Zion Wrestling Presents...Destiny: Night One!!

[Kai Morgan]

And now…Zion Wrestling Presents…DESTINY!!



We open up to a gigantic stage, with enormous LED trons covering it! Large pyro spans the huge set up as well as every edge of Metlife Stadium! The fans are packed in the stands, ranting and raving as we move to the commentary booth!

Eddie Red Apples: It’s here! It’s now! The biggest show of the YEAR begins right here! Welcome…to Destiny! For Friday Night Fusion, I’m Eddie Red Apples, joined for this opening contest by Monday Night Mayhem’s very own Trick Morrison!

Trick Morrison: I’m excited, nervous, and happy all at once Eddie! I’ve got my good suit on and I’m ready to call this amazing show over TWO NIGHTS!!



The camera shifts backstage, where we find Fight for Infinity Battle Royale participant and Zion Fusion's own Melody Slayton standing by.

Melody Slayton: I already know, I don't have a chance in Infinity of winning this Battle Royale. This Chance Briefcase... it's a dream. Something I can't even fathom getting close enough to touch, much less actually claim.

She turns to the camera, the sliest of smirks stretching the corner of her face.

Melody Slayton: Stop me if you've heard this one before. Because I know I have. And I'm sick of it.

She exhales sharply, sitting down on a nearby chair and stretching for a moment.

Melody Slayton: I get why people think like that. "Who the hell are you?", I believe, were Kai Morgan's very own words via Twitter to me. Sure, the guy's gone through a lot lately, and he's not even in charge of Zion anymore, but the sentiment isn't exactly exclusive to him. I may have a famous Daddy, but me? I'm nobody. I'm a seventeen-year old kid with dreams WAY above her station in this business. A rookie. A newbie.

A pause.

Melody Slayton: Who the hell AM I? The guy might be off his rocker these days, but he's got a valid point. Who am I... indeed.

Melody leans down and picks up a water bottle. She unscrews the top, takes a quick gulp of liquid, and screws the top back on before tossing the bottle to the side. She slowly stands up, her eyes not leaving the camera's gaze.

Melody Slayton: I'm walking into the single biggest match of my entire career tonight, me versus twenty other hungry wrestlers, for a briefcase that could change each and every one of our lives. People who have been here way longer than me are competing for it. People who have been wrestling far longer. People who are infinitely - pardon the pun - more established than I am. So again, I ask... who the hell am I?

Her eyes narrow as she grins.

Melody Slayton: I'm the girl who was born backstage at a BWF supercard in 2004. I'm the girl whose first words were "scoop slam". That's legit, ask my Pops. I'm the girl who began running drills in the ring FROM THE DAY SHE COULD WALK.

A pause.

Melody Slayton: ...I mean, they weren't GREAT drills. I could barely walk after all. But come on, I was like a toddler or whatever.

She clears her throat, continuing her train of thought.

Melody Slayton: I know some people look at me and just see the daughter of two wrestlers; a little kid with big ambitions who can't possibly hope to fill her Daddy's boots. A target. And an easy one at that. But, I promise you, Zion, and everyone stepping into that Battle Royale tonight... you are DEAD WRONG.

Melody inches closer to the camera, her eyes narrowing more.

Melody Slayton: I may have just made my professional debut earlier this year, but I have literally spent MY ENTIRE LIFE in between those ropes. I grew up with some of the greatest minds this business has ever or will ever see teaching me everything they know. From the moment I popped outta my Mama, I've been fighting and clawing to get to THIS VERY MOMENT. The moment where step out of my family's shadow and show everyone that I'm not just A Blazenwing... I'm the DEFINITIVE Blazenwing. I will surpass everything my Mother and Father accomplished in this business, because I am more than raw potential - I am a CONDUIT for that potential that will see the forging of the GREATEST PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER to EVER grace the planet Earth. And yeah, maybe that's a bit braggy, but you know what? You don't win matches without a little edge, and baby, I'm sharper than this entire ROSTER and twice as deadly!

Melody laughs. She's clearly enjoying letting loose a bit.

Melody Slayton: But beyond all that? Beyond ALL else? There is ONE THING that defines my very existence. And tonight, you're all going to bear witness to that firsthand. So, I ask once more... WHO AM I!?

A long pause, as Melody collects herself.

Melody Slayton: A WINNER. THAT'S who I am. Zion effed around, and tonight, they all find out.

A final pause.

Melody Slayton: I am Melody Slayton. THE SECOND GENERATION SUPERNOVA. And YOUR Fight for Infinity Battle Royale winner. As my old man would say... you can take THAT... to the bank.

Melody stares down the camera, a look of steeled resolve coming over her, as the camera fades back to the ring.



The cameraman walked through the hallways watching the people, making sure that Ms. J or any of the hive members were following him. The Queen always had her watchful eyes, a woman in a black cloak had been following the cameraman. She brushed by him, slipping two gold coins and a note into his pocket. The cameraman had wondered, he reached into his pocket, finding the note and the two coins, the woman now nowhere to be seen. The cameraman looked puzzled, opening the note, seeing directions, the cameraman followed them, see both Kassandra and Danae standing guard, with Ms. J in front of them. The cameraman approached softly; Ms. J then approached him.

Ms. J: She has been expecting you, took you long enough, don’t worry. Behind this door the Queen awaits, and she has been most patient.

Ms. J steps out of the way and the cameraman moves towards the door. The Wolves move to either side of it, then the cameraman opens the door, emerging at first into a darkened hallway, a loud war horn is heard coming echoing through the halls, as the cameraman appeared on a boat, floating on the river of souls. Legion is seen sitting on her throne, watching as the helmsman navigates the river, the cameraman moves over to where she was sitting, looking at her. Legion smirks, as she stands up letting her black jacket flow behind her looking at the cameraman.

“the Queen” Legion:

[/color][/b] Took you long enough, we figured you would have figured it out, once mother slipped the coins into your pocket, but the note we had written was just the added bonus for you. Tonight, is special for us, we figured we would introduce you to something special in our world for this moment. See tonight, is our chance to take the Briefcase, to get a chance at a title match when we want, where we want. There are many competitors, we look forward to the challenge, and to those in the battle royale, just remember that we are not trapped in a battle royale with you, no you are trapped in this battle royale with us!

Legion lifts her hands up laughing, lighting strikes in the background, black lightning appears, the cameraman looks around the lightning striking different points down on the ground. The loud clashing of swords, shields and other weapons are heard in the distance, Legion gets up from her throne, motioning to her helmsman to move over to the fields, the helmsman nodded, understanding the queen’s instructions, as he begins to turn the ship. She then motions for the cameraman to follow her, she heads to the bow of her ship looking out, she smiled softly moving between the rowmen that were sitting there not looking up at the queen. The Helmsman gives the orders, as the row men start turning the boat. Legion rests her hand on the snake’s head that was now her mast, looking up at the snake’s head, the ship coming to rest in the dock, Ms. J standing on the dock waiting for the ship.

“the Queen” Legion: We also invite Kate to watch tonight, because tomorrow, she will find a similar fate awaits her. She will suffer, because she thinks she is invincible, and that is something the Queen will not tolerate in her Kingdoms. Now give us our coins, and our scythe, then we will forge our way through, see you soon, boys and girls…

The two disembark from the ship, the cameraman digs into his pockets, finding the coins. He hands them to Ms. J who, turns bowing to the Queen, placing them in her chest. Legion then nods, Ms. J picks up the scythe by the handle, looking at the Queen, tossing it to her. She drops the blackjacket off, turning around looking at the cameraman pointing, the door had appeared, she then turns back marching towards the fields, the cameraman turns around, seeing the door. He runs towards it, opening the door, slamming it behind him. The war horn is still heard through the arena, as the scene heads to ringside.

Alex Lawson: The following contest…is the Fight for Infinity Battle Royale!

As the opening to "Can't Be Touched" plays throughout the arena, red smoke fills the stage, then as the first chorus kicks in, Dante Diablo rises from the ground, through a ring of fire, he looks out over the crowd, he cracks his neck, stretches, then lets out a mighty roar that startles the fans that are closest to him, before starting to stride down towards the ring. As he reaches the ring he reaches up and grabs the top rope, pulling himself up and effortlessly going over the top rope so that he's in the ring. Staring down his opponent, awaiting the ring of the bell.

“What They Really Want?” by DMX (clean version) bangs from the loud speaker. Walking out with a ton of swag is Grayson Osiris Deville. He stops momentarily. It didn't take long for Marisol Vilaró to walk out. She walks next to him. They walk down to the ring in unison. Once they reach the ring apron, Grayson walks over to the ring steps, walks up them. He bends down, offers Marisol a hand. He pulls her up on the ring apron. Being a gentleman, he opens the ropes for her. Once she’s fully in the ring he takes a moment to admire his manager. He doesn’t linger to long, he enters the ring, meeting Marisol in the center of the ring. He drops down to his knees, pounds the mat three times. He opens his arms like he is welcoming a higher power. A sign drops down from the ceiling with the initials G.O.D. The G.O.D. sign lets off a pyrotechnic display that’s impressive, the fans boos his over the topness. With the display done, he gets up. He walks Marisol to the corner. Sharing a few quick words he opens the ropes to make it easier for her to exit the ring. He hops on the second rope, he gestures to his body letting all the women in the audience know that he’s an absolute stud. He hops off the middle rope. He stretches in the corner waiting for the match to start.

The lights shut out for a few seconds before then suddenly the music started playing, there wasn't any smoke at all or any theatrics, it was just a simple violin playing to get the crowd hyped up. They cheered in response when they saw what was happening, spotlights shining around the entrance and on the ramp, the violin making the crowd hyped up before the guitar kicked right in and the lights turned into a deep blue color and Aria was standing there in the middle of the entrance ramp.

She had a small nervous expression on her face as she appeared. She slowly closed her eyes and stood there taking a deep breath as the camera zoomed in right on her and then in a split second, she opened her eyes right back up with a determined expression on her face as the song went through the violin solo.

She walked down the ramp with fighting intent, still trying to show a possitive attitude being able to make up a smile while high fiving a few of the fans. She calmly walked up the steel steps and stood on the edge of the ring, taking in the atmosphere from the audience before she shot up onto the top of the corner and stood up in the top with determination on her expression as the guitar solo kicked right in, blue sea fireworks shooting up right out of the entrance to wow the crowd and hype Aria up as well. They finally settled down and Aria looked around at the audience once last time before she slowly sat down on the top rope.

"Chelsea" by STEFY hits and the fans cheer as Chelsea LeClair walks through the curtains, poised, confident and determined to make things happen in this match as she begins to walk down the aisle. She soaks in some cheers a bit as she gets to ringside and at this point, she's all business as she slides into the ring. Soaking things in a bit more, she climbs up the corner to the second rope with a smile, a fist raised in the air and a quick point to the crowd before she hops back down to the corner, leans against it and waits for the match to begin.

The lights go out in the arena, as a cling sound like coins being tossed in the air is heard. The screen begins to flicker, as a man is showing walking through a forest, tossing three gold coins in the air. He follows a path carrying the coins and a lantern. A woman stands towards the end of his path, as she turns to him. She keeps her head down, as the man offers her the coins, she inspects them, as she looks down as he begins to kneel. She places her hand on his shoulder as the screen shuts off, and the two appear on the stage, the song begins playing, as Legion turns to the crowd, placing the gold coins in her chest, Mister J standing behind her.

The voices want to end me

With words just like a blade

Cutting pieces from me

Till nothing remains, till I go insane

Eyes in the mirror that cannot be mine

Begging this stranger, “get out of my mind”

Fear overcomes me when I realize

It’s only me

Legion begins her slow walk down from the top of the apron, as she sways with the music her eyes glowing in the dark. She looks up into the ring where there is no one awaiting her, as she makes her way to the bottom, turning slowly as the beat begins to pick up.

I keep on screaming help

I cannot breathe

Someone save me from this hell

Trapped in this fight

All I can find is myself

Alone in my mind demons come to light

(Who will save you)

And over time demons come to life

As she climbs the stairs, she slowly slides into the ring, with red spotlights on her. She cackles slightly, as she looks around. She then slowly backs into a corner sitting down, staring up the ramp as Mister J makes his way to ringside. The lights come on, as the music cuts out.

The bell rings and the match begins, with every last competitor in the ring looking directly at Dante Diablo. The four all look at each other, before immediately gunning for the 6’8” goliath! They manage to storm him in the corner, battering him down with a bevy of strikes and stomps! This does very little to keep the big man down however, with the 333 pounder pushing all five of them away! He comes after each of them one by one now, with G.O.D. being the first to go down with a Big Boot! ARIA charges him next, receiving a Kick to the midsection for her trouble that hunches her over! She’s at the mercy of Diablo’s ungodly strength now, as he launches her full force into a nearby Legion with a Powerbomb! Chelsea LeClair comes into the fray, looking to get the jump on Diablo with a SPRINGBOARD CROSSBO–NO! DIABLO CATCHES HER!! He decides to claim his first victim early on in the contest, hoisting LeClair up on his shoulders and nailing her with DANTE’S INFERNO!! BURNING HAMMER GETS HER!! LeClair is out cold on the mat now, with Diablo scooping her up and dumping her over the top rope!

ELIMINATED: CHELSEA LeCLAIR

Diablo looks over the lifeless looking body of LeClair at ringside near the ropes, leaving an opening for the remaining three competitors in the match to attack! The three clobber Diablo against the ropes before attempting to work together to lift him over the top! This attempt of teamwork fails however, with the three being able to force the very resistant Super Heavyweight over the top rope! He eventually fights back now, catching Legion with a Lariat, before tossing G.O.D. right on top of her with a Powerslam!

ARIA doesn’t back down however, laying into the demon with a set of heavy chops to his massive chest, each one getting a pop from the crowd! She starts to go for more measured strikes now, laying into Diablo with Kicks to the sides of his legs to break him down! She hits Diablo across the face with a Superkick, before nailing him with a second one straight to his knee to send him kneeling! The crowd are on their feet, cheering on the brave effort of Zion’s newest acquisition! She decides to finish him off, hitting the ropes and attempting to go for J4A to the kneeling big man! But Diablo has recovered, popping her right up into a Powerbomb position! He turns towards the ropes, before dropping her straight to the floor!

ELIMINATED: ARIA

Diablo turns around, right into a Right Hook to the midsection by G.O.D., followed up immediately by a High Knee by Legion! Diablo staggers back into the corner, leaving an opening for G.O.D. to hit him with a Yakuza Kick, with Legion right behind him with a European Uppercut! Diablo sinks into the corner now, with Legion running in and hitting him with a Sliding D! G.O.D. takes to the top rope now, with Legion hitting the ropes as Diablo starts to get back up! She jumps onto Diablo, nailing him with SHATTERED REALMS!! THE STOMP CONNECTS!! G.O.D. sees Diablo laid out, launching from the top rope with GOD SEND!! IMPLODING 450 HITS HIM!! The countdown timer displays itself as the two get Diablo to his feet and attempt to push him over the top rope!

Crowd: FIVE!

FOUR!

THREE!

TWO!

ONE!

Diana Bellerose, Elijah Copeland, Katelin Descarrilado, Emmanuelle, and Hana Kaneko all spill out from the ringside area! All five of them are in a rush to make it to the ring, with Bellerose being the first to slide under the bottom rope! This was poor timing by the Wild Rose however, with Legion and G.O.D. unable to hold Dante Diablo back! He escapes their clutches once again, using his newfound freedom to immediately club Bellerose with a Lariat that sends her over the top rope!

ELIMINATED: DIANA BELLEROSE

Legion sees this, deciding that eliminating the big man isn’t worth it, backing off and moving on to fight Hana Kaneko! Meanwhile, Elijah Copeland helps G.O.D. go after Diablo, immediately hitting him with a Bicycle Kick! He follows up, hitting Diablo with a Superkick that sends him to the ropes! G.O.D. and Copeland work together to try and get Diablo over the top rope! Copeland notices that they’re not getting any headway however, with The Golden Boy deciding to give up on the team effort and go for the easy elimination on G.O.D.! He pushes Copeland away however, with the two getting into a heated verbal exchange! The words eventually turn to action, with the egotistical pair escalating into a shoving contest before coming to blows! The two strike each other in unison, with the strikes picking up steam only to be deflated by Clothesline to Copeland from Diablo! G.O.D. goes down next, being tossed across the ring with a German Suplex by Diablo!

Meanwhile, Emmanuelle and Katelin Descarrilado have an exchange on the other side of the ring! Emmanuelle goes for a Jumping Knee to Descarrilado, then a Spinning Backfist! She pulls her in now, looking for a Short-Arm Clothesline! But Descarrilado ducks underneath it, getting Emmanuelle in a Ripcord position before pulling her in for a High Knee! She nails her over the side of the head with a Back Elbow, before hitting the ropes and going for another High Knee! But Emmanuelle dodges the shot, wrapping her arms around Descarrilado’s waist before dumping her on her back with a German Suplex!

Meanwhile, on the other side of the ring, Legion is bringing the fight to Dante Diablo! She cuts into him with a set of Shotei Palm Strikes, before catching him with an Enziguri! The big man staggers back into the ropes as Legion runs across the ring and returns to him with a Yakuza Kick! The Kick, while forceful, still isn’t enough to send the large guy packing! She runs across the ring again, hitting Diablo with another Yakuza Kick! Diablo still doesn’t budge, leading Legion to give it one last effort! But Diablo catches her, getting his hand around The Queen’s throat and looking to throw her out of the ring! Just then, Hana Kaneko cuts in, hitting Diablo with a few kicks to the thigh before being caught around the throat by Diablo as well! He shoves a nearly unconscious Legion to the side before hitting Kaneko with a Chokeslam onto the apron sending her tumbling to the ground below!

ELIMINATED: HANA KANEKO

Diablo turns around, only to see Emmanuelle, G.O.D, Katelin Descarrilado, and Elijah Copeland looking straight at him! Legion quickly joins the bunch as they all rush Diablo as the countdown clock ticks down!

Crowd: FIVE!

FOUR!

THREE!

TWO!

ONE!

Takashi Shinobu, Melody Slayton, Penelope, Floyd Nelson, and Layla Black all rush to the ring now, climbing in to take part in what has now become a 10-on-1 assault! The ten other competitors in the match lay into Diablo with a bevy of Kicks, Punches, and Stomps! All of them being in vain as Diablo pushes them all away with ease! Melody Slayton, full of heart, still doesn’t give up, taking the fight to Diablo with a set of European Uppercuts before rushing over to him to catch him with a Dropkick! But Diablo swats her away, getting her to her feet and in a Powerbomb position before dumping her over the top rope and to the floor!

ELIMINATED: MELODY SLAYTON

Meanwhile, Katelin Descarrilado and Floyd Nelson exchange strikes on the other side of the ring! Nelson looks for a Lariat, but Descarrilado ducks underneath, wrapping Nelson up and dropping him with a Hammerlock Suplex! She gets Nelson to his feet, looking to throw him over the top rope, but Nelson isn’t budging, throwing an Elbow towards Descarrilado to send her staggering back! He runs at Descarrilado, taking her down with a Spear before getting her back up and in a Powerbomb position! He takes her to the ropes, looking to dump her over, but Descarrilado uses his own move against him, reversing with a Headscissor to send him over and out of the match!

ELIMINATED: FLOYD NELSON

Meanwhile, Takashi Shinobu and G.O.D. have an exchange, with Shinobu hitting his adversary with a Calf Kick, followed quickly by a Knife Edge Chop! G.O.D. staggers back into the corner, with Shinobu not too far behind! He quickly gets cut off however, with G.O.D. poking him in the eye to send him stumbling back! G.O.D. follows up, hitting Shinobu with Chop Block! He gets him to his feet, looking to throw him over the top rope, but Shinobu reverses throwing G.O.D. over instead! He skins the cat however, grasping at the top rope before pulling himself back up and onto the apron! Shinobu rushes towards him, with G.O.D. attempting to ward him off with a Shoulder Block through the ropes! But Shinobu reverses it, kicking G.O.D. in the head to send him out of the ropes, before nailing him with a Roundhouse Kick that sends him tumbling to the ground!

ELIMINATED: G.O.D.

Shinobu turns around just in time to dodge an incoming Bicycle Kick by Elijah Copeland! He quickly capitalizes, grabbing Copeland from behind and throwing him to the mat with a GERMAN SUPLEX!! He gets him to his feet, getting him up for the Dragon’s Curse and the Fisherman Brainbuster to dump him over the top rope and out of the ring!

ELIMINATED: ELIJAH COPELAND

Shinobu looks at his handiwork so far, smiling at the fact that he’s doing so well here! That pride quickly goes away as Dante Diablo takes him down with a Shoulder Tackle! Emmanuelle tries to cut in, only to catch a shoulder block of her own! Penelope comes in now, catching another Shoulder Block for her trouble! Diablo stands tall as the countdown timer shows itself again!

Crowd: FIVE!

FOUR!

THREE!

TWO!

ONE!

Just then, the last of the five person groups spills out from the backstage area, with Alexis Lemon, Minka Carter, Helena Handbasket, and Petra Vasquez all being led down to the ring by Zara Ivory, who immediately climbs to the top rope upon reaching the ringside area! The other four climb into the ring, with Diablo taking each of them down with Lariats! He decks Lemon, then Vasquez, then Carter, before turning his attention to Helena Handbasket near the ropes! The crafty Handbasket tries to outsmart the hell spawn, low bridging the ropes to send him over when he arrives! But Diablo is too smart for that, stopping in this tracks in front of Handbasket before throwing her over the ropes with a Lariat when she becomes vertical again!

ELIMINATED: HELENA HANDBASKET

Diablo steps back, not knowing that this move was a mistake! With the big man perfectly in position, Zara Ivory leaps from the top rope, hitting him with OBLITERATION!! DIVING CORKSCREW STUNNER CONNECTS!! Diablo staggers, turning right into a BLACK OUT BY LAYLA BLACK!! ROUNDHOUSE KICK FROM BLACK!! The shot turns him around, leaving him open to a DEMON STAKE FROM MINKA CARTER!! CORKSCREW ROUNDHOUSE TAKES HIM DOWN!! Alexis Lemon provides the exclamation point here, launching from the top rope to hit Diablo with the LEMON WARHEAD!! TOP ROPE CANNONBALL CONNECTS!! The four get Diablo to his feet, trying to get him over the top rope, but the sheer amount of deadweight they need to carry is too much for them, with Diablo’s 333 pound frame starting to feel so much heavier! Eventually Diablo is able to come to, pushing the four away, catching Layla Black as she runs back towards him and throwing her over the ropes and to the floor with a Back Body Drop!

ELIMINATED: LAYLA BLACK

Diablo steps back to the center of the ring, immediately coming face to face with Katelin Descarrilado! The two standoff, seemingly not forgetting their last encounter in the Madness Rumble earlier in the year! Diablo hits Descarrilado with an Overhand Right Punch! Descarrilado staggers back a bit before leathering the big man with a Forearm! Diablo recoils, seemingly surprised at the strength of Descarrilado’s strike! He comes back with another Overhand Right, but Descarrilado takes it on the chin without so much as a flinch, her resilience and toughness almost matching that of her husband’s here! Descarrilado lays into Diablo with another Forearm, then another, then another! She eventually backs Diablo into the ropes, catching as he bounces back and lifting him off the mat!

Eddie Red Apples: WHOA!!

Trick Morrison: ARE! YOU! FUCKING! KIDDING ME?!

Descarrilado gets him up in a Bodyslam position, before tossing him over the top and to the floor, much to the awe and ovation of the fans!

ELIMINATED: DANTE DIABLO

Eddie Red Apples: I–I can’t believe I just saw that!

Trick Morrison: Katelin Descarrilado just stole the show within the first twenty minutes of it with that one!

Descarrilado looks down at Diablo from near the ropes, giving him a condescending wave goodbye! She doesn’t last much longer however, with Minka Carter running in from behind to dump her over the top rope! Descarrilado skins the cat, unbeknownst to Carter entirely! She gets back onto the apron and rolls back into the ring! However, she quickly takes notice of the fact that no one is looking at her, opting to instead roll back under the bottom rope and feign elimination.

Meanwhile, Minka Carter turns around, only to come face to face with Legion! The two bitter rivals stare each other down, both of them coming to the realization that they’re destined to do this forever! The two rush each other, going for strikes in unison as the pair look to tear each other apart! Carter pushes Legion away, looking to catch her with the Demon Stake! Legion ducks the move however, hitting the ropes and catching Carter as she tries to get up with SHATTERED REALMS!! STOMP CONNECTS!! Legion starts to shout trashtalk down to Carter as the countdown timer starts again!

Eddie Red Apples: Our surprise 21st competitor should be joining us here momentarily!

Trick Morrison: Aw man! I’m excited to see who it is!

Crowd: FIVE!

FOUR!

THREE!

TWO!

ONE!

Eddie Red Apples: OH MY GOD!!

Trick Morrison: IS IT—

The commentators can’t contain themselves here, still looking in disbelief as none other than SERENA RIOT makes her way onto the stage to a MAJOR ovation from the New Jersey fans!

Eddie Red Apples: THE GOAT…IS BACK!!

Trick Morrison: IT’S FUCKING SERENA RIOT!!

Riot makes her way into the ring, coming face to face with Legion! The former World Heavyweight Champion stares directly into the eyes of the person she took the belt from an eternity ago, before reaching a fist out to The Queen of The Hive! Legion smiles, bringing her fist out to meet Riot’s before the two circle the ring around one another! Legion charges towards Riot first, getting caught with a Kitchen Sink for her trouble! Legion gets to her knees before Riot rushes towards her, with The Queen picking the leg and sending her backfirst to the mat! She rushes towards the ropes, going for a Running Senton, but Riot gets out of the way and hits her with a Double Foot Stomp!

Meanwhile Takashi Shibobu and Penelope get into it on the other side of the ring! Penelope lays into Shinobu with a set of vicious kicks, before taking to the ropes for Sudden Death! Shinobu takes advantage of this, pushing Penelope over the top rope as she Springboards, but Penelope catches her balance and skins the cat, bringing her legs up as Shinobu returns and throwing him over the top rope with a Headscissor!

ELIMINATED: TAKASHI SHINOBU

Penelope pulls herself up again, flipping over the ropes and back into the ring! She turns around just in time to take down an oncoming Petra Vasquez with a Superkick! She grabs Vasquez by the arms, pulling her in for LEUCOTOMY!! KAMIGOYE KNEE STRIKE CONNECTS!! She pulls Vasquez up again, tossing her over the top rope!

ELIMINATED: PETRA VASQUEZ

On the other side of the ring, Minka Carter and Serena Riot exchange blows, with Carter beginning to push Riot back into the ropes! Carter steps back, looking for the finishing blow, but as she runs towards Riot she’s stopped dead in her tracks by Legion with a Big Boot! Legion looks at Riot directing her towards the ropes as she hits the other side of the ring, the two come to the center over a hunched over Carter with Legion hitting Shattered Realms at the same time as Riot hits Wicked Ways! Double Curbstomp from the two! They get Carter to her feet, before throwing her over the top rope!

ELIMINATED: MINKA CARTER

Carter slowly gets back to her feet, the realization of her loss here becoming more apparent! The loss, packaged with the fact that Riot and Legion were the ones to do it, sends Carter into tantrum mode as she storms to the back, kicking things and screaming as she does!

Meanwhile, Serena Riot turns around right into a few strikes by Penelope! She gets Riot against the ropes, before attempting to throw her across the ring with an Irish Whip! Riot reverses with an Irish Whip of her own, sending Penelope to the ropes instead! She jumps up to the second rope once again, looking for Sudden Death! But Riot pushes her over the top rope, just like Shinobu had done earlier! Just like earlier, Penelope clings to the ropes, looking to get a Headscissor on Riot as she returns! However, Riot’s too clever for that, instead kicking Penelope’s legs down before kicking her hands to relieve her grip on the ropes and send her tumbling to the ground on the outside!

ELIMINATED: PENELOPE

Riot turns around, looking right at Alexis Lemon, Emmanuelle, and Zara Ivory! The three up-and-comers of Zion look right at the former World Champion, with Riot simply telling them to bring it on! Ivory steps up first, going for a Running Hurricanrana on Riot! But she reverses, flipping to her feet off the move and hitting Ivory with a Dropkick! Lemon steps up next, catching Riot off guard with a Scorpion Kick that sends her backing into the ropes! She attempts to send her over, but Riot catches her with a Back Body Drop over the ropes! Lemon skins the cat now, clinging on to the top rope for dear life! Before Riot can act on it however, Emmanuelle goes for her, getting hit with a Superkick for her trouble! She hits the ropes as Emmanuelle staggers, catching her with a Roaring Elbow! Just then, Penelope re-enters the ring, still upset over her elimination as she catches Riot with a Superkick before throwing her out of the ring!

ELIMINATED: SERENA RIOT

Riot looks up at Penelope from the ringside area, her looks of shock turning to that of fury as she rushes Penelope in the ring! The two unload on each other with strikes before fight out of the ring and to the back! Meanwhile, Zara Ivory, Alexis Lemon, Legion, and Emmanuelle all look towards one another, slowly coming to the realization that they’re the final four of this contest! The two break off into two separate fights, with Emmanuelle and Lemon first going at it! The two exchange strikes into the corner as Emmanuelle backs Lemon into the turnbuckles! She gets to the second rope, going for a set of mounted punches to the young one! Meanwhile, Legion and Ivory fight towards the ropes, with Ivory getting the upper hand on Legion with strikes into the ropes! Ivory steps back, looking to send Legion over with a Lariat! But in an example of perfect timing, Legion sends Ivory over the top with a Back Body Drop, just as Lemon turns the tables on Emmanuelle and sends her packing over the ringpost! The two hit the ground at the exact same time!

ELIMINATED: EMMANUELLE & ZARA IVORY

Lemon looks down at Emmanuelle in shock, before looking over at Legion who’s completely collapsed at this point, having been through the ringer in this match from the very beginning! She makes it to her feet, meeting with Lemon in the center of the ring and exchanging strikes with her! She eventually catches Lemon with a Kick to the midsection before hitting the ropes and going for Shattered Realms! But Lemon move out of the way at the last possible moment, sending a Kick of her own to Legio’s midsection before hitting the LEMONDROP!! DOUBLE UNDERHOOK DDT CONNECTS!! She gets Legion up to her feet, who by this point has no energy left to counter! She throws her over the top rope with ease!

ELIMINATED: LEGION

Lemon celebrates, thinking she’s won the match! But her celebration is quickly dashed by a returning Katelin Descarrilado, who catches her by surprise and throws her over the top rope!

Alex Lawson: The winner of this match…and the holder of the Chance Briefcase…KATELIN! DESCARRILADO!

Eddie Red Apples: Katelin Descarrilado steals away the victory tonight!

Trick Morrison: Sneaky, vindictive, and conniving! I love it! And now Katelin Descarrilado carries with her the opportunity of a lifetime!

Descarrilado is handed the Chance Briefcase slowly raising it over her head as we fade out!

WINNER: KATELIN DESCARRILADO

[Kai Morgan]

A quick cut to the back revealed none other than one of the finalists of the Gateway Championship Tournament: Ricky Rodriguez. He sat on a steel folding chair, a white earbud in each ear. It wasn't clear what he was listening to, but the rarely seen look of intensity on his features gave a good hint.

Standing behind him, on either side, were his business manager 'Chronic' Chris Page and his beautiful wife Jennie. They both stayed quiet as Ricky reached up to pull those buds from his ears.

Ricky Rodriguez: 'Destiny..'

Returning those earbuds to their container, Ricky ran his hand through his own hair.

Ricky Rodriguez: 'It's very fittin that this event is called Destiny cause that's exactly what this is. From the day I stepped foot in this company, I have fought and struggled and made..it..work. Cause it's my destiny. It's my destiny to be a success. It's my destiny to be a champion wherever I work. It's not somethin that can be avoided. It's not somethin that can be stopped.

Like a tornado..an earthquake..the eruption of a volcano. These things..they're out of your hands. You can't stop them. Just like I can't be stopped tonight. As good as Sylvia is..my destiny is better..stronger. She doesn't know what she's in for..not in the slightest. As talented as Sylvia is? She's just on the wrong side of history tonight.

See, that Gateway Championship is just that..a Gateway to somethin more..a Gateway to the top..which exactly right where I belong. We're gonna go out there and she's gonna fight tooth and nail to try and deny me my destiny..but let's be honest here. She's just wastin her time. That championship and everythin that comes with it..is mine.'

Jennie moved to stand directly behind him as she wrapped her arms around him, hugging him from behind. A large smile grew across the features of Ricky, a smile that only grew when Chris Page ruffled his hair a bit.

Ricky Rodriguez: 'And I'm gonna be able to do it with two of my biggest supporters beside me. My gorgeous wife and the man who took a chance on me when I needed it the most. Bein able to know these two are right there, cheerin me on? It's gonna make a world of difference.

Now I know, ole crazy paranoid ass Sylvia has someone comin out with her and that's fine, she feels like she needs to even the numbers a bit. But it's not like that. They're not here to help me..to get involved..to be a distraction. They're there for support. Nothin more. Nothin less. They're there..to watch me achieve my destiny.

Let's go to work.'

Jennie took the earbuds as Ricky handed them to her. He stood up from his chair as the two shared a deep, loving embrace. After a couple of moments, they parted, Ricky turning to look at Page. The two slapped hands and moved in for a hug. Page tells Ricky how proud he is, causing Ricky to grin from ear to ear. And with that, the trio made their way towards the entrance area, the scene cutting away.

We cut backstage to find the long-time tag team partner and close friend of Sylvia Lopez, Ronnie Lester standing outside of the Bellevue Banshee’s locker room door which is slightly open and standing in front of the door is Lopez’s girlfriend, Dakota Winters. Lester has a look of concern on his face as he strokes his hand across his face and through his long dirty blonde hair as he looks over to Winters.

Ronnie Lester: Timber is sure about this, right?

Winters peers into the locker room for a few moments before moving back into her original position and nods.

Dakota Winters: I honestly wasn’t sure about it at first myself, but she seems sure.

The Wicked One folds his arms and shakes his head before shrugging.

Ronnie Lester: Alright… just wanted to make sure… lookin’ out for her ya know.

Winters nods.

Dakota Winters: I understand, Ronnie. You know I wouldn’t have allowed her to do this if I was concerned.

Lester places his hands on his hips and nods.

Ronnie Lester: Yeah. I know. Well in that case, I hope Ricky Rodriguez is ready to play tonight coz if he ain’t?

Winters glances into the locker room again and a twisted smirk grows on her face before she turns back to Lester and nods.

Dakota Winters: Oh, she’s ready for damn sure.

Ronnie Lester: Alrighty then…

He then turns to look into the camera.

Ronnie Lester: …y’all ready for this?

A twisted grin now forms on Lester’s face as both he and Winters stare into the camera as we cut elsewhere.

Vivian Blake: The following contest is scheduled for one fall!

The Crowd: ONE FALL!

Vivian Blake: This is the Zion Wrestling Gateway Finals to crown the new Gateway Champion! Introducing first, from New York, he weighs in at one hundred eighty-nine pounds… He is Ricky Rodriguez!

With the sound of T-Pain and Joey Galaxy’s Booty Wurk filling the air, the young Ricky Rodriguez emerges from the back. Throwing his arms outwards, he takes a moment to soak in the cheers raining down onto him.

Letting his arms drop to his sides, he begins making his way down the ramp, slapping hands with the cheering crowd on either side of him. Finishing up that walk, he stops at the bottom of the ramp.

Taking those last few steps to the ring, he places his hands down onto the apron. Mouthing a few inaudible words, Ricky slams his hands down onto the apron a couple times before rolling in under the bottom set of ropes.

Popping back to his feet, Ricky cheers out to the crowd before slipping that jacket off and passing it off to a ringside worker. He begins to loosen up, bouncing around as he readies himself for the match ahead.

Winter Mae: So many have grown to like this rookie sensation! Ricky Rodriguez is pushing past limits no one expected him to get by.

Trick Morrison: Seriously, who would have thought this inexperienced dude would make it this far? I get he’s a champion at Fight!NYC, but…

Winter Mae: But what, Morrison? Ricky’s proven himself here in Zion.

Vivian Blake: And his opponent…!

The arena plunges into darkness before the Zion Tron flickers to life as we see what appears to be one of the infamous scenes from Silence of the Lambs as the camera pans along a glass cell and standing inside it in a light blue jumpsuit staring into the camera with a toothy grin and wide eyes is Sylvia Lopez.

Sylvia Lopez: Good evening, Richard!

The camera then cuts to a close up of her face.

Sylvia Lopez: Time to play!

The video feed then suddenly ends as a shriek of laughter echoes through the speakers before “Committed” by One Eyed Doll begins to play. The camera then cuts to the stage as we see Dakota Winters wheels Sylvia Lopez onto the stage who is strapped to a mounted padded dolly, very reminiscent of what Hannibal Lecter was strapped to. She’s also wearing a straitjacket and is even donning the infamous Hannibal Lecter mask with the bars across her mouth as Winters sets the dolly so it’s at the top of the ramp facing the ring.

Trick Morrison: What in God’s name is this?

Winter Mae: I have no idea, but it looks like something straight out of a horror movie… in fact it is! Except the person in that “thing” is Sylvia Lopez rather than Hannibal Lecter and I have no idea who is more intimidating!

Winters then proceeds to free Lopez from the dolly before unfastening the straitjacket and the Bellevue Banshee bursts down the ramp, flailing her arms and legs around maniacally and pulling at her hair, occasionally screaming in fans faces on the way down.

Vivian Blake: From The Lunatic Asylum and weighing in at 117 pounds! “The Bellevue Banshee”... Sylvia… Lopez!

Once she reaches the bottom of the ramp, she makes her way around the ring, continuing to scream in fans faces before she reaches the announce table. She grabs whatever she can that's on the announce table, whether it be papers or water bottles, and she throws them away before screaming in the announcers faces. She then rolls under the bottom rope and sits cross legged in the corner, rocking back and forth while pulling at her hair and talking to herself as "Committed" fades out.

Trick Morrison: …look, Mae. It’s really simple. Sylvia is dangerous! Look at him; he’s scared!

Winter Mae: Okay, so maybe her special entrance caught Ricky off guard, but he’s ready for this. I’m sure of it.

Trick Morrison: The Zion Gateway Championship is on the line, Mae. A shiny. You know Sylvia’s bloodlust for shinies is intense. She’s here to win!

Sylvia’s dark eyes stare into Ricky’s eyes as if looking into his soul. When the referee steps forward, she breaks eye contact and grins at the championship belt he possesses. With slight reluctance, Carson raises the gold in the air to display what’s on the line. Ricky looks over at the belt, while Sylvia is jumping up and down.

Sylvia Lopez: Shiny, shiny, shiny, shiny, SHINY!

Lopez suddenly tackles Rodriguez onto the mat! The referee signals for the bell and the match to begin. Carson’s quick to hand the Gateway championship over to one of the ringside officials for safekeeping. Lopez throws wild shots at Rodriguez who in turn kicks her off and gets to his feet. Lopez moves in and unleashes knife-edge chops on Rodriguez’s chest. The fans “OHHH!” with every strike that resonates. Gritting his teeth, Rodriguez counters with a standing dropkick that sends Lopez backwards. Despite this, Lopez is back on her feet and she lunges for him. Rodriguez sidesteps and nails Lopez with another quick dropkick. Even then, Lopez is back up and she lashes out with a charging headbutt that dizzies both of them! While Rodriguez is attempting to recuperate, Lopez grabs ahold of the sides of his head and nails him with another headbutt. As Rodriguez staggers back, Lopez seizes his head again -- and bites his forehead!

Trick Morrison: That’s what you call--

Winter Mae: No, no, no…!

Trick Morrison: --taking a BITE out of the competition!

Winter Mae: …ugh. Hate you. Hate you so much.

Ricky yells out as Sylvia’s teeth sink into his flesh. He shoves her off and levels her with a single-leg dropkick. Sylvia staggers but keeps herself on her feet. Once Ricky’s back on his feet, he dashes and catches Sylvia with a spinning headscissors. This takes Sylvia off her feet and she rolls out of the ring for a brief respite. However, Ricky’s not allowing her too much time as he bounces himself off the ropes and takes flight, landing on Sylvia with a corkscrew plancha! The fans burst into cheers as Ricky’s quick to his feet and he rallies the crowd behind him. Naturally, the fans of the Crusade disapprove. Pulling Lopez to her feet, Rodriguez rolls her into the ring and follows suit. He makes a quick cover on Lopez and hooks the leg. Carson counts!

One!

Lopez kicks out right then and there. Rodriguez pulls Lopez up to her feet again and levels her with an enziguri before going for another pin attempt. Carson counts!

One!

Once again, Lopez kicks out. Before Rodriguez can move, Lopez seizes his arms and connects with not one but TWO headbutts! Rodriguez is released and he falls back with a groan. Just as Rodriguez gets to his feet, Lopez sends him to one of the corners of the ring with an Irish whip. She rushes him the moment he hits the turnbuckles and blasts him with a high knee into the corner. When Rodriguez staggers from the corner, Lopez catches him with a rolling neck snap. It’s her turn to go for the cover and hook the leg. Carson counts!

One!

Two!

Rodriguez kicks out now. Despite this, Lopez doesn’t relent -- and she bites his forehead again!

Winter Mae: What is her obsession with biting her opponents?!

Trick Morrison: Hey, a banshee needs a good source of iron!

Winter Mae: Ugh. Ricky needs to get himself out of this predicament.

Alas, Morrison’s call for iron does come into effect. Lopez bites into Rodriguez’s flesh and literally draws blood! Gritting his teeth and hissing from the pain, Rodriguez begins to fight back, landing blows to the side of Lopez’s head. Enough shots cause her to break away, grinning with her teeth covered in his blood. She lunges for Rodriguez again, but this time he evades and takes a leap, planting Lopez onto the mat with a jump spinning DDT! Rodriguez lays back on the mat with a groan, while Lopez just… laughs!? Even in her own agony, she finds humor. Carson backs up with a tremble. Shaking his head, Rodriguez gets to his feet and backs up, performing a baseball slide on Lopez’s downed form. This time, he goes for the cover, and Carson counts!

One!

Two!

Sylvia kicks out with a cackle! Rising to his feet, Ricky wipes his bloodied forehead with the back of his right hand. He gets himself to his feet slowly, pulls Sylvia up after him, and he looks for one of his signatures -- except Sylvia catches his leg! Before he can do anything, she plants HIM with a spike DDT! The fans boo as Ricky’s blood begins to stain the mat. Immediately, Sylvia goes for the cover and hooks the leg. Carson counts!

One!

Two!

But Ricky kicks out! Even then, Sylvia is leering at him. She rises to her feet and pulls Ricky up, sending him to another corner with an Irish whip. Once his back hits the turnbuckles, Sylvia races forward and smashes him into the corner with a running cannonball senton! She backs up and giggles, while Ricky stumbles and falls face-first onto the mat. Turning him over, Sylvia goes for the cover.

One!

Two!

Winter Mae: Rodriguez kicks out again!

Trick Morrison: Oh, come on! All he’s doing is delaying the inevitable.

Perhaps, perhaps not. Regardless, Rodriguez won’t give up. Lopez seems pleased by this, grinning all the while as she pulls him to his feet. She seizes Rodriguez in a precarious position, but he does something she doesn’t expect--

Trick Morrison: HEY! That’s uncalled for!

Winter Mae: I think it’s fair play! Ricky’s biting Sylvia now!

Trick Morrison: We’re gonna need to check them for rabies!

Lopez both screams and laughs as Rodriguez bites her left shoulder HARD -- to the point that HE draws HER blood! She nails him with a swift backhand, however, and forces him to release her. The moment Lopez turns around, Rodriguez takes her onto the mat with a spinning neckbreaker. Still, he’s not done as he yells at Lopez to get back up. The fans are behind him as Lopez slowly rises up; Rodriguez capitalizes with his signature Spinning Roundhouse Kick! He’s quick to go for the cover and hook Lopez’s leg, while the fans count along with Carson!

“ONE!

TWO!”

Winter Mae: Ah, Sylvia kicks out!

Trick Morrison: Bitch, please! As if that cra--

Winter Mae: You better watch it, Morrison!

The Mayhem color commentator thinks twice before finishing that sentence, let alone THAT word. He does, however, receive a smack to the back of his head for being rude to Mae. “Ow!” indeed. The fans are a mixture of cheers and boos, but they’re all excited for the match to continue. Ricky exhales sharply before sucking in a breath of air. Sitting up, he looks over at Sylvia with a raised eyebrow. She, in turn, releases a soft cackle. Ricky shakes his head and brings them both to their feet. He launches Sylvia towards the ropes with an Irish whip and goes for a clothesline, but she ducks under Ricky’s arm and bounces herself off the ropes. Sylvia catches Ricky’s midsection with a spin kick, but he retaliates with a right hand. She fights back with a couple vicious shots of her own and the two break out into a vicious exchange.

Just as it seems like Ricky’s strength will give him the advantage, Sylvia catches his incoming left hook. He’s unable to pull away before she seizes his pinky and ring fingers -- AND SNAPS THEM! Some of the fans are mortified by the sight, as well as the sound when Ricky screams out in pain! A Chesire cat-like grin forms on Sylvia’s face and she sends him onto the mat with an armdrag takedown. Her offense doesn’t stop there, however, as she ensnares Ricky’s left arm into a grounded armbar. She even bites it, sinking her teeth in hard enough to draw more of his blood!

Winter Mae: Oh, God. This can’t be good for Rodriguez!

Trick Morrison: It sure as Hell isn’t, Mae! He’s in Dead Man’s Land!

Stuck in the middle of the ring, Rodriguez grits his bloodstained teeth and hisses. Lopez tries to go beyond his flesh and puncture his muscle with her teeth. Carson checks on Rodriguez who is writhing, but he refuses to give up. Rodriguez begins to drag them towards the ropes with a half-muffled scream. Despite Lopez latching on, after several painful seconds, Rodriguez is able to reach the bottom rope with his right hand! When Lopez doesn’t immediately release him, Carson begins an official five-count.

One!

Two!

Three!

Four--!

Right before the five, Lopez releases Rodriguez’s left arm. She’s well aware that she can’t win the Gateway title if she disqualifies herself. Rodriguez painstakingly flexes his left hand, a section of his left arm covered in blood. While he’s slow to get to his feet, Lopez is already there, stalking her wounded prey from one of the corners of the ring. When Rodriguez is standing, Lopez charges him -- except he sends her face-first into the middle turnbuckle with a drop toe hold! The fans begin to rally behind Rodriguez as he shakes flecks of blood from his left arm and approaches a momentarily stunned Lopez. The referee watches Rodriguez pull Lopez up and onto the top turnbuckle. Climbing up, he carefully balances them on the top ropes and levels Lopez with a top-rope Spanish fly!

The Crowd: HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!

Trick Morrison: Where the Hell did that come from?!

Winter Mae: When the gold is at stake, you better believe Rodriguez has the heart to go beyond his own limits!

The ring lightly shakes from the high impact. Rodriguez is slow to turn over Lopez and go for the cover, hooking the leg. Carson counts!

ONE!

TWO!

Even still, Sylvia kicks out! The fans are shocked -- save for those loyal to the Crusade. A part of Ricky can’t believe it. Surely that was it? Sylvia refuses to stay down, however, and she’s convulsing with life. Ricky moves to his feet, though he’s a little shaky. The blood loss may be taking effect. He pulls Sylvia up -- who suddenly rakes his eyes out of desperation for time! Ricky staggers back, while Sylvia takes those extra precious seconds to recover. Once she’s stable, she lunges for Ricky and unleashes her “Lunatic Combination” (Repeated Headbutts-into-Mandible Claw)! The Bellevue Banshee forces the young man into one of the corners of the ring to force her fingers deeper. Before Carson can start a five-count, Sylvia drags Ricky down onto the mat to ground him in a trap.

Trick Morrison: Oh yeah, he’s in real trouble now!

Winter Mae: With all of the blood he’s lost, I don’t know how long Ricky can hold on…

The fans are on their feet from the excitement and the intensity of this match. Ricky’s hands attempt to grab Sylvia’s arm and pull her fingers out, but she wraps her legs around his waist to keep him from forcing her off. Carson checks on Ricky who’s showing signs of fading. When Carson asks him if he wants to give up, Ricky shakes his head a little. Sylvia’s fingers are beginning to move down his throat, making the pressure even worse for Ricky. Carson raises Ricky’s right hand and releases it. It falls to his side once. The referee repeats this motion, and again, Ricky’s hand falls onto the mat twice now. Just when Carson raises Ricky’s hand for the third and final time…

It does NOT fall! Instead, Ricky’s hand balls into a fist and he wildly swings at Sylvia! Sylvia does her best to endure the shots, but when Ricky deliberately BITES down on her fingers, the Lunatic Crusader is forced to break the submission with a painful howl. The fans rally behind Ricky as he turns his body and crawls away, gasping for air. Even more crimson fills his mouth -- the fluid belonging to Sylvia. He spits some of her blood out, while Sylvia hisses with unyielding rage. As Ricky reaches the ring apron, Sylvia pursues and seizes him, bringing them to stand on the mat. Before Sylvia can attack, however, Ricky suddenly catches the side of her head with a backflip kick! Sylvia staggers away from the ropes back but doesn’t quite fall. Ricky gets the energy to rise up, grab the top rope, and launch himself--

Winter Mae: TO THE TOP!

Trick Morrison: No way, NO WAY! This kid can’t…!

The fans are cheering for the Young Lion as he levels Lopez with “To the Top!” (Springboard Cutter)! Rodriguez turns over, goes for the cover of Lopez, and hooks the leg, while the fans count along with Carson!

“ONE!”

“TWO!”

. . .

NO! LOPEZ GETS HER SHOULDER UP BEFORE THE THREE!

Winter Mae: You’ve gotta be kidding me! How?!

Trick Morrison: Resilience, Mae! That’s what Sylvia Lopez is all about!

The fans can’t believe it! More than anyone else, Rodriguez can’t believe it! Eyes wide, he looks to the referee, who raises two fingers. Even while she’s down, Lopez is just… giggling, cackling! Rodriguez shakes his head slowly and rises to his feet. He grits his teeth and begins to stomp on Lopez while she’s down. He even lands on her ribs with a double footstomp. This forces Lopez to gasp for air instead of laugh. Rodriguez turns towards one of the corners of the ring and nods. He drags Lopez to the middle of the ring before he begins his ascent of the turnbuckles.

Winter Mae: Ricky must be thinking “what do I have to do?”

Trick Morrison: There’s nothing he can do to stop Sylvia. She wants the shiny. She’s going to get it!

Once Rodriguez reaches the top, he carefully balances himself on the ropes. Though it takes a moment, he is steady and he leaps for his signature Shooting Star Press! BUT LOPEZ BRINGS HER KNEES UP! Rodriguez’s ribs crash against them and the fans are highly concerned. He rolls over onto his side and cradles his ribs. Grinning, Lopez begins to stalk Rodriguez while he’s down. He’s unable to react before Lopez ensnares him with--

Trick Morrison: Beautiful!

Winter Mae: THE LOPEZ LOCK!

Trick Morrison: And he’s in the dead center of the ring! Just save yourself from the pain and tap out, Ricky-boy!

If the fans weren’t all on their feet before, they are now! Trapped within “The Lopez Lock” (Dragon Sleeper with Bodyscissors), Rodriguez is in serious danger! He’s grounded, in the middle of the ring, and Lopez is holding on tight. Carson moves to check on Rodriguez whose eyes are glazed. He barely knows where he is! The Bellevue Banshee has him exactly where she wants him. Seconds of pure agony continue to tick against Rodriguez as the referee takes his right hand. Carson raises it up and releases it.

It hits the mat once.

Fading now more than ever, Rodriguez is barely stable. Lopez screams wordlessly into his ear and laughs. Carson raises Rodriguez’s hand again. The fans watch as he releases it again.

It hits the mat for the second time.

Rodriguez is barely able to keep his eyes open. Lopez is on the verge of winning! The fans stare in shock, awe, and horror as Carson raises Rodriguez’s hand one more time. . .

But when the referee releases it?
Rodriguez doesn’t let it fall for the third and final time!

Trick Morrison: NO WAY!

Winter Mae: Yes way! Ricky’s still in this!

Trick Morrison: How?! Mae, the boy looks like he’s got one foot in the grave!

The fans are amped up with cheers! Carson is shocked! Lopez cannot believe this! In that brief moment of shock, Rodriguez forces them to roll towards the ropes. Lopez tries to torque the hold, but Rodriguez is on a second wind. After the excruciating minute of what felt like eternity, Rodriguez reaches out and seizes the bottom rope!

One!

Two!

Three!

Four!

Angrily, reluctantly, Sylvia lets Ricky go just before the “five!” She sits cross-legged in the center of the ring and rocks back and forth. When the referee tries to check on her, she SCREAMS at him! The poor, terrified ring official stumbles back with his hands in the air. Ricky is taking deep breaths, painfully so, and he begins to use the ropes to pull himself up slowly. Sylvia notices this and suddenly jumps to her feet with a predator’s growl. She lunges for him -- and he nails her with a superkick OUT OF NOWHERE! While Sylvia staggers, perhaps counting stars, the fans rally behind Ricky as he moves in. He kicks Sylvia in the midsection and places her in a familiar, precarious position!

Winter Mae: REAL! STYLE!

Trick Morrison: WHAAAAAT?! Unreal! This is…!

Ricky’s desperation in “Real Style” (Burning Hammer-into-Knee Strike) executes Sylvia and leaves her motionless on the mat! Ricky practically collapses on top of her for the cover! The fans count along with Carson!

“ONE!”

…

“TWO!”

. . .

“THREE!!”

Vivian Blake: Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the match… AND THE NEW Zion Wrestling Gateway Champion, RICKYYY RODRIGUEZ!

Trick Morrison: Son of a bitch!

Winter Mae: He did it! Ricky Rodriguez is the new Zion Gateway Champion!

Trick Morrison: I can’t believe it! This rookie… he’s a multi-time champion!? Get the fuck out of here!

Rodriguez celebrates, with a brand new Gateway Championship belt being presented to him by Chris Page!



Rodriguez lifts the new belt up in the air amidst a rain of confetti as we fade out!

WINNER: RICKY RODRIGUEZ (VIA PINFALL)
NEW CHAMPION CROWNED

[Kai Morgan]

A smokescreen would emit from backstage, as we see Hayumi's paper umbrella which hides her bokken pierce through whilst "Queendom" plays. Hayumi emerges first with her girls right behind her, as they menacingly approach the ring with malice in their eyes. They enter and pose, waiting for their opposition.



Pyros hit as Videos of bustling crowds in various locations of New Orleans appear on the tron as "Daughters of Darkness" by Halestorm blasts on the P.A. system. Tanja comes out onto the top of the ramp in a style compared to Gail Kim during her early time in TNA before heading down the ramp with some of her black leather coat flows at her feet while the mix of boos and jeers and cheers from the crowd fills the arena. She slaps hands with a few fans at ringside before she reaches the bottom of the ramp.

Tanja walks up towards the ring and enters via under the bottom rope and jumps onto the middle turnbuckle. She poses as she does her usual taunt with a hand and arm in the air as "Daughters of Darkness" continues to play. Tanja steps off the turnbuckle as she removes the leather coat and throws it into a random corner.



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



Starks starts out with Cappadonna and the two lock up in a traditional collar and elbow tie-up. Cappadonna takes an arm into a wrench and then steps into a hook kick. Starks goes down while Cappadonna maintains her grip on Starks’s arm. She makes the tag to Chang and moves out of the way as Chang steps in to work over Starks. Change takes the same arm and jerks it down like an old time water well pump handle before dropping an elbow to it. Starks grimaces in pain as Chang tags Cappadonna back in and the Triad gives Stark a double suplex. Cappadonna covers.

ONE!

TWO!

STARKS KICKS OUT!

Cappadonna tags Chang back in and they give a double arm wrench and hook kick before Chang takes s kneeling straight armbar. Starks tries to get loose, swinging a leg around to kick but Chang is easily able to hop over and roll into a cradle.

ONE!

TWO!

STARKS KICKS OUT!

Chang tags in Cappadonna and the two start to put the boots to Starks. Chang steps away as Cappadonna looks for an abdominal stretch. Starks hip tosses Cappadonna over and goes for a dropkick on Chang. Chang ducks away and Starks crashes to the mat. Cappadonna comes through with a bicycle knee strike. Starks goes down and Cappadonna covers.

ONE!

TWO!

STARKS GETS A SHOULDER UP!

Cappadonna tags in Chang and they go for a double ddt. Chang covers as cappadonna steps out.

ONE!

TWO!

THr-NO!

STARKS GETS A SHOULDER UP JUST IN TIME!

Chang motions at Starks to get up, seemingly eager to finish her off. Starks staggers up and Chang looks for a thrust kick. Starks catches it and goes into a dragon screw leg whip. Chang goes down and Starks drops an elbow to the leg. Chang grimaces through gritted teeth and Starks swings around to kick her without standing up. Chang falls onto her back and Starks covers.

ONE!

TWO!

CHANG KICKS OUT!

Starks goes to try and crawl to make the tag but Cappadonna comes in and cuts her off. Chang staggers up and hobbles over to help drag Starks back to their corner. Devereaux comes in and chop blocks Chang from behind. Chang collapses to the mat, clutching at her bad wheel. Tarks punches Cappadonna and jumps into a dropkick to the face that sends Cappadonna back to her own corner. Devereaux stomps on Chang’s leg on the way back to her team’s corner and extends her hand for the tag. Starks stomps on Chang’s leg and then goes to her corner, tagging in Devereaux. Deverauxe comes in and rushes to the opposite corner for a big clothesline that crushes Cappadonna against the turnbuckles. Devereaux returns to Chang and drops an elbow on the bad leg. Chang starts to roll over in pain and Devereaux gets to her feet, running back to the corner for another big lariat on Cappadonna. Devereaux comes back to Chang and drops one more elbow before covering.

ONE!

TWO!

CHANG GETS A SHOULDER UP!

Devereaux looks to mount Chang and Chang rolls into a cradle that Devereaux immediately gets out of. Devereaux looks for a big smash hammerfist but Chang rolls to the ropes to escape the strike. Devereaux jumps up to give Cappadonna a big forearm. Cappadonna falls down on the apron. Devereaux shoves her off to the floor with her foot. Chang pulls herself to feet using the ropes for assistance. Devereaux comes over and snaps off a leg kick that almost puts Chang back down. Chang falls to her knees and Devereaux makes the tag to Starks. Starks runs in and delivers a shining wizard. Chang goes down and Starks covers.

ONE!

TWO!

THR-NO!

CAPPADONNA DIVES IN TO BREAK IT UP!

Devereaux comes over and gives Cappadonna City of the Dead, Cappadonna goes down and lands near the edge of the ring. Starks hits her with a basement dropkick that sends Cappadonna over the edge back to the floor. Chang taggers up, dragging her leg. Devereaux grabs her and hits Voodoo. Starks follows with The Gambit.

ONE

TWO!

THREE!



Vivian Blake: The winners of this match…Tanja Devereaux and Thalia! Starks!

Winter Mae: What a win by this new team in Starks and Devereaux!

Trick Morrison: Yeah, but Hayumi Yamamto doesn’t look pleased!

Starks and Devereaux vacate the ring, with Hayumi Yamamoto climbing into the ring and meeting with Cappadonna and Nari Chang, with Nunchucks in hand! She takes a look at the two, before wailing on both of them with the weapon!

Winter Mae: WHOA!

Trick Morrison: WHAT THE HELL?!

She lays into the two, laying them both out before exiting the ring! Telling them that they’ve “Failed her for the last time” as she takes off up the ramp!

WINNERS: THALIA STARKS & TANJA DEVEREAUX (VIA PINFALL)

[Kai Morgan]

Four action figures are shown standing tall on the floor. Only these are dressed in familiar attire resembling people of “Regulator” status and complete “VAMPS”. one has been manipulated with hand drawn tattoos in black pen on his arm and other parts of his body.

The area that surrounds them is in complete silence…that is until a pair of footsteps break the tone. Before long, a familiar woman’s voice with a British Accent begins to speak.

“There is an old saying, “You can’t make an omelet…”

Then, another familiar woman’s voice with a British Accent begins to speak.

“…without breaking some eggs!”

Then, two pairs of black, combat boots slams down on the figures, pummeling it until they are smashed into pieces and then kicked aside.
The camera follows upward to reveal that it was the Nightshade sisters, Ravyn & Olivia (Better Known as Code Black) who looks intently at the camera, each sporting a ponytail and wearing their trademark tank tops and camouflage cargo pants.

Ravyn Nightshade: At this point you expect that we’re going to diatribe about you two gits. Well, WE’RE THROUGH TALKING!


VAMPS & Regulators Inc. Congratulations. Once again, you’re going to be coming into no-man’s land, relying on only yourselves and your fighting spirit to see to it that things go your way tonight. But if you’re really as smart of tag teams as you THINK you are, then you would pay attention to what me and my sister have been doing out there these past couple of weeks rather than think that these words came out of left field, much less coming to terms about one conclusive reality: This is OUR fucking division!!!! You two are going to be standing across the ring from and going to war the team with a strong desire is to be THE BEST Tag Team in ALL of Zion and to do that, we have WILL take back what we should’ve never lost, while beating you four bitches down as our pleasurable perk; all the more motivation and heightened solidarity to our mission to get the job done this time; killing four birds with one stone and becoming a TWO-TIME Zion Wrestling World Tag Team Champions!


To drive Ravyn’s point across, Olivia shows the camera a message via hand signals; first with her holding two fingers and then using both her hands to imitate breaking something in half. After a while, Olivia takes over for her sister as she begins to speak.

Olivia Nightshade: We belong at the top of the tag team division! Now, we only have one match to make that happen; one match to prove OURSELVES! Tonight, THIS stronger and more determined team of bloodthirsty savages are more willing to do whatever it takes. And we’re going to do a lot more than just step up to you and take those belts from you VAMPS and keeping you from even sniffing them Regulators. There’s no fucking secret what our gameplan is, for you BOTH know what we’re about. We know that you’re prepared to leave it all in the ring. Only WE will get to choose which part! mates. We’re also going to expect you two to fight to your very last breath. However, the only way you’re going to be using that last breath is to usher in your surrender because this time losing will NOT be an option to us and accepting your fate at Destiny will NOT an option for you. This is going to start with us…and its going to END with us…. Us ending YOU!


Ravyn Nightshade: And if either of you think we are bluffing…. JUST TRY US!


The ladies punch at the camera and slap hands with one another. As soon as they turn around to leave, the ladies turn to simultaneously give the camera a bicycle kick, smashing the camera into black.

::IMAGE HERE::

The lights in the arena go out.

Suddenly, the sound of an air raid siren blares into the arena. Seconds later, red and blue spotlights begin to roam around the arena while one of them (sporting a red & blue mixture) focuses on the stage and the ramp.

Accompanying this, we hear a 20 second snippet from the Halloween -The Shape Stalks by John Carpenter…



Then, as a moment of static interrupts the music…

BOOM!



A cloud of smoke covers the stage, covering the area with it as the intro to "Psycho Bitch" (Instrumental) by Tech N9ine begins to play. Then, as the song begins, Ravyn & Olivia Nightshade emerge from the stage and come down the ramp, playing off to the thunderous reaction of the crowd. As they get to the halfway point, Ravyn and Olivia turn and look at each other, firing each other up. After a while, they pound fists, sprint towards the ring and split up on opposite sides of the ring, where they simultaneously slide under the ropes to get in the ring. They get on their feet and each go to a corner and climb to the top, holding their arms in the air while flashing a "W" to the booing crowd, soaking in the reaction and the flashing cameras.

After doing this for a while, Ravyn and Olivia jump down and go to their corner, taking off their jackets and while they await their opponents.



"American Venom" would play through the speakers, as Jane and Sadie make their way through the top of the ramp and to the crowd with determination to put down their opposition, as they're always prepared for a good fight. They slide into the ring and pose upon a different turnbuckle, playing to the crowd a bit, as they await the opening bell.





Jane starts out with Ravyn and Lynn. Ravyn takes a side headlock on Jane while Lynn takes one on Ravyn. Jane wraps her arms around Ravyn’s waist and pushes her into Lynn and by effect, pushing Lynn forward as well. Lynn pushes them both into the ropes and then side suplexes Ravyn away, back towards the center of the ring. Lynn runs over and clotheslines ane down. Ravyn gets to her feet and back elbows Lynn. Jane rolls Ravyn up.

ONE!

TWO!

LYNN MAKES THE SAVE!

Lynn low blows Jane as she stands up and then does the same to Ravyn. Lynn gets a big kick and then goes to tag Amara. They go after Olivia but she ducks and they run into Sadie instead. Olivia comes in and joins with Ravyn in attacking Amara. Jane comes over to start fighting with Lynn. Sadie rolls into the ring and wades in as well with the crowd cheering wildly. Regulators, Inc gives Lynn a double flapjack while Code Black gets a double Russian leg sweep on Amara. Regulators and Code Black meet in the center of the ring and start trading punches, CB, RI, CB, RI, CB, RI, CB, RI, CB, RI, CB, RI, CB, RI, CB, RI. Lynn and Amara come up behind both members of Code Black and chop block them. Raveyn and Oliva go down hard while the Regulators catch both members of VAMPS in inside cradles after the impact on Code Black.

ONE!

TWO!

KICKOUTS IN STEREO!

VAMPS pull both Regulators down into backslides.

ONE!

TWO!

CODE BLACK BREAK IT UP!

Code Black grabs both members of VAMPS and German suplex them out of the pile of bodies. Regulators come for big lariats and knock down Code Black. VAMPS stagger to their feet and get big lariats from the Regulators as well. Regulators cover VAMPS.

ONE!

TWO!

SHOULDERS UP!

Code Black run over and knock the Regulators to the floor and then face off with VAMPS. Lynn and Amara rake the eyes and then go for dueling inside cradles.

ONE!

TWO!

REVERALS!

ONE!

TWO!

REGULATORS, INC BREAKS IT UP!

The crowd explodes as all six get to their feet and pair off to fight, Lynn with Sadie, Amara with Olivai and Ravyn with Jane. All six trade punches, the crowd seemingly counting them off.

CRO1Crowdf: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX! SEVEN! EIGHT! NINE! TEN! ELEVEN! TWELVE! THIRTEEN!CRO2

Almost as if my magical cue, at the count thirteen, VAMPS try to pull away. Sadie gives Lynn a big lariat that knocks her on her ass. Olvia gets a knee on Amara and then jumps into a spinning backfist that puts Amara down as well. Sadie and Olivia cover.

ONE!

TWO!

RAVYN AND JANE BREAK IT UP!

Ravyn hits the Khaos Buster on Sadie. Jane gets an inverted Alabama Slam on Olivia. Ravyn and Jane cover.

ONE!

TWO!

VAMPS BREAK IT UP!

VAMPS grab Jane and give her a double spinebuster. They turn to meet Ravyn and give her one as well. They cover both competitors.

ONE!

TWO!

THR-NO!

SHOULDERS UP!

Sadie and Olivia come over and knock Lynn and Amara aside. Jane and Ravyn stagger up and chaos reigns. All six start going at it again. Oliva hits Lynn with Taste That Leather, BItch! Ravyn gets the Skywalker Hurricanrana on Amara. With both members of VAMPS down, Sadie rushes in and eats a double big boot. Jane rushes in and gets caught in the Flatliner. Lynn gets a Brazilian kick on Olivia. Amara gets Bullet To Your Head on Ravyn. Sadie gets up and takes Straight To The Grave. VAMPS shoves everybody else to the floor and then get their hands on Jane. They hit Abandon All Hope and cover her.

ONE!

TWO!

THREE!




Alex Lawson: The winner of this match…and STILL! Zion Wrestling WORLD! TAG TEAM! CHAMPIONS!...VAMPS!

Eddie Red Apples: The champs come away with another win here tonight!

Amber Westgate: VAMPS remain the tag champs, but I can’t even begin to imagine how Code Black must feel after not even being involved in the closing moments of this one!

Sterling and D’Agosto celebrate as we fade out!

WINNERS: VAMPS (VIA PINFALL)
CHAMPIONSHIP RETAINED

[Kai Morgan]

The scene opens with interviewer Marina Flores backstage. She has a smile from ear-to-ear and is standing in front of a chain-link fence backdrop.

MF: “Ladies and gentlemen, joining me at this time, “The GOAT” Serena Riot.

Serena Riot then jumps into frame with her leather jacket and a Tool shirt with her orange facepaint on.

MF: “Serena, first off, welcome back to ZION! How did that feel out there tonight?

SR: “Oh man, chica. It felt empowering, it felt insane, it felt…Just right. It felt like the stars aligned perfectly. And I…man. I’m so stoked to be back home.”

MF: “What has the last few months been like for you?”

SR: “Just…Incredible, honestly. I want to set the record straight though, and Marina I’ll answer your question in a minute. But when I left ZION…I left because I had to. I didn’t ever think I was going to be back here, and I wanted to reinvent myself. And that’s when I became “The One-Off Queen” and emphasized who I was as “The GOAT”.

SR: “So, to put it mildly, it’s been the greatest, most amazing roller coaster. And that’s saying something because I hate roller toasters. But, I will say this…It caused me to analyze what I truly wanted in this business. And the example I want to set for my son, and Jack if you’re watching this homie, get to bed…And what I truly want out of this business is to be who I am. The badass that lands Psychosis. The badass who knocks people down, and asks questions second. To be the true pillar…of ZION.

MF: “Which now begs the question, what exactly is next for Serena Riot?”

SR: “Welp, there’s a bunch of places. I could always take back what’s mine, and grab that ZION World strap one more time. I could always whoop Legion’s ass one more time. Hell, I heard there is a certain…Undeniable one now on Fusion with a tag partner. The possibilities are endless. And in ZION, you are given these possibilities to make chances out of everything you do. But my biggest possibility may have already started.”

SR: “Penelope might have sealed her own fate by doing what she did out there. And yeah, man. It took me by surprise but chica, I’m only gonna’ give you a warning shot for now. Maybe emotions got the best of you, maybe you’re out trying to prove a point. Whatever the case may be, It’s not gonna’ matter much. She just needs to be careful.”

MF: “Well…Yeah, but what if she decides to come at you again in the future?”

Serena Riot stares for a moment and chuckles.

“SR: “Like I said…She should be careful. Or else. Time might run out for her. Tick. Tock.”

Serena Riot then smiles before making her exit.



Alex Lawson: “Ladies and gentlemen, our next match is a No Disqualification Contest as decided by management. Coming to the ring first, standing at six feet one inches and two hundred seventeen pounds, hailing from Grand Rapids, Michigan… CHRIS MATTHEWS!”

The camera looks at the ring and begins to move around it slowly. The fans in the audience wait patiently until the lights go out. You finally hear the words spoken throughout the arena with a deep voice. The Mega-tron was red, along with the mini-Tron, the stage, and the ramp. There's a logo there on all of them, and they begin to spin.

♪ I am a soldier
I stand ready to deploy, engage and destroy my enemies
I am The God of War ♪

The song "God of War" by Dirty Wormz ft Tech N9ne and Krizz Kaliko begins to play over the P.A System. That's when Fireblast from the sides and Chris Matthews comes out from the back. On the mini-tron, you see on the right side that says, "Embrace my vision" the middle part has Chris Matthews's face, and on the left side, it has CM. On the Mega Tron, it says CHRIS MATTHEWS with his logo behind it. He's wearing black wrestling tights with a white and red strip on his right leg, black knee pad on his left knee, red knee pad on his right side with his name and logo written in black. He has three red lines on his left side of his tights. He's wearing black wrestling boots with his logo and name on the sides. He has a red jacket with black fur hitting his neck.

♪ I am the God of War! Yeah, in my mind I'm a killer on the front line
Hardline, primed for wartime
In my bloodline, death by design
On the frontline still spitting hot iron
And my battle cry keeps me energized
This is suicide mentally I'm victimized ♪

He brings that arm up as the fans go crazy. He lowers his hand as the lights start to flash faster and faster by the second. He begins to walk off the stage and moving down the ramp. He stops in the middle of the ramp and looks around at the fans.

♪ Too many times, too many lies
Who will survive, who'll be denied
And there ain't no sympathy for what they did to me
Squeeze and my clips run empty
Raw infamy, build intensity
Still kill 'em all to my murderous symphony ♪

He starts to move again and walks towards the steel steps. He walks alongside the ring and turns around as his backrest against the ropes. He looks at the crowd for a few more seconds before entering the ring. He takes off his leather jacket and tosses it outside. You can see black wrist tape on his wrists. He grabs the ropes to make sure they are secured enough. He looks at the ramp and waits for his opponent.

Alex Lawson: “His opponent, standing at five feet ten inches and one hundred sixty-five pounds, hailing from Canberra, Australia… KASEY KASH!”

Silence… nothing… the lights in the arena dim as we hear… nothing. This goes for about twenty five seconds, that is until we hear an electric guitar riff being played in the background, the volume slowly but surely increasing for about another twenty five seconds, that is until we hear the vocals screamed through the speakers.

FEAR ME

I AM DESTRUCTION OF INNOCENCE

I AM THE VIOLENCE EMBEDDED IN FLESH

I AM THE PAIN IN THE BONES OF THE MORTAL SHELL

THE DARK HEART OF THE EARTH

I AM HELL!

I AM HELL!


At this point, Kasey Kash has made his way through the curtain, he stands and looks out, listening to the loudest set of boo’s he has ever heard in his life, and as he stands there, as the song continues to play in the background, he smirks, before flipping the crowd a defiant double bird. He stands there and basks in the hatred, accepting it.


FEAR ME

I AM DESTRUCTION OF INNOCENCE

I AM THE VIOLENCE EMBEDDED IN FLESH

I AM THE PAIN IN THE BONES OF THE MORTAL SHELL

THE DARK HEART OF THE EARTH

I AM HELL!


Kasey is joined at the top of the stage by JahJah and his fiance, Erika Crawford, before they look back down at the ring and continue their path down the ramp, with Kasey savoring every second of it. Walking past a fan, taking full advantage of the fact they can’t touch him by shoving that fan in the face as hard as he can, sending him back onto the floor. Kasey continues on his way as the fan tries to go for him before he is held back by security.


YOU WILL KNOW PAIN

YOU WILL SEE THE TRUE FACE OF PANIC

DEVASTATION NOW AND FOREVER

REIGN OF DARKNESS


Kasey makes his way up the steps and looks out over the crowd, flipping them the middle finger before he gets into the ring, hopping over the top rope and standing in the center of the ring, arms spread wide as he soaks in the reaction he’s getting.


You will know pain

YOU WILL SEE THE TRUE FACE OF PANIC

DEVASTATION

NOW AND FOREVER

REIGN OF DARKNESS


Kasey lowers his arms, looking out over the crowd again, before setting his sight directly on the entrance ramp.


FEAR ME

I AM DESTRUCTION OF INNOCENCE

I AM THE VIOLENCE EMBEDDED IN FLESH

I AM THE PAIN IN THE BONES OF THE MORTAL SHELL

THE DARK HEART OF THE EARTH



And on the final beat of the song, he sits cross legged facing the stage, not breaking his stare.



I AM HELL!

And the lights in the arena return to normal as Kasey is sat there, awaiting his opponent.

The official shakes his head and yells, “No!” Kasey looks confused and points to JahJah and Erika. “This match is going to be a clusterfuck enough. You two need to go backstage.”

Erika looks visibly upset at this. Kasey leaves the ring to calm her down and assure her. Security comes to escort Kasey’s troupe backstage before Kasey turned back to the ring.



Kasey slides between the top and middle rope and scarcely enters the ring before Chris is on top of him, stomping in the back of his head. Kasey slams, face first, into the mat. Chris grabs him by handfuls of hair, ripping him to the center of the ring. The announcer scampers from the ring as the official signals for the opening bell.

Chris smirks as the smaller fighter as he sends a boot toe between Kasey’s eyes. It’s obvious, from the get-go, this is less a wrestling match and more of a street fight that happens to have a ring. Matthews reaches down and grinds his thumbs into Kash’s eyes before stomping on his face again.

Chris admires his handiwork so far and the obvious pain on the smaller fighter’s face. It was only going to get worse from here on out, he thought to himself. Chris reaches down and grabs Kasey by the ears, yanking him up to his knees. Kasey responds by reaching up and repaying the eye gouges with a few claws of his own, his jagged nails sinking in. Chris yelps, releases Kasey and backs up. Kasey rises to his feet, rubbing his eyes and gritting his teeth.

Kasey’s eyes clear up and the first thing he sees is Chris, stumbling about. A swift kick to the family jewels brings Chris down to his knees, howling in shock. Kasey hauls back and slams his fist into Christ’s nose, spilling him backwards. Kasey swears under his breath as he rolls out of the ring and searches under the mat, pulling a folding chair out and returning to the ring.

Chris is finally starting to push up off his back just as the back rim of the folding chair slams into his throat. Kasey straddles his body, bringing the chair down over and over like he’s hoping it’ll suddenly grow sharp and decapitate his opponent. A couple of the jabs look like they almost might. Finally, Chris manages to block one of the hits, grabbing the chair and shoving it up into Kasey’s mouth. Kash is forced back just as Matthews raises a boot and slams it into this gut.

Matthews circles Kash’s form, rubbing his bruised throat and taking his enemy in. Finally, he reaches down and grabs Kasey around the waist and suplexes him. Kasey crashes to canvas. Chris immediately bends over, grabs him around the waist again and delivers another suplex. The ring rattles at the impact and Kasey looks dazed.

Chris smirks as he bends over to grab Kasey around the waist again, dragging him closer to the ropes. This suplex sends Zion’s favorite misanthrope over the top cable and landing outside the ring on his upper shoulders before rolling to the side. Chris turns and leaps, balancing briefly on the top cable, before launching himself. His feet land where Kasey’s chest should be, but at the last minute Kash rolls to the side and starts pulling himself up by the barricade.

Chris saunters over to Kash, grabbing him by the scruff of the neck. He attempts to slam the man’s head into the barricade but Kasey manages to get a hand up to stop it. Kasey throws a punch across Chris’s jaw. This instantly starts a slugfest with both men punching the other mercilessly. Finally, Kasey manages to duck a wild left, instead kicking Chris’s feet out from under him.

Kasey rips the barricade covering off, exposing the metal grating, and begins kicking Chris’s head against it while uttering a stream of livid swears. He grabs a stunned Chris by the throat and lifts him up, placing Matthews’ mouth over the top of the barricade. Kasey, turns, jumps onto the ring skirt, and leaps, aiming his foot for the back of Chris’s head. Before he can receive experimental dental work, Chris manages to slide away. Kasey’s boot hits the guardrail and he falls backwards to the floor.

Chris stands wearily, rubbing his jaw. “So that’s how we’re playing it,” he says, glaring holes into Kasey. He throws a few kicks into Kasey’s back before noticing a fan just on the other side of the barricade, filming everything with an older iPhone. Chris yanks it from her and shoves the phone into Kasey’s mouth. “Zion will reimburse you,” Chris assures the shocked fan as he hauls Kasey to his feet. A swift European uppercut to Kasey’s bottom jaw ends with the sickening crack of a glass screen. Kasey gags and coughs as he feels the glass trickling down his throat. He spits it out only for Chris to catch it. Matthews grabs Kash by the back of the head and grinds the shattered screen into his face, leaving bloody streaks behind before shoving him onto his back. Chris turns to the horrified fan, grabs a marker from another fan, signs the phone and shoves the bloodied device into her hands.

Kasey does his best to spit out the glass. Instead, spatters of crimson come forward. He suddenly finds himself spun around and lifted by the throat. Chris chokeslams Kasey onto the steel steps before grabbing him by the ankles and yanking him. Kasey cries out as the sharp edge of the step cuts up his back. As Kasey clutches the wound, Chris pulls him up and into a sleeperhold, looking to finish this match. Kasey’s bloodied hands drive up to Chris’s face and gouge for the eyes. Chris takes the pain as best he can, trying not to loosen the hold, so Kasey begins driving his head back into Chris’s face repeatedly until he does let go. Kasey spins around and lowers his shoulder, driving it into Chris and racing him back to the opposite barricade. The guardrail buckles backwards to the fans. Kasey begins punching his enemy in the face over and over when he hears a voice.

“Mr. Kash!” The accent is unmistakably Australian. He turns to a younger fan who is holding up a ring of keys. Kash smiles at the young fan, taking it and sliding the keys between his fingers like makeshift tiger’s claws. And that’s when the brutal rain of punches begins. The keys dig into Matthews’s face. Small red streams pour from his forehead, cheeks, and the bridge of his nose. He steps back from Chris’s shaky form then runs up and delivers a superkick to Chris’s chin. The taller man drops instantly. Kasey goes for a cover.

“In the ring!,” the referee chides. Kasey growls at this but then feels Chris buck him off. The Aussie grabs him by the shoulders and slings Chris into the ring under the cables. After that, Kasey crawls under the ring to see what he can find. Moments later, a sledge, a pry bar, a ladder, and a table all slide from under the mat. Kasey returns, eyeing his options and gathering his breath.

He grabs the sledge and enters the ring, tapping its head along the canvas. Chris gathers to his feet, shaking away the cobwebs. He seems his attacker, armed, rush towards him and swing the weapon. Chris ducks and runs to the ropes, bounding off of them and coming back at Kasey with a sling blade to the back of his neck. Kasey goes down and the sledge slings from his grasp. He approaches, rolling Kasey over for a pin. For his trouble, Chris is backhanded across the face.

Both men roll up and circle each other. Their faces are now covered in blood and sweat and absolute hatred. Chris darts to Kasey, locking up at the shoulders and driving him into a corner. Once Kash is trapped, he releases and begins a flurry of blows to Kasey’s face. Each one seems to rock him more than the previous, his body beginning to wobble more and more.

Chris steps away from his enemy, taking a breath, then turns and rushes at Kasey. Instead, he’s greeted with a boot to the face that pushes him back. Kasey swallows hard and runs forward, grabbing Chris around the head and DDTing him – with a bit of luck, driving his forehead onto the sledge’s handle.

Chris pulls away, clutching the impact. Kasey smiles, picking the tool up and takes a swing. Chris spasms as the mallet slams against his ribs. He attempts to rise, only to get it slammed into his sternum and knocked back. Kasey bends over, resting and trying to catch his breath, before standing up and approaching.

Kash raises the sledge, aiming it for Chris’s head. This is no longer about winning. It is about being the one who walks away. He brought the sledge down but Matthews rolled aside. With a crunch, the sledge lodges into the mat and breaks some of the plywood beneath it. Chris rolls backwards, hops up, and puts all his energy into a running clothesline.

Kasey land flat on his back. Chris glares at the sledge that likely would have done some permanent damage. He then glowers back as Kasey. Without thinking, his hands seek out Kash’s throat and begins to strangle him. The official attempts to coax Chris to break the assault but the Michigander is taking full advantage of the “no disqualification.” Eventually, he releases the choke and lets Kasey lay prone, staring up at the blinding arena lights.

Kasey rolls around the mat, sputtering blood. Matthews strides over to him casually, the sledge resting on his shoulder. He drops it to the mat and positions its head in front of Kasey’s gut like a golf club. Chris hauls back with a might swing and delivers a perfect stroke. Were it aimed at a golf ball it would have soared. But instead, it went into the wounded fighter’s stomach. Kasey vibrated in agony.

The fans are horrified by this display. No matter their thoughts on Kasey, this is above and beyond hateful and they begin rallying behind him. Some even start a chant for him. Chris raises a hand to his ear and listen. He begins driving the top of the sledge’s head into Kasey’s temple along with the tempo of the chant til it stops.

To Chris, it feels like it’s time to end this charade… and maybe, just for giggles, Kasey Kash. His eyes drift to all the tools that were yanked from beneath the ring. The four foot pry bar catches his attention. Tossing the sledge aside, Chris rolls from the ring and picks the slender steel tool up. He gives it a few test swings, even banging it against the barricade, before rolling back into the ring and approaching his prey.

Chris smirks as he raised the bloody pry bar to Kasey’s throat. Stepping on the back of the man’s head, he began using the tool to choke Kasey. The Aussie’s eyes start to roll up. If his face wasn’t covered in blood, one could see it turning purple. As Kasey begins to lose consciousness, he hears Chris say something, his voice dripping with cruelty.

Chris: “Say hi to Beau for me when you see him.”

Kasey’s eyes widen at the sound of his lost friend’s name. The oozing exhaustion he’d felt himself sinking into suddenly melted away in the flames of a rising rage. All the grief, the hurt, the longing for his departed friend blaze inside him… and this… scum mocks his loss?

To Chris’s shock, Kasey clutches the pry bar and pushed himself up from his knees to his feet. Suddenly, he flips Chris over, landing the larger fighter onto his ass and wrenching the pry bar from his grasp.

Kasey raises the pry bar, the sharp, hooked end out, and begins bringing it down over and over on Chris. The hook sinks into Chris’s skin, eliciting hollers of pain and shock. The referee, horrified, steps back as blood flies onto him. Kasey kicks Chris to the mat, straddling him and continuing the beating until Matthews is still.

Kasey somehow manages to stand and lumbers towards the still form of Chris Matthews. He places a single boot onto Chris, as much to brace himself as to pin his foe. The ref drops to count, blood splashing off both men as the ring shakes.

One…

Two…

Three!



Alex Lawson: “Your winner by pinfall… KASEY KASH!”

The ref raises Kasey’s hand but he barely seems to notice, just glaring down at Chris. Finally, he spits on Chris’s face before kicking him in the side of the head. Yanking away from the ref, Kasey turns and attempts to leave the ring before stumbling and falling.

The EMTs rush to the ring, bringing two gurneys. One set of EMTs lift Kasey and gingerly put him on his gurney while the others tend to Chris. Weakly, Kasey raises a middle finger to all the fans as he’s taken backstage, finally smiling at his triumph.

WINNER: KASEY KASH (VIA PINFALL)

[Kai Morgan]

The feed cuts to pre-recorded footage of Thotline Miami sitting side by side in a dimly lit room.

Cindy Collins: So, Destiny… Zion's biggest show of the year. If there's one stage you want to perform on, it's this one.

Taylor Gibson: When we signed our contracts, we knew Destiny was right around the corner. That's why that debut loss to Strike 2 Kill hurt so bad. We didn't want to blow our chance and have to wait a whole year for this chance to come around again.

Spliced footage shows moments from that match, notably the finish in which Strike 2 Kill hit tandem End of Days on Taylor for the win and the disappointment on Thotline Miami's faces in the aftermath.

Cindy Collins: Buuuut, as chance would have it, or, "Destiny" would have it, we beat them in the rematch. And then we beat them again.

Taylor Gibson: Couldn't manage three in a row, but hey, that won't matter after we beat them tonight.

More footage plays of the most recent three matches they had, showing Thotline Miami winning two of them and Strike 2 Kill winning the last.

Cindy Collins: There's a draft coming up in a few weeks. Strike 2 Kill might go to Fusion. Hell, we might end up going to Fusion.

Taylor Gibson: And damned if we're gonna let them run off someplace else with a winning record over us. See, nobody, and I mean nobody has ever beaten Thotline Miami three times. Ever.

Cindy Collins: Not the Florida Heartbreakers…

Taylor Gibson: Not the Karamel Krush Kliq…

Cindy Collins: Not even the Midday Express.

Taylor Gibson: Lightning doesn't strike twice! And we don't lose three times!

Cindy Collins: Strike 2 Kill? Thotline Miami-

Taylor Gibson: HAVE GOT YOUR NUMBER!

Taylor cuts Cindy off mid-sentence, leaning toward the camera with a wide grin. Cindy shakes her head and smiles softly, before the scene fades out.



We cut to the stage as Jessica Anderson’s name pops up on the large LED titantron spanning the stage! The sight is met by immediate and deafening boos as Jessica Anderson comes out from the back, with no music playing behind her!

Alex Lawson: The following contest…is a Ladder Match!

Introducing first…representing the Privileged Elite…from Worchester, England…weighing in at 119 lbs…Jessica! Anderson!

Anderson makes her way to the ring, taking in the pelts of garbage and screaming of profanities from fans with a sort of grace! She finally makes it into the ring gesturing to the crowd and getting the biggest boos of the night so far as she waits for Lily Lopez!



'Dark Horse' begins to play as purple smoke billows out of the entranceway. Lily Lopez emerges through the smoke to a chorus of cheers from the fans.

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

Eddie Red Apples: Lily Lopez moving to the ring with a purpose, looking to take down her former mentor and best friend Jessica Anderson!

Amber Westgate: That might be easier said than done, Eddie! I mean…Jessica Anderson may be a loser…but I don’t think the concept of climbing a ladder elludes her!

Lily was all smiles as she skip steps to the ring, making sure to greet as many fans ringside as possible before sliding into the ring and taking the center. She raises both arms in the air and then points out to the fans, getting ready to compete.

Lopez sneers at Anderson from across the ring, seemingly more ready than ever for the match to begin.



Lopez charges towards Anderson with a full head of steam, looking to clobber her almost immediately! Anderson’s having none of it however, rushing to get out of the ring to stall the start of this match! She tries to wave things off, telling the referee to count her out! Her heart drops as she’s reminded that this match is no disqualification, and that someone climbing the ladder and bringing down the contract is the only way it can end! That bad news gets even worse as Lopez slides underneath the bottom rope, a sight that sends Anderson’s fear into complete overdrive! She runs around the ringside area, with Lopez in hot pursuit! She eventually slides back into the ring, getting up to her feet as Lopez slides back in after her! This provides her with the opportunity she needs to gain the upper hand, sending stomp after stomp to Lopez’s back before she can make it to her feet! She rushes her over to the corner now, where she lays into her with a bevy of Stomps and punches to keep Lopez leveled! This eventually backfires on her, with Anderson making her way to the opposite corner and going for a Body Splash to Lopez!

Lopez gets the Elbow up, driving it into the side of Anderson’s face before throwing her to the mat! She attempts to trail Anderson off of this, but she once again cowers away, sliding underneath the bottom rope before pacing the ringside area! Lopez has had enough of Anderson’s cowering, hitting ropes before diving out of the ring and nailing her with a Tope Con Hilo! She pops back to her feet, taking in the tremendous reaction she’s getting from the New Jersey fans! Anderson is laid out at ringside, with one hand underneath the ring apron as Lopez tries to get her to her feet! Anderson refuses to go up however, with Lopez’s former friend hanging on to the steel support beam under the ring to keep herself away from her! Lopez is sick of the games, violently pulling at Anderson’s ankle in an attempt to loosen her grip! This is when the first ladder of the contest is utilized, with Anderson taking a leap of faith and pulling her hands away to grab a ladder to hit Lopez in the shin with! Lopez kneels to the ground at ringside, with Anderson quickly following up by hitting a Snap DDT onto the steel rungs of the ladder!

Anderson sees an opportunity now, nudging Lopez with her foot in order to make sure she’s still before grabbing the ladder and throwing it into the ring! She slides in after it, looking to grab it before noticing Lopez beginning to stir on the outside of the ring! She hits the ropes, looking to hit a Basement Dropkick to send the ladder into Lopez’s face! This backfires on her once again, with Lopez catching the ladder on her shoulders as it shoots out of the ring and over her head! She takes advantage, swinging the ladder under the bottom rope as Anderson makes it to her feet and tripping her over! Lopez hops onto the apron now, with the ladder still propped on her shoulders, before jumping over the top rope and hitting Anderson with a Slingshot Senton! Anderson writhes in pain on the mat, with the weight of Lopez and the ladder crushing her! Lopez doesn’t escape without her fair share of scars however, with the starry-eyed crowd favorite recoiling in pain on the mat after taking the brunt of the ladder onto her back!

Anderson rolls out of the ring as Lopez gets to her feet and grabs the ladder, setting it up in the center of the ring before making the climb to the top! She doesn’t manage to get very far very fast, with the pain in her back causing her mobility to be lessened! She almost gets to the top of the ladder, but Anderson is back up, launching a smaller ladder straight into Lopez like javelin and hitting her straight on the side of the head, sending her tumbling to the mat! She gets to her knees on the mat, trying to shake off the cobwebs as Anderson slides back inside the ring, taking the chance to make a brisk climb up the ladder! She nearly reaches the contract, but Lopez catches up with her, clutching her ankle for dear life and trying to prevent Anderson from making her way up! Anderson decides to climb down, pulling a still loopy Lopez to her feet slowly! Lopez attempts to bring the fight back to her with a swing, but she’s too out of it, with Anderson only having to take a step back to avoid her former partner’s rage!

Anderson starts to get ideas now, grabbing the smaller ladder from the mat and bridging it between the standing ladder and the ropes, before getting Lopez to her feet and dragging her to the corner! She props her onto the top rope, looking to hit a Superplex onto the bridging ladder! Lopez backs her down, however, finally shaking the cobwebs off enough to send a strike to the side of Anderson’s head! She climbs up to the top rope, jumping onto the back of Anderson’s shoulders before sending her through the bridging ladder with a Reverse Hurricanrana! The crowd lose it at the sight of the chaos as Lopez and Anderson are both laid out in the ring, with neither one making a movement! Eventually, Lopez begins to climb out from the wreckage, crawling over to the ladder and making the climb up, this time moving even slower! Anderson begins to stir now, slowly making it to her feet and reaching the side of the ladder! With Lopez just fingertips away from the contract, Anderson pushes the side of the ladder, sending it coming down with Lopez in tow! Anderson watches as Lopez starts to fall, but what comes next is something that even she can’t anticipate! Instead of falling to the mat or the ringside floor, Lopez lands perfectly on the top rope, launching off to hit Anderson with a Springboard Reverse DDT!

Lopez rolls out of the ring, grabbing the now prone ladder on the ring canvas in the process! She bridges the ladder between the apron and the barricade, before climbing onto the ladder bridge and grabbing Anderson and pulling her up to her feet before going for a Suplex! But Anderson refuses to be lifted, giving Lopez all her weight to keep her from lifting her up! She sends a strike to Lopez’s midsection, before lifting her up and dumping her face first onto the ladder ladder bridge! Lopez rolls off the bridge and falls to the ground at ringside, as Anderson rolls out of the ring and grabs another ladder from underneath the ring! She sets it up in the center of the ring, making the slow climb up to the contract! Lopez rolls into the ring with perfect timing, climbing up the other side of the ladder as quickly as she can to cut Anderson off with a Forearm Strike! Anderson retorts quickly out of fear of being disposed of from this hit, hitting Lopez with a Forearm of her own! The two go back and forth at high altitude, neither one wanting to relent out of fear of plummeting to the ground from this height! Lopez is finally the one to make some headway, catching a shot from Anderson before grabbing her head and ramming into the top of the ladder! She pushes Anderson back, sending her falling into the ladder bridge set up behind her!

Lopez has the contract within her reach, but she still opts to add an exclamation point to the one, climbing to the top of the ladder!

Eddie Red Apples: What the hell is Lily Lopez thinking?!

Amber Westgate: It looks like she might be looking to fly!

Eddie Red Apples: No Lily! What are you thinking?! At least grab the contract and win this match before you do something you might regret!!

Amber Westgate: I don’t think she can hear you from up there, Eddie! And even if she could…I don’t think she cares!

Eddie Red Apples: Dammit, Lily!

Lopez leaps from the ladder to Anderson on the outside, smashing through the ladder bridge with the LILY PAD SPLASH!! SHOOTING STAR PRESS TO ANDERSON!!

Crowd: HO-LY SHIT! HO-LY SHIT! HO-LY SHIT! HO-LY SHIT!

Eddie Red Apples: “Holy shit” is right! What has gotten into Lily Lopez!

Amber Westgate: These are the depths she’s willing to go to in order to remain a Zion Wrestling competitor, Eddie! Lily Lopez is putting it all on the line tonight so that she may still have a career tomorrow!

Lopez and Anderson are laid out once again, with neither of them making a moment outside of their hearts rapidly beating! Lopez eventually begins to stir, using the ring apron to pull herself back to her feet! She staggers over to Jessica Anderson at ringside, nudging her with her foot in order to make sure she’s still! Anderson doesn’t move, with Lopez leaning back against the apron and letting out a sigh of relief! It’s not until then that Anderson pops back with one final gasp in an attempt to take Lopez down! Lopez quickly takes her down, hitting her with a Superkick before rolling her back into the ring! She slowly climbs to the top rope before hitting her with another LILY PAD SPLASH!! Lopez clutches her ribs, slowly getting to her feet before climbing up the ladder! She makes it to the top, snatching down the contract and ending the match!



Alex Lawson: The winner of this match…Lily! Lopez!

Eddie Red Apples: Lopez gets the win! She gets to keep her job!

Amber Westgate: But perhaps the part that’s most important to her, she gets her explanation from Jessica Anderson!

Eddie Red Apples: That might have to wait a bit Amber! I don’t think Anderson is quite in the position to be answering questions right now!

Lopez looks down at her contract, almost as teary-eyed and hopeful as the day she signed it! She raises it up in the air, to the uproar of the fans in attendance as we fade out!

WINNER: LILY LOPEZ

[Kai Morgan]

"Call Me" begins to play through the speakers and Taylor and Cindy walk out onto the stage. Taylor points her arms down the ramp, pointing with finger guns and clicking her thumbs as if to fire. The pair exchange a smile before running down the ramp to the ring.

Vivian Blake: The following tag team contest…is scheduled for one fall!

Crowd: ONE FALL!

Vivian Blake: Introducing first…at a combined weight of 222 lbs…the team of Cindy Collins and Taylor Gibson…Thotline! Miami!

Taylor slides in immediately, as Cindy makes her way around to the side, climbing up to sit on the apron. Taylor gets up and stands on the ropes behind Cindy, posing for the crowd. Taylor runs to a far turnbuckle, climbing to the top and posing again, as Cindy enters the ring and poses in the centre.



As the lights in the arena begin to dim, purple strobe lights shine from the stage and emerging from the back are Strike 2 Kill. Both men stand on the top of the entrance ramp with a look of ruthlessness about them, they look at each other, nodding heads and fist bumping, before making their way down to the ring. Lingering behind them is their Manager, Gregory Murphy, who has a slimy grin on his face as he swaggers down the entrance ramp after them.

Vivian Blake: And their opponents…at combined weight of 351 lbs…the team of Liam Richardson and Miles Watson…Strike! 2! Kill!

Once they reach the edge of the ring, both men leap onto the apron and climbing onto the top ropes of either side of the nearest turnbuckles, posing for the fans who applaud in appreciation.



The opening exchange is with Watson and Gibson as the two tie up. Watson applied an arm wrench, and started to force her to the ground. He moved Gibson lower, but, she managed to roll on the mat and kip up to reverse the hold. She transitioned Miles to a hammerlock, however, he moved Gibson down into a seated position with a snapmare and goes for an reverse chin lock on her, gouging his knee into her back.

Winter Mae: "Miles doing his best to keep Taylor's offense limited with these wear-down holds."

Trick Morrison: "And it's a great strategy, as these teams know each other so well now. Strike 2 Kill know that Thotline Miami are faster, so they have to adapt a more ground based offense to wear them down, and use their size advantage to the best of their abilities."

Miles continues to apply pressure onto Taylor, as she makes her way up a vertical base, and escaped the hold with a hip toss. She rushed in to hit Miles with a hurricanrana as he gets up, starting some momentum in her favor. Taylor would make a motion for the crowd as she runs to the ropes and handspring forward to rebound off them for a back elbow, but, she's caught with a German Suplex as Miles bridged for a pinning attempt.

1..
2..

Winter Mae: "Wonderful counter, but, it's a kickout at two!"

Trick Morrison: "He's going to have to deal a lot more damage than that to put her away."

The suplex left Taylor rattled, as she was slow to get to her feet, as Watson would get Taylor up and moved over to Richardson for the tag. He positioned her with a pendulum backbreaker, as Richardson leapt off with a diving knee drop, rattling Taylor as he goes for a pin on her.

1..
2..

Winter Mae: "Another close call by Strike to Kill!"

Trick Morrison: "They've been putting the hurt on Taylor, and she needs to tag out soon."

Richardson would mount Taylor for a series of punches, as the ref would warn him, as he goes for a set of strikes to wear her down. He tried to go for an armbar after the brief separation, but, Gibson caught him in an inside cradle to try to steal a win.

1..
2..

Trick Morrison: "And Gibson almost snatched the win with that one, but, a kickout at two!"

Taylor would get to her feet first and catches Liam with a spinning heel kick to the gut. She would then clip him with a knee lift to the face to back him up, as she tagged Cindy in, before running to the ropes, as Cindy rushed in to set up a crucifix pin, as Taylor rushed in for a dropkick to assist in the crucifix driver as Collins covers!

1..
2..

Trick Morrison: "What a gorgeous move by Thotline Miami, and another near fall!"

The Vice City Vixen would keep the pedal down, clipping Liam with a basement dropkick as he tried to get to his feet. As she gets up again, Cindy would pop him up and tuck him in for a fisherman neckbreaker. She goes for a cover, but, Miles would break up the pinfall.

Winter Mae: "And a save by Miles Watson!"

The official would chastise and get Miles out of the ring, as Cindy was getting Liam to his feet, but, he caught her with a jawbreaker, and then a hip toss. Liam would then cartwheel and hits her with a basement dropkick. Liam goes for a jack knife cover, but, Cindy kicked out and is caught in an ankle lock. Liam tried to snap her ankle, however, Cindy would roll forward to make him stumble forward. He charged with a Lariat, as Cindy caught him and hits her double arm backstabber.

Trick Morrison: "Broken Wings!"

Cindy would tag Taylor in and gets on the apron, after Taylor runs in with a hesitation dropkick on Miles to knock him off the apron. She would set Liam up for a tombstone piledriver, as Cindy springs in to connect with the Neon Expressway! Taylor hooked the leg, as Cindy stood defensively while the ref slides in for the count.

1..
2..
3!



Vivian Blake: The winners of this match…Thotline! Miami!

Winter Mae: And with that…the best of five has been settled! What a match!

Trick Morrison: Thotline may have come away with the win, but both of these teams have proved themselves as major players in the tag division!

Collins and Gibson celebrate, before coming face to face with a recovering Strike 2 Kill! The two teams look like they still have animosity, but this doesn’t turn out to be the case, with Watson and Richardson giving their adversaries a bow! Gibson and Collins respond in kind with a bow, as the two teams celebrate together in front of a celebrating crowd!

WINNERS: THOTLINE MIAMI (VIA PINFALL)

[Kai Morgan]

Alex Lawson: The following contest…is a Last Woman Standing Match…and it is for the Zion Wrestling VIRAL! CHAMPIONSHIP!



"Light Up the Sky" by Thousand Foot Krutch Begins to play as Gold and White lights flash around the arena. After a moment, "The Mighty" THORA quickly walks out from the backstage area in her normal Black & Gold gear with her matching leather jacket. She has a proud smile on her face as she walks down the ramp, getting pumped by the music and smacking the hands of the beloved fans. As THORA gets to the ring, she hops up onto the ringside and slides underneath the second rope before popping up on the other side and quickly sliding her leather jacket off her shoulders, letting it drop to the ground. After letting go of her Jacket, THORA runs to a ring corner and pops herself onto the middle turnbuckle; earning a loud pop from the fans as she holds her arms out wide. Suddenly, she hops down from the middle turnbuckle and moves into her rightful corner, awaiting the match to begin.



As the opening guitar riff sounds throughout the arena, all focus goes to the entryway. As the guitar starts to pick up, the silhouette of an imposing woman comes stepping out onto the stage. The video wall comes to life with quick clips of Mai Blackman in her old youtube series focusing on her former career as a bounty hunter. Through home video and go-pro cams, we see her aggressively dealing with individuals; mostly focusing on her encounters with bounties who decided to get aggressive. Mai is seen subduing them with a particularly brutal martial art. This highlight reel is intercut with the name BLACKMAN being plastered across the video wall to resemble cold steel. Meanwhile, the entryway fills with smoke as the lights begin to flicker and as the lyrics to the song begin, Mai Blackman finally makes her physical appearance, dressed in her tights, sports top and boots with kick pads. A towel is hung over her neck and her black hair is tied back into a tight short ponytail. The look on her face is enough to kill.

♫♫Standing up being a captive my disease
And I'll start when I want to start
It's not a trip, but a divine right to be
This is my castle and I'm keeping it all locked♫♫

♫♫'Cause I won't see what I've become
United divided, indulged by myself
But never wrong♫♫

Another wave of boos erupts from the crowd as Mai looks up to take in her surroundings. A smug smirk, dripping with arrogance, slips through her scowl as she starts to loosen up; bouncing on her toes, shaking her arms down at her side and throwing a few loose air punches at the ground.

♫♫I'd save the egos for another day
Stand back and watch this fall...♫♫

Mai makes her way to the center of the stage, waving off the hateful reaction from the crowd. She then brings her attention to the ring where her opponent awaits and rolls her neck. Mai looks down the ramp with a predatory grin on her face like a hunter prepared to go for the kill. Finally, she steps onto the ramp and approaches the ring, motioning with her hands that she’s right there and ready. She yells “Let’s do this shit!” as she begins descending the ramp.

♫♫Cage me up, tie me down, bring me around
Tell me something's gotta change and I'm not
Cut my reputation, be it quietly aggravating
I butchered everything and what's the cost♫♫

♫♫'Cause I won't see what I've become
United divided, indulged by myself
But never wrong♫♫

♫♫I'd save the egos for another day
Stand back and watch this fall from grace...♫♫

Mai Blackman moves with a sense of purpose down the ramp towards the ring; head tilted down, eyes on the ring with that murderous scowl on her face again. As she reaches ringside, she pauses to bounce side to side on her toes again before rounding the corner to the ring. She runs up onto the apron, turning to defiantly face the booing crowd as she opens out her arms with that arrogant smirk again. She loves the hate they’re throwing at her. It fuels her. It feeds her aggression and her sense of focus as she bursts up the steps and enters the ring. Mai immediately goes into a rope run across the mat. Mai finally rolls forward on the mat and comes up onto one knee with her fists up in a fighter’s pose before hopping up to her feet and moving to her corner. She throws her towel out of the ring, subsequently nailing the timekeeper and tells him to hold that for her. Mai pulls on the ropes, warming up a bit before the bell as she bares her mouthguard in a sinister grin.

Alex Lawson: Introducing first, the challenger…from Fairbanks, Alaska…weighing in at 137 lbs…”The Mighty”...THORA!

And her opponent…from Chicago, Illinois….weighing in at 135 lbs…she is the Zion Wrestling VIRAL! CHAMPION!...MAI! BLACKMAN!



Mai almost immediately starts throwing punches that look wild but are actually pinpoint accurate as they serve to force THORA to cover up and back up to avoid getting drilled repeatedly in the face. THORA moves back to the ropes and Mai keeps going, throwing the punches that make the crowd sit back and hope this is not going to end the way they think it will just watching on. THORA drops back against the ropes and then hops up so that she can grab Mai coming in with a rope-aided headscissors. Mai’s eyes go wide in surprise as THORA more or less rana’s her over the top, pulling her with the head scissors over the top to the floor. Mai lands roughly on the floor while THORA lands on the apron. As Mai staggers up, THORA jumps off for another hurricanrana that slams Mai into the barricade.

Crowd: OOOH!!!

THORA hits a dropkick that bounces Mai’s head off the barricade. THORA moves out of the way as the referee begins to count Mai down.

ONE!

TWO!

THREE!

FOUR!

FIVE!

Mai begins to stir and pulls herself up on the barricade.

SIX!

Mai is declared up and THORA comes running in, looking for a discus forearm shot. Mai catches her coming in with a drop toehold that bounces THORA’s head off the barricade just like Mai’s did. THORA rolls over onto her back and the referee starts to count her down, Mai standing up and stepping away to get a breath for herself.

ONE!

TWO!

THREE!

FOUR!

THORA starts to get up. Mai nods to herself knowingly, anticipating what will be coming next.

FIVE!

THORA is declared up. Mai comes in, almost positioned like an MMA fighter in her stance. She starts throwing strikes all over. THORA jumps up into a leaping enziguri and catches Mai off-guard. Mai goes down and THORA jumps into a double stomp. Mai rolls over onto her stomach, grimacing in pain. THORA waits for Mai to get to all fours and then kicks her in the ribs. Mai falls back to the floor and THORA backs off to allow the referee to count her.

ONE!

TWO!

THREE!

Mai gets up to all fours agan.

FOUR!

FIVE!

Mai gets to her feet and almost stumbles back a step. She is declared up and THORA comes in with a flying roundhouse kick. Mai sees it coming and ducks allowing THORA to fly right over top of her. Mai turns and gets a big roundhouse kick that knocks THORA into the ringpost head first.

Crowd: OOOOHHHH!!!

THORA crumples to the floor, Mai backing off to, once again, allow the referee to start the count.

ONE!

TWO!

THREE!

FOUR!

FIVE!

THORA starts to move, looking around with glazed eyes that show she’s not really regained her senses properly yet.

SIX!

THORA grabs at the ring skirt and pulls herself to her knees.

SEVEN!

THORA drags herself up, one leg at a time.

EIGHT!

THORA gets to her feet and turns to face the official, leaning against the edge of the ring. She is declared up and Mai comes in, throwing combinations that THORA manages to get her arms up to block. Mai tries for leg kicks but THORA jumps into a knee to the face that Mai never sees coming. The knee connects and Mai falls back to one knee. THORA hits a discus forearm and Mai goes down onto the floor on her back. THORA leans back against the ring’s edge so she won’t fall down while the referee counts Mai.

ONE!

TWO!

THREE!

FOUR!

THORA watches on uneasily as Mai starts to move.

FIVE!

SIX!

Mai rolls over and starts to pull herself up by the ring skirt.

SEVEN!

EIGHT!

Mai gets to her feet and staggers back. She is declared up and THORA rolls back onto the apron. She uses the ropes to stand up and Mai climbs up next to her. The two begin to trade shots, each blocking the other’s punches. THORA goes to jump into a kick but Mai watches her and spins into a spinebuster onto the edge of the ring. THORA falls off the edge and splats on the floor. Mai steps back against the ropes and falls into the ring. The referee starts counting both down.

ONE!

TWO!

THREE!

FOUR!

FIVE!

Mai grabs the ropes and pulls herself back up, one rope at a time.

SIX!

Mai gets to her feet and is declared up.

SEVEN!

THORA pulls herself up, slowly but surely.

EIGHT!

NINE!

THORA gets up and the referee declares her up. The crowd cheers at the seemingly miraculous rising. She climbs back up onto the edge of the rings and the two trade shots, now neither one able to block the other. They each draw blood on their second shots and keep going. They hammer away until Mai starts to double over. THORA swings for another and Mai gets her up into a fireman’s carry. Mai half jumps, half falls off the edge into the Lights Out.

Crowd: HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!

Both of them fall to the floor and the referee starts to count on both competitors.

ONE!

TWO!

THREE!

FOUR!

FIVE!

SIX!

Mai starts to move.

SEVEN!

Mai rolls over, grabs the barricade and pulls herself up.

EIGHT!

NINE!

Mai is declared up!

TEN!



Alex Lawson: The winner of this match…and STILL Zion Wrestling VIRAL CHAMPION…MAI! BLACKMAN!

Eddie Red Apples: Blackman has…done it! She’s vanquished the Mighty THORA!

Amber Westgate: The future of the Viral Championship is definitely up in the air now! If THORA can’t rescue the title away from Mai Blackman, who can?

Blackman gets through the pain of the match enough to taunt the booing fans, raising her title in the air as we fade out!

WINNER: MAI BLACKMAN (VIA KNOCKOUT)
CHAMPIONSHIP RETAINED

[Kai Morgan]

Vivian Blake: The following contest…is your main event…scheduled for one fall!

Crowd: ONE FALL!

Vivian Blake: And it is for the ZION! WRESTLING! CHAMPIONSHIP!



A police siren begins to sound off, wailing a couple times before Blake lifts her mic again.

Vivian Blake: "Please welcome at this time... INNEEEEEER CIRRRRRRCLE!"

Inner Circle's lead singer Trevor "Skatta" Bonnick leans to the crowd, microphone in hand.

Skatta: "Bad boys, bad boys!"

Crowd: "WHAT'CHA GONNA DO? WHAT'CHA GONNA DO WHEN THEY COME FOR YOU?!"

Skatta: "Bad boys, bad boys!"

Crowd: "WHAT'CHA GONNA DO? WHAT'CHA GONNA DO WHEN THEY COME FOR YOU?!"

Lights come up as the theme to "Cops" begins to swell, complete with a guitar riff that isn't actually by Inner Circle's true guitarist as the siren continues to sound off.

Skatta: "EASY ON MY BAD BOYS! EASY ON MY BAD GIRLS!"

After two more bars of swell, the siren fades away and "Bad Boys" fully kicks in.

"BAD BOYS! What'cha gon'-what'cha gon'-what'cha gonna do? HUH!
When-a Sheriff John Brown come fo' you?
Tell me! What'cha gonna do? What'cha gonna do-ohhh!
WHAT'CHA GONNA DOOO?!"

The music pauses for just a bar as Skatta, while singing, points to the guitarist.

Skatta: "Bad boys, bad boys! What'cha gonna do?"

In the split-second the guitarist has, they pull back their hood to reveal that they're actually the #1 contender to the Zion Title, the Scrap-Iron Scarecrow Faye Brown!

Crowd: "WHAT'CHA GONNA DO WHEN THEY COME FOR YOU?"

Skatta kinda laughs in the middle of his second hook before continuing.

"When you were eight, you had bad traits.
You go to school and learn the golden rule.
So why are you actin' like a bloody fool?
If you get HOT! You must act cool, bad boys!"

Inner Circle plus Faye go back into the famous hook before they reach the next verse. Brown is having the time of her life up on the stage, as the crowd can be seen intermittently vibing to the theme.

"You chuck it on this one. You chuck it on that one.
You chuck it on your mother and you chuck it on your father.
You chuck it on your sister and you chuck it on your brother.
You chuck it on that one, HEY!"

Skatta: "Say BAD BOYS! What'cha gonna do?"

Inner Circle continues the hook, and Brown continues her guitar work. There are more shots of the crowd vibing, which is all well and good. They're hot for all that's going on right now.

"Nobody nah give you no break!
Police nah give you no break!
Inner Circle nah give you no break!
No no no no no, HEY! Say BAD BOYS!"

After one final hook, Faye finally hands the guitar to Inner Circle's true guitarist. He gives her a solo on her way off the stage. Once the Killshot Kid is able, she slaps high-fives all around with a big smile on her face until she gets to the ring. The #1 contender rolls into the ring as Inner Circle reaches the end of their performance. She climbs the nearest turnbuckle and points to the reggae band, shouting to the partisan crowd "I ACTUALLY GOT THE REAL INNER CIRCLE!" The view then focuses on Inner Circle, as they reach eight bars of an ending before one final squeal. Through this squeal, Skatta shouts.

Skatta: "BAD BOOO-OOO-OOOOYS!"

The crowd cheers for Inner Circle's appearance as Faye thanks them as much as she can before removing her battle jacket, readying herself for the biggest match of her life.

The sound of a helicopter can be heard overhead it had a huge Angel Kash logo on it. The camera soon pans in and inside the chopper is none other than the Trillion-Dollar Princess who is dressed to the nines wearing a gold mink fur entrance robe, and her gold wrestling gear with her Zion Wrestling Title around her waist. She has a proud smirk as she appears on the video screen and it was the main event of Zion Wrestling Destiny Night One. As MetLife Stadium can be viewed from her seat, she has one leg crossed over the other as it makes it to the helipad it lands, outside of the helipad can be seen a red carpet. Right after it lands, the door opens and Angel soon steps out smugly ready for the biggest night of her career. Soon the video feed stops and the camera pans inside the arena when Superficial by Hiedi Montag hits as the fans boo loudly at the music of the Zion Wrestling Champion, and leader of the Privileged Elite Angel Kash.



Soon a red carpet rolls out to the ring and a sea of paparazzi approach the ring as the fans await the arrival of The Zion Wrestling Champion. As the red carpet rolls and a lone spotlight can be seen on the ramp as out from the back steps Angel Kash. Who has a huge smirk on her face, she slowly saunters to the ring taking her time to soak in the reaction and pose a bit for the pictures of the paparazzi. She then stops at the top of the ramp undoes the title belt and holds it high in the air as gold pyro goes off behind her, as she then counties her way down holding up her title high up in the air, so everyone can see it. As she then climbs up the steel steps and orders the referee to lower the ropes for her, which he does as she enters the ring motioning everyone out of her spotlight as she poses proudly with her belt high in the air causing even more pyro to go off all over the arena, as she then stops and walks over to the corner, where she lays across the turnbuckle nonchalantly looking at her own reflection in the belt as her music cuts.

Vivian Blake: Introducing first…the challenger…from Syracuse, New York…weighing in at 114 lbs…Faye! Brown!

And her opponent…representing the Privileged Elite…from The Hamptons, New York…weighing in at 128 lbs…she is the ZION! WRESTLING! CHAMPION!...ANGEL! KASH!

Brown and Kash back into their respective corners, with the challenger seeming especially amped for this one as the referee calls for the bell!



Brown doesn’t even hesitate, rushing over to Kash and taking her down immediately with the KILLSHOT!! BROWN HITS THE JUMPING LEG LARIAT RIGHT IN KASH’S CORNER!! Kash doesn’t let Brown take advantage of the big move however, making sure to roll under the bottom rope and to the floor immediately after hitting the mat! Brown is frustrated with the attempts by Kash to dodge her as she looks to chase her out of the ring! The official stops her however, instructing Brown to remain inside the ring as he makes the count for Kash! Brown isn’t dim however, knowing that the official’s count means very little to Kash when she can take the countout loss and retain her title! She exits through the other side of the ring, rushing through the ringside area and gaining momentum as she makes her way over to Kash! She attempts to nail her with a Spear, but Kash has other plans, using her own momentum against her and throwing her into the ring post! She transitions, throwing Brown into the barricade! She gets Brown back to her feet, throwing her into the ring before going for the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

Kick out by Brown! Kash’s frustration begins to build now as she gets Brown to her feet, throwing her into the corner and laying into her with a set of vicious punches and stomps! The official gets between them, instructing Kash to let Brown out of the corner as she backs away! This proves to benefit Brown however, who grabs Kash as she returns and throws her into the corner, laying into her with rapid kicks and punches! She throws Kash out of the corner, before running over and going for another Killshot! Kash ducks out of the way however, leaving Brown to jump to the mat behind her and taking advantage with a Spinning Heel Kick! Brown scrambles to get back to her feet, but Kash cuts her off, hitting her with a Running Knee Lift! She goes for the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

Kick out again by Brown! Kash is once again left frustrated as she gets Brown to her feet and takes her to the corner! Brown reverses however, throwing Kash into the corner instead, before climbing to the second rope and laying into her with mounted punches! The crowd counts along as Brown wails on Kash with ten punches to the head in succession! She hops down, running to the opposite corner of the ring before nailing Kash with a Knee in the corner, before transitioning straight into a Bulldog! She goes for the pin now!

ONE…!

TWO…!

Kick out by Kash! Brown gets her to her feet before lighting up her chest with a vicious Knife Edge Chop! Kash recoils a bit, her pain quickly turning to even more frustration as she responds by simply laying a slap across Brown’s face! Brown recoils now, however this doesn’t last long, with Brown immediately turning right back to Kash, face red with rage! Kash sees this and immediately loses her cool, rushing out of the ring as Brown gives chase! She tours the ringside area with Brown in tow, jumping over a set of steel steps before kicking them straight into Brown’s legs when she attempts to catch up with her! The shot sends Brown straight to the floor at ringside, with her head slamming against the concrete with a nasty thud! Kash sees this, deciding to take advantage by getting Brown up and ramming her headfirst into the same steel steps! She gets Brown to her feet, throwing her back into the ring before sending stomp after stomp to her head! Brown still doesn’t go down in earnest however, with Kash getting more frustrated with her tenacity! She begins to trash talk her challenger, pushing her head as she tries to get to her knees and telling her to give up! But Brown doesn’t listen, still trying to get to her feet in a daze!

Kash eventually pulls Brown to her feet, a move that she would come to regret as Brown retorts, swatting her hands away and hitting her with a Bell Clap! Kash recoils, leaving her open to a second Bell Clap from Brown! She whips Kash around, hitting her with a third Bell Clap from behind that sends her to her knees! Brown caps off this attack, hitting the ropes and nailing Kash with a Shining Wizard! She goes for the pin!

ONE…!

TWO…!

TH-

Kick out by Kash! Brown looks up at the official in disbelief, confirming the two count as Kash tries to get away under the bottom rope! Brown gives chase once again, not having to put in as much effort this time as Kash is two exhausted to get too far! Before Brown catches up with her however, Kash looks right into the lens of the nearest camera, making a “come here” gesture towards it! Brown ignores this, driving Kash’s head into the announce table before stripping it of all its parts! She lays Kash on the top of the table before making her way back to the ring, taking to the top rope! She raises both fingers in the air as she gauges the distance between where she’s standing and the table at ringside before launching off with an Elbow Drop! This backfires on her however, as just before she comes in range of the table, something pulls Kash off! Brown crashes through the announce table alone, lying in the wreckage as the camera pans over to reveal Summer Page and Chris Mosh!

Winter Mae: You gotta be kidding me!

Trick Morrison: The Privileged Elite have come to Angel Kash’s rescue! And judging by the looks of our table, they made sure she dodged a hell of a bullet!

Page helps Kash back to her feet, showing the aftermath of Brown’s daredevil stunt! Kash looks at Brown in a heap at ringside before laying a big kiss on both Mosh and Page’s cheeks! She throws Brown back in the ring, waiting in the corner for her to get up before running up and hitting the KASH OUT!! CODEBREAKER CONNECTS!! Kash with the pin!

ONE…!

KICK OUT BY BROWN!! BROWN KICKS OUT AT ONE!!

Winter Mae: ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!

Trick Morrison: That move is usually a one and done! Light’s out! End of story! Faye Brown just kicked out of it…at ONE!!

Brown pops up off the pin, immediately collapsing back to the mat! She’s still dazed, having no idea where she is! But at the same time…she’s fired up! She repeatedly bangs the mat with her feet, unintentionally prompting the crowd to do the same! Kash looks around in utter shock and confusion, her eyes panning over to Brown, then to the fans, then to Page and Mosh! She drags Brown to her feet, looking for another move, but Brown pushes her away before unloading on her with a stiff Forearm! She batters her with another! Then another! Then ANOTHER! She eventually sends Kash to a knee, before hitting her with another SHINING WIZARD!! She goes for the pin, but Chris Mosh comes in with the distraction, arguing with the referee and giving Kash time to recover! Brown eventually contends with this, coming over to the confrontation between the official and Mosh and trying to break things up! The two ignore Brown however, with the Killshot Kid rolling her eyes and walking away, knowing that stopping the argument is not worth taking her eyes off Kash! She immediately proves herself right, with Kash just barely making it to her feet before beckoning to Summer Page! She puts a hand up, waiting for it to be filled with a pair of brass knuckles being tossed to her from the outside by Page! Brown catches the foreign object before tossing it over Brown’s head! She hits the ropes as Brown scrambles to catch them, finally getting a solid hold on them just in time to get hit with the KILLSHOT!! JUMPING LEG LARIAT TO A DISTRACTED KASH!! Brown goes for the pin, with the referee getting in position just in time!

ONE…!

TWO…!

THREE-

SHOULDER UP BY KASH!!

Winter Mae: Well…SHIT!

Trick Morrison: Seeing Faye Brown kick out of the Kash Out was one thing…but Angel Kash just escaped a pin from a move that’s put out the rest of the Privileged Elite!

Winter Mae: I can’t believe I’m saying this…but Angel Kash might actually be able to hang with Faye Brown!

Brown looks at the official in complete and utter disbelief! She confirms the two count as she gets Kash back to her feet looking for another move, but Kash directly retorts, looking to swing with the Brass Knuckles! Brown ducks underneath however, leaving Kash to hit an errant swing on official Stephen Stone! Even the hard bodied referee can’t resist falling to the brass as he collapses to the mat! Kash looks down at the out cold official, mortified over the fact that she won’t be able to acquire a three count until he somehow gets up! But she hardly lets this distract her, going for another swing on Brown with the brass Knuckles! Brown catches the hand however, wrenching the arm and hitting an ARM WRENCH PELE KICK!! She gets to her feet, looking to follow up! She waits for Kash to get up, before going for the KillShot! But Kash pushes her over head, with Brown immediately being dropped into a TOTAL KNOCKOUT BY SUMMER PAGE!! Brown turns around, with Chris Mosh getting her in position and dropping her with the MOSH PIT!!

Kash leaps onto Brown for the pin, but the referee out of position, Mosh and Page beckon someone from the back to help! It’s at that moment, donned in a referee’s uniform, that Jessica Anderson makes her way to the ring! The Jobber of the Privileged Elite limps down to the ring, still battered from her match with Lily Lopez earlier in the night, yet still eager to help! She immediately gets hit by a Running Shoulder Tackle from an arriving Logan Bailey! He looks up at Page and Mosh from ringside, asking them “Where’s your ref now?” before backing up the ramp and going to the back as the two give chase! Kash looks on at all this, quickly realizing he’s all alone as Brown just lays against the ropes and laughs! Kash turns around, her fury slowly coming to a boil as Brown stares down with her! The two rush each other, meeting in the center of the ring and leveling each other with strikes! Brown pushes Kash away, ducking under a Clothesline before hitting the ropes and going for a swing of her own! Kash ducks underneath it however, going for a Spinning Heel Kick to Brown! She dodges it however, going for the Killshot on a recovering Kash! She pushes Brown over her head however, catching her as she turns around with the KASHOUT!! SECOND KASHOUT HITS HER!! Kash with the pin, just as the official gets back in position!

ONE…!

TWO…!

THREE-

Kick out by Brown! Kash is apoplectic at this point, asking Brown way she just won’t “stay the fuck down”.

Faye Brown: I ain't hea' a fuckin' bell…

Kash looks on, absolutely astonished by what she’s seeing.

Angel Kash: Just…just stay down! What do you have to prove!

Brown explodes in a rage now!

Faye Brown: I AIN'T HEARD A FUCKIN' BELL, MOTHAFUCKA! YOU AIN'T ALL THAT! C'MON, LEH'S GO, BITCH! FUCKIN' FIGHT ME! FUCKIN'! FIGHT! ME!

Kash shakes her head, completely in a rage as she waits for Brown to get to her feet! Kash looks for a third Kash Flow on a woozy Brown, however with one final surge of adrenaline, Faye catches Angel by the knees, then tosses her down to the ground. Kash lands on her knees, with Faye only catching her by the arms. The Scrap-Iron Scarecrow wraps the Trillion Dollar Princess's arms in just the right spots and... RIOT MAKER! Faye Brown with the biggest Riot Maker she can muster! Angel's out cold! Brown flops into the cover!

ONE!

TWO!

THREE?

...

THREE!



"BAD BOYS! What'cha gon-what'cha gon-what'cha gon-na dooo?"

The Method In The Badness remix of "Bad Boys" kicks in over the sound system as the metaphorical roof blows off Metlife Stadium. Logan Bailey starts jumping up, down, and finally over the barricade at his wife's accomplishment, screaming "HOLY SHIT, SHE DID IT! FUCK YES!" the whole way.

Winter Mae: SIEGE: OVER! WE HAVE A NEW ZION CHAMPION!

An exasperated Faye Brown can't even move herself off of the now-former champion. The referee presents the Killshot Kid with the Zion Wrestling Championship, for which Brown can only hold her arms out to grab. Faye hugs the title to her chest as tears start to form at her eyes. Bailey rolls into the ring and hugs at his newly-crowned world champion of a wife, quietly telling her "savor the fuck out of this."

Vivian Blake: Here is your winner... AND NEEEEEEEW! ZION WRESTLING CHAMPION! FAAAAAAAYE BROOOOOOWN!

That's a call Vivian's wanted to make ever since New Year's Revolution. Logan helps Faye up to her feet finally, but only stays in the ring for long enough after to kiss his wife on the cheek and present her as the winner. Confetti falls from the stage as Brown holds her newly won Zion Wrestling Championship up in the air. She looks to the stage, expecting someone to run down, but finally no one does. All she sees is Logan applauding her, like everyone in the crowd. Faye sees this, gives them a bow, and visibly gives her thanks, with tears falling like no one's business. With a quick surge of energy, Brown jumps to the top turnbuckle and beckons a camera. She holds a finger up, only to put it down before pointing to her title.

Faye Brown: I FINALLY! FUCKING! DID IT!

Brown drops from the turnbuckle to the mat, and seeing all the confetti in the ring, decides to do confetti angels. Which her husband decides to join her in doing before a few folks from the crowd decide to join in as well. Security has to back some others off and away, but they fail. This is a time for celebration, after all.

Winter Mae: It's an absolute riot in there, but I can't say Faye doesn't deserve it!

Trick Morrison: With all the shit she's been through, I'd say a party's in order.

Winter Mae: For Trick Morrison, I'm Winter Mae, we'll see you tomorrow night for night two of Destiny! Keep having your fun, new champ!

The view fades with a copyright notice on the Zion Wrestling Champion Faye Brown still doing confetti angels next to her husband Logan Bailey. Faye's finally made it back to the top of the mountain that she'd been climbing since February 2021.

WINNER: FAYE BROWN (VIA PINFALL)
NEW CHAMPION CROWNED