technical start here...
Terri Morasco: I think KLB has the upper hand.
{They go to lock up again, KLB ducks down and ends up behind Barber, he slams his forearm into the back of Barbers head. Barber stumbles forward and turns around, he runs right into a hip toss from KLB, Barber pops up but ends up getting picked up and slammed with a double A spinebuster. KLB goes for a pin 1...2....Barber gets his shoulder up. KLB rolls from the ring and grabs a bin filled with weapons from under the ring, he rolls it in and slides in after it. Barber however gets a kendo stick first and swings at KLB hitting him in the ribs.}Vasco Dias: HERE COME THE WEAPONS....
Terri Morasco: No DQ for invictus matches...I love it
{KLB doubles over and Barber hits him with the kendo stick in the back, KLB drops down and Barber swings for KLB's head. Klb ducks and rolls forward grabbing a stop sgin, he blocks the kendo stick from barber and hits him in the stomach before slamming the stop sign into his head.KLB grabs a chair and sets it up before pulling Barber into a belly to belly suplex, Barber blocks it and goes to reverse, KLB ducks down and under before hitting a german suplex on Barber ontop of the open chair crushing it.}Terri Morrasco: Oh god!
Vasco Dias: That was brutal Terri!
Terri Morasco: This is getting out of hand
{Barber holds his back and neck and gets to his feet, KLB kicks him in the stomach and goes for the crucifix powerbomb, Barber kicks his legs and drops down, he spins around and goes for a superkick, KLB blocks it and trips Barber over locking in the texas cloverleaf!, barber can't reach the ropes. KLB wrenches it in and Barber finally taps}----------------------------------------------------------
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Terri Morasco: Well I've been looking forward to this Vasco.
Vasco Dias: Who hasn't?. This match has been six months in the making...
Terri Morasco: Amber Richards spent months calling out Jess Reed. They finally faced at Survival of the fittest and Katherine Lockehart screwed Amber.
Vasco Dias: Then the next month Angel and Amber destroyed Jess at Diamonds are forever and Jess spent months in hospital...
{"Die Young" by Kesha hits as Jess Reed walks out in some wrestling boots, tights and a tight shirt. Forgoing her usual cosplay inspired stuff to show the serious nature of this match. She high fives people on the way down to the ring and walks up the steps before raising a fist in the air.}Terri Morasco: Jess was the longest reigning Diamonds champion and still holds that record.
Vasco Dias: Yes but if you look at their matches Amber and Jess have always been close, and Amber has improved yet Jess has had a long time on the sidelines
{"Again" by Flyleaf slowly comes on the PA system, the lyrics rolling out. As the song explodes after the first verse Amber makes her way out her black hair flowing down as she throws her head back and lets out a laugh. Amber makes her way down to the ring, she runs and slides on her knee across the apron before resting her body against the ropes as the music fades out}Terri Morasco: Amber looks ready to go...
Vasco Dias: This is about retribution for her....
Terri Morasco: She wants to prove she can beat Jess without help
{The bell rings and Jess and Amber stare down. They get face to face and Amber offers a handshake, Jess looks down and goes to take her hand but stops not trusting Amber. Amber nods understanding and steps back, they go to lock up and push back against one another. Amber's slightly bulkier frame pushing Jessica backwards to the corner, the referee asks for a clean break, Amber puts her hands up and backs away, Jess looks surprised as Amber calls her out into the ring. They lock up again and Jess ducks down and hits a standing switch on Amber going behind her, she runs Amber forward into the ropes and Amber grabs the top rope slingshoting Jess back.
Amber turns around and runs at Jess who leapfrogs her, Amber comes back and Jess goes for a hiptoss, Amber blocks it and jumps and swithes going for her own hiptoss, Jess blocks it, his Amber in the stomach doubling her over, she puts her leg over Amber's head and Amber stands up causing Jess to backflip, land on her feet and then arm drags Amber across the ring, Amber sweep's Jess' legs out from under her and goes for a pin 1...2...Jess kicks out}Terri Morasco: Clean breaks?....pure wrestling?...
Vasco Dias: What the hell is this?
{Both women get to their feet and move around one another, Amber shoots in on Jess going for the legs, Jess catches Amber coming in and drops down floating around Amber's back. She grabs Amber in a side headlock, Amber stands up and drops down throwing Jess off her, she grabs Jess' arm and turns twisting into a top wristlock. Jess rolls, spins and kip's up to her feet switching the pressure causing Amber to roll forward and avoid the pain. Amber spins and gets bac to her feet as the two women have yet another stand off. The crowd clapping in appreciation. Amber looks around as does Jess and Amber nods in Jess' direction. Jess just ignores Amber and doesn't seem fazed}Vasco Dias: Amber seems to be making an effort here...
Terri Morrasco: But can you trust her?...
Vasco Dias: From what we've seen...no
{Jess and Amber square off again, this time Jess hits a low kick before they lock up, Amber holds her knee as Jess hits a low dropkick sending Amber down to one knee. Jess steps off Amber's other knee and hits a shining wizard, she goes for the pin 1.....2....Amber kicks out, Jess does the peanut butter jelly time dance and goes for the standing ssp. Amber gets her knee's up and Jess rolls away holding her ribs. Amber gets to her feet and pulls Jess up and hits a snap suplex. She rolls over into a pin 1....2...Jess kicks out, Amber again pulls Jess up, Jess slaps Amber's hands away and then leaps up hitting a jumping high kick sending Amber staggering backwards. Jess pops up and runs to the ropes, she leaps up springs backwards off the rope as Amber gets to her feet and hits an enzugiri.}Terri Morasco: Wow, can you believe that from Jess?....
Vasco Dias: She is athletic....
{Jess calls for Amber to get up, Amber rolls from the ring and walks around outside. Jess gets up a head of steam and runs at Amber looking for the suicide dive, Amber see's it coming and leaps up meeting Jess as she goes for the dive with a leaping enzugiri of her own, Jess' body spins around and she rolls around in the ring holding the side of her head. Amber gets back into the ring and calls for Jess to get up, as she does Amber hits a spear in the center of the ring and goes for the pin 1....2....Jess kicks out
Amber gets to her feet and calls for Jess to get up, as she does she goes for a superkick, Jess catches Amber's leg and spins around and down hitting the dragon screw, Amber holds her knee as Jess grabs her and sets her up for a snap suplex, she hits the first, the second and then the third of the three before popping up and climbing to the top rope. Jess leaps off going for the flipping leg drop, Amber moves at the last second and Jess lands on her ass}Vasco Dias: Oh Jess crashes and burns
Terri Morasco: She was annihilating Amber.
{Jess gets to her feet holding her lower back, Amber hits a low kick then a mid kick and spins back and around grabbing Jess going for the eat defeat, Jess kicks Amber off and runs in twisting around Amber's body going for the black widow she calls the interwebz. She locks it in, Amber seemingly can't get out as Jess pulls on Amber's shoulder.}Vasco Dias: Jess has her locked in a submission
Terri Morasco: Amber looks like she wants to tap.
{Amber powers her arm down, she spins and grabs Jess by the arm and leg before whipping her around with the bloody murder v1(paige turner), Amber goes for the pin 1...2....Jess kicks out. Amber slams her fist on the mat hard and stays on her knees breathing heavily}Terri Morasco: Amber is trying everything
Vasco Dias: Jess won't give up, Amber won't give up....I love this Terri
{Amber calls for Jess to get to her feet, as she does Amber goes for the running yakuza kick, Jess ducks out of the way, she spins Amber towards her kicking her in the stomach hitting the "Duck faced" facebreaker DDT. Amber's head bounces off the mat and Jess pulls herself back to her feet she calls for the Brainbuster, she pulls Amber up and picks her straight up in the air, Amber kicks her legs and lands straight down behind Jess, Jess dropkicks Amber out of the ring, as Amber gets up Jess sprints across the ring and throws herself over the top rope onto Amber with a flipping plancha causing the crowd to go insane}Crowd: HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT
{Jess gets to her feet and high fives a few fans as Amber shakes her head trying to clear the cobwebs and get her wits about her. Jess runs and jumps onto the barricade, she leaps off with a hurricanrana, Amber catches Jess, holds her up and then powerbombs Jess onto the ring apron!. Jess' limp body drops to the floor as Amber breathes deep still unsure of the effects from Jess's plancha moments before}Finish 1-Jess Wins{Amber pulls Jess to her feet rolling her into the ring. Amber pulls Jess to her feet and goes for the package piledriver. Jess drops down and slides under Amber before hitting a spinning knee, Jess then goes for the brainbuster again, Amber drops down, spins out of it and drops down picking Jess' leg for the Ankle Lock, Jess rolls out of it and Amber crashes face first into the top turnbuckle, Jess grabs Amber again and hits the LOLidrop(brainbuster) she pins 1.....2....3}Vasco Dias: Jess did it!..she got her revenge on Amber!
Terri Morasco: Wow what a moment!
{"Die young" hits and Jess pulls herself up exhausted, she turns to find Amber holding her head and neck getting to her feet. Amber and Jess stare down and Amber holds out her hand, Jess looks around as the crowd cheers on. Jess takes Ambers hand and they nod at one another, Amber turns to walk away but Jess holds on to her hand, Jess pulls Amber into a hug much to Amber's surprise, Amber smiles and raises Jess' hand as the crowd voices their approval. As the crowd cheer Jess let's go of Amber's hand and rolls out of the ring as Richards look at her. Jess begins to walk back up the ring and claps, pointing to Amber and encouraging people to cheer for her and applaud, leaving Amber standing alone in the ring, a little overcome by emotion as the crowd chant her name. }Terri Morasco: Wow...what a match. Jess may have won, but she sure doesn't look like the winner right now.
Vasco Dias: The crowd like humility, because they're weak...
Terri Morasco: Oh shut up Dias, this is a touching moment and true way to end a very long cycle of transformation.
{ The camera simply stays on Amber who covers her mouth with her hand, trying to remain composed but failing a little before she pulls it away and mouths "thank you". The crowd continue to applaud her as the show slowly fades to a short commercial break. }----------------------------------------------------------
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"Payback's a bitch"
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{Backstage, we see Ana Valentine pacing nervously up and down a small area in one of the hallways, she has her hands folded close over her chest and her eyes dart around as though she is worried she will be spotted. After a moment or so, footsteps coming around the corner can be heard and Ana drops her arms to her sides, her hands anxiously picking at her fingers over and over.
As he rounds the corner, Ana throws herself into the unsuspecting arms of John Barber, she throws her arms around his neck and hugs him tightly, her whole body is tense with fear as he wraps an arm around her waist and just hugs her for a long moment, bowing his face to her hair.}Ana Valentine: I thought you weren't going to come.... After last time...
{She pulls backs slightly and looks down sadly, her eyes watch her toes dig pointlessly at the concrete flooring as her cheeks flush with pink. Barber reaches out resting a hand on her arm.}John Barber: Ana... What's wrong....?
{Ana shakes her head slightly, as though second guessing her decision and takes a step back from him. John matches the step and adds another, so there are only mere inches between them... He hooks a finger under Ana's chin raising her face to look at him. She half smiles.}John Barber: Tell me... What's going on?
Ana Valentine: It-It's Michael... He... He...
John Barber: He WHAT?!
{All of a sudden Ana steps to the side as a steel chair rains down across the back of the head and neck of John Barber. He falls forward, as he tries to pull to his knees, he is met with the edge of the chair between his shoulder blades over and over.
Barber scrambles forward but Spike Kane simply steps forward, standing over John Barber he rears the chair back and smashes it over Barber's head, the shot lands so hard it bends and distorts the chair. Spike regards the chair for a moment before tossing it to the side.}Ana Valentine: He's behind you...
{Ana laughs slightly as Spike smirks at her. He turns on his foot and stomps on the back of Barber's head, his huge boot then comes down on the back of Barber's neck. Spike then steps over Barber, by stepping on him, as he passes Ana, he offers her a wink, snatching the fire extinguisher from the wall.
As Spike turns, Barber has just managed to get to a knee... Spike rushes Barber and smashes him straight in the face with the bottom of the extinguisher... Barber's face explodes in a mass of blood as the back of his head hits the wall on the way back.
Barber lies out cold, slumped against the wall. Spike then throws the Extinguisher down at Barber, it smacks him hard in the gut before rolling away.
Ana then steps forward and lands a hard kick in the ribs, she smiles and then repeats the action, causing Barber to slump all the way to the floor. As she steps back, pushing some hair from her face, Spike loops a an arm around her waist, leaning down to look over her shoulder at the carnage they have caused.}Ana Valentine: Say hi to Gravedigger for me, wont you John?
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Alison Valance: The following contest is the Joker in the pack ladder match. The winner will be awarded a contract for an Imperial title shot whenever they choose
{The lights shut off as the start of Archie Wilson's "this fire burns" comes on, white strobe lights flash with the drum beat of the opening untill....
YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHH!
Alison Valance: Coming to the ring first, standing six foot tall from Dallas Texas, Alex Jones
A spotlight shines on the entranceway. Alex Jones emerges wearing a black hoodie with a white dallas cowboy styled star on the back, a COD Ghosts face mask wrapped around his face. He walks down to the ring and leaps onto the apron sliding across it before getting into the ring and leaping onto the second rope instigating the crowd. He jumps down and runs to the opposite corner and does the same as the music dies down.}Terri Morasco: Since returning Alex Jones has been amazing.
Vasco Dias: He has indeed. The guy came back from a knee injury and has been a welcome addition...
{"Hail to the king" starts up as Spike Kane makes his way from the back, he walks past the fans ignoring them getting down to the ring past the rows of ladders, he slides into the ring and walks around as he and Alex eye one another down. Alex gets in Spike's face and the officials have to separate them}Terri Morasco: Having these two come out one after the other was horrible planning
Vasco Dias: They need to fire that production assistant
{The intro of "Immortal" starts playing, as smoke starts to well up at the top of the stage. When the drums and guitar kick in, Xavier pops out of the floor, hair dripping wet. He looks around in a daze for a moment, looking towards the crowd getting a mixed reaction. He takes a few steps forward, taking a deep inhale before marching down to the ring, slamming his hand onto his chest.}
Alison Valance: "Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, coming to you from Lexington, Virginia....He stands at Six Feet...three inches, weighing in at Two-Hundred, and Thirty One pounds. Xavier.......CROOOOOSSSS!"
{Cross stares at the ring for a second before marching up the steps, looking around he doesn’t enter through the apron but climbs the outside of the turnbuckle, standing tall as he looks around the arena a grin on his face. He slaps his chest three times before hopping into the ring. He kisses his middle and index finger, pointing them to the sky, before looking down, crossing each wrist to make an X, he slowly raises his arms up. Each post shoots a pyro cannon perpendicular to each other, creating a flaming X for a moment.}
{Xavier moves to the corner, pulling himself on top of the turnbuckle, adjusting the tape on his wrists, waiting for the bell to ring and the match to begin.}Vasco Dias: Xavier Cross is another member of the age of X along with Spike....
Terri Morasco: Could you imagine if one of them one this and then Angel beat Malaki?
{Smoke filters up from the exit to the back. The song begins, blasting right out of the gate. Falcon emerges from the smoke as the dual guitars blast sonic waves into the arena. He runs to the left on the stage, throwing his hands up, urging the crowd to their feet. He runs back to the right, feeling the energy and feeding off it. More gestures, the crowd is near frenzied by this point. He runs back to the center, then down the ramp. Sliding nimbly into the ring, moving to the corner and leaping from the canvas to the top turnbuckle. He drops down, moving to the ropes on no particular side, and standing on them, half on the bottom, half on the middle, arm raised in the devil horns. He turns from the ropes, getting ready for the match.}Vasco Dias: Listen to the crowd reaction to Falcon Terri...
Terri Morasco: It would be a dream for Falcon to win this and then Angel to be the champion, Falcon vs Angel?...that is PPV quality right there...
{"Cult of Personality" by Living Colour hits the sound system as Mike Laszlo walks out onto the stage, the new-look Man of Steel Title around his waist, followed by Alexis Caffrey, to a favored reaction from the crowd. Surveying those who cheer, a smirk comes over his face as he heads for the ring with a slow confident walk, slapping hands with some fans along the isle who outstretch their hands, Alexis by his side.}
Alison: Making his way to the ring, accompanied to the ring by Alexis Caffrey, from Cleveland, Ohio, weighing 237 pounds, the IWF Man of Steel Champion…MIIIIKE LASZLOOOOO!
{The two get to the end of the ramp before Mike lifts Alexis onto the apron. She enters the ring as Mike rolls in under the bottom rope. He climbs the nearest corner and shows off his belt, high in the air, amassing a magnitude of cheers. He jumps down and goes to the opposite corner and does the same, garnering the same reaction. With a smile on his face he jumps down and backs into the corner, twirling his wrists as he gets ready for the match}Vasco Dias: Mike Laszlo has been longing to break through the glass ceiling
Terri Morasco: He tries hard and has been successful. The difference between a great wrestler and a legend is that world title...
{A red mist hits the entranceway as the lights dim to a blood red all around the arena as "Requiem for a Dream" begins to play. Slowly the figure of Sephiroth steps out from behind the curtain with a glass chalice filled with a blood red liquid in one hand and his trademark cane in the other. Slowly he walks down to the ring head down occasionally sipping from his glass. He walks to the ring steps and slowly climbs sipping his chalice once more before wiping his feet and stepping in the ring. He does not pose instead setting the cane and chalice in the corner and removing his coat before handing it to a ring attendant before turning and waiting for the match to begin.}Terri Morasco: Sephiroth is the dark horse in this, talented and can win but he has had an up and down few months
Vasco Dias: He has but we all want him to succeed.
{The bell rings and Spike and Xavier go right for Falcon, Alex goes for Spike but is cut off by Seph who comes in with a right hand, meanwhile Laszlo slides from the ring and grabs a ladder, Spike turns to see Laszlo and runs baseball sliding the ladder into Laszlo's ribs, Laszo goes down in pain as Spike grabs his long blond hair laying in right hands. Cross throws Falcon over the top rope to the floor and Seph throws Alex into the corner. Seph stomps Alex down as Cross joins Spike outside the ring in beating down Laszlo. Falcon leaps over the barricade and runs through the fans before leaping up off the barricade back to ringside flipping onto Spike and Cross who were beating Laszlo. The crowd goes nuts as Laszlo looks around confused.}Vasco Dias: Holy crap!
Terri Morasco: Falcon already throwing his body around
{Seph swings at Alex who ducks down, runs out of the corner and stops before throwing his body back hitting a pele kick to Sephs face. Alex looks up and runs at the ropes before leaping in between the top and middle ropes with a suicide dive onto Xavier Cross who had just gotten up from the flip from Falcon. Laszlo sets a ladder up in between the barricade and the ring Spike slides in and is met with a right hand from Seph, Seph goes for a suplex, spike blocks it and hits Seph in the ribs and then hits a snap suplex of his own. Falcon grabs a ladder and slides it into the ring only to be met with a hard right hand from Spike. Spike then goes to Suplex Falcon on the ladder, Falcon flips over and then drops down on the other side of the ladder pulling Spike's neck down with a neckbreaker onto the cold steel.}Terri Morasco: OUCH!
Vasco Dias: That could of broken Spike's neck!
{Alex Jones slides back into the ring and from the side Laszlo gets in to, Alex runs and leaps at Laszlo but Laszlo catches Alex and picks him up and straight back down with a spinebuster, Alex's body bouncing off the mat, Cross slides in the ring with a ladder and runs at Falcon slamming it into him from the front, Xavier then turns and Alex and Laszlo who were now up duck under the ladder shot, Seph however isn't as lucky as the vampire gets hit in the face causing him to fall from the ring to the floor. Spike has to throw his body back to avoid the wild ladder swings from Cross. Laszlo tries to get to Xavier who slams the ladder against Mike's face, Mike stumbles back and out of the ring.
Alex runs and jumps up hitting a hard front dropkick to the ladder slamming it into cross' ribs, Alex spins and gets to his feet coming face to face with Spike, the crowd starts clapping their hands, stamping their feet and yelling and chanting. Alex and Spike circle one another as Alex grits his teeth as Spike smirks arrogantly. Then they explode, the two former friends grab one another and unleash with hard right hands, Alex shoves Spike back and goes for a high kick, Spike grabs Alex's leg and Alex leaps up with the opposite kneeing Spike in the face, but Spike holds onto Alex's leg, then from behind Falcon leaps up and dropkicks them both over the top rope out of the ring}Terri Morasco: Falcon with a two for one special!
Vasco Dias: I don't think Spike or Alex expected that.
{Falcon pulls one of the ladders up off the mat and sets it up, he goes to climb but gets hit by Seph from behind, Seph climbs up the ladder after disposing of Falcon, Laszlo comes in and climbs up the other side, both men get to the top of the ladder and start fighting, meanwhile Cross climbs up behind Laszlo and Falcon behind Seph. Spike Kane gets to the top rope and leaps off with a crossbody to the ladder sending it crashing down with all four men to the mat with Laszlo and Seph crashing to the floor and Spike landing ribs first on the ladder grimacing in pain}Crowd: THIS IS AWESOME *CLAP CLAP CLAPCLAPCLAP* THIS IS AWESOME *CLAP CLAP CLAPCLAPCLAP*
Vasco Dias: Spike Kane takes out four other men and almost takes out himself
{Outside the ring Alex has Seph by a handful of his long blond hair he lays in some hard right hands before laying Seph on the ladder bridge, Alex grabs a chair and smashes it down onto Sephs ribs. Alex turns and moves just in time as Falcon comes off the top rope with a swanton onto seph snapping the steel ladder in two, Alex stands there shocked as Falcon and Seph lay in a broken heap at ringside.}Crowd: HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT
Terri Morasco: I....I can't believe this
Vasco Dias: Falcon is insane Terri
Terri Morasco: I'm just chocked..Alex is shocked..the crowd is shocked
{Inside the ring Cross and Spike get to their feet and turn their attention to Laszlo who is pulling himself back up outside the ring, they slide out and Laszlo looks at them both. He smirks and then gives them the double bird to the amusement of the crowd. Laszlo starts fighting both Cross and Spike off with hard right and lefts hands striking anything that will move. Cross ducks a left and tackles Laszlo into the barricade striking wildly with hard rights of his own to his ribs. Spike comes over the top with the bloody sunday brogue kick sending Laszlo into the crowd.}Terri Morasco: Laszlo fought valiantly there
Vasco Dias: He did...but Spike and Cross were too much
{Spike and Cross turn their attention to Falcon, Spike whips him at Cross who hits a spear before beating into Falcon with hard right hands. Meanwhile Laszlo is getting to his feet as the crowd moves out of his way. Alex has a different idea however and springboards off the top rope over ringside and the barricade flipping onto Laszlo in the crowd who instantly erupt into cheers. Spike and Cross both get ladders and slide them into the ring. They then both go to clib the ladders side by side. As they get to the top they look at one another awkwardly. Seph slides in and pushes both ladders, Cross gets down and hits Seph with a right hand and again and again, Spike jumps down and they double team Seph. Cross kicks Seph in the ribs and stomps him down as Spike slides out of the ring setting up a table.
Xavier kicks Seph out of the ring under the bottom rope., Alex slides onto the apron and gets ready to hit Spike with the running punt kick, Alex runs but gets blindsided by Xavier who spears Alex through the ropes through the table. Spike stares at Cross and Alex before sliding back in the ring, Spike goes to climb the ladder but Laszlo and Falcon grabs Spike from behind and start beating him down, They grab Spike and hit a double suplex onto the ladder on the mat causing Spike to hold his back in pain. Falcon then kicks Laszlo in the stomach and hits the aerial spike}Terri Morasco: Falcon is the last man standing!
Vasco Dias: Go Falcon get that contract!
{Falcon starts to climb the ladder. Meanwhile Alex and Cross get to their feet outside the ring, Seph comes over and hits Cross, Falcon looks down on the ladder at the three men below him and leaps off down onto Alex, Seph and Cross. Spike and Laszlo pull themselves up and go at one another. Spike hits some hard right hands and kicks Laszlo in the stomach going for his version of the Canadian destroyer, Laszlo blocks it and then trows Spike over his shoulder, Spike lands and spins around right into a cutter from Laszlo.}Vasco Dias: Oh Laszlo with a great move there.
Terri Morasco: Laszlo could go for the contract....
{Mike looks at the ladders side by side and starts climbing. Cross gets in the ring and pulls Spike up as they both go for Laszlo, the pull Mike down and Cross hits the Nazi hunter. Spike turns to get kicked in the face from a flying Falcon and then Alex Jones flies off the top rope onto Xavier Cross. All four men get to their feet and start brawling with Cross going for a nazi hunter on Alex, Alex blocks it and runs forward leaping up with an AJ guri directed at Spike, Spike ducks and hits Falcon instead, Alex gets to his feet and gets a kick to the stomach from Spike and then the thunderstruck!(stunner) Alex bounces and flips back off his shoulder out of the ring}Vasco Dias: These guys are going to end up killing one another!
Terri Morasco: I can't believe what I am witnessing here right now.
{ Spike then gets up and with a recovering Cross manages to beat down Falcon who was preparing to strike again, leaving them as the only two men left standing. Each of the begins to nod to each other and they slide out of the ring, lifting up the apron and pulling out some table much to the absolute delight of the audience. They slide the apparatus into the ring and begin to unfold them, placing them side by side as they pick up a large ladder, which they set up just besides the tables. Taking some time to stomp on Seph the pair do their best to keep the vampire down. }Vasco Dias: Well this doesn't look like it's going to end well for somebody.
Terri Morasco: What on earth do these two have in mind!?
{ Suddenly, the pair notice a recovering Alex has begun to climb the ladders and is a rush the pair of them begin to climb up awkwardly side by side, struggling one another. They reach the top and begin to try to push each other off as Alex clutches the ladder as it shakes. Spike and Xavier turn and stare back at Alex as Mike and Falcon both rush towards the ladders themselves and leap into the air, grabbing a hold of the pair who they rip from the ladders, leaving all four mean to plummet backwards, directly towards the tables set up below. Flashbulbs erupt as the four men crash through the wood as the sickening noise resonates through the whole arena, leaving a heap of chaos. The crowd leap to their feet and rush forward as chants of "Holy Shit" wash across the arena and the officials rush to check on the men. }Terri Morasco: Jesus! Those men must be broken in God damn half! This is surreal!
Vasco Dias: Are they ok? I don't think any of them have moved!
Terri Morasco: Hey... wait, Vasco, look!
{ As the focus is rightly on all the men suddenly the camera pans back to the ladder to reveal the face of a shell shocked Alex Jones clung perilously to the structure. Suddenly the noise levels begin to raise as Alex slowly looks up, realising that he is complete unopposed. With every inch of strength left in his body Alex begins to climb and the crowd get louder, willing him on. Alex finally reaches the top of the ladder and begins to reach out, the pain in his face telling it's own story as his fingertips cause the contract to swing precariously back and forth. Moments pass before with one last boost of effort Alex reaches up and clasps his hands around the prize, unhooking it and clutching it to his chest. Alex Jones has won the first ever Joker in the Pack! The crowd goes nut as Alex sits on top of the ladder and begins to weep uncontrollably. }Vasco Dias: He did it! The crazy son of a bitch actually did it!
Terri Morasco: What a moment for that man, one which just might help erase those demons of one year ago. This was a sensational match, all of these men should be proud of their accomplishments.
{ Alex's music blasts through the pa system as he continues to sob into the contract, his eyes screwed shit as the crowd goes absolutely wild for him. The camera pans out to reveal Alex Jones sat atop the world with chaos all around him, paramedics rush to check on the other men as the debris is slowly shifted out of the way. The noise levels inside the arena are defeaning as we slowly fade on the shot of Alex Jones atop the ladder, basking humbly in the aura of his achievement. }----------------------------------------------------------
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{The lights lower and a purple spotlight shines on the stage. Oteps "seduce and destroy" comes over the speakers, Ana Valentine makes her way out, the IWF Diamonds championship around her waist. She makes her way down to the ring very slowly getting past the fans. Ana leaps up onto the ring apron and as the song blasts into a harder part, Ana throws her arms out and lets out a scream before getting into the ring. She straps the Diamonds title and holds it up in the air as the song dies down}Vasco Diaz: Say what you like about Ana Valentine... There is no denying she is a dominant force in the Diamond's Division.
Terri Monasco: Something has happened to Ana lately and whilst it may help her in the ring... She's not making any friends backstage....
Vasco Diaz: Well, you know what they say Terri - it's lonely at the top.
{The lights in the arena go down to a blue hue and purple smoke begins to fill the entrance way as the banging drums of "Apex Predator" by Otep resound throughout the arena, the sirens and the lyrics introduce Eternity to the audience and as the adults boo, the children seem to fear the shadowy woman who is wearing a black hat and a veil with her head bowed as she walks down the ramp. She stops in the middle of the ramp and takes a bow, taking her veiled black 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 accompanied by the chorus. She slides under the bottom rope into the ring and when she reaches the center, she transitions into a skip, over to the turnbuckle where she hangs her hat on a ring post, patting it. She then skips to the middle of the ring and gets down on one knee, a leg outstretched behind her, as she looks heavenward and raises an arm in front of her, her hand reaching towards the sky. This gesture now triggers the lights to slowly be raised back up to normal levels as her music starts also to fade away.}Terri Monasco: And here is someone who knows all about loneliness..
Vasco Diaz: Eternity earned her place in this match tonight...
Terri Monasco: And she's made no secret of the fact she isn't happy about the stipulations...
Vasco Diaz: Would YOU want to go one on one with a chair wielding Ana Valentine...?
Terri Monasco: I wouldn't exactly be keen to go one on one with either of these ladies Vasco....
{The official holds out her hand to take the belt from Ana, who unfastens it and turns to hand it to the official, before plowing the faceplate straight into the nose of Eternity. Eternity stumbles back from the impact and Ana is quick to rush her, forcing her into the corner Ana jumps a foot on either side, second ropes and grinds the belt into the face of Eternity, rearing back to smash Eternity in the face again, Eternity gets a knee up and into the gut of Ana, before shoving her back off the ropes onto her ass.}Terri Monasco: And hardcore rules already coming into play....
Vasco Diaz: They haven't even called the bell yet!
{The official tosses the title belt under the bottom rope to a waiting assistant and then calls for the bell to start the match. Eternity is on Ana, straddling her chest she grabs handfuls of her hair and repeatedly pounds the back of Ana's head into the canvas. Ana grabs at the hands of Eternity, scratching the surface of her skin with her nails.. After a few moments, Ana manages to break the skin of Eternity's hands.... Eternity releases Ana and jumps up, shaking off her hand as a few scarlet drops of blood trickle down to her fingers.
Ana takes the distraction time to get to her feet, she shakes off the cobwebs and charges Eternity again as Eternity turns, Ana connects with a strong spear and takes Eternity into the ropes, shoving her entire midsection through the rope breaks. Ana turns and twists a top and middle rope around the wrist of Eternity, trying to secure her in place, but Eternity rears back and head-butts Ana hard into the side of her head, sending her a couple of steps back.
Ana seems to bounce back, making to charge Eternity again, but Eternity ducks Ana and uses her shoulder to send Ana over the top rope and crashing to the floor outside. Eternity takes her time skipping around the official before she slides out of the ring to stand over Ana, who is still lying face down on the mats outside the ring.}Vasco Diaz: Ana needs to get up... NOW!!
Terri Monasco: Eternity has quickly taken the upper-hand but don't discount Ana just yet...
{As Eternity bears down on Ana, she kicks up, landing her boot into the stomach of Eternity. Ana is to her feet, as the kick forces Eternity to step off... Ana then charges Eternity, landing hard lefts and rights she then grabs Eternity by the wrists and spins her out into a short armed clothesline taking her down hard. Ana rears back and lets out a scream as the fans boo, she turns and blows a kiss to a few in the front row before she turns back to Eternity, gathering her up to her - Ana then pulls Eternity out into a Arm Trap DDT which lands them both down hard on the steel steps.
Eternity takes the brunt of the blow and folds down to the floor whilst Ana staggers away, cradling her left side ribs for a moment, before she runs at Eternity, who is pulling up to a knee, Ana stomps on the back of Eternity's neck, pushing her face first down to the floor. Ana then grinds the toes of her boot into the back of Eternity's head... Forcing her face down into the floor.
Ana's attention is drawn by a large, sweaty man in a dirty old cowboy hat sat in the front row - his "Alex Jones" shirt doesn't quite cover his sunburnt red protruding beer belly, resting on it and grasped by a sausage fingered hand is a red throwaway cup, the redneck is spitting his chewing tobacco into... The man is leaning over the barrier and booing Ana loudly, calling her a few choice words...}Vasco Diaz: Uh oh - someone seems to have gotten Ana's attention...
{Ana leans over the barrier and gets in the mans face, as the man yells back, Ana pulls back her nose turning up in disgust at the stink of the tobacco in his mouth. She grabs the cup from his hand and turns on her heel, tossing the contents of the cup into the face of Eternity who had been moving up behind her!!
Strands of spit and tobacco mat in Eternity's hair almost immediately as she shrieks in disgust, wiping the disgusting mess from her face. Ana laughs and nods approvingly at the mess before her.}Terri Monasco: I... I think I am going to throw up...
{Enraged by the assault, Eternity charges at Ana and the two women begin to exchange blows... Causing Ana to back up slightly they exchange hits with each other, moving further towards the back as they make it about half way up the ramp.
Eternity then nails Ana with a hard kick to the stomach and lands a DDT, driving Ana's face into the steel ramp.. Eternity leaves Ana lying on the ramp and jumps down the side, running up the aisle way she grabs what appears to be a discarded boom mic, before jumping back up onto the ramp... She then proceeds to beat Ana with the stick end of the boom mic, across her back like you would usually see a kendo stick being used.
Ana screams in pain and pushes away, Eternity misses a couple of shots and Ana gets to her feet, smashing Eternity in the face with a spinning heel kick, the move is somewhat dulled though, as Ana connects with the fluffy end of the mic and shoves that into the face of Eternity. Who then throws the mic to the side and rears back laughing, wiping the last remnants of the cup from her face.}Vasco Diaz: These ladies are not pulling any punches...
Terri Monasco: And the fun is just getting started.
{Ana gets the jump on Eternity and hits her with the Valentine's Bow right onto the hard steel of the ramp! The official has caught up with them now and Ana crawls over to Eternity, hooking a leg...
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Eternity kicks out. Ana slams her hand down but bounces up to her feet, almost immediately, Eternity is on her feet too. Ana smiles slightly and Eternity cocks her head to the side confused before Ana takes off running, she jumps off the side of the ramp at a low point and takes off running up the side of the stage, after taking a moment to get over the shock, Eternity makes chase after Ana...}Terri Monasco: Gotta love old school Hardcore rules Vasco...
Vasco Diaz: Indeed - and that official needs to keep on her toes!
{Ana grabs a piece of scaffolding under the stage and uses it to swing around and jump up, wrapping her legs around Eternity's head, she flips them both into a makeshift moonsault, landing Eternity down on the hard concrete beneath the stage. Ana is up on her feet first and she grabs handfuls of Eternity's hair before driving her face first into the same scaffolding pole.
Ana smashes Eternity into the pole over and over, she hits a spot and Eternity's nose pops, blood cascades out and Ana tosses Eternity to one side, wiping Eternity's blood from her hand down her shirt, she is so busy doing this, she doesn't see the leap elbow shot that Eternity nails her jaw with, sending Ana back into the scaffolding pole, Eternity then repeatedly smashes the back of Ana's head into it - Ana barely retaining consciousness.}Terri Monasco: This is a blood bath!!
{Eternity disappears further under the stage for a moment, before emerging with a long red electrical cable, that had been rolled up as surplus and stored. Eternity unravels the cable, she then grabs Ana's wrists and binds them above her head around the pole, securing Ana in place. As Ana begins to shake the cobwebs, she attempts to struggle free from Eternity's actions.
Ana manages and couple of kicks to Eternity's side and legs, but her hands are already bound and when she tries to pull forward, her shoulder wrench and it causes her to pull back, screaming in pain at near dislocating a shoulder with sheet force. Eternity cackles and claps her head together before she begins to circle Ana, her movements start slow but grow in speed...
Eternity then jumps, wrapping her legs around Ana she pulls Ana's head into a lock and yanks upwards, using the power in her legs to put Ana's own weight against her, straightening her back and almost literally chocking the life from the bound Ana Valentine... Eternity pulls harder again and Ana begins to choke and couch, writhing against the form of Eternity who has her body scissor locked against Ana.
Ana manages to thrash just enough to break Eternity's lock and Eternity falls back, smashing her head against a second pole as she goes down. Eternity appears to be out, but so does Ana, both women panting, eyelids fluttering as they try to regain some strength....}Vasco Diaz: Ana needs to figure a way out of that cable...
Terri Monasco: And before Eternity comes back from that fall..
{Somehow, Ana's hands get free and she drops to her knee for a moment before pulling up... She begins to half run, half limp back down the aisle and towards the ring, panting heavily as she moves. The official stands in the aisle as a way-between before Eternity rolls onto her stomach, tenderly pushing herself up.
Ana glances back and sees Eternity beginning to follow without thinking she throws herself up onto the ramp, rolling to her feet she runs in a half circle and launches herself off the stage, hitting Eternity with a frog splash as she careens through the air, before landing across the body of Eternity. Both women hit the concrete hard, but Ana manages to stumble to her feet once more, making her way towards the ring in a haphazard fashion.
Appearing to be a little too dazed to find the right direction, Ana then instead turns and starts walking up the ramp, to a chorus of boos. She turns, as she reaches the top of the stage and looks out at the fans, unsure if it is her, or Eternity they are booing... She then disappears behind the curtain for a moment...
During this time, Eternity has gotten mostly to her feet and is staggering her way up the ramp after Ana, she cups her hand to her mouth, calling Ana like you would call a lost little puppy, breaking into fits of laughter between the calls. As Eternity reaches the top of the ramp and stands on the stage, there is still no sign of Ana from behind the curtain....}Terri Monasco: Uh...?
Vasco Diaz: Has Ana had enough?!
{Suddenly, a large silver trash can explodes over the head of Eternity, the thing crumples on impact and Eternity crumples with it, lying flat out on the stage... Ana then disapers back behind the curtain for a moment. When she reappears, she is dragging a ladder behind her. Ana takes a moment or so to set the ladder up, the actions cost her though as Eternity begins to stir..
Ana begins to climb the ladder, as she does so, Eternity gets to her feet and begins to climb the other side of the ladder. The ladder moves slightly under the weight of the two women who are pulling their exhausted bodies to the top... Ana reaches the top first and leans over, trying to grab at Eternity whilst screaming at her...
Ana manages a handful of Eternity's hair, but Eternity pulls her shoulder down and flips, actually pulling Ana from the ladder, she flips Ana over her head and sends her crashing several feet down onto the steel stage which buckles from the impact with her spine! The crowd begin to chant and noise levels rise up dramatically.
Ana lies motionless, on her back, eyes closed in the middle of the stage. Eternity begins to descend the ladder, reaching the last few runs she jumps down and with a smile, skips over to Ana, she then stands, one foot on either of Ana's shoulders as the official drops down for the pin
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3...}Vasco Diaz: Eternity has done it!! Eternity is the new Diamond's Champion!!
Terri Monasco: This is a dream recognized for Eternity... But someone needs to check on Ana...
{Eternity is handed the belt and she turns, kissing the faceplate... She then turns her back to Ana and holds the belt high above her head, a huge smile on her face as a purple light shines down on her.
Meanwhile, medics have rushed from backstage and are now checking on Ana Valentine, who is still not moving. There are a few worried faces on show as the camera focuses on the crumpled metal beneath Ana which tells you everything you need to know about the force of her impact with the stage as we fade out to a commercial break. }----------------------------------------------------------
w/ Roberto Verona vs w/ Simon de Montfort
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{The somber tones of "Sail" by DevilDriver hit the PA as the arena is plunged into darkness. An "X" burning in black and white tones is displayed on the screen as a lone spot light appears on the stage just as the song starts to kick into gear, Angel stands there with his back to the crowd, his arms out in the mock Christ pose. Angel turns to face the crowd and they erupt into a chorus of boos as he sneers and heads to the ring in step with the song. Angel walks up the steps and quickly climbs up the ropes on the outside, he throws out his arms and tosses his coat to the side as he stands on the top rope, arms out stretched and the arena is blinded in light.. Angel jumps down and waits for the match to start as the music comes to a stop.}Vasco Dias: Arguably the match we have all been waiting for, the Imperial Championship Match!
Terri Morasco: We’ve been waiting for this match up for two solid months, ever since Angel won the Roulette and Malaki won the belt.
Vasco Dias: Angel has been on a tear through the roster ever since as has Malaki, these two are real life super powers about to clash over the biggest prize in all of professional wrestling.
Terri Morasco: And I’m sure they won’t disappoint but you have to wonder if Malaki is at all worried about the sheer numbers that back up Angel or the fact that not just the belt but the fate of the whole IWF rests on the shoulders of one of these two men.
Vasco Dias: I’m sure he’s only thinking about one thing, victory.
{ "Warrior" by Disturbed blasts out of the speaker as Joey Leroux and Malaki Toala step out from behind the curtains to a chorus of abuse which phases neither man. Malaki stands still as Joey walks confidently and cock-surely a few feet away before he begins to perform the Siva Tau Samoan war dance before letting out a large roar as pyro explodes either side of him. Marching down to the ring with intent Joey psyches up the big man whilst arrogantly trading insults with the crowd on their way to the ring. As they reach the apron Malaki lifts himself up as he climbs into the ring whilst Joe begins to circle clapping and both psyching and winding up the crowd. }Vasco Dias: You can feel the tension between these two, the animosity, the sheer hatred just bubbling off of them.
Terri Morasco: I think we are about to see a match for the ages.
{ The bell sounds and Angel explodes right out of the corner and slams into Malaki with a big time splash into the corner. Angel throws some violent left and rights as Malaki tries to cover up and block the offense but Angel doesn’t relent as he goes for kicks to the mid section now. Angel grabs him by the hair but Malaki throws him off and hits a powerful clothes line! Angel ups up and looks for a right hand but Malaki turns and catches Angel and lifts him high up into the air for a big atomic drop! Malaki then hits a big clothes line to the back of Angel’s head! }Vasco Dias: Angel went a different way than he usually does and came right out the gate with some offense but it doesn’t look to be paying off.
Terri Morasco: Malaki is a big powerful man, Angel needs to be more calculated than that.
{ Angel grabs onto the ropes as Malaki looks for the boot and Angel ducks and hangs Malaki up on the ropes. Angel connects with a GENECIDE KICK! Muru falls over the ropes and onto the apron. Angel runs across the ring and bounces off the rope, he comes back and hand stands onto the top rope then twists and swings his feet down hard onto the chest of Malaki who is on the apron! Angel then drops an elbow across the chest of Malaki on the apron! }Vasco Dias: WOW! Spoke to soon as Angel hits some innovative offense.
Terri Morasco: Yeah I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before.
{ Angel pulls Malaki off the apron and stands him up and rams a elbow into the side of his face one after the other before sending him into the ring post! Angel runs after him and drop kicks him into the post! }Vasco Dias: Now here comes the brutal Angel we all know.
{ Angel grabs Malaki by the hair but the big man fires off an elbow into the mouth of Angel and spins around with a clothes line that lays him out on the floor! Malaki turns and lets out a loud yell before backing off as Angel slowly gets to his feet. Angel turns as Malaki runs down the length of the ring and slams into Angel picking him up off the floor and crashing into the guard rails with a wicked spear that knocks down the rails and leaves both men now laying in the crowd! }Vasco Dias: DID YOU SEE THAT!?
Terri Morasco: What a crazy powerful spear!
Vasco Dias: Malaki is pound for pound one of the strongest men I’ve ever had the pleasure of seeing inside the ring.
{ Malaki is up and the crowd is going wild. }Vasco Dias: As you may or may not know this match is to a pin fall or submission, there will be no count outs.
Terri Morasco: The night must end with a definitive champion.
{ Malaki rips Angel up off the ground and throws him hard back toward the ring and into the ring post. Malaki runs after him and looks to drive his face into the post with a boot but Angel moves out of the way and Malaki kicks the post! Angel grabs his leg and hits a dragon screw and sends Malaki into the ring apron hard! Angel pulls up Malaki’s leg and kicks him hard in the back of the knee several times before dragging him backward and throwing his leg into the ring post! Angel does it two more times before the referee jumps out of the ring and stops him. The referee checks on Malaki but Angel boots him hard in the chest and pulls him up to his feet. Malaki hits a big exploding European upper cut that sends Angel reeling and Malaki grabs him for a big sit out power bomb on the arena floor! Malaki is up and grabs the padding and rips it up as the referee argues with him. }Vasco Dias: Looks like Malaki is about to get extreme.
{ Malaki picks Angel up and looks for a big power bomb! HE HITS IT AND ANGEL BOUNCES OFF THE CONCRETE! }Vasco Dias: OH MY GOD!
Terri Morasco: Malaki is laying the game at Angel’s level and the crowd is loving it!
{ The referee forces Malaki back as he then checks on Angel. Malaki looks damn proud of himself as the crowd cheers for him. }Vasco Dias: It looks like Angel wants to keep going, the referee is issuing a warning but I don’t think either men care.
{ Angel is slow to his feet and Malaki hits a big running boot! Angel is laid out and Malaki pulls him up and throws him into the ring. Angel staggers up to his feet and Malaki turns him around and pulls him up for the SUPLEX POWERSLAM! He covers. ONE! TWO! KICK OUT! }Vasco Dias: Angel just got the shoulder up.
Terri Morasco: We’re still in the first ten minutes of this match and both men have dished out a ton of damage.
Vasco Dias: And both are still going.
{ Malaki gets up and heads across the ring. He gets down and looks to set up another spear as Angel slowly gets to his feet. Malaki explodes out of the corner at Angel who just moves and sends Malaki flying shoulder first into the RING POST! Angel then pulls him out of the corner and hits the Revelations Back Stabber! Angel covers. ONE! TWO! KICK OUT! }Vasco Dias: He kicked out!
Terri Morasco: Amazing!
{ Angel rolls out of the ring and grabs a hold of Malaki by both ankles, he pulls back hard and splits Malaki against the ring post! }Vasco Dias: Angel just crushed the family jewels!
{ Angel then proceeds to lock Malaki into a figure four while hanging off the ring post!!!! }Vasco Dias: Angel has him locked into a figure four! That’s the same leg he stacked earlier!
Terri Morasco: He’s chopping the big man down.
{ The referee is screaming for Angel to let go as Malaki lets out a loud yell in the ring and pounds the mat and grabs at the ropes. The referee makes his count and reaches four before Angel lets go. }Vasco Dias: Angel released the hold but the damage may have already been done.
{ The referee checks on Malaki as Angel locks him into the figure four again while hanging off the ring post!!!! }Vasco Dias: AGAIN!!!!
{ The referee is right out of the ring and counts. ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! Angel lets go and receives his final warning. }Vasco Dias: Angel is treading thing ice.
Terri Morasco: He’s also weakened the big man quite a bit.
Vasco Dias: He’s playing to win, that’s for sure.
{ Angel rolls into the ring and pulls up Malaki’s leg and kicks him several times in the back of the knee and then slams his leg hard into the mat. Angel pulls the leg back up and locks him into the figure four in the center of the ring! }Vasco Dias: AND AGAIN!
Terri Morasco: He’s looking to completely destroy the knee of Malaki!
Vasco Dias: And secure himself the Imperial title.
{ Malaki fights hard and after several long agonizing minutes he grabs the ropes and the referee breaks the hold. Angel pops up to his feet with a smirk on his face. Malaki uses the ropes to slowly pull him self up to his feet but Angel comes off the ropes and drives a shoulder into the leg of Malaki! }Vasco Dias: Angel chops him down again!
{ Angel stomps the leg several times and then drags Malaki into the center of the ring and locks him once more into a figure four! }Terri Morasco: How much more can Malaki take!?
Vasco Dias: It can’t be much.
{ Malaki is gripping his hair as Angel screams for him to tap out. Malaki drops back and slams his arms down and with everything he has he starts to roll Angel over! Malaki reverses the hold and Angel quickly lets go as Malaki crawls away. }Vasco Dias: Very smart thinking on Malaki’s part.
{ Angel is up as Malaki uses the ropes to stand. Angel charges him but Malaki drops a shoulder and back drops Angel over the top rope and crashing down onto the exposed concrete of the arena floor! Malaki then drops down. }Vasco Dias: OH MY GOD!
Terri Morasco: These two are literally killing each other.
Vasco Dias: And it’s all for the Imperial Championship.
{ Malaki rubs at his leg as Angel lays sprawled out on the floor. Malaki starts to get up and tries to shake his leg loose and then climbs out after Angel. }Vasco Dias: He’s got to be careful out there. That’s Angel’s play ground.
{ Malaki reaches for him but Angel punts him in the jaw. Angel is quick to his feet and looks for the Revelations but Malaki grabs Angel’s legs and instead swings him hard into the ring post! Malaki then lifts him up into the air by his legs and grabs him by the throat before slamming him down onto the exposed floor! }Vasco Dias: Malaki is a pure power house!
Terri Morasco: Absolutely, it’s amazing how he’s powering through the pain.
{ Malaki is favoring his leg as he pulls Angel up and rolls him into the ring. }Vasco Dias: We could be reaching the end of the match.
Terri Morasco: Neither man can have much left.
{ Malaki is back in and lines up the Hospital Pass, he takes off for Angel who starts to get up but Angel turns and drop kicks him right in the hurt leg and sends Malaki flipping onto his back! }Vasco Dias: OH!
{ Angel is slow to get to his feet and he pulls Malaki up and pushes him into the corner. Angel runs in with a shining wizard and looks for the Heaven’s Fury bull dog but Malaki instead throws his hips and German suplexs Angel head first into the turn buckles! }Vasco Dias: Nice reversal but both men seem to be out of it now.
Terri Morasco: They’ve really ripped into each other here and neither seems to get much of an upper hand.
Vasco Dias: Angel has caused an unknown amount of damage to Malaki’s leg but at the same time Malaki has done quite a bit to Angel’s spine.
Terri Morasco: It’s going to come down to who wants it more.
{ As the referee checks on both men the crowd starts to boo loudly as Spike Kane, Nero Blake and Xavier Cross all step out from behind the curtains with chairs. }Vasco Dias: Oh no, The Age of X is here!
Terri Morasco: Of course they are…
{ The three men starts to head toward the ring but Roberto Verona comes flying out from the back and crashes into Spike Kane on the ramp and starts to attack him. Nero moves to help but a chair comes down over his head at the hands of Xavier Cross! }Vasco Dias: What in the?
{ Cross begins to go wild on Nero with the chair hitting him again and again and again until the chair is completely bent in half and Nero is out. Roberto has Spike lined up for the SILENCER and sends him off the ramp and crashing into the crowd. Roberto turns and sees Xavier with the chair and Nero laid out. }Vasco Dias: Xavier Cross just helped Roberto Verona?
Terri Morasco: It looks like it.
{ Roberto looks at Cross and Cross drops the chair before giving the double bird to Roberto and charging into him and both men go off the side of the ramp and crash into the crowd! Security finally spills out as Cross is going wild now on Roberto! }Vasco Dias: He’s attacking the damn founder of the company! What is he doing!?
Terri Morasco: No idea! He just turned on the Age of X and Roberto in the same night!?
{ Security pulls Xavier back who is fuming as Roberto is trying to get his bearings. Meanwhile in the ring Angel has gotten to his feet and has climbed to the top rope. Angel looks down and leaps off with a frog splash but Malaki gets the boot up and Angel hands hard! Malaki rolls to his feet and hits a greatly weakened Hospital Pass! Malaki covers. }Vasco Dias: Will it be enough after all the damage his leg has taken?
{ ONE! TWO! KICK OUT! }Vasco Dias: So close.
{ Malaki gets up and pulls Angel up too. He rips him up with a Power Bomb into the corner! Angel stumbles out and Malaki hits a second POWER BOMB! Malaki lays back gripping his leg before rolling over to make the cover. He throws an arm over Angel. ONE! TWO! KICK OUT! }Terri Morasco: And this match will continue.
Vasco Dias: How much more can either man take?
Terri Morasco: Or dish out?
{ Malaki staggers to his feet using the ropes to stand and he grabs for Angel by the hair. Malaki hits the Clothes line from HELL!!!! He throws the arm over Angel and ONE! TWO! THR-KICK OUT! }Vasco Dias: It’s not over yet.
{ Malaki is slow to stand, his leg seems to really be bothering him now as he grabs for Angel and pulls him up into the air for ENTER THE RED ZONE! But Angel shifts his weight and instead flips Malaki over onto his back for a cover. ONE! TWO! KICK OUT! Their up and Angel hits the GENECIDE KICK! Malaki staggers and Angel pulls him in for Cable’s last gasp pulling pile driver! }Vasco Dias: Angel just dropped Malaki on his head!?
{ Angel covers. ONE! TWO! KICK OUT! }Vasco Dias: And it wasn’t enough!
Terri Morasco: You’ve got to be kidding me!
{ Angel gets to his feet and looks to be lining up his next move. Malaki starts to stand and Angel runs at him but Malaki explodes forward with the SPEAR! }Vasco Dias: HOSPTIAL PASS!!!!
{ Both men lay on their backs now as the referee looks around un sure of what to do. }Terri Morasco: This could be it if Malaki can make the cover.
{ Malaki slowly turns over and covers Angel. ONE! TWO! KICK OUT! }Vasco Dias: KICK OUT!!!
Terri Morasco: How!?
Vasco Dias: I have no idea Terri.
{ Malaki rolls back over and can’t believe it. }Terri Morasco: Malaki is in shock, he’s hit Angel with nearly everything he has to hit him with.
{ Malaki slowly gets to his feet and pulls Angel up. He goes to pull him in but Angel kicks him hard in the injured leg and then hits the REVELATIONS!!!! Angel quickly hooks the leg and screams to the referee to count. ONE! TWO THR-KICK OUT!!! }Vasco Dias: NO WAY!!!!
{ Angel can’t believe it. He pulls Malaki up and nails the GENECIDE KICK! And follows it right up with another REVEATIONS!!!! Angel then hooks the leg again and looks confident. ONE! TWO! THR-KICK OUT!!!! }Vasco Dias: I don’t believe it.
Terri Morasco: Neither does anyone else.
{ Angel is in shock as he stands up. Malaki defiantly gets to his feet. }Vasco Dias: He just stood up like nothing happened!?
Terri Morasco: The man is a freak of nature.
{ Angel comes at Malaki but Malaki spins him around in ENTER THE RED ZONE! }Vasco Dias: YES!!!!
{ Both men once again lay completely knocked out in the center of the ring after the big powerful move by Malaki. }Vasco Dias: It’s over, it’s all over if Malaki can just get the cover.
{ Malaki is breathing heavy. }Terri Morasco: Come on!!!
{ Slowly he turns over and just drops his arm over Angel. ONE! TWO! THRE-KICK OUT!!!! }Vasco Dias: NO FREAKING WAY!!!!!
Terri Morasco: SERIOUSLY!!!!!
Vasco Dias: What is it going to take for one of these men to put the other down?
Terri Morasco: An act of god….
{ Slowly both men starts to get to their feet. Malaki fires off a huge right hand that drops Angel to a knee. Angel springs off the knee with his own and Malaki fires back with another. The two of them explode into rights and lefts in the center of the ring. }Vasco Dias: It’s just a fist fight now.
Terri Morasco: What else do they have to give?
{ Malaki catches Angel with a good right hand and runs past him. }Vasco Dias: Malaki is building up some steam!
{ Malaki comes off the ropes... but suddenly he stops in his tracks, staggering a little bit as he turns around to see that Simon de Montfort has clutched onto his leg! Malaki turns and begins to kick at the CEO when he suddenly let's go and steps backwards when he see's the referee is beginning to turn around. Malaki stares down at him before he turns around face first into a GENECIDE KICK!!! Malaki is laid out in the center of the ring! Angel wastes little time as he picks the big guy up who is completely dazed where he plants him with a REVELATIONS! Angel leaps onto the prone body of Malaki Toala, the referee drops to the mat... 1.... 2..... 3! Angel has won! }Alison Valance: Your winner and NEW IWF IMPERIAL CHAMPION!!! ANGEL!!!!!
{ Angel releases the pin and can’t believe it as he lays down on the mat, Joey looks crushed whilst his father is totally elated as the referee grabs the belt and hands it to Angel. }Vasco Dias: Angel has done it, he’s beaten Malaki Toala and ushered in a new darker age in IWF… What does this mean for the future of the company? Is Roberto Verona going to be gone from IWF?
Terri Morasco: God… I don’t know…
{ Angel clutches the belt tight as he lays there and the crowd boos him wildly. }Terri Morasco: It’s been an honor to be a part of this history making night but I just don’t know how to feel. Angel has won and I don’t know what that means for our future.
Vasco Dias: I’m sure he won’t wait long to show us. It’s been an amazing end to an amazing night and one damn amazing year. I’d like to thank everyone who came along for the ride.
{ Angel finally gets to his feet and climbs the ropes throwing the belt high up over his head as the crowd boos heavily whilst Simon de Montfort climbs up the steps with him, carrying a microphone in one hand. Angel climbs down and turns to see Simon standing there applauding him, causing the new champion to smile, nodding knowingly. }Terri Morasco: Oh no.... just when I thought this couldn't get any worse.Vasco Dias: We knew this was coming Morasco.{ Simon begins to clap a little more before he raises the microphone to his lips, laughing as he does. }Simon de Montfort: Congratulations, Angel Blake on becoming the NEW Imperial Champion and the face of the company. I never had any doubts.{ The crowd boos as Simon smiles. }Simon de Montfort: You have performed your first duty admirably this evening, but now, due to contractual obligations of course I must ask you to perform your second role and name the outright controller of competitive affairs in the Imperial Wrestling Federation.{ Simon clears his throat melodramatically. }Simon de Montfort: So, without further delay, my Imperial Champion, who is the fairest of them all, who should be the man to lead this company into a golden age?{ Simon extend the microphone to Angel who holds it gently, smiling from ear to ear, nodding to the crowd who boo as he waits for a moment before responding. }Angel: ... Roberto Verona!{ Suddenly the crowd roars as Simon's smile quickly finds itself replaced with a look of complete shock. Angel backs away and grins at Simon before saying thank you for the belt and exitting the ring. Simon hastily replaces his sense of shock with complete outrage as he stares at Angel. }Terri Morasco: Wait... Angel has picked Verona!? What the hell is going on here?Vasco Dias: Looks like this just completely backfired for Simon!{ Simon rushes to the ropes and begins to shout a number of expletive to Angel who just laughs and walks away with his new prize. Simon shouts a little more at him before suddenly he can feel the ring shaking beneath him, looking down his begins to turn around... only to find Malaki Toala back on his feet. Simon suddenly gulps but before he can even think about moving Malaki almost snaps the CEO completely in half with a huge Hospital Pass! The crowd erupts as as Malaki stands up and stares down intensely at Simon who is out cold completely as Joey leans down and has a few unpleasant words to say to his father. }Terri Morasco: A bad, bad night for Simon de Montfort... just got a whole lot worse!Vasco Dias: I don't believe what I have just seen, we need some answers!Terri Morasco: And we may just have to wait until next Monday to get them, what a night!{ The camera ends on a shot of Angel raising the belt into the air as fireworks begin to erupt throughout the arena and the sounds of the pumped up crowd drowns out any other noise. The copyright logo for IWF appears in the corner as a historic night comes to a close. }