The Young Guns Showcase was almost entirely the Warren Kidd show as he flew off the ropes and dominated almost the whole match, a surprising feat considering the amount of opponents in the match. Each man eventually got their chance to shine as Dez Cash got some offense in on Thomas Cross and the returning John Tolly managed to put Aric Buschski through a table on the outside. The end of the match came however when Dez Cash found himself drop kicked off the ring apron and Warren Kidd then put away Cross for the three count and the win!
Winner: Warren Kidd
{ IWF Presents: October Revolution as the pyros erupt all over the arena and the crowd loses their collective minds as they sit live on pay per view about to witness one of the biggest shows in the history of the company. The camera sweep the crowd as they show off their signs and t-shirts, several “Bitch Tits” shirts still float around the crowd before we settle on Vasco and Terri. }Vasco Dias: Welcome ladies and gentlemen to another perfect pay per view brought to you by the Imperial Wrestling Federation. I’m Vasco Dias and this is my broadcast partner Terri Morasco!
Terri Morasco: Hey Vasco, it’s good to be here.
Vasco Dias: Tonight is being billed as one of our biggest shows yet and with good reason. We’ve got three titles being defended, feuds coming to a head and the Age of x’s domination over the company being contested.
Terri Morasco: Tonight could well be the night that the reign of God comes to an end and the IWF is brought out of the darkness.
Vasco Dias: Or it could be the night our last hope is dashed against the rocks.
Terri Morasco: Either way we’ve got a night full of the best wrestling on the earth ahead of us, for starters two of the hottest Diamonds in the company will face off for bragging rights, Kayla Richards versus Alexis Caffrey!
Vasco Dias: A lot of bad blood here, a hell of a lot.
Terri Morasco: And I’m sure some will be spilled by the matches end.
{“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;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.}Vasco Dias: Alexis Caffery hasn't been that active the last few weeks, I think the beating she got from Ana may have weakened her...
Terri Morasco: Are you kidding? Alexis is one of the best talents we have in IWF, she hasn't been that sure the last couple of months but the potential this woman has is amazing....
{"Unspoken" by The Defiled blares out as Kayla Richards emerges from the back. She stands at the entrance and looks around at the fans shaking her head. She makes her way down to the ring before running and sliding under the bottom rope, she gets onto the second rope and shakes her hair around to the music, she turns and nod's at Ana Valentine who stands at ringside}Terri Morasco: Kayla looks focused...
Vasco Dias: I wonder just how much she got into Alexis' head.
{The bell rings and Kayla and Alexis move around each other, they lock up and Kayla ducks down picking up the smaller grappler in Alexis, Alexis kicks her legs and drops down over Kayla's shoulder before grabbing Kayla's leg and rolling her up 1....2....Kayla kicks out. Kayla gets to her feet and runs at Alexis who uses her own momentum against her and hits a hiptoss taking Kayla over, Kayla pops back up again and Alexis hits an arm drag, Kayla pops up and spins and blocks another armdrag before pulling Alexis to the side and slamming a hard lariat into Alexis taking her down.
Alexis gets to her feet and gets kicked in the stomach before Kayla spins and hits a roaring elbow slamming into Alexis, Kayla drops a few elbows before telling Alexis to get up kicking her in the back.}Vasco Dias: Kayla seems to have an arrogance to her...
Terri Morasco: Gee I wonder where that is from...
{Alexis pushes herself up to her knees. Kayla steps in for a kick, Alexis catches Kayla's leg and stands up before hitting a dragon whip taking her down, Alexis locks in the figure four and drops straight back putting the pressure on Kayla's knee's, Kayla is able to slide back just enough to grab the ropes before any real damage is done, Alexis is forced to release the hold as she gets to her feet again, Kayla pulls herself up in the ropes and runs forward going for a clothesline, Alexis ducks and Kayla runs through whipping herself off the ropes, Alexis ducks down going for a back body drop, Kayla stops and grabs Alexis' head snapping back with a snap ddt. Kayla gets up and stands next to Alexis before swinging her arms and hitting a pendulum elbow.}Terri Morasco: Wow great move
Vasco Dias: Fast elbow!
{Kayla pins 1....2....Alexis kicks out, Kayla looks frustrated and gets to her feet, she waits for Alexis to pull herself up and goes for the sick kick, Alexis moves and Kayla crashes into the top turnbuckle falling back on her head, Alexis waits and as Kayla stumbles up she unleashes with a superkick hitting Kayla square in the jaw, Alexis goes for the pin 1....2....Kayla kicks out. Alexis pops up and grabs Kayla, she grabs Kayla in a front facelock and runs up the ropes spinning in the justification tornado ddt spiking Kayla to the mat.}Vasco Dias: This is no way for a disciple of god to act!
{Alexis pulls Kayla up and spins around her body going for the black widow she calls the entanglement, Kayla grabs Alexis and stands up carrying Alexis on her back and throwing them both down with a samoan drop. Alexis bounces off the mat and Kayla struggles to her feet, she grabs Alexis' leg and locks in the calfkiller!, Alexis struggles and scrams in pain as Kayla wrenches it back, Alexis struggles to the ropes and grabs the bottom rope forcing Kayla to release the hold, Kayla argues with the referee as Alexis pulls herself up on the ropes limping, Kayla shoves the referee out of the way, Alexis jumps up grabbing Kayla's head hitting the kissgoodnight!(double knee codebreaker), Kayla goes down, Alexis covers as Ana screams from ringside 1.....2......3}
Making his way to the ring; from Manchester, New Hampshire; weighing in at two hundred and twenty-eight pounds … Bob … POOOOOLER!
{Pooler heads down the ramp, breaking into a run and sliding into the ring beneath the bottom rope. He pops back to his feet and heads to the nearest corner and climbs to the second turnbuckle and throws his arms into the air to the roar of the crowd. He drops back down to the ring and grabs hold of the ropes, tugging down on them and taking a moment to stretch before the match can begin.} Terri Morasco: Bob Pooler and Kyle Mason have both been dying for a chance at God for months but it looks like they’ve got to go through the Brothers Black first.
{Blues Saraceno - Evil Ways (Justice Mix) blares through the PA system as Kyle Mason steps out from behind the curtains. Mason walks out to the front of the rampway and scans the crowd. He starts to make his way to the ring and stop as if he forgot something. He smiles and makes the "X" symbol over his head as pyros explode at the entrance way. Mason then begins to walk arrogantly towards the ring. As he reaches the apron, Mason slides under the bottom rope and climbs the nearest turnbuckle. He pumps up the crowd and hops off and leans in the corner, waiting for the match to start. }Vasco Dias: Kyle and Bob are in the ring and ready to go.
Terri Morasco: You’ve got to wonder what tricks the Age of X have up their sleeves tonight.
Vasco Dias: Not that the Brothers Black need to cheat as they have proved time and again to be one of the best tag teams in the world, still technically the undefeated champions.
{"Walk by AvengedSevenfold hits the PA and the Brothers burst out from behind the curtain and get the crowd riled up before they run down to the ring and slide in under the ropes. The two of them climb up into opposing corners and pump the crowd up more before hopping down. }Vasco Dias: The brothers are in the ring-
{ The referee quickly calls for the bell and the brothers drop from their perches and make for their opponents. Eddie tackles Pooler into the corner while Frank and Kyle go over the top rope and to the outside! Pooler pushes Eddie off momentarily but Eddie quickly regains the upper hand with a huge left hand that sends Pooler back into the corner. Pooler counters with an eye rake that staggers the brother backwards, rubbing his face in pain. Pooler catches Eddie staggering and grabs hold of him, spinning him around and sending him into the corner where he sails between the ring ropes and right into the turnbuckle post.}Terri Morasco: Bob Pooler getting the upper hand here.
{ Frank and Kyle are exchanging right hands on the outside while the referee is trying to keep track of the action in the ring. }Vasco Dias: He’s going to have to do a bit more than that if he wants to win tonight!
{Eddie manages his way back to his feet where drives a fist into the kidney of Pooler, following it up with a devastating cup to the ears that staggers Pooler before sending him down to one knee. Eddie drives the heel of his boot into Pooler’s cheek. Pooler drops down to his other knee, refusing to fall when Eddie smiles and grabs him by the head, and falling backwards with a DDT to the kneeling Pooler.}Vasco Dias: Eddie is on a roll here, but he doesn’t look to be going for the cover.
{ Frank looks to send Bob into the steps but Bob reverse it and sends Frank into the steps! Kyle runs and drills Frank with a knee against the steps and then rips him up to his feet and hits a huge European upper cut on Frank Black. Kyle grabs the top half of the steps and throws them off before dropping Frank with the Spiked Punch on top of the steel steps! }Vasco Dias: Frank could be knocked out cold!
{Eddie reaches down and grabs a hold of Pooler by the hair, hauling him back to his feet and into the corner where he looks to tag in his brother but no one is there. Kyle rolls into the ring and sprints across and hits a running drop kick on Eddie and drives him into the corner. Kyle gets right up and hits a belly to belly suplex on Eddie Black. Kyle is forced to his corner and climbs out on the apron. }Vasco Dias: Wait! Look!
{ Mason St. Croix makes his way down toward the ring while the referee is counting to ten on Eddie and Bob. Mason rips Kyle’s feet out from under him and then hits him with a devastating right hand which is brandishing a pair of brass knuckles!!!! }Vasco Dias: NO!!!!
{ Kyle goes down and Mason quickly backs off and walks toward the other side of the ring. }Terri Morasco: You asked what they had planned and there it was.
{ Frank rolls into the ring and pulls Pooler up and holds Pooler’s arms behind his back, leaving his midsection open for Eddie to drive a boot into before exiting the ring. Eddie laughs as he pulls Pooler vertical and delivers a knife edge chop that can be heard throughout the arena. Eddie hauls back and delivers another chop, leaving Pooler hopping around the middle of the ring and holding his chest. Eddie pushes Pooler’s hands out of the way and sends another stiff chop down onto him that leaves his chest red and raw looking.Terri Morasco: How can Pooler compete against the numbers game like this?
{Eddie shoves Pooler backwards into the ropes, steadying himself and launching Pooler across the ring into the far ropes. Pooler rebounds and comes sailing back towards the waiting Black, who sits in wait before flying into Pooler with a lunging clothesline that nearly takes his head off.
The referee moves in, ready for the pin but Eddie laughs him off and pulls Pooler back to his feet.
He sends Pooler into the corner where he’s met with a stiff elbow shot from his brother. Frank holds Pooler in place as Eddie comes racing in with a knee shot to Pooler’s midsection. Eddie makes the tag, but continues to repeatedly nail knee after knee into the prone Pooler before the referee steps in. Eddie pushes the referee out of the way, hitting the far ropes for momentum before coming straight at Pooler who manages a quick drop toe hold that sends Eddie face first into the middle turnbuckle. Pooler rolls back up to his feet and grabs hold of Frank, yanking him up and over the top rope and into the ring. Pooler starts laying the boots to Frank while keeping an eye on Eddie. Frank is dragged to his feet and Pooler drives a knee deep into his midsection, following it up with a double underhook backbreaker. Frank’s back arches up in pain and Pooler stands up only to take a running boot to the side of the head from Eddie.}Terri Morasco: What a cheap and underhanded move …
Vasco Dias: Seriously? Is this your first time seeing these guys in action? They’ve already taken out Kyle Mason who hasn’t moved since Mason St Croix hit him with the knux!
{Eddie scoops Pooler back to his feet and throws him across the ring where he hits the ropes before starting the return trip to the waiting Eddie Black reaches out and lifts Pooler in the air, falling backwards, and knowing that his brother will be there to hit …}Vasco Dias: BLACK ATTACK!
Terri Morasco: This is becoming an all-out slaughter!
{Pooler lays face down in the ring, Eddie lightly kicks Pooler in the boots, pretending to check if he’s dead. With the Blacks back in control, Frank slides out of the ring and grabs a chair from ringside, tossing it in to his brother. Eddie reaches down, picking the chair up off the mat and brings it down hard across the back of Pooler. Frank slides back into the ring and hauls Pooler up to his feet, holding him in place for Eddie. Pooler begins to struggle against Frank’s grip, and as Eddie moves in for the kill shot, Pooler kicks out his right leg and connecting with the Black family jewels. Frank’s grip slackens and Pooler breaks free, unleashing a surprise Dr. Teeth at Eddie. Pooler connects with the chair, which in turn connects with the chest and jaw of Black and sends him staggering backwards towards the corner. Pooler turns on the spot, launching his foot out in time to halt a stampeding Frank Black.
Bob rolls Frank over and goes for the cover but doesn’t hold him down as he notices Eddie stirring once more. Pooler drives a boot down into the groin of Frank, hoping that keeps him down for a bit before locking eyes on Eddie. The pair meets in the center of the ring. There’s no lock up, no jockeying for position, just a slugfest – angry meets angrier. Pooler counters a punch with a headbutt but staggers backwards himself, a smile on Eddie’s face.
Black grabs hold of Pooler’s head and delivers another headbutt, sending Bob back into the corner. Dazed and confused, Pooler throws a wild punch that sails wide of its intended target as Eddie moves in for the kill. Open hand slaps to the ribcage start things off before Eddie climbs up and begins to rain punches down on Pooler, the fans counting along as he goes.
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Three…
Four…
Five…
Six…
Seven…
Eight…
Nine…
Ten…
Eleven…
Twelve…
Eddie pauses, pointing to his fist before letting lucky number thirteen smack Bob Pooler in the side of the head. Black drops back down to the mat and lets Shane stagger out from the corner and stumble to one knee. Eddie grabs Pooler and looks to his brother. Frank, holding his groin in one hand jerks his thumbs up in the air and Eddie nods in return. Eddie whips Pooler into the ropes, but on the return instead of going for a ride, Pooler leaps out at the surprised Eddie and nearly knocks him out cold with the Imperious Rex!
Frank stands there momentarily, enough time for Pooler to make it back to his feet and unleash a brutal kick to the side of Frank’s leg that knocks him down to one knee. Pooler dashes across the ring and scoops up the chair that Eddie had dropped earlier and raises it up, and brings it down hard – crowning Frank and leaving him sprawled out in the middle of the ring.
Pooler looks at Eddie and starts tapping the chair against the mat. The fans begin clapping in time and as Eddie makes it to his feet and turns around, Pooler moves in and swings for the fences …}Vasco Dias: BLACK DUCKS! HE DUCKS THE CHAIR SHOT!
{Pooler’s wild swing leaves him open and Eddie capitalizes with a Lou Thez press that knocks the chair out of Pooler’s hands, sliding beneath the bottom rope and dropping to the arena floor. Black begins raining blows down on Pooler who reaches up and grabs the disciple, rolling and reverse their positions. Pooler lands several hard shots before rolling off and pulling Black to his feet. He whips Eddie into the far corner, following him in with the Hogwarts Express. He lands the double knee strike – codebreaker combination but doesn’t go for the cover. Instead, he checks on Frank who refuses to stay down. Pooler shakes his head and waits for Frank to make it back to his feet before unleashing a huge barrage of punches that catch Pooler by surprise. He drives Pooler back into the corner and connects with an elbow that busts Pooler’s eyebrow wide open. Smiling, Frank backs up and goes for a big boot, but Pooler moves at the last second and leaves Frank crotched over the top rope. Bob staggers a bit, but reaches down deep and throws his whole body behind a European uppercut that sends Frank all the way over the top rope and down to the arena floor. }
Vasco Dias: This is his only opening!
Terri Morasco: He needs to capitalize here!
{ Frank is helped up by Mason but Kyle has gotten back to his feet and flies around the side of the ring with a steel chair in hand and nails Mason right across the top of the head! Frank moves but Kyle turns and lays him out as well! }Vasco Dias: KYLE MASON IS BACK!!!!
Terri Morasco: They tried to take him out early in the match and almost succeeded.
{ Kyle pulls Frank and hits the QUICKENING ON THE STEEL CHAIR!!!!! }Vasco Dias: Frank has to be out!
{Bob stumbles back from the ropes, wiping the blood from his face and nearly tripping into Eddie. Black strikes Pooler right in the already bleeding eyebrow and follows that up with a headbutt. Pooler staggers and stumbles but maintains his footing. Eddie reaches out for Pooler who grabs hold of his arm and jumps into the air, wrapping his legs around Black’s head and torso and locking in the Hashtag.
Eddie struggles to stay on his feet, looking for his brother to make the save but Kyle is there instead and yells in his face to “TAP!!!!!” Pooler synchs the move in tighter, pulling down on the shoulder and ignoring the blood rushing to his own head. Black does his best to hold out but there is no one coming to make the save as Kyle drops down on his hands and knees and screams “TAP!!!!!” Eddie can’t hold out any longer and begins slapping the side of Pooler’s leg.}Terri Morasco: THEY DID IT! Bob Pooler and Kyle Mason overcame the odds and managed to walk out of this match with not only a win – but their pride as well!
Vasco Dias: I’d hate to be the brothers later tonight when they have to walk back into the Age of X’s locker room.
{Pooler refuses to release the hold on Eddie and the referee has to pry him off. Pooler rises back to his feet, ignoring the blood staining his face as he raises his arms in hard earned victory with Kyle Mason still dying for more.}{A spotlight falls from the ceiling as "In the Air Tonight" begins to play. Out from the curtain steps Judas, who scowls at the audience with disdain. He stretches his arms out to his sides and looks up into the spotlight before walking towards the ring, ignoring the taunts from the audience.}Terri Morasco: Judas has been a dominant Invictus champion...can anyone beat this guy?
Vasco Dias: All reigns come to an end Terri and who knows, tonight may be the night..
{"Baby I'm An Anarchist" hits the pa system as lights flash in and out as Randy Cages comes walking out like he talking to someone as he don't pay any attention to the fans as he does all the way to the ring. As he walks up the stairs he points and yells at nothing. He gets in the ring and he sits in the middle of the ring with his hands over his ears rocking back and forth with a cocky smile.}Vasco Dias: Randy Cage is a newcomer here but he's impressed enough to earn and Invictus title shot...
Terri Morasco: But..would you want a title shot?...against Judas?...
{The bell rings and Judas rushes Randy Cage slamming into him with his entire body smashing Randy into the corner, Judas pulls him back up and leaves him against the corner with a smile before locking his arms around Randy with a waistlock and throwing him across the ring with a suplex. Randy Cage slams against the mat and Judas walks around him like a hungry beast. Randy pulls himself up and walks into a few jabs from Judas who then picks him up with a hard Samoan drop. Judas pins 1....2.....Randy Cage kicks out. Judas laughs and runs his forearm into Randy's face over and over again before sliding from the ring}Vasco Dias: Judas looks to be in fine form tonight
Terri Morasco: He looks devastating Vasco...
{Judas grabs a kendo stick from under the ring and looks at it with an evil grin, he slides into the ring and as Randy gets up Judas slams the kendo stick into his midsection, Randy doubles over and Judas hits him hard across the back. Judas walks around Randy who is now on his knees in the center of the ring, he rears back with the cane and slams it into the kid's back again with a sickening slap. Randy falls forward and Judas drops to his knee's putting the kendo stick over his back resting it on his shoulder blades.
Judas gets back to his feet and points the kendo stick at Randy, Randy pulls himself up and as Judas swings again Randy pops up from his knees and hits a dropkick. Judas goes down but gets back to his feet fast, Randy attacks with hard right hands fighting the big man off, he winds up and hits Judas with a devastating right hand that sends the big an down again for longer with time}Vasco Dias: Randy is fighting back...he's showing some heart...
Terri Morasco: Or fear....
{Randy blasts into Judas with a clothesline and another and another, he sets Judas up for a piledriver but Judas uses his power to throw Randy up and over his back, Randy lands hard but he pops up and leaps up hitting an Enzugiri on Judas, Judas shakes it off and screams before hitting the Lust mafia kick, Randy goes down and Judas moves around to the turnbuckle, he climbs and waits, Randy pulls himself up unaware of what is about to happen, he turns into Judas who hits the top rope neckbreaker!, Randy is down 1.....2......3}{“In Your Fur” starts to play over the loudspeakers and Kevin makes his way through the audience. A spotlight follows him, as an isle opens up through the sea of fans. He leaps the barricade and slides into the ring. He climbs the turnbuckle, smirks, and takes a long drag of his cigar. The audience showers him in boos and disdain, all of which seem to make his smile a little wider.}Terri Morasco: Kevin Evel standing in the ring waiting to get this match, and we’ve already seen these two go at it in the back… now it’s legal.
Vasco Dias: I just don’t know why they had to put a strap in it. What’s wrong with standard rules? Or a submission match?!
{All of the lights flicker out throughout the arena and turquoise tinted lights quickly replace while the opening guitar riff of “Blow Me Away” begins to play through the speakers. A roar of cheers rings from the majority of the fans in the arena and from the way that the camera does see them, it doesn’t appear that one single person is sitting in their seat; Seth emerges from behind the curtains dressed in his loose leather pants with the Halo symbol on his left leg. He lifts his hand above his eyes to block the blinding light from him to take a moment to look at the entire crowd, and smiles and nods his head in approval for the reception that he receives. Not moving from his spot at the top of the ramp, he brings his hands to his chest and jumps up and down a few times as if to get the blood flowing before finally landing, and hunching for a moment before breaking into a sprint; while sprinting down the ramp he slaps hands with many of the fans on one side of the front row but as he reaches the end of the ramp, he centers himself before taking a long jump and landing one foot on the apron, showing off his athleticism, and his hands reach forward to grip the rope and steady himself on the apron. Both of his hands grip the rope tightly before shaking the rope to fire himself up and quickly stepping between the top and middle rope, and breaking again into a sprint to one of the turnbuckles. While standing in there basking in the praise, he extends his arms out for several seconds and finally brings his hand in to pound his chest twice, and finally steps down from the turnbuckle to wait for the match to begin.}Terri Morasco: This crowd is going crazy for Seth who has been on a roll since returning to IWF!
Vasco Dias: No doubt about it. But he’s still making the mistake about crossing paths with The Age of X and GOD… he should step down.
Terri Morasco: If he can get through Kevin Evel tonight, he will earn his shot to fight GOD.
Vasco Dias: He better pray that he doesn’t make it through Kevin Evel.
{The referee fastens one end of the strap to Kevin Evel’s wrist first, and gives it a quick tug to make sure it’s fastened—he repeats the process with Seth Evans, and signal for the bell. Both of the men circle the ring a bit but Kevin Evel snaps his arm back to try to force Seth to lose his footing with the sudden pull, which he succeeds with doing and charges forward but Seth is able to recover fast enough as the gap between he and Evel closes… and he takes him over with an arm drag! Seth attempts to go for an armbar immediately after but Evel is able to prevent it by getting to both knees and spinning around to connect with a hard left hook. Seth is able to get up to his feet but staggers backward.}Vasco Dias: Smart by Kevin Evel, using the maximum length of the rope to manipulate Seth like a puppet.
Terri Morasco: I thought you didn’t like the strap?
Vasco Dias: Doesn’t mean that he can’t be smart about using it.
{Kevin Evel stands up and starts wrapping the strap around his wrist to keep the gap between he and Seth to close even more. Seth is against the ropes and Evel steps forward to show begin using some of his brawling skill by connecting with rights and lefts; Seth defends himself to the best of his ability which irritates Evel, who now grabs the leather strap that he has wrapped up and uses it to choke Seth against the ropes! The referee is trying to tell Evel to stop, but with the strap being legal to use as a weapon, there’s nothing that he can do. Seth tries to push Evel back and push himself away but the ropes keeping him from doing it.}Terri Morasco: Evel is using that rope as a weapon!
Vasco Dias: Seth wanted this match, so he was asking for it. What more could you ask Kevin Evel to do with the size difference that’s there?
{Evel holds the strap to Seth’s neck with one hand and looks to the outside of the ring—while Evel has distracted himself by plotting what to do, Seth is able to deliver a kick into Evel’s side which causes him to stumble back. Seth quickly grasps his wrist and sends him toward the opposite ropes but follows in with him and drives a knee into his sternum! Evel grunts in pain, but isn’t given any time to recover while Seth is sending him back to the other end, Evel is able to reverse it and drive his knee into Seth’s sternum this time as they both connect with the ropes.}Terri Morasco: It looked like Seth was going to turn it around, but Evel somehow turns it around.
Vasco Dias: He better stay on him if he doesn’t want this to turn around on him.
{Evel wraps the leather strap around Seth’s head, and turns his back to him before bringing him over with a snapmare and instantly putting him into a reverse chin lock as Seth struggles to try to get out of it, just trying to wriggle Evel’s hands away from his neck—he seems to be able to do it with ease, but Evel stands up before driving his knee into his upper back and then swings the leather strap around Seth’s neck and begins to pull back to choke him with it! Seth is grasping the rope to loosen it but to no avail.}Vasco Dias: He’s back to using the strap as a weapon, and as leverage!
Terri Morasco: Every time that Seth looked to be coming back, Evel is somehow putting him back down and keeping the advantage in his favor.
{Seth is hacking as he is trying to get the strap from around his neck but the strap being held as tight as it is to his throat makes it difficult for him; he does finally manage to get his fingertips under the strap and starts using his superior strength over Kevin Evel to pull the strap away and Evel now releases it and repeats the same process; driving his knee into Seth’s upper back—this time he throws Seth onto his back and makes the cover: One! ….. Two! ….. Seth is able to get his shoulder off of the canvas. Evel kneels beside Seth and lifts his head to connect with several shots before standing up and backing up against the ropes and starts to come forward, he gives a quick tug on the ropes to force Seth’s arm away from his chest to attempt to prevent him from being able to guard himself as he leaps into the air—instead, Seth is able to roll away from Evel, and is quick to get up to his feet—meanwhile, Evel manages to straighten out his legs and land back on his feet.}Terri Morasco: Evel manages to stay on his feet, but he’s a little off balance.
Vasco Dias: It looks like Seth is going to take a note from Evel’s playbook and is using the length of the strap to manipulate Evel.
{Seth grips the strap and pulls it tight to force Evel, who is still off balance, to lunge forward and Seth takes him down with a hard clothesline! Seth grabs the strap a second time and tugs it hard as Evel is trying to get back up to his feet only to be met with an overhand chop—he clings to his chest with his free hand, and staggers toward the corner but Seth follows him in and forces him to face him as he connects with a second overhand chop. Evel tries to escape by pressing himself against the ropes, but Seth shoves him back into the corner and starts connecting with repeated knife edge chops!}Vasco Dias: By the sound of those chops, I’m surprised that Evel isn’t knocked out already.
Terri Morasco: Finally starting to see some offense from Seth Evans, and he appears to be trying to speed things up which is far from being a disadvantage for him even against someone the size of Evel.
{The crowd is breaking out in “woo” chants with every knife edge chop that connects with Evel; after several of them, Evel is able to spin Seth around and have him in the corner as it’s now his turn to connect with his own knife edge chops. The “woo” chants continue each time—Seth grabs Evel by the head and tries to toss him into the corner to repeat the process but Evel is able to dive between the bottom and middle ropes, the strap of course following him; he stands on the apron and gives it a quick tug causing Seth’s shoulder to feel the weight and him to slump over and toward Evel as he’s standing on the apron; Evel grabs him by the head and drops him over the top rope with a guillotine.}Terri Morasco: And Evel looks to be taking over again.
Vasco Dias: And he’s shortening the length of that strap by tangling it around the ropes.
{Evel climbs back up to the apron but doesn’t stop there as he looks at the strap tangled between the ropes; he climbs to the top rope and looks down at Seth who is laid out near the ropes—he doesn’t waste any more time and dives off the ropes and connect with a knee drop onto Seth’s sternum! He pulls Seth away from the ropes as much as he can through the tangle of the strap and ropes, and hooks Seth’s leg: One! ….. Two! ….. Th----Seth is able to kick out! Evel looks a little frustrated but gets back up while Seth is rolling over onto his stomach but is forced to stay near that end of the ring.}Terri Morasco: There’s nowhere for Seth to be go.
Vasco Dias: That’s just the way that Kevin Evel likes it, and he looks to be using that strap every way possible.
{Seth starts to get up to his feet, and Evel pulls hard on the ropes to keep Seth at a disadvantage from being able to use his arm as he drives repeated kicks into Seth’s exposed ribcage; Seth tries to pull his arm down to block the kicks but Evel pulls tight on the rope a second time and delivers more kicks into his ribcage… Seth finally grabs the strap with both arms and tugs it as hard as he can almost causing Evel to fly over the top rope.}Vasco Dias: Wow! Seth showing his strength advantage over Evel!
Terri Morasco: Evel almost went over the ropes, and probably had his shoulder dislocated in the process!
{Seth grabs Evel by the feet and flings him over the top ropes with ease. He allows Evel to stay outside a moment as he presses his hand against his own ribs to make sure that no serious damage was done but when Evel is finally regaining his composure—Seth grips the top ropes and vaults himself over taking Evel off his feet with a cross body! The rope is almost at its full length by being wrapped between the ropes… Seth is the first one to his feet and he helps Kevin Evel back to his feet momentarily before pulling on the ropes and forcing Kevin Evel’s arm up as he’s trapped against the apron… Evel tries to pull on the rope but the distraction caused gives Seth a chance to drive his forearm into Evel’s abdomen.}Terri Morasco: It looks like Seth finally woke up and he’s taking the fight straight to Kevin Evel!
Vasco Dias: Both of them are learning quickly on how to use that strap and I hate to say it, but if they both know how to use it I think Seth does keep that advantage because it’s about who is physically stronger.
{Evel tries to bring his arm to cling to his side where Seth connected, but Seth keeps the rope strap held tight which forces Evel to hold his arm up… Evel tries to climb up onto the apron and is trying to climb between the middle and bottom ropes to get one of the tangles out but Seth grabs him by the leg and starts dragging him back out—Evel kicks him off with as much leg strength as he can but the strap doesn’t allow Seth to go very far but Evel finds safety in the ring and he starts pulling the rope with all his might as Seth is trying to keep the strap somewhat close so he doesn’t hyperextend his shoulder…}Vasco Dias: Kevin Evel had to use both hands and all of his body weight to pull Seth like that.
Terri Morasco: He’s made due with his size. He’s not stupid.
{Seth gets onto the apron and looks at Evel who looks to capitalize; Seth dodges an oncoming cheap shot from Evel and turns him back to face him before kneeing him from between the top and middle ropes and then using a sunset flip to roll him up! One! ..... Two! ….. Kevin Evel is able to roll backward so that he is out of the cover; Evel lunges forward and connects with a shining wizard, and quickly hooks the near leg: One! ….. Two! ….. Thr---Seth is able to kick out! Kevin Evel pulls Seth Evans up to his feet and puts him into a Dragon Sleeper position looking to drop him down for a Reverse DDT; Seth spins it around so that Evel almost has him in a front headlock, and Seth takes him over with a northern lights suplex, keeping the bridge for a second cover!}Terri Morasco: Seth showing some life again!
Vasco Dias: Beautiful counter, beautiful back and forth action.
{One! ….. Two! ….. Evel bridges out of it but Seth pushes his weight back down and the referee counts: One! ….. Two! ….. Evel rolls out of it this time forcing Seth to have to release the bridge—Evel wraps up the strap as he’s getting up in his hand that is attached to the strap, and as Seth is getting up to his feet, Evel connects by whipping him across the back! The weight of the strap does a fair share of damage, and Evel brings it back to connect with a second—and a third—and a fourth—and a fifth!}Terri Morasco: Come on! There’s no need for that!
Vasco Dias: While I agree, he has to make due with what he has.
{Evel pulls on the strap to keep Seth from tumbling over, and as soon as Seth is looking at him, he lunges forward for a super kick! Evans is able to duck underneath it, just barely; he measures Evel up and goes for the Bulltrue! Evel is able to catch it and spins him around to attempt to go for an ankle lock but he isn’t able to get it locked in before Seth is able to roll forward, forcing Evel to spring forward into the ropes and when he’s bouncing back, Seth rolls him up into a schoolboy: One! ….. Two! ….. Thr---NO! Evel is able to roll out of it, and when Evel is on his knees; Seth tries to get him with the same shining wizard that Evel connected on him earlier but Evel falls flat on his back to avoid it and Seth now hits the opposite ropes before springing back and Evel rolls him up, grabbing a handful of tights with him. One! ….. Two! ….. Thr---Seth manages to roll out of it!}Vasco Dias: Kevin Evel almost stole the victory the same way that Seth has been stealing them the last two weeks!
Terri Morasco: The difference is that Seth didn’t have to grab a handful of tights to get unfair leverage! And shouldn’t you appreciate his quick victories? Not going so flashy; just looking for an end?
Vasco Dias: I do, but this is why I also appreciate Kevin Evel’s near fall right there. It wasn’t flashy, but if it had paid off, the match would be over and Seth would not be able to get to GOD. He would be saved.
{Both of the competitors start to get up, Seth fixing his pants as he is getting up. Meanwhile, Evel charges him and goes for a running knee, leaping into the air to attempt to connect—Seth manages to step a little out of the way but brings Evel up onto his shoulder in a fireman carry position, looking to finish him off with the Extermination!}Terri Morasco: This could be it! Seth has him up, and this crowd is going into a frenzy!
Vasco Dias: Don’t waste time! Just put him down if you’re going to at all!
{Just as he looks about ready to complete the maneuver, Evel drives some hard elbows into the side of Seth’s head and slides off of his shoulders. He looks to capitalize by going for the Cruel Hand!}Vasco Dias: Evel could capitalize here!
Terri Morasco: He was somehow able to avoid it, and you’re right; Cruel Hand could be coming!
{Seth reaches back instinctively and takes Evel over with a snapmare. Seth measures Evel up and waits for him to get up and turn to him before hooking him to prepare for a Side Effect—Evel delivers some more elbows to avoid the encounter, knowing what typically follows that specific move from Seth; Seth doesn’t let go, though, and looks like he may try for it again! Evel brings a thumb to his eye to force him to stagger back.}Terri Morasco: What the hell is that? A thumb to the eye? He should be disqualified?
Vasco Dias: I heard Verona was saying to be very lenient about what these two are allowed to do.
Terri Morasco: I don’t know if I believe that.
Vasco Dias: Believe what you want.
{Seth is shaking his head and rubbing his eye a bit as it’s turning red because of the illegal move from Kevin Evel; while blinded, Kevin Evel charges from behind and brings him down for the Cruel Hand! Seth ignores his eye now and holds his lower back in agony as Kevin Evel rolls him over to make the cover, a grin beaming on his face: One! ….. Two! ….. THRE----NO! NO! NO! Seth Evans lifts his shoulder off of the canvas and Kevin Evel is in absolute disbelief!}Vasco Dias: How?! Seth Evans got… HOW?!
Terri Morasco: Seth somehow keeps himself alive in this match, and that could be a message to GOD to let him know that he’s not going away easily! After everything that Kevin Evel has put him through, all the pain that he has put him through, Seth is still in this one!
{He looks at the referee and is starting to argue with him, but he seems to suddenly snap as he grabs the strap and pushes it against Seth’s neck to try to strangle him and the referee is pleading with Kevin Evel to regain control of his own actions but he doesn’t care what the referee has to say and keeps choking him. Seth has his arm raised trying to force Evel off but it isn’t helping him at all… he kicks his legs a few times and tries to lift his head but Evel keeps choking the life straight out of him and just trying to lift his head causes more strain against his neck.}Vasco Dias: Well, when Cruel Hand doesn’t pay off—choking him out does.
Terri Morasco: This isn’t the way that this match should end.
Vasco Dias: If he isn’t even conscious, there’s no way that he can kick out. Kevin Evel knows this.
{Seth seems to finally pass out, and Evel seems satisfied as he easily hooks Seth’s leg and the referee counts: One! ….. Two! ….. THRE----NOOO! Seth Evans lifts his shoulder off of the mat and gasps for air as Evel cringes, distraught, and wondering what he has to do to keep Seth down for the count of three.}Vasco Dias: Oh my—what does it take?! How?! I ask you, Terri; HOW?!
Terri Morasco: It’s almost as if he did it out of habit, because I don’t believe he’s truly conscious.
Vasco Dias: What was he having, a nightmare?
Terri Morasco: I don’t know, but Kevin Evel is livid!
{Evel begins arguing with the referee, more frequently now that the count was as close as you could possibly get without it actually hitting three… The referee holds two fingers up to Evel.}Kevin Evel: IT WAS THREE!
Referee: TWO! TWO!
Vasco Dias: You’re wasting time! Get back on him!
Terri Morasco: He can’t help it, after everything he’s done, you would think that there’s no way that Seth could even move.
{He starts trying to gesture that Seth had gotten his shoulder up by patting his own shoulder but Kevin Evel doesn’t listen to it; while distracting himself with the referee, Seth is able to regain composure and he lunges forward to roll Evel up! The referee counts: One! ….. Two! ….. Th---Evel rolls out of it, and Evel is quickly back to his feet while the winded Seth is slower than Evel which leads to Evel trying to regain the upper hand.}Vasco Dias: Whew! Kevin Evel needs to get over the fact that Seth kicked out—which is debatable, and I think if we had an instant replay, we would see that the count was actually three.
Terri Morasco: Get over it, Seth kicked out! And he almost took the victory away from Kevin Evel because Kevin Evel let his frustration get over him!
Vasco Dias: You mean he almost STOLE the victory. For a third week.
{Evel goes for a clothesline, but Seth catches his arm and brings him up and down with the Side Effect! Kevin Evel lands hard on the canvas which takes the wind out of him and Seth is able to lock in the Headcase and Kevin Evel grunts out in pain as the hold is locked in—the referee refuses to check on Kevin Evel because the match can’t end by submission under strap match rules, but Seth Evans doesn’t care as he applies the hold harder looking to return the favor of taking the necessity of life from him.}Vasco Dias: Oh, what a beautiful hold. Masterfully applied.
Terri Morasco: How could you be hating on Seth, and now telling him how magnificent his hold is applied?
Vasco Dias: I can show my respect to a master submission.
Terri Morasco: Either way, it looks like Seth is looking to force Kevin Evel to black out the legal way where he can score the pin fall victory.
Vasco Dias: Smart thinking.
{Evel is starting to fade away but Seth is still applying more pressure; the referee doesn’t have to plead with Seth to release the hold; he finally does and pushes Evel down so his shoulders are flat on the mat: all Seth can manage to do is collapse over Kevin Evel and hook the far leg as the referee counts and the crowd chants with each number: One! ….. Two! ….. THRE----Kevin Evel throws his shoulder off of the mat!}Vasco Dias: How are either of these men still going?
Terri Morasco: It looks like both of them are running on fumes! Kevin Evel shows that he’s not a pushover!
Vasco Dias: It’s like they have a sixth sense that kicks in just long enough to force them to kick out when there is no other logical explanation for how they are even awake.
{Seth closes his eyes in disbelief but he doesn’t try to question the referee while both men look winded from how much they have taken out of the other. Kevin Evel is still laid out trying to get up when Seth does manage to get up, stumbling as he does; he points to the turnbuckle as the crowd goes crazy as he begins to climb with his back to Kevin Evel, who is beginning to stir. Seth is up to the second turnbuckle and Evel is up to his feet, but staggering heavily—he notices Seth as he climbs to the top of the turnbuckle and Evel forces himself to the corner where he manages to deliver a hard punch to the back of Seth’s knee almost causing it to give out under him.}Vasco Dias: What are you climbing the turnbuckle for? Seth could have just cost himself the match with that kind of ignorance! He’s going to lose his chance at facing GOD!
Terri Morasco: I don’t know what he’s thinking, but this isn’t looking good for him.
{Kevin Evel delivers a few forearms to Seth’s back as he climbs up to the top of the turnbuckle with him. Both of them are looking out toward the crowd, and Kevin Evel is trying to put Seth into a full nelson hold to go for a second Cruel Hand but Seth is able to hold it. He throws a few elbows back to Evel’s head and tries to put him on his shoulders into a fireman’s carry.}Terri Morasco: What? Could he be trying for Extermination off of the top rope?!
Vasco Dias: It would be enough to put an end to Kevin Evel if he did it to him from the ground! From up there might just kill him!
{It’s Evel’s turn to throw a few elbows to Seth this time and he gets his footing back on the top rope and tries to keep throwing rights and lefts but Seth is able to counter one of them and starts battling back—both of them battling up high, and if one throws the other too far, the former would fall with the latter. Seth steps up from the second ropes and onto the third ropes, both men now doing a balancing act on the top rope.}Vasco Dias: Both men are swaying! They can hardly stand! Get down from there, this isn’t a circus act!
Terri Morasco: One wrong move could be the end.
{Seth ducks under the arm of Evel and looks to go for a second Side Effect; but Evel manages to fight him off long enough and get his arm free. He gets his arm under Seth and tries to lift him for a spinebuster but hard forearms coming from Seth keep him from being able to complete the move—with nowhere else to go, Kevin Evel finally sacrifices himself by lunging forward and taking both himself and Seth outside of the ring!}Vasco Dias: {Standing up to try to see the carnage before focusing on his monitor.} I can’t believe what we just saw! Both men… they just… flew! I knew that it was a horrible mistake for Seth to climb up there when he could have had the match in his hands if he would have kept it to the ground!
Terri Morasco: It was an all or nothing, and it doesn’t look like either man is going to be able to continue this. The referee doesn’t even know what he should do, but he looks like he just watched both men get hit by a semi!
{Both men appear to be unconscious outside of the ring as the crowd is chanting, “This is awesome!” repeatedly, as loud as they possibly can. The referee slides out of the ring to check on both competitors to see if he needs to call the match off, if neither man can continue; but as he looks about ready to call it, he notices that both men are stirring. The referee looks to still be on the edge of whether to call the match or not…}Terri Morasco: He’s looking at the time keeper and asking him what he should do. But if he listens to these fans…
Vasco Dias: These fans don’t even know what they want. They would be chanting that even if both men were dead.
Crowd: LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!
Terri Morasco: But they’re not dead… just… in very bad shape at this moment.
{The referee clenches his fists and gestures that the match will continue while Evel grasps the curtain on the apron of the ring to try to pull himself up—the cloth isn’t enough for him to hold but he does get up to one knee… he wraps the strap around his wrist to draw himself closer to Seth and does finally pull himself over to Seth. He holds the strap again as a whip and weakly strikes Seth across the back, hurting too much to throw it down at full force with him.}Vasco Dias: That was weak.
Terri Morasco: What do you expect? He can hardly even hold that strap from how much abuse both of them have taken and given.
{He pulls Seth up to his feet very slowly and all he can manage to do is push him toward the apron of the ring hoping that he doesn’t stumble and fall on the way—Seth does catch himself there and Evel is right behind him trying to push him under the bottom rope but Seth has enough consciousness left that he can keep himself from getting into the ring; not sure whether he would be able to kick out this time or not. Evel desperately swings his forearms forward to keep Seth from being able to fight back, and grabs him by the leg to lift him up onto the apron and try to push him again under the bottom rope.}Vasco Dias: This match should be over, but the referee ignorantly is letting it continue and could be costing one of these two men not just this match, but their career! Maybe even their life!
Terri Morasco: I don’t think either man cares because they want to just hurt the other!
{Finally having success, Evel slides underneath the bottom rope and looks to get him up to try to deliver one more move to finish him off, hopefully; but as he leans over to pick him up, Seth is able to roll him up into a small package! One! ….. Two! ….. THRE---Evel again kicks out of it, and Seth pounds the mat in frustration that he couldn’t get the three count this time. He uses the ropes to get himself up while Evel is also getting up…}Terri Morasco: Seth is finally stirring, and he’s starting to get up to his feet.
Vasco Dias: But so is Evel, and it could just be a matter of time for them to end it.
{Both of them are staggering and winded as they are looking for each other—when they face each other, Evel can’t help but take a wild swing at Seth hoping to land, but Seth narrowly dodges the attack and lifts Kevin Evel up onto his shoulders which causes the crowd to go into a frenzy as they know what Seth is looking for but Evel is doing everything in his power to try to save himself. He throws a few elbows toward Seth, but isn’t able to put enough power behind it and Seth brings him down with the Extermination! He keeps the leg hooked, and has Evel rolled up as the referee counts: One! ….. Two! ….. THREE!}Winner via Pin Fall: SETH EVANS!
Terri Morasco: Seth did it! Seth has earned his chance to step into the ring with GOD!
Vasco Dias: I don’t believe what I have just witnessed. I don’t believe that both men are human…
Terri Morasco: They waged war with each other, and left everything inside of that ring… neither man looks like they can even stand up.
{“Blow Me Away” by Breaking Benjamin is blaring through the speakers as Seth Evans is lying flat on his back and just looking up at the lights above him… both men just breathing heavily as the referee is checking on both contenders—even security has come down to ringside to make sure that these two don’t try to further decimate each other. A few extra people get into the ring and try to help both of the competitors to their feet but Seth is the first to respond by waving off the help and rolls onto his stomach to finally push himself to his feet. Evel also waves them off wanting to stand on his feet with his own strength. Both of them are staggering a bit as their eyes meet and the tension can be viewed…}Vasco Dias: The match is over. Roberto isn’t going to let this happen anymore; especially after what these two displayed.
Terri Morasco: I hope they’re wise enough to let this match go behind them now. Especially Kevin Evel.
Vasco Dias: There were so many times that Kevin Evel looked to have this match secured, though!
{While both of them are standing there, security ready to jump into the ring to keep these two separated in case anything occurs—but the crowd roars as Evel smirks at Seth, and nods his head; Seth’s eyes light up and he extends his hand out to congratulate Kevin Evel, and we now wait in anticipation for what Kevin Evel will do.}Vasco Dias: Don’t do it, Kevin! He’s the enemy!
Terri Morasco: Kevin Evel has no ties with The Age of X. Seth now knows and understands this… I believe that nod was the approval from Kevin Evel for Seth Evans to go after GOD.
Vasco Dias: The only person who gives approval to face GOD is GOD!
Terri Morasco: And when that bell rang with Seth being announced as the winner, GOD granted him the chance to step into the ring with him.
{Kevin Evel turns toward the apron of the ring and ducks under the top rope before swinging himself out of the ring… the crowd does boo his response to Seth’s handshake, but Kevin Evel simply walks up the ramp still trying to regain his breath; meanwhile, Seth continues to stand in the ring as the referee walks him toward the middle of the ring and lifts his arm in the air which turns the boos that the crowd is showering Kevin Evel’s response with into cheers for Seth Evans.}
Well, here we go, Cliff Clinton is in the ring and ready to go.
Terri Morasco: This is going to be interesting for sure. I mean, Mason's even wearing a damn Ref shirt, that's different. Sexy, but different.
"They Say Freak...when you're singled out..."
{The lights dim and the heavy riff of "The Red" by Chevelle begins to plow through the P.A. The fans are on their feet, not because of the man who is about to come, but more because of what he's associated with. The red tinge of the lights eludes to the blood Kristoff Liam Bates spills as he crawls from behind the curtain, his eyes fixated on the ring.}"The Red....well it filters through.
SO LAY DOWN! The threat is real!
When his sight! Goes Red Again!"
{Bates is halfway down the ramp, stalking like he would an opponent, the lights following him as he does so, briefcase at his side.}"Seeing Red Again, Seeing Red Again."
{He slides under the ropes, removes his suitcoat and tie before beating himself once with the briefcase and tossing it out of the ring. He stretches on the ropes as the second verse plays waiting for the bell, and his chance to spill blood.}Terri Morasco: Mason is not happy to see Bates coming down, that's for sure. He's glaring at his former opponent.
Vasco Dias: I wouldn't forget the things Bates put Mason through, and it was in a nearly the same kind of match as this. Cage, submissions...the only thing was that there wasn't a rope break limit of 2. And he STILL knocked Mason out cold from the pain.
Terri Morasco: Thanks for reminding us, and giving Mason Nightmares.
{The cage lowers over the ring, Bates adjusts his tie and throws it out of the ring before it fully falls. He smiles coyly at Cliff and waits as Mason examines the two for weapons. He pats down Cliff, finding nothing. When he does Bates, he pulls out a few paper clips and a stapler. He looks at Bates, who smiles, and then MASON CLOCKS BATES WITH THE STAPLER to start the match.}Terri Morasco: Well, GOD had a good idea putting Mason as ref, it seems. He's going to be impartial.
Vasco Dias: That, or he's going to make sure both men are worn down for him to pick up the pieces when they get their shot next month.
{Cliff takes no time to capitalize, swinging with his large fists at the dazed KLB. Down to one knee, he is clocked out and laid to the floor. Mason is quick to start the ten count. ONE...TWO...THREE...FOUR... Bates is back up, glaring at both men. He looks pissed, and as Cliff charges, he sidesteps and drop toe hold on Cliff into the ropes and the side of the cage. He is fast, moving up the body and rubbing the face of Clinton into the steel wire. Pulling the long, greasy hair of Clinton back he beats his head on the cage twice before throwing him into the ring, pointing at the downed man and mouthing "COUNT" at Mason. He's slow to count out Cliff. One...Two....he's back to his feet, and Bates is not happy. He rushes the man as he gets up and gives a stiff clothesline, leveling the larger man once again. Mason refuses to count this time, and Bates gets furious.}Vasco Dias: Is Mason trying to sabotage Bates?
Terri Morasco: Revenge for what happened in February.
{He's had enough, as KLB gets in Mason's face and begins spitting and yelling at him from close range. Irate, he doesn't see that Cliff is right behind him, hands ready for a double axe handle smash. The back of Bates is hit with the meaty fists, but he doesn't fall to the ground, he only becomes more angry, turning and kicking Cliff in the gut so hard he falls almost to his knees. Bates wraps his arms around and delivers a punishing GERMAN SUPLEX to the bigger man. He holds the grip, rolls and lifts again, using his legs and arms to pull Cliff from the ground up and over again for a SECOND...then a THIRD...then a FOURTH. And it's visibly taking energy out of him, but it's done with a sick smile, not at Cliff, or the Audience but at Mason. He struggles for a FIFTH before letting go of his grip and nearly collapsing in the corner, pointing at the big man on the ground.}Terri Morasco: I know he's not facing Mason, but he's cerebral, knowing that he can intimidate the ref.
Vasco Dias: Yeah, that he can. Cliff will have to get up if he wants to continue.
{One....Two...Three...Four....Five...Six...Seven....Eight...Cliff is barely back to his feet when Bates rushes at him and puts him in tight sleeper hold. Cliff begins to fall to his knees, but with keen ring awareness grabs the ropes and Mason tells Bates to release the hold. Refusing, Mason clocks Bates with the confiscated stapler again, before handing it to Clinton, a smile on his face.}Terri Morasco: Is this...a team-up?
Vasco Dias: I don't. NO! OH MY GOD HE JUST LEVELED THE REF!
{Refusing to take the lead, Cliff takes and feigns a shot at Bates before clocking Mason with the stapler. He's dazed, and the message is clearly sent, but he doesn't stop there, throwing the stapler out of the ring, over the cage, and screaming "I DON'T NEED YOUR CHARITY!" The fans go nuts. Cliff grabs Bates, pulling him up and executing a textbook DDT before running off the ropes and doing a big body splash on the slightly smaller man. He picks up Bates, whipping him into the ropes and catching him for a massive EXPLODER SUPLEX. Mason is getting back up as this happens, and refuses to count until he's on his feet, giving Bates a good three or four count of extra time to get up. One...Two...Bates is back to his feet, angry, and both men face off in the center of the ring with a traditional finger-lock grapple. Bates, the smaller man, is easily taken to his knees, but instead of letting Cliff grab him and lift him into the air as he wants, he slides under the bigger man using his own weight and force to flip him over, putting him in prime position for his PRETTY NOOSE Texas Cloverleaf. Cliff is quick to flip himself over, using his massive legs to hurl Bates into the turnbuckles, before standing up and splashing into him in the corner, converting into a COBRA CLUTCH! Bates is beginning to fade immediately, the wind having been knocked out of him. The fans are behind Cliff but not for long as he's not used much ring awareness and Bates is too close to the ropes, he only has to drape a half-limp foot on the bottom rope as he's losing consciousness to have Mason force the break.} Terri Morasco: That's one break for each, I never expected Bates to use his.
Vasco Dias: He knew where he was, in a hold or not. He's definitely got the experience edge, but Cliff has size.
{Cliff is not happy, kicking Bates in the back of the head. He falls to the mat, and Mason counts ONE...TWO....THREE...FOUR...FIVE...Bates is to his knees and Cliff refuses to give up, locking him in another COBRA CLUTCH. With the extra leverage, he is hoping to put an end to this. But somehow, as he's locking in the move, Bates kicks backwards and hits Cliff with a LOW BLOW. The fans groan seeing what the ref doesn't as Clinton goes down.}Vasco Dias: LOW BLOW! What a cheapskate.
Terri Morasco: Yeah, but it got the job done, I guess. Not happy, but hey, it's Bates.
{Mason counts on Cliff One...Two...Three...and just as Cliff seems to be getting up, Bates forces him to use his last rope break by deliberately locking in the THIS TIE IS TOO TIGHT next to the ropes. The fans groan loudly as he stands up and taunts them, knowing he's used up both Cliff's breaks now. But not to be outdone, Cliff pulls Bates into another COBRA CLUTCH, lifting him up for a slam RIGHT INTO THE ROPES AND THE CAGE! He lands with an arm on the ropes and Mason calls the break for Bates.}Terri Morasco: HAHAHA! Cheap move for cheap move! Both have no rope breaks left!
Vasco Dias: You can outsmart Cliff, but he can out slam you!
{Bates clutches to the ropes as he attempts to catch his breath. Mason yells at him to let go of the match and continue but Bates is arguing with him and buying himself more time. Cliff gets his own breather but he starts to hear some of the crowd in attendance start to chant his name. He looks left and right and he starts nodding with it.}Terri Morasco: This crowd is sort of getting behind Cliff.
Vasco Dias: Well not everyone can be intelligent I guess,
{Bates finally lets go of the ropes and he turns around and eats a forearm to the mouth from the big man. Cliff is pushing Bates into the ropes with rights and left and he goes low with a few shots to the ribs and then whips him into the other ropes and bashes him with powerful big boot right to the bridge of the nose of Bates. Bates spins around for a loop and Cliff grabs him before he falls and hoists him up above his head with a gorilla press walks over to the cage wall and tosses Bates into the side of the cage with velocity and Bates smacks against the wall and crumbles down to the ring apron between the cage wall and the ropes. The crowd pops!}Terri Morasco: The power of Cliff Clinton right there!
Vasco Dias: Where the hell did that come from?
{Bates crawls out from between the ropes and the cage. That whole experience has him extra winded now and he see's Cliff walking up to him so Bates takes a deep breath and rolls to the side of Cliff and comes up with a drop kick that makes the big man stumble back and Bates goes for the cross arm breaker to Cliff that will set up his “This Tie Is To Tight” (crossface submission) but he can't seem to pull Cliff down. He bashes Cliff in the face with a few elbows and tries again but Cliff's resistance is too strong.}Terri Morasco: Bates can't lock in the crossface! Cliff is too strong for it!
Vasco Dias: Bates is a master technician! He will never not be able to lock in his own submission!
{Bates bashes Cliff with more elbows until Cliff isn't as resistant and finally he pulls Cliff down to one knee but then the crowd start chanting for Cliff and he starts to get resistant again. Cliff pulls him back to one knee and and uses his shoulder to push Bates into the turnbuckle. Bates keeps his hold on the arm and just keeps wrenching at it. Cliff uses his strength and he lifts Bates onto the top rope. }Terri Morasco: Uh oh going on the top rope never ends well.
Vasco Dias: Bates look out!
{Cliff uses his power to arm drag Bates off the top rope forcing him to let go of Cliff's and slam in the middle of the ring hard! Cliff stumbles back and uses the ropes to stay up as Mason steps in and starts his count. 1.....2......3.....4...5.....}Terri Morasco: What a slam on Bates there. It might be over for him.
Vasco Dias: Bates isn't done yet.
{Bates starts to stir 6....7......8......Bates pulls himself up to his feet. But he seems dazed and staggered. Cliff stomps toward him but Bates pull what looks like a pen from his suit jacket and jabs it into the forehead of Cliff who staggers back in pain. Mason yells at Bates but Bates tosses it away before Mason could actually see anything. Bates sidesteps Mason and chop blocks Cliff through the leg and Cliff goes down!}Terri Morasco: Another cheap shot from Bates.
Vasco Dias: I didnt see anything Terri.
Terri Morasco: You wouldn't.
{Bates catches his breath and he grabs Cliff by the hair to reveal that the pen to the forehead busted him wide open. Bates starts yelling at Cliff. Your gonna grovel at my feet Cliff! He yells before pounding a few shots into his face and slams his face in the mat again. Bates goes to the leg and applies the Pretty Noose (texas cloverleaf) perfectly in the middle of the ring.}Terri Morasco: Oh no! The Pretty Noose in the middle of the ring. Cliff has no rope breaks left!
Vasco Dias: It's over for Cliff!
{Cliff is yelling and screaming in pain. His hand is reaching out for the ropes even though he has no rope breaks left. Mason is in position to call a tap out if it happens. Bates is pulling back and gritting his teeth to make Cliff tap but somehow Cliff is enduring the pain. The crowd starts to chant his name cheering him out and telling him not to quit. Mason asks Cliff if he wants to tap but Cliff shakes his head.}Terri Morasco: This sold out crowd is behind Cliff Clinton tonight.
Vasco Dias: Whats with these people! Cliff is a homeless bum and Bates is much better then him.
{Cliff is digging deep, vibing with the cheering crowd. Bates wreches it back again and Mason asks if he wants to tap again but Cliff yells NOOO! Amd powers out of the cloverleaf submission hold. Bates stumbles forward as Cliff starts getting up. But Bates goes right back after Cliff and punches his him but Cliff stays strong! Bates goes for another punch and another and Cliff doesnt sway!}Vasco Dias: what the hell is going on?
Terri Morasco: Cliff is feeling it now!
{Cliff eats another punch and he just shakes his head and stands up on both feet. Bates is starting to get frustrated and he goes for another punch but Cliff just shakes his head and just points right at Bates! “YOU!!!!” Cliff yells and then pounds his fist into his palm and yells “CRUSH!!!!” He then pounds Bates in the face with another punch and another punch and Bates stumbles back. }Vasco Dias: Where is this coming from?
Terri Morasco: Maybe Cliff Clinton really is who he says he is?
Vasco Dias: No way! Comon Bates, you are better than this!
{Cliff bounces Bates off the ropes and nails him with the big boot! Cliff signals for his finisher move.}Terri Morasco: He's calling for it!
Vasco Dias: NOOOOO!!!!!!
{Cliff locks Bates head between his huge thighs and hoists him up in the hanging crucifix position.}Terri Morasco: He calls this The Cliff's Edge!
Vasco Dias: Bates look out!
{Cliff drops him with the razors edge powerbomb and Mason starts to count 1.....2.....3.....4.....5.....6.....7.....8.....9.....10! Mason raises Cliff's hand but glares at his next challenger!}Terri Morasco: Cliff did it! Cliff won the match!
Vasco Dias: Go ahead...get the foot kissing match over with.
{Mason displays Bates who is unconcsious and tell Cliff to make him kiss his foot but Cliff just shakes his head and points at Mason and tell him that the title is coming to him.}Terri Morasco: Cliff is above the foot kissing stipulation. He's just happy winning the match!
Vasco Dias: Well Cliff Clinton takes on The Age of X's perfect weopan for the Man of Steel championship coming up soon!
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SEGMENT
"First Blood"
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{ Xavier Cross is seen warming up backstage, he’s stretching out his arms, back, he looks primed and ready to go when suddenly the Brothers Black and Mason St Croix crash into him! }Vasco Dias: What the hell!? The goddamn Age of X!
{ Cross tries to fight back but the number game quickly catches up to him and Cross finds himself shielding his head while laying on the ground and all three men kicking him. }Vasco Dias: Is this the only way God can retain his title!?
Terri Morasco: So far.
{ Mason smirks as he pulls out his pair of brass knuckles, the brothers hook Cross under the arms as Mason hauls off and punches Cross right in the face! }Vasco Dias: He’s busted open!
Terri Morasco: And there we go, he’s bleeding before he’s even in the match!
Vasco Dias: That son of a…
{ Cross lays on the ground bleeding as the Age of X laughs. }Eddie Black: First Blood, bitch.
{ The three of them head off as medical staff and security surround Cross. }Vasco Dias: Is Cross even going to be able to compete tonight?
Terri Morasco: I don’t know. Should he after that?
Vasco Dias: Some one has to do something to put a stop to God.
{ Cross seems to try and get up as the medics hold him down… } Vasco Dias: Next up we’ve got a barbed wire massacre. Alex Jones puts his joker in the pack brief case on the line against Renee Pleasant.
Terri Morasco: A match made by God as punishment for the two of them basically being friends.
Vasco Dias: As they say absolute power corrupts absolutely.
{ The opening bar of I smell a massacre hits the speakers as red lights swirl around the crowd, before settling on Reñee Pleasant who stands in the middle of the stage, Amber Richards by his side, smirking at the crowd as a chorus of cheers rise up.
Reñee shrugs and walks down the ramp with purpose, he jumps up onto the apron and holds down the middle rope for amber before he enters the ring through the top and middle ropes. He approaches the referee for a moment and towers over him with a laugh, before walking away, shaking his head still laughing as the music fades out. }Vasco Dias: Renee Pleasant has been nearly undefeated since arriving in IWF, he’s got maybe a handful of losses and only one of those where he was actually pinned.
Terri Morasco: And that man was Alex Jones.
Vasco Dias: A fact which has to weigh heavy on both man’s minds.
{The lights shut off as the start of "All rise" by Wovenwar comes on, white strobe lights flash with the drum beat of the opening until, 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.}Vasco Dias: Alex Jones doesn’t look terribly happy about this.
Terri Morasco: This is a match that by it’s very nature causes pain. There is no way for either of these men to win without inflicting a great deal of pain on the other man.
Vasco Dias: You’re right, the winner of this match will have to at some point hurt their friend.
Terri Morasco: Their friendship will be tested tonight.
Vasco Dias: Both these men are gunning for God but it looks like he’s stacked the deck against them both making it that far.
{ The ring ropes have been replaced by barbed wire, Alex and Renee stand in opposing corners as Alison Valance stands on the outside with a mic in hand. }Alison Valance: The following match will be a BARBED WIRE MASSACRE!!! And it will be for the Joker in the Pack Brief Case. To my left he is the challenger… RENEE PLEASANT!!!!
{ The crowd has a pretty favorable reaction to him as he looks at Alex.} Alison Valance: And to my right he is the current holder of the joker in the pack brief case… ALEX JONES!!!
{ A large pop for Alex as he throws up the horns. }Vasco Dias: This is it, which man will be able to cast aside their friendship long enough to win this match?
Terri Morasco: I have an idea.
{ The bell sounds and neither man seems ready to really go at it. They both move slowly out of the corner where they try to lock up. Renee goes for a side head lock but Alex pushes him off, Renee quickly puts on the breaks as Alex second guesses charging him. }Vasco Dias: Both men hesitating.
{ Renee turns back around and they lock up again. Renee over powers Alex and drives him back but no into the corner, instead he throws him into a rear chin lock but Alex reaches back and grabs him for a jaw breaker on top of Alex’s skull! Renee staggers and Alex gets up and turns and hits a AJ GURI! }Vasco Dias: Here we go!
Terri Morasco: One of them will eventually hit the barbed wire.
{ Renee staggers and tries to regain his balance. Alex grabs him and pulls him into a short arm clothes line and then a shin kick to the back of the head. Alex looks for a swinging neck breaker but Renee picks him up and tosses him on his back. Alex gets up and Renee hits a big clothes line. Alex tries to get up and Renee hits a shoulder block! }Vasco Dias: The action is picking up a little bit.
Terri Morasco: But both men aren’t going full bore yet.
{ Alex gets up and Renee hits a running knee and clubs him over the back. Renee picks Alex up like a power bomb and then swings him down for a gut buster over his knee! }Vasco Dias: Brutal move.
{ Renee picks Alex up and runs him toward the corner but stops and hesitate and Alex jumps up and grabs Renee around the throat and rips him down into a back breaker over Alex’s knee. }Vasco Dias: Very nice counter.
Terri Morasco: Yes but still neither man wants to send their friend into the barbed wire.
Vasco Dias: It’s going to happen.
{ Alex jogs across the ring and turns, he runs at Renee as he stands and hits a kick to the gut. Renee stumbles and tries to regain his balance, Alex is up and hits a big European upper cut and as Renee truns and almost falls Alex grabs him for a German suplex bridged into a pin. ONE! TW-KICK OUT! }Vasco Dias: Not even close.
{ Alex is up and jogs across the ring, Renee stands and Alex runs at him but Renee turns and hits the DEAD MAN’S BOOT!!! Alex goes down hard and Renee rips him up right off the mat and hits a double handed choke toss. }Terri Morasco: I’m not sure there is a man in IWF as strong as Renee Pleasant.
Vasco Dias: That’s possibly Renee’s greatest asset. He can over power any man he gets in the ring with.
{ Alex is up and Renee turns him around into the PRIMAL SCREAM DDT! }Vasco Dias: PRIMAL SCREAM!
{ Renee covers. ONE! KICK OUT! }Vasco Dias: Just a one count.
Terri Morasco: It’s going to take a lot more than that to put either man down.
{ Renee is up and he seethes a little as he looks to the barbed wire. He turns back and pulls Alex up who connects with another AJ GURI! Alex quickly punts Renee in the gut and then whips him hard toward the ropes! }Vasco Dias: HERE WE GO!
{ Renee just manages to stop himself, Alex looks a little shocked at himself as Renee slowly turns. Renee charges Alex now and Alex rolls under the clothes line, Renee turns into a back fist from Alex and spinning heel kick to the mid section. Alex turns and throws another right arm but Renee hooks him under the shoulder and picks him high up into the air for a HIP TOSS RIGHT ONTO THE BARBED WIRE!!!! }Vasco Dias: OH MY GOD!!!
Terri Morasco: That’s disgusting!!!
{ Alex lays across the top of the barbed wire for a moment as he gingerly tries to stand himself up on the apron but Renee presses him down and then clubs him over the chest one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine and TEN TIMES! }Vasco Dias: Each blow drives the barbed wire deeper into the flesh of Alex Jones.
{ Renee backs off and then runs at Alex full steam and looks for the Dead Man’s Boot but Alex moves and drops off the apron just in time and RENEE HANGS HIMSELF UP ON THE BARBED WIRE!!!! }Vasco Dias: OHHHHH!
Terri Morasco: I hope Amber didn’t want any kids of her own.
Vasco Dias: That’s just… Ow.
{ Renee holds himself there gently and tries to move off the ropes as Alex carefully rolls back in under the barbed wire, his back ripped open. Alex grabs Renee and pulls him by the hair off the barbed wire, Renee holds himself as Alex pulls him up to his feet and looks for the Endgame but Renee drills a knee into the gut of Alex and picks him up into a gorilla press position and drops him ON TOP OF THE BARBED WIRE!!! }Vasco Dias: MY GOD!!!
{ Alex quickly pulls himself off but Renee hits the Dead Man’s Boot this time and sends Alex back first into the barbed wire. He grabs him by the hair and pulls him off and runs him across the ring and throws him into the corner and hits a clothes line. The barbed wire shreds at Alex’s flesh as Renee suplexs Alex out of the corner. }Terri Morasco: It looks like their friendship has been cast aside finally for the sake of winning this match.
Vasco Dias: You knew it was coming.
{ Renee pulls Alex up to his feet but Alex hits a back elbow and a swinging neck breaker! Alex carefully pulls himself up and hits the FLASHBACK!!! Alex covers. ONE! TWO! KICK OUT! }Vasco Dias: Renee kicked out of the flashback!
{ Alex pulls Renee up to his feet but Alex throws his arms off and kicks him hard in the gut and pulls him up for a power bomb into the corner! }Vasco Dias: Ouch! Jesus, Alex is bleeding bad!
{ Alex explodes out of the corner and spears Renee into the opposing corner and drives him into the barbed wire! Alex backs off and connects with a shin kick to the side of his head and then twists him around and throws him into the barbed wire. }Terri Morasco: The match has finally broken down just the way I’m sure God wanted.
Vasco Dias: These two are ripping each other apart, literally.
{ Alex walks across the ring and then explodes at Renee and hits a running senton as Renee lays against the barbed wire!!! }Vasco Dias: MY GOD!!!
{ Renee screams as the barbed wire rips at his flesh. Alex is slow to his feet and smirks as he pulls Renee off the barbed wire, turns him around and hits a release German suplex into the barbed wire! }Vasco Dias: I’m starting to see of the old Alex Jones here.
Terri Morasco: The old Alex Jones wouldn’t of hesitated to destroy Renee Pleasant.
{ Alex pulls Renee up but Renee hits a big European upper cut and an explosive clothes line. Renee grabs Alex and picks him up for the RAV RIGHT INTO THE BARBED WIRE!!!! }Vasco Dias: THE RAV!!!!
{ Alex Jones is busted open bad as Renee rips him off and throws him down onto the canvas. Renee covers him. ONE! TWO! KICK OUT!!!! }Terri Morasco: What!? Really!?
Vasco Dias: Alex Jones just kicked out of the RAV…
Terri Morasco: What’s it going to take!?
Vasco Dias: I’m not sure.
{ Renee is bloody as is Alex, he pulls him up to his feet and launches him at the barbed wire but Alex stops, Renee comes running up behind him and Alex turns right into a SPEAR!!! Both men crash through the barbed wire and out onto the padded floor, a tangled bloody mess. }Vasco Dias: Did you see that!?
Terri Morasco: Renee Pleasant risked life and limb and may of just taken himself as well as Alex out of this match.
Vasco Dias: Someone needs to call this match off. This is too much.
Terri Morasco: I just don’t believe this…
{ Neither man can pull himself free as a group of referee in gloves make their way to the ring and start to cut them loose. }Vasco Dias: This is heinous.
{ Renee is loosed first but Alex seems resistant as he starts to wrap the barbed wire around himself. }Terri Morasco: What is he doing!?
Vasco Dias: I’ve got no idea…
{ Renee staggers away and leans on the ring, Alex comes up behind him, his body wrapped in barbed wire and crashes into him! }Vasco Dias: It’s sloppy but it works!
{ Renee staggers and turns as Alex hits another AJ GURI! He pushes Renee into the ring on top of some of the strands of barbed wire. Alex looks under the ring and drags out a twenty foot tall ladder. }Vasco Dias: Renee has lost a lot of blood, so has Alex, both men have to be physically spent.
Terri Morasco: I’m not sure how either is even still moving.
Vasco Dias: Sheer force of will.
{ Alex sets up the twenty foot ladder and slowly climbs to the top. Renee is still laying near the apron as Alex stands onto of the ladder… AND FLIES OFF WITH THE SPIRAL TAP!!!! }Vasco Dias: ALEX JONES COVERED IN BARBED WIRE JUST HIT THE SPIRAL TAP ON RENEE PLEASANT!!!
Terri Morasco: I can’t believe I just saw that!
{ Alex just lays there as the referee counts… ONE! TWO! THREE!!!! }Vasco Dias: Alex Jones has done it, he’s successfully defended the Joker in the Pack brief case.
Terri Morasco: But at what cost?
Vasco Dias: I’m not sure yet. Can either man stay friends after this and will either one have anything left to chase God down?
Terri Morasco: I really don’t know.
{ Neither man moves as the crowd is giving them a round of applause. Medics come flying down the ramp with gurney s and wire cutters as we head to a video package for the next match. }Terri Morasco: Are you ready for this Vasco?
Vasco Dias: For about a year these two have fought tooth and nail to prove which one is the best. And my money is on Ana Valentine....
Terri Morasco: We are supposed to remain impartial Vasco. Ana is talented, we all know it, she knows it even Amber knows it but is she the best?..I don't know but tonight she has a chance to prove it...
Vasco Dias: Ana doesn't have to prove anything to anyone Terri, she is the partner of GOD, she is the greatest Diamond to ever grace IWF...
{"King of my world (queen remix)" by saliva blasts 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. Her IWF Diamonds title around her waist. 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, she gets in the ring and undoes the Diamonds title holding it in the air as the music fades out}Vasco Dias: Well the crowd seem's to be behind Amber...the blasphemers...
Terri Morasco: They respect Amber Richards Vasco, she came in as an arrogant child and in the last year has blossomed into a respected champion....
Vasco Dias: She's still arrogant and still a child and Ana is going to beat some respect into her.
Terri Morasco: Amber is a two time Diamonds champion, the first woman to do that and also hold the Ruby title as well as the Diamonds, she won the Heiress to the throne...
Vasco Dias: And how much of that was GOD's influence?..Amber owes everything to him and Ana is going to get revenge for GOD tonight....
{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. She makes her way down to the ring very slowly getting past the fans.
As the fans boo wildly, Ana stops and smirks, looking out over the crowd before she reaches the ring steps and takes a knee, holding her hands in front of her in a prayer position, she then stands.
Before Ana can leap onto the ring apron Amber flies between the top and the middle rope with a suicide dive onto Ana, the crowd goes nuts as the house lights come back up}Terri Morasco: WOW!...Amber kick starting the match!
Vasco Dias: Oh come on Ana wasn't ready how is this fair?...
Terri Morasco: Ana has gotten into Amber's head and she seems angry...
{Amber pulls Ana up and rolls her into the ring Lucy Adam's calls for the bell and the match to officially begin. Amber stomps after Ana who backs off sliding across the ring on her backside, she gets to the corner and Lucy pushes Amber back away from Ana as she's in the ropes, Ana gets to her feet and she and Amber lock up, Amber uses her size advantage and shoves Ana into the corner, the referee calls for the break after 4, Amber releases slowly and Ana laughs, Amber seems to get more agitated as they lock up again and again Amber shoves Ana into the corner, after the 4 count Amber releases, na wraps her leg around the bottom rope and leans forward slapping Amber}Vasco Dias: Oh Ana with an opening slap to teach some respect!
Terri Morasco: You call that respect?!?!
Vasco Dias: Teaching it Terri..TEACHING it...
{Amber launches herself at Ana but Lucy gets in between them pushing Amber back as ANa was still in the ropes, Ana laughs at Amber again as the crowd boo's. Amber goes at Ana as she comes out of the corner, Ana slides under the bottom rope and to the floor before pointing to her head.}Ana Valentine: I told you...I'm smarter than you Amber.....
Vasco Dias: Thats right Ana it's on YOUR terms
Terri Morasco: Come on Ana get in the ring....
{Ana gets onto the apron, she looks as if she's about to get in the ring but as Amber comes closer Ana drops down and tells Amber to back away. Lucy holds Amber back and goes to count Ana out 1.....2.....3 but Amber has had enough, she shoves Lucy out of the way and grabs the top rope launching herself over the top rope down onto Ana!, the crowd goes nuts and Ana again beds off from Amber who gets to her feet looking lie a woman possessed, as she comes closer to Ana who has backed off near the stairs she screams at Ana to get up, Ana reaches up grabbing Amber by the top of the tights pulling her forward and face first into the steel steps!}Terri Morasco: ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
Vasco Dias: HA, I bet Amber's face hasn't been hit that hard since she last burnt Renee's roast!
Terri Morasco: VASCO!
Vasco Dias: Oh sorry sorry...since she last "left the mop out"
{Ana pulls Amber up by her hair and rolls her in the ring, Ana stalks her and as Amber gets to her feet Ana hits a knee to the stomach and a swinging neckbreaker, Amber's head and neck bounce off the mat and Ana pops back to her feet before she walks around the ring, she gets on her knee's and prays as Amber struggles to her feet, Ana grabs Amber and hits a snap suplex, she rolls her hips pulling Amber to her feet before hitting a standing switch and hitting a german suplex causing Amber to land on the back of her head.}Vasco Dias: Ana is all over Amber...
Terri Morasco: She is proving why she is one of the best....
{Ana waits for Amber to get up, Amber starts to pull herself to her feet, Ana comes in and hits the cupids kiss (fameasser), Ana goes for the pin 1......2....Amber kicks out. Ana moves around Amber and as Amber stirs she rears back and kicks Amber in the ribs, Amber moans in pain and Ana laughs before dropping down.}Ana Valentine: I told you...you're nothing Amber...NOTHING....
{Ana kicks Amber in the ribs again harder, Amber holds her midsection and moans again}Vasco Dias: Thats right PUNISH HER!
Terri Morasco: This is getting ugly...
{Ana goes for another kick, Amber catches Ana's leg and gets to her feet before pulling Ana forwards into a hard clothesline sending her down, Amber goes down as well holding her ribs, she pulls herself up and Ana does to, Ana turns around and Amber grabs Ana pulling her forward into a series of forearms, Amber slams them in hard and fast before whipping Ana over with a hair whip and then Amber steps forward with a stiff low roundhouse, Ana arches her back in pain as Amber moves around her. Amber grabs Ana and hits the lightening spiral! she pins 1...2....Ana kicks out!}Terri Morasco: Amber almost had her!
Vasco Dias: Almost means nothing Terri!
{Amber goes to pull Ana up, Ana grabs Ambers arm and pulls her to the mat locking in the "into the ashes" (rings of saturn), she pulls back on Ambers head and neck, Amber shakes her head and says no over and over again, Amber pushes up and back rolling Ana onto her back for a pin 1.....2....Ana releases the submission to break the pin, Amber gets to her feet and na leaps up going for the "in his name" (leaping complete shot), Amber throws Ana backwards, Ana steps forward, Amber kicks Ana in the stomach and picks her up into the bloody murder 2.0 (package piledriver). Amber goes for the pin 1......2....Ana kicks out!}Vasco Dias: You can't keep her down!
Terri Morasco: Ana kicked out of that?!?!
{Amber slams her fist on the mat and pulls Ana up, Ana drops to her knee's barely moving, Amber swallows hard and shakes her head, she sets Ana up for another package piledriver}Terri Morasco: Amber looks like she doesn't want to do this....
Vasco Dias: DON'T! Amber don't do it you could kill her!
{Amber picks Ana up and drops her on her head again with a second bloody murder 2.0, Amber gets to her feet and Ana isn't moving, Lucy Adams drops to one knee and checks on Ana, Amber hesitates and looks like she's going to go for the pin but stops looking worried. Lucy gets to her feet and talks to Amber, after a few moments Ana gets to her feet moving her neck with a grin, Amber turns around and gets hit with the in his name! Ana pins 1......2......3}Vasco Dias: ANA DID IT!..SHE'S A TWO TIME CHAMPION....
Terri Morasco: I can't believe this...Ana just......she deserves an academy award
{Ana gets handed the IWF Diamonds title, she hugs it to her chest and as Amber pulls herself to her knees Ana pushes the belt into her face and laughs, Ana slides from the ring and holds the title in the air as Amber stays in the ring dejected, shocked and looking like she's about to cry.}Vasco Dias: Ana Valentine is a two time IWF Dimaonds champion!
Terri Morasco: Amber was suckered in by Ana..she should have known better than to trust her!
Vasco Dias: This is it, this is the match we have been waiting all night for. Xavier Cross vs GOD! In a First Blood Match for the IWF World Championship!
Terri Morasco: In fact some people couldn’t even wait for the match to begin as we saw earlier in the night Xavier Cross was attacked by the Age of X and had a nasty gash opened up on his forehead.
Vasco Dias: No doubt by the orders of GOD to give him an un fair advantage going into this title defense.
Terri Morasco: We’re told that Roberto Verona gave Cross the option to post pone the match but he said no.
Vasco Dias: Xavier Cross wants this match and he wants it bad.
{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: As you can see he’s got that bandage going over the top of his head, we’re told he received five stitches backstage.
Terri Morasco: GOD has a huge advantage, one errant punch can rupture those stitches.
Vasco Dias: Absolutely. Hopefully Cross will be able to pull off the upset and get the belt off of GOD and into the hands of someone more deserving!
{ The lights go out in the arena, a lone spot light shines down on the stage where Ana Valentine is no standing. }Ana Valentine: Ladies and gentlemen will you please show your devotion to the one true Lord and Savior of the IWF by dropping to your knees and praising GOD!
{ The somber tones of "Sail" by DevilDriver hit the PA as the arena is plunged back 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, The Brothers Black stand with arms folded to either side. 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, The Brothers following behind and Ana by his side. 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. The Brothers circle the outside of the ring like wolves. }Vasco Dias: And here he is the IWF World Champion with the ring side area surrounded by his attack dogs.
{ The referee looks to the outside at Ana, Eddie and Frank and then quickly ejects them from the ring side area to a huge pop!!! }Vasco Dias: I don’t believe it!
Terri Morasco: The referee isn’t even going to give them the chance to interfere in this match!
Vasco Dias: YES!!!!
{ All three complain as security comes down to ring side to escort the Age of X to the back. }Vasco Dias: Finally GOD will have to stand on his own to defend the championship.
Terri Morasco: However Cross still has those stitches on his head.
Vasco Dias: Something he will have to overcome.
{ Alison Valance steps into the middle of the ring as the referee holds the title high up over his head. }Alison Valance: Welcome to tonight’s MAIN EVENT!!! The following contest is for the IWF World Championship and is scheduled to be a FIRST BLOOD MATCH! The first man to bleed loses. To my right he is the challenger… XAVIER CROSS!!!!
{ There is a huge pop for Cross as he glares across the ring at GOD. }Alison Valance: And to my left is the reigning and defending IWF World Champion… GOD!!!!
{ The arena shudders with the amount of boos. }Vasco Dias: This is it… It’s all come down to this. Xavier Cross spent months proving himself to Roberto Verona, he picked up a huge win and was rewarded with this title opportunity tonight. Can he overcome the odds and defeat God?
Terri Morasco: I sure as hell hope so.
{ The bell sounds and Xavier Cross explodes out of his corner and crashes right into God with a flying punch to the face. He begins to unload on God in the corner with several vicious right hands and a few well placed kicks before running out of the corner and then back in with a big time clothes line that sends God over the top rope and to the outside! }Vasco Dias: Xavier Cross is right on him!
Terri Morasco: That’s the only way to approach this match.
{ Cross runs across the ring and bounces off the ropes and comes flying back as God stands and suicide dives through the ropes and crashes into God and sends him flying into he guard rails! Cross is right up to a huge pop and grabs God, turns him around and throws him back first into the guard rails again. Cross runs in with a vicious knee to the face of God! }Vasco Dias: Cross isn’t giving him a moment to breath.
Terri Morasco: You can’t, you absolutely cannot give God a single second to recover.
{ Cross stands him up and whips him right into the ring post then quickly drops kicks him in the back against the post. Cross grabs him under the arms and hits a release exploder suplex right into the guard rails and God is reeling from the early attack! }Vasco Dias: God is looking in a bad way here as Cross just explode on him.
Terri Morasco: I don’t think he even knows where he is right now.
{ Cross runs down the side of the ring, hops onto the apron and then runs back down as God stands and leads off for the Phoenix Driver DDT right on the padded floor. He is quick to get up and grab a fake championship belt from a fan and crack God over the back of the head as he tries to stand. Cross tosses it back to the fan and then kicks God as he tries to get up. He picks him up and drives him back first into the announce table! }Vasco Dias: Xavier is just laying a smack down tonight!
Terri Morasco: He needs this win, he needs to beat God tonight.
{ Cross clothes lines God and knocks him onto the table as everyone clears out. Cross rolls into the ring and climbs up the ropes in the corner as the crowd loses their minds and he leaps off to the outside with the TRIBUTE ELBOW DROP THROUGH THE TABLE!!!! }Vasco Dias: OH MY GOD!!!!
Terri Morasco: THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!
{ Xavier and God lay in a pile of broken wood and equipment but Cross doesn’t stay down long. }Vasco Dias: He’s getting up already!?
Terri Morasco: Cross is pushing himself further than he’s ever gone before in his life.
Vasco Dias: This unbelievable.
{ Cross stands up and pulls God up from the heap and runs him face first into a ring post, spins him around and slams him into the guard rails. Cross runs down the side of the ring, he turns and runs back at God full steam and SPEARS HIM THROUGH THE GUARD RAILS INTO THE CROWD!!!! }Vasco Dias: OH MY GOD!!!!
{ Cross starts hitting some mounted punches on God as they both lay on the floor in the crowd. }Vasco Dias: He’s still going!
{ Cross stands up and grabs a chair from a fan and drives it point first into the chest of God over and over and over again then holds it up high and brings it down over the head of God. }Terri Morasco: He’s a freaking mad man tonight!
Vasco Dias: I’ve never seen anything like this out of him.
{ Cross pulls him up and walks him back to ring side and slams his face into the ring post again and God staggers, Cross grabs him around the waist and hits a release German suplex and slams God head first into the side of the steel steps. }Vasco Dias: If God isn’t bleeding he sure as hell has a concussion.
Terri Morasco: There is no way he doesn’t. Cross is wiping the floor with him.
{ Cross seethes as he walks over to God and pulls him up by his hair. Cross starts to head but God over and over and over again before throwing him back into the ring, he wipes at his head but the stitches seem to hold. }Vasco Dias: He’s got to be careful.
{ Cross throws up the apron and looks under the ring where he now pulls out a long strand of barbed wire left over from the barbed wire massacre match earlier in the night. }Vasco Dias: Oh no.
Terri Morasco: Someone is definitely going to bleed now.
{ Cross reaches under the ring and pulls out a chair that he slowly starts to wrap the barbed wire around as God staggers to his feet in the ring. }Vasco Dias: He needs to hurry.
{ Cross is almost finished when GOD COMES FLYING OVER THE TOP ROPE WITH A RUNNING SENTON BOMB TO THE OUTSIDE!!! }Vasco Dias: OH MY GOD!!
Terri Morasco: Did Cross catch him with the chair!?
Vasco Dias: I don’t know!
{ Both men lay on the ground but Cross doesn’t stay there as he reaches for the chair, God stands and ducks the chair shot and nails the GENECIDE KICK! }Vasco Dias: GENECIDE KICK!
{ God staggers backward and away from the ring as he reaches around to his back… }Terri Morasco: God is moving away from Cross and the referee.
Vasco Dias: I wonder why.
{ The referee checks to see if Cross is ok as God sees that he has blood on his hands! }Vasco Dias: HE’S BLEEDIND!!!!
Terri Morasco: That’s it! Someone needs to get the referee’s attention!
{ God looks around and then turns to a fan in the crowd and viciously grabs at him and rips his shirt off his back and puts it on, it happens to be a Renee Pleasant shirt. }Vasco Dias: That son of a… Can he do that?
Terri Morasco: Looks like.
{ God puts the shirt on and tucks it into his tights to cover the small cut on his back as Cross is up to his feet now and looking for the chair. }Vasco Dias: What a vile piece of garbage.
{ God runs down the side of the ring and levels Cross with a clothes line and starts to stomp him hard on the chest over and over again. He pulls him up and throws him hard into the steps and then connects with a running knee as Cross slumps against the steps. }Vasco Dias: Cross has already won this match!
Terri Morasco: No one saw it but us.
{ God looks to the barbed wire chair and picks it up. He runs at Cross and looks to drop kick it in his face but Cross moves! }Vasco Dias: YES!
{ Cross grabs God as he stands and connects with a leg sweep and drives God’s face into the ring apron! }Terri Morasco: That was nasty.
{ Cross stands God up and rolls him into the ring and goes after him. Cross runs across the ring and bounces off the ropes, God stands and back body drops Cross onto the apron and then turns and hits an enzugiri on Cross that knocks him off the apron and to the outside! }Vasco Dias: Wow.
{ God runs across the ring and bounces off the ropes as Cross stands God comes back and leaps onto the top rope and 360 splashes to the outside on Cross! }Vasco Dias: WHAT!?
{ The two of them lay in a pile of bodies on the floor as the referee checks on them. }Terri Morasco: That was insane.
Vasco Dias: Absolutely.
{ Cross starts to crawl away from the mess as God does the same. }Vasco Dias: I’m not really sure how either of them are still moving.
Terri Morasco: I couldn’t tell you.
{ God stands and feels his shirt, the blood is starting to sock through the black of the shirt, he quickly rubs his hands on his pants and dives under the ring. }Vasco Dias: Where is he going!?
Terri Morasco: No idea.
{ God pops back out with a medical kit and starts to use the medical tape to tape the shirt around his waist to better hide the blood soaking through. }Vasco Dias: He’s a really son of bitch.
{ God uses the whole role and has taped his entire waist with black medical tape to cover the blood soaking through his shirt, however he hasn’t noticed Cross in the ring with a new steel chair as he runs across and leaps through the ropes and slams the chair into the face of God on the outside! }Vasco Dias: YES!
Terri Morasco: God is down but is his face busted open!
Vasco Dias: No idea!
{ Cross is up with the chair and doesn’t wait as he starts to unload on God on the outside over and over again. }Vasco Dias: Beat him to a pulp!
{ Cross drops the chair and picks God up, he looks for a vertical suplex but God drops behind him and spins him around into CABLE’S LAST GASP pulling pile driver on the chair! }Vasco Dias: NO!!!!
Terri Morasco: That could be it!
{ Cross lays there as God moves away and tells the referee to check on him. }Vasco Dias: If God wins this way then I’ll be furious.
Terri Morasco: He should of already lost.
{ Cross pushes himself up and rolls away before the referee can check on him. Cross runs at God who tries to stand and crashes into him with a clothes line and both men spill into the crowd. They both try to get up but Cross keeps unloading shot after shot as God tries to get away. }Vasco Dias: They’ve moved away from ring side so there is no way to tell if Cross is bleeding again or not.
{ They’ve made their way to a set of steps leading further up into the crowd and Cross turns God around and hits the NAZI HUNTER ON THE STEPS!!! }Vasco Dias: Those steps are solid steel!
Terri Morasco: He could of just ended God’s career.
{ The referee is moving his way through the crowd as the camera pick up on the blood starting to soak through the bandage on the head of Xavier. Cross looks to a women in the crowd and asks her for something. }Vasco Dias: What’s he doing?
{ Cross rips the bandage off and wipes the little bit of blood off on a fan’s shirt and then covers his forehead in what looks like nail glue. }Terri Morasco: He’s gluing the wound closed!
Vasco Dias: Heh, awesome.
{ Cross sneers as he slaps a napkin onto the glue and then pulls God to his feet and runs him back toward the ring and throws him into the guard rails and hits a running knee that knocks God back to ring side! }Vasco Dias: This match as almost been all Cross save for a few moments of offense from God.
Terri Morasco: Absolutely.
{ Cross hops the barrier and grabs the barbed wire steel chair and picks it up and then slams it over the back of God! He hits him again and again and starts to rip at the shirt of God! }Vasco Dias: This is it! God is already bleeding back there, Cross just needs to rip that shirt off of him!
Terri Morasco: I can’t believe we’re about to see the end of his reign of terror.
{ The shirt is ripped, the referee is making his way back through the crowd. God pulls himself up by the ring post and Cross charges at him with the chair… }Vasco Dias: YES!
{ But God fires off the GENECIDE KICK and catches Cross right in the stitches!!! }Terri Morasco: NO!!!!
{ Cross staggers back and falls against the guard rails. }Vasco Dias: No, no, no!
{ God falls backward and lays on the padded floor as the referee jumps the guard rails. Cross shakes the kick off and tries to stand when the referee calls for the bell!!!! }Vasco Dias: What!?
{ The cameras turn back and God’s kick must of ripped open the stitches completely as the napkin on Cross’ head is completely soaked in blood. }Vasco Dias: NO!!!!!
Terri Morasco: I don’t believe it!!!!
Vasco Dias: Cross had this match won.
{ God lays on the floor laughing as the announcement is made. }Alison Valance: And your winner and STILL IWF World Champion… GOD!!!!!
{ The Age of X spills out of the back as Cross moves to attack God but the brothers hold him back as well as the referee as Mason St. Croix picks God up and Ana gives him his belt. }Vasco Dias: LOOK!
{ Where God was laying is a pool of blood and it’s quite clear through his ripped shirt that his back is bleeding from the barbed wire chair shots. }Vasco Dias: Cross won this match twice over!
Terri Morasco: I agree but it wasn’t God’s blood the referee saw first.
{ The fans are in a totally rage as Mason and Ana help God up the ramp and the Brothers hold Cross back along with the referee. }Vasco Dias: God skates by again, one day he will get what he deserves
Terri Morasco: One day but no today.
{ God stands at the top of the ramp and holds the World Title over his head as “Sail” plays and the crowd boos. }----------------------------------------------------------
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”GOD strikes."
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Vasco Dias: Wait, hold on, we’re getting word that something is going down backstage…
{ We cut from ring side to the backstage area, medics and security surround someone as Roberto Verona comes running into the shot. }Roberto Verona: Get out of my way!
{ He pushes the men aside and there we see Jessica Reed laid face down on the ground. }Vasco Dias: Oh my god that’s Jessica Reed!
Terri Morasco: What the hell happened to her!?
{ Reberto drops down beside her as she slowly rolls over, he holds her in his arms. }Roberto Verona: Jess, are you ok?
Jessica Reed: Yeah, I think so… Just a flesh wound…
{ Roberto looks her over. }Roberto Verona: Angel did this didn’t he?
Jessica Reed: I didn’t see who, they came up from behind.
Roberto Verona: That son of a bitch has gone to far…
{ Roberto holds her but something flashes in his eyes. }Vasco Dias: I don’t believe this, Jessica Reed has been attacked and Roberto thinks it was God!
Terri Morasco: He’s the obvious option.
Vasco Dias: He is, they’ve had their differences in the past. Is God finally making a power play for Roberto’s postion in the company?
Terri Morasco: That’s my guess.
{ Roberto finally relinquishes Jessica to the doctors but a fire has definitely been lit inside him. }Vasco Dias: What a way to end what has been a great show from IWF.
Terri Morasco: The end of the night is only the beginning of a whole new war.
Vasco Dias: It looks like it, don’t forget to tune in Monday night for the fall out from October Revolution and have a happy and safe Halloween!
{ We fade out on Roberto Verona. }
Well howdy there pardner.