Raison D'Etre 3 Night 1 SHOW

[Kira Izumi]

Psycho KGB: "(I'm in heaven MUSHI! We got Iron Maiden opening up the show!)"

MUSHI: "(You're an Iron Maiden fan?)"

Psycho KGB: "(Just as much as Kira is! Anyways, This is Raison D'Etre 3 Night 1! I'm Psycho KGB, beside me is MUSHI! You know what's going on, you know how important this show is! Lets cut to the chase folks and lets get right to the greatest action on the entire network!)"

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We cut backstage where The Humble Hero, TEMERARIO sits upon a production case, cuddling his golden guitar, he notices the camera and encourages it to come closer, still clutching his golden ticket to the Visual Kei Championship.

TEMERARIO: Hola amigos! It is I, TEMERARIO, and in mere moments, I look forward to facing Gloria & El Unico Demonio alongside the fearless Bone Devil. However, decir la verdad, I am looking ahead. You see amigos, ever since I won this guitarra dorada, I have been dreaming. Dreaming of a better future for myself, and a better future for JROK. I still have no idea when I may take my opportunity, I still don’t know if the championship will be in the hands of Hayley Grimes, or the semi-metal man, Dylan Black...

He ponders, as always, in an overly elaborate way.

TEMERARIO: Still, whoever it may be, whenever it may be, rest assured fans of JROK, TEMERARIO is going to do everything in his power to become more than just your héroe in 2023, he will become your campeón!

Semi awkward hero pose given that the guitar is taking up a lot of room on his lap.

Dylan Black: Well isn’t that all very…fairytale.

The challenger for the Visual Kei Championship, Dylan Black walks in, TEMERARIO carefully places the guitar down and hops off the box, in order to stand eye to eye with Black, who doesn’t look at all impressed.

Dylan Black: Listen TEMERAH…TEMO…TEM-whatever your name is.

TEMERARIO attempts to tell him, but Black is not interested and raises a dismissive hand.

Dylan Black: Look I really don’t care. I just started to hear your flying pig fantasy and wanted to put you straight. You won’t be facing Hayley Grimes, you’ll be facing me. And since you now have that guitar and want to sit at the adults table, that means you have to deal with me on a regular basis, and that means dealing with E.V.E. And honestly? I don’t think you can handle us, in fact I know you can’t.

He smirks.

Dylan Black: Do yourself a favor, surrender the guitar to me, and go back to the kid’s table. You’re alone. You've no real friends here. And frankly, I don't think you can handle the abuse that E.V.E. will bring you.

TEMERARIO looks at the guitar and picks it back up, holding it in his hands as if he may present it to Black, but instead he shakes his head and places the body of the guitar on his shoulder, holding it by the neck.

TEMERARIO: Heroes do not surrender. You will learn this Dylan Black…even if the odds are against me, heroes always find a way…

He turns and walks away, ahead of his tag match. Dylan just stares, and slowly from the shadows, he’s joined by Darlene Price and Big Bad Wolf, who all stare at the departed TEMERARIO as we cut to ringside.

Match One: J-ROK Tag Team Match; 30 Minute Time Limit
Gloria & El Unico Demonio Vs. Bone Devil & TEMMERARIO

This would be a fast paced match up. Both teams worked fairly well together, despite this being their first time teaming together. There was a lot of preassure on TEMMERARIO and Devil in this one to keep their coveted guitar and cord. We'd see some decent double moves and tagging from both teams. Eventually seeing Demonio hit his Clavo Finale on his fellow luchadore after Dylan Black would distract TEMMERARIO. Devil would come in and break things up. Saving the day. TEMMERARIO would soon finish up the match and save the day for the pair.

Fumio Daemura: "(The winners of this match Bone Devil and TEMMERARIO!)"

Match Two: Special Multiman Death Match; 30 Minute Time
The Revolution, Tabby Scratch & Trafalgar Law Vs. Queens of Chaos, Hannah Rockford, & Esmerelda Kanyon

This would be a cluster fuck of a match. With tons of high spots and lots of action through out the entire contest. We'd see tons of great tag action with Queens of Chaos and Revolution as well as some unique offence from the likes of Kanyon and Scratch. Rockford and Law would be the big work horses of the match up. With Law catching Kanyon with a Buster Wolf. He'd get caught out of no where with a GZK by Hannah to end the match.

Fumio Daemura: "(Your winners of this match, Queens of Chaos, Hannah Rockford and Esmerlda Kanyon!)"

Match Three: XHF Hardcore Championship & J-ROK Doom Metal Championship Match; Light Tubes Death Match; 60 Minute Time Limit
El Combatiente Vs. Spike Kane (C.)

MUSHI: “(Two friends clash in tonights XHF Hardcore match. The two were apart of Bang Bros together, but now must face each other for the biggest prize in the Death Match and Hardcore world!)”

Psycho KGB: “(This is going to be a match of the year contender friends or not!)”

Fumio Daemura: “(This match is set for one fall! And is a Light Tubes Death Match for theJ-ROK Doom Metal and XHF Hardcore Championships! Introducing first from Los Angeles, California he is the REIGNING DEFENDING J-ROK Doom Metal Champion! He Is El Combatiente! And his opponent from Belfast, Ireland, UK he is the REIGNING DEFENDING XHF Hardcore Champion! He is Spike Kane!!!!)”

The match would start off with both men staring one another down, surrounded by thousands of light tubes. The two would start the match off with cheers from the fans. Chanting boths names. The two would charge one another after a brief pause and breath. Locking up with one another in an elbow and arm tie up. Spike maneuvering behind the Doom Metal Champion. Trying for a german suplex. EC blocks it and loosens the grip. Slipping behind Spike and holding him down with a headlock. He wrenches it in tight and drives Kane into the ropes head first into a bundle of light tubes.

Kane goes down for a moment before coming back to his senses. Blocking some stomps by the luchadore. The XHF legend trips him up with a leg sweep and creates some distance between the two of them. Picking him up for a powerslam. He’d grab some light tubes and set them up onto EC. He’d back up and run, hitting a senton onto EC and the light tubes.

Kane would go for a pin but get a one count.

MUSHI: “(Kane doing well so far in his first defense of the XHF Hardcore Title. He beat Dylan Black to win the belt just last month in Folsom Prison.)”

Psycho KGB: “(Spike is also the first ever person to hold the belt both in the original XHF Era and the Network Era. He’s looking to make his current reign even greater than his first. Even if that means blooding up a friend!)”

Spike throws some tubes at EC, who slowly gets up, taking the tubes in stride. He’d pop off by charging his foe. He’d duck a lariat by spike, hitting the light tubes. Coming off the ropes, the pain fuels him. EC ducking a kick now. Popping up with a massive frankensteiner. Rolling him up for a pin attempt. He’d get a one count though for his troubles.

EC would smash some tubes into the back of his friend. Bouncing off the ropes with a moonsault. He’d get up slowly, starting to feel the pain of the match. Spike would get back up and knee him in the gut. EC would retort with a kitchen sink right into the solar plexus. A left from Kane a right from EC. EC would pop off with a stiff kick and duck one from Spike. Spike would catch him with a european uppercut though, Causing EC to take a step back. He’d grab some light tubes and throw one to Spike.

The two would circle one another to the cheers of the blood thirsty fans. Loving every second of two friends beating each other nearly to death. They both swing and the light tubes evaporate into dust between them. They grab some more and take turns smashing them across each other. Hitting one another in the arms, legs, face, head and whatever else you could imagine. By the end you couldn’t see either man through the thick dust cloud created by the hundreds of light tubes they had just used.

MUSHI: “(It’s hard to make out what’s happening at the moment, but both men just got done fighting for their lives in that exchange!)”

Psycho KGB: “(The dust is starting to settle and both men are down to a knee. Bloody and broken by this massacre!)”

Both men down to a knee indeed as they stare one another down yet again, this time bloody and bruised. The two men get back up slowly and take in the fans as over 100,000 fans chant for these two men. Their fighting spirit runs deep as they continue on. EC hitting him with a sliced bread through a bundle of light tubes. He’d get a two count for it. Immediately going for his vertebreaker finisher. Spike would flip out of it and hit him with his Bloody Sunday. EC spins and hits him with a pele kick, both men down now as the referee counts.

EC and Spike back up to their feet now, standing face to face. They clench up and begin to brawl around. EC dropping him with a slick arm drag. Spike would come back up, only to eat a Street Justice. EC would pin him.


ONE!

TWO!!

THREE!!




Spike would kick out!

Psycho KGB: “(Spike kicks out and EC can’t believe it!)”

MUSHI: “(Neither can these fans tonight Psycho!)”

Spike and EC duke it out once more. This time slower, weaker. More beaten down. Spike hits him with a thunderstruck out of nowhere. A pin attempt…


One!

TWO!!

THREEE!!!!!







EC kick out!

The fans erupt as both men are still fighting somehow.

Both men hit one another with big boots, making one another fall back into the light tubes and ropes. They come back with clotheslines. Dropping down to a knee again. They scream and in one final burst they push.

They hit one another with everything they have, every big move, every counter, every light tube, every pin. Everything. Spike flips out of another street justice, coming back with a super kick and a spike impaler.

ONE!

TWO!!

THREE!!!



DING! DING! DING!

Fumio Daemura: “(Your winner of this match and STILL XHF Hardcore Champion… Spike Kane!)”

Match Four
J-ROK New Wave Championship
Flaming Tables Death Match
60 Minute Time Limit
Jack Gaines Vs. Darlene Price ©

MUSHI: “Welcome back from our sponsors commercial to J-ROK’s Raison D’Etre three, night one! Up next we have the New Wave champion, Darlene Price defending her gold against Jack Gaines!“

Psycho KGB: “Battling in a flaming table death match! (Excitement in his voice) Bring on the flames!“

Fumio Demura: “The following match is for the J-ROK New Wave Champion and sanctioned as a Flaming Tables Deathmatch with a sixty minute time limit! A winner is decided when one competitor uses an offensive move to put their opponent through a flaming table! If the table is not on-fire, it will not qualify as a victory.”

“Jack the Ripper” by AFI begins to play throughout the Japan National Stadium In Shinjuku, Tokyo. Fans rise to the music of the challenger as he is introduced by Fumio.

Fumio Demura: “Introducing the challenger, hailing from Whitechapel, London England! Weighing in this evening at two-hundred-three pounds! He is ‘RIPPPPPPPPERRR’ JACK GAAAAINESSSSS!

Emerging from the curtain, ‘Ripper’ Jack Gaines makes his appearance before the foreign crowd. Finding love in the foreign crowd as cheers erupt for the Englishmen.

Psycho KGB: “Look at all that hardware they have to play with!”

MUSHI: “And soon to be ablaze as these two do battle for the prestigious honor of calling themselves the J-ROK New Wave champion. After his impressive performance in the 1000 Demons Tournament, Jack is hoping to secure gold to prove that he’s a serious contender.”

Psycho KGB: “Not to mention some revenge for EVE.”

Gaines enters the ring and raises his arms in the air as he circles the ring. The music fades and Fumio lifts the microphone.

Fumio Demura: “Introducing next, hailing from the wrong neck of the woods! Weighing in this evening at one-hundred-forty-five pounds! ‘JROK’s Ambassador of Violence’ and JROK’S NEW WAVE CHAMPION — DARLEEEEENE PRIIIIIICCCCE!

"Love the way you hate me" by Rising Storm starts to play over the speakers, Darlene comes out eyeing the crowd for a second before she makes her way down to the ring, high-fiving a few random fans here and there, she circles the ring slowly as her song plays, she then steps back, runs and slides onto the ring apron on her knee, she rests her back on the top rope her arms draped over it, she sticks her tongue out to the crowd, she then throws her arms out into the crucifix pose with metal horns, slowly she raises her arms up above her head crossed, then throws them down, she then turns and leaps into the ring, tossing her jean vest off either out of the ring or towards her opponent if they are already in the ring. She goes to her corner and starts to stretch her legs.

Psycho KGB: “Our Ambassador is in for the defense of her championship reign. Jack Gaines is far from my first pick for a JROK representative, but he has proven to be undeniable. Price has to be quick to finish this one or she’ll be in for a long night.“

MUSHI: “Her RU486 is a lethal weapon that has proven to do just that. Darlene Price shows no attention to her opponent, turning her back on Gaines and displaying the New Wave gold to the audience.“

Once both wrestlers entered their corners, the referee received the championship belt and raises it in the air. Gaines takes a bow in the now in the middle of the ring, but Darlene does not. Shooting swords through Jack Gaines.

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DING! DING! DING!

A toe kick to the gut and Darlene goes for the RU486!!! NO! Jack slips out of it and shoves her into the ropes. Price rebounds, ducks a clothesline from Gaines, hooks an arm and arm drags Gaines to the canvas. Rolling to his knee, Jack pops up and goes in for a grapple. Price leaping palm strikes Jack in the nose! Staggering backwards, Gaines leans on the ropes and is barraged with a high dropkick to his chest!

MUSHI: “Over and spilling to the outside through a table goes Jack! As detailed by our esteemed ring announcer, a table must be on fire for breaking the table crowns a victory. Darlene Price is taking it to Jack like we said she would need to. Rolling out of the ring and grabbing the lighter fluid and matches.”

Psycho KGB: “Let’s light Japan’s sky up!”

Spraying lighter fluid all over two tables set up side by side. Price strikes the match and holds it up high before driving it over the table top. Flames follow the match to a near five foot orange and red, and blue flame at the table top. Gaines is picked up with struggle from Price, but the striking assassin is able to roll him onto the apron. Climbing up herself, Price kicks a rising Jack and grabs him in a DDT position before taking him into a suplex grapple. Snap suplex! Jack counters! European Uppercut rocks Darlene backwards into the post. Jack rushes forward for an elbow smash and Darlene uses the ropes to sit on the post and drive a knee into his jaw! Grabbing his head with her boots, Price swings her body off the turnbuckle using the ropes and huracarana’s price over the table and into the barricade!

MUSHI: “Upside down and crumbled into a ball, Jack Gaines barely avoids losing the match!”

Psycho KGB: “Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy, NOT. Price baited him in and used her leverage to swing him back to the bottom of the ladder. As good as he is, Jack is playing into Price’s web, and it’s almost feeding time!”

Laying on the opposite side of the flaming table, Darlene takes longer to recover. Hitting the concrete floor, for safety reasons the mats and ring skirts had been removed. Darlene grabs a stack of tables from under the ring and begins setting up an obstacle course between the posts. Tables angled are doused in the liquid before Darlene takes a piece of her shirt and rips it off at the waist. She takes a 2x4 from under the ring and wraps the top before lighting it on fire! Jack begins to move. He crawls under the flaming table that is now dying down, showing the charcoal boils of what was the table’s top. Darlene ignited her table maze of death, proving her role as JROC’s Ambassador of Violence.

Psycho KGB: “A beautiful blazing table maze for the challenger to attempt. Jack stands up, staring at the fire pits forming between him and Price. She stares back with a cocky grin forming as she gives blows him a kiss and challenges him to come get her! Price has a plan, I can smell it.”

MUSHI: “That’s lighter fluid and possibly gasoline. We’re close to evacuating the front rows due to the risk of these flames at ringside. JACK IS OFF TO THE RACES!”

Price smiles and gives him two seconds before realizing he’s making Childs play of the maze. Jack is steps away from Price before she dodges left around the post. Lighting another table on fire with the 2x4 makeshift torch. Price makes it through the flaming tables but rips his black shirt off due to singing flames eating holes into it. Jack hesitates on the next corner as Price ducks under the table, he goes around, slowing him down. Darlene stops and swings 360 going for a head shot! Jack sacks her like a panther going for the kill shot on its pray. Gaines knocks her backwards and the torch flies from Darlene’s hand. It lights a table on fire in front of the ramp. Price pulls Darlene to her feet and whips her to the barricade. Darlene flips upside down and sideways, taking a side bump into a leaning table. No fire but a splintering experience for Price.

MUSHI: “Price lifted by Jack and rolled onto the apron. Jack looks to be going for a piledriver! No a cradle piledriver! This is it! NO!”

Psycho KGB: “A leg to the face and Jack drops Darlene to the apron! Shining wizard using the ropes! Darlene rocks Jack and he leans on the post! Darlene grabs the neck and leaps off the apron with an RU486!

Price lets go of Jack’s neck and rolls over the edge!as Jack Gaines plunges through! The flames swoosh into ashes, lingering in the air before it falls to ash. The sounding of the bell as Darlene Price rolls up the ramp to a sitting position. The referee brings her the JROK New Wave championship and raises her arm, still sitting. Ring crew put out the flames and an agonizing Jack Gaines.

Fumio Demura: “Winner of the match and STILL JROK NEW WAVE CHAMPION — DARLENE PRICE!”

Match Five: Tokusatsu Death Match; 30 Minute Time Limit
Primal Vs. Ultra Kira

Primal and Ultra Kira both make their returns to J-ROK to face off one another in a Tokusatsu Death Match. The two giants would duke it out through out a model of Tokyo in the ring. Backed up with explosions and wacky poses. The match would see every tokusatsu trope from the poses to the explosions. From lasers to a second, giant form. Ultra Kira would grow into his giant form after being "beaten" too much by his hairy foe. The alien would shoot out of the arena and land as a giant in the pacific ocean, just outside the city. Primal would use his hairy powers to create a giant mech made of hair. Primal and Ultra would brawl in the ocean and hit each other with super moves as the sun sets behind them. The sight of these two giants is astounding as passersby and even the Japanese Military start to form. Primal would miss a deadly laser attack from Ultra and hit him with a hairy missile to knock him down and pin him for the win.

Fumio Daemura: "(Your winner of this match is Primal!)"

Match Six: Bed Of Nails Death Match; 30 Minute Time Limit
Johnny Sniper Vs. Killa Kai

The match would be as dangerous and bloody as one might imagine. With both men donning the crimson mask early on. We'd see Sniper hit Kai with the Locked 'N Loaded shotgun dropkick, knocking him into the spikes. Kai would kick out of a pin attempt and manage to make a come back. Hitting his murder spree ddt onto the bed of nails for the win.

Fumio Daemura: "(Your winner of this match is Killa Kai!)"

Match Seven: Razor Boards & Kitchen Knifes Death Match; 30 Minute Time limit
Eddie Havok Vs. Kira Izumi

This was a blood feud in the making. All starting back to when Izumi challenged then champion Eddie Havok for the W:UK World Championship. Izumi and UZUMAKI would beat Havok's stable mates in a trios match. Now Izumi is looking to beat his foe from around the world and even the score. Havok is coming into this match on foreign soil. The fans are strongly against him. Maybe even more so here than his own promotion. The fans boo him with every fiber of their being as he begins to gain momentum early in this match with a blindside big boot right to the dome of Kira.

It didn't help matters that Izumi was still handcuffed to the coked out gator that was the YTA Champion and his opponent the next night. Izumi had been tourtered by the gator from florida for a the entire month and even had to suffer him being there for christmas with him! Izumi had decided to use Florida the same way that got the two so far in the Sakura Tag League. By using the gator and his bullshittery to it's fullest potential. Izumi would strike back against his opponent with his opponent the next night. Swinging Florida Man into Havok and causing the two to crash.

Izumi would pick up a razor board and set it up into the corner. It wouldn't help him none though, as Eddie would hit the Ed Kick onto Kira, sending him straight into the boards! Izumi would get cut up on his back and begin to bleed. He'd grab Izumi and roll him to the middle of the ring for a pin. Kira would kick out of the pin attempt. He'd hit him with a shining wizard of his own, the itami no izumi connecting after he'd blind eddie with his blood mist.

Izumi would attempt a pin only to get a one count. Eddie would use a knife and cut the head of Kira. The J-ROK owner would bleed buckets as blood would squirt out of his head like a water fountain. Kira would try to fight back, but Eddie would stop him again and again. He'd take the blade and place it between his lips. Slicing it quickly and cutting the mouth and cheek of Kira. Kira would roll out of the ring grasping his face. He'd let go for a moment to show flesh flapping about.

Izumi would smile and laugh as he'd grab a monitor form the commentary table and throw it at Eddie. He'd grab a pen off the table and roll into the ring, Charging after his for with it. He'd jab it into his hand as he lets go of it and starts punching him in the face. He'd pick him up and slam him with a libertaion backbody driver. Izumi would use the knife and carve Eddies head to pieces. He'd pick him up and lock in the McDonald's Sprite. Eddie upside down and bleeding out had no option. He would tough it out and pass out, being tkoed by Kira.

Fumio Daemura: "(Your winner of this match is Kira Izumiandfloridaman.)"

Match Eight: Drunkards Prayer Death Match; 30 Minute Time Limit
Super Sake Presents Off The Wagon Vs. UZUMAKI (Carnivore & Yuki Sakaraba) Vs. The Hellhounds Vs. Strike 2 Kill

OTW have been on a tear as of late and would look to continue to keep their momentum going. Meanwhile the other teams were looking to bounce back from losses. This would be a chaotic affair, with brawling, high flying action and lots and lots of drinking in this match. We'd see Hellhounds clobber S2K in a bloody pulp. OTW and UZUMAKI would duke it out in a wild sequence of moves. We'd see the finish of this match up when Randy Angel would pin Carnivore for the win.

Fumio Daemura: "(Your winner of this match, Super Sake Presents: Off The Wagon!)"

Match Nine: Kabuki Death Match; 30 Minute Time Limit
Jason Long Vs. Brendan Harding

The IPW owner and Tap Out star would make his J-ROK return tonight for a special dream match against Harding. The match would be a first ever Kabuki Death Match. Another one of Kira's crazy matches, it'd borrow elements of Kabuki and Pro Wrestling, mixing the two into a unique experience. There would be traditional Japanese music playing in the background as the two would pace their battle to it. They would also have giant spears to use as weapons as well as dull swords. The two would start the match off with big dropkicks. They'd get to their feet and square off as the fans would cheer them both on.

Long would be the one to lead the match for the beginning. The former X*Crown champion was one of the best in the world and he was showing Brendan just why he was. Long would have a counter for most offence by the former New Wave Champion and this years King of Hokkaido winner. Harding would eventually manage to find an opening and take advantage of it. Hitting his SHOOPlex on Jason. This would be what Harding needed to get into this match and he'd take it. Continuing the offence on his opponent.

Harding would hit him with his Thannix Cannon as well, going for a quick pin. Long wouldn't be stopped though, kicking out of it. Jason would drop him with a blood dragon after Harding would attempt yet another thannix cannon. Jason would continue the offence and would eventually have Brendans number with a blade runner 2/vanity killer combo... or so he thought. Harding would manage to kick out. But just barely. Long would get him after burning sky.

Fumio Daemura: "(Your winner of this match is Jason Long!)"

Co-Main Event: Sakura Tag League Finals; No Holds Barred Death Match; No Time Limit
STRONGHOLD Vs. Super Frenemies

MUSHI: “(For the first time ever STRONGHOLD make it to the finals of the Sakura Tag League. For the first time ever Dylan makes it to the finals after trying with numerous other partners in the past.)”

Psycho KGB: “(These STRONGHOLD kids are no joke MUSHI. These guys have been NVR Tag Team Champions! Belts that they’ve even beaten J-ROK owner Kira Izumi to retain.)”

Fumio Daemura: “(This match is the 2022 Sakura Tag League Finals and is set at one fall with no disqualifications, no holds barred and no time limit! There must be a winner tonight, tomorrow or next week. This match will not end till one team is submitted or pinned in the ring! Now introducing first, representing NVR! In the red corner. They are Donnie Prower and Frederico Raphael Florentino. They are STRONGHOLD! And their opponents in the blue corner, they super duo of Dylan Black and Zoran Sanovic, They are Super Frenimies!)”

Frederico starts things off for his team as Zoran starts things off for his. Both men stare one another down as the bell rings and the match begins. They lock up and Sanovic goes from a headlock to a wrap around and drop toe hold. He works on the legs of FRF as he puts some pressure on them with the interrogation ‘97.

FRF breaks free and regroups. He tags in his partner, Donnie Prower who takes a dropkick to the knee of the X*Crown champion. Donnie takes him down again and smashes him with some clobbering blows. The fans cheer him on as he keeps up the offense.

MUSHI: “(Both Zoran and Dylan have another title match later on in the evening. Except Dylans is right after this match and Zoran has 12 hours to rest on his flight back to America to take part in GUNS’ New Years Eve Special.)”

Psycho KGB: “(Then he has to fly back here to fight Randy Angel on Night Two, if he can beat Kris Quake, that is!)”

STRONGHOLD shoot off with a nasty combo, catching the Champ off guard. Donnie hitting a european uppercut then a shoot kick to he back of Zoran by Freddie. A superkick to Zorans knee followed with a knee to his back. It’s finished with a standing stomp to the arm and a moonsault. The two eat it up as the fans cheer them on.

Dylan cuts into the ring and clobbers both men, dropping them down hard with a double disasterpiece to the backs of their heads. Zoran gets up and the two pull off stereo suplexes as STRONGHOLD roll out of the ring and the fans boo the Super Frenemies.

MUSHI: “(STRONGHOLD have to stay focused if they want to win this match. Zoran and Dylan are two of the very best in the world.)”

Psycho KGB: “(They have what it takes to beat them. Super Frenemies aren’t unbeatable afterall. But they won’t be a walk in the park either. And that’s what STRONGHOLD are finding out first hand tonight!)”

Sanovic tags in Black, who acts like a lion hunting its prey. Ready to pounce he goes at Prower. Prower slips away and comes from behind for a german suplex attempt. Dylan fights it off and gets behind him. He takes him down and locks him up with a side choke. Laying in a few punches. Donnie makes it to the ropes and tags out to Freddie.

He comes in like a house of fire, trying his best to overwhelm his opponent. It works after a while, as he lands a nice series of kicks on Black. He takes control of the match for a moment, proving why STRONGHOLD are that good.

STRONGHOLD hit their total elimination combo as well as their Subscribe to Wristlock Academy signature move. They make the pin and get a one count for their troubles. Dylan gets up and kicks both of them in the midsection. Him and Zoran do another makeshift double team move.

STRONGHOLD tag out again this time Donnie taking on Dylan again. The two trade strikes before we see a nice headstrong from Black after he springboards off the ropes. Planting him head first. He goes for the pin and gets a two.

He tags in Zoran again, with Sanovic showing the NVR duo what it’s like in Japan. He pulls out a fork and stabs Donnie in the head. It sticks out of his head as blood spurts everywhere. Dylan attacks Freddie in the back with a barbedwire baseball bat. Giving these men a warm J-ROK welcome.

This only fuels STRONGHOLD though. Every time they get beaten down or pinned they come back with something else. The two men showcase their technical skills on the death match delinquents. Locking them up in all sorts of uncomfortable positions. They go for their Count To Fuck finisher, but Dylan pushes off Donnie from the top rope. Zoran locks in his Conditionzier and the rolling guillotine choke would be too much for Freddie. With him passing out to the hold. Too stubborn to tap out.

Fumio Daemura: “(Your winner of this match and 2022 Sakura Tag League winners… Dylan Black and Zoran Sanovic! They are the Super Frenemies!)”

Kira comes out from the back with Florida Man still chained to his wrist. They bring out the trophies and one million yen to the winners. Dylan has none of it while Zoran tries to play along. Dylan attacks Kira with his bat and drops him down. Him and Zoran walk out of the ring as confetti rains down and fireworks go off.

Afterwards we take a brief intermission before the final match of the evenining.

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Main Event

J-ROK Visual Kei Championship

Syringes Death Match

60 Minute Time Limit

Dylan Black Vs. Hayley Grimes ©

Fumio Daemura: “The following bout is the MAIN EVENT of the evening! Sanctioned under Syringe Death match rules with a time limit of 60 minutes! Winning can occur by pinfall or submission, and count outs will not apply for this championship bout.”

MUSHI: “This one is heated folks! Dylan Black has made Hayley Grimes jump through hoops for over a year. The SKY Force and EVE are at each other’s throats and will face off tomorrow night. But tonight, we get to see these two sacrifice the blood that they pour for this sport, for the J-ROK Visual Kei Championship!”

The heavy strums of a guitar play as the lights dim and swirl around the arena.

You say I need psychotherapy

Now you're making me mad

I say you quit trying to fix me

Or this is gonna get bad

All the spotlights convene on the stage where a figure rises from the stage. He slowly spins with his arm outstretched, the hand just slightly crackling with electricity.

If you want a battle, I'll give you a war

Think you control me, don't know what you're in for

Keep coming at me, keep coming, you'll see

Keep pushing, keep pushing, pushing on me

IF YOU WANT CRAAAAAAAAAAZY!

I'LL GIVE YOU PSYCHOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Dylan flips his hair back as the lights come up with the chorus. Pausing at the top of the stage to the boos from the crowd, he offers no more than a smirk before walking down the ramp, a few ballsy fans pelting him with some trash as he makes sure to savor every second of this. He gets to where the ramp meets the ringside area and pauses, bouncing on the balls of his feet before walking to the steps. He gets up them and gets into the ring, standing in the center. Antonio Katō stands on the apron, microphone in hand as the music dies down.

Antonio Katō: “And now in the ring at this time... HE STANDS AT SIX-FEET-THREE-INCHES TALL, and weighed in tonight at a slim TWO-HUNDRED-AND-SEVEN-POUNDS, he is the SUPREME PILLAR OF VIOLENCE, the BOSTON CYBORG MANIAC, and you all know him as the GREATEST X*CROWN CHAMPION OF THE XHF NETWORK ERA! THE DAAAAAAAAAEMON! OF MAAAAAAAYHEM! DYLAAAAAAAAAAAN! BLAAAAAAAAAACK!”

Dylan raises his arm in the air, a fist in the pose of E.V.E. He turns to his corner, leaning into it while waiting for the match to start. Completely ignoring his opponent who is about to come down to the ring. His manager Antonio Katō stands on the apron near him, giving some words of advice before he steps down to the ringside area. Being cautious of all the syringes that are placed precariously like a child’s lego collection, scattered all around the ringside area. With that the music fades and Fumion Daemura takes the center of the ring to continue the introductions.

Fumio Daemura: “Introducing next! Hailing from Tokyo, Japan! Weighing in this evening at 160 pounds! The reigning and defending J-ROK VISUAL KEI CHAMPION – HAILEY GRIMES!

On stage we see The Struts who begin playing "Wild Child" as the lights change colors over the bands spot on the stage. J-ROK fans cheer on the live performance and burst into cheers as Hayley Grimes appears from the curtain and on the stage next to the singer Luke Spiller as he sings the lyrics.

MUSHI: “This is a special night for J-ROK and most undoubtedly Hayley Grimes. A blossoming night lies ahead, as Grimes takes on the man who has questioned her value as a champion. Not to forget the trials of Black. Dylan still blames her for the loss of his championship. Hayley is no stranger to gold, being a former Trios and Super Duos champion here in J-ROK.”

Psycho KGB: “There is no doubt Hayley Grimes can go. What the question is tonight is can she beat a fresh Dylan Black?”

MUSHI: “Fresh? Dylan is coming off Oh Violent Night 3’s Civil Wargames, just six days ago. I’d wager he is far from fresh, but it is true that the only time Hayley has beaten Dylan was after he went three matches in one night. Tonight she has the opportunity to shut the noise off once and for all, and cement her name in the history books.”

Psycho KGB: “A feud that has been a year in the making will possibly write its final chapter here tonight.”

Entering the ring using the steel steps, Hayley Grimes lifts the J-ROK Visual Kei Championship over her head in a proud display of her work to earn it and get here tonight. Pointing up to the Struts, she gives a rocker Horn’s hand gesture with the belt in her other hand, before handing it over to the referee. Gesturing to his manager, Dylan signals for Antonio to head to the back. The look of confusion washes away when Dylan points to his chest and mouths “I got this.” Antonio nods in respect to his boss and heads up the aisle to the back. From the side of the ramp comes out multiple J-ROK staff members in all black. Two by two they tore containers and surround the ringside area. In a coordinated effort, thousands of syringes are dumped on the floor. Within seconds the staff members are gone.




Ding! Ding! Ding!



An arrogance and scorn was present in the face of Dylan Black. Staring laser through his foe this evening, the two began circling the ring. Hayley doing the same in a counter clockwise movement. Cutting the circle in half Dylan heads to the center and Hayley meets him there. A quick hand in the air by Dylan, challenging Haley to a strength contest out of the gates.

Psycho KGB: “Look at that face, he’s soaking this in. Dylan wants revenge, but he wants it his way. “

MUSHI: “Grimes puts her hand up!”

Bait and switch by Haley as she shoots the hip and rolls Dylan up in a school boy pin!

One–!

The referee drops to make the count and barely gets a one count before Dylan kicks his legs and rolls backwards to his feet. Shining wizard from Black! Running right through the Visual Kei champion and landing on his knees after. Dylan spreads his arms out and stands up. This was his match to lose, he was showing the J-ROK audience that he commanded the ring. Turning around and focusing on Haley again, Dylan reaches for her hair as she rises, JAWBREAKER! The stuffing explodes as spit flies into the front row courtesy of Black, before he staggers and lies chest first on the top rope holding his chin. Haley up and running at Black, she gets back dropped by Black over the top rope but grabs the rope and lands on the apron! Black with a right and Hayley blocks it!

MUSHI: “Guillotine by Hayley Grimes! She lands on the apron to avoid falling into that mess of syringes ringside. Black holding his throat is hunched over in the center of the ring!”

Psycho KGB: “Climbing the top rope and MISSILE DROPKICK!”

Hayley flies and plants two feet in the shoulder of Black, sending him sailing across the ring rolling sideways into the turnbuckle. Hayley gets up, pumped up as she finds momentum on her side. The reigning defending Visual Kei Champion sees Dylan lean to a sitting position on the bottom turnbuckle and points to the challenger as she signals for her next move.


MUSHI: “Hip attack to the neck and head of a laying Black! Grimes has shown what brought her to the dance and made her a champion here in JROK.”

Psycho KGB: “The hatred between these two tells me this is just the start. We have a long night ahead of us before these two are done with one another.”


Dragging Black out of the corner by his boot, Hayley hits the ropes and comes back to drop her rear side on the chest of Black as she goes for a pin and lifts his leg, sitting with all her weight on his chest.


ONE!



TWO!



Reversed by Black!

He uses his hooked leg to roll Hayley backwards and then his other leg pins her shoulders down.


ONE!




TWO!



Shoulder up!


Grimes rolls through and uses the ropes to get up. Black rises and plots his feet, taking station and waits for Hayley to come to him. JUDO FLIP! Black tosses Hayley over and onto the canvas. Headlock applied, the two rise to their feet and hit the ropes together. Hayley slings Black to the ropes as she escapes the headlock and then gets a shoulder tackle that knocks her back to the canvas. Black stomps her twice before grabbing her leg and rolling through, rising with Hayley on his shoulders! Black lifts and heaves Grimes over the top rope in a back drop onto the exposed syringe mess ringside!


MUSHI: “OHHHH! That’s going to give me nightmares! Syringes hanging out of the body of Hayley Grimes who rolls to the barricade, becoming a human pin cushion!”

Psycho KGB: “The carnage and lack of self care for themselves is a true testament to their passion for this company and what the championship means. Champions are not every Ben, Rich, and Bob that walks in off the streets. You have to want it!”

Hayley uses the barricade to pull herself up, leaning on it as best she can and ripping the syringes from her thighs. Blood and gravity do the rest. Grimes sees Dylan roll out from the ring and navigate his way towards her. Hayley springboards off the barricade and hip attacks Dylan!

MUSHI: “Crash Bootycoot! Caught by Black! Full Nelson into a dragon suplex with bridge! Dylan going for the pin but it is not counting, as it is outside the ring. The winner must be decided in the ring for this match to end.”

The referee looks at Dylan with a face of, “oh absolutely no way am I going out there.” Dylan let’s go and plants an elbow to roll to his feet without taking more syringe damage. Hayley however was now the shoulder syringe capital of Japan. Dylan rips a few from his shoulders and the blood begins pouring. Dylan uppercuts Hayley as she rises and sends hers back into the barricade. Leaving the ringside area she escapes the syringes but not Dylan, as he jumps the barricade to pursue her. The cat and mouse chase goes up the stairs and around the fans in the aisles. Dylan clubs Hayley when he can get close to her, but Grimes is able to evade Dylan and put distance between them. Throwing a chair at Dylan, Hayley is able to slow him down just long enough to hip attack him over a stairway railing! Dylan folds up like that couch blanket from your college days, currently being used as the bedding for your dogs box. Grimes stomps Dylan and kicks him in the ribs, sending Dylan rolling down the stairway. As he stops and leans on a seat, Hayley comes running at him with a knee! Dylan dodges right and grabs Hayley’s waist, sending her into the railing and clotheslining herself!

MUSHI: “Black uses the railing dividing the steps to slingshot Hayley into it and she clotheslines herself in the process.”

Psycho KGB: “This audience is very much behind Grimes tonight. Fans respect the champion, but with the way Dylan is going I don’t know if she can endure much more. Black kicks her in the ribs, sending the Champ down the stairs in poor taste.“

Nearly at the floor level, Dylan pulls Hayley up by her hair and directs her through the ringside audience. Scooping her up and plopping her over the barricade with a body slam! Hayley again endures syringes to her body, jolting her from the landing and squirming to her feet as she gets to the apron to hold onto the bottom rope. Grimes pulls the syringes still stuck in her out and tosses them at Black as he jumps the barricade. Hayley goes to enter the ring but instead goes straight at Black. A kick to his knee staggers him, Hayley kicks again and lands in the gut. Grabbing hold of the neck she launches Black backwards with a snap suplex onto the exposed syringes!

Psycho KGB: “Both of them take damage on that landing! Was she not thinking?”

MUSHI: “Hayley appears to have had enough of playing defensively. On the offense and making it count; whether it hurts her in the process, she’s still doing the damage to Black.”

Hayley swipes the syringes out of her, adding more punctures that she had bleeding all over her body. The pain levels were seen in their faces on impact and for Black it was the first of the night that really hit. Having just endured Oh Violent Night 3, their was no doubt the abuse he took is still fresh. What he had avoided this match was a blessing, but it was over now. Hayley stomps Black’s back as she hobbles to her feet. Adding to the damage by the syringes and causing more blood to seep from Dylan. Hayley drags a bed of syringes that leans on the barricade. Setting it against the ring apron before grabbing Dylan from the floor, pulling him up and shoving him towards the bed of syringes.

Psycho KGB: “Hayley looks for revenge on Dylan for the year she has had due to him. This is no squabble of a feud folks. Neither of these two like the other. Dylan wants to prove Hayley’s only win over him was a fluke. That it took him fighting multiple matches in a night before facing Hayley, for her to beat him. That eats at Dylan Black, I guarantee it. “

MUSHI: “These two aren’t only looking for the win, but to satisfy their own required punishments on the other. Nobody is leaving this match whole. This right now proves it, as Hayley pushes Dylan’s face closer to that bed of syringes someone rigged up. Look at what lengths Dylan has pushed Hayley Grimes to! This is so uncharacteristic of the JROK Visual Kei Champion“

Hayley goes for a kick to the gut and is caught! Dylan locks in a T-Bone suplex! Elbow to the neck! Hayley does it again and breaks his hold. She goes for a DDT! Dylan rolls left and arm wrenches her shoulder. Picking up behind her as he wrist locks the same arm and goes into a hammerlock. Dylan edges Hayley closer to the bed of syringes as it leans a foot away. Slipping his outside hand under her right shoulder and around her neck. Dylan pushes Hayley’s head down towards the syringes, getting inches away as a camera zooms in. The fear or panic in her eyes as it edges closer and closer to a painful table full of needles aiming to do their job for this evening’s bout. Elbow to the head! Snapmare by Hayley!

MUSHI: “Thinking on her feet! Grimes checks Dylan with a reversal and puts him on the bed of syringes instead. “

Psycho KGB: “Absolutely wild offense by these two tonight, and all the syringe glory this match promised! Look at Dylan’s face – his eyes tell the story of an experience he doesn’t love one bit.“

Dylan flips into the board and bounces off like a cat seeing a cucumber out of nowhere. Launching himself off the syringes and to the floor where more syringes stab at him! Dylan crawls on his knees, which appear to be padded, and hangs himself over the barricade as the agony shows on his face and in his voice.

MUSHI: “Hayley grabs Dylan by the neck and throws him towards the ring apron. Dylan rolls under the bottom rope on his own, Hayley follows suit.“

Psycho KGB: “Dylan is unaware Hayley is behind him as she bounces off the ropes. Another Crash Bootycoot by Grimes coming up!“

As Hayley goes past Black but still behind him, she hits the ropes diagonal to him, coming back at an angle that faces his right side. Hayley jumps and turns herself in the air for the hip attack! Reversed, Dylan gets her arm and looks for a Ragnarök! Countered by Hayley who faces Dylan again, this time swinging - both hitting rights on the other. Hayley grapples and goes for an irish whip to the corner. Dylan reverses and sends Hayley hard into the turnbuckle! She staggers out, turning towards him, throat chop by Black! Hayley clutches her neck and shows she isn’t able to breath, Ragnarök by Black! A pin!


One!



Two!



Three!


Pulling the left leg off the bottom rope as he hears the three, Dylan stands up, walking on Hayley’s chest as he steps on and over her to the referee. The JROK Visual Kei championship belt is presented to Dylan Black as the referee raises his free arm - to which Black snaps it away and dismisses the referee’s presence.

Fumio Daemura: “Winner of this match and NEW VISUAL KEI CHAMPION - DYLAN BLACK!”

That gold shines high in the hands of Dylan Black from the center of the ring in the Japan National Stadium In Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan as night one finishes up.