.::The XHF Network Presents: A Call To Arms III!::.

.::The XHF Network Presents: A Call To Arms III!::. Jun 12, 2022 21:05:50 GMT -5 Steve Awesome, Dave D-Flipz, and 8 more like this

Post by Mongo the Destroyer on Jun 12, 2022 21:05:50 GMT -5

The XHF Network Presents:
A Call to Arms 3:

The Secret of Thessanora Island
May 12th, 2022
Thessanora Island, Mediterranean Sea

"Faith and creed and my belief will make you carry
On these wings of trust you will fly away
Just hold on and you'll succeed, remember you're the one
One day one will speak of you as the light of the day"

Van Canto's "Take to the Sky" starts blasting as we get an aerial view of Thessanora Island. It's a breathtaking scene as the camera slowly pans over the entire land. One might almost forget that it's absolutely an island of secrets, horrors, and danger. Suddenly the camera DROPS in a nosedive towards the ground below, as if somebody cut the power to the drone as the music picks up.

"Only my thoughts will remain
Nothing that ever took place will smut my name
I will start over again, I fly with teardrops in my eyes
Will I ever return to places I have been?"

Just before it makes impact the drone swerves back to a stable position, now at a more normal position it begins to dart through the island. We start in the Port City of Ozirwell. It makes a mad dash at what appears to be the Icons, oddly though they aren't moving, the whole scene is frozen in time as the camera whizzes past their faces as they look towards the shadows between some of the buildings that caught their attention. Well, most of their attention, JFK seems concerned with a call on his phone.

"Take to the sky, look back from high above
I am on target for something beyond
Take to the sky, grounded on mother earth
Thankful for strong wings to fly, I will take to the sky"

The drone zips impossibly fast and suddenly it is dodging the ever-confusing trees of the Forest of Linas. There it finds the Guardians carefully moving through (though also frozen) and makes a pass through them, then turns around to see only Adam Sanders, where did the others go?

"I can ensure you that I will always keep you in my heart
Until I die nothing will part us again
I fly with teardrops in my eyes
Will I ever return to places I have been?
For years and years I tried, I'll finally arrive
Thunderous, the winds will blare my name"

Making its way out of the forest the drone crosses a bit of water and then into darkness! It's reached the Dark Caverns and only a mounted flashlight reveals the way as it continues to weave and bob. Soon the flashlight finds a fire near a pirate ship marked "Property REIGN Board Of Directors" with Team REIGN all managing aspects of it as Rat Bastard lives his pirate dream through song.

"Take to the sky, look back from high above
I am on target for something beyond
Take to the sky, grounded on mother earth
Thankful for strong wings to fly, I will take to the sky"

That scene finished, the drone somewhat slowly its way free of the surprisingly maze-like and winding caverns and makes a mad dash to the Black Lake where Nathan Cage and Pepe Morales of team BOSS RUSH are carrying loot they've managed to find. A few steps behind them are the other members of the team looking less excited about the surroundings but rightfully curious by the gurgling oil-colored sludge death lake.

"Faith and creed and my belief will make you carry on
On these wings of trust you will fly away
Just hold on and you'll succeed, remember you're the one
One day one will speak of you as the light of day"

Satisfied with the scene, the camera flits across the island to the Golden Veil Resort where several luxury yachts are moored. Aside from way too many Kardashians we find frozen among the people the BANG! Bros. holding up Steve Awesome who is wearing a giant hat with a rim that is slowly turning red, they looked panicked for some reason as many celebrities look their way. Oh and the ghostly visage of Charlie Velez is there for some reason.

"I take to the sky, I look back from high above
I am on target for something beyond
I take to the sky still grounded on mother earth
Thankful for strong wings to fly really high"

From there the drone finds its way crossing the vast desert that is the Endless Beach. Also crossing the beach is Team Hardkore World. While the wind flies in the Sheik's eyes Evan Valentine Jr. and Alexander Von Blankenship race across the treacherous dunes avoiding death through the power of sheer luck and massive douchebaggery.

"Take to the sky, look back from high above
I am on target for something beyond
Take to the sky, grounded on mother earth
Thankful for strong wings to fly, I will take to the
One day one will speak of you as the light of the day"

Following their path we fast-track to Thamptis Castle where Team NLW is mostly walking through its massive doors, it would seem that it was easier to storm than anticipated. Meanwhile their monstrous vehicle is being used as a battering ram at the walls by one of the more adventurous members of the team. It is a sight to behold.

Grimgor Ironhide: WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!!!!!

How his roar penetrated the frozen time is a matter for another time because the drone flits up through the NLW team and suddenly makes a 90-degree turn up the castles walls, entering into a window, flying past Team Gladiator mid-way through a Psychotic Goth hair flip until it finds its way into an inner room of the castle. The massive room has been fitted with a wrestling ring and seating. Finally the drone finds it's goal and lands in an extended arm of a man in the middle of the ring, upon landing in the man's hand time unfreezes.

Nebiryau: WELCOME ONE AND ALL TO THESSANORA AND THE CALL TO ARMS!

Hawke: I think he said it best folks! Welcome to Call to Arms, I'm Joey Hawke here with Randy Angel and what a show we've got for you today!
Randy: If you guys haven't been paying attention the past few weeks we're here on a murder island filled with ghosts and demons and just general danger! And all to bring you one of the hottest wrestling tournaments in the world!
Hawke: That's right! Tonight eight teams will be competing to earn places at Overheated's qualifying matches and a potential shot at the X*Crown at Night of Champions!
Randy: So Joey, perhaps you could explain to the folks at home how this all works?
Hawke: Each team is made up of five competitors and will be facing off in tag-team action with their opponents. Whichever team wins moves on to the next round b-
Randy: BUUUUUUUUUT- any team member eliminated in the process does NOT move on.
Hawke: Exactly! So you need to eliminate your opponents efficiently or you'll end up without a leg to stand on in the next round!
Randy: With all of that out of the way though let's turn to the ring where Bonnie Jenkins is ready to kick things off!

Bonnie Jenkins: The following contest is scheduled for ONE FALL!

Crowd: ONE FALL!

Bonnie Jenkins: And is the FIRST quarter finals match in the Call to Arms tournament!

Hawke: We're just moments away from kicking off the first of many many matches here tonight! Are you excited, Randy?
Randy: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

As Hawke jumps from Randy's scream, we cut back to Bonnie.

Bonnie Jenkins: Introducing first, at a combined weight of ONE THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIVE POUNDS! The team of Niko and Kono of the Dark Stars, Tong and Phantam of Team Fairtex, and Psychotic Goth! TEEEEEEEAM GLLLLLLLLADIATOOOOOOOOOOR!

Team Gladiator all marches from the back and down to the ring, all business and no fanfare. People reach out for slaps, pats, and high fives and few receive what they desire. Most get thousand-yard stares.

Hawke: These guys are some of the longest-tenured guys around! They may not have much to their resumes but they will surely have a lot to tell in that ring... with their fists.
Randy: Honestly Hawke? Goth is the draw. Everyone knows Mongo loves a good roar in an ancient dialect.

Bonnie Jenkins: And their opponents, at a combined weight of ONE THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-ONE POUNDS! The team of Bloodied Fox, Cross Recoba, Nathan Cage, Brad Kane and Pepe Morales! BOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSS RUUUUUUUUUSH!

"With Time Slipping Away

I Can't Say What I'll Do...

You Got Nothing To Saaaaaaaaaaaay

'Til I Tell You Who's Whoooooooooooooo

You Know Why?"

The arena is plunged into darkness before white spotlights search through the crowd - finally coming to a rest by the ramp. The flash of a blade draws attention to the entrance curtains, just as a scythe cuts them down. The X*Crown champion steps out into the arena, his appearance triggering a surge of pyro. Red and orange fireworks cast the middle age European in a light that is reminiscent of hell. From behind him appear the other members of BOSS RUSH, all flanking him and having his back. Except for Pepe Morales, who's mysteriously absent.

"Cos I'm The Big Bad Wolf
(What You Say)
I'm The Big Bad Wolf
(What You Say)
I'm The Big Bad Wolf"

Rather than carry his 22 world titles around with him, The Final Boss has had a custom-made lapel pin to represent his XHF Overlord status. Against his black Armani suit, the small pin is a classy alternative to the ostentatious physical crown worn by the previous holder. It would almost be commendable if you weren’t sure the stones used in the pin cost more than the other straps combined. Making their way down the aisle, the GUNS commissioner has less garbage thrown at him – the audience is slightly terrified at the consequences of upsetting the boss. Nathan and Brad mean mug a few down the ramp while Fox and Recoba are all business.

"And I'm Blowing Down Your Neighborhood"

Zoran uses the steps to enter the ring, greeted by a barrage of red and white streamers. As the Final Boss centers himself, the second volley of pyro is set off.

"I SAID
AAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"

Zoran does a quick head count of his BOSS RUSH mates, making sure they're all present and accounted for. He suddenly realizes Pepe is missing and shakes his head.

Zoran Sainovic: Oh, where is zat boy now? Always disappearing, zose youngins.

Zoran full-on sprints to the back of the arena to quickly find Pepe. A few moments go by before a suspiciously similar-sized figure backs out, one with a large nose and round bowl cut. It's Pepe! He adjusts the hair on his head and runs back down to the ring, rolling in and panting as he leans against the ropes.

Pepe Morales: Oh my goodness I am so very sorry friends! I was doing my business in ze rest room when ze music hit and let me tell you, I ate a lot of cheese back zere... say, where's that wily Zoran? Isn't he supposed to be here to lead ze way to victory?

BOSS RUSH all stares at Pepe, before their eyes move down to the same lapel pin that Zoran wears on his person at all times. Pepe notices and is quick to rip it off and toss it in his pocket.

Pepe Morales: Zose replicas at ShopXHF.com are ze best. So realistic!

Call To Arms Tournament First Round Match
BOSS RUSH
(Bloodied Fox, Cross Recoba, Pepe Morales, Nathan Cage, and Brad Kane)
Vs.
Team Gladiator
(Niko, Tong Fairtex, Psychotic Goth, Phantam Fairtex, and Kono)

DING DING! DING DING!

Niko from the Dark Stars stands on one side of the ring, bouncing up and down and ready to rumble. Opposite him is Bloodied Fox, who stands across the ring eyes narrowed. Not revealing anything. The ref lets them go at it and Niko and Fox begin to circle one another in the ring, taking pot shots at one another. They lock up and Fox muscles Niko back into a corner, delivering some strong lefts and rights to the gut of the time traveler. Niko takes a bit of a beating in the corner before he begins to fight back. These two begin to trade some wild strikes in the ring before Niko overshoots with a haymaker and Fox ducks down, driving his head into the side of Niko to knock him away!

Hawke: These two may be strangers but they have one thing in common.
Randy: The Dark Stars are great friends with a former AWF star, one who Fox never quite got along with. Do you think Fox wishes Niko was that guy instead?
Hawke: Frankly, I doubt Fox wants to be thinking of that guy or those days. He's moved on but some people never let you forget.

Now on the ground, Niko tries to roll away as Fox stomps on him. Not giving him an inch of breathing room. Fox knows the dangers all too well of giving anyone a chance to recover and dammit he won't make any mistakes here. Fox grabs the arm of Niko, pulling it back before snapping it far back! Possibly out of the socket! Good god! Fox manages to twist the arm of Niko and lock in the LAMENT CONFIGURATION! OH GOD! NIKO IS ALREADY LOCKED INTO THAT DEADLY SUBMISSION HOLD AND- NIKO'S TAPPING! NIKO IS GIVING UP, AND SO SOON!

Bonnie Jenkins: Niko of Team Gladiator has been eliminated!

Randy: And just as things were getting good!
Hawke: We might need some medical personnel down here to check on Niko's arm. He's holding it now and screaming, this doesn't bode well for his match in Wrestle: UK later this month.

Phantam is quick to get into the ring to confront Fox but Fox just shakes his head and walks to his corner, tagging in Brad Kane. Kane steps in and locks up with Phantam, going back and forth pushing each other around the ring. Phantam steps through and locks Kane in a waist lock, planting him on the mat. He scrambles around to put Brad in a headlock on the ground, looking to keep him floored on the mat. Phantam tries to strike Kane with a knee to the head but Kane lurches forward and grabs Phantam's leg, rolling over so he's on top of Phantam with his leg in an ankle lock! Brad grapevines around Phantam's leg, trying to violently break it or disable him just enough to turn the tides. Phantam is persistent, and crawls his way to the ropes where he latches on for dear life!

Randy: Team Gladiator almost dropped to a five-on-three disadvantage!
Hawke: That's the ring awareness from Team Fairtex! They're one of the best tag teams in the world for a reason!

Brad lets go and give Phantam the opportunity to rise up. Fairtex uses the ropes to stand up, and then bounces off of them for a clothesline! But Brad catches it and locks in a wrist lock, just toying with the Fairtex brother. Brad pushes him off and Phantam rushes him again. He goes for another clothesline but as Brad reaches for his arm Phantam retracts it and ducks underneath, grabbing Brad by the waist and German suplexing him on the ground! Brad rolls through, holding his head as be backs into a corner. Phantam flexes in front of him before charging at Brad, going for a cannonball! But Brad jumps away, and Phantam eats the turnbuckles. As he gets up and stumbles back to his feet, Brad NAILS him with the BK Backfist! Brad Kane just dropped Phantam Fairtex and he's out like a light! He pins Phantam and the ref counts one, two, three!

Randy: He got 'em!

Bonnie Jenkins: Phantam Fairtex of Team Gladiator has been eliminated!

Hawke: Team Gladiator is starting to look seriously in trouble!

Brad Kane quickly rolls back to his corner as Kono rushes into the ring. Cross Recoba takes his time getting into the ring, much to the dismay of Kono who's ready to rush into action. Cross locks up with Kono and drops to a knee to flip Kono up above his head. Kono lands on his feet and superkicks Cross in the head. Cross catches the kick and sweeps Kono's other leg out, before dropping a double leg drop on him ala Jeff Hardy! Cross rolls back and an elbow follows, but Kono rolls out of the way. He soccer kicks Cross across the canvas, lifting him up and raking Cross' eyes! He then lifts Cross up, going for the Kono Driver but Cross drives his knee into Kono's head, Cross falls and he nails Kono with the Million Lira Dropkick! Kono falls through the ropes, landing on the apron as Cross adjusts his hair and bows to the crowd!

Hawke: What an arrogant son of a gun.
Randy: He's the lionheart behind the team, let him have some room for fun.

But Kono rolls Cross up while he's distracted, a handful of tights, and the ref counts the pin! One, two, three!

Bonnie Jenkins: Cross Recoba of BOSS RUSH has been eliminated!

Randy: Oh my god, Kono did it! Kono pinned Cross!
Hawke: And just like that, Team Gladiator might be able to turn this around!

Kono celebrates! But he doesn't notice as NATHAN F'N CAGE GRABS HIM FROM BEHIND AND SETS HIM UP! DEATH BY CAGE! The referee slides in as Nathan puts a single foot on the throat of Kono. One, two, three!

Bonnie Jenkins: Kono of Team Gladiator has been eliminated.

Hawke: Spoke too soon.
Randy: And whoever comes in next has to deal with a Rabid Dog!

Tong Fairtex is gonna be the first who gets a stab at the former NLW Heavyweight Champion. Tong and Nathan circle each other before Cage begins to lay into Tong with some stiff punches. Tong fires back with a few tough strikes of his own. They swap blows back and forth in the center of the ring before Nathan rocks Tong with a headbutt that sends him stumbling into a corner! Lefts and rights bludgeoning Tong as he's forced into a corner. Tong fights out of this predicament, but Nathan Cage is like a shark in bloodied waters. He smells that weakness and he's gonna rip and tear until there's no one left on the opposing team. Tong knees him back to his senses, and for a second Nathan looks shocked. But that shock turns to anger as Nathan rears back and nails Tong with a LAAAAAAAAAAAARIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!

Randy: Wow! He just took his head off with that one!
Hawke: Thankfully not literally.

Tong goes head over heels in the ring and Nathan just laughs. He stomps on the corpse of Tong in the ring and mocks him, shadow boxing by his teammates. They all share a laugh as Tong slowly pushes to his feet, at the behest of Goth. Cage snaps back to business and picks up Tong, planting him with a Double-A Spinebuster! Tong is flat on the mat and Cage rolls him over and pulls his arms back, locking Tong in his Solitary Confinement submission! Cage laughs and claws at Tong's face as he screams in pain!

Randy: SOLITARY CONFINEMENT! SOLITARY CONFINEMENT! CAGE HAS TONG LOCKED UP AND HE'S STUCK IN ISOLATION!
Hawke: No one but Goth to save him, but if Goth wants to save Tong he needs to power through almost the entire BOSS RUSH lineup to get there!

Tong looks up and Goth, holding his hand out and Goth just slowly shakes his head. Tong taps out! He submits!

Bonnie Jenkins: Tong Fairtex of Team Gladiator has been eliminated!

Hawke: And then there was one.
Randy: They saved their best card for last! Go Goth go! Let us feel you roar!

Goth slowly steps into the ring, and Pepe walks around the apron to mouth off at him. Goth laughs in an ancient comedian dialect and blows off Pepe, BUT NATHAN CAGE LIFTS GOTH UP, ANOTHER DEATH BY CAGE IN THIS MATCH! AND NOW HE MAKES THE TAG TO PEPE, OH DAMMIT PEPE'S COMING TO SCRAPE THE CARCASS OF GOTH OFF THE MAT!

Randy: And here comes the Ring General.

Goth is laid out on the floor and Pepe rolls his neck, getting the last kinks out. Cross tries to get back in the ring, arguing his shoulder was in fact up but the ref is having none of that, arguing back to him! This provides the perfect distraction for Pepe to reach into his pocket and pull something out - a light bulb! Pepe kneels down and shoves the light bulb right in Goth's mouth! Goth's eyes go wide as he tries to pull it out but it's just wide enough that Goth can't pull it out! Pepe then pulls out a roll of duct tape and SEALS GOTH'S MOUTH SHUT! GOTH IS PANICKING HERE! PEPE FINALLY DONS HIS BEST KNUCKLE DUSTER-EQUIPPED GLOVE AND GIVES GOTH THE MIGHTIEST RIGHT HOOK THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN!

Randy: Yikes!

GOTH is out like a light, no pun intended, but Pepe isn't done! He just beats relentlessly on Goth until Goth is a bloodied, unconscious mess on the ground. Pepe rips the tape off of Goth's mouth and shoves that back in his pocket. Meanwhile, the ref has had enough of Cross' arguing and ejects him from ringside, much to the crowd's delight! Cross furiously stomps up the ramp and turns around to see Pepe standing over Goth, glass and blood spilling from his mouth. Pepe just shrugs.

Pepe Morales: He started screaming in zat ancient glass dialect of his. He needs medical attention. Let's end zis.

Pepe pins Goth and the ref counts one, two, THREE! The carnage is over!

Bonnie Jenkins: Psychotic Goth of Team Gladiator has been eliminated! The survivors of this match and advancing to the semi-finals of the Call to Arms tournament: Pepe Morales, Nathan Cage, Brad Kane and Bloodied Fox. BOOOOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS RUUUUUUUUUUUSH!

Hawke: A nearly flawless start to the tournament for BOSS RUSH.
Randy: Oh Hawke, don't cha know the fat was just trimmed here.
Hawke: Cross got surprised with a roll-up here, but still managed to hang onto the ref long enough for Pepe to pull out one of Zoran's favorite tricks to take the match home.
Randy: He's been under Zoran's wing for too long! Learning from the evilest. You're supposed to be a beacon of hope Pepe!

We fade out on BOSS RUSH celebrating their victory as we go to a commercial for Bastard Brew.

Bonnie Jenkins: The following match is a Call to Arms 3 Team versus Team match! This match will be elimination style until only one team is left! Introducing first—

The announcer is cut off as a camera man comes running past her to the doors opening up for the first team to enter Castle Thamptis.

Hawke: Heating up already, these two teams have found themselves outside Thamptis Castle and are already fighting!
Randy: I don’t think that was planned by XHF officials but we’ll allow it.
Hawke: What doesn’t XHF allow?
Randy: Safe working conditions apparently. Thessanora Island is a nightmare come to life!

A drone camera shifts the focus to one of the outside gates of the castle where we see Donzig and the Sheik trading blows. Rat Bastard is in a headlock by Evan Valentine Jr, getting punched in the head.

Call To Arms Tournament First Round Match
Team REIGN
(Rat Bastard, Esmerelda von Krauss, Donzig, Blaze Freya, and Death Trap)
Vs.
Team HardKore World
(Cyan Komar, Alexander von Blankenship, The Sheik, Jakie Wentzel, and Evan Valentine, Jr.)

Death Trap has AVB pinned down with an iron post by the neck, as he chokes him with it. Cyan Komar and Blaze Freya are in the doors of the castle gate, throwing one another into the castle walls as they trade off blows. Jakie and Esmeralda are further down in the Castle courtyard, about twenty feet from the giant castle gate doors that were opened up for these teams to enter. Hardkore World was representing their federation as was team REIGN and in popular XHF fashion things were not going according to plan; mayhem would be the best way to describe it. Torches lined the perimeter of Thamptis Castle, along with the iron gate fence covered in moss and plants that had overgrown on the island for decades without interference from mankind.

Randy: All out brawl here before the two teams even entered the castle. Someone did not get to them in time to have them enter at different ends.
Hawke: It’s not like you can tell Donzig what to do.
Randy: True, the Scourge is not one to take orders kindly.

Esmeralda slams Jakie into the fence and holds the HKW team member there as she tries to push their face through the iron gate bars. Jakie elbows Krauss and grabs her by in a headlock, which results in a EvK back dropping Jakie on the hard ground! Turning over, EvK grabs Jakie by the arm and begins to lock an armbar submission hold on! Jakie Wentzel rolls through and spins the arm over to flip EvK in the process to her back. Jakie jumps and drops a leg drop across the neck and chest of EvK, to which the opponent lets out an exasperated breath from impact. Donzig slams the Sheik into the nearly 12 foot tall oak castle door that was wide open and busts him open from the iron loop that was a door handle for this monstrosity of a castle. The Sheik grabs his face, seeing blood in his hands and his eyes light up. He charges Donzig and slams him back first into the door, but Donzig grabs him from the neck and shoulder and tosses him sideways into the door before kneeing the Sheik in the face. Donzig sees Sheik slump to the ground and is met with an elbow from behind as Evan Valentine comes up from behind him. Rat Bastard was not far behind however and spears Evan from behind, sending all three men into the Castle entrance way. Donzig seeming annoyed with his partners lack of control of the situation yells at Rat Bastard to take care of EVJ as he starts hammering the HKW team member with fists to the back of his head. Donzig stomps on the Sheik as he begins to rise up, and then grabs him and whips him toward the opening to the next area of the Castle - where the ring had been set up for the matches for this evening’s event to take place.

Hawke: Team REIGN showing an early advantage here but Hardkore World is not letting them take it easily.
Randy: Donzig is a natural leader here, and we can see that he owns that whether the others accept it or not.
Hawke: I’d accept it if I were team REIGN. Donzig has proven himself over and over, and whether you like him or hate him, he’s been a top contender to challenge for the X*Crown Championship.
Randy: Close but no cigar, that’s the reality for Donzig and the X*Crown.

Alexander now has DT in a full Nelson choke with the iron bar he had him pinned down with earlier and is making his way towards the doors. Blaze is tossed into the outside castle wall by Cyan Komar to their right, as AVB takes DT into the castle and follows the others towards the ring area. Cyan lifts up Blaze Freya and with a heavy lift scoop slams her on the ground before running up the wall and moonsaulting onto Blaze. Going for a pin, before realizing no referee is in sight. Cyan rolls off Blaze and grabs her by the arm, dragging Freya into the castle entrance way. Jakie Wentzel has Krauss by the neck and is heading up through the courtyard to the castle doors now too, but is stopped as Esmeralda slams an elbow into their side and delivers a sleeper hold drop that puts Jakie on their back on the unforgiving ground right in front of the castle doors. Esmeralda soccer kicks Jakie across the face and with that kick, knows Jakie isn’t going anywhere soon. Krauss walks through the open doors and into the castle to join her team members.

Randy: Krauss is a vicious one isn’t she?
Hawke: Never cross a Krauss, it never ends well.
Randy: Donzig inside with The Sheik in the ring now. Looks like Rat Bastard is helping him in a double team.
Hawke: Not for long! Alexander von Blankenship has discarded Death Trap on the outside ring area and slides in.

Alexander von Blankenship hits Rat Bastard from behind as Donzig turns around to see him. Rat is sent through the ropes to the outside, and AVB focuses on Donzig. The two trade blows before ending up in the corner. The Thamptis Castle presents a heavy stone structure that has many torches positioned around the ring area and a giant opening above that allows the night sky and more noticeable the moonlight to shine in. Alexander sends Donzig across the ring but the Scourge counters and Irish whips AVB instead back to the corner they came from - chest first into the turnbuckles! The Scourge follows up with a wicked clothesline from behind, and sends Alexander to the canvas. An elbow drop from Donzig to the shoulder area is followed up nicely with a cross face submission!

Randy: Will Alexander be the first to go?
Hawke: Imagine being stuck in that with Donzig of all people applying it.
Randy: I’d rather not.
Hawke: Cyan with the save!

Komar has found his way to the ring and kicks Donzig in the back, breaking up the hold. He immediately is the target of Rat Bastard who smashes him with a big boot and sends Cyan spinning upside down before crashing on the canvas. Donzig yells at Rat to hoist him up and put the HKW team member in his coffin, to which Rat Bastard is hesitant to follow the order but seemed to have already planned to do so as he was picking up Cyan anyway. Hoisted up on his shoulders! Powerbomb! But Rat holds him there and lifts up again, this time higher before dropping Cyan on the back of his neck! Rat Bastard covers Cyan, hooking the leg as Donzig stands on Alexander’s back stretching out his arms.

One!

Two!

Three!

Bonnie Jenkins: Cyan Komar of team Hardkore World has been ELIMINATED!

Donzig smiles a wicked toothy smile as Rat Bastard gets up and turns his focus to Alexander and Donzig. Outside the ring Death Trap has The Sheik up against the wall in a choke hold. His bulk power being the root of Sheik’s torture here as he drops him and hooks Sheik by the rib cage around the back, BELLY-TO-BELLY SUPLEX! The Sheik flies through the air and lands hard on an old table that was filled with food for the event. A whole chicken, Turkey legs, corn, an assortment of bowls and wine, along with potatoes go flying into the air as the table buckled in half from Sheik’s body!

Hawke: Death Trap was a last minute change to Team REIGN but has already earned his stripes.
Randy: He’s making a good case for it anyway.
Hawke: Team Hardkore World is down to four members and it’s a disadvantage they cannot afford to let slip further.
Randy: Aye, the 300 beat the tyrants of their time, so can Hardkore World.
Hawke: Check your facts Randy, they lost and caused their whole kingdom to come fight for their honor. The kingdom won, but they perished.
Randy: Well the movie didn’t show that! I blame the director, seriously; what bad info to share like that.

Donzig has Alexander up against the ropes as Rat runs to the other side of the ring and goes for a big boot on his return! Alexander grabs Donzig and pulls him in the way causing the Big Boot to hit Donzig instead! AVB cuts Rat Bastard down to size with a chop block to his knee and plants him with a DDT! Blaze Freya is ringside and has Evan Valentine Jr to deal with. Valentine is kicking her in the stomach before attempting a suplex! Countered! Blaze goes for a suplex of her own and hits it with authority on the hard castle floor! Valentine is rocked but not out of it, stirring in a daze as he rolls towards the ring apron, still laying on the floor. Esmeralda von Krauss approaches from behind and clubs a hurt Sheik who was resting against the wall. Sheik was not in the best of mood, greased up and lathered in all sorts of food. Krauss goes for a second forearm smash and Sheik power shoves her backwards. Krauss shakes her head in disappointment, looking at Sheik like he made the biggest mistake of his life. Sheik motions for Krauss to come at him and she does, but at a cautious pace as she eye’s her opponent up, calculating her move. SMASH! Jakie Wentzel with a dropkick to the side of Krauss! The momentum of Jakie’s running dropkick sends Esmeralda awkwardly into the ring apron where Blaze Freya was aiming to run from to hit Valentine Jr with a move, BUT, instead Krauss hits Blaze in the right leg, bobbling to catch her feet, she trips, and Blaze Freya flips and lands on her back on the outside! Taking a mighty bump as Krauss holds her side laying next to the ring apron.

Hawke: Jakie getting that revenge dropkick to stop Krauss from attacking Sheik. What team work by team Hardkore World.
Randy: They still need to pick up the pace with eliminating some of team REIGN. The handicap is not in their favor.
Hawke: Yes, and Freya looks to be out of action intermittently after that spill. Krauss is getting the stuffing kicked out of her by Jakie as Sheik helps Alexander von Blankenship in the ring against Rat Bastard and Donzig.
Randy: What chaos this is!

Freya lays there holding her stomach as Evan Valentine Jr climbs a nearby turnbuckle, clutching his own back as he does so. MOONSAULT off the top rope without hesitation! Evan Valentine Jr hits Blaze Freya with all of it, and without a moment to spare, he hooks the leg for a cover!

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Bonnie Jenkins: Blaze Freya of team REIGN has been ELIMINATED!

As Evan Valentine Jr gets up, he sees Jakie getting the worse of a Krauss stretch submission hold and goes to help. Krauss catches this interference coming from the corner of her eye, rerouting her opponent and letting Valentine hit Jakie in the face with a stiff punch! Evan’s eyes grow as he realizes his mistake, to which Krauss releases Jakie and sends him head first into Valentine Jr. His partner stops him and helps Jakie to stand upright. The two receive a lariat clothesline as they turn around and Krauss leaves her feet, leaps into the air, and times the move just right to hit both Hardkore World team members!

Randy: Incoming missile!
Hawke: More like a Krauss dart!
Randy: Oooh that would do well on a shirt. Just make sure Krauss is in a bikini.
Hawke: Yeah, she would never allow for that to see the light of day.
Randy: She should consider it.

In the ring, Donzig is fighting Sheik in one corner while Alexander and Rat Bastard duke it out in the middle of the ring. Rat has the advantage with size, but Alexander slips over a shoulder as Rat lifts him up; hitting the ropes and going for a chop block again. Rat lifts his leg up as if knowing it was coming, sending AVB to his chest right under the big man. The leg drops down on the back of Alexander as Rat plants all his weight with a leg drop!

Hawke: Rat is a unique specimen. Many have underestimated the odd character of a man, but he’s proven time and time again there is no quit in him.
Randy: But Alexander is a rough shot of a man himself. Brawling is his game and the dirtier the better. Don’t count him out just yet.
Hawke: Oh I’m not. I suspect this is far from over.

Donzig is pushed out of his corner by the Sheik who goes running past a clothesline from the scourge and springboards off the ropes, hitting Donzig with a flying back elbow that knocks the Scourge off his feet and rolling out under the bottom rope. Sheik is worn down but the Great King of Terror does not quit and instead of returning his focus to Donzig he rolls out of the ring on the opposite side where Donzig rolled out. Looking under the ring, Sheik begins to pull chairs out by the pair. Throwing them in the ring, even setting one up outside the ring beside him. This goes on until about twelve chairs have been placed either ringside or in the ring by Sheik. His intentions were clear as he rolled in and setup a chair near the other side of the ring facing the castle entrance. Running across the ring he bounces off the ropes, sprints towards the chair and Rat Bastard steps in to cut him off, but Sheik ducks the attack, leaps off the chair, balances himself on the top rope, before spinning around, leaping back into the ring towards Rat Bastard and DDT’s him onto the chair!

Randy: WHAT IN THE–
Hawke: Holy smokes!
Randy: That’ll rearrange your face. I hope Rat didn’t have face ID activated on his phone.

Going for the cover, Sheik hooks the leg and receives a kick to the face as he prepares for the count. It’s Krauss who breaks up the count. Rat Bastard rolls out of the ring holding his face after the vicious chair DDT. Slumping to the castle floor. Krauss is not shy with her ways of punishment and grabs Sheik by the neck, lifting him to his feet and shoving him back into the ropes. Krauss crouches and springs aiming to hit her trademark move, but Sheik holds onto the ropes and avoids it. Krauss comes at him with a clothesline and is back body dropped over the ropes to the outside onto Evan Valentine Jr! Donzig has Jakie Wentzel in a DDT position as he drags him around the ringside area and throws him through a passage that leads elsewhere in the castle. A cameraman follows the two as Donzig stomps and delivers clubbing elbows to Jakie as they make their way into an old library filled with cobwebs. A large wooden desk sits to the right with a ladder leaning against the high bookshelves filled with dust and cobwebs rests to its left. Putting Jakie on the ladder with his neck on the wooden step of the ladder, Donzig climbs on Jakie’s back and chokes him with all his weight. Leaping up he drives both feet through the back and Jakie just gets his head through enough that his chest breaks the ladder step and not his neck!

Hawke: Brutal assault by Donzig!
Randy: Not even a kiss first, sheesh.

Donzig lifts Jakie up who is hardly able to stand, kicks him in the gut before executing the EVENT HORIZON! Donzig sends the Hardkore World team member springing to his back after hitting the sitting neck cutter. Jakie lands flat on his back and this is where Donzig puts a foot on his chest and yells for a referee. Like summoning a genie, the referee appears and drops down to count the cocky cover.

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Bonnie Jenkins: Jakie Wentzel of team Hardkore World has been ELIMINATED!

Donzig smiles as he rubs his boot in Jakie’s face and points to himself mouthing something that cannot be heard.

Hawke: Donzig does not play the same game the rest of these competitors are. He has his own rules and agenda.
Randy: bold assumption to make.
Hawke: Experience has proven that to be a fact.

Donzig shuts the door to the library and locks Jakie Wentzel in it before heading back towards the ring area. Inside the ring Sheik and Esmeralda are locked up and Sheik has her in a headlock which he turns into a takedown. Releasing the hold, he gets up and goes for one of the many chairs he brought into the equation earlier. Krauss is up and goes for Sheik while his back is turned, but Sheik swings the chair upwards and over his head, smashing Krauss on the top of her head with the bottom part of the chair (under the seat), and it knocks her to a knee. Turning around, Sheik grins as he sees the chance and sets the chair up, before grabbing Krauss and placing her neck between his arm and side. Another DDT to the chair coming!

Randy: Not to Krauss!
Hawke: Oh it looks like he is!
Randy: NOT TODAY!
Hawke: Countered by Krauss!

Krauss has drops the Sheik stomach first on the back part of the seated chair, causing it and Sheik to fall over as his body weight sags to the canvas. Blasted from behind by AVB, Krauss is sent to the canvas. Alexander helps Sheik up, the star showing his stomach area with a large red welt where he landed on the chair. Obvious pain emitting from him as he clenched his teeth and nods at something his team member said to him. Death Trap climbs in the ring behind the two and with a hulking run he shoulder tackles the two men as they turn around! DT shows no pause as he grabs Sheik and tosses him out of the ring, focusing back to Alexander von Blankenship. The two stare one another down a moment before Death Trap lunges forward to grapple, muscling AVB to the corner where he begins a hammering of chops across his chest.

Hawke: A bloody chest, ewww.
Randy: You’ve never experienced true bliss have you?
Hawke: Huh?

Donzig enters the ringside and is met with a chair shot to the shoulder from Evan Valentine Jr! The shot turns heads as others look for where the noise originated. Donzig sways into the castle wall to his left from impact and turns to see his foe. Valentine ushers him to come fight him, to which Donzig reaches and snags a torch from the wall. Fire versus chair, who would win? Jabbing the fire towards EVJ like a sword, Donzig takes to the attack. Valentine Jr swings at the torch with the chair as he holds it firmly at an angle high enough to jab but low enough to see over it; making sure to have a chair length between himself and the fire. Donzig swats his arm up high in the air! Evan raises the chair up to block! Gut kick by Donzig! He blocks the chair with the torch, knocking it to the side and out of Evan’s hands. Fire reigns from the impact, embers floating in chunks above and on the two men. Evan uppercuts Donzig and the torch is flown towards the ring! Valentine gutwrench suplexes Donzig to the floor! The thud is heard as it rises through the open ceiling. Once on his feet again, Valentine Jr punts Donzig and yells at the Scourge that this is his year! That would be the last he said as Esmeralda von Krauss cracks the chair over his cranium hard enough to dent the chair! Valentine is immediately sent to the castle floor as Krauss stands over him and uses the chair as a ram to the chest area of the Hardkore World team member.

Hawke: Krauss has no mercy for her opponents, as Valentine Jr is finding out first hand.
Randy: This is not a good day for Valentine Jr, that I am sure of.
Hawke: Krauss finally stops and wait – OH MY!

The Adjustment is performed by Krauss on Valentine, putting her opponent in a temporary paralysis. Esmeralda commits to the pinfall and covers Evan Valentine Jr.

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Bonnie Jenkins: Evan Valentine Jr of team Hardkore World has been ELIMINATED!

Krauss stands up as Donzig does and the two share a nod, but it’s short lived. Hurling through the air is The Sheik with a chair and his body spins sideways with the chair held under his legs. Smacking flesh on flesh and chair on flesh; Sheik hits Donzig and slams him into the wall as the torso hits Krauss and she wraps him to roll with Sheik as they both hit the castle floor! Sheik is dazed, Donzig looks dead. Krauss is fuzzy after bonking her head on the floor. It’s here that Death Trap finds his way over and picks up Sheik, sending him into the ring under the bottom rope. Alexander and Rat pummel each other on the other side of the ring, both trying to keep the other from returning to the ring - but Alexander gets an advantage and throws a chair at Rat, smacking him in the face with it. A second later and Alexander throws another chair, this time Rat catches it! Roundhouse kick to the chair! Rat Bastard drops to his knees and then face plants the floor.

Hawke: The end is near for Rat!
Randy: Never could trust a rat, they’re all sneaky and stuff.
Hawke: Are you even paying attention?
Randy: Uh, I’ve been watching the glowing eyes peering down from the roof/
Hawke: Oh.

Sheik dropkicks DT in the leg and staggers the bull. A chair is setup to sit on, but Sheik uses it to launch himself to the top rope where he moonsaults back onto Death Trap! Countered! DT catches Sheik and drives his foe head first as he drops to his knees, spiking the Sheik!

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Bonnie Jenkins: The Sheik of team Hardkore World has been ELIMINATED!

Randy: Now the odds are heavily swayed to Team REIGN, four to one.
Hawke: Alexander just hit a brainbuster on Rat on the outside and it’s looking more like 3-on-1!
Randy: Bottom’s up! (sips on a flask, still looking at the roof eyes)

Alexander von Blankenship takes to the ring and hits The Baptism on Death Trap! Donzig is somehow up and in the ring and Alex with another BAPTISM! Holy crikey on cross, Alexander has taken two members of team REIGN out with that jumping power punch to the face, and is a man on a mission. Krauss is up and she looks for a helping hand but that’s not to be as her team members appear laid out. Krauss shakes the cobwebs and cautiously gets in the ring as Alex is picking Death Trap to cover.

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Thr–

Stopped by Krauss! Alexander gets picked up by the neck and he counters the hold Krauss was going for and hits his trademark Ordained superkick! Krauss catches it! KICK TO THE FAMILY JEWELS! Alexander’s eyes look like a pinball being launched twice over, as he clutches himself and is hit with an INVERTED DDT! Krauss begins to pick him up and is turned around as Donzig snags Alexander and kicks him in the gut, Event Horizon executed!

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Bonnie Jenkins: Alexander von Blankenship of team Hardkore World has been ELIMINATED! With that, the winner of this match is TEAM REIGN!!!! Surviving to go on to the next round of Call to Arms will be Donzig, Esmeralda von Krauss, Rat Bastard, and Death Trap!

Bonnie Jenkins: The following match is a CALL TO ARMS 3 elimination team match!

Randy: Oh yea, the night is young and the talent is hungry!
Hawke: Thamptis Castle is about to rock’n roll with the Guardians going up against Team Next Level Wrestling!
Randy: This one should be action packed.
Hawke: No doubt, both teams have stats of all calibers that have proven to be major impact players.

Bonnie Jenkins: Introducing FIRST - representing Team Next Level Wrestling! The team consists of Tuna Meltzer, The Thespian, Keahi Sparks, Grimgor Ironhide and Felix!

Doors swing open and Team NLW walks in Thamptis Castle. The unlikely team representing their company with pride and a bone to pick with the Guardians. The five members take to the ring from all sides before entering it, scoping the ringside area out as they see passages and doors leading from the main ring area to the rest of Thamptis Castle.

Bonnie Jenkins: Introducing the OPPONENTS! Representing The GUARDIANS! The team consists of Adrien Cochrane, Natalie Burrow, Johnny Maverick, Danni Anderson, and Adam Sanders!

The opposite side doors swing open, and in walks The Guardians as a unit. Adrien Cochrane in the middle, the Natural Leader of the team, with Natalie to his left, Maverick on his right, and Danni Anderson and Adam Sanders on each end of them.

Call To Arms Tournament First Round Match
The Guardians
(Natalie Burrows, Johnny Maverick, Adrien Cochrane, Adam Sanders, and Danni Anderson)
Vs.
Team NLW
(Keahi Sparks, The Thespian, Felix, Tuna Meltzer, and Grimgor Ironhide)

It’s Grimgor Ironhide who leads the charge and before the Guardians get to the ring the brute charges them head on, causing the rest of his team to follow suit. The Guardians meet Team NLW at the entrance way to the ring area and it’s a full on brawl between both teams!

Hawke: This one is starting right now and it looks like Grimgor has Maverick pinned against the wall as he uses him as a punching bag.
Randy: Adrien with a shining wizard on Tuna Meltzer!

Without missing a beat, Adrien catapulted himself off the back of Felix and launches the kick at Tuna, landing it with precision as he knocks Tuna Meltzer off his feet! Adrien rolls through to a superhero pose before jumping up and drop kicking the incoming Thespian! Keahi and Danni are battling for advantage, heading around the ringside area before making their way towards a passage entry way. Grimgor tries to stop Adrien who goes to pin Meltzer and is double speared by Adam Sanders in the knees, spinning him upside down and landing on his back. Adrien gets the cover.

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Bonnie Jenkins: Tuna Meltzer of team NLW has been ELIMINATED!

Randy: A quick take out by the Guardians leader leaves Team NLW down 4 to the Guardians 5.
Hawke: Meltzer never saw it coming and that’s the advantage Adrien has. He’s as quick as whip and a dropkick expert. His legs are lethal weapons.
Randy: Wait, we have celebrities here? I didn’t see Danny Glover, where is he?

Grimgor Ironhide takes Adam Sanders and land darts him into the castle door behind him! The Guardian slumps to the floor after impact. Heavy blows from Thespian to Natalie Burrows are sent flying. Thespian grabs her by the neck and goes for a cutter but Natalie reverses into a backbreaker! Burrows goes to lock on a sleeper and Thespian rolls her over with a snapmare, before kicking Natalie in the back. Then leaping over her he grabs her neck and snaps her head forward as he lands in front of her - sending the Guardian whipping back onto the cold castle floor.

Randy: Thespian showing his agility against The Guardian.
Hawke: Team NLW has brought the fight and are not afraid to.
Randy: They need to find their advantage here.

Maverick slips behind Thespian and hits a dragon suplex into a pin on the star!

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Bonnie Jenkins: The Thespian of team NLW has been ELIMINATED!

Team NLW down to three members, and the Guardians look to be in firm control of the situation as Grimgor Ironhide scoops up Maverick and makes him look like a potato as he powerbombs him into the wall! Adrien is quick to come to the rescue and begins an assault of kicks on Grimgor after he drops Maverick to the castle floor. We are taken to Keahi Sparks and Danni Anderson who are in a castle staircase leading into a basement dungeon of sorts. Here we see lanterns lit on the walls and prison cells where bones are hanging from cuffs on the wall of past prisoners who were left here to perish. A strike from Keahi puts Danni down on the floor and the Guardian uses the cell bars to climb up as she is pushed forward and her head is squeezed to the cell door. Keahi unleashes two kicks to her back and then goes to put her in a reverse DDT, but Danni grabs runs up the cell and flips over her back dropping Keahi with a reverse DDT of her own!

Hawke: A hard reversal by Anderson puts Keahi on the ground.
Randy: That is a spooky looking area, I’m glad we avoided the tour. I’d hate to be left down there.

Anderson goes for a cover but Keahi is not allowing it and immediately kicks out and rolls over. A quick grab at her back and she head butted Anderson in the nose before chipping away with strikes to her face and upper chest. Keahi whips Anderson to the door of a cell and it swings open on impact, the bolts rusted all the way through that the door flies off the hinges as Anderson enters the cell abruptly. Keahi grabs a near by bone and uses it to put a camel clutch choke on Anderson using the bone as the choking device as Anderson’s arms are draped over her knees.

Randy: We are back to the ringside area and Ironhide is on a roll!
Hawke: Chopping trees like a lumberjack, he has taken three Guardians down and has Maverick on his shoulder!

A running powerslam into the wall and then turning and dropping Maverick to the floor with a vicious fall away slam! Maverick is nowhere near safe at this point and it’s Adam Sanders who tries to come to his rescue, getting an uppercut on the behemoth Grimgor. Ironhide laughs and head buttes Sanders not once, but twice! Then with one fell swoop he sends Sanders to the floor with a short arm clothesline. It’s then that Maverick is up and jumps on the turning Grimgor to hit a tornado DDT on the outside but is caught mid air and driven to the floor with a brainbuster! Grimgor covers Maverick as blood begins to flow from his cranium.

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Bonnie Jenkins: Johnny Maverick of the Guardians has been ELIMINATED!

Adrien tries to make the save but it is too late and he instead jumps on Grimgor’s back locking on a sleeper. Ironhide rises, trying to shake off Adrien but Sanders kicks him in the knee and the two begin to keep the NLW team member on the defense. Back in the basement we see Keahi now flipped over and Anderson having her way blasting her with punches. Anderson lifts her up and goes for a northern lights suplex but Keahi reverses and gets behind Anderson, a German suplex begins to be administered when Anderson flips through the air and lands on her feet after release - Keahi stands up, turning around to see Danni and is met with kick to the gut. Heart of Mars Attack! Danni connects with it all and Keahi is laid out.

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Bonnie Jenkins: Keahi Sparks of team NLW has been ELIMINATED!

Taking her time, Danni Anderson leaves the cell area and walks up the spiral staircase as the camera cuts back to the ringside area. Inside the ring Felix and Adrien Cochrane fighting. Felix sends Adrien to the corner and crashes in with a through the ropes clothesline.

Hawke: Team NLW is down to Grimgor Ironhide and Felix. It’ll be a tough fight as they try and take on the four Guardians remaining.
Randy: Grimgor is a beast, I wouldn’t want to be Adam Sanders right now.
Hawke: We’ll see how he handles Anderson here as she re-enters the fold from her recent elimination of Sparks.
Randy: Someone better remember she’s down there. It did not end well for those prisoners who we saw in that basement dungeon.

Danni comes in the room to see Burrows and Sanders taking on Grimgor with weapons now, as the behemoth swings a huge axe with both hands. The medieval nature of his way, this was a war and Grimgor was not afraid to shed some blood for his right of passage to victory. Grimgor is hit from behind with a torch from Danni and the flames crawl over the torn tabard and sizzle in the sweat of the beast known as Ironhide, sending a smile up his back and enraging him even more. Swinging the axe, the handle part snaps on the side of Danni’s shoulder and the axe dislocates from the weapon’s handle and is sent flying through the ring area where Adrien ducks and Felix leg seeeps him at that moment (missing the metal axe like a Matrix maneuver) before sticking in the castle wall to the far end of the ring. Adam Sanders and Natalie stare at Grimgor and then both dropkick him into the wall, before they grab him and together suplex him onto the floor. Felix rolls out of the ring and sees Danni laying there dazed from the recent attack by Grimgor. The axe handle broke on her shoulder leaving a welt the size of California in its place. Danni is trying to pull herself up when Felix uses the opportunity and hits Bushidō on the Guardian!

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Bonnie Jenkins: Danni Anderson of the Guardians has been ELIMINATED!

Felix pays for the elimination as Adrien Cochrane comes off the apron and double stomps him as he rolls off his Guardian team mate. Adam Sanders and Natalie somehow get Grimgor up again and this time they are using whatever means necessary to make Grimgor a non-threat. A feat that seemed unimaginable as the Guardians brought Grimgor near a table and heaved him up with a suplex once again. Grimgor however stops their progress and counters with a double suplex of his own on the Guardians!

Randy: Holy strength of the Gargoyle!
Hawke: I think he prefers to be called an Orc.
Randy: Whatever he is, it’s unnatural. Much like Thessanora Island.

Grimgor turns and sees Adrien with a drop kick like a missile to the face! The Orc is driven back into the table and a weary Burrows and Sanders hold his legs down as Adrien climbs the turnbuckle nearest the table.

Hawke: Flight One Eight Two!!!

The top rope risky maneuver would be the last thing Grimgor saw as Adrien Cochrane came crashing through him and subsequently the table, laying out the Orc leader of Team NLW! Adrien took some damage from the impact and it’s Adam Sanders who goes for the cover.

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Bonnie Jenkins: Grimgor Ironhide of Team NLW has been ELIMINATED!

Randy: It’s now Felix and three Guardians. What does Felix have left in the tank?
Hawke: He is going to have to dig deep in that Warrior reservoir and find his true strength to come up with the win here.
Randy: A Warrior never dies, except for in that movie with Keanu Reeves.
Hawke: The samurai one?
Randy: One of them, not sure what it was called.

Felix finds his way in the ring, clutching his chest from Adrien’s double stomp earlier. Natalie goes to one side, Adrien to the middle, and Adam Sanders on the far right. All three Guardians climb the ring apron, surrounding the last NLW team member like a pack of wolves ready to assault their prey. Adrien comes in first and his Guardian mates follow suit. Felix rushes Adrien and knees him in the head as he crosses the ring ropes into the ring. It sends the Dropkick King to the outside. Natalie gets to Felix first and slams him with an elbow to the back of the neck. Natalie while Felix into Adam Sanders waiting hands and Adam misses it as Felix slides between his legs and behind him. Felix rolls over and uses both feet to kick Sanders in the rear, shooting him into Natalie where they collide head to head, bumping skulls, and knocking Natalie out of the ring. Adrien comes flying over the top rope and rolls into the ring palm striking the rising Felix! Adrien’s kicks back Felix up into the corner, where Adrien keeps him there as Adam Sanders makes his way over to help his team mate. The two Irish whip Felix to the other side and then come at him with a double clothesline which Felix ducks under and jumps up, backflip double kick to both Adrien and Sanders with his shins connecting to the face of Adrien and shoulder of Sanders. Adrien hits the canvas from the abrupt impact but Sanders merely shakes it off as he regains his composure.

Hawke: All heart here from Felix!
Randy: He is making a case for why he could advance. But with it being only him left, how far can he go?
Hawke: One versus the world can be an advantage to some.

Adam goes for a grapple and Felix hits the Iaijutsu on Sanders as he counters! Followed up with his trademark move Seppuku! Felix goes to cover but is met with a Russian leg sweep from Burrows! Felix doesn’t stay down though and as he gets up the heel of Natalie Burrows connects for her patented scissors kick she calls Closure!

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Bonnie Jenkins: Felix of Team NLW has been ELIMINATED! As a result, the winners of this match and surviving members of THE GUARDIANS - Adrien Cochrane, Adam Sanders, and Natalie Burrow!

Randy: And the Guardians make it to round two!
Hawke: Not without some real losses to their team though, NLW gave them a really tough fight.
Randy: Yeah, teams BOSS RUSH and REIGN only lost one in their matches, Guardians moving on with only three members will absolutely provide a challenge.
Hawke: I'm sure they're more than happy to face a challenge like that!

Bonnie Jenkins: The following contest is scheduled for ONE FALL!

Crowd: ONE FALL!

Bonnie Jenkins: And is the FOURTH AND FINAL quarter finals match in the Call to Arms tournament!

Randy: Oh man! This is the one the crowd's been waiting for! The Icons are back, with Dylan Black along for the ride! The BANG! Bros, the most dominant faction since The Icons stand opposite them! I've stayed sober tonight just for this!
Hawke: This is going to be a bloodbath, folks. For those of you watching at home, please remove any children from the room. You won't want to watch this.

Bonnie Jenkins: Introducing first, at a combined weight of ONE THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-TWO POUNDS! Please welcome last year's Call to Arms winners! Charlie Velez, Spike Kane, Curtis Kanyon, Steve Awesome, and El Combatiente! The BAAAAAAAAAAAAANG! BROOOOOOOOOOOOOOS!

A mashup of Hideki Naganuma's "Teknopathetic" and Metallica's "Don't Tread on Me" plays. After a good amount of drums, a flaming portal opens up and from it walk Spike Kane and Curtis Kanyon, both carrying their signature sledgehammers to the ring. The hell portal closes and a whiter, more heavenly one opens up next to them, and out walk El Combatiente and Steve Awesome, both flanked by Javier. Everyone turns to look into the portal as out walks the fifth, final man, Charlie Velez! The crowd pops big time for this return as the BANG! Bros strike a cool pose before marching down to the ring like a unit!

Randy: After all these years, we're moments away from Charlie Velez being back in the ring. Holy crap. He's the fifth man? HE'S THE FIFTH MAN!
Hawke: It's crazy to see it, but after Donny Deville's disappearance after the last Call to Arms the Bros made a call, and Velez came to their aid. But can he bring them back-to-back victories?
Randy: Bro, it's the BANG! Bros. They can do anything. They're bros. Best buds. Love 'em!

Bonnie Jenkins: And their opponents. at a combined weight of ONE THOUSAND AND THIRTY POUNDS! The two-time XHF Stable of the Year! James Franklin Karn, Jack Diamond, Jason Long, Bobby Barratt, and Dylan Black! THHHEEEEEEEEEEE IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONS!

HEEEERRREEEE I AAAMMMM AGGAAAIIINNN

HEY NOW....HEY NOW

I'M THE MOTHER FUCKER OF THE YEAR

The pop for the old Icons theme is gigantic! From out the back walk out the OG Icons. Jack Diamond and Bobby Barratt, former XHF Tag Team Champions are first, before Jason Long comes out from behind, arms around the shoulders of his best mates, and all grins. Up next to the right is JFK, all grins as he chews a piece of gum and taunts the camera. They all look back before Dylan Black walks out, patting his brand new Icons vest and cracking his neck. He gets between Diamond and Long and they all look at one another before they all toss up the middle finger right at the BANG! Bros!

Randy: Welcome to Icon Island boys! Home of JFK's glorious haunted castle!
Hawke: A defiant statement from the Icons! They know what the Bros are about but dammit they have no respect for them!

Satisfied with their mean demeanor, they all begin to walk down the ramp like a unit, standing at the edge of the ramp. Staring at the BANG! Bros. They all slowly remove their vests staring at the Bros. The tension could be cut with a butter knife.

Randy: Uh, Joey? Why do I feel like everything is about to break down?
Hawke: Relax. These guys all have respect for the ring. Why would they-

BUT SUDDENLY THE ICONS SLIDE INTO THE RING AND FISTS BEGIN TO FLY! EVERYTHING IS BREAKING DOWN!

Call To Arms Tournament First Round Match
BANG! Bros.
(Charlie Velez, Steve Awesome, Curtis Kanyon, El Combatiente, and Spike Kane)
Vs.
The Icons
(Dylan Black, Bobby Barratt, Jack Diamond, Jason Long, and JFK)

DING DING DING DING DING!

The referee tries to get some order in this ring as The Icons and the BANG! Bros begin to tear each other apart. Jack and Bobby square off with Kanyon and Steve, two sets of former XHF Tag Team Champions settling the debate of who is best. JFK and Jason take on Velez and EC. And Spike and Dylan are just beating on each other with anything they can get their hands on! We have to see security flood the ring to tear these two goliath teams apart! But the security forces become a third party in this mess as everyone begins to hammer on anything that moves. Eventually, enough security floods the ring to pry apart the Icons, and the BANG! Bros. They are all forced to separate corners so we can have just a smidgen of order in this chaotic match.

Hawke: We knew things would get hostile, what with 40 wrestlers deserted on a haunted island for several weeks. But who would have thought we'd have a quarter of the field trying to kill each other before the bell rang?
Randy: These are ten of the most dangerous men in wrestling, we all knew it'd get violent quick!
Hawke: Some of them are dangerous wrestlers, and others are deathmatch machines. I expected the violent ones to get violent but not the real wrestlers too.
Randy: Joey, where we're going? There are no disqualifications.

With formalities out of the way, Jason Long and El Combatiente are the two who will start the match. Just days before their King of Hokkaido clash in Japan they are squaring up in the ring. Six hundred and fifty-one days after their initial All That Glitters encounter. They lock up. Both are stagnant as they push against each other. EC gives in first, letting Jason push him into a corner but EC dictates which corner he falls back to and Velez can tag himself in, poking Mav in the eye and popping up over the ropes. EC lifts Jason onto his shoulders and Velez comes off the top, DOOMSDAY DEVICE! The crowd pops as Velez kips up, the rush from this great drug we call wrestling hitting right where it hits best. Velez runs his hands across his head before picking Jason up, Irish whipping him across the ring. But Jason hops onto the ropes, springboarding and nailing a Cody Cutter on Velez and planting the veteran on his face!

Hawke: This is Velez's first wrestling match in, gosh it must be twelve years now. One has to wonder how the ring rust is treating him right now.
Randy: Joey, chillax. I snuck some Super Sake into the BANG! Bros locker room pre-match and told them to drink responsibly. If he and the rest of the Bros followed my advice they'll rustless in no time!
Hawke: Not everyone likes to wrestle inebriated, Randy.
Randy: But it's fun!

Jason splashes on the small of Velez's back, before planting his foot in the same spot. He wants to keep the pressure on who he thinks is the weakest link and drags Velez close to his corner. Jason tags JFK and climbs to the top rope for a double-foot stomp! JFK tags Bobby and drops a knee on his fellow XHF alumni. Bobby makes the tag to Jack and Bobby, while wobbly on the top rope lands a decent enough, yet sloppy-looking shooting star press. Jack lifts Velez to the top rope and cracks him down with the Stacked Deck!

Jack Diamond: Welcome to Icon Island, bitch!

JFK: Come for the Karn Castle, stay for the Diamond Lounge!

Jack tags Jason back in, and Jason slides in quick to pin Velez! One, two-kick out! The gas tank has plenty to burn through and Velez ain't ready to give up yet!

Randy: There's the sake kicking in!
Hawke: Or the regret. Or the adrenaline. Or several other things.

Velez is holding his head after that brutal assault as Jason talks a bit of strategy with the boys. Velez slowly begins to stir and Jason turns his attention to the task at hand. He picks Velez up but Velez jabs him right in the face! Then chops him in the chest! Chop! Jab! Chop! Jab! Jason stumbles back into a corner and Velez lights him up with some rapid-fire strikes! Velez picks him up to the top rope and wraps his legs around the ropes, before pulling Mav down and spiking him with a rope-hung DDT! Jason flops onto the mat and rolls over as Charlie rolls some of the kinks out of his neck. He rolls Jason over and wraps Jason's leg around his neck, before lifting him in a Brock Lock! Jason screams in the ring as Velez stands there in the center, laughing and cranking on Mav's leg!

Hawke: That's smart! Ground the high-flier and he can't utilize a majority of his arsenal!
Randy: It's not just smart Hawke, it's evil!

Velez: TAP! TAAAAP!

Velez is cranking hard on Jason's leg, even jumping up and down to apply more damage! He suddenly gets a baseball bat across the back as Dylan Black neutralizes the threat!

Hawke: Well that's one way to escape a submission!
Randy: No disqualifications mean anything can happen Joey, and with this selection of wrestlers anything will happen!

Jason drops to the ground on a heap, on top of Velez. Unfortunately, Velez fell face down so no pin could be made. Jason nods to his teammate as Spike Kane rushes Dylan to get him back out of the ring. Velez rolls back to his corner and a tag is made to El Combatiente, Kanyon, who charges in for a BANG! But Jason jumps over it, and Kanyon bounces off the turnbuckles opposite of him. He stumbles backward as Mav goes for a low dropkick, then runs the ropes......BROOOOOOOOOOOOKEN PLAAAAAAAAAAATINUUUUUUUUUM!

Jason Long: HOW'S THAT TASTE YOU CUNT?!

Hawke: OH MY GOD! THAT'S THE MOVE THAT JAMES RAYMOND USED TO BEAT KANYON FOR THE AXW UNDISPUTED CHAMPIONSHIP!
Randy: Yeah, and now the partner to Mr. 16 Days thinks he can capitalize off the same move to put the same man down.

Jason slides on top of Kanyon and cranks a leg back. The ref slides in.

ONE...

TWO...

...

KICKOUT!

Randy: So close!

Jason slaps the mat in frustration, seriously thinking that'd work on a fresh Kanyon. If he thought a fresh Kanyon was bad, imagine the look on his face as Kanyon rolled back to his corner and tagged El Combatiente back in!

Kanyon: Nope, screw that.

EC hops in and dropkicks Jason across the ring. Jason stumbles up and lurches towards EC, who grabs and arm drags him down to the mat. Jason gets back up, another arm drag. Jay tries to stay down, roll away, and go towards the ropes. He uses them to pull himself up and do a quick springboard DDT but EC, the wise master of the aerial arts, catches his arm mid-air and ARM DRAGS HIM FOR A THIRD TIME!

El Combatiente: Brazo arrastra ciudad, amigo.
(Arm drag city, friend.)

Jason tries to crawl his way to somewhere, anywhere that El Combatiente is not. He gets to the apron and pulls himself up there but El Combatiente is in his face here, he kicks Mav in the gut and lifts him in the air, DEADLY STREET JUSTICE! COMBATIENTE JUST DROPPED JASON HEAD FIRST ON THE APRON! GOOD, GOD! EC DRAGS JASON CLOSE TO HIS CORNER AND MAKES THE PIN, ALL OF BANG! BROS RUSHING IN TO FORM A WALL IN FRONT OF THE PIN! BUT THE ICONS AREN'T READY TO LOSE SO EASILY, THEY STORM THE RING AND TRAMBLE THE BROS, BREAKING UP THE PIN BEFORE IT CAN EVEN BE COUNTED!

Randy: Time for some CHAOS!

The brawl quickly picks up again as JFK tackles Velez into the pin, breaking it up. Spike boots Dylan in the jaw and begins to beat him down and out of the ring. Jack and Bobby are tearing into Kanyon and Awesome. Everyone is preoccupied just enough to not notice that El Combatiente climbed on top of Jason and the ref is counting one, two, three!

Bonnie Jenkins: Jason Long of the Icons has been eliminated!

Hawke: Uh oh! Icons are down a member!
Randy: Honestly, I don't think they've even noticed yet!

With Jason eliminated from the fray, El Combatiente climbs to the top rope, and FROG SPLASHES ON TOP OF THE ENTIRE PILE!

Randy: FLY EC FLY!

Everyone's a mess in the middle of the ring except EC who crawls to his corner and observes the carnage. The referee tries to separate the teams and restore order, leaving the Icons to decide who would be the next legal man. And it'd be Combatiente's fellow Reyes de la Lucha Dylan Black who would step up to the plate, nodding to his friend. They'd lock up and EC would quickly overpower Dylan, what with having two working arms to Dylan's one robot arm. Dylan lets EC push him into the corner, taking a chop or two while beckoning for more. EC would rear back and Dylan would take that moment to headbutt EC across the ring! Dylan would then begin to stomp a mudhole in the former Junior Heavyweight Champion and walked it dry!

Hawke: Dylan is leaving it all in the ring taking on his best friend!
Randy: What?
Hawke: Uh... Dylan is leaving it all in the ring taking on his best friend?
Randy: WHAT!

EC crawls to his corner but Dylan grabs a leg, he tries to lock in an ankle lock but Spike gets tagged in! Spike hits the ground running and flattens Dylan with a lariat! Folds him inside out even! Spike mounts Dylan and just unloads punches, all sorts of stiff strikes onto his rat face! Dylan tries to push Spike off but having just one arm makes that feat difficult. He tries to grab Spike by the throat, aiming to crunch his trachea but Spike is an immortal... not a demon, Velez cleared that up ages ago. Angel? Maybe a biblical one. Freaky and multi-eyed and shit. Anywho, Dylan is slowly gaining control and sitting up with Spike's throat getting crushed in his hands. Dylan pushes himself to his feet, still holding Spike. He begins to charge up an electrical attack but Spike kicks Dylan in the balls! That's gotta hurt! Dylan bends over holding his robot nuts and Spike backs up a few feet before running at Dylan and connecting with Freya's Wings! Dylan's dropped in the ring with that Canadian destroyer and Spike has to take a moment to recover from the move, and also from being near-choked to oblivion.

Hawke: The Pillars of Violence are getting a wee bit feisty here.
Randy: Oh man are we about to get a preview to Oh Violent Night 2 here?

Spike would be the first to his feet, pulling Dylan up and laying into him with some straight jabs and chops lighting up the young Icon's chest. Dylan would take the punishment, before dishing out a few headbutts to retaliate. Followed up by a stiff robotic elbow to the jaw. That causes Spike to begin to bleed from his face and he stares daggers at his fellow Pillar. Dylan would resort to a quick eye poke to stun Spike, then drag him to his corner to tag JFK in! He'd hold Spike in place as JFK came off the top rope with a double ax handle to the arm of Spike! Spike would stumble away holding his arm as JFK simply laughs.

JFK: Haha! I've got you now, you son of a bitch!

Hawke: For those who may be unaware, JFK put a clause in Spike's contract where Spike cannot lay a finger in a harmful manner on him!
Randy: Oh come on! That's cheating!
Hawke: Always read the fine print, Randy. Don't be like Spike. I don't think he's read the fine print once in his life!
Randy: At least pins aren't harmful. Get someone else to beat him up then take credit for it I suppose.

JFK Irish whips Spike into a corner and lays on some stiff punches, beating the Blood God down into the corner! Spike would raise his hands to defend himself but JFK would keep yelling at him, reminding him of their contract. He owns Spike and Spike can't hit him or do anything about it! Spike drops under the ropes, rolling out of the ring and hanging out on the outside for a bit. Spike goes out to the barrier and leans against it, panting and hanging with the fans. Flipping off JFK and the ref who tries to get him back in the ring. Spike crawls under the ring, looking for something.

Hawke: What could Spike possibly be looking for?
Randy: A weapon, duh! This is no-DQ my dude.

Spike's now been fully under the ring and missing for like, a solid 30 seconds. Everyone in the ring is confused. JFK gets out of the ring and looks under the apron to see what the hell is going on but from the other side pops out a familiar masked figure.

Hawke: WAIT! THAT'S-
Randy: SEÑOR EXTREMO!

The crowd pops hard for the masked maniac. He charges into the ring, diving through the ropes into JFK! Extremo lays the smackdown on the richer Karn. Fast punches, a few knee lifts. He chases JFK into the ring, but JFK pummels him upon his arrival. They both are beating each other around the ring, determined to not leave without spilling the blood of the other and eliminating them. Extremo lifts his knee into JFK's gut and Irish whips him against the ropes. JFK flies back - POP UP POWERBOMB!

Randy: La Ira del Dios de la Sangre!
Hawke: Since when did you speak Spanish?
Randy: With the right people, you learn a thing or two.

With JFK flattened in the ring, Señor Extremo bows to the crowd and walks out of the ring, back to the side of the ring he crawled out from. After 30 seconds, Spike would re-emerge from the other side!

Randy: Welcome back Spike!

Spike would roll into the ring and see JFK flattened in the ring and feign surprise, wondering how JFK landed himself in such a precarious position. Spike kneels and grabs JFK's legs, stacking him up dead center in the ring. One, two, three!

Bonnie Jenkins: JFK of The Icons has been eliminated!

Hawke: The Icons are in a bit of trouble now!
Randy: Fear not, the remaining Icons have more X*Crown reigns than the entire BANG! Bros team! They can handle any numbers game against them!
Hawke: Randy, that doesn't mean anything.
Randy: Whatever, it looks like it's the battle of the cutters now!

Jack would step into the ring, and Spike would give the honors to Kanyon. Two former X*Crown Champions are about to go head-to-head. Big swing from Kanyon! Jack ducks and lands a few good blows on Kanyon before a big meat hook blasts Jack back! He stumbles into a corner and Kanyon clotheslines him into it. He stumbles forward and into a hug from Kanyon that turns into a belly-to-belly suplex! Brutality from the BANG! Bros leader! He picks Jack up but Jack elbows him on the nose, taking the fight right to Kanyon! Jack follows up with a few chops, lighting up Kanyon's chest before TAG! The Prodigal Icon is in the ring! Jack and Bobby whip Kanyon against the ropes, before a double elbow to the face! Then a double fist drop! The Icons pose in the ring, while Velez and EC stare at them from their side of the ring.

Hawke: Look like EC and Charlie want a piece of the OG Icons!
Randy: Imagine the Young Guns vs The Icons. Wouldn't that have been a dream match?
Hawke: We... we saw that match, just a few years ago. For the tag titles. Besides, that's El Comabtiente, not Venom you dummy.
Randy: Bro, I was drunk then. Always have been, always will be.

Kanyon sees the two Icons standing across the ring from him, the referee pleading with Jack to return to the outside as the Icons advance on the Breaker of Worlds. Kanyon decides he wants to again live to fight another day, so he reaches over and tags... BOTH VELEZ AND EC!

Randy: Is that even legal?

Suddenly it's Icons vs Velez and EC. Both teams stand across from one another, not moving.

Bobby Barratt: Just like old times?

Jack Diamond: Let's remind them how we roll!

Velez: Come on, Venom! We're the old dudes here!

El Combatiente: No soy Venom, por centésima vez.
(I'm not Venom, for the hundredth time.)

But then they go at it! Jack and EC trading strike, Velez and Bobby at it a bit slower as they're rustier. Bobby dispatches Velez quickly and the Icons turn their attention to EC, with Diamond dropping EC with a Stacked Deck! And then Bobby gets to the top rope and langs on EC with a Prodigal Press! EC looks wasted! Bobby pins EC as Jack poses behind him! One, two, VELEZ CRASHES INTO JACK AND THEY LAND ON THE PILE! NO SUCCESSFUL PIN! Jack gets kicked in the chest and tumbles out of the ring leaving Bobby with the somehow-legal two members of the BANG! Bros. Bobby gets straight to business, trying to take out Velez again but this time EC is here for backup and Velez can fight back. They whip Bobby against the ropes and nail a double kitchen sink to him. Straight outta the nearest Amazon facility! Velez and EC nail a double fist drop back onto Bobby, leaving him flopping like a fish. Velez stands Bobby up in the corner and gets down on his hands and knees. EC runs corner to corner and nails a whisper in the wind on Bobby! He stands Bobby up and seats him on the top rope, but Bobby nails a few punches to EC and angles himself around, pushing EC off the top rope and onto the apron!

Hawke: Oof!

With the action now solely 1v1, Bobby tries a test of strength to take on Velez. Velez is slow to take it but they go toe to toe in a test of strength. Back and forth around the ring, Bobby clips the side of Velez's leg and sweeps him down, landing a few stiff stomps on his downed body. Velez is dragged to the center of the ring as Bobby bounces off the ropes, landing a standing splash on him. Thinking it's time for the end, Bobby lifts Velez and sets him up...

Hawke: Oh boy! Prodigal Arrival time!
Randy: We haven't seen this in so, so long!

...but in the flip Velez grabs a leg and yanks him down, sending him nuts-first into the top rope! Bobby's hung out to dry as Velez recuperates and climbs to the top rope with Bobby. He hooks Bobby up in a double underhook, and he jumps off the top rope! FINAL DESTINATION! BOBBY IS FLATLINING IN THAT RING AS VELEZ ROLLS HIM UP! ONE, TWO, THREE! THE ORIGINAL ICON IS OUT!

Bonnie Jenkins: Bobby Barratt of the Icons has been eliminated.

Hawke: And then there were two.
Randy: And one of 'em isn't even really an Icon!

Velez takes a second to celebrate, but that second of celebration is cut short as rushes him from behind and nails him with a Stacked Deck! Diamond rolls Velez over and the ref counts the three! Velez's tank is empty and he's finally been defeated!

Bonnie Jenkins: Charlie Velez of BANG! Bros has been eliminated!

Randy: Oh crap! They got one!
Hawke: I thought this would be a clean sweep for the BANG! Bros, to be honest.

Jack Diamond looks back at Dylan Black, who offers him a thumbs up in encouragement. Jack looks around for his next challenger as Curtis Kanyon once again walks into the ring.

Jack Diamond: Haven't we done this song-and-dance already?

Curtis Kanyon: I'm never gonna dance again, the way I danced with you, oh!

Kanyon whips out his trusty sledgehammer and swings for the fences! But Jack ducks, he punches Kanyon square in the dick, Icon style! But Kanyon grins, he's wearing a cup! And he smashes that sledgehammer into Jack's chest and sends him flying! He turns to Dylan, coming off the top rope, and gives him the blunt end of the hammer right to the face! Dylan crashes to the floor and Kanyon laughs!

Curtis Kanyon: I remember you! You stole my title! NOBODY STEALS MY TITLES!

He barks some orders to Steve, who's been sitting through this long match with just bits of action to satiate them. Steve sneaks under the ring and grabs a table, pulling it out and setting it up at ringside. Kanyon then instructs Spike to light the table on fire, which he gleefully obliges. The flaming table on one side of the ring, Dylan dead to right on his shoulder, Kanyon marches to the apron and plops Dylan down. He pulls him under his legs and lifts him! Oh my god oh no OHNO! THE HOLY $H!T PILEDRIVER! Dylan gets destroyed as Kanyon and him go through that burning table! Kanyon lets fire control put the fires out, mostly the fire on his singlet and ass, and rolls back into the ring roaring for the crowd!

Curtis Kanyon: BAAAAAAAAAAAAANG!

Kanyon doesn't quite notice during his primal screech as Diamond picks up the sledgehammer from underneath him and clobbers him right in the head with it! Kanyon collapses and Jack takes a moment to check on Dylan, motionless at ringside with doctors surrounding him. The situation looks dire. Jack turns back to nearly avoid being BANG! 'd out of his socks! Kanyon pushes himself to his feet, laughing maniacally.

Curtis Kanyon: Like what I did to your friend? I'll destroy you, then we'll pick what bones he has left and turn him into an anomaly worse than you could imagine!

Kanyon charges at Jack and picks him up, plowing him into a corner where he begins to drive his shoulder into Jack's gut! Jack would rain punches down on Kanyon's back but begin to fatigue. Kanyon would step back and Jack would load up the fastest Iconkick ever seen this side of Icon Island... since ya know this is the north side. Ish? Kanyon stumbles back and gets clobbered with a big forearm strike. Jack loads up another Iconkick but Kanyon catches this one! He waggles a finger at Jack, ready to do something, but DYLAN COMES FLYING IN WITH A HIGH KNEE TO KANYON! KANYON COLLAPSES AND DYLAN, HOLDING HIS SHOULDER, USES HIS BODY AS A BATTERING RAM TO BATTER KANYON BACK FROM JACK!

Hawke: I thought we'd seen the last of Dylan tonight!
Randy: The dude is waaaaay more machine than man!

Dylan slides out to his corner and holds his hand out to Jack, who makes the tag! Dylan runs back in and lifts Kanyon... AND PLANTS HIM DOWN WITH THE RAGNARÖK! KANYON IS IN A HEAP ON THE MAT AS DYLAN ROLLS HIS LEGS BACK AND THE REF COUNTS ONE, TWO, THREE!

Dylan Black: And that's for stealing MY title, you son of a bitch!

Bonnie Jenkins: Curtis Kanyon of the BANG! Bros has been eliminated!

Randy: Icons cleaning up the house!
Hawke: Jack and Dylan are slowly leveling the playing field. Beginning to tap into the mindset that won them the first Call to Arms two years ago!

El Combatiente makes his way into the ring once more, ready to throw down with his old partner. They lock up in the middle of the ring, a test of strength that El Combatiente of course gains the upper hand in. He pushes Dylan into a corner, driving a few punches into his jaw. Dylan shakes the strikes off and headbutts EC out of the corner. He staggers out and delivers a few cheeky chops before a high knee sends Combatiente to the ground! Dylan stomps on EC before he grabs EC by the ankle, rolling him over and cranking his leg back, and just barely grabbing his arm! The Reaper Death Seal is locked in!

Randy: A tequila sunrise! My favorite submission hold!
Hawke: Of course it is. Is EC gonna tap out?

EC is screaming in pain, his mask hiding the pain on his face. And his identity. He reaches for the ropes, inching and dragging himself towards them which is hard to do with one arm. But he grabs the bottom rope, and the ref begins to count Dylan who lets him go just before the 5 counts.

Randy: Oh, so this is no-DQ and no count-outs but rope breaks are still a thing?
Hawke: Hey man, take it up with whoever created this crap, not me.

EC is barely able to make it to his feet, hobbling around on one leg before Dylan advances. Dylan goes for something but EC ducks under what he has planned, kicks him in the side of the leg, and steps back, dropkicking him over the ropes! Dylan lands on the apron, holding his back and taking a breather. EC steps onto the apron and kicks Dylan in the gut, hooking him for a suplex! But Dylan punches EC in the gut, kicks out his leg, and locks EC's arms behind his back for a DDT! But EC lifts Dylan up and onto his back, holding him up FOR A DEADLY STREET JUSTICE! DYLAN'S LEGS ARE KICKING BUT HE CAN'T GET FREE! EC steadies himself, ready to plant Dylan but Dylan swings his legs back and lands on the ground off of EC's back! Dylan spins EC around and KICKS HIM IN THE NUTS!

Randy: NOOOOOOOOOOO!
Hawke: What a sick move. What the hell Dylan. You piece of trash. YOU PIECE OF TRASH!

With EC stuffed under his legs, Dylan hooks both of his arms and legs and lifts him. ROYAL MASSACRE! ON THE APRON! Dylan rolls EC back into the ring and pins him, putting him down for the count. One, two, three. It was inevitable.

Bonnie Jenkins: El Combatiente of the BANG! Bros has been eliminated!

Hawke: Every damn time Dylan shows up at Call to Arms, he has to make some sick, demented display to show his ruthlessness. I am appalled. I am disgusted. This is just sickening.
Randy: The fans aren't having it. The Bros aren't having it. But now it's down to 2v2. Jack and Dylan vs Spike and Steve.
Hawke: All of the guys currently in the ring are former CTA winners. Of course, we could have said that after Velez was eliminated. But they've all tasted the glories winning CTA gives you. Only Dylan has capitalized with an X*Crown reign out of it.
Randy: They all want to make some magic again, Hawke. Who do you think will walk into the semi-finals?
Hawke: Hard to say.

Dylan is panting in the corner, eyeing up Steve Awesome as he steps into the ring. Dylan laughs.

Dylan Black: Oh, so now you don't want to play the coward's card? Come at me when I'm worn down?

Steve Awesome: It's called being smart. You should try it sometime.

Dylan Black: Oh, I plan on it.

Dylan bursts out of the corner with a leaping crossbody, but Steve ducks! That's fine because Dylan flew right into the outstretched hand of Jack Diamond, who climbs to the top rope and hits a splash of his own onto Steve! Steve catches him and rolls through, picking Jack up and lifting him to his shoulders for something that looks like an F5 lift-off into a DDT! Jack goes flat on the mat and Steve rolls him over for a pin. One, two, kick out! Jack's got a bit of gas left and he ain't sharing! Jack rolls to a corner and pushes himself up, not realizing he's in the BANG! Bros corner! Spike grabs him by the throat with one of his big ol' arms and Steve comes running in with a splash! He tags Spike and Spike begins to stomp Jack into the corner! He tags Steve, and Steve takes his turn on him. The two go back and forth with some unicorn stomps until suddenly Dylan grabs Steve's head and smashes it into Spike! Then Jack pulls himself up, Iconkick! But Steve doesn't go down, so Jack runs at him and nails an Iconbreaker!

Hawke: Jack pulling out all the moves of his best bud!
Randy: It's like they were partners or something!

Jack crawls over to make the cover as Dylan stands over him, throwing up a middle finger to the sky just like the Icons do. The ref counts one, two, and SPIKE SLAMS INTO DYLAN AND THEY FALL ON THE PIN! PIN ATTEMPT THWARTED! Spike kicks Dylan out of the ring and he and Steve pick Jack up. Steve leans against the ropes, and SLAP! He nails a superkick on Jack!

Steve Awesome: Ha ha did you hear that thigh slap echo in this place? I bet you did, look how big and roomy this place is! Perfect for echos!

Jack stumbles into Spike, who lifts him and plants him with a BLOOD GOD'S WRATH! Jack is flat out in the middle of the ring and Steve Awesome makes the pin! One, two, three!

Bonnie Jenkins: Jack Diamond of The Icons has been eliminated!

Hawke: And then there was one.
Randy: I suppose I should cheer for my fellow J-ROKer. Icon or not, bring the belt home for us again!

Spike kicks Jack out of the ring and Steve flexes, the BANG! Bros are ready to finish this! But where's Dylan? They look around and everyone is confused about the disappearing act he pulled until suddenly there's a primal scream and everyone turns to see Dylan, armed with a steel chair and jumping from the rafters. He lands a crossbody onto Steve, crushing him beneath the chair, and standing up to face Spike.

Dylan Black: You want some too?

Spike Kane: Give me your best fucking shot!

Spike charges Dylan and Dylan kicks him in the gut, before crashing the chair down across his back. He turns to Steve and wallops him for good measure as well. Dylan then grabs Steve and wraps the chair around his neck, shouting obscenities at him before Irish whipping him over the top rope! He tumbles to the floor, neck still wrapped in the chair and flailing like a fish!

Hawke: Dylan using his equalizer to take out the legal man on the opposing team!
Randy: And now it's just him and Spike, mano-e-mano!

Back and forth the Pillars of Violence would strike each other as hard and as strong as they could, never wavering in their attempts to take control. Spike would deliver a mean headbutt to Dylan who stumbles back into the ropes and delivers a high knee to Spike with his robot leg! Blood gushes from the nose of the Blood God and Dylan takes his opportunity to unsheath a baseball bat that had been at his side this whole time. He winds back and smashes Spike in the back of the head with it! Spike crumples like a sack of bricks and Dylan goes to pin him! One, two, three, four, five, the ref isn't counting! The ref reminds Dylan that Steve is the legal man and Dylan slams his fist into the mat, kicking Spike out of the ring and rolling out behind him, grabbing him and Irish whipping him into the ring post! Clang!

Randy: Listen to the sound that made!

Dylan then stalks to the other side of the ring but finds Steve missing. Only the chair that was around his neck was still there. Dylan grabs the chair to use as a defense mechanism but Steve comes up from behind and shoves him into the ring post! Clang! Dylan collapses by the post as Steve laughs again and picks him up, rolling him into the ring and climbing to the top rope. He turns around and jumps off in a moonsault... WRATH OF THE DRAGON! STEVE STOMPS ON HIS STOMACH VIA MOONSTOMP AND RUNS OVER TO ROLL HIM UP! ONE, TWO, THREE! THIS MATCH IS OVER!

Bonnie Jenkins: Dylan Black of the Icons has been eliminated! The survivors of this match and advancing to the semi-finals of the Call to Arms tournament: Steve Awesome and Spike Kane. THE BAAAAAAAAAAANG! BROOOOOOOOOOS!

Hawke: I'm gonna be honest, I thought Dylan had it there for a second.
Randy: There's only so much you can do with one less person by your side and one less arm at your side.
Hawke: Regardless, the BANG! Bros are one step closer to becoming two-time Call to Arms winners.
Randy: Yeah but they have the smallest team going into the semi-finals. Do you think they can win, Hawke?
Hawke: Anything's possible, Randy. We've seen greater odds overcome before so never say never.

Steve Awesome runs out of the ring and picks up Spike, who's regaining consciousness after that kiss with the post. They celebrate up the ramp as a cleanup crew comes to clean up the carnage from this match.

Bonnie Jenkins: The following contest is an elimination match and is a part of the semi-finals for the Call to Arms. Presenting first…Bloody Fox, Nathan Cage, Brad Kane, and Pepe Morales. They are BOSS RSH!

The Heavy's "Big Bad Wolf" blasts over the PA system as the four remaining members of the team walk out from the back together, this time no sign of Zoran Sainovic. They take in the booing from the fans with grace and make their way down the aisle.

"Cos I'm The Big Bad Wolf
(What You Say)
I'm The Big Bad Wolf
(What You Say)
I'm The Big Bad Wolf
And I'm Blowing Down Your Neighborhood"

They enter the ring where Pepe steps out onto the ring apron. The others just give him cold looks before discussing amongst themselves who will start this match.

"I SAID
AAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"

Hawke: Only Cross Recoba was eliminated from the first round.
Randy: You know that people are already making vacation plans to come to Icon Island?
Hawke: You can’t be serious.
Randy: Deadly. There’s even tour packages being sold for JFK’s castle.
Hawke: Do the Icons know that people die on this island?
Randy: Well, yeah. What’s a few deaths anyway?

Eventually, it is decided that Bloodied Fox will start the match and the other two join Pepe Morales on the ring apron.

Bonnie Jenkins: And their opponents…Rat Bastard, Death Trap, Esmeralda von Krauss, and Donzig. They are Team Reign!

The members of Team REIGN walk out from the back to a mixed reaction from the crowd. They stand and watch as Esmeralda smirks, lighting an Egyptian cigarette on a black foot long holder. She takes a long drag and blows the smoke into the air, signaling that they should go.

Hawke: Reign also only lost one team member in their opening round match against Hardkore World.
Randy: Two big teams facing each other with talented people. This is going to be a bloodbath.
Hawke: Right? Especially with Pepe and Esmeralda both in the ring at the same time.
Randy: Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that. Someone might die.

Rat Bastard stays in the ring while everyone else gets to the ring apron. He looks across the ring at Bloodied Fox with a laugh.

Rat Bastard: I can’t believe my luck. I get the little one.

Bloodied Fox narrows his eyes while returning Rat’s look.

Bloodied Fox: Yeah, but I got the dumb one.

Rat Bastard: The fuck you say?

Call To Arms Tournament Semifinals Match
BOSS RUSH
(Bloodied Fox, ~~Cross Recoba,~~ Pepe Morales, Nathan Cage, and Brad Kane)
Vs.
Team REIGN
(Rat Bastard, Esmerelda von Krauss, Donzig, ~~Blaze Freya,~~ and Death Trap)

Rat Bastard runs at Bloodied Fox, but instead of going on the offensive, Rat catches an arm drag to the mat. He gets right back up to his feet and tries again, but again gets an arm drag. Rat Bastard slams the mat in anger right quick before getting up and doing another charge. He catches a roundhouse kick to the head for his efforts and he goes down to the mat. Bloodied Fox watches as Rat Bastard gets back to his feet and bounces off of the ropes. He comes with a superman palm strike known as Bloody Rain, but Rat catches the wrist with one hand and hits an eye gouge with the other! Fox falls to the mat while clutching at his eye.

Hawke: Why isn’t the ref yelling at Rat about using the eye gouge?
Randy: I think these matches are no dq.
Hawke: Are you sure? That would seem like a crappy thing to do.
Randy: Or the ref is afraid of the Reign team.

Rat Bastard gets Bloodied Fox up and goes for the B.O.D., but Fox gets a knee up to hit Rat in the back of the head to break up the move. Fox falls behind Rat and goes for a running bulldog, but Rat gets him lifted up into the air, takes a few steps and lands Fox right onto his bottom on the mat. Rat Bastard takes a few steps back and then runs to kick Fox in the back of the head, knocking him to the mat. Rat goes for the cover.

One

Tw- Fox kicks out!

Rat Bastard pulls Bloodied Fox up, but starts to apply the Rat Trap, but Bloodied Fox fights him off and hits a belly to belly suplex. Fox gets up and staggers over to his corner, Rat gets up and follows him to stop him, but Fox gets to tag in Brad Kane first! Brad grabs the ropes, using them to sling himself over and into a drop kick that sends Rat Bastard to the mat. Brad waits for Rat to start getting up and once he’s to his knees, hits him with a stiff kick to the temple that sends him back to the mat.

Hawke: Brad Kane with the Killshot.
Randy: This could be the set up for the finish!

Before Rat can try to get back up again, Brad applies a Cobra Clutch style Triangle Choke known as the Last Serenade. Rat looks ready to tap out when Brad releases the hold real quick and rolls away.

Hawke: Why did he release Rat?
Randy: I think I know. Look at his shoulder!

Brad’s hand goes to his shoulder where he tugs at an upholstery needle buried in his right shoulder, but it won’t come out. Blood trickles down his arm from where he tries to remove it. He looks over to the Reign corner where Esmeralda tries to look innocent, but fails. He starts making his way toward the Reign corner, but is tripped by Rat Bastard. Brad howls in pain as he lands on the needle and the end of it is shoved through his shoulder where it pokes out of his shoulder blade in the back. Now only a little bit of the needle sticks out at either end of the wound. Rat Bastard stands up and begins to laugh as Brad Kane is bleeding onto the mat. Rat goes to grabs Brad to get him up, but is taken down with a spinning backfst known as the BK Backfist! Brad winces as he goes for the cover.

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Three!

A gong goes off in the distance and the castle itself seems to shake.

Bonnie Jenkins: Rat Bastard has been eliminated!

Hawke: That didn’t happen in the first round.
Randy: Someone had the idea to bring in a giant gong someplace to hit when someone is eliminated. No big deal.

Rat Bastard rolls out of the ring with a slump while Esmeralda von Krauss steps into the ring. She doesn’t look happy as she looks around the “arena”.

Esmeralda von Krauss: Something is wrong, Herr Kane. We should-

Brad takes Esmeralda down with a spear. He pulls her back up and hits several knee lifts before tossing her to the ropes. On the rebound, he catches her with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, but she spins and lands on her feet instead of his knee. A blind elbow strike to the side of the head sends Brad backpedaling. She backflips through the air and lands on Brad, bringing him down with a hurricanrana.

Hawke: Looks like Esmeralda was trying to tell Brad something, but he was having none of it.
Randy: Yeah. I mean there’s a wrestling match going on right now and not a conversation.

Esmeralda jumps back to her feet, shoves the fingertips of her hand into Brad’s throat as he’s rising to stun him and whips him into the corner. She follows, leaping through the air to hit a stinger avalanche. She holds the top rope with one hand as she brings herself close to Brad, their faces inches apart. If she’s angry that he interrupted her talking earlier, she doesn’t show it. She smiles.

Esmeralda von Krauss: I heard a tale that you cannot die, Bradley. Let’s find out.

Brad Kane: Let’s not and say we-

Esmeralda backs away from the corner and we can see the hilt of her ornate silver dagger sticking out of his chest, having impaled him near his heart.

Hawke: Are you kidding me? She stabbed him in the heart?
Randy: He doesn’t seem to be too put out about it, maybe Brad really is supernatural.
Hawke: Well, he does seem angry.
Randy: Wouldn’t you?

Brad looks down at his chest and then back to Esmeralda, who raises an eyebrow with a grin.

Esmeralda von Krauss: Seems they were correct, dahling.

Brad Kane: Are you serious right now?

Brad rips the dagger out of her chest and throws it at Esmeralda. She knocks the blade to the side, but the distraction is enough for Brad to hit his spinning back fist as blood sprays from his chest like a fountain. Esmeralda does not crumple so Brad whips her into the corner. He hits an avalanche while tossing an elbow to the throat. He steps up to the second rope while still spraying blood onto her. He drags her up to the top turnbuckle and hits a cradle brainbuster from the top rope! He goes for the pinfall!

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Two

Three!

A gong goes off in the distance and the castle rumbles as if shaking.

Hawke: EVK is out. Do you feel that? Is it an earthquake?
Randy: Seeing Esmeralda defeated made the Earth move for me. Did it for you?

Bonnie Jenkins: Esmeralda von Krauss has been eliminated!

Donzig steps into the ring as Esmeralda von Krauss rolls out of the ring.

Hawke: Donzig looks mad.
Randy: When doesn’t Donzig look mad?
Hawke: Good point.
Randy: Brad has stopped being a fountain at least.

Indeed, Brad is no longer spraying blood, but it is still pouring out of his body like it was syrup being poured on pancakes. He rushes at Donzig, but sort of swoons and falls right into a Donzig Stunner. Donzig goes for the pinfall.

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Two

Three!

A distant gong goes off and the castle shakes more.

Bonnie Jenkins: Brad Kane has been eliminated!

Hawke: I think that despite the fact that Brad may not die, he’s still affected by stuff like blood loss that impaired him.
Randy: I mean, yeah. Looks like half or better of a human’s blood supply is on the mat and Esmeralda!

Pepe Morales steps into the ring and picks up Esmeralda’s dropped silver dagger. He muses over it for a moment.

Pepe Morales: Zis iz a nice blade. She won’t mind much if I keep it? Or…

His expression takes on a predatory look as he gazes upon Donzig.

Pepe Morales: Use it on you.

Hawke: Oh no! Unlike Brad Kane, Donzig can die.
Randy: This isn’t good.

Pepe Morales lunges at Donzig with the dagger, but Donzig also charges. He knocks the blade from Pepe’s hand and takes him down with a Lou Thez Press and begins wailing on him with lefts and rights. Donzig stands up and watches as Pepe gets up. He whips Pepe into the ropes and catches him with a high knee strike that sends him to the mat. He stands over the fallen Pepe and roars while posing.

Donzig: YYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH! Crushed victim by Donzig says what?

Pepe Morales: What?

Donzig drops both knees to the midsection of Pepe Morales and goes for the cover.

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Two

Thr-Pepe kicks out.

Donzig pulls Pepe up to his feet, but Pepe punches Donzig in the bandages where he was stabbed by a chicken kabob. Pepe slips around to behind Donzig to hit a German suplex. He gets up and hits a second, and then a third! He looks like he’s going for a fourth when he pulls a rag out of a pocket and applies a sleeper hold with the rag over Donzig’s mouth. The combination of the chloroform and the sleeper hold proves to be too much for the wild man and he goes down. The ref gets into position to check to see if Donzig can fight this. He raises Donzig’s arm once and it falls. He raises the man’s arm a second time and it falls. He raises Donzig’s arm a third time and it seems like he’s going to fight to stay in this match, but then his arm drops.

Hawke: Illegal tactics all around to get to the end of this match.
Randy: I know right? Makes me sick.
Hawke: Don’t you get sick. The place already smells like a brewery to get into half digested and blended booze vomited everywhere.
Randy: Dude…I don’t drink Bastard Brew anymore.

A distant gong is heard once again and the castle shakes even more violently.

Bonnie Jenkins: Donzig has been eliminated!

Hawke: I don’t know what’s going on, but I sure hope that JFK had his castle and island insured against acts of god.
Randy: I don’t know if he thinks that far ahead.

Death Trap steps into the ring, watching as Bloodied Fox and Nathan Cage also step into the ring to join Pepe Morales.

Hawke: They can’t do this? This three on one? It’s a tag team match!
Randy: Yeah, but there’s no dqs to be found.
Hawke: Aaawwww shit.
Randy: You said it.

Death Trap backs up, trying to keep his eyes on all three opponents. Nathan Cage leaps into the fray and begins brawling with Death Trap until Nathan is thrown to the ropes. Bloodied Fox steps in, but eats a muay thai knee strike to the midsection instead. Death Trap grabs Pepe Morales and whips him directly into the rebounding Nathan Cage so that they both go down. Death Trap turns back to Bloodied Fox, who drop kicks him into the ropes. Fox follows with a superman palm strike, but gets grabbed by the offending arm and arm dragged over the top rope. Death Trap is grabbed from behind by Nathan Cage, who seizes him by the shoulders and headbutts the back of DT’s head several times. Nathan brings Death Trap down to the mat with a German suplex. He rolls away and Pepe Morales applies a twisting stomach claw.

Hawke: Death Trap is fighting, but I don’t know that he can keep up with three opponents.
Randy: He can. I believe in him!

Death Trap refuses to submit for the ref and cracks Pepe right in the nose with a punch. This causes two things…three things. Pepe’s nose starts to bleed, his prosthesis starts coming off, and he releases the stomach claw to adjust his nose. Nathan Cage gets in Death Trap’s face while DT is still laying down, Nathan putting a hand on either side of DT’s face.

Nathan Cage: You think you can hang with the Boss Rush, brah? YOU CAN’T FUCKING HANG WITH US!

Death Trap doesn’t respond to the rabid dog, he applies a brain claw and rolls over with him to perch himself on Nathan’s chest while holding onto to the claw. The ref gets into position to count the cover!

One

Two

Th-Bloodied Fox off the top rope with a missile dropkick that knocks Death Trap off of Nathan Cage!

Pepe Morales rolls out of the ring, getting some napkins from the few fans outside of the ring as the blood is causing the nose to keep sliding off. Bloodied Fox gets Death Trap up and goes for the C4 (cutthroat exploder), but DT blocks it. Nathan comes from behind to try to help, but catches an elbow as Death Trap powers out of the move. Death Trap hits a sparta kick on Bloodied Fox to send him into the corner (without screaming “This is Sparta!) and turns to Nathan Cage, grabbing him and applying the Death Trap! The ref is checking to see if Nathan will submit, but he refuses!

Hawke: This could be it for Nathan Cage. There’s no escape from the Death Trap!
Randy: Except for that.
Hawke: What?

Bloodied Fox runs across the ring and slams Death Trap in the side of the head with a superman palm strike!

Randy: Bloody Rain!

Bloodied Fox gets Death Trap up and hits the B4 (Cutthroat Exploder)! He goes for the pinfall!

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Two

Three

A distant gong sounds and the castle shakes even longer this time.

Bonnie Jenkins: Death Trap has been eliminated! This means that the Boss Rush will go onto the finals!

Hawke: This is getting scary, these tremors.
Randy: I called the local geological office and they said that there’s no record of earthquakes in this area.
Hawke: That’s strange. I hope the castle isn’t trying to come down around us like when the Hearth burned down.
Randy: I hope not.

Bonnie Jenkins: The following contest is an elimination match and is in the semi-finals for the Call to Arms tournament! Featuring first Adrien Cochrane, Adam Sanders, and Natalie Burrows. They are the Guardians!

Adrien Cochrane, Adam Sanders, and Natalie Burrows come out to the cheering of the crowd. They make their way to the ring and discuss amongst themselves before Adrien stays in the ring and the other two go to the ring apron.

Hawke: Two members of the Guardians were eliminated in the first round against Team NLW. Now they face the Bang Bros.
Randy: The Bang Bros team was gutted when they faced the Icons. I think only Spike Kane and Steve Awesome made it through.
Hawke: Should be a good match. Though I think I lean more toward the Guardians to win this.
Randy: Yeah? I think the Bang Bros can still pull off a win here, even outnumbered.

Bonnie Jenkins: And their opponents, Spike Kane and Steve Awesome…the Bang Bros!

Spike Kane and Steve Awesome make their way down to the ring. They look confident as they step into the ring and begin playing rock, paper, scissors to see who will start the match. Spike looks triumphant as he wins the day and stays in the ring as Steve Awesome heads for the ring apron.

Hawke: Oh man. Spike starts the match against Adrien. Spike will do what it takes to win while Adrien will fight through all adversity to win the day.
Randy: Adrien gonna bleed.

Call To Arms Tournament Semifinals Match
The Guardians
(Natalie Burrows, ~~Johnny Maverick,~~ Adrien Cochrane, Adam Sanders~~, and Danni Anderson~~)
Vs.
BANG! Bros.
(~~Charlie Velez,~~ Steve Awesome, ~~Curtis Kanyon, El Combatiente,~~ and Spike Kane)

Spike gets a big shit eating grin and points to his face.

Spike Kane: Lay one on me.

Adrien rears back as if he’s going to throw a punch and then, you know it, he dropkicks Spike right in the mouth! Spike goes down to the mat, but hops right back up. Adrien is ready for him though and snap suplex takes him right back to the mat. Adrien rolls away as Spike gets back to his feet. Adrien comes right at him, going for the crossbody that Spike holds onto him and sends him to the mat with a powerslam! Spike backs off a bit and watches as Adrien gets back to his feet. Spike kicks him directly in the dick. Adrien crumples to his knees.

Spike Kane: How about that? I kicked, you dropped!

Spike grabs Adrien by the head and punt kicks him in the dick! Adrien falls to his side, essentially curling up into a ball. He rolls Adrien onto his back and goes for the cover.

One

Two

Th-Adrien kicks out!

Hawke: Spike really focusing on Adrien’s dick there.
Randy: It’s Adrien’s weakness.
Hawke: I think that’s every male’s weakness.
Randy: Fair.

Spike kicks Adrien in the ribs a few times before getting him up to his feet and starting to get him into a suplex position, but Adrien blocks it. Spike goes for the suplex again, but is again blocked. Adrien gets Spike up into the air with a suplex position and finishes the motion to get Spike onto the mat. Adrien gets up and begins to work his way over to his own corner to make the tag. Spike stands up, looking angry. Spike rushes to prevent Adrien from making the tag when Adrien leaps and tags in Natalie Burrows. She leaps over the top rope into a dropkick that hits Spike in the left knee to bring him down to the mat. She goes for the Closure (scissors kick), but Spike rolls back to his feet, causing Natalie to stomp the mat. Spike kicks her in the ankle that hit the mat, sweeping the leg out from beneath her to bring her down to the mat. He applies a Burning Hell (ankle-lock) to the ankle in question. The referee checks to see if she will submit, but she refuses.

Hawke: Natalie won’t be able to do her finishing move if she can’t put weight to that ankle!
Randy: I think that’s the whole idea. Jeez, you would think that you just came fresh off the streets!
Hawke: Why are you being mean?
Randy: Sorry. Lemme order you a drink. Whatever I’m having? Great!
Hawke: No thank you.

Adam Sanders jumps into the ring and breaks the hold before dipping back out. Spike just shrugs as he stands up and cracks his knuckles.

Spike Kane: This could have all been avoided if Adam didn’t save you and you submitted. You remember that.

Spike lifts Natalie up quickly for a pop up power bomb, but she grabs him by the head and brings him down instead for an x-factor! She gets back up to her feet and looks at the downed Spike with a grin.

Natalie Burrows: Why would I have wanted to avoid that?

Spike reaches out and grabs Natalie by the back of her heel to apply a claw move with his thumb hitting the vital nerves back there. He rips the foot out from beneath her to bring her down to the mat as he rises to his knees while still holding onto the claw. The ref checks to see if she will submit, but she does not. Again, Adam Sanders leaps into the ring to stop the move, but Steve Awesome jumps into the ring to slam into him chest to chest to stop him. Spike drags Natalie to the center of the ring where she releases the claw. He picks her up into a suplex position and-

Hawke: The Spike Impaler! Natalie could be finished!
Randy: You know it.

Spike goes for the cover, the referee getting back from forcing Adam and Steve from the ring. They listened, despite this being technically a no dq match.

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Two

Three!

A gong sounds in the distance and the castle shaking becomes intense, nearly knocking down those standing in the ring.

Bonnie Jenkins: Natalie Burrows has been eliminated!

Hawke: We might want to think about leaving if this continues.
Randy: Just like Natalie is leaving the ring?
Hawke: Do you want JFK’s new castle to fall on your head?
Randy: Well, no.

Adrien Cochrane steps back into the ring, glaring at Spike Kane as Natalie rolls out of the ring. He rushes into things, going for a dropkick, but this time Spike is ready. He places his hands on the bottom of both feet and pushes up so that Adrien falls onto the back of his head. Adrien is back up to his feet in a flash, though he looks woozy. He takes a swing at Spike, who ducks under it and hits a snap superkick that blasts Adrien back down to the mat. Spike Kane motions to the downed Adrien like he were presenting a used car to Adam Sanders.

Spike Kane: Your mentor…

He pulls Adrien up and drops him again with a pop up power bomb, holding onto him for the pinfall.

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Two

Three!

A distant gong is heard once again and the castle shakes, this time the castle seems to tilt to its side before, making people panic as if they were in a building about to fall over before it rights itself. Outside of the ring at the entrance stage, the host of the event, Nebiryau, has a microphone in hand.

Nebiryau: Don’t worry, ladies and gentlemen. Only a minor earthquake in the area. Nothing to worry about. This, I promise you. Nothing to worry about.

Hawke: How does he know the castle isn’t going to collapse?
Randy: No idea.

Bonnie Jenkins: Adrien Cochrane has been eliminated!

“The Awkward One” Adam Sanders steps into the ring. He looks angry at the disrespect done to his mentor. He looks across the ring to Spike.

Adam Sanders: You will regret this night.

Spike just shrugs with a grin.

Spike Kane: If I had a dollar every time I heard that said to me.

Adam crosses the ring to get at Spike, who laughs and holds out his hand. Steve slaps it and enters the ring.

Spike Kane: Prove that you are worthy of facing me in the ring.

Steve crosses the ring to get into Adam’s face, holding up a hand as a challenge to a test of strength. Adam shakes his head, but decides to take it. The second hand is offered to complete the challenge and he takes it. The test has begun. The two press against each other for some time, each being roughly the same size with Steve giving away a whole two pounds to Adam. The test starts to go against Steve, who breaks the hold and whips Adam into the ropes. On the rebound, Adam nails a crisp dropkick that sends Steve to the mat. He waits for Steve to get up before nailing a neckbreaker. He pulls Steve up and begins to get him into a suplex position before being countered by Steve. Adam goes for his move again, but is countered into a back drop that lays Adam out onto the mat. Steve laughs and drops an elbow! Adam promptly rolls out of the way so that Steve hits the mat instead. Steve is back up quickly, but Adam grabs him and delivers a double arm ddt known as Motor City Circuit.

Hawke: Adam on the offensive with a great ddt!
Randy: Good thing that Adrien wasn’t borrowing it at the time or he might not have been able to use it.
Hawke: What? When you use someone else’s move, that doesn’t mean they can’t use it too.
Randy: Oh. Well, okay then.

Adam gets Steve back to his feet and up into a suplex position. He then drops him into a vertical suplex piledriver known as “This is Awkward” and goes for the cover!

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Two

Three!

A distant gong sounds and the castle gives its most viscous shaking yet. It seems as if the castle were going to shake itself apart and then nothing.

Bonnie Jenkins: Steve Awesome has been eliminated!

Hawke: You know that feeling when you are in an elevator that’s going up?
Randy: Yeah? What about it?
Hawke: That’s how I feel right now.
Randy: Oh thank god! I thought I had reached a new level of drunkenness.

Spike Kane steps into the ring as Steve Awesome rolls out. Adam Sanders just grins at him.

Adam Sanders: Can’t dodge me now.

Spike Kane: You only have yourself to blame for what’s to come.

Adam rushes at Spike to go for a lariat, but Spike catches the arm and headbutts Adam straight to the mat. He stomps on Adam’s ankle, getting Adam to clutch at it in pain. Spike slides out of the ring and grabs a steel chair that he folds up and throws into the ring. He rolls into the ring and picks up the chair, watching as Adam gingerly stands up. Spike throws the steel chair to Adam, who catches it. Spike goes for the Bloody Sunday, but Adam throws the chair back at Spike, who kicks the steel chair away. Spike spins back around to see a still standing Adam, who takes him down with a lariat.

Hawke: Spike trying to end the match in a bloody way, but Adam having none of it.
Randy: He got lucky that he threw the chair away when he did or else it would have been kicked into his skull!

Spike gets back up and twists to avoid an incoming superkick and blasts Adam in the side of the jaw with a superkick of his own. He grabs Adam and gets him into a suplex position before transitioning this into a jackhammer that looks more like a ddt. Spike goes for the cover!

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Three!

The distant gong sounds, but the castle does not shake this time.

Bonnie Jenkins: Adam Sanders has been eliminated, which means that Spike Kane of the Bang Bros will go on to the finals to face those who defeated Team Reign.

Hawke: Wow.
Randy: What?
Hawke: Spike Kane is by himself. Three members of Boss Rush went through to finals. This could get ugly.
Randy: Right? Boss Rush should call on more people!
Hawke: The three of them took down Death Trap. They might make short work of Spike Kane.
Randy: Yeah, but I don’t know. Spike Kane is a legend.
Hawke: And Death Trap isn’t?
Randy: Good point.

“Take to the Sky” by Van Canto begins playing as the host of this year’s Call to Arms, Nebiryau, walks down to the ring. He’s in a tailored business suit that looks strange with a longsword at his waist.

Hawke: What is this? I mean I know he’s the host of this tournament, but does he really need to say something?
Randy: I suppose that he does. Maybe the brown acid has turned.
Hawke: The what?
Randy: Nothing. Let’s see what he has to say.

Nebiryau steps into the ring and is handed a microphone. He smiles as he looks around the arena.

Nebiryau: I just wanted to say that I am honored to be the host for this wonderful event. The way that the warriors have fought to win this tournament has been awe inspiring. I also want to thank the warriors who have fought in this tournament so far. The curse that has bound my brothers to stone has been lifted by the energies expended in the fighting.

Hawke: The curse is real?
Randy: I guess? That’s why it feels like we’re moving? Is the castle moving?
Hawke: It certainly feels that way.
Randy: Then…where are we going?

Nebiryau: My friends, do not be alarmed. The castle is now in the sky as it once was.

Hawke: In the sky?
Randy: What about where we parked?
Hawke: The boat at the dock nearby the Golden Veil Resort?
Randy: Yeah, that.
Hawke: I’m going to guess that it’ll meet somewhere?
Randy: Good assumption.

Nebiryau: I would like to introduce my brothers to the new world. I am Nebiryau, the youngest of the brothers. This is Khonsu, the middle brother.

A rather large Egyptian man walks down the aisle toward the ring. He is dressed in ceremonial robes as he had did during the First Punic War. He steps over the ropes, nearly seven feet tall. Nebiryau hands him the microphone that Khonsu just holds with a curious look on his face. Nebiryau mimes bringing the microphone to his mouth and speaking.

Khonsu: I am glad that the curse has finally been broken. We thank you all for your participation in this event. We will take some time to reintegrate into society, but we expect to host more events soon.

Hawke: I wonder how long they will take to rejoin society?
Randy: How long you think it’s going to take? He’s already speaking English!
Hawke: Right?
Randy: So he had to pick up something while he was a stone statue.

Khonsu passes the microphone back to Nebiryau.

Nebiryau: And now, the oldest brother…Thamptis.

A man walks down the aisle in a gray robe with the hood up that hides his features. He does look like the statue that was in the throne room. He steps into the ring and brings back his hood to reveal an aged Egyptian man. He is offered the microphone, but refuses it. When he speaks, it is as if he was using a microphone.

Thamptis: Ages have past since I have been in physical form. I have seen nations come and go. I have met a few of the warriors during their stay here on the island. I have never been more proud that we are here at this moment. We will stay at ringside and watch the final…match…in person. I know it will be as fierce as it was throughout this event. Thank you.

The three exit the ring and take up positions nearby the commentary table.

Hawke: This seems awkward.
Randy: Are they going to comment on the final match too or just sit and stare? I’m confused.
Hawke: I have no idea.
Randy: Well…they better stay away from my booze supply.
Hawke: Two of them have been statues for thousands of years. You going to deny them fresh booze?
Randy: Yes.

Bonnie Jenkins: The following contest is an elimination match and is the final match of the Call to Arms tournament! Featuring first Bloodied Fox, Nathan Cage, and Pepe Morales. They are Boss Rush!

Nathan Cage, Bloodied Fox, and Pepe Morales make their way down to the ring. Note that there is no discussion for who will start the match. They all stand in the ring and look down to where their opponent will come out.

Hawke: You think that they will; all stay in the ring like they did with Death Trap?
Randy: That’s quite possible.
Hawke: Well, I guess that Boss Rush is going to win the night.
Randy: Spike’s going to be hard to contain.

Bonnie Jenkins: And their opponent…Spike Kane. He is the Last Bang Bro!

Spike Kane walks down to the ring, dragging a sledgehammer wrapped in barbed wire behind him with a grin. He steps into the ring and raises the baseball bat.

Spike Kane: Who’s fucking first?

Hawke: The equalizer in this three on one situation.
Randy: Oh yes, there will be blood.

Call To Arms Tournament Finals Match
BOSS RUSH
(Bloodied Fox, ~~Cross Recoba,~~ Pepe Morales, Nathan Cage~~, and Brad Kane~~)
Vs.
BANG! Bros.
(~~Charlie Velez, Steve Awesome, Curtis Kanyon, El Combatiente, and~~ Spike Kane)

The members of the Boss Rush look at one another right quick before they rush as one at Spike Kane as the bell sounds to start the match. Spike swings the hammer, causing Bloodied Fox to jump out of the way of the swing. Nathan Cage jumps in with a punch to the ribcage and Pepe Morales goes for a clothesline, but Spike manages to duck under the clothesline and swing the barbed wire hammer to catch Pepe in the midsection to double him over. Spike swings the hammer at Nathan. He doesn’t hit directly, but the barbed wire tears at Nathan’s chest. He swings at Bloodied Fox, who ducks under the swing and rises up with a palm strike to the side of Spike’s face to get him to drop the hammer. Pepe Morales picks the hammer up and swings it, catching Spike in the jaw with his own weapon and sending him backwards to the mat with a spray of blood.

Pepe Morales: Zis will do. Goodbye, Spike.

Hawke: Oh no, Pepe has a weapon.
Randy: This could be a pretty short match.

Pepe brings the hammer up over his head with the aim of bringing it down across Spike’s head. However, he drops the hammer when demonic hands tear out of the mat and grabs Pepe by the shoulders and thighs. The hands drag Pepe down to the mat.

Hawke: What’s going on?
Randy: I think that guy over there is doing something.

Nathan lays into Spike with knife edge chops while Bloodied Fox tries to free Pepe Morales. At least until he notices that Thamptis is standing and one of his hands is glowing as he focuses his attention on Pepe. Nathan grabs Spike by the shoulders and bites him on the forehead, drawing blood. He shakes Spike by the shoulders and headbutts him repeatedly, drawing blood from his nose while doing so. Bloodied Fox goes to the ropes and leans on them while facing Thamptis.

Bloodied Fox: Why are you doing this?

Something hits Fox in the boot. He looks down to see Esmeralda’s ornate silver dagger by his foot.

Thamptis: You wanted to strip away the defenses of your foe so that you can destroy him. He will never be more vulnerable than he is right now. Kill him and claim what’s rightfully yours.

Fox picks up the silver dagger and turns it over in his hands. He could do it now, stab the man he hates in the heart and be finished with him. He shakes his head and throws the dagger from the ring.

Bloodied Fox: I can’t claim the championship through murder.

Spike Kane punches Nathan in the throat and hits a pop up power bomb called “Blood God’s Wrath” and goes for the cover!

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Three!

Bonnie Jenkins: Nathan Cage has been eliminated!

Thamptis: Your opponent comes. Now is the time to strike down your enemy and demoralize your foe. He will know if you strike down an ally that his health means nothing to you.

Spike rushes across the ring and takes Fox down from behind with a spear. He wrenches Fox up off of the mat and puts him down with a package piledriver.

Hawke: With what Thamptis has done, this match has become something of a gauntlet match instead.
Randy: I’m just glad that Fox decided to not murder Pepe.
Hawke: Well, yeah. That kinda goes without saying.
Randy: Well, I mean. You just did say it.

Spike pulls Fox back up into a suplex position, but doesn’t get Fox into the air as the smaller man pulls Spike down into a small package for the pinfall!

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Thr-Spike kicks out.

Bloodied Fox stands up and watches as Spike Kane gets to his feet. Fox goes to the ropes and comes back with a superman palm strike, but Spike catches him instead and plants him down with a spinebuster!

Hawke: Spike is doing really well in this match.
Randy: Well, Spike is sort of being helped by Thamptis. I can’t help but think that this is illegal.
Hawke: I think in the contract for this show, it says that the Host can interfere if it is deserved.
Randy: Are you serious?
Hawke: No. This is crap.
Randy: I’ll drink to that!

Bloodied Fox gets back to his feet for Spike to grab him and get him lifted up into air in a suplex position. Fox wiggles while in the air and manages to drop down behind Spike, landing on Pepe’s chest. Fox goes for a belly to belly suplex, but gets Spike around the midsection under the arms. This allows Spike to counterwrap Fox in a bear hug. Instead of trying to lift Fox up, Spike delivers punishing headbutt after another until Fox’s face and his own as masks of blood. Spike steps back and connects with the Bloody Sunday to send Fox down to the mat before going for the cover.

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Three!

Bonnie Jenkins: Bloodied Fox has been eliminated!

Hawke: It just comes down to Spike Kane and Pepe Morales. However, Pepe is still tied down to the mat!
Randy: It’s gonna be a quick end of the match. Isn’t it?

Thamptis watches as Bloodied Fox exits the ring and begins to make his way backstage. He releases Pepe Morales from his magic.

Thamptis: This was going to be the easiest way to get your revenge. Now to get in the ring with him, you have to depend upon him to get you through the day.

Bloodied Fox: I will take my chances and do things the right way.

Inside the ring, Pepe Morales stands up and slashes at Spike who reaches for him with a fingertip razor that slashes open Spike’s chest. He looks down and then back to Pepe with a smile.

Spike Kane: That tickles. Do it again.

Pepe Morales: Of course, friend.

Pepe slashes at Spike again, but Spike catches him by the offending wrist and brings the hand up to plunge the razor bladed finger up into the soft tissues under Pepe’s jaw so hard that his tongue is cut by the blade. A spartan kick sends Pepe backwards to the ropes with his finger still impaled inside his own mouth. He rebounds and Spike catches him for a powerslam. Pepe sits up and blood runs down Pepe’s hand and from his mouth as he struggles to get the razored finger out of himself without cutting more flesh. Spike runs to the ropes opposite Pepe and comes back at him full force. Pepe’s eyes go wide and he simply pulls the blade out of his chin just in time to be kicked right between the legs like Spike was going for a field goal.

Hawke: That was a massive kick!
Randy: GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL!
Hawke: Yeah, that about sums it up.
Randy: I know. I am the best.

Pepe starts to get up when Spike kicks him in the chin to send blood from his wounds splattering everywhere. Spike goes for the Bloody Sunday when Pepe manages to catch his kicking leg and kicks the other leg out from under him to land Spike onto his butt. Pepe scrambles over to him and begins slashing at the inside of Spike’s legs. First right and then left, back and forth.

Hawke: Oh lord, he’s looking for the femoral artery. That will make Spike lose quick. He isn’t a doomed immortal like Brad.
Randy: He has all of the aim of a Stormtrooper from Star Wars.
Hawke: Still, looking like a lot of blood loss quick going on.
Randy: Spike was a demon. He can handle it.

Spike reaches out and grabs the underneath of Pepe’s chin, plunging two fingers into the wound to slip them into his mouth indirectly. He holds the claw move, driving Pepe to his knees while Spike begins to rise to apply even more pressure to the move. Pepe refuses to submit and slashes at Spike’s chest a few times to try to get him to break the hold. Spike stands, bringing Pepe with him and turns. Pepe jumps with wide eyes into the snap mare in order to get releases from the claw move and in order to not get his lower jaw torn away from his body. Spike Kane pulls Pepe Morales up and hits Freya’s Wings (also known as the Canadian Destroyer). He does for the pinfall, both wrestlers and the canvas slick with blood. The ref gets into position.

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Thr-Pepe kicks out!

Spike gets to his feet and watches as Pepe slowly gets back to his feet. He goes for a Thunderstruck (stunner), but Pepe counters with a back suplex, holding on with a bridge for the cover!

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Th-Spike kicks out!

Hawke: Who would have known that a five man team tournament would wind down to a singles match?
Randy: Pretty crazy, I know.

Pepe Morales gets to his feet, though it’s a bit slower than what it has been. Blood loss and all. He watches as Spike gets up and slashes through the air with his fingertip razor. This time, he aims for Spike’s throat! Spike seizes Pepe by the wrist, looking as if he has had quite enough of this attack style. He puts the offending fingertip razor into his mouth? Pepe smiles with the idea that he can cut the inside of Spike’s mouth, but his expression changes into a not so silent scream as Spike BITES DOWN. You could almost hear the crunch from the cheap seats! He pulls his mouth away from the stump of a finger that’s spraying blood and spits the offending fingertip and razor at Pepe’s face where they bounce off.

Hawke: That’s one way to get someone to stop cutting you.
Randy: That’s…wow. Maybe Pepe should give up now. He could get airlifted to Tunis to get the finger reattached.
Hawke: I think with the whole castle in the sky, where’s a chopper going to land?
Randy: Good point.

Pepe Morales takes a few steps back away from Spike Kane, taking his tie off and throwing it down to the mat in a fury. Spike just smiles.

Spike Kane: Are you ready to give up?

Blood trickles from Pepe’s mouth from where his tongue was cut from underneath his jaw. He sneers at Spike.

Pepe Morales: I am just getting started.

Spike Kane: Good.

The two rush at one another, but Pepe acts first in getting a knee strike into Spike’s midsection to double him over. He follows this up quickly with a gutwrench suplex. Pepe doesn’t go for the cover. No, he slips out of the ring and picks up Esmeralda’s lost ornate silver dagger. He glides back into the ring. He walks over to the downed Spike and raises the dagger overhead.

Pepe Morales: Enjoy your journey back to Hell…

Spike opens his eyes with a laugh.

Spike Kane: You first.

He takes the bitten off bladed digit and shoves it right between Pepe’s legs! He slashes open the crotch of Pepe’s pants and well…his crotch. Pepe drops the dagger and rolls backwards with a high pitched scream. Spike Kane gets to his feet.

Spike Kane: I was lead torturer in Hell. You think one loses those skills upon leaving?

Pepe gets to his knees, one hand on his crotch and the blood trickling through his fingers. Spike kicks him in the face with a hard boot stomp that bursts Pepe’s nose like a tomato and sends the prosthesis flying away.

Spike Kane: You might be a sadistic madman, but it pales in comparison to me.

Pepe manages to get his bloody hands up into the air from his kneeling position.

Pepe Morales: Pleaze! No more! Apply any submizzon and I will give up. You have won the day.

Spike nods his head, but then boots Pepe in the chest to lay him out.

Spike Kane: I’ll just take a pinfall win, thanks.

Spike goes for the pinfall, but the ref doesn’t get to be in position before Spike rolls away, Esmeralda’s ornate silver blade in his chest.

Hawke: Oh no! That’s the same spot where Spike’s brother was stabbed by Esmeralda!
Randy: And it’s the same dang knife!

Pepe gets to his knees and looks down at Spike. He rips the silver dagger out of Spike’s chest and casts it aside, reveling in the blood spray that comes from Spike’s chest.

Pepe Morales: You might be the best in inflicting pain, but I inflict endingz.

Pepe goes for the pinfall, but Spike gets a hand up, reapplying the claw move where he plunges two fingers into the hole under Pepe’s chin.He pulls Pepe’s face close to his.

Spike Kane: I may die, but I know my way out of Hell. Do you?

Spike stands, bringing Pepe with him until he can release the claw move and hit the Blood God’s Wrath (pop up power bomb) and go for the bloody cover. The ref gets into position, despite sliding in the blood and nearly wrecking himself.

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Bonnie Jenkins: Pepe Morales has been eliminated! This means the winners of this year’s Call to Arms…the Bang Bros!

Spike Kane stands with his arms raised, but then crumples to his knees, the blood loss from his latest wound too much for him.

Hawke: We’re in the air! How are we going to get to a hospital!
Randy: I don’t know. Both men in the ring might be dying tonight.

At ringside, Thamptis stands up.

Thamptis: You have both fought valiantly tonight. There is no reason that either of you should perish due to your wounds tonight.

He speaks a few words of power in a language long forgotten and while the ring and warriors in the ring are still covered in blood, their wounds have healed. Pepe lays on the mat and looks where his finger has regrown to be as good as new. Spike Kane jumps to his feet and celebrates where he is soon joined by Curtis Kanyon, Steve Awesome, El Combatiente, and Charlie Velez as they celebrate their win in the ring. Pepe Morales quietly slinks out of the ring, making his way to the back.

Thamptis: Thank you one and all for coming to make this event happen tonight. I will be offering transport back down to the ground below when people are ready, but I would advise finding a window and looking out to see where we are. The sights are beautiful from here.

Hawke: The show is over. You wanna go look, Randy?
Randy: Can’t hurt I suppose.

The two make their way through the castle until they can find an outer wall where a window is. They look out through it.

Hawke: Where are we?
Randy: That’s the dock where we took our boat from to get to Thessanora Island. This is Tunis!

michael: Sean Alex jr can be wrong it closest few months ago. why don,t remember can ask mongo he knows all ins&outs here. Sept 24, 2024 16:59:46 GMT -5

Mongo the Destroyer: Michael is correct, DTF closed at the end of last year. It absolutely would have been a good match for Sept 24, 2024 19:27:45 GMT -5

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