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MATCH
SINGLES MATCH
Joanna Jane Tarzanna vs Kayla Richards
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{Joanna enters from behind the curtain as the music plays, Joanna bangs her chest and let’s out a loud roar as she runs to the ring, as the song continues to play, if there’s an opponent in the ring, Joanna will circle the outside of the ring, stalking her prey, like a jungle cat would, she then enters the ring and climbs the ropes, banging her chest again before facing her opponent or the ramp to the ring}Vasco Dias: This woman looks to be athletic and powerful...
Terri Morasco: She looks like a contender...
{"war of change" by thousand foot krutch 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 Eliza who stands at ringside}Vasco Dias: Kayla has been up and down lately, a win over Firenze followed by a few losses and then a win over Tee Unger last week...
Terri Morasco: Kayla has all the raw tools Vasco but can she put it all together?.
{The bell rings and as Joanna talks to her manager Kayla flies in from behind dropkicking Joanna in the back, Joanna hits the ropes but turns around causing Kayla to try and use her speed, she lays in a few low kicks and then a few hard chops. Joanna stumbles back and Kayla keeps using her speed as Joanna throws a wild haymaker. Kayla ducks down and hits a knee to Joanna's midsection doubling the brazillian powerhouse over, Kayla hits a snap DDT and goes for a pin 1.....2...Joanna powers out throwing Kayla up in the air off of her, Kayla looks stunned at Joanna's power and backs off.
Joanna beats her chest and lets out a primal scream, the fans pop as Kayla tries another one of those low kicks, Joanna catches Kayla's leg, plants her hand in the middle of Kayla's stomach before throwing her in the air, she catches Kayla on the way down hitting a thundering spinebuster. Kayla seems to bounce off the mat as Joanna pops to her vertical base stalking Kayla like she's hunting in the brazillian rainforest.}Vasco Dias: Wow this Joanna is impressive...
Terri Morasco: Look at the aize of her Vasco..she's over six feet tall
Vasco Dias: She could manhandle me anyday...
Terri Morasco: You are such a pervert.....
{Kayla gets to her feet and Joanna grabs her in a uranage position, Kayla hammers in some elbows to get Joanna off her, she leaps in the air with a dropkick, Kayla then hits a knee trembler and calls for the sick kick she calls the sister of mercy, but before she can run forward Joanna grabs her slams her down and locks in her anaconda vice, Kayla kicks her legs and tries to get out of it. She inches her way to the ropes and reaches out grabbing the bottom rope.
The referee calls for the break, as Joanna does Kayla reaches up and rakes the eyes of Joanna!. The crowd boos as Kayla slides from the ring, she grabs a steel chair sliding back in slamming it into Joanna's back, the referee calls for the bell and Kayla turns from Joanna}Vasco Dias: Oh wow...Kayla has lost it...
Terri Morasco: I think she's had enough Vasco....
{Azola slides in the ring to check on Joanna who is holding her back in pain, Kayla smirks and measures Azola up, Azola turns around just in time to eat a sister of mercy kick from Kayla, the crowd boo's even louder as Kayla leans down and screams at them both.}Kayla Richards: THIS IS MY TIME.....
Vasco Dias: This is a different Kayla Richards...and I like it......
Terri Morasco: How can you enjoy this?...
Vasco Dias: She has finally taken a stand here...
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SEGMENT
”Leverage”
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{Backstage after the opener on Sacrifice, Mercedes Vargas is seen standing before a backdrop with the IWF and Lineage logos in the background. She rubs her hands together with anticipation for her match later on tonight.}Mercedes Vargas: What a surprise, IWF is back in Germany. Brings back memories. I remember my first visit in 2009, had two matches in a single night. And then last year when IWF came to Munich, Amber and I defeated Ashley Mastrangelo and Sunshine Sparkles during the Heiress to the Throne, the final week of the first round. I even got the pinfall. Honestly, I didn't think I would even be back for my second trip in almost four months and my four visit overall. That's crazy.
{Mercedes shakes her head.}Mercedes Vargas: But tonight is entirely different, Amber. When you returned to IWF from injury, I was your first opponent. Ahead of that match, though, you asked a question in your promo during the week. You wondered aloud, Why, oh, why does Mercedes not respect me? After everything I've done and how I played a major part in saving the Diamonds Division from Ana's evil clutches and racking up awards and my awesome title reigns, all I'm asking is for a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T, like your Aretha, right? Well, I hate to say this, but, uh, I think you've answered your own question, Amber. You know exactly why I don't respect you.
{Mercedes lowers her head as she continues.}Mercedes Vargas: I guess this is why you hold this contempt for me, although you're kinda sending these mixed signals here, Amber. In your eyes, for someone who is just another opponent, not even competition, a fake, a fraud, a pretender and seen as little more than an annoying little pest by the majority of the division and this entire company, not even worthy to be called your rival - your rival! - here you are asking and begging and pleading for my respect, it's almost adorable in a way, a little embarrassing, and probably a little sad and pathetic, but that won't stop you. You say I don't know my place, and you know, you're right, I don't know my place. Is it kissing the ground you walk on, is it bowing at your feet? Is it singing your praises from the rooftops? I don't know, I'm not sure. No one gave me a list of things to do when you're around.
{Mercedes offers a noncommittal shrug, which gets even more boos from the crowd.} Mercedes Vargas: It doesn't matter how many wins you hold over me, it doesn't matter the namecalling or the delusions of grandeur you say I have or the shots you take at my ego, win-loss record or that we're supposed to believe you turned over a new leaf, it still doesn't change the fact that I hold this much respect for you.
{Mercedes shapes up one hand in a zero.}Mercedes Vargas: I mean, my respect for you is at an all-time low, I’m talking ground level. No matter what happens here tonight in Cologne, Germany, you have a better chance of beating the respect out of me than for me actually knowing the very word. But then there's another word that you want me to learn, at least from your latest promo. You want me to learn
humility, is that it? Humility?
{Mercedes nods while rubbing her hands together.}Mercedes Vargas: Challenge accepted, bitch. I know you're chomping at the bit waiting to give me the asskicking that I so rightly deserve, aren't you? Well, here I am, sweetheart.
{She holds her hands out in act of defiance as the camera closes in on her face.}Mercedes Vargas: In a matter of moments, it will be me and you, you and me, one-on-one, a match some four months in the making. That aside, I'll let you off with this. I didn't come to IWF for your respect. Because unlike the other broads around here, I don't
need your respect.
{You can already sense the strain in her voice as the camera.} Mercedes Vargas: And I damn sure don't need your advice.
{The live crowd boos.}Mercedes Vargas: Because I'll always hold leverage over you. I will never respect you, Amber.
Ever. And I know deep down, it just burns you up, doesn't it?
{The scene stays on Mercedes smiling at the camera before we fade back out to the arena for the next match.}----------------------------------------------------------
MATCH
HEIRESS TO THE THRONE SINGLES MATCH
Mercedes Vargas vs Amber Richards
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{"Heavier than heaven" by Cold driven 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. Amber makes her way down to the ring, she runs and slides on her knee across the apron before resting her body against the ropes as the music fades out}Vasco Dias: Amber seems more focused this week...
Terri Morasco: She and Eliza underestimated the Garcia twins and paid for it...
{Suddenly, the arena lights turn off and the crowd is hyped up for what was in store. As the opening of “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me” by U2 blares across the PA system, the mood of the crowd changes instantly and the arena is under the subtle glowing of the lights. As the lyrics finally kick in, a figure emerges; the highlight of their attire is being under the illusion. Mercedes Vargas stops short of the entrance ramp, hands on waist, and overlooking the crowd.}Alison Valance: And her opponent, from Buenos Aires, Argentina, weighing in at 127 pounds…MERCEEEEEDEEEES VAAAARGAAAAS!
{Cheers, boos and catcalls soon greet her. Oblivious and yet satisfied with their reaction for several seconds, she flips her long hair, then makes her way to the ring. As she goes up the steps and walks to the end of the ring apron, she climbs to the turnbuckle, then turns her head back as the camera shows her determined expression-perhaps a message that her opponent will be in for a tough fight. She vaults into the ring and walks over to the opposite corner where she relaxes along the corner ropes}Terri Morasco: These two have gone at it plenty of times and Amber has won almost every encounter...
Vasco Dias: Amber is like that with almost everyone except Jess Reed and Ana Valentine....
Terri Morasco: But Mercedes should not be overlooked...
{The bell rings and Amber moves around Mercedes who stays leaning against the ropes. Amber calls Mercedes out and Vargas scoffs and arrogantly moves towards the center of the ring. They lock up, Amber is able to duck down and take Mercedes to the mat, Amber rolls over Mercedes body into a side headlock on the round, Mercedes pushes Ambers head back and locks in a head scissors forcing Amber to release the headlock, Amber leans back and kips up out of the head scissors and Mercedes spins to her feet, Amber gives her a sly smile as Mercedes just arrogantly brushes her hands off.
They go to lock up again, this time Mercedes hits a hard elbow to Ambers face, She backs Amber into the ropes and whips her across the ring, Mercedes ducks down for a back body drop, Amber stops in her tracks and kicks Mercedes in the chest causing her to stand up, Amber then hits some stiff strikes, a few low kicks and then an elbow before grabbing Mercy by the hair and laying in a few headbutts and then snapmaring Mercedes over and hitting a low roundhouse kick to her back.}Vasco Dias: Jesus!...that sounded like a shotgun blast!
Terri Morasco: That cannot feel pleasant....
Vasco Dias: Hahaha Pleasant..I see what you did there....
{Amber pulls Mercedes up and hits a snap suplex, she rolls her hips and pulls Mercedes to her feet and hits a second, then a third but with the third Amber rolls over into a pin 1....2....Mercedes kicks out. Amber slides into the corner and up to one knee waiting for Mercedes to get up, Amber runs in and hits a hard spear taking Mercedes down, Amber calls for the package piledriver and stalks Mercedes, Mercy gets to her feet and as Amber kicks Mercedes in the stomach Mercedes drops down and slides from the ring holding her midsection, the fans Boo as Mercy shrugs them off, Amber sprints at the ropes and throws herself through them with a suicide dive onto Mercy outside the ring}Vasco Dias: Amber with the suicide dive!
Terri Morasco: That was a high risk move but it came off....
{Amber pops up to her knees and looks over at Mercedes who seems to be crawling away, Amber follows Mercedes with a grin but Mercedes quickly spins around grabbing Ambers tights pulling her forward into the steel steps!. Mercedes laughs and gets to her feet before pulling Amber up and rolling her into the ring. Mercedes hits a hair pull snapmare to Amber into the center of the ring and then uncorks a roundhouse kick of her own, Amber holds her back and rolls around as Mercedes moves around taunting her.}Terri Morasco: Mercedes is showboating...
Vasco Dias: That could be a mistake...
{As Amber pulls herself up and Mercedes goes for the superkick she calls the be still my heart, Amber ducks it and hits the ropes before slamming in a yakuza kick, Mercedes goes down, Amber pulls her back up and hits the package piledriver! she pins 1....2.....3}----------------------------------------------------------
MATCH
HEIRESS TO THE THRONE SINGLES MATCH
Emma Danielson vs Eternity
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Vasco Dias: Next up we’ve got another match in the Heiress to the Throne tournament with former Diamonds Champion Eternity taking on the ever powerful force of nature that is Emma Danielson.
Terri Morasco: Emma is a big girl, a power house, it’s going to be interesting to see how the enigmatic Eternity handles her.
{ "Fight" plays over the PA as Emma Danielson saunters out onto the ramp to a positive reaction from the crowd. She smirks, nodding to the crowd as she saunters towards the ring. As she reaches the foot of the ramp, Emma speeds up, jumping and sliding beneath the bottom rope. She rolls to her feet, walking over to the corner, and leans back, closing her eyes and letting the crowd cheer as she waits for the match to begin. }Vasco Dias: Emma is looking focused tonight.
Terri Morasco: She’s had some strong words for her fellow Diamonds throughout this tournament.
Vasco Dias: Words she hopefully won’t have to eat tonight as she takes on possibly one of the best Diamonds in the whole industry.
{ The lights in the arena go down to a blue hue and purple smoke begins to fill the entrance way as the banging drums of "Apex Predator" by Otep resound throughout the arena, the sirens and the lyrics introduce Eternity to the audience and as the adults boo, the children seem to fear the shadowy woman who is wearing a black hat and a veil with her head bowed as she walks down the ramp. She stops in the middle of the ramp and takes a bow, taking her veiled black hat off and posing with it in her outstretched arms. She continues her journey down the ramp, skipping and carrying her hat in her right hand accompanied by the chorus. She slides under the bottom rope into the ring and when she reaches the centre, she transitions into a skip, over to the turnbuckle where she hangs her hat on a ringpost, patting it. She then skips to the middle of the ring and gets down on one knee, a leg outstretched behind her, as she looks heavenward and raises an arm in front of her, her hand reaching towards the sky. This gesture now triggers the lights to slowly be raised back up to normal levels as her music starts also to fade away. }Vasco Dias: She just creeps me out.
Terri Morasco: There is just something off about her.
Vasco Dias: A lot of people think she’s just playing up a gimmick but I can tell you, I’ve met with her backstage when the cameras aren’t rolling and she isn’t playing a character. This is who she is.
Terri Morasco: Scary?
Vasco Dias: Exactly.
{ The referee checks them both over before signaling for the bell. Eternity skips to the side out of her corner as Emma moves slowly in the opposite direction, both women sizing each other up. }Vasco Dias: You know Emma is going to look to overpower Eternity here.
Terri Morasco: She’s got the size to do it but sometimes size doesn’t matter.
{ Emma moves in and grabs for Eternity’s legs but Eternity dances away and scoots behind Emma and looks for a rear waist lock take down. Emma quickly reverses it and picks Eternity high up off her feet for a stalling German suplex that dumps Eternity right on the back of her head and neck. }Vasco Dias: Ouch! Stalling German from Emma.
Terri Morasco: She’s probably the strongest Diamond on the roster.
{ Emma is quick to move in as Eternity tries to get to her feet with a big clubbing blow over her back. Emma strikes her again and again before grabbing Eternity and throws her into the corner of the ring. Emma charges in with a roaring elbow to the side of Eternity’s head. Emma starts to drive her knee into the gut of Eternity with several knee lifts before pulling her out of the corner with a side walk slam. }Vasco Dias: Emma is on point tonight.
{ Emma covers for a one count as Eternity immediately gets her shoulder up. }Terri Morasco: Not nearly enough to put Eternity away.
{ Emma pulls Eternity up off the mat by the hair and throws her into the ropes, Eternity bounces off and Emma hoists her into the air for the Withdrawl spinebuster but Eternity holds on tight to the neck of Emma and pulls her down in a tornado ddt! Eternity quickly rolls to her feet as Emma tries to recover and punts her right in the side of the head. Eternity rips her up by the hair and laughs hysterically in her face before hitting the Y-Incision and covering Emma for a pin. ONE! TWO! KICK OUT! }Vasco Dias: This is what you have to watch out for with Eternity, she can pull a move out of thin air and completely change the course of a match.
Terri Morasco: She’s hard to predict and extremely dangerous.
{ Eternity pulls her up off the mat and throws Emma into the corner. Eternity charges in swinging her arms like crazy and just crashing against Emma in the corner. Eternity grabs her by the arm and starts to climb the ropes, she walks across the top rope but Emma throws herself into the ropes and Eternity splits herself on the top rope. }Vasco Dias: Emma with a desperation move.
Terri Morasco: But it got the job done.
Vasco Dias: She stopped Eternity’s momentum dead in the water.
{ Emma pulls Eternity off the ropes and grabs her for a t bone suplex that throws her clear across the ring. Eternity rolls out onto the apron. }Vasco Dias: Eternity trying to create some distance.
{ Emma charges Eternity as she stands up on the apron but Eternity drops down and grabs the top rope and Emma spills over the top and falls to the outside! }Terri Morasco: The outside of the ring is not where Emma wants to be.
Vasco Dias: I don’t know, she’s pretty hard core herself.
{ Emma starts to get up as Eternity runs down the side of the apron and leaps off with the Fallen Angel clothes line and nearly decapitates Emma Danielson on the outside of the ring. }Vasco Dias: Eternity is going into over drive.
{ Eternity pulls Emma up and runs her down the side of the ring and throws her hard into the ring barrier and then starts to viciously kick Emma as she lays on the floor. }Terri Morasco: She’s losing control.
Vasco Dias: She ever had it?
{ Eternity laughs again as she grabs Emma by the hair and slams her face first into the ring post. }Vasco Dias: Jesus, the referee needs to get control back in this match.
{ Eternity drives a knee into the gut of Emma Danielson and then hooks her around the shoulders for a snap vertical suplex right into the ring apron! }Vasco Dias: OH MY GOD! She may of just broken the back of Emma Danielson!
Terri Morasco: I think she legitimately loves to hurt people.
{ Eternity pulls Emma up and rolls her into the ring and quickly climbs in after her and makes the cover. ONE! TWO! KICK OUT! }Vasco Dias: I can’t believe she was able to get the shoulder up.
Terri Morasco: Emma is running on fumes, she has to be hurting but she doesn’t want to lose this match.
Vasco Dias: She’s determined and driven to get those points.
{ Eternity looks at Emma with an inquisitive glare as she grabs her by the hair and pulls her to her feet. }Vasco Dias: What’s she got planned now?
{ Eternity fires off a stiff kick to the midsection and hits the LAST RITES!!!! Eternity covers and ONE! TWO! THREE!!! }Vasco Dias: Eternity picks up a win here and some points in the Heiress to the Throne Tournament.
Terri Morasco: I’m just glad she ended the match before doing anything too crazy.
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MATCH
HEIRESS TO THE THRONE
This match will be decided as "double or nothing", if Al-Thani wins he will be awarded 20 points. If he loses he will be deducted 20 points. Normal points apply to Malaki Toala.
Mohammed Al-Thani vs Malaki Toala
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Winner: Malaki Toala (Match will be inserted upon completion.)
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SEGMENT
”Don’t’ call it a come back.”
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Vasco Dias: Next up we’ve got-
Are you ready??{ The lights suddenly go out as Vasco doesn’t even know what to say. }Vasco Dias: The heck??
Terri Morasco: I don’t know…
{ Jekyll and Hyde by FFDP hits the pa as the lights start to strobe pink. Rob Diamond slowly struts out onto the ramp as the crowd pops huge for him, he smiles and looks around the arena and slowly raises his arms over his head. Just as Jekyll and Hyde kicks into high gear he brings his arms down in an epic crotch chop as pink pyro explodes in an X behind him. He bgins his march down the ramp slapping hands with fans holding signs for him and wearing his awesome t-shirts. He points here and there making certain women feel special and wet in their pants as he gets to the ring and rolls in under the bottom rope. }Alyson Valance: Introducing to the ring at this time, weighing in at two hundred and four pounds, he is THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME! The King of Diamonds, The Xtreme American Dream, The Bloody Cinderella, The one and only, the Alpha and Omega, The beginning and the end, The baddest mama jama in the multiverse, You can't believe there's none better, Better than Butter, The Mad Titan, The Dark Lord of the Sith... THE INFAMOUS ROB DIAMOND!!!!!
{ Rob stands in the middle of the ring and asks the crowd for silence, he takes a mic as the crowd dies down and so does his music... }Rob Diamond: Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls and single ladies of ALL AGES!!!!!..... LETS GET READY TO SUCK IT!!!!!!!
{ He hits one final crotch chop as the crowd goes nuts. }Vasco Dias: ROB DIAMOND IS BACK!!!!!!
Terri Morasco: I don’t believe it!?
Vasco Dias: He’s been gone for over two months but now he is back and the crowd loves him!
Terri Morasco: How can you not!? He’s even sexier than I remember!
Vasco Dias: I’m going to have to agree with you, especially with that epic beard.
Terri Morasco: God the things I’d do to him…
Vasco Dias: You and me both.
{ Rob looks around as the crowd just refuses to settle, “WELCOME BACK!” chants spring up everywhere as hundreds, maybe even thousands of people start making X’s with pink neon glow sticks over their heads. }Rob Diamond: Cologne, Germany…ARE!!!! YOU!!! READY!!!!!
?
{ The whole place nearly explodes as he just grins. }Rob Diamond: I’ve been gone two months too long and man do things change, we’ve got a reformed rapist as the World Champion and flat chest BITCH as the Diamonds Champion. Doesn’t even feel like the same promotion anymore…
{“FLAT CHESTED BITCH!” chants start up. }Vasco Dias: Rob with a low blow there.
Terri Morasco: Well Alexis is the one who cost him the Joker in the Pack.
{ Rob looks around with a smirk. }Rob Diamond: About two months ago I was in a match, a match where a future World Championship match literally hung over my head. I climbed that ladder. I put my grubby little hands on that brief case. I held my future in my hands unlike the negative A cups Laszlo goes home to every night and I knew… My time was now…
{ He shakes his head. }Rob Diamond: BUT!!!! Someone I called a friend decided to stick their ugly fucking mug in my match, into my dreams and rip it all away… Now I’m not one to get all butt hurt about cheating, I love cheating, as we all know I’m the dirtiest player in the game, when the referee checks me over before a match he needs to get tested for HIV after I’m so fucking dirty.
Vasco Dias: Hah…
Rob Diamond: BUT!!!! When you pretend to be my friend, get on my good side, give me a little head in the parking lot while Mike Laszlo is out sucking all the fun out of the building with one of his long winded boring ass promos and then punch me right in the dick??? Well now you fucked up.
{ Rob walks toward the side of the ring facing the ramp and leans against the ropes. }Rob Diamond: Alexis, I don’t give a DAMN if you’re a woman or whether or not it’s right. I’m going to take a page out of our World Champions play book and beat the fucking ugly off of you before I Diamond Cut you STRAIGHT TO HELL!!!!!!! Or back to Laszlo’s bedroom, whichever one is worse and more disappointing for you on a sexual level.
Terri Morasco: Rob with the sick burns tonight.
Rob Diamond: And Mikey, I’m coming for you next, bitch!
{ With that Rob tosses the mic out of the ring and drops down to roll out of the ring. }Vasco Dias: Rob making a statement here tonight.
Terri Morasco: He’s put the power couple of IWF on notice, Mike Laszlo and Alexis Caffrey better watch their backs.
Vasco Dias: Because Rob Diamond is coming.
{ Jekyll and Hyde hits the pa again as the crowd cheers for Mr. Diamond. }----------------------------------------------------------
MATCH
HEIRESS TO THE THRONE SINGLES MATCH
Eliza vs Fiona McFly
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{The match went back and forth with each lady getting near falls. In the end it was Eliza who bounced back from her loss last week with a win over Fiona, adding some needed points to her Heiress to the Throne total.}----------------------------------------------------------
MATCH
HEIR TO THE THRONE SINGLES MATCH
Jack Gaither vs El Guernica
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{As 'Lord Of The Land' by Kevin McLeod hits, Guernica appears on the top of the stage, looking down. He looks up and lets his cape drop, before skipping shallowly down to the ring, slapping the hands of fans who are desperately leaning over the high-five the fan favourite. The Gladiator Of Lucha Libre enters the ring, climbs to the top turnbuckle, and raises his arms to the sky and then to his side, before jumping down to the ring, facing his opponent.}{The familiar screech of an eagle is heard, and a burst of pyro goes off as Rage Against the Machine's "Bulls On Parade" kicks into high gear. Within the plumes of white smoke, a lone spotlight shines brightly as the figure of Jack Gaither appears on-stage, his head covered by a gleaming silver mask featuring blue and gold trims on all sides. Wearing a sports jersey and all silver tights with a pattern of gold and blue flames on both sides--not to mention blue boots with silver tassels--the "Golden Eagle" quickly springs down to ringside, high-fiving random folks along the way. As he approaches the ring, Jack takes off his mask and gives it to a lucky fan. A cannon goes off just as the lights come back on en masse.}[DING!]
{The referee calls for the bell as the German crowd is split right down the middle, unsure of which side to pledge their allegiance to. Guernica doesn't pay attention to the noise inside the 19-year-old home of the German hockey team Kolner Haie and goes on the offensive, knocking Jack to the corner with a series of sharp rights and lefts to the temples before sending him for the ride; the Texan bounces off the ropes, ducks underneath a clothesline, and bounces back off the opposite side. He heads back towards the Mexican native, who ducks underneath a clothesline as well. Yet as Jack bounces off the ropes for a second time, he winds up becoming an unwilling recipient of a standing dropkick—followed by a second and then a third! Eventually, Jack kips to his feet—only to wind up a victim of a huge corkscrew headscissor takedown from Guernica, who transitions the move into a pin!}1...!
2...!!
NOPE!!!
{The North Texan looks to be rattle just a tinge as Guernica continues attacking, this time going for the left arm and applying a standing armdrag takedown—followed by a second and then a third one for good measure. As Jack kips up to his feet, however, Guernica lifts his opponent up high—still holding onto the left arm—before plastering him to the deck!}Terri Morasco: Ohhhh, my!
Vasco Dias: As much as I dislike these two, a move like that will dislocate a shoulder REAL quick.
{Before the zebra can check for a submission, Jack tries to twirl around his opponent to make a valiant escape attempt, but he only ends up paying for it, winding up on the wrong end of a crucifix combination!}1...!
2...!!
KICKOUT!!!
{The Tijuana resident slowly shakes his head, wondering what he's got to do next in order to put the ex-Colt down for keeps. But Jack has other ideas, blocking an attempt at a snap suxplex with a series of elbows to Guernica's chest before sending him for the ride. Guernica bounds off the ropes, ducks underneath a leapfrog, and bounces off the opposing side; yet as he does so, Jack turns around fast enough and applies a snapmare takedown before bouncing off the ropes himself—and landing a low dropkick to the back of Guernica's head! Finally, Jack heads up to the top rope—just as Guernica stands up—and connects with a flying crossbody!}1...!
2...!!
NO!!!
{Jack goes back on the attack, immediately forcing Guernica back to his feet before applying a vertical suplex—followed by a second and then a third, completing the trifecta! Yet as the ex-QB is about to go for a fourth one, his opponent blocks and shoves him outo f the way. Guernica, however, makes a futile charge—and ends up on the business end of a sidewalk slam as consequence!}Vasco Dias: Oww!
Terri Morasco: That's gotta hurt the back for sure!
{Jack goes back to work, arcing his opponent's spine with a belly-to-back waistlock suplex, and then a second! But the Mexican reverses the third maneuver and flips the North Texan head over heels, but Jack lands on his feet, causing Guerica to swing and miss wildly! This allows him to turn his rival sideways, hitting him with a tornado DDT before going for the cover!}1...!
2...!!
KICKOUT!!!
{Jack grins warmly and chuckles to himself with just a hint of disgust, wanting to end this match once and for all. But as he goes for his signature OVERDRIVE, Jack winds up finding himself pinned courtesy for a Guernica small package!}1...!
2...!!
THREEEEE—NOOOOO!!!!
{The two men head towards their respective corners, with Guernica shaking his head over the fact that he was just a millisecond away from the win! Jack, on the other hand, sighs to himself and says “thank God” as he pulls himself back to a vertical base. Guernica, smelling blood, charges on with a wild clothesline—only to have Jack turn him upside-down and over with a sharp hurracanrana takedown, transitioning the move into a pin!}1...!
2...!!
NO, SIR!!!
Terri Morasco: Two quick pins by these two guys. It's turning into a speed battle now!
{Jack again tries to lift Guernica up for his Overdrive—only to be countered with a heavily-modified corkscrew DDT that spikes him to the deck, apparently knocking him out cold! The fans leap to their feet as Guernica heads up to the top buckle! The masked wonder poses to the gallery in Cologne, signaling that the end is nigh!}Vasco Dias: Uh-oh!!
Terri Morasco: Looks like Guernica's about to go for a Dive!
{Guernica flies off the top rope in an attempt to hit Jack with his flying headbutt finisher, but Jack rolls out of the way instead—causing his opponent to hit nothing but ring! Jack throws up “The X” sign and calls for Guernica to “GET YOUR ASS UP!” The Mexican native slowly, but surely, pulls himself back to his feet! As Jack goes for the Screecher, however, he finds himself torn to shreds courtesy of Guernica's TIJUANA THUNDER! Jack is out cold as the luchadore goes for the pin!}1...!
2...!!
THREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
[DING-DING-DING!!!]
{“Lord of the Land” plays as Guernica pulls Jack to his feet, patting him on the shoulders and shaking his hand as a gesture of good sportsmanship.}Vasco Dias: Ick...this ain't the sequel to Brokeback Mountain!
Terri Morasco: What sportsmanship by these two men! Guernica might've gotten on the scoreboard, but it didn't come easy for him.
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MATCH
HEIR TO THE THRONE SINGLES MATCH
Kyle Mason vs Andrew Jacobsen
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{The match opens up with Jacobsen and Mason meeting in the center of the ring. The two men tie up, and Jacobsen immediately gets the go behind. Jacobsen picks Mason up and then drops him on his belly. Jacobsen shoots forward and hooks in a headlock from the side. Mason is quick to get back to his feet and shoots Jacobsen into the ropes. Jacobsen comes back, only to have to hop over Mason. When Jacobsen comes back, Mason hops up and nails him with a quick dropkick. The dropkick sends Jacobsen to the mat, but when Mason comes in, Jacobsen sweeps his leg, and holds on, hooking Mason in a step over toe hold. Mason quickly works out of it, only to have Jacobsen grab his leg, hook in a cloverleaf, leap over, and hook in a pinning attempt.}ONE
TWO
{Mason kicks out.} Vasco Dias: This match is opening up in a technical fashion which isn’t a big surprise.
Terri Morasco: It looks like both Mason and Jacobsen came here tonight to do business.
Vasco Dias: Quick pin attempt!
Terri Morasco: No, two! The quick attempt didn’t work this time!
{Mason pops to his feet at the same time Jacobsen does. Jacobsen shoots in for a double leg, but Mason hooks Jacobsen and sprawls backwards and drives and elbow down into Jacobsen’s back. Mason loops over and tries to hook in a crossface on Jacobsen, but Jacobsen rolls through and gets clear. Mason still keeps a hold of Jacobsen’s arm and uses his legs to power him over, trying to hook in a traditional arm bar. Jacobsen fights against it and gets his feet on the ropes. The ref breaks them up, and Mason is the first back to his feet. Mason charges as Jacobsen uses the ropes to get back to his feet. Mason nails Jacobsen with a running forearm that pushes him out onto the apron. Mason steps out onto the apron with Jacobsen and hooks his arm over his head. Mason lifts up Jacobsen and drops off the apron to the floor, driving Jacobsen head first with a brainbuster on the apron.}Vasco Dias: Mason is taking a commanding lead here in the early going, really taking the fight to Jacobsen
Terri Morasco: This spilled out onto the apron.
Vasco Dias: Holy hell what is Mason doing?! It’s over
Crowd: IWF! IWF! IWF!
{Mason rolls back into the ring and gets to his feet, running across the ring to pick up steam. He comes back perfectly timed with Jacobsen getting up. Mason dives through the ropes, catches Jacobsen with the suicide dive, and wrenches it into a tornado DDT, hitting the Tokyo Drift. Mason pops up and rolls Jacobsen back into the ring and slides in, attempting to pin Jacobsen after spiking him on his head on the outside.}ONE
TWO
{Jacobsen kicks out.}Vasco Dias: Jacobsen is taking a hell of a licking here, but he keeps coming at Mason
Terri Morasco: This could be it!
Vasco Dias: NO! Jacobsen has way more fight than that!
{Mason picks up Jacobsen, but Jacobsen rifles back, throwing blows to Mason’s stomach. Mason takes a hard shot to the gut, and turns around. Jacobsen hooks in behind Mason and wrenches him over for a german. Mason hits hards but Jacobsen rolls through and throws another german. There’s another hard landing and Jacobsen rolls again and muscles Mason over a third and final time, dumping him on his head. Jacobsen gets up first, and Mason slowly gets up. As he does, he turns around and Jacobsen picks up Mason and hits him with a Northern Lights suplex and bridges for the pin.}
ONE
TWO
{Mason kicks out}Vasco Dias: Jacobsen is battling back in a big way. It could be a rough night for Mason now
Terri Morasco What a string of germans. That’s made even my neck sore.
Vasco Dias: Northern Lights, this could be it! One! Two!
Terri Morasco: NO!
{Jacobsen gets up and works around to Mason’s legs, attempting to hook in the sharpshooter. Mason fights it and kicks away Jacobsen. Mason gets up, and Jacobsen takes two steps forward, leveling Mason with a superkick. Jacobsen rolls up on him immediately and pins him.}ONE
TWO
THREE!
Alison Valance: Here is your winner…ANDREW JACOBSEN!!
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SEGMENT
”Man of Steel Contract Signing”
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{The ring is set up with a table in the centre with a microphone on it and a couple of office chairs either side. The lights in the arena start to twinkle like diamonds, green, purple and red with the melodic holler and drum beat of ''Black and Silver" by Xandria.}Alison Valance: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Commissioner of the Imperial Wrestling Federation....KATHLEEN CONWAY!
{The chords of an organ punctuate the words as Kathleen Conway appears on the stage with a clipboard and contract in one hand. She is wearing a white blouse and a navy blue suit jacket, with a matching skirt and white high heel shoes. She begins her walk down the ramp with a smile on her face. She gets to the ring and climbs the steel steps into the ring. She walks to the middle and flips her hair again with a hand on her hip as the lights return to normal and the music fades. }Terri Morasco: Tonight we have a contract signing for the Man Of Steel Championship contest that will take place in just six days at Lineage.
Vasco Dias: Nighthawk has been waiting for this opportunity ever since he earned it back last month.
{Kathy raises the microphone to her lips after placing the contract down on the table.}Kathy Conway: Before we get down to business here tonight, allow me to take a moment to offer my sincerest congratulations to Mike Laszlo and Alexis Caffrey. It was a beautiful ceremony that took me back to my own special day and believe me when I say Jake and I really appreciate that we were made a part of the moment when the two of you honoured the ultimate commitment to one another. Speaking of honouring a commitment, that leads me to why I'm out here before all of you here tonight. I am here to make sure that Nighthawk remains honourable to the commitment he has made in laying down a challenge to my husband. So without further to do, allow me to introduce the man who hopes to challenge my husband this Sunday...the self-professed "Wrestling Machine"...
{Kathy emphasizes her disbelief in the nickname with air quotes as the crowd boo.}Kathy Conway: Nighthawk...
{The lights in the arena slowly click off, one by one, as the sold-out crowd rises to its feet in anticipation of what is to come. And as the opening strains of "Holding Out For A Hero (The Autumn Wind Intro)" by Emery boom out over the sound system Nighthawk walks out through the curtain and stands at the top of the ramp, hands on his hips as he looks all around at the sold-out crowd with the barest hint of a smile on his face. Walking down the ring, shaking hands with the fans in the first 2 rows of the building and making a special effort to shake the hands and give out hugs to the kids in the front row as behind him blue-and-white Roman columns of fireworks go off, the "Wrestling Machine" finally gets to the ring and stands on the top turnbuckle while raising his left hand above his head as the crowd chants "Best in the World." }Terri Morasco: Here comes one of the biggest fan favourites we have in IWF...
Vasco Dias: These people are idiots, I wouldn't put too much faith in what they think, Terri.
{Nighthawk climbs down and takes a seat at the table. Kathy turns to the entrance way, and takes a deep breath before a smile spreads across her face.}Kathy Conway: Introducing next, he is MY CHAMPION AND YOURS...THE REIGNING AND DEFENDING MAN OF STEEL...THE APEX OF EVOLUTION...MY HUSBAND...JAKE THE ACE CONWAAAYYY!
Terri Morasco: Well, that was a rather bloated and quite biased introduction if I ever heard one.
Vasco Dias: Nonsense, it's an introduction worthy of a Champion, Terri!
{The lights in the arena dim with the opening chords and then start to flash red, blue and white in rotation as the guitar riff kicks in. Then the lyrics to 'Black Bleeds Through' by Black Water Rising begin and the circular steel platform that The Ace is stood upon with his back towards us and it begins to turn. The platform is decorated to look like a roulette wheel. Slowly it spins a full one-eighty degrees and we now see The Ace facing us as Kathy Conway is gestures towards him and claps in the ring. Cards begin to fall from the rafters.
The Ace is in a finally tailored Armani suit, with the Man Of Steel Championship slung over his shoulder. He steps off the platform and walks down to the ring, with a smirk on his face. The cards stop falling as The Ace then confidently struts over to the steel steps as Kathy is beaming. The Ace climbs the steel steps towards the ropes and steps through them. He walks over to his wife and whispers something in her ear. She smiles. The Ace then takes his seat opposite Nighthawk as his music fades and the lights return to normal.
Kathy raises the microphone again.}Kathy Conway: Now gentlemen, Miss Reed has assured me that both of you have been made aware of the terms of this contract, and Mr Nighthawk since you are the challenger, I would like you to sign first, if you would.
{Kathy places the microphone on the table and passes him the contract and pen first.}{Keeping his eyes on Jake and Kathy Conway the whole time, Nighthawk reads over the contract and quickly signs it, pushing it back across the table to his opponent.}Nighthawk: "No words, Jake. No big promises, no action-movie quips or one liners. Just a promise: I'll see you at Lineage."
{Kathy reaches over and takes possession of her husband's Championship as he picks up the microphone and leans back putting his feet up on the table, casually looking over the contract. He smiles as he regards Nighthawk's signature.}The Ace: That's what I like about you kid. You don't waste any words. If you have anything to say, you say it on the mat, not the microphone. It's admirable, it really is, in another time and a place somebody like you could be considered my protege. My natural successor. The natural heir to the greatest technical wrestler in this business today...but you don't care about that, do you? You see this whole thing as a mere formality, a necessary prelude to some grand inevitability of kicking my ass and taking my title. So you know what? I'll indulge you, just this once...
{The Ace then quickly signs the contract and places it back on the table.}Terri Morasco: Well, there it is. Both men have signed the contract. It's official...
Vasco Dias: It certainly is, in six days Nighthawk will go one on one with The Ace for the Man Of Steel Championship.
{The Ace takes his feet off the table and leans across the table to stare at his challenger.}The Ace: Because I'm curious as to what exactly it is you think you can do to me now with all the formalities out of the way? Now that my name has been signed above yours, as it should be? It's all locked down now Nighthawk, your fate has been signed and sealed and now all these people are really waiting for is its delivery. I say, why make them wait any longer, sunshine? You want a shot at me, take it...and for God's sake, make it count...
{The Ace stands up and starts to take off his suit jacket and the crowd erupt, anticipating a real showdown. Nighthawk backs up a few steps as The Ace rolls up his sleeves. Nighthawk nods and motions for The Ace to bring it.}Vasco Dias: It could be go time here!
Terri Morasco: The people want to see it!
{The Ace flips the table over as Kathy quickly leaves the ring with her husband's Championship. Strapped under the table is The Ace's weapon of choice.}Terri Morasco: Hey, wait a minute, is that what I think it is?
Vasco Dias: A roulette rake! What a set up here! That's why Ace was so confident in picking a fight here!
Terri Morasco: No wonder Kathy wanted to oversee this contract signing here tonight, she probably planted it there!
{The Ace quickly bends down to pick up his weapon and starts to extend it. Nighthawk charges at The Ace, ducking Jake's wild swing and dropping him in one fluid motion with The Deliverance as the crowd explode into "Best in the World" chants. With The Ace down, Nighthawk kicks the roulette rake away and signals his intent to go for the Pressure Drop.}Terri Morasco: Nighthawk looking to make a statement here tonight!
{Nighthawk ascends the turnbuckle and is perched to strike, before Kathy reaches into the ring and pulls her husband out to the safety of her arms. The crowd erupt into boos as The Ace quickly rolls away and out of the ring. He puts an arm around his wife who has his title across her shoulder and the couple retreat.}Vasco Dias: Not so fast Terri, as Kathy once again comes through for her husband.
{Nighthawk hops down from the corner and shakes his head as Champion and Challenger stare at each other from a distance.}Terri Morasco: There will be no escaping come Sunday when both of these men are locked inside a steel cage!
Vasco Dias: This will be settled one way or another at Lineage!
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MATCH
HEIR TO THE THRONE SINGLES MATCH
Aaron Owens vs Alexander Atwater
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{"Blackstar" hits and Owens bursts from behind the curtain, bouncing up and down atop the stage area. He makes his way down the ramp, slapping the outstretched hands of the fans, and quickly scales the ring steps before stepping through the ropes and making his way towards the nearest corner. He continues to bounce in place while waiting for the match to begin.}Vasco Dias: Here comes the Invictus champion, and he's looking fit and ready to get in the ring and do battle with a man that is gunning for his head.
Terri Morasco: That's right, Aaron Owens definitely has his hands full tonight with the current number one contender to his title.
Vasco Dias: He's certainly ready to do battle, but so is the man that's about to walk out from behind the curtain.
Terri Morasco: That's right, Alex Atwater has been battering through competition here, and it seems like there will be no stopping him.
{“The Justinian Code” By Byzantine begins to play over the speakers and Alex Atwater tears out from behind the curtain. He marches down to the ring to the thrash metal that is blaring behind him. He slides into the ring and pops up as the crowd chants his name.} Vasco Dias: Here comes Alex Atwater and boy does he look ready to fight tonight!
Terri Morasco: He had a rough week last week, losing to the Imperial Champion.
Vasco Dias: He didn't seem to see it that way. And it took Renee Pleasant going absolutely insane to end Atwater, so I kind of see his point.
Terri Morasco: There's the bell, we're getting underway!
{The match opens up with Owens and Atwater meeting in the center of the ring. The two shake hands quickly and then back away from each other. The two tie up and Atwater immediately forces Owens back into the corner. The ref steps between them and separates them after a few moments. Atwater backs up a couple of steps and the two meet in the center again, tying up again. Atwater immediately overpowers Owens and backs him into the corner, but this time breaks the tie up and lays into him with a hard chop. Owens eats the chop, and swings back at Atwater. Atwater absorbs the chop, and then rifles off with a forearm. Owens takes the forearm and dishes one back. Atwater rifles off another one, and then another one. Atwater starts to whip Owens across the ring, but holds onto his arm and turns him back into the turnbuckle he’d just come out of. Owens hits chest first and stumbles out backwards, only to be clotheslined from behind and driven to the mat} Vasco Dias: Atwater is overpowering the much smaller Owens. Owens is certainly battling with all his might, but Atwater just has the upper hand.
Terri Morasco: Owens is battling back, throwing forearms and chops at Atwater!
Vasco Dias: Oh no, Atwater is laying into him with a vicious series of blows!
Terri Morasco: God god, he just took his head off!
{Atwater picks up Owens and whips him into the ropes. Owens comes back and ducks under a quick kick that Atwater attempts. Owens comes back on the rebound and throws a dropkick that staggers Atwater back into the ropes. Owens takes off running and jumps, nailing Atwater with a flying forearm that drops him backwards and through the ropes. Owens takes off for the corner, jumps to the turnbuckle, and springs backwards, hitting Atwater with a dropkick that send him off the apron and to the outside. Atwater gets up slowly as the fans clap, and Owens takes off. Owens dives over the top rope and nails Atwater with a suicide dive and pops up much to the delight of the crowd.}
Vasco Dias: Owens escapes that kick and fires off at Atwater.
Terri Morasco: Owens is finding a pace that can put Atwater on his heels!
Vasco Dias: Owens threw that drop kick with such precision and sent Atwater to the outside. It's going to be hard to top that.
Terri Morasco: Holy hell what a suicide dive! Owens has taken Atwater out!
Crowd: Aaron Owens! *Clap clap-clap clap clap* Aaron Owens! {Owens picks up Atwater and smacks his head off the ring apron and then whips him into the stairs. Atwater plows the stairs over, and slowly crawls away from them. As Owens closes in, Atwater’s leg shoots out and his heel jams in Owen’s stomach, backing him away and giving Atwater the room to get up. Atwater throws a quick forearm that stuns Owen’s further. Atwater hooks his arms around Owen’s head and left arm, and then turns towards the ring apron. Atwater wrenches off a gargoyle suplex that bounces Owens off the ropes upside down, leaving him landing on his head on a heap on the apron. The crowd starts to flip out as Atwater picks Owens up and rolls him back into the ring as the ref’s count hits six.}Vasco Dias: Owens knows he has to stay on Atwater or all is lost. Atwater is a warrior, and he's not going to be put away easily.
Terri Morasco: Atwater is fighting back. That was a stiff kick to the gut. Followed by a quick forearm!
Vasco Dias: What the hell is Atwater going to do! Gargolye suplex!? I think he just murdered the Invictus Champion.
Terri Morasco: They're back in the ring and the crowd is going crazy! They're eating this up!
Crowd: Atwater! Atwater! Atwater!
{Atwater rolls in after Owens and grabs his legs, hooking his legs for a Texas Cloverleaf. Owens struggles against it and gets a hold of the ropes. Atwater, upon the refs insistence, breaks the hold and stands up. Owens uses the opportunity to pull himself up. Atwater charges at Owens, and hooks him for a running german suplex, but Owens counters by backflipping and landing on his feet. Owens takes off, and as Atwater turns around. Owens nails him with a leg lariat. Atwater hits the mat hard and pops back up, only for Owens to hook him with a double underhook and start to lay knees into his ribs. When Atwater starts to struggle too much, Owens jumps up and then drives Atwater down with the double arm DDT. Owens rolls Atwater over and goes for a pin.}ONE
TWO
{Atwater kicks out} Vasco Dias: Aaron Owens is fighting back. He needs to after getting his brain rattled.
Terri Morasco: Owens is using his speed to his advantage and nailing Atwater with the biggest shots he has time and time again.
Vasco Dias: Double arm DDT! That's a skull crusher! It could be over!
Terri Morasco: TWO! It's not over! It doesn't look like Atwater was phased by it all that much.
{Owens gets up and picks up Atwater, hooking him for an Exploder Suplex. Atwater struggles against it, driving his elbow down into the side of his head. Owens struggles against it, but Atwater’s blows become to much and Owens has to break away. When he does, Atwater kicks him in the inner thigh, causing Owen’s knee to drop out. When it does, Atwater picks his knee up and drives it into Owen’s face. Owens drops back and Atwater closes in on him. Owens tries to get up using the ropes, but Atwater gets ahold of him from behind and hooks him for a full nelson suplex. Atwater launches Owens overhead and drives him down, bridging and trying for the pin.}ONE
TWO
Vasco Dias: Atwater is battling his way out of this. Atwater just leveled Owens. He's got him hooked for a half nelson suplex!
Terri Morasco: Holy hell, he dropped Owens right on his head. This could be ov... NO! Owens kicks!
{Owens kicks out, and Atwater rolls, pulling him back to his feet, hooking in a dragon suplex, and driving Owens over on his head, bridging for the pin again.}ONE
TWO
Vasco Dias: This could be a rough landing. Dragon suplex! It's over now!
Terri Morasco: He can't! It's done! THE INVICTUS CHAMPION KICKED! HE'S ALIVE!
{Owens kicks again, only to have Atwater roll again and pick him up. Atwater scoops Owens up and wrenches him over with a backdrop driver. Atwater dives on top of Owens and goes for another cover.}ONE
TWO
{Owens kicks out}
Vasco Dias: Oh god, Atwater is pissed. He's going to end him right here! Backdrop driver!
Terri Morasco: Owens kicked again?! How the hell is he doing it?!
Vasco Dias: Heart. Pure heart Terri. That's how!{Atwater gets up, looking quite frustrated. He closes in on Owens, and as he grabs Owens, Owens starts to lay elbows into his gut that back Atwater up. Owens pops up and starts to throw kicks at Atwater, nailing him with shots to the leg and ribs that Atwater eats. Owens finally jumps up and hits Atwater with the Flamestrike leaping enziguri. Atwater drops to the mat and Owens goes to pick him up off the mat.} Vasco Dias: How Owens is even standing, let alone battling back is amazing.
Terri Morasco: Flamestrike! This could be the start of something big!
{Owens hooks Atwater for the Destiny Driver, but Atwater rolls around and gets loose. Owens jumps up for the Flamestrike again, but Atwater ducks under it. As Owens gets up from his failed attempt, Atwater unleashes a torrent of punches on Owen’s head and body that leave Owens looking like he’d been beaten stupid. As soon as the flurry of strikes is over, Atwater lifts off his feet and his heel connects with the bottom of Owen’s mouth with a devastating flash kick. Atwater drops on the mat and quickly rolls up Owens.}ONE
TWO
THREE!
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SEGMENT
”Unfit For Duty”
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{Backstage at the arena, Renee Pleasant is pacing up and down a hallway a celphone pressed into his ear as he is almost yelling into it, Amber stands off too one side, looking at little agitated and chewing on her fingers... As Renee turns back to pace the other way again, he is blocked by Roberto Verona....}Renee Pleasant: Ah'll call yah back....
Roberto Verona: Mr. Pleasant, I have been looking for you....
Renee Pleasant: Aye, ah heard... Hence yah not seein' me....
{Verona offers a humorless smile, folding his arms over his chest and Renee mirrors him, causing Amber to stifle a small laugh...}Roberto Verona: It has been brought to my attention you have some personal matters that....
{Renee steps forward interrupting Verona with a stab of his index finger to Verona's chest.}Renee Pleasant: Tha' ain't got owt tah do wit' yah!
{Roberto quite literally brushes Renee's finger away with a look of disgust....}Roberto Verona: When it is a distraction to your work it most definitely IS to do with me Renee....
{Renee laughs now and shakes his head, taking a step back.}Renee Pleasant: Ah dunnae see anyone takin' so much as a pinfall frem meh, let alone tha title....
{Verona scoffs and nods his head, glancing to his left...}Roberto Verona: Well, lets put that to the test shall we?
{Mike Laszlo steps into view and the boos from the crowd can be heard all the way into the depths backstage.... Laszlo smirks and Verona nods at him briefly.}Roberto Verona: If, as you so claim, you are WORTHY Champion, then you won't have ANY problems at all defeating the True Champion of the people, now will you?
Mike Laszlo: Can’t wait to take back what’s mine…and I don’t even have to use this…
{Mike holds the Joker In The Pack briefcase in the air. Renee starts to laugh and steps up toe to toe with Mike as he lowers the briefcase. They both stare each other down for a minute before Renee slaps Mike on the chest with a jovial laugh....}Renee Pleasant: Ah look forward tah pullin' yah head out his ass long enuff ter smear it on tha canvas pretty boy....
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MATCH
If Crystal wins, she gets 20 points in the Heiress to the Throne
Crystal Hilton vs Alexis Caffrey
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Alison Valance: Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for one fall. If Crystal Hilton wins, she gains twenty points in the Heiress To The Throne Tournament.
{All of a sudden “Superstar” by Lupe Fiasco starts playing all over the Pa system. Two lights are pointed at the entrance way. Crystal Emerges through the curtains and is greeted by multiple pyros that start shooting off one by one. The crowd roars at her with a loud ovation of boos and she slowly makes her way out walking down the aisle. Crystal cracks a grin as her photographers line up to take a picture of her but she turns her nose up at the fans as she makes her way to the ring. She finally makes it to the ring and places one foot on the apron and stretches the other one on the apron as well. She does a split to enter the ring and she finally makes it to her feet. She smiles bouncing around a bit as she awaits her opponent to come out.}Alison Valance: From Los Angeles, California, weighing in at 120 pounds…”The Rose Goddess” Crystal HILTON!
Terri Morasco: A big opportunity here for the former Ruby Champion.
Vasco Dias: You mean half a Ruby Champion.
Terri Morasco: She won the damn title…get over it.
Alison Valance: And her opponent…
{“Cult of Love” by Living Colour hits the sound system with a slow piano theme. The drums beat as "Cult of Personality" is mashed in just as Alexis and Mike walk out onto the stage. The two pose, Mike with the Joker in the Pack Case, and her with the Diamonds Title as the crowd lets them here the boos.}Alison Valance: Making her way to the ring, from Cleveland, Ohio, weighing in at 115 pounds, she is the IWF DIAMONDS CHAMPION… Alexis Caffreeeey!!!
{She gets to the ring and climbs up on the apron and into the ring. She heads to the corner opposite the entrance ramp, stroking the title as Mike climbs onto the apron to give her words of encouragement.}Vasco Dias: And here is the lovely Diamonds Champion.
Terri Morasco: That she is. Glad to see her actually in action since winning the belt.
Vasco Dias: She just got married, leave her alone.
Terri Morasco: Whatever.
{The two girls stretch for a final time before Alexis hands the title over to the referee and the bell rings. They circle the ring with Crystal baiting Alexis by pointing at the belt and claiming it will one day be hers. Alexis takes exception to that and shoves her. Crystal fires back with a shove of her own before Alexis slaps her across the face and starts laughing at her. The laughter soon turns to a look of fear as Crystal turns with a fire lit in her eyes. Alexis ducks out of the ring and Crystal gives chase. Alexis runs around the ring, and by her husband who stands in Crystal’s way who suddenly stops in her tracks, only to crack the former Imperial Champion in the mouth with a slap of her own.}Terri Morasco: What a shot by Crystal!
Vasco Dias: That was uncalled for.
{Mike turns to Crystal with a smirk on his face as Alexis comes flying through the bottom rope with a Baseball Slide that sends Crystal into the announce table and down to the floor.}Terri Morasco: Damn it.
Vasco Dias: That momentary distraction was all Alexis needed to get the advantage and momentum in her favor.
{Alexis grabs Crystal by the hair and pulls her toward the ring, rolling her in. Alexis follows and kicks Crystal right in the ribs that hit the table. Crystal rolls over, grasping at her side. Alexis yells down at Crystal. “THAT’S MY BELT!”}Vasco Dias: She’s letting people know she means business.
Terri Morasco: She’s screaming like a child.
{Alexis hits her with a stiff kick again before grabbing her by the head and screaming at her again. “GET UP!”
She lifts Crystal up and only to put her back down with a Scoop Slam before pandering to the crowd who don’t appreciate her antics.}Vasco Dias: This is dominance.
Terri Morasco: This is her making a mockery of Crystal Hilton.
{Alexis grabs hold of Crystal again, but this time, Crystal bursts out with a forearm shot that backs Alexis up, followed by another and another before sending her into the ropes and hits a STIFF Tilt-a-Whirl Backbreaker. Alexis holds her back in pain as Crystal rolls her over and goes for the first cover of the match.
1!
2!!
Alexis kicks out.}Terri Morasco: Close call there.
Vasco Dias: Close doesn’t count. She’s been close plenty of times.
{Crystal goes to go back on the offensive, but Alexis rolls out of the ring. Crystal slides out of the ring and goes for Alexis who hits an elbow shot to the gut and goes to slam Crystal’s face into the steps. Crystal blocks it and slams Alexis’ face into the stairs, sending the champion to the floor where Crystal nails her with a quick kick to the chest and face.}Terri Morasco: Looks like Crystal absolutely means business tonight.
Vasco Dias: The champ will overcome the storm!
{Crystal grabs Alexis by the head and rolls her back into the ring. She slides in herself and awaits for Alexis to get to her feet before Springboarding into a Tornado DDT that plants the champion. Crystal hooks the leg but again only gets a two with mere inches to spare.}Terri Morasco: She’s busting out all the tricks here tonight.
{She stalks Alexis and looks to hit the Lights Out (Chick Kick), but Alexis ducks the strike and heads to the ropes, and upon rebound, jumps in the air, her legs going perpendicular to the canvas before she swings all of her momentum down, driving Crystal straight into the mat with a DDT of her own!}Vasco Dias: Graceful Letdown!
Terri Morasco: The same flawless execution we’ve come accustom too.
{Alexis turns Crystal over into the cover and goes for the pin, but Crystal shows her own resolve and kicks out at two and a half. Alexis sits up and looks frustrated as she argues with the referee who lets her know it was only a two.
Alexis gets up and stalks Crystal who is up to her knees. Alexis goes to lock in the Entanglement, but Crystal grabs her by the leg and pulls it out from under her. Crystal is up and has hold of Alexis’ legs and turns her over into the “Withering Rose” (High Angles Boston Crab)!}Terri Morasco: THE WITHERING ROSE!
Vasco Dias: Oh my God!
Terri Morasco: This could be over here!
{Alexis is scratching and clawing toward the bottom rope with tears in her eyes as Crystal wrenches it in. Alexis is near the rope, mere fingertips away. Crystal drags her away as Alexis screams. Before Crystal can lock it in any stronger, Alexis rolls her body into a quick roll up, getting a two before Crystal kicks out. Crystal rolls out and goes for a Dropkick, but Alexis rolls out of the way. Both are to their feet and Alexis lunges forward again for another “Graceful Letdown” but Crystal shoves her off, Alexis landing on her feet. Crystal is quick though and hits her with the “Lights Out” (Chick Kick).}Terri Morasco: LIGHTS’ OUT!
{Crystal goes for the cover and gets a two count but sees her opportunity lying in front of her. She climbs the turnbuckle and leaps off with the “Lights, Camera, Action!”}Terri Morasco: LOOK OUT!
{Alexis rolls out of the ring, avoiding the contact. She slides right back into the ring as Crystal gets up holding her midsection. Alexis blows her a kiss and as she turns, Alexis charges and hits the “Kiss Goodnight” (Spinning Codebreaker). She hooks the leg…
1!
2!!
3!!!
The bell rings as Alexis gets off the cover and is handed her belt.}Alison Valance: The winner of this match…Alexis…CAFFREY!
Terri Morasco: The match was so close, and Crystal Hilton gave it her all.
Vasco Dias: Her all wasn’t good enough on this night. The champion showed why she is such.
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MATCH
HANDICAP MATCH
The Fucking Rednecks vs Renee Pleasant
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{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: There's the Imperial champion...
Terri Morasco: That's all you have to say?....
Vasco Dias: Hey I'm just waiting for Alex Jones to take it back...
Terri Morasco: Alex Jones lost, even he admits it....
{The lights go out as the noise of crackling echos into the arena. It carries on until the whole place is dark. The southern american flag appears on stage embedded into a tv standby still before hearing out}(Hillbilly voice and words appearing on screen)
THE FOLLOWING BEATDOWN
IS BY
THE FUCKING REDNECKS!
HE HE HE!
{Blood and Thunder hits as Squeek comes out first riding his mower. He rides it all the way down to the stage while Murdoch calmly walks down to the stage, not taking his eyes off their opponents. Squeek high fives some of the crowd before Murdoch slaps him hard to concentrate as they walk into the ring.}Terri Morasco: I hate these guys...
Vasco Dias: They're great terri!..great....
Terri Morasco: Whatever.....you're an idiot...
{Renee smiles and gives Amber a kiss on the cheek as she drops down to the floor. He sizes up Murdoch but as he steps forward Murdoch steps onto the apron leaving Squeek in the ring. Squeek seems to shake a little as Renee towers over him, not as much as Murdoch does but Renee seems to cut more of an imposing figure as Amber laughs skipping around the ring holding the Imperial title belt over her shoulder. Squeek moves around the ring and Renee rubs his hands together, but then Murdoch comes in from behind and slams into Renee dropping him to one knee. Murdoch grabs Renee by the hair and slams in a knee to the skull dropping him.}Vasco Dias: Ha smart move by the rednecks, they lured Renee in...
Terri Morasco: You mean murdoch came in and hit the champion from behind...
Vasco Dias: Semantics Terri.....
{Murdoch turns and grabs Squeek lifting him up in a gorilla press before throwing him on top of Renee in a splash, Squeek hooks the leg 1....2....Renee kicks out and Murdoch is told to get out by the referee. Renee gets to one knee and Squeek starts laying in hard kicks, he runs to the ropes and hits a hard low dropkick to Renee's face. Squeek, shocked at his offense gets up and celebrates turning around to tell Murdoch and gloat. Murdoch shakes his head and screams at Squeek to stay on Renee.}Vasco Dias: This isn't the time to showboat Squeek!
Terri Morasco: Renee is getting up
{Squeek turns to see Renee on one knee, he hits the ropes and springboards off the middle rope, turning in midair for a hurricanrana, Renee catches Squeek and slams him down to the mat with a powerbomb. Squeek bounces off the mat in a sickening way, Murdoch shakes his head and leans on the top rope before throwing his hands in the air in disgust. Renee pulls a limp Squeek to his feet and throws him into the corner, Renee slams in a few elbows and knees before grabbing Squeek by the wrist and hitting a hard shortarm clothesline. Renee goes for the pin 1.....2...Renee pulls Squeek up}Vasco Dias: Oh come on Renee....
Terri Morasco: He seems a little...sadistic....
{Renee pulls Squeek to the rednecks corner and leans his lifeless body near Murdoch before stepping back and telling Murdoch to bring it. Murdoch looks down at Squeek and tags him before stepping over the top rope sizing up Renee.}Vasco Dias: This may have been a mistake by Renee.
Terri Morasco: He had Squeek the smaller of the two down...
Vasco Dias: And Murdoch is huge he's about seven feet tall!
Terri Morasco: But he looks a little thin considering his size....
{They come face to face with Murdoch looking down at Renee, Murdoch looks away before quickly hitting Renee with a right hand. The two huge men start throwing right hands over and over connecting, Murdoch steps back and goes for a lariat, Renee runs under it, hits the ropes and hits a hard big bot sending Murdoch down, he then calls for the RAV, Murdoc starts to get up, Squeek grabs Renee's arm and Renee slams a hard left sending Squeek down, but the distraction is enough that Murdoch is able to hit a boot of the south sending renee down}Vasco Dias: Renee took his eyes off the prize..see he isn't a real champion!
Terri Morasco: Oh shut up!
{Murdoch pulls Renee to his feet and goes for his tombstone piledriver, as he turns Renee upside down Renee kicks his legs and lands behind Murdoch, as Murdoch turns Renee hits a hard lariat, Squeek jumps on the top rope and leaps off, Renee catches him in midair, Murdoch runs at Renee as he holds squeek in his arms, Renee ducks and picks Murdoch up on his shoulders, he then drops back throwing squeek in a fallaway slam while hitting Murdoch with a samoan drop!. Renee gets up and pulls Murdoch up in the RAV and goes for the pin 1.....2.....3!}
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Well howdy there pardner.