Honor: Fight for the Fallen [#6] 9-16-2021
Sept 18, 2021 20:34:45 GMT -5
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Post by Jesse Jamester on Sept 18, 2021 20:34:45 GMT -5
The 6th month anniversary of Northern Pro Wrestling’s Honor is to take place at the Scotiabank arena in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
50% Capacity is to be expected for this event, and masks are mandatory.
Panning around the Scotiabank Arena in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the camera gets a shot of the crowd for tonight’s NPW Honor! Crowd signs are visible, showing love for the reigning North American Double Crown Champion, Lord Dominicus, a fan who has a giant head of LD on a stick that is behind a giant magnifying glass - hinting to his recent Detective work. Another fan has a sign made out of hair that says “I Love PRIMAL” with a big hairy heart. Next is the Galactic Sex Pirates getting love with a pirate cross bone of fans painted in white and black as they stand in rows to make the letters “G-S-P” with enthusiasm.
Turning down to the broadcast table, for a first time on Northern Pro Wrestling Pay-Per-View, we have the one and only Blake Samuels sitting at the broadcast table. Dressed in a blue dress shirt and a power white and red tie, Mr. Samuels was looking dapper this evening for this special super card of NPW Honor.
Beside him was the new face of the reporters seen backstage, and now officially the color commentator for the evening, Archie Rude. Dressed in a checkered black and red suit, with a power red tie, the slicked back greasy hair and gelled up beard was proudly pointed outward as the cheshire grin of Archie Rude beamed.
Blake Samuels: HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA! WELCOME TO FIGHT FOR THE FALLEN!
Archie Rude: Honor is Halifax tonight Blake, listen to this crowd!
Crowd: EN-P-DUB-YA! EN-P-DUB-YA! EN-P-DUB-YA! EN-P-DUB-YA!
A view of the crowd in all its glory as more signs go high into the air. Lynx, the new masked version on a poster board with sparkly text showing his name vertically beside the mask. A group of guys dressed with dead president masks and suits with R-E-V-S on auctioneer paddles stand proudly in a row. The spiked hair and skater group pops when the camera pans to them, and a fan holds up a skateboard with ‘Lochlyn Cade’ graffitied on it! A group to the right has a giant set of hair with the face of Steve Awesome smiling on the front. Fans all around have masks of Jesse Jamester, Donzig, Lord Dominicus, and Lynx throughout the arena, showing their commitment to their favorite masked superstars.
Angie Chaluky (Ring Announcer): At this time it is my pleasure to introduce to you, playing the theme song for the show, from Calgary, Alberta, the two time Juno nominated KORBA AND THE LOTUS!
Positioned either side of the entrance ramp, Kobra Paige and the rest of the Lotus are set up and ready to play. The pounding beats on the drums break swiftly into Kobra’s swelling vocals as the arena fills with some good old Canadian hard rock.
The crowd goes absolutely ballistic for the musician they hear! Not for the band but for the incredibly well dressed gentleman who is walking down the entrance ramp. He stops to nod at the band, showing deference to the artists before walking towards the ring and soaking in the atmosphere. Allowing the music to finish, Chris Card calls for a microphone to be thrown up to him which he catches in one hand, turning into an instinctive blind snag, just to show off.
Crowd: WEL-COME HOME! WEL-COME HOME! WEL-COME HOME! WEL-COME HOME!
Card waits for the crowd noise to calm a little, a huge beaming smile across his face. Eventually, realising that the ultra-hyped Halifax crowd aren’t going to calm down on their own he holds a finger into the air, implying that it’s his time to talk.
Chris Card: HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, WHAT’S GOIN’ ON?
The crowd makes an explosive outpouring of noise again. Again Chris Card has to wait and indicate they should calm down for a brief time.
Chris Card: Let me tell y’all a little story. See, when people got wind that my last federation was shutting my legal team got sent two contracts. I looked at the financial return on the first. It was good. Damn good. And then I looked at the second. The pay wasn’t as good. The crowds wouldn’t be as large. But there was something special about the second one. Something that I couldn’t look past. That second contract was for Northern Pro Wrestling.
Crowd: EN-P-DUB-YA! EN-P-DUB-YA! EN-P-DUB-YA!
Chris Card: I looked at the contract and I thought… ‘MAGINE! This federation. I know it’s got talent to spare. I watched the Rumble and saw how the top NPW talent performed against the best the Network had to offer. And I know this place runs my home town. Not where I live. Where I’m from. And I thought to myself… I’M HEAD’NER! So I picked up my pen, I scrawled my name on the dotted line and here I am. All signed up and ready.
Chris Card: So I’ve seen a locker room back there packed to the rafters with talent. I’ve watched the shows so I know that people on this roster are damn talented within the ropes. And I have always prided myself on putting on matches of the highest calibre. I’m here to show there’s still life in this old dog. I’m here to give you more of the great quality wrestling you deserve. And I’m here to prove once more that I am very…
Crowd: VERY!
Chris Card: Good at what I do. We’ll be talkin’, Halifax.
A scene shifts and the camera is back at the NPW Broadcast table, where Archie Rude and Blake Samuels go into detail on the event about to unfold.
Blake Samuels: Did we just see the next star to join the NPW ranks?
Archie Rude: Geez, nothing gets past you aye? Chris Card showing up is just the sorta statement that sets the tone for this episode of Honor!
Blake Samuels: Absolutely Archie!
Archie Rude: That’s Mister Rude to you…
Blake Samuels: Tonight we have so much to look forward to! I’m excited to see the fight between Lord Dominicus and Lynx as they go head to head with the ReVenants, Keith Williams and Neo James Carner! The ReVs nearly took Jesse Jamester out of action on the last show with their attack in the backstage area following the tag match Lord Dominicus was refereeing being thrown out by Gus Arnold. Yes! It’s wild right? Will the ring contain these four competitors tonight?
Archie Rude: Will the ARENA hold this group of men in the main event Blake? Look at it, ‘D’ - the undisputed North American OpenWeight Champion will have to overcome the odds of not one, not two, noooo -- but three other men to retain here tonight!
Blake Samuels: Donzig, a man we have seen eager to climb the ranks - and confidently proving he is capable. Then there is Edward Zepp - what a hoss! The Galactic Space Pirates have a lot of meat in the group, but Zepp is exceptional for his size. I haven’t seen big men move like he does in years Archie.
Archie Rude: Not to forget, The Face of the Franchise, Steve Awesome! When they made the perfect man, I think Steve Awesome was the original, the master blue print of a wrestler and what a man should be.
Blake Samuels: Sounds like someone has a bromance for the Prettiest Player in the Game. That one is obviously going to blow the roof off this arena, but that’s why it was scheduled last. What else do we have here tonight -- Oh yes! The Honor Royale, a Battle Royal that will now provide the top three a chance at greener pasture. Yes, you heard us right --
Archie Rude: I broke this news Blake, so don’t steal my thunder! What my colleague was trying to say is, Gus Arnold took charge and raised the stakes at Fight for the Fallen with the Honor Royale. On top of the winner getting a shot at any Championship of their choice, the second and third place competitors would be entered into the Imperial Crown Tag Team Championship match later tonight! You heard me right, two unknowns have a chance of going up against The Bastards, Rob Riot and Frank Windsor and the Champions themselves, PRIME TIME, Alex “Timeless” Turner and Primal!
Blake Samuels: Not only a double main event, but tonight we see Apathy take on Sinclair Godfrey in what should be a battle to prove who is the dominant woman in NPW. Apathy was recently signed, but her career spans back a long way. This womanis no flash in the pan, and Sinclair will need to take her seriously or it could spell the end of her tap out tour.
Archie Rude: Sinclair is the Baroness, and tonight she’ll do whatever she wants in that ring, mark my words. Apathy is going to be headed to the shelf if she doesn’t bring her A game.
Blake Samuels: Let’s not forget Joe Nobody and Irwin Collins in one-on-one competition. Coming off a hard fought debut for Joe Nobody against Lochlyn Cade. Joe must be looking to lock down a win tonight and show why his name should be respected here in the great northern region of wrestling.
Archie Rude: Wait just a moment! There’s one more we have - yes, the triple threat with the new Cruiserweight Champion, Lochlyn Cade. In a surprise turn of events, Cade convinced Stevens to put up the gold in their first ever meeting. Cade showed the Canadian audience his abilities, and beat Jay Stevens fair and square—
Blake Samuels: Is that what you call using the ropes?! That’s fair?!
Archie Rude: It’s called knowing your surroundings and using it to the best of your abilities Blake. Anyway— before I was interrupted, the new Cruiserweight Champ will not be defending his title tonight, but will face off against a fellow cruiser in the Carnival King, Freakke. We would be doing a disservice if we didn’t mention the streak of bad luck Freakke has been on. First Donzig turning on him, then beating him within an inch of his life, only for Freakke to find his footing and make it to Honor: Fight for the Fallen. Lastly the man who is working on that weight loss to earn his future shot at a Cruiserweight titleshot, Rob Garcia.
Blake Samuels: For the first time in what feels like forever, we get to witness the ReVenants fight fair and without interruption.
Archie Rude: Fight, sure. Fair, ehh… Who told you that information, because they were misleading it not embarrassing my colleague. A triple threat has no rules besides pin fall and submission. These three can do whatever they want to one another, as long as it ends in the ring.
Blake Samuels: Oh boy. I can see it already, blood will spill tonight, no doubt about it. Looking down at the ring, it appears we have the competitors for the first match of the evening filing out one by one.
Archie Rude: The Honor Royale is moments away! Let’s take it to the ring to see who is all here tonight.
Camera cuts down to the ringside area.
Archie’s voice trails off as the crowd camera gets a side shot of the NPW ring filling up with the 23 Northern Pro Wrestling stars who chose to enter the Honor Royale. The wrestlers of the NPW roster show up for the chance to write their own ticket to glory. Honor: Fight for the Fallen was sold out for the attendance permitted in the Scotiabank arena.
Archie Rude: Nearly every member of the roster has decided to come out tonight for the Honor Royale! Over twenty men-
Blake Samuels: Excuse me, but there is also a woman in this Archie. Yes folks, you heard me right - Esmeralda von Krauss, probably one of thee toughest women in the Amazon’s division that Northern Pro and SWAT share a pool of talent for -- Esmeralda has entered this match!
Archie Rude: It’s a dog-eat-dog world Sammy. If she can hang with this mass of meat filling the ring, then all the power to her.
Blake Samuels: So far I see, whoa -- two of the competitors in tonight’s main event are in the ring! That would be the Face of the Franchise, Steve Awesome and Donzig! What a surprise to see them risking fatigue and possibly injury, before their OpenWeight title shot later on.
Archie Rude: Those are betting men and they saw a good bet to make Blake. As this Royale was restricted to non-champions of the NPW roster, and neither of them hold NPW gold -- why not enter? Donzig and Awesome are doubling down. If either one of them win this match, and then win the main event, imagine what that could mean for the Championship scene?
Blake Samuels: I respect their work ethic Archie, but it’s a risk I wouldn’t put myself through if I had my title shot already secured for the evening.
Archie Rude: Anyways…. Oh -- Keith Williams is in the ring! But I don’t see the rest of the ReVenants there, that’s strange.
Blake Samuels: Really? The glory hound and loudest one of the group doing it ‘on his own’ is what surprises you… You really need to do your homework Rude, this is Keith 1-oh-1, the biggest d--
Archie Rude: (interrupting) Filing in the ring from each side I see Kid Koala and Wombat! They are the newest signings to the NPW roster by Gus Arnold, literally right after Honor Fight for the Fallen was announced these two had ink drying on their new contracts.
Blake Samuels: I also see Eddie Havok entering, another new signee to NPW. Following behind him is Shane Severe, Freakke, Esmeralda von Krauss, Takaru Matsui, Calvin Doxson and Clyde, Xialong, Niko…
Archie Rude: FIGHT!
Before everyone was in the ring, the fists were flying. The bodies were packed in the twenty by twenty squared circle that these wrestlers called their home each and every time they performed. Fans were already getting wild, an energy was in the air from the crowd’s chants and singing. Three referees take to their positions, located on each side of the ring besides the one facing the ramp and entrance setup.
Donzig and Steve Awesome are seen verbally taking shots at one another briefly, with multiple wrestlers between them to keep them separated, for now. As Jamal Williams steps between the ropes, the bell rings and the Honor Royale is now underway. Jamal takes a stiff right fist from Eddie Havok, who is right on top of him as he enters the ring. Havok grabs Jamal by the neck and locks in a headlock, as the sea of NPW roster members squirm into one another with punches flying, kicks being landed, eye gouges occurring, back rakes happening, chops are heard echoing, and we see Wayne Sherlock is back dropped over the top rope by Wombat!
Blake Samuels: Our first elimination of the Honor Royale has taken place! One half of I-69, Wayne Sherlock has been ELIMINATED by one half of the Marsupials of Mayhem, Wombat! (00:29)
Archie Rude: That was fast! Hope he left his bags packed, he might be able to catch the early flight home.
Blake Samuels: Esmeralda von Krauss is checking everyone within striking distance with hellacious uppercuts!
Archie Rude: She is taking no prisoners and loving every second of it.
Camera focuses in on Esmeralda smashing Rudy Palmateer with a stiff european uppercut on the chin. Immediately she turns and does the same thing to Black Jaguar, and keeps going around to her left - next was Malek Fredericks who hits the canvas hard after the sudden uppercut! Esmeralda doesn’t stop there, no, the look in her eyes says it all -- she wants to win it all! Esmeralda continues the circle of uppercuts she was half way through completing with bodies hitting the floor, when she turns and hits Calvin Doxson in the nose!
Doxson doesn’t go down, but his nose breaks almost instantly as Esmeralda’s elbow connects right between but slightly lower than his eyes - on the bridge of Calvin’s nose. Blood starts gushing from yet another new signee for NPW, and Esmeralda goes down the line! Takaru Matsui is next, uppercut -- NO! Takaru dodges it by swinging his upper body backwards like a swift ninja avoiding a sword strike. Takaru waits one second more and steps into Esmeralda’s body, throwing his palm into her chest just below her feminie humps. EvK staggers backwards, showing the energy of kicking all that ass, may have just caught up with her.
Archie Rude: Esmeralda was on a tear until she tried to square up with Takaru Matsui. You can’t give men like him an inch. Takaru did what I wouldn’t have thought he was capable of, hitting a woman.
Blake Samuels: It’s 2021 Rude, if she enters a male dominated match, she should expect to be treated like all the others in that ring. I respect her for her choice, but am weary of what results this match may inflict on her health.
Esmeralda slips between two groups of battling competitors and spins Shane Severe around by the shoulder. Shane swings wildly, unsure who at. Esmeralda barely shifts her head to avoid the impact before unleashing not one, but two brutal uppercuts! Shane is on the ropes, putting his hands up to defend himself but looking in the wrong direction - showing the rocked look in his eyes as he shakes his head, trying to regain his composure. Esmeralda steps back two steps and charges Shane with a leaping clothesline!
Blake Samuels: Shane Severe is about to go.
Archie Rude: What about Esmeralda? She’s got all her weight on the upper body of Shane, trying to get him over that top rope! One wrong move and Krauss will have eliminated herself trying to eliminate . What a shame… such potential.
Blake Samuels: Don’t count her out until it happens!
Esmeralda was laying across the body of Shane Severe’s chest, as she balanced herself on the top rope with one leg wrapped around the ring rope and the other leg using the middle rope to stand. EvK lifts her body up and slams two closed fists into the chest cavity of Shane Severe! The momentum doesn’t carry him over, no, it’s Clyde who comes over and shoves Shane in passing. Krauss stands on the middle rope from the apron side and swings her other leg around so that she can drop to her feet on the apron. Shane Severe looks like a sack of potatoes as he rolls off the top rope, awkwardly hits the apron before slapping the outside floor.
Archie Rude: Shane Severe has been ELIMINATED by Esmeralda von Krauss and Clyde! (3:47)
Blake Samuels: Krauss looks pissed that Clyde helped her with Shane. Coming through the ropes and back into the ring, Esmeralda has her eyes locked in the 7 footer… Uh-oh!
Niko bumps into Krauss as she heading straight for Clyde, and the two go to swing on one another, but Niko shakes his head and raises two fingers pointing at David Slater behind Krauss. A brief moment of contemplation by Esmeralda before she nods and turns with an elbow, driving it into the back of Slater’s neck! Niko joins in with Krauss as they double team David Slater.
On the other side of the ring, Eddie Havok and Xialong are trading blows. Freakke is tangled up with Steve Awesome in the corner. Kid Koala and Wombat are double teaming Calvin Doxson. Takaru Matsui has Buckshot up against the ropes and is chopping wood. Clyde is being triple teamed by Keith Williams, Willard Manchester, and Donzig. Rudy Palmateer comes running across the ring at Calvin Doxson, blindsiding him from behind.
Niko has lifted Slater off his feet while Esmeralda squats under Slater and explodes up to launch David Slater over the top rope and crashing to the outside. The landing is ugly as Slater’s head bounces off the outside mat. A referee comes to check on him, making sure he’s alright - but after a few moments it’s clear David Slater is hurt. The referee throws up an ‘X’ with his arms, and medical personnel come rushing out from the sides of the entrance ramp with an ambulance gurney.
Blake Samuels: Hope Slater’s injury isn’t serious, but that makes another elimination for the Honor Royal. David Slater has been ELIMINATED by Esmeralda von Krauss and Niko! (5:52)
Archie Rude: Protect yo neck Slater. Oh! Niko is seeing the wrath of Krauss!
Krauss spins Niko around and begins laying into him with elbows to his chest. Niko takes four strikes of her elbow before he ducks real low and slips behind Krauss, slamming her head off the top turnbuckle and then attempts to lift her up over the top rope. Krauss grabs the top rope, fighting him the whole way. Freakke comes flying over a pile of people and lands on Willard Manchester’s back!
The weight of Freakke causes Manchester to buckle to the canvas and gives Freakke time to gain his footing and lay into him with stomps. Freakke pushes Manchester to the middle rope in front of him, using it as a choker as he applies a knee to his back. From behind Lance Romance comes in and crashes Freakke’s party with a double axe handle to his back! Lance attempts to whip Freakke to the corner, and is successful! Freakke hits the turnbuckle, springs up to the second rope and leaps backwards as he twists his body, using every limb like a swiss army knife! Freakke hits Lance with his calf, and lands on Manchester who rolled over from the rope and was laying on the mat.
Keith Williams and Donzig have Clyde isolated on the bottom turnbuckle, as they both take shots at the big man as the other holds their boot on his neck, pushing it into the turnbuckle. Calvin Doxson sees this and crashes into both of them, breaking up the double team briefly. Doxson throws fists with Keith, but the Great White Terror has moves and is able to weave his head back and forth before delivering a double eye poke to Calvin.
Keith motions to Donzig to grab the other leg of Calvin Doxson as Keith blatantly chokes Calvin Doxson and appears to be enjoy it. Steve Awesome on the other side of the ring is tangled up with Black Jaguar in the ropes. Awesome was attempting to throw him over, but Black Jaguar was locked on to the top and middle ropes with both legs and arms. Steve waves him off and as he backs off, Black Jaguar manuevers himself to the apron, squaring up with Steve who has his back turned. SUPERKICK! Steve Awesome sends Black Jaguar sailing off the apron and into the barricade, before his feet smack the outside floor.
Blake Samuels: Black Jaguar has been ELIMINATED by Steve Awesome! (8:21)
Keith and Donzig struggle with Calvin Doxson as he won’t quit moving his legs, making their efforts futile. Keith drops Calvin Doxson on the top rope neck first! He watches Calvin spring backwards off the rope and land on his back. Calvin Doxson was still in it, but the move appears to have stolen his wind as he rolls under the bottom rope to the apron holding his throat in agony. Donzig and Keith Williams share a brief nod before they return to their stomps on Clyde who was trying to pull himself up in the corner.
In the opposite corner, Freakke has Willard Manchester up by the calves, trying to flip him over the top rope that Manchester has gripped with both hands. Manchester’s arms are straighter than arrows while he grips the top rope to keep Freakke from sending him sailing over. Freakke sees Malek Fredericks coming head first at him and walks out from under Manchester’s legs, dropping him on the top rope too! Manchester had a great grip and was able to land on his feet. Turning around to get his revenge punishment on Freakke. Willard Manchester collides head first with Malek Fredericks and the two wobble on shaky legs as a result. Freakke dropkicks Malek, sending him into the empty corner. Rolling backwards onto his back and springing to his feet, Freakke pops up to his feet, immediately planning his next motions.
Blake Samuels: Freakke has been on a tear here tonight! He looks prepared, steady, and confident in what he is doing in that ring. Is this a new Freakke we are seeing?
Archie Rude: Same Freakke, different day.
Blake Samuels: You would know.
Archie Rude: Freakke is not playing this smart, he’s spending all that energy now, and look at the ring, there are still 19 guys in there.
Blake Samuels: 18 guys, 1 bad ass woman. Trust me, you do not want to get on Esmeralda’s bad side.
Archie Rude: I have three ex-wives Blake, I’m on every woman’s bad side.
Manchester turns around to be met by Freakke with a jawbreaker! Manchester drops to the canvas and Freakke shakes his head - knowing he made more work for himself. Freakke changes his focus, peering around the ring before his eyes land on Donzig. Yes, the history of these two alone would be enough to have them want to tear each other apart for the rest of eternity. Freakke had not faired well in their last encounter, but every dog had its day, and maybe that day was today -- was it? Freakke gets spun around by Manchester reaching for his leg as he uses Freakke’s pants to try and pull himself up. Freakke gives him a look of suspicion and then slams a fist right between the bridge of his nose! Blood flows in moments, satisfying Freakke with what he set out to do. Turning around, Freakke sees Donzig bolting straight at him, not enough room to move, Donzig makes contact and hits Freakke with a SPEAR!
Donzig points to Freakke after he gets to his feet, and although we can’t see his face, pieces of what Donzig says are heard.
Donzig: You should stay the hell down and be happy I didn’t end your career during our last encounter!
As though gasoline had been poured on an invisible flame, Freakke explodes up to his feet, a seething fury in the Carnival King’s facial expressions. Donzig’s head tilts to the side, much the way a dog does, and Donzig motions with his hands ‘come get some’ as his palms lay flat and he mocks Freakke by closing his eyes.
Freakke stops for a moment, thinking this is a trap -- BOOM! Keith Williams blindsides him with a clothesline from behind! Freakke crumbles into the ropes before slinking down each rope until he’s sitting with his back against the bottom rope. Donzig yells ‘Duck!’ and Keith does just as Donzig throws his whole body over Keith’s shoulders in a shoulder tackle motion, at Rudy Palmateer who was running full speed at Keith. Donzig looks like Lawrence Taylor as his upper body hits Rudy’s chest and goes straight through him! Rudy Palmateer is a slinky of a human meat sack as his body folds up on the canvas, feet over his shoulders.
Archie Rude: What a body check!
Blake Samuels: Donzig and Keith Williams working together is interesting considering their past interactions.
Archie Rude: Winners run with winners Blake. You wouldn’t understand.
Niko and Kid Koala are trading chops near the ropes behind Keith Williams, Donzig, and the laid out Rudy Palmateer. Manchester is whipped across the ring by Xialong, and he is heading full steam at the now grappling Kid Koala and Niko! Willard Manchester hits the ropes as Kid Koala rolls Niko into the corner behind Keith, and Keith sees the chance to grab the top rope and pull down as Manchester is about to hit it. Willard goes over the top rope like the house dropped on the Wicked Witch in the Wizard of Oz.
Blake Samuels: Willard Manchester has been ELIMINATED by Keith Williams! (12:48)
Archie Rude: Making it look easy, that’s why The ReVenants are the top of the food chain. Everyone else is just living here.
Blake Samuels: Do you want to start a fan club for them?
Archie Rude: I’m a member of it already. Neo James Carner’s social media is can’t miss material -- you need to get with the times old man.
Niko and Kid Koala are broken up as Donzig uses their heads as coconuts and cracks them together. Donzig goes straight for Niko, lifting him off the ground by the bottom of his thighs just above the knees, immobilizing one of the Futuristic Ninjas of the Dark Stars. Niko cracks Donzig with an elbow on his dome, but it appears to have no effect. Donzig struggles with Niko on the top rope, as Keith Williams is pushed into the corner by Wombat. The newcomer to NPW uses his size advantage to deliver heavy knee strikes to Keith in the corner before he turns around and thrusts his hips backwards repeatedly. Keith takes two or three more before he pulls up on the top ropes and shoves his knees into the back of the Wombat.
Archie Rude: You put a man’s back against the wall, he’ll have no choice but to go through it.
Blake Samuels: It’s a trial by Wombat.
On the opposite side of the ring Kid Koala springboards off the second ropes and head scissors Lance Romance to the mat. Behind him in the corner is Steve Awesome stomping away at Buckshot, though pausing every few boots to the face to check his hair is in place. Freakke has found his legs again and sees Takaru Matsui trying to throw Malek Fredericks out. Coming in beside him, Freakke grabs a leg but is blasted with a kick to his back by Niko in the process. Takaru ends up dropping Malek back in the ring after he hugged the top rope snuggly. Takaru turns and decides to assist Freakke and the two trade blows with Niko, creating a Niko-in-the-middle game, where the Dark Star member is the punching bag and they are taking turns.
Archie Rude: Niko should have brought backup tonight. Takaru Matsui though has a different energy tonight - it’s like he’s channeling his sensei or something.
Blake Samuels: Freakke and Takaru working together, I never could have pictured that.
Archie Rude: The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Calvin Doxson is on the ropes courtesy of Xialong. Rudy Palameter is struggling with Clyde who has locked a gripping hand over the front of Rudy’s face and brings him to his knees. Clyde sees Calvin in trouble and let’s go of Rudy, a reprieve for the young athlete. Clubbing the back of Xialong, Clyde saves his brother and tries to grab Xialong by the face with the claw hold too! Xialong is too smart for the Council of Chaos’ monster. Xialong delivers kicks to Clyde’s left knee until he has to lean on the ropes. Xialong grabs a leg, but is clubbed by Clyde who begins to look enraged at Xialong’s tactics to ground him. Calvin sees this and smiles, knowing his brother better than anyone. Xialong goes for a clothesline to try and tip Clyde over the top rope since he’s leaning on them and the ring ropes are drooping from the behemoth’s weight. Clyde grabs Xialong by the neck, steps up, wraps his other hand around Xialong’s neck and heaves him into the air! Holding Xialong up in the air for a hard five count before Xialong is driven to the canvas with a sitout slam courtesy of Clyde.
Blake Samuels: That’s raw power from Clyde. His turn up at August on the Atlantic to save Jesse Jamester was a shock - both for the ReVenants and anyone who was in attendance.
Archie Rude: The bigger they are, the louder their bullshit. From what I have gathered, Clyde is a rather simple man, real simple.
Blake Samuels: So you two are friends?
Archie Rude: HA-HA… More your speed, aint he?
Calvin Doxson shoots for a tackle on Rudy Palmateer but is waved off to the side, and for his troubles receives a drop kick from Kid Koala, which was meant for Lance Romance behind him. Lance grabs Koala by the neck and throws him over the top rope — but Koala skins the cat and holds on to the top rope! Koala’s feet dangling as he works to keep his grip! Lance notices and rushes to the ropes trying to pry his fingers away, but Koala was playing possum! Pulling himself up, Kid Koala uses his legs to hook Lance Romance by the neck and roll him over onto the apron. Koala sits down on the apron holding the bottom rope as Lance tries to stand up. Leg sweep by Kid Koala, Lance jumps to avoid it, Koala springs through the bottom and middle rope, rolling into the ring in front of Lance on the apron. Standing backflip into a kick from Koala that lands on Lance’s jaw! Hanging on to the top rope by one hand, Lance is dazed... Kid Koala is grabbed from behind by Malek Fredericks in a waist lock. Lance looks to be getting his other hand back on the top rope and saving himself. Kid Koala runs forward in the direction of where Lance was on the apron, Malek still holding on with a waistlock goes for the ride with him --- Kid Koala rolls forward and sends Malek through the second rope head first right into the family jewels of Lance Romance! Lance falls backwards off the apron holding his groin area with the look of agony on his face.
Blake Samuels: Lance Romance has been ELIMINATED by Malek Frederick! (15:31)
Archie Rude: Malek got up close and personal with Lance -- a little too personal.
Blake Samuels: Koala is trying to get Malek over now!
As Samuels said, Koala was punching Malek as he leaned up against the ropes. Malek blocks a few and counters with a southpaw hook that rocks Koala where he stands. SUPERKICK! Steve Awesome out of nowhere hits Kid Koala with a superkick! Malek stares at Koala laying on the mat and then back at Steve and smiles. Steve nods at Malek and returns the smile, turning his back on him. Malek is happy to have a helping hand, SUPERKICK! Steve Awesome takes his head off and it sends Malek over the top rope and out of the ring!
Blake Samuels: Malek Fredericks has been ELIMINATED by Steve Awesome! (15:51)
Steve Awesome dusts his shoulder off and fixes his hair as he leans in the empty corner, surveying the ring. In the opposite corner Xialong is now beating on Buckshot with Donzig running across the ring, clothesline to Rudy Palmateer over the top rope!
Blake Samuels: Rudy Palmateer has been ELIMINATED by Donzig! (16:03)
Xialong rocks Buckshot with a headbutt, causing him to stagger. Buckshot swings and Xialong ducks and bends over, Buckshot goes to grab him and Xialong shoulder thrusts him, pops his hips and over the shoulder back drops Buckshot to the outside!
Blake Samuels: Buckshot has been ELIMINATED by Xialong! (16:19)
Jamal Williams comes running across the ring, slamming a fist into the back of Xialong and trying to off one more person in the match. Xialong doesn’t budge, grabbing the top rope he holds on. Eddie Havok comes over and knocks Williams out of his boots with a dropkick! Havok grabs the young talent, lifts him up and whips him towards the ropes and follows behind. Xialong moves out of the way and Havok hits a spinning wheel kick as Williams hits the ropes, up and over!
Blake Samuels: Jamal Williams has been ELIMINATED by Eddie Havok! (16:51)
Xialong swings on Havok right as he gets up and the two battle back and forth, with Xialong looking to have the advantage. Calvin Doxson stepped in to get a hand on Xialong and pays for it with a big boot to the face, sending him into the ropes. Eddie Havok goes for an irish whip on Xialong in the opposite direction of Doxson, then puts on the brakes and turns it around! MONKEY FLIP from Eddie Havok to Xialong, who spins into Doxson and the two flip over the top rope and crash to the outside!
Blake Samuels: Xialong and Calvin Doxson have been ELIMINATED by Eddie Havok! (17:32)
Eddie Havok was on fire and it looked like his shine wouldn’t stop until Clyde clubs him from behind like a brute and sends him to the canvas. The lug of a tree had the brute strength of ten men in one punch, and it showed when Eddie smacked the canvas. Now though, the ring was clearing up and we could see the groups broken down in the ring.
Clyde was getting his on Eddie for eliminating his brother Calvin. Behind them in the corner was Niko and Takaru Matsui struggling with Kid Koala on the top rope. On the opposite side of the ring, Wombat and Freakke were struggling with Steve Awesome in the corner.
To the middle far left was Esmeralda von Krauss, minding her own business since Niko and Takaru started to fight. Donzig and Keith Williams are in the other corner, where their former partnership had dissolved and now they are slugging it out.
Clyde sends Eddie into the corner where Niko and Takaru Matsui were. He comes hauling ass to sandwich the three and they all move out of the way! Clyde hits the buckles! It feels like the ring itself shook on impact. Clyde staggers out and Niko, Takaru and Eddie Havok look at one another and for a moment seemed to see the bigger picture. Eddie dropkicks Clyde! Niko jumps up and hits another dropkick on the big man, staggering him towards the ropes! Takaru Matsui runs at the big man and goes for a third dropkick! He’s on the ropes! Eddie Havok grabs a leg, Niko grabs the other, and Takaru Matsui grabs the boots and they all begin to lift! There is no movement, the weight of the big man is too much it seems. Keith Williams, Donzig, and Esmeralda von Krauss see this and decide to put aside differences if they want to get the biggest man in the ring out. It takes all six people to lift Clyde up and over, sagging the top rope in the process, but he tumbles over, hitting the apron and lands on his feet on the outside!
Blake Samuels: Clyde has been ELIMINATED by --- well half the Battle Royal participants! (18:39)
Archie Rude: The dead tree has fallen.
As Clyde is forced up the ramp by staff, Keith Williams grabs Takaru Matsui who is facing the ropes following the elimination, and Keith grabs Takaru by the tights and sends him sailing over the top rope!
Blake Samuels: Takaru Matsui has been ELIMINATED by Keith Williams (18:43)
Archie Rude: Keith Williams just saw two potential threats to his winning this match go over the top Blake. Keith having a hand in the second. Can you smell a R-E-V-night?
Blake Samuels: Don’t get too far ahead of yourself Archie. Still ten athletes in the ring looking to walk away with gold in their future.
Fans show their displeasure with Keith’s decision, ‘booing’ the ReVenant member as he smiles at their discouragement. Keith hauls away at Steve Awesome who has his back turned and is focusing on Donzig. Awesome gets hit upside the head before turning around and toe kicking The Great White Terror.
Niko and Esmeralda von Krauss try to one up one another with punches and well-placed kicks, and the result is a lesson in war. Krauss holds nothing back, roundhouse kicking Niko upside the temple with a perfectly timed kick that staggers the Dark Star member. Niko shakes the cobwebs and the next kick he catches, turning Esmeralda von Krauss to the ropes with her leg under his armpit and his other hand choking her. Esmeralda scrapes the eyes of Niko, or what she could assume was his eyes through his mask. The hope of breaking his clutch of her leg was dismal, but the choking hand let go. Niko clutches the wrist and begins to set Krauss on the top rope as he steps up on the second rope to leverage her correctly.
Archie Rude: What are we witnessing here? Does he know that it’s over-the-top?
Blake Samuels: That much I’m not entirely sure of Blake… Maybe Niko has other plans, we know how Esmeralda von Krauss was in Steve Awesome and D’s business.
Archie Rude: They both are in a precarious position.
Esmeralda head buttes Niko not once, but twice, before his wrist hold is abandoned, and with her one leg under his armpit, Esmeralda uses her flexibility to wrap her other around Niko’s neck, flipping backwards over the top rope!
Niko tumbles awkwardly off the apron and onto the floor! Esmeralda was able to grab the second rope and hold on with her arm wrapped around it, legs dangling as she tries to find her way up.
Blake Samuels: Niko has been ELIMINATED by Esmeralda von Krauss! (19:25)
Esmeralda finds her footing on the apron as staff usher Niko out of the ringside area and back up through the entrance curtain. Krauss goes to step in the ring and Freakke is on her! SMASH! A headbutt for the ages as the Carnivale King is sent right into Esmeralda von Krauss from across the ring by Keith Williams. Esmeralda wasn’t ready for it and the headbutt being as vicious as it looks rocks her and she gets her leg twisted up before tumbling off the apron to the outside!
Blake Samuels: Esmeralda von Krauss has been ELIMINATED by Freakke! (19:35)
Fans on that side of the ring are shocked and some disappointed that Esmeralda was gone. While not a fan favorite, her presence and attitude as of lately were connecting to more of the audience than usual. Freakke looks on at Krauss leaving and shrugs, the Carnivale King had no remorse, it was all business tonight. Returning his focus to the remaining six competitors in the ring.
Keith Williams was fighting with Wombat in the far corner, trying to lift him over the top rope. Donzig and Kid Koala are slugging it out to the left of Freakke in the nearest corner. Steve Awesome and Eddie Havok are having their own fun as Havok has Eddie in a sleeper on the second rope and Awesome is trying to grab his legs and head to gain some leverage to get Havok off him.
Freakke is the odd man out and so he joins in with Kid Koala to get some revenge on his former tag partner Donzig. Freakke gets a few shots in as Kid Koala nods and says lets dump him, and the two try to send Donzig over with both legs up in the air! Donzig however wraps both arms around the top rope, almost tying himself up in the ropes to keep himself grounded. Kid Koala sends a kick into Donzig’s midsection, and Freakke follows suit with his own. Like kids at a birthday party taking shots at the pinata, Freakke and Kid Koala were doing so with Donzig..
Archie Rude: Donzig is not in a good spot in this two-on-one, but I’ve seen what he can do against the odds.
Blake Samuels: Never count out Donzig. Though we aren’t familiar with Kid Koala, this is his first time in an NPW ring.
Archie Rude: True. This is his, Eddie Havok, and the Wombat all making their debuts here tonight at Honor Fight for the Fallen. And what a debut they are having, am-I-right?
Blake Samuels: All three are already making a huge impression with this debut! Now we wait to see, who of those three has the ability to take it all the way to the end? The hard part was over, the majority of the nearly twenty-three entrances to this battle royal are gone. With 7 people remaining, we have to consider exhaustion.
Archie Rude: Not to mention Donzig, Steve Awesome, Keith Williams, AND Freakke are all on the card later tonight.
Blake Samuels: Thankfully they will get a reprieve following this match to catch their breath before their duties later.
Steve Awesome has Eddie in the corner, rocking him with punches and turns to see Freakke coming in to get a hit on Awesome for the tag team match Awesome left Freakke to be beat down on, as he stood outside interacting with fans.
SUPERKICK! Freakke goes down as he came at the Face of the Franchise! The fans boo Awesome for his antics, but it was clear he was ready and waiting. Smiling at his handy work, Awesome stands over Freakke mouthing off that Freakke wasn’t on his level. A hooded figure jumps the barricade and slides into the ring behind Steve Awesome. Steve is completely unaware of the event, as he stands up and puts a boot on Freakke’s chest to get some extra ‘boos’ the hooded figure peels back the hood to reveal…
[Dylan Black.]
The Messiah of Mayhem, a two-time-XHF X*Crown Champion was waiting for Awesome to turn around. His hands at the ready as Steve spins to go back to Havok and his eyes grow to the size of baseballs as he sees Dylan Black instead!
Blasted by Black, Steve Awesome is back pedaling across the ring as Dylan unleashes a fury of strikes and kicks, throwing Awesome off balance and into the ropes. Dylan Black points his fingers at Steve Awesome like a fun and runs full steam ahead from the middle of the ring, flying through the air with a knee into the chest of Steve Awesome! Awesome hits the ropes and comes back towards the center of the ring, walking towards the other side as Dylan jumps to his feet, and runs at him again, this time, CLOTHESLINE! The move takes both Dylan Black and Steve Awesome out of the ring!
Blake Samuels: Steve Awesome has been ELIMINATED by Dylan Black! (21:25)
Archie Rude: Does this place not have security?! What the hell just happened here?
Blake Samuels: The Messiah of Mayhem has made his mark on NPW Honor Fight for the Fallen by making Steve Awesome his target! Paint my mind blown Rude!
Archie Rude: We need to figure out what that was all about, because it just took out the premier player of this match… Now I only have Keith Williams to root for. Come on KEITH!
The NPW staff come pouring out to pull Dylan Black and Steve Awesome apart, as the two continue blasting away at one another ringside. There was no love loss between them, and whatever personal animosity had been unraveled here -- was surely not over.
Back to the ring, we see Keith Williams taking Freakke from the canvas and heading towards the ropes. Keith irish whips Freakke with authority, sending him to the ropes, and Keith comes in with a big boot that knocks Freakke over the top rope -- but he lands on the apron, holding onto the middle rope to stay in it. Keith sees it and goes for a knee, but Freakke dodges it, and headbuttes Keith! Freakke grabs Keith by the neck and tries to go for a suplex! Keith is picked up and over the top, but grabs the top rope and falls to his feet on the apron standing beside Freakke. The two trade blows, back and forth, both in a precarious position, and Keith blocks a left, STIFF PUNT KICK TO THE JEWELS! Freakke drops off the apron like a sack of potatoes.
Blake Samuels: Freakke has been ELIMINATED by Keith Williams! (23:49)
Keith looks down at Freakke with a sickening smile of his handy work, proving bad guys are built differently. A big win for the Great White Terror.
Archie Rude: Go Keith! Go Keith!
Blake Samuels: Wow, do you get paid per chant or are you getting free merch after the show?
DROPKICK! Wombat with a dropkick to Keith’s back and Keith Williams is sent into the barricade on the outside.
Blake Samuels: Keith Williams has been ELIMINATED by Wombat! (23:57)
Wombat had caught Keith Williams off guard, and while NPW knew nothing of Wombat and the Marsupials of Mayhem, that would all change going forward! Wombat was pumped and showing his enthusiasm as he turned around into a thumping from Donzig!
Donzig is a man on a mission, and quickly picks up Wombat in a military press before dropping him over the top rope next to where Keith Williams had just gone out!
Blake Samuels: Wombat has been ELIMINATED by Donzig! (24:10)
On the other side of the ring, Eddie Havok and Kid Koala are tussling on the ropes and Eddie begins to get Kid Koala over, but Koala hooks him by the head and suplex him up! Eddie drops down behind him onto the apron… PELEE KICK BY KID KOALA! Eddie Havok flies off the apron!
Blake Samuels: Eddie Havok has been ELIMINATED by Kid Koala! (24:22)
Kid Koala and Donzig are the final two who remain… Kid Koala taking his time to get across the ring and sizing up the larger Donzig. It was David vs. Goliath look as the two circled the ring.
Archie Rude: The final two… Donzig, the man who everyone fears has the blood of satan in him… and a Koala?
Blake Samuels: That’s KID Koala, and it’s best you remember that. This Kid is making memories here tonight.
Archie Rude: Does he have it? We’re about to find out.
Tie up in the ring, and Donzig with the power play as he throws Kid Koala backwards into the turnbuckle. Koala rolls off his back and to his feet, an agile athlete, speed unmatched. Donzig cuts the ring in half, using his size to corner Kid Koala, but Koala dives between his legs, and gets behind Donzig, DROPKICK! Donzig goes face first into the turnbuckle!
Kid Koala runs at the ropes on the otherside of the ring, rebounding back at Donzig, and goes for a high spinning wheel kick to him as he rolls out of the corner onto the ropes… Donzig ducks and uses his back to propel Kid Koala over the top rope!
Archie Rude: OH MY! HE’S ELIMINATED!
Blake Samuels: Not so fast!
Archie Rude: WHAT!?
Kid Koala grabbed the top rope and lands on the apron, running towards the closest turnbuckle, and as he gets to the top of it, Donzig kicks the top rope, Koala falls on his Marsupial manhood, and the fans boo Donzig’s antics as he pushes Kid Koala off the top rope and he hits the apron, rolling to the outside ring area violently.
Blake Samuels: Kid Koala has been ELIMINATED by Donzig! (27:31)
Archie Rude: Donzig takes it home tonight! What a win!
Blake Samuels: Fans are not happy with the way that one went… Not at all.
Ring Announcer stands up as the referee gets in the ring and raises Donzig’s hand.
Ring Announcer: Winner of the Honor Battle Royal, DONZIG!
The sight of the man who would wrestle later tonight in the main event being given the nod as his hand is raised, now with a shot at any title in Northern Pro Wrestling at his disposal -- it was a nightmare waiting to unfold for all champions on the roster.
Cutting to the backstage area. A camera slowly pans right to reveal the catering area entrance. Focusing in as the camera zooms ever so slightly, we see Shane Severe with a cookie sheet in hand.
Don’t be mistaken, this was not Shane’s new role with NPW, no, he was most certainly still a contracted enhancement talent. Shane appears to be sneaking towards the entrance way, tip toeing almost in his approach. The camera pans left to the open area right outside the catering area.
A group of NPW staff ranging from ring crew to audio guys and the truck unloaders who were enjoying their bagels and coffee are seen. Immediately the crowd of NPW staff begin to part like the Red Sea. Their reasoning was made obvious moments later; Enter, the Canadian Nightmare.
For almost three full weeks he had not been seen or heard. The atrocious attack from the ReVenants had left Jesse Jamester with a minor concussion. Due to this, NPW authorities would not clear Jesse for action tonight. Rather safe than sorry they said, but the truth was, they weren’t willing to risk one of their stars for more ticket sales. Gus Arnold wasn’t that type of owner. All of that said; it didn’t matter to Jamester, as he would not be denied. Not tonight, hell, maybe never. The Canadian Nightmare was on a mission, as was transparent by his stalking like approach and awareness to everything going on around him.
Fists clenched as his beard pointed at the ex[psed chin area. He dawned a slightly different look with his facial hair than usual, or at least from what hair was visible from his trademark black lizard scaly mask that he wore. The Canadian born wrestler was looking ready to clean a clock, and not the kind that told time.
Stopping just before the catering entrance, Jesse turns on his heels and gets a full 180 degree view of his surroundings. His attention was a laser focus tonight. The targets were obvious; the ReVenants.
Not one of them were out in the open area. Turning back towards the catering entrance, Jesse Jamester enters the giant dining area.
SCHMACK!
SCHMACK!
From behind, Shane Severe swings with everything in him and sends the baking sheet at the upper back/shoulder area of JJ. After he makes contact with Jamester’s back, not once, but twice, Shane pauses with a look of confusion as he looks down at the bent baking sheet and then back up at the back of JJ’s head.
An annoyed grunt is all that is heard from the Canadian Nightmare, before he spins around and headbuttes Shane directly in the dome! Dropping the baking sheet that was now dented from the shoulder muscles that it had just tried to damage, Shane looked a little unsteady, slightly off balance. A swift kick to the gut from Jamester with no warning!
Jesterplex!
A modified take on his signature finishing maneuver lays out Shane Severe on the catering floor in a split second. The room goes silent. Grown men have food inches from their mouths as they stare at the massive figure in the entrance way.
On his feet like nothing happened, Jesse surveys the room like a hawk. No sign of the ReVenants here. As he pans around the room, the silence goes away as though someone hit a switch, and everyone returns to what they had been doing prior.
All eyes however were on him, whether they gawked or were glancing, everyone was waiting for what the Canadian Nightmare would do next. Turning his back on the room, Jesse doesn’t miss a beat and treks through the entrance, through the open area, towards a sign hanging from the ceiling that reads “Talent Area” and ‘Only’ under it in red bold font. The two security guards standing just about his height shuffle to the side as he approaches them and passes them. Both security guards step back towards the middle of the hallway.
A white concrete wall to his right, mahogany doors with plaques displaying the talent’s name who that room belonged to shimmered as the ceiling light hit it. Jesse paid no attention to the first few doors, knowing that the ReVenants were not the type to get special treatment. Gus Arnold only provided that to his champions.
“Hey!”
His boot sole hits the floor and Jesse freezes; his eyes turn ever so slightly as he turns around to see “Timeless” Alex Turner right behind him.
“This is a Champions area, and I don’t see any gold from where I stand.”
Timeless flaunted the same Imperial Crown Championship that he won from Jesse Jamester and Scott Steele a.k.a. The Colossus months back in a battle royal. Timeless’s cocky smirk was dialed up to eleven tonight - he was more confident than he had ever been before.
“Beat it! Scram! You’re not even scheduled to wrestle tonight are you? Then why does the mighty, oh-so scary lizard man, worthy of anything more than a boot in the ass and a---”
Kick to the gut! Hook the neck, lift, drop and cutter!
JESTERPLEX!
Popping back to his feet, Jesse Jamester stares down at Timeless’s prone body spread out on the cement floor. The Canadian Nightmare was not in the mood, and Timeless wasn’t moving, or talking any more.
Turning around to the direction he was headed.
Jesse Jamester: Yada yada yada… bout fuckin’ time he shut up.
Jesse’s boots are heard slapping the floor all the way down the hallway until the noise fades and he is out of sight. The camera turns back to the motionless body of Timeless. What would this mean for the Imperial Crown Tag Team Title match later tonight?
Joe Nobody is a name that has been building more and and more respect from the fans of professional wrestling over the years. A few strong recent stints on the XHF Network are ever present in that popularity rising. His decision to reach out to Gus Arnold to secure himself a position on the loaded Northern Pro Wrestling roster has been deemed a very savvy move. Northern Pro Wrestling has been taking in new members at a rapid rate, thus the hierarchy seems completely wide open. Moreover, with annual events such as the Cruiserweight Cup, and Tag Wars - a competitor like Joe Nobody could really elevate his game and become one of the pillars of this burgeoning company.
The North American Cruiserweight Championship recently changed hands in a shocking turn of events. Jay Stevens appears poised for a long run as champion after taking the championship away from Lord Dominicus. The young and confident worker decided to put his title on the line in a last minute decision against Lochlyn Cade, which is a decision which he hasn't recovered from. Cade was able to steal a victory from Jay and is now recognized as the North American Cruiserweight Champion. Irwin Collins took part of NPW's first Cruiserweight Cup back in 2018, and had made it his own personal career goal to one day hoist the championship aloft as his own.
Joe Nobody walks into NPW as a bonafide threat to sneak up on various members of the Cruiserweight Division. Saying and doing are completely different things. SO what better way to debut than against a journeyman Cruiserweight that offers a stiff test due to his tough chin and years of experience.
Early on in the contest, the crowd was quiet, observing Joe. Reputation is one thing, but seeing with your own two eyes is another. Joe executed a rolling arm drag, with precision and SNAP on the follow through. It was a unique way to execute a basic move, and the fans started to fawn over the technique.
Joe kept on task, not breaking his focus in the slightest. Collins looked to fight back, and stiffed Joe with a right hand that he more or less walked through, to back him into the corner. A swift body shot, as Joe went up to the second rope and executed a sickening tornado DDT!
He fell on Collins for the cover, but only received a two count.
Collins tried to beg off, to gather his air, but Joe was on him like white on rice. Some European uppercuts were to follow which dropped Collins to one knee!
SHINING WIZARD!!!
WHACK!
Joe Nobody connected clean, and finally looked into the stands where his efforts were applauded by the fans.
Joe winked, before setting Collins up for his patented 'Victory Buster'! He hit it clean!
RAAAAHH!!
The crowd popped for such a unique move. Collins was clearly out of it, as he ate that face buster clean, and Joe seemed to be pushing forward with the extra energy and motivation that the crowd was pumping his way. Joe could've gone for the cover right there, but he wanted to make a statement. This was his debut match, and he wanted to make sure that future opponents were aware of the capabilities he has inside of the ring.
"The Guideline" waited for Collins to clear the cobwebs. It was taking every inch of energy Collins had to get back to his feet. As soon as he did, a swift kick to the gut followed, at which point Joe picked Irwin up and planted him with the "Awesome Driver!"
The crowd jumped out of their seats as he got it all, full impact!
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Announcer: Winner of this match via pin fall, JOE NOBODY! (3:23)
Joe saluted the crowd, and waited for the referee to enter the ring to raise his hand. Joe left the ring, and slapped hands with a few of the fans in the front row, before bowing up the middle of the aisle. It looked as though the fans of Halifax had embraced Joe with open arms. Some of the potential match-ups to come would have any hardcore fan salivating.
“Halloween is a special time.”
The camera fades in on the Freakke standing in a dilapidated and abandoned looking funeral home. Its looks like no one has been here in nearly thirty years. No one except kids with cans of spray paint and nothing better to do than hang out in condemned buildings.
“Every year, we celebrate by dressing up as outlandish creatures and characters…”
The Carnival King pauses a moment.
“OK, so some of us do that year round but its the one day of the year we all get to embrace our inner cretin and show off something a little less than proper about ourselves. We get sweets and have parties and most importantly, my favorite, we watch endless runs of our favorite cheesy horror favorites. The Exorcist. Nightmare on Elm Street. Alien...Halloween.”
His smirk widens as he says that because of course that one would come across as a pun.
“This year, an oldie has been stuck in my head...and it’s given me an idea. Have any of you ever seen a cult zombie classic called, Return of the Living Dead? It’s a pseudo sequel to Romero’s Night of the Living Dead. The start of a series that made zombies scary not because of how inhuman they were but how human they could be.”
The painted wrestler starts to move through the dilapidated room pausing at an open door into the basement.
“One scene got me thinking of a devilish good idea. Something fun to celebrate the season. A Trick that I think you all will find to be a real Treat. I promise this. Things are gonna get a little heated...”
Freakke ran his hand along the basement door frame as he passed by and into the darkness below. The camera panned up to see the graffiti about the old rotted doorway. One word over top the others. Crematorium.
Showcasing the better looking gender of the NPW roster next, the newest addition to the locker ladies side of the locker room was “Apathy” Elizabeth Devereaux-O’Rourke, what a mouth full right? But damn she had the career background that would make the retired men of this sport blush - yes, Apathy was no green horn in the squared-circle. Her focus now was finding out if Northern Pro Wrestling had a challenger worthy of her ring work. “Everyone Loves A Villain” by Empty Mirrors smashes across the sound system of the Scotia Bank arena, and Apathy makes her way to the ring.
That challenger came out next in the form of the 9th Baroness of Godfrey, Lady Sinclair Godfrey. Any one who knew anything about Sinclair Godfrey, knew better than to doubt her abilities or give her an inch. Breaking bones and tapping grown men out was Godfrey’s favorite hobbies, not to mention her alliance to Donzig… what person rightfully chooses to be a friend of Donzig?! Sinclair Godfrey was the real deal when it came to stretching her opponents. Whether you loved her or hated her, she could twist and contort the human body until her foe was frolicking for freedom, begging for mercy. Tonight at Fight for the Fallen, it would be Sinclair’s submissions versus Apathy’s explosive offensive assault. Will it be the new star’s shining moment? Or will the Baroness add another tap out to her resume?
Sinclair Godfrey and “Apathy” Elizabeth Devereaux-O’Rourke met each other in the ring. Sparks of recognition swiftly come back to them from so long ago when the two were children. Lady Godfrey the daughter of an aristocrat and Apathy the daughter of a powerful French diplomat. The two have had intercepting bubbles time and time again over the years before either of them were into wrestling.
Did they get all gooey eyed and promise to make the fight fair between them as nostalgia hit each of them in the feels -- for former friends who grew apart over the years gone by?
No. They remembered they hated each other back then too.
The two women have a run at one another and begin exchanging punches as the bell sounds to start the match. Sincllair quickly takes the advantage, stunning Apathy with a hard right hook. This leads her to hip tossing Apathy across the ring. However, Apathy rolls through the hip toss and gets back to her feet.
Apathy goes for a quick roundhouse kick, catching Sinclair in the side of the head to send her to the mat. Apathy follows this up with a soccer kick that threatens to knock teeth loose. Sinclair rolls away and to her feet. She jumps in at Apathy and hits several European uppercuts before whipping her into the ropes. Apathy ducks under a clothesline on the rebound and slips behind Sinclair to hit an overhead belly to back suplex!
Apathy goes for the cover, but only gets a one count before Sinclair kicks out.
Apathy stands up, but is greeted by Sinclair, who grabs her by the shoulders and delivers a stunning headbutt! Sinclair whips Apathy into the ropes, chest first, and follows. She hits a backstabber that she quickly transitions into the Black Oath (bank statement). She doesn’t get to hold it long before Apathy can get a foot onto the ropes to force a break. Sinclair gets up and pulls up Apathy. She gets Apathy into a side headlock that she follows up with a headlock driver!
Sinclair jumps to her feet before Apathy can move and drops a fist to the side of Apathy’s head. Sinclair kneels by Apathy and hits several more punches before getting back to her feet and pulling Apathy up. Sinclair goes for a ripcord lariat, but Apathy drills her in the side of the head with an elbow strike that backs Sinclair up several steps. Apathy goes in with a roaring headbutt that takes Sinclair off of her feet with authority!
Apathy goes to the ropes and comes back with a slide into a headscissors lock around the head of the downed Sinclair. She locks the move in tight. She doesn’t get to hold the move in for long as Sinclair grabs Apathy by the legs and rolls so that she can get her foot onto the ropes to force a rope break.
Both women get up at the same time, but Sinclair grabs Apathy by the shoulders first and hits several knee lifts to the midsection to double her over. Sinclair follows this up with a gutwrench suplex and the cover that only gets a two count before Apathy kicks out.
Sinclair gets up to her feet and pulls Apathy up too. She hits Apathy with The Destroyer (Welsh Destroyer)! She goes for the cover and gets to two and a half before Apathy kicks out! Sinclair kneels up and stares down the referee in disbelief, who is sure to hold up two fingers to let her know that there was only a two count.
Sinclair stands up and watches as Apathy gets to her feet. She slips behind Apathy and hits a bulldog. She locks in Apathy’s legs and begins to reach for her arms. Apathy gets her arms under her and manages to roll over, breaking the hold. Apathy jumps to her feet with Sinclair right behind her.
Apathy grabs Sinclair up into a bodyslam position and goes right to the corner to climb the ropes where Sinclair begins to try to wriggle her way out of Apathy’s grasp. Instead of completing a super fallaway slam, Apathy bodyslams Sinclair all the way to the concrete floor!
Apathy gets down to the mat and watches as Sinclair is slow to get to her feet. Apathy runs across the ring and does a baseball slide knee strike to the side of Sinclair’s head in a move that sees Apathy do a spin on the ring apron and bring herself back into the ring.
Sinclair uses the ring apron to pull herself up and rolls back into the ring. Apathy jumps on Sinclair’s back and uses the ropes as balance to stand there. Naturally, the ref gets involved and begins yelling at her to get away from the ropes. So, Apathy kicks Sinclair in the back of the head and steps down and away from her so that she can get up.
Apathy grabs Sinclair as she gets up and sends her into the ropes. On the rebound, Sinclair is caught again. Falcon Arrow! Apathy gets Sinclair up again, slams Sinclair’s head in between her legs and begins to lift her up for the Dynast Queen Driver, but Sinclair manages to hold onto Apathy’s legs! Sinclair stands up with Apathy upside down on her shoulders so that Sinclair can drop down into a seated position and drop Apathy on her head!
Sinclair goes for the Witch’s Hammer (wicked stepsister) again, but again Apathy manages to turn out of the hold again. Apathy staggers to her feet, but is leveled with a lariat. Sinclair pulls Apathy up and sends her to the ropes. On the rebound, Apathy goes for the lariat, but Sinclair grabs the offending arm and whips her straight into the referee!
Apathy remains on her feet, but the referee goes down. Apathy spins around to face Sinclair when she is hit in the eyes by black mist! Apathy drops to the mat while trying to clear her vision. Sinclair drops a leg to stun her and then begins setting her up for the Witch’s Hammer (wicked stepsister)!
SLAM!
Sinclair stomps Apathy between the shoulder blades to send her face first into the mat! She goes for the cover and waits for the three count. Several seconds go by before she realizes that the referee is still out.
Sinclair gets up and helps rouse the referee into standing up. By the time that she gets the referee up and turns around, Apathy is already back up to her knees and trying to clear her vision still. Sinclair walks over and grabs her to set her up for the Destroyer (Welsh Destroyer). However, Apathy manages to get stood up while holding onto Sinclair. She drops into a sitting position that crashes Sinclair’s head into the mat like a driver!
Apathy stands up and leans in a corner while working to clear her eyes of the gunk that Sinclair had spit at her. Sinclair isn’t too long before she gets back to her feet and rushes at the still blinded Apathy for an avalanche! Apathy gets her eyesight clear with just enough time to move out of the way for Sinclair to slam chest first into the corner. She backs away from the corner for a few steps, but is grabbed from behind by Apathy for a German suplex into the middle of the ring!
Apathy bridges up to hold Sinclair for the cover and gets a two count before Sinclair kicks out of the move. Apathy gets to her feet first where she greets the rising Sinclair with a few European uppercuts that drive Sinclair back into the corner. She whips Sinclair across the ring to the other corner, following with a running drop kick to the gut! Apathy lets the momentum of her drop kick put her into a crouching position while she lets her feet slide off of Sinclair to land on the middle ropes. She reaches down to grab Sinclair by the shoulders and leaps away from the corner, hurling Sinclair behind her to the center of the ring in a move that takes down the referee again when Sinclair collides with him.
Apathy gets to her feet and walks over to the rising Sinclair with a wide grin. “You want to play dirty?”, she calls out. “Let’s play!”
Apathy throws a fireball into Sinclair’s face, dropping her to the mat where she begins rolling around on her face in an attempt to get the fire put out. When she starts to get back up to her hands and knees, Apathy is already sitting on the top turnbuckle. Apathy leaps through the air and stomps on the back of Sinclair’s head to send her face crushing into the mat with a splatter of blood as Sinclair’s nose goes crunch!
She gets the now bleeding profusely Sinclair up and hits the Evenflow DDT! The move was recognized immediately by longtime fans as Apathy’s former finisher. She goes for the pinfall, but then after about a six count realizes that the ref is still out. She goes over and revives the referee. Alas by the time she gets back to Sinclair, the Baroness is already up to her feet.
The two exchange a few punches and European uppercuts before Apathy whips Sinclair into the ropes. On the rebound, Apathy catches her and sends her chest first into the ropes. Apathy grabs Sinclair from behind and hits a lungblower! Apathy is back up quickly and pulls Sinclair into another irish whip to the ropes, hitting a falcon arrow on the rebound. She goes for the pinfall!
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Sinclair kicks out! Godfrey keeps it alive with centimeters between the referee’s hand and the canvas! Apathy kneels up, looking to the referee who claims that he only counted to two, showing her the margin of missing the three count with his fingers. She snarls at the ref while pulling Sinclair back to her feet. Evidently not as well, as Sinclair drops down to her knees and hits a palm strike to the inside of Apathy’s right knee to make it bend slightly to the side in a move that drops Apathy down to the mat while clutching at her knee in pain.
Sinclair stands and pulls Apathy up into a leaned over position so that she can hit several brutal knee lifts to the side of the head before casting her to the side like a sack of garbage. It isn’t long before Apathy gets back up to her knees and then to her feet.
Sinclair has blood streaming from her nose and onto her chest while Apathy has blood streaming from next to her eye that runs down the side of her face and neck. Neither look like they are ready to give it up yet.
“Is that all you got, Baroness?”, Apathy spits out venomously.
“I am born of higher stock than you,” Sinclair responds haughtily. “You are merely a diplomat’s daughter.”
Sinclair’s face echoed what her voice just shared with her opponent. Looking down at her opponent wasn’t just about being better than her, no, Sinclair knew her place in the world - and believed she was of greater importance than Apathy. On the other hand, Apathy lets out a roar as she rushes at Sinclair, who tries to step out of the way at the last moment! Apathy changes directions and hits a massive spear! The momentum of the move takes the two out of the ring through the ropes!
The two seem like they are down on the concrete floor for a moment though the referee doesn’t seem to be in any hurry to count them both out. Apathy gets up first, grabbing the rising Sinclair, and hot shotting her across the ring railing so that Sinclair impacts just above the bridge of the nose onto the metal. The sound upon impact is of a hideous and grotesque crack that causes nearby audience members to flinch.
Apathy rises again and watches Sinclair laying on the ground. She’s bleeding from a fresh location now as she slowly works her way back to her feet. Sinclair starts walking toward Apathy, but it’s a dazed stagger as she does so.
“I will defeat you momentarily.”, she mumbles. “I just need…a little nap.”
Sinclair drops to her knees and then onto her face onto the matted concrete floor on the outside of the ring. Apathy sighs and walks over, pulling her to her feet. Sinclair oves with renewed vigor (or was she playing possum?). She palm strikes Apathy in the lower midsection to get her to double over. Sinclair jumps to her feet, grabs Apathy in a suplex position, gets her up into the air, takes a couple of steps, and drops Apathy head first onto the ring steps where Apathy bounces off of them and onto the concrete floor where Apathy lays as if dead.
The referee yells down to ringside for them to get back into the ring or else he’s going to count them both out of the match. Sinclair sorta nods and picks up Apathy, rolling her into the ring where she bleeds from the top of her head now. Quickly forming a small pool of blood on the mat. Sinclair gets back into the ring, grabs Apathy by the arm, and drags her to the center of the ring while leaving a trail of blood behind her.
Sinclair rolls Apathy over onto her belly, swooning a bit from the last major blow to the head, before linking up Apathy’s legs to begin the set up for the Witch’s Hammer. She reaches for the arms and Apathy struggles to get free. Sinclair’s face shows her lack of patience for Apathy’s end to be found, and latches onto both forearms with each hand. Wrenching Apathy’s arms backwards, the bloody face of “Apathy” Elizabeth Devereaux-O’Rourke leaking on the ring mat below her, a crimson mask that had fans concerned in the front row for her health. Sinclair relished the moment as though she had been waiting to do this. SMASH! The foot drives the face into the canvas with force unseen before! Sinclair Godfrey hits the Witch’s Hammer!
Not letting go, Sinclair shakes her head as fans in the front row boo the Baroness. Godfrey leans over, looking at the red mask of blood Apathy sported, seeing the face imprint staining the canvas below, and pulls her arms back as she stands upright. WITCH’S HAMMER again! With no motion remaining in Apathy’s body, Sinclair rolls her over using the one arm she holds onto, and drops on Apathy for the cover. Hooking Apathy’s leg as Sinclair puts her hand on the bloody face of Apathy, propping herself up off her abdomen section.
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Ding! Ding! Ding! The bell sounds and Sinclair Godfrey rises from her fallen foe. The night would not be forgotten, for a war was waged between these two, and neither would be the same following it.
Announcer: Winner of this match via pinfall, SINCLAIR GODFREY! (14:49)
Wiping the blood of Apathy on her shirt, Lady Sinclair Godfrey has her arm raised, but sees no reason for the referee to keep touching her and pulls it away. She leans on the ropes, taking it all in, the moment was appreciated, but that was all. Sinclair Godfrey exits the ring and makes her way backstage as medical staff come out from the sides of the entrance ramp to check on Apathy.
Moments following the staff getting in the ring, Apathy is propped up against the ropes, blood still flowing from her face, but she is conscious. While the loss would sting, there was no doubt Apathy had shown NPW what she was made of. Apathy would live to fight another day.
Archie Rude is standing backstage, watching the hall it seems before he turns to see Takaru Matsui walking down the hall. The man seems troubled, but stops to stare at Archie as he approaches with a faint curl of his lip. A hand lifts to rake back his hair, and he motions for Archie to speak. Rude adjusts his tie, flashing a grin before he lifts the mic. 'Takaru! I just wanted to get your thoughts here at Honor, what are your plans moving forward.'
Takaru lifts a hand, motioning for silence before he shrugs.
“My plans are simple. I have something to prove, and to prove it to the entire NPW and myself? Then I will do what I have to do.' Takaru paused, and he glanced around the hall before he turned back to Archie. He leaned closer, and a hand lifted to point towards the camera as he motioned it closer. 'Jesse Jamester. I will see you at NPW, it is not about the bounty the Revs have placed on your head. But you are the man to beat here in NPW, and so I must face you! It is time for me to rise, to prove what I am worth!”
Archie Rude blinked, and he drew back a step as Takaru glared at him. Then he spun, storming away with an angry look in her eyes. Archie looked confused, after all Takaru was normally more easy going. A shrug, and he turned to go as well.
50% Capacity is to be expected for this event, and masks are mandatory.
Northern Pro Wrestling presents…
HONOR
Fight for the Fallen
Airing September 16th, 2021
Panning around the Scotiabank Arena in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the camera gets a shot of the crowd for tonight’s NPW Honor! Crowd signs are visible, showing love for the reigning North American Double Crown Champion, Lord Dominicus, a fan who has a giant head of LD on a stick that is behind a giant magnifying glass - hinting to his recent Detective work. Another fan has a sign made out of hair that says “I Love PRIMAL” with a big hairy heart. Next is the Galactic Sex Pirates getting love with a pirate cross bone of fans painted in white and black as they stand in rows to make the letters “G-S-P” with enthusiasm.
Turning down to the broadcast table, for a first time on Northern Pro Wrestling Pay-Per-View, we have the one and only Blake Samuels sitting at the broadcast table. Dressed in a blue dress shirt and a power white and red tie, Mr. Samuels was looking dapper this evening for this special super card of NPW Honor.
Beside him was the new face of the reporters seen backstage, and now officially the color commentator for the evening, Archie Rude. Dressed in a checkered black and red suit, with a power red tie, the slicked back greasy hair and gelled up beard was proudly pointed outward as the cheshire grin of Archie Rude beamed.
Blake Samuels: HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA! WELCOME TO FIGHT FOR THE FALLEN!
Archie Rude: Honor is Halifax tonight Blake, listen to this crowd!
Crowd: EN-P-DUB-YA! EN-P-DUB-YA! EN-P-DUB-YA! EN-P-DUB-YA!
A view of the crowd in all its glory as more signs go high into the air. Lynx, the new masked version on a poster board with sparkly text showing his name vertically beside the mask. A group of guys dressed with dead president masks and suits with R-E-V-S on auctioneer paddles stand proudly in a row. The spiked hair and skater group pops when the camera pans to them, and a fan holds up a skateboard with ‘Lochlyn Cade’ graffitied on it! A group to the right has a giant set of hair with the face of Steve Awesome smiling on the front. Fans all around have masks of Jesse Jamester, Donzig, Lord Dominicus, and Lynx throughout the arena, showing their commitment to their favorite masked superstars.
Angie Chaluky (Ring Announcer): At this time it is my pleasure to introduce to you, playing the theme song for the show, from Calgary, Alberta, the two time Juno nominated KORBA AND THE LOTUS!
Positioned either side of the entrance ramp, Kobra Paige and the rest of the Lotus are set up and ready to play. The pounding beats on the drums break swiftly into Kobra’s swelling vocals as the arena fills with some good old Canadian hard rock.
“I really hate you, yes I do,
I hate the way I second guess myself with you.
And I’m losing all control,
Yes I’m losing all control.
LET IT BURN!
BURN TO THE GROUND!
I DESIRE TO WATCH YOU…
BURN!
DESTROY THE CROWN!
FROM THE HATE YOU’VE TIED AND BOUND!”
The crowd goes absolutely ballistic for the musician they hear! Not for the band but for the incredibly well dressed gentleman who is walking down the entrance ramp. He stops to nod at the band, showing deference to the artists before walking towards the ring and soaking in the atmosphere. Allowing the music to finish, Chris Card calls for a microphone to be thrown up to him which he catches in one hand, turning into an instinctive blind snag, just to show off.
Crowd: WEL-COME HOME! WEL-COME HOME! WEL-COME HOME! WEL-COME HOME!
Card waits for the crowd noise to calm a little, a huge beaming smile across his face. Eventually, realising that the ultra-hyped Halifax crowd aren’t going to calm down on their own he holds a finger into the air, implying that it’s his time to talk.
Chris Card: HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, WHAT’S GOIN’ ON?
The crowd makes an explosive outpouring of noise again. Again Chris Card has to wait and indicate they should calm down for a brief time.
Chris Card: Let me tell y’all a little story. See, when people got wind that my last federation was shutting my legal team got sent two contracts. I looked at the financial return on the first. It was good. Damn good. And then I looked at the second. The pay wasn’t as good. The crowds wouldn’t be as large. But there was something special about the second one. Something that I couldn’t look past. That second contract was for Northern Pro Wrestling.
Crowd: EN-P-DUB-YA! EN-P-DUB-YA! EN-P-DUB-YA!
Chris Card: I looked at the contract and I thought… ‘MAGINE! This federation. I know it’s got talent to spare. I watched the Rumble and saw how the top NPW talent performed against the best the Network had to offer. And I know this place runs my home town. Not where I live. Where I’m from. And I thought to myself… I’M HEAD’NER! So I picked up my pen, I scrawled my name on the dotted line and here I am. All signed up and ready.
Chris Card: So I’ve seen a locker room back there packed to the rafters with talent. I’ve watched the shows so I know that people on this roster are damn talented within the ropes. And I have always prided myself on putting on matches of the highest calibre. I’m here to show there’s still life in this old dog. I’m here to give you more of the great quality wrestling you deserve. And I’m here to prove once more that I am very…
Crowd: VERY!
Chris Card: Good at what I do. We’ll be talkin’, Halifax.
A scene shifts and the camera is back at the NPW Broadcast table, where Archie Rude and Blake Samuels go into detail on the event about to unfold.
Blake Samuels: Did we just see the next star to join the NPW ranks?
Archie Rude: Geez, nothing gets past you aye? Chris Card showing up is just the sorta statement that sets the tone for this episode of Honor!
Blake Samuels: Absolutely Archie!
Archie Rude: That’s Mister Rude to you…
Blake Samuels: Tonight we have so much to look forward to! I’m excited to see the fight between Lord Dominicus and Lynx as they go head to head with the ReVenants, Keith Williams and Neo James Carner! The ReVs nearly took Jesse Jamester out of action on the last show with their attack in the backstage area following the tag match Lord Dominicus was refereeing being thrown out by Gus Arnold. Yes! It’s wild right? Will the ring contain these four competitors tonight?
Archie Rude: Will the ARENA hold this group of men in the main event Blake? Look at it, ‘D’ - the undisputed North American OpenWeight Champion will have to overcome the odds of not one, not two, noooo -- but three other men to retain here tonight!
Blake Samuels: Donzig, a man we have seen eager to climb the ranks - and confidently proving he is capable. Then there is Edward Zepp - what a hoss! The Galactic Space Pirates have a lot of meat in the group, but Zepp is exceptional for his size. I haven’t seen big men move like he does in years Archie.
Archie Rude: Not to forget, The Face of the Franchise, Steve Awesome! When they made the perfect man, I think Steve Awesome was the original, the master blue print of a wrestler and what a man should be.
Blake Samuels: Sounds like someone has a bromance for the Prettiest Player in the Game. That one is obviously going to blow the roof off this arena, but that’s why it was scheduled last. What else do we have here tonight -- Oh yes! The Honor Royale, a Battle Royal that will now provide the top three a chance at greener pasture. Yes, you heard us right --
Archie Rude: I broke this news Blake, so don’t steal my thunder! What my colleague was trying to say is, Gus Arnold took charge and raised the stakes at Fight for the Fallen with the Honor Royale. On top of the winner getting a shot at any Championship of their choice, the second and third place competitors would be entered into the Imperial Crown Tag Team Championship match later tonight! You heard me right, two unknowns have a chance of going up against The Bastards, Rob Riot and Frank Windsor and the Champions themselves, PRIME TIME, Alex “Timeless” Turner and Primal!
Blake Samuels: Not only a double main event, but tonight we see Apathy take on Sinclair Godfrey in what should be a battle to prove who is the dominant woman in NPW. Apathy was recently signed, but her career spans back a long way. This womanis no flash in the pan, and Sinclair will need to take her seriously or it could spell the end of her tap out tour.
Archie Rude: Sinclair is the Baroness, and tonight she’ll do whatever she wants in that ring, mark my words. Apathy is going to be headed to the shelf if she doesn’t bring her A game.
Blake Samuels: Let’s not forget Joe Nobody and Irwin Collins in one-on-one competition. Coming off a hard fought debut for Joe Nobody against Lochlyn Cade. Joe must be looking to lock down a win tonight and show why his name should be respected here in the great northern region of wrestling.
Archie Rude: Wait just a moment! There’s one more we have - yes, the triple threat with the new Cruiserweight Champion, Lochlyn Cade. In a surprise turn of events, Cade convinced Stevens to put up the gold in their first ever meeting. Cade showed the Canadian audience his abilities, and beat Jay Stevens fair and square—
Blake Samuels: Is that what you call using the ropes?! That’s fair?!
Archie Rude: It’s called knowing your surroundings and using it to the best of your abilities Blake. Anyway— before I was interrupted, the new Cruiserweight Champ will not be defending his title tonight, but will face off against a fellow cruiser in the Carnival King, Freakke. We would be doing a disservice if we didn’t mention the streak of bad luck Freakke has been on. First Donzig turning on him, then beating him within an inch of his life, only for Freakke to find his footing and make it to Honor: Fight for the Fallen. Lastly the man who is working on that weight loss to earn his future shot at a Cruiserweight titleshot, Rob Garcia.
Blake Samuels: For the first time in what feels like forever, we get to witness the ReVenants fight fair and without interruption.
Archie Rude: Fight, sure. Fair, ehh… Who told you that information, because they were misleading it not embarrassing my colleague. A triple threat has no rules besides pin fall and submission. These three can do whatever they want to one another, as long as it ends in the ring.
Blake Samuels: Oh boy. I can see it already, blood will spill tonight, no doubt about it. Looking down at the ring, it appears we have the competitors for the first match of the evening filing out one by one.
Archie Rude: The Honor Royale is moments away! Let’s take it to the ring to see who is all here tonight.
Camera cuts down to the ringside area.
Battle Royal Match
Over the Top Rope Elimination
Open to ALL members of the NPW Roster
Archie’s voice trails off as the crowd camera gets a side shot of the NPW ring filling up with the 23 Northern Pro Wrestling stars who chose to enter the Honor Royale. The wrestlers of the NPW roster show up for the chance to write their own ticket to glory. Honor: Fight for the Fallen was sold out for the attendance permitted in the Scotiabank arena.
Archie Rude: Nearly every member of the roster has decided to come out tonight for the Honor Royale! Over twenty men-
Blake Samuels: Excuse me, but there is also a woman in this Archie. Yes folks, you heard me right - Esmeralda von Krauss, probably one of thee toughest women in the Amazon’s division that Northern Pro and SWAT share a pool of talent for -- Esmeralda has entered this match!
Archie Rude: It’s a dog-eat-dog world Sammy. If she can hang with this mass of meat filling the ring, then all the power to her.
Blake Samuels: So far I see, whoa -- two of the competitors in tonight’s main event are in the ring! That would be the Face of the Franchise, Steve Awesome and Donzig! What a surprise to see them risking fatigue and possibly injury, before their OpenWeight title shot later on.
Archie Rude: Those are betting men and they saw a good bet to make Blake. As this Royale was restricted to non-champions of the NPW roster, and neither of them hold NPW gold -- why not enter? Donzig and Awesome are doubling down. If either one of them win this match, and then win the main event, imagine what that could mean for the Championship scene?
Blake Samuels: I respect their work ethic Archie, but it’s a risk I wouldn’t put myself through if I had my title shot already secured for the evening.
Archie Rude: Anyways…. Oh -- Keith Williams is in the ring! But I don’t see the rest of the ReVenants there, that’s strange.
Blake Samuels: Really? The glory hound and loudest one of the group doing it ‘on his own’ is what surprises you… You really need to do your homework Rude, this is Keith 1-oh-1, the biggest d--
Archie Rude: (interrupting) Filing in the ring from each side I see Kid Koala and Wombat! They are the newest signings to the NPW roster by Gus Arnold, literally right after Honor Fight for the Fallen was announced these two had ink drying on their new contracts.
Blake Samuels: I also see Eddie Havok entering, another new signee to NPW. Following behind him is Shane Severe, Freakke, Esmeralda von Krauss, Takaru Matsui, Calvin Doxson and Clyde, Xialong, Niko…
Archie Rude: FIGHT!
Before everyone was in the ring, the fists were flying. The bodies were packed in the twenty by twenty squared circle that these wrestlers called their home each and every time they performed. Fans were already getting wild, an energy was in the air from the crowd’s chants and singing. Three referees take to their positions, located on each side of the ring besides the one facing the ramp and entrance setup.
Donzig and Steve Awesome are seen verbally taking shots at one another briefly, with multiple wrestlers between them to keep them separated, for now. As Jamal Williams steps between the ropes, the bell rings and the Honor Royale is now underway. Jamal takes a stiff right fist from Eddie Havok, who is right on top of him as he enters the ring. Havok grabs Jamal by the neck and locks in a headlock, as the sea of NPW roster members squirm into one another with punches flying, kicks being landed, eye gouges occurring, back rakes happening, chops are heard echoing, and we see Wayne Sherlock is back dropped over the top rope by Wombat!
Blake Samuels: Our first elimination of the Honor Royale has taken place! One half of I-69, Wayne Sherlock has been ELIMINATED by one half of the Marsupials of Mayhem, Wombat! (00:29)
Archie Rude: That was fast! Hope he left his bags packed, he might be able to catch the early flight home.
Blake Samuels: Esmeralda von Krauss is checking everyone within striking distance with hellacious uppercuts!
Archie Rude: She is taking no prisoners and loving every second of it.
Camera focuses in on Esmeralda smashing Rudy Palmateer with a stiff european uppercut on the chin. Immediately she turns and does the same thing to Black Jaguar, and keeps going around to her left - next was Malek Fredericks who hits the canvas hard after the sudden uppercut! Esmeralda doesn’t stop there, no, the look in her eyes says it all -- she wants to win it all! Esmeralda continues the circle of uppercuts she was half way through completing with bodies hitting the floor, when she turns and hits Calvin Doxson in the nose!
Doxson doesn’t go down, but his nose breaks almost instantly as Esmeralda’s elbow connects right between but slightly lower than his eyes - on the bridge of Calvin’s nose. Blood starts gushing from yet another new signee for NPW, and Esmeralda goes down the line! Takaru Matsui is next, uppercut -- NO! Takaru dodges it by swinging his upper body backwards like a swift ninja avoiding a sword strike. Takaru waits one second more and steps into Esmeralda’s body, throwing his palm into her chest just below her feminie humps. EvK staggers backwards, showing the energy of kicking all that ass, may have just caught up with her.
Archie Rude: Esmeralda was on a tear until she tried to square up with Takaru Matsui. You can’t give men like him an inch. Takaru did what I wouldn’t have thought he was capable of, hitting a woman.
Blake Samuels: It’s 2021 Rude, if she enters a male dominated match, she should expect to be treated like all the others in that ring. I respect her for her choice, but am weary of what results this match may inflict on her health.
Esmeralda slips between two groups of battling competitors and spins Shane Severe around by the shoulder. Shane swings wildly, unsure who at. Esmeralda barely shifts her head to avoid the impact before unleashing not one, but two brutal uppercuts! Shane is on the ropes, putting his hands up to defend himself but looking in the wrong direction - showing the rocked look in his eyes as he shakes his head, trying to regain his composure. Esmeralda steps back two steps and charges Shane with a leaping clothesline!
Blake Samuels: Shane Severe is about to go.
Archie Rude: What about Esmeralda? She’s got all her weight on the upper body of Shane, trying to get him over that top rope! One wrong move and Krauss will have eliminated herself trying to eliminate . What a shame… such potential.
Blake Samuels: Don’t count her out until it happens!
Esmeralda was laying across the body of Shane Severe’s chest, as she balanced herself on the top rope with one leg wrapped around the ring rope and the other leg using the middle rope to stand. EvK lifts her body up and slams two closed fists into the chest cavity of Shane Severe! The momentum doesn’t carry him over, no, it’s Clyde who comes over and shoves Shane in passing. Krauss stands on the middle rope from the apron side and swings her other leg around so that she can drop to her feet on the apron. Shane Severe looks like a sack of potatoes as he rolls off the top rope, awkwardly hits the apron before slapping the outside floor.
Archie Rude: Shane Severe has been ELIMINATED by Esmeralda von Krauss and Clyde! (3:47)
Blake Samuels: Krauss looks pissed that Clyde helped her with Shane. Coming through the ropes and back into the ring, Esmeralda has her eyes locked in the 7 footer… Uh-oh!
Niko bumps into Krauss as she heading straight for Clyde, and the two go to swing on one another, but Niko shakes his head and raises two fingers pointing at David Slater behind Krauss. A brief moment of contemplation by Esmeralda before she nods and turns with an elbow, driving it into the back of Slater’s neck! Niko joins in with Krauss as they double team David Slater.
On the other side of the ring, Eddie Havok and Xialong are trading blows. Freakke is tangled up with Steve Awesome in the corner. Kid Koala and Wombat are double teaming Calvin Doxson. Takaru Matsui has Buckshot up against the ropes and is chopping wood. Clyde is being triple teamed by Keith Williams, Willard Manchester, and Donzig. Rudy Palmateer comes running across the ring at Calvin Doxson, blindsiding him from behind.
Niko has lifted Slater off his feet while Esmeralda squats under Slater and explodes up to launch David Slater over the top rope and crashing to the outside. The landing is ugly as Slater’s head bounces off the outside mat. A referee comes to check on him, making sure he’s alright - but after a few moments it’s clear David Slater is hurt. The referee throws up an ‘X’ with his arms, and medical personnel come rushing out from the sides of the entrance ramp with an ambulance gurney.
Blake Samuels: Hope Slater’s injury isn’t serious, but that makes another elimination for the Honor Royal. David Slater has been ELIMINATED by Esmeralda von Krauss and Niko! (5:52)
Archie Rude: Protect yo neck Slater. Oh! Niko is seeing the wrath of Krauss!
Krauss spins Niko around and begins laying into him with elbows to his chest. Niko takes four strikes of her elbow before he ducks real low and slips behind Krauss, slamming her head off the top turnbuckle and then attempts to lift her up over the top rope. Krauss grabs the top rope, fighting him the whole way. Freakke comes flying over a pile of people and lands on Willard Manchester’s back!
The weight of Freakke causes Manchester to buckle to the canvas and gives Freakke time to gain his footing and lay into him with stomps. Freakke pushes Manchester to the middle rope in front of him, using it as a choker as he applies a knee to his back. From behind Lance Romance comes in and crashes Freakke’s party with a double axe handle to his back! Lance attempts to whip Freakke to the corner, and is successful! Freakke hits the turnbuckle, springs up to the second rope and leaps backwards as he twists his body, using every limb like a swiss army knife! Freakke hits Lance with his calf, and lands on Manchester who rolled over from the rope and was laying on the mat.
Keith Williams and Donzig have Clyde isolated on the bottom turnbuckle, as they both take shots at the big man as the other holds their boot on his neck, pushing it into the turnbuckle. Calvin Doxson sees this and crashes into both of them, breaking up the double team briefly. Doxson throws fists with Keith, but the Great White Terror has moves and is able to weave his head back and forth before delivering a double eye poke to Calvin.
Keith motions to Donzig to grab the other leg of Calvin Doxson as Keith blatantly chokes Calvin Doxson and appears to be enjoy it. Steve Awesome on the other side of the ring is tangled up with Black Jaguar in the ropes. Awesome was attempting to throw him over, but Black Jaguar was locked on to the top and middle ropes with both legs and arms. Steve waves him off and as he backs off, Black Jaguar manuevers himself to the apron, squaring up with Steve who has his back turned. SUPERKICK! Steve Awesome sends Black Jaguar sailing off the apron and into the barricade, before his feet smack the outside floor.
Blake Samuels: Black Jaguar has been ELIMINATED by Steve Awesome! (8:21)
Keith and Donzig struggle with Calvin Doxson as he won’t quit moving his legs, making their efforts futile. Keith drops Calvin Doxson on the top rope neck first! He watches Calvin spring backwards off the rope and land on his back. Calvin Doxson was still in it, but the move appears to have stolen his wind as he rolls under the bottom rope to the apron holding his throat in agony. Donzig and Keith Williams share a brief nod before they return to their stomps on Clyde who was trying to pull himself up in the corner.
In the opposite corner, Freakke has Willard Manchester up by the calves, trying to flip him over the top rope that Manchester has gripped with both hands. Manchester’s arms are straighter than arrows while he grips the top rope to keep Freakke from sending him sailing over. Freakke sees Malek Fredericks coming head first at him and walks out from under Manchester’s legs, dropping him on the top rope too! Manchester had a great grip and was able to land on his feet. Turning around to get his revenge punishment on Freakke. Willard Manchester collides head first with Malek Fredericks and the two wobble on shaky legs as a result. Freakke dropkicks Malek, sending him into the empty corner. Rolling backwards onto his back and springing to his feet, Freakke pops up to his feet, immediately planning his next motions.
Blake Samuels: Freakke has been on a tear here tonight! He looks prepared, steady, and confident in what he is doing in that ring. Is this a new Freakke we are seeing?
Archie Rude: Same Freakke, different day.
Blake Samuels: You would know.
Archie Rude: Freakke is not playing this smart, he’s spending all that energy now, and look at the ring, there are still 19 guys in there.
Blake Samuels: 18 guys, 1 bad ass woman. Trust me, you do not want to get on Esmeralda’s bad side.
Archie Rude: I have three ex-wives Blake, I’m on every woman’s bad side.
Manchester turns around to be met by Freakke with a jawbreaker! Manchester drops to the canvas and Freakke shakes his head - knowing he made more work for himself. Freakke changes his focus, peering around the ring before his eyes land on Donzig. Yes, the history of these two alone would be enough to have them want to tear each other apart for the rest of eternity. Freakke had not faired well in their last encounter, but every dog had its day, and maybe that day was today -- was it? Freakke gets spun around by Manchester reaching for his leg as he uses Freakke’s pants to try and pull himself up. Freakke gives him a look of suspicion and then slams a fist right between the bridge of his nose! Blood flows in moments, satisfying Freakke with what he set out to do. Turning around, Freakke sees Donzig bolting straight at him, not enough room to move, Donzig makes contact and hits Freakke with a SPEAR!
Donzig points to Freakke after he gets to his feet, and although we can’t see his face, pieces of what Donzig says are heard.
Donzig: You should stay the hell down and be happy I didn’t end your career during our last encounter!
As though gasoline had been poured on an invisible flame, Freakke explodes up to his feet, a seething fury in the Carnival King’s facial expressions. Donzig’s head tilts to the side, much the way a dog does, and Donzig motions with his hands ‘come get some’ as his palms lay flat and he mocks Freakke by closing his eyes.
Freakke stops for a moment, thinking this is a trap -- BOOM! Keith Williams blindsides him with a clothesline from behind! Freakke crumbles into the ropes before slinking down each rope until he’s sitting with his back against the bottom rope. Donzig yells ‘Duck!’ and Keith does just as Donzig throws his whole body over Keith’s shoulders in a shoulder tackle motion, at Rudy Palmateer who was running full speed at Keith. Donzig looks like Lawrence Taylor as his upper body hits Rudy’s chest and goes straight through him! Rudy Palmateer is a slinky of a human meat sack as his body folds up on the canvas, feet over his shoulders.
Archie Rude: What a body check!
Blake Samuels: Donzig and Keith Williams working together is interesting considering their past interactions.
Archie Rude: Winners run with winners Blake. You wouldn’t understand.
Niko and Kid Koala are trading chops near the ropes behind Keith Williams, Donzig, and the laid out Rudy Palmateer. Manchester is whipped across the ring by Xialong, and he is heading full steam at the now grappling Kid Koala and Niko! Willard Manchester hits the ropes as Kid Koala rolls Niko into the corner behind Keith, and Keith sees the chance to grab the top rope and pull down as Manchester is about to hit it. Willard goes over the top rope like the house dropped on the Wicked Witch in the Wizard of Oz.
Blake Samuels: Willard Manchester has been ELIMINATED by Keith Williams! (12:48)
Archie Rude: Making it look easy, that’s why The ReVenants are the top of the food chain. Everyone else is just living here.
Blake Samuels: Do you want to start a fan club for them?
Archie Rude: I’m a member of it already. Neo James Carner’s social media is can’t miss material -- you need to get with the times old man.
Niko and Kid Koala are broken up as Donzig uses their heads as coconuts and cracks them together. Donzig goes straight for Niko, lifting him off the ground by the bottom of his thighs just above the knees, immobilizing one of the Futuristic Ninjas of the Dark Stars. Niko cracks Donzig with an elbow on his dome, but it appears to have no effect. Donzig struggles with Niko on the top rope, as Keith Williams is pushed into the corner by Wombat. The newcomer to NPW uses his size advantage to deliver heavy knee strikes to Keith in the corner before he turns around and thrusts his hips backwards repeatedly. Keith takes two or three more before he pulls up on the top ropes and shoves his knees into the back of the Wombat.
Archie Rude: You put a man’s back against the wall, he’ll have no choice but to go through it.
Blake Samuels: It’s a trial by Wombat.
On the opposite side of the ring Kid Koala springboards off the second ropes and head scissors Lance Romance to the mat. Behind him in the corner is Steve Awesome stomping away at Buckshot, though pausing every few boots to the face to check his hair is in place. Freakke has found his legs again and sees Takaru Matsui trying to throw Malek Fredericks out. Coming in beside him, Freakke grabs a leg but is blasted with a kick to his back by Niko in the process. Takaru ends up dropping Malek back in the ring after he hugged the top rope snuggly. Takaru turns and decides to assist Freakke and the two trade blows with Niko, creating a Niko-in-the-middle game, where the Dark Star member is the punching bag and they are taking turns.
Archie Rude: Niko should have brought backup tonight. Takaru Matsui though has a different energy tonight - it’s like he’s channeling his sensei or something.
Blake Samuels: Freakke and Takaru working together, I never could have pictured that.
Archie Rude: The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Calvin Doxson is on the ropes courtesy of Xialong. Rudy Palameter is struggling with Clyde who has locked a gripping hand over the front of Rudy’s face and brings him to his knees. Clyde sees Calvin in trouble and let’s go of Rudy, a reprieve for the young athlete. Clubbing the back of Xialong, Clyde saves his brother and tries to grab Xialong by the face with the claw hold too! Xialong is too smart for the Council of Chaos’ monster. Xialong delivers kicks to Clyde’s left knee until he has to lean on the ropes. Xialong grabs a leg, but is clubbed by Clyde who begins to look enraged at Xialong’s tactics to ground him. Calvin sees this and smiles, knowing his brother better than anyone. Xialong goes for a clothesline to try and tip Clyde over the top rope since he’s leaning on them and the ring ropes are drooping from the behemoth’s weight. Clyde grabs Xialong by the neck, steps up, wraps his other hand around Xialong’s neck and heaves him into the air! Holding Xialong up in the air for a hard five count before Xialong is driven to the canvas with a sitout slam courtesy of Clyde.
Blake Samuels: That’s raw power from Clyde. His turn up at August on the Atlantic to save Jesse Jamester was a shock - both for the ReVenants and anyone who was in attendance.
Archie Rude: The bigger they are, the louder their bullshit. From what I have gathered, Clyde is a rather simple man, real simple.
Blake Samuels: So you two are friends?
Archie Rude: HA-HA… More your speed, aint he?
Calvin Doxson shoots for a tackle on Rudy Palmateer but is waved off to the side, and for his troubles receives a drop kick from Kid Koala, which was meant for Lance Romance behind him. Lance grabs Koala by the neck and throws him over the top rope — but Koala skins the cat and holds on to the top rope! Koala’s feet dangling as he works to keep his grip! Lance notices and rushes to the ropes trying to pry his fingers away, but Koala was playing possum! Pulling himself up, Kid Koala uses his legs to hook Lance Romance by the neck and roll him over onto the apron. Koala sits down on the apron holding the bottom rope as Lance tries to stand up. Leg sweep by Kid Koala, Lance jumps to avoid it, Koala springs through the bottom and middle rope, rolling into the ring in front of Lance on the apron. Standing backflip into a kick from Koala that lands on Lance’s jaw! Hanging on to the top rope by one hand, Lance is dazed... Kid Koala is grabbed from behind by Malek Fredericks in a waist lock. Lance looks to be getting his other hand back on the top rope and saving himself. Kid Koala runs forward in the direction of where Lance was on the apron, Malek still holding on with a waistlock goes for the ride with him --- Kid Koala rolls forward and sends Malek through the second rope head first right into the family jewels of Lance Romance! Lance falls backwards off the apron holding his groin area with the look of agony on his face.
Blake Samuels: Lance Romance has been ELIMINATED by Malek Frederick! (15:31)
Archie Rude: Malek got up close and personal with Lance -- a little too personal.
Blake Samuels: Koala is trying to get Malek over now!
As Samuels said, Koala was punching Malek as he leaned up against the ropes. Malek blocks a few and counters with a southpaw hook that rocks Koala where he stands. SUPERKICK! Steve Awesome out of nowhere hits Kid Koala with a superkick! Malek stares at Koala laying on the mat and then back at Steve and smiles. Steve nods at Malek and returns the smile, turning his back on him. Malek is happy to have a helping hand, SUPERKICK! Steve Awesome takes his head off and it sends Malek over the top rope and out of the ring!
Blake Samuels: Malek Fredericks has been ELIMINATED by Steve Awesome! (15:51)
Steve Awesome dusts his shoulder off and fixes his hair as he leans in the empty corner, surveying the ring. In the opposite corner Xialong is now beating on Buckshot with Donzig running across the ring, clothesline to Rudy Palmateer over the top rope!
Blake Samuels: Rudy Palmateer has been ELIMINATED by Donzig! (16:03)
Xialong rocks Buckshot with a headbutt, causing him to stagger. Buckshot swings and Xialong ducks and bends over, Buckshot goes to grab him and Xialong shoulder thrusts him, pops his hips and over the shoulder back drops Buckshot to the outside!
Blake Samuels: Buckshot has been ELIMINATED by Xialong! (16:19)
Jamal Williams comes running across the ring, slamming a fist into the back of Xialong and trying to off one more person in the match. Xialong doesn’t budge, grabbing the top rope he holds on. Eddie Havok comes over and knocks Williams out of his boots with a dropkick! Havok grabs the young talent, lifts him up and whips him towards the ropes and follows behind. Xialong moves out of the way and Havok hits a spinning wheel kick as Williams hits the ropes, up and over!
Blake Samuels: Jamal Williams has been ELIMINATED by Eddie Havok! (16:51)
Xialong swings on Havok right as he gets up and the two battle back and forth, with Xialong looking to have the advantage. Calvin Doxson stepped in to get a hand on Xialong and pays for it with a big boot to the face, sending him into the ropes. Eddie Havok goes for an irish whip on Xialong in the opposite direction of Doxson, then puts on the brakes and turns it around! MONKEY FLIP from Eddie Havok to Xialong, who spins into Doxson and the two flip over the top rope and crash to the outside!
Blake Samuels: Xialong and Calvin Doxson have been ELIMINATED by Eddie Havok! (17:32)
Eddie Havok was on fire and it looked like his shine wouldn’t stop until Clyde clubs him from behind like a brute and sends him to the canvas. The lug of a tree had the brute strength of ten men in one punch, and it showed when Eddie smacked the canvas. Now though, the ring was clearing up and we could see the groups broken down in the ring.
Clyde was getting his on Eddie for eliminating his brother Calvin. Behind them in the corner was Niko and Takaru Matsui struggling with Kid Koala on the top rope. On the opposite side of the ring, Wombat and Freakke were struggling with Steve Awesome in the corner.
To the middle far left was Esmeralda von Krauss, minding her own business since Niko and Takaru started to fight. Donzig and Keith Williams are in the other corner, where their former partnership had dissolved and now they are slugging it out.
Clyde sends Eddie into the corner where Niko and Takaru Matsui were. He comes hauling ass to sandwich the three and they all move out of the way! Clyde hits the buckles! It feels like the ring itself shook on impact. Clyde staggers out and Niko, Takaru and Eddie Havok look at one another and for a moment seemed to see the bigger picture. Eddie dropkicks Clyde! Niko jumps up and hits another dropkick on the big man, staggering him towards the ropes! Takaru Matsui runs at the big man and goes for a third dropkick! He’s on the ropes! Eddie Havok grabs a leg, Niko grabs the other, and Takaru Matsui grabs the boots and they all begin to lift! There is no movement, the weight of the big man is too much it seems. Keith Williams, Donzig, and Esmeralda von Krauss see this and decide to put aside differences if they want to get the biggest man in the ring out. It takes all six people to lift Clyde up and over, sagging the top rope in the process, but he tumbles over, hitting the apron and lands on his feet on the outside!
Blake Samuels: Clyde has been ELIMINATED by --- well half the Battle Royal participants! (18:39)
Archie Rude: The dead tree has fallen.
As Clyde is forced up the ramp by staff, Keith Williams grabs Takaru Matsui who is facing the ropes following the elimination, and Keith grabs Takaru by the tights and sends him sailing over the top rope!
Blake Samuels: Takaru Matsui has been ELIMINATED by Keith Williams (18:43)
Archie Rude: Keith Williams just saw two potential threats to his winning this match go over the top Blake. Keith having a hand in the second. Can you smell a R-E-V-night?
Blake Samuels: Don’t get too far ahead of yourself Archie. Still ten athletes in the ring looking to walk away with gold in their future.
Fans show their displeasure with Keith’s decision, ‘booing’ the ReVenant member as he smiles at their discouragement. Keith hauls away at Steve Awesome who has his back turned and is focusing on Donzig. Awesome gets hit upside the head before turning around and toe kicking The Great White Terror.
Niko and Esmeralda von Krauss try to one up one another with punches and well-placed kicks, and the result is a lesson in war. Krauss holds nothing back, roundhouse kicking Niko upside the temple with a perfectly timed kick that staggers the Dark Star member. Niko shakes the cobwebs and the next kick he catches, turning Esmeralda von Krauss to the ropes with her leg under his armpit and his other hand choking her. Esmeralda scrapes the eyes of Niko, or what she could assume was his eyes through his mask. The hope of breaking his clutch of her leg was dismal, but the choking hand let go. Niko clutches the wrist and begins to set Krauss on the top rope as he steps up on the second rope to leverage her correctly.
Archie Rude: What are we witnessing here? Does he know that it’s over-the-top?
Blake Samuels: That much I’m not entirely sure of Blake… Maybe Niko has other plans, we know how Esmeralda von Krauss was in Steve Awesome and D’s business.
Archie Rude: They both are in a precarious position.
Esmeralda head buttes Niko not once, but twice, before his wrist hold is abandoned, and with her one leg under his armpit, Esmeralda uses her flexibility to wrap her other around Niko’s neck, flipping backwards over the top rope!
Niko tumbles awkwardly off the apron and onto the floor! Esmeralda was able to grab the second rope and hold on with her arm wrapped around it, legs dangling as she tries to find her way up.
Blake Samuels: Niko has been ELIMINATED by Esmeralda von Krauss! (19:25)
Esmeralda finds her footing on the apron as staff usher Niko out of the ringside area and back up through the entrance curtain. Krauss goes to step in the ring and Freakke is on her! SMASH! A headbutt for the ages as the Carnivale King is sent right into Esmeralda von Krauss from across the ring by Keith Williams. Esmeralda wasn’t ready for it and the headbutt being as vicious as it looks rocks her and she gets her leg twisted up before tumbling off the apron to the outside!
Blake Samuels: Esmeralda von Krauss has been ELIMINATED by Freakke! (19:35)
Fans on that side of the ring are shocked and some disappointed that Esmeralda was gone. While not a fan favorite, her presence and attitude as of lately were connecting to more of the audience than usual. Freakke looks on at Krauss leaving and shrugs, the Carnivale King had no remorse, it was all business tonight. Returning his focus to the remaining six competitors in the ring.
Keith Williams was fighting with Wombat in the far corner, trying to lift him over the top rope. Donzig and Kid Koala are slugging it out to the left of Freakke in the nearest corner. Steve Awesome and Eddie Havok are having their own fun as Havok has Eddie in a sleeper on the second rope and Awesome is trying to grab his legs and head to gain some leverage to get Havok off him.
Freakke is the odd man out and so he joins in with Kid Koala to get some revenge on his former tag partner Donzig. Freakke gets a few shots in as Kid Koala nods and says lets dump him, and the two try to send Donzig over with both legs up in the air! Donzig however wraps both arms around the top rope, almost tying himself up in the ropes to keep himself grounded. Kid Koala sends a kick into Donzig’s midsection, and Freakke follows suit with his own. Like kids at a birthday party taking shots at the pinata, Freakke and Kid Koala were doing so with Donzig..
Archie Rude: Donzig is not in a good spot in this two-on-one, but I’ve seen what he can do against the odds.
Blake Samuels: Never count out Donzig. Though we aren’t familiar with Kid Koala, this is his first time in an NPW ring.
Archie Rude: True. This is his, Eddie Havok, and the Wombat all making their debuts here tonight at Honor Fight for the Fallen. And what a debut they are having, am-I-right?
Blake Samuels: All three are already making a huge impression with this debut! Now we wait to see, who of those three has the ability to take it all the way to the end? The hard part was over, the majority of the nearly twenty-three entrances to this battle royal are gone. With 7 people remaining, we have to consider exhaustion.
Archie Rude: Not to mention Donzig, Steve Awesome, Keith Williams, AND Freakke are all on the card later tonight.
Blake Samuels: Thankfully they will get a reprieve following this match to catch their breath before their duties later.
Steve Awesome has Eddie in the corner, rocking him with punches and turns to see Freakke coming in to get a hit on Awesome for the tag team match Awesome left Freakke to be beat down on, as he stood outside interacting with fans.
SUPERKICK! Freakke goes down as he came at the Face of the Franchise! The fans boo Awesome for his antics, but it was clear he was ready and waiting. Smiling at his handy work, Awesome stands over Freakke mouthing off that Freakke wasn’t on his level. A hooded figure jumps the barricade and slides into the ring behind Steve Awesome. Steve is completely unaware of the event, as he stands up and puts a boot on Freakke’s chest to get some extra ‘boos’ the hooded figure peels back the hood to reveal…
[Dylan Black.]
The Messiah of Mayhem, a two-time-XHF X*Crown Champion was waiting for Awesome to turn around. His hands at the ready as Steve spins to go back to Havok and his eyes grow to the size of baseballs as he sees Dylan Black instead!
Blasted by Black, Steve Awesome is back pedaling across the ring as Dylan unleashes a fury of strikes and kicks, throwing Awesome off balance and into the ropes. Dylan Black points his fingers at Steve Awesome like a fun and runs full steam ahead from the middle of the ring, flying through the air with a knee into the chest of Steve Awesome! Awesome hits the ropes and comes back towards the center of the ring, walking towards the other side as Dylan jumps to his feet, and runs at him again, this time, CLOTHESLINE! The move takes both Dylan Black and Steve Awesome out of the ring!
Blake Samuels: Steve Awesome has been ELIMINATED by Dylan Black! (21:25)
Archie Rude: Does this place not have security?! What the hell just happened here?
Blake Samuels: The Messiah of Mayhem has made his mark on NPW Honor Fight for the Fallen by making Steve Awesome his target! Paint my mind blown Rude!
Archie Rude: We need to figure out what that was all about, because it just took out the premier player of this match… Now I only have Keith Williams to root for. Come on KEITH!
The NPW staff come pouring out to pull Dylan Black and Steve Awesome apart, as the two continue blasting away at one another ringside. There was no love loss between them, and whatever personal animosity had been unraveled here -- was surely not over.
Back to the ring, we see Keith Williams taking Freakke from the canvas and heading towards the ropes. Keith irish whips Freakke with authority, sending him to the ropes, and Keith comes in with a big boot that knocks Freakke over the top rope -- but he lands on the apron, holding onto the middle rope to stay in it. Keith sees it and goes for a knee, but Freakke dodges it, and headbuttes Keith! Freakke grabs Keith by the neck and tries to go for a suplex! Keith is picked up and over the top, but grabs the top rope and falls to his feet on the apron standing beside Freakke. The two trade blows, back and forth, both in a precarious position, and Keith blocks a left, STIFF PUNT KICK TO THE JEWELS! Freakke drops off the apron like a sack of potatoes.
Blake Samuels: Freakke has been ELIMINATED by Keith Williams! (23:49)
Keith looks down at Freakke with a sickening smile of his handy work, proving bad guys are built differently. A big win for the Great White Terror.
Archie Rude: Go Keith! Go Keith!
Blake Samuels: Wow, do you get paid per chant or are you getting free merch after the show?
DROPKICK! Wombat with a dropkick to Keith’s back and Keith Williams is sent into the barricade on the outside.
Blake Samuels: Keith Williams has been ELIMINATED by Wombat! (23:57)
Wombat had caught Keith Williams off guard, and while NPW knew nothing of Wombat and the Marsupials of Mayhem, that would all change going forward! Wombat was pumped and showing his enthusiasm as he turned around into a thumping from Donzig!
Donzig is a man on a mission, and quickly picks up Wombat in a military press before dropping him over the top rope next to where Keith Williams had just gone out!
Blake Samuels: Wombat has been ELIMINATED by Donzig! (24:10)
On the other side of the ring, Eddie Havok and Kid Koala are tussling on the ropes and Eddie begins to get Kid Koala over, but Koala hooks him by the head and suplex him up! Eddie drops down behind him onto the apron… PELEE KICK BY KID KOALA! Eddie Havok flies off the apron!
Blake Samuels: Eddie Havok has been ELIMINATED by Kid Koala! (24:22)
Kid Koala and Donzig are the final two who remain… Kid Koala taking his time to get across the ring and sizing up the larger Donzig. It was David vs. Goliath look as the two circled the ring.
Archie Rude: The final two… Donzig, the man who everyone fears has the blood of satan in him… and a Koala?
Blake Samuels: That’s KID Koala, and it’s best you remember that. This Kid is making memories here tonight.
Archie Rude: Does he have it? We’re about to find out.
Tie up in the ring, and Donzig with the power play as he throws Kid Koala backwards into the turnbuckle. Koala rolls off his back and to his feet, an agile athlete, speed unmatched. Donzig cuts the ring in half, using his size to corner Kid Koala, but Koala dives between his legs, and gets behind Donzig, DROPKICK! Donzig goes face first into the turnbuckle!
Kid Koala runs at the ropes on the otherside of the ring, rebounding back at Donzig, and goes for a high spinning wheel kick to him as he rolls out of the corner onto the ropes… Donzig ducks and uses his back to propel Kid Koala over the top rope!
Archie Rude: OH MY! HE’S ELIMINATED!
Blake Samuels: Not so fast!
Archie Rude: WHAT!?
Kid Koala grabbed the top rope and lands on the apron, running towards the closest turnbuckle, and as he gets to the top of it, Donzig kicks the top rope, Koala falls on his Marsupial manhood, and the fans boo Donzig’s antics as he pushes Kid Koala off the top rope and he hits the apron, rolling to the outside ring area violently.
Blake Samuels: Kid Koala has been ELIMINATED by Donzig! (27:31)
Archie Rude: Donzig takes it home tonight! What a win!
Blake Samuels: Fans are not happy with the way that one went… Not at all.
Ring Announcer stands up as the referee gets in the ring and raises Donzig’s hand.
Ring Announcer: Winner of the Honor Battle Royal, DONZIG!
The sight of the man who would wrestle later tonight in the main event being given the nod as his hand is raised, now with a shot at any title in Northern Pro Wrestling at his disposal -- it was a nightmare waiting to unfold for all champions on the roster.
Cutting to the backstage area. A camera slowly pans right to reveal the catering area entrance. Focusing in as the camera zooms ever so slightly, we see Shane Severe with a cookie sheet in hand.
Don’t be mistaken, this was not Shane’s new role with NPW, no, he was most certainly still a contracted enhancement talent. Shane appears to be sneaking towards the entrance way, tip toeing almost in his approach. The camera pans left to the open area right outside the catering area.
A group of NPW staff ranging from ring crew to audio guys and the truck unloaders who were enjoying their bagels and coffee are seen. Immediately the crowd of NPW staff begin to part like the Red Sea. Their reasoning was made obvious moments later; Enter, the Canadian Nightmare.
For almost three full weeks he had not been seen or heard. The atrocious attack from the ReVenants had left Jesse Jamester with a minor concussion. Due to this, NPW authorities would not clear Jesse for action tonight. Rather safe than sorry they said, but the truth was, they weren’t willing to risk one of their stars for more ticket sales. Gus Arnold wasn’t that type of owner. All of that said; it didn’t matter to Jamester, as he would not be denied. Not tonight, hell, maybe never. The Canadian Nightmare was on a mission, as was transparent by his stalking like approach and awareness to everything going on around him.
Fists clenched as his beard pointed at the ex[psed chin area. He dawned a slightly different look with his facial hair than usual, or at least from what hair was visible from his trademark black lizard scaly mask that he wore. The Canadian born wrestler was looking ready to clean a clock, and not the kind that told time.
Stopping just before the catering entrance, Jesse turns on his heels and gets a full 180 degree view of his surroundings. His attention was a laser focus tonight. The targets were obvious; the ReVenants.
Not one of them were out in the open area. Turning back towards the catering entrance, Jesse Jamester enters the giant dining area.
SCHMACK!
SCHMACK!
From behind, Shane Severe swings with everything in him and sends the baking sheet at the upper back/shoulder area of JJ. After he makes contact with Jamester’s back, not once, but twice, Shane pauses with a look of confusion as he looks down at the bent baking sheet and then back up at the back of JJ’s head.
An annoyed grunt is all that is heard from the Canadian Nightmare, before he spins around and headbuttes Shane directly in the dome! Dropping the baking sheet that was now dented from the shoulder muscles that it had just tried to damage, Shane looked a little unsteady, slightly off balance. A swift kick to the gut from Jamester with no warning!
Jesterplex!
A modified take on his signature finishing maneuver lays out Shane Severe on the catering floor in a split second. The room goes silent. Grown men have food inches from their mouths as they stare at the massive figure in the entrance way.
On his feet like nothing happened, Jesse surveys the room like a hawk. No sign of the ReVenants here. As he pans around the room, the silence goes away as though someone hit a switch, and everyone returns to what they had been doing prior.
All eyes however were on him, whether they gawked or were glancing, everyone was waiting for what the Canadian Nightmare would do next. Turning his back on the room, Jesse doesn’t miss a beat and treks through the entrance, through the open area, towards a sign hanging from the ceiling that reads “Talent Area” and ‘Only’ under it in red bold font. The two security guards standing just about his height shuffle to the side as he approaches them and passes them. Both security guards step back towards the middle of the hallway.
A white concrete wall to his right, mahogany doors with plaques displaying the talent’s name who that room belonged to shimmered as the ceiling light hit it. Jesse paid no attention to the first few doors, knowing that the ReVenants were not the type to get special treatment. Gus Arnold only provided that to his champions.
“Hey!”
His boot sole hits the floor and Jesse freezes; his eyes turn ever so slightly as he turns around to see “Timeless” Alex Turner right behind him.
“This is a Champions area, and I don’t see any gold from where I stand.”
Timeless flaunted the same Imperial Crown Championship that he won from Jesse Jamester and Scott Steele a.k.a. The Colossus months back in a battle royal. Timeless’s cocky smirk was dialed up to eleven tonight - he was more confident than he had ever been before.
“Beat it! Scram! You’re not even scheduled to wrestle tonight are you? Then why does the mighty, oh-so scary lizard man, worthy of anything more than a boot in the ass and a---”
Kick to the gut! Hook the neck, lift, drop and cutter!
JESTERPLEX!
Popping back to his feet, Jesse Jamester stares down at Timeless’s prone body spread out on the cement floor. The Canadian Nightmare was not in the mood, and Timeless wasn’t moving, or talking any more.
Turning around to the direction he was headed.
Jesse Jamester: Yada yada yada… bout fuckin’ time he shut up.
Jesse’s boots are heard slapping the floor all the way down the hallway until the noise fades and he is out of sight. The camera turns back to the motionless body of Timeless. What would this mean for the Imperial Crown Tag Team Title match later tonight?
Debut Match
15 Minute Time Limit
Joe Nobody vs. Irwin Collins
Joe Nobody is a name that has been building more and and more respect from the fans of professional wrestling over the years. A few strong recent stints on the XHF Network are ever present in that popularity rising. His decision to reach out to Gus Arnold to secure himself a position on the loaded Northern Pro Wrestling roster has been deemed a very savvy move. Northern Pro Wrestling has been taking in new members at a rapid rate, thus the hierarchy seems completely wide open. Moreover, with annual events such as the Cruiserweight Cup, and Tag Wars - a competitor like Joe Nobody could really elevate his game and become one of the pillars of this burgeoning company.
The North American Cruiserweight Championship recently changed hands in a shocking turn of events. Jay Stevens appears poised for a long run as champion after taking the championship away from Lord Dominicus. The young and confident worker decided to put his title on the line in a last minute decision against Lochlyn Cade, which is a decision which he hasn't recovered from. Cade was able to steal a victory from Jay and is now recognized as the North American Cruiserweight Champion. Irwin Collins took part of NPW's first Cruiserweight Cup back in 2018, and had made it his own personal career goal to one day hoist the championship aloft as his own.
Joe Nobody walks into NPW as a bonafide threat to sneak up on various members of the Cruiserweight Division. Saying and doing are completely different things. SO what better way to debut than against a journeyman Cruiserweight that offers a stiff test due to his tough chin and years of experience.
Early on in the contest, the crowd was quiet, observing Joe. Reputation is one thing, but seeing with your own two eyes is another. Joe executed a rolling arm drag, with precision and SNAP on the follow through. It was a unique way to execute a basic move, and the fans started to fawn over the technique.
Joe kept on task, not breaking his focus in the slightest. Collins looked to fight back, and stiffed Joe with a right hand that he more or less walked through, to back him into the corner. A swift body shot, as Joe went up to the second rope and executed a sickening tornado DDT!
He fell on Collins for the cover, but only received a two count.
Collins tried to beg off, to gather his air, but Joe was on him like white on rice. Some European uppercuts were to follow which dropped Collins to one knee!
SHINING WIZARD!!!
WHACK!
Joe Nobody connected clean, and finally looked into the stands where his efforts were applauded by the fans.
Joe winked, before setting Collins up for his patented 'Victory Buster'! He hit it clean!
RAAAAHH!!
The crowd popped for such a unique move. Collins was clearly out of it, as he ate that face buster clean, and Joe seemed to be pushing forward with the extra energy and motivation that the crowd was pumping his way. Joe could've gone for the cover right there, but he wanted to make a statement. This was his debut match, and he wanted to make sure that future opponents were aware of the capabilities he has inside of the ring.
"The Guideline" waited for Collins to clear the cobwebs. It was taking every inch of energy Collins had to get back to his feet. As soon as he did, a swift kick to the gut followed, at which point Joe picked Irwin up and planted him with the "Awesome Driver!"
The crowd jumped out of their seats as he got it all, full impact!
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Announcer: Winner of this match via pin fall, JOE NOBODY! (3:23)
Joe saluted the crowd, and waited for the referee to enter the ring to raise his hand. Joe left the ring, and slapped hands with a few of the fans in the front row, before bowing up the middle of the aisle. It looked as though the fans of Halifax had embraced Joe with open arms. Some of the potential match-ups to come would have any hardcore fan salivating.
“Halloween is a special time.”
The camera fades in on the Freakke standing in a dilapidated and abandoned looking funeral home. Its looks like no one has been here in nearly thirty years. No one except kids with cans of spray paint and nothing better to do than hang out in condemned buildings.
“Every year, we celebrate by dressing up as outlandish creatures and characters…”
The Carnival King pauses a moment.
“OK, so some of us do that year round but its the one day of the year we all get to embrace our inner cretin and show off something a little less than proper about ourselves. We get sweets and have parties and most importantly, my favorite, we watch endless runs of our favorite cheesy horror favorites. The Exorcist. Nightmare on Elm Street. Alien...Halloween.”
His smirk widens as he says that because of course that one would come across as a pun.
“This year, an oldie has been stuck in my head...and it’s given me an idea. Have any of you ever seen a cult zombie classic called, Return of the Living Dead? It’s a pseudo sequel to Romero’s Night of the Living Dead. The start of a series that made zombies scary not because of how inhuman they were but how human they could be.”
The painted wrestler starts to move through the dilapidated room pausing at an open door into the basement.
“One scene got me thinking of a devilish good idea. Something fun to celebrate the season. A Trick that I think you all will find to be a real Treat. I promise this. Things are gonna get a little heated...”
Freakke ran his hand along the basement door frame as he passed by and into the darkness below. The camera panned up to see the graffiti about the old rotted doorway. One word over top the others. Crematorium.
Singles Match
15 Minute Time Limit
Sinclair Godfrey vs. Apathy
Showcasing the better looking gender of the NPW roster next, the newest addition to the locker ladies side of the locker room was “Apathy” Elizabeth Devereaux-O’Rourke, what a mouth full right? But damn she had the career background that would make the retired men of this sport blush - yes, Apathy was no green horn in the squared-circle. Her focus now was finding out if Northern Pro Wrestling had a challenger worthy of her ring work. “Everyone Loves A Villain” by Empty Mirrors smashes across the sound system of the Scotia Bank arena, and Apathy makes her way to the ring.
That challenger came out next in the form of the 9th Baroness of Godfrey, Lady Sinclair Godfrey. Any one who knew anything about Sinclair Godfrey, knew better than to doubt her abilities or give her an inch. Breaking bones and tapping grown men out was Godfrey’s favorite hobbies, not to mention her alliance to Donzig… what person rightfully chooses to be a friend of Donzig?! Sinclair Godfrey was the real deal when it came to stretching her opponents. Whether you loved her or hated her, she could twist and contort the human body until her foe was frolicking for freedom, begging for mercy. Tonight at Fight for the Fallen, it would be Sinclair’s submissions versus Apathy’s explosive offensive assault. Will it be the new star’s shining moment? Or will the Baroness add another tap out to her resume?
Sinclair Godfrey and “Apathy” Elizabeth Devereaux-O’Rourke met each other in the ring. Sparks of recognition swiftly come back to them from so long ago when the two were children. Lady Godfrey the daughter of an aristocrat and Apathy the daughter of a powerful French diplomat. The two have had intercepting bubbles time and time again over the years before either of them were into wrestling.
Did they get all gooey eyed and promise to make the fight fair between them as nostalgia hit each of them in the feels -- for former friends who grew apart over the years gone by?
No. They remembered they hated each other back then too.
The two women have a run at one another and begin exchanging punches as the bell sounds to start the match. Sincllair quickly takes the advantage, stunning Apathy with a hard right hook. This leads her to hip tossing Apathy across the ring. However, Apathy rolls through the hip toss and gets back to her feet.
Apathy goes for a quick roundhouse kick, catching Sinclair in the side of the head to send her to the mat. Apathy follows this up with a soccer kick that threatens to knock teeth loose. Sinclair rolls away and to her feet. She jumps in at Apathy and hits several European uppercuts before whipping her into the ropes. Apathy ducks under a clothesline on the rebound and slips behind Sinclair to hit an overhead belly to back suplex!
Apathy goes for the cover, but only gets a one count before Sinclair kicks out.
Apathy stands up, but is greeted by Sinclair, who grabs her by the shoulders and delivers a stunning headbutt! Sinclair whips Apathy into the ropes, chest first, and follows. She hits a backstabber that she quickly transitions into the Black Oath (bank statement). She doesn’t get to hold it long before Apathy can get a foot onto the ropes to force a break. Sinclair gets up and pulls up Apathy. She gets Apathy into a side headlock that she follows up with a headlock driver!
Sinclair jumps to her feet before Apathy can move and drops a fist to the side of Apathy’s head. Sinclair kneels by Apathy and hits several more punches before getting back to her feet and pulling Apathy up. Sinclair goes for a ripcord lariat, but Apathy drills her in the side of the head with an elbow strike that backs Sinclair up several steps. Apathy goes in with a roaring headbutt that takes Sinclair off of her feet with authority!
Apathy goes to the ropes and comes back with a slide into a headscissors lock around the head of the downed Sinclair. She locks the move in tight. She doesn’t get to hold the move in for long as Sinclair grabs Apathy by the legs and rolls so that she can get her foot onto the ropes to force a rope break.
Both women get up at the same time, but Sinclair grabs Apathy by the shoulders first and hits several knee lifts to the midsection to double her over. Sinclair follows this up with a gutwrench suplex and the cover that only gets a two count before Apathy kicks out.
Sinclair gets up to her feet and pulls Apathy up too. She hits Apathy with The Destroyer (Welsh Destroyer)! She goes for the cover and gets to two and a half before Apathy kicks out! Sinclair kneels up and stares down the referee in disbelief, who is sure to hold up two fingers to let her know that there was only a two count.
Sinclair stands up and watches as Apathy gets to her feet. She slips behind Apathy and hits a bulldog. She locks in Apathy’s legs and begins to reach for her arms. Apathy gets her arms under her and manages to roll over, breaking the hold. Apathy jumps to her feet with Sinclair right behind her.
Apathy grabs Sinclair up into a bodyslam position and goes right to the corner to climb the ropes where Sinclair begins to try to wriggle her way out of Apathy’s grasp. Instead of completing a super fallaway slam, Apathy bodyslams Sinclair all the way to the concrete floor!
Apathy gets down to the mat and watches as Sinclair is slow to get to her feet. Apathy runs across the ring and does a baseball slide knee strike to the side of Sinclair’s head in a move that sees Apathy do a spin on the ring apron and bring herself back into the ring.
Sinclair uses the ring apron to pull herself up and rolls back into the ring. Apathy jumps on Sinclair’s back and uses the ropes as balance to stand there. Naturally, the ref gets involved and begins yelling at her to get away from the ropes. So, Apathy kicks Sinclair in the back of the head and steps down and away from her so that she can get up.
Apathy grabs Sinclair as she gets up and sends her into the ropes. On the rebound, Sinclair is caught again. Falcon Arrow! Apathy gets Sinclair up again, slams Sinclair’s head in between her legs and begins to lift her up for the Dynast Queen Driver, but Sinclair manages to hold onto Apathy’s legs! Sinclair stands up with Apathy upside down on her shoulders so that Sinclair can drop down into a seated position and drop Apathy on her head!
Sinclair goes for the Witch’s Hammer (wicked stepsister) again, but again Apathy manages to turn out of the hold again. Apathy staggers to her feet, but is leveled with a lariat. Sinclair pulls Apathy up and sends her to the ropes. On the rebound, Apathy goes for the lariat, but Sinclair grabs the offending arm and whips her straight into the referee!
Apathy remains on her feet, but the referee goes down. Apathy spins around to face Sinclair when she is hit in the eyes by black mist! Apathy drops to the mat while trying to clear her vision. Sinclair drops a leg to stun her and then begins setting her up for the Witch’s Hammer (wicked stepsister)!
SLAM!
Sinclair stomps Apathy between the shoulder blades to send her face first into the mat! She goes for the cover and waits for the three count. Several seconds go by before she realizes that the referee is still out.
Sinclair gets up and helps rouse the referee into standing up. By the time that she gets the referee up and turns around, Apathy is already back up to her knees and trying to clear her vision still. Sinclair walks over and grabs her to set her up for the Destroyer (Welsh Destroyer). However, Apathy manages to get stood up while holding onto Sinclair. She drops into a sitting position that crashes Sinclair’s head into the mat like a driver!
Apathy stands up and leans in a corner while working to clear her eyes of the gunk that Sinclair had spit at her. Sinclair isn’t too long before she gets back to her feet and rushes at the still blinded Apathy for an avalanche! Apathy gets her eyesight clear with just enough time to move out of the way for Sinclair to slam chest first into the corner. She backs away from the corner for a few steps, but is grabbed from behind by Apathy for a German suplex into the middle of the ring!
Apathy bridges up to hold Sinclair for the cover and gets a two count before Sinclair kicks out of the move. Apathy gets to her feet first where she greets the rising Sinclair with a few European uppercuts that drive Sinclair back into the corner. She whips Sinclair across the ring to the other corner, following with a running drop kick to the gut! Apathy lets the momentum of her drop kick put her into a crouching position while she lets her feet slide off of Sinclair to land on the middle ropes. She reaches down to grab Sinclair by the shoulders and leaps away from the corner, hurling Sinclair behind her to the center of the ring in a move that takes down the referee again when Sinclair collides with him.
Apathy gets to her feet and walks over to the rising Sinclair with a wide grin. “You want to play dirty?”, she calls out. “Let’s play!”
Apathy throws a fireball into Sinclair’s face, dropping her to the mat where she begins rolling around on her face in an attempt to get the fire put out. When she starts to get back up to her hands and knees, Apathy is already sitting on the top turnbuckle. Apathy leaps through the air and stomps on the back of Sinclair’s head to send her face crushing into the mat with a splatter of blood as Sinclair’s nose goes crunch!
She gets the now bleeding profusely Sinclair up and hits the Evenflow DDT! The move was recognized immediately by longtime fans as Apathy’s former finisher. She goes for the pinfall, but then after about a six count realizes that the ref is still out. She goes over and revives the referee. Alas by the time she gets back to Sinclair, the Baroness is already up to her feet.
The two exchange a few punches and European uppercuts before Apathy whips Sinclair into the ropes. On the rebound, Apathy catches her and sends her chest first into the ropes. Apathy grabs Sinclair from behind and hits a lungblower! Apathy is back up quickly and pulls Sinclair into another irish whip to the ropes, hitting a falcon arrow on the rebound. She goes for the pinfall!
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Sinclair kicks out! Godfrey keeps it alive with centimeters between the referee’s hand and the canvas! Apathy kneels up, looking to the referee who claims that he only counted to two, showing her the margin of missing the three count with his fingers. She snarls at the ref while pulling Sinclair back to her feet. Evidently not as well, as Sinclair drops down to her knees and hits a palm strike to the inside of Apathy’s right knee to make it bend slightly to the side in a move that drops Apathy down to the mat while clutching at her knee in pain.
Sinclair stands and pulls Apathy up into a leaned over position so that she can hit several brutal knee lifts to the side of the head before casting her to the side like a sack of garbage. It isn’t long before Apathy gets back up to her knees and then to her feet.
Sinclair has blood streaming from her nose and onto her chest while Apathy has blood streaming from next to her eye that runs down the side of her face and neck. Neither look like they are ready to give it up yet.
“Is that all you got, Baroness?”, Apathy spits out venomously.
“I am born of higher stock than you,” Sinclair responds haughtily. “You are merely a diplomat’s daughter.”
Sinclair’s face echoed what her voice just shared with her opponent. Looking down at her opponent wasn’t just about being better than her, no, Sinclair knew her place in the world - and believed she was of greater importance than Apathy. On the other hand, Apathy lets out a roar as she rushes at Sinclair, who tries to step out of the way at the last moment! Apathy changes directions and hits a massive spear! The momentum of the move takes the two out of the ring through the ropes!
The two seem like they are down on the concrete floor for a moment though the referee doesn’t seem to be in any hurry to count them both out. Apathy gets up first, grabbing the rising Sinclair, and hot shotting her across the ring railing so that Sinclair impacts just above the bridge of the nose onto the metal. The sound upon impact is of a hideous and grotesque crack that causes nearby audience members to flinch.
Apathy rises again and watches Sinclair laying on the ground. She’s bleeding from a fresh location now as she slowly works her way back to her feet. Sinclair starts walking toward Apathy, but it’s a dazed stagger as she does so.
“I will defeat you momentarily.”, she mumbles. “I just need…a little nap.”
Sinclair drops to her knees and then onto her face onto the matted concrete floor on the outside of the ring. Apathy sighs and walks over, pulling her to her feet. Sinclair oves with renewed vigor (or was she playing possum?). She palm strikes Apathy in the lower midsection to get her to double over. Sinclair jumps to her feet, grabs Apathy in a suplex position, gets her up into the air, takes a couple of steps, and drops Apathy head first onto the ring steps where Apathy bounces off of them and onto the concrete floor where Apathy lays as if dead.
The referee yells down to ringside for them to get back into the ring or else he’s going to count them both out of the match. Sinclair sorta nods and picks up Apathy, rolling her into the ring where she bleeds from the top of her head now. Quickly forming a small pool of blood on the mat. Sinclair gets back into the ring, grabs Apathy by the arm, and drags her to the center of the ring while leaving a trail of blood behind her.
Sinclair rolls Apathy over onto her belly, swooning a bit from the last major blow to the head, before linking up Apathy’s legs to begin the set up for the Witch’s Hammer. She reaches for the arms and Apathy struggles to get free. Sinclair’s face shows her lack of patience for Apathy’s end to be found, and latches onto both forearms with each hand. Wrenching Apathy’s arms backwards, the bloody face of “Apathy” Elizabeth Devereaux-O’Rourke leaking on the ring mat below her, a crimson mask that had fans concerned in the front row for her health. Sinclair relished the moment as though she had been waiting to do this. SMASH! The foot drives the face into the canvas with force unseen before! Sinclair Godfrey hits the Witch’s Hammer!
Not letting go, Sinclair shakes her head as fans in the front row boo the Baroness. Godfrey leans over, looking at the red mask of blood Apathy sported, seeing the face imprint staining the canvas below, and pulls her arms back as she stands upright. WITCH’S HAMMER again! With no motion remaining in Apathy’s body, Sinclair rolls her over using the one arm she holds onto, and drops on Apathy for the cover. Hooking Apathy’s leg as Sinclair puts her hand on the bloody face of Apathy, propping herself up off her abdomen section.
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Ding! Ding! Ding! The bell sounds and Sinclair Godfrey rises from her fallen foe. The night would not be forgotten, for a war was waged between these two, and neither would be the same following it.
Announcer: Winner of this match via pinfall, SINCLAIR GODFREY! (14:49)
Wiping the blood of Apathy on her shirt, Lady Sinclair Godfrey has her arm raised, but sees no reason for the referee to keep touching her and pulls it away. She leans on the ropes, taking it all in, the moment was appreciated, but that was all. Sinclair Godfrey exits the ring and makes her way backstage as medical staff come out from the sides of the entrance ramp to check on Apathy.
Moments following the staff getting in the ring, Apathy is propped up against the ropes, blood still flowing from her face, but she is conscious. While the loss would sting, there was no doubt Apathy had shown NPW what she was made of. Apathy would live to fight another day.
Archie Rude is standing backstage, watching the hall it seems before he turns to see Takaru Matsui walking down the hall. The man seems troubled, but stops to stare at Archie as he approaches with a faint curl of his lip. A hand lifts to rake back his hair, and he motions for Archie to speak. Rude adjusts his tie, flashing a grin before he lifts the mic. 'Takaru! I just wanted to get your thoughts here at Honor, what are your plans moving forward.'
Takaru lifts a hand, motioning for silence before he shrugs.
“My plans are simple. I have something to prove, and to prove it to the entire NPW and myself? Then I will do what I have to do.' Takaru paused, and he glanced around the hall before he turned back to Archie. He leaned closer, and a hand lifted to point towards the camera as he motioned it closer. 'Jesse Jamester. I will see you at NPW, it is not about the bounty the Revs have placed on your head. But you are the man to beat here in NPW, and so I must face you! It is time for me to rise, to prove what I am worth!”
Archie Rude blinked, and he drew back a step as Takaru glared at him. Then he spun, storming away with an angry look in her eyes. Archie looked confused, after all Takaru was normally more easy going. A shrug, and he turned to go as well.
[Hour 1 intermission]