Zion Wrestling Presents: Friday Night Fusion Draft Edition!

[Intern]

The chorus of “Revolution” by The Used finishes as we cut to the arena! In lieu of pyro or fireworks, the main lights of the arena go out. The only shine we see are the lights of the stage flashing to the beat of the second verse.

“We looked at the price tag
And it’s one we can’t afford,
We were taught that progression
Means accumulating more…”

Just then the lights burst to life, revealing a sold out crowd in the Rupp Arena! The usual red of the screen’s design is replaced entirely with blue as the crowd breaks off into “Fusion” chants!

Tripp Bennett: Just one week removed from an electric show at FallOut and we’re now treated to the most exciting two hours of wrestling on the internet! Welcome to the special Draft edition of Friday Night Fusion! I’m Tripp Bennett, joined as always by my broadcast colleague, Alivia Takasoto!

Alivia Takasoto: We are in for a treat tonight, Tripp! We get to see who’s staying on Fusion! Who’s going to Mayhem! But more importantly, we get to sit back and see a full two hours of Zion action! Capped off with a major main event!

Tripp Bennett: Indeed we are! Tonight, we decide the new #1 Contender for the Zion Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship! In our main event, we have 9-person Battle Royal to see who will challenge Legion for the World Title at Youtube Invasion: New York!

Alivia Takasoto: But that’s later on tonight, Tripp! Let’s get things started right now with some more Draft picks!

Kai Morgan’s music hits as we return to the stage, much like Monday night! He and Sara Cross step out together on stage!

Kai Morgan: What’s up, Kentucky?! It’s Friday, you know what that means! It’s time for the most exciting two hours of wrestling on the internet! Now, I promised you all in the Twitterverse a few surprises for tonight! But before I get down to that, we gotta get down to more draft picks! So here we go!

See, it’s quite fitting that we have THE Championship Challenge taking place right in it’s home show of Fusion, because my #9 draft pick is none other than THE Advanced Athlete...TAURUS!

Sara Cross: I see your undefeated pick and raise you another one! My #9 pick is Madison! Wright!

FUSION PICK #9: TAURUS

MAYHEM PICK #9: MADISON WRIGHT
    
Kai Morgan: Alright, last one before we go for now! See, while I may see Fusion as a place to create the newest, brightest stars of Zion, I’d be lying if I said I wouldn’t kick myself for letting an all time legend like this slip through my fingers! My #10 pick is R! W! K!

Sara Cross: I see, I see! Well, you can have your all-time legend, and I’ll take the man who cemented himself as a HARDCORE legend last Friday night at FallOut! My #10 pick? Carson! Cain!

FUSION PICK #10: RWK

MAYHEM PICK #10: CARSON CAIN

Kai Morgan: Now let’s get on to the show with our first match, and rest assured, I’ll be watching both these two very closely!

Kai’s music hits again as the two make their exit.

Match #1: Victoria McKenzie vs. Serena Riot

Alex Lawson: The following contest is scheduled for one fall!

Introducing first...from NewCastle Upon-Tyne...weighing in at 285 lbs...Victoria! McKenzie!

And her opponent...from Cleveland, Ohio...weighing in at 150 lbs…”The Fallen Prophet”...Serena! Riot!

Tripp Bennett: These two are coming off of a stellar performance at last week’s FallOut Kickoff Show, but it doesn’t seem as though these two are finished with one another just yet!

Alivia Takasoto: Absolutely not, Tripp! These two have a huge ire for one another! I’d even go as far as to say that their match last Friday only added fuel to the flames of animosity between them!



The bell rings and Riot immediately charges McKenzie, sending her into the corner with a Dropkick! McKenzie’s leaning on the turnbuckle and, seeing this, Riot decides to take advantage! She runs to the opposite corner, before returning to McKenzie and planting a momentum filled knee right into her chest! She runs back to the opposite corner, before coming back and hitting McKenzie with the knee AGAIN! She runs to her corner and goes for a third knee, but this time McKenzie has it scouted, picking up her lighter opponent and throwing her straight to the mat!

Riot rolls back to her feet, immediately running to McKenzie once more to maintain her control on the match! But McKenzie’s having none of it, sending a stiff Forearm shot across the face of her opponent! Riot’s stunned as she’s sent staggering back, and when she returns, McKenzie scoops her up and drives her to the mat with a Michinoku Driver! She hooks the leg for the pin!

ONE…!

T--

Kick out by Riot! McKenzie pops up to her feet, before jumping up and crashing every bit of her 285 pound frame onto a still prone Riot with a Senton! She tries again for a pin!

ONE…!

TW-

Kick out again by Riot! McKenzie’s now shocked! She lifts Riot to the ground by her arm, before pushing her away, then pulling back into a Shoulder Tackle! Something about this wakes up Riot though, immediately prompting her to immediately kip up! McKenzie turns around and sees this but she’s much too late to avoid the Spinning Elbow by Riot that catches her in the side of the jaw! She runs the ropes and hits a stunned McKenzie with a Basement Dropkick to her legs, dropping her forwards! Riot gets to her feet, before rushing to McKenzie’s side and, gaining a measure of revenge, jumps up and plants a Senton across the back of her opponent! Riot rolls McKenzie onto her back and goes for the pin!

ONE…!

TW-

Kick out by McKenzie! Riot sits up and runs an arm against her forehead, bringing it down to see that a bit of her facepaint has rubbed off on it. Riot looks down at a still laid out McKenzie, snickering at the fact that she actually made her break a sweat! She gets to her feet again, dragging McKenzie up by her hair, much to the chagrin of the referee! Before he can start the count, though, Riot puts McKenzie in position for Psychosis, but NO! McKenzie wards off the signature move with a Back Body Drop! Riot stumbles back up and turns around, just as McKenzie attempts The Vic and Run, but NO! Riot slides to the mat, managing to duck underneath McKenzie by a hair! Riot gets back up and runs for the ropes, bouncing off the second to catch McKenzie with a Springboard Headstrong, but NO! McKenzie gets the knees up and catches Riot right in the face! She snaps up and recoils from the knee digging into her cheek, before McKenzie rolls her up for a pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

T--

Riot kicks out and rolls up to her feet! McKenzie makes it to a seated position, just in time for Riot to drop her to the mat with Knee Strike! McKenzie is almost completely out of it as Riot rolls her into the middle of the ring. Seeing a glazed over look in McKenzie’s eye, the referee makes Riot step away before checking for a concussion. Riot gives the ref a go-away gesture, before climbing to the top rope and gauging her opponent! She’s prepared to move whether the ref is there or not! She straightens her stance on the ropes, possibly looking for the Demon Drop, but NO! Riot gets tripped up on the top rope and racks herself on the turnbuckle! We look over to her right to see who did it and it’s...DELILAH HILL!!

Alivia Takasoto: What the hell is going on here?!

Tripp Bennett: Delilah Hill just showed up to try and cost Serena Riot the match is what’s going on!

Alivia Takasoto: No shit, Captain Obvious! I mean why is she doing this?!

Suddenly, McKenzie starts to seem a bit better as Hill jumps off the apron and onto the steel steps! She grabs Riot, who’s still racked on the top rope and gets her in a Suplex position! She walks her around the ring, stopping to get Riot to face Hill! Delilah condescendingly waves and blows Riot a kiss, before McKenzie drops her down with KNEEL BEFORE QUEEN VICTORIA!! She gets Riot in for a pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

THREE!



Alex Lawson: Here is your winner...Victoria! McKenzie!

Tripp Bennett: Wow...we had heard rumors of a signing, but we had no idea when or where Delilah Hill would show up...especially not in this way!

Alivia Takasoto: Riot cannot be happy about how any of this went down! In fact, I’d suggest that instead of prancing around, Vic and Delilah better hightail it out of Lexington before Serena Riot wakes up!

The referee raises Victoria McKenzie’s arm in victory before Delilah Hill enters the ring to meet her. She curls her face in a disgusted look as the referee passes her by, avoiding him like the plague as he exits the ring. She continues on to Victoria and gives her a huge hug before raising her arm up, the two each putting a foot on a prone Serena Riot as they do! They continue to celebrate as we fade out.

WINNER: VICTORIA McKENZIE (VIA PINFALL)



LAST NIGHT

CLANG! BANG!
CLANG! BANG!
CLANG! BANG!

The Clanging And Banging Of Heavy Metal Weights Greet Us Before Juliana Mendoza Is On The Screen, Dressed For A Bit Of Exercise As She’s Rocking A Purple Nike Sports Bra Top And Tight Black Yoga Pants, Her Customized Purple Water Bottle Sits In The Holder As She Jogs On A Treadmill. She Keeps An Impressive Pace Even As The Treadmill Moves To An Incline Position. Juliana Grabs A Sip Of Water And Smiles, Finally Acknowledging The Camera.

Juliana Mendoza:Hola Zion Wrestling, Yea It Is You Lady Of Lucha Libre, The One And Only Miss Majestuosa, Juliana Mendoza. Today I Am Giving All Of You A Look Behind The Curtain As It Were. You All Get To See Just A Little Taste Of What Goes Into Making A Future World Heavyweight Champion.

The Treadmill Slowly Moves Back To A Flat Position And Starts To Slow Down As Juliana Takes Another Sip Of Water.

Juliana Mendoza:And Of Course What It Takes To Be Part Of THE Beautification Movement. I Myself Am Just Finishing Up The Last Bit Of My Cardio, But The Big Man Still Has A Ways To Go. He’s Doing Cycle Number Three On The Machines Right Now And You’re All In Luck Because It’s Leg Day.

Juliana Hops Off The Treadmill, Hands A Worker A Twenty And They Go About Cleaning Off The Machine As She Dabs A Bit Of Sweat From Her Brow And Takes Another Sip Of Water. The Camera Follows Behind Her, Slowly Shifting Attention Downwards When It’s Suddenly Moved Back And Juliana Wags Her Finger.

Juliana Mendoza:No Go Pervy Mcgee. Keep The Camera Where It’s Supposed To Be, And That Is On THE Future Zion Pro Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion. THE Advanced Athlete. THE Beautification Muscle. THE Big Bad Bull Himself. THE One And Only, TAURUS!

Juliana Turns The Camera Towards TAURUS As Appears To Be Squatting Five Hundred Pounds And Counting Off. At Twenty He Stops And Moves To A Leg Extension Machine. He Sets It At The Highest Weight Possible And Cranks Out Twenty Before He Moves To The Leg Press, A Worker Again Coming To Clean Off The Machines For THE Beautification Movement.

Juliana Mendoza:Six Days A Week This Man Does This. A Fifteen-Minute Run To Warm Himself Up And Then Monday And Wednesday, It’s Bi’s, Tri’s, And Those Incredible Abs. Tuesday And Thursday Are All About The Legs. Wednesday And Saturday, Chest Back, Shoulders. Five Sets Of Twenty For Every Workout, An Hour On The Treadmill Thirty On The Bike Another 15 On The Stair Climb! I Doubt There Is A Person In This Business That Trains As Much Or As Hard. Strength, Well You See. Speed, He’s Running Three Miles In Those Fifteen-Minute Jogs, Ten Miles On The Bike And He Climbs Basically A Fucking Skyscraper. Then There Is The Yoga Three Times A Week, Regular Swims, A Customized Diet And Supplement Man. If You People Think That THE Championship Challenge Is Just About This Man Showing Off, You Could Not Be More Wrong.

TAURUS Walks Up Behind Juliana, Wipes Some Sweat From His Brow, And Smirks.

TAURUS:THE Championship Challenge Is About Showing Why I Am THE Man Around Zion. Mister J, Cappadona, They Answered The Challenge And Gave Me A Good Fight, But In The End, THE Advanced Athlete Showed Everyone That I Am The Biggest, Strongest, Fastest, Baddest Bull In Whatever Pen I Walk Into. Tomorrow Night On Fusion, The Same Thing Happens To Whoever Steps Next. You Just Better Hope You’re Not A Disappointment.

Juliana Has A Wide Smile As She Gives Him A Little Smack And Pat On The Ass Sending Him To The Stair Climber. After Some Quick Menu Selections And Button Presses, The Machine Starts Up And It’s Going At A Pretty Fast Pace, The Massive Man Practically Running Up The Steps As Juliana Smiles.

Juliana Mendoza:Yes, He Is Very Impressive. He Has That, Another Cycle On The Machines, Another Run On The Treadmill, His Final Cycle On The Machines, A Ten-Minute Bike Ride To Cool Down, And Then It Will Massage Time. For Moi, It’s A Shower, Tanning, And Then A Very Nice Massage. For Whoever Answers THE Championship Challenge, All You Have Is Hurt And Disappointment In Your Immediate Future, But There Is Good News. Sharing The Ring With TAURUS, Being Part Of A Special Event Hosted By Members Of THE Beautification Movement, Yes It Is Hosted By TAURUS And Juliana Mendoza, Fix That Graphics Person. Point Is, Whoever Answers THE Championship Challenge Will Undoubtedly Lose, But Their Profile Will Be Raised Immensely By Simply Sharing TV Time With THE Beautification Movement. You’re Welcome.

Juliana Blows A Kiss And Then Walks Off, Her Hips Swaying As She Passes By TAURUS And Blows Him A Kiss, Strolling Through The Gym With Her Usual Arrogant Swagger As The Big Man Is Just Charging Up Those Steps Before We Fade To Black.



The scene cuts to the studio where Minka Carter is standing by with a smirk on her face. She’s in a delightful mood after FallOut following her victory over Solomon Graham and she’s definitely grateful for the opportunity in front of her. However, she’s got a fiery, angry look in her eyes once again revealing that she’s all business and nothing else as she begins to express her thoughts.

Minka Carter: I told you all! I kept saying that Solomon Graham wasn’t someone that was a worthy main event player and who never belonged in the world title picture. I said for weeks that I was a step above him. And you know what? That is exactly what I proved! I proved that he was not in my league. I proved that he was not someone that you can call a main event guy. If you want to throw the Crash Rodriguez match in my face, be predictable and do so but the fact of the matter is that I ultimately proved what I said right when I won at FallOut. Now that I’ve got HIM out of the way, let’s get on to some real business. Tonight’s main event… OBVIOUSLY I deserve an opportunity to get the next shot at the world title after Crash Rodriguez FLOPPED of course, but a battle royal? Are you kidding me?

Minka takes a pause and rolls her eyes with annoyance, clearly not liking this part of the revelation. Still, that fiery anger doesn’t leave her eyes as she continues to make her point.

Battle royals have always provided too much generosity in regards to who gets an opportunity like this and tonight is no exception. Still, that doesn’t mean that I am ever going to be a fan of them personally. Of course, with a big opportunity like this, I DO deserve this and I already know I am the odds on favorite. How can I be so bold? I mean come on, have you seen the rest of the field. Mai Blackman? Huh? Can someone explain to me exactly who she is and why she deserves this shot? Hayumi Yamadipshit? What is this? She has this super cool Japanese sounding name and that automatically qualifies her for this opportunity? WOW, where have we seen THAT before! I digress! I don’t care how tough or how good she may be, it doesn’t scare me at all. Devi Morgan? Oh shit, she has said MEAN THINGS about me just because I have a past with Kai! OH MY GOD! I should be SCARED! PFFFT! The only reason she’s got this opportunity is because her last name is Morgan, let’s be perfectly honest here. What the hell has someone like Daria Dorsey ever done besides flash them titties all over the place? Don’t get me wrong, I AM a boobs kind of girl but… I’ve seen SO much better than Daria… I am just SAYING… and I’m NOT just talking about BOOBS either. Anthony Cross? The first YouTube Champion? WOW! He sure lost THAT title quickly didn’t he. Par for the course. The guy wrestles for a million wrestling companies but can’t be a main eventer in any of them. THAT is what you call the DEFINITION of mediocrity. Greta Nyx? WHOOOOOO?!?!?! Yeah that’s all that needs to be said about that. And Robert William Kendricks? Didn’t he JUST lose to Victoria Salinas? Why the HELL is HE in this thing and not her? ALSO… he’s already had HOW many chances? Title tournament? FLOP! A one on one shot against Legion? FLOP!

NEXT?!?!?!

I’m sorry, but we REALLY REALLY need to quit pretending he’s even somebody still! I look at all of these names and the first thing that I am thinking about is… how are ANY of these names more worthy than I am of getting a world title shot? Someone like Victoria isn’t in this match, but THESE CHUMPS ARE?

Ridiculous.

Utterly ridiculous. But that’s alright. I KNOW that this battle royal is mine to win. You can have them ALL gang up on me and I STILL win this battle royal because that is how SUPERIOR I am to the competition on Fusion! I WAS a high draft pick on Fusion for a reason. Kai Morgan brought me here despite our differences for a reason and that reason is because I am the TRUTH! I am someone that CHANGES the game! I was CHANGING THE GAME at the company I was at before I came here and the only reason why I wasn’t FULLY complete the #MainEventMinka mission there was “shenanigans”... if you know what I mean….

BUT NO SHENANIGANS HERE!

I AM THE TRUTH!

I AM THE GAME CHANGER!

AND I WILL BE THE NUMBER ONE CONTENDER TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!

MAIN! EVENT! MINKA! BITCHES!

Minka storms out of the room, full of confidence, yet also full of motivated anger as the scene fades out.



Kai Morgan’s music hits again, and just like earlier, Morgan and Cross come back to the stage!

Kai Morgan: What a match! And quite frankly, what an ending! I did NOT anticipate that ending, but whatever keeps the people entertained...Anyway! Draft picks! And boy, do I have one for you guys! My #11 is...a secret! I know, I know! That may be anti-climatic, but you all know how I love my secrets! Plus, you won’t have to wait for very long to see them, because my #11 pick will be the mystery 9th competitor in our battle royal main event!

However, since it’d be a bit of a cop out to just short you guys a pick, I’ll skip over to #12! Quite honestly, one of the biggest badasses in this company and dare I say the entire sport, Mai! Blackman!

Sara Cross: Well, Kai, while you may like to keep your secrets, I like to be a bit more straightforward. That’s why my #11 pick is none other than the leader of Hell’s Trinity, Kamila! Rose!

FUSION PICK #11: ??
FUSION PICK #12: MAI BLACKMAN

MAYHEM PICK #11: KAMILA ROSE

Kai Morgan: Alright, alright since I faked you guys out with #11, I’ll give you guys my #13 as well! Quite honestly, one of my favorite athletes on the Zion roster, and I’m gonna say it right here right now, the FUTURE of Friday Night Fusion...The Zenith of Zion Daria Dorsey!

Sara Cross: Well, I decided to go in a different direction for my next pick! I decided on my #12 to be Amelia Hearts!

Kai Morgan: Alright, we gotta hightail it on outta here! We’ll see you guys soon!

FUSION PICK #13: DARIA DORSEY

MAYHEM PICK #12: AMELIA HEARTS

Cross and Morgan make their exit once again as we go to our next match!

Match #2: THE Championship Challenge III (Hosted by TAURUS)

Alex Lawson: Ladies and gentlemen...it is now time for THE Championship Challenge!

Introducing first...representing THE Beautification Movement...being accompanied to the ring by Juliana Mendoza...from The Great City of Chelsea...weighing in at 285 lbs…”THE Beautification Muscle”...TAURUS!!

And his opponent…



Tripp Bennett: Wow!

Alivia Takasoto: Business as they say has just! Picked! Up!

Alex Lawson: From Austin, Texas...weighing in at 150 lbs...Quinn! Costa!

Tripp Bennett: Quinn Costa, a relative newcomer to the world professional wrestling, but still has tons of upside!

Alivia Takasoto: It would make for one hell of a statement if she could be the one to come in and lay TAURUS out for the 1,2,3 here tonight! Or even if she took it one step further and made him tap!

Tripp Bennett: If there’s any challenger with the tools to go toe-to-toe with a monster like him, Costa’s as close as we’ve seen so far!



Costa stands across the ring for TAURUS, hope and determination in her eyes. She advances towards her much larger opponent and the two get into a collar and elbow tie up! As we’ve typically come to expect by now, TAURUS begins to get the upper hand, beginning to push Costa back into the corner! But just then unexpectedly, Costa stops the motion in its tracks! She begins to push back, much to the surprise of TAURUS and Mendoza at ringside, before swiftly escaping the tie up and wrapping her arms around her opponent’s torso, driving him to the mat with a Belly-To-Belly Suplex!

She quickly transitions into a Headlock on a grounded TAURUS, who struggles on the mat! It seems as though Costa has things easily in hand, but TAURUS starts to make it to his feet! Costa tries to squeeze his head even harder to ward off a comeback, but TAURUS perseveres, pushing towards the ropes before slingshotting her off! Costa bounces from the ropes before returning to a Shoulder Tackle from TAURUS! Seeing Costa prone on the mat, TAURUS prepares to capitalize! He runs off the adjacent ropes, before he can make a move, Costa jumps in front of him with a Drop Down! TAURUS leaps over her before she pops back to her feet, hitting TAURUS with a Shoulder Tackle of her own!

TAURUS rolls back off of the tackle and kneels against the ropes, taken aback by the strength of his opponent! He gets to his feet and immediately charges for Costa, who attempts to counter by whipping him towards the ropes. But TAURUS reverses it, whipping Costa into the ropes herself! She bounces off the ropes, anticipating the chance to get control back over the match when she returns to TAURUS! But he follows right behind her and hits the ropes as well, catching her off guard when returning to see no one there! She turns around right into a Dropkick by TAURUS that sends her rolling back into the corner!

Seeing this, TAURUS rushes the corner, nailing Costa with a Shoulder Block straight to the mid section! He steps back, allowing Costa to stumble out of the corner before hitting her with a Tilt-A-Whirl Slam! He goes for the pin!

ONE…!

TW-

Kick out by Costa! TAURUS gets a bit frustrated now! He lifts Costa to her feet before attempting to pop her up in the air with a Spinebuster! But Costa catches the big man’s head, catching him and driving him to the mat with a DDT! TAURUS rolls back up, just as Costa returns to a vertical base as well! But before he can move, Costa grabs him up and tosses him to the mat with a Capture Suplex! Costa bridges for the pin!

ONE…!

TW-

Kick out by TAURUS! Costa kneels beside him, trying to figure out her next strategy! She lifts TAURUS to his feet before Irish Whipping him into the corner before catching up to him and hitting a Hip Attack! She runs the ropes now as TAURUS stumbles out of the corner, before hitting him with a Running Lariat! TAURUS gets back up just in time from Costa to pop him up with a NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX!! Costa goes for the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

TH-

Kick out by TAURUS after an extremely close pin! Costa attempts to capitalize, lifting TAURUS from behind and going for the Costalock, but NO! TAURUS immediately slips Costa’s grasp, turning and grabbing her by both legs before lifting and running her into the corner! He hits her with a Shoulder Block, along with a second and third to keep her at bay!

TAURUS runs into the corner and hits a European Uppercut, beginning “The Display”! He hits Costa with the Enzuigiri before letting her stagger out of the corner once more, before going for the Side Slam Backbreaker when she does! The big man gets a hold of the ropes in the corner, looking to finish this off with the Split Legged Moonsault! He bounces off, but Costa rolls out of the way! TAURUS catches the reversal right on time, landing on his feet to keep from slamming to the mat! He turns around to see Costa making it to a vertical base before charging her with the Big Bull Charge! But Costa charges at TAURUS with a Spear of her own, and the two slam straight into one another! Both competitors are laid out on the mat as the ref starts a ten count!

Juliana Mendoza approaches the apron before slapping the mat repeatedly in frustration! The ref’s count reaches five as she continuously yells for TAURUS to get up! Costa starts to make it to her feet, with TAURUS following not far behind. With his back still turned, Costa attempts the Costalock once more, but before she can get the move cinched in fully, TAURUS reverses with a Snapmare! Costa isn’t ready to give up yet, and turns to get back on the offensive, only to get popped up into the air by TAURUS and hit with EL TORO DE LA MUERTE!! TAURUS goes for the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

THREE!



Alex Lawson: Here is your winner...TAURUS!!

Tripp Bennett: Another win for TAURUS in THE Championship Challenge! But what an effort by Quinn Costa!

Alivia Takasoto: Quinn Costa definitely took THE Advanced Athlete to his limit here tonight! Wait a minute...

TAURUS leaves the ring, breathing a bit heavier than usual. Mendoza looks over at an prone Costa with eyes widened as they both make their leave. After the two are gone and TAURUS’ music fades, the crowd breaks out in a flurry of cheers. Costa makes her way to her feet as she soaks in the admiration from her amazing effort!

Crowd:
“PLEASE SIGN COS-TA!!”
“PLEASE SIGN COS-TA!!”
“PLEASE SIGN COS-TA!!”
“PLEASE SIGN COS-TA!!”

Costa looks around at the sold out crowd chanting her praises before leaving the ring under the bottom rope. She makes her way up the ramp before being met onstage by Kai Morgan, who has a hand hidden behind his back. He shakes Costa’s hand before pulling the hidden one from behind his back to reveal an official Zion Wrestling Contract, much to the immediate and audible excitement of the fans! She takes the contract from Morgan!

Tripp Bennett: Well it looks like someone was listening!

Alivia Takasoto: It looks as though Zion Wrestling has a new signing in Quinn Costa! Welcome to the team!

Costa’s music begins to play again and last visual we see is Costa looking down at her contract as we cut to commercial break

WINNER: TAURUS (VIA PINFALL)

[Intern]

We cut back from commercial once more to see Kai Morgan and Sara Cross already onstage!

Kai Morgan: Alright, we’re back with the last of our some more picks, and at this point, the field is getting smaller and smaller! I think I’m actually gonna let you pick first this time, Cross, so what’ll it be?

Sara Cross: Why thank you! See, you may have the current YouTube Champion, “Flawless” Eddie Williams, but nothing beats the first! My #13 pick is Anthony Cross!

Kai Morgan: Alright, alright! Well I’m gonna make a bold decision with my #14 pick and go with Victoria McKenzie!

FUSION PICK #14: VICTORIA McKENZIE

MAYHEM PICK #13: ANTHONY CROSS

Kai Morgan: Now, we’ve gotta go and save the best for last, so let’s come back near the end of the night, and give you our final picks of the draft! But for now, here’s some awesome tag team acti-!

"Still" would play, interrupting Morgan, as the camera pans out to see Daria in a candy apple red version of her attire. She passes both Morgan and Cross as she makes her way out to the ring with a microphone to address the crowd, as she climbed the steps while her theme cuts out.

"People of Zion, at Fallout I was in a triple threat against Anthony Cross and Eddie Williams for the YouTube Championship, and while I technically did not lose the match, I did not win, either. And there is something I wanna say to everyone here..."

She said with a bit of a mixture of cheers and boos on her end, while she paused briefly.

"I apologize. I'm sorry for allowing lesser athletes hold onto that title and deprive you of the wrestling you deserve..."

Daria said, still getting some boos still, but, blended in with a few more cheers.

"Tonight, I'm in a nine person rumble to determine a number one contender for the biggest prize in Zion Wrestling, and I..."

Suddenly, she was cut off by the familiar tone of "Queendom" by Vinida, as we see Hayumi Yamamoto coming out with a purple version of her attire, as she was flanked by the current tag champions, as the Satsujin Triad would encroach upon her.

"Oh, Daria... your melodrama amuses me. The fact is, you can build yourself all you want with your technicalities, but, you are still a failure. And as you can see, my war machine already holding the Zion Tag Titles, and it's mere moments until I hold a title of my own..."

She said confidently, as the trio would surround Daria around the ring.

"Awful brave of you to bring out your goon squad, if you're looking for a fight."

Daria said, as she knew this was only going to end one way, as Hayumi said before entering the ring.

"Oh please, Daria. I'm not looking for a fight. That would be absolutely foolish. I'm looking to whittle down the competition."

Hayumi said, as Cappadonna would pull out the nunchaku she had in the back of her waistband, as all three rush Daria. She would get some strikes in on Hayumi and Nari, but the nunchaku striking at Daria's back would easily make her succumb to the three on one, as they brutally attack her with kicks and stomps. Nari would then get Daria in the wheelbarrow position, before hooking her arms double chicken wing style, as Hayumi runs to the ropes and leveled her with a scissor kick, giving the Satsujin Triad a loud chorus of boos, while they leave Daria battered in the ring and make their exit, satisfied with what they have done.

Match #3: The Last of the Valkyries vs. The Freakshow (w/ Ringmaster Isaac Barnum)

Alex Lawson: The following is a tag team match scheduled for one fall!

Introducing first...being accompanied to the ring by Isaac Barnum...at a combined weight of 309 lbs...Wiggoo and Giggles...The Freakshow!

And their opponents...from the Halls of Valhalla...at combined weight of 235lbs...Christina Olson and Lilith Meadows...The Last! of the Valkyries!!

Tripp Bennett: The Last of the Valkyries set to make their Zion television debut after a show stealing effort as the mystery team in the World Tag Team Title match last week at FallOut!

Alivia Takasoto: Oh what a match that was, Tripp! They, along with The Wolves of Legion and the new Zion World Tag Team Champions, The Satsujin Triad, put on a clinic in tag team wrestling that night! And honestly, Tripp, I’m still pinching myself! I still can’t believe that The Valkyries are here in Zion Wrestling!

Tripp Bennett: Yeah but they face their first big challenge here tonight in The Freakshow! We have no idea what these clowns, and their Ringmaster Isaac Barnum, have up their sleeve here!



Wiggoo and Christina Olson start off for their respective teams. Olson, along with Meadows, look on in confusion at the team standing across the ring from them, not sure to make of what they’re seeing. The two clowns look over at them, their eyes full of smiles and delight, with Giggles even letting out a strange chuckle! Eventually, Olson meets Wiggoo in the center of the ring and attempts to lock up with him, but is however taken aback when he immediately tosses her to the mat!

Olson rolls over to the ropes and gets to a knee, looking up at Wiggoo in shock after his surprising show of strength! She decides to stick with what she knows, popping up on her feet and immediately rushing Wiggoo with a Hurricanrana! But Wiggoo is able to plant his hands to the mat as she does, flipping up and rushing Olson with a Dropkick as she returns to her feet, knocking her back into The Freakshow’s corner! Wiggoo makes the tag to Giggles! Wiggoo pushes Olson to the ground, before assisting Giggles with a standing Moonsault! Giggles goes for the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

Kick out by Olson! Giggles gets Olson up to a knee before going for a Buzzsaw Kick, but Olson ducks underneath before pushing him into the corner! She gets to her feet before rushing Giggles in the corner, hitting him with a Dropkick! Olson gets back up before whipping Giggles into the opposite corner and hitting him with Body Splash! She steps back from the corner, allowing him to stumble out of the corner, before running past him and bouncing off the second rope in the corner, flying off and hitting a turning Giggles with a Crossbody! She goes for the pin now!

ONE…!

TWO…!

Kick out by Giggles! Olson pops up to her feet, immediately going to the second rope to hit Flight of the Valkyrie, but Giggles gets out of the way, rolling out of the ring in the process! Olson sees this and rotates that extra bit more to land on her feet and avoid disaster! She runs the ropes before catching Giggles on the outside of the ring with a Tope Con Hilo! Giggles is down, and Olson rolls him into the ring for the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

Kickout by Giggles again! Olson attempts to get up from the pin and go towards her corner, but Giggles pulls her back in by the arm, hitting her with the CLOWN NOISE HEADBUTT! Olson goes down, but instead of making the pin, he drags her to the corner and tags in Wiggoo! Giggles lifts up Olson, possibly looking for The Big Finish! But when Giggles gets her in position, Olson immediately takes advantage, catching him with Headscissor before Wiggoo can reach the two! Wiggoo rushes to Giggles’ aid, but despite his best efforts is unable to stop Olson from getting into her corner and tagging Lilith Meadows!

Lilith bursts out of her corner like a house of fire, immediately catching a running Wiggoo with a Chop Block! He hits the mat, before crawling into the corner of the ring! Meadows takes advantage, hitting him with a Running Splash in the corner! She lets him stumble out, much like Olson did moments before, before attempting to go for Bedlam! But Wiggoo counters, popping her up in the air for ‘ROUND AND ‘ROUND!! Wiggoo goes for the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

THR-

Kick out by Meadows! Wiggoo is just about ready to finish this, dragging Meadows into the ropes and positioning her for the Curtain Call! He grabs the legs and lifts, but instead of getting into the Powerbomb position, Meadows manages to flip up onto her feet, kicking Wiggoo under the chin in the process! He stumbles back, and Meadows stands near the ropes just long enough for Olson to swoop in with the bling tag! Wiggoo doesn’t notice it, though, and runs after Meadows, who slides in between his legs and leaves him to be snatched up by Olson! She has him on her shoulders before driving him to the mat with Death Valley Driver! She steps out of the way just in time for Meadows to take to the air with a Top Rope Leg Drop! Olson takes to the top rope now, flying with a breathtaking 450 Splash to finish off the RIDE TO VALHALLA!! Olson makes the pin, with Meadows hopping on top!

ONE…!

TWO…!

THREE!



Alex Lawson: Here are your winners...The Last! Of The Valkyries!

Tripp Bennett: A big win for the Valkyries on their Zion TV debut...and against a pair of gamed competitors!

Alivia Takasoto: Say what you want about The Freakshow, but those clowns proved they can GO tonight! In the end, though, The Last of the Valkyries get the win here tonight!

Meadows and Olson celebrate in the middle of the ring, before looking straight into the camera and saying that they want “those belts” before we cut back to the commentary desk!

WINNER: THE LAST OF THE VALKYRIES (VIA PINFALL)

Tripp Bennett: What a fun match to see, but we still have our main event to look forward to! We already heard from Minka Carter about her feelings on her opponents earlier tonight, but we actually managed to get a few words with Anthony Cross before the show regarding how he thinks he’ll do in our Battle Royal main event here tonight! Let’s give it a look!



“Enforcer” Anthony Cross enters into the backstage area of Rupp Arena. He takes his sunglasses off of his face and slides them onto the collar of his t-shirt.

“Enforcer” Anthony Cross: Obviously FallOut didn’t go as I would have liked or I would still have the YouTube title possession but Eddie got the best of me. Enjoy that Eddie because people getting the best of me doesn’t happen too often. But as I am sure you all can understand that I didn’t come to Zion just to be the YouTube Champion. Like everyone else I came here to be the World Heavyweight champion. As we all know I am one of the nine competitors in this battle royal with a chance to become the number one contender to Legion’s World title. Now how sweet would it be for me to become victorious tonight, go on to challenge Legion, defeat Legion to become World Champion, and then take the World title over to Mayhem. That sounds like a hell of a plan because we all know that would simply be fitting. But I shouldn’t be getting ahead of myself because I need to beat eight others including someone who is too much of a coward to show themselves to get that number one contender’s spot. Which is fine but rest assured I will do whatever it takes to get to the top of the mountain.

Anthony proceeds to walk down the hallway.



Jessica Anderson's music blasts throughout the Rupp Arena to a chorus of groans. Jessica Anderson makes her way down to the ring, fully dressed to wrestle tonight. She steps inside the ring before grabbing a microphone and hushing the fans.

Jessica Anderson: Settle down, children! Settle down!

The crowd boos at Anderson's condescending tone

Jessica Anderson: Now, I can tell that since last Thursday, you've all missed me. And trust me, for as much as I'm disgusted by the Kentucky Fried Trash infesting this arena, I can truthfully say that I've missed you too! But I have arrived on the special Draft edition of Fusion to save this nightmare of a show which is in obvious disarray!

And I'm not talking about the fact that we're nearly done with the draft and Jessica Anderson hasn't been picked up to bring worth to either Sara Cross or Kai Morgan's roster. That, I can excuse. They obviously saved the best for last.

What I can't excuse, however, is the fact that two, yes, TWO Zion programs have passed since my illustrious debut, and Jessica Anderson was on neither of them!

Well Zion, I'm here to fix that tonight! I figure since that overgrown meathead TAURUS can just come on out here and challenge anyone to a match, why can't I? So anyone who's brave enough to come face to face with me, can come do so now!

Anderson waits in the center of the ring for an opponent.



Tripp Bennett: Oh boy!

Alivia Takasoto: Anderson really got herself in shit now, huh?

Alex Lawson: Introducing her opponent...from Shreveport, Louisiana...weighing in at 144 lbs...Thalia! Starks!

The lights would rapidly flicker on and off as the opening of Applebite would play, before submerging the field into darkness. As the drums and bass pick up, a spotlight hits the entrance while a blanket of purple fog rolled in, as we see Thalia emerge in the light, she would casually stroll to the ring to the beat of the song whilst lights flicker from the crowd resembling fireflies, as she makes her way into the ring, posing for the crowd as her theme began to fade out as the lights return to normal.

Match #4: Thalia Starks vs Jessica Anderson

Anderson longs across the ring at her opponent, completely stunned and unsure of how to handle the situation as the bell rings!



Starks immediately rushes towards Anderson with fire in her eyes! Anderson sees this, and immediately hightails it out of the ring under the bottom rope! She starts to point fingers at Starks and the referee, telling them both that this is “not what she prepared for tonight”. The crowd boos and calls bullshit at the idea of Anderson tucking tail. Starks tries to leave the ring to go after her, but is cut off by the ref, who instructs her to stay in the ring as he makes the ten count. Anderson makes her way around the ring and proceeds to try and back up the ramp to leave. Tired of waiting, Starks runs the ropes and catches Anderson with a Suicide Dive before she gets too far! Anderson lands hard on the concrete as Starks rolls back to her feet! She picks Anderson up off the ground and throws her back into the ring, breaking the referee’s count!

Anderson immediately gets to her hands in knees on the mat, scrambling to escape the ring from the other side, but Starks is eerily fast! She slides back into the ring underneath the bottom rope and guns it past Anderson on the ground, hitting the ropes and returning to her with a Dropkick! The heavy strike blasts Anderson to the other side of the ring, with her doing a set of tumbles that lands her right into the corner! Starks capitalizes, rushing to the corner to catch Anderson with a Hip Attack, before transitioning into a Hip Toss out of the corner! Anderson rolls back to her feet, just in time to get hit with a Running Bulldog by Starks!

The impact of the move makes Anderson’s head bounce off the canvas before she flops onto her back, leaving her open to a Standing Moonsault by Starks! She goes for the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

Kick out by Anderson! Starks attempts to lift her to her feet, but Anderson swats her hands away before jumping up with a Dropkick! Starks stumbles into the corner and Anderson capitalizes, hitting a Corner Spinning Heel Kick! Starks stumbles out of the corner now and Anderson attempts to capitalize again with a One-Handed Bulldog! But Starks ducks underneath, leaving Anderson to fall to the mat! Starks slides in front of Anderson, before standing her up, getting her in position, and hitting her with the SKELETON KEY!! She pops back up to her feet, still having a hold on Anderson, before transitioning into and hitting THE GAMBIT!! Starks goes for the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

THREE!



Alex Lawson: Here is your winner...Thalia! Starks!

Tripp Bennett: An emphatic debut by Thalia Starks here tonight!

Alivia Takasoto: Maybe after that beating Jessica Anderson will finally shut up? Eh, who am I kidding, that’ll never happen! Welcome to the team, Thally!

Thalia Starks celebrates in the ring as we fade to commercial!

WINNER: THALIA STARKS (VIA PINFALL)

[Intern]

The arena is suddenly filled with the sound of boos when “A New Disaster” by Cold Kingdom plays and Amelia Hearts steps out onto the stage. She gazes out into the sea of fans, all raining their hate onto her. Her face remains stone as she begins to slowly walk down the ramp. As she passes, she steals a few glances at the people in the crowd who are showing her exactly what she thinks of her. Shrugging, Amelia rolls into the ring and demands a microphone.

She stands in the middle of the ring and raises the microphone to speak, only for the boos to get louder, forcing her to wait… After a moment of waiting, she tries again, only to get the same result. A third attempt produces the same result. She just rolls her eyes and waits for the “you suck” chants to die down.

After a long minute of waiting, the crowd goes quiet enough to speak. Amelia takes her opportunity to speak.

Amelia Hearts: I know you’re all-

Suddenly she’s cut off by “Until the Wolves Come Out” by NateWantsToBattle. The crowd changes their tune, erupting into cheers. A frustrated smile makes its way onto her face as she turns towards the stage, to see Carson Cain storming his way to the ring. He circles around to grab a microphone before jumping onto the apron and climbing into the ring, getting into the smug face of Amelia Hearts.

Carson Cain: Well, you said you had answers for me. Get on with it!

Amelia takes a few moments to respond, a small chuckle escapes her mouth when she sees Carson seething.

Amelia Hearts: Yeah, I’ve been trying to get on with it. I keep getting interrupted. You want to know? You wanna know why I fucked you up? It’s real simple.

Hearts gets nose to nose with Cain.

Amelia Hearts: I wanted to teach you a lesson. I wanted to show you the truth about them!

Amy points out into the crowd, drawing even more boos.

Amelia Hearts: I wanted to show you how fucking fickle they are. Sure, they will clap for you and pretend like they’re in your corner while you put your body on the line, covering yourself in scars and diving through tables, but you and I both know that shit won’t last forever. You can’t do that day in and day out. And when your body gives out? When you can’t keep feeding their bloodlust? They turn on you. They forget about you.

Carson and Amelia have a mini staring contest, neither wanting to give an inch. Finally, Carson breaks and steps away.

Carson Cain: And what the hell makes you so sure these people will do that? They’ve been behind me-

Amelia Hearts: Because they did it to me! The same exact thing! They loved me! They pushed me towards a damn hardcore championship! There’s a man out there running around with only nine fingers because of me. I’ve been through this shit, Carson. I know how it goes. Trust me. Listen to the words coming out of my mouth. They will turn on you. They will leave you behind in favor of another idiot who wants to jump into a pool of thumbtacks for their selfish entertainment.

Carson looks at Amelia like she is radioactive. He swaps glances between her and the crowd.

Carson Cain: You don’t get it. You don’t understand at all.

Amelia grins.

Amelia Hearts: I don’t understand? Please. Please fucking tell me how.

Carson Cain: These people care about me. They care about you. You heard them at Fallout, they loved you! They loved you up until you hit me from behind like a coward. They are loyal. They care about us. Until you give them a reason not to.

Amy’s smile grows. She begins to laugh and laugh hard. To a point where a tear rolls down her cheek.

Amelia Hearts: Carson, I know you’re new to all this. So I understand you’re a bit dense. That’s why I want to help you! I want to show you how to get along here without getting distracted by them. And if that requires tough love, so be it. What do you say?

Carson looks down at the ground, then back up to the fans, who are all chanting “no” at him. Soon, he shakes his head at Amy.

Carson Cain: You call that tough love? Breaking a guitar on my back and choking me out with the strings? That’s not love, that’s just awful! What these people do-

Cain points out to the fans

Carson Cain: That’s love. All you are is bitter. That’s it. There is no chance in hell I’m going to listen to any “help” you have to offer. Got it?

Amelia’s smile drops. She sighs and shakes her head as she looks down to the mat..

Amelia Hearts: Fine, Carson. I guess we’ll do this the hard way.

She snaps her head up and drives the microphone into Carson’s head. He falls to the mat, holding his head in pain. She just looks down at him, a look of almost sadness on her face as the boos drown out any other sound. She drops the mic and rolls out of the ring, her music playing once again as she walks up the ramp, leaving Carson to glare at her, seething with anger.

Tripp Bennett: A very emotional exchange between Amelia Hearts and Carson Cain! What’s your take on the things that were said here tonight, Alivia?

Alivia Takasoto: All I hear is a bunch of whiny excuses from someone who couldn’t cut it in Zion without turning on their friend! Amelia Hearts is a coward, plain and simple!

Tripp Bennett: Well be that as it may, Alivia, I’m sure there’s gonna be a lot of development in this story come Monday night on Mayhem, where both superstars have just been drafted! Speaking of which, we have our final draft picks coming down the pipeline right now!

Carson Cain walks up the ramp as Kai Morgan and Sara Cross make it out on stage again. The two proceed to check on him, only for Cain to wave them both off, clutching his head as he goes backstage through the curtain.

Kai Morgan: Well...shots with blunt objects to the head aside, what a fun night to be a fan of Zion, huh? We got to see the debuts of THREE new talents to the Zion brand, and the night’s not even done yet! But before we get to that Battle Royal, we gotta get down to our final picks! And you know what? Since it worked out so well last time, I’m gonna let you make your pick first, Sara!

Sara Cross: Why thank you, Kai! It’s a no-brainer, really! My final pick is---

Kai Morgan: AHT! Sorry! Took too long! So I guess it’s my turn again! My final picks...and quite honestly two people I was afraid you’d take from me Serena Riot and...Victoria! Salinas!

Sara Cross: But I was gonna...nevermind...my final pick is Angel Kash!

Kai Morgan: Well that’s the end of our draft festivities! Thank you all for coming out tonight, and enjoy the rest of what we have in store!

FUSION PICK #15: SERENA RIOT
FUSION PICK #16: VICTORIA SALINAS

MAYHEM PICK #14: ANGEL KASH

The two walk offstage as cut to the back!



The scene cuts backstage to Victoria Salinas who is in a rather good mood. Finding out that she has been drafted to Fusion is something that she’s happy with for sure. Coming off of her huge win over Robert William Kendricks, as well as being on an overall general high stemming from the upward momentum her career has taken as of late, Victoria is in some bright spirits as she begins to express her thoughts.

Victoria Salinas: It’s not often that I can say that things are going so well, but in my case, that is something that I have the ability to say at the moment. I knew going into FallOut that I was going to defeat Robert William Kendricks… even if there were some people that didn’t think I was going to. Despite those naysayers, I went in and I did just that. That, in and of itself, would’ve put me in a hell of a good mood since I ended that whole situation with Robert on my own terms. But on top of that? I got drafted to Fusion. Needless to say, Fusion is exactly where I wanted to be. I’ve wrestled on Fusion pretty much my whole time in Zion Wrestling and it’s nice to be able to wrestle where you are in familiar territory. I know for a fact that even though I may not draw as much of the spotlight as others on the Fusion brand, at least not at this point, that I am THE sleeper pick of the draft. Robert William Kendricks was taught a lesson that he HOPEFULLY learned in that I am not just some other wrestler on the roster and that I’m not just someone taking up space. If you want to believe that, do so at your own peril. That’s fine with me. I know what I can do. I know that when people tend to overlook me, I can do pretty damn well so that situation doesn’t bother me so much. Fusion is going to be the brand where I know for a fact that I am going to shine. The question now is… with my drafting to Fusion and with the whole Kendricks situation now a thing of the past…

Where do I go from here?

Victoria takes a pause for a few moments as she begins to think about the question. She knows deep down that she is only getting started in ZION and there’s no question that she has some goals in mind.

Victoria Salinas: As much as I would love to say ‘world title number seven’, that does not appear to be in the cards at this moment. I’m not in that battle royal. However, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t other things I can do. See, when I first came to ZION, my goal was to continue to be successful, be one of the building blocks of a new company and of course, continue to accrue some accolades. I got a surprise shot at the YouTube Championship and… well… we all know how THAT went. It was a pretty crushing defeat, if I can be candid and honest. BUT, I did not let that affect me at all. I went in there and continued to take care of business. I recovered and I defeated Eddie Williams… who just happens to have that title now. The way I see it, since I have unfinished business with the YouTube Championship and since I have BEATEN Eddie already, that would put me front and center of that conversation, would it not?

Look, I’ll do whatever it takes to get that next shot at the YouTube Championship. I definitely don’t mind going out and earning it because I know I can but one thing I can tell you for sure is that just like the Kendricks situation, I’m not going to leave THIS situation with the YouTube Championship where it stands. I am not going to let that ladder match be my one and only chance, especially since the person holding it now is someone that I KNOW I can beat and HAVE beaten before. I’ll give Eddie some credit for being able to win that championship, but at the end of the day, I didn’t come here to stand aside and take a back seat to anyone. So take all this for what it’s worth, Eddie. Because straight up? I’m not going to shy away from it. You do have a target on your back and I’m going to be coming for that YouTube title and claim what I couldn’t when I made my debut here.

Victoria maintains her composure as she heads out of the room. Afterward, the scene fades out.

Main Event: Greta Nyx vs. Daria Dorsey vs. Mai Blackman vs. RWK vs. Anthony Cross vs. Devi Morgan vs. Hayumi Yamato vs. Minka Carter vs. ??

Alex Lawson: The following is a Battle Royal to determine the #1 Contender to The Zion Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship!

Introducing first...from Santa Clara, California...weighing in at 99 lbs...Greta! Nyx!
Up next...from Rochester, New York...weighing in at 152 lbs...Daria! Dorsey!
Next...from Chicago, Illinois...weighing in at 135 lbs...Mai! Blackman!
Up next...from Los Angeles, California...weighing in at 237 lbs...Robert William Kendricks...R! W! K!
Next...from Brooklyn, New York...weighing in at 275 lbs…”Enforcer”! Anthony! Cross!
Up next...from Detroit, Michigan...weighing in at 124 lbs...Devi! Morgan!
Next...representing The Satsujin Triad...weighing in at 144 lbs...Hayumi! Yamamoto!
Up next...from Minneapolis, Minnesota...weighing in at 130 lbs...Minka! Carter!

Tripp Bennett: We’re all set to go with this Battle Royal! We have a lot of really good contenders for the title here!

Alivia Takasoto: Yeah, but only one can come out the winner here tonight! But regardless of who wins tonight, I can guarantee that Legion will be watching with a vested interest! After a challenger the likes of Crash Rodriguez, I’m sure she’s not sleeping on anyone that’s placed in front of her!

Alex Lawson: And their opponent...



Tripp Bennett: The surprises just keep on coming! Here comes that aforementioned #11 pick for Fusion!

Alex Lawson: From Osmk, Russia...weighing in at 195 lbs…”The Oncoming Storm”...Lass! Halliday!

Alivia Takasoto: This right here is a huge get for Fusion! I’ve seen her line of work in places WWR and NFW! Let me tell you this right now, if Halliday gets the dub here tonight, Legion’s title reign will be on borrowed time!



The bell rings and everyone starts to scramble throughout the ring, finding whoever they can in order to get someone over the top rope! Standing out amongst the crowd is Greta Nyx and RWK! The two competitors have never met in the ring before, yet go back and forth as if they’ve been fierce rivals since day one. RWK comes at Nyx with a Dropkick, but she swats it away, leaving RWK to crash to the mat! He gets to his feet, just time for Nyx to attempt a Soccer Kick to The King’s shin, but NO!

RWK jumps up into a handstand to avoid the low kick, before pushing himself back to his feet as Nyx passes by! He waits for Nyx to turn around, his back still turned to her, before jumping up and clipping the top of her head with a Pele Kick! Nyx staggers back as RWK returns to his feet and sees his chance! He attempts an Irish Whip on Nyx, but she keeps the arm trapped, twisting it and taking control of the hold before dropping RWK with a Sit Out Jawbreaker!

RWK is the one sent staggering back now, this time into the ropes! Nyx tries to take advantage with Lariat to send RWK packing, but ducks underneath and runs off the ropes into a Big Boot by Lass Haliday! He slams the mat and looks straight up, almost not knowing where he is! Haliday turns around, just in time to catch Greta Nyx rushing up to her! She uses her strength to pop the much smaller Nyx up in the air, getting her in position and dropping her with a Samoan Drop right on top of a still prone RWK!

Nyx is still resilient, bouncing off of her fallen adversary and stumbling back to her feet! Haliday decides to eject her from the match, hoisting Nyx over her head in preparation for the Russian Space Program! But before she can bring her to the ropes, Devi Morgan intercepts with a Bicycle Kick to the back of Haliday, sending her to a knee and rescuing Nyx from her grasp! The two begin to work together to chop down the bigger target!

Nyx attacks a kneeling Halliday head on with a Soccer Kick, before Morgan swoops in with a Bicycle Knee to the back of the head! Nyx keeps the kicks coming, nailing an Enzuigiri to the back of Haliday’s head, before Morgan runs the ropes and catches her with a Shining Wizard! Despite the onslaught of attacks, Haliday still doesn’t go down completely! Eventually, Nyx and Morgan decide to get to each side of Haliday, looking to go for dual Superkicks! Nyx and Morgan go for Haliday, but get cut off with Clotheslines by Minka Carter and Hayumi Yamamoto respectively!

Yamamoto starts to produce a trampling on Devi Morgan, while Carter proceeds to do the same to Greta Nyx! Yamamoto gets Morgan to her feet before getting her in a Sidewalk Position! She nods to Carter, who runs the ropes and hits a Knee to the side of Morgan’s head before Yamamoto drives her down with a Pendulum Backbreaker!

The two notice Nyx stirring on the mat, before Carter directs Yamamoto to her. She gets Nyx to her knees and hooks her arms behind her back, just as Carter goes off the ropes and hits Nyx with a Hurricanrana Driver! She instructs Yamamoto to get Nyx up, as they position her near the ropes! Carter goes off the ropes again, looking to hit a move to Nyx to send her over the top rope but NO! She hits a Big Boot to Yamamoto instead, ending their temporary alliance by smacking her over the top rope and out onto the floor!

Alex Lawson: Hayumi Yamamoto has been eliminated!

Hayumi looks up at the turncoat Carter, who meets her gaze with a condescending smile and wave!

Meanwhile, Daria Dorsey and Anthony Cross are getting into it! The two enemies trade blows until Cross eventually gets Dorsey up in position for a Body Slam! He launches the Zenith of Zion off of his shoulders, but Dorsey manages to over rotate and land on her feet! She tucks and rolls as she hits the mat, rolling back up just in time to get to the ropes! She hops up to the second rope, looking to hit that Springboard Uppercut! But Cross has it telegraphed and rushes to the ropes alongside Dorsey, pulling them to slingshot her straight to the mat! Dorsey rolls back to her feet, almost in a rage! In one swift motion, Dorsey lets out weeks and weeks of pent up frustration with a devastating Discus Clothesline that sends Cross over the top rope!

Alex Lawson: Anthony Cross has been eliminated!

Dorsey leans on the ropes and looks down at Cross, angry yet at the same time somehow fulfilled! Just then Mai Blackman comes in and attempts to push Dorsey over the top rope as well, but Dorsey sends a kick straight to Blackman’s jaw to send her away! She finds her footing on the mat and attempts a Chop Block on a still stunned Blackman! She jumps over the move before stomping on Dorsey’s back in the same motion!

The former Marine takes advantage of Dorsey’s prone state, grabbing Dorsey around her waist, picking her up off the ground for a German Suplex! The resilient Dorsey refuses to go down, just barely managing to rotate back to her feet before attempting a Thrust Kick on a still turning Blackman! But Blackman counters, grabbing a hold of Dorsey’s kicking leg and slamming her to the mat with a Single Leg Takedown! She proceeds to mount Dorsey with a set of devastating strikes as we pan over to the other side of the ring!

There we see RWK with Devi Morgan hoisted up on his shoulders! He goes for the ropes and attempts to dump her out over the top, but Morgan hangs on and pushes off the ropes behind Kendricks! She waits for him to turn around before attempting a Spear, but Kendricks side steps it and pushes her towards the ropes! He expects Morgan to falter over the ropes, but instead she does a Handspring against them, returning to Kendricks with a Stunner!

RWK stumbles back into the ropes on the opposite side of the ring, before Morgan attempts to eject him from the ring with a Lariat! Kendricks reverses, lifting Morgan up and over the ropes! She clings to the top rope to stay on the apron, but RWK fails to notice! Before he can get some distance, Morgan gets her legs up and catches RWK with a Headscissor from behind that sends him straight to the floor on the outside!

Alex Lawson: RWK has been eliminated!

Morgan looks down at what she had just done! Completely shocked at who she was able to eject from the ring! She turns around to see Mai Blackman attempt to hit her with a Shoulder Tackle to get Morgan out of the match as well! But she side steps it before kicking Blackman in the side of the head! She stands over Blackman as she’s still hunched over the second rope, before leaning back and going for Sunset Flip Powerbomb over the ropes to her! Just as they come down for the move, Minka Carter quickly slides underneath, bringing her knees up just in time for Blackman’s back to be driven into it!

Carter and Morgan both return to their feet at the same time on opposite sides of the ring. The two stumble as they turn around, and then they see each other. Each of their eyes become locked onto the other’s as they come to standstill in the ring. Morgan looks vengefully at her brother’s fiercest rival, remembering all the things she had to watch her do to him. Meanwhile, Carter looks on at Morgan with confidence in her eyes, knowing how much she’s in her head!

The two draw closer and closer to each other, but before they can come to blows, Mai Blackman and Lass Halliday interrupt! Blackman hits Carter with a Bicycle Knee that sends her through the middle rope and out onto the floor! Meanwhile, Halliday hits Morgan with a Big Boot that sends her over the top rope and to the floor at ringside!

Alex Lawson: Devi Morgan has been eliminated!

Blackman and Halliday look down at the moment they just crushed before looking back up and meeting each other’s gaze. They look one another up and down, halfway impressed and halfway determined. They advance towards each other before Haliday rushes to the action, attempting a Big Boot, but Blackman catches the leg under armed before sending Hailday to the mat with a Dragon Screw!

Blackman mounts the now prone Haliday, beginning to lay into her with a series of stiff Palm Strikes! Haliday puts up her arms to defend herself, but seeing this, Blackman begins to redirect her attack to the sides of her defenseless midsection! Eventually, the strikes become too much and Halliday blocks her sides to stop the onslaught, leaving her head and chest open! Blackman takes advantage, redirecting her strikes to Haliday’s chest! Before she can reach her chest, though, Haliday gets a hold of Blackman’s arm, before pulling her in and smacking her between the eyes with a Headbutt!

Blackman staggers up to her feet, leaving Haliday an opening to do the same! Blackman isn’t done going on the offensive, attempting to bring the fight to Haliday before running into a super stiff jab! Blackman staggers back again, completely unable to prepare for the brutal right hook Haliday sends across her jaw! Before Blackman even has time to react, Haliday kicks her straight in the gut, before positioning her head between her legs and propping her up! She draws herself closer and closer to the ropes with Blackman in a Powerbomb position on her shoulders! She reaches the edge of the ring but before she can drop her opponent over the top rope, Greta Nyx comes in! She grabs Hailday’s leg and pushes her forward, but she won’t budge! Eventually, Daria Dorsey comes in and grabs the other leg! The two begin to push The Oncoming Storm with all their might, until...

Alex Lawson: Mai Blackman AND Lass Halliday have been eliminated!

Nyx and Dorsey are able to push Haliday out of the ring! Blackman flops to the floor at ringside, right before Haliday drops down right beside her! After all the energy exerted through the double elimination, Nyx and Dorsey sit side by side against the ropes trying to catch their breath. They peer over to one another, realizing that they’re the last ones standing. They pop back up to their feet simultaneously before circling each other in the ring!

Dorsey rushes Nyx, who attempts to throw a swing to stop whatever’s coming to her! However, Dorsey uses this to her advantage, wrenching the arm before going for a Hook Kick to the midsection of Nyx! She stumbles back in recoil, leaning into the ropes! Seeing this, Dorsey attempts to get the easy elimination with a Lariat, but Nyx ducks underneath! Dorsey bounces off the ropes and, seeing her back turned to her, Nyx takes advantage, nailing Dorsey with an Inverted DDT! She pops back up to her feet, before running the adjacent ropes and hitting the prone Dorsey with a Basement Dropkick!

Dorsey stumbles back up to her feet off the strike, just in time to get clipped in the side of the head with a REVERSE ROUNDHOUSE from Nyx! Dorsey leans back into the ropes, right before Nyx attempts to eject her from the ring with The Blood Moon, but NO! Dorsey slumps to the mat, almost out of instinct, to dodge the move! Nyx flies to the top rope, landing in the seated position! Eager to improvise, Nyx bounces off and hits a Moonsault on a prone Dorsey!

Nyx picks up Dorsey and drags her to the ropes before throwing her towards them, hoping she’ll go over! But instead, Dorsey bounces off of them, using what’s left of her energy to nail a turning Nyx with a FIRESPIN DDT! She lifts up Nyx for the Phoenix Driver, tilting a bit towards the ropes as she does. She tries to drive Nyx to the mat, but she clings to the top rope with her hands, refusing to go to the mat! Dorsey tries to pull her away, but she won’t budge!

Eventually, Dorsey gets sick of Nyx’s resilience, popping her up into the air and leaving her to freefall into Dorsey’s lifted knee! Nyx’s head snaps back at the quasi-GTS as she relieves her grip of the ropes! She’s completely out of it now, leaving her open for Dorsey to dump her out over the top rope!

Alex Lawson: Greta Nyx has been eliminated!

Tripp Bennett: Daria Dorsey has done it! She’s going to YouTube Invasion: New York next month to fight for the World Heavyweight Championship!

Alivia Takasoto: Dorsey fought long and hard for this moment! Legion’s gonna have a hell of a fight in store for her!

Dorsey celebrates in the center of the ring, elated! She drops to her knees, still recovering from the long fought battle she just went through. Some time passes, but Dorsey’s music fails to play and no ring announcement is made, which draws her attention in short order. Just then, Dorsey’s eyes start to widen, almost as though she just realized something! Knowing she has to act fast on her thought, Dorsey pops up to her feet and turns around, only to be caught with a DEMON STAKE BY MINKA CARTER!!

Tripp Bennett: What the hell?!

Alivia Takasoto: It looks like Dorsey, along with the rest of us, forgot there was someone else in this match! And that someone is definitely not a person you wanna sleep on!

Dorsey is completely out on the mat, and Carter seizes the opportunity! She lifts Dorsey to her feet and throws her over the top rope and to the floor, ending the match!



Alex Lawson: Here is your winner and the #1 Contender for The World Heavyweight Championship...Minka! Carter!

Tripp Bennett: And just like that, Minka Carter sneaks her way into World Title contention!

Alivia Takasoto: YES! YES! YES! Minka Carter gets the win here and now #MainEventMinka is a go!

Carter celebrates her win, taunting Dorsey from inside the ring! She has her hand raised high as she begins to taunt the fans in attendance. Dorsey looks up, disappointed, as we fade to black

WINNER: MINKA CARTER (NEW #1 CONTENDER)