The AWF Presents: Prestige 23 - FRIGHT CLUB
Oct 26, 2018 15:10:21 GMT -5
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Ascension Wrestling Federation Presents:
Live at Factory of Terror
Canton, OH
10/26/18
Capacity: 1,666
Romano: Welcome to this spooky night here at Prestige 23, Fright Club! My name is Cassius Romano!
Taylor: And I'm Tommy Taylor! This is a one-match show, but it's a big match!
Romano: Very true. This Fright Club match is a bit complicated. All competitors are in the ring, and that's when the steel cage comes in. Before you can escape, you have to pin or make an opponent submit.
Taylor: When you escape, you have to go past a couple of obstacles up until you get to the cauldron. Then you bob for apples. Each apple will have prizes. Whether the prize is good or not, well... it's up to the apple.
Romano: You can bob for as many apples as you want, up until the last fall takes place, but you have to return the last apple you got if you want to re-bob.
Taylor: Even if the prizes are bad, everyone's a winner! But it looks like the match is about to begin, so let's get to it!
“Pervert” by the Descendents begins playing as “Guttertrash” Greg Adkins walks out from the back with a busty woman under each arm. They’re dressed in almost not there swimsuits. Greg Adkins is dressed as an angel with wings and a C-string
Romano: Did Greg clear having a couple of valets come down to the ring with him?
Taylor: Does it matter? Here they are!
The crowd cheers the women on as Greg passionately kisses one while reaching back to grope the other. The girls head to the back while Greg gives them goodbye smacks on the butt.
Taylor: Isn’t one of those girls Samantha from Accounting?
Romano: She’s such a whore.
Greg Adkins makes his way down to the ring, dancing, and making eyes at the men and women as he goes.
Romano: Does he swing both ways?
Taylor: I hear that he swings for anything that moves.
Greg Adkins rolls into the ring and continues to dance, doing some pelvic thrusts to drive the crowd nuts (they either love him or hate him with no middle ground).
Taylor: Hey Cassius?
Romano: Yeah?
Taylor: Why do you keep thinking about Samantha every time Greg Adkins comes here?
Romano: It's just... Yeah, i'unno.
As the guitar riff kicks in Dragon saunters out to the ramp, throwing both his arms up and giving the bullhorn sign with both hands.
Dragon swaggers down to the ring amidst a sea of jeers and hatred from the crowd with a smirk etched across his face, he slides into the ring and eyes the crowd from down on the mat before jumping up to his feet and climbing the nearest turnbuckle, throwing both arms up and yelling "No ONE GREATER!" to the crowd.
Dragon then jumps back down and leans casually against the corner.
Taylor: And here's the XHF Phoenix Champion, James Dragon!
Romano: He's already accomplished so much. Is he looking to go higher within the AWF?
The opening riffs begin as we pan around the arena and soon focus on the stage. Kira comes spinning out from the back, dressed as Kaneko from a well and beloved anime. He looks around before he starts walking down the ramp.
誰々さん もうくたばれ
僕は散々くたばった
次は君の番だって思い込みたいの
誘惑のエマージェンシー
He walks around the ring slapping hands of his fans and aging on the fans who hate him. He goes around the entire ring before walking up the steps. He pause a minute and looks around before entering the ring.
"SEE MORE SEE MORE GUITARS Virusがザワザワ
DIE HARD DIE meets HARD Bluesもザワザワ"
He climbs up to the top rope and makes an "X" pose with his arms. He looks around at the crowd before he gets down and repeats the process at the other three turnbuckles. He gets down and heads off to the center of the ring where he beats his chest and puts up an "X" again.
Taylor: And here is Kira Izumi! While he may have had his ups and downs, he is forever remembered as the first AWF Prestige Class Champion that is now in the AWF Prestige Championship.
Romano: And he's a fighter. I may have my gripes against the kids, but this kid knows his values.
"Because He lives" by Matt Maher starts to play throughout the arena as the lights go dim we see twelve men in white hooded robes slowly walk out and down the ramp as Rev. Thomas Reece slowly walks out, dressed as a zombie, holding his own personal black leather bound bible. As he walks down the aisle in between the twelve men he preaches to the crowd as he enters the ring. The twelve men walk around the ring handing out small personal sized bibles as "The Savior" Rev. Thomas Reece holds the microphone and delivers his daily Bible passage before heading over to his corner to wait for the bell.
Romano: It looks like our preacher man is now undead.
Taylor: As in he died and came back to life? I guess he wants to be just like Jesus!
The lights go out as the chilling intro begins, as One True Supervillain plays through the PA System, smoke fills up the stage and the lights flicker to the beat of the song. Out of the shadows, comes Maverick, dressed as... a lightbulb. He looks out to the crowd and then crouches down. He jumps back up to his feet and makes his way down the ramp at a fast pace. Once he reaches the ring, he walks towards the steps and makes his way up to the ring apron. He walks along the apron until he reaches the center of it and then raises his hand in the air as he looks up, he stays in this position for a minute before entering the ring and heading towards his corner.
Taylor: It looks like Maverick is coming and he's dressed as a lightbulb!
Romano: Well he's certainly looking positive in this match up!
The steel cage lowers around all five wrestlers. ...Wait, five? The wrestlers exchange glances realize that there is one man short. Furanku Furetcha. But alas, just like class moves on with a missing student, so too does this match end with a missing participant. The bell rings and there exists the awkward song and dance, before the action actually starts.
Taylor: Where is Furanku?
Romano: It's not like him to miss a match. He's a great wrestler, and he-
Taylor: Wait, what's that sound?
Romano: ...Sound?
That's when the sound of an airplane approaches. Faster. Louder. Faster louder. It gets closer... and that's when something falls out of the plane! The plane moves forward and strikes a line of portable toilets. There is a loud sound of people shuddering in disgust. As the something that fell from the plane approaches the ground, a parachute is ejected. The object approaches the ground closer and closer. Then it's revealed the something is actually a person.
Taylor: Fu... Furanku!
Romano: Oh God. I thought the only person who would dare use an airplane as an act of terror would be Terry Bradshaw...
As expected, Furanku is dressed up as a kamikaze pilot. On the way down, he said, "I thought this was Fright Crub!"
Taylor: Fright Crub?
Romano: ...He thought we were advertising flying lessons...
As Furanku lands into the ring, the parachute lands on everyone else, covering them in the plastic material. Those wrestlers begin trying to wrestle their way out of the material. Furanku sees this as a moment of opportunity. He finds the first body that is next to him and rolls him (or in the case of Greg Adkins, it), for a pin count. The referee is uncovered and finds this pin. He slides down for the pin:
...One!
...Two!
...Three!
Taylor: Furanku gets the first pin? This is absolutely ridiculous!
Romano: I think Ridiculous is his middle name, but as ridiculous as it is, he gets first dibs to exit the ring!
Taylor: If ridiculous is his middle name, wouldn't it actually be 'ridicurious?" Hah! GET IT!?
Romano: ...
Furanku jumps up and immediately rushes to the side of the steel wall. He gets about halfway up, when Maverick, who is dressed up as a lightbulb, runs to the cage. He grabs Furanku and hits him when a German Suplex! Maverick gets up, but immediately gets taken down with a leg sweep from Kira Izumi, who is dressed up as Kaneki Ken from Tokyo Ghoul. Maverick lands on an arm and cartwheels back to his feet to evade the first AWF Prestige Class Champion. James Dragon goes forward to attack, but there's a hand on his shoulder from Greg Adkins.
Greg Adkins: Do you really want to get involved in all of this?
James Dragon, who is dressed like Tony Montana from Scarface, shrugs
James Dragon: I really don't like you touching me, especially with what you're wearing.
Greg Adkins, who is dressed as an angel only adorned with wings and a c-string. offers Dragon a wink. Back where the action is. Maverick moves forward to attack Kira, but Reverend Thomas Reece moves forward with his zombie outfit and takes Maverick by surprise with a bulldog, sending Maverick's face to the ground. Kira smiles. But not just because he was spared from an attack - but also that his diversion sent Furanku top the top of the steel cage! He flips his legs over and starting to descend down the other side. James Dragon takes a look and finds Kira, separated just by a steel cage. A smirk comes across Dragon's face as he dropkicks the cage. The impact caused Furanku to drop off from the side of the cage and onto his back.
Romano: James Dragon is really shoving it to the former XHF Phoenix Champion.
Taylor: This guy sure is an enigma!
James Dragon is smirking, grinning even. He then sees something from the corner of his eye. It's Greg Adkins. James Dragon begins to climb the cage to chase after this opponent. Greg Adkins, who doesn't understand the rules of the match, was trying to cheat the system! He grabs the foot of Adkins and pulls him down, but the perverted angel with harness wings and a C-string, gets some distance between the cage and himself, and falls down onto James Dragon! Dragon forces himself not to throw up as he converts it to a school boy. Greg's fine with it. He knows it's a victory in the long run:
...One!
...Two!
...Three!
James Dragon gets off Greg Adkins and is perplexed by the smile on his face. That's when Dragon notices something odd. He looks at his hand, with a residue on it. That's when he realizes what just happened. The face of James Dragon is... nothing. It's a state without expression. He's shocked. Disgusted. And Greg Adkins takes the moment to start climbing the cage. Dragon puts himself into gear and sees what's going on. He wants to bring himself to Adkins, but decides it's not worth it. He begins climbing himself - of course, on a different side of the cage. Greg Adkins is half-way up, when Kira Izumi comes out of nowhere and with a high-rise German Suplex! That's when something happens...
Taylor: Cassius! His C-String came off...
Romano: So that's what Samantha from Accounting has to look forward to every night...
James Dragon gets to the top of the cage and takes a good look at Greg Adkins' impressive schlong. He's frozen, then forces himself to continue himself out of the ring. Meanwhile, outside of the ring, Furanku is back on his feet. He ventures through the haunted house. He gets into the mirror room and finds a ton of Furankus! Furanku scratches his head. He begins to march into the exit... OUCH! Furanku slams his face into a mirror. Back in the ring, Reverend Thomas Reece and Maverick are trading blows. The former State of Ohio Champion pulls Thomas Reece in for a kick to the stomach, which shoves the air out from his lungs. That's when Kira comes from behind and grabs the shoulders of Reece as he's bent over Maverick. Kira pulls Thomas Reece over Maverick, who brings him forward for a roll out. Maverick immediately starts kicking out, but Kira is shoving Reverend Reece's bodyweight so Maverick can't take his shoulders from the mat:
...One!
...Two!
...Three!
Taylor: Maverick got screwed! Why did Kira do that?
Romano: I think it's less about Kira having some sort of loyalty to anyone. I think he enjoys having his moments of chaos.
With the pin, Reverend Thomas Reece heads for the steel cage. Meanwhile, Maverick is shooting death glares at the man who pinned him. Meanwhile, outside of the ring, Furanku has passed through the mirror maze. James Dragon makes it there and instead of running through, he looks around and ponders, taking a different approach. Furanku Furetcha rushes past. Through a glimmer beneath shades, he sees the cauldron. There, he would bob for apples, where his prize would be. But before he goes through the hall, he goes through a dark room with only a sliver of moonlight for illuminations. As he goes through there, a dragon pops out of nowhere and chases after him. Furanku turns around and books it, screaming, "GODZIRRA!" In the ring, there are only three left. Kira, Maverick and Greg Adkins. Adkins gets up and attempts to reattach his C-String, but is finding it incredibly difficult to do so. After all, the adhesive isn't as sticky as it used to be and he had someone help him. Nevertheless, Greg Adkins is a fighting champion and he'll be damned if he's going to let some fabric stop him. He begins running like a mad man to Kira Izumi and Maverick, who are currently trading blows with one another. Maverick is getting the upper hand as he's full of fury. Kira turns around and starts climbing the ring cage. Maverick, however is shocked by the sight of a naked, creepy man ready to start some physical action, he's worried he may have switched lives with Hailey Black. Greg Adkins clotheslines Maverick to the ground and puts him into a headscissors submission. Maverick immediately taps out.
Taylor: Maverick taps out! He's ready to exit the ring!
Romano: A headscissors submission? I feel like tapping out, just watching that.
Greg Adkins gets off of, but as Kira approaches the top, Terry Bradshaw is seen right next to the ring. By the way, he's dressed up like this:
Taylor: Is Terry Bradshaw really dressed like a little boy?
Romano: One that has been shot, yes.
Anywho, Terry Bradshaw flips a switch, and Kira Izumi is immediately executed! Kira falls out and is inside of the ring. Terry Bradshaw glares a hole through Kira.
Terry: You didn't get the pin yet! You cant get out of there, yet!
Taylor: ...
Romano: ...
Terry Bradshaw shuts off the electricity as Greg Adkins prepares to start climbing. Outside of the ring, Furanku hides in the mirror room until Godzilla enters the room. That's where they meet up with James Dragon. Furanku runs back out of the room and goes back toward the exit, where Dragon follows. Godzilla takes off his mask in front of Terry Bradshaw.
Copycat: Mr. Bradahaw! This really hurts!
Bradshaw: Copycat, stop fooling around! The wrestlers are coming!
Terry Bradshaw shoves the mask back onto Copycat's head. Just in time for Reverend Thomas Reece to stroll through! Copycat attempts to be all menacing, but the reverend puts his hand onto Godzilla's shoulder and starts reciting a biblical path. Thomas Reece reassures Godzilla that Copycat is a child of God and with God's love, can traverse through all of life's trouble and with Jesus, can spend all of time in heaven. Godzilla is shocked and stands still in place. This allows Thomas Reece to pass through. As soon as the area is clear, Terry Bradshaw slaps Godzilla across the face and knocking him down. There, the mask comes off again to reveal him as Copycat.
Bradshaw: What the FUCK was that about?
Copycat: He... He said that Jesus loves me and I can go to heav-
That's when Terry Bradshaw slaps Copycat across the face again.
Bradshaw: My boy, Copycat! Nobody loves you and when you die, the only place you'll go to is to the wolves! I've told you this!
Just then, Greg Adkin passes by.
Greg Adkins: Hey, Copycat.
Copycat: He-
For a third time, Terry Bradshaw slaps Copycat across the face.
Bradshaw: YOU'RE DOING A TERRIBLE JOB!
At the cauldron, Furanku and James Dragon begins to bob for apples. Furanku pulls out the first apple and the apple is inscribed, "Copycat's Nudes". Furanku raises an eyebrow and drops the apple back in. James Dragon bobs for apples and pulls out an apple with writing on it reading, "Any Championship Shot in AWF". James Dragon smiles and slowly nods. He keeps the apple with him and heads out.
Taylor: James Dragon just got his apple! He got the prize he's looking for... on his first try too!
Romano: And I have to say, I think he got the best apple in the entire cauldron. I honestly don't think he could have gotten a better one.
Thomas Reece gets into the area of the cauldron and as soon as he's able, he's shoving his head into the cauldron. He finds an apple and pulls it up, it reads, "A Terry Bradshaw T-Shirt". The reverend drops it back in and as he does so, Furanku pulls his head back up and he pulls out a... Well it's not an apple. It's an orange! On it, it reads, "Aren't you glad I didn't put a banana in there?" He didn't even use the orange pun! It makes no sense! Furanku begins mouthing it, "Aren't you grad..." then realizes it's bullcrap. He drops it back in. Meanwhile, in the ring, Maverick looks down at the electrified Kira. He goes in for the pin count. The referee goes in for the pin count:
...One!
...Two!
...Thr-Kira kicks out!
Taylor: How did Kira kick out!? He has had so much electricity go through him!
Romano: There's a lot of things you can say about Kira, but you can't say he's not a fighter.
Greg Adkins gets into the cauldron and immediately bobs his head in. ...and he pulls out the first thing he feels! It's a chicken wing! Most people would be kind of grossed out about it, but Greg happily chomps down on it. Meanwhile, Furanku pulls out another apple. It says "One Month of Free Oil Changes" Furanku puts it back down. Even though he Rear American, something inside of him tells him that you don't need more than one oil change in a month and he already has his car's oil changed! (Sorry if I screwed any oil change RPs, Steele). Reverend Thomas Reece dunks his head into the cauldron and fishes for another apple. He pulls out an apple that says "XHF Phoenix Championship Shot". Reverend Thomas Reece thinks about it. After all, he used to be the Phoenix Champion. Would he want to go back? That's when Godzilla comes back with a roar. He runs after the three wrestlers by the cauldron. Thomas Reece turns around and the distraction causes the apple to slip out of his hand and back into the cauldron. Furanku runs to Godzirra, facing his fears, bringing peace to ancestor and takes him down with a vicious RARIAT! The three go back to bobbing for apples. Godzilla takes off his mask again.
Copycat: Mr. Bradshaw, please let me call the hospital! I think there's bleeding in the brain!
Bradshaw: STOP MESSING AROUND, COPYCAT! You can't pretend to be the weakest wrestler after I saw you kill Nova Huntley!
Copycat: But that wasn't even m-
Bradshaw: NO EXCUSES!
Inside of the ring, Maverick takes Kira Izumi down with a DDT. He goes for another pin:
...One!
...Two!
...Thr-Kira kicks out again. Kira is actually bleeding out of his mouth as he's trying to struggle to be the person not last out of the ring.
Romano: So much is going on. I can barely keep track!
Taylor: I might be able to summarize it. Copycat is being Copycat, Terry Bradshaw is still a jerk and there are a lot of rotten apples in that cauldron.
Romano: Literally?
A split second after Cassius Romano asks that, Greg Adkins pulls his head from the cauldron and finds an apple that's gone all sorts of brown. In fact, there's a worm in the apple! A real life worm! He spits it out and forces himself to not upchuck before going deep inside. Reverend Reece pulls out another apple and it reads, "Sex with Copycat's Sister". Thomas Reece is not impressed. After all, he's a man of God. He throws the apple back in. Furanku, however, bobs deep and nearly capsizes as he grabs an apple deep down in the bottom. He pulls it back up and flips onto the other side of the cauldron. There he finds an apple that says, "AWF Midwest Championship". Furanku smiles and takes the apple back with him.
Taylor: And there you have it! Furanku Furetcha is now holding a shot for the AWF Midwest Championship!
Romano: And now that's over, the kamikaze fighter can leave the ring and hopefully he'll take an Uber home.
In the ring, Kira finally finds a way to get back to his feet. Maverick is already full of spunk and energy. Kira weakly goes for a couple of punches, but Maverick dodges them and swats them away. Kira surprises Maverick with a lucky knee, and that forces Maverick down on his knees himself. Kira runs forward, but Maverick picks up Kira and slams him down with a spinebuster. Maverick looks at Kira and finds himself breathing heavily. He just realized how tired he is and is just lucky he's in much better shape than his opponent. Back at the cauldron, with only two men face-first in, Reverend Thomas Reece pulls out an apple that reads, "XHF European Championship". Reece knows that's an AXW belt and highly suspects AWF doesn't have AXW permission to give out their title shots so he drops it back in. (Spoiler: AWF doesn't). Thomas Reece goes back in. Meanwhile, Greg Adkins is groaning underneath the water. He pulls himself out and finds... A FUCKING FISH IN HIS MOUTH! He doesn't even drop it back in, he immediately jerks his head to the side and spits it out. Immediately, a big behemoth of a monster comes running down. It's Goldbear II! He catches the fish and swallows it in a single gulp. He's a happy boi!
Goldbear II:
Getting what he wants, Goldbear II turns around and wanders off in the woods to do bear things.
Taylor: Well that was heart-warming!
Romano: You have no idea how many lives were just put at risk with a bear in public like that.
Maverick lands a couple nice throws against Kira, but for some reason, that son of a bitch won't stay on the ground. Kira is able to get another lucky knee in and again, Maverick falls to a knee. Kira charges forward and Maverick thinks of Kira like an idiot, considering what just happened, but Kira turbos forward and strikes him with his signature Shining Wizard that he calls Itami No Izumi! Kira Izumi quickly goes for the pin count:
...One!
...Two!
...Three!
Taylor: And that's the last pin! Both Maverick and Kira can go out and get their prizes now!
Romano: This has got to be bad.
Taylor: ...Do you mean good?
Romano: No.
Kira weakly gets up and begins to climb the cage. As he does so, Terry Bradshaw looks at the camera.
Bradshaw: RELEASE THE BATS!
In a compartment right by the cauldron, bats flood the area and immediately, Reverend Thomas Reece and Greg Adkins are slapping the blackness away from them. Terry Bradshaw begins screaming to them.
Bradshaw: ONE MORE SHOT LEFT!
Greg Adkins reaches in and pulls out an apple. It reads, "A Gift Box". Greg Adkin shrugs. He's not quite sure what that means, but it could be really good. He walks out. Meanwhile, Reverend Thomas Reece goes in and pulls out an apple. It reads, "AWF Prestige Championship Shot". The reverend smiles, happy with what he has. Both of them head out as there are only two people left who have not picked out apples, and they're still in the ring! Kira Izumi is nearing the top as Maverick is just getting onto his feet. Kira Izumi makes it over to the other side and begins to exit the steel cage. As he does so, Godzilla is now ready to scare people more. Kira approaches him and Godzilla approaches him with a monstrous roar! Kira shakes his head, not having time to deal with him, throws a punch to the face! Godzilla goes down and the mask gets taken off. Copycat begins crying.
Taylor: This is so embarrassing... Cassius, I think I want to get him some medical attention. Should I call 9-1-1?
Romano: Oh God, no. Not if you want to keep your job. Terry Bradshaw will fire you. He seems to think Copycat is just seeking attention.
Kira Izumi navigates past the mirror maze and Maverick gets to Copycat. Copycat, in the Godzilla outfit, stops Maverick and grabs him by the ankle.
Copycat: Please, Maverick! Look, I really need a doctor! Please call 9-1-1. PLEASE!
Maverick looks down at Copycat with mercy in his eyes.
Oh wait. Did I say mercy?
I meant pity.
Maverick moves his leg past and then SHOOTS forward like an NFL special teams kicker and strikes Copycat in the nuts SO hard, Copycat screams. He screams at a pidtch so high, that Terry Bradshaw has to readjust his underwear. Kira stops at the mirror room. He looks left and right, but has difficulty advancing through. Maverick soon arrives after him. They are both searching on the correctly exit that would actually bring them past. That's when...
"BANG!"
Glass shatters. More of the correct path to the cauldron was illuminated as the reflections were hindered. However, both Maverick and Kira Izumi looked back to the source of the disturbance. It's Terry Bradshaw.
Romano: Let me get this straight.
Taylor: 'kay.
Romano: So Terry Bradshaw came in dressed up like a little boy who was shot in a school shooting.
Taylor: It looks like that to me, yeah.
Romano: Now he's trying to show people he's the actual school shooter?
Taylor: Is... Is that what he's doing?
Romano: Well if there's a better explanation, please let me know because this is the only thing that makes sense to me.
Ultimately, Kira and Maverick were able to navigate through the maze. (The gunshot may have helped with their motivation.) Both Kira Izumi and Maverick get to the cauldron and immediately shove their heads into the water so that they can bob for apples. Kira Immediately has something and pulls it out. It's an apple that Reverend Thomas Reece had earlier - a shot at the The XHF Phoenix Championship! Moments afterward, Maverick pulls up with an apple. His mouth gapes open as the apple is revealed to be, "6 Months of Cleaning By Copycat In A French Maid's Outfit". The bell rings.
Jessie Love: Ladies and gentlemen, our first ever... and possibly only ever episode of Fright Night at Prestige 23!
Romano: This match was... interesting.
Taylor: Congratulations for Kira Izumi who won the #1 contendership for the Phoenix Championship, but Maverick... He...
Romano: ...Yeah. Well this was certainly a show and we will be back in two weeks. We'll see you on November 9th for Prestige 24! Good night!
Live at Factory of Terror
Canton, OH
10/26/18
Capacity: 1,666
Romano: Welcome to this spooky night here at Prestige 23, Fright Club! My name is Cassius Romano!
Taylor: And I'm Tommy Taylor! This is a one-match show, but it's a big match!
Romano: Very true. This Fright Club match is a bit complicated. All competitors are in the ring, and that's when the steel cage comes in. Before you can escape, you have to pin or make an opponent submit.
Taylor: When you escape, you have to go past a couple of obstacles up until you get to the cauldron. Then you bob for apples. Each apple will have prizes. Whether the prize is good or not, well... it's up to the apple.
Romano: You can bob for as many apples as you want, up until the last fall takes place, but you have to return the last apple you got if you want to re-bob.
Taylor: Even if the prizes are bad, everyone's a winner! But it looks like the match is about to begin, so let's get to it!
“Pervert” by the Descendents begins playing as “Guttertrash” Greg Adkins walks out from the back with a busty woman under each arm. They’re dressed in almost not there swimsuits. Greg Adkins is dressed as an angel with wings and a C-string
Romano: Did Greg clear having a couple of valets come down to the ring with him?
Taylor: Does it matter? Here they are!
The crowd cheers the women on as Greg passionately kisses one while reaching back to grope the other. The girls head to the back while Greg gives them goodbye smacks on the butt.
Taylor: Isn’t one of those girls Samantha from Accounting?
Romano: She’s such a whore.
Greg Adkins makes his way down to the ring, dancing, and making eyes at the men and women as he goes.
Romano: Does he swing both ways?
Taylor: I hear that he swings for anything that moves.
Greg Adkins rolls into the ring and continues to dance, doing some pelvic thrusts to drive the crowd nuts (they either love him or hate him with no middle ground).
Taylor: Hey Cassius?
Romano: Yeah?
Taylor: Why do you keep thinking about Samantha every time Greg Adkins comes here?
Romano: It's just... Yeah, i'unno.
As the guitar riff kicks in Dragon saunters out to the ramp, throwing both his arms up and giving the bullhorn sign with both hands.
Dragon swaggers down to the ring amidst a sea of jeers and hatred from the crowd with a smirk etched across his face, he slides into the ring and eyes the crowd from down on the mat before jumping up to his feet and climbing the nearest turnbuckle, throwing both arms up and yelling "No ONE GREATER!" to the crowd.
Dragon then jumps back down and leans casually against the corner.
Taylor: And here's the XHF Phoenix Champion, James Dragon!
Romano: He's already accomplished so much. Is he looking to go higher within the AWF?
The opening riffs begin as we pan around the arena and soon focus on the stage. Kira comes spinning out from the back, dressed as Kaneko from a well and beloved anime. He looks around before he starts walking down the ramp.
誰々さん もうくたばれ
僕は散々くたばった
次は君の番だって思い込みたいの
誘惑のエマージェンシー
He walks around the ring slapping hands of his fans and aging on the fans who hate him. He goes around the entire ring before walking up the steps. He pause a minute and looks around before entering the ring.
"SEE MORE SEE MORE GUITARS Virusがザワザワ
DIE HARD DIE meets HARD Bluesもザワザワ"
He climbs up to the top rope and makes an "X" pose with his arms. He looks around at the crowd before he gets down and repeats the process at the other three turnbuckles. He gets down and heads off to the center of the ring where he beats his chest and puts up an "X" again.
Taylor: And here is Kira Izumi! While he may have had his ups and downs, he is forever remembered as the first AWF Prestige Class Champion that is now in the AWF Prestige Championship.
Romano: And he's a fighter. I may have my gripes against the kids, but this kid knows his values.
"Because He lives" by Matt Maher starts to play throughout the arena as the lights go dim we see twelve men in white hooded robes slowly walk out and down the ramp as Rev. Thomas Reece slowly walks out, dressed as a zombie, holding his own personal black leather bound bible. As he walks down the aisle in between the twelve men he preaches to the crowd as he enters the ring. The twelve men walk around the ring handing out small personal sized bibles as "The Savior" Rev. Thomas Reece holds the microphone and delivers his daily Bible passage before heading over to his corner to wait for the bell.
Romano: It looks like our preacher man is now undead.
Taylor: As in he died and came back to life? I guess he wants to be just like Jesus!
The lights go out as the chilling intro begins, as One True Supervillain plays through the PA System, smoke fills up the stage and the lights flicker to the beat of the song. Out of the shadows, comes Maverick, dressed as... a lightbulb. He looks out to the crowd and then crouches down. He jumps back up to his feet and makes his way down the ramp at a fast pace. Once he reaches the ring, he walks towards the steps and makes his way up to the ring apron. He walks along the apron until he reaches the center of it and then raises his hand in the air as he looks up, he stays in this position for a minute before entering the ring and heading towards his corner.
Taylor: It looks like Maverick is coming and he's dressed as a lightbulb!
Romano: Well he's certainly looking positive in this match up!
The steel cage lowers around all five wrestlers. ...Wait, five? The wrestlers exchange glances realize that there is one man short. Furanku Furetcha. But alas, just like class moves on with a missing student, so too does this match end with a missing participant. The bell rings and there exists the awkward song and dance, before the action actually starts.
Taylor: Where is Furanku?
Romano: It's not like him to miss a match. He's a great wrestler, and he-
Taylor: Wait, what's that sound?
Romano: ...Sound?
That's when the sound of an airplane approaches. Faster. Louder. Faster louder. It gets closer... and that's when something falls out of the plane! The plane moves forward and strikes a line of portable toilets. There is a loud sound of people shuddering in disgust. As the something that fell from the plane approaches the ground, a parachute is ejected. The object approaches the ground closer and closer. Then it's revealed the something is actually a person.
Taylor: Fu... Furanku!
Romano: Oh God. I thought the only person who would dare use an airplane as an act of terror would be Terry Bradshaw...
As expected, Furanku is dressed up as a kamikaze pilot. On the way down, he said, "I thought this was Fright Crub!"
Taylor: Fright Crub?
Romano: ...He thought we were advertising flying lessons...
As Furanku lands into the ring, the parachute lands on everyone else, covering them in the plastic material. Those wrestlers begin trying to wrestle their way out of the material. Furanku sees this as a moment of opportunity. He finds the first body that is next to him and rolls him (or in the case of Greg Adkins, it), for a pin count. The referee is uncovered and finds this pin. He slides down for the pin:
...One!
...Two!
...Three!
Taylor: Furanku gets the first pin? This is absolutely ridiculous!
Romano: I think Ridiculous is his middle name, but as ridiculous as it is, he gets first dibs to exit the ring!
Taylor: If ridiculous is his middle name, wouldn't it actually be 'ridicurious?" Hah! GET IT!?
Romano: ...
Furanku jumps up and immediately rushes to the side of the steel wall. He gets about halfway up, when Maverick, who is dressed up as a lightbulb, runs to the cage. He grabs Furanku and hits him when a German Suplex! Maverick gets up, but immediately gets taken down with a leg sweep from Kira Izumi, who is dressed up as Kaneki Ken from Tokyo Ghoul. Maverick lands on an arm and cartwheels back to his feet to evade the first AWF Prestige Class Champion. James Dragon goes forward to attack, but there's a hand on his shoulder from Greg Adkins.
Greg Adkins: Do you really want to get involved in all of this?
James Dragon, who is dressed like Tony Montana from Scarface, shrugs
James Dragon: I really don't like you touching me, especially with what you're wearing.
Greg Adkins, who is dressed as an angel only adorned with wings and a c-string. offers Dragon a wink. Back where the action is. Maverick moves forward to attack Kira, but Reverend Thomas Reece moves forward with his zombie outfit and takes Maverick by surprise with a bulldog, sending Maverick's face to the ground. Kira smiles. But not just because he was spared from an attack - but also that his diversion sent Furanku top the top of the steel cage! He flips his legs over and starting to descend down the other side. James Dragon takes a look and finds Kira, separated just by a steel cage. A smirk comes across Dragon's face as he dropkicks the cage. The impact caused Furanku to drop off from the side of the cage and onto his back.
Romano: James Dragon is really shoving it to the former XHF Phoenix Champion.
Taylor: This guy sure is an enigma!
James Dragon is smirking, grinning even. He then sees something from the corner of his eye. It's Greg Adkins. James Dragon begins to climb the cage to chase after this opponent. Greg Adkins, who doesn't understand the rules of the match, was trying to cheat the system! He grabs the foot of Adkins and pulls him down, but the perverted angel with harness wings and a C-string, gets some distance between the cage and himself, and falls down onto James Dragon! Dragon forces himself not to throw up as he converts it to a school boy. Greg's fine with it. He knows it's a victory in the long run:
...One!
...Two!
...Three!
James Dragon gets off Greg Adkins and is perplexed by the smile on his face. That's when Dragon notices something odd. He looks at his hand, with a residue on it. That's when he realizes what just happened. The face of James Dragon is... nothing. It's a state without expression. He's shocked. Disgusted. And Greg Adkins takes the moment to start climbing the cage. Dragon puts himself into gear and sees what's going on. He wants to bring himself to Adkins, but decides it's not worth it. He begins climbing himself - of course, on a different side of the cage. Greg Adkins is half-way up, when Kira Izumi comes out of nowhere and with a high-rise German Suplex! That's when something happens...
Taylor: Cassius! His C-String came off...
Romano: So that's what Samantha from Accounting has to look forward to every night...
James Dragon gets to the top of the cage and takes a good look at Greg Adkins' impressive schlong. He's frozen, then forces himself to continue himself out of the ring. Meanwhile, outside of the ring, Furanku is back on his feet. He ventures through the haunted house. He gets into the mirror room and finds a ton of Furankus! Furanku scratches his head. He begins to march into the exit... OUCH! Furanku slams his face into a mirror. Back in the ring, Reverend Thomas Reece and Maverick are trading blows. The former State of Ohio Champion pulls Thomas Reece in for a kick to the stomach, which shoves the air out from his lungs. That's when Kira comes from behind and grabs the shoulders of Reece as he's bent over Maverick. Kira pulls Thomas Reece over Maverick, who brings him forward for a roll out. Maverick immediately starts kicking out, but Kira is shoving Reverend Reece's bodyweight so Maverick can't take his shoulders from the mat:
...One!
...Two!
...Three!
Taylor: Maverick got screwed! Why did Kira do that?
Romano: I think it's less about Kira having some sort of loyalty to anyone. I think he enjoys having his moments of chaos.
With the pin, Reverend Thomas Reece heads for the steel cage. Meanwhile, Maverick is shooting death glares at the man who pinned him. Meanwhile, outside of the ring, Furanku has passed through the mirror maze. James Dragon makes it there and instead of running through, he looks around and ponders, taking a different approach. Furanku Furetcha rushes past. Through a glimmer beneath shades, he sees the cauldron. There, he would bob for apples, where his prize would be. But before he goes through the hall, he goes through a dark room with only a sliver of moonlight for illuminations. As he goes through there, a dragon pops out of nowhere and chases after him. Furanku turns around and books it, screaming, "GODZIRRA!" In the ring, there are only three left. Kira, Maverick and Greg Adkins. Adkins gets up and attempts to reattach his C-String, but is finding it incredibly difficult to do so. After all, the adhesive isn't as sticky as it used to be and he had someone help him. Nevertheless, Greg Adkins is a fighting champion and he'll be damned if he's going to let some fabric stop him. He begins running like a mad man to Kira Izumi and Maverick, who are currently trading blows with one another. Maverick is getting the upper hand as he's full of fury. Kira turns around and starts climbing the ring cage. Maverick, however is shocked by the sight of a naked, creepy man ready to start some physical action, he's worried he may have switched lives with Hailey Black. Greg Adkins clotheslines Maverick to the ground and puts him into a headscissors submission. Maverick immediately taps out.
Taylor: Maverick taps out! He's ready to exit the ring!
Romano: A headscissors submission? I feel like tapping out, just watching that.
Greg Adkins gets off of, but as Kira approaches the top, Terry Bradshaw is seen right next to the ring. By the way, he's dressed up like this:
Taylor: Is Terry Bradshaw really dressed like a little boy?
Romano: One that has been shot, yes.
Anywho, Terry Bradshaw flips a switch, and Kira Izumi is immediately executed! Kira falls out and is inside of the ring. Terry Bradshaw glares a hole through Kira.
Terry: You didn't get the pin yet! You cant get out of there, yet!
Taylor: ...
Romano: ...
Terry Bradshaw shuts off the electricity as Greg Adkins prepares to start climbing. Outside of the ring, Furanku hides in the mirror room until Godzilla enters the room. That's where they meet up with James Dragon. Furanku runs back out of the room and goes back toward the exit, where Dragon follows. Godzilla takes off his mask in front of Terry Bradshaw.
Copycat: Mr. Bradahaw! This really hurts!
Bradshaw: Copycat, stop fooling around! The wrestlers are coming!
Terry Bradshaw shoves the mask back onto Copycat's head. Just in time for Reverend Thomas Reece to stroll through! Copycat attempts to be all menacing, but the reverend puts his hand onto Godzilla's shoulder and starts reciting a biblical path. Thomas Reece reassures Godzilla that Copycat is a child of God and with God's love, can traverse through all of life's trouble and with Jesus, can spend all of time in heaven. Godzilla is shocked and stands still in place. This allows Thomas Reece to pass through. As soon as the area is clear, Terry Bradshaw slaps Godzilla across the face and knocking him down. There, the mask comes off again to reveal him as Copycat.
Bradshaw: What the FUCK was that about?
Copycat: He... He said that Jesus loves me and I can go to heav-
That's when Terry Bradshaw slaps Copycat across the face again.
Bradshaw: My boy, Copycat! Nobody loves you and when you die, the only place you'll go to is to the wolves! I've told you this!
Just then, Greg Adkin passes by.
Greg Adkins: Hey, Copycat.
Copycat: He-
For a third time, Terry Bradshaw slaps Copycat across the face.
Bradshaw: YOU'RE DOING A TERRIBLE JOB!
At the cauldron, Furanku and James Dragon begins to bob for apples. Furanku pulls out the first apple and the apple is inscribed, "Copycat's Nudes". Furanku raises an eyebrow and drops the apple back in. James Dragon bobs for apples and pulls out an apple with writing on it reading, "Any Championship Shot in AWF". James Dragon smiles and slowly nods. He keeps the apple with him and heads out.
Taylor: James Dragon just got his apple! He got the prize he's looking for... on his first try too!
Romano: And I have to say, I think he got the best apple in the entire cauldron. I honestly don't think he could have gotten a better one.
Thomas Reece gets into the area of the cauldron and as soon as he's able, he's shoving his head into the cauldron. He finds an apple and pulls it up, it reads, "A Terry Bradshaw T-Shirt". The reverend drops it back in and as he does so, Furanku pulls his head back up and he pulls out a... Well it's not an apple. It's an orange! On it, it reads, "Aren't you glad I didn't put a banana in there?" He didn't even use the orange pun! It makes no sense! Furanku begins mouthing it, "Aren't you grad..." then realizes it's bullcrap. He drops it back in. Meanwhile, in the ring, Maverick looks down at the electrified Kira. He goes in for the pin count. The referee goes in for the pin count:
...One!
...Two!
...Thr-Kira kicks out!
Taylor: How did Kira kick out!? He has had so much electricity go through him!
Romano: There's a lot of things you can say about Kira, but you can't say he's not a fighter.
Greg Adkins gets into the cauldron and immediately bobs his head in. ...and he pulls out the first thing he feels! It's a chicken wing! Most people would be kind of grossed out about it, but Greg happily chomps down on it. Meanwhile, Furanku pulls out another apple. It says "One Month of Free Oil Changes" Furanku puts it back down. Even though he Rear American, something inside of him tells him that you don't need more than one oil change in a month and he already has his car's oil changed! (Sorry if I screwed any oil change RPs, Steele). Reverend Thomas Reece dunks his head into the cauldron and fishes for another apple. He pulls out an apple that says "XHF Phoenix Championship Shot". Reverend Thomas Reece thinks about it. After all, he used to be the Phoenix Champion. Would he want to go back? That's when Godzilla comes back with a roar. He runs after the three wrestlers by the cauldron. Thomas Reece turns around and the distraction causes the apple to slip out of his hand and back into the cauldron. Furanku runs to Godzirra, facing his fears, bringing peace to ancestor and takes him down with a vicious RARIAT! The three go back to bobbing for apples. Godzilla takes off his mask again.
Copycat: Mr. Bradshaw, please let me call the hospital! I think there's bleeding in the brain!
Bradshaw: STOP MESSING AROUND, COPYCAT! You can't pretend to be the weakest wrestler after I saw you kill Nova Huntley!
Copycat: But that wasn't even m-
Bradshaw: NO EXCUSES!
Inside of the ring, Maverick takes Kira Izumi down with a DDT. He goes for another pin:
...One!
...Two!
...Thr-Kira kicks out again. Kira is actually bleeding out of his mouth as he's trying to struggle to be the person not last out of the ring.
Romano: So much is going on. I can barely keep track!
Taylor: I might be able to summarize it. Copycat is being Copycat, Terry Bradshaw is still a jerk and there are a lot of rotten apples in that cauldron.
Romano: Literally?
A split second after Cassius Romano asks that, Greg Adkins pulls his head from the cauldron and finds an apple that's gone all sorts of brown. In fact, there's a worm in the apple! A real life worm! He spits it out and forces himself to not upchuck before going deep inside. Reverend Reece pulls out another apple and it reads, "Sex with Copycat's Sister". Thomas Reece is not impressed. After all, he's a man of God. He throws the apple back in. Furanku, however, bobs deep and nearly capsizes as he grabs an apple deep down in the bottom. He pulls it back up and flips onto the other side of the cauldron. There he finds an apple that says, "AWF Midwest Championship". Furanku smiles and takes the apple back with him.
Taylor: And there you have it! Furanku Furetcha is now holding a shot for the AWF Midwest Championship!
Romano: And now that's over, the kamikaze fighter can leave the ring and hopefully he'll take an Uber home.
In the ring, Kira finally finds a way to get back to his feet. Maverick is already full of spunk and energy. Kira weakly goes for a couple of punches, but Maverick dodges them and swats them away. Kira surprises Maverick with a lucky knee, and that forces Maverick down on his knees himself. Kira runs forward, but Maverick picks up Kira and slams him down with a spinebuster. Maverick looks at Kira and finds himself breathing heavily. He just realized how tired he is and is just lucky he's in much better shape than his opponent. Back at the cauldron, with only two men face-first in, Reverend Thomas Reece pulls out an apple that reads, "XHF European Championship". Reece knows that's an AXW belt and highly suspects AWF doesn't have AXW permission to give out their title shots so he drops it back in. (Spoiler: AWF doesn't). Thomas Reece goes back in. Meanwhile, Greg Adkins is groaning underneath the water. He pulls himself out and finds... A FUCKING FISH IN HIS MOUTH! He doesn't even drop it back in, he immediately jerks his head to the side and spits it out. Immediately, a big behemoth of a monster comes running down. It's Goldbear II! He catches the fish and swallows it in a single gulp. He's a happy boi!
Goldbear II:
Getting what he wants, Goldbear II turns around and wanders off in the woods to do bear things.
Taylor: Well that was heart-warming!
Romano: You have no idea how many lives were just put at risk with a bear in public like that.
Maverick lands a couple nice throws against Kira, but for some reason, that son of a bitch won't stay on the ground. Kira is able to get another lucky knee in and again, Maverick falls to a knee. Kira charges forward and Maverick thinks of Kira like an idiot, considering what just happened, but Kira turbos forward and strikes him with his signature Shining Wizard that he calls Itami No Izumi! Kira Izumi quickly goes for the pin count:
...One!
...Two!
...Three!
Taylor: And that's the last pin! Both Maverick and Kira can go out and get their prizes now!
Romano: This has got to be bad.
Taylor: ...Do you mean good?
Romano: No.
Kira weakly gets up and begins to climb the cage. As he does so, Terry Bradshaw looks at the camera.
Bradshaw: RELEASE THE BATS!
In a compartment right by the cauldron, bats flood the area and immediately, Reverend Thomas Reece and Greg Adkins are slapping the blackness away from them. Terry Bradshaw begins screaming to them.
Bradshaw: ONE MORE SHOT LEFT!
Greg Adkins reaches in and pulls out an apple. It reads, "A Gift Box". Greg Adkin shrugs. He's not quite sure what that means, but it could be really good. He walks out. Meanwhile, Reverend Thomas Reece goes in and pulls out an apple. It reads, "AWF Prestige Championship Shot". The reverend smiles, happy with what he has. Both of them head out as there are only two people left who have not picked out apples, and they're still in the ring! Kira Izumi is nearing the top as Maverick is just getting onto his feet. Kira Izumi makes it over to the other side and begins to exit the steel cage. As he does so, Godzilla is now ready to scare people more. Kira approaches him and Godzilla approaches him with a monstrous roar! Kira shakes his head, not having time to deal with him, throws a punch to the face! Godzilla goes down and the mask gets taken off. Copycat begins crying.
Taylor: This is so embarrassing... Cassius, I think I want to get him some medical attention. Should I call 9-1-1?
Romano: Oh God, no. Not if you want to keep your job. Terry Bradshaw will fire you. He seems to think Copycat is just seeking attention.
Kira Izumi navigates past the mirror maze and Maverick gets to Copycat. Copycat, in the Godzilla outfit, stops Maverick and grabs him by the ankle.
Copycat: Please, Maverick! Look, I really need a doctor! Please call 9-1-1. PLEASE!
Maverick looks down at Copycat with mercy in his eyes.
Oh wait. Did I say mercy?
I meant pity.
Maverick moves his leg past and then SHOOTS forward like an NFL special teams kicker and strikes Copycat in the nuts SO hard, Copycat screams. He screams at a pidtch so high, that Terry Bradshaw has to readjust his underwear. Kira stops at the mirror room. He looks left and right, but has difficulty advancing through. Maverick soon arrives after him. They are both searching on the correctly exit that would actually bring them past. That's when...
"BANG!"
Glass shatters. More of the correct path to the cauldron was illuminated as the reflections were hindered. However, both Maverick and Kira Izumi looked back to the source of the disturbance. It's Terry Bradshaw.
Romano: Let me get this straight.
Taylor: 'kay.
Romano: So Terry Bradshaw came in dressed up like a little boy who was shot in a school shooting.
Taylor: It looks like that to me, yeah.
Romano: Now he's trying to show people he's the actual school shooter?
Taylor: Is... Is that what he's doing?
Romano: Well if there's a better explanation, please let me know because this is the only thing that makes sense to me.
Ultimately, Kira and Maverick were able to navigate through the maze. (The gunshot may have helped with their motivation.) Both Kira Izumi and Maverick get to the cauldron and immediately shove their heads into the water so that they can bob for apples. Kira Immediately has something and pulls it out. It's an apple that Reverend Thomas Reece had earlier - a shot at the The XHF Phoenix Championship! Moments afterward, Maverick pulls up with an apple. His mouth gapes open as the apple is revealed to be, "6 Months of Cleaning By Copycat In A French Maid's Outfit". The bell rings.
Jessie Love: Ladies and gentlemen, our first ever... and possibly only ever episode of Fright Night at Prestige 23!
Romano: This match was... interesting.
Taylor: Congratulations for Kira Izumi who won the #1 contendership for the Phoenix Championship, but Maverick... He...
Romano: ...Yeah. Well this was certainly a show and we will be back in two weeks. We'll see you on November 9th for Prestige 24! Good night!