Cain And Abel II
Click.
Static covers the screen as a Play ► symbol appears in the bottom right-hand corner.
Gasping.
Pure unadulterated panic. CJ Thorpe looks at in his hand with utter shock; it’s shaking. He drops the gun and falls backwards, slapping against a wall. His breath is heavy. His heart is racing. His brother…
His brother is fucking furious.
Jackson Cade turns around and grabs him immediately by the throat, squeezing as hard as he can. CJ is too shocked to fight back. He just stands there, mouth agape.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Thank all that is holy for that. Jackson Cade is alive!
MATT RUBY: That’s a shame. I thought the coward had finally done a deed worthy of my respect.
It’s the voice of his father that calls Jackson off. George storms into frame, pushing Jackson back and picking up the dropped weapon. Cade quickly gets in his brothers face.
“Blanks!” He says defiantly. CJ doesn’t understand. He doesn’t get it. “They were fucking blanks, son.”
Jackson angrily steps backwards, hands on hips, still in a mire of disbelief and fury. “I can’t fucking believe you tried to kill me…. I’m your fucking brother!”
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: CJ doesn’t look like a man caught trying to murder his own brother. Look at him, he’s distraught.
MATT RUBY: A masterclass in acting, for sure.
“I… I didn’t… I,” Thorpe tries to reason. He can’t get his words out.
George shakes his head, putting the gun in his waistband.
“I’d hoped you’d changed,” he says sternly, scolding his son. “I’d hoped that becoming Champion would’ve made a difference, but you’re the same petulant little prick you’ve always been. If your mother could see this…”
“Dad, stop,” CJ pleads, tears now streaming down his face. “I didn’t pull the trigger. I didn’t. I swear it!”
Jackson has heard enough. He waves away the pleas and storms off, leaving his dad to stand before his brother, shaking his head.
“You’re no son of mine,” George announces angrily.
With Jackson having left, George follows shortly on behind, leaving CJ to fall from standing to seated in a slump against the wall. He puts his head in his hands, knowing that in just a week from this moment, he must defend his title against the brother he could’ve killed.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: I have to say Ruby, I gotta believe CJ here. I don’t know what happened but I don’t think he tried to kill his brother.
MATT RUBY: That’s because you like to see the good in people, Bronco.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: I don’t see any good in you.
Cut.
MATT RUBY: Hey Bronco, a schoolgirl and priest step into the ring.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: I’m not sure I like where this joke is going.
MATT RUBY: It’s not a joke old man, it’s our next match as pretty young thing Momoko Honda takes on Reverend Ezekiel Graves. As these two new comers will joust to see who starts there run in OSW with the wind at their backs.
Referee River Moonfoot calls for the bell and we’re underway with Honda rushing at The Harbinger with a Flying Head Scissors... nope! Graves counters the move into a Tilt-A-Whirl Back Breaker slamming the smaller woman off his knee with a dull thud and using his larger stature he does it again slamming her back off his knee!
Once!
Twice!
Thrice!
And it sure as hell wasn’t nice as The Apostle of Wrath proves his name turning one Tilt-A-Whirl Backbreaker into three additional PENDULUM BACKBREAKERS before releasing The People’s Champion sending her sprawling.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: A scary display of power by Reverend Graves.
The Purifier begins wringing his shoulder shouting at Momoko to get back to her feet watching her stagger back to her feet.
LARIAT!
DUCKED BY MOMOKO WHO SNAPS BACK TO LIFE HITTING THE ROPES!
*KERRRRRR-RAK!*
SHINING FUCKING WIZARD!
THE TSUNAMI STRIKE SENDS WAVES OF PAIN THREW THE FACE OF THE HARBINGER!
MATT RUBY: You Go Girl!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: I know you’ll chase anything in a skirt but you’re taking it a bit far, aren’t ya?
Graves drops to one knee stunned by Honda who starts laying with shin Kicks to the chest of The Reverend as the crowd counts them off.
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
FOUR!
Momoko backs off as the crowd’s anticipation swell into a dull rumble and she looks to cap it off with a Buzzsaw Kick to the back of the skull!
FI-WHIFF!
FUCKING LARIAT FROM OUT OF NOWHERE KNOCKING THE STAR WARRIOR ASS OVER TEA KETTLE AND ONTO HER STOMACH!
The Harbinger lets out a primal scream standing up and staring down at his foe before!
*BAM!*
Graves slams his heel into the small of The People’s Champion’s back!
*BAM!*
*BAM!*
*BAM!*
Three more times to the small of the back before The Reverend mounts The Star Warrior pulls her up and locks her jaw in place as she lets out a blood-curdling scream as The Harbinger sits back into...
The Camel Clutch!
THE CONFESSION IS LOCKED IN TIGHT!
MATT RUBY: My glass just broke here at ringside from that scream of pain from Momoko!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Yeah, I've got white wine and orange juice all over my new jacket, seriously a mimosa Matt we have a job to do out here!
MATT RUBY: And as long as it’s with you I have it in my contract I don’t to do it sober!
Reverend Graves bears down on the hold whispering in the ear of Momoko to confess her sins continuing to wrench on her neck. However, all she can do is writhe in pain as The Star Warrior’s voice and struggle begins to fade.
Referee Moonfoot is there and lifts Momoko’s arm...
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AND...
IT DROPS AGAINST THE THIGH OF THE APOSTAL OF WRATH!
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ONE!
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MOONFOOT LIFTS THE ARM AGAIN!
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THEN...
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IT FALLS...
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TWO!
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RIVER GRABS THE ARM ONCE AND LIFTS IT...
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FOR THE FINAL TIME?
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NO! HONDA SLIPS OUT THE BACK AND ONTO HERS AND IN ONE FLUID MOTION TAKES THE HARBINGER TO DICK KICK CITY WITH AN UP KICK TO THE LOINS CROSSING HIS EYES AND DROPPING HIM TO HIS KNEES!
MATT RUBY: Zeus H. Christ, I felt that over here!
Momoko hits the ropes...
*KERRRR-RAK!*
ANOTHER SHINING WIZARD A SECOND TSUNAMI STRIKE TO THE BASE OF THE PURIFIER’S SKULL!
GRAVES CRUMBLES TO THE GROUND AND MOMOKO GOES FOR THE PIN, RIVER’S THERE FOR THE COUNT!
ONE!
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TWO!
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IS IT OVER?!
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THRE.... NO! KICK-OUT WITH AUTHORITY!
The Harbinger springs back to life aggressively slapping his hand around the throat of The Star Warrior!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: A giant by Zeus GOOZLE!
The Harbinger stands up dragging Momoko with him and lifting her high into the air before driving her down with a Massive fucking Chokeslam!
THE
FINAL
JUDGMENT! NEARLY DRIVES THE STAR WARRIOR THREW THE CANVAS AND INTO THE COVER AS RIVER SLIDES INTO POSITION!
ONE!
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TWO!
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THREE!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: What a huge victory for the newest Religious Figure in OSW!
MATT RUBY: I’ll go comfort Momoko in her loss, she deserves to see a gentle face when she wakes up.
Clusterfuck
Ezekiel Graves has done it. What a debut victory for the newest man on the Old School Wrestling roster. He gets back to his feet and paces around the ring, demanding a microphone.
“Women such as this, spouting inane fallacies about space and stars, insults the one true God,” he says breathlessly, still tired from his match. “She must prepare for salvation or face the wrath of divine judgement. What say you, Momoko?”
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: He’s a persistent little so and so, isn’t he?
MATT RUBY: He’s trying to save people, BB. You have to respect that.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: No, I don’t.
She slowly gets back to her feet, dusting herself off. Graves pushes the microphone towards her mouth, only she shakes her head.
“I won’t be bullied by the likes of you, Ezekiel. I too have a greater purpose,” she defiantly says, refusing to back down.
Graves grimaces.
Suddenly, “Freaks and Geeks” by Childish Gambino plays loudly over the arena’s sound system, and the Chef’s standing at the entrance of the ramp holding a frying pan over a pyro flame, simulating frying something up.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Wait a dang minute! That’s… That’s Chef Andre! This kid is amazing, Matt. He has one of the hottest tickets in town and…
MATT RUBY: [Angrily] SCREW HIM! I’ve been trying to get a table at his restaurant for weeks and it’s always fully booked.
He drops the pan and marches down the aisle, slapping hands with the fans. He hops up the ring steps and pops himself into the ring, putting both hands in the air to let Graves know that he’s not here to fight.
“Relax big man, relax,” he says with a toothy smile, and a toothpick in his mouth. “I could see how this was about to go down and thought I’d offer my services to resolve matters before they take a turn. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m...”
“CHEFDRECOOKS!” Chant the fans in unison, making him smile.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Listen to that crowd!
“And I’d like to offer you both a table at my smash restaurant, Let Him Cook. How about it? Let’s drop the space and God talk, shall we?” He offers with a big smile.
MATT RUBY: How is it he has a table for these two morons but not me? I’m Matt Ruby, damnit.
Ezekiel hasn’t stopped grimacing the entire time. “Is this a joke to you? Is our Lord and Savior a joke!?” He growls.
Just then, “Plowed” by Sponge hits the speakers and Josh Conway comes into view with a warm smile. He surveys the crowd and makes a walk to the ring, nodding with the audience’s cheers as he does.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Oh wow, another debut!? Josh Conway arrives in OSW, folks. The North Star is somewhat of a miracle around these parts. For those who don’t know, he has a huge following. He’s an upstanding pillar of the community.
MATT RUBY: And a pussy… you’re telling me he’s a pussy?
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: I dare you to say that to his face.
“What is this!?” Graves roars angrily.
Conway smiles, retrieving a microphone of his own. “You seem a little angry, Zeke. You’ve had a fantastic offer of a free meal from what I can only assume is a wunderkind of the food industry, but you seem hell bent on making this poor woman submit to your Lord and Savior.”
The use of the word hell immediately angers The Reverend who rushes at him, swinging with a right hand that stumbles Conway backwards. Josh hits the corner with a thud, barely able to hear Graves scream the word blasphemy as he storms in.
BIG BOOT TO THE FACE! Conway stumbles him backwards, straight into Momoko! Honda catches an elbow and spins angrily, leaping into the air with a dropkick, only The Reverend pulls Chef Andre into the line of fire!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: That cheeky little sod!
MATT RUBY: I’m beginning to like the Reverend. Where can I get a bible?
Down goes Andre!
Ezekiel Graves quickly ducks out of the ring, hitting the canvas and rolling to the outside as Josh Conway rushes out of the corner to chase him off.
Momoko and Andre both get back to their feet, none of them impressed and none of them amused. There’s going to be hell to pay between the four of these, just don’t say that around Ezekiel Graves or you might get punished.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: You can feel the tension in the ring, folks. You could cut it with a knife. Ezekiel Graves set this in motion but I fear this is only the beginning.
Broken
Medical. A sombre and busy place at the best of times. This is where people come, often in their worst moments. That’s no different for Harold Attano, who finds himself laid up in a hospital bed.
Last week, Tombstone Chokeslammed him spine first on a concrete cross. The bone shattering sound still echoes in the chambers of his mind.
As he attempts to sleep, he’s awoken with a startle, a nightmare bringing him from his painful slumber to find Zeus standing over him.
“I’m sorry, old friend,” The Baron says with meaning. It isn’t a platitude. He didn’t want this for Attano, no-one did. “I have the best Doctors working on your case, that’s a promise.”
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Poor Attano. This must be the end of his career, Matt. I knew it wasn’t right. That sound we heard last week, I can still hear it now.
MATT RUBY: Look, I don’t mean to be an asshole or anything, but he is getting on a bit, right? Retirement was overdue, if you ask me.
Harold winces. “Did you hear the prognosis?” He groans through gritted teeth.
Zeus solemnly nods.
“They’re saying my back might be broken, Zeus. P… paralysed,” he continues with a stammer that makes even The Baron’s heart jump into his throat.
The Leader of Arcadia doesn’t look away. He keeps his eyes focused on the teary eyes of Attano. “I’m so sorry… I didn’t mean for this to happen. I wasn’t to know…”
Attano looks away, angry. He tries to hold back his emotions, and the pain barely surrenders for him to do so.
“You owe me,” Harold says, looking at the wall. “You owe me.”
Zeus doesn’t disagree. A knowing nod is one thing, but when he leans in, it’s another.
“Your daughter…” he whispers. “He...”
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Wait… what? What about Michaela!? What’s Zeus saying!? I can’t hear a thing!
MATT RUBY: Well, it makes sense why Attano risked it all. Zeus might have just lifted the lid on the truth behind Michaela’s disappearance.
As the whispers fade away into a quiet we can’t hear, what we do hear is the piercing sound of tinnitus, seeping through the room as Harold’s once teary eyed expression turns into fury and wrath.
Cut.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Folks, El Mariachi Muerte has been hunting down Grizzly St. Claire since he brutally attacked both he and Gemini at Locked & Loaded.
MATT RUBY: Well, he’s got him one on one right now.
The bell sounds and Muerte makes a b-line across the ring, nigh on taking Grizzly’s head off with a Clothesline that spins him inside out. He doesn’t hesitate, quickly mounting him with brutal right hands that hit every inch of the spot.
He gets back up and pulls St. Claire with him, tossing him into the corner.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: If he wants answers, he might want to slow down.
Muerte storms at him!
LEAPING CLOTHESLINE IN THE CORNER!
Grizz drops to his ass in a heap, only able to watch as The Mariachi backs up, hits the ropes and RUSHES BACK ACROSS THE RING WITH A FACEWASH BOOT!
But he’s not done…
ANOTHER FOR GOOD MEASURE!
Singing Death slides to the outside and spins St. Claire by the legs, positioning him groin first towards the ring-post.
WHAM!
HE YANKS HIM STRAIGHT INTO IT!
“OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” Roar the fans.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: I hope he didn’t have plans for that part of his anatomy.
MATT RUBY: I felt that that from here, Bronco. I think I’m having sympathy pains.
Muerte grabs his leg and WRAPS IT AROUND THE RINGPOST FOR GOOD MEASURE!
He grabs Grizz by the head and drags him out, hanging him head and shoulders over the ring apron before hopping back onto it and climbing immediately above him onto the top rope…
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Wait a minute… what the hell is he thinking?
MATT RUBY: 48 ROSES!
TOP ROPE DOUBLE FOOTSTOMP FROM INSIDE THE RING TO THE OUTSIDE, CRUSHING INTO GRIZZLY ST. CLAIRE’S HEAD AND NECK AS THEY OVERHANG THE APRON!
JESUS CHRIST!
HE MIGHT JUST BE DEAD!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: My GOD! That boy won’t be able to tell you a dang thing, Muerte.
MATT RUBY: I’m not sure he cares!
The Mariachi rolls a coughing and spluttering St. Claire back into the ring and pulls him sloppily back to his feet.
“You will tell me what I want to know,” he says looking him dead in the eye.
SLAP TO THE FACE!
EL MARIACHI SLAPPED THAT BOY AWAKE!
He puts a rose step in his own mouth, pulls St. Claire low…
PACKAGE PILEDRIVER!
PACKAGE PILEDRIVER!
FADE… TO…. BLACK!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: STICK A FORK IN HIM SON, HE’S DONE!
Muerte covers…
ONE…
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TWO….
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THREE!
It’s over! It was academic from the start but my God if El Mariachi Muerte didn’t punish Grizzly St. Claire for that cowardly attack on he and Gemini last week.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: The match might be over but I think the interrogation is just about to begin. Why did Grizzly St. Claire attack Gemini and El Mariachi Muerte last week?
MATT RUBY: He’s preparing to find out!
The Hunt Is Over
The match is finished, but Muerte is nowhere near done with Grizzly St Claire. Singing Death hoists his foe up to his feet before tossing him into a corner.
"Last chance, hijoputa," the Mariachi says, pressing his forearm against the Antagonist's neck. "Tell me who ordered the attack on me and Gemini, and all of this will end."
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: If this man had any sense left after his beatdown, he'd rat Zeus out right now.
MATT RUBY: Don't say a bloody word, Grizz! Keep the Baron's name out of the dirt!
Indeed, Grizzly says nothing. In fact, he simply smiles at his adversary's attempt to make him talk. The former horseman growls before releasing the hold on him, allowing St Claire to breathe. As he does so, Muerte grabs his guitar from the opposite side of the ring, getting ready to play it.
"You are in no position to toy with me. Perhaps la musica will set you straight."
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Looks like El Mariachi is about to force the answers out of his foe one way or another!
Before a note can be strummed, however, Grizzly places a hand on the musician's shoulder. He takes a deep breath...
... AND SPITS IN HIS FACE!
MATT RUBY: Ha! I love it! He just hocked a loogie at him!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: That just set him off, Ruby! He just unstrapped himself from his guitar and is gripping the neck with both hands!
LOW BLOW BY EL MARIACHI! DOWN GOES GRIZZLY TO HIS KNEES!
MUERTE SWINGS THE GUITAR INTO THE ANTAGONIST! THAT SENDS HIM SPIRALLING TO THE CANVAS IN A HEAP!
MATT RUBY: Holy crap, his neck just snapped! I heard it from here!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: He's... dead?! Muerte just killed him!?
With a look of utter shock, the Mariachi slowly leaves the ring and heads up the ramp. He can't believe what he's done. He didn't intend this and now with the death of Grizzly, Muerte can only theorize who sent him and why.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: I can't believe what we've just witnessed and neither can El Mariachi Muerte, it seems. He just killed a man in cold blood, damnit.
Cut.
Same Page
Two figures look entirely out of place on the brighter than life set of the Sunshine Club. Doom and Nox both walk in, each shielding their eyes a touch from the sheer artificial glare of the brightness.
Not a word is shared between them, but they both are thinking the same thing, the unease shared in matching body language. Doom, with his arms folded and Nox with his hands uncomfortably on his hips.
Before they can utter a word, Mister Sunshine himself pops up seemingly from nowhere in between them with a smile on his face and places an arm around each of them.
“Friends!” He beams. “You came. I knew you would.”
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: After everything that Sunshine has been through. The electric shock therapy, the noxious gas. He seems…
MATT RUBY: His usual annoying, goofy-grinning self?
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Well not in those words, but yeah. Not any side-effects at all.
“My friends. We are stronger together. I think we proved that last week.”
Nox eyeballs him, scoffing.
“Yeah… and remind me. How’d that go? Did we not all get knocked out cold with a steel chair?”
Doom silences Nox with a hand, turning to Sunshine instead.
“Your methods may not be to my exact liking, but I cannot deny that you have backbone when it counts. You were loyal and came to my aid. So…” He draws a deep breath, exhaling slowly. “... thankyou.”
This has the effect on Sunshine you’d expect. A smile that you wouldn’t think could be any wider seems to split his face in half. He jumps with excitement.
“I knew you’d see the sunshine eventually. Now… All we need to do is just stick together, smile and the sun will continue to shine on us.”
Nox shakes his head, but he cannot deny the logic. Hebegrudgingly accepts the premise.
“We’ll be on the same page as long as you’re prepared to fight, and not dish out cuddles.”
He holds up several vials.
“I’m not above injecting you with a little testosterone if needed to remind you that we’re at war.”
They walk off the set, Doom and Nox shaking their heads slowly while Sunshine skips behind them.
Cut.
MATT RUBY: This is a NXT Level Championship match! Why're they in the ring?
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Maxwell has refused to fight in the wreckage of his home after Ring of Dreams! For the first time, the NXT Level match is in the ring!
The bell rings and Candy Kane rushes down Burned Man with a flurry of lefts and rights! The mummy blocks the blows as best he can and retaliates with a massive headbutt to the nose! He follows up with a hellacious clothesline before grabbing her and throwing her over the top rope onto the apron!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: FLAMETONGUE! SHOTGUN DROPKICK SENDS CANDY OFF THE APRON AND RIGHT TO RINGSIDE!
MATT RUBY: Leave her alone you overcooked muppet!
Candy lands in a heap and The Burned Man descends on her with ill-intent! He reaches beneath the ring and pulls out a steel chair!
MATT RUBY: That can't be legal!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: It's NXT Level! It ain't in his house, but it's still no holds barred, falls count anywhere!
Maxwell fires away with a chair shot at the rising Candy Kane but the gumshoe ducks beneath the blow and catches him with a right hook to the jaw! Burned Man turns for another swing but Candy leaps with a dropkick that sends the chair right into his face! She grabs him and slams him head first into the apron before rolling him into the ring!
MATT RUBY: Yeah! Do it again and see if it fixes that ugly mug of his!
Burned Man begins to stir as Candy slides in with a kendo stick! She flies forwards and cracks it against Burned Man's chest with authority! The detective lays into him with devastating strikes until the stick breaks into splinters in her hands! But Candy isn't done because the Burned Man refuses to go down!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: SHE LEAPS ONTO HIS BACK! MY LORD SHE'S CHOKING THE LIFE OUTTA HIM!
MATT RUBY: Me next! Me next!
Candy refuses to let go of the hold as TBM gasps for air! He falls to a knee! The gumshoe looks to have this one in the bag until The Survivor lives up to his name and begins to rise to his feet! The Burned Man runs at the turnbuckle and turns to lack back first crushing Candy into the corner! She lets go and stumbles out!
INTO A MASSIVE BACKDRAFT! SPINNING BACK ELBOW!
The gumshoe collapses into the corner and The Burned Man follows up with a brutal running facewash! But he isn't finished as he forces her up and drags her onto the apron!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: DDT ONTO THE APRON! HE JUST PLANTED CANDY FACE FIRST!
MATT RUBY: LEAVE HER FACE ALONE YOU BRUTE! ARE YOU JEALOUS!?
Candy rolls off of the apron onto the floor but Maxwell doesn't seem ready to end the match quite yet! He peels her off of the ground and whips her right into the ring post! The Arcadian Mummy digs under the ring, pulling out a table! He sets it up at ringside before going to grab Kane-
ONLY TO CATCH A TRASH CAN TO THE SKULL! CANDY KANE HAS A TRASH CAN!
The blow drops TBM and Candy drops the trash can behind him, stalking him as he begins to rise to his feet!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: ONE HARD JAWBREAKER! REVERSE BULLDOG RIGHT ONTO THAT TRASH CAN!
MATT RUBY: PUT HIM WHERE HE BELONGS!
The trash can gets crushed beneath their weight and Candy finally hooks a leg! Referee Moonfoot begins the count!
ONE!
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TWO!
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THREE- NO! KICKOUT AT THE LAST MOMENT BY THE BURNED MAN!
Candy can't believe it! Her eyes go back to the table as she realizes what she needs to do to put this match away! She forces Maxwell off of the ground and pulls him up onto the apron! The gumshoe nails him with a hook to the gut before reaching towards his face!
MATT RUBY: MANDIBLE CLAW! THE CANDY CANE CRUSH!?
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: NO! THE BURNED MAN BITES DOWN! HE PULLS HER INTO THE PUMPHANDLE DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! THE THIRD DEGREE OFF THE APRON AND RIGHT THROUGH THE GOD DAMNED TABLE!
The wood splinters and goes flying as The Burned Man throws his arm over for a cover!
ONE!
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TWO!
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THREE!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: This match was a slobberknocker! But it looks like The Burned Man was one case that Candy couldn't crack!
tRUST
The smoke has cleared, the match is over, yet there's still unfinished business. Both competitors stand wearily at ringside, The Burned Man grabbing a microphone. "You put up a good fight, Candy. You did." He pauses, chuckling a bit as he moves to the time keeper, grabbing a file. "And, finally, I think I can trust you to have these."
MATT RUBY: As if a bombshell like her needs his blessing.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Do you have an off switch?
He walks to Candy, handing her the file. She smirks, grabbing the mic. "Thank you, Maxwell. If you ever need a detective, feel free to give me a call." And with that, Candy takes her leave from ringside, going through the files as she walks up the ramp, exiting the arena. The Burned Man goes to follow her soon after...
ONLY TO GET GORED! DOOM JUST NAILED HIM WITH A SPLITTER FROM OVER THE BARRICADE!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: What the hell is Doom doing here!?
MATT RUBY: Who cares? I want to see where this goes!
Doom rains down boot after boot on the already wounded Burned Man! Maxwell tries to crawl away only to catch a steel chair to the back! He gives a few more sickening smacks with the chair before tossing the bent piece of metal to the floor! The crowd boos as Doom drags The Burned Man next to the steel steps and sits him up against them!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: God no! Have mercy! This ain't right!
MATT RUBY: Put him in the dirt, Doom!
Doom backs up, lining up his shot!
AND HE FLIES FORWARD WITH THE SCRAMBLER! MASSIVE KNEE TREMBLER SANDWICHES THE BURNED MAN'S HEAD BETWEEN HIM AND THE STEEL STEPS!
The crowd is in shock as Doom looks down at the Burned Man, taking in the damage he just caused.
Cut.
Found Footage I
Static.
Shaky handheld camera footage stumbles through the darkness of an Arcadian level we can’t identify. It trundles towards a building, stopping short and ducking down into some bushes.
The bushes cover the camera for a moment, only briefly,
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: What’s this?
MATT RUBY: I do like a bit of bush, but this isn’t my kind of thing.
The camera suddenly lifts, peering directly at a window. A few moments pass before someone steps into frame. It’s Aurora.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Whoa, hang the heck on a second. This isn’t appropriate.
MATT RUBY: [Squealing] OHHHH BOY!
Aurora, wearing a skimpy piece of nighttime lingerie stands before her window, brushing her hair back, oblivious to the fact that someone has her on camera.
Their breathing intensifies with the footage.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: This is unacceptable! Is that breathing you or the pervert filming this!? You need to calm down, Ruby!
MATT RUBY: [Breathing deeply.] I’m calm… I’m calm. I need to meet whoever shot this footage and shake their hand.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: You’re disgusting. Someone has invaded this poor woman’s privacy and displayed it to the world.
MATT RUBY: I know, it’s great!
She brushes her hair back and takes a moment to stare at the window – into our souls, not realizing that we too look back. She closes the blinds and walks away back into the room, leaving the footage to cut once again to static.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: [Stammering] I just.. I can’t believe this. I really can’t. That poor girl has just been embarrassed in front of the whole of Olympus.
MATT RUBY: Oh she has nothing to be embarrassed about, looking like that.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: One week removed from an unholy attempt at marriage and Tombstone looks to try and maim his would be wife in a Last Man Standing match!
MATT RUBY: She needs to get out of here! That dusty old corpse wants to defile her!
As the match begins Narcissa and Tombstone look at one another, the Ferryman beckoning her forwards! Hera walks up to him, their immense height difference on show as they stare one another down face to face!
UPRISING! BICYCLE KNEE TO THE FACE OF TOMBSTONE!
But Tombstone doesn't even flinch! He immediately grabs Narcissa and Biel tosses her clear across the god damned ring! She lands next to the ropes which she immediately uses to springboard off with a flying dropkick that lands flush with Tombstone's chest but he barely budges!
KICK TO THE GUT! ODE TO CHARON! MASSIVE JACKKNIFE POWERBOMB!
MATT RUBY: What the bloody hell is Tombstone made of!?
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Pure, unadulterated evil, Ruby. He makes my blood run cold just looking at him.
Cole Holt tries to begin the count but Tombstone peels Narcissa off of the mat and immediately powers her up into a gorilla press! He turns towards the ropes and runs forwards before throwing Narcissa clear over them and right into the fucking barricade!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: BY GOD! THIS MATCH MAY ALREADY BE OVER!
MATT RUBY: OH STAY DOWN, NARCY! HE'S A MONSTER!
The crowd reacts in pure shock as Holt begins to count!
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
FOUR!
FIVE!
SIGNS OF LIFE FROM NARCISSA!
SIX!
SHE'S UP!
Tombstone begs her to come back into the ring! Narcissa begins to dig under the apron before pulling out a steel chair! She slides into the ring and rushes Tombstone! She baseball slides beneath his legs and pops up as he turns around!
CATCHING HIM WITH A BRUTAL CHAIR SHOT TO THE FUCKING SKULL! SHE MADE TOMBSTONE STUMBLE!
Hera fires away with another massive chair shot but Tombstone catches the chair and yanks it right out of her hands! He grabs hold of Narcissa by the back of the head and slams her neck first across the top of the steel chair! The Designer grabs her throat in agony as she collapses to the mat! But Tombstone refuses to let up as he forces her back to her feet and pulls her into a massive bearhug!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: A SOUL TO CARRY! TOMBSTONE IS WALKING AROUND THE RING WITH NARCISSA IN A RIB CRUSHING BEAR HUG!
MATT RUBY: DEFILING HER, BRONCO! HE'S DEFILING HER!
The Ferryman paces the ring slowly, toying with Narcissa who can't even tap out! The crowd is begging for this to end but Tombstone refuses to let go of the hold! Narcissa tries to break free to no avail and desperation takes over as she begins to claw at Tombstone's face! She digs her nails into his eyes!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: FIGHT! FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE, NARCISSA!
Tombstone is forced to drop her and as Narcissa lands on the ground she lashes out!
MATT RUBY: LOW BLOW! HERA WITH THE LOW BLOW TO TOMBSTONE! THAT'LL TEACH HIM!
Hera hits the ropes as Tombstone doubles over from the pain! She handsprings towards him with conviction!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: TRENDKILLER! TRENDKILLER!
MATT RUBY: HANDSPRING TWISTING ELBOW RIGHT TO THE TEMPLE! TOMBSTONE IS FINALLY OFF HIS FEET!
Narcissa is spent but she claws her way back to her feet with the ropes as Cole begins to count for Tombstone!
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
FOUR!
TOMBSTONE SITS UP! HE WASN'T EVEN DOWN FOR A FIVE COUNT!
Hera looks on in shock and terror as Tombstone gets to his feet and stomps towards her! She tries to roll out of the ring but Tombstone grabs her leg and forces her back inside! He clobbers her with a massive right hand before wrapping his hand around her throat! He's calling for the end as he raises her up!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS! CHOKESLAM!
MATT RUBY: NO! NARCISSA REVERSES! HURRICANRANA SENDS BOTH OVER THE TOP ROPE!
Both competitors land at ringside and Narcissa reaches beneath the ring before pulling out a sledgehammer! She turns to Tombstone and nails him in the face with the foreign object! He drops to a knee and she swings it right into his skull sending him right to the floor! But Tombstone slowly begins to rise and she immediately makes distance!
The Ferryman chases after her like a man possessed! Hera slides into the ring and Tombstone follows!
BORNCO BLACKWOOD: TOMBSTONE CATCHES HER WITH A CLOTHESLINE RIGHT FROM HELL!
MATT RUBY: HE NEARLY TOOK HER BEAUTIFUL HEAD OFF!
Narcissa hits the mat in a heap and Tombstone looks not even close to finished! He forces Narcissa back to her feet, refusing to let the referee begin a count as he forces her up!
AND DROPS HER WITH THE ELYSIUM FIELDS! TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER!
Hera lays motionless on the mat and Tombstone points at Cole Holt, demanding he begin the count!
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
FOUR!
FIVE!
SIX!
NARCISSA SHOWS SIGNS OF LIFE!
SEVEN!
EIGHT!
NINE!
SHE KIPS UP! NARCISSA REFUSES TO STAY DOWN!
MATT RUBY: Don't be a hero! Stay beautiful and please for the love of Zeus stay down!
Narcissa turns around and lashes out with one last desperate maneuver!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: REVOLUTION! SPINNING HEEL KICK- NO! TOMBSTONE CATCHES HER LEG!
The Ferryman grabs Narcissa by the throat and grabs the sledgehammer with the other!
AND HE BEGINS TO SLAM HAMMER INTO THE SIDE OF NARCISSA'S FACE!
WHAM!
WHAM!
WHAM!
WHAM!
WHAM!
MATT RUBY: I CAN'T WATCH!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: BAH GAWD HE'S GONNA KILL HER!
The assault continues on with brutal strikes! The crowd is begging for this to end!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS! FALLING CHOKESLAM PUTS NARCISSA DOWN!
MATT RUBY: Tell me when it's all over, Bronco! I don't want to look!
Holt begins the count!
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
FOUR!
FIVE!
SIX!
SEVEN!
EIGHT!
NINE!
TEN!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Finally, mercifully, this match has come to an end. Your winner... Is Tombstone.
I Know The Truth
Tombstone is an undeniable monster. He looks down at Narcissa, his eyes widened, and a curt smile plastered across his dominant face. This monster hasn’t lost since he was eliminated from Lambs to the Slaughter at Pandemonium.
He stands over The Fashionista, who now kneels before him, completely and utterly at his mercy.
“WHOOOOOOOAAAAAA OOOOOHHHHH OHHHHHHHHH!”
Suddenly and abruptly, the sound of the Chiefs War Chant by The Reality of Yourself blares into the arena, stunning the crowd who look on in anticipation.
The trons flicker, revealing the name Paragon.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Hang on a minute! Rumours have been swirling all week that Paragon might make his debut here at Chain Reaction.
MATT RUBY: Who the hell is Paragon?
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: He’s a member of The Watchers!
Paragon steps out onto the stage with a microphone in hand and makes a powerful walk towards the ring, hopping up the ring steps and carefully entering across from Tombstone. The Ferryman looks at him with a watchful eye.
“My name is Paragon,” he says to cheers from the crowd. “And I’ve come to share with you the truth.”
Tombstone looks at him with interest.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: What truth?
“The Watchers are everywhere. We walk amongst you, our faces one with the crowd. At Ring of Dreams, we witnessed the unthinkable,” he admits. He takes a moment to compose himself, the truth a burden he no longer needs to carry. “We know the truth that they're trying to hide. Zeus, Narcissa, El Mariachi Muerte and Gemini went to the level formerly known as The Red Light District and…”
~Zap!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: What the hell? His microphone cut off!
MATT RUBY: What’s he trying to say!?
Paragon pats the microphone, chuckling to himself when he realizes that he doesn’t work. He tosses it aside and calls Tombstone in. The Ferryman approaches confidently, leaning in to hear what he has to say.
His eyes widen and his brow furrows as the information is passed to him by The Truth Bringer.
He quickly flashes a look back to Narcissa, who wisely rolls out of the ring to the outside.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: What on Arcadia did he just say!?
MATT RUBY: I dunno but Tombstone looks legitimately shook and Narcissa is hightailing it out of here. What has our fearless Baron done?
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Folks, we need to know what happened at No Man’s Land – formerly The Red Light District. Where are Grimskull, John The Revelator and Drewitt? What happened to them!?
MATT RUBY: Narcissa knows. You can bet your ass that she knows. Do you know what I wanna know? I want to know just how much Paragon has seen. You don't think he's seen... me... do you?
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: I imagine if he'd seen you, he'd have torn his eyes out, Ruby. Lord knows I want to.
Nothing Else Matters
A boardroom, somewhere in Arcadia.
Recorded prior to Ring of Dreams.
Fresh fruits, bottles of water and the finest wines adorn a large oak table in the middle of a boardroom that we’ve never seen before.
And to be frank, we’re not seeing much of it now either.
“We lost Mr. Blue,” an unrecognisable voice says, bringing a silence from amongst the chatter inside the room. “That was unfortunate, but The Corporation had planned for such potential eventualities. However, I fear that some may be getting close to uncovering the truth.”
The chatter increases within the group. Someone clears their throat, calling an immediate halt to the noise and the original speaker continues.
“As you know, you're still in play, but we’ll need to protect your identities. As the chairs of this meeting, I assume you’d agree?” He asks, awaiting a response.
“Ayes,” follow in grunt, presumably from the unknown Misters.
“Very well,” he continues. “I have a boy I can send. He’s a little… antagonistic and somewhat a loose cannon but he himself controls a substantial following. He’ll be able to put an end to the investigation that may lead to us. His name is Hatchet, not that it's important.”
There’s a smattering of ayes in response to that too.
“I’m sure we’ll have this matter resolved in no time and The Corporation will be able to resume business matters unabashed.”
Cut.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Brother against brother for the OSW World Championship. Does it get any more personal than this?
MATT RUBY: Look how pissed off Jackson Cade is. There’s enough bad blood here to paint Arcadia. With George Cade here at ringside to watch over his sons going to war, one has got to ask the question… Is this the most dysfunctional family in all of Arcadia?
The bell sounds and Cade instantly goes on the offensive. Charging across the ring, he grabs Thorpe by the scruff of his neck and forces him into the turnbuckle. Thorpe cannot do anything to stop the onslaught, and finds himself simply bringing his arms up to defend his head as Cade barrages him with clubbing forearms.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
EACH SHOT HITS WITH VINEGAR. JACKSON CADE IS FURIOUS!
CJ Thorpe manages to push his brother off him and momentarily escape the corner. Cade lands on his feet and comes charging back at Thorpe.
INCENDIARY ROUND!
NO!
CJ THORPE PULLS HIS BROTHER INTO A HURRICANE DDT!
MATT RUBY: PATHFINDER PLANTS A PISSED OFF CADE PERFECTLY IN POSITION!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Now CJ Thorpe has Cade right in the middle of the ring. He’s miles away from any ropes and needs to put the hurt onto him.
CJ Thorpe grabs Cade by the arm, wrenching it backwards and locking Jackson Cade up tight.
POLICE BRUTALITY!
HE’S LOCKING HIM INTO THE RINGS OF SATURN, BUT CAN’T QUITE TURN HIM OVER!
MATT RUBY: Stop resisting, stop resisting!
Jackson Cade kicks his brother off him and squirms out of the hold. Both brothers scamper away to opposite corners.
Cade rises, with a look of fury on his face.
CJ Thorpe turns to face his brother, his face filled with pleading.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: That is the look of a man who is protesting his innocence. But Cade is having none of it.
Again, Cade charges across the ring at Thorpe, but Thorpe ducks under the incoming Clothesline. Jackson Cade collides into the turnbuckle and takes a moment to steady himself.
HERE COMES CJ THORPE! HE’S LOOKING TO CAPITALIZE!
HOSTILE DOWN!
SUPERKICK FROM JACKSON CADE TO CJ THORPE! HE CAUGHT HIM RIGHT IN THE KISSER!
CJ Thorpe goes down hard!
Jackson Cade covers for the pin…
ONE!
…
…
THORPE LOOKS OUT COLD!
TWO!
…
…
IS THIS IT?
…
…
TH-NO!
FOOT ON THE ROPE!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: CJ Thorpe just had enough left to reach out his foot. But it’s enough to stay alive.
MATT RUBY: Well he’s going to need to find something else if he wants to stay alive.
Sheriff Cade pulls his brother to his feet, pulling him into a Suplex position. He wrenches back to pull Thorpe up, but cannot get him off the ground.
A SECOND TIME, AND THORPE’S FEET STAY ON THE GROUND!
A THIRD ATTEMPT. CADE SCREAMS IN FRUSTRATION AS HE PULLS CJ INTO THE AIR!
IT’S A SUPLEX, BUT THORPE IS DEADWEIGHT… HE DOESN’T HIT IT PERFECTLY.
THORPE LANDS FACE FIRST INTO THE CANVAS!
The Suplex is enough to get Thorpe where he wants him, and Cade expertly transitions into a KIMURA LOCK!
THREAT CONTAINMENT!
BUT HE CAN’T GET THE BODYSCISSORS LOCKED IN!
THORPE CLAWS TO THE ROPES!
HE PULLS HIMSELF UP AND PUSHES CADE AWAY!
The separation creates a break and Thorpe looks set to take the offensive, but something stops him dead in his tracks.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: It’s George Cade! On the ring apron.
MATT RUBY: What the hell is he doing?
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Father is getting himself involved, and CJ Thorpe looks pissed. He’s been the calmer of the brothers, but this has tipped him over the line!
CJ THORPE LOSES IT AND SPARTA KICKS GEORGE CADE IN THE STOMACH, OFF THE RING APRON!
Instantly, Jackson Cade rushes to his father’s aid. In contrast, Thorpe does not. He turns himself away, face reddened with rage.
In the time it takes Thorpe to calm himself enough to focus, Jackson has managed to call in medical attention for his father. Turning his mind back to the match, he slips into the ring and the brothers lock horns once more.
JACKSON CADE COMES AT THORPE WITH FISTS OF FURY!
BANG!
BANG!
BANG!
HE GETS IN THREE SOLID SHOTS THAT ROCK THORPE!
Sheriff Cade grabs his brother into a headlock, before flinging him towards the ropes. CJ Thorpe rebounds off the rope and hurtles back at Officer Cade.
TRUST!
KNEE TREMBLER HITS JACKSON CADE SQUARE IN THE JAW!
HE DROPS LIKE A SACK OF BRICKS!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Oh my Zeus! The sound that made… It has to be a broken jaw!
MATT RUBY: Flat out on his back. I’ve had many fine ladies in this position before, but not like this!
CJ Thorpe climbs the turnbuckle, slowly, pulling his exhausted frame upwards. The crowd roar as he looks down from his perch, and leaps…
TOP ROPE ELBOW DROP NAILS JACKSON CADE!
HE GOT ALL OF IT!
CJ THORPE COVERS FOR THE PIN!
THIS HAS GOT TO BE IT!
…
…
ONE!
…
…
TWO!
…
…
NO SIGN OF LIFE FROM CADE!
…
…
THREE!
NO!
KICK OUT!
JUST IN TIME!
Thorpe pulls a groggy Cade back to his feet. He softens his brother up with a few strikes to the body. Jackson tries to fight back, but he can do nothing other than merely defend himself.
MATT RUBY: Jackson Cade looks like a soft breeze would knock him out right about now. How the hell is he still standing?
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: As long as there’s breath in his lungs, don’t count Jackson Cade out!
THORPE GRABS CADE BY THE HEAD!
HE’S GOING FOR THE RIGHT THING!
BUT CADE PUSHES HIM AWAY OUT OF DESPERATION!
BOTH CHARGE AT EACH OTHER!
DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE!
BOTH MEN ARE DOWN!
Both brothers are exhausted. Slowly, they both pull themselves back to a vertical base.
But it is CJ Thorpe that rises a split second before Jackson Cade.
He pushes him into the turnbuckle, slamming his head into the steel!
THORPE CLIMBS THE TURNBUCKLE, PULLING CADE WITH HIM!
HE LEAPS OFF AND PULLS CADE WITH HIM!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: FREEEEEEDOOOOOOOOOOM!
MATT RUBY: Killing his own damned brother with fire! Stick a fork in it, this turkey is done!
CJ Thorpe doesn’t even hook the leg for the pin, just flops on top of his unconscious brother.
ONE!
…
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TWO!
…
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THREE!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: CJ Thorpe is your winner. He retains his OSW World Championship, but he had to decimate his family to retain it.
Cain And Abel III
With the match over, CJ Thorpe did it. He somehow managed to retain his World Championship in a hard fought match with his brother. George Cade slides back into the ring, aching from the boot he received that sent him flying off the apron.
As the referee hands CJ his Championship, all three men get back to their feet with George nursing Jackson specifically back to his.
Static.
Suddenly, the tron flickers.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: What’s this?
MATT RUBY: More footage?
We’re recorded earlier, inside the Sheriff’s office at the Arcadian Police Department. The camera is seemingly hidden on a shelf, watching as Jackson Cade and his father stand either side of the Sheriff’s desk, talking.
“I don’t wanna do it, pop,” Jackson defiantly states, hands on hips, refusing. “He’s my brother and I trust him.”
George shakes his head. “It’s not about trust. Your brother has been through a lot and who knows what that did to him. We need to make sure…”
Cade interrupts. “…He can be trusted. It is about trust. Just call it what it is, dad. You think if I give him a gun, he’ll fucking shoot me.”
Both men look at one another.
Meanwhile, back in the ring, all three stand watching.
George puts the gun on the table and puts a hand on his son’s shoulder.
“If he doesn’t, then you’re right and I’m wrong. We must do it, kiddo. There’s no choice in the matter. Just trust me, okay? This is the only way. We put blanks in the gun, give it to your brother and see what happens.”
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Wow. Dad of the year, much?
MATT RUBY: You’re telling me you’d trust a criminal? CJ Thorpe is a villain, BB.
After a moment, both men nod and exit the office, leaving the door open.
Back inside the ring and CJ looks at his brother and father with disgust. Despite what he did, there’s a look of shame on Jackson’s face. His father remains as stoic as ever.
Suddenly though, the camera footage continues. Into the room walks an officer, his face blurred from view intentionally. He walks over to the gun and picks it up, putting down another one in its stead.
A second officer walks in and catches him in the act – however, he doesn’t do anything.
“Tell Malakai that it’s done,” the first officer says to the other. “The pistol can be remote controlled from a two hundred yard radius. All he needs to do is follow them, stay close and press the button when ready. The gun will fire automatically.”
Static.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: THAT SON OF A BITCH!
MATT RUBY: What a genius!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Malakai Midnight did this! He set this thing up! He and his blasted owls!
MATT RUBY: He just had those two brothers beat the holy hell out of each other, Bronc. That’s incredible!
Cut.
Back inside the ring and all three Cade’s are in shock. CJ looks at his brother with disgust, and his brother at their father with shame. Their family has been pulled apart by this and it’s all because of one man.
Malakai Midnight.
Cut.
Mother, May I?
Felix Foley hunches over his father's diary in a dimly lit backstage corner, his fingers tracing the aged pages. It’s a big night, and he’s looking for something, anything, that might provide a spark of inspiration to fuel him for tonight's Chain Reaction.
MATT RUBY: This rube’s too old to have Daddy issues.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: I disagree, but I don’t think tonight’s the night to be looking at that old thing.
He's so absorbed in what he’s reading that he barely notices his dear mother's approach until she speaks.
"I've been given a manager's license by that nice boy Scott Sterling," she announces with a mix of pride and determination.
MATT RUBY: What!? We don’t need this geriatric old hag out here!
Felix snaps the diary shut, worry etching his face.
"It's too dangerous. You could get hurt out there," he protests, standing to emphasize his concern.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Listen to her, Ms. Foley. This ain’t ballet.
Momma Foley shakes her head, undeterred.
"Felix, I've been protecting you your whole life. This is no different. I'm not about to stop now," she asserts, her voice firm yet gentle. “I won’t be out there with you tonight, but I know you’ll do just dandy.”
Felix pauses, looking down at the diary of his father for a moment.
"Why was he so obsessed with an apple?" he asks, his voice lowered, the question seeming to weigh heavily on his soul.
Momma Foley's expression shifts from resolve to a mixture of worry and disgust. Her eyes dart around nervously, and she quickly grabs the diary from Felix's hands.
"We'll talk about this later. Right now, you need to focus on your match. It's time," she insists, her tone urgent as she ushers him away.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Why didn’t Ms. Foley want to talk about it?
MATT RUBY: An apple a day keeps the doctor away! I knew it! Felix’s daddy was the doctor! He’s a bastard!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Will you stop?
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Our main event of the evening is an Olympic first. Four teams of three competitors will face off in an tag team elimination contest where anything goes. The only way to be eliminated is by pinfall, submission or knock out until only one team remains.
MATT RUBY: We're going to see some old fashioned violence here BB but what's to stop Six Feet Under or god forbid....the Besties from teaming up and just ensuring they're the last one's standing?
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Simple Ruby, it's what motivates anyone. A chance at championship glory. The surviving team will go on to fight one another to become the #1 contender to the OSW World Championship. The type of opportunity some of these competitors may never be able to obtain so team work is paramount tonight.
All four teams are in the ring, some discussing who will start first, some just deciding for their own team.
Gravedigger and Hatchet just look at eachother, nodding before pushing Gemini through the ropes and into the ring.
DOOM and Nox argue with one another who will start, not noticing Mr Sunshine has gotten into the ring first with a big smile on his face.
Malakai Midnight graciously offers himself as the first entrant for his team.
As for the last team, Aurora and the Kid rock, paper, scissors for it. Destructo Boy's rock breaks Aurora's scissors as Jasper Redgrave...well the self proclaimed 'leader' of his group isn't even on the apron but watching with that dickhead grin on his face, seated on the same chair he caused chaos with last week.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: We have our first four competitors. Gemini, Mr Sunshine, Malakai Midnight and Destructo Boy. As soon as that bell rings, anything goes until one team is remaining or even one competitor is remaining.
*DING DING DING*
The bell sounds as Malakai Midnight immediately rocks Mr Sunshine with a brutal Spinning Forearm, The Devils Advocate taking down Cheery Charlie but he doesn't get to follow up as he turns around
FLYING KICK TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD!
Gemini clocks Midnight as she looks at Destructo Boy, the pair nodding as they rush forward.
DOUBLE SUPERKICK!
Malakai staggers back into the ropes and the top left corner as Hatchet grabs the Midnight Man in a Full Nelson, yelling at Gemini to 'Get this Fucker'
Gemini rushes forward just as Gravedigger pulls Malakai out of Hatchet's grasp and Gemini nearly rushes into her own team-mate. She stops herself just in time only to get a hard punch to the gut from Malakai who grips her up
MIDNIGHT PLEX INTO DESTRUCTO BOY!
Malakai winks at Gravedigger who just stares silently, trying to ignore Hatchet mouthing off at him for screwing up his plans. Malakai backs up, observing his downed foes as he readies himself to eliminate someone early on here.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Malakai looking for that deadly Big Boot, Gemini staggering up to her feet, CLOCK STRIKES...NO! The Kid sweeps Gemini's leg as Malakai sails over her.
MATT RUBY: This idiot knows she's on a different team right?
Malakai turns around, noticing what just happened as he rushes forward at Destructo Boy, not seeing the flash of yellow coming at him
'CATCH ME!'
MR SUNSHINE OUT OF NOWHERE WITH A BIG CROSSBODY WIPING OUT MALAKAI!
The crowd pop as Sunshine gets to his feet, a big smile upon his face as Malakai staggers to his feet, trying a groggy clothesline but Sunshine ducks underneath before sending Malakai to the ropes. He ducks underneath him, leapfrogs over him before on the third bounce, grabbing him by the waist
MONKEY FLIP INTO THE CORNER!
Mr Sushine pops to his feet, waving his hands around as the crowd begin to wave with him. Malakai slowly pulls himself up in his corner as Sunshine bounces off the ropes
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: He may not be much of a fighter but Sunshine certainly knows how to have fun out there.
BLIND TAG BY DOOM!
MATT RUBY: Oh thank god Doomsie's here to stop this farce.
Mr Sunshine looks dejected as he realizes he's not going to get his fun but DOOM stops him from getting out, instead motioning forward for him to continue.
MATT RUBY: Not you too DOOM.
Sunshine claps his hands in delight, bouncing back off the ropes as he rushes forward
RUNNING SPEAR INTO THE CORNER! Sunshine isn't done though as he pulls Midnight up, lifting him out of the corner before running forward
SPINEBUSTER! WHACKY WAVING HUGGING SPECTACULAR!
Sunshine is beaming with happiness as he gets escorted out of the ring by referee Mills Stanton, DOOM shaking his head as he looks towards the fallen Malakai but before he can do anything, he's gripped from behind
GERMAN SUPLEX BY DESTRUCTO BOY!
DOOM gets dropped on the back of his head by his former protégé of sorts as the Kid rushes to the ropes, bouncing off looking for that Shining Wizard but the Scientist is able to duck underneath, before flipping upwards
HOVER, NO BOTHER! Hard kick to the jaw staggers the Kid back, DOOM scowling as he rushes forward, looking to split his former friend in half.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: THE SPLIT...SEE NO EVIL! Destructo Boy nails DOOM with the Shining Wizard out of nowhere! Could this be it for DOOM inside this match?
The Kid goes to drop down for the pinfall only to get nailed from behind by Midnight before getting thrown into the ropes.
KICK TO THE SPINE BY GRAVEDIGGER!
The Kid staggers forward
MIDNIGHT PLEX! Malakai bridges back with the Fishermans for our first fall of the evening, Stanton sliding in to make the count
ONE
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TWO
.................
.........THE KID KICKS OUT!
Malakai stands, backing up, hearing the clock chime.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: CLOCK STRIKES...THE SPLITTER! DOOM just cut Malakai off mid-run with that brutal Gore like spear but why would he intervene before the Boot hit Destructo Boy?
Instead of covering Malakai, DOOM kneels down, pulling him up to eye level as he speaks, slow, cold and almost growling at Midnight.
He's Mine.
MATT RUBY: Basketballs might not hold grudges but DOOM certainly does.
DOOM turns around, fury in his eyes.
THE CURE! SPRINGBOARD TORNADO DDT from Gemini spikes him into the mat out of nowhere. The Rogue picking her spot perfectly here as she backs up,
BLIND TAG BY HATCHET!
She scowls at the Juggalo who mimes a kiss before flipping her off. The Clown rolls into the ring, rushing forward as Destructo Boy staggers to his feet right into a mammoth Lariat that turns the Kid inside out. Black is the next to slowly stagger to his feet
WIG SPLIT! Midnight may well have a cracked skull from that mammoth headbutt, but the Lord of Darkness doesn't go down, instead staggering back into his corner as Klaus tags himself in.
MATT RUBY: Oh here we go, the leader of the freaks is coming in to hopefully get his ass handed to him.
Hatchet rushes forward, trying for a Lariat on Klaus but Way manages to duck underneath, grabbing the wrist before flinging Hatchet face first to the mat. He keeps hold of it, flipping over the Juggalo's back before bridging forward into a modified crucifix. Mills slides in to count the fall.
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TW...HATCHET MANAGES TO KICK OUT
The Clown staggers to his feet, popping Klaus with a right to the jaw as he does but the Wig Split is blocked this time, Way giving Hatchet a headbutt of his own to the midsection before gripping him around the neck.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: CRAVATE SUPLEX! Say what you want about Way's interesting demeanor but inside that ring his offense is certainly unique.
MATT RUBY: Unique won't mean jack when he gets downed by the clown Bronco.
Klaus throws Hatchet overhead, turning around into an upwards elbow to the jaw.
ENLIGHTENED SOUL! Destructo Boy plants Klaus into the mat with that Spinning Uranage but he can't follow up as he's spun around by his former friend
AND SHOWN THE HANDS OF DOOM! The Doctor can't quite get the full grip on the Kid though, Destructo Boy managing to flip upwards as he delivers a hard kick to DOOM's jaw, loosening the grip enough for the Kid to get free and roll forward
TAGGING AURORA INTO THE MATCH!
The Thrillseeker is like a house on fire, rushing into the ring as she nails a running enziguri to the back of DOOM's head. Aurora rolls forward, right into a hard right by Hatchet who rocks her with a forearm before locking in the double underhooks
HOKUS...AURORA SLIDES DOWN HIS BACK! Hatchet turns around into a leaping headscissors, sending the Juggalo flying across the canvas. He stumbles up to his feet into an arm drag and then a second before she almost effortlessly dodges a Lariat, Cartwheeling away before mocking the annoyed Hatchet.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Aurora showing a little bit of that abrasive personality here, but it may well backfire against such a dangerous foe in Hatchet.
Hatchet rushes forward, trying for another Lariat but Aurora sees it coming, going down low
DROP TOE HOLD! Aurora plants Hatchet's throat over the middle rope but she's not done, rushing to the ropes, springboarding off as he flips forward, holding his throat in pain
SOLAR STORM! RUNNING METEORA TO A SEATED HATCHET!
MATT RUBY: I've had plenty of fine birds do that to me in my time, shame for Hatchet the Aurora Borealis wasn't a little more open this time.
Aurora gets to her feet, walking right into a hard right hand by Klaus who double underhooks her, lifting Aurora up onto his shoulders
CIRQUE...NO! Aurora flips out, grabbing hold of Klaus's wrists before flipping back with a huge Dropkick that sends Way crashing to the mat. Aurora gets to one knee.
THE SCRAMBLER! Brutal Running Knee out of nowhere may well have knocked the Thrillseeker out cold as he lifts her up onto his shoulders, looking to deliver some Impending Doom.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: AURORA GRABS THE ROPES! The Thrillseeker refuses to die here as she thwarts DOOM's foul intentions. DOOM trying his best to drive her into the canvas but she's clinging on for dear life.
DOOM finally gets Aurora off the ropes but the slingshot effect is enough for Aurora to slip out of the Driver, flipping down as she grabs DOOM by the head
SPIKE DDT! Aurora drives DOOM into the mat and she's already rolling to her feet. The Thrillseeker breathing hard but she rushes to the ropes, leaping to the top as she flies off.
MATT RUBY: NORTHERN LIGHTS OUT! I never tire of seeing that heavenly body soar.
Aurora nails the picture perfect twisting moonsault but she doesn't get the chance to cover before Klaus Way tags out to Felix Foley.
THESE BOOTS WERE MADE FOR WALKING! Foley immediately takes Aurora down with a brutal Big Boot, nearly flipping the Thrillseeker in mid-air with the sheer force of the move. Felix doesn't cover, instead kneeling down as he pulls DOOM up to one knee, making sure his best buddy is okay.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: DOOM doesn't look to happy with Felix though, shaking his head at Foley not following up before taking the hand to get to his feet
DOUBLE JUGGA LOW! Hatchet from behind nails both the Besties with uppercuts to the balls, doubling them both over as he grabs the turtled DOOM around the shoulder.
PONY DOWN! DOOM gets driven over the Juggalo's back with a sickening crack. Hatchet laughs sadistically, turning back around to a hurting Foley who he goes to pick up
HEADBUTT! Felix is absolutely nettled as he begins raining down heavy lefts and rights down onto the Juggalo before whipping him into the ropes.
SPINE ON THE PINE! Beautiful Spinebuster nearly plants Hatchet through the mat but Felix isn't done as he lifts the Clown up, gripping him around the throat
BIEL TOSS INTO THE CORNER!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Friendly is absolutely hyped up here, could he be looking to show Hatchet his own personal tour of Felix Foley's Corner here?
Foley rushes forward, squashing Hatchet into the corner with a big Avalanche Splash but before he can begin to stomp the Clown dry, he's spiked into the mat
POISONRANA FROM AURORA OUT OF NOWHERE!
MATT RUBY: Come on! Even he gets to feel Aurora's legs wrapped around him? I gotta get in that ring to get apart of the action.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: These Olympians would tear you apart the second you stepped through those ropes Ruby.
Foley doesn't stay down, instead stumbling back up to his feet as he walks into a blind tag by Klaus who leaps up to the top rope
SPRINGBOARD ONE FOOTED DROPKICK! Way nails Aurora with that unorthadox before rolling forward into an onrushing DOOM
THE SPLIT...NO! Way just avoids the Gore as DOOM nearly spears himself into the turnbuckles. The Doctor turns around into a pair of knees to the gut before he's lifted up
CIRQUE DOULEUR! STORMBREAKKKAAHHH! DOOM goes down hard as Klaus drops down for the lateral press, Stanton sliding in to make the count
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DOOM JUST MANAGES TO GET THE SHOULDER UP!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: DEATH POP! That damn juggalo out of nowhere with a brutal running leaping forearm to the jaw that may well have knocked Way out cold.
MATT RUBY: I told ya Blackwood, everyone gets downed by the clown eventually.
Hatchet pulls Way up to his feet, rocking him with several knees to the midsection before he drags him to his corner and tags in Gravedigger. Hatchet doesn't get out of the ring though, double underhooking Way and lifting him up into a powerbomb as Gravedigger climbs up to the top rope.
NO RESPECT! POWERBOMB/DIVING ELBOW DROP COMBINATION! Way collapses to the canvas, Hatchet getting out of the ring as Gravedigger hooks both legs. Stanton sliding in for the cover
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THREE!!!
Klaus Way has been eliminated
Bronco Blackwood: And we have our first elimination here as Klaus Way gets taken out by a double team maneuver from Hatchet and Gravedigger. These two make a deadly team Ruby but who will enter in Way's stead?
Felix goes to rush in, fury in his eyes at the sight of Gravedigger but Malakai immediately tags himself in. Foley looks annoyed but calms himself, getting back on the apron as Gravedigger and Malakai stare eachother down for a moment.
Before Midnight nods, gestures to the slowly rising DOOM and Aurora and seats himself in the corner.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: What the hell is this? It's every team for themselves, you can't just refuse to fight your allies cause they're on opposite teams.
MATT RUBY: Hey it's called strategy Blackwood. Malakai's gonna sit back and let the other three tire themselves out before going for the kill.
Gravedigger rushes forward, nailing a groggy DOOM with a brutal DROP DEAD JAWBREAKER Knee before gripping him up
NEVERM...NO! DOOM manages to slip out of the DDT, stumbling backwards into the DEVIL'S ADVOCATE! Spinning Forearm to the back of the head drops DOOM down to his knees.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: So much for strategy Ruby. This is just a Six Feet Under mugging in the making.
Both Gravedigger and Midnight slowly approach DOOM, Aurora flying out of the corner at them
SHOVEL READY! Gravedigger nails the Thrillseeker out of the sky with a sickening Bullhammer elbow. Aurora collapses to the mat, rolling to the outside with a thump. Gravedigger shakes his head as he turns back to DOOM.
Who smiles before twisting his wrist as drones surround the ring and begin to fire upon both Midnight and Gravedigger.
THE MAD MONOLOGUE! The smoke from the rockets begins to fill the ring, obscuring the vision of everyone for a moment and as it begins to fade away,
DOOM is no longer in the ring. As Nox finally enters the contest.
GET OVER HERE! A brutal Short Arm Clothesline nearly decapitates Midnight before Gravedigger rushes forward, Nox ducking underneath
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: POISON MISTER! The Shovel gets blinded by that devastating poison mist, completely legal for once in these contests.
MATT RUBY: Where do these people get such wonderful toys? I've gotta get me a few.
Gravedigger is blinded, staggering back as he walks into a blind tag from Gemini. The Rogue rushing forward, leaping up as she tries for a hurricanrana but Nox catches her, delivering a brutal Powerbomb before lifting her up and spinning her around
PARALYTIC-PLEX! Gemini gets dumped with the Snap Dragon!
Nox turns around into a running dropkick by Aurora, sending the Chemist flying through the air into the turnbuckles as she rushes forward, flipping upwards with a hard kick to the jaw before grabbing him around the head,
TORNADO DDT! Nox gets spiked into the mat as Aurora collapses, clearly spent from her long time in the ring. She begins crawling to the corner, Midnight trying to catch her foot but she stumbles up, nailing him with a hard enziguri before leaping forward at Destructo Boy's outstretched hand.
BUT JASPER REDGRAVE PULLS THE KID OFF THE APRON! Aurora looks shocked as Jasper just shakes his head, mouthing to both her and the Kid 'Not yet'
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: WHAT THE HELL IS HE DOING?
MATT RUBY: An unorthadox tactic by the Artist here but he may well be showing Aurora some tough love, make her prove she deserves to be on the winning team.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Tough love? This sick prick just loves watching people in pain.
Aurora shakes her head in frustration, not realising Nox is behind her,
PARALYTIC PLEX! Snap Dragon drops Aurora on the back of her head but he barely lets her hit the canvas before rolling through, pulling both her arms around his legs and locking his hands around her mouth
OXYGEN DEPRIVATION CHAMBER! Nox has the Recliner locked in tight, slowly sucking away the air in Aurora's lungs but she's fighting, she's refusing to give in as she tries to crawl to the ropes but Nox barely lets her get an inch more before leaping up and slamming down hard onto her back. She screams out in pain as he relocks the hold in, watching the life slowly fade away from the Thrillseeker.
Aurora's arm goes limp as Mills lifts it up into the air
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ONE
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SPRINGBOARD LEGDROP TO THE BACK OF NOX'S HEAD!
GEMINI BREAKS THE HOLD AT THE VERY LAST SECOND!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Big move of respect there from Gemini who seemed to have a bit of kinship with Aurora but very stupid in this type of matchup. If she hadn't interfered, there'd be one less person for her team to tangle with.
MATT RUBY: She's not all there Bronco but it's why she's exactly my type of woman. I do love them young, dumb and beautiful.
Nox lets go of Aurora as the Thrillseeker gasps for air, Gemini pounding down on Nox as she grabs his hand, springboarding up to the ropes as she walks forward.
NOX DUCKS THE HURRICANRANA AGAIN! Gemini turns around, GOOZLE
SNAP BACKBREAKER!
Nox holds on, lifting Gemini up and delivering a second then a third, then a fourth. The Chemist delivering backbreaker after backbreaker as he tries to break the Rogue's spine in half but he's so focused on Gemini that he doesn't notice a struggling Aurora up on the top rope behind him. She leaps off, grabbing the back of his head as she dives forward knee first
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: THE THRILLRIDE! Aurora's clearly a student of the game, I haven't seen that move in years but that may well be one of the deadliest attacks in Olympic history.
Nox gets driven face first into the mat from the knee, the Chemist stunned on the mat as Aurora drops down for the cover, Stanton sliding in for the count
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THREE!!!!
Nox has been eliminated!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: And now two teams are down one competitor. But with how bad Aurora looks, that may well change to three teams soon enough.
Mr Sunshine bounds in for his team, rushing forward as he nails Midnight with a big running clothesline, and a second before lifting him up onto his shoulders for the big Airplane Spin.
Sunshine spins and spins and spins as both men look incredibly groggy, Sunshine dropping Malakai before stumbling back
SAMOAN DROP! SUNSHINE FINISHES THE DIZZY GAME!
Sunshine stumbles up but he's still out on his feet as he staggers forward
HIGH/LOW! Gemini and Aurora take Sunshine out with a high flipping dropkick/basement dropkick combination.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: We've got some girl power going here Ruby, these two looking very effective as a team.
MATT RUBY: They do look great, I just can't decide what my two favorite things are. The pair on the left or the pair on the right.
Sunshine rolls out of the ring as Midnight slowly staggers forward into a High/Low of his own, before Aurora struggles to lift him up onto her shoulders for an electric chair. Gemini gets up to the top rope, sizing Midnight up as Aurora slightly stumbles backwards
AND JASPER REDGRAVE TAGS HIMSELF IN
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Oh now this asshole wants into the match.
Aurora looks annoyed feeling the hand on her back, distracting her for a moment as Midnight manages to slip out of the chair and pushes the Thrillseeker forward.
SUPER SNAPSHOT! Gemini accidentally nailed Aurora with the leaping Codebreaker!
The Rogue looks shocked, trying to rouse Aurora up as she doesn't notice Redgrave behind her as the Artist spins her around,
SANGUINE ABSURDISM! DISCUS FUCKING LARIATTTOOOO!
Gemini gets turned inside out as Redgrave looks at Malakai who just gestures with open palms and a smile. Redgrave chuckles before pulling Gemini up to her feet roughly,
MATT RUBY: KICK WHAM SYMPHONY OF SYMMETRY! Beautiful Pedigree by the Artist here.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Nothing beautiful about that savage Ruby but it definitely is effective.
Redgrave turns the unconscious Gemini over, casually covering as Mills slides in to count
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THREE!!!
Gemini has been eliminated
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: And just like that we're down to nine competitors and the only team to have all fighters left is the one who may well have alienated his team-mates.
Hatchet rushes into the ring, pounding down on Jasper Redgrave but the Artist manages to duck underneath a wild right before sending the Juggalo into the ropes and delivering a hard Lariat, sending him tumbling over the ropes to the outside.
Redgrave turns, just avoiding a rushing Malakai as Mr Midnight flies through the middle ropes onto Hatchet leaving Redgrave all alone in the ring. but only for a few short moments.
As Destructo Boy pulls him out of the ring.
MATT RUBY: What the hell is that pipsqueak doing?
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Clearly this hero has had enough of Redgrave's bullshit tonight.
The Kid lays into Redgrave verbally, berating him for not being a team player as Redgrave just rolls his eyes, clearly mocking Jackson through his speech before he suddenly smirks, grabbing him by the collar and throwing him forward before rolling away
AS MR SUNSHINE LEAPS OVER THE TOP ROPE
'EVERYONE CATCH ME!'
FLYING CROSSBODY WIPES OUT MIDNIGHT, HATCHET AND DESTRUCTO BOY!
MATT RUBY: Hey the Kid played sacrifice, he was useful for something for once.
Mr Sunshine turns around into a stiff elbow to the jaw by Redgrave before he's lifted up onto the apron
BLOOD ON THE CONCRETE! Hanging DDT onto the cold, unforgiving floor.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: The Artist is a sick, sick man as poor Charlie is busted wide open from that devestating DDT.
Redgrave pulls up the limp Sunshine, rolling him back into the ring before lifting up his slumped body
SYMPHONY OF SYMMETRY! Redgrave hits the Pedigree again as he flips over the unconcious Sunshine, casually covering while Mills slides in for the cover
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THREE!!!
Mr Sunshine has been eliminated
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Jasper Redgrave has eliminated another person as we are down to eight competitors and thanks to the Artist, DOOM is all by himself.
Redgrave rolls to his feet, seeing both Hatchet and Malakai on the outside struggling and DOOM on the apron. He mockingly urges the Doctor forward, DOOM scowling before nodding
MY RIGHT HAND! DOOM's fist rockets forward, clipping Jasper on the chin as the Scientist slips into the ring, rushing forward
RIGHT INTO A SUPERKICK! Doom stumbles into the ropes, rebound off
INTO THE SPINNING ELBOW! COLLAGE OF VIOLENCE!
Redgrave turns around into a big Wig Split, Hatchet rocking his bell as the Juggalo grips him from behind. Midnight sliding into the ring, rushing forward at the held Redgrave.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: CLOCK STRIKES...CLOWN! Jasper slips out of Hatchet's hold as Malakai Big Boots the facepaint right off the Juggalo.
Malakai turns around, kick to the gut before he finds himself lifted up high into the air and run forward
VANISHING POINT! CRUCIFIX POWERBOMB INTO THE TURNBUCKLES!
Malakai hits the steel with a thud as Felix Foley tags himself in, trying to go after Redgrave but Jasper ducks underneath another Big Boot before nailing Foley with a hard clothesline. Foley stumbles up to his feet into a kick to the gut but he manages to slip out of the double underhook, lifting Jasper up onto his shoulders.
BUMPED HIS...NO! Jasper slides out of the Death Valley Driver, raising his hand as Foley turns around
GOOZLE
SPLATTERED EXPRESSIONISM! POP UP CHOKESLAM!
MATT RUBY: Jasper Redgrave is cleaning absolute house here, despite having an ungrateful bird and a dumb kid on his team, he's clearly the favorite in my eyes.
Redgrave looks around the ring at the fallen bodies before he gets an idea. Redgrave rolls out of the ring, looking underneath the apron as both Aurora and The Kid try to get him to focus in on the ring but the Artist pushes them aside, looking for something special.
A Table.
The Artist slides it into the ring, setting it up in his corner before turning back around
As DOOM, Foley and Hatchet are all on their feet, looking at Redgrave with bloody murder in their eyes.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: You sure about that favorite tag Ruby? Looks like the Artist is about to get his own blood on the canvas.
Redgrave backs away from the trio, turning to his partners as he tries to tag out.
But both Destructo Boy and Aurora step off the apron and flip him off.
Jasper yells in anger, turning back around
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: THE SPLITTER! DOOM JUST GORE'D JASPER REDGRAVE RIGHT THROUGH THE TABLE!
Matt Ruby: It's the rules of wrestling Bronco, you set up a table, you're most likely going through it and unfortunately Redgrave got greedy.
Wood and metal go flying as over 400 combined pounds obliterate the table. Both men are down for a few moments before DOOM finally pulls Redgrave out of the wreckage, flopping one arm over the Artist as Stanton slides in to make the cover.
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THREE!!!!
Jasper Redgrave has been eliminated.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: And just like that every team has an elimination. Hatchet and Gravedigger, Aurora and Destructo Boy, Felix Foley and Malakai Midnight and DOOM who stands alone.
Aurora looks like she's about to get into the ring but The Kid stops her, his vision firmly planted on the Besties...DOOM in particular. Destructo Boy slips into the ring, striding over as he and DOOM go nose to nose.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: A lot of history here, a lot of bad blood. Two people who only a month or so ago thought the world of one another but a simple choice ruined it all.
MATT RUBY: The Kid made a choice, he chose his criminal father over his real family and he's gotta suffer the consequences now.
Hatchet just sits back, watching these two eye eachother down as Felix tries to get in the middle of them both, playing peacemaker. There's no words exchanged, but from the softened glances, the hatred may well be extinguished a little.
DOUBLE LARIAT FROM HATCHET! The Clown is clearly bored with this emotional bullshit.
Destructo Boy is the first to stagger up to his feet, getting kicked in the gut before he's lifted up high but the Kid fights out of Hokus Pokus, delivering a few right hands before slipping down Hatchet's back and pushing him forward
INTO THE SPLITTER! Hatchet gets nearly cut in half from that brutal Gore. DOOM rolling to his feet as he stares daggers at the Kid before looking up at the top rope and nodding.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: What's the plan here from the former Pool Boys? Are we getting one hurrah here?
MATT RUBY: What it is is unfair. This is blatant bias by Mills Stanton against Juggallo's here, how are they allowed to triple team the man?
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Fatal four way rules Ruby, it's all legal in this matchup.
The Kid stares at DOOM for a moment before nodding as he heads up top while the Besties slowly stalk Hatchet. The Clown staggering up to his feet as Foley lifts him up into a flapjack
DOOMFACTORY DEATH DEVICE! 3-D!!!!!
The Besties drive Hatchet into the mat but they back away as Destructo Boy leaps off the top rope
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: MY FINAL BREATH! Destructo Boy isn't a coward as he nails the 630, the Hero covering Hatchet as Mills slides in to make the count.
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THREE!!!
Hatchet has been eliminated
MATT RUBY: absolute shocking abuse of power there but we are now down to the final six. Gravedigger and DOOM by himself and Aurora/Destructo Boy and Felix Foley/Malakai Midnight together. Now hopefully that Kid gets stomped out by DOOM next.
DOOM and Foley stare at Gravedigger, the protege of Tombstone who stands on the apron unmoving. Foley still furious about the last few months rushes over, pulling the Shovel into the ring as DOOM looks to back up his best buddie.
SUPERKICK TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD!
Destructo Boy out of nowhere with a brutal attack to DOOM as he nails another to a kneeling Doctor, knocking him down to the canvas before he begins to ground and pound his former mentor.
Foley grips up Gravedigger, throwing him across the ring with a Belly to Belly Suplex before seeing the Kid brutalize his friend as he pulls him off. Foley doesn't attack, instead holding James back as he tries to talk some sense into the Kid, showing him the true threat in Gravedigger but the Kid is wild and angry as he lashes out
Elbowing Foley in the side of the skull.
Foley staggers back, The Kid in shock as he goes to check on Felix but he barely gets a few feet before he's tackled from behind as DOOM slams him down onto the mat face first.
MATT RUBY: Welp the Kid screwed up again, you know what happens when you mess with DOOM's best buddy.
DOOM is in a relentless fury, pounding down heavy lefts and rights on a prone Destructo Boy. The gauntlets on his hands busting and breaking the skin below the mask as a heavy right may well have knocked the Kid senseless. DOOM sits up, his gauntlets sparking as he looks to finish this little bastard once and for all.
He lifts them up high, looking for an Electrified Hammer Blow.
THUNK
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: The Kid blocks it at the last second thanks to the Kingdom Blade. Metal does indeed block electricity here tonight.
MATT RUBY: HAX! I call Hax, that cannot be legal.
Destructo Boy manages to push DOOM off him, staggering to his feet with the blade clutched in both hands. He considers it for a second before holding his hands together and flicking his wrists as the blade seemingly melts and covers both his hands to the wrist like makeshift gauntlets.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Like mentor like protege. It's time for an old fashioned fist fight folks.
Both men rush forward, pounding down on one another as DOOM seemingly has the upperhand with a hard right hook but Destructo Boy is a lot quicker then the Doctor is, as he dodges the followup blow before leaping upwards, yelling out as he does
SHORYUKEN! LEAPING UPPERCUT
MATT RUBY: Oh my god I'm watching a nerd beat up a genius.
Foley tries to step in but Gravedigger is on his feet as the two begin to start their own furious battle. Lefts, rights, and every blow imaginable is thrown between these two as Gravedigger swings forward
SHOVEL...NO! Foley catches the elbow, spinning Gravedigger around before delivering a hard Lariat. He roughly pulls the Shovel up to his feet before Biel Tossing him into the corner.
Destructo Boy spins a groggy DOOM around, looking for that Backdrop Driver but DOOM manages to slip out, delivering a brutal elbow to the back of the head that drops the Kid to his knees before he grabs him by both hands
KNEEL BEFORE DOOM! PULLING KNEE TO THE SKULL!
Destructo Boy looks out of it as he's pulled up to his feet and just like Gravedigger, Biel Tossed into the opposite corner as both DOOM and Foley look at one another and nod.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: The Besties about to show these two men just whose corner it is.
THE BESTIES CORNER! Both DOOM and Foley stomp a mudhole dry as Gravedigger and Destructo Boy get driven down into the corner.
Foley lifts Gravedigger up, placing him in the Tree of Woe as DOOM lifts Destructo Boy up from behind. Foley backs up as DOOM flips the Kid upside down.
FOLEY'S FUNHOUSE.....
DOOM IS ETERNAL....
GRAVEDIGGER FLIPS UP JUST IN TIME AS FOLEY BASEBALL SLIDES HIMSELF INTO THE BOTTOM BUCKLE!
DESTRUCTO BOY FLIPS OUT OF THE OMEGA DRIVER!
DOOM turns around into a furious flurry of blows from Destructo Boy, before a flip kick to the jaw drops DOOM to his knees. The Kid rushes to the ropes, bouncing off
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: JUSTICE BARRAGE! That brutal strike combination ending in a Shining Wizard may well have knocked DOOM out cold but the Kid's not done. He's looking to fly once more.
MATT RUBY: Oh god this ingrate can't eliminate DOOM, someone do something.
Destructo Boy settles on the top rope for a moment before diving off.
CLOCK STRIKES MIDNIGHT! MALAKAI BIG BOOTS DESTRUCTO BOY OUT OF THE GODDAMN AIR!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: WHAT IN THE HELL IS HE DOING? He's not a legal participant, why is he getting involved in someone else's elimination?
MATT RUBY: Hey it's like you said BB, everything's legal. Just cause no one else interfered for their team, doesn't mean Malakai shouldn't.
Midnight picks the fallen DOOM up, placing him over the knocked out Destructo Boy before getting back onto the apron. Mills just shrugs before dropping down and counting the fall.
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Destructo Boy has been eliminated
Gravedigger smirks, watching Aurora as she looks still very worse for wear on the apron. He slowly walks forward, looking like he's about to pull her over the ropes but he suddenly gets spun around by Foley
Who unloads upon Gravedigger with a furious onslaught of punches and kicks before nearly busting him open with a furious headbutt.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Foley unleashing out all his rage here, Gravedigger may not have been the one to kill his brother and father but sins of the mentor, sins of the protégé.
Foley watches Gravedigger slowly get to his feet as he rushes to the ropes, bouncing off
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE! Malakai nails Foley with the spinning forearm to the back of the head! Foley stumbles forward in pain right into the clutches of Gravedigger
CRADLE TO THE GRAVE! GTS!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: What is this bullshit? Malakai may have just eliminated his own teammate.
MATT RUBY: I'm sure it was an accident. Midnight clearly just tripped.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Tripped my ass, this was a setup from the very beginning.
Foley crashes to the mat, unconscious as Gravedigger gleefully covers, Mills sliding in for the cover
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Felix Foley has been eliminated
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: And then there were four. One competitor a piece. DOOM, Aurora, Malakai Midnight and Gravedigger and judging by the last few moments, Six Feet Under may well sweep this match.
DOOM slowly staggers to his feet into a flurry of lefts and rights from both Midnight and Gravedigger. Six Feet Under absolutely punishing the Doctor here as they send him flying into the ropes, the Doctor ducking underneath a double clothesline attempt before falling to one knee.
SPRINGBOARD DOUBLE LEG DROPKICK! Aurora out of nowhere leaps off DOOM's back and takes down Six Feet Under.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: We're down to the final four here folks, one team each as DOOM, Aurora, Gravedigger and Malakai Midnight are left but from the looks of it, it may as well be DOOM/Aurora vs. Six Feet Under here.
Aurora pulls DOOM up to his feet, the two nodding at one another before they rush forward.
SHOVEL READY! BULLHAMMER TO DOOM!
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE! SPINNING FOREARM TO AURORA!
MATT RUBY: Six Feet Under cleaning house here, Tombstone is absolutely going to be pleased when one of these two win tonight.
Midnight kicks DOOM to the outside as both men turn to Aurora, roughly pulling her up to her feet as Midnight rocks her with a headbutt before gripping her around the throat
LOCKING IN THE CLAW!
Blood begins to seep down Aurora's neck, those thick fingernails slicing away the flesh but Midnight doesn't just choke her out, he begins to bend her spine over his knee all while holding the choke in place. Gravedigger begins to climb up to the top as Aurora tries to fight out of it but she can barely breath let alone overpower Malakai.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Zeus in Christ, this isn't going to be pretty.
FINAL RESTING PLACE! CHOKEBREAKER/DIVING ELBOW DROP COMBINATION!
MATT RUBY: That's it for the fair Aurora here, a similar move put away Klaus earlier and there ain't no way she's kicking out here.
Malakai lets go of the chokehold, throwing her off his knee as he places it on her chest for the cover. Mills sliding in to make the count
ONE
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AURORA KICKS OUT!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: THE THRILLSEEKER IS A SURVIVOR HERE TONIGHT! She refuses to die in this ring.
Six Feet Under look shocked as the crowd begins a single chant that erupts throughout Olympus
**CLAP CLAP***
GO AURORA
***CLAP CLAP CLAP**
GO AURORA
**CLAP CLAP CLAP**
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: These fans have fallen in love with Aurora here tonight and from this amazing performance, who can blame them?
Six Feet Under aren't fans though, scowling they lift Aurora up looking to finish her off
WATCH MY FISTS! DOOM LETS BOTH HANDS FLY DELIVERING A FLYING PUNCH TO BOTH SIX FEET UNDER!
Both Six Feet Under are stunned, DOOM lets the fists fly back before delivering a pair of Lariats to both men. He's unleashing everything he has left but a simple headbutt from Gravedigger stops the assault as Six Feet Under begin pounding down on him once more.
MATT RUBY: Six Feet Under getting their kicks in but where's Aurora gone?
NORTHERN LIGHTS OUT! AURORA OUT OF NOWHERE WITH THE TWISTED BLISS TAKING OUT ALL THREE MEN!
Aurora rolls to her feet, the crowd still chanting her name as she pulls DOOM up to his feet, nodding at the Doctor. The pair stalk the fallen Six Feet Under, waiting patiently for both to get to their feet.
DOUBLE ROLLUP! DOOM ROLLS UP GRAVEDIGGER! AURORA ROLLS UP MIDNIGHT!
Both men fight underneath the pinfall attempt as Mills slides in to count but before he starts, Gravedigger reverses the pinfall attempt, rolling up DOOM instead
ONE
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THREE!!!
MALAKAI MIDNIGHT HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!
DOOM HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Only two teams remain. Will it be the team of Gravedigger/Hatchet/Gemini fighting for the championship opportunity or will Aurora/Destructo Boy and Jasper Redgrave be facing off for the #1 contendership?
Aurora rolls to her feet, immediately rushing forward as she nails Gravedigger with a hard enziguri to the back of the head, dropping him down to one knee before she bounces off the ropes, springboarding forward
SOLAR STORM! The running meteora hits hard as Aurora rolls through, slow and catching her breath but she fights through the pain. The crowd still heavily on her side as she slowly climbs up to the top rope, looking for that Moonsault once more.
GRAVEDIGGER MANAGES TO SHAKE THE ROPES!
MATT RUBY: Just that tad too slow babe, can't let up for a moment against someone as dangerous as Gravedigger.
Aurora collapses onto the steel, managing to hold herself on top but she's winded as Gravedigger slowly rises to his feet, walking over and up the buckles as Aurora tries to kick him off. He swats a kick away before reaching up
GOOZLE.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Oh no not this way. He can't think of doing this.
ON
YOUR
FUCKING
WAY!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Gravedigger taking a page out of his mentor's book as he delivers a thunderous Chokeslam from the top rope. That's it, no way she can survive that.
Gravedigger drops down to one knee, planting a single hand on the unconcious Aurora's chest as Mills slides in to make the count
ONE
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THREE!!!!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Gravedigger has done it, he's survived this brutal Chain Reaction matchup as he now moves on alongside Gemini and Hatchet to a match in the near future that will be for the #1 contendership.
MATT RUBY: And from what we've seen here, Gravedigger's got more then a greater chance of winning that match and getting one step closer to bringing the World Championship back to Six Feet Under.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: For Arcadia's sake, I pray you're wrong there Ruby.
The House of Judgement
With that incredible match over, Gravedigger gets back to his feet in celebration, lifting his arms into the air as “Diggin’ My Own Grave’ by Nik Amnar blares into Olympus.
Malakai Midnight and Tombstone rush to join him, meeting him in the middle of the ring. As they celebrate, Gravediggers music is quickly cut off by TGIF by K.Flay.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Hang on a minute! That’s Hydra! Hydra are marching to the ring.
MATT RUBY: What do you expect? Tombstone kidnapped Narcissa and tried to force her to marry him. This is the only outcome.
Zeus, El Mariachi Muerte, Gemini and Narcissa enter the ring, standing opposite Six Feet Under.
“You didn’t bring a big enough army,” Tombstone growls at him.
The Baron shrugs his shoulders.
“Better back down, you're in my domain
Got the whole crowd screaming out our name...”
The lights dim in the arena as the opening of “For the Glory” plays throughout the arena. Jackson Cade, George Cade and CJ Thorpe step out onto the entrance ramp, their eyes focused on Six Feet Under.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: I bet that scumbag Malakai is regretting his actions now, Matt! He set these brothers up and revenge is a dish best served alongside The Baron of Arcadia!
MATT RUBY: I can’t believe it… I’m actually happy to see them. Protect Zeus at all costs!
All three storm down the ramp and slide into the ring, standing opposite Six Feet Under who now find themselves stood in the middle of Hydra and The Cade Family.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: They’re hugely outnumbered!
MATT RUBY: It’s seven to three!
“You were saying?” Zeus cockily asks. “You shouldn’t have taken my wife hostage, you son of a bitch! If you people love death so much, how’d you like to meet him?”
Tombstone grimaces. Gravedigger looks towards Cade. Tombstone towards Zeus. Malakai towards Gemini.
LEAPING KNEE TO CJ THORPE!
WHAT THE FUCK!? THEY’RE OUT NUMBERED SEVEN TO THREE!
GRAVEDIGGER JUST SNAPPED!
TOMBSTONE GRABS GEORGE!
MALAKAI WITH A BIG BOOT TO JACKSON CADE! THE MIDNIGHT HOUR!
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: GET EM ZEUS! GET EM!
But Zeus doesn’t.
WHAT THE FUCK?
Tombstone chokes George Cade, spinning him around to face Zeus, forcing him to kneel before the Baron.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: [Shocked] ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?
MATT RUBY: OHHHHHH WHAT A PLAN…
Zeus smirks, looking down at his former friend. “You know, when I asked for your help, it was a litmus test. I needed to know who had my back, who I could trust. You failed the test, George.”
SLAP!
George Cade is furious! His face is like thunder!
“BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!”
El Mariachi Muerte, Gemini and Narcissa rush to stomp away at Jackson Cade and CJ Thorpe, beating them to within an inch of consciousness as George watches on in horror and disdain.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: STOP THIS! STOP THIS GODAMNIT! THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE
MATT RUBY: How smart is Zeus!? He planned this whole thing, Bronco!
“And it gets a bit worse,” Zeus says with a shrug of nonchalance. “I told Harold what you did.”
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: WHAT!? WHAT HE DID!? WHAT’S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN!?
George struggles against Tombstone, but not for long. The Ferryman pulls him back to his feet and straight into wrapping a hand around his throat.
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS!
CHOKESLAM STRAIGHT TO FUCKING HELL!
The Baron applauds, clapping his hands in appreciation as the conglomerate of wrestlers inside the ring come back to his side. The Cade Family has been destroyed. The OSW World Heavyweight Champion – brutalized.
“Meet The House of Judgement,” Zeus tells the world with a smile. “And the house always wins.”
“BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!”
MATT RUBY: What a formidable group! Tombstone and Six Feet Under have joined with Hydra to form The House of Judgement! I bet George Cade wishes he’d given Zeus his help when he asked for it just a few weeks ago.
BRONCO BLACKWOOD: Zeus has just betrayed one of his oldest friends, Ruby. George used to work for the man. He owed him. Tombstone kidnapped his wife and threatened to marry her; how the hell can he condone or explain this? Someone needs to tell me why!
Static.
Cut.
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