JANUARY 21st, 2015
GUTTERSON FIELDHOUSE - BURLINGTON, VERMONT, USA
GUTTERSON FIELDHOUSE - BURLINGTON, VERMONT, USA
The Ascension theme music begins to play as the camera makes rapid pans across the roaring crowd! A series of red and white pyros go off above the ring, up the ramp and then around the stage and screen leaving a haze of white smoke.
BUDDY ROBERTS: Hello and welcome to Vermont! We are just one week away from crowing our very first LORD OF ASCENSION!
MICHAEL HEENAN: That's right! I am quite pissed that Mr. Troy left me out of the tournament!
BR: Yea, right, Michael. We've got a huge night tonight. Former MMA champion Melvin will face off against our World champion Liam in a steel cage match!
MH: We will also determine the next number one contender for the Hardcore title!
BR: We are hot on the road to the Lord Of Ascension so lets gets rolling with a new debut!
BUDDY ROBERTS: Hello and welcome to Vermont! We are just one week away from crowing our very first LORD OF ASCENSION!
MICHAEL HEENAN: That's right! I am quite pissed that Mr. Troy left me out of the tournament!
BR: Yea, right, Michael. We've got a huge night tonight. Former MMA champion Melvin will face off against our World champion Liam in a steel cage match!
MH: We will also determine the next number one contender for the Hardcore title!
BR: We are hot on the road to the Lord Of Ascension so lets gets rolling with a new debut!
BUZZ JACOBS VS QUINLAN QUAIL
SINGLES MATCH
The lights dim in the arena, as "Habits (Stay High) - Hippie Sabotage Remix" by Tove Lo hits. A single spotlight shines on the entrance. After a suspenseful delay, Buzz steps out onto the ramp, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, pulled over his face so you can barely even see his eyes. The fans boo as he marches down the aisle, ignoring their outstretched hands and insults. He hops onto the ring apron, tilting his head back, and scanning the crowd disdainfully. He climbs through the ropes, pulling his hood down, as he walks to the nearest turnbuckle. He raises one arm into the air, and with one finger outstretched. He hops off of the apron, removes his hoodie, and then goes over to the far corner and paces as he awaits the start of the match.
RING ANNOUNCER: The following contest is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, making his AWS debut, from Lansing, Michigan, weighing in at 210 pounds... BUZZ JACOBS!!!
BR: Buzz Jacobs has been creating... well quite a buzz since signing onto the dotted line for the AWS.
MH: And the man who earned his stripes over in Japan doesn't look like he's going to wait for the big man to get to the ring to start this one! And I for one don't blame him! It'd take Quinlan forever!
"Ready for the Floor" by Hot Chip hits over the speakers and out steps Quinlan Quail. Quinlan dances to the ring, skipping and swaying happily. His bulk sways side to side, almost like a metronome. It's a wonder that he is able to move, being as heavy and fat as he is, but surprisingly he handles himself with ease.
RING ANNOUNCER: And his opponent, hailing from Des Moines, Iowa, weighing in at 1000 pounds... QUINLAN QUAIL!!!
BR: And this has been dubbed the re-debut of the Gentle Giant here in the AWS.
MH: How can you debut twice? This guy really is retarded.
As Quinlan is almost at the edge of the ring apron, Buzz Jacobs takes off running inside the ring and... suicide dive to the outside!!! The big man goes crashing to the ground and Buzz Jacobs lets out a loud yell as the fans shower him with boos. The referee admonishes Buzz to bring the action to the ring but he just smiles as he lays the boots to Quinlan on the outside.
BR: Has the opening bell even rang?
MH: Who cares?!?
BR: Certainly not Buzz Jacobs! OUCH! OH GOD! What a kick to the spine by Buzz! Quinlan is in some serious pain.
After a violent kick to the spine of Quinlan, Buzz Jacobs slowly rolls into the ring and tells the ref to ring the bell to start the match.
BR: There's the bell and we're officially underway.... but Quinlan is still on the outside.
MH: Count him out ref!
At the behest of Buzz Jacobs, the referee begins the ten count.
1...
2....
3....
4.....
5.....
6.....
Quinlan starts to stir.
7....
Quinlan to one knee.
8....
Quinlan on his feet...
9.....
NO!!!
BR: Quinlan slides into the ring just as the ref was about to make the 10 count!
MH: And Buzz Jacobs is livid! He thought for sure he had his first win in the bag!
Buzz in the refs face and he grabs him by the collar threatening to hit him. The ref warns Buzz that he'll DQ him and as Buzz turns back around he's met with a huge clothesline from Quinlan!
BR: Did you see that? Buzz spun around about three times before he landed on his face!
MH: You must have never heard of 'retard strength' Buddy.
Quinlan bounces off the ropes and they stretch out to just about their limits before he lands on Buzz with a huge leg drop. Quinlan covers.
One....
Two...
NO!
BR: Buzz able to kick out there and he's still got a shot in this one.
MH: Quinlan to his feet now...
Quinlan helps up Buzz and whips him into the ropes, Buzz bounces back into the arms of Quinlan... powerslam!!!
BR: That shook the ring!
MH: They man weighs as much as a car... how this ring holds up is anyone's guess.
Quinlan picks up Buzz again and tosses him into the corner. Buzz hits the turnbuckle back first and drops to the mat in pain! Quinlan waists little time as he stalks the newcomer into the corner, lifting him back up and setting him back first against the turnbuckles. The crowd goes silent and Quinlan with his massive paw slaps the chest of Buzz!!
BR: Look at Buzz Jacobs' chest... instantly red!
MH: It's like being slapped by a Grizzly bear.
Quinlan brings his hand back to slap the chest of Buzz again, but Buzz rakes the eyes of the big man. Buzz quickly slides out of the way and shoves Quinlan into the corner. Buzz lays into the big man with a barrage of kicks to the midsection.
MH: Stop a mudhole in his ass!
BR: Mudhole? That'd be like a mud lake!
MH: Did you just make a joke, Buddy? Wow, there is a first time for everything!
Buzz stomps Quinlan until the big man slumps down into the corner. Jacobs backs up into the opposite corner and takes off running... running dropkick to the chest of Quinlan!!! Quail rolls over and Buzz goes for the cover.
One....
Two....
NO!!!
BR: Quinlan powers out at two and tosses Buzz off of him. Such strength.
MH: Buzz has him right where he wants him. He's had a strategy all the way.
Buzz looks at Quinlan and he swiftly climbs to the outside. Buzz waits for Quinlan to get to his feet and he springs off the ropes with a springboard lariat!! The big man stumbles backwards.
BR: Not enough to knock him off his feet, though. Buzz now climbs the top rope and Quinlan is still stumbling in the ring... diving bulldog!!!!
MH: That put his big ass back down!
BR: And Buzz is signaling for something here... this could be it...
Buzz goes to position Quinlan for the BUZZ SAW! NO! Quinlan with a stiff elbow to the side of Buzz's head. Buzz stumbles backwards before regaining his composure and runs towards Quinlan... DDT by Quinlan.
BR: Ouch!
Quinlan picks up Buzz and hoists him up... CLASH OF THE GUMMI BEAR!
MH: My lord what a chokebomb!
Quinlan lays on top of Buzz.
One...
Two...
THREE!
RING ANNOUNCER: Here is your winner via pinfall... QUINLAN QUAIL
RING ANNOUNCER: The following contest is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, making his AWS debut, from Lansing, Michigan, weighing in at 210 pounds... BUZZ JACOBS!!!
BR: Buzz Jacobs has been creating... well quite a buzz since signing onto the dotted line for the AWS.
MH: And the man who earned his stripes over in Japan doesn't look like he's going to wait for the big man to get to the ring to start this one! And I for one don't blame him! It'd take Quinlan forever!
"Ready for the Floor" by Hot Chip hits over the speakers and out steps Quinlan Quail. Quinlan dances to the ring, skipping and swaying happily. His bulk sways side to side, almost like a metronome. It's a wonder that he is able to move, being as heavy and fat as he is, but surprisingly he handles himself with ease.
RING ANNOUNCER: And his opponent, hailing from Des Moines, Iowa, weighing in at 1000 pounds... QUINLAN QUAIL!!!
BR: And this has been dubbed the re-debut of the Gentle Giant here in the AWS.
MH: How can you debut twice? This guy really is retarded.
As Quinlan is almost at the edge of the ring apron, Buzz Jacobs takes off running inside the ring and... suicide dive to the outside!!! The big man goes crashing to the ground and Buzz Jacobs lets out a loud yell as the fans shower him with boos. The referee admonishes Buzz to bring the action to the ring but he just smiles as he lays the boots to Quinlan on the outside.
BR: Has the opening bell even rang?
MH: Who cares?!?
BR: Certainly not Buzz Jacobs! OUCH! OH GOD! What a kick to the spine by Buzz! Quinlan is in some serious pain.
After a violent kick to the spine of Quinlan, Buzz Jacobs slowly rolls into the ring and tells the ref to ring the bell to start the match.
BR: There's the bell and we're officially underway.... but Quinlan is still on the outside.
MH: Count him out ref!
At the behest of Buzz Jacobs, the referee begins the ten count.
1...
2....
3....
4.....
5.....
6.....
Quinlan starts to stir.
7....
Quinlan to one knee.
8....
Quinlan on his feet...
9.....
NO!!!
BR: Quinlan slides into the ring just as the ref was about to make the 10 count!
MH: And Buzz Jacobs is livid! He thought for sure he had his first win in the bag!
Buzz in the refs face and he grabs him by the collar threatening to hit him. The ref warns Buzz that he'll DQ him and as Buzz turns back around he's met with a huge clothesline from Quinlan!
BR: Did you see that? Buzz spun around about three times before he landed on his face!
MH: You must have never heard of 'retard strength' Buddy.
Quinlan bounces off the ropes and they stretch out to just about their limits before he lands on Buzz with a huge leg drop. Quinlan covers.
One....
Two...
NO!
BR: Buzz able to kick out there and he's still got a shot in this one.
MH: Quinlan to his feet now...
Quinlan helps up Buzz and whips him into the ropes, Buzz bounces back into the arms of Quinlan... powerslam!!!
BR: That shook the ring!
MH: They man weighs as much as a car... how this ring holds up is anyone's guess.
Quinlan picks up Buzz again and tosses him into the corner. Buzz hits the turnbuckle back first and drops to the mat in pain! Quinlan waists little time as he stalks the newcomer into the corner, lifting him back up and setting him back first against the turnbuckles. The crowd goes silent and Quinlan with his massive paw slaps the chest of Buzz!!
BR: Look at Buzz Jacobs' chest... instantly red!
MH: It's like being slapped by a Grizzly bear.
Quinlan brings his hand back to slap the chest of Buzz again, but Buzz rakes the eyes of the big man. Buzz quickly slides out of the way and shoves Quinlan into the corner. Buzz lays into the big man with a barrage of kicks to the midsection.
MH: Stop a mudhole in his ass!
BR: Mudhole? That'd be like a mud lake!
MH: Did you just make a joke, Buddy? Wow, there is a first time for everything!
Buzz stomps Quinlan until the big man slumps down into the corner. Jacobs backs up into the opposite corner and takes off running... running dropkick to the chest of Quinlan!!! Quail rolls over and Buzz goes for the cover.
One....
Two....
NO!!!
BR: Quinlan powers out at two and tosses Buzz off of him. Such strength.
MH: Buzz has him right where he wants him. He's had a strategy all the way.
Buzz looks at Quinlan and he swiftly climbs to the outside. Buzz waits for Quinlan to get to his feet and he springs off the ropes with a springboard lariat!! The big man stumbles backwards.
BR: Not enough to knock him off his feet, though. Buzz now climbs the top rope and Quinlan is still stumbling in the ring... diving bulldog!!!!
MH: That put his big ass back down!
BR: And Buzz is signaling for something here... this could be it...
Buzz goes to position Quinlan for the BUZZ SAW! NO! Quinlan with a stiff elbow to the side of Buzz's head. Buzz stumbles backwards before regaining his composure and runs towards Quinlan... DDT by Quinlan.
BR: Ouch!
Quinlan picks up Buzz and hoists him up... CLASH OF THE GUMMI BEAR!
MH: My lord what a chokebomb!
Quinlan lays on top of Buzz.
One...
Two...
THREE!
RING ANNOUNCER: Here is your winner via pinfall... QUINLAN QUAIL
WINNER: QUINLAN QUAIL
BR: Wow! Quinlan was a bit too heavy for Buzz!
MH: Lets not count Buzz out. Buzz was very impressive in his debut in my opinion and as long as he isn't turned off by some stiff competition he could be a big star here.
BR: I think he may have underestimated the competition, but that's what happens when you have a big ego.
MH: Still though, with just a bit more effort he could have easily been the one with his hand raised here.
BR: Up next we have a big time match with championship implications right after a word from our wonderful sponsors!
The camera fades to commercial...
MH: Lets not count Buzz out. Buzz was very impressive in his debut in my opinion and as long as he isn't turned off by some stiff competition he could be a big star here.
BR: I think he may have underestimated the competition, but that's what happens when you have a big ego.
MH: Still though, with just a bit more effort he could have easily been the one with his hand raised here.
BR: Up next we have a big time match with championship implications right after a word from our wonderful sponsors!
The camera fades to commercial...
KAITO CASANOVA VS RYAN SHANE
VS SAMUEL HYDE VS THOMAS B.B. GUNN
HARDCORE CHAMPIONSHIP #1 CONTENDER
HARDCORE MATCH
Thomas B.B. Gunn, Kaito Casanova, and Ryan Shane are standing in the ring. A long few minutes tick by as they await Sam Hyde’s entrance.
BR: We are waiting on Hyde to come down to get this thing started!
Suddenly Sam’s music hits, but he does not appear at the top of the ramp. Instead, a very familiar black 4-door sedan pulls in.
BR: Oh my god that’s just disgusting!
MH: What?
On the front of the sedan is a custom paint-job. It’s a blood splatter and directly in the middle, made to look written in blood says “Drago was here”.
MH: That is just perfect! What a way to make a statement in a number one contendership match. You know everyone’s attention in that ring just went to Sam Hyde.
BR: It's sick is what it is! It's basically a confession!
The car continues to make its way down the entrance ramp, and lightly bumps the ring when it arrives, jostling the three men inside. The door opens and out steps Sam Hyde wearing a leather trench-coat, there is a very familiar bag in one hand, a barbed-wire wrapped baseball bat in the other. Wordlessly he points the bat at the three in the ring.
Sam rolls in but keeps the others at a distance with the length of the bat. The bell rings and Kaito and Tommy both rolls out of the ring to the outside. Sam Hyde wastes little time and smacks Ryan Shane hard across the face with the bat!
BR: Ryan Shane might be unconscious. That was a damn bat wrapped in barbed wire that Sam just laid him out with!
MH: Judging from the blood spray I would say “Mr. Right Now” needs to go to the hospital. Right now.
Sam stands over Ryan Shane. Casanova and Gunn have stopped rummaging around underneath the ring. Both simply stare into the ring as Sam stands over the prone figure of Shane.
BR: Sam hasn’t even taken his damn coat off.
MH: WATCH! He’s got that bag again!
Sam takes the bag from his left hand and opens it up all over Ryan Shane. He writhes around on the ground in agony, screaming bloody-murder in pain. Sam smiles down at him, almost as one would to a beloved child.
Kaito Casanova looks from Sam to the body lying on the ground before him, throws up his hands and walks up the ramp to the back, swearing and muttering the whole time.
MH: It looks like Kaito Casanova wants none of Sam Hyde.
BR: Arguably a good move, look at the state of Mr. Right Now’s face. He’s been assaulted.
MH: HAH!
BR: That you would look at a man who just had his face bashed open and then literal salt poured in the wound, and you laugh? Disgusting.
MH: Someone's salty...
Thomas B.B. Gunn seems to find what he’s looking for and slides into the ring. Sam turns around and swings the bat hard, but Tommy ducks and prods Sam hard in the stomach with a led pipe. Sam doubles over and Tommy brings the pipe down on Sam’s back. The crowd cheers for the American hero as Sam falls hard to the ground. Tommy rolls into the cover.
One…!
Kickout!
BR: Strong kick out by Hyde.
MH: This is for the number one contendership to the hardcore title. Is there anyone who fits the label hardcore more? This guys insane and I love it.
BR: Well I think it’s despicable. He shows up and pours salt onto Jason Drago’s wounds, and then two weeks later runs him over with a car!
MH: You can’t prove that that was Sam Hyde.
BR: Look at the damn car he arrived in! He’s shouting it to everyone.
Tommy is back on his feet and grabs Sam by the collar of his trench coat and hoists the taller-though-smaller man to his feet with a show of strength. Tommy points at the corner and roughly Irish-whips Sam into it. Tommy runs and attempts to hit the SHOTGUNN!
NO! Sam ducks under. Tommy’s knees collide with the turnbuckle. Before he falls Sam grabs him by the shoulders and hits a vicious backstabber!
MH: Sam didn’t quite get all of that one! It looked like he was going for his Mentality maneuver, but couldn’t hook Tommy’s arms fast enough.
BR: Still that was a devastating maneuver, Tommy’s back just came straight down into the knees of Sam Hyde. Sam can choose now whether to pin Tommy or Ryan Shane. Shane hasn’t moved in quite some time, the medical staff are seeing to him in the corner as we speak.
Sam stands up and grabs Tommy Gunn by the hair. With a sadistic smile he Irish-whips Tommy by the head into the turnbuckle. Tommy’s knee collides with Ryan Shane’s face, just as the medical team was helping him to his feet. Tommy bounces off right into a vicious bat-swing by Sam. It connects brutally off of Tommy’s leg, causing him to go down screaming in pain. Hyde grabs him by the hair once more and lifts him to his feet, but Gunn can only put weight on one leg.
Hyde kicks Gunn in the stomach and lifts him in a power-bomb. Hyde turns and throws Gunn over the top rope, where Gunn smashes against the glass of the black sedan. The grass cracks and Gunn is held in a sitting position by the now-spider-webbed glass.
BR: OH MY GOD!
MH: That only leaves…
Sam turns around and smiles another sadistic smile at Ryan Shane, whose face is a crimson mask flecked with bits of salt. Shane is attempting to lift himself up in the corner. Sam Hyde rolls out of the ring and opens the passenger’s door to the sedan. From within he pulls out another bag, slightly larger than the first. He walks back towards the ring, but before he slides back in he tosses the key’s over his shoulder, where they land softly in Gunn’s lap.
Hyde rolls back into the ring and empties the contents of the second back onto the floor of the ring. It is a bag filled with thumb tacks and salt.
BR: No. He can’t mean to…
MH: How many careers is Samuel Hyde going to end here tonight?! I love this guy!
Shane stumbles forwards at Hyde like a drunken assailant. Hyde boots Shane hard in the gut, crosses his arms over his neck, lifts him up in a power-bomb.
BRIMSTONE BOMB!
BR: That was right onto that pile of tacks and salt…
MH: Now that is hardcore!
One…
Two…
THREE!
RING ANNOUNCER: Here is your winner and #1 contender for the Hardcore championship... SAMUEL HYDE!
BR: We are waiting on Hyde to come down to get this thing started!
Suddenly Sam’s music hits, but he does not appear at the top of the ramp. Instead, a very familiar black 4-door sedan pulls in.
BR: Oh my god that’s just disgusting!
MH: What?
On the front of the sedan is a custom paint-job. It’s a blood splatter and directly in the middle, made to look written in blood says “Drago was here”.
MH: That is just perfect! What a way to make a statement in a number one contendership match. You know everyone’s attention in that ring just went to Sam Hyde.
BR: It's sick is what it is! It's basically a confession!
The car continues to make its way down the entrance ramp, and lightly bumps the ring when it arrives, jostling the three men inside. The door opens and out steps Sam Hyde wearing a leather trench-coat, there is a very familiar bag in one hand, a barbed-wire wrapped baseball bat in the other. Wordlessly he points the bat at the three in the ring.
Sam rolls in but keeps the others at a distance with the length of the bat. The bell rings and Kaito and Tommy both rolls out of the ring to the outside. Sam Hyde wastes little time and smacks Ryan Shane hard across the face with the bat!
BR: Ryan Shane might be unconscious. That was a damn bat wrapped in barbed wire that Sam just laid him out with!
MH: Judging from the blood spray I would say “Mr. Right Now” needs to go to the hospital. Right now.
Sam stands over Ryan Shane. Casanova and Gunn have stopped rummaging around underneath the ring. Both simply stare into the ring as Sam stands over the prone figure of Shane.
BR: Sam hasn’t even taken his damn coat off.
MH: WATCH! He’s got that bag again!
Sam takes the bag from his left hand and opens it up all over Ryan Shane. He writhes around on the ground in agony, screaming bloody-murder in pain. Sam smiles down at him, almost as one would to a beloved child.
Kaito Casanova looks from Sam to the body lying on the ground before him, throws up his hands and walks up the ramp to the back, swearing and muttering the whole time.
MH: It looks like Kaito Casanova wants none of Sam Hyde.
BR: Arguably a good move, look at the state of Mr. Right Now’s face. He’s been assaulted.
MH: HAH!
BR: That you would look at a man who just had his face bashed open and then literal salt poured in the wound, and you laugh? Disgusting.
MH: Someone's salty...
Thomas B.B. Gunn seems to find what he’s looking for and slides into the ring. Sam turns around and swings the bat hard, but Tommy ducks and prods Sam hard in the stomach with a led pipe. Sam doubles over and Tommy brings the pipe down on Sam’s back. The crowd cheers for the American hero as Sam falls hard to the ground. Tommy rolls into the cover.
One…!
Kickout!
BR: Strong kick out by Hyde.
MH: This is for the number one contendership to the hardcore title. Is there anyone who fits the label hardcore more? This guys insane and I love it.
BR: Well I think it’s despicable. He shows up and pours salt onto Jason Drago’s wounds, and then two weeks later runs him over with a car!
MH: You can’t prove that that was Sam Hyde.
BR: Look at the damn car he arrived in! He’s shouting it to everyone.
Tommy is back on his feet and grabs Sam by the collar of his trench coat and hoists the taller-though-smaller man to his feet with a show of strength. Tommy points at the corner and roughly Irish-whips Sam into it. Tommy runs and attempts to hit the SHOTGUNN!
NO! Sam ducks under. Tommy’s knees collide with the turnbuckle. Before he falls Sam grabs him by the shoulders and hits a vicious backstabber!
MH: Sam didn’t quite get all of that one! It looked like he was going for his Mentality maneuver, but couldn’t hook Tommy’s arms fast enough.
BR: Still that was a devastating maneuver, Tommy’s back just came straight down into the knees of Sam Hyde. Sam can choose now whether to pin Tommy or Ryan Shane. Shane hasn’t moved in quite some time, the medical staff are seeing to him in the corner as we speak.
Sam stands up and grabs Tommy Gunn by the hair. With a sadistic smile he Irish-whips Tommy by the head into the turnbuckle. Tommy’s knee collides with Ryan Shane’s face, just as the medical team was helping him to his feet. Tommy bounces off right into a vicious bat-swing by Sam. It connects brutally off of Tommy’s leg, causing him to go down screaming in pain. Hyde grabs him by the hair once more and lifts him to his feet, but Gunn can only put weight on one leg.
Hyde kicks Gunn in the stomach and lifts him in a power-bomb. Hyde turns and throws Gunn over the top rope, where Gunn smashes against the glass of the black sedan. The grass cracks and Gunn is held in a sitting position by the now-spider-webbed glass.
BR: OH MY GOD!
MH: That only leaves…
Sam turns around and smiles another sadistic smile at Ryan Shane, whose face is a crimson mask flecked with bits of salt. Shane is attempting to lift himself up in the corner. Sam Hyde rolls out of the ring and opens the passenger’s door to the sedan. From within he pulls out another bag, slightly larger than the first. He walks back towards the ring, but before he slides back in he tosses the key’s over his shoulder, where they land softly in Gunn’s lap.
Hyde rolls back into the ring and empties the contents of the second back onto the floor of the ring. It is a bag filled with thumb tacks and salt.
BR: No. He can’t mean to…
MH: How many careers is Samuel Hyde going to end here tonight?! I love this guy!
Shane stumbles forwards at Hyde like a drunken assailant. Hyde boots Shane hard in the gut, crosses his arms over his neck, lifts him up in a power-bomb.
BRIMSTONE BOMB!
BR: That was right onto that pile of tacks and salt…
MH: Now that is hardcore!
One…
Two…
THREE!
RING ANNOUNCER: Here is your winner and #1 contender for the Hardcore championship... SAMUEL HYDE!
WINNER: SAMUEL HYDE (#1 CONTENDER FOR HARDCORE TITLE)
BR: Wow! What a damn brutal and dominating display by Samuel Hyde!
MH: This man shouldn't be messed with. He may have ended a career already and he just destroyed the competition to become the #1 contender for the Hardcore title!
BR: Speaking of which, we have just received the news on Jason Drago and I must tell you that it is sad and disturbing.
MH: This doesn't look good guys...
BR: I'd say not. According to our medical report, when Drago was struck by the car he severed severe internal injuries and will not be able to be cleared to compete in any known time frame. As a matter of fact he may never compete again. As of right now the AWS has exercised its right to dissolve Jason Drago's contract...
MH: Wow...
BR: His career may be over and with no known return in sight the AWS has the right to end the contract. The AWS would like to let it be known that if at some point in the future, Jason Drago is somehow miraculously cleared to compete. that the AWS would be willing to offer a new contract to the first ever TV champion.
MH: Apparently Jason Drago would like to address the AWS fans next week... we look forward to it.
MH: This man shouldn't be messed with. He may have ended a career already and he just destroyed the competition to become the #1 contender for the Hardcore title!
BR: Speaking of which, we have just received the news on Jason Drago and I must tell you that it is sad and disturbing.
MH: This doesn't look good guys...
BR: I'd say not. According to our medical report, when Drago was struck by the car he severed severe internal injuries and will not be able to be cleared to compete in any known time frame. As a matter of fact he may never compete again. As of right now the AWS has exercised its right to dissolve Jason Drago's contract...
MH: Wow...
BR: His career may be over and with no known return in sight the AWS has the right to end the contract. The AWS would like to let it be known that if at some point in the future, Jason Drago is somehow miraculously cleared to compete. that the AWS would be willing to offer a new contract to the first ever TV champion.
MH: Apparently Jason Drago would like to address the AWS fans next week... we look forward to it.
ROCKY HOLLYWOOD VS STEPHANIE HAWKINS VS THE NINJA
LORD OF ASCENSION QUARTERFINALS MATCH
Longhorn plays as a limo drives out into the arena. As the driver walks toward the back, Rocky Hollywood gets out of the back and heads for the ring after pushing his driver on his ass.
RING ANNOUNCER: The following match is a Lord Of Ascension quarterfinals match scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, From Hollywood, California, weighing in at 262 pounds... ROCKY HOLLYWOOD!
BR: This is totally unfair. Rocky Hollywood paid Alistair Mason to leapfrog into the Quarterfinals of this tournament!
MH: Maybe. Or maybe they knew that there is no legitimate tournament without Rocky!
As the lights dim down and the big screen starts to scramble for a signal. Then, a loud buzzing sound comes over the p.a. system as the fans hold their hands up to their ears: trying to sound out the annoying sound. Suddenly, the buzzing stops and a pyro shoots down from the ceiling as its accompanied by "Material Girl" by Madonna.
As the lyrics blare over the p.a. system, a very familiar entrance video start to play with the name "Diamond" flashing for a few seconds before Stephanie Hawkins starts to strut out from the back. She poses at the top of the ramp with her hand perched upon her hip as she glares across at the booing crowd. “Sensational” Hollywood walks out from the back and she’s clapping as she makes her way over to the side of Stephanie. She smiles over Stephanie’s shoulder and nods as Stephanie starts thrusting her hips from side to side. The fans start to boo.
As the fans boo her, they start chanting, "old whore" while she licks her lips with a grin upon her face. She flips her hair over the shoulder and proceeds to strut down the ramp, leaving her hand upon her hip. “Sensational” Hollywood holds her arms toward Stephanie as she follows behind her; saying “she’s a future icon.” She makes her way down to the bottom of the ramp and slowly to the steel stairs. Hollywood follows her to the stairs, but as Stephanie starts up, Hollywood continues to walk around the ring. She struts up the three steps and onto the ring apron. She walks to the middle of the ring and pauses. Posing once more and staring over her shoulder at the booing fans, she snaps her fingers, looks inside the ring, and motions for the referee to open the ropes. Hollywood stands on the opposite side of the ring continuing to clap and nod her head with a sense of proudness for her client. He opens the ropes and she steps down under the second rope as she enters the ring.
Once inside the ring, she walks toward the middle with her arms raised above her head as she twirls around. She licks her lips and struts to the corner. She climbs up to the top rope and sits on the turnbuckle as she crosses her legs. She looks up at the ramp and when her theme slowly fades, she cocks her head down at her nails.
RING ANNOUNCER: Introducing next, being accompanied by Hollywood, hailing from Brooklyn, New York, weighing in at 120 pounds... STEPHANIE "DIAMOND" HAWKINS!!!
BR: This is one confident woman.
MH: And rightfully so. She will be our first Lord and I would be happy to bow to her!
Locked and Loaded plays as the crowds boo. Then The Ninja comes out as the boos gets louder. Ninja walks along the ramp ignoring the crowds. He goes into the ring and climbs on the ropes and looks at the crowd and taunts at them. He gets off and starts to warm up for his match.
RING ANNOUNCER: Introducing last, representing the Wolfpack Nexus, weighing in at 225 pounds... THE NINJA!
BR: The Ninja has really been stepping up his game as of late and it's gotten him deep in this tournament.
MH: Any of these three are worthy of being our Lord.
The referee calls for the bell and we have a stand off. Ninja, Hawkins and Hollywood all look at each other before walking to the center of the ring. Hawkins slaps Ninja across the face, in turn Ninja slaps Rocky who then slaps Hawkins.
MH: Haha! A slap fest!
Stephanie kicks Rocky in the gut, she hooks him up quickly for Beautiful Defeat but Rocky hits her in the ribs hard. Rocky then looks for POVERTY CALL!
MH: Hey! They have the same move. Rocky had it first, he needs to sue!
BR: Seems like something he would do.
NO!! Ninja comes running in with a clothesline to Rocky though inadvertently saving Hawkins. Stephanie with a quick bulldog to Ninja! Cover!
ONE
TWO
TH-Rocky is quick to make the save. Hollywood quickly pulls Hawkins up and nails a vertical suplex. Ninja quickly from behind Rocky hits a Full Nelson Slam. Cover!
ONE
TWO
THR-This time Stephanie breaks up the count! Stephanie pulling Ninja to the corner and hopping up. Tornado DDT by Hawkins but Rocky grabs her before she can cover. Thumb to the eye by Rocky! Then a side Russian leg sweep!
BR: Triple threat matches are so hard to win, you always have that third body lurking!
MH: Someone has to win though and the winner goes on to the semi finals in lord of ascension!
Rocky moving to the corner, calling for the spear on Hawkins. Hollywood goes for it but Hawkins leap frogs. Rocky hits Ninja instead!
BR: Misfire!
Hawkins quickly kicks Rocky in the gut and drops him with a flowing DDT. Hook of the leg!
ONE
TWO
THR-Rocky shoots his shoulder up!
MH: Ninja was out and couldn’t make the save but Rocky managed to kick out
Hawkins starts to make her way to the top as Ninja makes his way to his feet. Hawkins missile dropkicks Ninja but lands on Rocky with a splash at the same time! Pin on Rocky!
ONE
TWO
THRE-Rocky again gets his shoulder up!
MH: What a move by Stephanie Hawkins! She nailed them both at the same time!
BR: Rocky still managed to kick out though, some how!
Hawkins gets up but Ninja is back to his feet. Boot to the gut of Stephanie, Brain buster from Ninja to Hawkins! Ninja quickly on to the apron and up to the top. Rocky up and shakes the top rope though, Ninja groin first on to the top buckle!
MH: Aaaah! Ninja in no mans land!
Rocky looks up at Ninja and smiles only to turn in to a BEAUTIFUL DEFEAT from Hawkins! Stephanie covers!
ONE
TWO
THRE-NO! Ninja falls from the top rope and right on to the referee, inadvertently stopping the count!
BR: That was three! What!? No! The Ninja fell on the referee before the three!
MH: What a lucky break for Rocky and The Ninja! Ninja just fell and wiped out the referee!
BR: Stephanie cannot believe it!
Stephanie gets to her feet as the referee gets to his knees holding his neck. Ninja recovers and throws Hawkins through the ropes to the outside. STUNNER by Ninja to Rocky! Pin attempt!
ONE
TWO
THREE!
RING ANNOUNCER: Here is your winner via pinfall... THE NINJA!
RING ANNOUNCER: The following match is a Lord Of Ascension quarterfinals match scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, From Hollywood, California, weighing in at 262 pounds... ROCKY HOLLYWOOD!
BR: This is totally unfair. Rocky Hollywood paid Alistair Mason to leapfrog into the Quarterfinals of this tournament!
MH: Maybe. Or maybe they knew that there is no legitimate tournament without Rocky!
As the lights dim down and the big screen starts to scramble for a signal. Then, a loud buzzing sound comes over the p.a. system as the fans hold their hands up to their ears: trying to sound out the annoying sound. Suddenly, the buzzing stops and a pyro shoots down from the ceiling as its accompanied by "Material Girl" by Madonna.
As the lyrics blare over the p.a. system, a very familiar entrance video start to play with the name "Diamond" flashing for a few seconds before Stephanie Hawkins starts to strut out from the back. She poses at the top of the ramp with her hand perched upon her hip as she glares across at the booing crowd. “Sensational” Hollywood walks out from the back and she’s clapping as she makes her way over to the side of Stephanie. She smiles over Stephanie’s shoulder and nods as Stephanie starts thrusting her hips from side to side. The fans start to boo.
As the fans boo her, they start chanting, "old whore" while she licks her lips with a grin upon her face. She flips her hair over the shoulder and proceeds to strut down the ramp, leaving her hand upon her hip. “Sensational” Hollywood holds her arms toward Stephanie as she follows behind her; saying “she’s a future icon.” She makes her way down to the bottom of the ramp and slowly to the steel stairs. Hollywood follows her to the stairs, but as Stephanie starts up, Hollywood continues to walk around the ring. She struts up the three steps and onto the ring apron. She walks to the middle of the ring and pauses. Posing once more and staring over her shoulder at the booing fans, she snaps her fingers, looks inside the ring, and motions for the referee to open the ropes. Hollywood stands on the opposite side of the ring continuing to clap and nod her head with a sense of proudness for her client. He opens the ropes and she steps down under the second rope as she enters the ring.
Once inside the ring, she walks toward the middle with her arms raised above her head as she twirls around. She licks her lips and struts to the corner. She climbs up to the top rope and sits on the turnbuckle as she crosses her legs. She looks up at the ramp and when her theme slowly fades, she cocks her head down at her nails.
RING ANNOUNCER: Introducing next, being accompanied by Hollywood, hailing from Brooklyn, New York, weighing in at 120 pounds... STEPHANIE "DIAMOND" HAWKINS!!!
BR: This is one confident woman.
MH: And rightfully so. She will be our first Lord and I would be happy to bow to her!
Locked and Loaded plays as the crowds boo. Then The Ninja comes out as the boos gets louder. Ninja walks along the ramp ignoring the crowds. He goes into the ring and climbs on the ropes and looks at the crowd and taunts at them. He gets off and starts to warm up for his match.
RING ANNOUNCER: Introducing last, representing the Wolfpack Nexus, weighing in at 225 pounds... THE NINJA!
BR: The Ninja has really been stepping up his game as of late and it's gotten him deep in this tournament.
MH: Any of these three are worthy of being our Lord.
The referee calls for the bell and we have a stand off. Ninja, Hawkins and Hollywood all look at each other before walking to the center of the ring. Hawkins slaps Ninja across the face, in turn Ninja slaps Rocky who then slaps Hawkins.
MH: Haha! A slap fest!
Stephanie kicks Rocky in the gut, she hooks him up quickly for Beautiful Defeat but Rocky hits her in the ribs hard. Rocky then looks for POVERTY CALL!
MH: Hey! They have the same move. Rocky had it first, he needs to sue!
BR: Seems like something he would do.
NO!! Ninja comes running in with a clothesline to Rocky though inadvertently saving Hawkins. Stephanie with a quick bulldog to Ninja! Cover!
ONE
TWO
TH-Rocky is quick to make the save. Hollywood quickly pulls Hawkins up and nails a vertical suplex. Ninja quickly from behind Rocky hits a Full Nelson Slam. Cover!
ONE
TWO
THR-This time Stephanie breaks up the count! Stephanie pulling Ninja to the corner and hopping up. Tornado DDT by Hawkins but Rocky grabs her before she can cover. Thumb to the eye by Rocky! Then a side Russian leg sweep!
BR: Triple threat matches are so hard to win, you always have that third body lurking!
MH: Someone has to win though and the winner goes on to the semi finals in lord of ascension!
Rocky moving to the corner, calling for the spear on Hawkins. Hollywood goes for it but Hawkins leap frogs. Rocky hits Ninja instead!
BR: Misfire!
Hawkins quickly kicks Rocky in the gut and drops him with a flowing DDT. Hook of the leg!
ONE
TWO
THR-Rocky shoots his shoulder up!
MH: Ninja was out and couldn’t make the save but Rocky managed to kick out
Hawkins starts to make her way to the top as Ninja makes his way to his feet. Hawkins missile dropkicks Ninja but lands on Rocky with a splash at the same time! Pin on Rocky!
ONE
TWO
THRE-Rocky again gets his shoulder up!
MH: What a move by Stephanie Hawkins! She nailed them both at the same time!
BR: Rocky still managed to kick out though, some how!
Hawkins gets up but Ninja is back to his feet. Boot to the gut of Stephanie, Brain buster from Ninja to Hawkins! Ninja quickly on to the apron and up to the top. Rocky up and shakes the top rope though, Ninja groin first on to the top buckle!
MH: Aaaah! Ninja in no mans land!
Rocky looks up at Ninja and smiles only to turn in to a BEAUTIFUL DEFEAT from Hawkins! Stephanie covers!
ONE
TWO
THRE-NO! Ninja falls from the top rope and right on to the referee, inadvertently stopping the count!
BR: That was three! What!? No! The Ninja fell on the referee before the three!
MH: What a lucky break for Rocky and The Ninja! Ninja just fell and wiped out the referee!
BR: Stephanie cannot believe it!
Stephanie gets to her feet as the referee gets to his knees holding his neck. Ninja recovers and throws Hawkins through the ropes to the outside. STUNNER by Ninja to Rocky! Pin attempt!
ONE
TWO
THREE!
RING ANNOUNCER: Here is your winner via pinfall... THE NINJA!
WINNER: THE NINJA
MH: The Ninja did it! The Ninja did it!
BR: Wow! Stephanie had this damn match won, but The Ninja just wanted it a little bit more!
MH: I'll volunteer to help console Stephanie with whatever she needs. I give great massages Steph. Plus Stephanie was NOT pinned, so she didn't really lose.
BR: Rocky can't be overlooked. He put forth a solid effort.
MH: I think Stephanie AND Ninja deserved to win this match, but of course only one person can advance.
BR: Be on the lookout for Stephanie. I have a feeling she's only going to use this to move forward.
MH: The Ninja has never been able to win the big ones, but this was a big match and he pulled ahead. He may very well be our first Lord.
The camera cuts over to AWS Interviewer Geoffrey James.
GEOFFREY JAMES: What a match ladies and gentlemen, The Ninja is in the semi finals of the tournament and now I’m standing by with The Wolf Pack Nexus manager, Tommy McClinton. Tommy, you have to be ecstatic right now!
TOMMY McCLINTON: You better believe it James. Nobody thought Ninja could win that match but look, he just did. That is just the start of it though James, tonight Melvin Brown defeats Liam McAllister and then my Brothers From Hell take the AWS Tag Team titles from Conrad Black and Erica Rose.
GEOFFREY: Your clients, at least for the most part are…
James stops as he gets tapped on the shoulder, he turns to see Erica Rose.
ERICA ROSE: Excuse me Geoff for one second.
James raises his hands and steps to the side as Erica locks eyes with Tommy McClinton.
ERICA: I was standing over there minding my own business and I hear you say that the Brothers From Hell are gonna take our tag team titles? That right Tommy?
TOMMY: That’s right, you saw Ninja go out there and do the impossible, my Brothers From Hell are gonna do the same against you and your husband.
ERICA: Well then, I just have three words for you Tommy… look behind you.
McClinton’s eyes widen as he slowly turns around to see Conrad Black standing there. Tommy backs off right in to Erica who shoves him forward right in to a Black Out from Conrad on the concrete floor!
MH: Oh look at your Tag Team Champions! Picking on a defenseless manager!
BR: Oh come on Heenan! McClinton had Black Rose jumped a few weeks ago and tried the same thing last week, maybe he got what was coming to him
Conrad stands over the body of McClinton as Erica slaps her husband on the chest. The AWS Tag Team Champions head off as the medical staff arrive on the scene
BR: We've got to take a break folks... we will be back with you in just a moment!
The camera fades to black...
BR: Wow! Stephanie had this damn match won, but The Ninja just wanted it a little bit more!
MH: I'll volunteer to help console Stephanie with whatever she needs. I give great massages Steph. Plus Stephanie was NOT pinned, so she didn't really lose.
BR: Rocky can't be overlooked. He put forth a solid effort.
MH: I think Stephanie AND Ninja deserved to win this match, but of course only one person can advance.
BR: Be on the lookout for Stephanie. I have a feeling she's only going to use this to move forward.
MH: The Ninja has never been able to win the big ones, but this was a big match and he pulled ahead. He may very well be our first Lord.
The camera cuts over to AWS Interviewer Geoffrey James.
GEOFFREY JAMES: What a match ladies and gentlemen, The Ninja is in the semi finals of the tournament and now I’m standing by with The Wolf Pack Nexus manager, Tommy McClinton. Tommy, you have to be ecstatic right now!
TOMMY McCLINTON: You better believe it James. Nobody thought Ninja could win that match but look, he just did. That is just the start of it though James, tonight Melvin Brown defeats Liam McAllister and then my Brothers From Hell take the AWS Tag Team titles from Conrad Black and Erica Rose.
GEOFFREY: Your clients, at least for the most part are…
James stops as he gets tapped on the shoulder, he turns to see Erica Rose.
ERICA ROSE: Excuse me Geoff for one second.
James raises his hands and steps to the side as Erica locks eyes with Tommy McClinton.
ERICA: I was standing over there minding my own business and I hear you say that the Brothers From Hell are gonna take our tag team titles? That right Tommy?
TOMMY: That’s right, you saw Ninja go out there and do the impossible, my Brothers From Hell are gonna do the same against you and your husband.
ERICA: Well then, I just have three words for you Tommy… look behind you.
McClinton’s eyes widen as he slowly turns around to see Conrad Black standing there. Tommy backs off right in to Erica who shoves him forward right in to a Black Out from Conrad on the concrete floor!
MH: Oh look at your Tag Team Champions! Picking on a defenseless manager!
BR: Oh come on Heenan! McClinton had Black Rose jumped a few weeks ago and tried the same thing last week, maybe he got what was coming to him
Conrad stands over the body of McClinton as Erica slaps her husband on the chest. The AWS Tag Team Champions head off as the medical staff arrive on the scene
BR: We've got to take a break folks... we will be back with you in just a moment!
The camera fades to black...
CHRISTINE(C) VS JON ROCKS
NON-TITLE MATCH
LORD OF ASCENSION QUARTERFINALS MATCH
The opening keys of "Big Bad Wolf" start to play as the arena lights go out and the stage lights flicker on and off. The opening lines play through as flashes of the stage lights show a silhouette off a woman fending off various attackers. As the tempo builds and the tune hits a climax, all the lights come back on and Christine is on the stage, looking down, her hair dripping wet and draped over, covering her face. After a few seconds, she flips her head and hair back as she walks down the ramp. The audience boos her as she makes her way to the ring, but she is unmoved by their actions. She slides into the ring with no show or fanfare of any kind, simply looking to the ref, tests the ropes a little and goes to her corner warming up for the match.
RING ANNOUNCER: The following match is a quarterfinals match in the Lord Of Ascension tournament! Introducing first, the challenger, the current AWS Television champion, hailing from Oakland, California, weighing in at 160 pounds... CHRISTINE!
BR: Here comes the NEW Television champion... with a bit of help from the General Manager.
MH: Oh shut it Buddy, She would have won without our admirable GM's help.
BR: She didn't seem very happy to have the help.
Not Gonna Die by Skillet plays as Jon Rocks comes out to the ramp and looks excitedly out into the crowd as he stands at the very center of the top of the ramp. He points to a few members of the crowd and he tells them he's doing this for them all. He then makes his way very quickly to the ring and slides in.
RING ANNOUNCER: Introducing next, from Sunshine City, California, weighing in at 225 pounds... THE ETERNAL OPTIMIST... JON ROCKS!
BR: Jon's momentum has been stifled a bit after beating the World champion, but it was announced last week that Jon will get one more shot.
MH: You mean to say one more UNDESERVED shot at Kincaid's Intercontinental title!
The bell sounds as the two circle each other in the ring. They both lock up and jockey for position. Jon looks impressed with how strong Christine is. Jon is able to push Christine away but Christine comes back with a stern elbow to the jaw. Christine does a classic tackle on Jon.
BR: Both go down!
Jon is worried that Christine might be trying to lock in her finisher, so he rolls over and grabs the ropes forcing the break.
MH: Smart move by Jon.
BR: This match is pretty close so far.
Jon hits a running flip neckbreaker on Christine followed up by a series of kicks. Jon lifts Christine and nails a big side suplex and goes for a cover.
One...KICKOUT!
MH: One count.
Christine is able to slip behind Jon and she hits a big German suplex, she doesn't let go. She rolls around and lifts him up again, she nails a second big German suplex! She goes for the cover!
One...
T-KICKOUT!
BR: Solid one count there!
Both competitors spring up and charge one another... double clothesline! Both competitors are down!
MH: Double clothesline!
Both are down as the referee begins to count...
One...
Two...
Three...
Four... Jon is up!
BR: There's Jon!
Christine is up as well.
MH: And now Christine!
Jon locks up with Christine and hits a monkey flip to bring her down. Jon locks in the HARD-PLACE!
BR: Hard place! Hard place! Will she tap!?
MH: I don't think so!
The armbar is locked in super tight. Christine is struggling to reach the ropes... but does!
BR: Rope break!
Christine nurses the arm for a moment as Jon charges. Christine catches Jon mid air and converts it into a powerbomb! Jon is down.
MH: High impact tonight!
Christine covers Jon.
One...
Two... KICKOUT!
BR: Only two.
Jon rolls away from Christine and kips up. Jon bounces off the rope and nails the OPTIMIST TWIST! Bam!
MH: What a European uppercut!
Jon covers Christine.
One...
The lights cut out...
BR: What the hell!?
When the lights come back on Kincaid is standing in the ring!
MH: It's the Intercontinental champion!
The referee doesn't notice and continues to count.
Two...KICKOUT
Kincaid takes his Intercontinental title and places it under his arm and drops a big elbow driving his IC title into the back of the head of the referee!
BR: Why did he do that!? Christine just kicked out!
MH: So he can do whatever the hell he wants!
Jon gets up and charges at Kincaid but Kincaid drives the title into the ribs of Jon, and then smashes the belt over the head of Kincaid. Christine is sitting up in the ring.
BR: Son of a cotton picking bitch! I can't wait until these two men settle this once and for all at the Syndicate Royale!
MH: If Jon can overcome he will be pulling double duty!
Kincaid climbs to the top rope and dives! Kincaid holds the title belt out in front of his dead as he dives... DIVING HEADBUTT!
BR: Oh my god! Diving Headbutt with the title belt!
Kincaid takes his and gets up. Christine comes from behind and nails Kincaid with a running dropkick from behind! Kincaid and his title flop out of the ring.
MH: That ungrateful ho!
BR: Christine doesn't want or need help!
MH: She's a fool to turn it down.
A second referee comes sprinting down the ramp and slides into the ring as Christine covers Jon.
One...
Two...
THRE-NO! KICKOUT!
BR: Oh my god! No No way! How did Jon kickout!
MH: He must have cheated!
Christine gets up and lifts Jon to his feet. Jon hits a chop out of nowhere followed up by a step-up enzuigiri. Jon grabs Christine and sets her up for an EVERLASTING SUNSHINE!
BR: This one is academic!
MH: No reversal!
Christine backdrops out of the move, DARK MATTER! What a Dragonrana!
BR: Dark Matter!
MH: This has to be it!
One...
Two...
THREE!
RING ANNOUNCER: Here is your winner via pinfall... CHRISTINE!
RING ANNOUNCER: The following match is a quarterfinals match in the Lord Of Ascension tournament! Introducing first, the challenger, the current AWS Television champion, hailing from Oakland, California, weighing in at 160 pounds... CHRISTINE!
BR: Here comes the NEW Television champion... with a bit of help from the General Manager.
MH: Oh shut it Buddy, She would have won without our admirable GM's help.
BR: She didn't seem very happy to have the help.
Not Gonna Die by Skillet plays as Jon Rocks comes out to the ramp and looks excitedly out into the crowd as he stands at the very center of the top of the ramp. He points to a few members of the crowd and he tells them he's doing this for them all. He then makes his way very quickly to the ring and slides in.
RING ANNOUNCER: Introducing next, from Sunshine City, California, weighing in at 225 pounds... THE ETERNAL OPTIMIST... JON ROCKS!
BR: Jon's momentum has been stifled a bit after beating the World champion, but it was announced last week that Jon will get one more shot.
MH: You mean to say one more UNDESERVED shot at Kincaid's Intercontinental title!
The bell sounds as the two circle each other in the ring. They both lock up and jockey for position. Jon looks impressed with how strong Christine is. Jon is able to push Christine away but Christine comes back with a stern elbow to the jaw. Christine does a classic tackle on Jon.
BR: Both go down!
Jon is worried that Christine might be trying to lock in her finisher, so he rolls over and grabs the ropes forcing the break.
MH: Smart move by Jon.
BR: This match is pretty close so far.
Jon hits a running flip neckbreaker on Christine followed up by a series of kicks. Jon lifts Christine and nails a big side suplex and goes for a cover.
One...KICKOUT!
MH: One count.
Christine is able to slip behind Jon and she hits a big German suplex, she doesn't let go. She rolls around and lifts him up again, she nails a second big German suplex! She goes for the cover!
One...
T-KICKOUT!
BR: Solid one count there!
Both competitors spring up and charge one another... double clothesline! Both competitors are down!
MH: Double clothesline!
Both are down as the referee begins to count...
One...
Two...
Three...
Four... Jon is up!
BR: There's Jon!
Christine is up as well.
MH: And now Christine!
Jon locks up with Christine and hits a monkey flip to bring her down. Jon locks in the HARD-PLACE!
BR: Hard place! Hard place! Will she tap!?
MH: I don't think so!
The armbar is locked in super tight. Christine is struggling to reach the ropes... but does!
BR: Rope break!
Christine nurses the arm for a moment as Jon charges. Christine catches Jon mid air and converts it into a powerbomb! Jon is down.
MH: High impact tonight!
Christine covers Jon.
One...
Two... KICKOUT!
BR: Only two.
Jon rolls away from Christine and kips up. Jon bounces off the rope and nails the OPTIMIST TWIST! Bam!
MH: What a European uppercut!
Jon covers Christine.
One...
The lights cut out...
BR: What the hell!?
When the lights come back on Kincaid is standing in the ring!
MH: It's the Intercontinental champion!
The referee doesn't notice and continues to count.
Two...KICKOUT
Kincaid takes his Intercontinental title and places it under his arm and drops a big elbow driving his IC title into the back of the head of the referee!
BR: Why did he do that!? Christine just kicked out!
MH: So he can do whatever the hell he wants!
Jon gets up and charges at Kincaid but Kincaid drives the title into the ribs of Jon, and then smashes the belt over the head of Kincaid. Christine is sitting up in the ring.
BR: Son of a cotton picking bitch! I can't wait until these two men settle this once and for all at the Syndicate Royale!
MH: If Jon can overcome he will be pulling double duty!
Kincaid climbs to the top rope and dives! Kincaid holds the title belt out in front of his dead as he dives... DIVING HEADBUTT!
BR: Oh my god! Diving Headbutt with the title belt!
Kincaid takes his and gets up. Christine comes from behind and nails Kincaid with a running dropkick from behind! Kincaid and his title flop out of the ring.
MH: That ungrateful ho!
BR: Christine doesn't want or need help!
MH: She's a fool to turn it down.
A second referee comes sprinting down the ramp and slides into the ring as Christine covers Jon.
One...
Two...
THRE-NO! KICKOUT!
BR: Oh my god! No No way! How did Jon kickout!
MH: He must have cheated!
Christine gets up and lifts Jon to his feet. Jon hits a chop out of nowhere followed up by a step-up enzuigiri. Jon grabs Christine and sets her up for an EVERLASTING SUNSHINE!
BR: This one is academic!
MH: No reversal!
Christine backdrops out of the move, DARK MATTER! What a Dragonrana!
BR: Dark Matter!
MH: This has to be it!
One...
Two...
THREE!
RING ANNOUNCER: Here is your winner via pinfall... CHRISTINE!
WINNER: CHRISTINE
Kincaid is up and is smirking at both as he walks out. Christine is up on the turnbuckle celebrating with her music playing.
BR: Well, a hard loss for Jon and once again we won't know who would have won this fair and square.
MH: I can tell you with 100% certainty that the result would have been the same. Christine by a mile.
BR: I'm not as certain as you are, but I can't say that I'm not very impressed with Christine, the new TV champion.
MH: Unfortunately for all of us Jon now has to try to roll into the Lord Of Ascension event to go for the Intercontinental title!
The camera cuts to show Liam McAllister, Kodiak Winters, and Rory Blaze backstage in Liam’s locker room. In the background, the AWS World Heavyweight Championship and the Hardcore Championship can be seen sitting next to each other. Both are in their ring gear and T-shirts.
LIAM McALLISTER: So I’m standing in the ring, Bobby’s on the outside, we’re shouting at each other, and then I look at the mirror and shatter it right on that dumb bitch’s face! It was beautiful, she never saw THAT one coming!
RORY BLAZE: Oh man, I’m sorry I didn’t get to Apex fast enough to see that.
Rory starts for the door.
LIAM: Whoa, where are you going?
RORY: I gotta take a piss.
LIAM: I’m the World Heavyweight Champion. Why don’t I have a private bathroom?
RORY: Because this is Vermont.
LIAM: Just watch yourself out there.
Rory steps outside, and starts walking down the hall.
RORY: Matthias Barrows? Matthias, are you here? Oh Matthias?
Rory continues walking as he looks around. He then runs across The Ninja.
RORY: Hey, have you seen Matthias Barrows around?
THE NINJA: No. I haven’t.
RORY: If you do, will you let him know I’m looking for him?
Rory continues walking down the hall, calling out for Matthias every few seconds. He then turns to push open the door to the bathroom, when Matthias flies in from off camera and attacks! Rory falls to the bathroom floor as Matthias targets his head with vicious rights and lefts to the head! It doesn’t last long, as several officials are quickly on the scene to pull Matthias off!
MATTHIAS BARROWS: How do you like that, you little bitch! I’m gonna whoop your bitch ass later too!
Matthias is dragged away yelling the word “bitch” over and over while other officials check on Rory as the scene fades out to a commercial.
BR: Well, a hard loss for Jon and once again we won't know who would have won this fair and square.
MH: I can tell you with 100% certainty that the result would have been the same. Christine by a mile.
BR: I'm not as certain as you are, but I can't say that I'm not very impressed with Christine, the new TV champion.
MH: Unfortunately for all of us Jon now has to try to roll into the Lord Of Ascension event to go for the Intercontinental title!
The camera cuts to show Liam McAllister, Kodiak Winters, and Rory Blaze backstage in Liam’s locker room. In the background, the AWS World Heavyweight Championship and the Hardcore Championship can be seen sitting next to each other. Both are in their ring gear and T-shirts.
LIAM McALLISTER: So I’m standing in the ring, Bobby’s on the outside, we’re shouting at each other, and then I look at the mirror and shatter it right on that dumb bitch’s face! It was beautiful, she never saw THAT one coming!
RORY BLAZE: Oh man, I’m sorry I didn’t get to Apex fast enough to see that.
Rory starts for the door.
LIAM: Whoa, where are you going?
RORY: I gotta take a piss.
LIAM: I’m the World Heavyweight Champion. Why don’t I have a private bathroom?
RORY: Because this is Vermont.
LIAM: Just watch yourself out there.
Rory steps outside, and starts walking down the hall.
RORY: Matthias Barrows? Matthias, are you here? Oh Matthias?
Rory continues walking as he looks around. He then runs across The Ninja.
RORY: Hey, have you seen Matthias Barrows around?
THE NINJA: No. I haven’t.
RORY: If you do, will you let him know I’m looking for him?
Rory continues walking down the hall, calling out for Matthias every few seconds. He then turns to push open the door to the bathroom, when Matthias flies in from off camera and attacks! Rory falls to the bathroom floor as Matthias targets his head with vicious rights and lefts to the head! It doesn’t last long, as several officials are quickly on the scene to pull Matthias off!
MATTHIAS BARROWS: How do you like that, you little bitch! I’m gonna whoop your bitch ass later too!
Matthias is dragged away yelling the word “bitch” over and over while other officials check on Rory as the scene fades out to a commercial.
RORY BLAZE(C) VS BLACK VELVET
NON-TITLE MATCH
LORD OF ASCENSION QUARTERFINALS MATCH
You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine by Lou Rawls plays and Velvet makes his way out to the stage, this time unaccompanied by the women who usually flank him. He’s got a huge smile on his face, and does a hip gyration for the audience, which cheer loudly for him.
RING ANNOUNCER: The following is a Quarterfinals Lord Of Ascension match scheduled for one fall! Introducing first from Las Vegas, Nevada weighing in at 450lbs of Lusciousness... BLACK MOTHERFUCKING VELVET!
MH: 450 pounds of lusciousness? How much did he have to pay the ring announcer to get him to say that?
BR: I don’t think he had to pay him a cent!
Rory bursts through the curtains, still wearing the Krewsade mask, energetically and motions for the crowd to stand on their feet, amping them up. He stands at the top of the ramp and slowly removes the mask he wore as Krewsade to a blast of pyro, jolting the crowd.
RING ANNOUNCER: And his opponent, hailing from The Jersey Shore, weighing in at 236lbs, he is your Hardcore champion... RORY BLAZE!
MH: This is going to be an amazing match up.
BR: You can say that again!
MH: I don’t need to.
Rory gets into the ring and the referee rings the bell.
MH: This is going to be an amazing match up.
BR: You can say that again!
MH: I don’t need to.
The two men in the ring lock up, and Velvet quickly backs Rory into the corner, releasing the lock up and smacking the smaller man loudly in the chest. Velvet turns and lets out a massive yell.
MH: Velvet seems to be in a really good mood tonight.
Rory rockets out of the corner and hits Velvet with a bulldog as the pimp’s back is turned. Rory flips Velvet over with some effort, and goes for the pin.
1…
BR: What?
MH: Velvet didn’t kick out, Rory just stopped the pin. Why would he do that?
Rory is shaking his head in the ring. He picks Velvet up to his feet and they get into another lock up.
BR: Apparently there’s too much history here for Rory to want to win with such a quick maneuver.
Velvet takes control again and again backs Rory into the corner, although this time he doesn’t slap Rory’s chest. Instead he launches him across the ring and into the opposite turnbuckle, where Rory bounces off chest first. Velvet grabs him around the waist and hits a huge sidewalk slam.
BR: That’ll take the wind out of you!
Velvet stands up and grabs Rory by the arm, hoisting him up. He gets him over his shoulder!
MH: He’s going for the King Size Crush! He’s gonna end this match nice and early.
BR: What is he doing?
Velvet doesn’t hit the King Size Crush, instead throwing Rory off his shoulder, letting the other man fall to the ground on his back.
MH: Well…that wasn’t the King Size Crush. What is going on with these two men?
Velvet picks Rory up again by the arm, but Rory hits him with a kick to the gut and a snap DDT. Rory climbs to the top of the turnbuckle.
MH: Here it is! The Accendo! Why isn’t he going for it? He’s giving Velvet too much time to recover.
Rory hesitated too long to hit the move, and Velvet rolls out of the way in time, with Rory crash landing to the ground.
Velvet sees the opportunity and climbs to the top rope himself.
BR: JUPITERSAULT! Wait! Velvet’s hesitating too….
MH: Well you have to remember, it was Rory who moved out of the way in the Thunderdome, which caused Velvet to crash through the floor.
Velvet shakes his head and starts to climb off the turnbuckle. Rory springs up and jumps to the top turnbuckle, grabs Velvet around the neck and superplex!
MH: OH MY GOD! Look how that ring bounced!
As Rory and Velvet struggle to their feet, the crowd erupts in cheers as Matthias Barrows walks through the curtain and begins to walk down the ramp.
MH: Oh no. What is Matthias doing out here? Hasn’t he done enough?
BR: Matthias is out of his mind and out of control. I don’t know anybody bold enough to try and stop him at this point.
Rory gets to his feet and locks in the FIGURE-FOUR ALARM BLAZE! Velvet refuses to tap! He lets go, and stomps on Velvet’s head. He goes for the cover, but stops when he spots Matthias walking past the ring. Matthias heads straight for the timekeepers area and grabs the Hardcore Championship!
MH: What is he doing? That Hardcore Title does not belong to him!
BR: He’s been walking a fine line as of late.
Rory is distracted as he watches Matthias pull a tissue out of his pocket. He blows his nose into it, and then starts wiping it on the title!
MH: That is disgusting! What is wrong with him!
While Rory yells at the inattentive Matthias, Velvet gets back to his feet. He comes from behind and lifts Rory onto his shoulders. KING SIZE CRUSH!
BR: Black Velvet off the distraction! The big man makes the cover!
MH: No!
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
BR: And off of the distraction by Matthias, Black Velvet is a Semi-finalist!
RING ANNOUNCER: Here is your winner via pinfall... BLACK VELVET!
RING ANNOUNCER: The following is a Quarterfinals Lord Of Ascension match scheduled for one fall! Introducing first from Las Vegas, Nevada weighing in at 450lbs of Lusciousness... BLACK MOTHERFUCKING VELVET!
MH: 450 pounds of lusciousness? How much did he have to pay the ring announcer to get him to say that?
BR: I don’t think he had to pay him a cent!
Rory bursts through the curtains, still wearing the Krewsade mask, energetically and motions for the crowd to stand on their feet, amping them up. He stands at the top of the ramp and slowly removes the mask he wore as Krewsade to a blast of pyro, jolting the crowd.
RING ANNOUNCER: And his opponent, hailing from The Jersey Shore, weighing in at 236lbs, he is your Hardcore champion... RORY BLAZE!
MH: This is going to be an amazing match up.
BR: You can say that again!
MH: I don’t need to.
Rory gets into the ring and the referee rings the bell.
MH: This is going to be an amazing match up.
BR: You can say that again!
MH: I don’t need to.
The two men in the ring lock up, and Velvet quickly backs Rory into the corner, releasing the lock up and smacking the smaller man loudly in the chest. Velvet turns and lets out a massive yell.
MH: Velvet seems to be in a really good mood tonight.
Rory rockets out of the corner and hits Velvet with a bulldog as the pimp’s back is turned. Rory flips Velvet over with some effort, and goes for the pin.
1…
BR: What?
MH: Velvet didn’t kick out, Rory just stopped the pin. Why would he do that?
Rory is shaking his head in the ring. He picks Velvet up to his feet and they get into another lock up.
BR: Apparently there’s too much history here for Rory to want to win with such a quick maneuver.
Velvet takes control again and again backs Rory into the corner, although this time he doesn’t slap Rory’s chest. Instead he launches him across the ring and into the opposite turnbuckle, where Rory bounces off chest first. Velvet grabs him around the waist and hits a huge sidewalk slam.
BR: That’ll take the wind out of you!
Velvet stands up and grabs Rory by the arm, hoisting him up. He gets him over his shoulder!
MH: He’s going for the King Size Crush! He’s gonna end this match nice and early.
BR: What is he doing?
Velvet doesn’t hit the King Size Crush, instead throwing Rory off his shoulder, letting the other man fall to the ground on his back.
MH: Well…that wasn’t the King Size Crush. What is going on with these two men?
Velvet picks Rory up again by the arm, but Rory hits him with a kick to the gut and a snap DDT. Rory climbs to the top of the turnbuckle.
MH: Here it is! The Accendo! Why isn’t he going for it? He’s giving Velvet too much time to recover.
Rory hesitated too long to hit the move, and Velvet rolls out of the way in time, with Rory crash landing to the ground.
Velvet sees the opportunity and climbs to the top rope himself.
BR: JUPITERSAULT! Wait! Velvet’s hesitating too….
MH: Well you have to remember, it was Rory who moved out of the way in the Thunderdome, which caused Velvet to crash through the floor.
Velvet shakes his head and starts to climb off the turnbuckle. Rory springs up and jumps to the top turnbuckle, grabs Velvet around the neck and superplex!
MH: OH MY GOD! Look how that ring bounced!
As Rory and Velvet struggle to their feet, the crowd erupts in cheers as Matthias Barrows walks through the curtain and begins to walk down the ramp.
MH: Oh no. What is Matthias doing out here? Hasn’t he done enough?
BR: Matthias is out of his mind and out of control. I don’t know anybody bold enough to try and stop him at this point.
Rory gets to his feet and locks in the FIGURE-FOUR ALARM BLAZE! Velvet refuses to tap! He lets go, and stomps on Velvet’s head. He goes for the cover, but stops when he spots Matthias walking past the ring. Matthias heads straight for the timekeepers area and grabs the Hardcore Championship!
MH: What is he doing? That Hardcore Title does not belong to him!
BR: He’s been walking a fine line as of late.
Rory is distracted as he watches Matthias pull a tissue out of his pocket. He blows his nose into it, and then starts wiping it on the title!
MH: That is disgusting! What is wrong with him!
While Rory yells at the inattentive Matthias, Velvet gets back to his feet. He comes from behind and lifts Rory onto his shoulders. KING SIZE CRUSH!
BR: Black Velvet off the distraction! The big man makes the cover!
MH: No!
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
BR: And off of the distraction by Matthias, Black Velvet is a Semi-finalist!
RING ANNOUNCER: Here is your winner via pinfall... BLACK VELVET!
WINNER: BLACK VELVET
Velvet rolls out of the ring where the referee raises his arm in victory. While this happens, Matthias drops the Hardcore Title and rolls into the ring. Without hesitation, Matthias lifts Rory onto his shoulders and drills him with 10-SP!!
BR: And now Matthias is attacking Rory Blaze.
Matthias continues to pummel Rory until Money for Nothing hits and Liam McAllister comes sprinting down the ramp! Matthias rolls out of the ring and departs through the crowd as Liam gets to the ring. As the champion yells at him, Matthias gives him the finger and takes his leave.
BR: And now Matthias is attacking Rory Blaze.
Matthias continues to pummel Rory until Money for Nothing hits and Liam McAllister comes sprinting down the ramp! Matthias rolls out of the ring and departs through the crowd as Liam gets to the ring. As the champion yells at him, Matthias gives him the finger and takes his leave.
BR: Wow! Black Velvet advances and Rory is out of the tournament! There is no doubt in my mind that the attack by Matthias contributed.
MH: What will happen if Jake Adonis wins as well and we have team mate versus team mate?
BR: That would be extremely interesting to say the least. Rory doesn't look too pleased!
MH: Rory and Velvet are heading to the back as we prepare for our next tournament match...
"I've Got It All" by Jim Johnston hits causing the crowd to erupt in a rumble of boos and disapproval. We see a young handsome man step out onto the stage with a smug smirk on his face. He paces back and forth on the stage, looking out into the crowd. He steadily makes his way into the ring and the music fades...
BR: Here comes the General Manager!
ALISTAIR MASON: I can't wait to get out of this tiny little hole you guys call a state. The old man wants to visit all fifty states so unfortunately we have to make some sacrifices like this.
The crowd roars with boos.
ALISTAIR MASON: Anyway, I have been on my toes all night, waiting for that dirty pothead to come and attack me. After seeing what he did to Rory I figured I should go ahead and come out and reveal his tag team partner.
MH: I can't wait!
Out of nowhere Matthias comes flying down the ramp with Black Betty!
BR: Oh no! Not again!
ALISTAIR MASON: Oh wait... no no no. Hold on hold on hold on hold on! You need me! You need me!
Matthias stops just before entering the ring placing on hand on the ropes.
ALISTAIR MASON: You want to know your tag team partner? You're going to need a good one. I hand picked your partner.
BR: Oh boy...
ALISTAIR MASON: He is handsome, strong, powerful and quite simply... the best.
MATTHIAS BARROWS: Who is it already? Enough with these damn games!
ALISTAIR MASON: Your tag team partner... is... me!
The crowd roars with ferocious booing!
BR: Oh my god! What!? What!?
MH: Yes! What an excellent choice! The GM will be our next World Heavyweight champion!
BR: The GM isn't even a damn wrestler!!!
MH: He's the best in the business! I've seen tapes!
BR: This is basically a three on one match against Matthias!
Matthias looks furious!
Matthias starts to climb into the ring as the GM is trembling in his shoes.
MH: Don't hurt our leader!
BR: The GM better get out of there!
MH: If that idiot hurts his team mate he will have no chance!
Out of nowhere Kodiak Winters comes sprinting down the ramp and slides in the ring just as Matthias has the GM by the collar. Kodiak clubs Matthias in the back of the head and spins him around and hoists him up on his shoulders.
MH: Matthias is going for a ride!
Kodiak goes for a BEAST MODE but Matthias reverses and lands on his feet. Matthias kicks Kodiak in the balls and hoists the large man up... 10-SP!
BR: Beast mode reversed into a 10-SP!
By the time Matthias gets up the GM is already escaping through the crowd as we fade to commercial.
MH: What will happen if Jake Adonis wins as well and we have team mate versus team mate?
BR: That would be extremely interesting to say the least. Rory doesn't look too pleased!
MH: Rory and Velvet are heading to the back as we prepare for our next tournament match...
"I've Got It All" by Jim Johnston hits causing the crowd to erupt in a rumble of boos and disapproval. We see a young handsome man step out onto the stage with a smug smirk on his face. He paces back and forth on the stage, looking out into the crowd. He steadily makes his way into the ring and the music fades...
BR: Here comes the General Manager!
ALISTAIR MASON: I can't wait to get out of this tiny little hole you guys call a state. The old man wants to visit all fifty states so unfortunately we have to make some sacrifices like this.
The crowd roars with boos.
ALISTAIR MASON: Anyway, I have been on my toes all night, waiting for that dirty pothead to come and attack me. After seeing what he did to Rory I figured I should go ahead and come out and reveal his tag team partner.
MH: I can't wait!
Out of nowhere Matthias comes flying down the ramp with Black Betty!
BR: Oh no! Not again!
ALISTAIR MASON: Oh wait... no no no. Hold on hold on hold on hold on! You need me! You need me!
Matthias stops just before entering the ring placing on hand on the ropes.
ALISTAIR MASON: You want to know your tag team partner? You're going to need a good one. I hand picked your partner.
BR: Oh boy...
ALISTAIR MASON: He is handsome, strong, powerful and quite simply... the best.
MATTHIAS BARROWS: Who is it already? Enough with these damn games!
ALISTAIR MASON: Your tag team partner... is... me!
The crowd roars with ferocious booing!
BR: Oh my god! What!? What!?
MH: Yes! What an excellent choice! The GM will be our next World Heavyweight champion!
BR: The GM isn't even a damn wrestler!!!
MH: He's the best in the business! I've seen tapes!
BR: This is basically a three on one match against Matthias!
Matthias looks furious!
Matthias starts to climb into the ring as the GM is trembling in his shoes.
MH: Don't hurt our leader!
BR: The GM better get out of there!
MH: If that idiot hurts his team mate he will have no chance!
Out of nowhere Kodiak Winters comes sprinting down the ramp and slides in the ring just as Matthias has the GM by the collar. Kodiak clubs Matthias in the back of the head and spins him around and hoists him up on his shoulders.
MH: Matthias is going for a ride!
Kodiak goes for a BEAST MODE but Matthias reverses and lands on his feet. Matthias kicks Kodiak in the balls and hoists the large man up... 10-SP!
BR: Beast mode reversed into a 10-SP!
By the time Matthias gets up the GM is already escaping through the crowd as we fade to commercial.
CONRAD BLACK(C) VS JAKE ADONIS
LORD OF ASCENSION QUARTERFINALS MATCH
"Personal Jesus" by Marylin Manson begins to play over the venue's sound system as Conrad Black appears from behind the black curtain. Conrad runs from left to right at the top of the aisle, pointing at fans that are cheering for him and holding Black Rose signs. Conrad then makes his way back to the center and starts to walk down the aisle, slapping hands along the way. Black gets to the ring and hops up on to the apron, walking left and right across it, still acknowledging his fans. Conrad then steps through the ropes and in to the ring.
RING ANNOUNCER: The following contest is a quarterfinals match in the Lord of Ascension tournament, introducing first, one half of the current AWS Tag Team champions, from Seattle, Washington, weighing in at 220 pounds… CONRAD BLACK!
BR: Conrad has been on a roll lately and he is looking to keep that going tonight.
MH: My vote is for Adonis and we are going to have an Anarchy Lord!
Jake's Entrance video fills the television screen. Jake is staring into a mirror, and as the glass cracks in the music his expression shifts from a smirk to a sinister smile. The camera then shifts to the ramp, where Jake Adonis comes out. He saunters out to the ramp and gyrates his hips once before holding up his hands, his fingers forming a J and an A together. Pyro goes off and then he makes his way down to the ring.
RING ANNOUNCER: And his opponent, representing The Anarchy, hailing from Las Vegas, Nevada, weighing in at 245 pounds... JAKE ADONIS!
MH: Here comes the Golden One!
BR: His partner just advanced, let's see if he can advance as well.
The two men stare each other down as the bell sounds. Conrad charges Adonis but he leapfrogs. On the way back Jake tries to hiptoss Conrad, but Conrad lands on his feet and keeps running. Conrad bounces off the ropes and comes back at Adonis with a cross body.
BR: Cross body!
Adonis falls on his back but rolls all the way through with Conrad in his arms. Adonis hoists Conrad up on his shoulders and does an airplane spin.
MH: He's going for a ride!
BR: Great back and forth so far.
Adonis finishes the airplane spin and turns it into a Samoan drop. Adonis locks in a classic chin lock on Conrad.
BR: That was slick I gotta say...
Conrad reaches the ropes but Adonis refuses to break the hold. The referee counts one, two, three, four Adonis releases.
MH: Careful Adonis!
BR: If he gets himself disqualified he will be out of the tournament! The winner of this tournament will be the 2015 Lord Of Ascension and get a World title shot next month!
Conrad is up and nails a big cross body on Adonis. This time it connects and lands. Conrad hits a series of quick elbow drops on Adonis. Adonis is up but Conrad whips Adonis into the ropes. Conrad connects with a major dropkick on Adonis on the way back.
MH: Conrad is trying to rally here!
Adonis is up but Conrad connects with a BLACKBALLED! Conrad throws his arm over Adonis.
One...
Two...
KICKOUT!
BR: Two! Nearly three!
Conrad gets up followed shortly by Adonis. Adonis and Conrad trade heavy shots back and forth. Adonis caught Conrad's right hand and twists his arm around and hooks it. He hits PURE PERFECTION! What an arm-hook fameasser!
MH: Bam! Pure Perfection!
Adonis goes for the cover!
One...
Two...
THRE-ROPE BREAK!
BR: Nearly three! That was almost it!
The two men roll away from each other and use the ropes to climb to their feet. Adonis stumbles towards Conrad. Adonis goes for a WORLD'S SEXIEST ROUNDHOUSE KICK! But No! Conrad ducks and Adonis spins himself around. Conrad strikes! BLACK OUT!
Conrad goes for the cover!
One...
Two...
THREE!
RING ANNOUNCER: Here is your winner via pinfall... CONRAD BLACK!
RING ANNOUNCER: The following contest is a quarterfinals match in the Lord of Ascension tournament, introducing first, one half of the current AWS Tag Team champions, from Seattle, Washington, weighing in at 220 pounds… CONRAD BLACK!
BR: Conrad has been on a roll lately and he is looking to keep that going tonight.
MH: My vote is for Adonis and we are going to have an Anarchy Lord!
Jake's Entrance video fills the television screen. Jake is staring into a mirror, and as the glass cracks in the music his expression shifts from a smirk to a sinister smile. The camera then shifts to the ramp, where Jake Adonis comes out. He saunters out to the ramp and gyrates his hips once before holding up his hands, his fingers forming a J and an A together. Pyro goes off and then he makes his way down to the ring.
RING ANNOUNCER: And his opponent, representing The Anarchy, hailing from Las Vegas, Nevada, weighing in at 245 pounds... JAKE ADONIS!
MH: Here comes the Golden One!
BR: His partner just advanced, let's see if he can advance as well.
The two men stare each other down as the bell sounds. Conrad charges Adonis but he leapfrogs. On the way back Jake tries to hiptoss Conrad, but Conrad lands on his feet and keeps running. Conrad bounces off the ropes and comes back at Adonis with a cross body.
BR: Cross body!
Adonis falls on his back but rolls all the way through with Conrad in his arms. Adonis hoists Conrad up on his shoulders and does an airplane spin.
MH: He's going for a ride!
BR: Great back and forth so far.
Adonis finishes the airplane spin and turns it into a Samoan drop. Adonis locks in a classic chin lock on Conrad.
BR: That was slick I gotta say...
Conrad reaches the ropes but Adonis refuses to break the hold. The referee counts one, two, three, four Adonis releases.
MH: Careful Adonis!
BR: If he gets himself disqualified he will be out of the tournament! The winner of this tournament will be the 2015 Lord Of Ascension and get a World title shot next month!
Conrad is up and nails a big cross body on Adonis. This time it connects and lands. Conrad hits a series of quick elbow drops on Adonis. Adonis is up but Conrad whips Adonis into the ropes. Conrad connects with a major dropkick on Adonis on the way back.
MH: Conrad is trying to rally here!
Adonis is up but Conrad connects with a BLACKBALLED! Conrad throws his arm over Adonis.
One...
Two...
KICKOUT!
BR: Two! Nearly three!
Conrad gets up followed shortly by Adonis. Adonis and Conrad trade heavy shots back and forth. Adonis caught Conrad's right hand and twists his arm around and hooks it. He hits PURE PERFECTION! What an arm-hook fameasser!
MH: Bam! Pure Perfection!
Adonis goes for the cover!
One...
Two...
THRE-ROPE BREAK!
BR: Nearly three! That was almost it!
The two men roll away from each other and use the ropes to climb to their feet. Adonis stumbles towards Conrad. Adonis goes for a WORLD'S SEXIEST ROUNDHOUSE KICK! But No! Conrad ducks and Adonis spins himself around. Conrad strikes! BLACK OUT!
Conrad goes for the cover!
One...
Two...
THREE!
RING ANNOUNCER: Here is your winner via pinfall... CONRAD BLACK!
WINNER: CONRAD BLACK
BR: Wow! Conrad just barely got him!
MH: I think Adonis had it if he could have just landed that roundhouse!
BR: But he didn't and Conrad nailed him with that deadly Black Out. That move can be hit out of nowhere!
MH: We now have a picture of the matches that will take place next week at the Lord Of Ascension Pay Per View.
BR: That's right, we'll put the bracket up on the screen in a moment, but it is important to note that at the Pay Per View we will hold both the Semifinals AND finals in the Lord Of Ascension tournament, so saying it will be a challenge is an understatement. Here is the new bracket.
MH: I think Adonis had it if he could have just landed that roundhouse!
BR: But he didn't and Conrad nailed him with that deadly Black Out. That move can be hit out of nowhere!
MH: We now have a picture of the matches that will take place next week at the Lord Of Ascension Pay Per View.
BR: That's right, we'll put the bracket up on the screen in a moment, but it is important to note that at the Pay Per View we will hold both the Semifinals AND finals in the Lord Of Ascension tournament, so saying it will be a challenge is an understatement. Here is the new bracket.
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MH: We will be back after these messages!
The scene fades to commercials...
The scene fades to commercials...
MAIN EVENT
MELVIN BROWN VS LIAM MCALLISTER(C)
NOn-TITLE MATCH
STEEL CAGE MATCH
RING ANNOUNCER: The following is our main event... and it is a non-title STEEL CAGE MATCH!
The crowd roars at the mention of the steel cage.
BR: As always the rules are simple... you can win by pinfall, submission or escaping the cage.
"I'll Whip Ya Head" by 50 Cent hits, the crowd boos, and Melvin Brown alongside Tommy McClinton walks out. Melvin hypes himself up by jumping up and down shaking his arms. As Melvin slams his arms down, the pyro flashes all the arena. He walks slowly to the ring, once he gets to the ring, he jumps up to the apron and the ring pyro hits again. Melvin jumps into the ring and hype up, waiting for his opponent.
RING ANNOUNCER: Introducing first, representing the Wolfpack Nexus, from Chicago, Illinois, weighing in at 287 pounds... MELVIN "THE CARNAGE" BROWN!!!
"Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits hits over the sound system and the fans rise to their feet in anticipation of booing the champ. After a few moments, Liam McAllister alongside Kodiak Winters walk out onto the ramp. Liam raises his hands high in the air as the boos cascade down on him before he lowers his hands causing pyro to pop off in the background. The champ is wearing a pair of black trunks trimmed in red, black knee pads, red kick pads and black boots for his ring attire tonight. McAllister proudly has the AWS World Heavyweight title strapped around his waist as he strolls to the ring.
RING ANNOUNCER: And introducing his opponent, from Manchester, England, weighing in at 210 pounds, he is the current AWS World Heavyweight champion... LIAM MCALLISTER!!!
Liam hands the title over to Kodiak for safe keeping as he steps into the ring. As he hands off the World title he is handed a microphone.
LIAM McALLISTER: Before this massacre commences I've got just a few things I need to let you hippies here in Vermont know. First off, this WILL be a massacre and Melvin, I'm going to send your ass back to an MMA cage after the humiliation I'm about to put you through. Secondly, this little sham of a tournament that's being put on by the AWS.... this so called Lord of Ascension garbage.... I just want to commend all the competitors in that tournament. I just want to commend them on working SO hard to be in a position to take an L from me.
It's going to be that much sweeter when I make a mockery of them in February, but at least they can call themselves 'Lord'. The winner of this number one contendership thinks they're winning a shot. Really they're just a notch. Another notch on my belt as I continue to defend the AWS World Heavyweight title. The months are starting to add up. This reign is become legendary. Do you all REALLY want to face this that bad? You're all in such a rush to get to the finals of this thing that you've lost sight of what the prize is. It's like fighting through the Sahara desert just to have to have a wrestling match with a Lion. I'm the lion. You might be a Lord. But I'm a King.
And nobody is knocking me from my throne!
Liam drops the mic and the cage begins to lower from above the ring, locking the men inside.
BR: Here we go! Steel cage match!
MH: And this isn't the champs first go round in a steel cage. He's practically undefeated in these things... do you remember what he did to Ramona?
BR: Who could forget?
MH: That Dire Straits from the top of the steel cage has kind of become his signature in these types of matches. I hope we see it tonight!
BR: Well, the Carnage is going to try and keep the Champ grounded in this one.
The bell rings and Liam and Melvin circle each other for a moment before locking up in the center of the ring. Melvin floats into a side headlock before Liam quickly pushes Melvin off into the ropes. Melvin bounces back and Liam falls to the mat to go underneath, Melvin hits the far side ropes and bounces back at Liam who leap frogs over Brown this time... Melvin with a ton of momentum hits the ropes again and this time takes the World champ down with a huge shoulder block.
BR: Big impact there! The champ knows he's in for a fight, now!
Melvin glares at Liam as Liam lay on the ground before springing into action again. Melvin bounces off the ropes, Liam back to his feet, leapfrogs Melvin again, Melvin turns back around... SPOTLIGHT STRIKE!!!
MH: I swear I just saw a tooth go flying into the front row! Now Melvin looks as dumb as he really is!
BR: I wouldn't go that far, the man's a former World champ!
MH: Not in THIS sport!
Back in the ring Liam opts for leaving the cage after the violent superkick to Melvin Brown instead of pinning him. Liam makes it halfway up the cage just as Melvin begins to the sir. Melvin looks up and sees Liam approaching the top of the cage. Brown quickly gets his wits about him and uses the turnbuckle to assist his ascension to where Liam was locate. Reaching out he grabs Liam by the hair and flings him backwards off of the cage and back into the ring. Liam hits back first and rolls over clutching his neck region. Melvin is still perched atop the top rope and he launches himiself at Liam for a flying clothesline!!! NO!!! Liam counters!!
BR: McAllister was able to grab Melvin's arm and he's struggling to lock him in something here...
MH: Crossface!!! He's got the crossface locked in right in the middle of the ring.
BR: I thought it'd be more submission moves from Melvin due to his background, but Liam is giving him a taste of his own medicine.
MH: I love it!
BR: You love Liam. Admit it.
MH: I love talent! And he's got it in spades, old man!
Liam secures the crossface as Melvin yells out in agony. Liam goes to reposition himself and get a better lock on Melvin and it gives Brown the opening he needs to counter. Melvin on all fours and he is powering out of the crossface. Liam has no choice but to relinquish the hold as Melvin gets back to his feet.... Liam still holding onto the side of Melvin for dear life and Melvin picks him off his feet... sidewalk slam!!!
BR: Melvin Brown drapes his arm over Liam...
One...
NO!!!
BR: Easy kickout there by the champion, but sound strategy for Melvin to try and wear him down.
Melvin forces Liam up and lifts him up onto his right shoulder. Melvin stands back and starts running towards the side of the cage! Melvin throws Liam off his shoulder like a javelin head first into the side of the cage! Liam's head makes a sickening thud as he connects with the cage! Liam drops to the mat as Tommy McClinton smiles at his client's handy work. Melvin lifts him back on the shoulder and repeats the act as Liam crashes back into the side of the cage!
MH: Stop it! Stop this match... I can't watch!
BR: The champ is in some trouble here. Melvin is at home in a cage and he's proving it!
MH: Melvin just knows he can't out-wrestle Liam so he has to use the cage as a weapon!
BR: That's kind of the point of a steel cage match, Heenan.
MH: It's not fair. It's just not fair!
BR: Ridiculous, but totally legal! Melvin has him back on his shoulder again and takes off towards the cage!
MH: Liam counters!! Yes! Liam drops down behind Melvin and shoves him face first into the cage! How did that taste Carnage?!
Melvin Brown stumbles back and falls to one knee. Liam measures Melvin and nails a stiff drop kick to the side of Melvin's head and he is down! Liam quickly goes to the top rope as he awaits Melvin to get to his feet! Melvin is up and very angry. He spins around in a fit of rage but Liam was waiting for him and leaps off the top rope...tornado DDT! Melvin's head smashes off the canvas! Liam slow to his feet and checks on Melvin... Melvin is down and not moving! Liam runs and jumps and begins to scale the side of the cage!!
MH: Get out of there! Save yourself for the PPV, Liam!
BR: You really need to start a fan club. You and Rory Blaze... it's getting really sad.
MH: Buddy you wouldn't know talent if it smacked you in the face. Just like Kincaid did.
BR: I don't see what Kinc... Back to the match! Melvin is down and Liam is almost at the top of the cage! This is it Michael! Your boy is going to escape with another win.
MH: No... Melvin is getting to his feet. He looks angered after that DDT.
BR: Liam with one leg over the top of the cage. He might just jump because here comes an enraged Melvin Brown!
MH: And Melvin's grabbed one of Liam's legs. My god they are high up there... I can't watch!
Melvin reaches the same point as Liam on top of the cage and the two begin trading punches at the top of the cage.
BR: Hard right hand by Liam and Melvin is going to fall over and win this thing... NO! Liam catches him and prevents his body from falling over.
MH: Get down from there, Liam!
BR: And Liam has him locked into a front face lock... no... he's not going to...
MH: SUPER PLEX!!!!
BR: FROM THE TOP OF THE STEEL CAGE!! OH! MY! GOD!
HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!
BR: The ring shook when they landed and that took it out of both men! Nobody is moving in that ring right now. I can't... this is intense!
MH: Get up, champ... climb to your feet and get out of there!
BR: I think he heard you... look!
Liam gets to his feet and smiles at Melvin's seemingly lifeless body. Liam raises his boot and drops it down hard onto Melvin's face! That sure brought Melvin back to life! Melvin rolls around the ring covering his face, blood exploding out of his nose! Liam sees the blood and lifts his nose and breathes in deeply through his nose, as if he smells the sweetest aroma in the room.
MH: Look out... Blood in the air... Matthias Barrows is sure to smell that with his weird ass.
BR: Liam better watch out for Melvin. Melvin has realized his nose is leaking and he's enraged!
Liam turns around and sees Melvin to his feet, Liam with a short arm clothesline, but Melvin ducks under. Melvin with an enzuigiri, but Liam catches his foot, Liam flips Melvin backwards and Melvin is able to land on his feet in an amazing show of athleticism! Melvin goes to sweep the legs of Liam, Liam jumps and Melvin misses! Liam lands and Jumping Corkscrew Roundhouse kick!!!
BR: What a furious exchange! Counter, counter, counter, kick! That was an amazing show of display by both men.
MH: If you want wrestling... you come to the AWS!
Melvin crumbles as Liam connects with the roundhouse kick and McAllister kips up! The crowd roars with a chorus of boos as he gives them a playful smile. Liam waits until Melvin gets to his knees before he loads up and delivers a vicious Muay That kick to the chest of Melvin! And another! Liam steps back and a third kick to the chest of Melvin Brown!
BR: Melvin is dazed... Liam steps back and he goes for another SPOTLIGHT STRIKE! NO! Melvin ducks under somehow and Liam turns back around and Melvin with a SPEAR!!
MH: Good lord he just gorged the World champion with that spear out of nowhere! Melvin was getting his ass kicked before that!
BR: And that may explain why both men are down right now.
Melvin struggles to get himself to his feet but he makes it to his feet before Liam. Melvin helps up Liam and whips him into the turnbuckle, NO! Liam reverses and sends Melvin into the turnbuckle back first! Liam charges in with a step up enzuigiri kick!!
MH: Did you hear that smack?
BR: That thing echoed throughout the upper northeast!
Melvin stumbles out of the corner and lands face first on the mat. Liam jumps up to the top rope and without even blinking an eye leaps into the air SHOOTING STAR SENTON!!!
BR: Did he?
MH: He did! I think he just turned Dire Straits into a senton bomb! That was absolutely amazing!
BR: Liam rolls over and covers Melvin. This is it.
One...
Two...
NO!!!!
BR: Shoulder up! Melvin still has some life left in him!
MH: Liam is livid! As am I! That was a horribly slow count!
BR: It looked good to me, Buddy!
MH: At your age... anything besides a triple bypass looks good!
Liam yells at the referee about what he thought was a slow count before turning his attention back to Melvin Brown. Liam picks up Melvin and drops him back down to the mat with a snap suplex!
MH: Textbook stuff right there.
BR: I hate the man, but he's a helluva wrestler.
Liam remains seated and looks over at a fading Melvin and just smiles. Liam gets to his feet and delivers an elbow to the heart of Melvin. Liam stands again and again he falls with a elbow to the heart of Melvin Brown. Melvin clutches his chest in pain and Liam again drops for a third time with an elbow drop. Taking his time, Liam climbs the top rope and leaps again... this time with a flying elbow drop! NO! Melvin moves at the last second!
BR: Melvin Brown avoided what could have been the end of the match there!
MH: Get up Liam! Stay on him!
BR: Your objectivity is astounding....
Liam rolls around the ring in pain as he clutches at his elbow. Melvin dusts the cobwebs off and he stands in the corner waiting for Liam to get to his feet. Liam makes it to his feet finally and Melvin comes charging out of the corner towards him. Melvin with another SPEAR! NO! Liam leaps over Melvin! Melvin turns back around and grabs ahold of Liam and tosses him across the ring with a belly to belly suplex!!
BR: He just nearly tossed him OUT of the cage!
Liam gets up holding his neck and stumbles backwards into the corner. Trying to find some respite in the corner, Liam finds himself vulnerable and Melvin runs into the corner and hits Liam with a violent European uppercut! Liam is rocked backwards but has nowhere to go due and is stuck in the corner. Melvin with another uppercut that rocks Liam's jaw. Melvin adds a headbutt before lifting Liam up on the top turnbuckle. Melvin positions himself and Liam atop the top rope.
BR: He's not about to do what I think he is, is he?
MH: I'm praying he's not.
BR: Melvin has Liam positioned for what looks like a top rope powerbomb! NO! LIAM REVERSES!
MH: Liam reverses it into a top rope frankensteiner! A super frankensteiner!
BR: Melvin's head rattled off the mat there and he might be out! But the champ is also but he makes it over to Melvin to make a cover.
One....
Two...
What the hell??
BR: Liam just lifted up Melvin's shoulders! Why... he had this one won!
MH: He's had this one won before the bell even sounded. He wants to inflict some real damage on Melvin Brown!
BR: I can't say I see the soundness of this strategy.
Liam drags Melvin to his feet and over to the side of the cage and smashes him into the wall! And again! Melvin is out on his feet and leaning against the side of the cage for support! Liam drops back and nails a drop kick to the back of Melvin's head and smacks his face into the cage! Melvin is bleeding!
BR: Melvin is cut wide open now! His nose was leaking earlier, but now it's the forehead!
MH: He may pass out.
Liam doesn't waste any time! Liam goes back to the side of the cage and slowly begins to climb it. Melvin checks his forehead and feels the blood dripping from it. A scowl forms over his face and he spots Liam on the cage.
MH: Go! Go! Hurry, Liam!
Melvin gets to Liam and turns around and is now under him! Melvin grabs Liam and has him on his shoulders with his legs wrapped around Melvin's head! Melvin walks to the middle of the ring and slams him down...POWER BOMB! The crowds stands in amazing and start chanting "A-W-S! A-W-S! A-W-S!" in appreciation for what they're witnessing before their eyes!
BR: This is amazing!
Melvin picks Liam back up and sends him into the ropes and THE FINAL! HE HIT IT!
BR: This could be the upset of the year...
One...
Two...
NO!!!
BR: Liam kicked out of THE FINAL!
This is awesome! This is awesome! This is awesome!
MH: Finally... I agree with the fans!
Melvin slams the mat in frustration and he picks up Liam from the mat. Melvin positions Liam for another FINAL! NO! Liam with a forearm shot to the face and Melvin is stunned. Liam steps back... SPOTLIGHT STRIKE!
BR: Blood just went shooting everywhere as Liam connected with that superkick!
MH: Melvin is flat on his back. I don't think he's getting up.
Liam still collecting himself from that reverse STO from Melvin, uses the ropes to get to his feet. Liam scales to the top turnbuckle and he looks over his shoulder to see Melvin getting to his feet. Liam leaps backwards with a moonsault! NO! Melvin catches him, but Liam counters to a tornado DDT!! Melvin goes flying to the other side of the ring and he lays motionless. Liam lays on his back for a brief moment as well before kipping up and motioning for Kodiak Winters to open the cage door.
BR: And this is going to be it folks. Kodiak unlocking the door and... wait... wait a second. Liam's not leaving!
MH: What are you doing?!? You have this thing won! Get out of there, Liam.
Instead of leaving through the open door Liam uses it to allow Kodiak Winters to slide in a table. Liam slides the table into position in the ring and Kodiak shuts the cage behind him. Liam sets the table up and lays a still motionless Melvin Brown on top of it. Liam scales the top turnbuckle and appears ready to jump off.
BR: This is not necessary! This is too much!
MH: I almost agree... but Melvin wanted to run with the big dogs. Well, it's a dog eat dog business!
Liam looks out and smirks for a moment before turning and now climbing to the top of the steel cage!!!
BR: Not through the table...
Liam leaps.... DIRE STRAITS!!!!!
BR: Jesus Christ! He just put Melvin Brown through a table with Dire Straits from the top of the steel cage!!!
MH: ......
BR: Even Michael Heenan is speechless!! This is a first!!
Liam takes a nasty spill as well on the move but is able to crawl his way over to Melvin and lean on top of him for a cover.
One...
Two....
THREE!!!!!
RING ANNOUNCER: Here is your winner.via pinfall... LIIIIAAAAMMMM MCCCAAAALLLIIISSSTTTERRRRR!!!!!
The crowd roars at the mention of the steel cage.
BR: As always the rules are simple... you can win by pinfall, submission or escaping the cage.
"I'll Whip Ya Head" by 50 Cent hits, the crowd boos, and Melvin Brown alongside Tommy McClinton walks out. Melvin hypes himself up by jumping up and down shaking his arms. As Melvin slams his arms down, the pyro flashes all the arena. He walks slowly to the ring, once he gets to the ring, he jumps up to the apron and the ring pyro hits again. Melvin jumps into the ring and hype up, waiting for his opponent.
RING ANNOUNCER: Introducing first, representing the Wolfpack Nexus, from Chicago, Illinois, weighing in at 287 pounds... MELVIN "THE CARNAGE" BROWN!!!
"Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits hits over the sound system and the fans rise to their feet in anticipation of booing the champ. After a few moments, Liam McAllister alongside Kodiak Winters walk out onto the ramp. Liam raises his hands high in the air as the boos cascade down on him before he lowers his hands causing pyro to pop off in the background. The champ is wearing a pair of black trunks trimmed in red, black knee pads, red kick pads and black boots for his ring attire tonight. McAllister proudly has the AWS World Heavyweight title strapped around his waist as he strolls to the ring.
RING ANNOUNCER: And introducing his opponent, from Manchester, England, weighing in at 210 pounds, he is the current AWS World Heavyweight champion... LIAM MCALLISTER!!!
Liam hands the title over to Kodiak for safe keeping as he steps into the ring. As he hands off the World title he is handed a microphone.
LIAM McALLISTER: Before this massacre commences I've got just a few things I need to let you hippies here in Vermont know. First off, this WILL be a massacre and Melvin, I'm going to send your ass back to an MMA cage after the humiliation I'm about to put you through. Secondly, this little sham of a tournament that's being put on by the AWS.... this so called Lord of Ascension garbage.... I just want to commend all the competitors in that tournament. I just want to commend them on working SO hard to be in a position to take an L from me.
It's going to be that much sweeter when I make a mockery of them in February, but at least they can call themselves 'Lord'. The winner of this number one contendership thinks they're winning a shot. Really they're just a notch. Another notch on my belt as I continue to defend the AWS World Heavyweight title. The months are starting to add up. This reign is become legendary. Do you all REALLY want to face this that bad? You're all in such a rush to get to the finals of this thing that you've lost sight of what the prize is. It's like fighting through the Sahara desert just to have to have a wrestling match with a Lion. I'm the lion. You might be a Lord. But I'm a King.
And nobody is knocking me from my throne!
Liam drops the mic and the cage begins to lower from above the ring, locking the men inside.
BR: Here we go! Steel cage match!
MH: And this isn't the champs first go round in a steel cage. He's practically undefeated in these things... do you remember what he did to Ramona?
BR: Who could forget?
MH: That Dire Straits from the top of the steel cage has kind of become his signature in these types of matches. I hope we see it tonight!
BR: Well, the Carnage is going to try and keep the Champ grounded in this one.
The bell rings and Liam and Melvin circle each other for a moment before locking up in the center of the ring. Melvin floats into a side headlock before Liam quickly pushes Melvin off into the ropes. Melvin bounces back and Liam falls to the mat to go underneath, Melvin hits the far side ropes and bounces back at Liam who leap frogs over Brown this time... Melvin with a ton of momentum hits the ropes again and this time takes the World champ down with a huge shoulder block.
BR: Big impact there! The champ knows he's in for a fight, now!
Melvin glares at Liam as Liam lay on the ground before springing into action again. Melvin bounces off the ropes, Liam back to his feet, leapfrogs Melvin again, Melvin turns back around... SPOTLIGHT STRIKE!!!
MH: I swear I just saw a tooth go flying into the front row! Now Melvin looks as dumb as he really is!
BR: I wouldn't go that far, the man's a former World champ!
MH: Not in THIS sport!
Back in the ring Liam opts for leaving the cage after the violent superkick to Melvin Brown instead of pinning him. Liam makes it halfway up the cage just as Melvin begins to the sir. Melvin looks up and sees Liam approaching the top of the cage. Brown quickly gets his wits about him and uses the turnbuckle to assist his ascension to where Liam was locate. Reaching out he grabs Liam by the hair and flings him backwards off of the cage and back into the ring. Liam hits back first and rolls over clutching his neck region. Melvin is still perched atop the top rope and he launches himiself at Liam for a flying clothesline!!! NO!!! Liam counters!!
BR: McAllister was able to grab Melvin's arm and he's struggling to lock him in something here...
MH: Crossface!!! He's got the crossface locked in right in the middle of the ring.
BR: I thought it'd be more submission moves from Melvin due to his background, but Liam is giving him a taste of his own medicine.
MH: I love it!
BR: You love Liam. Admit it.
MH: I love talent! And he's got it in spades, old man!
Liam secures the crossface as Melvin yells out in agony. Liam goes to reposition himself and get a better lock on Melvin and it gives Brown the opening he needs to counter. Melvin on all fours and he is powering out of the crossface. Liam has no choice but to relinquish the hold as Melvin gets back to his feet.... Liam still holding onto the side of Melvin for dear life and Melvin picks him off his feet... sidewalk slam!!!
BR: Melvin Brown drapes his arm over Liam...
One...
NO!!!
BR: Easy kickout there by the champion, but sound strategy for Melvin to try and wear him down.
Melvin forces Liam up and lifts him up onto his right shoulder. Melvin stands back and starts running towards the side of the cage! Melvin throws Liam off his shoulder like a javelin head first into the side of the cage! Liam's head makes a sickening thud as he connects with the cage! Liam drops to the mat as Tommy McClinton smiles at his client's handy work. Melvin lifts him back on the shoulder and repeats the act as Liam crashes back into the side of the cage!
MH: Stop it! Stop this match... I can't watch!
BR: The champ is in some trouble here. Melvin is at home in a cage and he's proving it!
MH: Melvin just knows he can't out-wrestle Liam so he has to use the cage as a weapon!
BR: That's kind of the point of a steel cage match, Heenan.
MH: It's not fair. It's just not fair!
BR: Ridiculous, but totally legal! Melvin has him back on his shoulder again and takes off towards the cage!
MH: Liam counters!! Yes! Liam drops down behind Melvin and shoves him face first into the cage! How did that taste Carnage?!
Melvin Brown stumbles back and falls to one knee. Liam measures Melvin and nails a stiff drop kick to the side of Melvin's head and he is down! Liam quickly goes to the top rope as he awaits Melvin to get to his feet! Melvin is up and very angry. He spins around in a fit of rage but Liam was waiting for him and leaps off the top rope...tornado DDT! Melvin's head smashes off the canvas! Liam slow to his feet and checks on Melvin... Melvin is down and not moving! Liam runs and jumps and begins to scale the side of the cage!!
MH: Get out of there! Save yourself for the PPV, Liam!
BR: You really need to start a fan club. You and Rory Blaze... it's getting really sad.
MH: Buddy you wouldn't know talent if it smacked you in the face. Just like Kincaid did.
BR: I don't see what Kinc... Back to the match! Melvin is down and Liam is almost at the top of the cage! This is it Michael! Your boy is going to escape with another win.
MH: No... Melvin is getting to his feet. He looks angered after that DDT.
BR: Liam with one leg over the top of the cage. He might just jump because here comes an enraged Melvin Brown!
MH: And Melvin's grabbed one of Liam's legs. My god they are high up there... I can't watch!
Melvin reaches the same point as Liam on top of the cage and the two begin trading punches at the top of the cage.
BR: Hard right hand by Liam and Melvin is going to fall over and win this thing... NO! Liam catches him and prevents his body from falling over.
MH: Get down from there, Liam!
BR: And Liam has him locked into a front face lock... no... he's not going to...
MH: SUPER PLEX!!!!
BR: FROM THE TOP OF THE STEEL CAGE!! OH! MY! GOD!
HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!
BR: The ring shook when they landed and that took it out of both men! Nobody is moving in that ring right now. I can't... this is intense!
MH: Get up, champ... climb to your feet and get out of there!
BR: I think he heard you... look!
Liam gets to his feet and smiles at Melvin's seemingly lifeless body. Liam raises his boot and drops it down hard onto Melvin's face! That sure brought Melvin back to life! Melvin rolls around the ring covering his face, blood exploding out of his nose! Liam sees the blood and lifts his nose and breathes in deeply through his nose, as if he smells the sweetest aroma in the room.
MH: Look out... Blood in the air... Matthias Barrows is sure to smell that with his weird ass.
BR: Liam better watch out for Melvin. Melvin has realized his nose is leaking and he's enraged!
Liam turns around and sees Melvin to his feet, Liam with a short arm clothesline, but Melvin ducks under. Melvin with an enzuigiri, but Liam catches his foot, Liam flips Melvin backwards and Melvin is able to land on his feet in an amazing show of athleticism! Melvin goes to sweep the legs of Liam, Liam jumps and Melvin misses! Liam lands and Jumping Corkscrew Roundhouse kick!!!
BR: What a furious exchange! Counter, counter, counter, kick! That was an amazing show of display by both men.
MH: If you want wrestling... you come to the AWS!
Melvin crumbles as Liam connects with the roundhouse kick and McAllister kips up! The crowd roars with a chorus of boos as he gives them a playful smile. Liam waits until Melvin gets to his knees before he loads up and delivers a vicious Muay That kick to the chest of Melvin! And another! Liam steps back and a third kick to the chest of Melvin Brown!
BR: Melvin is dazed... Liam steps back and he goes for another SPOTLIGHT STRIKE! NO! Melvin ducks under somehow and Liam turns back around and Melvin with a SPEAR!!
MH: Good lord he just gorged the World champion with that spear out of nowhere! Melvin was getting his ass kicked before that!
BR: And that may explain why both men are down right now.
Melvin struggles to get himself to his feet but he makes it to his feet before Liam. Melvin helps up Liam and whips him into the turnbuckle, NO! Liam reverses and sends Melvin into the turnbuckle back first! Liam charges in with a step up enzuigiri kick!!
MH: Did you hear that smack?
BR: That thing echoed throughout the upper northeast!
Melvin stumbles out of the corner and lands face first on the mat. Liam jumps up to the top rope and without even blinking an eye leaps into the air SHOOTING STAR SENTON!!!
BR: Did he?
MH: He did! I think he just turned Dire Straits into a senton bomb! That was absolutely amazing!
BR: Liam rolls over and covers Melvin. This is it.
One...
Two...
NO!!!!
BR: Shoulder up! Melvin still has some life left in him!
MH: Liam is livid! As am I! That was a horribly slow count!
BR: It looked good to me, Buddy!
MH: At your age... anything besides a triple bypass looks good!
Liam yells at the referee about what he thought was a slow count before turning his attention back to Melvin Brown. Liam picks up Melvin and drops him back down to the mat with a snap suplex!
MH: Textbook stuff right there.
BR: I hate the man, but he's a helluva wrestler.
Liam remains seated and looks over at a fading Melvin and just smiles. Liam gets to his feet and delivers an elbow to the heart of Melvin. Liam stands again and again he falls with a elbow to the heart of Melvin Brown. Melvin clutches his chest in pain and Liam again drops for a third time with an elbow drop. Taking his time, Liam climbs the top rope and leaps again... this time with a flying elbow drop! NO! Melvin moves at the last second!
BR: Melvin Brown avoided what could have been the end of the match there!
MH: Get up Liam! Stay on him!
BR: Your objectivity is astounding....
Liam rolls around the ring in pain as he clutches at his elbow. Melvin dusts the cobwebs off and he stands in the corner waiting for Liam to get to his feet. Liam makes it to his feet finally and Melvin comes charging out of the corner towards him. Melvin with another SPEAR! NO! Liam leaps over Melvin! Melvin turns back around and grabs ahold of Liam and tosses him across the ring with a belly to belly suplex!!
BR: He just nearly tossed him OUT of the cage!
Liam gets up holding his neck and stumbles backwards into the corner. Trying to find some respite in the corner, Liam finds himself vulnerable and Melvin runs into the corner and hits Liam with a violent European uppercut! Liam is rocked backwards but has nowhere to go due and is stuck in the corner. Melvin with another uppercut that rocks Liam's jaw. Melvin adds a headbutt before lifting Liam up on the top turnbuckle. Melvin positions himself and Liam atop the top rope.
BR: He's not about to do what I think he is, is he?
MH: I'm praying he's not.
BR: Melvin has Liam positioned for what looks like a top rope powerbomb! NO! LIAM REVERSES!
MH: Liam reverses it into a top rope frankensteiner! A super frankensteiner!
BR: Melvin's head rattled off the mat there and he might be out! But the champ is also but he makes it over to Melvin to make a cover.
One....
Two...
What the hell??
BR: Liam just lifted up Melvin's shoulders! Why... he had this one won!
MH: He's had this one won before the bell even sounded. He wants to inflict some real damage on Melvin Brown!
BR: I can't say I see the soundness of this strategy.
Liam drags Melvin to his feet and over to the side of the cage and smashes him into the wall! And again! Melvin is out on his feet and leaning against the side of the cage for support! Liam drops back and nails a drop kick to the back of Melvin's head and smacks his face into the cage! Melvin is bleeding!
BR: Melvin is cut wide open now! His nose was leaking earlier, but now it's the forehead!
MH: He may pass out.
Liam doesn't waste any time! Liam goes back to the side of the cage and slowly begins to climb it. Melvin checks his forehead and feels the blood dripping from it. A scowl forms over his face and he spots Liam on the cage.
MH: Go! Go! Hurry, Liam!
Melvin gets to Liam and turns around and is now under him! Melvin grabs Liam and has him on his shoulders with his legs wrapped around Melvin's head! Melvin walks to the middle of the ring and slams him down...POWER BOMB! The crowds stands in amazing and start chanting "A-W-S! A-W-S! A-W-S!" in appreciation for what they're witnessing before their eyes!
BR: This is amazing!
Melvin picks Liam back up and sends him into the ropes and THE FINAL! HE HIT IT!
BR: This could be the upset of the year...
One...
Two...
NO!!!
BR: Liam kicked out of THE FINAL!
This is awesome! This is awesome! This is awesome!
MH: Finally... I agree with the fans!
Melvin slams the mat in frustration and he picks up Liam from the mat. Melvin positions Liam for another FINAL! NO! Liam with a forearm shot to the face and Melvin is stunned. Liam steps back... SPOTLIGHT STRIKE!
BR: Blood just went shooting everywhere as Liam connected with that superkick!
MH: Melvin is flat on his back. I don't think he's getting up.
Liam still collecting himself from that reverse STO from Melvin, uses the ropes to get to his feet. Liam scales to the top turnbuckle and he looks over his shoulder to see Melvin getting to his feet. Liam leaps backwards with a moonsault! NO! Melvin catches him, but Liam counters to a tornado DDT!! Melvin goes flying to the other side of the ring and he lays motionless. Liam lays on his back for a brief moment as well before kipping up and motioning for Kodiak Winters to open the cage door.
BR: And this is going to be it folks. Kodiak unlocking the door and... wait... wait a second. Liam's not leaving!
MH: What are you doing?!? You have this thing won! Get out of there, Liam.
Instead of leaving through the open door Liam uses it to allow Kodiak Winters to slide in a table. Liam slides the table into position in the ring and Kodiak shuts the cage behind him. Liam sets the table up and lays a still motionless Melvin Brown on top of it. Liam scales the top turnbuckle and appears ready to jump off.
BR: This is not necessary! This is too much!
MH: I almost agree... but Melvin wanted to run with the big dogs. Well, it's a dog eat dog business!
Liam looks out and smirks for a moment before turning and now climbing to the top of the steel cage!!!
BR: Not through the table...
Liam leaps.... DIRE STRAITS!!!!!
BR: Jesus Christ! He just put Melvin Brown through a table with Dire Straits from the top of the steel cage!!!
MH: ......
BR: Even Michael Heenan is speechless!! This is a first!!
Liam takes a nasty spill as well on the move but is able to crawl his way over to Melvin and lean on top of him for a cover.
One...
Two....
THREE!!!!!
RING ANNOUNCER: Here is your winner.via pinfall... LIIIIAAAAMMMM MCCCAAAALLLIIISSSTTTERRRRR!!!!!
WINNER: LIAM MCALLISTER
BR: What a brutal match!
MH: Our World champion is glorious!
BR: Liam may have cost himself by the extra showboating he tried to pull off. He went through a lot of extra pain just to show off one week away from a big title defense!
MH: Liam is practically a god, Buddy. He is OK.
BR: Thank you for joining us on this final Ascension before we CROWN our very first, Lord Of Ascension. Good night everyone and see you at the Pay Per View!
MH: Our World champion is glorious!
BR: Liam may have cost himself by the extra showboating he tried to pull off. He went through a lot of extra pain just to show off one week away from a big title defense!
MH: Liam is practically a god, Buddy. He is OK.
BR: Thank you for joining us on this final Ascension before we CROWN our very first, Lord Of Ascension. Good night everyone and see you at the Pay Per View!