Zion Wrestling Presents...Fusion: First of the Year!!!

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The opening video for Fusion ends as we cut to a sold out Blue Cross Arena! The Fusion fans in Rochester are raving, telling us what they want right out of the gate!

Crowd: WE WANT DOR-SEY!
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WE WANT DOR-SEY!
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We cut over to the commentary desk, where Tripp Bennett and Alivia Takasoto are standing by!

Tripp Bennett: We are here live from a sold out Blue Cross Arena to start of 2022 right! Welcome for the first time this year to the Most Exciting Two Hours of Wrestling on the Internet! Welcome everyone…to Friday Night Fusion! I’m Tripp Bennett, joined as always by my broadcast colleague, Alivia Takasoto!

Alivia Takasoto: We have a hell of a show for everyone here tonight, I’m so excited! We have THREE huge championship matches going on here tonight, including the hometown girl, Daria Dorsey, finally cashing in her Chance Briefcase in order to challenge Serena Riot for the World Heavyweight Championship! Let’s begin!

We cut backstage to find Meliana Rodrigo standing by with a microphone in hand and a smile on her face.

Meliana Rodrigo: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guest at this time… Killer Carbajal!

The camera pans out to reveal the behemoth known as Killer Carbajal standing beside the interviewer.

Meliana Rodrigo: KC… before I talk about your match tonight, let’s talk about what happened two weeks ago when you took on Delilah Hill. After your victory, you were attacked by Delilah’s friends Brooke Cartwright and Valentina Skye however the assault was short lived when your wife Gabi “Taza” Carbajal along with her cousin, Essie “Sangre” Carbajal and your future sister-in-law, Carmen “Turbo” Leija, collectively known as Las Olvidadas made the save--

Carbajal cuts her off by chuckling.

Killer Carbajal: It was all planned, yes. See… I knew before everyone else that they were coming to Fusion… and considering Hill had her bitch squad? I knew Cartwright and Skye were gonna get involved in some fashion. So I asked Gabs, Essie and Carmen to keep watch just in case. And now the entire Fusion roster is fucked… because the thing with us Shieldmaidens is simple… you fuck with one of us? You fuck with all of us.

Meliana Rodrigo: Well moving on to tonight and you’re up against Solomon Graham, a man you’re already familiar with… with your aspirations of wanting to become a champion here in Zion soon… how do you think that will help you against Graham?

KC smirks as she folds her tree trunk like arms across her broad chest.

Killer Carbajal: It’s simple really. I’m on a fucking mission. And what people here on Fusion have quickly come to realize is that I ain’t just a big, powerful woman who can toss people around that ring like a fucking rag doll! I can brawl with the best of them. I can submit the submission specialists. I can out wrestle the mat technicians and I am lightning quick for someone of my size! Fact is… it doesn’t matter what Graham throws at me tonight… I’m having my arm raised thus helping further my claim for a future championship match!

The behemoth then straightens her Shieldmaidens kutte and then swiftly walks past the interviewer, disappearing off camera as we cut elsewhere.

Match #1: Killer Carbajal vs Solomon Graham

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

Crowd: ONE FALL!

Alex Lawson: Introducing first…from Scarborough, Ontario, Canada…weighing in at 223 lbs…”The Wired King”...Solomon! Graham!

And his opponent…representing the Shieldmaidens…from New Orleans, Louisiana…weighing in at 160 lbs…Killer! Carbajal!

Tripp Bennett: Kicking off Fusion in 2022 right with two competitors! Who do you have your bets on, Alivia?

Alivia Takasoto: Killer Carbajal made it clear as day that 2022 is gonna be her year! If she can beat Solomon Graham here, the rest of the year is easy pickings for her, in my opinion!



The bell rings and Carbajal and Graham immediately go for a Collar-and-Elbow Tie Up! Graham gets the upper hand with a Side Headlock, to which Carbajal immediately answers by pushing him back into the ropes to bounce him off! This does little to get rid of Graham, who slides to the mat to keep control of Carbajal’s head! Carbajal is able to counter however, lifting Graham off the mat and throwing him to the mat with a Belly-To-Back Suplex! Graham tries to get to his feet, but Carbajal gets right back on him, lifting him up and throwing him back down to the mat with a Powerbomb! She keeps hold of him however, lifting him back up for a second Powerbomb! She lifts him up for a third Powerbomb, however this time Graham is able to counter! He sends a couple of strikes to the top of Carbajal’s head, before dropping from her shoulders and driving his forearm into her jaw with a European Uppercut! Carbajal is stunned and Graham takes advantage, hitting the ropes and taking her to the mat with a Big Boot! Graham with the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

Kick out by Carbajal! Graham stays on her, however, putting her in a Reverse Chinlock! Carbajal seems to be in trouble here as Graham keeps the hold locked in! Carbajal eventually uses her strength to will herself to her feet, eventually dropping Graham with a Hip Toss! Graham scrambles back to his feet, going for a Lariat to Carbajal! But she ducks underneath, scooping up Graham from behind and driving him to the mat with a German Suplex! She keeps hold of Graham, picking him back up and throwing him down again with another German Suplex! She keeps a hold on Graham once more, getting him back up and throwing him across the ring with a THIRD German Suplex! Carbajal kips up off the throw, much to the astonishment of the crowd, before grabbing Graham as he stumbles to his feet and brings him down with a Pop-Up Samoan Drop! Carbajal with the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

Kick out by Graham! Carbajal pulls him back up, ready to finish Graham off! She pushes him back, before pulling him back in for a Stiff Lariat! But Graham ducks underneath, keeping hold of Carbajal’s arm to take her down with a Regal Cutter! He gets Carbajal up, before laying in Elbow after Elbow to the head, taking her down with the COURT OF MIRACLES!! Graham with the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

THRE-

Kick out by Carbajal! Graham is ready to finish off now, getting Carbajal in position for Shattered Neck Brilliance! But Carbajal reverses, bringing Graham to the mat with a Back Body Drop! Graham scrambles to get to his feet, but Carbajal is too quick, hitting the ropes and catching him with a SPEAR!! Carbajal isn’t done, however, getting Graham to his feet and dropping him with a JACKHAMMER!! Carbajal with the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

THREE!



Alex Lawson: The winner of this match…Killer! Carbajal!

Tripp Bennett: Big win here by Killer Carbajal to start off the night!

Alivia Takasoto: Killer Carbajal set out to put the entire title scene of Fusion on notice, and that performance did enough right there!

Carbajal celebrates as we fade out.

WINNER: KILLER CARBAJAL (VIA PINFALL)



Helena Handbasket comes crashing into frame from somewhere off to the left. The blond flips gracefully in the air and…Lands ass over tea kettle kneeing herself in the boop knees as her legs come up to smack her. Helena grunts, and flops back like a human punch clown before kipping up to her feet.

Donny Mason: SORRY!


We hear fellow Corvid Combat Academy student Donny Mason in the background as Helena pops her back and straightens her coat. The blond runs her hands through her hair, calling off screen before looking at the camera.

Helena Handbasket: Oi, that’s alrighty then, Donno. Didn’t stick the landing, that one’s on me.

?: Bit of a botched one, innit? Thought you said you was good in a scrap, blondie?

The woman's voice came from off camera, clearly directed at Helena.

?: Glad ya didn't get in a brawl after all. I'dve been draggin ya to hospital for sure.

Helena looks around the camera, makes a face of general anxiety, then her eyebrows go up, then she tilts her head to the side. Another beat and a silent shrug.

Helena Handbasket: No worse than the time I tasered meself in the ear. Both instances are different from a fight, one’s falling without any particular style and the other’s a zap to the noggin. Always makes sure you’re holding your mobile before ya try to answer it. Full cognitive reset that, couldn’t remember what size trainers I was wearing.

Helena looks back over the camera again, with another shrug.

Helena Handbasket: What’re you doin’ here anyway? I’ve got a match promotion thing to do-Yes I did the research. Yes, I read the thing, No. I still can’t figure out how to say Cammy Manx without it soundin like I’m tryin to say Mangy Clams backward. But I figured that was a problem between us and Megan Trainor’s stunt double.

?: Because I followed ya here, ya knob. I found ya interestin, so I tracked ya down.

The camera turns, showing a dark skinned woman of Indian descent. She's grinning, carrying a notebook with a guitar slung over her shoulder.

?: Ya remember me name, don't ya? It's Lyric. Yer Helena. But…

She taps her chin, looking up toward the woman in the ring before shrugging.

Lyric Cole: So yer a rassler, eh? Funny. I'm a bit of a promoter. Mostly music, but could be used fer other purposes. Who ya fightin? Anyone I'd know?

Helena continues to look absolutely perplexed, very nearly owl-eyed at the person standing off-frame before darting her eyes back at the camera.

Helena Handbasket: Ok, running with that statement very nearly literally maybe. You wouldn’t happen to know a Cammy Manx?

Helena says the name very slowly and very deliberately.

Helena Handbasket: About yay big, looks a bit like if you hooked Darlene Conner to a bike pump for a bit?

Lyric shakes her head with a shrug.

Lyric Cole: Nope. Not ringin any bells. They actually trust you to speak fer yerself? Funny, that.

She looks around, making her way over to hop up and sit on the apron, crossing her legs.

Lyric Cole: Wonderin' why I followed ya yet Blondie?

Helena tilts her head and just looks a little bit like a very put upon penguin with the squinty eyes and the upturned nose and everything. Hands down at her sides slightly leaning over.

Helena Handbasket: You’re not doin a very good job of convincin me you didn’t stalk me just because it was fun. Alright, have at, whatcha here for?

Lyric smirks and looks up at Helena.

Lyric Cole: Got me all figured out after all. Had fun with ya. Figured following would mean more fun ta be had. But now I watch ya, makes me think it's a good thing I did.

She stands up, brushing off her pants and running a hand through her hair.

Lyric Cole: I think ya need someone ta talk for ya. That's where I come in.

Helena throws her hands up and gestures toward the camera with a well by all means look on her face.

Helena Handbasket: Get a shift on then. Might as well, didn’t have anything prepared meself.

Lyric grins, climbing into the ring. She stumbles a bit as her foot catches the rope. Her hands go out and grab Helena by the shoulders before she finds her footing.

Lyric Cole: Right then. Ahem. Okay Clammy Monk. Crabby Musk? What was it again?

Helena just tilts a little note book over so Lyric can read the wording.

Helena Handbasket: Quick, you’re on the clock here, it’s for Zion’s Friedy Night Fusion, number one contender for the Viral Championship. They’ve just changed a bunch of rules to make the Viral Championship really awesome. I really would like to not fail this match, so, here I pretended not to take notes, but I did.

Lyric looks over the notes, nodding as she reads before turning to the camera.

Lyric Cole: Here's the rub Cammy Manx. When it comes ta steppin through the ropes against me client, I'm sure that yer one who spends all her time studying. Makin plans. Lookin for the slightest edge. But Helena here?

Cole smirks, working at the camera.

Lyric Cole: Helena is chaos incarnate. Only plan she's got? Throwin' you off yours. And like they say, everyone has a plan til they get punched in the mouth. Though HH here might feed ya a knee to the gob first though.

Lyric turns to Helena.

Lyric Cole: How's that then?

Helena looked suitably impressed, her arms crossed over her chest she had since started lounging on one of the weight racks while Lyric talked. The blonde started a slow golf clap with the backs of her hands with a smirk.

Helena Handbasket: I think that sounds pretty proper. Right good. I might’ve missed the Youtube Title, but I did a good showing, and I got a bit clobbered by Scotty Dunn, wasn’t hard done. I’ve enjoyed my time in Zion and earning a number one contender’s shot to the title I think would be the most fun to have? Yeah. You got the bit about her needing to watch out fine, but I’m doin this for me to. That’s the bit you missed. Still, yer very easy on the eyes, and funny. I like ya, Stick around, for sure.

Lyric blushes lightly at the compliment before throwing an arm over Helena's shoulder and looking into the camera.

Lyric Cole: Ya heard it here first. Next Zion Viral Champion, right here. Helena Handbasket. Count on it!

She smirks, pulling Helena in close and giving the camera a thumbs up.

Match #2: Razzles Mars vs ? ? ? vs ? ? ?

YouTube Championship Triple Threat Match

Alex Lawson: The following Triple Threat contest…is scheduled for one fall…

Crowd: ONE FALL!

Alex Lawson: And it is for the Zion Wrestling YOUTUBE! CHAMPIONSHIP!

Introducing first…from The Candy Kingdom…weighing in at 13,607.771 sugar packets…she is the Zion Wrestling YOUTUBE! CHAMPION…RAZZLES MARS!!

Tripp Bennett: It seems as though the stakes keep rising for Razzles Mars! A Triple Threat Match? With two mystery opponents? How do you even prepare for that?

Alivia Takasoto: I have no idea, and quite honestly, I don’t even think you CAN prepare for that! Razzles Mars is gonna have to work a miracle in order to walk away with her title reign intact!

Alex Lawson: And her opponents…first, from Seattle Washington…weighing in at 110 lbs…Lily! Lopez!

Alex Lawson: And…from Fukuoka, Japan…weighing in at 123 lbs…Akako! “Dandelion”! Ogawa!

Razzles looks between Lily and Akako and then focuses on Lily as she approaches. They lock up and Akako flies in with a dropkick! Razzles spills through the rope and Akako shoots back to her feet and hooks Lily and tosses her to the mat. Lily rolls back to her feet as Akako launches into a flurry of kicks! Lily finally blocks the damage only to eat a forearm to the face! Akako whips Lily to the ropes and leaps and pulls her into a fujiwara armbar!

Lily looks for an escape, and she gets it as Razzles slides in and pulls Akako out of the hold! Akako slaps away Razzles hands and leaps with a knee that smashes into her jaw! Razzles stumbles backward as Lily rolls to the ropes! Akako runs Razzles into the corner and goes to work with punches to the body! Lily with a corner splash! Akako moves and Lily hits Razzles! Akako grabs Lily with a belly-to-back suplex! Akako hooks her leg!

ONE…!

TWO…!

Razzles breaks up the pin! Akako rolls away and goes to knee and looks straight at Razzles. Both Akako and Razzles stand and run at each other. Razzles ducks under a clothesline and then Akako hits the mat and makes her jump over on the rebound. Razzles goes for the running meteora on the third time! Akako catches her and positions her for the powerbomb-like move! Razzles delivers rights and lefts from the top and Akako runs and tosses her toward the corner! Buckle bomb! Razzles’ legs buckle as she tumbles out of the corner!

Akako stays on Razzles and starts to pull her up before hooking in the dragon sleeper! Razzles struggles for a moment before bridging up and then trying to flip herself up and backward to no avail! Lily winning a headscissor takedown! Akako releases the hold and rolls out of the ring! Lily turns to Razzles as she gets up. The crowd cheers and Lily looks left and right and nods as they lock up!

Lily ducks under a forearm and grabs the arm for a wrist lock. Razzles twists around quickly into a hammerlock! She twists it back into a wrist lock and then bends the wrist back and gives herself a high five with Lily’s hand! Lily twists and runs them both toward the ropes! She springboards off the middle rope and into an arm drag takedown that sends Razzles tumbling across the ring and out to the apron! Lily runs at Razzles, but she’s cut off by a running knee from Akako!

Razzles with MARS-IPAN KABLAM! She takes down Akako with the SLINGSHOT DDT! Lily grabs Razzles for a reverse DDT! She runs to the ropes and springboards back with a moonsault! Lily with the pin!

ONE…!

TW-

Mars kicks out before the ref can count two and rolls to her stomach. Lily goes to a knee and looks at both Akako and Razzles. She grabs Akako and pulls her up. Akako with a pele kick! Lily’s head jerks back and she collapses to the ground! Akako rolls over to Razzles on the ground and locks her into MAKE A WISH! TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Akako sits down on Razzles’ neck as she cinches in the hold! Lily starts to stir on the ground as Razzles tries to claw toward the ropes with Akako on her neck!

Lily pulls herself into the corner and looks back at Mars and Akako. She climbs the turnbuckle and dives off! LILY PAD SPLASH! SHOOTING STAR PRESS! Akako releases the hold and rolls away as Lily lands on Razzles’ back! Akako grabs Lily and runs her to the ropes! Lily fights back and hits a back elbow! Lily and Akako trading blows near the ropes! Lily whips Akako across the ring! Akako with the RUNNING CROSSBODY! Akako stands and celebrates by stomping her feet and slapping at the mat.

Akako looks at both Lily and Razzles and pulls them together. She grabs Lily’s left leg and Razzles’ right and pulls back! DOUBLE SINGLE LEG CRAB! Both Razzles and Lily are in trouble! They look for the ropes and then look at each other! Lily and Razzles bridge up together and then roll forward, sending Akako backward! Lily grabs Akako for a DDT! Razzles hits a double stomp on Akako! Lily with a hurricanrana! Razzles stumbles into the corner and Lily hooks Akako’s leg!

ONE…!

TWO…!

Akako kicks out! Lily stands and puts her hands on her hips as she looks down at Akako. EVERLASTING GOBSTOPPER! SPLIT-LEGGED JAWBREAKER FROM RAZZLES! Lily falls to the mat and Razzles scrambles over for the pin! Akako grabs her leg and pulls her away! Razzles kicks at her and pulls Akako to her feet. Akako with a slap and Razzles throws a forearm right back at her! Akako launches into a flurry of punches and kicks! Razzles does the same! Akako hits an uppercut and Razzles stumbles backward a few steps. She comes back with a running big boot! Akako hits the mat in a heap!

RAZZLES! RAZZLES! RAZZLES!

Razzles is feeling it as she heads to the corner! She climbs the turnbuckle and signals for the PEPPERMINT TWIST! Razzles spins off the top with the SKY TWISTER! She lands square on Akako. Lily with a CURB STOMP! Lily pulls a move from deep in her repertoire as Akako rolls to the outside! Razzles was going for the pin! Lily heads to the corner with the chance for the biggest win of her career!

A hooded figure runs into the ring and shoves Lily into the corner! Lily bounces back and spins around before she’s planted with a FLOAT OVER NECKBREAKER! The hooded figure pulls their hood down to show themselves to be Diamond Steele! She stands over Lily for a moment before looking at Razzles and exiting the ring. Razzles rolls over and looks confused as she sees Lily laying on her back! She crawls over and lays over Lily as the official drops down for the count amid a chorus of boos!

ONE…!

TWO…!

THREE!

Alex Lawson: The winner of this match…and STILL Zion Wrestling YOUTUBE! CHAMPION…RAZZLES! MARS!

Tripp Bennett: Huge win by Razzles Mars here tonight, but I don’t think this is the way she would’ve liked to have defended her title here!

Alivia Takasoto: A win’s a win, but damn…between this and last week, I don’t think Razzles Mars could be too happy with Diamond Steele right now!

Razzles raises her title in the air as Lily Lopez lies motionless on the mat! Diamond Steele backs up the ramp, grinning and waving as we fade out!

WINNER: RAZZLES MARS (VIA PINFALL)

CHAMPIONSHIP RETAINED

"Warrior" by Stitched Up Heart plays and Jordan Majors walks out decked out in black with a long, black leather coat on and the Viral Championship on her waist. She walks down to the ring and grabs a microphone as she heads into the ring and paces around ropes as her music plays. It dies off and the crowd cheers for her. She can't help but smile and holds a hand up to quiet them down. Jordan runs a hand through her hair and then brings the microphone to her mouth.

Jordan Majors: It's been 73 days since I won this championship. Since I became the first-ever Zion Viral Champion. I defied the odds when I entered that tournament. I was the last person added to it. My first match was in that very tournament. And I survived an absolute beating from Sermon Bundy. No, I thrived in a beating from Bundy. And I won. I am YOUR Viral Champion. I'm one of the last original champions in this company. And this week, things got a little interesting.

Jordan nods as she puts the microphone down and looks out at the crowd.

Jordan Majors: I learned from social media that this belt wouldn't only be defended against this roster, but anyone who wants a crack at it. Anyone from the outside. Hell, this belt can be taken outside of Zion and defended even. I've successfully defended this belt four times since I won it. And this is still just the beginning. No matter who Kai Morgan finds from the outside, no matter who earns the right to face me for this belt... I WILL be ready. Does anyone even remember what I said when I first won this?

She holds an arm out and scans the crowd.

Jordan Majors: I know it was 70 some days ago, but let me refresh your minds. I stood in the ring and I said I was willing to take on all challengers. I didn't care who. People called their shots. Maki and Zara both tried twice. So am I worried about an outsider? Am I worried about Sydney St. Clair? Honestly... I will never take anyone lightly. I refuse to overlook anyone. This title... it means the world to me. This company presented me a chance to take what the world thought of Jordan Majors and turn it on its head. The Viral Championship is an opportunity to create something this company can be proud of. But... there is something that just kills me when it comes to this belt. The moment that announcement was made on Twitter, people started emerging from the weeds to practically crown themselves as the next champion. Like I don't matter. Like I don't exist. Like the last 70-plus days mean nothing. This is a promise to anyone, whether they're a member of the Zion roster or someone just looking for a chance to turn heads, if you step into the ring with me... you will get absolutely everything I have to offer. Week-after-week, I will leave everything I have in that ring until they have to pry me off the mat. That's a promise to my opponents and that's a promise to every single person who buys a ticket to this show!

The crowd reacts positively with cheers and Jordan nods her head for a moment.

Jordan Majors: I know the Zion world doesn't revolve around me and this title. I'm not one of the so-called "pillars" of this company. But none of that matters to me. When my career comes to a close I will be remembered for what I did in that ring. And I will be remembered for establishing something with this belt. A legacy that people can be proud of. A prized possession for Fusion, Zion, and the entire wrestling world. But my career is far from over. I'm just getting started. And that's bad news for the rest of you. Because I'm not done with this belt yet. I have a lot left to do. The world might be able to challenge for this belt now, but the world still has to go through Jordan Majors. And if you haven't figured out over these last few months, in that ring, Jordan Majors is money. You can take that to the bank!

Jordan flips the microphone out of her hand and walks over to the middle rope and stands on it as the crowd cheers for her.

Match #2: Cammy Manx vs Helena Handbasket

Viral Championship #1 Contenders Match

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

Crowd: ONE FALL!

Alex Lawson: And is a #1 Contenders Match for the Zion Wrestling Viral Championship!

Introducing first…from Boston, Massachusetts…weighing in at 130 lbs…Helena! Handbasket!

And her opponent…from Sacramento, California…weighing in at 116 lbs…Cammy! Manx!

Tripp Bennett: After recent news broke, things are probably going to get a lot more hectic surrounding the title scene, and this is just the start of it!

Alivia Takasoto: For those who are not aware, the Viral Championship can now be defended in ANY promotion and against anyone outside of Zion Wrestling, as well as right here on the Fusion Brand, as evident by our Main Event for Fusion Arrival 4! Whoever wins this match will either fight Jordan Majors or Sydney St. Clair for the Viral Championship at Madness!

Manx and Handbasket approach each other in the center of the ring, looking to lock hands to start things off here! They tentatively lock up, getting into a Test of Strength! Manx gains the upper hand, pushing Handbasket back until she has her head up against the mat, keeping on the tip of her toes and arching her back to avoid hitting the mat in earnest! Manx gets through this however, taking a boot to the midsection of Handbasket before slowly pushing her down to the mat in full! She hops on top for a pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

Kick out by Handbasket, but Manx stays on top of her, transitioning into a Side Headlock! Handbasket pushes through however, making back up to a vertical base before pushing Manx into ropes and bouncing her off! Manx returns to Handbasket, getting caught with a Forearm from her! Manx gets to her feet, only to get hit with a second Forearm from Handbasket! Manx gets back up again, this time going for a Lariat! But Handbasket reverses, getting a hold on the arm and taking her to the mat with a Short-Arm Clothesline! Handbasket with the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

Kick out by Manx! Handbasket pops right back up to her feet, this time looking for a Standing Moonsault! But Manx gets the knees up, plunging them right into Handbasket’s sternum! She slowly gets back to her feet, before leaning on the ropes as she attempts to recover! Manx doesn’t give her time or room to breathe however, grabbing her arm and attempting to throw her to the other side of the ring with an Irish Whip! Handbasket reverses now, driving Manx towards the ropes with an Irish Whip of her own! Manx hits the ropes and returns to Handbasket with a Stiff Bicycle Kick! The shot sends her to a knee, leaving an opening for Manx to grab her up by the arms in a Ripcord position! She pushes her out then back in, smacking Handbasket over the head with a Bicycle Knee! She keeps a hold on Handbasket however, getting her back in position and taking her to the mat with a Ripcord Clothesline! Manx with the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

Kick out by Handbasket! Manx pops back up to her feet, hitting the ropes before landing a Basement Dropkick on Handbasket to eject her from the ring! Manx gets back to her feet, before hitting the ropes again and hitting Handbasket with the CAMM-I-KAZE!! SUICIDE DIVE CONNECTS!! She throws Handbasket back into the ring and goes for the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

THRE-

Kick out by Handbasket! Manx gets her back to her feet, but is quickly caught off guard as Handbasket catches a second wind! She backs Manx into the corner with a Shoulder Block before hitting the opposite corner and nailing the CHAOS BOX!! HIGH KNEE CONNECTS!! Handbasket with the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

THRE-

Kick out by Manx! Handbasket sets up in the corner, looking for the Screw U! But she misses the shot, with Manx turning around to return the favor with a Discus Lariat! But Handbasket catches the arm once again, wrenching it before dragging Manx over to the ropes! Handbasket climbs up, possibly looking for a Tightrope Chop! But Manx pulls her down and onto her shoulders! Manx gets her in perfect position, before dropping her to the mat with an ELEVATED SIT-OUT POWERBOMB!! Manx traps her for the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

THREE!

Alex Lawson: The winner of this match…Cammy! Manx!

Tripp Bennett: Cammy Manx gets the win here tonight! She goes on to fight for the Viral Title!

Alivia Takasoto: Yeah, but the major question is who is she going to be fighting for it now? Guess we’ll find out next week!

Manx celebrates as we fade out!

WINNER: CAMMY MANX (VIA PINFALL)

Match #4: Code Black vs ? ? ?

World Tag Team Championship Match

Alex Lawson: The following tag team contest…is scheduled for one fall…

Crowd: ONE FALL!

Alex Lawson: And is for the Zion Wrestling World Tag Team Championship!

Introducing first…from Southampton, England…at a combined weight of 315 lbs…they are the Zion Wrestling World Tag Team Champions…Ravyn and Olivia Nightshade…CODE! BLACK!

Tripp Bennett: Ravyn and Olivia Nightshade have torn through just about the entire tag team division of Zion Wrestling by this point! It leaves one to wonder, who could possibly step up and challenge for the belts!

Alivia Takasoto: I have no clue, Tripp! These two have been operating at an elite level from the day they’ve come to Zion Wrestling! You’ll be hard pressed to find a team that would be capable of vanquishing these sisters!

Alex Lawson: And their opponents…

Alex Lawson: Being accompanied to the ring by Stacy Paget, at a combined weight of 435 lbs…Tristan Paget and Blaise Alexander…Stampede!

Tripp Bennett: It looks as though Stampede have crossed over from Wednesday Nights to challenge the World Tag Champs!

Alivia Takasoto: This is huge, Tripp! With their #1 Contenders Match for the Zion Wrestling Tag Championships next Wednesday, they could have the chance to become double champions!

Blaise Alexander and Olivia Nightshade start off for their respective teams! The two circle the canvas around one another, going in for a Collar-and-Elbow Tie Up! The test of strength between these two powerhouses is clear from the start, with neither one budging for the other! Alexander gets the upper hand on Olivia early, pushing her back into the corner! Olivia looks to be in trouble, with the referee beginning his five count in order to cease the hold! Olivia immediately proves that won’t be needed however, using her strength to battle back before the count is complete and pushing Alexander into the opposite side of the ring! The official begins his five count anew with Olivia being the one to relieve Alexander at the count of four! He’s not out of the woods yet, however, as before the referee, or even Alexander himself, can get things back in order, Olivia re-introduces herself to the corner foe with a Chop to the chest! Alexander clutches his chest in pain, before Olivia attempts to capitalize by throwing him to the opposite corner of the ring! But Alexander reverses, throwing Olivia into the corner instead before giving her a receipt in the form of a Chop to the chest! Olivia recoils now, as Alexander attempts to throw her into the opposite corner of the ring! But Olivia avoids it, placing a boot on the middle turnbuckle to stop herself from being thrown into the corner in earnest! She sends an Elbow into the midsection of Alexander, causing him to fall back, before going for a Spear! Alexander catches her with Knee to the midsection as a reversal, before throwing her to the mat with a Gutwrench Suplex! Alexander with the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

Kick out by Olivia! Alexander pulls her to her feet, before dragging her over to his corner and tagging in Tristan Paget! He gets Nightshade up for a Suplex, before Paget jumps over the top rope and connects with a Knee as he brings her down! Paget gets Olivia back up to her feet, before catching her with a Chop to the already weakened chest! He catches her with a second one, sending her into the corner once again, before going for a third! Olivia blocks that one however, grabbing Paget and throwing him into the corner before laying in with strike after strike to the midsection! Paget falls to the mat, being seated against the bottom turnbuckle as Olivia lays into her with a multitude of Stomps to the chest! She pulls him out of the corner before throwing him into the opposite corner with a harsh Irish Whip that makes him bounce off the turnbuckle pads! Olivia capitalizes, running up to Paget and taking him to the mat with a Spear! She finally caps off her attack, taunting Paget into getting up before dodging a Lariat attempt from him and taking him down with a Belly-To-Back Facebuster! Olivia with the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

Kick out by Paget! Olivia gets Paget back up to his feet, but he comes back like a house of fire! He gets her good with a European Uppercut, before grabbing her by the head and laying with a set of calculated Knee Strikes, battling her back into the ropes! He eases up on the strikes, hitting the ropes on the opposite side of the rings to finish Olivia off! However, in doing so, he fails to notice that Ravyn Nightshade has gotten herself the bling tag on Olivia, who falls to the mat and allows Paget to collide with a Jumping Knee over the ropes from her! Paget staggers back, giving Ravyn room to launch herself over the top rope and hit him with a Hurricanrana! Ravyn pops back up to her feet, before hitting ropes as Paget gets up and returning to him with a Leg Trapped Sunset Flip Powerbomb! Paget's neck hits the canvas as Ravyn keeps him for the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

Kick out by Paget! He rolls up to his feet, before catching a still seated Ravyn with a Kick to the side of the head! Paget follows up by taking to the ropes, bouncing off to hit a Springboard Moonsault across the back of Ravyn! He waits for her to get up to her feet, before taking her down with the CATTLE RUSTLER!! CODEBREAKER CONNECTS!! Paget with the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

THRE-

Kick out by Ravyn Nightshade! Paget’s looking to end this, taking Ravyn to his corner and tagging in Blaise Alexander! The two work together to go for Blame Canada, but Olivia Nightshade comes back in and grabs Tristan Paget before they can hit the move! She takes him to the mat and hits him with an Inverted Scoop Powerslam! Ravyn reverses the Flapjack from Blaise Alexander at the same time, taking him down with a Hurricanrana on top of Paget! Paget rolls out of the ring as Alexander staggers back up, only to get hoisted up by Olivia and thrown into Ravyn for THE FLATLINER!! The Nightshade Sisters make the pin together!

ONE…!

TWO…!

THREE!

Alex Lawson: The winner of this match…and STILL Zion Wrestling World Tag Team Champions…CODE! BLACK!

Tripp Bennett: Code Black takes out yet another team and are now 8-0 in tag team competition!

Alivia Takasoto: Each team they leave in their wake leaves one to think: Who are the gonna be the ones to take down the Nightshade Sisters?

Ravyn and Olivia grab hold of their tag belts, raising them up in the air as we go to a commercial break!

WINNERS: CODE BLACK (VIA PINFALL)

CHAMPIONSHIPS RETAINED

[Intern]

Match #5: Las Olvidadas vs Trinity

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

Crowd: ONE FALL!

Alex Lawson: Introducing first…being accompanied to the ring by “Turbo” Leija…at a combined weight of 272 lbs…”Taza” and “Sangre” Carbajal…Las! Olvidadas!

And their opponent…being accompanied to the ring by Brooke Cartwright and Donatello…at a combined weight of 262 lbs…Delilah Hill and Valentina Skye…Trinity!



Taza steps into the ring and Valentina tells Delilah she’ll take the lead for Trinity. Brooke smacks at the apron and all three Trinity members laugh at her words, prompting Taza to tie up with Valentina and deliver an uppercut and then a left hook. Valentina staggers backward and Taza hits her with a running forearm smash. Valentina scrambles to her feet as Taza hits the ropes and then a dropkick! Taza grabs Valentina on the ground and locks in a rear naked choke!

Delilah runs in the ring and hits a punt kick to Taza! The official steps in, but Sangre takes down Delilah and chases her to the outside. Brooke stands between Sangre and Delilah and Sangre walks to the other side of the ring. Valentina uses the distraction to poke at Taza’s eyes and then slap her across the cheek! Taza falls to her knees, holding her face, and Valentina pulls her back up by the hair and DDTs her.

Valentina pulls Taza back up and goes for SUNS OUT! The GLAM SLAM! Taza wiggles out of it and scrambles to her corner and dives and tags in Sangre! Valentina goes for the clothesline, but Sangre ducks under and runs to knock Delilah off the apron! Delilah spills off the side and lands on Brooke. Valentina tries to tackle Sangre into the corner, but she sidesteps it and Valentina crashes into the corner and then stumbles backward into a back suplex! Sangre goes for the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

Delilah breaks it up! She grabs Sangre by the hair and then spots Taza coming in and hits a forearm smash! Taza stumbles backward and Delilah pushes Sangre away and runs and tosses Taza over the top rope! Sangre grabs Delilah and tries to throw her over the top, but Valentina interjects with a hair pull takedown! They pick up Sangre and hit a double leg sweep takedown! Delilah backs into her corner at the ref’s warning and Valentina follows and tags her in.

Delilah taunts at the crowd and they boo her, but she relishes in it as she grabs Sangre by the hair and pulls her up for a snap DDT! She waves off the crowd as she stomps at Sangre and then picks her up and executes the enziguri! Delilah grabs the legs and locks in CALIFORNIA FIRE! FIGURE FOUR! Sangre is in trouble! Taza gets up and slides into the ring. She goes to break it up. Valentina tries to stop her with a shove, but Taza spills into the submission hold anyways. The ref calls for the break up and both Valentina and Delilah complain!

Taza tries to pull Sangre into her corner and Valentina runs over and stops her. They trade punches before Valentina grabs her by the hair and wrestles her over to the top rope and they both spill to the outside! Delilah sees the opening as the official looks to the outside and tries to rake at the eyes! Sangre with an elbow to the face! Delilah stumbles backward and Sangre leaps and twists her around to the ground and into an arm bar! They’re in the middle of the ring! Delilah with nowhere to go!

Valentina struggles to fight off Taza on the outside and get into the ring. Delilah looks ready to tap! Brooke hops on the apron and screams at the official. The official looks over and stands up to warn her. Delilah uses this to dig her fingers into Sangre’s eyes! Sangre screams and lets go. The crowd roars as Zachary Porter jumps the barricade and runs over and knocks Delilah off the apron! The official looks between it and the action in the ring.

Porter grabs Brooke and runs her to the barricade and tosses her over. Taza takes down Valentina and slides into the ring as Sangre spins Delilah around and whips her to the ropes. Sangre lifts her and Taza with a discus clothesline! F.T.R.! Delilah is out! Sangre crawls over and pins her!

ONE…

TWO…

THREE!

Valentina tries to slide in, but Taza throws her entire body on top of her and blocks it!



Alex Lawson: The winner of this match…Las! Olvidadas!

Taza and Sangre celebrate in the center of the ring! Brooke retreats through the crowd as Porter stands on the other side of the barricade and stares her down.

Taza, Sangre, and Turbo would all make their leave, as Valentina and Delilah would begin to recover from the match. The screen would flicker and flash with a standard TV losing it's channel, which definitely caught her attention. As Valentina and Delilah looked offended,, the screen changed to a smokey backdrop as we see two shadowed figures speak with altered voices, as they called out Valentina and Delilah.

"Ya think ya bad because ya cut corners to beat Zachary Porter, eh? Puh-leeze! Honey, you and ya girlfriends' little hype train is about ta get derailed."

"You, Delilah and Brooke have been born with silver spoons in your mouths and up your asses, and never heard the word no in your life. You think you can get ahead off money and looks, but, you got nothing on us. We'll see you girls soon... but, for now, all we got for you is a song..."

The second figure said, as the first figure would get a record and played it on a player, as the audio in the arena would play the soulful sounds of "Nowhere to Run" by Martha and the Vandellas, which unnerved all three Trinity members a bit.

WINNERS: LAS OLVIDADAS (VIA PINFALL)

Match #6: Kyle Valentine vs Cass Baumer

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

Crowd: ONE FALL!

Alex Lawson: Introducing first…from Wellington, New Zealand…weighing in at 141 lbs…”The Headliner”...Cass! Baumer!

And her opponent…from Cameron, North Carolina…weighing in at 238 lbs…Kyle! Valentine!



We see Baumer and Valentine start to exchange a collar and elbow tie up, before Valentine kicks Cass in the gut and quickly takes her to the mat in a side headlock takedown. He wrenched her neck to add pressure, as Cass was about to squirm out, but is hit by a punch by Valentine before he lets go.

As Cass and Valentine get up at near identical times, Valentine would give Cass a big Forearm to the face which stunned her. He runs back to the ropes looking for a Lou Thesz Press, but Baumer catches him with an inverted Atomic Drop, and then comboing into a brainbuster, which gets a nice pop.

Tripp Bennett: Bloody good combination by Baumer there!

Alivia Takasoto: And she goes for the pin, but, it's far too early to secure the three.

Baumer hooked his leg, but it was a kick out at two. She would hook his arm, going for a magistral cradle attempt, though, Skye would kick out of that as well. As Valentine would rush at Cass, he is caught by an arm drag, and then hit with a flying forearm smash when she tried to get up.

Tripp Bennett: Cass Baumer is in the driver's seat now, looking to keep momentum on her side.

Baumer would get Valentine in the corner, as she chopped him in the chest, getting a Woo! from the crowd. She lifted Valentine up to be seated on the top rope, as Baumer climbed up for a Superplex, but Valentine would catch her with a Forearm and shove her off the top rope.

Alivia Takasoto: Desperation escape by Kyle Valentine, and just like that the tide turned.

With Baumer slowly getting to her feet, Valentine leapt off the top rope and caught Baumer with a diving DDT that rocked her to her core.
Tripp Bennett: What a move by Kyle Valentine! She could have just laid her out!

Alivia Takasoto: It looks like that took a bit out of Valentine as well, Tripp.

Takasoto said, as Valentine was laying on the mat briefly, but was getting to his feet, as she grabbed Cass by her head and gets her into a kneeling position, before giving her a roundhouse kick to the head and going for a cover.

1..
2.
No! Cass kicked out, showing plenty of life left in her.

Valentine would have a brief temper tantrum from the nearfall, before grabbing Cass by the head again and taunting her. He would then prepare to get her in a Camel Clutch, as he wrenched back on Cass' head. He keeps putting on pressure, but Cass stands up and rams Valentine into the corner to free herself. With Valentine stunned, Cass hopped up with an enzuigiri as a follow up, and went for a small package!

1..
2..
No!

Alivia Takasoto: I thought Cass had that one for sure!"

Cass was irritated by Valentine, as she gets Valentine in a hammerlock position, and looked for a Lariat, but Valentine ducked the move and used the momentum to get the jump on Cass with DIN’S FIRE!! RKO CONNECTS!! Valentine with the pin!

1..
2..
3!



Alex Lawson: The winner of this match…Kyle! Valentine!

Valentine celebrates in the ring as we fade out!

WINNER: KYLE VALENTINE (VIA PINFALL)

Match #7: Penelope vs Hunter Werth

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

Crowd: ONE FALL!

Alex Lawson: Introducing first…being accompanied to the ring by Zoey Styles and Mary Jane…from The Hotel California…weighing in at 133 lbs…Penelope!

And her opponent…residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania…weighing in at 180 lbs…Hunter! Werth!



Werth and Penelope lock up to start things off, with Werth quickly wringing Penelope’s arm! He transitions, looking for a Short Arm Clothesline! But Penelope ducks underneath, getting a Waistlock in on Werth before rolling him up! She doesn’t pin however, instead rolling through and dropping him with a German Suplex! She gets Werth to his feet, before running over to the ropes and jumping up to the top rope and hitting him with a Top Rope Arm Drag! Werth goes to the other corner, with Penelope looking to catch him with a Body Splash in the corner! Werth gets out of the way however, leaving Penelope to crash into the corner! He shifts now, hitting Penelope with the Jumping Double Knees, before hitting the ropes and hitting her with a Knife Edge Chop! He throws her to the mat and goes for the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

Kick out by Penelope! Werth is ready to finish things off, going to the apron and waiting for Penelope to get to her feet! He jumps up onto the ropes, hitting Penelope with a SPRINGBOARD FOREARM SMASH!! He climbs to the top rope now, looking for Phoenix Rising! He goes for the Shooting Star Press, but Penelope gets the knees up, driving them into Werth’s chest! He’s left kneeling on the mat, and Penelope takes advantage! She grabs the arms of Werth before taking him down with LEUCOTOMY!! Penelope with the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

THREE!



Alex Lawson: The winner of this match…Penelope!

Penelope celebrates as we go to our final commercial break!

WINNER: PENELOPE (VIA PINFALL)

[Intern]

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

Crowd: ONE FALL!

Alex Lawson: And it is for the Zion Wrestling…WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP!!



The Iconic hook of "Still" would play, as Daria has a slow strut toward the ring, looking to put the hurt on whoever she shares a ring with. She enters through the middle rope and posed, bowing to the crowd and looking up with a smirk. She raised her arms up in a confident pose to allow the crowds to bow in her majesty, as she awaits her opponent.



The lights are set to a green hue while "Coming Thru The Stereo" plays throughout the arena. Right after the guitar kicks in, the crowd cheers, with The Fallen Prophet Serena Riot making her way down. She raises her hands and does a quick spin. After staring at the crowd for a moment, she makes a slow crawl to the ring. Once inside, She jumps up on the bottom right turnbuckle, with pyro going off on the other 3 corners.

Alex Lawson: Introducing first…the challenger…weighing in at 152 lbs…she is the Zenith of Zion…and ROCHESTER’S OWN…DARIA! DORSEY!

And her opponent…from Cleveland, Ohio…weighing in at 150 lbs…she is the Zion Wrestling WORLD! HEAVYWEIGHT! CHAMPION…SERENA! RIOT!

The referee collects the Chance Briefcase from Dorsey and the World Heavyweight Championship from Riot, raising up both as the crowd cheers! The two back into their corners before the ref calls for the bell!



The bell rings, but everything comes to a standstill. The vibe in the arena is much different to the one that’s been carried through this entire night, possibly even ever in Zion’s history. The Rochester fans are the most active and vocal we’ve seen them all night, letting out a set of chants that make it abundantly clear who they’re rooting for here.

Crowd: LET’S GO DOR-SEY!
RI-OT SUCKS!
LET’S GO DOR-SEY!
RI-OT SUCKS!
LET’S GO DOR-SEY!
RI-OT SUCKS!
LET’S GO DOR-SEY!
RI-OT SUCKS!

The two competitors in the ring stare at one another from their opposite corners, with Dorsey giving a confident smirk to the champion! Riot maintains her poker face through the crowd’s beratement, keeping herself focused as ever in front of her adversary! The two circle the ring around each other, each one having no idea what the other is going to do. They eventually meet in the center of the ring with a Collar-and-Elbow Tie Up! Riot quickly and surprisingly gets the upper hand over the better-versed grappler in Dorsey, trapping her in a Wristlock! Dorsey quickly escapes however, rolling forward to untwist her arm, before wringing the arm of Riot herself! She transitions into a Top Wrist Lock on Riot, picking her leg and sending her back first to the mat for leverage! Riot catches her by surprise however, kipping up in order to take Dorsey’s leverage away, before quickly dropping down and making her way around the challenger for a Waistlock! Dorsey tries to pry Riot’s hands from around her waist, but she remains stubborn, pushing Dorsey towards the ropes and pulling her back in for an O’Connor Roll! Riot doesn’t go for the pin however, instead rolling through and dropping Dorsey on her neck with a Snap German Suplex!

Dorsey slowly makes it to her knees, but Riot isn’t gonna give her any time to rest, immediately getting Dorsey in position for Psychosis! She stops to give a cocky stare to the hard camera, making a neck cracking taunt towards it before going to lift her up! But Dorsey reverses it, getting Riot up and dropping her to the mat with Back Body Drop! Dorsey gets to her feet, looking down at Riot with a vengeful gleam in her eye! She gets Riot off the mat, going for a Snap Powerslam! But Riot lands on her feet off of it, going for a kick straight to Dorsey’s leg to send her to a knee! Riot hits the ropes now, looking for Big Boot on her now kneeling opponent! But Dorsey rolls forward to get out of the way, rolling back as she notices Riot approaching and bringing up her legs to take her to the mat with a Headscissors Takedown! She keeps the Headscissors applied while Riot is grounded, placing her in a troublesome position! Riot tries her damndest to escape, attempting to pry Dorsey’s legs from around her head! Her attempts are tried in vain, with Dorsey’s grip being too tight on her! She eventually ceases her efforts, bringing her shoulders to the mat in the process!

ONE…!

Riot gets the shoulder up, and with it a second wind comes! She grabs Dorsey by the legs again, this time being able to pry them apart. She starts to push herself up to her feet, dragging Dorsey’s legs in tow! Dorsey makes it up with her, with Riot now having a hold on her left leg! But before she can do anything with it, Dorsey reverses! She swats Riot’s hands away, before catching her with a Thrust Kick! She follows up, running the ropes before smacking Riot over the head with a Forearm! Riot falls to knee now, with Dorsey getting her up and in position for a Spike Piledriver! But Riot reverses, catching Dorsey with a Back Body Drop that sends her over the top rope! Dorsey clings to the ropes for dear life, pulling herself back onto the apron! But Riot is right on top of her, sending her to a Knee with a Kick to the side of the head! She steps out onto the apron with Dorsey, getting her in position, before lifting her up and throwing her into the ring post with a Powerbomb! Dorsey smacks the metal post hard, before dropping to the concrete floor outside the ring like a ton of bricks!

Riot sees another opportunity in grasp! Waiting for Dorsey to make it up to her feet! When she does, Riot jumps up to the ropes, going for an Arabian Press to Dorsey! But she catches her out of mid air, holding Riot over her shoulder before hitting her with a Lawn Dart into the RING POST!! Riot staggers back into the barricade and Dorsey takes advantage, picking her up and throwing her into the barricade with a Stun Gun! She caps off her attack, running half way across the length of the barricade with Riot in tow and throwing her into the corner of it! She gets Riot to her feet, before trying to throw her into the ring! But Riot reverses, throwing Dorsey into the ring post once more head first! Dorsey staggers a bit, before Riot throws her back into the ring and goes for the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

Kick out by Dorsey! Riot gets the challenger to her feet, before hitting her with a Forearm! Dorsey wakes up a bit from the shot, responding with a Forearm of her own! Riot gets her back one, hitting her with a second Forearm! Dorsey responds in kind, hitting another Forearm herself! Forearm from Riot! Forearm from Dorsey! Forearm from Riot! Forearm from Dorsey! Riot eventually gets the upper hand, nailing Dorsey with Forearm after Forearm as her strikes pick up speed! The strikes seem to wear Dorsey down at first, but eventually they seem to just make her even more frustrated! She catches a final Forearm from Riot, before slamming an Elbow right into the side of Riot’s jaw, making an audible pop throughout the arena! The fans give an audible response, whether it be out of either shock or horror! Riot is staggering now, a visible amount of paint being scrapped off her face from the skull-rattling shot! Dorsey hits the ropes, looking to capitalize, but Riot catches her with a Knee Strike to the chest! Dorsey is hunched over now, and Riot takes advantage, getting her into position and dropping her with PSYCHOSIS!! PILEDRIVER GETS HER!! Riot with the pin!

ONE…!

KICK OUT BY DORSEY!! DORSEY KICKS OUT AT ONE!! Dorsey bangs a fist into the mat repeatedly, seemingly getting fired up! She gets to her feet, but Riot’s right back on her, sending a Kick to Dorsey’s midsection, before getting her in position and dropping her with a second PSYCHOSIS!! She doesn’t even give Dorsey a chance to recover this time, rolling through and getting her and Dorsey back to their feet, before slamming her with a THIRD PSYCHOSIS!! Riot with the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

THR-

Kick out by Dorsey! Riot’s ready to finish this off, however, going to the corner and stomping, calling for Dorsey to get to her feet! She runs out of the corner, looking to hit Dorsey with Wicked Ways! But Dorsey gets her head up just in time, before running behind Riot’s back and jumping up to the ropes to hit the Springboard Uppercut! She kips up from the move, waiting for Riot to get to her feet, before hitting a Dragon Screw Leg Whip! Riot staggers up now, with Dorsey getting her up for Spinebuster! But Riot reverses, grabbing her when he’s in midair for a DDT! Riot gets her up and in position, looking for a fourth Psychosis! But when she goes for the lift, Dorsey shifts up her momentum, going over Riot’s shoulder and landing behind her! She kicks the back of Riot’s knee, sending her to a kneeling position on the mat! She hits the ropes now, before driving Riot’s head to the mat with the FIRESPIN DDT!! FRONT FLIP DDT CONNECTS!! Dorsey with the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

TH-

Kick out by Riot! Dorsey gets to her feet, waiting for Riot to make it to her feet, possibly looking for the Phoenix Driver! But just as Riot begins to get up, Dorsey seems to have a change of tune! She slowly backs into the corner, before stomping on the mat, everyone in the crowd can very easily see what Dorsey is playing at, and the moment Riot gets up she proves their theories correct! Dorsey runs up to Riot and takes her to the mat with WICKED WAYS!!! CURB STOMP CONNECTS!!! DORSEY JUST HIT RIOT WITH HER OWN FINISHER!!! Dorsey with the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

THREE-

Kick out by Riot! Dorsey decides to go back into her own arsenal now, waiting for Riot to get up before going for a Bicycle Knee to kick off her signature! But Riot gets out of the way, before turning Dorsey around and dropping her with a FOURTH PSYCHOSIS!! DORSEY JUST GOT DROPPED WITH A FOURTH PILEDRIVER!! Riot with the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

THRE-

Kick out by Dorsey! Riot is in shock now, checking with the ref to be sure he got the full count of three! She gets to her feet and makes her way over to the corner, stomping to signal the arrival of a Wicked Ways! But just as Dorsey gets to her feet, her stomps lose steam! Instead of the usual run Riot does, she scrolls over to Dorsey, getting her up and dropping her with the PHOENIX DRIVER!! TAKEO DRIVER CONNECTS!! RIOT HITS DORSEY WITH HER OWN FINISHER!!! Dorsey with the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

THREE-

Kick out by Dorsey! Riot bangs on the mat in frustration, before taking to the top rope! She slowly prepares herself, before diving off to hit the Demon Drop! But Dorsey rolls out of the way, leaving Riot to land on her feet to avoid crashing to the mat! Dorsey takes advantage of this, getting Riot into a Schoolboy Roll Up!

ONE…!

TWO…!

THREE-

Kick out by Riot, but Dorsey had this anticipated! She keeps hold on Riot’s legs transitioning straight into DARIA’S INFERNO!! EDGECATOR IS IN!! Riot is in trouble now, as Dorsey continues to dig the knee right into her back! Riot begins to crawl, looking to get a hand on the ropes to break up the move! She inches closer and closer to the side of the ring, each movement causing her spine even more pain! Eventually, she reaches her destination, coming just fingertips away from touching that bottom rope! But Dorsey pulls her back into the center of the ring, starting the hold anew! Riot begins to crawl again, but the pain becomes too much! Each movement becomes weaker as her attempts make that bottom rope just seem even further away! Riot looks up to see Dorsey clinging onto her for dear life, and decides that the pain just isn’t worth it! Riot taps out! This one is over!



Alex Lawson: The winner of this match…via submission…and NEW! Zion Wrestling WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION…DARIA! DORSEY!

Tripp Bennett: Dorsey’s done it!! Daria Dorsey is the new champion!!

Alivia Takasoto: YES! YES! A THOUSAND TIMES YES!! The Zenith has finally made it to the top of the Zion food chain!

Tripp Bennett: Daria’s ascension was inevitable, and the fact that she got this victory in front of her hometown has gotta be even better!

Daria Dorsey is handed the Zion Wrestling World Championship belt, falling to her knees as she clings the title to her chest! She drops the belt to the mat in front of her, taking one good look at what she’s been able to accomplish, before getting to her feet and raising the title in the air! She takes to the top rope, raising the belt for all her hometown fans to see! She climbs back down from the top rope, only to come face to face with the former champion, Serena Riot. The two two stare each other down, before Riot offers out her hand to the new champion. Dorsey accepts, with the two showing respect and Riot raising Dorsey’s hand as the lower third graphic signals the end of the show!

WINNER: DARIA DORSEY (VIA SUBMISSION)
NEW CHAMPION CROWNED

The celebration is cut short, rather abruptly, as the music stops, replaced by the sound of clapping resonating through the arena speakers. There’s a moment of confusion before the titan tron view switches from in the ring to backstage in Zion’s production room. There’s a stir from the audience and the commentary team as a pair of women in biker jeans, boots and very familiar looking kuttes - both bearing the Shieldmaiden MC insignia on the back - stand, looming over the production crew who sit huddled back against the wall. It doesn’t take long before the women can be identified - not as any of the Shieldmaidens working for Zion - but as Saoirse “Psycho” Maguire and her wife Becca a.k.a “Bruiser.”

Tripp Bennett: Who the hell…?

Alivia Takasoto: Hey, is that…? That’s Psycho and Bruiser Maguire! Gallus Mag!

Tripp Bennett: The New Frontier Wrestling Tag Team Champions! What are they doing here?!

Alivia Takasoto: What the hell are they doing in our production room?!

As if right on cue, a third figure - a woman - steps into frame. Latina. Middle aged. Professionally dressed in a lavender suit skirt. She’s drop dead gorgeous in that businesswoman sort of way. Seconds later, we hear an exasperated sigh from a male voice before the source, a fourth stranger to Zion, comes into frame. He’s almost the polar opposite of the woman beside him. A clean white t-shirt tucked into a pair of neat yet faded blue jeans, all topped off with a black leather jacket. His black hair peppered with streaks of grey. Some might say he could use a shave but somehow the rugged look works for him, adding to the cold glare in his dark eyes. As these two come into frame, it becomes obvious that the man is the source of the slow, almost mocking applause.

Tripp Bennett: …Oh my god. Alivia? That…that’s Luthor Callaway and Isabella Santiago. NFW’s General Managers.

Alivia Takasoto: Uhhh…what the hell is going on, Tripp?

Tripp Bennett: I…I don’t–

Luthor Callaway: Shhhhh…

Luthor brings a finger to his lips, shushing the commentary team.

Luthor Callaway: We can hear you on the screens here.

He talks in a low tone, cold as ice with a bit of a natural, gravelly growl to it.

Luthor Callaway: We know. We get it. You’ve got no idea what’s going on. Y’all are sitting there at your table - Alivia…Tripp - and the audience is sitting in their seats, wondering…”what are these people doing here? They’re not in Zion. They’re not on the payroll. They’ve got no business here.” The rest of the roster members are sitting in their locker rooms right now, thinking “these people don’t belong here. This is our company. Our home. Why are they coming in here uninvited?” And yeah, no…that’d be right. We weren’t invited. We aren’t supposed to be here. We don’t want to be here. Not like this. We’d have preferred our first appearance here be in the stands with a ticket in our hands to check out all the badass talent here.

There’s a pause and Luthor looks away from the camera, rubbing his mouth with a hand. He shrugs his shoulders, looking almost somber now. Sympathetic.

Luthor Callaway: But you know how the saying goes. What goes around…well it comes around. And tonight, it most certainly fucking is coming around!

His sympathetic demeanor changes back to that red hot anger starting to burn up through the ice cold exterior.

Luthor Callaway: See, for those who may not remember, late last year, we had a special event going on - our company, New Frontier Wrestling. We take the time to honor the man who pioneered for NFW. The man who put eyes on us almost twenty years ago. Now…I get how this business works. Words get thrown around. Tempers flare. Somebody wants to kick somebody’s ass. That’s the system we thrive on. That’s part of what oils the machine that is this business. Kai Morgan, kid I know you’re sitting somewhere right now in this arena, watching. Listening. You brought intruders into our home to help you settle an in-house manner. And of all fucking days you could have done it, you decided to do it at a fucking memorial event for one of the late greats of this business who was lacing boots, kicking ass and cashing checks while you were still swimming in your daddy’s sack! You and your dogs spit on the memory of a dead man.

Luthor leans in just a bit towards the camera.

Luthor Callaway: So…for that…you gotta fucking pay.

Luthor looks to the wall of monitors and the camera briefly cuts to the locker room hallway where all locker room doors have been blocked off in various ways. A couple are blocked off by forklifts. Others are barricaded with heavy equipment crates. The trapped roster members can be heard banging on the doors, already trying to get out and do something about what’s clearly a well planned, pre-emptive attack. The shot cuts back to the production room. Luthor looks back to the camera. Behind him, Isabella grins, it’s a look on her face that people haven’t really seen before. She has a cocky, arrogant smirk and look about her.

Isabella Santiago: You guys wanted to come into our house, but Mister Morgan, you also now work for me too. I can promise you, I can make your life a true living hell on Saturday nights. This is all on you, Mister Morgan. The blood that will inevitably be spilled by your roster members, that will be on your hands, just remember that.

Luthor and Isabella go silent as they just look right into the camera and hold their stare. The shot cuts back to inside the ring. The calm, quiet crowd is starting to get riled up from something as Daria Dorsey stands in the ring with her newly won Zion World Heavyweight Championship.

Alivia Takasoto: Okay, Tripp, I don’t like this one bit. What are they–

Tripp Bennett: Hey wait a second!!! Look out in the ring!!!

The crowd’s voices rise to a roar as Daria Dorsey turns around just as BOOM!! She’s absolutely leveled by a high impact spear by a muscular blonde woman in black jeans, boots and a sleeve cropped black t-shirt with her own visage on the front with the phrase “I, Apocalypse”. She hits the spear, otherwise referred to by her as the G.R.B (Gamma Ray Burst) and pops up onto one knee with a snarl at the audience as Daria Dorsey holds her ribs in pain.

Tripp Bennett: Alivia, that’s Adrianna Salvatore!! NFW’s Undisputed Champion!!!

Alivia Takasoto: What the hell is she doing here?!?!

Adrianna Salvatore stands up to her feet, and the Zion audience pops as Serena Riot’s back on her feet, spinning the Undisputed Champion around to start throwing big right hand shots. Adrianna starts firing back and it becomes a violent exchange of fists and forearms as the two hold nothing back. Even after wrestling a big match, the realization of what’s happening gives her a second wind. Riot’s firing off on all cylinders and eventually staggers Salvatore with a kick to the midsection. She runs across the ring to hit the ropes, looking for something big when another stranger to Zion appears, driving the end of a silver tipped cane through the ropes and into her lower back. Serena is stopped in her tracks as the dark haired man lowers his weapon and is soon joined by another gentleman with short brown hair and the features of a serpent.

Tripp Bennett: Oh! Ow!!!! What the hell?!

Alivia Takasoto: Tripp, that’s Damon Cross! Former NFW World Heavyweight Champion!

Tripp Bennett: And there’s Nathaniel Dixon! Also from New Frontier! What the hell is going on?!

Alivia Takasoto: We…we’re being invaded, Tripp!!

Inside the ring, as Serena Riot stumbles from the cane shot, Adrianna Salvatore hits the ropes adjacent to her and comes in with a huge TA-01 (Interceptor Superman Punch) across the jaw! Riot goes down and Salvatore climbs out of the ring, digging under the apron for a table. Meanwhile, Cross and Dixon climb into the ring but as they do, Daria Dorsey’s back on her feet and she runs right at the two, colliding with them both but her focus stays on Damon Cross to try and take out the one with the weapon. Cross and Dorsey start trading offensive strikes as his cane falls to the mat. Behind her, we see Dixon calmly rolling the cuff of one shirt sleeve up before reaching into the pocket of his pin striped slacks.

Alivia Takasoto: What the hell is he doing?

Tripp Bennett: I don’t like any of this and Nathaniel Dixon looks way too pleased with himself. What’s he–?

As this is going on, Dixon draws a pair of knuckle dusters out of his pocket and calmly slides his fingers through them, balling up a fist. Meanwhile, with the exchange between Damon Cross and Daria Dorsey, Cross parries a strike with a forearm and rocks her with a European Uppercut. Daria staggers, turning 180* as she does to face Dixon and BOOM!! Dixon rocks her across the jaw with those brass knuckles!

Crowd: OHHHHH!!!

Tripp Bennett: Good god!!! Something like that could break a person’s jaw!

Alivia Takasoto: Where the hell is back up? C’mon!

Tripp Bennett: They’re still trying to break out of the locker rooms! This was a planned attack!

Alivia Takasoto: Had to be!

Serena Riot starts pulling herself up to her feet again, fire in her eyes as she refuses to take any of this lying down. Damon Cross steps out of the corner, gently motioning for Nathaniel Dixon to excuse him as he goes by and grabs Serena by the arm from behind. Before she can react, he scoops her right up off of her feet and plants her into the mat head first with Weight Of The World (Omega Driver)! Nathaniel Dixon turns his attention to Adrianna Salvatore then and the two work together in setting up the table the latter pulled from under the ring. Ever the gentleman, Dixon seems to know exactly what’s on the Undisputed Champion’s mind and he motions towards Daria Dorsey with a nod to Salvatore. The one known in NFW as The Walking Apocalypse stalks the newly crowned Zion World Champion like a wounded animal. She pulls her up by her hair and drags her to her feet. Salvatore sets Dorsey up with an arm wrapped around her head, draws her thumb across her throat as her tongue sticks out from between her teeth and her eyes roll back. She then wraps one of Dorsey’s arms around her neck for a suplex set up, pops her up and sends her crashing through the table with the Ground Zero (Vertical Suplex Powerbomb)!

Tripp Bennett: When the hell are they gonna stop?!

Alivia Takasoto: Please, just stop already! You made your point!

As though he heard Tripp and Alivia’s pleading, Damon turns his dark stare on the table. He strides to the side of the ring nearest them while Nathaniel and Adrianna look at their work with undisguised pleasure. Cross demands a microphone, snatching it from the attendant and keeping his gaze locked on the announcers.

Damon Cross: …made our point?

A thin smile forms, more of a smirk in truth… then drops out of sight, replaced with a scowl.

Damon Cross: Not by half. Not by a damn sight. For the disrespect of his initial invasion, for his actions beyond that… and for Zion’s silent complicity with every inch of the disrespect shown by one Kai Morgan? This is just for openers.

Tripp Bennett: What the hell kind of sense does that-

Damon Cross: SHUT… your MOUTH!

Damon’s dark eyes widen at what he perceives as the audacity of Tripp to dare interrupt him.

Damon Cross: It is only by remarkable self-control that your pretty new champion is still breathing! Or can you not see the bloodlust in our dear Adrianna’s eyes?!

The Undisputed Champion of NFW does look more than ready to tear Daria yet another new one…

Damon Cross: And Mr. Dixon? Are you even cognizant of the immeasurable self-control that that gentleman is showing in not dragging Kai Morgan out here by his lower lip and crucifying him in front of Rochester?! That he can sate himself with just Serena for the time being is a Herculean accomplishment on his part!

A smirking DIxon nods in agreement, arms folded and a careful eye every so often flicking toward the stage entrance. Damon moves to the center of the ring, microphone still in hand.

Damon Cross: Understand this, Zion: you brought this on yourselves, not leashing the dog that is Kai Morgan. Get in the way of what is coming and to us? You’re collateral damage. Until we have decided that the scales are balanced, this is set to continue. And if you’re plotting a counterattack, thinking perhaps you can stave off this war to come, let me remind you of the scariest part of all:

The camera zooms in a little, getting Dixon, Salvatore and Cross together in the same shot.

Damon Cross: You haven’t seen us angry yet.

The boos start in earnest, the Zion faithful in Rochester tonight letting the invaders know what they think of their assault and their message. Oddly enough, there are a few pockets of cheers, though… which just makes the rest voice their disdain even louder. Damon, in response, grins slightly in that infuriatingly charming way of his.

Crowd: FUCK! YOU!
FUCK! YOU!
FUCK! YOU!
FUCK! YOU!

Damon Cross: That’s it, ladies and gentlemen. Shower the Zionites with your praise. They’ll need all the support they can get before we’re done. By the time we’ve finished, though? They’ll be saying… no, they’ll be screaming our names!

Tossing the microphone carelessly over his shoulder, causing it to hit the canvas with a short burst of static, Damon steps over Serena and Daria without a second glance, with Nathaniel following. Adrianna takes a look down at the Zion World Championship, before roughly stamping her boot right on top of it and raising her NFW Undisputed Title in the air as we fade to black.

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