Announcement
The following show is dedicated to our friend Damo and his Great Grandma, the 'Matriarch' as he lovingly referred to her.
Damo, we love you, and we're here for you if you need us.
May she rest in peace.
The Elders X
Click.
Static covers the screen as a Play ► symbol appears in the bottom right-hand corner.
The Present.
Zeus sits opposite his son, having been regaling him with the tales of the past for many months now, whilst keeping him captive. Hercules has clearly lost what little respect he had for his father – it’s strewn across his face and deep within his eyes.
“I know you hate me, but I’m not finished,” The Baron reminds him. Zeus stands up and walks over to the nearby cabinet, fashioning himself with a whisky.
“I don’t think it can get any worse dad,” Hercules says with disgust.
Zeus scoffs, his tired and worn face showing the years of lies and deceit. We focus on his eyes, then fade away.
Many Years Ago
The doors rattle and shake powerfully as the sounds of men in the halls being slaughtered echoes throughout the House of Sovereigns quarters. When the door finally bursts open, in walks the Pantheon – bloodied.
Cronos immediately stands up and makes sure everyone else gets behind him.
Calypso and Crius storm in front of Cronos to protect him, both rushing into battle with the army of warriors stood before them. Cronos screams out to stop them but it’s too late.
Swords are drawn and thrust through them both, repeatedly.
As their bodies fall to the floor, bloodied and gasping, the Elder rushes to their aid only to be backed off by the leader of the group.
“Why?” He begs, tears streaming down his face. As Zeus, Hyperion and the children of those now deceased sit behind him, he frustratedly bows his head in defeat. “It didn’t need to be this way.”
The leader of the Pantheon slowly takes his mask off.
It’s Ares.
The young Ares, stoic as ever, stands before the leader of Arcadia with a bloodied sword in his hand.
“You wanted to end it all. Don’t you understand? We’re not going to sit idly by and let that happen. Unbeknownst to you, it was one of your own charge that led you astray. He didn’t want this either.”
Cronos looks angrily back at those behind him. Who could it be? His heart pounds and his forehead sweats. Sweating with sweat.
Ares points behind Cronos…
To his best friend and right hand man, Hyperion.
To be continued.
Muddy Waters
What most people don’t know is that in the Groves, if you know where to look, there’s a swamp.
The weather system in Arcadia is aptly and appropriately organised so that the Groves gets the water that it needs without causing a flood or a drought.
So, when we open on a muddy swamp surrounded by trees, lit by lamp, it’s quite the surprise.
Malakai Midnight stands with a lamp in hand, looking down at the kneeling Mud Mouth. Two henchmen hold him there.
“Do you know what tickles me, little owl?” Midnight asks with a sinister look on his face. “Your name.”
Mud Mouth grimaces, struggling against his attackers who firmly hold him in place.
“When I abducted you all that time ago and gave you those cybernetic implants, it was with a view to my infiltration of Old School Wrestling,” Malakai reveals.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Oh my Zeus! Can you believe it?! Mud Mouth was kidnapped by Malakai!?
NICK DIAMOND: That’s who abducted him!?
“With some mental manipulation and hypnosis, we convinced you that ‘alien beings’ from ‘above’ took you and experimented on you,” Midnight confirms with a hearty chuckle. His followers laugh too. “But that wasn’t true now, was it?”
“What do yer want from me, you sonuvabitch!?” Mud Mouth cries back.
Midnight bends down on the verge.
“I did want you to help me grow my owls. However, it’s clear now that you don’t have the mettle.”
Malakai nods at his followers, who drag him to the waters edge.
“Let’s see if that mouth of yours really is muddy.”
They dunk Mud Mouth in the dirty muddy swamp, drowning him forcibly and viciously as Malakai Midnight watches with a smile.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: They’re killing him!
Soon, his legs stop kicking and he stops struggle. The followers push his body into the swamp, watching as he sinks to the bottom.
Malakai smiles.
“I guess the devil wasn’t watching you after all,” he muses.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: This evil bastard! He’s just… he’s just killed Mud Mouth.
NICK DIAMOND: Mark Hayes and Raven have no idea what’s coming, do they? They’ve really stepped in it this time.
Cut.
One's life could get cut extremely chort. Coming June 3rd.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Up next we have the Raja Roadman going against Hera herself! Jash is a force to be reckoned with, but can he possibly dethrone Narcissa?
The match is underway and Khan stalks around Narcissa who throws a wild leaping savate kick that Khan catches! He pulls her in for a clothesline but Narcissa ducks underneath and hits the ropes for a springboard DDT!
RIGHT INTO KHAN'S ARMS!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: TU REHVA DE! HE JUST CHUCKED NARCISSA THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE!
NICK DIAMOND: SHE SMACKED THE BARRICADE, JOHNNY!
The Wrath takes his time leaving the ring, nailing Narcissa with a harsh knee to the jaw as she tries to rise! The Uprising Leader gets bounced headfirst off of the apron before Khan forces her up and chucks her right back into the ring! Khan rises up the steps onto the apron with a smirk.
AND GETS A DROPKICK TO THE KNEE FOR HIS TROUBLES! KHAN DROPS TO A KNEE!
NICK DIAMOND: BICYCLE KNEE!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: THE UPRISING RIGHT TO THE JAW!
Narcissa grabs Jash as he staggers on the apron and drags him through the ropes! Khan hangs off of the middle rope and Narcissa nails him with a devastating kick to the mouth! Khan spits blood onto the mat and Balenciaga puts him down with a springboard famouser! The Designer is back in control of this match!
As Khan tries to get to his feet he catches kick after kick before Narcissa tries to whip him across the ring!
BUT KHAN STONEWALLS HER! HE PULLS HER BACK AND PUNCHES HER IN THE GUT!
ONCE!
TWICE!
THRICE!
FOUR TIMES!
FIVE TIMES!
NICK DIAMOND: LOOSE MOTIONS!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Those stomach punches make me queasy just watching them!
Narcissa drops to her knees gasping for air as Khan hits the ropes!
NICK DIAMOND: KISS HIS CHUDDIES! RUNNING BUTT SMASH!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: THAT'S JUST VILE!
Khan smirks to the crowd before sitting down on top of Narcissa for the pin!
ONE!
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TWO!
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THREE!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: NO! NARCISSA HAS A FOOT ON THE ROPES! THE MATCH CONTINUES!
Jash leaps to his feet and argues with the official! This gives Narcissa time to recover from the assault and springboard off of the ropes with a bulldog that plants Khan in the center of the ring! Jash tries to get to his feet but eats a shining wizard for his troubles! The Raja Roadman is reeling as he tries to stagger to his feet and Hera stalks him!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: BLINDED BY LOVE! EYE GOUGE STO!
NICK DIAMOND: NOW THAT IS VILE JOHNNY!
Hera doesn't go for a cover, she knows it'll take more than that to keep Khan down for good and she ascends to the top rope! Narcissa backflips gracefully from the top!
WITH A DIVING MOONSTOMP TO THE CHEST OF JASH KHAN! THE ROADMAN HAS TO BE OUT!
Narcissa rolls through and hooks a leg as the referee begins the count!
ONE!
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TWO!
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THREE- NO! KICK OUT! KHAN JUST THREW NARCISSA OFF OF HIM WITH AUTHORITY!
The crowd can't believe it and neither can Narcissa as The Wrath gets to his feet and clobbers her with a clothesline! He forces Hera back to her feet and assaults her with a harsh headbutt that drops her to her knees! Khan is calling for the end as he hits the ropes!
NICK DIAMOND: THE WRATH OF KHAN! FRONT FLIP CANNONBALL!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: NO! NARCISSA ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY! REVOLUTION! SPINNING HEEL KICK TO A RISING KHAN!
Jash hits the mat and Narcissa leaps onto him for the cover!
ONE!
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TWO!
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THREE!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Narcissa has once again retained her title! Jash Khan put up a hell of a fight, but Narcissa has once again proven to be a terrifying foe here tonight!
Shine a Light
HOURS AFTER PANDEMONIUM
The door to Illumination Antiques creaks open. Albert Lamplight, looking disheveled, enters with a sigh.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Lamplight must have went underground after Harold Attano saved him last week.
NICK DIAMOND: If Tombstone was hunting me, I’d go underground too.
Walking to his desk at the back of the shop, Lamplight’s eyes finally adjust to the dark, as he notices something out of place.
Muddy footprints.
Without warning, a figure emerges from the shadows.
Tombstone.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Lamplight might end up underground at this rate, Nicky!
Like a monster from a horror film, the Ferryman looms large over Lamplight, his eyes white with rage.
Albert backs away slowly, his eyes wide with fear, but Tombstone advances relentlessly.
Lamplight grabs a nearby vase and swings it at Tombstone!
But Tombstone catches the vase!
HIS FINGERS LOCK AND THE VASE TURNS TO DUST!
Albert tries to dodge and weave through the aisles, knocking over shelves in an attempt to slow his assailant.
But nothing will stop Tombstone on this night.
With a powerful grasp, Tombstone catches Albert by the collar and hurls him through the front door.
CRASH!
The glass shatters as Albert’s body scatters shards across the area outside the shop.
Albert hits the ground hard, disoriented and gasping for breath.
Tombstone steps out into the dim light. He reaches down and lifts Albert by the neck, holding him up to face him eye to eye.
Just like he did Fernicus, all those years ago.
"Guess the son's not avenging anything, is he?" Tombstone's growls.
Cut.
To be continued…
Johnny Gomez: After their implosion last week, the Tag Team Championships are on the line as The Kingdom’s Yellow Python and Blue Shark do battle with the Tag Team Champion Besties Doom and Foley.
Nick Diamond: Cole Holt has drawn the short straw for this encounter, the poor bastard.
Holt calls for the bell as the legal men for this match are Foley and Shark. Foley looks for a Clothesline but the Shark swims under it snagging Foley’s arms in the process, Snap Dragon Suplex!
Nick Diamond: WITH THE STRENGTH OF A DEPTH CHARGE SHARK UNLEASHES THE DEEP-SEA DESTROYER!
Foley lands on his shoulders and neck flipping onto his knees and the Deep Defender looks to hit a Shining Wizard but Foley dodges sending Shark into the turnbuckle knee first as Felix gets to his feet spinning the Wave Warden around and laying in the Boots Stomping a Mudhole and Walking it Dry!
Johnny Gomez: THAT’S FELIX FOLEY’S CORNER!
Foley grabs the Marine Marvel dragging him to the Bestie’s corner and tags Doom in. Both hook The Shark up, Double Vertical Suplex, into a Double DDT!
DOUBLE TROUBL-NO!
PYTHON RUSHES IN AND CLIPS THE KNEES OF BOTH DOOM AND FOLEY BEFORE SLING FOLEY OUT OF THE RING! BEFORE HE DRAGS THE SHARK AND DOOM BACK TO THE KINGDOM’S CORNER AND TAGS THE SHARK!
Nick Diamond: TYP makes the save and tags himself in!
The Serpent rushes back into the ring as Doom recovers, Poisonrana!
CRUSHING COUNTER! AS DOOM ENGAGES THE THRUSTERS ON BOOTS TO LAND ON HIS FEET!
Doom keeps the thrusters on and levitates up Kicking the Python in the back of the Head!
Johnny Gomez: HOVER, NO BOTHER! STAGGERS THE YELLOW PYTHON!
Looking to press the advantage Doom hits the ropes...
*BA-BAM!*
THE SPLITTER!
THE GORE NEARLY CUTS...
FELIX FOLEY IN HALF AS HE GETS BACK IN THE RING AND PYTHON DROPS TO THE CANVAS TO AVOID CONTACT.
Nick Diamond: THE SPLITTER ALMOST BIFRICATES FRIENDLY FELIX FOLEY!
Doom stunned at his miscue is ambushed by TYP who wraps up The Scientist in a Crucifix Pin and Holt slides into position!
ONE!
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TWO!
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THE SCIENTIST FALLS TO THE CRUCIFIX?!
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NO! FELIX BREAKS UP THE COVER!
Johnny Gomez: FELIX MAKES A MIRACULOUS RECOVERY TO BREAK UP THE PIN!
Cole points Felix back to his corner after breaking up the cover and Felix slowly makes his way back to the Besties homebase escorted by Holt.
BUT WHILE COLE IS DISTRACTED, THE BLUE SHARK AND TYP BEGIN DOUBLE-TEAMING DOOM SETTING HIM UP AND HITTING HIM WITH A DOUBLE SUPLEX!
Shark quickly gets out of the ring before Cole can turn his attention back to the action. Python quickly tags the Shark in and as Doom gets to his feet and...
*WA-BAM!*
SPRINGBOARD FOREARM TO THE MASK OF DOOM LEVELS THE SCIENTIST!
Nick Diamond: OCEAN’S OVERDRIVER LANDS FLUSH FOR THE DEEP DEFENDER!
The Tidal Terror gets Doom back to his feet setting him up with the Rip Cord pulling it...
RIP-DUCK! DOOM DUCKS THE CLOTHESLINE STILL HOLDING ONTO THE TIDAL TERROR’S ARM USING IT TO WHIP HIM INTO THE ROPES AND FELIX QUICKLY JUMPS INTO THE RING AND ON THE REBOUND...
3-D!
Johnny Gomez: DOOMFACTORY DEATH DEVICE LAYS OUT THE WAVE WARDEN!
DOOM COVERS AS COLE HOLT SLIDES INTO POSITION!
ONE!
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TWO!
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THE YELLOW PYTHON DIVES INTO THE RING!
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BUT HE’S CUT OFF BY FOLEY!
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THREE!
Nick Diamond: The Besties have managed to hold onto their Championships tonight as the Kingdom has fallen to them on this occasion continuing their reign of dominance!
The Red Falcon
They couldn’t do it.
Despite their best efforts, both men lay exasperated on the canvas. The moment the fall was counted, their hearts sunk into their chests. They gave it everything.
It wasn’t enough.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: The Black Panther told them to win the Tag Team Championships or else.
NICK DIAMOND: They came up short.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: I dread to think what that means.
Felix Foley helps The Yellow Python back to his feet, watching as he then goes to help The Blue Shark back to his. Both men are exhausted.
Then the tron flickers.
The Black Panther stands looming behind The Red Falcon, who no longer wears his mask. His head is bowed, blood dripping from his mouth. He looks up at the camera.
“Fuck…. you…” he mutters to Panther – his last words.
The Black Panther takes the baseball bat in his hand and swings one more time, a devastating blow extenuated by the clocking sound it makes as blood smashes against the camera.
The Yellow Python collapses to his knees. The Blue Shark screams out.
There’s no words.
The camera hits the floor, as does the body of the Red Falcon – almost simultaneously.
Footsteps walk away.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: That son of a bitch!
NICK DIAMOND: I don’t know what to say…
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Why!? Why has he done this. First the White Bear and now the Red Falcon. There’s only two members of the Kingdom left.
NICK DIAMOND: May Zeus have mercy on their souls.
Cut.
Smoke Screen
Nox Chemicals stands before us. A plethora of test tubes, lab equipment and an assortment of barrels of various chemicals. Anything under the sun that somebody versed in the noxious arts would ever require. A set of stairs rises to a platform which leads to a large, glass walled gas chamber that hangs above the level.
Nox stands at the top of the stairs. From three separate entrances, three figures emerge upon the scene. Destructo Boy enters cautiously, eyeballing his father Blaze, who barely seems to notice him. For Blaze’s attention is solely focused on Master Ken, who glares back at him, approaching looking ready to strike.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Blaze and Master Ken look set to tear this place apart. Destructo Boy, despite his best efforts, seems like he hasn’t been able to steer his father off the course.
NICK DIAMOND: But the reality is, that all of these men need to get past the one who has the high ground right now in order to get that NXT Championship. Nox seems a little too chuffed with how things have played out.
Slow clapping emanates from the platform above, Nox bringing his hands together and momentarily capturing the attention away from promises of vengeance and revenge. His mocking claps are accompanied with his own jeering voice.
“Well done, you seem to have all played your parts to perfection.” He laughs his wheezing laugh. “Oh how easily people’s minds can be manipulated with a little… persuasion.”
Three sets of eyes blink at him in silence.
“It all began with a little gas, invisible and scentless, pumped into the war room of Blaze. Just enough to implant a connection. To create a response required to set plans in motion.”
Blaze speaks.
“You mean… What I saw. That photograph. It was never Master Ken?”
Nox laughs again.
“No. You fool. Any you played your part to perfection. I was there, watching as you burnt down Master Ken’s dojo. I gave him the words he needed in his ear to swear vengeance on you. A promise he now cannot take back. Because as ill-guided as your actions were, what is done is done. You cannot change that now.”
Blaze starts up the stairs towards Nox. Master Ken follows him, his eyes still filled with revenge. Destructo Boy too follows after them, until all four men stand together outside the entrance to the Gas Chamber. Nox stops them with a hand in the air, but he directs his words at Blaze.
“You have to search within yourself, search your mind. Only you can see what is truth and what is my handiwork. It’s beautiful really.”
Blaze falls silent as Nox continues.
“Everything fabricated in your mind has clouded your judgment. But the truth of what you saw that day lies somewhere within your mind, in your memory. Think about it, remember what it was you truly saw and you will see who is truly responsible.”
Blaze closes his eyes. His skull bursts into flames. He opens his eyes again, silently, and they burn with anger. His head snaps around, not to Master Ken… But to Destructo Boy. Eyes that burn a hole directly through his son’s soul.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Blaze’s vengeance has turned to his own son.
NICK DIAMOND: That look in his eyes. He’s going to stop at nothing to get his justice, even if it means destroying his own flesh and blood.
Destructo Boy opens his mouth to speak, holding his hands up. But Nox presses a button on the side of the chamber that opens it before he can utter a word.
“Good. Now, let’s settle this.”
Cut.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Four men square off inside the Gas Chamber, in a hunt for justice, vengeance, and the NXT Level Championship!
The door to the chamber soon closes tight as Nox quickly finds himself becoming an observer to what follows.
Ken charges toward Blaze, looking to take Judgement down with heated fury!
Except that the Sensei is caught with a DDT to the chamber floor by Blaze...who turns his attention to Destructo Boy.
Destructo Boy tries to wave off his father, but the Balancer seems far more unbalanced as he rushes at the Black Heart!
Blaze starts pummeling away at Destructo with lefts and rights...until Ken runs in to break it up with a swift roundhouse kick to the Scale Holder!
He quickly brings Blaze back to his feet, looking to put a quick end with a spinning backfist!
HAND OF--NO!
Blaze ducks the backfist just in the nick of time, knocking the Sensei back before rushing at him!
He nails Ken with a John Woo dropkick, sending him into the chamber wall!
NICK DIAMOND: FLAMETONGUE! Master Ken got knocked hard by that impact!
Ken drops to the floor with a thud as Blaze turns his attention back to Destructo Boy...but the Kid has disappeared!
Blaze looks around for his son, eager to attack yet again...until the Black Heart blindsides his father, taking him down to the floor!
With the pair at odds, we see the champion head over to Ken...almost chuckling to himself as he reaches for the Sensei!
NO!
Ken manages to kick the Chemist away before getting to his feet.
The two start trading blows, until Ken gets pulled in by the champ for a short-arm clothesline!
GET OVER HERE!
Ken gets dropped hard as the Chemist starts beating away at him as Destructo Boy manages to break free from his father's grasp.
Blaze lunges at him for an uppercut, but the Kid dodges...and sends him right into the chamber wall!
Out of instinct, the Black Heart follows up with a backdrop driver sending the Scale Holder crashing to the floor!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: TRUE JUSTICE!
NICK DIAMOND: You gotta wonder what that's gonna do to the Kid's dad!
But we aren't given time to ponder this as we see Nox spray both men with a stream of gas!
Destructo drops to the floor alongside his father, both men writhing from whatever was released by the Chemist...who makes his way toward the exit!
Only to be caught with a spinning leg sweep from a rising Ken!
STREET SWEEPER!
Nox falls hard to the chamber floor, allowing Ken to turn his attention back to Blaze with some hard chops to the back.
Judgement gets back to his feet, but is still bent over when the Sensei delivers a nasty chop!
ALONG THE WHITE PINE!
This drops Blaze back to the floor as his son rises to his feet, wiping his eyes before rushing the Master!
But he gets doubled over by Ken instead, who looks for a scissor kick!
ENTER--NO!
Destructo takes a couple steps back...and nails the Sensei with a shining wizard!
NICK DIAMOND: SEE NO EVIL! Ken's down, but look who's back up!
Nox nails the Kid with a headbutt, and a second one for good measure! With the Black Heart still on his feet, the Chemist drops him to the floor with a reverse full nelson bomb!
NOX OUT!
Nox heads toward the exit once again as Destructo tries to get to his feet...only to be stopped by Blaze!
The two slowly rise to their feet, the Kid not wanting to cause any further harm to his father...who responds with a spinning uranage!
TIP THE SCALES!
Destructo Boy is down as Ken rises to his feet...only to be nailed with a spinning back elbow by Blaze!
KINGDOMFALL!
Ken is knocked out as Nox approaches the Scale Holder...only to be rattled with a forearm by Blaze!
Nox falls to the floor as Destructo slowly stirs...prompting Judgement to continue the attack!
He starts clubbing away at the Kid's back, but DB remains vigilant as he finally fights back...nailing Blaze with a spinning uranage of his own!
BLACKENED SOUL!
What's good for the father is good for the son, with neither man down for long.
Nox, however is back up to his feet...but so too is Master Ken, who catches the Chemist by surprise with a scissor kick!
ENTER THE DRAGON!
But just as the champ drops down, so too does Ken...still weak from the gas attack earlier!
Destructo, meanwhile, heads toward the door looking to escape...only for Blaze to slam him against a button that opens the door!
And the Kid manages to crawl out of the chamber!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Destructo Boy's escaped to win the NXT Level Championship...only for his father to pull him right back in!
Cat's in the Cradle
Destructo Boy is looking decidedly worse for wear, barely hanging on. Blaze’s attack on him so far has been unrelenting, and even now, it is only Destructo Boy he sees.
“Please.” His son coughs, crawling away. “Listen.”
But Blaze is in no listening mood. He stomps on Destructo Boy’s hand, stopping his crawl dead in its tracks. Destructo Boy collapses to the floor of the chamber.
NICK DIAMOND: Blaze isn’t done with Destructo Boy yet.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Oh, this isn’t good for the kid. That’s your own son, Blaze!
Blaze proceeds to stomp Destructo Boy dry, vicious stomp after vicious stomp. He pummels the Kid with brutal fists that Destructo Boy cannot defend. Every shot hits home, and carries with it years and years worth of justice delivered.
BLAZE PICKS DESTRUCTO BOY UP IN A CHOKE!
HE SLAMS HIM INTO THE WALL OF THE CHAMBER!
NICK DIAMOND: JUDGEMENT DELIVERED! HE’S TRAPPED HIS ARMS AND IS PUMMELING HIM WITH BRUTAL HEADBUTTS FROM THAT FLAMING SKULL!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: STOP THIS! FOR ZEUS’S SAKE!
Headbutt after headbutt drives home and Destructo Boy goes limp in his father’s arms. Unconscious.
“You!” He screams at his unconscious son. “You!”
TIP THE SCALES! THE SPINNING URANAGE!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Blaze has completely destroyed Destructo Boy in a brutal assault.
NICK DIAMOND: But he wants the kill!
Master Ken, of all people, steps in to hold Blaze back, ushering him back through the door of the gas chamber. Destructo Boy is still breathing, just barely, laboured.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: The damage is done, Nicky. Blaze took every bit of his anger out on his own son.
NICK DIAMOND: With this assault, I don’t think we’ve seen the last of things yet. The question is… Will Destructo Boy be in any shape to compete in Lambs to the Slaughter?
Nox, without care, steps over the unconscious body of Destructo Boy, his wheezing laugh chuckling to himself as he exits. From the bottom level, under the platform, Blaze glares up at the Gas Chamber, his eyes locked on that figure he’s left unconscious in the chamber behind him.
Cut.
Welcome Home
We find ourselves once again within the halls of the Church of Zion. The Children of Zion sit in their pews, looking up at the pulpit where Lionel Troy stands with a massive smile on his face. "My children, followers of Zion, I would like to say that as of last week, by the power of paradise, we brought our lost lamb back home!"
The followers cheer as Lionel speaks, the Lion of Zion motioning forwards to the doors of his chapel, watching them swing open as Colt Ramsey makes himself known! Troy is clearly playing his rescue up for his followers, but Colt leans into it as he walks down the aisle towards the altar, nodding his head in thanks to the reverend.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: He wouldn't have needed to be saved if Troy had just done what they asked.
NICK DIAMOND: That may be, Johnny, but you can't deny that he did show up to save his follower like any good leader should!
"Thank you, Troy," Colt says, turning to the congregation. "Not just for saving me, but for keeping that door closed!" Ramsey beams as he speaks, Lionel placing a hand on his shoulder, giving him a warm welcome back.
"Now," Lionel says, "why don't you go and rest, my child. You've been through so much." Troy ushers Colt to the back, but as he walks back to the stage, one of his followers approaches him, an envelope in hand. He hands it to Troy who merely raises an eyebrow.
"I believe you need to see this, sir."
"And why is that, my child?" Lionel opens the envelope, examining the contents intently. His expression immediately turns sour as he skims through it, looking back at his follower with a frown.
NICK DIAMOND: Just what is in that envelope?
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Judging from Lionel's face, nothing good, Nicky.
Cut.
Carnevil
Darkness.
The pitch black is overwhelming. It’s impossible to know where we are or why we’re there, but something is afoot.
Two voices meet in the shadows. Two men. Their voices are familiar, but distant – almost intentionally so.
“You asked to meet me?” One says to the other. There’s a distinct sinister tone.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: What the hell is going on here? I can’t see a thing.
NICK DIAMOND: Me either, but we are watching the same monitor.
“I did,” the reply comes curtly. “Things are changing. I’m changing. I seek the darkness more than ever. I want to make Old School Wrestling and those in it pay. I want them to suffer.”
JOHNNY GOMEZ: That can’t be good. Any idea who’s talking?
NICK DIAMOND: Both of their voices are familiar but I just can’t place them. We know them both though, Johnny. That much I’m sure.
There’s a cackle, a dastardly chuckle.
“You’re not he, are you?” The person asks. “I know you’re not.”
“I’m not he, but I’m the closest you’ll get to him,” is the reply. “Bring the darkest one’s you can muster to me. Forge them. Craft them. Create them. Together, I’ll show you his face.”
JOHNNY GOMEZ: I don’t like the sound of this.
There’s a moments pause. It’s brief but telling. There’s a sense of eerie tension in the air as these two unknown figures parley.
“I believe you,” the responder admits. “When do you want us by?”
Another pause.
“CarnEVIL,” he demands. “Do not fail me. I will not be denied.”
NICK DIAMOND: Something big is coming and it’s coming at CarnEVIL. I’m not looking forward to it.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Me either.
Cut.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: We have a brutal OSW World Championship match upcoming folks. Harold Attano has been dying to get his hands on Jasper Redgrave, the man who murdered his daughter for years and has been willing to do anything in the process.
NICK DIAMOND: He kidnapped CJ Thorpe and damn near tortured the guy just to get into Jasper's head but will that be a mistake that will cost him the OSW World Title tonight?
The bell doesn't even get to sound as Attano rushes forward, spearing Jasper nearly in half before raining down heavy lefts and rights. Jasper manages to wiggle out thanks to a thumb to the eye but he can barely get to his feet before Attano is back on him with a furious assault.
A big leaping knee staggers Jasper before a Shotgun Dropkick sends him flying through the middle rope to the floor below. The Artist just manages to roll through to his feet, stunned slightly but Attano isn't done with him.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: SUICIDE TORNADO DDT ONTO THE CONCRETE FLOOR! Nobody is pulling out moves here we've never seen him use and all in the name of hurting Jasper Redgrave.
Jasper, spiked into the concrete is dazed and confused to say the least as Attano pulls him up, rocking him with a headbutt that sends him staggering into the turnbuckle posts. Attano scowls before rushing forward
BELLY TO BELLY...NO! ATTANO CATCHES HIMSELF ON THE POST! Jasper almost Suplexed Attano into the post on pure instinct but Nobody was ready for that as he leaps off, once again DDTing Redgrave into the concrete.
NICK DIAMOND: Harold Attano is all over Jasper here, the Artist can't seem to get a single hit in as he pulls Jasper up onto the apron...oh god he could break his damn neck here!
Attano has Jasper on the apron, trying to pull him upwards but the Artist is dead weight. Attano tries a second time, trying to lift Jasper into a Piledriver position but out of nowhere, the Artist strikes
LOW BLOW!
Attano tries to power through but Jasper begins punching him in the cock over and over again as Nobody collapses in his arms. Jasper breaths heavy for a moment, before flipping Attano's legs onto the middle rope and dropping down
BLOOD ON THE FUCKING APRON! ELEVATED DDT ON THE HARDEST PART OF THE RING!
Attano slumps down, dangling over the ropes as Redgrave sits down on the apron for a moment, holding his skull in pain before throwing Attano back in with fury in his eyes.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: It's the Artist's time to deliver some punishment Nick and I don't think he'll be quick about his revenge here.
Jasper pulls Attano up to his feet, pulling his shirt up over his head as he begins to pummel him with hockey style uppercuts and knees, trying to break Nobody's skull with his superior strength. Redgrave staggers him back with a leaping knee before backing up
SUPERKICK! Attano staggers back into the ropes, bouncing off from sheer momentum only
ROARING ELBOW! COLLAGE OF VIOLENCE!
ATTANO IS ON HIS FEET IMMEDIATELY!
Nobody roars up to his feet, nailing Jasper with a huge right hook but a clothesline attempt is ducked underneath as Jasper spins around
NICK DIAMOND: SANGUINE ABSURDISM! DISCUS CLOTHESLINE TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD! That had to take the fight out of Attano but Redgrave isn't done.
Redgrave lifts Attano up to his feet, hoisting him up high as he rushes forward
VANISHING POINT! CRUCIFIX POWERBOMB BUCKLE BOMB! BUT REDGRAVE ISN'T DONE!
He hoists Attano up high in the air with a Suplex before driving him down into the canvas with a Piledriver
JOHNNY GOMEZ: PSYCHOLOGY OF A KILLER! That has to be it, Redgrave hooking both legs as Mills Lane drops down for the cover
ONE
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ATTANO KICKS OUT!
NICK DIAMOND: Attano just took a Crucifix Powerbomb and a Screwdriver combination in quick succession and he still kicked out. What does Jasper Redgrave have to do here to put down the World Champion?
Redgrave pulls Attano up to his feet but gets a stiff headbutt for his trouble. Redgrave staggers back before coming back with a hard Big Boot that bowls Attano over. The Artist throws Attano across the ring, spinning around as he tries for some more Sanguine but Attano ducks underneath the Lariat.
VENOMOUS HEADSHOT! SCORPION KICK/SUPERKICK COMBINATION HIT FLUSH!
Jasper is dazed on his feet as Attano rushes forward, trying for the Diamond Cutter but Jasper manages to slip out, gripping Attano around the throat as he turns around
POP UP.....NO! SHOTGUN DROPKICK OUT OF NOWHERE!
Jasper is sent flying into the corner as Attano rushes forward but Jasper manages to slip out at the last second, Attano nearly crashing into the steel. The World Champion stops himself at the last moment as he rolls forward
ONE
SHOT
ONE
KILL!
ROLLING DIAMOND CUTTTAAH!
REDGRAVE IS ON HIS FEET!
KICK TO THE GUT
SYMPHONY OF SYMMETRY! PEDIGREE!
ATTANO IS DOWN!
REDGRAVE IS DOWN!
NICK DIAMOND: Have you ever seen anything like it Johnny? The sheer hatred inside both men has powered them through this whole match but that may be all she wrote here. Whoever can stir first may well be leaving the World Champion.
Both men look out on the mat, Mills Lane beginning his count for a moment but he barely gets to two before an arm flops over one body...and another arm flops over the other. We have a double pinfall here as Mills Lane drops down for the count
ONE
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DOUBLE FOOT ON THE ROPE!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Both Attano and Redgrave got their foot on the ropes just in time to break the count as this match has to continue but do either men have anything left?
Attano is the first man up as he stumbles backwards into the ropes, barely able to stand as Redgrave slowly rises, the fury in both men's eyes as they rush forward
SUPERKICK!
Redgrave nailed Attano with that Superkick, dropping him low as he hooks the arms
SYMPHONY OF...NO!
Attano nails Redgrave with a sky high uppercut to the balls, just slipping out as he kicks Redgrave's leg out before leaping up
ONE
SHOT
ONE
KILL!
Attano doesn't let go of the headlock though, transitioning backwards
AND LOCKING IN THE CODE OF SILENCE!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Bulldog Choke locked in out of nowhere as Jasper Redgrave is stunned and beaten in the middle of the ring but he refuses to tap out. Trying valiantly to drag himself towards the ropes, Attano pulls back with everything he has, arching back so much he may well snap his neck here.
Redgrave tries to fight out but slowly and surely, he fades away in the Choke as Mills Lane calls for the bell.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Absolutely brutal World Championship Match here as Harold Attano chokes Jasper Redgrave into unconciousness. Nobody retains the World Title here tonight but this is far from over.
NICK DIAMOND: The Artist stole something precious from Attano Johnny, this won't be over until one of them...or both are dead.
Attano gets back to his feet, being handed the OSW World Championship and smiles! BUT THERE'S NARCISSA WITH THE INVASION BRIEFCASE TO THE BACK OF THE FUCKING SKULL! WHAT THE FUCK! She hands it to the referee and you know what that means...
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Harold Attano has been blindsided! This isn't fair!
NICK DIAMOND: He did this to Tombstone just a few weeks ago though, so you can't really feel sorry for him. That's what Invasion is all about, Johnny.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: But he did it in a match he was booked in, Nick. It wasn't by sneak attack!
DING! DING! DING!
The bell sounds and Narcissa pulls Attano back to his feet, but Harold angrily pushes her away, holding the back of his head. He tells her to bring it, much to her surprise!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Oh she's just pissed him off!
They both lock up. Harold takes Narcissa it into a side headlock but she pushes him off into the ropes...
He comes barrelling back ducking underneath a clothesline attempt and nailing her with a Neckbreaker. He quickly dives into the cover...
One…
Two...
Kick out!
Harold quickly gets her back to her feet and throws her into the corner. He backs off slightly and charges with a shoulder block, only Narcissa leaps over the top of him, rolls down his back and immediately pose him into a sunset flip cover of her own...
One…
Two...
KICK OUT!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Another near fall! Attano isn't giving up the title that easily.
The world champion uses his legs to kick out by clapping them around her ears!
He rolls backwards to his feet, agile as a cat and sprints into the ropes, only to come back and find that Narcissa has rolled to the outside.
Stopped in his tracks he leans over the top rope only to be hung up by The Fashionista. As he stumbles back, Narcissa slides in under the bottom rope and runs at him, leaping with a step up kick to the head that takes her straight down to the canvas.
She quickly heads to the top rope, steadying herself...
LEAPING ELBOW DROP!
NO!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: SHE MISSES!
NICK DIAMOND: LOOK AT THAT AIR TIME!
Harold rolls away at the last minute and Narcissa gets nothing but canvas.
He pops back to his feet and comes running at her quickly...
HEADSHOT!
SUPERKICK TO THE SKULL!
Harold should cover, but instead he pulls Narcissa to her feet and slams her back down to the canvas with a Snap Suplex.
The World Champion must stay on the offensive and very quickly pulls her back to her feet, whipping her back into the corner. He charges in with a massive splash connecting with all his power....
BUT Narcissa moves and Harold smashes into the turnbuckles chest first.
She’s quickly on him like a rash, turning him inside out over the rope…
WEFT AND WAP!
TARANTULA!
Harold screams in pain as Mills Stanton counts to five…
ONE…
TWO…
THREE…
JOHNNY GOMEZ: BREAK IT OR LOSE IT, MISSY!
NICK DIAMOND: SHE'S TRYING TO BREAK HIM IN HALF!
SHE’S GOTTA BREAK THE HOLD….
FOUR…
FIV---AND SHE LETS GO!
The damage has almost certainly been done. Harold falls back into the ring and drops to his knees, crawling away as Narcissa climbs up top once again…
DOUBLE FOOT STOMP FROM THE TOP ROPE!
NOBODY HOME!
Harold rolled away!
AND NARCISSA ROLLED THROUGH!
She waits for him as he rises…
ONE SHOT ONE KILL!
CUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTEEEERRR!
THE LATEST TREND! SHE GOT ALL OF IT! SHE COVERS….
ONE…
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TWO….
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THREE!
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! ATTANO KICKS OUT!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: THAT WAS CLOSE! THAT WAS FRACTIONAL.
NICK DIAMOND: HE'S HANGING ON!
Narcissa slams the canvas in frustration, getting back to her feet and nodding at Redgrave. The Artist rolls the OSW World Championship into the ring and hops up onto the apron to distract the referee!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Not this son of a bitch!
NICK DIAMOND: The referee needs to pay attention to the match, not Redgrave. Narcissa is going for that belt!
Narcissa grabs it, turns around and DIAMOND CUTTER!
ONE SHOT ONE KILL PROPER! ATTANO FUCKING NAILS HER!!
He covers…
ONE…
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TWO….
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THREE!
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FOUR!
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FOR FUCK SAKE MILLS, TURN AROUND!
He finally does, realizing what’s happening…
ONE…
KICK OUT!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Too little too late!
Nobody must be seething and Jasper stands smiling at him from the fucking ring apron. Harold gets back up and looks disinterested before HEADSHOT! HEADSHOT TO REDGRAVE! HE SUPERKICKED HIM OFF THE FUCKING APRON!
“I’LL ALLOW IT!” SHOUTS MILLS.
OF COURSE YOU FUCKING WILL!
Harold reaches down and grabs the OSW World Championship, winding it up…
BUT MILLS SNATCHES IT AWAY!
“BUT I WON’T ALLOW THAT!” HE YELLS.
Attano flips him off and turns around to meet a rising Narcissa who NAILS HIM WITH A LOW BLOW AS THE REFEREE DISCARDS OF HE WORLD TITLE!
DOWN GOES MR. NOBODY. ON HIS KNEES!
Narcissa smirks and flicks her hair before running towards the ropes.
HANDSPRING OFF THE ROPES!
HANDSPRING TWISTING FUCKING FOREARM TO THE JAW OF A KNEELING HAROLD ATTANO!
HOLY SHIT WHAT A MOVE!
SHE CALLS THAT THE TRENDKILLER! WHAT A FINISH!
SHE COVERS….
ONE…
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TWO….
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THREE!
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JOHNNY GOMEZ: THAT MUST BE IT!
NICK DIAMOND: NEW CHAMPION! NEW CHAMPION!
WE HAVE A NEW OSW WORLD CHAMPION!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
HAROLD HAS HIS FOOT ON THE ROPES! HOLY FUCKING SHIT! BY ZEUS HIMSELF! THE WORLD CHAMPION SOMEHOW SURVIVES THE NEW FINISH!
Balenciaga can’t believe it. She gets back to her feet and remonstrates with the referee again, telling him he needs to count faster.
SUDDENLY THE LIGHTS GO OFF!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: What the hell is going on now? This can't be good.
NICK DIAMOND: I don't think it bolds well for Attano, do you?
WHAT THE FUCK?
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!?
WHEN THEY COME BACK ON, MILLS STANTON IS DOWN! MILLS IS DOWN!
AND THERE’S THE CHAAAAIIINNNNNBRREEAAAAKKKKERRRRRR!
Redgrave slides into the ring to meet him. Narcissa pulls Harold up and tosses him into Thorpe, who kicks him low.
PEDIGREE!
PEDIGREE!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: ENOUGH OF THIS! ENOUGH ALREADY!
NICK DIAMOND: JUST FINISH IT, YOU CHEATING SCUM!
THE RIGHT THING IS SOOOO THE FUCKING WRONG THING, KID!
BUT HE DOESN’T LET GO. HE PULLS HAROLD STRAIGHT BACK UP AND TOSSES HIM DOUBLE UNDERHOOK AND ALL TO JASPER REDGRAVE!
PEDIGREE!
PEDIGREE!
SYMPHONY OF SYMMETRY!
DOUBLE PEDIGREES!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Attano is finished. Stick a fork in him, he's done.
NICK DIAMOND: The World Championship is surely heading in the direction of the Uprising.
That has to be it. The Uprising have caused chaos. Narcissa knows her time is now but the referee is down and out.
The lights dim in the arena as the opening of “For the Glory” play throughout the arena. A spotlight shines on the entrance but there’s NO JACKSON CADE. Where the fuck is he!?
JOHNNY GOMEZ: CADE! CADE! CADE!
NICK DIAMOND: BUT WHERE!?
JOHNNY GOMEZ: RIGHT THERE!!!
STEEL CHAIR FROM BEHIND ON CJ THORPE! DOWN GOES BROTHER THORPE!
HE QUICKLY DUCKS A CLOTHESLINE BY REDGRAVE AND TOSSES THE CHAIR TO HIM… HE CATCHES IT… HOSTILE DOWN! SUPERKICK INTO THE CHAIR INTO THE FACE OF THE ARTIST!
JACKSON CADE HAS EVENED THE ODDS LIKE A ONE MAN WRECKING CREW!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: WATCH OUT!
He turns around…
HANDSPRING TWISTING ELBOW!
THE TRENDKILLER TO CADE! THE TRENDKILLER TO CADE!
Everyone is down except Narcissa. She rolls to the outside and grabs the OSW World Championship, sliding back into the ring…
She begs for Nobody to get back to his feet. Don’t do it Harold. For once in your fucking life, stay down…
But he doesn’t.
He starts to rise…
OSW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TO THE FUCKING SKULL!!!!!
WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAM!!
DOWN GOES ATTANO! DOWN GOES ATTANO!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: THAT CHEATING BITCH!
NICK DIAMOND: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
But wait a minute, here comes VISION! Vision slides into the ring as Narcissa turns around, completely unaware that he’s here…
NICK DIAMOND: VISION!? WHAT THE HELL IS VISION DOING HERE?!
THIRD EYE BLINDED!
DOUBLE KNEES FACEBUSTER!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: HE'S SENDING A MESSAGE BEFORE RING OF DREAMS, THAT'S WHAT!
DOWN GOES NARCISSA! DOWN GOES NARCISSA!
The Leader of the Third Eye exits the ring, watching as both Narcissa and Attano slowly get back to their feet.
A FLURRY OF CHOPS SENDS THE TITLE FLYING TO THE CANVAS! Harold grabs her in a double underhook so that her head is under his arm.
DOUBLE ARM DDT PERHAPS!?
NO!
KNEES!
FUCKING BRUTAL KNEES! HE’S PLAYING KNEES UP MOTHER PATEL! RAPID FIRE BRUTAL KNEES TO THE FACE, CHEST AND STOMACH!
HE CALLS THAT KNEED TO KNOW!
AND JUST NEEDED TO FUCKING KNOW!
He tosses her down and covers…. But there’s no referee!
HERE COMES DEMI SKY, MAKING A B-LINE FOR THE RING…
SHE SLIDES IN…
ONE…
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TWO….
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THREE!
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! SHE KICKED OUT! THE DELAY MEANT SHE KICKED OUT! HAROLD CAN’T BELIEVE IT.
He gets back to his feet demands that she join him. Narcissa is spent. She has absolutely nothing left, but she does…
ONLY THERE’S THORPE ON THE APRON! Harold rushes over just as he jumps off, turning around to see a FLYING FASHIONISTA!
HANDSPRING TWISTING ELBOW!
THE TRENDKILLER! ANOTHER ONE FOR THE BOOKS!
SHE COVERS…
ONE…
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TWO….
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THREE!
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SHE’S DONE IT! NARCISSA BALENCIAGA HAS PROVE HERSELF A BIG GAME PLAYER! SHE DEFEATS HAROLD ATTANO AND HAS BECOME THE NEW OSW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: That little harlot! She's stolen this one, Nicky. She's come like a thief in the night with her band of merry morons and has stolen the OSW World Championship.
NICK DIAMOND: And what now, huh? The Uprising have the most important title in OSW? What now!?
The crowd boo as she rolls away to her knees, cackling like a mad woman. Narcissa has done it. The Championship belongs the Uprising on the second time of asking tonight.
Doom is Burning
The Doom Factory.
After a successful defence of their Tag Team Championships, The Besties sit at a table in the Doom Factory, a pot of tea between them. Lambs to the Slaughter is in mere moments time and if they intend to be involved, they need to get a move on.
“I feel bad for the Kingdom, good buddy,” Foley admits with a sincere tone and a sad expression. “I wish we could’ve helped them more.”
Suddenly, a red siren goes off sending the entire Doom Factory into disarray. Screens start flickering with ‘warning’ signs on them and an alarm blares in the background.
Doom and Foley jump out of their skin, Doom rushing over to his nearest monitor to investigate.
“What is it!?” Foley asks in a panic.
The Scientist taps away on his keys, figuring out what’s going on.
“There’s multiple fires across the factory,” Doom mutters in confusion. “Combustion everywhere.”
JOHNNY GOMEZ: What?
NICK DIAMOND: How is that possible?
“How? There’s no-one else here…” Felix says looking over his shoulder, worriedly.
“Hang on,” Doom says in a surprising panic, his tone not as assured as normal. “Those fires are an inferno and it’s coming this way.”
The door suddenly explodes, fire’s raging into the room with them. Doom jumps down and heads towards it, only for Foley to pull him back.
“We have to go,” Foley panics, dragging him away.
“But it’s burning. Everything is burning… what about the Pool?” The Scientist fears.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: They need to get out of there… now.
NICK DIAMOND: But who did this, Johnny? Who’s responsible for burning down the Doom Factory and trying to kill the Besties?
“It’s secure,” Foley assures him. “We’ll come back for it, I promise. But we have to go!!”
Reluctantly Doom and Foley rush out of the level as AFD rush onto the scene with hoses to try and control the blaze before it damages more levels.
Cut.
The Elders XI
Continued...
Cronos looks angrily back at those behind him. Who could it be? His heart pounds and his forehead sweats. Sweating with sweat.
Ares points behind Cronos…
To his best friend and right hand man, Hyperion.
Cronos rage overtook him. This docile and calm man lost his mind to fury, rushing across the room to Hyperion and grabbing him by the throat. He slams him down to the ground before his best friend can even speak a word and throttles him, strangling him.
Hyperion’s son runs towards him, but Zeus steps in to take him aside, refusing to let him suffer the same fate; a mercy by any means.
Cronos slams Hyperion’s head repeatedly into the marble floor, smashing it to pieces. The obliteration is devastating. The kids of the deceased Elders recoil in horror as the leader of Arcadia rises to his feet, breathless and covered in blood.
Suddenly, a sharp and horrid pain pieces his back, straight through into his chest. He reaches down, taking his away to see blood seeping through his white gown. His eyes go wide and he falls like a lumbering tree to the floor.
But it wasn’t Ares who struck the blow.
It wasn’t Hyperion’s boy.
It was Zeus – his own son.
He turns over to look at his son in the eye, betrayed, tears once again beginning to stream down his face.
“I couldn’t let the Elders destroy Arcadia,” Zeus says, kneeling to cradle his dying father’s head. “I’m sorry…”
Cronos grasps his hand.
“I love you son,” Cronos stammers whilst spitting up blood. “I was only trying to do the right thing.”
As his takes his last breath, Zeus carefully places his head down and goes to join Ares, who he hugs.
“Thank you for this,” he says powerfully. “You’ll always have a place right by my side. “As for the rest of you… wipe this day from your memory, or you’ll join the purge.”
Cut.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Ladies and Gentlemen, it is time! Pandemonium X is proud to present to you, Lambs to the Slaughter! Tell ‘em how it works, Nicky!
NICK DIAMOND: Lambs to the Slaughter is a twenty person elimination match! Eliminations can occur by pinfall or submission. Two Titans start the bout and every two minutes, another will enter.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: There’s only one rule; pinfalls or submissions must happen in the ring. There are no disqualifications and no count outs.
NICK DIAMOND: The winner is the last person or persons standing, if you think back to last year. Our referee team, Mills Stanton, Demi Sky and Cole Holt are ringside, ready to act at a moment's notice.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Let’s find out who our first entrant is!
Grave Digger by Blue Saraceno begins thumping through the speakers.
Immediately, the arena is thrust into darkness as smoke fills the entrance ramp. Purple flashing lights adorn the entrance area as Tombstone slowly steps out into the mist.
NICK DIAMOND: OHHHHH BOY!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: That’s one hell of a number one!
The looming figure of the Ferryman now stands with smoke drifting around him. He looks down before making a slow paced walk to the ring. Once there, he walks carefully up the ring steps, across the apron and steps over the top rope, entering the ring.
“OHHHHH OHHHHH OHHHHH”
The slow rumble of Carl Douglas blares throughout the speakers before "EVERYBODY WAS KUNG FU FIGHTING" blasts alongside it.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: This isn’t what he expected.
NICK DIAMOND: Use the discipline, Ken!
Master Ken walks out onto the stage, standing with his hands behind his back. He bows to the audience and then makes a fast paced walk to the ring, carefully pacing the ring steps before wiping his feet on the apron and stepping through the ropes.
Before he even stands a chance of entering the ring properly, Tombstone runs straight over him with a thunderous Big Boot. Ken immediately tumbles back to the outside, watching helplessly as Tombstone steps out onto the apron.
DOUBLE AXE HANDLE SMASH!
WHAM! Down goes the rising Ken!
The Ferryman is fury and wrath combined here tonight. He pulls Ken back to his feet and whips him as hard as he can into the steel steps, sending them toppling with the force.
The fans aren’t sure what to make of this side of Tombstone, who stalks Ken who tries to get back to his feet. Right hand! Right hand! Chop to the neck! Ken is fighting back!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: That’s just gonna piss him off!
Tombstone remains unmoved!
GOOZLE!
CHOKESLAM!!! NOOOOOOOOO! Ken drops out! Ken drops out! The Sensei kicks The Ferryman in the gut and pulls him close for a DDT! NO! Tombstone pushes out and thunderously back through him with a Clothesline!
BUZZ!
The lights go out, as The Only plays throughout the arena..
"You're trying to take me
You're trying to make me
This is the only
Give me the only thing"
The strobe lights flash around the arena before settling on the stage where Mark Hayes emerges. He bends over, and comes back vertical, bringing his hands to an X over his head before RUNNING BIG BOOT BY TOMBSTONE!
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST!
Tombstone is on an absolute fucking mission. He pulls Hayes back to his feet and lifts him above his head, running him HEAD FIRST INTO THE TRON! He tosses him aside to find Master Ken walking towards him.
Ken ducks under a Big Boot attempt, dropping to one knee.
SPINNING LEGSWEEP! THE STREET SWEEPER!
DOWN GOES TOMBSTONE!
As Mark Hayes recovers, Master Ken waves him to his feet, demanding that he come and help. The Sharpshooter is dazed and weary but meets him at the body of The Ferryman. They both grab him back to his feet and drag him towards the stage edge.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: NO…. SURELY THEY WON’T!?
NICK DIAMOND: THEY’RE GOING TO SUPLEX HIM OFF THE STAGE!
They prepare…. Lift…. NO!
TOMBSTONE BLOCKS IT! He turns himself around… DOUBLE SNAP SUPLEX TO MASTER KEN AND MARK HAYES!
The crowd go wild as Tombstone plants both men with a huge double snap suplex. With all three down, the dreaded buzzer goes!
Buzz!
The guitar to Lifeseeker's "Gone Guru" reverberates throughout the arena.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Let me check my sheet here for potential surprise entries, folks. This is Beck. The Anti-Humanitarian.
NICK DIAMOND: A philosopher from the slums, I believe.
As the singer grunts, the lights dim a little, with a sole spotlight pointing at the center of the ramp.
"Ow!"
With that, the lights dim a little more. The spotlight is the brightest light source in the level, and here comes BECK!
Beck surveys the carnage on the entrance ramp before him and meticulously calculates his first move. He backs up and stalks…
Tombstone is slowly back to his feet…
PESTICIDE! BUSAIKU KNEE!
DOWN GOES THE FORMER WORLD CHAMPION!
Beck quickly grabs a rising Master Ken and forearms him in the mouth, dropping him hard back to the rampway.
Mark Hayes is back to his feet and blocks a right hand. He blocks another. The Sharpshooter jumps into an Irish Whip, slamming Beck into the tron!
The Anti-Humanitarian stumbles backwards, being caught by Hayes.
BACKDROP!
BECK ROLLS OUT THE BACK!
HE RUNS HAYES INTO THE TRON!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: The Anti-Humanitarian looks impressive and it kind've makes me sick to say that.
NICK DIAMOND: What even does that mean? He hates everyone? Don't most of us? I barely tolerate you, Johnny.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: I'll remember that the next time you ask me for a loan.
Hayes spins around, being grabbed by the testicles!
TESTICULAR CLAW! POPULATION CONTROL BY BECK!
The Sharpshooter panics briefly before lunging forward with a Headbutt that stumbles Beck straight into Master Ken!
ENTER THE DRAGON! SCISSOR KICK!
Down goes Beck!
Buzz!
The lights dim in the arena as the opening of “For the Glory” play throughout the arena. A spotlight shines on the entrance as Jackson Cade slowly begins to rise up from the floor on a platform.
He stands at attention for a moment...
Master Ken stands before him. Mark Hayes behind. On the floor is Beck. What the fuck has Jackson Cade stepped into?
Hayes immediately grabs him from behind, holding them there as Ken runs.
HE DUCKS! SPINNING BACKFIST TO MARK HAYES! HAND OF CHAN!
Ken can’t believe he accidentally did that, turning around to find Jackson Cade!
HOSTILE DOWN!
LEAPING SUPERKICK TO MASTER KEN! THE SENSEI FALLS!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Jackson Cade!
NICK DIAMOND: Do you think CJ Thorpe will make it into the match? Jackson must be hopeful to see his brother.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: I don't think the feeling will be mutual.
Jackson cade takes a moment to compose himself, only a figure now looms behind him. He sees the shadow and gulps, turning around to come face to face with Tombstone.
The man who beat him for the OSW World Championship grabs him by the throat and…
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS!
FALLING CHOKESLAM!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
CADE SLIPS OUT!
Jackson pushes him away for some distance and then rushes forward with a BULLHAMMER ELBOW! INCENDIARY ROUND!
NO!
TOMBSTONE DUCKS!
BUZZ!
The lights go dark and the sound of bird wings flapping sounds through building.
“CAW…CAW…CAW…CAW”
The guitar rift from the beginning of Something in the Way begins to play as Raven SLIDES DOWN ON A FUCKING ZIP LINE STRAIGHT INTO A DROPKICK ON TOMBSTONE AND JACKSON CADE! HOLY FUCKING SHIT!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Oh my Zeus! WHAT AN ENTRANCE!
NICK DIAMOND: RAVEN JUST TOOK THEM BOTH OUT!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Oh my Zeus! WHAT AN ENTRANCE!
NICK DIAMOND: RAVEN JUST TOOK THEM BOTH OUT!
He unhooks himself from the zip line and goes to check on Mark Hayes who he helps back to his feet. Last week these two made an alliance to stick together here tonight.
Both men head towards Jackson Cade and Master Ken. They pull them both back to their feet and begin slugging it out. This stage is getting rather full.
Raven TOSSES JACKSON CADE OFF THE FUCKING STAGE!
HOLY SHIT! OUT OF NO-WHERE!
CAGE GOES FLYING TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR!
Mark Hayes grins, nodding in agreement.
AND THERE GOES MASTER KEN! HE FLIES OFF THE STAGE, STRAIGHT INTO A RISING JACKSON CADE!
DOWN LIKE BOWLING PINS THEY GO!
Both Hayes and Raven stand on the stage, looking down as Cade and Ken slowly get back to their feet.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: They won’t, will they!?
NICK DIAMOND: This would be devastating!
They back up…
DOUBLE…
RUNNING…
STINGER…
SPLASHES!
OFF THE FUCKING STAGE! STRAIGHT ONTO JACKSON CADE AND MASTER KEN!
“HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!”
DOUBLE RATTLER!
All four men are down!
BUZZ!
The indian twangs of Mundian to back ke blare into the arena and out walks Jash Khan.
He pulls up the collar on his tracksuit and jigs side to side at the music before...
BECK CATCHES HIM WITH A BIG CLOTHESLINE!
Only he… bounces off?
Beck backs away in disbelief as Khan grimaces. Beck storms at him again, do or die, only this time he walks straight into a Headbutt.
Khan steps out, grabbing him by the head and nailing him with a second one for good measure.
Tombstone though is back in the action and lunges with a Big Boot, clobbering both Khan and Beck. The Ferryman looks down at Ken, Raven, Cade and Hayes – all four men are getting back to their feet below.
He grabs Khan and scoops him up.
A SOUL TO CARRY!
BEARHUG TO THE MAMMOTH KHAN! THE FUCKING STRENGTH OF TOMBSTONE TO BEARHUG HIM TOWARDS THE EDGE…
NICK DIAMOND: Unbelievable strength!
WAIT….
NO….
TOMBSTONE TURNS HIM FROM BEARHUG INTO POWERSLAM AND TURNS AROUND….
NO WAY… SURELY NOT…
NICK DIAMOND: This could kill him!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Tombstone is like a man posessed since losing that Championship. He's just not the same.
FALLAWAY SLAM! FALLAWAY FUCKING SLAM!
“HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!”
TOMBSTONE FALL AWAY SLAMS JASH KHAN OFF THE STAGE AND THROUGH ALL FOUR MEN BELOW! HOLY SHIT!
That’s just ridiculous! The former OSW World Champion has just taken out five of seven people in this match. He turns around though to find Beck.
SPPPPPPPPPEAAAAAAAARRRR!
SPEAR THROUGH TOMBSTONE, RIGHT OFF THE GOD DAMN STAGE!
SPEAR TO THE MELEE OF BODIES BELOW!
EVERYONE IS DOWN OFF THE STAGE!
Buzz!
An eerie, terrifying and crackling voice echoes with a guitar..
"Tiptoe through the window
By the window, that is where I'll be
Come tiptoe through the tulips with me.."
An eerie scream shatters the ears of the crowd before "Devil Rages on" by Volbeat blares into the arena. Malakai Midnight saunters out onto the stage, proudly raising his head in prayer to the exalted one before flashing a toothy smile and grabbing his jacket by the collars.
Malakai Midnight stands alone.
The problem is that everyone else now lays in agony below and high flying isn’t exactly his thing. Ignoring the carnage, he makes his way to the ring.
NICK DIAMOND: Is he really going to act as if nothing is happening?
JOHNNY GOMEZ: It’s a smart tactic, Nicky.
As he passes the bodies, Mark Hayes catches a glimpse and is immediately drawn back to his feet. He helps Raven out of the melee and both men hop back onto the stage.
NICK DIAMOND: Best laid plans, huh? Malakai has tormented these two since their arrival and tonight, he killed Mud Mouth.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Oh he deserves this, that’s for sure.
Raven and Hayes storm down the ramp way towards the ring, getting inside as Malakai realizes the trouble he’s in.
They both surround him.
“Hang on a second,” Malakai begs off. He’s desperate. “Let’s be reasonable about this, little owls. I targeted you for your own good.”
Raven rushes at him…
BUT MARK HAYES SCOOPS HIM UP!
WHAT THE FUCK!?
GUSTER BUSTER TO RAVEN! GUSTER BUSTER! AA INTO A SEATED SHOULDER BUSTER!
WHAT THE FUCK IS MARK HAYES DOING!?
MALAKAI MIDNIGHT LAUGHS HYSTERICALLY.
NICK DIAMOND: No… Don’t you dare tell me!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Mark Hayes is a member of The Midnight Owls!? Are you kidding me!?
Malakai watches as Hayes drops into the first cover of the match on Raven…
ONE…
NOT LIKE THIS…
TWO….
COME ON RAVEN!
THREE!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
HE KICKS OUT! THE FUCKING VIGILANTE KICKS OUT AND MALAKAI MIDNIGHT CAN’T BELIEVE IT!
Buzz!
The saxophone begins as a cigarette is lit in the dark on the front of the stage, showing the silhouette of someone standing center stage.
Lights follow the trill of the piano keys, illuminating Candy standing there, disinterested. Dropping the cig, she stomps it out and saunters her way to the ringside.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: It’s Candy Kane! Detective extraordinaire!
NICK DIAMOND: And she’s making a b-line to the ring!
She slides under the bottom ropes and ducks a Clothesline by Mark Hayes…
CLOCK STRIKES MIDNIGHT!
BIG BOOT BY MIDNIGHT!
NO!
CANDY DUCKS IT AND HITS THE ROPES!
SPRINGBOARD TORNADO BULLDOG WITH A DOUBLE FOOT DROPKICK TO HAYES ON THE WAY DOWN!
The Noir Detective is on fire! What she doesn’t realize is that Jackson Cade, Master Ken, Tombstone and Jash Khan are brawling their way back to the ring. This is gonna get messy, fast.
Raven slowly gets back to his feet, realizing that Mark Hayes has betrayed him. He rushes over, mounting The Sharpshooter with fierce right hands. He pummels away at him, busting him wide open.
The Death Walker gets back to his feet, demanding that Mark join him and slowly he does…
FINAL APPROACH!
SPEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRR!
HE SPEARED HIM STRAIGHT TO FUCKING HELL!
COVER….
ONE….
…..
…..
…..
TWO….
…..
…..
…..
THREE!
…..
…..
…..
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
MALAKAI MIDNIGHT BREAKS THE FALL!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: That son of a bitch won't let him go that easily. He needs to use him to win this bloody match.
NICK DIAMOND: It's a good strategy. After all, Mark Hayes has been on his side from the very beginning of this saga.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: I hope Raven makes them pay.
Midnight pulls Raven off his acolyte and pulls him close… PERFECT PLEX! MIDNIGHT PLEX TO RAVEN!
Buzz!
The arena lighting drops to complete and utter darkness.
As the introduction of 2CELLOS popular Vivaldi Storm hits, it comes to a stop before the lighting returns as the music does, revealing Stubbins Doom stood at the entrance ramp.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: You know, I'm surprised Doom is out here after someone set fire to his factory. He and Foley were lucky to escape with their lives.
NICK DIAMOND: I hear the fire was controlled and put out by the AFD, Johnny. No other levels were affected, thankfully.
He has two drones floating around him as he makes a fast paced and focused walk down the aisle.
He heads up the ring steps and into the ring, where the drones meet him before flying off in their own directions, leaving Doom to the fight.
WE’RE HALFWAY THERE FOLKS! THERE’S ONLY TEN LEFT!
Doom rushes across the ring…
THE SCRAMBLER TO MALAKAI MIDNIGHT AS HE GETS TO A KNEE!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: This is chaos!
The Scientist turns around to find Jash Khan. Khan scoops him up and slams him down with a powerful Body Slam.
He quickly runs off into the ropes, only Candy Kane is there, leaping up at him as he returns with an Enziguri!
Beck is now in the ring and drops Kane with a Clothesline. With ten people in this thing and not a single elimination, we’ve got carnage.
Beck picks Kane back up…
DESPAIR DROP!
FIREMAN’S CARRY GUTBUSTER!
BEAUTIFULLY DONE!
But there’s Jackson Cade!
SUPERKICK TO THE SKULL!
HOSTILE DOWN!
Cade has to cover… but he can’t. Master Ken spins him around and chops him high, low and then across the back of the neck. With Jackson doubled over, he bounces back into the ropes…
TOMBSTONE!
GOOZLE!
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS TO MASTER KEN!
THE FERRYMAN IS BACK!
JACKSON CADE RISES FROM BEING DOUBLED OVER…
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS TO JACKSON CADE!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: TOMBSTONE IS DEMOLISHING THE FIELD!
Jash Khan runs at him…
BOSSMAN SLAM!
YOU CAN’T RUN FROM THE FERRYMAN!
HOLY SHIT, TOMBSTONE IS CLEARING HOUSE!
The Ferryman gets back to his feet, the last man standing..
Buzz!
Loud sirens blare throughout the NXT Level Arena as the chorus to Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" can barely be heard over it. The crowd cover their ears and boo and jeer as Mr. Kleen steps out of the curtain and proceeds to mop the entrance ramp with his patented Mop of Justice. He takes his time to mop the floor, both to piss off everyone in the crowd and make sure he doesn't miss any bit of dirt.
Tombstone looks towards Mr. Kleen dismissively, before turning around to see Jackson Cade Clotheslining him over the top rope. The Law follows him over, both barrelling to the outside.
Meanwhile, Malakai Midnight has been charged into the corner by Raven. The Death Walker viciously pounds away at him until Mark Hayes drags him off.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Is Kleen bringing his mop to the ring? This kid has an attitude problem. I don't understand why anyone would join that dreaded ACA.
NICK DIAMOND: Sebastian Boswick and his band of merry fools are easily forgotten. It's Mr. Kleen's time to shine now, Johnny.
Right hand to Hayes!
Another!
Another!
And here comes Mr. Kleen! MOP TO THE BACK OF RAVEN! JESUS CHRIST! ANOTHER! ANOTHER!
MOP TO THE SHARPSHOOTER AS WELL!
Mr. Kleen is cleaning house….
JOHNNY GOMEZ: What a performance thus far.
NICK DIAMOND: But here comes Midnight, that bastard!
Malakai rushes out of the corner with a Spinning Forearm catching The Cleaner tight on the chin.
DEVIL’S ADVOCATE!
The Midnight Man grabs a doubled over Raven from his knees and tosses him into the corner, only he uses his foot to stop himself and elbows backwards as Malakai charges in.
Raven turns, kick to the gut.. DDT!
But Mark Hayes is back on him! As the fans boo, The Sharpshooter nails him with clubbing blows before he can get back to his feet, dragging him there and pulling up on his shoulders….
Buzz!
A triumphant fanfare echoes through the venue, signalling the arrival of Gaston Dupont. He strides purposefully towards the ring, his imposing presence commanding attention from all who lay eyes upon him. Dressed in regal attire reminiscent of a bygone era, complete with a plumed hat and ornate cloak, Gaston exudes an aura of nobility and strength.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: A musketeer!
NICK DIAMOND: I can't believe we're seeing one in real life, Johnny. I thought they were a myth! To see the Captain of the Guard in person is... well...
JOHNNY GOMEZ: A treat to say the least.
As Gaston makes his entrance, back in the ring…
THE GUSTER BUSTER!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
RAVEN DROPS DOWN BEHIND!
THE LAST ROSE!
SCORPION DEATH DROP!
RAVEN COVERS….
ONE…..
…..
TWO…..
…..
THREE!
Mark Hayes has been eliminated! The double team by the Owl’s is over.
Back on the entrance ramp and with a confident smirk adorning his lips, he raises a hand to acknowledge the roaring crowd, his catchphrase ringing out like a rallying cry: "ONE FOR ALL. ALL FOR ONE."
Gaston runs to the ring and slides in, ducking under a Clothesline attempt by Raven.
RIGHT HAND…
RIGHT HAND….
BIG RIGHT HAND! DOWN GOES RAVEN!
Dupon turns around to see Master Ken storming at him. He quickly scoops him into the air…
SWINGING SIDE SLAM!
MAGNIFICENT VALOR TO MASTER KEN!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: ALL FOR ONE!
NICK DIAMOND: AND ONE FOR ALL! GET HIM DUPONT!
He gets back to his feet only to find Jash Khan waiting. Both men come together like monsters in the middle of the ring. They start slugging it out. Right and left hands flying in both directions. Jash beats him back into the ropes and sends him across the ring…
STRAIGHT INTO THE FRANKENSTEINER BY CANDY KANE!
DOWN GOES DUPON!
KANE GRABS ONTO THE LEGS AND COVERS….
ONE….
TWO…
KICK OUT!
Dupon kicks out with authority, sending Kane launching across the ring and right into DOOM!
HOVER, NO BOTHER! LEVITATING KICK TO THE SKULL!
Doom drops down to the ground but is rolled up from behind by Mr. Kleen…
ONE….
TWO…
KICK OUT!
Buzz!
The arena goes dark, only to be illuminated by crisp white lighting. A panthers roar is heard for a moment before the beginning bars of Zyuden Sentai Kyoryguer begin to play through Olympus. The Black Falcon strides out onto the entrance ramp.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Not this son of a bitch!
NICK DIAMOND: I can’t believe he has the audacity to show up here tonight, Johnny. Not after what he did.
The Black Panther slides into the ring, rushing forward Gaston Dupont as he rises and Clotheslining him over the top rope.
Master Ken quickly approaches with chops. Chops to the back, only Panther turns around and plants him with a Headbutt.
We’ve had 13 participants and have 7 to go with one elimination!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: There's only seven participants left to enter Lambs to the Slaughter and we've yet to see the likes of CJ Thorpe, Felix Foley, El Mariachi Murte, Gemini, Drewitt...
NICK DIAMOND: I'll shudder when I say it but what about Colt Ramsey and Lionel Troy?
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Vision, Destructo Boy... the list goes on.
Doom gets back to his feet and spins Panther, receiving a headbutt for good measure that stumbles him slightly. Enraged, The Scientist comes back with one of his own!
And here comes Jash Khan!
THE WRATH OF KHAN! RUNNING FULL FORCE FRONT FLIP INTO BOTH MEN!
DOWN THEY GO!
Khan just has to cover…
But there’s Tombstone!
ON YOUR WAY!
CHOKESLAM INTO A FUCKING ROCK BOTTOM!
KILL
IT
WITH
FIRE!
TOMBSTONE COVERS…
ONE….
…..
TWO…..
…..
…..
THREE!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: There's no getting up from that!
NICK DIAMOND: Tombstone has not been right, has he? He's aggressive tonight. I'm not saying he shouldn't be, but he definitely seems off.
Jash Khan has been eliminated!
The Ferryman gets his first elimination! He gets back to his feet and is rolled up by Midnight…
ONE….
…..
TWO…..
…..
…..
THREE!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
KICK OUT! BARELY A KICK OUT!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Could you imagine had that succeeded?
NICK DIAMOND: Yeah, someone might've finally put down Malakai Midnight for good.
Buzz!
“If you’re happy and you know it” begins playing loudly and out steps Jackdaw. The sinister looking man is smiling and very joyous as he bounces into the ring.
He stands directly in the center of the ring, camera zooms into his smiling face. The lights flicker. The lights go out. When they quickly come back on the expression on Jackdaw’s face has changed, no longer joyous. With a sinister smile and dark eyes, Jackdaw is ready to fight.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Oh no… I’ve heard of this guy. He’s insane, Nicky.
NICK DIAMOND: He’s in the right match then.
Jackdaw immediately goes under the ring, pulling out steel chairs, kendo sticks and trash cans. He tosses as many weapons in and around the ring as he can before entering with a steel sign in hand.
STEEL SIGN TO MALAKAI MIDNIGHT
STEEL SIGN TO THE HEAD OF MASTER KEN!
STEEL SIGN TO RAVEN!
STEEL SIGN TO JACKSON CADE!
STEEL SIGN TO TOMBSTONE!
BUT OH WAIT…
THAT JUST PISSES THE FERRYMAN OFF!
Tombstone angrily grabs him by the throat, only Jackdaw kicks him low and spins around him…
RUSSIAN LEGSWEEP INTO THE CORNER!
Jackdaw bounces away, turns around and runs back with LEAPING BOOT TO THE FUCKING HEAD!
CLOUD NINE!
Jackdaw gets back to his feet, only to find The Black Panther with a kendo stick!
SHOT TO THE HEAD!
JACKDAW LAUGHS…
JOHNNY GOMEZ: I told you! He’s bonkers!
ANOTHER!
HE ASKS FOR ANOTHER!
ANOTHER!
ANOTHER!
ANOTHER!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: It's like he wants pain!
NICK DIAMOND: Who is this guy?!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: I have history with him, Nicky. Believe me, you're better off not knowing.
Jackdaw dives in with a knee to the mid-section, no selling every fucking kendo shot the Panther threw at him and runs off into the ropes…
TICKLED PINK!
RUNNING DDT!
HE COVERS…
ONE….
….
….
TWO….
….
….
THE BLACK PANTHER KICKS OUT!
Buzz!
The arena goes dark, only to be illuminated by deep blue lights. The sound of ocean waves fills the air as “Bottom of the Deep Blue Sea” by MISSIO hits the speakers. The Blue Shark appears in the entrance way, adopting a heroic pose. As he walks towards the ring, fog simulates the mist of the sea.
JOHHNY GOMEZ: I wish I could see his eyes. You just know that The Blue Shark is desperate for revenge.
NICK DIAMOND: The Black Panther heard the music!
JOHHNY GOMEZ: I hope he’s as scared as The Red Falcon was!
But he’s not.
The Black Panther rolled immediately to the outside and met The Blue Shark on the ramp! The fans are going wild as both men trade hands, battling away on the entrance ramp.
Panther cheats with a knee to the gut, doubling Shark over to take advantage.
They continue fighting up the ramp…
BUT WAIT… BACK INSIDE THE RING!
HOSTILE DOWN!
SUPERKICK FROM JACKSON CADE TO MASTER KEN!
HE COVERS…
ONE….
….
….
TWO….
….
….
THREE!
MASTER KEN HAS BEEN ELIMINATED! WHERE DID THAT COME FROM!?
Jackson gets back to his feet and there’s Jackdaw! Jack is on the top rope!
TOP ROPE DROPKICK!
ALL SMILES!
DOWN GOES CADE AND TO THE OUTSIDE!
Back on the entrance ramp and The Blue Shark is tossed violently into the lights beneath the tron.
Buzz!
The opening of Miss Murder begins to play as the sound of a cell door opens.
"Hey, Miss Murder, can I,
Hey, Miss Murder, can I,
Make beauty stay if I,
Take my life?
Oh oh oh"
As these lyrics blare throughout the arena, Miss Murder herself steps from behind the curtain...
And straight into a RUNNING BIG BOOT BY THE BLACK PANTHER! WELCOME TO THE MATCH, DAHLIA!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Dahlia Black has only just entered!
NICK DIAMOND: She got caught up immediately in the Kingdom war.
Panther doesn’t have a chance to grab her though as The Blue Shark grabs him from behind and plants with him a German Suplex on the stage!
Back ringside and Jackson Cade is brawling with Jackdaw outside the ring. There’re 13 wrestlers still in this thing! Cade runs Jackdaw over the barricade into the crowd and follows!
Gaston Dupont now stands on the ring apron, running along it to kick Malakai Midnight square in the jaw, only Midnight ducks!
AND SWEEPS HIS LEGS! WHAM! Down goes Dupont on the apron. Malakai immediately starts pummelling away at him, getting onto the apron and continuing the brawl as he gets back to his feet. In the ring and Mr. Kleen is being strangled in the corner by Tombstone.
There’s carnage everywhere.
DOOM COMES FLYING THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE ONTO MALAKAI AND GASTON!
SPEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRR!
THE SPLITTER THROUGH THE FUCKING ROPES!
ALL THREE MEN ARE DOWN!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Finally, here comes Dahlia Black!
NICK DIAMOND: She’s going straight for Candy Kane. This woman doesn’t like to share.
Buzz!
The arena falls dark.
BOOM!
Flashing lights.
BO-BO-BO-BO-BOOM!
The opening beats of Disturbed’s ‘Asylum’ thunder throughout the arena which are soon followed by the unmistakable electric guitar solo. HAyWiRe appears at the top of the entranceway, smiling sadistically, and twisting his trusty wrench in circular motions.
He pokes his tongue out and motions his wrench across his own throat, laughing maniacally, before
SLAMMING THE WRENCH INTO THE BACK OF THE BLACK PANTHER!
SHOT TO THE HEAD OF THE BLUE SHARK!
HAYWIRE IS LAYING EVERY FUCKER OUT!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: This is the man that murdered, maimed and slaughtered people in Deathrow. He's an absolute monster.
NICK DIAMOND: And no-one wants to see him involved in the Kingdom dispute.
He sprints to the ring, swinging for Dahlia who turns around to meet him.. LAY THEE DOWN! STRAIGHT INTO THE DEATH VALEY DRIVER!
Dahlia gets back to her feet and grabs a nearby chair that Jackdaw introduced, turning it sideways and JAMMING IT INTO THE THROAT OF HAYWIRE!
FUCKING VICIOUS!
In the crowd, Jackson Cade and Jackdaw are brawling up the stairs towards the VIP boxes at the back.
JACKDAW LAUNCHES CADE THROUGH THE GLASS WINDOW INTO ONE OF THE FUCKING BOXES!
“HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!”
The fans are on their feet as Jackdaw carelessly hops through the remnants of the glass window. He grabs a shard as he does and RAMS IT INTO THE FOREHEAD OF CADE, BUSTING HIM WIDE OPEN!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: JACKDAW IS A PSYCHOPATH!
NICK DIAMOND: He can’t win the match up there, Johnny!
He finally lets go of Cade, realizing that a fan is getting too close and punching him to the ground as well! This guy is fucking unhinged!
Buzz!
"Snakes" by PVRIS begins to play over the speakers, and as the beat drops the lights flash yellow, the spotlight shining down onto The Yellow Python
Who steps out to see The Black Panther and The Blue Shark on the stage before him.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: THIS IS IT! THIS IS THE MOMENT WE’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!
NICK DIAMOND: FINALLY!
The Yellow Python runs at Panther full force, diving ontop of him with a Lou Thez Press that is accompanied by right hands. Panther kicks him off over the top and spins back to a knee.
THE BLUE SHARK CRASHES OVER HIS HEAD WITH A BUISAKU KNEE!
That crashes Panther to the hard stage. Both Shark and Python grab him, pulling him back to his feet. They turn him around so that his back is to the tron and lift…
DOUBLE VERTICAL SUPLEX!
SMASHED INTO THE TRON!
BRAAAAAINNNBUSTTTERRRRRR ON THE FUCKING STAGE! THE BLACK PANTHER HAS BEEN ANHILATED!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: It’s not enough! It’s just not enough, Nicky.
NICK DIAMOND: After what he did, he deserves as much punishment as he can get!
The Kingdom don’t rest, grabbing him back to his feet and dragging him back towards the ring…
Buzz!
As the bubbly sound of Des espoirs de cause by Les Cowboy Fringants blares into the arena, Rochefort Dupont steps out from behind the curtain with two women, one on each arm and a goblet of red wine in his hand.
He unlinks his arms from the lady’s, takes a sip of his wine and hands it off before bowing to them gentlemanly and then making a brisk power hips walking walk to the ring.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Are we blessed!? TWO Musketeers in one night!?
NICK DIAMOND: BROTHERS no less! Le Garde!
Rochefort is met gleefully by his brother Gaston at the bottom of the ramp and both men slide into the ring together!
CLOTHESLINE TO BECK BY GASTON!
CLOTHESLINE TO RAVEN BY ROCHEFORT!
They quickly link arms in the middle of the ring, hop, turn and run back the other way…
BIG BOOT TO MR. KLEEN!
BIG BOOT TO DAHLIA BLACK!
They roar with the fans in celebration, heading back to the center of the ring and yelling…
“ALL FOR ONE…”
THE CROWD ROAR BACK…
“AND ONE FOR ALL!”
OCEANS OVERDRIVE!
FLYING FOREARM SMASH TO GASTON BY THE BLUE SHARK!
HOLLOW FANGS!
SECOND ROPE ELBOW DROP TO THE SKULL OF ROCHEFORT!
DOWN GO LE GARDE!
The Kingdom quickly hop into a duel cover…
ONE…
…
TWO…
…
KICK OUT!
…
DOUBLE KICK OUT!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: We’re just seconds away from the FINAL entrant of this years Lambs to the Slaughter! Who could it be!?
NICK DIAMOND: I can’t believe there’s only one left.
Buzz!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Here we go!
NICK DIAMOND: ONE OF THESE SEVENTEEN WILL BE GOING TO RING OF DREAMS!
"Hmmmmmm, Hmmmmmm"
The hum of 'Dogs of War' plays out through the speakers as the arena is bathed in red lights. A spotlight searches the crowd, finally landing on Drewitt, the Pilgrim walking in from a back entrance. The crowd parts in the middle..
JOHNNY GOMEZ: IT’SSSSS WAAAARRRRRRR!
NICK DIAMOND: HANG ON A MINUTE… WHERE IS HE GOING!?
War turns back towards the entrance he came from, which just so happens to be next to the VIP room in which Jackdaw and Jackson Cade are now brawling.
HE KICKS OPEN THE DOOR, SLAMMING IS STRAIGHT INTO THE HEAD OF JACKDAW WHO STOOD ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE!
“OOOOFFFFF!”
Drewitt storms in the room and grabs Jack by the head, THROWING HIM OVER THE BAR AND STRAIGHT INTO THE FUCKING BOOZE!
GLASS SHATTERS!
War turns around to Jackson Cade, tilting his head.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Oh dear…
HOSTILE DOWN!
SUPERKICK TO DREWITT!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
DREWITT CATCHES IT!
WHISKEY BOTTLE ACROSS THE FUCKING HEAD OF DREWITT!
JACKDAW LAID HIM OUT!
Back inside the ring and Le Garde are back in action, this time hitting a Double Clothesline on the Kingdom and sending them to the outside.
Just as they do, Beck slides a table in under the bottom rope and follows.
He sets it up, only to be clobbered from behind by Gaston. Gaston drags him away and MAGNIFICANT VALOUR!
SWINGING SIDE SLAM TO BECK!
AND THERE COMES ROCHEFORT OFF THE TOP ROPE!
FALLING DOWN DRUNK!
TOP ROPE BELLY FLOP TO BECK!
He needs to cover!
BUT THE YELLOW PYTHON PULLS HIM TO THE OUTSIDE!
Buzz.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Hang on, what!?
NICK DIAMOND: Did someone just set the buzzer off by mistake? All twenty entrants are in the ring, Johnny! What's going on?
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Lambs to the Slaughter is a 20 person match, Nicky. There shouldn't be a buzzer.
NICK DIAMOND: Well there was!
"Please allow me to introduce myself..
" "I'm a man of wealth, and taste.."
The arena falls into darkness. A single stage light beams down on the entrance way as it begins to fill with a thick fog. "Sympathy for The Devil" by The Rolling Stones begins hammering the sound system and the fog slowly begins to part until the silhouette of a man stands just behind the spot light. The silhouette takes full form as "The Artist" Jasper Redgrave steps into the light.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: I’m confused. I seriously have no idea what’s going on.
NICK DIAMOND: Jasper Redgrave doesn’t care. He’s on his way into the action.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Hang on Nicky, I’m just getting word through my headset…
NICK DIAMOND: And…
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Scott Sterling says this thing ends when it ends. It could be 25, it could be 30, it could be 60…
NICK DIAMOND: Holy crap!
Jasper Redgrave meanwhile slides straight into the ring and into the thick of the action.
RUNNING KNEE TO MALAKAI MIDNIGHT!
But he’s tackled to the outside by Candy Kane! The entire ring is surrounded by wrestlers, brawling.
But inside the ring, The Yellow Python stands opposite The Black Panther.
“Why!?” He screams at the top of his lungs. “TELL ME FUCKING WHY!?”
FROM BEHIND! FROM BEHIND! FROM BEHIND!
KLEEN WITH A STEEL CHAIR TO THE BACK OF PYTHONS HEAD!
NOW HE STANDS OPPOSITE THE BLACK PANTHER…
They nod at each other.
WHAT?
The Black Panther takes off his mask….
IT’S…
NO..
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
COME ON GOD DAMNIT, NO!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: OH FOR THE LOVE OF ZEUS NO! PLEASE NO! IT’S SEBASTIAN BOSWICK!
Boswick cackles as Mr. Kleen grabs The Yellow Python by the throat and turns him over.
“You thought he was the leader of the Arcadian Censorship Authority?” Kleen spews angrily. “He wasn’t. I AM.”
“ASSHOLE! ASSHOLE! ASSHOLE!” Chant the fans.
“And The Black Panther you knew died in that stairwell,” Kleen continues. “Boswick, eliminate him.”
Sebastian nods at his boss – that’s right, this entire time, Mr. Kleen has been the boss.
BUZZ!
"Ready boots? Start Walkin'!"
Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" hits the sound system as we are graced by One Hell of a Southern Belle! Jayne D. Mercer walks out onto the stage, turning her back to the crowd as she looks over her shoulder, striking a pose. She walks down the ramp way, playing to the crowd as she makes it up the ring steps, watching what's happening inside the ring intently.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: I can’t believe this. I just…
NICK DIAMOND: We’ve no time for shock, Johnny. Here comes the daughter of the great Wayne D. Mercer! It’s Jayne and she’s a chip off the old block.
Sebastian meanwhile grabs The Yellow Python as Mr. Kleen conducts the orchestra.
BUT HERE COMES THE BLUE SHARK WITH A STEEL CHAIR!
STEEL CHAIR TO THE BACK OF MR. KLEEN! Boswick throws The Yellow Python down and SHARK CHARGES AT SEB!
OCEAN’S OVERDRIVE!
FLYING FOREARM SMASH!
BOSWICK GOES DOWN!
The Yellow Python angrily gets back to his feet and grabs Mr. Kleen, putting him on the table setup by earlier. The Blue Shark holds him there as his friend ascends the top rope….
JOHNNY GOMEZ: GET HIM! GET HIM PYTHON!
NICK DIAMOND: THIS HAS BEEN LONG OVERDUE!
SERPENT’S STRIKE! CORKSCREW SHOOTING STAR PRESS THROUGH MR. KLEEN AND THE FUCKING TABLE!
But there’s Jayne!
BROGUE KICK TO THE BLUE SHARK!
BROGUE! BROGUE! BROGUE!
THE TOUGHEST KICK IN ARCADIA!
The Yellow Python should be covering but gets back up…
PITTER PATTER!
DISCUSS RIGHT HAND!
Jayne dives into the carnage and cover on Kleen…
ONE….
….
….
….
TWO….
….
….
THREE!
THE LEADER OF THE ACA HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: THAT LITTLE MISSY BODE HER TIME! SHE WAITED ON THE OUTSIDE AND STOLE AN ELIMINATION!
BUZZ!
The driving beat of Cannibal Corpse’s “Evisceration Plague” kicks in, purple light fills the stage, and Gemini appears on the stage, a locust filled swamp at her back. She sneers at the crowd, before waving her arms out to beckon to them.
She creepily glides towards the ring but stops to see Drewitt battling with Jackdaw and Jackson Cade back down through the crowd. She hops the barricade to jump in, rushing towards Cade and tackling him to the stairs.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: There’s 20 people in this match, Nicky. There’s chaos everywhere!
NICK DIAMOND: Look at Le Garde!
Le Garde have pulled a ladder into the middle of the ring and set it up between two of the ropes. This is about to get dangerous.
Gaston grabs Beck and Irish Whips him into the ladder…
AND IT ALMOST TAKES HIS HEAD OFF!
Rochefort demands another as Beck rolls away.
IRISH WHIP TO HAYWIRE!
WHAM!
AND DOWN HE GOES TOO!
ROCHEFORT STANDS BEHIND THE LADDER BEGGING FOR ANOTHER!
“ONE MORE.. ONE MORE… ONE MORE!” Chant the crowd as Gaston grabs Jasper Redgrave and sends him!
BUT NO!
The Artist reverses and sends Dupon instead!
BUT NO!
The Captain stops short!
He looks at his brother opposite the ladder and puts an arm in the air, Rochefort doing the same and leaning in!
“ALL FOR ONE…”
“AND ONE FOR ALL!” Roar the crowd.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Listen to this crowd! THEY LOVE the Musketeers!
NICK DIAMOND: ALL FOR ONE AND FOR ALL!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Yeah, it's not so good when you do it, Nicky.
JASPER REDGRAVE CHARGES IN!
AND GASTON MOVES!
DOWN GOES REDGRAVE!
THIS IS BRILLIANT!
The fans LOVE Le Garde!
Jayne D Mercer quickly catches Gaston as he turns around with a brutal forearm shot to the face. The Captain takes it and checks his mouth for blood before grimacing.
He didn’t like that.
Mercer charges at him…
SHORT DUDLEY DEATH DROP THROUGH THE FUCKING LADDER! GASTON BROUGHT HER UP AND ROCHEFORT BROUGHT HER DOWN ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE!!
Gaston covers…
ONE…
JOHNNY GOMEZ: That has to be it for Jayne!
TWO…
THREE!
That’s Jayne D. Mercer outta here!
Rochefort though is pulled to the outside by Tombstone!
CHOKESLAM STRAIGHT TO FUCKING HELL!
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS!
BACK FIRST ON THE STEEL FUCKING STEPS! WHAT A VILE FUCKING MOVE!
NICK DIAMOND: What an horrific move by Tombstone! Poor Rochefort must be in agony!
Tombstone storms around the ring towards the barricade in which Gemini is stepping over, catching her with a brutal Big Boot that sends her flying.
He grabs Drewitt over the barricade, smashing his head into it for good measure.
Buzz.
‘Vivaldi Storm’ plays through the arena, immediately turning the attention of DOOM, who now stands in the middle of the ring.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: THIS is the moment we’ve ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!
NICK DIAMOND: Doom and his son…
Victor Doom stomps towards the ring with a purpose, pulling himself onto the ring apron and stepping over the top rope. Doom charges at him, but Victor swats him away.
The Scientist recoils, rushing towards his Victor who drops him with a thunderous Big Boot!
He quickly pulls him up, using forearms to smash him into the corner.
HOVER, NO BOTHER!
LEVITATING KICK TO THE HEAD STUNS VICTOR!
The Monster stumbles backwards…
GOOOOOOOOOOREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
SPLITER! SPLITTER! SPLITTER! DOOM DRILLS HIS BOY WITH A FUCKING BRUTAL GORE!
BUT THERE’S DAHLIA BLACK!
OFF THE TOP ROPE!
DOUBLE FOOT STOMP TO THE BACK OF STUBBINS DOOM!
She immediately goes to check on Victor, both on their knees. They put their heads together, smiling...
“ABOMINATIONS!” They scream!
WAIT…
THEY’RE THE ABOMINATIONS! HOLY FUCKING SHIT!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: They've been through thick and thin in Deathrow. It was Dahlia Black who helped Victor escape his retraints!
NICK DIAMOND: Doom may need Foley, or he'll have his hands full.
They get back to their feet and embrace in the middle of the ring, a true love story for the ages.
HOSTILE DOWN TO VICTOR DOOM!
RAVEN PULLS DAHLIA UP…
SCORPION DEATH DROP!
THE LAST ROSE!
DUEL COVERS…
ONE…
….
….
….
TWO…
….
….
BUZZ!
As "Thank God I'm Not You" plays throughout Deathrow, the lights begin to flick back and forth. Everything goes gray for a moment and Mr. Gray appears in the ring as though he had been there the entire time.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: IT'S THE GRAY MAN!
KICK OUT!
THE LOVERS KICK OUT!
ALL GRAY TO THE RISING JACKSON CADE!
YOU KNOW IT HAD TO HAPPEN! 
Raven rises too, running at Aster who drops him with a Big Boot. He turns his attention to Malakai Midnight who’s now back in the ring. They lock up, Gray looking for the Chokeslam, but Midnight elbows out.
He runs into the ropes…
CLOCK STRIKES MIDNIGHT!
TEST’S BIG BOOT STRAIGHT TO THE SKULL OF GRAY!
Midnight turns around to find Drewitt now behind him. Drewitt turns him around and scoops him up…
SIGHTSEER!
ALABAMA SLAM!
DOWN HE GOES!
Jackdaw rushes towards Drewitt…
SWARM!
GEMINI OUT OF NO-WHERE WITH THE INSECT SPEW!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: The Horsemen sticking together!
NICK DIAMOND: Have you seen them having strange moments recently, Johnny? Something is wrong there.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: They need to keep it together for Ring of Dreams or the Uprising will end up official longterm free members of Arcadia. That could be chaos.
Malakai gets back to his feet..
THE SACRIFICIAL LAMB!
HEART PUNCH TO THE FUCKING BLACK HEART OF GEMINI!
But Drewitt won’t let him cover…
ARDOUS JOURNEY!
CHOKESLAM! CHOKESLAM! CHOKESLAM!
Drewitt covers Midnight…
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
Midnight has been eliminated!
AND HERE COMES THE FERRYMAN! Tombstone steps over the top rope to meet his former foe in the middle of the ring. Drewitt and Tombstone stand nose to nose.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: OH MY! THESE TWO SPENT THE WHOLE OF LAST YEAR TRYING TO KILL ONE ANOTHER...
NICK DIAMOND: AND WE GO AGAIN!
LEFT!
RIGHT!
LEFT!
RIGHT!
Both men slug it out!
The ring thunders as both men battle back and forth!
BUZZ!
The sounds of a radio tuning echo throughout the arena as the lights dim. As the radio settles on the bouncy carnival stylings of his theme song, a single spotlight shines atop the ramp, and Klaus Way steps into it.
"Welcome to the Freak Show! Let us show you the Way!" rings out, followed by the creepy laugh "Ha ha hee ha ha ha".
JOHNNY GOMEZ: All night we've been interrupted by videos...
NICK DIAMOND: I had no idea they were for Klaus.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Klaus Way, The Ring Master... The Oddball Extraordinaire! Welcome to the circus, folks.
As the song kicks in fully, the house lights blare on to show an assortment of Klaus' freaks following him to the ring and showing their tricks or freakish natures. Klaus makes a slow walk towards the ring...
DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE! DOWN GOES TOMBSTONE AND DREWITT!
Klaus enters the ring as both men hit the deck. Candy Kane rushes towards him and leaps into the air…
FRANKENSTEINER!
GUMDROP PARADISE!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
POWERBOMB TO KANE! POWERBOMB!
Candy bounces off the canvas thunderously. Klaus quickly picks her up and positions her…
UNPRETTIER!
BIZZARO!
He covers…
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
Candy Kane has been eliminated!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Klaus Way has arrived in OSW, folks!
NICK DIAMOND: He needs to stop pracing though..
Klaus gets back to his feet and swirls around the ring being clobbered with a brutal Clothesline over the top rope by Victor Doom. The Monster roars in the middle, only to be joined by his creator – Doom.
For the second time they stand opposite one another in the middle of the ring, the creation towering over his creator.
“You’re a mistake,” Doom growls at him angrily, pushing him backwards. “An abomination. I abandoned you for good reason, Victor.”
JOHNNY GOMEZ: What kind of father is Stubbins Doom!? How can he treat his son this way?
NICK DIAMOND: That's not his son, Johnny. That's his creation.
LOW BLOW!
LOW BLOW!
LOW BLOW!
FROM BEHIND…. VICTOR DOOM IS DROPPED TO THE CANVAS WITH A LOW BLOW!
“BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
IT’S DAHLIA… BLACK.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: THAT JEZEBEL! THAT ZEUS DAMN HARLOT! HOW COULD SHE DO THIS?! HOW COULD SHE!?
NICK DIAMOND: Poor Victor Doom... his face... he's heartbroken. She pulled him from the dungeons of Deathrow and promised him love.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: And now she's turned her back on him.
WHAT…
THE….
FUCK!
Dahlia walks around Victor who now crawls on all fours, looking up at her with a terrible sadness in his eyes. Betrayal, written across his face.
BREAK THE JAR!
RUNNING PUNT KICK BY DOOM!
That son of a bitch! He nods at Dahlia who blows him a kiss, watching as he drops into the cover…
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
VICTOR DOOM HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!
BUZZ!
The intro to "Bad Medicine" by Bon Jovi swells up, leading to the opening refrain:
"Your love is like baaaaad medicine Bad medicine is what I need!"
The song continues as Roderick Pym makes his way out toward the ringside area, staring down the crowd before making a b-line to the ring.
Pym enters the ring to stand with Dahlia Black, who gives him a stoic nod. Haywire rolls in the ring to meet them, as does Aster Grey. The Uprising are now four strong…
JOHNNY GOMEZ: The Uprising are a scary proposition for anyone in this match, Nicky.
NICK DIAMOND: But who's gonna stand against them!?
But they’re not alone!
Because Drewitt and Gemini enter as well.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: APOKALYPSIS, THAT'S WHO!
The four on two assault quickly reveals itself with Haywire and Gray attacking Drewitt and Pym teaming with Black to fight Gemini!
They take them to the corners, pummelling away them until here comes RAVEN! Raven evens the odds, dragging Pym away into right hands. Drewitt is still struggling, but there’s Jackson Cade to even the odds by rolling up Aster Gray!
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
KICK OUT BY GRAY!
They both spring away from the near fall, getting back to their feet.
HOSTILE DOWN!
SUPERKICK CAUGHT BY ASTER!
CHOKESLAM!
ELBOWS BY CADE!
They both stumble aside…
JOHNNY GOMEZ: STALEMATE!
DOUBLE SPEAR BY THE BLACK PANTHER! SEBASTIAN BOSWICK DRIVES THEM BOTH DOWN TO THE CANVAS!
Panther covers Cade…
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
The Blue Shark though off the top rope…
PHOOOOEEENNIIIXXX SPLASH!
WHIRLPOOL!
BUT BOSWICK MOVES AND SHARK GETS CADE! SHARK GETS CADE!
He bounces off, only to be dragged back to his feet by a furious Boswick, who grabs him by the neck…
JOHNNY GOMEZ: DON'T YOU DO IT! DON'T YOU DARE!
NICK DIAMOND: NOT THIS... PLEASE...
BUZZ!
(TV Static) "I have the pleasure to present to you.."
(TV Static) "God's greatest gift to us.."
(TV Static) "The most lyrical rapper in the world today!"
Just after that last edited line is uttered by Muhammad Ali, the loud bass of thunder roars throughout the arena and continues while "Yonkers" by Tyler the Creator slyly seeps through the arena audio system.
inFamous emerges from the curtain, strutting confidently to the ring.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Wow… it’s the Superstar Rapper! He’s one of the biggest stars in all of Arcadia.
NICK DIAMOND: And he knows it.
LOW BLOW FROM BEHIND THE BLACK PANTHER SAVES THE BLUE SHARK!
IT’S THE YELLOW PYTHON!
Boswick pushes Shark away as he stumbles to his knees…
RUNNING DOUBLE STOMP BY SHARK AND PYTHON!
GOODBYE BOSWICK!
COVER HIM! COVER HIM!
But here’s Infamous!
He scoops up The Blue Shark…
ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT INTO A MICHINOKU DRIVER!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: HE CALLS THAT THE INFAMY! INFAMY TO THE SHARK!
He pops back up to find Yellow Python running him into the corner. Both men slug it out until Haywire LAUNCHES INTO THEM BOTH WITH A CANNON BALL!
POWDER KEG!
He gets back to his feet and is immediately met by Klaus Way.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: The Cirus Master and the Clown finally meet…
NICK DIAMOND: This could be… interesting.
Both men stand opposite one another in the middle of the ring. Klaus smiles at him.
“You’d be perfect for my circus,” he mutters, looking the deranged up and down.
Haywire cackles.
WAY WITH A CLOTHESLINE!
HAYWIRE DUCKS IT AND SCOOPS HIM UP!
CARTWHEELING DEATH VALLEY DRIVER!
PERSONALITY DISORDER!
ALL HE HAS TO DO IS COVER AND WAY’S BIG DEBUT IS OVER!
BUT NO! THERE’S GEMINI WITH A ROLL UP ON HAYWIRE INSTEAD!
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
KICK OUT!
BUZZ!
As across the universe plays throughout the arena, Maurice comes out with a bag of his own creations and hands them to anyone who reaches out a hand, once he empties the bag, he waves to everyone as he calmly strolls to the ring.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: The Inventor!
NICK DIAMOND: BUT THERE’S TOMBSTONE!
THUNDEROUS BIG BOOT TO THE SKULL OF POOR MAURICE! HE DIDN’T EVEN GET DOWN THE RAMPWAY!
Tombstone picks him up and drags him down towards the ring, rolling him under the bottom rope and following over the top.
Haywire rushes at him, but he tosses him straight to the outside. The Ferryman catches a kick by Gemini, tossing her aside like a fucking ragdoll.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: The former World Champion is clearing house!
Just as that happens, Roderick Pym pulls Drewitt in close… DOUBLE ARM DDT! PERRYWINK!
Pym looks proud of himself but has no idea that The Ferryman awaits…
Kick to the gut…
ODE TO CHARON!
JACKKNIFE POWERBOMB TO RODERICK PYM! DOWN GOES PYM!
Farnsworth gets back to his feet…
TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER!
ELYSIUM FIELDS! RIGHT DOWN ONTO FUCKING PYM! JESUS CHRIST!
TOMBSTONE PULLS MAURICE SHOULDERS DOWN OVER PYM AND COVERS THEM BOTH…
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
MAURICE FARNSWORTH AND RODERICK PYM HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: A short debut for Farnsworth here tonight.
NICK DIAMOND: Tombstone is a monster beside himself without that world title.
As Tombstone gets back to his feet…
THE MAD MONOLOGUE!
DRONE ROCKETS AT HIS FEET SEND HIM FLYING OVER THE TOP ROPE BY DOOM!
The Scientist takes down the Ferryman and turns around to Le Garde!
SHATTER MACHINE!
SHATTER MACHINE BY LE GARDE!
THEY CALL THAT THE FALL OF D’ARTAGNAN!
Gaston rushes into the cover but DAHLIA BLACK JUMPS ON HIS BACK!
Rochefort rushes to his brother’s aid, which leaves Jackson Cade. Cade hops into the cover on Doom..
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
DOOM HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Oh my Zeus! OH MY ZEUS! Doom has been eliminated! I wanna feel bad for him Nicky, but after what he and Black did to Victor…
NICK DIAMOND: I know. I know.
BUZZ!
'It's All About Family' 'It's All About Business'
'Strictly Business' plays through the arena speakers as the Don walks out onto the entrance ramp. The Family is close behind, his underboss, his consigliare and his financial advisor. All three pay their respects and wish the Don luck before heading to the back as the Don slowly walks his way down the ramp, taking in the sights and sounds of Olympus before sliding into the ring.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: The Mafia Don is in the house.
NICK DIAMOND: Don’t get on the wrong side of Tony Vincino or you may end up with the long sleep, Johnny.
Tony Vincino immediately ducks a Clothesline attempt by Raven, lifting him straight up into the air.
SKY HIGH!
STRICTLY BUSINESS!
HE COVERS…
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
THE DON ELIMINATES RAVEN! HOLY SHIT!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: What an introduction!
He pops back to his feet and catches a boot by Haywire… NORTHERN LARIAT! DOWN GOES THE CLOWN! BADDA BING!
He hits the ropes as Haywire gets back up..
BADDA BOOM!
RUNNING DIVING FOREARM SMASH!
Tony is about to cover but there’s Aster Gray!
ALL GRAY!
CHOKESLAM TO TONY VINCINO!
Aster storms away… FERRYMAN’S KNOCK! METHODICAL UPPERCUTS BY THE FERRYMAN!
Haywire slowly gets back up…
JACKDAW WITH A DOUBLE ARM DDT!
He covers….
ONE..
TWO…
THREE!
HAYWIRE HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!
Jackdaw gets back to his feet, only there’s The Yellow Python with a kendo stick!
SHOT TO THE HEAD!
ANOTHER!
ANOTHER!
ANOTHER!
ANOTHER!
WHY THE FUCK IS JACKDAW STILL STANDING!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: This guy is ridiculous! How the hell is he still standing?
NICK DIAMOND: He's a monster!
HE WANTS MORE!
ANOTHER!
ANOTHER!
THE KENDO STICK BREAKS IN FUCKING HALF!
FINALLY JACKDAW GOES DOWN! The Yellow Python covers…
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
Jackdaw has been eliminated!
Aster Gray and Tombstone meanwhile have each other around the throat, struggling back and forth in the middle of the ring. Neither giving up even a modicum of ground.
DOUBLE ROLL UPS!
BECK FROM BEHIND ON TOMBSTONE!
KLAUS WAY FROM BEHIND ON ASTER GRAY!
ONE… FOR ASTER
ONE… FOR TOMBSTONE
TWO… FOR ASTER
TWO… FOR TOMBSTONE
THREE! FOR ASTER! HE’S OUTTA HERE!
KICK OUT BY TOMBSTONE!
KICK OUT!
ASTER GRAY HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: How did Tombstone survive!?
BUZZ!
The lights drop in Olympus, and we hear the rattling of chains and on then...
“I will stay and fight As long as I'm alive”
-Silence- “And Kill ‘Till I Die”
-Beat-
And a spotlight is thrown on the center of the stage revealing Harold Attano..
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Here comes the former OSW World Heavyweight Champion! He’s gonna have a bee in his bonnet tonight.
NICK DIAMOND: This’ll be his chance to get another opportunity at the gold!
He slides into the ring and is immediately tackled to the ground by Jackson Cade. They angrily roll about the ring throwing punches until they slide under the bottom rope.
Harold quickly grabs Cade and whips him straight into the steel ring steps, sending them both flying. He marches over and grabs a steel chair as Cade rests doubled over on the steps.
STEEL CHAIR TO JACKSON!
NO!
THE LAW MOVES AND ATTANO SMASHES THE STEEL STEPS!
Back inside the ring and Tombstone drops Beck!
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS!
CHOKESLAM TO HELL!
He covers…
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
Beck has been eliminated! Beck had been here since entry 4! What a performance for the anti-humanitarian.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Tombstone and Beck came into this thing at one and four respectively. Along with Jackson Cade at five, they're only remnants of our first ten entries!
NICK DIAMOND: Hang on... Look at The Artist!
Tombstone gets back to his feet to find Jasper Redgrave waiting! Kick to the gut..
PEDIGREE!
SYMPONHY OF SYMMETRY!
HE’S GOTTA COVER…
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
JASPER REDGRAVE IS PULLED TO THE OUTSIDE BY HAROLD ATTANO!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: HAROLD ATTANO LAYS OUT REDGRAVE!
NICK DIAMOND: MY ZEUS WHAT A RIGHT HOOK!
HOLY SHIT! TOMBSTONE JUST HAD HIS ASS SAVED!
Drewitt is now back into he action. He stalks Tombstone who’s stirring on the canvas. He wants him badly. You can only imagine how much he wants to put the Ferryman down. With his hand outstretched..
He COLLAPSES.
WHAT THE FUCK!?
Holding his head in agony, Drewitt collapses.
“COLT… he’s alive,” he mutters. “He’s alive.. Argh.”
JOHNNY GOMEZ: WHAT!?
NICK DIAMOND: The doggo is alive!? How?! What the hell is going on?
Harold Attano though is now inside the ring.
HEADSHOT!
SUPERKICK TO DREWITT!
THE EXPLORER RECOILS ON THE GROUND.
BULLDOG CHOKE! BULLDOG CHOKE!
THE CODE OF SILENCE IS LOCKED IN!
DREWITT HAS NO CHOICE… HE TAPS! HE TAPS! DREWITT HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!
BUZZ!
“Blackest Hour” by Tombstone Three hits the speakers as smoke rises out of the entrance ramp.
C.J. Thorpe emerges onto the stage, walking slowly down the aisle like the last remaining gunslinger.
His head is bowed, the moment sinking into him. As he slides into the ring, a smirk crosses his face.
Harold Attano tosses Drewitt aside and gets straight into the face of Thorpe.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: This is gonna explode!
RIGHT HAND BY THORPE
LEFT HAND BY ATTANO!
OH BOY THESE TWO ARE GOING TO FUCKING WAR!
THE RING THUNDERS WITH EVERY SHOT!
CJ though drives a knee into Attano’s midsection, charging at him through the ropes to the outside!
Gemini meanwhile is checking on Drewitt, when suddenly, she too remembers.
Flashes of who she used to be.
Flashes of Kaiju Chiba.
These thoughts pierce her brain like a hot knife through butter.
She falls backwards, holding her head in agony.
Getting back to her feet and stumbling towards the ropes, she’s very quickly hung up by Dahlia Black. Dahlia gets back into the ring…
SWINGING REVERSE STO!
KISS OF DEATH!
DAHALIA KISSES GEMINI AND COVERS…
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
GEMINI HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Can you believe it!? Gemini has been eliminated by Dahlia Black. What a scalp for Dahlia.
NICK DIAMOND: You have to give an assist to those headaches both her and Drewitt are getting though. Something is up with them.
We’re down to 14!
Outside the ring and CJ Thorpe has aligned with Jasper Redgrave, both men taking the war to Harold Attano and Jackson Cade. All four men battle up the entrance ramp, brawling towards the stage.
Tony Vincino inside the ring rolls up Dahlia Black.
ONE..
TWO…
THREE!
KICK OUT! KICK OUT BY BLACK!
They come away from the cover, Tony picking her up and down..
SKY HIGH!
STRICTLY BUSINESS!
BUT THERE’S KLAUS WAY TO PULL HIM TO HIS FEET!
UNPRETTIER!
BIZZZZZAAARROOOOO!
And the cover…
ONE..
TWO…
THREE!
Tony Vincino has been eliminated!
Buzz!
The snapping of cameras can be heard over the sound system, the lights on and around the stage flashing in sync as “Girls on Film” begins to play.
As the drums and guitar kick in, we see Colt Ramsey making his way out to the stage, camera in hand as he takes a couple quick snaps with a smirk on his face before making his way down the ramp, avoiding the mass brawl.
Colt slides into the ring..
CAMERA TO THE SKULL OF DAHLIA BLACK!
CAMERA TO THE SKULL OF KLAUS WAY!
Ramsey tosses the camera aside, not giving a shit about that useless piece of equipment – after all, he’s with Zion now!
He Clotheslines The Yellow Python down to the canvas before turning to kick the Blue Shark low.
FIT TO PRINT!
FULL NELSON LEGSWEEP FACEBUSTER TO SHARK!
Colt pops back to his feet to see Infamous swinging at him. He ducks it… B-ROLL!
ROLLING CUTTER!
BEAUTIFULLY EXECUTED ROLLING CUTTER!
RAMSEY COVERS..
ONE..
TWO…
THREE!
THE RAP SUPERSTAR HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!
Back on the stage and HAROLD ATTANO RUNS JASPER REDGRAVE FACE FIRST INTO THE FUCKING STAGE LIGHTS!
ELECTRICAL SPARKS FLY!
HOLY FUCKING SHIT!
SPEAR OFF THE STAGE! SPEAR OFF THE STAGE BY CJ THORPE TO HIS OWN FUCKING BROTHER JACKSON CADE!
“HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!” Chant the fans!
Harold has had enough. He grabs Redgrave by the leg and drags him back down the rampway to the ring, positioning him weirdly outside the apron on the floor.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: What on Arcadia does he have in mind here?
NICK DIAMOND: I don’t know but you can see the wheels turning.
Harold releases him walks around the ring towards the time keeper area, grabbing a switch and pressing it with a smile.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Hang on a minute… No way…
NICK DIAMOND: HE’S LOWERING THE HELL IN A CELL!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: AND JASPER REDGRAVE IS RIGHT IN THE PATH!
BUZZ!
The telltalle tones of "Bones" by the Killers sound out across Olymus, announcing the arrival of the Diorama Killer.
Harvey Escher appears, knife in hand, which he slowly wipes the blade of as he looks up towards the ring.
The cell lowers, just about to clamp down on the chest of The Artist…
JOHNNY GOMEZ: HE'S GONNA KILL HIM! ATTANO IS GONNA KILL REDGRAVE!
BUT HE ROLLS AWAY!
BARELY!
As the cell clunks into the ground, everyone at ringside looks on in shock. No-one expected this – least of all Harvey Escher who now waits at the bottom. He finds the door and enters, rolling into the ring.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Redgrave could've died!
NICK DIAMOND: That was close.
Colt Ramsey quickly leaps on him with a double axe handle, dropping him to the canvas immediately as he rolls under the rope.
Harold Attano meanwhile follows Jasper Redgrave as both men head their way up the fucking hell on the outside.
And here comes Jackson Cade and CJ Thorpe, both brawling tiredly down the ramp.
They look up.
They both look up.
And up they go! ALL FOUR MEN ARE CLIMBING THE HELL IN A CELL!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: This can't be good. These four enemies are going to the reaches of hell right now.
NICK DIAMOND: And you know what happens from up there, don't you?
JOHNNY GOMEZ: What goes up...
NICK DIAMOND: Must come down.
Back inside the ring and Gaston Dupont has Colt Ramsey up in the air…
THE FALL OF D’ARTAGNAN!
SHATTER MACHINE TO RAMSEY!
Rochefort covers…
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
KICK OUT BY THE CULTIST!
But wait, there’s Tombstone!
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS TO GASTON DUPON!
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS TO ROCHEFORT DUPON!
Tombstone covers Gaston..
ONE…
TWO…
THREE
ONE BROTHER DUPON HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: So many eliminations for The Ferryman! This could be his night, Nicky.
NICK DIAMOND: Maybe that'd cheer him up, eh?
Harvey Escher suddenly runs with a knee that cold cocks Tombstone in the face as he covers.
He pounces on him, pounding the living shit outta him as the Buzzer sounds.
Buzz!
The cheerful, catchy opening ‘Spread a Little Sunshine’ begins to play. A group of children from around Arcadia accompany the song, singing along to the chorus.
‘Spread a little sunshine, to start the day off right…’
Dressed in a brighter than bright yellow suit, and wearing an equally as bright smile upon his face, Mr. Sunshine himself steps forward through the crowd of children singing along and encouraging the crowd to join in on the actions to the song as he makes his way to the ring.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Well, how about this?
NICK DIAMOND: I can’t believe it. We’re seeing Mr. Sunshine! What a nice guy!
Mr. Sunshine looks at the steel cell with a frown and shakes his head, backing off slightly. He’s not gonna get involved – not yet.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: He's not getting in there, is he?
NICK DIAMOND: Not yet at least. I mean, there's a lot of people in the ring who need a hug but would you get in there to give them one?
JOHNNY GOMEZ: I would not.
Back on top of the cell and all four warriors are brawling. Cade and Redgrave are duking it out.
Attano and Thorpe.
Someone is gonna get hurt. That’s surely undeniable at this stage.
The Blue Shark and The Yellow Python are now double teaming Rochefort Dupon.
That’s until the Black Panther makes his presence felt.
STEEL CHAIR TO THE YELLOW PYTHON!
STEEL CHAIR TO THE BLUE SHARK!
Boswick stands over TYP, grinning.
“The boss sends his regards,” he roars at him.
WHAM!
CONCHAIRTO WITH THE CANVAS!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: THAT SON OF A BITCH!
NICK DIAMOND: WHEN WILL SOMEONE END THE ACA, DAMNIT!? THIS BOSWICK AS PANTHER CHARADE IS THE FINAL STRAW!
Panther turns him over and covers…
ONE..
TWO…
THREE!
The Yellow Python has been eliminated by his arch nemesis – or one of them at least.
Mr. Sunshine finally decides to enter the cell…
BUT THE DOOR IS KICKED FORCIBLY BACK INTO HIS FUCKING FACE!
HOLY SHIT!
Mr. Sunshine slams into the barricade and here comes Klaus Way! Klaus exits the cell and picks Sunshine up, dropping him chest first across the barricade for good measure.
Buzz!
The guitar of "Justice Will Be Done" by Flat Black slowly fades in as the lights begin to dim, leaving the arena in darkness. Suddenly a growl is heard ringing through the arena before the singer shouts..
"RIP IT!"
This causes the drums and bass to begin playing and the guitar to increase in volume. As if on cue, small explosions erupt from the sides of the entrance ramp and the lights turn back on with a red hue. Blaze suddenly bursts out of the curtain..
As Blaze bursts out of the curtain, he runs down the entrance ramp and around the ring to where Klaus is, dropping him with a brutal Clothesline. He wraps the chain around his fist and starts smashing away at him, pounding him in the face.
Atop the cell though and HAROLD ATTANO is TEETERING on the edge!
Thorpe though pulls him back! He drags him to the middle, just as Jackson Cade does similar with Jasper Redgrave. They’re on the two central panels above the canvas!
They look at one another..
JOHNNY GOMEZ: I have no love lost for Redgrave but please... don't do this boys...
NICK DIAMOND: These brothers are gonna try and one up each other here? On the cell!?
WHAT THE FUCK ARE THEY THINKING!?
BRAAAAIIIINNNNNNNNNNBUSSSTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!
THROUGH THE FUCKING CELL ROOF!
OH MY ZEUS! OH MY ZEUS!
DUEL BRAINBUSTERS THROUGH THE FUCKING HELL AND A CELL ROOF, STRAIGHT DOWN ONTO THE GOD DAMN CANVAS!
JASPER REDGRAVE AND HAROLD ATTANO MIGHT BE FUCKING DEAD!
THEY MIGHT BE FUCKING DEAD!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: I can't look! I can't look! They're surely hurt at best, if not worse.
NICK DIAMOND: Cover! Cover!
Cade drapes an arm over Redgrave on instinct…
ONE….
TWO…
THREE!
Jasper Redgrave has been eliminated!
CJ Thorpe does the same to Attano, only later…
ONE….
TWO…
THREE!
Harold Attano has been eliminated!
Blaze has pummelled Klaus into a bloodied mess and turns his attention to Rochefort Dupont who is about to exit the ring, slamming the cell door into his face!
He pushes him back inside and enters, running him into the steel ring post!
BUZZ!
The lights turn out as heavy chords are heard. Thin streams of light flickering before a tight spotlight is put on one solitary man with his head down.
The Kid flicks his eyes upwards, beginning to sprint forward as he raises the Kingdom Blade high….
BUT THERE’S BLAZE!
BLAZE HEARD THE MUSIC AND IS RUNNING TOWARDS HIS FUCKING SON ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP!
KINGDOM BLADE!
KINGDOM BLADE TO THE FUCKING SKULL OF BLAZE!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: HE DIDN'T WANNA DO THAT! YOU CAN TELL!
NICK DIAMOND: IT'S HIS OWN FAULT, JOHNNY! HE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS!
Destructo Boy looks legitimately sad with himself that he’s done it, but he had no choice. He pulls his dad back to his feet and helps him under shoulder towards the ring.
TOMBSTONE TOSSES ROCHEFORT THROUGH THE FUCKING CELL WALL RIGHT IN FRONT OF BURNING JUSTICE!
HOLY SHIT!
THE CELL WALL JUST COLLAPSED UNDER THE WEIGHT OF TOMBSTONE LAUNCHING DUPON!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: WHAT STRENGTH! WHAT POWER!
NICK DIAMOND: ROCHEFORT DUPON IS BROKEN IN HALF!
The Boy helps Blaze over the cell panel and rolls him into the ring… heading to the top rope.
SHOOTING STAR KNEE DROP TO THE THROAT!
ONE FINAL BREATH!
Destructo Boy covers his pop…
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
DB eliminates his father! He looks legitimately sad to do it but he can’t be for long as Tombstone pulls him to his feet and tosses him into the corner, charging with a Big Splash.
Jackson Cade and CJ Thorpe are STILL down, now on the outside.
Rochefort Dupon is a mangled mess on the entrance ramp.
Colt Ramsey and Harvey Escher now brawl outside the cell.
Klaus Way is wearing a crimson mask, sat up against the barricade.
It’s all to play for!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: We've twelve competitors left in this match. How many more might enter?
NICK DIAMOND: Scott Sterling says it ends when it ends, but that Buzzer just sounded and there's at least one more!
Buzz!
Broken Mirror by Chess Theory crackles over the loud speaker as a symphony of pianos plays in Nox, growing more in number as he gets closer..
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Here comes Nox! Earlier tonight he lost his well defended NXT Championship. Can he make it to the Ring of Dreams Main Event?
NICK DIAMOND: That’d be a trade well made!
Nox stops on the steel, looking forward into the ring. He growls a deep sigh before taking the lid off a gas cannister and tossing it into the ring!
Green gas fills the entire area!
Wrestlers are coughing and choking!
He grabs Rochefort and rolls him back into the ring. The poor Musketeer is already choking as Nox locks him in the OXYGEN DEPRIVATION CHAMBER!
THE STEINER RECLINER!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Nooooo! Not the Musketeer!
NICK DIAMOND: Farewell ye friend! We hope to see you and Gaston again!
Rochefort Dupon taps out!
Dupon has been eliminated!
The gas begins to dissipate, leaving The Chemist stood tall in the middle of the ring.
FLYING CROSSBODY!
DESTRUCTO BOY TAKES HIM DOWN!
HE’S HERE FOR REVENGE!
The boy quickly leaps back on him, swiping away with right and left hands. He’s enraged. Nox kicks him off overhead and swivels back to his feet, receiving a devastating forearm for his troubles.
Colt Ramsey catches him from behind as he stumbles backwards, dropping him with a thunderous Back Body Drop.
Harvey Escher quickly comes to his aid.. DISCUSS LARIAT TO COLT RAMSEY AS HE GETS BACK UP!
BLOOD RED LARIAT!
Destructo Boy runs at him, grabbing him by the head, walking up the ropes and INTO THE BULLDOG! BUT NO! ESCHER PUSHES HIM OFF STRAIGHT INTO FUCKING TOMBSTONE WHO KICKS HIM OUT OF MID-FUCKING-AIR!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: OH MY ZEUS!
NICK DIAMOND: THAT'S JUST A BOY ZEUS DAMNIT!
HOLY SHIT!
Buzz!
"Our God.
Is an awesome God.
He reigns.
From heaven above.
With wiiiiiiiiisdom, power, and love.
Our God, is an awesome God..."
Toms. Snares. Cymbals. Cue the Reverend Lionel Troy, The Lion of Zion, who enters Olympus as if he is overcome by the spirit of Zion; eyes closed, hands in the air, speaking tongues no one has heard. He turns to the audience, flashing that 100 dollar smile.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Colt Ramsey has some back up of his own!
Lionel gets into the ring and ducks a Clothesline from Tombstone... ZIONIC ELBOW!
MASSIVE ELBOW BETWEEN THE EYES! Down goes Tombstone!
Harvey Escher in next in line, this time getting a huge low blow for his troubles!
DDT!
DIVINE INTERVENTION!
Colt Ramsey gets back to his feet, his arms spread wide!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: How happy is Colt to see his savior?
NICK DIAMOND: It’s a little sickening, isn’t it?
Lionel gets back up, arms spread too.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: They’re going to hug it out, aren’t they?
NICK DIAMOND: I bet Mr. Sunshine will love that.
The fans boo as Colt and Lionel storm across the ring towards one another!
RUNNING LEAPING KNEE BY LIONEL TROY!
WHAT THE FUCK?!
TROY JUST TOOK OUT RAMSEY! HE JUST TOOK OUT HIS FOLLOWER… HIS… HIS… WHAT THE FUCK!?
Troy pops back to his feet with a million dollar smile and reaches inside his jacket, pulling out photographs.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Oh wow.
NICK DIAMOND: Is that what one of his followers gave him earlier?
JOHNNY GOMEZ: It’s photographs, Nicky.
Strewn across his chest are photos of Colt Ramsey’s secret hideaway.
“This entire time, you’ve been a LIAR and a DECEIVER!” Troy yells at him, pacing around the ring. “You’re a reporter, Mr. Ramsey – a devious falsity, a wolf in among my flock! You want a story? How about the story of Lionel Troy putting you down!”
BUT NOX ROLLS UP TROY!
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
KICK OUT!
Nox springs away from the cover, straight into Mr. Sunshine!
BEAR HUG!
COVER ME IN SUNSHINE!
BEAR HUG TO NOX!
“DOES SOMEBODY NEED A HUG!?” HE YELLS!
But Nox uses his mask to Headbutt out! He drops out, turns around and HARVEY ESCHER ROLLS HIM UP!
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
NOX HAS BEEN ELIMINATED AND BY HIS OWN UPRISING TEAM MATE!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: This Uprising will betray each other at a moments notice, Nicky!
NICK DIAMOND: But more importantly, here comes entry 40. Are we done!? Is that it!?
BUZZ
As "Mykinnacoma (Not Your Kind)" by Hoity-Toity hits, a laser light show fires from the back of the entrance way towards the roof of The Arena. After a few seconds, the display ceases, being blocked by the emerging figure of Aurora, who spins around with her back facing the ring, before looking over her shoulder and knowingly nodding.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: I can’t believe Aurora is here! This Thrillseeker has done so many dangerous things in Arcadia – she’s one to watch. This must be the final entrant?
NICK DIAMOND: I think so. I’ve heard the rumours about her daredevil antics and there’s a cell right there, Johnny.
Aurora makes a b-line for the cell and immediately starts climbing it, much to the adoration of the fans.
Back inside the ring and Tombstone, Harvey Escher, Colt Ramsey and The Blue Shark are fighting below.
TWISTED BLISS THROUGH THE CELL OPENING, STRAIGHT DOWN ONTO ALL FUCKING FOUR OF THEM!
JESUS CHRIST!
ALL FOUR TUMBLE LIKE GOD DAMN DOMINOS!
Aurora lands mostly on Escher, and into the cover…
ONE..
TWO…
THREE!
HARVEY ESCHER HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: What a scalp for Aurora!
NICK DIAMOND: One less Uprising asshole, if you ask me!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Very true, Nicky.
The Blue Shark caught the tail end of that assault and is first back to his feet, stumbling into the ropes where Jackson Cade now stands! Cade is finally back on his feet!
HOSTILE DOWN! SUPERKICK OVER THE TOP ROPE!
HE STUMBLES BACK INTO CJ THORPE!
THE CHAINBREAKER!
PEDIGREE!
THE RIGHT THING!
HE COVERS…
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
CJ THORPE ELIMINATES THE BLUE SHARK!
Jackson enters the ring and meets his brother, both men staring each other down.
Round two?
Buzz!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Hang on a second.. how many people are in this match!?
NICK DIAMOND: It was supposed to be twenty... but we've had twenty five, thirty, thirty five, fourty and now fourty one, Johnny. I honestly don't know when it'll end! We've never seen anything like it.
The lights drop and strobe lights pulse throughout the arena as Skillet's "Awake and Alive" hits the Olympus speakers. As the vocals come in, Kai Lyr appears on the stage, his serious face focused on the ring. He moves with vigor, charging down the aisle to get into the ring.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: It’s Sentinel is here!
NICK DIAMOND: The Keeper of the Oath!
Kai slides straight into the middle of the ring, entry number 41. Fourty-one!
He ducks a Clothesline attempt by Mr. Sunshine... kick to the gut! STUNNER! STUNNER! STUNNER!
VEIL’S VENGEANCE!
Kai covers…
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: HOW QUICK OF AN ELIMINATION WAS THAT!?
Mr. Sunshine has been eliminated!
He watches as Jackson Cade tosses CJ Thorpe over the top rope to the outside and picks his moment…
RISE!
V-TRIGGER TO JACKSON CADE!
DOWN GOES THE LAW!
Lyr turns fast, ducking wisely under a cane shot by Klaus Way! He spins him straight into a SPINE ON THE FUCKING PINE!
SPINEBUSTER!
SENTINEL’S SLAM!
KAI LYR IS CLEARING HOUSE!
But not completely.
There’s CJ Thorpe! HURRICANE DDT TO KAI LYR! PATHFINDER!
The Chainbreaker quickly turns attention to his brother, pulling him back to his feet and under..
PEDIGREE!
THE RIGHT THING TO CADE!
He covers…
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
JACKSON CADE HAS BEEN ELIMINATED BY HIS OWN BROTHER!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Jackson Cade had been here since number five, Johnny. What a record that must be.
NICK DIAMOND: But wait, Dahlia from behind on Thorpe!
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
KICK OUT BY CJ!
They both spring away from the cover, only Dahlia Black lands in the arms of Tombstone! The Ferryman – our FIRST entry and STILL here over 40 later, scoops her up…
TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER!
ELYISUM FIELDS!
HE COVERS…
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
DAHLIA BLACK HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: That’s another notch for the Ferryman, who has we’ve said previously, is a different animal tonight!
Buzz!
The image of the Third Eye appears on the screen as the bass riff of Aerials by System of a Down begins to play. Red lights pulse with the music as the arena explodes into sound with the heavy guitar that accompanies the figure of V1sion himself stepping out of the smoke atop the entrance stage.
“Life is a waterfallWe're one in the river
And one again after the fall
Swimming through the void, we hear the word
We lose ourselves, but we find it all”
The Awoken One breathes in the surroundings, throwing his arms out to his sides and allowing the Third Eye to speak to him. V1sion sets off towards the ring, moving freely before breaking into a run. Charging towards the ring, he seems almost as if he is going to run straight into it, before leaping into a slide as the last possible second and sliding his way onto his knees inside.
VISION SLIDES STRAIGHT INTO THORPE AND BETWEEN HIS LEGS!
PEDIGREE!
THE RIGHT THING!
HOLY SHIT THAT HAPPENED FAST!
Aurora meanwhile is back to her feet and runs into the ropes, nailing Thorpe with a leaping boot that takes him down to the canvas.
Klaus grabs her from behind but she turns him inside out..
NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX!
HELD INTO THE PINFALL WITH A BRIDGE…
ONE…
TWO….
THREE!
Klaus Way has been eliminated!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: A second huge elimination for Aurora!
NICK DIAMOND: She’s making a massive name for herself with those!
Aurora gets back to her feet, only to find a SPEAR BY THE BLACK PANTHER!
Panther pops back to his feet and into the STUNNER!
STUNNER BY KAI LYR!
VEIL’S VENGEANCE DOWNS SEBASTIAN BOSWICK! THAT SLY SON OF A BITCH IS SOMEHOW STILL IN THIS!
Lionel Troy is now back in the thick of it, grabbing Lyr and slamming him into the canvas with a Neckbreaker.
Only there’s Colt Ramsey!
Ramsey charges at him, taking both he and Troy to the outside, falling on the steel cell wall opening.
They both get back to their feet, brawling on the outside!
Aurora meanwhile has a ladder!
She grabs the ladder and positions it between the apron and the cell, making it snug.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: This is a rookie mistake.
NICK DIAMOND: She’s chasing the thrill.
The Breath of Heaven enters the ring and grabs The Black Panther, rolling him onto the apron and onto the ladder. It was difficult but she did it and then heads up top…
BUT THERE’S TOMBSTONE!
THE FERRYMAN GRABS HER FROM THE TOP ROPE WITH A HAND AROUND HER THROAT!
HE CLIMBS UP TO THE SECOND TURNBUCKLE…
NO…
NO….
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS THROUGH THE FUCKING LADDER! THROUGH THE BLACK PANTHER! THROUGH THE FUCKING LADDER!
THEY’RE BOTH FUCKING BROKEN IN HALF!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: WE MAY NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION! AURORA AND THE BLACK PANTHER HAVE BEEN DECIMATED!
NICK DIAMOND: Well… medical attention only for Aurora!
Tombstone exits the ring, grabs Aurora and tosses her inside and then grabs the Black Panther and does the same, before sliding under the bottom rope.
He pins the Breath of Heaven…
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
Aurora has been eliminated!
And then pins The Black Panther…
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
The Black Panther has been eliminated!
CAN ANYONE stop Tombstone!?
Buzz!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: MORE?
NICK DIAMOND: This has to end soon. How many more can there be!? We’re down to seven in the ring, folks. Just seven.
“WHY DO I CALL MYSELF A JUGGALO?”
The opening to Raw Deal blares through the arena speakers as Hatchet walks onto the stage, a bottle of faygo in hand. He smirks, marching down the ramp and shaking up the soda before spraying it haphazardly onto the crowd! He chucks the empty bottle over his shoulder and slides into the ring.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Entry number 43 is our 8th person left in this match.
NICK DIAMOND: And who knows how many more are to follow?
Hatchet ducks a Clothesline by the dominant Tombstone, scooping him up onto his shoulders.
SELF-TITLED!
FIREMAN’S CARRY NECKBREAKER!
THE FERRYMAN GETS DOWNED BY THE CLOWN!
Hatchet rolls back to his feet and ducks a clothesline by Destructo Boy, kicking him low.
DOUBLE UNDERHOOK POWERBOMB!
HOKUS POKUS!
He covers…
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
Destructo Boy has been eliminated!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: What an outing for DB! He must be proud of himself here tonight.
Hatchet rolls to the outside and begins grabbing tables from under the ring. What the fuck is the Juggalo constructing?
Back inside and Lionel Troy is back to his feet, as is Colt Ramsey.
Colt looks at him with a grimace.
“I needed the story…” he mutters angrily. “I needed my career back, Lionel.”
Troy scoffs. “At my expense!?”
They clash again in the middle of the ring having been brawling outside.
ZIONIC ELBOW!
NO!
CLOTHESLIONEL FROM HELL!
DOWN GOES RAMSEY!
Lionel demands he gets back up and he does…
DIVINE INTERVENTION!
LOW BLOW AND A DDT!
Troy covers..
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
Colt Ramsey has been eliminated!
Troy gets one over on the man he claims has betrayed him! There was a reason Colt was by his side all this time, the best story of his life!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: You can't blame Ramsey, can you? That Uprising story ruined his career and cost him his job. He's just trying to break a story.
NICK DIAMOND: But at what cost? The entire Church of Zion are going to be after him now.
Kai Lyr attacks Troy from behind, spinning him around.
STUNNER!
STUNNER!
STUNNER!
VEIL’S VENGEANCE!
DOWN GOES TROY!
Lyr is about to cover but Hatchet pulls him up…
FIREMAN’S CARRY NECKBREAKER!
SELF-TITLED!
HATCHET COVERS…
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
KAI LYR HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!
Buzz!
"You've Got A Friend In Me" by Randy Newman hits to a tremendous ovation from the sold out crowd.
Green flashing lights adorn the entrance as Felix Foley comes bounding out from the entrance way, waving to the crowd with a large smile on his face.
He nods in agreement with the music before slapping hands with all fans nearby.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: It’s Felix Foley! I wondered if we’d see him here tonight…
NICK DIAMOND: And he’s alone. There’s no-one left to help him out from the Pool Boys.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: We’ve got five left in the ring, six with Foley.
Foley walks past Hatchet’s construction on the outside. It’s four tables with the steel cell panel placed on top. What the fuck he intends to do with that, Foley doesn’t wanna know.
He slides into the ring just as Hatchet swings for him, ducking underneath a Clothesline and delivering right hands. Foley pulls him in close..
CUT THE STRINGS!
DOUBLE ARM DDT!
HE COVERS HATCHET…
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
HATCHET KICKS OUT!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: That was close! The Juggalo almost exited, right there.
NICK DIAMOND: Troy wants a piece of Foley...
Lionel Troy grabs Foley by the head as he gets back to his feet…
THE PUPPETSHOW!
MANIDBLE CLAW TO TROY!
MANDIBLE CLAW!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: WHAT A MISTAKE BY LIONEL!
NICK DIAMOND: WILL HE TAP!?
HE TAPS OUT! HE TAPS OUT!
LIONEL TROY HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!
We’re down to five in the ring!
Foley drops Troy just as Hatchet gets back to his feet, but The Juggalo scoops him up into the air…
SELF-TITLED!
NO!
FOLEY SLIPS OUT AND PUSHES HATCHET FORWARD…
THIRD EYE BLINDED!
DOUBLE KNEE FACEBUSTER BY VISION TO HATCHET!
HE COVERS…
ONE….
TWO….
THREE!
HATCHET HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Vision gets an elimination!
NICK DIAMOND: And you won't believe this but here's that buzzer again...
Buzz!
A single spotlight illuminates the stage as the arena falls into darkness. A single repeated note played over the eerie silence is followed by the voice of El Mariachi Muerte.
“Remember me...”
As Apokalypsis’s Death enters the spotlight, lights hued with purple and teal illuminate his entranceway. He plays as he walks, stepping into the spotlight.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Ladies and Gentlemen, I've just been informed by Scott Sterling that entry 45 is our FINAL entry of the night!
NICK DIAMOND: That leaves five left, folks! Tombstone, CJ Thorpe, Vision, Felix Foley and the arriving El Mariachi Muerte!
“...Though I have to say goodbye.
Remember me.
Don’t let it make you cry
For even if I'm far away I hold you in my heart
I sing a secret song to you each night we are apart”
El Mariachi Muerte lays down a single rose across the entrance stage, continuing to play his song for his lost love. Steely eyes turn towards the ring as he continues his song, slowly stepping forward as he plays.
El Mariachi Muerte doesn’t get into the ring, he instead flicks his guitar around his back and heads UP the hell in a cell.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: What the hell is he doing!?
NICK DIAMOND: This won’t be wise.
Back inside the ring and CJ Thorpe now stands opposite Vision. Both men look each other in the eye before Thorpe points to the tron and tells him to “Listen close”.
Static.
Flicker.
The Third Eye Compound.
There’s blood everywhere.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Oh no…
NICK DIAMOND: This doesn’t look good, Nicky. That’s a lot of blood.
The shaky handheld footages walks through the compound slowly, as people laugh in the background, showing murdered members of the Third Eye laying in every direction.
As Vision stands in the middle of the ring, hearing everything, the camera changes to that of the OSW World Champion, Narcissa Balenciaga.
“You’ve made a mistake coming for the Uprising, Vision,” she says with a smirk. “Your brotherhood is dead. The Third Eye is over. We’ve destroyed them all.”
Vision drops to his knees.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: They’ve ended The Third Eye. They’ve killed them all…
NICK DIAMOND: Except one…
CJ THORPE PULLS HIM IN!
PEDIGREE!
THE RIGHT THING!
COVER….
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
VISION HAS BEEN ELIMINATED! CJ THORPE WITH AN ASSIST BY NARCISSA HAS JUST ELIMINATED VISION!
That’s it! We’re down to the FINAL FOUR!
TOMBSTONE..
CJ THORPE…
FELIX FOLEY…
EL MARIACHI MUERTE!
One of these four will face Narcissa Balenciaga at Ring of Dreams for the OSW World Heavyweight Championship!
Whilst all this was happening, Tombstone made his way up the cell in chase of Muerte. Both are now brawling atop the hell in a cell.
RIGHTS and LEFTS rattle the entire cell.
Tombstone grabs him by the throat, dragging him towards the edge with the table construction below.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Oh this could be EVIL…
NICK DIAMOND: If he does this… if…
ELBOWS! MUERTE ELBOWS OUT!
He quickly spins his guitar round..
GUITAR TO THE SKULL OF TOMBSTONE! GUITAR TO THE FUCKING SKULL OF TOMBSTONE!
AND HE FALLS! HE FALLS DEAD FLAT…
HE FUCKING FALLS!
OH MY GOD TOMBSTONE FALLS THROUGH THE FOUR TABLES BELOW AND BOUNCES OFF THE STEEL IN AN HORRIFIC MESS OF VIOLENCE!
THERE’S CARNAGE EVERYWHERE!
“HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!”
JOHNNY GOMEZ: WHO FERRY’S THE FERRYMAN CAUSE HE COULD BE DEAD! IMMORTAL OR NOT… HOW THE HELL COULD HE GET UP FROM THAT!?
NICK DIAMOND: HE WON’T! HE CAN’T!
The crowd are on their feet! No-one can believe it. Tombstone lays in the carnage of tables and steel, broken and battered.
Muerte tosses the string remains of his guitar down onto Tombstone, removing a rose from his pocket and tossing it atop The Ferryman for good measure.
Muerte makes his way down the cell.
Back inside the ring and CJ Thorpe is going toe to toe with Felix Foley. Foley backs him into the ropes and sends him across the ring, delivering a big knee to the mid-section that flips him over on the return. He moves quickly as Thorpe gets back up, tossing him into the corner.
STOMPS!
STOMPS!
STOMPS!
AND HE WALKS THEM DRY!
WELCOME TO FELIX FOLEY’S CORNER, CHAINBREAKER!
On the outside, Muerte has dragged Tombstone from the carnage and rolls him into the ring. He heads immediately to the top rope as Foley watches on…
48 ROSES!
TOP ROPE DOUBLE FOOT STOMP!
STRAIGHT DOWN ONTO AN ALREADY UNCONCIOUS TOMBSTONE. HE NODS AT FOLEY, DEMANDING ALMOST THAT HE COVER WITH HIM AND THEY BOTH DO TOGETHER…
ONE…
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TWO….
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THREE!
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TOMBSTONE HAS BEEN ELIMINATED! The Monster with so many eliminations tonight met his match with El Mariachi Muerte!
That just leaves Felix Foley, CJ Thorpe and Muerte himself!
Foley gets back to his feet and joins Muerte there. CJ Thorpe slides into the ring to join them. One of these three men will go to Ring of Dreams and face Narcissa for the OSW World Championship.
Thorpe runs at Foley, being caught with a kick to the mid-section. Muerte follows up, nailing The Puppetmaster with a Clothesline.
CJ quickly rolls the Mariachi up from behind, but he rolls through and kicks him in the head with a sweeping boot.
Death gets back to his feet, the electrifying atmosphere of a packed arena roaring around him.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: This crowd have seen the most phenomenal match here tonight, folks. They’re on their feet!
NICK DIAMOND: Who’s going to the Main Event, Johnny!
As the crowd roars, Foley charges, his large storming forward, but Muerte is swift.
He SIDESTEPS!
Using Felix’ momentum against him, he sends him crashing into the turnbuckle with a deft hip toss!
But there’s no rest for the wicked, as the CJ Thorpe once again trundles into the fray.
He’s quick and cunning, striking with a barrage of chops and kicks, but Muerte is ready. He blocks and parries, his movements a blur of precision and power.
Thorpe recoils backwards but quickly pulled back close…
OVERHEAD BELLY TO BELLY TOSS!
WHISKEY LULLABY!
The crowd is on its feet as Muerte then turns his attention back to Felix who has recovered and is now charging once again like a bull.
He ducks a Powerful Clothesline, leaping onto the middle rope!
THE LAST CARNIVÁLE!
SPRINGBOARD LUNGBLOWER TO FOLEY!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: This could be it for Felix!
NICK DIAMOND: If he nails this, it’s over! The dream is over!
Seizing the moment, Singing Death climbs the ropes, his silhouette etched against the blinding stage lights. He takes a deep breath and launches himself into the air, executing a picture-perfect TOP ROPE DOUBLE FOOTSTOMP!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
48 ROSES MISSES! FOLEY ROLLED OUT OF THE WAY!
BUT MUERTE SAW IT COMING AND TOO ROLLED THROUGH!
They both pop back up, Foley dazed but not defeated, lumbers towards Muerte. They collide in the centre of the ring, trading blows that resonate like drumbeats.
Foley ducks under a wild haymaker and counters with a spinning back fist, followed by a swift knee to Muerte’s mid-section.
He backs up into the ropes…
RUNNING BIG BOOT!
THESE BOOTS WERE MADE FOR WALKIN’ AND DOWN GOES EL MARIACHI MUERTE!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: LET’S GO FOLEY!
NICK DIAMOND: TURN AROUND!
But CJ Thorpe, ever the opportunist, slides back into action behind Felix Foley. He strikes, turning him around!
KNEE TREMBLER!
TRUST!
Thorpe covers….
ONE…
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TWO….
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THREE!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
KICK OUT BY THE PUPPETMASTER!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: HOW CLOSE WAS THAT!?
NICK DIAMOND: 2.999999!
Muerte though wastes no time, leaping off the ropes with a flying crossbody aimed at the rising Thorpe.
But the Chainbreaker sidesteps at the last second, sending him crashing to the mat!
Thorpe quicky charges at the rising Muerte with a thunderous clothesline that nearly takes his head off. Muerte barely manages to duck under the blow, rolling out of harm's way.
Foley though is back to his feet, forcing Thorpe to turn his attention back to him, the Puppetmaster springing back into action, launching himself off the ropes with a missile dropkick that staggers The Chainbreaker.
But Thorpe quickly regains his footing, grabbing Foley by the head and
PATHFINDER!
HURRICANE DDT!
Foley writhes in agony as Thorpe stands tall, basking in the fury of the crowd.
Muerte on the other hand isn't out of the fight yet. Sensing an opportunity, he springs off the ropes and lands a lightning-quick dropkick to Thorpe's knee, sending the Chainbreaker crashing to the mat.
With Thorpe momentarily stunned, Muerte rushes into the ropes again, nailing him with a Bulldog!
He covers…
ONE…
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TWO….
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THREE!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
KICK OUT BY THE CHAINBREAKER!
Muerte knows that he needs to eliminate someone. He rolls Thorpe to the outside and follows, picking him up with as much strength as he can muster and RUNNING HIM INTO THE STEEL CELL!
FACE FIRST!
He heads under the ring and pulls out a table, sliding it into the ring. He accompanies that with steel chairs, light tubes and thumbtacks.
Muerte slides back into the ring and is caught with a stomp by Foley who stops him coming under and getting back to his feet. Felix pulls him in and nails him with an Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex.
He walks back over to the weapons and sets up the table, grabbing the thumbtacks and pouring them out over the top of it.
What does he have in mind here!?
The Puppetmaster grabs Muerte by the head…
AND BOUNCES HIM FACE FIRST OFF THE FUCKING THUMBTACK TABLE!
THEY’RE IN HIS FACE!
THUMBTACKS ARE IN HIS FACE!!!
HE ROARS IN AGONY
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Holy cripes! His face! His face!
NICK DIAMOND: I’m gonna throw up.
Foley rolls him onto the table back first and starts climbing the turnbuckles…
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Where’s he going!? He never goes to the top rope!
NICK DIAMOND: Desperate times call for desperate measures, Johnny.
WAIT A FUCKING MINUTE…
WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT!?
IS IT A BULLET!?
IS IT A FUCKING TRAIN!?
IT’S CJ THORPE RUNNING THE TOP ROPE LIKE A FUCKING TITAN ON A TIGHTROPE!!!
HE RUSHES ACROSS TO JOIN FOLEY IN THE CORNER, ALMOST SENDING THEM BOTH FLYING!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: What kind’ve freakish agility is that!?
NICK DIAMOND: I think we’re about to seeing something memorable!
He hangs on to the post as Foley quickly tries to climb down, but Thorpe won’t let him! He grabs him by the head as he stands on the second turnbuckle.
NO….
NOT THIS….
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
THE RIGHT THING!
PEDIGREEEEEEEE!
PEDIGREE OFF THE TOP FUCKING ROPE THROUGH THE THUMBTACK TABLE AND MUERTE MOVES! MUERTE MOVES! FOLEY GET’S DRIVEN THROUGH BODY AND FACE FIRST!
THE HUMANITY!
THE CARNAGE!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: NO GOD DAMNIT! NO! POOR FOLEY HAS BEEN DECIMATED!
NICK DIAMOND: FACE FIRST THROUGH THE TACKS AND TABLE!
Thorpe rolls him over…
ONE…
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TWO….
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THREE!
Felix Foley’s dream is over! He’s been eliminated! Foley is outta here. We’re down to two.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Poor Foley’s dream is over.
NICK DIAMOND: He gave it everything he had.
Thorpe gets back to his feet to find Muerte rushing at him!
HURRICANRANNA!
NOO!
CJ HOLDS ON AND DUMPS HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE, FLYING WITH HIM TO THE OUTSIDE!
Both men land on their feet on the outside. Thorpe grabs The Mariachi, slamming him headfirst into the steel cell. Revenge for earlier.
Singing Death wobbles, being rolled immediately back into the ring. Thorpe accompanies him…
Kick to the gut…
PEDIGREE!
NO!
MUERTE FLIPS HIM OVERHEAD!
Thorpe lands on a knee.
Singing Death runs past him into the ropes…
LEAPING FOREARM!
DOWN GOES THORPE!
He covers…
ONE…
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TWO….
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THREE!
KICK OUT!
The Chainbreaker isn’t giving this up easily. Muerte signals for the end, grabbing a rose and putting it between his teeth. CJ slowly gets back to his feet…
Kick to the gut…
PACKAGE PILEDRIVER!
FADE TO BLACK!!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Thorpe flips out!
X-FACTOR REVERSAL!
X-FACTOR TO MUERTE!!!
CJ snatches the rose from his mouth and places it in his own…
RINGS OF SATURN!
POLICE BRUTALITY!
THERE’S NO ESCAPE!
THORPE BITES DOWN SO HARD ON THE ROSE THAT HE BREAKS IT!
HE’S PULLING BRUTALLY ON MUERTE!
HE MUST TAP!
HE MUST!
HE NEEDS TO TAP OUT!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Will he tap!? WILL HE!?
NICK DIAMOND: He’s fading, Johnny. The referee needs to check but he can’t whilst Thorpe has him in the hold.
The Chainbreaker wrenches one last time before releasing the hold and rolling away. The referee rushes to check on Muerte.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Is he out!?
ONE ARM RAISE…
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IT FALLS….
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A SECOND ARM RAISE….
IT FALLS….
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A THIRD ARM RAISE…
IT…
IT…
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
MUERTE HANGS ON!
Utterly furious, CJ Thorpe turns him over and grabs him by the arms… hang on, what’s this!?
A new move in the arsenal!?
HE’S KICKING HIS FUCKING HEAD IN!
STOMPS!
STOMPS!
STOMPS!
BRUTAL FUCKING STOMPS!
HE’S STOMPING DOWN ON THE HEAD AND CHEST OF A LIMP MUERTE!!
HE CALLS THAT BRUTE FORCE ENTRY!
El Mariachi Muerte must be out now.
But Thorpe isn’t interested in covering. He starts pacing the ring… he’s not done. He’s not finished.
If he’d cover this would be over.
He grabs the light tube and wedges it in the corner of the turnbuckles, with a steel chair behind it to keep it secure.
With Muerte out, he pulls his limp body to his feet….
AND RUNS HIM FACE FIRST INTO THE FUCKING LIGHT TUBE!!
GLASS SHATTERS EVERYWHERE!
HE TURNS HIM…
KICK TO THE GUT!
THE RIGHT THING!
PEDIGREE!
PEDIGREE!
PEDIGREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
He covers…
ONE…
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TWO….
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THREE!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: It’s over! Lambs to the Slaughter is done! CJ Thorpe does it! The Uprising have the Ring of Dreams Main Event!
NICK DIAMOND: This is a disaster for OSW, Johnny.
Thorpe rolls away from the carnage, kneeling in the middle of the ring. He has his hand raised in victory by the referee as Narcissa, Nox, Aster Gray, Harvey Escher, Haywire, Dahlia Black and Roderick Pym make their way to the ring and lift him into the air on their shoulders.
Ring of Dreams will belong to the Uprising.
Narcissa Balenciaga vs. CJ Thorpe.
May Zeus have mercy on OSW.
May Apokalypsis end this once and for all.
Seeing Red
A FEW HOURS LATER.
In the dead of night, Felix Foley and his dear Momma walk down an alleyway, the silence punctuated only by their footsteps echoing against the cold, damp walls.
"Your brother hasn't returned my calls," Mrs. Foley cheerily speaks over her shoulder. "But I know exactly where to find him. He's been eager to meet you, Felix. He knows things about your father—things even I never knew. "
“I can’t wait to find out.” Felix says, his heart pounding with a mixture of excitement and nervousness.
They stop abruptly at the mouth of an open street.
“Just this way, my dear,” she says, pointing to a building across the way.
CRASH!
A body goes flying through the doorway of that building.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Wait a second, Nicky. That’s…
NICK DIAMOND: Albert Lamplight!
JOHNNY GOMEZ: But that means…
Striding through the destruction, Tombstone appears, picking up Lamplight by his neck. He says something to him.
Before Felix can react, the scene unfolds with brutal swiftness.
Mrs. Foley screams.
Tombstone squeezes.
SNAP!
Lamplight’s body drops to the ground like a sack of shit. The Ferryman snorts down at the corpse, before turning to walk away. He pauses as he comes upon the Foleys.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Don’t do it!
Tombstone snorts dismissively at Felix, before walking past him. Felix rushes forward to check on the dead man as Mrs. Foley approaches with a blank expression.
"I’m so sorry, Felix," she says blankly. "Albert was your brother."
JOHNNY GOMEZ: Fernicus Lamplight was also Fernicus Foley??
NICK DIAMOND: What does this mean, Gomez?
JOHNNY GOMEZ: It means Tombstone didn’t kill the only son Fernicus had.
The moment hits Felix as he kneels down to cradle Albert Lamplight. Tears form up in his eyes as he reaches out to close Lamplight’s eyes with a flutter.
JOHNNY GOMEZ: The brother he wanted so badly to know. The truth about his father he wanted so badly to know. Ripped away by Tombstone.
NICK DIAMOND: What’s Felix going to do now?
Silence reigns for a moment, before Felix Foley looks up at the alley Tombstone walked down, tears streaming down his face.
Fiery red rage simmers in his eyes.
Felix Foley is pissed.
A Stop ■ symbol appears in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.
Static.
Click.