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The Chorus Of “Revolution” By The Used Finishes As We Cut To The Arena! The Main Lights Of The Arena Go Out and 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 Wells Fargo Center! The Crowd Break Off Into Their Usual “Fusion” Chants as we get underway!
Tripp Bennett: With Zion just 8 days away from invading New York, the most exciting two hours of wrestling on the internet just got even more exciting! Welcome...to Friday Night Fusion! I’m Tripp Bennett, joined as always by my broadcast colleague Alivia Takasoto!
Alivia Takasoto: You are absolutely right, Tripp! We are in for an extra exciting night, as we have a Beat The Clock Challenge to determine the order of entrants in The Chance Briefcase Gauntlet Eliminator next week at YouTube Invasion: New York!
Tripp Bennett: Anyone in particular you’re rooting for, Alivia?
Alivia Takasoto: What a stupid question, Tripp! You obviously know I’m pulling for the Zenith of Zion, Daria Dorsey! But she’s just in the main event, so let’s get this show going so we can watch her win already!
Match #1: Tonya Marks vs Victoria Salinas
Alex Lawson: The following contest is scheduled for one fall!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
Introducing first...residing in Miami, Florida…weighing in at 167 lbs…”Totally”! Tonya! Marks!
And their opponent...from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada...weighing in at--
Just then Eddie Williams comes from out of nowhere and clocks Salinas over the head with The YouTube Championship Belt! Salinas falls on the LED rampway! Williams stares down at the prone body for Salinas before being immediately flanked by Sharp and Bundy! He points down at her, almost as a cue. And just like that, Bundy gets her up in the air and plants her on the ramp with a One-Handed Spinebuster!
Tripp Bennett: What do The Sportopians think they’re doing!
Alivia Takasoto: Sending a message is what. And at the expense of Tonya Marks! Who are they gonna face now?!
Tripp Bennett: Whoever Kai Morgan sends out to face Marks better come quick so we can start this match off!
Referee’s and medics start to spill out of the gorilla position and on stage, backing the Sportopians away! They rush over to help Salinas up to her feet and walk her up the rampway! Just then RWK’s music hits, as a replacement has seemingly been found!
Tripp Bennett: It looks as though RWK is stepping up to take her place!
Alivia Takasoto: If Tonya Marks thought they weren’t in for a challenge before, they definitely are now!
Tonya Marks vs RWK
RWK makes his way past Salinas and medics, laughing at his former rival as he does! He rushes down to the ring and gets face to face with Marks, right before the ref calls for the bell!
RWK tries to circle Marks, looking to get into a collar and elbow tie up! But they’re having none of it, running straight up to RWK and hitting a Hip Attack that sends him to the mat hard! They immediately go for the pin, clearly trying to end this match as quickly as possible!
ONE…!
TWO…!
Kick out by RWK, but Marks is wasting no time here! They pull him back to his feet and go for a knee to the head, but RWK catches the leg! He snatches Marks into position before drilling them an Exploder Suplex! He gets to his feet, looks up to the ticking clock, and smiles. With his mission now being to make sure Marks has as long of a time as possible, he grabs hold of their legs and locks in a Sharpshooter! Marks is screaming out in agony as RWK wrenches back their spine nearly in half! The referee continues to ask them if they give up, to which Marks shakes their head no! In the process, they catch a glimpse of the clock on the titantron, ticking away! It gives them a bit more inspiration!
Marks starts to crawl over to the ropes, inching closer and closer to the edge of the ring! They come mere fingertips away from the bottom rope, before RWK cuts them off, pulling them back towards the center of the ring! However, in the process, RWK loosens up his grip just a bit too much, allowing Marks to use their legs to flip him over and escape! The two both get back to their feet at the same time, before RWK tries to charge towards his adversary! But Marks cuts him off, kicking him in the gut before hitting him over the side of the head with a Knee! He staggers back a bit, before Marks runs the ropes and catches him with a Running Hurricanrana! Marks goes for the pin!
ONE…!
TWO…!
Kick out by RWK! Mark can’t believe it! They refuse to believe it, so they go for the pin again!
ONE…!
TW-
Another kick out from RWK! Marks looks up at the clock, before picking up the pace! They run the ropes as RWK lies prone on the mat, before jumping up to hit Thighs The Limit, but NO! RWK pops up to dodge it, leaving Marks to hit the mat on their own! But before they can get themselves back up, RWK capitalizes hitting KING’S TESTAMENT!! He goes for the pin!
ONE…!
TWO…!
THR-
Kick out by Marks! RWK is in shock, but wastes no time climbing up to the top rope! He launches off, looking for the LA Press, but NO! Marks rolls out of the way, leaving RWK to land on his feet to prevent from crashing to the mat! He turns around as Marks gets back to a vertical base! He goes after them, only to be caught by a kick to the gut! They run the ropes now, hitting THE MAKEOVER!! Marks goes for the pin!
ONE…!
TWO…!
THREE!
Alex Lawson: The winner of this match…”Totally”! Tonya! Marks!
Tripp Bennett: Tonya Marks wins the match and sets the time!
Alivia Takasoto: And a good time, too! 7:48 is gonna be a hard one to beat! Especially given the crop of competition these superstars are gonna be faced with tonight!
Marks looks down at the fallen RWK, completely surprised to have pinned someone of his calibre! They exit the ring, almost beside themselves with joy as they back up the ramp!
WINNER: TONYA MARKS (VIA PINFALL)
TIME: 7 MINUTES AND 48 SECONDS
RWK is left lying in the ring, and just then, the lights go out. “Lux Aeterna” By Clint Mansell & The Kronos Quartet plays from the loud speaker. Zachary Porter walks out to a mixed reaction. The Philly crowd haven’t collectively made up their minds on how they want to embrace the mysterious man who claims he wants to teach RWK a lesson. Zach takes a seat on the ramp with a microphone in hand. He looks at RWK who is processing his misfortune in the ring.
Zachary Porter: “Hello Robert? Not the result you wanted pal?”
Zachary offers a sly smirk as the crowd awaits what the leather jacket clad man is going to say next.
Zachary Porter: “At Invasion New York; expect for your downward spiral to continue. How else will you learn to appreciate how good you actually had it? Fusion, August 7th, you had a chance to become the World Champion, an honor few men and women in our sport can wake up to claim ‘I did it.’.You held a prior win over Legion, what stopped you from winning when it mattered most?”
“Instead of using your failure as motivation to climb back up to the top you have squandered your position in this company. I have watched a man slowly fade into the ether. As this company continues to grow Robert you continue to drown in the evolution of Zion Wrestling. You sinking into the abyss gives me the impression you took your position for granted.”
Zach shakes his head.
Zachary Porter: “Open your eyes, Robert! When are you FINALLY going to wake the fuck up?!”
Zach sneers.
Zachary Porter: “I know what it feels like. I have to watch each and every single day while my paradise continues to taunt me from afar. I can’t escape watching my paradise pretend I don’t fucking exist. An anger consumes me each and every single fucking day of my life. I don’t get the impression that you are angry from being exiled from the World Championship picture. This cloud continues to blind you from your reality. Well Robert, this is where I step in.”
“I will open your eyes. I am going to rip the cloud from your vision. Your rock bottom is complete at Invasion New York. After I am done opening your eyes, for your sake, I hope you find your way back to paradise, next time, you will appreciate EVERYTHING.”
“Lux Aeterna” By Clint Mansell & The Kronos Quartet plays. Zachary rises to his feet. The Philly crowd seems like they are mulling over the words that came out of Zachary Porter’s mouth.
Tripp Bennett: Bold words by Zachary Porter here tonight! Will they pay off come Invasion: New York?
Alivia Takasoto: I guess we’ll find out when we get there! Though, I still don’t know what to make of this guy...
Zach walks to the back leaving RWK with something to think about as we fade to the back!
The scene cuts in on an amused Minka Carter. She is sitting in the locker room thinking about some things. As the world title match with Legion begins to draw closer, she focuses on that for a bit and she has some thoughts to herself. As these thoughts seep into her mind, she begins to narrow her eyes for a bit although nobody knows for sure if it is due to anger or not. Still, she finds herself in a largely good mood as she begins to express her thoughts.
Minka Carter: This is a match that I have to win tonight. It goes without saying. As the current number one contender to the world championship, the losses have been TOO FUCKING OFTEN! I have to change that and I am going to change that. Thalia Starks… look, I don’t know much about this bitch, but she’s acting like I should fear her and she is acting as if she’s just going to make a statement at my expense. FUCK THAT AND FUCK THE IDEA OF SOMEONE MAKING A STATEMENT AT MY EXPENSE! FOR MY WHOLE CAREER, THAT HAS BASICALLY BEEN HOW PEOPLE HAVE SEEN ME AND I AM SO FUCKING SICK OF IT! Thalia, prior to such a stupid comment, I wasn’t thinking twice about you. I was seeing you as someone to take out my anger and frustration on regarding recent events but making a comment like that… oh it REALLY has me pissed off. I don’t care about this beat the clock thing. In fact, I am almost insulted that I am even involved in this. I’m insulted that someone that is going to be in the Fusion main event is wrestling in the first half of the show against someone like you and YOU end up with a chance at boosting your profile at my expense. No, SCREW THAT. Crash Rodriguez already did that. Daria Dorsey already did that. FUCK THAT and FUCK YOU!
YOU DO NOT GET TO MAKE AN EXAMPLE OUT OF ME!!!!!!
I am not that meek, stupid, low card, low level wrestler that I was when I first broke into the mainstream business. I am NOT that happy go lucky, stupid, naive little BITCH that I was last year that allowed everyone to take advantage of her and her pathetic kindness she was showing everyone else when she was preaching her stupid, overplayed BULLSHIT underdog story! You don’t get to face that person. You don’t get to take advantage of WEAKNESS! Who I was before WAS WEAKNESS! I’m THAT BITCH that bashed our ‘esteemed’ General Manager all over his useless carcass of a body with a lead pipe, do you understand that? Do you know the MAGNITUDE of who you are dealing with here? You are dealing with someone who SHOULD’VE been a world champion in the last company she was in, but wasn’t all because…
...NOPE, that’s NOT a wall I’m going to be breaking tonight. Fuck them. I WILL get that uncrowned world championship when I defeat Legion and become the WORLD CHAMPION THAT I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE. Your role in all this, Thalia? You’re just someone that is in my way. Oh you qualified for some big match, but that doesn’t make you anything and it especially doesn’t make you at MY LEVEL! Two people… TWO… have progressed to a big match at my expense and for me that is TWO PEOPLE TOO MANY! You’re not beating a fucking clock, Thalia. Hell, you’re not beating me. You are NOT going to move up the ladder at my expense. At all. You’re a SACRIFICE as far as I am concerned… a message to Legion… a message that I am DONE dealing with the bullshit I’ve dealt with my whole career, DONE with being second best to someone else, DONE being the punching bag that everyone gets a piece of as they move up the ladder at my expense and DONE being the gatekeeper for other wrestlers that want the same thing I do!
FUCK!
ALL!
THAT!
I came here to be THE best, to be THE number one, THE main eventer, THE star that this company SORELY LACKS! You? You could never be that. And I’ll prove that for a fact when I take out MANY frustrations out on you tonight that may leave you bruised enough for you to miss your big match ENTIRELY! Think about that as I make your miserable life a hell you can NOT escape until I decide it’s over!
Minka storms out of the locker room, showing nothing but anger and all but revealing that her earlier amusement was a front. After she leaves, the scene fades out.
Ana Evans: Last week I heard one Jordan Majors claim that I'm not ready. She claims that I underestimate her abilities. Let me stop you right there.
She pauses for a moment, and begins pacing.
Ana Evans: First and foremost, you claim that I'm not ready. Let me remind you that I wrestled for TWO years in the indies wrestling against some of the best indie wrestlers of all time. Not only that, but I've faced some of the best wrestlers to ever step into a wrestling ring. Stacy Jones, Trixie Decker, Geri Vayden just to name a few. They've seen firsthand what I'm capable of and they know that I don't back down.
Ana pauses again for a second, then continues.
Ana Evans: Second of all, you claim that I underestimate your abilities. There's no denying that you're extremely talented. But here's the thing. You always walk around saying that "Jordan is money" and that you're going to come out on top at the Superstar Showcase. You need to realize that you need to be able to back up your words.
She pauses once more, then continues.
Ana: With all of this being said, let me leave you with this. At Invasion: New York, I'm going to push you to your limits. I'm going to make you work harder than you've ever worked before. Be ready Jordan, because I'm going to fight hard and I will pin you 1. 2. 3.
The scene fades as Ana walks out of the frame.
Match #2: Thalia Starks vs Minka Carter
Alex Lawson: The following contest...is scheduled for one fall...
Crowd: ONE FALL!
Alex Lawson: Introducing first...from Shreveport, Louisiana...weighing in at 144 lbs...Thalia Starks!
And her opponent...from Minneapolis, Minnesota...weighing in at 130 lbs...Minka! Carter!
Tripp Bennett: Minka Carter clearly looking to snuff out Thalia Starks’ chances at getting a good spot here tonight!
Alivia Takasoto: She better be careful not to freeze up like she did two weeks ago, otherwise Thalia Starks will put her down!
The match begins with Minka and Thalia circling the ring, as the two tie up in a collar and elbow tie up and Minka gets the edge on Thalia forcing her into a side headlock. She would apply pressure onto Thalia, but she contorted to wriggle free in a snake-like motion and nonchalantly hit Minka with a knife edge chop to the chest when she turned around, and followed up with a standing dropkick.
Alivia Takasoto: "Wonder where she learned to move like that."
Tripp Bennett: "It was quite effective for an escape, as Starks is in control."
Thalia clutched at Minka's neck as she began to stand up, before hitting her with a swinging neckbreaker. She goes for a pin, but Minka kicks out at two. Thalia goes to get Minka up again, but, Minka would escape and hits her with a double knee armbreaker to reverse, as she quickly retaliates with a Fujiwara armbar to retaliate and put pressure on Thalia's left arm.
Alivia Takasoto: "Smart move by Minka, great evasion, and just like that, she's got Thalia grounded."
Tripp Bennett: "That armbar is absolutely devastating, mate. She's making sure to try and take out some of Thalia's strikes and power moves with that."
Thalia would groan with the armbar, however, she started to fight her way to the ropes and forced a break, but, Minka kept the hold on as long as she could before breaking up. She would get to a standing position, as Minka would give a pump kick to Thalia's shoulder and then follow up with a knee strike to the head. She goes for a cover, but Thalia kicks out at two.
Alivia Takasoto: "Good striking by Minka Carter, these absolutely have to be wearing Thalia down."
Minka sets Thalia up for a suplex and looks to send her up and over, but it's blocked. Thalia would reverse it into a gourdbuster, as she goes to capitalize. She then tries to set up the Gambit for an early finish for the Beat the Clock challenge, but Minka elbowed her in the ribs, and transitioned into a Northern Lights Suplex, bridging for the cover! 1.. 2..! No!
Tripp Bennett: "Brilliant counter almost nets the win by Minka!"
Minka would snap at the ref, thinking she had the victory, as she grabbed Thalia by her hair, and looked like she was setting up for the Holy Clutch, however, Thalia would toss them overhead before she could cinch in the bodyscissor. As there is separation, Thalia runs in and somersaulted into the rolling wheel kick to counter the clothesline Minka was going for, which knocked her down. As they both get up, Thalia would whip Minka into the corner to hit a running splash and then hip tossed her out of the corner, which has Carter stunned and on her back. Thalia would pose a bit for the crowd, as they cheered, before she began to climb up to the top rope for a coffin drop, but seemingly out of nowhere, Jess Anderson and Lily Lopez sneak in and each grab an ankle of Thalia, before pushing her off the top rope, causing her to splat onto the canvas as they laugh wickedly.
Alivia Takasoto: "What are they doing here?!"
Tripp Bennett: "They just shut down Thalia's momentum to a screeching halt, and the ref didn't see anything!"
With Minka coming to her senses first, she waits for Thalia to get up, and hits her with a Demon Stake and covers her. 1.. 2.. 3!
Alex Lawson: The winner of this match...Minka! Carter!
Tripp Bennett: Minka Carter gets her win here tonight, placing Thalia Starks at #1 in the Gauntlet!
Alivia Takasoto: I don’t know what Lily Lopez and Jessica Anderson were thinking just then, but they better be thinking of high-tailing it now!
Minka Carter raises her hands in victory as Jessica Anderson and Lily Lopez come to celebrate with her! Carter steps out of the ring, not even acknowledging their presence as we fade out!
WINNER: MINKA CARTER (VIA PINFALL)
The camera cuts to the backstage where Quinn Costa is stretching in her locker room. She is already in her ring gear, ready for her upcoming match against Lily Lopez. She turns to the camera, brushing her brown hair out of her face as she moves with a smile.
Quinn Costa: Last Fusion I got a huge win and qualified for the Chance Briefcase Gauntlet Eliminator Match. To be honest this is the biggest chance I've had in my career so far and I'm really looking forward to it. I know I have the stamina and skills to get a win too but first I have a huge hurdle in my way. Tonight we are trying to beat the clock for a good spot in that match. Best time gets the best spot but you have to win and I know that just trying to win fast will be a huge mistake.
Quinn looks away for a moment then turns back to the camera.
Quinn Costa: I'm facing Lily Lopez, a new up-and-comer, who is going to be a tremendous challenge. She won't make it easy for me to win fast let alone be the fastest. So my plan is to go out there, not try to rush things and be sloppy, but to fight hard and get the win. It may not be the fastest time on the show or it may be but I'm more worried about making sure I get a win over worrying about other things.
Quinn starts to walk backwards towards the locker room door, still facing the camera as she speaks.
Quinn Costa: So Lily I hope you are ready because I'm not going to hold back and I am unlike most people you've ever faced before. I hit hit and I am here to win. Bring your best and let's give these fans a good show but in the end I gotta get this win. I need to keep my momentum going and right now you are the one standing in my way. I don't envy your position. Good luck out there.
Quinn winks and heads towards the door of her locker room, ready to head out to battle and to see if she can Beat the Clock or at the very least beat Lily. Fusion cuts back to a commercial break.
