Post by Kai Morgan on May 30, 2023 1:27:10 GMT
The first chorus of “A Real Life” by Greek Fire ends as we cut to the inside of Zion Wrestling Stadium! A huge set of pyro goes off to start us off for Mayhem tonight as we cut to Winter Mae and Kyle Casssidy at the announce desk!
Winter Mae: We are just weeks away from SLAYcation, and it seems like the red brand is content on making this summer event even hotter! Welcome everyone, to Monday Night Mayhem! I’m Winter Mae, joined by my broadcast partner, Kyle Cassidy!
Kyle Cassidy: We’re in for a fun night, Winter! We have a huge set of matches for you, including a big #1 Contenders contest for the Internet Championship! As well as a main event match for the Gateway Championship!
Winter Mae: Not to mention the debut of Morgan Payne, and a hot opener featuring our Undisputed Champion, Razzles Mars!
Kyle Cassidy: On top of that, we’re gonna hear from the Undisputed Tag Team Champions, The Deathriders, who’s new contenders are being decided in a tournament which continues tonight! Speaking of which, let’s hear from one of the teams in that tournament, Hebi No Rengo!
Lién Kamiya is sitting at a table, with a chess board in front of her. She appears to be playing both sides, moving the pieces around, taking them off the board when applicable.
Liên Kamiya:
"Wrestling and Chess are a lot alike. You have your openings, your middlegames and your endgames. You have two sides both trying to enact their own strategies while countering their opponents."
She takes hold of the black queen and swiftly moves it across the board, taking White's rook.
Liên Kamiya:
"So many women in this industry liken themselves to the Queen. And why wouldn't they? She is the strongest. She undoubtedly has the most presence on the board. She's lethal."
Her eyes glance up at the camera and a wicked smile crosses her face. She extends her middle and index finger on her right hand, placing them on top of the two white knights.
Liên Kamiya:
"But then you have people like Regulators Inc. Who fancy themselves as wrestling's white knights. The heroes galavanting in on their steeds to save the day and thwart injustice."
She scoffs and her expression turns sour.
Liên Kamiya:
"I don't LIKE white knights. I can't STAND white knights. Always sticking their beaks into other people's business because they think they're so morally superior. I will take great pleasure in putting two of them in their place tonight en route to a tag team title opportunity."
Lién's tag team partner; Akira Fujimoto walks up behind her. Leaning over Lién, the Japanese woman takes hold of one of the white knights and moves it in an L shape.
KAMIKAZE:
"Checkmate in seven."
Lién looks at the board intently.
Liên Kamiya:
"I hate it when you do that."
Akira giggles, flashing her sharp, white teeth in the process.
KAMIKAZE:
"Regulators are like idiot pawns who promoted to knights instead of queens. No brains, all brawn. Held back by a sense of justice.
Akira stares into the camera, her eyes open wide and unblinking.
KAMIKAZE:
"If there's two places you don't want to be… it's across a chess table from Magnus Carlsen or across a ring from Hebi no Rengo."
OPENING CONTEST: SAKURA MATSUDA VS RAZZLES MARS
NON-TITLE MATCH
Vivian Blake: The following contest…is scheduled for one fall!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
Vivian Blake: Introducing first…from Tokyo, Japan…weighing in at 99 lbs…Sakura! Matsuda!
And her opponent…from Coconut Grove, Florida…weighing in at 13,607.771 sugar packets…she is the Zion Wrestling Undisputed! Champion!...Razzles! Mars!
Winter Mae: Razzles Mars looks ready and raring to go tonight for her first match since winning the Undisputed Championship just one month ago!
Kyle Cassidy: That’s the type of fighting spirit you like to see out of a World Champion in this business! Week in, week out, whether the title is on the line or not, Razzles Mars looks ready to put it all on the line in this ring tonight!
Mars and Matsuda waste no time as they start this contest off, going right in for a Collar-and-Elbow Tie Up! Mars is the first to gain some traction here, getting Matsuda into a Side Headlock! She brings her down for the Takeover, before hooking the leg for the pin!
ONE…!
Matsuda turns the tables, getting Mars’ shoulders to the mat with a Crucifix Pin!
ONE…!
Kick out by Mars! The two scramble to their feet, immediately going for another lock up! This time, Matsuda gets the upper hand, getting around Mars and trapping her in a Waistlock! She pushes her towards the ropes, looking for an O’Connor Roll! But Mars hooks her arms on the top rope, pushing Matsuda off of her and to the mat! Matsuda rolls to her feet, looking for a Knee Strike against the ropes to keep control of the match! But Mars dodges the shot, before getting around Matsuda and sending her to the mat with a German Suplex! She bridges for the pin!
ONE…!
TWO…!
Kick out by Matsuda! She crawls for the corner as Mars gets to her feet! The champion sees her spot, rushing towards Matsuda in the corner and going for a Knife Edge Chop! Matsuda doesn’t seem phased by this however, inviting another Chop from Mars that she eats just as well! Mars gives Matsuda a look of concern, likely not anticipating the resilience shown by her opponent tonight! What she anticipates even less, however, is what takes place after she goes for another chop, as Matsuda lets out a furious scream before pulling Mars into the corner herself! She begins to unload on the Undisputed Champion, nailing her with a set of aptly named Machine Gun Chops that make it sound like a semi-automatic is actually being shot in the arena! Matsuda rushes to the opposite corner, rushing towards Mars and nailing a European Uppercut! She hits the adjacent corner now as Mars crumbles to a seated position against the turnbuckle, coming back for a Facewash! Pin by Matsuda!
ONE…!
TWO…!
Kick out by Mars! Matsuda looks to finish this one off, waiting for Mars to make it to her feet before going for her signature Pump Kick! But Mars dodges the shot, setting Matsuda up before hitting the Everlasting Gobstopper! Split-Legged Jawbreaker connects, sending Matsuda doubling back and out of the ring through the ropes! To anyone else, this would be an inconvenience, but to the champion, this spells opportunity! She waits for Matsuda to attempt to get up, hitting the ropes before going for a Suicide Dive! Mars pulls Matsuda up to her feet, before throwing her back into the ring before going for the pin!
ONE…!
TWO…!
THRE-
Kick out by Matsuda! Mars doesn’t hesitate to look for the finish, pulling Matsuda to her feet and wringing the arm, possibly looking for the Mars Bar! But Matsuda quickly fights her off, using her free arm to bash the champion over the head with a Forearm! Mars eventually retreats, getting Matsuda the chance to hit the ropes and come back for the Leg Lariat! Matsuda hooks the leg!
ONE…!
TWO…!
THREE-
Kick out by the champion! Matsuda doesn’t let up, immediately going to the corner! She slowly makes the climb up to the top rope, throwing her hands up before going for the Eagle Dive! But Mars gets out of the way of the Elbow Drop! She quickly capitalizes, taking the arm of Matsuda that hit the canvas at full impact and twisting it into the Mars Bar! Fujiwara Armbar is in! Matsuda is looking for the ropes, but to no avail! She’s stuck in the middle of the ring with a rapidly intensifying Razzles Mars! She decides it’s not worth it, and taps out!
Vivian Blake: The winner of this match, by submission…The Zion Wrestling Undisputed Champion…Razzles! Mars!
Winter Mae: Razzles Mars with an amazing victory tonight! What a match!
Kyle Cassidy: And what an effort by Sakura Matsuda! She knew exactly who she was up against and came present and correct tonight!
Mars is handed the Undisputed Championship, as her hand is raised by the official! She hardly has a moment to celebrate however, as just then Zachary Porter rushes in and nails her with a shot from behind! Mars is laid out on the mat, as the crowd hurls abuse at Porter for his wrongdoings! Porter simply smiles, grabbing the Undisputed Championship from besides Mars’ prone body and raising it in the air!
Winter Mae: What a sickening display by Zachary Porter!
TM1 I hate to be a Debby Downer, Winter, but it could also be a very real display if Razzles Mars isn’t ready by SLAYcation!
Porter throws the title back down onto Mars, before taking off as we fade.
Crowd: ONE FALL!
Vivian Blake: Introducing first…from Tokyo, Japan…weighing in at 99 lbs…Sakura! Matsuda!
And her opponent…from Coconut Grove, Florida…weighing in at 13,607.771 sugar packets…she is the Zion Wrestling Undisputed! Champion!...Razzles! Mars!
Winter Mae: Razzles Mars looks ready and raring to go tonight for her first match since winning the Undisputed Championship just one month ago!
Kyle Cassidy: That’s the type of fighting spirit you like to see out of a World Champion in this business! Week in, week out, whether the title is on the line or not, Razzles Mars looks ready to put it all on the line in this ring tonight!
Mars and Matsuda waste no time as they start this contest off, going right in for a Collar-and-Elbow Tie Up! Mars is the first to gain some traction here, getting Matsuda into a Side Headlock! She brings her down for the Takeover, before hooking the leg for the pin!
ONE…!
Matsuda turns the tables, getting Mars’ shoulders to the mat with a Crucifix Pin!
ONE…!
Kick out by Mars! The two scramble to their feet, immediately going for another lock up! This time, Matsuda gets the upper hand, getting around Mars and trapping her in a Waistlock! She pushes her towards the ropes, looking for an O’Connor Roll! But Mars hooks her arms on the top rope, pushing Matsuda off of her and to the mat! Matsuda rolls to her feet, looking for a Knee Strike against the ropes to keep control of the match! But Mars dodges the shot, before getting around Matsuda and sending her to the mat with a German Suplex! She bridges for the pin!
ONE…!
TWO…!
Kick out by Matsuda! She crawls for the corner as Mars gets to her feet! The champion sees her spot, rushing towards Matsuda in the corner and going for a Knife Edge Chop! Matsuda doesn’t seem phased by this however, inviting another Chop from Mars that she eats just as well! Mars gives Matsuda a look of concern, likely not anticipating the resilience shown by her opponent tonight! What she anticipates even less, however, is what takes place after she goes for another chop, as Matsuda lets out a furious scream before pulling Mars into the corner herself! She begins to unload on the Undisputed Champion, nailing her with a set of aptly named Machine Gun Chops that make it sound like a semi-automatic is actually being shot in the arena! Matsuda rushes to the opposite corner, rushing towards Mars and nailing a European Uppercut! She hits the adjacent corner now as Mars crumbles to a seated position against the turnbuckle, coming back for a Facewash! Pin by Matsuda!
ONE…!
TWO…!
Kick out by Mars! Matsuda looks to finish this one off, waiting for Mars to make it to her feet before going for her signature Pump Kick! But Mars dodges the shot, setting Matsuda up before hitting the Everlasting Gobstopper! Split-Legged Jawbreaker connects, sending Matsuda doubling back and out of the ring through the ropes! To anyone else, this would be an inconvenience, but to the champion, this spells opportunity! She waits for Matsuda to attempt to get up, hitting the ropes before going for a Suicide Dive! Mars pulls Matsuda up to her feet, before throwing her back into the ring before going for the pin!
ONE…!
TWO…!
THRE-
Kick out by Matsuda! Mars doesn’t hesitate to look for the finish, pulling Matsuda to her feet and wringing the arm, possibly looking for the Mars Bar! But Matsuda quickly fights her off, using her free arm to bash the champion over the head with a Forearm! Mars eventually retreats, getting Matsuda the chance to hit the ropes and come back for the Leg Lariat! Matsuda hooks the leg!
ONE…!
TWO…!
THREE-
Kick out by the champion! Matsuda doesn’t let up, immediately going to the corner! She slowly makes the climb up to the top rope, throwing her hands up before going for the Eagle Dive! But Mars gets out of the way of the Elbow Drop! She quickly capitalizes, taking the arm of Matsuda that hit the canvas at full impact and twisting it into the Mars Bar! Fujiwara Armbar is in! Matsuda is looking for the ropes, but to no avail! She’s stuck in the middle of the ring with a rapidly intensifying Razzles Mars! She decides it’s not worth it, and taps out!
Vivian Blake: The winner of this match, by submission…The Zion Wrestling Undisputed Champion…Razzles! Mars!
Winter Mae: Razzles Mars with an amazing victory tonight! What a match!
Kyle Cassidy: And what an effort by Sakura Matsuda! She knew exactly who she was up against and came present and correct tonight!
Mars is handed the Undisputed Championship, as her hand is raised by the official! She hardly has a moment to celebrate however, as just then Zachary Porter rushes in and nails her with a shot from behind! Mars is laid out on the mat, as the crowd hurls abuse at Porter for his wrongdoings! Porter simply smiles, grabbing the Undisputed Championship from besides Mars’ prone body and raising it in the air!
Winter Mae: What a sickening display by Zachary Porter!
TM1 I hate to be a Debby Downer, Winter, but it could also be a very real display if Razzles Mars isn’t ready by SLAYcation!
Porter throws the title back down onto Mars, before taking off as we fade.
RESULT: SUBMISSION (MARS BAR)
The scene opens backstage where the cameras first find Lilith Meadows loosening up before her match with Chris Matthews in just a few moments. The crowd in the arena gives a pop of support for Zion’s resident faerie of The Kingdom. Just as the pop settles, a voice calls out…
Voice: Lilybug!
And they pop again as Morgan Payne comes into frame, already dressed in her gear with her bloody face decal t-shirt over her top and her knee pads currently resting around her boots. She comes into frame in the middle of doing some dynamic stretches with her arms.
Morgan Payne: You feelin’ good ‘bout tonight?
Lilith nods her head, flashing a smile towards Morgan.
Lilith Meadows: Yeah, we think so.
Morgan Payne: Atta girl!
Morgan gives her a fist bump then hangs an arm around her wife’s shoulders. Her expression turns a little more serious now as she continues.
Morgan Payne: Hey look, ahnno you been by yourself over here for awhile, but s’gonna be a’ight, ok? I’m here now and after I fix things over in Chicago, everything’s gonna be straight as it was before, I promise. Tonight, I want’chu to go aht there and give Chris Matthews the what’s what.
Those little words hit Lil deep and you could tell by the expression on her face. She looked at Morgan, nodding her head, she couldn’t completely hide the emotion on her face right now.
Lilith Meadows: Yeah… we know you will, Morggy. And tonight, we’re gonna try our best. We’re still gettin used to bein on our own and it’s different and really tough.
Morgan Payne: Welp…
Morgan squeezes her shoulder and pets her cheek with the back of her finger.
Morgan Payne: Ahnno I just got here, but I want’chu t’know I been watchin you here…and dat I’m proud o’you. A’ight? And I’mma be proud o’you no matter tha outcome o’your match, cuz ahnno you’re gonna do great. You always do, baby. You believe in yourself?
Lilith Meadows: I’m doin better with that each time I fight on my own. We gotta show people what the Kingdom is all about.
Lilith nods her head, smiling softly up at Morgan. Morgan smiles back and nods to her wife.
Morgan Payne: You right, we do. You show ‘em against Chris Matthews and I’mma show ‘em against He Who Calls Himself “Tha Talented One!”
Morgan motions with her hand like she’s reading a marquee sign above them before going serious again.
Morgan Payne: We got dis, Lilybug. Just keep your eyes peeled, yeah? I get tha impression I mighta stirred up some shit last week trynna lend a helpin’ hand.
Lilith giggles as she looks around, just taking in the surroundings a little bit before flashing that all too familiar mischievous grin that Morgan knows.
Lilith Meadows: If ya did, we see some good places for some fun, don’t worry, Morggy.
Lilith wraps her arms around Morgan, giving a quick wink and giggles a little more. Morgan wraps her other arm around Lil, now holding her in a hug and laughs. She puts a kiss to her lips, then presses them to the woman’s forehead.
Morgan Payne: You’re a goob, but dat’s why I love you.
She smooches Lilith’s forehead and gives her a reassuring squeeze.
Morgan Payne: You better head dat way. You’re up next, Lilybug. Kick some booty. I love you.
She releases Lilith so she can stand up but not before the Faerie of the Kingdom pecks her right back on the lips and waves, bouncing out of the locker room.
Lilith Meadows: Love you, Morggy!
Morgan smiles, watching her go and looks around the Zion locker room once more, doing a final take in of her new surroundings as the shot fades over into the next.
We transition backstage. Razzles stands before a cement wall. The usual pomp and circumstance of her entrances is gone. There's something more demure about her appearance here, still in her ring gear from her match earlier in the night. She wears the Undisputed Championship around her waist, glancing down at it as she speaks.
Razzles Mars: Zach Portah... if you're able to snag a break from your cuckoo clock era... I want you to take the time to look back on my match with Sakura if you need a lesson on how to handle bein' out there graciously, and what it takes to get the job done on your own. Sakura? You're a gem, darling. Cheers for the bout.
Razzles said, lifting the corners of her mouth slightly. A showing of respect for the competitor that she shared the ring with just moments ago.
Razzles Mars: I admire a competitor who's bloody fearless. Win, lose, draw... giving it your best go all the time makes me respect someone more than they could ever know. Your best go bein' the operative. Not The Void's best go, usin' your mates to win your match. That's pathetic. That's sad. And whether you want to admit it or not? I think we both know, bloody hell EVERYONE in the Zion Stadium with eyes knows!, that if it hadn't been for your mercenaries Zach? It'd be Nami who got to call herself the number one contender to the Undisputed Championship!
Mars marches closer to the camera, lifting it so that her green eyes are staring down the lens.
Razzles Mars: I'll do everything I can to make that right, Nami. I promise you that. But for now? Zach... mate, you wanna talk to me about alphas n' omegas. Beginnings and endings. I want you to get a good look at me. If you've ever listened to anything that anyone else has ever said, let this be the time. Take it in: You don't deserve this match. Your mates delivered it for you on a platter, and now you're in over your head. They can get you to the dance, but they can't teach you the moves. The only ending with the two of us will be me endin' your aspirations of getting your hands on the Zion Undisputed Championship, which I take will go hand in hand with me when I'm done puttin' an endin' to that stupid smirk on your face! And if you hope to change that? It'll take more of an army than you'd ever be able to assemble to stand by your side, you unlikable bell-end! You want this championship?
Razzles hoists the belt over her head.
Razzles Mars: Just come n' try.
Mars said, strapping it right back to her waist. A clear "It's not goin' anywhere!" following as she smacked the center plate. The camera taking in the sight of a very determined Brit as we transition back to the ring.
MATCH #2: LILITH MEADOWS VS CHRIS MATTHEWS
The bell sounds and Lilith runs in to attack, delivering a missile dropkick. Chris absorbs it and looks down at Lilith when she lands. He immediately kicks Lilith in the face, laying her out. Chris stands on the Faerie’s knees and grabs her ankles, yanking upwards to cause as much pain as possible. Lilith cries out in pain before punching her larger opponent in the back of his own knees over and over. Finally, Chris gets off of her.
Matthews grabs Lilith by the hair, yanking her up to her knees. He then drives a kick into her sternum, sending her backwards. Chris casually strolls towards her, again grabbing Lilith by the tresses and pulling her up to her knees – again planting a kick into her sternum and, once more, throwing her backwards. Matthews struts smugly towards Lilith before hauling her up, but this time she pushes to her feet and knees him in the midsection. She throws herself backwards into the ropes, rebounding and hitting Chris in the face with a leaping knee smash.
Meanwhile, Risa Saito appears in the entrance of the arena, a folding chair in hand, and walks down the ramp to the arena. She walks to the side of the ring, next to the time keeper’s table, and puts the chair next to the timekeeper. She sits and takes in the match.
Back in the ring, Lilith is patiently watching her target. Chris has risen to his feet, only for her to slam into him with a chop block and knock him back down. The fae twists his arm behind him in a grounded chickenwing. Chris immediately pulls himself to the cables, grabbing the bottom rope. The referee demands a break. Lilith is hesitant at first, but relents when the official gets to a count of two.
Chris begins pulling himself up and Lilith immediately grabs him by the hair. The referee warns her about dirty tactics. Incensed, she counters he said nothing when Chris was yanking her, but the distraction is all Chris needs to start elbowing her in the side. A third elbow forces Lilith back. Chris stands up and lands a punch square in Lilith’s chest. He snags her right arm and spins, launching her to the ropes. Matthews prepares to lariat the woman’s head off, but instead Lilith slides through his legs on the rebound. She grabs his legs as she does, kicking her feet up and driving her boots into Chris’s back. Matthews shudders, but grabs Lilith’s wrists and pulls her off his legs before dropping a knee into her face.
Chris stands but begins to mercilessly stomp Lilith into the canvas. When satisfied she’s too dazed to do anything, Chris pulls her towards a corner. Climbing the turnbuckles, he launches in a frog splash. He collides with her, immediately folding Lilith up for a pin.
One…
Tw--
The faerie sparks to life, getting a shoulder up. Matthews doesn’t even attempt to hide his displeasure at this, sitting up and punching her repeatedly in the face. Dragging Lilith to her feet, he whips her to the ropes. Chris greets her with a spinning heel kick, but she dives at the leg he’s standing out and takes it from under him. Chris falls to the mat but Lilith keeps going. Bouncing off the ropes, she returns to him with a running senton. It’s her turn to go for a pin.
One…
T--
Chris launches the smaller woman off himself, spitting a few angry swears. Yanking her to her feet by her wrist, Chris short-arms her across the throat. As she slams into the mat, he attempts another pin, but she bucks before the referee can even get in position to count. This diminutive fighter is becoming an enormous annoyance with her refusal to just lose.
Chris rises and, to his shock, Lilith kips up to meet him. She begins forearming him in the chest, backing him up to the ropes. Chris does his best to repay, but the faerie swiftly avoids his blows and instead switches to kicks – and the kicks are hurting badly. Finally, Chris grabs her by the arm and slingshots Lilith to the ropes.
On her return, Lilith leaps onto Chris in an attempt to execute her finisher, the Dreaming. But he doesn’t go over. Instead, he holds on, spins and launches her into a ring post – only during the swing, her feet slam into the ref’s face and knock the official silly. Lilith collides with the turnbuckles just in time for Chris to ram into her with a fist to her face. Chris spins the smaller fighter to face the post, palms the back of her head, and lifts her to begin slamming her face into the top of the post.
After four hard hits, Chris hurls Lilith to the center of the ring and covers her for a pin.
…
…
He looks up, yelling for the ref, but the official is laid out. It doesn’t matter as, on what would be two, Lilith kicks out. Matthews can’t believe that didn’t end her. Obviously, more drastic measures are needed.
Chris rolls out of the ring and storms towards the timekeeper’s table. He considered taking the time keeper’s chair but realizes that could backfire with a lot of fines or worse. So, instead, he palms the side of Risa’s head and shoves her from her chair. Grabbing the chair, he turns and rolls back into the ring.
As he stands, he feels a force trying to yank the chair from his hands. He turns and sees Risa, clutching the back of the folding chair, her face red – not just from the insult of shoving her, but the idea that she’d idly sit by and let him do this.
Risa and Chris pull on the folding chair, each trying to yank it free from the other. Risa braces her leg on the ring post, giving herself some leverage. Chris is putting all his strength. Behind them, a groggy Lilith pulls herself to her feet, watching the whole thing, and the official starts to stir. Suddenly, a smirk spreads across Risa’s face. She raises the chair as best she can, aiming it...
… And that’s when she lets go.
Chris immediately yanks the chair into his own face, stumbling back. Risa leans into the ring, yanking the chair away from Chris and hopping off the skirt. As he turns, Lilith runs and jumps onto him to introduce him to the Dreaming, her implant DDT finisher. Just as he meets the canvas, the referee finally gets to his feet. Lilith shoots the zebra a huge smile as she rolls Chris up for a pin. The ref drops to count.
One…
Two…
THREE!
Vivian Blake: The winner of this match…Lilith Meadows!
Lilith gets her arm raised, but can’t resist grinning madly at Chris. Matthews is slowly coming out of his stupor, realizing what happened. He jumps up just as Lilith beats a hasty retreat. Chris is fuming and storming around the ring. He runs to the ropes and points at Risa, who points back and flips him off. Chris can’t be heard over the cheering of the fans but anyone who can read lips knows what he’s doing – he’s threatening Risa’s life. The idol seems unimpressed, tossing the folding chair aside, and mouths back, “You did it to yourself.”
With that, Risa exits up the ramp while Chris glares holes in the back of her head.
RESULT: PINFALL (THE DREAMING)
Winter Mae: So far we've been having an awesome night..a lot of action and we're not even done yet!
Kyle Cassidy: Have I mentioned how much I love this job?
Winter Mae: Constantly..but I don't blame you. If you thought the last match was something..wait till we get to the main event! Serenity Holmes against Diamond Steele for the Gateway Championship!
Kyle Cassidy: It just gets...
Just then, they are suddenly interrupted by the sound of a guitar playing. The crowd begins cheering knowing who that could be. Cameras cut to the upper deck of the arena where we see a young man outside the Skybox dressed in blue ripped jeans and a Hellfire Club T-Shirt. He begins playing a solo on his trademark guitar, Norma Jean much to the delight of the Orlando Crowd.
Winter Mae:: Well look who's here!
Kyle Cassidy: Yes! It's Griffin Hawkins! This show is now officially a concert!
He continues to play the solo to Black Sabbath's Iron Man..Kyle looks to be enjoying himself as he stands up at the announcer's table "jamming" to it.
Winter Mae: Careful Kyle! You could fall and break something!
Kyle Cassidy: I can't help it! No one can stay still whenever this man enters the arena!
The crowd is loving their impromptu concert. After a few moments he speaks on his earpiece microphone.
Griffin Hawkins: Orlando Florida.....welcome to Jukebox Country!
The crowd pops huge as he soaks in the positive reaction. They begin singing along in chants "Jukebox Hero...Stars In His Eyes...Jukebox Hero..Stars In His Eyes" Griffin smiles, loving every minute of it.
Griffin Hawkins: I must say...last week was one hell of a debut..am I right?! For the first time ever...The Jukebox Hero..The Snakeman..one on one in the middle of the ring. A rough battle like this..it was hard to determine a winner. Robert Kaiden Oakley..a major name in Zion in his own right. A two time Fighting Spirit Champion...a feat that isn't easy to accomplish. But I did not let that intimidate me. We went in there...two super powers clashing...the thunder was rolling...the earth was quaking..birds fell from the sky like stars. But when it was all said and done...I had my hand raised in victory. However, my night wasn't over yet as a certain trio decided to cut in on my celebratory dance.
The crowd begins booing...knowing exactly who he's talking about.
Griffin Hawkins: Oh yeah...you know who I'm referring to. Hebi no Rengo. Now...I could've left Oakley there, but I had too much respect for him to do that. Call me old fashioned..but three on one, that shit's not cool. There's nothing worse than a pack of jackals taking advantage of somebody who already had a grueling match. I have seen way too many people like them use their bullying tactics to impose their will. And it looks like they aren't a fan of the sides being a little bit even as they scattered like rats the minute I came back. Something tells me this isn't the last I'll see of them. But on the other hand...I did beat the Fighting Spirit Champion 1..2..3 in the middle of the ring, so I guess that makes me the number one contender...
The crowd begins to cheer at the thought of him being champion.
Griffin Hawkins What I see right now is two pathways. First path...I take down Hebi no Rengo...the second path, I beat Oakley in a rematch to get my first piece of Zion gold. Both are very tempting...all I know is, somebody's gonna get rocked!
He begins another solo as the crowd is cheering him on.
Winter Mae: Sounds like the Jukebox Hero has come up to a real fork in the road! He can either chase the Fighting Spirit Title..or chase Hebi no Rengo!
Kyle Cassidy: This is a real Sophie's Choice here. If I were him I'd go for the gold, the champ seems vulnerable since his shocking loss..but Hebi no Rengo never forgets anyone who crosses them, so he needs to take care of business or they'll make sure his run in Zion is the shortest one in history!
Winter Mae: No one knows what the future holds for Hawkins..but he'll definitely have all eyes on him!
Sadie and Jane were backstage, looking at a spot in the new Zion stadium in Orlando, as they discuss with one another about a potential new Saloon.
Sadie Cassidy
"Maybe we could give it another go, since we're at a set place now?"
Jane Adler
"Maybe, but, Josie was right… we had spent more time there than actually doing what we should have been doing…"
She replied, as the two of them are facing Hebi No Rengo later tonight, and their chaotic nature are exactly what they're against.
Sadie Cassidy
"Yeah, you're right. She's been extra hard on us during the time off, too. We've gotta prove ourselves and get the belts we should have won ages ago."
Sadie stated with determination to her partner, as we see Austin and Sayge of the Datadames walking in the scene, as we see Austin is midway through a glizzy as she spoke out at them both with a mouth full and was mostly intelligible.
Austin St. Croix
"Mo, ya momk ya alldat…"
Jane Adler
"What?"
Sayge Gonzalez
"Lemme talk for the homegirl… You two can talk all the talk you wanna do. But, after we get through BFG, we're here to get you back after that barfight."
She said, as Austin swallowed her bite of food, and followed up.
Austin St. Croix
"Yeah! We've been mad underlooked this whole time, and never got our shot at the belts… you two flopped against the Deathriders and should be at the back of the line!"
Austin shot back, as Sadie glared at her with animosity, before replying.
Sadie Cassidy
"You know what? If you make it past BFG… and that is a big IF. We'll happily take you two to the woodshed again."
She said, as Austin smirked, before taking another bite of her hot dog, as Sayge brushed her off.
Sayge Gonzalez
"Have fun with the snakes, we'll see you in round 2."
She stated, as the two of them walked off screen, as the camera faded on the determined faces of Jane and Sadie.
MATCH #3: HEBI NO RENGO VS REGULATORS, INC.
UNDISPUTED TAG TITLE TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND MATCH
Sadie Cassidy starts in the ring against Lien Kamiya, with the two immediately grappling off the bell! Cassidy’s strength comes into play immediately, getting around Kamiya and trapping her in a Waistlock before taking her to the canvas with a Shoot Throw! She gets right on top of Kamiya again, this time with a ground Waistlock! Kamiya finds an escape, pushing back against Cassidy and prying her arms apart before going for a Waistlock of her own! She pushes Cassidy towards the ropes, possibly looking for an O’Connor Roll! But Jane Adler gets the blind tag as they hit the ropes, catching Kamiya with a Big Boot as she tries to pin her partner!
Adler gets Kamiya to her feet, nailing her with a bevy of calculated and stiff shots to the head until she’s backed into the corner! She continues to onslaught, mounting the second rope and railing into Kamiya with shots from up there as well! Kamiya has enough of the shots, catching a final one from Adler before pulling her head down! Kamiya follows up, nailing her with Superkick that leaves her staggering at high altitude! Kamiya quickly makes the tag to Akira Fujimoto, who immediately jumps to the top rope and takes Adler down with a Springboard Neckbreaker off the top rope! She gets the pin for a very close two count!
Fujimoto looks to end this, waiting for Adler to get to her feet before going for a Running Pump Kick! But Adler gets out of the way before tagging in Cassidy! She flips over the top rope, looking for the Buckshot Lariat! But Fujimoto ducks, causing her to hit the referee instead! The distraction gives Fujimoto an opening, with her hitting the Poison-Rana! She goes for the pin, only to see that the referee is out of it still! Just then, Fujimoto is called over by Hayumi Yamamoto at ringside, who offers her her signature Bokken to help her out! Fujimoto comes over to take it, but before she can Robert Kaiden Oakley rushes on the scene, immediately trading shots with Yamamoto! Lien Kamiya jumps in to try to defend Yamamoto, but this leaves Fujimoto with no help as Cassidy gets the roll up! The referee only slightly comes to, counting a meek pin to hand Reg Inc the victory!
Vivian Blake: The winners of this match…Regulators! Incorporated!
Winter Mae: What a win by Regulators, Inc! They make it to the quarterfinals!
Kyle Cassidy: Those dastardly snakes almost had their number! But just like you fight fire with fire, you gotta fight snakes with The Snakeman!
Oakley manages to get away as Cassidy and Adler celebrate! Hebi No Rengo could pounce on the man, but Regulators give them a look that tells them they’re not afraid to start throwing hands again should the need arise! With that, the three back off as we fade!
RESULT: PINFALL (ROLL UP)
The scene opens in Trinity’s dressing room. Inside, “The Leading Lady” Brooke Cartwright is shown dressed in her wrestling gear making herself comfortable as her man Donatello is giving her a special pre-match foot massage. Brooke is really feeling the strength of his hands while they work o her bare feet as she off to whatever she is thinking about.
Just then she focuses her attention on the camera, which she is none too thrilled of its presence during her time. However, she was more than focused on what she wanted to say.
Brooke Cartwright: Ricky, you never cease to amaze me. Yeah right! My chauffeur has more out of his life than you do. He’s working for me, right?
Tonight, I will be one of the biggest matches in Mayhem, more importantly, the easiest match of my career. And it is because you made it that way, Ricky. Easy because all I’m thinking about is what I plan on doing to beat you. Because since I’m the one who has yet to win a singles title yet, which is a goddamn OUTRAGE BY THE WAY, this is about a lot more than just me having nothing to more determined to deal with you and WHATEVER you “think” you have to get past me.
Brooke slightly turns her head to collect her thoughts before turning back to the camera.
Brooke Cartwright: Face it, Ricky. This “façade” you are sporting on these brain-dead masses is over. There’s nothing you can do. There’s nothing you can say that will change the inevitable...and the clock is most definitely ticking. It’s time for all of you to know your real purpose and, one way or another, I will be the one to show you. If you don’t understand that concept, then let me make it easy for you. Things may have not been going the way I wanted but one thing remains; Trinity is STILL the top draw in ALL of Zion Wrestling, just like we’re always a top draw in life. And TONIGHT, I get to set things straight and get myself back on track on the path that I HAVE set. To have GOLD in my possession; even if it’s something as trivial as the “Internet Championship.”
At this point, Brooke makes a disgusted look complimenting what she just mentioned.
Brooke Cartwright: But let’s not get the story twisted, Ricky. As useless of a concept of having this title, a lot of good wrestlers have held onto that title. Women like Legion and Alexis Lemon and of course, the reigning champion Dinah Wolfe, whom I’m going to destroy after I get past you.
That title desires to be relevant, Ricky! That title needs to be freed from the shackles of mediocrity to see its true potential. In other words, Ricky, it’s another form of you! And only ONE person can break this trend and she’s right here, ready to crush you under my boot….
Just then, Brooke shoos away Donatello rubbing her feet and stands up, keeping focused on the camera.
Brooke Cartwright: Consider this me helping you, Ricky. People like you and Dinah represent something that needs to be exorcised from Mayhem. This is my chance to single handedly rescue Mayhem from it, so you are damn sure that I’m going to be all-in on this one, Ricky. All-in on erasing any thought of you continuing this debacle and then Dinah. All-in on crushing you and Dinah’s idea of you capitalizing on a victory and bringing more redundancy to that title. Understand this, Ricky, the more that I think about it, the more it puts more fire in my desire to end your nonsense of a respectable quest under my heels. This isn’t something that I want to do, Ricky…. it’s something that I must do.
Brooke takes a few steps closer, keeping her stare on the camera, showing confidence and determination.
Brooke Cartwright: Something that I ‘m going to have a ball doing.
The camera remains focused on Brooke as she continues to stare intently at it before fading out.
We come back to find Void member, Kara “Killer” Carbajal standing in the middle of the ring with a microphone in hand. “The Gun Show” by In This Moment is playing as the behemoth - who is dressed in a plain black sports bra, a plain black short sleeved buttoned shirt with the buttons all undone, a pair of black and purple leather pants and a pair of black leather wrestling boots - saunters around the ring waiting for “The Gun Show” to fade out and eventually it does so.
Kara "Killer" Carbajal: Alright then… let’s get down to it, shall we? I’m out here… and I’m here on my own. So Morgan Payne?! Get your ass out here coz I ain’t got all day, sweetheart!
Barely a few seconds go by before The Amity Affliction’s “Pittsburgh” comes on and Morgan Payne promptly comes out on stage, already dressed for her match later with her “bloody nose” decal t-shirt on over her top and her Behold The Kingdom flat bill flipped backwards on her head. In fact, she’s already got a microphone in her hand as she points a finger to the crowd, acknowledging a sign for her and makes her way down to the ring. She reaches ringside and steps in under the top rope, immediately going for a post on the turnbuckles. Maybe it’s because she adores the fans. Maybe it’s because she knows these few extra seconds being taken up is gonna chap Kara’s ass. Maybe it’s a bit of both. Before too long though, she does hop down and her music cuts off.
Morgan Payne: Eyy whatchinz up to, Orlando?!
The sticks the mic out to take in the pop from the crowd, slowly turning her head towards Kara with a smirk and brings the mic back in
Morgan Payne: ...Sup?
Kara "Killer" Carbajal: Typical Morgan Payne. Already walking around the place like you own it. Well newsflash! You may be the Ace in NFW… but you ain’t shit here! This is MY domain! And it’s clear from what you did last week that you have a problem with me! I’m just simply out here to show you… that I ain’t scared of Morgan fucking Payne!
Morgan stands there listening as Kara speaks and a tiny smile flashes on her face.
Morgan Payne: ...Ahnno.
Kara "Killer" Carbajal: That’s all you have to say? I find that hard to believe. I know you like the sound of your voice just as much as I do.
Morgan smiles and looks around at the Orlando fans. She looks back at Kara and leans in a little bit, lifting her eyebrows.
Morgan Payne: Ahnno!
There’s a low laugh from amongst the fans as Morgan holds that smile, watching the woman before her. Kara is trying her best to keep her composure, she knows what Morgan is doing and the Shieldmaiden is known for being a hothead, but she doesn’t want to give Payne the satisfaction as she chuckles.
Kara "Killer" Carbajal: I know what you’re trying to do, Morgan… I wasn’t born yesterday. You’re trying to piss me off… and I’d be lying if I told you that it wasn’t working. But you REALLY… need to re-think what you’re doing before you end up like your fucking brother-in-law!
And as soon as those words leave Kara’s mouth, the little smirk on Morgan’s face immediately drops and there’s a low “ooooooooh” from the fans. Morgan’s mismatch colored eyes close and she forces another smile, shaking her head. She takes a deep breath.
Morgan Payne: Eye for an eye, huh Killer? I’m trynna piss you off, so you trynna piss me off. A’ight, fairplay. Ya wanna know what I’m doin’ here? Ya wanna know why I signed a contract wif Zion Wrestling? I came here cuz I wanna do my best. Like anybody who laces up a pair o’boots and walks dahn t’dis ring, I wanna be tha best wrestler that I can be. And yanno what? Yeah, maybe, just maybe over tha past five years since I stepped onto a big stage, maybe I got a bit of a chip on my shoulder.
She holds up her thumb and index finger just a few centimeters apart.
Morgan Payne: Maybe a lil one. But I think everyone arahnd here can agree wif me, it don’t compare to tha one you got on yours.
She says this, raising an accusing finger right in Kara’s face for a second before bringing it back.
Morgan Payne: I ain’t here in Zion to be tha Ace. I ain’t here to step on anybody’s toes. I ain’t here to jump ahead in line. I ain’t ever done that in my goddamn life. I know it. They know it. And gahdammit, you’re smart enough - you know it!
She points that finger again, standing back after.
Morgan Payne: Or maybe you don’t. Maybe you ain’t noticed it cuz since tha day you broke onto tha scene, you been concerned with only one thing and that’s Killer Kara. You got one of tha worst cases o’tunnel vision I ever seen, chick and dat ain’t good for ya. You wanna call me self-centered. You wanna call me selfish. You wanna say I’m here t’hog tha spotlight. What, cuz I accepted an offer to step outta my comfort zone? I been workin’ steady in NFW for five years and I’mma keep workin’ there steady but somethin’ I started seein’ after last year when NFW went head to head wif another company - oh yeah - dis one right ‘ere! NFW’s a big place but it ain’t big enough t’hold all tha competition in tha industry. There’s more of that, right ‘ere!
She points down at the ring under their feet and the Zion audience cheers for the praise to the company. Morgan pauses, staring long and hard at Kara as she lifts the mic up again.
Morgan Payne: So then I’m in tha back, last week, signin’ my contract wif Katrina Lopez - mind you I ain’t even got my bag wif me then. I’m in her office signin’ tha papers and I just happen t’look on tha screen on her wall and what do I see? Killer Kara doing Killer Kara shit. You’re so gahdamn bent bein’ looked at as tha baddest bitch to step in a wrestlin’ ring, ya decided to keep beatin’ on someone who was already beaten. Well newsflash, Kara, dat ain’t “Bad Bitch Shit” that’s just straight up “Bitchmade Shit!”
As she says this, she steps up closer getting right in Kara’s face.
Morgan Payne: And trust me, for someone who claims she cares abaht tha industry at its core? Someone who says she cares about what professional wrestling really means? You got a funny way o’showin’ it. But dat’s a’ight, Kara. Cuz if tha first thing I do in Zion is have to knock some common sense into dat thick skull o’yours, I will gladly oblige you.
There’s another brief pause as she inches closer and stares right up into Kara’s dark eyes with a fury in her green and blue.
Morgan Payne: And I swear on my brother-in-law’s name, you say another word about him and I don’t care if it’s in a match, I don’t care if it’s in the streets, I don’t care if it’s right here. I will beat…tha fuckin’...DOGSHIT outta you.
KC glares daggers at Morgan for a few moments before a smile begins to form on the Shieldmaiden’s lips which quickly turns into laughter.
Kara "Killer" Carbajal: And after all of that… bitch made is the best you can come up with? Who are you? Daria Dorsey? Coz I beat that air-headed bimbo too when she got upset over the way I do things here. I don’t care about what you or anybody else has to say about me, Morgan. But I guess… since you really are here for the long haul? Well then let me, the Mamacita of Mayhem, be the first to welcome you to Mayhem. And while I’d love to stay here and listen to you ramble on about things I really don’t care about… I have to get back to my own wrestling family. Which you clearly have no fucking clue about since apparently… I just care about myself and nobody else, right?! Perhaps do some research before you start sticking your nose into other people’s fucking business!
Carbajal then tosses her microphone to the mat and then walks past Payne, shoulder checking her hard on the way before she exits the ring as “The Gun Show” blasts out of the PA system. The Shieldmaiden backs her way up the ramp and even blows a kiss towards Payne before she waves goodbye and continues up the ramp as we cut elsewhere.
A loud, almost childlike laughter was heard filling the halls of the backstage area. Upon further inspection, that laughter was coming from none other than the pair of Ricky Rodriguez and Ashlynn Cassidy. Zipping around backstage, they were careful not to crash into anyone as they went. As for what they were doing? Nobody really knew. It wasn't even assured that they even knew.
It was what it was. The two of them bullshitting around, running along with one another and just laughing their asses off. No complications, no expectations, no worries about what anyone else thought about it. Eventually, they burst through the metal double doors leading into the parking area, Ashlynn being the first to take a step into there.
Ashlynn Cassidy:'Yayy, I won!'
She excitedly jumped up and down, celebrating her victory. Walking up to her, Ricky threw his arms around her, his fingers lacing at the small of her back as hugged her tightly. She relaxed in his arms, the two of them taking a moment to catch their breath.
Ricky Rodriguez: 'Fastest in the wholeee world.'
Ashlynn smiled brightly, nodding her head in agreement.
Ashlynn Cassidy: 'What's my prize?'
Ricky Rodriguez: 'What does my champion want?'
Pursing her lips together, she thought about it for a moment before finally speaking up to give her answer.
Ashlynn Cassidy: 'Win.'
Ricky tilted his head to the side, a bit of confusion flashing across his face at her response.
Ashlynn Cassidy: 'Tonight, against Brooke. I won the race so that means you gotta win the match.'
His confusion was quickly replaced by the brightest smile. Without giving it a second thought, he nodded his head firmly.
Ricky Rodriguez: 'Then that's what I'll do. I'll go out there and do it. I beat her and I become Number One Contender to the Internet Championship.'
Ashlynn's smile grew as she slightly bit down onto her lower lip.
Ashlynn Cassidy: 'That title would look great on you.'
Ricky Rodriguez: 'You ain't even wrong. Oohh and we could have a celebration party and everythinn.'
His own excitement grew at the thought of the party.
Ashlynn Cassidy: 'We could! But that means you gotta win, first. You got this, right?'
Ricky leaned into her, the two of them sharing a brief kiss before pulling back.
Ricky Rodriguez: 'I got this.'
Ashlynn Cassidy: 'You got this.'
Ricky Rodriguez: 'I got this!'
Ashlynn Cassidy: 'That's what I wanna hear. Now, let's go!'
Ricky turned around, kneeling down a bit as Ashlynn climbed up onto his back, her legs locking around his waist while her arms wrapped around his neck.
Ashlynn Cassidy: 'Onward to victory!'
She pointed forward as Ricky took off, carrying her back towards the interior of the arena.
MATCH #4: RICKY RODRIGUEZ VS BROOKE CARTWRIGHT
INTERNET CHAMPIONSHIP #1 CONTENDERS MATCH
Rodriguez and Cartwright circle the ring around one another, going to lock up right off the bell! This is immediately disrupted, with Rodriguez simply pushing Cartwright away and sending her to the mat! Humiliated, Cartwright looks up to Rodriguez in frustration before getting to her feet! The two look for another lock up, but this time Cartwright pulls the wool over Rodriguez’s eyes, nailing him with Boot to the midsection before dragging him to the corner and bashing his face against the top turnbuckle! Cartwright taunts before a booing crowd, before getting Rodriguez back to his feet and looking for a Neckbreaker! Rodriguez twists out of it, pushing Cartwright to the ropes instead! She comes back, laying Rodriguez out with a Knee Strike before going for the pin! He kicks out at two!
Cartwright pulls Rodriguez to his feet looking to cause even more damage! But Rodriguez begins to fight back, nailing Cartwright with shot after shot to the midsection before nailing her with a Forearm to the head! Cartwright falls back into the corner, with Rodriguez coming in after her with a Running Knee Lift! He keeps himself mounted up on the ropes for a bit, flexing for the now cheering crowd! Cartwright takes advantage of the distraction however, getting Rodriguez up in a Powerbomb position! She looks to slam him down, but Rodriguez reverses, tilting over Cartwright’s back and hitting a Sunset Flip Powerbomb for a pin and a two count!
Rodriguez looks to finish this one off, getting Cartwright to her feet before going for a Double Knee Armbreaker! But Cartwright slips out, before nailing Rodriguez with a Boot to the midsection to bend him over! She hits the ropes, nailing the Curb Stomp! Pin by Cartwright, with Rodriguez kicking out right before three! Cartwright now looks to end this one getting Rodriguez up for the Final Take! But Rodriguez twists out of it, nailing Cartwright with a Boot to the midsection that sends her falling to the mat! He looks for the Running Stomp on a seated Cartwright, but she manages to tilt him over for a pin, getting her feet on the ropes for extra leverage! Rodriguez looks to be done for, but he escapes, tilting Cartwright over for a Sit Out Pin of his own! Cartwright is white knuckling the bottom rope, but somehow the referee doesn’t spot it, counting the three for Rodriguez!
Vivian Blake: The winner of this match…Ricky! Rodriguez!
Winter Mae: Ricky Rodriguez gets the win! He moves onto SLAYcation!
Kyle Cassidy: Uh oh! Looks like Cartwright has something to say about that finish! Her hand was on the rope after all!
Winter Mae: Which came after her trying to use the ropes to cheat herself, so she can stick her complaints where the sun don’t shine, for all I care!
Rodriguez celebrates in the crowd with the fans, while Cartwright begins badgering the referee as we fade!
RESULT: PINFALL (SIT OUT PIN)
Backstage. Things haven't been cohesive for BFG within the last few months. Fable Rowen, especially, had been having a difficult time coming to terms with what felt like the dissolution of not only her partnership with Kenzie Garrett, but a strain on their friendship. It didn't help to come so remarkably close to becoming the Gateway Champion either, and finding that goal flip through her fingers.
She paced the floor. Arms tucked under her bust, blonde curls trickling down her back. Her face is fixed at a thoughtful expression. She hadn't expressed a lot of confidence in being part of this bout, and a big part of that was the apathetic brunette who was drawing the perfect, sharp-as-a-knife winged eyeliner on her lid.
Fable Rowen: I'm making a decision for us.
Kenzie Garrett: Goodie.
Kenzie said without any real enthusiasm, while Fable's corners of her lips turned south.
Fable Rowen: Invasion: Toronto is coming up. Last time that we went to Toronto, we left with our head in our hands.
Kenzie Garrett: And the only thing that's changed between then and now is the date...
Garrett capped the eyeliner, fanning the wet pigment with a flapping hand.
Fable Rowen: If you could let me finish a thought before interjecting with a smartass remark, that would be perfect. Thank you. I'd really like to not leave my hometown as a loser again. My goal is to either walk in to Invasion: Toronto as the Zion Wrestling Tag Team Champions... or walk out of there.
Kenzie Garrett: Already implying that we're gonna sink the ship huh?
Fable frowned further. Two fingers popped against her temple. The combative tone of Kenzie made it very clear this wasn't going to be a fun conversation.
Kenzie Garrett: Austin and Sayge are cute. Okay? I'd maybe trust them to hack into someone's Instagram account and delete a few selfies, but carrying the Tag Team titles? No. I don't see that for them. And considering our next stop is Hebi no Rengo, who we've beaten? The only reason thing stopping us from getting to the finals is your need to be righteous.
Fable Rowen: I like knowing I can lay my head down at night and be proud of who I am and what I did to get there! And if you haven't noticed, it got me a helluva lot farther to the Gateway Championship than it did you.
Kenzie Garrett: What interest do I have in the Gateway Championship? Why would I want something that promises me a shot at the championship that actually matters later? It's a complacency championship. That's it. Be proud of that if you want, but I personally don't give a fuck about holding a title for a title's sake for THIS fucking place. I care about the power that comes with it. Power over this company that desperately doesn't want us to have it; this company that made it very clear we were expendable for the flavor of the month trash - hell, that made NO secret about it at all! They didn't even TRY. Your goals for Canada are cute... but I'm just not interested in being further fodder for teams around her that can't fucking hold a candle to us - so-called champions in-fucking-cluded in that. We've already done that.
Rowen folds her arms under her chest. Pensive about the brunette's contemptuous words.
Kenzie Garrett: You want to make your goal happen? I want the same thing you do... so let's agree on that if nothing else as just being the first thing we've agreed on in months. So if you wanna make it happen? Follow my lead, Gamechanger.
Kenzie said with a cruel smile on her face. The expression on Fable's isn't easy to read. Shifting uncomfortably in her spot, as we fade from their locker room.
We see footage from last week’s Mayhem. It’s the final moments of the qualifier between The Crown and Trinity. The angle focuses on who fans have grown used to being known as Ashlynn Cassidy. She freezes and stares blankly forward. The camera continues to zoom in on that bored, blank expression until it fills the screen. The camera zooms back out to show the same expression, except now it’s live. The expression changes to a relaxed grin. Zooming out more, we find that it’s somewhere on a nearby beach. The woman is laid out on a black towel in a red two-piece.
A familiar feminine voice begins a voiceover.
Voiceover: You never realize how much time you spend thinking about others. You never think about how much you have to pretend. You never think about how much time and effort it takes to play along with whatever games someone wants to play. Not until you don’t have to anymore. You never think about how limited and trapped you feel until you stop giving a fuck. Imagine what you could be capable of if your worries went away, if all your responsibilities went away. Imagine being…free.
Last week, I was still feeling obligated to perform, I was still feeling forced to play a role. I was already in the tournament and our little secret was still just getting out there. But I knew, it was going to stop.
The woman is well aware of the camera, in fact, she looks behind the camera, hand outstretched. After just a few seconds, she grows visibly annoyed, hand waving in the air. Finally a cocktail is handed to her. She takes a sip before throwing the rest into the face of the cameraperson. She claps her hand and can be seen saying “Fas-ter next time” though we get no sound. The voiceover continues.
Voiceover: I am done. I’m finished pandering to anyone but me. I am done doing things that I don’t want to do. I know Eden deep down felt just as trapped as I did, I mean I sure would. But now? We’re free. The Crown is finished—like, officially, it’s felt over for like what? Maybe sixteen months? I think she gets it, but I don’t care. She’s free to do her thing and I’m doing what I want. The truth? I don’t want anything to do with queens, or crowns anymore. It’s overdone, it’s clichè, it’s lazy, it’s generic. Only one person actually carries it not like a schtick and she’s probably on some exclusive island right now.
No, I’m not bitter or angry about the past couple of years, if I was? Maybe I would’ve strangled that Ashlynn or kept her hidden away in a closet forever or something. I understand that she has her place, and I have never wanted to be a killer. Hell, if you want, you can think of me letting her be the Ash you know and grew to love as the last favour I ever do for anyone else. I just wanted to be free, and now that I am? Why would I spend a moment of it being miserable? From now on, I don’t owe anyone a single thing. When I do come around? When I want something? I’ll get it. It’s that simple. When I’m around? There’s no high road, no low road, no highway. There is only MY way.
She gets up and fluffs her towel. On the towel, written across it, in pink is Ashlynn Cassidy. She again extends her arm out, and this time what she wants gets given to her immediately.
Two spray cans, two different paints inside.
One, black, covers the name until it blends in, hidden in the towel.
The second, a different colour, close to seafoam green.
With a shake of the can, she writes:
x“FREE” WILLA STONEHEARTx
MATCH #5: BFG VS THE DATADAMES
UNDISPUTED TAG TITLE TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND MATCH
Austin St. Croix starts the match against Fable Rowen, with the two going to lock up to start the match! The two seem evenly matched, with St. Croix ending up with the upper hand over the opponent with a Wristlock! She doesn’t let up on this attack, smacking Rowen across the chest with a Chop before running over to the corner and climbing the ropes before taking her down with a Hurricanrana! Rowen pulls herself up to her feet, only for St. Croix to take her to the mat with a Belly-To-Back Facebuster! Pin by St. Croix for the two!
St. Croix pulls Rowen to her feet, looking for a Vertical Suplex! But Rowen reverses, before pushing her shoulder first into the ring post! Rowen rolls St. Croix up, setting her up for a Superkick that lays her out on the mat! She follows up, hitting the ropes before jumping up and nailing a Knee Drop! Pin by Rowen, with St. Croix kicking out at two! Rowen pulls her up to her feet, nailing a bevy of Forearms before looking to finish off with a Discus Forearm! St. Croix catches this however, nailing Rowen with a hard Lariat that takes them both to the mat! St. Croix begins to crawl towards her corner, eventually getting the tag to Sayge Gonzalez!
Gonzalez enters the ring like a house of fire, dropping Rowen immediately with a Shoulder Tackle! She goes for a second one, before inviting Rowen up to her feet! She gets up, looking to get the jump on the bigger Gonzalez! But she once again takes her down, this time with a Spinebuster! Rowen crawls to her corner, standing against the turnbuckles and telling Gonzalez to bring it on! But just then, Kenzie Garrett slaps on her shoulder, forcing the tag! A tense look gets traded between the two, before Garrett rushes into the ring and right into the arms of Gonzalez, who drops her with a Fallaway Slam! Pin by Gonzalez for two!
Gonzalez looks to put an end to this one, getting Garrett in position for the Cyclone! But Garrett is having none of it, sending a few Boots up to the face of Gonzalez to fend her off! The ref goes to check on her, with Garrett making it over to her corner before untying the pad from the top turnbuckle! Rowen attempts to stop her, asking her what she’s doing and scolding her over the attempt at rule breaking! But Garrett pushes her away, before untying the pad and throwing it to the floor at ringside! Gonzalez rushes towards her, only Garrett to sidestep her and send her face first into the exposed turnbuckle! Garrett rolls her up, and for extra measure grabs the tights as the referee counts the pin!
Vivian Blake: The winners of this match…B! F! G!
Winter Mae: A win takes BFG to the quarterfinals of this tournament, but it doesn’t help the cohesion between Fable Rowen and Kenzie Garrett!
Kyle Cassidy: I have to take the side of Fable Rowen here, Kenzie taking the match the way she did was just wrong!
Garrett and Rowen have their arms raised, with the two continuing to argue with the finish as we fade!
RESULT: PINFALL (EXPOSED TURNBUCKLE)
The cameras return backstage and find Yukiko Kusanagi in the catering area of the Zion Arena. It’s almost a surreal sight to see the Osaka Devil sitting at a table and leisurely snacking on carrots and ranch as she holds her phone in her hand on speaker. She finishes chewing a small bite before speaking in Japanese.
Yukiko Kusanagi: "Sate, shō no ato, koko de kētaringu kara nanika o motte kite mimasen ka?"
(Well, why don't I just bring you something from catering here after the show?)
The voice that comes through her phone is soft yet somewhat masculine. Some might recognize it as the voice of her little brother, Yujiro.
Yujiro Kusanagi: "Imōto-chan! Koko ni uete imasu! Soko kara nanika o chūmon dekimasen ka?"
(Sis! I'm starving over here! Can't you just order me something from there?)
Yukiko crunches softly on another bite of carrot and rolls her eyes.
Yukiko Kusanagi: "Wakatta, wakatta! Anata wa tokidoki o shiri no hontō no itamidesu.Na ndeshou? Don'yoku ni naranaide kudasai."
(Alright, alright! You're a real pain in the ass sometimes. What do you want? Don't go crazy!)
There’s a pause in the conversation as Yujiro can be heard going “hmmmmmm” over the phone, before answering.
Yujiro Kusanagi: "Piza wa īdesu ne!"
(Pizza sounds good!)
Yukiko sips from a bottle of water and rolls her eyes again.
Yukiko Kusanagi: "Soredewa piza o te ni iremasu."
(I'll get you a pizza then.)
Yujiro Kusanagi: "Oh! Soshite kureijīpan!"
(Oh! And crazy bread!)
Yukiko Kusanagi: "Watashi wa don'yokudearu koto ni tsuite nani o iimashita ka?"
(What did I just say about going nuts?)
Yujiro Kusanagi: "Yukiiiii-chaaaaan!"
Yujiro’s voice almost has a bit of a whine to it on the other end and Yukiko throws her hand up.
Yukiko Kusanagi: "Wakatta! Wakatta! Watashi wa anata ni anata no imaimashī kureijīpan o te ni iremasu!"
(Okay, okay! I’ll get you your damn crazy bread!)
Yujiro Kusanagi: "Arigatō, yukichan! Ai shite iruuuuuuu!"
(Thanks, Yuki-chan! Love youuuuuuu!)
Yukiko Kusanagi: "E e, anata wa yori yoidesu. Watashi wa ima denwa shite imasu. Gaki."
(Yeah, you better. I’m calling now. Brat)
She ends the call and sighs, shaking her head. It can’t be missed, though, the small smile that comes across her face, dealing with her brother. Yukiko taps through her phone and brings it to her ear then. Silence for a moment before she clearly gets an answer and speaks again, this time in English.
Yukiko Kusanagi: "Hello. I would like to place an order for delivery, please… Yes, it is the Holiday Inn across from the Zion Arena. Room 211.."
As Yukiko continues to order, the camera pans from the catering area into the next room where Miguel Ortiz of The Void is seen leaning back against the wall with a devilish smirk on his face. He chuckles low under his breath as he pulls out his phone and tapes a couple of buttons. Miguel brings it to his ear and waits a moment before he starts walking off screen.
Miguel Ortiz: "Hey, big dawg. I got somethin’ for ya."
And the shot fades to black.
MATCH #6: MORGAN PAYNE VS EHAN CEMENT, THE TALENTED ONE
Ehan steps up to Payne at the start of this match, believing that if nothing else, he at least has the height advantage over his opponent! This is immediately proven false, as Payne nails him with a Roundhouse Kick! Ehan falters back into the corner, with Payne nailing him with a Running Dropkick! He staggers out, with Payne grabbing him and planting him with a Saito Suplex! She wastes no time in finishing this one, locking in Three Rivers Crossing (Grounded Figure 4 Headlock)! Ehan doesn’t hesitate, tapping out to the move!
Vivian Blake: The winner of this match…Morgan! Payne!
Winter Mae: What a debut win for Morgan Payne tonight! She absolutely crushed it!
Kyle Cassidy: She may have even crushed Ehan Cement in the process! Oh well! He’ll be fine!
Payne celebrates, making her way to the second rope and raising her arms for the cheering crowd! She comes down, only to be taken down with a Spear! Kara Carbajal is here, and she’s not alone! Zachary Porter and Miguel Ortiz both stand around Payne, looking ready to pounce! But just then, STARS" Original by STARDOM begins to play over the speakers, much to the joy of the fans! Nami Megumi rushes to the ring, taking the fight to the three members of The Void! Payne is finally able to get up to help, but with it still being 2-on-3, they’re still outnumbered! That’s when “Strawberry Shake” by Pop Levi begins to play, with the Undisputed Champion, Razzles Mars running out to a massive pop! With the odds having been evened, the two sides trade shots back and forth, with The Void eventually being dispatched over the ropes!
Winter Mae: Looks like we have a United front forming against The Void here!
Kyle Cassidy: And not a moment too soon, Winter! It’s about time people banded together to put an end to their antics!
Payne, Megumi, and Mars all stand tall, with the Undisputed Champion raising her title in air as we fade
RESULT: SUBMISSION (THREE RIVERS CROSSING)
Mayhem returned to the backstage area of the Zion Wrestling Stadium in Orlando, Florida, where the competition for tonight's main event has two amazing athletes competing in the ring for a coveted championship prize. Managing the segment is Meliana Rodrigo, one of Mayhem's interview personnel, who stands in front of the Mayhem logo on the wall, poised in her attire before the camera broadcasts her appearance worldwide. After receiving the production cue to begin the interview segment, she smiles and nods.
Meliana Rodrigo: Ladies and gentlemen, introducing at this time, she is the number one contender for the Zion Wrestling Gateway Championship, "22nd Century Girl" Serenity Holmes!
The camera transitions to Serenity Holmes walking into view of the broadcast and smiling at Meliana. She's currently in her in-ring attire with her black leather jacket and black studded hat, and she folds her arms in front of her chest. Serenity nods her head to the audience, cheering so loud it could be heard from a mile away.
Meliana Rodrigo: Serenity Holmes, you're one of the biggest signings we've had in Zion Wrestling history, and welcome to the Mayhem brand! Last week, you won the gauntlet in your debut and have garnered so much attention from the Zion Wrestling audience. Tell us, what can we expect from Serenity Holmes?
Serenity smirks for a moment before answering.
Serenity Holmes: You can expect what everyone knows about Serenity Holmes. Every time this little girl wrestles, she changes the atmosphere of the entire promotion. When I first came to Zion Wrestling, I wrestled Kasey Kash for the Undisputed Championship, and it awakened something in me, Meliana. It awakened my purpose to be in Zion Wrestling, and I decided to pick my ass up and sign my name on the dotted line. Serenity Holmes is fearless in walking into another company and dominating. Still, Zion Wrestling has called on me to show up, and that's what I did last week when I won the gauntlet, and now I'm the number one contender for the Gateway Championship!
The Orlando fans are in an uproar from Serenity's powerful statements, and Meliana continues with the interview loving the momentum from the recent signee.
Meliana Rodrigo: Well, there's no doubt you're competing in the main event of Mayhem in your third match in Zion Wrestling. You're going against Diamond Steele of the Queens of Chaos for the Gateway Championship. What do you think of your opponent, Diamond Steele?
Serenity Holmes rolled her eyes and looked at Meliano.
Serenity Holmes: Diamond Steele. I'm going to give her some credit. She returned from a hiatus since her last encounter with Kasey Kash and won the Gateway Championship in a huge multi-man match at Destiny II. She's a former Brkthru Champion and has earned a lot in Zion Wrestling, so I have to be respectful on that part, but when it comes to professional wrestling, this is where I change the norm. Diamond Steele is not Serenity Holmes; She isn't as hungry or dangerous as I am; I thrive in uncharted territories, especially against champions I know I'm better than. I'm coming to prove that the Gateway Championship is nothing more than a belt to launch new talent in the air, and who better to elevate this company than the 22nd Century Girl herself?!
The audience of Orlando went into an absolute uproar over the last comment made by Serenity Holmes. She marches off from the camera's view and the broadcast transitions to a different angle showing Serenity Holmes power walking to the entrance portion of the backstage area.
The lights go out in the arena, as the camera pans up to the screen where the music video is playing. A voice comes as the intro is playing to the song, and two shadows are seen standing in the entrance way. Smoke billowed down from the rafters, as the voice screams out.
“Let’s Go!”
Pyro goes off the two women step out, Kaya is shown with a L on her forehead taunting the fans, as Lilith stands at the top of the ramp. Kaya then looks at Lilith laughing as she high fives her as she passes behind her. Lilith goes over to the other side, while kaya stayed in the middle. She gives the L sign, then returns back to the middle. The two then start the walk down to the ring, teasing the fans as they walked on either side. Kaya gets a flower offered to her which she takes and bites on. Lilith laughs, They get to the bottom of the ramp.
It doesn't hurt me
Do you want to feel how it feels?
Do you want to know that it doesn't hurt me?
Do you wanna hear about the deal that I'm making?
You
It's you and me
Kaya swings around one side, while Lilith goes to the other. The flower Kaya was given gets tossed into the crowd. While Lilith on the other side taunts the fans. Lilith climbs into the ring and stands in the middle while Kaya hops over the top rope, sliding in front of her. The ring announcer looks at the two of them, as Kaya points at them.
"Ladies and Gentlemen please welcome the Undisputed Zion Wrestling Tag Team Champions, Kaya & Lilith Parker, the Deathriders!”
The two accompanied by their sister EJ, hold up all the gold as best they could, with EJ holding up the third trios championship belt. Kaya goes over and gets two microphones from the ringside area, while she hands one to Lilith, she motions to EJ to go to ringside with the third belt. Kaya smirks as she is about to put the microphone up to her mouth the fans begin to boo. Kaya waves them off, while looking at Lilith getting her to speak first.
Lilith Parker: A few weeks ago, Kaya and I won, the triple threat ladder match, which brought all these wonderful Tag Team Championships to us. Take nothing away from the Void, and the House. What was the saying of the House of Wolves at one point? "Oh the House always wins?"
Kaya and Lilith laugh as they look at each other. She then puts up the microphone to her face taunting the fans.
Lilith Parker: The house didn't win, and the Void collapsed in upon itself. Now they know what it feels like to be in the deep, the last chance of taking a good look at our championships. If you want them, I mean the tag team tournament happens to be going on right now, and we've been watching carefully. See you don't get this good while just sitting back. To all the teams in Zion Wrestling right now, you should be scared, Kaya and I have been the force to be reckoned with since we've won our tag team titles, and even more so now that we are your Undisputed Tag Team Champions.
She flips the mic taunting the fans that had been booing her. She makes a crying motion to the fans as Kaya had been pacing back and forth, now looking up. She looks out to the fans, as she raises her hands and roses begin falling from the ceiling. Lilith got out of the ring going to stand next to EJ, then Kaya speaks up. As Kaya was standing underneath the roses falling, a pair of belts were lowered down next to her, revealing the new Zion Wrestling Undisputed Tag Team Championships. Kaya then motions for Lilith to come back into the ring, as she pulled the tag titles off the ring, handing one to her sister, while she looked out at the crowd.
"the Poison Rose" Kaya Parker: So out with the old clutter, remnants of a past which still exists, but no longer needed. In with the new Zion Wrestling Undisputed Tag Team Championships. These are the belts that are going to make history, going to make people relevant once more, these are the future. If you want to step up, then come and find out, why we hold these brand new shiny titles.
Lilith Parker: Say bye-bye to the belts of the past, and the future remains bright.
Kaya and Lilith laugh as Kaya smiled softly, she then looked at Lilith as Lilith did to her. She then raised the new title up, as did Lilith, they then put them on their shoulders. Kaya looks out at the crowd.
"the Poison Rose" Kaya Parker: To the winners of the tag team tournament, know this. That these belts are property of the Deathriders, and the deep. You will only get to glimpse them when the referee holds them up, and then.
Kaya picks up a rose.
"the Poison Rose" Kaya Parker: Game over.
Kaya laughs as she tosses the rose on top of the pile, then she steps out of the ring, followed by Lilith. They hold up all the Gold with some help, this would be the last time all the titles would be seen together.
Winter Mae: What an amazing looking set of new Tag Titles unveiled tonight! And speaking of the Tag Titles, ladies and gentlemen, it has been a hell of a tournament so far, but the quarterfinals are now upon us here on the red brand! Next week, we’ll see how moves onto the semifinals as Regulators Inc takes on BFG!
Kyle Cassidy: That match is sure to be a banger, as is this one! Because also in the quarterfinals, we’ll see the returning heroes, Strike 2 Kill take on Trinity!
Winter Mae: That match is sure not to disappoint! Speaking of returns however, it seems as though the past couple of weeks have seen a lot of returns and debuts for Zion Wrestling and next week is no different! You saw her first as the final pick of Zion Draft, and now she’s finally landing on the red brand! The “Masochist Genius” Akane Yamashita debuts next week on Monday Night Mayhem!
Kyle Cassidy: And get this, Winter! I’m actually getting a bit of breaking news regarding what happened earlier on tonight! After the back and forth between these two sides, Katrina Lopez has decided to let them all have at it! Next week, Nami Megumi, Morgan Payne, and the Undisputed Champion, Razzles Mars will take on The Void in Trios action!
Winter Mae: Next week is already shaping up to be a banger, but now it’s time for our main event!
MAIN EVENT: SERENITY HOLMES VS DIAMOND STEELE ©
GATEWAY CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Vivian Blake: The following contest…is scheduled for one fall!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!
Vivian Blake: And it is for the Zion Wrestling GATEWAY! CHAMPIONSHIP!
Introducing first, the challenger…from Houston, Texas…weighing in at 125 lbs…Serenity! Holmes!
And her opponent…representing The Queens of Chaos…from London, England…weighing in at 110 lbs…she is the Zion Wrestling GATEWAY! CHAMPION!…DIAMOND! STEELE!
Steele and Holmes circle the ring around one another, going immediately for the Collar-and-Elbow Tie Up! Holmes immediately has the upper hand, pushing Steele back into the corner as the referee goes for a five count! The two split up, with Holmes taunting Steele on how she had the power advantage over her! This only fires up the champion, with the two once again locking up! Holmes once again looks to have the advantage, getting around Steele for a Waistlock! She goes to lift her up, but Steele retaliates quickly with an Elbow to the side of the head! She swiftly transitions, taking Holmes to the mat with a Side Headlock Takeover! Holmes struggles for a moment, seemingly tiring out for a bit and having her shoulders put on the mat!
ONE…!
Shoulder up by Holmes! She eventually finds an escape route, getting her legs up and around Steele’s head! She pulls her down to the mat to get her shoulders down!
ONE…!
Kick out by Steele! The two scramble to their feet, with Holmes looking to get the jump on Steele with a Clothesline! Steele rushes underneath it, going for the ropes before coming back to hit a Running Hurricanrana! But Holmes is able to avoid hitting the mat, instead front flipping out of the move before nailing Steele with a Dropkick! She kips up to her feet, getting the crowd hype before running to the prone Steele and nailing her with a Shooting Star Press! Pin by Holmes!
ONE…!
TWO…!
Kick out by Steele! Holmes pulls the champion up to her feet, throwing her into the corner before beginning to unleash with a set of Stomps! She runs to the opposite corner before coming back with a European Uppercut! She sets Steele up before going for it again, but this time Steele bursts out of the corner and nails her with a King Kong Lariat! She pulls Holmes up to her feet before nailing her with a Ripcord Lariat that turns her inside out! Pin by Steele!
ONE…!
TWO…
Kick out by Holmes! Steele gets her up to her feet again, this time looking for a Tiger Driver! But this time Holmes is able to reverse, taking Steele down with an Arm Drag instead! Steele scrambles to her feet and goes after Holmes, only to catch a Stun Gun on the ropes for her trouble! Holmes immediately follows up, dropping Steele with a Snap German Suplex! She rolls up to her knees with Holmes rushing in and clubbing her with a Knee Strike! Pin by Holmes!
ONE…!
TWO…!
Kick out Steele! Holmes looks to end this one, hitting the ropes before going for Moving Holmes! But Steele pops back up to her feet, leading to Holmes running right into a Bicycle Kick! Steele hits the ropes, looking for her signature Floatover DDT! But Holmes reverses, dropping her with a Northern Lights Suplex! She bridges for the pin!
ONE…!
TWO…!
Kick out by Steele! The two are laid out on the mat, neither of them feeling up to getting up as the crowd cheers them both on! Eventually they slowly crawl to their feet, the two coming face to face as they do! The eventually begin to fire off shots at one another at will, trading blows back and forth! Eventually Holmes gets the upper hand, pushing Steele back before nailing her with a Back Elbow as she returns! Steele staggers a bit, before flipping over and nailing Holmes with a Pele Kick! Holmes falls back into the ropes, coming back as Steele tries to get up and hitting Moving Holmes! Shining Wizard connects! Pin by Holmes!
ONE…!
TWO…!
THREE-
Kick out by Steele! Holmes doesn’t let up, slowly climbing to the top rope as Steele gets tended to by the official! Holmes is looking for Red Bottoms, only for Bianca Page to rush over to ringside! She climbs to the apron, pushing Holmes off the top rope out of the referee’s view! Page then hides herself close to the apron out of the view of the official! Before either woman can understand what just happened, Steele sees Holmes slowly rising to her feet, knowing she has to take advantage! She rushes over and nails Holmes with the Diamond Cutter! Pin by Steele!
ONE…!
TWO…!
THREE!!
Vivian Blake: The winner of this match…and STILL The Zion Wrestling GATEWAY! CHAMPION!…DIAMOND! STEELE!
Winter Mae: D-did we just see that right?! I think Bianca Page just cost Serenity Holmes this match!
Kyle Cassidy: It went by in such a flash that it’d be easy to miss, but yes, she did! Obviously still sour grapes about how last week’s match ended!
Winter Mae: What a terrible move by Page! You can bet there’s gonna be hell to pay rather soon! But for now that’s all the time we have! We’ll see you all next week!
Steele celebrates with her title as the referee raises her hand! Meanwhile, Bianca Page backs up the ramp, waving to a sneering Holmes as we fade to black!
Crowd: ONE FALL!!
Vivian Blake: And it is for the Zion Wrestling GATEWAY! CHAMPIONSHIP!
Introducing first, the challenger…from Houston, Texas…weighing in at 125 lbs…Serenity! Holmes!
And her opponent…representing The Queens of Chaos…from London, England…weighing in at 110 lbs…she is the Zion Wrestling GATEWAY! CHAMPION!…DIAMOND! STEELE!
Steele and Holmes circle the ring around one another, going immediately for the Collar-and-Elbow Tie Up! Holmes immediately has the upper hand, pushing Steele back into the corner as the referee goes for a five count! The two split up, with Holmes taunting Steele on how she had the power advantage over her! This only fires up the champion, with the two once again locking up! Holmes once again looks to have the advantage, getting around Steele for a Waistlock! She goes to lift her up, but Steele retaliates quickly with an Elbow to the side of the head! She swiftly transitions, taking Holmes to the mat with a Side Headlock Takeover! Holmes struggles for a moment, seemingly tiring out for a bit and having her shoulders put on the mat!
ONE…!
Shoulder up by Holmes! She eventually finds an escape route, getting her legs up and around Steele’s head! She pulls her down to the mat to get her shoulders down!
ONE…!
Kick out by Steele! The two scramble to their feet, with Holmes looking to get the jump on Steele with a Clothesline! Steele rushes underneath it, going for the ropes before coming back to hit a Running Hurricanrana! But Holmes is able to avoid hitting the mat, instead front flipping out of the move before nailing Steele with a Dropkick! She kips up to her feet, getting the crowd hype before running to the prone Steele and nailing her with a Shooting Star Press! Pin by Holmes!
ONE…!
TWO…!
Kick out by Steele! Holmes pulls the champion up to her feet, throwing her into the corner before beginning to unleash with a set of Stomps! She runs to the opposite corner before coming back with a European Uppercut! She sets Steele up before going for it again, but this time Steele bursts out of the corner and nails her with a King Kong Lariat! She pulls Holmes up to her feet before nailing her with a Ripcord Lariat that turns her inside out! Pin by Steele!
ONE…!
TWO…
Kick out by Holmes! Steele gets her up to her feet again, this time looking for a Tiger Driver! But this time Holmes is able to reverse, taking Steele down with an Arm Drag instead! Steele scrambles to her feet and goes after Holmes, only to catch a Stun Gun on the ropes for her trouble! Holmes immediately follows up, dropping Steele with a Snap German Suplex! She rolls up to her knees with Holmes rushing in and clubbing her with a Knee Strike! Pin by Holmes!
ONE…!
TWO…!
Kick out Steele! Holmes looks to end this one, hitting the ropes before going for Moving Holmes! But Steele pops back up to her feet, leading to Holmes running right into a Bicycle Kick! Steele hits the ropes, looking for her signature Floatover DDT! But Holmes reverses, dropping her with a Northern Lights Suplex! She bridges for the pin!
ONE…!
TWO…!
Kick out by Steele! The two are laid out on the mat, neither of them feeling up to getting up as the crowd cheers them both on! Eventually they slowly crawl to their feet, the two coming face to face as they do! The eventually begin to fire off shots at one another at will, trading blows back and forth! Eventually Holmes gets the upper hand, pushing Steele back before nailing her with a Back Elbow as she returns! Steele staggers a bit, before flipping over and nailing Holmes with a Pele Kick! Holmes falls back into the ropes, coming back as Steele tries to get up and hitting Moving Holmes! Shining Wizard connects! Pin by Holmes!
ONE…!
TWO…!
THREE-
Kick out by Steele! Holmes doesn’t let up, slowly climbing to the top rope as Steele gets tended to by the official! Holmes is looking for Red Bottoms, only for Bianca Page to rush over to ringside! She climbs to the apron, pushing Holmes off the top rope out of the referee’s view! Page then hides herself close to the apron out of the view of the official! Before either woman can understand what just happened, Steele sees Holmes slowly rising to her feet, knowing she has to take advantage! She rushes over and nails Holmes with the Diamond Cutter! Pin by Steele!
ONE…!
TWO…!
THREE!!
Vivian Blake: The winner of this match…and STILL The Zion Wrestling GATEWAY! CHAMPION!…DIAMOND! STEELE!
Winter Mae: D-did we just see that right?! I think Bianca Page just cost Serenity Holmes this match!
Kyle Cassidy: It went by in such a flash that it’d be easy to miss, but yes, she did! Obviously still sour grapes about how last week’s match ended!
Winter Mae: What a terrible move by Page! You can bet there’s gonna be hell to pay rather soon! But for now that’s all the time we have! We’ll see you all next week!
Steele celebrates with her title as the referee raises her hand! Meanwhile, Bianca Page backs up the ramp, waving to a sneering Holmes as we fade to black!
RESULT: PINFALL (DIAMOND CUTTER)
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