Post by Kai Morgan on Apr 12, 2022 0:51:34 GMT
We cut off from the video package as the second verse of Waterparks’ “Tantrum” echoes throughout the Zion Wrestling Star Factory Arena! We cut over to the commentary desk with Winter Mae and Trick Morrison!
Winter Mae: With a little less than three weeks to go before the biggest show of the year, we’re back in front of a raucous Philadelphia crowd! Welcome…to Monday Night Mayhem! I’m Winter Mae, joined as always by the ever-brilliant Trick Morrison!
Trick Morrison: We are in for an amazing night, Winter! To be fair, any night that we get to see Yukiko Kusanagi on the screen is an amazing night, and tonight we get to see her in the main event against The Second City Riot Squad’s Leah Aguero!
Winter Mae: More than that though, Trick, we have two matches in the Gateway Championship Tournament happening tonight as well as the contract signing for Angel Kash and Faye Brown’s Zion Wrestling Championship Match at Destiny which is about to be under way now! Let’s begin!
“Slave to the Grind” by Halestorm plays and Katrina Lopez walks out to a chorus of boos. She stops at the top of the ramp and fixes her suit jacket before making her way to the ring. She gets a microphone and heads into the ring. She stands around a table with two chairs and a folder sitting on it.
Katrina Lopez: Well well well, aren’t all of you so privileged? All of you in attendance tonight get to be a part of a contract signing for the Zion Championship. These always end... just fantastically. Now, Faye Brown approached me last week and asked me to promise her this moment for her and Angel Kash. Only Angel Kash. The promise she wanted was for me to moderate this between just her and Angel. With all of Angel’s friends barred from ringside. Well, I promise to moderate this and allow just Faye and just Angel to be in my ring. So, both of you get out here now, let’s make this official for Destiny!
"132 and Bush, I've got him at gunpoint. Okay, gunpoint, 132 and Bush, coverage code three."
The sound of a Crown Vic revving up with the start of an instrumental of "Bad Boys" by Inner Circle fills the arena, as out walks Faye Brown. The instrumental kicks in, as Faye vibes to the reggae beat. She slaps high fives with the folks towards the front of the barricade before entering the ring. Brown spots one of the two chairs and sits in the closest one to her. Anything to inconvenience her hopefully-forthcoming hopefully-opponent for Destiny. Faye takes one of the microphones from the table as the "Bad Boys" instrumental fades out.
Faye Brown: All right, all right, all right. It's about time we got to making this official. Lemme just go ahead and...
Brown takes a pen and writes her name on the prerequisite spaces.
Faye Brown: ...theeere we go. That's my side already done, Angel. Ball's in your court, sunshine.
Brown looks over her shoulder, awaiting Angel Kash's arrival and only Angel Kash's arrival. All of a sudden, the lights dim and Superficial by Heidi Montag hits. The fans boo loudly at the sound of the music, knowing that it's the world champion’s. A red carpet rolls and paparazzi head out, as out from the back steps the Zion Wrestling Champion herself Angel Kash. Kash soaks in the negative reaction before she does a series of poses with her belt for the camera with a matching smirk. Angel is dressed to the nines in a gold fashion nova gown, golden Chanel high heel pumps, and a matching handbag and a golden tiara on her head. As she saunters down to the ring being flanked by her paparazzi, Kash taunts the captivity crowd holding up her Zion Wrestling Championship, right before giving them a talk to the hand motion. Angel locks eyes on the ring, and on Faye, giving Brown a disgusted look, rolling her eyes.
Trick Morrison: What an entrance, hot damn.
Winter Mae: Gotta hand it to Angel, she knows how to make one.
She soon finds a stagehand to remove her lavish entrance gear, but not before berating them to climb up the steel steps and hold open the ropes afterwards, which they do right as she enters the ring. Kash even takes the time to pose a bit before yelling at the same stagehand to pull out the chair for her.
Winter Mae: Aaaaand the other shoe drops.
Trick Morrison: Hey, she’s probably paying that stagehand a lot just to do those little things for her. Sometimes, money always wins, Winter.
Once she’s seated, Angel dismisses them with a wave. The Trillion Dollar Princess motions for her music to be cut as she crosses one leg over the other, taking a pen and the remaining microphone into her hand. Kash looks over the contract before looking Faye in the eye.
Angel Kash: Faye Brown, you have been a thorn in my side for far too long. Far far too long. You still want this match with me on the grandest stage of them all. At Destiny, for my Zion Wrestling Title even when I’ve told you no. You had chance after chance to be smart and run away. You had chance after chance to keep that beak you call a nose to the grind and work for one of the other titles. But since you chose so poorly yet again? I’ll take great pleasure in ending this little siege once and for all.
The crowd boos the Zion Wrestling Champion, but Kash pays them no mind before continuing.
Angel Kash: See, we might both be from the same state, but we’ve always been worlds apart. I am from the elite upper class circles of society. Anything and everything that I ever wanted, I have gotten in life. It’s just how things work in life: those who have the money have the power, and Angel Kash has the power.
Even more boos from the crowd, to which Angel now pays them a little mind.
Angel Kash: Hey, that’s just capitalism for you. It’s easy when you’re the top one percent of the top one percent. However you, Faye, are from the snow-covered hellhole known as Buffalo, a place that isn’t even really considered part of New York state. It’s just as much a part of Canada as Niagara Falls is. Toronto, Buffalo, same thing honestly.
GM Lopez can’t help but stifle a laugh at Angel’s roasting of Buffalo, New York.
Angel Kash: You may have beaten Jessica Anderson, Cassie Lopez, Chris Mosh, and Summer Page but I’m where your siege ends. Me, the Zion Wrestling Champion, the Face of Mayhem, and the Queen of Zion Wrestling Angel Kash.
Angel signs the contract, as she rolls her eyes.
Angel Kash: And I’ll do it in thirteen seconds or less. Because it’s that easy when you’re elite.
Katrina reaches down to the table and grabs the folder and puts it under her arm.
Katrina Lopez: Well, that was easier than I thought it’d be. Faye said her piece, Angel said the same. You both signed. So it’s official. So unless either of you had anything else to say...
Katrina stops and looks at Faye. Faye had taken a minute to process everything Angel just said, but lifts her microphone to respond in kind.
Faye Brown: Yeah, I do, actually. A lot, as a matter of fact. I've chosen poorly a lot in my life, Angel. It ain't news. I make a lot of poor decisions. Marrying Emevlas Stastias was one. Everything I did in high school was a lot of smaller ones. Hell, I'd say signing to a record label was one. I don't say "I've led four lives and none of 'em stuck" because I think it sounds good for a story I've fabricated. This isn't much different, except there's a light at the end of the tunnel. That's an ideal I held onto since Logan took me into his car off the streets and got me out of Syracuse.
The Scrap-Iron Scarecrow raises her eyebrows, ready to ask a question to the Trillion Dollar Princess.
Faye Brown: Which by the way? Syracuse, not Buffalo. You're off by about two hours east. Even then, I'm from Brooklyn. Have you not heard this accent? Those streets are where I lived for most of my adult life. Buffalo's where I go to see the Bills. Like I told Summer Page, it was between the Chambers Street terminal and Cobble Hill. Those streets, that bridge? My home for years. I had to steal from people like you to stay alive. I survived by being that thorn in everyone's side, including in peoples' like you and yours, and I learned a lot good and a lot bad from it.
Brown shakes her head a little before bobbing it to her right a bit while continuing.
Faye Brown: And if you wanna get technical, me and Logan are from Apopka, Florida right now. It'd be Knoxville, Tennessee, but Emevlas Stastias tore down our apartment. Just in an effort to keep her one-up over my stupid ass. They're still rebuilding that motherfucker. Meanwhile, where are you from again? The Hamptons?
Brown scoffs, complete with the noise, before shaking her head no with a look of...
Faye Brown: This motherfucker, you're basically from the seaports of Long Island. You're away from the worst parts of the inner city, you pay five million dollars in rent and it's a drop in the bucket for you, and you wanna tell ME how New York is? For context, combined, me and Logan make about one-point-five million, and that's with me and him working in two places and with him being an actor for Splat. That one-point-five million is just take-home pay, half that goes to charity and we're in the highest tax bracket because of how significant our funds are compared to the fans. Five million is still pretty fucking significant to us. And whaddya use YOUR gobs of money for? You know, other than being a trust fund cunt who dresses like they're God?
Faye shrugs as though she's backing off from Angel.
Faye Brown: But by all means, continue to tell me how much better you are than me because you didn't have to struggle for anything in your life. Because you didn't have to fight, scratch, and claw just to keep living on this planet. I told this to Summer Page, I'll tell you this now: if you had to live in my situation from eighteen on, and you lived the way you do now? You wouldn't have made it to eighteen and a half.
Brown points to Kash's title.
Faye Brown: And that's why I wanted this rematch to be one-on-one. That's why I wanted you out here alone. That's why I've been doing this whole siege. Because together, y'all are strong. I'll give you that. Together, y'all won a world title. But you won that world title off my back after Ashlynn Cassidy gave me the fight of my career. Together, y'all really are the top stable in Zion. I believe that, and if it weren't for the fact that you targeted me first? I'd say it deserves a champion. I'd have picked Cassie Lopez myself, but beggars can't be choosers, you know? But one on one?
Faye smirks to Angel.
Faye Brown: Well... you've seen how that's gone for y'all.
Angel returns her glance disgusted as she opens her mouth as she grabs the mic again, rolling her eyes.
Angel Kash: Faye, you don’t get it do you? I defended this title against Ashlynn, against Risa Jackson, against Nami Megumi... every single contender put in front of me, I have put down. Your personal little story is a cute one and all. Make it a movie, I’d watch it, but it ends at Destiny. And it won’t be ending the way you think it will.
Angel said with a serious look on her face, her anger growing.
Angel Kash: Let me remind you of something: I have been a champion all over the damn world. Name a place, I’ve been a champion there. I have proven since day one, DAY DAMN ONE HERE, that I am a woman who will do what it takes to get to and stay at the very top! I don’t care who I step on, whose dream I take away, or how many times I have to stomp others out until their dreams are permanently shattered. Come Destiny, I’ll take great pleasure in doing that to you all the same.
Angel said with a sick smirk on her face, though her anger as she takes the time to raise her belt high in the air.
Angel Kash: This title belongs to me and me alone, and I’m never EVER letting it go. Especially never to the likes of you! See, Sara Cross and Kai Morgan BOTH tried to hold me down and keep me out from my spotlight. But look at this sight! Drink it the fuck in! Get used to it! Because at Destiny, it’s exactly what you’ll be seeing after your siege ends. You may have gotten past my Privileged Elite, but like you said before? They’re the court. I am the Queen of all that you see before you, and I’ll make damn sure you kneel to me like Ashlynn! Like Risa! Like Nami before you!
Faye Brown: Yeah, all right, then. Like talking to a fucking brick wall...
Faye gets to her feet in front of the table, preparing to leave. However, this is when Angel takes it upon herself to hit Faye over the back of the head with that very title.
Angel Kash: Yeah, because I hit you like one! You think you’ve seen how low I’m willing to go for this? For this belt?! For MY legacy?! You haven’t seen anything yet, carrot top! You think this was so bad? Our title match is gonna be the worst damn night of your life! And by the end of it, you WILL learn!
Kash quiets down amidst all the boos, placing a boot on the loopy Faye’s head before leaning in.
Angel Kash: Whatever the Queen of Zion wants? The Queen of Zion gets!
GM Katrina slowly backs off, quietly calling for a medical crew. The rest of the Privileged Elite run down, beating the medical crew to the ring as they roll in. Cassie Lopez and Chris Mosh lift the dazed Brown up in a powerbomb position, with Angel taking the middle. Katrina moves the contracts and microphones off of the table just as Faye gets bombed through the table. The cloth somewhat engulfs the Scrap-Iron Scarecrow as Angel Kash holds her title over her head again, much to the pure and utter disdain of the crowd. Everyone and their mother boos the Privileged Elite as the medical crew and Logan Bailey all tend to Faye before the view fades.
Alexis Lemon is seen stretching out backstage before her match with Sylvia Lopez. Her usual carefree demeanor is replaced with one of focus and seriousness.
Alexis Lemon: I’m going to get straight into this. I’m treating this match a bit differently. I’m getting closer to a championship. My first championship in my entire career. That Gateway championship would mean more to me than the high school diploma I’ll be getting in a couple months. I know how lame that sounds but you need to understand this is all I want to do, this is my dream job. So achieving something great in this job is a dream come true.
Alexis crouches down to stretch out her legs.
Alexis Lemon: But this specific match is a bit more. This is a match that made me realize something really important about this business. It made me realize that the old saying forever rings true…”
Alex sighs.
Alexis Lemon: You can either make friends or you can make money. I try to do both. I like friends. Friends are cool. But what happens when, no matter how much you try, others just refuse to be your friend? That’s about where I’m at with my opponent.
Lexi stands up and stares down the camera.
Alexis Lemon: Sylvia, I’ve tried being nice to you. I’ve tried getting you to trust me. I’ve done everything I can to make it clear I’m not a threat to you or yours outside of the ring. But you’ve consistently pushed me away. So now I’m done trying. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t blame you for feeling the way you feel or for walling yourself off. I don’t know what you’ve been through but I can respect it. But there comes a time where I need to stop trying to make a friend and start focusing on making my money. Hell, I’d love to do both but that just isn’t an option here. So, Sylvia, we’re going to wrestle. We’re going to have a match and it’s going to be great and worthy of a championship tournament. But there will be no playing. I’m going to beat you or you’re going to beat me and that will be that.
Alexis grabs her entrance jacket and hat and puts them on.
Alexis Lemon: Ultimately, my main goal for this match is to get that much closer to winning that Gateway championship. And I’m more than prepared to go through you to get there, Sylvia, just as much as I’m sure you’re prepared to go through me. Good luck, and as much as you probably don’t believe it, I truly mean that. And may the best wrestler win. I’ll see you out there.
Lexi points a finger gun at the camera as she walks out of shot.
Match #1: Sylvia Lopez vs Alexis Lemon
Gateway Championship Tournament Semifinals Match
Vivian Blake: The following contest…is scheduled for one fall!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
Vivian Blake: And is a Semifinal match in the the Gateway Championship Tournament!
Introducing first…from Chicago, Illinois…weighing in at 125 lbs…Alexis! Lemon!
And her opponent…from the Lunatic Asylum…weighing in at 117 lbs…Sylvia! Lopez!
Winter Mae: Here we go with another match in the Gateway Championship Tournament! Alexis Lemon had an impressive showing in her Quarterfinal match with Hana Kaneko weeks ago! How do you think she’ll do against a wildcard like Sylvia Lopez!
Trick Morrison: Sylvia Lopez is certainly a wildcard! Alexis Lemon may be nimble enough to avoid her, but Lopez runs like the Energizer Bunny! It'll be interesting to see who ends up being gassed first!
Lopez immediately charges Lemon right off the bell, looking for a Forearm! But Lemon cuts her off, ducking underneath the strike to hit a Scorpion Kick! She runs the ropes, taking Lopez down with a Running Hurricanrana! Lopez crawls over to the corner, looking for support by leaning against the turnbuckles! Lemon takes advantage of this, rushing into the corner and catching her with a Forearm! She rushes to the opposite corner, looking to get as much distance as she possibly can with her next shot! This backfires on her greatly however, with Lopez being given enough time to recover and catch up with her, hitting a High Knee in the corner on Lemon instead! She buckles down, sitting against the ropes as Lopez runs over to hit a Cannonball! She pulls her out of the corner, nailing Lemon with a Spike DDT before going for the pin!
ONE…!
TWO…!
Kick out by Lemon! Lopez gets her up to her feet, going for a Knife Edge Chop across her chest! This sends Lemon cowering into the corner, where Lopez lays into her with another Chop! She takes her out of the corner with a Snapmare, before running over and hitting a Rolling Neck Snap! She turns right around, hitting her with a Sliding Forearm! She gets Lemon to her feet, looking for a Straight Jacket Neckbreaker! But Lemon manages to get free, pushing Lopez towards the ropes and going for an O’Connor Roll!
ONE…!
TWO…!
Kick out by Lopez! She gets to her knees, being hit with a Superkick by Lemon for her trouble! She hits the ropes now, getting Lopez over the head with an Enziguri that makes her a bit more loopy! Lopez is facing the mat now, leaving an opening for Lemon to step up onto her knee and come down on the back of her head with an Ax Kick! She climbs to the top rope now, waiting for Lopez to stagger back to her feet before jumping off for a Flying Clothesline! She goes for the pin now!
ONE…!
TWO…!
Kick out by Lopez! Lemon’s focus begins to break now, wondering what it’s going to take to put Lopez away! She gets her to her feet, putting in position for Deadlights! But Lopez escapes the Northern Lights Suplex, prying Lemon’s hands from around her waist before grabbing hold of the fingers and snapping them! Lemon recoils now, clutching her hands as Lopez jumps on her for The Lopez Lock! But Lemon escapes the Dragon Sleeper before Lopez can apply the bodyscissors, using her flexibility to send a Kick all the way up to Lopez’s head before raising up her legs to bring her down with a Headscissor! Lopez gets to her feet, before being brought back into the corner with a Bicycle Kick from Lemon! She rushes over to the corner, hitting Lopez with the SOURBALL! CORNER CANNONBALL CONNECTS!! Lemon with the pin!
ONE…!
TWO…!
THRE-
Kick out by Lopez! Lemon looks to finish now, getting to the top rope and looking for the Lemon Warhead! But Lopez is able to reverse, getting just out of the way and in position to snatch Lemon into THE LOPEZ LOCK!! DRAGON SLEEPER IS IN!! Lemon is in the center of the ring with nowhere to go as Lopez wrenches back the move tighter with each refusal to give in! Eventually, the torque on Lemon’s back gets to sickening levels, but the young up-and-comer still refuses to tap! This leads to her downfall however, with the pain becoming too much for her to be sustained in the hold! The referee checks to see if she’s still in this, but she’s unresponsive! The bell is rung and this match is over!
Vivian Blake: The winner of this match, via submission…Sylvia! Lopez!
Winter Mae: Alexis Lemon definitely gave this fight her all, but in the end it just wasn’t her night!
Trick Morrison: Sylvia Lopez moves on to the Finals of the Gateway Championship Tournament!
Lopez stands over Lemon, proclaiming that she’s after the “shiny” as we fade out!
WINNER: SYVLIA LOPEZ (VIA SUBMISSION)
Earlier in the week
“Spoiled” Summer Page is in her Manhattan high rise apartment with Marisol Vilaro. The ladies have just returned from working out and still in their workout clothes. Summer has her light blue HydroFlask in her hands as she sits on a stool at the kitchen counter while Marisol is putting some of her world famous protein powder and some fruit into the blender.
“Spoiled” Summer Page:You know I wouldn’t do that, girl. I have a lot of love for both Ricky and Grayson. I want to make sure this match is fair and right down the middle. So I have instructed all other Privileged Elite members to stay in the back.
Marisol Vilaro: I appreciate that especially knowing you wouldn’t do that for just anybody.
“Spoiled” Summer Page:Right? But I want to make sure that when I told the world that shit has got to change and Angel can’t be the only one doing the damn thing for Privileged Elite. Actions speak louder than words and what better way to do that then walking out of this tournament as the new Zion Gateway Champion?
Marisol Vilaro:That's what I like to hear, girl. Even though I am going to be stressed during your match with Ricky on Monday I am completely behind you. Not that I am not behind Ricky too but…
“Spoiled” Summer Page:I got you, girl. Business is business and we in the Privileged Elite is currently at a crossroads because do we just want to be one of those groups that was created to help one person being the World Champion or one of those groups that are in that rarefied air of groups that is iconic because everyone in the group was thriving. I chose the ladder. Which is why I want this Gateway championship so badly that it is becoming a necessity. It is why Jessica kicked her former bestie to the curb and will finish her off at Destiny. It is why Chris, Cassie, and Jessica could take those Trios Championships away from Second City and into the possession of the Privileged Elite. All while, my bestie, the Zion Wrestling Champion herself, Angel Kash will continue to reign supreme over all of Mayhem as the champion. You can best believe that we are the absolute best.
Marisol smiles as she turns on the blender.
Match #2: Thalia Starks vs Hayumi Yamamoto
Vivian Blake: The following contest…is scheduled for one fall!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
Vivian Blake: Introducing first…representing the Satsujin Triad…being accompanied to the ring by Nari Chang and Cappadonna…from San Francisco, California…weighing in at 144 lbs…Hayumi! Yamamoto!
And her opponent…being accompanied to the ring by Tanja Devereaux…from Shreveport, Louisiana…weighing in at 144 lbs…Thalia! Starks!
Winter Mae: Thalia Starks coming to the ring tonight with seemingly her new partner in Tanja Devereaux! How do you think she’ll affect things tonight, Trick?
Trick Morrison: I think Tanja Devereaux is there for nothing more than insurance, Winter! You know the Satsujin Triad are cooking up some sort of shenanigans, and Devereaux is here to make sure the odds are evened!
Starks and Yamamoto meet in the center of the ring, going for a Collar-and-Elbow Tie Up! Yamamoto gets the upper hand early on, getting in a Wristlock on Starks! But Starks reverses, rolling forward on the mat to unwring her arm before sweeping Yamamoto’s leg and flipping on top of her for a pin!
ONE…!
TWO…!
Yamamoto reverses, grapevining the arms for a Crucifix Pin!
ONE…!
TWO…!
Kick out by Starks! The two get to their feet in unison, with Yamamoto being the first to charge forth! Starks sidesteps her, leaving her to move towards the ropes! Yamamoto takes advantage of this however, getting a Handspring against the ropes before popping back up for a Back Elbow! Starks ducks underneath it however, hitting the ropes herself as Yamamoto fully rotates and lands perfectly on a knee! Starks returns to her, smashing her over the head with a Running Knee Strike! She hits the adjacent ropes now, looking for another move! But Yamamoto catches her off guard with a Drop Down! Starks hits the ropes once again, this time being greeted with a Leapfrog from Yamamoto! She returns once more to find a hunched over Yamamoto awaiting her arrival! She takes advantage of this, jumping over her to hit a Sunset Flip Powerbomb! She looks for a pin, but Yamamoto is able to immediately roll out of the predicament, getting to her feet and going for a Penalty Kick to the now seated Starks! Starks lays herself out to duck underneath however, transitioning straight into a Kip Up followed by a Superkick to Yamamoto! Yamamoto goes for a Superkick as well, with the pair clipping each other in the jaw in unison with the shot!
The two stagger into opposite corners, with Starks getting into a staredown with Nari Chang and Cappadonna at ringside! This leaves an opening for Yamamoto to go for a Schoolboy Roll Up!
ONE…!
TWO…!
Kick out by Starks! She rolls to her feet, immediately sending a Dropkick to a kneeling Yamamoto! She rolls under the bottom rope, with Starks seeing an opportunity! She hits the ropes, launching out of the ring to hit a Suicide Dive! She throws Yamamoto back in the ring before immediately coming face to face with Nari Chang and Cappadonna! They begin to walk up to her, seemingly about to get into a brawl! But Tanja Devereaux jumps in, leaping from the steel steps with a Crossbody! The scuffle at ringside catches the attention of the official, who ejects all three from ringside as Starks re-enters the ring! The distraction of the referee leaves an opening for Yamamoto however, with the leader of the Triad grabbing her Bokken and laying into Starks’ midsection with it! She hits her across the back with it before nailing her with SEPPUKU!! SCISSORS KICK CONNECTS!! She goes for the pin!
ONE…!
TWO…!
THREE!
Vivian Blake: The winner of this match…Hayumi! Yamamoto!
Winter Mae: Well so much for that insurance, huh?
Trick Morrison: Devereaux tried to keep things even all she could, but in the end, the Triad have been doing this a lot longer and to a lot more people than the two of them!
Yamamoto has her hand raised by the official, but quickly yanks it away! She isn’t finished with Starks yet, beginning to lay into her viciously with the Bokken once again! Devereaux returns now, looking to even the odds! But she immediately gets decked by a Big Boot from Nari Chang! She hoists Devereaux onto her shoulders, with Cappadonna flying from the top rope to hit the FATAL FLYING GUILLOTINE!! The Triad stands over Starks and Devereaux as we fade out!
WINNER: HAYUMI YAMAMOTO (VIA PINFALL)
Ricky Rodriguez was shown making his way through the backstage area. He was flanked, on one side, by Big Ass Bobby and by the young lady who interviewed him before, Alessa Holloway. There was a look of seriousness on the face of the usually happy go lucky Ricky. He was dressed to compete, decked out in pink leopard print trunks and a black leather jacket.
The trio made their way through the halls before arriving at the entrance area. T-Pain and Joey Galaxy’s Booty Wurk hit and after a quick camera switch, Ricky Rodriguez and company stepped out onto the stage. Bobby and Alessa looked back and forth between one another before making their way down the ramp.
Ricky slid into the ring under the bottom ropes while Alessa walked over and was given a microphone. Her and Bobby joined the now standing Ricky in the ring. Alessa handed off the microphone to Ricky who began to speak.
Ricky Rodriguez: 'In just a lilbit, Summer Page is gonna make her way down that ramp and she's gonna join me in this..very..ring. And we're gonna go at it. We're gonna give each other the best of what we got and only one of us are gonna come on top in this Quarter-Finals Match.
Anddd, as long as there ain't no bullshit..as long as there ain't no Privileged Elite interference..things will go without a hitch. But if Jess or Cassie..or anyone else for that matter..decides it's cool to try and get involved..I got my own backin right here.'
Ricky motions back to where Big Ass Bobby and Alessa stood.
Ricky Rodriguez: With all due respect, Summer, these two are gonna make sure it's just me and you out here tonight. I mean, I know how y'all have each other's backs. But it's not exactly sucha good look on you. Specially when everyyyone knows that you don't need that, y'know?
But Summer, see, my problem ain't even with you. Nottabit at all. My problem..my one and only problem here in Zion is right..up..there.'
Turning around, Ricky pointed up at the Privileged Elite Executive Suite where Cassie Lopez said she was going to be.
Ricky Rodriguez: 'You..are my problem. And you're a problem I'm gonna solve a whole hell of alottabit sooner rather than later. So, I want you to listen to me..and I mean reaaaally fuckin pay attention to what I'm bout to tell you.
After I beat Summer and advance to my Semi-Finals match? I'm not gonna give you the chance to sneak one up on me again, nah, not gonna be like that. Cause Ima be comin for you. I'm not gonna sneak up on ya. I want you to see me comin.
I wanna see the look in your eyes when someone who doesn't buy into that fake princess bullshit you got goin on. I look at you and well..you know exactly what I see, dontcha Duff?
Watch me.'
Ricky handed off that microphone to Alessa as her and Bobby made their exits from the ring. Ricky threw his arms up, playing to the cheering crowd before following along with Bobby and Alessa, the trio making their exit.
We cut to show Mayhem interviewer Tommy Green standing with the new representative, or advocate, for the Bisque Dolls, Charlie Grace. Charlie is dressed very professionally in a black pin striped suit with a blue shirt underneath. Tommy is all smiles as starts her interview.
Tommy Green: I am here with Charlie Grace. Thank you for joining me, um, how would you prefer to be addressed?
Charlie offers a small smile along with a light chuckle.
Charlie Grace: Charlie is perfectly alright, Mr. Green. And it is my pleasure to be here.
Tommy Green: As you wish. Now, Charlie, you have made it known that you have taken the Sallow twins, known to us here in ZION as the Bisque Dolls, on as clients. I assumed they would be with you here tonight. Where are they?
Another one of those small smiles greets the question.
Charlie Grace: They are around. They do so love to have fun and cause mischief. I am sure they are finding either Ms. Hilton and Ms. Rojas. They might even be looking for Ms. Lopez. When they are needed they will show themselves.
Tommy nods as his eyes light up.
Tommy Green: Yes, Our new GM Ms. Lopez. I, as well as others, saw on social media that you have something you’d like to tell her? Any of that able to be said now?
Charlie licks their lips and takes a deep breath.
Charlie Grace: As much as I can say at the moment, Ms. Lopez has recently stepped up to the role of General Manager. I am needing to speak with her to assure my clients that their, EARNED, shot at the ZION Tag Team Titles is still valid and happening soon. The person or persons who were running the show after Mr. Morgan was abducted have done a poor job in following contracts. Their favoritism has been shown to be great at the expense of the rest of the roster. I am glad to see that the titles were removed from the undeserving team they were handed to. And that said team is no longer on Mayhem. It was a solid first step in the right direction. If Ms. Lopez is smart she will award the only team that has proven their worth
Tommy pauses for a moment to think about his next question.
Tommy Green: You do not think that there should be a match, perhaps at Destiny, for the vacant titles?
Charlie Grace: Doing so would only show that Ms. Lopez has as poor of a talent for booking as whoever it was she took over for. Once Toxic left the company and vacated the titles, my clients, the rightful contenders for said titles, should have been put into the match to fill the titles. They were not. Instead, special favors were done for a returning team and a team no one had ever even heard of. A team that had never once had a match before that night. They were simply awarded the spot because of who one of their members are. It was a farce of a match. Ever since the Dolls won their contendership they have yet to have anything close to a match with the now-former champions or for the titles themselves.
Charlie pauses for a moment.
Charlie Grace: Had the right team been in the match the first time the titles were vacated we would still have champions on Mayhem. Instead, in the span of a month, the titles have been vacated twice. It seems teams would rather leave or get traded to the other show than face my clients.
Tommy Green: And what do you think that says about the Dolls?
That smile and chuckle return yet again.
Charlie Grace: That the Mayhem tag team division fears them. And rightfully so.
Tommy Green: But, Charlie, the Wolves of Legion beat the Dolls.
Charlie Grace: They did. With help. They needed their returning master to appear and help them win. Without Legion, the Wolves couldn’t beat the Dolls. It would do well for everyone on Mayhem, not just the tag teams, to remember that. It took more people than just a team to barely beat the Dolls. Ms. Hilton even brutally, and unprovoked, attacked one of my clients with a steel chair two weeks ago. And even that did not stop Ms. Sallow.
Another pause from Tommy.
Tommy Green: All astute observations and solid facts. Do you have any parting words, Charlie?
Charlie Grace: I do. For those that think it is wise to stand in the way of the Bisque Dolls, I would implore you to think again. Their ire is not one you’d wish to draw. And that goes even for you, Ms. Lopez. That aside my services are always available to those who would like them. Just know I have a certain, aesthetic, I maintain for my clients. Not everyone is the right fit for the Danse Macabre.
Charlie offers Tommy a smile and a curt bowing of their head. They repeat the gesture into the camera before walking off screen.
Match #3: Ricky Rodriguez vs Summer Page
Gateway Championship Tournament Quarter-Finals Match
Vivian Blake: The following contest…is scheduled for one fall!
Crowd: ONE FALL!
Vivian Blake: And is a Quarterfinal Match in the Gateway Championship Tournament!
Introducing first…from New York City, New York…weighing in at 189 lbs…Ricky! Rodriguez!
And his opponent…from New York City, New York…weighing in at 120 lbs…”Spoiled”! Summer! Page!
Winter Mae: Ricky Rodriguez coming off of a very harsh Trios loss last week after crashing through our announce table here! How do you think that will affect things tonight, Trick?
Trick Morrison: That crash had to have done a number on him! There’s no way that Summer Page isn’t gonna take advantage in order to win this one!
The bell rings and Summer Page takes immediate control, using the hurt midsection of Rodriguez to her advantage as she lays into him with a set of rapid Knee Strikes straight to his ribs! She releases Rodriguez from the corner, climbing to the second rope before leaping off and hitting him with a Diving Bulldog! She lays in once again, hitting a Knee Drop on Rodriguez before going for the pin!
ONE…!
TWO…!
Kick out by Rodriguez! Page is quick to get back on the offensive, hitting Rodriguez’s ribs with another Knee Drop, before getting him to his feet and looking for a Slingshot Suplex! But Rodriguez slips away, landing on his feet before catching Page with Superkick to the midsection, hunching her over! He hits the ropes now, looking to rush Page with another move! But Page is able to reverse, throwing Rodriguez over the top rope with a Back Body Drop! Rodriguez manages to cling onto the ropes however, pulling himself back up to the apron before scaling to the top rope as Page is busy recovering! He dives off, catching Page with a Dropkick! He and Page make it to their feet in unison with Page attempting to charge after Rodriguez! He tries sidestepping her, but Page catches him by the back of the head, bouncing from the second rope with Rodriguez in tow for a Springboard DDT! Rodriguez manages to avoid colliding with the mat however, getting his hands up in the nick of time in order to frontflip out of the move! This showing of athleticism ultimately does very little for Rodriguez aside from opening him up for a Forearm Smash to the back of the ribs by Page, who follows up with a Snap German Suplex before bridging for the pin!
ONE…!
TWO…!
Kick out by Rodriguez! Page looks to be frustrated now, before getting to her feet and waiting for Rodriguez to make it up with her! She rushes up as soon as he reaches a vertical base, looking for the Total Knockout! But Rodriguez stops her dead in her tracks, taking her down with a Backflip Kick! He staggers over to the corner, before seeing Page’s perfect positioning on the mat and deciding to fly! He takes to the top rope, before diving off for his signature Shooting Star Press! But Page gets her knees up, driving them straight into that hurt midsection of Rodriguez to send him buckling! She gets him to his feet now, looking to hit him with Pure Perfection! The Perfectplex fails to connect however, with Rodriguez reversing with an Inside Cradle Pin!
ONE…!
TWO…!
Kick out by Page! The two get to their feet again in unison, with Page rushing after Rodriguez to maintain control of the match! This backfires on her however, with Rodriguez knocking her down with another Superkick, this time straight to the face! He takes to the top rope now, this time landing a picture perfect SHOOTING STAR PRESS!! He goes for the pin!
ONE…!
TWO…!
THRE-
Kick out by Page! Rodriguez remains unfettered however, making his way to the ropes before waiting for Page to make it to her feet! He bounces off the ropes, looking for To The Top, but Page reverses the Springboard Cutter, catching Rodriguez out of midair with SPOILED ROTTEN!! BACKSTABBER CONNECTS!! Page with the pin!
ONE…!
TWO…!
THREE-
Shoulder up by Rodriguez! Page can’t believe it, running her fingers through her hair at the prospect of her championship dreams being dashed! She gets Rodriguez to her feet, looking for the Golden Rule! But Rodriguez pushes out of the reverse Neckbreaker, rushing over to the ropes as Page attempts to chase him down and finally nailing her with TO THE TOP!! SPRINGBOARD CUTTER CONNECTS!! Rodriguez with the pin!
ONE…!
TWO…!
THREE!
Vivian Blake: The winner of this match…Ricky! Rodriguez!
Winter Mae: A phenomenal match and a huge victory by Ricky Rodriguez!
Trick Morrison: Not gonna lie, Winter, after last week I didn’t think he had it in him, but Rodriguez gets to go one-on-one with his enemy next week to advance to the finals of the Gateway Championship Tournament!
Rodriguez celebrates his win as we go to a commercial break!
WINNER: RICKY RODRIGUEZ (VIA PINFALL)
