IWF Presents: Monday Night Sacrifice March 6, 2017

[Riley Gordon]

Monday Night Sacrifice
Monday, 20th February 2017
Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana

DEADLINES:
ROLEPLAYS (1 RP LIMIT): 6AM GMT Monday
ON AIR SEGMENT APPROVAL: 6PM GMT Monday
ON AIR SEGMENT SUBMISSION: Until the show is posted.

- Handlers who are not booked are strongly advised to submit segments for the show to continue their character development. Those who want to be booked can request a match on the basis that one of the competitors will write it to prevent the staff becoming over-extended.

TRIPLE THREAT MATCH
Lizzy Dalmon vs Fiona McFly vs Kate Steele

SINGLES MATCH
Joshua Black vs Ryan Shane

TRIPLE THREAT TAG TEAM MATCH
The Lost Boys vs The Renegades vs El Grande Malo & Zasshu

SEGMENT
Riley Gordon Announcement

SIX MAN TAG MATCH
The Spencer Family (Spencer, Ricky and Jeb) vs Jayson Matthews, Nighthawk & Andrew Jacobsen

[Riley Gordon]

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TRIPLE THREAT MATCH
Lizzy Dalmon vs Fiona McFly vs Kate Steele

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This match went unclaimed, unfortunately I don’t have time to write up a match (I wasn’t even sure I was putting this show together til this morning.), that said, congratulations to Fiona McFly on the victory over Kate Steele in this contest.

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SEGMENT
”In The Flesh”

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{Backstage near the curtain area Spike Kane can be seen walking through the crowded area looking down at his phone as Pandora Freeman collides right into him, falling to the floor, knocking her headphones off her head and onto her shoulders. Spike looks up from his phone.}

Spike Kane: Look wher-.....hey….aren’t you the girl from twitter?

{The crowd around them look stunned, as if they’re about to witness a massacre of some sorts, but Pan, starts to dust herself off, as she adjusts her headphones around her neck, she smiles at Spike though.}

Pandora Freeman: ….in the flesh.

{The growing crowd just off away from everyone seems to stare, like you do when you drive past a car crash as Spike looks at Pandora who doesn’t seem to be bothered that Spike just knocked her on her ass.}

Spike Kane: Right...wel….ugh, sorry.

{With that, Spike turns to continue down the way he was going, looking right back down at his phone. Everyone around them looks as stunned and shocked as you can imagine. Pandora turns to look after him, one cheek curled up into a little smile as she speaks after him.}

Pandora Freeman: No problem Mr Kane.

{She dusts herself off once more looking down the corridor as Spike tilts his head ever so slightly at her words but doesn’t stop, the people around can be seen discussing what just happened, but Pan doesn’t pay them any mind, instead she simply puts her headphones back on, and goes about her business.}

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SINGLES MATCH
Joshua Black vs Ryan Shane

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Vasco Dias: Well ladies and gentlemen up next we have the debut of IWF’s newest star, Joshua Black!

Terri Morasco: Going up against a returning star, a former Man of Steel Champion, Ryan Shane!

Vasco Dias: Yeesh, this Joshua kid has a tough ride ahead of him.

{“This is the new shit” by Marlyn Manson hits the PA as Joshua Black makes his way to the ring.}

Vasco Dias: Here is, I wonder if he has what it takes to hang here in IWF.

{"Victim" by Eighteen Visions begins to play throughout the arena. The entrance ramp is dimly lit as the figure of Ryan Shane makes his way out from behind the curtain. Pyro goes off as Shane makes his way to the ring as the fans erupt in a mixture if cheers and boos. As he gets to the ring he hops onto the apron and enters. Once in the ring and then stands he raises his hands high to the continued mixed reaction of the crowd.}

Terri Morasco: And here comes Ryan Shane, back in an IWF ring!

{The two men begin to circle each other as the bell rings. Both men step forwards for a lock up and tie up right off the bat. Black gains the advantage due to his larger size and strength advantage, but Shane, manages to duck underneath and behind Joshua, wrenching the arm as he does so. He doesn’t let go of the arm of Black though, and takes Black down with a modified firemans carry, still holding onto the arm, wrenching it around and swiftly dropping a leg drop onto the arm, before applying a form of armbar onto the same arm in the process.}

Vasco Dias: Wow, Shane is taking Black to school right here.

Terri Morasco: Ryan doesn’t look like he’s lost a step.

{As Shane wrenches on the armbar, Black grits his teeth and powers through reversing the hold and tossing Shane over to the otherside using his size advantage to his advantage. The hld is broken and the two of them rush towards each other, Joshua grabs Shane as they do and executes a picture perfect belly to belly suplex, but he doesn’t let go, he locks his hands in and rolls through, dragging Ryan Shane back to his feet, and goes for another one slamming Ryan Shane down as he does so before rolling through for yet another one.}

Vasco Dias: I heard he calls this move the Succession of Greatness!

Terri Morasco: It certainly takes quite some skill and power.

{However as both men get to their feet Ryan Shane leans forward and headbutts Joshua Black right in the face! Black staggers backwards releasing the hold on Shane and holds his face, looking up at Shane in surprise and disgust. Shane shakes it off, before focusing on Black. Joshua comes back with a snarl on his face as Shane takes a swift step to the left and sends a quick jab to the jaw, and then another, and a left hook, and a huge haymaker, before following up with a huge discuss punch.}

Terri Morasco: SOUTHPAW SHUFFLE!

{Shane rallies himself as the crowd roar with approval getting behind the former Man of Steel Champion. Joshua Black has rolled to all fours and is slowly trying to get back ot his feet. Ryan Shane has his arms on the ropes in the corner as he squats and sizes up Joshua Black, and just as Black gets to one knee, Shane explodes out of the corner and attacks with the SHANING WIZARD!!! Shane flops back onto Black as the ref slides in for the cover….ONE! ….TWO! …..THREE!!!}

Vasco Dias: Damn, what a victory there for Ryan Shane!

Terri Morasco: A nice warm up for his Open Fight Night match against current Man of Steel Champion Spike Kane next week.

Vasco Dias: Ugh...GOD of Steel Terri….and let’s not get too carried away, regardless, well done Ryan Shane.

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SEGMENT
”Sensitivity Training”

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{The car pulls into the parking lot of the arena and the doors open and out step Steve Awesome and Mandi Matthews. Riley Gordon was already there waiting for them and her face looked like she had bad news. Riley leads them toward the arena door and as they walk, Steve starts to complain.}

Steve Awesome: This better be good Riley. I'm not booked tonight, I just got beat at Danger Zone, I was sort of hoping to have some time off. What's so important that we both had to come here tonight?

{They all turn a corner and start heading down a hall way somewhere backstage.}

Riley Gordon: They just barged in and they started making all these demands. They had these loop holes in the employee hand books, and they just went over all of our heads with this one, and-

{Mandi places her hand on Riley's shoulder to comfort her.}

Mandi Matthews: It's okay Miss Gordon.

{Riley stops and takes a deep breath.}

Mandi Matthews: Who are “they”?

{Riley directs them toward an unmarked door.}

Riley Gordon: See for yourself.

{Mandi and Steve share an unsure glance before Steve opens the door and as soon as he looks inside he find The Union of Jobbers sitting in steel folding chairs set up in a semi circle under a big banner that said}

“SENSITIVITY TRAINING”

{Gable Arcade, Thunder Sid, Gibberg, Solman Khan, sat in most of chairs and on the furthest left there was an equally unamused Mike Laszlo and Alexis Caffrey sitting there staring back and Steve Awesome and Mandi Matthews.}

Mike Laszlo: Ha ha, they got you too? Least we're not going down alone.

Steve Awesome: Who? What? Sensitivity training? What the hell is going on here?

{Alexis just shrugs her shoulders.}

Alexis Caffrey: Apparently we beat them up too much or not listen to them enough or something, I don't know I'm usually to busy beating them up to listen to them.

{Mandi turns and looks at the jobbers and begin to scold them with one hand on her hip.}

Mandi Matthews: You all used to be cute nice little jobbers, and now you've been causing nothing but trouble, lately! I'm disappointed in all of you, especially you Khan!

{Khan lowers his head and sticks out his lower lip.}

Solomon Khan: Arg?

{Gable Arcade stands up.}

Gable Arcade: You don't have to take that Soloman. See that's what were talking about! You don't respect us. You just think were happy to be everyone's punching bags and crash test dummies and you think it's okay. But it's not! we get hurt! We get beat up every time.

{Mandi nods her head, she was empathetic to there situation.}

Mandi Matthews: Your right, we are sorry for beating you up.

{Alexis crosses her arms in her chair.}

Alexis Caffrey: Pfft, speak for yourself.

{Laszlo puts a finger up in the air.}

Mike Laszlo: I'd like the record to show that I actually didn't apologize to you goons.

{Steve just stares at the jobbers dead pan behind his sunglasses.}

Steve Awesome: If apologizing will speed up the process I'll do it, but I won't mean it at all.

{Thunder Sid walks up next to Gable.}

Thunder Sid: See that's your problems, you don't respect us enough to even care about our safety. Your all irresponsible!

{Gibberg's turn to stand up.}

Gibberg: Yeah, you put us in the ring with these world class athletes and were completely outmatched and we don't have a chance in the world against guys like Mike and Steve and it's just reckless use of your abilities, you don't see a bunch of karate masters just kicking the crap out of a couple yellow belts do you?

Solomon Khan: ARRRRRGGGGG!

Gable Arcade: Exactly Khannie, that's why we had to take extreme measures and we brought you to jobber sensitivity training! To help you learn how to respect us Jobbers correctly. As a matter of fact, the guy who runs this things is just about to arrive.

{The doorknob jiggles and everybody waits to see who it was. The guy backs into the doorway holding a stack of books and papers. He sets them down and hangs up his coat and hat.}

Counselor: Brr, blustery day out there today.

{The man turns around and you see that it's none other than Joe Everyman! A sound clip of an audience clapping and cheering starts to play and only Steve seems to hear anything. He glances around but since nobody else noticed he just shakes it off.}

Steve Awesome: Hold up, wait a minute.....holy freaking cameos Batman, it's Joe Everyman. You are the Jobber Sensitivity Training Counselor?

Mike Laszlo: Why am I not surprised?

{Joe nods his head.}

Joe Everyman: Yeah, I do a lot of counseling and public speaking in my spare time. Gotta help support a cause that's near and dear to my heart.

{Joe pounds his fist on his chest where his heart would be.}

Steve Awesome: That's cool man. I'm glad that you can finally admit it.

{Joe looks confused.}

Joe Everyman: Admit what?

Mike Laszlo: Well you know, that your basically a jobber.

{Joe looks taken aback by that comment.}

Joe Everyman: What!? No I'm not. I'm doing this for my brother, Mark Evil. Pfft, i'm the first EVER Imperial Champion, which is something neither of you two losers will ever be able to accomplish.

{Joe does three sassy snaps in Steve and Mikes faces and then walks toward the middle seat. Steve and Mike just look at each other in surprise.}

Joe Everyman: Okay, let's get this thing going. Everyone take your seats.

{The jobbers sit in pairs on either side of Joe Everyman. Mike and Alexis sit on the left two chair and Steve and Mandi sat on the right. Counselor Joe shuffles through a few index cards.}

Joe Everyman: Okay so it says here, that these gentlemen, The Union of Jobbers, feel that they are being taken advantage of due to there low ability inside a wrestling ring.

Gable Arcade: That's exactly right. We jobbers prefer the term “enhancement talent”. We are here to test the new hires and the rookies that are coming up through the ranks. Were not here to face off against future hall of famers and former world champions. We just feel like they think we are below them. And that they can just treat us however they want just because they are way better then us and we can't defend ourselves!

{Joe Everyman nods his head.}

Joe Everyman: Yes, I can definitely understand how you feel. I mean not from personal experience or anything, because you know I'm the first ever Imperial Champion and everything, but I can empathize with you all. And you other four, Mike Laszlo, Alexis Caffrey, Steve Awesome and Mandi Matthews are the ones that have been beating up these poor enhancement talent because of, and I'm reading from the words on the cards here, “a sick and twisted game of one upmanship between Steve and Mike, due to a blood feud that The Union of Jobbers had absolutely nothing to do with. They even brought their wives in on it.”

{Joe looks a little surprised and then looks to his left and right at the two iwf couples sitting on either side.}

Joe Everyman: How do you feel about that?

{Alexis lunges toward them but Mike stops her.}

Alexis Caffrey: I'm gonna hit them!

{Steve lifts his sunglasses in disbelief.}

Steve Awesome: What? Who even wrote those cards?

{Mandi starts to cry.}

Mandi Matthews: Oh my God.....I'm an accomplice!

{Mike struggles to contain his wife.}

Mike Laszlo: No babe, you can't hit them. Sort of why were here in the first place.

{Alexis calms down a bit but she doesn't stop eyeballing Thunder Sid who starts to get a little scared and uncomfortable.}

Mike Laszlo: What are they crying about? We wrestled them in a wrestling match. Everything else was a fight they started.

Joe Everyman: I saw the match. You two didn't exactly take it easy on these lovable losers. You guys are some of the best of the world, you all facing these guys is like an adult fighting a bunch of babies. A terribly entertaining massacre! You really shouldn't be using these guys as punching bags in your blood feud.

{Steve pulls his sunglasses off and face palms.}

Steve Awesome: First of all, it wasn't a blood feud....

{Steve and Mike speak at the same time.}

Mike Laszlo: Yeah, it was just a friendly rivalry.

Steve Awesome: ….it was just a stupid match.

{Mike glares at Steve when he heard what he said.}

Mike Laszlo: It was a match that proved who the better man is and I won it.

{Steve just shakes his head.}

Steve Awesome: You didn't prove anything.

{Steve turns back to Joe.}

Steve Awesome: And second of all-

{But that last comment didn't sit well with Mike, who stood up from his chair.}

Mike Laszlo: Wait, hold on, you want to tell me how the fact that I pinned your shoulders to the mat, didn't prove who the better man is?

{The two men, both standing at this point, glare at each other from across the room. Everyone else in the room could feel the tension and Counselor Joe tries to regain control of the group.}

Joe Everyman: ooookay then, okay that's fine it isn't a blood feud. And you know I can sense a bit of anger in the room and I figured everybody could just breathe, and we could calm down and talk about the iss-”

{Steve cuts him off without taking his eye's off Laszlo.}

Steve Awesome: Shut up Joe.

{Joe nods his head.}

Joe Everyman: Okay, no problem.

{Steve starts walking toward Mike who then starts walking toward him.}

Steve Awesome: You want my explanation Mike? I don't think you really won anything at Danger Zone. Sure we had a great match and you got the pin fall at the end, but I think that for as good as you are, you just got lucky at the end and if we faced off against each other again the ending would be different.

{Mike steps forward, arms outstretched.}

Mike Laszlo: Hey, if you want to go again, you just tell me where to sign.

Gable Arcade: Hey, this is supposed to be jobber sensitivity training. Help me out here Sid.

{Thunder Sid goes to stand up but he spots Alexis still glaring at him, she slowly shakes her head, and he sinks lower into his seat.}

Thunder Sid: I think i'd rather not.

Mike Laszlo: Because I'd love to put my knee in your face again, Steve.
{Steve takes a step further and gets closer to Mike's face.}

Steve Awesome: Well i'm not going to lie, I'd kind of like to kick you in the face again, thinking maybe I'd do it right now actually.

{Alexis comes to Mike's side.}

Alexis Caffrey: I'd like to see him try.

{Mandi is then to the side of Steve, eyeing Alexis.}

Mandi Matthews: I'd like to see you try, seeing him try.....or something...I'm not good at this kind of stuff.

{Alexis just rolls her eyes.}

Alexis Caffrey: Just when I was starting to like you......don't make me hurt you, blondie.

{Mandi doesn't shy away either and the couples hold there ground.}

Mandi Matthews: How about this, next week at Open Fight Night.....I hereby challenge the both of you to a mixed tag match! Alexis and Mike vs Steve and myself.

{Mike glances over at Alexis.}

Mike Laszlo: What do you say? You come back to swat that knat while I punch the face of the franchise in the face one more time?

Alexis Caffrey: I thought you'd never ask. Your on.

{Steve Awesome smirks and sticks out his hand to Mike.}

Steve Awesome: Looks like it's a double date at Open Fight Night then.

{Mike and Steve shake hands but they grip hard and glare at each other and Alexis and Mandi keep glaring at each other for a few moments before they all leave the room and the Jobbers just watch them go.}

Gable Arcade: There leaving. I don't think they learned anything!

Gibberg: We paid up front for a break through! we want our money back!

Solomon Khan: ARGGGGG!

{Joe quickly gathers all his belongings and starts heading for the door himself.}

Joe Everyman: No refunds! My yaught ain't gonna pay off itself.

{Joe runs out the door leaving the angry jobbers behind as the scene fades.}

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SEGMENT
”Can’t Say I Didn’t Try.”

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{Cutting to the ring we see the beautiful blonde, Laura Howlett, standing in the center of the ring with a referee nearby. She looks out toward the crowd and then starts to speak. }

Laura Howlett: Ladies and gentlemen, it is with great pleasure that I present to you, your NEW IMPERIAL CHAMPION….Noah Field!!!

{The crowd immediately begin the jeers as “A Cut Above” by Avery Watts plays. Then as Noah steps into the arena the crowd explodes in deafening boos. Noah just smirks and holds the belt up high in the air and closes his eyes, taking it all in. After a long pose, Noah puts the belt on his shoulder and begins his arrogant strut to the ring.}

Terri Morasco: And here comes our new Imperial Champion, coming to usher in his reign.

Vasco Dias: A reign that many would argue he was handed by Laura Howlett rather than winning it on his own.

{Once he gets to the apron he takes a pause, smirks to the crowd, then wipes his feet before climbing into the ring and going to a random corner and holding the belt up as he taunts the crowd. Then he finally hops off the corner and goes to center ring, where he takes a mic in hand.}

Noah Field: Finally, a champion to be proud of!!!

{The crowd’s roar of boos grows even louder, if possible.}

Noah Field: A few months ago, I made a promise. A few months ago I said that before I hit the one year mark, I would become YOUR Imperial Champion...and here I stand, proving once and for all, that I am, truly, the best in the world.

{Noah adjusts the belt on his shoulder a minute and just smirks.}

Noah Field: As if there was ever any doubt about it. I have dominated everyone I’ve climbed in that ring with, and I’ve shown that there is no one better or more deserving that your Crown Prince. I’ve been saying for months that I’m an unprecedented talent, that once in a generation type of guy...once in a lifetime for that matter. Now...now I have the gold to prove it.

{Noah again holds the belt up to incite a reaction from the crowd.}

Noah Field: But, I didn’t come out here to state the obvious, after all, everyone in the crowd, everyone in the back, and everyone watching at home already knows there is no one better, it’s just a simple fact of life. No, rather, what I came out here to do tonight, is to get something out of the way now...and that something is Cable Arcane.

{Noah lowers his head and paces back and forth.}

Noah Field: See, here’s the problem. While I am now, in every way, the man you should all bow down to and worship as your champion, and while I should be fighting the best that the world of wrestling has to offer, Cable Arcane has a guaranteed rematch for the belt. So…

{Noah nods to the referee standing in the corner of the ring.}

Noah Field: We’re going to give Cable Arcane his rematch right here, right now, in...well..whatever city this is, like it even matters. So let’s get this match on.

Vasco Dias: But...Cable Arcane isn’t even here tonight.

Terri Morasco: From watching Noah all these moments, I’d guess that’s the purpose, he’s doing this to dodge Cable Arcane.

{Noah walks over to the corner and takes off his shirt and sets his title on the apron. As he does "Long live the Chief" by Jidenna starts to play, but nothing happens, no one comes out. Noah looks to the referee feigning confusion. Then shouts something as the music cuts off. Then “Long Live the Chief” starts up again, but again nothing. Noah shakes his head in fake disappointment and then orders the referee to start the match. The referee reluctantly calls for the bell and then starts to count.

…..1

…..2

…..3

…..4

…..5

…..6

…..7

…..8

…..9

…..10!!


The referee looks at Noah as he mouths the words “just do it”. The referee then calls the bell Noah demands the referee raise his hand as the announcement is made.}

Alison Valance: And the winner of this match by countout, and still Imperial Champion...Noah Field.

{Noah smirks as he picks up a microphone again.}

Noah Field: Well...you can’t say I didn’t try. I suppose Cable Arcane finally decided to wisen up, tuck tail and run as he gives way to his betters. Now as for all of you...I’ll see you when someone can actually find me a legitimate contender.

{With that Noah drops the microphone and climbs from the ring with his title in hand and Laura Howlett at his side as the converse all the way up the ramp.}

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TRIPLE THREAT TAG TEAM MATCH
The Lost Boys vs The Renegades vs El Grande Malo & Zasshu

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Alison Valance: The following match is scheduled for one fall, introducing first, from Australia, and at a combined weight of 417lbs, Sam Braxton and Dean Coulter, The Lost Boys!

{The arena darkens and the lights flicker as the intro to “Stick to Your Guns” by the Sick Puppies plays. As the song kicks into gear (00:20) Sam Braxton and Dean Coulter appear on the stage, in their dark hooded jackets. Sam crouches down, one hand resting on the ground, the other on his thigh and his fierce and determined eyes locked on the waiting ring/opponents. Meanwhile Dean stands above him, arms crossed above his chest and looking from one side of the crowd to the other with an unimpressed expression.

(00:31) “It’s a waste of time to try and please everyone one around. You can’t believe the words you hear that try to bring you down. (You can’t change, what you can’t change) So don’t even try.” (00:44)

Sam rises to his feet with an aggressive flourish and with a mutual nod of determination the Lost Boys march down the ramp together, spurning any and crowd members along the way an motioning to their opponents already in the ring.

(00:45) “So burn all of the pages to erase the part of you. That ever thought you could never be who you wanted to. (You can’t change, what you can’t change) So don’t even try.” (00:58
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Sam bounds onto the apron and then over the ropes into the ring, ascending a nearby turnbuckle, pointing out to the crowd. Dean follows closely behind, ascending to the apron and again looking out to the crowd with a condescending shake of his head.

(01:02) “You’re not innocent now. Cause your whole world is inside out. No don’t give up what you believe in, this time there’s no sleep until you die. So pray to your god (But you know better, know you better) Stick to your guns. Cause you’re on your own.” (01:29)

Sam backflips off of the turnbuckle and once again assumes his crouching position, this time with Dean standing above him arms outstretched as the lights return to normal and the music dies down.}

Alison Valance: Their first opponents , from Atlanta, Georgia and weighing in at 405lbs, Chris and Will Fennell...The Renegades!

{"DJ Khaled! All I do is win win win no matter what" All I do is Win by DJ Khaled featuring T-Pain, Ludacris, Rick Ross and Snoop Dog comes on over the P.A. system as the lights dim and The Renegades logo shows on the tron, "Got money on my mind can never get a enough" Will comes storming out doing a somewhat two step as he goes to the edge of the stage waving his hands up in the air dancing around flashing his grill at the fans, Chris comes out more controlled and posed, he stands at the center of the entrance way with a towel in is hand, they are wearing matching red with black trim baggy shorts, will has on more traditional style wrestling boot's while Chris has kick pad's.
Red white and blue pyro go shooting off up from the stage towards the ring into the sky Chris cracks his neck as he makes his way down the ramp slowly, Will follows dancing behind him slapping hands with fans here and there, sometimes faking that he's going to slap a hand then moves his head to fix his "hair" then just grins and slaps the hands. Chris climbs the stairs to the ring as Will slides in, Chris wipes the top of his head with his towel as Will goes to the far turnbuckle and stands on the 2nd rope looking around to the crowd he's waving his hands up and down trying to get the crowd hyped up into the song. "And every time I step up in the building Everybody hands go UP" Both Chris and Will toss their hands up in the air with their Renegade Rally Towels in hand swinging them around their head, "And they stay there, and they stay there And they stay there" The start waving the towels up and down "up down up down up down Cause all I do is WIN, WIN, WIN And if you goin in put yo' hands in the air, make 'em stay there!" Will drops down to the ring as Chris tosses his towel into the crowd, Will bends low sitting like a catcher behind home plate but with his arms resting on his legs as Chris paces back and forth in front of him both of them with their game face's on.}

Alison Valance: The second opponents, coming to the ring first, from Mexico, Maine and weighing in at 205lbs. He is the Pride of Mexico, el Grande Malo!

{The house lights dim slightly as the words ‘OLÉ’ appear on the screen. The fans begin chanting along with the music as El Grandé Malo bursts out from behind the curtain. He stomps his way out to the center of the stage, bouncing up and down in time with the music. He hops up and down pointing into the air and quickly begins jogging down toward the ring, slapping the outstretched hands along the way, before sliding into the ring and heading for the nearest corner. He scales the turnbuckles and continues to hype up the chanting crowd before dropping down and pulling on the nearby top rope, stretching while waiting for the match to begin.}


Alison Valance: And his partner, from Mexico City, Mexio and weighing it at 190lns. El Futuro Leyenda, Zasshu!


{The arena lights dim to a low hue as a golden spot light shines on the stage, the opening to Trivium's "Villainy Thrives" begins to play as the golden light strobes to the piano. Once the song kicks into gear Zasshu comes exploding out from the stage with a burst of pyro and to boos from the crowd. He lands in a crouched position and looks all around before standing up and holding his fists up over his head. Laura Howlett marches out from the back and walks beside Zasshu as they head toward the ring. Zasshu sprints ahead of her and springs off a trampoline over the top rope and front flipping before landing on his feet. From there he runs to the ropes and leaps onto the second rope in the corner and holds his fists up again over his head as Laura Howlett claps from the outside.} 

Vasco Dias: This is an awfully convoluted match. Triple Threats are hectic enough. But a Triple-Threat Tag-Team match? Yeah no.

{Starting off in the ring from each respective team is Sam Braxton, Will Fennell and Zasshu. The three competitors initially seem hesitant to act, worried of a blind-side from the third party. However something unspoken seems to pass between Zashuu and Sam Braxton and together they turn their attention to Will and rush him simultaneously. With little time to think and react Will manages to evade a running dropkick from Sam, but not the low dropkick to the knees from Zasshu. With The Pitbull down Zasshu tries to capitalise with the Legendary Rana!}

Terri Morasco: It appears Zashhu wants to end this early?!

Vasco Dias: I can respect that.

{Will Fennell counters the attempted signature move and throws Zashuu backwards, landing awkwardly onto the ropes. Will barely collects himself before Sam Braxton connects with a running enzuigiri.}

Vasco Dias: There seems to be something of a formula with these kind of matches. At the start there's an impromptu team up, and then when it comes down to the win the team quickly dissolves and all hell will break loose. Here's hoping it happens sooner, rather than later.

{The tag is made to El Grande Malo and Dean Coulter respectively and with the few second grace period, Dean connects with an inverted atomic drop on Will, leaving the Renegade vulnerable to a combined dropkick from Sam Braxton and Zashuu, followed by a springboard body splash by Malo to bring it home. Unbeknownst to Dean, Malo held on after the impact of the splash for the pin attempt.

1...}

Terri Morasco: Could it be over so soon?

Vasco Dias: TURN AROUND YOU BLOODY AUSSIE?!

{2. Dean finally realises and drags Malo off, breaking up the pin. They stare each other down and share a few words before, just as Vasco predicted, the tentative alliance is broken and Dean makes a wild swing at Malo. El Grande Malo ducks beneath the hook, building up momentum by charging against the ropes and bouncing back to take Dean Coulter down with a viscious leg lariat. Meanwhile The Pitbull Will Fennell crawls over to his corner and makes the tag to his brother Chris.}

Vasco Dias: And now the glorious chaos.

{Chris Fennell springs into action, catching Malo by surprise with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker and a quick surprise DDT to the recovering Dean. He pulls the Lost Boy away from the fight and then sets El Grande Malo up near the Renegade's turnpost. He ascends to the top and launches himself into the air, arcing backwards for a picture perfect moonsault.}

Terri Morasco: No hesitation in pulling out the high-impact and high-risk moves early. Will iot end as well as Zasshu's attempt at the Legendary Rana?

{The moonsault connects, but before The Spotlight can follow up with a pin attempt, Dean Coulter grabs him from behind and throws him to the outside. The tag is made to Sam Braxton. Sam rushes back to the fray with reckless abandon, leaping OVER the ring ropes and crashing down upon Chris Fennell with a suicide dive plancha. As both competitors begin to recover El Grand Malo comes off of a turnbuckle and lands upon both with a diving cross body.}

Vasco Dias: I believe I heard it aptly said once. "THIS IS ABSOLUTE MAYHEM!!"

{Will Fennell steps down from the apron and grabs onto Malo, throwing him back first into the security rail. By pure coincidence he looks back to the ring just as Zasshu comes flying off of the ropes and crashing down upon The Pitbull with a suicide corkscrew plancha. Dean Coulter seems a little lost but also joins in the fray, catching Chris with the consecutive combination he calls the Dangerous Association Law. Needless to say the referee looks a little nonplussed by the sudden beak down of the match.}

Terri Morasco: The referee needs to get this match back to order, otherwise it's just going to dissolve into an all out melee.

Vasco Dias: How is that a bad thing?

{Eventually order is restored as the legal competitors return to the ring and their partners to their prospective corners. In an almost synchronised fashion all three teams tag in their partners. Dean and Will charge at each other, but both are knocked in the side of the head by a running dropkick from Zasshu. He plays eeny-meeny-miney-mo to decide which of the two opponents he decides to focus on, and for the time being settles on Dean Coulter. A swift and stiff Super-K from Zasshuknocks Dean backwards into the vacant corner where he sits dazed and confused. The tag is made to El Grande Malo but Zasshu connects with a Cannonball to the cornered Dean before exiting.}

Terri Morasco: El Grande Malo and Zasshu are working perfectly together and dominating this match. Impressive consdering they were opponents not so long ago.

{With a considerable show of strength Malo hoists up Will Fennell for a brainbuster, but The Pitbull struggles and loosens Malo's grip enough for him to swing around behind and counter into the Ode to Angle. He moves towards Chris to make a tag but notices out of the corner of his eye Dean crawling towards Sam. He moves to cut the Australian off and connects with a release german suplex, throwing Dean onto the fallen form of El Grande Malo.}

Vasco Dias: I'm sorry who is dominating the match?

Terri Morasco: Shut up. It's not like you know who is going to win the match.

Vasco Dias: Says who...

{The Spotlight Chris Fennell is tagged into the match and Will once again connects with the Ode to Angle on El Grande Malo while Chris makes his way to the top of the turnbuckle.}

Vasco Dias: A variation of the Welcome to Atlanta? I knew it! The Renegades are going to take this match home!

{Somersaulting through the air Chris Fennell connects with the Shooting Chris Press and, as Will stands guard, he goes for the pin.

1...

2...

Both Zashuu and Sam Braxton burst into the ring, Zasshu sliding between Will Fennell's legs, as he moves to block them both, and in a most impressive display and speed and agility he forces Chris to break the pin by grabbing Chris, barelling rolling with The Spotlight in tow and applying the Dick Killer. Meanwhile Sam takes advantage of The Pitbull's sudden surprise and connects with the Heat Seeker Tornado DDT.}

Vasco Dias: I'm a little confused as to what I just saw. What the hell did Zasshu do?

Terri Morasco: Ultimately save his partner and thus avoid losing the match.

Vasco Dias: Well I've been on drugs that are less trippy then this nonsense.

{The referee forces Zasshu to release his submission hold on fear of disqualification and instead El Futuro Leyenda turns his gaze to the interloping Sam Braxton. Before Braxton can attack Malo Zasshu intervenes, leaping up for a hurricanrana. Despite the surprise, the Australian has enough wits about him to hold Zasshu up, who responds with a barrage of stiff punches. Eventually Braxton wavers and the hurricanrana sends both men tumbling over the ropes and to the outside.}

Vasco Dias: If everyone could stop rushing around and jumping on each other I might be able to get some semblance of cohesion to this clusterfuck.

{El Grande Malo and Dean Coulter gradually ascend to their feet at roughly the same time, but the Pride of Mexico proves the quicker of the two and takes Dean by surprise with an Exploder suplex into the corner. The very same corner that Will Fennell had been using for a moment of respite and so he ends up squashed between Dean and the turnpost.}

Terri Morasco: I wonder if Malo planned that, because that was just a perfectly timed and executed move. It effectively eliminates any possibility for further interruption.

{True to Tori's words the only competitors left standing in the ring are El Grande Malo, already recovered and Chris Fennell who is clearly still smarting from Zasshu's earlier submission. Seeing an opportunity to follow up on an advantage the Pride of Mexico connects with a Reverse STO, planting The Spotlight in roughly the centre of the ring and locks in the impressive Koji Clutch to finish off his patented el Maximo Dano. With no ring ropes nearby and the strain from the previous Dick Killer submission it doesn't take long for Chris to concede defeat and tap out, thus giving El Grande Malo and Zasshu a hard fought victory.}

Alison Valance: Here are your winners by submission, El Grande Malo and Zasshu.

Terri Morasco: And who did you say was going to win?

Vasco Dias: Oh shut it!

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SEGMENT
”Big Announcement”

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{As we come back from commercial, we see Co-Head of the Diamonds Division, Riley Gordon standing in the middle of the ring, a nameplate skating across the screen as she smiles to the cheers of the crowd.}

Riley Gordon: Thank you...thank you.

{She takes a moment for the crowd to simmer down.}

Riley Gordon: Tonight is a monumental night here in the IWF Diamonds Division. As a division, we’ve been breaking the mold previously cast by other women’s divisions. We’ve had champions that have stood out, and our women have competed in matches such as the dreaded Dragon’s Den, a Diamonds Invitational Ladder Match, and casket matches just to name a few.

{A quick applause goes up for the valor of the IWF’s female competitors. Riley nods in agreement but that nod seems to trail off into a bit of doubt.}

Riley Gordon: While all of that is well and good, I’ve been hearing things in both airports and leaving arenas, and even at local restaurants. They look at our roster, and rather than celebrate the long reigns of our champions, they say that perhaps our division is a little...how do I say it…

{She thinks a moment before reassuring herself.}

Riley Gordon: Top heavy.

{She puts her hand over her heart and turns to the crowd while making the next statement.}

Riley Gordon: Now I don’t agree with that as I see our women as some of the most talented in the world.

{She then turns toward the camera, bending over with a smile on her face.}

Riley Gordon: But I think it’s time we shake things up a bit!

{The crowd applauds as she stands up straight.}

Riley Gordon: So while my Co-head of the division was busy making those ground breaking matches...I went all around the world. I found ten of the best up and coming women’s wrestlers and I’ve brought them to the IWF! Some were mere phone calls to relatives of current talent, others were tucked away wrestling in the deepest corners of the planet Earth...BUT...starting two weeks from now...you will be able to see them LIVE on the IWF Network. March 20, 2017, there will be an open invitation to the ten women involved in this tournament to compete in an over the top rope battle royal on that edition of Sacrifice. All ten women will be in the ring and you will get your first taste of what’s to come.

{The crowd cheers as Riley claps in the center of the ring. As the cheers die down she surprises them yet again…}

Riley Gordon: AND THEN THE FUN BEGINS! Monday, March 27th, the night after the IWF Pay Per View, High Stakes, the opening round of the DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH tournament will begin. Here’s how it works…

{She holds up her index finger.}

Riley Gordon: Week one, there will be five matches, the participants chosen at random. As a matter of fact...here’s how the first week’s match ups will look.

{She motions to the screen up over the stage…}



Riley Gordon: “The Irish Nightmare” Rowan MacDonnough will take on “Positively” Patricia Powers! Brooklyn Madrox will take on “The Blonde Bombshell” Sarah Richardson! Maxine Valentine takes on “The Crowne Jewel” Charity Crowne! Keira Hunter goes one on one with Yulia Makalova! Then, in the final match…”The American Angel” Violet Madeira takes on “The Mistress of Distress” Abigail Spencer!

{The camera pans to the screen, showing off the graphic before switching back to Riley in the center of the ring.}

Riley Gordon: Now I know what you’re thinking...how will this work? Each week, the opponent will be chosen at random, hence a bracket is useless. However, the Semi-Finals of this tournament will involve a singles match and a Triple Threat Match! The loser of that Triple Threat will be eliminated, and the two other participants will move on against the winner of the Singles Match and the Finals of this tournament will be held in a Triple Threat Match April 17th!

{She looks around with a smile on her face as the crowd applauds.}

Riley Gordon: May the best...woman...win!

{She drops the mic as the camera fades to commercial.}

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SEGMENT
”Never Been...”

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{The crowd still buzzing from the big announcement made by Riley Gordon. They then go into a roar when "What Have You Done" by Within Temptation begins to blare over the speakers the crowd cheering at the Diamond from long ago. She walks down the aisle with a cute smile and red streaks in her hair as she heads to the ring, as she's announced by Alison.}

Alison Valance: Please welcome former IWF Ruby Champion...ASHLEY...MASTRANGELO!

{The crowd pops as she makes her way into the ring and holds out her arms for all to see, getting cheers again before heading over and grabbing a microphone.}

Ashley Mastrangelo: Thank you...I love you guys.

{A huge pop from the crowd.}

Ashley Mastrangelo: Can you believe that huge announcement from Ms. Gordon a few minutes ago? How cool that those women are going to get their shot at glory.

{She looks around with a smile and a nod.}

Ashley Mastrangelo: Speaking of a shot at Glory...I was thinking of the Iron Maiden and how I’ve never won such a match. I was wondering if you guys would mind me trying to throw my name in the hat?

{The crowd cheers, an increase in competition never being a bad thing.}

Ashley Mastrangelo: THAT’S WHAT I WANT TO HEAR! LET MY INTENTIONS BE KNOWN DIAMOND’S LOCKER ROOM...I WANT IN...AND I’LL DO WHATEVER I HAVE TO TO GET IN!

{“What Have You Done” plays again as Ashley hands the mic over and poses for the crowd as the scene fades.}

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SIX MAN TAG TEAM MATCH
The Spencer Family (Spencer, Ricky and Jeb) vs Jayson Matthews, Nighthawk & Andrew Jacobsen

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Alison Valance: “This next contest is a 6-man tag team attraction and is scheduled for one fall with a 60-minute time limit or television time remaining. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome team #1.”

{The lights dim to an orange glow as flames spread across the Imperitron while the guitars and drums of Avenged Sevenfold's "Shepherd of Fire" begin to kick in, shadowy figures walk in front of the flames before the song really kicks in and a flame fire kicks off revealing the Spencer Family standing at the top of the stage, with Abigail Spencer in the front, Buck and Spencer either side of her, with Jeb and Rick either side of those. The five of them make their way to the ring as the arena is still darkened out, lit only by the flow of flames.}

Alison Valance: “At a total combined weight of 796 pounds, and accompanied to ringside by Abigail Spencer, please welcome the Spencer Family.”

{As the Spencer’s stand in their corner, Abigail pumping up her family members to an absolute frothing rage, the opening strains of “I Remember (Holding Out For A Hero Intro)” by Tristam boom out over the sound system as Nighthawk and Andrew Jacobsen stand at opposite ends of the ring ramp with Jayson Matthews in the middle. Walking to the ring carefully, the two veterans of their team keeping an eye on their almost-rabid opponents as they shake hands with the crowd reaching over the ringside barriers as Jayson Matthews follows behind them like an excited puppy doing the same thing, the sold-out crowd erupts when all three men each get on a different side of the ring apron and bask in the cheers of the crowd.}

Alison Valance, inching back towards a neutral corner: “And their opponents, at a total combined weight of 627 pounds, the team of Nighthawk, Andrew Jacobsen, and Jayson Matthews!”

{Almost as soon as the referee rings the bell the Spencer’s pounce on their opponents, Abigail screeching frantically at ringside as the match immediately turns into a wild street fight. Throwing Jayson Matthews in the ring from the floor with one hand Spencer Spencer takes one look at his brothers who are each engaged with Nighthawk and Andrew Jacobsen respectively before climbing into the ring over the top rope only to walk right into a counter step-up enzuigiri from Jayson that lands with a thudding blow but appears to have next to no effect on the massive man walking towards him. Sighing and shrugging his shoulders Jayson appears to think better of confronting the thing in front of him before going right back to throwing forearms and knife-edge chops to literally no effect as the man-mountain walks through every blow looking angrier and angrier as he does so. But as he finally reaches the Detroiter Nighthawk springboards in with a dropkick between the shoulders after having dispatched of Ricky Spencer with a hard forearm shiver to the jaw followed by a rapid-fire barrage of European uppercuts and chops as teacher and student begin to attempt to chop the giant in front of them down, Jayson landing a spinning sole kick to the stomach followed by a superkick to the face from Nighthawk before both men land a jumping enzuigiri and a superkick in tandem. Finally careening to the floor Nighthawk and Jayson high-five each other as Andrew returns to the ring, having taken out Jeb Spencer with a blistering European uppercut to the jaw. Glancing at each other all 3 men then quickly fly out of the ropes, hitting stereo tope suicidas on all 3 members of the Spencer family as Abigail goes into a stomping fit at ringside.}

Terri Morasco: “Usually, before matches like this, we like to talk to each team to get an idea of their game plans. The Spencers were, perhaps, the weirdest trio we’ve sat down with. They only mentioned they wanted to test the faith of their opponents. Meanwhile, Vasco, what did the Nighthawk-led trio tell us they wanted to get done?”

Vasco Dias: “This is a tale of two wrestling matches. For the Spencers, they can’t expect to win a hold-for-hold wrestling match. You have 2 top-drawer technicians on that side of the ring, and Jayson Matthews is getting better and better all the time. The Spencers have to turn this into a brawl, and hope that Spencer Spencer can do as much damage as we all think.”

{But as Nighthawk tries to guide his team to settle down and work off of their game plan Jayson Matthews goes for another dive, this time getting caught out of mid-air when going for a tope con Hilo and being hit with a tree slam on the floor as Nighthawk and Andrew Jacobsen get shooed to their corner by the referee who is trying desperately to get the match under some basic semblance of control. Rolling Jayson Matthews into the ring Spencer Spencer quickly tags in his brother Ricky who quickly picks him up and delivers a hard forearm shiver before hitting a vertical suplex followed by a front elbowdrop which lands high on the chest before covering and quickly getting a 2-count as Abigail continues to scream maniacally at ringside to the point where the referee threatens to eject her if she can’t get herself under some semblance of control. Hitting a jumping stomp to the chest Ricky quickly makes the tag to Jeb before launching him over the ropes into a splash that gets a 2-count as Jayson fires his shoulder up. Raking the laces of his boot across the forehead of the Detroiter Jeb can’t help himself and flips the bird to Nighthawk and Andrew Jacobsen who each rush the ring to try and seek revenge, allowing the Spencers to blatantly choke Jayson Matthews out of view of the referee who is busying himself with getting the “Wrestling Machine” and the “North Star” back into their own corner while Jeb Spencer struts around the ring with the confidence of a man who thinks the match is already over.}

Terri Morasco: “It’s weird. Jeb Spencer is walking around here as though the match is already over. I don’t think he knows, or cares, just how tough Jayson Matthews in. And as we can hear Abigail screaming to him, he’s got to keep focused on the task at hand.”

Vasco Dias: “It’s weird to watch how Jeb is doing things. It’s almost as though he thinks this is going to be easy.”

{But as the Spencers switch out Jayson finds his second wind and lands a quartet of forearms on Jeb Spencer before trying to make a dead run towards his corner, only to have a knee buried into the abdomen followed by a DDT before refusing to make a tag and instead heading up to the 2nd turnbuckle on the inside looking for an elbowdrop only to miss it completely. Crawling slowly towards his corner Jayson looks for the tag as Abigail screams at her other brothers to step in, as Ricky Spencer rushes in to pull Jayson Matthews back to the corner before tagging in his man-mountain of a brother which draws a violent smirk from Abigail Spencer at ringside before she resumes yelling at Jeb for his mistake. Snatching the Detroiter to his feet the big man quickly locks in a bearhug, squeezing with all of the force that he can muster as Nighthawk and Andrew Jacobsen rally the sold-out crowd to make noise on their behalf while at the same time coaching Jayson Matthews on how to get out of the bearhug. Walking back towards his own corner with the bearhug, having been informed by Abigail to tag back out, Spencer angles himself in such a way that Jayson Matthews doesn’t have an escape and looks to tag in Ricky only for Jeb to jump the line and tag himself back in. Whipping Jayson into the ropes Jeb is so confident in what he is doing that he doesn’t notice Nighthawk executing a gorgeous blind tag and springboarding in with a gorgeous frankensteiner, as Abigail loses her mind outside the ring screaming bloody murder at Jeb. Heading back up to the top turnbuckle smoothly Nighthawk takes a moment to figure out what to do next when he notices the massive Spencer Spencer standing in the ring waiting for him. Going for a diving frankensteiner off of the top rope Nighthawk is caught in mid-air and powerbombed nearly out of his wrestling boots as Abigial shrieks madly with joy at ringside. Tagging in Jeb Spencer Spencer moves towards the corner as the Spencer Family sets up for a Rocket Launcher only for Nighthawk to get the knees up at the last minute.}

Terri Morasco: “I think Nighthawk is entirely too fresh for that to work. Again, poor strategy choices from the Spencers.”

Vasco Dias: “The longer this goes, their power advantage fades. The spencers want to get this over with quickly.”

{Fuming in rage Spencer stalks after Nighthawk only for Andrew Jacobsen to step in and somehow execute a gorgeous belly-to-belly on Spencer who rolls to the floor, where Andrew follows him out first with a gorgeous running Superior Football kick to the chest from the apron and then a diving senton from the apron. Pulling himself to his feet Nighthawk looks around for Ricky Spencer only to see Jayson Matthews plaster him with the Jayson Matthews Experience, as Nighthawk plants Jeb Spencer with an Orange Crush Bomb before both he and Jayson land stereo shooting star presses at more or less the same time as Nighthawk covers and gets the three-count.}

Alison Valance: “The winners of the match….. Nighthawk, Andrew Jacobsen, and Jayson Matthews!”