Hostile Fury is Live!
Oct 30, 2021 14:07:58 GMT -5
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敵対的 怒り
Narrator: What is it? What’s that feeling inside you that drives competition?
(Flashes of in-ring action between Candy and Vile are shown.)
Narrator: Is it pride?
(A shot of TCE flashes up on the screen.)
Narrator: Is it hate?
(Flashes of action with Jester LeBeau running down in his hospital gown appear.)
Narrator: Or maybe it's just the desire of bone crushing dominance?
(CJ Walker and David Berg are featured in the next few flashes across the screen.)
Narrator: For many, it is the yearning to be seen as the best.
(A picture of Devin Bishop pops up followed by another of Nathaniel.)
Narrator: To leave a legacy behind greater than you could have ever truly imagined.
(Cage is shown preparing in his locker room.)
Narrator: Everyone’s answer may be different. Tonight, UP Wrestling arrives in Japan for the second time in their history. For many, this land is foreign. Their overwhelming fever for winning though… it has not changed.
(Flashes of Bryan Black, Joe Nobody, Saint Sakura, Maddox, Mark Murphy, and the Robinsons cycle through the screen.)
Narrator: Many will push themselves to their limit. Glorious victory will taste sweet and how bitter defeat will drown the others. At Hostile Fury, they will sweat. They will bruise. They will fly. They will scream. They will break. And they will....
(The scene of The Crimson Mask pouring his buckets on Riley The Jackal appears.)
Narrator: BLEED!
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THC vs. Team Sp!ke
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Lobo: “And now for something different, The Tennessee Hellraisers taking on Team Sp!ke in a bar room brawl. The only way to win is by either pinfall or submission.”
V: “So, we’re going to set the ring up like a bar? Like how many weird matches are we going to have tonight?”
Sir Oliver: “Actually according to my notes it appears….” (shuffles his papers and pulls one to read) “yes, this confrontation will be taking place in an actual bar room here in Tokyo.”
V: “So like in a public place? That had to cost us a ton in insurance alone. Imagine what the bill for the damages is going to look like.”
Sir Oliver: “I thought you’d be more excited for such a chaotic event to happen. Yet you actually seem concerned.”
V: “I’m concerned because the cost of this will cut into my potential inheritance and I’ll have to dip into my second trust fund. I don’t live cheap, you know.”
Sir Oliver: “Yes, like the spoiled millennial that you are.”
Lobo: “Cut it out, the match hasn’t even started and you two are already bickering. But yes, this fight will be taking place at the TGI Fridays in the Tokyo Dome Hotel and we have a referee on site to pronounce a winner. Thankfully building management has provided several screens so our audience can watch all the action right here as well as at home, we also have our monitors here and it looks like everything is set to start broadcasting…. And I have received word that yes we are now going on site for this fight.”
(The camera enters the TGI Fridays and pans to the bar where Pixi, dressed in blue jeans, a black t-shirt and boots, is sipping on mineral water and Jack Ruby is downing a Coors Light. Carson and Annie walk in the front door and straight to the bar. Annie takes Pixi’s glass and gulps the contents then spits it out in Pixi’s face.)
Annie: “Seriously? You in a bar and drinking water! I’m going to have to whoop you extra hard for this stupid shit!”
(Annie goes to hit Pixi with the glass but Pixi ducks and springs off of her stool, takes down Annie and starts punching her head. Jack Ruby starts to get up, but Carson uses a short arm clothesline and sends him to the ground. Carson then grabs Jack’s mug and shatters it on Ruby’s head.)
V: “Shots fired! This may not take long.”
Lobo: “THC not wasting any time taking the fight to Team Sp!ke. Pixilicious throws Annie off of her and grabs a bar stool and …. DENIED as Carson grabs the stool and takes it hits the still down Ruby!”
(Carson then picks up Pixi and slams her on her back upon the bar, then he slides her across the bar, knowing glasses and bottles off as she is drug down the length of the bar. He meets Annie at the beer tap where Annie grabs her chin, opens her mouth and starts beer flowing into Pixi’s mouth.)
Annie: “Learn to drink like a man you little bitch!”
(Pixi shakes her head trying to keep the beer out of her face, Annie grabs a bottle of cheap whisky, downs several gulps and then sits on Pixi’s chest. Carson then flings Pixi back down the bar with Annie whooping and hollering and pouring whisky everywhere.)
Sir Oliver: “This has to be embarrassing to Miss Pyke.”
V: “DAMN, this is already better than any bar fight I’ve ever seen.”
Lobo: “And Jack Ruby is back up and pulls Annie off of Pixi and throws her into the dinning area of the bar.”
V: “Right into the spinach artichoke dip!”
Sir Oliver: “Looks like UPW will be compensating for several meals tonight. I hope no one is there celebrating a birthday.”
(Carson goes to grab Pixi, but she bends her legs and kicks Carson away. Pixi stands up on the bar and when Carson straightens up, she jumps and takes Carson down with a crossbody. She rolls through and pushes a table onto Carson. Pixi looks at the kitsch on the walls and pulls down a street sign. As Carson pushes the table off of him, Pixi hammers him with the sign.)
Sir Oliver: “Truly the epitome of ‘anything goes’ in this brawl tonight.”
V: “Ooo, somebody use the tricycle! Is that a mailbox? Do they have a chainsaw somewhere?”
Lobo: “And it looks like Ruby is about to press slam Annie into the hostess stand.”
V: “Now THAT is gonna leave a mark.”
(Ruby turns to check on Pixi and is met with a chair to the chest from Carson. Pixi is on a table as she executes a blockbuster taking Carson down and landing on Jack.)
Lobo: “An incredible show of skill from Pixilicious!”
Sir Oliver: “If this were a last man standing situation Miss Pyke would be triumphant.”
(Pixi checks on Jack who starts to stir, then goes and pulls Annie up by the hair and whips her into the closest wall. Ruby gets up, takes Annie and throws her across the dining room towards the restrooms. As Team Sp!ke starts walking towards Annie, Carson pulls himself up, pulls a tricycle off the wall and hammers Ruby and Pixi with it. Carson helps Annie up, together they pull tables on top of Pixi and drag Ruby into the men’s room.)
V: “Are they going to try and flush Ruby? Like, that’s a pretty big turd they’re working with.”
Lobo: “THC has Ruby in a stall, Carson has Jack’s head in the toilet as Annie shimmies the wall of the stall and drops all her weight onto Ruby’s head and neck.”
Sir Oliver: “And now Miss Castle with a courtesy flush as Carson pulls Jack off the loo and drags him back to the sink.”
Lobo: “Out of nowhere Pixi attempts to level Carson with the soap dispenser. She cracks it over Carson’s skull, soap sprays all over, Annie starts to run toward Pixi and slips, hitting the solid floor and slides into Ruby and Carson.”
V: “That’s probably the closest the Castles have been to soap and water in all their lives.”
Sir Oliver: “Oh my, it would appear that this fight is moving across the hall into the women’s facilities.”
Lobo: “All four competitors are slipping and sliding right into the lady’s room and stop against the wall. Ruby is the first one up, he steading himself with a stall door but it swings open and Jack falls into the stall… Did you hear a scream?”
(An older woman runs out of the restroom screaming as Jack stands up.)
Ruby: “Sorry ma’am.”
Annie: (pulling herself up) “HEY! YOU DIDN’T WASH YOUR HANDS!”
(Ruby grabs a toilet brush that is in the stall and swings it at Annie, Annie ducks sweeps Ruby’s legs and when he hits the floor she takes the toilet brush, dips it into the toilet and then shoves it in Ruby’s mouth)
Annie: “That’ll clean up your shit talkin’ ya big bastard.”
(Before Annie can turn around, Pixi hits a backstabber on Annie. Meanwhile Carson is pulling himself up with the sink when the door is flung open and hits him in the face, a woman looks on in shock as the door swings closed and Carson has a glazed look in his eyes. Ruby finally gets to his feet, takes the toilet brush out of his mouth and throws up on Annie. He then helps Pixi up and the two of them drag Carson out of the bathroom)
V: “Passed out on the bathroom floor and covered in puke… just a typical Friday night for Annie Castle.”
Lobo: “Team Sp!ke has Carson Castle back out in the main dining room and throws him into the closest wall, knowing down several pictures, street signs and a toilet seat. Ruby holds Carson as Pixi hits him with the toilet seat, she hangs it on his neck and team Sp!ke slings Carson towards the entrance… Oh dear someone is coming in at the same time… is that?”
Sir Oliver: “I think it is…”
V: “Holy shit! It’s Chad! How did Chad afford to come to Japan? Isn’t he supposed to be chained in his mom’s basement?”
(Carson’s momentum hits Chad and sends him back out the still open door.)
Sir Oliver: “And as quickly as he returned, Mr. Chad is already back out. This looks like Team Sp!ke may very well be on their way to a victory… but how does one even win this match? There is no authority, no referee present.”
(As soon as Sir Oliver finishes his question, a young Japanese man in a UPW referee shirt, black pants and bright blue shoes comes in through the bar.)
Lobo: “And there is your answer, UPW hired local referee Tangi Hikomora to make the official call to end this brawl.”
V: “Can we just call him Blue Shoes? That’s easier for me to remember.”
Sir Oliver: “I believe that is actually this gentleman’s nickname…”
V: “Just say yes or no, old fart.”
Sir Oliver: “I am trying to educate our audience with facts as opposed to your ongoing barrage of insults and poor grammar.”
V: “How does such an old man remember so many words? Like hasn’t your Alzheimer’s set in yet?”
Sir Oliver: “Now see here young lady…”
Lobo: “WILL YOU TWO CUT IT OUT!”
Sir Oliver: “Well, it’s just I am tired of all Miss V’s…”
Lobo: “I DON’T CARE! (composes himself) Going back to the action, Team Sp!ke has Carson back up and it looks like Jack is climbing up on one of the larger tables. Pixi shoves Carson on the table, Jack has him now… OH MY LORD! PILEDRIVER THROUGH THE TABLE!!!”
(Ruby now rolls himself on top of Carson, Blue Shoes slides down beside them and starts to count… one… tw… Carson kicks out. Ruby sits up as Annie cracks a banjo over his head. Pixi spins Annie around and hits several elbow shots. Pixi then takes a mirror off the wall and shatters it on Annie, Annie starts bleeding from her head. She wipes the blood out of her eyes and smiles, Pixi looks on in disbelief. Annie grabs a picture of Elvis off the wall and starts to swing but Carson reaches up to stop her.)
Carson: “No! Not the king!”
(Annie looks at the picture, gives it a kiss and hangs it back up. She then takes a hockey stick and breaks it over Pixi’s skull)
V: “Oooo, that was definitely high sticking. She should be in the penalty box.”
(Carson picks up Pixi and puts her over his shoulder as Annie takes a golf club off the wall and hammers Ruby with it until she sees blood from his head.)
V: “Like, she forgot to say FORE.”
Lobo: “THC is taking Pixi back into the bar area, Carson is laying her out on one of the tables. It’s definitely smaller as her head, arms and legs are dangling off of it.”
(Annie climbs up on the bar, jumps off for a splash and hits Pixi but the table falls over rather than breaks. Pixi and Annie roll across the floor and into a customer’s boots. Annie looks up)
Annie: “Grandpappy! Did you bring my Tennessee toothpick?”
Charlie: “Damn it girl, I told you that you don't bring a knife to a bar fight! Now get up and help your brother with that one armed bandit.”
(Annie turns to see Jack Ruby has Carson in a massive bear hug, she grabs a bowling pin off of the closest wall and with a primal scream she slides behind Ruby and slams the pin into the backs of his knees. Ruby wobbles, Carson head butts Ruby and the hold is released. The Carsons then slingshot Ruby into the swinging doors into the kitchen. Pixi gets up and is standing beside Charlie Castle who is sipping on his whisky and minding his business.)
Charlie: “Hey pretty lady, you look like you could use a drink.”
(Pixi just walks by him.)
Lobo: “The action has moved into the kitchen as Blue Shoes runs in behind Pixi. And now we can see the Castles taking it to Ruby.”
(Jack is fighting off both Annie and Carson, he knocks Annie back into the prep station as Carson is sent into the stove. Pixi yells for Jack to drop, as he does Pixi runs up his back and leaps over and into Carson. Ruby straightens up but goes back down as Annie has clocked him with a cast iron skillet.)
Lobo: “Annie Castle bringing the pain to Jack Ruby!”
V: “I guess she does know her way around the kitchen.”
(Carson is able to grab a hold of Pixi and tosses her towards Annie who is waiting like a batter at the world series. She swings her skillet and nails Pixi in the back.)
V: “Homerun!”
Sir Oliver: “Quite inappropriate young miss.”
V: “Aren’t you supposed to be back at the old folks home by now? You know you can’t stay up too late at your age.”
Sir Oliver: “Well, I never!”
Lobo: “Carson puts a foot on Pixi for a pin attempt. Blue Shoes makes the count. One… Two…”
Sir Oliver: “Jack Ruby makes the save! It’s a wonder that he is moving as well as he is after all the punishment he has endured.”
Lobo: “Everyone involved has been battered and beaten throughout this brawl. Ruby grabs Carson and it looks like he’s ready to punch him with his prosthetic hand… Annie Castle has grabbed Ruby’s arm!”
(Annie is pulling and tugging on Ruby’s prosthetic hand)
Annie: “For fuck’s sake, all I want is for you to give me a hand with the cookin’!”
(Carson then brings down a meat cleaver into Ruby’s fake hand. Jack turns and just stares at Carson before giving him a straight punch to the jaw that sends him reeling.)
Annie: “DAMNIT CARSON! That was the wrong hand!”
Sir Oliver: “Thank goodness for that. This could have become quite gruesome if he had hit his intended target.”
V: “Dammit. That would have been so cool.”
(Back in the kitchen, Ruby has pulled the cleaver out of his prosthetic and tosses it into the nearby sink. Then he grabs Annie and holds her up by the neck as Pixi is back up and slams a huge pot over Annie’s head and then hits it over and over with a mallet. Ruby lets go and Annie drops. She pushes the pot off.)
Annie: “Was that the dinner bell?”
(Carson is back up and in a 3-point stance, he pushes forward and hits Ruby and pushes him out of the kitchen and back into the barroom where they crash into a booth. Meanwhile Pixi pulls Annie up by her hair and slaps her with a head of lettuce.)
Pixi: “You need to eat your vegetables!”
(Annie reaches back and grabs a raw t-bone steak and smacks Pixi in the face with it.)
Annie: “The cow says fuck you!”
(Pixi wipes her cheek as her face turns a deep red. She grabs Annie around the waist and hits a belly to back suplex that throws Annie into the swinging doors into the barroom.)
Charlie: (still sitting at his table, looks over at Annie. He sips his whiskey) “Damnit little girl, you letting that tofu chewing veggie elf kick your ass?”
Annie: (Staggers up and pushes the hair out of her face) “Oh Hell No Grandpappy!”
(She spits blood onto the floor, grabs a barstool and throws it at Pixi. Pixi dodges and rolls up onto the bar. Annie follows suit and both are now standing on the bar. They lock up and Pixi shoves Annie behind the bar and then jumps on the back of Carson and she and Ruby double team and try to take Carson down.)
Sir Oliver: “As big and tough as Mr. Castle is, I do not believe he can endure much more punishment from Team Sp!ke.”
Lobo: “It doesn’t look good, but Annie is still getting up behind the bar. She has a bottle in each hand as she slowly climbs back onto the bar and then leaps and hits Ruby and Pixi in over the heads shattering the bottles.)
V: “I guess Team Sp!ke ordered a double.”
Lobo: “And that could be what shifts this brawl back into the hands of THC in a fight where the participants have used everything but the kitchen sink.”
(Carson helps Annie up and runs back to the kitchen.)
Sir Oliver: “Now what is going on?”
(Carson comes back out, a bit wet and carrying a sink from the kitchen.)
V: “Apparently getting the kitchen sink.”
(Carson runs up on Ruby and rams him with the sink, using his momentum to push Ruby through the front door. They go into the parking lot and Carson pauses and raises the sink over his head and brings it down on Jack’s head but Ruby throws a punch with his prosthetic hand which dents the metal sink and knocks Carson back. Passersby are quickly running in the opposite side of the street as Carson and Ruby continue to go back and forth until suddenly Tokyo Police officers run on site and take down Carson and Jack, handcuffing them and calling the incident in.)
Lobo: “Well, it looks like the men are officially out of the match.”
Sir Oliver: “How is that? Weren’t the local law enforcement informed of this event?”
Lobo: “Well, they were informed about the bar fight, once they went into the streets all bets were off.”
(Cut back into the bar as Annie is dragging Pixi by her hair all over the bar area, slinging her into tables, walls and chairs until finally throwing her over the bar. Annie climbs up and looks to go for an elbow drop.)
Lobo: “Annie is up and Pixilicious counters with a spinning chop to the throat! Annie falls back, Pixi is quick to pull her up and roll her onto the bar. Pixi is up, wait is she going to…”
Sir Oliver: “Dear me it would appear so…”
V: “Oh shit!”
Lobo: “PIXINATOR OFF OF THE BAR AND THROUGH A TABLE!!! This has got to be the end of this donnybrook. Blue Shoes is checking both wrestlers… Pixi gets an arm over Annie, Blue Shoes counts… ONE. TWO. THREE. And it’s all done except the shouting as we go to Elijah Anderson for the official announcement as Blue Shoes is helping Pixi to her feet and raising her hand in victory.”
*Anderson: (in ring) “And the winners of the bar room brawl by pinfall… Pixilicious and Smilin’ Jack Ruby… Team Sp!ke!”
Sir Oliver: “Dear me, that was quite the brawl.”
V: “Maybe Moe can nurse Annie back to health and win her heart via Stockholm syndrome.”
Lobo: “Anything can happen in UPW.”
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Candy vs. Vile
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Sir Oliver: Our next match is a Dumpster Match where we will see the lovely Candy take on one half of wicked Vile, and I tell you there is no love loss between these two young ladies.
V: Ladies? Ha ha ha
Lobo: We know that these two competitors have been dying to get at one another for a while now.
Sir Oliver: Indeed. Their latest run in was when Wicked attacked the Robinsons after their match at Friday Night Free-For-All.
Lobo: Candy ran down and she and Vile got after it. The challenge from there was set and now we have Vile and Candy fighting in a dumpster match.
V: When you have trash you throw it in the dumpster.
*Anderson: Hailing from Sacramento, California, she stands at five foot nine inches and weighs in at one hundred and eighty pounds...she is THEE BADDEST BITCH of UPW.... .CANDY!!!
("Boss Bitch" by Doja Cat blares throughout the arena. The fans go up and start screaming. The arena starts flickering in pink and purple lights. Candy struts out from behind the curtain. She stops at the top of the ramp posed with her hands on her hips, left leg slightly inverted, leaning slightly to the side. She’s wearing a pair of shiny destroyed denim booty shorts, a turquoise leather sports bra and a pair of black combat boots. She starts strutting down the runway in true top model fashion. She slowly walks up the steps taking in all the fans, gets into the ring and walks the center, raising her hands in the air and turning to wave at the fans.)
Sir Oliver: The fans here in Japan are delighted to see Candy it seems. This social media invention has really taken these competitors globally.
V: I have more followers on Instagram. Just sayin…
(The lights drop. A single spotlight picks out the announcer in the ring.)
*Anderson: Are you ready? Are you TRULY ready? - For the dark and dangerous .......VILE!!!
(Nefilim's Penetration blasts out, but nothing else happens. As the screaming vocals reverberate, the venue the curtains are yanked apart and the white clad figure of Vile steps through. She scowls at the fans. Her disdain is palpable. The fans try to make their feelings known over the raucous music and Vile laughs at their attempts. She strides purposefully to the ring and then climbs the ropes as her strident music continues to play. Using the ropes to brace her, she leans out, staring at the fans. She makes a leisurely throat cutting gesture and then hops back down, ready to face her opponent.)
*Anderson: Your Referee is Alexander Xavier Edwards
Lobo: The bell rings and immediately the two competitors fire off at one another. They exchange forearms but Candy gets the better of it and Vile is stunned and she backs up into the corner.
Sir Oliver: Candy calls herself the baddest bitch of UPW and she is certainly not going to disappoint her fans.
V: All four of them
Lobo: Candy grabs Vile and kicks her in the gut. She grabs her left arm, smiles at the crowd and connects with a RIPCORD LARIAT. Vile goes down hard to the mat as Candy points at the dumpster and the crowd cheers her on.
Sir Oliver: Likely too early for the dumpster but Candy is certainly playing to the crowd.
Lobo: Candy mounts Vile and unleashes a bevy of head punches to the lady with heavy make up.
V: Goth. The look is Goth.
Sir Oliver: Is that right?
Lobo: Candy is in full control of this match and the crowd is loving it.
V: Goths like to bleed. Make her bleed.
Lobo: Candy picks up Vile and hits a reverse atomic drop and follows that up with a snap suplex.
Sir Oliver: Candy is simply relentless.
Lobo: Candy goes to the top rope. She waves to the crowd and flies. 450 SPLASH..but no, Vile moves at the last second as Candy hits the floor hard.
Sir Oliver: May have been a bit too early to try such a high risk maneuver.
V: Look at Vile. She has a crazed look in her eyes. Like she is ready to pounce.
Lobo: Vile picks up the still hurt Candy and nails her with a wicked spinning backfist that sends Candy down.
Sir Oliver: Candy is busted open on the lip.
V: Blood!
Lobo: Vile laughs evilly. She wipes some of the blood off Candy and licks her finger.
Sir Oliver: Now that was Vile.
V: Is that like even sanitary?
Sir Oliver: Vile is certainly playing head games with Candy here.
Lobo: Vile nails Candy with a European Uppercut. And another as Candy falls back into the turnbuckle. Vile unleashes a bevy of kicks to the chest in the gut and laughs as the crowd boos and the referee tells her to back off.
Sir Oliver: Vile seems to be in full control of this match now.
Lobo: Vile pounces on Candy again but Candy strikes back with kicks to the gut. Vile quickly puts an end to that with an eye rake as Edwards admonishes her.
V: Vile is one cray cray Goth. Like cray cray I tell you.
Lobo: As Candy is temporarily blinded, Vile tosses her out of the ring toward the dumpster. Vile quickly follows her out. Candy is up but Vile kicks her in the gut and tosses her back first against the side of the dumpster.
Sir Oliver: Candy hit hard and is favoring her back now as Vile smirks and resumes her attack.
Lobo: As Vile approaches Candy, Candy catches her by the front of the tights and rams her head first into the side of the dumpster. Vile is stunned as Candy whips her back into the ring. Candy jumps over the top rope and catches Vile with a Diving DDT. Vile is down as Candy gets up to the cheers of the crowd.
Sir Oliver: Candy has taken back control of this match.
V: Great….
Lobo: Candy unleashes a face buster and then hits an elbow drop on the back of Vile. She picks up Vile and tosses her into the ropes and connects with a hurricanrana. As Vile hits hard and is down on the mat. Candy hits a leg drop and jumps up quickly looking at the prone Vile.
Sir Oliver: Could be time to throw her opponent into the dumpster.
V: Candy is still like bleeding from her bottom lip.
Lobo: Candy picks up Vile but Vile fires off a series of elbows to the stomach of Candy.
Sir Oliver: Vile certainly has a lot of fight in her. She has taken a lot of punishment and keeps coming back at Candy.
Lobo: Vile with a knee to the groin.
V: Like gross. That hurts. Yikes.
Lobo: Vile hits a spinning back elbow and follows up with a Jaw Breaker as Candy falls down hard. Vile unleashes a series of kicks. She picks up Candy and tosses her out of the ring toward the dumpster as the fans jeer her.
Sir Oliver: Vile is going for the victory here it seems.
V: You think? So much for Candy being all bad.
Lobo: Vile relentlessly smashes Candy’s back into the side of the dumpster. She lifts up the lid but Candy unleashes a bevy of punches at Vile.
Sir Oliver: Where did she get that second wind?
Lobo: Vile is stunned. Candy picks up Vile and body slams her on the floor.
Sir Oliver: What is she doing?
V: No Way.
Lobo: Candy climbs to the top turnbuckle. Vile is lying on the floor.
Sir Oliver: This is like a 20 foot drop.
Lobo: Candy hits the Candy TKO (Shooting Star Press) as Vile is clutching her ribs.
V: But Candy is clutching hers too. Like that was so stupid like.
Sir Oliver: The fans certainly seem to love it. Candy is putting her body on the line here.
Lobo: Both competitors begin to stir. Candy is up first. She opens the dumpster but Vile hits a head butt into the gut as Candy goes down to one knee. Vile hits another spinning back elbow and Candy flies back and hits the dumpster.
Sir Oliver: Vile sees the Dumpster is open.
Lobo: She goes to pick up Candy but Candy reverses and smashes Vile head first into the dumpster.
V: Now this is fun!
Lobo: Candy using leverage tosses Vile into the dumpster head first. She hails the fans and smashes the lid closed.
Sir Oliver: No. A leg of Vile blocks it.
Lobo: Candy is stunned as Vile springs up and begins punching Candy but Candy is resilient and uses the lid of the dumpster to smash Vile in the head. One, two, three as Vile falls down.
V: This Candy chick is like totally psycho.
Lobo: Here comes Vicious.
Sir Oliver: Vile’s partner and husband has seen enough.
V: This is about to get good.
Lobo: Before Candy can shut the lid the humongous Vicious nails her with a boot to the face as the crowd boos incessantly.
Sir Oliver: Vicious is a big man and he just smashed Candy in the face. This poor lass has taken a beating.
Lobo: Vicious grabs Vile and gently pulls her out of the dumpster.
Sir Oliver: Wicked is here and they have a numbers advantage. But not for long it seems.
V: Great. Here comes this loser.
Lobo: Candy’s tag team partner Maddox sprints to the ring and nails Vicious with a flying knee. Vicious is livid and goes after Maddox. The two are battling and now they are fighting toward the back.
V: Well there goes that.
Lobo: Candy stands up after the boot from Vicious only to be hit by a superman punch from Vile. One half of Wicked smirks as Candy is down. She picks up Candy and whips her into the dumpster as she laughs wickedly at the crowd.
Sir Oliver: Vile has taken control of this match but this is due to interference and the fans are letting her have it.
V: Candy is trash and now will be tossed out like trash.
Lobo: Vile goes to close the lid but Candy blocks it and as Vile is shocked, Candy grabs Vile and pulls her into the dumpster with her.
Sir Oliver: This Candy is so resilient I tell you.
V: Like whatever.
Lobo: The two competitors are exhausted and throwing punches at one another. Vile goes for a poke to the eyes but Candy blocks and hits a haymaker to the jaw as Vile goes down hard. Candy leaps out of the dumpster and in one motion shuts it.
Sir Oliver: Candy is bloodied but she is victorious.
Lobo: Edwards calls for the bell as Candy raises her arms in victory.
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In-Ring w/Devin Bishop
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Lobo: What is this!
V: Like, hold on to your seats. This is going to be epic. #gamechanger
(Suddenly, “Megitsune” by BabyMetal begins to play over the sound system and the house lights dim. A single spot light searches the entrance ramp, which is empty. Several spotlights then illuminate a large reinforced shark cage suspended by heavy chains above the entrance way. Inside is a man wearing a black and white oni mask with long black hair which flows over a back and white traditional yukata robe. Smoke begins to billow out of two smoke machines, covering the entrance ramp as the cage is lowered to the floor.)
Sir Oliver: Whomever is under that mask is thrilling the crowd here at Korakuen Hall.
The mask and robes are part of traditional Japanese Noh theater.
Lobo: And this certainly is a dramatic entrance.
(The figure exits the cage and walks through the smoke which is now illuminated with purple and red light. He is now carrying a naginata and performs a few flourishes before walking toward the ring. He steps into the ring and hands the naginata to a ring attendant. Slowly he removed the oni mask.)
Lobo: It's The Apex!
Sir Oliver: The Openweight Champion knows how to make an impression on the audience!
V: Like, duh. Devy is a genius!
Bishop: Konnichiwa, Tokyo! Are you ready to experience Hostile Fury? (Bishop takes a moment as the crowd erupts into applause.) Tonight, you will witness UPW at its absolute best. And of course your main event for the evening is The Apex Devin Bishop facing Nathaniel for the World Openweight Championship.
I'm sure that all of you are curious what this cage is for. We will get to that in a moment, but first, I want to address my opponent and his manager, Clifford Ragsdale. Nathaniel, you have said on multiple occasions that you want to face me at my best. Physically, I would say that I am at my peak. But there is another aspect to Devin Bishop that both of you have forgotten and that is my mental strength. Cliff, you say you know my weaknesses, and that may be true, but I think you may have overlooked my biggest strength and that is being the most devious mind in the business today. This plan all started a few days before the contract signing for our match tonight. I went to management and made a simple request, and they agreed, so long as Nathaniel signed the contract with the stipulation. And that's what he did. By the time I was finished pushing his buttons, testing his patience and watching as the rage built up inside him, I knew I had him. See, Nathaniel was in such a rush to get at me, he almost forgot to sign the contract at all, and thanks to your level headed thinking, Ragsdale, he did just that. He signed the contract without even looking at it. Now, being the intellectual giant you are, Nathaniel, you should know that you never sign anything without reading the fine print... but I goaded you until you lost all that intelligence and acted on pure emotion.
That's where the cage comes in. You see, I know why you've been as successful as you have in the past. In almost every single match you've won, Cliff Ragsdale and your lovely girlfriend, "Mother of the Year '' Brittany, have distracted the referee and slid you a weapon or instigated some sort of shenanigans which allowed you to get the upper hand. So tonight...as a consequence of your rash decision to sign the contract sight unseen...Ragsdale and Brittany will be locked inside this cage as it is suspended twenty feet above the entrance ramp! (The crowd reacts with a mixture of applause and shock.)
That's right Nathaniel. Just you and me. Let's see how you fare without your safety net. Now, does this make me think that I have this match in the bag? Not at all. You're like a battle ax, cutting through everything in front of you. I'm more like a rapier, making quick cuts and stabs to the most vulnerable areas when you least expect it. One thing is certain...you are going to have to be at the absolute top of your game to knock me off the top of the mountain. Let's go to war!
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Backstage with TCE
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(Near the gorilla position stands UP Wrestling interviewer, Grace. She looks gorgeous as always and not intimidated at all by the camera.)
Grace: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome with me Cage’s opponent tonight, TCE.
(The camera pulls back and TCE comes into view.)
Grace: For fifteen years, you and Cage have fought all over the world as allies and enemies. What does it feel like to know this is your final encounter?
(TCE pauses and soaks in the question and reality of it. He smirks and begins to respond.)
TCE: Ron Masterson felt like I talked too much, so I shut up and I let my work represent itself. Now Ron and Donnie are in a hospital somewhere hanging on for dear life. Me talking too much has been a great part of my career. This evening; however, isn’t about talking. You asked a fantastic question though. What does the end feel like…
I enjoy fighting Cage. At this point in our journey, I know the outcome. It's like watching your favorite movie. You anticipate what is going to happen. Your favorite character is still going to do that bumbling thing. The girl looks like she’s going to get away. The hero fails. And even though you know the ending, you still love it.
So imagine your favorite movie right now. Take yourself from start to finish. Feel that moment as the climax rushes in. That’s how I feel right now.
(TCE goes to step away, but stops and turns back into Grace’s microphone.)
TCE: You want a Deathmatch Cage? Well your death wish is granted. It's time to end this once and for all.
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Cage vs. TCE
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*Anderson: Coming down to the ring is a man who weighs in at two hundred and fifty-five pounds and stands at six foot six inches tall, he hails from Roanoke, Virginia... he is T!!! C!!! E!!!
(The lights in the arena dim down as the fans around the arena all react differently. Some boo and others cheer as "Thoughtless" by Korn begins to play. A red spotlight flashes up near the entrance. Moments later, out walks the legend. He goes down the aisle passing by the passionate UP Wrestling fans without giving them any attention. TCE steps up the steel stairs and climbs inside the ring. Once inside, he removes his trench coat, tie, and button up shirt. He hands over his clothing to the ring attendant and awaits his opponent in the corner.)
Lobo: TCE is a business man in that ring. He avoids emotion and lives by an any means necessary attitude. Cage is the yin to TCE’s yang in almost every way. We are going to watch history and see exactly why these men are so regarded in the wrestling community. Nothing will be left behind here in Tokyo.
*Anderson: Ladies and gentlemen, weighing in at 210 pounds and coming in from Mesa, Arizona... this... is... CAGE!
("Thunderstruck" by AC/DC hits, the crowd beginning to chant "Thunder" along with the song. After a few moments, the form of Cage emerges from a spot in the crowd, high-fiving fans as he makes his way to the ring. He jumps over the guard rail and climbs up onto the ring apron, then up to the second turnbuckle. He taps his upper left shoulder and points skyward, before pointing out to the crowd and claps. He hopes down and begins doing some stretches on the ropes.)
Sir Oliver: The Japanese fans know both Cage and TCE. You can feel their energy, Old Chap. They truly know what they are about to witness.
V: Like, a whole lot of blood and mayhem. It's not a Grudge Match. It's a Deathmatch!
Lobo: This one won’t be pretty. TCE is extremely motivated to win. Cage is too, but he may have an extra chip on his shoulder after what TCE did to Ron and Donnie two weeks ago at Friday Night Free-For-All.
Sir Oliver: By Jove, you have it right. I will be supporting Cage in giving TCE some comeuppance.
V: And I’ll be supporting TCE in delivering blows to Cage just like he did Ron and Donnie. It was like, super epic.
(BELL RINGS)
Lobo: Here we go! TCE walks up to Cage and sticks his hand out. Are we about to see a repeat of two weeks ago?
Sir Oliver: Don’t do it Cage. While I normally support honor in the ring, we all know what TCE will do if Cage grasps his hand.
Lobo: Cage reaches his hand out, but at the last second pulls back and punches TCE in the face! That rocked TCE, but he comes back and the fists are already flying! They are trading rights.
Sir Oliver: Yes, get him!
V: Knock his lights out!
Lobo: I guess I will try to be the most unbiased one here tonight. TCE pushes Cage into the ropes. Out comes the ring crew to convert over things after TCE accepted the Deathmatch challenge from Cage.
V: Good thing mom buys extras. We have Jester’s Playhouse later, but who couldn’t use some extra extreme in their lives right now?
Lobo: For now, we have regular ropes. The ring crew is bringing down barbed wire to replace them with. We also have a stage hand bringing down weapons in a shopping cart. This is going to get nasty.
Sir Oliver: Cage bounces off the other side and leaps catching TCE off guard. Oh this is so challenging. I am not a fan of fisticuffs like that, but watching Cage hit TCE with mounted punches feels right.
Lobo: TCE tries to protect himself, but Cage’s punches are still finding ways in. Cage stops and pulls TCE up only to send him over the top and outside the ring.
Sir Oliver: There will be no TKO in this match. The only way to win is to pin your opponent, make them submit, or really knock them out so as they can’t respond to the referee.
V: What if we end up doing some Squid Game level shit in here? #RedLightGreenLight
Lobo: Cage exits the ring. He runs over to TCE and hits a drop kick that sends both men down. Cage is up quickly and a fan just handed him their chair.
Sir Oliver: Cage gladly accepted, but that may not have been a great idea by the fan. We have a lot of show left.
Lobo: Cage winds up and smacks the chair right across TCE’s back as he is trying to get back to his feet. A wicked shot by Cage. He crashes the chair down once again on TCE’s back sending him flat to the floor.
V: This isn’t a good start for TCE. Like, he needs to find that inner asshole and let it out before Cage beats him half to death.
Lobo: TCE tries to muster himself back up, but Cage doesn’t allow it. He cracks that chair over TCE’s back a third time! He turns, bows to the fan, and hands the beaten up chair back to him. He can be a class act and a chair swinger at the same time.
Sir Oliver: Yes, he swung that chair very well I must say. Quite enjoyable.
Lobo: Cage pulls TCE over and places his head on the steel step. He climbs up on the apron, walks down, and fist bumps a member of the ring crew. Cage runs back forward and goes to stomp down on TCE’s head! No, TCE moves out of the way, but Cage was able to anticipate it. He drops down to the floor. TCE goes to get up and is met with a flying elbow. TCE goes spilling over and Cage has this crowd pumped up!
Fans: CAGE! CAGE! CAGE! CAGE! CAGE!
Lobo: Cage feeds off his fans. He’s heading over to the shopping cart of goodies and pulls out a bag. We all know what’s inside there!
Sir Oliver: No, I do not. Praytell.
V: It's a sack of thumbtacks, old man.
Lobo: Cage pours them all out on the floor and steps around them to pull up TCE. He gets a shot to the midsection and TCE with another one. He stands and hits a quick spinebuster sending Cage back first into those tacks!
V: There ya go. He’s like, back in it to win it.
Lobo: That turned the tide. Cage’s entire back went into those tacks and he’s rolling over in pain, but getting more tacks in his arms. TCE grabs him by the hair and throws him into the guardrail.
Sir Oliver: I now do not find this level of violence enjoyable.
Lobo: I’m sure Cage doesn’t either. TCE stalks over to Cage and pulls him up by his hair again. He lifts Cage up and flapjacks him into the tacks and unforgiving floor!
Sir Oliver: Most people would try to pin their opponent after something like that. TCE is just savoring it.
V: Like, that may be the last time TCE gets to flapjack Cage into a ground full of thumbtacks. It’s, like… a little sentimental. Let him savor that moment. #Memories
Lobo: Cage looks almost like a reverse Pinhead now. He has thumb tacks sticking in him from front to back. TCE pulls Cage up and runs him back into the edge of the apron. Cage feels that one and he stumbles forward and kneels down. TCE jumps up on the apron and almost jumps down as quickly hitting a double ax handle to Cage’s back.
Sir Oliver: That may be the most technical thing we see this entire match.
V: Let’s hope.
Lobo: The ring crew is doing an amazing job. They’ve got the barbed wire up and TCE takes notice. He pulls Cage up by the hair and pushes him into the ring. TCE carefully climbs in and stomps on Cage after he gets up for good measure. Once more, TCE jerks Cage up off the mat and goes to send him into the barbed wire. Cage reverses it! TCE goes back first into the barbed wire instead and gets stuck. He’s not moving as the wire sinks its razor sharp teeth in him.
Sir Oliver: I hope he doesn’t sever anything too important.
Lobo: Cage slides under the barbed wire and starts looking under the ring. He’s pulling out something big… It's a bed of nails!
V: Like, what the hell and how did he get that under the ring?
Sir Oliver: You know Ron Masterson helped the ring crew. I’m sure he made some friends. Some friends that would love to see TCE get what he deserves.
Lobo: Cage slides in the bed of nails. He sets them up in the middle of the ring and grabs TCE. Some of his clothes rip as Cage pulls him off and you can see blood dripping through.
V: Well you’re about to see more.
Lobo: Cage lifts TCE and hits a Death Valley Driver onto the bed of nails! TCE lands, lifts up, and is shaking with convulsions before flopping off it. Cage isn’t done there. He picks TCE back up and body slams him on the bed of nails, but makes sure he stays on this time. Cage is going to the top rope. Is this a good idea?!?
Sir Oliver: Cage is about to fly!
Lobo: Frog splash on top of TCE sandwiching him into the bed of nails!
Sir Oliver: The level of pain TCE must be in is still under the threshold of appropriateness that I believe he deserves.
V: Fancy way of saying you hope this isn’t already over. I’m with you on that one, but like… TCE’s shoulders aren’t on the mat anyway.
Lobo: True, so Edwards isn’t counting for a fall. Cage rolls off TCE holding his ribs. He probably dug those thumb tacks in just a bit deeper with that, but Cage has a smile on his face. He must have enjoyed that even through the pain.
Sir Oliver: Thankfully, TCE doesn’t appear to be enjoying anything through his pain.
Lobo: Cage gingerly gets up and heads to the barbed wire. He doesn’t run into it to get a full head of steam, but does run forward going for a rolling thunder, but TCE slides off at the last possible moment. Cage lands back first on the bed of nails!
V: TCE is like, taking a moment. He needs it as Cage is grimacing.
Lobo: Right you are, but TCE can’t wait too long. You see him getting up knowing that he can not let this momentum changer go. TCE jumps up and leg drops Cage off the bed of nails. Cage completely flips over and lands on his stomach. TCE gets back up and picks up the bed of nails. He places it in the corner and jerks Cage up. He slings him into the corner where Cage bashes back first into the bed of nails. TCE pumps up a head of steam and splashes into Cage sandwiching him!
Sir Oliver: That scoundrel!
V: What? Can’t take it when TCE is in control?
Sir Oliver: Not one bit.
Lobo: TCE pushes Cage forward and he falls to the mat. TCE picks up the bed of nails and sets it on top of his opponent. He’s stepping up on top of the board part… and is jumping up and down! Cage can’t do anything with TCE’s weight crashing down causing those nails to just penetrate him everywhere.
V: Like, everywhere everywhere?
Lobo: TCE eventually jumps down and this match has taken a big shift in momentum.
Sir Oliver: I’m not nearly enjoying it as much anymore.
Lobo: TCE pulls a ripped and torn Cage up from the mat. He lifts him up… and guillotine drops him on the barbed wire!
Sir Oliver: Thank goodness Cage had his whereabouts. He reached his hands out to soften the blow to his throat.
V: Sucker is still bleeding pretty bad though!
Lobo: Cage has sliced open his hands pretty badly it looks. His neck took a nick too, but not as severely as if he’d just dropped full force. TCE looks down on him and digs his right wrestling boot into Cage’s hand.
V: Like, a little salty in the wound… or whatever TCE has on the bottom of his boot.
Lobo: TCE lifts Cage back up, hooks him, and lifts him up. Look at the display of strength by this man. He has Cage held up in a suplex that he finally turns into a brainbuster! Cage is out, but still no try at a pin. TCE slides out of the ring and heads to the shopping cart. He pulls out… a drill!
Sir Oliver: Oh my word. That drill has some sort of long, metallic blade on it.
V: Sick! #HostileFury
Lobo: TCE is bringing that drill back into the ring. He stalks his way over to Cage. TCE bends down and Cage may have been playing a little possum there. He strikes TCE with an uppercut. TCE staggers back, but holds onto the drill. Cage gingerly gets back to his feet and TCE bashes him in the head with the drill’s battery pack.
Sir Oliver: Come on Cage. Don’t let this ruffien get away with everything he’s done.
V: Cage can’t do shit about it. He’s done. TCE has the advantage like, pretty much always.
Lobo: TCE goes to stick that long drill bit into Cage’s forehead, but Cage somehow grabs his hands and stops it. Cage uses TCE’s strength against him and lets go before moving out of the way. TCE falls into the barbed wire and gets stuck. Cage grabs the drill from his hand and starts using it on TCE’s back!
V: He’s carving lines into TCE’s back!
Sir Oliver: I didn’t imagine I could enjoy seeing something like that; however, in this case, I do.
Lobo: TCE is stuck in the barbed wire and screaming out in pain as Cage drills around his back flesh. TCE eventually goes limp from the pain, loss of blood, or just the sheer craziness of this match.
Sir Oliver: Cage pulls him off the ropes and goes for the pin attempt.
Lobo: I think this is the first time Referee Edwards has had to do anything.
Edwards: 1… 2…
Sir Oliver: No, no, no. He kicked out somehow.
Lobo: TCE got the shoulder up in time. Cage sits up, looks down at TCE, and gives him a few shots with his right hand before standing.
V: Cage is like, in control right now, but he looks pretty rough too.
Lobo: What these men have already done to each other has been sadistic. Cage decides to take his turn at the shopping cart. He reaches inside and pulls out… an aquarium?!?
Sir Oliver: Are those scorpions?
Lobo: Cage has a tank of scorpions. There’s a lid over it now, but I doubt that is going to last much longer. Cage slides the tank in and gets back into the ring. TCE is trying to get back to his feet. Cage catches him and hits a Russian leg sweep. Cage rolls over and gets back to his feet. He rips the lid off the scorpion tank, grabs TCE, and pushes him face first inside it!
V: Like, what the hell else are we going to see here?!?
Lobo: I can’t see what’s going on inside that tank, but it can not be pleasant.
Sir Oliver: Does his screams give that away?
Lobo: Cage finally lets go and TCE jerks himself backwards. Cage puts the lid back onto the tank before turning around. TCE’s face does not look right.
Sir Oliver: Medical attention may not clear that completely up.
Lobo: Cage pulls TCE up and hits a jawbreaker. He goes for the pin.
Edwards: 1… 2…
Lobo: And TCE somehow kicks out again. What else will Cage have to do here to put this man down?
V: You ever heard of the term “over his dead body”. Like, that might apply here.
Lobo: Cage back up. He pulls TCE up to his feet and sends him over the barbed wire. TCE hits with a hard thud and Cage follows carefully after him. Cage drops down and hits some more mounted punches before reaching under the ring and grabbing a long metal rod. He places it over TCE’s throat and starts pushing it down.
Sir Oliver: Choke the bloody life out of this cad!
V: TCE’s got your blood boiling huh?
Lobo: TCE is trying to fight Cage off, but he’s starting to fade. He finds an effective way to fight back though. He just stuck his finger into Cage’s split open hand wound!
V: Looks like TCE is in Cage’s blood too, Sir Ollie.
Sir Oliver: It’s Sir Oliver!
Lobo: Cage let’s go and retreats tending to his hand. TCE crawls over and uses the ring apron to pull himself back up. Cage comes from behind and tries to bash TCE’s head into the apron, but TCE hits him with an elbow to the gut. He slings Cage’s head into the apron instead.
V: What’s TCE looking at?
Sir Oliver: Or who is he looking for?
Lobo: A man in the crowd with a shirt that I think says “suicidal” just reached over the guard rail and handed TCE a shovel!
V: Did it say that or homicidal?
Lobo: The man fades back into the crowd and TCE uses the shovel to prop himself up for a moment. He heads over to Cage who is getting back to his feet… before he takes a face full of shovel!
V: TCE swings the shovel up and comes back down hitting Cage hard in the back. Like, whoa!
Lobo: TCE has a prime opportunity and could try to pin Cage here, but he’s not. Bloody and beaten, he takes a look at the shovel and smiles. TCE turns Cage over onto his back. He steps over top of him and starts pressing the shovel blade into Cage’s throat!
Sir Oliver: Stop this now! He could kill Cage!
V: Didn’t hear you screaming like that when TCE’s head was in a tank of scorpions.
Lobo: Cage is fighting back, pushing the shovel blade away out of pure instinct. Cage takes a chance and reaches up with his right hand. He grabs TCE by the testicles and begins to squeeze!
V: Like, bad form there.
Lobo: TCE drops the shovel and tries to fight Cage off, but that movement isn’t helping with the pain radiating from this last ditch effort by Cage.
Sir Oliver: Cage is getting back to his feet while holding on.
Lobo: Cage lifts TCE up while holding onto his testicles and hits some sort of testicle squeeze powerslam!
V: That’s not…
Sir Oliver: All is fair in this war tonight.
Lobo: Cage flops over and has a dazed look on his face. This match is taking everything these two have in them. It's been incredible. More than a decade of fighting and knowing that this is the last time will make you go further than you ever thought you could.
Sir Oliver: In more ways than one, Old Chap.
Lobo: Cage gets back to his feet, pulls TCE, and pushes him inside the ring. Cage heads over to the shopping cart and this time pulls out a pane of glass! He heads back over and slides into the ring with it. TCE is trying to get up on his knees. Cage stops right in front of him and SMASHES the glass pane over TCE’s face!
V: Like, it exploded all over the place.
Sir Oliver: Especially TCE’s wretched face.
Lobo: TCE slumps down. Cage kicks him the rest of the way over and goes for the pin.
Edwards: 1… 2…
V: Holy shit!
Lobo: Out of instinct or something out of the blue, TCE grabbed a shard of glass and just stabbed Cage in the thigh with it, stopping the pin attempt. Cage rolls off TCE with his leg impaled just looking at it.
Sir Oliver: He’s looking at it like he’s dealt with this sort of madness before.
Lobo: How can you prepare for something like this?
Sir Oliver: Fifteen years is a long time.
Lobo: Thankfully for Cage, TCE is leaping up. He’s looking at the glass shard and trying to figure out what to do. Cage tries to pull it out, but the pain and blood leaking out stops him. Cage grabs the drills nearby and uses the bit to break the glass outside of his leg!
V: Leaving, like a part of it still inside of him.
Sir Oliver: I have never seen a thing like this in real life.
Lobo: I am sure that is painful as hell, but it may be better than the amount of blood that would pour out if he removed the entire piece of glass. Cage uses the ropes to help him up. He limps over to TCE who punches him in the gut. TCE hits him again before standing up. Cage is doubled over, so TCE hooks him and hits… TRAILS!!!
V: Like, it's over. That’s it right there.
Lobo: TCE isn’t going for the pin. He’s down, but aware enough to drape an arm or something over Cage. TCE is just looking up at the arena lights.
Sir Oliver: Just start heading for the light TCE. It's okay.
V: Sir Oliver, you are surprising me right now. I thought only I was as nasty as that.
Sir Oliver: There were days in my life young lady that would have made even you blush.
Lobo: TCE rolls out of the ring. He grabs something out of the shopping cart and reaches in again.
V: Uh oh. You know UP Wrestling’s track record with fire.
Lobo: Yes, I do. TCE has lighter fluid and a lighter. He’s sliding back in the ring and looks at the flipped over bed of nails. He begins pouring the lighter fluid all over the board. TCE looks satisfied with the amount, flicks open the lighter, and sparks the flame. He throws it onto the board and it erupts into a blaze.
Sir Oliver: Horrifying…
Lobo: TCE has to pry Cage off the mat. He lifts him up and I think this is about to be the nail in the coffin. TCE puts Cage into a torture rack and… TRIBULATIONS!!!
Sir Olver: NO!
V: Holy shit!
Lobo: Cage… Cage…
Sir Oliver: I can’t believe it!
Lobo: He reversed Tribulations into a Thunder-Cage that sent both men into the flaming bed of nails and broke it in half!
Sir Oliver: They’re both on fire!
V: Uncle Elijah just grabbed an extinguisher from near the ring bell and is sliding into the ring.
Lobo: Our minority owner is putting them out all with the rest of the fire. It's a mess. I can’t even see who is who.
Sir Oliver: Referee Edwards is seeing something. He just dropped down.
Edwards: 1… 2… 3!!!
Lobo: Someone just scored the pin, but who?
V: I can’t tell with char-grilled TCE and Cage topped with white foam.
Sir Oliver: Mr. Anderson is reaching for his microphone.
*Anderson: The winner of this Deathmatch is…
V: It’s got to be TCE!
Sir Oliver: No, Cage is surely the winner.
*Anderson: CAGE!!!
Sir Oliver: I knew it!
V: No!
Lobo: Cage in all that chaos found a way to pin TCE. The referee saw it and counted to three. Incredible! After fifteen years, these two battled epically for one last time. It was more like a cinematic horror movie than a wrestling match. In the end, Cage will be in the records as victorious.
Sir Oliver: Neither man will ever be the same after this.
Lobo: How could you be?
V: Stupid, goodie goodie Cage just had to win.
Lobo: Right now, he doesn’t look much like a winner. Elijah and Alexander are reaching down and helping him up. Cage can barely stand on his own, but let’s Referee Edwards raise his arm in victory.
Sir Oliver: What a match. What a moment. What an amazing victory for a man who surely deserves it. Congratulations to Cage!
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CJ Walker vs. The Crimson Mask vs. David Berg vs. Vicious
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Lobo: “Hide your children, hide your wives. Make sure your cupboards are full, because next up we have a battle of BEHEMOTHS in our FATAL FOUR MATCH.”
V: “A Battle of Behemoths… and David Berg, of course.”
Sir Oliver: “That’s right, he is a duck on a chicken farm right now.”
Lobo: “Duck on a chicken farm?”
*Anderson: “Ladies and Gentleman - be afraid. Be very afraid as UPW unleashes the full might of…”
“VICIOUS!!!”
[Lacuna Coil's “Swamped” hits and Vicious steps out. He stops atop the ramp and flexes, showing his immense frame and musculature. His manager, Vile, follows behind him.]
Lobo: “Vicious put out an offer to team up with someone during this match, but we don't know if anyone has taken him up on the offer?”
Sir Oliver: “It makes sense since Vicious is a tag team wrestler, he’s used to working with a partner. Working with someone can help him maximize violence.”
V: “YES! Violence from Vicious! That’s what we need tonight!”
*Anderson: He is the six foot five inches tall living tree that weighs two hundred and ninety-seven pounds... hailing all the way from Prague... THE CRIMSON MASK!!!
(One by one the lights start going dark. The audience is draped in shadows… Then red. Red erratic pulses flash throughout the room. They gain steam and power as Carach Angren - Skull with a Forked Tongue hits.
From the dark portal of the entrance way comes an enormous figure, the smoke machine working overtime. With a methodical, slow, agonizingly intimidating walk, clad in thick black boots, emerges the figure once known as Kruger Olejnik, now the Crimson Mask. A red "mask" is draped over his head though more a cloth than a mask. The bottom is loose and ragged, looking as if blood was poured over it and dripped down. The mountain of a human being, this artifice of war, is draped in blood strained, loose overalls. They were once white. But gore is entrenched in them, age, dirt and wear bringing them a horror of their own. His hands are wrapped in dirty tape and within the crushing power is held, in each, a dented and rusty metal bucket.)
Lobo: The man formerly known as Kruger Olejnik has tapped into a force much, much darker inside of him, he is now THE CRIMSON MASK!”
Sir Oliver: “We Brits aren’t afraid of anything, but one might be excused if they soiled their knickers at the sight of that specimen!”
Lobo: “Did you soil your knickers Sir Oliver?”
Sir Oliver: “No, but if I did now, don't be mad at me!”
*Anderson: Now making his way to the ring, From Butcher's Hollow in The Ozarks of Arkansas. He stands 6'7 and One Half inches tall. Weighing in at 277 pounds. The Vengeful One, CJ Walker!"
("Valhalla Calling Me" by Miracle Of Sound (Metal Version) begins to play as Walker is seen standing at an entry tunnel in the arena where the fans enter and exit. He is dressed in jeans, black boots, and his "Come Hell Or Valhalla" sleeveless shirt.
The fans reach out to touch their hero as he begins to descend the steps down towards the ring side area. Pushing his way through the sea of fans towards the barricade he hops the barricade with a hand carved mahogany club in his hand, the club is adorned with Norse runes and a snarling wolf. Walker takes his time to circle around the ring. His eyes scan the crowd and whoever is in the ring. He climbs up slowly onto the apron, stopping there to look back at the crowd then turns his focus into the ring. He steps between the ropes with the club in his taped fist, ready to crack skulls and brutalize his opponent.)
Lobo: “Take a look at these three TITANS in the ring. It’s not often we get to see three monsters side by side like this.”
Sir Oliver: It’s what a southern American gentleman might call a HOSS fight, right Baptist?”
Lobo: “You would be correct, except we have one more entrant in our four way…”
*Anderson: Hailing from Jerusalem, in Israel. He stands 6'3 and he weighs 235 pounds. He is the King of the Streets, David Berg!
(Civil War by Guns N' Roses begins to play as the fans look over. As the song picks up steam, David Berg walks out. He is wearing dark black camouflage pants, no shirt and holds a giant Israeli flag as he saunters to the ring to a mixed reaction. He places the flag near the announcers and then adroitly hops over the ring ropes, ready for action. The look on his face is consistently stoic with a twinge of anger and annoyance.
(The four men stand in the ring, each in their own corner. David Berg, although not a small man by most standards, looks TINY compared to his competitors. They all come closer to the center in a grappling stance, looking side to side in case their opponent wants to sneak attack them. Only for…)
V: “YEAAAAAAAHHHH!!!! CJ Walker and Vicious have teamed up. They are like… so cool!”
Lobo: “What a turn of events, gamesmanship from Walker and Vicious!”
(Vicious and Walker shake hands and now look intently at their opponents… their prey. The Crimson Mask and David Berg get into a defensive stance and back up, but do NOT acknowledge each other. Vicious and Walker grab The Crimson Mask and start beating on him. He doubles over, they club him over the back repeatedly until he falls to the ground and follow up with strikes on the ground. David Berg rolls out of the ring!)
Sir Oliver: “Very clever, young man! Very clever!”
Lobo: “The Crimson Mask has some history with Vicious and Wicked at large. Wicked put Crimson Mask, then known as Kruger, out of commission for many months!”
(Vicious picks CJ Walker up… and hits a BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX! He motions “one more” to CJ Walker then picks him up again for another!
CJ Walker shrugs as if to say, “that was good” then picks The Crimson Mask up… and hits a SWINGING SIDEWALK SLAM!!!
The Crimson Mask gets up dazed. Vicious winds up and hits him with a FOREARM SMASH! The dazed Crimson Mask stumbles over to CJ Walker for another FOREARM SMASH! CM stumbles to Walker for ANOTHER, then to Vicious for ANOTHER! AND ANOTHER! AND ANOTHER! AND ANOTHER! The Crimson Mask finally falls down.)
Crowd: “BOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!”
Sir Oliver: “This is getting ugly very quickly. This bloke has to do SOMETHING!”
Bishop Lobo: “Yes it is, and David Berg is content to just watch! He isn’t doing anything!”
V: “Why would he? Walker and Vicious are way too like… violent. You want to say out of their way, okay?”
(Vicious motions towards the ropes which gets a BOO from the crowd. He gets on the top turnbuckle for a SENTON BOMB! CJ Walker mouths the words, “I can do that too…” and ascends to the top rope for a MOONSAULT!)
Sir Oliver: “David Berg is just watching as this man gets beaten proper.”
Lobo: “Well, David Berg did call out Crimson Mask and this is the first time they’ve ever been in the ring together.
[CJ Walker makes a slash motion to his throat…]
Sir Oliver: “These blokes are going to try to finish the match already!”
Lobo: “The Heart Punch isn’t something that the Crimson Mask would be able to kick out of…”
[CJ Walker picks CM up so that he is facing him, winds up and… ]
Crowd: [Tepid cheers.]
Lobo: “It’s DAVID BERG! DAVID BERG has entered this match!”
Sir Oliver: “It’s about time!”
(David Berg hit a leg lariat on CJ Walker. Then swiftly bounces off the ropes to gift Vicious with a leg lariat of his own. CJ Walker gets back up… and is hit with SWIFT KICKS from David Berg, sending him to his knees! Vicious gets up only to be hit with the same offense, only this time followed up with a superkick.)
Sir Oliver: “The bloke got involved and now look how things are going for him…”
(Of course, Sir Oliver jinxed him because CJ Walker grabs him from behind and hits a BIG BOOT to his face sending him down to the canvas. Vicious gets up and the two smile at their work.)
Crowd: “BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!”
(The Crimson Mask is up! Waiting for the wings behind them…)
Crowd: [Tepid cheers.]
Lobo: “DOUBLE CLOTHESLINES from The Crimson Mask!”
(CJ picks Vicious up and peppers him with a few rights followed by a body slam… David Berg is also up and hits CJ Walker with some STIFF kicks and elbows for a multi-hit COMBO!)
Sir Oliver: “Crisp work by the young man David Berg. He’s got a future ahead of him!”
(Berg is up. CJ Walker is now up but moving slowly. CJ lunges at David Berg but Berg moves out of the way and OOF kicks him in the stomach. CJ barrels over but is still standing. Berg jumps up for a scissor kick and CJ Walker is down on the canvas.)
Lobo: “This is his 3rd time in three shows that CJ Walker and David Berg have shared the ring. Berg beat CJ 1v1 but CJ Walker was the last man standing in that Free-For-All Gauntlet match, finishing Berg to finally win the match!”
(Vicious and The Crimson mask are all out brawling now in the ring. Exchanging blow after blow. A punch from Crimson Mask! A punch from Vicious! Neither man falters… The punches gradually become elbow strikes to the head. Still, both men are standing, but the fatigue starts to wear on their face and the frequency of strikes slows down. Finally, Vicious dodges out of the way of a strike Vicious and…)
Crowd: “OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!”
Lobo: “CHOKESLAM FROM VICIOUS SENDS THE CRIMSON MASK TUMBLING TO THE OUTSIDE!”
Sir Oliver: “If that bloke wasn’t THE CRIMSON MASK I’d think he was dead!”
V: “He is dead. RIP. BYEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!”
(This leaves David Berg in the ring with CJ Walker and Vicious. Both men aren’t moving too well. David Berg is spryer because he spent the beginning of the match outside of the ring. The pair of men gang up on Berg, but Berg is right there… JUMPING KNEE STRIKE on Vicious, LEG SWEEP on CJ Walker! LEG SWEEP to Vicious! CLOTHESLINE to CJ Walker!)
Sir Oliver: “The kid is really holding his own here!”
(David Berg jumps off the ropes for a moonsault on both men. Vicious stays down but CJ Walker gets up… DROPKICK from David Berg sends CJ Walker outside of the ring!)
Lobo: “Incredible drop kick from DAVID BERG!”
(Outside the ring, CJ Walker is getting up, but he locks eyes with a person nearby also getting their wits together… THE CRIMSON MASK. There is a moment of acknowledgement before the two run full steam BARRELLING into each other! They trade punches for a while until Crimson Mask hits a MONSTROUS chop on CJ Walker!)
Crowd: “WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!”
Lobo: “Even in Japan, these fans are no strangers to WOO chops!”
(CJ Walker staggers a bit but doesn’t fall down. He returns with a CHOP of his own!)
Crowd: “WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
(The Crimson Mask is hurt but still going… but…)
Lobo: “CJ Walker is done with trading blows and gets the BODY SLAM on The Crimson Mask!”
(Walker follows up with a RUNNING POWERSLAM before rolling back into the ring.)
Sir Oliver: “It’s 2 versus 1. Here we go again.”
(David Berg and Vicious have been trading blows, but now he has CJ Walker to attend to as well. Berg tries to go for a jumping knee strike but that doesn’t work this time. Vicious grabs him for a QUICK DDT! The two go to pick up the smaller David Berg… DOUBLE BODY SLAM!)
Lobo: “The Crimson Mask has GOT to get himself back in this match.”
V: “Duuuuuhhhhhhh!”
(The Crimson Mask rolls himself into the ring…)
Sir Oliver: “Crimson Mask has a weird look in his eyes… What’s he thinking right now.”
(CJ Walker and Vicious face The Crimson Mask. David Berg is down. The Crimson Mask WINDS up and does a THREE SIXTY MOTION….)
Lobo: “VICIOUS ROLLED OUT OF THE WAY!”
CROWD: “OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Sir Oliver: “Oh my Lord.”
V: “Uhhhhhh…”
Lobo: “Crimson Mask with THE K.O.! to CJ Walker off the ropes… but the ropes BROKE! Both men are down on the side now. Both men are down!”
V: “Those are some cheap ropes. Like, good job, UP WRESTLING!”
(The crowd, the referee, David Berg, Vicious, hell everyone has no clue what is going on. Finally David Berg understands, shrugs, and quickly ROLLS Vicious up!)
Referee: “One….. Two…. THREE!”
Lobo: “Vicious was able to kick out! It does not look like CJ Walker or The Crimson Mask will be returning to this match, folks!”
(Vicious gets up. Berg kicks Vicious in the stomach, he eats it and returns with a lariat that sends Berg against the side of the ropes that are still in place. He follows with an old-fashioned CHOKE against those ropes. The referee counts 1… 2… 3… 4… 5…)
Lobo: “Vicious not letting go after the 5-count.”
(Finally Vicious let’s go after some referee intervention.)
Sir Oliver: “Vicious is a dangerous man. A man that does not care about winning. He only cares about inflicting pain. You never know what he’s going to do.”
Lobo: “One would think he should pin here.”
(Instead, Vicious picks David Berg up and lays him against the ropes, holding him there and raising his forearm up… only to begin CLUBBING HIS CHEST!
ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX! SEVEN! EIGHT! NINE! TEN!
David Berg is hurt! He doubles over!)
Sir Oliver: “Berg is hurt, he should finish him here.”
(Vicious isn’t done with David Berg yet. He picks David Berg up and hits a PILEDRIVER!)
V: “Pin him now you numbnuts!”
Sir Oliver: “The man is SICK!”
(He goes to pick up David Berg, but David Berg hits a SPIN KICK to the GUT of Vicious. Then he does another SPIN KICK to the GUT! AND ANOTHER!)
Lobo: “What a TURN of EVENTS! Vicious got taken by surprise. Berg bounces off the ropes…”
Crowd: “AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”
Lobo: “THE HEBREW HAMMER BY DAVID BERG! THE HEBREW HAMMER!”
Sir Oliver: “Ha, he isn’t wasting any time pinning Vicious!”
Edwards: “One! Two! Three!”
*Anderson: The winner of this match… The King of the Streets… DAVID BERG!!!
Lobo: I wonder if that just got David Berg over?
Sir Oliver: Listen to these fans and I think you’ll have your answer.
V: What about the ring? The Crimson Mask and CJ Walker broke it.
Lobo: True which means we need to step away for a moment while we get this sorted out. Congrats to David Berg and we’ll be right back with the Boyd Gaming High Roller Championship match!
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BOYD GAMING HIGH ROLLER CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Bryan Black vs. Joe Nobody vs. Saint Sakura vs. Maddox vs. Mark Murphy vs. Jett Robinson
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Sir Oliver: Our next match of the evening is a six person scramble to crown the first ever Boyd Gaming High Roller Champion. Miss Vee, would you care to go over the rules of this match?
V: Certainly. Like, we start with two wrestlers in the ring. Every five minutes, someone new enters. After all six are in the ring, there will be five more minutes until the final bell. Every time someone pins or submits another wrestler, they like, become the interim champion. The very last person to score a pinfall or submission before time runs out will be the first official champion.
Lobo: Let's go to Elijah Anderson to find out who our first two competitors will be.
Anderson: Coming down the aisle with his manager, Cliff Ragsdale, weighing in at 265 pounds, I give you "THE MANIAC" MARK MURPHY!
("Fire Water Burn" By The Bloodhound Gang plays as Murphy makes his way to the ring, being led by his manager, Cliff Ragsdale. Murphy laughs at the fans, and sometimes points out different fans and makes fun of them. Murphy is wearing a blue singlet.)
Lobo: Mark Murphy is no stranger to championships, having held one half of the UPW tag team championship as part of Public Nuisance.
Anderson: Welcome to the ring the six-foot-two-inch tall one hundred eighty pounds... BRYAN BLACK!!!
(“Bad Company” by Five Finger Death Punch starts playing as Bryan Black, with his manager Major Mayhem, walks to the ring. Black fist bumps audience members who seem happy to see him. Bryan is wearing black tactical combat boots, black knee-high socks, a kilt that is half Black Watch and half showing support for the Armed Forces, and an all-black t-shirt with UPW's logo on the front in silver and on the back the words "The Original Heavyweight Champion." Bryan now sports two tattoos, one a Celtic Triquetra (Right Arm), the other is of a Valkyrie with Larry's name and DOB in Celtic runes (left arm). Once he rolls into the ring, he makes for his corner where he begins loosening up.)
Sir Oliver: So we begin with two UPW veterans with a long history. The bell has rung and this scramble match is underway.
Lobo: Black and Murphy lock up and Murphy takes control with a top wrist lock.
Sir Oliver: It seems as though the extreme conditions which Clifford Ragsdale subjected Mark Murphy to have made him leaner and more muscular.
Lobo: Murphy whips Black to the corner and follows him in for a big knee lift. Black fires back with a series of forearm smashes to Murphy's back and an impactful spinning heel kick.
V: Murphy just folded over. Looks like those new muscles aren't protecting his midsection.
Sir Oliver: Black performs a quick scoop slam and hits the ropes. Black jumps into the air for a senton and…
V: Misses. Murphy rolled out of the way.
Lobo: Murphy is quick to follow up with an elbow drop and grabs a side headlock.
Sir Oliver: Murphy is electing to wear down his opponent with that hold, but Black is powering up to his feet. Black is on his feet and lifts Murphy up for a back suplex.
Lobo: Murphy hit the mat hard and Black bridges for the pin.
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
KICK OUT
Lobo: Black picks Murphy and whips him into the ropes. Black jumps up to a hurricanrana. Murphy catches him and hits a sitout powerbomb. He goes for the cover!
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
KICKOUT!
Sir Oliver: Not only has Murphy's physique improved, so too has his focus. That was an impressive counter.
V: You're really starting to creep me out talking about Murphy's body so much.
Sir Oliver. I was merely pointing out the sudden improvements that Mr. Murphy…
V: Yeah, well like, you can stop.
Lobo: Murphy has gained the momentum here. He hits a quick kick to Black's gut and comes off the ropes with a swinging neck breaker.
V: Black gets thrown into the turnbuckle. Murphy is like, just waiting for him to turn around.
Sir Oliver: He is in a three point stance and goes for the tackle. Oh my! Bryan Black just leapfrogged over Murphy, who is sent crashing between the turnbuckles and into the ring post.
Lobo: Black wastes no time, going for a school boy roll up.
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
Lobo: Bryan Black scores the first fall of this match, and Murphy is seeing red! The clock is ticking down for our next competitor to arrive as Murphy clotheslines Black out of the ring.
FIVE...FOUR...THREE...TWO...ONE
IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR !!!!!"
IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR !!!!!"
[The crowd claps loudly as Sly and the Family Stone's A Family Affair plays on the loudspeaker. Jett and Jumbo appear at the top of the ramp with LARGE smiles on their faces. Jumbo is carrying a large jug of MILK. The boys are wearing t-shirts that say: THE ROBINSONS LOVE JAPAN" which only helps endear them to the crowd.]
"IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR !!!!!"
IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR !!!!!"
[As Jumbo and Jett make their way down to the ring, Junior enters and moves to the side at the top of the ramp. He has a sheet of laminated paper in his hand.]
V: What a cheap attempt to pander to the crowd.
Sir Oliver: It would seem their efforts have paid off, as the audience are cheering wildly.
Lobo: Speaking of wild, look at the wild exchange between Murphy and Jumbo! They are going toe to toe, blow for blow.
Jumbo looks like he's getting the better of Murphy, and slams his jaw with a spinning elbow.
V: Like, where did Black go? Is that loser still on the outside of the ring?
Lobo: Not anymore! He just hit a sick poison rana on Murphy. Black rebounds off the ropes and goes to hit Jumbo with the Wall!
V: Whoa! Jumbo caught Black. I mean, the guy weighs a buck fifty sopping wet, but still…
Sir Oliver: Jumbo hoists Bryan Black up and drops him hard to the mat with the Robinson Special. He hooks the leg and goes for the pin.
Edwards: ONE…
TWO….
THREE!!!
Lobo: Jumbo Robinson just pinned the former World Champion!
Sir Oliver: Jumbo Robinson does have quite the wrestling pedigree, despite his youth and lack of experience.
V: Is that your way of saying he just got lucky?
Lobo; Jumbo looks almost shocked, and Jett and Junior Robinson are going crazy on the outside.
V: They aren't celebrating the big clubbing blow Jumbo just ate from Murphy.
Sir Oliver: Indeed. Mark Murphy takes Jumbo down with a sidewalk slam, followed by a knee drop to Jumbo's forehead.
Lobo: Bryan Black is still reeling from the Robinson Special and rolls out to the floor to catch his breath. Murphy whips Jumbo into the ropes and tries a clothesline that barely affects Jumbo.
V: How is he still on his feet?
Lobo: Jumbo is calling for Murphy to try it again. Murphy obliges with a running tackle that doesn't move Jumbo. Murphy hits the ropes again.
Sir Oliver: What a feat of strength. Jumbo has only pressed Murphy up high and slammed him out of the ring!
FIVE...FOUR...THREE...TWO...ONE
(Savage by Megan Thee Stallion begins to play over the sound system and Maddox sprints to the ring and slides under the bottom rope.)
Lobo: Business has just picked up as Maddox enters the ring. Jumbo looks over Maddox as Murphy and Black begin to exchange blows on the outside of the ring. Jumbo rushes at Maddox. Maddox side steps and whips Jumbo into the ropes, catching him with a belly to belly suplex on the rebound. Maddox goes for the pin.
Edwards ONE…
TWO…
KICKOUT!
V: Like, that was a hell of a KICK OUT. Maddox went flying.
Lobo: But he jumps right back into the fight. Maddox hits a hard super kick on Jumbo, and follows up with an enziguri kick. Jumbo rolls out of the ring and right into the brawling Black and Murphy.
Sir Oliver: Maddox has noticed the brawl outside the ring as Jumbo is drawn into the middle of the fray. Jumbo is hitting Murphy and Black with elbow shots and slams Murphy's head into the guard rail.
Lobo: It looks like Maddox is going to fly! He goes over the top rope with a stunning topé dive. He just took down all three of them, but it looks like Maddox crashed into the guardrail as well.
V: Like, you take those kinds of risks, that's what happens.
Sir Oliver: Mark Murphy is the first to his feet and he drags Jumbo to his feet. Murphy rolls Jumbo into the ring and starts kicking the young man.
Lobo: Maddox and Black are up and Maddox whips Black into the steel steps.
Murphy snatches up Jumbo and goes for the Flamethrower! Jumbo is down and Murphy goes for the pin.
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
Sir Oliver: Mark Murphy has become the interim champion with that impressive pinfall.
V: Whoa! Looks like Maddox doesn't want him to be the champ for long!
Lobo: Maddox is back in the ring and punishing Murphy with a series of buzzsaw kicks. Murphy swings a huge haymaker, but Maddox ducks and catches Murphy with a crucifix! Anderson is down to count the pinfall.
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
Sir Oliver: Maddox had ended Murphy's reign as interim champion with incredible alacrity, but he has no time to celebrate as Bryan Black hits a cross body block and attempts the pinfall.
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
KICKOUT!
FIVE...FOUR...THREE...TWO...ONE
Lobo: Jumbo Robinson made the save for Maddox there, pulling Bryan Black off Maddox by the ankle...and here comes Saint Sakura!
(Love Sick by Beach Bunny begins to play as Saint Sakura poses in an over the top magical girl style. She is dressed in such a manner as well with an over the top dress and wand to match. After drawing a heart with her wand, she rushes to the ring and hops up each of the steps until making it to the apron. There she throws her wand into the air and catches it posing one last time.)
V: Oooh! Sakura just took down Murphy with a leapfrog plancha.and now she's clearing out the ring, butterfly kicking everyone!
Sir Oliver: The Tokyo fans are most definitely behind Saint Sakura. Just listen to the fans erupt with raucous applause and cheers.
Crowd: SAKU-RA! SAKU-RA!
Lobo: Maddox is the first to make it into the ring. He rushes Sakura and hits a dropkick from behind. Sakura rolls through and Maddox rebounds off the ropes, but not to be taken over by a deep arm drag. He rolls through and Sakura hits a second arm drag. Maddox gets to his feet and as Sakura moves in, Maddox catches her with a kick to the leg.
Sir Oliver: Maddox is using his educated feet to chop away with kicks to Sakura's thigh. A decidedly wise strategy, indeed.
V: Why are you, like, paying attention to that when Jumbo and Murphy are over there destroying one another?
Lobo: You make a good point, Vee. Murphy just slammed Jumbo down hard on the concrete. Bryan Black is still struggling to get back to his feet.
Sir Oliver: Black and Murphy have been in this contest for over fifteen minutes and giving it their best effort.
Lobo: Murphy has made his way back into the ring and targets Maddox while Sakura is nursing her leg which Maddox has been working over. Murphy is laying into Maddox with stiff tomahawk chops, but Maddox fires back with a few knife edge chops of his own. Murphy puts Maddox in position for a DDT. Maddox reverses with a Northern Lights suplex. He brings Murphy back up for a sickle neck breaker. No one was paying attention to Bryan Black who comes off the top rope with a hurricanrana on Maddox. Black takes a moment to get to his knees and…Saint Sakura hits a Moonsault from the top rope on Maddox. She hooks the leg!
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
Sir Oliver: Saint Sakura has pinned the veteran Maddox!
V: Like, that was a lucky move. Black did all the heavy lifting.
FIVE... FOUR... THREE...TWO...ONE
Lobo: "Sick of Me" by Beartooth begins to play on the P.A. which can only mean one thing! Joe Nobody is on his way to the ring!
Sir Oliver: There is no time for pageantry as the clock is now running down. There are only five minutes left in this match, and Nobody is rushing toward the ring with alacrity.
V: Like Nobody is all over Sakura. He's landing a ton of strikes and backs her into the corner.
Lobo: Jumbo is back in the ring and performs a bone crunching avalanche on Sakura and Nobody in the corner. Now Jumbo grabs Sakura and holds her in a stalling suplex position.
V: Like, he's wasting time! The clock is ticking, bright boy!
Sir Oliver: What goes up, must come down! That was a very impactful jackhammer by Jumbo. He goes for the pin!
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
Lobo: Murphy is back in this fight, pulling Jumbo off Sakura at the last second. Murphy executes a Flamethrower on Jumbo!
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
KICKOUT!
Sir Oliver: Maddox is back up and hits a swinging fisherman's suplex on Murphy! He goes for the pin!
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
WHOA!!!
V: Bryan Black just landed on both guys with a Phoenix splash! This is getting crazy.
Lobo: Black whips Maddox into the ropes and nails Maddox with the Wall! He covers!
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
KICKOUT!
Lobo: Maddox just barely escaped at the last second!
ONE MINUTE REMAINING!
Sir Oliver: The pressure is mounting as the clock continues to wind down.
Lobo: Out of nowhere, Saint Sakura hits her Sakura Soul Stop on Bryan Black! Pin attempt coming up!
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
THRE...KICK OUT!
Sir Oliver: A fraction of a second more and Black would have been pinned.
V: Which is like, a waste of energy by Sakura! She's the interim champ. All she has to do is keep anyone else from making a pin.
Sir Oliver: A very astute observation, Miss Vee.
THIRTY SECONDS REMAINING!
Lobo: Joe Nobody just super kicked Bryan Black out of his boots, and clotheslined Maddox to the floor. Jumbo and Murphy tumble through the ropes to the floor.
V: Sakura turns to face Nobody and is quickly hit with Denial of Perfection! He goes for the pin!
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
Sir Oliver: Joe Nobody has pinned Sakura and become the interim champion with only seconds left in this scramble.
V: Thank you, Mister Obvious.
FIFTEEN SECONDS REMAINING!
Lobo: Maddox comes out of nowhere and clotheslines Nobody to the floor and goes for the pin on Sakura!
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
Lobo: No! Jumbo just hit a double ax handle smash to knock Maddox off Sakura.
TEN SECONDS REMAINING!
Sir Oliver: Jumbo picks up Maddox and hits three quick jabs followed up with a power bomb! The Robinson Special! He has Maddox folded on the mat and goes for the pin!
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
THREE!!!
THREE...TWO...ONE
Lobo: And there is the bell! Jumbo Robinson has done it! Jumbo Robinson is the Boyd Gaming High Roller Champion!
(Jett Robinson joins his brother in the ring and starts snapping selfies as Jumbo is handed the Boyd Gaming High Roller Championship belt.)
Jumbo: (Speaking to the camera) MOM! DAD! WE DID IT! WE DID IT!
Sir Oliver: What an incredibly hard fought contest for all six competitors!
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TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Disorganized Chaos vs. Rated M
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Sir Oliver: Ladies and gentlemen, this next match won’t be for the faint of heart as Jester LeBeau has requested a Jester’s Playhouse match. Our interns have wrapped the ropes in barbed wire, there are boxes of fluorescent light tubes around the ring, and in each corner, an explosive has been wired. I don’t know how our management even condoned this match.
V: Like, violence sells.
Lobo: Yeah, this isn’t going to be a technical match, this is going to be mayhem personified.
Sir Oliver: Let’s go to the ring.
*Anderson: Ladies and gentlemen, this match is scheduled for one fall and is a Jester’s Playhouse match for the UP Wrestling Tag Team Championship! Introducing first, the challengers…representing the Black Hand... they are the tag team of KING DIAZ and ADAM MILLER!!!
A light drum roll begins...
(Voice over begins to speak....)
This is their destiny...
This is their place...
This is their time...
They will CONQUER ALL!!!
("Dark Breed" By Robert Slump blares throughout the arena. The BLACKHAND skull symbol appears on the screen. The skull illuminates and flashes and slowly fades away but re illuminates bright black and white lights.
The ramp is covered in dry ice as Miller and Diaz appear from the smoke they stand at the top of the ramp and raise their black gloved hands above their head. They fist bump and make their way to the ring. Down the ramp and Miller runs and slides into the ring. He climbs to the second rope and raises his arm up. Diaz hops up onto the apron on his knee, letting his other leg hang loosely, as he pulls his sunglasses off, and tosses them into the crowd. Diaz quickly turns and climbs up onto the second turnbuckle and flexes, being careful of the corner and barbed wire. Both men return to the center of the ring and they fist bump. The music fades out as the men walk to their corner.)
*Anderson: And their opponents… Coming to the ring.. from Detroit, Michigan... she stands at five foot five inches tall and weighs in at one hundred and eighteen pounds... she is the Chaotic Princess.. ARIANA SEARS!!! Her tag team partner, from Dark Falls, Indiana... he stands at six foot three inches tall and weighs in tonight at two hundred and five pounds... JESTER LEBEAU!!! Together they are the UP Tag Team Champions… Disorganized Chaos!!!
(As Sound of Madness by Shinedown begins to play, Jester comes out dressed in purple pants with red boots, purple wrist tape and red pads. He comes to the ring in a ¾ length black leather jacket with red barbed wire painted on the left arm and purple flames on the right arm, a red scarf and black top hat. He bows as Ariana comes out wearing a different outfit; it seems to be red shorts and a red top that shows her midriff and cleavage equally. Her boots are black with purple laces and a black hoodie draped over her shoulders that reads Chaotic Princess on the back. Her hair is done up into pig tails as a purple rose sits in her hair. The attire nearly matches that of Jester’s in different fashion. She would turn to Jester and Curtsy before him, smiling softly as they turned around. She walked down the stage beside him to the ring where they both slid in. Jester proceeded to bow again and this time she moved close to him as he rose from the bow and her back moved against him as she posed with a smirk on her lips leaning against Jester.)
(BELL RINGS)
Sir Oliver: There’s the bell and we are underway, and all four individuals are very aware of the danger surrounding them.
Lobo: But Jester doesn’t seem to care as he immediately dives into Miller! Jester and Miller hit the mat and are a mass of fists flying. Diaz and Sears lock up and Diaz immediately slaps on a front facelock and he delivers a forearm into Sears’ spine. Sears drops to a knee and then she trips up Diaz and mounts him, hitting a series of palm strikes before being thrown off.
V: Like, everyone is trying to stay as center of the ring as they can.
Sir Oliver: A perfect strategy right now. There are boxes of light tubes on the apron, the ropes are wrapped in barbed wire, apparently explosives are involved. Jester gets to his feet and hits Miller with a knee lift and then hits a singing neckbreaker. Miller goes down and Jester with a mount, looking to hit elbows, palm strikes, or just fists.
Lobo: Miller throws Jester off and gets to his feet and Jester with a wild attempt at a clothesline, ducked by Miller and Miller hits him with a backspin kick that sends Jester stumbling back toward the ropes and barbed wire. Miller with a high knee and Jester goes down, and Miller drops a leg. Miller with a quick cover, gets a one, but nothing past that.
V: Like, a little too early to be going for a pin, isn’t it?
Sir Oliver: The longer this goes, the more opportunity there is to meet a rather grisly fate, so I believe it is in the best interest to try and win as soon as you can.
Lobo: Meanwhile across the ring, Diaz has Sears up and brings her crashing to the mat with a suplex. Diaz gets to his feet and he and Miller drive a double knee into Jester and then take him down with a double suplex. A little bit of divide and conquer by the challengers.
Sir Oliver: Diaz brings Jester up to his feet and hits a backbreaker, and he’s holding him there as Miller backs up and gets a bit of a running start, leaps, and drops a knee across Jester’s chest, bringing him crashing to the mat. Old Chap, that’s a fairly effective move.
Lobo: You got that right.
V: Like, Sears needs to quit napping and help her partner.
Lobo: Sears is up to her feet and Miller turns his attention to her, and she nails him with a low blow.
V: Like, that’ll do it.
Sir Oliver: With no disqualifications to be seen in this match, that is just as legal as any hold.
V: Expert, like, analysis there.
Sir Oliver: Now listen here…
Lobo: Miller is down and Sears brings him to a seated position and hits a dropkick to him, sending him sprawling. Diaz comes in with a right hook, ducked by Sears and she leaps into the air for an attempt at a hurricanrana, but Diaz is able to hold her up! Sears is in trouble and Diaz throws her right into the barbed wire ropes!
Sir Oliver: My word! Ariana Sears is the first in the match to meet the barbed wire and has let out a bit of a scream.
Lobo: The wire is cutting into her back and Diaz hits her with a boot to the face that could’ve just knocked some teeth out. He pulls her off the wire and some of her hair got caught, so he just pulls it off and then gutwrench suplexes her to the mat. Cover by Diaz, one… two… but Jester with the breakup.
V: Jester now looks a bit more possessed as he rakes the eyes and like, bulldogs Diaz to the mat.
Sir Oliver: Jester boots Diaz on the mat and Miller is up and both Jester and Miller trade some rights and lefts, but Jester with a headbutt stuns Miller. Jester follows up with a double chop to the throat and then drives Miller’s face into his knee. Miller is down and Jester goes over to one of the boxes of light tubes, and he pulls one out of the box!
V: Jester is like, waving it around like a lightsaber.
Lobo: And then he smashes it across the back of Adam Miller! Miller goes down as shards of glass fly, and now Jester grabs another one, and he measures Miller, and brings it down across his head! Miller goes down and Jester lets out a laugh.
Sir Oliver: He certainly seems to be in his element, Old Chap.
Lobo: King Diaz gets to his feet and Jester throws a dropkick, but Diaz sidesteps it and Jester hits the mat. Diaz goes over and grabs one of the light tubes out of the box and he turns to Jester. Jester grabs a light tube of his own from another box and the two begin dueling in the middle of the ring. Both men are able to parry but then both tubes bust at the top, and a shower of glass falls from the impact.
Sir Oliver: Diaz with a swing of his light tube, ducked by Jester, who tries to stab Diaz with the broken end of his tube, but Diaz dodges and brings the rest of his lighttube down into the back of Jester.
V: Jester drops his light tube and Diaz grabs it, smashing it across the face of Jester! Jester’s face like, immediately begins bleeding as he drops to the mat.
Lobo: Diaz is standing victoriously over Jester, but then gets drop kicked into the back by Sears and is sent chest first right into the barbed wire ropes! Diaz is tangled into the barbed wire and now Sears charges and hits him with a crossbody that drives him further into the wire! Sears grabs his shoulders and hits a back stabber, ripping him out of the barbed wire.
V: Like, I think there might be pieces of him still left in the wire.
Sir Oliver: How horrendous.
V: It is what it is.
Lobo: All four competitors are down, Sears is getting to her feet first and her back is covered in blood and a few puncture holes from when she hit the wire. She tries to get to Jester who is in a seated position, blood dripping down his face in a crimson mask.
Sir Oliver: Adam Miller is getting up as well, bleeding from cuts in his head from being hit with a light tube, and he’s now got another light tube as he realizes King Diaz is down. Sears and Miller seem to be the two people more alert right now.
Lobo: Miller swings the tube, rolled under by Sears who kicks up into a headscissors takedown of Miller. Miller is taken over and Sears charges in, but Miller with a baseball swing of the light tube that catches her right in the face! Sears goes down and Miller with a cover, one… two… the… NO! Sears gets the shoulder up.
V: Like, how did she even think to kick out? She took a face full of fluorescence.
Sir Oliver: A will to win and defend her tag title.
Lobo: Miller brings Sears to her feet and he hooks her, snapping her to the mat with a belly-to-back suplex. Miller bridges into a cover, one… two… and Joker busts a light tube across his stomach to break up the pin.
Sir Oliver: Meanwhile King Diaz is up and he catches Joker with a forearm shot to the face and Jester back with a chop. Diaz and Jester are chopping away at each other and Jester with a boot to the stomach, looking for the “Nail in the Coffin” but Diaz turns it into a Northern Lights Suplex! Bridges into the pin, one… two… Jester kicks out.
Lobo: Both get to their feet again and Jester with a jawbreaker and Diaz goes down. LeBeau grabs another box of light tubes and he begins dropping light tubes on the mat, and there’s about eight per box, and Jester calls Sears over and they pull up Diaz… double brainbuster into the light tubes!
V: Like, holy hell.
Sir Oliver: Diaz is down and now Sears with a cover, one… two…three NO! and Miller breaks it up, but barely!
Lobo: He came out of nowhere to make the save.
Sir Oliver: That he did, Old Chap.
Lobo: Miller pulls Jester up and throws him toward the turnbuckle, but Jester reverses it and slides to a stop before hitting the corner. Miller charges him and catches him with an Ace crusher! Jester goes down and Miller rolls him over, hooking the leg. One… two… kick out by Jester.
V: Like Sears is up and she pulls up Diaz and hits a frankensteiner into a pin, one… two… but Diaz rolls it into a pin of his own. One… two… Sears kicks out.
Sir Oliver: Both Sears and Diaz get to their feet but are crimson masks and start throwing punches at each other.
V: There’s, like, not a lot behind the punches though.
Sir Oliver: Indubitably.
Lobo: Meanwhile across the ring, Miller and Jester are up and Jester with a headbutt and whips Miller across the ring but Miller reverses it and Jester slams into the turnbuckle and an explosion goes off!
Sir Oliver: Good lord! Jester drops to the mat and Miller pulls him out to the center of the ring and goes for a cover, one… two… and Ariana Sears breaks it up!
Lobo: Sears hooks Miller and hits a leg sweep facebuster! She locks in a crucifix and rolls it over into a cover, one… two… but Miller is able to kick out. Diaz is up and catches Sears with a pumpkick that puts her down. Diaz with the cover, one… two… but Sears gets the shoulder up.
V: Miller is like, getting up and now he has a box of light tubes.
Sir Oliver: These four individuals have now gone through two full boxes of tubes and are looking for another. Miller slides the light tubes out of the box and Diaz has Sears hooked in a powerbomb, and Miller grabs her neck on the way down, combination neckbreaker and powerbomb into the light tubes!
Lobo: Miller is clutching his back because he took a lot of the brunt of that as well and Diaz folds Sears over into a cover, one… two… and Jester LeBeau breaks it up by leg dropping a light tube over Diaz’s head!
V: Like, holy shit.
Lobo: All four are down and Jester is slowly getting up, and he’s Terrance hands him something, he’s got wire cutters! Jester is cutting the barbed wire off one of the sides of the ring, and he’s now wrapping it around his body. Miller is up and Jester hits a body tackle while wrapped in barbed wire! Miller goes down and Jester is now a human barbed wire bat.
Sir Oliver: Diaz is up and Jester hits him with a body splash as well. Jester is helping Ariana to her feet, while trying to make sure he doesn’t hurt her. Jester and Ariana are just dripping blood and looking at the downed opponents, and Jester has a bit of a crazed look in his eye.
Lobo: Ariana drags Diaz and Miller next to each other and Jester gets a running start and hits a senton! Cover by Jester, one… two… but both men kick out. Jester goes over to the ropes and begins cutting more barbed wire, wrapping it around his body still.
Sir Oliver: Sears pulls Diaz up, and looks for a piledriver, but Diaz back body drops her over his back and into the mat, which is still covered in light tube pieces.
V: And like, she landed right on a big piece. She’s got a nice chunk of light tube in her leg now.
Lobo: And Diaz just begins stomping on Sears and pulls the light tube piece out of her leg, and now there’s blood just flowing out of the cut, and Diaz brings her up, and he’s got her up in position for a Death Valley Driver, but LeBeau is there to pull her out of the hold.
V: But like, her leg wasn’t able to hold her up.
Sir Oliver: Jester lifts Diaz onto his shoulder and hits a running powerslam! Barbed wire cutting into both men and Jester has the cover, one… two… and now Miller breaks it up!
Lobo: Miller grabs Jester and hits a double arm DDT! He rolls him over, cover, one… two… and Jester kicks out. Miller brings Jester up to his feet and tries hooking him for the “True Meaning of Fear!” Jester blocks it though and here comes Sears with a shining wizard!
V: Like, with a hole in her leg she went for that?
Sir Oliver: Miller is down, Sears is down but trying to get up, LeBeau is up and Diaz is pulling himself up, and there is so much blood and broken tube in the ring.
Lobo: Sears and LeBeau are trying to regroup and Diaz has the last light tube in his hand, and he’s swinging it at the champs, trying to give Miller a chance to recover. Miller is getting to his feet and the champs are between Miller and Diaz. Jester charges Diaz, Sears charges Miller, and another brawl has broken out!
Sir Oliver: Diaz swings the light tube and LeBeau puts a barbed wire wrapped arm up and blocks it, shattering the light tube! Diaz then turns the lighttube into a knife and tries to stab LeBeau in the head with it. My word!
V: Whatever gets the job done.
Lobo: Sears hits a series of forearms on Miller and Miller fires back with a headbutt. Both of them are nearly out on their feet and keep swinging. Adrenaline is a powerful thing, let me tell you.
Sir Oliver: Diaz with a kick to the stomach on LeBeau and he stabs him in the forehead with the lighttube shard! LeBeau has the shard in his head and he kicks Diaz low… and headbutts Diaz with the shard sticking out of him! What horror!
Lobo: That piece shattered and there’s some still in LeBeau’s forehead, and Diaz has a huge laceration across his forehead, added to the other cuts as well. LeBeau and Diaz collapsed into each other, and if the ref sneezed it would knock them over.
Sir Oliver: Across the ring, Sears leaps onto the back of Miller and is locking in a crucifix, she’s trying to get Miller over! Miller though is struggling to stay vertical, and he’s got her up onto his shoulders… OH MY WORD.
V: Like… hell!
Lobo: Miller leaps off the ring, over the barbed wire and to the outside, and the side of the outside has just erupted with an explosion. There had been explosives rigged on the outside, and Miller just took him and Sears out with a Samoan drop to the outside.
Sir Oliver: And it did look like Sears had tried to shift the position into a crucifix, but both took that explosion head on. We’re going to need emergency services down here.
Lobo: In the ring, Jester with a boot to the stomach and he’s looking for the “Nail in the Coffin” again, but Diaz hits a low blow! Jester is buckled over and Diaz hooks him, and he hits a buckle bomb in the corner… and the corner explodes!
Sir Oliver: Dear angels in heaven, Jester LeBeau took that explosion straight on the back.
Lobo: Jester stumbles out and Diaz grabs him… “CROWD CONTROL!” Jester has been folded over and Diaz screams in pain after getting cut with Jester’s barbed wire, and he’s got the leg hooked. One… two… three!!! That’s it!
(BELL RINGS)
*Anderson: Ladies and gentlemen, the winners of the match and NEW UP WRESTLING TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS… ADAM MILLER AND KING DIAZ… RATED M!!
V: Like, wow!
Sir Oliver: My word, Old Chap, Miller and Diaz have done it! This car crash of a match ends with new UP Wrestling Tag Champions, but everyone is a bloody mess. Miller and Sears haven’t moved from the outside, Jester is down, and Diaz is slowly getting to his feet, but is covered in blood and cuts. Edwards hands him the titles, and it seems it is dawning on him.
Lobo: Diaz lifts a title into the air and then goes to check on Miller, and we’ve got emergency personnel already running out to the ring to check on everyone. What a vicious match.
V: But like, new champs!
Lobo: Yeah there are, and the time to celebrate will come, right after they get sewn up.
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WORLD OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
"The Apex" Devin Bishop vs. Nathaniel
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Lobo: Coming up we have the World OpenWeight Championship match. Nathaniel faces the current champion, Devin Bishop.
Sir Oliver: Earlier this evening we witnessed just how cunning Devin Bishop is as he stated that Nathaniel had signed the contract without reading it.
V: All that fine print? Like, TLDR.
Sir Oliver: Well, he SHOULD have read it as he would have noted the stipulation that Bishop inserted into the contract. Quite devilishly clever, I must say.
Lobo: Tonight, during the match, Ragsdale and Brittany will be suspended 20 feet above the floor of the arena and unable to assist Nathaniel.
V: Like, that’s smart! Bishop is one devious devil, no doubt about it.
Lobo: The cages are in place and Ragsdale is being led out with Brittany. Ragsdale is put in one cage while Brittany is put into another one.
Sir Oliver: They remind me of a pair of go-go dancers from the 60’s at some of the posher clubs in Soho.
Lobo: Sir Oliver! I never pegged you for frequenting one of those places.
V: Like, I thought you were always an old stick in the mud. Now I know you’re an ANCIENT stick in the mud!
Lobo: Ragsdale and Brittany are in the air, so let’s go to the ring for the introductions.
(Cut to the ring)
*Anderson: Ladies and gentlemen, this match is for the World Open Weight Championship. It is set for one fall with no time limit. Introducing first: Ladies and gentlemen, please rise and give a warm welcome to the most dangerous man in UPW! He resides in Reno, Nevada....he is 6 foot 4, weighs in at 245 pounds, He is the man known as NATHANIEL!
("Come As You Are" by Nirvana plays as Nathaniel emerges from the back. He stops and Nathaniel glares at the crowd as a spotlight shines on him. Nathaniel receives a hostile reception from the crowd as he makes his way to the ring. Nathaniel is stone-faced. Nathaniel enters the ring. Nathaniel then removes his grunge-style flannel shirt and tosses it outside as the crowd continues to boo. Nathaniel turns around and looks up at Ragsdale and Brittany, then turns to glare at the entrance.)
Lobo: Nathaniel is visibly upset about this situation and is glaring at the ring, ready to take Bishop apart.
Sir Oliver: Maybe he’ll read the contract next time.
*Anderson: Coming to the ring from Reno, Nevada, and accompanied by Terrence Christoper... he stands at six foot one inch tall and weighs in at two hundred and twenty-eight pounds... he is...the UPW Openweight Champion...he is….The Apex…he is..Devin Bishop!
(As "Nucleus" by Robert Slump begins to play over the P.A. system, the arena goes dark. Red and purple light beams begin to flash up and down the walkway as smoke covers the area in front of the curtains. Bishop steps out and a spotlight shines on Bishop, creating a silhouette of Bishop. Terrence Christopher walks at Bishop’s side. As the synth intro ends and the guitar and drums begin, Bishop slowly raises the Openweight Championship belt above his head in one hand. As the main verse begins, a spotlight hits Bishop, who is facing away from the crowd. He turns quickly and extends both arms before beginning a long cocky walk to the ring steps .He then begins a slow, cocky walk to the ringside area. He walks up the ring steps onto the ring apron, where he makes a show of wiping his boots on the mat before stepping into the ring. He removes his entrance gear and hands it to the ring attendant. He lays the Openweight Championship belt on the mat in front of him and steps over it, using both hands to beckon his opponent to the center of the ring.)
Lobo: If looks could kill this match would be over already.
Sir Oliver: Nathaniel blames Bishop for putting his girlfriend and his manager up in cages.
V: Like, he should be mad at himself. It’s his own fault he didn’t read the contract before he signed it.
Sir Oliver: I must admit, the young lady is correct.
Lobo: I’ll grant you that point, but Nathaniel probably wouldn’t and he’s the one in the ring.
(BELL RINGS)
Lobo: Referee Edwards calls for the bell and this match is underway. Nathaniel doesn’t even wait for Bishop to come to the center of the ring. He charges over and spears Bishop, driving him into the corner. HH
Bishop: At least he waited for the bell to start his assault.
V: Like, I’m a bit surprised myself. The way he was looking at Devy I thought he was going to start right in when Devy gave him the “Come get some” motion.
Lobo: Bishop may be rethinking taunting Nathaniel. Nathaniel is laying on some heavy chops and Bishop’s chest is turning bright red. Now Nathaniel is clubbing Bishop with forearm smashes to the head. Bishop finally recovers enough to shove Nathaniel away.
V: Yeah, like that’ll stop Nathaniel.
Lobo: Once again the young lady is correct. Nathaniel charges in and launches himself at Bishop with a well-positioned knee. Bishop rolls out of the way and Nathaniel slams hard into the turnbuckle with the knee and lands hard on the mat.
Sir Oliver: It does appear that the anger and thirst for revenge may have clouded young Nathaniel’s thinking.
V: Yeah, and he made a huge mistake as well.
Lobo: Bishop calmly walks over to Nathaniel who is still on the mat. He smirks at him as he grabs the ankle to the injured leg and puts Nathaniel in a spinning toe hold. He’s got that knee twisted around, really putting the pressure on the injured body part.
Sir Oliver: Excellent tactical wrestling maneuver there. Pick a body part and work it over.
Lobo: Nathaniel puts up his free foot and shoves Bishop off. Bishop staggers backward as Nathaniel scrambles to his feet.
Sir Oliver: To use some naval parlance, it appears that Nathaniel has a slight list.
V: Like, yeah, and he’s leaning to one side as well. I’ll bet that knee is going to bother him for a while.
Lobo: Bishop comes back and makes a dive for Nathaniel’s injured leg. Nathaniel steps out of his way and delivers a chop to the back of Bishop’s neck as he goes down. Nathaniel picks Bishop up and sets him up for a Pedigree. He nails it and goes for the pin.
Edwards: 1…toss off.
Lobo: Nathaniel is back on his feet first and grabs Bishop by the arm. He hauls Bishop to his feet and sends him hard into the ropes. Bishop comes off and ducks the clothesline, going into the ropes and coming off with a body check that sends Nathaniel to the mat.
Sir Oliver: Bishop is continuing to focus on that injured leg. He grabs Nathaniel’s leg once again and once more puts on a spinning toe hold.
Lobo: Nathaniel reaches out for the ropes but they’re just out of reach. Bishop drags Nathaniel further into the ring and puts pressure on the knee once again. Nathaniel rolls over and manages to get close enough to the ropes to grab a handful. Referee Edwards calls for the break.
Edwards: 1…2…3…4…
Lobo: Bishop gives Nathaniel a final twist on the knee before he releases him.
V: Like, that’s clever. He has until 5 so make the most of it.
Lobo: Nathaniel is slow getting back to his feet, and Bishop taunts him. Nathaniel springs off the ropes and spears Bishop. Nathaniel has Bishop on the mat and grabs Bishop’s hair, slamming Bishop’s head repeatedly onto the mat.
Sir Oliver: Nathaniel is decidedly attempting to release some of the frustration he feels.
Lobo: Bishop manages to bring his feet up and grabs Nathaniel in a head scissors. Bishop twists and sends Nathaniel to the mat. Bishop releases the head scissors and makes a move to Nathaniel’s bad leg once again.
V: Like, going to the well once again.
Lobo: Makes sense. Keep pounding away at it and eventually you get a submission. Except that Nathaniel is bound and determined to keep that from happening. Nathaniel starts stomping on Bishop’s back. Bishop rolls out of the ring to break the momentum.
Sir Oliver: Quite the contrast of styles. Bishop is focusing on Nathaniel’s injured leg while Nathaniel is carrying on a more general assault.
Lobo: Bishop climbs up on the ring apron and makes a “shooing” motion with his hands, telling Nathaniel to back off so he can get in. Nathaniel backs away and glares at Bishop as he climbs back into the ring. Bishop takes his time and slowly comes back in.
V: Like, I don’t know why he’s taking his time. The longer he takes, the more Nathaniel has a chance to rest that leg.
Sir Oliver: Perhaps young mister Bishop feels that he can continue to injure the leg sufficiently to force the surrender.
V: Like, would you mind repeating that in standard English?
Lobo: He said that Bishop probably figures he can still get Nathaniel to submit by working on that knee. He knows it won’t be 100 percent just by resting it in the ring.
V: Well, then. Why didn’t he just say that?
Sir Oliver: Young Ms, I did!
V: Yeah, but in, like, 50 cent words.
Lobo: Nathaniel grabs Bishop and hoists him up, sending him crashing down hard to the mat with a power slam. Nathaniel with the cover.
Edwards: 1…shoulder up.
Lobo: Nathaniel is up first, once again. Bishop lashes out with a foot, catching Nathaniel in his injured knee. Nathaniel goes down to one knee and Bishop is up quickly. Bishop grabs Nathaniel’s head and slams it hard with a million-dollar knee lift. Nathaniel flops backward and Bishop with the cover.
Edwards: 1…toss off.
Lobo: Bishop is up first and Nathaniel rolls away from him. Nathaniel goes to the outside while Bishop watches him warily. Nathaniel is limping outside, rubbing his knee. Nathaniel climbs up to the apron and Bishop races over, grabbing the top rope. Bishop gives the rope a mighty tug and Nathaniel comes vaulting over the top rope, into the ring, landing hard on his rear end.
Sir Oliver: I do not believe that the champion is going to let this opportunity go to waste.
V: Like, that’s why he’s the champion.
Lobo: Bishop delivers a kick to the back of Nathaniel’s head, snapping it forward, then Nathaniel flops back onto the mat. Once more Bishop goes for the pin.
Edwards: 1…2…shoulder up.
Lobo: Bishop is back on his feet. Nathaniel sweeps his legs and Bishop comes crashing down to the mat. Nathaniel crawls over to him and goes for the pin.
Edwards: 1…toss off.
Lobo: That may have been a bit optimistic of Nathaniel there, going for the pin.
Sir Oliver: On the contrary. It was a brilliant strategic maneuver, instilling a bit of doubt in Bishop’s mind and reminding him that Nathaniel can strike from literally anywhere.
V: Like, why does my mother continue to keep you on the payroll? Nobody can understand a word you say!
Lobo: Sir Oliver is one of the more popular color commentators available.
V: In his price range, undoubtedly.
Sir Oliver: I take exception to that, young lady! I’ll have you know that my knowledge of grappling is encyclopedic.
V: Like, so you know a lot about wrestling. Try to tell us about it in words we can understand.
Sir Oliver: Perhaps you should elevate your vocabulary?
Lobo: Perhaps you two should pay attention to the match? In the ring the action continues fast and furious. Nathaniel has Bishop up and whips him hard into the corner. Nathaniel charges in with a big splash and then takes Bishop out of the corner with a Frankensteiner. Nathaniel follows that up by scooping Bishop up and setting him up for a standing suplex. Nathaniel’s leg gives out and both men crash to the mat with Bishop on top. Bishop hooks the leg.
Edwards: 1…2…foot on the ropes.
Lobo: Nathaniel dodged a huge bullet there.
V: Like, I’ll bet he doesn’t try THAT move again.
Lobo: At least not until his knee heals up. Both men are up once again. They lock up and Nathaniel takes Bishop in a side headlock. He starts to grind it on, then backs up into the corner and comes out with a bulldog. Nathaniel rolls Bishop onto his back and goes for the pin.
Edwards: 1…2…shoulder up.
Lobo: Nathaniel slams Bishop’s shoulder back to the mat and goes for the cover once again.
Edwards: 1…2…thr…kickout.
Lobo: Nathaniel is back on his feet. He hauls Bishop back up and Bishop responds with a kick to the knee. Nathaniel limps back and Bishop continues on with by grapevining the leg and twisting it violently. Nathaniel pounds the mat and Edwards checks to see if he submits. Nathaniel shakes his head no and reaches for the ropes.
Sir Oliver: Those ropes have been a godsend for Nathaniel.
V: You’d think that by now Bishop would drag Nathaniel, like, closer to the center of the ring.
Lobo: You’d think so, but evidently you’d be wrong. Once again referee Edwards calls for the break.
Edwards: 1…2…3…4…Fi…
Lobo: Bishop puts one final twist on the knee as a parting gift. Bishop backs away and stands with a smirk on his face as Nathaniel struggles to his feet. Bishop charges in on Nathaniel but Nathaniel brings up a big boot and Bishop smashes into it. Bishop staggers back as Nathaniel goes to the second turnbuckle and comes off with a flying forearm smash. Both men tumble to the mat with Bishop ending up with the advantage.
V: I really don’t think this is what Nathaniel had in mind.
Lobo: I would sincerely hope not. Bishop goes after the leg and wraps it around one of his own legs, once again putting pressure on that knee. Nathaniel manages to power his way up into a standing position and starts stomping on Bishop with his good leg. Bishop is finally forced to release his hold and Nathaniel limps away, trying to get back together.
Sir Oliver: I think that discretion is, indeed, the better part of valor here.
V: Huh?
Lobo: There is no shame in a tactical retreat. Bishop isn’t going to allow Nathaniel to get away with running off, though. Bishop presses his attack by grabbing Nathaniel and dragging him out of the corner. Bishop goes behind with a Grecian waist lock, hoists Nathaniel up, grabs his foot and drops him in a knee breaker.
V: I’ll bet that didn’t do Bishop’s knee any good.
Sir Oliver: True, however his knee has not suffered the damage that Nathaniel’s has had to endure.
Lobo: Nathaniel is on the mat, clutching his knee and rolling around. Bishop springs forward and clamps on a spinning toe hold, putting even more pressure on that knee. Nathaniel is grimacing in pain as Bishop twists the knee and yells at him to give it up already.
V: If Nathaniel wants to walk after this match he’d better do it.
Lobo: There’s absolutely no quit in Nathaniel. Nathaniel reaches up, grabs Bishop by the back of the head and pulls it back. Nathaniel rakes Bishop’s eyes and Bishop releases the foot, rubbing his face as he staggers away.
V: Like, that’s ONE way to do it.
Lobo: Nathaniel is back on his feet, but is a bit unsteady. Bishop is still trying to clear his eyes and Nathaniel goes back to back with Bishop, grabs Bishop’s head and drops down with a neckbreaker. Nathaniel drags Bishop to the center of the ring, drops a fist on Bishop’s head and goes for the cover.
Edwards: 1…2…kickout.
Lobo: Nathaniel is up first but Bishop is not far behind him. Bishop with a leg sweep sends Nathaniel to the mat. Bishop starts stomping on Nathaniel’s knee. Nathaniel rolls away from Bishop and climbs up using the ropes for support. Bishop follows him and kicks him in the back of the bad knee. Nathaniel hangs on to the ropes to keep from falling.
Sir Oliver: How much more punishment can that knee take?
V: Perhaps he’ll end up with a bionic knee like Ruby’s bionic hand.
Lobo: I don’t know but I DO know he’s definitely going to be feeling that in the morning.
Sir Oliver: I do say that Nathaniel is assuredly feeling it now.
Lobo: Touche. Nathaniel turns around and chops Bishop with a hard chop. Bishop takes a step back and Nathaniel takes him down with a double leg dive. Nathaniel grabs the ankles, does a forward roll and sits on Bishop’s chest.
Edwards: 1…2…thr…shoulder up.
Lobo: Wow! How did Bishop get that shoulder up?
V: Like, desperation grants power.
Sir Oliver: Well, once again I’m impressed by the young ms. Sitting next to me.
V: I know things. I’m not stupid, you know.
Sir Oliver: I never said you were.
Lobo: Wait a moment! Who is this coming out from the back?
Sir Oliver: It appears to be Eric Ragsdale! He has been rather scarce around here since appearing in the Dead Man’s Hand match.
V: I smell shenanigans in the works.
Lobo: I concur. Eric manages to get control of the cages and is lowering them down!
Sir Oliver: In the ring Nathaniel and Bishop are still going at it hammer and tongs.
Lobo: Ragsdale has the cages down and now he’s working on the locks with a lock pick.
V: A lockpick is tougher to use than what you see in the movies!
Lobo: Bishop has Nathaniel down and is working on the knee once again. He’s got the leg bent in an unnatural angle and is trying to get Nathaniel to concede. Nathaniel sees Ragsdale working on the outside and rolls over, trying to relieve a bit of the pressure on that knee.
V: It looks like Ragsdale has the hang of it and has the doors open!
Lobo: Brittany comes bounding out of the cage at a dead run with Cliff following close behind. Terrence Christopher tries to stop them but Brittany kicks him in the crotch.
V: That’ll take your mind off of what you were doing.
Lobo: Cliff leaps over the prone Christopher and heads to the ring. Bishop sees this and starts yelling at Alexander to do something! Brittany is up on the ring apron and is in Edwards’ face as well. Cliff hands Nathaniel a set of brass knuckles. Nathaniel takes them, puts them on and sneaks up on Bishop. He spins Bishop around and nails him in the gut with the brass knucks. Nathaniel tosses them back out of the ring and sets Bishop up for The Last Stand. He manages to get Bishop up and drops him hard to the mat. Nathaniel goes for the cover.
Sir Oliver: The referee is still distracted. Brittany sees that Nathaniel has hit his finisher and starts yelling at Edwards to turn around and make the count.
Lobo: Edwards turns around and starts the count.
Edwards: 1…2…3!
(BELL RINGS)
Lobo: We have a new champion! It was a hard fought match but Nathaniel managed to pull out the win.
Sir Oliver: With just a bit of skullduggery.
Lobo: In the ring Brittany and Ragsdale are leaping for joy. Cliff races over and hoists up the OpenWeight title.
V: It looks like Elijah has something to say.
*Anderson: NO! Nathaniel has been disqualified for breaking the contract by having the cages lowered before the end of the match! Devin Bishop retains the OpenWeight championship!
Lobo: What a shocker this is!
Sir Oliver: Nathaniel and his crew are not taking this lightly. They are heading to Anderson.
Lobo: Here comes the cavalry! CJ’s security races out from the back and Elijah takes refuge behind them. Fans, we have to wonder if our minority owner is in the Black Hand’s pocket.
V: A very good question. Maybe my mom told him to do something about this. Devy should have won. Nathaniel and his group of thugs cheated!
Lobo: Fans, we’re out of time! Be sure to tune in next time for more of the best in wrestling action right here on UPW.
(Fade to black as the ring is still in turmoil over the ruling.)
SIN CITY CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
“The Duke” Dillian DeHaven vs. “The Professional” Rain Blackhart
敵対的 怒り
Narrator: What is it? What’s that feeling inside you that drives competition?
(Flashes of in-ring action between Candy and Vile are shown.)
Narrator: Is it pride?
(A shot of TCE flashes up on the screen.)
Narrator: Is it hate?
(Flashes of action with Jester LeBeau running down in his hospital gown appear.)
Narrator: Or maybe it's just the desire of bone crushing dominance?
(CJ Walker and David Berg are featured in the next few flashes across the screen.)
Narrator: For many, it is the yearning to be seen as the best.
(A picture of Devin Bishop pops up followed by another of Nathaniel.)
Narrator: To leave a legacy behind greater than you could have ever truly imagined.
(Cage is shown preparing in his locker room.)
Narrator: Everyone’s answer may be different. Tonight, UP Wrestling arrives in Japan for the second time in their history. For many, this land is foreign. Their overwhelming fever for winning though… it has not changed.
(Flashes of Bryan Black, Joe Nobody, Saint Sakura, Maddox, Mark Murphy, and the Robinsons cycle through the screen.)
Narrator: Many will push themselves to their limit. Glorious victory will taste sweet and how bitter defeat will drown the others. At Hostile Fury, they will sweat. They will bruise. They will fly. They will scream. They will break. And they will....
(The scene of The Crimson Mask pouring his buckets on Riley The Jackal appears.)
Narrator: BLEED!
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THC vs. Team Sp!ke
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Lobo: “And now for something different, The Tennessee Hellraisers taking on Team Sp!ke in a bar room brawl. The only way to win is by either pinfall or submission.”
V: “So, we’re going to set the ring up like a bar? Like how many weird matches are we going to have tonight?”
Sir Oliver: “Actually according to my notes it appears….” (shuffles his papers and pulls one to read) “yes, this confrontation will be taking place in an actual bar room here in Tokyo.”
V: “So like in a public place? That had to cost us a ton in insurance alone. Imagine what the bill for the damages is going to look like.”
Sir Oliver: “I thought you’d be more excited for such a chaotic event to happen. Yet you actually seem concerned.”
V: “I’m concerned because the cost of this will cut into my potential inheritance and I’ll have to dip into my second trust fund. I don’t live cheap, you know.”
Sir Oliver: “Yes, like the spoiled millennial that you are.”
Lobo: “Cut it out, the match hasn’t even started and you two are already bickering. But yes, this fight will be taking place at the TGI Fridays in the Tokyo Dome Hotel and we have a referee on site to pronounce a winner. Thankfully building management has provided several screens so our audience can watch all the action right here as well as at home, we also have our monitors here and it looks like everything is set to start broadcasting…. And I have received word that yes we are now going on site for this fight.”
(The camera enters the TGI Fridays and pans to the bar where Pixi, dressed in blue jeans, a black t-shirt and boots, is sipping on mineral water and Jack Ruby is downing a Coors Light. Carson and Annie walk in the front door and straight to the bar. Annie takes Pixi’s glass and gulps the contents then spits it out in Pixi’s face.)
Annie: “Seriously? You in a bar and drinking water! I’m going to have to whoop you extra hard for this stupid shit!”
(Annie goes to hit Pixi with the glass but Pixi ducks and springs off of her stool, takes down Annie and starts punching her head. Jack Ruby starts to get up, but Carson uses a short arm clothesline and sends him to the ground. Carson then grabs Jack’s mug and shatters it on Ruby’s head.)
V: “Shots fired! This may not take long.”
Lobo: “THC not wasting any time taking the fight to Team Sp!ke. Pixilicious throws Annie off of her and grabs a bar stool and …. DENIED as Carson grabs the stool and takes it hits the still down Ruby!”
(Carson then picks up Pixi and slams her on her back upon the bar, then he slides her across the bar, knowing glasses and bottles off as she is drug down the length of the bar. He meets Annie at the beer tap where Annie grabs her chin, opens her mouth and starts beer flowing into Pixi’s mouth.)
Annie: “Learn to drink like a man you little bitch!”
(Pixi shakes her head trying to keep the beer out of her face, Annie grabs a bottle of cheap whisky, downs several gulps and then sits on Pixi’s chest. Carson then flings Pixi back down the bar with Annie whooping and hollering and pouring whisky everywhere.)
Sir Oliver: “This has to be embarrassing to Miss Pyke.”
V: “DAMN, this is already better than any bar fight I’ve ever seen.”
Lobo: “And Jack Ruby is back up and pulls Annie off of Pixi and throws her into the dinning area of the bar.”
V: “Right into the spinach artichoke dip!”
Sir Oliver: “Looks like UPW will be compensating for several meals tonight. I hope no one is there celebrating a birthday.”
(Carson goes to grab Pixi, but she bends her legs and kicks Carson away. Pixi stands up on the bar and when Carson straightens up, she jumps and takes Carson down with a crossbody. She rolls through and pushes a table onto Carson. Pixi looks at the kitsch on the walls and pulls down a street sign. As Carson pushes the table off of him, Pixi hammers him with the sign.)
Sir Oliver: “Truly the epitome of ‘anything goes’ in this brawl tonight.”
V: “Ooo, somebody use the tricycle! Is that a mailbox? Do they have a chainsaw somewhere?”
Lobo: “And it looks like Ruby is about to press slam Annie into the hostess stand.”
V: “Now THAT is gonna leave a mark.”
(Ruby turns to check on Pixi and is met with a chair to the chest from Carson. Pixi is on a table as she executes a blockbuster taking Carson down and landing on Jack.)
Lobo: “An incredible show of skill from Pixilicious!”
Sir Oliver: “If this were a last man standing situation Miss Pyke would be triumphant.”
(Pixi checks on Jack who starts to stir, then goes and pulls Annie up by the hair and whips her into the closest wall. Ruby gets up, takes Annie and throws her across the dining room towards the restrooms. As Team Sp!ke starts walking towards Annie, Carson pulls himself up, pulls a tricycle off the wall and hammers Ruby and Pixi with it. Carson helps Annie up, together they pull tables on top of Pixi and drag Ruby into the men’s room.)
V: “Are they going to try and flush Ruby? Like, that’s a pretty big turd they’re working with.”
Lobo: “THC has Ruby in a stall, Carson has Jack’s head in the toilet as Annie shimmies the wall of the stall and drops all her weight onto Ruby’s head and neck.”
Sir Oliver: “And now Miss Castle with a courtesy flush as Carson pulls Jack off the loo and drags him back to the sink.”
Lobo: “Out of nowhere Pixi attempts to level Carson with the soap dispenser. She cracks it over Carson’s skull, soap sprays all over, Annie starts to run toward Pixi and slips, hitting the solid floor and slides into Ruby and Carson.”
V: “That’s probably the closest the Castles have been to soap and water in all their lives.”
Sir Oliver: “Oh my, it would appear that this fight is moving across the hall into the women’s facilities.”
Lobo: “All four competitors are slipping and sliding right into the lady’s room and stop against the wall. Ruby is the first one up, he steading himself with a stall door but it swings open and Jack falls into the stall… Did you hear a scream?”
(An older woman runs out of the restroom screaming as Jack stands up.)
Ruby: “Sorry ma’am.”
Annie: (pulling herself up) “HEY! YOU DIDN’T WASH YOUR HANDS!”
(Ruby grabs a toilet brush that is in the stall and swings it at Annie, Annie ducks sweeps Ruby’s legs and when he hits the floor she takes the toilet brush, dips it into the toilet and then shoves it in Ruby’s mouth)
Annie: “That’ll clean up your shit talkin’ ya big bastard.”
(Before Annie can turn around, Pixi hits a backstabber on Annie. Meanwhile Carson is pulling himself up with the sink when the door is flung open and hits him in the face, a woman looks on in shock as the door swings closed and Carson has a glazed look in his eyes. Ruby finally gets to his feet, takes the toilet brush out of his mouth and throws up on Annie. He then helps Pixi up and the two of them drag Carson out of the bathroom)
V: “Passed out on the bathroom floor and covered in puke… just a typical Friday night for Annie Castle.”
Lobo: “Team Sp!ke has Carson Castle back out in the main dining room and throws him into the closest wall, knowing down several pictures, street signs and a toilet seat. Ruby holds Carson as Pixi hits him with the toilet seat, she hangs it on his neck and team Sp!ke slings Carson towards the entrance… Oh dear someone is coming in at the same time… is that?”
Sir Oliver: “I think it is…”
V: “Holy shit! It’s Chad! How did Chad afford to come to Japan? Isn’t he supposed to be chained in his mom’s basement?”
(Carson’s momentum hits Chad and sends him back out the still open door.)
Sir Oliver: “And as quickly as he returned, Mr. Chad is already back out. This looks like Team Sp!ke may very well be on their way to a victory… but how does one even win this match? There is no authority, no referee present.”
(As soon as Sir Oliver finishes his question, a young Japanese man in a UPW referee shirt, black pants and bright blue shoes comes in through the bar.)
Lobo: “And there is your answer, UPW hired local referee Tangi Hikomora to make the official call to end this brawl.”
V: “Can we just call him Blue Shoes? That’s easier for me to remember.”
Sir Oliver: “I believe that is actually this gentleman’s nickname…”
V: “Just say yes or no, old fart.”
Sir Oliver: “I am trying to educate our audience with facts as opposed to your ongoing barrage of insults and poor grammar.”
V: “How does such an old man remember so many words? Like hasn’t your Alzheimer’s set in yet?”
Sir Oliver: “Now see here young lady…”
Lobo: “WILL YOU TWO CUT IT OUT!”
Sir Oliver: “Well, it’s just I am tired of all Miss V’s…”
Lobo: “I DON’T CARE! (composes himself) Going back to the action, Team Sp!ke has Carson back up and it looks like Jack is climbing up on one of the larger tables. Pixi shoves Carson on the table, Jack has him now… OH MY LORD! PILEDRIVER THROUGH THE TABLE!!!”
(Ruby now rolls himself on top of Carson, Blue Shoes slides down beside them and starts to count… one… tw… Carson kicks out. Ruby sits up as Annie cracks a banjo over his head. Pixi spins Annie around and hits several elbow shots. Pixi then takes a mirror off the wall and shatters it on Annie, Annie starts bleeding from her head. She wipes the blood out of her eyes and smiles, Pixi looks on in disbelief. Annie grabs a picture of Elvis off the wall and starts to swing but Carson reaches up to stop her.)
Carson: “No! Not the king!”
(Annie looks at the picture, gives it a kiss and hangs it back up. She then takes a hockey stick and breaks it over Pixi’s skull)
V: “Oooo, that was definitely high sticking. She should be in the penalty box.”
(Carson picks up Pixi and puts her over his shoulder as Annie takes a golf club off the wall and hammers Ruby with it until she sees blood from his head.)
V: “Like, she forgot to say FORE.”
Lobo: “THC is taking Pixi back into the bar area, Carson is laying her out on one of the tables. It’s definitely smaller as her head, arms and legs are dangling off of it.”
(Annie climbs up on the bar, jumps off for a splash and hits Pixi but the table falls over rather than breaks. Pixi and Annie roll across the floor and into a customer’s boots. Annie looks up)
Annie: “Grandpappy! Did you bring my Tennessee toothpick?”
Charlie: “Damn it girl, I told you that you don't bring a knife to a bar fight! Now get up and help your brother with that one armed bandit.”
(Annie turns to see Jack Ruby has Carson in a massive bear hug, she grabs a bowling pin off of the closest wall and with a primal scream she slides behind Ruby and slams the pin into the backs of his knees. Ruby wobbles, Carson head butts Ruby and the hold is released. The Carsons then slingshot Ruby into the swinging doors into the kitchen. Pixi gets up and is standing beside Charlie Castle who is sipping on his whisky and minding his business.)
Charlie: “Hey pretty lady, you look like you could use a drink.”
(Pixi just walks by him.)
Lobo: “The action has moved into the kitchen as Blue Shoes runs in behind Pixi. And now we can see the Castles taking it to Ruby.”
(Jack is fighting off both Annie and Carson, he knocks Annie back into the prep station as Carson is sent into the stove. Pixi yells for Jack to drop, as he does Pixi runs up his back and leaps over and into Carson. Ruby straightens up but goes back down as Annie has clocked him with a cast iron skillet.)
Lobo: “Annie Castle bringing the pain to Jack Ruby!”
V: “I guess she does know her way around the kitchen.”
(Carson is able to grab a hold of Pixi and tosses her towards Annie who is waiting like a batter at the world series. She swings her skillet and nails Pixi in the back.)
V: “Homerun!”
Sir Oliver: “Quite inappropriate young miss.”
V: “Aren’t you supposed to be back at the old folks home by now? You know you can’t stay up too late at your age.”
Sir Oliver: “Well, I never!”
Lobo: “Carson puts a foot on Pixi for a pin attempt. Blue Shoes makes the count. One… Two…”
Sir Oliver: “Jack Ruby makes the save! It’s a wonder that he is moving as well as he is after all the punishment he has endured.”
Lobo: “Everyone involved has been battered and beaten throughout this brawl. Ruby grabs Carson and it looks like he’s ready to punch him with his prosthetic hand… Annie Castle has grabbed Ruby’s arm!”
(Annie is pulling and tugging on Ruby’s prosthetic hand)
Annie: “For fuck’s sake, all I want is for you to give me a hand with the cookin’!”
(Carson then brings down a meat cleaver into Ruby’s fake hand. Jack turns and just stares at Carson before giving him a straight punch to the jaw that sends him reeling.)
Annie: “DAMNIT CARSON! That was the wrong hand!”
Sir Oliver: “Thank goodness for that. This could have become quite gruesome if he had hit his intended target.”
V: “Dammit. That would have been so cool.”
(Back in the kitchen, Ruby has pulled the cleaver out of his prosthetic and tosses it into the nearby sink. Then he grabs Annie and holds her up by the neck as Pixi is back up and slams a huge pot over Annie’s head and then hits it over and over with a mallet. Ruby lets go and Annie drops. She pushes the pot off.)
Annie: “Was that the dinner bell?”
(Carson is back up and in a 3-point stance, he pushes forward and hits Ruby and pushes him out of the kitchen and back into the barroom where they crash into a booth. Meanwhile Pixi pulls Annie up by her hair and slaps her with a head of lettuce.)
Pixi: “You need to eat your vegetables!”
(Annie reaches back and grabs a raw t-bone steak and smacks Pixi in the face with it.)
Annie: “The cow says fuck you!”
(Pixi wipes her cheek as her face turns a deep red. She grabs Annie around the waist and hits a belly to back suplex that throws Annie into the swinging doors into the barroom.)
Charlie: (still sitting at his table, looks over at Annie. He sips his whiskey) “Damnit little girl, you letting that tofu chewing veggie elf kick your ass?”
Annie: (Staggers up and pushes the hair out of her face) “Oh Hell No Grandpappy!”
(She spits blood onto the floor, grabs a barstool and throws it at Pixi. Pixi dodges and rolls up onto the bar. Annie follows suit and both are now standing on the bar. They lock up and Pixi shoves Annie behind the bar and then jumps on the back of Carson and she and Ruby double team and try to take Carson down.)
Sir Oliver: “As big and tough as Mr. Castle is, I do not believe he can endure much more punishment from Team Sp!ke.”
Lobo: “It doesn’t look good, but Annie is still getting up behind the bar. She has a bottle in each hand as she slowly climbs back onto the bar and then leaps and hits Ruby and Pixi in over the heads shattering the bottles.)
V: “I guess Team Sp!ke ordered a double.”
Lobo: “And that could be what shifts this brawl back into the hands of THC in a fight where the participants have used everything but the kitchen sink.”
(Carson helps Annie up and runs back to the kitchen.)
Sir Oliver: “Now what is going on?”
(Carson comes back out, a bit wet and carrying a sink from the kitchen.)
V: “Apparently getting the kitchen sink.”
(Carson runs up on Ruby and rams him with the sink, using his momentum to push Ruby through the front door. They go into the parking lot and Carson pauses and raises the sink over his head and brings it down on Jack’s head but Ruby throws a punch with his prosthetic hand which dents the metal sink and knocks Carson back. Passersby are quickly running in the opposite side of the street as Carson and Ruby continue to go back and forth until suddenly Tokyo Police officers run on site and take down Carson and Jack, handcuffing them and calling the incident in.)
Lobo: “Well, it looks like the men are officially out of the match.”
Sir Oliver: “How is that? Weren’t the local law enforcement informed of this event?”
Lobo: “Well, they were informed about the bar fight, once they went into the streets all bets were off.”
(Cut back into the bar as Annie is dragging Pixi by her hair all over the bar area, slinging her into tables, walls and chairs until finally throwing her over the bar. Annie climbs up and looks to go for an elbow drop.)
Lobo: “Annie is up and Pixilicious counters with a spinning chop to the throat! Annie falls back, Pixi is quick to pull her up and roll her onto the bar. Pixi is up, wait is she going to…”
Sir Oliver: “Dear me it would appear so…”
V: “Oh shit!”
Lobo: “PIXINATOR OFF OF THE BAR AND THROUGH A TABLE!!! This has got to be the end of this donnybrook. Blue Shoes is checking both wrestlers… Pixi gets an arm over Annie, Blue Shoes counts… ONE. TWO. THREE. And it’s all done except the shouting as we go to Elijah Anderson for the official announcement as Blue Shoes is helping Pixi to her feet and raising her hand in victory.”
*Anderson: (in ring) “And the winners of the bar room brawl by pinfall… Pixilicious and Smilin’ Jack Ruby… Team Sp!ke!”
Sir Oliver: “Dear me, that was quite the brawl.”
V: “Maybe Moe can nurse Annie back to health and win her heart via Stockholm syndrome.”
Lobo: “Anything can happen in UPW.”
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Candy vs. Vile
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Sir Oliver: Our next match is a Dumpster Match where we will see the lovely Candy take on one half of wicked Vile, and I tell you there is no love loss between these two young ladies.
V: Ladies? Ha ha ha
Lobo: We know that these two competitors have been dying to get at one another for a while now.
Sir Oliver: Indeed. Their latest run in was when Wicked attacked the Robinsons after their match at Friday Night Free-For-All.
Lobo: Candy ran down and she and Vile got after it. The challenge from there was set and now we have Vile and Candy fighting in a dumpster match.
V: When you have trash you throw it in the dumpster.
*Anderson: Hailing from Sacramento, California, she stands at five foot nine inches and weighs in at one hundred and eighty pounds...she is THEE BADDEST BITCH of UPW.... .CANDY!!!
("Boss Bitch" by Doja Cat blares throughout the arena. The fans go up and start screaming. The arena starts flickering in pink and purple lights. Candy struts out from behind the curtain. She stops at the top of the ramp posed with her hands on her hips, left leg slightly inverted, leaning slightly to the side. She’s wearing a pair of shiny destroyed denim booty shorts, a turquoise leather sports bra and a pair of black combat boots. She starts strutting down the runway in true top model fashion. She slowly walks up the steps taking in all the fans, gets into the ring and walks the center, raising her hands in the air and turning to wave at the fans.)
Sir Oliver: The fans here in Japan are delighted to see Candy it seems. This social media invention has really taken these competitors globally.
V: I have more followers on Instagram. Just sayin…
(The lights drop. A single spotlight picks out the announcer in the ring.)
*Anderson: Are you ready? Are you TRULY ready? - For the dark and dangerous .......VILE!!!
(Nefilim's Penetration blasts out, but nothing else happens. As the screaming vocals reverberate, the venue the curtains are yanked apart and the white clad figure of Vile steps through. She scowls at the fans. Her disdain is palpable. The fans try to make their feelings known over the raucous music and Vile laughs at their attempts. She strides purposefully to the ring and then climbs the ropes as her strident music continues to play. Using the ropes to brace her, she leans out, staring at the fans. She makes a leisurely throat cutting gesture and then hops back down, ready to face her opponent.)
*Anderson: Your Referee is Alexander Xavier Edwards
Lobo: The bell rings and immediately the two competitors fire off at one another. They exchange forearms but Candy gets the better of it and Vile is stunned and she backs up into the corner.
Sir Oliver: Candy calls herself the baddest bitch of UPW and she is certainly not going to disappoint her fans.
V: All four of them
Lobo: Candy grabs Vile and kicks her in the gut. She grabs her left arm, smiles at the crowd and connects with a RIPCORD LARIAT. Vile goes down hard to the mat as Candy points at the dumpster and the crowd cheers her on.
Sir Oliver: Likely too early for the dumpster but Candy is certainly playing to the crowd.
Lobo: Candy mounts Vile and unleashes a bevy of head punches to the lady with heavy make up.
V: Goth. The look is Goth.
Sir Oliver: Is that right?
Lobo: Candy is in full control of this match and the crowd is loving it.
V: Goths like to bleed. Make her bleed.
Lobo: Candy picks up Vile and hits a reverse atomic drop and follows that up with a snap suplex.
Sir Oliver: Candy is simply relentless.
Lobo: Candy goes to the top rope. She waves to the crowd and flies. 450 SPLASH..but no, Vile moves at the last second as Candy hits the floor hard.
Sir Oliver: May have been a bit too early to try such a high risk maneuver.
V: Look at Vile. She has a crazed look in her eyes. Like she is ready to pounce.
Lobo: Vile picks up the still hurt Candy and nails her with a wicked spinning backfist that sends Candy down.
Sir Oliver: Candy is busted open on the lip.
V: Blood!
Lobo: Vile laughs evilly. She wipes some of the blood off Candy and licks her finger.
Sir Oliver: Now that was Vile.
V: Is that like even sanitary?
Sir Oliver: Vile is certainly playing head games with Candy here.
Lobo: Vile nails Candy with a European Uppercut. And another as Candy falls back into the turnbuckle. Vile unleashes a bevy of kicks to the chest in the gut and laughs as the crowd boos and the referee tells her to back off.
Sir Oliver: Vile seems to be in full control of this match now.
Lobo: Vile pounces on Candy again but Candy strikes back with kicks to the gut. Vile quickly puts an end to that with an eye rake as Edwards admonishes her.
V: Vile is one cray cray Goth. Like cray cray I tell you.
Lobo: As Candy is temporarily blinded, Vile tosses her out of the ring toward the dumpster. Vile quickly follows her out. Candy is up but Vile kicks her in the gut and tosses her back first against the side of the dumpster.
Sir Oliver: Candy hit hard and is favoring her back now as Vile smirks and resumes her attack.
Lobo: As Vile approaches Candy, Candy catches her by the front of the tights and rams her head first into the side of the dumpster. Vile is stunned as Candy whips her back into the ring. Candy jumps over the top rope and catches Vile with a Diving DDT. Vile is down as Candy gets up to the cheers of the crowd.
Sir Oliver: Candy has taken back control of this match.
V: Great….
Lobo: Candy unleashes a face buster and then hits an elbow drop on the back of Vile. She picks up Vile and tosses her into the ropes and connects with a hurricanrana. As Vile hits hard and is down on the mat. Candy hits a leg drop and jumps up quickly looking at the prone Vile.
Sir Oliver: Could be time to throw her opponent into the dumpster.
V: Candy is still like bleeding from her bottom lip.
Lobo: Candy picks up Vile but Vile fires off a series of elbows to the stomach of Candy.
Sir Oliver: Vile certainly has a lot of fight in her. She has taken a lot of punishment and keeps coming back at Candy.
Lobo: Vile with a knee to the groin.
V: Like gross. That hurts. Yikes.
Lobo: Vile hits a spinning back elbow and follows up with a Jaw Breaker as Candy falls down hard. Vile unleashes a series of kicks. She picks up Candy and tosses her out of the ring toward the dumpster as the fans jeer her.
Sir Oliver: Vile is going for the victory here it seems.
V: You think? So much for Candy being all bad.
Lobo: Vile relentlessly smashes Candy’s back into the side of the dumpster. She lifts up the lid but Candy unleashes a bevy of punches at Vile.
Sir Oliver: Where did she get that second wind?
Lobo: Vile is stunned. Candy picks up Vile and body slams her on the floor.
Sir Oliver: What is she doing?
V: No Way.
Lobo: Candy climbs to the top turnbuckle. Vile is lying on the floor.
Sir Oliver: This is like a 20 foot drop.
Lobo: Candy hits the Candy TKO (Shooting Star Press) as Vile is clutching her ribs.
V: But Candy is clutching hers too. Like that was so stupid like.
Sir Oliver: The fans certainly seem to love it. Candy is putting her body on the line here.
Lobo: Both competitors begin to stir. Candy is up first. She opens the dumpster but Vile hits a head butt into the gut as Candy goes down to one knee. Vile hits another spinning back elbow and Candy flies back and hits the dumpster.
Sir Oliver: Vile sees the Dumpster is open.
Lobo: She goes to pick up Candy but Candy reverses and smashes Vile head first into the dumpster.
V: Now this is fun!
Lobo: Candy using leverage tosses Vile into the dumpster head first. She hails the fans and smashes the lid closed.
Sir Oliver: No. A leg of Vile blocks it.
Lobo: Candy is stunned as Vile springs up and begins punching Candy but Candy is resilient and uses the lid of the dumpster to smash Vile in the head. One, two, three as Vile falls down.
V: This Candy chick is like totally psycho.
Lobo: Here comes Vicious.
Sir Oliver: Vile’s partner and husband has seen enough.
V: This is about to get good.
Lobo: Before Candy can shut the lid the humongous Vicious nails her with a boot to the face as the crowd boos incessantly.
Sir Oliver: Vicious is a big man and he just smashed Candy in the face. This poor lass has taken a beating.
Lobo: Vicious grabs Vile and gently pulls her out of the dumpster.
Sir Oliver: Wicked is here and they have a numbers advantage. But not for long it seems.
V: Great. Here comes this loser.
Lobo: Candy’s tag team partner Maddox sprints to the ring and nails Vicious with a flying knee. Vicious is livid and goes after Maddox. The two are battling and now they are fighting toward the back.
V: Well there goes that.
Lobo: Candy stands up after the boot from Vicious only to be hit by a superman punch from Vile. One half of Wicked smirks as Candy is down. She picks up Candy and whips her into the dumpster as she laughs wickedly at the crowd.
Sir Oliver: Vile has taken control of this match but this is due to interference and the fans are letting her have it.
V: Candy is trash and now will be tossed out like trash.
Lobo: Vile goes to close the lid but Candy blocks it and as Vile is shocked, Candy grabs Vile and pulls her into the dumpster with her.
Sir Oliver: This Candy is so resilient I tell you.
V: Like whatever.
Lobo: The two competitors are exhausted and throwing punches at one another. Vile goes for a poke to the eyes but Candy blocks and hits a haymaker to the jaw as Vile goes down hard. Candy leaps out of the dumpster and in one motion shuts it.
Sir Oliver: Candy is bloodied but she is victorious.
Lobo: Edwards calls for the bell as Candy raises her arms in victory.
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In-Ring w/Devin Bishop
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Lobo: What is this!
V: Like, hold on to your seats. This is going to be epic. #gamechanger
(Suddenly, “Megitsune” by BabyMetal begins to play over the sound system and the house lights dim. A single spot light searches the entrance ramp, which is empty. Several spotlights then illuminate a large reinforced shark cage suspended by heavy chains above the entrance way. Inside is a man wearing a black and white oni mask with long black hair which flows over a back and white traditional yukata robe. Smoke begins to billow out of two smoke machines, covering the entrance ramp as the cage is lowered to the floor.)
Sir Oliver: Whomever is under that mask is thrilling the crowd here at Korakuen Hall.
The mask and robes are part of traditional Japanese Noh theater.
Lobo: And this certainly is a dramatic entrance.
(The figure exits the cage and walks through the smoke which is now illuminated with purple and red light. He is now carrying a naginata and performs a few flourishes before walking toward the ring. He steps into the ring and hands the naginata to a ring attendant. Slowly he removed the oni mask.)
Lobo: It's The Apex!
Sir Oliver: The Openweight Champion knows how to make an impression on the audience!
V: Like, duh. Devy is a genius!
Bishop: Konnichiwa, Tokyo! Are you ready to experience Hostile Fury? (Bishop takes a moment as the crowd erupts into applause.) Tonight, you will witness UPW at its absolute best. And of course your main event for the evening is The Apex Devin Bishop facing Nathaniel for the World Openweight Championship.
I'm sure that all of you are curious what this cage is for. We will get to that in a moment, but first, I want to address my opponent and his manager, Clifford Ragsdale. Nathaniel, you have said on multiple occasions that you want to face me at my best. Physically, I would say that I am at my peak. But there is another aspect to Devin Bishop that both of you have forgotten and that is my mental strength. Cliff, you say you know my weaknesses, and that may be true, but I think you may have overlooked my biggest strength and that is being the most devious mind in the business today. This plan all started a few days before the contract signing for our match tonight. I went to management and made a simple request, and they agreed, so long as Nathaniel signed the contract with the stipulation. And that's what he did. By the time I was finished pushing his buttons, testing his patience and watching as the rage built up inside him, I knew I had him. See, Nathaniel was in such a rush to get at me, he almost forgot to sign the contract at all, and thanks to your level headed thinking, Ragsdale, he did just that. He signed the contract without even looking at it. Now, being the intellectual giant you are, Nathaniel, you should know that you never sign anything without reading the fine print... but I goaded you until you lost all that intelligence and acted on pure emotion.
That's where the cage comes in. You see, I know why you've been as successful as you have in the past. In almost every single match you've won, Cliff Ragsdale and your lovely girlfriend, "Mother of the Year '' Brittany, have distracted the referee and slid you a weapon or instigated some sort of shenanigans which allowed you to get the upper hand. So tonight...as a consequence of your rash decision to sign the contract sight unseen...Ragsdale and Brittany will be locked inside this cage as it is suspended twenty feet above the entrance ramp! (The crowd reacts with a mixture of applause and shock.)
That's right Nathaniel. Just you and me. Let's see how you fare without your safety net. Now, does this make me think that I have this match in the bag? Not at all. You're like a battle ax, cutting through everything in front of you. I'm more like a rapier, making quick cuts and stabs to the most vulnerable areas when you least expect it. One thing is certain...you are going to have to be at the absolute top of your game to knock me off the top of the mountain. Let's go to war!
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Backstage with TCE
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(Near the gorilla position stands UP Wrestling interviewer, Grace. She looks gorgeous as always and not intimidated at all by the camera.)
Grace: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome with me Cage’s opponent tonight, TCE.
(The camera pulls back and TCE comes into view.)
Grace: For fifteen years, you and Cage have fought all over the world as allies and enemies. What does it feel like to know this is your final encounter?
(TCE pauses and soaks in the question and reality of it. He smirks and begins to respond.)
TCE: Ron Masterson felt like I talked too much, so I shut up and I let my work represent itself. Now Ron and Donnie are in a hospital somewhere hanging on for dear life. Me talking too much has been a great part of my career. This evening; however, isn’t about talking. You asked a fantastic question though. What does the end feel like…
I enjoy fighting Cage. At this point in our journey, I know the outcome. It's like watching your favorite movie. You anticipate what is going to happen. Your favorite character is still going to do that bumbling thing. The girl looks like she’s going to get away. The hero fails. And even though you know the ending, you still love it.
So imagine your favorite movie right now. Take yourself from start to finish. Feel that moment as the climax rushes in. That’s how I feel right now.
(TCE goes to step away, but stops and turns back into Grace’s microphone.)
TCE: You want a Deathmatch Cage? Well your death wish is granted. It's time to end this once and for all.
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Cage vs. TCE
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*Anderson: Coming down to the ring is a man who weighs in at two hundred and fifty-five pounds and stands at six foot six inches tall, he hails from Roanoke, Virginia... he is T!!! C!!! E!!!
(The lights in the arena dim down as the fans around the arena all react differently. Some boo and others cheer as "Thoughtless" by Korn begins to play. A red spotlight flashes up near the entrance. Moments later, out walks the legend. He goes down the aisle passing by the passionate UP Wrestling fans without giving them any attention. TCE steps up the steel stairs and climbs inside the ring. Once inside, he removes his trench coat, tie, and button up shirt. He hands over his clothing to the ring attendant and awaits his opponent in the corner.)
Lobo: TCE is a business man in that ring. He avoids emotion and lives by an any means necessary attitude. Cage is the yin to TCE’s yang in almost every way. We are going to watch history and see exactly why these men are so regarded in the wrestling community. Nothing will be left behind here in Tokyo.
*Anderson: Ladies and gentlemen, weighing in at 210 pounds and coming in from Mesa, Arizona... this... is... CAGE!
("Thunderstruck" by AC/DC hits, the crowd beginning to chant "Thunder" along with the song. After a few moments, the form of Cage emerges from a spot in the crowd, high-fiving fans as he makes his way to the ring. He jumps over the guard rail and climbs up onto the ring apron, then up to the second turnbuckle. He taps his upper left shoulder and points skyward, before pointing out to the crowd and claps. He hopes down and begins doing some stretches on the ropes.)
Sir Oliver: The Japanese fans know both Cage and TCE. You can feel their energy, Old Chap. They truly know what they are about to witness.
V: Like, a whole lot of blood and mayhem. It's not a Grudge Match. It's a Deathmatch!
Lobo: This one won’t be pretty. TCE is extremely motivated to win. Cage is too, but he may have an extra chip on his shoulder after what TCE did to Ron and Donnie two weeks ago at Friday Night Free-For-All.
Sir Oliver: By Jove, you have it right. I will be supporting Cage in giving TCE some comeuppance.
V: And I’ll be supporting TCE in delivering blows to Cage just like he did Ron and Donnie. It was like, super epic.
(BELL RINGS)
Lobo: Here we go! TCE walks up to Cage and sticks his hand out. Are we about to see a repeat of two weeks ago?
Sir Oliver: Don’t do it Cage. While I normally support honor in the ring, we all know what TCE will do if Cage grasps his hand.
Lobo: Cage reaches his hand out, but at the last second pulls back and punches TCE in the face! That rocked TCE, but he comes back and the fists are already flying! They are trading rights.
Sir Oliver: Yes, get him!
V: Knock his lights out!
Lobo: I guess I will try to be the most unbiased one here tonight. TCE pushes Cage into the ropes. Out comes the ring crew to convert over things after TCE accepted the Deathmatch challenge from Cage.
V: Good thing mom buys extras. We have Jester’s Playhouse later, but who couldn’t use some extra extreme in their lives right now?
Lobo: For now, we have regular ropes. The ring crew is bringing down barbed wire to replace them with. We also have a stage hand bringing down weapons in a shopping cart. This is going to get nasty.
Sir Oliver: Cage bounces off the other side and leaps catching TCE off guard. Oh this is so challenging. I am not a fan of fisticuffs like that, but watching Cage hit TCE with mounted punches feels right.
Lobo: TCE tries to protect himself, but Cage’s punches are still finding ways in. Cage stops and pulls TCE up only to send him over the top and outside the ring.
Sir Oliver: There will be no TKO in this match. The only way to win is to pin your opponent, make them submit, or really knock them out so as they can’t respond to the referee.
V: What if we end up doing some Squid Game level shit in here? #RedLightGreenLight
Lobo: Cage exits the ring. He runs over to TCE and hits a drop kick that sends both men down. Cage is up quickly and a fan just handed him their chair.
Sir Oliver: Cage gladly accepted, but that may not have been a great idea by the fan. We have a lot of show left.
Lobo: Cage winds up and smacks the chair right across TCE’s back as he is trying to get back to his feet. A wicked shot by Cage. He crashes the chair down once again on TCE’s back sending him flat to the floor.
V: This isn’t a good start for TCE. Like, he needs to find that inner asshole and let it out before Cage beats him half to death.
Lobo: TCE tries to muster himself back up, but Cage doesn’t allow it. He cracks that chair over TCE’s back a third time! He turns, bows to the fan, and hands the beaten up chair back to him. He can be a class act and a chair swinger at the same time.
Sir Oliver: Yes, he swung that chair very well I must say. Quite enjoyable.
Lobo: Cage pulls TCE over and places his head on the steel step. He climbs up on the apron, walks down, and fist bumps a member of the ring crew. Cage runs back forward and goes to stomp down on TCE’s head! No, TCE moves out of the way, but Cage was able to anticipate it. He drops down to the floor. TCE goes to get up and is met with a flying elbow. TCE goes spilling over and Cage has this crowd pumped up!
Fans: CAGE! CAGE! CAGE! CAGE! CAGE!
Lobo: Cage feeds off his fans. He’s heading over to the shopping cart of goodies and pulls out a bag. We all know what’s inside there!
Sir Oliver: No, I do not. Praytell.
V: It's a sack of thumbtacks, old man.
Lobo: Cage pours them all out on the floor and steps around them to pull up TCE. He gets a shot to the midsection and TCE with another one. He stands and hits a quick spinebuster sending Cage back first into those tacks!
V: There ya go. He’s like, back in it to win it.
Lobo: That turned the tide. Cage’s entire back went into those tacks and he’s rolling over in pain, but getting more tacks in his arms. TCE grabs him by the hair and throws him into the guardrail.
Sir Oliver: I now do not find this level of violence enjoyable.
Lobo: I’m sure Cage doesn’t either. TCE stalks over to Cage and pulls him up by his hair again. He lifts Cage up and flapjacks him into the tacks and unforgiving floor!
Sir Oliver: Most people would try to pin their opponent after something like that. TCE is just savoring it.
V: Like, that may be the last time TCE gets to flapjack Cage into a ground full of thumbtacks. It’s, like… a little sentimental. Let him savor that moment. #Memories
Lobo: Cage looks almost like a reverse Pinhead now. He has thumb tacks sticking in him from front to back. TCE pulls Cage up and runs him back into the edge of the apron. Cage feels that one and he stumbles forward and kneels down. TCE jumps up on the apron and almost jumps down as quickly hitting a double ax handle to Cage’s back.
Sir Oliver: That may be the most technical thing we see this entire match.
V: Let’s hope.
Lobo: The ring crew is doing an amazing job. They’ve got the barbed wire up and TCE takes notice. He pulls Cage up by the hair and pushes him into the ring. TCE carefully climbs in and stomps on Cage after he gets up for good measure. Once more, TCE jerks Cage up off the mat and goes to send him into the barbed wire. Cage reverses it! TCE goes back first into the barbed wire instead and gets stuck. He’s not moving as the wire sinks its razor sharp teeth in him.
Sir Oliver: I hope he doesn’t sever anything too important.
Lobo: Cage slides under the barbed wire and starts looking under the ring. He’s pulling out something big… It's a bed of nails!
V: Like, what the hell and how did he get that under the ring?
Sir Oliver: You know Ron Masterson helped the ring crew. I’m sure he made some friends. Some friends that would love to see TCE get what he deserves.
Lobo: Cage slides in the bed of nails. He sets them up in the middle of the ring and grabs TCE. Some of his clothes rip as Cage pulls him off and you can see blood dripping through.
V: Well you’re about to see more.
Lobo: Cage lifts TCE and hits a Death Valley Driver onto the bed of nails! TCE lands, lifts up, and is shaking with convulsions before flopping off it. Cage isn’t done there. He picks TCE back up and body slams him on the bed of nails, but makes sure he stays on this time. Cage is going to the top rope. Is this a good idea?!?
Sir Oliver: Cage is about to fly!
Lobo: Frog splash on top of TCE sandwiching him into the bed of nails!
Sir Oliver: The level of pain TCE must be in is still under the threshold of appropriateness that I believe he deserves.
V: Fancy way of saying you hope this isn’t already over. I’m with you on that one, but like… TCE’s shoulders aren’t on the mat anyway.
Lobo: True, so Edwards isn’t counting for a fall. Cage rolls off TCE holding his ribs. He probably dug those thumb tacks in just a bit deeper with that, but Cage has a smile on his face. He must have enjoyed that even through the pain.
Sir Oliver: Thankfully, TCE doesn’t appear to be enjoying anything through his pain.
Lobo: Cage gingerly gets up and heads to the barbed wire. He doesn’t run into it to get a full head of steam, but does run forward going for a rolling thunder, but TCE slides off at the last possible moment. Cage lands back first on the bed of nails!
V: TCE is like, taking a moment. He needs it as Cage is grimacing.
Lobo: Right you are, but TCE can’t wait too long. You see him getting up knowing that he can not let this momentum changer go. TCE jumps up and leg drops Cage off the bed of nails. Cage completely flips over and lands on his stomach. TCE gets back up and picks up the bed of nails. He places it in the corner and jerks Cage up. He slings him into the corner where Cage bashes back first into the bed of nails. TCE pumps up a head of steam and splashes into Cage sandwiching him!
Sir Oliver: That scoundrel!
V: What? Can’t take it when TCE is in control?
Sir Oliver: Not one bit.
Lobo: TCE pushes Cage forward and he falls to the mat. TCE picks up the bed of nails and sets it on top of his opponent. He’s stepping up on top of the board part… and is jumping up and down! Cage can’t do anything with TCE’s weight crashing down causing those nails to just penetrate him everywhere.
V: Like, everywhere everywhere?
Lobo: TCE eventually jumps down and this match has taken a big shift in momentum.
Sir Oliver: I’m not nearly enjoying it as much anymore.
Lobo: TCE pulls a ripped and torn Cage up from the mat. He lifts him up… and guillotine drops him on the barbed wire!
Sir Oliver: Thank goodness Cage had his whereabouts. He reached his hands out to soften the blow to his throat.
V: Sucker is still bleeding pretty bad though!
Lobo: Cage has sliced open his hands pretty badly it looks. His neck took a nick too, but not as severely as if he’d just dropped full force. TCE looks down on him and digs his right wrestling boot into Cage’s hand.
V: Like, a little salty in the wound… or whatever TCE has on the bottom of his boot.
Lobo: TCE lifts Cage back up, hooks him, and lifts him up. Look at the display of strength by this man. He has Cage held up in a suplex that he finally turns into a brainbuster! Cage is out, but still no try at a pin. TCE slides out of the ring and heads to the shopping cart. He pulls out… a drill!
Sir Oliver: Oh my word. That drill has some sort of long, metallic blade on it.
V: Sick! #HostileFury
Lobo: TCE is bringing that drill back into the ring. He stalks his way over to Cage. TCE bends down and Cage may have been playing a little possum there. He strikes TCE with an uppercut. TCE staggers back, but holds onto the drill. Cage gingerly gets back to his feet and TCE bashes him in the head with the drill’s battery pack.
Sir Oliver: Come on Cage. Don’t let this ruffien get away with everything he’s done.
V: Cage can’t do shit about it. He’s done. TCE has the advantage like, pretty much always.
Lobo: TCE goes to stick that long drill bit into Cage’s forehead, but Cage somehow grabs his hands and stops it. Cage uses TCE’s strength against him and lets go before moving out of the way. TCE falls into the barbed wire and gets stuck. Cage grabs the drill from his hand and starts using it on TCE’s back!
V: He’s carving lines into TCE’s back!
Sir Oliver: I didn’t imagine I could enjoy seeing something like that; however, in this case, I do.
Lobo: TCE is stuck in the barbed wire and screaming out in pain as Cage drills around his back flesh. TCE eventually goes limp from the pain, loss of blood, or just the sheer craziness of this match.
Sir Oliver: Cage pulls him off the ropes and goes for the pin attempt.
Lobo: I think this is the first time Referee Edwards has had to do anything.
Edwards: 1… 2…
Sir Oliver: No, no, no. He kicked out somehow.
Lobo: TCE got the shoulder up in time. Cage sits up, looks down at TCE, and gives him a few shots with his right hand before standing.
V: Cage is like, in control right now, but he looks pretty rough too.
Lobo: What these men have already done to each other has been sadistic. Cage decides to take his turn at the shopping cart. He reaches inside and pulls out… an aquarium?!?
Sir Oliver: Are those scorpions?
Lobo: Cage has a tank of scorpions. There’s a lid over it now, but I doubt that is going to last much longer. Cage slides the tank in and gets back into the ring. TCE is trying to get back to his feet. Cage catches him and hits a Russian leg sweep. Cage rolls over and gets back to his feet. He rips the lid off the scorpion tank, grabs TCE, and pushes him face first inside it!
V: Like, what the hell else are we going to see here?!?
Lobo: I can’t see what’s going on inside that tank, but it can not be pleasant.
Sir Oliver: Does his screams give that away?
Lobo: Cage finally lets go and TCE jerks himself backwards. Cage puts the lid back onto the tank before turning around. TCE’s face does not look right.
Sir Oliver: Medical attention may not clear that completely up.
Lobo: Cage pulls TCE up and hits a jawbreaker. He goes for the pin.
Edwards: 1… 2…
Lobo: And TCE somehow kicks out again. What else will Cage have to do here to put this man down?
V: You ever heard of the term “over his dead body”. Like, that might apply here.
Lobo: Cage back up. He pulls TCE up to his feet and sends him over the barbed wire. TCE hits with a hard thud and Cage follows carefully after him. Cage drops down and hits some more mounted punches before reaching under the ring and grabbing a long metal rod. He places it over TCE’s throat and starts pushing it down.
Sir Oliver: Choke the bloody life out of this cad!
V: TCE’s got your blood boiling huh?
Lobo: TCE is trying to fight Cage off, but he’s starting to fade. He finds an effective way to fight back though. He just stuck his finger into Cage’s split open hand wound!
V: Looks like TCE is in Cage’s blood too, Sir Ollie.
Sir Oliver: It’s Sir Oliver!
Lobo: Cage let’s go and retreats tending to his hand. TCE crawls over and uses the ring apron to pull himself back up. Cage comes from behind and tries to bash TCE’s head into the apron, but TCE hits him with an elbow to the gut. He slings Cage’s head into the apron instead.
V: What’s TCE looking at?
Sir Oliver: Or who is he looking for?
Lobo: A man in the crowd with a shirt that I think says “suicidal” just reached over the guard rail and handed TCE a shovel!
V: Did it say that or homicidal?
Lobo: The man fades back into the crowd and TCE uses the shovel to prop himself up for a moment. He heads over to Cage who is getting back to his feet… before he takes a face full of shovel!
V: TCE swings the shovel up and comes back down hitting Cage hard in the back. Like, whoa!
Lobo: TCE has a prime opportunity and could try to pin Cage here, but he’s not. Bloody and beaten, he takes a look at the shovel and smiles. TCE turns Cage over onto his back. He steps over top of him and starts pressing the shovel blade into Cage’s throat!
Sir Oliver: Stop this now! He could kill Cage!
V: Didn’t hear you screaming like that when TCE’s head was in a tank of scorpions.
Lobo: Cage is fighting back, pushing the shovel blade away out of pure instinct. Cage takes a chance and reaches up with his right hand. He grabs TCE by the testicles and begins to squeeze!
V: Like, bad form there.
Lobo: TCE drops the shovel and tries to fight Cage off, but that movement isn’t helping with the pain radiating from this last ditch effort by Cage.
Sir Oliver: Cage is getting back to his feet while holding on.
Lobo: Cage lifts TCE up while holding onto his testicles and hits some sort of testicle squeeze powerslam!
V: That’s not…
Sir Oliver: All is fair in this war tonight.
Lobo: Cage flops over and has a dazed look on his face. This match is taking everything these two have in them. It's been incredible. More than a decade of fighting and knowing that this is the last time will make you go further than you ever thought you could.
Sir Oliver: In more ways than one, Old Chap.
Lobo: Cage gets back to his feet, pulls TCE, and pushes him inside the ring. Cage heads over to the shopping cart and this time pulls out a pane of glass! He heads back over and slides into the ring with it. TCE is trying to get up on his knees. Cage stops right in front of him and SMASHES the glass pane over TCE’s face!
V: Like, it exploded all over the place.
Sir Oliver: Especially TCE’s wretched face.
Lobo: TCE slumps down. Cage kicks him the rest of the way over and goes for the pin.
Edwards: 1… 2…
V: Holy shit!
Lobo: Out of instinct or something out of the blue, TCE grabbed a shard of glass and just stabbed Cage in the thigh with it, stopping the pin attempt. Cage rolls off TCE with his leg impaled just looking at it.
Sir Oliver: He’s looking at it like he’s dealt with this sort of madness before.
Lobo: How can you prepare for something like this?
Sir Oliver: Fifteen years is a long time.
Lobo: Thankfully for Cage, TCE is leaping up. He’s looking at the glass shard and trying to figure out what to do. Cage tries to pull it out, but the pain and blood leaking out stops him. Cage grabs the drills nearby and uses the bit to break the glass outside of his leg!
V: Leaving, like a part of it still inside of him.
Sir Oliver: I have never seen a thing like this in real life.
Lobo: I am sure that is painful as hell, but it may be better than the amount of blood that would pour out if he removed the entire piece of glass. Cage uses the ropes to help him up. He limps over to TCE who punches him in the gut. TCE hits him again before standing up. Cage is doubled over, so TCE hooks him and hits… TRAILS!!!
V: Like, it's over. That’s it right there.
Lobo: TCE isn’t going for the pin. He’s down, but aware enough to drape an arm or something over Cage. TCE is just looking up at the arena lights.
Sir Oliver: Just start heading for the light TCE. It's okay.
V: Sir Oliver, you are surprising me right now. I thought only I was as nasty as that.
Sir Oliver: There were days in my life young lady that would have made even you blush.
Lobo: TCE rolls out of the ring. He grabs something out of the shopping cart and reaches in again.
V: Uh oh. You know UP Wrestling’s track record with fire.
Lobo: Yes, I do. TCE has lighter fluid and a lighter. He’s sliding back in the ring and looks at the flipped over bed of nails. He begins pouring the lighter fluid all over the board. TCE looks satisfied with the amount, flicks open the lighter, and sparks the flame. He throws it onto the board and it erupts into a blaze.
Sir Oliver: Horrifying…
Lobo: TCE has to pry Cage off the mat. He lifts him up and I think this is about to be the nail in the coffin. TCE puts Cage into a torture rack and… TRIBULATIONS!!!
Sir Olver: NO!
V: Holy shit!
Lobo: Cage… Cage…
Sir Oliver: I can’t believe it!
Lobo: He reversed Tribulations into a Thunder-Cage that sent both men into the flaming bed of nails and broke it in half!
Sir Oliver: They’re both on fire!
V: Uncle Elijah just grabbed an extinguisher from near the ring bell and is sliding into the ring.
Lobo: Our minority owner is putting them out all with the rest of the fire. It's a mess. I can’t even see who is who.
Sir Oliver: Referee Edwards is seeing something. He just dropped down.
Edwards: 1… 2… 3!!!
Lobo: Someone just scored the pin, but who?
V: I can’t tell with char-grilled TCE and Cage topped with white foam.
Sir Oliver: Mr. Anderson is reaching for his microphone.
*Anderson: The winner of this Deathmatch is…
V: It’s got to be TCE!
Sir Oliver: No, Cage is surely the winner.
*Anderson: CAGE!!!
Sir Oliver: I knew it!
V: No!
Lobo: Cage in all that chaos found a way to pin TCE. The referee saw it and counted to three. Incredible! After fifteen years, these two battled epically for one last time. It was more like a cinematic horror movie than a wrestling match. In the end, Cage will be in the records as victorious.
Sir Oliver: Neither man will ever be the same after this.
Lobo: How could you be?
V: Stupid, goodie goodie Cage just had to win.
Lobo: Right now, he doesn’t look much like a winner. Elijah and Alexander are reaching down and helping him up. Cage can barely stand on his own, but let’s Referee Edwards raise his arm in victory.
Sir Oliver: What a match. What a moment. What an amazing victory for a man who surely deserves it. Congratulations to Cage!
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CJ Walker vs. The Crimson Mask vs. David Berg vs. Vicious
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Lobo: “Hide your children, hide your wives. Make sure your cupboards are full, because next up we have a battle of BEHEMOTHS in our FATAL FOUR MATCH.”
V: “A Battle of Behemoths… and David Berg, of course.”
Sir Oliver: “That’s right, he is a duck on a chicken farm right now.”
Lobo: “Duck on a chicken farm?”
*Anderson: “Ladies and Gentleman - be afraid. Be very afraid as UPW unleashes the full might of…”
“VICIOUS!!!”
[Lacuna Coil's “Swamped” hits and Vicious steps out. He stops atop the ramp and flexes, showing his immense frame and musculature. His manager, Vile, follows behind him.]
Lobo: “Vicious put out an offer to team up with someone during this match, but we don't know if anyone has taken him up on the offer?”
Sir Oliver: “It makes sense since Vicious is a tag team wrestler, he’s used to working with a partner. Working with someone can help him maximize violence.”
V: “YES! Violence from Vicious! That’s what we need tonight!”
*Anderson: He is the six foot five inches tall living tree that weighs two hundred and ninety-seven pounds... hailing all the way from Prague... THE CRIMSON MASK!!!
(One by one the lights start going dark. The audience is draped in shadows… Then red. Red erratic pulses flash throughout the room. They gain steam and power as Carach Angren - Skull with a Forked Tongue hits.
From the dark portal of the entrance way comes an enormous figure, the smoke machine working overtime. With a methodical, slow, agonizingly intimidating walk, clad in thick black boots, emerges the figure once known as Kruger Olejnik, now the Crimson Mask. A red "mask" is draped over his head though more a cloth than a mask. The bottom is loose and ragged, looking as if blood was poured over it and dripped down. The mountain of a human being, this artifice of war, is draped in blood strained, loose overalls. They were once white. But gore is entrenched in them, age, dirt and wear bringing them a horror of their own. His hands are wrapped in dirty tape and within the crushing power is held, in each, a dented and rusty metal bucket.)
Lobo: The man formerly known as Kruger Olejnik has tapped into a force much, much darker inside of him, he is now THE CRIMSON MASK!”
Sir Oliver: “We Brits aren’t afraid of anything, but one might be excused if they soiled their knickers at the sight of that specimen!”
Lobo: “Did you soil your knickers Sir Oliver?”
Sir Oliver: “No, but if I did now, don't be mad at me!”
*Anderson: Now making his way to the ring, From Butcher's Hollow in The Ozarks of Arkansas. He stands 6'7 and One Half inches tall. Weighing in at 277 pounds. The Vengeful One, CJ Walker!"
("Valhalla Calling Me" by Miracle Of Sound (Metal Version) begins to play as Walker is seen standing at an entry tunnel in the arena where the fans enter and exit. He is dressed in jeans, black boots, and his "Come Hell Or Valhalla" sleeveless shirt.
The fans reach out to touch their hero as he begins to descend the steps down towards the ring side area. Pushing his way through the sea of fans towards the barricade he hops the barricade with a hand carved mahogany club in his hand, the club is adorned with Norse runes and a snarling wolf. Walker takes his time to circle around the ring. His eyes scan the crowd and whoever is in the ring. He climbs up slowly onto the apron, stopping there to look back at the crowd then turns his focus into the ring. He steps between the ropes with the club in his taped fist, ready to crack skulls and brutalize his opponent.)
Lobo: “Take a look at these three TITANS in the ring. It’s not often we get to see three monsters side by side like this.”
Sir Oliver: It’s what a southern American gentleman might call a HOSS fight, right Baptist?”
Lobo: “You would be correct, except we have one more entrant in our four way…”
*Anderson: Hailing from Jerusalem, in Israel. He stands 6'3 and he weighs 235 pounds. He is the King of the Streets, David Berg!
(Civil War by Guns N' Roses begins to play as the fans look over. As the song picks up steam, David Berg walks out. He is wearing dark black camouflage pants, no shirt and holds a giant Israeli flag as he saunters to the ring to a mixed reaction. He places the flag near the announcers and then adroitly hops over the ring ropes, ready for action. The look on his face is consistently stoic with a twinge of anger and annoyance.
(The four men stand in the ring, each in their own corner. David Berg, although not a small man by most standards, looks TINY compared to his competitors. They all come closer to the center in a grappling stance, looking side to side in case their opponent wants to sneak attack them. Only for…)
V: “YEAAAAAAAHHHH!!!! CJ Walker and Vicious have teamed up. They are like… so cool!”
Lobo: “What a turn of events, gamesmanship from Walker and Vicious!”
(Vicious and Walker shake hands and now look intently at their opponents… their prey. The Crimson Mask and David Berg get into a defensive stance and back up, but do NOT acknowledge each other. Vicious and Walker grab The Crimson Mask and start beating on him. He doubles over, they club him over the back repeatedly until he falls to the ground and follow up with strikes on the ground. David Berg rolls out of the ring!)
Sir Oliver: “Very clever, young man! Very clever!”
Lobo: “The Crimson Mask has some history with Vicious and Wicked at large. Wicked put Crimson Mask, then known as Kruger, out of commission for many months!”
(Vicious picks CJ Walker up… and hits a BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX! He motions “one more” to CJ Walker then picks him up again for another!
CJ Walker shrugs as if to say, “that was good” then picks The Crimson Mask up… and hits a SWINGING SIDEWALK SLAM!!!
The Crimson Mask gets up dazed. Vicious winds up and hits him with a FOREARM SMASH! The dazed Crimson Mask stumbles over to CJ Walker for another FOREARM SMASH! CM stumbles to Walker for ANOTHER, then to Vicious for ANOTHER! AND ANOTHER! AND ANOTHER! AND ANOTHER! The Crimson Mask finally falls down.)
Crowd: “BOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!”
Sir Oliver: “This is getting ugly very quickly. This bloke has to do SOMETHING!”
Bishop Lobo: “Yes it is, and David Berg is content to just watch! He isn’t doing anything!”
V: “Why would he? Walker and Vicious are way too like… violent. You want to say out of their way, okay?”
(Vicious motions towards the ropes which gets a BOO from the crowd. He gets on the top turnbuckle for a SENTON BOMB! CJ Walker mouths the words, “I can do that too…” and ascends to the top rope for a MOONSAULT!)
Sir Oliver: “David Berg is just watching as this man gets beaten proper.”
Lobo: “Well, David Berg did call out Crimson Mask and this is the first time they’ve ever been in the ring together.
[CJ Walker makes a slash motion to his throat…]
Sir Oliver: “These blokes are going to try to finish the match already!”
Lobo: “The Heart Punch isn’t something that the Crimson Mask would be able to kick out of…”
[CJ Walker picks CM up so that he is facing him, winds up and… ]
Crowd: [Tepid cheers.]
Lobo: “It’s DAVID BERG! DAVID BERG has entered this match!”
Sir Oliver: “It’s about time!”
(David Berg hit a leg lariat on CJ Walker. Then swiftly bounces off the ropes to gift Vicious with a leg lariat of his own. CJ Walker gets back up… and is hit with SWIFT KICKS from David Berg, sending him to his knees! Vicious gets up only to be hit with the same offense, only this time followed up with a superkick.)
Sir Oliver: “The bloke got involved and now look how things are going for him…”
(Of course, Sir Oliver jinxed him because CJ Walker grabs him from behind and hits a BIG BOOT to his face sending him down to the canvas. Vicious gets up and the two smile at their work.)
Crowd: “BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!”
(The Crimson Mask is up! Waiting for the wings behind them…)
Crowd: [Tepid cheers.]
Lobo: “DOUBLE CLOTHESLINES from The Crimson Mask!”
(CJ picks Vicious up and peppers him with a few rights followed by a body slam… David Berg is also up and hits CJ Walker with some STIFF kicks and elbows for a multi-hit COMBO!)
Sir Oliver: “Crisp work by the young man David Berg. He’s got a future ahead of him!”
(Berg is up. CJ Walker is now up but moving slowly. CJ lunges at David Berg but Berg moves out of the way and OOF kicks him in the stomach. CJ barrels over but is still standing. Berg jumps up for a scissor kick and CJ Walker is down on the canvas.)
Lobo: “This is his 3rd time in three shows that CJ Walker and David Berg have shared the ring. Berg beat CJ 1v1 but CJ Walker was the last man standing in that Free-For-All Gauntlet match, finishing Berg to finally win the match!”
(Vicious and The Crimson mask are all out brawling now in the ring. Exchanging blow after blow. A punch from Crimson Mask! A punch from Vicious! Neither man falters… The punches gradually become elbow strikes to the head. Still, both men are standing, but the fatigue starts to wear on their face and the frequency of strikes slows down. Finally, Vicious dodges out of the way of a strike Vicious and…)
Crowd: “OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!”
Lobo: “CHOKESLAM FROM VICIOUS SENDS THE CRIMSON MASK TUMBLING TO THE OUTSIDE!”
Sir Oliver: “If that bloke wasn’t THE CRIMSON MASK I’d think he was dead!”
V: “He is dead. RIP. BYEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!”
(This leaves David Berg in the ring with CJ Walker and Vicious. Both men aren’t moving too well. David Berg is spryer because he spent the beginning of the match outside of the ring. The pair of men gang up on Berg, but Berg is right there… JUMPING KNEE STRIKE on Vicious, LEG SWEEP on CJ Walker! LEG SWEEP to Vicious! CLOTHESLINE to CJ Walker!)
Sir Oliver: “The kid is really holding his own here!”
(David Berg jumps off the ropes for a moonsault on both men. Vicious stays down but CJ Walker gets up… DROPKICK from David Berg sends CJ Walker outside of the ring!)
Lobo: “Incredible drop kick from DAVID BERG!”
(Outside the ring, CJ Walker is getting up, but he locks eyes with a person nearby also getting their wits together… THE CRIMSON MASK. There is a moment of acknowledgement before the two run full steam BARRELLING into each other! They trade punches for a while until Crimson Mask hits a MONSTROUS chop on CJ Walker!)
Crowd: “WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!”
Lobo: “Even in Japan, these fans are no strangers to WOO chops!”
(CJ Walker staggers a bit but doesn’t fall down. He returns with a CHOP of his own!)
Crowd: “WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
(The Crimson Mask is hurt but still going… but…)
Lobo: “CJ Walker is done with trading blows and gets the BODY SLAM on The Crimson Mask!”
(Walker follows up with a RUNNING POWERSLAM before rolling back into the ring.)
Sir Oliver: “It’s 2 versus 1. Here we go again.”
(David Berg and Vicious have been trading blows, but now he has CJ Walker to attend to as well. Berg tries to go for a jumping knee strike but that doesn’t work this time. Vicious grabs him for a QUICK DDT! The two go to pick up the smaller David Berg… DOUBLE BODY SLAM!)
Lobo: “The Crimson Mask has GOT to get himself back in this match.”
V: “Duuuuuhhhhhhh!”
(The Crimson Mask rolls himself into the ring…)
Sir Oliver: “Crimson Mask has a weird look in his eyes… What’s he thinking right now.”
(CJ Walker and Vicious face The Crimson Mask. David Berg is down. The Crimson Mask WINDS up and does a THREE SIXTY MOTION….)
Lobo: “VICIOUS ROLLED OUT OF THE WAY!”
CROWD: “OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Sir Oliver: “Oh my Lord.”
V: “Uhhhhhh…”
Lobo: “Crimson Mask with THE K.O.! to CJ Walker off the ropes… but the ropes BROKE! Both men are down on the side now. Both men are down!”
V: “Those are some cheap ropes. Like, good job, UP WRESTLING!”
(The crowd, the referee, David Berg, Vicious, hell everyone has no clue what is going on. Finally David Berg understands, shrugs, and quickly ROLLS Vicious up!)
Referee: “One….. Two…. THREE!”
Lobo: “Vicious was able to kick out! It does not look like CJ Walker or The Crimson Mask will be returning to this match, folks!”
(Vicious gets up. Berg kicks Vicious in the stomach, he eats it and returns with a lariat that sends Berg against the side of the ropes that are still in place. He follows with an old-fashioned CHOKE against those ropes. The referee counts 1… 2… 3… 4… 5…)
Lobo: “Vicious not letting go after the 5-count.”
(Finally Vicious let’s go after some referee intervention.)
Sir Oliver: “Vicious is a dangerous man. A man that does not care about winning. He only cares about inflicting pain. You never know what he’s going to do.”
Lobo: “One would think he should pin here.”
(Instead, Vicious picks David Berg up and lays him against the ropes, holding him there and raising his forearm up… only to begin CLUBBING HIS CHEST!
ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX! SEVEN! EIGHT! NINE! TEN!
David Berg is hurt! He doubles over!)
Sir Oliver: “Berg is hurt, he should finish him here.”
(Vicious isn’t done with David Berg yet. He picks David Berg up and hits a PILEDRIVER!)
V: “Pin him now you numbnuts!”
Sir Oliver: “The man is SICK!”
(He goes to pick up David Berg, but David Berg hits a SPIN KICK to the GUT of Vicious. Then he does another SPIN KICK to the GUT! AND ANOTHER!)
Lobo: “What a TURN of EVENTS! Vicious got taken by surprise. Berg bounces off the ropes…”
Crowd: “AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”
Lobo: “THE HEBREW HAMMER BY DAVID BERG! THE HEBREW HAMMER!”
Sir Oliver: “Ha, he isn’t wasting any time pinning Vicious!”
Edwards: “One! Two! Three!”
*Anderson: The winner of this match… The King of the Streets… DAVID BERG!!!
Lobo: I wonder if that just got David Berg over?
Sir Oliver: Listen to these fans and I think you’ll have your answer.
V: What about the ring? The Crimson Mask and CJ Walker broke it.
Lobo: True which means we need to step away for a moment while we get this sorted out. Congrats to David Berg and we’ll be right back with the Boyd Gaming High Roller Championship match!
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BOYD GAMING HIGH ROLLER CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Bryan Black vs. Joe Nobody vs. Saint Sakura vs. Maddox vs. Mark Murphy vs. Jett Robinson
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Sir Oliver: Our next match of the evening is a six person scramble to crown the first ever Boyd Gaming High Roller Champion. Miss Vee, would you care to go over the rules of this match?
V: Certainly. Like, we start with two wrestlers in the ring. Every five minutes, someone new enters. After all six are in the ring, there will be five more minutes until the final bell. Every time someone pins or submits another wrestler, they like, become the interim champion. The very last person to score a pinfall or submission before time runs out will be the first official champion.
Lobo: Let's go to Elijah Anderson to find out who our first two competitors will be.
Anderson: Coming down the aisle with his manager, Cliff Ragsdale, weighing in at 265 pounds, I give you "THE MANIAC" MARK MURPHY!
("Fire Water Burn" By The Bloodhound Gang plays as Murphy makes his way to the ring, being led by his manager, Cliff Ragsdale. Murphy laughs at the fans, and sometimes points out different fans and makes fun of them. Murphy is wearing a blue singlet.)
Lobo: Mark Murphy is no stranger to championships, having held one half of the UPW tag team championship as part of Public Nuisance.
Anderson: Welcome to the ring the six-foot-two-inch tall one hundred eighty pounds... BRYAN BLACK!!!
(“Bad Company” by Five Finger Death Punch starts playing as Bryan Black, with his manager Major Mayhem, walks to the ring. Black fist bumps audience members who seem happy to see him. Bryan is wearing black tactical combat boots, black knee-high socks, a kilt that is half Black Watch and half showing support for the Armed Forces, and an all-black t-shirt with UPW's logo on the front in silver and on the back the words "The Original Heavyweight Champion." Bryan now sports two tattoos, one a Celtic Triquetra (Right Arm), the other is of a Valkyrie with Larry's name and DOB in Celtic runes (left arm). Once he rolls into the ring, he makes for his corner where he begins loosening up.)
Sir Oliver: So we begin with two UPW veterans with a long history. The bell has rung and this scramble match is underway.
Lobo: Black and Murphy lock up and Murphy takes control with a top wrist lock.
Sir Oliver: It seems as though the extreme conditions which Clifford Ragsdale subjected Mark Murphy to have made him leaner and more muscular.
Lobo: Murphy whips Black to the corner and follows him in for a big knee lift. Black fires back with a series of forearm smashes to Murphy's back and an impactful spinning heel kick.
V: Murphy just folded over. Looks like those new muscles aren't protecting his midsection.
Sir Oliver: Black performs a quick scoop slam and hits the ropes. Black jumps into the air for a senton and…
V: Misses. Murphy rolled out of the way.
Lobo: Murphy is quick to follow up with an elbow drop and grabs a side headlock.
Sir Oliver: Murphy is electing to wear down his opponent with that hold, but Black is powering up to his feet. Black is on his feet and lifts Murphy up for a back suplex.
Lobo: Murphy hit the mat hard and Black bridges for the pin.
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
KICK OUT
Lobo: Black picks Murphy and whips him into the ropes. Black jumps up to a hurricanrana. Murphy catches him and hits a sitout powerbomb. He goes for the cover!
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
KICKOUT!
Sir Oliver: Not only has Murphy's physique improved, so too has his focus. That was an impressive counter.
V: You're really starting to creep me out talking about Murphy's body so much.
Sir Oliver. I was merely pointing out the sudden improvements that Mr. Murphy…
V: Yeah, well like, you can stop.
Lobo: Murphy has gained the momentum here. He hits a quick kick to Black's gut and comes off the ropes with a swinging neck breaker.
V: Black gets thrown into the turnbuckle. Murphy is like, just waiting for him to turn around.
Sir Oliver: He is in a three point stance and goes for the tackle. Oh my! Bryan Black just leapfrogged over Murphy, who is sent crashing between the turnbuckles and into the ring post.
Lobo: Black wastes no time, going for a school boy roll up.
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
Lobo: Bryan Black scores the first fall of this match, and Murphy is seeing red! The clock is ticking down for our next competitor to arrive as Murphy clotheslines Black out of the ring.
FIVE...FOUR...THREE...TWO...ONE
IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR !!!!!"
IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR !!!!!"
[The crowd claps loudly as Sly and the Family Stone's A Family Affair plays on the loudspeaker. Jett and Jumbo appear at the top of the ramp with LARGE smiles on their faces. Jumbo is carrying a large jug of MILK. The boys are wearing t-shirts that say: THE ROBINSONS LOVE JAPAN" which only helps endear them to the crowd.]
"IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR !!!!!"
IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR !!!!!"
[As Jumbo and Jett make their way down to the ring, Junior enters and moves to the side at the top of the ramp. He has a sheet of laminated paper in his hand.]
V: What a cheap attempt to pander to the crowd.
Sir Oliver: It would seem their efforts have paid off, as the audience are cheering wildly.
Lobo: Speaking of wild, look at the wild exchange between Murphy and Jumbo! They are going toe to toe, blow for blow.
Jumbo looks like he's getting the better of Murphy, and slams his jaw with a spinning elbow.
V: Like, where did Black go? Is that loser still on the outside of the ring?
Lobo: Not anymore! He just hit a sick poison rana on Murphy. Black rebounds off the ropes and goes to hit Jumbo with the Wall!
V: Whoa! Jumbo caught Black. I mean, the guy weighs a buck fifty sopping wet, but still…
Sir Oliver: Jumbo hoists Bryan Black up and drops him hard to the mat with the Robinson Special. He hooks the leg and goes for the pin.
Edwards: ONE…
TWO….
THREE!!!
Lobo: Jumbo Robinson just pinned the former World Champion!
Sir Oliver: Jumbo Robinson does have quite the wrestling pedigree, despite his youth and lack of experience.
V: Is that your way of saying he just got lucky?
Lobo; Jumbo looks almost shocked, and Jett and Junior Robinson are going crazy on the outside.
V: They aren't celebrating the big clubbing blow Jumbo just ate from Murphy.
Sir Oliver: Indeed. Mark Murphy takes Jumbo down with a sidewalk slam, followed by a knee drop to Jumbo's forehead.
Lobo: Bryan Black is still reeling from the Robinson Special and rolls out to the floor to catch his breath. Murphy whips Jumbo into the ropes and tries a clothesline that barely affects Jumbo.
V: How is he still on his feet?
Lobo: Jumbo is calling for Murphy to try it again. Murphy obliges with a running tackle that doesn't move Jumbo. Murphy hits the ropes again.
Sir Oliver: What a feat of strength. Jumbo has only pressed Murphy up high and slammed him out of the ring!
FIVE...FOUR...THREE...TWO...ONE
(Savage by Megan Thee Stallion begins to play over the sound system and Maddox sprints to the ring and slides under the bottom rope.)
Lobo: Business has just picked up as Maddox enters the ring. Jumbo looks over Maddox as Murphy and Black begin to exchange blows on the outside of the ring. Jumbo rushes at Maddox. Maddox side steps and whips Jumbo into the ropes, catching him with a belly to belly suplex on the rebound. Maddox goes for the pin.
Edwards ONE…
TWO…
KICKOUT!
V: Like, that was a hell of a KICK OUT. Maddox went flying.
Lobo: But he jumps right back into the fight. Maddox hits a hard super kick on Jumbo, and follows up with an enziguri kick. Jumbo rolls out of the ring and right into the brawling Black and Murphy.
Sir Oliver: Maddox has noticed the brawl outside the ring as Jumbo is drawn into the middle of the fray. Jumbo is hitting Murphy and Black with elbow shots and slams Murphy's head into the guard rail.
Lobo: It looks like Maddox is going to fly! He goes over the top rope with a stunning topé dive. He just took down all three of them, but it looks like Maddox crashed into the guardrail as well.
V: Like, you take those kinds of risks, that's what happens.
Sir Oliver: Mark Murphy is the first to his feet and he drags Jumbo to his feet. Murphy rolls Jumbo into the ring and starts kicking the young man.
Lobo: Maddox and Black are up and Maddox whips Black into the steel steps.
Murphy snatches up Jumbo and goes for the Flamethrower! Jumbo is down and Murphy goes for the pin.
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
Sir Oliver: Mark Murphy has become the interim champion with that impressive pinfall.
V: Whoa! Looks like Maddox doesn't want him to be the champ for long!
Lobo: Maddox is back in the ring and punishing Murphy with a series of buzzsaw kicks. Murphy swings a huge haymaker, but Maddox ducks and catches Murphy with a crucifix! Anderson is down to count the pinfall.
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
Sir Oliver: Maddox had ended Murphy's reign as interim champion with incredible alacrity, but he has no time to celebrate as Bryan Black hits a cross body block and attempts the pinfall.
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
KICKOUT!
FIVE...FOUR...THREE...TWO...ONE
Lobo: Jumbo Robinson made the save for Maddox there, pulling Bryan Black off Maddox by the ankle...and here comes Saint Sakura!
(Love Sick by Beach Bunny begins to play as Saint Sakura poses in an over the top magical girl style. She is dressed in such a manner as well with an over the top dress and wand to match. After drawing a heart with her wand, she rushes to the ring and hops up each of the steps until making it to the apron. There she throws her wand into the air and catches it posing one last time.)
V: Oooh! Sakura just took down Murphy with a leapfrog plancha.and now she's clearing out the ring, butterfly kicking everyone!
Sir Oliver: The Tokyo fans are most definitely behind Saint Sakura. Just listen to the fans erupt with raucous applause and cheers.
Crowd: SAKU-RA! SAKU-RA!
Lobo: Maddox is the first to make it into the ring. He rushes Sakura and hits a dropkick from behind. Sakura rolls through and Maddox rebounds off the ropes, but not to be taken over by a deep arm drag. He rolls through and Sakura hits a second arm drag. Maddox gets to his feet and as Sakura moves in, Maddox catches her with a kick to the leg.
Sir Oliver: Maddox is using his educated feet to chop away with kicks to Sakura's thigh. A decidedly wise strategy, indeed.
V: Why are you, like, paying attention to that when Jumbo and Murphy are over there destroying one another?
Lobo: You make a good point, Vee. Murphy just slammed Jumbo down hard on the concrete. Bryan Black is still struggling to get back to his feet.
Sir Oliver: Black and Murphy have been in this contest for over fifteen minutes and giving it their best effort.
Lobo: Murphy has made his way back into the ring and targets Maddox while Sakura is nursing her leg which Maddox has been working over. Murphy is laying into Maddox with stiff tomahawk chops, but Maddox fires back with a few knife edge chops of his own. Murphy puts Maddox in position for a DDT. Maddox reverses with a Northern Lights suplex. He brings Murphy back up for a sickle neck breaker. No one was paying attention to Bryan Black who comes off the top rope with a hurricanrana on Maddox. Black takes a moment to get to his knees and…Saint Sakura hits a Moonsault from the top rope on Maddox. She hooks the leg!
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
Sir Oliver: Saint Sakura has pinned the veteran Maddox!
V: Like, that was a lucky move. Black did all the heavy lifting.
FIVE... FOUR... THREE...TWO...ONE
Lobo: "Sick of Me" by Beartooth begins to play on the P.A. which can only mean one thing! Joe Nobody is on his way to the ring!
Sir Oliver: There is no time for pageantry as the clock is now running down. There are only five minutes left in this match, and Nobody is rushing toward the ring with alacrity.
V: Like Nobody is all over Sakura. He's landing a ton of strikes and backs her into the corner.
Lobo: Jumbo is back in the ring and performs a bone crunching avalanche on Sakura and Nobody in the corner. Now Jumbo grabs Sakura and holds her in a stalling suplex position.
V: Like, he's wasting time! The clock is ticking, bright boy!
Sir Oliver: What goes up, must come down! That was a very impactful jackhammer by Jumbo. He goes for the pin!
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
Lobo: Murphy is back in this fight, pulling Jumbo off Sakura at the last second. Murphy executes a Flamethrower on Jumbo!
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
KICKOUT!
Sir Oliver: Maddox is back up and hits a swinging fisherman's suplex on Murphy! He goes for the pin!
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
WHOA!!!
V: Bryan Black just landed on both guys with a Phoenix splash! This is getting crazy.
Lobo: Black whips Maddox into the ropes and nails Maddox with the Wall! He covers!
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
KICKOUT!
Lobo: Maddox just barely escaped at the last second!
ONE MINUTE REMAINING!
Sir Oliver: The pressure is mounting as the clock continues to wind down.
Lobo: Out of nowhere, Saint Sakura hits her Sakura Soul Stop on Bryan Black! Pin attempt coming up!
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
THRE...KICK OUT!
Sir Oliver: A fraction of a second more and Black would have been pinned.
V: Which is like, a waste of energy by Sakura! She's the interim champ. All she has to do is keep anyone else from making a pin.
Sir Oliver: A very astute observation, Miss Vee.
THIRTY SECONDS REMAINING!
Lobo: Joe Nobody just super kicked Bryan Black out of his boots, and clotheslined Maddox to the floor. Jumbo and Murphy tumble through the ropes to the floor.
V: Sakura turns to face Nobody and is quickly hit with Denial of Perfection! He goes for the pin!
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
Sir Oliver: Joe Nobody has pinned Sakura and become the interim champion with only seconds left in this scramble.
V: Thank you, Mister Obvious.
FIFTEEN SECONDS REMAINING!
Lobo: Maddox comes out of nowhere and clotheslines Nobody to the floor and goes for the pin on Sakura!
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
Lobo: No! Jumbo just hit a double ax handle smash to knock Maddox off Sakura.
TEN SECONDS REMAINING!
Sir Oliver: Jumbo picks up Maddox and hits three quick jabs followed up with a power bomb! The Robinson Special! He has Maddox folded on the mat and goes for the pin!
Edwards: ONE…
TWO…
THREE!!!
THREE...TWO...ONE
Lobo: And there is the bell! Jumbo Robinson has done it! Jumbo Robinson is the Boyd Gaming High Roller Champion!
(Jett Robinson joins his brother in the ring and starts snapping selfies as Jumbo is handed the Boyd Gaming High Roller Championship belt.)
Jumbo: (Speaking to the camera) MOM! DAD! WE DID IT! WE DID IT!
Sir Oliver: What an incredibly hard fought contest for all six competitors!
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TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Disorganized Chaos vs. Rated M
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Sir Oliver: Ladies and gentlemen, this next match won’t be for the faint of heart as Jester LeBeau has requested a Jester’s Playhouse match. Our interns have wrapped the ropes in barbed wire, there are boxes of fluorescent light tubes around the ring, and in each corner, an explosive has been wired. I don’t know how our management even condoned this match.
V: Like, violence sells.
Lobo: Yeah, this isn’t going to be a technical match, this is going to be mayhem personified.
Sir Oliver: Let’s go to the ring.
*Anderson: Ladies and gentlemen, this match is scheduled for one fall and is a Jester’s Playhouse match for the UP Wrestling Tag Team Championship! Introducing first, the challengers…representing the Black Hand... they are the tag team of KING DIAZ and ADAM MILLER!!!
A light drum roll begins...
(Voice over begins to speak....)
This is their destiny...
This is their place...
This is their time...
They will CONQUER ALL!!!
("Dark Breed" By Robert Slump blares throughout the arena. The BLACKHAND skull symbol appears on the screen. The skull illuminates and flashes and slowly fades away but re illuminates bright black and white lights.
The ramp is covered in dry ice as Miller and Diaz appear from the smoke they stand at the top of the ramp and raise their black gloved hands above their head. They fist bump and make their way to the ring. Down the ramp and Miller runs and slides into the ring. He climbs to the second rope and raises his arm up. Diaz hops up onto the apron on his knee, letting his other leg hang loosely, as he pulls his sunglasses off, and tosses them into the crowd. Diaz quickly turns and climbs up onto the second turnbuckle and flexes, being careful of the corner and barbed wire. Both men return to the center of the ring and they fist bump. The music fades out as the men walk to their corner.)
*Anderson: And their opponents… Coming to the ring.. from Detroit, Michigan... she stands at five foot five inches tall and weighs in at one hundred and eighteen pounds... she is the Chaotic Princess.. ARIANA SEARS!!! Her tag team partner, from Dark Falls, Indiana... he stands at six foot three inches tall and weighs in tonight at two hundred and five pounds... JESTER LEBEAU!!! Together they are the UP Tag Team Champions… Disorganized Chaos!!!
(As Sound of Madness by Shinedown begins to play, Jester comes out dressed in purple pants with red boots, purple wrist tape and red pads. He comes to the ring in a ¾ length black leather jacket with red barbed wire painted on the left arm and purple flames on the right arm, a red scarf and black top hat. He bows as Ariana comes out wearing a different outfit; it seems to be red shorts and a red top that shows her midriff and cleavage equally. Her boots are black with purple laces and a black hoodie draped over her shoulders that reads Chaotic Princess on the back. Her hair is done up into pig tails as a purple rose sits in her hair. The attire nearly matches that of Jester’s in different fashion. She would turn to Jester and Curtsy before him, smiling softly as they turned around. She walked down the stage beside him to the ring where they both slid in. Jester proceeded to bow again and this time she moved close to him as he rose from the bow and her back moved against him as she posed with a smirk on her lips leaning against Jester.)
(BELL RINGS)
Sir Oliver: There’s the bell and we are underway, and all four individuals are very aware of the danger surrounding them.
Lobo: But Jester doesn’t seem to care as he immediately dives into Miller! Jester and Miller hit the mat and are a mass of fists flying. Diaz and Sears lock up and Diaz immediately slaps on a front facelock and he delivers a forearm into Sears’ spine. Sears drops to a knee and then she trips up Diaz and mounts him, hitting a series of palm strikes before being thrown off.
V: Like, everyone is trying to stay as center of the ring as they can.
Sir Oliver: A perfect strategy right now. There are boxes of light tubes on the apron, the ropes are wrapped in barbed wire, apparently explosives are involved. Jester gets to his feet and hits Miller with a knee lift and then hits a singing neckbreaker. Miller goes down and Jester with a mount, looking to hit elbows, palm strikes, or just fists.
Lobo: Miller throws Jester off and gets to his feet and Jester with a wild attempt at a clothesline, ducked by Miller and Miller hits him with a backspin kick that sends Jester stumbling back toward the ropes and barbed wire. Miller with a high knee and Jester goes down, and Miller drops a leg. Miller with a quick cover, gets a one, but nothing past that.
V: Like, a little too early to be going for a pin, isn’t it?
Sir Oliver: The longer this goes, the more opportunity there is to meet a rather grisly fate, so I believe it is in the best interest to try and win as soon as you can.
Lobo: Meanwhile across the ring, Diaz has Sears up and brings her crashing to the mat with a suplex. Diaz gets to his feet and he and Miller drive a double knee into Jester and then take him down with a double suplex. A little bit of divide and conquer by the challengers.
Sir Oliver: Diaz brings Jester up to his feet and hits a backbreaker, and he’s holding him there as Miller backs up and gets a bit of a running start, leaps, and drops a knee across Jester’s chest, bringing him crashing to the mat. Old Chap, that’s a fairly effective move.
Lobo: You got that right.
V: Like, Sears needs to quit napping and help her partner.
Lobo: Sears is up to her feet and Miller turns his attention to her, and she nails him with a low blow.
V: Like, that’ll do it.
Sir Oliver: With no disqualifications to be seen in this match, that is just as legal as any hold.
V: Expert, like, analysis there.
Sir Oliver: Now listen here…
Lobo: Miller is down and Sears brings him to a seated position and hits a dropkick to him, sending him sprawling. Diaz comes in with a right hook, ducked by Sears and she leaps into the air for an attempt at a hurricanrana, but Diaz is able to hold her up! Sears is in trouble and Diaz throws her right into the barbed wire ropes!
Sir Oliver: My word! Ariana Sears is the first in the match to meet the barbed wire and has let out a bit of a scream.
Lobo: The wire is cutting into her back and Diaz hits her with a boot to the face that could’ve just knocked some teeth out. He pulls her off the wire and some of her hair got caught, so he just pulls it off and then gutwrench suplexes her to the mat. Cover by Diaz, one… two… but Jester with the breakup.
V: Jester now looks a bit more possessed as he rakes the eyes and like, bulldogs Diaz to the mat.
Sir Oliver: Jester boots Diaz on the mat and Miller is up and both Jester and Miller trade some rights and lefts, but Jester with a headbutt stuns Miller. Jester follows up with a double chop to the throat and then drives Miller’s face into his knee. Miller is down and Jester goes over to one of the boxes of light tubes, and he pulls one out of the box!
V: Jester is like, waving it around like a lightsaber.
Lobo: And then he smashes it across the back of Adam Miller! Miller goes down as shards of glass fly, and now Jester grabs another one, and he measures Miller, and brings it down across his head! Miller goes down and Jester lets out a laugh.
Sir Oliver: He certainly seems to be in his element, Old Chap.
Lobo: King Diaz gets to his feet and Jester throws a dropkick, but Diaz sidesteps it and Jester hits the mat. Diaz goes over and grabs one of the light tubes out of the box and he turns to Jester. Jester grabs a light tube of his own from another box and the two begin dueling in the middle of the ring. Both men are able to parry but then both tubes bust at the top, and a shower of glass falls from the impact.
Sir Oliver: Diaz with a swing of his light tube, ducked by Jester, who tries to stab Diaz with the broken end of his tube, but Diaz dodges and brings the rest of his lighttube down into the back of Jester.
V: Jester drops his light tube and Diaz grabs it, smashing it across the face of Jester! Jester’s face like, immediately begins bleeding as he drops to the mat.
Lobo: Diaz is standing victoriously over Jester, but then gets drop kicked into the back by Sears and is sent chest first right into the barbed wire ropes! Diaz is tangled into the barbed wire and now Sears charges and hits him with a crossbody that drives him further into the wire! Sears grabs his shoulders and hits a back stabber, ripping him out of the barbed wire.
V: Like, I think there might be pieces of him still left in the wire.
Sir Oliver: How horrendous.
V: It is what it is.
Lobo: All four competitors are down, Sears is getting to her feet first and her back is covered in blood and a few puncture holes from when she hit the wire. She tries to get to Jester who is in a seated position, blood dripping down his face in a crimson mask.
Sir Oliver: Adam Miller is getting up as well, bleeding from cuts in his head from being hit with a light tube, and he’s now got another light tube as he realizes King Diaz is down. Sears and Miller seem to be the two people more alert right now.
Lobo: Miller swings the tube, rolled under by Sears who kicks up into a headscissors takedown of Miller. Miller is taken over and Sears charges in, but Miller with a baseball swing of the light tube that catches her right in the face! Sears goes down and Miller with a cover, one… two… the… NO! Sears gets the shoulder up.
V: Like, how did she even think to kick out? She took a face full of fluorescence.
Sir Oliver: A will to win and defend her tag title.
Lobo: Miller brings Sears to her feet and he hooks her, snapping her to the mat with a belly-to-back suplex. Miller bridges into a cover, one… two… and Joker busts a light tube across his stomach to break up the pin.
Sir Oliver: Meanwhile King Diaz is up and he catches Joker with a forearm shot to the face and Jester back with a chop. Diaz and Jester are chopping away at each other and Jester with a boot to the stomach, looking for the “Nail in the Coffin” but Diaz turns it into a Northern Lights Suplex! Bridges into the pin, one… two… Jester kicks out.
Lobo: Both get to their feet again and Jester with a jawbreaker and Diaz goes down. LeBeau grabs another box of light tubes and he begins dropping light tubes on the mat, and there’s about eight per box, and Jester calls Sears over and they pull up Diaz… double brainbuster into the light tubes!
V: Like, holy hell.
Sir Oliver: Diaz is down and now Sears with a cover, one… two…three NO! and Miller breaks it up, but barely!
Lobo: He came out of nowhere to make the save.
Sir Oliver: That he did, Old Chap.
Lobo: Miller pulls Jester up and throws him toward the turnbuckle, but Jester reverses it and slides to a stop before hitting the corner. Miller charges him and catches him with an Ace crusher! Jester goes down and Miller rolls him over, hooking the leg. One… two… kick out by Jester.
V: Like Sears is up and she pulls up Diaz and hits a frankensteiner into a pin, one… two… but Diaz rolls it into a pin of his own. One… two… Sears kicks out.
Sir Oliver: Both Sears and Diaz get to their feet but are crimson masks and start throwing punches at each other.
V: There’s, like, not a lot behind the punches though.
Sir Oliver: Indubitably.
Lobo: Meanwhile across the ring, Miller and Jester are up and Jester with a headbutt and whips Miller across the ring but Miller reverses it and Jester slams into the turnbuckle and an explosion goes off!
Sir Oliver: Good lord! Jester drops to the mat and Miller pulls him out to the center of the ring and goes for a cover, one… two… and Ariana Sears breaks it up!
Lobo: Sears hooks Miller and hits a leg sweep facebuster! She locks in a crucifix and rolls it over into a cover, one… two… but Miller is able to kick out. Diaz is up and catches Sears with a pumpkick that puts her down. Diaz with the cover, one… two… but Sears gets the shoulder up.
V: Miller is like, getting up and now he has a box of light tubes.
Sir Oliver: These four individuals have now gone through two full boxes of tubes and are looking for another. Miller slides the light tubes out of the box and Diaz has Sears hooked in a powerbomb, and Miller grabs her neck on the way down, combination neckbreaker and powerbomb into the light tubes!
Lobo: Miller is clutching his back because he took a lot of the brunt of that as well and Diaz folds Sears over into a cover, one… two… and Jester LeBeau breaks it up by leg dropping a light tube over Diaz’s head!
V: Like, holy shit.
Lobo: All four are down and Jester is slowly getting up, and he’s Terrance hands him something, he’s got wire cutters! Jester is cutting the barbed wire off one of the sides of the ring, and he’s now wrapping it around his body. Miller is up and Jester hits a body tackle while wrapped in barbed wire! Miller goes down and Jester is now a human barbed wire bat.
Sir Oliver: Diaz is up and Jester hits him with a body splash as well. Jester is helping Ariana to her feet, while trying to make sure he doesn’t hurt her. Jester and Ariana are just dripping blood and looking at the downed opponents, and Jester has a bit of a crazed look in his eye.
Lobo: Ariana drags Diaz and Miller next to each other and Jester gets a running start and hits a senton! Cover by Jester, one… two… but both men kick out. Jester goes over to the ropes and begins cutting more barbed wire, wrapping it around his body still.
Sir Oliver: Sears pulls Diaz up, and looks for a piledriver, but Diaz back body drops her over his back and into the mat, which is still covered in light tube pieces.
V: And like, she landed right on a big piece. She’s got a nice chunk of light tube in her leg now.
Lobo: And Diaz just begins stomping on Sears and pulls the light tube piece out of her leg, and now there’s blood just flowing out of the cut, and Diaz brings her up, and he’s got her up in position for a Death Valley Driver, but LeBeau is there to pull her out of the hold.
V: But like, her leg wasn’t able to hold her up.
Sir Oliver: Jester lifts Diaz onto his shoulder and hits a running powerslam! Barbed wire cutting into both men and Jester has the cover, one… two… and now Miller breaks it up!
Lobo: Miller grabs Jester and hits a double arm DDT! He rolls him over, cover, one… two… and Jester kicks out. Miller brings Jester up to his feet and tries hooking him for the “True Meaning of Fear!” Jester blocks it though and here comes Sears with a shining wizard!
V: Like, with a hole in her leg she went for that?
Sir Oliver: Miller is down, Sears is down but trying to get up, LeBeau is up and Diaz is pulling himself up, and there is so much blood and broken tube in the ring.
Lobo: Sears and LeBeau are trying to regroup and Diaz has the last light tube in his hand, and he’s swinging it at the champs, trying to give Miller a chance to recover. Miller is getting to his feet and the champs are between Miller and Diaz. Jester charges Diaz, Sears charges Miller, and another brawl has broken out!
Sir Oliver: Diaz swings the light tube and LeBeau puts a barbed wire wrapped arm up and blocks it, shattering the light tube! Diaz then turns the lighttube into a knife and tries to stab LeBeau in the head with it. My word!
V: Whatever gets the job done.
Lobo: Sears hits a series of forearms on Miller and Miller fires back with a headbutt. Both of them are nearly out on their feet and keep swinging. Adrenaline is a powerful thing, let me tell you.
Sir Oliver: Diaz with a kick to the stomach on LeBeau and he stabs him in the forehead with the lighttube shard! LeBeau has the shard in his head and he kicks Diaz low… and headbutts Diaz with the shard sticking out of him! What horror!
Lobo: That piece shattered and there’s some still in LeBeau’s forehead, and Diaz has a huge laceration across his forehead, added to the other cuts as well. LeBeau and Diaz collapsed into each other, and if the ref sneezed it would knock them over.
Sir Oliver: Across the ring, Sears leaps onto the back of Miller and is locking in a crucifix, she’s trying to get Miller over! Miller though is struggling to stay vertical, and he’s got her up onto his shoulders… OH MY WORD.
V: Like… hell!
Lobo: Miller leaps off the ring, over the barbed wire and to the outside, and the side of the outside has just erupted with an explosion. There had been explosives rigged on the outside, and Miller just took him and Sears out with a Samoan drop to the outside.
Sir Oliver: And it did look like Sears had tried to shift the position into a crucifix, but both took that explosion head on. We’re going to need emergency services down here.
Lobo: In the ring, Jester with a boot to the stomach and he’s looking for the “Nail in the Coffin” again, but Diaz hits a low blow! Jester is buckled over and Diaz hooks him, and he hits a buckle bomb in the corner… and the corner explodes!
Sir Oliver: Dear angels in heaven, Jester LeBeau took that explosion straight on the back.
Lobo: Jester stumbles out and Diaz grabs him… “CROWD CONTROL!” Jester has been folded over and Diaz screams in pain after getting cut with Jester’s barbed wire, and he’s got the leg hooked. One… two… three!!! That’s it!
(BELL RINGS)
*Anderson: Ladies and gentlemen, the winners of the match and NEW UP WRESTLING TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS… ADAM MILLER AND KING DIAZ… RATED M!!
V: Like, wow!
Sir Oliver: My word, Old Chap, Miller and Diaz have done it! This car crash of a match ends with new UP Wrestling Tag Champions, but everyone is a bloody mess. Miller and Sears haven’t moved from the outside, Jester is down, and Diaz is slowly getting to his feet, but is covered in blood and cuts. Edwards hands him the titles, and it seems it is dawning on him.
Lobo: Diaz lifts a title into the air and then goes to check on Miller, and we’ve got emergency personnel already running out to the ring to check on everyone. What a vicious match.
V: But like, new champs!
Lobo: Yeah there are, and the time to celebrate will come, right after they get sewn up.
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WORLD OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
"The Apex" Devin Bishop vs. Nathaniel
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Lobo: Coming up we have the World OpenWeight Championship match. Nathaniel faces the current champion, Devin Bishop.
Sir Oliver: Earlier this evening we witnessed just how cunning Devin Bishop is as he stated that Nathaniel had signed the contract without reading it.
V: All that fine print? Like, TLDR.
Sir Oliver: Well, he SHOULD have read it as he would have noted the stipulation that Bishop inserted into the contract. Quite devilishly clever, I must say.
Lobo: Tonight, during the match, Ragsdale and Brittany will be suspended 20 feet above the floor of the arena and unable to assist Nathaniel.
V: Like, that’s smart! Bishop is one devious devil, no doubt about it.
Lobo: The cages are in place and Ragsdale is being led out with Brittany. Ragsdale is put in one cage while Brittany is put into another one.
Sir Oliver: They remind me of a pair of go-go dancers from the 60’s at some of the posher clubs in Soho.
Lobo: Sir Oliver! I never pegged you for frequenting one of those places.
V: Like, I thought you were always an old stick in the mud. Now I know you’re an ANCIENT stick in the mud!
Lobo: Ragsdale and Brittany are in the air, so let’s go to the ring for the introductions.
(Cut to the ring)
*Anderson: Ladies and gentlemen, this match is for the World Open Weight Championship. It is set for one fall with no time limit. Introducing first: Ladies and gentlemen, please rise and give a warm welcome to the most dangerous man in UPW! He resides in Reno, Nevada....he is 6 foot 4, weighs in at 245 pounds, He is the man known as NATHANIEL!
("Come As You Are" by Nirvana plays as Nathaniel emerges from the back. He stops and Nathaniel glares at the crowd as a spotlight shines on him. Nathaniel receives a hostile reception from the crowd as he makes his way to the ring. Nathaniel is stone-faced. Nathaniel enters the ring. Nathaniel then removes his grunge-style flannel shirt and tosses it outside as the crowd continues to boo. Nathaniel turns around and looks up at Ragsdale and Brittany, then turns to glare at the entrance.)
Lobo: Nathaniel is visibly upset about this situation and is glaring at the ring, ready to take Bishop apart.
Sir Oliver: Maybe he’ll read the contract next time.
*Anderson: Coming to the ring from Reno, Nevada, and accompanied by Terrence Christoper... he stands at six foot one inch tall and weighs in at two hundred and twenty-eight pounds... he is...the UPW Openweight Champion...he is….The Apex…he is..Devin Bishop!
(As "Nucleus" by Robert Slump begins to play over the P.A. system, the arena goes dark. Red and purple light beams begin to flash up and down the walkway as smoke covers the area in front of the curtains. Bishop steps out and a spotlight shines on Bishop, creating a silhouette of Bishop. Terrence Christopher walks at Bishop’s side. As the synth intro ends and the guitar and drums begin, Bishop slowly raises the Openweight Championship belt above his head in one hand. As the main verse begins, a spotlight hits Bishop, who is facing away from the crowd. He turns quickly and extends both arms before beginning a long cocky walk to the ring steps .He then begins a slow, cocky walk to the ringside area. He walks up the ring steps onto the ring apron, where he makes a show of wiping his boots on the mat before stepping into the ring. He removes his entrance gear and hands it to the ring attendant. He lays the Openweight Championship belt on the mat in front of him and steps over it, using both hands to beckon his opponent to the center of the ring.)
Lobo: If looks could kill this match would be over already.
Sir Oliver: Nathaniel blames Bishop for putting his girlfriend and his manager up in cages.
V: Like, he should be mad at himself. It’s his own fault he didn’t read the contract before he signed it.
Sir Oliver: I must admit, the young lady is correct.
Lobo: I’ll grant you that point, but Nathaniel probably wouldn’t and he’s the one in the ring.
(BELL RINGS)
Lobo: Referee Edwards calls for the bell and this match is underway. Nathaniel doesn’t even wait for Bishop to come to the center of the ring. He charges over and spears Bishop, driving him into the corner. HH
Bishop: At least he waited for the bell to start his assault.
V: Like, I’m a bit surprised myself. The way he was looking at Devy I thought he was going to start right in when Devy gave him the “Come get some” motion.
Lobo: Bishop may be rethinking taunting Nathaniel. Nathaniel is laying on some heavy chops and Bishop’s chest is turning bright red. Now Nathaniel is clubbing Bishop with forearm smashes to the head. Bishop finally recovers enough to shove Nathaniel away.
V: Yeah, like that’ll stop Nathaniel.
Lobo: Once again the young lady is correct. Nathaniel charges in and launches himself at Bishop with a well-positioned knee. Bishop rolls out of the way and Nathaniel slams hard into the turnbuckle with the knee and lands hard on the mat.
Sir Oliver: It does appear that the anger and thirst for revenge may have clouded young Nathaniel’s thinking.
V: Yeah, and he made a huge mistake as well.
Lobo: Bishop calmly walks over to Nathaniel who is still on the mat. He smirks at him as he grabs the ankle to the injured leg and puts Nathaniel in a spinning toe hold. He’s got that knee twisted around, really putting the pressure on the injured body part.
Sir Oliver: Excellent tactical wrestling maneuver there. Pick a body part and work it over.
Lobo: Nathaniel puts up his free foot and shoves Bishop off. Bishop staggers backward as Nathaniel scrambles to his feet.
Sir Oliver: To use some naval parlance, it appears that Nathaniel has a slight list.
V: Like, yeah, and he’s leaning to one side as well. I’ll bet that knee is going to bother him for a while.
Lobo: Bishop comes back and makes a dive for Nathaniel’s injured leg. Nathaniel steps out of his way and delivers a chop to the back of Bishop’s neck as he goes down. Nathaniel picks Bishop up and sets him up for a Pedigree. He nails it and goes for the pin.
Edwards: 1…toss off.
Lobo: Nathaniel is back on his feet first and grabs Bishop by the arm. He hauls Bishop to his feet and sends him hard into the ropes. Bishop comes off and ducks the clothesline, going into the ropes and coming off with a body check that sends Nathaniel to the mat.
Sir Oliver: Bishop is continuing to focus on that injured leg. He grabs Nathaniel’s leg once again and once more puts on a spinning toe hold.
Lobo: Nathaniel reaches out for the ropes but they’re just out of reach. Bishop drags Nathaniel further into the ring and puts pressure on the knee once again. Nathaniel rolls over and manages to get close enough to the ropes to grab a handful. Referee Edwards calls for the break.
Edwards: 1…2…3…4…
Lobo: Bishop gives Nathaniel a final twist on the knee before he releases him.
V: Like, that’s clever. He has until 5 so make the most of it.
Lobo: Nathaniel is slow getting back to his feet, and Bishop taunts him. Nathaniel springs off the ropes and spears Bishop. Nathaniel has Bishop on the mat and grabs Bishop’s hair, slamming Bishop’s head repeatedly onto the mat.
Sir Oliver: Nathaniel is decidedly attempting to release some of the frustration he feels.
Lobo: Bishop manages to bring his feet up and grabs Nathaniel in a head scissors. Bishop twists and sends Nathaniel to the mat. Bishop releases the head scissors and makes a move to Nathaniel’s bad leg once again.
V: Like, going to the well once again.
Lobo: Makes sense. Keep pounding away at it and eventually you get a submission. Except that Nathaniel is bound and determined to keep that from happening. Nathaniel starts stomping on Bishop’s back. Bishop rolls out of the ring to break the momentum.
Sir Oliver: Quite the contrast of styles. Bishop is focusing on Nathaniel’s injured leg while Nathaniel is carrying on a more general assault.
Lobo: Bishop climbs up on the ring apron and makes a “shooing” motion with his hands, telling Nathaniel to back off so he can get in. Nathaniel backs away and glares at Bishop as he climbs back into the ring. Bishop takes his time and slowly comes back in.
V: Like, I don’t know why he’s taking his time. The longer he takes, the more Nathaniel has a chance to rest that leg.
Sir Oliver: Perhaps young mister Bishop feels that he can continue to injure the leg sufficiently to force the surrender.
V: Like, would you mind repeating that in standard English?
Lobo: He said that Bishop probably figures he can still get Nathaniel to submit by working on that knee. He knows it won’t be 100 percent just by resting it in the ring.
V: Well, then. Why didn’t he just say that?
Sir Oliver: Young Ms, I did!
V: Yeah, but in, like, 50 cent words.
Lobo: Nathaniel grabs Bishop and hoists him up, sending him crashing down hard to the mat with a power slam. Nathaniel with the cover.
Edwards: 1…shoulder up.
Lobo: Nathaniel is up first, once again. Bishop lashes out with a foot, catching Nathaniel in his injured knee. Nathaniel goes down to one knee and Bishop is up quickly. Bishop grabs Nathaniel’s head and slams it hard with a million-dollar knee lift. Nathaniel flops backward and Bishop with the cover.
Edwards: 1…toss off.
Lobo: Bishop is up first and Nathaniel rolls away from him. Nathaniel goes to the outside while Bishop watches him warily. Nathaniel is limping outside, rubbing his knee. Nathaniel climbs up to the apron and Bishop races over, grabbing the top rope. Bishop gives the rope a mighty tug and Nathaniel comes vaulting over the top rope, into the ring, landing hard on his rear end.
Sir Oliver: I do not believe that the champion is going to let this opportunity go to waste.
V: Like, that’s why he’s the champion.
Lobo: Bishop delivers a kick to the back of Nathaniel’s head, snapping it forward, then Nathaniel flops back onto the mat. Once more Bishop goes for the pin.
Edwards: 1…2…shoulder up.
Lobo: Bishop is back on his feet. Nathaniel sweeps his legs and Bishop comes crashing down to the mat. Nathaniel crawls over to him and goes for the pin.
Edwards: 1…toss off.
Lobo: That may have been a bit optimistic of Nathaniel there, going for the pin.
Sir Oliver: On the contrary. It was a brilliant strategic maneuver, instilling a bit of doubt in Bishop’s mind and reminding him that Nathaniel can strike from literally anywhere.
V: Like, why does my mother continue to keep you on the payroll? Nobody can understand a word you say!
Lobo: Sir Oliver is one of the more popular color commentators available.
V: In his price range, undoubtedly.
Sir Oliver: I take exception to that, young lady! I’ll have you know that my knowledge of grappling is encyclopedic.
V: Like, so you know a lot about wrestling. Try to tell us about it in words we can understand.
Sir Oliver: Perhaps you should elevate your vocabulary?
Lobo: Perhaps you two should pay attention to the match? In the ring the action continues fast and furious. Nathaniel has Bishop up and whips him hard into the corner. Nathaniel charges in with a big splash and then takes Bishop out of the corner with a Frankensteiner. Nathaniel follows that up by scooping Bishop up and setting him up for a standing suplex. Nathaniel’s leg gives out and both men crash to the mat with Bishop on top. Bishop hooks the leg.
Edwards: 1…2…foot on the ropes.
Lobo: Nathaniel dodged a huge bullet there.
V: Like, I’ll bet he doesn’t try THAT move again.
Lobo: At least not until his knee heals up. Both men are up once again. They lock up and Nathaniel takes Bishop in a side headlock. He starts to grind it on, then backs up into the corner and comes out with a bulldog. Nathaniel rolls Bishop onto his back and goes for the pin.
Edwards: 1…2…shoulder up.
Lobo: Nathaniel slams Bishop’s shoulder back to the mat and goes for the cover once again.
Edwards: 1…2…thr…kickout.
Lobo: Nathaniel is back on his feet. He hauls Bishop back up and Bishop responds with a kick to the knee. Nathaniel limps back and Bishop continues on with by grapevining the leg and twisting it violently. Nathaniel pounds the mat and Edwards checks to see if he submits. Nathaniel shakes his head no and reaches for the ropes.
Sir Oliver: Those ropes have been a godsend for Nathaniel.
V: You’d think that by now Bishop would drag Nathaniel, like, closer to the center of the ring.
Lobo: You’d think so, but evidently you’d be wrong. Once again referee Edwards calls for the break.
Edwards: 1…2…3…4…Fi…
Lobo: Bishop puts one final twist on the knee as a parting gift. Bishop backs away and stands with a smirk on his face as Nathaniel struggles to his feet. Bishop charges in on Nathaniel but Nathaniel brings up a big boot and Bishop smashes into it. Bishop staggers back as Nathaniel goes to the second turnbuckle and comes off with a flying forearm smash. Both men tumble to the mat with Bishop ending up with the advantage.
V: I really don’t think this is what Nathaniel had in mind.
Lobo: I would sincerely hope not. Bishop goes after the leg and wraps it around one of his own legs, once again putting pressure on that knee. Nathaniel manages to power his way up into a standing position and starts stomping on Bishop with his good leg. Bishop is finally forced to release his hold and Nathaniel limps away, trying to get back together.
Sir Oliver: I think that discretion is, indeed, the better part of valor here.
V: Huh?
Lobo: There is no shame in a tactical retreat. Bishop isn’t going to allow Nathaniel to get away with running off, though. Bishop presses his attack by grabbing Nathaniel and dragging him out of the corner. Bishop goes behind with a Grecian waist lock, hoists Nathaniel up, grabs his foot and drops him in a knee breaker.
V: I’ll bet that didn’t do Bishop’s knee any good.
Sir Oliver: True, however his knee has not suffered the damage that Nathaniel’s has had to endure.
Lobo: Nathaniel is on the mat, clutching his knee and rolling around. Bishop springs forward and clamps on a spinning toe hold, putting even more pressure on that knee. Nathaniel is grimacing in pain as Bishop twists the knee and yells at him to give it up already.
V: If Nathaniel wants to walk after this match he’d better do it.
Lobo: There’s absolutely no quit in Nathaniel. Nathaniel reaches up, grabs Bishop by the back of the head and pulls it back. Nathaniel rakes Bishop’s eyes and Bishop releases the foot, rubbing his face as he staggers away.
V: Like, that’s ONE way to do it.
Lobo: Nathaniel is back on his feet, but is a bit unsteady. Bishop is still trying to clear his eyes and Nathaniel goes back to back with Bishop, grabs Bishop’s head and drops down with a neckbreaker. Nathaniel drags Bishop to the center of the ring, drops a fist on Bishop’s head and goes for the cover.
Edwards: 1…2…kickout.
Lobo: Nathaniel is up first but Bishop is not far behind him. Bishop with a leg sweep sends Nathaniel to the mat. Bishop starts stomping on Nathaniel’s knee. Nathaniel rolls away from Bishop and climbs up using the ropes for support. Bishop follows him and kicks him in the back of the bad knee. Nathaniel hangs on to the ropes to keep from falling.
Sir Oliver: How much more punishment can that knee take?
V: Perhaps he’ll end up with a bionic knee like Ruby’s bionic hand.
Lobo: I don’t know but I DO know he’s definitely going to be feeling that in the morning.
Sir Oliver: I do say that Nathaniel is assuredly feeling it now.
Lobo: Touche. Nathaniel turns around and chops Bishop with a hard chop. Bishop takes a step back and Nathaniel takes him down with a double leg dive. Nathaniel grabs the ankles, does a forward roll and sits on Bishop’s chest.
Edwards: 1…2…thr…shoulder up.
Lobo: Wow! How did Bishop get that shoulder up?
V: Like, desperation grants power.
Sir Oliver: Well, once again I’m impressed by the young ms. Sitting next to me.
V: I know things. I’m not stupid, you know.
Sir Oliver: I never said you were.
Lobo: Wait a moment! Who is this coming out from the back?
Sir Oliver: It appears to be Eric Ragsdale! He has been rather scarce around here since appearing in the Dead Man’s Hand match.
V: I smell shenanigans in the works.
Lobo: I concur. Eric manages to get control of the cages and is lowering them down!
Sir Oliver: In the ring Nathaniel and Bishop are still going at it hammer and tongs.
Lobo: Ragsdale has the cages down and now he’s working on the locks with a lock pick.
V: A lockpick is tougher to use than what you see in the movies!
Lobo: Bishop has Nathaniel down and is working on the knee once again. He’s got the leg bent in an unnatural angle and is trying to get Nathaniel to concede. Nathaniel sees Ragsdale working on the outside and rolls over, trying to relieve a bit of the pressure on that knee.
V: It looks like Ragsdale has the hang of it and has the doors open!
Lobo: Brittany comes bounding out of the cage at a dead run with Cliff following close behind. Terrence Christopher tries to stop them but Brittany kicks him in the crotch.
V: That’ll take your mind off of what you were doing.
Lobo: Cliff leaps over the prone Christopher and heads to the ring. Bishop sees this and starts yelling at Alexander to do something! Brittany is up on the ring apron and is in Edwards’ face as well. Cliff hands Nathaniel a set of brass knuckles. Nathaniel takes them, puts them on and sneaks up on Bishop. He spins Bishop around and nails him in the gut with the brass knucks. Nathaniel tosses them back out of the ring and sets Bishop up for The Last Stand. He manages to get Bishop up and drops him hard to the mat. Nathaniel goes for the cover.
Sir Oliver: The referee is still distracted. Brittany sees that Nathaniel has hit his finisher and starts yelling at Edwards to turn around and make the count.
Lobo: Edwards turns around and starts the count.
Edwards: 1…2…3!
(BELL RINGS)
Lobo: We have a new champion! It was a hard fought match but Nathaniel managed to pull out the win.
Sir Oliver: With just a bit of skullduggery.
Lobo: In the ring Brittany and Ragsdale are leaping for joy. Cliff races over and hoists up the OpenWeight title.
V: It looks like Elijah has something to say.
*Anderson: NO! Nathaniel has been disqualified for breaking the contract by having the cages lowered before the end of the match! Devin Bishop retains the OpenWeight championship!
Lobo: What a shocker this is!
Sir Oliver: Nathaniel and his crew are not taking this lightly. They are heading to Anderson.
Lobo: Here comes the cavalry! CJ’s security races out from the back and Elijah takes refuge behind them. Fans, we have to wonder if our minority owner is in the Black Hand’s pocket.
V: A very good question. Maybe my mom told him to do something about this. Devy should have won. Nathaniel and his group of thugs cheated!
Lobo: Fans, we’re out of time! Be sure to tune in next time for more of the best in wrestling action right here on UPW.
(Fade to black as the ring is still in turmoil over the ruling.)
SIN CITY CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
“The Duke” Dillian DeHaven vs. “The Professional” Rain Blackhart