Post by Intern on Oct 2, 2021 4:21:00 GMT
We cut into a surprisingly packed Ford Field, the centerpiece of it all being Fusion’s brand new stage set! A fluorescent version of the Fusion logo hangs over a large titantron! Underneath that, two small minitrons lead to a lit up, triangular entry tunnel at the center of the stage! The lights within start moving, bathing the entire stadium!
Tripp Bennett: A return nearly three months in the making! We’re taking it back to where it all began! Welcome...to Fusion: Homecoming! I’m Tripp Bennett, joined as always by my broadcast partner Alivia Takasoto!
Alivia Takasoto: We’ve come back to Detroit and just like this venue we’re doing it in a HUGE way! Tonight we’ve got not one but BOTH of Fusion’s champions putting their titles on the line tonight! With Minka Carter gaining an Invasion: New York rematch against Legion and Eddie Williams taking on all comers!
Tripp Bennett: On top of that, we also start off the Viral Championship Tournament here tonight as RWK, Thalia Starks, Mister J, Sermon Bundy, Celeste Ciel, and Lass Haliday ALL vying to score that ever-important first point towards becoming Fusion’s inaugural Viral Champion!
Alivia Takasoto: We’re starting this month off with a bang as we should, Tripp! Let’s get to it!
"Still" by Geto Boys would play, as we see Daria Dorsey making her way to the ring holding the Chance briefcase, as she makes her way into the ring to speak about the big takeover event in the Barclays Center as Daria gets into the ring to speak about the big event…
Daria Dorsey: "Sunday was the biggest moment of my career. Sunday, I was the first woman in the gauntlet eliminator, where myself and Razzles Mars were the first in and the last out…"
There was a brief chant for Razzles from the crowd, as Daria would smirk a bit at the response for her.
Daria Dorsey: "She and all of the other women there put up a big fight. But, I persevered, and this chance is mine to take… So for…"
Just then, the sound of a record scratch is heard over the speaker system, as Daria was interrupted.
“I’ll get you my pretty… and your little dog too!”
Just then ‘Phenomena’ by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs cuts through the arena, the funky drum beat and guitar riff cutting off Daria who looks up the rampway perturbed.
Tripp Bennett: That music sounds familiar…
Alivia Takasoto: No way!
Just then the witchy one, ‘The Phenomena’ Salem Cartier appears in the entryway with a wry smile on her lips. A purple chaos symbol painted over one eye. She bounces from foot to foot in the purple hooded jacket, twirling her silver cane in hand with the light up miniature plasma globe on the end. She bops down to the ring, nodding her head at the fans that recognize her and rolling her eyes at the ones that don’t. She slides into the ring and extracts a specially made microphone from her inner pocket, the handle is silver and looks like bone with a skeletal hand gripping the mic end. She flips her hood back and points the cane at Daria.
Salem Cartier: Whoa whoa whoa, the name’s Salem. Damn glad to meet ya. Oh, I know who you are. Never properly introduced, I don’t think? I know you’ve got questions, Daria… just like so many in attendance here tonight have questions: ‘Why Salem? Why now? Why here?’
She snickers and throws her head back and then climbs on the ropes, waving her cane at the crowd, before bouncing down and walking back to the center.
Salem Cartier: For those that know me, great… you’re ahead of the curve. Ten points to Slytherin! For those that don’t? You soon will. I’m a seasoned veteran of this business with five championships to my name. I’m a spooky good time, a monkey wrench that loves to foul up the best laid plans of mice and men. Some call me a witch like it’s a bad thing. I don’t ride a broomstick, but this microphone in my hand is my BOOMSTICK!
She holds it up, pumping her arm three times.
Salem Cartier: ‘Why Salem?’ Hmmm… well to that I say, why not? They say repeating the same thing over and over again and expecting different results is the definition of insanity, and don’t I know it?!? The last place I was… I beat everybody of note they put in front of me and did I get a top title shot? Negative! My last match I beat this chick fair and square and she refused to shake my hand afterwards in the SPIRIT OF COMPETITION! And she beat me up for no good reason after the match… insult to injury… ugh. But enough about THAT. Simply put, I got tired of waiting; tired of being the security dog that bit the leg of everyone who dared enter the fence of the upper echelon, and yet never getting invited inside to dine at the table and eat the choice steak. Their loss is Zion’s gain, specifically the Fusion brand. So here we are. ‘Why here?’... ‘Why now?’... Simply put, I go where I want when I want and I do what I want when I get there. Daria, this isn’t personal… this is just the wrong place, wrong time for you, sweetums.
She shrugged and as Daria tried to interject she cut her off.
Salem Cartier: Hold on, hold up… I’m not finished. See… I know your plight, your struggle, Ms. Dorsey. I have a certain… respect for it all. Seen you doing this, that, and the other thing over the years: holding up ring cards, boxing with foxes, footballing in the lingerie even! But then you pulled yourself up by your fashionable bootstraps and became a full-fledged wrestler, even getting some championship gold around your waist. But not here, right? No no… it seems prior to winning that briefcase your crowning achievement has literally been a dental procedure.
She flashed a big smile to the camera for emphasis, pointing to her teeth.
Salem Cartier: Get it, crown? Eh, never mind… tough crowd. Like I said, I do admire you. That briefcase is like a golden ticket, right? But here’s the thing… if we have the same goals in mind, and it's the basic law of physics, two bodies cannot occupy the same space at the same time, so something's gotta give, eh? Simply put, Fusion needed a kick in the pants and I’m here to supply the witchy foot. ‘Tis the Season, don’t ya know?
With Salem's interruption, Daria would chuckle to herself a bit, as she hadn't expected a person like her to arrive at Zion Wrestling, much less challenging her as well. She certainly was a breath of fresh air, but one the Zenith would have to knock down at some point.
Daria Dorsey: "Well, I've heard you were certainly quirky, Salem… But, I didn't expect this much quirk. So, you've come along to be that black cloud raining on my parade it seems. It's been a few months out of the ring for you, hasn't it, Salem? One of the top names from Frontier Grappling Arts, coming down to the land of Zion… so, you decided to jump into the deep end of the pool, didn't you?"
Daria said with a confident little smile, approaching Salem, as she got face to face with her.
Daria Dorsey: "So, you've come along to my turf, the fastest rising company in professional wrestling today, hoping to have a bit of a career renaissance here. But, you might be biting off a bit more than you can chew, Salem. I'll be more than happy to give you the best match of your career, but I'm not going to roll over for anyone."
Salem couldn’t help unfurl a ‘cat that ate the canary’ smile at that exchange.
Salem Cartier: Well, golly… those are certainly a lot of words strung together. Some of which might even be true as time comes to pass. But you’re right. As it stands, this is your turf. And you’re certainly rolling with some momentum. Just call me Donnie, I’m just the new kid on the block. Clearly like ol’ Tom Petty, you don’t back down. I got a little exuberant, a little excited to jump out here and say hey to all the Zion fans. I’m stepping on your time. This is your moment, your big spotlight to bask in the glow of winning that case. So what do you say? I’ll just be on my way and let you finish up. Put ‘er there, heartbreaker!
Salem extends her hand out for a handshake. Daria is a bit suspicious of Salem, as she looked over at her hand briefly, before looking at the wicked woman. Salem would just shrug and then appeal to the crowd with a bright smile and waving them on, inciting them to a roar. She looked back at Daria, nodding to her and mouthing ‘come on’.
Daria Dorsey: "You may be a bit… different. But, I know how good you are in the ring, and soon everyone here will get a taste of it, as well. If you're here for Fusion, then, it's easily a big gain for the product."
Daria said, meeting Salem's hand, and shaking it in a sportsmanlike manner. Salem smiled and shook back wholeheartedly. The crowd was eating it up. The handshake turned into Salem raising Daria’s hand high and doing a turn to the crowd. Salem was pointing at Daria and her freshly won case, telling the crowd to give Daria her props. Finally, Salem’s grip sagged and she turned to leave… and then she changed course and yanked Daria, spinning her around and into her grasp out of the blue, and Salem leapt and planted Daria square in the middle of the ring with a ripcord jumping reverse STO she called the BOOMSTICK!
Tripp Bennett: What the heck was that?!?
Alivia Takasoto: I can’t believe what I’m seeing right now!
Salem stood and rolled Daria over with her boot.
Salem Cartier: “How ‘bout them apples? How’s that taste, Double D? Me? I’m going to eat this place alive. You? You’re just the appetizer! Something Wicked This Way Comes! Hahahaha!!!”
Salem kicked the case away disrespectfully and left up the ramp. The crowd was stunned, and booed her as she went.
Tripp Bennett: What price victory? Daria possesses the Chance Briefcase but has felt the wrath of a witch here tonight!
Alivia Takasoto: Salem Cartier is here and it appears that Daria Dorsey has a new thorn in her side!
Daria eventually sits up and rubs her head, looking up the ramp with a pissed look on her face.
Fusion General Manager Kai Morgan watches what just transpired on a monitor in his office. He looks on in annoyance at the attack that just took place, as he has all of the shenanigans that seem to plague the Fusion roster. He turns around and speaks presumably to someone off-screen.
Kai Morgan: See? THAT! THAT...is what I’m trying to rid this roster of! Everybody thinks they can just walk around here, step on my toes and do whatever the hell they want! That’s why I wanna bring you on as my enforcer! Someone who has free range to keep the roster in line! Are you in?
Kai smiles, presumably receiving a “yes” to his offer.
Kai Morgan: Good...go out there tonight...and show everyone we mean business!
Kai looks up at the off-screen figure as they presumably leave the office. We cut over to our first match!
RWK vs Thalia Starks
Viral Championship Tournament Match
Alex Lawson: The following contest...is scheduled for one fall…
Crowd: ONE FALL!
Alex Lawson: And is a Viral Championship Tournament Match!
Introducing first...from Shreveport, Louisiana...weighing in at 144 lbs...Thalia! Starks!
And her opponent...from Los Angeles, California...weighing in at 237 lbs...Robert William Kendricks...R! W! K!!
Tripp Bennett: RWK coming off a loss to Zachary Porter this Sunday at Invasion: New York! Do you think that he’s truly deserving of the shot he’s receiving here, Alivia?
Alivia Takasoto: Hell, RWK beat Legion once upon a time and she ended up with a shot at how that ended up! History could be repeating itself here tonight, Tripp! Whether or not RWK “deserves” it is irrelevant now!
When they each gave a nod, the ref signaled for the bell to sound, and the match got underway. The two immediately locked up, battling for control to set the early pace of the match. The lock-up went on for a minute or so, but RWK was able to get control, thanks to the size difference between the two competitors, with a side headlock. Without wasting a moment, he quickly hit her with a sudden suplex, sending her crashing to the mat back first. He picked her up, wrapping his arm around her neck again, lifting her for a delayed suplex. After holding her in the air for a bit, he went backwards, slamming her down then immediately going for a pin.
ONE....!
Before the referee could make a two count, Thalia kicked out of the pin, audibly telling RWK that he wasn’t getting one over on her that easy. As the two got to their feet, Thalia took off towards RWK, hitting him with a strong running DDT, spiking his head as hard into the mat as she could. She quickly got to her feet and aided him to his feet before hitting a beautiful Northern Lights Suplex, slamming him down before bridging into a pin attempt. The referee slid down to the mat and began the count.
ONE....!
TWO....!
Before the three count could be made, RWK kicked out again albeit a touch slower than before. The competitors got to their feet and began trading punches left and right, trying to continue wearing each other down. Thalia began getting her punches in a touch faster, backing him into the corner. She backed up then took off running, hitting him with a running corner splash. As RWK stumbled out of the corner, Thalia grabbed him and hit The Gambit, pinning him again.
ONE....!!
TWO....!!
THREE....!!
Alex Lawson: The winner of this match...Thalia! Starks!
Tripp Bennett: Thalia Starks gains the first point in this tournament!
Alivia Takasoto: With a performance like that, I’d be surprised if we weren’t looking at our first ever Viral Champion right now!
Thalia Starks stands stoically over the fallen RWK! She steps away and out of the ring, over to a pedestal holding the Viral Championship Belt! She glares at it, enamoured with the blue tinted belt as we fade out!
WINNER: THALIA STARKS (VIA PINFALL)
Static shows on the screen for a split second before it cuts to a scene of a bedroom with a bed in the center and what looks like someone under the sheets moving around. A caption at the bottom of the screen appears saying "Earlier this morning" for a second as a voice is heard and can be recognized as belonging to Celeste Ciel...
Celeste Ciel: Everyone was watching you last weekend as you displayed your abilities in the ring and dispatched your opponent. Everyone including me was watching you. Jordan Majors, you arrived, fought hard, and left, but not without getting a personal taste of me. A taste I enjoyed way more than you and next time you and I share an arena, I want more than a taste... I want to make a meal out of you. Come play with me, Jordan, I beg you!
Rustling is seen under the sheets as eventually knees are seen uncovered with the sheets gathered between them. Celeste's voice having a very sensual tone as she continues...
Celeste Ciel: Oh... and Kai Morgan... Mr. Kai Morgan. Look at what you have done. You put a bunch of mice in a maze with a piece of cheese and then put a cat in with them when you added me. I am, of course, referring to the tournament for Fusion's Viral Championship. Kai, you genius of a GM, even made it a round robin style tournament, ensuring I get to face each and every one of the participants. The buffet is open and I get to feed my lusts more, and more, --
Celeste rolls over on her stomach and finally pulls the sheet out from over her head revealing her face looking flush and eyes with a look of yearning.
Celeste Ciel: --and MORE! My satiation begins tonight! I am going to get into the ring with one Lass Haliday, a woman who fancies herself a storm. Look, Lass, Ms Haliday, I saw what you did in your match with Mai Blackman. So much pain and so much punishment and so much blood! Give me that tonight and I will relish in the anguish we both share between each other as our bodies crack and contort in the holds and our strikes open new wounds on each other. Give me what you gave Mai and if I survive, I'll have a memento to carry with me of you. Give me what you gave Mai and I will give the same back to you in return. Tonight, show me what it's like to be with an experienced woman. Tonight, send me into ecstasy as you give me your offense and take my offense in return. Tonight, Lass, help me experience the best Home... coming... I can experience!
Celest moans with her final words and begins to raise up from the sheets, but just as it is about to reveal her naked body underneath, the scene cuts to static.
Juliana Mendoza: Let’s stick with the classic red for tonight.
Juliana Mendoza looked towards her beauty team and the work began, a manicurist and pedicurist, a makeup artist, and her stylist. Juliana lounges back in her custom massage recliner as he nails are attended to, her makeup is carefully selected and the stylist is going through the red section of her wardrobe
TAURUS: Shouldn’t I be watching some plonkers highlights. Get an idea of what’s in store?
TAURUS picked his head up looking over at Juliana as he had two very attractive blonde women massaging his large muscular back.
Juliana Mendoza: Why? We watch the shows every week, we know what this roster can do. That’s why we are confident that you are the very best. So you don’t need to scout or train, you need to relax. You deserve to be loose and limber, just as I deserve respect and the undivided attention of the plebeians in the audience. Sadly, only one of those can actually happen. So you enjoy your massage while I take this chance to make sure I will not be interrupted by trash fans or intrusive interviewers.
TAURUS just shrugged, nodded, his head and enjoyed his massage. Juliana took a breath, a sip of champagne, and leaned back enjoying her beauty treatments.
Juliana Mendoza: Everything you see here, these are just some of the privileges that come with being one of THE Beautification Movement. Private locker room, of course, beauty team, obviously, massage therapists, personal chefs, drivers, all of it. It is all, well deserved and earned. THE Beautification Movement brings eyes to the product. This is why I do not understand Kai Morgan. He should be bending over backward trying to please that man. Is that what I need to do Kai? You’re definitely not my type, but you’re not completely revolting. Maybe if you’re quiet the whole time. No no, can’t do it. Sorry, Kai. Fact is, you should be the ones giving us what we want. A World Title match for THE Greatest athlete that this business has ever seen. Ask yourself who you would rather have on posters, shirts, banners, pay-per-view commercials, and Youtube thumbnails. TAURUS, a six-foot-eight, two hundred and eighty-five-pound man carved of onyx that can do split-legged moonsaults, perfect dropkicks, and ring-shaking suplexes. Attention not just grabbed, put into a headlock, and unable to turn away. That is why THE Championship Challenge is officially becoming THE Championship Chase, line up the contenders, send them out week after week and he will send them back until there is no doubt.
Juliana smirks, takes another sip of champagne, then points to a certain lipstick, it’s applied and she blows a kiss, then nods to her makeup artists as THE Beautification Movement enjoy a bit of pampering before THE Big Bad Bull looks to climb the Fusion Ladder
Match #2: Jayden King & Delilah Hill vs The Ding-Dongs
Alex Lawson: The following contest...is a tag team match scheduled for one fall!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
Alex Lawson: Introducing first...at a combined weight of 90 lbs soaking wet…Ding Dong #1 and Ding Dong #2...The Ding-Dongs!
And their opponents...at a combined weight of 397 lbs…”The Midwest Brute” Jayden King...and Delilah! Hill!
Tripp Bennett: Delilah Hill and Jayden King set to take on The Ding-Dongs following a devastating loss to Serena Riot at Invasion: New York! Alivia, are you at all surprised by the fact that this working relationship between King and Hill is still going after something like that?
Alivia Takasoto: Y’know, Tripp, at first I was! But now I think this is completely sound! One simple slip up can’t possibly offset all the good offense the two were able to put up against a monster like Serena Riot! I’m sure they’ll have fun tearing a hole straight through the tag division!
Ding Dong #1 starts off in the ring against Jayden King! His eyes are beaming with confidence as he and his partner make their Fusion debuts here tonight! He knows Jayden King is a huge mountain of a challenge to overcome, but he knows that with enough skill, determination, and motivation, that he can easily---
Jayden King immediately lays the rookie out with RAGE!! He drags the lifeless body (who most in the crowd are surprised isn’t split in half) over to his corner and tags in Delilah Hill! She immediately takes to the top rope and hits him with the SOCIAL BUTTERFLY!! Ding Dong #2 tries to intervene, but King cuts him off with a RAGE of his own! Hill makes the pin!
ONE…!
TWO…!
THREE!
Alex Lawson: The winners of this match...Delilah Hill & Jayden! King!
Tripp Bennett: Dominant win by Hill and King tonight! I think you may be onto something when you say they have what it takes to go through the tag team scene in Zion Wrestling!
Alivia Takasoto: What can I say, Tripp? I’m a broadcast journalist! I’m always right!
Hill and King celebrate for a bit, however they are not done! They stomp on the lifeless body of Ding Dong #1 until Hill’s had enough! She gets Ding Dong #1 into a Russian Leg Sweep position, as King gears up for Rage! He runs over to him, ready to hit the---
Tripp Bennett: WHOA!
Alivia Takasoto: WELL HELL! LOOK WHO SHOWED UP?!
Just then, Sadie Cassidy and Jane Adler rush down to the ring, much to the surprise of Hill and King! They slide into the ring under the bottom rope! Hill is the first to go for a swing, but Cassidy ducks underneath, leaving Hill to be decked with a Running Big Boot by Adler! She rolls under the bottom rope and out of the ring in retreat! King goes for the spear on a distracted Adler, but he gets cut off by a Knee Trembler from Cassidy! He now rolls out after Hill as Regulators, Inc. are now the lone pair in the ring!
Tripp Bennett: There have been talks going around Zion HeadQuarters that tag teams are gonna be signed to exclusive contracts with each brand! Do you think Regulators, Inc. are coming to bring Frontier Justice to the ranks of Fusion?
Alivia Takasoto: If they are, then the entire tag team division here on the blue brand just got put on notice!
“American Venom” plays once more as Adler and Cassidy exchange trash talk with Hill and King from inside the ring! The scene ends with them playing to the crowd!
WINNERS: JAYDEN KING & DELILAH HILL (VIA PINFALL)
In a dark alley…
Olivia & Ravyn Nightshade are standing their ground within its seedy atmosphere, wearing black sleeveless Skull printed crop tops, camouflaged cargo pants and black skull cap beanies on their heads. Ravyn is wandering about in the alley. She is walking in and out of the light that illuminates part of the alley. Standing in front of her is Olivia, who is standing still, pounding her fists together for a couple of seconds before addressing the camera.
Olivia Nightshade: It doesn’t take long for anyone to know of the mistakes that they make. But it seems obvious that they’re stupid enough to overlook the stuff that really matters. Do you gits have any idea what you’ve gotten yourselves into? Can you even fathom the damage and chaos that is coming your way. I bet it never crossed your minds when you signed us, Zion Wrestling. You thought you was going to get two air headed pin-up girls who giggle and bop around to bubblegum pop music looking to get cheap pops from their catchphrases. HA! Uh-oh, did you get beat! But don’t worry, my sis Ravyn Nightshade and I are not gonna disappoint by being crowd pleasers ourselves…by beating the living hell out of EVERY person on that roster who even thinks of testing us, and anyone else that gets in our way. What you see here? This is our way of life. We live for this. Don’t let our looks fool you, bitches. We don’t like any of you and we damn sure don’t care about any of you. All we are about is two things: money and gold. And there are no limits in what we will do to get both, especially having our way with the “tag teams” in the Zion roster. And after we’re done with you, you will be nothing more than an afterthought. There is nothing better than stomping out the competition and walking them dry. We are who we are, and we do what we say we do.
Just then, Ravyn steps up to the camera and fires herself up to address the camera.
Ravyn Nightshade: This Zion Wrestling is bragging about the amount of talent they’re sporting on their roster. We can’t agree with them more. The bigger the talent, the prestigious our hitlist is gonna be. Intimidation has never been our thing. We make our living jacking up the “competition” and getting what we want. And in your “sacred land”, the objective will not change.
Olivia and I? We are here to make a statement; a statement that each and every one of you in the locker room better listen and take heed. The most dangerous females ON THE PLANET have arrived and we’re opening shop on ALL of you. If we want you, we can take you…all time, every time. You all are gonna find out why WE are the extreme queens of the ring. If you two got enough sense, you will bow down and recognize us. Otherwise, we’ll make you do it…AFTER we make you hurt. And we KNOW how to make people hurt. Pure, unadulterated pain, Baby!
Olivia holds onto her sister and faces the camera with authority.
Olivia Nightshade: CODE BLACK is ready to take their first steps at Fusion. And you better pray that we give you mercy after we leave our boot prints all over you. Because as far as we’re concerned….
It is at this moment that Olivia grabs the camera and holds it close, allowing it to see the rage in her face.
Olivia Nightshade: …You are all…MARKED!!!!!!
Olivia then drops the camera, which falls and leaves it focused on the girls looking down at it, although from a canted angle.
Ravyn Nightshade: Order breeds in Chaos! Prepare to meet its daughters!
The sisters then give the camera a vicious stare before stomping the combat booted feet down on the camera causing it to go to static. Just then, with “Psycho Bitch (Instrumental)” by Tech N9ne playing, the following words are printed in font of a caged background….
Match #3: Eddie Williams’ YouTube Championship Open Challenge
Joe Espotsito’s “You’re The Best” blares through the PA as Eddie Williams makes his way down to the ring, flanked by Sermon Bundy and Owie Sharp!
Alex Lawson: Ladies and gentlemen...The Zion Wrestling YouTube Champion…”Flawless”! Eddie! Williams!
Tripp Bennett: Well Eddie Williams was supposed to defend his YouTube Championship one-on-one at Invasion: New York against Victoria Salinas! But he took some invasive maneuvers to ensure the match couldn’t go on in earnest!
Alivia Takasoto: Still not sure why Sermon Bundy had to Spear him into disqualification on Sunday! I’m sure a soft slap on the arm or something would’ve done it! In any case, Tripp, Eddie Williams is still your YouTube Champion! And tonight, a match that belt is up for grabs to whoever takes it!
Eddie stands and waits for his opponent.
Alex Lawson: His opponent...from Wellington, New Zealand...weighing in at 141 lbs…”The Headliner”...Cass! Baumer!
Tripp Bennett: Cass Baumer one of the newest acquisitions to the Friday Night Fusion roster! Could you imagine if she walked in on her first night in the company and came out as the new YouTube Champion?
Alivia Takasoto: I don’t think we’ll have to imagine it, Tripp! Cass Baumer is not one to be trifled with! If anyone has a good shot of dethroning Williams as YouTube Champion, she’s just the gal to do it!
Match #3: Cass Baumer vs Eddie Williams ©
YouTube! Championship Match
The bell rings and the competitors start to circle each other! Williams looks a bit tentative, but Baumer is absolutely ready to go! They meet in the middle before getting into a collar-and-elbow tie up! However, within seconds of getting into the hold, Baumer drops down and hits an Arm Drag! Williams gets to his feet and tries to make a mad dash for Baumer, but she rushes past him and towards the ropes, catching him off guard! She runs the ropes before hitting a Shoulder Block to Williams as he turns around! She now hits the adjacent ropes, jumping up and hitting an Elbow Drop to the prone champion! Baumer goes for the pin!
ONE…!
TW-
Kick out by Williams! Baumer gets right back on the attack, lifting Williams to his feet and gets him in position for a German Suplex! She goes for the toss, but Williams flips out, landing on his feet and leaving Baumer to fall to the mat on her own! Williams takes advantage immediately, jumping up and stomping on the surgically-repaired left wrist of Baumer! She sits up, recoiling from the shot, yet hardly has time to register the effect before Williams lays a kick across the back of Baumer! She slowly starts to make it to her feet, but Williams capitalizes, grabbing her by the damaged wrist and attempting an Irish Whip into the corner but NO! Baumer reverses with an Irish Whip of her own, sending Williams into the corner! She runs across the ring, looking to catch the champ while he’s trapped but NO! Williams puts the boot up, fending off Baumer’s attack! She turns around, checking her face for damages, yet leaving herself open for Williams to get a Back Rake! Baumer again hardly has time to register this before Williams hits her with a German Suplex! He bridges for the pin!
ONE…!
TWO…!
Kick out by Baumer, but Williams is not letting up! He grabs the leg of his opponent and starts to stomp on it vigorously before attempting to go for a Single Leg Boston Crab! However, Baumer is too resilient to give in just yet, using her free leg to kick Williams away as he starts to turn around for the move! He hits the ropes chest first, leaving him open for Baumer to catch him in an O’Connor Roll as he returns!
ONE…!
TWO…!
TH-
Kick out by Williams! Both competitors make it to their feet at the same time! Williams tries to rush Baumer, but she reverses with a Dropkick! Williams reaches his feet once again and goes for a swing! But Baumer reverses, getting a hold on the swinging arm and using it to get the champion into a Hammerlock! Williams hardly has time to register the pain in his bicep before Baumer snatches him down with a Lariat! She takes to the corner, looking to start finishing things off! Williams gets to a knee on the mat across the ring, prompting Baumer to run in and hit him with the BLEEDING EDGE!! She goes for the pin! She could win it all right here!!
ONE…!
TWO…!
THR-
Kick out by Williams! Baumer looks shocked, however she’s not done yet! She stands over the prone body of Eddie Williams, waiting for him to make it to his feet! But, much to both her surprise and annoyance, Williams instead rolls out of the ring! Baumer tries to go out after her opponent, but the referee prohibits her from exiting the ring as he makes the ten count! Just then, Williams starts to make it to his feet in a daze! He nods to Sermon Bundy, and just like clockwork, he rushes across the ringside area, dead set on hitting Williams with the All-American Touchdown to give him the DQ win! The camera follows Bundy as he almost reaches Williams, but Baumer flies in from out of frame, nailing Bundy with a Tope Suicida to intercept! Bundy is down, but Williams still tries to get his licks on Baumer, going for another swing at ringside!
However, Baumer dodges this, instead driving Williams shoulder first into the steel steps! Just then, his positioning gives The Headliner a devilish idea! She grabs a hold of Williams’ right hand and places it on the top of the steel steps as she climbs to the top! She places her boot on the hand to keep him in place, possibly looking to stomp on the fingers of Williams against the steel, much to the delight of the fans! However, before she can go for it, Owie Sharp comes in to berate Baumer! He calls her by a litany of names and hacks her with a mountain of insults, causing Baumer to retaliate with some verbal barbs of her own! This distracts her just long enough for Williams to recover and pull the leg of Baumer out from under her, causing her to smash headfirst into the edge of the steel steps!
Baumer is laid out on the ground at ringside! Her eyes look extra glossy, and you can tell that the shot against the steps took a massive toll on her! Williams, however, doesn’t care about any of that, rolling back into the ring as the referee’s count hits six! He leaves Baumer on the ground, hoping for a countout victory!
SEVEN…!
EIGHT…!
Disoriented, Baumer makes it to her feet, much to Williams’ surprise! She rushes towards the apron as the referee gets to…
NINE…!
But wait a minute! A grounded Sermon Bundy intervenes, grabbing the ankle of Baumer before she can get back into the ring, completely out of the officials view!
TEN!
The referee calls for the bell this match is over!
Alex Lawson: The winner of this match...as a result of a countout...and STILL The Zion Wrestling YouTube Champion…”Flawless”! Eddie! Williams!
Tripp Bennett: Cass Baumer almost had that belt within her mitts, but The Sportopians had to act in cowardice once again!
Alivia Takasoto: Hey! Don’t act like the Sportopians didn’t adapt in this match as well! Baumer scathed off the same fate that befell Victoria Salinas on Sunday, and they still found a way to get Williams to victory!
Williams and the Sportopians begin to celebrate in the ring together as Williams holds up his championship belt! However, out of the corner of their eyes, they all notice Baumer starting to return to her feet at ringside! Eddie smuggly nods to Bundy, who rolls out of the ring and throws Baumer back in! Eddie raises up the YouTube Championship Belt, ready to clock Baumer over the head with---
AWOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Just then Pop Levi’s “Strawberry Shake” hits the PA System, signaling the arrival of Razzles Mars! She rushes down to the ring armed with a giant plastic Candy Cane, much to the shock of The Sportopians! Williams tucks tail out of the ring, demanding Bundy and Sharp do the same!
Tripp Bennett: Well it didn’t take long for someone to try and step up to the Sportopians did it?
Alivia Takasoto: Razzles Mars made them high-tail it in short order! It looks as though we may have found someone Eddie genuinely fears!
Razzles looks down at the Sportopians from inside the ring as they back up the ramp! She drops the cane and goes to check on Baumer as we cut to commercial break!
WINNER: EDDIE WILLIAMS (VIA COUNTOUT)
Juliana Mendoza: Let’s stick with the classic red for tonight.
Juliana Mendoza looked towards her beauty team and the work began, a manicurist and pedicurist, a makeup artist, and her stylist. Juliana lounges back in her custom massage recliner as he nails are attended to, her makeup is carefully selected and the stylist is going through the red section of her wardrobe
TAURUS: Shouldn’t I be watching some plonkers highlights. Get an idea of what’s in store?
TAURUS picked his head up looking over at Juliana as he had two very attractive blonde women massaging his large muscular back.
Juliana Mendoza: Why? We watch the shows every week, we know what this roster can do. That’s why we are confident that you are the very best. So you don’t need to scout or train, you need to relax. You deserve to be loose and limber, just as I deserve respect and the undivided attention of the plebeians in the audience. Sadly, only one of those can actually happen. So you enjoy your massage while I take this chance to make sure I will not be interrupted by trash fans or intrusive interviewers.
TAURUS just shrugged, nodded, his head and enjoyed his massage. Juliana took a breath, a sip of champagne, and leaned back enjoying her beauty treatments.
Juliana Mendoza: Everything you see here, these are just some of the privileges that come with being one of THE Beautification Movement. Private locker room, of course, beauty team, obviously, massage therapists, personal chefs, drivers, all of it. It is all, well deserved and earned. THE Beautification Movement brings eyes to the product. This is why I do not understand Kai Morgan. He should be bending over backward trying to please that man. Is that what I need to do Kai? You’re definitely not my type, but you’re not completely revolting. Maybe if you’re quiet the whole time. No no, can’t do it. Sorry, Kai. Fact is, you should be the ones giving us what we want. A World Title match for THE Greatest athlete that this business has ever seen. Ask yourself who you would rather have on posters, shirts, banners, pay-per-view commercials, and Youtube thumbnails. TAURUS, a six-foot-eight, two hundred and eighty-five-pound man carved of onyx that can do split-legged moonsaults, perfect dropkicks, and ring-shaking suplexes. Attention not just grabbed, put into a headlock, and unable to turn away. That is why THE Championship Challenge is officially becoming THE Championship Chase, line up the contenders, send them out week after week and he will send them back until there is no doubt.
Juliana smirks, takes another sip of champagne, then points to a certain lipstick, it’s applied and she blows a kiss, then nods to her makeup artists as THE Beautification Movement enjoy a bit of pampering before THE Big Bad Bull looks to climb the Fusion Ladder
Match #2: Jayden King & Delilah Hill vs The Ding-Dongs
Alex Lawson: The following contest...is a tag team match scheduled for one fall!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
Alex Lawson: Introducing first...at a combined weight of 90 lbs soaking wet…Ding Dong #1 and Ding Dong #2...The Ding-Dongs!
And their opponents...at a combined weight of 397 lbs…”The Midwest Brute” Jayden King...and Delilah! Hill!
Tripp Bennett: Delilah Hill and Jayden King set to take on The Ding-Dongs following a devastating loss to Serena Riot at Invasion: New York! Alivia, are you at all surprised by the fact that this working relationship between King and Hill is still going after something like that?
Alivia Takasoto: Y’know, Tripp, at first I was! But now I think this is completely sound! One simple slip up can’t possibly offset all the good offense the two were able to put up against a monster like Serena Riot! I’m sure they’ll have fun tearing a hole straight through the tag division!
Ding Dong #1 starts off in the ring against Jayden King! His eyes are beaming with confidence as he and his partner make their Fusion debuts here tonight! He knows Jayden King is a huge mountain of a challenge to overcome, but he knows that with enough skill, determination, and motivation, that he can easily---
Jayden King immediately lays the rookie out with RAGE!! He drags the lifeless body (who most in the crowd are surprised isn’t split in half) over to his corner and tags in Delilah Hill! She immediately takes to the top rope and hits him with the SOCIAL BUTTERFLY!! Ding Dong #2 tries to intervene, but King cuts him off with a RAGE of his own! Hill makes the pin!
ONE…!
TWO…!
THREE!
Alex Lawson: The winners of this match...Delilah Hill & Jayden! King!
Tripp Bennett: Dominant win by Hill and King tonight! I think you may be onto something when you say they have what it takes to go through the tag team scene in Zion Wrestling!
Alivia Takasoto: What can I say, Tripp? I’m a broadcast journalist! I’m always right!
Hill and King celebrate for a bit, however they are not done! They stomp on the lifeless body of Ding Dong #1 until Hill’s had enough! She gets Ding Dong #1 into a Russian Leg Sweep position, as King gears up for Rage! He runs over to him, ready to hit the---
Tripp Bennett: WHOA!
Alivia Takasoto: WELL HELL! LOOK WHO SHOWED UP?!
Just then, Sadie Cassidy and Jane Adler rush down to the ring, much to the surprise of Hill and King! They slide into the ring under the bottom rope! Hill is the first to go for a swing, but Cassidy ducks underneath, leaving Hill to be decked with a Running Big Boot by Adler! She rolls under the bottom rope and out of the ring in retreat! King goes for the spear on a distracted Adler, but he gets cut off by a Knee Trembler from Cassidy! He now rolls out after Hill as Regulators, Inc. are now the lone pair in the ring!
Tripp Bennett: There have been talks going around Zion HeadQuarters that tag teams are gonna be signed to exclusive contracts with each brand! Do you think Regulators, Inc. are coming to bring Frontier Justice to the ranks of Fusion?
Alivia Takasoto: If they are, then the entire tag team division here on the blue brand just got put on notice!
“American Venom” plays once more as Adler and Cassidy exchange trash talk with Hill and King from inside the ring! The scene ends with them playing to the crowd!
WINNERS: JAYDEN KING & DELILAH HILL (VIA PINFALL)
In a dark alley…
Olivia & Ravyn Nightshade are standing their ground within its seedy atmosphere, wearing black sleeveless Skull printed crop tops, camouflaged cargo pants and black skull cap beanies on their heads. Ravyn is wandering about in the alley. She is walking in and out of the light that illuminates part of the alley. Standing in front of her is Olivia, who is standing still, pounding her fists together for a couple of seconds before addressing the camera.
Olivia Nightshade: It doesn’t take long for anyone to know of the mistakes that they make. But it seems obvious that they’re stupid enough to overlook the stuff that really matters. Do you gits have any idea what you’ve gotten yourselves into? Can you even fathom the damage and chaos that is coming your way. I bet it never crossed your minds when you signed us, Zion Wrestling. You thought you was going to get two air headed pin-up girls who giggle and bop around to bubblegum pop music looking to get cheap pops from their catchphrases. HA! Uh-oh, did you get beat! But don’t worry, my sis Ravyn Nightshade and I are not gonna disappoint by being crowd pleasers ourselves…by beating the living hell out of EVERY person on that roster who even thinks of testing us, and anyone else that gets in our way. What you see here? This is our way of life. We live for this. Don’t let our looks fool you, bitches. We don’t like any of you and we damn sure don’t care about any of you. All we are about is two things: money and gold. And there are no limits in what we will do to get both, especially having our way with the “tag teams” in the Zion roster. And after we’re done with you, you will be nothing more than an afterthought. There is nothing better than stomping out the competition and walking them dry. We are who we are, and we do what we say we do.
Just then, Ravyn steps up to the camera and fires herself up to address the camera.
Ravyn Nightshade: This Zion Wrestling is bragging about the amount of talent they’re sporting on their roster. We can’t agree with them more. The bigger the talent, the prestigious our hitlist is gonna be. Intimidation has never been our thing. We make our living jacking up the “competition” and getting what we want. And in your “sacred land”, the objective will not change.
Olivia and I? We are here to make a statement; a statement that each and every one of you in the locker room better listen and take heed. The most dangerous females ON THE PLANET have arrived and we’re opening shop on ALL of you. If we want you, we can take you…all time, every time. You all are gonna find out why WE are the extreme queens of the ring. If you two got enough sense, you will bow down and recognize us. Otherwise, we’ll make you do it…AFTER we make you hurt. And we KNOW how to make people hurt. Pure, unadulterated pain, Baby!
Olivia holds onto her sister and faces the camera with authority.
Olivia Nightshade: CODE BLACK is ready to take their first steps at Fusion. And you better pray that we give you mercy after we leave our boot prints all over you. Because as far as we’re concerned….
It is at this moment that Olivia grabs the camera and holds it close, allowing it to see the rage in her face.
Olivia Nightshade: …You are all…MARKED!!!!!!
Olivia then drops the camera, which falls and leaves it focused on the girls looking down at it, although from a canted angle.
Ravyn Nightshade: Order breeds in Chaos! Prepare to meet its daughters!
The sisters then give the camera a vicious stare before stomping the combat booted feet down on the camera causing it to go to static. Just then, with “Psycho Bitch (Instrumental)” by Tech N9ne playing, the following words are printed in font of a caged background….
CODE BLACK IS COMING….
NEXT WEEK
FUSION
Match #3: Eddie Williams’ YouTube Championship Open Challenge
Joe Espotsito’s “You’re The Best” blares through the PA as Eddie Williams makes his way down to the ring, flanked by Sermon Bundy and Owie Sharp!
Alex Lawson: Ladies and gentlemen...The Zion Wrestling YouTube Champion…”Flawless”! Eddie! Williams!
Tripp Bennett: Well Eddie Williams was supposed to defend his YouTube Championship one-on-one at Invasion: New York against Victoria Salinas! But he took some invasive maneuvers to ensure the match couldn’t go on in earnest!
Alivia Takasoto: Still not sure why Sermon Bundy had to Spear him into disqualification on Sunday! I’m sure a soft slap on the arm or something would’ve done it! In any case, Tripp, Eddie Williams is still your YouTube Champion! And tonight, a match that belt is up for grabs to whoever takes it!
Eddie stands and waits for his opponent.
Alex Lawson: His opponent...from Wellington, New Zealand...weighing in at 141 lbs…”The Headliner”...Cass! Baumer!
Tripp Bennett: Cass Baumer one of the newest acquisitions to the Friday Night Fusion roster! Could you imagine if she walked in on her first night in the company and came out as the new YouTube Champion?
Alivia Takasoto: I don’t think we’ll have to imagine it, Tripp! Cass Baumer is not one to be trifled with! If anyone has a good shot of dethroning Williams as YouTube Champion, she’s just the gal to do it!
Match #3: Cass Baumer vs Eddie Williams ©
YouTube! Championship Match
The bell rings and the competitors start to circle each other! Williams looks a bit tentative, but Baumer is absolutely ready to go! They meet in the middle before getting into a collar-and-elbow tie up! However, within seconds of getting into the hold, Baumer drops down and hits an Arm Drag! Williams gets to his feet and tries to make a mad dash for Baumer, but she rushes past him and towards the ropes, catching him off guard! She runs the ropes before hitting a Shoulder Block to Williams as he turns around! She now hits the adjacent ropes, jumping up and hitting an Elbow Drop to the prone champion! Baumer goes for the pin!
ONE…!
TW-
Kick out by Williams! Baumer gets right back on the attack, lifting Williams to his feet and gets him in position for a German Suplex! She goes for the toss, but Williams flips out, landing on his feet and leaving Baumer to fall to the mat on her own! Williams takes advantage immediately, jumping up and stomping on the surgically-repaired left wrist of Baumer! She sits up, recoiling from the shot, yet hardly has time to register the effect before Williams lays a kick across the back of Baumer! She slowly starts to make it to her feet, but Williams capitalizes, grabbing her by the damaged wrist and attempting an Irish Whip into the corner but NO! Baumer reverses with an Irish Whip of her own, sending Williams into the corner! She runs across the ring, looking to catch the champ while he’s trapped but NO! Williams puts the boot up, fending off Baumer’s attack! She turns around, checking her face for damages, yet leaving herself open for Williams to get a Back Rake! Baumer again hardly has time to register this before Williams hits her with a German Suplex! He bridges for the pin!
ONE…!
TWO…!
Kick out by Baumer, but Williams is not letting up! He grabs the leg of his opponent and starts to stomp on it vigorously before attempting to go for a Single Leg Boston Crab! However, Baumer is too resilient to give in just yet, using her free leg to kick Williams away as he starts to turn around for the move! He hits the ropes chest first, leaving him open for Baumer to catch him in an O’Connor Roll as he returns!
ONE…!
TWO…!
TH-
Kick out by Williams! Both competitors make it to their feet at the same time! Williams tries to rush Baumer, but she reverses with a Dropkick! Williams reaches his feet once again and goes for a swing! But Baumer reverses, getting a hold on the swinging arm and using it to get the champion into a Hammerlock! Williams hardly has time to register the pain in his bicep before Baumer snatches him down with a Lariat! She takes to the corner, looking to start finishing things off! Williams gets to a knee on the mat across the ring, prompting Baumer to run in and hit him with the BLEEDING EDGE!! She goes for the pin! She could win it all right here!!
ONE…!
TWO…!
THR-
Kick out by Williams! Baumer looks shocked, however she’s not done yet! She stands over the prone body of Eddie Williams, waiting for him to make it to his feet! But, much to both her surprise and annoyance, Williams instead rolls out of the ring! Baumer tries to go out after her opponent, but the referee prohibits her from exiting the ring as he makes the ten count! Just then, Williams starts to make it to his feet in a daze! He nods to Sermon Bundy, and just like clockwork, he rushes across the ringside area, dead set on hitting Williams with the All-American Touchdown to give him the DQ win! The camera follows Bundy as he almost reaches Williams, but Baumer flies in from out of frame, nailing Bundy with a Tope Suicida to intercept! Bundy is down, but Williams still tries to get his licks on Baumer, going for another swing at ringside!
However, Baumer dodges this, instead driving Williams shoulder first into the steel steps! Just then, his positioning gives The Headliner a devilish idea! She grabs a hold of Williams’ right hand and places it on the top of the steel steps as she climbs to the top! She places her boot on the hand to keep him in place, possibly looking to stomp on the fingers of Williams against the steel, much to the delight of the fans! However, before she can go for it, Owie Sharp comes in to berate Baumer! He calls her by a litany of names and hacks her with a mountain of insults, causing Baumer to retaliate with some verbal barbs of her own! This distracts her just long enough for Williams to recover and pull the leg of Baumer out from under her, causing her to smash headfirst into the edge of the steel steps!
Baumer is laid out on the ground at ringside! Her eyes look extra glossy, and you can tell that the shot against the steps took a massive toll on her! Williams, however, doesn’t care about any of that, rolling back into the ring as the referee’s count hits six! He leaves Baumer on the ground, hoping for a countout victory!
SEVEN…!
EIGHT…!
Disoriented, Baumer makes it to her feet, much to Williams’ surprise! She rushes towards the apron as the referee gets to…
NINE…!
But wait a minute! A grounded Sermon Bundy intervenes, grabbing the ankle of Baumer before she can get back into the ring, completely out of the officials view!
TEN!
The referee calls for the bell this match is over!
Alex Lawson: The winner of this match...as a result of a countout...and STILL The Zion Wrestling YouTube Champion…”Flawless”! Eddie! Williams!
Tripp Bennett: Cass Baumer almost had that belt within her mitts, but The Sportopians had to act in cowardice once again!
Alivia Takasoto: Hey! Don’t act like the Sportopians didn’t adapt in this match as well! Baumer scathed off the same fate that befell Victoria Salinas on Sunday, and they still found a way to get Williams to victory!
Williams and the Sportopians begin to celebrate in the ring together as Williams holds up his championship belt! However, out of the corner of their eyes, they all notice Baumer starting to return to her feet at ringside! Eddie smuggly nods to Bundy, who rolls out of the ring and throws Baumer back in! Eddie raises up the YouTube Championship Belt, ready to clock Baumer over the head with---
AWOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Just then Pop Levi’s “Strawberry Shake” hits the PA System, signaling the arrival of Razzles Mars! She rushes down to the ring armed with a giant plastic Candy Cane, much to the shock of The Sportopians! Williams tucks tail out of the ring, demanding Bundy and Sharp do the same!
Tripp Bennett: Well it didn’t take long for someone to try and step up to the Sportopians did it?
Alivia Takasoto: Razzles Mars made them high-tail it in short order! It looks as though we may have found someone Eddie genuinely fears!
Razzles looks down at the Sportopians from inside the ring as they back up the ramp! She drops the cane and goes to check on Baumer as we cut to commercial break!
WINNER: EDDIE WILLIAMS (VIA COUNTOUT)
