SEPTEMBER 26, 2025
TOKYO, JAPAN

JAPAN NATIONAL STADIUM

 

 

Shots of Tokyo, the Japan National Stadium's exterior, and the island of Japan itself, play to the theme song "Big Dipper" by Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra. Fireworks go off and the crowd can be heard losing their damn minds as we slowly pan into the ring area itself. 

 

 

Simon (VO):

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics, famous and infamous to be the first games in Olympic history to have to be delayed a year due to the truest monster known as COVID, and the first Olympics to feature surfing, skateboarding, and karate, amongst other innovations, and its epicenter, the Grant JAPAN NATIONAL STADIUM, now the first arena to hold the international version of MAWL's biggest event of the year. I'm Simon Apple and we have a HELL of a card for you tonight as we etch our place in history. 

 

 

We see the crowd getting fired up as all get out as we come to the desk.

 

 

Simon: I am BEYOND thrilled to be calling this action with my two compatriots, Kendra Mavis and Arvin Wallace-Jones. 

 

 

Kendra: This has been an absolute chaotic year, our first as a multi-regional let alone multinational company and already we've dealt with brand splits, deaths and rebirths, betrayals, coup attempts...honestly I'm surprised we've survived in the way we even have. 

 

 

Arvin: And it largely culminates today. We've got Kid Kross finally getting his shot from his insane win at Spring Sting in the Honeycomb Match, and it will be against the newly minted BJ He whose smart alliance with her aunt paid dividends. 

 

Kendra: Sometimes you have to take the dirty win. The fans will deal with their disappointment.

 

Simon: It's so early in her career to do something so cynical.

 

Kendra: She's a nepo baby, she knows she's a nepo baby, and she's finally accepting and leaning into it. 

 

Arvin: We've also got a Twin Throwdown between the Mowrys, Ishani looking to take down Diana Dresden in the Fight Pit, four absolute titans of industry in an Undisputed Title Match. X-Treme Society gets their first title attempt. And our inaugural Feast or Famine Battle Royal, where over 40 enter and the last 12 will attempt to get one of four briefcases in a ladder match for title matches at Graveyard Shift. 

 

Simon: But they need to be careful because one of said briefcases is a pink slip. 

 

Kendra: But before any of this happens, being in the Land of Kaiju, it makes sense that we'll have two absolute beasts in a No Holds Barred Match. 

 

Arvin: Lesnar showed up at the MAWL Brawl but this will be his official in-ring debut, and he's coming for Rade at the right time, he's been unfocused since the former Ann Lee defected to Reverend Abner Almighty, searching for a new vessel for Inge. He's been to Frequency, Madness, GHW, and the towns themselves, and has struggled to notch any wins. 

 

 

Ash: The following contest is a No Holds Barred Match and it is scheduled for one fall!

 

Crowd: ONE FALL!

 

 

Lesnar gets to the stage. He jogs in place back in forth and then stomps, setting off fireworks. 

 

 

Ash: First! From Minneapolis, Minnesota, weighing at 286 pounds, LESNAR!

 

He stomps down to the ring and jumps onto the apron, before stepping over the ropes and entering. 

 

Simon: Lesnar knows no fear, no stopping, no mercy. Rade is another day in the park in his mind. 

 

Kendra: This is going to be less a national park and more a haunted amusement one.

 

Clocks begin ticking, and owls begin hooting, as the lights go completely out.

 

 

The only light that can be seen is the red glow of the faces around the arena and Rade's mask, which glows at the doorway. Rade spits blood upwards.

 

 

Ash: And his opponent! From the Black Forest in Germany, weighing in at 355 pounds, der Blutsammler, the monster we call RADE!

 

Rade slowly walks towards the ring then steps over the ropes easily. Rade raises his head up and spits up another Blood Shower. 

 

The bell rings.

 

Simon: Lesnar coming in with punches to the ribs and gut of Rade, and Rade's taking it like a champ.

 

Kendra: I don't even think he's fully aware of what's happening. 

 

Arvin: Rade grabs Lesnar by the throat and we could be getting a 7 Feet Under...Rade taking a bit to launch though and Lesnar with axe handles to the arm! Rade drops him! 

 

Simon: Lesnar sees an opening and armbar to Rade! Attempting to bend into a full Fujiwara, Rade pulls him back into a clothesline NO! Lesnar ducks and gets behind him! SUPLEX CITY TIME! AND A ONE! AND A TWO! AND A THREE GERMANS! Going for a pin early-

 

 

Damaris: ONE! TWO!

 

Simon: Rade kicks.

 

Kendra: I get he's having a hard time but that would be embarrassing. 

 

Simon: Lesnar not letting up, ripcords him into a knee strike to the gut. And an uppercut, and another uppercut, Back Body Drop!

 

Arvin: You ever see a 7 foot plus man just get Ragdolled? It'll upset your whole sense of reality. 

 

Simon: Rade rolls out of the ring, and it's truly a shock to see him having to re-gather himself like this. Lesnar steps out onto the apron...jumping Axe Handle! 

 

Kendra: He's not givin' him that breath, this is what you have to do is stay on top of the big man. Lesnar tosses Rade into the steps, takin' a charge at him and a huge boot pushing his skull back into the steel! 

 

Simon: He's gotta find his grounding, otherwise this is going to be an absolute massacre. 

 

Arvin: Lesnar's got him on speed, which is probably Rade's blindspot, normally Rade makes up for it with strength but that doesn't seem like it's going to fly this go-round. 

 

Simon: Rade grabs the foot of Lesnar and struggling to his feet, pushes Lesnar back and starting to get to his feet...oh but he just gave Lesnar runway to drill him with a Spear! The Blood Collector CAN NOT get anything going!

 

Kendra: I didn't think I'd see this coming but Rade reaching under the ring and trying to find something to stop the onslaught here. Pulling out a chair, jabs it into the ribs of Lesnar! 

 

Simon: Rade smashes the chair against the face of Lesnar, it would be a desperation move for anyone but this is not usually something Rade has to resort to...another chair shot to the face of Lesnar! Rade starting to gain control now, getting Lesnar up by the throat and headbutt! FLURRY OF HEADBUTTS!

 

Arvin: GESICHTSMÖRDER!! Lesnar is lucky this isn't a First Blood Match! 

 

Kendra: Rade finally looking like his old self again, Military Press and dropping Lesnar onto the steps! Rolling Lesnar into the ring and starting onto the apron OH THAT WAS TOO MUCH TIME FOR LESNAR TO BE LEFT ALONE AND HE SHOULDER TACKLES RADE BACK OFF THE APRON INTO THE BARRICADE! 

 

Simon: Lesnar going for a Suicide Dive...RADE MOVES! LESNAR CRASHES INTO THE BARRICADE!!!

 

Kendra: It looks like Lesnar was lucky enough to land in front of his wife, who's helping him up-

 

 

Kendra: SHE BLOOD MISTS LESNAR!!! 

 

Simon: Inge has turned Lesnar's own wife against him...I guess she is the new Vessel! And she's choking him over the Barricade! 

 

Arvin: OH I love it. Welcome to MAWL, fool. Loyalty is for Merchandise Rewards. 

 

Simon: Rade gets Lesnar by the Back of the Neck!! REVERSES CHOKESLAM TO THE STEPS!!! And Rena is directing traffic...she is telling Rade to get in the ring and bring Lesnar with him! Rade obliges. Rena has the Mask! She follows Rade into the ring...Rade picks up Lesnar by the neck...Rena gets under him and Assisted Powerbomb! Rade with the one-foot pin-

 

Damaris: ONE! TWO!

 

Kendra: Lesnar KICKS! And he's staring down Rena... RADE SPINS HIM AROUND! LAUNCHING UP, LESNAR IS GETTING AIR! ONLY ONE WAY THIS GOES....7 FEET UNDER POP-UP CHOKESLAM AND RADE WITH THE COVER-

 

Damaris: ONE! TWO! THREE!

 

Rade wins by Pinfall!

 

 

Ash: Here is your winner-

 

Rena rips the Microphone from their hand.

 

Rena: (to Ash) You can sit down now. (to Audience) Returning to his rightful place in your nightmares, realigning with his mission to collect and share the blood of his enemies, with new eyes and resparked vigor, Der Blutsammler, RADE.

 

All of you thought that I was past my prime, that I was just a pretty body and a vapid mind. To quote one who you nerds will undoubtedly appreciate, I have been imbued with Glorious Purpose. As the new and improved Vessel of Inge and Voice of Rade, I... Rena Terror... 

 

Arvin: Ugh.

 

Rena: Ugh? Rade, dear, take care of the insolent one.

 

Rade chokeslams Arvin through the Flemish Announcers' Table.

 

Rena: Will lead the Blood Collector atop the mountain of this federation. There will be no blood unsampled and no superstar spared. For too long, I played the hair-twirling, vapid, arm candy to a bunch of meatheads, but I finally feel empowered enough to say- (leaning down to Lesnar) I am no longer going to pretend I am not your intellectual superior by a VAST margin to appease your insecure, overcompensating and underperforming ass. The Rena Terror starts in earnest now.

 

Rena drops the mic on Lesnar and walks out of the ring, snapping her fingers for Rade to follow. Rade obliges.

 

Simon: What we've just seen is unlike what we've witnessed to this point.

 

Kendra: Except for Arvin getting put through a table. That's become one of my favorite traditions. 

 

Simon: Unlike Ann - now Heaven - where she was the assistant to Rade, Rena is proving herself to be firmly in control of the situation. 

 

Kendra: And unlike Lesnar, who surely is going to have words with Rade and probably sleep on the couch tonight, I am perfectly A-OK with this turn of events. 

 

Simon: While we get this cleaned up and determine if Arvin or someone else will be sitting at this desk with us, let's take a look at this interview of a man in a unique situation, where he will be fighting for a direct spot in the Feast or Famine later.

 

Kendra: It's interesting that even if he loses he can still make the match, he'll just then have to go through a Bloodstar to do it. Anyway, we'll take you to Irving Barth with Xel. 

 

 

The camera glides into the locker room, revealing Xel seated on a bench, methodically taping his wrists.

 

 

The atmosphere is quiet, focused. Irving Barth steps into frame, adjusting his blazer and motioning for the camera to follow him closer.

 

 

Irving clears his throat.

 

Irving: Mr. Xel, is it?

 

Xel doesn’t respond, continuing to tape his wrists with laser focus.

 

Irving: Uh... Mr. Xel?

 

Irving hesitates, then gently taps Xel on the shoulder. Xel slowly removes an earbud, turning to face him.

 

Xel: Oh! My apologies—I was getting in the zone for tonight. Didn’t catch your name.

 

Xel extends a hand with a calm confidence.

 

Xel: I’m Xel.

 

Irving shakes his hand.

 

Irving: Irving Barth. I’m one of the interviewers with MAWL. Sorry to interrupt—perhaps I could speak with you after your match?

 

Xel rises to his feet, placing a reassuring hand on Irving’s shoulder.

 

Xel: No better time than now. Who knows what the next ten minutes hold? Go ahead—ask away.

 

Irving smiles, sensing the moment.

 

Irving: Xel, tonight you face Dedo Apostoso. What’s running through your mind right now?

 

Xel gazes upward, tapping his chin thoughtfully.

 

Xel: Honestly, Irving? Nothing. I prefer a clear mind—keeps me grounded in the moment.

 

Irving chuckles.

 

Irving: And does that work for you?

 

Xel: It does, Irving. Back at my last promotion—I was there for ten years. Won titles, headlined shows, got my name on posters. And you know what I thought about all of it?

 

He pauses, letting the silence hang.

 

Xel: Nothing. No, seriously. I don’t do this for the belts, the fame, or the paycheck. Don’t get me wrong—those things are nice. But they’re not why I lace up my boots.

 

Irving opens his mouth to speak, but hesitates, unsure.

 

Xel smirks knowingly.

 

Xel: You were about to ask what I do it for, weren’t you?

 

Irving nods, caught off guard by Xel’s intuition.

 

Xel: Listen.

 

A beat passes. The faint sound of the crowd chanting filters through the walls—raw, electric, alive.

 

Xel: I do it for them.

 

Irving: The crowd.

 

Xel: That’s right. Because without them, I’m just another guy chasing a dream. But with them? I’m Xel. I’m someone they believe in. Someone they show up for. And let’s be honest—when they’re cheering your name, dressing up in tights doesn’t feel so weird.

 

Both men share a laugh, the tension replaced by mutual respect.

 

Irving: So, may I ask why? I mean, I interview a lot of wrestlers—some of them despise the crowd. What makes them your driving force?

 

Xel leans back slightly, his gaze distant but warm.

 

Xel: Well... you see, Irving, when I was a kid, all I ever wanted was to be a wrestler. I remember my dad taking me to my first live match when I was eight. I couldn’t tell you who was in the ring that night—but I remember the crowd.

 

He smiles faintly, eyes glimmering with the memory.

 

Xel: The way they erupted when their favorite won... the cheers, the love, the energy. That moment stuck with me. I didn’t want to be the guy in the ring—I wanted to be the reason the crowd felt that joy.

 

Xel clears his throat, emotion creeping in.

 

Xel: Sorry. It still gets me sometimes. I mean, now I get paid to do this—but I’d do it for free. That night, I asked my amazing dad, rest in peace,  if I could join a wrestling school. He didn’t hesitate. He believed in me. He let me chase this dream.

 

Irving’s expression softens, visibly moved.

 

Irving: I’m truly sorry for your loss, Xel.

 

Xel offers a half-smile, steady and sincere.

 

Xel: Don’t be. I don’t dwell on the past. I’m here because of him, and tonight—I wrestle for him. Win or lose, it doesn’t matter. What matters is that the crowd leaves with something to remember. That they feel what I felt all those years ago.

 

Irving: Xel… I don’t know what to say. You’re honestly a breath of fresh air. Thank you.

 

Xel chuckles, shaking his head.

 

Xel: No, thank you, Irving. But hey—mind if I get back to prepping for the match?

 

Irving smiles, stepping back slightly.

 

Irving: Yeah, of course. Sorry again for the interruption.

 

Xel: Hey! No need to apologize. After the show, we can catch up over a couple drinks—if you’re up for it.

 

Irving grins.

 

Irving: Sounds great.

 

Xel points toward the cameraman.

 

Xel: You too, man. You’re invited.

 

Irving laughs, then shakes Xel’s hand firmly one last time before turning to face the camera.

 

Irving: Well, tonight promises to be something special. Xel versus Dedo Apostoso—two forces ready to collide. As for me? My vote’s on Xel. Back to you at ringside.

 

 

The crowd has reached a fever pitch because of the new person at the desk with Simon and Kendra.

 

 

Simon: We're back and the crowd is truly on their feet in this arena of National Pride, as we are now joined by an icon of equal importance at the commentary booth. In the early 2000s she was the titular Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon and now she's here to call this match with us, Miyuu Sawai!

 

 

Miyuu: You flatter me, Simon. 

 

 

Kendra: Girl stop, you're a legend here. 

 

Simon: And am I right that we have one of your former co-stars joining the Japanese commentator booth?

 

Miyuu: Yes, Mew is over at the Japanese booth. We didn't want to concentrate too much Sailor Power at any one booth but she will always be like a sister to me. I love you Mew!

 

Mew responds the same in Japanese.

 

Kendra: Speaking of sisters, our next match before Xel and Dedo figure out amongst themselves who will get the express into Feast or who will have to go through Bloodstar is between two sisters.

 

Simon: That's right, it's a TV battle between Tia and Tamera Mowry, as many of you are likely aware, these two sisters had been estranged for some time and it was a silent estrangement until our No Tomorrow Rumble back in June-

 

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Simon: Cam jumping into the ring, low blow by Nia Long!! NIA KICKS HIM IN THE THROAT, DUMPS HIM OUT AND HE'S DONE!

 

Cam E. Leon is eliminated by Nia Long! (2)

 

Nia steps outside the ring through the rope and grabs the microphone. 

 

The crowd shouts "Fight! Fight! Fight!"

 

Nia: You want me to fight my sis? Y'all are truly not ready for the next evolution of TGIF.

 

Tia: You're not ready for Dani, MJ, Jojo, Nia, and me. You're not ready for my sisters and-

 

Tamera: Excuse me? Your "sisters"? And that makes me-

 

Tia: My lesser half. The fetus I shoulda strangled in the womb.

 

Colin: Oh Jesus. Well, she's not an official entrant, so the clock doesn't restart, but it looks like some family drama has entered this fight.

 

Simon: And Tamera charges her sister, and Tia catches her with an armdrag. Tia holds Tamera and Nia unloads a devastating knee shot! AND ANOTHER! Tamera stomps Tia's foot and Jawbreaker! TAMERA GRABS HER SISTER BY THE HAIR AND THROWS HER OUT OF THE MATCH!! 

 

Tia Mowry is eliminated by Tamera Mowry! (1)

 

Colin: Tamera Mowry and Nia Long were not supposed to be in this match, and they're the ones holding down the ring, Tamera is as shocked as everyone, she turns around and big boot by Nia Long! Tamera doesn't leave the ring, but she's up on the ropes TIA POPS UP AND STARTS TO PULL HER DOWN, NIA AND TIA SHARE ANOTHER ELIMINATION!!

 

Tamera Mowry is eliminated by Tia Mowry (3) and Nia Long (3)!

 

Simon: The sisters are battling each other to the back...

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Simon: They attempted to get at each other again at the MAWL BRAWL but it was not to be, so they're gonna take it instead to the greatest stage MAWL has to offer.

 

 

Ash: The following contest is scheduled for one fall!

 

Crowd: ONE FALL!

 

 

The lights spiral in time with the music like a steering wheel being turned. Tamera comes out mimicking the "Riding" dance to crowd cheers.

 

 

Ash: FIRST! From Geinhausen, Germany, the Hoopty Honey, TAMERA MOWRY!

 

Tamera high-fives the crowd and gets many of them doing the Drivin' Hand motion, then she steps onto the apron. 

 

Simon: She's looking to fight here full-time and bring it to her sister.

 

Kendra: Of course, she's riding solo and Tia is not.

 

 

The crowd switches up quickly into boos as Tia Mowry and Nia Long come out feeling themselves and mocking the audience.

 

 

Ash: And her opponent! Representing TGIF, and being accompanied by "Hard" Nia Long, from Los Angeles, California, TOP BILLING TIA MOWRY!

 

Tia poses for pictures from paparazzi at the apron, until Nia shoos them off, then steps in the ring keeping her hand up at Tamera. 

 

The bell rings. 

 

Kendra: Two sisters about to beat each others' faces in. You hate to s... oh I can't even finish that sentence. This could be a bloodbath, and I love it. 

 

Miyuu: It is what we see in the greatest rivalries. Two alike in who they are, one in the light and one in the dark. 

 

Simon: Armdrag by Tia into an armbar, Tamera reversing into an armbar of her own, Tia fighting to the ropes and Tamera kicks her in the ribs to get her away. 

 

Kendra: Tamera flips her over and into a Fujiwara armbar, Tia struggling early on in this match and Nia pounding on the apron, trying to goad her back into it. Nia taking it a step up and she's on the apron, and now she's got Tamera's attention....Tia goes for the roll-up-

 

 

Andra: ONE! 

 

Miyuu: And she gets her shoulder up! She has that magic in her! 

 

Simon: A one count and Tamera is to her feet, ripcord lariat and back body drop and Tia hits the ground, Tia pops back up and neckbreaker but Tamera popping back up right away and a huge knee to the midsection.

 

Miyuu: Perfectly matched. This is like when, in Sailor Moon, we would have to fight our own. The most dangerous is the one you know because they know you too.

 

Kendra: Right! In times like this, there's no outmaneuvering your opponent, you really have to capitalize on any missteps or doing things you either usually don't do or shouldn't do. 

 

Simon: Tamera attempting to fake out Tia with a last minute switch from regular lariat to southpaw, but Tia reads her quickly, duck and pulls her hair back into a backbreaker over her knee. Tia going for a quick roll-up but Tamera kicks up before we can get a 1, Tia landing some punches on Tamera's face.

 

Miyuu: I know that Emi and I as sisters would sometimes want to do exactly this, just punch each other in the face.

 

Kendra: Tamera hits a monkey flip on Tia, off the ropes and a huge jumping back kick to Tia, coming off the ropes again TIA GUILLOTINES TAMERA ON THE TOP ROPE. 

 

Simon: Tia choking out Tamera on the rope and Andra trying to warn her off...

 

Andra: ONE! TWO! THREE! 

 

Miyuu: Tia lets go, but just for a second and she's back up there-

 

Andra: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR!

 

Simon: Lets her go and back suplexes Tamera, the bridge pin-

 

Andra: ONE! TWO! TH-

 

Kendra: Tamera kicks out, and Zig Zag to Tia on her way up. Tamera climbs up to the middle turnbuckle, back elbow drop! Going for the cover, Tia kicks before a one and Tamera with an Irish Whip, catches Tia with a DDT and into a sleeperhold, Tia trying to fight to the ropes, Tamera flips her over and makes it a dragon sleeper. 

 

Simon: Tia pushes her into a...n exposed turnbuckle, apparently Nia was able to get up there? Didn't see that coming, catches her into an O'Connor Roll-

 

Andra: ONE! TWO!

 

Miyuu: I do not understand why that pin is thought to be a good one, it seems easy to kick out or reverse and Tamera does just that, she does a somersault and Tia kicks her out of the ring! And Tia getting in the face of Andra, Nia takes the opportunity to get Tamera with a kendo stick across the back! And another one! Rolling Tamera back into the ring, Tia with the cover-

 

Andra: ONE! TWO! THREE!

 

Tia Mowry wins by Pinfall!

 

 

Ash: Here is your winner, Top Billing Tia Mowry!

 

Kendra: And Nia proves her worth to TGIF, as Tia takes the win. 

 

Simon: Takes, steals, I guess it's a matter of opinion. 

 

Miyuu: Well, these next two teams I hope are less likely to engage in underhanded means. All these scoundrels and I did not come prepared. 

 

 

Ash: The following contest is scheduled for One Fall!

 

Crowd: ONE FALL!

 

Ash: Already in the ring, Southern Sentinel Max Miles and Todd Zena, MATCH POINT!

 

 

Simon: I had the pleasure of seeing Max Miles first with Charming Calidone in February. It'll be interesting to see what happens here. 

 

 

Lasers of all colors go around the arena as images of various joystick buttons appear randomly. Nicole Odeon and Penny R Cade bust into the arena to giant cheers.

 

 

Ash: And their opponents! Nicole Odeon and Penny R Cade, Press Start! 

 

They give high-fives to the crowd as they run down the ramp, sliding in in unison.

 

The bell rings.

 

Simon: Penny and Miles to start, Miles throwing quick punches to Penny and a backbreaker. Miles reaching over to tag his newer partner Todd Zena, Zena gets Penny by the legs and wheelbarrow facebuster. Tagging Miles back, holding Penny's legs and Miles off the turnbuckle with an elbow drop.

 

Miyuu: I know well how a well-coordinated team can be victorious, it seems that these tennis men do as well. 

 

Kendra: Press Start are going to need to use a continue if this continues. 

 

Simon: Miles with a spinebuster on Penny, and a slingshot OH PENNY GRABS TODD'S HEAD AND A GUILLOTINE AND SHE HOLDS ONTO THE ROPE, COFFIN DROP TO MILES AND SHE'S STARTING TO SHOW SIGNS OF LIFE.

 

Miyuu: She should still tag in Nicole, she has taken much damage. 

 

Kendra: Agreed, and she springs for the hot tag BUT MILES GETS HER LEGS AND A DEADLIFT GERMAN SUPLEX. That puts her back in the Match Point corner. 

 

Simon: She takes full advantage, a huge elbow to Todd, one to Max, back elbow to Todd AND MAX WITH A BACK BODY DROP BUT THAT'S WORKED TO PENNY'S BENEFIT!! TAG TO NICOLE AND SHE'S IN LIKE A HOUSE ON FIRE! DROPKICK TO TODD TAKES HIM OFF THE APRON AND GOING FOR A RUN!!

 

Crowd: DO A BARREL ROLL!!

 

Kendra: Rolling Thunder Flatliner to Max Miles and Standing Shooting Star! STARFOX!!! And the cover-

 

 

Damaris: ONE! TWO!

 

Simon: TODD BREAKS UP THE PIN.

 

Miyuu: Nicole looks very frustrated.

 

Kendra: She sure is and the Tennis stars here have the metaphorical serve now as Max tags Todd back in. Todd rushes her, she ducks him and OOOOH THE DUCK HUNT DOG LAUGH! AND A BULLDOG! That's insult to injury! Duck Hunt!

 

Damaris: ONE! TWO! 

 

Simon: Max going to break up the pin but Penny's ready for him and Irish Whip into the Corner!

 

Damaris: THREE!

 

Press Start wins by Pinfall!

 

 

Ash: Here are your winners, Penny R. Cade and Nicole Odeon! PRESS START!

 

Simon: The gamin' gals from Toad Suck, Arkansas pick up a tag team victory here tonight in Japan, no doubt the energy of the video game epicenter of the world propels them forward.

 

Kendra: So what you're saying is they used a cheat code. 

 

Simon: No, it was a win fair and square. 

 

Miyuu: Fair and Square Enix. 

 

Simon: OKAY! I like it. I like it. 

 

Kendra: Well, speaking of teams, we have a Fatal Four Corners match with an incomplete lineup, and they had a summit hosted by the woman with the mystery partner.

 

 

[Scene Opens: A cold, foreboding stone building. The air is thick with incense and mystery. Torch-lit bookcases line the walls, their shelves crowded with jars of unknown origin—some appear to hold bones, others contain substances that defy identification. Shadows dance across the room, playing tricks on the mind.]

 

 [In the background, a hunched, four-foot figure moves methodically, shifting crates filled with who-knows-what. His presence is unsettling, yet oddly routine—like part of the Sanctum itself. Wait—was that a corpse sitting back there? No, no… surely just a trick of the flickering light.]

 

 

[In the foreground, Aja Lioness stands poised like a priestess of discord, her clawed hand wrapped around a crescent-moon microphone that glimmers with arcane intent. Flickering candles cast dancing shadows across her painted face, their flames swaying as if whispering secrets. Surrounding her, three crimson velvet couches emerge from the gloom—half-devoured by thick, drifting fog that coils above the floor like summoned spirits. On each couch, the silhouettes of two figures sit in silence, barely visible through the haze. They are waiting. Watching. Unaware that the interview is not a conversation… but a ritual of unraveling.] 

 

Aja: Tonight, we are blessed with three tag teams. Let me introduce the first team. Women who take after my own cold heart. We have Dance Macabre, Fiesta Muerta and Riri Tonu.

[The candles flare up around the two and the fog recedes away from them.] Welcome, sisters.

 

Aja Lioness (voice low, reverent, and venom-laced):
“Tonight, the veil thins… and we are graced by three unions forged in ambition, bound in blood, and trembling on the edge of betrayal. Let me summon the first. Women who echo the rhythm of my own frozen pulse—
Dance Macabre… Fiesta Muerta… and Riri Tonu.”

 

As she speaks their names, the candles erupt in sudden flame, casting jagged shadows across the fog. The mist recoils, revealing the two seated figures in full, bathed in crimson light.

 

 

 “Aja Lioness (voice low, warm, almost wistful):
“You move like shadows in rhythm… like grief that learned to dance. I’ve watched you both—how you weave silence into spectacle. But tell me…”

 

She steps closer, candlelight catching the glint in her eye.

 

Aja:
“When the music stops… who do you become? Without the mask, without the motion… what remains?”

 

Fiesta Muerta:

Without the Fiesta, there is just the death.

 

Riri Tonu:

The music always ends, for just a moment, and in the stillness, and the silence, that is when we see our deadliest. The music is as much for your protection as it is for our and the fans’ enjoyment.

 

Aja Lioness (voice steady, eyes unreadable):
“From the forge of battle and the breath of the hunt… our second pair steps into the circle. They do not dance—they strike. They do not whisper—they roar.”

 

The candles flicker, not flaring but pulsing, as the fog parts slowly to reveal the seated silhouettes of Aguda, Ubirajara and Deusa Fletcha.

 

 

Aja (nods once, solemn):
“ Deusa. You wear war like a second skin. I respect that. But tell me…”

 

She tilts her head, voice dipping into something more curious than warm.

 

Aja:
“Is your bond forged in fire… or merely tempered by it? Will it hold when the blade turns inward?”

 

Ubirajara:

Do you wish only to speak to her or do you wish to hear from both equal members of the duo?

 

Aja  (smiling faintly, voice like velvet over thorns):
“Equal… such a beautiful word. But equality is not always symmetry.”

 

She steps closer, gaze flicking between the two warriors.

 

Aja:
“I speak where the silence trembles loudest. And tonight, it trembled in her.”

 

She turns slightly toward Deusa, then back to Ubirajara, her tone soft but sharp.

 

Aja:
“But if you wish to speak—speak. Let the truth fall from both blades. I never fear the sound of steel… only the silence that follows.”

 

Deusa: 

Do not let the witch bait you. 

 

Ubirajara:

We are aware of your mind games, and they will not serve you against our sharp wits and our sharper steel. 

 

Aja Lioness lets Ubirajara’s words hang in the air, untouched. Her expression remains unreadable—neither dismissive nor accepting. Slowly, she turns, the hem of her robe trailing through the fog like a serpent’s tail.

 

Her gaze drifts past the flickering candles and settles on the final couch, where Pep Rally sits bathed in uneasy light. The warmth in her voice vanishes, replaced by something colder—ritualistic, disdainful.

Aja: (voice tight, smile brittle):
“And now… the final pair.”

 

She pauses, letting the silence stretch like a noose.

 

Aja:
“Born not of shadow or steel, but of pom-poms and plastic smiles. They chant. They bounce. They believe applause is power.”

 

The candles dim, flickering erratically as if repulsed. The fog hesitates, then slinks away from the couch where Tiki Chamorro and Randi Rah Rah sit—bright-eyed silhouettes in a world of gloom.

 

Aja: (voice low, dripping with disdain):
“Pep Rally. Tiki. Randi. You bring noise, not truth. Sparkle, not soul. But even hollow drums can echo… for a time.”

 

She steps forward, gaze sharp as a dagger.

 

Aja:
“Tell me—when the crowd turns, when the chant dies… will you still hear each other?”

 

Randi:

We hear each other just-

 

Aja : (voice low, curling with disdain):
“And now… Pep Rally. The team of synthetic smiles and recycled chants. Cheerleaders, or the memory of them.”

 

She steps closer, gaze narrowing on the two over aged cheer leaders

 

Aja:
“You wave the pom-poms like they’re sacred relics. But your partner… she’s tired of pretending. She wants to shed the glitter, to step into her own skin—not the costume you keep stitching from nostalgia.”

 

She tilts her head, voice soft but cutting.

 

Aja:
“She’s ready to grow. You’re clinging to a past that only mattered when you were naïve enough to think noise was power.”

 

Tiki:

Rich coming from someone whose Witch’s Sanctum is a talk show funded by Zora Luthor. This all feels performative, Lioness.

 

Aja (voice cold, smile razor-thin):
“Oh, Tiki… such a chirping little twit. You flap your tongue like it’s a banner of truth, but all I hear is glitter and delusion.”

 

She steps closer, the candlelight casting jagged shadows across her face.

 

Aja:
“My sanctum is mine—built from bone and silence. Zora? A transaction, nothing more. You mistake proximity for intimacy.”

 

She tilts her head, voice dipping into mockery.

 

Aja:
“Performative? Darling, do you even know what you do for a living? Or are you too busy rehearsing sincerity to recognize it?”

 

Aja Lioness (voice cool, eyes gleaming):
“And now… Aguda. The warriors. The ones who bleed with purpose and strike with pride.”

 

She circles slowly, candlelight flickering across her face.

 

Aja:
“But tell me, … does your partner know you’ve begun dreaming of softer battles? That beneath the armor, you crave the cradle more than the clash?”

 

She turns to Aguda, voice dipping into a whisper that cuts like ice.

 

Aja:
“And you—have you noticed the scent of smoke on her skin? Or is it your own? Because rumor dances through the fog… that you’ve both been warming yourselves beside the same flame. A well-built pyrotechnician, if memory serves.”

 

She smiles, cruel and knowing.

 

Aja:
“Funny how sparks ignite… and how quickly they burn through trust.”

 

Deusa Fletcha: 

You aren’t addressing either of us specifically, Witch. And that is how I know you are full of noise and chants with no potions. 

 

Aja (voice calm, almost amused):
“Noise, Deusa? No, darling. I am the echo that reveals what silence hides.”

 

She reaches into the folds of her robe and produces a small flash drive, its casing shaped like a serpent’s fang.

 

Aja (smiling faintly):
“Since you’re so certain of your truth… you won’t mind if I pass this along.”

 

She steps toward Ubirajara, extending the drive with ritualistic grace.

 

Aja:
“A little video I stumbled upon. I think you’ll find it… illuminating.”

 

Aja Lioness drifts away from Aguda, her steps slow, deliberate—like a mourner approaching a grave that still breathes. She turns toward the couch where Dance Macabre sits, the candlelight softening around her as if recognizing kin.

 

Aja (voice hushed, reverent):
“Ah… kindred spirits. Dance Macabre. Where others wear masks of glitter and warpaint, you bleed honesty. I see no illusion in you—only truth… and the ache that truth demands.”

 

She gazes between the two, her expression unreadable—caught between sorrow and hope.

 

Aja (softly):
“Have you told her yet?”

 

She leans in, voice barely above a whisper.

Aja:
“It doesn’t need the world’s ears. But she deserves your heart. Speak it… before silence becomes your final duet.”

 

Fiesta:

By pointing out our commitment to the truth you separate yourself from us with your illusions and your mind games. 

 

Aja (voice soft, eyes dimmed):
“Fiesta… illusions and mind games? From you?”

 

She steps back slightly, as if the words had weight.

 

Aja:
“I held you both in reverence. I chose silence over spectacle—chose not to scatter your secrets like bones before the crowd. Out of respect. Out of kinship.”

 

Her gaze drifts toward Dance Macabre, then returns to Fiesta with quiet ache.

 

Aja:
“I’m disappointed you couldn’t see the truth in my offering. It wasn’t a performance—it was a plea. A moment of honesty… before the fog swallows us all.”

 

Randi:

Right? She’s like that John Edwards guy, if I keep it vague enough then I can seem like I’m super powerful and all knowing. No one’s buying this, Miss Cleo.

 

Aja  (voice low, eyes dimmed):
“Ah… Randi Rah Rah. So quick with the punchline, so desperate to be the loudest voice in the room.”

 

She doesn’t step forward—she simply tilts her head, letting the candlelight catch the sadness behind her eyes.

 

Aja:
“You compare me to charlatans and carnival acts. But I don’t sell tricks. I reveal truths. And the truth is… you’re terrified of silence. Because in silence, you might hear who you really are.”

 

She turns slightly, gaze drifting toward the fog.

 

Aja (softly):
“Mock me if it helps you sleep. But I don’t need you to buy anything. I already know what’s coming.”

 

Tiki:

Let’s talk facts. You don’t have a partner. Which means you’re trying to lure one of us away rather than figure it out on your own.

 

Aja (voice steady, eyes flickering with restrained fire):
“You think I gathered you here to sow discord? Please. My partner stands beside me—unseen, but present. The match is set. Four teams. No vacancies.”

 

She steps forward, her tone shifting from mystical to mercilessly pragmatic.

 

Aja:
“This wasn’t a ritual of ruin. It was an offering. A stage for you to sharpen your brand, to speak your truth, to sell your myth. Because in this world, it’s not me, not Zora, not even MAWL who makes you rich—it’s your brand. Your story. Your ownership of it.”

 

She glances toward Dance Macabre, a flicker of hope in her voice.

 

Aja:
“The only outcome I dared to wish for tonight… was a spark. A possibility. That Dance Macabre might see the value in forming a Trios team.”

 

She turns back to the others, voice cool and final.

 

Aja:
“So get out of your own heads. I gain nothing from your fractures. But you? You lose everything if you don’t learn to see the business beneath the fog.”

 

Screen fades to black as arguing erupts in the blackness.

 

 

Kendra: Pragmatic business acumen and supernatural witchy mysticism. Get you a woman who can do both.

 

 

Simon: By the way Aja made it sound, one of the other competitors did, and there's going to be at least one more team implosion before the night is out. 

 

 

Miyuu: I want to believe that if the times are strong enough of heart and will that they cannot be separated. 

 

Kendra: Didn't like half of your plotlines involve one of you turning evil? 

 

Miyuu: Well, yes, but we ultimately turned evil together and then all became good again, and besides that was usually the doing of some witch or oh okay I see your concern, yes. 

 

Simon: Well, we have plenty of card still in front of us, so let's keep the party going, shall we? I think next...yes, it looks like we're going to see what Xel and Dedo can do.

 

 

Simon: We'll have to talk to our graphics person about the mistake...the loser is in the Bloodstar Match, the winner goes right into Feast or Famine. Anyway, Ash?

 

 

Ash: The following contest is scheduled for one fall-

 

Crowd: ONE FALL!

 

Ash: and will be contested under the following stipulations. The winner will earn a spot in the Feast or Famine Rumble. The loser must stay and compete in the Bloodstar Match to obtain a spot of their own.

 

 

Arena dims to black. A single beam of blue light hits the stage as XEL emerges slowly.

 

 

LED wristbands in the crowd sync to his theme. Fog rolls in as light beams converge behind him, forming a glowing “X” in the air.

 

Ash: First! From Aurora Valley, weighing in at 215 pounds, XEL!!

 

Kendra: Tokyo is feeling X-Cited for the hero from Aurora Valley!

 

Miyuu: We love a good hero story here. 

 

 

He descends from the high South Wales valleys, where he is tending his sheep, until he can hear Joe Hendry singing in the back ground ‘Say his name and he appears, we believe in Welsh Gav’ He stares down his opponent.

 

Puts on his luche libre mask decked out in the Welsh flag colours and becomes...

 

Dedo Apestoso De La Muerte.

 

 

Ash: And his opponent... from Cardiff, Wales, weighing in at 269 pounds.... DEDO APESTOSO DEEEEE LAAAAA MUERRRRRTE!

 

He points at his opponent as he does the Funky Chicken. The crown chant ‘chicken, Chicken, CHICKEN!!!!!

 

Kendra: The crowd switched real quick from XEL to Dedo.

 

Miyuu: The only thing we love more than a hero story is a ridiculous mask glow-up transition. 

 

The bell rings.

 

Simon: The two circling each other like Spock and Kirk, a lock-up, armdrag by XEL and he kips up to wallop Dedo with the dropkick. XEL taking the run off the ropes oh but Dedo up and Atomic Drop to XEL. Hooks XEL's head and an Air Raid Siren, going to the top and looking for a diving elbow, the only thing that elbow is going to eat is mat as XEL kips back up to his feet.

 

Kendra: Both of these men are used to being the fast guy in the ring, and with a slower opponent that elbow drop would have been devastating in the way it was meant to. 

 

Miyuu: Their resilience is incredible. This reminds me why I like working in action. 

 

Simon: To your point Miyuu, Dedo is up quickly from that elbow drop and doesn't look to be too bothered, but that's not going to stop XEL from locking in an armbar and trying to work that elbow.

 

Kendra: If he maneuvers it well enough, he could get that crossface in but no, Dedo already putting him on defense with a Kick Combo and whipping him off the ropes, Back Body Drop From The Valleys and NO XEL LANDS ON HIS FEET and goes for the Sweep DEDO LEAPS OVER IT AND JUMPING FLATLINER. 

 

Miyuu: How do you win a match like this?

 

Simon: When someone can match you on your skill-set, you have to dig deeper into your ancillary skills. It's very unlikely this will be won on speed and these two are also evenly matched with technical ability, so you may need to try to outmuscle or outsmart. If you can be even a little bit better than your opponent in something, you need to use that for all it's worth. 

 

Kendra: Exactly. If I were Dedo, I'd be playing the strength game and using my weight to my advantage. If I were XEL, I'd lean into agility and stamina. There's only 3 inches between them but fully 54 pounds, so you have to figure that even with speed being somewhat equal, Dedo's agility pales to XEL. 

 

Miyuu: So Dedo should use all the power his transformation gives him. And he gets XEL on his shoulders, it looks like he is tapping into that strength.

 

Simon: Going for a Samoan Drop, XEL REVERSES INTO AN OKLAHOMA ROLL! 

 

 

Andra: ONE! TWO!

 

Kendra: Dedo kicks out, XEL keeps the pressure on with a Snap Suplex, XEL off the ropes and a Cartwheel into a Moonsault Splash! 

 

Andra: ONE!

 

Simon: Dedo powers out again. 

 

Miyuu: Maybe he should try to do more damage before looking to end it?

 

Simon: I think you're right. Dedo with an Atomic Drop, coming off the ropes and a Shining Wizard to take XEL off his feet, picks XEL up and Air Raid Siren!

 

Andra: ONE! 

 

Kendra: Kick out. XEL going for the standing dropkick, Dedo swats it away and catches him into a powerslam! Gets him in a Headlock and IMPLANT DDT DE LA MUERTE! Roll up pin-

 

Andra: ONE! TWO!

 

Miyuu: Still he is able to get out! Dedo looks very mad! I think. It is hard to tell with the mask.

 

Simon: There's definitely some frustration. Neither of these men are keen to go down, or to make it easy for the other, whoever loses this match is going to have a truly hellish time in the Bloodstar Match which is going to take place pretty much right off the back of this. 

 

Kendra: Dedo getting XEL overhead and we may be getting a Welsh Press...XEL GETTING HIS HEAD AROUND DEDO'S THROAT...XEL BULLDOGS HIM DOWN AND LOCKS IN THE CROSSFACE!!! THE CROWD IS PUMPING UP AND THE WRISTBAND IS GOING! PULSE LOCK!!! Dedo taps!!!

 

Simon: I think that Dedo's tapping may have been a calculated play, he has the possibility of being in at least one other match of insane intensity. 

 

Miyuu: XEL IS THE WINNER!

 

XEL wins by Submission!

 

 

 

 

Ash: Here is your winner....XEL! 

 

XEL kneels in the center of the ring, raises one fist to the sky, and a soft blue glow pulses outward from the ring. Fans cheer as he salutes them with a hand over his heart.

 

Simon: XEL punches a ticket to the Feast or Famine. And Dedo is going to need right here as he fills that question mark spot in the Bloodstar Match. 

 

 

Ash: The following contest is a Bloodstar match! The only way to win is to be the last one standing after your 4 opponents have been eliminated. Eliminations can only happen by causing your opponent to bleed. The winner will advance to the Feast or Famine! Already in the ring, from Cardiff, Wales, weighing in at 269 pounds.... DEDO APESTOSO DEEEEE LAAAAA MUERRRRRTE!

 

Miyuu: So all of this to then go in the Rumble? What is so appealing about this Feast or Famine?

 

Simon: Well, there are 4 contracts, three of them will guarantee title matches at Graveyard Shift of belts of varying degree. One... is a termination. 

 

 

Shawn Harris walks calmly to the ring. 

 

 

Ash: And his opponents! First, from Manchester, England, weighing in at 220 pounds, The Aerial Assassin, SHAWN HARRIS! 

 

Simon: He had already been booked for this match when he determined that he was going to defect to Frequency, but it will be curious if a potential contract could bring him back Madness-ways. 

 

In the ring, in the corner, Shawn puts his arms above his head and does a triangle with his hands.

 

 

Will Corrigan enters and then leaves the stage with a slow and controlled walk.

 

 

Ash: Possibly from Australia, rumored to be from New Zealand, weighing in at 127 kilo, WILL CORRIGAN!

 

Before going down the ramp, he stops and observes his opponent in his eyes/the ring and continues to stare at him for the entire time of the journey. To enter the ring, he clings to the first rope to give himself the momentum to jump and enter the ring through the ropes. Once inside the ring, he places himself in the center and aggressively stares at the camera before taking off his jacket and positioning himself in its corner.

 

Simon: We don't know exactly where Will Corrigan is from but we know where he wants to go and that's the Feast or Famine.

 

Kendra: It won't be an easy road.

 

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The arena lights dim, plunging the crowd into shadow. A low rumble of thunder echoes through the speakers, vibrating the ground beneath the fans. Suddenly—a blinding flash of lightning cracks across the stage, followed by a roar of thunder that shakes the rafters.

 

The titan appears.

 

 

Stonefist emerges from a curtain of smoke, cloaked in Greco-Roman regalia, his golden eyes glowing under the flicker of strobe lights. Each step he takes down the ramp lands like a war drum, synced with booming thunderclaps over the sound system. The crowd erupts into chants of “STONE-FIST! STONE-FIST!” as the storm builds around him.

 

Halfway down the ramp, he raises both fists to the sky. At once, pyro erupts like lightning bolts, streaking from the stage to the ceiling as the arena lights flash white. The sound system blasts a final thunderclap as if the gods themselves answered his call.

 

Ash: From the Peaks of Olympus, weighing 380 pounds, STONEFIST!

 

He ascends the steps to the ring with the slow, commanding pace of a deity, slamming his fist into the mat as he enters. The ring shudders under the blow, the crowd roaring as if Olympus itself trembled. He rises, arms stretched wide, basking in the storm he commands.

 

Simon: 
"The storm has arrived… and tonight, Olympus walks among us!"

 

Jeannie is backstage, and she does the Sailor Moon transformation pose.

 

 

Ash: AND! From London, England, JEANNIE ROSE!!

 

Pink smoke fills the stage. When the smoke clears, Jeannie is on the stage in her Sailor Moon costume and does a Sailor Moon pose. Fireworks go off behind her, and she skips to the ring, climbing up onto the turnbuckle and backflipping off into the ring, doing a super hero landing.

 

The bell rings.

 

Miyuu: JEANNIE ROSE IS SO CUTE AND I LOVE THIS! I believe in you!

 

Simon: Stonefist launches Jeannie Rose into the air...she lands at Will Corrigan with a Super Girl Punch! Stonefist lines up for the Stormbreaker Spear...Jeannie rolls away in time and Shawn Harris eats it instead! 

 

Miyuu: YES! She does the Sailor Scouts proud.

 

Kendra: Her luck is gonna run out if she's not careful, and YEP! Dedo gets her with a Shining Wizard. Dedo to the top rope and elbow drop to Jeannie. Harris and Corrigan looking for an alliance and Double DDT to Stonefist. See, that's understanding the assignment, you gotta go for the head. 

 

Simon: This alliance is going to collapse soon, I can feel it. 

 

Miyuu: Well, they are both punching at the face of Stonefist so maybe not yet. 

 

Kendra: Stonefist ends it for them, coconut clunks their heads together! One-arm tosses Will out of the ring! One-arm tosses Shawn out of the ring!! JEANNIE SPRINGBOARDS OUT AND GETS THEM BOTH WITH A DOUBLE BULLDOG!! 

 

Crowd: THIS IS AWESOME! THIS IS AWESOME!

 

Simon: Shawn and Jeannie trading blows, Corrigan under the apron and he has a crowbar! Crowbar to the back of Harris's head! Crowbar to the face of Jeannie Rose! 

 

Miyuu: This crowd did NOT like that! That was rude!

 

Kendra: It's part of the game.

 

Simon: Well Corrigan tries it again, Jeannie catches the crowbar and a Sweep Kick, she trips him and takes the crowbar out of his hand! 

 

Kendra: You have Harris right there! Get him with it!

 

Miyuu: No! Be good, be good!

 

Simon: Jeannie Rose hesitates and Harris takes advantage of it, Monkey Flips her and has the bar in his hand DIVING AXE HANDLE BY STONEFIST! 

 

Kendra: All the action is traffic jammed on this one side of the ring, only person missing is Dedo WHO COMES FLYING RIGHT INTO THE FIST OF STONEFIST! 

 

Simon: Corrigan escapes back under the ring, it's a good way to find something and get a different vantage point on the combat. 

 

Miyuu: Stonefist is being tackled by everyone like he is the Kaiju of the ring! And I think he is! He tosses Shawn Harris! He tosses Dedo! He tosses Jeannie with one arm! 

 

Kendra: This is a way to spread traffic out a bit, Dedo lands the furthest and right at Will Corrigan's feet...Will has a halogen light rod SMASHES IT OVER DEDO'S HEAD! Will picks up a shard of glass, rips at the mask of Dedo, trying to get at him.

 

Simon: Oh that's pure brutality. 

 

Kendra: That's kinda what Will Corrigan is known for, yeah. 

 

Miyuu: Protect your power, Dedo!

 

Simon: Stonefist and Harris back in the ring, Stonefist runs Harris into the turnbuckle! He tries to whip him catercorner, Harris reverses it and Stonefist blasted into the turnbuckle, OH THE TAG CHAMPS ARE HERE!

 

 

Kendra: Shawn Harris takes advantage of Stonefist's distraction and Hidden Blade!  

 

Simon: You're not gonna draw a lot of blood like that. Dedo trying to push Corrigan off, trying to protect his mask, Corrigan coming for his eyes now and Dedo blocking the eyes with his hands, Corrigan sees his opening and slashes him in the hand! That's blood!

 

Dedo Apestoso de la Muerte is eliminated by Will Corrigan!

 

Miyuu: Poor Dedo, he has had a bad night twice now.

 

Simon: Jeannie Rose takes it to the top rope, dropkick and blasts Shawn Harris, rolling into a Super Duper Kick on Stonefist! 

 

Kendra: That leaves the crowbar outside unattended, Sombras throws it inside for Shawn Harris and Harris takes it to the back of Jeannie, Stonefist with the brutal shoulder rush traps Shawn into the corner! Corrigan back under the ring and pulls out a table...oh, make that two. Two tables. 

 

Simon: Ah, ah, ah. 

 

Miyuu: Tables in the ring, and here comes Corrigan to follow, setting up the table in a corner. OH he's actually laying it across the middle rope in the corner? 

 

Simon: Oh I see what he's do....oh, he sets up the OTHER table in the corner, no he's laying that one across the bottom rope. Okay, interesting. Stonefist attempting the German suplex on Corrigan, Corrigan with a back elbow, turns his attentions to Stonefist and blasting him with fists, Stone throwin' em back, Corrigan hitting with Hammer Punches, Jeannie running up the back of Stonefist and blasts Corrigan with a Shining Wizard! STONEFIST CATCHES HER OUT AND MOUNT OLYMPUS CHOKESLAM THROUGH THE TABLES!! 

 

Kendra: Will Corrigan did all that work to set it up and Stonefist just sniped it! Jeannie struggling to her feet and she pulls the top turnbuckle pad off, Shawn Harris charging JEANNIE ROSE SLINGSHOTS HARRIS INTO THE TURNBUCKLE!! SHE BUSTS HIM OPEN!!!

 

Aerial Assassin Shawn Harris is eliminated by Jeannie Rose!

 

Simon: Jeannie Rose catching her breath in the corner, Corrigan is PISSED at Stonefist! He takes a leg from a shattered table and he whips it across Stone's face, Stone just headbutts him in retaliation! 

 

Miyuu: Does Stonefist just not have blood? 

 

Simon: In fact you might say it's like drawing blood from a Stone.

 

Kendra: A barrage of brutal fists by Corrigan, Jeannie climbing to the top turnbuckle, DOUBLE MOONSAULT SPLASH!!

 

Simon: Both big men frustrated, each taking a corner, and I think they might have the same idea...Jeannie Rose may want to stay down. 

 

Miyuu: Watch out friend and sister! 

 

Kendra: Jeannie doesn't see what's coming, gets to her feet, OH MAYBE SHE DID AND A WELL-TIMED JUMP MEANS TWO SPEARS COLLIDE! 

 

Simon: That is a head to head, and I think Corrigan may be busted open, but just to make sure, Stonefist with a ginormous headbutt finishes the job!

 

Will Corrigan is eliminated by Stonefist!

 

Miyuu: Come on Jeannie you can do it!! 

 

Simon: Jeannie with a Super Duper Kick! A second one! Stonefist refuses to bleed! He gets her by the pigtails and just LAUNCHES her face first into the exposed turnbuckle and that's gonna do it.

 

Jeannie Rose is eliminated by Stonefist, making Stonefist your winner!

 

 

Ash: Here is your winner, and advancing to the Feast or Famine Rumble, STONEFIST!!

 

Kendra: We take you now live to Col-

 

Simon: Oh, um, the Vain Plato...yeah, this isn't live.

 

Kendra: It's not?

 

Simon: No, it happened before the event. 

 

Kendra: (laughing) Oh no. Vain got the Janitor Promo. 

 

Miyuu: What is the Janitor Promo?

 

Simon: The Janitor Promo is what plays while the cleaning crew sanitizes the ring...a high blood match needs to be cleaned up for the safety of the people fighting.

 

Kendra: The man is a former champ. This is embarrassing for him. And insult to injury, it usually means that there won't be much in the way of entrance either. 

 

 

Vain Plato walks backstage with his gear looking for his locker room and bumps into GM Colin McRae who noticing who he came into contact with burst into a warm smile on his face. Likewise Vain Plato had a deadpan look and wanted to be anywhere else than here.

 

GM: Hello Vain Plato.....................

 

Plato:(growling).................Hello............McRae.

 

(they stare intensely at each other.)

 

GM : Vain, just the person I wanted to meet. Your last match was......................

 

VP : Plato does not want to talk right now McRae. The price of having shards of glass picked out of Plato's beautiful body is too much for Plato to bear. The mental and phyiscal pain is like talking to you, McRae. Unbearable. Do you know how much plastic surgery costs.....well, do you???

 

GM : Well,.......I guess a lot!

 

VP : More than this pitiful federation and its meager rewards HR bequeaths on Plato as earnings. My body is a shrine to beauty and the personification of a a Greek Adonis. You need to put some speck on Plato name.

 

GM : Let me say your Broken Mirrors match was outstanding with Imogen and it came down to a close moment which decided the match. It was trending worldwide and you've definfiety put your name out there as a fresh new star in MAWL just like Imogen who will go onto challenege for the title.

 

VP : Look, that evil witch Imogen got lucky. Plato had her dead to rights and being lathered in too much coco butter was a detrimenet to Plato and I slipped up.

 

GM : 'Literary'........

 

(Plato shoots a dirty stare at McRae)

 

GM : But Vain I'm sorry to say, you los..............

 

VP : See McRae, Plato didn't lose the match , Plato slipped on Imogen armpit sweat. That woman was sweating like a hog in a slaughterhouse, the ring was...........

 

GM : Vain,..........you los........

 

VP : No, those insufferable followers of Imogen was shining the relections of light from their mirrors into Plato's beautiful eyes. Plato couldn't see so........

 

GM : (Sigh) Vain, you los...........

 

VP : You had it in for Plato since Plato beautiful existence has been in MAWL McRae and you didn't want Plato to win a title and against all odds Plato did anyway plus you didn't want me near the title scene, so congrats Co-lin your engineering and politics got you what you want. 

 

(Colin McRae takes a deep breath and looks Plato in the face with a pitied look)

 

GM : Like I said Vain, 'you lost' and now you have to earn your spot in MAWL, just like all new blood does young or old. So you will be on the show fighting against(name) and I sincerely hope you put on a stellar performance for the loyal fans of MAWL to appreciate.

 

VP: Screw the fans. Bunch of inbred short bus hicks should be grateful to bask in Plato's greatness.

 

GM : Well, at least do it for that 'amazing' brand (himself) you have spoken about. By the way, what is this brand, i never heard of it? Is it like Costco  or Walmart?

 

VP : Shut the hell up! Plato ain't no Mom 'n' Pops.store.

 

GM : Sorry.

 

VP : Plato is done with you now. It time to find Plato's locker room and fabreeze it.

 

Plato goes to wander off and McRae grabs his arm and Plato stops dead in his tracks and stares at McRae's hand on this arm and stares McRae in the face.

 

VP: You got 3 seconds to remove your hand from Plato's body or you will lose it!

 

GM : I just wanted to say , if you are looking for your V.I.P locker room, it's right over there.

 

Plato glanced over in the direction McRae pointed and Plato wanders over to said door and goes to open it and it bursts open and someone stands in the doorway and stares at Plato. 

 

(.....) : You're late. You the new temp??

 

Plato looks the person up and down and stares them in the face

 

VP : What in the world are you talking about, man? Plato don't understand ugly speak. 

 

(the person hands him a brush and dust pan)

 

(.....) : you got 15 minutes to get ready and you can start by cleaning the corridor.

 

(Plato looks at the pan and brush, then looks directly at the camera, then looks at Colin McRae and points at the person in bewilderment. McRae nods his head and points at the door again)

 

(.....) : (shouts at McRae) Hey boss, is this the new guy? Smells like a toliet cleaner. Very aqua fresh.

 

GM :  No he'll be here later, but he's kinda of a new guy and he'll be using your storeroom as a locker room for now. Vain, say hello to the janitor. Janitor say hello to one of our newest stars Vain Plato. 

 

Janitor : (rubs his hand on his thigh and sticks it out for a shake) Pleased to meet ya, Vein Pinto

 

GM : It's Vain Plato.

 

(Plato takes a few steps back and stares at the janitor and smiles)

 

VP : Applecore...........

 

Janitor : (looks bemused) Baltimore......?

 

VP : Who's your friend............?????

 

Janitor : (smiling ) ME!!!!!!!!

 

(Plato proceeds to super kick the Janitor through the door)

 

VP (looks at McRae) I'll remember this,.......McRae!!!!

 

(Plato storms off into the storeroom whilst McRae is waving him goodbye and then we see a screaming janitor flying out of the door like jazz from fresh prince and the door gets slammed shut.

GM : I think he's happy about the room. (smiles and goes to attend to the janitor)

 

 

Plato is already in the ring. No music, no walkout. 

 

 

Vain Plato goes for a microphone and finds it's...off.

 

 

Simon: Oh, not only the Janitor Promo-

 

 

Miyuu: There is even a Janitor!

 

Simon: But it's the Bathroom Match. Amazing. At this point I'm surprised they didn't have him clean the blood from the ring himself.

 

Miyuu: What is-?

 

Vain Plato is clearly crashing out about not having his microphone work and that the announcers chatting means he clearly had time for an entrance. 

 

 

Kendra: A bathroom match is a match that the producers think "this gives the viewer a little time to return to the bathroom before the important things." It's typically done when you go to commercial, to give that window for people to return before they miss something deemed worthwhile, or in a big event like this, after a capstone match where no one wants to leave to say "oh, you can go relieve your bladder real quick and check out the merch table, it's just these two." And to the producers I say, again, this is a former champion.

 

Simon: Yeah, but I mean, who's he fighting, some come-up from Gung Ho?

 

Kendra: Actually...yes.

 

Simon: So, I mean, it is kind of a bathroom match. No offense to the Gung Ho stars.

 

Vain Plato can be seen yelling at the announcers about being designated as such. 

 

 

Ash: The following contest is scheduled for one fall!

 

Crowd: One fall.

 

Ash: Already in the ring, from Rome, Italy but residing in Las Vegas, weighing in at 260 pounds, the Beautiful One, VAIN PLATO!

 

 

InstaGator stands on the stage with her phone up. She turns to face the crowd and take, well, a selfie.

 

 

Ash: And his opponent! From Key West, Florida, INSTAGATOR!

 

InstaGator films herself with the crowd around her as the Titantron shows "Instagram Live Feed."

 

The bell rings.

 

Miyuu: But she's SOOOO cute though!

 

Simon: That's not going to save her from the wrath of Plato. Plato's already Spinebustered her and landing punches inside the Gator Mouth. Scooping her up, PUMPHANDLE SETUP, he's blowing kisses to the crowd and Pumphandle Drop! It's the Merchandise!

 

 

Erica: ONE! TWO! THREE!

 

Vain Plato wins by Pinfall!

 

 

Ash: Here is your winner, the Beautiful One, VAIN PLATO!

 

The audience chants "You're a Young Lion - Clap! Clap! Clap clap clap!"

 

Miyuu: See this one I know. It's like he's a jobber.

 

Kendra: The sheer indignity of being called a jobber after you win. 

 

Simon: He even technically got a demoted to jobber ref, Erica Lance JUST being let back in the stripes after stolen matches for Reverend Abner Almighty and briefly joining up with his group. I think she's also doing the next match.

 

 

Ash: The following Tag Team Contest is scheduled for One Fall!

 

Crowd: ONE FALL!

 

 

Sounds of cannons blast off and "I, Emperor" begins playing. A hooded feminine figure appears on stage and lowers her hood to reveal herself as Isabella Van Der Garde.

 

 

Ash: First! From Den Helder, Netherlands, ISABELLA VAN DER GARDE!

 

She winks at a nearby camera before heading do the ramp. Once at ringside Isabella slides immediately underneath the bottom rope to not just enter the ring but slide all the way to the opposite ropes. Afterwards the Dutchwoman climbs up the ropes until she is bent over the top rope and she blows a kiss towards the crowd before shooting a cheeky wink towards the camera as she takes her cloak off and carefully drop it on the apron.

 

Miyuu: This crowd is behind the behind. 

 

Simon: That's right, and here in her first official match, she's hoping to put the caboose to use. 

 

 

Mayu Iwatani runs out and the crowd goes ABSOLUTELY BANANAS!

 

 

Ash: And her partner! From Mine, Yamaguchi, Japan, MAYU IWATANI!!

 

Mayu high fives the crowd as she comes down.

 

Miyuu: Mayu is an absolute icon here and we are so lucky to be able to see her wrestle tonight!

 

Simon: It's good that our newcomer will have someone of renown in the ring with her, Isabella had a run-in with Vita Mars at the MAWL BRAWL and would have had to face a united front of a team in much worse circumstances than she is.

 

 

The lights go dark blue and star lights flicker all around the arena. Vita Mars and Marley Venus pose back to back, pointing to the stars with their noses and the fingers. 

 

 

Ash: And their opponents, Marley Venus and Vita Mars, STELLAR!

 

They strut down the ring, sneering at the audience who boos them. Upon stepping on the apron, they both toss their hair and point to the sky one more time.

 

Simon: These two were XHW a long while back and somehow they've landed on our shores. It's...confusing... but I guess we've been attracting all sorts of strays lately.

 

The bell rings. 

 

Kendra: Vita and Isabella to start. 

 

Miyuu: How do you tell them apart?

 

Simon: Marley has the lighter hair and Vita the darker hair. I think that's the only chance you have, I wouldn't want to approach them and ask. Isabella winking at the crowd VITA MOWS HER DOWN. Pulling her up by the hair and absolutely WAILING on her! Slamming her head into the mat and Mayu with the save.

 

Kendra: Mayu reaching for the tag, Isabella thinks she can handle it and isn't going for it just yet, gets Vita down with an arm wrench, and a heel kick. Continuing to lock that arm in, Vita trying to fight it, reaching out...Isabella flips her around! Isabella has that locked in tight.

 

Miyuu: She seems to be doing a little celebration dance about it! But the bell has not rung yet!

 

Simon: She needs to stop playing to the audience until the match is over, that dance most definitely took her attentions off Vita, Vita gets the tag and Marley is in! Marley boots Isabella off and Isabella sent rolling back! Mayu tags herself in!!

 

Miyuu: YES! DO IT LEGEND!

 

Kendra: Mayu off the ropes, coming back around and REVERSE HURACANRANA! FUBUKI RANA! Going for the cover-

 

Erica: ONE! TWO!

 

Simon: Vita gets Marley's foot on the rope and the pin is broken up! Marley tags Vita back in and double team stomp to Mayu in the corner...Mayu fighting out bravely, Mayu battling back and forth with punches and starting to pull out of the corner, THEY SLAM HER BACK IN!

 

Miyuu: Where is Isabella? Help your partner!

 

Kendra: Oh! Here she comes! Huge running back elbow gets Marley away from the situation, frees Mayu to hit a tornado DDT on Vita!

 

Erica: ONE!

 

Simon: Vita gets the shoulder up, Mayu keeps her down with an arm-trapped crossface and Vita fighting out of it, back to her feet and lifts Mayu up into a backbreaker. Gets Mayu back up into backbreaker position, going for the tag back to Marley, Marley to the top and going for a backbreaker leg drop combo MAYU EVADES AND MARLEY LEG DROPS VITA'S LEG! 

 

Miyuu: You can't keep her down!

 

Kendra: Mayu hooks Vita's leg and exploder suplex outside! Mayu with a back body drop to Marley! She's carrying this team!

 

Miyuu: Of course she is, Kendra, Japan has the best athletes in the world especially in fighting sports. It is no disrespect, you all have good athletes, but there is a reason we have the G1 here and you just have the W2. 

 

Simon: Mayu is running a train here, belly to belly on Marley and up to the top. Going for an elbow drop, nails it and a pin-

 

Erica: ONE! TWO!

 

Kendra: Marley Venus kicks, Mayu showing a bit of frustration. Irish whip to Marley, and a huge knee to the stomach of Venus. Venus going for a tag MAYU GETS BEHIND HER AND DRAGON SUPLEX!! SURELY THAT HAS TO BE IT-

 

Erica: ONE! TWO! 

 

Simon: Vita Mars springboard splash and she breaks up the pin!

 

Miyuu: This team is working together flawlessly. Isabella needs to step it up. 

 

Kendra: Double suplex by Stellar to Mayu, and Mayu gets the tag, here comes Isabella! Blasts Mars back out of the ring with a dropkick! I think Isabella seems to be stepping it up quite nicely... off the ropes and jumping butt bump! Bella Bomb! Going for-

 

 

Simon: What the hell is Maki doing down here??

 

Kendra: She appears to be getting in the face of Mayu!

 

Miyuu: This is not a fight we got to see in Stardom but many have had it on their dream match list.

 

Simon: Erica trying to get Maki away from the match, she's not due out yet! VITA MARS BLASTS ISABELLA WITH A BAT! MARLEY REVERSES THE ROLL-UP!

 

Kendra: Oh NOW she's paying attention. 

 

Erica: ONE! TWO! THREE!

 

Stellar win by Pinfall!

 

 

Ash: Here are your winners - Vita Mars and Marley Venus - STELLAR! 

 

Simon: What the hell did MAKI want with Stellar?

 

Miyuu: I think her desire is less for the Stellar win and more to give Mayu a loss. 

 

Kendra: Whichever she wanted, she achieved both. I wonder if Mayu will seek payback in MAKI's attempt to recapture the title later on tonight.

 

Simon: Speaking on payback, our next match is going to be some payback from The Boom-

 

Kendra: Payback? This is corporal punishment, Simon!

 

Simon: That started from this moment of Andra heading to watch over the Lifeboat Match-

 

Celeste spears Andra Jones with such force that she knocks her overboard!! 

 

Inside the arena the crowd falls uncomfortably silent.

 

Simon (OC): I've received word that Andra Jones is being taken by the ambulance. She landed rather hard. There's still breath in her, she's not dead, but she's pretty banged up. We're awaiting a decision on what happens now, and I'm just receiving word that Leila has asked Eui to finish the night out. It will remain to be seen what consequences will befall Celeste as I'm sure this action won't go unmarked.

 

Eui emerges with a breath as she heads down to the Deck for the Lifeboat Match.

 

Kendra (OC): The ref's job is pretty easy in this one. Basically just call it when the lifeboat hits the ground. 

 

Kendra: We may even need to take it back a little further that day than that to Black Saber and Tino's match-

 

Tino gets back up and Saber staggers back, almost bumping into Eui but she catches him on the left shoulder blade to prevent that from happening. Tino hits Saber with a boot, and pulls him in for a Burning Hammer! 

 

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Saber gets up! He's wobbling, but still in the fight, throws a wild right, a wild left, missing both punches and Tino hits him with a sharp elbow right to the left shoulder blade!! A small pop can be heard and SABER GOES DOWN!

 

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Tino Sabatelli wins by 10-Count!

 

Kendra: Which EM He and her team later came out and said-

 

Nova: I've been trying to do this all night. My name...is Nova Blake. That's right, Blake. My aunt, you may know her, Leila Blake. My other aunt, you now know her, Eui Baek. Did you really think two Asian women both married a guy named Blake? Idiots? Blake is the Anglified Baek. And we've been playing. You. ALL. NIGHT. Even matches you didn't think were ours.

 

Footage shows of the match between Saber and Tino, when Eui pat Saber's back and put a tiny shock sticker on it, so that when he landed on it he would not be able to get up. Eui pulls the microphone. 

 

Eui: Oh, "Sister". "Please protect me." "Please protect me from the faaaamily." Why do you think we all hate you? When Liana-

 

Nova: My mom-

 

Eui: Called me and told me what the plan was, and then Ms. He - 

 

Bettie Jo: My aunt, and by the way, I'm done with this Broadcast Stupidity and cutesy folksy names, call me B.J. He. She was right all along. About all of it. and I just didn't want to admit it until today. Bettie Jo isn't a name worthy of a champion, except maybe a Blue Ribbon Hogtying champion.

 

Eui: Offered to pay us all handsomely, of course I was onboard to "protect my sister." You've always been the idiot of the family. 

 

B.J.: Now get on your goddamn feet in praise for the woman who made tonight happen, who turned this sinking ship of an event into a luxury cruise.

 

Miyuu: So there are actual consequences for doing the wrong thing? I was starting to worry. Wait, are BJ and Nova also being consequenced with this upcoming match?

 

Simon: Well, BJ He is currently our top champion. And Nova is in line for a potential title. So, no. 

 

Miyuu: So she stole the championship, and the people involved in stealing the championship, are not consequenced...just the side people who attacked Andra?

 

Simon: And Tino.

 

Miyuu: And they are all allies? 

 

Kendra: Yes. I suppose so.

 

Miyuu: So who is being consequenced here?  It sounds like there are no bad outcomes for bad people, but that can't be true, right?

 

Simon: Well, they are all fighting Abyss Breaker and each other in a Stockades Match. 

 

Miyuu: But...together. 

 

Kendra: We'll see how you feel after you meet Abyss Breaker. 

 

 

Ash: The following contest is a Stockades Match! The only way to win is for your three opponents to be locked in stockades! 

 

The referees bring out three wooden stockades. Damaris Peña remains.

 

 

Tino Sabatelli throws his cigar down to cause an explosion.

 

 

Ash: FIRST! From Roma, Italy, weighing 365 pounds, the Papa Tino Sabatelli!

 

The audience boos Tino as he walks down the audience. 

 

Simon: For someone to sell themselves as anti-corruption, anti-authority, and then throw down with the most corrupt, most power-seeking person that MAWL has ever seen is a bit sick honestly. 

 

Kendra: But like you said, "sell themselves."

 

 

Celeste preens as she walks out onto the ramp, laughing and making fun of the audience members who boo her.

 

 

Ash: From Houston, Texas, representing E.M. Powered, CELESTE!

 

Celeste kicks the steps and then enters the ring, basking in the boos.

 

Miyuu: So she used to be a hero, and she was bought out?

 

Simon: That is the way with E.M. Powered, yes.

 

Kendra: And Zora Luthor International.

 

Simon: Rade was just trying it too.

 

Miyuu: I get it. Yamiochi and Akuochi stories are very popular in manga and anime.

 

 

Eui Baek gives the opening of her blazer a confident and smug tug as she enters the arena to boos.

 

 

Ash: From Hannam-dong, Yongsan District, South Korea, also representing E.M. Powered, Eui Baek!

 

Miyuu: And this is one of the CEO's sisters?

 

Simon: Yep.

 

Miyuu: And she's just putting her in this match.

 

Kendra: About sums it up.

 

Miyuu: Fascinating.

 

 

Black smoke rises as tribal drums and distant screams echo.

 

Black and Soldat appear with the black urn.

 

 

They raise it… and Abyss Breaker crawls out from the curtain.

 

 

Ash: REPRESENTING ANTI-SYSTEM, STANDING AT 6 FOOT 11 AND WEIGHING 352 POUNDS, ABYSS BREAKER!!

 

Red lights flash as he slowly walks.

 

In the center of the ring, he kneels, raises his arms… flames appear in the corners.

 

Miyuu: Okay. Yes. I see the punishment comments. 

 

The bell rings. 

 

Simon: Abyss Breaker absolutely launches Eui and Celeste with a hand each in a reverse chokeslam all the way out of the ring! 

 

Kendra: The only chance realistically that anyone who isn't Abyss Breaker has is if Abyss doesn't go for the win condition. And even then it's going to require getting him down enough to get this locked in. 

 

Miyuu: He is more likely to break the stockades than use them. 

 

Kendra: This gives Eui and Celeste a chance to get some weapons, but it also leaves Tino in the ring alone with Abyss Breaker.

 

Simon: Tino doesn't mind, and he's throwing quick punches that he is increasing in intensity, and it is having the same complete lack of effect on Abyss. Abyss boots Tino in the midsection and Tino crumples down. Eui and Celeste in the ring with steel pipes to the legs of Abyss, and he's starting to wobble a little, but barely getting motion. A reverse chokeslam plants Celeste into the mat. 

 

Miyuu: This is a full-on Titan attack. 

 

Kendra: Celeste is now trying to smash him in the back with the pipe and starting to see a little wear and tear, but only minimal and flapjack to Celeste! Kick to the ribs of Celeste, and stomp on her back. 

 

Simon: Tino hits Abyss with a double axe handle and now we're starting to get some movement, and he gets him on his shoulders! Unbelievable!! SAMOAN DRIVER!! 

 

Miyuu: That is great! Now quick, get him in the stocks and-

 

Kendra: CELESTE AND EUI DOUBLE SUPLEX TINO! I THINK THEY MIGHT HAVE ENDED THIS ALLIANCE RIGHT HERE AND NOW! ABYSS RESCUES TINO!! DOUBLE CHOKESLAM!!!

 

Simon: That's an interesting turn of events right here. If I were E.M. Powered, I would be shitting bricks. 

 

Miyuu: That right there. That's a look of understanding between Tino and Abyss Breaker. And these fans love exactly what this means. 

 

Kendra: It means that the rift between Tino and the Anti-System may be healing. And THAT means that E.M. Powered is going to be in a lot of trouble unless they can-

 

 

Kendra: THE CHAMP IS OUT! EUI'S NIECE IS HERE! THEY RUN INTO THE RING! ABYSS TOSSES NOVA OUT LIKE IT'S NOTHING! B.J. HITS HIM WITH THE TITLE.... ABYSS JUST LOOKS AT HER AND SHE GETS TOSSED EASILY TOO! 

 

Simon: Under normal circumstances, this 4 on 2 situation would be the end, but with Abyss there, I'd say the scale is tipped in the favor of-

 

 

Kendra: DIANA JUMPS IN FROM THE TOP ROPE AND ONTO ABYSS'S SHOULDERS, GOING FOR HIS EYES AND ABYSS TOSSES HER LIKE SHE'S NOTHING!

 

Simon: Well that's the entirety of E.M. Powered here now and Abyss just rag dolled them no problem, they're gathering to discuss a plan.

 

Kendra: Well that's not the ENTIRETY of E.M. Powered.

 

Simon: Right, but E.M. isn't going to come out here and deal with this.

 

Kendra: Not E.M. You're forgetting MAWL BRAWL.

 

Simon: Yeah but she wouldn't-

 

 

Kendra: Don't be so sure! Smulders in with a steel pipe and hits Abyss in the back again! 

 

Simon: And Abyss ragdolls her no problem right onto her cohorts. NOW that's all of E.M. Powered. Unless E.M. herself wants to come out and tussle but I doubt it highly. 

 

Miyuu: It seems a silly plan to go after the big man right now, with these numbers would it not make more sense to eliminate Tino from this match first? Or at least divide and conquer?

 

All of E.M.'s heads turn towards Miyuu, then towards Black Saber with a smile.

 

Miyuu: They pay attention to commentary don't they.

 

Simon: I'm gonna say yes. The flock is approaching Tino- Soldat and Saber jump in! Wait, they're not alone!!

 

 

Kendra: ANTI SYSTEM ARE HERE! ANTI SYSTEM ARE HERE AND THEY LOOK TINO IN THE FACE! I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS GOING TO MEAN... 

 

BLACK SABER EXTENDS A HANDSHAKE... TINO TAKES IT!!

 

OLD FRIENDS HEALED UP!!! And now the numbers game has been worked out! 6 on 6! And really if you count Abyss for his power it's like 6 on 10-

 

 

EM He: 6 on 10 you say. Interesting, interesting. 

 

Simon: Are you actually going to come down and fight? 

 

EM: Don't be stupid. I do have some new believers in the E.M. Powered system however that are going to change the card- nay, the night- NAY, the federation as we know it. See, Miyuu, what you don't realize is that once you give up silly things like morals and rules, once you realize that being rich, you can essentially find a way to do whatever you want. You can call people up to the main leagues-

 

 

Simon: EM's gotten in the ear of Flora and Technicolor!! And they're flanking her!

 

EM: You can convince people to leave a holy crusade and go back to their old ways-

 

 

Kendra: That's....well, that was Razlyn Shah! And she's been pulled from Frequency, pulled from under the thumb of Reverend Abner... 

 

Simon: I hate to say it but this might be the best thing that could have happened to her. 

 

EM: You can edit the card of the biggest night of the year without checking in with anyone first.

 

 

Simon: NO! ISHANI HAS JOINED WITH E.M. POWERED!!

 

EM: I trust you know this means my clients Ishani and Diana Dresden will NOT be fighting each other tonight. I suggest you find a replacement match. Oh, and of course a little joining present for each of you.

 

Kendra: EM branded diamond knuckles. And the four coming down the ring, oh, this is going to be a HUGE problem. 

 

Miyuu: So what is the breakdown right now?

 

Simon: Outside the ring, you have Black Saber, Tino Sabatelli, Alessia Romano, Luis Diaz, and Soldat fighting BJ He, Nova Blake, Diana Dresden, Eui Baek, Cobie Smulders, and Celeste, and in the ring you have Abyss Breaker tackling Ishani, Technicolor, Flora Peligrosa, and Razi Kamal, who he's still rag dolling but those brass knuckle punches are starting to wear him down a bit. 

 

Kendra: Right now it seems that the Anti-System Family has the upper hand but barely and waning. 

 

Miyuu: When you have increase in strength enough it seems you can balance the numbers game. 

 

Simon: You're absolutely right, and amongst the fray of fists, the sheer muscle of Tino Sabatelli comes into play here, Tino LAUNCHES Eui Baek into the ring, and rolls in! The ancillary noise battles itself outside, and that's going to keep everyone busy. 

 

Kendra: Tino unlocks the first Stockade, and Ishani tries to stop him but Abyss tosses her to the other side of the ring! I don't know how he's managing!!

 

Simon: Those knuckles are absolutely wearing his body down but his resolve is going nowhere. EUI BAEK IS LOCKED IN!!

 

Eui Baek is eliminated by Tino Sabatelli!

 

Miyuu: Oh! Eui looks like she's choking!

 

Kendra: Damaris leans in to see what her concern is, and oh, is she looking to loosen the hold?

 

Simon: She's...looking in Eui's pocket. She has something, but she tucks it away before it comes into view. 

 

Kendra: Well, it looks like she did some convincing, Damaris is yelling out to the ring...specifically at Anti-Family! SHE'S KICKING ANTI-FAMILY OUT OF THE RING AND E.M. POWERED ARE SWARMING!!! TINO AND ABYSS BREAKER ARE COMPLETELY OUTNUMBERED!!!

 

Miyuu: SO YOU CAN JUST BUY OUT REFEREES?

 

Simon: Oh this is bad... you've got Abyss fully fighting 8 of them, and Diana AND DAMARIS ARE HOLDING TINO'S ARMS!!! KNUCKLE SHOT BY CELESTE!!! CELESTE OPENS THE STOCKADE!!! IN GOES TINO!!!

 

Tino Sabatelli is eliminated by Celeste!

 

Simon: This is truly a mockery of everything that's meant to be happening here. It's now essentially 10 on 1, and Abyss is tossing E.M. Powered members out of the ring every which way, chokeslams and boots, sometimes 2 at a time, but That Damn Numbers Game™️is getting the better of him! The 10 of them together lifting him up....10 PERSON RAZOR'S EDGE!! AND THE DRAGGING...He's still pushing people away...but this is an absolute disaster, and Abyss, not without fighting, is locked into the last stockade. Unbelievable. Celeste closes the trap, and that's going to end this farce of a match.

 

Abyss Breaker is eliminated by Celeste! Celeste is your winner!

 

 

Ash: Here is your winner, Celeste!

 

Miyuu: Oh NOW EM walks down to the ring...and she appears to be carrying...a makeup bag?

 

Simon: Yep, the women are all swarming Damaris, and I think this is a form of initiation here now. Or at the least a speed makeover.

 

 

EM He: Welcome to the franchise. 

 

Damaris: Thank you. And I guess Colin will be letting me go as a referee (rolling eyes dramatically) so you can all call me by my ring name. Which is now...simply...DAMN. Because that's what you'll say every time you see me. Because you want me, and because you'll hate losing to me. Either way. DAMN.

 

The newly christened DAMN leaves the ring with her new teammates as the crowd boos. 

 

Simon: It's sick.

 

Kendra: Well, I guess the water between Tino and Black Saber is officially under the bridge. But the war against corruption is picking up with significant intensity. 

 

Simon: EM has proven she can buy referees, first with Eui Baek herself and now with Damaris. And if she does this faster than Leila can replace them, then she may be forced to rely on refs in EM's pocket, giving her even more power. 

 

Kendra: And now we go from a reunification to, ostensibly, a split. What that split will be, we still have no idea. 

 

 

Ash: The following contest is a Fatal Four Corners Tag Match! The winners will earn a Tag Title Match at Graveyard Shift!

 

 

Riri Tonu and Fiesta Muerta walk out in matching black veils with sweeping arm motions.

 

 

Ash: First! The team of Riri Tonu and Fiesta Muerte, DANSE MACABRE!

 

They swish down the ramp in flowy dance moves. They enter the ring in unison, holding the rope for each other. 

 

Miyuu: This match is already giving me the anxiety. The unknown, the potential for collapse. 

 

Simon: We have three teams that have had each others' backs through thick and thin. I think it's Aja Lioness setting herself up for a fall.

 

 

Randi Rah Rah and Tiki Chamorro run out with lively bursts of energy. 

 

 

Ash: The team of Tiki Chamorro and Randi Rah Rah, Pep Rally!

 

They run down the ramp, getting the crowd hyped as they go.

 

Miyuu: Well, at least we know one team Aja will not break up. 

 

Kendra: Unless she was bluffing us all out with her "hatred" of them. This is the worst version of Mamma Mia. Or the best. I can't decide. 

 

 

Ubirajara and Deusa Fletcha come out, carrying out spears, which they cross at the stage with green fireworks going up.

 

 

Ash: From the rainforests! Ubirajara and Deusa Fletcha...AGUDA!

 

They walk down to the ring together to cheers. They stomp in unison and then enter the ring. 

 

Simon: Ubi brought Deusa Fletcha up, there's a loyalty there that seems unshakeable.

 

Miyuu: Is anything unshakeable here? Sitting here announcing, I have gone from Starry-Eyed to Anxious but Excited very quickly. 

 

Kendra: MAWL will do that to you.

 

🔮 [Arena Lights Cut to Black] 🔮

A deep, throbbing heartbeat reverberates through the crowd—slow, steady, primal. A chilling mist creeps across the entrance ramp as eerie, flickering candles illuminate a shadowy figure in the distance. Aja Lioness stands motionless beneath a twisted archway of gnarled, blackened branches, her piercing gaze locked on the ring like a predator stalking its prey.

 

 

The air thickens. Aja moves forward, slow and deliberate, each step echoing ominously as her steel-loaded Zombie Boot hits the ground with unnatural force. She wears a long, tattered cloak—deep crimson against the black void around her—drifting behind her like living shadow. Beneath it, the pentagram-emblazoned shirt glows faintly under the dim lighting, its presence a sinister omen.

 

🔥 [With a Sudden Stop, She Lifts a Hand, Fingers Curved Like Talons] 🔥

 

The lights flicker violently—momentary flashes reveal glimpses of eerie symbols carved into the entrance ramp. Then, with an abrupt, thunderous stomp, Aja slams her Zombie Boot to the ground—the weight shifting within, loading her next strike.

 

👁️ [Her Voice, Low and Haunting, Breaks Through the Silence] 👁️

"You cannot fight fate…"

 

Ash: AND! From Salem, THE WITCH, AJA LIONESS!

 

[Final Steps to the Ring—She Removes Her Cloak, Tossing It Aside]

 

Her towering 6’2” frame commands the space as she climbs the ropes, surveying the audience with an unreadable expression beneath the eerie glow. As she steps into the ring, she methodically draws a line across her throat with two fingers—a silent promise of destruction.

 

⏳ The Witch Has Arrived. The Ritual Begins. ⏳

 

Aja circles the inside of the ring, threatening and taunting the audience and competitors alike.

 

Miyuu: And the Lioness stalks her prey. The question remains, who is the mystery partner?

 

Simon: Well it looks like Randi Rah Rah will be starting for Pep Rally. Riri Tonu in for Danse Macabre. Ubirajara in for Aguda. 

 

Kendra: So that means they have what seems to be the attentions of Aja and are intending to fight, leading the others open for a potential tag by Aja. 

 

Miyuu: She doesn't break stride as she makes waves towards tagging out...taunting her competitors in the ring. 

 

Simon: The other competitors could start fighting each other, but Aja's got them all in a state of paranoia. No one wnts to turn their attentions away from her, for fear that their partner will be tagged in against them. 

 

Kendra: Even if she were doing this match all alone, Aja has taken advantage purely from a psychological standpoint, she sees it, and she's licking her lips as she's playing with it. AND SHE TAGS FIESTA MUERTE AND HANDS HER SOMETHING! MUERTE IS THE TURNCOAT!!

 

Miyuu: Riri gets smashed with a staff!! Muerte with the cover on her now former partner!! THIS IS INSANE!!

 

 

Andra: ONE! TWO! THREE!

 

Riri Tonu is eliminated by Fiesta Muerte! Danse Macabre are out!

 

Miyuu: And Fiesta Muerte wipes grabs Riri by the shirt....she is just wiping her makeup off on Riri's outfit!! That is truly disrespectful.

 

 

Simon: And without the makeup, the smile on Fiesta is quite sinister. She pulls Riri up by the hair and tags in Aja, double suplex to Riri and Fiesta drags her outside the ring to further her destruction of her former partner. Into the side of the steps and a foot choke.

 

Kendra: Inside the ring, Randi Irish Whipping Ubi off the ropes and a Tilt-a-Whirl Huracanrana!

 

Miyuu: Lioness waits for her to land and boots Randi in the face. She really does not like her. I think that is spurring on Randi to prove herself more. 

 

Simon: I think you might be right, and Randi with a dragon leg whip to Aja as she gets up. Jawbreaker to Ubi, Aja has that toe down though and she's ready for Randi, steel toe comin' RANDI'S READY FOR HER! RANDI SPLITS UNDER THE KICK AND WHIRLWIND KICKS AJA DOWN, OFF THE ROPES AND AJA WITH THE MONKEY FLIP! UBI LEAPFROGS OVER RANDI BUT RIGHT INTO A SPINEBUSTER FROM AJA! AJA COVERS-

 

Andra: ONE! TWO!

 

Kendra: Ubi kicks out, Deusa reaches out for a tag but Aja slingshots her back to her own corner and lucky for her Muerte is back on the apron, Aja tags Muerte in and Muerte holds Ubi's head over the rope, and Aja kicks her in the stomach. 

 

Simon: This new vibe is suiting Muerte well as she flips in with a Mexican Destroyer and covers Ubi-

 

Andra: ONE! 

 

Kendra: Ubi rolls out and reaching for the tag, Aja removes the top turnbuckle from her corner, and Fiesta slingshots Ubi in the category! HERE COMES RANDI AND SHE BOOTS UBI'S HEAD BACK INTO THAT CORNER!

 

Simon: Randi Rah-Rah seems to have a bit of a Pick-Me Syndrome, and now she's trying to play more dirty almost to say to Aja Lioness "see what you could have had." 

 

Miyuu: Why does everyone want to be bad so badly?

 

Kendra: I went through the phase and it's honestly refreshing to not have to bite your tongue or think about how your actions might have consequences. But I don't think that's entirely what this is, I think the cheerleader is just not used to not being picked for the team and it's coming out with intensity. But she is leaning hard into it as she stomps Ubi's head repeatedly against the exposed turnbuckle and she just realized she's doing this in the corner of the woman who doesn't respect her as Aja drills her back with a headbutt and kicks Ubi in the shins dropping her down to the middle turnbuckle, Fiesta charges in with a Bronco Buster! And sneaks a tag while she does so. 

 

Simon: Andra saw the tag, Ubi did not, Ubi going for the powerbomb and the pin, Andra waves it off AND AJA BLASTS HER WITH THE ZOMBIE RAISING! THE COVER-

 

Andra: ONE! TWO!

 

Miyuu: Deusa saves her partner!

 

Simon: Ubi rolls back and finally gets that tag, Deusa in like a shot and huge front dropkick to Aja, enzuigiri to Randi, running shoulder tackle knocks Fiesta off the apron! Randi starting to take some of the various barrette out of her hair and there's a hungry look in her eyes, Randi loads her hand, Tiki tags herself in and tells Randi to calm down! Randi puts her hands up, Aja looks over RANDI WITH THE KNUCKLE PUNCH TO TIKI WHAT!

 

Kendra: She just laid her own partner out! Aja takes advantage of Randi's increasing obsession and goes for the cover-

 

Andra: ONE! TWO! THREE!

 

Tiki Chamorro is eliminated by Aja Lioness!

 

Kendra: And Randi is hyped! She gets in this match and she is ready to kick some ass!

 

Simon: Has she thought about who she'd win with if she wins? She just blasted her own partner.

 

Miyuu: I think she thinks she can replace Fiesta as Aja's new friend.

 

Simon: To your argument, Miyuu, she has Deusa hooked in a suplex and she is offering Aja the other half of the suplex. Aja looks at her, and doesn't break eye contact with Randi as she tags in Fiesta. That's just cold.

 

Miyuu: And Deusa Fletcha has been patient enough, as she reverses the suplex. 

 

Kendra: Randi grabs a pompom and smothers it over Fiesta's face! 

 

Simon: She was a Varsity Cheer Captain in her Sophomore years of High School and College, she likely dated the captain of at least one sport team, she is not used to being told no, and she has lost the thread. 

 

Kendra: Randi with a huge Irish Whip to what was her corner drops Fiesta and she sits on her back, locking her back in a Camel Clutch and sticking the Pompom in her mouth!!! It's a no disqualification match and Fiesta taps!!!

 

Fiesta Muerte is eliminated by Randi Rah-Rah!

 

Randi: This is who you chose instead of me? Huh? Still time to change your mind!

 

Simon: Aja looking at the situation, realizing it's now 2 on 1 on 1, she shakes Randi's hand and it looks like we have an alliance forming! Double suplex on Deusa, Aja has Randi hold Deusa up, gets the toe ready, Ubi reaching out just far enough to get the tag and Deusa is no longer legal!! RANDI CATCHES ON AND FULL NELSON SUPLEX!! AJA BLASTS UBI WITH THE ZOMBIE RAISING!!! AND THE PIN!!!

 

Andra: ONE! TWO! THREE!

 

Ubirajara is eliminated by Aja Lioness!

 

Kendra: Randi still has the bridge locked in!

 

Andra: ONE! TWO! THREE!

 

Deusa Fletcha is eliminated by Randi Rah-Rah!

 

Miyuu: It looks like Randi Rah-Rah may get her wish as she raises Aja's hand AJA SUPERKICKS HER! The cover-

 

Andra: ONE! TWO! THREE!

 

Randi Rah-Rah is eliminated by Aja Lioness! Aja Lioness and Fiesta Muerte win!

 

 

Ash: Here are your winners, AJA LIONESS AND-

 

Fiesta Muerte grabs the microphone.

 

Muerte: I'm gonna stop you right there. The party is over, and as I'd said to my partner in crime AND punishment, when there is no Fiesta there is only Death. But it's not all bad, it turns out killing your soul and selling it for parts beckons a big payday so I may not be bringing the party, but I can buy everyone else's cause I'm a rich witch, bitch! You can call me Rica Muerte, or you can call me Ms. Muerte, or you can call me Yes Mistress. Those are your options now, and Aja and ZLI and I will be shrouding this whole damn federation in darkness, burning down all of your houses and collecting the insurance money. And you, Randi Rah Rah, you absolute vapid bottle of bleach, you have NOTHING and now you have NO ONE and you will NEVER be a prt of this. And Riri Tonu, you 1-ply toilet paper stuck to my Balenciaga stilettos, breaking you was just the sweetest little cherry on this sundae. Now we're off to celebrate in the limo while you two have a little mental breakdown thinking about everything you lost today. Everything that we killed.

 

The newly christened Rica Muerte and Aja Lioness laugh as they leave. Their leaving reveals a broken Randi in the ring where an "In Memoriam" video plays about her tag team, culminating in all the things that Randi Rah Rah did wrong right up until she blasts Tiki.

 

Randi: Tiki...I'm sorry. I got so caught up in...I tried so hard to impress...can we...

 

Tiki shows up on the screen shaking her head no. 

 

Tiki: You, you screwed up real bad. Bye girl.

 

Randi starts spinning.

 

Randi: Zora, EM, call me. Anyone. 

 

The lights go down save the ring causing Randi to feel alone and adrift. 

 

 

The camera fades into one of the staging areas, where Victoria sits on top of a stack of boxes doing the finishing touches on her make-up.

 

 

The camera pans over to the left to show, Dante warming up with some push ups.

 

 

When he finishes his set, he rests on one knee shooting a look up at his partner.

 

Dante: Ay Vic, no warm ups today?

 

Victoria loudly clasps the hand held mirror shut before returning his gaze.

 

Victoria: Pardon?

 

Dante scoffs with a smile wiping the sweat from his brow before getting to his feet, meeting her at eye level.

 

Dante: Oh you know, that thing athletes do before matches. Especially Title opportunities. When did you even start wearing make up?

 

Victoria: When I wanted to start looking like the winner I am.

 

She says with a wink to the camera.

 

Victoria: We should put some make up on you, maybe then you won’t cost us the match getting hit with your own finisher.

 

She clicks her tongue and re opens the mirror checking herself once more.

 

Victoria: Pretty embarrassing if you ask me, and I could’ve sworn you did push ups right before that match too…

 

Dante: Alright Alright chill out

 

Dante replies with some bass in his voice, which just conjures up chuckles from Victoria who never breaks eye contact with reflection.

 

Dante: It ain’t like SM got away unscathed, and if Cisco hadn’t interfered I was seconds away from putting his lights out. You know it and I know it. Hell, I KNOW i can beat either of em one on one.

 

Victoria: I know I know. You know I’m just teasing.

 

Dante rolls his eyes turning away, Victoria hops down off the boxes and follows him.

 

Victoria: Look, it sucks he interfered in our match and it’s something we’re going to have to keep our eyes out for going forward. But like you said, we have an opportunity to be CHAMPS tonight. We need to both be 100% locked in tonight if we want to bring those belts back home to Xtreme Society.

 

Dante nods turning back to face her.

 

Dante: Yeah you’re probably right.

 

Victoria: I know I’m right! Not to mention we’re getting homefield advantage. It’s a House of X-treme match!

 

Dante (Cracks knuckles): I almost forgot about that. Now I’m extra hyped.

 

Victoria: Good, Now are we doing these stupid push ups or what?

 

The duo share a look and a smile before they both drop down together and start doing push ups together. The camera fades to black.

 

A secret TV snakes back to an office that reads "Connie Thien, Champion of Luxury Travel and Coordinator of XHW Takeover of MAWL" on a plaque. The last part of that is hidden and only sometimes caught by camera. 

 

 

Connie Thien: Victoria, Victoria, Victoria. You're learning! You're learning about looking like a winner, carrying yourself like a winner, recognizing the winner in yourself. When you're ready to take that all the way, there are some people - a whole former federation in fact - who would love to help you fully realize how much better you are than not only Dante but the entirety of MAWL. We'll be waiting, champ.

 

 

Simon: We'll see them get their first title shot in MAWL later on this evening - hopefully the Cisco and SM of it all won't prevent them from getting to the top of the tag mountain. 

 

 

Kendra: SM I imagine will have his hands full training for the Undisputed Match, but Cisco remains a wild card. 

 

 

Miyuu: I have to thank you so much for allowing me to get an education in the wrestling arena. It's quite exciting and I have not been able to be this close to the chaos since I was on set.

 

Simon: It's been our pleasure, and I know the fans' pleasure, to have you here sitting with us. And our chaos is not even halfway done yet, we've got another heaping helping of blood that's going to turn the streets red.

 

Kendra: And this match will fill spot number 42 in the Feast or Famine, we've already gotten XEL and Stonefist who've earned their way in. The difference between their wins and this one is the ring will be run absolutely roughshod with the other 41 competitors pretty much the moment this upcoming match ends. It's not a traditional Royal Rumble where people come in in a staggered fashion, it's more a Battle Royale, where everyone is just coming to blows.

 

Simon: That's right. If you're lucky enough to survive 4 people who want to bring your insides outside, you then get rewarded with 41 others who want to make you a human cannonball.

 

 

Ash: The following contest is a Bloodstar Match! The only way to win is to be the last one standing after your 4 opponents have been busted open!

 

 

Shade Shadow storms out, looking straight ahead as he receives a moderate welcome.

 

 

Ash: First! From Gainesville, GA, weighing 267 pounds, Shade Shadow!

 

Simon: We've got 5 young guns here, and we'll see who's got the most firepower. Shade stands on the same ground as modern legend AJ Styles, and many would say that Shade has the raw skill to reach that mountain.

 

Shade Shadow steps into the ring, pounding the turnbuckle a bit. 

 

 

Chorker's theme music "Rust" hits with a slow industrial metal track with deep drums, low guitar tones, and mechanical ambience. The arena plunges into darkness. The sound of grinding metal echoes.

 

 

Ash: And his opponents! First- from the Forgotten Mills, weighing in at 273 pounds, CHORKER!

 

Red lights flicker with each step he takes. His fans try to touch him as he walks down but he shrugs them off as his one focus is to win the match and leave. As he reaches the ring, a single white spotlight shines down on him while the music fades into silence. He drops his chain onto the floor before stepping into the ring.

 

Kendra: This man is as much steel as he is flesh. And he will make damn sure that no one he stands across the ring from him forgets those mills ever again. 

 

 

Wolfgunblud walks calmly down the ring.

 

 

Ash: From San Diego, California, weighing in at 230 pounds, WOLFGUNBLUD!

 

He walks up the stairs and does a front flip roll using the ropes to enter the ring finishing with a T pose.

 

Kendra: People think he's arrogant, but his confidence just comes out at a 10.

 

Miyuu: How is that different than arrogant?

 

Simon: It's not.

 

Kendra: I'm sorry it offends your proper English sensibilities or whatever.

 

 

The lights go in strobe to the song, the shadow of Mansin reflecting on the stage and mostly his face being able to be made out. 

 

 

Ash: From the Shadows of his Own Mind, weighing in at 240 pounds, Mans-

 

Mansin gets rushed on the apron from entrant 5, Matt Martigon.

 

 

Miyuu: This man just jumped out and started punching at Mansin!

 

Simon: That's our 5th competitor, Matt Martigon, and that means that the gang's all here. Matt smashing Mansin's head into the barricade on the ramp, but the match is officially underway as-

 

The bell rings.

 

Kendra: Matt trying to get Mansin out of this early, but Mansin lifts him up on his shoulder and drops him from quite a height onto the edge of the barricade! Inside the ring, Shade and Wolfgunblud with a double-team on Chorker, bouncing him back punch to punch. 

 

Miyuu: If someone is that much bigger, I am understanding now that teamwork is not only an advantage but a necessity.

 

Simon: Matt trying to get to his feet, grabs at Mansin's leg on the outside and gets to his own, Mansin's chin hits the barricade. 

 

Kendra: Matt walking towards the ring, Mansin to his feet and helps him with the express route, a bouncer throw into the main area! And inside the ring, Wolf holding Chorker and Shade Shadow comes a-runnin' with a Spear!

 

Miyuu: Matt's quick ride to the ring means he can look under it before Mansin can get into the ringside area, Matt finds something, OH! Those look like Chun Li Spike Bracelets. 

 

Simon: He wraps them on, coming a-charging at Mansin, LEAPING FOREARM SHOT, MANSIN CATCHES HIM! RIB BREAKER!! Mansin gets Matt's arm behind his head, and the Modified Crossface! Bending him back, torquing him, in the SinStretch!

 

Miyuu: But he can't make him submit, right?

 

Kendra: Right, but what he can do, is take Matt's free arm and smash his own head into it! He's pushing Matt's head into his own bracelets!! And that, folks, is gonna draw blood.

 

Matt Martigon is eliminated by Mansin!

 

Simon: Shade Shadow and Chorker charging each other and a Double Huge Boot! 

 

Miyuu: I think Shade Shadow got far and away the worse of that interaction, but Wolfgunblud is resting on the top rope and Diving Double Axe Handle to Chorker! This is so crazy and I love it!

 

Kendra: Chorker gets dropped by that attack but no blood, Mansin making his way now to the main battle area and he has his eyes on Chorker's Chain and Chorker catches this in the corner of his eye, out to the ring he goes to lay claim to what's his. Personally I wouldn't have let it go when I entered. 

 

Simon: I think those things just happen as a matter of force of habit, but I agree with you. Chorker and Mansin having effectively a strap match with that chain outside, using it to pull each other close for punches, Mansin getting a double hand on it now and using Chorker's chain to choke him out! 

 

Miyuu: It looks like Wolf's about to fly outside to meet his friends OH! SHADE SHADOW SAYS NO!

 

Simon: Shade pulls Wolf down and Wolf's head hits the turnbuckle pad. No blood reported though.

 

Miyuu: Why did he stop that move?

 

Kendra: I think he was hoping that Wolf hitting his head would bust him open. 

 

Simon: All it did was incense Wolf, Wolf with a series of elbow shots to the head of Shade, off the ropes and a spinning back elbow! Shade staggers back but throws Wolf to the outside with an arm drag and Chorker flips Mansin full force into the steps, knocking them all out of whack just for Wolfgunblud to land on him. 

 

Miyuu: He said, "you can go outside with your friends after all, but only how I want you to."

 

Kendra: Shade Shadow loading himself back and I think he's really gonna go for the Suicide Spear! Out he goes ALL THREE STEP OUT OF THE WAY!! THEY JUST TURNED HIS STRIKE INTO A 7-10 SPLIT AS SHADE LANDS BETWEEN THEM, HITTING NOTHING BUT THE CANVAS OUTSIDE! 

 

Simon: Wolfgunblud going up the ramp!

 

Miyuu: Don't leave, Mr. Wolf! 

 

Simon: He's not leaving, he's giving himself runway, AXE KICK DRIVES SHADE SHADOW'S FACE BACK INTO THE GROUND, AND SHADE SPITS UP BLOOD! 

 

Shade Shadow is eliminated by Wolfgunblud!

 

Miyuu: And then there were three.

 

Kendra: Mansin using this time to clear off the French table, Chorker spear tackles Mansin into the side of the table! Mansin and Chorker coming to tucked blows, Mansin loads Chorker up on the table OH MY GOD DOWN COMES WOLFGUNBLUD AND BURST FROG SPLASH THROUGH THE TABLE!! CHORKER IS FLATTENED!

 

Simon: No blood though, and the blood is the point. Mansin and Wolf throwing absolute haymakers at each other, Mansin ripcords Wolf down into his knee!! MANEURYSM!! 

 

Miyuu: Still no blood, but here is Chorker, gets Mansin and Wolf up by the neck!

 

Simon: DOUBLE CHORK SLAM! 

 

Kendra: Chorker drops an Iron Elbow on Wolf, Mansin behind Chorker and unloading on him with his own chain! Wolf jumping on the back of Mansin, Mansin gets Wolf on his shoulders, going for a spin and SINJECTION TO WOLFGUNBLUD!! CHORKER DRIVES THAT KNEE INTO MANSIN'S JAW!! RIVET DRIVER!!!

 

Miyuu: He's keeping his mouth closed, it is almost like a zombie movie and he does not want to show his bite!

 

Simon: Mansin's trying to continue unloading on Wolf, but Chorker smacks the back of the head and sure enough, the blood comes out his mouth.

 

Mansin is eliminated by Chorker!

 

Kendra: Wolf trying to get up, Chorker stomps his head!! And a Rivet Driver!!! IT'S OVER!!!

 

Wolfgunblud is eliminated by Chorker! CHORKER WINS!

 

 

Ash: HERE IS YOUR WINNER....CHOOOORKER!

 

Kendra: The Chain Man wins! 

 

Miyuu: How exciting! So this means he has to stay in this ring now to fight 41 other people in hopes of a title match?

 

Kendra: Ye- actually I am receiving word that two charter buses have pulled up, and we appear to have a whole bunch of Frequency people here?

 

Simon: Word is that Frequency may be folded back in, but that hasn't been confirmed. What I am now learning is that they are being folded into this Feast or Famine situation, apparently after MAWL was kicked out of Panama precluding what was to be Hypnopompia, there were some things left unsolved, one of which is the Infernal Crown Title in the wake of Radio Silence leaving and Alastor having the role open? 

 

Kendra: So now you can see a giant Octagonal ring taking the place of this usual ring, and this is going to be absolute anarchy.

 

 

Ash: The following contest is the Feast or Famine Batle Royal! 64 competitors will enter the ring. When the field has been narrowed down to the final 24, 8 briefcases will be lowered to ladder height. The competitors who collect the briefcases will win the according title shot and/or pink slip!

 

 

The remaining 63 characters charge the ring to the song. 

 

Miyuu: IT'S A STAMPEDE!

 

Simon: With this many people, the ring is going to have to clear a bit before people even have enough arm room to hit more intense moves!

 

Kendra: Stitches immediately dumps Boom Harden over the edge!

 

Boom Harden is eliminated by Stitches the Clown! (1)

 

 

Kendra: And Chorker still trying to get his footing from the stampede, XEL sees this instability and dropkicks Chorker!

 

Chorker is eliminated by XEL! (1)

 

 

Simon: JACEN TAROT WITH A HUUUUGE BOOT TO MAX MATTHEWS SENDING HIM OUTSIDE-

 

Max Matthews is eliminated by Jacen Tarot! (1)

 

 

Simon: AND DAMIAN BLACKHEART WITH A SCALPEL KICK TAKING OUT CELLULA!!

 

Cellula is eliminated by Damian Blackheart! (1)

 

 

Kendra: James D blasts Tank Vanguard with the D Stroyer Knee-

 

Tank Vanguard is eliminated by James D! (1)

 

 

Kendra: - and another Scalpel Kick takes the Shmoo looking fool out of the match!

 

Shmoo is eliminated by Damian Blackheart! (2)

 

 

Simon: Shmoo gets the boot. And Elijah launches Steve Off out of the ring too! Frequency only became part of this match maybe 10 or 15 minutes ago and already they're changing the whole direction of it. 

 

Steve Off is eliminated by Elijah! (1)

 

 

Miyuu: And Thor is clearly not a fan of Ghost of Yotei as he sends Erika Ishii over the rope!

 

Erika Ishii is eliminated by Thor! (1)

 

 

Simon: Things starting to open up, AM Brooks and Red Ghost with a double elbow and Screech is out of this match. 

 

Screech is eliminated by AM Brooks (1) and Red Ghost (1)!

 

 

Kendra: Screech is out, and it seems that the fighting has broken itself down into intrafederational chaos, Frequency and Madness folk going for what they know. WildFire smashes Blackheart with a backbreaker, Lynx hits them both with a splash! Elijah attempting to send Stitches into the deep but Stitches rocks him with a headbutt! Moon waiting for Stitches and blasts him with a symphony of chops.

 

Simon: Even the former GHW stars are going at it, Tûyet and Roux Lette throwing down with each other, TERRA FORMIGA FLIPS BOTH OF THEM OVER THE ROPE TÛYET HOLDS ON BUT ROUX LETTE CAN'T KEEP IT TOGETHER!

 

Roux Lette is eliminated by Terra Formiga! (1)

 

 

Miyuu: Tûyet attempting to hold on but La Bosqua drops her out of the ring!

 

Tûyet is eliminated by La Bosqua! (1)

 

 

Miyuu: 11 people have already fallen out of this match and it seems so much lighter as a result!

 

Simon: The action continues to be incredibly intense, it's 53 people still battling it out in the ring, another 29 have to be dropped out before the briefcases are lowered, but you're not wrong that the action is easier to see and the air is less heavy. Tamara Rivers hammering away on James Holzhauer in the corner and it looks like she's going to take a huge risk by bringing him up to the top for the Circuitbreaker! 

 

Kendra: What are you doing??

 

Simon: The risk doesn't pay off, James pushes himself away and pushes Tamara out of the ring!!

 

Tamara Rivers is eliminated by James Holzhauer! (1)

 

 

Kendra: Storm Rider sees the opportunity and tosses Holzhauer over!

 

James Holzhauer is eliminated by Storm Rider! (1)

 

 

Miyuu: You have to take the opportunities you're given. 

 

Simon: And Idalecio taking an opportunity to sneak in a selfie of him in front of the chaotic crowd, Brian Storm boots him out- NO! He stays on the apron. Trying to climb back in, JACEN TAROT WITH A SHOULDER TACKLE AND HE HOLDS ON, Brian and Jacen throwing fists at each other now, Ide considering himself safe ALFOS WITH THE HIGH KNEE FINISHES THE JOB!

 

Idalecio is eliminated by Alfos! (1)

 

 

Simon: Take a picture. It'll last longer.

 

Kendra: He tried and it didn't. 

 

Simon: 50 competitors left, 26 more to send over before the cases drop. What do you think are in the added Frequency cases?

 

Kendra: I can actually tell you. One is the vacant Infernal Crown Title. One is the re-instituted United States Title. Two of them will set up a match for after the commercial break for the heretofore uncontested Crimson Rite Title, which has its own rules and stipulations attached. So two people will be walking out of this match champions. 

 

Miyuu: Wow. When you go big, you truly go big. 

 

Simon: And you have to figure that the Frequency folk involved in this match were at least somewhat aware of this, which could lead to their hypercharged fighting.  

 

Kendra: Perfect show of what you're saying right there...Luciano with the Butcher's Blade kick ends DX's night!

 

DX Royal is eliminated by Luciano! (1)

 

 

Simon: JP Spears could have this opportunity for rarified air, be the first person to capture the same singles' title on three separate occasions if he can make it to the briefcase stage and get lucky from there, and he's loading himself back, HIT STICK INTO THE GATHERING MASS! IT'S A MASSACRE! But no one goes out! 

 

Kendra: The Siberian Titan powerbombs Danielle Fishel out of this match!! 

 

Danielle Fishel is eliminated by Ivan Volkov! (1)

 

 

Miyuu: Cobie Smulders, Flora Peligrosa, and Technicolor team up on Ivan Volkov, lifting him up! Things are better when we do them together!

 

Simon: They're trying to triple suplex him out, carrying him to the ropes and trying to get him over NO IVAN GETS A BOUNCE ON THE ROPE GOING AND A DOUBLE NECKBREAKER ON FLORA AND COBIE! Both of them are stunned THOR TAKES THE OPENING AND BOOTS TECHNICOLOR OUT! 

 

Technicolor is eliminated by Thor! (2)

 

 

Simon: This makes Thor only the second person to have multiple eliminations in this match!

 

Kendra: Elijah joins their ranks! Out goes James D!

 

James D is eliminated by Elijah! (2)

 

 

Miyuu: What an interesting statistic!

 

Simon: Smulders fighting back at Thor, getting some assistance on that front from Rose N Kratz, Genoveva Nilza, and AM Brooks. Stitches in the corner throwing crazy headbutts at Moon, Stonefist rollicks Chronosome with the Olympus Breaker Punch!!! Chronosome tipping over the edge but does not quite make it fully over the ropes.

 

Kendra: We're certainly seeing more in the way of the action itself, as Gilberto J is in the center of the ring dropping bodies left and right with Factor J and Factor G, Ace Anarchy and Damian Blackheart are throwing blows at each other left and right, Violet comes to Anarchy's assistance and Bandit Country to Damian! 

 

Miyuu: XEL with a reverse huracanrana to get Stitches off Moon and Moon thanks him by launching him out of the ring!

 

XEL is eliminated by Moon! (1)

 

 

Simon: The young man has a promising career in MAWL ahead of him but he won't be getting that golden ticket tonight. 

 

Kendra: Lynx gets a measure of revenge on his rival Wildfire! And I'm sure he'll be crying into his title belt. 

 

WildFire is eliminated by Lynx! (1)

 

 

Miyuu: And that's 20 gone! Half of the eliminations are done!

 

Kendra: Make that 21, Alessia Romano just returned Amazon Pryme to sender!

 

Amazon Pryme is eliminated by Alessia Romano! (1)

 

 

Miyuu: I thought she would make it to the end. 

 

Simon: She seemed... Prymed... to do it. 

 

Kendra: Boo. Boo this man.

 

Simon: Ace Anarchy hits Damian Blackheart with the Down with the System! And Elijah is ready for him with a Douen Strike that sends him tumbling back! He has Ace against the ropes and out of the ring he boots him!

 

Ace Anarchy is eliminated by Elijah! (3)

 

 

Simon: Elijah now the first man to get 3 eliminations... we've seen how this man handles the elimination game from the No Tomorrow Rumble in his home country of Trinidad and Tobago, guaranteeing a Legacy Title shot at the W2 in 2026. But it wouldn't be bad for him to garner himself another title shot or even belt on his way there.

 

Kendra: Luciano looking for another Butcher Blade Kick on Silky Sebastian Smooth...Smooth ducks the kick with a stylish slide and Exploder Suplexes him out of this match!

 

Miyuu: I love when people live up to their name.

 

Luciano is eliminated by Silky Sebastian Smooth! (1)

 

 

Kendra: Bad enough he was left off the poster, now he's out of the match altogether. Pour one out for Luciano.

 

Simon: It's an absolute slugfest between Thor and Stonefist, two Olympian-level athletes just causing absolute havoc on one another.

 

Miyuu: It looks like Gilberto wants to get in on the dance card too, as he clunks their heads together! 

 

Simon: I would not have done that. Pitta Power trying to get in on that too, with a Power Slap to Gilberto. Just four men ensuring mutual destruction to each other, a Round Robin of Meaty Men Slapping Meat. And now Volkov dropping Pitta with a lariat! Volkov dropping Gilberto with a lariat! Volkov with a Spinebuster on Thor, but Stonefist is ready for him with his namesake and halts the rampage. 

 

Kendra: Genoveva Nilza low key dropping Storm Rider to the mat with a dropkick while our attentions were on the big men!

 

Storm Rider is eliminated by Genoveva Nilza! (1)

 

 

Kendra: Volkov to his feet GUINEVERE KOCKS HIM OVER WITH A SHINING WIZARD! VOLKOV HITS THE ROAD!!

 

Ivan Volkov is eliminated by Guinevere! (1)

 

 

Kendra: Unbelievable! The Firebird just melted the Ice Cap!

 

Miyuu: And Heaven Lee tossed out the Spy guy!

 

Simon: I had honestly forgotten the MAWLTESE Falcon was even in this thing. Which, now, I guess he's not.

 

MAWLTESE Falcon is eliminated by Heaven Lee! (1)

 

 

Kendra: And Alessia continuing her battle against corruption, makes a big step towards that goal by booting out Cobie Smulders.

 

Cobie Smulders is eliminated by Alessia Romano! (2)

 

 

Simon: Schmetterling's been fairly invisible in the fray up til now, but he emerges with a huge Butterfly DDT to Damian Blackheart, Solemn Guardian prevents him from getting up fully, gets under him and Conciliation Samoan Driver over the ropes!

 

Kendra: If Schmetterling was hoping that this would be the match that gets him back on the path to championship, he just got that hope squashed.

 

Schmetterling is eliminated by Solemn Guardian! (1)

 

 

Miyuu: And Damian up to his feet and dumps him right over too!

 

Solemn Guardian is eliminated by Damian Blackheart! (3)

 

 

Kendra: You can't turn your back for even one second.

 

Simon: Slang Dang runs Silky Sebastian across the ring and tosses him over NO SILKY HOLDS ONTO THE ROPES! HE PULLS SLANG DANG BY THE HANDS AND DRAGS HIM OVER THE ROPE! THEY'RE BATTLING ON THE APRON, GOING BLOW FOR BLOW, SLANG DANG BOOTS SILKY OFF THE APRON! 

 

Kendra: Wait...his feet remain up! Silky into a handstand and gets his legs around Slang's waist! This is a hell of a risk but he's gonna take it and able to launch Slang off the apron and out of the match! Rolls his legs up to the apron and with a kip up he barely saves himself!

 

Slang Dang is eliminated by Silky Sebastian Smooth! (2)

 

 

Miyuu: Only 10 more people until the briefcases drop!

 

Kendra: Damian Blackheart looking to make it 9 as he gets La Bosqua in a chokeslam...here comes High Flyer Mono like a cannonball, dropkicks Damian in the back and La Bosqua is dropped outside the ring! It sounds like the tally keeper is ascribing the elimination to both of them!

 

La Bosqua is eliminated by Damian Blackheart (4) and High Flyer Mono (1)!

 

 

Kendra: And Stitches in the face of one of his great rivals, in Elijah. He still hasn't forgiven Elijah for his mind games and I'm surprised he hasn't been on him this whole time... but I guess WildFire's been in this match and Stitches may also actually be thinking about the long game.

 

Simon: Currently one of his big losses is holding the Asylum Title, and he'd love to get himself a shot for the Asylum Title and maybe get his hands on Gozu.

 

Kendra: Is he aware that the Asylum shot isn't in those briefcases? 

 

Miyuu: Well it may not matter as Moon has just clotheslined him out of this match!

 

Stitches the Clown is eliminated by Moon! (2)

 

 

Kendra: Add Moon to the list GENOVEVA NILZA IS KICKED OUT BY RED GHOST!

 

Genoveva Nilza is eliminated by Red Ghost! (1)

 

 

Simon: Red Ghost living up to his name and appearing seemingly out of nowhere to clear Gen out, he's coming off the ropes at full speed to dropkick Alessia Romano into High Flyer Mono!! The propulsion bounces Mono out of this match and Alessia is barely holding on, but a standing dropkick by Ghost ends that for her too, which keeps the hate between the Anti-System and the Psycho Supremacy nice and fresh.

 

Alessia Romano and High Flyer Mono are eliminated by Red Ghost! (2/3)

 

 

Simon: Red Ghost keeping his momentum going and now he's planting that dropkick on Chronosome!

 

Kendra: Oh I think he just got a little too overconfident.

 

Simon: I think you may be right. Chronosome barely moved. 

 

Miyuu: The ghost is not sufficient to beat the kaiju. 

 

Kendra: Off the ropes, going for another dropkick CHRONOSOME GETS HIM BY THE LEGS AND WHINGS HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE!!

 

Red Ghost is eliminated by Chronosome! (1)

 

 

Simon: Chronosome staring down the apron and his kill, slowly turning around and HIT STICK BY JP SPEARS!

 

Kendra: Normally this would be a lesson in not turning from your opponents, but Chronosome barely moved. Danny Gill giving it a try and single-handedly tossed across the ring to the other turnbuckle. Sebastian Smooth goes for it, Chronosome with a backhand that levels him. Bowen Baneclaw eats a boot from Chronosome that rolls him like a cheese wheel.

 

Simon: JP assembling a squad of sorts, after that toss not many willing to step up.

 

Miyuu: Who will answer the call? Moon answers the call! Brian Storm answers the call!

 

Simon: He gets them lined up for a trio of Hit Sticks! It's a Hit Stick Hat Trick and heeeeere we go....YES! They blast Chronosome!! Over he goes!!!

 

Chronosome is eliminated by JP Spears (1), Brian Storm (1), and Moon (3)!

 

 

Kendra: Pitta looks to take advantage of Moon's being distracted and charges MOON DUCKS AND DROPS THE ROPE! SEE YA PITTA!!!

 

Pitta Power is eliminated by Moon! (4)

 

 

Miyuu: We've only got 2 more people to drop before the briefcases drop! This is so exciting!

 

Simon: Stonefist cuts that in half with a well placed Olympic Punch, Gilberto J sent out of the ring. 

 

Gilberto J is eliminated by Stonefist! (1)

 

 

Kendra: Only one more person needs to-

 

Thor is eliminated by Damian Blackheart! (5)

 

 

Miyuu: HERE COME THE CASES!

 

 

Simon: 8 briefcases, alike in dignity, one now hanging above each turnbuckle, not reachable without assistance from a ladder, and 24 combatants with their eyes on the prize. Once a case is claimed and you make it to the keyholding official at the entranceway, you are considered done for the match, and the match ends when all 8 have been claimed. 

 

Kendra: Rose N Kratz and Danny Gill beating the living hell out of each other, this is a former friendship that has boiled over into pure uncut hatred. Kratz launches Gill into a corner and digs her knees into his head, just driving his countenance into the pad. Damian Blackheart and Jacen Tarot in a lock up, Blackheart gets the edge and a big belly to belly dropping Tarot down. Bowen blasts Violet with a spinebuster. 

 

Miyuu: Is it smarter to go for a ladder sooner or to do damage to people before you do?

 

Simon: I think some degree of damage is a smart play. You go for the ladder too early, and you end up practicing your diving skills onto the mat. Sangre, who found a way to replace Tyler Hayes leading me to believe someone should check on the poor Aussie, blood mists Dusty McGraw and a huge tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. 

 

Miyuu: Heaven Lee looks like she's got something in hand?

 

Simon: HEAVEN LEE RETURNS BLACKHEART'S VIALS OF BLOOD...BY SMASHING THEM ON HIS HEAD! She rolls back out of the ring and grabs another vial from her bag...this one looks like Holy Water! Into the ring and smashes that on Blackheart's head as well!

 

Kendra: I wonder if it burns him.

 

Simon: She's a woman of God now, or so she claims, and this is part of her new calling. Guinevere and Violet with a double team dropkick to Flora Peligrosa, and Violet suggesting a Skyscraper Senton! Guinevere agrees, helps her up... Violet uses Guinevere to jump up towards a case! What a sneaky trick! Guin sees the writing on the wall and pulls her back down for a Powerbomb and ohhhh it looks like she angled it to get her on her shoulderblades. 

 

Miyuu: First attempt at a case goes to Violet, and it makes sense she went for the violet case.

 

Simon: JP Spears hits an All-American Bulldog on Moon, turn around and Alfos whacks him with a discus lariat OH BUT ALFOS HIMSELF IS MET WITH A CHOKESLAM FROM STONEFIST. 

 

Crowd: GLOW! GLOW! GLOW!

 

Kendra: Stonefist instinctively turns to the crowd and eats a Glow Kick courtesy of Ty Neon Sky Lancer who finds Lynx on his shoulders handstand and APEX! CUTTER! 

 

Simon: We seem to have hit the Big Moves portion of the match and sure enough Heaven Lee eats a Bloodline's Wrath from Mal Sangre as Rod Crane drops the FCUK Penalty Kick on AM Brooks. 

 

Kendra: First one to seek a ladder, it looks like it's going to be Moon and Lynx launches himself at Moon with a Tope Con Hilo! Ty back to his feet, he's joining in the fun, Tornillo Splash to the Outside!! Ty takes the ladder from the fallen Moon, on the other side of the ring JP Spears gets a ladder himself and it looks like both of them are going to go into the ring. 

 

Simon: Ladders set up in good order, I still think this is too early... JP and Ty climbing almost in synchronicity... wait... JP gets to it first, and is he going to reach for the case? NO!

 

HIT STICK

 

ACROSS THE RING!

 

He just took Ty Neon Sky and himself clean out of the ring with that! 

 

Crowd: This is awesome! This is awesome!

 

Kendra: Bowen has a ladder now and he's taking it for a spin!

 

Simon: There was an old Ninja Turtle game, I think it was The Manhattan Project, where Donatello would do the same with his bo. It was awesome. 

 

Miyuu: It looks like he dropped nine people but Magnus wasn't one of them...Magnus charges him cutting him off at the legs, Back Body Drop and Bowen lands on the ladder!

 

Kendra: Magnus with a Uranage to Bowen on the ladder, Guinevere charging from behind and leg lariat drops Magnus right on top of Bowen! Stonefist with a reverse chokeslam drops Guin on them and we're just stackin bodies TOP ROPE TORNILLO BY NEON SKY LANDS ON THE MOUND!! WHAT A WAY TO GET YOURSELF BACK IN THIS RING AND THIS MATCH!

 

Simon: It comes at a cost though, and Stonefist using the stacked bodies as a makeshift ladder! Which one are...oh we're by the red one. Okay.

 

Miyuu: One of these is a firing, right? I would be so nervous to take the first briefcase.

 

Kendra: Lynx looking to stop Stonefist's momentum, launches himself at him from the top rope STONEFIST CATCHES LYNX! FRONT SLAMS HIM ON THE COMPETITOR PILE! AND THAT IS THE EXTRA HEIGHT HE NEEDS TO GRAB THE FIRST BRIEFCASE! The Red Briefcase is unlatched!

 

Simon: It's not considered Stonefist's until he makes it to our Referee Andra at the stage, anyone can stop him up until that point.

 

Kendra: This is where the calculus is...either 6 or 7 of those others contain good news, and many of the competitors share your nervousness, but it looks like Blackheart is not one of them! Blackheart attempting to wrest the briefcase from his hands and this is now empowering Violet, Lynx, and Alfos to do the same! Stonefist has a bunch of bodies trying to hold him back HE ROARS THEM OFF!! 

 

Miyuu: I think those other people may have ruined it for Damian, as Stonefist seemed to dig into himself for a level of power he may not have felt required to deal with Damian.

 

Simon: Are you saying he went Super Stonen?

 

Miyuu: That...was so bad. I am sorry, but wow.

 

Simon: Well I was gonna do a Fist of the North Stone joke but now I'm not gonna.

 

Miyuu: That is the nicest thing you have said all day.

 

Kendra: Damn. Sailor Moon got your number.

 

Simon: Stonefist's path to the entranceway is pretty clear from here. 

 

 

Andra: Please present your case.

 

Stonefist has claimed the Red Case!

 

 

Kendra: Not gonna lie, the child in me feels like she's at the Christmas tree.

 

Miyuu: This is so exciting.

 

Red Case contains -

 

 

Simon: STONEFIST HAS EARNED HIMSELF A EURASIAN TITLE SHOT AT GRAVEYARD SHIFT!

 

Kendra: Most of the competitors were so sure that Red was going to be the Fired that they let Stonefist just walk away with his doom in hand! The Fired is still out there! And Stonefist can go celebrate!

 

Miyuu: That pile of bodies cannot be happy about this turn of events.

 

Simon: Surely that will be a list of Stonefist's growing rivalries right there. But they don't have much time to stew, they still have 7 cases they can claim. Two of which have titles in them. 

 

Kendra: Those stacked in the pile - for those keeping score that's Bowen, Magnus, Guinevere, and Ty Neon Sky Lancer - are in a four-way tug of war with that ladder that served as their cheesecake base. Lynx gets himself on the ladder itself, a slide kick to Magnus! Running counter corner, a slide kick to Bowen! 

 

Simon: Grip loosening a little but Bowen and Magnus able to maintain...the four of them look at each other...THEY TREBUCHET LYNX OFF THE LADDER AND WITH SUCH FORCE THAT LYNX LANDS OVER THE BARRICADE AND INTO THE CROWD-WAIT-LYNX JUST GOT TOSSED STRAIGHT UP OVER THE HORIZON-

 

 

Kendra: RADE IS HERE! 7 FEET UNDER!!!

 

Miyuu: RADE?? Is he going to try for a briefcase?? 

 

Simon: It appears that Rade is going to keep mutilating Lynx on the outside, but Rena is approaching the ring! But she's not even looking at the cases...SHE WANTS HEAVEN LEE!

 

Kendra: Inge seeks revenge, and her new vessel is going to grant her it! Rena pulls Heaven over the ropes...POWERBOMB ONTO THE STAIRS! AND ANOTHER!!

 

Simon: While Lynx and Heaven Lee are still part of this match, reasonably that leaves 21 competitors who have a valid shot at something great here, returning us to the 3:1 ratio.

 

Miyuu: I do not think Lynx or Heaven are going to be meeting Andra.

 

Kendra: That honestly awesome trebuchet move is leaving all 4 of these folks a bit on the tired side, JP Spears Hit Sticks Bowen and Lancer at the top of the ladder, leaving Magnus and Guinevere to deal with the legs. They look at each other and somehow still manage to keep it somewhat up, with a little lift they use it as almost a two-person bat and Spears clocked in the head!

 

Miyuu: It is like the Megazord weapon that we used on Rangers!

 

Simon: These two are no Megazord, and they lose their hold of the ladder, but I think Spears got the worst of that as he's still rolling a little. Moon hits a double DDT on Gill and Kratz and goes for a ladder...but where to set up?

 

Kendra: A typical ladder match would be easy, you'd go for the center of the ring, but here you have options, and that can get confusing. Moon sees that everyone else is engaged in varying degrees of fisticuff, except Elijah and Mal Sangre but Sangre's on the outside of the ring messing up what I can only assume is the Hindi table based on the flag and Elijah appears to be taking a reading break before digging for a ladder of his own.

 

Simon: Moon takes advantage of the rare free moment and he unlatches the Blue Case! But don't forget that it's not Moon's until he makes it to Andra AND RADE IS ON THE APRON! HE MUST HAVE FINISHED FEASTING ON LYNX AND NOW HE'S STARING DOWN MOON! EVEN FROM MOON'S HIGHER VANTAGE POINT, IT STILL FEELS LIKE HE IS BEING STARED DOWN!

 

Miyuu: He wants a briefcase after all!

 

Kendra: NO! HE SHAKES THE LADDER AND MOON FALLS INTO THE WAITING ARMS OF MAL SANGRE!!! MAL SANGRE POWERBOMBS MOON THROUGH THE TABLE AND TAKES THE BRIEFCASE AS MOON'S HOMELAND ANNOUNCERS TRY TO HELP HIM FROM THE WRECKAGE!

 

Simon: Rena Terror and Rade flank Mal Sangre up the ramp as he heads towards Andra, they know that anything is possible

 

 

Kendra: And they were right! La Sangre Maldita in its new form, Shawn Harris in tow, blasting out from the crowd, RADE DOUBLE CHOKESLAM TO THE TAG CHAMPS BUT SHAWN HARRIS HAS HIS HANDS ON MAL SANGRE'S CASE! THE TUG OF WAR LOOKS EVENLY MATCHED RENA TERROR BLOOD MISTS HARRIS IN THE FACE AND MAL SANGRE HAS CLAIMED THE CASE!

 

Mal Sangre has claimed the Blue Case!

 

 

Simon: Mal Sangre will be back after the Commercial Break as one of two competitors for the Crimson Rite Title!

 

Ralph Silva: Enjoy it while you can, Mal Sangre, as the interim GM of Frequency of the Damned-

 

Simon: Who decided that??

 

Ralph Silva: I am decreeing that whoever wins the title tonight will have to defend it against Shawn Harris at Graveyard Shift!

 

Kendra: I'm sure Colin has something to say. Or maybe he's hands off about Frequency. But this reads as pure Power Grab to me.

 

Simon: There was a power vacuum that's kept Frequency in a weird state for a while, it only makes sense that someone steps up.

 

Kendra: I'm just glad he didn't yell "EXCUSE ME" over and over again.

 

Miyuu: 6 cases left and it seems that Moon can be added to the list of probably will not win.

 

Simon: Wait, I just realized something... Moon and Lynx were both meant to be WildFire's Ether Title contenders-

 

 

Simon: oh no.

 

 

High Risk Winston Lewis and Red Carpet Mark Anderson come down in matching ziplines and glasses, preening to the crowd as the music plays.

 

Kendra: Jesus Christ.

 

Miyuu: What...what is happening now?

 

Simon: It would APPEAR that Dumb and Dumber here are collecting WildFire's would-be opponents, and yep, Anderson has Moon and Lewis has Lynx. Where are they.... oh. Our standard ring is still up by the rafters. Cool. 

 

 

Ralph Silva: If I may have a moment of your time, I would like to redirect your attentions to the ring above - if we can get the cameras above here, thank you, I am proud to announce an IMPROMPTU ETHER TITLE MATCH! The champion WildFire, the challengers Lynx and Moon!

 

 

Ralph: WildFire could just pin them - oh! He's going for the old handcuff to the post game! Lynx locked in one corner, Moon in the other!!

 

Winston: This was like our first Menage, remember Mark?

 

Mark: Her accent was Russian but her body took it slow. 

 

Winston: I was a little worried when she lost the key, and a little more when she asked our Blood Type.

 

Mark: But what an adventure.

 

Ralph: Wild with a running basement dropkick to Lynx! And one to Moon! Cannonball to Lynx! Bronco Buster to Moon! And he uncuffs them and goes for the pin on both.

 

Jenny: ONE! TWO! THREE!

 

WildFire wins by Pinfall!

 

 

Ralph: Here is your winner and STILL Ether Champion, WILDFIRE! And back to you.

 

Simon: So we're just dropping title matches inside other matches now because nothing matters I guess.

 

Miyuu: I noticed that they haven't returned Lynx or Moon down here.

 

Simon: So they lose out on these opportunities AND get cheated out of a fair title match.

 

Kendra: Points to WildFire for ingenuity. And without Alastor here to make it the set up for the fall, WildFire will walk out of here with a title defense under his belt. 

 

Simon: We've got Damian and JP reliving their rivalry over a ladder by the Yellow Case, Elijah and Jacen battling it out on a second ladder under the Orange Case, Alfos able to sneak the Green Case! And Alfos beginning to make his way out of the ring, Rose N Kratz running up with a Bulldog dropping Alfos face first into the case, and taking it for herself NO DANNY GILL HITS HER WITH A RUNNING DROPKICK. 

 

Miyuu: Everyone wants the Green Case!

 

Kendra: It's the color of money, who can blame them. Speaking of, I'm surprised none of these is a Money in the Bank, Wild Card, do it when you want.

 

Simon: Huh. Good point. Anyway, Bowen, Magnus, Guinevere, and Ty back at it, tagging at a ladder, Bowen pushes back with force to get Magnus and Guin pushed back, Bowen and Ty set up a ladder by the Violet Case.

 

Miyuu: I love that. 

 

Kendra: Bowen and Ty -

 

Simon: The best actor pair on Modern Family - 

 

Kendra: NO. 

 

Simon: Are trading fists like Pokémon cards on the top rung, Bowen tosses Ty Neon Sky Lancer out and unlatches the Violet Case GUINEVERE WITH A TOP ROPE DROPKICK SNATCH AND GRAB!! Guinevere tucks the Violet Case and rolls out of the ring! She makes a mad dash towards Andra! 

 

Miyuu: The only cases still up now are White, Orange, and Indigo... Damian Blackheart boots JP Spears out of the ring and grabs the Yellow Case!

 

Kendra: Damian leaving the ring and heading towards the ramp JP SPEARS HIT STICKS DAMIAN INTO OBLIVION AND TAKES THE YELLOW CASE FOR HIMSELF! 

 

Simon: The Green Case changing hands like it's the 24/7 Title! Half of that crowd starting to disperse and it looks like Brian Storm is going to be the presumptive title holder MAGNUS WITH A FULL NELSON SUPLEX AND TOSSES HIM BACKWARDS AND AWAY FROM ANDRA! Magnus has the Green Case TY NEON SKY LANCER WITH THE SUPERKICK OUT OF NOWHERE AND TAKES THE CASE FOR HIMSELF!

 

Kendra: Dusty McGraw and Flora Peligrosa going up for the White Case VIOLET LOW BLOWS DUSTY AND FLORA GRABS THE CASE! 

 

Simon: Violet why??

 

Miyuu: Are you still surprised? It seems very few people have morals or ethics in this federation.

 

Simon: Violet and Flora storm out of the ring to boos, Flora smashes Neon Sky with her case and hands her new friend Violet the Green Case. They strut up TY TO HIS FEET AND A ROLLING GERMAN TAKES VIOLET BACK AND AWAY! VIOLET TO HER FEET AND STILL HAS THE BRIEFCASE, BOWEN BANECLAW WITH A SAMOAN DROP AND VIOLET STILL CLUTCHING THE CASE, ROD CRANE WITH A DIVING ELBOW DROP!

 

Miyuu: There are still two more cases that are untouched! 

 

Kendra: Not anymore, Jacen has the Indigo Case and Eli has the Orange Case, and Brian Storm comes barreling in clotheslining them both!! Eli up quickly, taking a springboard and Duppy Rise!!! Drops him face first on the Orange Case, and grabs the Indigo Case!! He just nabbed Jacen's case!

 

Simon: But the Orange Case is still there, Jacen and Brian both grabbing the handle, and trading blows! 

 

Kendra: Jacen spins around and DDTs Brian onto the case!!!

 

Simon: JP Spears gets the Yellow Case up to Andra-

 

 

Simon: Capture Suplex to JP off the apron and Matt steals the Yellow Case!

 

Matt Martigon claims the Yellow Case!

 

 

The Yellow Case contains- 

 

 

Simon: JP SPEARS ONCE AGAIN ROBBED OF THE US TITLE.

 

The titantron goes on to reveal Colin.

 

 

Colin: Now I don't mind a last minute robbery but only if you're in the match. So here's what we're gonna do:

 

Miyuu: He's going to give Spears the belt, right?

 

Colin: At Graveyard Shift, JP Spears will fight Matt Martigon for the Vacant US Title.

 

Miyuu: So Martigon still gets a shot at the belt. Wow, there really aren't consequences for being bad.

 

Simon: I mean, he didn't get to leave with the title.

 

Miyuu: Yes, but he still gets to fight for it. So you can just kinda do whatever and it's just okay. Fascinating.

 

Kendra: I suppose it doesn't help that Flora Peligrosa has gotten her case to Andra.

 

Flora Peligrosa claims the White Case!

 

 

The White Case contains-

 

 

Simon: Flora Peligrosa will get to challenge for the Inferno Title at Graveyard Shift!

 

Kendra: The card is starting to half-form. We don't know who will be leaving today champions but we know that Flora, and by extension E.M. Powered, will be seeking another title, thanks to the assist by Violet who may or may not be associating herself with them now.

 

Miyuu: Half the cases unlocked, still no sign of the Fired, still no Infernal Crown Title. 

 

Simon: In Deal or No Deal language, the $1 and Million Dollar Briefcases still have not been revealed. Mal Sangre does not yet know who his opponent is. 

 

Kendra: The strategy at this point becomes very perilous. It's very clear that there is a 1 in 4 chance of losing your job. So cashing in becomes dangerous. But not cashing in becomes dangerous. 

 

Simon: At this point I'd almost not cash in and not risk it.

 

Miyuu: That is somewhat cowardly, no?

 

Kendra: I think at least let one person go up, and then see what your odds are from there. 

 

Simon: That seems perhaps a good middle ground, yeah. Who's the closest? 

 

Miyuu: Guinevere kicks Violet away, and she is able to get her case to Andra.

 

Guinevere claims the Violet Case!

 

 

The Violet Case contains-

 

 

Simon: Guinevere's gonna be going for the Epoch Title at Graveyard Shift! She is ready to find herself at the top of the Mountain!

 

Kendra: All that remains are two Frequency and a Firing. 

 

Miyuu: Everyone seems so afraid to make a move.

 

Simon: No one wants to lose their job. 

 

Kendra: Right now, Jacen holds the Orange Case, Elijah has the Indigo Case, and Rod Crane has the Green Case. The people who remain were really hoping we'd know who the Fired One is because who wants to break themselves just to lose their jobs?

 

Miyuu: The three case holders walk up the ramp as if they are traveling to the Wizard of Oz. 

 

Simon: The worst case scenario for them is that the first case revealed is the Fired, because then the whole crowd will rush them for that belt. 

 

Kendra: Mal Sangre is watching this very closely too, to know what to prepare for. 

 

Simon: If I were Mal, I don't think I'd be too excited about any of these options. 

 

Kendra: Except Mal likes a fight. So I'm sure he's salivating. 

 

Miyuu: All three of them are looking to each other. Everyone is afraid to be the first to hand their cases in. 

 

Jacen Tarot claims the Orange Case!

 

 

The Orange Case contains-

 

 

Kendra: MAL SANGRE AND JACEN TAROT ARE SET FOR THE CRIMSON RITE MATCH! 

 

Miyuu: Both remaining individuals are now more unsafe than they had ever been.

 

Simon: This is the very definition of high risk high reward.

 

Elijah is about to hand his case to Andra when Rod Crane puts his hand in front of Elijah to cut in line.

 

Rod Crane: Bollocks luck mate. Green is the color of money, and getting this championship is gonna be so so money.

 

Rod pats Elijah on the shoulder and puts his green case on top of Elijah's suitcase. Elijah glares at Rod's smug MEOWing face.

 

Rod Crane claims the Green Case!

 

 

The Green Case contains-

 

 

Simon: CRANE JUST GOT FUTURE ENDEAVORED!

 

Kendra: Wait...that means...

 

Simon: You can see that Elijah can see exactly what it means, as tears seem to be touching his eyes. 

 

Kendra: The rest of the crowd just realized what that means. And I think Elijah just realized that they realized it.

 

Elijah: Oh sh-

 

 

The crowd of opponents charges Elijah. almost as if they were Zombies. At first, Elijah attempts to get the briefcase faster to Andra but he quickly takes it to smash Violet in the head, then back smashes Brian Storm with it.

 

He passes it to Andra for safe keeping, as he back body drops Ty Neon Sky Lancer overhead, launching him over her head as well.

 

CRICK CRACK MONKEY BREAK BOWEN'S BACK! 

 

Simon: This is a man who notched 16 eliminations at the No Tomorrow Rumble, he fears nothing. 

 

Kendra: Rose N Kratz goes for the clothesline, DANNY GILL SUPLEXES HER! Is Danny going to swing at him? No! It appears Danny has chosen instead to protect Eli, and Silky Sebastian Smooth assists as well holding off the crowd.

 

Simon: Elijah turns back to Andra and nods, as she starts to open the briefcase, TY NEON SKY LANCER ATTEMPTS TO LEAPFROG OVER DANNY AND SEBASTIAN, ELIJAH GETS HIM WITH A DOUEN STRIKE!! ANDRA UNLOCKS THE CASE!

 

Elijah claims the Indigo Case!

 

 

And it can only be one thing...

 

 

Elijah holds the Title above his head and asks for a microphone.

 

Elijah: Let Me-

TELL YOU

A STORRRRRRRRRY!

 

 

Miyuu: ELIJAH! CLAIMS! THE THRONE!!

 

Simon: Buoyed and recharged since his sojourn home, it's been a meteoric almost one-way ride for Elijah, and right here, right now, this is his moment. And these intense fans are here for story time.

 

Kendra: The celebration continues as we go to commercial break. See you soon with part 2, and things are looking to just get more intense from here.

 

 

Amelia: We have a tremendous announcement and this is going to potentially impact - we hope in a good way - which edition you pick. 

 

So you may already know, our highest tier - Two Wolves Edition - is quite possibly the first ever wrestling game to feature backwards compatibility. That's right, you'll be able to get all your downloaded characters, all your unlockables and game modes and arenas, from MAWL Madness 2, in MAWL III and in fact you'll get a discount on Two Wolves if you already have MM2. Conversely if you don't and you buy this version, you'll get the MM2 info and Creation Slots...just not discounted on the tier level. It's the only reason people like Goldberg and Ragnarrr still feature on our Roster Page - as well as some other names we would happily be separated from. They're considered Tier 3 because they are only obtainable through backwards compatibility. 

 

ANWYAY. That's not what this is about. What this is about, is that there won't be a MAWL IV in the next few years. 

  

Because MAWL III is a Live Service game.

 

As new match types and characters and character versions come into play, we collect and build up new DLC packs. Now, superstar changes - for example, Ishani and gang joining EM He - will be freely patched in to the unlockable section with new live updates to MAWL BRAWL. That will be free regardless as long as you have the relevant character available.

 

But new characters? That's a bit of a different ball game. For example, we just scanned one as he came in today, and he's going to fight after the break. He's set to I believe be the final part of DLC 7, which we'll talk about in the future, and that will be the last DLC Pack that's included with Deluxe and beyond. 

 

From that point on - at the Deluxe and Spotlight Editions, every future pack of characters will be 4.99, which as we're going to keep them in packs of 10-14 is a deal I think. BUUUUT The Two Wolves Edition, that content's just gonna keep on comin'. It would be sick to make you pay more than that already high price tag and you wanna get your money's worth.

 

So if you're on the fence, if you're like I'm not sure about Two Wolves - I get it. Trust me, I do. And you can pick and choose what packs you want. In fact, even beyond that, we're looking into A La Carte Packs - 12 wrestlers and their relevant add-ons for $7 - for people who didn't want to shell out the whole cost, so we'll talk about that at a later time. 

 

BUT. If you want all that good good, consider the Two Wolves! Coming to you in these covers - 

 

 

Amelia: Keeping with the Brand Split theme, the PS4 box is Wonderwolf vs Balor Wolfe; the PS5 puts EM He against Alastor; XBox ONE has Scott Razor taking on Tank Vanguard; XBox X/S gives us the fracture family of Sombras and Mal Sangre; Switch asks which Blood you like, Swan or Drawn; Switch 2 of course had to be teams of 2 so Los Heroes de la Calle take on Spirit Crusher; on Steam your Icon is Schmetterling and Ivan Volkov, and on MAC OS Thor and Jay the Joker go head to head. 

 

And Bloodswan is a perfect example of knowing and growing with the character... although this features the Ballerina, you can also connect with the new unified white garb. So pre-order yours today! 

 

OH, I should tell you, Preorder Bonus for all games is actually four all-around match types and one MAWLTIVERSE Exclusive -

Feast or Famine (MAWLTIVERSE Exclusive), similar to what you just saw, you can assign 4 to 8 briefcases and the number of people (minimum 2 per case) that would be left before the cases drop. This one is MAWLTIVERSE exclusive as the one who gets the "Fired" you don't want to delete from the game, but they would be removed from any brand you have them on and be put back into Free Agency.

War Room Tag (for teams of 2 up to 8) - a smaller-scale version of a War Games, the teams enter together in a regular tag scenario, but the name relates to the fact that everyone must have been in the match before any win condition can be sought. No DQ.

Crimson Mask, where you have to cover your own face completely in your opponent's blood to win. This can be single or tag.

Thumbtack Match, where the goal is pour and gore.

And Thievery Match, where the goal is to hit your opponent's finisher on them, which you do by storing up three finishers and then getting in the proper condition. 

 

So let's get MAW-

 

 

The screen hums to life with the low, electric groan of dying machinery. The WREK-TV logo flickers, drowning in static.

For a moment, the image collapses into chaos — blood, roses, a skull turned sideways, a hand clawing through smoke.

Then, through the distortion, a voice emerges.

 

Ralph Silva:

“Some legacies don’t fade.

They rot. They suffer.

And then… they rise.”

 

The static deepens into a heartbeat. The thud reverberates through the speakers, slow and deliberate. Each pulse brings new horror to life.

 

 

A crimson-washed shot of Sombras driving his knee into an opponent’s face fills the frame. Blood explodes outward, blooming like a rose in reverse.

 

 

The next heartbeat reveals Davy Boy hurling a man through a table, the crash replayed from three different angles, every fragment suspended midair in sickening beauty.

 

Ralph Silva:

“When the world forgot the name… they remembered the blood.

When faith turned to fear… they became gods of violence.”

 

The footage continues — Sombras twisting a body until joints pop in unnatural directions; Davy Boy tearing the padding from a turnbuckle and slamming a helpless rival against raw steel. The crowd’s noise is distorted, distant, replaced by the rhythm of breathing and impact.

 

Ralph Silva:

“Sombras.

Davy Boy.

My disciples of the damned.”

 

The screen turns black. Silence swallows everything.

 

Then, one heartbeat returns — sharper, faster.

It mutates into a pounding drum. The first notes of “Elevated” by It Lives, It Breathes rise like thunder beneath the crimson static.

 

 

A triangle symbol flashes on screen, drawn in white light, cutting through the red haze. Beneath it, a figure forms — motionless, head bowed, a long coat draped like a shadow around him. The smoke parts. The man raises his arms, forming the same triangle above his head. The light bends around him.

 

Ralph Silva:

“From Lisbon’s ashes…

through Manchester’s storms…

he conquered Japan, the U.K., and the States.

He is precision made flesh.

A storm dressed in calm.

The evolution of pain.”

 

 

The figure steps forward — Shawn Harris.

 

The camera circles him as he moves in perfect rhythm, unhurried. His elbow lashes out — the Hidden Blade — striking an unseen opponent. The frame freezes at impact, blood frozen mid-air like shattered rubies.

 

It flickers again — Shawn soaring into a Firebird Splash, landing with divine control. The screen glitches; for an instant, there are three of him, each repeating the motion at different speeds.

 

Ralph Silva:

“He is Shawn Harris.

The blood ascends…

and the world bleeds anew.”

 

The image sharpens.

Sombras watches from a dark hallway, his face half-hidden beneath shadow. Davy Boy leans beside him, arms crossed, a smirk carving across his face. Behind them, the sigil of La Sangre Maldita burns across the wall — a black rose wrapped around a skull.

 

 

Davy Boy:

“Looks like the bloodline’s got itself a prodigy.”

 

Sombras:

“Let’s see if he can bleed like one.”

 

The final shot unfolds in near-silence.

 

Shawn stands in the center of the ring, arms high, triangle raised above his head as crimson rain begins to fall from the rafters. The droplets hiss against the mat, glowing faintly as they hit.

 

Behind him, ghosted images of Sombras and Davy Boy loom like dark saints, forming a trinity in red light.

 

Ralph Silva:

“La Sangre Maldita — the blood ascends again.”

 

The WREK-TV logo slams across the screen — jagged, bleeding letters — before the feed collapses into static.

Only the heartbeat remains.

 

 

Colin: Miyuu, Mew, thank you so much for helping me on such a short notice. With this influx of Frequency matches and new people, the Trios Gauntlet just wasn't feasible.

 

 

Miyuu: It is my pleasure, Colin-San. We are very grateful that you have let us join the commentary teams, although I am glad that Arvin is able to take his seat back. 

 

 

Mew: We are so happy to help. So I will spin this little handle and Miyuu will pick the name from the spindle who will get the fourth spot in the Trio Match!

 

Miyuu nods emphatically and excitedly.

 

Colin: You two truly are every bit the heroes that you portray. Well, let's spin it and see who'll win it!

 

Mew spins the wheel. After a bit, Miyuu nods her head again and Miyuu stops it.

 

Miyuu: "Ishani, Diana Dresden, and Razi Kamal." 

 

Colin sighs but keeps a smile. 

 

Colin: Thank you, ladies, you have been most helpful and we've been real happy to have you. 

 

Mew and Miyuu nod and smile emphatically then wheel the cart with the wheel away, Colin smiling sadly as they leave.

 

 

Simon: Colin didn't look too thrilled about the results, but you can't argue with randomness. Also, welcome back Arvin. How are you feeling?

 

 

Arvin: It hurts less each time.

 

Simon: Really?

 

Arvin: No. Don't be stupid.

 

 

Kendra: We want to thank Miyuu Sawai for filling in while Arvin was getting splinters pulled out of him. 

 

Arvin: So I see we have the fight pit set up. I've been watching the show up to this point and I know that Ishani and Diana Dresden are not going to be fighting in it. So what happens now?

 

Simon: Well, I can say with some confidence that Tyler Hayes has been cleared for fighting so I'm guessing he'll be one half of the equation. As for the other part, who's not already scheduled for today that would be a worthwhile opponent?

 

Kendra: Let's toss it down to Ash, hopefully they'll have some clarity on the situation.

 

 

Ash: The following contest is a Fight Pit Match! The only way to win is to make your opponent submit or go down for a 10-count.

 

 

Lights go out before his music hits, then the Pretender is blasted through the stadium with Yellow & Green lights floating over the crowd. When ready the lights will meet directly at the top of the crowd. Where Tyler is standing proud.

 

 

Ash: First, from Adelaide, Australia, weighing 220 pounds, Tyler Hayes!!

 

He makes his way down through the crowd making sure to shake hands with anyone who wants it. He signs an autograph for a fan at the front of the barrier, jumps over the barricade and does a lap of the ring smacking the crowds hands as he comes around, he shakes hands with the commentators, slides into the ring and shakes hands with the ref, and leans back on to the turnbuckle waiting for his opponent.

 

Simon: Tyler is still in good spirits even after being attacked and left out of title opportunities.

 

Kendra: He is ever the consummate professional, but that kindness doesn't translate to weakness and whoever finds themselves across him is gonna have a hard time.

 

 

A white searchlight sweeps across the crowd. The Tribal Chief steps out slowly, scanning the arena like he’s mapping threats.

 

 

Ash: And his opponent! From Houston, Texas, weighing in at 260 pounds, THE TRIBAL CHIEF!!

 

The Tribal Chief steps out slowly, scanning the arena like he’s mapping threats. Halfway down the ramp he pauses, exhales sharply, then charges the ring with sudden explosive force. Inside, he circles every corner like he’s securing hostile territory.

 

 

The Fight Pit locks behind the two competitors.

 

Kendra: A rounded structure, a slight...very. very slight...ledge high up but you can't win up there. For someone who spent the time in lockdown that Tribal Chief did, this is either gonna feel like home or like a step back, but either way, he's gonna know how to fight in this environment.

 

Simon: He might have that edge over Hayes, but Hayes wrestled crocs and can do an Iron Man Match after downing half a keg. So let's see what happens. A lock-up, Ty twists Tribal Chief's arm and trying to get it up into a Fujiwara situation... Tribal Chief judo flips him and gets him down into a half nelson.

 

Arvin: Tyler trying to get himself to his feet, there's no rope break here because there's no rope in lockdown. I'm sure you wouldn't know about that, Simon Soft. 

 

Kendra: The thing about a half nelson is that you're leaving one arm free. 

 

Arvin: Right. If Tyler can get to his feet he can use his free arm to his benefit. I'd lock in the other arm or try to turn it into some sort of slam if it looks like Hayes is going to break free.

 

Simon: He's not going to wait for it, Half Nelson Backbreaker and into a crossface. Chief's not letting the pressure go, and Hayes is gonna have to fight through the pain again. Hayes trying to wrest some control and fighting to his feet but the Chief is living up to his name, exerting dominance at every turn and flips Hayes back and keeps that crossface in. 

 

Kendra: I don't think I've ever seen Hayes struggle this much. The Chief is putting him through the wringer. Hayes finding that bit of strength and lifting himself up, Samoan Driver! Hayes lifts the Tribal Chief up and running powerslam! And we're going back to that armbar.

 

Arvin: When you're fighting a match like this, once you find an area that works for you you do not let up until something snaps. Hayes gets that arm twisted behind and kneeling on Chief's other arms, Chief keeping a very stoic look about him that I'd be worried if I were Tyler. It's a look that says I will eat you when I get up.

 

Simon: Hayes keeps that lock on tight, but Chief is three inches and 47 pounds bigger than Hayes and when you are relying on strength and mass that is going to make a difference. Make no mistake, I wouldn't want 220 pounds resting on any area of my body if I can avoid it, but you gotta know what you're playing with.

 

Kendra: Chief attempting to manipulate his body to get out of this situation he's found himself in, he manages to get his free arm out from under him and grabs Hayes's leg! To their feet and he bends him back! Almost like a Torture Rack but from his waist! 

 

Arvin: One thing that neither man seems to be considering is that both of these men are giving I'd die before I submit energy. You might be better suited trying for the 10 count.

 

Simon: It seems that Tribal Chief agrees with you he gets him up for an F5, we take the spin, Tyler lands on his feet and pushes Tribal Chief into the steel and catches him back for a German Suplex. Hayes getting Chief's arms and pulling them back, into a Surfboard! Chief fighting up, Hayes bends him back!

 

Kendra: You have to be so careful when doing a Surfboard, if you bend too far up your opponent can get some leverage and break free, don't bend enough and you're giving them a massage. 

 

Arvin: You're so right and Hayes may have bent a little too far up, Chief getting to his feet! Backpack Stunner by Chief, Chief yanks him up and flips him with a ripcord lariat!

 

 

Andra: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE!

 

Kendra: Hayes to his feet and ducks the boot on his way up, Capture Suplex launches Chief into that cage again!

 

Andra: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR!

 

Simon: Chief pulling himself up, Hayes boots him back into the side of the cage, and a Full Nelson Suplex! Chief back to his feet and shoulder checks Hayes into the cage now! Pushing him and head punches to Tyler, smashing the head of Tyler repeatedly into the cage. Tyler going for a back elbow and Chief gets it back into a Crossface, Hayes with a big cutter!

 

Andra: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! 

 

Kendra: Chief hits a Rock Bottom on Hayes, and scoops him again...THE F-5...OR AS HE CALLS IT THE RIP AND TEAR!! AND HE PICKS HIM UP FOR A SECOND ONE!!! AND ONE MORE JUST TO ENSURE!!!

 

Simon: That became excessive!

 

Andra: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX! SEVEN! EIGHT! NINE! TEN!

 

The Tribal Chief wins!

 

 

Ash: Here is your winner! THE TRIBAL CHIEF!!!

 

Simon: Statement win by The Tribal Chief in his first official match.

 

Kendra: We have so much more card to go! 

 

Arvin: So let's get into it. We've got several situations to take care of with regards to the Frequency Titles, not least of which is this Crimson Rite Title, which has its own set of rules that we thought it better to be announced by Frequency's own Astrid Vale. 

 

 

Astrid: The following is a Crimson Rite Title Match, and will be conducted under Rite of Blood Rules! The match can only be won by pinfall or submission, and there are no disqualifications or countouts, save that a finisher cannot be used until your opponent bleeds. If the belt is defended successfully three consecutive times, the holder may choose to cash in for an Infernal Crown Title. 

 

 

When Mal Sangre enters the arena, the atmosphere shifts.

 

 

Astrid: The first competitor! From the Ancient Bloodline of Forgotten Kings, weighing on this corporeal plane 230 pounds, accompanied by Rena Terror, THE VESSEL OF WRATH, MAL SANGRE!!

 

 A blood-red mist spills from the stage as the lights dim, and ominous drumming reverberates through the air. His fiery eyes glow through the haze as he emerges, walking with a measured, menacing stride. The mist seems to follow him as he approaches the ring, his imposing frame silhouetted against the flickering crimson lights. He climbs into the ring and slowly raises his hands, summoning the mist to engulf him and his manager, Rena Terror, before the match begins.

 

Kendra: It remains to be seen if this pairing will bear fruit, if Rabia Sagriente will have each others' backs going forward, but Rena and Rade did assist in getting Mal this far. 

 

Simon: If I were La Sangre Maldita, I would stay very far out of this match... they have a tag title shot, and Mal Sangre and Rade are spiteful individuals, if there is a whiff, even a smell, of interference that impacts Mal Sangre getting this belt there will be holy hell to pay. 

 

The arena is suddenly swallowed by darkness. The energy from the crowd fades into a tense silence as every light in the building shuts off. Only the faint hum of electricity can be heard. The sound of an ominous crow echoes through the arena. The screen flickers to life with the image of a dimly lit fortune teller’s table. A mysterious fortune teller, draped in shadowy veils and surrounded by candlelight, slowly flips a tarot card—revealing The Death Card. Smoke swirls around her as the haunting melody of “Oblivion” by Lo Key begins to play.

 

 

The beat grows louder and darker, syncing with the rhythmic pulse of lights flickering in the arena. Jacen Tarot steps into view, from the darkness. The only light follows him from behind, casting a long, eerie shadow across the stage. He wears a black leather jacket. 

 

 

Astrid: AND HIS OPPONENT! From Parts Unknown, weighing in at 245 pounds, The Heretic, JACEN TAROT!!

 

Hand in hand we walk with you now. 

 

Jacen stands at the top of the ramp with his arms out in a T position as he tilts his head slightly.

 

 Oblivion accept us now, Forgive us for all that we are. 

 

Jacen Tarot approaches the ring slowly, eyes cold and calculating. He slides under the bottom rope with a deliberate, smooth motion, rising to his feet in the center of the ring.

 

 Into the gates of Shadowland… We walk now 

 

The beat to the song picks back up. As the lights flicker again, he stands motionless, his arms extended wide, head tilted back slightly, embracing something not seen. He makes his way over to the corner and sits in it on the mat.

 

Kendra: You have to think that Rade is lurking around somewhere and I think we lost Arvin for this match.

 

Simon: Yeah, he's a coward, I'm not shocked. 

 

The bell rings!

 

Kendra: So you can't hit a finisher until your opponent bleeds. That is an interesting twist. Tarot and Sangre circling each other, both people looking for their first major title here.

 

Simon: Sangre comes in with the running DDT and he's going to get the first blow in to officially start this. He grabs the arm of Tarot and twists, a big boot to Tarot's face! Huge Irish Whip and Tarot driven face first into the turnbuckle. 

 

Kendra: Sangre clearly trying to get that blood going quickly and get out of here quickly before his former squad can get themselves integrated into this match.

 

Simon: Even if they don't, you have to think that Silva in the position of power is going to make Sangre's life hell. Just going from one corrupt situation to another. 

 

Kendra: Tarot rebounded off the turnbuckle and Sangre catches him into a German, Tarot lands on his feet and clotheslines him into the pads! Jared taking the whipportunity, slamming the head into the pad repeatedly, a headlock and going into a full nelson.

 

Simon: I hope he doesn't think Mal is going to tap too easily, Jacen goes for a back suplex and Mal kicks before a 1. Jacen undeterred and going for an inverted front slam...

 

 

Vanya: ONE! TWO! 

 

Kendra: Kick up by Mal, Jacen keeps it going with an armbar but Mal able to trip and flip, clawing at the face of Jacen trying to get that beautiful, beautiful blood to run. Jacen prying his hands off, not without effort, but Mal with a bite on the ear! 

 

Simon: Holy Fields, Evander! And Jacen elbows Mal in the throat to get him off before he can pierce the skin, off the ropes and a big lariat! 

 

Kendra: Jacen to the outside, digging under the apron, Mal going for a suicide dive! JACEN CATCHES HIM! Turns him around and PILEDRIVER! Up to the apron and jumps down with an elbow drop! A bit o' digging under the apron and pulls out a chair! He tosses it at Mal, Mal catches it and that wasn't bright, running clothesline by Jacen drives it into the face of Mal! Back up to the apron, and a leg drop smashes the chair further on Mal! Mal starting to get frustrated by this turn of events and fighting to his feet, Irish Whips Jacen into the steps and picks him up by the neck.... REVERSE CHOKESLAM! Planted on the steps!

 

Simon: That'll put a little red in the thread, and Mal is open to hit a finisher! Tarot trying to get up, Bloodline's Wrath onto the steps! If Mal can get Jacen in the ring, he may be able to cover him up... CHOOSING VIOLENCE INSTEAD AND GOING FOR A SECOND BLOODLINE WRATH JACEN WITH A HEADSCISSORS WHIP ONTO THE APRON AND ROLLS BEHIND SANGRE!

 

Kendra: Sangre's face is so naturally crimson that Tarot can't tell if he's bleeding or not, exploder suplex sends Mal towards the barricades and a running basement elbow sandwiches Sangre into it! Tarot getting his hands in and throwing those punches...headlock and into a backbreaker! 

 

Simon: Sangre watched the control of this match slip away and he's gotta find a way to get it back. 

 

Kendra: Wait, I think we're being told that there is in fact some blood on the apron spot where Tarot smashed Sangre! Both people are considered having been busted open! Everything is on the table!! 

 

Simon: Including Jacen Tarot! Mal Sangre just pulled a table out and laid Tarot on it, BLOODLINE'S WRATH NO JACEN REORIENTS HIMSELF MIDAIR AND DOUBLE ARM DDT!!!! DEVIL DROPPED!!!!!

 

Kendra: Mal Sangre is flattened and Jacen rolls him into the ring RENA POWERBOMBS JACEN ONTO THE STEPS!!! SHE ROLLS HIM IN TOO!!!

 

Vanya: ONE! TWO! THREE!

 

Simon: One of them needs to get up! 

 

Vanya: FOUR! FIVE! SIX! 

 

Kendra: Starting to see movement!!

 

Vanya: SEVEN! EIGHT!

 

Simon: Rena in the ring and she places Mal Sangre on top!!!

 

Vanya: ONE! TWO! THREE!

 

Mal Sangre wins by Pinfall!

 

 

Astrid: Here is your winner, and the Inaugural Crimson Rite Champion, The Vessel of Wrath....MAL SANGRRRRRRE!

 

Kendra: This is a best case scenario for Sangre. He's finally proven himself a worthy solo champion, and he gets to face off against the newest member of his old team, the team that bears in some way his name. Jacen Tarot, however, will need to seek his revenge.

 

Simon: And we have two more Frequency titles to work through before returning to the Madness. 

 

 

Astrid: The following contest is scheduled for One Fall!

 

Crowd: ONE FALL!

 

Astrid: And is for the Dead Air Championship!

 

 

Reverend Abner Almighty enters the arena, flanked by Heaven Lee. They hold matching Clean Content Gospels. 

 

 

Astrid: First the Challenger! Representing the Forbidden Doors Authority and accompanied by Heaven Lee...from Bible Bend, Kentucky, weighing in at 225 pounds, Reverend Abner Almighty!! 

 

The crowd boos as Reverend Abner Almighty quiets them and pulls out the Clean Content Gospel.

 

Reverend: If I may, a word from the Clean Content G-

 

 

Kendra: ANARCHY OUT OF NOWHERE BLASTS REVEREND WITH THE STATE OF DECAY!! SPEARS HIM INTO NEXT ADVENT!!

 

Vanya: ONE! TWO! THREE!

 

Ace Anarchy wins by Pinfall!

 

 

Astrid: Here is your winner, and STILL Dead Air Champion, the Thunder from Down Under, ACE ANARCHY!!!

 

Simon: He was in and out like a shot! And these fans are just relieved not to have to hear whatever it was that he was about to say! It's safe to come back now, Arvin.

 

Arvin: I don't know WHAT you're talking about, I never leave my post.

 

Kendra: ANYWAY, we've got the last of the Frequency matches right here and now, the Signal Tag Titles between MAWLIWOOD Blondes and the Doomsayers. 

 

 

Astrid: The following tag team contest is scheduled for One Fall!

 

Crowd: ONE FALL!

 

Astrid: And is for the Signal Tag Team Championships!

 

 

The Doomsayers make their way to the ring dressed in gritty, post-apocalyptic attire, complete with gas masks. Between them walks The Prophet, sharply dressed in a suit.

 

 

Astrid: The challengers! Accompanied by the Prophet - at a combined weight of 510 pounds - Hammer and Pistol, THE DOOMSAYERS!

 

Kendra: Fallout seems like a perfect environment for these two. Of course, that leaves out that they have to deal with the champs.

 

Arvin: I hope they flatten the hell out of em.

 

 

The red carpet rolls out and the paparazzi aim their cameras at the entrance.

 

 

Astrid: And the champions! From Hollywood, California, and their agents have requested we not reveal their combined weights, High Risk Winston Lewis and Red Carpet Mark Anderson, THE MAWLIWOOD BLONDES! 

 

The bell rings  - and immediately one of the Paparazzi reveals himself to be WildFire!

 

 

Simon: WILDFIRE SMASHES THE ALREADY HURT PROPHET WITH A CAMERA! DOUBLE ROLL-UP TO THE DOOMSAYERS!!

 

Vanya: ONE! TWO! THREE!

 

The MAWLIWOOD Blondes win by Pinfall!

 

 

Astrid: Here are your winners, and STILL Signal Tag Champions, MAWLIWOOD BLONDES!

 

Arvin: The partnership between the Blondes and WildFire continues to be mutually beneficial, as they all walk out of here with their gold intact. 

 

Kendra: And we're gonna jump to another group of blondes hoping to walk out holding their gold. 

 

 

Ash: The following contest is a Fatal Four Corners and it is for the Trios Title! 

 

 

The titantron shows pirate ships on water with a rainbow sky. Out comes Chanty, flanked by Reel Rick Lureman and Captain Ned Marlin.

 

 

Ash: First! The team of Captain Ned Marlin, Reel Rick Lureman, and the Rainbow Raider Chanty!

 

Kendra: Pirates are already not known for their loyalty, and Chanty's former teammates will be catercorner to her, so I would be very cautious if I were Rick and Ned.

 

Arvin: If there's something pirates are known for, it's caution. 

 

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Alessia Romano, Soldat, and Luis storm out to scattered cheers. 

 

 

Ash: Representing the Anti-System, Luis Diaz, Soldat, and Alessia Romano! 

 

The cheers intensify as the crowd takes them in. Anti-System is entirely unfazed by the response.

 

Simon: Since reuniting with Tino against EMPowered, Anti-System is starting to garner favor with the masses. It would be easy to let that get to your head, but Anti-System isn't letting that happen.

 

Arvin: That would require them to take thoughts in. I think that the last thought that Soldat entertained is that the borscht in his boarding school is too cold. 

 

Simon: Bro, you just got back from being put through a table, do you really want to take your life in your hands again?

 

 

The crowd boos as Ishani, Diana Dresden, and Razi Kamal strut out, noses high and palms out, joinedtogether in the center.

 

 

Ash: Representing E.M. Powered, Diana Dresden, Ishani, and Razi Kamal! 

 

Kendra: Each of these women have held a championship to their name - Diana and Razi have both been tag champions and Ishani won our top belt in her second PPV, and now they have been pulled for a trio shot. 

 

 

The ZLI Limo pulls up, and Jassy, Lucenza, and Morgan step out of the limo holding champagne flutes and their belts.

 

 

Ash: And the champions!! Representing Zora Luthor International, Lucenza Rossi, Morgan Maverick, and Jassy!!

 

The audience boos them, but they are unbothered as they finish their champagne walking down the ramp.

 

Kendra: ZLI has been at the top of the dog pile for sometime now, but EMP are coming for their throne and starting to develop quite the presence.

 

Arvin: These ladies are the OG rich bitch club and they will accept no imitations.

 

They casually enter the ring and throw the glasses to the side. The bell rings.

 

Simon: Chanty, Lucenza, Diana, and Alessia to start. Lucenza thrusts Chanty into her corner and stomping her out, tags in Morgan who joins in on the stomping, tags in Jassy who goes in on the stomping too. Morgan and Jassy throw Chanty back first into the turnbuckles then throw her over to Alessia who hits her with a Spinebuster! Diana hits a back cracker on Alessia and flips her over into a headlock, locking in a crossface.

 

Kendra: Chanty struggling to her feet, Jassy gets her with a snap suplex and turns it into a pin-

 

Andra: ONE!

 

Arvin: Not enough work yet, as Chanty gets up. Alessia gets Diana up into a sidewalk slam! Alessia picks Diana up by the throat, slams her into the turnbuckle and tags Luis. Come on Diana, get out of the corner!

 

Simon: Luis thrusting kicks into the ribs of Dresden, suplexing her out of the corner and going for a spin kick, she ducks and Chanty eats the kick!

 

Kendra: She needs to get the hell outta there and like soon. 

 

Simon: Chanty attempting the tag and Luis elbow drops her in the back. Jassy leapfrogs him and leg drop to the head of Chanty. 

 

Arvin: Bet she's regretting leaving ZLI now. She coulda been in there as a champ, and now she's just fodder.

 

Kendra: Spinning backbreaker by Diaz to Jassy! Jassy trips the leg and latches in an Achilles Lock on Diaz. ZLI have been able to hold onto this trios title since Jassy turned on Psycho, and it is a testament to their teamwork and unity.

 

Simon: it's a testament to their cheating. 

 

Arvin: Luis going for a tag...reaching out... Romano back in and STO to Jassy! I guess not tagging the fresh guy is a strategy...

 

Kendra: Chanty finally able to tag out and here comes Reel Rick Lureman! Lureman charging in but Diana sidesteps him and inverted DDT! She's quick on her feet and knows just where to step in. Luis Diaz with a springboard splash at the two of them...they catch Diaz and a flapjack!! A double pin attempt - 

 

Andra: ONE! TWO! THREE!

 

Reel Rick Lureman and Diana Dresden pin Luis Diaz!

 

Soldat enters the match. 

 

Simon: First elimination puts Anti-System a little behind the 8-ball, and Soldat will enter for the first time. Diana whips Soldat into her corner, tags in Ishani! Ishani with the foot choke, gagging Soldat in the corner, Rick tags Marlin in! Marlin darting across the lane, sandwiches them into the turnbuckle!! Double German Suplex!! 

 

Kendra: Ishani and Soldat rolling back, but plant a double dropkick on Captain Ned and push him back into the corner and Kamal with the rope choke on Captain Ned! Jassy brings in Maverick, and Maverick goes over to join the chokeout on Ned!! 

 

Arvin: See, the two clans can work together nicely after all. 

 

Simon: Morgan hits a Spinebuster on Ned that rattles the floorboards! Going for a cover-

 

Andra: ONE! 

 

Arvin: Ned to his feet and Soldat takes him back down with a diving clothesline! Soldat with a blasting DDT knocks Ned on his head! Morgan showing which group is the dominant one with a brutal inverted front slam to Ishani and rolls her on her shoulders-

 

Andra: ONE! TWO!

 

Simon: Ishani up at two with an eye rake to Morgan, gets her in a headlock and just throwing bunches of punches into the face of Morgan! Morgan with a back suplex gets Ishani grounded, going back for a tag to Lucenza. 

 

Arvin: The Tiger is in the Tank! Let's get it!

 

Simon: Lucenza with a huge diving splash on Ishani and Ishani package rolls her-

 

Andra: ONE!

 

Kendra: Ishani really thought she could sneak that in! Lucenza gets her into a vertical suplex! 

 

Arvin: These young guns think they can outsmart the OGs. Shameful.

 

Simon: Your ring career isn't exactly glowing either, Arv Action. 

 

Kendra: Ned locks in The Anchor on Soldat and this could be all she wrote unless Soldat can crawl to the ropes!

 

Simon: Ishani with a jumping headscissors to Lucenza, Lucenza is quick up to her feet and belly to belly to Ishani. And Soldat MAKES IT TO THE ROPES! ALESSIA IN AND ON FIRE! BULLDOG TO NED! SPINEBUSTER TO LUCENZA! SPINEBUSTER TO ISHANI! NED UP AND ALESSIA WITH THE GORILLA PRESS AND THERE'S THE FRONT SLAM!!!

 

Andra: ONE! TWO! THREE!

 

Alessia Romano pins Captain Ned Marlin!

 

Kendra: And a Spear by Lucenza takes Alessia right off her feet!!

 

Andra: ONE! TWO! THREE!

 

Lucenza pins Alessia Romano!

 

Chanty and Soldat enter the match.

 

Simon: Soldat the last one standing for Anti-System, not a great sign particularly as ZLI and EM Powered are both still fully stocked. 

 

Kendra: Chanty throwing forearm shots at Lucenza, wraps her arms around and a lungblower! Holds her in place, Soldat with the leg drop! Lucenza reaching for a tag, Soldat pulls her up from the legs and wheelbarrow back suplex! Rolling her into an Inverted Crab, Lucenza could be in real danger!

 

Arvin: Morgan with the save! Boots Soldat off and Lucenza is free to tag in Jassy! Soldat trying to get to his feet but Jassy is too quick! A pair of Roundhouses and....nope other leg to the back of the head! Sassy Kicks!! Going for the pin-

 

Andra: ONE! TWO! THREE!

 

Jassy pins Soldat! Anti-System are out!

 

Simon: CHANTY SURPRISES JASSY WITH A BRIDGE PIN!

 

Arvin: That can't be it!

 

Andra: ONE! TWO! THREE!

 

Chanty pins Jassy!

 

Arvin: HOW??

 

Kendra: Chanty got some leverage help from the outside!!

 

 

Morgan Maverick enters the match. 

 

Arvin: THAT FALL SHOULDN'T COUNT!

 

Simon: It's no disqualification, don't know what to tell you. 

 

Kendra: Jassy is giving chase after her sister, and I think she may not have her match against Paulina Clark tonight! 

 

Simon: The champs are at a disadvantage for the first time this match! 

 

Arvin: And it's about to get worse! Ishani with a Delhi Diamond Cutter on Maverick!!

 

Kendra: Lucenza has to protect her partner HOME REXER DOUBLE-UNDERHOOK DDT ON LUCENZA BY DIANA SHUTS THAT RIGHT DOWN! Ishani covers Maverick!!

 

Andra: ONE! TWO! THREE!

 

Ishani pins Morgan Maverick!

 

Simon: The champs may be looking at the end of their night sooner rather than later!

 

Lucenza enters the match.

 

Kendra: Chanty looking to take advantage of the situation here and do it right now, going for the cover on Lucenza OH LUCENZA REVERSES IT!

 

Andra: ONE! TWO! THREE!

 

Lucenza pins Chanty!

 

Reel Rick Lureman enters the match.

 

Simon: It's looking grim for any team that's not EM Powered, but if Reel Rick and Lucenza take a temporary truce to reduce EM's numbers they might have a chance to survive ORRRRRR Reel Rick can just lock the Anchor in on Lucenza. Sure. That's also a choice. 

 

Kendra: Ishani hanging in her corner and gabbing with her new friends, just having a grand old time. Diana seems to be calling this one basically bagged and she may be right but handing the titles to her teammates seems presumptuous. 

 

Arvin: Ishani tags Razi in, and Razi lines herself up, oh they weren't celebrating early at all. 

 

Simon: Well Rick pulls the hold to the center of the ring, and Lucenza's gonna call it a night. The championship will officially change hands tonight.

 

Reel Rick Lureman makes Lucenza submit! Zora Luthor International is out!

 

Arvin: RAZI KAMAL BLASTS REEL RICK LUREMAN WITH THE TITLE! AND THE COUNT!

 

Andra: ONE! TWO! THREE!

 

Razi Kamal pins Reel Rick Lureman! Team Rough Seas is out and EM Powered win!

 

 

Ash: Here are your winners, and the NEW Trios Champions, Ishani, Diana Dresden, and Razi Kamal! EM Powered!!

 

Simon: An absolutely consequential win for not only these three, but for E.M. He and her growing franchise. If you're Zora Luthor right now, you have to be sweating bullets, this is a hell of a recruitment tool.

 

Kendra: Hell, if you're Leila or Colin you have to be sweating bullets, E.M.'s stock is rising. Right now she has the Trios Champions, Epoch Title, and a shot at the Inferno Title, and Nova Blake is in the Eurasian Elimination Chamber. You're really pinning your hopes tonight on Kid Kross to move the conversation away from her victory march and anyone else in the Chamber winning. 

 

Arvin: And if you're Zora, your eyes right now are on Imogen. Tragedeigh isn't EM Powered, but Imogen taking the Inferno Title tonight, and then holding back the encroaching turf war.

 

Simon: Absolutely right. And our eyes are about to be on Imogen right now.

 

 

Ash: The following Inferno Title contest is an Ivy Strap Match and it is scheduled for one fall!

 

Crowd: ONE FALL!

 

 

Stagehands walk out holding full body mirrors and walking backwards or sideways so that Imogen can admire herself at all times. Imogen steps out onto the stage.

 

 

Ash: First, the Challenger! From her Penthouse Suite on 5th Ave, representing Zora Luthor International, the Reflection of Perfection, IMOGEN!

 

Imogen admires herself as she walks down the ramp, the stagehands leading her at their own peril. 

 

Simon: She doesn't care who she has to walk on to get to the top, because she just assumes that's where she belongs.

 

At the ring, a stagehand creates a ramp with a mirror, risking his own life and body so Imogen can strut up it.

 

Kendra: Just like that.

 

Simon: And she particularly takes joy in walking all over her competitor. This rivalry goes back to the W2 at the beginning of this year, when Imogen - then a part of the Nor'Easter - basically sacrificed Tragedeigh to Syndy Sweet as part of the Round Robin stage. 

 

Kendra: That was Day 9. But it was Day 10 that it really started kicking into high gear following Imogen's win over Kalpana-

 

Colin: And, do you hear that? It appears to be the opening guitar riff to a very familiar Queens of the Stone Age song! Is Daria here?! Kalpana looking down the ramp, no one showing up yet, Imogen sneaks up behind her and schoolgirl pin!

 

1!

2!

3!

 

Imogen wins by Pinfall with the Schoolgirl Pin!

 

Ash: Here is your winner, and awarded three points, the Reflection of Perfection, IMOGEN!

 

Halle x Chloe "Grown" starts to play for a little bit, but then it cuts back to Queens of the Stone Age "Song for the Deaf".

 

Colin: Kalpana already lost! The mind-games aren't necessary! But there's no one on the ramp! What the-

 

Bianca: Out of the crowd! Daria! Tragedeigh! Iris! Hazel! They are coming for the Nor'Easter AND Kalpana! It's an all out brawl! Tragedeigh beating the hell out of Imogen! Clarke beating the hell out of Luthor! Correa going after Maverick! Donner chasing Kalpana to the back! It's MAYHEM! It's absolute MAYHEM! Tragedeigh with a tackle on Imogen and hitting her with bionic elbows to the face! 

 

Arvin: Sometimes I forget Bianca was an announcer here. 

 

Simon: But they weren't done there and later that day Tragedeigh joined Kira Dain to protect Tamara Rivers in her match against Zora Luthor. 

 

Kendra: And then -

 

Bianca: Tragedeigh and Dain lighting up Maverick and Imogen outside, and Rivers is able to refocus on the match and catch Luthor with a running knee of her own! 

 

Colin: A running powerslam by Rivers and Luthor is in trouble!

 

Bianca: Looks like she's not the only one...Maverick and Imogen are getting the upper hand on Dain and Tragedeigh! Maverick with what appears to be a leg lamp that she's driving into the back of Dain! 

 

Colin: I guess Dain is pretty fra-jee-lay right now. 

 

Bianca: Unbelievable. And Tragedeigh gets tossed over the barricade by Imogen! These two have really had it out for each other. 

 

Kendra: This rivalry predates everyone sitting here in MAWL and shows no sign of attrition. And here comes the champ...

 

The lights go dark, dark green and a thick mist covers the arena. A Greek Chorus in swampified drama masks and robes "rise up" into the arena humming. 

 

On the stage are a gathering of bluegrass instrumentalists in masks. 

 

 

The music starts off slow, with the masked swamp folk swaying back and forth. Imogen's mirrors are backfiring on her now as she can see the creepy swaying in the background. As the music picks up, the swamp folk start approaching the ring. With the light being as dark as it is, they can only sometimes be seen in the mirrors. 

 

Imogen: You can put the mirrors down now...

 

She is unheard and the music starts to pick up more, and the mirrors start to fog. At first this is relieving but EMMA starts to show in the mirrors cutting through the fog. She finds her bravado.

 

Imogen: Put down the mirrors or I will fire you and hire your family to clean my penthouse with your wedding albums as rags.

 

No movement. It's not clear that people are still holding up mirrors or if they are propped on stands.

 

Imogen: Please...

 

As the masked swamp folk get closer, it is clear that some are wearing distorted Disney masks, a callback to Imogen's debut. Imogen's voice gets smaller. 

 

Imogen: Brayleigh...

 

 

The music crescendos until it hits that breaking point, and Tragedeigh's smiling mask appears behind Imogen in the mirror causing her to scream bloody murder. Tragedeigh latches the Ivy Strap on her and the bell rings. 

 

Simon: Tragedeigh wasting no time using the strap to choke Imogen out. Imogen trying to get her thumbs under the strap, and Tragedeigh yanking tighter!

 

Kendra: The power dynamic has completely shifted between these two since the W2, and Tragedeigh has become very much the dominant force. Imogen started the year with people trying and succeeding to break her cutesy Disney act and now Tragedeigh is making sure she doesn't forget who she was. 

 

Arvin: Imogen trying desperately to loosen the hold and she finally gets some space, but had to break a nail or two to do so...she's not even noticing though as she uses the ivy strap to ripcord Tragedeigh to her, Tragedeigh DUCKS THE LARIAT AND WRAPS HER UP LIKE A TETHERBALL! 

 

Simon: Oh this only ends one way...the quick yank to unravel sends Imogen careening towards the edge of the ring! 

 

Arvin: She almost crashed into that mirror! That is a valuable antique TRAGEDEIGH WITH A SHINING WIZARD BLASTS HER INTO THE GLASS OF THE MIRROR! COME ON!! DOES NO WRESTLER HAVE RESPECT FOR ARTIFACTS?

 

Kendra: Oh don't be so precious, this is what these matches are all about. And pulls her back quickly into a huge Spinebuster! 

 

Simon: Is this the OC Shooting Scene because she just got left in an Imogen Heap! 

 

Arvin: What you say, Simon?

 

Kendra: Uy. And Tragedeigh with the lateral press-

 

Andra: ONE! TWO! 

 

Simon: Imogen gets her shoulder up! Imogen to her feet and she hits Tragedeigh with a dropkick! Pulls her back quickly so as to not be taken for a ride and a Uranage! Imogen gets down on the mat with her and a Crossface!! Well...this is interesting, Imogen choosing not to use the strap for more chokey goodness! It's a straight crossface!

 

Kendra: Not the SMARTEST strategy here, Tragedeigh won't hesitate to get a handle on it and sure enough Tragedeigh grabs the strap and sure enough, she grabs a handful and is whipping Imogen in the face with it! Is Imogen...laughing?

 

Simon: Imogen breaks the hold and also seems to be breaking with reality. Tragedeigh gets her up on her shoulders and Samoan Driver! Going for a pin -

 

Andra: ONE! TWO! 

 

Arvin: Imogen kicks. Tragedeigh accepts and adapts, side suplex drops her on her shoulderblades. Imogen looks stunned...wait...what is Tragedeigh doing?

 

Simon: It looks like she's trying to go to the top rope! This is not the match to do it AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHY IMOGEN PULLS THE STRAP DOWN AND FLIGHTS ARE CANCELED! She pulls Tragedeigh to her and sets her up for a Small Package Piledriver! Oh wait, is she...she's going spinning.... It's a Small World!! 

 

Andra: ONE! TWO! TH-

 

Kendra: Tragedeigh kicks out! Imogen a little frustrated, but not arguing with the ref and choosing instead to go back to work. Imogen pulls her up and ripcord lariat! TRAGEDEIGH USES THE STRAP TO WRAP HER FEET UP AND TRIP HER!! 

 

Arvin: Imogen could have done things like that!! This is not the time to be the hero. 

 

Simon: Your conscience isn't convenient, Arvin.

 

Arvin: That's why I disposed of it you wombat. 

 

Kendra: Far be it for me to agree with Arvin, but if Imogen wants to find herself, she should probably do it when it's not a situation that puts her in peril like this. Tragedeigh must really have rattled her. She's pulling out moves from her Emma Janeer days. 

 

Arvin: And she's not hitting them with conviction. If you don't believe in what you're doing, someone who would otherwise be a jobber will get one over on you, let alone this champ. 

 

Kendra: And she wraps it around Imogen's neck again and pulls her around back....elevating  and she's trying to break free again SHE GETS HER FEET DOWN AND RUNS TRAGEDEIGH INTO THE TURNBUCKLE!! And a judo flip into a knee strike!! 

 

Simon: Imogen is determined to not let this slip away, she comes for an O'Connor Roll-

 

Andra: ONE! TWO!

 

Simon: Tragedeigh kicks. And Imogen is up and at it. Thrusting Tragedeigh into the ropes and catching her out with a flapjack! TRAGEDEIGH PULLS THE STRAP AND IMOGEN FACEPLANTS! TRAGEDEIGH WRAPPING THE STRAP AROUND IMOGEN'S NECK AGAIN AND STANDING ON HER BACK AS SHE GOES FOR THE SUBMISSION AND THIS WILL DO IT!!!

 

Tragedeigh wins by Submission!

 

 

Ash: Here is your winner, and STILL Inferno Champion, the Static Queen of the Swamp, TRAGEDEIGH!!

 

Tragedeigh holds up her belt and the crowd boos. Some in the crowd start chanting "Imogen! Imogen!" This causes Imogen to tear up a little. Tragedeigh, bewildered, leaves the ring as the chants increase. Imogen gets a mic. 

 

Imogen: Hey, Brayleigh. Yeah, I know who's under all that swamp getup. Thank you. You may not have meant to - in fact I'm sure it wasn't in your plan - but you showed me the distortion of what I've become. The Disney girl is dead, but maybe something better can come of this. And hey Zora! I'm out. I'm keeping the penthouse, I moved it into my name, but I'm done letting you distort me and I'm gonna free those other people you got under your spell. Cause I've been to Hell and back now, and when I got there I saw a VIP spot just waiting for you.

 

Imogen drops the microphone and leaves.

 

Simon: We may have gotten our own Christmas Carol here.

 

Arvin: Bah MEOWING Humbug.

 

 

Zora: This rancid hillbilly just thinks she can come in here and chomp at my turf does she? I have half a mind to curb stomp this heifer. And now Imogen, after all I've done for her and all I've shown her, has the goddamn nerve to walk away from me? 

 

sigh

 

Zora: This whole damn thing is coming apart at the seems, and it's time I regain control of the ship. 

 

 

Simon: Zora Luthor is big mad. 

 

 

Kendra: Sucks for her.

 

 

Arvin: Well, Zora Luthor's got one more shot tonight to scarper back some of that, but it's through Kira Scene, so I think she should probably just call it tonight.

 

 

 

 

Ash: The following is an Elimination Chamber Match and it is for the Eurasian Title! The match will start with two individuals, and every 3 minutes a new competitor will enter at random. The match ends when only person has not been eliminated through pinfall or submission. The winner will immediately defend their title against Wonderwolf!

 

 

- through the PA. Daniel walks slowly in his long coat through the ramp down to the ring.

 

 

Ash: First! From Moultrie County, Illinois, weighing in at 284 pounds, DANIEL!!

 

 His eyes are fixed and focused, locking on to his opponent. He climbs the steel stair and enters the ring through the 2nd rope. Finally he’s posing his Destroyer’s Roar with loud big banged pyros from the turnbuckle behind him.

 

Kendra: Daniel was so close to getting that title around his waist, and he and Aggie ended up both in the coffin together, and so now we've got a vacant title situation.

 

Daniel enters a Pod.

 

 

The Lights flicker, fog surrounds the arena and then the lights go out.  As the fans wait with anticipation the lights flicker once and come back on with Aggie standing in the center of the ring.

 

 

Ash: From Parts Unknown, weighing 310 pounds, AGGIE THE CROWN PRINCE OF HELL!

 

Simon: And here is the individual who WAS the champion in that match. It was surely a controversial finish, but Aggie is here to claim what he feels is his.

 

Aggie enters a pod. 

 

A voice is heard yelling "I'M COMING" and the crowd mixed-pops.

 

 

The arena lights dim, with red and white strobes sweeping the crowd.

 

Ace walks down the ramp with calculated calm, his movements deliberate and his gaze unflinching.

 

 

Ash: From Florida! Weighing in at 300 pounds, J! C! M! ACE!!

 

Muchof the crowd boos him relentlessly, but Ace feeds off the heat with a smug, unbothered smirk.

 

Midway down the ramp, he stops and examines the arena, eyes fixated on the prize.

 

He climbs into the ring with slow, deliberate movements, scanning the arena before leaning casually against the ropes, waiting for the bell to ring, championship loosely wrapped around his waist.

 

Simon: Ace trying to fight back from his less than successful Summer, and getting gold around his waist would be a great way to get back on track.

 

Arvin: It'd be a great way to get his home life back on track, I heard they were trying for a baby until he lost the belt and the Queen has decreed the bed a sweatpants zone since!

 

Simon: I don't think THAT'S true. 

 

Arvin: You don't see her comin' out to ring with him no more is all I'm sayin'. Big Ricky either for that matter. This crowd is more with him when he's got the gold, who's to say that's not how it is at home too.

 

Kendra: You have a death wish. I'm convinced you have a death wish.

 

JCM Ace enters a pod... one that puts him right in eyeline of Arvin, with whom he stoically locks eyes and does not blink.

 

Kendra: You better hope he goes in early and leaves late and in a good mood.

 

 

A fire lights around the entranceway and boos intensify as the fire spreads upwards to form a Hashtag. Kira Scene steps out basking in the heat.

 

 

Ash: Representing Zora Luthor International, the only Hot Woman to ever come out of Sheridan, Wyoming, KIRA SCENE!

 

They boo her, she skanks to the song a little bit but shows it mostly as a mocking gesture. She touches the apron and pretends to sizzle the rope.

 

Simon: Kira was the last holdout of the W2 Women to break bad. 

 

Kendra: And she's allowing herself to have much more fun now that she's not buttoned up.

 

Simon: I will miss the whole weather forecast theme.

 

Arvin: You are the only one.

 

Kira Scene enters a pod.

 

 

The violins hit and the lights give a warp-speed effect. As soon as the main music hits, Hyperspeed Halley Comet bursts out like a shot.

 

 

Ash: From Greenwich, England, HYPERSPEED HALLEY COMET!

 

Halley runs her fastest towards the ring. 

 

Kendra: This is her chance to prove herself as a viable potential main eventer outside of the now defunct tag-team.

 

Halley enters a pod.

 

 

Nova Blake comes out with fancy shades and a real-fur lined leather jacket, shouting "Do you know who I am" at the crowd who are booing her. 

 

 

Ash: Representing E.M. Powered, from Detroit, Michigan, NEPO BITCH NOVA BLAKE!!

 

Nova Blake throws middle fingers and kissy faces at audience members. She steps into her pod.

 

Simon: The pods are all filled and that means it's now standing room only. 

 

The arena turns Dark as sinister laughter is heard before a old radio begins to play through static You either Die a Hero… or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain

 

 

Closer to the edge begins to play

A long Piano, key note solo is heard before the base of the song begins to play The lights begin to flash red and back to normal ,as Joker is now shown standing on the entrance stage with a cold heartless stare.

 

 

Joker is shown now with a Half broken crown on his head and a Egyptian golden snake charm around his neck to represent the true evil that has become Joker looks over to his right to the camera and smirks before speaking I am the villain that everyone loves to hate, but loves when I win , Joker then winks at the camera as he takes off the Half broken crown and snake charm and gives it to someone off screen

The crowd becomes split as most cheers but some boos
Joker looks around and brushes pass the camera and slowly walks to the ring

Ash: Introducing next, from The tombs of the kings The Heartless One Physio JOKER.

Joker looks bored as he walks to the ring

The feed follows Joker stops and listens to a fan yell at him. Joker just stops and turns and looks at the Fan his cold eyes before smirking at the fan

Joker slides into the ring and sits crossed in the middle of the ring holding up 4 fingers.

 

 

The lights wane as a single bright spotlight shines on the entrance way. The opening chords of Bloodswan's theme song, 'Prelude in C-Sharp', a haunting melodic piano fills the arena. A hush falls over the crowd as Bloodswan emerges from the smoke, her face covered by a sinister looking white swan mask with a sharp pointed beak, and leather straps to hold the mask on. The mask is something more akin to a horror movie, reminiscent of the movie Silence of the Lambs. She's clad in an all white dystopian leather attire, her blonde hair pulled back tight.

 

 

Ash: And! Representing Psycho Supremacy,

 

Center stage Bloodswan does a reverence bow, then tiptoes on one leg, and does multiple fouetté turns, then she poses with a fifth position, arms above her head slightly curved coming together at the top. Her legs crossed. Afterwards, she starts to make her way to the ring. She steps elegantly. Once in the ring, she removes her mask, and places it under her corners turnbuckle. She straightens her 'Psycho Supremacy' branded head wrap, and looks poised at the hard camera, ready for her match.

 

Kendra: If she can get the title win today, when Jassy just losther belt, that's gonna REALLY stick in Jass's craw.

 

Simon: And I, for one, hope that happens. But starting, and having to make it a minimum of 18 minutes against increasingly fresh opponents is a big ask on a good day.

 

The bell rings!

 

Arvin: Physio getting shown up by Bloodswan would be a huge blow to his ego.

 

Simon: Well, it's not a good start that she parries his elbow shot into a snap neckbreaker. He's quick up and ripcords her into a lariat! Going for a cover but the shoulder pops up with little effort and to her feet, going for a tilt-a-whirl headscissors on Physio and the cover-

 

Andra: ONE!

 

Kendra: His shoulders up, he's not letting it get away this easy. OUT OF NOWHERE SILENT NIGHTMARE BLOCKBUSTER! Going for the pin-

 

Andra: ONE!

 

Kendra: Bloodswan reverses the pin attempt, Physio kicks out early and gets Bloodswan in a headlock...she breaks out of it and going for a run, first pass ducks his clothesline...second pass cartwheeling over his head NO SHE'S GOT HIS HEAD IN HER HANDS!

 

Simon: Oh I love this move, there's the twist, YURICHENKO TWISTING AIR NECKBREAKER!! Oh Physio's in trouble now-

 

Andra: ONE! TWO! THREE!

 

Bloodswan eliminates Physio Joker!

 

Arvin: The sound tech puts her theme back on and gives her a spotlight, Bloodswan is going to give us a little ballet performance while we await the countdown clock. 

 

We are treated to some ballet, until the clock comes-

 

10! 9! 8! 7! 6! 5! 4! 3! 2! 1!

 

Arvin: I feel like a kid at Christmas when we get the randomized light show! Who's it gonna be??

 

Aggie the Clown Prince's pod opens!

 

Kendra: It's the man who felt unduly stripped of the championship, and Bloodswan has 3 minutes before she's not alone with him. It'll be the longest 3 minutes of her life. 

 

Simon: He hits her with a Big Boot, and going for the pin but she doesn't even entertain the 1. 

 

Kendra: You're gonna have to nearly kill Bloodswan before she won't be able to slide out of a pin. She rolls back, and Discus Lariat! She gets him with the Russian Sickle! 

 

Arvin: HE POPS UP AND FINGERS IN MOUTH! MANDIBLE CLAW! LAST LAUGH!!! 

 

Simon: Ooh that laugh is harrowing.

 

Kendra: And Bloodwan's fighting spirit is not going to make up for the fact that one of Aggie's fingers alone is bigger than her whole windpipe. Like this could be longstanding damage if she attempts to fight out. 

 

Simon: I think she's in agreement with you and she's going to call it.

 

Aggie the Clown Prince of Hell eliminates Bloodswan!

 

Arvin: Can't you get your golf buddy to implement the empty ring rule from No Tomorrow?

 

Simon: I can't, but I can show you while we wait what led to this Elimination Chamber-

 

 

Simon: The two of them now battling inside the casket! Daniel trying desperately to punch Aggie off him, trying to get the Last Laugh broken! They're trying to shift, each trying to get the momentum, and now they're side by side and this is an awkward position! I think they might be stuck!! 

 

Kendra: One of them has to get out of this casket and close the damn lid! But they're sandwiched in there, and I think this also means that Aggie is actually having trouble releasing the hold, trouble moving his arm, Daniel biting on the fingers once again to release and Aggie clearly WANTS to, he just is struggling with it.

 

Arvin: I don't think I've ever seen this happen in a casket match!

 

Commotion is heard rumbling at the entrance, as two figures come battling each other from the entrance. More accurately, Nova is doing most of the beating, as she tosses Halle to the edge of the stage, then Irish Whips her into a Barricade! She doesn't even look angry. 

 

Kendra: And it seems like we've got a lot more commotion here than expected! Nova is beating the HELL out of her recently uncoupled partner!! 

 

Simon: We can't lose focus here, as exciting as this is, Daniel looks like he might be getting a hand up on Aggie!! I see Daniel's hand, now I see Aggie's hand, I think he finally freed it from the mouth of Daniel, so we got two hands out of the casket, just not from the same person OH NOVA WHIPS HALLEY INTO THE CASKET SIDE WITH MACH 1 FORCE AND THEIR HANDS GO DOWN AGAIN! THE LID CLOSES ON THEIR HANDS BUT IT'S NOT FULLY CLOSED! 

 

Arvin: Halley finally getting some offense in, tosses Nova over the casket into the ring, OOH that closes it on their hands even more but we still have that little sliver of air. Daniel and Aggie may need to work together for a moment to get out of this situation as a second match has broken out inside the ring!

 

More commotion is heard at the apron, as two more figures emerge.

 

Simon: Have these two been battling since the debacle with the Beat the Clock?

 

Kendra: Looks like they took breaks for Bahn Mis and merchandise, but basically yeah.

 

Arvin: Daniel and Aggie are starting to push the casket open, they're actually working together at least for this moment NOVA POISON RANAS HALLEY OVER THE ROPES AND SHE BUMPS THE CASKET LID CLOSED FOR JUST A MOMENT! Good lord!

 

Simon: The two ancillary battles are heading towards each other and DANIEL AND AGGIE FINALLY STARTING TO EMERGE FROM THE CASKETS! I SEE HEADS! I SEE ARMS! THEY'RE BACK TO THROWING PUNCHES AT EACH OTHER JCM SPEARS JOKER INTO THE SIDE OF THE CASKET AND THE LID COMES BACK DOWN! 

 

Kendra: I don't think I can handle any more OH COME ON.

 

Arvin: Bloodswan and Kira Dain have entered the chat! 

 

Simon: Kira Dain's defection to ZLI cost Bloodswan yet another Trios Title, and Bloodswan is NOT. HAVING. IT. We've now got 4 separate battles happening here in this arena!! Swan just absolutely beating the hell out of Kira!! It's all converging in one direction, Kira fighting back with all she's got now, pulling at Bloodswan's hair. Physio Joker hitting hammer fists in the face of JCM. Halley and Nova going kick for kick with each other. 

 

Arvin: JOKER LIFTS JCM ACE UP INTO A POWERBOMB HOLD! KIRA LIFTING BLOODSWAN INTO A POWERBOMB HOLD! NOVA HOLDING HALLEY INTO A POWERBOMB HOLD! THREE PEOPLE INDIVIDUALLY HAVING THE SAME IDEA...AND I THINK THEY JUST NOTICED IT....ALL OF THEM NOW WITHIN SPITTING DISTANCE OF THE CASKET, COUNTING - 1! 2! 3! THREE POWERBOMBS LAUNCHED ON THE ROOF OF THE CASKET!!! AND THAT LID IS NOT OPENING!!!

 

Simon: Wait..hold on...do we have three champions? 6 champions? NO Champions? WHAT HAPPENS NOW?

 

10! 9! 8! 7! 6! 5! 4! 3! 2! 1!

 

Arvin: Here comes the light show!!

 

Nova Blake's pod opens!

 

Simon: And Aggie just goes right for the Last Laugh! I don't even think he sanitized his hand first!

 

Kendra: NOVA LOW BLOW KICK...AGGIE'S LAUGH GOT SHRILLER BUT HE ISN'T BREAKING THE HOLD! She's out!

 

Aggie eliminates Nova Blake!

 

Arvin: We still have 2 minutes 45 before this opens, come on, something's gotta-

 

Simon: How about a Surprise Entrant?

 

 

Kendra: I've never been so happy to see Manta Ray! And this capacity crowd agrees!

 

Arvin: He's a line cutter!!

 

Simon: And he throws two quick chops to Aggie AND TAKES A LAST LAUGH FOR HIS TROUBLES! MANTA TRYING TO FIGHT IT OFF, PULL THE HAND AWAY AND HE SLIPS OUT OF IT! MANTA BREAKS OUT!!!

 

Arvin: Aggie actually has to fight now, and Manta gives him a snap rib kick. Manta coming off the ropes, going for a springboard and we could see El Aggie catches him mid-air and Last Laugh is back in. He's grounding him with the hold and Manta is flailing!

 

Simon: Come On Manta you got this! 

 

Kendra: He's got Manta grounded as we get to under 2 minutes before an opening, I get it honestly, there are still 4 people left in this match and now the possibility of more, plus Wonderwolf, he's being economical with his moves and not burning too much steam. Manta slides under him and breaks the hold again, Aggie with a hip press flattens Manta! 

 

Simon: Manta slips away before he can get a pin, comes back around the ropes and springboard bulldog! Manta gets up quickly and darts to the turnbuckle... the fans cheer him and he can't help but take a moment to show his love for their love. 

 

Arvin: A moment is all it takes, Aggie punches him to stun and goes up with him... up to the top... SPINNING CHOKESLAM!! HADES' FURY!! He goes for the One-Handed Pin!

 

Simon: Oh, ego, that'll get ya. He should have hooked the leg and Manta doesn't even get him a 1 before the Shoulder's up. Aggie picks him up by the throat FLIPPING ARM BAR BY MANTA! Aggie with a hook punch as his gets back to his feet and into a Snap Samoan Drop! Going for a pin-not even a 1. 

 

Kendra: This is why so many others hate fighting Manta, he is so slippery. He gets himself running as we get to under a minute.... SLINGBLADE LANDS! AND FINISHES THE TIDAL RUSH WITH THAT MOONSAULT SPLASH! Hooks the Leg for a pin-

 

Andra: ONE! TWO! THREE!

 

Manta Ray eliminates Aggie the Clown Prince of Hell!

 

Arvin: Once AGAIN Aggie's title chances are dashed by someone who isn't even supposed to be here!

 

The crowd chants "Welcome Back! Welcome Back!" and Manta gets a standing ovation as we gradually make our way to the countdown clock. 

 

10! 9! 8! 7! 6! 5! 4! 3! 2! 1!

 

Kendra: Hit those lights!

 

Halley Comet's pod opens!

 

Simon: We've got a speed battle on our hands!

 

Arvin: Yes but once again, the danger of burning out is very very real. There's still 9 minutes before everyone is even in the match. 

 

Kendra: Sunset Flip Powerbomb by Manta and going for the cover but Halley rolls back and away from it but Manta stops that roll's momentum with a standing front dropkick! AND HE LOCKS IN THE REEF KNOT!!! We thought we were gonna get a speed battle and he might make Halley submit instead! 

 

Simon: She tries to escape the hold and Manta is able to roll them into a tighter lock... Halley is going to tap!!

 

Manta Ray eliminates Halley Comet!

 

Arvin: She tapped from that so quickly I think we still have 2 and a half minutes, and Manta can go back to taking in the p-

 

Simon: Who turned out the lights??

 

 

Kendra: In a rare convergence, the former lineup of La Sangre Maldita are all themselves champions - Mal Sangre has the Crimson Rite Belt, Tragedeigh holds the Inferno Title, Sombras and Davy are the current tag champs. And in a very rare moment of solidarity, each of them have a belt lined up in a corner, 4-WAY SANDWICH TO MANTA RAY!! THEY JUST LAID OUT MANTA!!!

 

Arvin: Could this be a reunion....no! The four of them are brawling each other!! The brawl takes itself out of the ring, they got their measure of punishment on Manta and they're back to hating each other.

 

Simon: The difference here is that Mal and Tragedeigh had their fights today, so this is fine for them, La Sangre have a hell of a match coming up later on tonight, so they'd be wise to excuse themselves from this. 

 

Kendra: Manta Ray's return has been cut short, and it leaves him as pickings for whoever's in next. Luckily we don't have too long to wait.

 

10! 9! 8! 7! 6! 5! 4! 3! 2! 1! 

 

Kira Scene's pod opens!

 

Arvin: Just how ZLI likes it. Pre-cooked meal. She puts a foot on Manta Ray.

 

Andra: ONE! TWO! THREE!

 

Kira Scene eliminates Manta Ray!

 

Kira: Now, this is how I like it. The floor all to myself, and you all have to listen to me.

 

The crowd boos.

 

Kira: We never talked about why I did what I did.

 

The crowd chants "We don't care! We don't care!"

 

Kira: I came into this business because I had unresolved rage as a Weather Woman being prim and proper and sunny and cheerful. 

 

"We don't care! We don't care!"

 

Kira: I thought it would be a unique and fun gimmick to show the Weather Witch. To bring a bit of that juxtaposition here, and what was I told? "Oh, you're not interesting enough for the International Stage, Kira. You're not interesting enough for Path 2 Glory. Nobody cares about the weather." And for a while I thought, "Oh okay, well I'll show you that I can be interesting, I can have cool moves, and I can prove to you that this works." And I went out and busted my ass and won matches, and... still no one cared.

 

And I know I shouldn't have been seeking approval. I know that I should-

 

The crowd chants "Surprise Entrant! Surprise Entrant!"

 

Kira: Shut up. And I know that I should have been happy to be the workhorse, but it gets frustrating doing the work and not being noticed. It was like being the work weather woman all over again. I created a self-fulfilling prophecy. 

 

The crowd chants "Not what that means!" Clap clap clapclapclap "Not what that means!" Clap clap clapclapclap

 

Kira: But you're all going to notice me NOW aren't you. I'm gonna show you I'm good enough NOW.

 

"You're still boring!" Clap clap clapclapclap "You're still boring!" Clap clap clapclapclap

 

Kira: SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT-

 

 

The crowd gets on their feet. 

 

Simon: OH MY GOD WHAT!

 

 

Perry: HEY TOKYO WHAT'S UP! BEEN A MINUTE!

 

The crowd goes nuts.

 

Gilbert: YO!

 

Perry: See, my boy Gil here realized he may have broken off a thing too early, and so we had a whole change of heart and flew back to Tokyo. But we were in town, and we just had to stop by at the right time.

 

Gilbert: The right and tight time.

 

Perry: So, to answer your question, Kira, you're still not Path material, no. But hey, that's cool, we're not there anymore either. It was a wild ride. And an amazing time. Oh man did we miss Physio fighting? That dude is so entertaining. Anyway, I guess what we're trying to say is... Daddy's Home. 

 

Gilbert: Now, you may not get the full meaning from just the verbal, so let me clarify. Daddies - plural - colon - home. 

 

The crowd roars in excitement. 

 

Perry: Now we're not fighting tonight, this whole situation would be Two Champs One C-

 

Gilbert: We're not with the English anymore bro. 

 

Perry: Right, right. But we did bring someone with us.

 

Gilbert: See, I did find that number, and she did forgive me.